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Benchmarking presidents’ compensations in institutions of higher education relative to sustainability and other institutional practices
Authors: Pati Niranjan , Lee Jooh 
Published: July 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the strategic effects of academic institutional factors including environmental, social, and economic sustainability indices on the compensation of the president of an institution of higher education (IHE). The objective is to build relationships among variables to benchmark compensation measures for IHE presidents across US universities to proliferate sustainability initiatives. Some of the variables of the study were environmental sustainability, social sustainability, cost efficiency as a measure of economic sustainability, tenure, institutional control of the university such as public or private fundraising reputation, endowment and professor’s salary.

Design/methodology/approach
– In total, 236 universities have been included in the study. The data for various dependent variables were studied to see the relationship between the independent and select dependent variables. The OLS regression approach was used to ascertain the relationships between the president’s salary, and a selected set of independent variables that includes the measures of sustainability.

Findings
– The key findings of this study is that variables such as environmental sustainability, tenure, classification, endowment, and professor salary were significantly and positively associated with the IHE president’s salary.

Research limitations/implications
– The current study is limited to the IHEs within the USA. Thus, the study cannot be generalized or extrapolated to other countries or contexts or cultures.

Practical implications
– The results of the study show that the trustees rarely use proliferation of sustainability as a criterion to compensate IHE presidents. The study concludes with the plea to trustees to benchmark sustainability across IHEs in evaluating and compensating IHE presidents.

Originality/value
– This paper extends the compensation study of IHE presidents to include environment, social, and economic dimensions of sustainability. These variables are important in this age where IHEs have been challenged to do more to make our planet sustainable.
Analysis of green supply chain barriers using integrated ISM-fuzzy MICMAC approach
Authors: Dube Anil S. , Gawande Rupesh S. 
Published: July 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to identify barriers to implement green supply chain and to understand their mutual relationship. Green supply chain management (GSCM) barriers are identified using available GSCM literature and on consultations with experts from industry and academician. Interpretive structural model (ISM) was developed to identify the contextual relationship among these barriers.

Design/methodology/approach
– A group of experts from industries and academics was consulted and ISM is used to develop the contextual relationship among various GSCMBs for each dimension of GSCM implementation. The results of ISM are used as an input to fuzzy matrix of cross-impact multiplications applied to classification (MICMAC) analysis, to identify the driving and dependence power of GSCMBs.

Findings
– This paper has identified 14 key GSCMBs and developed an integrated model using ISM and the fuzzy MICMAC approach, which helps to identify and classify the important GSCMBs and reveal the direct and indirect effects of each GSCMB on the GSCM implementation. ISM model provides only binary relationship among GSCMBs, while fuzzy MICMAC analysis provides precise analysis related to driving and dependence power of GSCMB, to overcome this limitation, integrated approach is developed.

Research limitations/implications
– ISM model development and fuzzy MICMAC analysis were obtained through the judgment of academicians and industry experts. It is the only subjective judgment and any biasing by the person who is judging the GSCMBs might influence the final result.

Originality/value
– This is first kind of study to identify GSCMBs and further, to deploy ISM and fuzzy MICMAC to identify and classify the key GSCMEs that influence GSCM implementation in the organization. The results will be useful for business managers to understand the GSCMBs and overcome these GSCMBs during GSCM implementation in an organization.
Stakeholder group influence on media reputation in crisis periods
Authors: Vogler Daniel , Schranz Mario , Eisenegger Mark 
Published: July 2016

Purpose
– The concept of media reputation is a well-documented field in communication research. However, it often remains unclear how the process of reputation formation takes place exactly. The purpose of this paper is to analyze which stakeholder groups are the driving forces in the process of reputation constitution of the Swiss banking industry and how it was affected by the financial crisis in 2008.

Design/methodology/approach
– Given that mass media are the main source of information about an organization in crisis for the public, media reputation serves as a valuable concept for analyzing the effects of crises on organizations. This study is therefore based on a content analysis of Swiss newspapers published between 2004 and 2010.

