bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Women entrepreneurs’ path to building venture success: lessons from India
Authors: Kothari Tanvi 
Published: April 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify the factors that motivate women in India to become self-employed. Further, it demonstrates a systematic application of grounded theory to understand how women entrepreneurs build their ventures’ success in India.Design/methodology/approachThe paper throws light on the key tenets of grounded theory research and explains its use as a rigorous method for entrepreneurship research. Data were collected through 25 in-depth case studies of women entrepreneurs from diverse geographical, social, economical and industrial sectors in one of the world’s fastest growing emerging markets, namely, India.FindingsThe results of this inductive approach suggest that women-owned ventures’ path to building success is on one hand, based on their ability to recognize opportunities despite their non-business social network enhanced by their innovation capabilities. On the other hand, it is also based on their ability to find some market niches, i.e., entering into markets untapped by traditional men-owned small businesses. The author concludes that the women entrepreneurs’ paths to building competitive advantage in emerging markets manifests a number of features that are distinct from those of the women-owned businesses from developed countries. This study provides a holistic understanding of women entrepreneurs in emerging markets, an under-researched phenomenon by providing a framework to understand how they build their ventures’ success in a competitive environment.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper is intended as a critical review of the factors influencing women entrepreneurship in India, thus the inductively developed framework is not tested.Practical implicationsThe main message of the paper is that women entrepreneur’s ability to (simultaneously) sell products or offer solutions to niche segments (demand side) and capabilities to optimize resources by being innovative (supply side) facilitates their path to build success for their ventures. The findings of this study provide guidelines for policy makers in emerging markets to incorporate policies such that will enhance women’s entrepreneurship despite the social constraints faced by these women. The author demonstrates that women’s involvement in developing their businesses provides job opportunities and ensures that women are taking an active part in the development of the national economy.Originality/valueThis study fulfills the need to explore entrepreneurship by women, in emerging economies like India. Moreover, it is probably one of the first few studies in the literature that uses empirical evidence from a variety of settings to identify factors that motivate women in India to become self-employed and provides a dynamic framework on how women-owned ventures succeed.
Financial instability, integration and volatility of emerging South Asian stock markets
Authors: Kumar Rakesh , Dhankar Raj S. 
Published: April 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the short- and long-run spillover effect of international financial instability on emerging South Asian stock markets. The paper also investigates the financial integration regionally.Design/methodology/approachGranger causality test is used for short-run causal relations. Since results of preliminary test highlight the significant autocorrelations in stock returns, GARCH class models with extreme shocks in international financial market are utilized to test the long-run spillover impact on stock returns.FindingsResults indicate significant short- and long-run spillover impacts of international financial instability on the stock returns. They highlight the significant co-integration of South Asian stock markets with the international market. Significant correlations in stock returns and volatility reveal the degree of regional integration to be high between India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.Research limitations/implicationsBusiness, political and market conditions of South Asian stock markets are fundamentally different from each other. These economies were liberalized at different time, which in turn may affect the degree of integration with international equity markets and regionally alike.Practical implicationsFinancial liberalization has linked the South Asian stock markets to the rest of the world. Stock prices move in the same line with the emergence of global expected and unexpected economic shocks. The benefits that arise from the diversification of funds will be eradicated in the long run. Investors with long investment horizons will not actually benefit from portfolio diversification in South Asian equity markets. The Bangladesh stock market does not respond to volatility in international market in the short run and may be a good destination for short-term investment.Originality/valuePioneer efforts are made by utilizing a novel approach with the use of net volatility change in world financial instability for measuring the short- and long-run impacts. Given the emergence of South Asian stock markets, new insights into their vulnerability to world financial shocks provide interesting findings for portfolio diversification.
Top management team diversity and firm performance: exploring a function of age
Authors: Tanikawa Tomohiko , Kim Soyeon , Jung Yuhee 
Published: April 2017

