bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
How important is mobile telephony for economic growth? Evidence from MENA countries
Authors: Ghosh Saibal 
Published: May 2016

PurposeThe explosion of mobile telephony in recent times has led to the emergence of a significant volume of literature. One area that has been relatively under-researched has been the role of mobile telephony in impacting economic growth and the relevance of financial inclusion in this respect. Using data on MENA countries during 2001-2012, this paper aims to examine this issue within an empirical framework.Design/methodology/approachThe analysis is based on longitudinal data for the period 2001-2012 and examines the interrelationships among per capita income, financial inclusion and mobile telephony. To take on board this interrelationship, the authors use a simultaneous equation model. In contrast to the ordinary least squares, 3SLS exploits the information that the disturbance terms in the two structural terms are contemporaneously correlated, thereby producing consistent estimates.FindingsThe analysis suggests a significant relationship among these variables. In particular, a 1 per cent increase in the fraction of population using mobile telephony improves incomes by roughly 0.3 per cent points, whereas a similar 1 per cent increase in financial inclusion has double the impact on income. The findings also support a convex, non-linear relationship between income and cellular penetration. Robustness tests lend credence to these findings.Originality/valueAlthough there are several studies on mobile telephony and growth, this paper provides a completely original contribution in the area of financial inclusion, linking the development of access to mobile communication to new channels for the unbanked population in the Arab economies.
Personality and fashion consumption: a conceptual framework in the Indian context
Authors: Saran Rashmita , Roy Subhadip , Sethuraman Raj 
Published: May 2016

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to integrate consumer personality to fashion involvement, fashion-oriented impulse buying behavior, consumer emotions and hedonic consumption in the Indian context.Design/methodology/approach– Based on a literature review of personality, fashion involvement, emotions, fashion-oriented impulse buying behavior and hedonic consumption, the authors formulated a conceptual model and subsequent hypotheses. Previously valid and reliable scales were used in the study. The data were collected through mall intercept survey with the sample consisting of respondents in the age group 20-45. Factor analysis and structural equation modeling were used as data analysis tools.Findings– Major findings indicate a positive and significant effect of personality on positive emotions. The findings also confirm a significant and positive relationship between fashion involvement and hedonic consumption and hedonic consumption and fashion-related impulse buying behavior. Interestingly, positive emotions were found to mediate the relation between personality and fashion involvement.Research limitations/implications– The major implication of the present study is that impulse buying in fashion may be resultant of a complex network of interlinked constructs. One limitation is the restriction to the Indian context.Practical implications– The findings note the need for creation of an experiential environment for a fashion shopper that could lead to positive emotions and subsequently impulse purchase.Originality/value– The present study for the first time integrates constructs such as personality, emotions, involvement and impulse buying in the same conceptual model and tests it empirically.
Management perspectives on country of origin
Authors: Rashid Arooj , Barnes Liz , Warnaby Gary 
Published: May 2016

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to provide a new perspective by conceptualising country of origin (COO) from a management perspective, identifying the impact different COO constructs have in the context of fashion retailer and manufacturer businesses.Design/methodology/approach– This qualitative study comprises a series of in-depth interviews with key informants from large-scale fashion retailers and manufacturers in the UK.Findings– The major findings of this research demonstrate that COO is considered a strategic business imperative but manifests in a variety of ways depending on brand positioning, long-term strategic plans, expertise, and brand values, etc.Research limitations/implications– This study contributes to the body of knowledge about the importance of COO. The findings of this research will have practical implications for manufacturers and retailers, informing the debate on the value of the “Made in […]” epithet. Findings are limited to the UK fashion clothing industry.Originality/value– This research presents a new perspective on the COO construct, addressing it from a management rather than consumer perspective. It argues that COO can be considered as a strategic dimension, which is manifested in a variety of ways. COO has been extensively researched from a consumer point of view but this research takes a new approach by presenting findings from a managerial point of view, with fashion manufacturing and retail branding as the context.
Exploration of factors influencing body image satisfaction and purchase intent
Authors: Rieke Sara Emma , Fowler Deborah Clay , Chang Hyo Jung , Velikova Natalia 
Published: May 2016

