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Folic acid preventsC. elegansfolate deficiency indirectly via bacterial uptake of a breakdown product: a route that can also increase bacterial toxicity and ageing
Authors: Maynard Claire , Cummins Ian , Green Jacalyn , Weinkove David 
Published: December 2017

AbstractSupplementation with the synthetic oxidised folate, folic acid is used to prevent neural tube defects and other symptoms of folate deficiency. However, several unanswered questions remain over folic acid efficacy, safety and interactions with gut microbes. Prevention of a development defect caused by folate deficiency in the nematode wormCaenorhabditis elegansrequires > 10 fold higher concentrations of folic acid compared to folinic acid, a reduced folate. Here we show that the major route for folic acid to restore normal development is indirect via theEscherichia coliused to feedC. elegans.This route occurs mainly via theE. colitransporter AbgT, which takes up the folic acid breakdown product para-aminobenzoate-glutamate (PABA-glu). We found that folic acid preparations, including a commercial supplement, contain 0.3- 4.0 % of this breakdown product. Previously, we have shown that inhibiting bacterial folate synthesis increasesC. eleganslifespan by removing a life-shortening bacterial activity. Here, we show that folic acid restores bacterial folate synthesis and reverses this lifespan increase. It is still to be determined whether this bacterial route increases host folate levels in humans and if there are situations where increased bacterial folate synthesis has negative health complications.
The role of local accounting standard setters in institutional complexity
Authors: Matsubara Saori , Endo Takahiro 
Published: December 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to locate the role of local standard setters in institutional complexity, where multiple sources of pressure for change and continuity coexist. The existing research does not fully explore this since it tends to illustrate the way in which a particular interpretation concerning certain accounting standards prevails over time (Archelet al., 2011; Murphy and O’Connell, 2013; Pelger, 2016; Young, 2014).Design/methodology/approachIt empirically examines and critiques the Japanese experience through the concepts of institutional complexity and translation that specify the relationship between the name and types of practice of accounting standards in the local context (Czarniawska and Sevón, 1996, 2005; Erlingsdóttfr and Lindberg, 2005; Røvik, 2016; Sahlin and Wedlin, 2008). Data sources are texts produced (between 2001 and 2015) by the local accounting standard setter and relevant organisations that represent firms, the certified public accountants and regulatory agency, respectively.FindingsThe local accounting standard setter in Japan was exposed to competing pressures between change and maintenance, which was translated by the standard setter in Japan. Consequently, the translation led to an “explosion” of local accounting standards (“pure” International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Japanese Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), modified IFRS and US GAAP).Originality/valueThis paper is the first attempt to systematically examine the role of a local standard setter under institutional complexity. It illustrates how institutional complexity is turned into divergent outcomes against the assumption of previous research that indicates multiple interpretations of particular accounting standards finally merging into a specific one.
Trust and control in evolving inter-organisational relationships
Authors: Varoutsa Evangelia , Scapens Robert W. 
Published: December 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to contribute to debates about the relationship between trust and control in the governance of inter-organisational relationships. In particular, the authors focus on the question of how the relationship between trust and control shifts over time.Design/methodology/approachAn in-depth case study was conducted in a company operating in the aerospace industry. The authors aim to understand this company’s practices and, at the same time, to use the case study to deepen the knowledge of the complex trust/control nexus. The authors follow the changes in the relationship between trust and control as the company restructured its supply chain, and discuss issues which it had to address in the later phases of the supply chain restructuring.FindingsThe paper illustrates the duality of the trust/control nexus. The authors show how the studied company coped with the complex relationships with its suppliers as collaboration increased. The authors identify particular control mechanisms that the company developed to manage such complexity, such as a supplier strategy and a relationship profile tool.Research limitations/implicationsThe paper studies supply chain restructuring and the changing relationship of trust and control over time only from the perspective of the assembler/manufacturer which “owns”/manages the supply chain.Originality/valueThe authors observe a move from inter-personal trust to inter-organisational trust. Furthermore, the authors illustrate how managers can intervene to maintain and stabilise trust and ensure that trust and control do not degrade or escalate beyond desirable levels.
Stigma management and justifications of the self in denazification accounts
Authors: Detzen Dominic , Hoffmann Sebastian 
Published: December 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to study how two accounting professors at a German university dealt with their denazification, a process carried out by the Allied Forces following the Second World War to free German society from Nazi ideology. It is argued that the professors carried a stigma due to their affiliation with a university that had been aligned with the Nazi state apparatus.Design/methodology/approachThe paper uses Goffman’s work on “Stigma” (1963/1986) and “Frame Analysis” (1974/1986) to explore how the professors aimed to dismiss any link with the Nazi regime. Primary sources from the university archives were accessed with a particular focus on the professors’ post-war justification accounts.FindingsThe paper shows how the professors created a particular frame, which they supported by downplaying frame breaks, primarily their Nazi party memberships. Instead, they were preoccupied with what Goffman (1974/1986) terms “the vulnerability of experience,” exploiting that their past behavior requires context and is thus open to interpretation. The professors themselves provide this guidance to readers, which is a strategy that we call “authoring” of past information.Originality/valueThe paper shows how “counter accounts” can be constructed by assigning roles and powers to characters therein and by providing context and interpreting behavior on behalf of the readers. It is suggested that this “authoring” of past information is successful only on the surface. A closer examination unveils ambiguity, making this strategy risky and fragile.
Stakeholder engagement in sustainability accounting and reporting
Authors: Kaur Amanpreet , Lodhia Sumit 
Published: December 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine how stakeholders are engaged in the sustainability accounting and reporting processes of Australian local councils.

