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I’ve 500 friends, but who are my mates? Investigating the influence of online friend networks on adolescent wellbeing
Authors: Best Paul , Taylor Brian , Manktelow Roger 
Published: September 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between online friend networks and the mental well-being (MWB) of adolescent males.Design/methodology/approach– The study used a mixed methods approach: first, questionnaire involving a validated MWB scale and questions regarding online friendship to 14-15 year old males (n=521); and second, focus group interviews (n=8) of between six and eight members three months later.Findings– Positive and negative associations were recorded between online friends and well-being. A positive relationship (p< 0.05) was found between the number of online friends and well-being scores. However, higher numbers of online friends were also associated with increases in negative online experiences namely, receiving embarrassing posts online or risky activities such as, chatting frequently with strangers. Online friends may influence perceptions of social support, status and belonging, each of which may contribute positively or negatively to well-being. However, by increasing these perceptions, online friends may cause additional distress when their presence does not provide tangible support during a crisis period.Originality/value– Online friends provide the context to which young males explore and negotiate the online world. To date, little mixed methods research has focused exclusively on the MWB of online friends. Policy makers could do well to consider the growing prominence of online social networking and produce targeted programmes to educate young people on the benefits and pitfalls of building large online “friend” networks.
“Saluting” perceived sense of coherence in people with dementia by nurses
Authors: Lillekroken Daniela , Hauge Solveig , Slettebø Åshild 
Published: September 2015

Purpose
– Nurses employed in nursing homes have a unique insight into the lives of people with dementia (PwD) and into the factors that may support and possibly enhance their sense of coherence (SOC). It is currently not known precisely which factors contribute to supporting the SOC in PwD; therefore, in order to address the paucity of research in this area, the purpose of this paper is to identify and present these factors as they were perceived by nurses.

Design/methodology/approach
– The study employed a qualitative explorative design. Participant observation and focus group interviews were the data collection methods. The participants were nurses employed in special dementia units from two Norwegian nursing homes. Data were analysed using qualitative content analysis.

Findings
– Data analysis highlighted a main category, with additional three generic categories. The main category, “creating order out of chaos” concerns the nurses’ explanations about how they could create order in the lives of PwD lives. This main category is subdivided into three generic categories; “establishing continuity”, “ensuring predictability” and “building confidence”. These categories were assessed as “salutary” factors that may contribute to supporting the SOC in PwD.

Originality/value
– This paper highlights the importance of continuity, predictability and confidence as factors that may contribute to counterbalancing the state of chaos and to supporting the SOC in PwD. The findings add a salutogenic perspective to dementia care and research.
Corporate social responsibility and its impact in consumer decision-making
Authors: Rodrigues Paula , Borges Ana Pinto 
Published: September 2015

Purpose
– This study aims to explore the relationship between the consumer perceptions of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the buying behaviour in the brand clothing Salsa. This paper intends to analyse if the consumer knows about the meaning of social responsibility in the economic, social and environmental contexts.

Design/methodology/approach
– This paper used a survey to assess the perception of the consumer of the social responsibility practices of the Salsa brand. The questionnaires were administered to consumers in the north of Portugal. The survey questions were tested through an exploratory factor analysis. A least squares estimation was performed to test the hypotheses.

Findings
– The consumers revealed that they have four dimensions of perceptions of CSR: ecological reasons, no discrimination reasons, recycling reasons and communication reasons. The results suggest that the consumers consider that there are four aspects of CSR: economic, social, ecological and recycling. When it was verified that the personal concerns, regarding environment and recycling, play an important role in consumer decision, the seven stages of the consumer decision process developed by Blackwell et al. (2006) were evaluated. In this sense, it was observed that the knowledge of social responsibility practices and the dimensions of perceptions of CSR revealed by the consumers influence the purchase of the company’s products.

