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Hedonic customer responses to fast fashion and replicas
Authors: Miller Karen 
Published: May 2013

PurposeVery little fast fashion literature focuses on pleasure‐seeking activities or luxury‐fast‐fashion and the purpose of this paper is to start addressing these gaps from the perspective of the customer.Design/methodology/approachOver eight months, a naturalistic inquiry obtained publicly available online information from customers who during their normal daily lives freely shared their opinions and reflections about fast fashion purchases.FindingsA clearly apparent and unexpected finding is that pleasure‐seeking consumers enjoy creativity associated with ephemeral fashions and uniqueness, as these add value to the customer in different ways, depending on whether the customer is a fast fashion or a replica customer.Research limitations/implicationsThis study is limited to the fast fashion context and lays the foundation for future researchers to consider other contexts of fashion or luxury brands to qualify or quantify the extent of pleasure seeking and its contribution to the fashion experience in the context of the designer, the fashion brand and the customer.Practical implicationsDeveloping fashion games or fashion applications that enable the user to create and design fashion items, or mix and match fashion items will reinforce enjoyment in the design experience and linking these to the brand should reinforce positive affirmations toward the fast fashion brand.Originality/valueThis paper takes a fresh approach to uncover and describe hedonic customer responses to replica and fast fashion, the results of which update fast fashion and the luxury brand literatures and demonstrate the importance of creativity in the experience.
Consumption practices of fast fashion products: a consumer‐based approach
Authors: Gabrielli Veronica , Baghi Ilaria , Codeluppi Vanni 
Published: May 2013

PurposeThe aim the present study is to investigate the consumption practices of fast fashion products. During the introductory stage of this phenomenon, most academic literature has focused its attention on structural and industrial aspects of the fast fashion phenomenon. Now that the phenomenon has been present as a part of individuals’ daily lives for some years, the time is ripe for taking a closer look at consumers’ standpoint.Design/methodology/approachThe qualitative technique of focus groups was chosen to carry out the research study within Italian consumers. The decision to exploit this methodology was largely guided by the exploratory purposes of this study and by the willingness to analyze the phenomenon of fast fashion and the consumption practices by adopting a social perspective.FindingsResults of the exploratory study show an overview of the phenomenon of fast fashion from the standpoint of the consumers and especially of the way they “live” fast fashion and integrate these products in their consumption practices.Originality/valueThe study reveals a new perspective of analysis (consumers’ standpoint) to the phenomenon of fast fashion not previously investigated and suggests useful ideas to guide the strategic levers and communications through which fast fashion companies can identify their own evolutionary path.
Authentic leadership and its relationship with risk perception and safety climate
Authors: Birkeland Nielsen Morten , Eid Jarle , Mearns Kathryn , Larsson Gerry 
Published: May 2013

PurposeThis study aims to examine how authentic leadership relates to risk perception in safety critical organizations (SCOs). It is hypothesized that authentic leaders influence risk perception through the mediating effect of safety climate.Design/methodology/approachUsing a survey design, the variables were assessed in a cross‐sectional sample of 293 offshore oil installation workers from a single company.FindingsThe authors’ findings show that follower ratings of authentic leadership are negatively related to risk perception and positively associated with ratings of safety climate. Controlling for personality characteristics and leadership responsibility among respondents, the results confirm the hypothesis in that safety climate mediates the relationship between authentic leadership and risk perception. Safety climate had the strongest relationship with risk perception when assessed as a higher order construct.Originality/valueThis study is one of the first to investigate the relationship between authentic leadership and safety. The results indicate that authentic leadership and safety climate are important factors that relate to risk perception in SCOs. The authors’ findings suggest that SCOs should consider recruiting and developing authentic leaders to foster positive safety climates and risk management.
Optimization of electrochemical treatment of textile dye wastewater
Authors: Canan Pekel Lutfiye , Ertunc Suna , Zeybek Zehra , Alpbaz Mustafa 
Published: May 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the electrochemical treatment of textile dye wastewater in the presence of NaCl electrolyte by using aluminium electrodes.Design/methodology/approachThe electrochemical treatment of textile dye wastewater was optimized using response surface methodology (RSM). RSM‐based D‐optimal design was employed to construct statistical models relating turbidity and designed effective parameters known as current density, electrolyte concentration and electrolysis time. The experimental plan consists of a three‐factor (three numerical) matrix.FindingsThe results show that the current density has significant effect on the reduction of turbidity. Besides, electrolysis time is the most influential factor on the turbidity. In order to enhance the electrochemical treatment performance, no coagulant addition or further physicochemical processes were employed.Originality/valueIndustrial certain textile dye wastewater in Turkey is used to determine optimal values.
Foreign direct investments in real estate sector and CO2emission
Authors: Gholipour Fereidouni Hassan 
Published: May 2013

