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Graph theoretic approach for analysing the readiness of an organisation for adapting lean thinking
Authors: Gurumurthy Anand , Mazumdar Prasoon , Muthusubramanian Sowmiya 
Published: June 2013

PurposeA literature review revealed that in recent times, many companies have attempted organization‐wide change management through the philosophy and principles of Lean Thinking (LT). Although some organizations have transformed and reaped significant benefits in this endeavour, many organizations have failed in this attempt. One of the reasons can be attributed to the fact that not many organizations are attempting to “assess the organizational readiness” before implementing/adapting LT. This paper aims to address this issue.Design/methodology/approachHence in this paper, an attempt has made to address this problem by presenting a hypothetical case study of an Indian organization to comprehensively assess organizational readiness of the case organisation using a graph theoretic approach (GTA), which has the ability to integrate and model multiple inter‐related factors.FindingsFrom the obtained results, it was found that the case organization is not fully ready to embrace LT. It needs to work on different factors under the categories of suppliers, customers, etc. in addition to employees, organisation and top management for smooth and successful adaptation.Originality/valueAccording to the authors' knowledge, no paper exists either in the literature of organizational analysis or in the field of LT literature that demonstrates the application of GTA, specifically for assessing the readiness of an organization in adapting LT. Furthermore, various factors which need to be considered were identified apart from modelling them by incorporating the relationship/dependency that exists between these factors, which is unique.
SOA implementation critical success factors in healthcare
Authors: Koumaditis Konstantinos , Themistocleous Marinos , Rupino Da Cunha Paulo 
Published: June 2013

PurposeService oriented architecture (SOA) is increasingly adopted by many sectors, including healthcare. Due to the nature of healthcare systems, there is a need to increase SOA adoption success rates as the non‐integrated nature of healthcare systems is responsible for medical errors that cause the loss of tens of thousands of patients per year. Although numerous factors affect SOA success, these have not been explored and analysed yet, especially in the area of healthcare. This highlights a literature void and thus the purpose of this paper is to identify critical success factors (CSFs) influencing SOA implementation in healthcare.Design/methodology/approachThe authors critically review the literature and identify individual factors that may form CSFs for SOA implementation in healthcare. In doing so, they synthesise and propose a conceptual model of SOA CSFs in healthcare. The conceptual model is tested in the practical arena using a qualitative research methodology that is based on a case study strategy.FindingsThe empirical findings verify the proposed model and reveal that an additional SOA CSF in healthcare does exist. It is also revealed that the proposed model helped the case organization to successfully implement an SOA solution.Research limitations/implicationsThe implications that derive from this article are important for both theory and practice. At a practical level, the paper delivers a model that can be used as a decision‐making tool by professionals when they implement SOA solutions in healthcare. At a theoretical level, the proposed model extends the body of knowledge on this area and opens new avenues for research. From another point of view, it is suggested that further research is required on this area as the proposed conceptual model was tested only through a single case study. Thus, multiple case studies or other types of research strategies should be used to better test the proposed model.Originality/valueThis work is original and focuses on CSFs related to SOA implementations in healthcare organizations. The work can be considered as novel as it identifies and classifies SOA CSFs for solutions that have been developed in the area of healthcare.
Internet as an information source and social distance: any relationship?
Authors: S. Yilmaz Semih , D.A. Tasci Asli 
Published: June 2013

Purpose
– Findings of previous research imply that virtual contact with other social groups, such as the internet, may have an impact on sociocultural dimensions such as social distance; however, there is a lack of empirical evidence supporting this implication. To fill this void in the literature, the purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between social distance and the internet as an information source.

Design/methodology/approach
– A self-administered survey was conducted on tourists from several different European countries, through random sampling, in select popular tourist destinations of Turkey.

Findings
– A direct relationship between the use of the internet as an information source about the host community and social distance was not revealed within the scope of this study.

Originality/value
– There is limited research on the relationship between Internet and several sociocultural aspects in tourism. This study investigates the relationship between social distance and internet empirically.
The new customer-facing technology: mobile and the constantly-connected consumer
Authors: Anne Coussement Martha , J. Teague Thomas 
Published: June 2013

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to argue that the use of technology by the “always connected” guest has changed the dynamics of the relationship between the hospitality entity and customer. Today's mobile customers have begun to create their own customized value with an organization. This transformation has caused a paradigm shift in a relationship once built on static, episodic periods of communication.

Design/methodology/approach
– This paper conceptualizes a framework to support the claim of technological change begun with the internet and migrating to the present use of mobile technology. This change has fundamentally altered both business and leisure lives of travellers. The design of the article pivots around customer-facing technology as the principal engagement factor in developing a new model for decision making by industry.

