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Two decades of sustainable supply chain management in the fashion business, an appraisal
Authors: Khurana Karan , Ricchetti Marco 
Published: May 2016

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to trace developments in the fashion business commitment to sustainability over two decades and identify the drivers that progressively changed fashion brands’ perspective on sustainable supply chain management.Design/methodology/approach– The research methodology is in the lines of Donald Schon reflective practice. Reflection-on-action is based on one of the authors practice in consultancy to fashion companies and in dialog with NGOs. The professional experience has been reconsidered through the analysis of the literature on sustainability initiatives and review of case histories.Findings– The time span considered captures fashion brands sustainability awareness in itsstatu nascenti(nascent state) revealing a trial and error process that led to progressive refinements of both means and ends. Change drivers identified are: go beyond monitoring, adopt a comprehensive approach, look beyond first tier of suppliers, integrate sustainability to core business practices and bring transparency to the supply chain.Originality/value– Existing literature surveys show that authors used to focus on specific issues and concentrate on individual case studies, under-representing the complex set of factors that companies, institutions and NGOs address, including the effect of past decisions, successes and mistakes. The paper is a first step to fill the gap and provides an up-to-date overview of current developments aimed at both scholars and practitioners, especially CSR and marketing managers and NGOs campaigners.
Magazine online advertising in France and the United States
Authors: Lascu Dana-Nicoleta , Marcheva Marta , Thieringer Kendree 
Published: May 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the online fashion sponsorship, shedding light on the content and appeal of online fashion magazine advertising. Heeding the call of researchers for cross-cultural advertising investigations, this research offers a comparison of online fashion magazine advertisements in France and the USA in terms of needs appeals, emotional appeals, and sex appeals.

Design/methodology/approach
– Elle and Vogue were identified as prominent fashion magazines with an online presence in France and the USA After pretesting to identify appeals that appeared most frequently in online fashion advertisements, a content analysis of website advertisements was conducted with the full population of online advertisements in the US and French Elle and Vogue at the time of the study.

Findings
– The research found that need appeals conform primarily to national character and that emotional advertising is more preponderant in French advertisements, whereas sexual advertising is more preponderant in US advertisements. For needs appeals, the need for affiliation was higher for US advertisements, whereas online French magazines advertisements were more likely to use guidance and safety appeals. The need for prominence, attention, and autonomy were higher for online US magazine advertisements, whereas French advertisements were more likely to use escape and aggression appeals.

Originality/value
– As fashion magazines develop an online presence that is well coordinated with their print fashion pages, it is important to understand how advertising sponsors on the magazines’ webpages target consumers. This study is a first step in providing cross-cultural comparative insights into advertising appeals in relation to national character and preferences.
Understand attitude-behavior gaps and benefit-behavior connections in Eco-Apparel
Authors: Perry Anna , Chung Telin 
Published: May 2016

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to understand Eco-Apparel consumption behavior in consumers who care about the environment.Design/methodology/approach– A snowball sampling technique was used to recruit 16 participants for in-depth interviews.Findings– Two attitude-behavior gaps existed: the gap between environmental attitude and Eco-Apparel purchasing behavior; and the gap between Eco-Apparel attitude and Eco-Apparel purchasing behavior. There were two connections: product and emotional benefits leaded to Eco-Apparel purchasing behavior; and personal cost benefits, emotional benefits, and economic considerations leaded to Eco-Apparel using and disposing behavior. These gaps and connections suggested participants have certain standards regarding Eco-Apparel consumption. First, the standard of purchasing Eco-Apparel was the same as regular apparel. Second, participants did not want to expend much effort. Third, for some participants, emotional benefits (e.g. fun, good feeling, satisfaction) were important.Research limitations/implications– The small sample size and the snowball sampling technique limit generalization of the study’s findings.Practical implications– These findings might be of interest to apparel manufacturers and retailers who want to re-enforce consumers’ positive attitudes leading to actual purchase and consumption behaviors.Originality/value– The current study for the first time examines the attitude-behavior gaps, proposes reasons behind these gaps, as well as connections between benefits and Eco-Apparel usage and disposal behaviors. In addition, the proposed framework is the first attempt to illustrate the relationships among gaps, connections, and consumption standards.
Evaluating citizen vs. professional data for modelling distributions of a rare squirrel
Authors: Tye Courtney A. , McCleery Robert A. , Fletcher Robert J. , Greene Daniel U. , Butryn Ryan S. 
Published: May 2016

Summary

To realize the potential of citizens to contribute to conservation efforts through the acquisition of data for broad‐scale species distribution models, scientists need to understand and minimize the influences of commonly observed sample selection bias on model performance. Yet evaluating these data with independent, planned surveys is rare, even though such evaluation is necessary for understanding and applying data to conservation decisions.

