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Supporting recovery in mental health services: Quality and Outcomes

The development of mental health services which will support the recovery of those using them, their families, friends and carers is now a central theme in national and international policy (DH/HMG, 2011; Slade, 2009). In order to support these developments we need clear, empiricallyinformed statements of what constitutes high-quality services and how these will lead to key recovery outcomes. This is what the present paper aims to do.
JUNK BOND BEHAVIOR WITH DAILY RETURNS AND BUSINESS CYCLES

Using the Merrill-Lynch daily junk bond index, we reexamine and extend previous junk bond return results. We include (1) the effect of business cycles on junk and investment-grade bonds, (2) the sensitivity of junk bond returns to economic activity and/or interest rates, and (3) sample periods that allow us to investigate periods of reduced junk bond liquidity. Daily data confirm the same curious return behavior identified in studies using monthly returns. However, we reveal for the first time that junk bond returns track the movement of interest rates during economically good times but track stock returns during bad times.
Choosing your words carefully: how physicians would disclose harmful medical errors to patients.

BACKGROUND A gap exists between patients' desire to be told about medical errors and present practice. Little is known about how physicians approach disclosure. The objective of the present study was to describe how physicians disclose errors to patients. METHODS Mailed survey of 2637 medical and surgical physicians in the United States (Missouri and Washington) and Canada (national sample). Participants received 1 of 4 scenarios depicting serious errors that varied by specialty (medical and surgical scenarios) and by how obvious the error would be to the patient if not disclosed (more apparent vs less apparent). Five questions measured what respondents would disclose using scripted statements. RESULTS Wide variation existed regarding what information respondents would disclose. Of the respondents, 56% chose statements that mentioned the adverse event but not the error, while 42% would explicitly state that an error occurred. Some physicians disclosed little information: 19% would not volunteer any information about the error's cause, and 63% would not provide specific information about preventing future errors. Disclosure was affected by the nature of the error and physician specialty. Of the respondents, 51% who received the more apparent errors explicitly mentioned the error, compared with 32% who received the less apparent errors (P<.001); 58% of medical specialists explicitly mentioned the error, compared with 19% of surgical specialists (P<.001). Respondents disclosed more information if they had positive disclosure attitudes, felt responsible for the error, had prior positive disclosure experiences, and were Canadian. CONCLUSIONS Physicians vary widely in how they would disclose errors to patients. Disclosure standards and training are necessary to meet public expectations and promote professional responsibility following errors.
Voluntary Disclosure of Intellectual Capital by Hong Kong Companies: Examining Size, Industry and Growth Effects Over Time

This paper investigates voluntary intellectual capital disclosure (ICD) by listed Hong Kong companies. It uses data taken from the years 1992, 1998 and 2002 to give a longitudinal account of voluntary ICD. Company size and industry effects on voluntary ICD are tested, as are the effects of time and level of disclosure on the financial success of a company. We find that levels of voluntary ICD are low but increase over time. Size and industry effects are found, while company financial success is positively correlated with the voluntary disclosure. These findings have implications for policy formulation and practice in relation to the reporting of intellectual capital.
Collective Agreements, Wages, and Firms' Cohorts: Evidence from Central Europe

Using a large, matched employer-employee data set, the authors investigate the impact of company and industry collective bargaining agreements on wages in the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland (CE3). They also examine the changing characteristics of the union wage premium in different cohorts of establishments. Their results challenge the common idea of weak unions in the CE3 by revealing a union wage premium whose characteristics depend on the level at which collective bargaining occurs. They find that industry agreements increase wages for low-skilled workers, while company agreements increase medium- and high-skilled wages. Their second finding is that the union wage premium is unevenly distributed between cohorts, with substantial cross-country variation. Wage premiums are concentrated in the transitional cohorts in the Czech Republic and Poland and, to a lesser extent, in the pre-transitional cohort in Hungary.
Measuring the Effects of Oil Prices on China's Economy: A Factor-Augmented Vector Autoregressive Approach

The aim of this paper is to investigate the impacts of oil prices on the Chinese economy. To this end, we rely on the factor-augmented vector autoregressive methodology, which allows us to evaluate the response of various macroeconomic variables to an oil price shock. Our results suggest that an oil price shock leads to: (i) a contemporaneous increase in consumer and producer price indexes, inducing a rise in interest rates; (ii) a delayed negative impact on GDP, investment and consumption; and (iii) a postponed increase in coal and power prices. Copyright 2009 The Authors. Journal compilation 2009 Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd
Reaching out to society: Vietnamese universities in transition

