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Brand equity for football club organizations
Authors: Shuv-Ami Avichai 
Published: August 2016

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to offer a “brand equity model” that will help football organizations to manage their appeal.Design/methodology/approachThe proposed model utilizes structural equation modelling analysis to test the hypothesized marketing brand equity (MBE) model. The empirical part of the research stems from a large survey of 1,300 Israeli football fans.FindingsAs expected, knowledge about the team, the team’s image and its perceived personality significantly predicted positive attitudes toward the team. This in turn predicted commitment, which predicted recommendation, which predicted intentions. The linear regression to extract the seven parameters weights was highly significant (F= 163.5,p< 0.001) and explained 52 per cent (R2= 0.518) of the depended variable “price premium”.Research limitations/implicationsThe new MBE model suggested here provides a relative index of brand equity for football club organizations that enables them to competitively compare the marketing equity of their club to that of their rivals. The MBE model also shows that commitment is a central component in the football club’s brand equity model. The current MBE model is the only model that provides a weight for each of the components. Each respective weight represents the internal contribution of each component to the final brand equity index. These weights indicate where an effort should be made to improve the equity of the brand.Practical implicationsFootball teams may also need to focus on the constructs underlying the commitment (Shuv-Ami, 2012) of fans to their football club organization, that is, the team performance and satisfaction stemming from the fans’ experience with their team and the feelings of loyalty and involvement that represent the degree of fan engagement with the team. Although football teams do what they can to improve performance, much can be done in marketing to improve the other constructs and, thus, fan commitment. Improving the experience of fans, both on and off the field, regardless of whether the team is winning or losing, builds fan engagement.Originality/valueThe current research suggests two new brand equity models for football club organizations. One is a comprehensive theoretical model that combines and expands current conceptual brand equity models (Keller, 1993, 2008; Aaker, 1991, 1996; Keller and Lehmann, 2006); the other is an empirical model that makes it practical to measure the marketing strength or the brand equity of football clubs. The new empirical MBE suggested here provides a relative index of brand equity for football club organization that enable them to compare competitively the marketing equity of their club to that of their rivals. The MBE model also shows, for the first time, that commitment is a central component in the football club brand equity model. The current MBE is the only model that provides a weight for each of its component.
Raising the energy performance of historical dwellings
Authors: van Krugten L.T.F. , Hermans L.M.C. , Havinga L.C. , Pereira Roders A.R. , Schellen H.L. 
Published: August 2016

Purpose
Earlier studies assume that historical dwellings and post-war dwellings in particular, are less sustainable than modern dwellings, justifying its demolition. Over time, historical buildings have been transformed and their energy performance improved. However, there is little known on the energy performance of historical dwellings. The purpose of this paper is to unveil the role of historical dwellings and its transformations in improving urban sustainability.

Design/methodology/approach
In this research, historical dwellings (built=1970) are distinguished in listed and unlisted dwellings. Three cities were selected as case study – Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam – and three post-war neighborhoods – New-West, Mariahoeve and Ommoord. This research uses the difference in energy label (original vs current performance) to discuss the transformations of dwellings: comparing modern and historical; post-war and other historical; and listed and unlisted dwellings.

Findings
Findings reveal that historical and post-war dwellings have great potentials to raise the energy performance e.g. by applying after insulation and renewable energy sources. Furthermore, The Hague and its post-war neighborhood Mariahoeve have a considerably lower energy performance. Further research could relate the raising of energy performance to the cultural significance of such dwellings, to better discuss the role of attributes and their transformation to raising energy performance.