Findings
– Data shows that the influence of political stakeholder groups on media reputation of Swiss banks is higher in times of crisis. In addition the focus in media coverage changes from economic topics in pre-crisis period to social topics in crisis period. The increased importance of political stakeholder groups and social topics in crisis lead to a more negative and less controllable media reputation.

Originality/value
– This study aims at a better understanding of the impact of stakeholder groups on corporate media reputation in crises. Instead of defining reputation as a single item this approach allows a more differentiated analysis of the process of reputation constitution.
Determinants of environmental accounting and reporting practices in Portuguese local entities
Authors: Ribeiro Verónica Paula , Aibar-Guzmán Cristina , Aibar-Guzman Beatriz , da Silva Monteiro Sónia Maria 
Published: July 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to develop environmental accounting and reporting practices (EARPs) by Portuguese local entities and their determining factors.

Design/methodology/approach
– Data were obtained through a postal survey. In order to measure the degree of development of environmental accounting and reporting practices index was developed, which reflects the extent to which a set of eight EARPs have been implemented by the 69 Portuguese local entities included in the sample. Three variables are considered in this study as possible factors that drive the development of environmental management practices (EMPs) by local entities, namely, size of entity, accounting framework, degree of development of EMPs.

Findings
– Results indicate the degree of development of EARPs in Portuguese local entities is low. Additionally, accounting regulation and the degree of development of EMPs are explaining factors of the degree of development of environmental accounting practices in Portuguese local entities.

Originality/value
– This study adds to the international research on environmental accounting in public sector by providing empirical data from a country, Portugal, where empirical evidence is still relatively limited.
How stakeholders’ personal values influence their value expectations for legitimate organizations
Authors: Brummette John , Zoch Lynn M. 
Published: July 2016

Purpose– Through its use of a nationwide survey that assessed the most significant personal and organizational values among the general public, the purpose of this paper is to identify how individuals’ personal values serve an important role in guiding the value expectations they have for organizations.Design/methodology/approach– A research firm was hired to disseminate a survey to a stratified sample of 735 of adults in the US measures used in the study were a socially desirable human values subscale and a socially desirable organizational values subscale.Findings– The results from several regression analyses confirmed that stakeholders’ personal values predict the values they expect from organizations with which they choose to conduct business.Research limitations/implications– Organizations must recognize that values play a significant role in the legitimation process as both are represented by actions and social desirability. In the realm of corporate communication, organizations continually encounter situations in which they must establish, maintain and defend their legitimacy using strategic communication efforts. These difficult feats can only be accomplished by viewing legitimacy as a measureable construct that is ultimately shaped by acting and communicating in ways that meet the value-driven expectations of stakeholders.Originality/value– This paper fills a gap in the literature that identifies whether stakeholders personal values drive or influence the values they expect to be displayed by legitimate organizations.
The development of mapping tool for work-based learning activities
Authors: Lemanski Tomasz , Overton Tina 
Published: July 2016

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to describe a new tool that can be used to help in the design and evaluation of work-based elements within programmes or to evaluate whole programmes.Design/methodology/approach– This paper takes a case study approach to describe the development of the mapping tool. The tool is based on a matrix which enables users to map four variables: teacher-centred delivery, employer-centred delivery and students outcomes in terms of knowledge and skills.Findings– The mapping tool provides a useful approach to evaluating the outcomes for work-based learning activities.Practical implications– The mapping tool provides tutors with a useful, easily used way to visualise the nature of their work-based learning activities.Originality/value– This paper presents a novel, practical and useful tool that has wide applicability in the field of work-based learning.
Using a blog and social media promotion as a collaborative community building marketing tool for library resources
Authors: Vaaler Alyson , Brantley Steve 
Published: July 2016

Purpose
The purpose of this report is to explain the process of how Booth Library developed an online WordPress blog to market physical and electronic resources in the library’s collection. This report looks at specific tools that are used to maintain the blog and sample topics that the blog covers.

