bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
IT and relationship learning in networks as drivers of green innovation and customer capital: evidence from the automobile sector
Authors: Leal-Millán Antonio , Roldán Jose Luis , Leal-Rodríguez Antonio L. , Ortega-Gutiérrez Jaime 
Published: June 2016

PurposeDespite the positive effects of customer capital (CC), questions remain over how managers enable CC growth by applying their skills and capabilities through managerial actions and strategies, such as developing information technology (IT) capability, fostering relationship learning (RL) activities and developing green innovation performance (GIP) with clients. These questions are especially pertinent in small and medium-sized enterprises and automotive industry companies that operate through supply chains, where knowledge about customers is likely to result from personal contact between customers and organisational members. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the extent to which these managerial actions were more likely to lead to the successful creation of CC.Design/methodology/approachUsing the partial least squares technique, this paper studies how these three managerial actions impact on CC. To do so, data from 140 companies in the Spanish automotive components manufacturing sector have been used.FindingsThe findings support the influence of RL on both GIP and CC. RL is a key managerial action in exploiting customer information and knowledge advantages, enabling firms to structure and reconfigure resources to produce new ways to compete and to satisfy stakeholders. In addition, results show that GIP is a determinant of CC because of its contribution to achieving sustainable competitive advantage, with GIP performing a mediating role in the relationship between RL and CC. A second contribution shows that IT is not in itself able to yield a competitive advantage, thereby validating the existence of complementary or co-focused strategic assets such as RL and GIP, which enhance IT’s influence on CC.Research limitations/implicationsThe authors were unable to explore the subtleties of the processes over time. Future research should include a longitudinal study.Practical implicationsThis study considers RL an essential factor in achieving both GIP and CC. Consequently, managers should seek to build strong RL cultures. In addition, this study shows that IT is not in itself able to yield a competitive advantage, thereby validating the existence of complementary or co-focused strategic assets such as RL and GIP.Originality/valueNo study has ever examined these three antecedent variables (IT, RL and GIP) together, with the aim to examine their effects on CC.
Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of organic extra virgin olive oil from Iran
Authors: Hatami Samane , Mohamadi Sani Ali , Yavarmanesh Masoud 
Published: June 2016

Purpose
The aim of this study was to investigate the antibacterial activity of original extra virgin olive oil in Iran on some food borne pathogens.

Design/methodology/approach
Microbial analysis tests including disk diffusion and detections of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) were used. Also the chemical composition analysis of the oil was determined by GC-MS. Results of disk diffusion test confirmed antimicrobial activity for the oil in which S.aureus and E. coli were more resistant than L. innocua.

Findings
The MIC and MBC of organic extra virgin olive oil on the studied pathogens were in the range of 12.5-25 and 100 per cent v/v, respectively. The GC-MS analysis showed Z-9-Octadecenal (32.75 per cent), Oleic acid (15.78 per cent), Squalene (11.856 per cent), Phenol (8.392 per cent), Palmitic acid (1.884 per cent) as the main compounds (>0.7 per cent) in organic extra virgin olive oil, which have functional role in the biological activities.

Originality/value
This is the first study on organic extra virgin olive oil from Iran. According to the results, extra virgin olive oil has antimicrobial activity on foodborne pathogens.
Relation between probiotic properties of isolates isolated from breast milk and infants’ stools
Authors: Sallam Marwa , Wali Iman , Attia Abd El Fattah , Lotfy Wael , El Taweel Amal , Mehanna Nayra Shaker 
Published: June 2016

Purpose
Breast milk has been hypothesized to be a source of bacteria for the infant gut. This paper aims to search for probiotic bacteria among 415 isolates belonging to the Enterococcus, Lactobacillus, Streptococcus and Bifidobacterium genera recovered from breast milk of 50 lactating mothers and their respective infant stools, and then, determine whether their levels in stools vary with different modalities of breast feeding.

Design/methodology/approach
To prove that the isolates were probable probiotics, subtractive screening was done using three major selection criteria, namely, resistance to low pH, tolerance against bile salts and testing for their antimicrobial activity.

Findings
The three criteria were fulfilled by 31.7 and 31 per cent of the isolates recovered from mothers’ breast milk and infants’ stool specimens, respectively. The majority of probiotic strains, isolated from milk and infants’ stools were phenotypically identical, suggesting breast milk as their probable source. Moreover, there was a positive correlation between exclusive breast milk feeding and the number of probiotics in the infants’ stools.

