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Measurement and calculation of oil film thickness in a ball bearing
Authors: Wen Baogang , Ren Hongjun , Dang Pengfei , Hao Xu , Han Qingkai 
Published: August 2018

Purpose
The oil film thickness provides a key performance indicator of a ball bearing lubrication condition. This paper aims to propose an approach to calculate and measure the oil film thickness of the bearing.

Design/methodology/approach
On a specially designed test rig, measurement of the capacitance is used to monitor the oil film thickness of ball bearing. A corrected film thickness formula taking account of the influences of non-Newtonian shear thinning and thermal is introduced to predict the oil film thickness of ball bearing. And then the film thickness distribution and the corresponding capacitances are calculated.

Findings
Measurement and calculation of oil film thickness in a ball bearing are carried out under various rotating speeds and external loads. By comparing the calculated capacitances with measured results, it can be concluded that the calculated results obtained by the amended film thickness formula are much closer to the test findings than the classical computed values according to Hamrock–Dowson.

Originality/value
A new corrected film thickness formula is introduced in predicting oil film thickness of ball bearing and verified by the series of experiments according to capacitance method.
Managing supply chain risks and delays in construction project
Authors: Panova Yulia , Hilletofth Per 
Published: August 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate models and methods for managing supply chain risks and delays in construction projects.

Design/methodology/approach
The study mainly employs quantitative analysis in order to identify disruptions in construction supply chains. It also uses paradigms of simulation modeling, which are suitable for risk assessment and management. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected through a literature review and details of specific construction projects, respectively. A dynamic modeling method was used, and the model was provided with an event-based simulation. Simulation modeling was used to measure the performance of the system.

Findings
The study shows the benefits of applying the dynamic modeling method to a construction project. Using event-based simulation, it was found that construction delays influence both the magnitude and the probability of disruption. This method contributes to the existing theoretical foundations of risk management practices, since it also considers the time factor. This method supplements the Monte Carlo statistical simulation method, which has no time representation. Using empirical analysis, the study proposes increasing the safety stock of construction materials at the distribution center, so as to mitigate risks in the construction supply chain.

Research limitations/implications
The research considers a single case of a hypothetical construction project. The simulation models represent a simple supply chain with only one supplier. The calculations are based on the current economic scenario, which will of course change over time.

Practical implications
The outcomes of the study show that the introduction of a safety stock of construction materials at the distribution center can prevent supply chain disruption. Since the consideration of risks at all stages of construction supply chain is essential to investors, entrepreneurs and regulatory bodies, the adoption of new approaches for their management during strategic planning of the investment projects is essential.

Originality/value
This dynamic modeling method is used in combination with the Monte Carlo simulation, thus, providing an explicit cause-and-effect dependency over time, as well as a distributed value of outcomes.
FDI, service intensity, and international marketing agility
Authors: Li Ruiqin , Liu Yipeng , Bustinza Oscar F. 
Published: August 2018

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide a nuanced understanding of international marketing agility by connecting organizational capability literature with that of standardization and adaptation. The focus of the research is to clarify whether managing the tension between product standardization and service customization generates an extra premium in international markets.Design/methodology/approachTwo disaggregated Chinese data sets, the Annual Survey of Industrial Enterprises and the China Customs Database, are used for developing an econometric model. Export quality improvement is the outcome variable in reflecting the effect of international marketing agility on performance.FindingsInternational marketing agility is reached through upstream FDI intensity, particularly in the context of service FDI. Manufacturing sectors with higher service intensity have more agility, being more likely to generate export quality.Research limitations/implicationsThis study makes three theoretical contributions by clarifying the concept of international marketing agility as an organizational capability generated by manufacturing standardization and service customization; investigating the influence of upstream FDI intensity for export quality while taking into account the industry contexts; and obtaining an enhanced understanding of the service intensity of manufacturing firms on export quality.Originality/valueThe authors offer a nuanced and contextualized understanding of international marketing agility and explore the complex relationships between FDI, service intensity and export quality.
SMED methodology based on fuzzy Taguchi method
Authors: Ekincioğlu Caner , Boran Semra 
Published: August 2018

PurposeThere can be activities that cannot reduce times by conventional single minute exchange of die (SMED) tools. In this case more advanced tools are needed. The purpose of this paper is to integrate the fuzzy Taguchi method into the SMED method in order to improve the setup time. The reason for using fuzzy logic is the subjective evaluation of factor’s levels assessment by experts. Subjective assessment contains a certain degree of uncertainty and is vagueness. The fuzzy Taguchi method provides to determining optimal setup time parameters in an activity of SMED. So it is possible to reduce time more than the conventional SMED method.Design/methodology/approachIn this study, the SMED method and the fuzzy Taguchi method are used.FindingsIn this study, it has been shown that the setup time is reduced (from 196 to 75 min) and the optimum value can be given at the intermediate value by the fuzzy Taguchi method.Originality/valueIn this limited literature research, the authors have not found a study using the fuzzy Taguchi method in the SMED method.
The impact of strategy on public sector set-aside programs: the case of the state of Ohio
Authors: Blount Ian Y. , Seetharaman Jay , Brown Trevor L. 
Published: August 2018

