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Building company reputation and brand equity through CSR: the mediating role of trust
Authors: Fatma Mobin , Rahman Zillur , Khan Imran 
Published: September 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives on the two marketing outcomes - corporate reputation (CR) and brand equity (BE), based on the perception of consumers regarding banks in India.Design/methodology/approach– A survey of banking consumers was carried out, resulting in 303 valid responses. In order to address research objectives and test the hypothesis, structural equations modeling has been employed.Findings– Results reveals that CSR activities influence CR and BE directly as well as indirectly. In addition, the mediating role of trust is found to be significant between CSR and CR and CSR and BE. The study shows that CSR activities build consumer trust in a company which in turn positively impacts CR and BE.Research limitations/implications– The findings have important implications for retail banks in India and suggest that CSR activities can help banks in building CR and BE. The hypothesized theoretical framework has been tested in the banking context, so the generalization of findings is limited to the context.Originality/value– This study contributes to literature by highlighting the important role of CSR and its direct and indirect effects on CR and BE.
The factors influencing mediation referral practices and barriers to its adoption
Authors: Agapiou Andrew 
Published: September 2015

Purpose– Following an analysis of English construction lawyers’ perceptions, attitudes and practices relative to mediation, this paper aims to offer an insight into the initial stages of the legal decision-making process, involving an examination of the degree of control construction lawyers’ exercise over the decision-making process itself, as well as an analysis of the factors that determine the decision to use mediation. The empirical work thus far focuses on the different potential barriers to mediation that typically characterize the relationship clients’ and legal advisors, addressing to divergent monetary interests, non-monetary and psychological interests and barriers in the principal–agent relationship.Design/methodology/approach– Based on a quantitative survey of legal advisors in England and Wales (n= 212), the purpose of this paper is to explore mediation, specifically the factors that support its use, barriers that hinder use and the perceptions of the efficacy and level of effectiveness of the process.Findings– The findings indicate that more experienced construction lawyers reported using mediation to a far greater extent than less experienced lawyers, consistent with the proposition that more experienced lawyers develop a cooperative reputation as a function of their professional encounters. The results reveal that the absence of good mediators, influence of the courts, inability to create enforceable precedents, negative experiences and preferences for other forms of dispute resolution do not seem to be significant factors militating against the referral of cases to mediation. It would also seem that self-reported financial interests do not deter construction lawyers from referring cases to mediation. Nevertheless, there may be a need to develop more standardised approaches to setting mediation fee scales to minimise lawyers’ diminished fee income as a consequence of their increased involvement as advocates or counsel in mediated cases.Originality/value– The recent Jackson Cost Review has provided greater impetus for the use of mediation. A failure to respond to a request to engage in mediation may also be deemed unreasonable by the courts, as, for example, in the case of PGF II SA v. OMFS Company 1 Limited. Nevertheless, while the Civil Procedure Rules are being used by the courts in England and Wales increasingly to “encourage” parties to look to alternative methods to settle differences, little can be gleaned from the literature on the central role of construction lawyers in mediation, and more specifically the extent to which they refrain from referring cases to mediation in a manner inconsistent with their clients’ interests. Much of the construction-based research so far has focused on how mediation is bearing up in practice, its use, appealability and possible improvements.
Relationships among triple bottom line elements
Authors: Venkatraman Sitalakshmi , Nayak Raveendranath Ravi 
Published: September 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to gain more insight of the nature and strength of relationships among the three triple bottom line (TBL) outcomes, namely corporate environmental performance outcome (CEPO), corporate social performance outcome (CSPO) and corporate financial performance outcome (CFPO) and to evolve a roadmap for integrating sustainable business practices that facilitates in managing and improving their sustainable performance. Literature reports that currently businesses try to achieve economic, social and ecological goals independently resulting in silos. The interrelationships of TBL elements have not been explored and integrated. The literature has already pointed out that to achieve corporate sustainability, managers need to integrate TBL goals in all their business decisions. However, the question remains – how to integrate these three competing goals and this paper attempts to answer this question.Design/methodology/approach– In the research design, the authors use a quantitative research methodology with data collected by means of a survey questionnaire that included both descriptive and exploratory flavour. The empirical study examines the relationships of TBL elements as perceived by 85 different Australian-based large, medium, as well as small business organisations. The data collected were analysed by performing factor analysis on 21 items resulting in three latent factors that were aligned to TBL outcomes and the correlations among them were analysed to assess their interrelationships.Findings– The results of the study report weak, positive relationships existing between the TBL. This result has useful implications well-supported by the qualitative feedback. The paper argues that Australian managers do not see any strategic advantage in pursuing “beyond compliance” sustainable business practices, as they perceive no added value to their organisations’ financial performance outcomes. Integrating economic, social and ecological performances is seen as an additional management burden.Originality/value– While most of the TBL studies conducted worldwide focus on predominantly assessing large organisations toward responsible and sustainable business practices, this paper considers large, medium as well as small businesses. Also, economic, social and environmental issues are explored by organisations individually, while this study investigates their inter-connections. Through the empirical study, this paper provides recommendations and proposes a four-step roadmap with the participation of quality circles that would facilitate the integration of the social responsibility and environment protection practices into the core business operations paving way towards achieving corporate sustainability.
The Responsibility to Protect (R2P) in Libya and Syria
Authors: Odeyemi Christo 
Published: September 2015

