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Optimization approach for increasing revenue of perishable product supply chain with the Internet of Things
Authors: Yan Rui 
Published: March 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to optimize a two-level perishable product supply chain by increasing its revenue with the Internet of Things (IoT). It particularly investigates how radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology impacts the revenue of the supply chain.

Design/methodology/approach
In this paper, two revenue models were built to calculate the revenue of perishable product supply chain before and after the application of IoT to analyze the influences of IoT on perishable product supply chain. In the case study, particular data of an aquatic product supply chain were analyzed through these models which were later solved by a computer simulation method based on Colonial Competitive Algorithm, a new heuristic algorithm inspired by imperialistic competition in human society.

Findings
Using these revenue models to compare the revenues of supply chain before and after the application of IoT, this paper concludes that the application of IoT can efficiently optimize a perishable product supply chain by balancing its wholesale profits and its total costs including logistics costs, therefore, increasing its overall revenue. However, this conclusion is only applicable for large enterprises, while small enterprises are not supposed to introduce IoT due to its high cost.

Originality/value
The revenue models built in this paper can be used to evaluate the profits of supply chain and help enterprises determine how to maximize their profits and whether they should introduce IoT in a perishable product supply chain. In addition, through the analysis of case study, this paper gives several valuable suggestions to help enterprises reduce their logistics costs and increase their overall revenue.
IoT-based framework for performance measurement
Authors: Rezaei Mahdi , Akbarpour Shirazi Mohsen , Karimi Behrooz 
Published: March 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to develop an Internet of Things (IoT)-based framework for supply chain (SC) performance measurement and real-time decision alignment. The aims of the proposed model are to optimize the performance indicator based on integrated supply chain operations reference metrics.Design/methodology/approachThe SC multi-dimensional structure is modeled by multi-objective optimization methods. The operational presented model considers important SC features thoroughly such as multi-echelons, several suppliers, several manufacturers and several products during multiple periods. A multi-objective mathematical programming model is then developed to yield the operational decisions with Pareto efficient performance values and solved using a well-known meta-heuristic algorithm, i.e., non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II. Afterward, Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution method is used to determine the best operational solution based on the strategic decision maker’s idea.FindingsThis paper proposes a dynamic integrated solution for three main problems: strategic decisions in high level, operational decisions in low level and alignment of these two decision levels.Originality/valueThe authors propose a human intelligence-based process for high level decision and machine intelligence-based decision support systems for low level decision using a novel approach. High level and low level decisions are aligned by a machine intelligence model as well. The presented framework is based on change detection, event driven planning and real-time decision alignment.
Open innovation search in manufacturing firms: the role of organizational slack and absorptive capacity
Authors: Wang Yueqi , Guo Bin , Yin Yanjie 
Published: March 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to explore organizational factors that act as antecedents of open innovation search. The authors aim to empirically examine whether the extent to which the organizational slack is absorbed determines its influence on firms’ openness in innovation search. In addition, the authors also examine the moderating effect of absorptive capacity on the relationship between slack and open innovation search.Design/methodology/approachThis study adopted secondary data from multiple sources (NBER, Compustat and US census) and then constructed a ten-year balanced panel dataset of 298 manufacturers. The generalized least square method was used to explore the determinants of open innovation search among manufacturing firms.FindingsThe results of this study reveal that the absorption level of organizational slack indeed determines the openness in innovation search. Specifically, absorbed slack negatively affects a firm’s openness in innovation search, whereas unabsorbed slack promotes open innovation search. Additionally, the relationship between absorbed slack and open innovation search will be less negative with the increase of absorptive capacity.Originality/valueDifferent from most previous studies that have examined the performance effect of open search among high-tech and large enterprises, this study focuses on the antecedents of open search strategy in both high- and low-tech, large and small firms. The findings reveal that different forms of organizational slack divergently influence a firm’s open search strategy, contributing to the understanding of the relationship between organizational slack and knowledge search behavior in a broader context, as well as the understanding of the moderating effect of absorptive capacity.
Global ranking of knowledge management and intellectual capital academic journals: 2017 update
Authors: Serenko Alexander , Bontis Nick 
Published: March 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to update a global ranking of 27 knowledge management and intellectual capital (KM/IC) academic journals.

Design/methodology/approach
The ranking was developed based on a combination of results from a survey of 482 active KM/IC researchers and journal citation impact indices.

Findings
The ranking list includes 27 currently active KM/IC journals. The A+ journals are the Journal of Knowledge Management and the Journal of Intellectual Capital. The A journals are the Learning Organization, Knowledge Management Research & Practice, Knowledge and Process Management, VINE: The Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems and International Journal of Knowledge Management. A majority of recently launched journals did not fare well in the ranking. Whereas a journal’s longevity is important, it is not the only factor affecting its ranking position. Expert survey and citation impact measures are relatively consistent, but expert survey ranking scores change faster.

