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Strategies for improving the competitiveness of Korean seafood companies in the overseas halal food market
Authors: Bashir Khawaja Muhammad Imran , Kim Jin-Soo , Mohibbullah Md , Sohn Jae Hak , Choi Jae-Suk 
Published: December 2018

Purpose
This study aims to investigate the current and future status of overseas halal food marketing and develops strategies for improving the competitiveness of Korean seafood companies in the global halal food market.

Design/methodology/approach
The research uses a case study approach and a semi-structured review of previously published data. Evidence collected from literature reviews, supported by research studies, anecdotal proof, personal reflection and experience is also used. It also considers the perspectives of various stakeholder groups in the global halal food supply chain.

Findings
The global halal food market is forecasted to reach US$1.914tn in 2021. At present, Korea holds a small share of this market. To enter the emerging Islamic market, there is a need to develop strategies. This study recommends the following main strategies to improve the competitiveness of Korean seafood companies in the halal food market: reduce mistrust by improving halal authentication and certification standards; understand consumer behavior and develop marketing strategies according to the respective country’s socioeconomic and geographic status; train industry employees and develop competitive halal seafood products; exploit the rising global influence of Hanryu; establish a halal logistics/supply chain and halal industrial parks; and promote digital marketing and tourism. Moreover, the government should also subsidize halal seafood development, as well as provide export and international trade insurances.

Originality/value
As the Muslim population continues to grow, the importance of global halal food marketing also increases. Therefore, strategies for improving the competitiveness of Korean seafood companies in the global halal food market need to be taken into account.
Comparing attitudes of public servants and outsourced employees
Authors: Oliveira Lucia B. , Costa Elson Mário Toja Couto Monteiro da 
Published: December 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to compare and analyze the job satisfaction, organizational commitment and turnover intention of professors, technical-administrative servants and outsourced workers of the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO).

Design/methodology/approach
The authors conducted analyses of variance, with the multiple comparisons made using Tukey’s post hoc tests, as well as regression analyses. The sample of 297 workers included 115 faculty members, 86 technical-administrative servants and 96 outsourced employees.

Findings
The results showed that the job satisfaction of outsourced workers was significantly higher than that of the public servants. On the other hand, professors presented the highest level of affective commitment, significantly higher than technical-administrative employees and outsourced workers. Turnover intention of outsourced workers was lower than that of technical-administrative employees, despite the stability of the latter group.

Practical implications
From a practical standpoint, the results may guide the development human resource management policies and practices aligned with the reality and the needs of public servants and outsourced employees, thus fostering their job satisfaction, commitment and retention.

Originality/value
This study is relevant given the increased use of outsourced labor in the public administration and the relative paucity of empirical studies with this group of workers, as evidenced by the review of the national literature. Moreover, as the theme of outsourcing is quite controversial, the authors hope this new evidence contributes to the debate.
Understanding blockchain technology for future supply chains: a systematic literature review and research agenda
Authors: Wang Yingli , Han Jeong Hugh , Beynon-Davies Paul 
Published: December 2018

PurposeThis paper aims to investigate the way in which blockchain technology is likely to influence future supply chain practices and policies.Design/methodology/approachA systematic review of both academic and practitioner literature was conducted. Multiple accounts of blockchain adoption within industry were also consulted to gain further insight.FindingsWhile blockchain technologies remain in their infancy, they are gaining momentum within supply chains, trust being the predominant factor driving their adoption. The value of such technologies for supply chain management lies in four areas: extended visibility and traceability, supply chain digitalisation and disintermediation, improved data security and smart contracts. Several challenges and gaps in understanding and opportunities for further research are identified by this research. How a blockchain-enabled supply chain should be configured has also been explored from a design perspective.Research limitations/implicationsThis systematic review focuses on the diffusion of blockchain technology within supply chains, and great care was taken in selecting search terms. However, the authors acknowledge that their choice of terms may have excluded certain blockchain articles from this review.Practical implicationsThis paper offers valuable insight for supply chain practitioners into how blockchain technology has the potential to disrupt existing supply chain provisions as well as a number of challenges to its successful diffusion.Social implicationsThe paper debates the poential social and economic impact brought by blockchain.Originality/valueThis paper is one of the first studies to examine the current state of blockchain diffusion within supply chains. It lays a firm foundation for future research.
Reliability and validity of the four‐factor model of parental alienation
Authors: J. L. Baker Amy 
Published: December 2018

