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The plasma pretreatment influence on corrosion behavior of Ion Vapor Deposition (IVD) of aluminum coating
Authors: Khani-alamooti Marjan , Mahboubi Farzad 
Published: June 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of plasma pretreatment on the corrosion and adhesion behavior of Al coating deposited on iron steel by ion vapor deposition (IVD).

Design/methodology/approach
Ar plasma sputtering was carried out for 0, 5, 10 and 15 min, and then IVD Al coating was performed. Surface free energy measurements were conducted on the plasma-sputtered surfaces. Cross-sectional observations were carried out on the coating/substrate interface by using scanning electron microscopy. Corrosion resistance of the deposited films was characterized using potentiodynamic polarization curve test and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS).

Findings
Results demonstrated that surface free energy values were increased by increasing the sputtering time before coating process. The corrosion current density of the IVD Al coating deposited after 15 min Ar plasma pretreatment is three orders of magnitude lower than that of steel ST37 substrate. The EIS tests confirm the excellent anticorrosive properties of the Al-coated specimens.

Originality/value
With the increase in the plasma pretreatment time, coating adhesion would ameliorate because of the presence of plasma, which makes substrates a better place for Al ions to set and prevent any gap between coatings and substrates. This fact can be attributed to an increase in the surface free energy and reduction of contact angle of substrate exposed to plasma pre-treatment.
Understanding the trends of marketing research and its future directions: a citation analysis
Authors: Sheoran Monika , Kumar Divesh , Kumar Vinod , Verma Deepak 
Published: June 2018

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to understand the scholarly contributions to the field of marketing by analyzing top ten journals of marketing.Design/methodology/approachThe marketing journals were selected using SciMago marketing journal list, and SCOPUS database was used to identify the publications of the journals. A total of 9,190 articles were analyzed having 562,322 citation references. Methodologies like Wordle and Gephi were used to understand the most researched keywords and co-citation analysis among top five researchers. This paper also captured the information on most cited article along with author, most published author, most publishing country, most publishing university, the year with maximum publications and most used keywords.FindingsThe analysis indicates that “Kumar, V.” is most published author, that is, 68 publications, the most cited article is “On the evaluation of structural equation models” by Bagozzi and Yi (1988) with 6989 citations. The USA contributed the highest 6,720 publications, while University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School topped the list with 235 articles. In 2009, highest publication work was done by publishing 382 articles. “Game theory”, “Pricing” and “Advertising” are most used keywords which have been discussed in the literature.Research limitations/implicationsThis analysis will help researchers in understanding the growth in the field of the marketing in recent years and possible direction it could take in future. However, this paper considered only top ten marketing journals as listed in SciMago marketing journal list; therefore, future researchers may incorporate more research journals to get a clearer picture of the field of marketing.Originality/valueThis paper is one of the first attempts in recent time to understand the research work in the field of marketing considering top ten journals.
Effect of temperature on the MHD stagnation-point flow past an isothermal plate for a Boussinesquian Newtonian and micropolar fluid
Authors: Borrelli Alessandra , Giantesio Giulia , Patria Maria Cristina 
Published: June 2018

Purpose
This paper aims to analyze the steady two-dimensional stagnation-point flow of an electrically conducting Newtonian or micropolar fluid when the obstacle is uniformly heated.

Design/methodology/approach
The governing boundary layer equations are transformed into a system of ordinary differential equations using appropriate similarity transformations. Some analytical considerations about existence and uniqueness of the solution are obtained. The system is then solved numerically using the bvp4c function in MATLAB.

Findings
If the temperature of the obstacle Tw coincides with the environment temperature T0, then the motion reduces to the usual orthogonal stagnation-point flow; if Tw = T0, then it is necessary to include in the similarity function describing the velocity an oblique part due to the temperature. Also, the presence of a uniform external magnetic field orthogonal to the obstacle is examined. In all cases, the motion is reduced to a system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations with boundary conditions, whose solution is discussed numerically when the Prandtl and the Hartmann number varies.

Originality/value
The present results are original and new for the problem of magnetohydrodynamic mixed convection in the plane stagnation-point flow of a Newtonian or a micropolar fluid over a vertical flat plate. At infinity, the motion approaches the orthogonal stagnation-point flow of an inviscid fluid; the effect of an uniform external magnetic field is considered, and the obstacle has a uniform temperature.
Framework for financial hardship indebtedness management in abandoned housing projects in Malaysia
Authors: Mikail Sa’id Adekunle , Kasri Noor Suhaida , Elatrash Saba Radwan , Adewale Abideen Adeyemi 
Published: June 2018

Purpose
This paper aims to examine the existing practices and pertinent issues affecting Islamic banks and their customers in abandoned housing projects (AHPs) to ensure compliance with Sharīʿah and statutory requirements.

