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Expanding Oldenburg: homes as third places
Authors: Purnell David 
Published: March 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this research study is to extend the concept of third places, as explained by Oldenburg (2000), as being places designed as meeting places and as being dynamic rather than static.Design/methodology/approach– The primary site for this paper is a neighborhood ritual of shared meals that has taken place every Wednesday for the past fourteen years. This was a 6 month study focusing on semi-structured interviews.Findings– Characteristics of third places when compared to other arguments for the classification of third place supports the use of space instead of the purpose of a place as the main consideration for the classification of “third place”.Research limitations/implications– Defining social events within homes as third spaces pushes the traditional third place theory forward. It offers a way for rituals to be explored more deeply through the experiences they offer.Practical implications– This study asks the reader to pay attention to the periphery where interaction takes place and consider how we frame concepts of third places.Social implications– Third places create an environment that allows individuals expressions of restraint (to keep the distance between yourself and others), relaxation (to be yourself), freedom (from judgment), reflexivity (when you look back at past events) and vulnerability (opening yourself up to the possibilities that come from interacting with others).Originality/value– The distinction of third place is not so much in the categorization of the building but rather in the use for which the space serves. Extending these conversations into future research endeavors would be to continue and to extend the discussion/description of third places.
A social network analysis of South Central Kansas Workforce Innovations in Regional Economic Development
Authors: Dziadkowiec Oliwier , Wituk Scott , Franklin Debra 
Published: March 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this study is to evaluate the composition and strengths/weaknesses and major actors of a coalition of regional economic leaders in the composites participating in the Workforce Innovations in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) project aimed at supporting high-skilled and high-wage careers.

Design/methodology/approach
– Social network analysis (SNA) was used to assess south-central (SC) Kansas WIRED coalition (n = 81) based on three surveys question: Who do you know? Who do you communicate with? and Who do you collaborate with? All the surveys were administered online in two waves.

Findings
– SC Kansas WIRED network has a strong core, well-defined periphery and is immune to key actor losses, which suggests that they are well developed and sustainable. The well-defined periphery positions the collaborative to reach out to resources outside of the network and innovation.

Practical implications
– SC Kansas WIRED Leadership team used the SNA to identify opportunities for further collaboration and reach out to individuals and groups who are not engaged well with others but are positioned well for sparking innovation and bringing resources to the region.

Originality/value
– There are few analytic resources to empirically examine coalitions/collaboratives and the human and economic resources embedded in them. The results of this study and the feedback from SC Kansas WIRED Leadership team suggests that SNA was very valuable in identifying areas for action or improvement of the SC Kansas WIRED collaborative and can be utilized for effective decision-making.
Place branding in strategic spatial planning
Authors: Oliveira Eduardo Henrique da Silva 
Published: March 2015

Purpose– This paper aims to firstly depict the theoretical links between place branding and strategic spatial planning to provide further theoretical and conceptual foundations. Secondly, it aims to explore the roots of place branding theory and practice in Portugal, as well as how place branding has been approached (or not) in spatial development plans, strategic initiatives and policy documents by stating the territorial, spatial-economic and sectoral development trajectories for the country and its northern region.Design/methodology/approach– A content analysis of 20 spatial development plans, strategies and policy documents (of 30 identified), published by Portuguese authorities, the European Union (EU) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, mainly for the period between 2014 and 2020, has been used.Findings– Empirical evidence shows that tourism-oriented promotion initiatives, investment-oriented marketing campaigns and communication strategies uniquely supported by visual elements and aesthetic values (e.g. logos and slogans) deserve more attention from authorities in charge of spatial planning and policy-making. Place branding is an absent term. Moreover, there is inconsistency between current research and practice on place branding and how it has been incorporated in strategic spatial planning at EU, national and regional levels.Research limitations/implications– Whilst some of the research findings are place-specific (Portugal and its northern region), this exploratory paper aims to present a better understanding of the way in which places and branding can be conceptually addressed, primarily by assigning a spatial dimension to the idea of branding places and its alignment with strategic spatial planning and spatial plan-making.Originality/value– This paper critically explores the actual or potential roles of place branding as an instrument for the attainment of strategic spatial planning goals through its integration in plan and policy-making. By guiding the attention of academics, practitioners and policymakers towards a strategic spatially oriented approach to place branding, the paper brings an alternative view to the scholarly and professional debate on place branding.
Portfolio diversification during monetary loosening policy
Authors: Makiel Kamil 
Published: March 2015

