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Sport team-endorsed brands on Facebook
Authors: Phua Joe , Pan Po-Lin , Chen Kuan-Ju 
Published: July 2018

PurposeApplying social identity theory, the social identity-brand equity model and excitation-transfer theory, the purpose of this paper is to examine effects of game outcome (win/loss) and location (home/away) on sport fans’ brand attitude and purchase intention toward a brand endorsed by their favorite sport team on Facebook, as well as the mediating role of team identification.Design/methodology/approachA two (win/loss) by two (home/away) full-factorial between-subjects experiment was conducted during the US National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football season over a four-month period. Participants (n=338), who were Facebook users and fans of a NCAA division I football team, completed an online questionnaire assessing brand attitude and purchase intention toward a team-endorsed brand on Facebook, during weeks after the team: won a home game, lost a home game, won an away game, or lost an away game. Results were analyzed using analysis of variance and bootstrapping mediation methods.FindingsResults revealed a significant main effect for game outcome (win/loss), and a significant interaction effect between game outcome (win/loss) and game location (home/away). Team identification also mediated between game outcome (win/loss) and game location (home/away) to influence brand attitude, but not purchase intention.Originality/valueImplications for use of social networking site (SNS)-based brand endorsements as an integral part of brands’ advertising strategies were discussed. Specifically, brands utilizing SNSs to advertise to sport fans should highlight team endorsements, particularly after home game wins, and also target highly identified fans, to maximize positive SNS-based brand evaluations.
A novel parameterized digital-mask generation method for projection stereolithography in tissue engineering
Authors: Li Mingke , Liu Wangyu 
Published: July 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to present the novel parameterized digital-mask generation method which is aimed at enhancing bio-scaffold’s fabricating efficiency with digital micro-mirror device (DMD)-based systems.

Design/methodology/approach
A method to directly generate the digital masks of bio-scaffolds without modeling the entire 3D scaffold models is presented. In most of the conventional methods, it is inefficient to dynamically modify the size of the structural unit cells during design, because it relies more or less on commercial computer aided design (CAD) platforms. The method proposed in this paper can achieve high efficient parameterized design, and it is independent from any CAD platforms. The generated masks in binary bitmap format can be used by the DMD-based to achieve scaffold’s additive manufacture. In conventional methods, the Boolean operation of the external surface and the internal architectures would result in the damage of unit cells in boundary region. These damaged unit cells not only lose its original mechanical property but also cause numbers of gaps and isolated features that would reduce the geometric accuracy of the fabricated scaffolds; the proposed method in this paper provides an approach to tackle this defect.

Findings
The results show that the proposed method can improve the digital masks generation efficiency.

Practical implications
The proposed method can serve as an effective supplement to the slicing method in additive manufacture. It also provides a way to design and fabricate scaffolds with heterogeneous architectures.

Originality/value
This paper gives supports to fabricate bio-scaffold with DMD-based systems.
A dimensional compensation algorithm for vertical bending deformation of 3D printed parts in selective laser sintering
Authors: Ha Sangho , Ransikarbum Kasin , Han Hweeyoung , Kwon Daeil , Kim Hyeonnam , Kim Namhun 
Published: July 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to mitigate the dimensional inaccuracy due to vertical curling/bending deformation of three-dimensional (3D) printed parts produced by selective laser sintering (SLS) using PA12 based on dimensional compensation of the computer-aided design (CAD) model.

Design/methodology/approach
To carry out this study, specially designed features are initially produced as references, and the dimensional deviations from the vertical bending deformation of the SLS process are analyzed. Next, the deformation patterns are formulated using a polynomial regression model in the global Cartesian coordinates of the building platform. Then, the compensation algorithm is implemented and the original 3D CAD file is preprocessed with an inverse transformation of the features to compensate the deformation errors.

Findings
It was found that the 3D printed parts from the SLS process have the dimensional inaccuracy due to the vertical bending pattern of the quadratic form. By implementing the compensation algorithm, it was statistically shown to effectively reduce bending deformations of various sample parts, including the automotive components, in SLS.

