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This study aims to analyze the status and application/use of human–computer interaction (HCI) in libraries by conducting a systematic literature review (SLR).

A Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) approach was used to search Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar databases. The search criteria included research studies published in English language between 2010 and 2021, which were 4,167 citations. Out of 4,167 citations, a total of 50 studies were selected for the final analysis.

The results showed a positive attitude of librarians toward HCI applications in libraries worldwide. The results depict that one-third (30%) of the studies were conducted in the USA, followed by four (8%) studies in China. Out of 50 studies, a portion of 15 (30%) studies were based on digital libraries, followed by seven (14%) studies on academic libraries and five (10%) studies on libraries and their websites. HCI was used for searching and retrieving information, users’ interaction, authentication, online help/support, feedback, library web access, web OPAC, virtual access to resources, indigenous repository and virtual services. The most productive year was 2015, and journal of The Electronic Library had more articles on HCI than other journals.

The findings of this study could assist policymakers and library authorities in reconciling the HCI application in libraries for providing effective and efficient access and services to end-users.

This study is unique as no comprehensive study has been conducted on the use of HCI in librarianship using the SLR method.

This research paper is an attempt to conduct a rather detailed analysis of the legal approach to money laundering in the digital trade. Undoubtedly, the current research focus is one of the biggest issues of modern times, given the rapid growth of cryptocurrencies and online payment systems. The purpose of the study is to apply the currently available knowledge of the law and propose the respective legal strategies and regulatory responses.

A qualitative methodology is used in the study. It implies the review of the reviewed literature, analysis of different regulatory frameworks, and of different the case studies. The analysis of this material is used to provide an integrated understanding of the issue from a legal, economic and technological perspective. There are primary and secondary resources used to collect data.

The analysis identifies a number of key obstacles to the fight against money laundering in digital trade, including cryptocurrency anonymity, jurisdictional complications and regulatory fragmentation. Despite numerous technological advancements aimed at strengthening anti-money laundering (AML) regulations, persistent violations persist, hindering money laundering detection efforts in the digital commerce segment.

The research is limited by its reliance on existing literature and case studies, which may not fully capture the most recent developments in AML regulation and technological advancements. Future research could benefit from empirical data and real-time analysis of regulatory implementations.

This research makes a significant contribution to the existing literature, combining many different perspectives to make the work better organized and insightful. The research analyzes the evolving regulatory landscape regarding money laundering in digital trade in detail, yielding highly valuable conclusions for policymakers, regulators and businesses in the industry. The best-practice recommendations provide the best solutions to the problem of increasing financial crimes in digital trade, which have challenged the development of the sector.

This study investigated the predictors of overall value for money in the hospitality industry concerning routine practices reinforcing SDG goals. The sequential mediation underlines the mechanism of theoretical viability and sustainability relevance of restaurant environment factors and customer-generated communication on social media to influence the value impressions of hospitality customers.

Cross-sectional design was utilized to obtain empirical data from customers of luxury restaurants in mega cities of Pakistan. Non-probability purposive sampling was deployed to collect data from 370 customers. The chained relationship of predictors was analyzed using Smart PLS.

The SDGs' integration with predictors provided theoretical insights into the role of physical spaces in achieving SDG 14 of sustainable consumption and production. The role of social media communication explains the mechanism of online discourse, which shapes perceptions of sustainable dining experiences.

This study explained sustainable consumption's relation to consumers' psychological undertakings and reinforced the dinners' decision-making processes to evaluate expectations influencing dining choices. This study helps to understand how sustainability issues transformed consumers' value perception and helps them take measures to minimize the environmental impact of their dining choices.

The sequential mediation model investigated with the lens of expectation disconfirmation theory provided relational clarity, which is difficult to achieve when comparing the perception of customers with performance variables. Distinguishing overall value for money from perceived value is essential for making data-driven decisions to utilize monetary resources efficiently.

The motivation to choose an electric vehicle (EV) is guided by principles of personal values, perceived rewards and preferences. While the benefits of sustainable transportation are known, the acceptance of EVs and the motivation to purchase them is not satisfactory in India. An assessment of the motivation continuum, a range of intrinsic to extrinsic personal and societal drives that encourage specific choices, explains the lack of EV adoption in the country. This study aims to examine the effect of motivation types on EV adoption intentions and also explores the moderating role of gender in this context.