Design/methodology/approach
Managerial stakeholder theory through the use of the notion of stakeholder salience provides a theoretical basis for exploring stakeholder engagement in the sustainability accounting and reporting process. Case study research was used to explore the stakeholder engagement practices of three Australian local councils. Data collection methods included interviews and document analysis.

Findings
The findings of this research identified the importance of stakeholder engagement in the entire sustainability accounting and reporting process, the development of strategic plans and sustainability indicators, the measurement of sustainability performance and the preparation of sustainability reports.

Research limitations/implications
This study, by integrating the sustainability accounting and reporting literature with the stakeholder salience concepts of power, legitimacy, urgency and proximity, illustrates the critical role of stakeholder engagement in the sustainability accounting and reporting process of three local councils.

Practical implications
This study has implications for public sector organisations (PSOs) and their stakeholders in relation to stakeholder engagement in sustainability accounting and reporting. The findings of this study will also be useful to corporations in understanding the importance of stakeholder engagement in sustainability accounting and reporting.

Social implications
The public sector is expected to be a leader in sustainability and this paper provides evidence of three councils who through their stakeholder engagement provide exemplars of useful practices that could be adopted by other entities.

Originality/value
Prior research in PSOs has primarily focused on the sustainability accounting and reporting process but has given limited consideration to the involvement of stakeholders. The focus on stakeholder engagement through the use of managerial stakeholder theory extends the role of stakeholders from merely being an audience for sustainability reports to an influential contributor in the sustainability accounting and reporting process.
Effects of goal orientation, self-efficacy and task complexity on the audit judgement performance of Malaysian auditors
Authors: Mohd Sanusi Zuraidah , Iskandar Takiah Mohd , Monroe Gary S. , Saleh Norman Mohd 
Published: December 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of self-efficacy, goal orientation and task complexity on audit judgement performance in correctly linking audit procedures to audit objectives and types of misstatements.Design/methodology/approachThe authors conducted an experiment audit with 154 auditors from small and medium audit firms in Malaysia as participants. The experimental task required them to link audit procedures to audit objectives and types of misstatements.FindingsFor sample of auditors from small and medium audit firms in Malaysia, the authors found that learning goal orientation has a stronger effect on audit judgement performance than performance-approach and performance-avoidance goal orientations. Self-efficacy mediates the effect of goal orientation when an audit task is less complex compared to when the task is more complex.Research limitations/implicationsThese results highlight the importance of social cognitive factors in explaining variations in audit judgement performance for audit judgement tasks with different levels of complexity.Originality/valueThe incorporation of individual psychological differences as explanatory variables in audit judgement studies may lead to a better understanding of auditors’ judgement and decision-making processes in small and medium audit firms located in developing economies.
Bubble flow simulations using the intersection marker (ISM) interface tracking method
Authors: Ho Mark , Yeoh Guan Heng , Reizes John Arthur , Timchenko Victoria 
Published: December 2017

Purpose
Interface distinct two-phase computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations require accurate tracking in surface curvature, surface area and volume fraction data to precisely calculate effects such as surface tension, interphase momentum and interphase heat and mass transfer exchanges. To attain a higher level of accuracy in two-phase flow CFD simulations, the intersection marker (ISM) method was developed. The ISM method has cell-by-cell remeshing capability that is volume conservative, maintains surface continuity and is suited for the tracking of interface deformation in transient two-phase flow simulations. Studies of isothermal single bubbles rising in quiescent water were carried out to test the ISM method for two-phase flow simulations.

