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Investigating the cost of offsite construction housing in Western Australia
Authors: Sutrisna Monty , Cooper-Cooke Barry , Goulding Jack , Ezcan Volkan 
Published: December 2018

Purpose
Offsite construction approaches and methodologies have been proffered a potential solution for controlling “traditional” projects, especially where high levels of complexity and uncertainty exist. Given this, locations such as Western Australia (WA), where there are unique housing provision challenges, offsite construction method was considered a potential solution for not only addressing the complexity/uncertainty challenges but also alleviating the housing shortage. However, whilst acknowledging the benefits of offsite construction, recognition was also noted on perceived barriers to its implementation, primarily relating to cost uncertainty. This recognition is exacerbated by very limited offsite construction cost data and information available in the public domain. In response to this, this paper sims to provide detailed cost analysis of three offsite construction projects in WA.

Design/methodology/approach
To hold parameters constant and facilitate cross-case comparative analysis, data were collected from three embedded case studies from three residential housing projects in WA. These projects represent the most contemporary implementation of offsite in WA; where two were completed in 2016/2017 and the third project was still ongoing during the data collection of this research. The research methodological approach and accompanying data analysis component engaged a variety of techniques, which was supported by archival study of project data and evidence gathered from the offsite construction provider.

Findings
Core findings revealed three emerging themes from residential offsite construction projects pertinent to cost. Specifically, the overall cost of delivering residential housing project with offsite construction techniques, the cost variability of offsite construction residential housing projects as impacted by uncertainties and the cash flow of residential offsite construction projects based on the payment term. These three major cost drivers are elucidated in this paper.

Originality/value
This research presents new cost insights to complement the wider adoption of offsite construction techniques. It presents additional information to address the limited cost data and information of offsite construction projects available in the public domain particularly for residential housing projects (within the bounded context of WA). It also highlights the further stages needed to enhance data validity, cognisant of universal generalisability and repeatability, market maturity and stakeholder supply chains.
Corporate social responsibility or sustainability in music festivals
Authors: Richardson Neil 
Published: December 2018

PurposeThis paper aims to establish whether social considerations are valued within the UK music festivals.Design/methodology/approachA case study featuring 21 semi-structured interviews with stakeholders delivering seven music festivals. Thematic analysis enabled identification of insights into differences between organisers and suppliers.FindingsThe respondents were positive towards sustainability; however, CSR had little recognition. Both stakeholder groups adopted “ethical” practices. Suppliers want organisers to be transparent and fair. Organisers want supplier to comply with their approaches. All stakeholders need to improve their communications.Research limitations/implicationsAs a small qualitative study, it is not representative of the sector. Furthermore, suppliers may be unwilling to critique festivals. Social desirability bias may be evident.Practical implicationsFestivals operate in increasingly competitive environments; hence, the insights herein should improve stakeholder and festivalgoer engagement.Social implicationsThe stakeholders exhibited diverse sustainability orientations and unfailingly made the business case for SMEs adopting sustainable practices. Ethical practices herein seek partly to address social exclusion. Organisers have attracted festivalgoers who are not averse to the notion that societal endeavours are not just good for society, but also good for them.Originality/valueFew studies of the adoption of social considerations exist within the creative industries.
Study on driver’s braking intention identification based on functional near-infrared spectroscopy
Authors: Zhu Lei , Li Shuguang , Li Yaohua , Wang Min , Li Yanyu , Yao Jin 
Published: December 2018

Purpose
Cooperative driving refers to a notion that intelligent system sharing controlling with human driver and completing driving task together. One of the key technologies is that the intelligent system can identify the driver’s driving intention in real time to implement consistent driving decisions. The purpose of this study is to establish a driver intention prediction model.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors used the NIRx device to measure the cerebral cortex activities for identifying the driver’s braking intention. The experiment was carried out in a virtual reality environment. During the experiment, the driving simulator recorded the driving data and the functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) device recorded the changes in hemoglobin concentration in the cerebral cortex. After the experiment, the driver’s braking intention identification model was established through the principal component analysis and back propagation neural network.

Findings
The research results showed that the accuracy of the model established in this paper was 80.39 per cent. And, the model could identify the driver’s braking intent prior to his braking operation.

Research limitations/implications
The limitation of this study was that the experimental environment was ideal and did not consider the surrounding traffic. At the same time, other actions of the driver were not taken into account when establishing the braking intention recognition model. Besides, the verification results obtained in this paper could only reflect the results of a few drivers’ identification of braking intention.

Practical implications
This study can be used as a reference for future research on driving intention through fNIRS, and it also has a positive effect on the research of brain-controlled driving. At the same time, it has developed new frontiers for intention recognition of cooperative driving.

