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Queering beauty: fatshionistas in the fatosphere
Authors: Gurrieri Lauren , Cherrier Hélène 
Published: May 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyse the representations and experiences of beauty amongst fat women to understand how females located outside of the normative ideal consume, express, challenge and resist “straight” beauty.Design/methodology/approachA netnographic approach is taken to analyse 922 blog posts written by five female “fatshionistas” who play a significant role in the Australian fat activism movement.FindingsThe research findings illustrate that fatshionistas (re)negotiate cultural notions of beauty through three performative acts – coming out as fat, mobilising fat citizenship and flaunting fat.Research limitations/implicationsThe study demonstrates how beauty is negotiated as a mode of praxis, a performance in the interaction of day‐to‐day life, whereby the possibilities for multiple and provisional beauties are highlighted.Practical implicationsGiven the active participation of those outside of the idealised form in “mainstream” beauty consumption, practitioners should make visible multiple bodily representations that are not reduced to an unhelpful construction of what is considered to be “real”.Originality/valueBy emphasising the lived experience of beauty as something subjective, communal and resistant, this research poses a challenge to mainstream marketing that constructs beauty as normative, singular and conformist. The paper further calls for a “queering” of the gender research agenda within marketing to better interrogate the linkages between an individual's fluid and contested identity work, consumption and marginalised or excluded status within the marketplace.
Fault tree analysis considering sequence dependence and repairable input events
Authors: Yuge Tetsushi , Ozeki Shinya , Yanagi Shigeru 
Published: May 2013

PurposeThis paper aims to present two methods for calculating the steady state probability of a repairable fault tree with priority AND gates and repeated basic events when the minimal cut sets are given.Design/methodology/approachThe authors consider a situation that the occurrence of an operational demand and its disappearance occur alternately. We assume that both the occurrence and the restoration of the basic event are statistically independent and exponentially distributed. Here, restoration means the disappearance of the occurring event as a result of a restoration action. First, we obtain the steady state probability of an output event of a single‐priority AND gate by Markov analysis. Then, we propose two methods of obtaining the top event probability based on an Inclusion‐Exclusion method and by considering the sum of disjoint probabilities.FindingsThe closed form expression of steady state probability of a priority AND gate is derived. The proposed methods for obtaining the top event probability are compared numerically with conventional Markov analysis and Monte Carlo simulation to verify the effectiveness. The result shows the effectiveness of the authors’ methods.Originality/valueThe methodology presented shows a new solution for calculating the top event probability of repairable dynamic fault trees.
Novel polymeric support materials for jetting based additive manufacturing processes
Authors: Fahad M. , Dickens P. , Gilbert M. 
Published: May 2013

PurposeJetting‐based additive manufacturing processes are gaining attention due to their high speed of operation, accuracy and resolution. Support material plays an important role in the additive manufacturing of parts by using processes that utilise jetting (inkjet) technology. This research aims to present novel support material compositions consisting of methylcellulose (MC) and propylene glycol or butylene glycol. These compositions form gels which are easy to remove and provide the advantage of reusability.Design/methodology/approachMC was mixed in propylene glycol or butylene glycol in different concentrations and examined for gel formation on heating and subsequent cooling. The viscosity and surface tension of these compositions were measured at temperatures suitable for jetting. Gel strength was characterised using texture analysis.FindingsThe viscosity and surface tension values at elevated temperatures (i.e. 800°C) show the suitability of these compositions for jetting‐based additive manufacturing processes. Due to their softness, these gels can be removed easily and their low melting points (i.e. near 500°C) allow their reusability as support materials.Practical implicationsThis paper provides a novel approach of using polymer gels as support materials for additive manufacturing processes. These gels are easy to prepare and enhance the sustainability due to their reusability.Originality/valueAlthough, MC in water have shown to form gels and these aqueous gels have been used in many applications such as medicine and food industries, the compositions presented in this paper are unique. Such combinations of MC and non‐aqueous solvents (i.e. propylene glycol and butylene glycol) have not been discussed before and provide an early step towards a new application area (i.e. additive manufacturing) for these gels.
Police officer acceptance of new innovation: the case of crisis intervention teams
Authors: Schaefer Morabito Melissa , Watson Amy , Draine Jeffrey 
Published: May 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the predictors of officer attitudes toward Crisis Intervention Teams, a new innovation designed to improve police response to people with mental illnesses.Design/methodology/approachThe current study uses data from a larger study of the Chicago Police Department (CPD) Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) program. CIT and Non‐CIT officers were surveyed in four districts. To examine the predictors of officer perceptions of crisis intervention teams, OLS regression is used.FindingsNeither CIT nor non‐CIT officers seem to show the kinds of negative views of CIT that have undercut other social welfare based police innovations. Among CIT trained officers, those who had the opportunity to practice their new skills by responding to mental health related calls for service had more positive attitudes toward the program than those who did not.Originality/valueThis paper adds to both the Crisis Intervention Team and innovation literatures by examining an important aspect of the CIT implementation process. A model is developed that explores the correlates of officer support for the innovation and the conditions necessary for its successful implementation.
Ontological approach to enhance results of business process mining and analysis
Authors: Jareevongpiboon Wirat , Janecek Paul 
Published: May 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to propose a solution to the problem of a lack of machine processable semantics in business process management.Design/methodology/approachThe paper introduces a methodology that combines domain and company‐specific ontologies and databases to obtain multiple levels of abstraction for process mining and analysis. The authors valuated this approach with a real case study from the apparel domain, using a prototype system and techniques developed in the Process Mining Framework (ProM). The results of this approach are compared with similar research.FindingsSemantically enriching process execution data can successfully raise analysis from the syntactic to the semantic level, and enable multiple perspectives of analysis on business processes. Combining this approach with complementary research in semantic business process management (SBPM) can provide results comparable to multidimensional analysis in data warehouse and on line analytical processing (OLAP) technologies.Originality/valueThe approach and prototype described in this paper improve the richness of semantics available for open‐source process mining and analysis tools like ProM, and the richness and detail of the resulting analysis.
Perceived vision‐based leadership effects on staff satisfaction and commitment at a Thai energy provider
Authors: Kantabutra Sooksan , Rungruang Parisa 
Published: May 2013

