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Development of a triple bottom line stakeholder satisfaction model
Authors: Amarah Burhan , Langston Craig 
Published: April 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to develop a model for producing an objective and holistic assessment of organisational decision-making to measure the procurement success of built facilities from the perspective of six key stakeholder groups (i.e. company, staff, customers, community, government and the environment).

Design/methodology/approach
This research is based on grounded theory. The methodology comprises a number of sequenced but interdependent steps. The first step involves reviewing the underpinning literature, whereas the second and third steps involve a detailed case study of actual practice and identification of stakeholder models that have been previously published, respectively. A knowledge gap is then highlighted from which a conceptual framework using a six-star rating algorithm as an integration metric is developed. The final steps seek an expert panel to validate the framework through focus group discussion ultimately leading to suggestions for further improvements.

Findings
It is found that the developed stakeholder satisfaction model is capable of assessing the sustainable procurement of built infrastructure using a generic six-star rating algorithm. The overall rating can be used to compare and rank performance across a range of portfolio assets, although some modification is required for non-built assets.

Originality/value
This research makes a contribution to knowledge through the presentation of a model, grounded in practice, that combines the economic, social and environmental performance of organisational decision-making from a stakeholder satisfaction perspective. It is acknowledged that there are a number of techniques that could be used to assess each stakeholder group, although the ones chosen in this research are mostly drawn from existing approaches developed and validated by others.
Women’s career development in the construction industry across 15 years: main barriers
Authors: Navarro-Astor Elena , Román-Onsalo Marisa , Infante-Perea Margarita 
Published: April 2017

Purpose
Through a systematic literature review covering 15 years, this paper aims to identify and annotate the barriers that hinder the career development of women working in the construction industry. Furthermore, it describes publication trends that have contributed to the evolution of the topic.

Design/methodology/approach
A systematic literature review of credible sources in different databases has been carried out for the period from 2000 to 2015. By means of thematic analysis, a data set of 60 articles has been analysed.

Findings
The topic has been and still is of interest to the research community. Women who work in the construction industry in different countries confront numerous career barriers, the more frequent being the difficulty of balancing work and family, and the lack of professionalism in human resource management.

Research limitations/implications
Some publications related to the topic might have been inadvertently omitted. Hopefully, this paper can be valuable for informing future research directions.

Practical implications
The paper is useful to human resource managers to understand how their practices influence women’s career development, gender equity and organisational injustice, and how to improve them. It informs policies to reduce gender discrimination and guides researchers interested in gender diversity in the industry.

Social implications
A clear vision of career barriers affecting women is required to find solutions and improve the fairness and justice of business practices.

Originality/value
Previous studies do not offer a comprehensive and up-to-date review covering such a wide time period and so many countries. It will have implications in the identification of initiatives critical to achieving lasting change in gender equity in the construction industry.
Prerequisite for lateral knowledge flow in manufacturing networks
Authors: Scherrer Maike , Deflorin Patricia 
Published: April 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyse the prerequisites for lateral knowledge transfer in manufacturing networks.Design/methodology/approachData stem from a single case study involving 26 interviews at the management level of a manufacturing network and a survey of 17 manufacturing plants in the network.FindingsThe requirements for lateral knowledge transfer between knowledge-sending and knowledge-receiving plants are similar strategic orientation, product portfolio similarity and process similarity. If the knowledge-sending and knowledge-receiving plants meet at least one of these requirements, then knowledge transfer is facilitated. Plant age, functional ties and geographical proximity do not seem to be important in lateral knowledge transfer.Research limitations/implicationsThe results come from a single case study, limiting their generalisability. Further research should consider the influence of the network’s coordination mechanism on lateral knowledge transfer.Originality/valueThe paper investigates prerequisites for lateral knowledge transfer in manufacturing networks, shedding light on the fundamental factors that must be in place at the knowledge-sending and knowledge-receiving plants.
From green buildings to green supply chains
Authors: Mohamed Abdul Ghani N. Muhammad Aslaam , Egilmez Gokhan , Kucukvar Murat , S. Bhutta M. Khurrum 
Published: April 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to focus on tracing GHG emissions across the supply chain industries associated with the US residential, commercial and industrial building stock and provides optimized GHG reduction policy plans for sustainable development.

Design/methodology/approach
A two-step hierarchical approach is developed. First, Economic Input-Output-based Life Cycle Assessment (EIO-LCA) is utilized to quantify the GHG emissions associated with the US residential, commercial and industrial building stock. Second, a mixed integer linear programming (MILP) based optimization framework is developed to identify the optimal GHG emissions’ reduction (percent) for each industry across the supply chain network of the US economy.

