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Spatial analysis of the cure rate for tuberculosis in primary health care in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro between 2012 and 2014
Authors: Prado Junior José Carlos , de Andrade Medronho Roberto 
Published: June 2018

AbstractBackgroundTuberculosis (TB) has a high disease burden and the World Health Organization (WHO) states it is a global emergency. TB is the most important cause of death from infectious disease in adults. It is directly related to access to health services and socioeconomic factors. Primary health care (PHC) provides greater linkage of people to health services and greater medication adherence in some chronic diseases. It also provides supervised treatment and more effective search for contactants. The PHC Reform started in 2009 in Rio de Janeiro, increasing coverage from 7% to 46.16% in 2015.Methodology/Principal findingsThis paper aims to evaluate the spatial distribution of new TB cases closed with a cure outcome in dwellers of Rio de Janeiro in the period 2012-2014, according to PHC coverage, controlling socioeconomic, demographic and epidemiological factors. Variables were obtained from the Notifiable Diseases Information System for Tuberculosis (SINAN-TB) and the socioeconomic variables from the 2010 national census at census tract level. The socioeconomic variables were selected from multivariate analysis using main factors analysis technique. The generalized additive model (GAM) was used for the spatial analysis. Association was found between TB cure and variables education, alcoholism, contacts search, HIV serology and elderly. People with family health coverage between 35 and 41 months were 1.64 more likely of cure when compared to people without coverage (95% CI 1.07-2.51). Spatial analysis identified areas with less probability of cure for tuberculosis in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro.Author SummaryTuberculosis is associated to social and demographic conditions. Lack of access to healthcare contributes to delay in diagnosis and in the beginning of the treatment. Primary health care improve access and adherence to treatment. This study can be useful as a public health policy, since it is possible to prioritize the region in the map to improve TB cure. We found association between tuberculosis cure and the duration of implantation of the primary health care teams. This finding corroborates the importance of treating tuberculosis in this level of care. The spatial analysis of cases of tuberculosis cure showed a significant spatial association with the cure of tuberculosis. The results of this study can contribute reinforcing the policy makers for developing primary health care to improve the access to health services and to reach better TB cure rates. Spatial analysis may be an useful tool for identifying the areas where to prioritize efforts for reaching better results.
Bridging the gap between theory and practice in management accounting
Authors: Jansen E. Pieter 
Published: June 2018

Purpose
Although management accounting tools and techniques are developed to solve practical problems in organizations, there is a lot of criticism of management accounting research for not having an impact on practice. In interventionist research, the “shaping” of an intervention to solve a practical problem is an important step. The purpose of this paper is to explore how the findings of management accounting research can be reviewed to make them practically applicable in shaping an intervention.

Design/methodology/approach
The paper is based on the author’s experiences with an interventionist research project.

Findings
Systematic literature reviews, which are common in engineering and medicine, bring together the academic knowledge that can contribute to solutions for a specific practical problem, including a definition of the ways in which this knowledge can be applied. Inspired by the methodology for conducting such reviews, this paper proposes how interventionist management accounting researchers can use existing theoretical knowledge in shaping interventions that aim to solve a practical problem. After an intervention, the analysis of the intervention’s unforeseen effects can provide a basis for the refinement of the theory identified in the literature review.

Research limitations/implications
Such a literature review can be organized according to four approaches to taking theoretical knowledge into practice. Unforeseen effects of the intervention can guide the selection of additional theory that helps to interpret these effects and refine normative and academic theory.

Originality/value
In management accounting it is uncommon to review the literature with the aim of shaping a solution for a practical problem. This paper explores how literature reviews that focus on a specific practical problem can contribute to bridging the gap between theory and practice.
Trajectory optimization of a multi-tethered space robot on large spinning net structures
Authors: Saisutjarit Phongsatorn , Inamori Takaya 
Published: June 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the time optimal trajectory of the multi-tethered robot (MTR) on a large spinning net structures in microgravity environment.

Design/methodology/approach
The MTR is a small space robot that uses several tethers attached to the corner-fixed satellites of a spinning net platform. The transition of the MTR from a start point to any arbitrary designated points on the platform surface can be achieved by controlling the tethers’ length and tension simultaneously. Numerical analysis of trajectory optimization problem for the MTR is implemented using the pseudospectral (PS) method.

Findings
The globally time optimal trajectory for MTR on a free-end spinning net platform can be obtained through the PS method.

Research limitations/implications
The analysis in this paper is limited to a planar trajectory and the effects caused by attitude of the MTR will be neglected. To make the problem simple and to see the feasibility in the general case, in this paper, it is assumed there are no any limitations of mechanical hardware constraints such as the velocity limitation of the robot and tether length changing constraint, while only geometrical constraints are considered.

