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On the naming of monsters
Authors: Bloomfield Brian P. , Vurdubakis Theo 
Published: September 2014

Purpose
– The pupose of this paper is twofold. First, to consider the cultural reception of recent developments in genetic technology and human reproduction, particularly in relation to the prospect of human cloning and the advent of the “designer human”; and second, to explore the ways in which public discussion of these developments presuppose and recast issues of diversity, difference and (in)equality.

Design/methodology/approach
– The research draws upon UK print media sources (broadsheet and tabloid newspapers) over the past two decades to examine the ways in which cultural expectations concerning developments in reproductive technology are commonly expressed. It does not aim at a quantitative examination of the content of what was said; rather it seeks to explore how it was said and thus the discursive resources that were employed in doing so.

Findings
– The paper suggests that images of “technology” function simultaneously as “mirrors of society”, providing a means for articulating and rhetorically rehearsing the various philosophical antinomies and moral conflicts that characterize social organization.

Originality/value
– The paper adopts a novel approach to the question of diversity, difference and (in)equality by considering the “monsters” discursively associated with recent developments in genetic and reproductive technology as well as the “monstrous” forms of social organization that they foreshadow.
Towards a universal model of internet banking adoption: initial conceptualization
Authors: Suzanne Harrison Tina , Peter Onyia Okey , K. Tagg Stephen 
Published: September 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to propose that customer readiness and web-channel readiness for internet banking (IB) adoption are the twin universal determinants of retail customers’ attitudes and intention towards IB-adoption. The paper delineates IB-readiness as the state of preparedness, ability, and willingness to engage in IB, and the authors argue that both the potential banking customer and the financial institution's web-channel must be equally ready before IB-adoption can occur. This paper presents the results of the initial test of the IB-readiness model with a sample of retail banking customers in Scotland.

Design/methodology/approach
– Nine customer-related and ten channel-related predictor-variables isolated from existing literature were tested for their effects on attitude and intention towards IB-adoption. Seven demographic mediators were also tested for their impacts on the effects of the predictor-variables on attitude and intention. A sample of 1,000 customers was surveyed. Multiple regression and logistic regression analyses were used to test the influence of the predictors and mediators.

Findings
– Of the seven mediators, only three were significant. Also, only eight of the original 19 predictor-variables were significant, with the impact of mediation, in determining customer attitude and intention towards IB-adoption.

Practical implications
– The results present some consumer behaviour and marketing communications implications for bank marketing. To convince potential customers to adopt and continue using IB, bank marketers must ensure that the eight predictors validated in this study are facilitated and sustained.

Originality/value
– A valuable contribution of the paper to the global IB-adoption theory is an equal evaluation model of potential universal antecedents of IB-adoption – the “EQUAEVAL” – which can be further-tested in future cross-national research.
Effects of public employment services on labor transitions: an analysis for the Spanish case
Authors: Suárez Patricia , Cueto Begoña , Mayor Matías 
Published: September 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the influence of public employment services (PES) on transitions from unemployment.

Design/methodology/approach
– The likelihood of exit from unemployment is explained by a multinomial logit model which takes into account the target state of the transition (unemployment, employment or inactivity). In order to analyze the unobserved heterogeneity, the model has been estimated using a Generalized Linear Latent and Mixed Models.

Findings
– The analysis suggests that the contribution of PES to improving labor market outcomes is low in the case of transitions to employment. Nevertheless, PES play an important role in workforce dropout prevention.

Practical implications
– The results suggest that redesign and modernization are needed to improve PES performance. More intensive job counselling should be provided so that PES get beyond workforce dropout prevention and start having clear positive effects on placement. Target groups should be defined more clearly so as to ensure sustainable transitions for individuals at risk of exclusion. PES should focus on the most disadvantaged jobseekers and those who need more help to get jobs.

