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PP‐15 THE EFFECT OF EXTENSIVELY HYDROLYZED PROTEIN FORMULA IN PRETERM INFANTS WITH SYMPTOMATIC GASTRO‐OESOPHAGEAL REFLUX
Authors: Logarajaha V. , Onga C. , Jayagobib P.A. , Khoob P.C. , Heina M. , Fanga H. , Rajaduraib S. 
Published: September 2015

Background:Gaestroesophageal reflux (GER) occurs commonly in infants especially preterm infants. Current anti‐reflux medication has shown limited therapeutic benefits for this age group. Our study aims to evaluate the efficacy of extensively hydrolyzed formula feed (EHFF) compared to standard infant formula (SF) on GER episodes in preterm infants using Multichannel intraluminal impedance and pH monitoring (MII‐pH).Methods:This is a prospective crossover trial involving preterm infants >29 weeks corrected gestation age with symptoms of GER. All patiets were recruited from a single tertiary neonatal unit in Singapore. MII‐pH was performed over 48 hours. For the first 24 hours the infants were either fed on standardized infant formula (SF) or Expressed Breast Milk (EBM) depending on maternal choice. For the second 24 hours their feeds were changed to EHFF. All infants were on orogastric/nasagastric tube feeding and were given 2 to 3 hourly bolus feeding throughout the study period.Results:23 infants completed the study:14males: 9 females. Mean weight 2971 g (SD +1569 g). None of the patients were on any anti‐reflux medications (apart from one). Type of feeds during first 24 hours were EBM 8/23(35%), SF 5/23(22%) or mixed feeding 10/23(43%). GER symptoms were: desaturations16/23(70%), cough 8/23(35%), arching7/23 (30%), vomit 3/23(13%), crying2/23(8%) and apnoea1/23 (4%). The median total GER episodes (detected by pH and MII) was significantly lower during the EHFF period compared to SF/EBM period 42(21–71) vs 68(32–104) p < 0.001. The median acidic reflux episodes detected by pH was also significantly lower in EHFF vs SF/EBM period 8(4–24) vs 23(3–58) p < 0.005. Total number of refluxes detected by MII showed a significant reduction for EHFF compared to SF/EBM: 17(11–56) vs 46(20–65) p < 0.015. There was no difference in reflux index, MII bolus exposure indexes, and number of long lasting episodes (>5 min) between the 2 groups. There were no significant difference in the number of symptoms recorded between the two study period.Conclusions:Our data suggest that the number of gastroesophageal reflux was significantly lower in preterm infants fed with EHFF compared to standard formula as measured by pH‐MII monitoring. EHFF may potentially be an effective treatment modality for gastroesophageal reflux disease in infants with minimal side‐effects. The lack of symptom reduction during EHFF despite fewer GER episodes suggests that other pathology other than GER should be considered. A larger study is required to further evaluate the efficacy and mechanism of EHFF on reduction of GER in infants.
PP‐17 AEROPHAGIA IN CHILDREN IS ASSOCIATED WITH EMOTIONAL ILL‐TREATMENT
Authors: Rajindrajith Shaman , Silva Rajitha Lakindu , Devanarayana Niranga M. 
Published: September 2015

Background:Aerophagia is a functional gastrointestinal disease characterized by air swallowing, abdominal distension, excessive flatus and belching. The aetiology of this disorder is not clear. Previous studies have suggested an association between aerophagia and psychological stress. We aimed to assess the association between emotional ill‐treatment and aerophagia.Methods:A cross sectional survey was conducted in 4 provinces of Sri Lanka. Children aged 13–18 years were selected from schools in these provinces. A validated, self‐administered questionnaires were used for collect data on functional gastrointestinal disease including aerophagia and emotional ill‐treatment. Aerophagia was defined using the Rome III criteria.Results:A total of 1069 questionnaires were included in the final analysis (males 508 [47.5%], mean age 15.3 years, SD 1.8 years). One hundred and thirty six (136) children had aerophagia. Prevalence of aerophagia was significantly higher in children who experienced emotional ill‐treatments (43 (23.2%) vs. 160 (17.1%), p < 0.0001). Emotional ill‐treatments that were significantly associated with aerophagia include, teasing by others (54.1% vs. 45.0%, p < 0.0001), humiliation (38.2% vs. 20.3%, p < 0.0001), treating inferiorly by others (22.8% vs. 11.1%, p < 0.0001), threatening to abandon (8.8% vs. 2.6%, p < 0.0001), threatening destroy belongings (14.0 vs. 4.5%, p < 0.0001), and forcing to do unwanted deeds (9.6% vs. 3.9, p = 0.003). Parenting factors such as refusal of attending to emotional needs (8.8% vs. 3.0%, p < 0.001), refusal to look at (6.6% vs. 0.7%, p < 0.0001), refusal of hugging (10.5% vs. 5.6%, p = 0.03), and not appreciating achievements (5.9% vs. 2.1%, p < 0.0001) were significantly common among children with aerophagia.Conclusions:Aerophagia in children is associated with emotional ill‐treatments. Attending to child's emotional needs likely reduce the prevalence of aerophagia and its consequences.
Phototaxis and the origin of visual eyes
Authors: Randel Nadine , Jékely Gáspár 
Published: September 2015