We used the state‐listed fox squirrel Sciurus niger in Florida, USA, to interpret the performance of models created with opportunistic observations from citizens and professionals by validating models with independent, planned surveys.

Data from both citizens and professionals showed sample selection bias with more observations within 50 m of a road. While these groups showed similar sample selection bias in reference to roads, there were clear differences in the spatial coverage of the groups, with citizens observing fox squirrels more frequently in developed areas.

Based on predictions at planned field surveys sites, models developed from citizens generally performed similarly to those developed with data collected by professionals. Accounting for potential sample selection bias in models, either through the use of covariates or via aggregating data into home range size grids, provided only slight increases in model performance.

Synthesis and applications. Despite sample selection biases, over a broad spatial scale opportunistic citizen data provided reliable predictions and estimates of habitat relationships needed to advance conservation efforts. Our results suggest that the use of professionals may not be needed in volunteer programmes used to determine the distribution of species of conservation interest across broad spatial scales.
Guidelines for Measuring Disease Episodes: An Analysis of the Effects on the Components of Expenditure Growth
Authors: Dunn Abe , Liebman Eli , Rittmueller Lindsey , Shapiro Adam Hale 
Published: May 2016

ObjectiveTo provide guidelines to researchers measuring health expenditures by disease and compare these methodologies' implied inflation estimates.Data SourceA convenience sample of commercially insured individuals over the 2003 to 2007 period from Truven Health. Population weights are applied, based on age, sex, and region, to make the sample of over 4 million enrollees representative of the entire commercially insured population.Study DesignDifferent methods are used to allocate medical‐care expenditures to distinct condition categories. We compare the estimates of disease‐price inflation by method.Principal FindingsAcross a variety of methods, the compound annual growth rate stays within the range 3.1 to 3.9 percentage points. Disease‐specific inflation measures are more sensitive to the selected methodology.ConclusionThe selected allocation method impacts aggregate inflation rates, but considering the variety of methods applied, the differences appear small. Future research is necessary to better understand these differences in other population samples and to connect disease expenditures to measures of quality.
Industrial Injury Hospitalizations Billed to Payers Other Than Workers' Compensation: Characteristics and Trends by State
Authors: Sears Jeanne M. , Bowman Stephen M. , Blanar Laura , Hogg‐Johnson Sheilah 
Published: May 2016

ObjectiveTo describe characteristics of industrial injury hospitalizations, and to test the hypothesis that industrial injuries were increasingly billed to non‐workers' compensation (WC) payers over time.Data SourcesHospitalization data for 1998–2009 from State Inpatient Databases, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.Study DesignRetrospective secondary analyses described the distribution of payer, age, gender, race/ethnicity, and injury severity for injuries identified using industrial place of occurrence codes. Logistic regression models estimated trends in expected payer.Principal FindingsThere was a significant increase over time in the odds of an industrial injury not being billed to WC in California and Colorado, but a significant decrease in New York. These states had markedly different WC policy histories. Industrial injuries among older workers were more often billed to a non‐WC payer, primarily Medicare.ConclusionsFindings suggest potentially dramatic cost shifting from WC to Medicare. This study adds to limited, but mounting evidence that, in at least some states, the burden on non‐WC payers to cover health care for industrial injuries is growing, even while WC‐related employer costs are decreasing—an area that warrants further research.
More inclusive bipolar mixed depression definition by permitting overlapping and non‐overlapping mood elevation symptoms
Authors: Kim H. , Kim W. , Citrome L. , Akiskal H. S. , Goffin K. C. , Miller S. , Holtzman J. N. , Hooshmand F. , Wang P. W. , Hill S. J. , Ketter T. A. 
Published: May 2016

ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to assess the strengths and limitations of a mixed bipolar depression definition made more inclusive than that of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition (DSM‐5) by counting not only ‘non‐overlapping’ mood elevation symptoms (NOMES) as in DSM‐5, but also ‘overlapping’ mood elevation symptoms (OMES, psychomotor agitation, distractibility, and irritability).MethodsAmong bipolar disorder (BD) out‐patients assessed with the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for BD (STEP‐BD) Affective Disorders Evaluation, we assessed prevalence, demographics, and clinical correlates of mixed vs. pure depression, using more inclusive (≥3 NOMES/OMES) and less inclusive DSM‐5 (≥3 NOMES) definitions.ResultsAmong 153 depressed BD, counting not only NOMES but also OMES yielded a three‐fold higher mixed depression rate (22.9% vs. 7.2%) and important statistically significant clinical correlates for mixed compared to pure depression (more lifetime anxiety disorder comorbidity, more current irritability, and less current antidepressant use), which were not significant using the DSM‐5 threshold.ConclusionTo conclude, further studies with larger numbers of patients with DSM‐5 bipolar mixed depression assessing strengths and limitations of more inclusive mixed depression definitions are warranted, including efforts to ascertain whether or not OMES should count toward mixed depression.
Incidence of Sperm Surface Autoantibodies and Relationship with Routine Semen Parameters and Sperm Kinematics
Authors: Verón Gustavo Luis , Molina Rosa Isabel , Tissera Andrea Daniela , Estofan Gustavo Martín , Marín‐Briggiler Clara Isabel , Vazquez‐Levin Mónica Hebe 
Published: May 2016

ProblemAntisperm antibodies (ASA) are associated with male subfertility. However, results on sperm surface autoantibodies are controversial, the relationship between ASA and semen parameters (WHO, 2010) is unknown, and data on ASA and sperm kinematics are scarce.Method of studyA retrospective study carried out in men undergoing routine semen analysis (WHO 2010), ASA evaluation (direct SpermMAR™ (IgG) test), and computer‐assisted sperm analysis (CASA).ResultsA 2.6% and a 5.9% incidence of ASA‐positive cases were found (cut‐off 50% and 10%, respectively; n = 7492). ASA‐positive samples had lower (P < 0.0001) sperm concentration, count, motility, and hypo‐osmotic swelling (HOS) test score. HOS results did not correlate with sperm vitality in normozoospermic samples with high ASA levels. In unselected samples, ASA‐positive samples (cut‐off 50%) showed decreased sperm kinematics (VSL, VAP, LIN, ALH, STR, BCF, WOB), but in normozoospermic samples, ASA‐positive and ASA‐negative subgroups had similar CASA results.ConclusionsASA evaluation is highly relevant in full semen assessment.
Can we identify patients at risk of life‐threatening allergic reactions to food?
Authors: Turner P. J. , Baumert J. L. , Beyer K. , Boyle R. J. , Chan C.‐H. , Clark A. T. , Crevel R. W. R. , DunnGalvin A. , Fernández‐Rivas M. , Gowland M. H. , Grabenhenrich L. , Hardy S. , Houben G. F. , O'B Hourihane J. , Muraro A. , Poulsen L. K. , Pyrz K. , Remington B. C. , Schnadt S. , van Ree R. , Venter C. , Worm M. , Mills E. N. C. , Roberts G. , Ballmer‐Weber B. K. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractAnaphylaxis has been defined as a ‘severe, life‐threatening generalized or systemic hypersensitivity reaction’. However, data indicate that the vast majority of food‐triggered anaphylactic reactions are not life‐threatening. Nonetheless, severe life‐threatening reactions do occur and are unpredictable. We discuss the concepts surrounding perceptions of severe, life‐threatening allergic reactions to food by different stakeholders, with particular reference to the inclusion of clinical severity as a factor in allergy and allergen risk management. We review the evidence regarding factors that might be used to identify those at most risk of severe allergic reactions to food, and the consequences of misinformation in this regard. For example, a significant proportion of food‐allergic children also have asthma, yet almost none will experience a fatal food‐allergic reaction; asthma is not, in itself, a strong predictor for fatal anaphylaxis. The relationship between dose of allergen exposure and symptom severity is unclear. While dose appears to be a risk factor in at least a subgroup of patients, studies report that individuals with prior anaphylaxis do not have a lower eliciting dose than those reporting previous mild reactions. It is therefore important to consider severity and sensitivity as separate factors, as a highly sensitive individual will not necessarily experience severe symptoms during an allergic reaction. We identify the knowledge gaps that need to be addressed to improve our ability to better identify those most at risk of severe food‐induced allergic reactions.
Hydrogen Gas Ameliorates Hepatic Reperfusion Injury After Prolonged Cold Preservation in Isolated Perfused Rat Liver
Authors: Shimada Shingo , Wakayama Kenji , Fukai Moto , Shimamura Tsuyoshi , Ishikawa Takahisa , Fukumori Daisuke , Shibata Maki , Yamashita Kenichiro , Kimura Taichi , Todo Satoru , Ohsawa Ikuroh , Taketomi Akinobu 
Published: May 2016

