bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Retail store environment and customer experience: a paradigm
Authors: Sachdeva Ishita , Goel Suhsma 
Published: August 2015

Purpose– The current context of retail is extremely challenging. Retail environments are pushing consumers to appreciate hedonic aspects of consumption. Retailers are finding new ways to offer customers something unique or special in order to encourage traffic to physical stores. People like to touch, feel, smell, taste, inspect, test and try on. It is a holistic approach that involves both emotional and rational triggers (Meyer, 2006, p. 1). The paper aims to discuss these issues.Design/methodology/approach– The basic proposition is that a shopper’s behavior is influenced by the environment. The environment (store) influences a shopper’s emotions and mood, which in turn influence the shopper’s behavior (Ebster and Garaus, 2011, p. 108). Mehrabian found a significant amount of research to back Holbrook’s findings that “emotion is a key link in the shopping experience” determining that consumers’ reactions within stores are based on their emotional states, which are stimulated by store designs (Mehrabian, 1977).Findings– It is important to focus on engaging the customer both emotionally and behaviorally, which means that the communication on social media and physical retail stores should both excel in emotional appeal, and encourage various forms of interaction with the brand. Increasingly, success at retail is less about what the retailer has to sell and more about how they sell it. This is the new experiential paradigm shift in shopping. This will become even more critical in the future as success at retail will continue to shift toward how well retailers play to the emotions, psychology and feelings of the shopper (Danziger, 2006, p. 17). The need whether utilitarian or hedonic carries them to the store but emotions make them stay and shop.Originality/value– Both utilitarian and hedonic experiences – whether they are derived from consuming products or total experience, including products, people, places and the environment – contribute in differing degrees, to the overall experience of consumption.
Preparing strata titled communities for climate change: an empirical examination
Authors: Guilding Chris , Lamminmaki Dawne , Warnken Jan 
Published: August 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to advance a set of recommendations concerned with enhancing residential strata title (ST) communities’ preparation for property management in a world of climate change (CC) and second, to examine the Australian ST community’s perceptions of the recommendations advanced.

Design/methodology/approach
– The study comprised three empirical phases: three meetings with an 11 person industry reference group, conduct of 18 exploratory interviews and also an on-line questionnaire survey. The survey was designed to gauge the relative merit of sixteen recommendations developed during the study’s exploratory interview phase. The survey was completed by 450 individuals representing a broad cross-section of ST stakeholders.

Findings
– The study’s findings are extensive. Amongst them it is notable that the survey respondents ranked procedures taken prior and during a ST building’s construction as more important CC management opportunities than steps and procedures implemented post-building construction.

Research limitations/implications
– While considerable care was taken to approach the analysis of interview data in an objective manner, it should be acknowledged that, like any research based on qualitative data, a researcher’s background is bound to introduce some biases in the way that themes in the collected data are determined and interpreted.

Practical implications
– The range of practical implications arising from the study are very evident from the range of issues addressed in the 16 recommendations advanced by the study. These implications range widely from internal management suggestions such as identifying a CC champion in ST complexes, to insurance issues such as creating a low insurance or “uninsurable” ST building category.

Social implications
– The survey findings reveal the extent to which expressed opinions concerning how best to adapt ST buildings and communities for CC are affected by the stakeholder group that is expressing the opinion. This highlights the likelihood that any new ST policy making relating to CC is likely to become highly politicised due to conflicting lobbying interests represented by these distinct ST stakeholders.

Originality/value
– The study is believed to embody an exceedingly high level of originality. It is the first to: provide an examination of the vulnerability of ST complexes to CC, and advance recommendations concerned with changes that should be made to the building and management of ST complexes in order to address the CC challenge.
Involvement of sinoaortic afferents in renal sympathoinhibition and vasodilation induced by acute hypernatremia
Authors: Silva Elaine F , Sera Celisa TN , Mourão Aline A , Lopes Paulo R , Moreira Marina CS , Ferreira‐Neto Marcos L , Colombari Débora AS , Cravo Sérgio LD , Pedrino Gustavo R 
Published: August 2015

