bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Family-friendly work perceptions: a cross country analysis
Authors: Nelson Diane M. , Brooks Stoney L. , Sahaym Arrvvind , Cullen John B.
Published: June 2017

Purpose

An international archival data set resulting from a survey of workers in 27 countries is studied, examining certain individual factors affecting family-friendly work perceptions (FFWP) beginning within the USA and, then, studying FFWP across a select group of six countries, specifically comparing the USA to Bulgaria, Denmark, Japan, Russia and South Africa.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper reviews studies on gender differences affecting FFWP, focusing on International Social Survey Programme Work Orientation III Survey 2005.

Findings

The six-country comparative analysis shows differences: in the demographic factors in the effects of gender, age and marital status, and the work context factors of number of work hours and type of employer on FFWP; FFWP for those who are self-employed (entrepreneurs), government workers, those working for public companies and those working for private companies and self-employed (entrepreneurial) workers show greater appreciation for family-friendly work practices than those who are government workers and those working for public and private companies.

Research limitations/implications

Limitations of this research include the drawbacks of using secondary data such as the method of data collection, the quality of cross-national data and the fit between the manifest variable survey responses with the latent construct.

Practical implications

Managers need to be aware of the importance of family-friendly work practices to their employee base. Failure to match the desired level of FFWP could lead to a less productive and unhappy workforce.

Social implications

Cultural effects were found in the results, indicating that demographics have differing effects across cultures, but workplace factors are constant across cultures.

Originality/value

The paper provides valuable information on gender differences across cultures.
Using wordless books to support clinical consultations
Authors: Hollins Sheila , Carpenter Barry , Bradley Elspeth , Egerton Jo
Published: June 2017

Purpose

Based on a literature and practice review, the purpose of this paper is to examine the theoretical and clinical basis for using wordless books with patients who have intellectual disabilities (ID) and/or autism.

Design/methodology/approach

A literature review identified seminal peer-reviewed English language articles relating to the neuroscience of information and emotion processing for adults with ID and/or autism. In addition to published examples, illustrative case examples were contributed by clinicians regularly using wordless books.

Findings

Many people, including those with ID, selectively attend to visual information. Minimising the cognitive load by using wordless pictorial narrative reduces anxiety, and empowers the patient. Clinicians using such resources describe positive clinical outcomes. Only the Beyond Words wordless books have been identified in published clinical trials.

Research limitations/implications

Although existing evidence suggests a strong positive impact, further research into the use of wordless books for people with ID is needed.

Practical implications

Wordless books are reported to help develop staff skills and empathy for supporting adults with ID. The books facilitate some legally required reasonable adjustments to increase service access. Staff training is needed for effective use of wordless books.

Originality/value

Wordless books specifically designed with and for adults with word processing difficulties, ID and/or autism to enhance health literacy and explore their own narratives and emotional responses around health experiences and personal traumas are a unique approach. This paper may also offer the first exploration of their neuropsychological underpinnings.
Psychiatry and intellectual disabilities: navigating complexity and context
Authors: Jones Jo , Jeenkeri Kiran , Cutajar Peter
Published: June 2017

Purpose

The paper is a review, for the general adult mental health practitioner, of the issues to consider when managing a mental health presentation of a person with intellectual disability (PWID). The paper aims to discuss these issues.

Design/methodology/approach

A neurodevelopmental model is outlined to assist practitioners in unravelling the wide range of potential factors relevant to intellectual disabilities (IDs). This includes an emphasis on complexity and interdisciplinary formulation within an individual’s context, and implications of the current policy changes.

Findings

In practice, managing the mental health of PWID can be challenging within usual mainstream services; there is more to consider than is usual for the general population.

Originality/value

The paper provides general mental health practitioners with a framework for a greater depth of understanding of the issues involved in the management of people with intellectual disability (ID). This includes discussion of the current policy context in ID, and some of its limitations.
Consumer-citizens mobilizing social capital following a natural disaster: effects on well-being
Authors: Cheung Lilliemay , McColl-Kennedy Janet R. , Coote Leonard V.
Published: June 2017

Purpose

This paper aims to demonstrate how vulnerable consumer-citizens mobilize social capital following a natural disaster, showing how different forms of social capital contribute to well-being and resilience.

Design/methodology/approach

An embedded case study design comparing three different social networks is employed.

Findings

Understanding the active role consumer-citizens play in provisioning within social networks provides a deeper understanding of the important mechanisms that explain how different forms of social capital contribute to well-being. The three identified networks demonstrate different structural signatures composed of differing forms of social capital that arise following a natural disaster.

Research limitations/implications

Drawing on social capital theory, this study contributes to advancing transformative service research, providing implications for both theory and practice.