Design/methodology/approach
WordPress software was installed on library servers, making the blog a cohesive part of the library’s website. A PHP script called “List It!” was developed to produce book lists with cover images from a list of scanned library barcodes. After the book lists are inserted into blog posts, social media tools such as YOURLS and Hootsuite are used to schedule tweets and Facebook posts.

Findings
Since its launch in September 2014, Ref News has received a total of 6,180 views and 3,835 unique views for 88 posts. On average, users are spending two minutes and 44 seconds on a page or group of pages. Less measurable benefits include greatly expanded website content, booklists that can be reused and repurposed and a sense of ownership and increased morale for those who help curate book displays and write blog posts.

Originality/value
This report shows how a free WordPress blog can be used as a versatile and collaborative tool to market library resources and connect with users.
A novel method of yarn cross-sectional area calculation
Authors: Narkhedkar Ramesh 
Published: July 2016

Purpose
This paper aims to study the yarn cross-section shape which is a very important yarn physical parameter and has a dominant effect on the physical structure of the yarn. Four factors affecting the yarn cross section, i.e. twist multiplier, Roving hank, spinning system and doubling technique, were investigated.

Design/methodology/approach
In past researches, the yarn cross-sectional area was calculated by considering any one yarn radius giving the approximate yarn cross-sectional area by assuming the yarn as a circular one.

Findings
In this study, a testing instrument is fabricated as shown in Plates 1 and 2 for yarn cross-section measurement and a novel method for calculating the correct yarn cross-sectional area of the yarn was developed.

Originality/value
In the past, no such studies have been conducted on the yarn cross-section studies because of the various limitations of the yarn cross-section measuring or testing instruments.
An overview of the application of image processing technology for yarn hairiness evaluation
Authors: Zhang Guohong , Xin Binjie 
Published: July 2016

Purpose
This paper aims to overview the current status of development and application of digital image processing technology used for the yarn hairiness evaluation.

Design/methodology/approach
Digital image processing technology is one of the new methods used for the yarn detection, which can be used for the digital characterization and objective evaluation of yarn appearance. The comparison between the traditional detection methods and this new developed method was made and analyzed.

Findings
Compared with the traditional methods, image-based methods have the advantages of being objective, fast and accurate. Therefore, it was proved that digital image processing techniques should be a new trend in terms of the yarn appearance evaluation.
A noise-robust method for passive wireless resonant SAW sensor
Authors: Liu Boquan , Zeng Yicheng , Tang Pinghua 
Published: July 2016

Purpose
This paper aims to propose a noise-robust method to estimate the frequency of the reflective echo to reduce the negative effects of noise and improve the accuracy and resolution of a resonant surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensor.

Design/methodology/approach
The proposed approach exploits the singular value decomposition to obtain the frequency information of a SAW response signal and overcome the noise influences.

Findings
Compared with the commonly used Fourier transform (FT) method, the accuracy and resolution improvement of the proposed method used in the SAW sensor is validated.

Originality/value
The system using the proposed method delivers lesser standard deviation, that is, delivers higher performance than the conventional system using the fast FT method.
The latest trend in nano-bio sensor signal analysis
Authors: Teh Yijun , Bahari Jambek Asral , Hashim Uda 
Published: July 2016

Purpose
This paper aims to discuss a nanoscale biosensor and its signal analysis algorithms.

Design/methodology/approach
In this work, five nanoscale biosensors are reviewed, namely, silicon nanowire field-effect-transistor biosensors, polysilicon nanogap capacitive biosensors, nanotube amperometric biosensors, gold nanoparticle-based electrochemical biosensors and quantum dot-based electrochemical biosensors.

Findings
Each biosensor produces a different output signal depending on its electrical characteristics. Five signal analysers are studied, with most of the existing signal analyser analyses based on the amplitude of the signal. Based on the analysis, auto-threshold peak detection is proposed for further work.