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to determine which factors impact body image satisfaction of Generation Y college age and young professional females born between the years of 1980 and 1993, age 20-33 years in the State of Texas.Design/methodology/approach– An online survey created in Qualtrics was e-mailed to recruit research participants. Quantitative data were collected and analyzed in IBM SPSS Statistics 21. Exploratory factor analysis, reliability, computing variable mean, and linear multiple regression were performed. The variables explored were divided and grouped into major factors.Findings– Millennial females are influenced by their own personal preferences, morals and beliefs, and certain occasions, seasons, climate, and the weather. These factors significantly influence body image satisfaction. The model developed in this study provides researchers with a new perspective on body image satisfaction and purchase intent. This study extends the theory of reasoned action by identifying specific factors which influence body image satisfaction which leads to the final purchase decision.Research limitations/implications– Because of this method of data collection the study might not be generalizable to the entire Millennial population. The sample is a small representative sample in the population with only Millennial females’ ages 20-33 years in the State of Texas. Although the study focussed on a single state, the state is an extremely large state encompassing 36 percent of the USA population. Additionally, race/ethnic diversity was also a limitation, as the majority of the sample was Caucasian. Thus, a larger and more diverse sample of age, race/ethnicity, and residence could be added for more generalizable results.Practical implications– The findings of this study enable retailers to understand how body image can impact the customers perceptions of their stores and their employees. Marketers and retailers should focus on marketing to Millennial females through more personal approach targeting what is appropriate for the consumers size body type labeled clothing size and certain occasions.Social implications– Confidence in decision making while purchasing apparel is an important aspect of shopping. Further research could benefit from focussing on determining the confidence drivers and their origins.Originality/value– This study enhances literature by providing a glimpse into the minds of Generation Y female consumers’ body image satisfaction and the factors driving them to purchase apparel.
Capital structure dynamics among SMEs: Swedish empirical evidence
Authors: Yazdanfar Darush , Öhman Peter 
Published: May 2016

PurposeThis paper aims to empirically investigate the existence of dynamic capital structure among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across their life cycle stages.Design/methodology/approachThe analysis examined a sample of 15,952 SMEs across five industry sectors for the 2009-2012 period. Several techniques, including ANOVA and multivariate regressions, were used to analyse firm-level data.FindingsThe findings suggest that start-up SMEs, on average, rely on equity capital, and that the level of equity capital increases as firms age. The short-term debt level is particularly high in early life cycle stages, decreasing later on. The long-term debt ratio is positively related to firm age, although it is low in all life cycle stages investigated.Practical implicationsThe findings may help several parties, including firm owners, to better understand how capital structure can be related to various life cycle stages. Such an understanding may help these actors use financial resources efficiently.Originality/valueTo the authors’ best knowledge, little research has addressed whether there are any differences in financing patterns over the firm life cycle.
Competitive advantage and higher fitness in native populations of genetically structured planktonic diatoms
Authors: Sildever Sirje , Sefbom Josefin , Lips Inga , Godhe Anna 
Published: May 2016