Originality/value

This study is one of the first to empirically compare networks in a natural disaster context, demonstrating the effects of bonding, bridging and linking social capital on well-being and community resilience. This study shows how social network analysis can be used to model network processes and mechanisms. Findings highlight the important role of social provisioning to vulnerable consumer-citizens as an alternate form of consumption.
LGBTQ and religious identity conflict in service settings
Authors: Minton Elizabeth A. , Cabano Frank , Gardner Meryl , Mathras Daniele , Elliot Esi , Mandel Naomi
Published: June 2017

Purpose

The USA is witnessing a conflict between LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) consumers/supporters and Christian fundamentalist service providers/opponents regarding whether service can be denied based on religious values. The purpose of this paper is to make a timely investigation into this conflict between marketplace inclusion (for LGBTQ consumers) and freedom of religion (for religious service providers).

Design/methodology/approach

The intersection of marketplace inclusion for LGBTQ consumers and religious freedom for service providers is examined by identifying appropriate strategies that address this conflict and reviewing how differing religious perspectives influence perceptions of LGBTQ consumer rights, all building off the social identity threat literature.

Findings

LGBTQ and religious identities often conflict to influence consumer behavior and service provider interactions. Such conflict is heightened when there is a lack of substitutes (i.e. only one service provider in an area for a specific service). Common LGBTQ consumer responses include changing service providers, providing justification for the provision of services and pursing legal recourse. Suggested strategies to address this conflict include highlighting common social identities and using two-sided messages for service providers, using in-group interventions for social groups and using government interventions for public policy.

Originality/value

Research has yet to examine the conflict between marketplace inclusion and religious freedom, particularly for the inclusion of LGBTQ consumers. Thus, this paper provides a novel conceptual model detailing these relationships to stimulate discussion among consumers, service providers, social groups and public policy in addition to serving as a foundation for future research.
The effects of store environment elements on customer-to-customer interactions involving older shoppers
Authors: Tomazelli Joana , Broilo Patricia Liebesny , Espartel Lélis Balestrin , Basso Kenny
Published: June 2017

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to investigate older shopper behavior in a retail environment. The study focused on how the environment elements of supermarket stores influence older customers to interact with other customers when they shop for groceries.

Design/methodology/approach

Various qualitative research techniques were undertaken, including interviews with retail architecture experts, store employees, a psychologist and a gerontologist; in addition, five interviews followed by three focus groups were conducted with older shoppers in Brazil.

Findings

Customer-to-customer interactions that are related to the environment elements of supermarkets tend to influence the shopping experience of the older shoppers, which has an impact on satisfaction. Although some customers may value social contact, some interactions can involve discomfort and embarrassment.

Research limitations/implications

The study sheds light on the understanding of the influence of the environment elements of supermarket stores on customer-to-customer interactions, and it proposes such interactions to be a relevant strategy that is used by older customers to maximize their satisfaction, although such strategies can also lead to dissatisfaction.

Practical implications

The findings provide insights regarding the specific needs of older customers in a supermarket context, associated with the design and ambient elements of the store environment, which can be valuable for retailers and policy-makers.

Originality/value

Considering the limited understanding of older shoppers and their experiences, this study provides a thorough understanding of how the retail environment can influence customer-to-customer interactions that involve older shoppers. Moreover, the study captures how interactions, which are influenced by the retail environment, can result in dissatisfaction; however, such interactions can also be used by older customers to modify their satisfaction with the shopping experience.
In their shoes: co-creating value from deaf/hearing perspectives
Authors: Abney Alexandra K. , White Allyn , Shanahan Kevin J. , Locander William B.
Published: June 2017

Purpose

This research investigates new innovative service models that provide opportunities for hearing and deaf individuals to switch roles within a co-created service encounter to allow for an enhanced perspective-taking experience. The purpose of this paper is to gain an in-depth understanding of deaf individuals’ experience working within such models using their preferred language, American sign language, to interact with a primarily hearing-majority customer base.

Design/methodology/approach

Data were collected for two studies through qualitative depth-interviews with both the deaf service employees and the hearing-majority customers from a North American restaurant founded on this innovative service model.

Findings

Results of these studies yield new insights into understanding the value generated for both the minority and majority populations within this co-creation platform. Notably, the deaf employees primarily recognize the transformative value derived from this service experience, whereas the hearing customers note the missing habitual value elements to which they are accustomed in traditional service encounters that inhibit repatronage intentions.

Originality/value

This is the first study to investigate the interpersonal service experience of deaf and hearing individuals within these emerging service models. Further, this research represents an initial attempt to explore a co-creative service experience between two different cultures, the deaf-minority and hearing-majority populations, with differing levels of ability.
Child helplines: how social support and controllability influence service quality and well-being
Authors: van Dolen Willemijn , Weinberg Charles B.
Published: June 2017

Purpose

The authors investigate how employee social support impacts children’s perceptions of service quality of a child helpline chat service and the chatters’ immediate well-being. Specifically, the purpose of this study is to examine how action-facilitating support, nurturant support and emotional reflections influence the children and to test whether this impact varies depending upon the controllability of the issues discussed.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors develop hypotheses about the influence of social support and controllability on children’s perceived service quality and well-being. Chat conversations are coded on the social support given by the employee and the controllability of the issue. Questionnaires are collected to measure children’s service quality and well-being. Using structural equation modeling, hypotheses are tested with a sample of 662 children and chat conversations of a child helpline.

