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Applying Geospatial Semantic Array Programming for a Reproducible Set of Bioclimatic Indices in Europe
Authors: Caudullo Giovanni 
Published: September 2014

AbstractBioclimate-driven regression analysis is a widely used approach for modelling ecological niches and zonation. Although the bioclimatic complexity of the European continent is high, a particular combination of 12 climatic and topographic covariates was recently found able to reliably reproduce the ecological zoning of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for forest resources assessment at pan-European scale, generating the first fuzzy similarity map of FAO ecozones in Europe. The reproducible procedure followed to derive this collection of bioclimatic indices is now presented. It required an integration of data-transformation modules (D-TM) using geospatial tools such as Geographic Information System (GIS) software, and array-based mathematical implementation such as semantic array programming (SemAP). Base variables, intermediate and final covariates are described and semantically defined by providing the workflow of D-TMs and the mathematical formulation following the SemAP notation. Source layers to derive base variables were extracted by exclusively relying on global-scale public open geodata in order for the same set of bioclimatic covariates to be reproducible in any region worldwide. In particular, two freely available datasets were exploited for temperature and precipitation (WorldClim) and elevation (Global Multi-resolution Terrain Elevation Data). The working extent covers the European continent to the Urals with a resolution of 30 arc-second. The proposed set of bioclimatic covariates will be made available as open data in the European Forest Data Centre (EFDAC). The forthcoming complete set of D-TM codelets will enable the 12 covariates to be easily reproduced and expanded through free software.
Work-family interface, job satisfaction and turnover intention
Authors: Katja Mihelič Katarina 
Published: September 2014

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of work-family and family-work conflict and enrichment in predicting job satisfaction and its subsequent relation with turnover intentions in a transition country.Design/methodology/approach– This study examined the role of work-family and family-work conflict and enrichment in predicting job satisfaction and its subsequent relation with turnover intentions in a transition country.Findings– While work-family enrichment was significantly and positively related to job satisfaction, family-work enrichment was not. A similar pattern was observed for conflict, whereby only work-family conflict exhibited a positive relation to job satisfaction. Moreover, job satisfaction partially mediated the relationships between work-family interface and turnover intentions. The results revealed indirect effects of work-family enrichment and work-family conflict on turnover intentions.Originality/value– This study is unique because it tested the relationships among the negative and positive sides of the work-family interface and job attitudes in a transition country in CEE, an underrepresented cultural context in the work-family literature. Furthermore, it tested the direct and indirect effects of work-family interface on turnover intentions. In addition, it provided evidence of the significance of same-domain effects and insignificance of cross-domain effects.
Best practices to ensure the maximum ROI in learning and development
Authors: Little Bob 
Published: September 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to outline a practical approach to best practice in corporate learning and development (L&D) – within the context of measuring the return on investment (ROI) of any piece of learning.

Design/methodology/approach
– Report of a webinar, augmented with other research and observations.

Findings
– Employee development is at the top of CEO priority lists – at least in the USA. While there are a number of ways by which a learner can acquire the knowledge and skills to develop her/himself, there are four approaches to learning and development (L&D) activity particularly worth investigating from an ROI perspective. In terms of learning, size matters. Learning stands a better chance of being assimilated and applied if it is miniaturised – and adheres to five “best practice” strategies.

Practical implications
– Organisations can increase the effectiveness of their L&D activities – along with their return on investment (ROI) in learning if they follow five “best practice” strategies. These should be: Aligned to organisational objectives, Self-paced and learner-focused, Designed to embed learning into workflow, granular, bite-sized, chunked learning, Delivered via a multi-media approach – using a blend of video, graphics, audio, text and which is made available to the learner via a choice of delivery media to suit the learner's learning preferences, tastes and needs as well as the available delivery technology.