Design/methodology/approach
The ISM method is a hybrid Lagrangian–Eulerian front tracking algorithm which can model an arbitrary three-dimensional surface within an array of cubic control volumes. Fortran95 was used to implement the ISM method, which resulted in approximately 25,000+ lines of written code and comments. To demonstrate the feasibility of the ISM algorithm for two-phase flow simulations, the ISM algorithm was coupled with an in-house CFD code, which was modified to simulate two-phase flows using a single fluid formulation. The constitutional equations incorporated terms of variable density and viscosity. In addition, body force source terms were included in the momentum equation to account for surface tension and buoyancy effects.

Findings
The performance of two-phase flow simulations was benchmarked against experimental data for four air/water bubbles with 1, 2.5, 5 and 10 mm of diameter rising in quiescent fluid. A variety of bubble sizes were tested to demonstrate the accuracy of the ISM interface tracking method. The results attained were in close agreement with experimental observations.

Practical implications
The results obtained show that the ISM method is a viable means for interface tracking of two-phase flow CFD simulations. Other applications of the ISM method include simulations of solid–fluid interaction and other immersed boundary flow problems.

Originality/value
The ISM method is a novel approach to front tracking, and the results shown are original in content.
A survey on ACO based multipath routing algorithms for ad hoc networks
Authors: Sharma Ishu , Ramkumar K.R. 
Published: December 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to review the existing routing algorithms for wireless ad hoc networks to evaluate the methods according to the current requirements. Wireless ad hoc network can provide communication in emergency situations. Active nodes in ad hoc network work as sender, receiver and router at the same time. Nodes are equipped with limited bandwidth and energy. Optimal routing method can help in “smart use” of available resources. Evolvement of routing method based on need is a continuous process. Numerous applications of ad hoc network motivates researcher for further development to fulfill the need of society.

Design/methodology/approach
In this paper, routing algorithms for ad hoc network based on ant colony optimization, multipath routing and with multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna support have been discussed.

Findings
Comparative analysis has been drawn among existing algorithms of different categories. Transmitting message packets parallel through multiple paths in the network can save overall resource usage in the network.

Originality/value
The authors have discussed the future area of development for optimal routing in ad hoc networks. Considering signal noise ratio and congestion status while selecting path can provide better energy use in the network. Rather than leaving less prioritized route paths, multiple paths can be used for sending data packets parallel.
Hope, harmony and humanity: creating a positive social climate in a democratic therapeutic community prison and the implications for penal practice
Authors: Bennett Jamie , Shuker Richard 
Published: December 2017

PurposeThere has been growing attention given to the concept of social climate as an element of prison practice. Research has indicated that more positive social climates can improve safety, psychological well-being, quality of life and contribute towards reduced reoffending. The purpose of this paper is to consider how the more positive social climates found in democratic therapeutic communities are constructed and how these practices can be replicated in other settings.Design/methodology/approachThis paper adopts a reflective practice approach. The intention is to look back at the concept of social climate in prisons and in particular within a prison-based democratic therapeutic community (DTC); draw upon research and theory in order to critically evaluate the nature and effectiveness of that social climate, and; draw wider lessons about the nurturing and maintenance of social climates that may have broader relevance in prisons.FindingsIt is concluded that understanding and managing social climate is an essential aspect of improving the safety and effectiveness of prisons. Developing practices that enhance social climate requires looking beyond mainstream prison practices, towards niches such as specialist units and prisons, including DTCs and other therapeutic communities, and psychologically informed environments, as well as looking at practices in other settings including forensic mental health. Taking this wider perspective can be source of ideas and practice that could inform a profound culture change.Originality/valueThe paper offers an attempt to understand the distinct practices that create a more positive social climate in DTCs and consider how elements of this could be exported to other prisons. This has implications for both penal theory and practice.
Generalized pustular psoriasis in a 92‐year‐old man with a homozygous nonsense mutation in IL36RN
Authors: Ueda Yoshitaka , Komine Mayumi , Kamiya Koji , Tsuda Hidetoshi , Maekawa Takeo , Murata Satoru , Ohtsuki Mamitaro 
Published: December 2017

AbstractA 92‐year‐old man developed an erythematous eruption on the trunk and extremities with numerous pustules accompanied by fever. He had never experienced pustular eruption or been diagnosed with psoriasis previously. Skin biopsy revealed Kogoj's spongiform pustule, and he was diagnosed with generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP). Genomic DNA was extracted from his peripheral blood and the sequence of IL36RN gene was analyzed, which revealed a p.Arg10X homozygous mutation. Several cases of elderly‐onset GPP have been reported, however, this is the oldest case of GPP. The existence of splice variants of IL36RN was suspected, but we could not detect any splice variants of IL36RN in this case or in a healthy control from peripheral blood samples.
Case of thymoma‐associated cutaneous graft‐versus‐host disease‐like disease successfully improved by narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy
Authors: Yatsuzuka Kazuki , Tohyama Mikiko , Oda Fumiko , Hashimoto Takashi , Sayama Koji 
Published: December 2017

