bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Arabic borrowing of the Hebrew word menahēl ‘manager’
Authors: Hawker Nancy 
Published: June 2018

Abstract
Ideologies, or ways of understanding one’s relation to the world, impede or encourage, and affect the form of, language contact
practices such as borrowing and codeswitching. This is illustrated by the pragmatic functions – informative or humorous – of
the Israeli Hebrew word menahēl ‘boss’ in Palestinian Arabic. By using ‘boss’ in an ironic
sense, to refer to a self-important ‘big-head’, Palestinians are expressing their stance by means of a Hebrew loanword, to
take a dig at the powers that be. The article provides examples of real usage and grounds the explanation for the different
meanings in pragmatics, cultural theory, and Althusser’s conception of ideologies in ways that are useful to linguistic
ethnography.
A new monoclonal antibody against rhamnogalacturonan II and its application to immunocytochemical detection of rhamnogalacturonan II in Arabidopsis roots
Authors: Zhou Ye , Kobayashi Masaru , Awano Tatsuya , Matoh Toru , Takabe Keiji 
Published: June 2018

ABSTRACT
Rhamnogalacturonan II (RG-II) is a region of pectin macromolecules that is present in plant primary cell walls. RG-II can be solubilized from cell walls as a borate-RG-II complex (B-RG-II), where two RG-II fragments are cross-linked via a borate diester linkage. Here, a rabbit monoclonal antibody against B-RG-II was prepared, which recognized both B-RG-II and RG-II monomers without borate ester-crosslinking. A pectic fragment with unknown structure was also recognized by the antibody, but neither homogalacturonan nor rhamnogalacturonan I was recognized. Immunoelectron microscopic analyses of Arabidopsis root tip cells were performed using this antibody. The signal was detected in developing cell plates and cell walls, which were denser in longitudinal walls than in transverse walls. These results coincide with our previous results obtained in suspension cultured tobacco cells, confirming that RG-II is present in cell plates at an early stage of their assembly.
Abbreviations: B: boron; B-RG-II: borate-RG-II complex; ELISA: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; IgG: immunoglobulin G; mBSA: methylated bovine serum albumin; PGA: polygalacturonic acid; PLL: poly-l-lysine; RG-I: rhamnogalacturonan I; RG-II: rhamnogalacturonan II
Comparative expression analysis of genes encoding metallothioneins in response to heavy metals and abiotic stresses in rice (Oryza sativa) and Arabidopsis thaliana
Authors: Kim Yeon-Ok , Kang Hunseung 
Published: June 2018

ABSTRACT
To get insights into the functions of metallothionein (MT) in plant response to multiple stresses, expressions of 10 rice MT genes (OsMTs) and 7 Arabidopsis MT genes (AtMTs) were comprehensively analyzed under combined heavy metal and salt stress. OsMT1a, OsMT1b, OsMT1c, OsMT1g, and OsMT2a were increased by different heavy metals. Notably, ABA remarkably increased OsMT4 up to 80-fold. Combined salt and heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Cu) synergistically increased OsMT1a, OsMT1c, and OsMT1g, whereas combined salt and H2O2 or ABA synergistically increased OsMT1a and OsMT4. Heavy metals decreased AtMT1c, AtMT2b, and AtMT3 but cold or ABA increased AtMT1a, AtMT1c, and AtMT2a. AtMT4a was markedly increased by salt stress. Combined salt and other stresses (Pb, Cd, H2O2) synergistically increased AtMT4a. Taken together, these findings suggest that MTs in monocot and dicot respond differently to combined stresses, which provides a valuable basis to further determine the roles of MTs in broad stress tolerance.
Role of proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Authors: Carmen Laurino , Maria Vadala’ , Morales-Medina Julio Cesar , Vallelunga Annamaria , Palmieri Beniamino , Iannitti Tommaso 
Published: June 2018

