bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Genres and situational appropriation of information
Authors: Huvila Isto 
Published: September 2019

PurposeInformation science research has begun to broaden its traditional focus on information seeking to cover other modes of acquiring information. The purpose of this paper is to move forward on this trajectory and to present a framework for explicating how in addition to being sought, existing information are made useful and taken into use.Design/methodology/approachA conceptual enquiry draws on an empirical vignette based on an observation study of an archaeological teaching excavation. The conceptual perspective builds on Andersen’s genre approach and Huvila’s notion of situational appropriation.FindingsThis paper suggests that information becomes appropriable, and appropriated (i.e. taken into use), when informational and social genres intertwine with each other. This happens in a continuous process of (re)appropriation of information where existing information scaffolds new information and the on-going process of appropriation.Originality/valueThe approach is proposed as a potentially powerful conceptualisation for explicating information interactions when existing information is taken into use rather than sought that have received little attention in traditional models and theories of human information behaviour.
Using collaborative research methodologies in humanitarian supply chains
Authors: Sabri Yasmine , Zarei Mohammad Hossein , Harland Christine 
Published: September 2019

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to develop an existing collaborative research methodology process (Sabri, 2018), contextualise it for application in humanitarian supply chains and test it empirically.

Design/methodology/approach
Building on collaborative research methodology and humanitarian supply chain literature, the Sabri’s (2018) collaborative research methodology process is further developed to comprise eight phases of collaborative research contextualised for the humanitarian supply chain domain. The process is applied in a collaborative research case of academia–practitioner knowledge co-creation in a humanitarian supply chain setting, focussing on environmental sustainability improvement. The collaborative case analysis suggests a number of refinements to the elements of the process. This study undertook two cycles of academia–practitioner collaborative research.

Findings
In testing the process, a noticeable improvement in the collaboration among different humanitarian stakeholders was observed, leading to improved stakeholder management. The implementation improved the sustainability awareness and social inclusion of the affected population. Rurality, remoteness, security issues and resistance of field staff against change were among the main challenges for supply chain researchers to engage in collaborative research in the humanitarian domain.

Originality/value
The paper addresses the rigour‒relevance‒reflectiveness debate in the humanitarian supply chain domain. A collaborative research methodology process derived from action research is further developed using humanitarian literature, and then it is applied in a humanitarian logistics case focussed on environmental sustainability. The present collaborative research process facilitates engaged scholarship among the humanitarian stakeholders, as the researchers’ roles move from observatory to participatory knowledge broker.
A problematic legacy: diversity in American reading textbooks
Authors: Compton-Lilly Catherine , Liu Shuning , Padrós Cuxart Maria , Pettit Lindsay , Timm Yanli 
Published: September 2019

Purpose
This conceptual paper aims to explore biases in reading textbooks that have been used to teach generations of Americans, including children in urban communities. While these texts are no longer used, the images they present and the ideas embedded in these texts unfortunately contribute to who we are as a nation.

Design/methodology/approach
These texts were identified by Catherine Compton-Lilly as she trolled the historical archives of a major university.

Findings
In addition to an analysis of historic texts, more recent attempts to create culturally responsive texts often designed to serve children in urban communities are examined, and the learnings from these attempts are being explored.

Practical implications
This conceptual paper points to the need for systematic analyses of biases operating in textbooks that are currently used in schools.

Originality/value
This work reveals and explores one way in which historical bias has historically infected the early learning experiences of young children in the USA.
Visibility and growth of LIS research publications: a Scopus based analysis of select open access journals during 2001 to 2015
Authors: Barik Nilaranjan , Jena Puspanjali 
Published: September 2019

Purpose
This study aims to establish an idea on visibility and growth of research publications of select Library and Information Science (LIS) open access journals indexed in Scopus database during the period 2001-2015.

Design/methodology/approach
The study covers its scope to the research publications published during the period 2001-2015. All retrieved data were analyzed using bibliometric methods. The data of the select journals were searched in Scopus database using the name of the journal as search term in source of the database.

