bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Conceptualizing the digital employee experience
Authors: Gheidar Yasaman , ShamiZanjani Mehdi 
Published: February 2020

Purpose
One of the hottest topics in today’s professional and academic debates is digital transformation; some even prefer to use the term “digital business transformation” that is more in line with the business aspects of transformation. On the other hand, in today’s workplaces, human resource (HR) approaches have come into a new era named employee experience (EX). The digital employee experience (DEX), one of the outcomes of entrancing digital transformation in workplaces, has revolutionized the business world by shifting the priorities of organizations from focusing solely on the needs of managers to focusing on all the employees and their experiences in the workplace. Despite the importance of this concept, there is not a unified and complete definition for it. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to conceptualize the DEX.

Design/methodology/approach
In this study, a systematic literature review was conducted in academic and professional databases, and then to complete and confirm the definition, 11 academic and professional experts in the field of HR and digital transformation in the country were interviewed.

Findings
A definition of the DEX was provided that covers previous gaps about defining this concept.

Research limitations/implications
It should be noted that research on conceptualizing EX rather than DEX has been conducted on academic grounds, and in the professional world, there have been some initial attempts on conceptualizing the DEX. Therefore, this study was defined as the need to provide a definition of the DEX.

Originality/value
The importance of implementing the positive DEX, on the one hand, and failing to conduct comprehensive studies to understand this concept and provide a precise definition of it, on the other hand, have become critical issues in organizations.
The role of elaboration likelihood routes in relationships between user-generated content and willingness to pay more
Authors: Dedeoğlu Bekir Bora , Bilgihan Anil , Ye Ben Haobin , Wang Yajun , Okumus Fevzi 
Published: February 2020

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of social media sharing on tourists’ willingness to pay more (WPM) at destinations. The moderating effects of tourists’ preferred route in decision-making or obtaining information (i.e. central or peripheral routes) were also examined.

Design/methodology/approach
A theoretical model was developed and tested using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Moderating effects of central and peripheral routes were tested using PLS multi-group analysis. Data were collected from 478 tourists in Antalya, Turkey, a sea, sun and sand tourist destination.

Findings
Findings indicate that importance attached to participant sharing (IPS) and importance attached to non-participant sharing (INPS) are significant antecedents of tourists’ WPM intentions. Moderating effects of tourists’ preferred route in decision-making reveal that the effect of IPS on WPM intention is more influential for those with high central route preferences than those with low central route preferences. While the effects of INPS and IPS on WPM intention is more determinative for those with higher peripheral route preferences.

Practical implications
Although it is known by the practitioners that consumer-generated contents are important, this research suggests and supports that these contents trigger tourists to pay higher prices.

Originality/value
How WPM is motivated by others’ social media sharing was not very clear in the literature. Therefore, this research gap was addressed in part by examining the social media sharing structure in terms of whether others posted on organization-related sites or on personal sites.
A Method to Interpolate Osteon Volume Designed for Histological Age Estimation Research
Authors: Michener Suzanna , Bell Lynne S. , Schuurman Nadine C. , Swanlund David 
Published: February 2020

AbstractAging adult skeletal material is a crucial component of building the biological profile of unknown skeletal remains, but many macro‐ and microscopic methods have challenges regarding accuracy, precision, and replicability. This study developed a volumetric method to visualize and quantify histological remodeling events in three dimensions, using a two‐dimensional serialized approach that applied circular polarizing microscopy and geographic information systems protocols. This approach was designed as a tool to extend current histological aging methodologies. Three serial transverse sections were obtained from a human femoral midshaft. A total sample size of 6847 complete osteons from the three sections was identified; 1229 osteons connected between all sections. The volume of all connected osteons was interpolated using ArcGIS area calculations and truncated cone geometric functions. Each section was divided into octants, and two random samples of 100 and of 30 connected osteons from each octant were generated. Osteon volume was compared between the octants for each random sample using ANOVA. Results indicated that the medial aspect had relative uniformity in osteon volume, whereas the lateral aspect showed high variability. The anterolateral–lateral octant had significantly smaller osteon volume, whereas the posterior–posterolateral octant had significantly larger osteon volume. Results also indicated that a minimum of 100 osteons is statistically more robust and more representative of normal osteon distribution and volume; the use of 30 osteons is insufficient. This research has demonstrated that osteon volume can be interpolated using spatial geometry and GIS applications and may be a tool to incorporate into adult age‐at‐death estimation techniques.
Are expiratory radiographs more sensitive than inspiratory radiographs for the diagnosis of pneumothorax in the emergency department? A retrospective observational study
Authors: Stokes Philip , Ballard Emma , McKeating Caoimhe , Belcher Joanna , Furlong Karen , Hocking Julia , Forristal Catherine 
Published: February 2020

