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Contract agreement model for murabahah financing in Indonesia Islamic banking
Authors: Wulandari Permata , Putri Niken Iwani Surya , Kassim Salina , Sulung Liyu Adikasari 
Published: June 2016

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to measure the pattern of contract agreement process to map various banks’ position in perceiving Sharia conduct. This is done by incorporating the dynamics of culture, market demand and Sharia literacy in different banks. Finding of this research will serve as the formula to map the latent degree of Islamic bank’s commitment to their strategic vision and identity as an Islamic-based financial institution.

Design/methodology/approach
This research develops its theoretical background in classical and contemporary literature review on murabahah contract in Islamic perspective. Focus group discussion (FGD) and in-depth interview are conducted on 32 bankers (in 14 Islamic banks), two National Sharia Council, five academicians and three central bank representatives as an input for qualitative analysis. Content analysis is utilized in this paper to emphasize the process of discovering the relationship between dynamic factors affecting contract agreement process in murabahah scheme in Indonesian banking.

Findings
There are four dimensions affecting the contract agreement: fairness to customer, country regulation, perceived business practicality and product characteristic. The four dimensions are assumed to be influenced with categories proposed, as the category item is mostly repeated and is perceived to be significant in the participant’s perspective.

Originality/value
This research will be beneficial in mapping the determinant of degree of Sharia compliance in Sharia banking in Indonesia, focusing on the contract agreement process.
An investigation of the level of compliance with international accounting standards (IAS 1) by listed firms in Bahrain Bourse
Authors: Alrawahi Fatema Ebrahim , Sarea Adel Mohammed 
Published: June 2016

Purpose
This study aims to investigate the association between seven firm-specific characteristics and the level of mandatory compliance with International Accounting Standards (IAS) 1 by firms listed on Bahrain Bourse.

Design/methodology/approach
A disclosure index is used to measure the extent of compliance with IAS 1. Each of the 36 sampled firms’ annual reports were examined against the index for the financial year ending December 31, 2013.

Findings
The results reveal an overall compliance of 83 per cent. Regression results report that only audit firm size, profitability and industry type have a positive and significant association with IAS 1 disclosure requirements.

Practical implications
This study should be particularly relevant to regulatory bodies in Bahrain for strategizing and encouraging compliance with IAS 1 by listed firms.

Originality/value
Additionally, the study contributes to financial reporting literature relating to the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, mainly Bahrain. Bahrain is a financial hub, and it is interesting to examine how it presents its financial statements to investors and the degree of its compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards since its adoption in 2007.
Understanding the impact of cloud-based services adoption on organizational flexibility
Authors: Lal Prerna , Bharadwaj Sangeeta Shah 
Published: June 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to explore the factors that drive the adoption of cloud-based services and further understand the impact of this adoption on the organizational flexibility. This study presents information technology executive’s perspective and discovers new constructs of organizational flexibility that can be achieved due to the adoption of cloud-based services, which is the main contribution of this paper.

Design/methodology/approach
– This study uses in-depth interview approach. Total 21 Indian cases were studied by interacting with respondents having similar profiles (i.e. CIOs, CTOs, technology heads, and systems managers). Based on the literature review a semi-structured questionnaire was prepared and administered through in-depth interviews.

Findings
– Analysis of data reveals that cloud-based services provide relative advantage in terms of scalability, accessibility, and on-demand deployment of services within no time. Easy to use interface, experience, and expertise of the cloud service provider as well as support from top management plays important role in the cloud adoption decision. Further the study also identifies that no matter which model of cloud-based services (software-as-a-service (SaaS), platform-as-a-service (PaaS), or infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS)) is used; cloud-based services’ adoption impacts organizational flexibility, which can be divided into four categories, namely, economic flexibility, process flexibility, performance flexibility, and market flexibility.

Research limitations/implications
– This is an exploratory study conducted through in-depth interviews hence the results can further be verified through a quantitative research. The study does not explore negative factors that may discourage adoption of cloud-based services. Though two factors vendor lock-in and security emerged as a concern very prominently in the in-depth interviews but this issue can further be explored in detail.

