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The role of manufacturer in supply chain transformation from intransitive into transitive triads: implications for the network rent
Authors: Swierczek Artur 
Published: May 2019

PurposeThis study aims to investigate the link between manufacturer relational embeddedness, manufacturer influence and supplier-customer relational embeddedness and their resulting impact on the network rent.Design/methodology/approachLeveraging the theoretical lens of social exchange theory and the relational view and utilizing the survey data derived from the transitional triadic supply chains, the authors used multiple regression analysis and the partial least squares (PLS) path model. The regression analysis with interaction effects is used to indicate the network rent, while the PLS path model is applied to investigate the link between manufacturer relational embeddedness, manufacturer influence and supplier-customer relational embeddedness and their subsequent impact on the network rent.FindingsThe authors empirically establish that manufacturer relational embeddedness, as a higher-order factor, can comprise both upstream and downstream relational embeddedness. The research also demonstrates that manufacturer relational embeddedness significantly contributes to the manufacturer’s eagerness to form a direct link between the supplier and the customer, and the manufacturers report a significant ability to affect this relationship. Likewise, the study shows that supplier-customer relational embeddedness significantly and positively affects the network rent. In addition, the study implies that supplier-customer relational embeddedness is a mediator between manufacturer influence and the network rent, while manufacturer influence is a suppressor variable, which increases the negative relationship between manufacturer relational embeddedness and supplier-customer relational embeddedness.Research limitations/implicationsThe research makes three key contributions. First, this study, as one of very few, simultaneously embraces context, intervention, mechanism and outcome, while investigating the role of manufacturer (its relational embeddedness and influence) in promoting supplier-customer relational embeddedness, and its resulting effect on the network rent. Further on, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first empirically based study that demonstrates to what extent the manufacturer is capable of fostering supplier-customer relational embeddedness, thus favoring the transposition from the intransitive into the transitive triadic supply chains. Finally, to date, the concept of network rent has been mostly conceptualized as the theoretical construct with no empirical evidence. This research offers guidance for manufacturers in managing the relationships between the supplier and the customer to yield the highest network rent.Originality/valueThis study provides a novel approach to investigating the role of manufacturer and relational embeddedness in yielding the network rent in the transitional triadic supply chains.
Elevated plasma Pim‐1 and its clinical significance in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension
Authors: Zhu Tengteng , Luo Jun , Wang Yi , Xiong Xianliang , Sheng Bin , Yang Xiaojie , Ndongala Nsusu A. Mpembe Tresor , Li Jiang 
Published: May 2019

AbstractThis study was aimed to determine plasma Pim‐1 levels in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and to estimate the clinical value of Pim‐1 as a biomarker of PAH. This was a single‐centre retrospective study in 111 patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) and idiopathic PAH (IPAH). Those CHD patients were divided into two groups: PAH associated with CHD (PAH‐CHD) and CHD without PAH (nPAH‐CHD). Plasma Pim‐1 levels were measured by enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay. (a) Plasma Pim‐1 levels were significantly increased in patients with PAH‐CHD and IPAH compared with the healthy control group (27.81 ± 11.34 ng/mL vs 13.02 ± 5.30 ng/mL; 32.81 ± 12.28 ng/mL vs 13.02 ± 5.30 ng/mL, P < 0.05) and nPAH‐CHD (27.81 ± 11.34 ng/mL vs 17.33 ± 7.99 ng/mL; 32.81 ± 12.28 ng/mL vs 17.33 ± 7.99 ng/mL, P < 0.05). Pim‐1 levels were substantially increased in patients with severe PAH‐CHD compared with mild‐to‐moderate PAH‐CHD (19.12 ± 6.70 ng/mL vs 8.54 ± 3.71 ng/mL, P < 0.05). (b) Pim‐1 levels were correlated positively with the mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) (r = 0.582, 0.516; P < 0.001, respectively), while negatively with tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE), tricuspid annular plane systolic velocity (S’) and right ventricular fractional area changes (RVFAC) (r = −0.375, −0.354, −0.507; P < 0.05, respectively). (c) PAH‐CHD and severe PAH‐CHD was identified by plasma Pim‐1 with a cutoff value of 16.8 ng/mL (P < 0.001) with a sensitivity of 87.3% and a specificity of 65%, and a cutoff value of 20.53 ng/mL (P < 0.001) with a sensitivity of 87.3% and a specificity of 52%, respectively. Plasma Pim‐1 levels were significantly higher in patients with PAH‐CHD and IPAH. Plasma Pim‐1 may represent an effectively biomarker in patients with PAH.
The inequalities of the extinction of experience: The role of personal characteristics and species traits in the distribution of people–plant interactions in Japan
Authors: Soga Masashi , Tsuchiya Kazuaki , Evans Maldwyn J. , Ishibashi Soki 
Published: May 2019

