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Police Pay and Benefits: A Survey of Preferences

The Police Journal, Jul 1, 1994

It is well known that a chronic state of elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS) in pancreatic β-c... more It is well known that a chronic state of elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS) in pancreatic β-cells impairs their ability to release insulin in response to elevated plasma glucose. Moreover, at its extreme, unmitigated ROS drives regulated cell death. This dysfunctional state of ROS buildup can result both from genetic predisposition and environmental factors such as obesity and overnutrition. Importantly, excessive ROS buildup may underlie metabolic pathologies such as type 2 diabetes mellitus. The ability to monitor ROS dynamics in β-cells in situ and to manipulate it via genetic, pharmacological, and environmental means would accelerate the development of novel therapeutics that could abate this pathology. Currently, there is a lack of models with these attributes that are available to the field. In this study, we use a zebrafish model to demonstrate that ROS can be generated in a β-cell-specific manner using a hybrid chemical genetic approach. Using a transgenic nitroreductase-expressing zebrafish line, Tg(ins:Flag-NTR) s950 , treated with the prodrug metronidazole (MTZ), we found that ROS is rapidly and explicitly generated in β-cells. Furthermore, the level of ROS generated was proportional to the dosage of prodrug added to the system. At high doses of MTZ, caspase 3 was rapidly cleaved, β-cells underwent regulated cell death, and macrophages were recruited to the islet to phagocytose the debris. Based on our findings, we propose a model for the mechanism of NTR/MTZ action in transgenic eukaryotic cells and demonstrate the robust utility of this system to model ROS-related disease pathology.

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The Effect of Country-Of-Origin on New Zealand Consumers Beer Purchasing Behavior

Jurnal Manajemen dan Kewirausahaan, 2017

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Insights Into Chinese Diets: A Social Marketing Formative Study

The rise in demand for beef in China is occurring at a time when red meat consumption is being di... more The rise in demand for beef in China is occurring at a time when red meat consumption is being discouraged by leading health authorities globally. Social marketing starts by understanding individuals and the social and built environment that they are a part of to gain actionable insights which can be used in policy and program action to change behaviours for the better. This chapter aims to understand why Chinese individuals consume red meat. Through ethnographic and systematic analysis of twenty-three selected users' postings over a six-month period on Meishi and Chinese Food Safety electronic message boards (“netnography”), an understanding is developed why affluent Chinese consumers buy imported beef products from international groceries. Acknowledging that obesity is a complex multi-factorial issue, environmental and social norms are considered to ensure a broader view is taken. Recommendations for social marketing are made.

Role of ‘owned’ money and rational spending

A Research Agenda for Economic Psychology, 2019

Do fellow-feelings and organisational harmony matter for logistic firms?

Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, 2018

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the mediating role of organisational harmony and ... more Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the mediating role of organisational harmony and fellow-feelings in the relationship between intelligence generations, dissemination and implementation on business performance and explain how market orientation impacts certain aspects of organisational behaviour which in turn lead to the performance of service firms. Design/methodology/approach The data set comprises 108 responses of senior managers within the logistics sector. The multi-level sequential mediation path analysis is used to examine the above mediating role. Findings Results indicate that intelligence dissemination (ID), response implementation (RI) and business performance relationship is significantly mediated via fellow-feelings and organisational harmony. However, the relationship between dissemination, implementation and overall business performance is mostly mediated by fellow-feelings and followed by organisational harmony. Furthermore, when overall market orientat...

University selection in Singapore: a case study of students' past and intended decision-making

Increasingly, Australian universities are becoming reliant on international fee paying students t... more Increasingly, Australian universities are becoming reliant on international fee paying students to choose their institutions and programs, and in doing so, secure their revenue bases. As a corollary, the question of how students make such decisions becomes a principal question and one that was at the centre of this study. The importance of this type of decision-making, undoubtedly, is more expansive and includes implications of sustaining a strong services export industry, the opportunity to assess current decision-making against established theories of buyer behaviour, and into gaining insights into practical solutions for institutional responses. While drawing on such justifications, researching into this field is not without substantial difficulties, particularly relating to the known complexities of decision-making and in gaining access to subjects. As such, the current research was limited to a case study of Singaporean-based students' decision-making who were enrolled in an Australian university and Singaporean association joint-run programs, had to rely, in part, on retrospective questioning, and did not attempt to investigate into some of the underlying psychological processes. Despite the research delimitations, the findings were able to map out the dimensions of students' past and intended decision-making, showing similarities to the extended problem solving model, though with some slight modifications, and noted that students did not necessarily commit to expected efforts in searching and gathering of information as anticipated. The study concluded by suggesting further quantitative studies may advance some of the studies findings, particularly relating to career and income advancement predicting educational needs and lesser efforts in searching and gathering activities leading to greater post-choice regret. Qualitative studies could further explore such items as how students determined that they had enough information on which to base their decision-making.

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