Design/methodology/approach
This study employs the qualitative research method using the inductive approach to analyze both primary and secondary data and sources. Data collection involved a series of semi-structured interviews with five volunteering Islamic banks and a representative of Abandoned Property Owners Association Malaysia (Victims). Statutory acts, regulatory policies, guidelines, directives and standards were also analyzed.

Findings
The result indicates developer’s default, underlying contracts, regulatory arbitrage and bureaucracy, attitudinal disposition of customers and sell-then-build approach as major factors of AHP’s conundrum.

Practical implications
This study has suggested both short- and long-term solutions based on the principles of justice, public interests and removal of hardship to resolve and effectively manage financial hardship indebtedness arising from housing abandonment. Further, part of the proposed solutions would also reshape housing development policies and home financing transactions.

Originality/value
The quest for this research demonstrated Islamic banking industry’s initiatives to find lasting solutions to perennial issues of AHPs.
A qualitative inquiry into cashwaqfmodel as a source of financing for micro enterprises
Authors: Mohd Thas Thaker Mohamed Asmy Bin 
Published: June 2018

PurposeThis paper aims to explore the opinions and recommendations of various experts on the integrated cashwaqfmicro enterprise investment (ICWME-I) model, particularly in terms of its suitability, applicability and prospects in the market.Design/methodology/approachThe research involves primary data which are collected from semi-structured interviews conducted with experts from various backgrounds. Thematic analysis was used to examine the data.FindingsThe experts support the suitability of the ICWME-I model in providing financial services to micro enterprises. They highlight the importance of establishing, managing and operating ICWME-I model under the aegis of the State Islamic Religious Council in Malaysia or the corporate sector. They further emphasize that the characteristics of micro enterprises, the element of sustainable funding, the importance of proper management and administration, legal matters and public awareness are key factors that influence the sustainability of the ICWME-I model.Originality/valueThis paper adds to the literature onwaqfand micro enterprises especially from the Malaysian context. The paper validates the ICWME-I model in terms of its suitability, applicability and prospects in the market by interviewing experts from various backgrounds.
The effect of Islamic sacred months on stock prices in Iran and Iraq Stock Exchanges
Authors: Salman Irag Al-Najaf Faisal Abduleh , Salehi Mahdi , Nimr Al-Maliki Hind Shafeeq 
Published: June 2018

PurposeThe present study aims to examine the effects of the Islamic sacred months, namely, Muḥarram, Rajab, Dhu al-Qaʿdah and Dhu al-Ḥijjah, on stock prices on the Iran and Iraq Stock Exchanges.Design/methodology/approachUsing the infrastructure models of the capital market, the daily stock prices were calculated for the sacred and non-sacred months. As the data of this study are non-stationary, the AMIRA time-series model was used for better understanding of the model or future projections. The dependent variables of this study are the daily stock indexes for Iranian and Iraqi Stock Exchanges, and independent ones are the sacred and non-sacred months of a lunar year. Data were gathered daily from the financial statements of Iranian and Iraqi Stock Exchanges websites. To test the hypotheses under study, a five-year period from 2012 to 2016 was considered for both Iraqi and Iranian Stock Exchanges, which corresponds with the lunar calendar from 1433-1437AH.FindingsThe obtained results indicated that there is no significant difference in stock prices between the sacred months of Muḥarram, Rajab, Dhu al-Qaʿdah and Dhu al-Ḥijjah and other non-sacred months. However, the stock price in the Iranian Stock Exchange has a significant difference in Rajab and Dhu al-Qaʿdah with other non-sacred months.Originality/valueThe results of this study will reveal more than ever the role of Islamic sacred months for society and users of financial statements to make better financial decisions especially in Islamic emerging markets.
Academic sociology
Authors: Hasan Zubair 
Published: June 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore the causes and impact of predatory online publishing on Islamic economics and finance.

Design/methodology/approach
The method adopted involves a library literature scan to identify the origin and expansion of predatory publishing, as references listed in the paper show. The personal experience and observation of the author over the decades of teaching at various universities endorses the evidence.

Findings
The focus on “publish or perish” has led to division of Islamic scholars into conservative and modern economists, and it led to the overuse of mathematical and parametric modeling to the disadvantage of the discipline essentially imbued with unquantifiable ethical norms and values.

Practical implications
The study seeks to induce fruitful and purposive change in the research designs and direction of Islamic economics and finance.