Practical implications
The optimal solution derived from numerical analysis can be used for a path planning, guidance and navigation control. This method can be used for more efficient on-orbit autonomous self-assembly system or extravehicular activities supports which using a tether-controlled robot.

Originality/value
This approach for a locomotion mechanism has the capability to solve problems of conventional crawling type robots on a loose net in microgravity.
Understanding community vulnerability to climate change and variability at a coastal municipality in southern Mozambique
Authors: Zacarias Daniel Augusta 
Published: June 2018

PurposeThis paper aims to understand the vulnerability of community livelihoods (human, social, financial, natural and physical assets) at a coastal environment in southern Mozambique, considering the level of exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity to climate change.Design/methodology/approachThe study adopted the sustainable livelihoods approach. Data were collected through distribution of a structured questionnaire to 476 randomly selected households at the municipality of Inhambane. The questionnaire assessed all capital assets, covering 14 indicators and 43 sub-indicators of vulnerability, derived from published literature.FindingsResults indicate that overall community vulnerability is largely derived from the vulnerability of physical, financial and social capitals, illustrated by declared food shortage, low nutrition levels, weak social networks, high level of biomass utilization and lack of financial resources due to unemployment. These aspects largely influence the noticed reduced adaptive capacity of surveyed households.Practical implicationsThe study identified the need to improve the overall process of natural resources appropriation and utilization and the improvement of the governance capacity at the local targeting infrastructure, community structure and networks and capacity building that might enhance community livelihoods in changing scenarios.Originality/valueThe study is a contribution to the overall understanding of how livelihoods are exposed to climate change and variability in coastal settings.
The establishment of strategic international and local partnerships through a Masters’ level degree in information technology
Authors: Holmner Marlene Amanda , Bothma Theo J.D. 
Published: June 2018

Purpose
The Department of Information Science at the University of Pretoria (UP), with funding from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, has, for the past six years, offered a fully funded specialized two-year coursework degree at Masters’ level in Information Technology (M.IT degree). The purpose of this paper is to discuss the technological and teaching methodologies as well as the unique advantages and challenges of collaboration between four partner institutions on two continents as well as local industry partners and local and international academic and public libraries, in offering a blended learning program to students from six different countries.

Design/methodology/approach
The contribution is based on a pragmatic and reflective analysis of the success of the strategic partnerships formed during the M.IT program. The data-gathering instrument used was a questionnaire containing open-ended questions.

Findings
Analysis of the comments shows that it is evident that faculty still prefer face-to-face classes. Furthermore, to experience an effective online blended learning, the technology would have to improve. The complicated levels of partnerships were important to provide the necessary expertise for this broad-based program. Lecturers from industries and libraries brought different perspectives based on their day-to-day work and practical experience and, through this, a level of reality as opposed to the theory that can be learnt from textbooks.

Originality/value
This is a descriptive analysis of the program and feedback of co-workers that has not been reported before.
Assessing current company reports according to the IIRC integrated reporting framework
Authors: Kılıç Merve , Kuzey Cemil 
Published: June 2018

Purpose
This paper aims to investigate the adherence level of current company reports to the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) integrated reporting framework through analysis of whether and to what extent those reports include the content elements of this framework. This study also aims to examine the impact of corporate sustainability characteristics on the adherence level of current company reports to the integrated reporting framework.

Design/methodology/approach
The sample for this research comprises the non-financial companies which were listed on Borsa Istanbul, the Turkish stock exchange, as of 31 December 2015. The authors constructed a disclosure index based on the content elements of the IIRC reporting framework. They then measured the integrated reporting disclosure score (IRS) of each company through a manual content analysis of its annual reports and stand-alone sustainability reports. To test the hypotheses, the authors performed a number of statistical analyses.

Findings
The authors determined that current company reports mainly present generic risks rather than company-specific; provide positive information while dismissing negative information; present financial and non-financial initiatives separately; lack a strategic focus; and include backward-looking information rather than forward-looking information. Consistent with the predictions, the authors found that the IRS is significantly and positively associated with sustainability reporting, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) adoption, sustainability index listing and the presence of a sustainability committee.