SummaryVision allows animals to detect spatial differences in environmental light levels. High-resolution image-forming eyes evolved from low-resolution eyes via increases in photoreceptor cell number, improvements in optics and changes in the neural circuits that process spatially resolved photoreceptor input. However, the evolutionary origins of the first low-resolution visual systems have been unclear. We propose that the lowest-resolving (two-pixel) visual systems could initially have functioned in visual phototaxis. During visual phototaxis, such elementary visual systems compare light on either side of the body to regulate phototactic turns. Another, even simpler and non-visual strategy is characteristic of helical phototaxis, mediated by sensory-motor eyespots. The recent mapping of the complete neural circuitry (connectome) of an elementary visual system in the larva of the annelidPlatynereis dumeriliisheds new light on the possible paths from non-visual to visual phototaxis and to image-forming vision. We outline an evolutionary scenario focusing on the neuronal circuitry to account for these transitions. We also present a comprehensive review of the structure of phototactic eyes in invertebrate larvae and assign them to the non-visual and visual categories. We propose that non-visual systems may have preceded visual phototactic systems in evolution that in turn may have repeatedly served as intermediates during the evolution of image-forming eyes.
TRONCO: an R package for the inference of cancer progression models from heterogeneous genomic data
Authors: De Sano Luca , Caravagna Giulio , Ramazzotti Daniele , Graudenzi Alex , Mauri Giancarlo , Mishra Bud , Antoniotti Marco 
Published: September 2015

AbstractMotivationWe introduceTRONCO(TRanslational ONCOlogy), an open-source R package that implements the state-of-the-art algorithms for the inference of cancer progression models from (epi)genomic mutational profiles.TRONCOcan be used to extract population-level models describing the trends of accumulation of alterations in a cohort of cross-sectional samples, e.g., retrieved from publicly available databases, and individual-level models that reveal the clonal evolutionary history in single cancer patients, when multiple samples, e.g., multiple biopsies or single-cell sequencing data, are available. The resulting models can provide key hints in uncovering the evolutionary trajectories of cancer, especially for precision medicine or personalized therapy.AvailabilityTRONCOis released under the GPL license, it is hosted in the Software section athttp://bimib.disco.unimib.it/and archived also atbioconductor.org.Contacttronco@disco.unimib.it
Socio-demographic and lifestyle factors associated with nutrition label use among Malaysian adults
Authors: Cheah Yong Kang , Moy Foong Ming , Loh Debbie Ann 
Published: September 2015

Purpose
– Nutrition labels bridge communication between food manufacturers and consumers and are instrumental in shaping food choices and dietary habits. Gaining insight into the factors associated with nutrition label use precedes evaluating the effectiveness of these labels. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the socio-demographic and lifestyle factors associated with nutrition label use among multi-ethnic Malaysian adults.

Design/methodology/approach
– Data from the Third National Health and Morbidity Survey (n=39,506) on nutrition label use was analysed. Logistic regression analyses were performed to examine the factors associated with reading nutrition labels, adjusted for confounders.

Findings
– The findings show that females, young adults aged between 18 and 30 years, Malays, tertiary educated, singles, employed individuals, physically active adults and non-smokers were significantly associated with increased odds of nutrition label use.

Research limitations/implications
– Causality could not be established due to the cross-sectional study design. The scope of the data collected limited investigations to the socio-demographic and lifestyle factors associated with nutrition label use. Future research measuring consumers’ attention, motivation and comprehension of nutrition label use and subsequent food selection should be conducted.

Practical implications
– Health promotion efforts targeted towards promoting the use of nutrition label among males, older adults aged between 31 and 40 years, ethnic minorities, primary educated, widowed/divorced individuals, unemployed, physically inactive and smokers are recommended.

Originality/value
– This nationwide study provides valuable insights into the socio-demographic and lifestyle factors significantly associated with nutrition label use among Malaysian adults.
Motivations and limitations in implementing Halal food certification: a Pareto analysis
Authors: Ab Talib Mohamed Syazwan , Abdul Hamid Abu Bakar , Ai Chin Thoo 
Published: September 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to review, analyse, and synthesise the motivation and limitation factors in implementing Halal food certification.

