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Virtual reality-based decision support model for interior design and decoration of an office building
Authors: Juan Yi-Kai , Chi Hao-Yun , Chen Hsing-Hung 
Published: December 2019

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to develop a virtual reality (VR)-based and user-oriented decision support system for interior design and decoration. The four-phase decision-making process of the system is verified through a case study of an office building.

Design/methodology/approach
Different “spatial layouts” are presented by VR for users to decide their preference (Phase 1). According to the selected spatial layout, a “spatial scene” is constructed by VR and Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to an Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) is used to determine the spatial scene preference (Phase 2). Based on the binary integer programming method, the system provides the optimal preliminary solution under a limited decoration budget (Phase 3). Finally, the consistency between the overall color scheme and pattern is fine-tuned by VR in order to obtain the final solution (Phase 4).

Findings
The questionnaire survey results show that decision makers generally affirm the operation and application of VR, and especially recognize the advantages in the improvement of VR-based interior design feasibility, communication efficiency and design decision-making speed. The optimization of the costs and benefits enables decision makers to effectively evaluate the impact of design decisions on subsequent project implementation during the preliminary design process.

Originality/value
The VR-based decision support system for interior design retains the original immersive experience of VR, and offers a systematic multiple criteria decision- making and operations research optimization method, thus, providing more complete decision-making assistance. Compared with traditional design communication, it can significantly reduce cognitive differences and improve decision-making quality and speed.
Future-ready project and facility management graduates in Singapore for industry 4.0
Authors: Low Sui Pheng , Gao Shang , Ng Eileen Wan Leng 
Published: December 2019

PurposeThe disparity between employers’ expectations and the ability of graduates to meet them is an issue for employment. Industry 4.0, represented by technologies like big data and automation, permeate the construction industry, exacerbating the rift of changing expectations that future graduates must bridge. As sophisticated forms of technology emerge, the ways individuals work are also expected to change. Soft skills are needed to support, materialise, and enhance the workforce’s existing technical skills. The purpose of this paper is to explore the effect of Industry 4.0 on employability in the local construction industry from the viewpoint of employers and future graduates.Design/methodology/approachThis study adopts mixed-methods sequential explanatory design, quantitative followed by qualitative. The questionnaire survey crosschecked the needs and expectations of employers in the local construction industry, regarding these nine soft skills and the extent to which students currently possess them, to determine whether students from the construction industry are Industry 4.0-ready. Qualitative interviews were also conducted with employers in the construction industry and PFM students to further understand the disparity between the survey results of the two parties.FindingsGap analyses and t-test results found six significant divides in nine soft skills – resilience, curiosity, adaptability, entrepreneurial thinking, pursuing convictions and vision – showing a significant difference between the mean expectations of employers and the soft skills capabilities of graduate students. Future graduate students thus lack the soft skills needed by Industry 4.0. The reasons for this significant difference and the barriers to improving soft skills are explored through interviews with employers and future graduates. Three parties – government, educational institutions and industry – were identified as crucial partners in change.Originality/valueLittle has been researched about the future strategies and mindsets required by the workforce to prepare for the changes brought by Industry 4.0. Likewise, the government’s and companies’ one-sided focus on promoting skill-upgrading leaves many to wonder about the soft skills needed to stay competitive. Hence, it is timely to examine the readiness of Singapore’s future graduates in the construction industry in adapting to Industry 4.0’s requirements in terms of soft skills.
Supply chain integration in omni-channel retailing: a human resource management perspective
Authors: Song Shaohua , Shi Xianliang , Song Guang 
Published: December 2019

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to apply the dynamic capability view to identify relationships between human capital (HC), supply chain integration (SCI) and firm’s performance. It also examines the moderating effect of product variety (PV) on these relationships in the context of omni-channel retailing (OCR).

Design/methodology/approach
An empirical study was conducted based on survey research. In total, 230 retailers in China’s market adopting omni-channel strategy were surveyed to examine the hypotheses proposed in our conceptual model using statistical techniques.

Findings
This study reveals that HC has a positive impact on SCI, and the impact of employees’ capital is greater on the success of SCI than that of managers’ capital. Moreover, the results confirm that SCI facilitates the achievement of superior performance. Organization integration contributes the most to performance improvement in OCR. Additionally, this study identifies the positive moderating effect of PV on the relationship between HC and SCI, while the moderating effect is insignificant to the influence of SCI on performance.

Research limitations/implications
We obtained valuable insights for both academicians and practitioners. On the one hand, this could be an early attempt as an interdisciplinary study to empirically analyze supply chain management in OCR from human resource perspective. It reveals the importance of human resource management (HRM) and the contribution of SCI to OC retailers. Therefore, this study fills current research gaps. On the other hand, this study provides several practical insights to top management: the importance of improving an individual’s competency to sustain a retailer’s dynamic capability; and the importance of strengthening the organization’s integration to better achieve effective SCI in OCR. Additionally, this study proposes future research based on its limitations.

