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Serpentine mountain uplift in northern Japan triggered the divergence of a narrow endemic from a widespread (sub)arctic Asia-Alaska species complex ofLagotis(Plantaginaceae)
Authors: Sugano Atsushi , Fukuda Tomoko , Murai Yoshinori , Chernyagina Olga A , Yoshihisa Suyama , Tsunamoto Yoshihiro , Tsuboi Hayato , Nishikawa Yoko , Shimamura Takashi , Fujita Hiroko , Nakamura Koh 
Published: December 2019

AbstractIn the circumboreal region, plants often have extremely-wide species ranges.Lagotis minor-glaucaspecies complex widespread from (sub)arctic Asia to Alaska, however, have two allied narrow endemics in northern Japan: a serpentine plantL. takedanaendemic to the Yubari Mountains (Mt. Yubari) and a non-serpentine plantL. yesoensisendemic to the Taisetsu Mountains (Mt. Taisetsu). Elucidating their origins sheds light on drivers for secondary-speciation of widespread circumboreal plants. To infer phylogenetic distinctiveness of two narrow endemics with those related taxa, which contained 25 out of all the 29 species of the genus, chloroplast DNA (cpDNA), nuclear ribosomal (nrITS), two low copy nuclear gene (LCN) markers and genome-wide single-nucleotide polymorphism genotyping (MIG-seq) were used. In the result of cpDNA analyses, theLagotis minor-glaucaspecies complex formed a clade. Within the clade,L. yesoensisand a portion ofL. glaucasamples formed a subclade. However, monophyly of each of the four species was not supported. In the results of nrITS and two LCN analyses,L. takedanawas monophyletic, while monophyly was not recovered for eachL. yesoensis, L. glauca, andL. minor. Based on a Bayesian dating analysis using nrITS data, the age of the most recent common ancestor ofL. takedanawas Ma (95% confidence interval: 0.05-1.75 Ma). Possible scenario is that an ancestral linage being adapted to serpentine soils migrated into the alpine habitat of Mt. Yubari, that was formed with mountain uplift by the early Pleistocene, and subsequently reproductively isolated from non-serpentine populations and speciated. The contrasting result ofL. yesoensis, that was phylogenetically indistinct, is possibly explained by incorrect taxonomy, or alternatively, shallow history and incomplete lineage sorting. In Mt. Taisetsu, massive volcanic eruptions had occurred the Early Pleistocene and even after the last glacial period, suggesting that alpine plants have not migrated into and established populations in Mt. Taisetsu until very recently. To fully resolve the phylogeny of the three speciesL. yesoensis, L. glauca, andL. minor, further analyses using high resolution molecular markers are needed. The present study illustrated that two narrow endemics in northern Japan diverged from the widespread species include phylogenetically distinctive and indistinctive species, owing to historical orogeny and ecological factors.
Statistical approach for …a test chemical is considered to be positive… in regulatory toxicology: Trend and pairwise tests
Authors: Hothorn Ludwig A. 
Published: December 2019

AbstractIn regulatory toxicology an outcome is claimed positive when both a trend is significant and any pairwise test against control. Two statistical approaches are proposed: a joint Dunnett and Williams test (assuming the dose as a qualitative factor) and a joint test of the Tukey regression test and Dunnett test (assuming the dose as a quantitative covariate). Related R software is available.
Differentiation of economic and financial cycles and the logic of China’s monetary policy reform
Authors: Fan Conglai , Jiechao Gao 
Published: December 2019

Purpose
In recent years, with the gradual differentiation of economic and financial cycles, it has been increasingly difficult for monetary policies to remain balanced in stabilizing both economy and finance. Taking the period of 1999–2017 as a sample, the purpose of this paper is to find whether the synergy between the growth cycle and the price cycle is constantly improving in the economic cycle is more appropriate.

Design/methodology/approach
The key to stabilizing the economic cycle lies in the monetary policy and it should abandon the goal of boosting growth in a timely manner and turn into the goal of maintaining steady growth. At present, quantitative monetary policy is still more effective than price-oriented monetary policy in smoothing the economic cycle.

Findings
The impact of quantitative regulation on the financial cycle is more neutral, whereas price regulation will increase the volatility of price and financial cycles in the course of smoothing the growth cycle. In view of the continuous differentiation between the economic and financial cycles, it is realistic and reasonable to accelerate the establishment of a sound dual-pillar regulatory framework of “monetary policy and macro-prudential policy.”

