bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Do Anti-Oxidants Vitamin D3, Melatonin, and Alpha-Lipoic Acid Have Synergistic Effects with Temozolomide on Cultured Glioblastoma Cells?
Authors: McConnell Diane , McGreevy Joe , Williams Macy , Litofsky N.
Published: June 2018

Background: Cancer patients often take over-the-counter anti-oxidants as primary treatment or in combination with chemotherapy. Data about such use in glioblastoma is limited. Methods: Cultured U87-MG cells, a primary glioblastoma cell line (MU1454), U87-MG derived stem-like cells (scU87), and MU1454 derived stem-like cell lines (scMU1454) were pre-treated with one of three anti-oxidants—Vitamin D3, Melatonin, and alpha-lipoic acid (LA)—for 72 h, followed by a 72 h treatment with temozolomide (TMZ). MTT (3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) assessed cell proliferation. DCFDA Cellular ROS Detection Assay and Glutathione peroxidase (GP×1) activity assessed the anti-oxidant effect of TMZ +/− an anti-oxidant drug. Results: Vitamin D3 did not affect MU1454, but had slight TMZ synergism for U87-MG. Melatonin 1 mM decreased U87-MG and MU1454 cell proliferation. As pretreatment to TMZ, melatonin 1 mM and 50 nM significantly reduced proliferation. LA 1 mM had a significant effect alone or with TMZ on U87-MG and MU1454. LA 250 uM also reduced proliferation by almost 50%. Melatonin and LA significantly enhanced the responsiveness of scMU1454 to TMZ, while Melatonin 50 nM exerted similar effects on scU87. The anti-oxidants were associated with generally decreased reactive oxygen species and limited GP×1 effects. Conclusions: Anti-oxidants may have synergistic effects with TMZ. LA offers the most promise, followed by melatonin.
Synthesis and Reactions of α-Hydroxyphosphonates
Authors: Rádai Zita , Keglevich György
Published: June 2018

This review summarizes the main synthetic routes towards α-hydroxyphosphonates that are known as enzyme inhibitors, herbicides and antioxidants, moreover, a number of representatives express antibacterial or antifungal effect. Special attention is devoted to green chemical aspects. α-Hydroxyphosphonates are also versatile intermediates for other valuable derivatives. O-Alkylation and O-acylation are typical reactions to afford α-alkoxy-, or α-acyloxyphosphonates, respectively. The oxidation of hydroxyphosphonates leads to ketophosphonates. The hydroxy function at the α carbon atom of hydroxyphosphonates may be replaced by a halogen atom. α-Aminophosphonates formed in the nucleophilic substitution reaction of α-hydroxyphosphonates with primary or secondary amines are also potentially bioactive compounds. Another typical reaction is the base-catalyzed rearrangement of α-hydroxy-phosphonates to phosphates. Hydrolysis of the ester function of hydroxyphosphonates leads to the corresponding phosphonic acids.
Evaluation of the Effects of Isolated Lignin on Cellulose Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Corn Stover Pretreatment by NaOH Combined with Ozone
Authors: Fang Shuo , Wang Wenhui , Tong Shisheng , Zhang Chunyan , Liu Ping
Published: June 2018

In this experiment, corn stover was treated with optimal combined pretreatment conditions: 2% NaOH at 80 °C treated 2 h combined with initial pH 9 at the ozone concentration of 78 mg/mL treated 25 min. The effect of lignin removal rate on the enzymatic hydrolysis degree of cellulose during the treatment process was studied. At the same time, the lignin in the optimal pretreated corn stover was separated and extracted by enzymatic acidolysis, and its structure and connection were characterized. The results showed that the alkali combined with ozone pretreatment improved the enzymatic hydrolysis degree of the cellulose while exfoliating and degrading the macromolecular lignin into small molecules. The stable crosslink structure of the lignin-cellulose-hemicellulose was destroyed, and the lignocellulosic structure changed in favor of the enzymatic hydrolysis of the cellulose.
Lessons Learned from Implementing a Programme of Home Modifications to Prevent Falls amongst the General Population
Authors: Keall Michael D. , Howden-Chapman Philippa , Pierse Nevil , Cunningham Chris W. , Baker Michael G.
Published: June 2018

Home fall injuries amongst the general population are common and costly. In the Home Injury Prevention Intervention (HIPI) trial, we showed that 26% of medically treated home fall injuries could be prevented by a package of home modifications undertaken by qualified builders. This paper describes how we addressed unexpected safety issues associated with the implementation of the programme. Following the intervention, we ensured that participants could contact the builders. We monitored any problems or issues over a two-year period. We also held public meetings to explain the results of the study and record participants’ comments about the trial. Generally, people were satisfied with the modifications. However, there were clear safety issues with particular modifications and we revisited homes to address these. These findings highlight the need to allocate some resources for monitoring and remediation work to follow up interventions, and also a need for some regulation of the quality of safety products.
Erratum: On Imaginative Criminology and Its Significance. Societies 2015, 5, 627
Authors: Frauley Jon
Published: June 2018