Originality/value
This research initiates discussion on predatory publishing, an issue so far untouched in Islamic economics. It explores its impact on the discipline and suggests ways to curb the malady.
Sale with the temporary exclusion of usufruct
Authors: Mashal Abdulbari , Hajal Amer , Majoul Om Kalthoum , Ansary Mir Riaz 
Published: June 2018

Purpose
This paper aims to investigate sale with the temporary exclusion of usufruct, a format debated in classical Islamic jurisprudence. More specifically, it examines the application of this sale format in the diminishing partnership arrangement used by American Finance House LARIBA to finance house purchases. It analyzes the Sharīʿah issues and assesses the risks involved.

Design/methodology/approach
The research is qualitative, surveying and critically analyzing classical fiqh literature and contemporary juristic resolutions, as well as LARIBA’s financing documents. Finally, it systematically surveys the associated risk factors, first qualitatively, and then by quantifying them.

Findings
The research concludes that sale with the temporary exclusion of usufruct is a valid contract in Islamic law. When the usufruct is priced at market rate, the financing arrangement is genuinely Islamic and brings added value. Moreover, it is very effective in addressing risks for Islamic banks, particularly in countries with legal systems not designed to accommodate Islamic finance.

Originality/value
This study systematically examines all aspects of a contract that has not received sufficient academic attention, that has been underutilized by the Islamic finance industry and that is more fitting for implementation than many of the contracts currently being used.
Decision-making and cost deviation in new product development projects
Authors: Thore Olsson Anne-Cathrine , Johannesson Ulf , Schweizer Roger 
Published: June 2018

Purpose
Emphasizing the importance of product cost deviation; the purpose of this paper is to contribute to the new product development (NPD) literature and research on decision making by discussing: How are decisions related to product cost deviations made during a product development project?

Design/methodology/approach
An in-depth single case study approach studying the decision-making process of Volvo Cars Cooperation during a car development project is applied.

Findings
The paper suggests that factors influencing how decisions related to cost deviations are made during a NPD are not limited to the classic trade-offs among time, cost and scope, but include managers’ complex cause-and-effect analysis under the influence of values, behaviors and norms. Furthermore, the context is not limited to NPD projects; rather the frame for the decisions and its influencers is at least as wide as the corporate context.

Research limitations/implications
The common limitations of a single case study apply.

Practical implications
The study emphasizes the importance of clearly defined targets during a NPD project that need to well communicated, acknowledged and understood by all involved to serve as true business levers. A poor target is likely better than no target. Furthermore, lack of overview or responsibility for the success of the projects, increase the risk for sub-optimization and silo thinking.

Originality/value
The study is pioneering by highlighting the importance of and explaining the implications of decision making related to cost deviations during a NPD project.
Rethinking client value within construction contracting services
Authors: Aliakbarlou Sadegh , Wilkinson Suzanne , Costello Seosamh B. 
Published: June 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to improve the understanding of what clients value from contractors’ services. Understanding client values and the way by which clients perceive value will contribute to client-perceived value within contracting services.

Design/methodology/approach
A literature review was conducted to understand how clients perceive value in the construction industry. In addition, conducting expert interviews and document analysis helped in achieving the research purpose.

Findings
The findings show that values associated with time, cost and quality can be considered as important client values, while they are not exclusive values for assessing contractor service anymore. Construction clients are concerned about health and safety, low rate of environmental impact, guarantees, creativity, technology transfer, value for money, reliability and tangibles of their contractors’ services. In addition, they value their contractors’ behaviour, attitude and professionalism.

Research limitations/implications
The study has disseminated different client values, through classified outcomes, to make the knowledge area more available to construction service providers. This study’s findings helped in understanding client values and how clients perceive value from contractors’ services. With this information, contractors are able to provide better services to clients. Satisfactory delivery of the values identified in this study is believed to have the greatest impact on client-perceived value within contracting services. Developing a management strategy that recognises, prioritises and satisfactorily delivers these values is essential to ensure that highest level of client-perceived value is achieved.

Originality/value
The construction literature is focussed on traditional values related to time, cost and quality, while this study highlighted the role of values such as trust, commitment, communication and other non-result-ordinated values essential for achieving client satisfaction. This study’s findings proposed a new practical assessment concept to value construction contractor services.
Trade space and trade policy: an empirical assessment
Authors: Gnangnon Sena Kimm 
Published: June 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the behavior of governments in terms of trade policy design when they experience a lack of foreign resources from international trade after ensuring the sustainability of their external debt. To do so, the paper defines two concepts of trade space: “De Facto Trade Space” and “De Jure trade space.”