Originality/value
The macro-prudential policy is specially used to smooth the financial cycle, so as to reduce the burden and increase the efficiency of the monetary policy on regulating economic cycle. Moreover, the transformation of monetary policy to price-oriented regulation must keep pace with the construction of the dual-pillar regulation framework and complement each other to prevent undesirable consequences in the financial sector. On the other hand, monetary policy still needs to rely on quantitative regulation in the future. The research in this paper also provides a new perspective for understanding the internal and external reform of China’s monetary policy in recent years.
Structure prediction of multi-principal element alloys using ensemble learning
Authors: Choudhury Amitava , Konnur Tanmay , Chattopadhyay P.P. , Pal Snehanshu 
Published: November 2019

Purpose
The purpose of this paper, is to predict the various phases and crystal structure from multi-component alloys. Nowadays, the concept and strategies of the development of multi-principal element alloys (MPEAs) significantly increase the count of the potential candidate of alloy systems, which demand proper screening of large number of alloy systems based on the nature of their phase and structure. Experimentally obtained data linking elemental properties and their resulting phases for MPEAs is profused; hence, there is a strong scope for categorization/classification of MPEAs based on structural features of the resultant phase along with distinctive connections between elemental properties and phases.

Design/methodology/approach
In this paper, several machine-learning algorithms have been used to recognize the underlying data pattern using data sets to design MPEAs and classify them based on structural features of their resultant phase such as single-phase solid solution, amorphous and intermetallic compounds. Further classification of MPEAs having single-phase solid solution is performed based on crystal structure using an ensemble-based machine-learning algorithm known as random-forest algorithm.

Findings
The model developed by implementing random-forest algorithm has resulted in an accuracy of 91 per cent for phase prediction and 93 per cent for crystal structure prediction for single-phase solid solution class of MPEAs. Five input parameters are used in the prediction model namely, valence electron concentration, difference in the pauling negativeness, atomic size difference, mixing enthalpy and mixing entropy. It has been found that the valence electron concentration is the most important feature with respect to prediction of phases. To avoid overfitting problem, fivefold cross-validation has been performed. To understand the comparative performance, different algorithms such as K-nearest Neighbor, support vector machine, logistic regression, naïve-based approach, decision tree and neural network have been used in the data set.

Originality/value
In this paper, the authors described the phase selection and crystal structure prediction mechanism in MPEA data set and have achieved better accuracy using machine learning.
Psychology and behavioral finance
Authors: Bouteska Ahmed , Regaieg Boutheina 
Published: November 2019

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to detect quantitatively the existence of anchoring bias among financial analysts on the Tunisian stock market. Both non-parametric and parametric methods are used.

Design/methodology/approach
Two studies have been conducted over the period 2010–2014. A first analysis is non-parametric, based on observations of the sign taking by the surprise of result announcement according to the evolution of earning per share (EPS). A second analysis uses simple and multiple linear regression methods to quantify the anchor bias.

Findings
Non-parametric results show that in the majority of cases, the earning per share variations are followed by unexpected earnings surprises of the same direction, which verify the hypothesis of an anchoring bias of financial analysts to the past benefits. Parametric results confirm these first findings by testing different psychological anchors’ variables. Financial analysts are found to remain anchored to the previous benefits and carry out insufficient adjustments following the announcement of the results by the companies. There is also a tendency for an over/under-reaction in changes in forecasts. Analysts’ behavior is asymmetrical depending on the sign of the forecast changes: an over-reaction for positive prediction changes and a negative reaction for negative prediction changes.

Originality/value
The evidence provided in this paper largely validates the assumptions derived from the behavioral theory particularly the lessons learned by Kaestner (2005) and Amir and Ganzach (1998). The authors conclude that financial analysts on the Tunisian stock market suffer from anchoring, optimism, over and under-reaction biases when announcing the earnings.
Effects of personality, education and opportunities on entrepreneurial intentions
Authors: Ng Hee Song , Hung Kee Daisy Mui , Khan Mohammad Jamal 
Published: November 2019

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of proactive personality (PP), entrepreneurship education (EE) and entrepreneurial opportunities (EO) on shaping entrepreneurial intentions (EI) among university students through attitude toward entrepreneurship (ATE) and perceived behavioural control (PBC) according to Ajzen’s (1985) theory of planned behaviour.Design/methodology/approachThe study used questionnaires to collect data from university students enroled in undergraduate programmes. A total of 209 surveys were successfully collected. SPSS and SmartPLS 3.0 software were used to analyse and test nine hypotheses derived from the intentions-centred model.FindingsThe results supported seven hypotheses. There were positive relationships between PP and ATE; PP and PBC; EE and ATE; EO and ATE; EO and PBC; ATE and EI; and PBC and EI. However, there were no relationships between EE and PBC, and subjective norms and EI.Research limitations/implicationsThis study used a cross-sectional survey and self-report data which hinder conclusively making correlational inferences. In addition, the various developmental stages of students may influence perceptions of EI.Practical implicationsThe empirical findings provide new insights for policymakers, educators and academics about the antecedents governing EI. This study also enhances the understanding of the preconditions for EI, which can be utilised by practitioners to encourage and manage graduate entrepreneurship.Originality/valueThis study advances an intentions-based model which suggests a simultaneous presence of the three core factors, PP, EE and EO for an effective formation of EI. By doing so, the study addresses the issue of the scarcity of investigations on the combined effects, thus closing the research gap and bringing new perspective to the antecedents-intentions nexus of graduate entrepreneurship.
All education for some? International development and shadow education in Cambodia
Authors: Brehm Will , Aktas Fatih 
Published: December 2019

