bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Organisational culture of construction project managers in the GCC countries
Authors: Jaeger Martin , Adair Desmond 
Published: September 2013

Purpose
– One of the consequences of globalisation is the proliferation of interactions between professionals of organisations from different cultural backgrounds. This is certainly true for construction project managers working in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, and the aim here is to provide foundation evidence regarding first, the existence of a distinct organisational culture and, second, the perceived culture type.

Design/methodology/approach
– Data collected through questionnaire-based interviews with 96 construction project managers in the GCC countries was analysed by applying the Organisational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI, Cameron and Quinn, 2006) and empirical statistics.

Findings
– The OCAI was found to be a useful tool to determine a profession's culture, and, confirming what has so far been anecdotal evidence, the findings indicate that both the group and hierarchy cultures are dominant culture types among construction project managers in the GCC countries.

Practical implications
– The confirmation of the dominant culture types gives increased confidence to practitioners to develop effective cultural diversity management regarding professional interactions with construction project managers in the GCC countries.

Originality/value
– The findings contribute to the body of knowledge by proving that construction project managers in the GCC countries perceive a dominant blend of group and hierarchy cultures.
A case study analysis of fatal incidents involving excavators in the Australian construction industry
Authors: Lingard Helen , Cooke Tracy , Gharaie Ehsan 
Published: September 2013

Purpose
– The paper analyses the nature and causes of fatal incidents involving excavators occurring in the Australian construction industry. A three-level incident causation model developed by researchers at Loughborough University forms the theoretical framework for this analysis, which seeks to identify immediate circumstances, shaping factors and originating influences in selected incidents.

Design/methodology/approach
– Case study incidents were identified from the National Coronial Information System database. These incidents were subjected to content analysis to identify causal factors.

Findings
– Ten cases were analysed in total. In all of these cases immediate circumstances could be identified. These included the use of unsafe work methods and the condition, suitability or useability of plant. In several cases shaping factors, such as communication between work-team members and the design of work processes, were identified as likely contributors to the incidents. In none of the cases could originating influences be identified.

Research limitations/implications
– The research was limited by the relatively small number of cases for which detailed investigation reports were available and the fact that, for the most part, the reports focused on the immediate circumstances surrounding the incidents.

Practical implications
– The circumstances of the fatal incidents in Australia are similar to those reported in the UK and the USA and the identified causes have known safety solutions. The persistence of these incidents in the Australian construction industry suggests that there may be underlying reasons why known safety solutions are not implemented. Further in-depth analysis of incident causes may help to identify organisational and/or cultural causes of incidents involving excavators.

Originality/value
– The analysis provides a more detailed qualitative analysis of the causes of fatal incidents involving excavators than would is possible using national compensation data, which restricts analysis to a classification of the mechanism and agency of injury.
Evaluating a communications campaign to reduce blood clots
Authors: Brookes Keely , Peters Jeremy , Limbert Caroline 
Published: September 2013

Purpose
– “VTE Assess Prevent” is a unique communications campaign designed to educate and remind all front-line staff to risk assess inpatients for venous thromboembolism (VTE) (blood clots) and to provide those at risk with the recommended preventative treatment. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the VTE communications campaign from the perspective of the front line staff at a UK hospital.

Design/methodology/approach
– A questionnaire implementing both qualitative and quantitative methods was made available to all relevant frontline staff at the hospital via online and paper copies (n=319).

Findings
– Overall positive attitudes towards the design and content of the campaign materials were reported. The campaign had a considerable impact on staff awareness of the importance of risk assessing for VTE and the extent to which risk assessments were carried out. High levels of reported behaviour change were reported as a consequence of the campaign. Recommendations for future communication campaigns included making the communication materials more memorable and enhancing the sense of control that people have over the procedure. Also, improving normative and outcome beliefs, running the communications campaign alongside a programme of education and including monitoring and feedback of performance were recommended.

Originality/value
– Reducing the number of deaths attributable to hospital acquired VTE is a clinical priority within the health services in many countries. The findings from this study highlight the role of the VTE campaign in achieving this goal, provide an insight into the key components of an effective communication campaign and identify recommendations for future campaigns.
Promoting successful diabetes management in the workplace
Authors: Bose Jennifer 
Published: September 2013

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to learn from participants about their experiences managing type 1 and type 2 diabetes at work.

Design/methodology/approach
– Longitudinal, qualitative interviews with 45 individuals three times per year over three years focussed on views about disclosure; how they found or created support to manage their diabetes at work; and how they experienced the relationship between health and productivity.

