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Privileged knowledge, privileged access: early universities in Australia
Authors: North Sue 
Published: May 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to show that Australia’s first two universities were connected to class status. It challenges the idea that these universities extended the “educational franchise” at their outset, by interrogating the characteristics of the student population in comparison with the characteristics of the population in the colonies. It looks at the curricula within the university system to show it is always “interested”, never neutral – it may be unique to the social, cultural, political and economic location of each university, but ultimately it benefits those who hold power in these locations.

Design/methodology/approach
– This research involves empirical analysis of characteristics of university students in Australia in the 1850s, including country of birth, religion, age, previous education and fathers’ occupation, as well as population demographics from the censuses that took place in the colonies of NSW and Victoria at that time. It also involves an analysis of the sociology of knowledge in nineteenth century Australian universities in light of this empirical data.

Findings
– Socio-political influences on the establishment of the first universities in Australia highlight the power of conferring legitimacy to particular areas of knowledge and to whom this knowledge was made available.

Research limitations/implications
– The research is limited to using the student data for the first three years of enrolment because in order to make comparisons between the student population and the population of the colonies, the student data needed to be from a time as close to the population census as possible. The Sydney census was in 1851, so student data from the University of Sydney was 1852-1854. The Melbourne census was in 1854, so student data from the University of Melbourne was 1855-1857.

Originality/value
– Australian historiography suggests that early universities in Australia were open to all, regardless of background. This paper challenges this orthodoxy through empirical findings and theoretical analysis.
Facebook and sustainable development: a case study of a French supermarket chain
Authors: Gonzalez-Lafaysse Linda , Lapassouse-Madrid Catherine 
Published: May 2016

Purpose
– Over the past decade climate change has become an inescapable aspect of social responsibility for the major retail chains who have sought to incorporate the environmental considerations into their communication strategies. The purpose of this paper is to look more closely at communications campaigns based on environmental theme through social networks.

Design/methodology/approach
– In this respect, social media can be considered a direct communication tool conducive to the promotion of sustainable development. Therefore, the paper is based on a year-long study of one group’s official Facebook page.

Findings
– The conclusions highlight the need for retail chains to strengthen the perceived consistency of their communication strategies on this subject, in order to retain their credibility.

Practical implications
– Encouraging consumers’ contributions via Facebook may be considered as a relevant practice for greening retail, on the condition that internet users are convinced of the value and interest of this process, as examples of a company’s concrete actions, which provide hard evidence of its stated commitments. The authors also point out the implications of the results in the emerging context of omni-channel retailing.

Originality/value
– This paper provides two kinds of added value. First its explore retailers’ practice on the subject of green marketing. Second, it provides significant learnings regarding the potential impact of communication in social media.
Consumers’ evaluations of fitting rooms in retail clothing stores
Authors: Ayalp Nur , Yildirim Kemal , Bozdayi Müge , Cagatay Kubulay 
Published: May 2016

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to ascertain the effect of age, gender and educational level on customer evaluations of the design characteristics of fitting rooms/dressing rooms, such as size, levels of illumination, number of hangers, materials and opening types of doors in retail clothing stores. In the light of these results, the study aims to increase the satisfaction of the customers in retail stores.Design/methodology/approach– These evaluations were analysed according to the demographic characteristics of consumers, such as age, gender and educational level. Since activities in fitting rooms require a certain level of privacy, the features that affected privacy were also considered in this study. The analysis was carried out with research designed for users of fitting rooms in Ankara, Turkey.Findings– Results indicated that demographic characteristics of the customers affected their evaluation of fitting rooms. The statistically significant results between evaluations of customers and their demographic backgrounds were determined. In these analyses, problems emerged due to usage of fitting rooms. Most of the problems complained about were an insufficient number of hangers, lack of mirrors, lack of sitting units, small-sized rooms and poorly illuminated rooms. Moreover, the results showed that customers preferred a totally closed panel door for privacy.Originality/value– This paper reveals a significant relationship between design characteristics of fitting rooms and customer evaluations of fitting rooms. The results of the study suggest that retailers and designers may be able to easily make stores more attractive for customers when installing fitting rooms.
Modeling property bubble dynamics in Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain
Authors: Klotz Philipp , Lin Tsoyu Calvin , Hsu Shih-Hsun 
Published: May 2016

Purpose
Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain have been in the spotlight of the recent economic crisis in Europe. With their economy strongly reliant on the construction industry, these countries have become widely exposed to the downturn in the property sector. This paper aims to examine residential property bubble dynamics in the period from 2003 to 2014 and investigate the role of financing conditions in the formation of these bubbles.

