bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Lean manufacturing practices in Indonesian manufacturing firms
Authors: Nawanir Gusman , Lim Kong Teong , Othman Siti Norezam 
Published: May 2016

PurposeContradictory findings regarding the implication of Lean manufacturing (LM) implementation to business performance (BP) have been observed in prior studies. Hence, more studies are required to be capable of finding the status of LM implementation and its impacts on BP. Accordingly, this study examines and scrutinizes the effects of LM practices on the enhancement of BP from a developing country standpoint.Design/methodology/approachThis empirical study uses a survey-based quantitative data collection approach through a cross-sectional research design. A total of 139 large manufacturing companies in Indonesia participated, selected through stratified random sampling technique. Three hypotheses regarding the effect of LM on BP were examined.FindingsThe results empirically reveal that comprehensive implementation of LM practices is necessary. Also, this study unravels that high BP (in terms of profitability, sales and customer satisfaction) is dependent upon the comprehensive implementation of LM practices. In other words, LM practices are not recommended to be implemented as a subset.Research limitations/implicationsAlthough this study is free from the common method bias as an implication of self-reporting by single respondent from one company, future researchers should consider of collecting data from multiple individuals in one company. Additionally, due to the study conducted in limited industries and large manufacturing firms, the results may not be applicable in other industries as well as in small and medium enterprises.Practical implicationsThis study has further confirmed and established the LM–BP relationship. In line with the complementarity theory, it provides an insight that all the LM practices should be implemented simultaneously in a holistic manner because they are mutually supportive. In such a situation, piecemeal adoption is highly not recommended.Originality/valueThis study emphasizes on how LM contributes to the superior BP. Meanwhile, little attention has been paid to investigate the LM and its implication on BP from a developing country standpoint. Thus, this study is initiated to fill the gap.
Role of helical spring locked washer in bolted joint analysis: a review
Authors: Wagh Hemant Krishnarao , Desale Girish R. , Tripathi Kartikeya 
Published: May 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to give a brief introduction of helical spring locked washer along with extensive literatures survey on role of helical spring locked washer in bolted joint analysis. It is very small component of bolted joint assembly, but it play vital role in holding the assembly components together. Helical shape of it produces spring effect in the assembly which is used for keeping the assembly in tension and that is lock the assembly under dynamic loading due to vibrations to avoid the accident.

Design/methodology/approach
– The critical literatures survey identifies role of helical spring locked washer in different areas such as design optimization, mechanism of loosening-resistant components, bolted joint analysis, finite element-based modeling, analysis and simulation. The related literatures show contribution of helical spring washers in evaluation of anti-loosening performance of assemblies as compare to other types of washers.

Findings
– It proposed that design optimization of helical spring locked washer is needed as it improves the performance in the form of load-deflection characteristics, load bearing capacity and provides the best locking force for optimize functionality.

Originality/value
– The originality or value of this paper is to finding research gaps in literatures by dividing literatures into seven different research areas and concentrating the only on role of helical spring locked washer in bolted joint analysis.
A case study of development of a mobile application from an existing web information system
Authors: Barroca Filho Itamir de Morais , Aquino Júnior Gibeon Soares 
Published: May 2016

Purpose
This paper aims to present a case study of the Metamorphosis process in the development of a mobile application based on an existing web information system.

Design/methodology/approach
The paper presents the design and execution of a case study to investigate the feasibility of using the Metamorphosis process to create mobile applications based on existing web information systems. This case study reports the development of a mobile version from SIGEventos web information system.

Findings
The use of Metamorphosis process for the development of SIGEventos Mobile, based on SIGEventos web version, allowed the investigation of the feasibility of it on creation of mobile applications based on existing web information systems. This process was considered useful for creating mobile applications based on existing information systems.

Originality/value
This paper presents a case study of Metamorphosis process.
Governance and performance in China’s real estate sector
Authors: Xu Lei , McIver Ron P. , Shan Yuan George , Wang Xiaochen 
Published: May 2016

