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Conceptualizing corporate identity in a dynamic environment
Authors: Tourky Marwa , Foroudi Pantea , Gupta Suraksha , Shaalan Ahmed 
Published: February 2020

PurposeThis study aims to revisits the meaning of corporate identity (CI) in practice to identify its key dimensions and the interrelationships between them and to provide insights on how to operationalize the construct.Design/methodology/approachThis study is based on a comprehensive literature review and qualitative research consisting of 22 semi-structured interviews with senior managers from 11 UK-leading companies, and three in-depth interviews with corporate brand consultants who worked closely with these firms in cognate areas.FindingsThe study identifies the following six key dimensions of CI in the UK industry: communication, visual identity, behavior, organizational culture, stakeholder management and founder value-based leadership.Research limitations/implicationsThe focus on UK leading companies limits the generalizability of the results. Further studies should be conducted in other sectors and country settings to examine the relationships identified in the current study.Originality/valueThis study identifies the salient dimensions of CI and, for the first time, the role of founder transformational leadership, employee identification and top management behavioral leadership as key dimensions and sub-dimensions of CI. The study also provides novel insights about the measurements for these dimensions. Additionally, this study introduces a model for the interrelationships between CI dimensions and their influence on corporate image, based on rigorous theoretical underpinnings, which lays the foundation for future empirical testing.
Electronic word of mouth in tourism and hospitality consumer behaviour: state of the art
Authors: Pourfakhimi Shahab , Duncan Tara , Coetzee Willem J.L. 
Published: February 2020

Purpose
Despite its volume, the academic research on the impact of electronic word of mouth (eWOM) on tourism and hospitality consumer behaviour is fragmented and largely limited to investigating a small scope of its impact. The purpose of this paper is to bridge this gap by synthesising the existing literature, providing a conceptual framework for the various dimensions of this impact.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper is based on the meta-synthesis and a critical conceptual analysis of relevant academic literature identified using a keyword search of papers via the Web of Science and Scopus databases, followed by a snowballing process comprising tracking the citations to the resources referred to in the identified papers.

Findings
This conceptual analysis illustrates how the full spectrum of the impact of eWOM on tourist behaviour spans well beyond the limited scope traditionally focussed on by tourism and hospitality researchers. This scope, encompassing multiple cognitive, normative and affective dimensions, is illustrated in an evidence-based conceptual framework proposed in this paper, providing a systematic tool to identify the less-studied aspects of this important phenomenon.

Originality/value
This paper synthesises the large and fragmented body of literature on eWOM and proposes a novel conceptual framework, illustrating the vast scope of the various cognitive, affective and normative mechanisms through which eWOM affects consumers’ choice of tourism and hospitality products. Furthermore, this paper provides a synthesis of the state-of-the-art of research in this field, highlights the existing gaps and provides researchers with a systematic tool to identify pathways towards breaking the status-quo in progressing beyond the current boundaries of academic research in this field.
The future of Airbnb in China: industry perspective from hospitality leaders
Authors: Qiu Dujun , Lin Pearl M.C. , Feng Sandra Yanping , Peng Kang-Lin , Fan Daisy 
Published: February 2020

Purpose
This study aims to investigate the development of Airbnb in China from the perspective of hospitality leaders by identifying the positive and negative effects of Airbnb development in the country.

Design/methodology/approach
A qualitative approach was adopted to explore the current development of sharing accommodation service in China. Focus group discussions were conducted with the managers and top executives of hotels in China.

Findings
Most of the participants affirmed that the experience of local culture and authenticity are the advantages of staying in this type of informal accommodation. From the viewpoint of hoteliers, traditional accommodation is necessary to rethink their strategies by providing authentic experiences. By contrast, Airbnb service may not seamlessly fit into Chinese culture. The result also indicated that there is a need for government to regulate the informal accommodation platforms.

Practical implications
This study provides views towards Airbnb from the traditional accommodation sector in Mainland China, which can contribute to the future regulation of informal accommodation services.