Practical implications
KM/IC discipline stakeholders, including practitioners, editors, publishers, reviewers, researchers, students, administrators and librarians, may consult the developed ranking list for various purposes. Compared to 2008, more researchers indicated KM/IC as their primary area of concentration, which is a positive indicator of discipline development.

Originality/value
This is the most recent ranking list of KM/IC academic journals.
The role of trust in corporate social responsibility and worker relationships
Authors: Gaudencio Pedro , Coelho Arnaldo , Ribeiro Neuza 
Published: March 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to show how organizational corporate social responsibility (CSR) can influence workers’ attitudes and behaviors, especially in terms of affective commitment (AC), job satisfaction (JS), and turnover intention (TI). A second aim is to explore the social exchange process that may underlie this relationship, by examining the mediating role of organizational trust (OT).

Design/methodology/approach
The authors employ structural equation modeling based on survey data obtained from 315 Portuguese individuals.

Findings
The findings show that perceptions of CSR predict workers’ attitudes and behaviors directly through the mediating role of OT. They suggest that managers should implement CSR practices because these can contribute toward fostering OT, improving workers’ AC and JS, and reducing TI.

Originality/value
This study enriches the existing knowledge about social exchange relationships in organizational contexts, and responds to the need to understand underlying mechanisms linking CSR with workers’ organizational outcomes, by analyzing CSR practices in a holistic stakeholder perspective.
Organizational factors and process capabilities in a KM strategy: toward a unified theory
Authors: Valaei Naser , Nikhashemi S.R. , Javan Nariman 
Published: March 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the role of knowledge management (KM) enablers on KM activities in the context of Malaysian small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The effects of organizational culture, transformational leadership, organizational structure, and technology utilization as infrastructural KM enablers are examined on KM activities as knowledge acquisition, knowledge conversion, application, and protection.Design/methodology/approachA total of 227 responses from SMEs’ top management are used to assess the measurement and structural models applying partial least squares-structural equation modeling.FindingsThe results show that technology utilization and organizational structure are two main factors in KM activities (all structural relationships are supported). Surprisingly, organizational culture is only associated with knowledge conversion and protection and the findings indicate no relationships between organizational culture and knowledge acquisition and application. The results also indicate a positive relationship between transformational leadership and knowledge acquisition and the hypotheses on the association between transformational leadership and knowledge conversion, application, and protection are rejected.Practical implicationsThe results of importance-performance map analysis (IPMA) imply that technology utilization has the highest importance on knowledge acquisition, conversion, and protection while organizational structure has the highest importance on knowledge application. The results of IPMA also show that organizational culture has the highest performance on all KM activities.Originality/valueThis study is amongst the few that examines the structural relationships between organizational factors and KM activities in a SME context.
Analysing supply chain resilience: integrating the constructs in a concept mapping framework via a systematic literature review
Authors: Ali Abubakar , Mahfouz Amr , Arisha Amr 
Published: March 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyse the concept of supply chain resilience (SCRES) within a concept mapping framework to seek conceptual clarity, with an emphasis on SCRES definitions, essential elements and managerial practices.Design/methodology/approachA systematic literature review was conducted of 103 peer-reviewed journal articles from the year 2000 to 2015, with the aim of answering a focus review question.FindingsThrough analysis and synthesis of the literature, the study revealed three major constructs used to define SCRES: phases of resilience, resilience strategies and the capabilities needed to be resilient. Emerging from the capabilities construct are five core SCRES capabilities: the ability to anticipate, to adapt, to respond, to recover and to learn. Also, given the need to consolidate the various constructs of SCRES, the study identified 13 essential elements and 84 managerial practices that support firms to achieve the five capabilities, which are then linked to SCRES strategies and phases to establish the connections that provide an integrated view of the concept.Research limitations/implicationsThe explorative nature of this study and the role of the concept mapping framework, which does not empirically test the relationships in the model, are considered as limitations, to be addressed by the authors in future research.Originality/valueThe originality of this paper lies in the classification of different features of SCRES through a comprehensive concept mapping framework that establishes relationships and interactions between them. This study, therefore, lays a foundation for testing these connections in future empirical studies. The paper brings together fragmented literature from multiple studies to create a solid body of knowledge that addresses the need for conceptual clarity in SCRES literature.
Alexander of Telese's Encomium of Capua and the Formation of the Kingdom of Sicily
Authors: OLDFIELD PAUL 
Published: March 2017

