Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of the Norwegian Version of the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA®) among Older Nursing Home Patients

Background: The Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA®) is a well-known clinical scale that is often used for nutritional screening of older people in different settings recommended by several international clinical and scientific organizations. Aims: The aims of this article were: 1) to translate the MNA® from English to Norwegian and 2) to test the Norwegian version of the instrument for reliability and validity in a small sample of older nursing home patients. Methods: The English version of the MNA® was translated according to recommended procedures. A convenience sample of 26 older nursing home patients was screened with the MNA® by 10 registered nurses. Reliability and validity of the instrument were assessed. Results: Support for reliability and validity was shown in the study group. Conclusion: Positive support for sufficient quality of the Norwegian version of the MNA® was shown, but further testing of the instrument is needed.
Exploring the service quality in the e-commerce context: a triadic view

– The purpose of this paper is to explore the quality factors influencing customer satisfaction in the electronic commerce (e-commerce) context using a triadic view of customer-e-retailer-third-party logistics provider, and to investigate the impacts of service quality on customer satisfaction and loyalty in the e-retailing supply chain. , – A literature review is used to determine the conceptual model and develop the measurement scales. Data are collected through a web survey mainly conducted in China. Structural equation modeling is used to analyze the collected data and test the research hypotheses. , – The results verify the proposed service quality framework, consisting of two dimensions (electronic service (e-service) quality and logistics service quality), in the e-commerce context. The results indicate that e-service quality and logistics service quality are strongly linked to customer satisfaction; that is, with e-service and logistics service, respectively. e-Service quality positively impacts customer satisfaction with logistics services, but logistics service quality negatively impacts customer satisfaction with e-services. Moreover, customer satisfaction with e-services is positively associated with customer loyalty for both e-services and logistics services. However, customer satisfaction with logistics services has no direct impact on related customer loyalty, and negatively impacts customer loyalty with e-services. , – The survey focusses only on China; future data should verify whether different cultural backgrounds will impact the research results. , – The results show that e-retailers should not only focus on e-service quality, but also logistics service quality, which is critical to the success of e-commerce. , – A two-dimensional (e-service and logistics) service quality framework is proposed and empirically assessed in the context of the e-retailing supply chain. These impacts of the path of service quality on customer satisfaction and loyalty are highlighted.
Supply chain contracting coordination for fresh products with fresh-keeping effort

Purpose Fresh product loss rates in supply chain operations are particularly high due to the nature of perishable products. The purpose of this paper is to maximize profit through the contract between retailer and supplier. The optimized prices for the retailer and the supplier, taking the fresh-keeping effort into consideration, are derived. Design/methodology/approach To address this issue, the authors consider a two-echelon supply chain consisting of a retailer and a supplier (i.e. wholesaler) for two scenarios: centralized and decentralized decision making. The authors start from investigating the optimal decision in the centralized supply chain and then comparing the results with those of the decentralized decision. Meanwhile, a fresh-keeping cost-sharing contract and a fresh-keeping cost- and revenue-sharing contract are designed. Numerical examples are provided, and managerial insights are discussed at the end. Findings The results show that the centralized decision is more profitable than the decentralized decision; a fresh product supply chain (FPSC) can only be coordinated through a fresh-keeping cost- and revenue-sharing contract; the optimal retail price, wholesale price and fresh-keeping effort can all be achieved; and the profit of a FPSC is positively related to consumers’ sensitivity to freshness and negatively correlated with their sensitivity to price. Research limitations/implications This research is based on the assumption that demand is relatively stable. It has not addressed when demand is stochastic. Practical implications The findings would be useful for managers in fresh food sector in terms of how to deal with suppliers in order to maximize total profit while also provide freshest food to the customers. Originality/value Few studies have considered fresh-keeping effort as a decision variable in the modelling of supply chain. In this paper, a mathematical model for the fresh-keeping effort and for price decisions in a supply chain is developed. In particular, fresh-keeping cost-sharing contract and revenue-sharing contract are examined simultaneously in the study of the supply chain coordination problem.
Industrial Management & Data Systems Understanding community citizenship behavior in social networking sites : An extension of the social identification theory

