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Gauging the impact of knowledge management practices on organizational performance – a balanced scorecard perspective
Authors: Gupta Vikas , Chopra Meenu 
Published: December 2017

Purpose
This paper aims to explore knowledge management (KM) literature to understand the relationships among different KM practices and organizational performance (OP) in terms of the four balanced scorecard (BSC) outcomes, i.e. learning and growth, internal process, customer satisfaction and financial performance, as a measure of OP.

Design/methodology/approach
A systematic review of peer-reviewed journal articles has been carried out of theoretical and empirical articles to understand the linkages between KM practices and OP, accessed mainly through sources, such as ProQuest, EBSCO host, Google Scholar and other e-databases. Measures of OP have also been extracted from the literature and grouped under the four BSC outcomes to gauge the gravity of the effect. An integrated conceptual framework helps to explore the relationship between the said variables.

Findings
This study provides a conceptual model of the effect of various KM practices on different aspects of OP measured through BSC. It contributes to organizations by helping them understand the importance of integration of the KM efforts to obtain desirable results. It will, for the first time, put the entire organization in perspective and help managers draw a bigger picture to understand the overall effect of KM practices.

Research limitations/implications
First, the KM practices shortlisted for this research are extensive but the list may not be exhaustive. Second, the model is not empirically proved. Findings of the study would help in creating a roadmap to enhance performance by a successful implementation of KM practices.

Originality/value
This paper contributes to KM literature by adding the fact that KM practices not only affect learning and growth perspective of an organization but also have far-reaching effects on OP in terms of customer service perspective, internal process perspective and financial perspective.
How supplier knowledge impacts on organizational capabilities and willingness
Authors: Akhavan Peyman , Shahabipour Ali , Hosnavi Reza 
Published: December 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to conduct a survey on the knowledge for supplier correlation with their capabilities and willingness as segmentation criteria. There are many contexts for sharing knowledge. What are more beneficial contexts?Design/methodology/approachAfter developing the research hypothesis, a structured questionnaire was adopted to gather primary data from suppliers. The draft questionnaire was sent to five academic and industry experts to comment on the content. Received feedback was used to change the layout of the questionnaire. Instead of the traditional partial least squares, the state-of- art consistent partial least square technique was put into practice.FindingsBy definition, knowledge for supplier has a large impact on supplier capabilities. The Important-Performance Matrix Analysis (IPMA) prioritizes the indicators and suggests to focus on knowledge sharing about manufacturing processes, development expertise and marketing expertise. Results showed that supplier willingness for sharing confidential knowledge and longtime relationship depends on development programs.Practical implicationsHaving a communication mechanism for each of the partnerships’ specific contexts was suggested to maximize the knowledge flow.Originality/valueFor maximizing the knowledge flow and studying the effect on the segmentation criteria such as capability and willingness, the main contribution of the paper is to survey the supplier knowledge in depth. The IPMA was implemented to highlight the indicators.
Diagnostic criteria, severity classification and guidelines of lichen sclerosus et atrophicus
Authors: Hasegawa Minoru , Ishikawa Osamu , Asano Yoshihide , Sato Shinichi , Jinnin Masatoshi , Takehara Kazuhiko , Fujimoto Manabu , Yamamoto Toshiyuki , Ihn Hironobu 
Published: December 2017

AbstractWe established diagnostic criteria and severity classification of lichen sclerosus et atrophicus, because there is no established diagnostic criteria or widely accepted severity classification of the disease. Also, there is no clinical guideline for lichen sclerosus et atrophicus in Japan, so we proposed its clinical guideline. The clinical guidelines were formulated by clinical questions and recommendations on the basis of evidence‐based medicine according to the New Minds Clinical Practice Guideline Creation Manual (version 1.0). We aimed to make the guidelines easy to use and reliable including the newest evidence, and to present guidance for various clinical problems in treatment of lichen sclerosus et atrophicus.
Syntax and reading comprehension: a meta‐analysis of different spoken‐syntax assessments
Authors: Brimo Danielle , Lund Emily , Sapp Alysha 
Published: December 2017