AbstractThere is concern about the increasing loss of people's direct interactions with fauna and flora. This extinction of experience has many potential far‐reaching implications for both biodiversity and humans, including the decrease of public support for conservation issues and a reduction in the health benefits that humans experience when interacting with nature. However, knowledge of how experiences with biodiversity are distributed among different sectors of society and the key drivers of this distribution remains poor. Here, we report on the results of a nation‐wide online survey in Japan in which we explored the extent, distribution, and drivers of participant's direct experiences with wild flowering plants. Participants were asked to provide information on their sociodemographics, orientation toward nature, childhood residential environment, and whether they had experienced each of 21 wild flowering plant species. The reported number of wild flowering plant species that participants had experienced varied greatly. Older and female participants and those with childhoods in rural areas and with a greater orientation toward nature experienced a significantly higher number of interactions with flowering plant species. Plant species that prefer roadside environments (compared to grassland/farmland and forest‐dependent species) and are not on the Red List were likely to be experienced by participants. This novel study provides unique information about the interactions of people and the wildlife around them. Such information is crucial for the development of policies and strategies targeted to reduce the ongoing extinction of experience and its negative consequences.
Managerial Responses to Online Reviews: A Text Analytics Approach
Authors: Sheng Jie , Amankwah‐Amoah Joseph , Wang Xiaojun , Khan Zaheer 
Published: May 2019

AbstractThis study tests the effects of online managerial responses and returning customers’ future satisfaction (measured as review ratings) by performing social media text analytics on a hotel sample. Essentially, this paper provides insight into meaningful differences in future ratings between responding and non‐responding hotels, as well as differences in response styles between ratings improvement and non‐improvement. The results indicate that: (1) subsequent ratings are higher if customers receive responses to their previous online reviews; (2) increase in ratings is more significant among low‐satisfaction customers, and a decrease in ratings is mitigated if responses are provided; (3) responding to loyal customers – those who have visited and rated the same hotel more than three times – has a limited impact on ratings; (4) responses are longer and sentiment is slightly lower in scenarios where subsequent ratings are improved, but there is no significant difference in the effect of response speed between the two groups; (5) changes in ratings also affect styles of responding to current reviews – if customer satisfaction has improved, response length tends to be shorter and sentiment level tends to be higher. The findings offer both theoretical and managerial implications by demonstrating the utility of social media text analytics.
Big Data and Predictive Analytics and Manufacturing Performance: Integrating Institutional Theory, Resource‐Based View and Big Data Culture
Authors: Dubey Rameshwar , Gunasekaran Angappa , Childe Stephen J. , Blome Constantin , Papadopoulos Thanos 
Published: May 2019

AbstractThe importance of big data and predictive analytics has been at the forefront of research for operations and manufacturing management. The literature has reported the influence of big data and predictive analytics for improved supply chain and operational performance, but there has been a paucity of literature regarding the role of external institutional pressures on the resources of the organization to build big data capability. To address this gap, this paper draws on the resource‐based view of the firm, institutional theory and organizational culture to develop and test a model that describes the importance of resources for building capabilities, skills and big data culture and subsequently improving cost and operational performance. We test our research hypotheses using 195 surveys, gathered using a pre‐tested questionnaire. Our contribution lies in providing insights regarding the role of external pressures on the selection of resources under the moderating effect of big data culture and their utilization for capability building, and how this capability affects cost and operational performance.
Big Data and Performance: What Can Management Research Tell us?
Authors: Sena Vania , Bhaumik Sumon , Sengupta Abhijit , Demirbag Mehmet 
Published: May 2019