Abstract
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an inherited fatal X-linked myogenic disorder with a prevalence of 1 in 3500 male live births. It affects voluntary muscles, and heart and breathing muscles. DMD is characterized by continuous degeneration and regeneration cycles resulting in extensive fibrosis and a progressive reduction in muscle mass. Since the identification of a reduction in dystrophin protein as the cause of this disorder, numerous innovative and experimental therapies, focusing on increasing the levels of dystrophin, have been proposed, but the clinical improvement has been unsatisfactory. Dystrophin forms the dystrophin-associated glycoprotein complex and its proteins have been studied as a promising novel therapeutic target to treat DMD. Among these proteins, cell surface glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are found almost ubiquitously on the surface and in the extracellular matrix (ECM) of mammalian cells. These macromolecules interact with numerous ligands, including ECM constituents, adhesion molecules and growth factors that play a crucial role in muscle development and maintenance. In this article, we have reviewed in vitro, in vivo and clinical studies focused on the functional role of GAGs in the pathophysiology of DMD with the final aim of summarizing the state of the art of GAG dysregulation within the ECM in DMD and discussing future therapeutic perspectives.
Scientific, Clinical, Regulatory, and Economic Aspects of Choosing Bone Graft/Biological Options in Spine Surgery
Authors: Smith Kyle A , Russo Glenn S , Vaccaro Alexander R , Arnold Paul M 
Published: June 2018

Abstract
Spinal arthrodesis is a major element of the spinal surgeon's practice. To attain successful fusion rates, attention must be paid to spinal segment immobilization and proper selection of bone graft. Autogenous bone graft (ie, ICBG), the “gold standard,” with or without graft extenders and enhancers provides the foundation for most spinal fusions. ABG is the only graft option containing all 3 factors of new bone growth: osteoconductivity, osteoinductivity, and osteogenicity. While many bone graft alternatives function well as bone graft extenders, only growth factors proteins (ie, rhBMP-2 or OP-2) function as bone graft enhancers and substitutes. The search for optimal hybrid interbody cages, bone graft substitutes, autogenous or allogenic stem cells, and nanostructure scaffolds for release of growth factors continues.
Varieties of abstract concepts: development, use and representation in the brain
Authors: Borghi Anna M. , Barca Laura , Binkofski Ferdinand , Tummolini Luca 
Published: June 2018

The capacity for abstract thought is one of the hallmarks of human cognition. However, the mechanisms underlying the ability to form and use abstract concepts like ‘fantasy’ and ‘grace’ have not been elucidated yet. This theme issue brings together developmental, social and cognitive psychologists, linguists, anthropologists, cognitive scientists, neuroscientists, philosophers and computer scientists to present theoretical insights and novel evidence on how abstract concepts are acquired, used and represented in the brain. Many of the contributions conceive concepts as grounded in sensorimotor systems and constrained by bodily mechanisms and structures. The theme issue develops along two main axes, related to the most promising research directions on abstract concepts. The axes focus on (i) the different kinds of abstract concepts (numbers, emotions, evaluative concepts like moral and aesthetic ones, social concepts); (ii) the role played by perception and action, language and sociality, and inner processes (emotions, interoception, metacognition) in grounding abstract concepts. Most papers adopt a cognitive science/neuroscience approach, but the theme issue also includes studies on development, on social cognition, and on how linguistic diversity shapes abstract concepts. Overall, the theme issue provides an integrated theoretical account that highlights the importance of language, sociality and inner processes for abstract concepts, and that offers new methodological tools to investigate them.
This article is part of the theme issue ‘Varieties of abstract concepts: development, use and representation in the brain’.
A Peircean account of concepts: grounding abstraction in phylogeny through a comparative neuroscientific perspective
Authors: Cuccio Valentina , Gallese Vittorio 
Published: June 2018

