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Student employment and school-to-work transition: the Russian case
Authors: Dudyrev Fedor , Romanova Olga , Travkin Pavel 
Published: May 2020

PurposeThe paradigm of school-to-work transition is changing, with an increasing number of students combining work and study. Furthermore, there exists some mixed evidence for the impact of student employment on future earnings and employment likelihood. The purpose of the present paper is to examine additional evidence that would shed light on the pros and cons of student work as a function of its type (i.e. whether or not it matches the student's field of study). We also discuss practical implications for specialists who facilitate the transition of graduates to the job market.Design/methodology/approachThis is a quantitative study based on the National Statistical Survey of Graduate Employment (SGE) conducted by the Russian Federal State Statistic Service (Rosstat) in 2016. Statistical methods of data analysis were used (logistic regression, Mincer equations). The analysis is based on two dependent variables as follows: data on graduates' employment and their monthly earnings.FindingsWe show that student work is a predictor of higher employment chances for both university and vocational college graduates. Moreover, the highest employment chances are associated with student work that is well-matched to the field of study. As for earnings, the greatest returns are again associated with work related to education. Jobs unrelated to education significantly correlate with earnings only for university graduates.Research limitations/implicationsAn important limitation of the present research is that it estimates the effects of student employment over a rather short-term period by using data on employment just after graduation and only starting salaries. These findings evoke the need for further study of graduate competencies and the process of their acquisition.Practical implicationsOur findings suggest some directions for education development. The results can be used to analyze governmental and other stakeholders' initiatives in the field of vocational and higher education.Social implicationsThe research results can be used by a wide range of stakeholders interested in the employment of graduates as a source of data for designing measures for improving graduates' employability.Originality/valueOur study obtained data on the impact of student work on later employment. Tertiary graduates get returns from all work experience, while VET graduates earn more only if their student employment was consistent with their field of study.
Outdoor education in historical perspective
Authors: Freeman Mark , Seaman Jayson 
Published: May 2020

PurposeThe introduction sets out the scope of the special issue and suggests areas for further research.Design/methodology/approachThis introductory article sets out the rationale and contents of the special issue of History of Education Review on “Outdoor Education in Historical Perspective”. It briefly summarizes the existing state of research and introduces the six articles that comprise the issue.FindingsThe introduction identifies four particular themes that arise from the existing literature and from the diverse contributions to this special issue: transculturality; space and place; religion and spirituality; and personality/personalities.Originality/valueThis special issue contains six original contributions to the study of the history of outdoor education, focussing on different locations in Europe and North America.
The mediating role of innovation culture on the relationship between Six Sigma and organisational performance in Dubai police force
Authors: Alosani Mohammed Saleh , Yusoff Rushami Zien , Al-Ansi Ali Ali , Al-Dhaafri Hassan Saleh 
Published: May 2020

Purpose
This study aims to empirically examine the relationship between Six Sigma and organisational performance of the Dubai Police Force (DPF). Moreover, this study further explores the role of innovation culture as a mediating variable between this relationship.

Design/methodology/approach
A questionnaire survey was conducted to collect research data. The population of the study was composed of head section officers of the DPF. A total of 388 questionnaires were distributed amongst respondents in which 252 of them were returned. Structural equation modelling was performed to test the hypothesised model.

Findings
Central findings confirmed the effect of Six Sigma and innovation culture on organisational performance. Additionally, innovation culture was found to partially mediate the effects of Six Sigma on organisational performance.

Practical implications
Findings from this study may enlighten managers, practitioners and academicians on the importance of using Six Sigma in the policing field. This study advocates taking into account preparing appropriate culture when implementing Six Sigma projects given its role in facilitating the implementation of these projects and achieving success. Six Sigma with innovation culture provides a key opportunity for the creation of uniqueness and has the potential to significantly influence organisational performance.

Originality/value
This study adds to the current knowledge on the role of Six Sigma on organisational performance of police agencies. This study is the first to provide empirical evidence on the mediating role of innovation culture on the relationship between Six Sigma and organisational performance in policing context.
Evaluation of a tertiary sustainability experiential learning program
Authors: Browne Geoffrey R. , Bender Helena , Bradley James , Pang Alexis 
Published: May 2020

Purpose
This paper aims to describe the development, promotion and evaluation of sustainability learning experience database (SLED), a university-curated database of sustainability experiences to augment formal student learning. Its purpose was to encourage students to participate in experiential learning, to facilitate students’ critical appraisal of programs ostensibly designed to create sustainability and to, thus, develop students’ sustainability self-efficacy and employability.

