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Development prioritization through analytical hierarchy process (AHP) - decision making for port selection on the one belt one road
Authors: Bhatti Omar Khalid , Hanjra Ali Raza 
Published: October 2019

PurposeThis paper aims to attempt to investigate if the now-existing upstream Sost Dry Port in Gilgit-Baltistan and the prospective midstream Havelian Dry Port in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, both part of One Belt One Road (OBOR), are expected to compete against or complement each other in terms of port efficiency and location, and which of the two ports should first be developed in the wake of uninterrupted logistics flow of cargo on the Economic Corridor.Design/methodology/approachAnalytic hierarchy process (AHP) has been used for multi-criteria decision making by the stakeholders. Five main criteria for transhipment port selection, ranging from port location, port efficiency, intermodal connectivity, port costs and cargo volume were used with three sub-criteria each.FindingsThis study demonstrates the results that favour physical infrastructural development initiatives prioritized for the Sost Dry Port in view of its strategic location as the upstream supply chain node on the Economic Corridor, imparting efficiency to the logistics flow.Practical implicationsResults of this study may assist policymakers in achieving goals like enhancing trade facilitation, reducing congestion and increasing cargo security on OBOR.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study of its kind that analyzes priority for immediate development intervention for either Sost or Havelian Dry Port, both located on CPEC – OBOR supply chain.
Work group support as an undervalued resource of small family businesses
Authors: Royer Susanne , Bradley Lisa 
Published: October 2019

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to propose advances for developing our understandings of valuable resources in small family firms. The focus is on group support behavior within firms. It is proposed that this behavior is unique and valuable within small family firms. Propositions are presented that are built upon previous work in psychology and family business research and is linked to the concept of familiness.Design/methodology/approachTwo small family businesses are the two cases used to investigate the propositions. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the owner/manager and several other staff within each firm.FindingsThe paper presents evidence for the propositions, showing that work group support is unique in family firms as it is based on factors beyond the workplace. These relationships have the potential to be strong, contributing positively to the firm’s competitive advantage.Research limitations/implicationsTwo in-depth case studies of firms are included in this investigation. They are in a similar industry and location. As the findings are similar it lends weight to the evidence for the propositions; however, care should be taken with generalizing to other firms in other industries.Originality/valueThis research pulls together previous evidence and understandings and applies them to a specific aspect of small family firms that has not previously been examined in depth. The increased understanding can help family firms leverage their unique competitive advantage.
Integrating technology to service innovation
Authors: Lee Minwoo , Ahn Jiseon , Shin Minjung , Kwon Wooseok , Back Ki-Joon 
Published: October 2019

Purpose
This study aims to provide an understanding of the concept of service innovation resulting from emerging technologies and suggest areas for future hospitality and tourism research. By thoroughly reviewing previous literature, this study provides the basis for improving customer service with service innovation.

Design/methodology/approach
This study examines the existing body of knowledge from leading hospitality, tourism and business journals by performing content analysis.

Findings
This study reveals the multifaceted aspects of service innovation practices using emerging technologies. Findings provide an evidence base to future studies by highlighting the role of technology in hospitality and tourism service innovation.

Originality/value
The major contribution of this study is the demonstration of an approach for both academic researchers and service providers how they can use the technology to improve customers’ perceived value, experience and engagement.
Resource co-specialization in outsourcing of enterprise systems software
Authors: Kim Sung Min , Anand Gopesh , Larson Eric C. , Mahoney Joseph 
Published: October 2019

Purpose
Enterprise systems are commonly implemented by firms through outsourcing arrangements with software vendors. However, deriving benefits from these implementations has proved to be a challenge, and a great deal of variation has been observed in the extent of value generated for client and vendor firms. This research examines the role of co-specialization as a strategy to make the most out of outsourced enterprise systems. The authors develop hypotheses relating resource co-specialization with two indicators of success for implementation of enterprise software: (1) exchange success and (2) firm growth.