AbstractHaving been promoted to royal status in 1130, Roger II of Sicily sought to bind a set of disparate territories into one kingdom covering mainland southern Italy and Sicily. Scholarship has devoted much space to identifying Roger's royal strategy in its embryonic and contested state of the 1130s – with views ranging from tyrannical authoritarianism to control via negotiation and consensus – and also to pinpointing some of the major turning points which led to the creation of the Sicilian monarchy. This article aims to contribute to this body of scholarship by examining an undervalued passage in the Ystoria Rogerii Regis Sicilie Calabrie atque Apulie of Abbot Alexander of Telese, a contemporary work of indispensable value for any understanding of the formation of a monarchy that changed the shape of South Italian history thereafter. The passage in question, an encomium of Capua, points towards Roger's capture of that city in the summer of 1134 as a controversial and pivotal event in the political and ideological formation of the new kingdom. In Alexander of Telese's important construction it was at Capua that Roger truly began acting as a king.
Monitoring retinoschisis and non‐acute retinal detachment by optical coherence tomography: morphologic aspects and clinical impact
Authors: Eibenberger Katharina , Sacu Stefan , Rezar‐Dreindl Sandra , Pöcksteiner Julia , Georgopoulos Michael , Schmidt‐Erfurth Ursula 
Published: March 2017

AbstractPurposeTo differentiate retinoschisis (RS) from non‐acute retinal detachment (naRD) in clinical routine using optical coherence tomography (OCT), describe unique morphological OCT characteristics and monitor disease progression.MethodsThis prospective, observational study included 64 eyes of 44 patients with either RS or naRD. Patients were examined clinically and using Heidelberg Spectralis OCT®, Topcon DRI OCT® and Cirrus HRA‐OCT® over 2 years with follow‐up at 1, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months. Main outcomes were typical morphologic findings of RS and naRD described in OCT. Progression was monitored using Spectralis OCT® follow‐up mapping and an eye‐tracking method.ResultsForty‐seven eyes were diagnosed with RS and 17 with naRD. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) provided a definite diagnosis in four eyes diagnosed clinically as uncertain. Seventy‐seven percentage of eyes with RS were atrophic in the inner leaf (IL), whereas 41% with naRD showed cystoid alteration. A discontinuation of the IL clinically observed as an inner‐layer break (ILB) could be imaged. We described a tissue retraction within the outer leaf (OL), which corresponded to outer‐layer breaks (OLBs) in clinical examinations in nine eyes (19%).ConclusionOptical coherence tomography (OCT) is a reliable method to differentiate and monitor RS from naRD. Morphological characteristics, including ILB and OLB, could be accurately illustrated in RS.
Laparoscopic resection of retroperitoneal ectopic thyroid tissue
Authors: Tamaki Sawako , Miyakura Yasuyuki , Someya Soutoku , Ishikawa Hideki , Kakizawa Nao , Hasegawa Fumi , Tanaka Hiroyuki , Kikugawa Rina , Tsujinaka Shingo , Tanaka Akira , Lefor Alan Kawarai , Rikiyama Toshiki 
Published: March 2017

AbstractA 43‐year‐old otherwise healthy woman was found to have a retroperitoneal mass during a routine medical examination and was referred for further evaluation. Abdominal CT scan showed a well‐delineated, low‐density area that exhibited heterogeneous contrast enhancement. The area measured about 20 mm in size and was to the left of the aorta at the level of the inferior mesenteric artery. MRI showed a mass with heterogeneous hypointensity on T1‐weighted images and heterogeneous hyperintensity on T2‐weighted images. PET‐CT scan showed slightly increased 18F‐fluorodeoxyglucose accumulation within the mass. Laparoscopic resection was performed. A smooth, brownish mass was seen in the retroperitoneum and was resected with minimal blood loss. Histopathological examination showed a nodular mass measuring 40 × 26 × 20 mm that was composed solely of ectopic thyroid tissue. This case shows the exceptional development of ectopic thyroid in the infradiaphragmatic retroperitoneum and demonstrates the usefulness of laparoscopy for resecting such masses.
Transcriptional network analysis in frontal cortex in Lewy body diseases with focus on dementia with Lewy bodies
Authors: Santpere Gabriel , Garcia‐Esparcia Paula , Andres‐Benito Pol , Lorente‐Galdos Belen , Navarro Arcadi , Ferrer Isidro 
Published: March 2017

AbstractThe present study investigates global transcriptional changes in frontal cortex area 8 in incidental Lewy Body disease (iLBD), Parkinson disease (PD) and Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). We identified different coexpressed gene sets associated with disease stages, and gene ontology categories enriched in gene modules and differentially expressed genes including modules or gene clusters correlated to iLBD comprising upregulated dynein genes and taste receptors, and downregulated innate inflammation. Focusing on DLB, we found modules with genes significantly enriched in functions related to RNA and DNA production, mitochondria and energy metabolism, purine metabolism, chaperone and protein folding system and synapses and neurotransmission (particularly the GABAergic system). The expression of more than fifty selected genes was assessed with real time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Our findings provide, for the first time, evidence of molecular cortical alterations in iLBD and involvement of several key metabolic pathways and gene hubs in DLB which may underlie cognitive impairment and dementia.
A Small‐Scale Randomized Efficacy Trial of the Identity Project: Promoting Adolescents’ Ethnic–Racial Identity Exploration and Resolution
Authors: Umaña‐Taylor Adriana J. , Douglass Sara , Updegraff Kimberly A. , Marsiglia Flavio F. 
Published: March 2017

