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Unleashing a quantitative approach to manage admissions in engineering: a case of the North Indian state
Authors: Singh Bikram Jit , Sodhi Harsimran Singh , Rippin  
Published: August 2020

PurposeThe growth and prosperity of a nation depends upon its ability to innovate technologically and engineering has erupted as a fundamental chauffer of this essence, since last couple of eras. But recent decline in engineering admissions triggers the downfall in skilled labor, which can cause recession in industries or can ultimately lead to economic crisis. This study tries to illustrate the present status of engineering-related education, particularly in India and tends to skim the various parameters that affect the enrollment of students among higher education institutes, directly or indirectly.Design/methodology/approachA unique approach had been unleashed to tackle the nuisance of low admission among Indian engineering colleges or universities. Factors reviewed from the literature were further prioritized quantitatively after distributing suitable questionnaires among a relevant set of engineering aspirants. The “survey form” used was tactically designed on the basis of response surface methodology (RSM), which analyzed the data captured in Minitab statistical software and deducted logical inferences to optimize the “critical-to-admission” (CTA) factors, applicably.FindingsA case study was successfully executed in a North Indian state to prove the efficacy of proposed methodology as far as downtrend in admission was concerned. This study was a rare blend of questionnaire-based work, where design of experiments principles had been utilized exclusively. It provided significant findings on how to earmark different admission-decisive factors along with their required prioritization.Practical implicationsIt can further help the universities and higher education institutes to draft their indispensable professional policies and vision–mission statements, appropriately.Originality/valueQuantitative studies in the service sector (like higher education) are quite rare to see. The present work is not only providing a roadmap for engineering institutions to boost their admissions in upcoming challenging times but it also acts as a light house for new students as it provides necessary guidelines for shortlisting colleges or universities while seeking admission for higher studies.
Practice ecology of knowledge management—connecting the formal, informal and personal
Authors: Värk Aare , Reino Anne 
Published: August 2020

PurposeThis paper aims to explore the coexistence of formal, informal and personal knowledge management (KM) practices as they support employees' everyday work in organizations.Design/methodology/approachQualitative study involving 12 in-depth interviews and 30 hours of observations in a small, quickly growing, knowledge-intensive company.FindingsFormal, informal and personal KM practices were all found to be relevant and interconnected in supporting everyday work in the organization. This suggests a shift from understanding KM as an organizational approach to ecology, shaped by multiple actors and concerns and extending over the formal/informal as well as organizational/personal divides. Interrelationships between formal, informal and personal KM practices took various forms. Among each of these KM categories were practices that contributed in a unique way, without having a functional parallel in other categories. Some KM practices had a strong functional overlap and were competing. Moreover, some formal, informal and personal KM practices formed complementary relationships.Research limitations/implicationsFindings are based on fieldwork in only one organization.Practical implicationsOrganizations would benefit from the formal, informal and personal KM practices being complementarily connected. As these connections are sustained by employees in everyday work, effective management of KM ecology needs a collective and distributed effort.Originality/valueThis paper is one of the very few empirical accounts that problematizes the coexistence of formal, informal and personal KM practices and suggests a practice-ecology perspective through which their interrelationships could be studied.
Family firm employees: identification, stewardship practices and citizenship behaviors
Authors: Medina-Craven Michele N. , Cooper Danielle , Penney Christopher , Caldas Miguel P. 
Published: August 2020

PurposeThis paper aims to understand the factors that influence employee organizational identification in family firms, and through identification, the willingness to engage in citizenship behaviors.Design/methodology/approachDrawing from the stewardship theory, the authors develop a model to test the relationships between family relatedness and relational identification to the family firm owner, employee-focused stewardship practices, organizational identification and organizational citizenship behaviors. The authors test the hypotheses using regression and the Preacher and Hayes PROCESS macro on a sample of 292 family firm employees.FindingsThe findings suggest that both relational identification with the family firm owner and employee-focused stewardship practices positively influence organizational identification, and that familial ties to the family firm owner can influence relationships with citizenship behaviors for non-family employees.Originality/valueThe authors build on existing literature to investigate how employees identify themselves within a family firm and how stewardship practices from the employee's perspective (rather than managers' or founders' perspectives) can influence organizational identification and citizenship behaviors.
Financial inclusion and business cycles
Authors: Ozili Peterson K. 
Published: August 2020

