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New High Throughput Approaches to Detect Partial-body and Neutron Exposures on an Individual Basis
Authors: Shuryak Igor , Turner Helen C. , Perrier Jay R. , Cunha Lydia , Canadell Monica Pujol , Durrani Mohammad H. , Harken Andrew , Bertucci Antonella , Taveras Maria , Garty Guy , Brenner David J. 
Published: May 2019

AbstractBiodosimetry-based discrimination between homogeneous total-body photon exposure and complex irradiation scenarios (partial-body shielding and/or neutron + photon mixtures) can improve treatment decisions after mass-casualty radiation-related incidents. Our study objective was to use high-throughput biomarkers to: a) detect partial-body and/or neutron exposure on an individual basis, and b) estimate separately the photon and neutron doses in a mixed exposure. We developed a novel approach, where metrics related to the shapes of micronuclei distributions per binucleated cell in ex-vivo irradiated human lymphocytes (variance/mean, kurtosis, skewness, etc.) served as predictors in machine learning or parametric analyses of the following scenarios: (A) Homogeneous gamma-irradiation, mimicking total-body exposures, vs. mixtures of irradiated blood with unirradiated blood, mimicking partial-body exposures. (B) X rays vs. various neutron + photon mixtures. Classification of samples as homogeneously vs. heterogeneously irradiated (scenario A) achieved a receiver operating characteristic curve area (AUROC) of 0.931 (uncertainty range of 0.903-0.951), and R2 for actual vs. reconstructed mean dose was 0.87. Detection of samples with ≥10% neutron contribution (scenario B) achieved AUROC of 0.916 (0.893-0.943), and R2 for reconstructing photon-equivalent dose was 0.77. These encouraging findings demonstrate a proof-of-principle for the proposed approach of analyzing micronuclei/cell distributions to detect clinically-relevant complex radiation exposure scenarios.
Glycoproteome Analysis of Human Serum and Brain Tissue
Authors: Brown Christopher J. , Grassmyer Kathleen T. , MacDonald Matthew L. , Clemmer David E. , Trinidad Jonathan C. 
Published: May 2019

AbstractProtein glycosylation represents one of the most common and heterogeneous post-translational modifications (PTMs) in human biology. Herein, an approach for the enrichment of glycopeptides using multi-lectin weak affinity chromatography (M-LWAC), followed by fractionation of the enriched material, and multi-mode fragmentation LC/MS is described. Two fragmentation methods, high-energy collision induced dissociation (HCD) and electron transfer dissociation (EThcD), were independently analyzed. While each fragmentation method provided similar glycopeptide coverage, there was some dependence on the glycoform identity. From these data a total of 7,503 unique glycopeptides belonging to 666 glycoproteins from the combined tissue types, human serum and brain, were identified. Of these, 617 glycopeptides (192 proteins) were found in both tissues; 2,006 glycopeptides (48 proteins) were unique to serum, and 4,880 glycopeptides (426 proteins) were unique to brain tissue. From 379 unique glycoforms, 1,420 unique sites of glycosylation were identified, with an average of four glycans per site. Glycan occurrences were significantly different between tissue types: serum showed greater glycan diversity whereas brain tissue showed a greater abundance of the high mannose family. Glycosylation co-occurrence rates were determined, which enabled us to infer differences in underlying biosynthetic pathways.
Heading for new shores
Authors: Weder Franzisca , Einwiller Sabine , Eberwein Tobias 
Published: May 2019

PurposeThis editorial is an introduction to the special issue on CSR communication related to the 4th CSR Communication Conference, held in Vienna (Austria) in September 2017. The purpose of this paper is to critically reflect on the state-of-the-art in academic research on CSR communication concepts, strategies and future scenarios.Design/methodology/approachThe editorial critically evaluates existing academic research dealing with CSR communication in the digital age. More precisely, it analyses established theories and concepts of CSR communication in terms of their fit to meet future challenges.FindingsIt can be noted that CSR communication practice is heading for new shores. Economic pressure, legal and political requirements, reputation risks in a digital media ecology and a new civic-minded and well-being-oriented generation of employees require a reorientation of CSR communication from information to impact orientation. Thus, the authors complement the approach of communication about CSR with the concept of communicative responsibility as a normative framework for corporate communication in the future.Originality/valueThe analyzed literature as well as the papers of the CSR Communication Conference indicate that the authors are heading toward a future of impact- instead of information-oriented communication. Here, communicative responsibility comes in as a fourth dimension of corporate responsibility, offering a normative framework for strategic, impact-oriented sustainability communication, integrated reporting and internal CSR.
M&A deals completion and abandonment by Russian MNE
Authors: Ermolaeva Lyubov 
Published: May 2019

