bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Competitive priorities and managerial performance: a taxonomy of small manufacturers
Authors: Kathuria Ravi 
Published: July 2002

AbstractMuch of the research in manufacturing strategy has focused on specific relationships between a few constructs, with relatively little emphasis on typologies and taxonomies [Bozarth, C., McDermott, C., 1998. Configurations in manufacturing strategy: a review and directions for future research. Journal of Operations Management 16 (4) 427–439]. Using data from 196 respondents in 98 manufacturing units, this study develops a taxonomy of small manufacturers based on their emphasis on several competitive priorities. The annual sales for 64% of the participating units in this study are below US$50 million, which is on the lower side as compared to other studies in this area [cf., Miller, J.G., Roth, A.V., 1994. A taxonomy of manufacturing strategies. Management Science 40 (3) 285–304]. The study findings indicate that different groups of manufacturers — Do All, Speedy Conformers, Efficient Conformers, and Starters — emphasize different sets of competitive priorities, even within the same industry. Further, the Do All types, who emphasize all four competitive priorities, seem to perform better on customer satisfaction than their counterparts in the Starters group. The above findings lend support to the sandcone model but contradict the traditional trade‐off model.
Determinants of purchasing team usage in the supply chain
Authors: Johnson P. Fraser , Klassen Robert D. , Leenders Michiel R. , Fearon Harold E. 
Published: July 2002

AbstractIncreased attention on supply chain management has highlighted the pivotal role that supply chain management and purchasing teams can play in the overall competitiveness of many firms. This paper presents findings from an exploratory study that analyzes the impact of purchasing’s strategic role, industry context and purchasing organizational structure, on the use of various forms of purchasing teams. Using survey data from a broad sample of industries, we found that team usage was a two‐dimensional construct: internal teams and councils, and customer teams. In addition, purchasing’s strategic role comprised two factors: product and technology planning, and external systems planning. After controlling for firm size, purchasing’s strategic role was positively related to the greater use of internal teams and councils, but not customer teams. Industry context also played a role in the usage of teams, with internal teams and councils more extensively used by the firms that manufactured discrete goods. Meanwhile, firms in the service sector favored the use of customer teams. Finally, both industry context and purchasing’s organizational structure were related to the strategic role assumed by purchasing, with a decentralized structure tending to reduce that strategic role.
The internationalization process model through the lens of the global color picture tube industry
Authors: Khurana Anil , Talbot Brian 
Published: July 2002

AbstractInternationalization theories from economics and international business disciplines suggest that products are launched, and production facilities established, sequentially in industrialized, newly industrialized, and finally, in developing countries. From a firm level perspective, operations management researchers have proposed descriptive models of generic roles of international factories. But little has appeared in the economics, international business, or operations management literature that compares these two views or provides much empirical evidence to support divergent claims. In this paper, we compare both perspectives and shed insight into factory roles through a detailed examination of data on plant practices and performance in the global picture tube industry. Our analysis suggests that existing theory and descriptive models do not possess enough explanatory power to adequately predict or describe the dynamics of product and production loci today. We highlight the need for a new theory by contrasting today's global business realities with those of yesteryears.
Explaining manufacturing technology use, firm size and performance using a multidimensional view of technology
Authors: Swamidass Paul M , Kotha Suresh 
Published: July 2002

AbstractThis study examines the relationships among the variables Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMT) use, Firm Size, and Performance in US manufacturing firms using a multidimensional definition of AMT. The study's four major findings are based on empirical analyses of survey data collected from 160 manufacturing firms. First, evidence indicates that there are at least four dimensions of AMT including: Information Exchange and Planning Technology (IEPT), Product Design Technology (PDT), High‐Volume Automation Technology (HVAT), and Low‐Volume Flexible Automation Technology (LVFAT). This brings to light a key difference between the literature and the four empirically determined dimensions of AMT: empirical dimensions include two distinct dimensions for shop floor technology while most conceptual schemes do not. Second, AMT use across three of these dimensions increases linearly as firm size increases logarithmically; however, the use of some dimensions of AMT increase more rapidly with firm size than others. Third, AMT use does not show any direct impact on firm performance. Finally, firm size weakly moderates the AMT‐performance relationship; perhaps, due to their superior resource base, larger firms are able to use AMTs more effectively.
Supply chain benefits from advanced customer commitments
Authors: Gilbert Stephen M , Ballou Ronald H 
Published: July 2002