AbstractObjectivesExpiratory radiographs are sometimes performed in addition to inspiratory radiographs when a diagnosis of pneumothorax is suspected. There is little published evidence to support this practice and most studies suggest the additional radiograph does not confer any benefit in terms of increased sensitivity. The present study is the first to assess if specialist emergency physicians are more likely to detect a pneumothorax on an inspiratory radiograph compared to an expiratory radiograph.MethodsAcross two urban district EDs 103 paired radiographs positive for pneumothorax and 112 negative controls were identified for inclusion in the study. These were reviewed by three specialist emergency physicians who rated them as either positive or negative for pneumothorax.ResultsThe mean sensitivity for the three reviewers was 84.8% (95% CI 82.0–87.5) for the inspiratory radiographs and 91.9% (95% CI 88.2–95.6) for the expiratory radiographs, a mean absolute difference of 7.1% (95% CI 2.2–12.1, P = 0.025) in favour of expiratory radiographs.ConclusionsWhen reviewed by emergency physicians the present study found expiratory radiographs confer an increase in sensitivity for the diagnosis of pneumothorax compared with inspiratory radiographs. In certain patients where the clinical suspicion for pneumothorax is high performing an expiratory radiograph may increase the likelihood of the diagnosis being made in the ED.
Volatile market condition, institutional constraints, and IPO anomaly: evidence from the Chinese market
Authors: Li Mingsheng , Liu Desheng , Zhang Jing , Zhang Luxiu 
Published: February 2020

AbstractWe provide a holistic view of factors affecting IPO underpricing and aftermarket trading of Chinese initial public offerings (IPOs) over 23 years. The subscription ratio and offer amount are among the top three most important determinants of underpricing when stock markets are less volatile. However, the recent IPOs’ initial return and institutional constraints on offer price and aftermarket trading price are the driving forces in volatile markets. The underpricing (the first‐day trading price limit) is the most important factor affecting IPO aftermarket trading when stock markets are less (more) volatile, suggesting how factors affect IPO underpricing and aftermarket trading depends on stock market conditions.
Does oligopsony power matter in price support policy design? Empirical evidence from the Thai Jasmine rice market
Authors: Kumse Kaittisak , Suzuki Nobuhiro , Sato Takeshi 
Published: February 2020

AbstractIn the oligopsony market, farmers may receive low prices and policy analysis assuming perfect competition can yield serious bias results. In this paper, we estimate oligopsony power between processors and farmers and evaluate the welfare impact of the paddy pledging program (PPP), a generous price support program in the Thai Jasmine rice market, with an imperfect competition model. We develop a model that consists of rice supply equation and derived demand equation. We then simultaneously estimate these equations using system estimation methods to recover oligopsony power parameters. Finally, we use these parameters to assess the welfare impact of the price support program. Using annual panel data running from crop marketing year 2001/2002–2015/2016 and exploiting the institutional feature of the PPP, we find strong evidence of some oligopsony power, a moderate level of oligopsony price distortion, and a negative relationship between price support and oligopsony power. We also find that the PPP is inefficient but effective in income redistribution. Moreover, the program benefits both farmers and consumers. With better policymaking decisions, the PPP can be efficient by setting a suitable support price. Therefore, our results show that in the case of the Thai Jasmine rice market, the generally accepted “wisdom” about agricultural price support policy does not necessarily hold, and price support can be designed to improve the efficiency of the market.
Welfare impacts of new demand‐enhancing agricultural products: The case of Honeycrisp apples
Authors: Wang Yanghao , Çakır Metin 
Published: February 2020

AbstractAgricultural research and development programs on new demand‐enhancing products have become increasingly important over the past decade. Large numbers of new agricultural products have been developed and commercialized in the United States to meet consumers’ increasingly diverse expectations for food quality. However, little is known about their economic benefits. Focusing on the apple market, we investigate the welfare impacts of the introduction of Honeycrisp apples in a market equilibrium framework. We use market data on apple sales from 61 cities across the United States between 2009 and 2015. We find the introduction of Honeycrisp increased consumer welfare, which is mainly explained by the increased number of total apple varieties. We also find that the introduction of Honeycrisp apples has increased overall market size and total apple sales. To extrapolate our results to the entire U.S. apple market, we perform a back‐of‐the‐envelope analysis and find that the introduction of Honeycrisp apples has increased total consumer welfare by about 859 million dollars during the study period. This corresponds to approximately 19% of the annual average domestic expenditures on public food and agricultural R&D.
Postnatal development of metallophilic macrophages in the rat thymus
Authors: Lalić Ivana M. , Miljković Miloš , Labudović‐Borović Milica , Milić Nataša , Milićević Novica M. 
Published: February 2020