Findings
– Customers now access information as they need it; they are no longer tethered to a desktop device. This freedom has allowed the consumer to create value when and where he/she chooses. The duration of time for potential interaction has expanded, as the company can push information more frequently to their customers; however, the guest can still choose how often, when and where to pull the details. The customer has become his/her own “host” with the solutions provided by mobile technology.

Research limitations/implications
– With the accelerating adoption of customer-facing devices, the issues of privacy and security have gained greater importance. Another research extension of this paper includes the impact of customer-facing technology on the guest life cycle and the impact of location-based services and “Near Field” communications on the customer experience.

Practical implications
– Customers want their travel experience to be a seamless one; hospitality companies will need to begin a new customer-facing dialogue with their visitors. This industry can benefit from understanding the customer's greater power by comprehending the timing and duration of messages based on this mobile environment.

Originality/value
– Mobile technology has allowed the untethered, always available consumer, to have control over his experience and the ability to customize his experience. This paper demonstrates that as the hospitality industry has moved away from management-facing technology to the new customer-facing technology, this paradigm shift offers the industry enormous opportunity to continue its development of newer and better mobile technologies.
Summary of selected sessions from “The SEC Speaks in 2013”
Authors: Rubin Brian L. , Brun Carmen L. , Stewart Faulkner Jaliya , Freedman Michael K. , Lentz Kurt , Yoon Jae C. 
Published: June 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this paper us to summarize the remarks of the Commissioners and participants in several panel sessions and workshops during the 2013 annual “SEC Speaks” conference held by the Practising Law Institute in cooperation with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, discussing the SEC's accomplishments in 2012 and its agenda for 2013.Design/methodology/approachThe paper summarizes remarks by Chairman Walter and Commissioners Aguilar, Paredes, and Gallagher; provides highlights from panel sessions and workshops concerning the Division of Corporation Finance, the Division of Trading and Markets, the Division of Enforcement, the Division of Investment Management, the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations as well as highlights from the panel sessions relating to Accounting, Risk, Strategy and Financial Innovation. Judicial and Legislative Developments, and Ethics.FindingsThe summaries provide an overview of the SEC's most important current rulemaking, projects and policy priorities.Originality/valueThe paper presents current SEC issues and developments addressed by experienced SEC lawyers.
The proposed EU Financial Transaction Tax
Authors: Macleod Neil , Gaut Robert 
Published: June 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explain the background, scope, applications, criticisms, and UK legal challenge of the European Union's Financial Transaction Tax (FTT).Design/methodology/approachThe paper explains the “enhanced cooperation” from the 11 member states implementing the FTT; revenue expected from the FTT; financial transactions, instruments, and institutions to which the FTT applies; territorial application of the FTT; chargeability and payment of the FTT; an anti‐abuse rule; a proposed implementation timetable; criticisms of the FTT; and the UK's legal challenge.FindingsThe UK is concerned that the FTT will have an adverse impact on its financial services sector and therefore has launched a legal challenge, increasing the likelihood that the tax will be changed before it is due to apply at the beginning of 2014.Originality/valueThe paper provides practical guidance by expert financial services and tax lawyers.
Foodscapes and wellbeing in the workplace: a university setting
Authors: Symonds C.R. , Martins A.C. , Hartwell H.J. 
Published: June 2013

PurposeNumerous factors can influence an individual's eating behaviour, including the environment where food is purchased and consumed; this has been termed the foodscape. Settings where meals are consumed by the same people habitually, such as that of workplaces, can significantly impact individuals' overall diets, highlighting an opportunity to improve their health. The aim of this study is to investigate the extent to which the foodscape within a university influences consumer food choice, both students and staff.Design/methodology/approachA case study approach was taken where ten interviews were conducted with staff (n=5) and students (n=5) in a university establishment. Interviews were transcribed and analysed thematically. Codes were sorted into overarching research categories bringing meaning to the data, which could then be used in conjunction with outlet mapping.FindingsResults demonstrate that generally consumers were fairly healthy conscious; however, their behaviour did not reflect this. Personal factors were identified and it was also felt that the environment was not supportive or encouraging of healthy eating practices.Originality/valueThe study concluded that while consumers are ultimately responsible for the lifestyle behaviour they lead, the environment has a significant opportunity to encourage healthy behaviour, a fact that is not always embraced by employers. There are a number of underlying or embedded issues in subjects which surfaced during the interview stage of the study. This work, therefore, contributes towards the body of knowledge in the understanding of the role of the foodscape within a workplace setting.
Relationship between the variety of food consumed and sufficient nutrition in middle‐aged Japanese
Authors: Kobayashi Minatsu , Iwasaki Motoki , Tsugane Shoichiro 
Published: June 2013

