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Solvothermal Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Strong Luminescence of the First Organic‐Templated Europium Sulfate Chloride
Authors: Zhou Wanli , Chen Lei , Xu Yan 
Published: April 2013

AbstractThe first organic amine templated europium sulfate chloride [C6N4H22]0.5Cl[Eu(SO4)2·H2O] (1) was synthesized solvothermally and structurally characterized by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction, IR spectroscopy, TGA, and ICP. Crystal analyses of compound 1 shows a novel inorganic layer constructed from [–Eu–O–S–O–]n chains. The adjacent chains are connected by sharing the bridging SO42– groups to generate eight‐membered rings. The very strong luminescence in the red light region indicates compound 1 is an excellent candidate for red fluorescent materials.
Das Motivations-Volitions-Konzept
Authors: Fuchs Reinhard 
Published: April 2013

Einleitung
Ziel des Motivations-Volitions (MoVo)-Konzepts ist es, Menschen dabei zu helfen, einen gesundheitsförderlichen Lebensstil (ausreichend Bewegung, ausgewogene Ernährung) aufzubauen und fest in den Alltag zu integrieren. Das MoVo-Konzept besteht aus zwei Komponenten: dem MoVo-Prozessmodell (liefert den theoretischer Rahmen) und der MoVo-Intervention (standardisierte Programme für spezifische Zielgruppen). In mehreren Studien wurde die kurz- und längerfristige Wirksamkeit (12 Monate Follow-up) der beiden wichtigsten MoVo-Interventionsprogramme (MoVo-LISA, M.O.B.I.L.I.S.) gut belegt.
The conditional relation between dispersion and return
Authors: Demirer Rıza , Jategaonkar Shrikant P. 
Published: April 2013

AbstractThe main goal of this paper is to examine the conditional pricing effect of return dispersion on the cross section of returns. We observe a systematic conditional relation between dispersion and return even after controlling for market, size and book‐to‐market factors. However, we find that return dispersion risk is asymmetrically priced with a significantly positive premium observed during periods of large market gains only. The findings are found to be robust to alternative conditional specifications of market returns, suggesting asymmetric pricing effect of the return dispersion factor. We provide alternative explanations for the systematic risk captured by the return dispersion factor and discuss implications for portfolio management and corporate decisions.
HOMECAT: consensus homologs mapping for interspecific knowledge transfer and functional genomic data integration
Authors: Zorzan Simone , Lorenzetto Erika , Ettorre Michele , Pontelli Valeria , Laudanna Carlo , Buffelli Mario 
Published: April 2013

Abstract
Motivation: Comparative studies are encouraged by the fast increase of data availability from the latest high-throughput techniques, in particular from functional genomic studies. Yet, the size of datasets, the challenge of complete orthologs findings and not last, the variety of identification formats, make information integration challenging. With HOMECAT, we aim to facilitate cross-species relationship identification and data mapping, by combining orthology predictions from several publicly available sources, a convenient interface for high-throughput data download and automatic identifier conversion into a Cytoscape plug-in, that provides both an integration with a large set of bioinformatics tools, as well as a user-friendly interface.
Availability: HOMECAT and the Supplementary Materials are freely available at http://www.cbmc.it/homecat/.
Contact: simone.zorzan@univr.it
Supplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
RSVSim: an R/Bioconductor package for the simulation of structural variations
Authors: Bartenhagen Christoph , Dugas Martin 
Published: April 2013

Abstract
Summary: RSVSim is a tool for the simulation of deletions, insertions, inversions, tandem duplications and translocations of various sizes in any genome available as FASTA-file or data package in R. The structural variations can be generated randomly, based on user-supplied genomic coordinates or associated to various kinds of repeats. The package further comprises functions to estimate the distribution of structural variation sizes from real datasets.
Availability: RSVSim is implemented in R and available at http://www.bioconductor.org. A vignette with detailed descriptions of the functions and examples is included.
Contact: christoph.bartenhagen@uni-muenster.de
The Prevalence of Disclosure of HIV Status to HIV-Infected Children in Western Kenya
Authors: Turissini Matthew L. , Nyandiko Winstone M. , Ayaya Samuel O. , Marete Irene , Mwangi Ann , Chemboi Victor , Warui Lucy , Vreeman Rachel C. 
Published: April 2013

Abstract

Background
As antiretroviral therapy (ART) allows the world's 2.3 million human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected children to grow and thrive, these children need to be informed of their HIV status. Neither the prevalence of disclosure to children nor its impact has been evaluated in most resource-limited settings.