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to compare two UNESCO reports on educational development in Cambodia, one from 1955 and the other from 2010, in order to understand how the global education development agenda has impacted shadow education.Design/methodology/approachThe study is conducted through a textual comparison of two UNESCO reports written 50 years apart.FindingsAlthough the educational problems facing Cambodia were similar in both reports, the recommendations differed in important ways. The 1955 report advised the country to expand slowly access to education in order to maintain quality, while the 2010 recommended quickly expanding access. A major difference found in the reports regarded the issue of fees in schooling, which did not appear in 1955. School fees in Cambodia are typically extracted through the system of private tutoring, known in the academic literature as shadow education. Such an insight, this paper argues, suggests that the difference in development approach between the two reports is one of the reasons shadow education has flourished in the country.Originality/valueThrough a historical comparison of development efforts in one country, it becomes clear that the education development agenda is partly to blame for the rise of shadow education.
A comparison of workplace-related labels in Switzerland
Authors: Gabathuler Michael , Kirschner Michael 
Published: November 2019

Purpose
In Switzerland, the first and only Swiss quality label for systematic workplace health management (WHM) competes with a variety of national and international workplace-related labels for the attention of employers. The purpose of this paper is to compare the label “Friendly Work Space” (FWS) with ten other national and international workplace-related labels on the “Swiss label market” and to identify key success elements for the development and dissemination of WHM labels.

Design/methodology/approach
A literature review and qualitative analysis of publicly available documents were conducted. Information was obtained from providers or by the authors’ own research. A description of workplace-related labels is presented based on defined criteria and a typology classifying workplace-related labels available in Switzerland.

Findings
Workplace-related labels can be differentiated in terms of: deliberate registration vs non-requested selection, policy vs marketing approach and assessment vs survey-based analysis. In terms of sustainable dissemination, FWS is the most successful registration-based label in Switzerland regarding the number of employees and employers benefitting from the label. Therefore, it constitutes a best practice approach for developing and disseminating a WHM label.

Originality/value
To the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to systematically analyse and compare a WHM with other workplace-related labels on a national market (supply and demand, quality, dissemination). The authors suggest a specific typology to describe the market. Recommendations are given to build up and successfully disseminate a WHM label on a national scale.
The association between self-reported health, late career transitions and working time modulations in England
Authors: Wels Jacques 
Published: November 2019

Purpose
There is an emerging literature focusing on the impact of late career transitions on health, but little is known so far about the role working time modulations might play in explaining older workers’ health. The paper aims to discuss this issue.

Design/methodology/approach
Using the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) Waves 4–7, the paper assesses the association between the different types of change in working time, the total weekly working hours at baseline and the level of income and the change in Self-perceived health (SPH). The model controls for financial wealth, qualification, gender, age, the sector of activity and self-reported health at baseline.

Findings
Respondents who retire have a better SPH compared with those who keep working at constant working time. Those who work long hours benefit more from retiring. Respondents working long hours before being unemployed tend to be less affected by a negative change in SPH. Those who reduce working time by 50 per cent or more and work long hours at baseline have lower probabilities to be affected by a negative change in SPH compared with those who work fewer hours. Finally, low-paid workers are those who benefit the most from retiring or reducing working time.

Social implications
Results point out the need to foster working time arrangements for low-paid workers to prevent adverse health impacts.

Originality/value
There is a significant association between change in working time and change in self-reported health that has not been examined by previous studies.
The effects of gamified flipped instruction on learner performance and need satisfaction
Authors: Zainuddin Zamzami , Shujahat Muhammad , Chu Samuel K.W. , Haruna Hussein , Farida Ratna 
Published: November 2019