AbstractBuyers are frequently encouraged through price discounts to buy in certain ways — purchase in large quantities or purchase in advance of their needs. Ideally, these pricing incentives can lead to lower costs for both the buyer and the seller. In this paper, a situation is examined where a steel distributor faces stiff competition in its highly undifferentiated service offerings and price is the primary factor in attracting sales. A model is developed that quantifies the benefits to the supplier from obtaining advanced commitments from downstream customers. This model can be used to suggest the maximum price discount that can be offered to customers to encourage them to commit to their orders in advance. Careful balancing of the advanced ordering time with the price discount can lead to cost reductions for both members of the supply channel.
Both retinoic acid and 1,25(OH)2 vitamin D3 inhibit thyroid hormone‐induced terminal differentiaton of growth plate chondrocytes
Authors: Ballock R. Tracy , Zhou Xiaolan , Mink Lynn M. , Chen Daniel H. C. , Mita Barry C. 
Published: July 2002

AbstractThyroid hormone has been known for over 50 years to be a potent regulator of skeletal maturation at the growth plate. The receptor for thyroid hormone has been discovered to be a member of the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily. Retinoic acid and 1,25(OH)2 vitamin D3, whose receptors also belong to this nuclear hormone receptor family, have been implicated in the control of chondrocyte proliferation and differentiation at the growth plate. Recent studies demonstrate that the receptors for thyroid hormone, retinoic acid, and vitamin D bind to a similar DNA response element in the promoter region of target genes and may form heterodimers to regulate gene transcription in target cells. These observations led us to hypothesize that the retinoic acid and/or vitamin D signaling pathways may interact with thyroid hormone signaling at the molecular level to modulate growth plate chondrocyte differentiation. Using a chemically defined, serum‐free model of growth plate chondrocyte maturation, both all‐trans retinoic acid and 1,25(OH)2 vitamin D3 markedly inhibited thyroid hormone‐induced terminal differentiation in a dose‐dependent manner. In the absence of thyroid hormone, retinoic acid stimulated alkaline phosphatase activity modestly at the highest dose used, however neither retinoic acid nor 1,25(OH)2 vitamin D3 induced expression of type X collagen mRNA. We conclude that retinoic acid and vitamin D are likely to be antagonists of thyroid hormone signaling in the growth plate. © 2001 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Quadriceps protects the anterior cruciate ligament
Authors: Bodor Marko 
Published: July 2002

AbstractThe aim of this study is to show that the quadriceps is the primary muscular restraint to anterior tibial translation during closed kinetic chain activities such as running, jumping, walking, and standing. It is my hypothesis that the quadriceps vector is directed superiorly during open kinetic chain knee extension and inferiorly during closed kinetic chain knee extension. My methods involve vector analysis based on a lateral radiograph of the normal human knee and muscle ultrasound. My results show that the quadriceps vector is directed superiorly for open kinetic chain knee extension and inferiorly for closed kinetic chain knee extension. The inferiorly directed quadriceps vector has an anterior femoral—tibial or posterior tibial—femoral component, which protects the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) from anterior tibial—femoral shear. Therefore during closed kinetic chain activities, the quadriceps protects the ACL regardless of the activity of the hamstrings. Given that the quadriceps is much stronger than the hamstrings, has better leverage at low knee flexion angles, and a favorable vector with regard to the ACL during closed kinetic chain activities, and since most activities of daily living, sports, and non‐contact ACL injuries occur with the foot on the ground, then it can be concluded that the quadriceps is the primary ACL protagonist. My findings have the following implications: (1) weak quadriceps are a risk factor for non‐contact ACL injuries, (2) strong quadriceps are important for ACL injury prevention and rehabilitation, and (3) preservation of quadriceps strength is an important surgical goal. © 2001 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Psychological evolution and assessment in patients undergoing orthotopic heart transplantation
Authors: Triffaux J.M. , Wauthy J. , Bertrand J. , Limet R. , Albert A. , Ansseau M. 
Published: July 2002

