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Software solution of medical grey relational method based on SAS environment
Authors: Zhu Jin-Xiu , Tan Xue-Rui , Lu Nan , Chen Shao-Xing , Chen Xiao-Jun 
Published: December 2016

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to construct a new algorithm of program procedure for medical grey relational method based on SAS software.

Design/methodology/approach
Based on the SAS environment, the authors construct a new algorithm of program procedure through the following methods: the construction data set, confirmation of the comparison sequence and reference sequence, the original data transformation, calculation of the grey relational coefficient of reference sequence and comparison sequence and calculating the correlation.

Findings
The results show that the novel algorithm of program procedure for medical grey relational method based on SAS software satisfies the properties properly. It also fully confirmed the biggest advantage of the grey relational analysis is that its requirements are not too high for the amount of data, and it does not need to follow the typical distribution.

Originality/value
The paper succeeds in constructing a novel algorithm of program procedures for medical grey relational method and providing a valuable tool for solving similar problems.
Identifying key industry factors of remanufacturing industry using grey incidence analysis
Authors: Liu Wenjie , Zhang Jing , Wu Chenfan , Chang Xiangyun 
Published: December 2016

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to identify most favorable (or quasi-preferred) industry characteristics of remanufacturing industry and most favorable (or quasi-preferred) industry factors which have an effect on these characteristics so as to improve these factors.

Design/methodology/approach
Grey system theory has prominent advantage of using few data and uncertainty information to analyze many factors. Therefore, it is more suited for system analysis than traditional statistical analysis methods like regression analysis, variance analysis and principal component analysis, which require massive data, certain probability distribution in the data and few variant factors. So in this paper, grey incidence analysis method, which is an important part of grey system theory, is used to identify industry characteristics and key industry factor of remanufacturing industry in China and then put forward appropriate industrial policies and countermeasures to improve these industry factors.

Findings
According to the results of this study, it reveals that there are no most favorable industry characteristics and no most favorable industry factors in remanufacturing industry of China. “Annual sale of remanufacturing industry” is identified as quasi-preferred industry characteristic, and “total number of employees with master degree or above in remanufacturing enterprise” is identified as the quasi-preferred industry factor. “Total building area of remanufacturing enterprise” is referred as the most unfavorable industry factors.

Practical implications
Judging from the findings of this study, four practical implications are summarized as follows: “annual sale of remanufacturing industry” should be given great importance because it is a quasi-preferred industry characteristic. “Total number of employees with master degree or above in remanufacturing enterprise” and “total number of research institution and university participated in remanufacturing” should be further strengthened by establishing an industry-university-research institute collaboration network, due to the fact that they are the top two quasi-preferred industry factors. “Total investment of remanufacturing industry” and “total annual R&D expenditures” have not played their due role in improving remanufacturing industry, so they should be moderately controlled so as to reduce waste of investment. “Total building area of remanufacturing enterprise” must be strictly controlled because of its little impact on remanufacturing industry.

Originality/value
In this research, grey incidence analysis is applied to identify key industry factors of remanufacturing industry for the first time. It helps in finding industry factors which are in urgent need of improvement and assists in making appropriate industrial policies and countermeasures to improve them by studying relationships between industry characteristic and industry factors.
The natural disaster damage assessment of Sichuan province based on grey fixed-weight cluster
Authors: Yao Tianxiang , Cheng Wenrong , Gao Hong 
Published: December 2016

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to assess the natural disaster damage of Sichuan province and provide suggestions to prevent or decrease the loss owing to the natural disaster.

Design/methodology/approach
The disaster loss system of Sichuan is regarded as a grey system. Five evaluation indicators are selected such as the number of deaths, total affected area, collapsed houses, damaged houses, and the direct economic losses. Grey fixed-weight clustering approach is applied in the cluster analysis. In order to reduce the impact of human factors, grey correlation analysis method is applied to calculate the weights of grey fixed-weight clustering.

Findings
The results of this paper indicate that the frequency of occurrence of major natural disaster in Sichuan increased since 2008. The major natural disasters occurred in 2008, 2010, 2011, and 2013. In contrast, there was almost no major disaster during 2000-2007. Minor natural disaster occurred in 2002 and 2003.

Practical implications
Sichuan province is one of the provinces most affected by natural disasters in China. Natural disasters have occurred frequently in Sichuan province since 2008 and pose serious threats to life and property safety. They have become an important restricting factor for economic and social development. In order to prevent or decrease the effects of natural disasters, effective measures should be taken to protect the environment.

Originality/value
This paper first normalizes the raw sequence, calculates the weight, and then establishes the grey cluster model. A new method is applied to determine the weight when evaluating natural disaster damage.
Explanation of terms of concepts and fundamental principles of grey systems
Authors: Liu Sifeng , Yang Yingjie , Forrest Jeffrey , Rui Handan 
Published: December 2016

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to present the terms of concepts and fundamental principles of grey systems.

