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Driving factors of energy-relevant CO2 emissions in China’s fixed asset investment
Authors: Liu Hongtao , Shang Jin 
Published: September 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to use an index decomposition analysis to investigate the driving forces of China’s CO2 emissions related to fixed asset investments from 2003 to 2015.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper uses an index decomposition analysis to investigate the driving forces of China’s CO2 emissions related to fixed asset investments from 2003 to 2015. To make policy recommendations, this paper identifies three effects. An approach to calculating energy-relevant CO2 emissions is also presented.

Findings
The results suggest that the amount of CO2 emissions related to fixed asset investments increased during the entire period. The social and economic effect played a major role in promoting carbon emissions, followed by the fixed asset effect. Therefore, the activity factor was the dominant positive factor, followed by the construction factor. The negative element was the energy effect, in which the energy intensity factor played an important role in reducing emissions, followed by the structural factor. Moreover, the carbon intensity factor might be a potential inhibitory force in reducing carbon emissions.

Research/limitations/implications
A steady financial policy, relaxed family planning, sustainable urbanization, strategy of innovation-driven development, reform of scientific and technological structures, development of science and technology and exploration of new energy sources are proposed to mitigate carbon emissions from fixed asset investments. The conclusion also provides a reference for developing countries in similar situations.

Originality/value
This paper uses an index decomposition analysis to investigate the driving forces of China’s CO2 emissions related to fixed asset investments from 2003 to 2015. To make policy recommendations, this paper identifies three effects. An approach to calculating energy-relevant CO2 emissions is also presented.
Reducing hypovitaminosis D among Somali immigrants in Minnesota: a narrative review
Authors: Qubty Leah , Aboul-Enein Basil , Bechard Lori , Bernstein Joshua , Kruk Joanna 
Published: September 2018

PurposeSomalia is an East African nation with a history of civil unrest that produced a significant influx of refugees in the USA in the last 25 years. Between 2000 and 2010, 40 percent of all US Somali refugees settled in Minnesota, which produces new cultural and health challenges for local communities and the state government. One such challenge is vitamin D deficiency, or hypovitaminosis D (Hv-D). Hv-D is developed through insufficient exposure to sunlight and low nutrient intake leading to increased risk for weakness and inflammation, oral health problems, diabetes, cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases and malignancies. The paper aims to discuss these issues.Design/methodology/approachIn this narrative review, demographic, geographic and cultural information about Somali immigration are discussed.FindingsRecent data suggest Somalis living in northern climates (Minnesota, the USA, Helsinki, Finland, Sweden and the UK) experience significant deficiencies in vitamin D. Vitamin D is stimulated by ultraviolet light exposure, a balanced and healthy diet, and dietary supplementation. High unemployment rates affecting access to health information and clinical services, significant cultural differences and climate differences pre-dispose this population to Hv-D. Health education and health promotion programming at the community and state levels in Minnesota should recognize the risk factors associated with Hv-D and the vulnerability of Somali refugees.Originality/valueCurrent and future health programming should be re-assessed for adequate attention to vitamin D deficiency and cultural competency associated with the Somali immigrant population.
Gender gap in rice productivity: evidence from Vietnam
Authors: Van Tran Thi Kieu , Elahi Ehsan , Zhang Liqin , Bui Van Huyen , Pham Quang Trung , Tran Thuy Duong , Ta Thi Lien , Hassan Munawar 
Published: September 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of the gender gap in the gross value of rice yield in Vietnam.

Design/methodology/approach
A panel data set of 12 provinces of Vietnam from 2010 to 2014 was used, collected from the Vietnam access to resources household survey. To measure the gender gap in the gross value of rice yield, two-stage least squares and Blinder – Oaxaca decomposition methods were used.

Findings
The gross value of rice productivity of male-headed households was 10.3 percent higher than that of female-headed households. The gender gap in rice productivity is caused by the endowment and structural effects; the endowment effect explained 53 percent of the gender gap in rice productivity and the structural effect 42 percent.

Practical implications
In order to reduce the gender gap and improve the gross value of rice yield, the following policies are suggested: female education and access to institutional services (extension and credit) should be improved and future research is needed to determine the reasons for gender discrimination in the agricultural production system.

Originality/value
The findings suggest that the difference in the gross value of rice yield between male- and female-headed households were mainly caused by endowments and returns from those endowments.
Innovation in family firms – a generational perspective
Authors: Hillebrand Sebastian 
Published: September 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to clarify the generation–innovation relationship in family firms. The study acknowledges that the degree of family influence on a firm varies over generations and tests if the generation–innovation relationship is affected by two defining characteristics of family influence (family management and intention to transfer family control). Based on recent research that deconstructed a family’s influence, this paper seeks to contribute to disentangling the ambivalent findings on family firm innovation.

