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Pro-environmental messages have more effect when they come from less familiar brands
Authors: Herédia-Colaço Vera 
Published: October 2022

Purpose
This research aims to compare consumer responses to pro-environmental communication and appeals to recycle packaging when these messages come from a high-familiarity versus a low-familiarity brand.

Design/methodology/approach
Two online between-subjects experimental studies evaluate consumer perceptions and the willingness to comply with recycling appeals in response to pro-environmental communications from a high-familiarity versus a low-familiarity brand. To test the hypotheses, the studies examine the moderating role of sustainability habits and the mediating role of shared environmental responsibility.

Findings
Findings show that communicating a brand’s adoption of sustainable packaging is more salient to consumers when the appeal comes from a low-familiarity rather than a high-familiarity brand, especially when sustainability habits are weaker. The mediating role of shared environmental responsibility partly explains consumers’ commitment to act pro-environmentally.

Research limitations/implications
Sustainability officials and policymakers should consider the impact of pro-environmental interventions that encourage collective recycling between brands and consumers. Practitioners are encouraged to examine revised waste management schemes such as extended producer responsibility programs to elicit the collaboration of consumers in initiatives that boost recycling and stimulate pro-environmental behaviors.

Originality/value
Using the diagnosticity–accessibility framework and habit theory, to the best of the author’s knowledge, this research is among the first to empirically examine the role of sustainability habits in consumer responses to pro-environmental brand communications. It also highlights consumers’ willingness to comply with brands’ take-back programs in a shared effort to reduce plastic waste and encourage a circular economy.
Learning with smartphones: the acceptance of m-learning in higher education
Authors: Efiloğlu Kurt Özlem 
Published: October 2022

PurposeIn parallel with technological developments, mobile devices have become an important part of our daily lives. Nowadays, people, particularly generation Z, actively engage with the Internet and mobile technologies, including smartphones. The new technologies have also made electronic learning (e-learning) and mobile learning (m-learning) tempting for learners in higher education. Despite the growing use of m-learning, particularly in developed countries, its utilization in higher education is still at its early stage and far from its potential. This study investigates the university students' acceptance of using m-learning with smartphones in a developing country context.Design/methodology/approachQuantitative data collected through conducting questionnaires with 405 higher education students in Turkey were analyzed with structural equation modelling.FindingsThe findings show that the acceptance of using m-learning is affected by several factors, including perceived enjoyment, complexity and facilitating conditions. The findings are particularly relevant in the current context, where the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed many higher education institutions to adapt m-learning systems to enhance student learning experiences.Originality/valueThis study's findings offer fresh and important insights that can be used by m-learning developers and educators for designing m-learning systems and using m-learning applications in enhancing students' experience and performance with m-learning.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/OIR-10-2021-0516.
Occupational social class differences in the impact of COVID-19 related employment disruptions on retirement planning amongst older workers in England
Authors: Rowson Tatiana , Beck Vanessa , Hyde Martin , Evans Elizabeth 
Published: October 2022

Purpose
This paper aims to examine the impact of COVID-19 related employment disruption on individuals’ retirement planning and whether these experiences differ by occupational social class.

Design/methodology/approach
To explore these issues, this study linked data from those who were employed in wave 9 of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) main study with wave 1 of the ELSA COVID-19 study (N = 1,797). Multinominal regression analyses were conducted to explore whether the interaction between employment disruption and occupational social class was associated with planning to retire earlier or later than previously planned.

Findings
The results show that stopping work because of COVID-19 is associated with planning to retire earlier. However, there were no statistically significant interactions between occupational social class and employment disruptions on whether respondents planned to retire earlier or later.

Originality/value
This paper’s original contribution is in showing that the pandemic has had an impact on retirement decisions. Given the known negative effects of both involuntary early labour market exit, the findings suggest that the COVID-19 related employment disruptions are likely to exacerbate social inequalities in health, well-being in later life and, consequently, can help anticipate where there will be need for additional support in later life.
The ghosts of ecosystem engineers: Legacy effects of biogenic modifications
Authors: Albertson Lindsey K. , Sklar Leonard S. , Tumolo Benjamin B. , Cross Wyatt F. , Collins Scott F. , Woods H. Arthur 
Published: October 2022

Abstract

Ecosystem engineers strongly influence the communities in which they live by modifying habitats and altering resource availability. These biogenic changes can persist beyond the presence of the engineer, and such modifications are known as ecosystem engineering legacy effects.