Originality/value
– As above. The paper also outlines some of the key issues in seeking to measure the ROI of learning objectively.
A practical model for e-commerce adoption in Iran
Authors: Hajli Nick , Sims Julian , Shanmugam Mohana 
Published: September 2014

Purpose
– Developing countries are still challenged by infrastructural and cultural issues related to the adoption of e-commerce although with the emergence of social commerce, a new stream has been introduced. Iran is a developing country, in which the adoption of e-commerce by small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) is challenged by such barriers; it is now applying models for the adoption of new technologies by SMEs. The paper aims to discuss these issues.

Design/methodology/approach
– This research attempts to develop a model, based on existing models of e-commerce, which can be applied in Iranian conditions. The study uses data gathered by a survey, together with existing models in this area, in order to propose a new model, which has been empirically tested.

Findings
– The results of this research demonstrate that e-commerce barriers in Iran are related to a lack of awareness of the benefits of e-commerce adoption, as well as organisational issues related to its application. The paper also discusses the results and implications of this research, which can be applied to other developing countries. The paper also gives a better picture of Iranian market. Finally the paper discusses possible future directions of this research, as well as its limitations.

Originality/value
– This study contributes to the theoretical basis of IS and e-commerce adoption studies by proposing and testing a pre-adoption model for e-commerce. The adoption of e-commerce in SMEs in Iran has not been substantially investigated. This is despite the fact that SMEs play an important role in all economies. The results demonstrate a significant relationship between organisational readiness and the adoption of e-commerce. It also shows that there is a positive relationship between awareness of e-commerce and its adoption.
RFID integrated systems in libraries: extending TAM model for empirically examining the use
Authors: Kapoor Kawal , Dwivedi Yogesh , C. Piercy Niall , Lal Banita , Weerakkody Vishanth 
Published: September 2014

Purpose
– The available literature suggest that the research on radio frequency identification (RFID)-related issues is largely concentrated on technical, organizational and implementation aspects, and comparatively lesser attention has been invested in understanding the use aspect of such library management systems. The purpose of this paper is to gain an understanding into the factors that influence the use of RFID systems in the library context by empirically testing the relevant constructs from the extended technology acceptance model (TAM).

Design/methodology/approach
– A questionnaire-based survey approach was employed for collecting the relevant data from 197 respondents. The respondents were the active users of a RFID-based library system.

Findings
– Findings from this study suggested that perceived usefulness and system quality positively influence the user attitude, and user attitude and system quality significantly influence the use of the RFID services. The paper concludes with outlining the salient points, limitations, and future research directions.

Originality/value
– The paper evaluates the role of a set of innovation attributes on the acceptance of RFID integrated systems in libraries. Owing to the scant literature availability in empirical investigations on adoption of RFID systems in libraries, the findings from this paper add value to the existing literature in this field, and also to the literature on the TAM model, with the empirical findings being of use to the aspirant libraries looking toward integrating RFID enabled systems.
Price promotions and their effect upon reference prices
Authors: Lowe Ben , Chan Fong Yee Fanny , Yeow Pamela 
Published: September 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this study is to resolve inconsistencies in the literature about how one-time price promotions affect reference prices. Specifically, this study suggests that the measure of reference price used within a study (e.g. expected price or fair price) can affect the outcomes of that study.

Design/methodology/approach
– This research uses three separate experiments, replicating and extending existing work, to simulate purchasing decisions for products in the context of a price promotion. Experiments allow careful control of the confounds presumed to cause the inconsistencies between studies.

Findings
– Study 1 shows that measurement of different reference prices within the same experiment leads to carryover effects, which inflate the correlation between measures. Expected price and fair price appear to be conceptually and empirically distinct and should be measured separately to reduce design artifacts. Study 2 shows that one-time price promotions affect fair price, but not expected price, and Study 3 shows expected price and fair price converge after multiple promotions.

Research limitations/implications
– Independent measurement of reference price concepts allows robust claims about their distinctiveness. These findings have implications for how reference price should be measured in survey research and for pricing and promotional strategy.

