bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Effectiveness of a smoking cessation program on self-esteem, attitude, perception, and practice regarding control over smoking among male high school
Authors: Junnual Niyom , Sota Chulaporn , Chaikoolvatana Anun 
Published: July 2019

Purpose
The smoking rate of male high school students continues to increase. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of a smoking cessation program on self-esteem, attitude, perception and practice regarding smoking behavioral control among male high school students in Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand.

Design/methodology/approach
The effectiveness of the smoking cessation program was tested by a quasi-experimental pre-posttest and follow-up with a 24-week design. Multistage sampling was used to recruit 70 male high school students, including 35 male students in the intervention group and 35 male students in the control group. The intervention group received a 12-week smoking cessation program based on information-motivation-behavioral skills and stages of change models and follow-up at 12 weeks, whereas the control group did not. A self-administered questionnaire was used to assess the improvement of subjects’ self-esteem, attitude toward smoking, perceived control over smoking, number of cigarettes per day and urine cotinine test. The descriptive statistics, generalized estimating equation and proportion test were used for data analysis.

Findings
After the program, there were statistically significant differences in mean scores between the group and control groups; the difference of self-esteem was 4.15 (95% CI: 1.95, 6.36), attitude toward smoking was 3.30 (95% CI: 1.89, 5.52) and perceived control over smoking was 6.99 (95% CI: 4.04, 9.94). Thus, all differences in the intervention group were significantly higher than in the control group. The proportion of non-smokers, measured by the urine cotinine test at follow-up, was 25 percent (95% CI: 0.03, 0.48) significantly higher (p-value = 0.015), in the intervention group. Therefore, the smoking cessation program in this study was effective at changing the behavior of male high school student smokers.

Originality/value
This smoking cessation program increased self-esteem, attitude toward smoking, perceived control over smoking and decreased smoking per day among male high school students. Therefore, schools and parents should focus on developing these factors to encourage students to quit smoking.
Leadership strategies for enhancing employee commitment in TQM
Authors: Krajcsák Zoltán 
Published: July 2019

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to show what motivational strategies can be applied to a successful implementation of total quality management (TQM) and how these support employee commitment.

Design/methodology/approach
The relationship between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to employee commitment is illustrated by presenting two case studies.

Findings
Extrinsic motivation plays a role in enhancing normative commitment as a sense of indebtedness. Intrinsic motivation promotes a high level of normative commitment as moral duty and also a high level of affective commitment. Even if a TQM implementation project is not successful, the efforts to increase commitment are likely also have a cultural impact.

Originality/value
The presented framework helps senior executives motivate employees properly to support organizational commitment and also the success of TQM implementation.
Perceived leadership behaviours and their effects on IT departments in Swiss financial companies
Authors: Kueenzi Stefan 
Published: July 2019

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of perceived transformational, transactional and laissez-faire (LF) leadership behaviours on both the effectiveness of the leader and satisfaction with the leader, as perceived by information technology (IT) subordinates in the Swiss financial sector.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 182 IT professionals from 45 Swiss financial companies rated their perceptions using the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ 5X short). Results were evaluated using partial least squares based structural equation modelling.FindingsIdealised influence (attributed) and individualised consideration as well as contingent reward (CR) leadership are positively related to effectiveness and satisfaction. LF leadership had a strong, significant negative effect on both outcomes. No augmentation effect of idealised influence and/or inspirational motivation over the effects of CR was found. These results are partly contradictory to findings of earlier studies. Additionally, stability problems/discriminant validity issues were found for some of the examined constructs.Practical implicationsManagers and leaders in IT departments in Swiss financial institutions should be advised of the possibly strong effects of CR on outcomes, together with the risks of potentially highly negative impacts of LF leadership, as well as the possible limitations of the stability and validity problems found. Leadership training could be used to this end. The paper gives specific advice on how the different findings could be included in such training.Originality/valueIT can significantly contribute to a firm’s success, and leading people who deliver technology is becoming more important in an increasingly digitised world. No previous research has illustrated the effects of leadership behaviours on IT departments in Swiss companies.
How the exchange relationship affects employee commitment
Authors: Ozmen Y. Serkan 
Published: July 2019

