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FIMBRIAE AND FLAGELLA MEDIATED SURFACE MOTILITY AND THE EFFECT OF GLUCOSE ON NONPATHOGENIC AND UROPATHOGENICESCHERICHIA COLI
Authors: Ambagaspitiye Sankalya , Sudarshan Sushmita , Hogins Jacob , McDill Parker , De Nisco Nicole J. , Zimmern Philippe E. , Reitzer Larry 
Published: November 2019

ABSTRACTWe characterized the surface motility of nonpathogenic and pathogenicE. colistrains with respect to the appendage requirement, flagella versus fimbriae, and the glucose requirement. Nonpathogenic lab strains exhibited either slow or fast surface movement. The slow strains required type 1 fimbriae for movement, while the fast strains required flagella and had an insertion in theflhDCpromoter region. Surface movement of three uropathogenicE. coli(UPEC) strains was fast and required flagella, but these strains did not have an insertion in theflhDCpromoter region. We assessed swimming motility as an indicator of flagella synthesis and found that glucose inhibited swimming of the slow nonpathogenic strains but not of the fast nonpathogenic or pathogenic strains. Fimbriae-based surface motility requires glucose, which inhibits cyclic-AMP (cAMP) and flagella synthesis; therefore, we examined whether surface motility required cAMP. The surface motility of a slow, fimbriae-dominant, nonpathogenic strain did not require cAMP, which was expected because fimbriae synthesis does not require cAMP. In contrast, the surface motility of a faster, flagella-dominant, UPEC strain required cAMP, which was unexpected because swarming was unaffected by the presence of glucose. Electron microscopy verified the presence or absence of fimbriae or flagella. In summary, surface motilities of the nonpathogenic and uropathogenicE. colistrains of this study differed in the appendage used and the effects of glucose on flagella synthesis.IMPORTANCEUropathogenicEscherichia colistrains cause 80-90% of community-acquired urinary tract infections, and recurrent urinary tract infections, which can last for years, and often become antibiotic resistant. Urinary tract infections can be associated with intra-vesical lesions extending from localized trigonitis/cystitis to widely distributed pancystitis: motility may be a factor that distinguishes between these infection patterns. Nonpathogenic and uropathogenicE. coliwere shown to exhibit fimbriae- and flagella-dependent surface motility, respectively, and the difference was attributed to altered control of flagella synthesis by glucose. UropathogenicE. colistrains grow more rapidly in urine than nonpathogenic strains, which implies differences in metabolism. Understanding the basis for glucose-insensitive control of flagella-dependent motility could provide insight into uropathogenicE. colimetabolism and virulence.
Exploring the feasibility of blockchain technology as an infrastructure for improving built asset sustainability
Authors: Shojaei Alireza , Wang Jun , Fenner Andriel 
Published: November 2019

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to show the feasibility of blockchain technology to perform as an infrastructure for improving built asset sustainability by providing all the necessary information for better decision making at all the stages of its life cycle.

Design/methodology/approach
Blockchain technology can be used as a tool to build a reliable and secure decentralized information system to capture and disseminate all the data required for different sustainability assessment models. A model is designed and tested through a synthetic scenario to substantiate the research objective with empirical work.

Findings
It is shown that blockchain can revolutionize the current state of knowledge for long-term sustainability thinking and provide necessary information in different stages of the life cycle of a built asset. With the proposed decentralized, transparent and comprehensive database using blockchain, the life cycle assessment methods can become much more inclusive and reliable. The new holistic analysis of the built asset sustainability enables better decision making in design, build, operation and demolition of each asset.

Originality/value
This paper proposes and tests a model for using blockchain as an infrastructure to support built asset sustainability. Practitioners from different backgrounds at different stages of a built asset life cycle can use such a network to make better decisions and better assess the sustainability of their built assets.
Digital information resources: use and perceptions of deaf and hearing students
Authors: Kaba Abdoulaye , Ellala Ziyad K. 
Published: November 2019

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of the internet among deaf and hearing students. The study also explores the perceptions of students toward the internet, online databases and digital libraries.

Design/methodology/approach
The study uses a survey questionnaire to collect data from the sample. The sample consists of 59 hearing and 53 deaf students studying at Al Ain University of Science and Technology Al Ain University (AAU). Descriptive statistics and t-tests are used to analyze data.

Findings
Findings of the study show that at least 90 per cent of participants are using the internet for intellectual activities and social communications. In addition, the majority of deaf and hearing students have positive perceptions toward digital information resources. For gender differences, the study found no significant difference between men and women in the use of internet or in their perceptions toward the importance of online databases and digital libraries. However, results of the study confirmed significant difference between deaf and hearing students in relation to internet use, perception toward the importance of online databases and digital libraries.