AbstractThe special issue focuses on the theory and evidence linking the use of Big Data related technologies by businesses with their performance. Here we connect the papers accepted for the special issue to the overarching theme of Big Data as an emerging concept within the business management literature. We present two prominent case studies examining the use Big Data technologies on performance and strategy, followed by a discussion on how themes around Big Data and Performance may be examined from a theoretical perspective. Finally, based on a synthesis of papers in the current issue, we discuss the emerging issues and trends within the academic literature, relevant for future research.
The effects of global budget payments on hospital utilization in rural Maryland
Authors: Done Nicolae , Herring Bradley , Xu Tim 
Published: May 2019

AbstractObjectiveTo assess the effect of Maryland's 2010 Total Patient Revenue (TPR) global budget reform in eight rural hospitals on population‐level hospital rates of utilization three years after implementation.Data Sources/Study SettingData on all inpatient discharges and outpatient department visits from the Health Services Cost Review Commission, population data from Claritas Demographic Reports, and county‐level data from the Area Health Resource File.Study DesignWe use a difference‐in‐differences approach to compare changes in utilization rates over time in the reform areas comprising 125 Zip Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) and in two control hospital areas (66 ZCTAs and 327 ZCTAs, respectively). We examine several inpatient and outpatient measures and distinguish between relatively discretionary and nondiscretionary utilization.Data CollectionAdmissions data are hospital‐reported discharge abstracts of all encounters in Maryland during 2008‐2013. Population data are derived from the US Census.Principal FindingsWe find no statistically significant changes in admissions, either overall or discretionary. We find a statistically significant 8.9 percent (95%CI = [1.8, 16.0]) reduction in outpatient visits, with a statistically significant reduction of 14.8 percent (95%CI = [5.3, 24.3]) visits not to the Emergency Department.ConclusionsWe find that the TPR reform decreased outpatient utilization but did not affect inpatient utilization.
Nutrition risk and mortality in older oncology patients: An exploratory study
Authors: Botero Liliana , Agarwal Ekta , Berry Robyn , Gillespie Kerri , Isenring Elisabeth , McCarthy Alexandra L. 
Published: May 2019

AimThe primary aim of this analysis was to identify if two standard measures incorporated into the comprehensive geriatric assessment; specifically, malnutrition risk and body mass index (BMI), could predict 12‐month mortality in older patients with solid tumours. The secondary aim was to evaluate if malnutrition risk and BMI were associated with chemotherapy outcomes (discontinuation/modification of treatment) in older patients with solid tumours.MethodsOlder patients (aged ≥70 years) with solid cancers were recruited from the outpatient oncology clinic of a tertiary hospital in Brisbane, Australia. Participants’ nutritional parameters, BMI, and malnutrition risk (determined using the Malnutrition Screening Tool (MST)) were recorded at baseline. Mortality data and chemotherapy outcomes were recorded for 12 months.ResultsSeventy‐four participants (67% males, median age 77 (±4.4) years) were recruited. Nearly half the cohort was at‐risk of malnutrition at baseline (n = 39, 46%). Chemotherapy was prescribed to 39% (n = 29) of the cohort. For patients receiving chemotherapy neither being underweight nor having a low or medium risk of malnutrition was associated with adverse chemotherapy outcomes or 12‐month mortality. At a bivariate level, malnutrition risk was significantly associated with 12‐month mortality in patients who did not receive chemotherapy (P = 0.018), but not BMI.ConclusionsThis analysis indicates that malnutrition risk was a potential indicator of 12‐month mortality in cases where chemotherapy was considered unfeasible. However, this was not an independent risk factor. Further investigation using a larger sample is required to determine the association between malnutrition risk, quality of life and mortality in patients who are not considered to be fit for chemotherapy.
Reconstructing hyperdiverse food webs: Gut content metabarcoding as a tool to disentangle trophic interactions on coral reefs
Authors: Casey Jordan M. , Meyer Christopher P. , Morat Fabien , Brandl Simon J. , Planes Serge , Parravicini Valeriano 
Published: May 2019

Abstract

Anthropogenic stressors have strong impacts on ecosystems. To understand their influence, detailed knowledge about trophic relationships among species is critical. However, this requires both exceptional resolution in dietary assessments and sampling breadth within communities, especially for highly diverse, tropical ecosystems.

