bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
An approach for green supplier selection in the automobile manufacturing industry
Authors: Yu Qian , Hou Fujun 
Published: April 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to study a modified multiplicative analytic hierarchy process (MMAHP) method, which is combined with multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) and applied MMAHP model for solving green supplier selection problem.

Design/methodology/approach
– Supplier selection is typically a MCDM problem including both qualitative and quantitative factors that has to be taken into consideration. To select the best green suppliers with the highest potential for meeting a firm’s needs consistently, the MMAHP is utilized in this study. Then a green supplier selection problem of a well-known automobile manufacturing company in Qingdao is investigated. The authors also make a comparison of the results with that of the traditional AHP, during which the authors observe that the MMAHP is an effective approach for the considered problem and potential rank reversals can be avoided, that is, when a new supplier is added, the ranking of suppliers does not change and maintains its original relative ratio.

Findings
– A numerical example of green supplier selection is utilized to verify the proposed approach. The results show that the MMAHP is an effective approach for the considered problem and potential rank reversals can be avoided.

Practical implications
– The proposed approach can be used to solving green supplier selection problems and can avoid the rank reversal.

Originality/value
– The paper introduces the MMAHP method to help researchers to choose more effective approach for green supplier selection.
Management and governance: organizational culture in relation to enterprise life cycle
Authors: Belak Jernej 
Published: April 2016

Purpose
– The behaviour of an enterprise (including ethical behaviour) strongly depends on the organization’s culture, values and beliefs. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that organizational culture differs according to enterprise life cycle stage. Also the importance of the knowledge and awareness of these differences to enterprises’ management in order to be able to ensure enterprises’ success is argued.

Design/methodology/approach
– The case study research methodology was applied to explore the differences in the type of organizational culture as well as cultural strength depending on the enterprise’s life cycle stage. For the empirical testing, the author have selected Slovenia, one of the most developed European post-socialist transition countries.

Findings
– The research revealed differences in the types and strengths of enterprises’ organizational cultures and showed their dependence on the enterprises’ life cycle stages.

Practical implications
– Knowledge of differences in organizational culture in relation to an enterprise’s life cycle stage can significantly contribute to the behaviour of the enterprise’s key stakeholders by ensuring the long-term and sustainable success of the enterprise.

Originality/value
– The available literature does not provide similar research of differences in organizational culture in relation to an enterprise’s life cycle stages.
Aggregation cognitive maps procedure for group decision analysis
Authors: Cunha Annielli Araújo Rangel , Silva Filho José Leao , Morais Danielle Costa 
Published: April 2016

Purpose
– Cognitive maps are used in group decision processes to structure problems. The problem structuring methods helps decision makers to improve the comprehension of the problem, identifying alternative actions and conflicts. However, represents the individual perceptions in a representative group decision into a single structure can be a complex task. The paper aims to discuss these issues.

Design/methodology/approach
– The objective of this paper is to improve the process of discussion, obtaining the interests and views of the participants and provide parameters to assist the analyst to guide the process. Furthermore, it is possible to analyze how participants are aligned or diverge from the group. The literature review presents some approaches for cognitive maps analysis, but there is a lack of structured methods to analyze them. This paper proposes a structure procedure for the aggregation of cognitive maps in three parts: workshop to generate individual maps, the aggregation of individual maps and the refinement of the global map.

Findings
– An example illustrates the application of the proposed method and shows the construction of a global map that summarizes the concepts that participants consider important.

Originality/value
– This paper presents a new procedure that allows reducing the bias of the analyst in the aggregation of individual cognitive maps maintaining the relevant information and allows decision makers know and approve the aggregation procedure.
A cross evaluation-based measure of super efficiency in DEA with interval data
Authors: Yu Qian , Hou Fujun 
Published: April 2016

Purpose
– The traditional data envelopment analysis (DEA) model as a non-parametric technique can measure the relative efficiencies of a decision-making units (DMUs) set with exact values of inputs and outputs, but it cannot handle the imprecise data. The purpose of this paper is to establish a super efficiency interval data envelopment analysis (IDEA) model, an IDEA model based on cross-evaluation and a cross evaluation-based measure of super efficiency IDEA model. And the authors apply the proposed approach to data on the 29 public secondary schools in Greece, and further demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed approach.