Purpose– Against the backdrop of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) policy – an instrument with which the UN seeks to protect vulnerable civilians from gross violations of human rights – this study examines the application of R2P in the Libyan intervention and the various efforts to replicate similar claim to intervene in Syria. While proposing that the roles of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) is increasingly influential to the success of an intervention, this study asks the question: what are the general conditions for success of R2P application in Libya and Syria during the period 2011-2014?Design/methodology/approach– In its examination of the policy and scholarly works that have informed, justified and evaluated the processes and outcomes of the principles of R2P policy, this paper used relevant search terms for conditions for success of humanitarian military intervention (COSI). Specific keywords such as R2P, BRICS and humanitarian intervention are scrutinised for relevance to the research question. Documents that failed to satisfy the criteria of research quality were excluded, whereas the key problems and findings identified in each studied document were tabulated into inclusion and exclusion.Findings– Despite the role of BRICS in the Libyan and Syrian interventions, existing literature failed to explicitly make this connection, although much of the literature agreed on a number of general conditions for success. This paper problematise the relationship between success and BRICS role. One of the reasons for this is the emerging nature of the literature that is beginning to appreciate the plausibility that the BRICS influences the success of an intervention.Originality/value– This piece synthesises studies that focus on COSI with preference for works that engaged this study’s case countries. Much rich data which even until now are always in need of close examination emerged during data collection, making it useful to craft a third part for BRICS-focused literature that has informed the R2P debate.
Perioperative management of tumor necrosis factor‐alpha blocker‐treated psoriatic patients: Case reports and review
Authors: Kawakami Hiroshi , Matsumoto Yuka , Abe Namiko , Katori Youich , Takahashi Kousuke , Tsuboi Ryoji , Okubo Yukari 
Published: September 2015

AbstractRegarding appropriate timings of discontinuation and resumption of biologics for psoriasis patients before and after elective surgeries, an international consensus has yet to be reached. The Japanese Dermatological Association of Guideline and Safety Manual for the use of Biologic Agents in Psoriasis 2013 states that infliximab (IFX) and adalimumab (ADA) should be withheld at least 4 and 2 weeks, respectively, before surgery and can be restarted as neither postoperative infection nor delayed wound healing is recognized. We experienced three generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) patients and one plaque‐type psoriasis patient undergoing surgeries during tumor necrosis factor (TNF)‐α blocker therapy. Three GPP cases experienced uneventful post‐surgical course. One psoriasis vulgaris patient on IFX had a wound healing delay with deterioration of psoriatic plaques which was restored by restarting IFX. The timing of suspension and resumption of TNF‐α blockers in all cases were determined following the Japanese guideline.
Examination of the Suicide Characteristics Based on the Scene Investigation in Capital Budapest (2009–2011)
Authors: Kristóf István , Vörös Krisztina , Marcsa Boglárka , Váradi‐T Aletta , Kosztya Sándor , Törő Klára 
Published: September 2015

AbstractMedicolegal evaluation of postmortem findings at the death scene represents an important part of forensic medicine. The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence and characteristics of suicide events. Data collection was performed from the police scene investigation reports in capital Budapest between 2009 and 2011. In this study, epidemiological parameters such as age, gender, time and place of death, postmortem changes, suicidal method, seasonal and daily distribution, natural diseases, earlier psychiatric treatment, socioeconomic risks, supposed cause of death, final notes, earlier suicide attempts, and suicide ideations were analyzed. There were 892 suicide cases (619 males, 273 females) detected in the investigated period. Hanging, overdose of prescription medications, jumping, use of firearms, drowning, and electrotrauma showed statistical differences among genders (p < 0.05). The most common methods of suicide among men and women were hanging (57.4%) and overdose of prescription medications (33%), respectively. Death scene characteristics represent the important factors for forensic medicine.
Development of Latent Fingermarks on Various Surfaces Using ZnO‐SiO2 Nanopowder
Authors: Arshad Ayesha , Farrukh Muhammad Akhyar , Ali Shaista , Khaleeq‐ur‐Rahman Muhammad , Tahir Muhammad Ashraf 
Published: September 2015