Originality/value
This paper addresses the knowledge gap of the current energy performance of historical dwellings, by presenting and discussing its role in improving urban sustainability.
“I see the future”
Authors: Duarte Alonso Abel , Austin Ian Patrick 
Published: August 2016

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the associations between the resources of a Western Australian regional family firm exporting to Asia and innovation through the lens of the theory of innovation and the resource-based view (RBV) of the firm.Design/methodology/approachIn-depth, un-structured telephone and face-to-face interviews were conducted with five members of the firm, including the co-owner. A visit to the business facilities complemented the data collection process.FindingsThe importance of tangible and intangible resources, such as forward thinking or investments in technologies, human capital and research is clearly illustrated; these resources positively influence innovative practices. Associations between the findings and the theoretical frameworks were identified. For instance, the imperfectly imitable and non-substitutable attributes comply with the RBV of the firm, and the hypothesised four dimensions of innovation. Importantly, the significance of strategic partnering emerges as an extension of these attributes.Originality/valueThis study addresses some knowledge gaps, first, contributing to the body of research on family firms’ adoption of innovation. In addition, the study contributes to the literature on regional Western Australian family firms operating internationally. This state makes a significant contribution to Australia’s economy, and its close geographic proximity to various important consumer markets highlights future opportunities for family firms in international trade. Despite such potential, research on global family firms operating in this state has been almost non-existent.
Adult third culture kids’ suitability as expatriates
Authors: Westropp Sasha , Cathro Virginia , Everett André M. 
Published: August 2016

Purpose
Understanding expatriate performance, suitability, selection and development have long been identified as critical to international human resource management (IHRM). The authors explore how adult third culture kids (ATCKs) see themselves in regard to their future capacity to successfully engage in international assignments. This paper aims to confirm research suggesting ATCKs may indeed be invaluable to international organisations but that organisations might re-evaluate the form of IHRM support offered.

Design/methodology/approach
In-depth interviews with a small sample of ATCKs are used in an exploratory qualitative study.

Findings
The ATCKs see themselves as a genuine source of exceptionally capable, expatriate talent on the basis of their prior international experience in childhood and the capacity to socio-culturally adapt in a chameleon-like manner. This paper confirms research suggesting ATCKs may indeed be invaluable to international organisations but that organisations might re-evaluate the form of IHRM support offered. However, the flip-side of these self-perceptions is that they may appear rootless and restless, may be self-centred rather than organisationally oriented, and may voluntarily isolate themselves from more traditional expatriates instead opting to immerse themselves in the local host country scene.

Research limitations/implications
The findings are based on a small sample, and future research embracing a range of methodologies is envisaged.

Practical implications
The findings offer insights for practitioners and researchers, and ATCKs with reference to the selection of international assignment and performance management of ATCKs.

Originality/value
While some scholars have suggested that ATCKs may be ideal expatriate talent, the findings give focus to what might retain this talent in an organisation and suggests a future research agenda.
From medicalisation to riskisation: governing early childhood development
Authors: Tseng Fan‐Tzu 
Published: August 2016

AbstractThis study investigates the transformation of the regime of governing child developmental conditions in Taiwan. With the shift from a medicalised regime of disabilities to a riskised regime of developmental delays, early childhood development has become the primary focus of governance. Drawing upon a multi‐sited ethnography to follow the process by which the ideas and practices of early intervention are imported and adapted to local conditions, I elucidate how and why the new subject, that is, children with developmental risks and their families, emerged with the concomitant re‐configuration of governance. By using three riskisation strategies, namely, the truth claim of prevalence rate of developmental delays, mass screening with standardised instruments, and identification of risky families, child development is problematised collectively and surveilled individually. Within this new regime, every young child is no longer considered either normal or disabled but is rather located within a developmental risk continuum and subject to relentless medical and social interventions. While ‘returning to normal’ becomes the predominant goal of early intervention for developmentally delayed children, disabilities are increasingly enacted negatively and considered embodying an undesirable state of being. These changing delimitations and subsequent interventions have profoundly reshaped our understanding of the child, normality and disability.
‘Good’ patient/‘bad’ patient: clinical learning and the entrenching of inequality
Authors: Sointu Eeva 
Published: August 2016

