bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Occurrence, identification and antibiogram signatures of selected Enterobacteriaceae from Tsomo and Tyhume rivers in the Eastern Cape Province, Republic of South Africa
Authors: Fadare Folake Temitope , Adefisoye Martins Ajibade , Okoh Anthony Ifeanyi 
Published: August 2020

AbstractThe increasing occurrence of multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in clinical and environmental settings has been seen globally as a complex public health challenge, mostly in the developing nations where they significantly impact on freshwater used for a variety of domestic purposes and irrigation. In this paper, we give details as regards the occurrence and antibiogram signatures of Enterobacteriaceae community in Tsomo and Tyhume rivers within the Eastern Cape Province, Republic of South Africa using standard methods. Average distribution of the presumptive Enterobacteriaceae in the rivers ranged from 1 × 102CFU/100ml to 1.95 × 104CFU/100ml. We confirmed 56 (70.8%) out of 79 presumptive Enterobacteriaceae isolated being species within the family Enterobacteriaceae through the Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time of Flight technique. From this,Citrobacter-,Enterobacter-,Klebsiellaspecies andEscherichia coliwere selected (n=40) due to their pathogenic potentials for antibiogram profiling. The results of the antibiotic susceptibility testing gave a revelation that all the isolates were phenotypically multidrug-resistant while resistance against ampicillin (95%), tetracycline and doxycycline (88%) and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (85%) antibiotics were most prevalent. The Multiple Antibiotic Resistance indices stretched from 0.22 to 0.94, with the highest index observed in aC. freundiiisolate. Molecular characterisation using the PCR technique revealed the dominance ofblaTEM(30%; 12/40) among the ten groups of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) genes assayed. The prevalence of others wasblaCTX-Mgenes including group 1, 2 and 9 (27.5%),blaSHV(20%),blaKPC(17.6%),blaGES(11.8%),blaIMP(11.8%),blaVIM(11.8%),blaOXA-1-like(10%),blaPER(2.5%),blaOXA-48-like(5.9%) andblaVEB(0%). From the six plasmid-mediated AmpC (pAmpC) genes investigatedblaACC,blaEBC,blaFOX,blaCIT,blaDHAandblaMOX, only the first four were detected. In this category, the most dominant wasblaEBC,with 18.4% (7/38). The prevalence of the non-β-lactamases includetetA(33.3%),tetB(30.5%), tetC(2.8%),tetD(11.1%),tetK(0%),tetM(13.9%),catI(12%),catII(68%),sulI(14.3%),sulII(22.8%) andaadA(8.3%). Notably, aC. koseriharboured 42.8% (12/28) of the genes assayed for which includes five of the ESBL genes (including the onlyblaPERdetected in this study), two of the pAmpC resistance genes (blaACCandblaCIT) and five of the non-β-lactamase genes. To the best of our knowledge, this study gives the first report onC. koseriexhibiting co-occurrence of ESBL/AmpC β-lactamase genes from the environment. The detection of ablaPERproducingCitrobacterspp. in this study is remarkable. These findings provide evidence that freshwater serves as reservoirs of antimicrobial resistance determinants which can then be easily transferred to human beings via the food chain and water.
Genetic characterization of AmpC and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) phenotypes inEscherichia coliandSalmonellafrom Alberta poultry
Authors: Tran Tam , Checkley Sylvia , Caffrey Niamh , Cassis Rashed , Mainali Chunu , Gow Sheryl , Agunos Agnes , Liljebjelke Karen 
Published: August 2020

AbstractHorizontal gene transfer is an important mechanism which facilitates bacterial populations in overcoming antimicrobial treatment. In this study, a total of 120Escherichia coliand 62Salmonella entericasubsp.entericaisolates were isolated from poultry farms in Alberta. Fourteen serovars were identified amongSalmonellaisolates. Thirty one percent ofE. coliisolates were multiclass drug resistant (resistant to ≥ 3 drug classes), while only about 16% ofSalmonellaisolates were multiclass drug resistant. Among those, eightE. coliisolates had an AmpC-type phenotype, and oneSalmonellaisolate had an extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-type β-lactamase phenotype. We identified both AmpC-type (blaCMY-2) and ESBL-type (blaTEM) genes in bothE. coliandSalmonellaisolates. Plasmids from eight of nineE. coliandSalmonellaisolates were transferred to recipient strainE. coliJ53 through conjugation. Transferable plasmids in above total eightE. coliandSalmonellaisolates were also transferred into a lab-made sodium azide-resistantSalmonellarecipient through conjugation. The class 1 integrase gene,int1, was detected on plasmids from twoE. coliisolates. Further investigation of class 1 integron cassette regions revealed the presence of anaadAgene encoding streptomycin 3”-adenylyltransferase, anaadA1a/aadA2gene encoding aminoglycoside 3”-O-adenyltransferase, and a putative adenylyltransferase gene. This study provides some insight into potential horizontal gene transfer events of antimicrobial resistance genes betweenE. coliandSalmonellain poultry production.
Lexical influences on categorical speech perception are driven by a temporoparietal circuit
Authors: Bidelman Gavin M. , Pearson Claire , Harrison Ashleigh 
Published: August 2020