Design/methodology/approach
The hypotheses are tested using a unique panel data set of 175 firms adopting Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) software, a type of enterprise system used for managing manufacturing and logistics. The authors identify organizational factors that support co-specialization and then examine how co-specialization is associated with enterprise software implementation success, controlling for the endogenous choice to co-specialize.

Findings
The empirical results suggest that resource co-specialization is positively associated with implementation success and that the two resource co-specialization pathways that are examined complement each other in providing performance benefits.

Originality/value
This paper contributes to the research literature on outsourcing. The study also provides a new empirical test using a unique data set of 175 firms adopting APS Software.
Understanding the tangible gifts language of appreciation
Authors: White Paul , Hamrick Natalie 
Published: October 2019

Purpose
Businesses are spending billions of dollars on recognition rewards with the intent of boosting employee engagement, job satisfaction, and ultimately, their bottom line. However, employee engagement is at an all-time low. The purpose of this study was designed to take a step back to understand if there are demographic differences that influence personal preferences for tangible gifts as their preferred language of appreciation and of those who prefer to receive gifts, what types of gifts are most valued.

Design/methodology/approach
This study compared the demographics of those who selected tangible gifts as their primary (N  =  8,811), secondary (N = 14,827) or least valued (N  = 108,586) language of appreciation (motivating by appreciation inventory, White, 2011). From those with tangible gifts as their primary language of appreciation, 500 were randomly selected to code their open-ended suggestions for a preferred gift.

Findings
There are no important factors across the demographics of gender, age or work setting that influence whether individuals are more or less likely to choose tangible gifts as their primary, secondary or least valued language of appreciation. Respondents identified gift cards, additional paid time off and gifts related to desired personal experiences as their top gift choices.

Originality/value
When giving gifts to colleagues, discovering individuals’ personal preferences (favorite store, restaurant, ticketed event, food, drink and lunch option) is more likely to result in a gift that “hits the mark” in showing appreciation to the recipient.
Iodine‐containing food practices of Western Australian pregnant women and ethnicity: An observational study
Authors: Sherriff Jill , Hine Tammy , Begley Andrea , Zhao Yun , Black Lucinda , Dunlop Eleanor , Skeaff Sheila 
Published: October 2019

AbstractAimsThe Australian Health Survey 2011 to 2013 indicated that Western Australian women had good iodine status, suggesting adequate consumption of iodine from food, however, little is known about pregnant women in this state. The aim was to investigate the iodine‐containing food practices of Western Australian pregnant women.MethodsPregnant women attending antenatal clinics at a public tertiary hospital in Perth, Western Australia, were invited to complete a questionnaire investigating consumption of key iodine food sources and knowledge of iodine‐containing foods. Food frequency data were entered into FoodWorks based on the Australian Food and Nutrition Database 2007.ResultsA total of 425 women took part in the study with a mean (SD) age of 29.4 (5.5) years. Sixty percent of women reported consuming bread at least daily. Only 37.6% of women used iodised salt, but the median (25, 75 percentile) iodine intake of these women was 183 (142, 267) μg/day compared to 148 (100, 228) μg/day of iodine from food only. Ethnicity was associated with iodised salt use: 76% of Asian women compared with 33% of Caucasian women. Three quarters of the women did not know if any foods are required to be fortified with iodine.ConclusionThe iodine‐containing food practices of pregnant women in this state suggest a risk of insufficiency. The present study is limited by the use of a semi‐quantitative and non‐validated food frequency questionnaire, thus assessment of the iodine intake and status of pregnant women representative of the ethnic mix of Western Australia is recommended.
Subsidies and agricultural productivity in the EU
Authors: Garrone Maria , Emmers Dorien , Lee Hyejin , Olper Alessandro , Swinnen Johan 
Published: October 2019

