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Can you imagine yourself wearing this product? Embodied mental simulation and attractiveness in e-commerce product pictures
Authors: Bagatini Francine Zanin , Rech Eduardo , Pacheco Natalia Araujo , Nicolao Leonardo 
Published: August 2022

PurposeThis paper aims to understand what kind of fashion product picture can arouse greater embodied mental simulation at two distinct steps of consumers' shopping journey (choice between options and purchase intention).Design/methodology/approachTwo experimental studies were developed. Study 1 (n = 169) investigated consumers' purchase intention, and Study 2 (n = 156) investigated consumers' choice for a T-shirt displayed in an e-commerce store. The authors manipulated the product picture by considering pictures with the presence or absence of a human model wearing the product (flat vs. mannequin vs. human model without a face vs. human model with a face).FindingsConsumers demonstrated greater choice and purchase intention for the picture that aroused greater embodied mental simulation. Different pictures aroused greater embodied mental simulation depending on the consumer journey step (choice between two options or purchase intention). Perceived product attractiveness influenced this finding.Research limitations/implicationsThe data on men and women were analyzed together due to the low number of male participants in both studies.Practical implicationsThe results suggest that mannequin pictures should be used in situations involving product evaluation (e-commerce categories' pages) and that pictures with human models should be used in situations entailing further analysis of the product (e-commerce product page) to encourage purchase decisions. E-commerce managers also need to use pictures of human models when the product is viewed as less attractive.Originality/valueThis research investigated embodied mental simulation around product pictures at two distinct steps of consumers' shopping journey.
Macroservicing: a commentary on services as constructive engagement for sustainable peace, prosperity and well-being
Authors: Shultz Clifford J. 
Published: August 2022

Purpose
This study aims to introduce the term, concept, mission and practice of macroservicing to recognize the ascent and obligations of Homo Servicus and to broaden and reinvigorate the service discipline. The author shares a framework for constructive engagement via macroservicing; services provisioning throughout ecosystems, particularly marketing systems, to eliminate or mitigate social traps, to reduce disenfranchisement and suffering and to enhance well-being in the system and stakeholders of the system, which ultimately includes everyone.

Design/methodology/approach
Synthesis of literature was drawn from several disciplines, including macromarketing and social psychology, and relevant streams of research to make key points about existential threats from social traps, and their resolution via macroservicing.

Findings
Complex social traps and systemic challenges – e.g., war, poverty, environmental degradation – require systemic services-marketing solutions by catalytic institutions in ways that engage vulnerable people and address needs of stakeholders, locally, regionally and globally.

Research Implications
Further study of socioeconomic/market phenomena and a framework that must be understood and can be studied empirically to design, coordinate and deliver appropriate services throughout ecosystems.

Practical Implications
Businesses, governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and citizen-consumers can use the framework and related text to inform and to guide collaboration and decision-making vis-à-vis services reach and efficacy throughout their communities, states, regions or alliances.

Originality/value
The commentary offers fresh perspectives and insights; an adaptive, practical framework for systemic analysis and humane problem resolution to enhance individual quality of life, community eudaimonia and planet well-being. Emphasis is placed on the inclusion of under-served or disenfranchised consumers in marketing system(s) and solutions that emerge from macroservicing to facilitate access and inclusive services provisioning.
Impact of knowledge absorptive capacity on innovative performance in SMEs: mediating effect of cluster environment
Authors: Fulgence Brou Ettien , Hu Xuhua , Larbi-Siaw Otu , Tuo Siele Jean , Gnahe Franck Edouard 
Published: August 2022

PurposeThis study builds on knowledge-based view (KBV) research and the natural resource-based view of the firm (NRBV) to examine the effect of knowledge absorptive capacity on innovative performance. It also investigates the mediating role of three dimensions of the cluster environment: degree of network, institutional environment and access to factors of production.Design/methodology/approachBy means of partial least squares-based structural equation modelling method, the study validated and analysed the responses of 503 owners and managers of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the wood industrial cluster of Cote d'Ivoire, a developing economy.FindingsThe analysis and results reveal that knowledge absorptive capacity strongly predicts cluster environment and innovation performance. Moreover, the cluster environment emerged as a powerful determinant of innovation performance and a mediator of the effect of knowledge absorptive capacity on innovation performance. Unequivocally, institutional support has no significant impact on knowledge absorptive capacity (KAC) and innovative performance mediation relationship and is not a key determinant of innovative performance.Originality/valueThis study offers a key departure from past studies by linking knowledge absorptive capacity to innovative performance and the cluster environment in SMEs. It also extends knowledge concerning the role of KBV, NRBV and relational theory in innovation performance.
Financial system and technology innovation in an emerging economy: can innovation efficiency be increased?
Authors: Gan Qingqiu 
Published: August 2022

