bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Gender differences in information processing and transparency: cases of apparel brands’ social responsibility claims
Authors: Bhaduri Gargi , Ha-Brookshire Jung 
Published: July 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this study was to understand how male and female consumers differently evaluate sustainability claims from brands and how brands’ sustainability efforts and the presence/absence of information transparency in the claims affect their brand schemas differently.

Design/methodology/approach
– Five hundred participants were recruited for an online experiment implementing both treatment and message variance. PROCESS, a recently developed regression-based bootstrapping technique was used to test the hypotheses.

Findings
– Males were more likely than females to rely on their existing schemas for judgment in case of Made in USA but not Fair Labor claims. The presence of information transparency in claims reduced participants’ reliance on their schemas.

Practical implications
– The findings might be helpful for brands to design marketing claims with specific customer segments to stand out amidst advertisement clutter. Especially, brands targeting male consumers might try to build strong brand schemas starting the early stages of brand image building as males tend to consistently rely on their schemas for judgment. On the other hand, brands might benefit from providing transparent information about their sustainability efforts in their claims (especially those related to Made in USA) while targeting female consumers. However, irrespective of gender, brands might benefit from making claims with information transparency.

Originality/value
– This study investigated the influence of gender in evaluation of brands’ sustainability claims and the role of information transparency in the process, thereby filling a gap in literature. It is one of the very few studies to empirically investigate not only whether males and females are different in their information processing styles but also how such differences arise.
Speaking candidly: how managers’ political stances affect consumers’ brand attitudes
Authors: Leak Roland L , Woodham Omar P , McNeil Kimberly R 
Published: July 2015

Purpose– This paper aims to investigate how consumers react to corporate managers publicly espousing an ideological belief regarding a social issue. In particular, this paper investigates anger derived by consumers as a mediator explaining why consumer attitudes change.Design/methodology/approach– An experiment was used to present respondents with a scenario about managers espousing specific ideological beliefs. All independent and dependent variables were measured. Variable relationships were analyzed utilizing general linear models to understand direct effects and bootstrapping to understand mediation.Findings– When made public, managers’ stances can make multiple, possibly competing, ideologies salient to consumers. Consumer reaction to a stance is most positive when held ideological beliefs are competing and consumers anchor on one ideology in agreement with the manager’s stance, leading to less anger and enhanced brand attitudes. When competing beliefs exist, consumers minimize the importance of dissonant beliefs. Further, preexisting brand attitudes provide a halo effect which helps to determine the amount of anger derived and any potential shift in brand attitude.Practical implications– This paper offers insights into when a reparative brand strategy may need to be structured after a manager’s ideological stance is made public. Not all of a company’s targeted demographic will take offense, and any reparative communications may need to focus on the consumer relationship with the brand rather than an outright apology.Originality/value– This paper adds to the literature investigating the intersection of ideology and marketing. This paper shows that there is an opportunity for managers to strategically shape marketing messages to capitalize on situations where consumers hold multiple, possibly competing ideological beliefs. Thus, this paper highlights that understanding consumers’ brand attitude shifts requires a more encompassing view of ideologies, as opposed to viewing them in isolation.
Customer responses to the CSR of banking companies
Authors: Pérez Andrea , Rodríguez del Bosque Ignacio 
Published: July 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to apply a thoroughly tested model to the study of how corporate social responsibility (CSR) perceptions impact customers’ affective and behavioural responses in the banking industry. As a contribution to the previous literature, the moderating role of the type of company (savings banks vs. commercial banks) in the conceptual model is explored.Design/methodology/approach– A structural equation model is tested with information collected from 648 customers of savings banks and 476 customers of commercial banks.Findings– The findings demonstrate that CSR perceptions positively impact customer identification with the banking company, emotions, satisfaction, recommendation and repurchase behaviours in both samples. However, CSR is perceived differently by customers depending on the type of banking company that implements it. Thus, its effects on customers’ affective and behavioural responses are different.Practical implications– Practitioners should not try to promote the best CSR approach for a standardised organisation, regardless of its special industry characteristics. They should be aware of the differences customers perceive in companies to adapt their CSR initiatives to the expectations of their targets.Originality/value– The contributions of the paper are two-fold. On the one hand, the banking industry has been scarcely explored by previous scholars. On the other hand, the authors explain the role that the type of banking company plays in the conceptual model proposed in the paper because significant differences are observed among savings bank customers and commercial bank customers concerning their affective and behavioural responses to CSR perceptions.
The business model canvas as a platform for business information literacy instruction
Authors: O'Neill Terence William 
Published: July 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to describe how the graphic organizer the Business Model Canvas can be used as a platform for business information literacy instruction.