Findings
– Among participants, the presence of secondary conditions, such as fibromyalgia or vision loss, typically overshadowed the effect of diabetes at work. These conditions were often mentioned as the reason why a participant changed jobs, stopped working, or decreased work hours. Perspectives on disclosure were affected by the perception of stigma and discrimination, as well as the need for workplace accommodations. Overall, participants believed that the routine of a job and feeling useful benefited their health.

Research limitations/implications
– The nature of the research was not medical and the paper did not collect participants’ medical records. The paper relied on self-report for diagnoses of diabetes and co-morbidities as well as unrelated health conditions. Although the participants lived in a variety of urban, suburban, and rural settings, the findings do not reflect the ways in which differences in geography may have influenced participants’ experience. A focus of future research might be the role played by geographic location in the experience of managing diabetes at work. Also, the majority of employed participants worked for small employers. Future research might include a focus on participants managing diabetes while working for larger employers, who may have greater resources and staffing to devote toward implementing changes in workplace policy.

Originality/value
– The paper considers the preference that many participants have for working and being productive rather than not working, including those with secondary conditions as well as diabetes. The number of participants (n=45) is relatively large for a qualitative interview study. The longitudinal nature of the study allowed for a follow-along opportunity that yielded a rich source of data.
What can companies do to support HIV-positive workers? Recommendations for medium- and large-sized African workplaces
Authors: Scott Kerry , Campbell Catherine , Skovdal Morten , Madanhire Claudius , Nyamukapa Constance , Gregson Simon 
Published: September 2013

Purpose
– The purpose of the paper is to provide recommendations for medium- and large-sized workplaces on how to support HIV-positive employees. Supporting HIV-positive workers is an issue of social responsibility and an economic necessity for employers. HIV-positive workers can remain productive and healthy for many years if able to access appropriate HIV management support.

Design/methodology/approach
– Recent (2000-2010) academic and grey literature on HIV workplace management was reviewed and a qualitative study of nine workers receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART) in Zimbabwe was conducted by the authors. Results from both the literature review and qualitative study were used to develop recommendations.

Findings
– Carefully considered organizational support is of primary importance in the following areas: workplace HIV policy, voluntary testing and counselling, HIV management, HIV treatment uptake and adherence, day-to-day assistance, peer education, nutrition support, opportunistic infection (OI) monitoring and support to temporary/contract workers. Confidentiality is a key element in achieving positive outcomes in all areas of organizational support for HIV-positive workers.

Practical implications
– The paper provides a source of information and concrete advice for workplaces seeking to implement or augment HIV management and support services for their employees. The paper offers vital insight into workplace intervention strategies shown work best for workplaces and employees.

Originality/value
– The paper fills a need for comprehensive documentation of strategies for effective HIV management at medium- and large-sized workplaces.
The burden of proof in market abuse cases
Authors: Haynes Andrew 
Published: September 2013

Purpose
– The purpose of this article is to determine the burden of proof that is applicable in the range of activities covered by the civil offence of market abuse. It also considers the approach adopted in the USA and discusses the extent to which that approach may be worth applying in this country.

Design/methodology/approach
– The methodology adopted is a mixture of black letter law in analysing the nature of the burden of proof and the relevant market abuse issues, historical research in examining how the modern law relating to the burden of proof has evolved and comparative research through the consideration given to the US approach.

Findings
– The findings are that the burden of proof in market abuse cases is unclear, that the burden may well not be the same in all cases, that clarification is needed on the point and that the approach adopted in the USA offers the advantage of clarity. Therefore, its adoption should be considered.

Practical implications
– The main practical implication is that cases are currently being brought without this key issue being properly considered and clarified.

Originality/value
– The author can find no other research that has been published in this specific area.
Fresh ideas: services thinking for social marketing
Authors: Russell-Bennett Rebekah , Wood Matthew , Previte Jo 
Published: September 2013

Purpose
– The social marketing literature tends to focus on upstream marketing (policy) and downstream (individual behaviour change) and has a limited view on midstream (working with partners and community groups) social marketing. The paper proposes midstream social marketing should also include an understanding of how services and service employees influence and support individual behaviour change goals. The paper presents four key services marketing principles – derived from services theory and thinking – which the paper believes to be essential for implementing effective midstream social marketing.

Design/methodology/approach
– This is a conceptual paper that uses service theory and case-examples to show how service thinking can be used as a midstream social marketing approach.

Findings
– For effective uptake and impact of social marketing services amongst people and populations, social marketers need to design programs that consider the service experience, the service employee, service quality/customer value and the active role of the customer in value creation.

Research limitations/implications
– Services marketing is a well-established sub-discipline of marketing which, until recently, has not interacted with social marketing. The extension and application of services theory for social marketing can enrich and propel the social marketing discipline forward. Further research is recommended to evaluate how service principles can be applied in practice.