AbstractBackgroundSyntax is a language skill purported to support children's reading comprehension. However, researchers who have examined whether children with average and below‐average reading comprehension score significantly different on spoken‐syntax assessments report inconsistent results.AimsTo determine if differences in how syntax is measured affect whether children with average and below‐average reading comprehension score significantly different on spoken‐syntax assessments.Methods & ProceduresStudies that included a group comparison design, children with average and below‐average reading comprehension, and a spoken‐syntax assessment were selected for review. Fourteen articles from a total of 1281 reviewed met the inclusionary criteria. The 14 articles were coded for the age of the children, score on the reading comprehension assessment, type of spoken‐syntax assessment, type of syntax construct measured and score on the spoken‐syntax assessment. A random‐effects model was used to analyze the difference between the effect sizes of the types of spoken‐syntax assessments and the difference between the effect sizes of the syntax construct measured.Outcomes & ResultsThere was a significant difference between children with average and below‐average reading comprehension on spoken‐syntax assessments. Those with average and below‐average reading comprehension scored significantly different on spoken‐syntax assessments when norm‐referenced and researcher‐created assessments were compared. However, when the type of construct was compared, children with average and below‐average reading comprehension scored significantly different on assessments that measured knowledge of spoken syntax, but not on assessments that measured awareness of spoken syntax.Conclusions & ImplicationsThe results of this meta‐analysis confirmed that the type of spoken‐syntax assessment, whether norm‐referenced or researcher‐created, did not explain why some researchers reported that there were no significant differences between children with average and below‐average reading comprehension, but the syntax construct, awareness or knowledge, did. Thus, when selecting how to measure syntax among school‐age children, researchers and practitioners should evaluate whether they are measuring children's awareness of spoken syntax or knowledge of spoken syntax. Other differences, such as participant diagnosis and the format of items on the spoken‐syntax assessments, also were discussed as possible explanations for why researchers found that children with average and below‐average reading comprehension did not score significantly differently on spoken‐syntax assessments.
Science or liberal arts? Cultural capital and college major choice in China
Authors: Hu Anning , Wu Xiaogang 
Published: December 2017

AbstractPrevious studies on major East Asian societies such as Japan and Korea generally fail to find a strong effect of cultural capital in educational inequality, partly due to the characteristic extreme focus on standardized test and curriculum. This study shifts attention to the horizontal stratification of education by investigating the association between family background, cultural capital, and college major choice in contemporary China. Based on analysis of data from the Beijing College Students Panel Survey (BCSPS), we found that, on average, cultural capital significantly mediates the relationship between family background and college major preference. Those with greater endowment of cultural capital are more likely to come from socio‐economically advantaged families, and, at the same time, demonstrate a stronger propensity to major in liberal arts fields rather than science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. Further analyses reveal that the association between cultural capital and academic field choice comes into being by way of performance in the Chinese test in the national college entrance examination and of the non‐cognitive dispositions, such as self‐efficacy and self‐esteem. Our findings better our understanding of formation of the horizontal stratification of higher education.
Auditor Face‐Work at the Annual General Meeting
Authors: Johed Gustav , Catasús Bino 
Published: December 2017

AbstractThis paper examines how auditors prepare for the annual general meeting (AGM) and how they report their work to the shareholders there. Prior literature has suggested—but not explicitly studied—that the endpoint of an audit is a state of comfort between the auditor and the management and audit committee members, but also is potentially fragile. The fragility can arise from a failure to relay trust to the investor community, which may initiate or increase doubts about the financial report and/or the auditor's independence. We build the case that an AGM is an event to study how the endpoint of an audit engagement is both a state of collective comfort and a fragile state. The analysis is based on ten interviews and three workshops with auditors as well as observations at 67 AGMs. To analyze the field material, the paper draws on Goffman's idea of face‐work, which requires backstage preparations, notably with management, and a front stage performance as an independent auditor to relay trust to the shareholders. The paper details how auditors at the AGM perform as independent verifiers of the management's financial report. Although we recorded that auditors were typically successful in preventing the backstage activities from becoming visible to the shareholders, we found incidents that challenged both the auditors' and the managements' face. In analyzing these incidents, we found that auditors reinforced their image as independent to regain both their own face and the management's face. The management did not take a similar collective responsibility for the auditor's face, which implies that auditors were asymmetrically committed to the management. As a take‐away, the paper discusses how governance mechanisms backstage are linked and can surface front stage at the AGM.
Clinical Examination for Acute Aortic Dissection: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis
Authors: Ohle Robert , Kareemi Hashim Khaliq , Wells George , Perry Jeffrey J. 
Published: December 2017