Findings

The study reveals that for children chatting about controllable issues, nurturant support and negative emotional reflections negatively influence the immediate well-being of these children. Positive emotional reflections positively influence immediate well-being. For children chatting about uncontrollable issues, nurturant support and negative emotional responses positively influence the perceived service quality.

Originality/value

This study contributes to the services marketing literature by broadening the current understanding of the impact of social support on children’s service quality perceptions and well-being, and by showing how this impact is moderated by the level of controllability of the issue discussed.
Stretch collaboration: how to work with people you don’t agree with or like or trust
Authors: Kahane Adam
Published: June 2017

Purpose

The article offers an innovative process for collaborating with people you don’t agree with or like or trust .

Design/methodology/approach

Based on his experience as a collaboration facilitator in national and regional conflicts and stalemates, the author explains how to achieve success through what he terms “stretch collaboration.”

Findings

Stretch collaborations requires participants to take three unconventional approaches.

Practical implications

Unconventional “stretch collaboration” abandons the assumption of control. It gives up unrealistic fantasies of harmony, certainty, and compliance, and instead embraces messy realities of discord, trial and error and co-creation.”

Originality/value

Managers and leaders increasing must collaborate with stakeholders who have opposing interests. This stretch collaboration process offers a way to make progress even in volatile, hostile, high-risk situations.
Four approaches for staffing and structuring a product development team to identify the crucial unmet needs of B2B customers
Authors: Hatton Chandler , Kolk Michael , Eikelenboom Martijn , Beaumont Mitch
Published: June 2017

Purpose

Offer a new model for identifying effective approaches to gathering, understanding and synthesizing information related to new product needs of B2B customers.

Design/methodology/approach

Arthur D. Little, together with the Eindhoven University of Technology, conducted in-depth interviews with over 30 product development leaders in 15 companies across multiple sectors.

Findings

When the team interacting with customers is structured appropriately the research showed that “getting it right” can lead to doubling of innovation success rates and have significant impact on R&D effectiveness.

Practical implications

By identifying the degree to which B2B customer needs are clear (expressed) or unclear (latent) and the degree to which technology needs are known (expressed) or unclear (latent), we can start to characterize the most appropriate skill set that a multifunctional product development team will need in order to develop a winning product.

Originality/value

Companies can use an innovative analysis framework to help make informed decisions about how best to organize their teams. The four approaches can be mapped to the four quadrants of a “Customer Needs/Technology Needs” matrix. The study concludes that the benefits are both strategically and financially significant.
The next frontier for Agile: strategic management
Authors: Denning Stephen
Published: June 2017

Purpose

While some large organizations are preoccupied with mastering operational Agility as a way to upgrade existing products and services, they and the wider management community need to realize that the main financial benefits from Agile management will flow from the next frontier: achieving Strategic Agility, a market-making approach to innovation.

Design/methodology/approach

The author proposes that firms adopt Agile management as a way to promote market-creating innovations through a process of imagining and delivering something that unexpectedly delights whole new groups of customers, once they realize the possibilities.

Findings

The potential of the Agile approach to innovation is that it can revitalize mature companies by discovering new customer experiences and create products and services that fulfill unmet needs.

Practical implications

This article shows how Agile management and strategic management concepts like “Jobs to be done” theory and “Blue Ocean” strategy can merge to promote market-creating innovation.

Originality/value

Given that industry borders are dissolving and competition is more dynamic than ever, the need for Strategic Agility – speedy, customer focused innovation that aims to make markets–is becoming increasingly obvious. This confluence of Agile and strategic management is a new and exciting approach to innovation.
Probiotic Bifidobacterium bifidum G9‐1 attenuates 5‐fluorouracil‐induced intestinal mucositis in mice via suppression of dysbiosis‐related secondary inflammatory responses
Authors: Kato Shinichi , Hamouda Nahla , Kano Yoshitaro , Oikawa Yousuke , Tanaka Yoshiki , Matsumoto Kenjiro , Amagase Kikuko , Shimakawa Masaki
Published: June 2017