Findings
The results indicated that “ready-mix concrete manufacturing”, “electric power generation, transmission and distribution” and “lighting fixture manufacturing” sectors were found to be the main culprits in the GHG emissions’ stock. Additionally, the majorly responsible industries in the supply chains of each building construction categories were also highlighted as the hot-spots in the supply chains with respect to the GHG emission reduction (percent) requirements.

Practical implications
The decision making in terms of construction-related expenses and energy use options have considerable impacts across the supply chains. Therefore, regulations and actions should be re-organized around the systematic understanding considering the principles of “circular economy” within the context of sustainable development.

Originality/value
Although the literature is abundant with works that address quantifying environmental impacts of building structures, environmental life cycle impact-based optimization methods are scarce. This paper successfully fills this gap by integrating EIO-LCA and MILP frameworks to identify the most pollutant industries in the supply chains of building structures.
Managerial ability, growth opportunities, and IPO performance
Authors: Cox Justin S. 
Published: April 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explain whether the level of managerial quality and growth opportunities influences the operating and return performance between single and dual class IPOs.

Design/methodology/approach
The sample includes 281 initial public offerings under a dual class share structure. This paper measures managerial ability using a score method design produced by (Demerjian et al., 2012). This paper follows (Chemmanur et al., 2011) in measuring post-IPO operating performance between dual and single-class firms. This paper follows Lyon et al. (1999) and Chemmanur et al. (2011) in measuring long-term post-IPO buy-and-hold return performance. This paper employs two measures of growth/investment using Tobin’s q and expenditures such as capital, research and development, and selling, general and administrative scaled to total assets (Daniel et al., 2016).

Findings
Firms with high-quality managers experience more underpricing than low-quality managers. Likewise, dual class firms of all manager and growth types hold less cash and leverage. Using Tobin’s q as a proxy for growth, dual class firms experience higher post-IPO operating performance regardless of managerial quality. Furthermore, the findings indicate minimal evidence that dual class firms underperform single-class IPOs, lending minimal support for the managerial entrenchment hypothesis.

Originality/value
This paper is the first to partition dual and single-class IPOs based on managerial quality and growth opportunities to test long-term differences in operating and return performance.
Incentives in Swedish commercial real estate companies: the property manager function
Authors: Palm Peter 
Published: April 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify factors on the property management level for analysing incentives for an effective property management with a focus on organising it in-house.Design/methodology/approachThis research is based on an interview study of 11 firm representatives from the Swedish commercial real estate sector with in-house property management.FindingsThe study concludes that the property management organisation in the in-house setting is governed in an informal way, with a large portion of “freedom with responsibilities” setup instead of regulations.Research limitations/implicationsThe research in this paper is limited to the Swedish commercial real estate sector.Practical implicationsThe insights into the paper regarding how decision makers create incentives for the property management organisation can provide inspiration to design incentives for effort.Originality/valueIt provides an insight regarding how the commercial real estate industry prioritises different work tasks and how incentives are created to enable effort.
Evaluation of recombinant adenovirus vaccines based on glycoprotein D and truncated UL25 against herpes simplex virus type 2 in mice
Authors: Liu Wei , Zhou Yan , Wang Ziyan , Zhang Zeqiang , Wang Qizhi , Su Weiheng , Chen Yan , Zhang Yan , Gao Feng , Jiang Chunlai , Kong Wei 
Published: April 2017

ABSTRACTThe high prevalence of herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV‐2) infections in humans necessitates the development of a safe and effective vaccine that will need to induce vigorous T‐cell responses to control viral infection and transmission. We designed rAd‐gD2, rAd‐gD2ΔUL25, and rAd‐ΔUL25 to investigate whether recombinant replication‐defective adenoviruses vaccine could induce specific T‐cell responses and protect mice against intravaginal HSV‐2 challenge compared with FI‐HSV‐2. In the present study, recombinant adenovirus‐based HSV‐2 showed higher reductions in mortality and stronger antigen‐specific T‐cell responses compared with FI‐HSV‐2 and the severity of genital lesions in mice immunized with rAd‐gD2ΔUL25 was significantly decreased by eliciting IFN‐γ‐secreting T‐cell responses compared with rAd‐gD2 and rAd‐ΔUL25 groups. Our results demonstrated the immunogenicity and protective efficacy of recombinant adenovirus vaccines in acute HSV‐2 infection following intravaginal challenge in mice.
Contribution of lianas to community‐level canopy transpiration in a warm‐temperate forest
Authors: Ichihashi Ryuji , Chiu Chen‐Wei , Komatsu Hikaru , Kume Tomonori , Shinohara Yoshinori , Tateishi Makiko , Tsuruta Kenji , Otsuki Kyoichi 
Published: April 2017

Summary

Lianas (woody climbers) have a greater amount of leaves relative to basal area or standing biomass than trees, and very wide vessels that permit efficient water transport. These features suggest that lianas possibly consume proportionally more water through transpiration than trees. Despite their potential importance, researchers have made only limited attempts to evaluate effects of lianas on forest water dynamics.

