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Knowledge management: a key determinant in advancing technological innovation?
Authors: Lee Voon-Hsien , Leong Lai-Ying , Hew Teck-Soon , Ooi Keng-Boon 
Published: October 2013

Purpose
– This paper purports to analyze the relationship between knowledge management (KM) and technological innovation in the Malaysian manufacturing sector. Furthermore, the interrelationships between the KM dimensions will also be investigated.

Design/methodology/approach
– Survey data from 162 manufacturing firms were obtained. Multiple linear regression and neural network analysis were performed in this study to examine the relationships between KM and technological innovation; as well as the interrelationships between KM practices themselves.

Findings
– This research study provides empirical evidence and confirms the results of past researchers that KM practices (i.e. knowledge sharing, knowledge application and knowledge storage) are positively and significantly related to technological innovation (i.e. product and process innovation). Moreover, it is also discovered that the interrelationships between the KM dimensions are positive and significant.

Research limitations/implications
– This research implies that when firms understand the significance of KM dimensions, there is a great possibility that the firm will succeed in harvesting the full value of technological innovation. Meanwhile, the result may also serve as a guide to the manufacturing managers to understand the importance of KM in their managerial actions, so that the level of technological innovation in their firms can be greatly enhanced.

Originality/value
– Extensive research has not been done in the past to examine the relationship between the KM and technological innovation. Meanwhile, the investigation on the interrelationships between the KM dimensions has also been scarce. Hence, such a research is to be called for. This paper provides the manufacturing practitioners with useful guidelines on the appropriate KM practices to be implemented to ensure the improvement in technological innovation.
Evaluation of AHP software from a management accounting perspective
Authors: Ossadnik Wolfgang , Kaspar Ralf 
Published: October 2013

Purpose
– Due to the increasing complexity of decision environments, suitable multi-criteria methods are gaining importance for the decision support function in management accounting. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP), a well-known and established OR method for solving complex decision settings, is accompanied by the ongoing development of suitable software solutions. Especially for practical issues, software support can reduce barriers to applying AHP and can enhance acceptance by managers. For this reason, five heterogeneous software products are evaluated from a management accounting perspective. The paper aims to discuss these issues.

Design/methodology/approach
– Based on the increasing relevance of AHP and the major changes in the field of AHP software solutions, the study of Ossadnik and Lange was replicated, with modifications. Five leading software products that use AHP were selected and evaluated with regard to their quality for solving decision problems. Pairwise comparisons were generated and integrated into an AHP-based decision model. The relevant criteria contained in this model were developed from the international standard norm for software evaluation.

Findings
– In addition to revealing the necessity for further research on the development of appropriate software for multi-criteria decision problems, the result also shows that, under certain assumptions, “ Make It Rational” is the preferred software product.

Practical implications
– Originating from different demands, the evaluation reveals the strengths and weaknesses of various software solutions for practical purposes.

Originality/value
– This study shows that characteristics of software products using AHP vary, enabling users to select an appropriate software solution.
From initial risk assessments to system risk management
Authors: Beauchamp-Akatova Elena , Curran Richard 
Published: October 2013

Purpose
– The aim of this research is to provide an approach for modeling system risk management and to develop an analytic hierarchy process (AHP)-based model for simulating decisions on introducing innovations in air transport systems.

Design/methodology/approach
– The paper proposes AHP and analytic network process (ANP) methodologies for overcoming fragmentation in risk assessments perceived by risk, budget, quality or schedule managements, and for resolving potential conflicts between safety, efficiency and well-being.

Findings
– Issues in system risk evaluation and management were identified and transferred to a list of requirements. A generic ANP-based model for system risk management was developed as well as a template for capture of knowledge on risks, including expert knowledge, and for implementation of a new decision-making process as applied to introducing innovation(s).

Research limitations/implications
– Since this research addresses evaluation and management of non-event based risks due to innovations in air transport systems, further analysis and re-evaluation of risks is required during and after the implementation in order to provide continuously dynamic representation of system risk.