PurposeDeveloped countries have devised guidelines for various eating habits, many of which simply recommend “eating various foods” without specifying how much food the individual should consume each day. The authors aimed to examine the relationship between the variety of food consumed and the probability of nutritional adequacy in middle‐aged Japanese.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 215 subjects (102 men and 113 women) provided complete dietary records for seven days in each of the winter, spring, summer and autumn. Subjects were categorized into groups of five according to the amount of each food eaten per day, calculated energy, and nutrients in the food. Results were compared with respective indicators of nutrition defined by the Dietary Reference Intakes for Japanese (2010).FindingsThe percentage of overweight subjects was higher in the group that did not consume a wide variety of foods. Intake of energy, calcium, zinc, magnesium, vitamins B1, B2 and C were insufficient in the subjects who did not consume a wide variety of foods. Although a trend toward sufficient nutrient intake was observed in the group that consumed a variety of foods, the estimated average requirement for several nutrients such as calcium and zinc was below accepted standards for good nutrition.Originality/valueThe variety of foods eaten is related to the adequacy of intake levels of certain nutrients and to body mass index in middle‐aged Japanese subjects. Eating a wide variety of foods is important to ensuring adequate nutrient intake.
The power of one: an autoethnographic journey of a rugby union referee
Authors: Baldwin Christopher Francis 
Published: June 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to reveal the experiences the author encountered during one of his rugby union refereeing seasons.Design/methodology/approachWhen the author assumed the role of a senior referee in a local community rugby union competition in Sydney, Australia, he started collating his matches in the form of a diary. His lived experiences, as recorded in the diary, were the sole source of data for this inquiry. The data collected were over a 12‐month period (2010).FindingsThis study provides a descriptive analysis of the author's weekend and, on occasion, week day/night match experiences in rugby union as a referee and the challenges of fairness and subjectivity encountered.Originality/valueThe paper identifies challenges of maintaining a viable and competitive local rugby union competition free from violence amidst a growing trend in declining player numbers and skill levels at the local community rugby union level. It is envisaged that the findings may benefit competition administrators in designing and facilitating better ways to cater for the diverse playing abilities of local rugby union players in an increasingly competitive sport market who are looking for ways to participate in team‐based sports.
“New basics” and literacies: deepening reflexivity in qualitative research
Authors: Cumming‐Potvin Wendy 
Published: June 2013

PurposeWith particular reference to insider/outsider qualitative research, the purpose of this paper is to present new understandings about the concepts of literacy and reflexivity, which go against the grain of technical approaches currently privileged under neo‐liberal education systems.Design/methodology/approachThe paper draws on theoretical considerations and empirical data from a qualitative study in literacy education to examine the concept of researcher reflexivity. With multiple methods such as focus groups, on‐line discussions, shared literacy experiences, and researcher's reflections, the qualitative approach was appropriate to unveil thick descriptions of phenomena.FindingsInformation from the literature, theoretical framework and transcript analysis is synthesized to present an innovative way of approaching reflexivity in qualitative research, to acknowledge: theory, power, discomfort; and personal, historical, political and sociocultural influences.Research limitations/implicationsGiven the small number of participants involved in the case study, results are not representative of the general population.Practical ImplicationsDeepening researchers’ approaches to reflexivity can lead to cross‐disciplinary collaboration in professional fields such as teaching, engineering and nursing.Originality/valueAn innovative approach to reflexivity, particularly after the completion of a study, can rupture the comfortableness of qualitative researchers’ reflexive processes. A rigorous concept of reflexivity can be useful to scaffold pre‐service teachers during professional internships in schools.
Arab reference sources: a comparative review
Authors: Miller Lisa K. 
Published: June 2013

PurposeThis comparative review of contemporary reference sources and websites aims to help information professionals identify the most reliable sources on this topic.Design/methodology/approachThe titles were selected by an academic Reference Librarian and ESL teacher with experience teaching Arab students in an academic setting.FindingsSix sources are reviewed, with information professionals in mind, for relevance, currency, and balance.Originality/valueA comparative review of several sources makes the review search process simpler for busy professionals.
Targeted silencing of DNA-specific B cells combined with partial plasma cell depletion displays additive effects on delaying disease onset in lupus-prone mice
Authors: Nikolova-Ganeva K A , Gesheva V V , Todorov T A , Voll R E , Vassilev T L 
Published: June 2013