Design/methodology/approach
Building on the present value model in conjunction with the rational bubble assumption, the study applies the discounted cash flow (DCF) approach and applies weighted average cost of capital (WACC) to capture real estate bubble dynamics in the four countries. Reduced form vector autoregression models are used to examine the relationship between financing conditions and the bubble indicator.

Findings
The bubble indicator suggests that Spain and Ireland experienced a large rise in the bubble relative to moderate increases in Portugal and Greece in the period from 2003 up to the collapse in 2008. Our findings from the empirical analysis indicate that central bank policy shifts that impact interest rates and lending volumes on the domestic level have a significant and leading effect on the formation of residential property bubbles.

Originality/value
Only little research on real estate bubbles takes financial leverage into account. This paper bridges this gap by applying the WACC in the DCF model to identify real estate bubbles. While using a distinct bubble indicator, this analysis provides new insights into the linkage between financing conditions and real estate bubbles.
Fraud risk in electronic payment transactions
Authors: Kovács Levente , David Sandor 
Published: May 2016

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is the timely review of regulations on the security of electronic payments, payment innovations and their vulnerabilities and discussing the recommendations elaborated by the European Forum on the Security of Retail Payments.

Design/methodology/approach
First, the article presents a serious fraud case which happened in the Hungarian banking system. This case demonstrates all risks associated with the security of payment channels being used. Next, the article examines those international SecuRe Pay Forum recommendations which target the elimination of such fraud risks. Finally, the article compares current domestic regulations with these recommendations.

Findings
The fraud incidents and the speed of penetration of new fraud techniques and methods caught the attention of payment service providers, customers, supervisors and overseers. The result of their cooperation is the European Forum on the Security of Retail Payments. The forum elaborated three sets of recommendations on security of Internet payments, payment account access services and mobile payments, which are missing elements of the present Hungarian and pan-European regulations. Both domestic and international regulators should build on the revised Payment Services Directive and the recommendations in question, to avoid fraud incidents like the one this article initially portrayed.

Originality/value
The article presents a specific, true case which took place in Hungary in 2014.
Research on energy efficiency evaluation for overhead crane
Authors: Tong Yifei , Zhao Ruiwen , Ye Wei , Li Dongbo 
Published: May 2016

Purpose
– Crane plays a very important role in national economy with greatly reduced labor intensity, improved production efficiency and promoted social development as an indispensable auxiliary tool and process equipment. Therefore, its energy consumption becomes an unavoidable topic and in fact, energy consumption of crane is very huge. It has been proved to be the most cost-effective way for reducing energy consumption to establish and implement new energy efficiency standard. Thus, it is necessary to analyze and evaluate the energy efficiency for overhead crane so as to propose a new energy efficiency standard. The paper aims to discuss these issues.

Design/methodology/approach
– In this paper, four kinds of energy consumption sources of overhead crane is considered, based on which, an energy efficiency grading model for overhead crane based on BP neural network is proposed. Second, DS evidential theory is analyzed and based on it, an energy efficiency evaluation model based on BP neural network and DS evidential theory is proposed. The evaluation procedure is discussed in detail. Then, a case is demonstrated how the evaluation is carried out.

Findings
– If overhead cranes with different energy consumptions need to be graded according to energy efficiency, the criterions to establish the energy efficiency labels for overhead cranes is proposed in this paper.

Practical implications
– The research results can provide energy efficiency standard proposal of overhead crane for relative departments to monitor the design, manufacturing and use of overhead crane.

