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Channel relationships from the perspectives of manufacturers and their connecting distributors in Indonesia
Authors: Sukresna I Made , Hamilton John , Tee Singwhat 
Published: May 2016

Purpose– Paired channel relationship constructs are used to conjointly compare the perspectives of Indonesian manufacturers and their connecting distributors when engaging and relating across each shared marketing channel. The purpose of this paper is to hypothesize long-term orientation (LTO) and role-performance as joint drivers that positively influence dependence, satisfaction, and trust constructs for each manufacturer and distributor domain.Design/methodology/approach– A structural equation modelling-comparative model is developed, tested, and validated for the Indonesian manufacturing sector. The sample size is 140 pairs of medium-to-large-sized manufacturers and their connecting distributors. The respondent is individual who is responsible and knowledgeable in dealing with his/her company’s manufacturer or distributor.Findings– Both the manufacturer-distributor LTO and their role-performance jointly drive the outcomes of the shared marketing channel relationship, and both parties’ behaving similarly (except for the influence of their role-performance onto their partner’s satisfaction).Research limitations/implications– This study have not investigated possible two-way interactions between constructs across the channel. Combined, paired, manufacturer and distributor dataset questions can expose the connectivities relationships between the partners. The insignificant influence of role-performance on economic satisfaction within the manufacturer domain requires further research on the possible presence of mediating construct(s) between those constructs, and on the broadening of the definition of satisfaction. Past channel research revealed that trust interacts with satisfaction, yet this study does not find significant interactions between the outcomes constructs.Practical implications– In Indonesia each marketing channel’s manufacturer and distributor management team should jointly enhance both their shared long-term relationship, and their respective role-performance. This long-term view is implementable through long-term marketing channel contracts.Originality/value– This study contributes to marketing channel theory with the LTO and the role-performance of a channel partner jointly driving the other partner’s economic satisfaction, trust, and their dependence specifically within the Indonesian context. The benchmarking of a marketing channel’s performance within a trusting and satisfying channel relationship sets the framework for the development of future optimization studies (of at least the five connectivities constructs used herein).
Intervention program impacting Indian sex-workers facing socio-economic disparities
Authors: Ray Mona 
Published: May 2016

Purpose
– Since the first case of AIDS was reported in 1986, several HIV/AIDS intervention program operates at the national and regional level in India, to control the spread of this epidemic. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate one intervention program in a major city of India – Kolkata that targets specifically the commercial sex-workers challenged with socio-economic-health disparities. This intervention program called the Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee (DMSC) is located in the Sonagachi area and nicknamed as the “Sonagachi Project.”

Design/methodology/approach
– The behavioral change of about 500 sex-workers participating in the survey was studied in 2005. The data were collected from the focus groups of the sex-workers; official records and DMSC officials were also interviewed to collect data. The “short-term” outcome and the “long-term” impact of the program were compared with a baseline survey conducted in 1992 by another study.

Findings
– Participants experienced increased awareness of the disease, increased literacy rate and increased social and economical empowerment. The incidence of HIV/AIDS has gone down significantly among this high-risk group due to safe-sex practice.

Social implications
– This community-based organization adopts a unique method of engaging the sex-workers as peer educators to train other sex-workers about safe-sex practices and has become the role model for sex-workers in other parts of the world to fight socio-economic-health disparities.

Originality/value
– This research was conducted by directly contacting the program directors and members of the Sonagachi project and in that sense is first hand information. It gives valuable insights into the struggles these sex-workers had to go through to gain social and economic empowerment.
Effects of telecom service providers’ strategic investments on business performance
Authors: Yang Chang-Gyu , Trimi Silvana , Lee Sang-Gun 
Published: May 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to identify the structure of strategic investments and the effect of each investment category on business performance in two leading information and communication technology (ICT) countries, the USA and South Korea.

Design/methodology/approach
– This is a longitudinal comparative study of the relationship between strategic investments and organizational performance of major telecommunication service providers (TSPs) in the two leading ICT countries, the USA and South Korea.

Findings
– The study found that a sufficient amount of strategic investments in technological innovations is the driving force for TSPs’ business performance. However, strategic investment structures differ among TSPs, depending on their market position, whether the first mover in the market or a follower, and on their country’s market characteristics. Moreover, even though both countries’ TSP markets are oligopolistic in nature, the market is more saturated in Korea and thus competition appears to be fiercer there than in the USA. The stronger oligopolistic market in Korea has lead TSPs to compete primarily on their marketing strategies, while TSPs in the USA do so based on technological innovation.