AbstractFingermarks are one of the most useful forms of evidence in identification and can provide generalized proof of identity in crime investigation. They are developed using various conventional powders. The novel nanopowder ZnO‐SiO2 was synthesized via the conventional heating method and characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy‐dispersive X‐ray (EDX) analysis, transmission electron microscope (TEM), and X‐ray diffraction (XRD). The mean particle size of ZnO‐SiO2 nanopowder calculated through TEM was 32.9 nm. The development of fingermarks was carried out by powder dusting and small particle reagent (SPR) methods. Powder dusting method was used for the development of latent fingermarks on various dry, nonporous, and semi‐porous surfaces. The SPR method was also applied to wet nonporous surface. The developed latent fingermarks using ZnO‐SiO2 nanopowder were found to have excellent quality with very clear third‐level ridges detail and had better visibility than commercially available white powder.
Screening for Corticosteroid Adulterants in Korean Herbal Medicines
Authors: Park Hyoung‐Joon , Cho So‐Hyun , Lee Ji Hyun , Hwang In Sun , Han Kyoung Moon , Yoon Chang‐Yong , Cho Sooyeul , Kim Woo Seong 
Published: September 2015

AbstractThe objective of this study was to determine the presence of corticosteroids in illegal herbal medicines using ultra‐high‐performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. We collected 212 herbal medicine samples that were advertised as being effective for treatment of joint pain and bone aches. Samples were from the Korean commercial market during a span of four years (2010–2013), and the method was validated. The limits of quantification ranged from 0.47 to 15.0 ng/mL, and recoveries ranged from 80.6% to 119.5%. The intra‐ and interday precision ranged from 0.18% to 8.82% and from 0.09% to 8.96%, respectively. Among the samples, three samples (1.4%) were identified as adulterants. Dexamethasone was the only compound detected in the adulterated products. As the corticosteroid–adulteration of herbal medicines may become a major problem and lead to side effects, the continued development of screening procedures for herbal medicines is critical.
Why do Queenslanders seek care in emergency departments? A population study
Authors: Rego Joanna , FitzGerald Gerry , Toloo Sam , Vallmuur Kirsten 
Published: September 2015

AbstractObjectiveThe present study aims to identify the main reasons for which first time and multiple users seek medical care through Queensland EDs.MethodsA cross‐sectional survey was conducted at eight public EDs among presenting patients (n = 911). The questions measured the sociodemographic characteristics of patients, their beliefs and attitudes towards ED services, and perceptions of health status. Bivariate and binary logistic regression analyses were performed to examine the differences between first time and multiple users of EDs.ResultsFirst time and multiple users accounted for 55.5% and 44.5%, respectively. Multiple users themselves were believed to be sicker, have poorer health status, and additional and/or chronic health conditions. Multiple users more strongly believed that their condition required treatment at an ED and perceived their condition as being very serious. Multiple users reported weekly household incomes below $600, and half of the multiple users were not working as compared with 35% first time users. Multivariate analysis showed that multiple use was significantly associated with the existence of additional health problems, having chronic condition, lower self‐efficacy and need for ED treatment.ConclusionsPatients who sought care for multiple times at EDs more often than first time users suffered from additional and chronic conditions. Their opinion of an ED as the most suitable place to address their current health problem was stronger than first time users. Any proposed demand management strategies need to address these beliefs together with the reasoning of patients to provide effective and appropriate care outside or within ED services.
Potential and pitfalls of eukaryotic metagenome skimming: a test case for lichens
Authors: Greshake Bastian , Zehr Simonida , Dal Grande Francesco , Meiser Anjuli , Schmitt Imke , Ebersberger Ingo 
Published: September 2015

AbstractWhole‐genome shotgun sequencing of multispecies communities using only a single library layout is commonly used to assess taxonomic and functional diversity of microbial assemblages. Here, we investigate to what extent such metagenome skimming approaches are applicable for in‐depth genomic characterizations of eukaryotic communities, for example lichens. We address how to best assemble a particular eukaryotic metagenome skimming data, what pitfalls can occur, and what genome quality can be expected from these data. To facilitate a project‐specific benchmarking, we introduce the concept of twin sets, simulated data resembling the outcome of a particular metagenome sequencing study. We show that the quality of genome reconstructions depends essentially on assembler choice. Individual tools, including the metagenome assemblers Omega and MetaVelvet, are surprisingly sensitive to low and uneven coverages. In combination with the routine of assembly parameter choice to optimize the assembly N50 size, these tools can preclude an entire genome from the assembly. In contrast, MIRA, an all‐purpose overlap assembler, and SPAdes, a multisized de Bruijn graph assembler, facilitate a comprehensive view on the individual genomes across a wide range of coverage ratios. Testing assemblers on a real‐world metagenome skimming data from the lichen Lasallia pustulata demonstrates the applicability of twin sets for guiding method selection. Furthermore, it reveals that the assembly outcome for the photobiont Trebouxia sp. falls behind the a priori expectation given the simulations. Although the underlying reasons remain still unclear, this highlights that further studies on this organism require special attention during sequence data generation and downstream analysis.
Aminocaproic acid administration is associated with reduced perioperative blood loss and transfusion in pediatric craniofacial surgery
Authors: Hsu G. , Taylor J. A. , Fiadjoe J. E. , Vincent A. M. , Pruitt E. Y. , Bartlett S. P. , Stricker P. A. 
Published: September 2015