Originality/value
– An energy efficiency grading model for overhead crane based on BP neural network is proposed. An energy efficiency evaluation model based on BP neural network and DS evidential theory is proposed.
Efficacy and safety of alogliptin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A multicentre randomized double‐blind placebo‐controlled Phase 3 study in mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong
Authors: Pan Changyu , Han Ping , Ji Qiuhe , Li Chengjiang , Lu Juming , Yang Jinkui , Li Wenhui , Zeng Jiaoe , Hsieh An‐Tsz , Chan Juliana 
Published: May 2016

AbstractBackgroundThis study determined the efficacy and safety of once‐daily oral alogliptin in patients from mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong with type 2 diabetes mellitus.MethodsIn this Phase 3 multicenter double‐blind placebo‐controlled 16‐week trial, 506 patients were randomized to receive once‐daily alogliptin 25 mg or placebo: 185 in the monotherapy group, 197 in the add‐on to metformin group, and 124 in the add‐on to pioglitazone group. The primary efficacy variable was the change from baseline (CFB) in HbA1c at Week 16; other efficacy measures included CFB to Week 16 in fasting plasma glucose (FPG), incidence of marked hyperglycemia (FPG ≥11.1 mmol/L), and the incidence of clinical HbA1c ≤6.5 % (48 mmol/mol) and ≤7.0 % (53 mmol/mol) at Week 16. Safety was assessed throughout the trial.ResultsAlogliptin monotherapy provided a significantly greater decrease in HbA1c from baseline to Week 16 compared with placebo (−0.58 %; 95 % confidence interval [CI] –0.78 %, −0.37 %; P < 0.001). As an add‐on to metformin or pioglitazone, alogliptin also significantly decreased HbA1c compared with placebo (−0.69 % [95 % CI −0.87 %, −0.51 %; P < 0.001] and −0.52 % [95 % CI −0.75 %, −0.28 %; P < 0.001], respectively). In any treatment group versus placebo, alogliptin led to greater decreases in FPG (P ≤ 0.004) and a higher percentage of patients who achieved an HbA1c target of ≤6.5 % and ≤7.0 % (P ≤ 0.003). No weight gain was observed in any treatment group. A similar percentage of patients experienced drug‐related, treatment‐emergent adverse events in the alogliptin and placebo arms. Four and two patients in the alogliptin and placebo arms, respectively, experienced mild or moderate hypoglycemia.ConclusionsAlogliptin 25 mg once daily reduced HbA1c and FPG and enhanced clinical response compared with placebo when used as monotherapy or as an add‐on to metformin or pioglitazone. Therapy with alogliptin was well tolerated.
A review of interventions to reduce inter‐observer variability in volume delineation in radiation oncology
Authors: Vinod Shalini K , Min Myo , Jameson Michael G , Holloway Lois C 
Published: May 2016

AbstractIntroductionInter‐observer variability (IOV) in target volume and organ‐at‐risk (OAR) delineation is a source of potential error in radiation therapy treatment. The aims of this study were to identify interventions shown to reduce IOV in volume delineation.MethodsMedline and Pubmed databases were queried for relevant articles using various keywords to identify articles which evaluated IOV in target or OAR delineation for multiple (>2) observers. The search was limited to English language articles and to those published from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2014. Reference lists of identified articles were scrutinised to identify relevant studies. Studies were included if they reported IOV in contouring before and after an intervention including the use of additional or alternative imaging.ResultsFifty‐six studies were identified. These were grouped into evaluation of guidelines (n = 9), teaching (n = 9), provision of an autocontour (n = 7) and the impact of imaging (n = 31) on IOV. Guidelines significantly reduced IOV in 7/9 studies. Teaching interventions reduced IOV in 8/9 studies, statistically significant in 4. The provision of an autocontour improved consistency of contouring in 6/7 studies, statistically significant in 5. The effect of additional imaging on IOV was variable. Pre‐operative CT was useful in reducing IOV in contouring breast and liver cancers, PET scans in lung cancer, rectal cancer and lymphoma and MRI scans in OARs in head and neck cancers.ConclusionInter‐observer variability in volume delineation can be reduced with the use of guidelines, provision of autocontours and teaching. The use of multimodality imaging is useful in certain tumour sites.
Changes in the pattern of cytokine production from peripheral blood mononuclear cells in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with infliximab and their relation to plasma arginase activity
Authors: Miyoshi Fumihiko , Sato Kojiro , Mimura Toshihide 
Published: May 2016