Bifidobacterium, a major component of the intestinal microbiota, has been clinically used for the treatment of diarrhoea and constipation. 5‐Fluorouracil (5‐FU), widely used for cancer chemotherapy, is known to frequently induce intestinal mucositis accompanied by severe diarrhoea. The present study examined the effect of Bifidobacterium bifidum G9‐1 (BBG9‐1) on 5‐FU‐induced intestinal mucositis in mice. Intestinal mucositis was induced by repeated administration of 5‐FU for 6 days. BBG9‐1 was administered orally once daily for 9 days, beginning 3 days before the onset of 5‐FU treatment. Repeated administration of 5‐FU caused severe intestinal mucositis, characterised by shortening of villi and destruction of crypts, accompanied by increases in intestinal myeloperoxidase activity and inflammatory cytokine expression, body weight loss, and diarrhoea on day 6. Daily administration of BBG9‐1 significantly reduced the severity of intestinal mucositis and inflammatory responses and tended to attenuate clinical symptoms. In contrast, BBG9‐1 failed to prevent apoptosis induction on day 1 after the first 5‐FU administration. The structure of the intestinal microbiota, as analysed by weighted UniFrac distance, was largely altered by 5‐FU treatment, but this change was mitigated by daily administration of BBG9‐1. Moreover, 5‐FU treatment decreased the abundance of Firmicutes and increased the abundance of Bacteroidetes, but these responses were also significantly inhibited by daily administration of BBG9‐1. These results suggest that BBG9‐1 has an ameliorative effect against 5‐FU‐induced intestinal mucositis through the attenuation of inflammatory responses via improve dysbiosis. BBG9‐1 could be useful for the prevention of intestinal mucositis during cancer chemotherapy.
Association of the −449GC and −1151AC polymorphisms in the DDAH2 gene with asymmetric dimethylarginine and erythropoietin resistance in Chinese patients on maintenance hemodialysis
Authors: Wang Tao , Zhang Yan , Niu Kai , Wang Lijun , Shi Yanan , Liu Bing
Published: June 2017

We investigated the association of the −449G/C and −1151A/C polymorphisms in the DDAH2 gene with plasma asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) concentration and erythropoietin resistance in 131 Chinese patients on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD). The −449G allele was in complete linkage disequilibrium with the −1151A allele and so were their corresponding C alleles. The −449GG/−1151AA genotype had the highest plasma ADMA concentration, erythropoietin resistance index (EPI) and serum malondialdehyde level, compared to either the −449GC/−1151AC or −449CC/−1151CC variation. The genetic effect on the ADMA and EPI was separately confirmed by multivariate regression analysis. Our findings suggested that complex genetic variations in the DDAH2 gene may influence the ADMA concentration and erythropoietin resistance in MHD patients, in which altered oxidative stress was likely involved.
Roles of partitioning‐defective protein 6 (Par6) and its complexes in the proliferation, migration and invasion of cancer cells
Authors: Ruan Lingling , Shen Yanting , Lu Ziwen , Shang Dongsheng , Zhao Zhicong , Lu Yongjin , Wu Yanfang , Zhang Yafei , Tu Zhigang , Liu Hanqing
Published: June 2017

A pivotal regulator of cell polarity and homeostasis, partitioning‐defective protein 6 (Par6) forms multicomponent complexes that not only regulate cell polarity and stabilize cell morphology, but have also been demonstrated to participate in the proliferation, migration and invasion of cancer cells. The transforming growth factor (TGF)‐β and extracellular signal‐regulated kinase (Erk) 1/2 pathways are the most thoroughly studied pathways involving Par6 in many cancers. Aurothiomalate has been used to disrupt the interaction between Par6 and atypical protein kinase C within the multicomponent complexes, and has been shown to effectively block transformed growth and metastasis in vitro and/or in vivo in a variety of cancers, including pancreatic, prostate and lung cancers, as well as alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. It is likely that with further revelations regarding the critical roles of Par6 in cancer initiation, progression and metastasis, targeted therapies against Par6 will be discovered and prove effective preclinically, and hopefully clinically, in cancer treatment.
South‐South Trade and Geographical Diversification of Intra‐SSA Trade: Evidence from BRICs
Authors: Didier Laurent
Published: June 2017

Export performance in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) is low, unlike the other developing regions, with an intra‐regional trade still weak and a trade pattern that remains very concentrated even if some progress seems to appear. Recent findings suggest that South‐South trade allows more improvement in export diversification of developing economies than North‐South trade. We examine the diversification of trading partners and more precisely, to what extent the nature of external trading partners matters for the geographical diversification of intra‐SSA trade. We apply this economic intuition to trade relationships between the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, China) and SSA countries in a context of shifting wealth and a trade reorientation for developing economies. We use a theory‐consistent and robust structural gravity model with three different dependent variables (value of bilateral export flows, binary variable for strictly positive export flows, number of export destinations) based on a worldwide database over the period 1948–2012. We attempt to compare the exports of each member of the BRICs to SSA in order to know whether there are different effects on the geographical diversification of intra‐SSA trade. Globally, Chinese exports to SSA have the strongest impact on the geographical diversification of intra‐SSA trade relative to the other BRICs.
Foreign Aid, Governance and Economic Growth in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Does One Cap Fit All?
Authors: Adedokun Adeniyi Jimmy
Published: June 2017

Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) has been receiving foreign aid for many decades; nonetheless, it ranked among the poorest regions in the world. This study revisits the aid effectiveness debate quantitatively by investigating the relationship among foreign aid, governance and economic growth in SSA using more recent data from 1996 to 2012 and testing for heterogeneity in aid recipient countries. Fundamental questions raised in this study are: does aid work the same way in all regions and group of countries in SSA? Do governance and size of aid matter? Employing the system generalized methods of moments (system GMM) technique, results show that foreign aid has an insignificant negative relationship with economic growth in aggregate SSA. However, one cap does not fit all in SSA as heterogeneity across aid recipients has implications for aid effectiveness. Moreover, governance and size of aid complement each other to improve growth in SSA. This study has been able to show quantitatively that a general policy for countries in SSA is not good enough for aid effectiveness; donors should increase the size of aid, and governance in recipient countries must improve. In conclusion, heterogeneity, governance and size of aid matter for aid effectiveness in SSA.
Does FDI Dampen or Magnify Output Growth Volatility in the ECOWAS Region?
Authors: Ajide Kazeem Bello , Osode Oluwanbepelumi Esther
Published: June 2017

This paper investigates whether FDI dampens or magnifies output growth volatility in 11 countries within the ECOWAS region over a period spanning 1980 through 2013. Using a quantile regression approach, our findings show that FDI dampens output growth volatility not across the quintiles but only in countries with high volatility episodes. In essence, FDI does not seem to exert any significant effects on countries with low output volatility experience. Also, in controlling for some country‐specific factors, our result shows the magnifying impacts of such variables like fiscal structure, money growth as well as exchange rates volatilities. Thus, increasing FDI accompanied by a conducive economic environment especially in the most volatile countries is advocated. Furthermore, a duly regulated exchange rate policy coupled with prudent government spending mostly on productive economic activities should be encouraged and implemented to reduce output volatility in the region.
Educational Inequalities between Siblings: Evidence from Six Sub‐Saharan African Countries
Authors: Senghor Hady , Wolff François‐Charles
Published: June 2017

This paper investigates the determinants of educational achievements using household data collected in 2009 and 2010 from six sub‐Saharan African countries. The econometric strategy combines estimation of random effect Probit models and variance decompositions to assess the relative contributions of between‐family and within‐family inequalities in schooling. Whilst the selected countries are rather heterogeneous in terms of economic development and public education expenditures, very similar results are found in five out of the six sub‐Saharan countries. More than two‐thirds of differences in schooling are explained by educational differences between families and within‐household inequalities are very difficult to explain by observed family characteristics.
Determinants of Learning among Primary School Children in Ethiopia: Analysis of Round 2 and 3 of Young Lives Data
Authors: Eigbiremolen God'stime Osekhebhen
Published: June 2017

Although years of schooling and enrolment rates can be used as measures of educational progress, they are inadequate in explaining children's learning process. This is because the benefits of education are ultimately determined by the skills acquired in school, and not just the number of years spent in education. This paper investigates the determinants of learning among primary school children in Ethiopia using Round 2 and 3 of the unique Young Lives survey data. Using the framework of the education production function, the inherent endogeneity problem is discussed and addressed as much as data permits. Empirical evidence suggests that children in private schools do not learn better than their counterparts in public schools. In addition, household income has little effect on children's learning. This suggests that government‐backed income transfer programmes to low‐income households may not achieve substantial improvement in learning outcomes. Rather, the number of hours spent studying at school may be more relevant in improving children's learning outcomes. Thus, full‐day teaching as against the erstwhile shift teaching system in Ethiopia should be fully implemented and sustained across regions and districts.
Determinants of Poverty Status in Rwanda
Authors: Cho Sunmee , Kim Taeyoon
Published: June 2017

This study finds determinants of poverty status using the 2010–11 Integrated Household Living Conditions Survey (EICV3) and suggests policy implications for poverty reduction in Rwanda. Characteristics of households related to poverty status are considered in an ordered probit model and marginal effects are calculated. Policies towards supporting a female household, controlling the birthrate of a household and alleviating regional disparity, especially with a focus on rural areas and the Southern Province will be effective. In addition, supporting farmers who do not own a farm and increasing vocational programmes may be also helpful for poverty reduction in Rwanda. Expanding the land use consolidation programme with a facilitating food market may be beneficial.
The Effects of Trade and Trade Facilitation on Economic Growth in Africa
Authors: Sakyi Daniel , Villaverde José , Maza Adolfo , Bonuedi Isaac
Published: June 2017

This study investigates the effects of trade and trade facilitation on economic growth in Africa. To do so, we measure trade facilitation by means of three indicators, namely trade, export and import related costs, constructed by using principal component analysis. These indicators, in addition to several policy‐relevant variables, are used as exogenous variables to estimate an augmented growth model which, with the aid of a dynamic system GMM estimation technique, properly addresses potential endogeneity concerns. The findings suggest that trade facilitation serves as an important channel through which trade affects economic growth.
Catch Animal Spirits in Auction: Evidence from New Zealand Property Market
Authors: Shi Song , Kabir M. Humayun
Published: June 2017