Adolescents’ ethnic–racial identity (ERI) formation represents an important developmental process that is associated with adjustment. The Identity Project intervention, grounded in developmental theory, was designed to engage adolescents in the ERI processes of exploration and resolution. The current small‐scale efficacy trial involved an ethnic–racially diverse sample of adolescents (N = 215; Mage = 15.02, SD = .68) from eight classrooms that were randomly assigned by classroom to the intervention or attention control group. Differences between conditions in ERI exploration at Time 2 were consistent with desired intervention effects; furthermore, higher levels of ERI exploration at Time 2 predicted increases in ERI resolution at Time 3 only for youth in the treatment condition. Findings provide preliminary evidence of program efficacy.
Associations Between Household Food Insecurity in Early Childhood and Children's Kindergarten Skills
Authors: Johnson Anna D. , Markowitz Anna J. 
Published: March 2017

Using nationally representative data on a recent birth cohort of U.S.‐born children in low‐income households (n = 2,800–3,700), this study investigates associations between the timing and intensity of early childhood food insecurity and children's kindergarten reading, math, and social‐emotional outcomes. Descriptive patterns reveal that approximately 20% of low‐income 0‐ to 5‐year‐old children reside in food‐insecure households. Food insecurity experienced during early childhood is unfavorably associated with social‐emotional outcomes in kindergarten, controlling for household income and prior assessments of child social‐emotional skills. Results are less consistent for cognitive outcomes but similar in magnitude. If replicated, findings may inform policy efforts to reduce disparities in early skills for approximately 15 million U.S. children in food‐insecure households.
Prevalence of hearing loss and clinical otologic manifestations in patients with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: A literature review
Authors: Verheij E. , Derks L.S.M. , Stegeman I. , Thomeer H.G.X.M. 
Published: March 2017

BackgroundHearing loss and otitis media are frequently reported in patients with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome.Objective of reviewOur objective was to review the current literature on the prevalence of hearing loss and otologic manifestations in patients with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome.Type of reviewSystematic review.Search strategyWe conducted a systematic search in PubMed and Embase combining the term “22q11.2 deletion syndrome” and synonyms with “hearing loss” and “otologic manifestations” and synonyms.Evaluation methodWe screened title/abstract and full text of all retrieved articles on pre‐defined in‐ and exclusion criteria. The remaining articles were assessed on risk of bias. Outcome measures included the prevalence of hearing loss and otologic manifestations such as otitis media.ResultsOur search yielded 558 unique studies of which a total of 25 articles were included for critical appraisal and data extraction. Twenty‐one studies reported on hearing loss, and 21 studies on otologic manifestations. The prevalence of hearing loss varied from 6.0% to 60.3%, where in most studies conductive hearing loss was most prevalent. Rates of recurrent or chronic otitis media varied from 2.2% to 89.8%.ConclusionAlthough a very broad range in prevalences is reported in different studies, hearing loss and recurrent or chronic otitis media are frequently present in patients with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Regular check‐ups and audiometric testing are advised in these patients.
Differential increments of basal glucagon‐like‐1 peptide concentration among SLC47A1 rs2289669 genotypes were associated with inter‐individual variability in glycaemic response to metformin in Chinese people with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes
Authors: Liang H. , Xu W. , Zhou L. , Yang W. , Weng J. 
Published: March 2017

AbstractAimTo elucidate the effects of rs2289669, an intron variant of the SLC47A1 gene, on glucose response to metformin in Chinese people with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes.MethodsRs2289669 was genotyped, using Sequenom, in 291 participants receiving 48 weeks of metformin monotherapy. The changes in HbA1c were compared among rs2289669 genotypes, and associations with rs2289669 were evaluated using linear regression analysis.ResultsWe found that, compared with participants with a homozygous G allele, those carrying the minor A allele had significantly greater HbA1c reduction and greater increases in basal glucagon‐like peptide‐1 concentration. Regression analysis showed that there was a significant association between rs2289669 and the glucose response to metformin after adjusting for confounding factors, except for changes in basal glucagon‐like peptide‐1, for which an association was not observed.ConclusionsOur findings suggest that rs2289669 might help predict the glycaemic response to metformin in Chinese people newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, and that differential increases in basal glucagon‐like peptide‐1 concentration among rs2289669 genotypes might be associated with inter‐individual response to metformin.