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At their wits’ end? How divorced women cope with workplace harassment in Sri Lanka
Authors: Adikaram Arosha 
Published: September 2019

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine how and with what reasons, divorced women respond to harassment they face at work, within a patriarchal culture of stigma and prejudice about divorced women. This inquiry will be performed by integrating stigma-management and identity-management research with research on responding to and coping with harassment.

Design/methodology/approach
Using qualitative research methodology, semi-structured, in-depth interviews were carried out with 12 divorced working women.

Findings
Findings of the study illuminate the manner in which stigma management interacts with harassment coping/respond mechanisms in dynamic ways, leading to complex response strategies for divorced women, which can be broadly identified as stigma-focused response strategies and harassment-focused response strategies. A strategy typology – consisting of seven major quadrants and nine major strategies therein – is thus provided, explaining how divorced women struggle to maintain their identity and manage stigma while coping with harassment.

Practical implications
The paper point towards the need for organisations to be mindful of the struggles of stigmatised individuals in coping and responding to harassment, and their distinct situations and experiences in developing and implementing interventions such as training, awareness creation and policies on harassment.

Originality/value
While research on reaction to harassment is abundant, how divorced women – as a stigmatised and marginalised group of individuals in society – cope with harassment at work is almost non-existent. The present study fills this gap by exploring harassment responses at the nexus of stigma and identity management.
Contextualising public entrepreneurship in Greek local government austerity
Authors: Melissanidou Eleni , Johnston Lorraine 
Published: September 2019

PurposePublic entrepreneurs are an under-researched group in local government. The purpose of this paper is to explore the contextual complexities of public entrepreneurs who pursue more creative ways of “doing more with less” to cope with dynamic financial and societal anxieties of Greek local government fiscal austerity policy reforms. Precisely, this study aims to the understanding of how specific contextual influences impact, first, on the nature of public entrepreneurship and, second, on manifested outcomes. A systematic approach marks the authors attempt to assess the broader impact pointing out the implications for research, policy and practice.Design/methodology/approachA case study of Greek local government draws on 26 in-depth semi-structured interviews with public entrepreneurs across top, middle and front-line levels of management, field notes, documentary and archival evidence.FindingsThe findings demonstrate unique Greek contextual complexities such as contradictory tensions between triggered decentralisation of control and responsibilities of the local government and attempts of external reinvention rather than internal renewal. These complexities influence public entrepreneurs’ systemic entrepreneurship behaviours in Greek local government since the implementation of fiscal austerity policy reforms in 2010. Their representation is manifest in policy, administrative and technological outcomes with public value consequences.Originality/valueThis research contributes to a deeper understanding of public entrepreneurship in context. Greek local government public entrepreneurs bring original insights on the contextual influences of their systemic enactment and manifested outcomes, with implications for research, policy and practice.
Meal context and food offering in Quebec public nursing homes: the perspectives of first-generation immigrant residents, family members, and frontline care aides
Authors: Girard Alain , El Mabchour Asma 
Published: September 2019

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to gain a better understanding of the meal context and the food offering in Quebec public nursing homes for non-autonomous seniors, particularly with respect to first-generation immigrants.

Design/methodology/approach
A focused ethnography approach was used. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with three distinct groups: non-Quebec-born residents (n=26), their families (n=24) and frontline care staff (n=51). Structured non-participative observations were made in facilities.

Findings
First-generation immigrants, however, long ago they arrived in Quebec, adapted with difficulty and often not at all to the food offering. Resident’s appetite for food offer was a problem for reasons related primarily to food quality, mealtime schedules, medication intake, physical and mental condition, and adaptation to institutional life. Family/friends often brought in food. Care staff tasks were becoming increasingly tedious and routinized, impacting quality of care.