AbstractThymoma‐associated graft‐versus‐host disease (GVHD)‐like disease is a rare paraneoplastic disease seen in patients with thymoma. Here, we describe the first case of thymoma‐associated GVHD‐like disease localized to the skin that was successfully improved by a combination of systemic corticosteroids and whole‐body narrowband ultraviolet (UV)‐B phototherapy. The patient had developed toxic epidermal necrolysis‐like erosive skin lesions over the whole body. Although systemic corticosteroids were effective up to a point, we were unable to begin the steroid taper. The addition of systemic narrowband UV‐B phototherapy improved the skin manifestation of this disease, allowing corticosteroids to be reduced to a third of the original dose. Histopathologically, it was confirmed that the proportion of Foxp3‐positive lymphocytes in the skin increased after narrowband UV‐B irradiation. We propose that whole‐body narrowband UV‐B phototherapy is a good therapeutic option for the skin manifestation of thymoma‐associated GVHD‐like disease.
Uterine caesarean closure techniques affect ultrasound findings and maternal outcomes: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Authors: Stegwee SI , Jordans IPM , van der Voet LF , van de Ven PM , Ket JCF , Lambalk CB , de Groot CJM , Hehenkamp WJK , Huirne JAF 
Published: December 2017

BackgroundCaesarean section (CS) rates are rising globally. Long‐term adverse outcomes after CS might be reduced when the optimal uterine closure technique becomes evident.ObjectiveTo determine the effect of uterine closure techniques after CS on maternal and ultrasound outcomes.Search strategyLiterature search in electronic databases.Selection criteriaRandomised controlled trials (RCTs) or prospective cohort studies that evaluated uterine closure techniques and reported on ultrasound findings, perioperative or long‐term outcomes.Data collection and analysisTwenty studies (15 053 women) were included in our meta‐analyses for various outcomes. We calculated pooled risk ratios (RR) and weighted mean differences (WMD) with 95% CI through random‐effect analysis.Main resultsResidual myometrium thickness (RMT), reported in eight studies (508 women), decreased by 1.26 mm after single‐ compared with double‐layer closure (95% CI −1.93 to −0.58), particularly when locked sutures were used. Healing ratio [RMT/adjacent myometrium thickness (AMT)] decreased after single‐layer closure (WMD −7.74%, 95% CI −13.31 to −2.17), particularly in the case of locked sutures. Niche prevalence increased (RR 1.71, 95% CI 1.11–2.62) when the decidua was excluded. Dysmenorrhea occurred more often in the single‐layer group (RR 1.23, 95% CI 1.01–1.48), whereas incidence of uterine rupture was similar (RR 1.91, 95% CI 0.63–5.74).ConclusionDouble‐layer unlocked sutures are preferable to single‐layer locked sutures regarding RMT, healing ratio and dysmenorrhoea. Excluding the decidua seems to result in higher niche prevalence. As thin residual myometrium or niches may serve as intermediates for gynaecological and reproductive outcomes, future studies should focus on these outcomes.Tweetable abstract#Uterineclosuretechniques after #caesarean affect #longtermoutcomes.
Campaigning on behalf of the party? Party constraints on candidate campaign personalisation
Authors: BØGGILD TROELS , PEDERSEN HELENE HELBOE 
Published: December 2017

AbstractThis article analyses what makes political candidates run a party‐focused or personalised election campaign. Prior work shows that candidates face incentives from voters and the media to personalise their campaign rhetoric and promises at the expense of party policy. This has raised concerns about the capacity of parties to govern effectively and voters’ ability to hold individual politicians accountable. This article builds on the literature on party organisation and considers the possible constraints candidates face from their party in personalising their election campaigns. Specifically, it is argued that party control over the candidate nomination process and campaign financing constrains most political candidates in following electoral incentives for campaign personalisation. Using candidate survey data from the 2009 EP election campaign in 27 countries, the article shows how candidates from parties in which party officials exerted greater control over the nomination process and campaign finances were less likely to engage in personalised campaigning at the expense of the party programme. The findings imply that most parties, as central gatekeepers and resource suppliers, hold important control mechanisms for countering the electoral pressure for personalisation and advance our understanding of the incentives and constraints candidates face when communicating with voters. The article discusses how recent democratic reforms, paradoxically, might induce candidate personalisation with potential negative democratic consequences.