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The effectiveness and outcomes of the Muslim-friendly medical tourism supply chain
Authors: Rahman Muhammad Khalilur , Zailani Suhaiza 
Published: September 2017

PurposeThis paper is specifically developed on the basis of a pragmatic model for the Muslim-friendly medical tourism supply chain industry. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness and viability of the Muslim-friendly medical tourism supply chain practices in Malaysia.Design/methodology/approachA framework for the service supply chain management of the Muslim-friendly medical tourism with the effective outcomes was theoretically developed and explored in this study, using a structural equation modelling with the partial least squares technique. A structured questionnaire was developed, distributed and collected from 38 Islamic-friendly hospitals, 9 Muslim-friendly medical agencies and 44 Muslim-friendly hotels that will form the potential relevant associations of the medical tourism supply chain practices in Malaysia.FindingsThe findings provide reliable evidence that the effectiveness of the Muslim-friendly medical tourism supply-chain practice has a positive impact on the Muslim-friendly medical tourism supply chain. In addition, the Muslim-friendly medical tourism supply chain practice has also a significant and positive impact on the organizational performance as a whole. The result also demonstrates that collaboration is dependent on the demand management, whilst the productivity is not associated with it.Originality/valuePracticing and implementing a Muslim-friendly medical tourism service supply chain is important, in the sense that the Muslim patients’ demand on the choice of halal practice of medical treatment and halal food consumption criteria. This investigation is the first to embark on the research on the Muslim medical tourism supply chain production network in Malaysia. This study provides practitioners with the important related data to improve their policies and their performances in the organization. The statistical results provide indispensable valuable information in comprehending the critical medical tourism supply chain practices and most specially to assist the Muslim-friendly medical tourism sector to offer quality medical tourism service that suits and attracts the Muslim medical tourists’ broad needs regionally and abroad.
Embedding employability behaviours
Authors: Graham Deryn 
Published: September 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to look at how employability is currently embedded within courses to prepare students for their transition into the world of work, identifying the teaching and learning strategies employed.

Design/methodology/approach
A review of the relevant literature was conducted. The study analysed experiential data and the logged reports of student work placements over a period of five years, to determine the relationship of such placements to both academic results and long term employability. The study considered placements from the viewpoints of the university, students and employers. It proceeded to look at the current embedding of employability within the teaching curriculum, specifically teaching and learning strategies for personal professional development courses and the employability passport. It also looked at the role of the work placement tutor.

Findings
The main revelation was that the employability skills sought by employers were mostly “soft” and therefore behaviours, rather than “hard” teachable skills, which has significant implications for the introduction of the teaching excellence framework (TEF) and the provision of suitable metrics.

Research limitations/implications
The study and findings are limited to a single university in the UK.

Originality/value
The results of the study and conclusions drawn from the analysis of findings, led to the identification of the student, institution, tutor, employer) quartet of actors for employability. The paper also postulates the ramifications of the introduction of the TEF on employability.
Organizational commitment: an empirical analysis of personality traits
Authors: Farrukh Muhammad , Ying Chong Wei , Mansori Shaheen 
Published: September 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of five-factor model of personality on organizational commitment in the higher educational institutes of Pakistan.Design/methodology/approachQuantitative methodology was adopted to measure the impact of personality on organizational commitment. A structured questionnaire was e-mailed to the faculty members of the social science department of higher education institutes. SmartPLS software was used to run the structural equation modeling technique.FindingsThe findings showed that extroversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness are positively linked to affective commitment (AC), and neuroticism and openness has negative association with AC. Furthermore, extroversion and agreeableness were found to be negatively linked to continuance commitment. A negative link between neuroticism and continuance commitment while no relationship between conscientiousness, openness, and continuance commitment was found.Research limitations/implicationsResults have several implications for the personality and commitment literature. First, study provided comprehensive empirical evidence regarding the dispositional basis of organizational commitment notably; the authors found that the Big Five personality traits as a whole are significantly associated with organizational commitment. Second, the current findings underscore the role of agreeableness in shaping organizational commitment. Agreeableness was the strongest predictor of both AC and continuance commitment. Agreeableness may be especially relevant for predicting employee outcomes that are reliant on strong interpersonal or social exchange relationships. As such outcomes are becoming more and more critical in employee, group, and organizational effectiveness.Originality/valueIn general, findings show that Big Five traits play an important role in understanding employee commitment to the organization. Consistent with previous studies on personality traits in the workplace, practitioners will benefit from considering all of the Big Five traits in their selection systems.
The interplay of managerial and non-managerial controls, institutional work, and the coordination of laterally dependent hospital activities
Authors: Nyland Kari , Morland Charlotte , Burns John 
Published: September 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore two hospital departments, one of which is laterally dependent on the other to function, but which are subject to distinct vertical managerial controls. This complexity in vertical–lateral relations generates tension amongst the hospital’s senior managers and a perception of coordination difficulties. However, this paper shows how the interplay between managerial and non-managerial controls, plus important employee “work”, moderates tension and facilitates day-to-day lateral coordination at the patient-facing level.