We used gut content metabarcoding across a broad range of coral reef fishes (8 families, 22 species) in Mo'orea, French Polynesia, to test whether this technique has the potential to capture the structure of a hyperdiverse marine food web. Moreover, we explored whether taxonomic groups (families) and traditional, broad‐scale trophic assignments explained fish diet across four different metrics of quantifying predator–prey interactions.

Metabarcoding yielded a large number (4,341) of unique operational taxonomic units (i.e. prey) with high‐resolution taxonomic assignments (i.e. often to the level of genus or species). We demonstrate that across multiple metrics, taxonomic group at the family level is a consistently better, albeit still weak, predictor of empirical trophic relationships than frequently used, broad‐scale functional assignments. Our method also reveals a complex trophic network with fine‐scale partitioning among species, further emphasizing the importance of examining fish diets beyond broad trophic categories.

We demonstrate the capacity of metabarcoding to reconstruct diverse and complex food webs with exceptional resolution, a significant advancement from traditional food web reconstruction. Furthermore, this method allows us to pinpoint the trophic niche of species with niche‐based modelling, even across hyperdiverse species assemblages such as coral reefs. In conjunction with complementary techniques such as stable isotope analysis, applying metabarcoding to whole communities will provide unparalleled information about energy and nutrient fluxes and inform their susceptibility to disturbances even in the world's most diverse ecosystems.
Electrical impedance tomography monitoring during spontaneous breathing trial: Physiological description and potential clinical utility
Authors: Lima Júlia N. G. , Fontes Melissa S. , Szmuszkowicz Tatiana , Isola Alexandre M. , Maciel Alexandre T. 
Published: May 2019

BackgroundReadiness for mechanical ventilation (MecV) weaning and extubation is usually assessed clinically with the use of a spontaneous breathing trial (SBT), but its accuracy is limited, and the pathophysiology of weaning failure not completely elucidated. The purpose of the present study was to describe the physiological behavior of electrical impedance tomography parameters during SBT and to propose additional variables that could be helpful in defining weaning/extubation outcome.MethodsFrom December 2015 to January 2017, all subjects who remained under MecV with an orotracheal tube for more than 24 hours and who were submitted to SBT both in pressure‐support ventilation (PSV) or T‐tube were included in the study. Both clinical and impedance parameters were collected immediately before as well as during SBT.ResultsForty‐two subjects were included in the final analysis. For subjects submitted to SBT in PSV, none of the impedance parameters added significant information regarding weaning outcomes. For subjects submitted to a T‐tube SBT, a significant and progressive decrease in end‐expiratory lung impedance (dEELI) was observed, which was more prominent in subjects who clinically failed the SBT. These subjects had a significant rapid shallow breathing index at the end of SBT.ConclusionsdEELI was a potentially useful parameter in the evaluation of MecV weaning outcome when abrupt lung depressurization was induced during SBT in our study. The degree of dEELI decrease was probably related to the magnitude of lung derecruitment, which seems to play a key role in the MecV weaning outcome.
Long‐Term Retention in an Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic With Buprenorphine
Authors: Montalvo Cristina , Stankiewicz Brad , Brochier Annelise , Henderson David C. , Borba Christina P.C. 
Published: May 2019

