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Influences of working condition and faculty retention on quality education in private universities in Bangladesh
Authors: Ashraf Mohammad Ali 
Published: December 2018

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to examine the influence of working condition on faculty retention and quality education in the private higher education sector; and second, to see whether there is any mediating role of faculty retention linking working condition and quality education in the private universities in Bangladesh.Design/methodology/approachTo attain these objectives, a total of 516 data were collected from the faculty members of the private universities located all over the country based on random sampling procedure. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling technique.FindingsThe findings of the study reveal that though working condition has a direct significant influence on both faculty retention and quality education and faculty retention has a partial mediating influence on quality education in private higher education institutes in Bangladesh.Research limitations/implicationsFrom a research perspective, the study results demonstrate once again the robustness of the Muslow’s hierarchy need theory of motivation for helping to explain the faculty members of the private universities. As more and more studies of faculty behavior and its antecedents are done within the similar framework, the author is more able to discover and confirm which antecedents are most important, helping the author build a robust theory of quality education affected based on human resource practices by the management of the institutes.Practical implicationsFrom a practical perspective, as a cumulative body of work on the nexus between human resource management and quality education emerges, the author will be better able to advise private university authorities on the elements they need to address in order to excel quality education. In this study, the one area of findings that may help university authorities the most concerns work environment. These findings imply that in order to excel quality education the authorities of the private universities should focus more on friendly and enjoyable working environment for prolonging faculty retention and excelling quality education.Originality/valueThis study has revealed an important contribution focusing the influence of working condition on faculty retention as well as quality education in private universities in Bangladesh.
Microreactors: ‘micro’managing our macro energy demands
Authors: Rossi Olivia , Chandrasekaran Arvind 
Published: December 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to answer this question by discussing the practicality of implementing microreactor technology towards large-scale renewable energy generation, as well as provide an incentive for future researchers to utilize microreactors as a useful alternative tool for green energy production. However, can microreactors present a viable solution for the generation of renewable energy to tackle the on-going global energy crisis?

Design/methodology/approach
In this paper, the practicality of implementing microreactor technology toward large-scale renewable energy generation is discussed. Specific areas of interest that elucidate considerable returns of microreactors toward renewable energy production are biofuel synthesis, hydrogen conversion and solar energy harvesting.

Findings
It is believed that sustained research on microreactors can significantly accelerate the development of new energy production methods through renewable sources, which will undoubtedly aid in the quest for a greener future.

Originality/value
This work aims to provide a sound judgement on the importance of research on renewable energy production and alternative energy management methods through microreactor technology, and why future studies on this topic should be highly encouraged. The relevance of this opinion paper lies in the idea that microreactors are an innovative concept currently used in engineering to significantly accelerate chemical reactions on microscale volumes; with the feasibility of high throughput to convert energy at larger scales with much greater efficiency than existing energy production methods.
Sharīʿah non-compliant assets as rahn (pledge) in Islamic banking products: a fiqhī perspective
Authors: Hussain Lokmanulhakim , Ali Mohammad Mahbubi 
Published: December 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to present a framework regarding the use of Sharīʿah non-compliant assets as rahn (pledge) and to provide the Sharīʿah analysis on the application of numerous collateral instruments, including financial assets such as shares, unit trusts, current accounts and investment accounts which are Sharīʿah non-compliant.

Design/methodology/approach
The study adopts a library-based approach to examine the concept and requirements of rahn, deliberate the classification of Sharīʿah non-compliant assets and delineate the Sharīʿah views on the use of Sharīʿah non-compliant assets as pledges. It also examines the various forms of pledge available and offered in the market using document analysis as well as through discussion with industry practitioners.

Findings
In general, the study concludes that Sharīʿah non-compliant assets, either due to their essence or due to the means of acquisition where there is no ownership from Sharīʿah perspective, cannot be used as rahn. This study also provides the Sharīʿah analysis on the use of modern instruments such as shares, unit trusts, current accounts, investment accounts and insurance policy as pledges.