By incorporating constructs from the self-determination theory, the study expands on the technological acceptance model. It uses the structural equation modelling method to test the hypotheses and presents an analysis of responses from 351 participants.

The findings suggest that there are significant relationships between external, identified, integrated motivation and EV buying intentions. The influence of gender on EV adoption is also explored.

This study provides an in-depth analysis of varied motivational types on EV buying intentions and the moderating effects of gender on these relationships.

The main purpose of this paper is to explore the borrowers’ intention to participate in small entrepreneurship based on Islamic principles. In doing so, this study has conducted an investigation in the case of a new Waqf-based model for Islamic microfinance in Bangladesh, which targets extending loans to the rural poor to alleviate rural poverty in society.

The researchers used the survey technique to investigate the microentrepreneurs’ intention to participate in this new Islamic microfinance scheme. A total of 290 responses were collected from the rural poor located in three different districts of Bangladesh and the participation of respondents was on a voluntary basis. The structural equation modeling technique was used to analyze the data using the SmartPLS-3 software.

Findings of the study indicate that Islamic moral obligations are observed to be substantially significant to influence empathy, favorable and unfavorable reasons to participate in the scheme. In turn, empathy is also found to be robust to influence intention or niyyah toward borrowing microfinance to initiate microentrepreneurship. However, among the four mediating effects, only two are found to be statistically significant.

Theoretical implications suggest that Islamic moral obligations remain at the core of the present research model. The significant impact of this variable implies that Islamic moral values and obligations are substantially important for the people in Bangladesh who strictly follow Islam in their daily lives. The research recommends the necessity for an awareness program on Islamic microfinance and the role of a Waqf-based scheme in the economic empowerment of the rural poor in society.

This institution practically implies harnessing the role of the Waqf-based philanthropic scheme to empower microentrepreneurs in society to alleviate poverty. Practical implications also highlight that Humanitarian Economic Lending Program (HELP) is a new type of Islamic microfinance institute based on Karz-e-Hassanah scheme and started in a small business initiative. In this study, one of the most important findings is that most people are strongly concerned about reasons, which may help the founder of HELP to propagate its branches across Bangladesh.

The model of this scheme may empower poor microentrepreneurs and consolidate the potential of a Waqf-based scheme for attaining socio-economic development. This fund may be used for social Islamic business as well.

Only a few studies have been directed on microfinance from an Islamic perspective in Bangladesh. This is the first initiative for a new scheme to be verified using an empirical method. Thus, testing the viability of this scheme in the Bangladesh context will certainly add value to the clients, institutions and policymakers in the Islamic microfinance paradigm.

The study aims to explore the moderation effect of renewable energy consumption (REC) on the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows and carbon emission (CO₂). Furthermore, the study investigates the prevalence of rebound effect in energy efficiency for the top five FDI inbound destinations in the Asia-Pacific region.

The study uses a balanced panel data set spanning from 1995 to 2020 obtained from the World Bank Database. This paper used feasible generalized least squares (FGLS) as the primary method, and to ensure the robustness of the findings, this paper used the panels corrected standard errors (PCSE) model.

The findings reveal a negative relationship between FDI and CO₂ emissions and REC and CO₂ emissions. However, the moderation effect of REC on the relationship between FDI inflows and CO₂ emissions is positive, suggesting that when both FDI and REC increase simultaneously, carbon emissions also increase. This study attributes the observed positive moderation effect to the phenomenon known as the rebound effect.

FDI fosters environmental sustainability. Regions’ FDI policies can be guidelines for other nations aiming for similar outcomes. REC reduces CO₂ emissions, underlining renewable energy’s efficacy. However, positive moderation effect of REC on the relationship between FDI and CO₂ emissions highlights the necessity for balanced policies to prevent unintended consequences like the rebound effect.

The originality of this study lies in examining the prevalence of rebound effect in energy efficiency. Prior empirical studies have explored the relationship between REC and carbon emission and established that increased efficiency in renewable energy creates positive environmental and climate externalities. However, it is constrained by rebound effects and this has been ignored by previous studies.

This study aims to explore whether corporate governance mechanisms affect environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure by firms across countries. It investigates whether board cultural diversity affects ESG disclosure.

The proposed methodology draws on multidimensional scaling as a multivariate assessment tool to evaluate and prioritize the effect of corporate governance on environmental, social and governance disclosure. This study uses a cross-country sample of 672 listed firms located in 40 countries for the period between 2014 and 2022. We used a panel regression to test the hypotheses. Moreover, we conducted a two-stage least squares regression analysis as an additional robustness check.