Originality/value
– This research contributes by showing how the measure of reference price used affects the outcomes of price promotion studies. It does this through the replication and extension of past research. Replication allows greater confidence in the findings of past research, and testing the same findings under different conditions allows for the boundaries of existing research to be delimited and generalizations to be made.
Linking user experience and consumer-based brand equity: the moderating role of consumer expertise and lifestyle
Authors: Mishra Abhishek , Dash Satya Bhushan , Cyr Dianne 
Published: September 2014

Purpose– The study aims to explore the buildup of consumer-based brand equity (CBBE) from positive derived experiences. Rewarding experiences with products make a user feel good about their decision to buy and use them. Those feelings get accrued as strong consumer–brand relationship, measured comprehensively by CBBE in marketing literature.Design/methodology/approach– The study is conducted in two phases – exploratory and validation. The exploratory phase involved conceiving a theoretical framework from in-depth literature review. The framework is then validated through a survey-based empirical phase. Smartphones form the context of the work.Findings– The three consumption values used in the study are usability, social value and pleasure in use. Brand equity has been conceptualized and measured as brand association, perceived value, brand trust and brand loyalty. The moderating role of user expertise, as well as lifestyle, was also tested on pleasure derived. Most of the hypothesized relationships between different constructs of experience and brand equity were found significant. Significant evidence for hierarchical formation of brand equity was also established.Research limitations/implications– Lack of evidence of moderation of lifestyle may be ascribed to the validity of the scale used to measure it in the current context and needs to be updated. The study contributes by conceiving experience as a multidimensional framework based on Holbrook’s typology, besides validating its relationship to CBBE. Hierarchical formation of brand equity is also a novel contribution.Practical implications– This study provides an indicative guide to marketers with design cues that can provide relevant consumption values in the quest for a positive brand impression. It also provides directions for segmenting the smartphone market based on user expertise for better branding.Originality/value– The study is innovative by relating experience, conceptualized with Holbrook’s framework and CBBE – something yet to be seen in the literature.
Perceived fit and deal framing: the moderating effect of perceived fit on sales promotions in line and brand extensions
Authors: Shen Feng 
Published: September 2014

Purpose– The purpose of this study is to examine how perceived fit between a line/brand extension and its parent brand moderates the evaluation of two economically identical promotions, i.e. buy one get one free (BOGOF) and 50 per cent off. A travel-sized painkiller is the product in this study.Design/methodology/approach– A 2 (perceived fit: high or low) × 2 (promotion type: BOGOF or 50 per cent off) between-subjects design is used in this study. Participants, who are college students, are randomly assigned to the four experimental conditions.Findings– The results indicate that parent brand attitude is more closely associated with line-extension attitude than with brand-extension attitude, line extension leads to lower perceived performance risk and higher stockpiling tendency than brand extension and BOGOF is preferred over 50 per cent off for line extension but 50 per cent off is preferred over BOGOF for brand extension.Research limitations/implications– For a low-price, non-conspicuous and stock-up product category such as painkillers, marketers should consider using BOGOF to promote a line extension and 50 per cent off to promote a brand extension. It is important to explore in future research as to how the findings can be applied to other product categories, other promotion types, other packages and non-student consumers.Originality/value– This study is the first that examines how perceived fit of a line/brand extension moderates the evaluation of economically identical promotions. It integrates the literature of line/brand extension, perceived performance risk and prospect theory to advance the research on sales promotions for new products.
Post‐Dilution Hemodiafiltration With a Heparin‐Grafted Polyacrylonitrile Membrane
Authors: Frascà Giovanni M , Sagripanti Sibilla , D'Arezzo Mario , Oliva Simonetta , Francioso Angelo , Mosconi Giovanni , Zambianchi Loretta , Sopranzi Franco , Boggi Rolando , Fattori Laura , Rigotti Angelo , Maldini Laura , Gattiani Andrea , Del Rosso Goffredo , Federico Antonio , Da Lio Lidia , Ferrante Luigi 
Published: September 2014