AbstractObjectivesAcute aortic dissection is a life‐threatening condition due to a tear in the aortic wall. It is difficult to diagnose and if missed carries a significant mortality.MethodsWe conducted a librarian‐assisted systematic review of PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, and the Cochrane database from 1968 to July 2016. Titles and abstracts were reviewed and data were extracted by two independent reviewers (agreement measured by kappa). Studies were combined if low clinical and statistical heterogeneity (I2 < 30%). Study quality was assessed using the QUADAS‐2 tool. Bivariate random effects meta analyses using Revman 5 and SAS 9.3 were performed.ResultsWe identified 792 records: 60 were selected for full text review, nine studies with 2,400 participants were included (QUADAS‐2 low risk of bias, κ = 0.89 [for full‐text review]). Prevalence of aortic dissection ranged from 21.9% to 76.1% (mean ± SD = 39.1% ± 17.1%). The clinical findings increasing probability of aortic dissection were 1) neurologic deficit (n = 3, specificity = 95%, positive likelihood ratio [LR+] = 4.4, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 3.3–5.7, I2 = 0%) and 2) hypotension (n = 4, specificity = 95%, LR+ = 2.9 95% CI = 1.8–4.6, I2 = 42%), and decreasing probability were the absence of a widened mediastinum (n = 4, sensitivity = 76%‐95%, negative likelihood ratio [LR–] = 0.14–0.60, I2 = 93%) and an American Heart Association aortic dissection detection (AHA ADD) risk score < 1 (n = 1, sensitivity = 91%, LR– = 0.22, 95% CI = 0.15–0.33).ConclusionsSuspicion for acute aortic dissection should be raised with hypotension, pulse, or neurologic deficit. Conversely, a low AHA ADD score decreases suspicion. Clinical gestalt informed by high‐ and low‐risk features together with an absence of an alternative diagnosis should drive investigation for acute aortic dissection.
Low levels of anti‐secretory factor in placenta are associated with preterm birth and inflammation
Authors: Gustafsson Anna M. , Fransson Emma , Dubicke Aurelija , Hjelmstedt Anna K. , Ekman‐Ordeberg Gunvor , Silfverdal Sven‐Arne , Lange Stefan , Jennische Eva , Bohlin Kajsa 
Published: December 2017

AbstractIntroductionAnti‐secretory factor is a protein that regulates secretory and inflammatory processes and preterm birth is associated with inflammation. Therefore, our hypothesis was that anti‐secretory factor might play a role in immune reactivity and homeostasis during pregnancy.Material and methodsFollowing spontaneous onset of labor and preterm or term delivery, placenta biopsies were collected. The levels of anti‐secretory factor and markers of inflammation (CD68, CD163) and vascularization (CD34, smooth muscle actin) were analyzed by immunohistochemistry.ResultsThe 61 placental biopsies included 31 preterm (<37 weeks of gestation) and 30 term (37–41 weeks) samples. The preterm placentas exhibited lower levels of anti‐secretory factor (p = 0.008) and larger numbers of CD68‐positive cells (p < 0.001) compared to term. Preterm placentas had blood vessel of smaller diameter (p = 0.036) indicative of immaturity. The level of interleukin‐6 in cord blood was higher after very preterm than term birth, suggesting a fetal inflammatory response. The placenta level of anti‐secretory factor was positively correlated to the length of gestation (p = 0.025) and negatively correlated to the levels of the inflammatory markers CD68 (p = 0.015) and CD163 (p = 0.028).ConclusionsPreterm delivery is associated with low levels of anti‐secretory factor in placenta. Inflammation, a potential trigger of preterm birth, is more pronounced in the preterm placenta and inversely related to the placental level of anti‐secretory factor, suggesting both a link and a potential target for intervention.
Effects of complex probiotic supplementation in growing pig diets with and without palm kernel expellers on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood parameters, fecal microbial shedding and noxious gas emission
Authors: Liu Wenchao , Devi Subramaniammohana , Park Jaewon , Kim Inho 
Published: December 2017