PurposeThis study aims to investigate the relationship between financial inclusion and the business cycle.Design/methodology/approachRegression methodology is used to analyze the association between financial inclusion and the business cycle.FindingsUsing regression estimation, the findings reveal that the level of savings and the number of active formal account ownership are pro-cyclical with fluctuations in the business cycle. Also, savings by adults particularly for women and poor people declines during recessionary periods while the number of active formal account ownership declines for the adult population especially for women during recessionary periods. The findings also reveal that not all indicators of financial inclusion are pro-cyclical with fluctuating business cycles.Practical implicationsThe implication of this observed pro-cyclical effect is that individuals and households will exit the formal financial sector during a recession, as banks become unwilling to lend money to individuals and households during bad times and this will lead to financial exclusion and vice versa. Policymakers seeking to increase the level of financial inclusion in their countries should focus on the timing of financial inclusion policies along the business cycle as the findings suggest that it might be more difficult to achieve financial inclusion objectives during recessions or periods of economic downturns.Originality/valueThe current debate on financial inclusion pays little attention to whether financial inclusion is pro-cyclical with the fluctuating business cycle. This study explores the association between financial inclusion and the business cycle.
Adopting a knowledge translation approach in healthcare co-production. A case study
Authors: Dal Mas Francesca , Biancuzzi Helena , Massaro Maurizio , Miceli Luca 
Published: August 2020

PurposeThe paper aims to contribute to the debate concerning the use of knowledge translation for implementing co-production processes in the healthcare sector. The study investigates a case study, in which design was used to trigger knowledge translation and foster co-production.Design/methodology/approachThe paper employs a case study methodology by analysing the experience of “Oncology in Motion”, a co-production program devoted to the recovery of breast cancer patients carried on by the IRCCS C.R.O. of Aviano, Italy.FindingsResults show how design could help to translate knowledge from various stakeholders with different skills (e.g. scientists, physicians, nurses) and emotional engagement (e.g. patients and patients' associations) during all the phases of a co-production project to support breast cancer patients in a recovery path. Stewardship theory is used to show that oncology represents a specific research context.Practical implicationsThe paper highlights the vast practical contribution that design can have in empowering knowledge translation at different levels and in a variety of co-production phases, among different stakeholders, facilitating their engagement and the achievement of the desired outcomes.Originality/valueThe paper contributes to the literature on knowledge translation in co-production projects in the healthcare sector showing how design can be effectively implemented.
Iraqi Kurdistan Region: from paradiplomacy to protodiplomacy
Authors: Ababakr Yasin Mahmood 
Published: August 2020

PurposeThis paper aims to examine the secessionist orientation of Kurdistan Region’s paradiplomacy in the context of two main variables: the internal structural variables in Iraq after 2003 and the nationalism variable.Design/methodology/approachThis study relies on the theory of neoliberalism to explain the transformation of Kurdistan’s paradiplomacy to protodiplomacy. It also relies on legal approach through using the Iraqi constitution and the draft constitution for the Kurdistan Region.FindingsThe internal structural variables are one of the main variables to motivate the region with advanced nationalism to pursue a protodiplomacy. Secession or forming an independent state of Kurds is a historic requirement supported by the advanced nationalism of Iraqi Kurds.Practical implicationsThis study encourages focusing on the crucial role of the internal structural variables that drive the regions, especially with the advanced nationalism to pursue a protodiplomacy. Also, this study recommends giving more focus on the external variables and Kurdistan’s secession.Originality/valueThis paper reveals the reality of Kurdistan’s protodiplomacy.
Beta 1 adrenoceptor blockade promotes angiogenesis in hypertrophied myocardium of transverse aortic constricted mice
Authors: Kakaraparthi Ajith , Godwin Potnuri Ajay , Allakonda Lingesh 
Published: August 2020