Originality/value
– The findings of the study shed new insights that can help both TSPs in developing their competitive strategies and government policy makers in assuring healthy competitive telecommunication markets in their countries.
Fostering creativity understanding
Authors: Boulocher-Passet Véronique , Daly Peter , Sequeira Isabelle 
Published: May 2016

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to encourage initiatives to train large cohorts of undergraduate students for creativity understanding. The authors describe a case study of a creativity exercise developed within a corporate setting that accommodates a large cohort and discuss the results of empirical research on this teaching experience at a French Business School. The authors reflect on the transferability of this exercise by other educators to similar educational contexts and the usefulness of training future managers to a structured creativity methodology to be exploited in the workplace.Design/methodology/approach– A case study explains the features of the exercise. Hard data on students’ perceptions and motivation/satisfaction prior to and after the creativity exercise was collected through an internet self-completed survey instrument. In total, 245 pairs of survey responses from first-year students were analysed using prototypical analysis, paired samplest-test and content analysis.Findings– The exercise proved an effective tool to help large cohorts of undergraduates to better understand that creativity is a managerial competence that can be trained. The authors particularly underlined the need for fluidity in the organisation of the exercise; use of a clear creativity process and methodology; the necessity to involve an external creativity consultant; and the importance of the chosen topic being non art related. In the workplace, this understanding of creativity methodologies will enable future managers to support, promote and manage creativity endeavours.Originality/value– This paper encourages initiatives and provides insights into the difficulties of training large cohorts of undergraduate students for understanding the concept of creativity.
Recovery environment of a sub-acute mental health service
Authors: Thomas Kerry A , Rickwood Debra J 
Published: May 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to examine the recovery environment of a sub-acute residential mental health service. Such services are increasingly filling a gap in the continuum of care for people with recurrent mental illness and have a major role supporting the processes of recovery.

Design/methodology/approach
– A cross-sectional design was used with clients and staff completing the recovery enhancing environment measure. Nine clients who had entered the service from the community (step-up), 18 who had transferred from an inpatient unit (step-down) and ten staff completed the measure.

Findings
– Clients and staff rated the organisational climate of the service positively, with the role of caring staff being identified as particularly valuable. Clients and staff had similar positive views on the importance of recovery-based elements and rated the service as performing well in these areas. Step-up clients identified performance gaps in the areas of self-management, general health, personal strengths, and personal relationships. Step-down clients identified a range of gaps, including meeting basic needs, empowerment, and fundamental recovery processes.

Practical implications
– An assessment of the perceptions of clients and staff can allow services to identify differences in the attitudes of each group and ascertain areas in which the service can be improved to better meet the needs of individual clients. This may include being responsive to the setting from which clients have entered the service.

Originality/value
– This is the first study that has examined the recovery environment of a residential mental health service and how it meets the recovery needs of both step-up and step-down admissions.
Review on event detection techniques in social multimedia
Authors: Garg Muskan , Kumar Mukesh 
Published: May 2016

Purpose– Social Media is one of the largest platforms to voluntarily communicate thoughts. With increase in multimedia data on social networking websites, information about human behaviour is increasing. This user-generated data are present on the internet in different modalities including text, images, audio, video, gesture, etc. The purpose of this paper is to consider multiple variables for event detection and analysis including weather data, temporal data, geo-location data, traffic data, weekday’s data, etc.Design/methodology/approach– In this paper, evolution of different approaches have been studied and explored for multivariate event analysis of uncertain social media data.Findings– Based on burst of outbreak information from social media including natural disasters, contagious disease spread, etc. can be controlled. This can be path breaking input for instant emergency management resources. This has received much attention from academic researchers and practitioners to study the latent patterns for event detection from social media signals.Originality/value– This paper provides useful insights into existing methodologies and recommendations for future attempts in this area of research. An overview of architecture of event analysis and statistical approaches are used to determine the events in social media which need attention.
The effect of customers’ perceived benefits on virtual brand community loyalty
Authors: Kang Minjung , Shin Dong-Hee 
Published: May 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to examine how types of virtual brand community (VBC) benefits influence VBC loyalty through specific types of interaction.

Design/methodology/approach
– The study targeted 250 brand community users to conduct an empirical analysis using SPSS 19.0.

Findings
– Consumers’ perceived benefits (functional, experiential, and symbolic) were found to be the leading variables in inducing consumer loyalty. Brand community managers should not focus only on the benefits offered by the brand community, but also on how these benefits can be associated with human-to-computer and consumer-to-consumer (C2C) interaction.