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to reveal how the host and the home countries’ formal institutions may affect mergers and acquisitions (M&A) abandonment by Russian multinational enterprises (MNEs), and how MNE industry can influence the results. The second objective of the study is to have a separate look at the negative experience, and to uncover its influence on M&A deal completion.Design/methodology/approachIn the study, a sample of 446 international M&A deals initiated by Russian MNEs in the period of 2000–2014 is empirically tested by means of logistic regression analysis.FindingsThe empirical analysis indicates that better business environment in the host country is crucially important whereas development of business freedom at home may make the international M&A less attractive and increases the likelihood of M&A deal abandonment. Thus, the larger the institutional distance by this indicator the more likelihood the deal is completed. Contrary results are implied for property rights: the larger the distance between Russia and host country, the lower likelihood of M&A deal completion. Failure experience decreases the likelihood of acquisition completion whereas international experience increases.Research limitations/implicationsThe study has number of limitations: individual-level variables were not included in the model; and a limited number of factors were tested due to availability of data and moderate sample size.Practical implicationsThe study indicates that better development of business freedom and moderate property rights protection in the host country are the most favorable factors for an M&A deal completion. Russian policymakers should realize that development of property rights protection in Russia ensures success of MNEs abroad, and development of business freedom reduces the outflow of capital from the economy.Originality/valueThe paper makes several theoretical and practical contributions: it contributes to institutional international business literature, indicating in which particular cases institutional distance has positive or negative effect on M&A completion. It also contributes to organizational learning literature, confirming that failures inhibit learning, and firms tend to repeat previous mistakes. Finally, the paper widens the scarce research on Russian MNEs, and on the role of the home country institutions for MNE’s behavior abroad.
Creating and retaining customers: perspective from Pakistani small and medium retail stores
Authors: Irfan Wardah , Siddiqui Danish Ahmed , Ahmed Waqar 
Published: May 2019

PurposeNowadays customers want to enjoy their shopping experience with convenience and maximum value for their money. The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of in-store logistics in crafting store image and perceived value to customers, thus creating satisfied and loyal customers.Design/methodology/approachA research framework was developed based on the review of relevant past research in the area of retail store service quality, perceived value, store image, customer loyalty and satisfaction. Valid data were gathered through a survey from 200 respondents who have shopping experience of small- and medium-sized retail store. Data are analysed through partial least square structural equation modelling (PLSSEM) using Smart PLS 3.2.4.FindingsThe findings of this study suggest that in-store logistics play a major role in developing customers’ satisfaction followed by store image and perceived value. Further, satisfied customers are expected to return to the same retail store, thus showing loyalty.Practical implicationsThis research provides insight into retail decisions makers regarding the factors which enhance customer satisfaction and retention. This study also helps marketers and operations managers to develop strategies for retail stores based on the findings of this research.Originality/valueFrom a retailer’s perspective the paper explains the factors empirically that impact shoppers in the retail store environment.
Fraud abroad
Authors: Hoskins Jake David , Leick Ryan 
Published: May 2019

Purpose
This study aims to investigate a sharing economy context, where vacation rental units that are owned and operated by individuals throughout the world are rented out through a common website: vrbo.com. It is posited that gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, a common indicator of the level of economic development of a nation, will impact the likelihood that prospective travelers will choose to book accommodations in the sharing economy channel (vs traditional hotels). The role of online customer reviews in this process is investigated as well, building upon a significant body of extant research which shows their level of customer decision influence.

Design/methodology/approach
An empirical analysis is conducted using data from the website Vacation Rentals By Owner on 1,940 rental listings across 97 countries.

Findings
GDP per capita serves as risk deterrent to prospective travelers, making the sharing economy an acceptable alternative to traditional hotels for the average traveler. It is also found that the total number of online customer reviews (OCR volume) is a signal of popularity to prospective travelers, while the average star rating of those online customer reviews (OCR valence) is instead a signal of accommodation quality.

Originality/value
This study adds to a growing agenda of research investigating the effect of online customer reviews on consumer decisions, with a particularly focus on the burgeoning sharing economy. The findings help to explain when the sharing economy may serve as a stronger disruptive threat to incumbent offerings. It also provides the following key insights for managers: sharing economy rental units in developed nations are more successful in driving booking activity, managers should look to promote volume of online customer reviews and positive online customer reviews are particularly influential for sharing economy rental booking rates in less developed nations.
How to design innovative information services at the library?
Authors: Wójcik Magdalena 
Published: May 2019

Purpose
The subject of the paper is innovative information services. The purpose of this paper is to identify the potential sources of innovation in library information services and point out how they can be used to improve the overall service quality.