Originality/value
– First, the results highlight the role PES play in reducing inactivity rates. Second, this is the first study in Spain that uses Labor Force Survey (LFS) data to evaluate PES in a dynamic framework. The LFS is the only data source which allows us to relate people registered unemployed to people considered unemployed by international standards.
Instead of bowling alone? Unretirement of pensioners in Sweden
Authors: Pettersson Jan 
Published: September 2014

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to study the re-entry to the workforce of fully retired persons (unretirement) and whether the decision to resume work depends primarily on social or economic reasons.Design/methodology/approach– Using Swedish register data for already retired individuals older than 55, the incidence of unretirement is studied. Determinant factors behind the decision to re-enter the labor force is analyzed in a binary response logit model.Findings– Unretirement varies between 6 and 14 percent under two different definitions. We find support for higher pension income to decrease the probability to unretire. Other determinants, such as marital status, largely support an interpretation that unretirement is a life-style decision rather than a response to an experienced negative economic situation post retirement.Research limitations/implications– Due to data limitations, the focus in this study is on the extensive margin (the event of returning to the labor force) and not on hours of work post re-entry.Social implications– If older persons that are physically able to work also want to work and succeed in finding work when they demand so, unretirement is welfare enhancing. However, if unretirement is an effect of unexpected realizations post retirement, any increase in the number of persons facing such unexpected shocks implies an increase in the uncertainty of life as retired.Originality/value– Research on unretirement is scarce and has previously been performed exclusively on US survey data. Knowing the determinants of unretirement is important to know if and how incentives to unretire should be designed.
The role of TQM in strategic product innovation: an empirical assessment
Authors: Miranda Silva Graça , J. Gomes Paulo , Filipe Lages Luís , Lopes Pereira Zulema 
Published: September 2014

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to study the effect of total quality management (TQM) resources on strategic product innovation. It addresses the apparent tension between quality management and innovation management and seeks empirical support for the proposition that quality management resources can be used to support strategic innovation. Based on resource-based view, it defines key resources that firms develop during implementation of TQM systems: TQM culture, product design capability, and process improvement capability – and assesses the role of these resources in the success of product innovation.Design/methodology/approach– A survey of 112 manufacturing firms was conducted and the resulting data were analyzed using partial least squares (PLS) to determine how TQM constructs affect strategic product innovation.Findings– The main finding suggests that only product design capability contributes to strategic product innovation. TQM culture has a direct influence on process improvement and product design capabilities but not on product innovation. The effect of innovation capability and innovation orientation on product innovation was only supported for innovation capability. The effect of innovation orientation is mediated by the development of innovation capability.Research limitations/implications– The paper focusses on the level of maturity of capability development without taking into consideration the time since adoption. Also, the measure of product innovation is based on the degree of product newness but does not dichotomize in terms of radical vs incremental. Several arguments supporting a negative relationship between TQM and innovation often refer to radical or breakthrough innovation. It would be interesting to test the model while distinguishing between radical and incremental innovation. The use of cross-sectional data is a methodological limitation.Practical implications– The results suggest that managers can leverage their quality management systems to support product innovation. In particular, the ability to design quality into products leads to higher levels of strategic production innovation. The successful deployment of TQM capabilities requires an integrative and well-structured approach, involving top leadership engagement of employees and customer orientation. While TQM culture is critical to the development of quality management capabilities, it does not directly affect the innovativeness of a firm.Originality/value– The paper explores the relationship between quality management systems and strategic product innovation. Further work is needed to test whether TQM effect on strategic innovation is different for radical and incremental products, and for other innovation outcomes such as process and service innovation.
How and why managers use conceptual devices in business-to-business research
Authors: Åge Lars-Johan 
Published: September 2014

Purpose
– This study aims to analyze how and why managers adopt and use business-to-business (B2B) research.

Design/methodology/approach
– Data were collected through participant observations, focus groups and interviews in three organizations that had used a certain conceptual model from B2B research.

Findings
– The study suggests that managers use B2B research in an action-oriented, flexible and dynamic manner. Such conceptual or translational use is characterized by managers’ creative translation of the research to match the problems they are facing at that particular time.