Although many authors recognize ecosystem engineering legacies, and some case studies quantify the effects of legacies, few general frameworks describe their causes and consequences across species or ecosystem types.

Here, we synthesize evidence for ecosystem engineering legacies and describe how consideration of key traits of engineers improves understanding of which engineers are likely to leave persistent biogenic modifications.

Our review demonstrates that engineering legacies are ubiquitous, with substantial effects on individuals, communities and ecosystem processes. Attributes that may promote the persistence of influential legacies relate to an engineer's traits, including its body size, life span and living strategy (individual, conspecific group or collection of multiple co‐occurring species).

Additional lines of inquiry, such as how the recipients respond (e.g. density or richness) or the mechanism of engineering (e.g. burrowing or structure building), should be included in future ecosystem engineering legacy research.

Understanding patterns of these persistent effects of ecosystem engineers and evaluating the consequences of losing them is an important area of research needed for understanding long‐term ecological responses to global change and biodiversity loss.

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Seismic data reconstruction using Bregman iterative algorithm based on compressed sensing and discrete orthonormal wavelet transform
Authors: Wang Wangyang , Zhang Huixing , He Bingshou 
Published: October 2022

AbstractDue to the limitations of the actual acquisition environment in the field, especially in ocean bottom seismometer (OBS) acquisition, the acquired seismic data are often irregular and incomplete, which affects the subsequent data imaging, interpretation and hydrocarbon‐bearing reservoir prediction. The interpolation reconstruction algorithm based on the compressive sensing theory can reconstruct the data without the limitation of Nyquist sampling interval. However, the reconstruction accuracy and effect are different for different sparse representations of the data. On the basis of compressed sensing theory, we propose a Bregman iterative seismic data reconstruction method based on the sparse decomposition of discrete orthonormal Coiflets and Symlets wavelet transforms. First, the discrete orthonormal matrix is constructed by using the above two wavelet functions to make the original seismic data sparse, then the Bregman iterative algorithm is used to reconstruct the sparse coefficients in the discrete wavelet domain, and finally the recovery matrix is used to reconstruct the seismic data. The discrete orthonormal Coiflets and Symlets wavelet transforms have good sparse representation ability and can compensate for the problem that discrete Fourier transform cannot well sparse representation of the data. After numerical experiments on horizontal‐layered model, Marmousi2 model and actual data, it is verified that the proposed method can reconstruct the missing seismic data under the regular observation system and under the irregular observation system with non‐uniform OBS distribution. Furthermore, this method can hardly bring the interference of random noise, and the reconstruction result is of high accuracy.
The Social Mobility Commission, State of the Nation 2022: A Fresh Approach to Social Mobility. A Commentary
Authors: Bukodi Erzsébet , Goldthorpe John H. 
Published: October 2022

AbstractThe Social Mobility Commission's most recent annual report is entitled State of the Nation 2022: A Fresh Approach to Social Mobility. We examine what in the report is new, whether explicitly or implicitly, and how far the newness serves to enhance our understanding of social mobility in Britain today and is of relevance to problems and policy issues that arise. We find that the supposed greater attention to the findings of academic research is selective and, overall, quite limited; that the proposed new focus on ‘small steps upwards’ shifts attention away from what are the most serious and enduring instances of inequality of opportunity in British society; that the emphasis on individual agency as a means of overcoming disadvantaged social origins neglects the role of agency in maintaining inequality in mobility chances; and that the determinedly upbeat tone of the report raises questions of the independence of the Social Mobility Commission, under its present leadership, as a body charged with holding governments to account in their efforts to ensure that ‘the circumstances of birth do not determine outcomes in life’.
Real world population pharmacokinetic study in children and young adults with inflammatory bowel disease discovers novel blood and stool microbial predictors of vedolizumab clearance
Authors: Colman Ruben J. , Mizuno Tomoyuki , Fukushima Keizo , Haslam David B. , Hyams Jeffrey S. , Boyle Brendan , Noe Joshua D. , D'Haens Geert R. , Van Limbergen Johan , Chun Kelly , Yang Jane , Denson Lee A. , Ollberding Nicholas J. , Vinks Alexander A. , Minar Phillip 
Published: October 2022