AbstractMetallophilic macrophages (MMs) are a distinct cell type of the rodent thymus. Our previous research has focused on the morphological characteristics of MMs, as well as on the molecular mechanisms involved in the development and tissue positioning of these cells. However, the postnatal development of MMs has not been sufficiently studied. In the present study, we investigated the positioning of MMs in the rat thymus between postnatal day 0 (P0) and P30. On P0, MMs were evenly distributed all over the thymic tissue—that is, the cortex, cortico‐medullary zone and medulla. From P0 to P15, the number of MMs in the thymic cortex significantly decreased, and after P15, this number did not change. Thus, the present study shows that on P15, MMs almost completely disappear from the thymic cortex and show their adult position in the cortico‐medullary zone and in the medulla.
Initial experiences of an in‐reach service providing iron infusions in residential aged care facilities
Authors: Zinsaz Hamed , Calder Georgina , Corallo Carmela , Gibson Peter R. , Poojary Suma , Moran Chris 
Published: February 2020

AbstractObjectiveTo examine the feasibility of developing an in‐reach parenteral iron infusion service to residents of residential aged care facilities (RACFs).MethodsAn audit comparing the use of iron infusions in RACFs prior to and following the introduction of an in‐reach iron infusion service.

ResultsOf the 738 inpatient iron infusions administered to inpatients ≥65 years in the 12 months prior to the in‐reach service, 52 (7%) lived in an RACF, with no significant adverse events reported. After implementation of an in‐reach service, a total of 37 RACF residents received parenteral iron in the first 12 months of the service, with no significant adverse events reported.ConclusionIt is possible to safely provide parenteral iron through an in‐reach service to residents in RACF. Further research is required to identify the person‐level benefits achieved by this service.
Association between perioperative intraperitoneal local anaesthetic infusion and long‐term survival and cancer recurrence after colectomy: follow‐up analysis of a previous randomized controlled trial
Authors: MacFater Wiremu S. , Xia Weisi , Barazanchi Ahmed W. H. , MacFater Hoani S. , Lightfoot Nicholas , Svirskis Darren , Kahokehr Arman A. , Hill Andrew G. 
Published: February 2020

AbstractBackgroundHigh concentrations of local anaesthetic have an anti‐proliferative effect on colonic cancer in vitro. Intraperitoneal local anaesthetic (IPLA) has shown analgesic benefit and improved recovery in the perioperative setting. The long‐term effects of IPLA in colon cancer resection have not been examined. This study aims to review the survival and oncological outcomes of a previously conducted trial that compared perioperative IPLA with placebo.MethodsSixty patients underwent colonic resection for benign and malignant disease as part of a double‐blinded, randomized, placebo‐controlled study between September 2008 and November 2009. The IPLA group received instillation of intraperitoneal ropivacaine before dissection followed by a 3‐day infusion. The placebo group was treated identically but with 0.9% saline solution. A follow‐up analysis was conducted to evaluate overall survival, disease‐free survival and recurrence specifically for patients undergoing resection for stages I–III colon cancer. Kaplan–Meier analysis was performed, and the log‐rank test was used to evaluate difference in survival between groups.ResultsThirty‐seven of the 60 patients had stages I–III colon cancer and were included in this analysis. Nineteen patients were in the placebo group. There was no significant difference in overall survival or all‐cause mortality. There was a higher incidence of cancer‐specific mortality in the local anaesthetic group (P < 0.046).ConclusionIt does not appear that IPLA is associated with a significant survival benefit in patients with colonic malignancy undergoing colectomy. Other studies are needed to analyse the long‐term outcomes.
Minimal or reasonable? Considering the ethical threshold for research risks to nonconsenting bystanders and implications for nonconsenting participants
Authors: Fernandez Lynch Holly 
Published: February 2020