Research limitations/implications
The position of samples in a batch has a direct impact on not only bending deformation but also on horizontal shape geometry error. However, the application of this algorithm is focused on the vertical bending deformation, which is estimated as a major part of dimensional inaccuracy.

Practical implications
This paper provides a practical case study with a real vehicle part. The algorithm was shown to provide a more realistic solution to the dimensional deformation of printed products, which is not manageable by simply using the constant scale factors provided by SLS 3D printer manufacturers.

Originality/value
This paper suggests that the vertical bending deformation from SLS’s 3D printed complex parts can be improved through the proposed compensation algorithm. The compensation algorithm was constructed by using the predictive regression model created from the bending deformation patterns of reference samples. The proposed compensation algorithm can be further used and applied for other complex samples without making additional reference parts.
Pursuing Innovation: An Investigation of the Foreign Business Relationships of Swedish SMEs*
Authors: Hånell Sara Melén , Nordman Emilia Rovira , Tolstoy Daniel , Sharma Dharam Deo 
Published: July 2018

AbstractThe aim of this study is to contribute to the international business field and research on the innovativeness of international SMEs, by addressing the following research question: To what extent and under which circumstances does relationship connectedness affect perceived innovativeness in international SMEs? To answer this question, the authors create a model that examines the mediating effects of two types of foreign business relationship strategies: relationship differentiation and relationship investments. In order to create this model, the authors draw upon behavioural internationalization process theory, network theory and research into SMEs. The findings reveal that relationship investments mediate the effect relationship connectedness has on perceived innovativeness. This study contributes to research about the innovativeness of international SMEs by showing that being connected to resources in the network is not, in itself, a guarantee of becoming or remaining innovative in foreign markets.
Obstacles to mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in a community‐based heart failure population
Authors: Jonsson Anna , Norberg Helena , Bergdahl Ellinor , Lindmark Krister 
Published: July 2018

SummaryAimPrevious studies and national assessments indicate an undertreatment of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRA) in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). This study aimed to investigate why MRA is not used to full extent.MethodsA complete community‐based heart failure population was studied. Several variables were collected, and medical records were scrutinized to identify reasons for not prescribing MRA.ResultsOf 2029 patients, 812 had EF ≤40%. Five hundred and fifty‐three patients (68%) tried MRA at some point but 184 of these (33%) discontinued therapy. There were 259 patients that never tried MRA with 177 with a listed explanation or contraindication. Eighty‐two patients, 10% of the total HFrEF population, had no clear contraindications. They were older and had less HF hospitalizations compared to patients on MRA (P < 0.05) and 32% did not have any follow‐up at the cardiology clinic. Contraindications to MRA were renal dysfunction (93 patients), hypotension (28 patients), and hyperkalemia (25 patients). Only six patients had hyperkalemia without renal dysfunction. Of the patients with renal dysfunction, 66 (72%) had eGFR >30 mL/min.ConclusionsThe reasons why MRA are underutilized were mainly because of contraindications. However, the data suggest that physicians are overly cautious about moderately reduced kidney function. There seems to be a 10%‐18% avoidable undertreatment with MRA, especially for elderly patients that are admitted to the hospital for other reasons than heart failure. This suggests that patients with heart failure would benefit from routine follow‐up at a cardiology clinic.
Alcohol intake and semen variables: cross‐sectional analysis of a prospective cohort study of men referring to an Italian Fertility Clinic
Authors: Ricci E. , Noli S. , Ferrari S. , La Vecchia I. , Cipriani S. , De Cosmi V. , Somigliana E. , Parazzini F. 
Published: July 2018