Social implications
This study explores new directions for future brain-controlled driving and wheelchairs.

Originality/value
The driver’s driving intention was predicted through the fNIRS device for the first time.
Social urbanism: public policy and place brand
Authors: Doyle Caroline 
Published: December 2018

PurposeThis paper aims to focus on how a public policy designed to address a social problem ultimately became the place brand.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses a qualitative case study approach focusing on the city of Medellín, Colombia. It draws from fieldwork conducted in Medellín over 2014 and 2015, including semi-structured interviews with an array of local stakeholders.FindingsThe paper concludes that local governments should be aware that the policymaking process can become part of their branding. It also shows the importance of the continual involvement of stakeholders in the place brand process to ensure it is a sustainable brand.Originality/valueThere are limited studies which focus on how a public policy designed to address a social problem ultimately becomes the place brand. This paper shows how a public policy, social urbanism, became the branding of Medellín.
The puzzle of internal audit function budget toward specialist auditor choice and audit fees
Authors: AL-Qadasi Adel Ali , Abidin Shamharir , Al-Jaifi Hamdan Amer 
Published: December 2018

PurposeThis study is motivated by the lack of internal audit function (IAF) research and by the call for research on the impact of dominant owners such as family shareholders on audit fees and the demand for audit quality. This study aims to examine the impact of the IAF budget on the selection of industry-specialist auditors and on audit fees, particularly in companies with family-controlled shareholders, a feature unique to Malaysia.Design/methodology/approachData of Malaysian-listed companies during the period 2009-2012 are used. To examine the relationships, logit and ordinary least square regressions are used. Several additional analyses are conducted to assess the robustness of the main results, including alternative measures of specialist auditor and family ownership, endogeneity problems and self-selection bias.FindingsThe results show that the IAF budget is positively related to hiring industry-specialist auditors and audit fees. However, family companies are less likely to support the positive association between IAF costs and engage specialist auditors than non-family companies. In addition, a complementary association between the costs of IAF and audit fees for both family and non-family companies was found. Finally, the results show that there is a negative association between family ownership and the ratio of IAF costs to audit fees, suggesting that family companies rely more upon external auditing than internal auditing.Originality/valueThe contribution of this study is to provide an empirical evidence about the tradeoff between IAF and both industry-specialist auditors and audit fees with considering the moderating impact of family-ownership shareholdings. This issue is yet to be examined, and it provides implications for policymakers and practitioners, as it offers insights into the importance of investing in IAF toward hiring industry-specialist auditors and pricing the audit services.
Towards a framework for measuring creative economy: evidence from Balkan countries
Authors: Ndou Valentina , Schiuma Giovanni , Passiante Giuseppina 
Published: December 2018

PurposeThe creative process through which the territorial resources, knowledge and culture are used, exploited and configured to match needs and to achieve congruence with the changing business environment has become a crucial process for competitiveness. This is even more relevant for economies of developing countries which are continuously struggling to reap the benefits of globalisation, as well as to grasp the new opportunities for competitiveness. As such, this paper aims to try to concentrate on the dynamic perspectives of the creative economy of countries by distinguishing between the potentialities and performance. The paper tackles the influence that creativity capacities might have on performance of countries.Design/methodology/approachThe methodology consists in identifying creative economy indicators from a diverse data set of the World Economic Forum and distinguish them between potential and performance indicators.FindingsData reveal as good progress and emphasis is being devoted to increasing the level of creativity; however, the Balkan countries still holdup in their capacity to boost innovation.Practical implicationsThe paper provide a new focus of research on creativity measurement that is significant for understanding what creative capacities territories possess and the ability to make proficient use for growth and innovation.Originality/valueThis paper proposes a new operational framework for measuring and interpreting the creative economy indicators by identifying not only indicators that gauge the potentialities of a country, but also indicators that are linked with the performance dimension, as well as the relationship amongst them.
Application of Bernoulli wavelet method for estimating a solution of linear stochastic Itô-Volterra integral equations
Authors: Mirzaee Farshid , Samadyar Nasrin 
Published: December 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to develop a new method based on operational matrices of Bernoulli wavelet for solving linear stochastic Itô-Volterra integral equations, numerically.

Design/methodology/approach
For this aim, Bernoulli polynomials and Bernoulli wavelet are introduced, and their properties are expressed. Then, the operational matrix and the stochastic operational matrix of integration based on Bernoulli wavelet are calculated for the first time.

Findings
By applying these matrices, the main problem would be transformed into a linear system of algebraic equations which can be solved by using a suitable numerical method. Also, a few results related to error estimate and convergence analysis of the proposed scheme are investigated.

