bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
An epistemological assessment of learning nutritional information with augmented reality
Authors: ChanLin Lih-Juan , Chan Kung-Chi , Wang Chiao-Ru 
Published: April 2019

PurposeThis study aims to investigate whether epistemological assessment is a suitable approach to evaluate students’ learning of dietary knowledge via the use of an augmented reality (AR) information system. Students’ perceived dietary knowledge was compared before and after learning with the AR system. Two major questions were addressed: Did students improve their understanding of dietary knowledge after the use of AR information system? Did students gain more appropriate understanding of dietary knowledge after the use of AR information system?Design/methodology/approachA mixed-methods approach was used in the study. The mobile AR system was used among 65 volunteered non-nutrition-major college students recruited in campus. For promoting epistemological development of personal dietary knowledge, students practiced with life experiences to access daily dietary information. Pre- and post-tests of students’ understanding of dietary knowledge were compared. Interviews with 20 students were used for gathering in-depth research data to analyse students’ epistemological understanding of dietary knowledge.FindingsThe epistemological assessment indicated an improvement in learning after the use of the AR system. Students gradually gained awareness of dietary knowledge and changed their perceptions of their dietary behaviours. Epistemological approaches to the analysis of students’ conceptual change in dietary knowledge revealed a significant increase in the mean nutritional concepts (p< 0.01) and a decrease in their mean misconceptions (p< 0.001) after learning via the mobile nutrition monitoring system. Learning assessment of 65 students also indicated a significant increase from the post-test after learning with the system (p< 0.0001).Research limitations/implicationsThis study might have its limitations, as it only assessed learning using a pretest-posttest design for a specific learning context over a short period of learning time. The use of interviews based on the epistemological approach might have its limitations in the interpretations of the phenomenon. Future implementations can also be extended to different populations to promote self-monitoring dietary behaviours.Originality/valueThe findings of this study will contribute to the application of AR in learning about dietary knowledge. The research involving in-depth observation of students’ learning relevant to personal nutritional information needs via mobile AR might provide potential contributions to dietitian professionals and health education.
The impact of affective orientation on bank preference as moderated by cognitive load and brand story style
Authors: Kao Danny Tengti , Wu Pei-Hsun 
Published: April 2019

Purpose
The competition among banks in Taiwan is fierce. The financial services offered by banks are highly similar and banks attempt to devise a variety of marketing campaigns to gain brand preferences of bank clients. However, little research regarding bank marketing has applied the segmentation strategy to precisely target bank clients. The purpose of this paper is to explore the moderating roles of cognitive load and brand story style in the impact of bank clients’ affective orientation on brand preference of bank clients.

Design/methodology/approach
A total of 216 participants who have bank accounts in Taiwan were randomly assigned to a 2 (brand story style: underdog vs top dog) × 2 (cognitive load: low vs high) factorial design. An ANOVA was conducted to examine the interaction effects of affective orientation, cognitive load and brand story style on the brand preference of bank clients. Affective orientation of participants was measured by Affective Orientation Scale.

Findings
Results demonstrate that for bank clients with low and high affective orientation, advertisements characterized by cognitive load (low vs high) and brand story style (underdog vs top dog) will elicit differential brand preferences of bank clients.

Originality/value
This is the first research to examine the moderating effects of bank clients’ affective orientation, cognitive load and brand story style on brand preferences of bank clients. Specifically, this research takes up the call to apply bank clients’ personality traits to examine the impact of bank marketing on brand preferences of banks.
Outsourced supply chains as a complex adaptive system
Authors: Rooney Jim , Cao Yiyuan 
Published: April 2019

PurposeFirms in the early stage of their organisational lifecycle (ESFs) are subject to concerns founded on a requirement for strategic flexibility, prompting engagement in inter-organisational relationships such as outsourcing. However, studies of the management control dynamics of these relationships are rare. This paper aims to respond by empirically examining the influence of ESF managers on the ongoing management control of such relationships.Design/methodology/approachA single outsourcing case study is utilised to provide evidence in examining a multi-theoretical framework that adopts a complex adaptive system (CAS) perspective as a qualitative analytical framework, along with the existing accounting theory on control adoption.FindingsFocused on management concerns with tensions between inter-organisational control and strategic flexibility, this paper identifies reasons for the adoption of management controls by an ESF. The inter-organisational system explored in this paper emphasises the importance of adopting a holistic epistemology in understanding changes in control adoption.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper extends current theoretical perspectives on control adoption to consider the inter-organisational control concerns of ESF managers.Practical implicationsThe insights identified in this paper provide a systemic framework to identify potential organisational and environmental influences on control problems, emphasising environmental co-evolution rather than achievement of ideal equilibrium states.Originality/valueThe intended contribution is to extend the management control literature to consider the effect of organisational lifecycle on the adoption of new inter-organisational management controls in the wake of ongoing trade-off between competing inter-organisational requirements.
Social responsibility disclosure determinants by philanthropic higher education institutions
Authors: Seibert Rosane Maria , Macagnan Clea Beatriz 
Published: April 2019