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of social and economic exchange relationships on organizational commitment in line with the mediation effect of organizational trust.Design/methodology/approachIn order to test the hypotheses of the study, a survey was conducted on a sample of 213 employees who were working at manufacturing companies in Turkey.FindingsThe findings of the study reveal that both dimensions of the exchange relationship positively affect organizational commitment and these links are mediated by organizational trust.Research limitations/implicationsThe study provides reliable scales to measure the social and economic exchange relationship between employees and employing organizations. Although the sample of the study was relatively small and drawn from a single country, the Cronbach’sαvalues of scales were obtained above the recommended threshold value.Practical implicationsOrganizational leaders might adopt an exchange perspective to build a trustworthy relationship with their employees. Developing such a mindset is very important at an employment structure, which has become highly flexible and contingent during the last decades.Originality/valueThe study attempts to distinguish the twofold nature of the exchange relationship in organizations based on a theoretical model to reveal the impact of each dimension on organizational level outcomes in conjunction with the mediating role of trust. In doing so, the study contributes to the literature by incorporating social and economic exchange in a holistic view as well as defining each dimension in a broader sense by including some employee-related challenges of business organizations such as diversity, social responsibility, leadership, ethical culture and so on.
Bibliometric analysis of the papers on urban education
Authors: Chen Jinyu , Ye Xindong , Chen Min , Liang Ye 
Published: July 2019

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify the papers published on urban education and analyze the characteristics of these papers to contribute to the urban education research over the recent years.Design/methodology/approachResearchers generated a comprehensive list of the articles published between 2010 and 2017 in the field of “urban education” by searching the Social Sciences Citation Index database, using the keywords of “urban” and “education.” As an additional criterion, all the articles published between 2010 and 2017 in the journals ofUrban EducationandEducation and Urban Societywere included.FindingsThere are a total of 2,123 publications that were checked and retrieved in the field of “urban education” between 2010 and 2017. Although the number of publications differs year by year, the sum of the citations received the increase from year to year on a regular basis. There are 35 articles that were cited more than h-index, as h-classics in this field for this period and top 10 of these h-classics are reported in this study.Urban EducationandEducation and Urban Societywere revealed as the most prominent journals in the field of urban education. Also, the results show that the most cited articles, the most prolific authors and organizations, and top journals in this field are from the USA.Research limitations/implicationsThe scope of this study is not extensive enough, and the data obtained are not comprehensive enough. The survey was limited to the keyword of “urban education” in the fields of title, abstract, author keywords and keywords plus.Practical implicationsThis bibliometric analysis contributes to the literature of urban education through a historical perspective. Results show that the “urban education” field attracts more attention of the researchers and the impacts of these publications are increasing from year to year. Also, there is a prevalence of the USA in the field of urban education.Originality/valueThe information presented in this paper provides insight into the development of urban education research over the recent years. The data obtained in this study can be used as a reference for future researchers in urban education.
Literature analysis in relation to research on the five basic tastes
Authors: Yeung Andy Wai Kan , Hummel Thomas 
Published: July 2019

Purpose
This study aims to investigate the literature concerning the five basic tastes and find out who contributed to these publications, where they were published and what concepts were investigated.

Design/methodology/approach
The Web of Science was searched to identify the relevant articles. For each paper, the full record and cited references were analyzed.

