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What if I had a third arm? An EEG study of a supernumerary BCI system
Authors: Riascos Jaime A. , Villa David Steeven , Maciel Anderson , Nedel Luciana , Barone Dante 
Published: October 2019

AbstractMotor imagery Brain-Computer Interface (MI-BCI) enables bodyless communication by means of the imagination of body movements. Since its apparition, MI-BCI has been widely used in applications such as guiding a robotic prosthesis, or the navigation in games and virtual reality (VR) environments. Although psychological experiments, such as the Rubber Hand Illusion - RHI, suggest the human ability for creating body transfer illusions, MI-BCI only uses the imagination of real body parts as neurofeedback training and control commands. The present work studies and explores the inclusion of an imaginary third arm as a part of the control commands for MI-BCI systems. It also compares the effectiveness of using the conventional arrows and fixation cross as training step (Graz condition) against realistic human hands performing the corresponding tasks from a first-person perspective (Hands condition); both conditions wearing a VR headset. Ten healthy subjects participated in a two-session EEG experiment involving open-close hand tasks, including a third arm that comes out from the chest. The EEG analysis shows a strong power decrease in the sensory-motor areas for the third arm task in both training conditions. Such activity is significantly stronger for Hands than Graz condition, suggesting that the realistic scenario can reduce the abstractness of the third arm and improve the generation of motor imagery signals. The cognitive load is also assessed both by NASA-TLX and Task Load index.
Isolating the sources of heterogeneity in nanoparticle-cell interactions
Authors: Johnston Stuart T , Faria Matthew , Crampin Edmund J 
Published: October 2019

AbstractNanoparticles have the potential to enhance therapeutic success and reduce toxicity-based treatment side effects via the targeted delivery of drugs to cells. This delivery relies on complex interactions between numerous biological, chemical and physical processes. The intertwined nature of these processes has thus far hindered attempts to understand their individual impact. Variation in experimental data, such as the number of nanoparticles inside each cell, further inhibits understanding. Here we present a mathematical framework that is capable of examining the impact of individual processes during nanoparticle delivery. We demonstrate that variation in experimental nanoparticle uptake data can be explained by three factors: random nanoparticle motion; variation in nanoparticle-cell interactions; and variation in the maximum nanoparticle uptake per cell. Without all three factors, the experimental data cannot be explained. This work provides insight into biological mecha-nisms that cause heterogeneous responses to treatment, and enables precise identification of treatment-resistant cell subpopulations.
Sales capabilities in the wine industry: an analysis of the current scenario and emerging trends
Authors: Mattiacci Alberto , Bruni Attilio , Magno Francesca , Cassia Fabio 
Published: October 2019

Purpose
Although sales activities in the wine industry are becoming increasingly important, there has been little research on the sales capabilities in wine businesses. The purpose of this paper is to address this gap by examining the most important salesperson and sales management capabilities and emerging trends related to the management of sales capabilities in the wine industry.

Design/methodology/approach
Empirical analysis based on an explorative research design was conducted in the Italian wine industry. Sales directors from 4 of the 30 largest Italian wine producers were interviewed. Textual data were analysed using template analysis.

Findings
Analysis of the findings revealed the most important capabilities of salespeople and sales managers and identified four emerging trends related to sales capability management in the wine industry – capabilities enrichment, capabilities balance, capabilities specialisation and capabilities acquisition process.

Research limitations/implications
Given that only large wine producers in the Old World were interviewed, caution should be exercised before extending the findings to small and medium-sized players and to those in the New World.

Practical implications
The trends identified in this study provide actionable insights for designing strategies to manage sales capabilities in wine businesses.

Originality/value
This was one of the first studies to address the capabilities of salespeople and sales managers and to provide an in-depth examination of sales capability management trends in the wine industry.
Entrepreneurship as a preferred career option
Authors: Ahmad Noor Hazlina , Ramayah T. , Mahmud Imran , Musa Mohammad , Anika Johura Jabin 
Published: October 2019

Purpose
Building upon the theory of planned behaviour and the entrepreneurial event model, the purpose of this paper is to test the effects of the following covariates in predicting entrepreneurial intention among tourism students in Bangladesh, namely, attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioural control (PBC), perceived desirability and perceived feasibility.

Design/methodology/approach
A total of 137 private university students participated in the study by means of questionnaire. The hypotheses were tested using partial least squares (PLS) analysis.

Findings
Findings indicate that attitude and subjective norm significantly influence perceived desirability. It was also found that subjective norm and PBC positively influence perceived feasibility. Interestingly also, both perceived desirability and perceived feasibility predict entrepreneurial intention.