BackgroundSevere blood loss is a common complication of craniofacial reconstruction surgery. The antifibrinolytic ε‐aminocaproic acid (EACA) reduces transfusion requirements in children undergoing cardiac surgery and in older children undergoing spine surgery. Tranexamic acid (TXA), another antifibrinolytic with a similar mechanism of action, has been shown to reduce blood loss and transfusion requirements in children undergoing craniofacial surgery. However, TXA has been associated with an increase in post‐operative seizures and is more expensive than EACA. There is currently little published data evaluating the efficacy of EACA in children undergoing craniofacial surgery.MethodsThis is a retrospective study of prospectively collected data from our craniofacial perioperative registries for children under 6 years of age who underwent anterior or posterior cranial vault reconstruction. We compared calculated blood loss, blood donor exposures, and post‐operative drain output between subjects who received EACA and those who did not.ResultsThe registry queries returned data from 152 subjects. Eighty‐six did not receive EACA and 66 received EACA. The EACA group had significantly lower calculated blood loss (82 ± 43 vs. 106 ± 63 ml/kg, P = 0.01), fewer intraoperative blood donor exposures (median 2, interquartile range 1–2 vs. median 2, interquartile range 1–3; P = 0.02) and lower surgical drain output in the first post‐operative 24 h (28 ml/kg vs. 37 ml/kg, P = 0.001) than the non‐EACA group.ConclusionIn this analysis of prospectively captured observational data, EACA administration was associated with less calculated blood loss, intraoperative blood donor exposures, and post‐operative surgical drain output.
Damage to the insula leads to decreased nicotine withdrawal during abstinence
Authors: Abdolahi Amir , Williams Geoffrey C. , Benesch Curtis G. , Wang Henry Z. , Spitzer Eric M. , Scott Bryan E. , Block Robert C. , van Wijngaarden Edwin 
Published: September 2015

AbstractBackground and AimsCurrent pharmacotherapies for tobacco dependence are generally well tolerated, but have relatively high rates of relapse. They target primarily the brains’ mesocorticolimbic ‘reward’ pathway. However, recent evidence suggests that the insular cortex, a central cerebral hemispheric region historically overlooked in addiction models, may also play an important role in cognitive and emotional processes that facilitate drug use. We examined whether insular versus non‐insular damage from ischemic stroke attenuated acute withdrawal from cigarette smoking and reduced the likelihood of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) use during hospitalization.DesignData were derived from a longitudinal study with 3 months’ follow‐up, beginning June 2013 and ending May 2014.SettingThree acute care hospitals in Rochester, NY, USA.ParticipantsOne‐hundred and fifty‐six current smokers hospitalized for acute ischemic stroke (38 with insular infarctions and 118 with non‐insular infarctions, assessed by three neuroradiologists).MeasurementsThe Wisconsin Smoking Withdrawal Scale (WSWS) and Minnesota Nicotine Withdrawal Scale (MNWS) were administered during hospitalization (a period of forced abstinence) to assess the frequency and severity of withdrawal symptoms. NRT use was also assessed during hospitalization.FindingsOn average, smokers with insular damage had a lower WSWS score during admission [mean = 5.89, standard deviation (SD) = 4.72] compared with those with non‐insular damage (mean = 9.20, SD = 4.71; P < 0.001) [covariate‐adjusted difference in means of –3.12, 95% confidence interval (CI) = –4.97, –1.27]. A similar difference was also noted when the MNWS was used (P = 0.02). Furthermore, participants with insular lesions appeared to be less likely to use NRT during admission compared with those with non‐insular lesions [odds ratio (OR) = 0.72, 95% CI = 0.32, 1.64].ConclusionsCurrent smokers with damage to their insular cortex brain region appear to experience fewer and less severe tobacco withdrawal symptoms, and appear to be less likely to require nicotine replacement therapy during hospitalization, compared with smokers with non‐insular damage. These findings support the potential role of the insular cortex in regulating withdrawal during abstinence, a motivator responsible for the maintenance of addictive behaviors.