AbstractAimThe aim of this study was to quantify the production of T‐cell cytokines from the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of RA patients before and after treatment with anti‐tumor necrosis factor (TNF)‐α infliximab (IFX).MethodWe stimulated the PBMCs of RA patients (n = 24) in vitro and quantified the cytokines in the culture supernatant using enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay.ResultsUnexpectedly, the cytokines tested, interferon (IFN)‐γ, interleukin (IL)‐4 and IL‐17, were all found to have increased, rather than decreased, after the treatment. When the patients were divided into two groups according to the plasma activity of arginase, which is implicated in the immune‐suppressive function of myeloid‐derived suppressor cells, the substantial increase in the cytokine production ex vivo was only detected in the group in which the arginase activity was decreased after the treatment with IFX. In fact, although the ex vivo production of IL‐21 increased along with the other cytokines, the plasma concentration of IL‐21 decreased significantly after IFX treatment.ConclusionIt is important to exercise caution in interpreting ex vivo cytokine production data, in that they can be negatively influenced by the immune‐suppressive mechanisms that prevent excessive inflammation. Thus, to analyze the T‐cell response accurately, T‐cell markers that are detectable in the serum or plasma need to be discovered. The concentrations of IFN‐γ, IL‐4 and IL‐17 were all below detection limits, but that of IL‐21 was detectable in the plasma and inversely correlated with the production of IL‐21 ex vivo. This may indicate the involvement of Th17 response in the pathogenesis of RA.
Quality of life in patients with chronic vulvovaginal candidiasis: A before and after study on the impact of oral fluconazole therapy
Authors: Nguyen Yvonne , Lee Andrew , Fischer Gayle 
Published: May 2016

AbstractBackground/ObjectiveChronic vulvovaginal candidiasis (CVVC) is a disorder characterised by the signs and symptoms of vulvovaginal inflammation and causally associated with the presence of Candida spp. in the vagina. This study aimed to establish the impact of treatment with fluconazole in CVVC on patients' quality of life (QoL).MethodsThis was a before and after study conducted in vulval dermatology clinics in Sydney, Australia. Patients were assessed at baseline by the dermatology life quality index (DLQI) and visual analogue scale (VAS) grading of erythema at baseline and at 12 weeks after an oral fluconazole regime. The primary outcome measures were a change in their DLQI score and VAS grading. The secondary outcome measures were its tolerability and adverse events.ResultsA total of 82 of 91 patients (90%) completed the study. The mean drop in their DLQI score was 11.6 [95% CI (10.1, 13.0)] (P < 0.001). The post‐treatment VAS scores were significantly lower than the pretreatment scores (P < 0.001). Adverse effects requiring cessation of fluconazole occurred in 4% of patients.ConclusionsFluconazole treatment at a dose of 50–100 mg daily achieved a significant observable and improvement in the QoL of 96% of patients with CVVC within 12 weeks of treatment. Adverse effects were minimal.
Children born preterm and full term have similar rates of feeding problems at three years of age
Authors: Nieuwenhuis Tjitske , Verhagen Elise A. , Bos Arend F. , van Dijk Marijn W. G. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractAimWe determined the prevalence of feeding problems and their association with perinatal risk factors in three‐year‐old children born preterm and compared them with a full‐term reference group.MethodsThis pilot study assessed feeding problem scores in 35 preterm children, with a median gestational age of 30 weeks (range 26–32) and median birthweight of 1260 grams (730–2250), who were enrolled during their admission to a neonatal intensive care unit. These were compared with existing data on 248 term children from child healthcare centres at the age of three. We excluded children with severe perinatal complications from the reference group. The Screeningslijst Eetgedrag Peuters (SEP), a validated Dutch version of the Montreal Children's Hospital Feeding Scale, was used to identify feeding problems.ResultsWe found no difference in SEP scores between the preterm children and the reference group (p = 0.217) and did not identify any perinatal risk factors for developing feeding problems. Only 23% of the parents of preterm or term children with moderate‐to‐severe feeding problems consulted a medical professional.ConclusionUsing a parental report instrument showed that the prevalence of feeding problems in three‐year‐old preterm children was low and similar to that of term children.
Adding family history to faecal immunochemical testing increases the detection of advanced neoplasia in a colorectal cancer screening programme
Authors: Kallenberg F. G. J. , Vleugels J. L. A. , de Wijkerslooth T. R. , Stegeman I. , Stoop E. M. , van Leerdam M. E. , Kuipers E. J. , Bossuyt P. M. M. , Dekker E. 
Published: May 2016

