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Firm/product reputation and new-product recalls
Authors: Majid Kashef , Rhee Mooweon 
Published: May 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to identify the rate of recall for new products vs established products and to explore the simultaneous impact of a firm’s reputation and a product’s reputation on the market response to a product recall.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors first use an accelerated hazard model to establish that new products are more vulnerable to damage than established products. Once this is established, the authors use a hierarchical linear model to explore the simultaneous impact of the firm and product reputation on the market response to a product recall.

Findings
The findings indicate that new products have a greater probability of recall over time than existing products and after a product recall a positive firm reputation can negatively impact the firm and hence becomes a liability. However, when the product is first introduced, the product reputation can help offset any negative market response; the product reputation can therefore be an asset.

Research limitations/implications
New products are more flawed than their established counterparts. A positive reputation can be a liability but a positive product reputation can offset the negative impact of the firm reputation and this is especially pertinent to new products.

Originality/value
The majority of prior research has focused on the reputation and assumed that the firm represented the product as well; the findings of this study reveal that the reputation of the product can have contrasting effects to the reputation of the firm.
Art as a strategic element for innovation in gastronomic experiential services
Authors: Hurtado Justiniano Maria Nelly , Valls-Pasola Jaume , Jaria Chacon Natalia 
Published: May 2018

PurposeThis paper aims to evidence the importance of art professionals’ participation in experiential innovation processes, in particular for the gastronomic experiential services, likewise their support to maintain companies at the vanguard in a market of experiences.Design/methodology/approachData are collected, in the first phase, through an elaborated questionnaire. In the second phase, a list of companies is created, based on the qualification that users give to the category “creative gastronomy”, in different online portals of restoration.FindingsThe authors found that art professionals are a strategic and differentiating element for companies that want to break away from the market and increase their revenues. The third part of the interviewed companies that innovate in services experience processes are conformed by multidisciplinary teams, some of the companies take into account the coalition of art professionals with kitchen professionals. This coalition has allowed the companies to increase its billing, stay at the vanguard of the market and more important to maintain their gastronomic experiences services.Research limitations/implicationsOne of the main obstacles for conducting this research was observed when carrying out the surveys, as the concept of “team” in the studied sector is not understood as part of the daily administration.Practical implicationsThe teams that have made this coalition type, and those that have teams of other specialized professional profiles, have increased their sales through the creation of gastronomical experiences. However, in this research, it is observed that, the companies that combine their teams and do a co-design work and co-development idea have been able to stay at the vanguard of the service and considerably increase their billing.Social implicationsHuman resources, with their respective competitions, abilities, techniques and knowledge, are the fundamental base in this type of service. The creation of strategic relationships with other companies or individuals, for either managerial alliances or recruitment and disposition of multidisciplinary teams at the internal level, could be more natural and generate new business opportunities.Originality/valueThe contribution of the paper focuses on the analysis about art professionals’ (artists) role at the time companies decide to sell sensations and emotions to a new consumer profile.
High‐resolution multi‐component distributed acoustic sensing
Authors: Lim Chen Ning Ivan , Sava Paul 
Published: May 2018

ABSTRACTDistributed acoustic sensing uses an optical fibre together with an interrogator unit to perform strain measurements. The usage of distributed acoustic sensing in geophysics is attractive due to its dense spatial sampling and low operation cost if the optical fibre is freely accessible. In the borehole environment, optical fibres for distributed acoustic sensing are often readily available as a part of other sensing tools, such as for temperature and pressure. Although the distributed acoustic sensing system promises great potential for reservoir monitoring and surface seismic acquisition, the single axial strain measurement of distributed acoustic sensing along the fibre is inadequate to fully characterise the different wave modes, thus making reservoir characterisation challenging. We propose an acquisition system using five equally spaced helical optical fibres and a straight optical fibre to obtain six different strain projections. This system allows us to reconstruct all components of the 3D strain tensor at any location along the fibre. Analysing the condition number associated with the geometry of the optical fibre, we can systematically search for the optimum design parameters for our configuration. Numerical examples demonstrate the effectiveness of our proposed method to successful reconstruction of the full strain tensor from elastic wavefields of arbitrary complexity.
External validation of the Rapid Assessment Prioritisation and Referral Tool for multidisciplinary teams in medical assessment and planning units
Authors: Sharp Stacey , Palmer Michelle , Dullaway Simone L , Fortnum Kristy , Jane Michelle‐Renee , Kwiecien Inger , Vivanti Angela , McPhail Steven M 
Published: May 2018