Research limitations/implications
– The virtual community (VC) has an important role as a marketing tool. As the VC within the virtual space has gradually been increasing, its importance has grown as well, therefore making research studies on heightening members’ brand community site loyalty important.

Originality/value
– This study broadens and contextualizes our understanding of what type of VBC interaction can be further activated in the process of enhancing the members’ VBC loyalty, which is affected by consumers’ perceived benefits.
Educating a health service workforce about dementia: a qualitative study
Authors: Baillie Lesley , Sills Eileen , Thomas Nicola 
Published: May 2016

Purpose
– People who are living with dementia are core health service users, but there are ongoing concerns about the quality of their care and the need for improved education of healthcare staff. The purpose of this paper is to report a qualitative study that investigated staff perspectives on an ethnodrama (“Barbara’s Story”) which was used to educate an entire health service workforce and promote a person-centred approach to care.

Design/methodology/approach
– The study used a qualitative, longitudinal design with focus groups held with clinical (nurses, allied health professionals, medical) and non-clinical staff. In Phase 1 there were ten focus groups (n=67 participants) and one individual interview. In Phase 2 there were 16 focus groups (n=77 participants) and three individual interviews.

Findings
– Barbara’s Story raised awareness of dementia, engaged staff emotionally and prompted empathetic responses and improved interactions. The project’s senior leadership, whole organisation and mandatory approach were well-supported, with a perceived impact on organisational culture. The project helped to embed practice developments and initiatives to support person-centred care. Barbara’s Story is now well-integrated into the organisation’s practices, supporting its sustainability in use.

Originality/value
– Whilst there are increasing resources for educating about dementia, there are fewer evaluations, particularly for large-scale educational initiatives, and a lack of focus on long-term effects. The study findings indicate that education about dementia can be delivered to a whole workforce in a sustainable manner, to prompt empathy, raise awareness, support person-centred care and impact on individual behaviour and organisational culture.
Comparison of Stochastic and Spline Models for Temperature‐based Derivatives in China
Authors: Zong Lu , Ender Manuela 
Published: May 2016

AbstractIn this paper, we propose modelling the seasonal variation of temperature with a stochastic process to achieve normality of residuals. We conduct a heuristic comparison of the new stochastic seasonal variation model with three established empirical temperature and pricing models: the model of Alaton et al., the continuous autoregressive model and the spline model. The test criteria are residual normality, the Akaike information criterion, relative errors, and stability of price behaviour. The objective of the paper is to find the most suitable model for the application of temperature‐based derivatives in China. Therefore, 30 years of daily average temperature data from 12 cities in mainland China are applied. The results show that the stochastic seasonal variation model dominates the other three models by providing a more precise fitting of the temperature process. Furthermore, the spline model displays inconsistencies when it is applied to Chinese temperature data. This model has the smallest relative errors, but the worst results for normality of residuals.
Choleretic Activity of Turmeric and its Active Ingredients
Authors: Wang Yonglu , Wang Liyao , Zhu Xinyi , Wang Dong , Li Xueming 
Published: May 2016

AbstractTurmeric, a rhizome of Curcumin longa L. is widely used as both a spice and an herbal medicine. The traditional use of turmeric in gastroenterology is mainly based on its choleretic activity. The aim of this study is to determine the effects of turmeric on bile flow (BF) and total bile acids (TBAs) excretion in a bile fistula rat model after acute duodenal administration. A significant dose‐dependent enhancement in both BF and TBAs was detected after treatment with the turmeric decoctions which suggested the choleretic activity was bile acid‐dependent secretion. In order to direct the active group of compounds, aqueous (AE), ethyl acetate (EtOAc), and petroleum ether (PE) extracts were investigated. The EtOAc and PE extracts showing high effects were purified to locate the active ingredients. Three curcuminoids (curcumin, demethoxycurcumin, and bisdemethoxycurcumin) and 2 sesquiterpenes (bisacurone B and ar‐turmerone) were isolated. It was found Bisacurone B was the most potent choleretic ingredient followed by ar‐turmerone, bisdemethoxycurcumin demethoxycurcumin, and then curcumin. The amounts of the active ingredients were quantitatively analyzed by high‐performance liquid chromatography. The EtOAc and PE extracts had high sesquiterpenes and curcuminoids content, while the AE extract had poor content of sesquiterpenes and curcuminoids which affected neither BF nor TBAs. Based on the results of multiple linear regression analysis, the content of BIS and TUR were dominant factors (P < 0.01) of controlling BL and TBAs in EtOAC and PE extracts.
A double‐blind randomized clinical trial comparing different doses of magnesium in cardioplegic solution for prevention of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Authors: Gholipour Baradari Afshin , Emami Zeydi Amir , Ghafari Rahman , Aarabi Mohsen , Jafari Mahboubeh 
Published: May 2016