PurposeBased on socioemotional selectivity theory, the authors aimed to develop and test hypotheses that identify the direct effect of top management team (TMT) age diversity on firms’ financial performance (return on equity [ROE], return on assets [ROA]) and the interactive effect of TMT age diversity and TMT average age on firms’ financial performance.Design/methodology/approachThe paper presents results from a quantitative study of 867 TMTs in Korean manufacturing firms. Multiple hierarchical regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses.FindingsThe results show that TMT age diversity had a negative and significant main effect on ROE but not on ROA. They also indicate that the negative relationship between TMT age diversity and firm performance (ROE) was attenuated when the members of TMTs were relatively older.Originality/valueFirst, this study extends existing TMT research, which mainly focuses on macro factors, such as industry and environment, by using micro factors, including TMT age diversity and TMT average age. Second, this paper combines and extends previous TMT studies, which have been dominated by either “property” or “tendency”, by examining the interactive effect of the distributional property (diversity) and central tendency (average) of TMT age on firms’ financial performance. Finally, this study indicates that socioemotional selectivity theory may be useful to explain the link between TMT age diversity and firms’ financial performance.
Psychological contracts in self-directed work teams
Authors: Schreuder Frits , Schalk Rene , de Jong Jeroen 
Published: April 2017

PurposeThis study aims to examine reciprocal exchange in teams using a psychological contract (PC) framework. Adopting Rousseau’s conceptualization of the contract, the authors explore the extent to which the team members reciprocate perceived team obligations and fulfilment by adjusting their own obligations and fulfilment. A new scale for the measurement of obligations and fulfilment was developed. Team commitment was hypothesized as a mediating variable.Design/methodology/approachThe new PC scale was tested in a longitudinal study design. A survey of a representative sample of 230 Dutch first-year college students nested in 73 teams was conducted.FindingsThe authors found that in student teams, perceived team obligations at Time 1 are positively associated with perceived member obligations at Time 2. Furthermore, they found higher commitment to the team as the team fulfilled the obligations as perceived by its members. Contrary to the exchange theory, in student teams, perceived fulfilment of obligations at Time 1 is not reciprocated by more obligations of its members at Time 2. No significant mediating effects are found of team commitment.Originality/valueTo date, this study provides the first measurement of contract fulfilment in non-hierarchical team relationships. The instrument can act as a tool to assess future team effectiveness and performance and adjust team composition accordingly.
Ecological diversity of edible insects and their potential contribution to household food security in Haut‐Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of Congo
Authors: Bomolo Olivier , Niassy Saliou , Chocha Auguste , Longanza Baboy , Bugeme David M. , Ekesi Sunday , Tanga Chrysantus M. 
Published: April 2017

AbstractDemocratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has a wide diversity of edible insects making it one of the most important biodiversity hot spots in Africa. The aim of this study was to give the first insight into the food plant range, seasonal availability of edible insects, community preference and willingness to consume them. The study revealed a list of eleven edible insect species belonging to four families. Twenty‐six plant species were recorded as food plants of nine edible caterpillar species. Seasonal availability of these insects coincided with the rainy season and was strongly linked to relatively high level of consumption. The caterpillars Elaphrodes lactea Gaede, Lobobunaea saturnus Fabricius and Cinabra hyperbius (Westwood) as well as the termites Macrotermes falciger Gerstäcker were the most dominant species of edible insects preferred and consumed among the different communities. Our study demonstrates that entomophagy is a common practice among the ethnic populations with married, tertiary and university‐level individuals recording significantly higher consumption of edible caterpillars. Populations between the ages of 18 and 45 years as well as the Bemba tribe were also more actively involved in entomophagy. Further research would be necessary to exploit edible insect biodiversity and ethno‐entomophagy and initiate actions for food plant conservation in DR Congo.
Sexual dysfunction in subjects treated with inhibitors of 5α‐reductase for benign prostatic hyperplasia: a comprehensive review and meta‐analysis
Authors: Corona G. , Tirabassi G. , Santi D. , Maseroli E. , Gacci M. , Dicuio M. , Sforza A. , Mannucci E. , Maggi M. 
Published: April 2017

