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The effects of management structure on the performance of listed property trusts

As originally envisioned, LPTs were to be passive investment vehicles and were mainly managed by external managers. However, with more LPTs adopting an internally managed structure, the capitalisation of internally managed LPTs has increased from less than 8% of the total LPT market value in June 1997 to over 33% in December 2003. The risk-adjusted performance analysis has shown that internally managed structures outperform externally managed structures, and the larger LPTs also outperform their smaller counterparts. Mixed-asset portfolio analysis has provided further evidence for the dominance of the internally managed structure over the externally managed structure. The survey of internal LPT managers has offered some explanations to the outperformance of the internally managed structure.As originally envisioned, LPTs were to be passive investment vehicles and were mainly managed by external managers. However, with more LPTs adopting an internally managed structure, the capitalisation of internally managed LPTs has increased from less than 8% of the total LPT market value in June 1997 to over 33% in December 2003. The risk-adjusted performance analysis has shown that internally managed structures outperform externally managed structures, and the larger LPTs also outperform their smaller counterparts. Mixed-asset portfolio analysis has provided further evidence for the dominance of the internally managed structure over the externally managed structure. The survey of internal LPT managers has offered some explanations to the outperformance of the internally managed structure.
Integration of supply chain IT and lean practices for mass customization: Benchmarking of product and service focused manufacturers

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the use of specific supply chain information technologies (IT) for e‐commerce, e‐procurement, and enterprise resource planning (ERP), when implementing lean practices to achieve mass customization (MC) performance. The study further investigates how these technologies may be deployed differently in product and service focused contexts. “Best practices” of high performing MC firms are also explored.Design/methodology/approach – Survey method was employed to collect data from 711 firms in 23 countries. Exploratory factor analysis was employed to establish simple factor structure and construct validity. Hierarchical multiple regression was used to analyze relationships between lean practices, IT use, and MC performance in aggregated and bifurcated samples of product and service focused manufacturers. T‐tests were used to examine differences between the practices employed by high and low MC performers.Findings – Findings suggest that lean practices can reasona.
The effect of financial ratios, firm size, and cash flow from operating activities in the interim report to the stock return

The objective of this study is to examine the value relevance of accounting information in explaining stock return. The study uses profitability, liquidity, leverage, market ratio, size and cash flow as proxies of accounting information. Cumulative abnormal return and market adjusted return are used as stock return variables. The samples of the study are listed companies in manufacturing industries that actively trading between 2003-2006 in Indonesia Stock Market. The study finds that profitability, turnover and market ratio has significant impact to the stock return. The result consistent with previous studies Hobart (2006), Utama and Santoso (1998) and Restraningsih (2007).
Prefrontal EEG correlation during Tower of Hanoi and WCST performance: effect of emotional visual stimuli.

INTRODUCTION Emotional stimuli elicit changes in the electroencephalographic (EEG) activity of several brain structures. Prefrontal cortex is involved in the processing of emotional stimuli and executive functions. The correlation analysis of EEG provides information about the functional coupling between areas. It is reasonable to expect that emotional activation will modify prefrontal coupling during the performance of executive tasks such as Tower of Hanoi or Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST). AIM Determine whether the prefrontal EEG correlation during the performance of the Tower of Hanoi and WCST is affected by previous exposure to videos with sexual or aggressive content. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Prefrontal EEG coupling was determined by the Pearson correlation. Valence and general arousal were evaluated by the Self-Assessment Manikin Scale and sexual arousal with a Sexual Arousal Scale. Computerized versions of the Towers of Hanoi and WCST provided data on prefrontal executive functions. METHODS EEG from the left and right prefrontal zones was recorded during the performance of the Tower of Hanoi and WCST immediately after the subjects were exposed to one of the videos (neutral, aggressive, and erotic). RESULTS There was no difference between videos in the task performance parameters. Only the erotic video produced an increased prefrontal coupling in the slow bands (delta and theta) during the performance of the Tower of Hanoi, whereas a decreased coupling in the delta, theta, and alpha bands was observed during the WCST. CONCLUSIONS Prefrontal coupling was changed after exposure to the erotic video, and it is likely that enhanced sexual arousal was the main cause of this change. The correlation patterns obtained could be associated with particular cognitive strategies or to functional adaptations while being sexually aroused. The results of this study may contribute to an understanding of the central nervous mechanisms underlying the cognitive effects of sexual arousal.
Attraction accountability: Predicting the unpredictable?!