Following the animal spirits theory proposed by Akerlof and Shiller, this article contributes to behavior economics by investigating the possibility of using auction sales data to capture evidence of irrational exuberance in the housing market. Using the monthly percentages of residential property auction sales for Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch regions in New Zealand from 2006 to 2015, and the exuberance testing method proposed by Phillips, Shi and Yu, we find that animal spirits have been developing in the Auckland housing market since 2013, but not in other regions. When compared to the results based on price‐to‐rent ratios, auction sales provide more meaningful results for identifying market‐wide irrational exuberance at an early stage. The causality test on price‐to‐rent ratios and auction sales volume shows that asset prices and animal spirits influence each other in the short run. In the long run, prices have significant effect on animal spirits, but not vice versa.
An assessment of interspecific competition between two introduced parasitoids of Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae) on caged citrus plants
Authors: Vankosky Meghan A. , Hoddle Mark S.
Published: June 2017

Two parasitoids attacking nymphs of Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae), Tamarixia radiata (Waterston) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) and Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis (Shafee, Alam & Agarwal) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) are being released in California, USA in a classical biological control program. To evaluate the effect of multiple parasitoid species on D. citri mortality, we conducted mesocosm experiments under controlled conditions using a complete block design with 6 treatments (D. citri nymphs exposed to: no parasitoids; D. aligarhensis or T. radiata alone; D. aligarhensis or T. radiata released first (by 48 h); and both species released simultaneously). Parasitism of D. citri nymphs by T. radiata exceeded 60% and was unchanged when D. aligarhensis were present. Parasitism by D. aligarhensis was greatest when T. radiata was absent (∼28%) and was reduced in all treatments with T. radiata present (<3%). D. citri mortality and parasitoid‐related mortality of D. citri was consistent across parasitoid treatments. Laboratory results suggest that competition between D. aligarhensis and T. radiata is asymmetric and favors T. radiata. It may be difficult for D. aligarhensis to contribute significantly to D. citri biological control where T. radiata is present. However, results reported here suggest that competition between T. radiata and D. aligarhensis is not likely to reduce parasitism by T. radiata or reduce parasitoid‐induced mortality of D. citri.
Strongly positive anti‐CCP antibodies in patients with sacroiliitis or reactive arthritis post‐E. coli infection: A mini case‐series based review
Authors: Singh Sangha Miljyot , Wright Matthew Liam , Ciurtin Coziana
Published: June 2017

We report here on four cases of patients with strongly positive anti‐citrullinated cyclic peptides (anti‐CCP) antibodies and clinical features of seronegative spondyloarthritis (SpA) and reactive arthritis. The four patients had various clinical presentations: one had an initial diagnosis of seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with involvement of the sacroiliac joints (similar to previous reports of the association of two diseases); one had a clinical picture of reactive arthritis following an episode of an Escherichia coli positive urinary tract infection; and two had asymmetrical sacroiliitis (SII), but no evidence of peripheral joint involvement (never reported before). In all cases, high titers of anti‐CCP antibodies were found. We present a comparison of the clinical manifestations, radiographic features and treatment regimens of these cases. Our report supports previous literature data of possible overlap existing between RA and SpA, but also presents for the first time the association of high titers of anti‐CCP antibodies with SII and reactive arthritis in patients with no peripheral small joint involvement.
Stock price crash risk: review of the empirical literature
Authors: Habib Ahsan , Hasan Mostafa Monzur , Jiang Haiyan
Published: June 2017

We survey the burgeoning literature on the determinants and consequences of firm‐specific future stock price crash risk. We synthesise a vast body of literature on the determinants of crash risk, identify weaknesses, and offer future research opportunities. We categorise the determinants into: (i) financial reporting and corporate disclosures, (ii) managerial incentives and managerial characteristics, (iii) capital market transactions, (iv) corporate governance mechanisms, and (v) informal institutional mechanisms. Despite a large body of research into the determinants of crash risk, very little research attention has been directed towards understanding the consequences of stock price crash.
Immediate hypersensitivity to chlorhexidine
Authors: Vu Mi , Rajgopal Bala Harini , Cahill Jennifer , Toholka Ryan , Nixon Rosemary
Published: June 2017

Chlorhexidine is a widely used and effective antiseptic agent. Although skin contact is usually well tolerated, it may cause both immediate and delayed hypersensitivity reactions. We report a case of immediate hypersensitivity to chlorhexidine causing both skin and respiratory symptoms following occupational exposure to chlorhexidine in a health‐care worker.
Risk of low bone mineral density in testicular germ cell cancer survivors: association with hypogonadism and treatment modality
Authors: Isaksson S. , Bogefors K. , Åkesson K. , Egund L. , Bobjer J. , Leijonhufvud I. , Giwercman A.
Published: June 2017