SummaryDespite the abundance of evidence that supports the important role of aortic and carotid afferents to short‐term regulation of blood pressure and detection of variation in the arterial PO2, PCO2 and pH, relatively little is known regarding the role of these afferents during changes in the volume and composition of extracellular compartments. The present study sought to determine the involvement of these afferents in the renal vasodilation and sympathoinhibition induced by hypertonic saline (HS) infusion. Sinoaortic‐denervated and sham male Wistar rats were anaesthetised with intravenous (i.v.) urethane (1.2 g/kg body weight (bw)) prior to the measurement of the mean arterial pressure (MAP), renal vascular conductance (RVC) and renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA). In the sham group, the HS infusion (3 mol/L NaCl, 1.8 mL/kg bw, i.v.) induced transient hypertension (12 ± 4 mmHg from baseline, peak at 10 min; P < 0.05), an increase in RVC (127 ± 9% and 150 ± 13% from baseline, at 20 and 60 min respectively; P < 0.05) and a decrease in RSNA (−34 ± 10% and −29 ± 5% from baseline, at 10 and 60 min respectively; P < 0.05). In sinoaortic‐denervated rats, HS infusion promoted a sustained pressor response (30 ± 5 and 17 ± 6 mmHg of baseline values, at 10 and 30 min respectively; P < 0.05) and abolished the increase in RVC (85 ± 8% from baseline, at 10 min) and decrease in RSNA (−4 ± 3% from baseline, at 10 min). These results suggest that aortic and carotid afferents are involved in cardiovascular and renal sympathoinhibition responses induced by acute hypernatremia.
Recovery of Missing Persons in Cyprus: Heavy Equipment Methods and Techniques for Complex Well Excavations
Authors: Ceker Deren , Stevens William D. 
Published: August 2015

AbstractThis technical note presents the methods and techniques developed by the Bi‐communal Forensic Team (BCFT) of the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) used to excavate and exhume the remains of missing persons, many of whom were buried in deep wells at sites across the island of Cyprus during the conflict period of the 1960s and 1970s. A total of 493 Turkish Cypriots and 1508 Greek Cypriots were officially reported missing by the two communities as a result of the conflict. Since the team's formation, in 2005, the BCFT has excavated 114 wells, resulting in the recovery of 195 missing individuals from 35 of these well excavations. The standard excavation approach used by the BCFT, especially for deep well recovery, consists of “ramp,” “pocket,” and “pool” components. These excavation features enable CMP archaeologists to excavate deep wells safely and efficiently while simultaneously permitting time for thorough documentation and unimpeded recovery of human remains. The team uses three variants of this approach to cope with the variety of geological, physical, and hydrological contexts faced in Cyprus’ wells, including hard and soft landforms, the presence or absence of water, and limitations imposed by surrounding infrastructure. The “terracing”, “double‐ramp”, and “single‐ramp” variations are detailed with respect to the environmental contexts which prescribe their use. The BCFT's general procedures for human remains recovery and standard well safety protocols conclude the article.
Head and neck cancers and the elderly: A growing challenge
Authors: Vlantis Alexander Chris 
Published: August 2015

AimThe aim of the present study was to highlight the growing challenge of an ageing population carrying an increasing cancer burden using head and neck cancers as an illustration.Patients and MethodsLiterature was reviewed and local statistics obtained.ResultsGlobally, while the population has increased by 6 per cent in the past 5 years, the 75+ year age group had doubled from 7 per cent to 14 per cent. One of the main risk factors for developing cancer is age. Age‐standardized incidence rates increase the most in the 75+ year age group, in which, using the UK for example, approximately 35 per cent of all cancer is diagnosed. At the Prince of Wales Hospital in Hong Kong, 88 per cent of head and neck cancer patients undergoing surgery have a comorbidity, and 37 per cent of these patients are 65 years or older.ConclusionsThe global population is increasing, the number of elderly is increasing and the number of elderly with cancer is increasing. Elderly patients often have comorbidities and require an additional set of resources for their management, thus it is vital to ensure that the right patient gets the right treatment at the correct level of intensity. Cancer treatment recommendations and assumptions should not be based on age, but on effective assessments that indicate who will tolerate what treatment.
Sphincter‐saving anorectoplasty for correction of anorectal malformations
Authors: Eltayeb Almoutaz A. , Shehata Ghaidaa A. 
Published: August 2015