The paper discusses the cases of two universities in Vietnam and their third mission activities where they try to reach out to society at large, through the provision of research, technology transfer services, and other kinds of linkages. It is revealed that third mission activities exist in practice but are closely linked and even mixed up with the second mission. The cases show that the policy framework for financial incentives, management mechanisms, salaries and intellectual property rights, for instance, considerably influences the third mission. There is a need both for government mechanisms to support third mission activities for the community, as well as for a proactive approach by the universities themselves to develop partnerships with other actors in the provinces. These measures include regional training centers and action plans to support farmers and disadvantaged groups of people in society. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.
On the Relation of Deferred Taxes and Tax Cash Flow

Using panel data over 16 years of observations, this study investigates whether deferred tax information serves its main purpose – informing about future tax cash flow. The results show that deferred taxes in fact have short-term cash flow implications. Yet, the estimated magnitude of these implied cash flows is rather small. While the model explains 86.53 percent of the variation in cash taxes paid, inclusion of deferred tax information adds only negligible 0.14 percent in explanatory power. Furthermore, deferred tax coefficients are insignificant for explaining future tax cash flow for 67.25 percent of the sample firms. Consistently, MAPE, RMSE, and differences in forecast errors suggest that the model excluding deferred tax information outperforms the model including deferred tax information in terms of average forecasting accuracy. Overall, the economic significance of deferred tax cash flow seems to be vary small.
Clinical and laboratory characteristics of paediatric and adolescent index cases with venous thromboembolism and antithrombin deficiency

Summary Venous thromboembolism [TE] is a multifactorial disease and antithrombin deficiency [ATD] constitutes a major risk factor. In the present study the prevalence of ATD and the clinical presentation at TE onset in a cohort of paediatric index cases are reported. In 319 un - selected paediatric patients (0.1–18 years) from 313 families, recruited between July 1996 and December 2013, a comprehensive thrombophilia screening was performed along with recording of anamnestic data. 21 of 319 paediatric patients (6.6%), corresponding to 16 of 313 families (5.1%), were AT-deficient with confirmed underlying AT gene mutations. Mean age at first TE onset was 14 years (range 0.1 to 17). Thrombotic locations were renal veins (n=2), cerebral veins (n=5), deep veins (DVT) of the leg (n=9), DVT & pulmonary embolism (n=4) and pelvic veins (n=1). ATD co-occurred with the factor- V-Leiden mutation in one and the prothrombin G20210A mutation in two children. In 57.2% of patients a concomitant risk factor for TE was identified, whereas 42.8% of patients developed TE spontaneously. A second TE event within primarily healthy siblings occurred in three of 313 families and a third event among siblings was observed in one family. In an unselected cohort of paediatric patients with symptomatic TE, the prevalence of ATD adjusted for family status was 5.1%. Given its clinical implication for patients and family members, thrombophilia testing should be performed and the benefit of medical or educational interventions should be evaluated in this high risk population.
Sequential morphometric evaluation at UnicCa® and DCD® implant surfaces. An experimental study in the dog

AIM To study tissue components adjacent to implants with nanotechnologically modified surfaces at different periods of healing. MATERIAL & METHODS In 12 beagle dogs, two different implant systems with different surface configurations were randomly installed in the edentulous premolar regions of the mandible. One surface was first acid-etched and subsequently, nanotechnologically modified with calcium ions (UnicCa® ), while the other was first sandblasted and acid-etched, and then additionally treated with a nanometer calcium phosphate deposition (discrete crystalline deposition; DCD® ). The implants were fully submerged; surgeries and sacrifices were planned to harvest biopsies after 1, 2, 4 and 8 weeks of healing (n = 6 per period). A morphometric evaluation of percentages of new and old bone, bone debris/particles and clot, new soft tissues (provisional matrix and immature marrow), mature bone marrow and vessels was performed in the spongiosa compartment adjacent to the implant surface up to a distance of about 0.4 mm from the surface. RESULTS After 2 weeks of healing, the soft tissues were represented by 41.0% at the UnicCa® and 37.9% at the DCD® surfaces, in both cases mainly being composed of provisional matrix. These percentages decreased over time, being composed of greater amounts of immature bone marrow, and disappeared after 8 weeks. New bone increased progressively between 1 and 8 weeks of healing from 9.7 ± 6.3% to 70.0 ± 8.4% and from 8.2 ± 3.5% to 67.0 ± 6.1% at the UnicCa® and DCD® surfaces, respectively. Pristine bone was progressively resorbed. CONCLUSIONS Throughout the periods of healing observed, the formation of a provisional matrix followed by the formation of new bone and marrow was revealed in a similar fashion as for other modified surface configurations.
Moving towards a syndrome: a review of 20 cases and a new case of non‐mosaic tetrasomy 9p with long‐term survival