PurposeThis paper aims to explain the extent of social responsibility disclosure by Brazilian philanthropic higher education institutions (PHEIs). This paper assumes that there is information asymmetry between these organizations and their stakeholders.Design/methodology/approachThe presence of indicators on the organizations’ webpage generated a disclosure index for each PHEI of the sample. Afterwards, this paper performed regression tests, which identified the determinants of PHEIs social responsibility disclosure extent.FindingsThe results support the legitimacy theory as a theoretical basis for social responsibility disclosure extent. The evidenced indicators and the non-rejected hypotheses, related to complexity, diversification, regional factor, specific event and quality, confirm the concern with transparency and accountability of commitments assumed by the social contract.Research limitations/implicationsThis research is limited to social responsibility disclosure related to the legitimacy theory and the interests of some stakeholders and to Brazilian PHEIs and their webpages. These limitations mean opportunities for future research studies addressing different information disclosure, foundations of other theories, interests of each specific stakeholder or other stakeholders in other communication channels and other countries, which enable comparisons of results.Practical implicationsThe disclosure of extent determinants serve as the basis for the establishment of disclosure and accountability policies for PHEIs.Originality/valueThe originality of this research consists of analyzing the determinants of disclosure from the information of the stakeholders’ interest. They are able to legitimize organizations, allowing them to remain in the community where they operate.
Internet Adoption and Financial Development in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Evidence from Nigeria and Kenya
Authors: Edo Samson , Okodua Henry , Odebiyi John 
Published: April 2019

AbstractFinancial development is influenced by the dynamics of multiple factors which have remained insufficiently explored up to date. In view of this, an attempt is made in this paper to investigate the impact of internet adoption on financial development in sub‐Saharan Africa, using Nigeria and Kenya as case studies. The dynamic ordinary least squares and vector error correction mechanism methods were employed in the study which revealed that the internet, complemented by financial openness, exerted a significant positive impact on financial development in the period 2000–16. The null hypothesis which states that the internet does not encourage financial development is therefore rejected. It follows that the level of financial development in both countries, and indeed most countries in sub‐Saharan Africa, could be enhanced by adopting appropriate policies that encourage more inclusive use of the internet. The policy recommendations of this study therefore include (i) relaxing the stringent requirements for licensing internet operators in order to make more services available for financial transactions, (ii) integrating internet technology into the national infrastructure framework in order to sustain its application, (iii) fostering local skills and expertise that will be maintaining internet infrastructure and (iv) providing a legal framework that protects personal information and ensures responsible usage of internet.
Making Violence Public: Spatializing (Counter)publicness through the 1993 Sivas Arson Attack, Turkey
Authors: Çaylı Eray 
Published: April 2019

AbstractThis article discusses the relationship between violence and public space in light of a collectively perpetrated and widely televised arson attack that took place in 1993 in Sivas, Turkey, and its recent on‐site commemorations. It draws on critical theoretical perspectives developed since the 1990s to consider conventional models of public space as entangled in violence, while also aiming to contribute to contemporary scholarship on contrarian responses to this entanglement. The tendency in this scholarship is to identify these responses as bottom‐up, unscripted, performative and direct and, therefore, as diametrically opposed to those identified as top‐down, scripted, rational and legislation‐facing. The multifarious initiatives and interventions involving contextually shifting priorities, positions and strategies that mark the case discussed in this article call this tendency into question. Unassimilable under such binary oppositions, these initiatives and interventions have not refrained from engaging conventional models of public space while also developing and mobilizing contrarian ones. This article ultimately argues that public space is not just where violence occurs but also where its semantic disambiguation is pursued; this pursuit, which involves various forms of socio‐political work, in turn defines and continually redefines the very distinction between conventional and contrarian imaginaries of public space.
A hierarchical Bayesian Beta regression approach to study the effects of geographical genetic structure and spatial autocorrelation on species distribution range shifts
Authors: Martínez‐Minaya Joaquín , Conesa David , Fortin Marie‐Josée , Alonso‐Blanco Carlos , Picó F. Xavier , Marcer Arnald 
Published: April 2019

