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How logistics performance is affected by supply chain relationships
Authors: Aharonovitz Miriam Catarina Soares , Vidal Vieira José Geraldo , Suyama Suzi Sanae 
Published: January 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effect of logistics collaboration, meetings, relationship history, and supplier selection on the logistics performance of shippers, carriers, and logistics services providers. Rather than focusing on collaboration and performance, the research provides a wide analysis of how logistics collaboration and performance interact with other organizational practices.

Design/methodology/approach
To investigate the interaction among the constructs, the authors proposed a structural equation model to understand the influence of meetings, relationship history, supplier selection, and collaboration on logistics performance. The data were obtained through a survey of 199 managers of Brazilian companies in the retail sector.

Findings
Supplier selection has the strongest effect on logistics collaboration, and relationship history has the strongest effect on logistics performance. Rather than meetings and operational features, the elements of interpersonal skills, organizational culture, and communication appear to be the most important contributors to logistics performance achievements; relationship history leads to better performance.

Originality/value
This study contributes to our understanding of how and with whom to collaborate by highlighting the relationships among supplier selection, relationship history, meetings, and logistics collaboration and logistics performance.
Health and well-being of Nepalese migrant workers abroad
Authors: Adhikary Pratik , Sheppard Zoë A. , Keen Steven , Teijlingen Edwin van 
Published: January 2018

Purpose
Although South Asia is a growing supplier of migrant labour, there is a paucity of research on the health and well-being of male Nepalese migrant workers. The purpose of this paper is to assess the health and mental well-being of Nepalese construction and factory workers employed in Malaysia, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

Design/methodology/approach
A structured questionnaire administered, in and around Nepal’s international airport, to 403 migrants who had worked for over six months in their host countries. Logistic regression was used to investigate factors associated with self-reported health status and mental health symptoms.

Findings
Over 13 per cent reported poor or very poor health and nearly a quarter reported mental health issues. Whilst age and exercise were significantly associated with health status, poor work environments and perceived health risks were associated with both mental health issues and health status.

Research limitations/implications
The study is limited to males only and those working in the factories and the construction industry. To improve migrant health and mental well-being, Nepalese and host governments should consider mandatory health insurance and a range of pre-departure and arrival education around general literacy, mental health assessments and workplace health and safety.

Originality/value
There have been no known studies on the health and well-being of Nepalese migrant construction and factory workers in the Middle East and Malaysia. The strong association between self-reported poor health and perceived work environment is an important issue that policy makers in Nepal and destination countries should address.
Violence and aggression towards staff in secure settings
Authors: Greenwood Annette , Braham Louise 
Published: January 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to undertake a systematic literature review to appraise the current evidence relating to the factors associated with violence and aggression in adult psychiatric hospital inpatient settings.

Design/methodology/approach
A systematic search of following four databases was conducted: Scopus, PsychINFO Medline, CIHAHL and PsychArticle. Following the application of the inclusion criteria, ten papers were extracted and included in the review. A quality appraisal tool, Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT) version 2011 (Pluye et al., 2011), was employed for the appraisal of the qualitative and quantitative studies. MMAT has been designed for systematic literature reviews that include qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods studies. Of these, eight were of quantitative methodology and two were of qualitative studies.

Findings
These ten papers provide an insight into factors associated with violence and aggression towards nursing staff. Three main themes were identified: the environment, attitudes/interaction of staff, and the patient’s mental illness. The themes were important factors in the causes of violence but were interlinked highlighting the complex nature of violence towards nursing staff. The findings support the need for training for nursing staff and the development of ongoing support and for organisations to consider both the environment and the restrictive procedures to help reduce violence and aggression towards nursing staff.

Practical implications
The paper concludes by outlining the importance of considering the three main themes for clinical practice, training and development of secure services.

Originality/value
This paper gives insight into the factors associated with patient violence and aggression towards nursing staff in a secure setting.
Perceived cultural distance in intercultural service encounters: does customer participation matter?
Authors: Ang Tyson , Liou Ru-Shiun , Wei Shuqin 
Published: January 2018