Research limitations/implications
– This study suggests that researchers and managers are on equal footing, and can contribute to one another in an active and creative way.

Practical implications
– Through translating research into their specific context, managers can find a new spectrum of research usage in their organization, but can also contribute to research in an interactive and creative way.

Originality/value
– This study gives empirical examples for how and why a certain piece of B2B research has been used by managers in three organizations. Moreover, this study contributes to existing models relating to marketing use by giving examples of the active translation process in which managers adopt the research to their specific challenges.
Think outside the box: managerial relevance and theoretical developments within B2B marketing
Authors: Anna Cederlund Cecilia 
Published: September 2014

Purpose
– This article aims to identify methodological openings and barriers for using managerial relevance as a method to further business to business (B2B) marketing theory.

Design/methodology/approach
– There is currently an imbalance between two research modes; notably, the normative knowledge accumulation mode confers scant space to the solution mode. This negatively affects both the production of managerially relevant research and theoretical developments within B2B marketing which, in turn, hinders the development of marketing as an applied science. Against the background of an upgraded methodological cartography, emphasizing the equal importance of the two research modes, this article illustrates the context of using managerial relevance as a method to forward B2B marketing theory. An aggregate picture of corresponding calls in the literature shows why this is important.

Findings
– Calls for increased managerial relevance and methodological diversity outside the normative knowledge accumulation mode will face difficulties in terms of changing researcher behavior, as long as the biased relationship between the two research modes persists. For managerially relevant research to increase, and for B2B marketing science to progress, underlying assumptions of different methodological stances have to be uncovered, calling for increased methodological clarity.

Research implications
– To prevent a relapse, the analysis suggests a further strategy by which to modify schematic models to study organizational change and behavior.

Practical implications
– A more significant role attributed to managerial relevance for theory development early in the research process, permits to align the perspectives of research with the needs of practice and will decrease the research–practice gap.

Originality/value
– The article pinpoints two research modes and three epistemological stances – predict, describe and depict – which sharpens methodological clarity beyond traditional qualitative–quantitative, and conceptual–empirical classifications.
Athletes’ experiences, enjoyment, satisfaction, and memories from the Extreme Sport Week in Voss, Norway
Authors: J. Mykletun Reidar , Rumba Maira 
Published: September 2014

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how experiences, sport careers and biographic variables predict: enjoyment, satisfaction and memories from the unique and spectacular Extreme Sport Week (Ekstremsportveko), Voss, Norway, as reported by the extreme sport athletes.Design/methodology/approach– An electronic questionnaire was distributed to all participants during 2011, and collected responses from 292 athletes (27 per cent response rate). Data were analysed by frequencies, mean values, correlations and multiple regression.Findings– Extreme sport athletes were typically amateurs with serious leisure careers. Social ties between participants and volunteers were found. They had positive experiences at the event, and the realms of education, aesthetics and entertainment were the strongest predictors of enjoyment, satisfaction and memories. Level of excitement augmented the explained variance, especially when predicting memories. Most participants intended to re-visit future Extreme Sport Weeks.Research limitations/implications– The moderate response rate warrants generalisations from the study. As the study is cross-sectional, cause-effect relationships cannot be established.Practical implications– For event organisers, the study shows the athletes’ appreciations with its managerial implications.Social implications– The Voss area is highly appreciated for its natural beauty and extreme sport resources, and re-visits are likely to occur, hence contributing to its growth as extreme sport venue and to sport tourism.Originality/value– This study is the first to explore the experiences of athletes who participated in the unique and spectacular event Extreme Sport Week. For researchers and practitioners, it is an example of how to measure experiences and their outcomes of (extreme sport) events.
Retardation of Listeria Monocytogenes Growth in Mozzarella Cheese Using Antimicrobial Sachets Containing Rosemary Oil and Thyme Oil
Authors: Han Jung H. , Patel Dhaval , Kim Jung Eun , Min Sea C. 
Published: September 2014