Purpose – Social media platforms established social relationship between consumers and the brand community. This study proposed a model to understand how dual-identification impact on the community citizenship behavior. Specifically, this study proposed perceived community-brand similarity influence community citizenship behavior via dual-identification and brand passion. Design/methodology/approach – The research sample consisted of 323 members who used Apple product and used Apple fan page for more than one year. This study adopted Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to test the research hypotheses. Findings – The results indicated that perceived community-brand similarity directly influenced brand identification and community identification, respectively. Brand identification directly influenced community identification. Community identification directly influenced brand passion, but brand identification did not directly influence brand passion. In the mediation effects, both the dual-identification factors and brand passion played important mediating roles. Practical implications – From a managerial standpoint, this research provides implications for social network sites management. Originality/value – This research filled a void in the brand identification and community identification coexisting but distinct aspects of virtual communities. In addition, the mediating role of dual-identification factors and brand passion in the online community consumer-brand relationship has not been fully investigated.
Industrial Management & Data Systems Understanding the determinants of business intelligence system adoption stages : an empirical study of SMEs

Although business intelligence systems (BIS) adoption research has progressed considerably since its early inceptions, our understanding of the influence of BIS determinants across different adoption stages remains limited. In response, we develop and empirically test a conceptual model for assessing the determinants of BIS diffusion on the evaluation, adoption, and use stages. The model is based on two prominent, firm-level adoption concepts: the diffusion of innovation (DOI) and the technology, organization, environment (TOE) framework, extended with our previous research findings. Drawing on data from 181 small and medium enterprises (SMEs), we identify seven distinct determinants (i.e. cost, BIS is part of ERP, management support, rational decision-making culture, project champion, organizational data environment, organizational readiness) as statistically significant for different adoption stages.
Inmigrantes nicaragüenses en Costa Rica: Estado y utilización de servicios de salud.

Se investiga la comorbilidad, el estado de salud autoreportado, los comportamientos de salud y los usos de servicios y recursos de salud de la poblacion inmigrante nicaraguense en Costa Rica con relacion a la poblacion local. Esta es una investigacion descriptiva y comparativa de corte transversal y de tipo epidemiologica con los datos de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud para Costa Rica 2006 (ENSA 2006). Se analizo una muestra de 7400 individuos de ambos sexos que incluye 188 inmigrantes nicaraguenses. La poblacion inmigrante presenta una menor frecuencia de hipertension arterial, colesterol elevado y enfermedades respiratorias que la poblacion local. El nivel de obesidad de la poblacion inmigrante es significativamente mayor. Los inmigrantes nicaraguenses califican con menos frecuencia un buen estado de salud, consumen menos alcohol, fuman mas y realizan menos ejercicio fisico que la poblacion local. El porcentaje de inmigrantes que asistio a consulta medica en los ultimos 6 meses es significativamente menor que el de la poblacion local (26.4 versus 43.9). El porcentaje de mujeres inmigrantes que se realizo una mamografia es menor que el de la poblacion femenina local (12.7 versus 25.6). Asi mismo, el consumo de medicamentos de la poblacion inmigrante es significativamente menor que el de la poblacion local (35.2 versus 53.2). Solo el 4.7% de la poblacion inmigrante afirmo haberse vacunado contra la gripe versus el 15.5% de la poblacion local. En el analisis multivariado, los inmigrantes nicaraguenses perciben con menos frecuencia un estado de salud apropiado (muy bueno/ bueno) con respecto a la poblacion local, 12% menor. Al incorporar otras variables al analisis multivariado, las diferencias aumentan a 27%. La poblacion inmigrante nicaraguense goza un estado de salud igual e incluso superior que el de la poblacion local. La prevalencia autoreportada de hipertension arterial alta, colesterol elevado y enfermedades respiratorias fueron significativamente menores entre la poblacion inmigrante. En general, se mostro que los inmigrantes nicaraguenses tienen una marcada baja tasa de utilizacion de servicios de salud con respecto a los costarricenses. La creencia que los inmigrantes nicaraguenses representan una carga insostenible para el sistema de salud publica de Costa Rica se pone en duda. Los resultados de este trabajo deberian animar a los tomadores de decisiones en materia de salud para extender el acceso de los servicios medicos a los inmigrantes nicaraguenses sin temor a un desproporcionado gasto fiscal. Investigacion adicional es necesaria.
Investigating community members' eWOM effects in Facebook fan page