We conducted sap flow measurements for 1 year using a thermal dissipation method for four species each of lianas and trees in a liana‐rich, warm‐temperate forest in Japan and estimated the contribution of lianas to stand canopy transpiration.

Based on a calibration measuring water uptake rates from cut‐stem ends, the actual sap flux (Fd) in liana stems was several times greater than those estimated from the original calibration provided for the method. In the field, lianas showed an average of 2–4 times greater Fd than trees throughout the year. Except for this difference, diurnal and seasonal patterns of relative changes of Fd were similar in both groups. The whole‐plant transpiration (Qt) of sample plants was exponentially related to basal diameter for both lianas and trees; Qt of lianas increased more steeply with basal diameter than that of trees. By extrapolating the relationships between Qt and basal diameter to the inventory data of the study plot, we estimated that lianas contributed 12·8% to the annual stand canopy transpiration while comprising 2·3% of stand basal area, which probably reflected the top‐heavy architecture of lianas.

Our results indicate that the contribution of lianas to forest water dynamics may be several times greater than their contribution to forest basal area. This implies that a slight increase of liana abundance might have greater effects on water dynamics and, through competitions with trees for limited water, the carbon sequestration capacity of forests than expected from the increase in basal area. This study underlines the necessity of evaluating the relative importance of lianas to forest water dynamics in forests world‐wide.

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A three decade assessment of climate‐associated changes in forest composition across the north‐eastern USA
Authors: Bose Arun K. , Weiskittel Aaron , Wagner Robert G. 
Published: April 2017

Summary

Climate‐associated changes in forest composition have been widely reported, particularly where changes in abiotic conditions have resulted in high mortality of sensitive species and have disproportionately favoured certain species better adapted to these newer conditions. In the north‐eastern USA and south‐eastern Canada, few studies have examined climate‐related influences associated with forest composition, and none have considered broad‐scale changes over a long temporal (>25 years) period.

We used US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis data from 1983 to 2014 across four north‐eastern states (Maine, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont) to assess temporal and spatial changes in the occurrence and abundance of American beech Fagus grandifolia Ehrh, sugar maple Acer saccharum L., red maple Acer rubrum L. and birch Betula spp. saplings. We also tested the effects of biotic and abiotic factors on the distribution of the four studied deciduous species over the entire period examined.

Occurrence and abundance of American beech have increased substantially over the past three decades, whereas the occurrence and abundance of three other deciduous species have decreased in all ecological provinces of the north‐eastern USA, except the Midwest Broadleaf ecological province. Consequently, a clear shift in species composition is currently underway in the beech‐maple‐birch (BMB) forests of the north‐eastern USA, with uncertain consequences for future ecosystem structure and function.

In the studied region and over the entire period examined, the distribution of increased occurrence and abundance of beech relative to the three other deciduous species were associated with higher temperature and precipitation as well as higher conspecific basal area and dead tree basal area.

Synthesis and applications. The change from beech‐maple‐birch forests to more beech‐dominated forests with beech encroachment to new forest areas across the north‐eastern USA may continue if higher intensity harvesting and disturbances (i.e. large‐scale canopy openings) do not occur. This would be a significant management concern as beech is associated with a widespread bark disease, is commercially less desirable, and can limit natural regeneration from other species. Our results emphasize the need for management strategies such as higher intensity harvesting methods, vegetation control and limiting browsing pressure to reduce beech dominance.
Exact identification of six starter‐strain candidates of Streptococcus thermophilus by analysing genotypic and industrial properties
Authors: Tian Hui , Muhammad Zafarullah , Evivie Smith Etareri , Gu Chun Tao , Huo Gui Cheng 
Published: April 2017

Six strains of Streptococcus thermophilus isolated as starter candidates were precisely identified by analysing their genotypic and industrial properties. The combination of three methods, multilocus sequence typing, CRISPR1 and epsCD with 16S‐23S rRNA internal transcribed spacer, differentiated the six isolates into five groups. Only strains s60 and s79 could not be distinguished from each other. The industrial properties of the six tested strains were more diverse, especially in their firmness, viscosity and exopolysaccharide production. The six S. thermophilus isolates were identified and typed at the strain level by analysing genotypic and industrial properties.
Physical activity and the risk of preterm birth: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of epidemiological studies
Authors: Aune D , Schlesinger S , Henriksen T , Saugstad OD , Tonstad S 
Published: April 2017