AbstractThe aim of this multicenter, prospective study was to explore the possibility of carrying out routine sessions of post‐dilution hemodiafiltration with a polyacrylonitrile membrane grafted with heparin (HeprAN) and reduced anticoagulation. Forty‐four patients from eight centers were included in the study and treated by means of post‐dilution on‐line hemodiafiltration with automatic control of TMP, according to three different modalities tested consecutively: phase 1, polyethersulfone filter primed with heparinized saline and anticoagulated with continuous infusion of unfractionated heparin 1000/h; phase 2, HeprAN membrane filter primed with saline without heparin. Anticoagulation: a 1000‐unit bolus of unfractionated heparin at the start of session followed by a second one at the end of the second dialysis hour; phase 3, same filter and priming procedure as in phase 2; anticoagulation with nadroparin calcium at the beginning of treatment. Partial or massive clotting of the dialyzer occurred in less than 1% of sessions in phase 1; 10% and 7% in phase 2; and 1% and 2% in phase 3. Clotting limited to the drip chambers was observed in 13%, 34% and 12%, respectively. The study of coagulation parameters showed a better profile when low‐molecular weight heparin (LMWH) was used in association with HeprAN membrane, while the generation of TAT complexes did not differ from that observed with the standard anticoagulation modality used in phase 1. Our results suggest that the HeprAN membrane can be used safely in routine post‐dilution hemodiafiltration with reduced doses of LMWH.
Tertiary‐level management of overweight and obese children and adolescents: Does intensive dietetic intervention have a positive impact on weight control?
Authors: Chisholm Kerryn , Alexander Shirley , Barzi Federica 
Published: September 2014

AbstractAimTertiary clinical management of paediatric obesity is complex and the best treatment model of care is unknown. We aimed to ascertain if a prescriptive nutritional intervention in a tertiary dietetic clinic resulted in a reduction in body mass index (BMI) z‐score.MethodsData (age, gender, anthropometry, clinic visits (number, timing) ) were collected on all patients between June 2005–September 2009 and intention to treat analyses were carried out by using linear mixed models.ResultsFor attendees, significant reductions in BMI z‐scores occurred in boys after the third clinic appointment (P = 0.04) and in girls after the fifth appointment (P = 0.046). Final mean BMI z‐score reduction was 0.28 ± 0.09 for boys and 0.24 ± 0.12 for girls. A significant reduction in waist to height ratio (WHER) for girls (from mean 0.62 ± 0.06 to 0.54 ± 0.04) was achieved by the fifth visit (P < 0.001).ConclusionsPrescriptive nutritional intervention in a tertiary dietetic clinical setting resulted in a significant reduction in BMI z‐scores in both boys and girls evident by the third and fifth clinical appointments (contacts), respectively. No correlation was found between intensity of appointments in terms of length of time between clinic visits, age or initial BMI of the patient and reduction in BMI z‐score. These findings reinforce that multiple appointments are required to produce a beneficial effect.
Traffic‐related air pollution and lung cancer: A meta‐analysis
Authors: Chen Gongbo , Wan Xia , Yang Gonghuan , Zou Xiaonong 
Published: September 2014

