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Mediating impact of fan-page engagement on social media connectedness and followers purchase intention
Authors: Rahman Zoha , Moghavvemmi Sedigheh , Suberamanaian Kumaran , Zanuddin Hasmah , Bin Md Nasir Hairul Nizam 
Published: September 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to identify the mediating effect of fan-page followers’ engagement activities and moderating role of followers’ demographic profile and trust level on their purchase intention.

Design/methodology/approach
This study utilised the customer engagement behaviour and consumer involvement theory as a foundation to explore the impact of variables. Structural equation modelling was utilised to test the model with the data collected from 307 Facebook fan pages’ followers of five Malaysian companies.

Findings
It was shown that following fan pages will influence fan page engagement, which in turn affects purchase intention and social media connectedness. Further analysis indicated that the impact of “follow” and “engagement” on purchase intention differs between genders, ages, level of trust and income.

Research limitations/implications
The study serves as a basic fundamental guideline for academics and researchers to interpret the concept of following fan pages and engagement actions and its effects on purchase intention and social media connectivity, as well as opening a vast area of unexplored researches on the subject of social media.

Practical implications
The research provides information for business-to-consumer companies in utilising fan page based on user categories.

Originality/value
This study proposes the application of an empirically tested framework to the fan-page follow actions. The authors argue that this framework can provide a useful foundation for future social commerce research. The results would help academics be aware of fan page and its user’s engagement actions, which will provide a new avenue of research.
Documenting current practices in the management of deaf suspects in the USA
Authors: Shine Beau James 
Published: September 2018

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to combine previous research on deaf suspects with the findings from data gathered from law enforcement personnel nationwide to gain an understanding of the common practices of US law enforcement when arresting, interrogating and communicating with deaf suspects.Design/methodology/approachIn light of the limited amount of research available on handling deaf suspects, a two-part sampling approach was used. Using critical case sampling, the author surveyed law enforcement via open-ended surveys designed to solicit information about their involvement with deaf suspects and any related questions and concerns. Guided by the Wave 1 data, Wave 2 surveys were administered to law enforcement nationwide (using expert sampling).FindingsAn analysis of the two waves of data collected was used to assemble the list of current practices.Originality/valueThis study combines previous research on deaf suspects, which has been published largely through the framework of deaf studies, with the insight of practitioners to identify a list of current practices used by US law enforcement when handling deaf suspects.
Learning not to underestimate
Authors: Meslec Nicoleta , Aggarwal Ishani 
Published: September 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, it aims to isolate a new mechanism (i.e. underestimation judgments) through which gender (percentage of women in a group in particular) influences group synergy, or the extent to which groups are able to perform better than their composing members. Second, it aims to explore further the extent to which underestimation judgments are prone to change and adjustment as a result of participating in social contexts, such as groups.

Design/methodology/approach
The sample consisted of 278 student participants (161 women), nested within 66 groups. Participants performed a series of cognitive tasks with correct answers and had to rate how confident they were in the answers given.

Findings
Gender composition in terms of percentage of women is positively related to underestimation within groups and this negatively affects group synergy. The data also show that women underestimate less or improve the accuracy of their performance self-evaluation judgments after group interaction, thereby highlighting a factor (group experience) that helps women gain greater accuracy about their performance.

Research limitations/implications
Further research could explore the extent to which underestimation judgments are present in various organizational contexts and the extent to which they are prone to change.

Practical implications
Organizations and universities are invited to reflect on the relevance of self-beliefs (and underestimation in particular) on the accomplishment of cognitive tasks. Practices and policies should be geared toward the enhancement of self-knowledge accuracy, with a particular focus on the female population.

Originality/value
This paper identifies a new mechanism through which gender influences group synergy: underestimation judgments.
Assessing the relationship between illegal hunting of ungulates, wild prey occurrence and livestock depredation rate by large carnivores
Authors: Soofi Mahmood , Ghoddousi Arash , Zeppenfeld Thorsten , Shokri Shirko , Soufi Mobin , Egli Lukas , Jafari Abbas , Ahmadpour Mohsen , Qashqaei Ali , Ghadirian Taher , Filla Marc , Kiabi Bahram , Balkenhol Niko , Waltert Matthias , Khorozyan Igor 
Published: September 2018

Abstract

Illegal hunting of ungulates can reduce the prey base of carnivores, which can increase human–carnivore conflict (HCC) through livestock depredation. However, the relationship between ungulate poaching, wild prey abundance and livestock depredation has rarely been empirically studied.