AbstractObjectiveThe Rapid Assessment Prioritisation and Referral Tool (RAPaRT) was developed for identifying appropriate referrals to allied members of the multidisciplinary team in hospital medical assessment and planning units (MAPUs). This study examined the performance of the RAPaRT for identifying appropriate referrals as well as predicting requirement for admission to hospital and length of stay.MethodsA prospective cohort study was conducted. The RAPaRT, inclusive of seven mandatory items, was completed by nurses for 195 patients presenting to a hospital ED and assessed in a MAPU external to the instrument development site. Members of the multidisciplinary team (dietetics, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, social work and speech pathology) assessed participants to determine whether a referral to their profession was warranted and this was compared to RAPaRT responses.ResultsAll health professionals reviewed n = 175/195 (90%) participants, with n = 117/195 (60%) considered appropriate for referral to an allied health professional. At least one positive response to the RAPaRT items was recorded for n = 123 (63%) participants. Patterns of sensitivity and specificity for each item, and the instrument as a whole were consistent with the development study. The RAPaRT also predicted which patients required admission to an acute hospital ward (odds ratio = 1.22; 95% CI 1.01, 1.47) and their length of stay in hospital (coefficient = 0.18; 95% CI 0.14, 0.22).ConclusionFindings supported the external validation of the RAPaRT. In addition, this investigation made a novel contribution in demonstrating that positive RAPaRT responses were associated with requirement for admission to an acute hospital ward and length of stay.
Behavioral thermoregulation is highly repeatable and unaffected by digestive status in Agama atra
Authors: Van BERKEL Jenna , CLUSELLA‐TRULLAS Susana 
Published: May 2018

AbstractThe precision and the extent of behavioral thermoregulation are likely to provide fitness benefits to ectotherms. Yet the factors driving variation in selected or preferred body temperature (Tset) and its usefulness as a proxy for optimal physiological temperature (Topt) are still debated. Although Tset is often conserved among closely related species, substantial variation at the individual, population and species level has also been reported. However, the repeatability (calculated as the intra‐class correlation coefficient) of Tset is generally low. One factor that influences Tset is feeding status, with fed reptiles typically showing higher Tset, a process thought to aid meal digestion. Here, using experiments simulating realistic feeding and fasting regimes in Agama atra, a heliothermic lizard from southern Africa, we test if Tset and its repeatability under these 2 states significantly differ. Daily Tset ranged from 33.7 to 38.4 °C, with a mean (± SE) of 36.7 ± 0.1 °C for fed and 36.6 ± 0.1 °C for unfed individuals. Comparisons of repeatability showed that females tend to be more consistent in the selection of body temperature than males, but not significantly so regardless of feeding status. We report some of the highest repeatability estimates of Tset to date (full range: 0.229–0.642), and that the weak positive effects of feeding status on Tset did not increase its repeatability. In conclusion, one of the major prerequisites for natural selection, consistent among‐individual variation, is present, making the adaptive significance of Tset considerably more plausible.
Cold adaptation does not alter ATP homeostasis during cold exposure in Drosophila melanogaster
Authors: WILLIAMS Caroline M. , ROCCA James R. , EDISON Arthur S. , ALLISON David B. , MORGAN Theodore J. , HAHN Daniel A. 
Published: May 2018

AbstractIn insects and other ectotherms, cold temperatures cause a coma resulting from loss of neuromuscular function, during which ionic and metabolic homeostasis are progressively lost. Cold adaptation improves homeostasis during cold exposure, but the ultimate targets of selection are still an open question. Cold acclimation and adaptation remodels mitochondrial metabolism in insects, suggesting that aerobic energy production during cold exposure could be a target of selection. Here, we test the hypothesis that cold adaptation improves the ability to maintain rates of aerobic energy production during cold exposure by using 31P NMR on live flies. Using lines of Drosophila melanogaster artificially selected for fast and slow recovery from a cold coma, we show that cold exposure does not lower ATP levels and that cold adaptation does not alter aerobic ATP production during cold exposure. Cold‐hardy and cold‐susceptible lines both experienced a brief transition to anaerobic metabolism during cooling, but this was rapidly reversed during cold exposure, suggesting that oxidative phosphorylation was sufficient to meet energy demands below the critical thermal minimum, even in cold‐susceptible flies. We thus reject the hypothesis that performance under mild low temperatures is set by aerobic ATP supply limitations in D. melanogaster, excluding oxygen and capacity limitation as a weak link in energy supply. This work suggests that the modulations to mitochondrial metabolism resulting from cold acclimation or adaptation may arise from selection on a biosynthetic product(s) of those pathways rather than selection on ATP supply during cold exposure.
Changes in hardness and resilience of i‐gelTM cuffs with temperature: a benchtop study
Authors: Dingley J. , Stephenson J. , Allender V. , Dawson S. , Williams D. 
Published: May 2018