Background and ObjectivesDespite high comorbidity between substance use disorders and other mental health diagnoses, there is a paucity of literature on buprenorphine treatment outcomes in outpatient mental health settings. This study aimed to identify rates and predictors of outpatient buprenorphine treatment retention in a Behavioral Health Clinic (BHC).MethodsThis retrospective cohort study of adults on buprenorphine used multiple logistic regression to identify clinical and demographic factors associated with 1‐ and 2‐year treatment retention and buprenorphine adherence.ResultsOf 321 subjects, 169 (52.6%) were retained in treatment for at least 1 year; 114 (35.5%) were retained for 2 years or more. Buprenorphine adherence was 95.8% and 97.3% for 1‐ and 2‐year retention groups, respectively. Predictors of 1‐year retention included benzodiazepine co‐prescription (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 2.4; 95% CI [1.30, 4.55]), having a diagnosis of other mood disorder (AOR = 3.4; [1.95, 5.98]), or nicotine use disorder (AOR = 2.4; [1.35, 4.27]). Predictors of 2‐year retention included female gender (AOR = 2.1; [1.16, 3.73]), having a diagnosis of depressive disorder (AOR = 4.6; [1.49, 14.29]), other mood disorder (AOR = 3.6; [1.88, 6.88]), or nicotine use disorder (AOR = 2.0; [1.13, 3.52]).Discussion and ConclusionDuring the study period, 52.7% and 35.5% of BHC patients treated with buprenorphine were retained for 1 and 2 years, respectively, comparable to the studies performed within primary care. Providing buprenorphine treatment within mental health clinics may serve patients who are already engaged with mental health providers but are reluctant to start new treatment within another treatment setting.Scientific SignificanceIdentifying common predictors of retention can help determine which patients require additional substance use treatment support. (Am J Addict 2019;28:339–346)
Mapping sources of noise in an intensive care unit
Authors: Darbyshire J. L. , Müller‐Trapet M. , Cheer J. , Fazi F. M. , Young J. D. 
Published: May 2019

SummaryExcessive noise in hospitals adversely affects patients’ sleep and recovery, causes stress and fatigue in staff and hampers communication. The World Health Organization suggests sound levels should be limited to 35 decibels. This is probably unachievable in intensive care units, but some reduction from current levels should be possible. A preliminary step would be to identify principal sources of noise. As part of a larger project investigating techniques to reduce environmental noise, we installed a microphone array system in one with four beds in an adult general intensive care unit. This continuously measured locations and sound pressure levels of noise sources. This report summarises results recorded over one year. Data were collected between 7 April 2017 and 16 April 2018 inclusive. Data for a whole day were available for 248 days. The sound location system revealed that the majority of loud sounds originated from extremely limited areas, very close to patients’ ears. This proximity maximises the adverse effects of high environmental noise levels for patients. Some of this was likely to be appropriate communication between the patient, their caring staff and visitors. However, a significant proportion of loud sounds may originate from equipment alarms which are sited at the bedside. A redesign of the intensive care unit environment to move alarm sounds away from the bed‐side might significantly reduce the environmental noise burden to patients.
Long‐term support by left ventricular assist device for arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
Authors: Minegishi Sachito , Kinoshita Osamu , Hoshino Yasuhiro , Komae Hyoe , Kimura Mitsutoshi , Shimada Shogo , Yamauchi Haruo , Nawata Kan , Ono Minoru 
Published: May 2019

AbstractArrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is a heart muscle disorder characterized by right ventricular enlargement, right heart failure (HF), and ventricular arrhythmias which lead to sudden death especially in young adults. Current recommendations for management of patients with ARVC are antiarrhythmic medications, catheter ablation, and implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy to prevent sudden cardiac death. However, despite these treatments, few patients suffer from recurrent ventricular arrhythmias or HF unresponsive to conventional management. Heart transplantation (HTx) is a preferred treatment for these cases, but because of a persistent donor heart shortage in Japan, ventricular assist device (VAD) support has become an important option for a management of the end‐stage ARVC. Previous articles reported 4 cases of a successful management by left ventricular assist device (LVAD), but the longest interval of LVAD support was only 333 days. We present 3 cases of ARVC patients who were successfully managed by LVAD implantation for more than a year. These 3 cases are unconventional examples of ARVC patients, considering the nature of the disease. The novelty of these cases should be taken in the context of the extremely long waiting period for HTx in Japan.