Design/methodology/approach
The definitions of basic terms about concepts and fundamental principles of grey systems are presented one by one.

Findings
The reader could know the basic explanation about the important terms about concepts and fundamental principles of grey systems from this paper.

Practical implications
Many of the authors’ colleagues thought that unified definitions of key terms would be beneficial for both the readers and the authors.

Originality/value
It is a fundamental work to standardize all the definitions of terms for a new discipline. It is also propitious to spread the universal principles of grey system theory.
Explanation of terms of grey numbers and its operations
Authors: Liu Sifeng , Rui Handan , Fang Zhigeng , Yang Yingjie , Forrest Jeffrey 
Published: December 2016

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to present the terms of grey numbers and its operations.

Design/methodology/approach
The definitions of elementary terms about grey numbers and its operations are presented one by one.

Findings
The reader could know the basic explanation about the important terms about grey numbers and its operations from this paper.

Practical implications
Many of the colleagues thought that unified definitions of key terms would be beneficial for both the readers and the authors.

Originality/value
It is a fundamental work to standardise all the definitions of terms for a new discipline. It is also propitious to spread the universal principles of grey system theory.
Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC): regulating and developing the housing sector workforce
Authors: Fowlie Anna 
Published: December 2016

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to provide an introduction and background to the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) with relation to the housing sector.

Design/methodology/approach
The author outlines the role and importance of the SSSC with regards to regulating and developing the housing sector workforce.

Findings
This paper lays out the current SSSC approach to regulating the housing sector workforce via rolling out the implementation of work-based qualifications. Development of the workforce is being achieved via the advancement of learning technology work and improving the quality of the leadership and management of services.

Originality/value
The paper outlines the work of the SSSC in Scotland and draws out some general learning points for workforce development.
Access to healthcare services during incarceration among female inmates
Authors: Ahmed Rabia , Angel Cybele , Martel Rebecca , Pyne Diane , Keenan Louanne 
Published: December 2016

Purpose
Incarcerated women have a disproportionate burden of infectious and chronic disease, in addition to substance use disorder and mental health illness, when compared to the general population (Binswanger et al., 2009; Fazel et al., 2006; Fuentes, 2013; Kouyoumdjian et al., 2012). Women often enter the correctional system in poor health, making incarceration an opportunity to address health issues. The purpose of this paper is to explore the barriers to accessing health services that female inmates face during incarceration, the consequences to their health, and implications for correctional health services delivery.

Design/methodology/approach
Focus groups were conducted in Canadian correctional center with female inmates. Focus groups explored women’s experiences with accessing health services while incarcerated; the impact of access to health services on health during incarceration and in the community; and recommendations for improving access to health services. Thematic analysis was completed using N-vivo 10.

Findings
The women described multiple barriers to accessing health services that resulted in negative consequences to their health: treatment interruption; health disempowerment; poor mental and physical health; and recidivism into addiction and crime upon release. Women made three important recommendations for correctional health service delivery: provision of comprehensive health entry and exit assessments; improvement of health literacy; and establishment of health support networks. The recommendations were organized into an “Accessing Health Services Resource Manual” for incarcerated women.

Originality/value
There is a paucity of existing literature examining provision of health services for female inmates. These findings have relevancy for correctional and community health care providers and organizations that provide health services for this vulnerable population.
Healthcare resources are inadequate to address the burden of illness among HIV-infected male prisoners in Malaysia
Authors: Bick Joseph , Culbert Gabriel , Al-Darraji Haider A. , Koh Clayton , Pillai Veena , Kamarulzaman Adeeba , Altice Frederick 
Published: December 2016

Purpose
Criminalization of drug use in Malaysia has concentrated people who inject drugs (PWID) and people living with HIV into prisons where health services are minimal and HIV-related mortality is high. Few studies have comprehensively assessed the complex health needs of this population. The paper aims to discuss these issues.

Design/methodology/approach
From October 2012 through March 2013, 221 sequentially selected HIV-infected male prisoners underwent a comprehensive health assessment that included a structured history, physical examination, and clinically indicated diagnostic studies.

Findings
Participants were mostly PWID (83.7 percent) and diagnosed with HIV while incarcerated (66.9 percent). Prevalence of hepatitis C virus (90.4 percent), untreated syphilis (8.1 percent), active (13.1 percent), and latent (81.2 percent) tuberculosis infection was several fold higher than non-prisoner Malaysian adults, as was tobacco use (71.9 percent) and heavy drinking (30.8 percent). Most (89.5 percent) were aware of their HIV status before the current incarceration, yet few had been engaged previously in HIV care, including pre-incarceration CD4 monitoring (24.7 percent) or prescribed antiretroviral therapy (ART) (16.7 percent). Despite most (73.7 percent) meeting Malaysia’s criteria for ART (CD4 <350 cells/μL), less than half (48.4 percent) ultimately received it. Nearly one-quarter (22.8 percent) of those with AIDS (<200 cells/μL) did not receive ART.