Originality/value
Suitability of the signal processing algorithm to be applied to nano-biosensors was reported.
The CD147/MMP‐2 signaling pathway may regulate early stage cardiac remodelling in spontaneously hypertensive rats
Authors: Li Bowei , Zhou Wanxing , Yang Xiaorong , Zhou Yuliang , Tan Yongjing , Yuan Congcong , Song Yulan , Chen Xiao , Zhang Wei 
Published: July 2016

SummaryPrevious studies have reported that decreased matrix metalloproteinase‐2 (MMP‐2) is associated with early stage (age 8–16 weeks) ventricular remodelling in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). We hypothesized that inhibited CD147/MMP‐2 signalling might down‐regulate MMP‐2 expression and augment remodelling in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Twenty‐nine male SHR (8 weeks) were randomly assigned to SHR, CD147, and CD147+DOX groups. The control group included eight age‐matched WKY rats. CD147 and CD147+DOX groups received recombinant human CD147 (600 ng/kg in 1.5 mL saline, weekly). The SHR and WKY groups received the vehicle. The CD147+DOX group also received doxycycline, an inhibitor of MMPs (daily, 30 mg/kg in 1.5 mL saline, iG). On day 56 echocardiography and left ventricular mass index (LVWI) measurements were collected and histological sections were stained for cell and collagen content. Myocardium MMP‐2, TIMP‐1, CD147, and collagens types I and III were estimated by western blot. CD147 and the ratio of MMP‐2/TIMP‐1 were lower in SHR than WKY rats (P<.05). Myocyte hypertrophy, partial fibre breaks, plasmolysis, necrosis and collagen content (collagen volume fraction [CVF], I and III) in SHR were above control levels (P<.05). CD147 rats showed CD147, MMP‐2 and MMP‐2/TIMP‐1 were increased (P<.05), CVF, LVWI, and collagen I and III were decreased (P<.05) and myocyte morphology was improved. CD147 levels did not differ between CD147+DOX and CD147 groups, CVF, collagens type I and III and partial fiber breaks were more abundant in CD147+DOX (P<.05). In summary, an inhibited CD147/MMP‐2 pathway was associated with early stage cardiac remodelling, and CD147 supplementation may attenuate this response.
Comparative performance of double‐digest RAD sequencing across divergent arachnid lineages
Authors: Burns Mercedes , Starrett James , Derkarabetian Shahan , Richart Casey H. , Cabrero Allan , Hedin Marshal 
Published: July 2016

AbstractNext‐generation sequencing technologies now allow researchers of non‐model systems to perform genome‐based studies without the requirement of a (often unavailable) closely related genomic reference. We evaluated the role of restriction endonuclease (RE) selection in double‐digest restriction‐site‐associated DNA sequencing (ddRADseq) by generating reduced representation genome‐wide data using four different RE combinations. Our expectation was that RE selections targeting longer, more complex restriction sites would recover fewer loci than RE with shorter, less complex sites. We sequenced a diverse sample of non‐model arachnids, including five congeneric pairs of harvestmen (Opiliones) and four pairs of spiders (Araneae). Sample pairs consisted of either conspecifics or closely related congeneric taxa, and in total 26 sample pair analyses were tested. Sequence demultiplexing, read clustering and variant calling were performed in the pyRAD program. The 6‐base pair cutter EcoRI combined with methylated site‐specific 4‐base pair cutter MspI produced, on average, the greatest numbers of intra‐individual loci and shared loci per sample pair. As expected, the number of shared loci recovered for a sample pair covaried with the degree of genetic divergence, estimated with cytochrome oxidase I sequences, although this relationship was non‐linear. Our comparative results will prove useful in guiding protocol selection for ddRADseq experiments on many arachnid taxa where reference genomes, even from closely related species, are unavailable.
Efficacy and safety of tofacitinib in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis: review of key Phase 2 studies
Authors: Fleischmann Roy , Kremer Joel , Tanaka Yoshiya , Gruben David , Kanik Keith , Koncz Tamas , Krishnaswami Sriram , Wallenstein Gene , Wilkinson Bethanie , Zwillich Samuel H. , Keystone Edward 
Published: July 2016

AbstractTofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Here, the safety and efficacy data from five Phase 2 studies of tofacitinib in patients with RA are summarized. Tofacitinib 1–30 mg twice daily was investigated, as monotherapy and in combination with methotrexate, in patients with RA. Tofacitinib 20 mg once daily was investigated in one study. Tofacitinib 5 and 10 mg twice daily were selected for investigation in Phase 3 studies; therefore, the efficacy and safety of tofacitinib 5 and 10 mg twice daily in Phase 2 studies are the focus of this review. Tofacitinib ≥ 5 mg twice daily was efficacious in a dose‐dependent manner, with statistically significant and clinically meaningful reductions in the signs and symptoms of RA and patient‐reported outcomes. The safety profile was consistent across studies. The efficacy and safety profile of tofacitinib in Phase 2 studies supported its further investigation and the selection of tofacitinib 5 mg twice daily and tofacitinib 10 mg twice daily for evaluation in Phase 3 studies.
Evidence‐based recommendations for the diagnosis and management of rheumatoid arthritis for non‐rheumatologists: Integrating systematic literature research and expert opinion of the Thai Rheumatism Association
Authors: Katchamart Wanruchada , Narongroeknawin Pongthorn , Chevaisrakul Parawee , Dechanuwong Pornchai , Mahakkanukrauh Ajanee , Kasitanon Nuntana , Pakchotanon Rattapol , Sumethkul Kittiwan , Ueareewongsa Parichat , Ukritchon Sittichai , Bhurihirun Thitirat , Duangkum Kittikorn , Intapiboon Porntip , Intongkam Samanan , Jangsombatsiri Wimol , Jatuworapruk Kanon , Kositpesat Naravadee , Leungroongroj Pawinee , Lomarat Wiyanoot , Petcharat Chonachan , Sittivutworapant Siriluck , Suebmee Patcharawan , Tantayakom Pongchirat , Tipsing Worakan , Asavatanabodee Paijit , Chiowchanwisawakit Praveena , Foocharoen Chingching , Koolvisoot Ajchara , Louthrenoo Worawit , Siripaitoon Boonjing , Totemchokchyakarn Kitti , Kitumnuaypong Tasanee ,   the Thai Rheumatism Association
Published: July 2016

AbstractAimRheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory joint disease leading to joint damage, functional disability, poor quality of life and shortened life expectancy. Early diagnosis and aggressive treatment are a principal strategy to improve outcomes. To provide best practices in the diagnosis and management of patients with RA, the Thai Rheumatism Association (TRA) developed scientifically sound and clinically relevant evidence‐based recommendations for general practitioners, internists, orthopedists, and physiatrists.MethodsThirty‐seven rheumatologists from across Thailand formulated 18 clinically relevant questions: three for diagnosis, 10 for treatments, four for monitoring, and one for referral. A bibliographic team systematically reviewed the relevant literature on these topics up to December 2013. A set of recommendations was proposed based on the results of systematic reviews combined with expert opinions. Group consensus was achieved for all statements and recommendations using the nominal group technique.ResultsA set of recommendations was proposed. For diagnosis, either American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 1987 or ACR/European League Against Rheumatism 2010 classification criteria can be applied. For treatment, nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs, glucocorticoid, and disease‐modifying antirheumatic drugs, including antimalarials, methotrexate and sulfasalazine are recommended. Physiotherapy should be suggested to all patients. Tight control strategy and monitoring for efficacy and side effects of treatments, as well as indications for referral to a rheumatologist are provided.ConclusionsThese evidence‐based recommendations provide practical guidance for diagnosis, fundamental management and referral of patients with RA for non‐rheumatologists. However, it should be incorporated with clinical judgments and decisions about care for each individual patient.