Practical implications
Institutions should render procedures and processes more flexible and adapt their food offering to the growing diversity of their client groups. For residents, the meal experience is profoundly transformed in nursing homes in terms of form, conditions, rituals and meaning. A better understanding of lived situations shaped by a more refined cultural sensitivity would go a long way toward achieving a better quality of life not only for residents but also for their families and friends. Care aides, on whose shoulders rests the responsibility of ensuring that meals are safe and pleasant moments for socializing and maintaining social dispositions, are ambivalent about their work.

Originality/value
The paper is based on an original study. To the authors’ knowledge, the literature on the meal context and food offering in Quebec public nursing homes, regardless of population type, was non-existent. Analyzing and interpreting the results by crossing the discourses of immigrant residents, their family and friends, and frontline care staff made it possible to reveal different aspects of the phenomenon, which, if considered together, shed light on the meal context in public nursing homes.
Business model innovation in the Indian hospitality industry
Authors: Bharwani Sonia , Mathews David , Ghura Amarpreet Singh 
Published: September 2019

Purpose
This study aims to explore the reasons for the rise of independent, stand-alone restaurants and ascertains the benefits of outsourcing food and beverage (F&B) in luxury hotels in India from the perspectives of the strategic partners involved in such an alliance. The study also proposes different formats for F&B outsourcing in luxury hotels.

Design/methodology/approach
An exploratory study was carried out by collecting primary data from 16 Hotel General Managers and F&B operations experts through qualitative, semi-structured, personal and in-depth interviews. NVivo12 software was used to carry out a qualitative thematic analysis of the data. The primary data collected were triangulated with secondary data gathered through literature review of academic papers, industry reports and studies on the trends of restaurants in luxury hotels being outsourced.

Findings
The study focusses on the antecedents of the rise of stand-alone restaurants in the Indian hospitality industry. To combat the competitive disruption arising because of this trend, the study posits the business model innovation of outsourcing F&B operations in luxury hotels.

Practical implications
The benefits of a strategic alliance from the perspective of both parties – the luxury hotel and Michelin-star chef or branded/marquee restaurant – are elucidated. Further, three broad formats, which can be adopted for speciality restaurant outsourcing are also proposed. Practitioners, researchers and educationists in the hospitality industry would find the implications of this study useful in the context of the present customer-centric business environment where hotels are constantly striving to meet the exponentially rising bar of guest expectations in an increasingly globalised milieu.

Originality/value
The study proposes a preliminary road map for internationalisation of F&B operations through the business model innovation of outsourcing operations of in-house specialty restaurants by luxury hotels in the Indian context.
Exploring the influence of service dogs on participation in daily occupations by veterans with PTSD: A pilot study
Authors: McLaughlin Kathryn , Hamilton Anita L. 
Published: September 2019

IntroductionPost traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) resulting from military service can seriously impact quality of life. There is support for the use of service dogs amongst people with PTSD in managing symptoms by reducing anxiety and depression. To date, few studies have investigated this phenomenon comprehensively, particularly in relation to enhancing participation in daily occupations.MethodsWe explored the experience of a group of ex‐serving members of the Australian military with PTSD, who had partnered with a service dog. We sought to understand the influence of the service dog on PTSD symptom management and participation in meaningful daily occupations. Seven participants who had been paired with a service dog were recruited from a Veterans’ support organisation. Two semi‐structured focus group sessions were conducted, audio‐recorded and transcribed verbatim. The transcripts from the focus group sessions and researcher field notes were analysed independently by two researchers using an inductive approach to generate codes and themes.ResultsThe themes that emerged from the data were: isolation, safety, lifeline, reconnection and challenges. Veterans in this study reported that partnering with a service dog helped them to feel safe, helped them to manage the symptoms and impact of PTSD, resulting in improved sleep quality, emotional regulation, reduced anxiety, enhanced anger management, and a reduction in the misuse of alcohol and prescription medication and suicidal ideation. These changes led to improved relationships and increased participation in meaningful daily occupations. Ongoing financial support for veterans who have partnered with a service dog needs to be more closely examined.ConclusionThese findings are important and highlight that a larger and more comprehensive, research project examining the impact of service dogs on the quality of life.
KIF2 mediates the neuroprotection in cerebral ischaemia injury by affecting NF‐κB pathway
Authors: Wang Jin , Chen Jie , Chen Jun , Liu Xifang , Yang Haixia , Liu Jing , He Ali , Gao Xiaohang , Xin Yinhu 
Published: September 2019