AimPosterior sagittal anorectoplasty (PSARP) popularized by de Vries and Peña has become the preferred technique for surgical correction of anorectal malformations (ARM). Despite performing a technically perfect operation, it involves midline division of the sphincter with a subset of patients requiring significant lifelong bowel management for constipation or incontinence. Pratap et al. introduced sphincter‐saving anorectoplasty (SSARP) trying to spare the sphincter. The aim of this study is to preserve the neurophysiological function of the sphincter through SSARP in ARM patients and evaluate the outcome of these patients through this approach.Patients and MethodsThis prospective study conducted on ARM cases presented with high or intermediate anomalies. Patients with sacral agenesis and rectovesical fistula were excluded from the study. All patients underwent pre and postoperative electrophysiological studies of the external anal sphincter. Also a guide wire was introduced through the middle of the sphincter under sonographic guidance in all patients immediately before the operation.ResultsDuring the study period from January 2011 to September 2014 18 cases underwent surgical correction with SSARP technique. Their age ranged from 6 months to 5 years and weight ranged from 7 kg to 20 kg. The total duration of the SSARP procedure ranged from 65 to 90 min. There were no intra‐operative complications or mortality. No conversion to classic PSARP approach was necessary in any case. During the follow‐up period no recurrent urethral fistula or urinary retention was observed.ConclusionSSARP technique is a safe and effective approach in correction of ARM with acceptable postoperative complications.
Rheology of Rice Flour Dough with Gum Arabic: Small and Large‐Deformation Studies, Sensory Assessment and Modeling
Authors: Shanthilal J. , Bhattacharya Suvendu 
Published: August 2015

AbstractThe absence of gluten protein makes the rice flour doughs difficult to handle when flattened/sheeted products are to be prepared. The rheological, sensory and microstructural changes in rice flour doughs having gum Arabic (0% to 5%, w/w) and moisture contents (44% to 50%) were studied for improving the dough handling characteristics. Rheological parameters like storage modulus (G′) and complex viscosity (η*) decreased with an increase in moisture content while loss angle (δ) increased. A power‐law type equation was suitable to relate angular frequency (ω) with G′, G″, and η* (0.814 ≤ r ≤ 0.999, P ≤ 0.01). An increase in gum and moisture contents increased δ from 6.9° to 15.5° but decreased the energy required for compression/flattening. The 6‐element spring‐dashpot model was suitable (r ≥ 0.991, P ≤ 0.01) for creep curves. The sensory panel had the opinion that dough with a low to moderate hardness between 3 and 4, and stickiness of ≤3.5 was suitable for the purpose of flattening in relation to the preparation of sheeted/flattened products; the appropriate condition for dough formulation was with the moisture and gum contents of 47.0% to 47.9% and 1.55% to 2.25%, respectively to offer the desirability index between 0.50 and 0.52. The microstructure of the rice flour dough in the absence of gum Arabic appeared to possess loosely bound flour particles. The presence of gum provided a coating on flour particles to yield dough having good cohesive microstructure.
Attentional Bias and Approach/Avoidance Tendencies Do Not Predict Relapse or Time to Relapse in Alcohol Dependency
Authors: Snelleman Michelle , Schoenmakers Tim Michaël , van de Mheen Dike 
Published: August 2015

BackgroundImplicit processes such as attentional bias (AB) and automatic approach/avoidance tendencies (AA) play a role in substance use disorders. Whether these processes can predict a relapse in alcohol‐dependent patients is still unclear and must be examined in more detail than has been done previously. We aimed to establish whether AB and AA measured during treatment would predict relapse in alcohol‐dependent patients. We also investigated whether these implicit processes predicted time to relapse better than a more common binary relapse variable.MethodsA total of 50 alcohol‐dependent outpatients undergoing treatment completed the study. Patients completed the Addiction Stroop Task, which assesses AB, and the relevant Stimulus–Response Compatibility Task, which measures AA. Time to relapse was assessed 1, 2, and 3 months after the bias assessment.ResultsTwenty patients (40%) relapsed during the follow‐up period. The average time to relapse was 40 days after the first session. Overall, participants had an AB for alcohol‐related stimuli and a tendency to avoid these stimuli. Neither relapse nor time to relapse was predicted by either bias type.ConclusionsAlthough both AB and avoidance tendencies were present in our sample, these measures did not predict relapse or time to relapse in an outpatient alcohol‐dependent sample in the following 3 months. Future research should focus on studying the predictive value of these biases in the short term, for example, using ecological momentary assessment techniques to assess implicit processes shortly before a relapse.
Corticotropin Releasing Factor Binding Protein and CRF2 Receptors in the Ventral Tegmental Area: Modulation of Ethanol Binge Drinking in C57BL/6J Mice
Authors: Albrechet‐Souza Lucas , Hwa Lara S. , Han Xiao , Zhang Eric Y. , DeBold Joseph F. , Miczek Klaus A. 
Published: August 2015

BackgroundMost studies with corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) and ethanol (EtOH) consumption have focused on CRF type 1 (CRF1) receptors; less is known about other components of the CRF system, such as the CRF type 2 (CRF2) receptors and the CRF binding protein (CRFBP). In humans, several nucleotide polymorphisms in the CRFBP gene have been associated with EtOH abuse.MethodsThe role of the CRFBP within the ventral tegmental area (VTA) and the central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA) was investigated in C57BL/6J mice exposed to an EtOH binge drinking paradigm (drinking in the dark [DID]), or to a dependence‐producing drinking protocol (2‐bottle choice, intermittent access to alcohol [IAA]) for 4 weeks. Potential interactions between VTA CRFBP and CRF2 receptors on EtOH binge drinking were also assessed. Mice were microinjected with the CRFBP antagonist CRF fragment 6–33 (CRF6–33) into the VTA or CeA, or with the CRF2 antagonist astressin‐2B (A2B) alone or in combination with CRF6–33 into the VTA, and had access to 20% (w/v) EtOH for 4 hours (DID). Separate cohorts of mice received vehicle and doses of CRF6–33 into the VTA or CeA and had access to EtOH/water for 24 hours (IAA). Blood EtOH concentrations (BECs) were measured, and signs of withdrawal by handling‐induced convulsions were determined.ResultsIntra‐VTA CRF6–33 and A2B reduced EtOH intake dose dependently in mice during DID. Furthermore, a combination of a subeffective dose of CRF6–33 and a lower dose of A2B promoted additive effects in attenuating EtOH binge drinking. Intra‐VTA CRF6–33 did not affect EtOH consumption in mice given IAA, and intra‐CeA CRF6–33 did not change alcohol consumption in both models of drinking. DID and IAA promoted pharmacologically relevant BECs; however, only mice given IAA exhibited convulsive events during withdrawal.ConclusionsThese findings suggest that VTA CRFBP is involved in the initial stages of escalated EtOH drinking by mechanisms that may involve CRF2 receptors.
Alcohol Intoxication Impairs Mesopic Rod and Cone Temporal Processing in Social Drinkers
Authors: Zhuang Xiaohua , Kang Para , King Andrea , Cao Dingcai 
Published: August 2015

BackgroundAlcohol‐related driving accidents and fatalities occur most frequently at nighttime and at dawn, that is, a mesopic lighting condition in which visual processing depends on both rod and cone photoreceptors. The temporal functions of the rod and cone pathways are critical for driving in this lighting condition. However, how alcohol influences the temporal functions in the rod and cone pathways at mesopic light levels is inconclusive. To address this, this study investigated whether an acute intoxicating dose of alcohol impairs rod‐ and/or cone‐mediated critical fusion frequency (CFF; the lowest frequency of which an intermittent or flickering light stimulus is perceived as steady).MethodsIn Experiment I, we measured the CFFs for 3 types of visual stimuli (rod stimulus alone, cone stimulus alone, and the mixture of both stimuli types), under 3 illuminant light levels (dim illuminance: 2 Td; low illuminance: 20 Td; and medium illuminance: 80 Td) in moderate–heavy social drinkers before and after they consumed an intoxicating dose of alcohol (0.8 g/kg) compared with a placebo beverage. In Experiment II, we examined whether the illuminance level (dark vs. light) of the visual area surrounding the test stimuli alters alcohol's effect on the temporal processing of rods and cones.ResultsThe results showed that compared with placebo, alcohol significantly reduced CFFs of all stimulus types at all illuminance levels. Furthermore, alcohol intoxication produced a larger impairment on rod‐pathway‐mediated CFFs under light versus dark surround.ConclusionsThese results indicate that alcohol intake slows down rod and cone‐pathway‐mediated temporal processing. Further research may elucidate whether this effect may play a role in alcohol‐related injury and accidents, which often occur under low‐light conditions.
The role of inflammation in suicidal behaviour
Authors: Brundin L. , Erhardt S. , Bryleva E. Y. , Achtyes E. D. , Postolache T. T. 
Published: August 2015