Design/methodology/approach
– In this paper, based on the IDEA model, the authors propose an improved version of establishing a super efficiency IDEA model, an IDEA model based on cross-evaluation, and then present a cross evaluation-based measure of super efficiency IDEA model by combining the super efficiency method with cross-evaluation. The proposed model cannot only discriminate the performance of efficient DMUs from inefficient ones, but also can distinguish between the efficient DMUs. By using the proposed approach, the overall performance of all DMUs with interval data can be fully ranked.

Findings
– A numerical example is presented to illustrate the application of the proposed methodology. The result shows that the proposed approach is an effective and practical method to measure the efficiency of the DMUs with imprecise data.

Practical implications
– The proposed model can avoid the fact that the original DEA model can only distinguish the performance of efficient DMUs from inefficient ones, but cannot discriminate between the efficient DMUs.

Originality/value
– This paper introduces the effective method to obtain the complete rank of all DMUs with interval data.
Draft Genome Sequences of Three
Bacillus
Species from South African Marine Sponges
Authors: van Zyl Leonardo Joaquim , Matobole Relebohile , Augustin Nsole Biteghe Fleury , Klein Timothy , Kirby Bronwyn , Trindade Marla 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

The rise in antibiotic-resistant bacteria has spurred efforts to identify novel compounds with antimicrobial activity. This brief report describes the genome sequence of three
Bacillus
species isolates from South African marine sponges, which produce compounds with antimicrobial activity. A search for secondary metabolite clusters revealed several secondary metabolite pathways in these genomes, which may hold promise as novel antibiotics.
Complete Genome Sequence of a Vampire Bat Rabies Virus from French Guiana
Authors: Lavergne Anne , Darcissac Edith , Bourhy Hervé , Tirera Sourakhata , de Thoisy Benoît , Lacoste Vincent 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

A rabies virus was detected in a common vampire bat (
Desmodus rotundus
) in French Guiana. Its genomic sequence was obtained and found to be closely related to other hematophagous bat-related viruses that widely circulate in the northern Amazon region. This virus is named AT6.
Draft Genome Sequence of
Tepidibacillus decaturensis
Strain Z9, an Anaerobic, Moderately Thermophilic, and Heterotrophic Bacterium from the Deep Subsurface of the Illinois Basin, USA
Authors: Dong Yiran , Chang Yun-Juan , Sanford Robert A. , Fouke Bruce W. 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

The genome of the moderately thermophilic and halotolerant bacterium
Tepidibacillus decaturensis
strain Z9 was sequenced. The draft genome comprises three scaffolds, for a total of 2.95 Mb. As the first sequenced genome within the genus
Tepidibacillus
, 2,895 protein-coding genes, 52 tRNA genes, and 3 rRNA operons were predicted.
Draft Genome Sequence of
Zymomonas mobilis
ZM481 (ATCC 31823)
Authors: Zhao Ning , Pan Yongxu , Liu Hongguang , Cheng Zhen 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

Zymomonas mobilis
ZM481 (ATCC 31823) is an ethanol-tolerant strain that can produce the highest level of ethanol in
Z. mobilis
from glucose in the shortest time. Here, we report a draft genome sequence of ZM481, which can help us understand the genes related to the ethanol tolerance of this strain.
Draft Genome Sequence of
Agrobacterium
sp. Strain R89-1, a Morphine Alkaloid-Biotransforming Bacterium
Authors: Zahradník Jiří , Kyslíková Eva , Kyslík Pavel 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

Agrobacterium
sp. strain R89-1 isolated from composted wastes of
Papaver somniferum
can effectively biotransform codeine/morphine into 14-OH-derivatives. Here, we present a 4.7-Mb assembly of the R89-1 strain genome. The draft shows that the strain R89-1 represents a distinct phylogenetic lineage within the genus
Agrobacterium.
Genome Sequences for a Cluster of Human Isolates of
Listeria monocytogenes
Identified in South Africa in 2015
Authors: Smith Anthony M. , Naicker Preneshni , Bamford Colleen , Shuping Liliwe , McCarthy Kerrigan M. , Sooka Arvinda , Smouse Shannon L. , Tau Nomsa , Keddy Karen H. 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