SummaryTargeting autoreactive B lymphocytes at any stage of their differentiation could yield viable therapeutic strategies for treating autoimmunity. All currently used drugs, including the most recently introduced biological agents, lack target specificity. Selective silencing of double-stranded DNA-specific B cells in animals with spontaneous lupus has been achieved previously by the administration of a chimeric antibody molecule that cross-links their DNA-reactive B cell immunoglobulin receptors with inhibitory FcγIIb (CD32) receptors. However, long-lived plasmacytes are resistant to this chimeric antibody as well as to all conventional treatments. Bortezomib (a proteasome inhibitor) depletes most plasma cells and has been shown recently to suppress disease activity in lupus mice. We hypothesized that the co-administration of non-toxic doses of bortezomib, that partially purge long-lived plasma cells, together with an agent that selectively silences DNA-specific B cells, should have additive effects in an autoantibody-mediated disease. Indeed, our data show that the simultaneous treatment of lupus-prone MRL/lpr mice with suboptimal doses of bortezomib plus the chimeric antibody resulted in the prevention or the delayed appearance of the disease manifestations as well as in a prolonged survival. The effect of the combination therapy was significantly stronger than that of the respective monotherapies and was comparable to that observed after cyclophosphamide administration.
Influence of immediate and early loading on bone metabolic activity around dental implants in rat tibiae
Authors: Yamamoto Miou , Ogawa Toru , Yokoyama Masayoshi , Koyama Shigeto , Sasaki Keiichi 
Published: June 2013

AbstractObjectivesThe aim of this study was to examine the influence of immediate and early loading on dynamic changes in bone metabolism around dental implants using bone scintigraphy.Material and methodsTwo titanium implants were inserted in the right tibiae of 21 rats. Closed coil springs with 4.0‐N loads were applied parallel to the upper portion of the implants for 35 days. According to the load application timing, rats were divided into three groups: immediate loading (IL) group, early loading 1 day after implant insertion (1‐D early loading [EL]) group, and loading 3 days after implant insertion (3‐D EL) group. Rats were intravenously injected with technetium‐99 m‐methylene diphosphonate (Tc99 m‐MDP) (74 MBq/rat) and scanned by bone scintigraphy at 1, 4, 7, 11, 14, 21, 28, and 35 days after load application. The ratio of accumulation of Tc99 m‐MDP around the implants to that of a reference site (uptake ratio) was calculated to evaluate bone metabolism.ResultsIn every group, the uptake ratio increased until 7 days after load application and then gradually decreased. It was significantly higher than baseline at 4, 7, 11, and 14 days (P < 0.001). The uptake ratio in the 1‐D EL and 3‐D EL groups were significantly higher than that in the control group and also that in the IL group (P < 0.001).ConclusionsBone metabolism initially increased and then gradually decreased to baseline despite differences in load timing. Increases in bone metabolic activity differed according to load application timing; the later the load application, the more enhanced the bone metabolism.
Mia40 and MINOS act in parallel with Ccs1 in the biogenesis of mitochondrial Sod1
Authors: Varabyova Aksana , Topf Ulrike , Kwiatkowska Paulina , Wrobel Lidia , Kaus‐Drobek Magdalena , Chacinska Agnieszka 
Published: June 2013

Superoxide dismutase 1 (Sod1) is a major superoxide‐scavenging enzyme in the eukaryotic cell, and is localized in the cytosol and intermembrane space of mitochondria. Sod1 requires its specific chaperone Ccs1 and disulfide bond formation in order to be retained in the intermembrane space. Our study identified a pool of Sod1 that is present in the reduced state in mitochondria that lack Ccs1. We created yeast mutants with mutations in highly conserved amino acid residues corresponding to human mutations that cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and found that some of the mutant proteins were present in the reduced state. These mutant variants of Sod1 were efficiently localized in mitochondria. Localization of the reduced, Ccs1‐independent forms of Sod1 relied on Mia40, an essential component of the mitochondrial intermembrane space import and assembly pathway that is responsible for the biogenesis of intermembrane space proteins. Furthermore, the mitochondrial inner membrane organizing system (MINOS), which is responsible for mitochondrial membrane architecture, differentially modulated the presence of reduced Sod1 in mitochondria. Thus, we identified novel mitochondrial players that are possibly involved in pathological conditions caused by changes in the biogenesis of Sod1.
Catalytic function of an Epsilon‐class glutathione S‐transferase of the silkworm
Authors: Yamamoto K. , Aso Y. , Yamada N. 
Published: June 2013

AbstractThe glutathione S‐transferase (GST) superfamily is involved in the detoxification of various xenobiotics. A silkworm GST, belonging to a previously reported Epsilon‐class GST family, was identified, named bmGSTE, cloned, and produced in Escherichia coli. Investigation of this enzyme's properties showed that it was able to catalyse glutathione (GSH) with 1‐chloro‐2,4‐dinitrobenzene and ethacrynic acid, and also that it possessed GSH‐dependent peroxidase activity. The enzyme's highly conserved amino acid residues, including Ser11, His53, Val55, Ser68 and Arg112, were of interest regarding their possible involvement in its catalytic activity. These residues were replaced with alanine by site‐directed mutagenesis and subsequent kinetic analysis of bmGSTE mutants indicated that His53, Val55, and Ser68 were important for enzyme function.