The results show that companies can have high-quality ESG disclosure when they have good corporate governance. Interestingly, this study found that board composition and some criteria of corporate social responsibility (CSR) positively affect ESG disclosure for firms.

This study adds to the existing body of accounting knowledge in several dimensions. Indeed, to the best of our knowledge, this is one of the few studies that investigate the effect of corporate governance on the environmental, social and governance disclosure of firms across 40 countries. This study also has important implications for the board of directors’ characteristics and CSR, which strive to improve the index of ESG disclosure.

This study aims to explore the impact of external stimuli – perceived product quality, advertising value and the halal logo – on Muslim consumers’ attitudes and purchase intentions, using the stimulus–organism–response (S-O-R) model in accordance with its traditional framework. Additionally, it seeks to analyze and compare the purchasing behaviors of male and female consumers in the context of halal cosmetics.

An online survey using purposive sampling was conducted with 635 Muslim consumers in Indonesia to test the proposed model using structural equation modeling.

The results demonstrated that perceived quality, advertising value and the halal logo significantly enhance attitudes toward halal cosmetics. However, when it comes to purchase intention, only advertising value and the halal logo directly influence it. In terms of gender comparison, the study found significant moderation of gender in the relationship between advertising value and attitude, with this influence being more pronounced among male consumers. The findings indicate that both perceived quality and the halal logo significantly and positively impact attitudes and purchase intentions for both male and female Muslim consumers, with a notably stronger effect observed among females. Interestingly, the influence of advertising value on attitude is significant only among male consumers, highlighting a gender-specific response to advertising stimuli.

The study suggests that businesses operating in the halal cosmetics market should focus on enhancing consumers’ perception of product quality through halal certification. Additionally, they should tailor their marketing strategies based on gender differences and prioritize the prominent display of the halal logo. These actions are expected to positively influence the attitudes and purchase intentions of Muslim consumers in Indonesia.

This study introduces a novel approach to the understanding of consumer behavior toward halal cosmetics by emphasizing the frequently overlooked role of external influences through the S-O-R theory. In contrast to earlier research, which predominantly focused on internal factors and religious compliance, this study explores the impact of marketing interventions such as product quality, advertising and the presence of a halal logo. Additionally, it distinguishes itself by examining the purchasing behavior of both female and male consumers in the realm of halal cosmetics.

The primary objective of this study is to examine how trust and religiosity, in relation to halal products, impact Turkish consumers' intention to purchase such goods. Furthermore, the study aims to identify whether attitudes towards halal products play a mediating role in these effects.

Data were collected from 847 people living in Turkey using an online survey. The authors empirically tested the proposed conceptual model via structural equation modeling.

The study’s results show that trust in halal products has a positive impact on both the intention to buy halal products and the attitude towards them. Moreover, one’s attitude towards halal products affects the intention to purchase them. Additionally, one’s religiosity-belief level influences the intention to purchase halal products, while religiosity-practice level influences the attitude towards halal products. Furthermore, through indirect effect analyses, it was found that trust in halal products and religious practices has an indirect impact on intention through attitude.

These outcomes significantly contribute to understanding the complex interactions between trust in halal products, levels of religiosity, and attitudes in shaping consumers' purchase intentions and approaches towards halal products. These implications offer valuable insights into how consumers' religious beliefs, trust perceptions, and attitudes influence their purchase of halal-certified products. Validating these conclusions on a larger scale and exploring them in different contexts would be beneficial.

The practice dimension of religiosity pertains to performing actions prescribed by the religion, embodying the practical applications of religious teachings. According to the research findings, the belief dimension of religiosity significantly and positively affects the intention to purchase halal products. This finding aligns with several prior studies.

Sharing information on websites, social media platforms, or product packaging can be effective. If businesses genuinely adhere to halal standards and address the genuine needs of consumers who value halal products, they can enhance consumers' interest in such products.

This research was conducted in Turkey, where most people follow the Muslim faith. The main objective of the study was to examine the trust levels of consumers who have strong religious beliefs and are sensitive to consuming halal products. The study looked at trust on three levels: trust in the halal product, trust in the company that produces halal products, and trust in institutions that provide halal certification. The study also looked at the religiosity levels of the consumers using a two-dimensional approach, which included their beliefs and practices.