The cure rate of testicular cancer exceeds 95%, but testicular cancer survivors (TCS) are at increased risk of hypogonadism (HG). It has been suggested that TCS have reduced bone mineral density (BMD), but it is unclear whether this is related to HG or a direct effect of cancer therapy. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether TCS have decreased BMD, and if BMD is related to HG and/or the cancer treatment given. We investigated 91 TCS (mean age at diagnosis: 31 years; mean 9.3 years follow‐up) and equal number of age matched controls (mean age at inclusion 40.3 years and 41.2 years, respectively). Total testosterone and LH were measured. BMD was determined using dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry (DXA). Low BMD (LBD) was defined as Z‐score <−1. Compared to eugonadal TCS, both TCS with untreated HG (mean difference: −0.063 g/cm2; 95% CI: −0.122; −0.004 p = 0.037) and TCS receiving androgen replacement (mean difference −0.085 g/cm2; 95% CI: −0.168; −0.003; p = 0.043) presented with statistically significantly 6–8% lower hip BMD. At the spine, L1–L4, an 8% difference reached the level of statistical significance only for those with untreated HG (mean difference: −0.097 g/cm2; 95% CI: −0.179; −0.014; p = 0.022). TCS with untreated HG had significantly increased OR for spine L1–L4 LBD (OR = 4.1; 95% CI: 1.3; 13; p = 0.020). The associations between the treatment given and BMD were statistically non‐significant, both with and without adjustment for HG. In conclusion, TCS with HG are at increased risk of impaired bone health. Prevention of osteoporosis should be considered as an important part in future follow up of these men.
Changes in arrhythmogenic properties and five‐year prognosis after carbon‐ion radiotherapy in patients with mediastinum cancer
Authors: Amino Mari , Yoshioka Koichiro , Shima Makiyoshi , Okada Tohru , Nakajima Mio , Furusawa Yoshiya , Kanda Shigetaka , Inokuchi Sadaki , Tanabe Teruhisa , Ikari Yuji , Kamada Tadashi
Published: June 2017

Introduction

Carbon‐ion irradiation of rabbit hearts has improved left ventricular conduction abnormalities through upregulation of gap junctions. However, to date, there has been no investigation on the effect of carbon‐ion irradiation on electrophysiological properties in human. We investigated this effect in patients with mediastinum extra‐cardiac cancer treated with carbon‐ion radiotherapy that included irradiating the heart.

Methods and Results

In April–December 2009, eight patients were prospectively enrolled (including two male, aged 72.5 ± 13.0 years). They were treated with 44–72 Gray equivalent (GyE), with their hearts exposed to 1.3–19.1 GyE. High‐resolution ambulatory electrocardiography was performed before and after radiotherapy to investigate arrhythmic events, late potentials (LPs), and heart rate variability. Five patients had pre‐existing premature ventricular contraction (PVC)/atrial contraction (PAC) or paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF)/AF; after irradiation, this improved in four patients with PVC/PAF/AF and did not deteriorate in one patient with PAC. Ventricular LP findings did not deteriorate and improved in one patient. In eight cases with available atrial LP findings, there was no deterioration, and two patients showed improvements. The low frequency/high frequency ratio of heart rate variability improved or did not deteriorate in the six patients who received radiation exposure to the bilateral stellate ganglions. During the five‐year follow‐up for the prognosis, six of the eight patients died because of cancer; there was no history of hospitalization for cardiac events.

Conclusion

Although this preliminary study has several limitations, carbon‐ion beam irradiation to the heart is not immediately cardiotoxic and demonstrates consistent signals of arrhythmia reduction.
Effects of intranasal kinetic oscillation stimulation on heart rate variability
Authors: Jerling Markus , Cygankiewicz Iwona , Al‐Tawil Nabil , Darpo Borje , Ljungström Anders , Zareba Wojciech
Published: June 2017

Background

Kinetic oscillation stimulation in the nasal cavity (KOS) has been shown to have positive symptomatic effects in subjects with non‐allergic rhinitis and in patients with migraine.

Methods

To evaluate the effect of KOS on autonomic function, we assessed heart rate variability (HRV) in this small exploratory study in 12 healthy subjects. KOS treatment was performed using a minimally invasive system with a single‐use catheter inserted into the nasal cavity. During treatment, the tip was inflated and oscillated with a mean pressure of 95 millibar and amplitude of the oscillations of 100 millibar at a frequency of 68 Hz. Treatment was given for 15 minutes sequentially on each side. Heart rate variability was assessed during five 30‐minutes periods before, during and immediately after KOS treatment and 3.5 hours thereafter. KOS resulted in a substantial reduction of HRV.

Results

As compared to baseline recorded during 30 minutes preceding treatment, VLF was reduced by 65%, LF by 55%, the ratio LF/HF by 44%, with somewhat smaller observed effects in the time domain; SDNN and RMSDD were reduced by of 36% and 18%, respectively. Heart rate remained stable during treatment with minimal mean changes from 68 ± 7 bpm before to 68 ± 9 and 69 ± 9 bpm during and after treatment. Reduction of HRV parameters was consistently seen in all subjects, with rapid onset and return towards baseline values during post‐treatment observation periods.