Originality/value
SCI is investigated in the context of OCR from the HRM perspective. Moreover, this study reveals the importance of HRM and discusses the moderator’s effect in OCR.
Corporate social responsibility and intention to quit
Authors: Ouakouak Mohammed Laid , Arya Bindu , Zaitouni Michel 
Published: December 2019

PurposeWhile some work on how employee perceptions of corporate social responsibility (CSR) affect behavioral outcomes has been examined, less work simultaneously investigates whether employee perceptions of internal and external CSR influence the behavioral outcomes of incumbent employees working in organizations. The purpose of this paper is to draw on social exchange theory arguments to investigate the direct and indirect effects of internal and external CSR practices on employee organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and intention to quit.Design/methodology/approachAn empirical study was conducted among 664 employees working in the banking sector in Kuwait. Structural equation modeling techniques were used to test the suggested hypotheses.FindingsThe results reveal that both internal and external CSR activities are positively related to OCB and OCB is negatively associated with intention to quit. Results also show that distributive justice moderates the relationship between OCB and intention to quit.Practical implicationsThese findings extend the literature on CSR and demonstrate that organizations engaged in CSR activities (internal and external) can enhance citizenship behaviors among employees and thereby increase retention rates.Originality/valueThis research demonstrates the importance of CSR activities in tax-free countries, particularly, in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. Since employees in GCC countries are increasingly concerned about the CSR behaviors of organizations, CSR activities can allow local organizations to signal that they are good corporate citizens. Hence, CSR could be considered as a particularly critical source of competitive advantage for businesses in the region.
Institutions, small local firms’ strategies, and global alliances in sub-Saharan Africa emerging markets
Authors: Oyedele Adesegun , Firat Fuat 
Published: December 2019

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to respond to the call of international marketing professionals for more studies on strategies that firms use in response to the complexities of interacting with other institutions in the emerging markets (EMs) of sub-Saharan Africa. The key research question investigated by employing the exploratory qualitative data gathered is: What strategies and global alliances do small local firms (SLFs) in Nigeria adopt to succeed under complex market conditions?Design/methodology/approachThe methodology employed is exploratory qualitative research. The authors conducted extended interviews to generate rich case study data from the top management of the selected SLFs in Nigeria. The interview data were assessed using open, axial and selective coding to uncover macro-narratives that guide SLFs’ strategies and global alliances.FindingsThe macro-narratives derived from the qualitative case analysis reveal a theoretical framework centered on three major elements of competitive strategies in Nigeria: build global capacity and strategic alliances from the get-go; develop local strategic alliances; master matching alliance partners’ needs to create innovative payment plans and, when necessary, shift the transaction cost burden to alliance partners. Matching theory rather than traditional network theories is better at explicating SLFs’ alliances in Nigeria. Implementation of these strategies requires flexible strategic initiatives.Originality/valueThe study adapts institutional interaction theory, network theory, matching alliance perspective, trade credit theories and the literature on small firms’ strategies in EMs to explicate successful small local firm strategies and global alliances under complex market conditions in Nigeria. The recognition that SLFs regularly migrate and shift the burden of transactions’ cost to multiple stakeholders in the supply network by matching customers and supplier needs is important. The discovery of matching theory in explicating SLFs’ global alliances in Nigeria is unique to this study.
Deconstructing heritage: enabling a dynamic materials practice
Authors: McCarthy Tina M. , Glekas Eleni Evdokia 
Published: December 2019

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to address a gap in current heritage practice within the USA, as defined by the US Secretary of Interior’s Standards, which offers no treatment for a building entering the end of its lifecycle.

Design/methodology/approach
Building on research conducted for “Deconstructing the Culture of Demolition,” Master of Design Studies thesis completed in 2018, this paper seeks to better understand how deconstruction industry practice could be changed by the inclusion of heritage values through a case study of the sustainability non-profit Emergent Structures of Savanah, Georgia.

Findings
The benefits of replacing demolition with deconstruction extend beyond the preservation of materials alone. Applying critical heritage theories to deconstruction practice addresses challenging issues in the discipline, such as mutability of heritage objects and equity in heritage practice. Deconstruction redefines the concept of death in the built environment, harnessing its energy to serve the heritage goals of memory, revival and sustainable community development.

Practical implications
The findings are based on real-world practice, linking heritage methodology to deconstruction practice. These examples will be useful to preservation professionals who deal with demolition in the course of their work, to rethink the idea of waste and value in heritage practice.

