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Social workers' perceptions of multi-disciplinary team work: A case study of health social workers at a major regional hospital in New Zealand

INTRODUCTION : International research has highlighted the importance of effective multidisciplinary team (MDT) functioning in health care settings: when collaboration between disciplines is effective, higher quality patient care results; whereas poor MDT functioning is associated with deleterious health outcomes. This study explores the findings of a small-scale case study into social workers’ views of MDT functioning at a major, regional public hospital in New Zealand. METHODS : Data was collected using in-depth interviews with eight health social workers and one focus group with three additional health social workers. Thematic analysis was used to identify key themes, and a discourse analysis undertaken to identify predominant discourses evident in the data. FINDINGS : Study participants considered that when MDTs were well-facilitated important non-medical aspects of patient care were addressed: patient care and discharge plans were communicated clearly and consistently to patients and families, and coordination between MDT members was effective. However, participants also identified occasions when the facilitation of MDTs was poor, where meetings were unstructured and unfocussed, and where social work and patient concerns with wider non-medical issues was devalued. Participants considered that such situations could lead to confusion and distress for patients and a failure to coordinate effective plans for discharge. CONCLUSION : The findings from this case-study suggest that, from the perspective of health social workers, ineffective facilitation of MDTs, an undue emphasis on the discourse of the patient as a ‘site of disease’, and a preoccupation with the management of risk can demote and devalue more holistic patient-centred perspectives, and the effectiveness of important, nonmedical aspects of patient care.
Relatedness predicts phenotypic plasticity in plants better than weediness

Background: Weedy non-native species have long been predicted to be more phenotypically plastic than native species. Question: Are weedy non-native species more plastic than natives? Organisms: Fourteen perennial plant species: Acer platanoides, Acer saccharum, Bromus inermis, Bromus latiglumis, Celastrus orbiculatus, Celastrus scandens, Elymus repens, Elymus trachycaulus, Plantago major, Plantago rugelii, Rosa multiflora, Rosa palustris, Solanum dulcamara, and Solanum carolinense. Field site: Mesic old-field in Dryden, NY (422749″N, 762640″W). Methods: We grew seven pairs of native and non-native plant congeners in the field and tested their responses to reduced competition and the addition of fertilizer. We measured the plasticity of six traits related to growth and leaf palatability (total length, leaf dry mass, maximum relative growth rate, leaf toughness, trichome density, and specific leaf area). Conclusions: Weedy non-native species did not differ consistently from natives in their phenotypic plasticity. Instead, relatedness was a better predictor of plasticity.
The New Handbookof Organizational

C ommunication networks are the patterns of contact between communication partners that are created by transmitting and exchanging messages through time and space. These networks take many forms in contemporary organizations, including personal contact networks, flows of information within and between groups, strategic alliances between firms, and global network organizations , to name but a few. This chapter examines the theoretical mechanisms that theorists and researchers have proposed to explain the creation, maintenance, and dissolution of these diverse and complex intra-and interorg-anizational networks. This focus provides an important complement to other reviews of the literature that have been organized on the ba-for helpful comments on earlier drafts of this chapter. &apter begins with a brief overview of alysis, an examination of the rela-between formal and emergent net-nd a brief discussion of organiza-s. The core of the chapter focuses lies of theories and their respective cal mechanisms that have been used to an, the emergence, maintenance, and dis-on of communication networks in orga-onal research. These are (a) theories of nterest (social capital theory and transac-St economics), (b) theories of mutual crest and collective action, (c) ex-and dependency theories (social ex-, resource dependency, and network or-onal forms), (d) contagion theories information processing, social cogni-institutional theory, structural the-(e) cognitive theories (semantic reduction and contingency theo-support theories, and (j) evolu-The chapter concludes with a agenda for future research on @y emergence and evolution of organizational $frnmunication networks. $etwork analysis consists of applying a set-_- . -. " . " *. 3LL " I-. ihe context of organizational communica-G&. g. ;. tion, network analysts often identify the enti-Sties as people who belong to one or more organizations s and to which are applied one or more communication relations, such as " pro-%des information to, " " gets information ;:. l'from, " and " communicates with. " It is aho $$T-C'omrnon to use work groups, divisions, and k$%ntire organizations as the set of entities and rz' to explore a variety of relations such as " coI-5-laborates : : ' with, " " subcontracts with, " and 'joint ventures with. " Emergence of Communication Networks + 44 I Relations in a World of Attributes Relations are central to network analysis because they define the nature of the communication connections between people, groups, and organizations. This focus stands in sharp contrast to other areas of the social sciences, which have tended to study attributes, the characteristics of people, groups, and organizations rather than …
Cross!validation of new cut!off values for high!risk waist circumference in older adults: results from four cohort studies