AbstractHydrogen gas reduces ischemia and reperfusion injury (IRI) in the liver and other organs. However, the precise mechanism remains elusive. We investigated whether hydrogen gas ameliorated hepatic I/R injury after cold preservation. Rat liver was subjected to 48‐h cold storage in University of Wisconsin solution. The graft was reperfused with oxygenated buffer with or without hydrogen at 37° for 90 min on an isolated perfusion apparatus, comprising the H2(+) and H2(−) groups, respectively. In the control group (CT), grafts were reperfused immediately without preservation. Graft function, injury, and circulatory status were assessed throughout the perfusion. Tissue samples at the end of perfusion were collected to determine histopathology, oxidative stress, and apoptosis. In the H2(−) group, IRI was indicated by a higher aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) leakage, portal resistance, 8‐hydroxy‐2‐deoxyguanosine‐positive cell rate, apoptotic index, and endothelial endothelin‐1 expression, together with reduced bile production, oxygen consumption, and GSH/GSSG ratio (vs. CT). In the H2(+) group, these harmful changes were significantly suppressed [vs. H2(−)]. Hydrogen gas reduced hepatic reperfusion injury after prolonged cold preservation via the maintenance of portal flow, by protecting mitochondrial function during the early phase of reperfusion, and via the suppression of oxidative stress and inflammatory cascades thereafter.
Medical and non‐medical predictors of initiating long‐term use of proton pump inhibitors: a nationwide cohort study of first‐time users during a 10‐year period
Authors: Haastrup P. F. , Paulsen M. S. , Christensen R. D. , Søndergaard J. , Hansen J. M. , Jarbøl D. E. 
Published: May 2016

SummaryBackgroundStudies of the increasing use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) have mainly focused on prevalent long‐term use and associations with gastrointestinal morbidity and comedication. Little is known about non‐medical characteristics of first‐time users of PPI, and predictors of initiating long‐term use of PPIs.AimsTo describe medical and non‐medical characteristics of first‐time PPI users during a 10‐year period and to analyse predictors of initiation of long‐term use (>60 defined daily doses (DDDs) within 6 months) of PPIs.MethodsA nationwide cohort study of first‐time users of PPI. Data were collected from Danish national registers. Individuals redeeming their first prescription for a PPI (omeprazole, lansoprazole, pantoprazole, rabeprazole, esomeprazole) in 2001 and 2011 were identified. Redemption of more than 60 DDDs of PPI within 6 months defined long‐term use. Logistic regression models were used to determine the associations between previous diagnoses, comedication and socio‐economic characteristics and initiation of long‐term use of PPIs in 2011.ResultsFrom 2001 to 2011 incidence of first‐time users increased with an incidence rate ratio of 1.53 and mean quantity of PPI redeemed at first prescription increased by 44.6%. In 2011 a total of 37.6% redeemed >60 DDDs within 6 months, and 96% of the long‐term users did not have a diagnosis registered which indicated treatment. New onset long‐term use was significantly associated with low income and low educational level when adjusting for other predisposing variables.ConclusionsProton pump inhibitor treatment is increasingly initiated with larger quantities prescribed for indications that are unidentifiable from the registers. Morbidity and comedication seem to be the strongest predictors of new onset long‐term use of PPIs. However, there is also an independent social gradient.
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy with duodeno‐jejunal bypass for morbid obesity in a patient with situs inversus totalis
Authors: Watanabe Atsushi , Seki Yosuke , Kasama Kazunori 
Published: May 2016

AbstractLaparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy with duodeno‐jejunal bypass (LSG/DJB) has been adopted in our center for the treatment of morbidly obese patients with both severe type 2 diabetes mellitus and existing risks factors for gastric cancer. We have successfully performed over 200 LSG/DJB procedures in our institution. Here we report the techniques used to perform LSG/DJB in a morbidly obese patient with situs inversus totalis. The only significant difference in executing LSG/DJB between normal anatomy and situs inversus totalis is changing the surgeon's position and switching the trocar placements during the intraoperative phase. Consequently, there were no significant difference in operative time between normal anatomy cases and the situs inversus totalis case.
How Toddlers Acquire and Transfer Tool Knowledge: Developmental Changes and the Role of Executive Functions
Authors: Pauen Sabina , Bechtel‐Kuehne Sabrina 
Published: May 2016

This report investigates tool learning and its relations to executive functions (EFs) in toddlers. In Study 1 (N = 93), 18‐, 20‐, 22‐, and 24‐month‐old children learned equally well to choose a correct tool from observation, whereas performance based on feedback improved with age. Knowledge transfer showed significant progress after 22 months of age: Older children ignored irrelevant features more easily and adjusted their behavior more flexibly. Study 2 (N = 62) revealed that spontaneous transfer in 22‐ to 24‐month‐olds was related to set‐shifting skills and response inhibition. Flexible adaptation to feedback correlated with working‐memory capacity. These findings suggest that toddlerhood is a highly dynamic phase of tool learning and that EFs are related to transfer performance at this age.
Extrapyramidal side effects following subcutaneous metoclopramide injection for the treatment of post operative ileus
Authors: Agass R. F. , Brennan M. , Rendle D. I. 
Published: May 2016

SummaryMetoclopramide is used for the management of post operative ileus in horses for its gastrointestinal prokinetic effects. Adverse extrapyramidal signs have been reported following its use in horses as well as in man. This report describes the clinical signs exhibited during an adverse reaction suspected to be associated with subcutaneous administration of 0.25 mg/kg bwt metoclopramide at 6 h intervals.
Reference intervals of β‐C‐terminal telopeptide of type I collagen, procollagen type I N‐terminal propeptide and osteocalcin for very elderly Chinese men
Authors: Shou Zhangxuan , Jin Xue , Bian Pingda , Li Xiuyang , Chen Jinping 
Published: May 2016

AimThe present study was intended to establish the reference intervals of β‐C‐terminal telopeptide of type I collagen, procollagen type I N‐terminal propeptide and osteocalcin for very elderly (aged 80 years or more) Chinese men.MethodsA total of 1316 very elderly Chinese men were recruited into the study, and subjected to a survey of clinical characteristics, measurements of bone mineral density and assays of bone turnover markers. The relationships between underlying diseases and bone turnover markers were investigated, and the reference intervals of β‐C‐terminal telopeptide of type I collagen, procollagen type I N‐terminal propeptide and osteocalcin for very elderly Chinese men were established through defining the central 95% range of all observations.ResultsWe found that type 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and abnormal bone mass were associated with serum bone turnover markers (P < 0.01), and thereby identified 208 men without type 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and/or abnormal bone mass as healthy participants from 1316 very elderly Chinese men. The reference intervals for very elderly Chinese men were 0.13–0.63 ng/mL for β‐C‐terminal telopeptide of type I collagen, 18–94 ng/mL for procollagen type I N‐terminal propeptide and 9–28 ng/mL for osteocalcin, respectively. The three turnover markers were moderately correlated to each other (P < 0.001), and all negatively associated with the bone mineral density of three sites (P < 0.05).ConclusionsWe have established the reference intervals of β‐C‐terminal telopeptide of type I collagen, procollagen type I N‐terminal propeptide and osteocalcin for very elderly Chinese men. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2017; 17: 773–778.