bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Alistipes inops sp. nov. and Coprobacter secundus sp. nov., isolated from human faeces
Authors: Shkoporov Andrei N. , Chaplin Andrei V. , Khokhlova Ekaterina V. , Shcherbakova Victoria A. , Motuzova Oksana V. , Bozhenko Vladimir K. , Kafarskaia Lyudmila I. , Efimov Boris A. 
Published: September 2015

Culture-based study of the faecal microbiome in two adult female subjects revealed the presence of two obligately anaerobic, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped, non-motile, Gram-negative bacterial strains that represent novel species. The first strain, designated 627T, was a fastidious, slow-growing, indole-positive bacterium with a non-fermentative type of metabolism. The strain was characterized by the production of acetic and succinic acids as metabolic end products, the prevalence of iso-C15 : 0fatty acid and the presence of menaquinones MK-10 and MK-11. The DNA G+C content was found to be 56.6 mol%. The second strain, designated 177T, was capable of fermenting a rich collection of carbohydrate substrates, producing acetic acid as a terminal product. The strain was indole-negative and resistant to bile. The major cellular fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0and anteiso-C15 : 0(in a 1 : 1 ratio) and the predominant menaquinone was MK-11. The DNA G+C content was 37.8 mol%. A phylogenomic analysis of the draft genomes of strains 627Tand 177Tplaced these bacteria in the generaAlistipes(familyRikenellaceae) andCoprobacter(familyPorphyromonadaceae), respectively.On the basis of the phenotypic and genotypic properties of strains 627Tand 177T, we conclude that these strains from human faeces represent two novel bacterial species, for which the namesAlistipes inopssp. nov. (type strain 627T = DSM 28863T = VKM B-2859T) andCoprobacter secundussp. nov. (type strain 177T = DSM 28864T = VKM B-2857T) are proposed.
Extensive sequencing of seven human genomes to characterize benchmark reference materials
Authors: Zook Justin M. , Catoe David , McDaniel Jennifer , Vang Lindsay , Spies Noah , Sidow Arend , Weng Ziming , Liu Yuling , Mason Chris , Alexander Noah , Henaff Elizabeth , Chen Feng , Jaeger Erich , Moshrefi Ali , Pham Khoa , Stedman William , Liang Tiffany , Saghbini Michael , Dzakula Zeljko , Hastie Alex , Cao Han , Deikus Gintaras , Schadt Eric , Sebra Robert , Bashir Ali , Truty Rebecca M. , Chang Christopher C. , Gulbahce Natali , Zhao Keyan , Ghosh Srinka , Hyland Fiona , Fu Yutao , Chaisson Mark , Xiao Chunlin , Trow Jonathan , Sherry Stephen T. , Zaranek Alexander W. , Ball Madeleine , Bobe Jason , Estep Preston , Church George M. , Marks Patrick , Kyriazopoulou-Panagiotopoulou Sofia , Zheng Grace X.Y. , Schnall-Levin Michael , Ordonez Heather S. , Mudivarti Patrice A. , Giorda Kristina , Sheng Ying , Rypdal Karoline Bjarnesdatter , Salit Marc 
Published: September 2015

AbstractThe Genome in a Bottle Consortium, hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is creating reference materials and data for human genome sequencing, as well as methods for genome comparison and benchmarking. Here, we describe a large, diverse set of sequencing data for seven human genomes; five are current or candidate NIST Reference Materials. The pilot genome, NA12878, has been released as NIST RM 8398. We also describe data from two Personal Genome Project trios, one of Ashkenazim Jewish ancestry and one of Chinese ancestry. The data come from 12 technologies: BioNano Genomics, Complete Genomics paired-end and LFR, Ion Proton exome, Oxford Nanopore, Pacific Biosciences, SOLiD, 10X Genomics GemCode™ WGS, and Illumina exome and WGS paired-end, mate-pair, and synthetic long reads. Cell lines, DNA, and data from these individuals are publicly available. Therefore, we expect these data to be useful for revealing novel information about the human genome and improving sequencing technologies, SNP, indel, and structural variant calling, and de novo assembly.
Identification of Genomic Regions Carrying a Causal Mutation in Unordered Genomes
Authors: Corredor-Moreno Pilar , Chalstrey Ed , Lugo Carlos A. , MacLean Dan 
Published: September 2015