Design/methodology/approach
In the first stage, literature analysis and critique was used to establish the state of research in the field of innovative solutions and select the main sources of innovation in services. Next, a systematic search of the subject literature and network resources was carried out according to the selected criteria to find the examples of innovative commercial services, particularly in the information sector.

Findings
Libraries, like all customer-oriented service organizations, must innovate and continually evolve to better meet the needs of their audience. It seems that in libraries, the basis of innovation and building a competitive advantage over other institutions may primarily be the thoughtful design of services in the spirit of the assumptions of the experience economy. Innovative ideas based on in-depth knowledge of user needs are less dependent on financial conditions and more on the creativity and enthusiasm of library staff.

Research limitations/implications
This paper is a conceptual work presenting the issue of innovation from the perspective adopted by the author. The paper does not aim to fulfill the subject but to show some interesting aspects of this issue and help initiate discussions on innovation in libraries from the perspective of phenomena present on the commercial information services market. This approach, which has not yet been adapted in library science, may show some new aspects and lead to new conclusions. This is a literature review type of paper that is not based on empirical research and it has not yet been tested in practice; however, the author believes that it can provide a valuable framework for designing and implementing innovative services in libraries. The presented process is a preliminary proposal that can and should be modified in the future based on further scientific reflection and examples of implementations in libraries.

Practical implications
The results can be widely used in practice as a framework for designing innovative services in libraries. The paper, based on subject literature, proposes a process of designing innovative information services that can and should be tested in practice.

Social implications
The paper can help initiate the debate on the need to implement innovative solutions in library services.

Originality/value
The issue of innovation in library services has not yet been widely discussed in library and information science journals from the perspective proposed by the author. This paper presents a specific approach to library innovation based on the observation of the certain phenomena on the commercial market, which opens the door to new reflections.
Efficiency, stability, and government regulation of risk-sharing financial networks
Authors: Chou Porchiung Ben , Ehrlich Michael A. , Sverdlove Ronald 
Published: May 2019

Purpose
By applying models of social and economic networks to financial institutions, the purpose of this paper is to address the issues of how policy makers can promote financial network stability and social efficiency.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors characterize the decentralized network formation of financial institutions in three stages through which institutions choose to become member banks connected to a central bank, bank-holding company subsidiaries or non-banks. Financial institutions choose one of the three roles in an endogenous process by considering the effects of sharing shocks among the members of the network. In the model, there is a social-welfare-maximizing government regulator at the center of the network.

Findings
The authors show that the stable equilibrium network is not always the efficient network, so the central authority must use policy instruments to ensure that the stable equilibrium network is as close as possible to the efficient network.

Research limitations/implications
To obtain the theoretical results, the authors make assumptions about the utility function and risk aversion of a financial institution, as well as about the costs of network formation. These assumptions might need to be relaxed to bring the model closer to real-world institutions.

Practical implications
The results suggest that regulators must try to set their policy variables to make the efficient network as close as possible to the stable network.

Originality/value
The contribution is to incorporate concepts from social network theory into the modeling of financial networks. The results may be of use to regulators in maintaining the stability of the financial system.
The “sell in May” effect: an empirical investigation of globally listed private equity markets
Authors: Bachmann Carmen , Tegtmeier Lars , Gebhardt Johannes , Steinborn Marcel 
Published: May 2019

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to test the so-called “Sell in May” effect in globally listed private equity markets based on monthly data covering the period 2004–2017.Design/methodology/approachOrdinary least squares regressions, generalized autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity regressions and robust regressions are used to investigate the existence of the “Sell in May” effect in globally listed private equity markets. Additionally, the authors conduct robustness checks by dividing the sample period into two subperiods: pre-financial and post-financial crisis periods.FindingsThe authors find limited statistically significant evidence for the “Sell in May” effect. In particular, the authors observed a statistically significant “Sell in May” effect when taking time-varying volatility into account. These findings indicate that the “Sell in May” effect is driven by time-varying volatility. By contrast, economic significance as measured by visual return inspection and the magnitude of the estimated “Sell in May” coefficients in combination with their positive signs was found to be considerable.Practical implicationsThe findings are important for all kinds of investors and asset managers who are considering investing in listed private equity.Originality/valueThe authors present a novel study that examines the “Sell in May” effect for globally listed private equity markets by using LPX indices, offering valuable insight into this growing asset class.
The effect of share ownership structure on ex-dividend day stock price behavior
Authors: Kim Dong H. 
Published: May 2019