Originality/value
– This paper obtained an interesting result in the sense that the consumers distinguish the environmental aspects on ecological and recycling. It is also observed that this distinction, allied to the knowledge of social responsibility practices carried out by the company, leads to the affirmation that the final disinvestment stage of the consumer decision process plays an important role in consumer decision.
ISO 26000 in the assessment of CSR communication quality: CEO letters and social media in the global pulp and paper industry
Authors: Toppinen Anne , Hänninen Vasylysa , Lähtinen Katja 
Published: September 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to examine the content and determinants of voluntary corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosures within chief executive officer (CEO) letters and social media tools.Design/methodology/approach– Published CEO letters and the presence of global pulp and paper manufacturing companies in the social media in 2012 are analysed in this study using content analysis. Furthermore, multiple regression analysis is used to investigate the impact played by headquarter location, firm size and lagged profitability as a measure of slack resources on the quality of CSR disclosure.Findings– Company size and slack resources were found to increase the quality of traditional sustainability communication, whereas company size was the only significant factor explaining communication quality in social media usage. Environmental issues were the most common disclosure topic, accompanied by community issues. A curvilinear association was interestingly found between slack resources and communication quality.Research limitations/implications– The sample frame was selected from the 100 largest pulp and paper companies globally, and for better generalization, future research should aim at also analyzing data from small and medium enterprises and from other industries.Practical implications– Findings of the paper are useful for firm self-evaluation and benchmarking of disclosure activities by other businesses across the pulp and paper industry.Social implications– Slack company resources improve communication quality and the effective utilization of multiple channels.Originality/value– This paper incorporates the framework of the new ISO 26000 standard in CSR implementation and illustrates the growing importance of social media in communicating CSR.
Going it Alone? The Choice of Political Union in British Politics
Authors: Glencross Andrew 
Published: September 2015

AbstractThis article explores the inter‐related debates over Britain's relationship with the EU and that over the future of the UK. It argues that euroscepticism and Scottish independence are based on exceptionalist identities that now revolve around economic policy. Elite euroscepticism cleaves to a neoliberal vision of minimalist regulation, while advocates of Scottish independence claim Westminster's austerity policies make the British Union incompatible with social democracy. However, this presentation of the choice facing British voters ignores the serious contradictions that overhauling the current order entails. Both forms of exceptionalism fail to recognize the significant limitations of self‐government outside and within the EU. If Conservatives can contain their neoliberal flirtation with EU withdrawal they are very well placed to prosper electorally. The dilemma of which union(s) to choose might thus constitute the prelude to the entrenchment of the economic and political order that gave rise to such contestation in the first place.
Participatory Model Calibration for Improving Resource Management Systems: Case Study of Rainwater Harvesting in an Indian Village
Authors: Kolagani Nagesh , Ramu Palaniappan , Varghese Koshy 
Published: September 2015

AbstractWhile planning resource management systems in rural areas, it is important to consider criteria that are specific to the local social conditions. Such criteria might change from one region to another and are hence best identified using a participatory approach. In this work, we propose a participatory framework to identify such criteria and derive their weights. These identified criteria and their weights are used as parameters to develop a quantitative model for evaluating efficiency of each system. Such a model can serve as a support tool for stakeholders to simulate and analyze “what‐if” scenarios, evaluate alternatives, and select one which best satisfies their requirements. We use existing systems to test the model by comparing efficiencies evaluated by the model to efficiencies perceived by the stakeholders. The model is calibrated by repeating the process until statistically significant correlation is achieved between evaluated and perceived efficiencies. The novelty of the proposed framework lies in treating efficiencies perceived by the stakeholders as the ground truth since they know these systems well and are their ultimate users. The framework is successfully demonstrated using case study of rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems in an Indian village. The resulting calibrated model can be used to plan new RWH systems in this region and similar regions elsewhere. The framework can be used to plan other resource management systems in various regions.
New Organizational Leadership: Nonstate Actors in Global Economic Governance
Authors: Mattli Walter , Seddon Jack 
Published: September 2015