The nature of concepts has always been a hotly debated topic in both philosophy and psychology and, more recently, also in cognitive neuroscience. Different accounts have been proposed of what concepts are. These accounts reflect deeply different conceptions of how the human mind works. In the last decades, two diametrically opposed theories of human cognition have been discussed and empirically investigated: the Computational Theory of Mind, on the one hand (Fodor 1983The modularity of mind: an essay on faculty psychology; Pylyshyn 1984Computation and cognition: toward a foundation for cognitive science), and Embodied Cognition (Barsalou 2008Annu. Rev. Psychol.59, 617–645. (doi:10.1146/annurev.psych.59.103006.093639); Gallese & Lakoff 2005Cogn. Neuropsychol.22, 455–479 (doi:10.1080/02643290442000310); Shapiro 2011Embodied cognition), on the other hand. The former proposes that concepts are abstract and amodal symbols in the language of thought, while the latter argues for the embodied nature of concepts that are conceived of as grounded in actions and perception. The embodiment of both concrete and abstract concepts has been challenged by many (e.g. Mahon & Caramazza 2008J. Physiol.102, 59–70. (doi:10.1016/j.jphysparis.2008.03.004); Caramazzaet al. 2014Annu. Rev. Neurosci.37, 1–15. (doi:10.1146/annurev-neuro-071013-013950)). These challenges will be here taken seriously and addressed from a comparative perspective. We will provide a phylogenetic and neurobiologically inspired account of the embodied nature of both abstract and concrete concepts. We will propose that, although differing in certain respect, they both might have a bodily foundation. Commonalities between abstract and concrete concepts will be explained by recurring to the Peircean notions oficonandabductive inference(CP 2.247). According to Peirce, icons are the kind of signs on which abductive inferences rest (Peirce CS 1931 in Collected papers of Charles S. Peirce, Hartshorne C, Weiss P, Burks AW. (eds), 40; Peirce CS 1997 In The 1903 Harvard lectures on pragmatism (ed. A. Turrisi)). It will be claimed that the mechanism of Embodied Simulation (Gallese & Sinigaglia 2011Trends Cogn. Sci.15, 512–519. (doi:10.1016/j.tics.2011.09.003)) can be described as anicon(Cuccio V & Caruana F. 2015 Il corpo come icona. Abduzione, strumenti ed Embodied Simulation. Versus, n. 119, 93–103), and it will then be suggested that on these, basic natural signs rest, both phylogenetically and ontogenetically, the capacity to conceptualize.This article is part of the theme issue ‘Varieties of abstract concepts: development, use and representation in the brain’.
Co-branded services: perceived benefits and involvement of co-branded credit cards
Authors: Wang Stephen W. , Farquhar Jillian 
Published: June 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to further the consumer services theory in financial services marketing by examining how perceived benefits influence consumer intention-to-use a co-branded credit card and further how intention-to-use is moderated by involvement.

Design/methodology/approach
A conceptual model is developed and tested. A convenience sample of users of a co-branded credit card was surveyed. The responses were analyzed using structural equation modeling.

Findings
Results show a strong association between perceived benefits and co-brand equity and between co-brand equity and co-brand preference, as well as between perceived benefits and intention-to-use. The research also identifies four perceived benefits of a co-branded credit card. They also show that highly involved consumers are less affected by perceived benefits than their low involvement counterparts.

Research limitations/implications
Further research might consider co-branding across categories of services and explore the ambivalent results of co-brand preference in the mode. This research is limited by the use of a convenience sample and a cross-sectional survey. A probability sample and a longitudinal element to the study would have added weight to the study’s findings.

Practical implications
Managers with co-branding responsibilities should focus on improving the perceived benefits of co-branded credit cards.

Social implications
This study has a wider application to understanding how co-branding services may be applied in not-for-profit situations, specifically affinity card co-branding, thus generating greater revenue for charitable and social concerns.

Originality/value
This research advances research in the financial services consumer theory by demonstrating a strong association between perceived benefits and intention-to-use a co-branded credit card, distinguishing between the behavioral traits of consumers with high and low levels of involvement. It thus advances the consumer theory in co-branding.
Towards achieving strong customer loyalty in the financial services industry
Authors: Amegbe Hayford , Osakwe Christian Nedu 
Published: June 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to develop a better understanding of the practical matter of customer loyalty (CLOY) in the banking industry context. As such, this paper explores, in detail, the antecedent factors to building strong CLOY. More specifically the focus is on the constructs of customer care (CARE), product/service offerings appeal (PSOA), customer satisfaction (CSAT) and brand trust (TRUS).