Practical implications
– The results of this study contribute to the development and implementation of a usable version of multi-criteria decision analysis at senior management level. Further, it stimulates mechanism for learning and trade-offs between various stakeholders.

Originality/value
– This work is original in that it is cross-disciplinary (e.g. risk management, management of innovation, systems design). It addresses the issue of integrating a safety management system with an overall business management system. Also, it introduces qualitative non-event risk assessments into system risk management. In addition to the use of the AHP-model for system risk management, an implementation model (“risk stakeholder model”) is also developed.
Users and citation management tools: use and support
Authors: Emanuel Jenny 
Published: October 2013

Purpose– As the number of citation management tools including Refworks and EndNote increased in recent years, academic libraries struggle to remain on top of new developments and support all of the tools used by their users. This paper seeks to address these issues.Design/methodology/approach– A librarian at the University of Illinois surveyed graduate students and faculty about which tools they use, reasons for tool adoption, features that influence adoption, and support they expect from their library.Findings– The results highlight that many users still use older tools including EndNote and RefWorks, but do have interests for and reasons to use new tools including Zotero and Mendeley and may not need as much library support as librarians believe.Originality/value– This is the first research paper on citation management use and can influence what products libraries use and the support they offer.
Assessing a web library program for information literacy learning
Authors: Bravo Rafael , Lucia Laura , J. Martin Maria 
Published: October 2013

Purpose
– Main goal in this paper is to show the experience of a web-based program in information literacy from different perspectives: students, teachers and librarians. The study focuses on freshmen in business administration.

Design/methodology/approach
– The empirical research uses a mixed qualitative and quantitative methodology. A qualitative study is used to analyse the opinions from teachers and librarians, whereas a quantitative study is developed to study the students' perceptions.

Findings
– Students find information literacy competencies to be useful and perfectly applicable to their assignments. In this sense, there is no need to provide additional incentives (extra points) for the course. At the light of the work assignments, teachers and librarians suggest that there is a necessity for greater depth in questions of citation and plagiarism.

Research limitations/implications
– Results have to be interpreted within the context of study. There is a need to use alternative methodologies and activities in different groups to check and compare the effectiveness of each action.

Practical implications
– The paper can be used as a guide for teachers and librarians to develop courses of information literacy. Results obtained from this experience show some key points that may be useful for teachers and librarians.

Originality/value
– This article complements previous literature by providing new findings from different angles. The information gathered from the librarians, teachers and students involved provides a holistic view about the effectiveness of web-based tutorials for information literacy learning.
Twelve‐year follow‐up of conservative management of postnatal urinary and faecal incontinence and prolapse outcomes: randomised controlled trial
Authors: Glazener CMA , MacArthur C , Hagen S , Elders A , Lancashire R , Herbison GP , Wilson PD ,   The ProLong Study Group
Published: October 2013