PurposeThis paper aims to investigate if perceived cultural distance (PCD) negatively affects service quality and customer satisfaction through customers’ social judgements of the service providers’ warmth and competence in intercultural service encounters (ICSE), and if this negative effect can be mitigated through customer participation (CP).Design/methodology/approachA 2 × 2 between-subjects experimental design with an online consumer panel was conducted using a series of intercultural service encounter scenarios (in the weight loss service context) to manipulate CP (high vs low) and pictures of service providers to induce PCD (high vs low).FindingsAs hypothesized, in the context of ICSE, PCD negatively impacts customers’ social judgements of the service providers’ warmth and competence, which in turn influence service quality and customer satisfaction. However, the negative impact of PCD is alleviated when the level of CP is high.Research limitations/implicationsUsing a single service context (weight loss services) may restrict the generalizability of findings. Future research may explore other service contexts.Practical implicationsTo improve customers’ experience, managers in service firms with multicultural customers may create more engagement opportunities by designing the service delivery process in ways in which more CP and involvement is allowed.Originality/valueThis research is among the first to highlight the importance of consumers’ social judgements about culturally dissimilar service providers, which at baseline come with disadvantages but that can be altered through marketing actions (e.g. enhanced CP).
Characterisation and application of pigmented UV-curable inkjet inks
Authors: Hakeim Osama Abdel , Arafa Asmaa Ahmed , Zahran Magdy Kandil , Abdou Laila Abdel Wahab 
Published: January 2018

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to prepare ultra-violet (UV)-curable inkjet inks for textile printing application. The influence of both type and component ratio of monomer/oligomer on the quality of the desired viscosity range is studied. Moreover, the effect of pigment/resin ratio on the rheological behaviour of the ink has been studied.Design/methodology/approachAqueous dispersions of nanoscale organic pigments were prepared through ball milling and ultrasonication. The dispersed pigments were encapsulated into UV-curable resin via miniemulsion technique, using different types and component ratios of monomers and oligomers.FindingsIt was found that the monomer/oligomer ratio of 2:3 and the pigment/resin ratio of 2:1 gave the most stable miniemulsion dispersions and provided the most suitable rheological range for inkjet printing inks.Research limitations/implicationsAs the rheology of the ink is optimised, most of the problems associated with the jetting process could be avoided.Practical implicationsThis method of using UV-curable encapsulated inks eliminates the usage of binders, which are the principal factor for nozzle clogging of the print head. In addition, binders are responsible for the coarse handle of the printed textiles.Social implicationsThe UV-curable inks were viewed as a green technology by the US Environmental Protection Agency.Originality/valueThis method is simple and fast and requires low cost. In addition, it could find numerous applications in surface coating.
Gomisin A modulates aging progress via mitochondrial biogenesis in human diploid fibroblast cells
Authors: Kim Jeong‐Seok , Jeong Seon‐Hwa , Han Sin‐Hee , Yi Ho‐Keun 
Published: January 2018

SummaryGomisin A from the fruit of Schisandra chinensis has many pharmacological properties, including hepato‐protective, anti‐diabetic, and anti‐oxidative stress. However, the potential benefit of gomisin A is still not well understood, especially in aging progression. Therefore, the aim of this study was to clarify whether the promotion of mitochondrial biogenesis and autophagy of gomisin A affects anti‐aging progression, and its mechanism. Intermediate (PD32) human diploid fibroblast (HDF) cells were brought to stress‐induced premature senescence (SIPS) using hydrogen peroxide. Gomisin A inhibited reactive oxygen species production even in the SIPS‐HDF cells. Gomisin A was also able to attenuate the activity of senescence‐associated β‐galactosidase and the production of pro‐inflammatory molecules in the SIPS as well as aged HDF cells. The antioxidant activity of gomisin A was determined by recovering the Cu/Zn, Mn‐SOD, and HO‐1 expression in the SIPS‐HDF cells. In mechanistic aspect, gomisin A inhibited the mitogen‐activated protein kinase pathway and the translocation of nuclear factor kappa B to the nucleus. In addition, gomisin A promoted the autophagy and mitochondrial biogenesis factors through the translocation of nuclear factor erythroid 2‐related factor‐2, and inhibited aging progression in the SIPS‐HDF cells. In summary, the enhanced properties of mitochondrial biogenesis and autophagy of gomisin A has a benefit to control age‐related molecules against SIPS‐induced chronic oxidative stress, and gomisin A may be a potential therapeutic compound for the enhancement of intracellular homeostasis to aging progression.
Transformation of Diplonema papillatum, the type species of the highly diverse and abundant marine microeukaryotes Diplonemida (Euglenozoa)
Authors: Kaur Binnypreet , Valach Matus , Peña‐Diaz Priscila , Moreira Sandrine , Keeling Patrick J. , Burger Gertraud , Lukeš Julius , Faktorová Drahomíra 
Published: January 2018