AbstractCategorical judgments of otherwise identical phonemes are biased toward hearing words (i.e., “Ganong effect”) suggesting lexical context influences perception of even basic speech primitives. Lexical biasing could manifest via late stage post-perceptual mechanisms related to decision or alternatively, top-down linguistic inference which acts on early perceptual coding. Here, we exploited the temporal sensitivity of EEG to resolve the spatiotemporal dynamics of these context-related influences on speech categorization. Listeners rapidly classified sounds from a /gi/ - /ki/ gradient presented in opposing word-nonword contexts (GIFT-kiftvs.giss-KISS), designed to bias perception toward lexical items. Phonetic perception shifted toward the direction of words, establishing a robust Ganong effect behaviorally. ERPs revealed a neural analog of lexical biasing emerging within ∼200 ms. Source analyses uncovered a distributed neural network supporting the Ganong including middle temporal gyrus (MTG), inferior parietal lobe (IPL), and middle frontal cortex. Yet, among Ganong-sensitive regions, only left MTG and IPL predicted behavioral susceptibility to lexical influence. Our findings confirm lexical status rapidly constrains sub-lexical categorical representations for speech within several hundred milliseconds but likely does so outside the purview of canonical “auditory-linguistic” brain areas.
A cantilevered liquid-nitrogen-cooled silicon mirror for the Advanced Light Source Upgrade
Authors: Cutler Grant , Cocco Daniele , DiMasi Elaine , Morton Simon , Sanchez del Rio Manuel , Padmore Howard 
Published: August 2020

This paper presents a novel cantilevered liquid-nitrogen-cooled silicon mirror design for the first optic in a new soft X-ray beamline that is being developed as part of the Advanced Light Source Upgrade (ALS-U) (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA). The beamline is optimized for photon energies between 400 and 1400 eV with full polarization control. Calculations indicate that, without correction, this design will achieve a Strehl ratio greater than 0.85 for the entire energy and polarization ranges of the beamline. With a correction achieved by moving the focus 7.5 mm upstream, the minimum Strehl ratio is 0.99. This design is currently the baseline plan for all new ALS-U insertion device beamlines.
Transformations of ground floors: effects on the perception of security and the occurrence of crime
Authors: Antocheviz Fabiana Bugs , Arsego Caroline , Reis Antônio Tarcísio 
Published: August 2020

PurposeThis paper aims to examine the effects of transformations of the levels of visual and functional permeability and the types of uses on the ground floors of buildings on the perception of security and the occurrence of residential burglary, theft in residence, pedestrian mugging, vehicle robbery, vehicle theft and theft of items inside a vehicle on selected blocks.Design/methodology/approachNine blocks divided into three groups were selected in Capão da Canoa, a Brazilian city that has been undergoing morphological transformations, including the replacement of buildings with residences and shops on the ground floor, with doors and windows facing the street, by buildings with a predominance of garage doors and blind walls on the ground floors. Data were collected through the application of questionnaires and interviews.FindingsThe results reveal, for example, that perception of greater security is related to the blocks with a greater number of functional and visual connections between the ground floor interfaces of the buildings and the open public spaces. In addition, the night period records the higher number of criminal occurrences, even on blocks with higher rates of visual and functional connections between the ground floor interfaces and the public open space and higher rates of residential and commercial uses on the ground floor of the buildings.Originality/valueIt is expected that the results of this paper will allow for greater knowledge and the revision of many urban guidelines regarding the effects of the transformations of ground floor interfaces from traditional to contemporary buildings in the perception of security and the occurrence of crimes in public open spaces and in neighbouring residential units. It is further evidenced the need to recognize the ground floor interface as an element of public interest, even if it belongs to a private property. Nonetheless, further research is needed on the relationships between the quantifications of the levels of visual and functional permeability, the different types of uses on the ground floor of buildings, movement of people and crimes in open spaces and buildings in different periods of the day.
The impacts of financing constraints on the quality upgrading of China's agri-food exporters
Authors: Wang Xuejun , Huai Dinghui , Lu Ze 
Published: August 2020

