bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Cheese consumption culture in Central Spain (Madrid Region): drivers and consumer profile
Authors: Cruz Maceín José Luis , Iriondo DeHond Maite , Miguel Eugenio 
Published: December 2019

Purpose
The artisanal cheese industry in the Community of Madrid (CM) in Spain has recently experienced an increased development despite its traditionally limited cheese and milk production. The purpose of this paper is to explain this phenomenon by identifying the determinants of consumer attitudes towards cheese consumption in relation to the offer provided by recent artisan cheese producers.

Design/methodology/approach
A phone survey (n = 1,111 consumers) consisting of 17 questions was carried out to analyse cheese consumption culture in the CM. Principal component analysis was used to identify the factors that determine cheese-purchasing variance.

Findings
The first component was explained by hedonic (38 per cent of variance), followed by health aspects (24 per cent of variance) and price (15 per cent of variance). Price was identified as the most important criterion when purchasing cheese (67 per cent of consumers), followed by fat (57 per cent) and salt content (56 per cent). Results indicate a low cheese consumption culture in Madrid, as 48 per cent of consumers did not know exactly what kind of cheese they normally consumed. The type of milk used in cheese production was used to identify consumer profiles for market segmentation. Sheep and goat cheese consumers valued local production food quality and may be the driving force behind the expansion of artisanal cheese industry in Madrid.

Research limitations/implications
Madrid Region is one of the most important markets in Spain and Europe; however, local cheeses are not a traditional product in the market.

Practical implications
This paper offers a very interesting approach about how consumers’ culture can support a new local agricultural industry.

Social implications
Rural entrepreneurs can innovate focussing on new consumers demands. Local and handcrafted products are an opportunity in rural and periurban areas.

Originality/value
This paper shows consumer preferences and attitudes towards the novel artisan cheese sector that has expanded in the CM.
On consumers’ use, brand preference and equity of sports nutrition products
Authors: Wesana Joshua , Schouteten Joachim J. , Van Acker Evi , Gellynck Xavier , De Steur Hans 
Published: December 2019

PurposeWhile trends of health and well-being have boosted the development of sports nutrition products, consumer research is limited. The purpose of this paper is to profile sports nutrition users and non-users, and to explain users’ preference and equity of sports nutrition brands.Design/methodology/approachA large online survey (n=3,165) was conducted with users and non-users of sports nutrition drinks in Belgium. Profiling was based on socio-demographic and sport related variables. For users, brand preference and equity of three key sports nutrition brands (n=1,075) were measured. Thereby, a three-dimensional consumer-based brand equity (CBBE) model was applied.FindingsBoth the socio-demographic (gender, age, education and employment status) and sport profile (frequency, context, reasons and sports nutrition advice) had a significant influence on respondents’ likelihood to use sports nutrition products. For brand preference, the effect of sport and socio-demographic profile was only partially confirmed, with advice and frequency of sport participation being most influential. Furthermore, users’ brand equity was shown to be positively affected by brand quality and brand loyalty, while the impact of brand awareness/associations was not significant for all brands.Research limitations/implicationsInsights in the role of the sport and socio-demographic profiles contribute to the understanding of general and brand-specific sports nutrition use. The insignificance of brand awareness/associations for Brand A points to the notion of other implicit factors that possibly mask or transform the effect of brand awareness, yet do not influence brand quality and loyalty. Future theory development could integrate the CBBE model with other explanatory determinants related to consumer (health) behavior theories, or consumer perceptions on marketing efforts, while brand equity measurement could be extended with financial measures.Practical implicationsVariations in the impact of brand equity dimensions further lend support for the diversification of marketing strategies in the sports nutrition sector.Originality/valueThis study is one of the first to examine the customer market of sports nutrition products and brands.
Assessing the effects of exogenous factors for benchmarking hospitals with double bootstrapping
Authors: Lee Yong Joo , Joo Seong-Jong 
Published: December 2019