Purpose– The purpose of the paper is to analyze the impact of quantitative easing (QE) performed in the USA on relationship between assets mainly from mining and oil industries. Based on the empirical results, the method of diversified portfolio creation has been proposed.Design/methodology/approach– Nine DCC-GARCH-type models have been estimated for each group centered around a main asset: a company from the oil or mining industry, the appropriate currency pair for its market of origin, commodities which could be used for the diversification of risk involved in investing in a portfolio containing the company, and the largest company from the same industry listed on the US market. Each series of conditional correlations was analyzed with regard to the changes that occurred during the various stages of QE.Findings– The correlations are shown to be stabilizing in the successive stages of QE. The most significant changes in the distribution of correlations can be observed after the first stage of QE. The effects of QE are evident not only in the USA but also in other countries; however, the level of its influence varies between different markets and assets. It is possible to diversify the inflation, currency and market portfolio risk by appropriately chosen asset decomposition.Research limitations/implications– The DCC model is limited, so to provide more precise results, more sophisticated models can be estimated and compared.Practical implications– The paper investigate the fact of stabilization in financial markets relations. The findings may prove the validity of continuation of QE. A portfolio creation method has been proposed – it has been stated that including commodity in portfolio is more appropriate then only-bond–equity mix.Originality/value– The new approach of analyzing financial stability has been proposed – the control for stability of conditional correlation.
Visualization and establishment of product design regulations as interactive modules
Authors: Blomé Mikael 
Published: March 2015

Purpose– This paper aims to explore the preferable manner for visualizing different product regulations to be used in the training of and communication between people working at different levels in the production process. Many organizations struggle to communicate important and compulsory regulations, but the intended users are often reluctant to use them.Design/methodology/approach– The study has an action research approach, and the visualized regulations were the result of a human-centered design process that considered aspects for successful organizational change.Findings– The action research approach proved to be a successful framework to design the transformation of well-constructed illustrations in interactive guides, communicate and convince managers and users of the potential of the concept, develop a number of different well-functioning guides and establish regulations with illustrative elements and interactivity in a long-term perspective of an organization.Research limitations/implications– Further research is needed to follow-up the usage of visualized regulations to clarify how communication and quality are supported in design and production processes.Practical implications– The study shows how different product regulations should be visualized and established in an organization, with a potential for further dissemination. It is likely that the approach to design and visualize regulations in this study can function in other branches.Originality/value– The study finds a preferable manner for visualizing different product regulations to be used in the training of and communication between people working at different levels in the production process.
An analysis of the barriers to the proliferation of M-commerce in Qatar
Authors: Khan Habibullah , Talib Faisal , Faisal Mohd. Nishat 
Published: March 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to identify and develop a hierarchical model for the barriers affecting the growth of mobile commerce (M-commerce). Based on the model developed, the authors’ objective is to identify those variables that are of strategic nature and are the root cause of the issue.

Design/methodology/approach
– Variables considered as barriers are identified, and utilizing the interpretive structural model approach, a relationship model is developed. Further, the impact matrix cross-reference multiplication applied to a classification approach is used to analyze the effect and dependence among these factors.

Findings
– The research in the area of M-commerce in the Arab world and related to the strategic aspect is limited in the extant literature. The present study tries to fill this gap by investigating the variables that inhibit the growth of M-commerce in Qatar. The research shows that there exists a group of barriers having a high driving power and low dependence requiring maximum attention and of strategic importance, while another group consists of those variables that have high dependence and are the resultant actions.

Practical implications
– There is a growing concern that although the numbers of mobile subscribers are increasing at a very fast pace in Qatar, actual M-commerce activities in the country remain low. The findings of this study can be used to understand the differences between the independent and dependent variables and their mutual relationships. The study would also help the policy makers to develop suitable strategies to facilitate growth of M-commerce in the country.

Originality/value
– This research was the first attempt to investigate the relationships among the variables inhibiting the growth of M-commerce in a fast-growing economy in a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. Given that there is limited research on M-commerce in the GCC context, the study can be viewed as an investigation that provides a good understanding of the variables and their interrelationships affecting M-commerce proliferation.
Sustaining Sweden’s competitive position: lean lifelong learning
Authors: Isaksson Raine , Garvare Rickard , Johnson Mikael , Kuttainen Christer , Pareigis Jörg 
Published: March 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to explore what options the adult learner has for continued learning and what role universities are playing in providing net-based education. Current options for lifelong learning and improvement opportunities in the educational process are described based on an assessment inspired by principles of lean management.

Design/methodology/approach
– Sweden is chosen as an example. The current level of net-based university education and the demand for it is assessed using official Swedish data. Lean management principles are used as a starting point to define parameters for interest for the adult learner. These parameters are then converted into a five-level scale for assessing current performance with focus on university courses. The authors also study how Swedish County Councils manage their employee education and carry out a check of courses offered by massive open online course providers.