Design/methodology/approach
This is a case-study, relying mostly on the findings of semi-structured interviews. Theoretically, the paper draws from previous insights on inter-organisational relations (but informing the focus on intra-organisational coordination) and an “institutional work” perspective.

Findings
Consistent with much extant literature, this paper reveals how non-managerial controls help to moderate tensions that could emerge from the coercive use of managerial controls. However, the authors also show a maintained influence and flexibility in the managerial controls at patient-facing levels, as new circumstances unfold.

Research limitations/implications
The findings of this paper could generalise neither all laterally dependent spaces in hospitals nor patterns across different hospitals. The authors recommend future research into the dynamics and interaction of managerial and non-managerial controls in other complex settings, plus focus on the purposeful work of influential agents.

Originality/value
The paper has two primary contributions: extending our knowledge of the interplay between managerial and non-managerial controls inside complex organisations, where non-managerial controls reinforce rather than displace managerial controls, and highlighting that it is seldom just controls per se which “matter”, but also agents’ purposeful actions that facilitate coordination in complex organisations.
Beyond empty promises? A reality check for hate crime scholarship and policy
Authors: Chakraborti Neil , Hardy Stevie-Jade 
Published: September 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to highlight an urgent need for new and improved approaches to supporting hate crime victims and tackling hate crime perpetration in the light of escalating levels of hate crime and growing concerns over the effectiveness of existing interventions and support structures.

Design/methodology/approach
The paper draws from the authors’ own extensive fieldwork conducted with more than 2,000 victims of hate crime over a series of recent studies. The research was designed to uncover lived experiences of hate crime, to understand the physical and emotional harms suffered by victims and their families, and to identify ways of improving the quality of support offered to victims.

Findings
The findings illustrate that current responses to hate crime are hampered by a range of perceived challenges and barriers to justice which exacerbate the harms associated with hate crimes. This includes low levels of public awareness of relevant policies, laws and support services, a lack of meaningful engagement between professionals and marginalised communities and a failure to provide victim-centred criminal justice interventions.

Practical implications
This paper includes a number of recommendations in relation to how scholars, policy makers and professionals can overcome the failings that have been identified, which includes prioritising engagement with diverse communities, improving awareness of hate crime and generating a more comprehensive evidence base on hate crime perpetration.