Originality/value
The paper provides a reference source for regulators in formulating an appropriate policy and framework on Sharīʿah-compliant collateral; Sharīʿah committees of Islamic financial institutions in arriving at Sharīʿah decisions on collateral; and industry practitioners in establishing internal policies and procedures on collateral.
A dualistic view of employment in China
Authors: Ma Guoxin 
Published: December 2018

Purpose
This paper aims to bring to the fore some neglected implications of the dual employment systems in China, especially for the public sector.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper reinterprets some recent developments in understanding Chinese employments and incorporates the relevant research in arguing for a dualistic view of employment in China[1].

Findings
In highlighting the unique dualistic employment contexts in China and an indigenous phenomenon of “unequal pay for equal work”, this paper finds public management studies in China to deserve a separate platform for future research.

Research limitations/implications
Future Chinese management studies on public sector should contextualise their findings and conclusions, taking into account the employment structure at their research settings. More studies on the public sector are needed to better understand the dualistic Chinese employment relationships, especially for better public management policies and practices in China.

Social implications
It calls for more scholarly attention on the social injustice embedded in the dualistic employment in China.

Originality/value
It extends the ongoing discussions of Chinese employment reform and its implications on organising work and employment in China, while unveils important implications of the dualistic employment for future Chinese management research, especially in the public sector.
On retail digital platforms suppliers have to become responsive customer service organizations
Authors: Hänninen Mikko , Smedlund Anssi 
Published: December 2018

Purpose
We illustrate how multi-sided retail marketplaces enabled by a digital platform, engage suppliers, creating new rules of retail altogether. Specifically, we describe how these marketplaces create relational value for their suppliers, as through marketplaces like Amazon.com, suppliers are fully integrated members of the value-exchange relationship with the platform’s end-customers.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper is the result of a study of three leading marketplaces. We compared the marketplaces to understand the impact of the platform economy on the retail industry, including on the governance mechanisms and earnings logic. We identified supplier management as a key theme in our analysis, as on marketplaces such as Amazon.com, the management of supplier relationships differs from more traditional forms of retail, as in platforms, supplier quality reflects strongly on the reputation and reliability of the marketplace.

Findings
Our findings show that in addition to well-known customer engagement processes, the marketplaces also have supplier engagement processes in-place. Through engagement processes, marketplaces are able to lock-in suppliers, thus increasing the total value of the marketplace. For suppliers, marketplaces create relational value, in an industry where competition has traditionally centered on price, selection and location.

Originality/value
Thus far, studies have shown that companies differentiate through customer engagement. This paper looks at the same phenomena from the supplier side. We contribute to the understanding of complementor management in the platform economy. Based on our study, we expect that the novel concept of supplier engagement will transform how retailers interact with suppliers.
Screening of Some Essential Oil Constituents as Potential Inhibitors of the ATP Synthase of Escherichia coli
Authors: Issa Daniella , Najjar Amal , Greige‐Gerges Hélène , Nehme Hala 
Published: December 2018

AbstractMany novel bacterial targets and natural inhibitors of enzymes are currently being considered to overcome antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli. Hence, in this study, 20 essential oil constituents were screened for their potential inhibitory effect on E. coli ATP synthase. This enzyme is involved in the hydrolysis of ATP into ADP and inorganic phosphate (Pi). First, E. coli membrane ATP synthase was isolated via cell lysis. A spectrophotometric method was optimized to quantify the released phosphate from ATP hydrolysis in order to follow the enzymatic activity. The method was validated by determining the kinetic parameters of this reaction (Km = 144.66 μM and Vmax = 270.27 μM/min), and through the inhibition assays of ATP synthase using three reference inhibitors, thymoquinone (half maximal inhibitory concentration [IC50] = 50.93 μM), resveratrol (maximum inhibition of 40%), and quercetin (IC50 = 29.01 μM). Among the studied essential oil components, α‐terpinene was the most potent inhibitor (IC50 = 19.74 μM) followed by β‐pinene, isoeugenol, eugenol, and estragole.
A versatile Rapture (RAD‐Capture) platform for genotyping marine turtles
Authors: Komoroske Lisa M. , Miller Michael R. , O'Rourke Sean M. , Stewart Kelly R. , Jensen Michael P. , Dutton Peter H. 
Published: December 2018

