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The importance of relational coordination and reciprocal learning for chronic illness care within primary care teams.

BACKGROUND
Recent research from a complexity theory perspective suggests that implementation of complex models of care, such as the Chronic Care Model (CCM), requires strong relationships and learning capacities among primary care teams.


PURPOSES
Our primary aim was to assess the extent to which practice member perceptions of relational coordination and reciprocal learning were associated with the presence of CCM elements in community-based primary care practices.


METHODOLOGY/APPROACH
We used baseline measures from a cluster randomized controlled trial testing a practice facilitation intervention to implement the CCM and improve risk factor control for patients with Type 2 diabetes in small primary care practices. Practice members (i.e., physicians, nonphysician providers, and staff) completed baseline assessments, which included the Relational Coordination Scale, Reciprocal Learning Scale, and the Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (ACIC) survey, along with items assessing individual and clinic characteristics. To assess the association between Relational Coordination, Reciprocal Learning, and ACIC, we used a series of hierarchical linear regression models accounting for clustering of individual practice members within clinics and controlling for individual- and practice-level characteristics and tested for mediation effects.


FINDINGS
A total of 283 practice members from 39 clinics completed baseline measures. Relational Coordination scores were significantly and positively associated with ACIC scores (Model 1). When Reciprocal Learning was added, Relational Coordination remained a significant yet notably attenuated predictor of ACIC (Model 2). The mediation effect was significant (z = 9.3, p < .01); 24% of the association between Relational Coordination and ACIC scores was explained by Reciprocal Learning. Of the individual- and practice-level covariates included in Model 3, only the presence of an electronic medical record was significant; Relational Coordination and Reciprocal Learning remained significant independent predictors of ACIC.


PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS
Efforts to implement complex models of care should incorporate strategies to strengthen relational coordination and reciprocal learning among team members.
A blind person's interactions with technology

Meaning can be as important as usability in the design of technology.
Industry Academia Collaboration: An Experience Report at a Small University

This paper is a report on how sustainable and fruitful cooperation was achieved between a small university department and an industry partner. It outlines the range and type of activities that need tube undertaken over a longer than normal duration. It also describes the expectations from the industry  partner for the cooperation to be successful.
An analysis of the YouNow live streaming platform

Video streaming platforms like Twitch.tv or YouNow have attracted the attention of both users and researchers in the last few years. Users increasingly adopt these platforms to share user-generated videos while researchers study their usage patterns to learn how to provide better and new services.
Behavioural/cognitive-behavioural group-based parenting interventions for children age 3-12 with early onset conduct problems

This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: To examine the effectiveness of behavioural/cognitive-behavioural group-based parenting interventions for children with early onset conduct problems in improving a) child behaviour outcomes and b) parenting skills and parental mental health. To critically appraise and summarise current evidence on the incremental resource use, costs and cost-effectiveness of behavioural/ cognitive-behavioural group-based parenting interventions when compared to treatment as usual.
Investigation of the interactions between humic substances and a cationic detergent (Cetiltrimethylammonium bromide)

Abstract Visible spectrophotometric measurements were used to study binding of cetltrimethylammonium to humic molecules. Detergent molecules appeared to bind to ionized carboxyl and phenolic groups. Complete neutralization of negative charges caused quantitative precipitation of humic substances at low ionic strength. Detergent amounts higher than the stoichiometric ratio caused salting in of precipitate. The influence of organic carbon concentration, ionic strength and pH of the solution on the complex composition at minimum solubility was investigated.
Leadership = Communication? The Relations of Leaders’ Communication Styles with Leadership Styles, Knowledge Sharing and Leadership Outcomes

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relations between leaders' communication styles and charismatic leadership, human-oriented leadership (leader's consideration), task-oriented leadership (leader's initiating structure), and leadership outcomes. METHODOLOGY: A survey was conducted among 279 employees of a governmental organization. The following six main communication styles were operationalized: verbal aggressiveness, expressiveness, preciseness, assuredness, supportiveness, and argumentativeness. Regression analyses were employed to test three main hypotheses. FINDINGS: In line with expectations, the study showed that charismatic and human-oriented leadership are mainly communicative, while task-oriented leadership is significantly less communicative. The communication styles were strongly and differentially related to knowledge sharing behaviors, perceived leader performance, satisfaction with the leader, and subordinate's team commitment. Multiple regression analyses showed that the leadership styles mediated the relations between the communication styles and leadership outcomes. However, leader's preciseness explained variance in perceived leader performance and satisfaction with the leader above and beyond the leadership style variables. IMPLICATIONS: This study offers potentially invaluable input for leadership training programs by showing the importance of leader's supportiveness, assuredness, and preciseness when communicating with subordinates. ORIGINALITY/VALUE: Although one of the core elements of leadership is interpersonal communication, this study is one of the first to use a comprehensive communication styles instrument in the study of leadership.
Chapter 13 : Ethical Decision Making : Where We ' ve Been and Where We ' re Going