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the impact of program strategy on the implementation of the efficacy of a procurement set-aside program at the state level.Design/methodology/approachThis study examines the impact of program implementation strategy across two administrations considering the most compelling alternative arguments for what drives agency purchasing through contracts with MBEs.FindingsThe results of mixed effects linear regression models on the procurement expenditures of 70 state agencies in Ohio from 2008-2015 show significantly higher rates of procurement expenditures with MBEs under the Kasich administration.Originality/valueThese results provide support for the argument that changes in program implementation strategy led to substantive increases in the use of MBEs by state agencies in Ohio.
Intercultural competence and customer facial recognition
Authors: Henderson Geraldine Rosa , Rank-Christman Tracy , White Tiffany Barnett , Grantham Kimberly Dillon , Ostrom Amy L. , Lynch John G. 
Published: August 2018

Purpose
Intercultural competence has been found to be increasingly important. The purpose of this paper is to understand how intercultural competence impacts service providers’ ability to recognition faces of both black and white consumers.

Design/methodology/approach
Two experiments were administered to understand how intercultural competence impacts recognition of black and white consumer faces.

Findings
The authors find that the more intercultural competence that respondents report with blacks, the better they are at distinguishing between black regular customers and black new shoppers in an experiment. The authors find no impact of intercultural competence on the ability of respondents to differentiate between white consumers. These findings hold for respondents in the USA and South Africa.

Research limitations/implications
One limitation of this research is that the studies were conducted in a controlled lab setting. Thus, one could imagine additional noise from a true consumer setting might increase the effects of these results. Another limitation is the focus on only black and white consumer faces. In this paper, the authors focused on these two races, specifically to keep the factorial design as simplified as possible.

Originality/value
The implications of this research are important given that the ability of employees’ recognizing customer faces can affect customers’ day-to-day interactions in the marketplace.
Corporate social responsibility and employees’ affective commitment
Authors: Bouraoui Khadija , Bensemmane Sonia , Ohana Marc , Russo Marcello 
Published: August 2018

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and employees’ affective commitment. Three underlying mechanisms are used to explain the relationship between CSR and commitment, namely, deontic justice, social identity theory and social exchange theory.Design/methodology/approachData were collected through survey questionnaires. The sample consisted of 161 employees who work in private and public organizations in Tunisia. Regression analysis was conducted using a multiple mediation model.FindingsThe results reveal a positive and significant relationship between CSR and employees’ affective commitment. The perception of person–organization fit, organizational identification and perceived organizational support mediates the relationship between CSR and affective commitment.Originality/valueWith regard to CSR, past studies have never deal with deontic values in analyzing work behaviors. Furthermore, most previous studies have considered a direct effect between CSR perceptions and affective commitment. This study extends the literature by conceptualizing the indirect mechanisms linking CSR to employees’ affective commitment.
Internationalisation in higher education –an internationalist perspective
Authors: Byram Michael 
Published: August 2018

Purpose
This paper aims to argue for the significance of internationalism for the internationalisation of higher education. It analyses some conceptualisations and definitions of internationalisation before explaining the concept of internationalism, and variations of it, to demonstrate that internationalism has a moral dimension which could, and the author argues, provide a normative value base for the processes of internationalisation.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper is a cross-disciplinary, conceptual exploration.

Findings
The argument concludes with a listing of principles which should give a moral direction to internationalisation.

Research limitations/implications
The approach proposed is the basis for evaluations of different aspects of internationalisation such as the design and implementation of curricula.

Practical implications
The approach taken here, if implemented, would lead to changes in curricula and processes of internationalisation.

Social implications
The impact of internationalisation, and particularly of student mobility as an aspect of it, is already significant, and the perspective presented here would lead to more coherent interactions in mobility situations.

Originality/value
Using the neglected concept of internationalism brings a new perspective and challenge to internationalisation.
Synthesis, antioxidant and antibacterial activity of azo dye-stilbene hybrid compounds
Authors: Rezaei-Seresht Esmail , Salimi Aboulfazl , Mahdavi Behnam 
Published: August 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is synthesis and evaluation of antioxidant and antibacterial activities of a series of new azo dyes derived from 4-aminostilbene.