Research limitations/implications
The sample of the study are students studying at AAU. Future studies may expend this study by including deaf participants from various institutions in UAE.

Originality/value
The results of the study could be used in planning and providing digital information resources and services for deaf students.
Good human functioning, health and the promotion of health
Authors: Markham Wolfgang A. 
Published: November 2019

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to extend a theory of health promoting schools (Markham and Aveyard, 2003) that draws heavily upon Nussbaum’s Aristotelian interpretation of good human functioning (Nussbaum, 1990). This theory of health promoting schools proposed that health is grounded in the meeting of identified fundamental human needs and the realisation of identified essential human capacities (Markham and Aveyard, 2003).

Design/methodology/approach
The extension of this theory is achieved through the application of influential social theories with practical tenets to Nussbaum’s insights (Nussbaum, 1990). This extension includes additional essential human capacities, a description and definition of how good human functioning may be recognised, potential limitations of the capabilities approaches and a discussion of major factors inhibiting good human functioning.

Findings
The potential contribution of the outlined framework to discussions of health and health promotion is highlighted in two ways. First, this paper considers how the outlined framework may contribute to discussions of quality of life, morbidity/premature mortality and health-related behaviours. Second, this paper briefly considers how the outlined framework may contribute to discussions of public health policy, and the planning, delivery and evaluation of health promotion initiatives. Basic exemplar pre- and post-questionnaires for a hypothetical health promoting community development programme are offered.

Originality/value
This paper attempts to contribute to discussions of the application of Nussbaum’s Aristotelean interpretation of good human functioning to both public health and health promotion.
An investigation into the construction industry’s view on fire prevention in high-rise buildings post Grenfell
Authors: Mohamed Iman Farah , Edwards David John , Mateo-Garcia Monica , Costin Glenn , Thwala Wellington Didibhuku Didibhuku 
Published: November 2019

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore contemporary attitudes amongst UK construction professionals regards fire safety post the Grenfell Tower disaster. Specifically, the research examines practitioner’s perceptions of fire safety design, material specification, construction and maintenance of high-rise blocks throughout a building’s whole life cycle.

Design/methodology/approach
A multi-methodology approach was adopted that utilises a mix of research methods. Extant literature and media content is used as a secondary data source, providing a more insightful interpretivist analysis – the results of which guided the development of the survey’s main question set. Primary survey data are sourced from structured interviews and questionnaires completed by participating industry professionals and built environment undergraduate students using non-representative sampling methods. In addition, a Grenfell Tower special advisory panel member was interviewed to add further validity to the overall findings.

Findings
The quantitative findings present evidence to suggest that the Grenfell disaster (and media storm that has surrounded this event) has raised the general level of fire safety knowledge and competency amongst construction professionals. However, qualitative feedback from the special advisory panel member suggests specific fire prevention knowledge remains elusive within both industry and taught programmes at Higher Education Institutes. As a consequence, changes in the taught curriculum are proposed together with an extension of the role of facilities managers in practice to cover fire safety in greater depth.

Originality/value
This paper provides thoughtful insights into the contemporary discourse on fire safety within the UK construction industry. The research also provides critical suggestions to both industry and policy makers which seek to prevent a repeat tragedy occurring again.
Problematising technology and teaching reforms: Australian and Singapore perspectives
Authors: McLay Katherine Frances , Chua Reyes Jr Vicente 
Published: November 2019

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to compare and problematise technology and teaching reform initiatives in Australia and Singapore, demonstrating the importance of adopting a critical stance towards technology-rich education reform. In the Australian context, the tensions and challenges of the Digital Education Revolution and the Teaching Teachers for the Future programme are illustrated. In the Singapore context, the implications of the ways in which teachers exercise their agency over technological imperatives are examined.

Design/methodology/approach
The first section of the paper draws on interview and observational data generated during a microethnographic investigation into secondary school students’ use of iPads as a learning tool in an independent school in South-East Queensland. Data “snapshots” illustrate the lingering challenges of reform designed to achieve technology-rich learning environments. The second section of the paper draws on a retrospective study of current ICT initiatives in Singapore through case studies of two schools that are heavily involved in ongoing ICT integration programmes.

Findings
While reforms are usually borne out of careful studies among policy makers and politicians to develop solutions to problems, the final version often reflects compromise between various stakeholders championing their respective agendas. As such, problematisation is imperative to develop critical and nuanced understandings. In both Australia and Singapore, it is suggested that failing to account for such ontological matters as teacher and learner identity and agency prevents meaningful change.