Findings
The results of the study reveal that visibility of LIS research articles in country based, university/ institution based, types of document based, authors based and citation based is significant. Authors from 83 countries and 990 universities/ institutions across the world have published their research in such LIS open access journals. The American and European countries are the leaders among all contributing countries and “Article” is the most popular types of documents with 61.37 per cent publications. The citation impact of publications shows an average 8.08 citations per publication.

Originality/value
The study raises concern on the global visibility of LIS research publications. Authors from underdeveloped countries do not prefer to publish their publications in open channel. Also government and other research bodies of these countries do not give proper weightage to the publications in open access journals. So, the study intends to assess the visibility of LIS research publications and their growth pattern.
Ethical leadership and employee in-role performance
Authors: Kia Narges , Halvorsen Beni , Bartram Timothy 
Published: September 2019

PurposeAgainst the backdrop of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Finance Services Industry in Australia, this study on ethical leadership is timely. The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating effects of organisational identification, customer orientated behaviour, service climate and ethical climate on the relationship between ethical leadership and employee in-role performance.Design/methodology/approachThe hypotheses were tested using a two-wave survey study of 233 bank employees in Australia.FindingsEvidence from the study indicated that organisational identification, service climate and ethical climate mediate the relationship between ethical leadership and employee in-role performance. Surprisingly, the proposed mediation effect of customer orientation was not supported. However, ethical leadership was positively associated with customer orientated behaviour among employees.Research limitations/implicationsLimitations of the study include collecting data at two time points, thereby rendering the study cross-sectional. Employee in-role performance was a self-rated measure.Practical implicationsThis study showed that ethical leadership is critical to improving employee perceptions and experience of an organisation’s service climate, ethical climate, organisational identification, customer orientated behaviour and employee in-role performance. The authors raise a number of HRM implications for the development and enablement of ethical leaders in the banking context.Originality/valueThe findings presented in this paper highlight that ethical leadership is critical to improving employee perceptions and experience of an organisation’s service climate, ethical climate, organisational identification, customer orientated behaviour and employee in-role performance.
Skewed macrophage polarization in aging skeletal muscle
Authors: Cui Chang‐Yi , Driscoll Riley K. , Piao Yulan , Chia Chee W. , Gorospe Myriam , Ferrucci Luigi 
Published: September 2019

AbstractSkeletal muscle aging is a major cause of disability and frailty in the elderly. The progressive impairment of skeletal muscle function with aging was recently linked to a disequilibrium between damage and repair. Macrophages participate in muscle tissue repair, first as pro‐inflammatory M1 subtype and then as anti‐inflammatory M2 subtype. However, information on the presence of macrophages in skeletal muscle is still sporadic and the effect of aging on macrophage phenotype remains unknown. In this study, we sought to characterize the polarization status of macrophages in skeletal muscle of persons across a wide range of ages. We found that most macrophages in human skeletal muscle are M2, and that this number increased with advancing age. On the contrary, M1 macrophages declined with aging, making the total number of macrophages invariant with older age. Notably, M2 macrophages colocalized with increasing intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT) in aging skeletal muscle. Similarly, aged BALB/c mice showed increased IMAT and M2 macrophages in skeletal muscle, accompanied by slightly increased collagen protein production. Collectively, we report that polarization of macrophages to the major M2 subtype is associated with IMAT and propose that increased M2 in aged skeletal muscle may impact upon muscle metabolism associated with aging.
Cost‐effectiveness of expanding the capacity of opioid agonist treatment in Ukraine: dynamic modeling analysis
Authors: Morozova Olga , Crawford Forrest W. , Cohen Ted , Paltiel A. David , Altice Frederick L. 
Published: September 2019