AbstractWhole genome sequencing using high-throughput sequencing (HTS) technologies offers powerful opportunities to study genetic variation. Mapping the mutations responsible for different phenotypes is generally an involved and time-consuming process so researchers have developed user-friendly tools for mapping-by-sequencing, yet they are not applicable to organisms with non-sequenced genomes. We introduce SDM (SNP Distribution Method), a reference independent method for rapid discovery of mutagen-induced mutations in typical forward genetic screens. SDM aims to order a disordered collection of HTS reads or contigs such that the fragment carrying the causative mutation can be identified. SDM uses typical distributions of homozygous SNPs that are linked to a phenotype-altering SNP in a non-recombinant region as a model to order the fragments. To implement and test SDM, we created model genomes with an idealised SNP density based onArabidopsis thalianachromosome 1 and analysed fragments with size distribution similar to reads or contigs assembled from HTS sequencing experiments. SDM groups the contigs by their normalised SNP density and arranges them to maximise the fit to the expected SNP distribution. We tested the procedure in existing datasets by examining SNP distributions in recent out-cross and back-cross experiments inArabidopsis thalianabackgrounds. In all the examples we analysed, homozygous SNPs were normally distributed around the causal mutation. We used the real SNP densities obtained from these experiments to prove the efficiency and accuracy of SDM. The algorithm was able to successfully identify small sized (10-100 kb) genomic regions containing the causative mutation.
Health information seeking of low socioeconomic status Hispanic adults using smartphones
Authors: Kim Henna , Zhang Yan 
Published: September 2015

Purpose– Smartphones have great potential to bridge the digital divide that low-socioeconomic status (SES) Hispanics have been experiencing. However, little is known about this group’s use of smartphones for health information. The purpose of this paper is to fill the gap by exploring the context in which smartphones were used for health information.Design/methodology/approach– The authors interviewed 20 low-SES Hispanic participants using the semi-structured interview method. Participants had not obtained college degrees and had annual incomes less than $30,000, but had used their smartphones for health information. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed using the qualitative content analysis method.Findings– Being economical was an important reason for low-SES Hispanic users to use smartphones for health information. The users relied heavily on public Wi-Fi to access the internet. They searched a wide range of health topics, mostly using the mobile web rather than apps. They lacked knowledge and skills to effectively using apps, evaluating the quality of health information, and comprehend information.Research limitations/implications– Having access to smartphones alone does not help bridge the digital gap for low-SES Hispanics. Interventions need to consider improving these users’ smartphone literacy and health literacy, as well as improving their access to Wi-Fi services and to more quality content in Spanish.Originality/value– Prior studies speculated that smartphones could be a means to bridge digital divide experienced by the Hispanic ethnic group. This study provided empirical knowledge about how smartphones are used by these users for health information, and shed light on the design of future informational interventions.
Training comprehensiveness: construct development and relation with role behaviour
Authors: Srivastava Anugamini Priya , Dhar Rajib Lochan 
Published: September 2015

Purpose– This study aims to develop the scale for perception of training comprehensiveness and attempts to examine the influence of perception of training comprehensiveness on role behaviour: teachers’ efficacy as a mediator and job autonomy as a moderator.Design/methodology/approach– Through the steps for a generation, refinement, purification and validation of the scale, the measures of training comprehensiveness are defined, followed by an exploratory factor analysis. In all, 961 primary school teachers and 323 principals participated in the study. Teachers rated their perception of training comprehensiveness, self-efficacy and job autonomy, while principals rated the role behaviour of teachers, to avoid self-reporting biases.Findings– Regression analysis showed that training comprehensiveness affects teachers’ self-efficacy, higher teachers’ efficacy increases the teachers’ role behaviour, training comprehensiveness indirectly influences role behaviour and job autonomy moderated the channel of teachers’ efficacy and role behaviour. These results indicated that in primary schools specifically in rural areas of India, individual perception of training, skill development and human resource development practice induces teachers’ role behaviour via raising their efficacy to combat with adverse situations. Job autonomy on an independent basis moderates the positive relationship between self-efficacy and role behaviour.Practical implications– This study also provides various practical and research-based implications.Originality/value– The scale for training comprehensiveness has been developed, and its impact on behavioural attributes like efficacy and role behaviour is examined for a sample of teachers.
Two profiles of the Dutch high performing employee
Authors: de Waal A.A. , Oudshoorn Michella 
Published: September 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this study is to explore the profile of an ideal employee, to be more precise the behavioral characteristics of the Dutch high-performing employee (HPE). Organizational performance depends for a large part on the commitment of employees. Employees provide their knowledge, skills, experiences and creativity to the organization, which makes them critical to the success of the organization.Design/methodology/approach– The behavioral characteristics of the Dutch HPE were identified on the basis of a literature review and a questionnaire distributed to 420 Dutch managers and employees.Findings– Not one but two profiles for the ideal employee were found. First, an HPE profile was compiled based on the perspectives of managers, which can be used for evaluating employees and recruiting new employees. Second, an HPE profile was compiled based on the perspectives of employees themselves, which can be used for setting up development and coaching programs for employees.Originality/value– Most organizations work with one profile of the ideal employee. This study shows, however, that two profiles are needed for such an employee, each with a particular application.
Ecologies of housing and underlying assumptions of vulnerability
Authors: Franz Jill , Bitner Grace , Petriwskyj Andrea , Ward Margaret , Adkins Barbara , Rolfe Annie 
Published: September 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to understand the difficulties in implementing models of housing, and to help address the lack of accessible and affordable private housing for people with disability in Australia. In responding to this aim, the study formulated an ecological map of housing models, which are examined in this paper in terms of their underlying assumptions of vulnerability.

