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Network bricolage of international entrepreneurs for new market entry: a cross-national study of small biotech firms
Authors: Yang Man , Leppäaho Tanja 
Published: June 2023

PurposeThe authors aimed to contribute to the interface of comparative international entrepreneurship and international marketing by exploring the micro-foundations and micro-processes of network bricolage aimed at international market entry among the entrepreneurs of small biotechnology firms. The research questions of the study are (1) How do the international entrepreneurs of small firms act and use their domestic and/or international networks for new market entry? (2) How are the micro-foundations and micro-processes of networking similar or different between individuals from different countries?Design/methodology/approachA qualitative research design was used to investigate six cases from different countries of origin, looking at the micro-foundations and micro-processes underlying international market entry undertaken by entrepreneurs from Canada, Finland and New Zealand.FindingsThe micro-foundations for network bricolage by international entrepreneurs were taken to involve features of the country of origin, including market size and location, and the usefulness of the official language of the nation. The micro-processes were taken to involve the international entrepreneur’s network bricolage actions (i.e. collaborating and generating, obtaining and applying, reaching and maintaining, and seeking and reviewing), while encompassing also the location of their networks (domestic and/or international) and the operational domains these belonged to (R&D, funding, sales channel and customer). The study categorised three types of international entrepreneurs undertaking new market entry, illustrating cross-national differences: (1) sales-channel-oriented seekers, (2) funding-oriented riders and (3) customer-oriented hunters.Originality/valueThe study contributes to research on comparative international entrepreneurship and international marketing. This findings show that national-level micro-foundations influence the actions of network bricolage, the importance of various operational domains and the location of the network ties used. This main contribution is a conceptual model based on our cross-national investigation of international entrepreneurs’ networking actions. The authors reveal the micro-foundations and micro-processes relevant to international entrepreneurs’ network bricolage for new market entry, and present examples of international entrepreneur types emerging from our cross-national setting.
The influences of communitarian philosophy in public policy: mapping the discourse of Scottish public library strategy
Authors: Paton Colin , McMenemy David 
Published: June 2023

PurposeThis research investigates the presence of communitarian philosophy within contemporary Scottish public library strategy, exploring links between philosophy, politics and practice.Design/methodology/approachThe paper follows a qualitative research approach, combining content analysis and discourse analysis methodologies for the analysis of a corpus of Scottish public library trust documentation according to a thematic framework of communitarian values.FindingsThe analysis revealed strong links between trust strategy and communitarian values but also highlighted contradictions within this form of communitarianism which belied a deeper neoliberal philosophical foundation. The research therefore identified a communitarian strategic service shift which introduced benefits of social inclusion, community autonomy and common good but also brought concerns of an inherently weakened communal foundation and the survival of a neoliberal status quo.Research limitations/implicationsThe analysis is focused on strategy in Scotland only and thus can only claim to be representative of that country. However, the growth in communitarian strategies in the public sector is informed from the analysis undertaken.Practical implicationsThe paper provides a novel analysis of public library strategy and thus contributes to the understanding of public library practice in the modern era.Social implicationsThe impacts of communitarian philosophy in the public sphere are under-researched and how these changes impact the mission of libraries needs to be better understood.Originality/valueThis is the first analysis to consider public library strategy from a communitarian point of view. As such, it provides novel insights into a growing area of public service development.
Learning from the pioneering founders of the service research field
Authors: Bowen David E. , Fisk Raymond P. , Bateson John E.G. , Berry Leonard L. , Bitner Mary Jo , Brown Stephen W. , Chase Richard B. , Edvardsson Bo , Grönroos Christian , Parasuraman A. , Schneider Benjamin , Zeithaml Valarie A. 
Published: June 2023

