bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Sensemaking at work: meaningful work experience for individuals and organizations
Authors: Asik-Dizdar Ozen , Esen Ayla 
Published: March 2016

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to take a closer look at the concept of meaningful work experience for individuals and organizations, and discuss the role of sensemaking in creating it.Design/methodology/approach– The main argument of the paper is that sensemaking efforts are among the fundamental tools that help create meaningful work experience for both individuals and organizations. The paper offers a conceptual framework that presents the interplay between sensemaking tools and enabling mechanisms in relation to internal and external organizational environments.Findings– It is proposed that job crafting is a sensemaking tool – enabled by empowerment – for individuals to make sense of the internal environment of the organization; and strategy crafting is a sensemaking tool – enabled by organizational learning – for organizations to make sense of the external environment of the organization.Originality/value– This paper attempts to converge micro- and macro-level concepts by bringing together individual- and organizational-level variables into a joint discussion. It places job crafting and strategy crafting in the context of sensemaking theory, and it reinforces the idea of proposing models that will consider the multi-level implications of organizational research.
Strategic and financial similarities of bank mergers
Authors: Kuriakose Sony , Paul Justin 
Published: March 2016

Purpose– Consolidation through mergers and acquisitions indicates one of the major outcomes of the financial transformation process and contemporary trend in the Indian banking sector. Literature suggests that the pre-merger financials of banks are crucial in deciding the post-merger performance of merged entities. In this context, the aim of the present study is to provide insights on the strategic and financial similarities of merging partners in the bank mergers that occurred in the post-liberalization India.Design/methodology/approach– This paper considers all bank merger deals in the post-liberalization period, which involve purchase consideration either in the form of stock or cash. Hypotheses about the strategic similarities and dissimilarities are tested. The study considers all important aspects such as relative size of targets, diversity of earnings, efficiency, financial leverage, prudential norms and profitability.Findings– The study finds that banks are dissimilar in most of the key areas, and these might have an adverse impact on the post-merger performance.Originality/value– The study is original because we take into account all the bank merger deals in the period, which involve purchase consideration either in the form of stock or cash.
Industrial buyer-seller interactions: negotiating in the Arabian Gulf
Authors: Bachkirov Alexandre A. , Rajasekar James , da Silva Maithe Paula 
Published: March 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this study is to explore the key cultural factors that shape the Arab style of buyer-seller negotiations in the industrial goods sector; formulate propositions predicting behaviors of empowered buyers, avoidant buyers and deciders in an expensive industrial purchase situation; and develop a model of communication structure in an industrial buyer firm in the Arabian Gulf. In addition, the study advances propositions concerned with the bargaining style of Arab industrial buyers and the relationships between industrial sales effectiveness and negotiation tactics.

Design/methodology/approach
– The study draws on literature in the domains of industrial buying behavior, influence tactics in industrial buyer-seller negotiations and communication in industrial buyer-seller bargaining interactions.

Findings
– The more expensive an industrial purchase is the more empowered buyers will tend to anticipate the wishes of and seek the endorsement of powerful stakeholders, the more avoidant buyers will tend not to take responsibility for the purchase and the more decision makers will tend to rely on unwritten and formal rules and consult with influencers, subordinates and peers. Aggressive bargaining is unlikely to be used by Arab industrial buyers, who prefer a problem-solving approach. Sales effectiveness will be higher when industrial vendors incorporate tactics of ingratiation and inspirational appeal to influence Arab industrial buyers.

Originality/value
– The study offers a systematic examination of industrial purchasing characteristics through the lens of Arab culture. It synthesizes several literature streams, develops eight original research propositions and proposes a new conceptual model of the communication structure in an industrial buyer firm in the Arabian Gulf.
The wound/burn guidelines – 2: Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment for pressure ulcers
Authors: Tachibana Takao , Imafuku Shinichi , Irisawa Ryokichi , Ohtsuka Masaki , Kadono Takafumi , Fujiwara Hiroshi , Asano Yoshihide , Abe Masatoshi , Ishii Takayuki , Isei Taiki , Ito Takaaki , Inoue Yuji , Ohtsuka Mikio , Ogawa Fumihide , Kodera Masanari , Kawakami Tamihiro , Kawaguchi Masakazu , Kukino Ryuichi , Kono Takeshi , Sakai Keisuke , Takahara Masakazu , Tanioka Miki , Nakanishi Takeshi , Nakamura Yasuhiro , Hashimoto Akira , Hasegawa Minoru , Hayashi Masahiro , Fujimoto Manabu , Maekawa Takeo , Matsuo Koma , Madokoro Naoki , Yamasaki Osamu , Yoshino Yuichiro , Le Pavoux Andres , Ihn Hironobu ,   The Wound/Burn Guidelines Committee
Published: March 2016