Originality/value
Chinese market is the leading sector in tourism industry. With the popularity of Airbnb development around the world, Airbnb is still in a developing stage in Mainland China. This study is based on 45 hoteliers and industry professionals in China, who share their views on Airbnb development and how it should move forward. The findings of this study shed light on the informal accommodation service and its future directions in China.
Biotransformation of struvite by Aspergillus niger: phosphate release and magnesium biomineralization as glushinskite
Authors: Suyamud Bongkotrat , Ferrier John , Csetenyi Laszlo , Inthorn Duangrat , Gadd Geoffrey Michael 
Published: February 2020

SummaryStruvite (magnesium ammonium phosphate‐MgNH4PO4·6H2O), which can extensively crystallize in wastewater treatments, is a potential source of N and P as fertilizer, as well as a means of P conservation. However, little is known of microbial interactions with struvite which would result in element release. In this work, the geoactive fungus Aspergillus niger was investigated for struvite transformation on solid and in liquid media. Aspergillus niger was capable of solubilizing natural (fragments and powder) and synthetic struvite when incorporated into solid medium, with accompanying acidification of the media, and extensive precipitation of magnesium oxalate dihydrate (glushinskite, Mg(C2O4).2H2O) occurring under growing colonies. In liquid media, A. niger was able to solubilize natural and synthetic struvite releasing mobile phosphate (PO43−) and magnesium (Mg2+), the latter reacting with excreted oxalate resulting in precipitation of magnesium oxalate dihydrate which also accumulated within the mycelial pellets. Struvite was also found to influence the morphology of A. niger mycelial pellets. These findings contribute further understanding of struvite solubilization, element release and secondary oxalate formation, relevant to the biogeochemical cycling of phosphate minerals, and further directions utilizing these mechanisms in environmental biotechnologies such as element biorecovery and biofertilizer applications.
The auxin‐inducible phosphate transporter AsPT5 mediates phosphate transport and is indispensable for arbuscule formation in Chinese milk vetch at moderately high phosphate supply
Authors: Fan Xiaoning , Che Xianrong , Lai Wenzhen , Wang Sijia , Hu Wentao , Chen Hui , Zhao Bin , Tang Ming , Xie Xianan 
Published: February 2020

SummaryPhosphorus is a macronutrient that is essential for plant survival. Most land plants have evolved the ability to form a mutualistic symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, which enhances phosphate (Pi) acquisition. Modulation of Pi transporter systems is the master strategy used by mycorrhizal plants to adapt to ambient Pi concentrations. However, the specific functions of PHOSPHATE TRANSPORTER 1 (PHT1) genes, which are Pi transporters that are responsive to high Pi availability, are largely unknown. Here, we report that AsPT5, an Astragalus sinicus (Chinese milk vetch) member of the PHT1 gene family, is conserved across dicotyledons and is constitutively expressed in a broad range of tissues independently of Pi supply, but is remarkably induced by indole‐3‐acetic acid (auxin) treatment under moderately high Pi conditions. Subcellular localization experiments indicated that AsPT5 localizes to the plasma membrane of plant cells. Using reverse genetics, we showed that AsPT5 not only mediates Pi transport and remodels root system architecture but is also essential for arbuscule formation in A. sinicus under moderately high Pi concentrations. Overall, our study provides insight into the function of AsPT5 in Pi transport, AM development and the cross‐talk between Pi nutrition and auxin signalling in mycorrhizal plants.
Employer silencing in a context of voice regulations: Case studies of non‐compliance
Authors: Hickland Eugene , Cullinane Niall , Dobbins Tony , Dundon Tony , Donaghey Jimmy 
Published: February 2020

AbstractThis article, drawing on the latest insights into organisational silence, considers how employers seek to withhold information and circumvent meaningful workplace voice when confronted with regulatory requirements. It offers novel theoretical insights by redefining employer silencing as characterised by the withholding of information and the restriction of workplace dialogue. In outlining three principal routes of non‐compliance—avoidance, suppression, and neglect—we empirically illustrate the path to silence in the regulatory context of the European Union Directive establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees. Rather than considering how employers utilised the regulations, as existing research considers, we look at how employers circumvented the regulatory space in three case studies in the United Kingdom and Ireland and the significant role of employer silencing as a tool for explaining this dynamic.
Vesicovaginal fistula following pelvic surgery: Our experiences and recommendations for diagnosis and prompt referral
Authors: Thayalan Krishanthy , Parghi Sneha , Krause Hannah , Goh Judith 
Published: February 2020