Design/methodology/approach
In total, 55 sustainability experiences were curated and placed into the SLED database, which was promoted to students in nine subjects. Supporting materials designed to assist critical evaluation, reflection on experiences and to build student employability were also developed. A comprehensive mixed-methods evaluation of the program was conducted.

Findings
The quantitative evaluation revealed some changes in environmental behaviors, depth of critical sustainability thinking and graduate attributes. The qualitative evaluation revealed that students see the value of a university-curated database of experiences and provided ideas for improvements to the database. It also revealed examples of higher-order learning facilitated by SLED.

Research limitations/implications
Recruitment and attrition of research subjects, common challenges in pedagogical research, were experienced. “Opt-out” is one response to this but it comes with ethical challenges.

Originality/value
This exploratory study demonstrates the potential of SLED to build students’ sustainability efficacy and suggests ways in which it and similar programs can be developed for improved student and sustainability outcomes. Namely, the use of an online platform closely associated with existing learning management systems, higher-level institutional stewardship, closer curriculum integration and close partnering with credentialing programs.
Science communication, strategic communication and rhetoric: the case of health authorities, vaccine hesitancy, trust and credibility
Authors: Ihlen Øyvind 
Published: May 2020

PurposeThere is a great potential in pulling together science communication and strategic communication, especially given how the former has gained importance in organizational contexts. Strategic communication, including rhetorical theory, can offer insights that are invaluable to understand the contests over what “truth” is and how different political perspectives influence such debates. The case of vaccine hesitancy is used as an illustration of the challenges posed to organizations and organizational communication around science-related issues today. There is a need to understand the audience in order to build credibility, or ethos, while at the same time recognizing the contingent and situational character of this endeavor.FindingsRhetoric and strategic communication can offer science communication the essential knowledge to strengthen credibility. While much attention has been geared toward understanding the audience, strategic communication and rhetoric in particular go further and also spell out the strategic implications for communication that is intended to strengthen credibility. Additionally, rhetoric alerts us to how credibility, or ethos, is not a fixed quality in a sender or a text but is situational and constantly negotiated. While the case of vaccine hesitancy and health authorities is used as an illustration, all organizations share the need to somehow have others believe in what they are saying. The toolboxes of strategic communication and rhetoric hold a number of insights and approaches that could benefit science communication.Originality/valueThe study pulls together insights from rhetoric and strategic communication that can inform science communication.
Corporate branding and value creation for initiating and managing relationships in B2B markets
Authors: Ozdemir Sena , Gupta Suraksha , Foroudi Pantea , Wright Len Tiu , Eng Teck-Yong 
Published: May 2020

Purpose
This study aims to fill a gap in branding literature concerning the effect of corporate brand relationships on brand value through the case study method in a business-to-business (B2B) context. The objectives of this study can be framed in the following three questions: what are the main constituents of a corporate brand; how does a corporate brand generate tangible and intangible brand value for their business customers; and how do tangible and intangible brand benefits influence relationship initiation and management practices of the case companies?

Design/methodology/approach
The study adopts a qualitative multiple cases study design by using archival data and both in-depth telephone and online interviews with senior representatives of the case study companies to investigate corporate branding and associated issues in a B2B context.

Findings
From a managerial perspective, this study reveals that corporate business culture, brand relationships, products and corporate identity and personality as the main constituents of a corporate brand in a B2B context. The results show that a corporate brand can generate intangible and tangible brand value benefits for business customers. The findings also note the importance of brand value in enhancing relationship initiation.

Originality/value
The study contributes to the branding literature by developing a conceptual model that explains the development and role of the corporate brand in a B2B context with its associated value creation and brand management outcomes. The findings advance brand management literature on business relationships, which addresses a gap in B2B contexts rather than mainly about product brand management and value creation in business-to-consumer contexts.
Commentary on “An evaluation of the social validity of the Aberrant Behavior Checklist – Community”
Authors: Mason Jonathan 
Published: May 2020

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to provide a commentary on Chan and Baker’s article on the social validity of the Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC) by exploring some of the advantages and limitations of this and similar tools designed to classify challenging behaviour.

Design/methodology/approach
The clinical use of the ABC and similar measures is discussed and contrasted with function-based approaches to assessment.

Findings
While classification tools such as the ABC have played an important role in developing the understanding of challenging behaviour, they focus exclusively on the individual exhibiting the behaviour and fail to take into consideration the context in which the behaviour occurs.