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify the impacts of financing constraints on the quality upgrading of China's agri-food sector.Design/methodology/approachOur empirical study is performed using the “distance to the frontier” framework. We employ a merged sample of Chinese agri-food trading firms based on Chinese firm-level data from the National Bureau of Statistics of China and Chinese customs data. To verify robustness, we test whether the results hold when using different definitions of quality upgrading and alternative proxy variables for product quality and financing constraints. To examine the heterogeneous effects, we generate subsamples by firm location, export destination and the product sophistication of exports.FindingsThe results suggest that financing constraints have a significant negative impact on the product quality upgrading of Chinese agri-food export firms. In addition, the negative impacts of financing constraints are more severe for firms close to the quality frontier than for those far from the frontier. These results are robust to various checks. Moreover, the heterogeneous effects of financing constraints on quality upgrading are identified when the sample is split according to firm location, export destination and the sophistication of export products.Originality/valueThis paper reviews and applies some recent studies in the literature to investigate the relationship between financing constraints and the product quality upgrading of agri-food export firms in China. Overall, the results of this paper could be considered of importance for promoting the quality upgrading of export products in the China's agri-food sector.
Navigating Gaza’s conflict through women’s entrepreneurship
Authors: Althalathini Doaa , Al-Dajani Haya , Apostolopoulos Nikolaos 
Published: August 2020

PurposeThis paper aims to explore the extent to which women’s entrepreneurship in conflict zones is an influential catalyst for liberalising traditionally conservative gender norms. This purpose is achieved by focussing on women entrepreneurs in Gaza and how they actively renegotiate their multiple gender roles and navigate the social order through entrepreneurship.Design/methodology/approachThis paper adopts the interpretivist approach where individual in-depth interviews were conducted with 16 Palestinian women entrepreneurs operating in Gaza.FindingsThe findings demonstrate that the context of conflict itself and its impact on gender norms is a prime motivator for women to engage in entrepreneurial ventures. Some gender roles were constraining and other enabling women to initiate and sustain their ventures to contribute to their families’ well-being. In spite of the fact that the conflict context and entrepreneurship have contributed to enhancing the agency of women and their ability to navigate the conflict and its consequences, the gendered practices and assumptions are still used as guidance for legitimising women’s entrepreneurship.Originality/valueThis paper contributes to the gender and entrepreneurship literature by giving greater visibility to women entrepreneurs operating in conflict zones, which remain under researched. This paper also demonstrates how prolonged conflict instigates social and economic changes that can empower women entrepreneurs while simultaneously reinforcing gendered norms.
Hopefulness and hardship: ethical orientations of the Palestinian diaspora
Authors: Buchanan F. Robert 
Published: August 2020

Purpose
Home country support from hardship nation émigrés is an under-researched topic area, particularly pertaining to Palestine which is a comparatively extreme case of oppression and apartheid. The purpose of this study is to examine the nature of this motivation, in context to well-known dynamics of diaspora behavior, to understand individual and situational variables that drive ethical decision-making.

Design/methodology/approach
This is an exploratory mixed methods field study using self-reported variables. Structural equation modeling was conducted through partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Qualitative data is presented through thematic analysis and bracketing.

Findings
A desire to live in Palestine in the future was not in itself significantly related to a favorable outlook for the country or to a desire to support the nation. Findings indicate that family support and a sense of altruism and hopefulness for the future of Palestine influenced home country nationalism in charitable investments in hospitals, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and educational institutions. Subjects’ direct portfolio investments tended to be primarily real estate and to a lesser degree in business operations.

Research limitations/implications
The sample size needs to be larger and draw from greater diversity in overseas locations, as well as respondents representing Gaza and Israel locations. Objective outcome variables would be desirous.

Social implications
Social constructivism theory is applied in understanding the ethical nature of the loyalty of these diasporans.

Originality/value
The Palestine diaspora is under-researched, particularly individual differences in motives for overseas Palestinians’ support of their ancestral homeland. Some might consider it irrational to desire to return and invest in the nation. Policymakers can benefit from empirical evidence of the type of investment and their rationales. A profile emerges in the respondents’ commitment of financial resources for personal and family real estate. Their direct investments include business ownership, as well as education and health care organizations, impacting the sustainability of this nation.
Pre-service teachers’ intention to use learning management system: an integration of UTAUT and TAM
Authors: Buabeng-Andoh Charles , Baah Charles 
Published: August 2020

Purpose
This paper aims to develop and test a research model to explore the factors that influence pre-service teachers’ intention to use learning management system (LMS).

Design/methodology/approach
A cross-section study was conducted. A survey questionnaire was used to collect data from participants. The total number of participants was 361 pre-service teachers. Partial least square structural equation model was used to analyze the data.