Findings
– Lean management principles in combination with customer focus seem to present relevant parameters for assessing distance education. Preliminary results indicate that lean lifelong learning has a considerable improvement potential. The main reasons for this potential seem to be more of a bureaucratic and political nature, whereas technology and resources appear to be less of an issue.

Practical implications
– The results have implications for both universities and organisations. The pressure on universities to become more customer-focussed, while at the same time, cost-effectiveness is likely to increase.

Originality/value
– Using the customer perspective for educational services and applying lean principles to education.
Merciful yet effective elderly care performance management practices
Authors: Angelis Jannis , Jordahl Henrik 
Published: March 2015

Purpose
– The study aims to compare management practices in private and publicly owned elderly care homes. The demands for cost-effective care combined with emphasis on client experience highlights the importance of appropriate management practices.

Design/methodology/approach
– The study utilises a survey of 500 homes covering management practices on monitoring, performance management and staff development. These are highly correlated, allowing for treating the practices both in aggregate and individually in the analysis. Additional questions capture information on site and management conditions.

Findings
– Management practices employed at the elderly care homes vary greatly, with high and low individual scores found in most homes. But private homes consistently score higher than public homes, especially when it comes to incentive practices. Also, elderly care homes of both ownership forms score at the top and bottom of each management practice. But looking at the average management score, there are fewer private homes that score really low and more private homes that score really high.

Practical implications
– The results identify given characteristics and maturity of the various management practices employed to plan and control operations in the elderly care homes and provides managerial and staff insights into their use.

Originality/value
– The application and impact of standard management practices has previously been limited in publicly funded services. Little is known about management practices in elderly care and whether the practices are associated with better performance.
Fungal Isolates from a Pu‐Erh Type Tea Fermentation and Their Ability to Convert Tea Polyphenols to Theabrownins
Authors: Wang Qiuping , Gong Jiashun , Chisti Yusuf , Sirisansaneeyakul Sarote 
Published: March 2015

AbstractThe natural microbiota involved in the fermentation influence the quality and taste of fully postfermented teas such as China's Pu‐erh tea. Ten microbial isolates representing 6 species were recovered from a solid‐state fermentation of a Pu‐erh type tea. The isolates were Aspergillus tubingensis, Aspergillus marvanovae, Rhizomucor pusillus, Rhizomucor tauricus, Aspergillus fumigatus, and Candida mogii. With the exception of A. marvanovae and C. mogii, all these microorganisms have been previously reported in solid‐state fermentations of native Pu‐erh tea. The ability of the isolates for converting the tea polyphenols to bioactive theabrownins in infusions of sun‐dried green tea leaves in a submerged fermentation process was subsequently investigated. All isolates except C. mogii TISTR 5938 effectively produced theabrownins in a 4‐d fermentation in shake flasks at 40 °C, 250 rpm. A. tubingensis TISTR 3646, A. tubingensis TISTR 3647, A. marvanovae TISTR 3648, and A. fumigatus TISTR 3654 produced theabrownins at particularly high levels of 6.5, 12.4, 11.1, and 8.4 g/L, respectively.
Post Keynesian Theories of Crisis
Authors: Keen Steve 
Published: March 2015

AbstractPost Keynesian economics has two complementary theories of crisis that were used to predict the 2007 crisis and diagnose its causes: Minsky's financial instability hypothesis and Godley's stock‐flow‐consistent approach. Both theories take a monetary perspective on capitalism and argue that the dynamics of private debt caused the crisis. As well as explaining the crisis and enabling its occurrence (though not precise timing) to be predicted, both theories imply that the current recovery will be short‐lived because the underlying cause of the last crisis has not been addressed by subsequent economic policy.
Stressing the recurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroidectomy
Authors: Serpell Jonathan W. , Lee James C. , Chiu Wing K. , Edwards Glenn 
Published: March 2015

AbstractBackgroundIn thyroidectomy, little has been reported on the differential recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) palsy rates between the left and right sides. Even less is known about the potential differences causing these differential rates. This study reports the left versus right RLN palsy rates of total thyroidectomy cases in a single institution, relating them to the comparative stiffness of the left and right porcine RLNs. Computed stress modelling was also used to estimate the differential levels of tension within each RLN.MethodsFor the comparison of the left and right RLN palsy rates, 1926 cases of total thyroidectomy (between 2007 and 2013) from the Monash University Endocrine Surgery Unit were included. Stiffness of porcine RLNs was experimentally determined by measuring nerve extension against incremental increase in load. Additionally, the tension of intraoperatively stretched RLNs was estimated by computer modelling.ResultsThe left RLN had a palsy rate of 0.9% (18/1926), which was significantly lower (P = 0.025) than the right RLN palsy rate of 1.8% (34/1926). The left porcine RLN was 22% stiffer than the right RLN (P = 0.004). The stress modelling estimated that at the apex of the artificial RLN genu during anteromedial rotation of the thyroid lobe, the right RLN experiences twice the tension experienced by the left RLN.ConclusionThe stiffer left RLN and the higher tension generated in the right RLN during thyroidectomy may jointly contribute to the higher right RLN palsy rate.
Phyllodes tumour among participants in screening mammography
Authors: Farshid Gelareh , Gill P. Grantley 
Published: March 2015