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to link literature on China’s real estate sector and the impact of governance, ownership and political connectedness on firm financial performance. Whether these factors impact listed real estate firms differently to firms in other industry sectors is identified.Design/methodology/approach– The paper uses pooled 2008-2013 data on A-share firms. Tobin’sQcaptures firm financial performance. Explanatory variables include corporate governance, ownership, local government political connectedness, accounting data and ultimate control. Two-way interactions are estimated between real estate and ownership, governance, political connectedness and other variables. Three-way interactions are estimated between real estate, ownership, control and political connectedness. Year and industry fixed effects are absorbed.Findings– Industry concentration and proportion of state ownership appear to positively impact performance. Firm size, gearing and greater foreign ownership appear to negatively impact performance. However, differences are identified for real estate firms, in which state control and gearing positively impact performance. Greater state and foreign ownership as well as supervisory board size negatively impact performance. Finally, state control in the presence of local government connections negatively impacts performance, while greater state ownership in the presence of local government connections positively impacts performance.Originality/value– A lack of empirical evidence on the impact of corporate governance, ownership structures and political connectedness on firm performance in China’s real estate sector is addressed. Importantly, relationships among these factors and the financial performance of China’s listed real estate firms differ to those of firms in other industries.
Credit supply and corporate capital structure: evidence from Pakistan
Authors: Iqbal Amjad , Ahsan Tanveer , Zhang Xianzhi 
Published: May 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relevance of credit supply for corporate capital structure decisions of manufacturing firms in Pakistan.

Design/methodology/approach
– The implicit assumption in much of the work on capital structure is that for a firm, the availability of incremental capital depends solely on its characteristics. However, the capital market frictions suggest that suppliers of credit may also affect firms’ ability to borrow. The authors investigated this intuition by employing dynamic panel data estimators using 8,984 firm-year observations for the period 1990-2010.

Findings
– The results show that short-term debt is a major source of financing in these firms. Further, credit supply plays a significant role in these firms’ capital structure decisions and hence, they increase their short-term debt (main financing source) with an increase in credit supply in the market while payoff their long-term debt with internal funds.

Practical implications
– The findings of this study can enhance the practitioners’ and analysts’ understanding of capital structure of manufacturing firms in a bank dominated financial system, like Pakistan. Also, it can provide them more insight in understanding the alternative choices of financing and the reasons why firms prefer one over the other.

Originality/value
– To the authors’ best knowledge, this is the first study in Pakistan that considers both supply-side as well as demand-side factors of capital structure and applies dynamic panel data techniques.
Buying into the ‘good worker’ rhetoric or being as good as they need to be? The effort bargaining process of new migrant workers
Authors: Baxter‐Reid Hazel 
Published: May 2016

AbstractA great deal of attention in the literature has focused upon employers' stereotypical perceptions of Central and Eastern European workers as ‘good workers’, and the impact such views have on hiring processes in low‐skilled employment. Drawing on multiple case studies, this paper examines the good worker rhetoric through the lens of the effort bargaining process and hard HRM strategies that target marginalised workers in the labour market. In particular, the extent to which migrant workers buy into the rhetoric is explored. It is argued that migrant workers do not fully buy in to the good worker rhetoric because of issues such as high levels of education and personal aspirations and importantly, issues related to employers' strategies, bullying, discrimination, and the segmentation of migrant workers in each organisation.
Characterization of Extended Spectrum Β‐Lactamase Producing Enterobacteria and Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Raw Pork and Cooked Pork Products in South China
Authors: Li Lili , Ye Lei , Yu Li , Zhou Chenqing , Meng Hecheng 
Published: May 2016

AbstractIn this study, we assessed the co‐colonization with extended spectrum β‐lactamase producing Enterobacteria (ESBL‐E) and methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in raw pork and cooked pork products in south China. In total, 240 raw pork and 240 cooked pork samples collected from supermarkets (n = 20) and local butcher shops (n = 20) in the city of Guangzhou (China) were investigated. Raw pork and cooked pork was more frequent colonization with ESBL‐E (7.5% in raw pork and 0.4% in cooked pork products) than with MRSA (4.2% in raw pork). Two of samples were contaminated with both tested types of multidrug‐resistant bacteria. High antibiotic‐resistance rate with wide spectrums of both ESBL‐E and MRSA isolated were observed. In ESBL‐E isolates, TEM (n = 15), CTX‐M‐1 (n = 3), CTX‐M‐9 (n = 1), and SHV (n = 1) genes were detected. TEM and SHV genes were associated with CTX‐M‐1 in 2 isolates, respectively. The CTX‐M‐9 gene of 1 isolate from cooked pork samples was found to be transferred to Escherichia coli J53 by conjugation. Detected MLST‐types of MRSA were livestock‐associated ST7 (n = 5) and ST9 (n = 4), as well as hospital‐acquired ST239 (n = 1), suggesting contamination from human source(s) during meat processing. These findings confirmed a contamination of raw pork and cooked pork with ESBL‐E and MRSA and emphasized the necessity of enforcing hygienic practices and specific detection of MRSA and ESBL‐producing bacteria in meat processing and storage.
Laennec's melanosis: The first published description of metastatic melanoma
Authors: Lane‐Brown Malcolm , Roxanas Milton G 
Published: May 2016