SummaryBackgroundFaecal immunochemical testing (FIT) for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening has suboptimal sensitivity for detecting advanced neoplasia. To increase its performance, FIT could be combined with other risk factors.AimTo evaluate the incremental yield of a screening programme using a positive FIT or a CRC family history, to offer a diagnostic colonoscopy.MethodsFor this post hoc analysis, data were collected in the colonoscopy arm of a colonoscopy or colonography for screening study. In this study, 6600 randomly selected, asymptomatic men and women (50–75 years) were invited for screening colonoscopy. 1112 Participants completed a FIT and a questionnaire prior to colonoscopy. We compared the yield of FIT‐only and FIT combined with CRC family history, defined as having one or more first‐degree relatives with CRC.ResultsAt a 10 μg Hb/g faeces FIT‐positivity threshold the combined strategy would increase the yield from 36 (3.2%; CI: 2.4–4.5%) to 53 (4.8%; CI: 3.7–6.2%) cases of advanced neoplasia, at the expense of 148 additional negative colonoscopies. Sensitivity in detecting advanced neoplasia would increase from 36% (CI: 26–46%) to 52% (CI: 42–63%), whereas specificity would decrease from 93% (CI: 92–95%) to 79% (CI: 76–81%). The strategy will be preferred if one accepts 8.8 false positives for every additional participant in whom advanced neoplasia can be detected.ConclusionsOffering colonoscopy to those with a positive FIT or CRC family history increases the yield of a FIT‐based screening programme. Depending on the number of negative colonoscopies one accepts, this combined approach can be considered for improving CRC screening.
Hypoxanthine enhances the cured meat taste
Authors: Ichimura Sayaka , Nakamura Yukinobu , Yoshida Yuka , Hattori Akihito 
Published: May 2016

AbstractWe evaluated the enhancement of cured meat taste during maturation by sensory analysis. We focused on the heat‐stable sarcoplasmic fraction (HSSF) to identify the factors related to cured meat taste. Because the dry matter of HSSF contained more than 30% nitrogen, nitrogen compounds such as free amino acids, small peptides and adenosine triphosphate‐related compounds seemed to be the important components of HSSF. The samples cured with HSSF for 2 h exhibited the same taste profile as ones cured without HSSF for 168 h. Therefore, the changes in the amount and fractions of nitrogen compounds were examined in HSSF during incubation from 0 to 168 h. The concentration of hypoxanthine (Hx) gradually increased, while inosine‐5′‐monophosphate decreased during the incubation. The samples cured with pickles containing various concentrations of Hx were subjected to sensory analysis. The addition of Hx, in a dose‐dependent fashion, enhanced cured meat taste by maturation for 2 h. It was concluded that Hx is essential for the enhancement of cured meat taste.
THE FOCAL POINT IN THE TRAVELLER'S DILEMMA: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY
Authors: Morone Andrea , Morone Piergiuseppe 
Published: May 2016

ABSTRACTThis paper provides an experimental test of the traveller's dilemma. Our investigation aims to address the research hypothesis that introducing a reference point à la Schelling (set equal to the Pareto optimal solution) might drive people away from rationality even when the size of the penalty/reward is high. Experimental findings reported in this paper provide answers to this question showing that the reference point did not encourage coordination around the Pareto optimal choice.