Methods
We conducted a prospective assessment of a random sample of HIV-infected children ages 6–14 years enrolled in HIV care at a large referral clinic in Eldoret, Kenya. Clinicians administered questionnaires to children and caregivers independently at routine clinic visits to assess disclosure status, ART adherence, stigma, and depression. Children's demographic and clinical characteristics were extracted from chart review. We calculated descriptive statistics and performed logistic regression to assess the association between disclosure and other characteristics.

Results
Two hundred seventy children–caregiver dyads completed questionnaires. The mean child age was 9.3 years (standard deviation 2.6); 49% were male, and 42% were orphans. 11.1% of children had been informed of their HIV status (N = 30). Of those under 10 years, 3.3% knew their status, whereas 9.2% of 10- to 12-year-olds and 39.5% of 13- to 14-year-olds knew they had HIV. Only age was significantly associated with disclosure status in both bivariate analyses (P &lt; .0001) and multiple logistic regression (odds ratio 1.67, 95% confidence interval 1.36–2.05) when considering social demographics, disease stage variables, adherence, stigma measures, and depression.

Conclusions
Rates of informing children in western Kenya of their HIV status are low, even among older children. Guiding families through developmentally appropriate disclosure processes should be a key facet of long-term pediatric HIV management.
Leadership deficiencies in rapidly changing organizations: multisource feedback as a needs assessment tool – Part I
Authors: Longenecker Clinton O. , Yonker Robert D. 
Published: April 2013

PurposeThis article aims to report the results of a study concerning the key performance deficiencies found in leaders in rapidly changing organizations.Design/methodology/approachA sample of 153 middle and front‐line managers from a cross‐section of US manufacturing and service organizations were asked to assemble a multisource feedback (MSF) team consisting of five people who responded to the following question: “What specific things should this individual be working on to become more effective as a leader in their rapidly changing work situation?” In turn, 765 raters rated 153 middle and front‐line managers on their leadership performance deficiencies.FindingsData analysis indicated the top ten leadership performance deficiencies were: ineffective communication practices, poor time and priority management skills, failing to clarify direction and performance expectations, ineffective interpersonal/teaming skills, inability in handling stress/pressure and staying poised, ineffective coaching/feedback and employee development practices, poor planning skills, ineffective problem‐solving and decision‐making activities, ego issues and disorganization.Originality/valueBased on these data, a series of leadership lessons for individual business leaders, organizations they serve and those responsible for the training and development of leaders are provided.
The Zombie Library: books reanimated via QR codes
Authors: Lynne Semenza Jenny , Koury Regina , Gray Catherine 
Published: April 2013

PurposeThis article aims to provide a comprehensive step by step plan on creating a Zombie Library, a physical collection of e‐books through the use of QR codes. Drawing on the collective authors' experience working with the QR codes creation, this article aims to help librarians interested in promoting e‐book collections and creating QR‐coded Zombie books in their libraries.Design/methodology/approachA literature review was performed using library databases, as well as consulting various online library subject guides on the use of QR codes in libraries. Between November 2011 and October 2012 Idaho State University (ISU) library executed a plan for creating QR codes for a Gale Virtual Reference Library e‐book collection.FindingsThe study found an increased usage of the e‐book collection. The actual physical production of the items was more time‐consuming than originally expected. The Zombie Library project received a lot of support and enthusiasm from the campus community. Plans are being made to expand this project to other e‐book collections and other physical media (posters, bookmarks, etc.). This article combines promoting e‐book collections with physical representations of the e‐book via QR codes.Originality/valueThis article is an inclusive step by step plan for promoting e‐book collections using QR codes.
The library beyond the walls on the walls
Authors: Crane Rachel 
Published: April 2013

PurposeThis article aims to describe the process of documenting outdoor murals of a metropolitan community in the Midwest and disseminating the information through a library hosted web publication.Design/methodology/approachThe outdoor murals are surveyed and photographed by an academic fine arts librarian, the author. Access is created via a web publication, supported and developed through library resources.FindingsThe project not only increases access to works by local artists, but serves as a resource for historical images when, or if, a work becomes damaged or is removed.Originality/valueThis new pathway to public art serves as a bridge between the campus and the community.
Branding vs contract manufacturing: capability, strategy, and performance
Authors: Hsiao Yung‐Chang , Chen Chung‐Jen 
Published: April 2013