AbstractMelanomas are a common skin condition in Australia. The authors decided to examine the history of melanomas and its metastases with particular reference to the description of Laennec and the controversy between him and his teacher Dupuytren, who challenged his pupil as to who was the first to describe melanomatous metastases to the lungs. The rivalry between teacher and student continued, with each describing a similar system of pathological classification.
Interactive Videos: Plausible Video Editing using Sparse Structure Points
Authors: Chang Chia‐Sheng , Chu Hung‐Kuo , Mitra Niloy J. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractVideo remains the method of choice for capturing temporal events. However, without access to the underlying 3D scene models, it remains difficult to make object level edits in a single video or across multiple videos. While it may be possible to explicitly reconstruct the 3D geometries to facilitate these edits, such a workflow is cumbersome, expensive, and tedious. In this work, we present a much simpler workflow to create plausible editing and mixing of raw video footage using only sparse structure points (SSP) directly recovered from the raw sequences. First, we utilize user‐scribbles to structure the point representations obtained using structure‐from‐motion on the input videos. The resultant structure points, even when noisy and sparse, are then used to enable various video edits in 3D, including view perturbation, keyframe animation, object duplication and transfer across videos, etc. Specifically, we describe how to synthesize object images from new views adopting a novel image‐based rendering technique using the SSPs as proxy for the missing 3D scene information. We propose a structure‐preserving image warping on multiple input frames adaptively selected from object video, followed by a spatio‐temporally coherent image stitching to compose the final object image. Simple planar shadows and depth maps are synthesized for objects to generate plausible video sequence mimicking real‐world interactions. We demonstrate our system on a variety of input videos to produce complex edits, which are otherwise difficult to achieve.
A case of acquired port wine stain: an association with repeated sunburn?
Authors: Seremet Sila , Benar Elif B. , Afsar Fatma Sule , Calli Aylin , Ulusarac Ozlem 
Published: May 2016

AbstractBackgroundUnlike congenital port wine stain (PWS), an acquired PWS is a rare vascular lesion that develops later in life. Although solar damage is associated with acquired PWS, there is no reported case of acquired PWS after sunburn in the literature.MethodsWe report a case of a 54‐year‐old man diagnosed with acquired PWS possibly caused by repeated sunburn.ResultsWe recommended laser treatment to our patient; however, the patient did not chose to receive any treatment.ConclusionsOur case demonstrates a possible rare occurrence of an acquired PWS after sunburn with larger lesions and more diffuse distribution. For this reason, our case differs from other acquired PWS cases.
Rendering 2D Lines on 3D Terrain Model with Optimization in Visual Quality and Running Performance
Authors: She Jiangfeng , Tan Xin , Guo Xingchen , Tan Junzhong , Liu Jianlong 
Published: May 2016

AbstractWith the gradual shift from 2D maps to a 3D virtual environment, various visual artifacts were generated by overlaying 2D map symbols on 3D terrain models. This work proposes a novel screen‐based method for rendering 2D vector lines with the accuracy of more than one pixel on the screen in real time. First, screen pixels are inversely projected onto a 3D terrain surface, and then onto the 2D vector plane. Next, these pixels are classified into three categories in terms of their intersection situation with the 2D lines. After that, a multiple sampling process is applied to the pixels that intersect with the 2D lines in order to eliminate visual artifacts, such as intermittence and aliasing (in pixel scale). Finally, a suitable point‐in‐polygon judgment is implemented to color each sample point quickly. The algorithm is realized in a heterogeneously parallel model so that the performance is improved and becomes acceptable.
Draft Genome Sequence of Mycobacterium interjectum Strain ATCC 51457
T
Authors: Levasseur Anthony , Asmar Shady , Robert Catherine , Drancourt Michel 
Published: May 2016

ABSTRACT

Mycobacterium interjectum
is a nontuberculosis species rarely responsible for human infection. The draft genome of
M. interjectum
ATCC 51457
T
comprises 5,927,979 bp, exhibiting 67.91% G+C content, 5,314 protein-coding genes, and 51 predicted RNA genes.
ОСОБЛИВОСТІ ПЕРЕБІГУ ПСИХОФІЗІОЛОГІЧНОЇ АДАПТАЦІЇ У ДІТЕЙ ІЗ РІЗНИМ РІВНЕМ ЙОДНОЇ ЗАБЕЗПЕЧЕНОСТІ
Authors: Юрчишин О. М. 
Published: May 2016