AbstractBackgroundIn screening, the distinction between phyllodes tumour (PT) and fibroadenoma (FA) is imprecise, often needing surgery.MethodsIn this retrospective cohort study and literature review, we wished to (i) present our experience with PT diagnosed among screening participants; (ii) identify discriminating features between FA and PT; (iii) assess the efficacy of cancer screening in identifying PT; and (iv) for women diagnosed with PT, determine appropriate breast cancer screening schedules.ResultsDuring a 23.7 years time frame, PT was diagnosed in 30 women, reflecting an incidence of 2.53 per 100 000 women screened. Only 22 (73.3%) PT were found by screening. The remaining eight (26.7%) presented as interval tumours. Thirteen PT were benign, eight borderline and nine malignant. Six of eight (75%) malignant PT were symptomatic. A circumscribed mass, mean diameter 34.7 mm, was the dominant finding. Enlargement (14 imaging, seven clinical) was documented in 21 (70%) cases. Diagnostic open biopsy was required in 67.9%. Follow‐up of at least 12 months is available in 20 cases. Only two developed recurrence. One woman died of metastatic PT and one PT recurred locally.ConclusionThe extreme rarity of PT in screening contrasts with the prevalence of FAs. The peak incidence of PT in women is 40–50, whereas screening is targeted at women 50–74. Two yearly screening mammography is not designed to detect PT reliably. In particular, malignant PT grows rapidly and becomes symptomatic. Women with benign PT can continue with screening. Women with borderline and malignant PT should resume screening after 5 years of specialist surveillance.
Outcomes of the house advancement flap for pilonidal sinus
Authors: Mackowski Alicia , Levitt Michael 
Published: March 2015

AbstractBackgroundMany surgical techniques have been described for the treatment of pilonidal sinus, yet rates of recurrence and prolonged wound healing remain high and consensus on the optimal technique is lacking. This retrospective study evaluates outcomes of the use of the house advancement flap in the treatment of pilonidal sinus including time to wound healing, sinus recurrence, wound infection and flap necrosis.MethodThirty‐three consecutive patients who underwent excision and house advancement flap for pilonidal sinus, of whom seven patients (21%) had recurrent pilonidal sinus disease following previous surgical intervention, were reviewed retrospectively. Follow‐up ranged from 4 to 59 months (mean 28 months).ResultsAll 33 patients completed a follow‐up survey. Age at time of operation ranged from 14 to 44 years with a mean of 25 years. No patients developed wound infection or flap necrosis. Four patients (12%) failed to achieve primary wound healing; mean time to wound healing for the remaining 29 patients was 62 days. Recurrence of pilonidal sinus occurred in eight patients (24%), at a mean time of 22 months post‐operatively.ConclusionThe house advancement flap achieves primary wound closure in almost 90% of cases with few acute post‐operative complications. However delayed wound healing and sinus recurrence remain issues with this technique and it appears to have little advantage over other primary closure techniques.
A CHARACTERIZATION OF THE RAWLSIAN SOCIAL ORDERING OVER INFINITE UTILITY STREAMS
Authors: Miyagishima Kaname 
Published: March 2015

ABSTRACTIn this paper, we characterize a Rawlsian ordering over infinite utility streams using a fairness principle called Hammond Equity, as well as a weak efficiency principle, Sup Continuity, and a condition that links finite and infinite settings of distributive justice called Preference Continuity.
HARSH NORMS AND SCREENING FOR LOYALTY
Authors: Berg Nathan , Kim Jeong‐Yoo 
Published: March 2015

ABSTRACTNorms that restrict choice sets or impose otherwise harsh requirements would seem to act as barriers to group formation by raising the costs of adherence to potential and continuing members. Contrary to that intuition, one observes a broad range of group norms in the real world that impose large costs on group members. Iannaccone provides a rationale for harsh norms as a mechanism to reduce free‐riding in supplying a club good. This paper proposes a new rationalization for harsh group norms as a mechanism under which harsh norms serve to screen out disloyal members, providing what is essentially a technology for measuring loyalty in environments where group leaders cannot reliably measure group members' loyalty. The model demonstrates that loyalty can be signalled through acts that are seemingly irrelevant to the group's core objectives and identity.