Design/methodology/approach
This wok relies purely on a positivist research paradigm. In doing so, structured questionnaires were administered to research subjects. For statistical processing, the PLS-SEM technique was deemed appropriate.

Findings
The two biggest takeaways of this work are the findings about the indirect influence of PSOA and CARE on CLOY. This paper reveals the relations to be sequentially mediated by CSAT and TRUS. Besides, data support the mediating effect of CSAT on CARE-TRUS link, as well as the mediation of TRUS on CSAT-CLOY link. Other findings indicate PSOA and CARE are key determinants of CSAT, CARE is also a key determinant of TRUS.

Research limitations/implications
There are limits that come with the present analysis. One of the major limits is in the fact that it was conducted in a single country’s setting, thus limiting the generalizability of the research findings. As a result, this research report merits to be adequately scrutinized in differing financial landscapes. Finally, the broader implication of this research is that the road toward achieving strong CLOY is far more complex than previously imagined.

Practical implications
To generate sustained CLOY, a solid starting point for bank products managers in particular is to design more attractive products for their target audiences. Meanwhile, the special role of quality CARE cannot be overstated (enough), and so managers should allocate more resources in this area. In sum, this study encourages financial services managers to continue to pay greater attention to critical dimensions related to CLOY, such as PSOA, CARE, CSAT and TRUS.

Originality/value
The present analysis provides a clearer explanation of how the above-mentioned constructs are interconnected together. By using top Ghanaian banks’ customers as a test case for the research, the authors are helping to develop a more balanced approach to achieving sustained CLOY. Finally, the value of this work rests in the complex relations studied
Risk analysis for clean and sustainable production in a urea fertilizer industry
Authors: Panchal Dilbagh , Mangla Sachin Kumar , Tyagi Mohit , Ram Mangey 
Published: June 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to develop a fuzzy methodology approaches based framework for carrying the risk analysis of a real industrial system of a urea fertilizer industry located in northern part of India.

Design/methodology/approach
Petri Net approach was applied for representing the series-parallel arrangement of the considered system. Various failure causes related to different subsystems or equipment of the considered system were listed under FMEA approach and their Risk Priority Number was tabulated. Further, to overcome the drawbacks of traditional FMEA approach in risk ranking fuzzy FMEA and grey relation analysis (GRA) approaches were applied within traditional FMEA approach and the ranking results were compared for better and effective decision making of risky components.

Findings
The proposed framework has overcome the drawbacks of tradition FMEA approach in an effective and efficient manner. Causes AC7, CL3, ST2, DR3 and NR3 of centrifugal compressor, hot heat exchanger, ammonia convertor reactor, cold condenser and ammonia separator have been identified as the most critical failure causes of the considered system.

Originality/value
The proposed framework has been tested with its application on an ammonia synthesis system of the considered process industry. The risk ranking results would be highly useful in developing a planned maintenance policy for the considered system which further results in improving the system availability.
Failure mapping using FMEA and A3 in engineering to order product development
Authors: Lorenzi Clarice Inês , Ferreira Joao Carlos Espindola 
Published: June 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to improve the failure analysis and troubleshooting process in engineering to order (ETO) product development, and reduce the amount of parts with failures. This is important because parts with failures are associated with the additional costs resulting from corrections of the product, reduced productivity due to the time waiting for the corrected part, delays in delivery and harm to the image of the organization.

Design/methodology/approach
FMEA and A3 are combined in a document for failure analysis and recording of the generated knowledge. The method is applied to an industrial automation company that designs and manufactures ETO products. Initially, the failures identified in mechanical assembly products are mapped, and then FMEA and A3 are combined in a document template, and a checklist for reviewing the detailing is built. Then, the method is applied in the design phase, and also for solving conceptual failures in the mechanical assembly and testing phase and the knowledge generated is recorded.