PurposeData envelopment analysis (DEA) is based on the production possibility set that involves the process of converting resources or inputs to outputs. Accordingly, most DEA models include endogenous variables and need an additional step to find the influence of exogenous variables on the process. The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between the efficiency scores of DEA and the exogenous variables using truncated regression analysis with double bootstrapping along with two additional methods.Design/methodology/approachFirst, the authors employ DEA for benchmarking the comparative efficiency of the health care institutes. Next, the authors run and compare truncated, ordinary least square (OLS) and Tobit regression analysis using the double bootstrapping algorithm for finding the influence of exogenous variables on the efficiency of the health care institutes.FindingsThe authors confirmed the amount of bias for the Tobit and OLS regression models, which was caused by serially correlated errors. Accordingly, the authors chose results from the truncated regression model with double bootstrapping for examining the influence of exogenous or environment variables on the efficiency scores.Research limitations/implicationsThe study includes cross-sectional data on health care institutes in the state of Washington, USA. Collecting data in various states or regions over time is left for future studies.Practical implicationsIn this study, three exogenous variables such as Medicaid revenues, locations of health care institutes and ownership types are significant for explaining the relationship between the efficiency scores and a group of the exogenous variables. Managers and policy makers need to pay attention to these variables along with endogenous variables for promoting the sustainability of the health care institutes.Originality/valueThe study demonstrates the usefulness of the truncated regression analysis with double bootstrapping for confirming the relationship between the efficiency scores of DEA and a group of exogenous variables, which is rare in the DEA literature.
Recruiting and retaining of Indigenous Probations Officers
Authors: Morven Frank , Cunningham J. Barton 
Published: December 2019

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to define different types of culturally commensurate experiences, events, activities and interventions which Indigenous people find relevant for improving cultural diversity.Design/methodology/approachBased on interviews and surveys with Indigenous Probations Officers, the authors define a framework of nine experiences and events relevant to the organization, team and cultural development.FindingsThe key finding lies in proposing a framework of what Indigenous Probation Officers finding lies view as commensurate experiences, activities or interventions which recognize their cultural context (American Psychological Association, 2003).Research limitations/implicationsThe key limitations to this study are the size of the sample and the inability to conclusively argue that the framework of experiences developed can claim to represent those important for improving recruitment and retentions of all Indigenous Probation Officers. Further exploratory research of this type is necessary to add to this research in guiding future research and practice.Practical implicationsThe definition of a multicultural experiences offered here might be useful in encouraging Probation Officers and others in developing a deeper appreciation of cultures of Indigenous peoples and other groups.Social implicationsThe purpose is to better understand an Indigenous perspective on enhancing a connection to culture within the Corrections system.Originality/valueRather than using a list of competencies to shape behaviors and experiences that people practice, the underlying assumption is to encourage cultural multiculturalism framework competency development by focusing on experiences and events important to objectives related to improving diversity.
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Asian firms: a strategic choice perspective of ethics and compliance management
Authors: Gaur Ajai , Ghosh Koustab , Zheng Qinqin 
Published: December 2019

PurposeThe decision regarding ethics and compliance management (ECM) adoption and its actual implementation is usually deliberated as an important corporate social responsibility (CSR) matter. Building on the strategic choice perspective, this study aims to investigate the forces and mechanisms underlying the link between ECM adoption and its substantial implementation.Design/methodology/approachThe study is based on survey data of multi-national companies (MNCs) in Asia.FindingsThe authors find that firms adopt ECM initiatives due to the impact of critical field events coupled with institutional mimesis and the salience of risk reduction. Moreover, reinforced by top management support and ethics transgressions, firms are inclined to engage in sincere ECM implementation.Originality/valueThe study examines important antecedents of ECM adoption and implementation in market MNCs. In doing so, it contributes to the broader CSR literature.
Paradoxes in supplier’s uptake of GSCM practices: institutional drivers and buyer dependency
Authors: Fayezi Sajad , Stekelorum Rebecca , El Baz Jamal , Laguir Issam 
Published: December 2019