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The influence of visual training on predicting complex action sequences

Linking observed and executable actions appears to be achieved by an action observation network (AON), comprising parietal, premotor, and occipitotemporal cortical regions of the human brain. AON engagement during action observation is thought to aid in effortless, efficient prediction of ongoing movements to support action understanding. Here, we investigate how the AON responds when observing and predicting actions we cannot readily reproduce before and after visual training. During pre‐ and posttraining neuroimaging sessions, participants watched gymnasts and wind‐up toys moving behind an occluder and pressed a button when they expected each agent to reappear. Between scanning sessions, participants visually trained to predict when a subset of stimuli would reappear. Posttraining scanning revealed activation of inferior parietal, superior temporal, and cerebellar cortices when predicting occluded actions compared to perceiving them. Greater activity emerged when predicting untrained compared to trained sequences in occipitotemporal cortices and to a lesser degree, premotor cortices. The occipitotemporal responses when predicting untrained agents showed further specialization, with greater responses within body‐processing regions when predicting gymnasts' movements and in object‐selective cortex when predicting toys' movements. The results suggest that (1) select portions of the AON are recruited to predict the complex movements not easily mapped onto the observer's body and (2) greater recruitment of these AON regions supports prediction of less familiar sequences. We suggest that the findings inform both the premotor model of action prediction and the predictive coding account of AON function. Hum Brain Mapp, 2013. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
The World Health Report 2008 Primary Health Care – Now More Than Ever 100 Adapting reforms to country context

realities faced by countries must inform the way forward for primary health care. This chapter discusses the implications for the way universal coverage, primary care, public policy and leadership reforms are operationalized. It shows how expanding health systems offer opportunities for PHC reform in virtually every country. Despite the need for contextual specifi city, there are cross-cutting elements in the reforms, common to all countries, which provide a basis for globally shared learning and understanding about how PHC reforms can be advanced more systematically everywhere.
Scalability issues in fingerprinted audio searching

This paper discusses important scalability issues exhibited by the high-dimensional, automatic audio recognition problem. The emphasis is especially put on a well-known, robust fingerprint algorithm. Extensive tests on a very large database show the importance of the parametrization of the algorithm, in order to afford an efficient search strategy. We also quantitatively verify the capital attention that should be devoted to the caching issue, in order to avoid disk access as much as possible. Comparisons and insights are provided also with the respect to the brute-force approach.
Attitudes of Healthcare Providers towards Providing Contraceptives for Unmarried Adolescents in Ibadan, Nigeria

Objective This study sought to assess the attitude of Healthcare Providers towards providing contraceptives for unmarried adolescents in four Local Government Areas in Ibadan, Nigeria. Materials and methods A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 490 Healthcare Providers in 24 randomly selected healthcare facilities using self-administered, pre-tested questionnaires. Results More than half (57.5%) of the respondents perceived the provision of contraceptives for unmarried adolescents as promoting sexual promiscuity. The attitude of 42.7% of them was informed by the Nigerian culture which does not support premarital sex. About half (51.7%), reported that unmarried adolescents should be asked to abstain from sex rather than providing them with contraceptives. Over a third (44.2%) reported that providers should not provide services for both married and unmarried adolescents. Conclusion Many healthcare providers have unfavourable attitudes towards the provision of contraceptives for unmarried adolescents. There is a need for further training of Healthcare Providers to address this situation.
A novel protocol for secure data storage in Data Grid environment

The number of Internet connected PCs is projected to reach 1 billion by 2015, which means several PetaFLOPS of computing power and a storage capacity around one Exabyte able to exceed the one provided by any centralized system. But at the same time the amount of memory needs for the Organization is also increasing day by day for its various needs. Tapping this unused PC memory to organization storage is called Data Grid. Data Grid depends on a set of widely distributed and un-trusted storage nodes in Grid environment. Securing the Grid environment presents the distinctive set of challenges. These security challenges must be carefully managed before fully deploying Data Grids in sensitive distributed environments. In this paper we propose a cryptographic protocol able to fulfill the storage security requirements related with Data Grid. The proposed protocol uses three basic mechanisms to accomplish its goal: (a) symmetric cryptography and hashing, (b) an Information Dispersal Algorithm and (c) “Quality of Security” (QoSec) quantitative metric.
LAYOUT-AWARE ANALOG SYNTHESIS BASED ON MULTI-LEVEL OPTIMIZATION , PERFORMANCE MODEL APPROXIMATION AND SOLUTION SPACE PRUNING