AbstractAn antimicrobial sachet containing microcellular foam starch (MFS) with embedded rosemary oil and thyme oil was developed to reduce bacterial growth in shredded mozzarella cheese. The efficacy of the volatiles of oils at various concentrations in reducing Listeria monocytogenes as well as the release of the oils from the MFS have been also determined in this study. The cheese, inoculated with a cocktail of 5 strains of L. monocytogenes (approximately 3 log CFU/g), was packaged in a Nylon/EVOH/PE bag. A paper sachet containing MFS embedded with rosemary oil and thyme oil, separately or together, was inserted into the bag. Rosemary and thyme oil volatiles released from the sachet restricted the growth of L. monocytogenes, resulting in a 2.5 log CFU/g reduction on day 9 at 10 °C. The volatile oils also showed inhibitory effects on the growth of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and total aerobic bacteria (TAB). After 15 d at 10 °C, the numbers of LAB and TAB in the samples containing the sachet with both oils experienced a 1.2 and 1.4 log CFU/g reduction, respectively, compared to untreated samples. Nonetheless, the sachet treatment produced a distinct odor, unfavorably received by the panelists. The results suggest the potential for application of the sachet system for the reduction of growth of L. monocytogenes, LAB, and TAB in food products.
Dietary restriction involves NAD+‐dependent mechanisms and a shift toward oxidative metabolism
Authors: Moroz Natalie , Carmona Juan J. , Anderson Edward , Hart Anne C. , Sinclair David A. , Blackwell T. Keith 
Published: September 2014

SummaryInterventions that slow aging and prevent chronic disease may come from an understanding of how dietary restriction (DR) increases lifespan. Mechanisms proposed to mediate DR longevity include reduced mTOR signaling, activation of the NAD+‐dependent deacylases known as sirtuins, and increases in NAD+ that derive from higher levels of respiration. Here, we explored these hypotheses in Caenorhabditis elegans using a new liquid feeding protocol. DR lifespan extension depended upon a group of regulators that are involved in stress responses and mTOR signaling, and have been implicated in DR by some other regimens [DAF‐16 (FOXO), SKN‐1 (Nrf1/2/3), PHA‐4 (FOXA), AAK‐2 (AMPK)]. Complete DR lifespan extension required the sirtuin SIR‐2.1 (SIRT1), the involvement of which in DR has been debated. The nicotinamidase PNC‐1, a key NAD+ salvage pathway component, was largely required for DR to increase lifespan but not two healthspan indicators: movement and stress resistance. Independently of pnc‐1, DR increased the proportion of respiration that is coupled to ATP production but, surprisingly, reduced overall oxygen consumption. We conclude that stress response and NAD+‐dependent mechanisms are each critical for DR lifespan extension, although some healthspan benefits do not require NAD+ salvage. Under DR conditions, NAD+‐dependent processes may be supported by a DR‐induced shift toward oxidative metabolism rather than an increase in total respiration.
Increased Lipocalin‐2 in the retinal pigment epithelium of Cryba1 cKO mice is associated with a chronic inflammatory response
Authors: Valapala Mallika , Edwards Malia , Hose Stacey , Grebe Rhonda , Bhutto Imran A. , Cano Marisol , Berger Thorsten , Mak Tak W. , Wawrousek Eric , Handa James T. , Lutty Gerard A. , Samuel Zigler J. , Sinha Debasish 
Published: September 2014

SummaryAlthough chronic inflammation is believed to contribute to the pathology of age‐related macular degeneration (AMD), knowledge regarding the events that elicit the change from para‐inflammation to chronic inflammation in the pathogenesis of AMD is lacking. We propose here that lipocalin‐2 (LCN2), a mammalian innate immunity protein that is trafficked to the lysosomes, may contribute to this process. It accumulates significantly with age in retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells of Cryba1 conditional knockout (cKO) mice, but not in control mice. We have recently shown that these mice, which lack βA3/A1‐crystallin specifically in RPE, have defective lysosomal clearance. The age‐related increase in LCN2 in the cKO mice is accompanied by increases in chemokine (C‐C motif) ligand 2 (CCL2), reactive gliosis, and immune cell infiltration. LCN2 may contribute to induction of a chronic inflammatory response in this mouse model with AMD‐like pathology.
Ecosystem assessment of mountain ash forest in the Central Highlands of Victoria, south‐eastern Australia
Authors: Burns Emma L. , Lindenmayer David B. , Stein John , Blanchard Wade , McBurney Lachlan , Blair David , Banks Sam C. 
Published: September 2014