Originality/value
Two numerical examples are included to demonstrate the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed method. All of the numerical calculation is performed on a personal computer by running some codes written in MATLAB software.
Hydraulic manifold design via additive manufacturing optimized with CFD and fluid-structure interaction simulations
Authors: Alshare Aiman A. , Calzone Fedrico , Muzzupappa Maurizio 
Published: December 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to investigate the feasibility of using additive manufacturing (AM) technique to produce an efficient valve manifold for hydraulic actuator by redesigning valve blocks produced by conventional methods.

Design/methodology/approach
A priori, a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis was carried out using the software ANSYS Fluent to determine the optimal flow path that results in least pressure drop, highest average velocity and least energy losses. Fluid–structure interaction (FSI) simulations, processed with imported pressure distribution from the CFD, were conducted to determine the resulting loading and deformations of the manifold assembly.

Findings
The new design offers a 23 per cent reduction of oil volume in the circuit, while weighing 84 per cent less. When using the new design, a decrease of pressure drop by nearly 25 per cent and an increase in the average velocity by 2.5 per cent is achieved. A good agreement, within 16 per cent, is found in terms of the pressure drop between the experiment and computational model.

Originality/value
It is possible to build an efficient hydraulic manifold design by iterative refinement for adequate production via selective laser melting (SLM) and minimize used material to circumventing building support structures in non-machinable features of the manifold.
The effect of corruption and culture on corporate social performance: an empirical study
Authors: Agyei-Mensah Ben Kwame , Buertey Samuel 
Published: December 2018

PurposeThe study aims to examine the simultaneous influence of corruption and culture on corporate social and environmental performance of selected companies.Design/methodology/approachTheoretical propositions on how corruption and culture influence corporate social responsibility performance were developed and empirically tested. Corruption is measured using Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index and Schwartz (2008) cultural dimension is used as a measure of culture. Descriptive analysis was performed to provide the background statistics of the variables examined. This was followed by regression analysis which forms the main data analysis.FindingsThe multiple regression analysis results indicated that corruption and two of the three cultural dimensions (embeddedness and Mastery) are significantly related to corporate social responsibility performance.Originality/valueThe study contributes to the corporate social responsibility literature by revealing that corruption and culture are key determinants of corporate social responsibility performance.
G59S mutation in the GJB2 gene in a Chinese family with classic Vohwinkel syndrome
Authors: Xie Ming‐xing , Yang Wei‐ping , Luo Hao‐jie , Ismail Ferina , Hao Yang‐yang , Yang Jian‐qiang 
Published: December 2018

AbstractVohwinkel syndrome (VS) is a rare autosomal dominant condition, also known as mutilating palmoplantar keratoderma accompanied by sensorineural deafness. The LOR and GJB2 genes are reported to be responsible for VS. The GJB2 gene encodes connexin 26, a component of intercellular gap junctions expressed in various tissues. We report the case of a 31‐year‐old Chinese woman with classic VS characterized by sensorineural deafness and mutilating palmoplantar keratoderma. Further genetic studies demonstrated a nucleotide change (c.175G>A) in the GJB2 gene, leading to an amino acid alteration (G59S). This identical missense mutation (G59S) has also been reported in a patient with Bart–Pumphrey syndrome. Together with our findings and previous studies, we conclude that the identical mutation (G59S) in the GJB2 gene contributes to various manifestations.
A critique for eco‐evolutionary dynamics
Authors: Hendry Andrew P. 
Published: December 2018

Abstract

A growing body of empirical work supports and informs the role of genetic variation and contemporary evolution in shaping ecological dynamics at the population, community and ecosystem levels. Although much progress has been made, I contend that reliance on several common empirical and inferential approaches is limiting forward progress in key areas, which leads me to several suggestions.

More studies should focus on revealing eco‐evolutionary dynamics as they play out in the “real world,” as opposed to laboratories and mesocosms.

At the community and ecosystem levels, increasing effort should be directed towards the importance of evolution acting through population density, as opposed to only direct per‐capita effects.

More work should be directed towards the effects of whole‐community evolution, as opposed to the evolution of only particular focal species.

New and innovative approaches are needed for studying how natural selection resists evolutionary and ecological change, thus generating cryptic eco‐evolutionary dynamics.

Although simultaneous improvement on all of these fronts is perhaps impossible for any single research programme, even advances in one or more areas could dramatically improve our understanding of the prevalence, power and relevance of eco‐evolutionary dynamics.