Findings
Sweetness received the most attention, with 6,445 publications, 144,648 citations and h-index of 137. It was followed by bitterness (5,606 publications and 125,525 citations), sourness (1,841 publications and 40,696 citations), umami (1,569 publications and 39,120 citations) and saltiness (1,547 publications and 33,627 citations). Though umami taste had similar publication number as salty and sour tastes, it had the highest number of average citations per publication (24.9). The USA, Japan, Germany and England were major contributors to research on every basic taste. Chemical Senses was the major outlet of taste papers. Terms from the titles suggested that multiple tastes were often co-investigated. Ikeda (1909) and Kodama (1913) were identified as the seminal references that laid the foundation of umami research.

Originality/value
Umami, although only added relatively late to the family of basic tastes, is a highly investigated principle that receives similar amount of attention as some other basic tastes, such as sourness and saltiness.
Physicochemical, textural, color, nutritional, scanning electron microscopy and sensorial characterization of calcium-rich breads fortified with sesame, malted finger millet, cumin and moringa leaves
Authors: Agrahar-Murugkar Dipika , Dixit-Bajpai Preeti 
Published: July 2019

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of calcium-rich ingredients such as sesame, skimmed milk powder, moringa leaves, cumin seeds and finger millet on flour, dough and breads with the objective of developing bread with higher calcium content and to investigate whether it maintains quality traits that guarantee its acceptability by consumers by testing textural, scanning electron microscopy and nutritional and sensorial parameters.

Design/methodology/approach
Refined flour was fortified with skimmed milk powder (SMP), sesame, moringa leaves and cumin (T1), SMP, sesame and malted finger millet (T2) and SMP and sesame (T3). Refined flour dough and breads served as control (C). The physicochemical, textural, scanning electron microscopy, nutritional and sensory parameters of flour, dough and breads were evaluated.

Findings
Significantly (p < 0.01) higher stickiness values of dough were obtained by refined flour dough-C (50.3 N); refined flour dough fortified with SMP and sesame - T3 (42.2 N); Refined flour dough fortified with sesame, SMP and malted finger millet -T2 (38.4 N); and refined flour dough fortified with sesame, SMP, moringa leaves and cumin -T1 (33.5 N). Oven spring in breads was 1.4 in C and decreased significantly (p < 0.01) to T3-1.0, T1-0.9 and T2-0.8. Chewiness values of T3 (4.1) was similar to C bread, whereas T1 and T2 showed significantly (p < 0.01) lower values. Scanning electron microscopy images of bread microstructure showed fortification of bread resulted in intermittent but more prominent gluten structure in test breads than control. The highest calcium content was observed in T1 (268 mg/100 g), followed by T2 (231 mg/100 g) and T3 (211 mg/100 g). The incorporation of dried moringa leaves and cumin seeds enhanced the appearance, aroma, taste and flavor of T1.

Research limitations/implications
The study shows that texturally and sensorially acceptable nutritious breads can be produced through natural fortification. Nutrients from naturally fortified foods are better absorbed and assimilated by the body. Calcium-fortified breads, each with its own distinctive taste and texture, showed high values in the sensory evaluation test.

Originality/value
The incorporation of calcium and protein-rich ingredients such as SMP, moringa leaves, cumin, malted finger millet and sesame would yield calcium enriched breads superior to the commonly consumed plain refined wheat flour bread with respect to textural, nutritional, functional and sensory attributes and have high potential to alleviate calcium deficiency in vulnerable groups.
Filling knowledge gaps in a threatened shorebird flyway through satellite tracking
Authors: Chan Ying‐Chi , Tibbitts T. Lee , Lok Tamar , Hassell Chris J. , Peng He‐Bo , Ma Zhijun , Zhang Zhengwang , Piersma Theunis 
Published: July 2019

Abstract

Satellite‐based technologies that track individual animal movements enable the mapping of their spatial and temporal patterns of occurrence. This is particularly useful in poorly studied or remote regions where there is a need for the rapid gathering of relevant ecological knowledge to inform management actions. One such region is East Asia, where many intertidal habitats are being degraded at unprecedented rates and shorebird populations relying on these habitats show rapid declines.