PurposeThis study attempts to investigate the relationships among organizational capabilities, strategic choice, and firm performance and examine three questions: What are the relationships between organizational capabilities and the firm's strategic choice – contract manufacturing and branding? Do branding firms perform better than contract manufacturing firms after controlling for endogeneity bias? Do firms usually choose their strategy (contract manufacturing/branding) appropriately to achieve a better performance under the conditions they encounter?Design/methodology/approachThe empirical study employs a questionnaire approach to collect data from the population of the top 5,000 Taiwanese firms listed in the yearbook published by the China Credit Information Service Incorporation for testing the validity of the model and research hypotheses. This study uses a Heckman two‐step estimation procedure and follows the procedure proposed by Shaver to examine the economic implications of strategic choice on firm performance.FindingsFirms are more likely to adopt the branding strategy when they have better marketing and R&D capabilities while they are more likely to choose the contract manufacturing strategy when they possess superior manufacturing and process capabilities; in general branding firms perform better than contract manufacturing firms after controlling for endogeneity bias; and firms achieve a better performance if their strategic choice (contract manufacturing/branding) fits the conditions they encounter.Research limitations/implicationsThis study contributes to the marketing literature by exploring an important issue of strategic choice (contract manufacturing or branding) and contributes to the strategy literature by proposing the endogenous role of strategic choice in the relationship between organizational capabilities and firm performance.Practical implicationsFirms should take into account organizational capabilities when choosing a contract manufacturing strategy or branding strategy. Further, managers should not ignore matching their strategic choice (contract manufacturing/branding) with the conditions they encounter in order to optimize firm performance.Originality/valueThe strategic choice of branding or contract manufacturing is a prevalent phenomenon that has received little attention in the strategy and marketing literature. Based on the competence‐based perspective, this study examines the relationships among organizational capabilities, strategic choice, and firm performance.
Intention to use a free voluntary service
Authors: Watjatrakul Boonlert 
Published: April 2013

PurposeThis empirical study aims to understand the interrelationship among the key technology adoption factors including social influence, individual existing knowledge, and individual perceptions of technology (i.e. usefulness, ease of use, and enjoyment) and their effects on individual intention to use a free voluntary service.Design/methodology/approachThe survey method is employed to collect data from universities offering the free mobile messaging service. A structural equation modeling analysis technique is used to analyze data reliability and validity in the measurement model and examine causal relationships among the constructs in the structural model.FindingsThe results show that social influence affects individual knowledge and perceptions of the service (perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and perceived enjoyment) and successively influences the individual intention to use the free voluntary service. This study indicates that the intrinsic value of perceived enjoyment has a greater impact than the extrinsic value of perceived usefulness in terms of its effect on individual intention to use a free voluntary service. In addition, the effect of perceived usefulness of alternative systems should be taken into account when using perceived usefulness from the technology acceptance model to predict individual's technology adoption decisions under the free voluntary setting.Originality/valueThis study fills the gap in the technology adoption literatures regarding the free voluntary service adoption based on social influence, individual knowledge, and individual perceptions of technology. It assists academics to understand the drivers of technology acceptance under the free voluntary setting and provides guidance for organizations to increase users' acceptability of their free voluntary services.
The effects of legal protections and control‐ownership divergences on investor perceptions of foreign earnings
Authors: Chin Chen‐Lung , Chen Yu‐Ju , Kleinman Gary , Lee Picheng 
Published: April 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of corporate internationalization, governance structures, and legal protections on the foreign earnings response coefficient (FERC). The FERC is a measure of the value‐relevance of foreign earnings.Design/methodology/approachData were collected on 3,653 Taiwanese firms which had overseas investments. The authors examined the impact of the site of their overseas investments and the nature of the legal code of the investee country on the investor perceptions of firms' reported foreign and domestically‐generated earnings. Also examined was the impact of corporate governance arrangements (e.g. the difference between the owners' cash flow and voting rights) on the same components of the firms' earnings.FindingsThe empirical findings suggest that an aggressive internationalization strategy (foreign direct investment) has positive effects on the value relevance of foreign earnings, but that this strategy is impacted by the firm's own corporate governance arrangements and the target of its overseas investment efforts. While foreign investments bring about growth and profits, they expose the investors to the risk of expropriation by investee countries and corporate insiders.Originality/valueThe importance of the findings is that they should help regulatory agencies – and firms themselves – to better understand factors that can promote the global expansion of domestic enterprises.
Making diversity business critical
Authors: Lafever‐Ayer Leigh 
Published: April 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to look at how the creation of a tailor‐made Diversity Scorecard helped Enterprise Rent‐A‐Car to equip regional managers to build diversity into their businesses.Design/methodology/approachDesigned to empower each branch to serve local customers according to their needs, the Enterprise business model is highly decentralized. Autonomy is drilled down and this includes HR decisions which are made region by region. When diversity became identified as a business priority for Enterprise, a series of initiatives were implemented to raise understanding and awareness at the regional level including workshops and training. However, it was the introduction of the Diversity Scorecard that enabled regional teams to measure their success in this and plan for improvement where required.FindingsAs a result of its strategic focus on diversity, Enterprise recruited 40 percent females and 22 percent Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) this year, exceeding its targets. Of employees in management positions, 24 per cent are from minorities globally. The company has been recognized externally by organizations such as Business in the Community for its efforts. Enterprise has proved that diverse businesses are successful. In 17 years since it opened its first UK branch, the company has grown to more than 360 branches in the UK, with 25 opened in the last year alone.Originality/valueEnterprise takes a deliberately incremental, evolutionary approach to diversity. Central is the recognition that diversity is more than a policy or a value. It needs to underpin the actions and decisions of each employee – and especially managers – on a day‐to‐day basis. Large businesses with a distributed workforce need to equip regional teams with the tools to ensure that diversity is a part of every decision.
CFTC approves final rule requiring recording of oral communications
Authors: Rosenzweig Kenneth M. , Foley Kevin M. , Brockway Blake J. 
Published: April 2013