Originality/value
Global reform to achieve technology-rich teaching and learning environments reflects the ubiquity of such initiatives across geographical and cultural boundaries. Such reforms have been driven and supported by a substantial body of research, much of which has uncritically accepted the view that technology-rich reform is inherently “good” or necessary. Learning technology research has thus tended to focus on epistemological matters such as learning design at the expense of ontology. This paper engages with emerging research into technology as an identity issue for learners and teachers to explore the implications of technology-driven education reform on educational institutions, policies and practices.
Fabrication of electric heating garment with plasma-assisted metal coating (PAC) technology
Authors: Mo Songying , Mo Manni , Ho Kai-Chiu 
Published: November 2019

Purpose
Under extremely cold weather, traditional winter clothing may not be adequate to keep warm in the harsh environment. The paper aims to discuss this issue.

Design/methodology/approach
Wearable heat-generating (electric heating) clothing which covers the thermal sensitive zone of the human body can protect the human body from hypothermia. Existing heatable jacket in the market using carbon fiber is relatively expensive, complicated and require a lengthy manufacturing time.

Findings
Through experimental evaluation, the textile treated by plasma-assisted metal coating (PAC) has demonstrated excellent stability in temperature during the heating process.

Originality/value
This paper introduces an innovative, low-cost PAC technology using optimized plasma-assisted metallic deposition that is able to preserve the physical properties of the textile.
Minimizing losses at red meat supply chain with circular and central slaughterhouse model
Authors: Kayikci Yasanur , Ozbiltekin Melisa , Kazancoglu Yigit 
Published: November 2019

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to find solutions to improve the red meat sector in an emerging economy, Turkey, from the circular economy point of view, and taking sustainability approach. The need for circular management within the red meat sector in Turkey is emphasized by using Grey method. As theoretical contribution of this study, the investigation of the causes of losses at the slaughter stages of the red meat supply chain leads to proposals for sustainable and circular solutions.Design/methodology/approachGrey method is used to predict the number of slaughtered cattle and the amount of bone and blood waste in the slaughtering process between 2018 and 2020.FindingsIt is revealed that according to Grey prediction calculations, although the amount of slaughtered cattle, bone and blood waste seem have decreased between 2018 and 2020, there are still significant losses in Turkish red meat sector. For bone waste, this is expected to be 56,581,200 kg in 2018, 48,235,840 kg in 2019 and 41,121,380 kg in 2020. For blood waste, it is expected to be 24,754,275 kg in 2018, 21,103,180 kg in 2019 and 17,990,604 kg in 2020.Social implicationsThe proposed model in the study will contribute on sector revitalization, increase in product safety, quality and hygiene, development in the management of training and education centers for farmers/labors and increase in employment.Originality/valueThis paper represents policymakers with a proposal for triple bottom line (TBL) based circular and central slaughterhouse model, based on TBL, which brings social, economic and environmental benefits for the red meat sector in Turkey.
Pungent parks: smell’s growing relevance in park tourism
Authors: Rice William L. , Hamilton Garrett C. , Newman Peter 
Published: November 2019

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to present the growing relevance of natural smells – both pleasant and unpleasant – to park and protected area tourism and the need for more consideration of their role in the visitor experience.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper presents four observations – selected via an informal review of the tourism literature – relevant to the future of smellscapes research concerning tourism in parks and protected areas.

Findings
An emerging body of literature is indicating natural smells are central to the sensory experience of parks and protected areas. The iconic nature of park smellscapes underscores their role in the tourism experience.

Originality/value
This paper extracts the current trends in smellscapes research relevant to park and protected area tourism. It therefore provides value to both tourism practitioners and researchers, alike, through its attempt to compile significant trends.
Maddi Faith in conversation with Jerome Carson
Authors: Faith Maddi , Carson Jerome 
Published: November 2019

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to provide a profile of Maddi Faith.

Design/methodology/approach
In this single case study, Maddi gives a short background and the origins of her mental health issues and is then interviewed by Jerome.

Findings
Maddi tells the authors how her problems developed in her childhood and of the journey she has been on since.

Research limitations/implications
Single case studies provide a single perspective. Yet are they of any less value than a commentary by an academic? On the contrary, many offer unique insights into how the authors provide services for people with mental health problems, and of better ways to help them.

Practical implications
Maddi raises the issue of “falling between services”, with the result that the individual concerned does not receive the help they need.

Social implications
The persistent stigma of mental health problems is an issue that will need to be addressed for decades if it is to be overcome. Personal witness is vital in tackling this issue. Maddi has already done a lot to address this through her work at University.