Design/methodology/approach
– The study involved explanation building, using a multiple case study approach, informed theoretically by an ecological framework. It included organisations, families and individuals with disability.

Findings
– For the purpose of this paper, the study revealed a direct relationship between the nature of the housing models proposed, and assumptions of vulnerability. In the context of the study findings, the paper suggests that attempts to address individual housing needs are more likely to achieve a positive outcome when they are person driven, from a premise of ability rather than disability. Overall, it invites a “universalistic” way of conceptualising housing issues for people with disability that has international relevance.

Practical implications
– This paper highlights how assumptions of vulnerability shape environmental responses, such as housing, for people with disability.

Originality/value
– This paper is based on a study that reconciled a person-centred philosophy with an ecological appreciation of the external and internal factors impacting housing choice for people with disability.
The role of housing in adult safeguarding
Authors: Cass Elaine 
Published: September 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to highlight the role of housing in adult safeguarding under the Care Act (2014) in England.

Design/methodology/approach
– The paper provides a summary of the implications for housing organisations and their staff of adult safeguarding under the Care Act. The implications, underpinned by the six safeguarding principles, are explained within a summary of the legal and practice framework for safeguarding in England.

Findings
– The paper draws upon research by Imogen Parry (2014). It argues that past failings in adult safeguarding in England have placed it high on the housing agenda and that housing has a key role to play in adult safeguarding.

Practical implications
– Housing organisations need to be proactive partners in local multi-agency arrangements for adult safeguarding. Staff and contractors need to receive training in line with their role to raise awareness of their safeguarding responsibilities.

Originality/value
– The value of the paper is to increase and maintain awareness of the need for housing engagement in the adult safeguarding agenda.
Design implications for multi-owned properties from a household survey
Authors: Sajan Jeeva 
Published: September 2015

Purpose
– This paper aims to highlight the pertinent design issues that could impact upon satisfaction with apartment living. Till date, the literature review identifies “design inadequacies”, along with a range of other factors, in embracing apartments as a permanent housing option.

Design/methodology/approach
– This paper presents findings from a face-to-face household survey undertaken in a medium-density apartment housing in Fairfield, Sydney, using a mixed method.

Findings
– First, the paper states the four predictors of overall living satisfaction derived through a logistic regression analysis. Second, the top five variables that commanded high dissatisfaction and the two most negative aspects of apartment living for the open-response question are identified. Further, it discusses the possible influence of dwelling floor on residential satisfaction. The coherent narratives of the residents substantiate the design inadequacies from the aforementioned empirical analysis.

Originality/value
– The paper reflects upon ideal design suggestions from a face-to-face household survey, the first of its kind in more than 30 years in Sydney.
Refugees’ resettlement in a Canadian mid-sized Prairie city: examining experiences of multiple forced migrations
Authors: Racine Louise , Lu Yixi 
Published: September 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to discuss the experiences of multiple forced migrations and resettlement among two refugee families in a mid-sized Canadian city.

Design/methodology/approach
– Case studies are located within the contingencies of the participants’ lives and the meanings they provide to the events. A postcolonial feminist perspective guided the data analysis to explore the micro-level of individual experiences that unfold within a raced, gendered, and classed reality. Open-ended interviews, participant observation, and field notes were used to collect participants’ perspectives. Data were collected until saturation occurred.

Findings
– An in-depth analysis of these two case studies revealed that lack of choice and lack of access to health and social services affect health through constant revival of traumatic past experiences prior to arrival to Canada. Three themes emerged from the data analysis: first, shared experiences of forced migrations; second, the past and present: construction of new identities; and third, resettlement challenges and opportunities. These themes overlap and intersect to shape the experiences of double forced migration.