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Occupational therapy medicolegal assessment of domestic assistance requirements: Focus group perspectives
Authors: Arnold Susan , Mackenzie Lynette , Millington Michael , James Carole 
Published: December 2018

Background/aimEstimating domestic assistance requirements within the medicolegal field is a role for occupational therapists. It is a complex multidimensional process of clinical reasoning with no published research outlining how an occupational therapist translates assessment data into the number of hours of domestic assistance required. This study describes the current occupational therapy practice of estimating domestic assistance hours within the medicolegal context.MethodThree focus groups, totalling 14 occupational therapists providing medicolegal reports in New South Wales, were conducted. Sydney University provided ethics approval. Focus group data were thematically analysed.ResultsFour themes were identified:

Tasks included as housework.
Assessment process – interview of pre‐injury and recovery status; functional performance on specific tasks and a tour of the home.
Influential factors – include legal system restrictions, medical management, cultural and society values, family expectations, location and impact of diagnosis.
Strategies to determine care – triangulation of observed data with medical reports and clinical experience. Knowledge of community and own performance times within the framework of occupational therapy philosophy
DiscussionNo single method of translating assessment data to hours of care was identified. Therapists use of their own housework performance raises ethical issues. Use of claimant only statements raises issues of inaccurate data on which to base decisions. Therapists should refer to occupational therapy process of clinical reasoning to explain their recommendations even though the reasoning does not give a definite number of care hours.ConclusionTherapists need to understand the factors influencing their clinical reasoning when integrating all available information into an estimating of domestic assistance hours. Further study analysing the content of medicolegal report may provide information as to how therapists document their clinical reasoning for court.
Undo the brake of tumour immune tolerance with antibodies, peptide mimetics and small molecule compounds targeting PD‐1/PD‐L1 checkpoint at different locations for acceleration of cytotoxic immunity to cancer cells
Authors: Gu Wenyi , Wang Lihui , Wu Yanheng , Liu Jun‐Ping 
Published: December 2018

SummaryRecent clinical success of immunotherapy that inhibits the negative immune regulatory pathway programmed cell death protein‐1/PD‐1 ligand 1 (PD‐1/PD‐L1) has initiated a new era in the treatment of metastatic cancer. However, greater challenges remain to treat all cancers. The molecular architecture in the immune synapse constituting positive engagements for immune activation and negative checkpoints against immune hyperactivity is regulated dynamically by interaction between proteostasis and tumour microenvironment. This article reviews recent progresses in our understandings of the cellular and molecular mechanisms of the negative checkpoint PD‐1/PD‐L1 behaviours in immune tolerance of tumourigenesis and metastasis. We provide an overview on PD‐L1 gene expression regulation, protein turnover, intra‐ and extracellular trafficking, exosome‐mediated inter‐cellular transport, molecular interface peptide mimetics, inhibitory chemical compounds such as metformin, and antibody dynamics. We summarise PD‐L1 post‐translational modifications including glycosylation, palmitoylation, phosphorylation and ubiquitination, reflecting future research directions and opportunities in identifying tumour‐specific signalling targets, their regulatory molecules and pathways for intervention into various types of cancers.
Repeated evolutionary transitions of flavobacteria from marine to non‐marine habitats
Authors: Zhang Hao , Yoshizawa Susumu , Sun Ying , Huang Yongjie , Chu Xiao , González José M. , Pinhassi Jarone , Luo Haiwei 
Published: December 2018

SummaryThe taxonomy of marine and non‐marine organisms rarely overlap, but the mechanisms underlying this distinction are often unknown. Here, we predicted three major ocean‐to‐land transitions in the evolutionary history of Flavobacteriaceae, a family known for polysaccharide and peptide degradation. These unidirectional transitions were associated with repeated losses of marine signature genes and repeated gains of non‐marine adaptive genes. This included various Na+‐dependent transporters, osmolyte transporters and glycoside hydrolases (GH) for sulfated polysaccharide utilization in marine descendants, and in non‐marine descendants genes for utilizing the land plant material pectin and genes facilitating terrestrial host interactions. The K+ scavenging ATPase was repeatedly gained whereas the corresponding low‐affinity transporter repeatedly lost upon transitions, reflecting K+ ions are less available to non‐marine bacteria. Strikingly, the central metabolism Na+‐translocating NADH: quinone dehydrogenase gene was repeatedly gained in marine descendants, whereas the H+‐translocating counterpart was repeatedly gained in non‐marine lineages. Furthermore, GH genes were depleted in isolates colonizing animal hosts but abundant in bacteria inhabiting other non‐marine niches; thus relative abundances of GH versus peptidase genes among Flavobacteriaceae lineages were inconsistent with the marine versus non‐marine dichotomy. We suggest that phylogenomic analyses can cast novel light on mechanisms explaining the distribution and ecology of key microbiome components.