SummaryDespite their efficacy in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia, the popularity of inhibitors of 5α‐reductase (5ARIs) is limited by their association with adverse sexual side effects. The aim of this study was to review and meta‐analyze currently available randomized clinical trials evaluating the rate of sexual side effects in men treated with 5ARIs. An extensive Medline Embase and Cochrane search was performed including the following words: ‘finasteride’, ‘dutasteride’, ‘benign prostatic hyperplasia’. Only placebo‐controlled randomized clinical trials evaluating the effect of 5ARI in subjects with benign prostatic hyperplasia were considered. Of 383 retrieved articles, 17 were included in this study. Randomized clinical trials enrolled 24,463 in the active and 22,270 patients in the placebo arms, respectively, with a mean follow‐up of 99 weeks and mean age of 64.0 years. No difference was observed between trials using finasteride or dutasteride as the active arm considering age, trial duration, prostate volume or International Prostatic Symptoms Score at enrollment. Overall, 5ARIs determined an increased risk of hypoactive sexual desire [OR = 1.54 (1.29; 1.82); p < 0.0001] and erectile dysfunction [OR = 1.47 (1.29; 1.68); p < 0.0001]. No difference between finasteride and dutasteride regarding the risk of hypoactive sexual desire and erectile dysfunction was observed. Meta‐regression analysis showed that the risk of hypoactive sexual desire and erectile dysfunction was higher in subjects with lower Qmax at enrollment and decreased as a function of trial follow‐up. Conversely, no effect of age, low urinary tract symptom or prostate volume at enrollment as well as Qmax at end‐point was observed. In conclusion, present data show that the use of 5ARI significantly increases the risk of erectile dysfunction and hypoactive sexual desire in subjects with benign prostatic hyperplasia. Patients should be adequately informed before 5ARIs are prescribed.
Neutrophil gelatinase‐associated lipocalin accurately predicts renal tubular injury in patients with chronic hepatitis B treated with nucleos(t)ide analogs
Authors: Zhang Yao , Li Jing , Li Fahong , Qi Xun , Zhang Jiming 
Published: April 2017

AimLittle is known about the impact of long‐term use of nucleos(t)ide analogs on tubular function in patients with chronic hepatitis B. Previous studies showed that neutrophil gelatinase‐associated lipocalin (NGAL) elevation was associated with renal tubular injury. We evaluated renal function markers and bone mineral density in patients treated long‐term with adefovir dipivoxil (ADV) or entecavir (ETV).MethodsIn this cross‐sectional study, we enrolled 78 patients (ADV, 36; ETV: 42), and 21 patients matched for age, observation time, and baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate from each group.ResultsPatients treated with ADV showed a significant increase in serum creatinine and urine β2‐microglobulin, and decreased estimated glomerular filtration rate and bone mineral density. Furthermore, the median levels of NGAL in patients treated with ADV were significantly higher than those of ETV (12.5 ng/mL vs. 2.5 ng/mL, P = 0.020). The proportions of patients with proteinuria and phosphate <1 mmol/L in the ADV group were higher than those in the ETV group. Additionally, age, β2‐microglobulin, phosphate, and ADV use were associated with altered NGAL levels on multivariate analysis. Among the commonly used biomarkers, NGAL was the most useful (odds ratio = 5.72; P = 0.005) and specific (92% specificity at 18.1 ng/mL cut‐off) in predicting low bone mass.ConclusionsPatients with chronic hepatitis B treated long‐term with ADV showed elevated urinary NGAL levels. Neutrophil gelatinase‐associated lipocalin was more specific in predicting low bone mass during therapy compared with β2‐microglobulin, phosphate, and creatinine. In general, this analysis examined the value of NGAL as a renal tubular injury indicator, resulting from ADV use.
Modulations of cognitive flexibility in obsessive compulsive disorder reflect dysfunctions of perceptual categorization
Authors: Wolff Nicole , Buse Judith , Tost Jadwiga , Roessner Veit , Beste Christian 
Published: April 2017