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore whether share ownership structure plays a role in determining the ex-day pricing of dividends. If share ownership structure, specifically the proportion of the firm’s stock held by individuals vs institutions, has an effect on the ex-dividend day stock price behavior, the ex-day premium is expected to be different for firms with different ownership structures.Design/methodology/approachTo investigate whether the ex-day pricing of dividends is affected by the proportion of the firm’s stock held by individuals vs institutions, the author look into the ex-day premium. The ex-day premium is calculated by dividing the difference between the closing price on the cum-dividend day and the closing price on the ex-dividend day by the amount of the dividend.FindingsConsistent with both the tax-based theory and the dynamic trading clientele theory, the author find that the ex-day premium decreases with the level of individual ownership. Consistent with the short-term trading theory, the author also find that the ex-day premium increases with the degree of investor heterogeneity, defined as the product of the proportion of the firm’s stock held by individual investors and the proportion held by institutional investors.Originality/valueThe author believe that this study contributes to the literature by providing useful evidence that share ownership structure affects the ex-day pricing of dividends, and thus this study will be of interest to the readers of managerial finance.
Management consulting: a review of fifty years of scholarly research
Authors: Cerruti Corrado , Tavoletti Ernesto , Grieco Cecilia 
Published: May 2019

PurposeAcademic research on management consulting or having management consultancy as the main research field is huge as the sector is a strategic one for management innovation, but a systematic and updated literature review is missing. This paper aims to fill this gap by providing a comprehensive systematic review of scholarly peer reviewed journals looking at the ambivalent roles of consultants in driving management innovation as well as management fashions.Design/methodology/approachA systematic literature review has been performed.FindingsThis paper provides a systematization of existing literature, where the state of the art is assessed and future research paths are highlighted.Originality/valueThe proposed research fills the gap concerning a review of literature on this topic and provides an analysis of 50 years of scholarly research, highlighting both the bright and dark sides of management consulting.
Commercial tabletop games to teach information literacy
Authors: DiNardo Carl O. , Snyder Broussard Mary J. 
Published: May 2019

Purpose
This paper aims to demonstrate how commercially available tabletop games can be effective tools to teach information literacy and present a list of best practices to improve instructor’s chances of success with this pedagogical method.

Design/methodology/approach
Librarians from two separate institutions with complementary experiences analyze the theory of game-based learning with tabletop games, present an example of game-based information literacy instruction in practice and suggest four best practices for this method of instruction.

Findings
This paper demonstrates that educators by combining sound pedagogical practices to connect the educational content to what rules of games ask of students can effectively find a balance between enthusiastic engagement and higher-order information literacy learning outcomes.

Practical implications
This paper can be used to guide librarians looking for creative and sound methods to engage students using tabletop games to teach information literacy.

Originality/value
The authors have unique theoretical and practical knowledge with joining pedagogy and tabletop games in the information literacy classroom. While there is a lot of literature on games in academic libraries, there is only one other paper on using a commercially available tabletop game to teach information literacy.
Potential association between rosacea and cancer: A study in a medical center in southern China
Authors: Long Juan , Li Ji , Yuan Xin , Tang Yan , Deng Zhili , Xu San , Zhang Yiya , Xie Hongfu 
Published: May 2019

AbstractGrowing evidence suggests that rosacea increases the risk of systemic diseases, but studies of the relationships between rosacea and cancer are rare. Aimed to assess the relationship between rosacea and cancer, a total of 7548 patients with confirmed internal malignancies and 8340 cancer‐free individuals aged 18 years or more were included in this study from November 2015 to October 2017. Clinical characteristics, personal history and laboratory data were recorded when patients were diagnosed with rosacea. Logistic regression analyses were performed to analyze associations between cancer and rosacea. We found rosacea significantly affected more women than men in both cancer and cancer‐free group. The data showed there was no relationship between rosacea and lung, gastrointestinal, nasopharyngeal and gynecological cancer. However, rosacea was significantly associated with the increased risk of breast cancer and glioma, but negatively associated with the risk of hematological cancer. Of the 190 female breast cancer patients with rosacea, 98.95% had the erythematotelangiectatic subtype of rosacea, 48.42% had chloasma and 76.31% of them were Fitzpatrick skin type III and IV. In our binary regression model, breast cancer patients with rosacea had a higher prevalence of estrogen receptor‐positive status, lower high‐density lipoprotein levels and higher low‐density lipoprotein than patients with breast cancer but no rosacea. Our findings indicate that rosacea is significantly associated with higher incidence of breast cancer, glioma and lower prevalence of hematological cancer.