AbstractBackgroundWe conducted a meta‐analysis to evaluate the association between traffic‐related air pollution and lung cancer in order to provide evidence for control of traffic‐related air pollution.MethodsSeveral databases were searched for relevant studies up to December 2013. The quality of articles obtained was evaluated by the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology checklist. Statistical analysis, including pooling effective sizes and confidential intervals, was performed.ResultsA total of 1106 records were obtained through the database and 36 studies were included in our analysis. Among the studies included, 14 evaluated the association between ambient exposure to traffic‐related air pollution and lung cancer and 22 studies involved occupational exposure to air pollution among professional drivers. Twenty‐two studies were marked A level regarding quality, 13 were B level, and one was C level. Exposure to nitrogen dioxide (meta‐odds ratio [OR]: 1.06, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.99–1.13), nitrogen oxide (meta‐OR: 1.04, 95% CI: 1.01–1.07), sulfur dioxide (meta‐OR: 1.03, 95% CI: 1.02–1.05), and fine particulate matter (meta‐OR: 1.11, 95% CI: 1.00–1.22) were positively associated with a risk of lung cancer. Occupational exposure to air pollution among professional drivers significantly increased the incidence (meta‐OR: 1.27, 95% CI: 1.19–1.36) and mortality of lung cancer (meta‐OR: 1.14, 95% CI: 1.04–1.26).ConclusionExposure to traffic‐related air pollution significantly increased the risk of lung cancer.
Selection of proper candidates with resected pathological stage IIIA‐N2 non‐small cell lung cancer for postoperative radiotherapy
Authors: Hui Zhouguang , Dai Honghai , Liang Jun , Lv Jima , Zhou Zongmei , Feng Qinfu , Xiao Zefen , Chen Dongfu , Zhang Hongxing , Yin Weibo , Wang Luhua 
Published: September 2014

AbstractBackgroundTo establish a prediction model in selecting fit patients with resected pIIIA‐N2 non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) for postoperative radiotherapy (PORT), and evaluate the model in clinical practice.MethodsBetween January 2003 and December 2005, 221 patients with resected pIIIA‐N2 NSCLC were retrospectively analyzed. The effect of PORT on overall survival (OS) of patients with different clinicopathological factors was evaluated and the results were used to establish a prediction model to select patients fit for PORT.ResultsCompared with the control, PORT significantly improved the OS of patients with a smoking index ≤400 (P = 0.033), cN2 (P = 0.003), pT3 (P = 0.014), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) (P = 0.013), or ≥4 positive nodes (P = 0.025). Patients were divided from zero to all five factors into low, middle, and high PORT index (PORT‐I) groups (scored 0–1, 2, and 3–5, respectively). PORT did not improve OS (3‐year, P = 0.531), disease free survival (DFS) (P = 0.358), or loco‐regional recurrence free survival (LRFS) (P = 0.412) in the low PORT‐I group. PORT significantly improved OS (P = 0.033), and tended to improve DFS (P = 0.064), but not LRFS (P = 0.287) in the middle PORT‐I group. PORT could significantly improve OS (P = 0.000), DFS (P = 0.000), and LRFS (P = 0.006) in the high PORT‐I group.ConclusionThe prediction model is valuable in selecting patients with resected pIIIA‐N2 NSCLC fit for PORT. PORT is strongly recommended for patients with three or more of the five factors of smoking index ≤400, cN2, pT3, SCC, and ≥4 positive nodes.
Clinical Indicators of Impaired Gas Exchange in Cardiac Postoperative Patients
Authors: Sousa Vanessa Emille Carvalho , Pascoal Lívia Maia , de Matos Talita Ferreira Oliveira , do Nascimento Ranielly Vidal , Chaves Daniel Bruno Resende , Guedes Nirla Gomes , de Oliveira Lopes Marcos Venícios 
Published: September 2014

PurposeTo analyze the accuracy of the defining characteristics of impaired gas exchange (IGE).MethodsCross‐sectional study carried out in 93 cardiac postoperative adult patients. The 19 NANDA‐I defining characteristics related to IGE were evaluated.FindingsTen defining characteristics were found in the sample. The best accuracy values, including specificity, diagnostic odds ratio, and likelihood ratios, inter alia, were found to decreased carbon dioxide, abnormal arterial blood gases, abnormal arterial pH, and abnormal breathing.ConclusionSome clinical indicators predict the presence/absence of IGE more accurately than others.Implications for Nursing PracticeKnowledge of the accuracy of defining characteristics allows an early identification of particular nursing diagnoses, which can prevent complications.