The author wishes to make the following correction to the above-mentioned published paper [...]
Sustainable Diffusion of Inter-Organizational Technology in Supply Chains: An Approach to Heterogeneous Levels of Risk Aversion
Authors: Choi Daeheon , Chung Chune Young , Lee Kaun Y.
Published: June 2018

This paper develops a model to analyze inter-organizational technology adoption in a supply chain. While the basic model is general, this study is motivated by several cases of inter-organizational technology adoption in supply chains. The proposed model in this study considers firms on both levels of the supply chain, namely, supplier firms and buyer firms. These individual firms’ thresholds for adoption should be considered by other firms’ decisions within a network, together with their own organizational attributes. The heterogeneity across the population should be allowed. That is, individual firms make a decision for adopting the technology at different times due to their different network sizes, prior beliefs, and amounts of information observed. The main finding is that this uncertainty decreases as other suppliers adopt the technology, and information about their experiences becomes available. In addition, at any given time, an estimate of the benefit to a supplier depends on the number of supplier firms and on the number of buyer firms that have already adopted the technology. Thus, we seek to capture this dependence and analyze its effect on the adoption of a new inter-organizational technology. The next step is to embed the firm-level adoption model into a population model. The model includes various types of heterogeneity in the population model to capture the factors affecting the speed of diffusion. This allows us to derive an adoption curve that is specified by the accumulated fraction of firms that have adopted the technology in or before any given period. The population model allows us to consider the effect of several strategies observed in practice and numerical experiments yielding many managerial implications in this area.
Additional Progress in the Development and Application of a Direct, Rapid Immunohistochemical Test for Rabies Diagnosis
Authors: Rupprecht Charles E. , Xiang Zhiquan , Servat Alexandre , Franka Richard , Kirby Jordona , Ertl Hildegund C. J.
Published: June 2018

Laboratory-based surveillance is fundamental to effective rabies prevention and control. The direct fluorescent antibody (AB) test (FAT) is the gold standard for rabies diagnosis. Recently, additional tests besides the FAT have been developed, such as the direct rapid immunohistochemical test (DRIT). In this study, our objective was to further refine technical aspects of the DRIT using a combination of two monoclonal ABs (MABs), 502 and 802, conduct additional testing among rabies reference laboratories using a diversity of animal species and rabies virus (RV) variants and compare the potential utility of the DRIT for end users via proficiency testing (PT) against the FAT. Considering the ideal molar ratios of biotin to AB in formulation of the DRIT conjugate, 3.9 was found to be superior to 7.4, for detection of RV antigens in the brain of a naturally infected raccoon. Optimization of the DRIT conjugate may also be dependent upon the apparent choice of specific viral antigens for testing, as a gray fox RV variant reacted less strongly than a raccoon RV variant in determining the working dilution of the MAB cocktail. Using the same MABs and protocol, the DRIT was compared to the FAT using more than 800 samples of mammalian brains, representative of more than 25 taxa, including in excess of 250 animal rabies cases from Europe and North America. Sensitivity was determined at 98% (96–100%, 95% CI) and specificity was calculated at 95% (92–96%, 95% CI). In a comparison among end users, PT of laboratory personnel resulted in values of 77–100% sensitivity and 86-100% specificity. Based upon these and previously reported results, the DRIT appears to be a suitable alternative to the FAT for use in lyssavirus diagnosis.
Giant Planets around FGK Stars Probably Form through Core Accretion
Authors: Wang Wei , Wang Liang , Li Xiang , Chen Yuqin , Zhao Gang
Published: June 2018

We present a statistical study of the planet–metallicity (P–M) correlation by comparing the 744 stars with candidate planets (SWPs) in the Kepler field that have been observed with LAMOST, and a sample of distance-independent, fake “twin” stars in the Kepler field with no planet reported (CKSNPs) yet. With well-defined and carefully selected large samples, we find for the first time a turnoff P–M correlation of Δ[Fe/H]SWPs–SNPs, which on average increases from ∼0.00 ± 0.03 dex to 0.06 ± 0.03 dex, and to 0.12 ± 0.03 for stars with Earth-, Neptune-, and Jupiter-sized planets successively, and then declines to ∼−0.01 ± 0.03 dex for more massive planets or brown dwarfs. Moreover, the percentage of those systems with positive Δ[Fe/H] has the same turnoff pattern. We also find that FG-type stars follow this general trend, but K-type stars are different. Moderate metal enhancement (∼0.1–0.2 dex) for K-type stars with planets of radii between 2 and 4 R
⊕, compared to CKSNPs is observed, which indicates much higher metallicities are required for Super-Earths and Neptune-sized planets to form around K-type stars. We point out that the P–M correlation is actually metallicity-dependent, i.e., the correlation is positive at solar and supersolar metallicities, and negative at subsolar metallicities. No steady increase of Δ[Fe/H] against planet sizes is observed for rocky planets, excluding the pollution scenario as a major mechanism for the P–M correlation. All these clues suggest that giant planets probably form differently from rocky planets or more massive planets/brown dwarfs, and the core accretion scenario is highly favored, and high metallicity is a prerequisite for massive planets to form.
Investigating Galactic Supernova Remnant Candidates Using LOFAR
Authors: Driessen Laura N. , Domček Vladimír , Vink Jacco , Hessels Jason W. T. , Arias Maria , Gelfand Joseph D.
Published: June 2018