AbstractThe Wound/Burn Guidelines Committee consists of members commissioned by the Board of Directors of the Japanese Dermatological Association (JDA). It held several meetings and evaluations in writing since October 2008, and drafted five guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment including commentaries on wounds in general and the Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment for Pressure Ulcers by taking opinions of the Scientific Committee and Board of Directors of JDA into consideration.
The wound/burn guidelines – 3: Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment for diabetic ulcer/gangrene
Authors: Isei Taiki , Abe Masatoshi , Nakanishi Takeshi , Matsuo Koma , Yamasaki Osamu , Asano Yoshihide , Ishii Takayuki , Ito Takaaki , Inoue Yuji , Imafuku Shinichi , Irisawa Ryokichi , Ohtsuka Masaki , Ohtsuka Mikio , Ogawa Fumihide , Kadono Takafumi , Kodera Masanari , Kawakami Tamihiro , Kawaguchi Masakazu , Kukino Ryuichi , Kono Takeshi , Sakai Keisuke , Takahara Masakazu , Tanioka Miki , Nakamura Yasuhiro , Hashimoto Akira , Hasegawa Minoru , Hayashi Masahiro , Fujimoto Manabu , Fujiwara Hiroshi , Maekawa Takeo , Madokoro Naoki , Yoshino Yuichiro , Le Pavoux Andres , Tachibana Takao , Ihn Hironobu ,   The Wound/Burn Guidelines Committee
Published: March 2016

AbstractWe aimed to prepare guidelines for the management of diabetic ulcer/gangrene with emphasis on the diagnosis and treatment of skin symptoms. They serve as a tool to improve the quality of the diagnosis and treatment in each patient and, further, to improve the level of the care for diabetic ulcer in Japan by systematically presenting evidence‐based recommendations for clinical judgments by incorporating various viewpoints.
Diagnosis of eight groups of xeroderma pigmentosum by genetic complementation using recombinant adenovirus vectors
Authors: Yamashita Toshiharu , Okura Masae , Ishii‐Osai Yasue , Hida Tokimasa 
Published: March 2016

AbstractBecause patients with xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) must avoid ultraviolet (UV) light from an early age, an early diagnosis of this disorder is essential. XP is composed of seven genetic complementation groups, XP‐A to ‐G, and a variant type (XP‐V). To establish an easy and accurate diagnosis of the eight disease groups, we constructed recombinant adenoviruses that expressed one of the XP cDNA. When fibroblasts derived from patients with XP‐A, ‐B, ‐C, ‐D, ‐F or ‐G were infected with the adenovirus expressing XPA, XPB, XPC, XPD, XPF or XPG, respectively, and UV‐C at 5–20 J/m2 was irradiated, cell viability was clearly recovered by the corresponding recombinant adenoviruses. In contrast, XP‐E and XP‐V cells were not significantly sensitive to UV irradiation and were barely complemented by the matched recombinant adenoviruses. However, co‐infection of Ad‐XPA with Ad‐XPE increased survival rate of XP‐E cells after UV‐C exposure. When XP‐V cell strains, including one derived from a Japanese patient, were infected with Ad‐XPV, exposed to UV‐B and cultured with 1 mmol/L of caffeine, flow cytometry detected a characteristic decrease in the S phase in all the XP‐V cell strains. From these results, the eight groups of XP could be differentiated by utilizing a set of recombinant adenoviruses, indicating that our procedure provides a convenient and correct diagnostic method for all the XP groups including XP‐E and XP‐V.
Panniculitis in juvenile dermatomyositis: Report of a case and review of the published work
Authors: Salman Andac , Kasapcopur Ozgur , Ergun Tulin , Durmus Ucar Ayse Nigar , Demirkesen Cuyan 
Published: March 2016