AbstractLeft ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an adaptive structural remodelling consequent to uncontrolled blood pressure. Impaired angiogenesis plays a vital role in transiting LVH into cardiac failure. Catecholamines modulate myocardial function through beta adrenoceptors, and their blockers (β‐AR) reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality by decelerating the LVH progression. Nonetheless, the effect of β‐AR blockers on myocardial vascular bed remains largely obscure. Hence, this study is focussed on analysing the possible outcomes of β‐AR blockers on myocardial vascular remodelling using a surgically induced LVH mice model. Transverse aortic constricted mice and sham‐operated mice were administered with metoprolol at a dose of 30 mg/kg/d for 60 days and myocardial vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) alpha levels, GSH/GSSG ratio, myocardial protein carbonyl content, hypertrophy index and global myocardial function, trans‐aortic fluid dynamics and expression pattern of angiopoietin‐1 and VEGF alpha were assessed. These findings were further confirmed by histochemical analysis for myocardial capillary density, perivascular fibrosis ratio and intimal thickening. Sub‐ chronic β‐AR blockade reduced the oxidative stress, hypertrophic index, intimal thickening and perivascular fibrosis ratio. A marked increase in myocardial VEGF, angiopoietin 1, global myocardial function and myocardial capillary density was also observed. There was a reduction in the LVH and upregulation of myocardial angiogenesis concluding that β‐AR blockers prevent adverse vascular remodelling which might underlie its concealed mechanism of action.
Transcription factor CncC potentially regulates the expression of multiple detoxification genes that mediate indoxacarb resistance in Spodoptera litura
Authors: Shi Li , Shi Yao , Liu Meng‐Fei , Zhang Ya , Liao Xiao‐Lan 
Published: August 2020

AbstractThe xenobiotic transcription factor cap ‘n’ collar isoform C (CncC) is considered the central regulator of antioxidant and detoxification genes. Previous research indicated that CncC regulates three‐phase enzymes responsible for insecticide resistance. In this study, the SlituCncC gene from Spodoptera litura was obtained and characterized. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) analysis showed that SlituCncC was expressed in all developmental stages and tissues, but was highly expressed in 3rd‐ and 4th‐instar larvae, and in the Malpighian tubule, fat body, and midgut. In addition, SlituCncC was up‐regulated and more highly induced with indoxacarb treatment in the indoxacarb‐resistant strains compared with the susceptible strain. RNA interference‐mediated gene silencing of SlituCncC significantly increased mortality of S. litura when exposed to indoxacarb. Furthermore, comparative transcriptome analysis showed that 842 genes were down‐regulated and 127 genes were up‐regulated in SlituCncC knockdown S. litura. Further analysis indicated that 18 three‐phase enzymes were identified in the down‐regulated genes, of which seven were associated with indoxacarb resistance in S. litura. qPCR analysis confirmed that expression of six of these seven genes was consistent with RNA sequencing data. All six detoxification genes were induced by indoxacarb, and the expression patterns were similar to that of SlituCncC. Finally, the CncC–Maf binding site was predicted in all six gene promoters. This study indicates that the transcription factor SlituCncC may regulate multiple detoxification genes that mediate indoxacarb resistance in S. litura.
Modelling the built environment: Spatial patterns, siting techniques and layout works of non‐monumental architecture in Early Bronze Age Eastern Arabia
Authors: Azzarà Valentina Maria 
Published: August 2020