Design/methodology/approach
– This paper is a case study of the application of the Business Model Canvas in business information literacy instruction in an academic setting.

Findings
– Entrepreneurship students can struggle to differentiate between the purposes of databases and to integrate research findings into the planning of their business. The Business Model Canvas (BMC) provides a common framework for entrepreneurship students to understand the different purposes of the many information sources available and imposes the iterative process of making and testing assumptions against research.

Research limitations/implications
– The findings discussed here are used in business and entrepreneurship classes, and thus far this process has been used with that group in mind. This case study also discusses relatively new processes; the teaching described has not yet been rigorously assessed.

Practical implications
– This process gives students practice integrating library resources into their work and understanding the use of specific resources. This model for instruction could be applied to business information literacy in entrepreneurship classes and courses in other disciplines which also incorporate project planning.

Social implications
– This process has the potential to improve the opportunity assessment process for student entrepreneurs and to enrich information-seeking practices for entrepreneurs.

Originality/value
– Little has been written about the use of graphic organizers to differentiate between information resources. This research helps address this gap, while also helping to further explore how entrepreneurship students can best use library resources while developing their business plans.
FYI for FYE: 20-minute instruction for library orientation
Authors: Hottinger Paul R , Zagami-Lopez Natalie M , Bryndzia Alexandra S 
Published: July 2015

Purpose– This paper aims to provide an understanding of the experience of developing instruction to first-year-experience (FYE) students by introducing multiple library resources in 20 minutes.Design/methodology/approach– Introduce FYE students to library resources using activity-based learning models. Using activity-based learning models, FYE students at Cal Poly Pomona, in Pomona, California, were introduced to multiple library resources that were woven into major library resources that fulfilled FYE competencies.Findings– This paper demonstrates that librarians can effectively conduct library instruction to introduce FYE students to the core library resources in a 20-minute breakout session without the use of written assessments.Originality/value– This paper would be beneficial for academic librarians developing library instruction for FYE students. The instruction designed within this paper provides useful examples for teaching information literacy for limited time, one-shot sessions and semester-long library instruction courses, using active teaching and learning methods that call for student participation and engagement.
Using a “virtual joint venture” to facilitate the adoption of intermodal transport
Authors: Monios Jason , Bergqvist Rickard 
Published: July 2015

Purpose– This paper aims to examine a strategic alliance between a large shipper and a freight forwarder to provide an intermodal service to and from the port of Gothenburg. The supply chain literature discusses various models of supply chain collaboration and integration. When applied to logistics, each has been shown to exhibit different levels of success depending on particular factors.Design/methodology/approach– The methodology is a single in-depth case paper based on action research, interviews and document analysis.Findings– According to this innovative model, a new entity is not set up but an open-book basis is established, long-term contracts with other parties are signed, risks and profits are shared and the shipper makes several investments specific to the service. Thus, the benefits of a joint venture are obtained without needing to establish a new organisation, thereby sacrificing flexibility and independence.Research limitations/implications– A limitation of this study is that it is based on a single case of best practice; it may be difficult to replicate the high levels of trust in other situations. Nevertheless, the evident success of this “virtual joint venture” suggests that some elements are transferable to other cases, and the model may be refined through additional case analysis.Practical implications– Results indicate several advantages of this “virtual joint venture” model, including risk sharing, knowledge development, long-term service stability and diversification of activities, which all contribute to facilitating the shift of a large customer from road haulage to intermodal transport. Potential challenges mainly relate to contractual complexity.Originality/value– This paper identifies an innovative business model for logistics integration that can be used in future in other cases to make modal shift more attractive and successful, which is a key aim of government policy in many countries.
Communicating across age-groups: variance in consumer attitudes from tweenagers to adults
Authors: Sharma Ruppal Walia 
Published: July 2015