We investigate six supernova remnant (SNR) candidates—G51.21+0.11, G52.37–0.70, G53.07+0.49, G53.41+0.03, G53.84–0.75, and the possible shell around G54.1+0.3—in the Galactic plane using newly acquired Low-Frequency Array High-band Antenna observations, as well as archival Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope and Very Large Array Galactic Plane Survey mosaics. We find that G52.37–0.70, G53.84–0.75, and the possible shell around pulsar wind nebula G54.1+0.3 are unlikely to be SNRs, while G53.07+0.49 remains a candidate SNR. G51.21+0.11 has a spectral index of α = − 0.7 ± 0.21, but lacks X-ray observations and as such requires further investigation to confirm its nature. We confirm one candidate, G53.41+0.03, as a new SNR because it has a shell-like morphology, a radio spectral index of α = − 0.6 ± 0.2 and it has the X-ray spectral characteristics of a 1000–8000 year old SNR. The X-ray analysis was performed using archival XMM-Newton observations, which show that G53.41+0.03 has strong emission lines and is best characterized by a nonequilibrium ionization model, consistent with an SNR interpretation. Deep Arecibo radio telescope searches for a pulsar associated with G53.41+0.03 resulted in no detection, but placed stringent upper limits on the flux density of such a source if it was beamed toward Earth.
The Effects of Binary Stars on the Color–Magnitude Diagrams of Young-age Massive Star Clusters
Authors: Yang Wuming
Published: June 2018

Extended main-sequence turnoffs (eMSTO) have been observed in the color–magnitude diagram (CMD) of intermediate-age and young star clusters. The origin of the eMSTO phenomenon is still highly debated. Calculations show that the blue and faint (BF) stars in the CMD of NGC 1866 are hydrogen main-sequence (MS) + naked He-star systems. The He star derives from the massive star of a binary system. The BF stars and the red and faint MSTO stars belong to the same stellar population. The values of m

F336W
and m

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−m

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of the BF stars are mainly determined by the masses of He stars and H-MS stars, respectively. The behaviors of the BF stars in the CMD are well explained by the H-MS+He-star systems. The BF stars provide a strict restriction on the age of the stellar population. Moreover, the bimodal MS of NGC 1866 can also be reproduced by a younger binary population. The calculations show that part of the blue and bright (BB) MS stars of NGC 1866 are H-MS+He-star systems, H-MS+white dwarf systems, and merged stars in a binary scenario. The H-MS stars of the H-MS+He-star systems for the BB stars are significantly more massive than those of the BF stars. Once the H-MS+He-star systems and their membership in NGC 1866 are confirmed, the extended star formation histories and the effects of binaries can be confirmed in the young star cluster.
The Eccentric Cavity, Triple Rings, Two-armed Spirals, and Double Clumps of the MWC 758 Disk
Authors: Dong Ruobing , Liu Sheng-yuan , Eisner Josh , Andrews Sean , Fung Jeffrey , Zhu Zhaohuan , Chiang Eugene , Hashimoto Jun , Liu Hauyu Baobab , Casassus Simon , Esposito Thomas , Hasegawa Yasuhiro , Muto Takayuki , Pavlyuchenkov Yaroslav , Wilner David , Akiyama Eiji , Tamura Motohide , Wisniewski John
Published: June 2018

Spatially resolved structures in protoplanetary disks hint at unseen planets. Previous imaging observations of the transitional disk around MWC 758 revealed an inner cavity, a ring-like outer disk, emission clumps, and spiral arms, all possibly generated by companions. We present ALMA dust continuum observations of MWC 758 at 0.87 mm wavelength with 43 × 39 mas angular resolution (6.9 × 6.2 au) and 20 μJy beam−1 rms. The central submillimeter emission cavity is revealed to be eccentric; once deprojected, its outer edge can be well fitted by an ellipse with an eccentricity of 0.1 and one focus on the star. The broad ring-like outer disk is resolved into three narrow rings with two gaps in between. The outer two rings tentatively show the same eccentricity and orientation as the innermost ring bounding the inner cavity. The two previously known dust emission clumps are resolved in both the radial and azimuthal directions, with radial widths equal to ∼4× the local scale height. Only one of the two spiral arms previously imaged in near-infrared (NIR) scattered light is revealed in ALMA dust emission, at a slightly larger stellocentric distance owing to projection effects. We also submit evidence of disk truncation at ∼100 au based on comparing NIR imaging observations with models. The spirals, the north clump, and the truncated disk edge are all broadly consistent with the presence of one companion exterior to the spirals at roughly 100 au.
Development of soldiers' physical preparedness during basic training in the Czech army
Authors: Soumarová Jitka , Přívětivý Lubomír , Oberman Čestmír , Gerych David
Published: June 2018