This paper presents a new multilevel optimization algorithm for layout-aware synthesis of analog systems. The synthesis methodology integrates (1) block parameter search, (2) block placement, and (3) global interconnect routing while maintaining an accurate perspective about layout parasitic. Multilevel optimization conducts a sequence of exploration steps, in which each step uses performance models of superior accuracy (with respect to the previous steps), while searching reduced parameter domains. The paper defines original algorithms for design parameter abstraction, abstraction error evaluation, and design space pruning. Theoretical and experimental results show a superior convergence of the multilevel algorithm ascompared to flat exploration. Execution time is also much improved without trading-off quality.
Bayesian data mining techniques in public health and biomedical applications

To my family, in Korea and in Atlanta. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am deeply indebted to my advisor Dr. Brani Vidakovic for his guidance and support in countless ways. Without his enlightening instruction, great kindness and patience, unwavering enthusiasm and trust, I could not have completed my thesis. I also want to extend my gratitude to my thesis committee members, Dr. for all their careful reviewing and insightful comments. Their detailed reviews and constructive comments greatly improved this thesis. Many thanks to my CDC-ORISE fellowship supervisors, Laurie Barker and Susan Griffin. They have provided me a wonderful environment and full support to pursue my research. I could not have imagined having better supervisors. Thank you also to my fellow graduate students, especially Hyojung Kang and Chia-Jung Chang. You all have made my life in Atlanta so much more meaningful. Finally, and most importantly, I would like to thank my family. I wouldn't have made it this far without their constant prayer, support, and love. 1 Summary measures and their variance for discrete data meta-analysis. 14 Logistic classification based on the wavelet spectra slope; five different estimation methods were compared, each with real-valued (DWT) and complex (DCWT) wavelet transform.
Skin surface lipid composition, acne, pubertal development, and urinary excretion of testosterone and 17-ketosteroids in children.

Fifty-two children, age 5-10, from acne-prone families, were studied for a period of 1 year to examine the interrelationship between sebum, acne, pubertal development, and urinary steroid excretion. In each of the subjects, 30 boys and 22 girls, the composition of forehead skin lipid was determined 4 times yearly by thin-layer chromatography, with measurement of triglycerides, diglycerides, free fatty acids, wax esters, squalene, cholesterol, and cholesterol esters. Twice yearly, examination was made of the presence or absence of acne, pubertal maturation and the 24-hour urinary excretion of testosterone as determined by radioimmunnoassay, and of total 17-ketosteroids, dehydroepiandrosterone, androsterone, and etiocholanolone, as determined by paper chromatography. The relative amount of sebaceous lipids was positively correlated with age of the subjects (wax esters p less than .001, squalene p less than .05), as was the triglyceride-diglyceride component (p less than .05). No significant correlation was seen with the fatty acids. Acne, primarily comedonal, occurred in 27/52 subjects (15 girls, 12 boys) and was associated with higher sebum values. One-half of the children with acne had no signs of pubertal development. A significantly positive correlation was observed between the relative amount of sebaceous lipid and the urinary excretion of 17-ketosteroids, androsterone, and etiocholanolone in both sexes, and of testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone in boys. The development of acne in children is an early pubertal event, often evident before other signs of pubertal maturation, and it is associated with an increase in sebum and in the urinary excretion of androgenic steroids.
Further Reliability and Validity of the Heterosexist Attitudes in Sport—Lesbian Scale

Homophobia and heterosexism in women’s collegiate athletics has been predominantly researched using qualitatively methodology (e.g., Blinde & Taub, 1992; Kauer & Krane, 2006; Krane 1996, 1997; Krane & Barber, 2003). Few researchers have examined the heterosexist attitudes from a quantitative perspective and few with a sport—specific questionnaire. The researcher examined whether on-going evidence of reliability and validity for the Heterosexist Attitudes in Sport—Lesbian scale (Mullin, 2013) questionnaire would be demonstrated. Female collegiate athletes (N = 239) from the mid-Atlantic region completed the HAS-L as well as a battery of questionnaires. Approximately 4 weeks later, participants completed the HAS-L again. The HAS-L was significantly related with the Attitudes toward Lesbians subscale of the Attitudes toward Lesbians and Gay Males—Short scale (Herek & McLemore, 2011) and other identified correlates of heterosexism, suggesting evidence of some criterion-related and convergent validity. Interna.
Genetic Analysis of Assembly of theSalmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Type III Secretion-Associated Needle Complex