Originality/value
This paper explores best practices in promoting heritage value and community engagement through deconstruction. This insight will promote interdisciplinary communication around historic materials and their treatment, which remains unexplored in both deconstruction and heritage research.
Shared leadership in a medical division of an academic hospital
Authors: Cogen Fran Ellen , Vaidyanathan Priya 
Published: December 2019

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to describe a successful model of shared medical leadership within an academic division of an urban children’s hospital.Design/methodology/approachExperience and outcomes were tracked over a three-year period during which two physicians shared the role of interim division chief of pediatric endocrinology and diabetes, resulting in a working model of shared leadership.FindingsAn evolutionary trajectory occurred over three years in which the strengths of the leaders were combined to optimize decision making in a complex medical division. Improvements in team satisfaction and additional positive outcomes were achieved.Practical implicationsBenefits of and challenges tackled by the strategic approach to shared leadership are identified to inform other medical institutions, particularly those with many team members or combined programs that include strong clinical and research components.Originality/valueLittle has been written within medical literature regarding shared leadership. The shared leadership model described in this paper can be implemented by others in a complex academic setting and will hopefully lead to more robust divisions.
Limited pharmaceuticalisation: a qualitative case study of physiotherapist prescribing practices in an NHS Trust in England following the expansion of non‐medical prescribing in the UK
Authors: Wilson Nicky , Pope Catherine , Roberts Lisa , Crouch Robert 
Published: December 2019

AbstractOver the last quarter century, non‐medical prescribing in the UK has grown significantly; eight non‐medical professional groups now have authority to prescribe a wide range of medicines, suggesting it could be a potent driver of pharmaceuticalisation. In this article, we present data from a case study of physiotherapists’ prescribing practices. UK physiotherapists have had legal rights to prescribe medicines since 2005, but relatively little is known about the contribution they make to expanding patient access to medicines. We approached our study through a lens of governmentality to capture the mentalities and micro‐practices governing physiotherapist non‐medical prescribing. Ethnographic methods were used to gather data from an outpatient orthopaedic service in an NHS Trust in England employing physiotherapist prescribers. From the data, we identified a grid of intelligibility – an organising framework formulated by powerful discourses and technologies of government through which physiotherapist prescribing was acted into being. A primary effect of this grid was the constitution of new physiotherapist subjectivities, mostly as non‐prescribers of medicines contrary to policy intentions, underpinned by a familiar and enduring template of medical professionalism.
The first report on the characterization of a virus isolated from Allomyrina dichotoma in the Republic of Korea
Authors: Kwak Kyu‐Won , Choi Hong‐Soo , Nam Sung‐Hee , Han Myung‐Sae , Kim Eunsun , Park Kwanho , Lee Heui‐Sam 
Published: December 2019

AbstractThis report reveals the structure of a virus extracted from the Korean horn beetle Allomyrina dichotoma. The purified virus particle was 100% identical to Allomyrina virus lef‐8 sequence registered as KM_233709.1. The structure of this virus was confirmed to be closely related to that of the Nudiviridae family, and it was rod shaped and enveloped, and observed to be of approximately the mean length of a single viral nucleocapsid of 200–210 nm and mean diameter of 100–110 nm. These results provide an insight into the structural characteristics of the Nudiviridae family that can be used for nudiviral identification.
Long noncoding RNA MALAT1 as a candidate serological biomarker for the diagnosis of non‐small cell lung cancer: A meta‐analysis
Authors: Pan Jie , Bian Yuan , Cao Zhuo , Lei Limei , Pan Jiongwei , Huang Jinwei , Cai Xiaoping , Lan Xiang , Zheng Hao 
Published: December 2019

BackgroundTo investigate the diagnostic efficacy of long noncoding RNA metastasis‐associated in lung adenocarcinoma transcript l (MALAT1) as a candidate serological biomarker for non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).MethodsDiagnostic studies relevant to circulation long noncoding RNA MALAT1 as a candidate serological biomarker for NSCLC were electronically systematically searched in PubMed, EMBASE, EBSCO and CNKI databases. Suitable studies were included in the meta‐analysis by pooling the diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratio (+LR), negative likelihood ratio (−LR), diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) and area under the symmetric ROC curve (AUC) through a random or fixed effects model. Deeks' funnel plot was applied for publication bias evaluation.ResultsSix studies with eight datasets were finally included in the meta‐analysis after a systematic search of the databases was performed. The pooled diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, +LR, −LR and DOR were 0.81 (95% CI:0.78–0.84), 0.67 (95% CI:0.63–0.71), 2.61 (95% CI:1.81–3.71), 0.28 (95% CI:0.19–0.43) and 13.73 (95% CI:6.19–30.44), respectively. The pooled area under the ROC curve (AUC) were 0.8663 and 0.8658, respectively by symmetric and asymmetric methods.ConclusionBased on the results of our study, serum long noncoding RNA MALAT1 is a promising biomarker for NSCLC screening. However, due to its low specificity, MALAT1 positive cases need further validation for NSCLC by other diagnostic methods such as radiology, cytology, etc.
Does managerial ownership influence corporate social responsibility (CSR)? The role of economic policy uncertainty
Authors: Ongsakul Viput , Jiraporn Pornsit , Treepongkaruna Sirimon 
Published: December 2019