Purpose
– This paper aims to study whether age impacts the responses to different communication cues in terms of brand recall, attitude toward advertisement, attitude toward brand and purchase intention, and which age groups respond more favorably to a given cue.

Design/methodology/approach
– An experimental research was conducted across a sample of 1,050 respondents in Delhi to test variance in consumer attitudes across “tweenagers”, teenagers, youth, young adults and adults, when exposed to different communication cues for dummy brands of biscuits and mobile handsets.

Findings
– Significant variances were observed in consumer attitudes across the five age groups. However, the variation pattern differs across the two product categories. The caricature cue worked well for biscuits across most age groups. For mobile handsets, the picture cue was very effective for the two younger age groups but not as much for others. The product information cue was highly effective for adults.

Practical implications
– The study provides insights on making communication for brands targeted at more than one age group. If adults are a part of the marketers’ age group, some amount of product information is highly desirable, just as bright pictures/caricatures are necessary for tweenagers. For teenagers, who exhibit high variance vis-a-vis other age groups, communication needs to be customized. For brands where both children and adults are part of the target audience, common appeals can easily be identified, as they had similar responses in all but one case.

Originality/value
– The framework proposed in this research fills a gap in the existing literature by establishing that age impacts attitude formation in response to communication cues and gives insights for marketing communication.
Characterization of IS26‐composite transposons and multidrug resistance in conjugative plasmids from Enterobacter cloacae
Authors: Chen Chih‐Ming , Yu Wen‐Liang , Huang Mei , Liu Jau‐Jin , Chen I‐Chien , Chen Huei‐Fen , Wu Lii‐Tzu 
Published: July 2015

ABSTRACTSHV‐12 is the most widespread resistance determinant of Enterobacter cloacae in Taiwan; however, blaSHV‐12 has rarely been mobilized. Six multidrug‐resistant E. cloacae isolates were collected. After conjugal transfer, plasmid profiling and analysis of incompatibility groups was performed to characterize the genetic context of blaSHV‐12‐containing fragments. The presence of mobile genetic elements was demonstrated by PCR, cloning, sequencing and bioinformatics analyses. Four different β‐lactamase genes (blaTEM‐1, blaSHV‐12, blaCTX‐M‐3 and/or blaCTX‐M‐14) were observed in the conjugative plasmids belonging to the IncHI2 (n = 4), IncI1 or IncP incompatibility groups. The IS26‐blaSHV‐12‐IS26 locus was located in five different genetic environments. A novel structural organization of a class 1 integron with the aac(6')‐IIc cassette truncated by IS26 was identified in one isolate. Thus, blaSHV‐12 was obtained from different plasmids through IS26‐mediated homologous recombination. IS26 plays a vital role in the distribution of mobile resistance elements between different plasmids found in multidrug‐resistant E. cloacae isolates.
A postpartum haemorrhage package with condom uterine balloon tamponade: a prospective multi‐centre case series in Kenya, Sierra Leone, Senegal, and Nepal
Authors: Burke TF , Ahn R , Nelson BD , Hines R , Kamara J , Oguttu M , Dulo L , Achieng E , Achieng B , Natarajan A , Maua J , Kargbo SAS , Altawil Z , Tester K , de Redon E , Niang M , Abdalla K , Eckardt MJ 
Published: July 2015

ObjectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness and safety of an ultra‐low‐cost uterine balloon tamponade package (ESM‐UBT™) for facility‐based management of uncontrolled postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) in Kenya, Sierra Leone, Senegal, and Nepal.DesignProspective multi‐centre case series.SettingFacilities in resource‐scarce areas of Kenya, Sierra Leone, Nepal, and Senegal.PopulationWomen with uncontrolled postpartum haemorrhage in 307 facilities across the four countries.MethodsA standardised ESM‐UBT package was implemented in 307 facilities over 29 months (1 September 2012 to 1 February 2015). Data were collected via a multi‐pronged approach including data card completion, chart reviews, and provider interviews. Beginning in August 2014, women who had previously undergone UBT placement were sought and queried regarding potential complications associated with UBT use.Main outcome measuresAll‐cause survival, survival from PPH, and post‐UBT use complications (surgery, hospitalisation, antibiotics for pelvic infection) associated with UBT use.Results201 UBTs were placed for uncontrolled vaginal haemorrhage refractory to all other interventions. In all, 38% (71/188) of women were either unconscious or confused at the time of UBT insertion. All‐cause survival was 95% (190/201). However, 98% (160/163) of women survived uncontrolled PPH if delivery occurred at an ESM‐UBT online facility. One (1/151) potential UBT‐associated complication (postpartum endometritis) was identified and two improvised UBTs were placed in women with a ruptured uterus.ConclusionsThese pilot data suggest that the ESM‐UBT package is a clinically promising and safe method to arrest uncontrolled postpartum haemorrhage and save women's lives. The UBT was successfully placed by all levels of facility‐based providers. Future studies are needed to further evaluate the effectiveness of ESM‐UBT in low‐resource settings.Tweetable abstractEvidence for ESM‐UBT as a clinically promising and safe method to arrest uncontrolled PPH and save women's lives.
A Longitudinal Examination of the Associations Between Shyness, Drinking Motives, Alcohol Use, and Alcohol‐Related Problems
Authors: Young Chelsie M. , DiBello Angelo M. , Traylor Zachary K. , Zvolensky Michael J. , Neighbors Clayton 
Published: July 2015

BackgroundThe current study evaluated the roles of drinking motives and shyness in predicting problem alcohol use over 2 years.MethodsFirst‐year college student drinkers (n = 818) completed assessments of alcohol use and related problems, shyness, and drinking motives every 6 months over a 2‐year period.ResultsGeneralized linear mixed models indicated that shyness was associated with less drinking, but more alcohol‐related problems. Further, shyness was associated with coping, conformity, and enhancement drinking motives, but was not associated with social drinking motives. However, when examining coping motives, moderation analyses revealed that social drinking motives were more strongly associated with coping motives among individuals higher in shyness. In addition, coping, conformity, and enhancement motives, but not social motives, mediated associations between shyness and alcohol‐related problems over time. Finally, coping motives mediated the association between the interaction of shyness and social motives and alcohol‐related problems.ConclusionsTogether, the results suggest that shy individuals may drink to reduce negative affect, increase positive affect, and fit in with others in social situations, which may then contribute to greater risk for subsequent alcohol‐related problems.
Adolescent Drinking Risks Associated with Specific Drinking Contexts
Authors: Mair Christina , Lipperman‐Kreda Sharon , Gruenewald Paul J. , Bersamin Melina , Grube Joel W. 
Published: July 2015