PurposeThis paper aims to examine relationships between vision realization factors (vision communication, motivation and empowerment of employees), employee satisfaction, and affective organizational commitment in a state‐owned energy provider in Thailand.Design/methodology/approachSubjects are drawn randomly from employees working at the Thai state‐owned energy provider who completed a questionnaire made up of valid and reliable instruments that measure each of the variables studied. Hypotheses are tested through a series of regression analyses.FindingsFindings indicate that vision communication, motivation and empowerment of employees, and follower affective organizational commitment are three direct predictors of enhanced employee satisfaction. Empowerment of employees and employee satisfaction are two direct predictors of employee affective organizational commitment. These findings indicate a reciprocal relationship between employee satisfaction and affective organizational commitment, with a stronger effect from employee satisfaction on affective organizational commitment than the reverse.Research limitations/implicationsHow supervisors empower and motivate their subordinates in the Thai state‐owned energy provider still needs a further investigation. The relationship between employee satisfaction and affective organizational commitment needs to be re‐examined by future research, using a different research design and statistical technique.Practical implicationsLeaders at all levels of the state‐owned energy provider should frequently communicate their vision to, motivate and empower their subordinates to enhance subordinate satisfaction and affective commitment.Originality/valueThe body of knowledge about vision‐based leadership in an Asian state‐owned energy provider is scanty. The present study contributes to this area.
Pre‐positioning commodities to repair maritime navigational aids
Authors: Bemley Jessye L. , Davis Lauren B. , Brock Luther G. 
Published: May 2013

PurposeAs the intensity of natural disasters increases, there is a need to develop policies and procedures to assist various agencies with moving aid to affected areas. One of the biggest limitations to this process is damage to transportation networks, in particular waterways. To keep waterways safe, aids to navigation (ATONs) are placed in various areas to guide mariners and ships to their final destination. If the ATONs are damaged, then the waterways are left unsafe, making it difficult to move supplies and recover from a disaster. The aim of this paper is to explore the effectiveness of pre‐positioning strategies for port recovery in response to a natural disaster.Design/methodology/approachA stochastic facility location model is presented to determine where teams and commodities should be pre‐positioned in order to maximize the number of ATONs repaired, given a constraint on response time. The first stage decisions focus on determining the location of resources. The second stage decisions consist of the distribution of supplies and teams to affected areas.FindingsResults show the benefit of pre‐positioning and the value of coordination toward the responsiveness of restoring waterways. Furthermore, the relationship between resources, repair time, and response is characterized.Originality/valueThere has been extensive work addressing pre‐positioning as it relates to responding to the needs of populations affected by disasters. However, little has been done to explore pre‐positioning in the context of business recovery from severe weather events.
Education for all and for what? Life‐skills and livelihoods in rural communities
Authors: Poole Nigel , Álvarez Fernando , Penagos Nora , Vázquez Roberto 
Published: May 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to argue for appropriate formal education for rural young people in order to sustain and enhance viable rural communities.Design/methodology/approachIn reviewing the literature, it bridges the gap between thinking on education and development respectively, and links schooling with the concepts of livelihoods, human and social capital and life‐skills. By way of example, it summarises an empirical study of the content and delivery of tele‐education among indigenous communities in Chiapas, Mexico.FindingsDeveloping and emerging economies and regions should prioritise effective and efficient rural education which incorporates practical and technical skills appropriate to the rural context in order to include young people in the agricultural development and agribusiness of rural areas. This means delivery of education that is rural, local and particular to the context, with appropriate technology, pedagogy and curriculum.Research limitations/implicationsThe concepts and argument are of wide significance. The case study findings should not be readily generalised but the implications will relevant to many remote and marginalised communities where the rural economy is weak, opportunities are few and education resources are scarce.Originality/valueThe paper links different literatures and, by also drawing on empirical evidence consistent with the literature, makes a case for a significant reorientation of rural education towards appropriate life‐skills in order to create viable rural livelihoods.
Community engagement and social exclusion: the BME experience
Authors: Ijasan K.C. , Ahmed V. 
Published: May 2013