BackgroundDespite cognitive inflexibility is trait like in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) patients and underlies clinical symptomatology, it is elusive at what stage of information processing deficits, leading to cognitive inflexibility, emerges. We hypothesize that inhibitory control mechanisms during early stimulus categorization and integration into a knowledge system underlie these deficits.MethodsWe examinedN = 25 adolescentOCDpatients and matched healthy controls (HC) in a paradigm manipulating the importance of the knowledge system to perform task switching. This was done using a paradigm in which task switches were signaled either by visual stimuli or by working memory processes. This was combined with event‐related potential recordings and source localization.ResultsObsessive compulsive disorder patients showed increased switch costs in the memory as compared with the cue‐based block, whileHCshowed similar switch costs in both blocks. At the neurophysiological level, these changes inOCDwere not reflected by the N2 and P3 reflecting response‐associated processes but by the P1 reflecting inhibitory control during sensory categorization processes. Activation differences in the right inferior frontal gyrus and superior temporal gyrus are associated with the P1 effect.ConclusionsCognitive flexibility in adolescentOCDpatients is strongly modulated by working memory load. Contrary to common sense, not response‐associated processes, but inhibitory control mechanisms during early stimulus categorization processes are likely to underlie cognitive inflexibility in OCD. These processes are associated with right inferior frontal and superior temporal gyrus mechanisms.
Promoting innovation and access to quality, safe, efficacious, and affordable medicines for children: A China approach on the 69th World Health Assembly
Authors: Zhang Lingli , Li Bo , Liu Zhanqiang , Li Mengtao , Zheng Hong , Sun Yang 
Published: April 2017

AbstractThis study is to provide reference for the proper understanding of the content of “Promoting Innovation and Access to Quality, Safe, Efficacious, and Affordable Medicines for Children” resolution of 69th World Health Assembly (WHA), and facilitate the policy making and implication of the Resolution. Through descriptive analysis, the author introduce the proposal background and approving process of the resolution, and interpret the resolution content. The approval of “Promoting Innovation and Access to Quality, Safe, Efficacious, and Affordable Medicines for Children” at WHA represents China's international discourse right on improving the basic medical service among children, the most vulnerable population; highlights China's responsibility and magnitude of a great nation. It is an effective promotion for China's new medical reform and the implication of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), as well as a great contribution to the global health of children from China.
Oral treponeme major surface protein: Sequence diversity and distributions within periodontal niches
Authors: You M. , Chan Y. , Lacap‐Bugler D.C. , Huo Y.‐B. , Gao W. , Leung W.K. , Watt R.M. 
Published: April 2017

SummaryTreponema denticola and other species (phylotypes) of oral spirochetes are widely considered to play important etiological roles in periodontitis and other oral infections. The major surface protein (Msp) of T. denticola is directly implicated in several pathological mechanisms. Here, we have analyzed msp sequence diversity across 68 strains of oral phylogroup 1 and 2 treponemes; including reference strains of T. denticola, Treponema putidum, Treponema medium, ‘Treponema vincentii’, and ‘Treponema sinensis’. All encoded Msp proteins contained highly conserved, taxon‐specific signal peptides, and shared a predicted ‘three‐domain’ structure. A clone‐based strategy employing ‘msp‐specific’ polymerase chain reaction primers was used to analyze msp gene sequence diversity present in subgingival plaque samples collected from a group of individuals with chronic periodontitis (n=10), vs periodontitis‐free controls (n=10). We obtained 626 clinical msp gene sequences, which were assigned to 21 distinct ‘clinical msp genotypes’ (95% sequence identity cut‐off). The most frequently detected clinical msp genotype corresponded to T. denticola ATCC 35405T, but this was not correlated to disease status. UniFrac and libshuff analysis revealed that individuals with periodontitis and periodontitis‐free controls harbored significantly different communities of treponeme clinical msp genotypes (P<.001). Patients with periodontitis had higher levels of clinical msp genotype diversity than periodontitis‐free controls (Mann‐Whitney U‐test, P<.05). The relative proportions of ‘T. vincentii’ clinical msp genotypes were significantly higher in the control group than in the periodontitis group (P=.018). In conclusion, our data clearly show that both healthy and diseased individuals commonly harbor a wide diversity of Treponema clinical msp genotypes within their subgingival niches.
Draft Genome Sequence of NDM-1-Producing Leclercia adecarboxylata
Authors: Hoyos-Mallecot Yannick , Rojo-Martín María Dolores , Bonnin Rémy A. , Creton Elodie , Navarro Marí Jose María , Naas Thierry 
Published: April 2017

ABSTRACT

Here, we provide the first draft genome sequence of NDM-1-producing
Leclercia adecarboxylata
, a human-opportunistic pathogen. The draft genome sequence consists of a total length of 5.13 Mbp, with an average G+C content of 55.2%.
Genome Sequence of a Goose Parvovirus Strain Isolated from an Ill Goose in China
Authors: Liu Peng , Zhang Jinyue , Chen Shun , Wang Mingshu , Cheng Anchun 
Published: April 2017