AbstractInterest in the built environment of Early Bronze Age (EBA) Eastern Arabia is rapidly increasing with the emergence of new field data from the excavation of settlement sites. However, little is known about architectural planning and spatial patterns in the region. This article explores non‐monumental architecture throughout the third millennium BCE. A series of methods (Pythagorean triples, modular grids, interception of circles) were used to assess the geometric and metric characteristics of buildings, and to stress regularities and variation in the long term. The results of these analyses suggest the application of specific techniques in layout and construction works: the intersection of circles during the Hafit occupations, and more sophisticated techniques, combining the properties of circles and triangles, during the Umm an‐Nar period. The diachronic approach allowed by the temporal span of the occupations highlights a firm progression of architectural paradigms and building crafts throughout the EBA. The evidence hints at the existence of a specialised workforce since the dawn of the Bronze Age, and reveals a sharp increase of technicity and standardisation towards the end of the third millennium.
Food‐specific antibodies in oesophageal secretions: association with trigger foods in eosinophilic oesophagitis
Authors: Peterson Kathryn , Lin Edwin , Saffari Hedieh , Qeadan Fares , Pyne Ashley , Firszt Rafael , Robson Jacob , Gleich Gerald 
Published: August 2020

SummaryBackgroundFood antigens are clearly implicated in the induction and persistence of eosinophilic oesophagitis. Dietary elimination to identify triggers is tedious and expensive. Alternatives that can mitigate cost and improve patient quality of life during this process are needed.AimsTo test the hypothesis that antibodies against foods that trigger eosinophilic oesophagitis are secreted into the oesophageal lumen where they can be collected by oesophageal brushings.MethodsWe evaluated food‐specific immune responses within brushings in 68 patients undergoing endoscopy (12 controls, 13 resolved eosinophilic oesophagitis and 43 active eosinophilic oesophagitis). Seventeen participants identified their trigger foods via food elimination diets. Immunoglobulin A and immunoglobulin G4 antibodies against the four most common eosinophilic oesophagitis food triggers were measured using the ImmunoCAP assay in the oesophageal brushings. Food‐specific antibody values were compared between active eosinophilic oesophagitis, resolved eosinophilic oesophagitis and controls.ResultsPatients with active eosinophilic oesophagitis (>15 eosinophils/hpf) demonstrated increased immunoglobulin A and immunoglobulin G4 levels to common eosinophilic oesophagitis triggers compared to controls (327 ± 380 vs 150 ± 130 for immunoglobulin A, and 1534 ± 3346 vs 178 ± 123 for immunoglobulin G4, P < 0.003). Specific trigger foods were associated with elevated immunoglobulin A and immunoglobulin G4 responses compared to foods that did not trigger oesophageal eosinophilia (733 ± 469 vs 142 ± 64, P < 0.001 immunoglobulin A and 2620 ± 3228 vs 526 ± 1050, P < 0.001 immunoglobulin G4).ConclusionsFood‐specific antibodies are easily collected along the oesophageal lumen of eosinophilic oesophagitis patients. Further studies are needed to validate our preliminary findings to determine whether these antibodies can be used to guide elimination diet therapy.
Lake Baikal highstand during MIS 3 recorded by palaeo‐shorelines on Bolshoi Ushkanii Island
Authors: Arzhannikov Sergey , Arzhannikova Anastasia , Ivanov Alexei , Demonterova Elena , Yakhnenko Alena , Gorovoy Victor , Jansen John 
Published: August 2020

The debate regarding the history of water‐level fluctuations in Lake Baikal extends back to the late 19th century and is rooted in the interpretation of the sequence of palaeo‐shoreline terraces observed around the Baikal trough. Modern studies identify terraces up to 200 m above and down to 40 m below the present‐day Lake Baikal water level, and opinions are split between (i) those who regard the lake‐level fluctuations as a function of shifts in water balance associated with glacial and interglacial periods, and (ii) those who attribute the changes to predominantly tectonic factors, permitting water‐balance fluctuations of not more than a few tens of metres. In either case, a definitive lake‐level scheme must also constrain the relative elevation of the Baikal's outlet, which has not been fixed over time. Here, we focus upon the lake‐level changes over the past 50 000 years with a new set of observations from an outstanding sequence of palaeo‐shoreline terraces on Bolshoi Ushkanii Island located in central Lake Baikal. By determining the 14C age of soils rapidly buried by beach deposits on two terraces, we provide direct evidence of lake‐level highstands at ~120–122 and ~72–83 m during Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 3 (Karginsk interstadial). By integrating these results with the repeated subsidence of Baikal's outlet threshold since MIS 5e, we show that lake‐level fluctuations closely align with swings in glacial and interglacial climate.
Development of Analogical Reasoning: A Novel Perspective From Cross‐Cultural Studies
Authors: Christie Stella , Gao Yang , Ma Qiuchen 
Published: August 2020