SummaryDiplonema papillatum is the type species of diplonemids, which are among the most abundant and diverse heterotrophic microeukaryotes in the world's oceans. Diplonemids are also known for a unique form of post‐transcriptional processing in mitochondria. However, the lack of reverse genetics methodologies in these protists has hampered elucidation of their cellular and molecular biology. Here we report a protocol for D. papillatum transformation. We have identified several antibiotics to which D. papillatum is sensitive and thus are suitable selectable markers, and focus in particular on puromycin. Constructs were designed encoding antibiotic resistance markers, fluorescent tags, and additional genomic sequences from D. papillatum to facilitate vector integration into chromosomes. We established conditions for effective electroporation, and demonstrate that electroporated constructs can be stably integrated in the D. papillatum nuclear genome. In D. papillatum transformants, the heterologous puromycin resistance gene is transcribed into mRNA and translated into protein, as determined by Southern hybridization, reverse transcription, and Western blot analyses. This is the first documented case of transformation in a euglenozoan protist outside the well‐studied kinetoplastids, making D. papillatum a genetically tractable organism and potentially a model system for marine microeukaryotes.
In sickness and in health: the longitudinal associations between marital dissatisfaction, depression and spousal health
Authors: Woods Sarah B. , Priest Jacob B. , Signs Tara L. , Maier Candice A. 
Published: January 2018

AbstractThe present study explored how spouses’ reports of marital dissatisfaction (independent variable) are associated with depression symptoms (mediator) and physical health (dependent variable) over time. Data were from the Marriage Matters Panel Survey (Nock et al., ). We used autoregressive cross‐lagged models to test temporal connections between variables for newlywed husbands, wives and couples (N=707 couples) at Waves 1, 2 and 3, spanning five years. Results indicated physical health is an important predictor, as are wives’ depression symptoms and husbands’ marital dissatisfaction (all three demonstrate partner effects). However, the effects of health are no longer observed at Time 2. For wives there is a reciprocal relationship between marital dissatisfaction and depression symptoms; for husbands, marital dissatisfaction leads to increased depression. This study provides additional support that marital dissatisfaction, depression and physical health are interrelated across time.Practitioner points

Assessment and treatment using a biopsychosocial approach is critical to fully understanding connections between marriage, depression and health for couples

Repeated assessment of marital dissatisfaction in couple therapy may be necessary, as effects of dissatisfaction are corrosive over time and predict other areas of wellbeing

Attending to and exploring gender differences in couples may be helpful, as links between marital dissatisfaction, depression and health vary for men and women
Perception of artificial conspecifics by bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps)
Authors: FROHNWIESER Anna , PIKE Thomas W. , MURRAY John C. , WILKINSON Anna 
Published: January 2018

AbstractArtificial animals are increasingly used as conspecific stimuli in animal behavior research. However, researchers often have an incomplete understanding of how the species under study perceives conspecifics, and, hence, which features are needed for a stimulus to be perceived appropriately. To investigate the features that bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps) attend to, we measured their lateralized eye use when assessing a successive range of stimuli. These ranged through several stages of realism in artificial conspecifics, to see how features such as color, the presence of eyes, body shape and motion influence behavior. We found differences in lateralized eye use depending on the sex of the observing bearded dragon and the artificial conspecific, as well as the artificial conspecific's behavior. Therefore, this approach can inform the design of robotic animals that elicit biologically‐meaningful responses in live animals.
Climate Sensitivity of Phosphorus Loadings to an Urban Stream
Authors: Munson Kate M. , Vogel Richard M. , Durant John L. 
Published: January 2018

AbstractWe investigate the sensitivity of phosphorus loading (mass/time) in an urban stream to variations in climate using nondimensional sensitivity, known as elasticity, methods commonly used by economists and hydrologists. Previous analyses have used bivariate elasticity methods to represent the general relationship between nutrient loading and a variable of interest, but such bivariate relations cannot reflect the complex multivariate nonlinear relationships inherent among nutrients, precipitation, temperature, and streamflow. Using fixed‐effect multivariate regression methods, we obtain two phosphorus models (nonparametric and parametric) for an urban stream with high explanatory power that can both estimate phosphorus loads and the elasticity of phosphorus loading to changes in precipitation, temperature, and streamflow. A case study demonstrates total phosphorus loading depends significantly on season, rainfall, combined sewer overflow events, and flow rate, yet the elasticity of total phosphorus to all these factors remains relatively constant throughout the year. The elasticity estimates reported here can be used to examine how nutrient loads may change under future climate conditions.
Impaired Treg and NK cells profile in overweight women with gestational diabetes mellitus
Authors: Lobo Thalita Frutuoso , Borges Camila de Moraes , Mattar Rosiane , Gomes Caio Perez , de Angelo Ana Geisa Santos , Pendeloski Karen Priscilla Tezotto , Daher Silvia 
Published: January 2018