AbstractThis article develops sociological understanding of the reproduction of inequality in medicine. The material is drawn from a longitudinal study of student experiences of clinical learning that entailed 72 qualitative in‐depth interviews with 27 medical students from five medical schools in the USA. To highlight the subtle, yet powerful, ways in which inequality gets entrenched, this article analyses ideas of the ‘good’ and the ‘bad’ patient. Bad patients question not only biomedical knowledge but also medical students’ commitment to helping people. Good patients engage with medical students in a manner that upholds biomedical knowledge and enables students to assume the role of the healer and the expert. At the same time, good patients possess cultural skills that align with those of medical practitioners. This alignment is, furthermore, central to definitions of the good patient. Distinctions drawn between good and bad patients thus both embody as well as enforce social inequality. The subtle reproduction of inequality is, however, difficult to discern because judgements about patients entwine with emotion.
Gender Inequality and Economic Growth in Korea
Authors: Kim Jinyoung , Lee Jong‐Wha , Shin Kwanho 
Published: August 2016

AbstractCalibrating an endogenous‐growth model to Korean data, we analyse the impact of gender inequality in Korea on long‐term economic growth. We find that gender equality policies that lower discrimination in the labour market or that increase the time spent by a father on childrearing can contribute positively to female labour market participation and per capita income growth. The simulation results show that when the disparities between men and women at home and in the labour market are completely removed, the female labour force participation rate increases from 54.4 to 67.5%, and the growth rate in per capita income rises from 3.6 to 4.1% on average over a generation.
minotaur: A platform for the analysis and visualization of multivariate results from genome scans with R Shiny
Authors: Verity Robert , Collins Caitlin , Card Daren C. , Schaal Sara M. , Wang Liuyang , Lotterhos Katie E. 
Published: August 2016

AbstractGenome scans are widely used to identify ‘outliers’ in genomic data: loci with different patterns compared with the rest of the genome due to the action of selection or other nonadaptive forces of evolution. These genomic data sets are often high dimensional, with complex correlation structures among variables, making it a challenge to identify outliers in a robust way. The Mahalanobis distance has been widely used, but has the major limitation of assuming that data follow a simple parametric distribution. Here, we develop three new metrics that can be used to identify outliers in multivariate space, while making no strong assumptions about the distribution of the data. These metrics are implemented in the R packageminotaur, which also includes an interactive web‐based application for visualizing outliers in high‐dimensional data sets. We illustrate how these metrics can be used to identify outliers from simulated genetic data and discuss some of the limitations they may face in application.
Colchicine for prevention and treatment of cardiac diseases: A meta‐analysis
Authors: Papageorgiou Nikolaos , Briasoulis Alexandros , Lazaros George , Imazio Massimo , Tousoulis Dimitris 
Published: August 2016

SummaryAimsColchicine has been suggested to be beneficial in preventing recurrent pericarditis. The goal of this study was to review all randomized controlled trials that assess the use of colchicine for the prevention and treatment of cardiac diseases.MethodsWe performed a meta‐analysis of the effects of colchicine on pericarditis, postpericardiotomy syndrome and postprocedural atrial fibrillation recurrence, in‐stent restenosis, gastrointestinal adverse effects, and treatment discontinuation rates. We conducted an EMBASE and MEDLINE search for prospective controlled trials.ResultsWe identified 17 prospective controlled randomized studies with 2082 patients that received colchicine and 1982 controls with an average follow‐up duration of 12 months. Treatment with colchicine is associated with reduced risk of pericarditis recurrence/postpericardiotomy syndrome (OR: 0.37; 95% CI: 0.29‐0.47; P<0.001) and lower recurrence of atrial fibrillation rates after cardiac surgery and ablation procedures. However, gastrointestinal side effects were more common in patients treated with colchicine (OR: 2.6; 95% CI: 1.82‐3.72; P<0.001) in all subgroups except for those treated for prevention of recurrent pericarditis. The higher rates of side effects resulted in higher incidence of treatment discontinuation in patients treated with colchicine.ConclusionColchicine appears to be efficacious and well tolerated for recurrent pericarditis/postpericardiotomy syndrome and recurrence of postprocedural atrial fibrillation. However, its efficacy may be limited by its gastrointestinal adverse events and treatment discontinuation rates particularly in postoperative patients.
Melanin‐Concentrating Hormone and Its MCH‐1 Receptor: Relationship Between Effects on Alcohol and Caloric Intake
Authors: Karlsson Camilla , Aziz Abdul Maruf Asif , Rehman Faazal , Pitcairn Caleb , Barchiesi Riccardo , Barbier Estelle , Wendel Hansen Mikaela , Gehlert Don , Steensland Pia , Heilig Markus , Thorsell Annika 
Published: August 2016