SummaryBackgroundThe association between alcohol intake and male reproductive function is still controversial. In the frame of a prospective cohort study, designed to investigate the relation between life style and fertility, we performed a cross‐sectional analysis of semen quality.MethodsMen of subfertile couples, referring to an Italian Infertility Unit and eligible for assisted reproductive techniques (ARTs), were asked about their lifestyle: BMI, smoking, caffeine intake, occupational and leisure physical activity (PA) and alcohol intake in the last year before ART procedure. Semen volume, sperm concentration, total sperm count and sperm motility were determined. Age, risk factors for impaired male fertility, caffeine, smoking, leisure PA, days of abstinence and daily calories intake were accounted for in the analyses.ResultsBetween September 2014 and December 2016, we enrolled 323 male patients, mean age 39.3 years. Thirty‐one (9.6%) were abstainers, 97 (30.0%) drank <1–3, 98 (30.3%) 4–7 and 97 (30.0%) ≥8 alcohol units per week. As compared to men drinking <1–3 units per week, median semen volume was higher in the 4–7 units/week group (3.0 mL, interquartile range, IQR, 2.0–4.0 vs. 2.4 mL, IQR 1.7–3.5), as well as total sperm count (87.9 mil/mL, IQR 20.2–182.1 vs. 51.5 mil/mL, IQR 15.2–114.7). Association with sperm concentration was also significant, with a U‐shaped trend in groups of alcohol intake. After adjusting for potential confounders, these relations were confirmed. Similar patterns were observed in subgroups of leisure PA and risk factors for impaired male fertility, although these estimates often lacked statistical significance, presumably because of low sample size.ConclusionsModerate alcohol intake appears positively associated to semen quality in male partners of infertile couples undergoing ARTs.
The influence of adherence to the Mediterranean diet on academic performance is mediated by sleep quality in adolescents
Authors: Adelantado‐Renau Mireia , Beltran‐Valls Maria Reyes , Esteban‐Cornejo Irene , Martínez‐Vizcaíno Vicente , Santaliestra‐Pasías Alba María , Moliner‐Urdiales Diego 
Published: July 2018

AbstractAimThis study examined the association of adherence to the Mediterranean diet with academic performance and tested whether this association was mediated by sleep in Spanish adolescents.MethodsWe recruited 269 adolescents (52% boys) aged 13.9 ± 0.3 years from the Deporte, ADOlescencia y Salud study of 38 secondary schools and sport clubs in Castellon, Spain, between February and May 2015. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet was assessed by the KIDMED questionnaire, sleep quality was evaluated with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index test and sleep duration was objectively computed using a wrist‐worn accelerometer. Academic performance was assessed through final school grades and a validated test.ResultsGreater adherence to the Mediterranean diet was associated with higher scores in language, core subjects, grade point average and verbal ability (p < 0.05). Sleep quality acted as a significant mediator of the association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and final grades in maths, language, core subjects and the grade point average.ConclusionOur data show that the influence of adherence to the Mediterranean diet on academic performance was mediated by sleep quality in adolescents. Education and public health professionals should work together to achieve both improved health status and academic performance in adolescents.
EXCHANGE RATE PASS‐THROUGH IN A SMALL OPEN ECONOMY: A STRUCTURAL VAR APPROACH
Authors: TUNC Cengiz , Kilinc Mustafa 
Published: July 2018

ABSTRACTStudying exchange rate pass‐through in Turkey for the period of 2006m1‐2015m6, we first show that the commonly used recursive VAR model generates unrealistic dynamics like effects of domestic variables on external variables in small open economies and biased estimates. Bias comes from unrealistic decline in energy prices in response to depreciation of currency. However, a more realistic structural VAR model suitable for small open economies generates more sensible dynamics and suggests a higher pass‐through than the recursive VAR model. Overall, our analysis demonstrates the importance of using a more realistic model setup and checking the relationships across variables when estimating ERPT in small open economies.
Stylized Image Triangulation
Authors: Lawonn Kai , Günther Tobias 
Published: July 2018

AbstractThe art of representing images with triangles is known as image triangulation, which purposefully uses abstraction and simplification to guide the viewer's attention. The manual creation of image triangulations is tedious and thus several tools have been developed in the past that assist in the placement of vertices by means of image feature detection and subsequent Delaunay triangulation. In this paper, we formulate the image triangulation process as an optimization problem. We provide an interactive system that optimizes the vertex locations of an image triangulation to reduce the root mean squared approximation error. Along the way, the triangulation is incrementally refined by splitting triangles until certain refinement criteria are met. Thereby, the calculation of the energy gradients is expensive and thus we propose an efficient rasterization‐based GPU implementation. To ensure that artists have control over details, the system offers a number of direct and indirect editing tools that split, collapse and re‐triangulate selected parts of the image. For final display, we provide a set of rendering styles, including constant colours, linear gradients, tonal art maps and textures. Finally, we demonstrate temporal coherence for animations and compare our method with existing image triangulation tools.
WHO‐5 and BDI‐II are acceptable screening instruments for depression in people with diabetes
Authors: Rauwerda N. L. , Tovote K. A. , Peeters A. C. T. M. , Sanderman R. , Emmelkamp P. M. G. , Schroevers M. J. , Fleer J. 
Published: July 2018