AbstractAdvances in high‐throughput sequencing (HTS) technologies coupled with increased interdisciplinary collaboration are rapidly expanding capacity in the scope and scale of wildlife genetic studies. While existing HTS methods can be directly applied to address some evolutionary and ecological questions, certain research goals necessitate tailoring methods to specific study organisms, such as high‐throughput genotyping of the same loci that are comparable over large spatial and temporal scales. These needs are particularly common for studies of highly mobile species of conservation concern like marine turtles, where life history traits, limited financial resources and other constraints require affordable, adaptable methods for HTS genotyping to meet a variety of study goals. Here, we present a versatile marine turtle HTS targeted enrichment platform adapted from the recently developed Rapture (RAD‐Capture) method specifically designed to meet these research needs. Our results demonstrate consistent enrichment of targeted regions throughout the genome and discovery of candidate variants in all species examined for use in various conservation genetics applications. Accurate species identification confirmed the ability of our platform to genotype over 1,000 multiplexed samples and identified areas for future methodological improvement such as optimization for low initial concentration samples. Finally, analyses within green turtles supported the ability of this platform to identify informative SNPs for stock structure, population assignment and other applications over a broad geographic range of interest to management. This platform provides an additional tool for marine turtle genetic studies and broadens capacity for future large‐scale initiatives such as collaborative global marine turtle genetic databases.
OVID AS ETHNOGRAPHER IN THE EPISTULAE EX PONTO
Authors: RAMSBY TERESA 
Published: December 2018

Abstract:
Ovid's second collection of letters from his place of exile exhibits new strategies to achieve his aims of staying in the public eye and making his case for recall back to Rome. One of these new strategies is to pose as a kind of ethnographer with a ground-level view of Tomitan and Thracian society on the Black Sea coast. In the Epistulae ex Ponto, Ovid poses as a mediator between Rome and the imperial fringe, informing his reader about the activities of the Pontic tribes, describing his alleged interactions with the people of Tomis, and addressing the client king of the region. By doing so, Ovid explores new metaphors of exile, and grants to elegy and the letter a novel utility that slightly empowers his exiled voice.
SENECA RISING: EPISTOLARY SELF-RECREATION IN THE AD HELVIAM
Authors: CURRY SUSAN A. 
Published: December 2018

Abstract:
Following his relegation to Corsica in ad 42, Seneca the Younger wrote the ad Helviam, a consolatory letter ostensibly offering his mother Helvia comfort and support in the face of his deathlike absence through exile. The addressees of Seneca's letters served different purposes for him, and here, because he is addressing his mother, who birthed him, Seneca creates within the ad Helviam a space for rebirth, a means of reviving and repairing a self left shattered by the trauma of exile. Reading Seneca's consolation through the lens of psychoanalyst Heinz Kohut's theory of the ‘tripolar self’, I suggest that in this letter Seneca satisfies his needs for mirroring, for an idealized other, and for twinship, which are requisite for his self-recreation. Through this process, Seneca also provides Helvia with the tools she needs to recreate her own self after the ‘loss’ of Seneca; both son and mother are thus reborn.
YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN: PLINY THE YOUNGER WRITES TO COMUM
Authors: CARLON JACQUELINE M. 
Published: December 2018

Abstract:
Despite his absence from his home town, Pliny's ongoing relationship with Comum and its residents is readily apparent in his letters. Careful examination of his donations to his patria and his correspondence with friends and family residing there makes it clear that Pliny's home town does not just serve as an autobiographical vehicle in the letters but is also one of his most important audiences. He presents Comum as a locus amoenus, an ideal place for him to enjoy the kind of refined retirement he so often praises in his letters.
ROMAN RHETORIC AND ‘CORRESPONDENCE EDUCATION’: THE EPISTOLARY ‘VIVA VOX’ OF MARCUS CORNELIUS FRONTO
Authors: ZEINER-CARMICHAEL NOELLE K. 
Published: December 2018