Originality/value
This study contributes to the literature by enhancing the understanding of integrated reporting practices through the application of a checklist based upon the IIRC integrated reporting framework. Further, this study contributes to the literature by evaluating the impact of corporate sustainability characteristics on IRS.
Market efficiency and the global financial crisis: evidence from developed markets
Authors: Sabbaghi Omid , Sabbaghi Navid 
Published: June 2018

PurposeThis study aims to provide one of the first empirical investigations of market efficiency for developed markets during the recent global financial crisis.Design/methodology/approachUsing the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) country indices as proxies for national stock markets, the study conducts a battery of econometric tests in assessing weak-form market efficiency for the developed markets.FindingsThe inferential outcomes are consistent among the different tests. Specifically, the study finds that the majority of developed markets are weak-form efficient while the USA is the sole equity market to be commonly diagnosed as weak-form inefficient across the different tests when using full period data spanning the January 2008-November 2011 period. However, when basing the analysis on one-year subsamples over the identical time period, this study fails to reject weak-form market efficiency for all of the developed markets and presents evidence consistent with the Adaptive Market Hypothesis as described by Urquhart and Hudson (2013). When applying technical analysis for the case of the USA over the full study period, the results indicate that the return predictabilities can be exploited for some horizon of variable length moving average (VMA) trading rules.Originality/valueThis study provides one of the first empirical investigations of market efficiency for developed markets during the recent global financial crisis using an extended set of econometric tests. The study contributes to the existing body of empirical research that formally assesses the impact of a financial crisis on stock market efficiency and underlines the significance and relevance of examining market efficiency through subsample analysis.
Applying the Taguchi parametric design to optimize the solder paste printing process and the quality loss function to define the specifications
Authors: Huang Chien-Yi 
Published: June 2018

Purpose
This research aims to study the stencil printing process of the quad flat package (QFP) component with a pin pitch of 0.4 mm. After the optimization of the printing process, the desired inspection specification is determined to reduce the expected total process loss.

Design/methodology/approach
Static Taguchi parametric design is applied while considering the noise factors possibly affecting the printing quality in the production environment. The Taguchi quality loss function model is then proposed to evaluate the two types of inspection strategies.

Findings
The optimal parameter-level treatment for the solder paste printing process includes a squeegee pressure of 11 kg, a stencil snap-off of 0.14 mm, a cleaning frequency of the stencil once per printing and using an air gun after stencil wiping. The optimal upper and lower specification limits are 119.8 µm and 110.3 µm, respectively.

Originality/value
Noise factors in the production environment are considered to determine the optimal printing process. For specific components, the specification is established as a basis for subsequent processes or reworks.
Diet complementation as a frequency‐dependent mechanism conferring advantages to rare plants via dispersal
Authors: Morán‐López Teresa , Carlo Tomás A. , Amico Guillermo , Morales Juan Manuel 
Published: June 2018

Abstract

We used an agent‐based model to test the hypothesis that diet complementation by frugivores can promote the persistence of rare plant species in communities (DCH).

Models simulated bird movement, frugivory, seed dispersal and plant recruitment on landscapes that differed in their degree of fragmentation and in their degree of fruiting species mixing at the scale of frugivores’ foraging decisions.

Diet complementation promoted the dispersal of rare species without the need of a priori preference from birds. The effects of landscape structure on the dispersal of rare plants were small (<5%) compared to positive effects of diet complementation because birds tracked the nutrients contained in rare fruits to balance their diets. However, resource‐tracking of rare fruits increased foraging costs up to 20% of net energy intakes.

During postdispersal stages, density‐dependent mortality only conferred advantages to rare plants when located within heterospecific plant patches. Still, thanks to rare‐biased dispersal, rare plants showed the highest seed dispersal effectiveness irrespectively of landscape configuration.

Our theoretical approach presents a behavioural mechanism by which fruit choice can act as a frequency‐dependent mechanism conferring rare species advantages as important as classic postdispersal density‐dependent processes.

We hope that this study stimulates future work aimed at evaluating the importance of diet complementation in structuring the composition and spatial patterning of plant communities.

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Enabling Middle Managers as Change Agents: Why Organisational Support Needs to Change
Authors: Buick Fiona , Blackman Deborah , Johnson Samantha 
Published: June 2018

AbstractChange efforts frequently fail to achieve their desired outcome with failure often attributed to employee resistance to change. Literature on resistance indicates it can emerge from ineffective change management. This article argues that change management could be improved through middle managers actively undertaking a change intermediary role, thereby enabling employees to make sense of, and reframe, the change. Qualitative data is used to explore the extent to which middle managers had the capacity and support necessary to effectively implement change. The article concludes by proposing that managers who are actively engaged change agents, who frame and make sense of the change with employees, can reduce resistance. However, for this to be realised, organisations need to actively support the systematic development of middle management change management capabilities.
Estrogen and oxytocin involvement in social preference in male mice: a study using a novel long‐term social preference paradigm with aromatase, estrogen receptor‐α and estrogen receptor‐β, oxytocin, and oxytocin receptor knockout male mice
Authors: TSUDA Mumeko C. , NAGATA Kazuyo , SAGOSHI Shoko , OGAWA Sonoko 
Published: June 2018