AbstractAimsTo investigate the acceptability of two questionnaires, the five item WHO Well‐being Index (WHO‐5) and the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI‐II), which differ in length and focus, by comparing three screening groups: (1) WHO‐5, (2) BDI‐II and (3) WHO‐5 and BDI‐II.MethodsA total of 699 individuals with diabetes were approached to participate in the study, of whom 95 completed the WHO‐5, 254 completed the BDI‐II and 350 completed both the WHO‐5 and the BDI‐II questionnaires. Five facets of acceptability were compared, including objective aspects (response rate and completion level) and subjective aspects (appreciation, agreeableness and accuracy of the screening questionnaire). Data were analysed using logistic regression analysis and (multivariate) analysis of covariance.ResultsThe overall response rate was 65% (453 out of 699). No differences between the three groups were found with respect to the response rate (WHO‐5: 66%; BDI‐II: 63%; WHO‐5 and BDI‐II: 66%; P ≥ 0.19) and completion level (WHO‐5: 99.5%; BDI‐II: 97.8%; WHO‐5 and BDI‐II: 98.7%; P=0.45). The three groups did differ significantly in their scores on two of the three subjective indicators (P<0.03), i.e. appreciation (P=0.002) and agreeableness (P=0.035), with those completing only the WHO‐5 reporting greater appreciation and agreeableness.ConclusionsA brief well‐being questionnaire, such as the WHO‐5, results in greater appreciation of mood screening and appreciation of completing the questionnaire, but this does not result in a better response rate and higher questionnaire completion. Given these results, either or both questionnaires can be used to screen for depressive symptoms in people with diabetes in clinical practice.
A randomized clinical trial of the efficacy and safety of sitagliptin compared with dapagliflozin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and mild renal insufficiency: The CompoSIT‐R study
Authors: Scott Russell , Morgan Jerry , Zimmer Zachary , Lam Raymond L. H. , O'Neill Edward A. , Kaufman Keith D. , Engel Samuel S. , Raji Annaswamy 
Published: July 2018

AimTo compare the efficacy and safety of the dipeptidyl peptidase‐4 inhibitor sitagliptin with the sodium‐glucose transporter‐2 inhibitor dapagliflozin in patients with type 2 diabetes and mild renal insufficiency.Materials and MethodsPatients with HbA1c ≥7.0 to ≤9.5% (≥53 to ≤80 mmol/mol) and estimated glomerular filtration rate ≥60 to <90 mL/min/1.73m2 on metformin (≥1500 mg/d) ± sulfonylurea were randomized to sitagliptin 100 mg (n = 307) or dapagliflozin 5 mg titrated to 10 mg (n = 306) once daily for 24 weeks. A longitudinal data analysis model was used to test the primary hypothesis that sitagliptin is non‐inferior to dapagliflozin in reducing HbA1c at Week 24, with superiority to be tested if non‐inferiority is met. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02532855.ResultsBaseline mean HbA1c (% [mmol/mol]) was 7.7 (60.9) and 7.8 (61.2), and mean eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2) was 79.4 and 76.9 for the sitagliptin and dapagliflozin groups, respectively. After 24 weeks, the between‐group difference in least squares mean (95% CI) changes from baseline in HbA1c was −0.15% (−0.26, −0.04) (−1.67 mmol/mol [−2.86, −0.48]), P = 0.006, meeting the prespecified criteria for declaring both non‐inferiority and superiority of sitagliptin versus dapagliflozin. The HbA1c goal of <7% (<53 mmol/mol) was met by 43% (sitagliptin) and 27% (dapagliflozin) of patients. No meaningful between‐group difference was observed in a pre‐specified analysis of 2‐hour incremental postprandial glucose excursion. A review of adverse events (AEs) was notable for a lower incidence of drug‐related AEs with sitagliptin compared with dapagliflozin.ConclusionsIn patients with type 2 diabetes, mild renal insufficiency and inadequate glycaemic control on metformin ± sulfonylurea, sitagliptin treatment resulted in greater improvement in glycaemic control compared with dapagliflozin and was generally well tolerated.
Changes of motor corticobulbar projections following different lesion types affecting the central nervous system in adult macaque monkeys
Authors: Fregosi Michela , Contestabile Alessandro , Badoud Simon , Borgognon Simon , Cottet Jérôme , Brunet Jean‐François , Bloch Jocelyne , Schwab Martin E. , Rouiller Eric M. 
Published: July 2018