Design/methodology/approach
The study draws on the Community Innovation Survey and analyzes a comprehensive data set of German family firms. The analysis builds on a structural equation model and tests if the two defining characteristics of family influence serve as mediators in the generation–innovation relationship.

Findings
The study suggests that family firms raise their innovation output over generations. Yet, a considerable fraction of the increase occurs via indirect paths – particularly via the intent to transfer family control to succeeding generations. The results indicate that increased family influence has positive and negative effects on innovation, reinforcing the need for careful application of the family firm definition.

Research limitations/implications
The sample is exclusively composed of German firms and the generalizability of the findings is limited. Future researchers may also overcome further limitations related to the survey data used.

Practical implications
The results urge family firm leaders to recognize the vital role of succession planning and non-family management involvement in an innovation context.

Originality/value
The study deconstructs the varying degree of family influence over generations and adds to the fields of family firm innovation, family firm definitions and typologies.
A hybrid genetic algorithm for multi-depot vehicle routing problem with considering time window repair and pick-up
Authors: Rabbani Masoud , Pourreza Pooya , Farrokhi-Asl Hamed , Nouri Narjes 
Published: September 2018

Purpose
This paper, considers the multi-depot vehicle routing problem with time window considering two repair and pickup vehicles (CMDVRPTW).

Design/methodology/approach
The objective of this problem is minimization of the total traveling cost and the time window violations. Two meta-heuristic algorithms, namely, simple genetic algorithm (GA) and hybrid genetic algorithm (HGA) are used to find the best solution for this problem. A comparison on the results of these two algorithms has been done and based on the outcome, it has been proved that HGA has better performance than GA.

Findings
A comparison on the results of these two algorithms has been done and based on the outcome, it has been proved that HGA has better performance than GA.

Originality/value
This paper, considers the multi-depot vehicle routing problem with time window considering two repair and pickup vehicles (CMDVRPTW). The defined problem is a practical problem in the supply management and logistic. The repair vehicle services the customers who have goods, while the pickup vehicle visits the customer with nonrepaired goods. All the vehicles belong to an internal fleet of a company and have different capacities and fixed/variable cost. Moreover, vehicles have different limitations in their time of traveling. The objective of this problem is minimization of the total traveling cost and the time window violations. Two meta-heuristic algorithms (simple genetic algorithm and hybrid one) are used to find the best solution for this problem.
Investigating the determinants of green restaurant patronage intention
Authors: Tan Booi Chen , Khan Nasreen , Lau Teck Chai 
Published: September 2018

Purpose
This paper aims to investigate the influence of five environment-related factors on green restaurant patronage intention (IN) among restaurant patrons in Malaysiaxd.

Design/methodology/approach
The unit of analysis was individual restaurant patrons who dined at casual dining restaurants when the survey was conducted. Among the 600 questionnaires distributed, a total of 500 were deemed usable and sufficient for data analysis. Descriptive, reliability, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to analyze the data.

Findings
Respondents were concerned about the welfare and interests of others and demonstrated a positive attitude toward the environment and green purchasing. However, these three factors do not influence IN. Conversely, specific attitudes toward green restaurant practices and green purchase behavior determine such intention. This shows that a specific attitude measure serves as a better and closer predictor to predict a specific behavioral intention in a green restaurant setting, as compared to the general attitude measures. The results also indicated that green buyers who were engaged in purchasing green products will continue to dine at green restaurants in the future.

Practical implications
The finding provides an insight to the restaurant operators to access the feasibility of entering in the green market.

Originality/value
Although the predictive power of physiological factors such as environmental values, attitudes and behavior on the pro-environment-related behavior has been researched extensively in the past, very limited studies had investigated those factors simultaneously in the context of IN.
Comparison of oxidative stress on DNA, protein and lipids in patients with actinic keratosis, Bowen's disease and squamous cell carcinoma
Authors: Yoshifuku Asuka , Fujii Kazuyasu , Kanekura Takuro 
Published: September 2018