AbstractWe report a 15‐year‐old girl who presented with indurated, subcutaneous nodules in addition to classical findings of juvenile dermatomyositis. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of panniculitis associated with juvenile dermatomyositis. Considering that panniculitis is a rare cutaneous manifestation of juvenile dermatomyositis, we present a patient with a brief review of the published work to highlight the importance of keeping juvenile dermatomyositis in mind among the etiologies of pediatric panniculitis.
Archaea produce lower yields of N2O than bacteria during aerobic ammonia oxidation in soil
Authors: Hink Linda , Nicol Graeme W. , Prosser James I. 
Published: March 2016

SummaryNitrogen fertilisation of agricultural soil contributes significantly to emissions of the potent greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O), which is generated during denitrification and, in oxic soils, mainly by ammonia oxidisers. Although laboratory cultures of ammonia oxidising bacteria (AOB) and archaea (AOA) produce N2O, their relative activities in soil are unknown. This work tested the hypothesis that AOB dominate ammonia oxidation and N2O production under conditions of high inorganic ammonia (NH3) input, but result mainly from the activity of AOA when NH3 is derived from mineralisation. 1‐octyne, a recently discovered inhibitor of AOB, was used to distinguish N2O production resulting from archaeal and bacterial ammonia oxidation in soil microcosms, and specifically inhibited AOB growth, activity and N2O production. In unamended soils, ammonia oxidation and N2O production were lower and resulted mainly from ammonia oxidation by AOA. The AOA N2O yield relative to nitrite produced was half that of AOB, likely due to additional enzymatic mechanisms in the latter, but ammonia oxidation and N2O production were directly linked in all treatments. Relative contributions of AOA and AOB to N2O production, therefore, reflect their respective contributions to ammonia oxidation. These results suggest potential mitigation strategies for N2O emissions from fertilised agricultural soils.
Candidatus Desulfofervidus auxilii, a hydrogenotrophic sulfate‐reducing bacterium involved in the thermophilic anaerobic oxidation of methane
Authors: Krukenberg Viola , Harding Katie , Richter Michael , Glöckner Frank Oliver , Gruber‐Vodicka Harald R. , Adam Birgit , Berg Jasmine S. , Knittel Katrin , Tegetmeyer Halina E. , Boetius Antje , Wegener Gunter 
Published: March 2016

SummaryThe anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) is mediated by consortia of anaerobic methane‐oxidizing archaea (ANME) and their specific partner bacteria. In thermophilic AOM consortia enriched from Guaymas Basin, members of the ANME‐1 clade are associated with bacteria of the HotSeep‐1 cluster, which likely perform direct electron exchange via nanowires. The partner bacterium was enriched with hydrogen as sole electron donor and sulfate as electron acceptor. Based on phylogenetic, genomic and metabolic characteristics we propose to name this chemolithoautotrophic sulfate reducer Candidatus Desulfofervidus auxilii. Ca. D. auxilii grows on hydrogen at temperatures between 50°C and 70°C with an activity optimum at 60°C and doubling time of 4–6 days. Its genome draft encodes for canonical sulfate reduction, periplasmic and soluble hydrogenases and autotrophic carbon fixation via the reductive tricarboxylic acid cycle. The presence of genes for pili formation and cytochromes, and their similarity to genes of Geobacter spp., indicate a potential for syntrophic growth via direct interspecies electron transfer when the organism grows in consortia with ANME. This first ANME‐free enrichment of an AOM partner bacterium and its characterization opens the perspective for a deeper understanding of syntrophy in anaerobic methane oxidation.
Vertical distribution of major photosynthetic picoeukaryotic groups in stratified marine waters
Authors: Cabello Ana M. , Latasa Mikel , Forn Irene , Morán Xosé Anxelu G. , Massana Ramon 
Published: March 2016