We surveyed 18 sites across the Hyrcanian forest in northern Iran; a global biodiversity hotspot under pressure from illegal hunting of ungulates, prey depletion, livestock grazing and HCC. We conducted three field surveys across 1,204 km in 93 4 × 4 km cells to count signs of ungulate poaching as well as encounters with livestock and prey species of the Persian leopard Panthera pardus saxicolor and the grey wolf Canis lupus. We documented sheep/goat and cattle depredation from interviews with 201 herders and analysed the effects of illegal hunting of ungulates, forest cover, IUCN categories of reserves, elevation, distance to villages, and wild prey and livestock encounter rates on carnivore depredation rates using generalized linear models.

Illegal hunting of ungulates was the most influential depredation predictor. An increase in the illegal hunting of ungulates by one sign/km significantly increased depredation by up to four times. We also found significantly lower levels of ungulate poaching in national parks (IUCN category II) compared to protected areas (V), wildlife refuges (IV) and no‐hunting areas, though poaching signs were frequently found in most cells (58%). Encounters with livestock was inversely linked to wild prey species, but positively coupled with signs of ungulate poaching.

Synthesis and applications. Our study reveals that: (a) an increase in the intensity of illegal hunting of ungulates can intensify livestock depredation by carnivores; (b) future efforts in reducing human‐carnivore conflict to acceptable levels require a combination of law enforcement, prey recovery approaches and mitigation measures; (c) it is essential to understand the root causes of poaching to help minimize human‐carnivore conflict (HCC).
Dietary Macronutrient Composition Determines the Contribution of DGAT1 to Alcoholic Steatosis
Authors: Huang Li‐Shin , Yuen Jason J. , Trites Michael J. , Saha Amit , Epps Caleb T. , Hu Yungying , Kerolle Sarahjean , Lee Seung‐Ah , Jiang Hongfeng , Goldberg Ira J. , Blaner William S. , Clugston Robin D. 
Published: September 2018

BackgroundThe first stage of alcoholic liver disease is hepatic steatosis. While alcohol is known to profoundly impact hepatic lipid metabolism, gaps in our knowledge remain regarding the mechanisms leading to alcohol‐induced hepatic triglyceride (TG) accumulation. As the sole enzymes catalyzing the final step in TG synthesis, diacylglycerol O‐acyltransferase (DGAT) 1 and 2 are potentially important contributors to alcoholic steatosis. Our goal was to study the effects of dietary fat content on alcohol‐induced hepatic TG accumulation, and the relative contribution of DGAT1 and DGAT2 to alcoholic steatosis.MethodsThese studies were carried out in wild‐type (WT) mice fed alcohol‐containing high‐fat or low‐fat formulations of Lieber‐DeCarli liquid diets, as well as follow‐up studies in Dgat1−/− mice.ResultsA direct comparison of the low‐fat and high‐fat liquid diet in WT mice revealed surprisingly similar levels of alcoholic steatosis, although there were underlying differences in the pattern of hepatic lipid accumulation and expression of genes involved in hepatic lipid metabolism. Follow‐up studies in Dgat1−/− mice revealed that these animals are protected from alcoholic steatosis when consumed as part of a high‐fat diet, but not a low‐fat diet.ConclusionsDietary macronutrient composition influences the relative contribution of DGAT1 and DGAT2 to alcoholic steatosis, such that in the context of alcohol and a high‐fat diet, DGAT1 predominates.
Pre‐ and post‐puberty expression of genes and proteins in the uterus of Bos indicus heifers: the luteal phase effect post‐puberty
Authors: Fortes M. R. S. , Zacchi L. F. , Nguyen L. T. , Raidan F. , Weller M. M. D. C. A. , Choo J. J. Y. , Reverter A. , Rego J. P. A. , Boe‐Hansen G. B. , Porto‐Neto L. R. , Lehnert S. A. , Cánovas A. , Schulz B. L. , Islas‐Trejo A. , Medrano J. F. , Thomas M. G. , Moore S. S. 
Published: September 2018