PurposeIn recent years, most emerging economies have experienced large foreign direct investment inflows to the real estate sector (FDIRE) and increases in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The purpose of this study is to empirically investigate the effect of FDIRE on CO2emissions in a set of emerging economies.Design/methodology/approachApplying fixed‐effect and generalized method of moments (GMM) techniques, this paper uses related observations from 31 emerging economies between 2000 and 2008 to analyze the impacts of FDIRE on CO2emissions.FindingsThe empirical results show that FDIRE does not contribute to CO2emissions. It is also found that energy consumption, urbanization and economic development are important determinants of CO2emissions in emerging economies.Originality/valueWhile there has been a series of papers that investigated the relationship between aggregate FDI and CO2emissions, very few empirical studies have examined the relation between sectoral FDI and CO2emissions across a large number of emerging economies.
Social media and scholarly reading
Authors: Tenopir Carol , Volentine Rachel , King Donald W. 
Published: May 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine how often university academic staff members use and create various forms of social media for their work and how that use influences their use of traditional scholarly information sources.Design/methodology/approachThis article is based on a 2011 academic reading study conducted at six higher learning institutions in the United Kingdom. Approximately 2,000 respondents completed the web‐based survey. The study used the critical incident of last reading by academics to gather information on the purpose, outcomes, and values of scholarly readings and access to library collections. In addition, academics were asked about their use and creation of social media as part of their work activities. The authors looked at six categories of social media – blogs, videos/YouTube, RSS feeds, Twitter feeds, user comments in articles, podcasts, and other. This article focuses on the influence of social media on scholarly reading patterns.FindingsMost UK academics use one or more forms of social media for work‐related purposes, but creation is less common. Frequency of use and creation is not as high as might be expected, with academics using or creating social media occasionally rather than regularly. There are some differences in use or creation based on demographic factors, including discipline and age. The use and creation of social media does not adversely affect the use of traditional scholarly material, and high frequency users or creators of social media read more scholarly material than others.Originality/valueThis paper illustrates that academics who are engaged with traditional materials for their scholarly work are also embracing various forms of social media to a higher degree than their colleagues. This suggests that social media tools could be a good addition to traditional forms of scholarly content as a way to promote academic growth. Social media is not replacing traditional scholarly material, but rather is enhancing their use.
Private equity coming out of the dark
Authors: Kend Michael , Katselas Dean 
Published: May 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this exploratory study is to gain a better understanding of the motivations behind private equity (PE) activities in Australia.Design/methodology/approachThis paper reports findings arising from face‐to‐face semi‐structured interviews with individuals representing stakeholders in the market for private equity; namely, PE partners and finance professionals. Interviews were conducted in two stages, during the pre‐Global Financial Crisis (GFC) period (2007‐2008) and the post‐GFC period (2012).FindingsIn general, the stakeholders interviewed perceive that the motivations behind PE bids are not well understood, and they highlight the need for more education. They state that PE enables a company's management to make decisions more promptly; capture opportunities more effectively; reduce paperwork for executives; provide no accountability to a broad investor base; and most importantly create value for a business, as the ownership is more closely involved with the management in the day‐to‐day operations of the business. According to the interviewees, since the GFC, PE firm reputation and track record are considered to be even more crucial than before the GFC, as debt providers in particular have become more wary when lending.Originality/valueThe findings have implications for the agency relationship model. The principals' role might appear to be more tightly aligned with that of the agent, and so are their motivations, thus reducing monitoring costs, but post‐GFC interview responses indicate that this might not necessarily be the case. Concerns over empire building and gains through transaction costs were raised. The paper concludes by drawing from the insights gained by the authors from the interview data. Although it is only a small part of the economy's Gross Domestic Product, PE activity has helped Australia become a more competitive business economy.
Direct contribution of vascular mineralocorticoid receptors to blood pressure regulation
Authors: Barrett Kathleen V , McCurley Amy T , Jaffe Iris Z 
Published: May 2013