SummaryThe i‐gelTM is a supraglottic airway with a gel‐like thermoplastic cuff. It has been suggested that the seal around the larynx improves following insertion. Perhaps the most intuitive hypothesis proposed for this is that cuff softening occurs during warming from ambient to body temperature. We investigated this using a food industry texture analyser over a wide temperature range. Size 2 and 3 i‐gels were secured to a platform within a temperature‐controlled water bath, which was in turn mounted on a texture analyser test stand. Both water and i‐gel cuff temperatures were recorded. A spherical probe was advanced 4 mm into the surface of each i‐gel at a rate of 1 mm.s−1, then retracted at the same rate while the upward pressure on the probe was recorded. Three runs made at each of the 11 temperatures (10 °C to 60 °C, 5 °C increments) gave 105,864 data points, from which values for hardness (the peak force on the probe at maximum indentation), and resilience (the rate at which the material recovers its original shape) were calculated. Over 10 to 60 °C, the smallest hardness value expressed as a proportion of the largest was 88.2% and 89.8% for size 2 and 3 i‐gels, respectively, and for resilience these were 92.8% and 86.2%, respectively. Over room temperature to body temperature range (21–37.4 °C), hardness decreased by 3.15% and increased by 0.47% for i‐gel sizes 2 and 3, respectively, whereas resilience values decreased by 1.85% and 2.68%, respectively. Cuff hardness and resilience did generally reduce with warming, but the effect was minimal over temperature ranges that may be encountered during clinical use.
Cardiovascular impact of intravenous caffeine in preterm infants
Authors: Huvanandana Jacqueline , Thamrin Cindy , McEwan Alistair L. , Hinder Murray , Tracy Mark B. 
Published: May 2018

AbstractAimTo evaluate the acute effect of intravenous caffeine on heart rate and blood pressure variability in preterm infants.MethodsWe extracted and compared linear and nonlinear features of heart rate and blood pressure variability at two time points: prior to and in the two hours following a loading dose of 10 mg/kg caffeine base.ResultsWe studied 31 preterm infants with arterial blood pressure data and 25 with electrocardiogram data, and compared extracted features prior to and following caffeine administration. We observed a reduction in both scaling exponents (α1, α2) of mean arterial pressure from detrended fluctuation analysis and an increase in the ratio of short‐ (SD1) and long‐term (SD2) variability from Poincare analysis (SD1/SD2). Heart rate variability analyses showed a reduction in α1 (mean (SD) of 0.92 (0.21) to 0.86 (0.21), p < 0.01), consistent with increased vagal tone. Following caffeine, beat‐to‐beat pulse pressure variability (SD) also increased (2.1 (0.64) to 2.5 (0.65) mmHg, p < 0.01).ConclusionThis study highlights potential elevation in autonomic nervous system responsiveness following caffeine administration reflected in both heart rate and blood pressure systems. The observed increase in pulse pressure variability may have implications for caffeine administration to infants with potentially impaired cerebral autoregulation.
A humidifier in the invasive mode during noninvasive respiratory support could increase condensation and thereby impair airway patency
Authors: Flink Rutger C. , van Kaam Anton H. , de Jongh Frans H. 
Published: May 2018

AbstractAimHumidifying noninvasively ventilated preterm infants is critical to prevent dehydration of respiratory mucosa, but over‐humidification can result in impaired airway patency and lung mechanics. This neonatal bench study investigated the humidity delivered using invasive and noninvasive humidification modes during nasal continuous positive airway pressure.MethodsThe study was conducted at the neonatal intensive care unit of Emma Children's Hospital, the Netherlands, in March 2014. A mannequin was connected to a CareFusion Infant Flow SiPAP system, combined with a Fisher & Paykel MR850 humidifier and a Carefusion Infant Flow LP Generator. We measured the temperature, relative humidity and absolute humidity at the humidification chamber's expiratory port and at the patient's mask.ResultsThe absolute humidity at the mask was 35–40 mg H2O/L at 38–39°C (relative humidity 74–80%) for the invasive mode of the humidifier and 23–27 mg H2O/L at 34–35°C (relative humidity 63–70%) for the noninvasive mode. The absolute humidities exceeded the recommended values for the invasive mode of the humidifier, but not the noninvasive mode, and could be associated with increased condensation.ConclusionThe absolute humidity delivered by the humidifier in invasive mode could be associated with increased condensation, which has been associated with airway impairment.
Manikin study showed that counting inflation breaths out loud improved the speed of resuming chest compressions during two‐person paediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Authors: Lee Jang Hee , Na Ji Ung , Shin Dong Hyuk , Han Sang Kuk , Choi Pil Cho , Cho Jun Hwi 
Published: May 2018