Originality/value
Considering behaviour in its social and environmental context can reduce the blame and stigma associated with challenging behaviour.
Refereeing articles including SEM – what should referees look for?
Authors: Ryan Chris 
Published: May 2020

Purpose
After expressing an initial disquiet about the nature of many studies that are published using structural equation modelling (SEM), a rationale for using the technique is provided. Given the advantages provided by the technique, the differences between covariance-based and partial least squares techniques are briefly described. The argument progresses by indicating assumptions behind the techniques and what it is that referees require before being able to properly referee the paper. Some issues are fundamental to survey-based materials and include the requirement to distinguish between importance and discriminatory power, and the over-dependency on cross-sectional analysis when making claims of generalisation. Other issues of scale creation and sample size are touched upon. This paper finishes by suggesting a checklist for referees who are asked to review papers using SEM.
Molecular characterization of infectious bronchitis virus based on RNA‐dependent RNA polymerase gene
Authors: Hajijafari Anaraki Mozafar , Sheikhi Nariman , Haghbin Nazarpak Hadi , Nikbakht Brujeni Gholamreza 
Published: May 2020

AbstractExtensive rate of variations in the S1 gene (spike glycoprotein subunit gene) of infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) causes challenges for clinicians in counting variants for differentiation of infected from vaccinated birds and addressing the variants of unknown significance. This study investigated the possibility of using an RNA‐dependent RNA polymerase gene (RdRp) as a target for molecular characterization of IBV strains in Iran. Trachea samples were collected from commercial broiler flocks (n = 52) showing respiratory syndrome. Specific PCR primers were designed for a variable region located in the RdRp gene flanked by highly conserved regions. Reverse transcriptase PCR followed by sequence analysis identified eight IBV variants, with an overall prevalence of 44.2%. Deduced nucleotide and amino acid sequences were compared with published sequences for IBV strains. Because of the long‐distance similarities, the field samples could be discriminated from vaccine strains. Phylogenetic analysis of RdRp gene sequences resulted in clustering of the IBV strains related to each area. Using RdRp as a genetic marker eliminates the challenges arising from the enormous variations that make it difficult to discriminate between field and vaccine strains as well as affiliate certain variants to various geographical areas.
Influence of frequency‐dependent anisotropy on seismic amplitude‐versus‐offset signatures for fractured poroelastic rocks
Authors: He Y.‐X. , Wang S.‐X. , Wu X.‐Y. , Xi B. 
Published: May 2020

ABSTRACTFrequency‐dependent amplitude variation with offset offers an effective method for hydrocarbon detections and analysis of fluid flow during production of oil and natural gas within a fractured reservoir. An appropriate representation for the frequency dependency of seismic amplitude variation with offset signatures should incorporate influences of dispersive and attenuating properties of a reservoir and the layered structure for either isotropic or anisotropic dispersion analysis. In this study, we use an equivalent medium permeated with aligned fractures that simulates frequency‐dependent anisotropy, which is sensitive to the filled fluid of fractures. The model, where pores and fractures are filled with two different fluids, considers velocity dispersion and attenuation due to mesoscopic wave‐induced fluid flow. We have introduced an improved scheme seamlessly linking rock physics modelling and calculations for frequency‐dependent reflection coefficients based on the propagator matrix technique. The modelling scheme is performed in the frequency‐slowness domain and can properly incorporate effects of both bedded structure of the reservoir and velocity dispersion quantified with frequency‐dependent stiffness. Therefore, for a dispersive and attenuated layered model, seismic signatures represent a combined contribution of impedance contrast, layer thickness, anisotropic dispersion of the fractured media and tuning and interference of thin layers, which has been avoided by current conventional methods. Frequency‐dependent amplitude variation with offset responses was studied via considering the influences of fracture fills, layer thicknesses and fracture weaknesses for three classes amplitude variation with offset reservoirs. Modelling results show the applicability of the introduced procedure for interpretations of frequency‐dependent seismic anomalies associated with both layered structure and velocity dispersion of an equivalent anisotropic medium. The implications indicate that anisotropic velocity dispersion should be incorporated accurately to obtain enhanced amplitude variation with offset interpretations. The presented frequency‐dependent amplitude variation with offset modelling procedure offers a useful tool for fracture fluid detections in an anisotropic dispersive reservoir with layered structures.
UK Labour and the EU Single Market: ‘Social Europe’ or ‘Capitalist Club’?
Authors: Cole Josh 
Published: May 2020