Originality/value
– This study bridge the gap in the research by identifying the factors that drive the adoption of cloud-based services in different forms (SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS) as well exploring the impact of cloud adoption on the organizational flexibility in case of Indian organizations.
Pharmacokinetics of the phage endolysin‐based candidate drug SAL200 in monkeys and its appropriate intravenous dosing period
Authors: Jun Soo Youn , Jung Gi Mo , Yoon Seong Jun , Youm So Young , Han Hyoung‐Yun , Lee Jong‐Hwa , Kang Sang Hyeon 
Published: June 2016

SummarySAL200 is a new phage endolysin‐based candidate drug for the treatment of staphylococcal infections. An intravenous administration study was conducted in monkeys to obtain pharmacokinetic information on SAL200 and to assess the safety of a short SAL200 dosing period (<1 week). Maximum serum drug concentrations and systemic SAL200 exposure were proportional to the dose and comparable in male and female monkeys. SAL200 was well tolerated, and no adverse events or laboratory abnormalities were detected after injection of a single dose of up to 80 mg/kg per day, or injection of multiple doses of up to 40 mg/kg per day.
Internet Websites for Chest Pain Symptoms Demonstrate Highly Variable Content and Quality
Authors: Joury Abdulaziz U. , Alshathri Mashhoor , Alkhunaizi Mohammad , Jaleesah Najlaa , Pines Jesse M. 
Published: June 2016

AbstractObjectiveChest pain is a common symptom with causes that range from benign to serious. We assess the content and quality of websites about chest pain symptoms that describe its causes and when to seek care.MethodsWe used five search engines (Google, Bing, Yahoo, Ask, AOL) using the term “chest pain” and assessed the first 30 websites that resulted from each search. We excluded websites that were diagnosis‐driven, intended for physicians, patient blogs, advertisements, news, or videos. For included websites, we assessed for the presence of content potentially useful to patients with chest pain symptoms; website quality with three instruments (DISCERN, HONcode, and JAMA benchmark criteria); readability using four validated scores, accessibility, usability, and reliability using the LIDA instrument; and popularity using the Alexa tool.ResultsIn 27 included websites, 96 and 81% mentioned cardiac and noncardiac causes of chest pain, respectively, while 85% described when to seek emergency care. Only 51% of websites mentioned potential tests that might be used to diagnose symptoms, 22% described potential treatments, and 11% mentioned consequences if treatment is delayed or avoided. The median website DISCERN score was 23 (interquartile range [IQR] = 18–32) out of a possible 45 points, which can be interpreted as low to medium quality. A total of 44% of websites had HONcode certification, and only 11% fulfilled all four JAMA benchmark criteria. Average reading scores demonstrated that half of websites were above the eighth to ninth grade reading level. With LIDA, the average scores were “medium” for accessibility at 83% and usability at 59% and “low” for reliability at 43%.ConclusionsMany websites that provide health information for patients about chest pain symptoms are not reliable. There is highly variable content and quality, and the average website is difficult to read for patients with low health literacy.
Sirex woodwasp Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae): revisiting some past perceptions
Authors: Nahrung Helen F. 
Published: June 2016

AbstractThe Sirex Woodwasp, Sirex noctilio Fabricius, is the focus of extensive global research because of its pest status, damage potential and ongoing spread within commercial softwood plantations and native forest ecosystems worldwide. In this overview, some small but persistent errors in the reported biological attributes of S. noctilio and its biological control nematode are highlighted. First, an error is noted in the equations reported for estimating size/fecundity relationships, whereby the female S. noctilio prothorax should be measured in cm, not mm. Second, the temperature requirements for egg‐adult development time are recalculated to provide more precise estimates of lower thermal threshold (5.1 °C) and cumulative day‐degree requirements (1973) using modern software techniques. Third, the origin of the Australian laboratory culture of Amylostereum areolatum used in rearing Deladenus siricidicola is clarified: it was collected from S. noctilio in Mt Gambier, South Australia, around 1995. It is envisaged that these corrections will result in improved research efforts.
Weed seed granivory by carabid beetles and crickets for biological control of weeds in commercial lowbush blueberry fields
Authors: Cutler G. Christopher , Astatkie Tess , Chahil Gurminder S. 
Published: June 2016