SummaryBackgroundVedolizumab for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is often intensified based on distinct pharmacokinetics in children. Prior adult‐specific population pharmacokinetic models have identified limited covariates of drug clearance.AimsTo establish a population pharmacokinetic model for children and young adults to identify novel covariates of drug clearance to better account for paediatric‐specific inter‐patient variability in vedolizumab pharmacokinetics; a key secondary exploratory aim was to identify microbial signatures of pharmacokinetic outcomes in a subset of patients.MethodsThe study included data from 463 observed vedolizumab concentrations (59 peaks and 404 troughs) from 74 patients with IBD (52 with Crohn's disease and 22 with ulcerative colitis or unclassified IBD, median age 16 years). Pharmacokinetic analysis was conducted with non‐linear mixed effects modelling. For the evaluation of the exposure–response relationship, clinical outcomes were evaluated by trough levels, clearance and vedolizumab exposure. Whole‐genome metagenomic sequencing was conducted at baseline and week 2.ResultsA two‐compartment population pharmacokinetic model was identified with a clear correlation between CL and weight, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and hypoalbuminemia. Trough concentrations before infusion 3 (37 μg/ml) and before infusion 4 (20 μg/ml) best predicted steroid‐free clinical remission at infusion 4. Using faecal metagenomics, we identified an early (baseline and week 2) abundance of butyrate‐producing species and pathways that were associated with an infusion 4 trough concentration >20 μg/ml.ConclusionsThis novel paediatric vedolizumab pharmacokinetic model could inform precision dosing. While additional studies are needed, an abundance of faecal butyrate producers is associated with early response to vedolizumab, suggesting that microbial analysis may be beneficial to biological selection.
Predicted scarcity of suitable habitat for alpine plant communities in northern Japan under climate change
Authors: Amagai Yukihiro , Oguma Hiroyuki , Ishihama Fumiko 
Published: October 2022

AbstractQuestionAlpine vegetation is sensitive to climate change, with shifts in species ranges, changes in community composition, and an upward shift in the forest limit over decades. Under climate change, habitats suitable for alpine vegetation will progressively decrease in scale, making their protection and conservation particularly important. In the Taisetsu Mountains of Japan, alpine vegetation has changed remarkably during the last decade. The aim of this study was to estimate the distribution of habitats suitable for alpine and subalpine vegetation types (snowbeds, shrubs, and alpine heathland/fellfield) and competing vegetation types (Sasaspp. and subarctic forest), while considering uncertainties in future predictions and climate scenarios.LocationTaisetsu Mountains, Daisetsuzan National Park, Hokkaido (northern Japan).MethodsWe estimated the habitat area suitable for each vegetation type from current vegetation maps on the basis of the predictions by three global climate models (GCMs) under two climate change scenarios (RCP2.6 and RCP8.5) using five habitat suitability models (HSMs) in two periods (2046–2050 and 2096–2100). We also compared the performances of the HSMs.ResultsMean summer temperature and snow‐cover period had significant effects on the distribution of all vegetation types. The estimated distribution area for suitable habitat did not differ markedly among GCMs and HSMs. Under the RCP2.6 scenario, habitats suitable for snowbeds and alpine heathland/fellfield drastically decreased overall but were preserved in some regions. Under the RCP8.5 scenario, however, subarctic forest almost completely replaced alpine and subalpine vegetation types over time.ConclusionsOur projections indicate that the severity of future climate change will determine whether or not habitats suitable for alpine vegetation will remain. Monitoring the dynamics of endemic and rare species for the effects of global warming should be the priority for adaptation strategies to enable timely conservation measures.
Semiparametric Estimation of the Transformation Model by Leveraging External Aggregate Data in the Presence of Population Heterogeneity
Authors: Cheng Yu-Jen , Liu Yen-Chun , Tsai Chang-Yu , Huang Chiung-Yu 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
Leveraging information in aggregate data from external sources to improve estimation efficiency and prediction accuracy with smaller scale studies has drawn a great deal of attention in recent years. Yet, conventional methods often either ignore uncertainty in the external information or fail to account for the heterogeneity between internal and external studies. This article proposes an empirical likelihood-based framework to improve the estimation of the semiparametric transformation models by incorporating information about the t-year subgroup survival probability from external sources. The proposed estimation procedure incorporates an additional likelihood component to account for uncertainty in the external information and employs a density ratio model to characterize population heterogeneity. We establish the consistency and asymptotic normality of the proposed estimator and show that it is more efficient than the conventional pseudopartial likelihood estimator without combining information. Simulation studies show that the proposed estimator yields little bias and outperforms the conventional approach even in the presence of information uncertainty and heterogeneity. The proposed methodologies are illustrated with an analysis of a pancreatic cancer study.
The myth of regaining control: Ostracism increases superstitious tendencies
Authors: Poon Kai‐Tak , Wong Natalie Hiu‐Lam , Lai Hill‐Son , Jiang Yufei 
Published: October 2022