Listeria monocytogenes
is a Gram-positive bacterium with a ubiquitous presence in the environment. There is growing concern about the increasing prevalence of
L. monocytogenes
associated with food-borne outbreaks. Here we report genome sequences for a cluster of human isolates of
L. monocytogenes
identified in South Africa in 2015.
Complete Genome Sequence of KPC-3- and CTX-M-15-Producing
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Sequence Type 307
Authors: Villa Laura , Feudi Claudia , Fortini Daniela , Iacono Michele , Bonura Celestino , Endimiani Andrea , Mammina Caterina , Carattoli Alessandra 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

Klebsiella pneumoniae
sequence type (ST) 307, carrying
bla
KPC-3
,
bla
CTX-M-15
,
bla
OXA-1
,
aac(6′)-Ib-cr
, and
qnrB
1 genes, is replacing the predominant hyperepidemic ST258 clone in Italy. Whole-genome and complete plasmid sequencing of one ST307 strain was performed and new features were identified.
Complete Genome Sequence of Methanogenic Archaeon ISO4-G1, a Member of the
Methanomassiliicoccales
, Isolated from a Sheep Rumen
Authors: Kelly William J. , Li Dong , Lambie Suzanne C. , Jeyanathan Jeyamalar , Cox Faith , Li Yang , Attwood Graeme T. , Altermann Eric , Leahy Sinead C. 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

Methanogenic archaeon ISO4-G1 is a methylotrophic methanogen belonging to the order
Methanomassiliicoccales
that was isolated from a sheep rumen. Its genome has been sequenced to provide information on the genetic diversity of rumen methanogens in order to develop technologies for ruminant methane mitigation.
The Genome Sequence of
Alcaligenes faecalis
NBIB-017 Contains Genes with Potentially High Activities against
Erwinia carotovora
Authors: Liu Xiaoyan , Huang Daye , Wu Jinping , Yu Cui , Zhou Ronghua , Liu Cuijun , Zhang Wei , Yao Jingwu , Cheng Meng , Guo Suxia 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

Alcaligenes faecalis
NBIB-017, a Gram-negative bacterium, was isolated from soil in China. Here, we provide the complete genome sequence of this bacterium, which possesses a high number of genes encoding antibacterial factors, including proteins and small molecular peptides.
Draft Genome Sequence of the Rumen Methanogen
Methanobrevibacter olleyae
YLM1
Authors: Kelly William J. , Li Dong , Lambie Suzanne C. , Cox Faith , Attwood Graeme T. , Altermann Eric , Leahy Sinead C. 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

Methanobrevibacter olleyae
YLM1 is a hydrogenotrophic methanogen, isolated from the rumen of a lamb. Its genome has been sequenced to provide information on the genomic diversity of rumen methanogens and support the development of approaches to reduce methane formation by ruminants.
Complete Genome Sequence of the Macrolide-Resistant
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Strain C267 in China
Authors: Li Shaoli , Sun Hongmei , Liu Fei , Zhao Hanqing , Zhu Baoli , Lv Na 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

Macrolide-resistant
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
strains can cause severe
M. pneumoniae
pneumonia in children. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of the macrolide-resistant
M. pneumoniae
strain C267, deposited in GenBank under accession number CP014267, which provides new insights for other potential macrolide-resistant mechanisms in
M. pneumoniae
clinical isolates in China.
Complete Genome Sequence of an
Escherichia coli
O157:H7 Strain Isolated from a Super-Shedder Steer
Authors: Teng Lin , Ginn Amber , Jeon Soojin , Kang Minyoung , Jeong KwangCheol Casey 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