BackgroundPhysical activity has been inconsistently associated with risk of preterm birth, and the strength of the association and the shape of the dose–response relationship needs clarification.ObjectivesTo conduct a systematic review and dose–response meta‐analysis to clarify the association between physical activity and risk of preterm birth.Search strategyPubMed, Embase and Ovid databases were searched for relevant studies up to 9 February 2017.Selection criteriaStudies with a prospective cohort, case‐cohort, nested case‐control or randomized study design were included.Data collection and analysisData were extracted by one reviewer and checked for accuracy by a second reviewer. Summary relative risks (RRs) were estimated using a random effects model.Main resultsForty‐one studies (43 publications) including 20 randomized trials and 21 cohort studies were included. The summary RR for high versus low activity was 0.87 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.70–1.06, I2 = 17%, n = 5] for physical activity before pregnancy, and it was 0.86 (95% CI: 0.78–0.95, I2 = 0%, n = 30) for early pregnancy physical activity. The summary RR for a 3 hours per week increment in leisure‐time activity was 0.90 (95% CI: 0.85–0.95, I2 = 0%, n = 5). There was evidence of a nonlinear association between physical activity and preterm birth, Pnonlinearity < 0.0001, with the lowest risk observed at 2–4 hours per week of activity.ConclusionThis meta‐analysis suggests that higher leisure‐time activity is associated with reduced risk of preterm birth. Further randomized controlled trials with sufficient frequency and duration of activity to reduce the risk and with larger sample sizes are needed to conclusively demonstrate an association.Tweetable abstractPhysically active compared with inactive women have an 10–14% reduction in the risk of preterm birth.
Antioxidants Bound to an Insoluble Food Matrix: Their Analysis, Regeneration Behavior, and Physiological Importance
Authors: Cömert Ezgi Doğan , Gökmen Vural 
Published: April 2017

AbstractDietary antioxidants play an important role in human health by counteracting oxidative stress and preventing chronic diseases. Most common dietary antioxidants in foods are vitamins, carotenoids, phenolic compounds, sulfur‐containing compounds, and neoformed antioxidants. Antioxidants may be present in free soluble or bound insoluble forms in foods. Antioxidants bound to insoluble food matrices have gained the spotlight because they exert their antioxidant effects much longer than free soluble ones. A direct procedure called QUENCHER has been shown to accurately measure the antioxidant capacity of antioxidants bound to insoluble matrices. This procedure overcomes the drawbacks of extraction‐dependent classical assays leading to underestimation of the total antioxidant capacity (TAC) of foods. This review focuses on antioxidants that are found naturally in foods or are formed in foods during processing specifically the antioxidants bound to the insoluble food matrices. The literature gap on the importance of bound antioxidants, their physiological relevance, and methods for measurement of their antioxidant capacity will be filled by this comprehensive review. In particular, chemical properties and health effects of food antioxidants, measurement of the TAC of foods by the QUENCHER method, digestion behavior of bound insoluble antioxidants, and their interactions with free soluble antioxidants are discussed throughout this review.
Optimizing Ballistic Imaging Operations
Authors: Wang Can , Beggs‐Cassin Mardy , Wein Lawrence M. 
Published: April 2017

AbstractBallistic imaging systems can help solve crimes by comparing images of cartridge cases, which are recovered from a crime scene or test‐fired from a gun, to a database of images obtained from past crime scenes. Many U.S. municipalities lack the resources to process all of their cartridge cases. Using data from Stockton, CA, we analyze two problems: how to allocate limited capacity to maximize the number of cartridge cases that generate at least one hit, and how to prioritize the cartridge cases that are processed to maximize the usefulness (i.e., obtained before the corresponding criminal case is closed) of hits. The number of hits can be significantly increased by prioritizing crime scene evidence over test‐fires, and by ranking calibers by their hit probability and processing only the higher ranking calibers. We also estimate that last‐come first‐served increases the proportion of hits that are useful by only 0.05 relative to first‐come first‐served.
Pre‐hospital and retrieval medicine: Clinical governance and workforce models
Authors: Kennedy Marcus , Elcock Mark , Ellis Daniel , Tall Gary 
Published: April 2017

AbstractPre‐hospital and retrieval medicine (PHARM) has developed significantly in the past decade. This perspective article proposes that PHARM should develop with a clear focus on contemporary health governance principles, and that its workforce and models of care adopt modern interdisciplinary approaches. Many of the older systems of managing clinical standards, and outdated cultural approaches to professional ‘turf’, workforce and scope of practice have little place in high‐performance organisations. This paper calls us to attention with a recommendation that best and safest systems of care, structured to optimise patient outcomes and system performance should be our goal.