bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Professional Training in the Workplace: The Role of Achievement Motivation and Locus of Control
Authors: Suárez-Álvarez Javier , Campillo-Álvarez Ángela , Fonseca-Pedrero Eduardo , García-Cueto Eduardo , Muñiz José 
Published: August 2014

AbstractThe core objective of the present work is to explore the reasons why workers from different employment sectors join training courses to improve their job. To this end we assessed achievement motivation, locus of control and professional qualifications according to the participants’ employment sector. The final sample consisted of 1460 active Spanish workers from four different employment sectors: services, catering, metal construction, and others. Of the sample, 40.1% were male and 59.9% female, with a mean age of 33.3 years (SD= 9.7). The results show that the new scale developed to assess achievement motivation, locus of control and workers’ qualifications presents adequate psychometric characteristics. Statistically significant differences were found in relation to employment sector. The areas studied showed satisfactory levels of workers’ effort and achievement motivation to perform their jobs, though their attitudes toward the training courses as a basis for improving their employability are varied. Workers in the catering sector had higher levels of external attribution and the lowest interest in training. Those in the service sector had higher levels of achievement motivation and effort at work. Future research should develop a joint program covering the public and private sectors for the modification of these beliefs, attitudes and attributions.
Predicting QTc Prolongation in Man From Only In Vitro Data
Authors: Leishman DJ 
Published: August 2014

Mishra et al.1 in their article “Interaction between domperidone and ketoconazole: toward prediction of consequent QTc prolongation using purely in vitro information” describe the use of physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling and pharmacodynamic models of cardiac repolarization to predict clinical data from preclinical data. Eliminating the risk of cardiac arrhythmias through delayed repolarization often relies on preclinical data during compound selection. Although there are some limitations, there appears to be significant promise in using this modeling approach.CPT Pharmacometrics Syst. Pharmacol. (2014) 3, e131; doi:10.1038/psp.2014.33; published online 20 August 2014
My Client Talks! Do I Still Need to Consider AAC in my Treatment Planning? Speech Supplementation Strategies: AAC for Clients Who Talk!
Authors: Hanson Elizabeth K. 
Published: August 2014

People with motor speech disorders often persist in using their natural speech to communicate despite low intelligibility and frequent communication breakdowns. Their speech may be functional in some situations, such as with familiar partners in quiet settings, but not across the variety of communication situations they face.
Speech supplementation strategies, such as alphabet supplementation, allow speakers to augment their speech with additional cues. For example, alphabet supplementation, which means the speaker points to the first letter of each word while speaking, has been shown to increase speech intelligibility at the word level with an average gain of 11% and at the sentence level with an average gain of 26% (Hanson, Yorkston, & Beukelman, 2004). This form of AAC can help speakers bridge the gap between ineffective communication with natural speech and total reliance on alternative communication methods (Hanson, Yorkston, & Britton, 2011).
The purpose of this article is to summarize the evidence in the area of speech supplementation, provide direction to integrate the strategies into treatment planning, and to suggest research directions for this rich area of study.
Micro‐fabricated bandpass filter using intertwined spiral inductor and interdigital capacitor
Authors: Chuluunbaatar Z. , Adhikari K.K. , Wang Cong , Kim Nam‐Young 
Published: August 2014

A bandpass filter (BPF) with a central frequency of 2.31 GHz for future worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMax) applications using integrated passive device technology is presented. To realise the BPF, an interdigital capacitor is integrated between the two divisions of a square‐shaped spiral inductor. To achieve a compact size, the capacitor is fully embedded inside the inductor. Additionally, the coils of the inductor are intertwined to utilise enhanced mutual inductance for minimising the loss of signal transmission. The strong electromagnetic coupling between the source and load through the interdigital capacitor results in excellent bandpass skirt selectivity with a measured return loss of 26.1 dB. Moreover, it provides an improved stopband response due to the presence of a transmission zero at 5.94 GHz.
Conversational framing in televised political discourse
Authors: Cienki Alan , Giansante Gianluca 
Published: August 2014

The present study applies the notion of framing by examining how politicians may frame themselves as conversation partners with the audience, even in the virtual environment of television (and Internet video). The hypothesis is that ‘populist’ politicians are more likely than other kinds to frame their televised talk as a conversational encounter, given that this could facilitate mental simulation of ‘fictive interaction’ with their viewing audience. This study compares two national politicians in the U.S. and Italy known as ‘populist’ – Sarah Palin and Silvio Berlusconi – with their respective competitors: Joseph Biden and Walter Veltroni. For each speaker, a set of behaviours from televised debates or interviews in 2008 was analysed, including the use of pronouns, colloquial versus learned vocabulary, length of intonation units, syntax, and eye gaze and gesture. Consideration is given to the potential cognitive/affective consequences of framing in terms of conversational linguistic ‘performance’.
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection Surveillance: National Healthcare Safety Network’s Laboratory-Identified Event Reporting versus Traditional Laboratory-Confirmed Bloodstream Infection Surveillance
Authors: Baker Arthur W. , Durkin Michael J. , Dicks Kristen V. , Lewis Sarah S. , Moehring Rebekah W. , Chen Luke F. , Sexton Daniel J. , Anderson Deverick J. 
Published: August 2014