AbstractWhether and how interpersonal experiences predispose people to show superstitious tendencies have been largely unexamined by past studies. By adopting a multimethod approach, three studies tested (a) whether ostracism increases superstitious tendencies through thwarted perceived control, (b) whether the dispositional need for closure moderates the effect of ostracism on superstitious tendencies and (c) whether restoring ostracized people's thwarted control weakens their superstitious tendencies. The results revealed that ostracized participants had higher superstitious tendencies than nonostracized participants did (Studies 1–3). Moreover, thwarted control mediated the effect of ostracism on superstitious tendencies (Study 2). In addition, the dispositional need for closure moderated the effect of ostracism on superstitious tendencies, such that the effect was stronger among participants with a high need for closure (Studies 1–2). Finally, restoring ostracized participants' perceived control weakened the effect of ostracism on superstitious tendencies (Study 3). Altogether, these findings feature the essential role of thwarted perceived control in understanding the link between ostracism and superstitious tendencies and the implication of control restoration in weakening the link. They also highlight the importance of dispositional characteristics in moderating people's responses to superstitions following ostracism and related forms of interpersonal maltreatment.
Engulfment and cell motility protein 1 fosters reprogramming of tumor‐associated macrophages in colorectal cancer
Authors: Wen Bo , Li Sheng , Ruan Lei , Yang Yanping , Chen Zilin , Zhang Bin , Yang Xin , Jie Haiqing , Li Shujuan , Zeng Ziwei , Liu Sisi 
Published: October 2022

AbstractFunctional reprogramming of tumor‐associated macrophages (TAMs) is crucial to their potent tumor‐supportive capacity. However, the molecular mechanism behind the reprogramming process remains poorly understood. Here, we identify engulfment and cell motility protein 1 (ELMO1) as a crucial player for TAM reprogramming in colorectal cancer (CRC). The expression of ELMO1 in stromal but not epithelial tumor cells was positively associated with advanced clinical stage and poor disease‐free survival in CRC. An increase in ELMO1 expression was specifically found in TAMs, but not in other multiple nonmalignant stromal cells. Gain‐ and loss‐of‐function assays indicated ELMO1 reprogrammed macrophages to a TAM‐like phenotype through Rac1 activation. In turn, ELMO1‐reprogrammed macrophages were shown to not only facilitate the malignant behaviors of CRC cells but exhibited potent phagocytosis of tumor cells. Taken together, our work underscores the importance of ELMO1 in determining functional reprogramming of TAMs and could provide new insights on potential therapeutic strategies against CRC.
Sialylated IgG in epithelial cancers inhibits antitumor function of T cells via Siglec‐7
Authors: Fan Tianrui , Liao Qinyuan , Zhao Yang , Dai Hui , Song Shiyu , He Tianhui , Wang Zihan , Huang Jing , Zeng Zexian , Guo Hongyan , Zhang Haizeng , Qiu Xiaoyan 
Published: October 2022