The general trend of weight gain, decreasing physical fitness and health complications in the general population is also reflected in the recruitment of new candidates. Their physical readiness is expected to be high. The aim of this study was to verify whether or not the physical condition of the soldiers entering the army during the 2000-2017 test of physical fitness actually deteriorated or not. The results for the assessed period in the monitored parameters indicate that some components of physical fitness are copying the general trend and showing a slight deterioration. Yet, in general, it can not be said that the fitness of new soldiers is declining, as some of its components show a slight increase.
Sindora stipitata (Detarioideae, Leguminosae), a new species from Thailand
Authors: Promprom Wilawan , Chatan Wannachai , Saisaard Peerapon
Published: June 2018

Sindorastipitata, a new species in the subfamily Detarioideae (Leguminosae), collected from Nakhon Phanom Province, Thailand, is described and illustrated. The new species is morphologically similar to S.leiocarpa but differs in its smaller stature (3–5 m high), 6-foliolate paripinnate leaves, falcate persistent stipules, presence of a petal auricle, absence of a petal claw, stipitate ovary and capitate stigma. A key to the Thailand and Malesia species of Sindora is provided.
Student’s Characteristics as a Basis for Competency Development in Engineering Informatics Education
Authors: Tordai Zita , Holik Ilidkó
Published: June 2018

Current technological innovations and continuous change in the labor market have generated new challenges for higher education, and thrown new light upon the importance of competency development in engineering education. Responsibility, flexibility, communication and collaborative skills, self-motivation, problem-solving and innovation are the most required skills by employers. However, individual differences like personality traits or interpersonal skills of students can also be considered relevant factors influencing teachers’ attitudes towards integration of effective methods into engineering education. The purpose of this paper is to examine the competencies of undergraduates attending Engineering Informatics education, and to identify their personal needs for development in the light of workplace demands. Personality characteristics of Engineering Informatics students are also addressed in this research in order to reveal possible ways of involving them into the teaching and learning process by implementing new methods or approaches in Engineering Informatics education in Hungary.
The Personalized Computer Support of Teaching
Authors: Svetsky Stefan , Moravcik Oliver , Tanuska Pavol , Markechova Iveta
Published: June 2018

In comparison with the traditional learning, the computer support of collaborative teaching represents a combination of didactics and informatics approaches. This requires researchers to solve an additional design of specific edu-cational software and suitable ICT infrastructure. This contribution describes a continuous progress under the umbrella of the research on technology-enhanced learning; and how the ICT integration is modelled for the collaborative teaching and appropriated activities when using an in-house educational beta-software BIKE(E)/WPad. The practical experiences are demonstrated with some examples of how it is applied within the teaching bachelors students and from the related research on computer support from a teacher point of view.
Integrating Learning Into Work
Authors: Neaman Adam , Marsick Victoria J.
Published: June 2018

In this chapter, the authors argue for designing the context, not just the technology, of e-learning simulations (eSims). They examine the limitations of “pure” eSims (i.e., not involving human-delivered feedback) in light of design challenges for informal learning, and learning transfer, in today's knowledge-intensive work environment when solutions call for creative responses to messy, non-structured tasks in different organizational contexts. Authentic learning on realistic tasks is needed in the design of eSims in such situations. Neaman describes ways that directed performance support (DPS), an approach he pioneered, helps to overcome such limitations. He identifies a core set of DPS guidelines that others can use to adapt and utilize DPS designs in their eSimS. Using a system dynamics framework, Marsick discusses organizational barriers and supports that also need to be considered in eSim learning design for effective engagement and learning transfer.
Virtual, Augmented and Mobile Learning in Health Education
Authors: Karaca Ozan , Demir Kadir , Caliskan S. Ayhan
Published: June 2018

Currently, technology is used for various purposes in every aspect of life. One of these areas is the field of education, which has an important role in advancing the technologies. Educators often desire to concentrate on their own courses or fields. However, the changing perception of the students and the technologies they are interested in are necessitating educators to follow technological innovations and developments in instructional technologies. The objective of this chapter is to attract attention to some of the global virtual, augmented, and mobile applications that are currently utilized within the medical learning arena. The authors also address technologies that aim to train human resources in health and other fields. The chapter illuminates the use of virtual, augmented, and mobile learning environments via their use in health education.
Digital or Information Divide
Authors: Hulicki Zbigniew
Published: June 2018