AbstractWhen research poses risks to non‐participant bystanders, it is not always practicable to obtain their consent. One approach to assessing how much research risk may be imposed on nonconsenting bystanders is to examine analogous circumstances, including risk thresholds deemed acceptable for nonconsenting research participants and for nonconsensual risks imposed outside the research setting. For nonconsenting participants, US research regulations typically limit risks to those deemed to be “minimal.” Outside the research context, US tort law tolerates a more flexible “reasonable” risk threshold. This article advances a preliminary case that nonconsenting participants and nonconsenting bystanders exposed to similar research risks may be entitled to the same level of protection, but that risks generated by research may not be special in kind. Thus, limiting research risks to those that are “reasonable,” rather than demanding that they be held to the “minimal” standard, may be the best approach for both nonconsenting participants and nonconsenting bystanders. Further work is needed to establish whether the descriptive standards used to support the analogies relied on here are normatively justifiable, as well as the extent to which the minimal risk standard and the reasonable risk standard would lead to meaningfully different outcomes in practice.
Variable selection in joint frailty models of recurrent and terminal events
Authors: Han Dongxiao , Su Xiaogang , Sun Liuquan , Zhang Zhou , Liu Lei 
Published: February 2020

AbstractRecurrent event data are commonly encountered in biomedical studies. In many situations, they are subject to an informative terminal event, for example, death. Joint modeling of recurrent and terminal events has attracted substantial recent research interests. On the other hand, there may exist a large number of covariates in such data. How to conduct variable selection for joint frailty proportional hazards models has become a challenge in practical data analysis. We tackle this issue on the basis of the “minimum approximated information criterion” method. The proposed method can be conveniently implemented in SAS Proc NLMIXED for commonly used frailty distributions. Its finite‐sample behavior is evaluated through simulation studies. We apply the proposed method to model recurrent opportunistic diseases in the presence of death in an AIDS study.
Paradigm Shift or Business as Usual? Workers’ Views on Multi‐stakeholder Initiatives in Bangladesh
Authors: Kabeer Naila , Huq Lopita , Sulaiman Munshi 
Published: February 2020

ABSTRACTThe scale of the tragedy at Rana Plaza in Bangladesh, in which more than 1,000 garment factory workers died when the building collapsed in April 2013, galvanized a range of stakeholders to take action to prevent future disasters and to acknowledge that business as usual was not an option. Prominent in these efforts were the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh (hereafter the Accord) and the Alliance for Bangladesh Workers’ Safety (hereafter the Alliance), two multi‐stakeholder agreements that brought global buyers together in a coordinated effort to improve health and safety conditions in the ready‐made garment industry. These agreements represented a move away from the buyer‐driven, compliance‐based model, which hitherto dominated corporate social responsibility initiatives, to a new cooperation‐based approach. The Accord in particular, which included global union federations and their local union partners as signatories and held global firms legally accountable, was described as a ‘paradigm shift’ with the potential to improve industrial democracy in Bangladesh. This article is concerned with the experiences and perceptions of workers in the Bangladesh garment industry regarding these new initiatives. It uses a purposively designed survey to explore the extent to which these initiatives brought about improvements in wages and working conditions in the garment industry, to identify where change was slowest or absent and to ask whether the initiatives did indeed represent a paradigm shift in efforts to enforce the rights of workers.
Progressive long‐term spatial memory loss following repeat concussive and subconcussive brain injury in mice, associated with dorsal hippocampal neuron loss, microglial phenotype shift, and vascular abnormalities
Authors: Honig Marcia G. , Dorian Conor C. , Worthen John D. , Micetich Anthony C. , Mulder Isabelle A. , Sanchez Katelyn B. , Pierce William F. , Del Mar Nobel A. , Reiner Anton 
Published: February 2020

AbstractThere is considerable concern about the long‐term deleterious effects of repeat head trauma on cognition, but little is known about underlying mechanisms and pathology. To examine this, we delivered four air blasts to the left side of the mouse cranium, a week apart, with an intensity that causes deficits when delivered singly and considered “concussive,” or an intensity that does not yield significant deficits when delivered singly and considered “subconcussive.” Neither repeat concussive nor subconcussive blast produced spatial memory deficits at 4 months, but both yielded deficits at 14 months, and dorsal hippocampal neuron loss. Hierarchical cluster analysis of dorsal hippocampal microglia across the three groups based on morphology and expression of MHCII, CX3CR1, CD68 and IBA1 revealed five distinct phenotypes. Types 1A and 1B microglia were more common in sham mice, linked to better neuron survival and memory, and appeared mildly activated. By contrast, 2B and 2C microglia were more common in repeat concussive and subconcussive mice, linked to poorer neuron survival and memory, and characterized by low expression levels and attenuated processes, suggesting they were de‐activated and dysfunctional. In addition, endothelial cells in repeat concussive mice exhibited reduced CD31 and eNOS expression, which was correlated with the prevalence of type 2B and 2C microglia. Our findings suggest that both repeat concussive and subconcussive head injury engender progressive pathogenic processes, possibly through sustained effects on microglia that over time lead to increased prevalence of dysfunctional microglia, adversely affecting neurons and blood vessels, and thereby driving neurodegeneration and memory decline.