AbstractStroke is the most common cerebrovascular disease with high morbidity and mortality around the world. However, the underlying mechanisms involved in nerve injury and cerebral ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) during cerebrovascular disease are still not completely clear. In the present study, we investigate the role of kinesin family member 2 (KIF2) in the neuroprotection after cerebral I/R injury. KIF2 was aberrantly expressed in the cerebral tissues from middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) rat model in a time dependent manner. A similar changing pattern was found in the cultured hypoxic neurons as well as SK‐N‐SH cells in vitro. Compared to the control, KIF2 inhibition significantly increased the level of malonic dialdehyde (MDA), and reduced the level of superoxide dismutase (SOD) as well as glutathione peroxidase (GSH‐px) activity in cerebral tissues of MCAO rat model. The reactive oxygen species (ROS) level was also up‐regulated after KIF2 siRNA knockdown in cultured hypoxic SK‐N‐SH cells. The apoptosis rates of hypoxic neurons and SK‐N‐SH cells as well as activated‐caspase‐3 level were obviously increased after KIF2 silencing. Furthermore, we found that the nuclear factor‐kappa B (NF‐κB) pathway was involved in KIF2‐mediated neuroprotection after cerebral I/R injury, and induced apoptosis of hypoxic SK‐N‐SH cells by KIF2 silencing could be attenuated by the specific inhibitor BAY11‐7082 of NF‐κB. In conclusion, we demonstrate that KIF2 could mediate the neuroprotection in cerebral I/R injury by inhibiting activation of NF‐κB pathway. This might provide a novel therapeutic target for cerebral I/R injury.
In vitro characterisation of probiotic properties of Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus durans strains isolated from raw milk and traditional dairy products
Authors: Yerlikaya Oktay , Akbulut Necati 
Published: September 2019

In this study, some probiotic characteristics such as antimicrobial activity, vancomycin resistance, growth ability at pH, resistance to bile salts, bile salt deconjugation and hydrophobicity of 30 Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus durans strains isolated and identified from raw milk and various dairy products were investigated. According to the study results, antimicrobial activity profiling, pH and bile salt resistance and bile salt deconjugation ability of Enterococcus strains varied depending on the species and strains and all the strains showed resistance to the tested bile salt concentrations. It was concluded that the E. faecium and E. durans strains tested showed probiotic characteristics and have the potential to be used in food production.
How far can brands go to defend themselves? The extent of negative publicity impact on proactive consumer behaviors and brand equity
Authors: Woo Hongjoo , Jung Sojin , Jin Byoungho Ellie 
Published: September 2019

AbstractNegative publicity, defined as the public disclosure of a problematic incident associated with a brand, is a critical issue for fashion brands, as it vitiates the image of targeted brands and drives consumers’ voice and exit behaviors. Despite the impact of negative publicity, few studies have compared the impact of product‐related versus personnel‐related negative publicity, or explored the extent to which brands’ coping strategies can prevent consumers’ anti‐brand behavioral intentions and recover brand equity. This study used multivariate analyses of variance to analyze responses from 594 American consumers, which revealed that when negative publicity is about a product‐related issue, none of the brand's different recovery efforts are effective in decreasing consumers’ voice and exit intentions and protecting brand equity. However, for a personnel‐related issue, functional and informational recovery strategies were effective in decreasing consumer voice and exit intentions, and affective, functional, and informational recovery strategies positively impacted most domains of brand equity (brand judgement, brand feelings, and brand resonance). The following analysis of variance and post hoc analyses revealed the comparative effectiveness of specific recovery types. Discussions and implications of the findings are provided.
Examining the multidimensional role of self‐efficacy for writing on student writing self‐regulation and grades in elementary and high school
Authors: Zumbrunn Sharon , Broda Michael , Varier Divya , Conklin Sarah 
Published: September 2019