In different regions of the world, the growth in home broadband adoption and development of e-services depends on a number of factors which can decrease digital divide in size or can result in widened “gaps” between developed and developing economies as well as between rich and poor regions or social groups. These factors comprise both drivers of, and barriers to, development of broadband access and growth of e-services as well as human communication and digital interactions in terms of comprehension and relationship building (i.e., the successful collaboration in contemporary society). Using a human communication point of view, this chapter provides insight into a concept of information divide, specifies the distinction between digital and information divide, examines each of the factors that condition the mass-market broadband adoption, and considers the impact of techno economic stratification for the development of web-based e-services.
Facing the Challenges of a New Communication Era
Authors: Goodwin James M.
Published: June 2018

Interpersonal deception, issue acceptance, privacy and control of information, and relationship building are key challenges people face each day in their quests to communicate effectively. Conquering these challenges is important in achieving shared understanding and making interactions flow smoothly and contain feedback and communication adjustments. Uncertainty is a risk to effective communication, so this chapter offers methods to adjust behaviors, solve problems, and build trust to create and nurture communicative relationships. The literature addresses the various ways that communicators have attempted to achieve success over the years. This is followed by an explanation of the key challenges and how to address them. A flexible, full-cycle examination indicates ways to energize effective communication in both face-to-face and online interactions.
Emotional Intelligence and Empathy
Authors: Brown Sr. Michael A.
Published: June 2018

The rise of emotional intelligence (EI) and the continuing growth of online interactions work together to demonstrate the importance of participatory decision making as a motivational technique. However, participation in decisions requires that the leader act in a prosocial manner, focusing on outcomes that are beneficial to more than just the leader. A prosocial attitude leads to creation of buy-in through shared value and good management of emotions, requiring skill in both EI and empathetic approaches. EI is about connecting with one's own emotions and those of others to enable effective leadership communication. Empathy is the ability to understand someone else's emotions, feel them as if they were yours, and even to take some action in support or mitigation of those feelings. The lack of feedback or agreements on shared value in online interactions are highlighted when people are forced into face-to-face interactions and are subsequently unable to find these important communication tools. This chapter offers a new approach to leadership communication.
Teaching Normatively
Authors: Steverson Brian K. , Leithauser Adriane D.
Published: June 2018

This chapter offers a way to seamlessly, efficiently, and effectively integrate mission values into any core business course. It describes an approach to teaching business ethics developed over the past two decades and explains how that approach can be used by any business faculty to incorporate into their courses a substantive discussion of the role of mission values in contextualizing the specific knowledge and skills that business students are asked to master as they move through the curriculum. This approach to mission-driven business education is properly described as teaching normatively.
Developing Leadership Potential for Success in a VUCA (Volatile, Unpredictable, Complex, and Ambiguous) World
Authors: Weisfeld-Spolter Suri , Lawrence Eleanor T. , Dunn Maggie W.
Published: June 2018

A key challenge facing business schools today is the opportunity to teach and foster leadership skills and behavior. This is a particularly pertinent issue given the strong emphasis that many business schools place on creating leaders, as demonstrated by its prominence in mission statements. Though teaching leadership can be approached in a variety of ways, this chapter presents an innovative approach for developing business leaders that is aligned with the mission of the Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship (HCBE) at Nova Southeastern University. Through a partnership with Korn Ferry, the world's largest provider of executive search and a distinguished authority on leadership and talent, an assessment of leadership potential followed by personalized coaching is provided for MBA students. Assessment results are integrated for developmental applications throughout the curriculum, which serves to enhance student career potential and employment opportunities. Quantitative and qualitative results provide support for this approach to developing leaders.
Data-Driven Readability Assessments of Jesuit Business Schools' Mission Statements
Authors: Smith Brent
Published: June 2018

In this chapter, the author provides quantitative readability assessments of mission statements belonging to collegiate business schools and programs within the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU). These assessments can help higher education's internal stakeholders discern the skill, ability, and effort required for various audiences to read and understand a given mission statement. The author finds that the institutions vary somewhat in how well they articulate their chosen “enduring statement of purpose” for public engagement in terms of tone, gender, reading ease, and other factors. Readability measures are presented for business schools and programs for which a mission statement could be located. These measures include, for example, word count, syllable count, grade level, and a variety of readability indices. This chapter's contents may be useful to business schools planning to develop, review, or revise their mission statement for internal and external audience engagement.
The Role of a Chief Mission Officer in Maintaining Mission in Schools and Colleges of Business
Authors: Burns David J. , Mooney Debra K. , Schwaig Kathy S.
Published: June 2018

In the present competitive environment, it is becoming increasingly important for schools and colleges of business to establish distinctive identities to differentiate themselves from their competition and to provide unique offerings to best prepare their students to be adept contributors in their future careers. The missions of schools and colleges of business play a key role in this endeavor. Once identified, however, maintaining a unique identity can be more difficult than initially establishing one. This chapter proposes the use of chief mission officers (CMOs) as key individuals or groups of individuals as a means to ensure continuing integrity of the mission of a school or college of business to facilitate the maintenance of a distinct position in the marketplace.
Multiple Identity Organizations and Performance
Authors: Baldo Carlos Miguel , Hull Kyle S. , Aristeguieta-Trillos Simón
Published: June 2018