AbstractTo explore the drivers of corporate social responsibility (CSR), we investigate how managerial ownership influences CSR in the presence of economic policy uncertainty. Our results demonstrate that, when facing more economic policy uncertainty (EPU), firms with larger managerial ownership invest significantly more in CSR. This is in agreement with the risk mitigation hypothesis, where CSR offers insurance‐like protection against adverse events. When economic policy uncertainty is not considered, however, we find that managers with higher ownership stakes invest significantly less in CSR, suggesting that CSR is driven by the agency conflict. As managers own more equity, they are subject to greater costs of CSR. Additional analyses confirm the results, including dynamic GMM, propensity score matching and instrumental‐variable analysis.
Family structure and alcohol use disorder: a register‐based cohort study among offspring with and without parental alcohol use disorder
Authors: Holst Charlotte , Tolstrup Janne S. , Sørensen Holger J. , Becker Ulrik 
Published: December 2019

AbstractAimsTo assess whether parental alcohol use disorder (AUD) is associated with higher risks of living in a non‐intact family and assess whether non‐intact family structure is associated with higher risks of AUD in the offspring.DesignProspective cohort study.SettingDanish nation‐wide registries.ParticipantsA total of 9948 parental AUD offspring and 98 136 reference offspring from the Danish population.MeasurementsFamily structure assessed at birth and at each birthday until age 15 as intact or non‐intact (with mother only, father only or neither parent); years lived in an intact family defined as total number of years lived with both parents from birth until the 15th birthday; AUD defined as registration in medical, treatment and cause of death registries. Data were analyzed by Cox regression.FindingsAt birth, 30.9% [95% confidence interval (CI) = 29.1–32.6] of parental AUD offspring and 10.7% (95% CI = 10.3–11.0) of reference offspring lived in a non‐intact family. At age 15, the numbers were 84.6% (95% CI = 83.9–85.3) and 38.4% (95% CI = 38.1–38.7). Parental AUD was associated with a higher risk of offspring AUD [hazard ratio (HR) = 1.88, 95% CI = 1.74–2.02]. Offspring were at lower risk of AUD if they lived 15 years in an intact family compared with offspring who never lived in an intact family (HR = 0.67, 95% CI = 0.52–0.87 for those with parental AUD, and HR = 0.53, 95% CI = 0.48–0.59 for those whose parents did not have AUD). Findings were inconclusive as to whether or not an association was present between family structure and AUD among offspring with parental AUD and reference offspring.ConclusionsThe prevalence of non‐intact family structure appears to be higher in offspring of parents with alcohol use disorder (AUD) than among offspring from the general population. Parental AUD appears to be associated with increased risk of offspring AUD, and non‐intact family structure appears to be associated with increased risk of offspring AUD regardless of parental AUD.
CARsomes inhibit airway allergic inflammation in mice by inducing antigen‐specific Th2 cell apoptosis
Authors: Zhang Huan‐Ping , Sun Ying‐Xue , Lin Zhi , Yang Gui , Liu Jiang‐Qi , Mo Li‐Hua , Geng Xiao‐Rui , Song Yan‐Nan , Zeng Hao‐Tao , Zhao Miao , Li Guo‐Shun , Liu Zhi‐Gang , Yang Ping‐Chang 
Published: December 2019

AbstractBackgroundSkewed T helper (Th)2 response plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of allergic diseases. The therapeutic efficacy for allergic diseases is unsatisfactory currently. This study aims to regulate the skewed Th2 response with CARsomes.MethodsThe CARsome consisted of an epitope of Dermatophagoides farina‐1 (Derf1), a segment of the anti‐DEC205 antibody, the scFv, and an open reading frame of perforin. This fusion protein binds to DEC205 molecule on the surface of exosomes derived from dendritic cells (DC). The effects of CARsome on inducing antigen (Ag)‐specific Th2 cell apoptosis were assessed both in vivo and in vitro.ResultsExposure to CARsomes in the culture induced Ag‐specific Th2 cell apoptosis. Injection of CARsomes through the vein puncture also induced Ag‐specific Th2 cell apoptosis in the lungs of sensitized mice. CARsomes could induce Ag‐specific regulatory T cells. Administration of CARsomes efficiently inhibited experimental allergic airway inflammation.ConclusionsThe CARsomes can inhibit allergic airway inflammation by inducing Ag‐specific Th2 cell apoptosis and induce Ag‐specific regulatory T cells. The data suggest that CARsomes have the translational potential to be used to treat allergic airway inflammation.