Originality/value
Drug addiction and communicable disease comorbidity, which interact negatively and synergistically with HIV and pose serious public health threats, are highly prevalent in HIV-infected prisoners. Interventions to address the critical shortage of healthcare providers and large gaps in treatment for HIV and other co-morbid conditions are urgently needed to meet the health needs of HIV-infected Malaysian prisoners, most of whom will soon transition to the community.
Facets of psychopathy in relation to trauma-exposure and posttraumatic stress symptomology in a sample of incarcerated male offenders
Authors: Woodfield Russell , Dhingra Katie , Boduszek Daniel , Debowska Agata 
Published: December 2016

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the moderating role of psychopathy facets on the relationship between traumatic exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomology.

Design/methodology/approach
Participants were male prisoners incarcerated in the UK.

Findings
The analysis revealed differential associations between the two facets of psychopathy, with potentially traumatic events and symptoms of PTSD. Specifically, neither primary psychopathy nor trauma exposure were significantly related to PTSD, while secondary psychopathy was positively and significantly related with PTSD symptoms. Furthermore, the effect of trauma exposure on PTSD was found to depend on the level of secondary psychopathy. More specifically, trauma exposure was strongly and positively associated with PTSD symptoms for low levels of secondary psychopathy and negatively associated with PTSD symptomology for individuals with high levels of secondary psychopathy.

Originality/value
The findings clarify linkages among psychopathy facets, trauma, and PTSD, and extend the understanding of the presentation of PTSD in male prisoners.
Portfolio optimization using the generalized reduced gradient nonlinear algorithm
Authors: Alrabadi Dima Waleed Hanna 
Published: December 2016

Purpose
This study aims to utilize the mean–variance optimization framework of Markowitz (1952) and the generalized reduced gradient (GRG) nonlinear algorithm to find the optimal portfolio that maximizes return while keeping risk at minimum.

Design/methodology/approach
This study applies the portfolio optimization concept of Markowitz (1952) and the GRG nonlinear algorithm to a portfolio consisting of the 30 leading stocks from the three different sectors in Amman Stock Exchange over the period from 2009 to 2013.

Findings
The selected portfolios achieve a monthly return of 5 per cent whilst keeping risk at minimum. However, if the short-selling constraint is relaxed, the monthly return will be 9 per cent. Moreover, the GRG nonlinear algorithm enables to construct a portfolio with a Sharpe ratio of 7.4.

Practical implications
The results of this study are vital to both academics and practitioners, specifically the Arab and Jordanian investors.

Originality/value
To the best of the author’s knowledge, this is the first study in Jordan and in the Arab world that constructs optimum portfolios based on the mean–variance optimization framework of Markowitz (1952) and the GRG nonlinear algorithm.
Modelling public behavioral intention to adopt Islamic banking in Uganda
Authors: Lujja Sulaiman , Omar Mohammad Mustafa , Hassan Rusni 
Published: December 2016

Purpose
Islamic banking (IB) has resulted in abundant cross-border financial flows and diversified economic inter-linkages with over US$2tn in assets that have extended beyond Muslim countries to more established global financial centres and other emerging economies. Despite this remarkable diffusion, numerous developing and least-developed countries are yet to embrace IB. This study aims to examine the factors that determine public intention to adopt IB in Uganda.

Design/methodology/approach
This study undertook a quantitative approach where the theory of reasoned action (TRA) was used as a theoretical framework and structural equation modelling technique was applied to determine the relationship between attitude, subjective norm and public intention to adopt IB. Thus, a sample of 300 bank customers was surveyed using a questionnaire.

Findings
Initially, the measurement model did not fit the data well. So, the model was modified by removing an indicator with a lower loading. Finally, the structural model under maximum likelihood estimate analysis confirmed a good model fit for the data. Key findings were as follows: attitude positively influenced intention to adopt IB, whereas subjective norm influence to intention is mediated by attitude. Furthermore, public intention to adopt IB in Uganda can be predicted by attitude (R2 = 0.89) which also mediates the prediction of subjective norm to intention (R2 = 0.58).

Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, no study has used the TRA on the feasibility and adoption of IB. Thus, the present study is relevant in extending the theoretical body of knowledge by validating the TRA in a new field.
Examining US approvals of Islamic financing products and the Islamic theory of lawful profit
Authors: Abdullah Adam 
Published: December 2016

PurposeThis paper aims to analyze the legal interpretation of three Islamic financing products considered for approval by US authorities, from the United Bank of Kuwait and Guidance Residential, even though the USA has not enacted anyShari’ahlegislation in relation to the Islamic law of transactions (fiqh mu’amalat).Design/methodology/approachThis paper primarily adopted qualitative document and content analysis, supported by quantitative numerical analysis, in reviewing legal interpretive letters from the US Office of the Comptroller of Currency and National Administrator of Banks (OCC) and the US Department of Revenue.FindingsThe research found that in assessing economic substance over legal form, each of the three products involved risk-free transactions and interest.Research limitations/implicationsThe research had access to published OCC, Department of Revenue and US Patent Office material that fully disclosed the mechanics of each of the selected products.Practical implicationsThe implication for the Islamic financial institutions involvesShari’ahcompliance risk. When tested against the Islamic normative theory of lawful profit, it confirms that the products are non-compliant.Social implicationsThe social implication is customer awareness ofShari’ahnon-compliance in the USA and the impact for other jurisdictions carrying the same products.Originality/valueThe significance of this research for Islamic banking product design and development is that it enhances the ability to block the legal means to an unlawful outcome (sadd al-dhara’i), thereby avoiding harm (al-darar) attributed to usury (riba), and upholding what is in the public interest (maslahah), to fulfil one of the objectives of theShari’ah(maqasid al-Shari’ah), which is to protect wealth (hafiz al-mal).
Addressing illicit financial flows in Africa
Authors: Schlenther Bernd Otto 
Published: December 2016

Purpose
This paper aims to identify the underlying key components of illicit financial flows (IFFs) and highlights the priority areas where government resources should be pooled under a whole of government approach to mitigate the risks posed by IFFs. These areas are tax avoidance and tax evasion (specifically intra-company profit shifting, investment and profit shifting within the extractive sector, fraud and beneficial ownership), anti-corruption measures, governance and accountability measures, anti-money laundering effectiveness and effectiveness in the detection of falsified customs declarations.

Design/methodology/approach
The concept of IFFs is emerging as an umbrella term for bringing together seemingly disconnected issues. The concept is ill-defined, but there are various identifiable components supporting the term IFF such as capital flight, corruption, money laundering, tax avoidance, tax havens and transfer pricing practices. The author identifies the key areas of concern through a literature review and recommends prioritization of short- to medium-term risk areas and long-term policy imperatives.

Findings
In the short- to medium-term, an effective “whole-of-government” approach should be based on uniform risk identification and prioritization between mandated government agencies and in the long run, it should be focused on building responsive and effective institutions through a process of good governance and effective taxation.

Originality/value
A large body of literature deals with “IFFs” and the “whole-of-government approach” as separate concepts. This paper draws on the existing literature and identifies priority areas for addressing IFFs, and, for these to be successful, they are entirely dependent on a whole-of-government approach – both in the short and long run.
Corollaries of corruption and bribery on international business
Authors: Malgwi Charles A. 
Published: December 2016

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is threefold: it examines and analyzes the extent to which corruption and bribery have become the quintessential problem of international business and economies; analyzes the effect of corruption and bribery on international business at the macro level; and recommends specific action-oriented sustainable initiatives to help mitigate corruption and bribery.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper has conducted an in-depth global analysis of extant literature on corruption and bribery affecting international business.

Findings
This paper provides a succinct analysis of corruption and bribery relevant and critical to international business. It shows that corruption undermines democracy and the rule of law; leads to violations of human rights; distorts markets; erodes the quality of life; and allows organized crime, terrorism and other threats to human security.

Research limitations/implications
This paper realizes that not all corruption and bribery have the same degree of impact on all countries and economies. This issue is not discussed, as it is outside the scope of the paper.

Practical implications
This paper serves as a good reference for international business community, anti-corruption agencies, law enforcement and for pedagogy in the classroom.

Originality/value
Provides a concise macro level of pertinent corruption and bribery issues useful as a learning material for international business, trade and development and corporate social responsibility.
EFCC and the politics of combating corruption in Nigeria (2003-2012)
Authors: Albert Akume T. , Okoli F.C. 
Published: December 2016

Purpose
This paper aims to assess if the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been effective in combating corruption in Nigeria from 2003-2012.

Design/methodology/approach
The paper adopted a documentary analytical approach.

Findings
The organization has not been effective in combating corruption in Nigeria.

Research limitations/implications
The study is between 2003-2012.

Practical implications
There is a need to correct those identified inhibitors that undermined the Commission’s capacity, such as intrusive government interference, lack of autonomy, poor funding and weak laws, among others, to mitigate corruption.

Social implications
Eliminating those identified constraints will remove the incentive to be corrupt, thereby curbing the desire to be corrupt.

Originality/value
This paper is an original assessment of the EFCC's effectiveness in combating corruption in Nigeria during the specified period.