AbstractDetailed mechanisms on the effect of oxidative stress (OS), an etiological factor involved in photocarcinogenesis, remain to be fully elucidated. We used immunohistochemical methods to study OS in the DNA, protein and lipids of patients with actinic keratosis (AK), Bowen's disease (BD) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Between January 2009 and December 2014, we treated 230 patients; 79 had AK, 61 had (BD) and 90 had cutaneous SCC; 28 healthy subjects served as the normal controls. OS on DNA, protein and lipids was assessed by the expression of 8‐hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8‐OHdG), dityrosine (DT) and malondialdehyde (MDA), respectively. 8‐OHdG was significantly overexpressed in AK and BD lesions compared with surrounding non‐lesional tissue, SCC lesions and the healthy controls. DT was more highly expressed in AK, BD and SCC than in the controls. There was no significant difference among AK, BD and SCC. The expression of MDA was higher in AK, BD and SCC lesions than the controls; SCC showed the highest expression. Our observations suggest that DNA oxidation plays an important role in the early stage of carcinogenesis, that protein oxidation is involved in all stages of carcinogenesis and that lipid oxidation is strongly implicated in the late stages of carcinogenesis.
Acquisition of resistance to vemurafenib leads to interleukin‐10 production through an aberrant activation of Akt in a melanoma cell line
Authors: Inozume Takashi , Tsunoda Toshiyuki , Morisaki Takashi , Harada Kazutoshi , Shirasawa Seiji , Kawamura Tatsuyoshi 
Published: September 2018

AbstractSerine/threonine‐protein kinase B‐Raf (BRAF) inhibitors are very effective in treating melanoma with BRAF mutations. BRAF inhibitors suppress aberrant growth of melanoma cells caused by BRAF mutations. BRAF mutations reportedly result in melanoma cells releasing immunosuppressive factors, and BRAF inhibitors elicit anti‐melanoma immune responses by reducing such factors. However, immunological characteristics of tumor cells that acquire resistance to BRAF inhibitors remain unknown. Here, we compared immunological characteristics between a melanoma cell line and its vemurafenib‐resistant subline. No differences were observed in the status of BRAF mutations, expression of surface molecules related to antitumor T‐cell responses or recognition by human leukocyte antigen‐A*0201‐matched melanoma‐specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes in a short‐term co‐culture assay. However, resistant tumor cells released high amounts of interleukin‐10 depending on aberrant activation of Akt signaling, and dendritic cell functions were considerably suppressed by culture supernatants of the resistant cells. Our findings demonstrated a novel immunological mechanism contributing to tumor growth owing to drug resistance to BRAF inhibitors.
Learning from consumers: An eDelphi study of Australian mental health consumers’ priorities for recovery‐oriented curricula
Authors: Arblaster Karen , Mackenzie Lynette , Matthews Lynda , Willis Karen , Gill Katherine , Hanlon Paula , Laidler Rachael 
Published: September 2018

Background/aimMental health reform in Australia emphasises recovery, partnership working and prioritises consumers’ needs over professionals’. Occupational therapy students must develop capabilities for working in this way. Learning from consumers’ lived experience of mental illness and recovery is considered critical to developing such capabilities and aligns with occupational therapy programme accreditation for consumer involvement in designing, delivering and evaluating curricula. No definitive capability standards exist to inform curricula and little is known about Australian mental health consumers’ preferred modes of involvement in health professional education. This study sought to identify consumers’ priorities for curricula, and ways in which they would like to participate in entry‐level student education.MethodsAn eDelphi study utilising the Policy Delphi approach was employed. Consensus by 70% of participants was set as the standard for item inclusion. The first round asked open questions about participants’ priorities for recovery‐oriented curricula, their experiences with mental health workers and asked participants to identify their preferred methods of participating in education. Items generated were rated in subsequent rounds until consensus was reached in round three.ResultsTwenty‐eight participants completed round one, 18 completed round two and 14 completed round three. Five core values and 171 curriculum priorities, forming 12 capability domains, reached consensus. Each capability domain comprised knowledge and understanding; skills and abilities; and behaviours and actions. Ten ways of participating in mental health curricula in entry‐level occupational therapy programmes were identified, with an emphasis on active participation in design, delivery and review of curricula.ConclusionThese findings highlight important capabilities from consumers’ perspectives, suggesting key content for curricula. Active roles in designing, delivering and evaluating curricula were preferred, providing some guidance for educators seeking to involve consumers. Further research is required to refine these priorities, and to evaluate acceptability, feasibility and efficacy of varying modes of consumer involvement.
Ethnic and Religious Diversity in the Politics of Suburban London
Authors: Gilbert David , Dwyer Claire , Ahmed Nazneen 
Published: September 2018