SummaryIt has been shown that the planktonic diatom Skeletonema from neighbouring areas are genetically differentiated despite absence of physical dispersal barriers. We revisited two sites, Mariager Fjord and Kattegat, NE Atlantic, and isolated new strains. Microsatellite genotyping and F‐statistics revealed that the populations were genetically differentiated. An experiment was designed to investigate if populations are locally adapted and have a native competitive advantage. Ten strains from each location were grown individually in native and foreign water to investigate differences in produced biomass. Additionally, we mixed six pairs, one strain from each site, and let them grow together in native and foreign water. Strains from Mariager Fjord and Kattegat produced higher biomass in native water. In the competition experiment, strains from both sites displayed higher relative abundance and demonstrated competitive advantage in their native water. The cause of the differentiated growth is unknown, but could possibly be attributed to differences in silica concentration or viruses in the two water types. Our data show that dispersal potential does not influence the genetic structure of the populations. We conclude that genetic adaptation has not been overruled by gene flow, but instead the responses to different selection conditions are enforcing the observed genetic structure.
Malala and the politics of global iconicity
Authors: Olesen Thomas 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe article presents a case analysis of Malala Yousafzai's transformation into a global injustice icon after she was shot in 2012 by the Pakistani Taliban for advocating for girls’ right to education. The analysis focuses on the political aspects of this process and is divided into three parts. The first looks at factors that facilitated Malala's iconization as she was undergoing medical treatment and was unable to participate in her iconization. The second part starts when Malala enters the global public sphere and begins to actively contribute to the iconization process. The third part identifies de‐iconizing resistance to Malala from Pakistani actors who see her iconization as a symbolic colonization in which Malala has become a vehicle of the West. Theoretically, the article is located within cultural sociology, but expands it in a political and global direction.
Performative family: homosexuality, marriage and intergenerational dynamics in China
Authors: Choi Susanne YP , Luo Ming 
Published: May 2016

AbstractUsing in‐depth interview data on nominal marriages – legal marriages between a gay man and a lesbian to give the appearance of heterosexuality – this paper develops the concept of performative family to explain the processes through which parents and their adult children negotiate and resolve disagreements in relation to marriage decisions in post‐socialist China. We identify three mechanisms – network pressure, a revised discourse of filial piety and resource leverage – through which parents influence their gay offspring's decision to turn to nominal marriage. We also delineate six strategies, namely minimizing network participation, changing expectations, making partial concessions, drawing the line, delaying decisions and ending the marriage, by which gay people in nominal marriages attempt to meet parental expectations while simultaneously retaining a degree of autonomy. Through these interactions, we argue that Chinese parents and their gay adult children implicitly and explicitly collaborate to perform family, emphasizing the importance of formally meeting society's expectations about marriage rather than substantively yielding to its demands. We also argue that the performative family is a pragmatic response to the tension between the persistent centrality of family and marriage and the rising tide of individualism in post‐socialist China. We believe that our findings highlight the specific predicament of homosexual people. They also shed light on the more general dynamics of intergenerational negotiation because there is evidence that the mechanisms used by parents to exert influence may well be similar between gay and non‐gay people.
The predictors of the severity of ischaemic colitis: a systematic review of 2823 patients from 22 studies
Authors: Sun D. , Wang C. , Yang L. , Liu M. , Chen F. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractAimThe study reviews the literature related to ischaemic colitis (IC) as the evidence base to identify factors predicting severity.MethodA systematic review of the literature was conducted on the predictors of the severity of IC. Severe IC or adverse outcome of IC was defined as a patient requiring surgery or who died. MEDLINE, Embase and Cochrane Library databases were searched from inception to 15 January 2015. Manual searches of reference lists from potentially relevant papers and meetings were also performed.ResultsIn all, 22 studies involving 2823 patients were identified; 19 were case series, two were case–control studies and one was a cohort study. The overall adverse outcome rate was 22.0% (620/2823). The prognostic predictors for surgery or mortality which were most frequently reported included right sided IC, peritonitis, shock or arterial hypotension (< 90 mmHg), male gender, tachycardia and lack of rectal bleeding. Thirteen studies relating to the right colon from which data could be extracted were further analysed. The right colon was involved in 277 cases, with an incidence of adverse outcomes of 48.4% (134/277), while in the non‐right colonic involvement group the incidence was significantly lower at 12.1% (142/1175) (P = 0.000).ConclusionThe incidence of adverse outcome in patients with IC remains high. Male gender, tachycardia, lack of rectal bleeding, peritonitis, shock or arterial hypotension (< 90 mmHg) and right sided IC are predictors of poor prognosis. Right‐sided IC, shock or arterial hypotension (< 90 mmHg) and signs of peritonitis may be the most significant predictors of severity.
Differential expression of axon‐sorting molecules in mouse olfactory sensory neurons
Authors: Ihara Naoki , Nakashima Ai , Hoshina Naosuke , Ikegaya Yuji , Takeuchi Haruki 
Published: May 2016