Originality/value
Viable bacteria could be retrieved from breast milk of healthy women, not suffering from mastitis, by using different types of media and different cultivation conditions. Up to five different species belonging to the same genus could be isolated in the same specimen of whether milk or stools. Breast milk could be a source of probiotic bacteria for intestinal microflora of infants, which help improvement of infants’ gut and growth.
Use and influence of nutrition labelling: an emerging market experience
Authors: Gupta Ketki , Dharni Khushdeep 
Published: June 2016

Purpose
An attempt was made to explore the use of nutrition labelling in the Indian context. The purpose of this paper is to study the determinants of healthier food choices, as well as the role of label use in this context.

Design/methodology/approach
Data were collected from 150 respondents using the survey method and field experiment. The respondents were enquired about various aspects of label use and were asked to make a choice, from two products in three food product categories, on the basis of real information. Multivariate probit models were built for product choice situations.

Findings
Moderate to low use of nutrition labelling was found. Significant differences in label use were found on the basis of gender (Sugar (p = 0.011), Additives (p = 0.014), Proteins (p = 0.03)) and education (Additives (p = 0.002), Colouring agents (p = 0.003), Transfats (p < 0.001)). Higher label use was leading (p = 0.031) to more likelihood of choosing healthier potato chips. Women reported higher label use (p = 0.004) but were choosing relatively unhealthier health supplement (p = 0.003). Effect of price was not unidirectional in terms of making healthier food choices. It was observed that label use is not solely responsible for aiding the choice of healthier food products. Individual characteristics were playing important role in choice of food products.

Practical implications
Findings indicate that merely provision of label information is not adequate for the choice of better food options. Provision of labelling information in simple format and equipping the consumers to make effective use of the same carry importance.

Originality/value
The paper is original and makes an attempt to study the effect of label use, along with the individual characteristics, on healthier food choices. Given the availability of few studies in the domain from the emerging markets, the paper adds to the existing body of knowledge.
Lesser yam (dioscorea esculenta) based cookies improves lipid profile in overweight/obese adults with an ad libitum diet via glucagon like peptide 1
Authors: Luglio Harry Freitag , Fitria Anisa Lailatul , Kusumawardhani Dewi Ayu , Amalia Rinta , Hapsari Desy Dwi , Susilowati Rina , Sunarti Sunarti 
Published: June 2016

Purpose
This study aims to examine the effect of lesser yam-based cookies on glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), blood glucose and lipid profile in overweight and obese individuals.

Design/methodology/approach
This was an experimental study on overweight or obese adults aged 21-50 years old. The intervention was done by giving 87g of cookies made with lesser yam flour in combination with wheat flour (80 and 20 per cent, respectively) for six weeks. Anthropometric measures, fasting plasma glucose, lipid and GLP-1 were measured before and after the intervention.

Findings
There were no changes in anthropometric measurements and glucose level after the intervention (p > 0.05). However, plasma low density lipoprotein (LDL) and total cholesterol decreased after the intervention (p = 0.033 and p = 0.035, respectively). Although fasting GLP-1 level (p = 0.121) was unchanged, we found that the slight changes in GLP-1 concentration was associated with changes in LDL and total cholesterol (p = 0.002 and p = 0.001, respectively).

Originality/value
The lesser yam-based cookies reduced fasting plasma LDL and total cholesterol, but not glucose level after six weeks of intervention. Additionally, reduction of LDL and total cholesterol level was negatively associated with the changes in GLP-1 level.
Preference mappings for gluten-free chocolate cookies
Authors: Silva Tatiane Ferreira da , Conti-Silva Ana Carolina 
Published: June 2016

PurposeThe purpose of this paper was to replace totally the wheat flour for rice flour, whole soy flour and cassava starch in the formulation of chocolate cookies.Design/methodology/approachChocolate cookies with wheat flour, rice flour, whole soy flour and cassava starch were produced, and compared to a commercial chocolate cookie regarding to physical properties and sensory acceptability.FindingsThe chocolate cookie made with rice flour instead of wheat flour was as liked as the cookie with wheat flour, and the greater acceptability scores received by the rice flour cookies correlated with less colour intensity and a lower specific volume thereof. The cookie with cassava starch stood out because of the intensities of its parameters, its more intense colour, and its acceptability scores among the consumers. The cookie with whole soy flour had lower sensory acceptability scores, and the commercial cookie stood out for its high cutting force (instrumental texture).Originality/valueCeliac consumers desire products with adequate sensory characteristics. This study presents a new gluten-free product, the chocolate cookie made with rice flour, that has the potential to be produced, as this product is as accepted as a cookie made with wheat flour, and even more accepted than a commercial one also made with wheat flour. Therefore, this study offers subsidies for improving the diet of celiac consumers.
Effect of chicken breeds on quality characteristics of meat nuggets
Authors: Singh Veer Pal , Pathak Vikas , Bharti Sanjay Kumar , Sharma Sushant , Ojha Sadhana 
Published: June 2016

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of chicken breeds on quality characteristics of meat nuggets.