Research on ethical decision making, or behavioral ethics, in organizations has developed from a small niche area to a burgeoning stand-alone field, one that has gained not only in number of articles written but in the legitimacy of the topic and the field. Our review motivated us to first try and summarize the field, not by comparing it to existing theoretical paradigms, but rather by observing what the data were telling us. We present our summary in the form of a model of ethical decision making and a typology that distinguishes intentionality of actions from ethicality of actions. After presenting this summary of the data, we critically review the research in this area, noting those areas which offer substantial insight and those that do not. In looking to the future and how the field can enhance the former and mitigate the latter, we identify several * Corresponding author. Email: atenbrun@nd.edu D o w n l o a d e d B y : [ A c a d e m y o f M a n a g e m e n t ] A t : 2 0 : 4 3 2 2 S e p t e m b e r 2 0 0 9 546 • The Academy of Management Annals areas in which meaningful progress can be made, including defining what is “ethical”, revisiting unsubstantiated assumptions, focusing on the processes of ethical decision making, fixing methodological issues, and disentangling the outcomes of ethical decisions.
Trastuzumab and interleukin-2 in HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer: a pilot study.

PURPOSE
Trastuzumab as a single agent has activity in metastatic breast cancer; however, the mechanism of action for this clinical activity is uncertain. Whereas interruption of erbB family member signaling occurs, trastuzumab also mediates antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity in vitro and in vivo. Based on these data, a clinical trial was performed to test whether interleukin (IL)-2, by increasing FcRgammaIII(+) natural killer (NK) cell numbers and cytolytic function in vivo, when added to trastuzumab, can increase efficacy, be safely given, and avoid the use of chemotherapy.


EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
In this Phase I trial, 10 patients with HER2-overexpressing metastatic breast cancer were treated with IL-2 (1.75 x 10(6) IU/m(2)/day, s.c.) for 7 weeks and trastuzumab (4 mg/kg load and then 2 mg/kg weekly) for 6 weeks. Safety, in vitro immune responses, and clinical responses were assessed.


RESULTS
Ten women received a total of 12 cycles of therapy (each cycle lasted 7 weeks). No significant toxicities were seen, and one patient required an IL-2 dose reduction. Among the evaluable patients (10 cycles), the responses were one partial response, five cases of stable disease, and four cases of progressive disease. In vitro immune assays showed NK cell expansion and trastuzumab-mediated increased NK cell killing of breast cancer targets (antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity) in a HER2-specific manner but did not correlate with clinical responses.


CONCLUSIONS
Trastuzumab + IL-2 is a well-tolerated outpatient regimen that results in NK cell expansion with enhanced in vitro targeted killing of HER2-expressing cells. These preliminary data suggest that this strategy may benefit heavily pretreated metastatic breast cancer patients.
A Study on the Use of the kNN Algorithm for Prognosis of Breast Cancer

This paper details the implementation of the kNN (k Nearest Neighbors) algorithm and the results of its use for prognosis of breast cancer. We used its implementation with the breast cancer data of the UCI repository and found that it has nearly 73% of average accuracy when it prognosticates the recurrence of cancer.
Formation of carbonitride coatings on titanium in the process of diffusion saturation

The main stages of interaction between titanium and a carbon-nitrogen-bearing medium are considered and a mechanism of formation of a carbonitride phase in the surface layer in the process of thermal diffusion saturation is suggested.
On the assessment of usability testing methods for children

The paper motivates the need to acquire methodological knowledge for involving children as test users in usability testing. It introduces a methodological framework for delineating comparative assessments of usability testing methods for children participants. This framework consists in three dimensions: (1) assessment criteria for usability testing methods, (2) characteristics describing usability testing methods and, finally, (3) characteristics of children that may impact upon the process and the result of usability testing. Two comparative studies are discussed in the context of this framework along with implications for future research. q 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
A survey of maximum PPT techniques of PV systems

This paper introduces a survey of different maximum peak power tracking (MPPT) techniques used in the implementation of photovoltaic power systems. It will discuss different 30 techniques used in tracking maximum power in photovoltaic arrays. This paper can be considered as a completion, updating, and declaration of the good efforts made in [3], that discussed 19 MPPT techniques in PV systems, while summarizes additional 11 MPPT methods.
Adaptive bimodal sensor fusion for automatic speechreading