Originality/value
The Trust the second author worked for, for many years used to have a staff “Made a Difference” award. Maddi surely deserves such an award for her own efforts to develop our understanding of the realities of mental health problems.
The impact of social dominance orientation on female entrepreneurial intention
Authors: Muldoon Jeffrey , Lucy Carol , Lidzy Sheryl 
Published: November 2019

Purpose
Understanding the factors that influence entrepreneurs throughout the entrepreneurial process has been a vital topic of entrepreneurial research. Despite societal changes, male entrepreneurs still outnumber females. The purpose of this paper is to develop a greater grasp on the factors that contribute to this phenomenon.

Design/methodology/approach
Utilizing social dominance theory and social cognition theory, the authors suggest that a female entrepreneur’s social dominance orientation (SDO) and mentorship experiences will influence her social and conventional entrepreneurial intention.

Findings
The authors’ theorizing suggests SDO can lower entrepreneurial self-efficacy which in turn can lower conventional entrepreneurial intentions but increase social intentions in some women. However, if the entrepreneur has mentoring, the effect could be dissipated.

Originality/value
This paper is one of the first to examine the impact of SDO on entrepreneurial intentions, and builds on the work of other scholars.
Leading others to go beyond the call of duty
Authors: Sendjaya Sen , Eva Nathan , Robin Mulyadi , Sugianto Lyfie , ButarButar Ivan , Hartel Charmine 
Published: November 2019

Purpose
Interest in servant leadership has grown exponentially over the past decade as evident in the surge of academic- and practitioner-oriented publications on the subject. While prior research has shown that servant leadership leads to citizenship behavior, no study has explored the ethical pathway as the underlying influence process despite the fact that servant leadership is an ethical approach to leadership. On the basis of social learning theory, the purpose of this paper is to examine psychological ethical climate as a key mediator between servant leadership and citizenship behavior.

Design/methodology/approach
Survey data were collected from 123 leader–follower dyads from eight high-performing firms listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange, and analyzed using multiple regression analysis.

Findings
The results showed that the relationship between servant leadership and organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs) (both for OCBI and OCBO) is mediated by psychological ethical climate.

Practical implications
This study demonstrates the value of using a servant leadership approach in order to foster a psychological ethical climate and increase OCBs. As such, the authors highlight the importance of a systematic approach to develop servant leaders in organizations.

Originality/value
This research contributes to the understanding of the ethical mechanism that explains the relationship between servant leadership and follower outcomes. Drawing on social learning theory, the findings show that servant leaders are ethical climate architects through their role modeling behaviors and interactions with followers.
Financial inclusion and FinTech
Authors: Baber Hasnan 
Published: November 2019

Purpose
Using data from World Bank and Global Islamic Finance Report, this paper aims to compare the performance of countries following Islamic and conventional finance system in terms of financial inclusion and FinTech.

Design/methodology/approach
Ten countries from both financial systems have been selected based on the presence of Islamic finance and conventional finance in the country. Data was analyzed from year 2011 to 2017 and keeping the former as base year to measure the change in the population fraction.

Findings
The findings found that Islamic finance countries are more inclusive in terms of financial inclusion and women are financially more empowered as compared to the counterpart. On the contrary, countries with conventional finance have a higher number of FinTech users.

Research limitations/implications
The difference between the performances of two systems in terms of financial inclusion is relatively small; therefore, future studies should incorporate more indicators for financial inclusion.

Originality/value
This study will be useful for understanding the nature of both financial systems, and the further research can be done to find the determinants of financial inclusion.
Mediation analysis of the relationship between environmental concern and intention to adopt green concepts
Authors: Lau Jasmine Leby , Hashim Ahmad Hariza 
Published: November 2019

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to extend the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) by incorporating environmental concern (EC) and its dimensions to explain developer’s intention to adopt green concepts in their future housing projects. The objectives were to investigate the relationship among the proposed constructs as well as to examine the mediating role of attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioural control (PBC) on the relationship between EC and its dimensions and intention to adopt green concepts.

Design/methodology/approach
A survey was conducted among developer organisations in Klang Valley and the key target respondents were project managers. This study devoted priority to quantitative approach with complementary qualitative data to elaborate on the statistical results. In total, 87 usable questionnaires were returned, representing a response rate of 24.5 per cent. In addition, face-to-face interviews were carried out to gather information to complement quantitative findings.

Findings
Mediation results suggested PBC to be a significant mediator for the relationship between EC, human over nature and eco-crisis and behavioural intention. In the model between eco-crisis facet and behavioural intention, apart from PBC, attitude was found to be another significant mediator of the relationship. Interview with informants revealed that most believed human activities are causing detrimental harm to the environment. With this concern, they are confident about their organisations’ ability to deliver more green projects in the future.

Originality/value
The use of specific dimension of EC and the integration of EC and its dimensions within the TPB has provided new insights to expedite the transition to sustainable construction.