AbstractThis paper investigates the relationship between EU agricultural subsidies and agricultural labor productivity growth by estimating a conditional convergence growth model. We use more representative subsidy indicators and a wider coverage (panel data from 213 EU regions over the period 2004–2014) than have been used before. We find that, on average, EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) subsidies increase agricultural labor productivity growth, but this aggregate effect hides important heterogeneity of effects of different types of subsidies. The positive effect on productivity comes from decoupled subsidies, that is, Pillar I decoupled payments and some Pillar II payments. Coupled Pillar I subsidies have the opposite effect: they slow down productivity growth.
Trends in the overall survival rates in women with advanced ovarian cancer in a single tertiary centre in New Zealand
Authors: Yeoh Sara , Simcock Bryony , Innes Carrie , Mclachlan Jennifer , Harker Dianne , Sykes Peter 
Published: October 2019

BackgroundSurvival rates for women diagnosed with ovarian cancer are much poorer than other gynaecological cancers and greatly depend on stage at diagnosis. A recent publication showed that unlike some other developed countries, there has been no improvement in the five‐year survival rate for those diagnosed with ovarian cancer in New Zealand.AimTo compare the five‐year survival rate of women diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer in a single tertiary hospital during two 36‐month time periods 10 years apart.Materials and MethodsAn observational retrospective review of patient clinical notes, including all women diagnosed with stage three or four ovarian cancer between 2000 and 2002 (Cohort 1) and 2010–2012 (Cohort 2). Eligible patients were identified through the Regional Gynaecology Oncology database. Clinical notes were reviewed to compare the five‐year survival rate between these two time periods and look at changes in patterns of care over time.ResultsEighty‐three women were diagnosed in 2000–2002 and 125 women in 2010–2012. There was no difference in five‐year survival between cohorts (21.7% vs 23.2%, P = 0.80). Mean age at diagnosis did not differ between cohorts (62.1 years vs 63.5 years, P = 0.43); however, there were more women with stage four cancer in Cohort 2 (14% vs 30%, P = 0.01). In Cohort 2, more women were treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (20% vs 34%, P = 0.04) or chemotherapy only (6% vs 18%, P = 0.01).ConclusionFive‐year overall survival in women diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer in our centre has not changed over the last 10 years.
Virtual implantations to transition from porcine to bovine animal models for a total artificial heart
Authors: Sonntag Simon J. , Meyns Bart , Ahn Henrik C. , Pahlm Fredrik , Hellers Göran , Najar Azad , Pieper Ina Laura 
Published: October 2019

AbstractRealheart total artificial heart (TAH) is a novel, pulsatile, four‐chamber total artificial heart which had been successfully tested acutely in a porcine animal model. However, the bovine model is better suited for long‐term testing and thus an evaluation of how the design would fit the bovine anatomy was required. Virtual implantation is a method that enables a computer simulated implantation based on anatomical 3D‐models created from computer tomography images. This method is used clinically, but not yet adopted for animal studies. Herein, we evaluated its suitability in the redesign of the outer dimensions and vessel connections of Realheart TAH to transition from the porcine to the bovine animal model. Virtual implantations in combination with bovine cadaver studies enabled a series of successful acute bovine implantations. Virtual implantations are a useful tool to replace the use of animals in early device development and refine subsequent necessary in vivo experiments. The next steps are to carry out human virtual implantations and cadaver studies to ensure the design is optimized for all stages of testing as well as the final recipient.
Genotypes and allele frequencies of buried SNPs in a bovine single‐nucleotide polymorphism array in Japanese Black cattle
Authors: Sasaki Shinji , Muraki Eiji , Inoue Yoshinobu , Suezawa Ryouhei , Nikadori Hideki , Yoshida Yuuichi , Nariai Shouta , Hideshima Ryoya , Moriwaki Shiyunsuke , Nakashima Ryotaro , Uchiyama Katsuo , Yoshinari Kanako , Takeda Masayuki , Kojima Takatoshi 
Published: October 2019