SummaryProgesterone signaling and uterine function are crucial in terms of pregnancy establishment. To investigate how the uterine tissue and its secretion changes in relation to puberty, we sampled tissue and uterine fluid from six pre‐ and six post‐pubertal Brahman heifers. Post‐pubertal heifers were sampled in the luteal phase. Gene expression of the uterine tissue was investigated with RNA‐sequencing, whereas the uterine fluid was used for protein profiling with mass spectrometry. A total of 4034 genes were differentially expressed (DE) at a nominal P‐value of 0.05, and 26 genes were significantly DE after Bonferroni correction (P < 3.1 × 10−6). We also identified 79 proteins (out of 230 proteins) that were DE (P < 1 × 10−5) in the uterine fluid. When we compared proteomics and transcriptome results, four DE proteins were identified as being encoded by DE genes: OVGP1, GRP, CAP1 and HBA. Except for CAP1, the other three had lower expression post‐puberty. The function of these four genes hypothetically related to preparation of the uterus for a potential pregnancy is discussed in the context of puberty. All DE genes and proteins were also used in pathway and ontology enrichment analyses to investigate overall function. The DE genes were enriched for terms related to ribosomal activity. Transcription factors that were deemed key regulators of DE genes are also reported. Transcription factors ZNF567, ZNF775, RELA, PIAS2, LHX4, SOX2, MEF2C, ZNF354C, HMG20A, TCF7L2, ZNF420, HIC1, GTF3A and two novel genes had the highest regulatory impact factor scores. These data can help to understand how puberty influences uterine function.
Cytomegalovirus ulcers following radiotherapy for a Marjolin ulcer in a renal transplant recipient
Authors: Wang Charlie Y , Mulley William R , Dendle Claire , Mar Adrian 
Published: September 2018

AbstractCytomegalovirus (CMV) infection represents a major cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised hosts. Skin ulceration is a rare manifestation of tissue‐invasive disease, with the anogenital region being the most typical site of involvement. We present a case of CMV ulceration on the right leg occurring 16 years following renal transplantation and 1 year after adjuvant radiotherapy for a Marjolin ulcer at this site. We suggest radiotherapy may provide a mechanism for local reactivation of the virus in the skin of seropositive patients.
A novel method for assessing patients with schizophrenia and their first‐degree relatives by increasing cognitive load of visuo‐spatial working memory
Authors: Soni Sunaina , Muthukrishnan Suriya Prakash , Sood Mamta , Kaur Simran , Mehta Nalin , Sharma Ratna 
Published: September 2018

AbstractIntroductionIn patients with schizophrenia, social and functional outcome is determined by the cognitive impairment. Assessment of visuo‐spatial working memory (VSWM) which can simulate the day‐to‐day activities by simultaneous involvement of various elements of working memory may reflect disorganized thinking and fragmentation of thoughts in schizophrenia.MethodsThirty‐six patients with schizophrenia, 29 first‐degree relatives of patients, and 25 healthy controls performed a VSWM task with three memory loads (comprising three pairs, six pairs, and eight pairs of abstract pictures). They were administered Hindi version of the Mini Mental State Examination, Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms and Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms, and Edinburgh handedness inventory.ResultsPatients (mean age 27.29(5.98) years) committed significantly higher number of errors than healthy controls (mean age 26.76(6.08) years) in load 3 (P = 0.012) and total errors (P = 0.018). Within all the groups, errors in load 3 were significantly higher than in load 2. Significant correlation was observed between years of education (r = −0.388, P = 0.021), treatment duration (r = −0.880, P < 0.001), negative symptoms scores (r = 0.345, P = 0.039), and the total errors committed by patients.DiscussionVisuo‐spatial working memory was impaired in schizophrenia with increasing cognitive load with no difference in search time between the groups.
Anti‐TNF therapy for genital fistulas in female patients with Crohn's disease: a nationwide study from the Groupe d'Etude Thérapeutique des Affections Inflammatoires du tube Digestif (GETAID)
Authors: Le Baut Guillaume , Peyrin‐Biroulet Laurent , Bouguen Guillaume , Gornet Jean‐Marc , Stefanescu Carmen , Amiot Aurélien , Laharie David , Altwegg Romain , Fumery Mathurin , Trang Caroline , Vuitton Lucine , Simon Marion , Gilletta de Saint Joseph Cyrielle , Nahon Stéphane , Caillo Ludovic , Del Tedesco Emilie , Plastaras Laurianne , Aubourg Alexandre , Pineton de Chambrun Guillaume , Seksik Philippe , Viennot Stéphanie 
Published: September 2018