SummaryBackground. Orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) is a major surgical intervention inducing distress and anxiety. Psychiatric evaluation of organ transplant candidates is now routinely proposed. This study purposed to assess the psychological evolution in patients having received psychological and/or psychiatric assistance before and during 1–6 postoperative months.Methods. Twenty-two consecutive transplant candidates were psychically evaluated as part of the preoperative protocol. In the waiting period, 1 and 6 months after OHT, they were asked to fill out the following questionnaires: the General Health Questionnaire, the Spielberger’s State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Beck Depression Inventory, the Perceived Social Support Scale, the Toronto Alexithymia Scale and the Personal Reaction Inventory.Results. A DSM-IV Axis I diagnosis was found in nine patients (41%); four patients (18%) presented with an Axis II diagnosis. One month after OHT, scores of depression, anxiety and general health significantly improved, while scores of social support, alexithymia and social desirability did not differ. In the sixth postoperative month, all psychological scores remained stable.Conclusions. A high prevalence of preoperative psychopathology was reported in 22 candidates who received OHT. Surgical intervention obviously improved the quality of life after cardiac transplantation. If the impact of psychological and/or psychiatric aid remains difficult to appraise, these results emphasize the positive impact of surgery on psychological status and the appropriateness of the psychosomatician’s social support intervention on patients facing the transplant process.
CEO compensation, option incentives, and information disclosure
Authors: Conyon Martin J , Sadler Graham V 
Published: July 2002

AbstractThis paper examines the impact of information disclosure on the valuation of CEO options and the incentives created by those options. Prior executive compensation research in the US has made assumptions about key input variables that can affect the calculation of option values and financial incentives. Accordingly, biases may have ensued due to incomplete information disclosure about noncurrent option grants. Using new data on a sample of UK CEOs, we value executive option holdings and incentives for the first time and estimate the levels of distortion created by the less than complete US‐style disclosure requirements. We also investigate the levels of distortion in the UK for the minority of companies that choose to reveal only partial information. Our results suggest that there have to date been few economic biases arising from less than complete information disclosure. Furthermore, we demonstrate that researchers using US data, who made reasonable assumptions about the inputs of noncurrent option grants, are unlikely to have made significant errors when calculating CEO financial incentives or option wealth. However, the recent downturn in the US stock market could result in the same assumptions, producing exaggerated incentive estimates in the future.
Non‐compliance and knowledge of prescribed medication in elderly patients with heart failure
Authors: Cline C.M.J. , Björck‐Linné A.K. , Israelsson B.Y.A. , Willenheimer R.B. , Erhardt L.R. 
Published: July 2002

AbstractAims:To determine the extent of non‐compliance to prescribed medication in elderly patients with heart failure and to determine to what extent patients recall information given regarding their medication.Methods and results:Non‐compliance and knowledge of prescribed medication was studied in 22 elderly heart failure patients [mean age 79±6 (range 70–97); 14 (64%) male], using in‐depth interviews performed 30 days after having been prescribed medication. All patients received standardised verbal and written information regarding their medication. Only 12 (55%) patients could correctly name what medication had been prescribed, 11 (50%) were unable to state the prescribed doses and 14 (64%) could not account for when the medication was to be taken, i.e. at what time of day and when in relation to meals the medication was to be taken. In the overall assessment six (27%) patients were found non‐compliant and 16 (73%) patients were considered as possibly being compliant with their prescribed medication.Conclusions:Non‐compliance was common in elderly heart failure patients, as were shortcomings in patients knowledge regarding prescribed medication, despite efforts to give adequate information. There exists a need for alternative strategies to improve compliance in these patients.
Empty Substrate‐Integrated Waveguides: A Low‐Cost and Low‐Profile Alternative for High‐Performance Microwave Devices
Authors: Belenguer Ángel , Esteban Héctor , Borja Alejandro L. , Ballesteros José A. , Fernández Marcos , Morro José V. , de Dios Juan José , Bachiller Carmen , Boria Vicente E. 
Published: September 2020

AbstractThe new communication systems demand low‐cost, low‐profile, low‐weight, and high‐performance components (filters, diplexers, power dividers, antennas, etc.). Classical microwave technologies are either high performance but bulky and expensive (rectangular waveguides) or low cost and low profile but with poor performance (planar lines such as microstrip). Recently, an alternative has appeared by implementing a sort of rectangular waveguide embedded in a printed circuit board. It is the substrate‐integrated waveguide. Many attention has been given to this technology, but its performance can be further improved if the dielectric is removed and the fields propagate through air. So, several types of the so‐called empty substrate‐integrated waveguides have recently appeared, providing with very promising solutions for low‐cost and low‐profile devices with performance close to that of the classical rectangular waveguides.This article presents all the advances up to date in the field of empty substrate‐integrated waveguides, comparing all those solutions and assessing their potential for implementing high‐quality and low‐cost microwave devices.
Ktedonobacteraceae
Authors: Monciardini Paolo , Cavaletti Linda , Donadio Stefano 
Published: September 2020

Abstract

Kte.do.no.bac.ter.a.ce'ae. N.L. masc. n.
Ktedonobacter
, type genus of the family, suff. ‐
aceae
ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n.
Ktedonobacteraceae
, the
Ktedonobacter
family.