ObjectiveTo determine the long‐term (12‐year) effects of a conservative nurse‐led intervention for postnatal urinary incontinence.DesignFollow‐up of a randomised controlled trial.SettingCommunity‐based intervention in three centres (in the UK and New Zealand).PopulationA cohort of 747 women with urinary incontinence at 3 months after childbirth, of whom 471 (63%) were followed up after 12 years.MethodsWomen were randomly allocated to active conservative treatment after delivery (pelvic floor muscle training and bladder training), or to a control group receiving standard care.Main outcome measuresPrevalence of urinary incontinence (primary outcome) and faecal incontinence, symptoms and signs of prolapse, and performance of pelvic floor muscle training at 12 years.ResultsThe significant improvements relative to controls that had been found in urinary incontinence (60 versus 69%; risk difference, RD, −9.1%; 95% confidence interval, 95% CI, −17.3 to −1.0%) and faecal incontinence (4 versus 11%; RD −6.1%; 95% CI −10.8 to −1.6%) at 1 year did not persist for urinary incontinence (83 versus 80%; RD 2.1%; 95% CI −4.9 to 9.1%) or faecal incontinence (19 versus 15%; RD 4.3%; 95% CI −2.5 to 11.0%) at the 12–year follow up, irrespective of incontinence severity at trial entry. The prevalence of prolapse symptoms or objectively measured pelvic organ prolapse also did not differ between the groups. In the short term the intervention motivated more women to perform pelvic floor muscle training (83 versus 55%), but this fell in both groups by 12 years (52 versus 49%).ConclusionsThe moderate short‐term benefits of a brief nurse‐led conservative treatment for postnatal urinary incontinence did not persist. About four‐fifths of women with urinary incontinence 3 months after childbirth still had this problem 12 years later.
The Anatomy of a Pipe Bomb Explosion: Measuring the Mass and Velocity Distributions of Container Fragments
Authors: Bors Dana , Cummins Josh , Goodpaster John 
Published: October 2013

AbstractImprovised explosive devices such as pipe bombs are prevalent due to the availability of materials and ease of construction. However, little is known about how these devices actually explode, as few attempts to characterize fragmentation patterns have been attempted. In this study, seven devices composed of various pipe materials (PVC, black steel, and galvanized steel) and two energetic fillers (Pyrodex and Alliant Red Dot) were initiated and the explosions captured using high‐speed videography. The video footage was used to calculate fragment velocities, which were represented as particle velocity vector maps. In addition, the fragments were weighed. The results demonstrate a correlation between the type of energetic filler and both the size and velocity of the fragments. Larger fragments were produced by Pyrodex filler indicating a less complete fragmentation, compared with smaller fragments produced by double‐base smokeless powder. Additionally, higher fragment velocities were seen with Alliant Red Dot filler.
Chromatic Variation of Soot Soiling: A Possible Marker for Gunshot Wounds in Burnt Bone
Authors: Amadasi Alberto , Merli Daniele , Brandone Alberto , Cattaneo Cristina 
Published: October 2013

AbstractSoot soiling is a crucial forensic parameter around gunshot lesions. Carbonization, however, can severely alter human tissues and mimic such clues. This study aims at evaluating the survival of soot soiling even after carbonization in bone. A total of 36 bovine ribs (half fleshed and half defleshed) were shot with two types of bullet (both 9‐mm; full metal‐jacketed and unjacketed) with a near‐contact range. With unjacketed bullets, the shot left in every case a clear, black, and roughly round soot stain around the entrance wound, whereas full metal‐jacketed bullets left no signs of soot. Every specimen then underwent calcination in an oven at 800°C. The analysis of the charred samples clearly showed the survival of the soot soiling in both fleshed and bony samples, with a clear correspondence with the former position, but with a different color (yellow). Thus, soot soiling may survive, although with a different color, even after charring.
Reciprocity, Equality and International Justice
Authors: Maffettone Pietro 
Published: October 2013

AbstractIn this article I criticize a prominent account for resisting the extension of egalitarian justice to global politics. For Andrea Sangiovanni it is the reciprocity requirement generated by the provision of basic public goods that grounds egalitarian justice. Such basic public goods provision is absent internationally and this entails that egalitarian justice is only appropriate between citizens of the same political community. This article highlights the problematic empirical assumptions on which Sangiovanni's work builds. It proposes a more ample class of basic public goods necessary to act on a plan of life and maintains that whatever list we adopt, in a globalized world, basic public goods provision is often dependent on the international system. It goes on to suggest that the role of equality beyond borders is an important topic not only for relations between persons at the global level but also for inter‐state interactions and that what we really should be worried about is the instrumental effects that inequality has when it comes to issues concerning poverty reduction and the shape of international regimes and institutions.
Fighting Fire with Water: NGOs and Counterterrorism Policy Tools
Authors: Sitter Nick , Parker Tom 
Published: October 2013