We examine the utility of satellite tracking to accelerate the identification of coastal sites of conservation importance in the East Asian–Australasian Flyway. In 2015–2017, we used solar‐powered satellite transmitters to track the migration of 32 great knots (Calidris tenuirostris), an “Endangered” shorebird species widely distributed in the Flyway and fully dependent on intertidal habitats for foraging during the non‐breeding season.

From the great knot tracks, a total of 92 stopping sites along the Flyway were identified. Surprisingly, 63% of these sites were not known as important shorebird sites before our study; in fact, every one of the tracked individuals used sites that were previously unrecognized.

Site knowledge from on‐ground studies in the Flyway is most complete for the Yellow Sea and generally lacking for Southeast Asia, Southern China and Eastern Russia.

Synthesis and applications. Satellite tracking highlighted coastal habitats that are potentially important for shorebirds but lack ecological information and conservation recognition, such as those in Southern China and Southeast Asia. At the same time, the distributional data of tracked individuals can direct on‐ground surveys at the lesser known sites to collect information on bird numbers and habitat characteristics. To recognize and subsequently protect valuable coastal habitats, filling knowledge gaps by integrating bird tracking with ground‐based methods should be prioritized.
The contribution of constructed green infrastructure to urban biodiversity: A synthesis and meta‐analysis
Authors: Filazzola Alessandro , Shrestha Namrata , MacIvor J. Scott 
Published: July 2019

Abstract

The development of buildings and other infrastructure in cities is viewed as a threat to local biodiversity and ecosystem functioning because natural habitat is replaced. However, there is momentum for implementing green infrastructure (GI), such as green roofs, wetland detention basins and community gardens, that partially offset these impacts and that benefit human health.

GI is often designed to explicitly support ecosystem services, including implied benefits to biodiversity. The effects of GI on biodiversity have been rarely quantified, but research on this topic has increased exponentially in the last decade and a synthesis of the literature is needed.

Here, we examined 1,883 published manuscripts and conducted a meta‐analysis on 33 studies that were relevant. We determined whether GI provides additional benefits to biodiversity over conventional infrastructure or natural counterparts. We also highlighted research gaps and identified opportunities to improve future applications.

We determined that GI significantly improves biodiversity over conventional infrastructure equivalents, and that in some cases GI had comparable measures of biodiversity to natural counterparts. Many studies were omitted from these analyses because we found GI research has generally neglected conventional experimental design frameworks, including controls, replication or adequate sampling effort.

Synthesis and applications. Our synthesis identified that taxa specificity is an important consideration for green infrastructure (GI) design relative to the more common measurements at the community level. We also identified that ignoring multi‐trophic interactions and landscape‐level patterns can limit our understanding of GI effects on biodiversity. We recommend further examination of species‐specific differences among infrastructures (i.e. green, conventional or natural equivalents) or using functional traits to improve the efficacy of GI implementation on urban biodiversity. Furthermore, we encourage policy makers and practitioners to improve the design of GI to benefit urban ecosystems because of the potential benefits for both humans and global biodiversity.
Evaluation of the thermodynamic viability of the formation of benzyl alcohol and toluene from benzoates in milk and fruit yoghurts
Authors: Bocharova Oksana 
Published: July 2019

Recent data in respect of the reduction of benzoates to benzyl alcohol and toluene in orange juice show that a risk of toxic substances formation in fruit yoghurt containing benzoates should be re‐evaluated. In this article, the thermodynamic viability of the reduction of benzoates to benzyl alcohol and toluene in milk and yoghurt has been substantiated. Tafel region of redox reactions in milk on the platinum electrode was −0.2 to −0.4 V against the silver chloride electrode. It has been demonstrated that spontaneous redox processes in fruit yoghurt include the conversion of oxidised forms of fruit polyphenols to reduced forms.
Lactobacilli‐containing vaginal probiotics to cure or prevent bacterial or fungal vaginal dysbiosis: a systematic review and recommendations for future trial designs
Authors: van de Wijgert JHHM , Verwijs MC 
Published: July 2019