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of institutional drivers and buyer dependency on green supply chain management (GSCM) practices and performance of suppliers.Design/methodology/approachThe authors draw on institutional theory and resource dependence theory to construct a conceptual model than links institutional drivers, GSCM practices, buyer dependency and performance outcomes. The authors test the hypotheses using partial least squares structural equation modeling applied to a sample of suppliers in the Australian manufacturing sector.FindingsThe results confirm that suppliers develop GSCM practices of green sourcing and eco-design to enhance their performance in response to both coercive forces and voluntary behaviors of their institutional environment. However, buyer dependence of suppliers explains important paradoxes in their uptake of GSCM practices. For example, while the institutional drivers encourage greater adoption of green sourcing by suppliers, increase in buyer dependence in turn reduces the positive performance outcome of green sourcing.Practical implicationsThe authors establish that understanding and assessment of the role of buyer dependency is critical for managers in charge of GSCM practices of their company. This enables practitioners to proactively manage paradoxes resulting from institutional drivers and buyer dependency through an informed decision on the type of GSCM practice to be adopted for effectuating performance improvement.Originality/valueThe authors provide empirical evidence on paradoxes that curtail performance associated with the uptake of GSCM practices by suppliers moving beyond institutional environment by considering the role of buyer dependency.
Coping with abusive leaders
Authors: P.B. Srikanth 
Published: December 2019

PurposeMore than a decade of research on abusive leader behaviors suggests a consensus regarding its deleterious effects on employees’ contextual performance. Therefore, research on how to cope with abusive leader behaviors is both theoretically and practically important. The purpose of this paper is to examine how individuals’ personality and appropriate coping strategy may jointly help in weakening the negative effects of abusive leader behaviors.Design/methodology/approachThe study examines the relationship between social support coping strategy and agreeableness. Data collected from full-time employees and their reporting managers were used for analyses. Data were analyzed using moderated regression techniques followed by conditional indirect effects testing.FindingsThe study provides supports to the evidence that the relationship between abusive leader behaviors and contextual performance was weaker for employees high in agreeableness. Additionally, the use of social support coping strategy facilitated a negative relationship between abusive leader behaviors and contextual performance. Finally, the moderating effects of agreeableness were mediated by the use of social support coping strategy.Research limitations/implicationsThe study contributes to theories of abusive supervision, personality and coping strategies. The results offer insights into the joint roles of personality and the social support coping strategy that may weaken the negative influence of abusive leader behaviors and contextual performance.Practical implicationsHuman resource practitioners may benefit from formally institutionalizing social support through mentoring programs and informally through “buddy” programs for newly joined employees, to understand the organization culture and voice their concerns.Originality/valueWhile most studies on abusive leader behavior focused on the deleterious effects, this study is one of the few that explores the role of coping strategy while dealing with abusive leader.
Freshwater salmon aquaculture in Chile and transferable antimicrobial resistance
Authors: Cabello Felipe C. , Godfrey Henry P. , Ivanova Larisa , Shah Syed Q. A. , Sørum Henning , Tomova Alexandra 
Published: December 2019

SummaryLarge amounts of antimicrobials are used in salmonid aquaculture in Chile. Most are used in marine aquaculture, but appreciable amounts are also employed in freshwater aquaculture. Much research and many publications have examined transferable antimicrobial resistance in bacteria isolated from marine salmon farms, but much less attention has been paid to this area in freshwater salmon farming. A recent paper by Domínguez et al. (2019) has as least in part remedied this situation. We now comment on some of its interpretations and have attempted to point out its areas of strength and weakness in light of the published scientific literature. Seen in this setting, the important results presented by Domínguez et al. (2019) underline the need for increased awareness of the challenge to animal and human health posed by excessive use of antimicrobials in aquaculture.
Adjuvant radiotherapy for patients with pathologic node‐negative esophageal carcinoma: A population based propensity matching analysis
Authors: Gao Hui‐Jiang , Shang Xiao‐Bin , Gong Lei , Zhang Hong‐Dian , Ren Peng , Shi Guo‐Dong , Wei Yu‐Cheng , Yu Zhen‐Tao 
Published: December 2019