Originality/value
These themes discussed within this paper are based upon the views and experiences of an extensive sample of hate crime victims, many of whom have never previously shared their stories with researchers, the police or any other support organisations.
Accuracy‐constrained optimisation methods for staggered‐grid elastic wave modelling
Authors: Chen Jing‐Bo , Dai Meng‐Xue 
Published: September 2017

ABSTRACTThe classical finite‐difference methods for seismic wave modelling are very accurate at low wavenumbers but suffer from inaccuracies at high wavenumbers, particularly at Nyquist wavenumber. In contrast, the optimisation finite‐difference methods reduce inaccuracies at high wavenumbers but suffer from inaccuracies at low wavenumbers, particularly at zero wavenumber when the operator length is not long and the whole range of wavenumbers is considered. Inaccuracy at zero wavenumber means that the optimisation methods only have a zeroth‐order accuracy of truncation and thus are not rigorously convergent. To guarantee the rigorous convergence of the optimisation methods, we have developed accuracy‐constrained optimisation methods. Different‐order accuracy‐constrained optimisation methods are presented. These methods not only guarantee the rigorous convergence but also reduce inaccuracies at low wavenumbers. Accuracy‐constrained optimisation methods are applied to staggered‐grid elastic wave modelling.
Associations between epidermal growth factor receptor mutations and histological subtypes of lung adenocarcinoma according to the IASLC/ATS/ERS classification in Chinese patients
Authors: Wang Tengteng , Zhang Yi , Liu Baodong , Hu Mu , Zhou Naikang , Zhi Xiuyi 
Published: September 2017

BackgroundThis retrospective study was conducted to investigate the relationship between epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation and histological subtypes of lung adenocarcinoma according to the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer/American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society (IASLC/ATS/ERS) classification in Chinese patients.MethodsThree hundred and seventy six surgically resected lung adenocarcinomas from Chinese PLA General Hospital were included in the study. Patients’ clinical and pathological characteristics including age, gender, smoking history, tumor size, tumor node metastasis stage, and tumor differentiation were analyzed. Histologic subtypes of adenocarcinoma were categorized according to the IASLC/ATS/ERS classification of lung adenocarcinoma. An amplification‐refractory mutation system was performed to detect EGFR mutations.ResultsOne hundred and fifty three lung adenocarcinomas had EGFR mutations. In univariate analysis, EGFR mutations were associated with gender (P < 0.001), smoking history (P < 0.001), tumor differentiation (P < 0.001), and acinar predominant (P < 0.001), papillary predominant (P = 0.034), solid predominant (P = 0.022), invasive mucinous (P = 0.012) and mucinous (P = 0.001) subtypes.ConclusionsIn Chinese patients with lung adenocarcinoma, smoking history, tumor differentiation, and acinar predominant and mucinous subtypes were independent predictors of EGFR mutation.
Association between oral leukoplakia and risk of upper gastrointestinal cancer death: A follow‐up study of the Linxian General Population Trial
Authors: Liang He , Yang Zhao , Wang Jian‐Bing , Yu Pei , Fan Jin‐Hu , Qiao You‐Lin , Taylor Philip R. 
Published: September 2017

BackgroundThis study was conducted to explore the association between oral leukoplakia (OL) and the risk of upper gastrointestinal cancer death in the Linxian General Population Trial Cohort.MethodsA prospective cohort study of the Linxian General Population Trial Cohort was performed. Participants with OL were treated as an exposed group, and the remainder was selected as a control group. All subjects were followed monthly by village health workers and reviewed quarterly by the Linxian Cancer Registry. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence interval (CIs) were evaluated using proportional hazard and proportional subdistribution hazard models, respectively.ResultsOver a median of 27 years of observation, 29 476 subjects were followed‐up. A total of 17 473 deaths occurred, including 2345 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), 1139 gastric cardia carcinoma, and 506 gastric non‐cardia carcinoma deaths. Significant increased ESCC mortality was observed in subjects with OL (exposed 9.66% vs. unexposed 7.39%; P < 0.0001). Furthermore, subjects with OL had a 22% higher risk of death from ESCC (HR 1.22, 95% CI 1.10–1.34; P = 0.0001) after adjusted covariates. In subjects aged ≤52 at the baseline, OL was significantly associated with an elevated risk of ESCC mortality (HR 1.32, 95% CI 1.13–1.54; P = 0.0005). No significant associations were observed for gastric cardia carcinoma and non‐cardia carcinoma mortality.ConclusionsOL may increase the risk of ESCC mortality, especially in the younger population. These associations should be investigated in further studies.
Improved demethylation in ecological epigenetic experiments: Testing a simple and harmless foliar demethylation application
Authors: Puy Javier , Dvořáková Hana , Carmona Carlos P. , de Bello Francesco , Hiiesalu Inga , Latzel Vít 
Published: September 2017

