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The ciliary targeting of membrane proteins by a ternary complex comprising transportin1, Rab8 and the ciliary targeting signal
Authors: Madugula Viswanadh , Lu Lei 
Published: June 2016

AbstractThe sensory functions of cilia are dependent on the enrichment of ciliary resident proteins. While it is known that ciliary targeting signals (CTSs) specifically target ciliary proteins to cilia, it is still unclear how CTSs facilitate the entry and retention of ciliary residents at the molecular level. We found that non-ciliary membrane reporters can passively diffuse to cilia via the lateral transport pathway and the translocation of membrane reporters through the ciliary diffusion barrier is facilitated by importin binding motifs/domains. Screening known CTSs of ciliary membrane residents uncovered that fibrocystin, photoreceptor retinol dehydrogenase, rhodopsin and retinitis pigmentosa 2 interact with transportin1 (TNPO1) via previously identified CTSs. We further discovered that a novel ternary complex, comprising TNPO1, Rab8 and CTS, can assemble or disassemble under the guanine nucleotide exchange of Rab8. Our study suggests a novel mechanism in which TNPO1/Rab8/CTS complex mediates selective entry and retention of cargos within cilia.
Multi-objective optimization of quarter car passive suspension design in the frequency domain based on PSO
Authors: Gomes Herbert Martins 
Published: June 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the optimum design of a quarter car passive suspension system using a particle swarm optimization algorithm in order to minimize the applied loads and vibrations.

Design/methodology/approach
– The road excitation is assumed as zero-mean random field and modeled by single-sided power spectral density (PSD) based on international standard ISO 8608. The variance of sprung mass displacements and variance of dynamic applied load are evaluated by PSD functions and used as cost function for the optimization.

Findings
– The advantages in using this methodology are emphasized by an example of the multi-objective optimization design of suspension parameters and the results are compared with values reported in the literature and other gradient based and heuristic algorithms. The paper shows that the algorithm effectively leads to reliable results for suspension parameters with low computational effort.

Research limitations/implications
– The procedure is applied to a quarter car passive suspension design.

Practical implications
– The proposed procedure implies substantial time savings due to frequency domain analysis.

Social implications
– The paper proposes a procedure that allows complex optimization designs to be feasible and cost effective.

Originality/value
– The design optimization is performed in the frequency domain taking into account standard defined road profiles PSD without the need to simulate in the time domain.
A new calculation method of casing external squeezing loads in complex formation
Authors: Yan Keju , Guan Zhichuan , Chen Hao , Zhao Xiaofeng , Zhang Hongning 
Published: June 2016

Purpose
– Casing damage problems are increasingly prominent in oil fields, most of which were caused by casing external squeezing loads. The traditional calculation method of casing external squeezing loads is not very accurate now, especially in complex formation. The purpose of this paper is to propose a new calculation method to solve the problem of actual casing loads under above conditions.

Design/methodology/approach
– Based on Lame’s model of elastic mechanics, a new calculation method of casing external squeezing loads is deduced. Comprehensive influence laws of the loads which caused by in-situ stress, internal pressure, formation parameters, cement annulus parameters and casing parameters are analyzed.

Findings
– The paper provides a new calculation method of casing external squeezing loads, by which the dispersion effect of internal liquid pressure caused by casing wall material is eliminated. The main influence factors of casing external squeezing loads are in-situ stress and formation elastic modulus.

Research limitations/implications
– The model and boundary conditions used in the paper is based on elastic mechanics. The accuracy of the calculation results depends on the quality and accuracy of the input formation parameters.

Originality/value
– This paper proposes a new method to calculate casing external squeezing loads. And compared with traditional methods, this method is more practical.
Numerical simulation of Plateau’s problem of minimal surfaces using nonvariational finite element method
Authors: Mishra Garima , Kumar Manoj 
Published: June 2016

Purpose
– Numerical solution of Plateau’s problem of minimal surface using non-variational finite element method. The paper aims to discuss this issue.

Design/methodology/approach
– An efficient algorithm is proposed for the computation of minimal surfaces and numerical results are presented.

Findings
– The solutions obtained here are examined for different cases of non-linearity and are found sufficiently accurate.

Originality/value
– The manuscript provide the non-variational solution for Plateau’s problem. Thus it has a good value in engineering application.
An algorithm for dynamic object manipulation by a flexible link robot
Authors: Tarvirdizadeh Bahram , Alipour Khalil , Hadi Alireza 
Published: June 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to focus on an online closed-loop (CL) approach for performing dynamic object manipulation (DOM) by a flexible link manipulator.