AbstractWeeds are one of the most limiting factors in the commercial production of lowbush blueberriesVaccinium angustifolium(Ericaceae). Sheep sorrel (Rumex acetosella) and hairy fescue (Festuca tenuifolia) are prominent weeds in lowbush blueberry fields.Because the granivorous insectsHarpalus rufipes(Carabidae) andGryllus pennsylvanicus(Gryllidae) are common in lowbush blueberry fields when sheep sorrel and hairy fescue are dispersing seeds, we examined how granivorous insects can contribute to the biocontrol of these weeds.In the laboratory,H. rufipesandG. pennsylvanicusconsumed a significant number of seeds of sheep sorrel and hairy fescue, and a field experiment found that insects probably consume a significant number of sheep sorrel and hairy fescue seeds in blueberry fields.Additional experiments found thatH. rufipeswas highly susceptible to field rates of phosmet and acetamiprid, although not to field rates of spirotetramat, which are insecticides that may be used in blueberry fields when the beetle is active.Natural populations of granivorous insects probably provide a valuable ecological service in commercial lowbush blueberry fields and should be conserved in the development of integrated weed management programmes.
Realizing Relevance: The Influence of Domain‐Specific Information on Generation of New Knowledge Through Integration in 4‐ to 8‐Year‐Old Children
Authors: Bauer Patricia J. , Larkina Marina 
Published: June 2016

In accumulating knowledge, direct modes of learning are complemented by productive processes, including self‐generation based on integration of separate episodes. Effects of the number of potentially relevant episodes on integration were examined in 4‐ to 8‐year‐olds (N = 121; racially/ethnically heterogeneous sample, English speakers, from large metropolitan area). Information was presented along with unrelated or related episodes; the latter challenged children to identify the relevant subset of episodes for integration. In Experiment 1, 4‐ and 6‐year‐olds integrated in the unrelated context. Six‐year‐olds also succeeded in the related context in forced‐choice testing. In Experiment 2, 8‐year‐olds succeeded in open‐ended and forced‐choice testing. Results illustrate a developmental progression in productive extension of knowledge due in part to age‐related increases in identification of relevant information.
Application of DNA barcodes in wildlife conservation in Tropical East Asia
Authors: Wilson John‐James , Sing Kong‐Wah , Lee Ping‐Shin , Wee Alison K. S. 
Published: June 2016

AbstractOver the past 50 years, Tropical East Asia has lost more biodiversity than any tropical region. Tropical East Asia is a megadiverse region with an acute taxonomic impediment. DNA barcodes are short standardized DNA sequences used for taxonomic purposes and have the potential to lessen the challenges of biodiversity inventory and assessments in regions where they are most needed. We reviewed DNA barcoding efforts in Tropical East Asia relative to other tropical regions. We suggest DNA barcodes (or metabarcodes from next‐generation sequencers) may be especially useful for characterizing and connecting species‐level biodiversity units in inventories encompassing taxa lacking formal description (particularly arthropods) and in large‐scale, minimal‐impact approaches to vertebrate monitoring and population assessments through secondary sources of DNA (invertebrate derived DNA and environmental DNA). We suggest interest and capacity for DNA barcoding are slowly growing in Tropical East Asia, particularly among the younger generation of researchers who can connect with the barcoding analogy and understand the need for new approaches to the conservation challenges being faced.
Passive acoustic monitoring of the decline of Mexico's critically endangered vaquita
Authors: Jaramillo‐Legorreta Armando , Cardenas‐Hinojosa Gustavo , Nieto‐Garcia Edwyna , Rojas‐Bracho Lorenzo , Ver Hoef Jay , Moore Jeffrey , Tregenza Nicholas , Barlow Jay , Gerrodette Tim , Thomas Len , Taylor Barbara 
Published: June 2016