AbstractStates and international organizations have found irresistible cause in a globalizing world to coopt nonstate actors (NGOs, private standard setters and so forth) to manage the manifold problems arising under their stretched mandates and resources. The pooling of capacities in the pursuit of common goals seems perfectly sensible. Yet although the strategy of cooptation has become a policy of choice, policy makers often lack full knowledge of its implications. As Philip Selznick first showed, cooptation can have unintended consequences, shifting leadership from one organization to another. We place this fertile insight in a better specified analytical framework. That is, one capable of explaining when and how leadership shifts occur and where the status quo leaders will remain at the helm. Using original interview data and structured focused comparisons to test the framework, we reveal dramatic variation in leadership changes following the cooptation of outside actors in global financial and environmental governance.
Advance, retreat, resettle? Climate change could produce a zero‐sum game for invasive species
Authors: Stephens Andrea E A , Stringer Lloyd D , Suckling D Maxwell 
Published: September 2015

AbstractClimate change will alter the threats presented by invasive species. Increasing temperatures and changing precipitation regimes will likely simultaneously improve the suitability of a region for some species while decreasing it for others. We demonstrate the zero‐sum game nature of these changes by modelling the changes to the projected distribution of 13 tropical and subtropical Tephritidae species in cities in Australia and New Zealand using published CLIMEX models. Under current climate conditions, tropical and warm temperate cities were suitable for more species than arid or cool temperate ones. All New Zealand cities increased in suitability, while Australian cities show more variable responses. The changes that occur under climate change are in line with the expectation of species ranges moving into higher latitudes but are also influenced by changes to the precipitation regime. With climate change, the nature of biosecurity threats will alter, the range of species able to survive in cool temperate regions is likely to increase with decreases in species ability to survive in tropical regions. Biosecurity agencies will need to respond to changing geography of threats.
Utilization of digital differential display to identify differentially expressed genes related to rumen development
Authors: Kato Daichi , Suzuki Yutaka , Haga Satoshi , So KyoungHa , Yamauchi Eri , Nakano Miwa , Ishizaki Hiroshi , Choi Kichoon , Katoh Kazuo , Roh Sang‐Gun 
Published: September 2015

AbstractThis study aimed to identify the genes associated with the development of the rumen epithelium by screening for candidate genes by digital differential display (DDD) in silico. Using DDD in NCBI's UniGene database, expressed sequence tag (EST)‐based gene expression profiles were analyzed in rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum and other tissues in cattle. One hundred and ten candidate genes with high expression in the rumen were derived from a library of all tissues. The expression levels of 11 genes in all candidate genes were analyzed in the rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum of nine Japanese Black male calves (5‐week‐old pre‐weaning: n = 3; 15‐week‐old weaned calves: n = 6). Among the 11 genes, only 3‐hydroxy‐3‐methylglutaryl‐CoA synthase 2 (HMGCS2), aldo‐keto reductase family 1, member C1‐like (AKR1C1), and fatty acid binding protein 3 (FABP3) showed significant changes in the levels of gene expression in the rumen between the pre‐ and post‐weaning of calves. These results indicate that DDD analysis in silico can be useful for screening candidate genes related to rumen development, and that the changes in expression levels of three genes in the rumen may have been caused by weaning, aging or both. © 2015 Japanese Society of Animal Science
Immunogenic properties and mycoplasmal pneumonia of swine (MPS) lung lesions in Large White pigs selected for higher peripheral blood immune capacity
Authors: Borjigin Liushiqi , Shimazu Tomoyuki , Katayama Yuki , Li Meihua , Satoh Takumi , Watanabe Kouichi , Kitazawa Haruki , Roh Sang‐gun , Aso Hisashi , Katoh Kazuo , Uchida Takafumi , Suda Yoshihito , Sakuma Akiko , Nakajo Mituru , Suzuki Keiichi 
Published: September 2015