ABSTRACT
We report here the complete genome sequence of a goose parvovirus (GPV) strain, RC16, which was isolated from an ill goose in 2016 at Rongchang, Chongqing, China. The GPV strain RC16 isolated was passaged and identified, whose full-length genome is 5,046 nucleotides long.
Draft Genome Sequence of MPKL 26, the Type Strain of the Novel Species Sinomonas mesophila
Authors: Narsing Rao Manik Prabhu , Jiao Jian-Yu , Liu Lan , Fang Bao-Zhu , Zhang Xiao-Tong , Chen Wei , Zhao Jiao , Xiao Min , Li Wen-Jun 
Published: April 2017

ABSTRACT

Sinomonas mesophila
MPKL 26
T
can produce silver nanoparticles. Here, we present the 4.0-Mb genome of this type strain, which contains 47 scaffolds with an
N
50
scaffold length of 261,266 bp. The availability of the genome sequence will provide a better understanding of strain MPKL 26
T
and the genus
Sinomonas
.
Draft Genome Sequence of Mycobacterium ulcerans S4018 Isolated from a Patient with an Active Buruli Ulcer in Benin, Africa
Authors: Kambarev Stanimir , Corvec Stéphane , Chauty Annick , Marion Estelle , Marsollier Laurent , Pecorari Frédéric 
Published: April 2017

ABSTRACT

Currently, there are only two publicly available genomes of
Mycobacterium ulcerans
—the causative agent of the neglected, but devastating, tropical disease Buruli ulcer. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of isolate S4018, recovered from an active cutaneous lesion of a patient with Buruli ulcer in Benin, Africa.
Genome Sequence of a Providencia stuartii Strain Isolated from
Lucilia
sericata
Salivary Glands
Authors: Yuan Ye , Zhang Yu , Fu Shuhua , Crippen Tawni L. , Visi David K. , Benbow M. Eric , Allen Michael S. , Tomberlin Jeffery K. , Sze Sing-Hoi , Tarone Aaron M. 
Published: April 2017

ABSTRACT

We present here the draft genome sequence of a
Providencia stuartii
strain, derived from the salivary glands of larval
Lucilia sericata
, a common blow fly important to forensic, medical, and veterinary science. The genome sequence will help dissect coinfections involving
P. stuartii
and
Proteus mirabilis
, as well as blow fly–bacteria interactions.
Draft Genome Sequence of
Microbacterium
sp. TNHR37B Isolated from a Heated Aquifer Bore Well of the Great Artesian Basin, Australia
Authors: Adelskov Joseph , Patel Bharat K. C. 
Published: April 2017

ABSTRACT

Microbacterium
sp. strain TNHR37B was isolated from a geothermal bore well sample (50°C) collected from a region of coal seam gas extraction activities. The 3.5-Mb genome with a G+C content of 69.9% contained unique genes, and a low similarity value for average nucleotide identity using BLAST was observed with the available 73
Microbacterium
sp. genomes.
Complete Genome Sequence of a Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus Subgenotype 1g Strain Isolated in Italy
Authors: Bazzucchi Moira , Bertolotti Luigi , Giammarioli Monica , Rossi Elisabetta , Petrini Stefano , Rosati Sergio , De Mia Gian Mario 
Published: April 2017

ABSTRACT
We report here the full-length sequence of the bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) strain UM/103/04, isolated from a persistently infected cow in Italy. It belongs to the subgenotype 1g, which is described as a sporadic subgenotype in Italy. This is the first report of a complete genome sequence of BVDV-1g.
Draft Genome Sequence of
Bacillus respiratorii
VT-16-64, Isolated from the Bronchiolar Alveolar Lavage Fluid of a Patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Authors: Tetz Victor , Tetz George 
Published: April 2017

ABSTRACT

We report here the draft genome sequence of
Bacillus respiratorii
VT-16-64, a novel spore-forming bacterium isolated from the bronchiolar alveolar lavage fluid of a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The genome was comprised 4,831,386 bp with 4,399 predicted protein-coding genes, including those associated with antibiotic resistance and virulence.