– The purpose of this paper is to explore the model of enhancing the electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) effects through the virtual community by discussing the relationship among sense of virtual community, social influence and eWOM effects. , – This research adopted structural equation modeling to test the proposed model, and the structural model showed a good fit. This research sample consisted of 492 members who have used Facebook for at least half-a-year. , – The results indicated that sense of virtual community had effects on normative influence, informative influence, and perceived eWOM review credibility. Both social influence and perceived eWOM review credibility had effects on eWOM review adoption. Social influence in virtual community partially mediated the relationship between virtual community members’ sense of virtual community and perceived eWOM review credibility. Virtual community members’ perceived eWOM review credibility partially mediated the relationship between normative/informative influence and eWOM review adoption. , – This study discussed conclusions and managerial implications of the findings. , – This research filled a void that most of the previous studies in this area focussed on a single social interaction perspective. The authors argued that community studies should incorporate and distinguish SOVC and social influence factors.
Enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management value

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop and test a theoretical model to measure the impact of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) systems and moderating relationships of system and process integration on business value. Design/methodology/approach ERP and CRM systems are analysed with the resource-based view theory and measured by their impact on business value, having in consideration the moderation of system and process integration. The model was tested and analysed with data collected by Microsoft, from firms that have adopted both ERP and CRM systems in their organisation. Findings ERP system is found to be an important asset to business value, but CRM systems’ impact on business value is found to be not significant. System integration as moderator of ERP or CRM system is found to be not significant but has a positive and significant impact on business value. For process integration, the study finds that it is significant only when moderating the CRM system variable. Research limitations/implications The model shows that the moderating effects of system and process integration are important variables for understanding the joint business value of ERP and CRM. Practical implications Adopting an ERP system and ensuring system integration provides a direct impact on business value. In order for a CRM system to have a positive impact on business value, process integration with ERP system must be ensured. Originality/value This study provides new knowledge on how ERP and CRM systems used together may positively influence value from IT investments, and how systems integration and process integration provide business value.
Barriers to third-party logistics integration: empirical evidence from China

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate effects of two integrative mechanisms of third-party logistics (3PL) integration (i.e. information sharing and process coordination) between users and providers on relationship satisfaction, and further explores how partnership-surrounding (e.g. legal unprotectability) and partnership-specific barriers (e.g. measurement difficulty and cooperation difficulty) influence 3PL integration in the context of Chinese 3PL practices. Design/methodology/approach Using data collected from 247 3PL users in China, this study uses the structural equation modeling method to empirically examine the relationship among partnership-surrounding/specific barriers, 3PL integration and relationship satisfaction. Findings The results show that information sharing has no significant effect on relationship satisfaction, while process coordination has a positive effect on relationship satisfaction and partially mediates the relationship between information sharing and relationship satisfaction. Furthermore, as partnership-specific barrier, measurement difficulty and cooperation difficulty are negatively related to information sharing and process coordination. Surprisingly, as partnership-surrounding barrier, legal unprotectability is not significantly related to information sharing but is positively related to process coordination. Originality/value As a comprehensive study on 3PL user-provider relationship in China, this study extends existing 3PL literature by providing evidence about the importance of 3PL integration and different types of barriers to 3PL integration, also providing managerial implications for 3PL users, providers, law and regulation makers about how to better implement 3PL integration in China.
Impact of human resources on supply chain management and performance

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that human resource management (HRM) has an impact on supply chain management (SCM), which in turn has a significant impact on customer satisfaction (CS) and organisational performance (OP), playing a mediating role in the relationship between HRM and SCM outcomes (SCMO). Design/methodology/approach – The model is first validated and the hypotheses formulated are tested using the partial least squares structural equation model (SEM), based on five constructs: HRM, SCM implementation (SCMI), SCMO, customer satisfaction and organisational performance, taken from an existing model tested previously in a different geographical context. To do this, a survey was conducted and 231 valid responses were obtained. Findings – The empirical results reveal that HRM had significant direct and indirect impacts on SCMO, and SCMI, which in turn played a mediating role in the relationships between HRM and SCMO. CS also played a mediating role in the relationships between SCMO and OP. This finding suggests that the successful implementation of SCM not only directly improves SCMO, but it also indirectly increases CS and OP. Research limitations/implications – A firm’s human resource practices need to be aligned with its SCM to foster the involvement of the members of the supply chain (SC), promote the integration of the SC and, consequently, ensure better business outcomes. Originality/value – The study provides an original analysis not only in terms of the measurement of the relationship between HRM and SCM, but also with regard to its examination of the mediating effects, thus shedding light on the mechanisms by which these relationships are produced, and how this impacts CS and OP. This has allowed us to obtain more insightful results than those reported in the literature to date.
Relating open innovation, innovation and management systems integration