AbstractImmunogenic properties and mycoplasmal pneumonia of swine (MPS) lung lesions were compared between the immunity‐selected Large White line and the non‐selected Large White line. The selected Large White line showed a higher level of pulmonary MPS lesions compared with the non‐selected Large White line. Subsequent to vaccination, the percentage of natural killer cells and T cells (CD3+CD4+CD8‐ and CD3+CD4−CD8+ T cells) were significantly increased in the non‐selected line but remained unchanged in the immunity‐selected Large White line. Secretion of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae vaccine‐specific immunoblogulin G and phagocyte activity in peripheral blood were significantly higher in the immunity‐selected Large White line than in the non‐selected line. Expression of interleukin (IL)‐4 and IL‐6 messenger RNA in hilar lymph nodes was significantly lower in the immunity‐selected Large White line than in the non‐selected line. However, expression of IL‐10 in all immune tissues was significantly higher in the immunity‐selected Large White line. These results suggest that the selection for high immunity was not effective in increasing resistance to MPS lung lesions.
The ectopic compound ommatidium‐like pallial eyes of three species of Mediterranean (Adriatic Sea)Glycymeris(Bivalvia: Arcoida). Decreasing visual acuity with increasing depth?
Authors: Morton Brian , Puljas Sanja 
Published: September 2015

AbstractThe undescribed ommatidium‐like ectopic pallial eyes of three Mediterranean species ofGlycymerishave been studied and compared with those of the eastern AtlanticG. glycymeris. Wide interspecific variation in eye size between the taxa is recorded with those ofG. bimaculatabeing the largest,G. nummariathe smallest andG. pilosaandG. glycymerisof intermediate and similar dimensions. Such differences result primarily from interspecific variations in the numbers and sizes of the ommatidium‐like rhabdomes. The consequences of this will be the differences in abilities to create a summed image and thereby reduce visual acuity. Other bivalves, such as the Pectinoidea, have shown eye size differences in relation to depth.Glycymeris bimaculata, with the largest eyes, occupies the shallowest depths;G. nummariabears the smallest eyes and occupies the deepest depths. The genetically sister clusters ofG. pilosaandG. glycymerisoccupy intermediate depths. Accurate depth records for the four taxa blur this hypothesised trend, but comparative eye dimensions suggest it to be valid.
Symptom burden and information needs in prostate cancer survivors: a case for tailored long‐term survivorship care
Authors: Bernat Jennifer K. , Wittman Daniela A. , Hawley Sarah T. , Hamstra Daniel A. , Helfand Alexander M. , Haggstrom David A. , Darwish‐Yassine May , Skolarus Ted A. 
Published: September 2015

ObjectivesTo determine the relationship between long‐term prostate cancer survivors’ symptom burden and information needs.Patients and MethodsWe used population‐based data from the Michigan Prostate Cancer Survivor Study (2499 men). We examined unadjusted differences in long‐term information needs according to symptom burden and performed multivariable logistic regression to examine symptom burden and information needs adjusting for patient characteristics.ResultsHigh symptom burden was reported across all domains (sexual 44.4%, urinary 14.4%, vitality 12.7%, bowel 8.4%, emotional 7.6%) with over half of respondents (56%) reporting they needed more information. Top information needs involved recurrence, relationships, and long‐term effects. Prostate cancer survivors with high symptom burden more often searched for information regardless of domain (P < 0.05). High sexual burden was associated with greater need for information about relationships [odds ratio (OR) 2.05, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.54–2.72] and long‐term effects (OR 1.60, 95% CI 1.23–2.07). High bowel burden was associated with greater information need for long‐term effects (OR 2.28, 95% CI 1.43–3.63).ConclusionsLong‐term prostate cancer survivors with high symptom burden need more supportive information. Tailoring information to these needs may be an efficient approach to support the growing population of long‐term prostate cancer survivors.
Export performance of the Asian miracle economies: The role of innovation and product variety
Authors: Ang James B. , Madsen Jakob B. , Robertson Peter E. 
Published: September 2015