We report here the complete genome sequence of
Escherichia coli
O157:H7 strain JEONG-1266 isolated from a super- shedder steer in northwest Florida. Cattle are considered a primary reservoir of
E. coli
O157:H7, and those cattle that excrete this pathogen in their feces at levels ≥10
4
CFU/g are known as super-shedders.
Draft Genome Sequence of an
Escherichia coli
O8:H19 Sequence Type 708 Strain Isolated from a Holstein Dairy Cow with Metritis
Authors: Ginn Amber , Ma Zhengxin , Galvao Klibs N. , Jeong KwangCheol Casey 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

We present here the genome sequence of
Escherichia coli
O8:H19 strain KCJ852, belonging to multilocus sequence type (MLST) 708, isolated from the uterus of a cow with a bovine postpartum uterine infection known as metritis. Genomic investigation of KCJ852 will help us understand its virulence potential.
Permanent Draft Genome Sequence for
Frankia
sp. Strain CeD, a Nitrogen-Fixing Actinobacterium Isolated from the Root Nodules of
Casuarina equistifolia
Grown in Senegal
Authors: Ngom Mariama , Oshone Rediet , Hurst Sheldon G. , Abebe-Akele Feseha , Simpson Stephen , Morris Krystalynne , Sy Mame Ourèye , Champion Antony , Thomas W. Kelley , Tisa Louis S. 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

Frankia
strain CeD is a member of
Frankia
lineage Ib that is able to reinfect plants of the
Casuarina
families. Here, we report a 5.0-Mbp draft genome sequence with a G+C content of 70.1% and 3,847 candidate protein-encoding genes.
Draft Genome Sequences of Three European Laboratory Derivatives from Enterohemorrhagic
Escherichia coli
O157:H7 Strain EDL933, Including Two Plasmids
Authors: Fellner Lea , Huptas Christopher , Simon Svenja , Mühlig Anna , Scherer Siegfried , Neuhaus Klaus 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

Escherichia coli
O157:H7 EDL933, isolated in 1982 in the United States, was the first enterohemorrhagic
E. coli
(EHEC) strain sequenced. Unfortunately, European labs can no longer receive the original strain. We checked three European EDL933 derivatives and found major genetic deviations (deletions, inversions) in two strains. All EDL933 strains contain the cryptic EHEC-plasmid, not reported before.
Health Auctions: a Valuation Experiment (HAVE) study protocol
Authors: Kularatna Sanjeewa , Petrie Dennis , Scuffham Paul A , Byrnes Joshua 
Published: April 2016

IntroductionQuality-adjusted life years are derived using health state utility weights which adjust for the relative value of living in each health state compared with living in perfect health. Various techniques are used to estimate health state utility weights including time-trade-off and standard gamble. These methods have exhibited limitations in terms of complexity, validity and reliability. A new composite approach using experimental auctions to value health states is introduced in this protocol.Methods and analysisA pilot study will test the feasibility and validity of using experimental auctions to value health states in monetary terms. A convenient sample (n=150) from a population of university staff and students will be invited to participate in 30 auction sets with a group of 5 people in each set. The 9 health states auctioned in each auction set will come from the commonly used EQ-5D-3L instrument. At most participants purchase 2 health states, and the participant who acquires the 2 ‘best’ health states on average will keep the amount of money they do not spend in acquiring those health states. The value (highest bid and average bid) of each of the 24 health states will be compared across auctions to test for reliability across auction groups and across auctioneers. A test retest will be conducted for 10% of the sample to assess reliability of responses for health states auctions. Feasibility of conducting experimental auctions to value health states will also be examined. The validity of estimated health states values will be compared with published utility estimates from other methods. This pilot study will explore the feasibility, reliability and validity in using experimental auction for valuing health states.Ethics and disseminationEthical clearance was obtained from Griffith University ethics committee. The results will be disseminated in peer-reviewed journals and major international conferences.
Weekend versus weekday transplant surgery and outcomes after kidney transplantation in the USA: a retrospective national database analysis
Authors: Baid-Agrawal Seema , Martus Peter , Feldman Harold , Kramer Holly 
Published: April 2016