AbstractAimWe investigated whether counting inflation breaths out loud during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) led to an earlier resumption of chest compressions.MethodsIn this randomised controlled manikin simulation study, conducted from February 2015 to April 2015, 32 fourth‐year Korean medical students, equally divided into study and control groups, performed 10 cycles of 15:2 CPR while administering inflation breaths using a bag mask. The first study participant counted the number of inflation breaths out loud, and the second study participant was told to perform chest compressions as soon as they heard their colleague say two. The control group did not count out loud. The groups were blinded to the study outcomes and put in separate rooms.ResultsThe median chest compression interruption time was shorter in the study group than the control group (40 vs 46 seconds, p < 0.01, r = 0.70), and the median chest compression fraction (CCF) was higher (68 vs 62%, p < 0.01, r = 0.71). Other quality outcomes related chest compressions and ventilation did not differ between the groups.ConclusionCounting the number of inflation breaths out loud was a simple method that improved the speed of resuming chest compressions and increased CCFs in 15:2 CPR.
Useful maneuvers for precise laparoscopic liver resection
Authors: Chanwat Rawisak 
Published: May 2018

AbstractLaparoscopic liver resection has evolved over the past decade and nearly replaced open exploration. This procedure not only provides comparable oncological outcomes, but it also has improved recovery after surgery. Many of the challenges presented by limitations of instruments and techniques have been overcome through adaptations and new developments, and it is possible that the remaining obstacles will be overcome within a few years. Moreover, as surgeons continue to gain experience, their technical knowledge has supported further improvement in minimally invasive approaches. This review examines every important procedures in performing a precise laparoscopic liver resection.
The role of uncertainty, sentiment and cross‐country interactions in G7 output dynamics
Authors: Garratt Anthony , Lee Kevin , Shields Kalvinder 
Published: May 2018

AbstractOutput fluctuations in the G7 are characterized using a VAR model of countries’ actual and expected outputs and uncertainty over these. New measures are developed to quantify the relative importance of economic prospects‐versus‐uncertainty, global‐versus‐national effects and fundamentals‐versus‐sentiment for countries’ persistent output movements. National and global contributions are found to be equally important across the G7 although considerable differences exist between countries. Uncertainty, and especially cross‐country uncertainty, is important in propagating the effects of shocks and generates around 20% of countries’ persistent output movements on average. Fundamentals dominate output movements although, with an 80:20 split, sentiment plays a non‐negligible role.RésuméLe rôle de l’incertitude, du sentiment, et des interactions entre pays dans la dynamique de production du G7. Les fluctuations du produit agrégé dans le G7 sont caractérisées par un modèle vectoriel autorégressif des produits observés et anticipés des pays, ainsi que de l’incertitude qui entoure ces mesures. De nouvelles mesures sont développées pour quantifier l’importance relative des perspectives‐versus‐l’incertitude, des effets globaux‐versus‐nationaux, et des fondamentaux‐versus‐croyances et sentiments dans l’explication des mouvements persistants dans la production des pays. Il appert que les contributions des dimensions globales et nationales sont également importantes à travers le G7, même si des différences considérables existent entre pays. L’incertitude, et particulièrement l’incertitude entre pays, est importante dans le processus de propagation des effets des chocs, et génère environ 20 % en moyenne des mouvements de production persistants des pays. Les fondamentaux dominent les mouvements de la production, mais avec un rapport 80–20, le sentiment joue un rôle non‐négligeable.
Domestic patent rights, access to technologies and the structure of exports
Authors: Maskus Keith E. , Yang Lei 
Published: May 2018

AbstractRecent years have seen major reforms in patent laws around the world. We study the effects of variations over time and across countries in the strength of domestic patent rights (PRs) on exports in high‐R&D goods. Adopting a generalized factor‐proportions framework, we interact industry research intensity with national PRs. Countries with stronger PRs have significantly greater exports in research‐intensive sectors. These effects are positive in emerging and developing economies but smaller than in developed economies. The sensitivity of high‐R&D exports to PRs rises with inward flows of patent applications, FDI employment and intra‐firm trade with multinational firms.RésuméDroits de brevet domestiques, accès aux technologies, et structure des exportations. Au cours des années récentes, on a vu des réformes majeures du droit des brevets autour du monde. On étudie les effets de variations (dans le temps et entre pays) dans la robustesse des droits de brevet domestiques (DBs) sur les exportations des biens à forte intensité de R&D. À l’aide d’un cadre de référence généralisé axé sur les proportions de facteurs, on étudie les interactions entre l’intensité en recherche des industries et les DBs nationaux. Les pays dotés de DBs plus robustes ont des exportations plus grandes de manière significative dans les secteurs à forte intensité de recherche. Ces effets sont positifs dans les pays en émergence et en voie de développement, mais plus faibles dans les pays développés. La sensibilité des exportations de biens à forte intensité de R&D aux régimes de DBs s’accroît à proportion que s’accroissent les flux d’applications de brevets en provenance de l’extérieur, l’emploi attaché aux flux d’investissements direct de l’étranger, et le volume du commerce intra‐firme avec les firmes plurinationales.