Chloroflexi / Ktedonobacteria / Ktedonobacterales / Ktedonobacteraceae

Members of the family
Ktedonobacteraceae
are characterized by non‐fragmenting vegetative mycelium, aerial hyphae are produced. Single spherical and nonmotile spores are formed on the aerial mycelium, individual spores can be associated in clusters. Gram‐positive, non‐acid‐fast. Strains grow as mesophilic heterotrophs in aerobic conditions. Starch and casein are hydrolyzed. Growth occurs in presence of NaCl up to 2%. Optimal temperature for growth is 28–33°C, and optimal pH is 6. Catalase positive. The major cell‐wall sugars are mannose, xylose, and glucose. They contain
d
‐glutamic acid, glycine,
l
‐serine,
l
‐alanine,
d
‐alanine, β‐alanine, and
l
‐ornithine as peptidoglycan amino acids. The major menaquinone is MK‐9 (H
2
). Major fatty acids are C
16:1
2OH and iso‐C
17:0
. Phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, and phosphatidylinositol are present in the polar lipid pattern. The family currently comprises only the type genus
Ktedonobacter
. Members of the family were isolated from soil.

DNA G + C content (mol%)
: 54–56.

Type genus
:
Ktedonobacter
Cavaletti et al. 2007 (Effective publication: Cavaletti et al. 2006).
Geminisphaera
Authors: Lin Jonathan Y. , Rodrigues Jorge L.M. 
Published: September 2020

Abstract

Ge.mi.ni.sphae'ra. L. masc. adj.
geminus
, twin‐born, twin; L. fem. n.
sphaera
, globe, sphere; N.L. fem. n.
Geminisphaera
, twin sphere.

Verrucomicrobia / Opitutae / Opitutales / Opitutaceae / Geminisphaera

Cells are Gram‐negative, nonmotile, coccoid, and occur almost exclusively in pairs. Cells are facultatively anaerobic and microaerophilic with fermentative and respiratory metabolisms, respectively. Cells grow under air with the highest cell yields and shortest generation times at 2–8% O
2
. Fermentation products from glucose are propionate, acetate, succinate, and CO
2
. Sulfate and nitrate are not reduced with glucose as the electron donor. Growth occurs at temperatures between 15 and 35°C, pH values between 5.5 and 7.5, and a NaCl concentration of 1.5% (w/v). Capable of utilizing a number of monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides, and one or more components in yeast extract/casamino acids. Grows on a variety of media types. Capable of diazotrophic growth in a defined nitrogen‐free medium.

DNA G + C content (mol%)
: 60.8 (High‐quality draft genome sequence).

Type species
:
Geminisphaera colitermitum
Wertz et al. 2018b (Effective publication: Wertz et al. 2018a).
Thermosporothrix
Authors: Yabe Shuhei , Yokota Akira 
Published: September 2020

Abstract

Ther.mo.spo'ro.thrix. Gr. fem. n.
therme
heat; Gr. fem. n.
spora
a seed and, in biology, a spore; Gr. fem. n.
thrix
hair; N.L. fem. n.
Thermosporothrix
thermophilic spore‐forming hair.

Chloroflexi / Ktedonobacteria / Ktedonobacterales / Thermosporotrichaceae / Thermosporothrix

Members of the genus
Thermosporothrix
are Gram‐positive, thermophilic, aerobic, cellulolytic, heterotrophic bacteria that produce branched vegetative and aerial mycelia. Spores are formed in a cluster by budding. The spores are oval, with a fine parallel wrinkle. Spore cells are covered with thick walls. Spores are nonmotile. Growth occurs at 30–60°C (optimum 50°C). The major fatty acid is iso‐C
17:0
and the major menaquinone is MK‐9(H
2
). The cell wall contains
d
‐glutamic acid, glycine,
l
‐serine,
l
‐alanine,
d
‐alanine, β‐alanine, and
l
‐ornithine as peptidoglycan amino acids. The polar lipid pattern always includes phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylglycerol, and diphosphatidylglycerol. The cell‐wall sugar is mannose. Members of the genus were isolated from compost and from leaves deposited on geothermally heated soil.

DNA G + C content (mol%)
: 52.5–53.1.