PurposeThis paper aims to address amendments to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recordkeeping rules that will require certain market participants to maintain records of all oral communications leading to the execution of a “commodity interest” transaction that are communicated by telephone, voicemail or mobile device. The paper also seeks to address the CFTC's revised rules expanding the current recordkeeping requirements to include written communications related to swap transactions.Design/methodology/approachThe paper reviews the revised rules, adopting release and industry commentary and explains how the requirements of CFTC Regulations 1.31 and 1.35 will be applied to futures commission merchants (FCMs), certain introducing brokers (IBs), certain members of a designated contract market (DCM) or swap execution facility (SEF), and retail forex dealers (RFEDs).FindingsFCMs, certain IBs, certain members of a DCM or SEF, and RFEDs must comply with the oral communications recordkeeping requirements no later than December 21, 2013. FCMs, IBs, all members of a DCM or SEF, and RFEDs must comply with the CFTC's revised recordkeeping rules for written communications no later than February 19, 2013.Practical implicationsAll FCMs, IBs, members of a DCM or SEF, and RFEDs impacted by the rule should prepare to maintain records of all covered written and oral communications. If it is technologically or economically impractical for a market participant to comply with the requirement to record all oral communications that lead to a commodity interest transaction by the compliance date, the participant should request an alternative compliance schedule.Originality/valueThis paper provides practical guidance from experienced financial services lawyers.
Chinese cross‐border mergers and acquisitions: strategic types, organizational factors and enterprise growth
Authors: Du Xiaojun , Liu He , Bao Lingjing , Huang Peng 
Published: April 2013

PurposeThis paper aims to investigate the relationships between the strategic type of cross‐border mergers and acquisitions (M&As) and enterprise growth, and the moderating role of Chinese companies' organizational factors, including organizational structure, organizational experience, cultural distance and relative size.Design/methodology/approachThe authors, as researchers, have mixed the strategic choice and post‐M&As integration into a comprehensive framework while building the theoretical model of “Strategic Type of Cross‐border M&As‐Organizational Factors‐Enterprise Growth” (ST‐OF‐EG). In this paper, they have empirically examined the model using hierarchical regression by analyzing 76 cross‐borders M&A events of overseas‐listed Chinese companies over the 2000‐2007 period.FindingsThe analysis shows that: related cross‐border M&As are better for enterprise growth than unrelated diversification cross‐border M&As; and among the organizational factors, studied organizational structure and organizational experience show a positive significance in terms of the relationship between the strategic type of cross‐border M&As and enterprise growth. The moderating role of cultural distance and relative size is non‐significant.Research limitations/implicationsIn this paper, the moderating effect of cultural distance was found to be insignificant. However, further research is encouraged.Practical implicationsChinese companies should pay attention to strategic choices before cross‐border M&As. They should expand abroad to markets step by step. They should merge the companies that have the higher relevance on a product, industry or market first. On the basis of specialization, Chinese companies should make themselves stronger and then develop from specialization to proper diversification, which is a robust path to achieve enterprise growth. Besides, Chinese companies should accumulate international experience as soon as possible and organizational structure should match the strategic choice.Originality/valueThis paper would be immensely helpful to Chinese companies to plan their cross‐border M&As strategy in a way that would enhance growth and core‐competence.