This chapter discusses multiple identity organizations and the implications this holds for multi-level mission-driven institutions. This review examines congruency between organizational mission statements as an identity utilitarian element, and rules and regulations as an identity normative element. In addition, the authors argue that organizational outcomes should be aligned with each of these multiple identities. The review uses a sample of Catholic universities and higher education institutions within the United States for analysis. The scholarly research emphasis of business departments/schools among these institutions is the common element used to measure this relationship. Bibliometrics and written language analysis were utilized. The findings provide initial evidence for misalignment and incongruence between their multiple identities and organizational outcomes.
Using Ignatian Pedagogy in a Business Policy Course
Authors: Mauri Alfredo J. , Rashford Nicholas S. , Neiva de Figueiredo João
Published: June 2018

Ignatian pedagogy is at the core of Jesuit education and is the foundation that has supported teaching in Jesuit universities in many areas. However, its use in the teaching of Business Policy has not been sufficiently examined. This chapter describes one way in which the basic precepts of Ignatian pedagogy can be applied in a Business Policy course for greater student benefit. The Ignatian approach is able to incorporate the analytical and the practical components needed for effective strategic management teaching, and therefore is uniquely suited to train business professionals. The main contention of this chapter is that Ignatian pedagogy offers a robust teaching approach for the Business Policy classroom. The chapter identifies and explains the Ignatian pedagogy concepts of context, experience, reflection, action, and evaluation as they relate to Business Policy instruction. As an illustration, the chapter applies Ignatian pedagogy precepts to an undergraduate capstone Business Policy course.
Restore Empathy in Modern Business Education
Authors: Lam Maria Lai-Ling
Published: June 2018

This chapter is based on the author's reflection using 27 years' experience in business education in Hong Kong and the United States and decades of research concerning empathy and character development. In this chapter, empathy is defined as a process to consider a particular perspective of another person, to feel as another person feels, and to take action for the needs of that other person. It is related to concern, perspective taking, and action through intersubjective discovery. It has developmental characteristics and includes shared experiences and insightful discoveries in the interpersonal process. She advocates these key four benefits of mature, informed, and mindful empathy: intellectual virtues, effective leadership development, ethical decision making, and social capital at firm level which ultimately enhances profitability and firm valuation. She also shares her years of practice of developing students' empathetic skills in service-learning projects and in her organization behavior course.
International Education, Diversity Exposure, and Cross-Cultural Engagements
Authors: Namada Juliana Mulaa , Katuse Paul , Wambalaba Francis Wamukota
Published: June 2018

The quest for mission-driven approaches in business education arises out of a deep concern for development and achievement of student centered outcomes. This chapter assesses these concerns by analyzing service leaning and practical cases. International education, diversity exposure, and cross-cultural engagements are analyzed in line with the extent of achieving service-learning outcomes. The analysis is done by examining the value added to business school learning models through these engagements. The discussions show that students and faculty benefit through critical thinking, tolerance to diverse cultures, and preparedness for global careers. The chapter ends with illustrative cases of global community service, global academic tours, business simulation games, and X-culture global challenge engagements by United States International University Africa.
Crafting a Consistent Model of Instruction for Teaching Across Modalities
Authors: Rippé Cindy B. , Weisfeld-Spolter Suri
Published: June 2018

Accrediting bodies require consistency in evaluation, measurement, and teaching across modalities. Simultaneously, mission-driven education is a priority whereby program goals and course level outcomes consistently reflect the mission at the classroom level. With the prevalence of online teaching, educators need to convert in-person classes to other formats while maintaining consistency that aligns with the school's mission. This is challenging because some classes are not a natural candidate for online. This chapter presents a conceptual model of instruction for teaching across modalities for any course to align the assurance of learning process so that the class level will reflect mission, program, and course-level outcomes across modalities. It is an instructional model that classifies educational course goals and objectives by providing a systematic, organizational structure that can be utilized for teaching any subject as in-person, online, or hybrid.
Weaving a Comprehensive Cloth for a Sustainable Business Education
Authors: Castrillon-Orrego Sergio A.
Published: June 2018

The purpose of this chapter is to share a process to compose a mission for a business program, conceiving it as an aspirational quest, where mindful and critical methods are invoked. By proposing a set of sensitizing questions, organized in a comprehensive matrix, the author argues about the importance of discovering insights, promoting critiques and formulating transformative intentions in business education. After adopting a set of comprehensive goals, some logics of change are explored, and ulteriorly, a mission statement in presented.
The Business of Business Is Business Through Social Integration
Authors: Nandamuri Purna Prabhakar , Mishra Mukesh Kumar , Gnanamkonda Vijayudu
Published: June 2018