Design/methodology/approach
– A systematic online library search gathered 50 recent journal articles between the years 2004 and 2014. After common motivation and limitation factors were identified and reviewed, a Pareto analysis was performed. This is done to prioritise the motivation and limitation factors and ultimately revealed the major factors that influence the implementation of Halal food certification.

Findings
– A total of 36 motivation and 37 limitation factors were identified. Through Pareto analysis, 15 motivation factors accounted for 80.07 per cent and 20 limitation factors are responsible for 79.65 per cent. These factors are considered the major factors in implementing Halal food certification.

Practical implications
– For academicians, this study provides the most recent review of food safety and quality certification literature and the highlighted factors could assist in designing research instruments and set the foundation for future research endeavours. For industrialists, factors drawn from this study highlight the information critical for effective and efficient decision making.

Originality/value
– This paper is unique as it is the first study to review and analyse the relevant literature from which the authors synthesised the major factors in implementing Halal food certification. The result of this study will provide greater insights to researchers, food companies, and other stakeholders in an effort to encourage greater implementation of Halal food certification.
Major psychological factors affecting consumer’s acceptance of food additives
Authors: Tanaka Yutaka , Kitayama Masaya , Arai Sho , Matsushima Yuki 
Published: September 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to verify the validity of a causal model that was made to predict the consumer’s acceptance of food additives.Design/methodology/approach– A new emotional model in which cognitive factors influence emotional factors from the bottom-up was made and the validity of the model was tested. A social survey was conducted in Tokyo, Japan, among 120 female undergraduate students.Findings– The results showed that the new emotional model had a higher validity than the conventional emotional model, in which emotional factors influence cognitive factors.Research limitations/implications– The reliability and validity of the present models should be reconfirmed with a sample of more than 200 subjects in the future. The sample comprised only Japanese female undergraduate students and additional studies be conducted with diverse samples to ensure that the proposed model is valid and reliable across multiple settings. Future studies should verify whether the use of other topics would produce the same results.Practical implications– As it is often difficult to directly affect consumer’s emotions by providing information and education for only a short period of time, it may be advisable to try to change consumer’s cognitions about the perceived risks and benefits through information and education instead.Social implications– The greater significance of the current study is the suggestion that the influence of perceptions on emotions should also be considered when evaluating consumer’s acceptance.Originality/value– This study showed that the influence of cognitive factors, such as perceived risk and perceived benefit, is also effective in an emotional model. This importantly suggests that consumer’s emotions like anxiety and anger can be changed by altering consumer’s cognitions or perceptions.
The standardization/adaptation dilemma in agri-food exporters marketing strategies
Authors: Sudarevic Tomislav , Radojevic Predrag , Lekovic Jasmina 
Published: September 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to provide empirical insight into types of marketing strategies and the implementation difficulties of agri-food exporters, with the purpose to get information about them related to firm size, export experience and capital ownership.

Design/methodology/approach
– Focussing on Serbian agri-food exporters, this study employed quantitative design and descriptives-causal approach. An e-mail questionnaire is used to collect data, with aim to determine the influence of firm characteristics on marketing strategy selection and implementation. Descriptive statistics, difference between group tests, and correlation are used in data analysis.

Findings
– Results indicate that large and foreign-owned firms opt for standardization of the product, distribution and promotion, while they prefer an adaptation strategy for price. These firms have fewer difficulties implementing selected strategies compared to small businesses and domestically owned firms. The impact of export experience is mixed and less influential.

Research limitations/implications
– The main research limitations relate to the one country case, but results offer several implications for researchers, management of agri-food exporters, policy makers and society.

Originality/value
– This paper presents the original insight from agri-food exporters originated from one small, emerging economy for all marketing mix elements. Due Serbian case uniqueness it challenges previous findings and provide a “laboratory” for testing export marketing strategies. Research is easy for replication in the other countries and its results might be used for comparisons in further studies of agri-food exporters’ marketing strategies in other small, developing countries.
The networked communications manager
Authors: Fieseler Christian , Ranzini Giulia 
Published: September 2015