BackgroundVaginal probiotics claiming to cure and/or prevent bacterial and/or fungal vaginal dysbiosis are available on the market but, until recently, did not have to be approved as drugs for human use.ObjectivesWe evaluated the impact of vaginal probiotics on bacterial vaginosis (BV) and vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) cure and/or recurrence, as well as vaginal microbiota (VMB) composition and vaginal detection of probiotic strains.Search strategyWe performed a systematic literature search in MEDLINE and Embase up to 15 January 2019.Selection criteriaThere were no restrictions in probiotic strains/formulations, study populations, and designs. BV had to be diagnosed by Nugent or Ison‐Hay Gram stain scoring, VVC by culture, wet mount or PCR, and VMB composition/detection by molecular techniques.Data collection and analysisThe authors independently extracted data.Main resultsAll 22 vaginal probiotics evaluated in the 34 eligible studies contained Lactobacillus strains, and some contained additional active ingredients. The probiotics hold promise for BV cure and prevention, but much less so for VVC cure and prevention. No major safety concerns were reported in any of the studies. Vaginal detection of probiotic strains never lasted long beyond the dosing period, suggesting that they did not colonise the vagina. However, findings are not definitive because heterogeneity was high and the quality of most studies suboptimal.ConclusionsAvailability of vaginal probiotics for vaginal health indications will likely decline in 2020 because of regulatory changes. We urge the field to invest in clinical evidence‐based product development and to conduct future trials more rigorously.Tweetable abstractLactobacilli‐containing vaginal probiotics hold promise for bacterial vaginosis cure and prevention, but not for vulvovaginal candidiasis.
Sustained clinical remission of rheumatoid arthritis and its predictive factors in an unselected adult Chinese population from 2009 to 2018
Authors: Xie Wenhui , Li Ji , Zhang Xiaohui , Sun Xiaoying , Zhang Zhuoli 
Published: July 2019

AbstractAimTo investigate the prevalence and predictors of sustained remission (SR) in an unselected Chinese rheumatoid arthritis (RA) population.Patients and methodsMedical records of RA patients from 2009 to 2016 were retrospectively reviewed. Clinical remission was defined according to Disease Activity Score in 28 joints using erythrocyte sedimentation rate (DAS28‐ESR), Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI), Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI), and Boolean criteria. Remission persisting for at least 6 months was regarded as SR (6‐month SR). Kaplan‐Meier method and Cox regression analyses were performed to plot cumulative possibility of achieving 6‐month SR and to identify predictors.ResultsSeven hundred and seventy‐nine patients contributing 7958 clinic visits were included. During the follow‐up period, nearly half of patients achieved 6‐month SR according to DAS28‐ESR (51.6%), CDAI (45.6%), SDAI (44.0%), as well as Boolean definitions (42.4%). Median time periods to 6‐month SR were respectively 20.5, 28.7, 30.6, and 32.9 months based on the above criteria. Specifically, 29.4% to 41.2% of patients achieved 6‐month SR at least once in the first year of follow‐up, depending on instruments. Multivariate Cox regression indicated that increasing age, longer disease duration, higher baseline disease activity were independently correlated with reduced possibility of 6‐month SR assessed by nearly all definitions. Conversely, male, early RA, disease‐modifying antirheumatic drug‐naïve and lower disease activity scores in remission measured by corresponding criteria positively contributed to SR. Importantly, treat‐to‐target (T2T) adherence therapy and shorter time to remission were identified as stable determinants of SR across all definitions.ConclusionsAchieving 6‐month SR was not uncommon in daily practice. Male, early RA, treatment‐naïve, T2T application, shorter time to remission, and lower disease activity scores in remission increased the occurrence of SR, while increasing age, longer disease duration, and higher baseline disease activity reduced the chance of remission sustainability.