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Wide variation in serum anion gap measurements by chemistry analyzers.

The traditional anion gap [AG = Na-Cl-(total CO2)] mean value of 12 mEq/L was established during the 1970s with analyzer methods that are no longer used widely. No studies have systematically compared mean AG values from analyzers in current use. We used data from healthy subjects obtained from 27 clinical laboratories, 5 manufacturers, and 8 publications to compute mean AG values from 1970s analyzers and 8 current analyzers. We also compared mean AG values by evaluating Na, Cl, and total CO2 data from the College of American Pathologists Chemistry Surveys (1990-1996). Data from healthy subjects showed that overall mean AG values of the 9 analyzers ranged from 5.9 to 12.4 mEq/L. The pooled (i.e., average) AG SD was 2.3 mEq/L. We then used the data of the Surveys and the mean value from 1 analyzer to compute predicted mean values for the other 7 current analyzers. Almost all mean AG values predicted from the Surveys agreed (within 1.5 mEq/L) with mean values from healthy subjects. These results show that mean values of analyzers vary widely, indicating that analytic bias strongly influences the AG. The results should be a useful guide for the AG measurements that can be expected from different analyzers.
Effects of carob-bean gum thickened formulas on infants' reflux and tolerance indices.

AIM To examine the effect of carob-bean gum (CBG) thickened-formulas on reflux and tolerance indices in infants with gastro-esophageal reflux (GER). METHODS Fifty-six eligible infants (1-6 mo old) were randomly allocated to receive for two weeks a formula with either 0.33 g/100 mL (Formula A) or 0.45 g/100 mL (Formula B) of cold soluble CBG galactomannans respectively, or a formula with 0.45 g/100 mL of hot soluble CBG galactomannans (Formula C). No control group receiving standard formula was included in the study. Data on the following indices were obtained both at baseline and follow-up from all study participants: 24 h esophageal pH monitoring indices, anthropometrical indices (i.e., body weight and length) and tolerance indices (i.e., frequency of colics; type and frequency of defecations). From the eligible infants, forty seven were included in an intention-to-treat analysis to examine the effects of the two-week trial on esophageal 24 h pH monitoring, growth and tolerance indices. Repeated Measures ANOVA was used to examine the research hypothesis. RESULTS Regarding changes in 24 h pH monitoring indices, significant decreases from baseline to follow-up were observed in the "Boix Ochoa Score" (i.e., an index of esophageal acid exposure), in the total number of visible refluxes and in all symptoms related indices due to acid reflux only for infants provided with Formula A, while no significant changes were observed for infants provided with Formulas B and C. In addition, the significant decreases observed in two symptoms related pH monitoring indices (i.e., "Symptom index for reflux" and "Percentage of all reflux") for infants provided with Formula A were also found to differentiate significantly compared to the changes observed in the other two groups (P = 0.048 and P = 0.014 respectively). Concerning changes in anthropometric indices, body weight significantly increased among infants provided with Formulas A and C, but not for infants provided with Formula B. As far as tolerance indices were concerned, the numbers of total and diarrheic defecations increased significantly only in infants provided with Formula B and these changes were significantly higher compared to the decreases observed in infants fed with Formulas A and C (P = 0.003 and P = 0.015 respectively. Lastly the number of colics significantly decreased in all infants, irrespective of the tested formula. CONCLUSION Formula A (i.e., 0.33 g/100 mL of cold galactomannans) was effective in reducing certain pH-monitoring indices of uncomplicated GER, increased body weight and was well-tolerated by infants.
Are Buyout Sponsors Market Timers in RLBOs?