BackgroundThe powerful role of self‐efficacy on student achievement is clear. Less clear, however, is our understanding of the specific roles of the different factors of writing self‐efficacy on student writing self‐regulation and success.AimsThis study expands our knowledge about student writing self‐efficacy – including its dimensions and the relationship between its dimensions and practical writing outcomes with students from different age groups.SampleParticipants were 992 elementary and 518 high school students across 65 teachers and 6 schools in the United States.MethodsData were collected via online questionnaires, one assessing student writing self‐efficacy and the others teachers’ reports of student writing self‐regulation and writing/ELA grades.ResultsConfirmatory factor analysis (CFA) results demonstrated significantly improved model fit for a three‐factor model of writing self‐efficacy compared to a one‐factor model. A measurement invariance analysis of the writing self‐efficacy scale indicated scalar invariance between the elementary and secondary samples. Structural equation modelling (SEM) results indicated that the second self‐efficacy factor, self‐efficacy for writing conventions, was statistically significantly related to writing/ELA grades for elementary students (β = .33,p < .001) as well as for high school students (β = .27,p < .01). Conventions were also the only factor statistically significantly related to teacher‐reported student writing self‐regulation for both elementary students (β = .26,p < .01) and high school students (β = .37,p < .001). Self‐efficacy for ideation and self‐efficacy for self‐regulation were not found to be significantly related to either student writing/ELA grades or teacher‐reported self‐regulation (allps > .19).ConclusionsResults support the multidimensionality of writing self‐efficacy. In addition, findings emphasize a meaningful link between students’ beliefs in their ability to conform to the rules of writing and their writing self‐regulation and success.
Intracardiac flow analysis in cardiac resynchronization therapy: A new challenge?
Authors: Mele Donato , Smarrazzo Vittorio , Pedrizzetti Gianni , Bertini Matteo , Ferrari Roberto 
Published: September 2019

AbstractIn the past years, assessment of cardiac function has become possible through the analysis of intracardiac flow dynamics, performed noninvasively using phase‐contrast cardiac magnetic resonance and contrast and noncontrast ultrasound techniques. From 2013 to 2019, 9 echocardiographic investigations have considered 215 patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) as a model for assessing flow dynamics within the left ventricle. Preliminary results have been reported about the acute hemodynamic effects of CRT and programming of the CRT device, showing the potential of an approach based on analysis of intracardiac flows. At present, there are only scarce data on the capability of intracardiac flow dynamics to predict LV remodeling after CRT and no information on clinical outcome prediction. Future investigations should be aimed at clarifying the mechanisms and impact of maladaptive intracardiac vortex dynamics on progressive LV remodeling as well as the prognostic meaning of implanted CRT device based on cardiac flow analysis.
Ketamine inhibits LPS‐mediated BV2 microglial inflammation via NMDA receptor blockage
Authors: Lu Yaojun , Ding Xiaonan , Wu Xin , Huang Shaoqiang 
Published: September 2019