BackgroundVesicovaginal fistula (VVF) is an uncommon but known complication of pelvic surgery. Post‐operative urine leakage should generate a high index of clinical suspicion for early diagnosis of VVF.AimsThis study aims to identify areas for improvement and provide recommendations for timely and accurate diagnosis of VVF to minimise patient morbidity.Materials and MethodsA retrospective observational study of all patients who underwent VVF repairs unrelated to malignancies in a ten‐year period at two primary referral centres in Brisbane was performed to review the aetiology, performance of investigative tests and management of these cases.ResultsA total of 56 patients were studied with the identification of significant delays to diagnosis and referral, the performance of multiple unnecessary tests and low rates of primary surgeon referral.ConclusionsEarly recognition of VVF and assessment by outpatient methylene blue dye test can provide quick same‐day diagnosis and minimise patient suffering. We hope this will alert gynaecologists and provide guidelines for diagnosis and improved management to allow for prompt referral and repair of genitourinary fistula.
Autonomic dysfunction in cardiac amyloidosis assessed by heart rate variability and heart rate turbulence
Authors: Yamada Shinya , Yoshihisa Akiomi , Hijioka Naoko , Kamioka Masashi , Kaneshiro Takashi , Yokokawa Tetsuro , Misaka Tomofumi , Ishida Takafumi , Takeishi Yasuchika 
Published: February 2020

AbstractBackgroundCardiac amyloidosis (CA) is characterized by left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and autonomic nervous imbalance due to amyloid infiltration. However, autonomic dysfunction is often seen in heart failure (HF) with LVH from other etiologies. We aimed to characterize autonomic dysfunction in CA from other etiologies of LVH.MethodsFifty‐five HF patients with LVH (35 males, mean age 65 ± 16 years) were enrolled. LVH was defined as left ventricular mass index measured by echocardiography >95 g/m2 in women and 115 g/m2 in men. The etiology was as follows: amyloid light chain (AL)‐CA, n = 14; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, n = 21; and aortic stenosis (AS), n = 20. With the patient in a clinically stable condition, heart rate variability (HRV) and heart rate turbulence (HRT), which reflect autonomic dysfunction, were measured using Holter monitoring and compared among the three groups.ResultsBrain natriuretic peptide levels, LVH severity, left ventricular ejection fraction, and tissue Doppler index E/e′ did not differ among the three groups. However, severe abnormalities of HRV and HRT were obtained in AL‐CA. In the ROC analysis to identify AL‐CA in HF with LVH, the best cutoff value for standard deviation of all R‐R intervals, standard deviation of the 5‐min mean R‐R intervals, turbulence onset, and turbulence slope were 68.5 ms (AUC: 0.865), 58.5 ms (AUC: 0.834), 0.25% (AUC: 0.813), and 1.00 ms/RR (AUC 0.736), respectively.ConclusionAutonomic dysfunction is a hallmark of AL‐CA, and its noninvasive assessment by Holter monitoring may be a useful tool for differential diagnosis of HF with LVH.
Settler‐State Borders and the Question of Indigenous Immigrant Identity
Authors: Reed‐Sandoval Amy 
Published: February 2020

AbstractIndigenous migration from Latin America to the United States has been on the rise over the past decades. There has also been an increase in Indigenous self‐identification amongst people in the United States who previously self‐identified as Hispanic or Latina/o on census forms. Though Latin American Indigenous migration to the United States has been steadily on the rise since the 1990s, there remains a lack of resources—philosophical, political, and bureaucratic—to account for this migrant group. My goal in this article is to explore in greater depth why Latin American Indigenous migration is hermeneutically marginalised. First, I argue that we problematically fail to understand settler‐state borders—particularly the Mexico‐US border—as, in part, Indigenous spaces. Second, and relatedly, I argue that our failure to understand borders as Indigenous spaces is connected to the widespread, inaccurate presumption that Indigenous peoples ‘lose their authenticity’ (and, in turn, their very Indigenous identities) upon crossing settler‐state borders. Contrary to what I describe as the dominant view of borders as de‐Indigenised or non‐Indigenous spaces, I argue in that many settler‐state borders are spaces where Indigenous peoples, including Indigenous migrants, may experience their Indigenous identities intimately, and even publicly articulate and defend them. Importantly, this does not mean that settler‐state borders do not also harm Indigenous peoples by threating Indigenous sovereignty. I end by arguing that addressing the hermeneutical marginalisation of Latin American Indigenous migration requires a rigorous reconceptualisation of borders themselves as Indigenous spaces.
The unique contribution of blushing to the development of social anxiety disorder symptoms: results from a longitudinal study
Authors: Nikolić Milica , Majdandžić Mirjana , Colonnesi Cristina , de Vente Wieke , Möller Eline , Bögels Susan 
Published: February 2020