PurposeThis study aims to investigate the influence of the financial system (financial development and financial structure) on firms' innovation efficiency in China.Design/methodology/approachThis study employs country level data of capital markets and financial institutions along with innovation data from 18 high-tech industries in China spanning the 2009–2016 period, and the stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) is applied to explore how financial development and financial structure affect the innovation efficiency of these industries.FindingsResults show that financial development influences firms' innovation efficiency positively and the capital-market-based financial structure has a positive impact on innovation efficiency of high-tech industries. Furthermore, when the high-tech industries are grouped into five sub-industries, the results show that financial structure had different effects on the innovation efficiency in each sub-industry.Originality/valueThis work contributes to the empirical research on considering the influential factors of innovation efficiency from the perspective of financial system. This paper also extends the existing literature by the different influences of financial system on innovation efficiency in each sub-industry of Chinese high-tech industries.
Exploring factors impacting students’ motivation to learn using face-to-face, online and hybrid learning
Authors: Istijanto Istijanto 
Published: August 2022

Purpose
This study aims to explore and compare the approach and avoidance factors in motivating students to study using three different learning methods: face-to-face learning, online learning and hybrid learning.

Design/methodology/approach
This research uses in-depth online interviews to gain insights from students. Purposive sampling was applied to recruit 33 informants from two private universities in Indonesia. The verbatim data were analyzed using a thematic content analysis to identify motivational factors.

Findings
This study revealed four motivational factors regarding the approach to face-to-face learning/avoidance of online learning and five motivational factors regarding the approach to online learning/avoidance of face-to-face learning. Most of the motivational factors (i.e. learning effectiveness, social interaction, campus life experiences, physical wellness, flexibility and technological learning) are also found in the approach to hybrid learning.

Research limitations/implications
The existing qualitative research suffers from generalizability, as does this study. Future research can investigate other contexts or use quantitative research to validate the findings.

Practical implications
By identifying the approach and avoidance motivational factors, higher education institutions can enhance the approach (positive) factors and minimize or eliminate the avoidance (negative) factors that motivate their students to study using different learning methods.

Originality/value
This research complements the existing literature using new perspectives, namely, the approach and avoidance factors that motivate students to study through face-to-face learning, online learning and hybrid learning post-COVID-19.
Microstructure simulation and experimental evaluation of the anisotropy of 316 L stainless steel manufactured by laser powder bed fusion
Authors: Barrionuevo Germán Omar , Ramos-Grez Jorge Andrés , Walczak Magdalena , Sánchez-Sánchez Xavier , Guerra Carolina , Debut Alexis , Haro Edison 
Published: August 2022

Purpose
The effect of processing parameters on the microstructure of steel produced by laser-based powder bed fusion (LPBF) is a recognized opportunity for property design through microstructure control. Because the LPBF generates a textured microstructure associated with high anisotropy, it is of interest to determine the fabrication plane that would generate the desired property distribution within a component.

Design/methodology/approach
The microstructure of 316 L produced by LPBF was characterized experimentally (optical, scanning electron microscopy, glow discharge emission spectrometry and X-ray diffraction), and a finite element method was used to study the microstructure features of grain diameter, grain orientation and thermal parameters of cooling rate, thermal gradient and molten pool dimensions.

Findings
The computational tool of Ansys Additive was found efficient in reproducing the experimental effect of varying laser power, scanning speed and hatch spacing on the microstructure. In particular, the conditions for obtaining maximum densification and minimum fusion defects were consistent with the experiment, and the features of higher microhardness near the component’s surface and distribution of surface roughness were also reproduced.

Originality/value
To the best of the author’s knowledge, this paper is believed to be the first systematic attempt to use Ansys Additive to investigate the anisotropy of the 316 L SS produced by LPBF.
Disentangling the interrelated abiotic and biotic pathways linking landscape composition and crop production
Authors: Gerits Frederik , Reubens Bert , Messely Lies , De Smedt Pallieter , Landuyt Dries , Loos Annelies , Verheyen Kris 
Published: August 2022

Abstract

Landscape composition and its related functional agrobiodiversity (FAB) was severely simplified during the last decades. As landscape composition is expected to influence the interrelated microclimate and arthropod community at different scales, this simplification might have led to a decline in multiple agro‐ecosystem services, with potential impacts for the growth of crops with different demands from the environment.