AbstractExperimental demethylation of plantDNAenables testing for epigenetic effects in a simple and straightforward way without the use of expensive and laboriousDNAsequencing. Plants are commonly demethylated during their germination with the application of agents such as 5‐azacytidine (5‐azaC). However, this approach can cause unwanted effects such as underdeveloped root systems and high mortality of treated plants, hindering a full comparison with untreated plants, and can be applied only on plant reproducing by seeds. Here we test a simple alternative method of plant demethylation designed to overcome the shortcomings of the germinating method.We compared a novel method of demethylating plants, based on periodical spraying of 5‐azaC aqueous solution on established seedlings, with the previous method in which seeds were germinated directly in 5‐azaC solution. We quantified the amount of methylatedDNAand measured various aspects of plant performance. Also, we demonstrated its applicability in ecological epigenetic experiments by testing transgenerational effects of plant–plant competition.We found that the spray application had similarDNA‐demethylating efficiency than the germination method, particularly in the earlier phases of plant development, but without unwanted effects. The spray application method did not reduce plant growth and performance compared to untreated plants, as opposed to the traditional method which showed reduced growth. Also, the spray application method equalized the epigenetically modified plant features of seedlings coming from plants grown under competition and plants growing without competition, demonstrating its application in ecological epigenetic experiments.We conclude that regular spraying of 5‐azaC solution onto established seedlings surpassed the germination‐in‐solution method in terms of vigour and fitness of treated plants. This novel method could thus be better suited for experimental studies seeking valuable insights into ecological epigenetics. Furthermore, the spray method can be suitable for clonal species reproducing asexually, and most importantly, it opens the possibility of community‐level experimental demethylation of plants.
Genetic diversity and paternal origin of domestic donkeys
Authors: Han H. , Chen N. , Jordana J. , Li C. , Sun T. , Xia X. , Zhao X. , Ji C. , Shen S. , Yu J. , Ainhoa F. , Chen H. , Lei C. , Dang R. 
Published: September 2017

SummaryNumerous studies have been conducted to investigate genetic diversity, origins and domestication of donkey using autosomal microsatellites and the mitochondrial genome, whereas the male‐specific region of the Y chromosome of modern donkeys is largely uncharacterized. In the current study, 14 published equine Y chromosome‐specific microsatellites (Y‐STR) were investigated in 395 male donkey samples from China, Egypt, Spain and Peru using fluorescent labeled microsatellite markers. The results showed that seven Y‐STRs—EcaYP9, EcaYM2, EcaYE2, EcaYE3, EcaYNO1, EcaYNO2 and EcaYNO4—were male specific and polymorphic, showing two to eight alleles in the donkeys studied. A total of 21 haplotypes corresponding to three haplogroups were identified, indicating three independent patrilines in domestic donkey. These markers are useful for the study the Y‐chromosome diversity and population genetics of donkeys in Africa, Europe, South America and China.
Reduced CD200 expression is associated with altered Th1/Th2 cytokine production in placental trophoblasts from preeclampsia
Authors: Xu Jie , Gu Yang , Sun Jingxia , Zhu Hui , Lewis David F. , Wang Yuping 
Published: September 2017