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of the level of integration of management systems (IMS) over product and process innovation capabilities (IC), by considering the role of open innovation (OI) activities as a moderating effect of those relationships. Design/methodology/approach A longitudinal empirical study was performed on an existing Spanish panel database that contains information related to innovation, where 9,765 companies were selected for the panel analysis. A logit approach with random effects was considered. Findings The level of IMS positively influences process and product IC. Moreover, external cooperation, and using it to a high extent not only positively moderates the effects of the level of IMS over process IC, but also of process over product IC, where it becomes indispensable for its effect to be positive. Finally, investing in external knowledge is a positive moderator of the effects of the level of IMS over both: process and product IC. Originality/value This is one of the first studies on empirically finding evidence of the impact of the level of IMS on process and product IC, and of the moderating effect of performing OI activities in order to achieve higher process and product IC through the IMS.
System-level intersectoral linkages between the mental health and non-clinical support sectors: a qualitative systematic review

Objectives: Concerns about fragmented mental health service delivery persist, particularly for people with severe and persistent mental illness. The objective was to review evidence regarding outcomes attributed to system-level intersectoral linkages involving mental health services and non-clinical support services, and to identify barriers and facilitators to the intersectoral linkage process. Methods: A systematic, qualitative review of studies describing attempts to coordinate the activities of multiple service agencies at the policy, program or organisational level was conducted. Electronic databases Medline, PsycINFO and EMBASE were searched via OVID from inception to July 2012. Results: Of 1593 studies identified, 40 were included in the review – 26 in adult and 14 in vulnerable youth populations. Identified mechanisms to promote positive system-level outcomes included: interagency coordinating committees or intersectoral/interface workers engaged in joint service planning; formalised interagency collaborative agreements; a single care plan in which the responsibilities of all agencies are described; cross-training of staff to ensure staff culture, attitudes, knowledge and skills are complementary; service co-location; and blended funding initiatives to ensure funding aligns with program integration. Identified barriers included: adequacy of funding and technology; ensuring realistic workloads; overcoming ‘turf issues’ between service providers and disagreements regarding areas of responsibility; ensuring integration strategies are implemented as planned; and maintaining stakeholder enthusiasm. Conclusions: System-level intersectoral linkages can be achieved in various ways and are associated with positive clinical and non-clinical outcomes for services and clients. Some linkage mechanisms present greater implementation challenges than others (e.g. major technology upgrades or co-location in geographically remote areas). In some instances (e.g. co-location) alternative options may achieve equivalent benefits. Publication bias could not be discounted, and studies using high-quality research designs are scarce. The limited information base applicable to system-level integration argues strongly for the evaluation of the models that evolve in the rollout of the national Partners in Recovery initiative.
Neurocognitive impairments in individuals at ultra-high risk for psychosis: Who will really convert?

Objective: Impairments in neurocognitive function are considered as core features of schizophrenia. Individuals at ultra-high risk (UHR) for psychosis, the ‘putative’ prodrome of schizophrenia, generally show levels of impairments intermediate between schizophrenia patients and healthy controls. We investigated the neurocognitive performance of individuals at UHR for psychosis, comparing them with patients with first-episode schizophrenia (FES) and healthy controls (HC), and explored the predictivity of baseline neurocognitive function in the UHR group for transition to overt psychosis. Method: Individuals at UHR for psychosis (n = 60), patients with FES (n = 39), and HC subjects (n = 94) participated in the present study. All participants performed a comprehensive neurocognitive battery, consisting of tests for five separate neurocognitive domains (executive function, attention/working memory, processing speed, verbal memory, and spatial memory). UHR subjects were assessed for transition every month during 24 months of follow-up. Results: Neurocognitive performance in the UHR group was largely at intermediate levels. Attention/working memory and verbal memory were significantly different from both the FES and HC groups. In the UHR group, processing speed was decreased to the level of the FES group, while executive function and spatial memory were relatively preserved. In the Cox regression model, spatial memory significantly predicted the transition to overt psychosis in the UHR group. Conclusions: The present study showed that neurocognitive impairments were evident in UHR individuals prior to the onset of overt psychosis. Our findings generally support the neurodevelopmental model of schizophrenia and suggest that there could be different developmental trajectories between converters and non-converters.
Piperlongumine inhibits NF‐κB activity and attenuates aggressive growth characteristics of prostate cancer cells

Elevated NF‐κB activity has been previously demonstrated in prostate cancer cell lines as hormone‐independent or metastatic characteristics develop. We look at the effects of piperlongumine (PL), a biologically active alkaloid/amide present in piper longum plant, on the NF‐κB pathway in androgen‐independent prostate cancer cells.