BackgroundThe impact of adjuvant treatment for esophageal carcinoma with tumor‐negative lymph nodes after upfront radical esophagectomy is still uncertain. This study investigated the effects of postoperative radiotherapy in pT1‐3N0 esophageal carcinoma after radical resection.MethodWe retrospectively identified pT1‐3N0M0 esophageal carcinoma patients between 2000 and 2016 from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database. Patients with upfront esophagectomy were categorized as having received surgery alone (SA) and surgical resection followed by adjuvant radiotherapy (SA + RT). Propensity score matching, univariate and multivariate analysis were performed to compare overall survival (OS) and cause‐specific survival (CSS).ResultsA total of 2862 patients were identified, of whom 274 received SA + RT and 2588 received SA. The median follow‐up was 60.4 months (95%CI, 58.7–62.1 months). The five‐year OS and CSS were better for SA group compared with SA + RT group (P < 0.001, respectively). Furthermore, after matching, the OS and CSS were still significantly better for SA patients. For T subgroup analysis, postoperative radiotherapy was an independent prognostic factor only for pT1 patients with worse OS, without survival differences for pT2 and pT3 patients. However, after multivariate cox analysis, postoperative radiotherapy can provide significantly better OS for pT3 patients with tumor length ≥5 cm (P = 0.03; 95%CI, 0.29–0.94).ConclusionsAmong pT1‐3N0M0 esophageal carcinoma patients, postoperative radiotherapy can provide significantly better OS for pT3 patients with tumor length ≥5 cm. However, there are no survival benefits for pT1‐2 patients after SA + RT procedure. This finding may have significant implications on the use of adjuvant radiation in patients with pN0 disease.
Immunotherapy at any line of treatment improves survival in patients with advanced metastatic non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) compared with chemotherapy (Quijote‐CLICaP)
Authors: Ruiz‐Patiño Alejandro , Arrieta Oscar , Cardona Andrés F. , Martín Claudio , Raez Luis E. , Zatarain‐Barrón Zyanya L. , Barrón Feliciano , Ricaurte Luisa , Bravo‐Garzón María A. , Mas Luis , Corrales Luis , Rojas Leonardo , Lupinacci Lorena , Perazzo Florencia , Bas Carlos , Carranza Omar , Puparelli Carmen , Rizzo Manglio , Ruiz Rossana , Rolfo Christian , Archila Pilar , Rodríguez July , Sotelo Carolina , Vargas Carlos , Carranza Hernán , Otero Jorge , Pino Luis E. , Ortíz Carlos , Laguado Paola , Rosell Rafael ,   on behalf of the CLICaP
Published: December 2019

BackgroundTo compare survival outcomes of patients with advanced or metastatic non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who received immunotherapy as first‐, second‐ or beyond line, versus matched patients receiving standard chemotherapy with special characterization of hyperprogressors.MethodsA retrospective cohort study of 296 patients with unresectable/metastatic NSCLC treated with either, first‐, second‐, third‐ or fourth‐line of immunotherapy was conducted. A matched comparison with a historical cohort of first‐line chemotherapy and a random forest tree analysis to characterize hyperprogressors was conducted.ResultsMedian age was 64 years (range 34–90), 40.2% of patients were female. A total of 91.2% of patients had an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance score ≤ 1. Immunotherapy as first‐line was given to 39 patients (13.7%), second‐line to 140 (48.8%), and as third‐line and beyond to 108 (37.6%). Median overall survival was 12.7 months (95% CI 9.67–14 months) and progression‐free survival (PFS) of 4.27 months (95% CI 3.97–5.0). Factors associated with increased survival included treatment with immunotherapy as first‐line (P < 0.001), type of response (P < 0.001) and PD‐L1 status (P = 0.0039). Compared with the historical cohort, immunotherapy proved to be superior in terms of OS (P = 0.05) but not PFS (P = 0.2). A total of 44 hyperprogressors were documented (19.8%, [95% CI 14.5–25.1%]). Leukocyte count over 5.300 cells/dL was present in both hyperprogressors and long‐term responders.ConclusionsPatients who receive immune‐checkpoint inhibitors as part of their treatment for NSCLC have better overall survival (OS) compared with matched patients treated with standard chemotherapy, regardless of the line of treatment.
Short interruptions between pre‐warming and intraoperative warming are associated with low intraoperative hypothermia rates
Authors: Grote Rolf , Wetz Anna , Bräuer Anselm , Menzel Matthias 
Published: December 2019