Design/methodology/approach
First, the starting material 4-aminostilbene was prepared via two successive Wittig and reduction reactions from 4-nitrobenzyl bromide. The obtained 4-aminostilbene was then reacted with some phenols under the normal azo coupling reaction conditions to give five new azo products. Antioxidant activity of the azo compounds was determined by radical scavenging assay using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical. Also, the antimicrobial activity of the compounds against one gram-positive and eight gram-negative strains was evaluated based on the inhibition zone using disc diffusion assay.

Findings
The structures of the azo dyes were identified and characterized by fourier-transform Infrared, 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and ultraviolet-visible (UV-V) is spectroscopic methods. All the compounds showed higher antioxidant activity than ascorbic acid (Asc) and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) as positive controls. Moreover, the compounds showed lower antibacterial activity than the standard antibiotic vancomycin.

Research limitations/implications
Excellent antioxidant activity, along with antibacterial activity against Streptococcus pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, was observed for the two synthesized azo dyes.

Originality/value
Five novel azo dyes based on 4-aminostilbene were synthesized. The dyes have a highly p-extended conjugated structure comprising the phenolic and stilbenic segments, and they indicated good antioxidant activity, so that the two dyes (2c and 2d) even showed much more scavenging activity compared to BHT which is used as an antioxidant agent in food industries. These compounds with highest antioxidant activity also inhibited the growth of S. pneumoniae and P. aeruginosa.
The effect of communication capabilities of suppliers and external green integration on the green and financial performance in Iran
Authors: Salehi Mahdi , Majbouri Yazdi Hoda , Nekoei Mohammad 
Published: August 2018

Purpose
Human developments in constructing buildings and their subsequent infrastructures despite certain advantages have unfortunately considerable effects on the environment, such that construction could be named as the main exploiter of the natural, physical and biologic resources. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effect of communication capabilities of the suppliers and external green integration on the green performance and financial performance of engineering and construction companies.

Design/methodology/approach
The statistical population of the study comprises all 300 members of the Building Engineering System of South Khorasan Province. According to the Morgan table (1972), 167 participants were selected as the sample of the study using the stratified random sampling, and a standard questionnaire was distributed among them. Data were collected through library and filed methods. Data were analyzed using the factor analysis method (SPSS), and LISREL Software was used for evaluating the research hypotheses.

Findings
The obtained results indicated that information sharing has a significant effect on environmental coordination and the green balance of green cost reduction of coordinate competitive advantage.

Originality/value
Accordingly, given the results obtained from a developmental-practical research, the authors initially gathered and classified the required data on the construction industry using the library and field methods, then extracted the obstacles of the supply chain to help facilitate the implementation of efficiency in the so-called industry.
Football clubs as mediators in sponsor-stakeholder relations
Authors: Junghagen Sven 
Published: August 2018

Purpose
Far from all, football clubs can provide the same level of exposure effects as global football brands, even on local level, and many of these clubs also operate in a context of commercial immaturity. The purpose of this paper is to show what value a football club can provide for sponsors in a context of commercial immaturity with limited expected exposure effects.

Design/methodology/approach
The study is based on a case study approach, taking its point of departure in two sponsor brand management paradigms, the projective and relational paradigm. The case of Malmö FF in the Swedish top tier league and the club’s official partners has been chosen to exemplify the commercially immature context.

Findings
The study has shown that the most important value the club can provide for sponsors is to act as a mediator in sponsor–stakeholder relations. Exposure effects are subordinate to the relational effects sponsors achieve through their sponsorship.

Research limitations/implications
The study indicates that the relational construct in the sponsorship literature should to a greater extent include sponsor–stakeholder relations, beyond the sponsor–club dyad, in a context of commercial immaturity.

Practical implications
The results indicate that club management should engage in stakeholder management with a strong focus on stakeholders of sponsors to provide value for these sponsors.

Originality/value
This study explores a new dimension to the relational construct of sponsorship, using the relational paradigm of brand management in a context of commercial immaturity. The mediating effect of the club is a contribution to the discourse on the relational construct.
Orthostatic intolerance in enhanced recovery laparoscopic colorectal resection
Authors: Eriksen Jens R. , Munk‐Madsen Pia , Kehlet Henrik , Gögenur Ismail 
Published: August 2018