Design/methodology/approach
To conduct this study, the author relies on a panel data set comprising 109 countries over the period 1998–2014. To perform the empirical analysis, the author has mainly used the system generalized methods of moments approach.

Findings
The empirical analysis suggests evidence that trade space matters significantly for trade policy. Indeed, “De Facto Trade Space” is consistently associated with greater trade policy liberalization, with this positive effect being higher, the higher the development level – proxied by the real per capita income – of the concerned country. “De Jure Trade Space” tends to lead to greater trade policy liberalization in less advanced developing countries, but is associated with the adoption of trade restrictive measures in more advanced countries. Additionally, results suggest different impacts on trade policy of “Positive De Jure Trade Space” and “Negative De Jure Trade Space.”

Research limitations/implications
These findings suggest that the trade space, as defined in this study, plays a key role in trade policy design by policymakers.

Practical implications
The current study shows that trade space could significantly matter for trade policy design by policymakers.

Originality/value
To the best of the author’s knowledge, this is the study dealing directly with the “trade space” concept as well as its impact on trade policy.
Efficiency in banking of developing countries with the same cultural background
Authors: Barros C.P. , Tsionas Mike G. , Wanke Peter , Azad Md. Abul Kalam 
Published: June 2018

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the bank efficiency in three developing countries, namely Angola, Brazil and Mozambique, aiming to infer differences given that they belong to the same cultural tradition. The underlying idea is to control for the cultural background, thus allowing the discussion on how different socio-economic and historical variables maybe impacting different levels of banking efficiency and returns to scale results within the ambit of these three countries.Design/methodology/approachDue to the presence of latent inefficiency, the authors have to modify the technique to accommodate simulation by importance sampling; therefore, in effect, the authors use a local maximum simulated likelihood approach.FindingsThe results reveal that Brazil has the highest level of output-oriented efficiency, followed by Angola and then Mozambique. The same ranking is observed in returns to scale, except thatvis-à-vistechnical change, Brazil and Angola rank first. Finally, inefficiency derived from technical change is highest in Mozambique, followed by Angola and then Brazil. Therefore, these results reveal that the countries with the highest degree of development are higher in efficiency.Originality/valuePrevious studies have identified factors such as legal tradition, accounting conventions, regulatory structures, property rights, culture and religion as possible explanations for cross-border variations in financial development and economic growth. This is the first time banking efficiency is assessed in light of a common cultural background by selecting a group of countries that share the same language and colonial past. Since results are controlled for the same background, it is possible to affirm that the findings are purely related to scale size and economic/political background issues of each country.
Let me tell you about healthy ageing and about my quality of life: listening to the baby boomer voice
Authors: Hardy Margaret , Oprescu Florin , Millear Prue , Summers Mathew 
Published: June 2018

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to determine how baby boomers define healthy ageing and quality of life, and if late life university study could have a beneficial impact for future health-promoting initiatives.Design/methodology/approachQualitative data were collected from Australian baby boomers. Data were inductively categorised to identify and report emergent themes.FindingsThe majority of respondents believed healthy ageing meant being mentally and physically active, with later life university study contributing to mental health, which improves their quality of life.Social implicationsLater life university study can have positive health outcomes for baby boomers and may contribute to the quality of their life.Originality/valueThis study suggests that baby boomers are quite clear about how they define healthy ageing and quality of life: maintaining good health and retaining their independence. Some baby boomers stated that intellectual stimulation was critical for their overall health and wellbeing. Baby boomers identified as belonging to this group engagement in an educational (i.e. university) programme could be considered as a health-promoting intervention.
Lactic acid bacteria isolated from Brazilian Minas artisanal cheeses and their in vitro antagonisms against Mycobacterium bovis BCG
Authors: de Oliveira Letícia Goulart , Silva Gabriela Oliveira E , Barbosa Cosme Damião , Sant'Anna Felipe Machado , de Castro Renata Dias , Figueiredo Naiara Chaves , Nunes Álvaro Cantini , Lage Andrey Pereira , de Souza Marcelo Resende 
Published: June 2018

The consumption of raw milk and its products is a risk factor associated with zoonotic tuberculosis. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) show inhibitory activity against Mycobacterium bovis, the causative agent of tuberculosis. The aim of this study was to assess the in vitro antagonistic activity of LAB from Brazilian Minas artisanal cheese against M. bovis bacillus Calmette‐Guérin (BCG). Nine LAB were tested against M. bovis BCG in five in vitro antagonistic assays. Four lactobacilli gave the best results in all the experiments. This could be due to their growth rate, acid and bacteriocin production. In conclusion, LAB are capable of inhibiting M. bovis BCG viability.