Purpose– The rise of social media has caused a shift in organizational practices, giving rise, in some cases, to genuinely “mediatized” organizations. The purpose of this paper is to explore how communications managers employ social media to influence their professional impressions.Design/methodology/approach– Analyzing a sample of 679 European communications professionals, the authors explore with factor and cluster analysis these emerging impression management tactics as well as how managers promote, involve, assist and reproach using social media.Findings– The authors distinguish four patterns of online impression management: self-promotion, assistance seeking, peer support and authority. Because different professional duties may require different approaches to impression management, the authors furthermore cluster for managerial roles, showing that in the shaping of formal or informal online roles, communication professionals convey different impressions depending on their degree of online confidence and strategic purpose for using social media.Originality/value– This contribution enriches the existing literature first by shedding light on impression management tactics used for social media within a professional context, concurrently exploring the effect of variables such as the extent and purpose of social media activity, the privacy concerns of managers and their roles within the organization. Second, it proposes a typology of social media impression management tailored to the reality of managers, with the aim of presenting a specific tool for understanding managerial self-communication through social media, classifying and predicting professional behaviors.
Cadbury and pig DNA: when issue management intersects with religion
Authors: Jaques Tony 
Published: September 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to discuss the evolving role of religion in issue management and introduces a case in Malaysia to examine the emerging corporate risk when western multinationals fall foul of the precepts of Islam.Design/methodology/approach– The paper details events when Cadbury in Malaysia faced online rumours that its locally made chocolate was contaminated by porcine DNA and examines the corporate and community response in the context of issue management, international public relations, cross-cultural communication theory and apologia theory.Findings– The case illustrates that for a multinational company doing business in a Muslim country, an issue response strategy must be based on sound local knowledge and understanding of the religious implications.Practical implications– Although issues in the public arena frequently have a political and legal dimension, a religious element can make issue management even more challenging. Internationalisation of both business and issues has increased the profile of Islamic values, and the case shows the practical effectiveness of a calm and considered response in the face of extreme provocation.Originality/value– While western public relations literature has highlighted cases of strongly held familiar Christian values driving issues onto the national issue management agenda, this paper identifies how Islamic precepts now represent an increasingly important consideration for modern risk and issue managers.
Building school connectedness through shared lunches
Authors: Neely Eva , Walton Mat , Stephens Christine 
Published: September 2015

Purpose– School connectedness is a well-established protective factor for young people’s physical, mental, and social health. The purpose of this paper is to explore the promotion of school connectedness through the practice of shared lunches within a secondary school context in New Zealand.Design/methodology/approach– An ethnographic methodology was used to explore in-depth the mechanisms by which food practices included indicators of school connectedness, and used interviews and observations with teachers and 16-18-year-old students in a New Zealand secondary school.Findings– The results describe six key mechanisms by which shared lunches fostered school connectedness: showing common humanity, creating an informal setting, encouraging sharing, enabling inclusive participation, demonstrating sacrifice for the communal good, and facilitating experiences of diversity. These mechanisms contributed to increased social interactions in which people got to know each other better and were able to gain insight into others’ personalities. This allowed for opportunities to establish and strengthen social relationships, and contributed to indicators of connectedness.Research limitations/implications– The study is exploratory with findings reported from one school. Further research in other contexts on the value of shared lunches for building school connectedness is required.Originality/value– Shared lunches, as part of an overall strategy to develop a well-connected school community, are adaptable and can fit into a multitude of situations to meet different needs. The findings of this study contribute to understanding the mechanisms by which shared lunches can affect indicators of school connectedness.
Aligning supply chain transportation strategy with industry characteristics
Authors: Ke Jian-yu Fisher , Windle Robert J. , Han Chaodong , Britto Rodrigo 
Published: September 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to propose that transportation modal mix in global supply chains is a result of the strategic alignment between industry characteristics and supply chain strategies.

Design/methodology/approach
– Using annual US trade statistics and manufacturing industry data for the years 2002-2009 between the USA and its top 12 Asian trading partners, this study applies various regression methods to examine key factors associated with the transport modal decision.

Findings
– The results show that industry characteristics have an impact on the transportation modal mix in global supply chains. Manufacturing industries use more air freight and less ocean freight when facing positive sales surprises, high-monthly demand variation, a high-contribution margin ratio, a high cost of capital, and increased competition.

Practical implications
– The findings provide important insights for logistics managers and freight forwarders. While transportation cost remains an important concern, a logistics manager must also consider non-cost factors such as competition, working capital, and demand uncertainties in their modal decisions. Freight forwarders should be supply chain solution providers who consider all of these industry factors and suggest a proper mix of transportation modes for their customers.

Originality/value
– This study is among the first efforts to examine the impact of industry characteristics on the transportation modal mix in global supply chains. This study first develops a theoretical framework for the modal choice decision for international transportation movements and then, using an extensive and innovative data set, provides new findings regarding current air freight practices in global supply chains.
Building a new academic library Web site
Authors: Johnston Ann , Greenlee Pamela , Marcukaitis Matthew W , Lopshire Ian M 
Published: September 2015

Purpose
– The Benner Library Web site at Olivet Nazarene University was targeted for an update and those responsible desired a systematic, efficient approach to the process.

Design/methodology/approach
– The project needed clear goals and careful coordination of all stakeholders, including all levels of patrons, library professionals and staff and university administrators.

Findings
– The methodical approach proved to be time consuming but effective.

Originality/value
– A team composed of Web developers, programmers and graphic designers accomplished the technological process, but communication between team members and stakeholders was essential.