PurposeA small group of pioneering founders led the creation and early evolution of the service research field. Decades later, this article shares timeless service wisdom from ten of those pioneering founders.Design/methodology/approachBowen and Fisk specified three criteria by which to identify a pioneering founder. In total, 11 founders met the criteria (Bateson, Berry, Bitner, Brown, Chase, Edvardsson, Grönroos, Gummesson, Parasuraman, Schneider and Zeithaml) and were invited to join Bowen and Fisk – founders that also met the criteria as coauthors. Ten founders then answered a set of questions regarding their careers as service scholars and the state of the field.FindingsInsightful reflections were provided by each of the ten pioneering founders. In addition, based on their synthesis of the reflections, Bowen and Fisk developed nine wisdom themes for service researchers to consider and to possibly act upon.Originality/valueThe service research field is in its fifth decade. This article offers a unique way to learn directly from the pioneering founders about the still-relevant history of the field, the founders' lives and contributions as service scholars and the founders' hopes and concerns for the service research field.
Does perpetrator gender influence attitudes towards intimate partner violence (IPV)? Examining the relationship between male-perpetrated and female-perpetrated IPV attitudes among a sample of UK young adults
Authors: Conroy Ethan , Willmott Dominic , Murphy Anthony , Widanaralalage B. Kennath 
Published: June 2023

Purpose
Understanding of the role that attitudes and beliefs may play on the judgments people make about intimate partner violence (IPV) is becoming increasingly important, notably in the context of the criminal justice process and in recognising IPV as a public health issue. This study aims to investigate the importance of several established factors predictive of attitudes towards male-perpetrated IPV, which have never previously been explored in relation to female-perpetrated IPV.

Design/methodology/approach
In total, 295 young adults (18–28) from across the UK completed an online survey (M Age = 23.82) comprised of four established psychometric inventories; the Rosenberg Self-esteem scale, Satisfaction with Life scale, Attitudes Towards Female Dating Violence scale and newly developed Modern Adolescent Dating Violence Attitudes (MADVA) scale, alongside a suite of associated demographic factors.

Findings
Results derived from a multiple linear regression indicates that three types of attitudes towards male-perpetrated violence against women (physical, sexual, and psychological abuse offline), were significant predictors of attitudes towards female-perpetrated IPV, along with gender and ethnicity. Self-esteem, satisfaction with life, age and education among those surveyed were not associated with attitudes towards female-perpetrated IPV.

Practical implications
The results have important implications in developing educational programmes for those who have committed IPV offences, as well as teaching young people about the nature of partner abuse.

Originality/value
The results suggest that those who endorse attitudes supportive of male-perpetrated IPV in offline environments, also endorse violence-supportive beliefs towards female-perpetrated IPV. In effect, violence-supportive attitudes are held irrespective of the sex of the perpetrator. However, this may differ in terms of how individuals view online types of abuse, where these attitudes appear to be processed differentially to offline attitudes.
Netflix’s growth in India on a slippery turf
Authors: Saldanha Avil , Aranha Rekha 
Published: June 2023

Research methodology
A secondary research method was used to collect data for this case. The authors have made use of newspaper articles and published articles written by journalists and experts, which are available in the public domain.

Case overview/synopsis
This case discusses the hurdles faced by Netflix in India. Netflix experienced rapid growth ever since its entry into the Indian over-the-top (OTT) sector. The aggressive pricing strategies by OTT competitors put Netflix in a defensive position in India. Netflix introduced the low-priced mobile-only plan to attract price-sensitive Indian consumers. However, this was not sufficient. Netflix was forced to reduce the price of all its plans in December 2021. The dilemma faced by Reed Hastings (Founder and Co-CEO, Netflix) was whether the revised price was low enough to hold on to existing subscribers and attract new subscribers in India. Netflix was caught between the rock and the hard place in its pursuit to achieve its target of achieving 100 million subscribers from India versus continuing its skimming-pricing strategy. This case highlights the compound challenges of low household income in India and high-income inequality resulting in a lower available market for multinational service providers such as Netflix. The pricing plans and features of OTT competitors in India have also been discussed in sufficient depth to facilitate analysis and classroom discussion by the target audience.