Social implications
– Given that social marketing services tend not to be accessed in sufficient numbers by the people who most need them, social marketers need to think beyond the technical, cognitive, and organisational-focused goals when designing social services.

Originality/value
– This paper identifies key service theories that social marketers should understand and use and is thus a source of fresh ideas for theory and practice.
Value co-creation in social marketing: functional or fanciful?
Authors: Domegan Christine , Collins Katie , Stead Martine , McHugh Patricia , Hughes Tim 
Published: September 2013

Purpose
– Value co-creation thinking is reshaping the understanding of markets and marketing and presents a significant opportunity to develop the theory and practice of social marketing. However, whilst value co-creation offers thought-provoking new directions for the field, applying this theory and its core concepts in social marketing is not without significant challenges. The paper aims to discuss these issues.

Design/methodology/approach
– This is a conceptual paper that seeks to integrate lessons from social marketing practice with the value co-creation discourse from commercial marketing. Drawing upon two projects that have applied principles of collaboration and co-design, the paper provides a critical perspective on the adoption of value co-creation in social marketing.

Findings
– The collaborative and emancipatory ambitions of co-creation seem highly compatible with social marketing. However, the paper notes some significant conceptual, ethical and practical obstacles in the path of a workable theory of value co-creation for social marketing.

Originality/value
– While representation of value co-creation and other collaborative approaches is increasing in the social marketing literature, this is the first attempt to provide an integrated and critical review of their compatibility with social marketing at a conceptual, ethical and theoretical level. The analysis shows that value co-creation theory can simultaneously offer opportunities and present obstacles for social marketing.
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS: A SURVEY
Authors: Erdogan Ayse M. 
Published: September 2013

AbstractThis paper presents a survey of the literature on the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and environmental policy. First, I focus on empirical studies that analyse the impact of environmental costs on foreign investment locations. Next, I review the main studies that attempt to explain the lack of evidence for the pollution haven hypothesis. Then, I discuss the literature on the impact of FDI on local environmental regulations by concentrating on two recent political economy models. Finally, I conclude by summarizing the main findings of the literature and suggesting some future research directions.
Fast thermal simulations and temperature optimization for hyperthermia treatment planning, including realistic 3D vessel networks
Authors: Kok H. P. , van den Berg C. A. T. , Bel A. , Crezee J. 
Published: September 2013

Purpose:Accurate thermal simulations in hyperthermia treatment planning require discrete modeling of large blood vessels. The very long computation time of the finite difference based DIscrete VAsculature model (DIVA) developed for this purpose is impractical for clinical applications. In this work, a fast steady‐state thermal solver was developed for simulations with realistic 3D vessel networks. Additionally, an efficient temperature‐based optimization method including the thermal effect of discrete vasculature was developed.Methods:The steady‐state energy balance for vasculature and tissue was described by a linear system, which was solved with an iterative method on the graphical processing unit. Temperature calculations during optimization were performed by superposition of several precomputed temperature distributions, calculated with the developed thermal solver. The thermal solver and optimization were applied to a human anatomy, with the prostate being the target region, heated with the eight waveguide 70 MHz AMC‐8 system. Realistic 3D pelvic vasculature was obtained from angiography. Both the arterial and venous vessel networks consisted of 174 segments and 93 endpoints with a diameter of 1.2 mm.Results:Calculation of the steady‐state temperature distribution lasted about 3.3 h with the original DIVA model, while the newly developed method took only ∼1–1.5 min. Temperature‐based optimization with and without taking the vasculature into account showed differences in optimized waveguide power of more than a factor 2 and optimized tumor T90 differed up to ∼0.5 °C. This shows the necessity to take discrete vasculature into account during optimization.Conclusions:A very fast method was developed for thermal simulations with realistic 3D vessel networks. The short simulation time allows online calculations and makes temperature optimization with realistic vasculature feasible, which is an important step forward in hyperthermia treatment planning.
Rifampin Heteroresistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Cultures as Detected by Phenotypic and Genotypic Drug Susceptibility Test Methods
Authors: Folkvardsen Dorte Bek , Thomsen Vibeke Ø. , Rigouts Leen , Rasmussen Erik Michael , Bang Didi , Bernaerts Gertjan , Werngren Jim , Toro Juan Carlos , Hoffner Sven , Hillemann Doris , Svensson Erik 
Published: September 2013