SummaryPhotosynthetic picoeukaryotes (PPEs) are fundamental contributors to oceanic primary production and form diverse communities dominated by prymnesiophytes, chlorophytes, pelagophytes and chrysophytes. Here, we studied the vertical distribution of these major groups in two offshore regions of the northern Iberian Peninsula during summer stratification. We performed a fine‐scale vertical sampling (every ∼2 m) across the DCM and used fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) to determine the PPE composition and to explore the possible segregation of target groups in the light, nutrient and temperature gradients. Chlorophytes, pelagophytes and prymnesiophytes, in this order of abundance, accounted for the total PPEs recorded by flow cytometry in the Avilés canyon, and for more than half in the Galicia Bank, whereas chrysophytes were undetected. Among the three detected groups, often the prymnesiophytes were dominant in biomass. In general, all groups were present throughout the water column with abundance peaks around the DCM, but their distributions differed: pelagophytes were located deeper than the other two groups, chlorophytes presented two peaks and prymnesiophytes exhibited surface abundances comparable to those at the DCM. This study offers first indications that the vertical distribution of different PPE groups is heterogeneous within the DCM.
Effects of Magnetic Fields on Freezing: Application to Biological Products
Authors: Otero Laura , Rodríguez Antonio C. , Pérez‐Mateos Miriam , Sanz Pedro D. 
Published: March 2016

AbstractMagnetic freezing is nowadays established as a commercial reality mainly oriented towards the food market. According to advertisements, magnetic freezing is able to generate tiny ice crystals throughout the frozen product, prevent cell destruction, and preserve the quality of fresh food intact after thawing. If all these advantages were true, magnetic freezing would represent a significant advance in freezing technology, not only for food preservation, but also for cryopreservation of biological specimens such as cells, tissues, and organs. Magnetic fields (MFs) are supposed to act directly on water by orientating, vibrating, and/or spinning molecules to prevent them from clustering and, thus, to promote supercooling. However, many doubts exist about the real effects of MFs on freezing and the science behind the potential mechanisms involved. To provide a basis for extending the understanding of magnetic freezing, this paper presents a critical review of the materials published in the literature up to now, including both patents and experimental results. After examining the information available, it was not possible to discern whether MFs have an appreciable effect on supercooling, freezing kinetics, ice crystals, quality, and/or viability of the frozen products. Experiments described in the literature frequently fail to identify and/or control all the factors that can play a role in magnetic freezing. Moreover, many of the comparisons between magnetic and conventional freezing are not correctly designed to draw valid conclusions, and wide ranges of MF intensities and frequencies are unexplored. Therefore, more rigorous experimentation and further evidence are needed to confirm or reject the efficacy of MFs in improving the quality of frozen products.
Nicotine and Nicotine Abstinence Do Not Interfere with GABAA Receptor Neuroadaptations During Alcohol Abstinence
Authors: Hillmer Ansel T. , Kloczynski Tracy , Sandiego Christine M. , Pittman Brian , Anderson Jon M. , Labaree David , Gao Hong , Huang Yiyun , Deluliis Giuseppe , O'Malley Stephanie S. , Carson Richard E. , Cosgrove Kelly P. 
Published: March 2016

BackgroundAlcohol dependence and tobacco smoking are highly comorbid, and treating both conditions simultaneously is controversial. Previously, we showed that tobacco smoking interferes with GABAA receptor neuroadaptations during alcohol withdrawal in humans, while this effect did not occur with continued nicotine use during alcohol abstinence in nonhuman primates. Here, we extend our previous work by measuring GABAA receptor availability with positron emission tomography (PET) during drug abstinence in nonhuman primates exposed to alcohol alone, nicotine and alcohol together, and alcohol abstinence with continued nicotine exposure.MethodsTwenty‐four adolescent male rhesus macaques orally self‐administered alcohol and nicotine, available separately in water and saccharin, over 20 weeks. The groups included alcohol alone (n = 8); nicotine and alcohol with simultaneous abstinence (n = 8); nicotine and alcohol with alcohol abstinence while nicotine was still available (n = 8); and a pilot group of animals consuming nicotine alone (n = 6). Animals were imaged with [11C]flumazenil PET to measure binding potential (BPND), an index of GABAA receptor availability. Imaging occurred at baseline (drug‐naíve), and following alcohol and/or nicotine cessation at 1 day, 8 days, and 12 weeks of abstinence. Generalized linear mixed models were used to examine the time course of [11C]flumazenil BPND during alcohol abstinence across groups.ResultsAnimals consumed 3.95 ± 1.22 g/kg/d alcohol and 55.4 ± 35.1 mg/kg/d nicotine. No significant group effects were observed in [11C]flumazenil BPND during alcohol abstinence; however, a main effect of time was detected. Post hoc analyses indicated that all groups abstaining from alcohol exhibited significantly increased GABAA receptor availability at 1 day and 8 days (but not 12 weeks) of abstinence relative to baseline, while no changes in [11C]flumazenil BPND during nicotine abstinence alone were observed.ConclusionsThese data indicate that neither nicotine nor nicotine abstinence interferes with GABAA receptor neuroadaptations during alcohol withdrawal. This conclusion is consistent with our previous study and does not contradict the use of nicotine replacement therapies or non‐nicotinic‐acting pharmaceuticals to quit smoking during alcohol withdrawal from a GABAergic perspective.
Alcohol: A Simple Nutrient with Complex Actions on Bone in the Adult Skeleton
Authors: Gaddini Gino W. , Turner Russell T. , Grant Kathleen A. , Iwaniec Urszula T. 
Published: March 2016