We present recent work on improving the performance of automated speech recognizers by using additional visual in formation Lip Speechreading achieving error reduction of up to This paper focuses on di erent methods of combining the visual and acoustic data to improve the recognition performance We show this on an extension of an existing state of the art speech recognition system a modular MS TDNN We have developed adaptive combi nation methods at several levels of the recognition network Additional information such as estimated signal to noise ra tio SNR is used in some cases The results of the di er ent combination methods are shown for clean speech and data with arti cial noise white music motor The new combination methods adapt automatically to varying noise conditions making hand tuned parameters unnecessary
Agglomeration and Congestion in the Economics of Ideas and Technological Change

Urban economists have long recognized that space is economically important. Evidence of the importance of urban agglomeration and the offsetting effects of congestion are provided in a number of studies of productivity and wages. Little attention has been paid to this evidence in the economic growth literature. The new growth research focuses on technological change. We extend the production function for new ideas common to this research in a way that allows for congestion and agglomeration in innovation and test the hypothesis that these forces are important in explaining innovation. Strong evidence is found that agglomeration and congestion are important in explaining the vast differences in per capita patent rates across US states. This suggests an important new agenda in linking studies of urban economics with the rapidly advancing field of endogenous growth. Copyright 2001 The American Journal of Economics and Sociology.
The Nature of Uncertainty in Historical Geographic Information

While the presence of uncertainty in the geometric and attribute aspects of geographic information is well known, it is also present in temporal information. In spatiotemporal GIS databases and other formal representations, uncertainty in all three aspects of geography (space, time, and theme) must often be modeled, but a good data model must first be based on a sound theoretical understanding of spatiotemporal uncertainty. The nature of both uncertainty inherent in a phenomenon (often termed indeterminacy) and uncertainty in assertions of that phenomenon can be better understood through the Uncertain Temporal Entity Model, which characterizes the cause, type, and form of uncertainties in the spatial, temporal, and attribute aspects of geographic information. These uncertainties are the result of complexities and problems in two processes: the process of conceptualization, by which humans make sense of an infinitely complex reality, and measurement, by which we create formal representations (e.g. GIS) of those conceptual models of reality. Based on this framework, the nature and form of uncertainty is remarkably consistent across various situations, and is approximately equivalent in the three aspects, which will enable consistent solutions for representation and processing of spatiotemporal data.
The Half-Width Microstrip Leaky Wave Antenna With the Periodic Short Circuits

A half-width microstrip leaky wave antenna (LWA) with periodic short circuits is presented. The backward-to-forward beam-scanning capability is achieved by periodic construction. The proposed antenna consists of a long rectangular patch with the short circuits that are placed with a series of shorting pins between the antenna patch and the ground plane periodically. The measurement results show that the main lobe scans electronically from 144° to 41° in H-plane (y-z plane) toward endfire (+z direction) with an open stopband when the operating frequency is increased from 4.4 GHz to 8.8 GHz.
Scapular muscle tests in subjects with shoulder pain and functional loss: reliability and construct validity.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Scapular muscle performance evaluated with a handheld dynamometer (HHD) has been investigated only in people without shoulder dysfunction for test-retest reliability of data obtained with a single scapular muscle test. The purpose of this study was to assess the reliability, error, and validity of data obtained with an HHD for 4 scapular muscle tests in subjects with shoulder pain and functional loss.


SUBJECTS AND METHODS
Subjects (N=40) with shoulder pain and functional loss were tested by measuring the kilograms applied with an HHD during 3 trials for muscle tests for the lower trapezius, upper trapezius, middle trapezius, and serratus anterior muscles. Concurrently, surface electromyography (sEMG) data were collected for the 4 muscles. The same procedures were performed 24 to 72 hours after the initial testing by the same tester. Muscle tests were performed 3 times, and the results were averaged for data analysis.


RESULTS
Intraclass correlation coefficients for intratester reliability of measurements of isometric force obtained using an HHD ranged from .89 to .96. The standard error of the measure (90% confidence interval [CI]) ranged from 1.3 to 2.7 kg; the minimal detectable change (90% CI) ranged from 1.8 to 3.6 kg. Construct validity assessment, done by comparing the amounts of isometric muscle activity (sEMG) for each muscle across the 4 muscle tests, revealed that the muscle activity of the upper trapezius and lower trapezius muscles was highest during their respective tests. Conversely, the isometric muscle activity of the middle trapezius and serratus anterior muscles was not highest during their respective tests.


DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
In people with shoulder pain and functional loss, the intrarater reliability and error over 1 to 3 days were established using an HHD for measurement of isometric force for the assessment of scapular muscle performance. Error values can be used to make decisions regarding individual patients. Construct validity was established for the lower and upper trapezius muscle tests; therefore, these tests are advocated for use. However, construct validity was not demonstrated for the serratus anterior and middle trapezius muscle tests as performed in this study. Further investigation of these muscle tests is warranted.
Use of a goal setting intervention to increase adherence to low back pain rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial.

OBJECTIVE
To examine the effects of a goal setting intervention on self-efficacy, treatment efficacy, adherence and treatment outcome in patients undergoing low back pain rehabilitation.


DESIGN
A mixed-model 2 (time) × 3 (group) randomized controlled trial.


SETTING
A residential rehabilitation centre for military personnel.


SUBJECTS
UK military personnel volunteers (N = 48); mean age was 32.9 (SD 7.9) with a diagnosis of non-specific low back pain.


INTERVENTIONS
Subjects were randomly assigned to either a goal setting experimental group (Exp, n = 16), therapist-led exercise therapy group (C1, n = 16) or non-therapist-led exercise therapy group (C2, n = 16). Treatment duration for all groups was three weeks.


MAIN MEASURES
Self-efficacy, treatment efficacy and treatment outcome were recorded before and after the treatment period. Adherence was rated during regularly scheduled treatment sessions using the Sports Injury Rehabilitation Adherence Scale (SIRAS). The Biering-Sørensen test was used as the primary measure of treatment outcome.


RESULTS
ANCOVA results showed that adherence scores were significantly higher in the experimental group (13.70 ± 1.58) compared with C2 (11.74 ± 1.35), (P < 0.025). There was no significant difference for adherence between the experimental group and C1 (P = 0.13). Self-efficacy was significantly higher in the experimental group compared to both C1 and C2 (P < 0.05), whereas no significant difference was found for treatment efficacy. Treatment outcome did not differ significantly between the experimental and two control groups.


CONCLUSIONS
The findings provide partial support for the use of goal setting to enhance adherence in clinical rehabilitation.
Artificial neural networks as empirical models for estimating phytoplankton production

Many empirical models have been developed in order to obtain phytoplankton production estimates from other variables that are easier to measure. These empirical models are usually based on regression of phytoplankton production against biomass and other variables. They are particularly useful to fully exploit data sets acquired by both in situ instrumental measurements and remote sensing. Two conventional empirical models were compared with a new approach, based on artificial neural networks. Although very simple neural networks were used, they provided a much better fit to observed data than conventional models do and they seem a very promising tool for phytoplankton production modeling. K E Y WORDS: Empirical models . Neural networks Phytoplankton . Production Estuaries
Management of SOA based NGN service exposure, service discovery and service composition

Next generation telecommunication network operators securely opening up their network capabilities and services to third party service providers require flexible service delivery platforms. Policy based service exposure, service discovery and service composition mechanisms are required to offer chargeable services and service building blocks to external entities in a customizable way. Based on research and developments conducted while prototyping solutions for the Open SOA Telco Playground, a unique IMS based NGN testbed for realizing SOA based NGN service delivery platforms, this work proposes the eXtended POlicy based, Semantically enabled sErvice bRoker (XPOSER). XPOSER provides novel NGN service exposition mechanisms. It enables intent-based NGN service discovery and allows for user-centric, automated service composition. Utilizing SOA based Operation Support Systems this work explains requirements and solutions for dynamically managing NGN service compositions by tightly linking service creation, service fulfillment and service assurance mechanisms already at service composition time.
Games with Procedurally Rational Players

We study interactive situations in which players are boundedly rational. Each player, rather than optimizing given a belief about the other players' behavior, as in the theory of Nash equilibrium, uses the following choice procedure. She rst associates one consequence with each of her actions by sampling (literally or virtually) each of her actions once. Then she chooses the action that has the best consequence. We deene a notion of equilibrium for such situations and study its properties. (JEL C72) Economists' interest in game theory was prompted by dissatisfaction with the assumption underlying the notion of competitive equilibrium that each economic agent ignores other agents' actions when making choices. Game theory analyzes the interaction of agents who \think strategically", making their decisions rationally after forming beliefs about their opponents' moves, beliefs that are based on an analysis of the opponents' interests.
Organizing it in construction: present state and future challenges in Sweden

The expectations on IT-tools for improved business benefits are still high in Sweden. At the same time there is limited research on IT-tools in the organizational context and thus limited knowledge ...