To study landscape‐scale effects on multicrop yield and herbivory in combination with its potential drivers, including functional arthropod community and microclimate, we used standardised 1 m2 mini‐gardens planted with ten different vegetable crops as phytometers. The gardens were installed at locations varying in surrounding landscape composition and the vegetables were selected to have contrasting requirements in terms of growing conditions, pollination services and susceptibility to pests. Monitoring of the mini‐gardens was performed in 2018 and 2019 in Flanders (Belgium).

We found no relationship between landscape composition in a 500 m radius and crop yield. Considering possible mechanisms, we found that an increasing share of woody vegetation (>3 m high) in the surrounding landscape is important to buffer the temperature and soil moisture variation in the mini‐gardens. The share of agricultural land use and urban green (<3 m high) is, respectively, positively and negatively related with the activity‐density of natural enemies and pollinators. The growth of different crops responded differently to higher temperature ranges and we found no relation between natural enemies and herbivory. In conclusion, these abiotic and biotic pathways did not cause an overall relationship between landscape composition and yield.

Synthesis and applications. These outcomes indicate that woody vegetation in the rural landscape buffers soil moisture and temperature variation, which will become even more important due to climate change. Furthermore, pollinators and natural enemies were most active in rural environments and less active in areas with residential green and built‐up surfaces. Local, flower rich habitat, such as road sides, can further support natural enemies and buffer soil moisture variation. Yet, high arthropod activity is no assurance for arthropod mediated ecosystem service delivery nor is microclimate buffering an assurance for higher crop yields.
Melōsa and her prize: The victory of a woman in ancient Greece
Authors: Plant Ian 
Published: August 2022

AbstractThe earliest example of the Ancient Greek word for a victor's prize, nikatērion, comes in a verse inscription from the sixth century bce on an Attic kylix (wine cup) from Taras. It records the victory of Melōsa in a competition with other young women. This article draws out the significance of her victory and redefines our understanding of who she was. Previous interpretations which define Melōsa by her relationship to men are rejected. Instead, it is argued that Melōsa's verse defines her place within a female world. This inscription is significant in the pursuit of feminist historical recovery, revealing aspects of female–female social relationships outside the confines of the traditional male–female paradigm.
BmCH25H, a vertebrate interferon‐stimulated gene(ISG) homolog, inhibits BmNPV infection dependent on its hydroxylase activity in Bombyx mori
Authors: Wu Hongyun , Xia Junming , Fei Shigang , Wang Yeyuan , Zhang Mengmeng , Guo Yiyao , Li Xian , Swevers Luc , Sun Jingchen , Feng Min 
Published: August 2022

AbstractCholesterol‐25‐hydroxylase (CH25H) has been identified as an interferon‐stimulated gene (ISG) in mammals that exerts its antiviral effects by catalyzing the conversion of cholesterol to 25‐hydroxycholesterol (25HC). However, invertebrates lack an antiviral system homologous to vertebrate interferons (IFNs) because the genomes of invertebrates do not encode IFN‐like cytokines. Nevertheless, CH25H is present in insect genomes and it therefore deserves further study of whether and by which mechanism it could exert an antiviral effect in invertebrates. In this study, the Bombyx mori CH25H (BmCH25H) gene, of which the encoded protein has high homology with other lepidopteran species, was identified and located on chromosome 9. Interestingly, we found that the expression of BmCH25H was significantly upregulated in B. mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) ‐infected BmN cells and silkworm (B. mori) larvae at the early infection stage. The inhibitory effect of BmCH25H on BmNPV replication was further demonstrated to depend on its catalytic residues to convert cholesterol to 25HC. More importantly, we demonstrated that during BmNPV infection, BmCH25H expression was increased through the Janus kinase–signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK–STAT) pathway, similar to the induction of ISGs following virus infection in vertebrates. This is the first report that CH25H has antiviral effects in insects; the study also elucidates the regulation of its expression and its mechanism of action.
Back to the Future: Lessons from the 2009–2012 austerity policies for the aftermath of the COVID crisis
Authors: García Alfredo Arahuetes , Bengoechea Gonzalo Gómez 
Published: August 2022

AbstractThis paper studies the relationship between austerity intensity and adjustment processes in the Eurozone in the period 2000–2021. We empirically analyse fiscal consolidation and its impact on a set of internal adjustment and expansionary austerity indicators. We also evaluate the relationship of those indicators with GDP growth using quantile regressions. Results show that austerity programmes had a negative impact on growth both in the short‐run and in the long‐run. Expansionary austerity indicators play a more relevant role in determining short‐term growth than internal adjustment. This effect is more intense in slow‐growing countries since internal adjustment processes take more time to operate.
Risks of serious adverse events associated with non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs in gastrointestinal surgery. A protocol for a systematic review with meta‐analysis and trial sequential analysis
Authors: Bukhari Shaheer , Leth Morten Fiil , Laursen Christina Cleveland Westerdahl , Larsen Mia , Tornøe Anders Schou , Jakobsen Janus C. , Maagaard Mathias , Mathiesen Ole 
Published: August 2022