BackgroundAlcohol is an important nonessential component of diet, but the overall impact of drinking on bone health, especially at moderate levels, is not well understood. Bone health is important because fractures greatly reduce quality of life and are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly. Regular alcohol consumption is most common following skeletal maturity, emphasizing the importance of understanding the skeletal consequences of drinking in adults.MethodsThis review focuses on describing the complex effects of alcohol on the adult skeleton. Studies assessing the effects of alcohol on bone in adult humans as well as skeletally mature animal models published since the year 2000 are emphasized.ResultsLight to moderate alcohol consumption is generally reported to be beneficial, resulting in higher bone mineral density (BMD) and reduced age‐related bone loss, whereas heavy alcohol consumption is generally associated with decreased BMD, impaired bone quality, and increased fracture risk. Bone remodeling is the principal mechanism for maintaining a healthy skeleton in adults and dysfunction in bone remodeling can lead to bone loss and/or decreased bone quality. Light to moderate alcohol may exert beneficial effects in older individuals by slowing the rate of bone remodeling, but the impact of light to moderate alcohol on bone remodeling in younger individuals is less certain. The specific effects of alcohol on bone remodeling in heavy drinkers are even less certain because the effects are often obscured by unhealthy lifestyle choices, alcohol‐associated disease, and altered endocrine signaling.ConclusionsAlthough there have been advances in understanding the complex actions of alcohol on bone, much remains to be determined. Limited evidence implicates age, skeletal site evaluated, duration, and pattern of drinking as important variables. Few studies systematically evaluating the impact of these factors have been conducted and should be made a priority for future research. In addition, studies performed in skeletally mature animals have potential to reveal mechanistic insights into the precise actions of alcohol and associated comorbidity factors on bone remodeling.
Is There a Need for Congruent Treatment Goals Between Alcohol‐Dependent Patients and Caregivers?
Authors: Berglund Kristina J. , Svensson Ida , Berggren Ulf , Balldin Jan , Fahlke Claudia 
Published: March 2016

BackgroundAlcohol‐dependent patients have different treatment goals when entering treatment. Furthermore, different treatment settings advocate different treatment goals. Earlier studies have pointed out that treatment goal is important for treatment outcome, both in the treatment setting as well as in the patients themselves. However, to our knowledge, no study has so far investigated the interaction between patient's goal and the goal of the treatment setting. The aim of the study was therefore to study the interaction between these 2 factors on treatment outcome.MethodsPatients' (n = 201) goals from 2 treatment settings—one that had an abstinence‐oriented goal and one with a low‐risk drinking goal—were investigated. The patients were followed up 2.5 years after treatment entry and effectiveness of congruent treatment goals on treatment outcome was investigated.ResultsThere was no significant association between congruent goals and treatment outcomes (p = 0.060). However, when comparing the effectiveness of congruent treatment goal between the 2 treatment settings, the abstinence‐oriented treatment setting was significantly more effective (p < 0.01).ConclusionsThe major finding was that there appeared to be no association between congruence itself and treatment outcome. On the other hand, we found that the treatment outcome was more successful if the patient as well as the treatment setting had abstinence as a goal (i.e., congruent goals of abstinence).