Using a comprehensive sample of RLBOs (reverse leveraged buyouts) from 1981 to 2006, this paper analyzes buyout sponsors’ exit strategies to assess whether their market timing affects the LBO restructuring process. The results indicate that LBO duration is negatively related to hot both IPO market conditions and industry valuation, which suggests that sponsors spend less time restructuring LBOs under more favorable external market conditions. RLBOs with shorter LBO duration experience greater deterioration of performance and the listing of immature LBOs (quick flip) leads to a high probability of bankruptcy. Moreover, post IPO, buyout sponsors tend to exit selectively; that is, they are more likely to exit when industry valuation is higher, and the more reputable sponsors are more likely to do so via facilitating takeovers.
Real‐time ultrasound examination in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal tumors

Inflammatory and neoplastic infiltrations of the intestinal wall lead in advanced stages to a tumorous thickening that can be visualized by ultrasound as the so‐called cockade sign. The possibilities and limitations of ultrasound diagnosis of gastrointestinal tumors are presented. Over a period of 2 years, 73 tumors were diagnosed, 39 primarily by means of ultrasound with the real‐time technique; 15 tumors were curatively resected at the time of primary ultrasound diagnosis.
Microcystin‐LR induces a wide variety of biochemical changes in the A549 human non‐small cell lung cancer cell line: Roles for protein phosphatase 2A and its substrates

Our previous studies have described the toxic effects of microcystin‐LR (MC‐LR) in various normal cell lines and human hepatoma SMMC‐7721 cells, but the specific effects of MC‐LR in other types of cancer cells with respect to protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) have not been fully elaborated. A549 human lung adenocarcinoma cells have been identified to express organic anion‐transporting polypeptides (OATP) involved in cellular uptake of MC‐LR, and thus probably make an appropriate in vitro model to assess MC‐LR's cytotoxicity. Hence, in our present study, A549 cells were treated with various concentrations of MC‐LR for 24 h. The presence of MC‐LR in A549 cells was confirmed, and PP2A activity, PP2A substrates, cytoskeleton, apoptosis, and proliferation were subsequently explored. The results showed that 5–10 μM MC‐LR inhibited PP2A activity significantly but 0.5–1 μM MC‐LR did not change PP2A activity dramatically. The inhibition could result from the hyperphosphorylation of PP2A/C at Tyr307, an elevation in the total PP2A/C expression and the dissociation of α4/PP2A/C complexes. Moreover, MC‐LR led to rearrangements of filamentous actin and microtubules, which might be correlated with the hyperphosphorylation of Ezrin, VASP and HSP27 due to PP2A inhibition and mitogen‐activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation. However, exposure to MC‐LR for 24 h failed to trigger either apoptosis or proliferation, which might be related to PP2A‐inhibition‐induced hyperphosphorylation of Bcl‐2 and Bad and the activation status of Akt. In conclusion, our data indicated that MC‐LR induced extensive molecular and cellular alterations in A549 cells through a PP2A‐centered pathway, which differed in some respects from our previous study in SMMC‐7721 cells. To our knowledge, this is the first report comprehensively demonstrating the effects of MC‐LR in A549 cells, and our findings provide insights into the mechanism of MC‐LR toxicity in cancer cells. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Environ Toxicol 32: 1065–1078, 2017.
THE DETERMINANTS OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN ONLINE AND OFFLINE MEDIUM