ABSTRACT

Tuberculosis patients may harbor both drug-susceptible and -resistant bacteria, i.e., heteroresistance. We used mixtures of rifampin-resistant and -susceptible
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
strains to simulate heteroresistance in patient samples. Molecular tests can be used for earlier discovery of multidrug resistance (MDR), but the sensitivity to detect heteroresistance is unknown. Conventional phenotypic drug susceptibility testing was the most sensitive, whereas two line probe assays and sequencing were unable to detect the clinically important 1% resistant bacteria.
Performance Monitoring of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Dried Culture Spots for Use with the GeneXpert System within a National Program in South Africa
Authors: Gous N. , Cunningham B. , Kana B. , Stevens W. , Scott L. E. 
Published: September 2013

ABSTRACT

The use of dried culture spots (DCSs) has been reported in the verification of GeneXpert instruments as being “fit for purpose” for the South African National implementation program. We investigated and compared the performance of the DCSs for verification across different bulk batches, testing the settings and cadre of staff, and the Xpert MTB/RIF assay version. Four bulk batches (V005 to V008) were used to prepare (i) 619 DCS panels for laboratory testing on G3 or G4 cartridges by a technologist, (ii) 13 DCS panels (batch V005) used for clinic verification on G3 cartridges by a nurse or lay counselor, and (iii) 20 DCS panels (batch V005) used for the verification of 10 GeneXpert 16 module instruments in mobile vehicles on the G3 cartridge performed by a scientist. The stabilities of the DCSs over 6 months at 4°C, room temperature, and 37°C were investigated. The mean cycle threshold (

C
T

) and standard deviation (SD) for probe A were calculated. The proportions of variability in the

C
T

values across bulk batches, assay versions, and settings and cadre of staff were determined using regression analysis. Overall, the DCSs demonstrated SDs of 3.3 (
n
= 660) for the G3 cartridges and 3.8 (
n
= 1,888) for the G4 cartridges, with an overall error rate of 1.5% and false rifampin resistance rate of 0.1%. The proportions of variability (
R
2
) in the

C
T

values explained by batch were 14%, by setting and cadre of staff, 5.6%, and by assay version, 4.2%. The most stable temperature in a period of up to 6 months was 37°C (SD, 2.7). The DCS is a robust product suitable for storage, transport, and use at room temperature for the verification of the GeneXpert instrument, and the testing can be performed by non-laboratory-trained personnel in nonlaboratory settings.
Evaluation and Implementation of FilmArray Version 1.7 for Improved Detection of Adenovirus Respiratory Tract Infection
Authors: Doern Christopher D. , Lacey Damon , Huang Rong , Haag Crissie 
Published: September 2013

ABSTRACT
The BioFire FilmArray respiratory panel is a multiplex PCR technology capable of detecting a number of bacteria and viruses that cause respiratory tract infection. The assay is technically simple to perform and provides rapid results, making it an appealing option for physicians and laboratorians. The initial product released by BioFire (version 1.6) was reported to have poor sensitivity for adenovirus detection and was therefore of concern when testing immunocompromised patients. This study evaluates the redesigned FilmArray assay (version 1.7) for detection of adenovirus. In this evaluation, we performed both retrospective and prospective verification studies, as well as a detailed serotype analysis. We found that version 1.7 demonstrated improved adenovirus sensitivity. In retrospective studies, sensitivity improved from 66.6% to 90.5%, and in prospective studies, it improved from 42.7% to 83.3%. In addition, when 39 clinically relevant serotypes were tested, 8 were not detected by version 1.6 and only 1 was not detected by version 1.7. The limit of detection remained the same when tested against serotype 4 but improved by 2 log units for serotype 7. Lastly, turnaround time analyses showed that the FilmArray assay was completed 3 h and 9 min after collection, which was more than a 37-h improvement over the previous multiplex PCR assay performed in our laboratory.
Adenovirus E4orf4 Protein-Induced Death of p53
−/−
H1299 Human Cancer Cells Follows a G
1
Arrest of both Tetraploid and Diploid Cells due to a Failure To Initiate DNA Synthesis
Authors: Cabon Lauriane , Sriskandarajah Neera , Mui Melissa Z. , Teodoro Jose G. , Blanchette Paola , Branton Philip E. 
Published: September 2013

ABSTRACT

The adenovirus E4orf4 protein selectively kills human cancer cells independently of p53 and thus represents a potentially promising tool for the development of novel antitumor therapies. Previous studies suggested that E4orf4 induces an arrest or a delay in mitosis and that both this effect and subsequent cell death rely largely on an interaction with the B55 regulatory subunit of protein phosphatase 2A. In the present report, we show that the death of human H1299 lung carcinoma cells induced by expression of E4orf4 is typified not by an accumulation of cells arrested in mitosis but rather by the presence of both tetraploid and diploid cells that are arrested in G
1
because they are unable to initiate DNA synthesis. We believe that these E4orf4-expressing cells eventually die by various processes, including those resulting from mitotic catastrophe.