Hospitals must report cases of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection (BSI) using a new laboratory-identified (LabID) event reporting module. BSI rates obtained using LabID differ from rates of BSI obtained from traditional surveillance (concordance of healthcare facility–onset cases, 61%–76%) because definitions used to report LabID events are inconsistent with traditional BSI definitionsInfect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014;35(10):1286–1289
On the origin of short GRBs with extended emission and long GRBs without associated SN
Authors: van Putten Maurice H. P. M. , Lee Gyeong Min , Della Valle Massimo , Amati Lorenzo , Levinson Amir 
Published: August 2014

Abstract
The Burst and Transient Source Experiment classifies cosmological gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) into short (less than 2 s) and long (over 2 s) events, commonly attributed to mergers of compact objects and, respectively, peculiar core-collapse supernovae. This standard classification has recently been challenged by the Swift discovery of short GRBs showing extended emission (SGRBEE) and nearby long GRBs without an accompanying supernovae (LGRBN). Both show an initial hard pulse, characteristic of SGRBs, followed by a long duration soft tail. We here consider the spectral peak energy (Ep, i)–radiated energy (Eiso) correlation and the redshift distributions to probe the astronomical and physical origin of these different classes of GRBs. We consider Swift events of 15 SGRBs, 7 SGRBEEs, 3 LGRBNs and 230 LGRBs detected by Swift. The spectral-energy properties of the initial pulse of both SGRBEE and LGRBNs are found to coincide with those of SGRBs. A Monte Carlo simulation shows that the redshift distributions of SGRBs, SGRBEE and LGRBNs fall outside the distribution of LGRBs at 4.75σ, 4.67σ and 4.31σ, respectively. A distinct origin of SGRBEEs with respect to LGRBs is also supported by the elliptical host galaxies of the SGRBEE events 050509B and 050724. This combined evidence supports the hypothesis that SGRBEE and LGRBNs originate in mergers as SGRBs. Moreover, long/soft tail of SGRB and LGRBNs satisfy the same Ep, i-Eiso Amati correlation holding for normal LGRBs. This fact points to rapidly rotating black holes as a common long-lived inner engine produced by different astronomical progenitors (mergers and supernovae).
Two Studies on Reversal of Opioid-induced Respiratory Depression by BK-channel Blocker GAL021 in Human Volunteers
Authors: Roozekrans Margot , van der Schrier Rutger , Okkerse Pieter , Hay Justin , McLeod James F. , Dahan Albert 
Published: August 2014

Abstract

Background:
Opioid-induced respiratory depression is potentially lethal. GAL021 is a calcium-activated potassium (BKCa) channel blocker that causes reversal of opioid-induced respiratory depression in animals due to a stimulatory effect on ventilation at the carotid bodies. To assess in humans whether GAL021 stimulates breathing in established opioid-induced respiratory depression and to evaluate its safety, a proof-of-concept double-blind randomized controlled crossover study on isohypercapnic ventilation (study 1) and subsequent double-blind exploratory study on poikilocapnic ventilation and nonrespiratory end points (study 2) was performed.

Methods:
In study 1, intravenous low- and high-dose GAL021 and placebo were administrated on top of low- and high-dose alfentanil-induced respiratory depression in 12 healthy male volunteers on two separate occasions. In study 2, the effect of GAL021/placebo on poikilocapnic ventilation, analgesia, and sedation were explored in eight male volunteers. Data are mean difference between GAL021 and placebo (95% CI).

Results:
Study 1: Under isohypercapnic conditions, a separation between GAL021 and placebo on minute ventilation was observed by 6.1 (3.6 to 8.6) l/min (P < 0.01) and 3.6 (1.5 to 5.7) l/min (P < 0.01) at low-dose alfentanil plus high-dose GAL021 and high-dose-alfentanil plus high-dose GAL021, respectively. Study 2: Similar observations were made on poikilocapnic ventilation and arterial pCO2. GAL021 had no effect on alfentanil-induced sedation, antinociception and no safety issues or hemodynamic effects became apparent.