ObjectiveOver the past decade, clinical data have accumulated showing that inflammation might contribute to the pathophysiology of suicide. To evaluate the associations and to identify the support for pathways linking inflammatory processes with suicidal behaviour, a comprehensive review of the literature was undertaken.MethodThe search terms ‘cytokine’, ‘risk factors’, ‘kynurenine’, ‘asthma’, ‘allergy’, ‘autoimmunity’, ‘traumatic brain injury’, ‘infection’ along with the terms ‘inflammation’ and ‘suicide’ were entered into PubMed, and a thorough analysis of the publications and their reference lists was performed.ResultsThe effects of inflammation on mood and behaviour could partially be mediated by kynurenine pathway metabolites, modulating neuroinflammation and glutamate neurotransmission. At the same time, the triggers of the inflammatory changes documented in suicidal patients may be attributed to diverse mechanisms such as autoimmunity, neurotropic pathogens, stress or traumatic brain injury.ConclusionTargeting the inflammatory system might provide novel therapeutic approaches as well as potential biomarkers to identify patients at increased risk. For the goal of improved detection and treatment of suicidal individuals to be achieved, we need to develop a detailed understanding of the origin, mechanisms and outcomes of inflammation in suicidal behaviour.
Tree response and mountain pine beetle attack preference, reproduction and emergence timing in mixed whitebark and lodgepole pine stands
Authors: Bentz Barbara J. , Boone Celia , Raffa Kenneth F. 
Published: August 2015

AbstractMountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) is an important disturbance agent in Pinus ecosystems of western North America, historically causing significant tree mortality. Most recorded outbreaks have occurred in mid elevation lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta). In warm years, tree mortality also occurs at higher elevations in mixed species stands.
Mountain pine beetle's relative preference for and performance in Pinus species that either commonly or less frequently encounter this insect has received little direct testing. Further, knowledge of the relative proportions of secondary compounds, which can differ among Pinus species and play important roles in attack rates and outcomes, is important to understanding host suitability.
We monitored mountain pine beetle attacks, adult emergence timing and reproductive capacity in lodgepole and whitebark (Pinus albicaulis) pines growing in mixed stands at relatively high elevation. Phloem monoterpene chemistry of trees prior to and during attack was compared within and between species.
Although beetles attacked lodgepole pine more frequently, lodgepole pines also resisted attacks more frequently. Overall, there were equal numbers of lethal attacks between species. Brood production and adult emergence timing did not differ between tree species.
The relative composition of secondary compounds differed by tree species, although both species contained compounds that affect mountain pine beetle attack and reproductive success.
F12‐46C/T polymorphism as modifier of the clinical phenotype of hereditary angioedema
Authors: Speletas M. , Szilágyi Á. , Csuka D. , Koutsostathis N. , Psarros F. , Moldovan D. , Magerl M. , Kompoti M. , Varga L. , Maurer M. , Farkas H. , Germenis A. E. 
Published: August 2015

AbstractThe factors influencing the heterogeneous clinical manifestation of hereditary angioedema due to C1‐INH deficiency (C1‐INH‐HAE) represent one of the oldest unsolved problems of the disease. Considering that factor XII (FXII) levels may affect bradykinin production, we investigated the contribution of the functional promoter polymorphism F12‐46C/T in disease phenotype. We studied 258 C1‐INH‐HAE patients from 113 European families, and we explored possible associations of F12‐46C/T with clinical features and the SERPING1 mutational status. Given that our cohort consisted of related subjects, we implemented generalized estimating equations (GEEs), an extension of the generalized linear model accounting for the within‐subject correlation. F12‐46C/T carriers exhibited a significantly delayed disease onset (P < 0.001) and did not need long‐term treatment (P = 0.02). In a GEE linear regression model, the presence of F12‐46C/T was significantly associated with a 7‐year delay in disease onset (P < 0.0001) regardless of SERPING1 mutational status. It is concluded that F12‐46C/T carriage acts as an independent modifier of C1‐INH‐HAE severity.