BackgroundSelf‐conscious emotional reactivity and its physiological marker – blushing has been proposed to be an etiological mechanism of social anxiety disorder (SAD), but so far, untested in longitudinal designs. This study tested, for the first time, whether self‐conscious emotional reactivity (indexed as physiological blushing) contributes to the development of SAD symptoms over and above social behavioral inhibition (BI), which has been identified as the strongest predictor of SAD development in early childhood.MethodsOne hundred fifteen children (45% boys) and their mothers and fathers participated at ages 2.5, 4.5, and 7.5 years. Social BI was observed at all time points in a stranger approach task, and physiological blushing (blood volume, blood pulse amplitude, and temperature increases) was measured during a public performance (singing) and watching back the performance at ages 4.5 and 7.5. Child early social anxiety was reported by both parents at 4.5 years, and SAD symptoms were diagnosed by clinicians and reported by both parents at 7.5 years.ResultsHigher social BI at 2.5 and 4.5 years predicted greater social anxiety at 4.5 years, which, in turn, predicted SAD symptoms at 7.5 years. Blushing (temperature increase) at 4.5 years predicted SAD symptoms at 7.5 years over and above the influence of social BI and early social anxiety.ConclusionsThat blushing uniquely contributes to the development of SAD symptoms over and above social BI suggests two pathways to childhood SAD: one that entails early high social BI and an early onset of social anxiety symptoms, and the other that consists of heightened self‐conscious emotional reactivity (i.e. blushing) in early childhood.
Effects of sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors on non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with type 2 diabetes: A meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials
Authors: Xing Baodi , Zhao Yuhang , Dong Bingzi , Zhou Yue , Lv Wenshan , Zhao Wenjuan 
Published: February 2020

AbstractAims/IntroductionNon‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasingly common in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Currently, some studies have found that sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, a new hypoglycemic drug, can improve non‐alcoholic fatty liver in addition to its hypoglycemic effect. Thus, we undertook a meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials to evaluate the efficacy of SGLT2 inhibitors on the treatment of NAFLD.Materials and MethodsPubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Library were searched for randomized controlled trials of SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with NAFLD and type 2 diabetes mellitus up to 1 October 2019. Differences were expressed as weight mean difference (WMD) with 95% confidence interval (CI) for continuous outcomes. The I2 statistic was applied to evaluate the heterogeneity of studies.ResultsA total of six trials including 309 patients were selected into our meta‐analysis. SGLT2 inhibitors could reduce alanine aminotransferase (WMD −11.05 IU/L, 95% CI −19.85, −2.25, P = 0.01) and magnetic resonance imaging proton density fat fraction (WMD −2.07%, 95% CI −3.86, −0.28, P = 0.02). However, SGLT2 inhibitors did not reduce aspartate aminotransferase (WMD −1.11 IU/L, 95% CI −2.39, 0.17, P = 0.09). In addition, secondary outcomes, such as bodyweight and visceral fat area, were also reduced (WMD −1.62 kg, 95% CI −2.02, −1.23, P < 0.00001; WMD −19.98 cm2, 95% CI −27.18, −12.79, P < 0.00001, respectively).ConclusionsSGLT2 inhibitors can significantly decrease alanine aminotransferase and liver fat, accompanied with weight loss, which might have a positive effect on fatty liver in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The limitation is that the sample size of the studies was small. Therefore, more large randomized controlled trials specified on NAFLD are required to evaluate these results.
Time course of metabolic status in pregnant women: The Japan Environment and Children’s Study
Authors: Sasaki Hatoko , Arata Naoko , Tomotaki Ai , Yamamoto‐Hanada Kiwako , Mezawa Hidetoshi , Konishi Mizuho , Ishitsuka Kazue , Saito‐Abe Mayako , Sato Miori , Nishizato Minaho , Saito Hirohisa , Ohya Yukihiro ,   Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS) Group
Published: February 2020