Design/methodology/approach
The formulation of meat nuggets prepared from meat of Cobb-400, Vanraja, Aseel and Kadaknath separately consisted of 60 per cent lean meat. The emulsion was prepared by standard method and moulded into nuggets. Cooking was performed under pressure (120°C/15 Psi for 30 min).

Findings
Emulsion and cooked nuggets both showed no significant differences in pH values among the breeds. Higher moisture and fat content was observed in emulsion and nuggets prepared from Cobb-400, while respective protein and ash was maximum in Kadaknath and Vanraja meat-based emulsions and nuggets. The per cent emulsion stability (87.04 ± 0.45) and cooking yield (85.24 ± 0.06) was reported highest in Cobb-400, which indicates the better water holding capacity and suitability of Cobb-400 meat for the development of nuggets at six weeks of age. The mean sensory scores for colour and appearance (7.12 ± 0.28), as well as flavour (7.00 ± 0.04), were significantly (p < 0.05) higher in Cobb-400 nuggets and lowest in Kadaknath (6.21 ± 0.03 and 6.65 ± 0.06). However, no significant differences were noticed in other sensory attributes among treatments.

Research limitations/implications
The fatty acid and amino acid profile analysis may be helpful to understand the original nutritional difference in prepared nuggets.

Practical implications
The study will be off immense help in optimum utilization of meat of locally available chicken breeds for breed-specific and cost-effective product formulations.

Social implications
The products will be acceptable to all commodities because it is made up of chicken meat.

Originality/value
The effect of chicken breeds on meat nuggets is relatively new aspect and essential to establish suitability of meat of locally available chicken breeds for product development.
Phenological mismatch and ontogenetic diet shifts interactively affect offspring condition in a passerine
Authors: Samplonius Jelmer M. , Kappers Elena F. , Brands Stef , Both Christiaan 
Published: June 2016

Summary

Climate change may cause phenological asynchrony between trophic levels, which can lead to mismatched reproduction in animals. Although indirect effects of mismatch on fitness are well described, direct effects on parental prey choice are not. Moreover, direct effects of prey variation on offspring condition throughout their early development are understudied.

Here, we used camera trap data collected over 2 years to study the effects of trophic mismatch and nestling age on prey choice in pied flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca). Furthermore, we studied the effect of mismatch and variation in nestling diet on offspring condition.

Both experimentally induced and natural mismatches with the caterpillar peak negatively affected absolute and relative numbers of caterpillars and offspring condition (mass, tarsus and wing length) and positively affected absolute and relative numbers of flying insects in the nestling diet. Feeding more flying insects was negatively correlated with nestling day 12 mass.

Both descriptive and experimental data showed preferential feeding of spiders when nestlings were <7 days old. Receiving more spiders during this phase was positively correlated with tarsus growth.

These results highlight the need for a more inclusive framework to study phenological mismatch in nature. The general focus on only one prey type, the rarity of studies that measure environmental abundance of prey, and the lack of timing experiments in dietary studies currently hamper understanding of the actual trophic interactions that affect fitness under climate change.
Fuelwood sustainability revisited: integrating size structure and resprouting into a spatially realistic fuelshed model
Authors: Twine Wayne C. , Holdo Ricardo M. 
Published: June 2016

Summary

Much concern has been expressed about the sustainability of fuelwood harvesting in Africa. Most models predict that demand will outstrip supply within a few decades, resulting in severe deforestation. However, despite substantial impacts of harvesting on woody vegetation structure, the ‘fuelwood crisis’ predicted since the 1970s has not materialized. We propose that this is at least partially because regeneration through coppicing has been poorly accounted for in most models.

We developed a local fuelwood model that is demographically and spatially explicit, and that incorporates coppice dynamics. The model simulates the dynamics of multiple stem size classes (seedling, sapling, pole and adult), the harvesting decisions of villagers based on fuelwood availability and village demand across the landscape. Importantly, we specify size‐dependent coppice production of cut stems, and the probability of progression of coppice shoots into larger size classes, after accounting for self‐thinning of shoots.

In general, our model projections for a rural South African savanna system suggest that current levels of harvesting (barring changes in human population size) are relatively sustainable. Declines in total woody biomass were predicted to be modest (˜20%), and the loss of intact stems of sapling size was predicted to be more than offset by increases in coppiced stems.