AbstractBackground and aimsAlthough opioid agonist treatment (OAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD) is cost‐effective in settings where the HIV epidemic is concentrated among people who inject drugs, OAT coverage in Ukraine remains far below internationally recommended targets. Scale‐up is limited by both OAT availability and demand. This study aimed to evaluate the cost‐effectiveness of a range of plausible OAT scale‐up strategies in Ukraine incorporating the potential impact of treatment spillover and the real‐world demand for addiction treatment.Design, setting and participantsTen‐year horizon (2016–25) modeling study of opioid addiction epidemic and treatment that accommodated potential peer effects in opioid use initiation and supply‐induced treatment demand in three Ukrainian cities: Kyiv, Mykolaiv and Lviv, comprising a simulated population of people at risk of and with OUD.MeasurementsIncremental cost per quality‐adjusted life‐year gained in the simulated population.FindingsAn estimated 12.2‐, 2.4‐ and 13.4‐fold OAT capacity increase over 2016 baseline capacity in Kyiv, Mykolaiv and Lviv, respectively, would be cost‐effective at a willingness‐to‐pay of one per‐capita gross domestic product (GDP) per quality‐adjusted life‐year gained. This result is robust to parametric and structural uncertainty. Even under the most ambitious capacity increase, OAT coverage (i.e. the proportion of people with OUD receiving OAT) over a 10‐year modeling horizon would be 20, 11 and 17% in Kyiv, Mykolaiv and Lviv, respectively, owing to limited demand.ConclusionsIt is estimated that a substantial increase in opioid agonist treatment (OAT) capacity in three Ukrainian cities would be cost‐effective for a wide range of willingness‐to‐pay thresholds. Even a very ambitious capacity increase, however, is unlikely to reach internationally recommended coverage levels. Further increases in coverage may be limited by demand and would require addressing existing structural barriers to OAT access.
Land Reform and Civil Conflict: Theory and Evidence from Peru
Authors: Albertus Michael 
Published: September 2019

AbstractHow does land reform impact civil conflict? This article examines this question in the prominent case of Peru by leveraging original data on all land expropriations under military rule from 1969 to 1980 and event‐level data from the Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission on rural killings during Peru's internal conflict from 1980 to 2000. Using a geographic regression discontinuity design that takes advantage of Peru's regional approach to land reform through zones that did not entirely map onto major preexisting administrative boundaries, I find that greater land reform dampened subsequent conflict. Districts in core areas of land reform zones that received intense land reform witnessed less conflict relative to comparable districts in adjacent peripheral areas where less land reform occurred. Further tests suggest that land reform mitigated conflict by facilitating counterinsurgency and intelligence gathering, building local organizational capacity later used to deter violence, undercutting the Marxist left, and increasing opportunity costs to supporting armed groups.
Sequence analysis of 37 candidate genes for male infertility: challenges in variant assessment and validating genes
Authors: Araujo T. F. , Friedrich C. , Grangeiro C. H. P. , Martelli L. R. , Grzesiuk J. D. , Emich J. , Wyrwoll M. J. , Kliesch S. , Simões A. L. , Tüttelmann F. 
Published: September 2019

AbstractBackgroundThe routine genetic analysis for diagnosing male infertility has not changed over the last twenty years, and currently available tests can only determine the etiology of 4% of unselected infertile patients. Thus, to create new diagnostic assays, we must better understand the molecular and genetic mechanisms of male infertility. Although next‐generation sequencing allows for simultaneous analysis of hundreds of genes and the discovery of novel candidates related to male infertility, so far only a few gene candidates have enough sound evidence to support the gene–disease relationship.ObjectiveSince complementary studies are required to validate genes, we aimed to analyze the presence of potentially pathogenic rare variants in a set of candidate genes related to azoospermia in a hitherto understudied South American population.Subjects and MethodsWe performed whole exome sequencing in a group of 16 patients with non‐obstructive azoospermia from Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. Based on a recent systematic review of monogenic causes of male infertility, we selected a set of 37 genes related to azoospermia, Sertoli‐Cell‐Only histology, and spermatogenic arrest to analyze. The identified variants were confirmed by Sanger sequencing, and their functional consequence was predicted by in silico programs.ResultsWe identified potential pathogenic variants in seven genes in six patients. Two variants, c.671A>G (p.(Asn224Ser)) in DMRT1 and c.91C>T (p.(Arg31Cys)) in REC8, have already been described in association with azoospermia. We also found new variants in genes that already have moderate evidence of being linked to spermatogenic failure (TEX15, KLHL10), in genes with limited evidence (DNMT3B, TEX14) and in one novel promising candidate gene that has no evidence so far (SYCE1L).DiscussionAlthough this study included a small number of patients, the process of rationally selecting genes allowed us to detect rare potentially pathogenic variants, providing supporting evidence for validating candidate genes associated with azoospermia.
Factors associated with the decision for operative versus conservative treatment of displaced distal radius fractures in the elderly
Authors: Wu Yao‐Sen , Yang Jie , Xie Lin‐Zhen , Zhang Jia‐Yu , Yu Xian‐Bin , Hu Wei , Chen Hua , Sun Liao‐Jun 
Published: September 2019