Conclusions

KOS has an effect on the autonomic balance with pronounced heart‐rate independent reduction on HRV.
Secrets of a Swahili Marriage
Authors: Daly Thompson Katrina
Published: June 2017

I am a cultural studies scholar with a primary interest in African discourse, and my research thus intersects with and draws on linguistic anthropology. I teach a course in literary ethnography and am interested in redeeming ethnography for African cultural studies, where it is still largely perceived as tainted by colonialism and orientalism. This piece of fiction draws on my fieldwork in Zanzibar and Zimbabwe, particularly my linguistic anthropological work on the instructions Swahili women give a bride about gender roles as they prepare her for an Islamic marriage and how they talk about their own experiences as Muslim wives, as well as on autoethnographic work on my experience as the wife of a Zanzibari man. [Ethnographic fiction, Swahili marriage, pregnancy, jealousy, Islam]
Doubts, Compromises, and Ideals: Attempting a Reciprocal Life Story
Authors: Gay Y Blasco Paloma
Published: June 2017

In this article I reflect on my attempt to co‐author a reciprocal life story with my friend Liria de la Cruz, a semiliterate Gypsy/Roma street seller from Madrid—a book where we examine together our intertwined stories. Much has been made of the assumed capacity of collaborative methodologies to transform ethnography for the better. Yet as Liria and I try to find ways to work together, we struggle to reconcile our reciprocal approach with the conventions of the ethnographic genre and the expectations of our scholarly audience. I reflect on our difficulties for what they reveal about the complex encounter between the non‐hierarchical aims of collaboration and those of academic anthropology.
Tonic immobility during sexual assault – a common reaction predicting post‐traumatic stress disorder and severe depression
Authors: Möller Anna , Söndergaard Hans Peter , Helström Lotti
Published: June 2017

Introduction

Active resistance is considered to be the ‘normal’ reaction during rape. However, studies have indicated that similar to animals, humans exposed to extreme threat may react with a state of involuntary, temporary motor inhibition known as tonic immobility. The aim of the present study was to assess the occurrence of tonic immobility during rape and subsequent post‐traumatic stress disorder and severe depression.

Material and methods

Tonic immobility at the time of the assault was assessed using the Tonic Immobility Scale in 298 women who had visited the Emergency clinic for raped women within 1 month of a sexual assault. Information about the assault and the victim characteristics were taken from the structured clinical data files. After 6 months, 189 women were assessed regarding the development of post‐traumatic stress disorder and depression.

Results

Of the 298 women, 70% reported significant tonic immobility and 48% reported extreme tonic immobility during the assault. Tonic immobility was associated with the development of post‐traumatic stress disorder (OR 2.75; 95% CI 1.50–5.03, p = 0.001) and severe depression (OR 3.42; 95% CI 1.51–7.72, p = 0.003) at 6 months. Further, previous trauma history (OR 2.36; 95% CI 1.48–3.77, p < 0.001) and psychiatric treatment history (OR 2.00; 95% CI 1.26–3.19, p = 0.003) were associated with the tonic immobility response.

Conclusions

Tonic immobility during rape is a common reaction associated with subsequent post‐traumatic stress disorder and severe depression. Knowledge of this reaction in sexual assault victims is important in legal matters and for healthcare follow up.
Letter: the efficacy of interferon‐free regimens in HCV‐related Child C cirrhosis needs careful interpretation
Authors: Rezaee‐Zavareh M. S. , Alavian S. M.
Published: June 2017

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This article is linked to Guarino et al and Andriulli et al papers. To view these articles visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.14017 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.14099.
Letter: determining the dominant role of environmental factors in UC development
Authors: Wang S. , Lin J.
Published: June 2017

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This article is linked to Hammer et al papers. To view these articles visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.13975 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.14107.
Letter: sublingual dosing of tacrolimus in transplant patients―interesting concept to overcome first pass effects
Authors: Srinivas N. R.
Published: June 2017

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This article is linked to Solari et al and Benitez et al papers. To view these articles visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.14022 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.14103.
Editorial: tacrolimus―how low can you go?
Authors: O'Leary J. G.
Published: June 2017

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This article is linked to Solari et al paper. To view this article visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.14022.
Editorial: functional dyspepsia―a disorder of duodenal permeability?
Authors: Vakil N.
Published: June 2017

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This article is linked to Wauters et al paper. To view this article visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.14045.
Letter: the efficacy of interferon‐free regimens in HCV‐related Child C cirrhosis needs careful interpretation―Authors' reply
Authors: Andriulli A. , Guarino M. , Morisco F.
Published: June 2017

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This article is linked to Guarino et al, and Rezaee‐Zavareh and Alavian papers. To view these articles visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.14017 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.14083.
Editorial: repeat duodenal biopsy for patients with coeliac disease―physician heal thyself and dietitian heal the patient!
Authors: Trott N. , Kurien M. , Sanders D. S.
Published: June 2017

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This article is linked to Pekki et al paper. To view this article visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.14048.
Letter: determining the dominant role of environmental factors in UC development―Authors' reply
Authors: Hammer T. , Lophaven S. N. , Burisch J. , Lynge E.
Published: June 2017

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This article is linked to Hammer et al, and Wang and Lin papers. To view these articles visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.13975 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.14085.