Conclusion:
GAL021 produces respiratory stimulatory effects during opioid-induced respiratory depression with containment of opioid-analgesia and without any further increase of sedation. Further studies are needed to confirm these preliminary data.
Understanding Admixture Fractions
Authors: Liang Mason , Nielsen Rasmus 
Published: August 2014

AbstractEstimation of admixture fractions has become one of the most commonly used computational tools in population genomics. How ever, there is remarkably little population genetic theory on their statistical properties. We develop theoretical results that can accurately predict means and variances of admixture proportions within a population using models with recombination and genetic drift. Based on established theory on measures of multilocus disequilibrium, we show that there is a set of recurrence relations that can be used to derive expectations for higher moments of the admixture fraction distribution. We obtain closed form solutions for some special cases. Using these results, we develop a method for estimating admixture parameters from estimated admixture proportion obtained from programs such as Structure or Admixture. We apply this method to HapMap data and find that the population history of African Americans, as expected, is not best explained by a single admixture event between people of European and African ancestry. A model of constant gene flow for the past 11 generations until 2 generations ago gives a better fit.
The influence of religiosity on taxpayers’ compliance attitudes
Authors: Mohdali Raihana , Pope Jeff 
Published: August 2014

Purpose– This paper aims to explore the role of religiosity in determining taxpayers’ attitudes towards tax compliance and discusses likely explanations for the findings in the context of the literature.Design/methodology/approach– A sequential exploratory mixed-methods research design was used in this study. Data were collected using a self-administered survey which involved approximately 300 individual taxpayers in Malaysia, followed by face-to-face interviews with 14 individual taxpayers. Majority of the respondents in both survey and interviews were salaried taxpayers, and the remaining were self-employed taxpayers.Findings– Religiosity is found to have a minimal but statistically significant positive impact on voluntary tax compliance. This probably can be explained by the strong religious values held by many Malaysians, as well as the concept of giving which has been emphasised in almost all religions.Research limitations/implications– Because this study did not differentiate between religious values and moral values in measuring the source of respondents’ internal values, there was a possibility that their internal values may be derived from both sources. Hence, comparing the impact of individuals’ religious values with individuals’ moral values that have no influence from religion on tax compliance is suggested for future research.Practical implications– A new mechanism is suggested to the Malaysian tax authority in regards to the treatment of religious payment to reduce the sense of inequality among citizens and taxpayers.Originality/value– This study enriches the limited literature of tax compliance from the perspective of developing countries, particularly Malaysia, and adds to the limited literature internationally from a religiosity perspective.
Design awareness and purchase intention: an item response theory approach
Authors: Arboleda Ana M. , Alonso Julio C. 
Published: August 2014

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effect of design awareness on consumers’ purchase intention.Design/methodology/approachThe experiment consisted of showing a new beer package design to 185 participants who evaluated it using a self‐administered questionnaire.FindingsUsing an Item Response Theory approach, results show that there are two dimensions of consumer design awareness: basic design and differential design. These findings are, to some extent, consistent with the theoretical discussion within design literature. Moreover, a multiple regression model estimates the effect of both dimensions on consumers’ purchase intention, and the paper concludes that both dimensions have a similar effect (p<0.05). The sign of the effects are consistent with the theoretical discussion.Practical implicationsThe design of new products must consider attributes associated to the basic and practical use of a product as well as those attributes that mark a comparative difference in the product category.Originality/valueThis paper conceptually and empirically combines two different areas of knowledge (design and consumer behavior) under the design awareness construct. This concept evaluates consumers’ perceptions about new products, facilitating more accurate decisions in cases of innovation.
Differentiating aspects of product innovation processes in the food industry
Authors: Sanaullah Khan Rao , Vincent Grigor John , G. Win Alan , Boland Mike 
Published: August 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to sketch a comparative account of NPD approaches between registered New Zealand food companies that are doing some sort of functional foods (FF) development (Group 1) and those that are not (Group 2); to generate a better understanding of differences and commonalities in their NPD approaches from resource-based view of competitive advantage.

Design/methodology/approach
– This paper opted an exploratory approach using a quantitative survey across food manufacturing companies in New Zealand. The primary foci of this empirical investigation were: orientation towards the NPD, innovation processes, collaborative NPD links and routes to commercialisation.

Findings
– The results (based on a 22 per cent response rate) show a significant difference (p<0.05) in the aims and mode of NPD between Groups 1 and 2. Further it was observed that food companies in Group 1 have significantly (p<0.05) more diverse external collaborations with broader aims to collaborate, in comparison with food companies in Group 2.

Research limitations/implications
– This study was conducted in New Zealand and thus generalisability of the findings may have to be interpreted carefully.

Practical implications
– The traditional NPD approach (independent and closed NPD), with loose intellectual property protection practices, dominates the food manufacturing industry in New Zealand. Research-oriented collaborations need to be strengthened in their scope and content to develop the innovative capabilities and capacities of small and medium enterprises (SME's) within future value-added food productions.