SummaryAimsThis study aims to compare different doses of magnesium administered via cardioplegic solutions to prevent atrial fibrillation (AF) after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.MethodsA total of 120 patients who were scheduled for elective CABG surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass were enrolled in this double‐blind, randomized clinical trial. After fulfilling the inclusion criteria, they were randomly allocated into three groups (A, B, and C). Patients in groups A, B, and C received 60, 80, and 100 mg/kg of magnesium sulfate via cardioplegic solutions during aortic cross‐clamp, respectively. Postoperative AF was assessed by continuous ECG monitoring during 3 days after surgery. Also serum magnesium, potassium, and calcium levels were assessed during the study period.ResultsThe findings revealed significant differences in four point measurements of serum magnesium level after surgery (P<.001). In particular, it was observed that 10 (26.3%) patients in group A, 4 (10%) patients in group B, and 2 (5.4%) patients in group C had AF after surgery. This indicates patients receiving magnesium at doses of 80 and 100 mg/kg had lower rates of AF occurrence than those receiving 60 mg/kg dose of magnesium (P=.02). Additionally, no significant difference was found in serum calcium and potassium concentration between the three groups throughout the study period.ConclusionMagnesium administration via the cardioplegic solution during aortic cross‐clamping at doses of 80 and 100 mg/kg can reduce the risk of AF occurrence after CABG compared to the dose of 60 mg/kg. Considering the lower rate of AF incidence and shorter length of ICU stay in patients receiving 100 mg/kg of magnesium, it seems reasonable to administer 100 mg/kg magnesium during aortic cross‐clamp to prevent postoperative AF.
Improving oral health for older people in the home care setting: An exploratory implementation study
Authors: Lewis Adrienne , Kitson Alison , Harvey Gill 
Published: May 2016

AimTo explore how home care providers can support older people to maintain good oral health through implementing a model called Better Oral Health in Home Care (BOHHC).MethodsA mixed method, pre‐ to post‐implementation design was used. The Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services framework informed the model's implementation process.ResultsHigh levels of dental need were identified at pre‐implementation. Older people self‐reported significant oral health improvements following the introduction of tailored home care strategies by care workers, who in turn reported a better understanding and knowledge of the importance of oral care for older people.ConclusionTheBOHHCModel provided an evidence‐based approach for community‐based prevention and early detection of oral health problems. Improving oral health for older people in the home care setting has significant practice and policy implications which require ongoing intersectoral facilitation involving aged care, vocational health education and dental sectors.
Is multivisceral resection in locally advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumours an acceptable strategy?
Authors: Wong Jolene Si Min , Tan Grace Hwei Ching , Quek Richard , Goh Brian Kim Poh , Kwok Li Lian , Kumar Mrinal , Soo Khee Chee , Teo Melissa Ching Ching 
Published: May 2016

BackgroundGastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) represent the most common mesenchymal tumour of the gastrointestinal tract. Although the efficacy of targeted therapy cannot be over‐emphasized, surgery remains the only curative primary treatment for patients with localized disease. The median size of GIST at diagnosis is approximately 5–7 cm; however, it is not uncommon for tumours to be as large as 30–40 cm and involving multiple viscera.MethodsData were retrospectively collected from patients with GISTs treated at the Singapore General Hospital and the National Cancer Centre Singapore over a 15‐year period. Standard resection of GIST without any additional organ removal was termed as a single organ resection (SOR). If the tumour was adjacent to another organ, necessitating the removal of more than one organ, the procedure was defined as a multivisceral resection (MVR). We aim to evaluate the role of MVR in the management of large GISTs.ResultsA total of 187 patients underwent curative surgery for GIST between January 2000 and January 2014. Of the 187 patients, 40 (21%) underwent MVR whereas 147 (79%) had SOR. Patients in the MVR group had significantly larger tumour sizes (P < 0.001) yet R0 and R1 resection was achieved in all patients, and no intra‐peritoneal rupture was reported. On comparison of MVR versus SOR groups, there was no significant difference in in‐hospital morbidity and mortality.Conclusion
MVR may be required to achieve negative margins in patients with large GISTs, and can be performed with acceptable morbidity and mortality.