AbstractGlobal climate change (GCC) may be causing distribution range shifts in many organisms worldwide. Multiple efforts are currently focused on the development of models to better predict distribution range shifts due to GCC. We addressed this issue by including intraspecific genetic structure and spatial autocorrelation (SAC) of data in distribution range models. Both factors reflect the joint effect of ecoevolutionary processes on the geographical heterogeneity of populations. We used a collection of 301 georeferenced accessions of the annual plant Arabidopsis thaliana in its Iberian Peninsula range, where the species shows strong geographical genetic structure. We developed spatial and nonspatial hierarchical Bayesian models (HBMs) to depict current and future distribution ranges for the four genetic clusters detected. We also compared the performance of HBMs with Maxent (a presence‐only model). Maxent and nonspatial HBMs presented some shortcomings, such as the loss of accessions with high genetic admixture in the case of Maxent and the presence of residual SAC for both. As spatial HBMs removed residual SAC, these models showed higher accuracy than nonspatial HBMs and handled the spatial effect on model outcomes. The ease of modelling and the consistency among model outputs for each genetic cluster was conditioned by the sparseness of the populations across the distribution range. Our HBMs enrich the toolbox of software available to evaluate GCC‐induced distribution range shifts by considering both genetic heterogeneity and SAC, two inherent properties of any organism that should not be overlooked.
Clinical features and outcomes ofALKrearranged non‐small cell lung cancer with primary resistance to crizotinib
Authors: Ma Di , Zhang Yan , Xing Puyuan , Hao Xuezhi , Wang Mengzhao , Wang Yan , Shan Li , Xin Tao , Liang Hongge , Du Yang , Zhang Zhaohui , Liang Li , Li Junling 
Published: April 2019

BackgroundCrizotinib is associated with a favorable survival benefit in patients withALK‐positive non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); however, a subset of patients harboringALKrearrangement shows a poor response.MethodsWe collected the clinical features and survival outcomes of 28 primary‐resistant responders (PRR) with progression‐free survival (PFS) of < 3 months on crizotinib and compared these with 78 long‐term responders (LTR) that achieved > 24 months PFS (control).ResultsPrimary resistance was observed in 6.5% of the patients. The median PFS of the PRR and LTR groups was 1.2 months (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.70–1.73) and 47.0 months (95% CI 34.39–59.64), respectively. A better Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status score was significantly associated with longer PFS (odds ratio 0.06, 95% CI 0.01–0.33;P = 0.001). The median overall survival (OS) of the PRR group was 8.4 months (95% CI 3.47–13.42) and crizotinib as first‐line treatment was an independent predictive factor for survival outcome (P = 0.005). Patients administered ALK‐tyrosine kinase inhibitors after crizotinib progression had significantly longer survival than the PRR group treated with best supportive care (P = 0.007), but no significant difference was found between ALK‐tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment and single chemotherapy (P = 0.944).ConclusionPatients with primary resistance to crizotinib displayed unfavorable survival outcomes and the underlying mechanism cannot be identified in clinical features. Nevertheless, next‐generation ALK inhibitors and chemotherapy after crizotinib progression could confer a therapeutic and survival benefit in this population.
Influence of male human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection on the reproductive outcomes in serodiscordant couples: a case–control study
Authors: Cito G. , Coccia M. E. , Fucci R. , Picone R. , Cocci A. , Russo G. I. , Rizzello F. , Trotta M. , Badolato L. , Basile V. , Criscuoli L. , Serni S. , Carini M. , Natali A. 
Published: April 2019

AbstractBackgroundNowadays, serodiscordant couples (SDCs) with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV)‐infected men have the chance to conceive safely, giving birth with a minimum risk of cross‐infection.ObjectiveTo assess the impact of male HIV and HCV infection on the assisted reproductive technologies (ART) outcomes in SDCs, with HIV or HCV seropositive men and negative partners.Materials and methodsOf 153 couples: 24 in Group 1 (HIV‐seropositive men), 60 in Group 2 (HCV‐seropositive men) and 69 in Group 3 (controls). Sperm‐washing procedure was performed using a three‐step system. Fresh ICSI cycles were carried out in HIV SDCs, HCV SDCs and controls. Seminal parameters, fertilization rate (FR), cleavage rate (CR), pregnancy rate per cycle (PR/C), miscarriage rate, implantation rate (IR) and live birth rate were evaluated.ResultsAll the seropositive men have undetectable viral loads at the time of insemination, and both partners were free from co‐morbid infections. The median number of embryos transferred was 2.0 (IQR 1.0–3.0), with no differences among groups. FR was significantly reduced in HIV and HCV SDCs compared to the controls (66%, 61% and 75%, respectively; p < 0.01). CR was similar between groups (p = 0.3). IR was 12.1%, 11.1% and 14.1%, respectively, in the three groups (p = 0.30). PR/C was 21.7%, 17.6% and 20.2% in HIV, HCV and controls, respectively. Live birth rate per cycle was 17.4%, 15.7% and 15.9%, respectively. There were no significant differences in clinical pregnancies per cycle, as well as miscarriages and live births (p = 0.30; 0.30; 0.60, respectively).ConclusionsThe sperm‐washing technique with ICSI may generate a promising way to improve pregnancy outcomes and to reduce the risk of viral transmission in these couples. In this setting, we can correctly counsel HIV‐ and HCV‐infected men of SDCs with regard to the likelihood of father their own biological child.
Randomized controlled clinical investigation on the association between personality profiles and the impacts of two types of maxillary anterior implant‐supported crown restorations on daily living and dental satisfaction
Authors: AlZarea Bader K. 
Published: April 2019