Originality/value
– This research provides the comparative narration of innovation process of food manufacturing companies with reference to FFs development.
The continued internationalisation of an international new venture
Authors: Melén Hånell Sara , Rovira Nordman Emilia , Deo Sharma Dharam 
Published: August 2014

Purpose– This paper aims to explore longitudinally a life sciences international new venture’s (INV’s) development of foreign market knowledge (FMK) and how this knowledge development relates to the firm’s entrepreneurial orientation (EO).Design/methodology/approach– The article adopts a longitudinal case study approach to investigate an INV in the life sciences industry.Findings– The findings show that the EO of an INV changes during its internationalisation. A strong EO, often considered to be synonymous with the early expansion of an INV, is not always able to guide the INV in its later developmental stages. In its continued internationalisation, an INV instead needs firm-specific FMK accumulated from a process of learning by doing. The knowledge development of an INV is a time-consuming process that cannot be rushed by grafting new and experienced employees.Research limitations/implications– Future research focusing on larger and broader samples of INVs is recommended to validate this study’s results.Practical implications– Life sciences managers need to develop their own firm-specific FMK by interacting with their foreign business partners.Originality/value– This study contributes further insights into the FMK development processes and EO of INVs in the life sciences industry during their internationalisation. Further understanding is also provided about how the industry-specific features of an INV in the life sciences industry influence internationalisation over time. The study’s theoretical implications are that international entrepreneurship frameworks and internationalisation process theory need to be integrated to understand the longitudinal development of INVs.
Hospitality processes through the lens of teleological actions – framework and illustration
Authors: Padin Carmen , Svensson Goran 
Published: August 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to describe a framework and illustration to assess and manage the perceived content and experiences in hospitality processes through the lens of teleological actions. Teleological actions are movements into the future that are believed to move either towards a predictable/known or unpredictable/unknown state or condition: transformative – ad hoc and present-based actions; formative – pre-determined and past-based actions; and rationalist – goal-directed and future-based actions.

Design/methodology/approach
– A framework of teleological actions and its underlying logic illustrates how critical hospitality processes may be assessed and managed in both research and practice.

Findings
– The lens of teleological actions offers a non-traditional and unusual, potentially unique, perspective on hospitality processes. It reveals additional insights to assess and manage critical incidents in hospitality processes between service providers and service receivers.

Research limitations/implications
– Assessing and managing hospitality processes through the lens of teleological actions makes both a contribution to and provides opportunities for further research in the field of hospitality management.

Practical implications
– It opens up the possibility of examining different hospitality processes based upon the lens of teleological actions. It provides interesting and valuable insights in relation to contemporary approaches to assess and manage critical incidents in the literature of hospitality processes.

Originality/value
– It sheds a different and additional light upon current theory and practice in hospitality management. It explicitly addresses the meaning of time and how to relate to the content and experiences of previous, current and forthcoming hospitality processes.
Long‐term expansion of juniper populations in managed landscapes: patterns in space and time
Authors: García Cristina , Moracho Eva , Díaz‐Delgado Ricardo , Jordano Pedro 
Published: August 2014

Summary

Forest cover has increased world‐wide over the last decade despite continuous forest fragmentation. However, a lack of long‐term demographic data hinders our understanding of the spatial dynamics of colonization in remnant populations inhabiting recently protected areas or set‐aside rural lands.

We investigated the population expansion of the Phoenician juniper (Juniperus phoenicea subsp. turbinata), which is an endozoochorous Mediterranean tree species inhabiting landscapes that have been managed for many centuries. By combining the photointerpretation of aerial photos that have been taken over the last 50 years with in situ sampling and spatial analyses of replicated plots, we estimated the population growth over the chronosequence; identified hotspots, coldspots and outliers of regeneration; and assessed the roles of key environmental factors in driving demographic expansion patterns, including elevation, initial density and distance to remnant forests.

Ecological factors leading to seed limitation, such as initial plant density, are expected to drive colonization patterns at the early stages. Factors mediating the competition for limiting resources, such as water availability, would prevail at later stages of expansion. We further expect that nucleated colonization patterns emerge driven by vertebrate seed dispersal.

The photointerpretation of aerial images in combination with in situ measurements has yielded reliable density data. Overall, our results show a marked demographic expansion during the first decade followed by a period of steady and heterogeneous population growth with signs of local population decline. We found evidence of nucleated establishment patterns as expected for an endozoochorous species. Hotspots and outliers of regeneration emerged throughout the study chronosequence, whereas coldspots of regeneration only appeared at advanced colonization stages. Factors influencing dispersal limitation had contrasting effects at different colonization stages, and the initial density influenced population growth at various spatial scales.

Synthesis. The photointerpretation of aerial images shows that the influence of dispersal limitation versus factors mediating competitive responses changes throughout colonization stages. Whereas dispersal limitation is the main factor influencing colonization at early stages, competition for local resources controls population growth at later stages. Therefore, long‐term studies are required to capture the overall combined influence of key ecological factors in shaping long‐term spatial demographic trends.