Originality/value
The study proves the robustness of the integration of the two intent models in explaining entrepreneurial intention in a developing country. The new PLS predict algorithm has been used to generate and evaluate predictions from the path model estimations.
Perspectives of scholars on the nature of sustainability: a survey study
Authors: Aminpour Payam , Gray Steven , Richardson Robert , Singer Alison , Castro-Diaz Laura , Schaefer Marie , Ramlan Mohd Aswad , Chikowore Noleen Rutendo 
Published: October 2019

Purpose
This paper aims to investigate different ways in which faculty members of sustainability-related departments in universities across the world perceive, understand and define sustainability and how these definitions are linked to their demographics and epistemological beliefs.

Design/methodology/approach
Scholars from different disciplines investigate the sustainability of social-ecological systems from different perspectives. Such differences in the understanding of, and approaches to, sustainability have created ambiguity within the field and may weaken its effectiveness, impact and reputation as a field of research. To contribute to the discussion about sustainability definition, a survey was conducted involving university faculty members working in sustainability-related academic departments around the world. Participants’ responses were analyzed using SPSS 24.0 involving descriptive and inferential statistics and principle component analysis. Additionally, responses to open-ended questions were qualitatively analyzed.

Findings
Factor analysis on sustainability definition items reveal four emergent universal definitions of sustainability, labeled as Environmentalism concerns, Common understanding, neo-Malthusian environmentalism and Sustainability as well-being. Statistical analyses indicate that individuals from developed countries are more likely to define sustainability as Environmentalism and Common understanding; however, individuals from developing countries tend to define sustainability as well-being. Also, more heavily engaged scholars in interdisciplinary research of sustainability are more likely to perceive sustainability as Common understanding. Logistic Regression models demonstrate a connection between epistemological perspectives of researchers and sustainability definitions. Qualitative content analysis indicates that interdisciplinarity and collaboration are the most common challenges to sustainability research.

Originality/value
The findings of this study demonstrate disconnects between scholars from developing and developed countries in understanding and defining sustainability, and these disconnects may present further challenges for global sustainability scholarship.
Narratives of cooperation, resilience and resistance: workers’ self-recovery in times of crisis
Authors: Antonazzo Luca 
Published: October 2019

Purpose
Worker-recuperated enterprises have appeared in Europe with increasing frequency since 2008, following the Great Recession that hit the western economies. The purpose of this paper is to depict the phenomenon of worker-recuperated enterprises in Italy, focusing on two different types of business recovery, that of workers buyouts and that of recovered social spaces. The paper compares these on the basis of four analytical dimensions: resilience/resistance, relationship with the market, relationship with the territory and workplace democracy.

Design/methodology/approach
The corpus of the research is based on the cross-sectional analysis of workers’ narratives. These were collected, within a small sample of theoretically relevant cases, in order to retrace and analyse the path from the crisis of the former companies to establishment of the workers’ cooperatives and their social and economic features.

Findings
The collected narratives allowed for a multi-level comparison between different types of worker-recuperated enterprises, providing some insights on their emergence, their features in terms of resilience and resistance, their relationship with the market economy and their outcomes in terms of workplace democracy and support to employment.

Originality/value
Worker buyouts are gaining ground in Europe as an effective mechanism to oppose the fall of the employment rate in consequence of economic crises. This research intends to offer some data and arguments to the current international debate on the effectiveness of these mechanisms in coping with economic shocks and opening up to a sustainable and cooperative work-driven economy.
“Spade sign” and inflammation/fibrosis limited to the upper and mid‐dermis as the pathognomonic features of acne keloidalis
Authors: Cheng An‐Yu , Lee Chaw‐Ning , Hsieh Fu‐Nien , Lo Tzu‐Kun , Huang Hsin‐Yu , Hsu Chao‐Kai , Lee Julia Yu‐Yun , Yang Chao‐Chun 
Published: October 2019

AbstractAcne keloidalis (AK) is one of the primary cicatricial alopecias and predominantly affects men of African descent. Reports in Asians are scant. This study aimed to retrospectively review the clinical and histopathological features of AK patients in southern Taiwan and identify the pathognomonic features of AK. There were 15 patients with histopathologically confirmed AK in National Cheng Kung University Hospital between 1988 and 2018. The median onset age was 24 years (range, 14–71). The male : female ratio was 14:1. In the acute stage of AK, the lymphocytic and neutrophilic peri‐infundibular inflammatory infiltrates with microabscess formation and edema corresponded to the clinical finding of isolated papules or pustules. Subsequently, the inflammatory infiltrates involved the mid‐dermis and the isthmus of hair follicles. The “spade sign”, a thin and dilated space resembling the shape of a balloon or spade symbol of playing cards at the level of lower isthmus, was identified in eight biopsies from five patients and may be a pathognomonic sign in the subacute stage of AK. At the chronic stage, the segments of hair shafts remained in the upper to mid‐dermis and induced chronic inflammation and extensive fibrosis, resulting in the clinical keloid‐like appearance. The restriction of inflammation and fibrosis in the upper to mid‐dermis was another unique and pathognomonic feature of AK.
Random noise attenuation via the randomized canonical polyadic decomposition
Authors: Gao Wenlei , Sacchi Mauricio D. 
Published: October 2019