According to the four‐factor model of parental alienation, in order for alienation to be present there must be: (1) a prior positive relationship between the child and the now rejected parent; (2) absence of maltreatment by the rejected parent; (3) use of alienating behaviours by the favoured parent; and (4) presence of behavioural manifestations of alienation in the child. The purpose of the current study was to determine the reliability and validity of the four‐factor model as a model of parental alienation. The study tested the reliability and validity of the four‐factor model by having mental health professionals code vignettes representing a combination of presence and absence of the factors. Reliability was quite high across the vignettes, coders and factors. There was agreement that when all four factors are present the case is alienation and when one or no factor are present it is not alienation. These data support the four‐factor model and suggest avenues for continuing to study the interplay among the factors deemed relevant by mental health professionals in the field of children’s relationships with their divorced parents.Practitioner points

The four‐factor model of parental alienation is a framework to ensure that information about all parties is factored into custody assessments

The four‐factor model of parental alienation can be used to differentiate alienated from estranged children

The reliability and validity of the four‐factor model of parental alienation will be relevant for professionals providing expert testimony
Predictive Modeling of the Effect of ε‐Polylysine Hydrochloride on Growth and Thermal Inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes in Fish Balls
Authors: Jia Zhen , Li Changcheng , Fang Ting , Chen Jinquan 
Published: December 2018

AbstractThis study aimed to evaluate the effect of ε‐polylysine hydrochloride (ε‐PLH) on the growth and thermal inactivation kinetics of Listeria monocytogenes in fish balls. Samples, supplemented with ε‐PLH (0, 150, or 300 ppm, w/w), were inoculated with a three‐strain cocktail of L. monocytogenes and incubated at constant temperatures of 3.4, 8, 12, or 16 °C for growth studies, or heated at 60, 62.5, 65, or 67.5 °C for thermal inactivation tests. The growth curves were fitted to the Huang primary model, and the Huang and Ratkowsky square‐root models (SRM) were used as the secondary models to evaluate the effect of temperature on bacterial growth. The survival during heating was analyzed with a log‐linear model. The results showed that, while the lag time of L. monocytogenes was affected by both ε‐PLH concentration and temperature, the specific growth rate was unaffected by ε‐PLH. Under the same temperature, a 10‐time in increase of the lag time would be expected for every 565 ppm in the increase of ε‐PLH concentration. Using the Ratkowsky SRM, the estimated nominal minimum growth temperature was –2.04 °C, while the minimum growth temperature was 0.29 °C when estimated with the Huang SRM. Validation at 10 °C showed that the Huang primary model, in combination with either the Huang or Ratkowsky SRM, could accurately predict the growth of L. monocytogenes. On the other hand, the thermal resistance of the pathogen was significantly reduced by increase in temperature or ε‐PLH. The thermal z value of L. monocytogenes was 5.78 °C, and the ε‐PLH z value was 1642 ppm. The results of this study showed that the combined application of ε‐PLH and temperature can be used to control L. monocytogenes in fish balls and to improve food safety and reduce risks to public health.
A Review of Water Quality Responses to Air Temperature and Precipitation Changes 1: Flow, Water Temperature, Saltwater Intrusion
Authors: Paul Michael J. , Coffey Rory , Stamp Jen , Johnson Thomas 
Published: December 2018

AbstractAnticipated future increases in air temperature and regionally variable changes in precipitation will have direct and cascading effects on United States (U.S.) water quality. In this paper, and a companion paper by Coffey et al., we review technical literature addressing the responses of different water quality attributes to historical and potential future changes in air temperature and precipitation. The goal is to document how different attributes of water quality are sensitive to these drivers, to characterize future risk to inform management responses, and to identify research needs to fill gaps in our understanding. Here we focus on potential changes in streamflow, water temperature, and salt water intrusion (SWI). Projected changes in the volume and timing of streamflow vary regionally, with general increases in northern and eastern regions of the U.S., and decreases in the southern Plains, interior Southwest, and parts of the Southeast. Water temperatures have increased throughout the U.S. and are expected to continue to increase in the future, with the greatest changes in locations where high summer air temperatures occur together with low streamflow volumes. In coastal areas, especially the mid‐Atlantic and Gulf coasts, SWI to rivers and aquifers could be exacerbated by sea level rise, storm surges, and altered freshwater runoff. Management responses for reducing risks to water quality should consider strategies and practices robust to a range of potential future conditions.
SENATORIAL EPISTOLOGRAPHY FROM CICERO TO SIDONIUS: EMERGENCE OF A GENRE
Authors: WHITE PETER 
Published: December 2018

Abstract:
Although Cicero's letter collections were known and read throughout antiquity, traces of his influence on the style of later letter writers and on the organization of their epistolary collections seem to diminish steadily. What remains constant in the extant collections of Cicero, Pliny, Fronto, Symmachus, and Sidonius is the large number of correspondents represented, the preponderance of letters from the period of the writer's highest prestige, and the subject matter of the letters published, which highlights the familial and wider social connections of the writers and their political, financial, and literary interests. All five collections project the ethos and values of a senatorial class.
Effects of forest fragmentation on community patterns of social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in Central Amazon
Authors: Graça Márlon Breno , Somavilla Alexandre 
Published: December 2018