AbstractSingle nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays are widely used for genetic and genomic analyses in cattle breeding; thus, data derived from SNP arrays have accumulated on a large scale nationwide. Commercial SNP arrays contain a considerable number of unassigned SNPs on the chromosome/position on the genome; these SNPs are excluded in subsequent analyses. Notably, the position‐unassigned SNPs, or “buried SNPs” include some of the markers associated with genetic disease. In this study, we identified the position of buried SNPs using the Basic Local Alignment Search Tool against the surrounding sequences and characterized the relationship between SNPs and genetic diseases in Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals based on the genomic position. We determined the position of 285 buried SNPs on the genome and surveyed the genotype and allele frequencies of these SNPs in 5,955 individual Japanese Black cattle. Eleven SNPs associated with genetic disease, which contained five buried SNPs, were found in the population with the risk allele frequency ranging from 0.00008396 to 0.46. These results indicate that buried SNPs in the bovine SNP array can be utilized to identify associations with genetic disorders from large scale accumulated SNP genotype data in Japanese Black cattle.
The continual impact of the Paris System on urine cytology, a 3‐year experience
Authors: Stanzione Nicholas , Ahmed Tagreed , Fung Po Chu , Cai Diancai , Lu David Y. , Sumida Lauren C. , Moatamed Neda A. 
Published: October 2019

AbstractObjectiveThe development of the Paris System (TPS) has provided a standard and reproducible system for reporting urine cytopathology. Our goal was to study the impact of TPS on the diagnostic accuracy of urine cytology since we began using it in 2016.MethodsWe performed a retrospective study of all urine cytology specimens received at our institution from January 2015 through July 2017. Cases were included in the study if they had corresponding surgical pathology follow up. In total, 3829 cases were identified over this time period, with 381 cases meeting inclusion criteria, comprising 87 cases from 2015, 166 from 2016 and 128 from 2017. Using the histopathology diagnosis as the gold standard, sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value (NPV), positive predictive value (PPV) and diagnostic accuracy (DA) for the detection of carcinoma were calculated.ResultsBefore TPS, urine cytology had a sensitivity of 100.0%, specificity of 12.5%, PPV of 83.5%, NPV of 100.0% and DA of 83.9%. After TPS, for 2016, urine cytology had sensitivity of 87.1%, specificity of 95.9%, PPV of 96.4%, NPV of 85.4% and DA of 91.0%. For 2017 after TPS, the sensitivity was 81.7%, specificity was 100.0%, PPV was 100.0%, NPV was 81.4% and DA was 89.8%.ConclusionFor the detection of urinary tract malignancy, after switching to TPS, we observed a marked increase in urine cytology specificity and PPV, both of which continued to gradually increase from 2016 to 2017. The DA also improved with TPS.
What Do We Mean When We Say “Pass Rate”?
Authors: Wyse Adam E. , Anderson Dan 
Published: October 2019

AbstractPass rates are key assessment statistics which are calculated for nearly all high‐stakes examinations. In this article, we define the terminal, first attempt, total attempts, and repeat attempts pass rates, and discuss the uses of each statistic. We also explain why in many situations one should expect the terminal pass rate to be the highest, first attempt pass rate to be the second highest, total attempts pass rate to be the third highest, and repeat attempts pass rate to be the lowest when repeat attempts are allowed. Analyses of data from 14 credentialing programs showed that the expected relationship held for 13 out of 14 of the programs. Additional analyses of pass rates for educational programs in radiography in one state showed that the general relationship held at the state level, but only held for 6 out of 34 educational programs. It is suggested that credentialing programs need to clearly state their pass rate definitions and carefully consider how repeat examinees may influence pass rate statistics. It is also suggested that credentialing programs need to think carefully about the meaning and uses of different pass rate statistics when choosing which pass rates to report to stakeholders.
Water‐use efficiency in a semi‐arid woodland with high rainfall variability
Authors: Tarin Tonantzin , Nolan Rachael H. , Medlyn Belinda E. , Cleverly James , Eamus Derek 
Published: October 2019