Summary

Hypertension is an extremely prevalent cardiovascular risk factor and current antihypertensive therapies do not adequately treat hypertension in many affected individuals. Thus, a better understanding of mechanisms of hypertension could lead to novel therapies.

Mineralocorticoid receptors (MR) are known to regulate blood pressure by responding to aldosterone in the kidney to regulate sodium retention. Recent evidence supports a direct contribution of the vasculature to control of BP and suggests the possibility that MR antagonists may also lower blood pressure by acting on extrarenal MR.

This review summarizes existing research considering the role of the vascular MR in regulating vasoreactivity and blood pressure.

Multiple studies indicate a role for vascular MR in modulating vasoconstriction and vasorelaxation. Activation of MR in vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cells leads to increased reactive oxygen species production and decreased availability of nitric oxide, important regulators of vascular reactivity.

Transgenic mouse models, including an endothelial MR overexpressing mouse and a smooth muscle cell‐specific MR‐knockout mouse, support a direct role for vascular MR in control of blood pressure.

This new evidence demonstrating that vascular MR directly contribute to control of vasoreactivity and blood pressure supports vascular MR and the pathways they control as novel therapeutic targets to treat hypertension.
Generation and discourse in working life stories
Authors: Foster Karen 
Published: May 2013

AbstractFollowing Mannheim's () Problem of Generations, many scholars have warned of the analytical and political risks of conflating generation with cohort. Yet the temptation persists, as relying on cohort is a convenient method of dividing a population to study it. This article proposes that cohort is only convenient if the objective is understanding generations as definitive groups of people. It suggests a supplementary objective: understanding generation as a matter of discourse. Qualitative data from interviews with 52 Canadians illustrates how the discursive forms of generation in their stories render difference, human agency and social change in atomistic or voluntaristic terms. The most extreme manifestations of this theme appear related to the perception of generational conflict. Guided by James' principle of pragmatism, this article maintains that understanding generation as a discursive, historically contingent ‘thought’ with ‘effects’ is as important as understanding its structural form and contents.
Acute kidney injury in patients with severe sepsis in Finnish Intensive Care Units
Authors: POUKKANEN M. , VAARA S. T. , PETTILÄ V. , KAUKONEN K.‐M. , KORHONEN A.‐M. , HOVILEHTO S. , INKINEN O. , LARU‐SOMPA R. , KAMINSKI T. , REINIKAINEN M. , LUND V. , KARLSSON S. ,   FINNAKI study group
Published: May 2013

BackgroundSevere sepsis is one of the leading causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). Patients with sepsis‐associated AKI demonstrate high‐hospital mortality. We evaluated the incidence of severe sepsis‐associated AKI and its association with outcome in intensive care units (ICUs) in Finland.MethodsThis was a predetermined sub‐study of the prospective, observational, multicentre FINNAKI study conducted in 17 ICUs during 1 September 2011 and 1 February 2012. All emergency ICU admissions and elective admissions exceeding 24 hours in the ICU were screened for presence of severe sepsis and AKI up to 5 days in ICU. AKI was defined according to the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) criteria and severe sepsis according to the American College of Chest Physicians/Society of Critical Care Medicine (ACCP/SCCM) criteria.ResultsOf the 2901 included patients, severe sepsis was diagnosed in 918 (31.6%, 95% confidence interval [CI] 29.9–33.4%) patients. Of these 918 patients, 488 (53.2% [95% CI 49.9–56.5%]) had AKI. The 90‐day mortality rate was 38.1% (95% CI 33.7–42.5%) for severe sepsis patients with AKI and 24.7% (95% CI 20.5–28.8%) for those without AKI. After adjusting for covariates, KDIGO stage 3 AKI was associated with an increased risk for 90‐day mortality with an adjusted odds ratio (OR) of 1.94 (95% CI 1.28–2.94), but stages 1 and 2 were not.ConclusionsMore than half of the patients with severe sepsis had AKI according to the KDIGO classification, and AKI stage 3 was independently associated with 90‐day mortality.
Effects of the opioid receptor antagonist naltrexone on smoking and related behaviors in smokers preparing to quit: a randomized controlled trial
Authors: King Andrea , Cao Dingcai , Zhang Lingjiao , Rueger Sandra Yu 
Published: May 2013