AbstractThis article looks at the UK Labour Party’s view of the EU single market over the last four decades, focussing on three case study periods when this issue was particularly salient: first, the time of the single market’s introduction under Neil Kinnock’s leadership; second, the A8 accession with Tony Blair as Labour Prime Minister; and third, between the 2016 European referendum and 2019 general election during Jeremy Corbyn’s time as party leader. This historical narrative uses the theoretical approach of Harvard economist Dani Rodrik—of a ‘trilemma’ faced by national policy makers in response to globalisation—as a lens to describe a clear arc in Labour’s policy towards the single market across the three case studies. A position of initial scepticism moved to support under Kinnock’s leadership, and then active encouragement under Blair, before coming back again under Corbyn to uncomfortable non‐commitment. This arc directly correlates with the ebb and flow of the party’s overall economic approach—first the Keynesian, national Alternative Economic Strategy at the time of the party’s 1983 general election defeat; then, the deviation under Blair to a policy that actively encouraged cross‐border market liberalisation; and finally the return to an Alternative Economic Strategy‐style approach under Corbyn.
Auxiliary antitumor effects of fungal proteins from Hericium erinaceus by target on the gut microbiota
Authors: Wang Dongdong , Zhu Xiangxiang , Tang Xiaocui , Li Hongye , Yizhen Xie , Chen Diling 
Published: May 2020

AbstractCancer represents a major disease burden worldwide. Despite continuous advances obtained in medical therapies recently, resistance to standard drugs and adverse effects still represent important causes of therapeutic failure. There is growing evidence that the gut microbiota can affect the response to chemo‐ and immunotherapeutic drugs by modulating efficacy and/or toxicity, and diet is the most important factor affecting the gut microbiota. In this study, we assessed the auxiliary antitumor effects of immunomodulatory fungal proteins from Hericium erinaceus (HEP) administered with the chemotherapy drug 5‐Fluorouracil (5‐Fu), and we attempted to identify new potential prebiotic bacteria for auxiliary antitumor treatment. There were 1,455 proteins identified from H. erinaceus. In a xenografted mouse model of cancer, HEP with 5‐Fu significantly suppressed tumor growth, inhibited inflammatory markers such as interferon (IFN)‐γ, interleukin (IL)‐1β, IL‐2, IL‐6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)‐α, and lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and regulated the expression of Akt, CCDN1, CKD4, FOXM1, MMP7, MYC, PPAR‐α, and PPAR‐γ. 16S rRNA sequencing showed that HEP ameliorated the dysbacteriosis induced by 5‐Fu, as it inhibited certain aerobic and microaerobic bacteria including Parabacteroides, Flavobacteriaceae, Christensenellaceae, Anoxybacillus, Aggregatibacter, Comamonadaceae, Planococcaceae, Desulfovibrionaceae, Sporosarcina, Staphylococcus, Aerococcaceae, and Bilophila in the xenografted mice, and increase some probiotic bacteria such as Bifidobacterium, Gemellales, Blautia, Sutterella, Anaerostipes, Roseburia, Lachnobacterium, Lactobacillus, and Desulfovibrio. This demonstrates that HEP could promote the antitumor efficacy of 5‐Fu by improving the microbiota composition, the immune inflammatory response, and homeostasis.
Effects of polar compounds in fried palm oil on liver lipid metabolism in C57 mice
Authors: Li Youdong , Yu Xiaoyan , Xu Yong‐Jiang , Li Jinwei , Du Liyang , Su Qingfeng , Cao Peirang , Liu Yuanfa 
Published: May 2020

AbstractPolar components (PCs) are produced during the frying of oil, affecting the quality of edible oil and posing a hazard to human health. In this study, C57 mice were fed a high‐fat (HF) diet containing purified PCs for nine weeks. Their effects on lipid metabolism and liver function in animals were analyzed. Our results indicated that the contents of total PCs and saturated fatty acid increased from 6.07 ± 0.6% and 58.27 ± 0.35% to 19.17 ± 1.8% and 69.91 ± 0.51%, respectively (P < 0.01). PC intake resulted an 18.56% higher liver index in mice than that in the HF group. The PC group had the highest malondialdehyde (MDA) content (1.94 ± 0.11 nmol/mg protein) and the liver nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) activity score (NAS) was 4, which already showed NAFLD characteristics. In addition, the expression levels of lipid metabolism‐related genes, including sterol regulatory element binding protein‐1c (SREBP‐1c), fatty acid synthetase (FAS), peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor‐alpha, and peroxisome acyl‐CoA oxidase 1, indicated that PC increased hepatic lipid accumulation by upregulating the transcriptional level of fat synthesis genes and further leads to liver damage by affecting mitochondrial function. Our results provided important information about the effects of PCs produced in the frying process of PO on animal health, which is critical for assessing the biosafety of fried products.Practical ApplicationThe research will help promote the industrial upgrading of fried foods and help consumers build healthy lifestyles.