AbstractThe policy tools of counterterrorism reflect both the nature of the terrorist group in question and the strategies of the actors that engage in counterterrorism. Historically governments have perceived terrorism primarily as a crime, a threat to the state's security or part of a broader political campaign. Accordingly, states have adopted counterterrorism policies based on law enforcement, military or diplomatic strategies, or a combination of these. While international organisations have played a supplementary role in terms of law enforcement and diplomacy, NGOs have, until recently, played a much smaller role in this field. Over the last couple of decades, however, with the rise of ‘sacred terror’ and as many states have accorded more weight to the propaganda element in terrorist campaigns, containment strategies that aim at managing and marginalising the threat have become more prominent. This article explores the increasing role of NGOs in this changing context, and suggests that the policy tools of NGOs are particularly well suited to combating network‐type terrorist groups like al‐Qa'eda and its franchises because such groups depend on complicit society, a convincing narrative and information asymmetry vis‐à‐vis their supporters. Here NGOs have distinct advantages because of their potential to credibly challenge terrorist narratives on the ground.
Promotion of Full‐Thickness Wound Healing Using Epigallocatechin‐3‐O‐Gallate/Poly (Lactic‐Co‐Glycolic Acid) Membrane as Temporary Wound Dressing
Authors: Kim Hye‐Lee , Lee Jeong‐Hyun , Kwon Byeong Ju , Lee Mi Hee , Han Dong‐Wook , Hyon Suong‐Hyu , Park Jong‐Chul 
Published: October 2013

AbstractEpigallocatechin‐3‐O‐gallate (EGCG) is a major polyphenolic compound in green tea. It has been known that EGCG regulates the secretion of cytokines and the activation of skin cells during wound healing. In this study, various concentrations of EGCG were added to the electrospun membranes composed of poly (lactic‐co‐glycolic acid) (PLGA), and its healing effects on full‐thickness wounds created in nude mice were investigated. The electrospun membranes containing 5 wt% EGCG (5EGCG/PLGA membrane) exhibited cytotoxicity in human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs) as HDF morphologies were transformed on them. In the animal study, cell infiltration of mice treated with electrospun membranes containing 1 wt% EGCG (1EGCG/PLGA membrane) significantly increased after 2 weeks. The immunoreactivity of Ki‐67 (re‐epithelialization at the wound site) and CD 31 (formation of blood vessels) also increased in the mice treated with 1EGCG/PLGA membranes in comparison with the mice treated with PLGA membranes. These results suggest that 1EGCG/PLGA can enhance wound healing in full thickness by accelerating cell infiltration, re‐epithelialization, and angiogenesis.
Autophagy and mitophagy in the myocardium: therapeutic potential and concerns
Authors: Jimenez Rebecca E , Kubli Dieter A , Gustafsson Åsa B 
Published: October 2013

The autophagic‐lysosomal degradation pathway is critical for cardiac homeostasis, and defects in this pathway are associated with development of cardiomyopathy. Autophagy is responsible for the normal turnover of organelles and long‐lived proteins. Autophagy is also rapidly up‐regulated in response to stress, where it rapidly clears dysfunctional organelles and cytotoxic protein aggregates in the cell. Autophagy is also important in clearing dysfunctional mitochondria before they can cause harm to the cell. This quality control mechanism is particularly important in cardiac myocytes, which contain a very high volume of mitochondria. The degradation of proteins and organelles also generates free fatty acids and amino acids, which help maintain energy levels in myocytes during stress conditions. Increases in autophagy have been observed in various cardiovascular diseases, but a major question that remains to be answered is whether enhanced autophagy is an adaptive or maladaptive response to stress. This review discusses the regulation and role of autophagy in the myocardium under baseline conditions and in various aetiologies of heart disease. It also discusses whether this pathway represents a new therapeutic target to treat or prevent cardiovascular disease and the concerns associated with modulating autophagy.Linked ArticlesThis article is part of a themed issue on Mitochondrial Pharmacology: Energy, Injury & Beyond. To view the other articles in this issue visit http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bph.2014.171.issue‐8
The cannabinoid CB2 receptor agonist AM1241 enhances neurogenesis in GFAP/Gp120 transgenic mice displaying deficits in neurogenesis
Authors: Avraham Hava Karsenty , Jiang Shuxian , Fu Yigong , Rockenstein Edward , Makriyannis Alexandros , Zvonok Alexander , Masliah Eliezer , Avraham Shalom 
Published: October 2013