AbstractLandscape fragmentation is one of the greatest threats to environments globally, affecting all living organisms within fragments at many assembly levels. Despite such general assumptions, very few reports exist on the diversity patterns of Amazonian social wasps (Polistinae) in response to fragmentation. Our study aims at addressing how the community patterns of social wasp change from continuous to fragmented landscapes in the Amazon rainforest. We collected social wasps for a year (11 520 trap‐hour effort) in a continuous forest and a highly disturbed urban forest fragment, located in Manaus, Brazil. We attracted wasps using sardine and orange juice traps, placed in 20 sampling plots. We collected 2742 wasps from 29 species. Agelaia pallipes, Angiopolybia pallens and Agelaia fulvofasciata were the most abundant species. We detected significant differences in overall abundance, species richness and species composition of social wasps between landscapes. Conversely, no difference in species diversity (effective number of species) was found between habitats. Despite the low quantity of exclusive species, the numbers of most species declined sharply in the fragmented habitat, while for one species (Polybia rejecta), abundance increased. Regarding the percentile of species contribution to dissimilarity between landscapes, five out of the first six species were highly abundant (>100 individuals), thus demonstrating that the observed pattern was very likely driven by common species. Additionally, our findings highlight that fragmentation threatens abundant species as much as rare species. We hope that our results encourage the use of social wasps as models in basic and applied ecological surveys and further efforts for conservation of pristine forest areas in the tropical region of South America.
The influence of weather conditions on dairy production
Authors: Perez‐Mendez Jose A. , Roibas David , Wall Alan 
Published: December 2018

AbstractRelatively little attention has been paid in the economics literature to the effects of meteorological conditions on milk production. Meteorological variables can be expected to affect milk production through their impact on the productivity of cows and the production of foodstuff. Rather than including meteorological variables as inputs in the milk production process, we propose a production function where these variables affect the productivity of cows and the production of forage, thereby indirectly affecting milk production. Using production and meteorological data from the Spanish region of Asturias corresponding to 383 dairy farms observed during a six‐year period from 2006 to 2011, the results from our estimated production function show that meteorological variables have a significant impact on milk production. We find that milk production is higher under warm weather conditions due to improvements in forage production.
Intersections of Insecurity, Nurturing, and Resilience: A Case Study of Turkana Women of Kenya
Authors: Pike Ivy L. 
Published: December 2018

ABSTRACTIn a backdrop of low‐intensity violence, this article examines how Turkana women of northern Kenya work to maintain culturally honed nurturing practices. Often referred to as AK‐47 raids, this violence disrupts even the most basic subsistence tasks. Drawing on case studies and ethnographic interviews, I document how Turkana women reimagine nurturing practices using the “creative resources” at hand. Such resourcefulness includes widows breaking with levirate marriage systems, seeking new forms of support by leaving the pastoral sector to earn income to feed their children, and planting seeds when no one expected success. Further, these acts offer insights into women's resilience by documenting the sociocultural and structural challenges experienced as they reconstitute their lives. With a growing global health emphasis on the importance of early child development, these ethnographically grounded case studies offer insights into the lengths families will go to and the challenges they face to maintain practices of care. [mothering, gender, anthropology of food, conflict, pastoralism, Kenya, East Africa]
Improving community health worker performance through supportive supervision: a randomised controlled implementation trial in Pakistan
Authors: Aftab Wafa , Rabbani Fauziah , Sangrasi Kashif , Perveen Shagufta , Zahidie Aysha , Qazi Shamim Ahmed 
Published: December 2018

AbstractAimTo assess the effect of enhanced supportive supervision of lady health workers (LHWs) by lady health supervisors on integrated community case management of childhood pneumonia and diarrhoea.MethodsA total of thirty‐four supervisors were randomly assigned to intervention and comparison arms. The intervention included enhanced training of supervisors on supervisory skills and written feedback to LHWs by supervisors. The performance of both cadres was assessed three times. Household surveys judged caregiver practices.ResultsIntervention arm LHWs performed better than those in the comparison arm in assessing dehydration (92% [n = 25] vs 64% [n = 25]) and in classifying diarrhoea correctly (68% [n = 25] vs 40% [n = 25]). The two arms differed little in correct disease classification for pneumonia (44% [n = 25] vs 40% [n = 25]). Supervisory performance of intervention arm supervisors was better than that in the comparison arm in correcting the workers’ clinical examination skills (64% [n = 25] vs 40% [n = 25]) and more frequent feedback. In the household survey, only 18% (n = 2182) intervention and 23% (n = 2197) comparison arm caregivers considered LHWs capable of providing diarrhoea and pneumonia care. Commodities for integrated community case management were not regularly available to workers.ConclusionSupportive supervision can improve community case management performance. Support through refresher training, logistics and commodities is essential.
Clan‐involved approaches to increasing antenatal care use in a rural minority area of China: implementation research
Authors: Ma Wei , Liu Bo , Nan Lei , Portela Anayda , Yin Bibo , Wei Chongyi , Rollins Nigel , Wang Shumei , Emu Aga , Zhou Haiqun 
Published: December 2018