AbstractThe notion of ‘suburbia’ is increasingly useless as a singular, simple description of place, identity or political culture. Focusing particularly on ethnic and religious diversity highlights the intensely differentiated nature of outer London. The tropes of ‘Metroland’, and ‘leafy suburbia’ deflect from recognition of this diversity, and the broadly‐found expectations about patterns of migration, suburbanisation and cultural change loosely associated with the Chicago School of urban sociology have less and less applicability to modern London. Religious and ethnic diversity in suburbia poses significant challenges for political parties. In particular, Labour's difficulties in appealing to different constituencies, often expressed geographically in terms of the differences between inner London and the white working class areas of post‐industrial Britain, are also present in the micro‐politics of adjacent areas of outer London. New forms of religion, and especially the development of large new worship spaces, increasingly common in outer London, also have significant consequences for the local politics of suburbia.
Factors associated with first thrombosis in patients presenting with obstetric antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) in the APS Alliance for Clinical Trials and International Networking Clinical Database and Repository: a retrospective study
Authors: de Jesús GR , Sciascia S , Andrade D , Barbhaiya M , Tektonidou M , Banzato A , Pengo V , Ji L , Meroni PL , Ugarte A , Cohen H , Branch DW , Andreoli L , Belmont HM , Fortin PR , Petri M , Rodriguez E , Cervera R , Knight JS , Atsumi T , Willis R , Nascimento IS , Rosa R , Erkan D , Levy RA ,   APS ACTION
Published: September 2018

ObjectiveTo evaluate the subsequent rate of thrombosis among women with obstetric antiphospholipid syndrome (Ob‐APS) in a multicentre database of antiphospholipid antibody (aPL)‐positive patients, and the clinical utility of the adjusted Global Antiphospholipid Syndrome Score (aGAPSS), a validated tool to assess the likelihood of developing new thrombosis, in this group of patients.DesignRetrospective study.SettingThe Antiphospholipid Syndrome Alliance for Clinical Trials and International Networking Clinical Database and Repository.PopulationWomen with Ob‐APS.MethodsComparison of clinical and laboratory characteristics and measurement of aGAPSS in women with Ob‐APS, with or without thrombosis, after initial pregnancy morbidity (PM).Main outcome measuresRisk factors for thrombosis and aGAPSS.ResultsOf 550 patients, 126 had Ob‐APS; 74/126 (59%) presented with thrombosis, and 47 (63%) of these women developed thrombosis after initial PM, in a mean time of 7.6 ± 8.2 years (4.9/100 patient years). Younger age at diagnosis of Ob‐APS, additional cardiovascular risk factors, superficial vein thrombosis, heart valve disease, and multiple aPL positivity increased the risk of first thrombosis after PM. Women with thrombosis after PM had a higher aGAPSS compared with women with Ob‐APS alone [median 11.5 (4–16) versus 9 (4–13); P = 0.0089].ConclusionBased on a retrospective analysis of our multicentre aPL database, 63% of women with Ob‐APS developed thrombosis after initial obstetric morbidity; additional thrombosis risk factors, selected clinical manifestations, and high‐risk aPL profile increased the risk. Women with subsequent thrombosis after Ob‐APS had a higher aGAPSS at entry to the registry. We believe that aGAPSS is a valid tool to improve risk stratification in aPL‐positive women.Tweetable abstractMore than 60% of women with obstetric antiphospholipid syndrome had thrombosis after initial pregnancy morbidity.
External cephalic version at term: a cohort study of 18 years’ experience
Authors: Melo P , Georgiou EX , Hedditch A , Ellaway P , Impey L 
Published: September 2018

ObjectiveTo analyse the outcome of referrals for external cephalic version (ECV).DesignRetrospective cohort study of prospectively collected data.SettingMajor university hospital, UK.SampleWomen with non‐cephalic presentation at term and no prior caesarean, referred to a specialist clinic.MethodsDetails of referrals, ECV attempts, and perinatal outcomes were prospectively collected and analysed. Multivariate binary logistic regression models were created to determine independent predictors of ECV success, reversion, and spontaneous version.Main outcome measuresExternal cephalic version success rates, predictors of success and cephalic presentation at birth, and perinatal outcomes.ResultsThree thousand eight had confirmed breech presentation; 2614 women underwent ECV. Ineligibility for ECV occurred in 117 breech presentations (3.9%), and 297 eligible women (10.2%) declined it. ECV was successful in 1280 (49.0%, 95% CI 47.0–50.9%) (40% in nulliparous women; 64% in others); 1234 (97.3%) were cephalic at birth. Spontaneous version after failure occurred in 4.3% and was more common in multiparas (aOR 2.47, 95% CI 1.43–4.26) and those with a posterior fetal back (aOR 6.09, 95% CI 1.90–19.53). Reversion after successful ECV occurred in 2.2%. In women with a successful ECV whose fetus remained cephalic at birth, 85.7% delivered vaginally. The corrected perinatal mortality of the ECV cohort was 0.12%.ConclusionExternal cephalic version has a low complication rate and is effective for most breech presentations, enabling vaginal birth and avoiding caesarean section.Tweetable abstractExternal cephalic version can safely be performed with most breech presentations.