Complexity academic level
Undergraduate students studying marketing management and basic marketing courses in business management and commerce streams can use this case. This case can also be used for marketing specialization courses at the undergraduate level.
Effects of sand burial on seedling growth of the coastal dune plant Viola grayi: Tolerance and adaptive responses to sand accretion
Authors: Kuroda Asumo 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThe responses of Viola grayi seedlings to complete sand burial were experimentally assessed in this study. Approximately 10‐month‐old seedlings were buried in sand to a depth of 0, 1, 5, or 15 cm. The re‐emerged seedlings were counted for 5 months, and the dry weights were compared. The results showed that shallow burial promoted the shoot development and total growth of seedlings. The dry weights of stems and leaves and the total dry weight of seedlings were higher in plants buried at depths of 1 and 5 cm than in unburied plants. The dry weight of roots did not differ among them. No seedlings buried at a 15‐cm depth re‐emerged. Most seedlings buried at 1‐ and 5‐cm depths produced adventitious roots from below‐ground stems. The tolerance and adaptive responses of V. grayi seedlings to sand accretion may contribute to their establishment in sand‐accumulating habitats.
Tandem mass tag‐based quantitative proteomics reveals osmotic adaptation mechanisms in Alkalicoccus halolimnae BZ‐SZ‐XJ29T, a halophilic bacterium with a broad salinity range for optimal growth
Authors: Xing Qinghua , Mesbah Noha M. , Wang Haisheng , Zhang Yingjie , Li Jun , Zhao Baisuo 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThe moderate halophilic bacterium Alkalicoccus halolimnae BZ‐SZ‐XJ29T exhibits optimum growth over a wide range of NaCl concentrations (8.3–12.3%, w/v; 1.42–2.1 mol L−1). However, its adaptive mechanisms to cope with high salt‐induced osmotic stress remain unclear. Using TMT‐based quantitative proteomics, the cellular proteome was assessed under low (4% NaCl, 0.68 mol L−1 NaCl, control (CK) group), moderate (8% NaCl, 1.37 mol L−1 NaCl), high (12% NaCl, 2.05 mol L−1 NaCl), and extremely high (16% NaCl, 2.74 mol L−1 NaCl) salinity conditions. Digital droplet PCR confirmed the transcription of candidate genes related to salinity. A. halolimnae utilized distinct adaptation strategies to cope with different salinity conditions. Mechanisms such as accumulating different amounts and types of compatible solutes (i.e., ectoine, glycine betaine, glutamate, and glutamine) and the uptake of glycine betaine and glutamate were employed to cope with osmotic stress. Ectoine synthesis and accumulation were critical to the salt adaptation of A. halolimnae. The expression of EctA, EctB, and EctC, as well as the intracellular accumulation of ectoine, significantly and consistently increased with increasing salinity. Glycine betaine and glutamate concentrations remained constant under the four NaCl concentrations. The total content of glutamine and glutamate maintained a dynamic balance and, when exposed to different salinities, may play a role in low salinity‐induced osmoadaptation. Moreover, cellular metabolism was severely affected at high salt concentrations, but the synthesis of amino acids, carbohydrate metabolism, and membrane transport related to haloadptation was preserved to maintain cytoplasmic concentration at high salinity. These findings provide insights into the osmoadaptation mechanisms of moderate halophiles and can serve as a theoretical underpinning for industrial production and application of compatible solutes.
The Slipperiness of Name: Biography and Gender in Australian Cultural Databases
Authors: Cutter Nat , Fensham Rachel , Sumner Tyne Daile 
Published: June 2023

AbstractIn this article, we examine and historicise problems related to name and gender in biographical and cultural databases. Combining theoretical and computational approaches to onomastics, we identify contradictory naming conventions, intriguing patterns and distinct institutional vestiges in the recording and representation of artistic careers. We evaluate the affordances and constraints of naming conventions in Australian cultural databases, considering evolving trends in data collection and use, in relation to the complex lives of individual artists. We argue that this local‐level analysis extends to wider transnational debates in historiography, gender studies and digital humanities research today and propose some conceptual and technical solutions for building and using cultural databases in the future.
Parental unemployment and children's educational attainment: How big is the role of aspirations?
Authors: Mari Gabriele 
Published: June 2023

