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Testing the effect of marketing strategy alignment and triple-A supply chain on performance in Egypt
Authors: Attia Ahmed 
Published: June 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of triple-A supply chain and marketing strategy alignment on the performance by collecting and analyzing data from the textile industry in Egypt.

Design/methodology/approach
– A research model is proposed which describes the impact marketing strategy alignment, triple-A supply chain on supply chain performance and organizational performance. The proposed research model and hypotheses were tested using correlation analysis and structural equation modeling based on data collected from 153 companies working in the Egyptian textile industry.

Findings
– The results of the study support that organizational performance is positively associated supply chain performance. Also supply chain performance is directly affected by triple-A supply chain and marketing strategy alignment.

Research limitations/implications
– The data used in this study were collected from 153 companies working in the Egyptian textile industry. The generalization of the study results may be limited by the size of the sample.

Originality/value
– This study provides a useful working model in the textile industry. The results suggest successful implementation of triple-A supply chain and marketing strategy alignment will help in improving the supply chain performance, which in turn improves organizational performance.
Managing diversity and social divisions in nurses’ work teams
Authors: Desivilya Helena , Raz Michal 
Published: June 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to discern the legacies of social divisions, notably protracted social conflict on team members’ relations, collaborative interactions and ways of coping with such work-life reality.Design/methodology/approach– This study constitutes a pilot phase of a research on nationally and ethnically diverse nurses’ teams operating in medical centers. It used qualitative methodology: a semi-structured individual interviews with 12 nurses.Findings– The findings underscore the challenge of engaging diversity in mixed work teams operating in the shadow of protracted conflict. The results indicated inter-group biases, implicit discrimination and tensions due to the salience of social categorization and the faultline phenomenon. These tensions mount in crisis situations, such as violent incidents associated with the national conflict. The major coping pattern was directing the disagreements to a hidden sphere. The findings showed paucity of organizational level efforts to engage diversity and social divisions-related issues. In spite of the complexities associated with diverse workplaces, the nurses revealed high capability of maintaining cooperative interactions and effectively performing their healthcare tasks.Research limitations/implications– The current study represents a pilot phase of a larger research project. Subsequent stages will extend the sample size and use additional research instruments for data collection.Practical implications– Human resources managers need to address the organizational issues related to diversity and social divisions, including policy and training activities.Social implications– Engaging “otherness” remains a considerable challenge in diverse work setting, especially when team work constitutes the main work pattern. It should be faced by work organizations and social institutions.Originality/value– The study involves an innovative element as it attempts to elucidate the ramifications of diversity and inter-group tensions in “real-life” circumstances; namely, work setting in the context of a divided society. Most of the previous research examined such phenomena in the laboratory and/or on ad hoc groups.
Thermophoresis and Brownian effects on natural convection of nanofluids in a square enclosure with two pairs of heat source/sink
Authors: Noghrehabadi Aminreza , Samimi Behbahan Amin , Pop I. 
Published: June 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to study natural convection heat transfer and fluid flow in a square cavity filled with CuO-water nanofluid.

Design/methodology/approach
– The entire length of the bottom wall of the cavity is covered by two pairs of heat source-sink, whereas the other walls are insulated. The governing equations of fluid flow are discretized using a finite volume method with a collocated grid arrangement. The coupling between velocity and pressure is solved using the SIMPLEC and the Rhie and Chow interpolation is used to avoid the checker-board solutions for the pressure.

Findings
– The numerical results are reported for the effect of Rayleigh number, solid volume fraction and both presence and absence of thermophoresis and Brownian motion effects. The numerical results show an improvement in heat transfer rate for the whole range of Rayleigh numbers when Brownian and thermophoresis effects are considered. Furthermore, an increase in the Rayleigh number and nanoparticle volume fraction in both cases – when Brownian and thermophoresis effects are neglected or considered – has an excellent influence on heat transfer of nanofluids.

Originality/value
– The area of nanofluids is very original.
Exploring the meanings and experiences of health among Filipino female household service workers in Hong Kong
Authors: Bernadas Jan Michael Alexandre Cortez 
Published: June 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to explore the meanings and experiences of health of Filipino female household service workers (FHSWs) in Hong Kong (HK).

Design/methodology/approach
– It draws theoretic insights from culture-centered approach to health communication and uses in-depth interviews and field notes.

Findings
– For FHSWs, meanings of health are contingent on work. Health is valued not just because it allows FHSWs to fulfill the daily demands of employers but also it provides assurance for sustained employment contracts. Relative to formal labor and migration policies, informal rules and regulations of employers put unreasonable demand for FHSWs to be healthy. Furthermore, FHSWs experience health along the themes of periphery and center, physical and non-physical, internal and external, and right and privilege.