AbstractIn Experiment 1, a total of 100 growing pigs (Duroc × [Landrace × Yorkshire]) with an average initial body weight (BW) of 24.88 ± 1.57 kg were randomly allotted to 2 × 2 factorial arrangement with two concentrations of palm kernel expellers (PKE) in diets at 0% or 10%, and two concentrations of supplemental probiotics at 0 or 6.0 × 107 colony‐forming units/kg. There were five replicate pens per treatment with five pigs per pen. In Experiment 2, eight barrows with average initial BW of 25.78 ± 0.19 kg were allotted to a replicated 4 × 4 Latin square design with four diets and four periods per square. Four experimental diets were the same as Experiment 1. In Experiment 1, dietary probiotic supplementation improved (P < 0.05) the average daily gain (ADG), nutrient digestibility and the fecal Lactobacillus counts. Furthermore, interactive effects (P < 0.05) between PKE and probiotics were observed on ADG and growth‐to‐feed ratio. In Experiment 2, an interactive effect (P < 0.05) of PKE and probiotics was observed in apparent ileal digestibility of nitrogen and some amino acids. In conclusion, dietary probiotics did not improve PKE utilization and the use of probiotics in non‐PKE‐containing diet was more favorable than in PKE‐containing diet.
Nilotinib after imatinib first‐line: a real‐life longitudinal cohort of patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia in chronic phase
Authors: Cony‐Makhoul Pascale , Gardembas Martine , Coiteux Valérie , Carpentier Nathalie , Pommier Cécile , Violet Isabelle , Quittet Philippe , Berger Marc G. ,   TARGET‐RMC Investigators
Published: December 2017

SummaryThis prospective, observational study enrolled 150 adult patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) in chronic phase (CP) treated with nilotinib as second‐line after imatinib, in a real life setting in France. Two‐thirds of patients switched to nilotinib treatment due to lack of imatinib efficacy. Of 146 evaluable patients, 16 (11·0%) (95% confidence interval: 6·4–17·2%) achieved uMR4, defined as undetectable molecular disease in cDNA with MR4 sensitivity (≥10 000 ABL1 transcripts) at 18 months and confirmed at 24 months (primary endpoint). Among patients without major molecular response (MMR) or deep molecular response (DMR) at study entry, 66·3% achieved MMR and 44·2% DMR within a median of 5·7 and 6·24 months, respectively. Fifty‐three patients (36·3%) have prematurely terminated the study before 24 months of follow‐up, primarily due to nilotinib treatment discontinuation (n = 43; 29·5%), mainly motivated by treatment intolerance (n = 27; 18·5%) and inefficacy (n = 10; 6·8%). The most frequent extra‐haematological adverse events (AEs) reported as related to treatment with nilotinib were pruritus (16·4%), asthenia (13·7%) and dry skin (13·0%). Ischaemic cardiovascular AEs were reported in 18 patients (12·3%). This French nationwide large cohort adds valuable information to the body of evidence on the efficiency and safety of nilotinib in the treatment of patients with CP‐CML.
Chromosomal analysis of myelodysplastic syndromes among atomic bomb survivors in Nagasaki
Authors: Horai Makiko , Satoh Shinya , Matsuo Masatoshi , Iwanaga Masako , Horio Kensuke , Jo Tatsuro , Takasaki Yumi , Kawaguchi Yasuhisa , Tsushima Hideki , Yoshida Shinichiro , Taguchi Masataka , Itonaga Hidehiro , Sawayama Yasushi , Taguchi Jun , Imaizumi Yoshitaka , Hata Tomoko , Moriuchi Yukiyoshi , Haase Detlef , Yoshiura Koh‐Ichiro , Miyazaki Yasushi 
Published: December 2017