AbstractBackgroundOrthostatic hypotension (OH) and intolerance (OI) are common findings in the early postoperative period after major surgery and may delay early mobilization. The mechanism of impaired orthostatic competence and OI symptoms is not fully understood, and specific data after colorectal surgery with well‐defined perioperative care regimens and mobilization protocols are lacking. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence, possible risk factors and the impact of OI in patients undergoing elective minimal invasive colorectal cancer resection.MethodsA prospective single‐centre study with an optimal enhanced recovery program and multimodal analgesic treatment. OI and OH were evaluated using a well‐defined mobilization protocol preoperatively and 6 hour and 24 hour postoperatively.ResultsA total of 100 patients were included in the data analysis. The overall median length of stay was 3 days (1‐38). OI was observed in 53% of the patients 6 hour postoperatively and in 24% at 24 hour. OI at 6 hour postoperatively was associated with younger age, lower BMI, and female gender. At 24 hour postoperatively, female gender and ASA class >1 was associated with OI. Opioid consumption and intravenous fluid during the first 24 hour was not associated with OI. Postoperative complications were equally observed between patients with and without OI. Although not statistically significant, patients with OI at 24 hour postoperatively had prolonged LOS (mean 4.0 vs 7.5 days, P = 0.069) compared with patients without OI.ConclusionPostoperative orthostatic intolerance is a common problem during the first 24 hour following laparoscopic colorectal resection and may be followed by delayed recovery.
Editorial: antigenic response to CT‐P13 and infliximab originator in IBD shows similar epitope recognition—evidence from basic science supports safe switching to biosimilars
Authors: Pouillon L. , Allocca M. , Peyrin‐Biroulet L. 
Published: August 2018

Linked ContentThis article is linked to Goncalves et al papers. To view these articles visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.14808 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.14860.
Three‐dimensional laparoscopy‐assisted bowel resection for cavernous hemangioma of the rectum: Report of two cases
Authors: Fu Zheng‐wei , Wang Li‐xia , Zhang Zhen‐yu , Luo Qi‐feng , Ge Hai‐yan 
Published: August 2018

AbstractThe safety and feasibility of 3‐D laparoscopy‐assisted bowel resection were demonstrated in the management of rectal cancer. However, this procedure’s role in the management of patients with diffuse cavernous hemangioma of the rectum has not been evaluated. Here, two patients were diagnosed with diffuse cavernous hemangioma of the rectum by colonoscopy and abdominal imaging. One case underwent pull‐through transection and coloanal anastomosis in 3‐D laparoscopy‐assisted surgery. In another patient, 3‐D laparoscopy‐assisted abdominoperineal resection was performed. The operations were safely performed in both cases. The two patients recovered uneventfully, and satisfactory postoperative outcomes were demonstrated. This report shows that 3‐D laparoscopy‐assisted bowel resection may be safe and feasible for patients with diffuse cavernous hemangioma of the rectum.
On the Alternative Hypotheses for the Win Ratio
Authors: Mao Lu 
Published: August 2018

Summary
We extend the results of Luo et al. (2015, Biometrics 71, 139–145) regarding the alternative hypotheses for the win ratio from hazard orders to the upper quadrant stochastic order on the plane. This extension substantially widens the range of alternatives against which the win ratio is known to be consistent. It incorporates alternatives induced by simple and popular copula models that are left out by the characterization of Luo et al. (2015). We also discuss how our results may be generalized to win ratios in multivariate and stratified settings.
Incidence and outcomes of lymphoid malignancies in adolescent and young adult patients in the United States
Authors: Blum Kristie A. , Keller Frank G. , Castellino Sharon , Phan Anh , Flowers Christopher R. 
Published: August 2018

SummaryLymphoma incidence and survival in adolescent and young adult (AYA, defined as 15–39 years of age) and adult patients (>39 years) were assessed using Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data. From 2000 to 2014, 431 721 lymphoma cases were reported to SEER, 9% in AYA patients. In the AYA group, the highest age‐adjusted incidence rate was for classical Hodgkin lymphoma [HL; 3·4 per 100 000 person‐years; 95% confidence interval (CI), 3·38–3·49] followed by diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL; 1·56, 95% CI, 1·53–1·60) and for adults, it was plasma cell neoplasms (14·17, 95% CI, 14·07–14·27), DLBCL (13·86, 95% CI, 13·76–13·96) and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL; 13·19, 95% CI, 13·09–13·29). HL comprised 42% of lymphoma cases for AYAs, but only 4% in adults. The occurrence of DLBCL among AYAs and adults was similar, 18% and 20%, respectively. Twenty‐eight percent of AYAs compared with 9% of adults presented with stage II disease, and 21% of AYAs compared with 10% of adults had B‐symptoms. Extranodal disease was less common (33%) in AYAs than adults (59%). Overall, AYA patients with lymphoma have better 2‐ and 5‐year relative survival rates (RSRs) compared to adults. When restricted to HL and DLBCL, RSR of AYA patients exceeds adult RSR.