Findings
The findings of this study found that the research model explained approximately 43% of the variance in behavioral intention. Also, the findings revealed that attitude and social influence had an effect on behavioral intention to use technology, but the facilitating condition had no effect on behavior intention to use technology. Finally, performance expectancy, effort expectancy and social influence had an effect on attitude while facilitating condition had no effect on attitude.

Originality/value
In technology acceptance research, unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) and technology acceptance model (TAM) have been broadly designed and empirically tested to elucidate the determinants that impact users’ intention to operate technology in the developed world. However, research on the validation of TAM and UTAUT to explain the determinants that influence preservice teachers’ intention to use a LMS in developing countries is insufficient. Therefore, it is important to evaluate the efficacy of the integrated model of TAM and UTAUT to explain preservice teachers’ intention to use technology and explore the influential determinants that explain preservice teachers’ intention to use LMS.
Productive workplace behaviour at the governmental sector: the case of the UAE
Authors: Abdallah Amna , Abdallah Salam 
Published: August 2020

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the factors that influence the improvement of productive work behaviour (PWB) in the dynamic, ergonomic nature.Design/methodology/approachThe analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is used, in experiment 1, to select and prioritise the most relevant criteria for improvement of PWB. A multi-criteria method is used to analyse and compare the importance of four main criteria and 16 sub-criteria identified from previous studies. The structural equation modelling (SEM) is also used to validate the findings of experiment 1.FindingsThis study revealed that not all criteria are considered important for improving PWB. Flexibility and job specifications were the top-scored criteria. These criteria collectively accounted for more than 65% of the four studied criteria. The SEM emphasised the significance of flexibility and job description of the changing dynamics of organisational regulation during the contemporary economic and managerial turmoil.Research limitations/implicationsThis study explored the criteria required to improve PWB. The findings recommend that future studies should be designed to identify new elements and add new criteria and test the newly introduced variables at a physical workplace after the outbreak ends.Practical implicationsKnowledge of the differential impacts of the criteria on the performance of PWB govern decision-makers in private and governmental organisation, especially at such times of economic turmoil and need for innovative strategies.Originality/valueFew studies have explored workplace behaviour and the environment in the government sector. Therefore, the focus of this study is the comprehensive coverage of workplace behaviour and the criteria influencing its productivity before and during the coronavirus outbreak.
The trouble with diverse books, part II: an informational pragmatic analysis
Authors: Lawrence E.E. 
Published: August 2020

PurposeDiverse books is a fundamentally political concept that performs particular normative work in discursive space. Part I of this project demonstrated that this was the case, further claiming that descriptive conceptual analysis was therefore methodologically inadequate to the task of defining the term. The purpose of this paper – Part II of II – is to advance a universal account of diverse books using an alternative form of conceptual analysis designed to suit the needs and commitments of LIS scholarship.Design/methodology/approachThis paper proposes and deploys a new method called informational pragmatic analysis, through which one develops accounts of political concepts in terms of their legitimate aims and benefits vis-à-vis informational justice.FindingsDiverse books are those systematically devalorized literary works we must make an ameliorative effort to promote in order to advance informational justice for oppressed persons in particular. These works exist on a contextually specific spectrum of moral urgency. A critical task for the diverse books movement is therefore to determine through democratic deliberation which (types of) books are most urgently in need of promotion under varying sociopolitical conditions.Originality/valueIn addition to proposing a new analytical methodology for LIS, the paper articulates and defends a pragmatic account of diverse books that resists regressive misappropriation. This further lays the groundwork for future critical interrogations of the activities of various agents and agencies of print, both within and beyond the library.
Mitigation strategies to fight the COVID-19 pandemic—present, future and beyond
Authors: Abideen Ahmed Zainul , Mohamad Fazeeda Binti , Hassan Mohd Rohaizat 
Published: August 2020

PurposeThe latest novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to have a significant social and financial impact globally. It is very essential to study, categorize and systematize published research on mitigation strategies adopted during previous pandemic scenario that could provide an insight into improving the current crisis. The goal of this paper is to systematize and identify gaps in previous research and suggest potential recommendations as a conceptual framework from a strategic point of view.Design/methodology/approachA systematic review of Scopus and Web of Science (WoS) core collection databases was performed based on strict keyword search selections followed by a bibliometric meta-analysis of the final dataset.FindingsThis study indicated that the traditional mitigation techniques adopted during past pandemics are in place but are not capable of managing the transmission capability and virulence of COVID-19. There is a greater need for rethinking and re-engineering short and long-term approaches to prevent, control and contain the current pandemic situation.Practical implicationsIntegrating various mitigation approaches shall assist in flattening the pandemic curve and help in the long run.Originality/valueArticles, conference proceedings, books, book chapters and other references from two extensive databases (Scopus and WoS) were purposively considered for this study. The search was confined to the selected keywords outlined in the methodology section of this paper.