Synthesis and applications. The results from our local fuelwood model clearly demonstrate that the impact of deforestation and wood removal on tree populations and wood resources is strongly influenced by the resprouting ability of trees. This highlights the importance of considering coppice dynamics when assessing the sustainability of wood harvesting. Our model is not system specific, and can be transferred to other systems, with the relevant parameters and geographic information system layers specified. Because of the transferability of this model, it can help address key international concerns about deforestation and sustainable fuelwood management.
Introducing resprouters to enhance Mediterranean forest resilience: importance of functional traits to select species according to a gradient of pine density
Authors: Gavinet Jordane , Prévosto Bernard , Fernandez Catherine 
Published: June 2016

SummaryResprouter species are important for Mediterranean ecosystem resilience, but they are scarce in landscapes dominated by pioneer pines. Sound knowledge of resprouter seedling functional responses and establishment success across different pine habitats would help guide forest restoration efforts.Four broadleaved resprouter species, that is two shrubs –Arbutus unedoandPistacia terebinthus– and two trees –Fraxinus ornusandSorbus domestica– were planted under an experimentally created gradient of pine cover from totally open conditions to dense pine cover.Seedling survival and growth were monitored for 5 years. Phenological, physiological and morphological traits were measured to gain insight into the mechanisms of pine–seedling interaction.Interaction outcomes varied according to species identity, pine cover treatment and time. Light‐to‐moderate pine cover induced greater height growth and little or no effects on diameter and survival of the two trees. Competition was always detected for shrubs, whereas competition and facilitation were noted for trees. Within pine stands, negative interactions increased with tree cover, making dense stands the most limiting. Interactions were only detectable after 2–3 years, but increased in intensity with time.Functional responses to increasing pine cover indicated a seedling strategy of carbon gain optimization in the shade (increased specific leaf area and leaf area, decreased leaf dry matter content), particularly in tree species seedlings. Increasing pine cover induced higher water stress, but lower photochemical stress. The deciduous species had a longer vegetation season under pine canopies, whereas the evergreen shrubArbutus unedoshowed a lower polycyclism rate and flower production.Synthesis and applications. Moderate pine cover facilitates the establishment of deciduous trees at the expense of shrubs. This pattern can be attributed to a higher shade tolerance of the trees than the shrubs combined with a low tolerance of trees to photoinhibition. We therefore recommend using evergreen shrubs for the restoration of open land and high‐specific‐leaf‐area deciduous trees for pine stand diversification. However, in dense forests, thinning is needed to increase light availability prior to seedling introduction.
Re‐imagining dementia in the fourth age: the ironic fictions of Alice Munro
Authors: Goldman Marlene 
Published: June 2016

AbstractThis paper analyses two stories by Alice Munro to explore how her fiction interrogates the prevailing social imaginary of the fourth age. Drawing on the theory of Gilleard and Higgs, I show how Munro's stories rely on irony and surreal imagery to subvert the logic that engenders and normalises the opposition between the third and fourth ages, and, by extension, the social death of people coping with later‐life dementia. Ultimately, I argue that Munro's fiction does not so much reveal the Truth about the fourth age, as expose the reader's complicity in the construction of the prevailing gothic social imaginary.
Political Violence, Violent Politics: Protestant Democrats and Republicans at War in Virginia, 1862
Authors: MATSUI JOHN H. 
Published: June 2016

AbstractNorthern Democrats desired to restore the American Union to the status quo antebellum, while Republicans sought to transform the United States, and especially the slave‐owning southern states, into a free labour, industrialized nation. So runs the traditional tale. This article argues that a new twist on the story of sectional politics may be found if one adds the religious dimension of millenarian belief to the well‐studied ideological flashpoints between Democratic and Republican combatants as they clashed in Virginia in the year leading up to the issuance of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
‘A Most Gruesome Sight’: Colonial Warfare, Racial Thought, and the Question of ‘Radicalization’ during the First World War in German South‐West Africa (Namibia)
Authors: ROSENGARTEN ANDREA 
Published: June 2016

AbstractThis article examines an episode of German military violence against civilians during the First World War in Namibia (formerly German South‐West Africa). Placing the violence against the Rehoboth Baster community in April–May 1915 within a longer history of German and other European colonial violence on the African continent, I argue that the tactics employed by the German military in Rehoboth – namely, collective punishment, destruction of property, and the refusal to distinguish ‘civilians’ from fighters – were normal and practised forms of warfare for European armies facing African communities that challenged colonial powers. With this in mind, I question the geographical scope of the ‘radicalization’ concept – the debated idea of the First World War as a turning point in a world history of violence against civilians, when new tactics and ideologies of warfare ushered in an unprecedented breakdown of distinctions drawn by armies between enemy ‘civilians’ and ‘combatants’. The Rehoboth case provides an opportunity to explore the relationship of racial thought to the management and execution of violence during the First World War, at the level of complex local colonial entanglements.