The business of business during the twentieth century was considered to be only earning and delivering profits to the shareholders. But, the twenty-first century challenges this approach and offers a different business environment characterized by fast digitization, faster disruptive innovations, and fastest shifting consumer expectations. The business community has to awake to the reality and find ways to create sustainability to their businesses by leveraging the networks, capital, people, and technology to create a win-win situation with the social environment. In this process, the scope of corporate social responsibility has become narrow and the trust on corporates in the society has been declining. Hence businesses need to go beyond by defining a social mission to integrate deeply with society and create trust. The economic view of the business is transforming into a wider social view, forcing businesses towards social integration to create shared value.
The Concept of Green Marketing
Authors: Tascioglu Mertcan
Published: June 2018

Environmental concerns have become one of the most important issues of today's business world. Companies have discovered the importance of green marketing and sustainability and that consumers will buy products that are greener and sustainable. This chapter focuses on the concepts of green marketing and sustainability. The concepts of green marketing and sustainability are discussed, analysis of green markets and green market examples are provided, and viable green marketing strategies are also suggested.
The Determinants of Interorganizational Knowledge Coaching Success
Authors: Celestine Nicole A. , Perryer Chris
Published: June 2018

With the global rise of the knowledge worker, there is an increasing interest in effective knowledge transfer practices within the firm. This interest is especially prevalent in regards to the transfer of tacit knowledge—knowledge that is difficult to describe and transmit to others. In this chapter, the authors consider how the emerging practice of knowledge coaching can be utilized as a means to transfer tacit knowledge between experts and protégés within the firm, and consider the individual-level factors that influence whether the practice yields success. In doing so, they report the results of a study examining the impact of individually possessed national cultural values on motivation to engage in knowledge coaching, and put forward several avenues for future research.
Applying a Teaching Decision Cycle to the Design of Online Learning Within Faculty Professional Development
Authors: Shambaugh Neal
Published: June 2018

Higher education instructors who will be teaching online for the first time need institutional assistance. Migrating a face-to-face course to an online setting requires some understanding of the differences in a physical and virtual setting. This chapter proposes that the design of courses for online delivery can be facilitated by professional development in which instructional design is used to examine important teaching decisions. A framing of instructional design for college instructors, the teaching decision cycle (TDC), prompts a re-examination of assumptions and F2F teaching decisions. A three-day professional development event is laid out in which the TDC is used to structure instructor re-thinking and designing of a F2F course to a new online or hybrid course. Research opportunities along five categories are suggested.
The Role of Course Management Systems (CMS) in Addressing Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in College Classrooms
Authors: Ficarra Laura R. , Chapin Deborah A.
Published: June 2018

The purpose of this chapter is to explore the use of a course management system (CMS) platform, Blackboard, which offers a framework for electronic resources accessed via technology (i.e., discussion boards, online tutorials, simulations, etc.), and will speak to how using CMS in this fashion allows teachers in higher education to address universal design for learning (UDL) in a way that is responsive to various learner profiles. This chapter offers an investigation of the implications of using CMS as a flexible method to employ UDL via blended learning and its influence on students in institutions of higher education (IHE). The authors provide strategies that emphasize best practice based on research in conjunction with their combined varied and extensive experience teaching face-to-face, blended, and asynchronous online courses in IHL.
Pedagogical Values in Online and Blended Learning Environments in Higher Education
Authors: Palahicky Sophia , DesBiens Donna , Jeffery Ken , Webster Keith Stuart
Published: June 2018

Pedagogical values directly affect student performance and, therefore, are essential to successful teaching practice. It is absolutely critical that post-secondary educators examine and reflect on their pedagogical values because these principles pave the path for student success. This chapter describes four pedagogical values that are critical to student success within the context of online and blended learning environments in higher education: 1) value of care; 2) value of diversity; 3) value of community; and 4) value of justice.
Facilitating Active Learning and Collaboration in Online Mathematics Content Courses for Secondary Teachers
Authors: Homp Michelle
Published: June 2018

This chapter reviews teachers' perceptions of the collaborative learning experiences when enrolled in an online course to determine strategies for engaging teachers in active learning and meaningful collaboration in an online learning environment. A survey was designed to solicit feedback from mathematics teachers of Grades 6-12 who have completed online mathematics content courses at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln (UNL) for professional development or for graduate credit. The survey specifically addresses the teachers' perceptions of the collaborative learning experiences during their online course. Combined with feedback from numerous course evaluations and the experiences of several online mathematics instructors from UNL's Department of Mathematics, results of the survey are utilized to determine strategies for engaging teachers in active learning and meaningful collaboration in an online learning environment.
A Reimagined EdD
Authors: Militello Matthew , Tredway Lynda , Jones Karen D.
Published: June 2018