AbstractBackgroundPost‐operative pain is frequent following gastrointestinal surgery and may result in prolonged hospitalisation, delayed recovery, and lower quality of life. Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are effective analgesics and recommended by Enhanced Recovery After Surgery guidelines as part of opioid‐sparing multimodal treatment. However, perioperative NSAID treatment may be associated with increased risk of harm. We will investigate the risks of serious adverse events associated with perioperative NSAID treatment in patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery.MethodsThis protocol uses the recommendations of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis Protocols. We wish to assess the effects of NSAIDs versus placebo, usual care, or no intervention on the incidence of serious adverse in patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery. We will include all randomised trials. To identify trials, we will search the medical literature analysis and retrieval system online, excerpta medica database, cochrane central register of controlled trials, web of science core collection, and BIOSIS. Two authors will screen the literature and extract data. We will use the ‘Risk of Bias 2 tool’ to assess the risks of systematic errors. We will perform meta‐analyses using R. We will use Trial Sequential Analysis to account for the risks of random errors. We will create a “Summary of Findings”‐table in which we will present our primary and secondary outcome results. We will assess the certainty of the evidence using grading of recommendations assessment, development and evaluation.DiscussionThis systematic review can potentially elucidate the risks of perioperative NSAID treatment in gastrointestinal surgery and inform the already established non‐opioid multimodal pain treatment regimen recommended by enhanced recovery after surgery guidelines.
Premature aging is associated with higher levels of 8‐oxoguanine and increased DNA damage in the Polg mutator mouse
Authors: Yu Tenghui , Slone Jesse , Liu Wensheng , Barnes Ryan , Opresko Patricia L. , Wark Landon , Mai Sabine , Horvath Steve , Huang Taosheng 
Published: August 2022

AbstractMitochondrial dysfunction plays an important role in the aging process. However, the mechanism by which this dysfunction causes aging is not fully understood. The accumulation of mutations in the mitochondrial genome (or “mtDNA”) has been proposed as a contributor. One compelling piece of evidence in support of this hypothesis comes from the PolgD257A/D257A mutator mouse (Polgmut/mut). These mice express an error‐prone mitochondrial DNA polymerase that results in the accumulation of mtDNA mutations, accelerated aging, and premature death. In this paper, we have used the Polgmut/mut model to investigate whether the age‐related biological effects observed in these mice are triggered by oxidative damage to the DNA that compromises the integrity of the genome. Our results show that mutator mouse has significantly higher levels of 8‐oxoguanine (8‐oxoGua) that are correlated with increased nuclear DNA (nDNA) strand breakage and oxidative nDNA damage, shorter average telomere length, and reduced mtDNA integrity. Based on these results, we propose a model whereby the increased level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) associated with the accumulation of mtDNA mutations in Polgmut/mut mice results in higher levels of 8‐oxoGua, which in turn lead to compromised DNA integrity and accelerated aging via increased DNA fragmentation and telomere shortening. These results suggest that mitochondrial play a central role in aging and may guide future research to develop potential therapeutics for mitigating aging process.
Unique genetic signature and selection footprints in Dutch population of German Longhaired Pointer dogs
Authors: Yu Yun , Liu Langqing , Windig Jack , Bosse Mirte , Groenen Martien A. M. , Crooijmans Richard P. M. A. 
Published: August 2022

AbstractThe German Longhaired Pointer (GLP) breed is a versatile pointer dog breed. In the current study, we investigated the genetic diversity of these dogs based on SNP array data and compared it to 11 other pointer setter breeds. The results show that GLPs have a relatively low level of inbreeding among these pointer breeds. In addition, with the availability of pedigree information of the GLPs, we demonstrate that the correlation between pedigree‐based inbreeding and genotype‐based inbreeding coefficients was high (R = 0.89 and 0.85). By investigating population structure between these 12 pointer setter breeds we showed that GLP is a breed distinct from other pointers and shares common ancestry with a few other pointing breeds. Finally, we identified selection signatures in GLPs using the runs of homozygosity islands method. The most significant runs of homozygosity island was detected on chromosome 30 harboring the genes RYR3, FMN1, and GREM1. The RYR3 gene plays a role in skeletal muscle contraction while the FMN1 and GREM1 genes are involved in limb development. The selection on these three genes could have contributed to the excellent athletic performance of GLPs, which is an extremely important characteristic for this hunting dog.