This research explores the factors that influence customer satisfaction in online and offline environment. The main objective of this research is to discover in-depth knowledge about determinants of customer satisfaction both in online and offline environments. This research builds a conceptual framework where customer satisfaction is being influenced by common factors and specific factors in online and offline medium. To that extend, the use of regression analyses was suitable in order to explore the relationship between the aforementioned factors and customer satisfaction in online and offline environments. This research finds that, the ease of obtaining information is the only common factor significantly affects the general customer satisfaction in online service. In addition, the specific factors such as interactivity of website and trust are also statistically significant increasing the customer satisfaction in online service. In offline service, there are 3 common factors that significantly increase the customer satisfaction. Those factors are the ease of obtaining information, frequency of use, and payment equity. Personal interaction as a specific factor is also proved to have a significant effect on customer satisfaction. Keywords: Customer Satisfaction, online and offline medium
Antecedents for Entrepreneurial Propensity and Intention: Findings from Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong

The existing literature identifies a number of antecedent factors that positively influence the propensity of individuals to become entrepreneurs. Key among these are self-efficacy, prior knowledge of other entrepreneurs and perception of opportunities. At the same time, policy makers commonly identify fear of failure as a major deterrent factor for entrepreneurs taking the entrepreneurial plunge. This paper examines the relative impacts of these antecedents and deterrent factor on entrepreneurial propensity, defined as the likelihood of starting one's own business in the three East Asian newly-industrialised economies (NIEs) of Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. We also test for possible differences in the variables effects on opportunity vs. necessity entrepreneurial propensities. Our findings highlight significant location differences among the variables in the case of overall, opportunity and necessity entrepreneurship. Finally, we discuss the relevant policy implications from our findings.
On the Inconsistencies Related to Prediction of Flow into an Enclosing Hood Obstructed by a Worker

The recirculating flow structures formed in the wake of a worker standing in front of an enclosing fume hood were numerically investigated. Two- and three-dimensional, unsteady, laminar/turbulent computations were performed for a Reynolds number (Re) range of 1.0 × 103 − 1.0 × 105. The standard k − ϵ, Renormalization group (RNG) k − ϵ, and Shear Stress Transport (SST) k − ω models were used in Unsteady Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (URANS) computations, and the results were compared with each other and also with the previous predictions reported in the literature. Numerical issues regarding the grid convergence and the inadequacies of turbulence models that may come into play at low Reynolds numbers were addressed. On the whole, SST k − ω model was found to be promising for qualitatively accurate prediction of both steady and unsteady recirculatory flow patterns in the wake of the worker. On the other hand, the standard and RNG k − ϵ models failed in prediction of anticipated unsteadiness at low Reynolds numbers. In a more realistic three-dimensional simulation with SST k − ω model, the anticipated unsteady and recirculating flow field in the wake of the worker was captured. Present results seem to qualitatively agree with the deductions made from experimental analyses in the literature while conflicting with some aspects of the previously reported numerical results. The apparent inconsistencies observed between the current results and those published in the literature were elucidated.
Otoacoustic emission latency and cochlear mechanics

Otoacoustic emission (OAE) latency data provide important information about several aspects of cochlear mechanics. Time‐frequency analysis techniques, euther based on the wavelet transform or on Matching Pursuit algorithms, permit to get accurate estimates of the latency of transient evoked OAEs (TEOAEs). Wavelet estimates of the TEOAE latency of 14 young subjects, recorded at different stimulus levels from 60 to 90 dB pSPL, are used here to test several predictions of transmission line cochlear models. The experimental relation between latency, frequency, and stimulus level, is used to get estimates of cochlear tuning at different stimulus levels, which can be compared with behavioral and other OAE‐based estimates.These estimates can be used to get information about the functional form of the cochlear amplifier nonlinearity. The comparison between the TEOAE latency and the auditory brainstem response (ABR) latency may help discriminating between different models for the OAE backward propagation. Wavelet .
In-storage psychrophilic anaerobic digestion: acclimated microbial kinetics