AbstractBackgroundThe treatment of senile distal radius fractures had not been clearly defined. The objective of this study was to identify the factors associated with the decision for operative treatment of displaced distal radius fractures in patients aged over 55 years.MethodsData of 318 patients with displaced distal radius fractures were collected on patient‐, fracture‐ and surgeon‐related characteristics that were plausibly related to the decision for operation. Mean comparisons or chi‐squared test were used for univariate analysis of the above‐mentioned factors, and then multiple logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with the decision for operation.ResultsUnivariate analysis showed that age, osteoporosis, Charlson score, associated orthopaedic injuries requiring surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma Association (AO) and Fernandez classification, radial height, volar tilt, volar/dorsal comminution, ulnar variance, intra‐articular displacement/step‐off, associated distal radioulnar joint instability or radiocarpal joint dislocation and subspecialty of treating surgeons had statistically significant association with operative intervention. In the multivariate analysis, the predictors of operative intervention were younger patient age (P = 0.028), associated orthopaedic injuries requiring surgery (P = 0.020), higher AO classification (P = 0.037), higher Fernandez classification (P = 0.041), radial shortening >5 mm (P = 0.020), volar tilt > −10° (P = 0.020), volar/dorsal comminution (P = 0.020), ulnar variance >5 mm (P = 0.023), intra‐articular displacement/step‐off >2 mm (P = 0.004), associated distal radioulnar joint instability or radiocarpal joint dislocation (P = 0.047) and treatment by an upper extremity specialist (P = 0.038).ConclusionThe decision for surgery was predominantly influenced by the characteristics and severity of the fracture. Patients' age and treatment by an upper extremity specialist were also significant factors associated with a higher likelihood of operative intervention.
Mechanisms underlying the inhibitory effects of probucol on elastase‐induced abdominal aortic aneurysm in mice
Authors: Chen Cong , Wang Yunxia , Cao Yini , Wang Qinyu , Anwaier Gulinigaer , Zhang Qingyi , Qi Rong 
Published: September 2019

Background and PurposeAbdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a degenerative disease with irreversible and progressive dilation of the artery. But there are few options for efficacious treatment except for traditional surgery. Probucol has been widely applied to treat hyperlipidaemia and atherosclerosis in clinic, but whether it can protect against AAA remains unknown. In this study, the protective effects of probucol against AAA and its related mechanisms were explored.Experimental ApproachThe model of AAA was induced in mice by periaortic application of elastase (40 min) to the abdominal aorta. Probucol at different doses was administered by daily gavage, starting on the same day as AAA was induced, for 14 days. In vitro, cultures of rat vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) were stimulated with TNF‐α. Haem oxygenase (HO)‐1 siRNA and HO‐1 plasmid were used to regulate the expression or activity of HO‐1 in the VSMCs and to clarify the effects of HO‐1.Key ResultsProbucol dose‐dependently prevented the development of AAA, reflected by decreased incidence of AAA, diameter of aortic dilation, elastin degradation, and infiltration of inflammatory cells. Probucol also protected VSMCs from oxidative injury and enhanced elastin biosynthesis. This anti‐inflammatory effects of probucol on VSMCs were significantly decreased when HO‐1 was inhibited by siRNA.Conclusion and ImplicationsProbucol protected against AAA through inhibiting the degradation of elastin induced by inflammation and oxidation and by facilitating the biosynthesis of elastin. HO‐1 played a crucial role in the anti‐inflammatory effects of probucol in VSMCs.
Known and estimated distribution in Mexico of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a pathogenic fungus of amphibians
Authors: Bolom‐Huet René , Pineda Eduardo , Díaz‐Fleischer Francisco , Muñoz‐Alonso Antonio L. , Galindo‐González Jorge 
Published: September 2019