AbstractAnalogical reasoning allows children to generate new abstractions from experience, which drives early learning. But our current understanding of analogical learning is based primarily on evidence from the West, and new data from Asia seem to call into question that information. In this article, we describe our finding that East Asian children do not share their Western peers’ strong bias for object similarity—often cited as the major reason for difficulties in relational reasoning. We analyze how this difference affects the ways analogy shapes learning in different cultures, such as what children use as base analogs and their likelihood of using comparison that results in relational abstraction. We also address cross‐cultural differences, which are evident in classroom contexts, since teachers from the United States and East Asia use analogy differently. Overall, cross‐cultural data are necessary to answer critical questions in theories of analogical learning; in this article, we chart pressing research questions and look ahead at directions for the field.
Prognostic factors in medically inoperable early stage lung cancer patients treated with stereotactic ablative radiation therapy (SABR): Turkish Radiation Oncology Society Multicentric Study
Authors: Sahin Bilgehan , Atalar Banu , Kaytan Saglam Esra , Akgun Zuleyha , Abacioglu Ufuk , Arifoglu Alptekin , Ozyar Enis , Yaprak Gokhan , Ozseker Isik Naciye , Guney Yıldız , Caglar Hale Basak , Karaman Sule , Igdem Sefik , Selek Ugur , Berber Tanju , Oner Dincbas Fazilet , Sengoz Meric , Yucel Serap , Demiral Ayşe Nur , Akyurek Serap 
Published: August 2020

AbstractObjectiveWe identified factors influencing outcomes in patients with medically inoperable early stage lung cancer (MIESLC) treated with stereotactic ablative radiation therapy (SABR) at 14 centers in Turkey.Materials and MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed 431 patients with stage I‐II MIESLC treated with SABR from 2009 through 2017. Age; sex; performance score; imaging technique; tumor histology and size; disease stage radiation dose, fraction and biologically effective dose with an α/β ratio of 10 (BED10); tumor location and treatment center were evaluated for associations with overall survival (OS), local control (LC) and toxicity.ResultsMedian follow‐up time was 27 months (range 1‐115); median SABR dose was 54 Gy (range 30‐70) given in a median three fractions (range 1‐10); median BED10 was 151 Gy (range 48‐180). Tumors were peripheral in 285 patients (66.1%), central in 69 (16%) and <1 cm from mediastinal structures in 77 (17.9%). Response was evaluated with PET/CT in most cases at a median 3 months after SABR. Response rates were: 48% complete, 36.7% partial, 7.9% stable and 7.4% progression. LC rates were 97.1% at 1 year, 92.6% at 2 years and 91.2% at 3 years; corresponding OS rates were 92.6%, 80.6% and 72.7%. On multivariate analysis, BED10 > 100 Gy (P = .011), adenocarcinoma (P = .025) and complete response on first evaluation (P = .007) predicted favorable LC. BED10 > 120 Gy (hazard ratio [HR] 1.9, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.1‐3.2, P = .019) and tumor size (<2 cm HR 1.9, 95% CI 1.3‐3, P = .003) predicted favorable OS. No grade 4‐5 acute side effects were observed; late effects were grade ≤3 pneumonitis (18 [4.2%]), chest wall pain (11 [2.5%]) and rib fracture (1 [0.2%]).ConclusionSABR produced encouraging results, with satisfactory LC and OS and minimal toxicity. BED10 > 120 Gy was needed for better LC and OS for large, non‐adenocarcinoma tumors.