Background and PurposeHIV‐1 glycoprotein Gp120 induces apoptosis in rodent and human neurons in vitro and in vivo. HIV‐1/Gp120 is involved in the pathogenesis of HIV‐associated dementia (HAD) and inhibits proliferation of adult neural progenitor cells (NPCs) in glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)/Gp120 transgenic (Tg) mice. As cannabinoids exert neuroprotective effects in several model systems, we examined the protective effects of the CB2 receptor agonist AM1241 on Gp120‐mediated insults on neurogenesis.Experimental ApproachWe assessed the effects of AM1241 on survival and apoptosis in cultures of human and murine NPCs with immunohistochemical and TUNEL techniques. Neurogenesis in the hippocampus of GFAP/Gp120 transgenic mice in vivo was also assessed by immunohistochemistry.Key ResultsAM1241 inhibited in vitro Gp120‐mediated neurotoxicity and apoptosis of primary human and murine NPCs and increased their survival. AM1241 also promoted differentiation of NPCs to neuronal cells. While GFAP/Gp120 Tg mice exhibited impaired neurogenesis, as indicated by reduction in BrdU+ cells and doublecortin+ (DCX+) cells, and a decrease in cells with proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), administration of AM1241 to GFAP/Gp120 Tg mice resulted in enhanced in vivo neurogenesis in the hippocampus as indicated by increase in neuroblasts, neuronal cells, BrdU+ cells and PCNA+ cells. Astrogliosis and gliogenesis were decreased in GFAP/Gp120 Tg mice treated with AM1241, compared with those treated with vehicle.Conclusions and ImplicationsThe CB2 receptor agonist rescued impaired neurogenesis caused by HIV‐1/Gp120 insult. Thus, CB2 receptor agonists may act as neuroprotective agents, restoring impaired neurogenesis in patients with HAD.
Insect Herbivores and Leaf Damage along Successional and Vertical Gradients in a Tropical Dry Forest
Authors: Neves Frederico S. , Silva Jhonathan O. , Espírito‐Santo Mário M. , Fernandes Geraldo W. 
Published: October 2013

AbstractThe availability and quality of resources for herbivores in tropical dry forests (TDFs) vary in time and space, affecting herbivore guilds differently across spatial scales (both horizontally and vertically), with consequences to the distribution of leaf damage in these forests. We attempted to elucidate the distribution patterns of herbivorous insect guilds and leaf damage throughout the secondary succession and vertical stratification along the rainy season in a Brazilian TDF. With the advance of the succession, a greater richness and abundance of herbivorous insects were found, resulting in higher leaf damage in intermediate and late stages. This pattern, however, was not observed for the frequency of leaf miners. At a smaller spatial scale, the host tree height positively affected the richness and abundance of insects. The higher leaf damage was found in canopy, which also harbored a greater richness and abundance of chewing herbivores compared to the understory at both the beginning and the end of the rainy season. Although for sap‐sucking insects, this was only true at the beginning of the season. We detected a decrease in insect richness and abundance at the end of the rainy season, probably due to a synchronization of insect activity with the availability of young, highly nutritious plant tissues. These results are consistent with other studies that found a general trend of increasing richness and abundance of herbivorous insects and leaf damage throughout the secondary succession (early to late stages) and between vertical strata (understory to canopy), suggesting that forest complexity positively affects herbivores.