SummaryBackgroundGenital fistulas represent a devastating complication of Crohn's disease. Only studies with small sample sizes have evaluated the efficacy of anti‐TNF therapy for this complication.AimsTo assess the efficacy of anti‐TNF therapy for genital fistulas complicating Crohn's disease and to identify predictive factors associated with clinical response at 1 year.MethodsConsecutive patients treated with anti‐TNF therapy for genital fistulas complicating Crohn's disease from 1999 to 2016 in 19 French centres from the Groupe d'Etude Thérapeutique des Affections Inflammatoires du tube Digestif were included in a retrospective cohort study. Outcome was clinical fistula closure at 1 year.ResultsAmong the 204 women with genital fistulas who received anti‐TNF therapy, 131 were analysed. The first anti‐TNF given was infliximab (79%), adalimumab (20%), or certolizumab (1%). At start of anti‐TNF therapy, 56% of patients had seton drainage and 53% had concomitant immunosuppressive treatment. A complementary surgery was performed during the first year in 10 patients (8%). At 1 year, 37% of patients had complete clinical fistula closure, 22% had a partial response, and 41% had no response. Among patients without complementary surgery, 34% (41/121) had complete clinical fistula closure. Only complementary surgery was associated with better response on multivariate analysis (adjusted relative risk: 2.02, 95% CI: 1.25‐3.26, P = 0.0043).ConclusionsIn the anti‐TNF era, approximately one‐third of patients with genital fistula in Crohn's disease had complete fistula closure at 1 year. Collaboration between surgeons and gastroenterologists appears to be very important to improve the rate of fistula closure.
From abnormal to normal
Authors: Becker Torbjörn , Olofsgård Anders 
Published: September 2018

AbstractWe look at the growth experience of 25 transition countries over the 25 years since the dissolution of the USSR. The initial collapse in income was much more severe in 12 former Soviet Union countries (FSU12) than in the 10 transition countries that joined the EU in 2004 and 2007 (EU10). In 2015, FSU12 income levels were further behind EU10 than they were at the start of transition, despite more rapid growth in the last 15 years. Compared to predictions from a parsimonious growth model, the region as a whole is ‘normal’ in terms of growth performance since the 2000s. However, the FSU12 over‐perform and the EU10 under‐perform relative to model predictions for the last 15 years.
Creative culture, risk‐taking, and corporate financial decisions
Authors: Ucar Erdem 
Published: September 2018

AbstractI examine how creative culture affects corporate financial decisions. Firms have corporate risk‐taking behavior and policies consistent with variations in local risk‐taking propensity induced by creative culture. Firms located in areas with a strong creative culture have higher levels of risk exposure, investment, and growth. These firms also accumulate more cash consistent with the precautionary motive. My findings remain robust after controlling for endogeneity and a series of robustness checks. The empirical findings are consistent with the risk‐taking tendency associated with creativity and creative culture. This paper introduces the role of creative culture and risk‐taking in corporate financial decisions.
Visualization of zinc pyrithione particles deposited on the scalp from a shampoo by tape‐strip sampling and scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy measurement
Authors: Chen G. , Ji C. , Collins L. Z. , Hoptroff M. , Janssen H.‐G. 
Published: September 2018