ProblemTo determine if altered trophoblast CD200 and CD200R expressions promote inflammatory cytokine production in preeclamptic placentas.Methods of studyPlacental tissue CD200 and CD200R expressions were determined by immunostaining. Tissue sections from first‐, second‐, and third‐trimester, normal term, and preeclamptic placentas were used. CD200 and CD200R expressions and cytokine production of TNFα, sTNFR1, INFγ, IL‐4, IL‐6, IL‐8, and IL‐10 were determined in trophoblasts from normal and preeclamptic placentas and in normal trophoblasts transfected with CD200 siRNA.ResultsCD200, but not CD200R, expression was significantly reduced in trophoblasts from preeclamptic compared to normal placentas. Trophoblast from preeclamptic placentas and trophoblast transfected with CD200 siRNA produced significantly more TNFα, sTNFR1, IL‐6, and IL‐8, but significantly less IL‐10, than trophoblasts from normal control placentas.ConclusionDownregulation of CD200 expression resulted in an imbalance of increased Th1 cytokine and decreased Th2 cytokine production in placental trophoblasts in preeclampsia.
Systematic Design of a Magnetically Levitated Brushless DC Motor for a Reversible Rotary Intra‐Aortic Blood Pump
Authors: Wang Yaxin , Logan Thomas G. , Smith P. Alex , Hsu Po‐Lin , Cohn William E. , Xu Liping , McMahon Richard A. 
Published: September 2017

AbstractThe IntraVAD is a miniature intra‐aortic ventricular assist device (VAD) designed to work in series with the compromised left ventricle. A reverse‐rotation control (RRc) mode has been developed to increase myocardial perfusion and reduce ventricular volume. The RRc mode includes forward rotation in systole and reverse rotation in diastole, which requires the IntraVAD to periodically reverse its rotational direction in synchrony with the cardiac cycle. This periodic reversal leads to changes in pressure force over the impeller, which makes the entire system less stable. To eliminate the mechanical wear of a contact bearing and provide active control over the axial position of the rotor, a miniature magnetically levitated bearing (i.e., the PM‐Coil module) composed of two concentric permanent magnetic (PM) rings and a pair of coils—one on each side—was proposed to provide passive radial and active axial rotor stabilization. In the early design stage, the numerical finite element method (FEM) was used to optimize the geometry of the brushless DC (BLDC) motor and the maglev module, but constructing a new model each time certain design parameters were adjusted required substantial computation time. Because the design criteria for the module had to be modified to account for the magnetic force produced by the motor and for the hemodynamic changes associated with pump operation, a simplified analytic expression was derived for the expected magnetic forces. Suitable bearings could then be designed capable of overcoming these forces without repeating the complicated FEM simulation for the motor. Using this method at the initial design stage can inform the design of the miniature maglev BLDC motor for the proposed pulsatile axial‐flow VAD.
Music exposure and maturation of late preterm sleep–wake cycles: a randomised crossover trial
Authors: Stokes Adia , Agthe Alexander G. , El Metwally Dina 
Published: September 2017

AbstractAimTo determine the effect of music on sleep–wake cycle (SWC) patterns in late preterm neonates.MethodsIn a masked crossover study, infants between 32 and 36 6/7 weeks gestation were randomised to music exposure either during the first six or last six hours of a 12‐hour observation period. SWC characteristics were determined by continuous amplitude‐integrated electroencephalography (aEEG) read by two coders masked to exposure sequence. Analysis was performed in paired comparisons. ANOVA was used to assess the effects of music exposure, period and crossover on SWC outcomes: (i) Burdjalov Scores (BS) during active sleep (AS) (ii) per cent and duration of quiet sleep (QS).ResultsThirty infants were studied. A total of 222 QS cycles (median seven per patient; range five to 12) were analysed. Music exposure was associated with higher BS (F = 10.60, p = 0.0019) in AS and decreased interruptions during QS. The advanced postconceptual age (PCA) SWC pattern during AS was equivalent to a one‐week mean. Number, duration and ratio of QS cycles did not change with music exposure.ConclusionMusic exposure elicits an increasing PCA pattern in AS and fewer interruptions in QS. Music may benefit sleep in late preterm infants.