In-storage psychrophilic anaerobic digestion develops by microbial acclimation in covered swine-manure storage tanks, producing CH4 and stabilizing organic matter. To optimize the system's performance, the process kinetics must be understood. The objective of this study was to evaluate kinetic parameters describing the major stages in the digestion process, and to investigate the effect of temperature acclimation on these parameters. Specific activity tests were performed using manure inocula and five substrates at three incubation temperatures. Extant substrate activities were determined analytically for each case, and intrinsic kinetic parameters for glucose uptake were estimated by grid search fitting to the Monod model. The results demonstrate that this acclimated microbial community exhibits different kinetic parameters to those of the mesophilic communities currently modelled in the literature, with increased activity at low temperatures, varying with substrate and temperature. For glucose, the higher uptake is accompanied by lower microbial yield and half-saturation constant. Decomposing these values suggests that active psychrophilic and mesophilic microbial populations co-exist within the community. This work also confirms that a new method of assessing microbial substrate kinetics must be developed for manure microbial communities, separating microbial mass from other suspended organics.
Work engagement and health among industrial workers

The objective of this cross-sectional questionnaire study was to investigate work factors influencing work engagement and health of industrial workers (N = 121). The Survey for Workplace Health Promotion (SHEFA) was used to collect data on background information, job demands (quantitative and qualitative demands, and role conflict), job resources (control, social support, possibility to use one’s strengths and potentials, fairness and variety), work engagement and health. Bivariate correlation, multivariate linear regression and mediation analyses were performed. The results show that job resources have a greater impact on work engagement than job demands. The job resources fairness and possibility to use one’s strengths and potentials showed a strong and significant impact on work engagement. General demands, control and colleague support were the variables showing the strongest correlations with the study’s health measure. A significant correlation between work engagement and health was found, as well as the fact that engagement mediated the relationship between the job resources control and colleague support, and health. Research suggests that strengthening work engagement of employees will contribute to a more sustainable workplace, in terms of both individual health and organizational performance. Therefore, increasing work engagement among employees should be of concern of managers and supervisors, unions, human resource management staff as well as health and safety personnel. Keywords : health promotion, Job Demand-Resource (JDR) model, work engagement, positive psychology, industry, mediation
Preablative Stimulated Thyroglobulin Correlates to New Therapy Response System in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer.

CONTEXT Studies suggested a potential value of preablative stimulated thyroglobulin (ps-Tg) on predicting the recurrent and persistent diseases of differentiated thyroid cancer, whereas its correlations with therapeutic response remain uncertain. OBJECTIVE To establish the correlation between ps-Tg and therapeutic response proposed in 2015 American Thyroid Association guidelines, and calculate a cutoff ps-Tg threshold for predicting a poor response. DESIGN/SETTING Patients who underwent total thyroidectomy and radioactive iodine therapy in a university hospital participated in this retrospective study. PATIENTS Totally, 452 patients with differentiated thyroid cancer were followed for a median of 38 months and were divided into three groups in terms of ps-Tg level: group 1, less than 1 ng/ml (n = 82); group 2, 1-10 ng/ml (n = 173); and group 3, at least 10 ng/ml (n = 197). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Clinical outcomes were assessed based on response to therapy restaging system, dividing responses into excellent, indeterminate, biomedical incomplete, and structural incomplete (SIR). RESULTS Therapeutic responses could be obviously distinguished by different ps-Tg strata. SIR was identified in none of group 1, 1.73% of group 2, and 42.74% of group 3, respectively (χ(2) = 123.037, P < . 001). A cutoff value of ps-Tg at 26.75 ng/ml was obtained by receiver operating characteristic curve for differentiating SIR from either excellent, indeterminate, or biomedical incomplete responses. The area under curve was 0.947 and negative predictive value was 96.99%. Ps-Tg was an independent predictive variable of SIR (odds ratio, 42.312; P < .001). CONCLUSIONS Ps-Tg has a great performance in predicting therapeutic response and providing incremental value for decision making of radioactive iodine therapy, especially for patients with high ps-Tg level.