PurposeThe endless and recurrent nature of community regeneration is of massive concern to any government due to the financial and human resources requested. Past research has suggested that by involving members of the community in the process of these regeneration activities, past mistakes can be alleviated and so people will feel better appreciated. However, members of the BME groups which make up to 12 per cent of the UK population are not participating optimally. This paper aims to look into the reasons for this lack of participation and make suggestions accordingly.Design/methodology/approachThis research adopted the triangulation method of research where interviews, literature review and questionnaires sources of data were all used. However, this paper presents only the results of the quantitative method. A total of 250 questionnaires were distributed with 203 completed and returned using snowball method of distribution.FindingsWhat emerged from the analysis was that local councils and other regeneration service providers are better channelling more resources at the use of community representatives in areas where there is a dominance of ethnic minority groups.Social implicationsThis paper explores community regeneration and identifies the need for partnerships in the process of the delivery of regeneration to a community. It investigates the various levels of community engagement and participation, the cultural diversity of England and discusses the social exclusion situation of BMEs. The paper also discusses the results of a descriptive quantitative analysis of a questionnaire survey which studied BMEs and their experience of community regeneration, both in terms of their housing needs and also the challenges preventing them from effective community engagement.Originality/valuePractical suggestions are made to assist policy and decision makers in engaging members of the BME community more in regeneration.
Why computer games can be essential for human flourishing
Authors: Fröding Barbro , Peterson Martin 
Published: May 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to argue that playing computer games for lengthy periods of time, even in a manner that will force the player to forgo certain other activities normally seen as more important, can be an integral part of human flourishing.Design/methodology/approachThe authors' claim is based on a modern reading of Aristotle'sNichomacean Ethics. It should be emphasized that the authors do not argue that computer gaming and other similar online activities are central to all people under all circumstances; but only seek to show that the claim holds true for some people under some circumstances and the authors try to spell out the relevant circumstances in detail.FindingsThe authors provide a list of situations in which playing computer games for lengthy periods of time, in a manner that will force the player to forgo certain other activities normally seen as more important, is an integral part of human flourishing.Originality/valueThe paper puts some novel pressure on the widely‐held belief that playing computer games for lengthy periods of time, in a manner that will force the player to forgo certain other activities normally seen as more important. The paper claims that playing some computer games and partaking in some forms of online activities could be highly conducive to what it actually means in practice to take care of oneself and, to paraphrase Aristotle, to be eager for fine actions.
Mustard seed (Sinapis Alba Linn) attenuates imiquimod‐induced psoriasiform inflammation of BALB/c mice
Authors: Yang Runping , Zhou Qiang , Wen Chunmiao , Hu Jian , Li Hengjin , Zhao Ming , Zhao Hua 
Published: May 2013

AbstractPsoriasis is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease with undefined etiology. All present treatments are symptomatic. The unsatisfactory outcome in the treatment of psoriasis is partially due to the poor compliance to the present therapies with more or less side‐effects. As is known, drug homologous food is a popular intervention of some chronic diseases in Chinese traditional medicine. Mustard seed, consumed largely as a spice and a medicine in China, has recently been found to possess the bioactivities of anti‐oxidation, anti‐inflammation and anticancer. Therefore, it was supposed that mustard seed may have effects on psoriasis, and it was preliminarily validated using a BALB/c mouse model of psoriasiform inflammation induced by the topical application of imiquimod cream (Aldara) for 6 days consecutively. It was found that the forage containing 5% mustard seed obviously attenuated imiquimod‐induced psoriasiform inflammation, but did not clear it completely, accompanied by reduced infiltrations of T cells, plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC) and macrophages in lesional skin; reduced percentages of pDC and macrophages in the composition of immunocytes of spleens; reduced content of lesion nuclear factor‐κB p65, plasma malondialdehyde, lesion inducible nitric oxide synthase, interferon‐α, interleukin (IL)‐17 and IL‐22 at mRNA and protein levels; increased activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase; and increased percentage of CD4+ T cells and increased ratio of CD4+/CD8+ T cells in the composition of immunocytes of spleen. These results presented herein provide a basis for mustard seed to be used as a promising intervention for psoriasis in the future.
Aberrant expression of BCL11B in mycosis fungoides and its potential role in interferon‐induced apoptosis
Authors: Gu Xiaoguang , Wang Yang , Zhang Gaolei , Li Weiwei , Tu Ping 
Published: May 2013