Research limitations/implications
– The experiences and meanings of health reported in this paper are limited to FHSWs in HK and may differ from other countries. Employers, non-government organizations, and private and public health care personnel need to be included to generate a more nuanced discussion of migration health in HK.

Practical implications
– In designing health promotion for FHSWs, employers as target audience should also be considered.

Originality/value
– Despite growing evidence, the consequences of international and temporary labor migration on women’s health largely remain under-theorized. To date, this paper is one of the few to engage health communication theory in rethinking migration health scholarship.
Colorectal cancer screening behaviors among South Asian immigrants in Canada: a qualitative study
Authors: Crawford Joanne , Ahmad Farah , Beaton Dorcas E. , Bierman Arlene S. 
Published: June 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to gain an in-depth understanding of beliefs, attitudes, and reasons for decision making about colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among South Asian (SA) immigrants.

Design/methodology/approach
– Six focus groups conducted in English, Punjabi, and Urdu were held with 42 SA immigrants, 50-74 years old and at average risk for CRC, from November 2012 to May 2013. All focus group discussions were audio-taped and transcribed verbatim. Data analysis used an inductive and systematic approach employing constant comparison techniques.

Findings
– Three dominant themes emerged. Beliefs and attitudes towards cancer and screening represented SA immigrant’s perceptions that early detection was beneficial; screening was not necessary in the absence of symptoms; cancer was scary; and the loss of previously established bowel practices upon immigration as potential risks for CRC. Knowledge and awareness focused on unscreened participants’ cancer stories; screened participants’ knowledge of CRC, risk factors, and screening; experiential learning from focus groups; and screened participants’ strategies to promote screening. Support and accessibility concentrated on physician support and responsibility to provide information, explanation, and recommend screening to facilitate access.

Originality/value
– Findings provide novel insights on socio-cultural context, beliefs, and barriers to CRC screening among SA immigrants. Culturally appropriate community-based strategies included story-telling, the use of social networks, and greater physician engagement. Enhancing collaborative partnerships with physicians and public health may minimize structural barriers and reduce health disparities. Future research could explore effectiveness of outreach strategies including these collaborations.
Expert views of peer-based interventions for prisoner health
Authors: Woodall James , South Jane , Dixey Rachael , de Viggiani Nick , Penson William 
Published: June 2015

Purpose
– Formalised support services for prisoners that rely on peer methods of delivery show promising health and social outcomes but there is also conjecture that negative effects, both at an individual and organisational level, can occur. The paper aims to discuss these issues.

Design/methodology/approach
– Individuals with recognised professional expertise from various sectors (including ex-prisoners) were invited to contribute to an expert symposium to share their perceptions of the positive and negative effects of peer interventions in prison. Discussions and debate were audio recorded with the consent of all delegates and verbatim transcripts were analysed using framework analysis.

Findings
– According to the participants, peer interventions in the prison setting created both positive and negative impacts. It was clear from the evidence gathered that peer interventions in prisons can impact positively on health outcomes, but these effects were perceived to be more well-defined for peer deliverers. The notion that peer deliverers can be subjected to “burnout” suggests that supervisory processes for peer workers need to be considered carefully in order to avoid the intervention from being counter-productive. Organisationally, one of the salient issues was the adverse effects that peer interventions cause to the security of the prison.

Originality/value
– To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first time an expert symposium has been conducted to specifically examine peer interventions in prison and to consider the effects, both positive and negative, of such schemes.
Initial Impacts of the Patient Care Networks of Alabama Initiative
Authors: Bronstein Janet M. , Morrisey Michael A. , Sen Bisakha , Engler Sally , Smith Wilson K. 
Published: June 2015

ObjectivesTo estimate the effects of medical home support on the use of clinical services and Medicaid expenditures.Data SourceMedicaid claims.Study DesignA difference‐in‐differences model where changes in utilization and expenditures of the intervention group are compared to changes in the nonintervention group.Extraction MethodsUsing Medicaid claims from October 2010 through September 2013, service use and expenditures are measured for 12 months before and 21 months after implementation. Changes for four health status groups are examined separately.Principal FindingsThe introduction of community‐based support was associated with a small reduction in use and no statistically significant overall effect on expenditures. However, among those with chronic and/or mental health conditions, there were modest, statistically significant increases in use of and expenditures for a range of ambulatory and inpatient health care services, while service use for those without these conditions declined. Emergency department use increased for all groups.ConclusionsCommunity‐based support for medical home practices is associated with a shift in the service mix provided to higher cost, more vulnerable subgroups in Medicaid. Such systems are unlikely to be associated with significant overall cost savings, at least in the short term, but may have other benefits.
Immune alterations in acute bipolar depression
Authors: Dickerson F. , Katsafanas E. , Schweinfurth L. A. B. , Savage C. L. G. , Stallings C. , Origoni A. , Khushalani S. , Lillehoj E. , Yolken R. 
Published: June 2015