AbstractAimsTo determine if naltrexone affects smoking behaviors in smokers preparing to quit, and whether or not such pre‐quit responses predict post‐quit date outcomes.DesignDouble‐blind, placebo‐controlled, randomized study. The current study focused on smoking‐related outcomes in the pre‐quit phase, which was 1 week prior to the quit date, and these findings were linked with reductions in the same outcomes demonstrated in the post‐quit phase published previously for this randomized controlled trial (RCT) in mediation analyses.SettingCommunity sample of adult smokers desiring to quit in Chicago, Illinois, USA.ParticipantsParticipants were 315 smokers randomized to naltrexone (n = 161; mean age = 42.58 years; 60% Caucasian) or placebo (n = 154; mean age = 41.32 years; 55% Caucasian).MeasurementsThe difference from baseline in the number of cigarettes smoked during the pre‐quit phase interval was the primary outcome. Secondary pre‐quit outcomes were assessed using Likert scales of subjective responses and consumption of cigarettes, alcohol and food. Number of cigarettes smoked, alcoholic drinks consumed and the Brief Questionnaire of Smoking Urges were assessed in the post‐quit phase.FindingsRelative to placebo, naltrexone decreased the number of cigarettes smoked (−4.21 versus −2.93, P < 0.05), smoking urge (P = 0.02) and number of alcoholic drinks consumed (P = 0.04). Exploratory mediation analyses linking outcomes of the pre‐quit and post‐quit phases found that naltrexone's effects on reducing smoking urge, cigarettes smoked and alcoholic drinks consumed in the pre‐quit phase demonstrated full mediation of their respective effects during the post‐quit phase.ConclusionsNaltrexone taken in the week before a quit attempt reduces cigarette consumption, urges to smoke and alcohol consumption relative to placebo. The size of the effect mediates statistically the size of similar effects after the quit date.
Cyclo‐oxygenase‐2 inhibitors or nonselective NSAIDs plus gastroprotective agents: what to prescribe in daily clinical practice?
Authors: Masclee G. M. C. , Valkhoff V. E. , van Soest E. M. , Schade R. , Mazzaglia G. , Molokhia M. , Trifirò G. , Goldstein J. L. , Hernández‐Díaz S. , Kuipers E. J. , Sturkenboom M. C. J. M. 
Published: May 2013

SummaryBackgroundTwo strategies for prevention of upper gastrointestinal (UGI) events for nonselective nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drug (nsNSAID) users are replacement of the nsNSAID by a cyclo‐oxygenase‐2‐selective inhibitor (coxib) or co‐prescription of a gastroprotective agent (GPA).AimTo identify whether and in whom either of these strategies should be preferred in daily practice.MethodsA nested case–control study was conducted using three European primary care databases. We selected a cohort including all naive nsNSAID+GPA (≥80% GPA adherence) and coxib users (without GPA use) aged ≥50 years. Cases with an UGI event (i.e. symptomatic UGI ulcer or bleeding) were matched to cohort members without an UGI event on age, sex and number of individual UGI risk factors (i.e. UGI event history, age ≥65 years, concomitant use of anticoagulants, antiplatelets, or glucocorticoids) and calendar time. Conditional logistic regression analysis was used to calculate odds ratios (ORs) with 95% CI, while adjusting for potential confounders.ResultsWithin the NSAID cohort (n = 617 220), 398 UGI cases were identified. The risk of UGI events was equivalent for coxib and nsNSAID+GPA (≥80% adherence) users (OR: 1.02; 95%CI: 0.77–1.37). In concurrent glucocorticoid users, the risk of UGI events was significantly elevated for nsNSAID+GPA (≥80% adherence) compared with coxib users (OR: 9.01; 95%CI: 1.61–50.50).ConclusionsThe risk of UGI events was similar in nsNSAID+GPA (≥80% adherence) and coxibs users. In patients concurrently using glucocorticoids, a significant increase in the risk of UGI events for nsNSAID+GPA users was observed and coxibs should be preferred.
Laparoscopic Anderson–Hynes pyeloplasty without symphysiotomy for hydronephrosis with horseshoe kidney
Authors: Nishi Morihiro , Iwamura Masatsugu , Kurosaka Shinji , Fujita Tetsuo , Matsumoto Kazumasa , Yoshida Kazunari 
Published: May 2013