AbstractChytridiomycosis caused by fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is one of the decline global causes of amphibians. Currently, it is distributed throughout a broad range of climates and ecosystems around the world. An epidemic wave of chytridiomycosis began in North America, resulting in population decline and local extinction of many species, reconfiguring species composition of amphibian communities in the Americas. In Mexico, Bd has caused an amphibian population decrease, and its potential distribution area has not been determined. We reviewed the number of species infected, obtaining Bd frequency of infection by land use and vegetation type, and by elevation range. We examined the known distribution of Bd, estimated the potential distribution, and obtained the bioclimate variables relevant for Bd. Our results indicate that in Mexico, Bd has been detected in 78 species of amphibians in 10 families, from 29 different land use and vegetation types, with cloud forest having the highest number of cases (139) and infected species (15). Bd occurs over an elevation range of 1–3,300 m asl and is most frequent at 1,200–1,500 m asl (36%). In addition to the regions previously described as suitable for Bd, our model included desert, coastal, and tropical forest regions, revealing an increase in the area where amphibians could be at risk of infection. Distribution of Bd is mainly associated with temperature of the wettest quarter and potential evapotranspiration of the warmer quarter. We offer an estimate of the ideal conditions for Bd in Mexico, also information for future studies on Bd and the conservation of amphibians.Abstract in Spanish is available with online material.
Minimally invasive parathyroid carcinoma—A missing entity between parathyroid adenoma and carcinoma: Scintigraphic and histological features
Authors: Singh Priyanka , Vadi Shelvin Kumar , Saikia Uma Nahar , Sood Ashwani , Dahiya Divya , Arya Ashutosh Kumar , Behera Arunanshu , Mukherjee Soham , Arvindkumar Sapara Mohin , Bhadada Sanjay Kumar 
Published: September 2019

AbstractPurposeMinimally invasive parathyroid carcinoma (MIPC) is clinically and biochemically comparable with parathyroid adenoma (PA) though histopathologically differ from PA. MIPC is an intermediate of PA and parathyroid carcinoma (PC). In literature, there is no definite criterion to diagnose MIPC. Our aim was to evaluate and characterize the imaging and biochemical parameters with histological characteristics of MIPC.MethodologyTen patients with MIPC were recruited from (single centre) Indian PHPT registry (www.indianphptregistry.com) from January 2014 to July 2018. Clinical, biochemical, imaging and histological features of MIPC patients were reviewed.ResultsThe mean age of MIPC patients (n = 10; 3 males) was 39.9 ± 11.3 years (range: 17‐50). All patients had an elevated preoperative parathyroid hormone (iPTH) level ranging from 427 to 2138 pg/mL (median: 1328). MIBI scan showed intensely avid and enlarged parathyroid tumours in all patients; LIPT in 6, RIPT in 3 and ectopic mediastinal in 1 with mean size of the tumours was 2.8 ± 1.1 cm. The mean of maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) of MIPC in F‐18 fluorocholine PET/CT was 6.7 ± 1.1 (range 6.0‐8.3). The mean tumour weight was 12 ± 9.5 g (range: 1.09‐28). All MIPC patients had identified capsular invasion in 80% and vascular invasion in 50% only but there was no local invasion, lymph nodal or distant metastasis. The mean Ki‐67 labelling index was 3.2 ± 2.7 (range 1.1‐10).ConclusionThe study concluded that MIPC patients are less aggressive (on the basis of imaging and histopathological findings) and should be differentiated from parathyroid adenoma and carcinoma.