AbstractCertain aspects of social behavior help animals make adaptive decisions during encounters with other animals. When mice choose to approach another conspecific, the motivation and preference behind the interaction is not well understood. Estrogen and oxytocin are known to influence a wide array of social behaviors, including social motivation and social preference. The present study investigated the effects of estrogen and oxytocin on social preference using aromatase (ArKO), estrogen receptor (ER) α (αERKO), ERβ (βERKO), oxytocin (OTKO), oxytocin receptor (OTRKO) knockout and their respective wild‐type (WT) male mice. Mice were presented with gonadally‐intact versus castrated male (IC), intact male versus ovariectomized female (IF), or intact male versus empty cage (IE) stimuli sets for 5 days. ArWT showed no preference for either stimuli in IC and IF and intact male preference in IE, but ArKO mice preferred a castrated male or an ovariectomized female, or had no preference for either stimulus in IC, IF and IE stimuli sets, respectively, suggesting reduced intact male preference. α and β WT mice preferred a castrated male, showed no preference, and preferred an intact male in IC, IF and IE, respectively. αERKO mice displayed similar modified social preference patterns as ArKO, whereas the social preference of βERKO mice remained similar to βWT. OTWT preferred a castrated male whereas OTKO, OTRWT and OTRKO mice failed to show any preference in IC and none showed preference for either stimuli in IF. Collectively, these findings suggest that estrogen regulates social preference in male mice and that impaired social preference in oxytocin‐deficient mice may be due to severe deficits in social recognition.
Calculating Field‐Scale Evapotranspiration with Closed‐Chamber and Remote Sensing Methods
Authors: Hewitt Ian C. , Fernald Alexander G. , Samani Zohrab A. 
Published: June 2018

AbstractCurrently, there is no agreed upon method for estimating evapotranspiration (ET) across large regions such as the state of New Mexico. Remote sensing methods have potential for providing a solution, but require validation. A comparison between field‐scale ET measurements using a portable chamber ET measurement device and modeled ET using the remote sensing Regional Evapotranspiration Estimation Model (REEM) was performed where the model had not been previously evaluated. Data were collected during the growing season of 2015 in three irrigated agricultural valleys of northern New Mexico in agricultural and nonagricultural settings. No statistically significant difference was observed in agricultural datasets between means of measured (M = 3.7 mm/day, SE = 0.31 mm/day) and modeled (M = 4.0 mm/day, SE = 0.01 mm/day) daily ET; t(17) = −1.50, p = 0.15, α = 0.05. As there was no statistical difference observed between agricultural datasets, results support the use of REEM in irrigated agricultural areas of northern New Mexico. A statistically significant difference was observed in nonagricultural datasets between means of measured (M = 1.7 mm/day, SE = 0.22 mm/day) and modeled (M = 0.0 mm/day, SE = 0.00 mm/day) daily ET; t(9) = 1.79, p = 5.7 × 10−6, α = 0.05. With additional calibrations and air temperature sensors placed outside of agricultural areas, REEM may be suitable for use in nonagricultural areas of northern New Mexico.
Association between urinary tin concentration and diabetes in nationally representative sample of US adults
Authors: Liu Buyun , Sun Yangbo , Lehmler Hans‐Joachim , Bao Wei 
Published: June 2018

AbstractBackgroundAnimal studies indicate that chronic exposure to certain tin compounds induces pancreatic islet cell apoptosis and glucose intolerance. However, little is known about the health effects of environmental tin exposure in humans. Therefore, we evaluated the association of tin exposure with diabetes in a nationally representative sample of US adults.MethodsWe used data from a nationally representative population (n = 3371) in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011–14. Diabetes (n = 605) was defined as self‐reported physician's diagnosis, HbA1c ≥6.5%, fasting plasma glucose ≥126 mg/dL, or 2‐h plasma glucose ≥200 mg/dL. Tin concentrations in urine samples were determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Logistic regression with sample weights was used to estimate the odds ratios (ORs) of diabetes and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).ResultsUrinary tin concentrations were higher in individuals with diabetes (weighted median 0.58 μg/L) than those without diabetes (0.39 μg/L). After adjustment for urinary creatinine and other diabetes risk factors, the OR of diabetes comparing the highest with lowest quartile of urinary tin concentrations was 1.6 (95% CI 1.0–2.6; Ptrend = 0.02).ConclusionsEnvironmental tin exposure was positively and significantly associated with diabetes in US adults.