<p>У статті представлено результати вивчення в учнів молодших класів йододефіцитного стану легкого та середнього ступенів тяжкості. Неготових до системного навчання дітей з дефіцитом йоду виявлено у чотири рази більше порівняно із здоровими однолітками. Недостатній рівень йоду в організмі призводить до зниження інтелектуального рівня та зниження навчальної успішності.<strong></strong></p>
ВПЛИВ ІМУНОДЕФІЦИТУ НА РЕЗУЛЬТАТИ КОМПЛЕКСНОГО ЛІКУВАННЯ ХВОРИХ НА МУЛЬТИРЕЗИСТЕНТНИЙ ТУБЕРКУЛЬОЗ І ТУБЕРКУЛЬОЗ ІЗ РОЗШИРЕНОЮ РЕЗИСТЕНТНІСТЮ У ПОЄДНАННІ З ВІЛ-ІНФЕКЦІЄЮ
Authors: Panasuik O. V. , Melnyk V. P. , Radysh G. V. , Nychyporenko L. S. , Kolomiychuk L. A. 
Published: May 2016

<p>Обстеження й антимікобактеріальну терапію (АМБТ) на тлі антиретровірусної терапії – АРТ (І група хворих, n=60) і без АРТ (ІІ група хворих, n=52) проводили хворим на мультирезистентний туберкульоз (МРТБ), у тому числі туберкульоз із розширеною резистентністю (РРТБ), у поєднанні з ВІЛ-інфекцією з рівноцінним поділом на 3 підгрупи в кожній групі: з вихідним рівнем СД<sub>4</sub> клітин&lt;100 (ІА, n=30 і ІІА, n=23) і з СД<sub>4</sub>&gt;100 клітин в 1 мм<sup>3 </sup>(ІБ, n=30 і ІІБ, n=29), серед яких з РРТБ (ІВ, n=12 і ІІВ, n=12). Після завершення основного курсу АМБТ за результатами когортного аналізу через 18–24 місяців за показником “вилікування” вдається досягти у 76,7 % пацієнтів І групи, у тому числі в 70,0 % пацієнтів підгрупи ІА, у 83,4 % – підгрупи ІБ та у 58,4 % – підгрупи ІВ, що суттєво вище порівняно з ІІ групою (21,2 %) та її підгрупами ІІА, ІІБ і ІІВ відповідно 4,3, 34,5 і 16,6 % (р&lt;0,05). Аналогічну закономірність відмічають і щодо показника “померли”: він зменшується в 3,8 раза у хворих І групи, у тому числі в підгрупах ІА, ІБ і ІВ відповідно в 4,4, 3,1 і 3,5 раза порівняно з ІІ групою та її підгрупами (ІІА, ІІБ і ІІВ).</p>
МОРФОЛОГІЧНА ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКА СУДИН АРТЕРІАЛЬНОГО РУСЛА У ХВОРИХ ІЗ СИНДРОМОМ ДІАБЕТИЧНОЇ СТОПИ
Authors: Gerasymchuk P. O. , Vlasenko V. G. , Pavlyshyn O. V. 
Published: May 2016

<p>Метою дослідження було встановити особливості морфологічних змін судин артеріального русла нижніх кінцівок у хворих із синдромом діабетичної стопи. В основу роботи покладено вивчення 131 гістологічного препарату, який виготовили з біопсійного матеріалу, отриманого у 30 хворих із синдромом діабетичної стопи під час хірургічного лікування. При виконанні морфологічних досліджень використали загальноприйняті гістологічні методики. З метою дослідження судинного русла препарати забарвлювали за допомогою гематоксиліну та еозину, за Хартом, альциановим синім за методом Стідмена, трихромним за Массоном, суданом III. У мікросудинах та артеріях дрібного і середнього калібру порушення проявлялися переважно десквамативно-деструктивними змінами ендотелію з наступним плазматичним просяканням, склерозом та гіалінозом їхніх стінок, проліферацією клітин м’язового шару, тромбуванням просвіту. В судинах крупного калібру виявлялися атеросклеротичні зміни, особливістю яких був циркулярний або сегментарний медіакальциноз та поширення процесу на артерії середнього і навіть дрібного калібру. Такі грубі морфологічні зміни судин викликали порушення механізмів ендотелійзалежної та ендотелійнезалежної регуляції судинного тонусу. </p>
ОСОБЛИВОСТІ ЛІКУВАННЯ ПЕРЕЛОМІВ ПІДБОРІДНОГО ВІДДІЛУ НИЖНЬОЇ ЩЕЛЕПИ
Authors: Кулицька О. В. 
Published: May 2016