AbstractThe vaquita (Phocoena sinus) is the world's most endangered marine mammal with approximately 245 individuals remaining in 2008. This species of porpoise is endemic to the northern Gulf of California, Mexico, and historically the population has declined because of unsustainable bycatch in gillnets. An illegal gillnet fishery for an endangered fish, the totoaba (Totoaba macdonaldi), has recently resurged throughout the vaquita's range. The secretive but lucrative wildlife trade with China for totoaba swim bladders has probably increased vaquita bycatch mortality by an unknown amount. Precise population monitoring by visual surveys is difficult because vaquitas are inherently hard to see and have now become so rare that sighting rates are very low. However, their echolocation clicks can be identified readily on specialized acoustic detectors. Acoustic detections on an array of 46 moored detectors indicated vaquita acoustic activity declined by 80% between 2011 and 2015 in the central part of the species’ range. Statistical models estimated an annual rate of decline of 34% (95% Bayesian credible interval –48% to –21%). Based on results from 2011 to 2014, the government of Mexico enacted and is enforcing an emergency 2‐year ban on gillnets throughout the species’ range to prevent extinction, at a cost of US$74 million to compensate fishers. Developing precise acoustic monitoring methods proved critical to exposing the severity of vaquitas’ decline and emphasizes the need for continual monitoring to effectively manage critically endangered species.
Introducing Neural Computing in Governance Research: Applying Self‐Organizing Maps to Configurational Studies
Authors: Somers Mark John , Casal Jose 
Published: June 2016

AbstractManuscript TypeEmpiricalResearch Issue/QuestionSelf‐organizing maps (SOMs), a neural computing paradigm, were introduced as a methodology to enhance and extend configurational governance research. The capabilities of SOMs include assessment of nonlinear relationships among study variables and projection of firms and clusters in two‐dimensional space based on their relative similarity.Research Findings/InsightsTo demonstrate their application to governance research, SOMs were used to study patterns of immunity to institutional governance logics in the financial services industry. Firm sensemaking and governance logics were assessed by analyzing the language and meaning of corporate codes of conduct. Content analysis was guided by the DICTION software program. DICTION uses data dictionaries to analyze the meaning of text documents based on word usage. Our results supported a configurational model characterized by distinct groupings of firms with varying degrees of acceptance of prevailing institutional governance logics.Practitioner/Policy ImplicationsSOM analysis demonstrated that context influences firm governance logics. Specifically, different interpretations of environmental pressures led to different adaptive responses suggesting reconsideration of the notion of universal or best governance practices.
Soluble epoxide hydrolase activity and pharmacologic inhibition in horses with chronic severe laminitis
Authors: Guedes A. , Galuppo L. , Hood D. , Hwang S. H. , Morisseau C. , Hammock B. D. 
Published: June 2016

SummaryBackgroundThe roles of soluble epoxide hydrolase and lipid mediators in inflammatory and neuropathic pain could be relevant in laminitis pain management.ObjectivesTo determine soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) activity in the digital laminae, sEH inhibitor potency in vitro, and efficacy of a sEH inhibitor as an adjunct analgesic therapy in chronic laminitic horses.Study designIn vitro experiments and clinical case series.MethodssEH activity was measured in digital laminae from euthanised healthy and laminitic horses (n = 5–6/group). Potency of 7 synthetic sEH inhibitors was determined in vitro using equine liver cytosol. One of them (t‐TUCB; 0.1 mg/kg bwt i.v. every 24 h) was selected based on potency and stability, and used as adjunct therapy in 10 horses with severe chronic laminitis (Obel grades 2, one horse; 3–4, nine horses). Daily assessments of forelimb lifts, pain scores, physiologic and laboratory examinations were performed before (baseline) and during t‐TUCB treatment. Data are presented as mean ± s.d. and 95% confidence intervals (CI).ResultssEH activity in the digital laminae from laminitic horses (0.9±0.6 nmol/min/mg; 95% CI 0.16–1.55 nmol/min/mg) was significantly greater (P = 0.01) than in healthy horses (0.17±0.09 nmol/min/mg; CI 0.07–0.26 nmol/min/mg). t‐TUCB as an adjunct analgesic up to 10 days (4.3±3 days) in laminitic horses was associated with significant reduction in forelimb lifts (36±22%; 95% CI 9–64%) and in pain scores (18±23%; 95% CI 2–35%) compared with baseline (P = 0.04). One horse developed gas colic and another corneal vascularisation in a blind eye during treatment. No other significant changes were observed.Main limitationsAbsence of control group and evaluator blinding in case series.ConclusionssEH activity is significantly higher in the digital laminae of actively laminitic compared with healthy horses, and use of a potent inhibitor of equine sEH as adjunct analgesic therapy appears to decrease signs of pathologic pain in laminitic horses.
Thermal expansion behavior of Ge‐Sb‐Se glasses in a compositional range for molded infrared lens applications
Authors: Lee Woo Hyung , Yi Jeong Han , Lee Jun Ho , Park Bong Je , Choi Ju Hyeon , Kim Hye Jeong , Choi Yong Gyu 
Published: June 2016