Type species
:
Thermosporothrix hazakensis
Yabe et al. 2010a.
Thermosulfuriphilus
Authors: Slobodkina Galina 
Published: September 2020

Abstract

Ther.mo.sul.fu.ri'phi.lus Gr. masc. adj
. thermos
, hot; L. neut. n.
sulfur
, sulfur; N.L. masc. adj
. philus
(from Gr. masc. adj.
philos
), friend, loving; N.L. masc. n.
Thermosulfuriphilus
thermophilic sulfur‐liking bacterium.

Thermodesulfobacteria / Thermodesulfobacteria / Thermodesulfobacteriales / Thermodesulfobacteriaceae / Thermosulfuriphilus

The genus
Thermosulfuriphilus
, represented by a single species,
Thermosulfuriphilus ammonigenes
, consists of Gram‐negative, strictly anaerobic, thermophilic, neutrophilic, nonmotile straight or slightly curved short rods. Spores are not produced. The genus is characterized by chemolithoautotrophic growth by oxidation of elemental sulfur coupled to nitrate reduction or by disproportionation of sulfur compounds. The major fatty acids are C
18:1
ω7 and C
16:0
. Member of the family
Thermodesulfobacteriaceae
, phylum
Thermodesulfobacteria
. The type species
, T. ammonigenes
ST65
T
was isolated from a deep‐sea hydrothermal vent along the Eastern Lau Spreading Center, SW Pacific Ocean.

DNA G + C content (mol%)
: 49.6 (
T
m
).

Type species
:
Thermosulfuriphilus ammonigenes
Slobodkina et al. 2017a.
Fimbriimonas
Authors: Quan Zhe‐Xue , Im Wan‐Taek 
Published: September 2020

Abstract

Fim.bri.i.mo'nas. L. fem. pl. n.
fimbriae
, fibres, threads, fringe, and in biology, fimbriae; L. fem. n.
monas
, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n.
Fimbriimonas
, fimbriae‐shaped monad.

Armatimonadetes / Fimbriimonadia / Fimbriimonadales / Fimbriimonadaceae / Fimbriimonas

Fimbriimonas ginsengisoli
Gsoil 348
T
, the only cultivated representative of the genus
Fimbriimonas
, was isolated from ginseng field soil with an exhaustive screening approach. Cells are mesophilic, strictly aerobic, nonmotile, and rod‐shaped. The strain only grows in low‐nutrient media such as half‐strength R2A, and utilizes peptone, casamino acid, or yeast extract as sole carbon source, but does not utilize most other substrates (such as glucose, ethanol, acetate, or amino acids) as sole carbon sources when 0.05% each carbon compound is added. The major respiratory quinones are menaquinones MK‐11 and MK‐10. The main fatty acids are iso‐C
15:0
, iso‐C
17:0
, C
16:0
, and C
16:1
ω11
c
. The cell walls contain a meso‐diaminopimelic isomer. Cells stain Gram‐negative and carry peritrichous fimbriae. The DNA G + C content is 60.8% according to the genome analysis.

DNA G
+
C content (mol%)
: 60.8 (genome analysis).

Type species:
Fimbriimonas ginsengisoli
Im et al. 2012b (Effective publication: Im et al. 2012a).
Caldilineales
Authors: Sekiguchi Yuji , Hanada Satoshi 
Published: September 2020

Abstract

Cal.di.li.ne.a'les. N.L. fem. n.
Caldilinea
type genus of the order; ‐
ales
ending to denote an order; N.L. fem. pl. n.
Caldilineales
order of the genus
Caldilinea
.

Chloroflexi / Caldilineae / Caldilineales

Cells are strictly anaerobic chemoheterotrophs that stain Gram‐negative. All described species are nonmotile, non‐spore‐forming, and filamentous. The order
Caldilineales
is circumscribed herein on the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequences. The order forms a distinct monophyletic group and contains two families, the
Caldilineaceae
and the
Amarolineaceae
.

Type genus
:
Caldilinea
Sekiguchi et al. 2003.
Chitinivibrionales
Authors: Sorokin Dimitry Y. , Mardanov Andrey V. , Ravin Nikolai V. 
Published: September 2020

Abstract

Chi.ti.ni.vi.bri.o.na'les. N.L. masc. n.
Chitinivibrio
a bacterial genus; ‐
ales
ending to denote an order; N.L. fem pl. n.
Chitinivibrionales
the order of the genus
Chitinivibrio
.

Fibrobacterota / Chitinivibrionia / Chitinivibrionales

Type genus
:
Chitinivibrio
Sorokin et al. 2014, VL160.