Design/methodology/approach
– Toward above goal, a neural network and optimal control are integrated in a closed-loop structure, to achieve a robust control for online DOM applications. Additionally, an elegant novel numerical solution method will be developed which can handle the split boundary value problem resulted from DOM mission requirements for a wide range of boundary conditions.

Findings
– The obtained simulation results reveal the effectiveness of both proposed innovative numerical solution technique and control structure for online object manipulation purposes using flexible manipulators.

Originality/value
– The object manipulation problem has previously been studied, however, for the first time its accomplishment by flexible link manipulators was addressed just in offline form considering an open-loop control structure (Tarvirdizadeh and Yousefi-Koma, 2012). As an extension of Tarvirdizadeh and Yousefi-Koma (2012), the current research, consequently, focusses on a numerical
solution and a CL approach for performing DOM by a flexible link manipulator.
A modified BLISCO method and its combination with variable fidelity metamodel for engineering design
Authors: Jiang Ping , Zhou Qi , Shao Xinyu , Long Ren , Zhou Hui 
Published: June 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to present a modified bi-level integrated system collaborative optimization (BLISCO) to avoid the non-separability of the original BLISCO. Besides, to mitigate the computational burden caused by expensive simulation codes and employ both efficiently simplified and expensively detailed information in multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO), an effective framework combining variable fidelity metamodels (VFM) and modified BLISCO (MBLISCO) (VFM-MBLISCO) is proposed.

Design/methodology/approach
– The concept of the quasi-separable MDO problems is introduced to limit range of applicability about the BLISCO method and then based on the quasi-separable MDO form, the modification of BLISCO method without any derivatives is presented to solve the problems of BLISCO. Besides, an effective framework combining VFM-MBLISCO is presented.

Findings
– One mathematical problem conforms to the quasi-separable MDO form is tested and the overall results illustrate the feasibility and robustness of the MBLISCO. The design of a Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull catamaran demonstrates that the proposed VFM-MBLISCO framework is a feasible and efficient design methodology in support of design of engineering products.

Practical implications
– The proposed approach exhibits great capability for MDO problems with tremendous computational costs.

Originality/value
– A MBLISCO is proposed which can avoid the non-separability of the original BLISCO and an effective framework combining VFM-MBLISCO is presented to efficiently integrate the different fidelities information in MDO.
AaramShop.com reinventing the e-grocery wheel in India
Authors: Rishi Bikramjit , Kapoor Ashish , Bhatia Sameer 
Published: June 2016

Subject area
Marketing.

Study level/applicability
The courses in which this case can be used include e-business, e-commerce, digital marketing, retailing and marketing strategy. This case can be used to teach MBA students. This case is also having the equal relevance for the executive programmes.

Case overview
AaramShop is digitizing the Grocery General Trade ecosystem. There are of millions of neighbourhood kirana stores spread across all the cities of India. AaramShop is bringing these neighbourhood kirana stores online, and making them not only e-commerce-ready but also capable of using technology to take their stores to the next level in terms of service and delivery. The case lists out the issues and challenges faced by AaramShop.

Expected learning outcomes
This case challenges the participants to understand the new business model in the e-commerce space. The participants can look at the different angles of the business model proposition, namely, how AaramShop approach delivers on the retailer proposition, consumer proposition and the brands proposition. The participants can also be sensitized about the obstacles in making the business model more successful. These obstacles can be posed by the retailers, consumers or brands. The case will lead to a discussion about the logistics model opportunity available to Aaramshop.com.

Supplementary materials
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Subject code
CSS 8: Marketing
Frequent peer problems in Australian children and adolescents
Authors: Denham Renee , McGee Tara Renae , Eriksson Li , McGrath John , Norman Rosana , Sawyer Michael , Scott James 
Published: June 2016