ABSTRACTTensor algebra provides a robust framework for multi‐dimensional seismic data processing. A low‐rank tensor can represent a noise‐free seismic data volume. Additive random noise will increase the rank of the tensor. Hence, tensor rank‐reduction techniques can be used to filter random noise. Our filtering method adopts the Candecomp/Parafac decomposition to approximates a N‐dimensional seismic data volume via the superposition of rank‐one tensors. Similar to the singular value decomposition for matrices, a low‐rank Candecomp/Parafac decomposition can capture the signal and exclude random noise in situations where a low‐rank tensor can represent the ideal noise‐free seismic volume. The alternating least squares method is adopted to compute the Candecomp/Parafac decomposition with a provided target rank. This method involves solving a series of highly over‐determined linear least‐squares subproblems. To improve the efficiency of the alternating least squares algorithm, we uniformly randomly sample equations of the linear least‐squares subproblems to reduce the size of the problem significantly. The computational overhead is further reduced by avoiding unfolding and folding large dense tensors. We investigate the applicability of the randomized Candecomp/Parafac decomposition for incoherent noise attenuation via experiments conducted on a synthetic dataset and field data seismic volumes. We also compare the proposed algorithm (randomized Candecomp/Parafac decomposition) against multi‐dimensional singular spectrum analysis and classical prediction filtering. We conclude the proposed approach can achieve slightly better denoising performance in terms of signal‐to‐noise ratio enhancement than traditional methods, but with a less computational cost.
The development of marriage and family therapy in East Asia (China, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong): past, present and future
Authors: Tseng Chi‐Fang , Wittenborn Andrea K. , Blow Adrian J. , Chao Wentao , Liu Ting 
Published: October 2019

The discipline of marriage and family therapy (MFT) has been established around the world. Inspired by theories and models developed in Western countries, professionals in East Asian countries over the last two decades have been dedicated to introducing the concepts of MFT to local mental health professionals. This paper presents an overview of the cultural background of East Asian cultures, a summary of MFT development in East Asia, and a discussion of key challenges to advancing MFT in East Asia. We provide recommendations to overcome these obstacles, including bridging the gap between MFTs in the West and East Asia, developing country‐specific MFT development plans, establishing accreditation and licensing regulation, increasing the public awareness of MFT, increasing collaboration among training institutes and the number of qualified MFT trainers and training locations, and developing culturally attuned MFT training and practices.Practitioner points

Direct application of Western approaches to the East Asian context can be detrimental if therapists do not carefully examine the cultural differences and adapt accordingly

A critical step in developing MFT in East Asia is to develop country/region‐specific plans including the recognition of the history, values, and distinctive features of Asian families
How the West was Won: A Deconstruction of Politicised Colonial Engineering
Authors: Eichhorn Stephen J. 
Published: October 2019

AbstractHistory has taught us that the Global North's attempts to ‘civilise' the rest of the world's population, both now and in colonial times, have been fraught with difficulty. This paper argues that this difficulty is mainly owing to the political standpoint and positioning of our perceived engineering and technical superiority. A failure to recognise this viewpoint and to change the way in which we work together—in a global sense—to solve issues such as climate change, threatens our ability to survive as a species. Political standpoints on such issues still assume a superiority of governments in the Global North. This paper retraces colonial engineering projects, mainly directed from the UK, that failed to consider the development of other populations in the world, and their needs. It is also posited that our exploitation in the Global North, which assumes historical superiority as a basic premise, will fail in tackling major issues. Change is needed through a decolonisation of engineering projects, and western engineering curricula that are used to train future professionals. Evidence of the impact of decolonisation on the engineering discipline itself is scarce, but nevertheless, a response is needed to ensure that a more inclusive curriculum and narrative is developed.
Potential utility of anti‐TNF drugs in synovial chondromatosis associated with ankylosing spondylitis
Authors: Yu Shengyan , Wu Meifang , Zhou Gengmin , Ishikawa Tatsuya , Liang Jianle , Nallapothula Dhiraj , Singh Ram Raj , Wang Qingwen , Wang Meiying 
Published: October 2019