AbstractIn the mouse olfactory system, the axons of olfactory sensory neurons that express the same type of odorant receptor (OR) converge to a specific set of glomeruli in the olfactory bulb (OB). It is widely accepted that expressed OR molecules instruct glomerular segregation by regulating the expression of axon‐sorting molecules. Although the relationship between the expression of axon‐sorting molecules and OR types has been analyzed in detail, those between the expressions of axon‐sorting molecules remain to be elucidated. Here we collected the expression profiles of four axon‐sorting molecules from a large number of glomeruli in the OB. These molecules demonstrated position‐independent mosaic expressions, but their patterns were not identical in the OB. Comparing their expressions identified positive and negative correlations between several pairs of genes even though they showed various expressions. Furthermore, the principal component analysis revealed that the factor loadings in the principal component 1, which explain the largest amount of variation, were most likely to reflect the degree of the cyclic nucleotide‐gated (CNG) channel dependence on the expression of axon‐sorting molecules. Thus, neural activity generated through the CNG channel is a major component in the generation of a wide variety of expressions of axon‐sorting molecules in glomerular segregation.
Alcohol consumption increases basal extracellular glutamate in the nucleus accumbens core of Sprague–Dawley rats without increasing spontaneous glutamate release
Authors: Pati Dipanwita , Kelly Kyle , Stennett Bethany , Frazier Charles J. , Knackstedt Lori A. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractGlutamate neurotransmission in the nucleus accumbens core (NAc) mediates ethanol consumption. Previous studies using non‐contingent and voluntary alcohol administration in inbred rodents have reported increased basal extracellular glutamate levels in the NAc. Here, we assessed basal glutamate levels in the NAc following intermittent alcohol consumption in male Sprague‐Dawley rats that had access to ethanol for 7 weeks on alternating days. We found increased basal NAc glutamate at 24 h withdrawal from ethanol and thus sought to identify the source of this glutamate. To do so, we employed a combination of microdialysis, slice electrophysiology and western blotting. Reverse dialysis of the voltage‐gated sodium channel blocker tetrodotoxin did not affect glutamate levels in either group. Electrophysiological recordings in slices made after 24 h withdrawal revealed a decrease in spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic current (sEPSC) frequency relative to controls, with no change in sEPSC amplitude. No change in metabotropic glutamate receptor 2/3 (mGlu2/3) function was detected as bath application of the mGlu2/3 agonist LY379268 decreased spontaneous and miniature EPSC frequency in slices from both control and ethanol‐consuming rats. The increase in basal glutamate was not associated with changes in the surface expression of GLT‐1, however, a decrease in slope of the no‐net‐flux dialysis function was observed following ethanol consumption, indicating a potential decrease in glutamate reuptake. Taken together, these findings indicate that the increase in basal extracellular glutamate occurring after chronic ethanol consumption is not mediated by an increase in action potential‐dependent glutamate release or a failure of mGlu2/3 autoreceptors to regulate such release.
Scleromyxedema: long‐term follow‐up after high‐dose melphalan with autologous stem cell transplantation
Authors: Chockalingam Ramya , Duvic Madeleine 
Published: May 2016