AbstractChildren exposed to parental unemployment have been found to lag behind in school, but research has struggled to pin down the underlying explanation. One hypothesis is that parental unemployment may dampen children's aspirations to do well and go far in school. Yet, few studies on parental unemployment have relied on actual measures of children's aspirations or devised a formal analysis of this mechanism. Using the UK Household Longitudinal Study (Waves 1–12, N = 1067), I investigate the role of educational aspirations in children's General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) attainment. I compare adolescents exposed to parental unemployment before or only after the typical age at which GCSE exams are taken. In adjusted models, children exposed to parental unemployment before their GCSEs are around 6 percentage points less likely to attain any GCSE qualification by age 17. On average, children have high educational aspirations, although intentions to enrol in college or university are relatively lower among children exposed to an early spell of parental unemployment. Nevertheless, a hypothetical intervention setting these aspirations to the same level for all children only accounts for a modest portion of the educational penalty tied to an early spell of parental unemployment. Several sensitivity and robustness tests support this conclusion. This note seeks to stimulate more research on the mechanisms underpinning the intergenerational effects of unemployment. Findings cast doubts on the idea that children's aspirations, the target of broader policy discourse and interventions, are a crucial part of the equation.
Endoscopic grading of gastric atrophy and histological gastritis staging on risk assessment for early gastric cancer: A case–control study
Authors: Chen Min , Liu Xiao Lei , Zhu Xiao Jing , Wu Si Ran , Wang Na , Li Song Bo , Zhang Li Feng , Liu Jun Ye , Shi Yong Quan 
Published: June 2023

ObjectivesTo assess the predictive value of endoscopic grading of gastric atrophy using Kimura–Takemoto classification, histological grading systems of operative link on gastritis assessment (OLGA) and operative link on gastric intestinal metaplasia (OLGIM) on risk stratification for early gastric cancer (EGC) and other potential risk factors of EGC.MethodsA single‐center, case–control study was retrospectively conducted including 68 patients with EGC treated with endoscopic submucosal dissection and 68 age‐ and sex‐matched control subjects. Kimura–Takemoto classification, OLGA and OLGIM systems, and other potential risk factors were evaluated between the two groups.ResultsOf the 68 EGC lesions, 22 (32.4%) were well differentiated, 38 (55.9%) were moderately differentiated, and 8 (11.8%) were poorly differentiated, respectively. Multivariate analysis revealed O‐type Kimura–Takemoto classification (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 3.282, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.106–9.744, P = 0.032) and OLGIM stage III/IV (AOR 17.939, 95% CI 1.874–171.722, P = 0.012) were significantly related to a higher risk of EGC. Especially, O‐type Kimura–Takemoto classification within 6–12 months before EGC diagnosis (AOR 4.780, 95% CI 1.650–13.845, P = 0.004) was independently associated with EGC risk. Areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve of the three systems for EGC were comparable.ConclusionsEndoscopic Kimura–Takemoto classification and histological OLGIM stage III/IV are independent risk factors for EGC, which may reduce the need for biopsies in risk stratification of EGC. Further multicenter prospective studies of large sizes are needed.
Persistent median artery on computed tomographic arteriovenous fistulograms in patients on haemodialysis
Authors: Tee Qiao Xin , Stuckey Stephen , Lau Kenneth K 
Published: June 2023