ObjectiveImmunologic abnormalities have been found in bipolar disorder and acute mania. However, there have been fewer studies of patients with acute bipolar depression.MethodBlood samples were obtained from individuals with acute bipolar depression, acute mania, and controls. These samples were evaluated for antibodies to human herpesviruses, gliadin, Toxoplasma gondii, and endogenous retroviruses as well as for C‐reactive protein (CRP) and pentraxin‐3 using immunoassay methods. Linear regression models were used to compare the levels of the markers controlling for demographic and clinical variables. A subset of the bipolar depressed group was evaluated at a 6‐month follow‐up.ResultsThe sample consisted of 82 individuals with acute bipolar depression, 147 with acute mania, and 280 controls. The levels of CRP and IgG antibodies to an endogenous retrovirus, Mason‐Pfizer monkey virus (MPMV), were significantly elevated in the bipolar depressed group. Levels of pentraxin‐3 were reduced in both psychiatric groups. An evaluation of 32 individuals 6 months after hospitalization for bipolar depression showed a significant decrease in the levels of MPMV antibodies, but not a change in the other markers.ConclusionIndividuals with acute bipolar depression show immune alterations. Some of the alterations are similar to those found in acute mania.
Austerity, Right Populism, and the Crisis of Labour in Canada
Authors: Thomas Mark P. , Tufts Steven 
Published: June 2015

AbstractIn the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, neoliberal governments embarked on austerity programs that include reducing public services, imposing public sector wage restraint, and reorganizing public sector working conditions and labour relations. In this context of economic crisis and austerity, populism has risen across North America and Europe on both the right and left of the political spectrum. The rise of right populism in particular confronts unions with key organizational and strategic challenges as neoliberal governments seek to mobilize right populist discourses in their efforts to restructure work and labour relations. Using a socio‐geographic framework, and based on an examination of post‐2008 legislative and policy measures undertaken at the federal, provincial, municipal levels in Canada, this paper explores the nexus between “uneven austerity”, rising populism, and union strategic capacities. We examine this intersection of austerity and populism at multiple scales to reveal the implications for organized labour.
Systematic review: cessation of long‐term nucleos(t)ide analogue therapy in patients with hepatitis B e antigen‐negative chronic hepatitis B
Authors: Chang M.‐L. , Liaw Y.‐F. , Hadziyannis S. J. 
Published: June 2015

SummaryBackgroundIt has been debated whether finite nucleos(t)ide analogue therapy is feasible in HBeAg‐negative chronic hepatitis B.AimTo review this issue systematically.MethodsUsing text terms HBsAg and various nucleos(t)ide analogues, PubMed was searched between 1995 and 2014 to find studies on therapy >6 months in adult HBeAg‐negative chronic hepatitis B patients with off‐therapy follow‐up >6 months.ResultsTwenty‐two studies with a total of 1732 patients were identified and included. The median duration of therapy, consolidation therapy and off‐therapy follow‐up ranged from 6 months to 8 years, 4 to 96 weeks and 6 to 80 months respectively. Patients were monitored with serum ALT and HBV DNA monthly in the first 1–3 months and every 3–6 months afterwards in most studies. The 1‐year off‐therapy ‘virological relapse’ (HBV DNA >2000 IU/mL) and ‘clinical relapse’ (HBV DNA > 2000 IU/mL + ALT elevation) occurred in <70% and <50% of the patients, respectively, and <40% of the patients received re‐treatment. These rates were higher in patients with shorter treatment, shorter consolidation therapy and those treated with less potent nucleos(t)ide analogues. Off‐therapy severe flares were rare and hepatic decompensation was reported in only one patient with cirrhosis. Biochemical relapse reflecting enhanced immune‐mediated hepatocyte killing may lead to a higher chance for off‐therapy HBsAg seroclearance and be possibly desirable.ConclusionWith an appropriate stopping rule and a proper off‐therapy monitoring plan, cessation of long‐term nucleos(t)ide analogue therapy prior to HBsAg seroclearance in HBeAg‐negative chronic hepatitis B is a feasible alternative to indefinite treatment.
Step carefully, there is an elephant in the room: human trampling as threat or treat in conservation
Authors: Ejrnæs Rasmus 
Published: June 2015