BackgroundReward and energy homeostasis are both regulated by a network of hypothalamic neuropeptide systems. The melanin‐concentrating hormone (MCH) and its MCH‐1 receptor (MCH1‐R) modulate alcohol intake, but it remains unknown to what extent this reflects actions on energy balance or reward. Here, we evaluated the MCH1‐R in regulation of caloric intake and motivation to consume alcohol in states of escalated consumption.MethodsRats had intermittent access (IA) to alcohol and were divided into high‐ and low‐drinking groups. Food and alcohol consumption was assessed after administration of an MCH1‐R antagonist, GW803430. Next, GW803430 was evaluated on alcohol self‐administration in protracted abstinence induced by IA in high‐drinking rats. Finally, the effect of GW803430 was assessed on alcohol self‐administration in acute withdrawal in rats exposed to alcohol vapor. Gene expression of MCH and MCH1‐R was measured in the hypothalamus and nucleus accumbens (NAc) in both acute and protracted abstinence.ResultsHigh‐drinking IA rats consumed more calories from alcohol than chow and GW803430 decreased both chow and alcohol intake. In low‐drinking rats, only food intake was affected. In protracted abstinence from IA, alcohol self‐administration was significantly reduced by pretreatment with GW803430 and gene expression of both MCH and the MCH1‐R were dysregulated in hypothalamus and NAc. In contrast, during acute withdrawal from vapor exposure, treatment with GW803430 did not affect alcohol self‐administration, and no changes in MCH or MCH1‐R gene expression were observed.ConclusionsOur data suggest a dual role of MCH and the MCH1‐R in regulation of alcohol intake, possibly through mechanisms involving caloric intake and reward motivation. A selective suppression of alcohol self‐administration during protracted abstinence by GW803430 was observed and accompanied by adaptations in gene expression of MCH and MCH1‐R. Selective suppression of escalated consumption renders the MCH1‐R an attractive target for treatment of alcohol use disorders.
Trial reintroduction of buff weka to an unfenced mainland site in central South Island, New Zealand
Authors: Watts Jim O. , Moore Antoni , Palmer Dawn , Molteno Tim C. A. , Recio Mariano R. , Seddon Philip J. 
Published: August 2016

AbstractWhile there have been significant conservation successes through restoration of island biodiversity following the eradication of invasive predators, a major challenge remains to reintroduce native species within larger mainland systems that support suites of introduced mammalian predators. Strategies to enhance establishment and persistence of reintroduced populations include pre‐release management to reduce post‐release dispersal, and habitat restoration such as predator control at release sites. Evaluation of such strategies critically requires strategic and intensive post‐release monitoring to identify drivers of success or the specific causes of failures. The buff weka (Gallirallus australis hectori), a flightless rail, was reintroduced to an unfenced mainland island on New Zealand's South. Past reintroductions on the mainland have all failed, but lack of post‐release monitoring has meant the exact cause and timing of failures is unknown. We investigate the ability of buff weka to establish a mainland population in conjunction with high intensity predator control. Nineteen buff weka (15 males, 4 females) were transferred from predator‐free islands in Lake Wakatipu, South Island, to Motatapu Station and held in a pre‐release enclosure for 6 weeks. Using a combination of very high frequency (VHF) and Global Positioning System (GPS) telemetry, released birds were monitored every 2 days for 4 months post‐release. Following release, no buff weka dispersed off Motatapu Station. Survival, however, was low and by the end of the study, 12 (63%) buff weka had been predated by introduced mustelids, ferrets (Mustela furo) and stoats (Mustela erminea). The lack of dispersal by buff weka suggests the presence of favourable resources on Motatapu Station. However, the low survival rate indicates that the predator‐trapping network was insufficient to suppress predator numbers to a level low enough for buff weka population persistence.
Maternal smoking during pregnancy and risk of stillbirth: results from a nationwide Danish register‐based cohort study
Authors: Bjørnholt Sarah M. , Leite Mimmi , Albieri Vanna , Kjaer Susanne K. , Jensen Allan 
Published: August 2016