AbstractAs the ratio of carbon uptake to water use by vegetation, water‐use efficiency (WUE) is a key ecosystem property linking global carbon and water cycles. It can be estimated in several ways, but it is currently unclear how different measures of WUE relate, and how well they each capture variation in WUE with soil moisture availability. We evaluated WUE in an Acacia‐dominated woodland ecosystem of central Australia at various spatial and temporal scales using stable carbon isotope analysis, leaf gas exchange and eddy covariance (EC) fluxes. Semi‐arid Australia has a highly variable rainfall pattern, making it an ideal system to study how WUE varies with water availability. We normalized our measures of WUE across a range of vapour pressure deficits using g1, which is a parameter derived from an optimal stomatal conductance model and which is inversely related to WUE. Continuous measures of whole‐ecosystem g1 obtained from EC data were elevated in the 3 days following rain, indicating a strong effect of soil evaporation. Once these values were removed, a close relationship of g1 with soil moisture content was observed. Leaf‐scale values of g1 derived from gas exchange were in close agreement with ecosystem‐scale values. In contrast, values of g1 obtained from stable isotopes did not vary with soil moisture availability, potentially indicating remobilization of stored carbon during dry periods. Our comprehensive comparison of alternative measures of WUE shows the importance of stomatal control of fluxes in this highly variable rainfall climate and demonstrates the ability of these different measures to quantify this effect. Our study provides the empirical evidence required to better predict the dynamic carbon–water relations in semi‐arid Australian ecosystems.
Far from a Burden: EU Migrants as Pioneers of a European Social Protection System from Below
Authors: Godin Marie 
Published: October 2019

AbstractAt a time when the belief in a welfare crisis is being connected to a so‐called “migration crisis”, in particular in the United Kingdom, it is important to look at the lived experiences of mobile EU citizens and the influence of transnational social protection practices. The article introduces the concept of a “migration‐welfare corridor” – as opposed to the widespread welfare magnet hypothesis – taking into consideration the role of welfare systems in origin and destination countries at different stages of a migrant's life cycle, the changing nature of the welfare habitus as well as migrants’ attitudes towards what can be defined as welfare chauvinism. Looking specifically at the case of Spanish and Polish migrants in the UK who have reacted to this protracted environment of deterrence, particularly in respect to their welfare rights, this paper discusses several dimensions that should be taken into consideration when analyzing transnational social protection practices from below.
Promoting nursing research globally: the writing to improve nursing science (WINS) program
Authors: Sun Carolyn , Kulage Kristine M. , Al‐Touby Salem , Nyamakura Rudo , Larson Elaine 
Published: October 2019

AbstractAimTo test the feasibility of a remote writing programme, Writing to Improve Nursing Science (WINS), for nursing scholars in low‐ and middle‐income countries and assess its impact on scholarly writing and dissemination.BackgroundThe ability to write and publish scholarly manuscripts is critical for successful nursing research careers. Yet, there is a lack of resources to appropriately mentor nurse scholars in this area. This is especially true for low‐ and middle‐income countries with fewer resources and a dearth of doctorally prepared nursing faculty.IntroductionWe adapted an existing university‐based writing class to mentor 10 nurse scientists through the writing and publication process utilizing three components: online didactic training, remote one‐to‐one mentorship and an in‐person peer‐reviewed writing workshop.MethodsTen nurse faculty from 10 countries selected via competitive application developed manuscripts with remote mentorship and online training for 6 months. Then, an in‐person workshop was held to conduct peer reviews of manuscripts. Mentorship continued for an additional year until the manuscript was either published or the participant no longer wished to pursue publication.ResultsAll participants prepared a manuscript and were trained in manuscript writing, editing, and the peer review and submission process. To date, four manuscripts have been published.DiscussionThe Writing to Improve Nursing Science Program is a feasible model to increase publications among nursing faculty or students globally and allow the sharing of resources across countries.Conclusion and implications for nursing policyInnovative solutions for sharing of intellectual resources, such as this program may contribute to improving the evidence base globally. Nursing research policies should include a mentorship component to increase publications to improve nursing practice and related patient outcomes.