Tetrasomy 9p is a rare syndrome that has now been described in nearly a score of cases. We present a new case of i(9p) that presented to us early in infancy with significant dysmorphological features, including growth retardation, psycho‐motor delay, hemifacial microsomia, auditory canal atresia, high‐arched palate, bulbous nose, strabismus, epicanthic folds, congenital heart disease, dislocated hips, hypoplastic external genitalia, simian palmar creases, dysplastic nails and small digits. Chromosomal analysis revealed a 47,XX,idic(9)(q12) karyotype on GTG‐ and C‐banding studies on peripheral blood lymphocytes. Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) studies confirmed the origin of the extra chromosome. A review of the literature and a comparative analysis of the several well‐documented cases of i(9p) revealed a pattern of recurring features, including ear malformations, skeletal and joint problems (especially dislocations), hypoplasia of nails and digits, palatal abnormalities, hypertelorism, urogenital anomalies and developmental retardation. In the light of this analysis, we feel that tetrasomy 9p will soon be considered a clinically recognizable syndrome.
The political economy of global tree plantation expansion: a review

This contribution analyses the recent global expansion of different types of tree plantations. A literature review collates accounts from recent academic publications and by NGOs, and is accompanied by field research and interview observations about the causal processes, central features and likely futures of contemporary tree plantation expansion. I will analyse the political and spatial causalities explaining varieties and commonalities in expansion style and pace, with elaboration on the applied and empirical significance of these findings for peasant studies. The literature on environmental and developmental impacts of tree plantation expansion is also surveyed.
Mapping Chinese Mining Investment in Latin America: Politics or Market?*

Abstract Analyses of Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) sometimes question the investment criteria of Chinese firms, suggesting that market rules are not fundamental but secondary to political and geostrategic concerns. Questioning the apolitical nature of markets, the present article uses the internationalization of China's mining industry as a case study to ascertain the criteria that guide Chinese FDI. It first examines quantitative data from 2000 to 2010 which suggests that Chinese mining investment in Latin America and worldwide gravitates towards liberal economies. Second, by focusing on the projects of Chinese mining firms in Peru, the article illustrates how China's overseas mineral quest is best explained by probing into the integrated strategies of individual mining firms which seek to capitalize their comparative advantage in accessing Chinese markets and the political momentum of the “Going Out” strategy.
Local institutions and adaptive capacity to climate change/variability in the northern savannah of Ghana

Ghana faces several challenges from climate change/variability. Local institutions provide the framework within which idiosyncratic capacities of local people can be exercised in their adaptation to climate change. This paper examines the importance of formal and informal institutions for building adaptive capacity. Both formal and informal institutions play different but complementary roles in enabling or preventing the ability to cope, benefit and adapt to climate change. Responses to climate change in northern Ghana are dependent on the nature of institutions that grant people access to resources; define their exposure to climate threats; and dictate the rate of recovery from debilitating disasters. The effectiveness of institutions is constrained by their limited spatial and temporal reach, limited financial and human resources, and sometimes the faulty strategy designs and implementation procedures. Traditional institutions may malfunction when modern interpretations of tradition are in the interests of custodians of tradition rather than the ordinary poor. We emphasize the need for synergy between institutions that support adaptive capacities of the poor, and request corrective measures to institutions that lead to maladaptation.
Expression of p53 and p21waf1/cip1 in gastric carcinoma: lack of inter-relationship or correlation with prognosis.

AIMS The cell cycle regulators p53 and p21waf1/cip1 are expressed variably in human cancers. We investigated their expression in gastric carcinoma and determined their inter-relationship and prognostic significance. METHODS Immunohistochemistry was used to determine their expression in material from 100 resected specimens of gastric carcinoma, and comparison was then made of the degree of expression between each, with conventional clinicopathological indices and with survival. RESULTS Positivity was found with p53 (40%) and p21 (75%). There was no significant correlation between the expression of each individual marker, nor between each marker and 5-year survival. There appeared to be an association between p53 expression and lymph node metastases, and a higher frequency of p21waf1/cip1 expression in males. CONCLUSIONS The expression of p53 and p21waf1/cip1 as detected by immunohistochemistry were of no value in predicting the prognosis of patients with gastric carcinoma.
The Role of Economics in Canadian Undergraduate Business Education

The authors analyzed curricula from all 61 Canadian undergraduate business programs and found that business schools that contain economics departments, business schools with higher mathematics and statistics requirements, and business schools that have received Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business accreditation are more likely to require additional economics courses beyond the standard introductory level microeconomics and macroeconomics. Among those schools that require one or more additional economics courses, managerial economics is the preferred requirement. The authors also found that many specialized business programs, such as human resources, finance, and international management, include either required or optional economics courses beyond those already required in the school's general business degree program. Based on the findings, the authors make recommendations for business school curriculum development.
Contemporary Endovascular Embolotherapy for Meningioma