Abstract:
The idealized ‘viva vox’ of face-to-face instruction, expressed by Quintilian and Seneca, offers a thematic paradigm for examining Fronto's pedagogical ‘self-lettering’. Fronto's didactic letters facilitate the long-distance rhetorical education of Marcus Aurelius, but beyond their pragmatic role, they also function symbolically to promulgate Fronto's status and intimacy with the imperial court.
Substance use disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder symptomology on behavioral outcomes among juvenile justice youth
Authors: Winningham Rahissa D. , Banks Devin E. , Buetlich Marcy R. , Aalsma Matthew C. , Zapolski Tamika C.B. 
Published: December 2018

Background and ObjectivesSubstance use behaviors have been identified as a risk factor that places juveniles at greater risk for engaging in delinquent behaviors and continual contact with the juvenile justice system. Currently, there is lack of research that explores comorbid factors associated with substance use, such as post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, that could help identify youth who are at greatest risk. The aim of the present study was to examine if PTSD symptomology moderated the relationship between substance use disorder (SUD) symptoms and externalizing behaviors and commission of a violent crime; hypothesizing that risk would be heightened among youth with elevated SUD and PTSD symptomology compared to those with elevated SUD symptoms but lower PTSD symptoms.MethodThe study included 194 predominantly male (78.4%), non‐White (74.2%) juvenile justice youth between the ages of 9–18 (M = 15.36). Youth provided responses to assess PTSD symptoms, SUD symptoms, and externalizing behaviors. Commission of a violent crime was based on parole officer report.ResultsFindings indicated that SUD symptomology was associated with greater externalizing behaviors at high levels of PTSD symptomology. At low levels of PTSD symptomology, SUD symptoms were inversely associated with externalizing behaviors. An interactive relationship was not observed for commission of violent crimes.ConclusionsFindings suggest that the association between SUD symptoms and externalizing behaviors among juvenile offenders may be best explained by the presence of PTSD symptomology.Scientific SignificanceAddressing PTSD rather than SUD symptoms may be a better target for reducing risk for externalizing behaviors among this population of youth (Am J Addict 2019;28:29–35).
The role of an mHealth intervention in improving knowledge and skills of accredited social health activists in tribal areas of Gujarat, India: a nested study within an implementation research trial
Authors: Shah Shobha , Shinde Aakash , Anand Ankit , Modi Dhiren , Desai Gayatri , Bhatt Hardik , Gopalan Ravi , Dholakia Nishith , Vaghela Prakash , Desai Shrey , Shah Pankaj 
Published: December 2018

AbstractAimTo evaluate the effectiveness of an mHealth intervention in improving knowledge and skills of accredited social health activists in improving maternal, newborn and child health care in India.MethodsThis was a nested cross‐sectional study within a cluster randomised controlled trial. The intervention was a mobile phone application which has inbuilt health education videos, algorithms to diagnose complications and training tools to educate accredited social health activists. A total of 124 were randomly selected from the control (n = 61) and intervention (n = 63) arms of the larger study after six months of training in Bharuch and Narmada districts of Gujarat.ResultsThe knowledge of accredited social health activists regarding pregnancy (OR: 2.51, CI: 1.12–5.64) and newborn complications (OR: 2.57, CI: 1.12–5.92) was significantly higher in the intervention arm compared to the control arm. The knowledge of complications during delivery (OR: 1.36, CI: 0.62–2.98) and the postpartum (OR: 1.06, CI: 0.48–2.33) period was similar in both groups. The activists from the intervention arm demonstrated better skills for measuring temperature (OR: 4.25, CI: 1.66–10.89) of newborns compared to the control group.ConclusionThe results suggest potential benefits of this mHealth intervention for improving knowledge and skills of accredited social health activists.
LCR1 and LCR2, two multi‐analyte blood tests to assess liver cancer risk in patients without or with cirrhosis
Authors: Poynard Thierry , Peta Valentina , Deckmyn Olivier , Munteanu Mona , Moussalli Joseph , Ngo Yen , Rudler Marika , Lebray Pascal , Pais Raluca , Bonyhay Luminita , Charlotte Frederic , Thibault Vincent , Fartoux Laetitia , Lucidarme Olivier , Eyraud Daniel , Scatton Olivier , Savier Eric , Valantin Marc Antoine , Ngo An , Drane Fabienne , Rosmorduc Olivier , Imbert‐Bismut Françoise , Housset Chantal , Thabut Dominique , Ratziu Vlad ,   the HECAM‐FibroFrance Group
Published: December 2018