AbstractAimThis study aimed to test a model which involved clans and health providers to increase antenatal care attendance in rural minority areas of China with high HIV prevalence.MethodsFormative research was conducted to determine barriers and facilitators to antenatal care use. A strategy involving clans in addressing the barriers identified was developed. Implementation of the new strategy was done through three plan‐do‐study‐act (PDSA) cycles, lasting four months each.ResultsAwareness and uptake of antenatal care increased significantly after the intervention. The proportion of post‐partum women who used any antenatal care increased from 21.3% to 64.5% (p < 0.001), and the proportion who knew that antenatal care is necessary increased from 77.8% to 89.8% (p < 0.001). The proportion of pregnant women who attended antenatal care (p < 0.001) and the proportion of pregnant women who went for a first antenatal care visit in early pregnancy (p < 0.001) all showed increasing trends during the study period.ConclusionInvolving clans in antenatal care programmes in rural minority areas of China had an impact on antenatal care use. A quality improvement approach incorporating PDSA cycles can help local health authorities make context‐specific, evidence‐informed decisions to improve uptake of health services.
Implementation research to assess a health workers performance‐based management system in Nepal
Authors: Baral S , Subedi HN , Paudel P , Chand PB , Shrestha MP , McCullough A , Raven J , Theobald S , Martineau T , Elsey H 
Published: December 2018

AbstractAimTo test and refine a performance‐based management system to improve health worker performance in Nepal.MethodsA mixed‐methods implementation research in three districts. The study assessed health workers’ job satisfaction at the start and end of the study. Qualitative techniques were used to document processes, and routine health service data were analysed to measure outcomes.ResultsJob satisfaction significantly increased in six of nine key areas, and the proportion of staff absenteeism significantly declined in the study districts. It demonstrated an increase in immunisation coverage, the proportion of women who had a first antenatal check‐up also having a fourth check‐up and the proportion of childbirth in a health facility. The greatest perceived strengths of the system were its robust approach to performance planning and evaluation, supportive supervision, outcome‐based job descriptions and a transparent reward system. A functional health facility environment, leadership and community engagement support successful implementation.ConclusionThe performance‐based management system has the potential to increase health workers’ job satisfaction, and it offers a tool to link facility‐wide human resource management. A collaborative approach, ownership and commitment of the health system are critical to success. Considering the Nepal context, a management system that demonstrates a positive improvement has potential for improved health care delivery.
Operationalising integrated community case management of childhood illnesses by community health workers in rural Haryana
Authors: Taneja Sunita , Dalpath Suresh , Bhandari Nita , Kaur Jasmine , Mazumder Sarmila , Chowdhury Ranadip , Mundra Sudarshan , Bhan Maharaj Kishan 
Published: December 2018

AbstractAimTo conduct implementation research in integrated community case management (ICCM) of childhood pneumonia, diarrhoea and fever by promoting accredited social health activists as treatment providers and generate lessons for upscaling this approach.MethodsIn this one‐sample study, 49 Accredited Social Health Activists were trained in ICCM. Community awareness and demand generation activities undertaken included announcements, pamphlets and posters. Supplies of medicines and supervision of activists were maintained throughout the 10‐month implementation period. Three cross‐sectional surveys were conducted in households with children aged 2–59 months for documenting two‐week prevalence of illnesses and care‐seeking practices. Focus group discussions and in‐depth interviews were carried out with mothers/grandmothers and activists for documenting perceptions about health activists as treatment providers.ResultsOne third of pneumonia (113/334) and one quarter of diarrhoea (102/408) cases at end‐line were treated by Accredited Social Health Activists. Proportion of households seeking care from private providers (mostly unqualified) reduced significantly from baseline to endline (81–56% for diarrhoea, p < 0.01; 78–48% for pneumonia, p < 0.01). At endline, activists were considered an acceptable and attractive source for treatment near home.ConclusionTrained Accredited Social Health Activists can treat uncomplicated childhood illnesses and are accepted by the community in this role.