AbstractAlthough effective, immune checkpoint blockade induces response in only a subset of cancer patients. There is an urgent need to discover new immune checkpoint targets. Recently, it was found that a class of sialic acid–binding immunoglobulin‐like lectins (Siglecs) expressed on the surface of T cells in cancer patients inhibit T cell activation through their intracellular immunosuppressive motifs by recognizing sialic acid–carrying glycans, sialoglycans. However, ligands of Siglecs remain elusive. Here, we report sialylated IgG (SIA‐IgG), a ligand to Siglec‐7, that is highly expressed in epithelial cancer cells. SIA‐IgG binds Siglec‐7 directly and inhibits TCR signals. Blocking of either SIA‐IgG or Siglec‐7 elicited potent antitumor immunity in T cells. Our study suggests that blocking of Siglec‐7/SIA‐IgG offers an opportunity to enhance immune function while simultaneously sensitizing cancer cells to immune attack.
Anticancer potentiating effect and downregulation of PD‐L1 expression: Study on the 2‐[(p‐fluorophenyl)amino]‐6‐substituted‐9H‐purine analogues as novel CHK1 inhibitors
Authors: Chen Xuanzhen , Wang Meng , Wang Xiaowei , Liu Junyi , Zhang Zhili , Tian Chao 
Published: October 2022

AbstractIn this study, a series of 2‐[p‐fluorophenyl]‐6‐substituted‐9H‐purine analogues were designed and synthesized as CHK1 inhibitors, among which compound b22 was the most potent. b22 exhibited nearly no antiproliferative activity toward HT29 cells and displayed a significant antitumor potentiating effect on HT29 cells when treated in combination with gemcitabine (Gem). A time‐dependent assay found that treatment with Gem for 8 h before adding b22 achieved the optimal effect. Furthermore, the immunofluorescence and qPCR results demonstrated that b22 can remarkably reverse the upregulation of PD‐L1 induced by Gem, which suggested dual effects of b22 in antitumor potentiation and antitumor immunity.
Depleted cultural richness of an avian vocal mimic in fragmented habitat
Authors: Backhouse Fiona , Welbergen Justin A. , Magrath Robert D. , Dalziell Anastasia H. 
Published: October 2022

AbstractAimConservation has recently shifted to include behavioural or cultural diversity, adding substantial value to conservation efforts. Habitat loss and fragmentation can deplete diversity in learnt behaviours such as bird song by reducing the availability of song tutors, yet these impacts are poorly understood. Vocal mimicry may be particularly sensitive to habitat loss and fragmentation through the resulting reduction in both heterospecific models and conspecific tutors. Here we examine the relationship between habitat availability and both mimetic repertoire size and song composition in male Albert's lyrebirds (Menura alberti), a near‐threatened species renowned for its remarkable mimetic abilities.LocationEastern Australia.MethodsWe calculated repertoire size and composition from recordings of male Albert's lyrebirds from throughout the species' range. We estimated patch size and local habitat availability using a species distribution model and remotely sensed vegetation types. We assessed the local model species assemblage through species distribution models and automated acoustic detectors.ResultsIndividual males in smaller habitat patches, or in areas with a lower proportion of suitable habitat, mimicked fewer model species and fewer vocalization types. However, they mimicked comparatively more vocalizations from each model species than individuals in larger patches or with more intact habitats. All model species were likely to occur in most study sites, suggesting that repertoires are not driven by the availability of model species.Main ConclusionsOur results suggest that mimetic repertoire sizes are influenced by habitat availability through the number of lyrebird tutors. Further, individuals in disturbed habitats may partially compensate for mimicking fewer species by mimicking more vocalizations from each species. This study supports the hypothesis that cultural diversity may be impoverished by habitat loss and fragmentation in a similar way to genetic diversity. Variation in song diversity may therefore indicate population health and highlight populations in particular need of conservation action.