AbstractWe applied an ecosystem risk assessment to the mountain ash forest ecosystem of the Central Highlands of Victoria (hereafter ‘mountain ash forest’), south‐eastern Australia, using the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems criteria. Using this methodology, we quantified: (i) key aspects of the ecosystem's historical, current and future decline in spatial distribution; (ii) the extent of occurrence and area of occupancy for the mountain ash ecosystem; and (iii) the decline in key abiotic and biotic processes and features for historical, current and future time periods. We developed a probabilistic model of tree growth stages to estimate the risk of ecosystem collapse within 50 to 100 years in the mountain ash forest. There was uncertainty in our estimates of risk under the various IUCN criteria, with two sub‐criteria being categorized as ‘Data Deficient’. Our overall ranking of risk of collapse for the ecosystem was Critically Endangered. We are confident that this risk category is appropriate because all 39 scenarios modelled indicated a ≥92% chance of ecosystem collapse by 2067. Our findings highlight the important need for timely policy reform to facilitate improved management of the mountain ash ecosystem in Victoria. In particular, there needs to be greater protection of remaining areas of unburned forest, and restoration activities in parts of the forest estate. Implementation of these strategies will require a significant reduction in logging pressure on the mountain ash ecosystem.
Monocyte‐derived fibrocytes induce an inflammatory phenotype in airway smooth muscle cells
Authors: Lin T.‐Y. , Venkatesan N. , Nishioka M. , Kyoh S. , Al‐Alwan L. , Baglole C. J. , Eidelman D. H. , Ludwig M. S. , Hamid Q. 
Published: September 2014

SummaryBackgroundInfiltration of fibrocytes (FC) in the airway smooth muscle is a feature of asthma, but the pathological significance is unknown.ObjectiveWe sought to explore whether FC modulate the phenotype of airway smooth muscle cells (ASMC) in asthmatic vs. control subjects.MethodsFibrocytes were isolated from CD14+ monocytes from asthmatic and normal subjects. Proliferation of ASMC of asthmatic or normal subjects was analysed by 3H‐thymidine incorporation, cell number counting and Ki‐67 expression after treatment of ASMC with FC‐conditioned medium (FCCM) or co‐culture with FC. ASMC‐associated cytokines/chemokines implicated in asthma (TGF‐β1, eotaxin, IL‐6 and IL‐8) were measured in co‐culture or transwell culture of ASMC + FC by ELISA. Immunofluorescence staining was performed to localize these cytokines in ASMC. Cytokine secretion was measured in the transwell culture of ASMC + FC, where NF‐κB‐p65 or ERK1/2 in ASMC was silenced by siRNA. Contractile phenotype of ASMC in transwell culture was assessed by immunoblotting of α‐smooth muscle actin (α‐SMA) and myosin light chain kinase (MLCK).ResultsFibrocytes did not affect ASMC proliferation and expression of TGF‐β1, eotaxin, α‐SMA and MLCK; however, ASMC production of IL‐8 and IL‐6 was increased in the co‐culture and transwell culture by FC. ASMC treated with FCCM were immunopositive for IL‐8/IL‐6 and produced more IL‐8/IL‐6. Furthermore, siRNA silencing of NF‐κB‐p65 or ERK1/2 in transwell cultures of asthmatic ASMC with normal subject FC decreased IL‐8 and IL‐6 production.Conclusions and Clinical RelevanceFibrocytes promoted IL‐8 and IL‐6 production by ASMC, demonstrating a proinflammatory role for FC and a possible mechanism of the inflammatory phenotype in asthma.