AbstractTraditional export models fall short of explaining the marked increase in exports of the Asian miracle economies in the post‐WWII period. A model showing that exports are driven by innovations, innovative competitiveness, demand and price competitiveness is estimated for China, India, Korea, Japan, Singapore and Taiwan over the period 1953–2010. The results demonstrate that innovation stocks and competitiveness are important determinants behind their success. Furthermore, innovation stocks and innovative competitiveness are shown to be less influential for export growth in China and India and their export booms have been fuelled by process rather than product innovation.
Mild deficits in attentional control in patients with the IGSF1 deficiency syndrome
Authors: Joustra S.D. , Andela C.D. , Oostdijk W. , van Trotsenburg A.S.P. , Fliers E. , Wit J.M. , Pereira A.M. , Middelkoop H.A.M. , Biermasz N.R. 
Published: September 2015

SummaryObjectiveMale patients with the X‐linked IGSF1 deficiency syndrome are characterized by central hypothyroidism, delayed pubertal testosterone rise, adult macroorchidism, variable prolactin deficiency and occasionally transient partial growth hormone deficiency. Thyroid hormone plays a vital role in brain development and functioning, and while most patients receive adequate replacement therapy starting shortly after birth, it is unknown whether this syndrome is accompanied by long‐term impaired cognitive functioning. We therefore assessed cognitive functioning in male patients with IGSF1 deficiency.MethodsFifteen adult male patients with IGSF1 deficiency participated in neuropsychological assessment of executive functioning and memory, and completed validated questionnaires on health‐related quality of life (HRQoL), mood and fatigue. Results were compared to data from previous studies by our department: 54 healthy controls (76 for the attention task) for the test battery and 191 healthy controls for the questionnaires.ResultsAll patients had central hypothyroidism, and twelve were treated with levothyroxine. Patients performed worse than controls in tasks that required attentional control (Trail Making Test, Letter‐Digit Substitution Test, and Sustained Attention to Response Task) (all P < 0·001). Memory was unaffected. In addition, patients reported more mental fatigue and reduction of activity (Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory) (both P < 0·01), while HRQoL and mood reports were not different from controls. Age at the start of replacement therapy and current thyroxine levels were not related to outcome.ConclusionsAdult male patients with IGSF1 deficiency exhibit mild deficits in attentional control on formal testing. This finding was not related to the age at start of replacement therapy, or current levothyroxine treatment.
Treatment and management of thyroid storm: analysis of the nationwide surveys
Authors: Isozaki Osamu , Satoh Tetsurou , Wakino Shu , Suzuki Atsushi , Iburi Tadao , Tsuboi Kumiko , Kanamoto Naotetsu , Otani Hajime , Furukawa Yasushi , Teramukai Satoshi , Akamizu Takashi 
Published: September 2015

SummaryObjectiveThyroid storm (TS) is a life‐threatening endocrine emergency. This study aimed to achieve a better understanding of the management of TS by analyzing therapeutic modalities and prognoses reported by nationwide surveys performed in Japan.Design, patients and measurementsRetrospective analyses were performed on clinical parameters, outcomes, and treatments in 356 TS patients.ResultsPatient disease severities assessed via Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) scores significantly correlated with mortality. Free triiodothyronine (FT3) and the FT3/free thyroxine (FT4) ratio inversely correlated with disease severity. Methimazole (MMI) was used in the majority of patients (78·1%), and there were no significant differences in mortality or disease severity between those treated with MMI and those receiving propylthiouracil (PTU). Patients who received inorganic iodide (KI) demonstrated higher disease severity but no change in mortality compared to those who did not. Patients treated with corticosteroids (CSs) demonstrated significantly higher disease severity and mortality than those who were not. Disease severity in patients treated with intravenous administration of beta‐adrenergic antagonists (AAs) was significantly higher than those treated with oral preparations, although no significant difference in mortality was observed between these groups. In addition, mortality was significantly higher in patients treated with non‐selective beta‐AAs as compared with other types of beta‐AAs.ConclusionIn Japan, MMI was preferentially used in TS and showed no disadvantages compared to PTU. In severe TS, multimodal treatment, including administration of antithyroid drugs, KI, CSs and selective beta1‐AAs may be preferable to improve outcomes.