AbstractBackgroundScleromyxedema is a cutaneous mucinosis that is often accompanied by severe systemic manifestations. New therapeutic options have been introduced for this condition, but data on the long‐term efficacy of treatments are limited.ObjectivesThis study was designed to evaluate the long‐term efficacy and safety of treatment with high‐dose melphalan and autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT).MethodsIn an original study published in 2006, seven patients with scleromyxedema were treated with high‐dose melphalan and autologous PBSCT between April 2000 and November 2003. This follow‐up retrospective study evaluated the long‐term efficacy and safety of the treatment in five of the original seven patients.ResultsResponses were seen in all five patients. Three patients achieved complete responses, and one achieved a partial response. One patient achieved a complete response followed by a partial response after recurrence. Paraprotein levels were stable in two patients. In one patient, paraprotein level was undetectable 10 years following treatment, and in the other two patients, paraprotein levels decreased significantly following treatment. No long‐term complications or adverse effects were noted in any of the patients.ConclusionsHigh‐dose melphalan with autologous stem cell transplantation appears to be a safe and effective long‐term treatment in patients with scleromyxedema. However, further studies are required to investigate this in larger groups of patients.
Effect of citric acid esterification conditions on the properties of the obtained resistant starch
Authors: Kapelko‐Żeberska Małgorzata , Zięba Tomasz , Pietrzak Witold , Gryszkin Artur 
Published: May 2016

SummaryThis study was aimed at comparing selected properties of starch citrate obtained from native or retrogrades of potato starch at various temperatures (100, 130 or 160 °C) and at various doses of reactant (10, 20 or 40 g per 100 g). Higher susceptibility to esterification was demonstrated for retrograded starch, whereas the degree of esterification of the produced esters varied considerably (1.4 to 10.0 g per 100 g preparation) and was increasing along with increasing roasting temperature and dose of citric acid. The process of pasting occurred only in the esters obtained at a temperature of 100 °C, which resulted in a significant decrease in swelling power and solubility in water of the citrates produced at higher temperatures. The resultant starch citrates were characterised by significant resistance to amylolysis (ranging from 22 to 100 g per 100 g). There was observed an increase in starch resistance along with the increase in the acid dose and roasting temperature. All analysed properties of starch citrates were not correlated with the degree of esterification, but appeared to depend on the roasting, which may point to a significant effect of this factor on the mechanism of starch cross‐linking with citric acid.
Specific immunotherapy in hepatocellular cancer: A systematic review
Authors: Baradaran Noveiry Behnoud , Hirbod‐Mobarakeh Armin , Khalili Nastaran , Hourshad Niloufar , Greten Tim F , Abou‐Alfa Ghassan K , Rezaei Nima 
Published: May 2016

AbstractBackground and AimIn recent years, several novel immunotherapeutic approaches were developed and investigated in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We designed this systematic review, to evaluate clinical efficacy of specific immunotherapy in patients with HCC, according to the guidelines of Border of Immune Tolerance Education and Research Network (BITERN) and Cochrane collaboration.MethodsWe searched Medline, Scopus, CENTRAL, TRIP, DART, OpenGrey, and ProQuest through the 9th of December 2015. One author reviewed and retrieved citations from these seven databases for irrelevant and duplicate studies, and two other authors independently extracted data from the studies and rated their quality. We collated study findings and calculated a weighted treatment effect across studies using Review Manager.ResultsWe found 12144 references in seven databases of which 21 controlled studies with 1885 HCC patients in different stages were included in this systematic review after the primary and secondary screenings. Overall, patients undergoing specific immunotherapy had significantly higher overall survival than those in control group (HR = 0.59; 95% CI = 0.47–0.76, P < 0.0001). There was a significant difference in recurrence‐free survival between patients undergoing specific immunotherapy and patients in control groups and patients in immunotherapy groups overall had less recurrence than control group (HR = 0.54; 95% CI = 0.46–0.63, P < 0.00001).ConclusionsResults of this systematic review based on the available literature suggest that overall specific immunotherapeutic approaches could be beneficiary for the treatment of patients with HCC. This further supports the current and ongoing evaluations of specific immunotherapies in the field.