This chapter provides an overview of an innovative design for an online doctoral program in educational leadership. The authors begin with an outline of the participatory, progressive pedagogy framework that guides their work with students. They analyze the use of two illustrations that exemplify their pedagogy in an online environment: digital storytelling and Flip Grid, a video-based online discussion forum. The chapter demonstrates the importance of relationships prior to engagement in critical dialogue and pedagogies both online and in person and identifies key principles for online teaching and learning.
Model for My Students?
Authors: Fraga Lucretia M. , Foster Sandra L. Guzman , Falcon Lori
Published: June 2018

This chapter discusses two case studies that examined tenure/tenure track faculty who participated in a consultative support model of professional development at one private university in South Texas. The professional development was faculty driven and focused on improving faculty technology skills and classroom use of technology tools. This pilot study was the result of a unique situation where two faculty members were given the opportunity to work with a technology consultant on an individual and weekly basis. Influences such as lack of time, faculty load, student skill level, and rapid changes in technology all contributed in shaping the roles and practices of higher education faculty's use of technology. However, utilizing participatory action research both professors surmised that the consultative approach allowed for all participants to engage as learners, which assisted higher education faculty's development in the use of technology.
Blended Learning in Higher Education
Authors: Ngigi Simon Kang'ethe , Obura Elizabeth A.
Published: June 2018

Online and blended instruction offers learners a unique opportunity to learn ubiquitously without being limited to the constraints of time and distance. Additionally, these pedagogies have the potential to open the doors of the university to a wider audience, provide choices for non-traditional students, and extend services to populations that would otherwise not be able to attend the classes on campus. However, complementing traditional teaching with blended learning techniques in a traditional university course presents various challenges. This chapter identify gaps in the factors affecting blended learning in the digital age. Based on the findings, the authors argue that instructors can rely on e-learning technologies to implement blended learning model by redesigning some lectures into new online learning activities, such as tutorials, self-testing exercises, and online group collaborations.
Understanding Student Support
Authors: Rangara-Omol Tabitha
Published: June 2018

Blended learning comprises of teaching and learning formats that complement online technologies for both on-campus and off-campus students. The disposition of online learning requires the student to exercise autonomy, independence, and self-reliance, and the teacher to engage skills that facilitate, guide, and mentor students. These skills need to be developed through support systems that encourage both faculty and student participation. This chapter examines the concept of student support with the objective of providing a background and justification for its role in online learning. The chapter proposes that student support should be part of faculty training with a double-faceted benefit: 1) faculty will adopt the use of technology while learning online student support systems; 2) a well-designed support system will contribute to best practice through improved student retention and success.
Multicriteria Synthesis of Neural Network Architecture
Authors: Voronin Albert
Published: June 2018

Statement of a problem and procedure of vector optimization of the neural-network classifier architecture is considered. As a criterion function, the scalar convolution of criteria under the nonlinear scheme of compromises is offered. Search methods of optimization with discrete arguments are used. The example, neural-network classifier of texts, is given.
Vector Distribution of Limited Resources in Complex Systems
Authors: Voronin Albert N.
Published: June 2018

The problem of distribution of the given global resource of the system under the constraints imposed on individual resources is considered. It is shown that the problem lies in constructing an adequate objective function for optimization of the resources distribution under their limitations. For solving the considered problem, the multicriteria optimization approach is undertaken with the nonlinear trade-off scheme. The proposed nonlinear compromise scheme has the property to adapt to the situation of multicriteria decision-making. The adaptation to the situation of a nonlinear scheme is carried out continuously, while the traditional selection of compromise schemes is done discretely that adds to subjective errors the errors, associated with the quantization compromise schemes. Model examples are given.
Mathematical Modeling of Information Warfare in Techno-Social Environments
Authors: Mikhailov A. P. , Pronchev G. B. , Proncheva O. G.
Published: June 2018

The chapter discusses a number of mathematical models of information battle in techno-social environments. Some models take into account such battle factors as the mass information media's incomplete coverage of the society, the individuals' acquisition of the information only after receiving it twice, the individuals' forgetting the information, a priori bias to support a party to the battle, and polarization of the society. For simpler models, the results are described in brief. For more complicated ones, mathematical research has been conducted with the sociological interpretation of the results.
A Framework for Analyzing the Impact of Data Analytics and the Internet of Things on Digital Marketing
Authors: Kardaras Dimitris K. , Karakostas Bill , Barbounaki Stavroula G. , Kaperonis Stavros
Published: June 2018

The proliferation of the internet of things will open up new opportunities for implementing the digital transformation of businesses. Available data is expected to rise in unprecedented levels of quantity with the IoT playing an important role towards that end. Data analytics techniques will provide businesses with refined pieces of information in almost all aspects in both B2C and B2B context, thus refining services design and customization with more flexibility and options that focus right at the heart of consumers' needs. Digital marketing depends on these developments. This chapter aims at proposing a framework for analyzing the implications of data analytics and IoT on digital marketing.