AbstractThe impact from tourism, e.g. trampling, may be a real concern in nature reserves. Conradi et al. (2015, this issue) studied disturbance effects on grassland vegetation along paths in a nature reserve and found only small negative effects, in good accordance with the local history. Our understanding of disturbances has changed over history and I advocate an evolutionary perspective.
Emergence and early survival of early versus late seral species in Great Basin restoration in two different soil types
Authors: Uselman Shauna M. , Snyder Keirith A. , Leger Elizabeth A. , Duke Sara E. 
Published: June 2015

AbstractQuestionsHow does performance of a native early seral seed mix during early life stages compare to that of a late seral mix when seeded with Bromus tectorum or Taeniatherum caput‐medusae? Does either mix reduce survival of exotic annual grasses during early life stages, and does this effect differ with soil type? Is exotic performance stronger in one soil type, and does native performance when growing with exotics differ between soil types as a result of exotic preference?LocationUniversity of Nevada Agricultural Research Station, Reno, NV, US.MethodsWe compared seedling emergence and early survival (Nov through May) of two native seed mixes, each composed of grass, forb and shrub functional groups, when growing with B. tectorum or T. caput‐medusae in soils of contrasting texture (sandy loam and clay loam). Natives were also seeded without exotics. Performance of an early seral mix was compared with that of a late seral mix representative of species commonly used in Great Basin restoration.ResultsComparing emergence and survival probabilities, early seral natives generally outperformed late seral natives when growing with exotics and had earlier emergence timing, although results differed among functional groups and soil types. In contrast, survival probabilities did not differ between the early and late seral mixes when growing without exotics. Within each seed mix, native grasses exhibited the highest emergence probabilities of the functional groups. Natives did not suppress exotics in early life stages. Performance of B. tectorum was higher on sandy loam, while T. caput‐medusae was highly successful in both soil types. Performance of native functional groups differed by soil type when growing with exotics but did not differ when growing without exotics. Survival of native grasses, in particular, was generally higher on sandy loam when growing with exotics.ConclusionsFindings suggest that the use of early seral natives in areas invaded by exotic annual grasses may improve early seedling survival in the Great Basin, in comparison to the use of later seral species in traditional seed mixes. Variation in native performance in the two soil types may be helpful in tailoring seed mixes to different sites.
Co‐creation and New Media: The Entrepreneurial Work of Climbing Photographers in Digital Times
Authors: Dumont Guillaume 
Published: June 2015

AbstractThe term co‐creation refers to the emergence and rise of consumers’ participation in making and circulating media content, participation that has become a salient source of economic and symbolic value. The recuperation of this content for commercial purposes has been progressively acknowledged, but less is known about how these co‐creative practices shape the work of professional media producers. In this article, I investigate this issue by exploring the work of professional climbing photographers. Climbing magazines and brands now use consumers’ produced content and the latter circulates on the channels traditionally reserved for professional content. Professional photographers, therefore, have to develop different strategies to secure work opportunities, and their work is becoming increasingly multilayered. In addition, while the co‐creative practices may be pleasurable for consumers, their impacts on the work of professionals are not as they result in an increase of labor effort to sustain professionals’ livelihoods as media producers.
The development of bystander intentions and social–moral reasoning about intergroup verbal aggression
Authors: Palmer Sally B. , Rutland Adam , Cameron Lindsey 
Published: June 2015

A developmental intergroup approach was taken to examine the development of prosocial bystander intentions among children and adolescents. Participants as bystanders (N = 260) aged 8–10 and 13–15 years were presented with scenarios of direct aggression between individuals from different social groups (i.e., intergroup verbal aggression). These situations involved either an ingroup aggressor and an outgroup victim or an outgroup aggressor and an ingroup victim. This study focussed on the role of intergroup factors (group membership, ingroup identification, group norms, and social–moral reasoning) in the development of prosocial bystander intentions. Findings showed that prosocial bystander intentions declined with age. This effect was partially mediated by the ingroup norm to intervene and perceived severity of the verbal aggression. However, a moderated mediation analysis showed that only when the victim was an ingroup member and the aggressor an outgroup member did participants become more likely with age to report prosocial bystander intentions due to increased ingroup identification. Results also showed that younger children focussed on moral concerns and adolescents focussed more on psychological concerns when reasoning about their bystander intention. These novel findings help explain the developmental decline in prosocial bystander intentions from middle childhood into early adolescence when observing direct intergroup aggression.