AbstractBackgroundPersonality factors might influence participants' satisfaction and the effects of dental management on daily living.PurposeThis randomized controlled clinical trial aimed to assess the impacts of two types of implant‐supported maxillary anterior crown restorations on daily living and participants' satisfaction, and its correlations with personality profiles.Materials and MethodsOne hundred and seventy participants (84 males and 86 females; mean age = 35 ± 9 years) obtained maxillary anterior implant‐supported crowns. They were allocated into two treatment groups (85 participants each: 43 females and 42 males). Group 1 was treated with titanium abutment‐supported porcelain fused to metal (PFM) restorations. Group 2 was treated with zirconium abutment‐supported ceramic restorations. A control group (85 participants each: 43 females and 42 males) that matched the treatment groups in gender and age was recruited. Precise clinical standards were followed to judge the clinical success of treatment. The NEO Five‐Factor Inventory was used to evaluate participants' personality profiles. The dental impact on daily living questionnaire (DIDL) was used to evaluate restoration impacts on daily living and participants' satisfaction. Statistical analysis was carried out with probability of α = .05.ResultsHigher DIDL scores were reported after crown treatments (P < .001). Group 2 participants reported highest levels of satisfaction with appearance (P = .007). DIDL scores were significantly associated with neuroticism, extraversion, and openness scores (P < .05) before restoration, and, with neuroticism, extraversion, agreeableness, openness, and conscientiousness scores (P < .05) after restoration.ConclusionImplant‐supported crown restorations in anterior maxillary region were associated with positive impacts on daily living and participants' satisfaction. Implant‐supported ceramic crowns and abutments were accompanied with higher levels of satisfaction with appearance than implant‐supported PFM crowns and titanium abutments. Certain personality and psychological features (neuroticism, extraversion, agreeableness, openness, and conscientiousness) might affect and predict dental satisfaction and impacts on daily living.
Diaspora and government welfare spending: Do migrant remittances increase public social protection?
Authors: Mina Wasseem 
Published: April 2019

AbstractThis paper contributes to the debate on the impact of migrant remittances on welfare spending. It empirically examines the influence that remittances have on public social protection (SP) expenditures using macrolevel panel data on a sample of 38 high‐ and middle‐income countries over the period 2005–2014. The paper finds that remittances have a negative influence on public SP expenditures, suggesting that they serve as a private substitute to public SP. The results highlight the importance of remittances to government welfare spending and sustainable development.
Microbial communities and their genetic repertoire mediate the decomposition of soil organic carbon pools in revegetation shrublands in a desert in northern China
Authors: Sun Yanfei , Liu Zhen , Zhang Yuqing , Lai Zongrui , She Weiwei , Bai Yuxuan , Feng Wei , Qin Shugao 
Published: April 2019

AbstractRevegetation using xerophytic plants in drylands can alter soil microbial community diversity and composition; however, information about the microbial communities and their genetic repertoires that are involved in soil organic carbon (SOC) processes in drylands remain unclear. This study aimed to characterize soil microbial genes and their potential to mediate SOC decomposition in three revegetation shrublands (Artemisia ordosica, Salix psammophila and Caragana microphylla) in the Mu Us Desert of northern China using an SOC mineralization experiment and shotgun metagenome sequencing. Among the three shrublands, the S. psammophila shrubland had the highest cumulative CO2 emissions and highest rates of mineralization of the slow SOC pool. The mineralization rate of the slow SOC pool and the microbial taxonomic and functional composition displayed a significant correlation. Most C‐degradation genes were assigned to three bacterial phyla, Actinobacteria, Proteobacteria and Acidobacteria. The relative abundance of microbial functional genes involved in degrading recalcitrant C‐complexes was significantly higher in the S. psammophila shrubland, resulting in the slow accumulation of recalcitrant SOC. These results suggest that the microbial functional genes that regulate the decomposition of the SOC pool in dryland shrubland soils may be influenced by shrub species selection. These findings highlight the importance of understanding how microbial catabolic potential mediates the potential for SOC sequestration in different revegetation shrublands in drylands.Highlights
We studied SOC mineralization and soil microbial functional genes in three revegetation shrublands.

S. psammophila shrubland had the highest CO2 emissions and highest mineralization rates of the slow C pool.
Slow SOC pool mineralization rate was related to microbial taxonomic and functional composition.
Different dryland shrubs may mediate soil microbial functional genes that regulate SOC pool decomposition.