BackgroundTo identify drinking contexts toward which prevention efforts should be directed, associations of context‐specific alcohol use (past‐year frequency of drinking and heavier drinking in the context) with a range of alcohol‐related problems were examined in a population sample of adolescents.MethodsA sample of youths (ages 15 to 18) residing in 50 medium‐to‐large California cities (n = 473 drinkers) was obtained. Respondents provided information about 7 past‐year alcohol‐related problems in 3 domains (physiological consequences, alcohol‐related violence, and conflict/trouble) and the number of times in the past year they used 6 distinct drinking contexts (parties, restaurants/bars, parking lots/street corners, beaches/parks, respondent's home without parents, and someone else's home without parents). Context‐specific dose–response model was estimated for each context using censored Tobit models with heteroskedasticity corrections.ResultsPhysiological problems were associated with more frequent drinking in 5 of 6 contexts. Heavier drinking in restaurants/bars/nightclubs (b = 0.22, SE = 0.10) and someone else's home without parents (b = 0.14, SE = 0.06) was associated with greater risk of violence. Conflict/trouble was associated with more frequent drinking in parking lots/street corners, declining at higher levels of drinking.ConclusionsCertain drinking contexts are related to problems among youths, some because they are associated with frequent alcohol consumption and others because they are associated with heavier drinking. Identifying which drinking contexts are related to specific alcohol‐related problems and why is an essential component of developing effective preventive interventions.
Effect of Functionally Significant Deiodinase Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms on Drinking Behavior in Alcohol Dependence: An Exploratory Investigation
Authors: Lee Mary R. , Schwandt Melanie L. , Bollinger Jared W. , Dias Alexandra A. , Oot Emily N. , Goldman David , Hodgkinson Colin A. , Leggio Lorenzo 
Published: July 2015

BackgroundAbnormalities of the hypothalamic‐pituitary‐thyroid (HPT) axis have been reported in alcoholism; however, there is no definitive agreement on the specific thyroid abnormalities and their underlying mechanisms in alcohol dependence. The biological activity of thyroid hormones or the availability of T3 is regulated by the three deiodinase enzymes: D1, D2, and D3. In the context of alcohol use, functionally significant single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of these deiodinase genes may play a role in HPT dysfunction.MethodsThis study explored the effect of three functionally significant SNPs (D1: rs2235544, D2: rs225014, and rs12885300) of deiodinase genes on drinking behavior and thyroid‐stimulating hormone (TSH) levels in alcohol‐dependent (N = 521) and control subjects (N = 288).ResultsRs225014 was associated with significant differences in the amount of naturalistic alcohol drinking assessed by Timeline Follow Back. Alcohol‐dependent subjects had significantly higher TSH levels compared to controls; however, there was no effect of genotype on TSH levels for either group.ConclusionsThese findings extend previous studies on thyroid dysfunction in alcoholism and provide novel, albeit preliminary, information by linking functionally significant genetic polymorphisms of the deiodinase enzymes with alcohol‐drinking behavior.
Risk Factors for Sudden Cardiac Death Among Patients with Alcohol Dependence: A Nested Case–Control Study
Authors: Wu Shu‐I , Tsai Shang‐Ying , Huang Ming‐Chyi , Stewart Robert , Kuo Chian‐Jue , Chen Chiao‐Chicy 
Published: July 2015

BackgroundExcessive alcohol consumption causes a broad range of health problems, including premature mortality and sudden cardiac death (SCD). We identified potential clinical characteristics and laboratory indices associated with SCD among patients with alcohol dependence.MethodsPatients with alcohol dependence (n = 2,793) admitted to a psychiatric center in northern Taiwan between 1985 and 2008 were linked with a national mortality database for causes of death. Of the 2,793 patients in the cohort, 67 cases died of SCD. The standardized mortality ratio (SMR) of SCD relative to the general population was calculated. Based on a nested case–control design, we selected a set of sex‐, age‐, and year‐of‐admission‐matched two control subjects for each case derived from the cohort. We collated the clinical information through a standardized review of patients' medical records. Conditional logistic regressions were then conducted to explore potential exposures associated with SCD.ResultsThe sample had substantially higher SCD mortality (SMR 12.8) compared to the general population. After adjustments in the multivariate analyses for the clinical profiles at the index (earliest) admission, both abnormal electrocardiography (ECG) (adjusted risk ratio = 16.97, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.60 to 179.58, p = 0.019) and elevated aspartate aminotransferase levels (adjusted risk ratio = 1.01, 95% CI 1.00 to 1.02, p = 0.046) were significantly associated with SCD.ConclusionsThis study raises the question of whether intensive follow‐up of patients with elevated AST and abnormal ECG findings should be evaluated as a strategy to prevent SCD in patients with alcohol dependence.