SummaryBackgroundNo blood test has been shown to be effective in the prediction of primary liver cancer in patients without cirrhosis.AimTo construct and internally validate two sequential tests for early prediction of liver cancer. These tests enable an algorithm which could improve the performance of the standard surveillance protocol recommended (imaging with or without AFP), limited to patients with cirrhosis.MethodsWe performed a retrospective analysis in prospectively collected specimens from an ongoing cohort. We designed an early sensitive high‐risk test (LCR1) that combined (using Cox model) hepatoprotective proteins (apolipoproteinA1, haptoglobin) with known risk factors (gender, age, gammaglutamyltranspeptidase), and a marker of fibrosis (alpha2‐macroglobulin). To increase the specificity, we then combined (LCR2) these components with alpha‐fetoprotein.ResultsA total of 9892 patients, 85.9% without cirrhosis, were followed up for 5.9 years [IQR: 4.3‐9.4]. LCR1 and LCR2 time‐dependent AUROCs were not different in construction and validation randomised subsets. Among 2027 patients with high‐LCR1 then high‐LCR2, 167 cancers (113 with cirrhosis, 54 without cirrhosis) were detected, that is 12 patients needed to screen one cancer. The negative predictive value was 99.5% (95% CI 99.0‐99.7) in the 2026 not screened patients (11 cancers without cirrhosis) higher than the standard surveillance, which detected 113 cancers in 755 patients screened, that is seven patients needed to screen one cancer, but with a lower negative predictive value 98.0% (97.5‐98.5; Z = 4.3; P < 0.001) in 3298 not screened patients (42 cancers without cirrhosis).ConclusionsIn patients with chronic liver disease the LCR1 and LCR2 tests identify those with a high risk of liver cancer, including in those without cirrhosis. NCT01927133.
Robot‐assisted surgery and endoscopic management of gastrocolic fistula: A rare complication of acute pancreatitis in a patient who had undergone sleeve gastrectomy
Authors: Montoya‐Ramírez Jesús , Aguilar‐Espinosa Francisco , Gutiérrez‐Salinas José , Blas‐Azotla Ricardo , Aguilar‐Soto Oscar A 
Published: December 2018

AbstractTen years after undergoing sleeve gastrectomy, a 39‐year‐old man developed pancreatitis and, after recovery, presented with severe diarrhea. An image study showed barium contrast passing from the stomach to the colon. Before surgery, initial treatment consisted of parenteral nutrition and antibiotics. The patient then underwent robot‐assisted resection of a gastrocolic fistula and omentoplasty. However, 72 h after surgery, the amount of suction drainage suggested that the fistulous track repair was leaking. Therefore, we decided to perform endoscopy to place a self‐expanding covered stent at the gastroesophageal junction as well as a nasojejunal tube to continue nutritional supplementation. After the patient had fasted for 2 weeks, there was no evidence of leakage in the image studies. The patient was discharged after he had clinically improved, and the stent was removed at the end of 8 weeks. The combination of robot‐assisted surgery and endoscopic management is effective for treating gastrocolic fistula.