<p>Лікування переломів нижньої щелепи в підборідному відділі має ряд особливостей та пов’язане з більш тривалими строками загоєння. У роботі було проведено обстеження та лікування 68 хворих із переломами підборідного відділу нижньої щелепи, з яких 46 пацієнтів (контрольна група) пролікували із застосуванням консервативного методу, а 22 хворим (основна група) виконували операцію остеосинтезу з введенням суміші остеокондуктивного матеріалу та аутоплазми, збагаченої тромбоцитами, між фрагментами перелому. При застосуванні тільки консервативного методу лікування 26 % хворих демонстрували ускладнення у вигляді сповільненого загоєння ділянки перелому, 15,2 % – у вигляді нагноєння кісткової рани та травматичного остеомієліту. При використанні хірургічного методу лікування даних ускладнень не спостерігалось.</p>
Investment Decisions Under Ambiguity: Evidence from Mutual Fund Investor Behavior
Authors: Li C. Wei , Tiwari Ashish , Tong Lin 
Published: May 2016

We provide novel evidence on the role of ambiguity aversion in determining the response of mutual fund investors to fund performance. Our analysis is motivated by theoretical models of decision making by ambiguity-averse investors. A key implication of the models is that when investors face information signals of uncertain quality, they place a greater weight on the worst signal. We find strong empirical support for this prediction in the form of heightened sensitivity of investor fund flows to the worst performance measure across multiple horizons. This effect is particularly pronounced for retail funds in contrast to institutional funds. This paper was accepted by Neng Wang, finance.
Osteochondritis dissecans of the knee
Authors: Jones M. H. , Williams A. M. 
Published: May 2016

Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD) is a condition for which the aetiology remains unknown. It affects subchondral bone and secondarily its overlying cartilage and is mostly found in the knee. It can occur in adults, but is generally identified when growth remains, when it is referred to as juvenile OCD. As the condition progresses, the affected subchondral bone separates from adjacent healthy bone, and can lead to demarcation and separation of its associated articular cartilage. Any symptoms which arise relate to the stage of the disease. Early disease without separation of the lesion results in pain. Separation of the lesion leads to mechanical symptoms and swelling and, in advanced cases, the formation of loose bodies. Early identification of OCD is essential as untreated OCD can lead to the premature degeneration of the joint, whereas appropriate treatment can halt the disease process and lead to healing. Establishing the stability of the lesion is a key part of providing the correct treatment. Stable lesions, particularly in juvenile patients, have greater propensity to heal with non-surgical treatment, whereas unstable or displaced lesions usually require surgical management. This article discusses the aetiology, clinical presentation and prognosis of OCD in the knee. It presents an algorithm for treatment, which aims to promote healing of native hyaline cartilage and to ensure joint congruity. Take home message: Although there is no clear consensus as to the best treatment of OCD, every attempt should be made to retain the osteochondral fragment when possible as, with a careful surgical technique, there is potential for healing even in chronic lesions Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2016;98-B:723–9.
Benzo[e][1,2,4]triazino[2,3-c][1,2,3]triazin-2-ones electro-deficient heterocyclic compounds with promising anticancer activity
Authors: Voskoboynik Olexii Y. , Kovalenko Sergiy I. , Shishkina Svetlana V. 
Published: May 2016

Abstract
The synthesis and antitumor activity of substituted benzo[e][1,2,4]triazino[2,3-c][1,2,3]triazin-2-ones – novel electro-deficient tricyclic compounds – are described. These compounds were prepared by treatment of 3-(2-amino-3-R2-5-R3-phenyl)-6-R1-1,2,4-triazin-5(2H)-ones with sodium nitrite in acetic acid. Spectral properties of synthesized compounds were studied and compared with spectral data of known 3-R-8-R1-10-R2-2H-[1,2,4]triazino[2,3-c]quinazolin-2-ones. These compounds are promising antitumor agents. The most active anticancer compound 3d was studied in dose-depended anticancer activity assay and its selective growth inhibition against breast cancer MDA-MB-468 cell line was established (GI50=0.41 μm).