Findings
The results show the feasibility of the proposed method for both failure analysis and knowledge generation. Moreover, the adoption of improvement practices in routine activities, for example, the checklist for reviewing the detailing, can reduce up to 10 percent the amount of parts with failures.

Practical implications
The integration of FMEA and A3 encourages group thinking and monitoring the implemented actions. Since the document contains minor changes in the layout from the design phase to the assembly and testing phase, it contributed to the understanding of the people who participated in performing each phase. It should be ensured that the participation of experienced individuals with a proactive assertiveness who encourage the exchange of knowledge, preventing recurring failures from occurring in the conceptual phase. The approach to ensure quality was well accepted by the personnel in the company, but the implementation requires changing habits and establishing new practices.

Originality/value
The method proposed in this paper was applied to a company that designs and manufactures ETO industrial automation products. Since such products have high variety, the company has different characteristics compared with the companies that were considered in the few publications that attempted to combine the FMEA and A3 methods for failure analysis. The proposed method provides convenience for queries and updates, since it allows the inclusion of different failures in a single A3 report, reducing the number of separate documents. Also, the method includes a checklist for detailing review, which contributed to the reduction of failures.
Ranking criteria for selection of certification bodies for ISO 9001 through the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)
Authors: Alvarenga Augusto Duarte , Salgado Eduardo Gomes , Mendes Glauco Henrique de Sousa 
Published: June 2018

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present a framework to assist the selection of certification bodies in the implementation of quality management system (QMS) based on ISO 9001 taking into account a set of criteria organized in a multi-level hierarchical form. To deal with this complexity, the multi-criteria decision-making method (MCDM) analytic hierarchy process (AHP) was used in this research.Design/methodology/approachThe research was conducted in small and medium-sized companies certified to ISO 9001. The MCDM method AHP was used as a method for developing the model to support the selection of certification bodies.FindingsThis paper provides a framework for companies seeking to hire certification bodies, mainly for ISO 9001 certification, which help identify the companies that best fit the certification objectives. Additionally, a ranking of the main criteria to select certification bodies for ISO 9001 was obtained.Research limitations/implicationsThe decision-making method was applied to Brazilian companies from different sectors. As the results can vary between regions and sectors, this is a limitation of the research. In addition, the number of ten respondents could be higher to increase the robustness of the results.Practical implicationsThe model assists companies looking for certification, mainly ISO 9001, in the selection of certification bodies contributing in the search for deeper implementations of QMS.Originality/valueThis work has the originality of the application of a decision-making method in the final process of ISO 9001 certification, scarce in the literature. In addition, it defines weights for the criteria involved in the process of selecting certification bodies.
The evolution of perceived security: the temporal role of SNS information perceptions
Authors: Ha Hong-Youl , Pan Huifeng 
Published: June 2018

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to develop and test a dynamic model of security-based consumer purchasing intentions and empirically addresses gaps in online purchasing theory by examining how loyalty intention may become stronger or weaker over time as a result of prior relationship evaluations.Design/methodology/approachUsing a longitudinal study (three-time waves) of commercial website consumers, the authors investigate the proposed model by depicting the relationships among perceived security, perceived risk, website trust and loyalty intentions.FindingsThe results show that two relationships, namely the perceived security-perceived risk link and the perceived risk-website trust link, which have been little investigated on a longitudinal basis in previous studies, change over time. Interestingly, while social network service (SNS) information perceptions do not have direct effects on perceived risk or loyalty intention, the relationships in which either perceived security and website trust are involved are more important for positively improving perceived security and building website trust.Practical implicationsThe authors suggest that managers may actually benefit from handling SNS information or social communities by delivering well-designed information at strategic stages, targeting key constructs.Originality/valueThe research contributes to the establishment and testing of temporal carryover effects of various online purchasing-related constructs: perceived security, perceived risk, trust and loyalty intention. More specifically, the longitudinal approach provides new insights regarding the role, potential impact and limitations of two types of perception. It thus highlights how understanding loyalty intention requires reevaluating consumer perceptions as consumers’ judgments evolve.