Research limitations/implications
– This research has limitations related to the sample size but provides data on a topic that deserves more attention in the field of immigrant and health studies. The authors argue that health and social professionals must resist “finalizing” refugees into disempowered identities that undermine human agency.

Originality/value
– Research on resettlement experiences after forced migration is a burgeoning field in refugee studies. The originality lies in drawing on Bahktin to develop practical implications to guide health and social practice in this area marked by racialization and fundamentalism.
Intellectual capital through the eyes of the consumer
Authors: Nguyen Thuy D. , Dadzie Charlene , Davari Arezoo , Guzman Francisco 
Published: September 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this study is to measure intellectual capital of the firm through the eyes of the consumer by investigating the relationships between financial-based brand equity (FBBE) and consumer-based brand equity (CBBE) and their related constructs.Design/methodology/approach– Fifteen consumer brands were evaluated based on three different perspectives of CBBE, and were then regressed on FBBE. Prior to the regression analysis, the FBBEs of 15 consumer brands were standardized using the total assets and three-year weighted average of their brand equity values.Findings– Findings show that existing CBBE scales and related brand dimensions partially explain FBBE, namely, sustainability and brand experience, and that the product category contributes significantly in explaining FBBE. In addition, brand experience is positively associated with FBBE.Research limitations/implications– The study only includes brands from the food, electronics and clothing industries.Practical implications– The study provides guidance to brand managers regarding which brand dimensions directly influence brands’ financial values.Originality/value– The paper empirically measures consumers’ perceptions of the firm’s intellectual capital by using brand equity.
The impact of copycat packaging strategies on the adoption of private labels
Authors: Coelho do Vale Rita , Verga Matos Pedro 
Published: September 2015

Purpose
– This paper aims to analyze the impact of copycat packaging strategies on consumers’ product choices, assessing to what extent the adoption of this type of packaging increases the likelihood of purchase of private labels (PLs).

Design/methodology/approach
– Data were collected in a preliminary field study (1,032 observations), followed by two experimental studies. Study 1 analyzed to what extent PLs’ packaging similarity influences consumers perceptions regarding product quality and production origin across six product categories. Study 2 analyzed, in a simulated real retail setting, to what extent copycat packaging strategies influence consumers’ choice across 22 product categories.

Findings
– Results indicate that the higher the level of package similarity between PLs and national brands (NBs) (copycat strategy), the higher the likelihood that PLs’ products are perceived as being produced by one of the NBs’ manufacturers, leading to enhanced perceptions of quality of the PL products, and that the higher the level of package similarity, the higher the likelihood of consumption of PLs, especially when consumers are choosing products of utilitarian versus hedonic nature.

Research limitations/implications
– Data were collected in a south-western European country, which will aid the development of further studies in different retail settings.

Originality/value
– This paper analyzes the impact of copycat packaging adoption by retailers on consumers’ perceptions and preferences about PLs. To the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to assess, across multiple product categories and use market copycats, the potential effects of PLs packaging strategies on consumers’ purchase behavior.
Spillover of social responsibility associations in a brand portfolio
Authors: Wang Wenling , Korschun Daniel 
Published: September 2015

Purpose– This paper aims to explore the spillover effect of social responsibility (SR) activity at the product brand level on the full brand portfolio. Extant research has established that SR activity can be beneficial to companies by influencing consumers’ SR associations with the company and its product brands. However, most studies only look at the outcomes of SR implemented at the corporate level (i.e. corporate social responsibility [CSR]). This paper provides a new and expanded perspective by exploring how SR at the product brand level reverberates throughout the full brand portfolio. Drawing on associative network theory, the authors propose a conceptual model that predicts when and how SR associations with a product brand spillover to corporate brand and other product brands and the consequences of this spillover.Design/methodology/approach– Two experiments were conducted to test the conceptual model. The authors used utilitarian products (frozen yogurt, ice cream, and soft drink) in the first experiment and value-expressive products (running shoes, T-shirt and watch) in the second experiment.Findings– Both experiments found support for the proposed spillover effect. The moderating impact of corporate branding strategy and product category fit on the strength of spillover effect were also examined.Practical implications– The findings will help managers make better decisions about which brands (product and corporate level) should be involved in SR activity.Originality/value– This research offers a new perspective to look at the consequences of SR activity and reveals a larger picture than extant research on CSR by indicating the impact of a product brand’s SR initiative on the whole brand portfolio.