Abstract Preoperative endovascular tumor embolization has been used for 40 years. Meningiomas are the most common benign intracranial tumor in which preoperative embolization has been most extensively described in the literature. Advocates of embolization report that it reduces operative blood-loss, and softens the tumor, thus making surgery safer and easier. Opponents suggest that it adds additional risk and cost for patients without controlled studies showing conclusive benefit. The literature suggests a 3 to 6% neurological complication rate related to embolization. The combined external and internal carotid artery blood supply and complex anastomoses of the meninges can make embolization challenging. Positive outcomes require thorough knowledge of the pertinent vascular anatomy, familiarity with the neurovascular equipment and embolics, and meticulous technique. There remains debate on several aspects of embolization, including tumors most appropriate for embolization, embolic agent of choice, ideal size of embolic, and the choice of vessel(s) to embolize. This detailed review of pertinent vascular anatomy, embolization technique, results, and complications should allow practitioners to maximize treatment outcomes in this setting.
Credit Shocks and Macroeconomic Fluctuations in Emerging Markets

In this paper, we examine the role of global and domestic credit supply shocks in macroeconomic fluctuations for Emerging Markets. For this purpose, we impose a set of zero and sign restrictions within a medium-scale Bayesian Vector Auto-Regressive model. Quarterly data from South Africa and G-7 countries in 1985-2010 show that credit supply shocks impact significantly on macroeconomic aggregates in these economies. However, credit supply shocks have played, on average, a less important role than credit demand shocks. Moreover, shocks originating from G7-countries are the main drivers of real activity in South Africa, although they played a marginal role in the 1996-1999 South African recession.
Conversion of a Conventional to an Organic Mixed Dairy Farming System: Consequences in Terms of N Fluxes

Organic farming practices are a possible way to reconcile agricultural production and water quality, but the comparative merits of conventional and organic farming practices regarding the nitrogen (N) issue are complex and still being debated. This study was designed to investigate the choices governing conversion to organic farming of an experimental mixed dairy farm in Lorraine (eastern France) and to highlight the associated changes in N fluxes. The study was conducted over a suitably long period of time at a farm scale integrating the diversity of practices in one conventional and then two autonomous organic systems (a grazing livestock system and a mixed dairy system). Two indicators were used to draw up the main features. First, the farm-gate N budgets show that the organic farm has a balance twice as low as the conventional system. Second, the soil surface balance exhibited substantial differences between functional zones. Finally, this study shows that an accurate estimation of soil surface balance requires taking into account the spatial distribution within the farm area based on practices and their rationale.
ABO Blood Group and Chronic Pancreatitis Risk in the NAPS2 Cohort

Objectives: A risk association has been observed between non-O blood groups and pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Chronic pancreatitis also increases risk for pancreatic cancer, raising questions as to whether non-O blood groups are a risk for chronic pancreatitis and whether the pathophysiologic pathways are linked. Our goal was to determine whether ABO blood group may affect the risk of chronic pancreatitis. Methods: The study cohort included chronic pancreatitis patients (n = 499) and healthy controls (n = 631) from the North American Pancreatitis Study 2 study. Genotyping was performed using Sequenom assay of rs8176746 A/C and rs505922 C/T to classify participants into ABO blood groups. Results: O blood group was nonsignificantly more common among cases (44.7% vs 42.0%; P = 0.36), particularly among cases with alcohol-related chronic pancreatitis (49.3% vs 42%; P = 0.060). Alcoholic patients without coexisting high-risk PRSS1, CFTR, or SPINK1 variants had a significant overrepresentation of O blood type when compared with controls (odds ratio, 1.54; 95% confidence interval, 1.09-2.17; P = 0.01). Conclusions: A, B, and AB blood groups were not associated with a greater likelihood of having chronic pancreatitis and may decrease the risk of chronic pancreatitis in individuals who are very heavy drinkers. These results suggest that the mechanism linking non-O blood type with pancreatic pathology is specific to carcinogenesis.
Wideband Channel Modeling for mm-Wave inside Trains for 5G-Related Applications

Passenger trains and especially metro trains have been identified as one of the key scenarios for 5G deployments. The wireless channel inside a train car is reported in the frequency range between 26.5 GHz and 40 GHz. These bands have received a lot of interest for high-density scenarios with a high-traffic demand, two of the most relevant aspects of a 5G network. In this paper we provide a full description of the wideband channel estimating Power-Delay Profiles (PDP), Saleh-Valenzuela model parameters, time-of-arrival (TOA) ranging, and path-loss results. Moreover, the performance of an automatic clustering algorithm is evaluated. The results show a remarkable degree of coherence and general conclusions are obtained.