Purpose– Whilst overt bullying has received considerable attention for its negative impact on the emotional well-being of children and adolescents, peer problems such as excessive teasing and social exclusion have received less consideration. The purpose of this paper is to examine the prevalence, demographic, and clinical correlates of frequent peer problems in children and adolescents who participated in the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Well-Being.Design/methodology/approach– Participants were a nationally representative sample of 2,107 children (aged 6-12 years), and 1,490 adolescents (aged 13-17 years). Frequent peer problems (excessive teasing or social exclusion) were measured by parental report for children, and self and parental report for adolescents. Associations with a number of mental health problems were examined, including being in the clinical range for internalising and externalising symptoms, having major depressive disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or conduct disorder, low self-esteem, experiencing suicidal ideation and behaviour, or using marijuana and alcohol.Findings– One in 30 children and one in 20 adolescents experienced frequent peer problems. Parents less commonly identified frequent peer problems than were self-reported by their adolescent children. Frequent peer problems were strongly associated with all mental health problems except alcohol and marijuana use.Originality/value– Frequent peer problems are associated with a greatly increased risk of mental health problems. Identifying those children and adolescents with frequent peer problems provides opportunity for assessment and intervention of emotional and behavioural problems.
A critique on accounting for murabaha contract
Authors: Ahmed Mezbah Uddin , Sabirzyanov Ruslan , Rosman Romzie 
Published: June 2016

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the accounting treatment and reporting of a murabaha contract and its implication to the financial statements of Islamic banks. In addition, the paper also explains the implication of time value of money on the measurement of a murabaha contract and the concept of substance over form in recognising financial transactions.

Design/methodology/approach
This study reviews the accounting treatment and reporting for a murabaha contract as stated in the Financial Accounting Standards (FAS) of the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) and the application of a murabaha contract as a financial instrument based on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Findings
The paper finds that, while IFRS-based financial reporting primarily focuses on economic consequences of financial instruments, AAOIFI further takes into consideration the legal structure of the instruments, which are based on Shari’ah precepts. The paper also finds that IFRS-based financial reporting cannot always capture the distinctive structure of the murabaha and, hence, may lack representational financial reporting. However, the IFRS recognizes the substance of a murabaha contract as financing, and the majority of Islamic banks in Malaysia report it as one of financing and not as a trading contract. For measurement, IFRS adopted the concept of time value of money where the profit allocation is based on amortized cost, which is similar to the measurement of conventional loan transactions that apply the concept of effective interest rate. Meanwhile, AAOIFI uses a straight-line basis to allocate the profit of a murabaha contract.

Practical implications
The forthright discussion and the observations of the paper are expected to assist regulators and standard setters in developing accounting standards that are in convergence but also cater to the unique characteristics of Islamic financial transactions.

Originality/value
The paper criticizes both accounting treatment of a murabaha contract based on the AAOIFI and IFRS and then suggests an extension of these treatments to be adopted to improve the reporting.
Cross country co-movement in equity markets after the US financial crisis
Authors: Singh Amanjot , Singh Manjit 
Published: June 2016

Purpose
This paper aims to attempt to capture the co-movement of the Indian equity market with some of the major economic giants such as the USA, Europe, Japan and China after the occurrence of global financial crisis in a multivariate framework. Apart from these cross-country co-movements, the study also captures an intertemporal risk-return relationship in the Indian equity market, considering the covariance of the Indian equity market with the other countries as well.

Design/methodology/approach
To account for dynamic correlation coefficients and risk-return dynamics, vector autoregressive (1) dynamic conditional correlation–asymmetric generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedastic model in a multivariate framework and exponential generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedastic model in mean with covariances as explanatory variables are used. For an in-depth analysis, Markov regime switching model and optimal hedging ratios and weights are also computed. The span of data ranges from August 10, 2010 to August 7, 2015, especially after the global financial crisis.

Findings
The Indian equity market is not completely decoupled from mature markets as well as emerging market (China), but the time-varying correlation coefficients are on a downward spree after the global financial crisis, except for the US market. The Indian and Chinese equity markets witness a highest level of correlation with each other, followed by the European, US and Japanese markets. Both the optimal portfolio hedge ratios and portfolio weights with two asset classes point out toward portfolio risk minimization through the combination of the Indian and US equity market stocks from a US investor viewpoint. A negative co-movement between the Indian and US market increases the conditional expected returns in the Indian equity market. There is an insignificant but a negative relationship between the expected risk and returns.

Practical implications
The study provides an insight to the international as well as domestic investors and supports the construction of cross-country portfolios and risk management especially after the occurrence of global financial crisis.

Originality/value
The present study contributes to the literature in three senses. First, the period relates to the events after the global financial crisis (2007-2009). Second, the study examines the co-movement of the Indian equity market with four major economic giants such as the USA, Europe, Japan and China in a multivariate framework. These economic giants are excessively following the easy money policies aftermath the financial crisis so as to wriggle out of deflationary phases. Finally, the study captures risk-return relationship in the Indian equity market, considering its covariance with the international markets.
Visualization techniques supporting performance measurement system development
Authors: Jääskeläinen Aki , Roitto Juho-Matias 
Published: June 2016

Purpose
This paper aims to understand how performance measurement system development process can be supported by visualization techniques. It analyses the suitability of different visualization techniques in the tasks needed in designing, implementing and using performance measurement.