AbstractFunctional recovery from central nervous system injury is likely to be partly due to a rearrangement of neural circuits. In this context, the corticobulbar (corticoreticular) motor projections onto different nuclei of the ponto‐medullary reticular formation (PMRF) were investigated in 13 adult macaque monkeys after either, primary motor cortex injury (MCI) in the hand area, or spinal cord injury (SCI) or Parkinson's disease‐like lesions of the nigro‐striatal dopaminergic system (PD). A subgroup of animals in both MCI and SCI groups was treated with neurite growth promoting anti‐Nogo‐A antibodies, whereas all PD animals were treated with autologous neural cell ecosystems (ANCE). The anterograde tracer BDA was injected either in the premotor cortex (PM) or in the primary motor cortex (M1) to label and quantify corticobulbar axonal boutons terminaux and en passant in PMRF. As compared to intact animals, after MCI the density of corticobulbar projections from PM was strongly reduced but maintained their laterality dominance (ipsilateral), both in the presence or absence of anti‐Nogo‐A antibody treatment. In contrast, the density of corticobulbar projections from M1 was increased following opposite hemi‐section of the cervical cord (at C7 level) and anti‐Nogo‐A antibody treatment, with maintenance of contralateral laterality bias. In PD monkeys, the density of corticobulbar projections from PM was strongly reduced, as well as that from M1, but to a lesser extent. In conclusion, the densities of corticobulbar projections from PM or M1 were affected in a variable manner, depending on the type of lesion/pathology and the treatment aimed to enhance functional recovery.
Increased brain and behavioural susceptibility to portion size in children with loss of control eating
Authors: English L. K. , Masterson T. D. , Fearnbach S. N. , Tanofsky‐Kraff M. , Fisher J. , Wilson S. J. , Rolls B. J. , Keller K. L. 
Published: July 2018

SummaryBackgroundPortion size influences intake (i.e. the portion size effect [PSE]), yet determinants of susceptibility to the PSE are unclear.ObjectiveWe tested whether children who reported an episode of loss of control (LOC) eating over the last 3 months would be more susceptible to the PSE and would show differential brain responses to food cues compared with children with no‐LOC.MethodsAcross five sessions, children (n = 47; 7–10 years) consumed four test meals at 100%, 133%, 167% and 200% conditions for portion size and completed a functional magnetic resonance imaging scan while viewing pictures of foods varied by portion size and energy density (ED). Incidence of LOC over the past 3 months was self‐reported. Random coefficient models were tested for differences in the shape of the PSE curve by LOC status. A whole‐brain analysis was conducted to determine response to food cues during the functional magnetic resonance imaging.ResultsReported LOC (n = 13) compared with no‐LOC (n = 34) was associated with increased susceptibility to the PSE, as evidenced by a positive association with the linear slope (P < 0.005), and negative association with the quadratic slope (P < 0.05) of the intake curve. Children who reported LOC compared with no‐LOC showed increased activation in the left cerebellum to small relative to large portions (P < 0.01) and right cerebellum to High‐ED relative to Low‐ED food cues (P < 0.01).ConclusionChildren who reported LOC were more susceptible to the PSE and showed alterations in food‐cue processing in the cerebellum, a hindbrain region implicated in satiety signalling.