ProblemMaternal obesity is frequently associated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and immunological mechanisms seem to be involved in the physiopathology of these conditions. The aim of this study was to characterize the profile of immune cells in peripheral blood of overweight women with GDM.Method of StudyThis case‐control study included 27 glucose‐tolerant (controls) and 31 GDM overweight pregnant women. Flow cytometry was used to assess the number of regulatory T cells (Treg) and natural killer (NK) cells in the peripheral blood. In addition, the expression of IL‐10, TGF‐B, and TNF‐A in Treg and expression of IFN‐G, TNF‐A, granzyme, and perforin in NK cells were analyzed.ResultsGDM patients had significantly lower frequency of TCD4+CD25bright and TCD4+CD25+FOXP3high cells, higher production of TNF‐A by Treg cells and higher percentage of NKCD16+56dim cells than the controls.ConclusionThe association between obesity and GDM is a condition where it is observed impaired Treg and NK cells profile, findings that seem to be related with the development of IR and inflammation.
Epidemiology of atopic dermatitis in adults: Results from an international survey
Authors: Barbarot S. , Auziere S. , Gadkari A. , Girolomoni G. , Puig L. , Simpson E. L. , Margolis D. J. , de Bruin‐Weller M. , Eckert L. 
Published: January 2018

AbstractBackgroundThere are gaps in our knowledge of the prevalence of adult atopic dermatitis (AD).ObjectiveTo estimate the prevalence of AD in adults and by disease severity.MethodsThis international, cross‐sectional, web‐based survey was performed in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, and Japan. Adult members of online respondent panels were sent a questionnaire for AD identification and severity assessment; demographic quotas ensured population representativeness for each country. A diagnosis of AD required subjects to be positive on the modified UK Working Party/ISAAC criteria and self‐report of ever having an AD diagnosis by a physician. The proportion of subjects with AD who reported being treated for their condition was determined and also used to estimate prevalence. Severity scales were Patient‐Oriented SCORAD, Patient‐Orientated Eczema Measure, and Patient Global Assessment.ResultsAmong participants by region, the point prevalence of adult AD in the overall/treated populations was 4.9%/3.9% in the US, 3.5%/2.6% in Canada, 4.4%/3.5% in the EU, and 2.1%/1.5% in Japan. The prevalence was generally lower for males vs females, and decreased with age. Regional variability was observed within countries. Severity varied by scale and region; however, regardless of the scale or region, proportion of subjects reporting severe disease was lower than mild or moderate disease.ConclusionsPrevalence of adult AD ranged from 2.1% to 4.9% across countries. Severe AD represented a small proportion of the overall AD population regardless of measure or region.
Integrated Approaches to Testing and Assessment: OECD Activities on the Development and Use of Adverse Outcome Pathways and Case Studies
Authors: Sakuratani Yuki , Horie Masashi , Leinala Eeva 
Published: January 2018

AbstractThe Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development (OECD) works with member countries and other stakeholders to improve and harmonize chemical assessment methods. In 2012, the OECD Adverse Outcome Pathways (AOPs) Development Programme started. The Programme has published six AOPs thus far and more than 60 AOPs are under various stages of development under the Programme. This article reviews recent OECD activities on the use of AOPs in developing Integrated Approaches to Testing and Assessments (IATAs). The guidance document for the use of AOPs in developing IATA, published in 2016, provides a framework for developing and using IATA and describes how IATA can be based on an AOP. The guidance document on the reporting of defined approaches to be used within IATA, also published in 2016, provides a set of principles for reporting defined approaches to testing and assessment to facilitate their evaluation. In the guidance documents, the AOP concept plays an important role for building IATA approaches in a science‐based and transparent way. In 2015, the IATA Case Studies Project was launched to increase experience with the use of IATA and novel hazard methodologies by developing case studies, which constitute examples of predictions that are fit‐for‐regulatory use. This activity highlights the importance of international collaboration for harmonizing and improving chemical safety assessment methods.
Immigration, political trust, and Brexit – Testing an aversion amplification hypothesis
Authors: Abrams Dominic , Travaglino Giovanni A. 
Published: January 2018

A few weeks prior to the EU referendum (23rd June 2016) two broadly representative samples of the electorate were drawn in Kent (the south‐east of England, N = 1,001) and Scotland (N = 1,088) for online surveys that measured their trust in politicians, concerns about acceptable levels of immigration, threat from immigration, European identification, and voting intention. We tested an aversion amplification hypothesis that the impact of immigration concerns on threat and identification would be amplified when political trust was low. We hypothesized that the effect of aversion amplification on voting intentions would be mediated first by perceived threat from immigration, and then by (dis) identification with Europe. Results in both samples were consistent with this hypothesis and suggest that voters were most likely to reject the political status quo (choose Brexit) when concerns that immigration levels were too high were combined with a low level of trust in politicians.