BackgroundPrevention of inadvertent hypothermia is recommended for procedures >30 minutes because hypothermia increases the risk of myocardial ischemia, intraoperative blood loss, transfusion and wound complications. Therefore, short warming interruptions between pre‐warming and intraoperative warming might result in lower hypothermia rates. The aim of this retrospective investigation was to determine whether the incidence of inadvertent intraoperative hypothermia was affected by the warming interruption.MethodsThe lowest intraoperative body core temperature value and the warming interruption time were taken from anaesthesia records. Body core temperature was recorded continuously, and a patient was classified to be hypothermic if the lowest recorded temperature value was <36°C. Hypothermia rates and the correlation between warming interruption times and intraoperative hypothermia rates were calculated.ResultsFive thousand eighty‐four patients were analysed. The intraoperative hypothermia rate was 15.3%. Nineteen patients (0.4%) had a recorded temperature of <35.0°C. An increase in forced‐air warming interruption time was significantly associated with an increase in intraoperative hypothermia rates (P < .0001). Patients with interruptions in forced‐air warming >20 minutes showed significantly higher hypothermia rates than those with interruptions of ≤20 minutes (P < .0001).ConclusionIntraoperative hypothermia rates increased significantly with longer forced‐air warming interruptions between pre‐warming and intraoperative warming. Short warming interruptions can preserve the effect of pre‐warming and are associated with low intraoperative hypothermia rates.
Flow‐controlled ventilation improves gas exchange in lung‐healthy patients— a randomized interventional cross‐over study
Authors: Weber Jonas , Schmidt Johannes , Straka Leonie , Wirth Steffen , Schumann Stefan 
Published: December 2019

BackgroundFlow‐controlled ventilation (FCV) is a new ventilation mode that provides constant inspiratory and expiratory flow. FCV was shown to improve gas exchange and lung recruitment in porcine models of healthy and injured ventilated lungs. The primary aim of our study was to verify the influences of FCV on gas exchange, respiratory mechanics and haemodynamic variables in mechanically ventilated lung‐healthy patients.MethodsAfter obtaining ethical approval and informed consent, we measured arterial blood gases, respiratory and haemodynamic variables during volume‐controlled ventilation (VCV) and FCV in 20 consecutive patients before they underwent abdominal surgery. After baseline (BL) ventilation, patients were randomly assigned to either BL‐VCV‐FCV or BL‐FCV‐VCV. Thereby, BL ventilation settings were kept, except for the ventilation mode‐related differences (FCV is supposed to be used with an I:E ratio of 1:1).ResultsCompared to BL and VCV, PaO2 was higher [PaO2: FCV: 38.2 (7.1), BL ventilation: 35.0 (5.8), VCV: 35.2 (7.0) kPa, P < .001] and PaCO2 lower [PaCO2: FCV: 4.8 (0.5), BL ventilation: 5.1 (0.5), VCV: 5.1 (0.5) kPa, P < .001] during FCV. With comparable plateau pressure [BL: 14.9 (1.9), VCV: 15.3 (1.6), FCV: 15.2 (1.5) cm H2O), P = .185], tracheal mean pressure was higher during FCV [BL: 10.2 (1.1), VCV: 10.4 (0.7), FCV: 11.5 (1.0) cm H2O, P < .001]. Haemodynamic variables did not differ between ventilation phases.ConclusionFlow‐controlled ventilation improves oxygenation and carbon dioxide elimination within a short time, compared to VCV with identical tidal volume, inspiratory plateau pressure and end‐expiratory pressure.