AbstractBCL11B is a Kruppel‐like C2H2‐type zinc finger transcription factor, which has been associated with several human malignancies. Recent evidence showed that overexpressed BCL11B conferred chemoresistance to malignant T cells and that inhibiting BCL11B led to increased apoptosis, suggesting its potential pathogenic relevance in cutaneous T‐cell lymphomas (CTCL), which were characterized by the resistance to chemotherapy‐induced apoptosis. To investigate the expression pattern of BCL11B in different stages of mycosis fungoides (MF), quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry were performed to compare the mRNA and protein expression among different stages of MF and benign inflammatory dermatoses (BID), respectively. BCL11B demonstrated significant upregulation in all stages of MF, compared with BID, in both mRNA expression level and protein level. In addition, BCL11B expression increased with advancing lesion tumor stage and overall disease stage. Further, to evaluate the dynamic expression of BCL11B under CTCL‐directed treatment, BCL11B expression and cell apoptosis were evaluated after interferon (IFN)‐α‐2b and methotrexate treatment on CTCL cell line Hut78 cells. IFN‐α‐2b, but not methotrexate, induced BCL11B inhibition and cell apoptosis, suggesting that BCL11B may play important roles in the anti‐CTCL effect of IFN‐α‐2b. In conclusion, our study demonstrated the overexpression of BCL11B in MF lesions and its potential relevance to disease progression. In addition, we provided evidence for BCL11B inhibitory approaches as a potential treatment to target chemoresistant tumor cells in advanced MF.
Adverse reactions and alleged allergy to local anesthetics: Analysis of 331 patients
Authors: Batinac Tanja , Sotošek Tokmadžić Vlatka , Peharda Vesna , Brajac Ines 
Published: May 2013

AbstractThe aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of true local anesthetic (LA) allergy among patients referred for suspected hypersensitivity and to describe the main characteristics of adverse drug reactions (ADR) induced byLAin our population. We retrospectively analyzed the medical files of patients referred to the Department of Dermatovenereology, University Hospital Center Rijeka,Rijeka,Croatia, for the investigation ofLAhypersensitivity in the period betweenJanuary 2000 andDecember 2012. A total of 331 patients underwent skin testing and, in cases of negative results, subcutaneous exposition toLA. In patients with suspected delayed reaction, patch test was performed. Altogether, 331 patients reported 419 independentADRoccurring during 346 procedures. Most commonly, patients reported having only oneADR, but 41 (12.4%) of them had two reactions, 14 (4.2%) had three, five (1.5%) had four and in one patient (0.3%) fiveADRtoLAwere observed. The majority of reactions occurred during dental procedures when most commonly lidocaine and articaine were used. Local reactions were reported in 44 patients, whereas 490 general symptoms occurred during 375 independentADRin 287 patients. The most common symptoms were cardiovascular system reactions in 89 patients (18.2%). Allergic reaction was detected in three patients (0.91%). One patient showed immediate‐type reaction to bupivacaine and two patients had a delayed‐type reaction to lidocaine. Adverse reactions toLAare common and are mostly due to their pharmacological properties and drug combinations or psychogenic origin. Allergic accidents toLAare rare.
Twist1 in tumor cells and α‐smooth muscle actin in stromal cells are possible biomarkers for metastatic giant basal cell carcinoma
Authors: Motegi Sei‐ichiro , Yamada Kazuya , Ishikawa Osamu 
Published: May 2013

AbstractWe previously reported a case of giant basal cell carcinoma (BCC) in a 75‐year‐old Japanese man, who subsequently developed a pulmonary metastasis. With regard to the pathogenesis of metastasis of BCC, recently, it has been reported that high levels of expression of Twist1 and N‐cadherin in primary and metastatic tumor cells, suggesting that Twist1 expression and an epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) of tumor cells are important for the promotion of tumor invasion and subsequent metastasis. In this report, we identified the expressions of Twist1 in tumor cells and α‐smooth muscle actin (α‐SMA) in stromal cells in the primary and metastatic sites of giant BCC. These results suggest that Twist1‐induced EMT of tumor cells might have been associated with distant organ metastasis in our case, and the presence of α‐SMA‐positive myofibroblasts surrounding a BCC nest can be one of hallmarks of the aggressiveness of BCC.