AbstractIntroductionCadaveric studies suggest an increasing prevalence of the persistent median artery (PMA) over a prolonged timeframe. The aim of this retrospective cross‐sectional study was to evaluate the PMA prevalence in haemodialysis patients who had computed tomographic fistulograms (CTFs), and if present, their calibres and origins.MethodsAll consecutive adult patients referred for an upper limb CTFs for assessment of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) dysfunction from 2006 to 2021 were included. Patients whose CTF did not include the forearm were excluded. PMA was identified as an artery running alongside the median nerve between flexor digitorum superficialis and flexor digitorum profundus. Patient demographics, presence of PMA including size and origin were recorded.ResultsA PMA was found in 91/170 (53.5%) CTFs (7:3 male‐to‐female ratio, mean age 71‐years). When stratified by age, prevalence increased with decreasing age; 51% in >70‐year‐olds, 54% in 50–70‐year‐olds and 67% in <50‐year‐olds. The average PMA diameter was 2.2 mm proximally and 1.8 mm distally. No stenosis was observed in the PMAs.ConclusionThe PMA prevalence appears to increase with decreasing age and is a frequently encountered anatomical variant. Radiologists assessing forearm vasculature need to be aware of this anatomical variant and potentially include it in their future reports. Further research into the PMA may make its potential use as arterial conduits for AVF, potential donor grafts for coronary artery bypass surgery or additional vascular access options possible. Whether the reducing prevalence with age reflects an overall increasing prevalence is yet to be determined.
Experimental Research on Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Fracturing of Sedimentary Rock: A Critical Review
Authors: ZHENG Bowen , QI Shengwen , LU Wei , GUO Songfeng , WANG Zan , YU Xin , ZHANG Yan 
Published: June 2023

AbstractSupercritical carbon dioxide (ScCO2) fracturing has great advantages and prospects in both shale gas exploitation and CO2 storage. This paper reviews current laboratory experimental methods and results for sedimentary rocks fractured by ScCO2. The breakdown pressure, fracture parameters, mineral composition, bedding plane angle and permeability are discussed. We also compare the differences between sedimentary rock and granite fractured by ScCO2, ultimately noting problems and suggesting solutions and strategies for the future. The analysis found that the breakdown pressure of ScCO2 was reduced 6.52%–52.31% compared with that of using water. ScCO2 tends to produce a complex fracture morphology with significantly higher permeability. When compared with water, the fracture aperture of ScCO2 was decreased by 4.10%–72.33%, the tortuosity of ScCO2 was increased by 5.41%–70.98% and the fractal dimension of ScCO2 was increased by 4.55%–8.41%. The breakdown pressure of sandstone is more sensitive to the nature of the fracturing fluid, but fracture aperture is less sensitive to fracturing fluid than for shale and coal. Compared with granite, the tortuosity of sedimentary rock is more sensitive to the fracturing fluid and the fracture fractal dimension is less sensitive to the fracturing fluid. Existing research shows that ScCO2 has the advantages of low breakdown pressure, good fracture creation and environmental protection. It is recommended that research be conducted in terms of sample terms, experimental conditions, effectiveness evaluation and theoretical derivation in order to promote the application of ScCO2 reformed reservoirs in the future.
Vasoactive Inotropic Score compared to the sequential organ failure assessment cardiovascular score in intensive care
Authors: Pölkki Anssi , Pekkarinen Pirkka T. , Lahtinen Pasi , Koponen Timo , Reinikainen Matti 
Published: June 2023

AbstractBackgroundThe cardiovascular component of the sequential organ failure assessment (cvSOFA) score may be outdated because of changes in intensive care. Vasoactive Inotropic Score (VIS) represents the weighted sum of vasoactive and inotropic drugs. We investigated the association of VIS with mortality in the general intensive care unit (ICU) population and studied whether replacing cvSOFA with a VIS‐based score improves the accuracy of the SOFA score as a predictor of mortality.MethodsWe studied the association of VIS during the first 24 h after ICU admission with 30‐day mortality in a retrospective study on adult medical and non‐cardiac emergency surgical patients admitted to Kuopio University Hospital ICU, Finland, in 2013–2019. We determined the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) for the original SOFA and for SOFAVISmax, where cvSOFA was replaced with maximum VIS (VISmax) categories.ResultsOf 8079 patients, 1107 (13%) died within 30 days. Mortality increased with increasing VISmax. AUROC was 0.813 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.800–0.825) for original SOFA and 0.822 (95% CI: 0.810–0.834) for SOFAVISmax, p < .001.ConclusionMortality increased consistently with increasing VISmax. Replacing cvSOFA with VISmax improved the predictive accuracy of the SOFA score.