AbstractAims/IntroductionWe aimed to evaluate the metabolic status of pregnant women by assessing metabolic biomarkers of participants in the Japan Environment and Children’s Study, a nationwide, multicenter, pregnancy and birth cohort.Materials and MethodsPregnant women aged 14–50 years were studied in 15 centers across Japan. Clinical information was obtained using self‐administered questionnaires. Blood samples were taken during the first two trimesters to measure metabolic biomarkers. Samples were divided into seven groups according to the weeks of pregnancy.ResultsAmong 82,972 pregnant women, 43 had only type 1 diabetes, 78 had only type 2 diabetes, 2,315 had only gestational diabetes and 354 had only dyslipidemia. Glycated hemoglobin, total cholesterol, low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglyceride across all the percentiles increased as prepregnancy body mass index increased, whereas high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol levels across all the percentiles decreased as body mass index increased. Glycated hemoglobin was high in participants with type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes only, but not in those with gestational diabetes or hyperlipidemia only. Participants with type 2 diabetes or dyslipidemia only had high triglyceride in the first trimester, which then decreased in the second trimester. Participants with type 2 diabetes only also showed low high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol, whereas participants with dyslipidemia only showed high total cholesterol and low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol throughout.ConclusionsMetabolic biomarkers were affected by blood sample timing and underlying metabolic disease. The Japan Environment and Children’s Study will clarify the influences of metabolic status during pregnancy on the health and development of the offspring in future studies.
Prospective evaluation of treatment response and disease reversibility of paediatric localized scleroderma (morphoea) to steroids and methotrexate using multi‐modal imaging
Authors: Weibel L. , Theiler M. , Howell K.J. , Denton C.P. , Waelchli R. , Atherton D. , Woo P. , Harper J.I. 
Published: February 2020

AbstractBackgroundPaediatric localized scleroderma is a severe inflammatory disorder associated with tissue atrophy, often leading to disability. Assessing disease activity and response to treatment has always been challenging and remains an important difficulty in clinical practice.ObjectivesTo investigate prospectively the efficacy of systemic treatment with corticosteroids and methotrexate in children with localized scleroderma and the validity of infrared thermography, laser Doppler flowmetry and high‐frequency ultrasound in assessing disease activity.MethodsChildren with localized scleroderma were prospectively treated with corticosteroids (initially pulsed IV methylprednisolone 30 mg/kg/day, maximum 500 mg/day and/or oral prednisolone 0.5–1 mg/kg/day) and methotrexate (15 mg/m2 weekly). Treatment response was evaluated using a clinical activity score. Skin temperature, blood flow, dermal thickness and dermal echogenicity of clinically active skin lesions were determined in relation to the unaffected contralateral site at baseline and after 3, 6, 12 and 18 months. Patient charts were later reviewed for long‐term follow‐up.ResultsTwenty‐two patients were included [age 6.0 (0.2–14.4] years; female‐to‐male ratio 3.4 : 1) All responded well to therapy. Disease reversibility was demonstrated in the majority of children with partial resolution of skin sclerosis and regrowth of hair. Laser Doppler flowmetry and high‐frequency ultrasound findings correlated with disease activity at baseline. Thermography had no added value in this cohort. The recurrence rate was 36% in the follow‐up period.ConclusionsCorticosteroids and methotrexate are highly effective as first‐line therapy in paediatric localized scleroderma, leading to partial reversal of skin manifestations. However, the recurrence rate is substantial and affected children require long‐term follow‐up. Laser Doppler flowmetry and high‐frequency ultrasound correlate with disease activity in the acute phase and may assist decision‐making in these patients.