AbstractMicroglial inflammation leads to the upregulation of proinflammatory cytokine and proinflammatory enzyme expression, resulting in inflammation‐induced neuronal cell apoptosis. Ketamine, an anesthetic mostly used in critical patients, has been reported to possess neuroprotective effects. However, the potential mechanism is still not well understood. In the present study, we investigated how ketamine attenuates lipopolysaccharide (LPS)‐mediated BV2 cell inflammation. LPS upregulated proinflammatory cytokine and proinflammatory enzyme expression, increased NF‐κB phosphorylation and nuclear translocation, and augmented calcium (Ca2+)/calmodulin‐dependent protein kinase II (CaMK II) phosphorylation and Ca2+ levels in BV2 cells. Ketamine could reverse these LPS‐induced effects. Furthermore, AP5, an inhibitor of NMDA receptors, inhibited LPS‐induced inflammatory effects in BV2 cells, which was similar to the effects of ketamine. Moreover, these effects of ketamine against LPS‐mediated inflammation in BV2 cells could be reversed by D‐serine, an activator of NMDA receptors. The present study suggests that ketamine, by inhibiting NMDA receptors, attenuating Ca2+ levels, and inhibiting CaMK II phosphorylation, NF‐κB phosphorylation and nuclear translocation, may ameliorate LPS‐mediated inflammation in BV2 cells.
From Standpoint Epistemology to Epistemic Oppression
Authors: Toole Briana 
Published: September 2019

Standpoint epistemology is committed to a cluster of views that pays special attention to the role of social identity in knowledge‐acquisition. Of particular interest here is the situated knowledge thesis. This thesis holds that for certain propositions p, whether an epistemic agent is in a position to know that p depends on some nonepistemic facts related to the epistemic agent's social identity. In this article, I examine two possible ways to interpret this thesis. My first goal here is to clarify existing interpretations of this thesis that appear in the literature but that are undeveloped and often mistakenly conflated. In so doing, I aim to make clear the different versions of standpoint epistemology that one might accept and defend.This project is of significance, I argue, because standpoint epistemology provides helpful tools for understanding a phenomenon of recent interest: epistemic oppression. My second goal is to provide an analysis that makes clear how each of the readings I put forth can be used to illuminate forms of epistemic oppression.
Quality of life in prostate cancer patients receiving particle radiotherapy: A review of the literature
Authors: Kawamura Hidemasa , Kubo Nobuteru , Sato Hiro , Miyasaka Yuhei , Matsui Hiroshi , Ito Kazuto , Suzuki Kazuhiro , Ohno Tatsuya 
Published: September 2019

AbstractProton and carbon ion radiotherapy for the treatment of prostate cancer is associated with a lower incidence of adverse events than conventional radiotherapy. There are few reports on the quality of life of patients treated with particle therapy, and limited patient‐reported outcomes. Analysis of quality of life is important for patients treated with radiotherapy alone or in combination with hormonal therapy, and long‐term results, dose fractionation and costs need to be included in the analysis. This information might help both clinical decision‐making and selection of appropriate treatments according to the individual needs of patients. This study reviews the literature on the quality of life and outcomes of patients treated with particle therapy, and discusses future directions.
Cardiac function modulation depends on the A‐kinase anchoring protein complex
Authors: Zhu Yan‐Rong , Jiang Xiao‐Xin , Zheng Yaguo , Xiong Jing , Wei Dongping , Zhang Dai‐Min 
Published: September 2019

AbstractThe A‐kinase anchoring proteins (AKAPs) are a group of structurally diverse proteins identified in various species and tissues. These proteins are able to anchor protein kinase and other signalling proteins to regulate cardiac function. Acting as a scaffold protein, AKAPs ensure specificity in signal transduction by enzymes close to their appropriate effectors and substrates. Over the decades, more than 70 different AKAPs have been discovered. Accumulative evidence indicates that AKAPs play crucial roles in the functional regulation of cardiac diseases, including cardiac hypertrophy, myofibre contractility dysfunction and arrhythmias. By anchoring different partner proteins (PKA, PKC, PKD and LTCCs), AKAPs take part in different regulatory pathways to function as regulators in the heart, and a damaged structure can influence the activities of these complexes. In this review, we highlight recent advances in AKAP‐associated protein complexes, focusing on local signalling events that are perturbed in cardiac diseases and their roles in interacting with ion channels and their regulatory molecules. These new findings suggest that AKAPs might have potential therapeutic value in patients with cardiac diseases, particularly malignant rhythm.