ObjectiveTo determine whether kidney transplants performed during a weekend had worse outcomes than those performed during weekdays.DesignRetrospective national database study.SettingUnited Network for Organ Sharing database of the USA.Participants136 715 adult recipients of deceased donor single organ kidney transplants in the USA between 4/1994 and 9/2010.Main outcome measuresThe primary outcomes were patient survival and death-censored and overall allograft survival. Secondary outcomes included initial length of hospital stay after transplantation, delayed allograft function, acute rejection within the first year of transplant, and patient and allograft survival at 1 month and at 1 year after transplantation. Cox proportional hazards models were used to evaluate the impact of weekend kidney transplant surgery on primary and secondary outcomes, adjusting for multiple covariates.ResultsAmong the 136 715 kidney recipients, 72.5% underwent transplantation during a regular weekday (Monday–Friday) and 27.5% during a weekend (Saturday–Sunday). No significant association was noted between weekend transplant status and patient survival, death-censored allograft survival or overall allograft survival in the adjusted analyses (HR 1.01 (95% CI 0.92 to 1.04), 1.012 (95% CI 0.99 to 1.034), 1.012 (95% CI 0.984 to 1.04), respectively). In addition, no significant association was noted between weekend transplant status and the secondary outcomes of patient and graft survival at 1 month and 1 year, delayed allograft function or acute rejection within the first year. Results remained consistent across all definitions of weekend status.ConclusionsThe outcomes for deceased donor kidney transplantation in the USA are not affected by the day of surgery. The operationalisation of deceased donor kidney transplantation may provide a model for other surgeries or emergency procedures that occur over the weekend, and may help reduce length of hospital stay and improve outcomes.
Community characteristics associated with where urgent care centers are located: a cross-sectional analysis
Authors: Le Sidney T , Hsia Renee Y 
Published: April 2016

ObjectivesTo determine the community characteristics associated with non-hospital-based urgent care centres wherever they are located.DesignNational cross-sectional study evaluating the association between non-hospital-based urgent care centers, and their demographic characteristics in a community, using descriptive statistics and multivariate logistic regressions.SettingCommunities in the USA with non-hospital-based urgent care centers, as identified using a 2014 national database from the Urgent Care Association of America.Participants31 022 communities encompassing 6898 urgent care centers across the USA.Primary and secondary outcome measuresPresence of a non-hospital-based urgent care center within a community.ResultsCommunities with non-hospital-based urgent care centers are urban (75.7% with vs 22.2% without; p<0.001 across rural urban commuting area levels), and are located in areas with higher income levels (38.6% in highest quartile with vs 22.3% without; p<0.001 across quartiles) and higher levels of private insurance (29.6% in highest quartile with vs 23.9% without; p<0.001 across quartiles).ConclusionsWhile the growth of the urgent care industry may have other promising implications, policymakers should recognise that it may exacerbate disparities in access to acute care faced by poorer, uninsured patients, and may also have financial implications for providers that are providing overlapping services, such as emergency departments and primary care practices.
Hospital case volume and outcomes for proximal femoral fractures in the USA: an observational study
Authors: Metcalfe David , Salim Ali , Olufajo Olubode , Gabbe Belinda , Zogg Cheryl , Harris Mitchel B , Perry Daniel C , Costa Matthew L 
Published: April 2016

ObjectiveTo explore whether older adults with isolated hip fractures benefit from treatment in high-volume hospitals.DesignPopulation-based observational study.SettingAll acute hospitals in California, USA.ParticipantsAll individuals aged ≥65 that underwent an operation for an isolated hip fracture in California between 2007 and 2011. Patients transferred between hospitals were excluded.Primary and secondary outcomesQuality indicators (time to surgery) and patient outcomes (length of stay, in-hospital mortality, unplanned 30-day readmission, and selected complications).Results91 401 individuals satisfied the inclusion criteria. Time to operation and length of stay were significantly prolonged in low-volume hospitals, by 1.96 (95% CI 1.20 to 2.73) and 0.70 (0.38 to 1.03) days, respectively. However, there were no differences in clinical outcomes, including in-hospital mortality, 30-day re-admission, and rates of pneumonia, pressure ulcers, and venous thromboembolism.ConclusionsThese data suggest that there is no patient safety imperative to limit hip fracture care to high-volume hospitals.