AbstractIntroductionMaternal smoking during pregnancy has been associated with an increased risk of stillbirth. Only a few studies have been conducted to determine whether smoking affects the risk of antepartum and intrapartum stillbirth differently or whether smoking cessation in early pregnancy reduces the risk. Previous results are inconclusive. We addressed these questions in a large Danish population‐based cohort study.Material and methodsFrom the Danish Medical Birth Register, we identified 841 228 singleton births in Denmark between 1997 and 2010 and gathered detailed information on maternal smoking during pregnancy and the vital status of the infant. Associations (odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals) between maternal smoking and risk of stillbirth overall and separately for antepartum and intrapartum stillbirth were analyzed using logistic regression models (generalized estimating equations), adjusting for potential confounders.ResultsAny smoking during pregnancy increased the risk of stillbirth, both overall (odds ratio 1.42, 95% confidence interval 1.30–1.55) and for antepartum (odds ratio 1.38, 95% confidence interval 1.25–1.53) and intrapartum (odds ratio 1.52, 95% confidence interval 1.18–1.96) stillbirths. Women who quit smoking at the beginning of the second trimester at the latest had no increased risk of stillbirth overall (odds ratio 1.03, 95% confidence interval 0.80–1.32).ConclusionsMaternal smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of stillbirth, both overall and for antepartum and intrapartum stillbirth separately. Women who quit smoking in the beginning of their pregnancy reduce their risk compared with that of non‐smokers.
Treatment Changes among Users of Non‐Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants in Atrial Fibrillation
Authors: Hellfritzsch Maja , Husted Steen Elkjær , Grove Erik Lerkevang , Rasmussen Lotte , Poulsen Birgitte Klindt , Johnsen Søren Paaske , Hallas Jesper , Pottegård Anton 
Published: August 2016

AbstractPatients with atrial fibrillation discontinuing anticoagulant therapy are left unprotected against ischaemic stroke. Further, switching between oral anticoagulants may be associated with a transiently increased risk of bleeding or thromboembolism. However, there is a paucity of real‐life data on pattern of switching and discontinuation of oral anticoagulants. To address this, we conducted a nationwide drug utilization study including all registered Danish atrial fibrillation patients initiating a non‐VKA oral anticoagulant (NOAC) between August 2011 and February 2016. We assessed changes in anticoagulant treatment, including switching between oral anticoagulants and discontinuation of NOACs, and explored patient characteristics predicting these changes. We identified 50,632 patients with atrial fibrillation initiating NOAC therapy within the study period. The majority initiated dabigatran (49.9%) and one‐third had previously used VKA. Within 1 year, 10.1% switched to VKA, 4.8% switched to another NOAC and 14.4% discontinued treatment. The frequencies of switching to VKA and discontinuation were highest among NOAC users of young age (<55 years) and with low CHA2DS2‐VASc score (=0). However, the majority of patients (87.3%) stopping NOAC treatment had a CHA2DS2‐VASc score ≥1. We conclude that switching from VKA to NOAC, and to a lesser extent from NOAC to VKA, is common, as is early treatment discontinuation. The majority of treatment changes are observed in patients at increased risk of stroke. More research is warranted on the risks of bleeding and thromboembolism associated with switching and discontinuation of NOACs as well as the underlying reasons why these treatment changes occur.