Design/methodology/approach
The research builds upon literature review and analysis. The empirical access to five recent performance measurement system development projects is also used to evaluate the applicability of visualization techniques. The emphasis is in information visualization, and the following techniques are examined: maps, diagrams, networks, visualized models, graphs, charts and dashboards.

Findings
The study provides a concise overview on visualization techniques highlighting the managerial tasks related to performance measurement system development process. It contributes as a discussion opener inviting more academicians to study the topic of visualization in management and to further test and broaden the proposals presented in the paper.

Research limitations/implications
Further in-depth empirical research is needed regarding each phase of performance measurement development process. A further study could also stress more the proactive use of performance measurement paying attention also to the external environment.

Practical implications
The topic of information visualization is practically driven. The results support practitioners in evaluating and choosing visualization techniques supporting their timely challenges in the performance measurement development.

Originality/value
Few studies on information visualization have been carried out in the context of management science. Visualization can integrate human in the data exploration process and improve understanding over large data sets without complex quantitative methods. Visualization techniques have been proposed as powerful means to enhance the effectiveness of performance measurement. This study structures and clarifies the ambiguous topic of visualization and performance management and suggests areas for further research.
The drivers of profitability in the top 30 major airlines worldwide
Authors: Lopes Ilídio Tomás , Ferraz Duarte Pitta , Rodrigues Ana Maria Gomes 
Published: June 2016

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to identify the impact of human and structural capital on profitability of major airlines and examine whether region, capital ownership and control and strategic alliance play a clustering effect on profitability.

Design/methodology/approach
Using information from the top 30 airlines worldwide, in particular human and structural capital proxies, a linear model is regressed. Test of hypotheses were performed towards the identification of the influence emerged from variables, such as region, capital ownership and control and strategic alliances, on intellectual capital drivers and profitability.

Findings
Turnover is driven by human and structural capital factors, namely: employee expenses and benefits; size of board of directors; intangible assets; codeshare agreements; and passenger traffic. Airlines profitability does not depend on region, capital ownership and control or strategic alliance in which the company is integrated.

Research limitations/implications
In spite of the limitations, we underline the range of time under analysis and the sample size. However, the current approach can be replicated over time and based in other rankings, structured on different metrics and approaches.

Practical implications
The empirical results provide both an understanding of how independent variables positively affect the performance of airlines and offer some explanation as to the relationship between key characteristics of firms and profitability.

Originality/value
The research adds value to the current literature by exploring the effects of new intellectual capital drivers on profitability of airlines firms. Focused on a sector that strongly contributes to improve the networking between nations, it provides a new and updated overview.
Green supply chain management practice adoption in Ugandan SME manufacturing firms
Authors: Namagembe Sheila , Sridharan R , Ryan Suzanne 
Published: June 2016

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to advance enviropreneurial orientation (EO) as a new internal driver for green supply chain practice adoption. Because manufacturing supply chains are major contributors to environmental pollution, green practice adoption is a means of reducing environmental pollution. However, why owner/managers adopt green practices remains uncertain. The concept of EO is a potential and important motivation for adoption of green supply chain practices that has yet to be explored. The study investigates the relationship between EO and green supply chain practice adoption.Design/methodology/approach– Cross-sectional survey design was employed to collect data from owners/managers of SME manufacturing firms in Uganda. The structural equation modelling was used to analyse results on the influence of each of nine EO on green supply chain practice adoption and the influence of EO dimensions on green supply chain practice adoption.Findings– Findings show that EO positively influences green supply chain practice adoption. All but two of nine dimensions of EO were significant predictors of green supply chain practice adoption. Competitive aggressiveness and perceived pressure from environmental regulations were not significant predictors for green supply chain practice adoption.Research limitations/implications– The study was cross-sectional. A longitudinal survey was more appropriate because of the presence of a behavioural variable green supply chain practice adoption. Further a comparative study is required because of the existence of differences in classifications of SMEs in both the developing and developed countries.Originality/value– The research contributes to further scholarly understanding of green practice adoption in SMEs through offering a new construct, EO, and its role in influencing green supply chain practice adoption. The authors develop EO as a construct, a concept that has not been developed for more than two decades.