ABSTRACT Several pathogenic bacteria have evolved a specialized protein secretion system termed type III to secrete and deliver effector proteins into eukaryotic host cells. Salmonella entericaserovar Typhimurium uses one such system to mediate entry into nonphagocytic cells. This system is composed of more than 20 proteins which are encoded within a pathogenicity island (SPI-1) located at centisome 63 of its chromosome. A subset of these components form a supramolecular structure, termed the needle complex, that resembles the flagellar hook-basal body complex. The needle complex is composed of a multiple-ring cylindrical base that spans the bacterial envelope and a needle-like extension that protrudes from the bacterial outer surface. Although the components of this structure have been identified, little is known about its assembly. In this study we examined the effect of loss-of-function mutations in each of the type III secretion-associated genes encoded within SPI-1 on the assembly of the needle complex. This analysis indicates that the assembly of this organelle occurs in discrete, genetically separable steps. A model for the assembly pathway of this important organelle is proposed that involves asec-dependent step leading to the assembly of the base substructure followed by a sec-independent process resulting in the assembly of the needle portion.
DNA sequences of three papA genes from uropathogenic Escherichia coli strains: evidence of structural and serological conservation

Pyelonephritis-associated pili (Pap) are important in the pathogenesis of ascending, unobstructive Escherichia coli-caused renal infections because these surface bacterial organelles mediate digalactoside-specific binding to host uroepithelial cells. Pap are composed of many different polypeptides, of which only the tip proteins mediate specific binding. The PapA moiety polymerizes to form the bulk of the pilus structure and has been employed in vaccines despite its lack of Gal alpha(1-4)Gal receptor specificity. Animal recipients of PapA pilus-based vaccines are protected against experimental pyelonephritis caused by homologous and heterologous Gal-Gal-binding uropathogenic E. coli strains. Specific PapA immunoglobulin G antibodies in urine are correlated with protection in these infection models. The nucleotide sequences of the gene encoding PapA were determined for three E. coli clones expressing F7(1), F7(2), and F9 pili and were compared with corresponding sequences for other F serotypes. Specific rabbit antisera were employed in enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays to study the cross-reactivity between Gal-Gal pili purified from recombinant strains expressing F7(1), F7(2), F9, or F13 pili and among 60 Gal-Gal-binding wild-type strains. We present data which corroborate the concept that papA genes are highly homologous and encode proteins which exhibit greater than 70% homology among pili of different serotypes. The differences primarily occur in the cysteine-cysteine loop and variable regions and constitute the basis for serological diversity of these pili. Although there are differences in primary structures among these pili, antisera raised against pili of one serotype cross-reacted frequently with many other Gal-Gal pili of different serotypes. Furthermore, antisera raised against pili of the F13 serotype cross-reacted strongly or moderately with 52 (86%) of 60 wild-type Gal-Gal-binding E. coli strains. These data suggest that there are common immunogenic domains among these proteins. These additional data further support the hypothesis that broadly cross-protective PapA pilus vaccines for the immunoprophylaxis of pyelonephritis might be developed.
The Function to Serve: A Social-Justice-Oriented Investigation of Community College Mission Statements

This study investigated the ways that mission statements from 70 Hispanic-serving community colleges communicated their commitment to their Hispanic-serving function. Reference specifically to the Hispanic-serving function was absent, but references to culture and access were relatively common. Findings describe the ways culture and access were used in the mission statements. The article suggests more explicit reference to the Hispanic-serving nature of the institution in materials readily available to the public.
Age-associated impairments in a test of attention: evidence for involvement of cholinergic systems

We trained three groups of rats, young (Y; 3 months at the start of study), middle aged (MA; 15 months), and aged (AG; 22 months), in the serial five-choice serial reaction time task, a test of attention. There were clear age-related differences in task acquisition Y acquired the task quicker than MA rats, which learned faster than AG rats. A subgroup of AG rats [AG(I)] could not reach criterion (> 80% correct, < 20% omissions under standard conditions of 0.5 sec stimulus duration, 5 sec limited hold). Accordingly, they were tested under conditions of 1 sec stimulus duration. Having acquired the task, under standard conditions both MA and AG groups were slower to make a correct response but not to collect the food reward. Furthermore, parameter changes, particularly reductions in stimulus duration and intensity, revealed further age-related changes in accuracy. Following completion of these studies, animals were trained in a simpler one-choice task. Importantly, reducing stimulus duration/intensity in this task revealed no differences between Y and MA/AG groups, although AG(I) rats were impaired. This dissociation between MA/AG impairments in the one- and five-choice task suggests that these animals may show attentional deficits compared with Y rats, which are independent of changes in sensory (visual), motor function, or motivation. Finally, the MA deficit in attention was partially reversed by tacrine pretreatment (3 mg/kg). Also scopolamine (0.01–0.075 mg/kg) and mecamylamine (0.3–5 mg/kg) pretreatment impaired choice accuracy of MA but not Y rats. Taken together, the drug studies imply that the attentional deficits may at least be partially due to changes in cholinergic function.