Reconstruction and structural transition at metal/diamond interfaces: Dedicated to Professor Dr. Fritz Aldinger on the occasion of his 65th birthday
In: Zeitschrift für Metallkunde, Volume 97, Issue 6, p. 768-771
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In: Zeitschrift für Metallkunde, Volume 97, Issue 6, p. 768-771
In: Economic change & restructuring, Volume 56, Issue 5, p. 3335-3352
ISSN: 1574-0277
In: Environmental and resource economics, Volume 83, Issue 2, p. 509-526
ISSN: 1573-1502
In: Economic change & restructuring, Volume 55, Issue 3, p. 1953-1971
ISSN: 1574-0277
In: African and Asian studies: AAS, Volume 18, Issue 4, p. 362-394
ISSN: 1569-2108
World Affairs Online
In: Local government studies, p. 1-18
ISSN: 1743-9388
In: The journal of business & industrial marketing, Volume 37, Issue 11, p. 2396-2413
ISSN: 2052-1189
Purpose
While supply chain scholars concur on the need to integrate supply chain finance (SCF) processes to meet ever-changing customer demands, it is unclear how SCF influences business performance in the presence of perceived opportunistic behavior. Therefore, the study aims to investigate the moderating role of perceived partner opportunism in the supply chain.
Design/methodology/approach
Drawing on the dynamic capability theory (DCT), this study investigates how perceived supply chain partner opportunism moderates the mediating role of supply- and demand-oriented performances on the link between SCF and business performance, from the retail industry perspective. Data was collected from Australian retailing firms. In all, 293 completed surveys were received. Moderated mediation analysis was conducted.
Findings
The results of this study indicate that supply- and demand-oriented performances serially mediate the relationship between SCF and business performance. The study also found that the effect of SCF on performance was higher when perceived partner opportunism was lower.
Practical implications
To respond to changes in consumer preferences and demand effectively, supply chain and marketing managers need to understand the complex interaction between supply- and demand-oriented performances and the key role of SCF in developing such capabilities.
Originality/value
The current study theorizes and demonstrates the effects of supply- and demand-oriented performances that can facilitate the effects of SCF on business performance. Also, the study reveals the effect of each dimension of SCF (accounts payable, accounts receivable and inventory finance) on supply- and demand-oriented performances. Additionally, the study shows the key role of perceived partner opportunism in supply chain management.
In: PNAS nexus, Volume 2, Issue 2
ISSN: 2752-6542
Abstract
Ehrlichia chaffeensis is an obligatory intracellular bacterium that infects monocytes and macrophages, and causes human monocytic ehrlichiosis, an emerging life-threatening infectious disease. Ehrlichia translocated factor-1 (Etf-1), a type IV secretion system effector, is essential for Ehrlichia infection of host cells. Etf-1 translocates to mitochondria to block host apoptosis; furthermore, it can bind Beclin 1 (ATG6) to induce cellular autophagy and localize to E. chaffeensis-inclusion membrane to obtain host-cell cytoplasmic nutrients. In this study, we screened a synthetic library of over 320,000 cell-permeable macrocyclic peptides, which consist of an ensemble of random peptide sequences in the first ring and a small family of cell-penetrating peptides in the second ring, for Etf-1 binding. Library screening followed by hit optimization identified multiple Etf-1-binding peptides (with KD values of 1–10 μM) that efficiently enter the cytosol of mammalian cells. Peptides B7, C8, B7-131-5, B7-133-3, and B7-133-8 significantly inhibited Ehrlichia infection of THP-1 cells. Mechanistic studies revealed that peptide B7 and its derivatives inhibited the binding of Etf-1 to Beclin 1, and Etf-1 localization to E. chaffeensis-inclusion membranes, but not Etf-1 localization to the mitochondria. Our results not only affirm the critical role of Etf-1 functions in E. chaffeensis infection, but also demonstrate the feasibility of developing macrocyclic peptides as powerful chemical probes and potential treatment of diseases caused by Ehrlichia and other intracellular pathogens.
In: Bulletin of the World Health Organization: the international journal of public health = Bulletin de l'Organisation Mondiale de la Santé, Volume 100, Issue 6, p. 366-374
ISSN: 1564-0604
In: Bulletin of the World Health Organization: the international journal of public health = Bulletin de l'Organisation Mondiale de la Santé, Volume 96, Issue 2, p. 122-128
ISSN: 1564-0604