PurposeThis study aims to assess students’ learning performance and perceived need satisfaction between a gamified flipped classroom (GFC) and flipped classroom (FC) instruction in a low-tech setting. The iSpring Learn learning management system was used as a low-tech gamification application in gamifying the flipped learning class.Design/methodology/approachA quantitative research approach was used for collecting the data. Three formative assessments were used to examine students’ learning performance during the intervention period, and a post-questionnaire survey was used to support the data collection process with regard to students’ perceived needs satisfaction. In total, 56 students were involved in a non-randomised experiment with a control group design.FindingsThe results reveal that Assessment 1 showed no significant difference between the two intervention groups (p> 0.05), while Assessments 2 and 3 were significantly different (p< 0.05). The survey results confirm that participants in the GFC have achieved a great level of motivation because their innate psychological needs for competence, autonomy and relatedness are satisfied.Practical implicationsThe use of game-like features can be a powerful means to produce more engaging and fun activities in the FC context. The study has confirmed that integrating the gamification concept into FC instruction by adding challenges, incentives, points and rewards to quiz questions promoted a more engaging and enjoyable experience for learners.Originality/valueGamification as a current concept of a twenty-first-century instructional skill has proven to be remarkably influential. This study suggests that the FC and gamification concept might be possibly implemented in a low-tech information environment – without the required advanced technology platform.
Frontline meetings as support for cross-boundary coordination in hospitals
Authors: Prætorius Thim , Hasle Peter 
Published: November 2019

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate frontline meetings in hospitals and how they are used for coordination of daily operations across organizational and occupational boundaries.Design/methodology/approachAn in-depth multiple-case study of four purposefully selected departments from four different hospitals is conducted. The selected cases had actively developed and embedded scheduled meetings as structural means to achieve coordination of daily operations.FindingsHealth care professionals and managers, next to their traditional mono-professional meetings (e.g. doctors or nurses), develop additional operational, daily meetings such as work-shift meetings, huddles and hand-off meetings to solve concrete care tasks. These new types of meetings are typically short, task focussed, led by a chair and often inter-disciplinary. The meetings secure a personal proximity which the increased dependency on hospital-wide IT solutions cannot. During meetings, objects and representations (e.g. monitors, whiteboards or paper cards) create a needed gathering point to span across boundaries. As regards embedding meetings, local engagement helps contextualizing meetings and solving concrete care tasks, thereby making health care professionals more likely to value these daily meeting spaces.Practical implicationsHealth care professionals and managers can use formal meeting spaces aided by objects and representations to support solving daily and interdependent health care tasks in ways that IT solutions in hospitals do not offer today. Implementation requires local engagement and contextualization.Originality/valueThis research paper shows the importance of daily, operational hospital meetings for frontline coordination. Organizational meetings are a prevalent collaborative activity, yet scarcely researched organizational phenomenon.
Effect of guest demographics on perception of hotel room price
Authors: Hong Jinhua , Repetti Toni , Erdem Mehmet , Henthorne Tony 
Published: December 2019

Purpose
A review of past scholarly work on pricing issues in hospitality has revealed a lack of focus on customers’ demographic profiles. However, research in other disciplines reveals that understanding price perception differences among groups of customers with different demographics, including culture, is an important consideration when offering pricing strategies. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the body of pricing research by exploring the effect of hotel guests’ demographics on their perception of hotel room prices.

Design/methodology/approach
Through Qualtrics, data were collected from 414 respondents who stayed at a mid-scale hotel within the past 24 months. The respondents’ perceived value (PV), perceived fairness (PF) and willingness to pay (WTP) for hotel rooms were examined with MANOVA and ANOVA tests to determine the effects of customer demographics on these variables.

Findings
Age, gender and marital status showed a significant effect on PV while age, gender and culture significantly affected PF. However, none of these variables significantly affected WTP. The culture of origin and the culture raised-in influenced PV, PF and WTP similarly.

Originality/value
This study reconciles several divergent results from previous studies and extends the scope of others by introducing different scenarios to each of the three dependent variables. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, it is also the first research study on this subject to evaluate more than two cultures and their effects on the independent variables.
Country image and destination image of Brazil in relation to information sources
Authors: Jeannie Hahm Jeeyeon , Tasci Asli D.A. 
Published: December 2019

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to measure country image and destination image of Brazil and identify influential information sources as image agents that help forming these images.

Design/methodology/approach
An online sample of respondents residing in the USA was surveyed using a structured survey design. County image, destination image and information sources were measured using seven-point Likert scales. Frequencies, descriptives, correlation analyses, t-test and ordinary least squares regression were used to analyze the data.

Findings
The findings revealed that Brazil’s destination image is stronger than its country image. Brazil’s destination image is rated above the middle rank (4) on the seven-point scale, the strongest attributes being scenic beauty, beaches and water attractions. Its country image, on the other hand, is below the middle rank (4) on the seven-point scale. Correlated with seven of the nine country image items, general knowledge from school is potentially the most influential agent for country image while word-of-mouth, printed or online news media and TV programs are potentially the most influential agent for destination image.

Originality/value
The image of Brazil has not been a focus of existing empirical research. Also, this study bridges the gap between country image and destination image in relation to information sources.