AbstractThe thermal expansion coefficient (TEC) of Ge‐Sb‐Se glass, within a compositional range suitable for molded lenses capable of transmitting long‐wavelength infrared, was analyzed to assess compositional dependence. Unlike other thermal properties, eg, glass transition temperature and dilatometric softening temperature, which are correlated mostly with germanium content, the TEC turned out to behave most sensitively with selenium content. The thermal expansion behavior of this glass was evaluated based on two structural parameters: the mean coordination number and average bond energy (ABE). It was verified that the relation between TEC and these structural parameters needs to be distinguished in terms of homopolar Se‐Se bonds. Specifically, the TEC tends to decrease monotonically as the mean coordination number increases, and there are relatively small discrepancies between Se‐sufficient and Se‐deficient compositions. The TEC of the Se‐sufficient glass appears to have a relatively well‐defined correlation with the ABE: the TEC decreases as the ABE increases. However, a much weaker correlation between the TEC and ABE is observed in the Se‐deficient glass. The observed thermal expansion behavior of this glass is delineated, with a particular focus on its connection to the structural role of the Se atoms.
Bacterial biofilms in food processing environments: a review of recent developments in chemical and biological control
Authors: Phillips Carol A. 
Published: June 2016

SummaryBiofilms are immobile communities of micro‐organisms attached to any surface, such as stainless steel or a food matrix surface or on packaging material. They may be composed of a single species, but more generally, in the natural environment, they consist of mixed species together with an extracellular matrix. Biofilms provide a common mechanism of persistence for a number of bacterial species especially in food processing environments, and therefore, prevention of biofilm formation and the removal of preformed biofilms are an important issue for the food industry. This article reviews the current understanding on the formation of biofilms and recent developments in biological and chemical methods for prevention and removal.
Toughness and Hamiltonicity of strictly chordal graphs
Authors: Markenzon Lilian , Waga Christina F.E.M. 
Published: June 2016

AbstractThe clique‐based structure of chordal graphs allows the development of efficient solutions for many algorithmic problems. In this context, the minimal vertex separators play a decisive role. In this paper, we study properties of these structures, presenting a linear time determination of the toughness of strictly chordal graphs. We prove that every 1‐tough strictly chordal graph is Hamiltonian. This result leads to the characterization of a new class, the Hamiltonian strictly chordal graphs. We also prove that graphs belonging to this class are cycle extendable.
COLD COMFORT: WINGED PSYCHAI ON FIFTH-CENTURY BC GREEK FUNERARY LEKYTHOI
Authors: MARTIN BRIDGET 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
Some fifth-century BC Greek funerary lekythoi depict the dead as diminutive, winged figures. These often overlooked figures are the culmination of a tradition stretching back to the winged epic dead of the sixth century, whose depiction centred on motifs of recognition, remembrance, and comfort. This article argues that these motifs were adopted and adapted in the fifth century to fulfil the particular needs of the vase dedicators: the winged figures offered comfort and reassurance to the living that the dead were cared for and their own piety noted, and suggested remembrance and honour for the dead.
INHABITING A LETTERED WORLD: EXPLORING THE FRINGES OF ROMAN WRITING HABITS
Authors: KRUSCHWITZ PETER 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
Based on a survey of the evidence for perishable and liminal Roman material writing habits that might appropriately be described as ‘fringe epigraphy’, this paper invites a conceptual re-evaluation of writing and the role of letters, words, and texts – including their perception – in the Roman world. It thus challenges recent attempts of an all too narrow disciplinary, institutional view of what might constitute Latin epigraphy. Much rather, it is argued, it seems appropriate to think of the Roman world as a fundamentally lettered one – a world that is not only described and perceived, but, in actual fact, even imagined and explained in such terms, allowing for fluid transitions from monumental to informal, from serious and communication-driven to playful, pointless, and sensational, and ultimately from real to imagined.