AbstractObjectiveZinc pyrithione (ZnPT) is widely used as an anti‐fungal active in commercial anti‐dandruff (AD) shampoos. The AD efficacy of ZnPT is highly dependent on the deposition of ZnPT particles onto the scalp during the process of shampoo application and rinse‐off. Since ZnPT materials with different particle sizes and morphologies have different deposition behaviours, the measurement of the actual ZnPT deposition is critical to understand the AD performance delivered by different ZnPT shampoos. The aim of this study is to develop a robust and reliable method for visualizing the particle size and morphology of ZnPT deposited on the scalp from AD shampoos.MethodsHair was washed with a commercially available AD shampoo containing ZnPT and zinc carbonate (ZnCO3). Tape strips were applied to collect the deposited particles from the scalp after AD shampoo application and rinse‐off. The scalp tape strip samples were subjected to scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy (SEM/EDX) measurement. The morphology of the ZnPT particles was visualized by SEM imaging and identification of ZnPT particles was confirmed by EDX analysis.ResultsFor the commercial shampoo studied it was observed that two zinc‐containing particulates with different morphologies and composition remained on the scalp after shampoo application and rinse‐off. As indicated by the EDX spectra, the ZnPT particles deposited onto the scalp surface had polygonal crystal structures. ZnCO3 was also deposited onto the scalp surface. This material was mainly present as aggregated particulates.ConclusionAn ex vivo method that combines tape strip sampling and SEM/EDX has been developed for measuring and visualizing the particle size, morphology and composition of ZnPT deposited on the scalp from AD shampoos. This ex vivo measurement method provides higher imaging resolution and more chemical specificity than reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that ZnPT particles were distinguishable from other zinc particles on the scalp. Moreover, the new method allows the microstructures of both ZnPT and other zinc particles on the scalp to be imaged.
Distributional Information Shapes Infants’ Categorization of Objects
Authors: Junge Caroline , van Rooijen Rianne , Raijmakers Maartje 
Published: September 2018

While distributional learning has been successfully demonstrated for auditory categorization, this study tests whether this mechanism also applies to object categorization: Ten‐month‐olds (n = 38) were familiarized with either a unimodal or bimodal distribution of a visual continuum. Using automatic eye tracking, we assessed categorization through the alternating/nonalternating paradigm. For infants in the bimodal condition, their average dwell time was larger for alternating trials than for nonalternating trials, while infants in the unimodal condition initially looked equally long at both types of trials. This group difference suggests that the shape of frequency distribution bears on the number of categories that infants construct from a continuum. Later in test, all infants show this alternating preference. We conclude that categorization is a flexible process, continuously adjusting itself to additional input.
Physiological and anatomical traits associated with tolerance to long‐term partial submergence stress in the Lotus genus: responses of forage species, a model and an interspecific hybrid
Authors: Antonelli Cristian Javier , Calzadilla Pablo Ignacio , Vilas Juan Manuel , Campestre María Paula , Escaray Francisco José , Ruiz Oscar Adolfo 
Published: September 2018

AbstractCattle production based on natural pastures is often subject to flooding periods, which affect plant performance and as a result, forage production. Although most forage legumes are not tolerant to flooding, Lotus spp. are outstanding alternatives, since species, such as L. tenuis (Lt) and L. corniculatus (LcT), have high forage quality and are adaptable to different environments. We recently obtained a L. tenuis × L. corniculatus hybrid (LtxLc) with potential new cultivar traits, although its tolerance to flooding stress has not yet been evaluated. In the present study, the performance of LtxLc, its parental diploid accessions, the model legume L. japonicus and tetraploid LcT were evaluated under 55 days of partial submergence stress and a 35‐day recovery period. Physiological, morphological and anatomical traits were analysed, showing that tolerance to partial submergence was positively associated with aerenchyma and adventitious root formation and relative growth rates. Overall, Lt and LtxLc showed the best responses under stress and during the recovery period. Nevertheless, the higher forage value of LtxLc makes it recommendable for use in environments affected by flooding. Our results could be used as breeding criteria for the generation of new cultivars tolerant to partial submergence stress.
Chronic simian immunodeficiency virus infection is associated with contrasting phenotypes of dysfunctional Bcl6+ germinal center B cells or Bcl6−Bcl2+ non‐germinal center B cells
Authors: Onabajo Olusegun O. , Lewis Mark G. , Mattapallil Joseph J. 
Published: September 2018

AbstractHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is characterized by dysfunctional B cell responses. Here we show that chronic simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) infection is characterized by an expansion of either lymph node germinal center (GC) B cells that co‐express Bcl6, Ki‐67 and IL‐21R and correlate with expanded T follicular helper (Tfh) cells or B cells that lack Bcl6, Ki‐67 and IL‐21R but express high levels of anti‐apoptotic Bcl2 that negatively correlate with Tfh cells. The lack of Tfh cells likely contributes to persistence of dysfunctional non‐proliferating B cells during chronic infection. These findings have implications for protective immunity in HIV‐infected individuals who harbour low frequencies of Tfh cells.