SummaryThe myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are clonal haematopoietic disorders that develop de novo and also secondary to chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy. We previously demonstrated that the risk of MDS is increased among atomic bomb survivors with significant correlation to radiation dose; however, the clinical characteristics of these survivors have not been well analysed. In this study, we investigated chromosomal abnormalities of MDS among survivors. The frequency of abnormal karyotypes was significantly higher, with more very poor risk karyotypes, according to the revised International Prognostic Scoring System, among those exposed close to the hypocentre compared with unexposed cases. However, abnormal karyotype frequency did not reflect the prognosis of exposed cases with respect to distance from the hypocentre. In addition, there was no difference in prognosis between exposed and unexposed cases. Among proximally exposed cases (<1·5 km from the hypocentre), chromosomal translocations and inversions were more frequent, and the frequency of structural alterations in chromosomes 3, 8, and 11 was significantly increased compared with unexposed cases. These results suggest that chromosomal alterations in MDS among survivors have different features compared with those in de novo or therapy‐related MDS. Detailed molecular study is warranted.
Haemostasis and innate immunity – a complementary relationship
Authors: Keragala Charithani B. , Draxler Dominik F. , McQuilten Zoe K. , Medcalf Robert L. 
Published: December 2017

SummaryCoagulation and innate immunity are linked evolutionary processes that orchestrate the host defence against invading pathogens and injury. The complement system is integral to innate immunity and shares numerous interactions with components of the haemostatic pathway, helping to maintain physiological equilibrium. The term ‘immunothrombosis’ was introduced in 2013 to embrace this process, and has become an area of much recent interest. What is less apparent in the literature however is an appreciation of the clinical manifestations of the coagulation‐complement interaction and the consequences of dysregulation of either system, as seen in many inflammatory and thrombotic disease states, such as sepsis, trauma, atherosclerosis, antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) and some thrombotic microangiopathies to name a few. The growing appreciation of this immunothrombotic phenomenon will foster the drive for novel therapies in these disease states, including anticoagulants as immunomodulators and targeted molecular therapies.
Christiansen filter effect with undyed cellulose triacetate fabric as a scattering agent
Authors: Annis Patricia Anne , Campbell Jacqueline Heather , Knopp James Arthur , King Allen Dupree 
Published: December 2017

Light transmission through multiple sheets of undyed cellulose triacetate fabric immersed in binary solutions of carbon disulfide and n‐heptane has been measured using ordinary absorption spectroscopy. The optical transmission of light in the visible spectral range is found to be very high at wavelengths corresponding to a match between the index of refraction of cellulose triacetate and that of the surrounding solution. This phenomenon is commonly referred to as the Christiansen colour filter effect. Indices of refraction of cellulose triacetate from 400 to 700 nm were derived from these data.
Lymphocytes in Sweet syndrome: A potential diagnostic pitfall
Authors: Kazlouskaya Viktoryia , Junkins‐Hopkins Jacqueline M. 
Published: December 2017

BackgroundPatients with Sweet syndrome (SS) have acute onset of cutaneous lesions with characteristic histopathology (dense and diffuse neutrophilic infiltrate, dermal edema, leukocytoclasis and no vasculitis) accompanied by systemic symptoms. Sometimes, only skin lesions with classic histopathologic features are seen. Although SS is considered to be a “neutrophilic dermatosis,” lymphocytes are also seen on histological examination.MethodsWe evaluated the cellular infiltrate in 9 biopsies from SS lesions with routine staining and immunohistochemistry.ResultsLymphocytes were present in all biopsies in variable amounts, often exceeding the number of intact neutrophils. Prominent fragmentation of neutrophils rendered some biopsies “lymphocyte‐rich” on routine histologic evaluation. Myeloperoxidase was helpful in highlighting the inconspicuous neutrophilic fragments in these cases. Lymphocytes were highlighted with immunohistochemistry, and had a CD3+, CD4+, CD20(−) immunophenotype, with rare CD8+ lymphocytes.ConclusionAwareness of the lymphocytic component of SS is important to avoid diagnostic errors, especially in subcutaneous lesions of SS, in which the lymphocytic infiltrate predominates in the upper parts of the dermis, while the typical neutrophilic infiltrate may be seen only in the deeper dermis and subcutis. The lymphocytic component may potentially help to differentiate lesions of SS from neutrophilic urticarial dermatosis, which has not been reported to contain a significant lymphocytic population.