AbstractIntroductionThe objective of this study is to clarify whether symphysiotomy is an essential procedure combined with the laparoscopic pyeloplasty for the surgical treatment of ureteropelvic junction obstruction related to horseshoe kidney.MethodsWe retrospectively reviewed five horseshoe kidney patients with symptomatic hydronephrosis who underwent laparoscopic transperitoneal Anderson–Hynes pyeloplasty without symphysiotomy between July 2002 and October 2011.ResultsAll procedures were completed successfully without open conversion. Mean operative time and estimated blood loss were 209 min and 40 mL, respectively. Anterior crossing vessels were observed in all cases, and four of them were defined as a principle cause of the obstruction. In the remaining case, intrinsic stenosis of the ureteropelvic junction was noted. Crossing vessels were transposed behind the ureter with ureteropelvic anastomosis at the anterior aspect of these structures. Preoperative symptoms were absent postoperatively in all cases. Diuretic renogram showed that renal function of the side with hydronephrosis was unchanged, but diuretic excretion half‐time was diminished in all cases.ConclusionThe present data suggest that symphysiotomy can be avoided in many, if not all, cases of hydronephrosis related to horseshoe kidney. Laparoscopic Anderson‐Hynes pyeloplasty with transposition of anterior crossing vessels seems effective, especially if aberrant vessels are strongly suspected to be present from the preoperative imaging examination.
Sociodemographic disparities in the treatment of small renal masses
Authors: Becker Andreas , Roghmann Florian , Trinh Quoc‐Dien , Hansen Jens , Tian Zhe , Shariat Shahrokh F. , Noldus Joachim , Perrotte Paul , Graefen Markus , Karakiewicz Pierre I. , Sun Maxine 
Published: May 2013

Objective
To examine the presence of specific sociodemographic disparities in the treatment of individuals with small renal masses.
Patients and Methods
Patients diagnosed with pT1aN0M0 renal cell carcinoma (RCC) were identified from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database (years 1988–2008).
Treatment type was stratified into non‐surgical and surgical management and the group of patients who underwent surgical intervention was further stratified into those who underwent partial nephrectomy (PN) and those who underwent radical nephrectomy (RN).
The main variables of interest were race and gender, as well as family income and poverty and education levels.
Temporal trend analyses and logistic regression models were performed.
Results
Of 26 468 patients with T1aN0M0 RCC, 2797 (10.6%) were non‐surgically managed and 23 671 (89.4%) underwent surgery. Of the latter, 14 705 (62.1%) underwent RN and 8966 (37.9%) PN. In multivariable analyses, black patients were 23% more likely to be non‐surgically managed than other ethnic groups, and if surgically managed, were 20% less likely to undergo PN (both P ≤ 0.007). Men were 19% more likely than women to be non‐surgically managed, but remained 14% more likely to receive a PN (both P < 0.001).
Treatment disparities according to income, education and poverty level were recorded. Poverty (odds ratio [OR]: 1.002) and education (OR: 0.998) proxies emerged as important determinants of non‐surgical management, whereas income (OR: 1.08, all P ≤ 0.02) was a determinant of PN.
Conclusions
Social inequalities regarding access to treatment remain prevalent among patients diagnosed with small renal masses.
The persistence of such a phenomenon is a concerning trend which merits further investigation.