AbstractWe describe a previously unreported association of ankylosing spondylitis with synovial chondromatosis, and briefly review previously reported cases and treatment of synovial chondromatosis in patients with other immune‐mediated inflammatory arthritides. A 20‐year‐old man with ankylosing spondylitis whose axial disease was in remission with nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs and oral disease‐modifying anti‐rheumatic drugs developed recurrent right knee pain and swelling. Magnetic resonance imaging of his right knee revealed calcified loose bodies, suggestive of synovial chondromatosis. While waiting for the surgical intervention and other invasive therapy previously reported in patients with synovial chondromatosis, a trial of etanercept eliminated the pain and swelling of the knee; however, the loose bodies have persisted during the 2‐year follow‐up. Thus, synovial chondromatosis should be considered in the differential diagnoses of a refractory monoarticular pain and swelling in patients with otherwise controlled inflammatory arthritis. Our report advocates a trial of anti‐tumor necrosis factor drugs, which might delay the need for invasive therapy in patients with synovial chondromatosis.
Is better banking performance associated with financial inclusion and mandated CSR expenditure in a developing country?
Authors: Bhattacharyya Asit , Wright Sue , Rahman Md Lutfur 
Published: October 2019

AbstractMotivated by legislation mandating CSR expenditure to improve social equality and economic development in India, we examine the association of CSR expenditure and financial inclusion with the performance of banking firms in the period after introduction of the legislation. We study whether mandated CSR expenditure and/or financial inclusion measures are associated with better financial performance, using both accounting and stock market measures of performance, for Indian banks during 2015–2017. Our results demonstrate that level of CSR expenditure and degree of financial inclusion is not associated with banks’ financial performance when performance is measured in accounting terms. However, a significant negative association is found when performance is measured by stock market return. These results suggest that the current design of the legislation is unlikely to achieve its purpose. This is the first study to present clear evidence on the associations of mandatory CSR spending and firm‐level financial inclusion with accounting‐based and market‐based bank performance.
Normal range of complement components during pregnancy: A prospective study
Authors: He Ying‐dong , Xu Bing‐ning , Song Di , Wang Ya‐qin , Yu Feng , Chen Qian , Zhao Ming‐hui 
Published: October 2019

AbstractProblemThe complement system plays a key role in normal placentation, and delicate regulation of complement system activation is critical for successful pregnancy. Therefore, establishing a normal range of complement components during pregnancy is important for clinical evaluation and research.MethodsWe performed a prospective study to investigate the normal range of complement components in circulation during different stages of pregnancy. Plasma concentrations of complement factor B (CFB), C1q, complement factor H (CFH), C3, C3c, and C4 were measured using an immunoturbidimetric assay; mannan‐binding lectin (MBL), C3a, C5a, and soluble C5b‐9 (sC5b‐9) levels at different time points of pregnancy were determined by enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).ResultsA total of 733 plasma samples were collected from 362 women with a normal pregnancy and 65 samples from non‐pregnant women. In the first trimester of pregnancy, the levels of CFB, CFH, MBL, C3c, C4, and C3a were 414.5 ± 85.9 mg/L (95% CI for mean: 402.4‐426.6 mg/L), 381.0 ± 89.0 mg/L (95% CI for mean: 368.5‐393.6 mg/L), 4274.5 ± 2752 ng/mL (95% CI for mean: 3881.1‐4656.4 ng/mL), 1346.9 ± 419.8 mg/L (95% CI for mean: 1287.7‐1406.0 mg/L), 357.4 ± 101.8 mg/L (95% CI for mean: 343.0‐371.7 mg/L), and 182.5 ± 150.0 ng/mL (95% CI for mean: 186.9‐229.1 ng/mL), respectively. The levels of C3 and C4 increased gradually throughout pregnancy. The levels of C1q, C5a, and sC5b‐9 in the first and second trimesters were nearly the same as those in non‐pregnant women.ConclusionThe results of this study show that pregnancy itself may influence the plasma levels of complement system components.
Driving in terrain
Authors: KRUGLOVA ANNA 
Published: October 2019

ABSTRACTThe developing culture of mass private automobile ownership in Russia became a prominent platform for post‐Soviet citizen‐drivers to (re)negotiate their relationship with the state. The convergence of power, infrastructure, and modernity in automobility made salient the old Soviet promise of infrastructural and cultural development, delegitimizing the post‐Soviet contraction of the state's sphere of responsibility. On the other hand, the inherent danger and autonomy of automobile technology, combined with highly spatialized local politics, reveal a number of political mechanisms and imaginaries that make such withdrawals peculiarly legitimate. Finally, through the windshield of a private car in Russia, the state emerges as the ontology and a total social fact. This contradicts the anti‐statist, pluralist, and the localizing concepts of the state in contemporary anthropology. [automobility, accidents, the state, modernity, politics of statelessness, Russia]