bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Speaking about vision, talking in the name of so much more: A methodological framework for ventriloquial analyses in organization studies
Authors: Nathues Ellen , van Vuuren Mark , Cooren François
Published: May 2020

Organizations have long been treated as stable and fixed entities, defined by concrete buildings, catchy names, and strategic goals neatly written on paper. The Communicative Constitution of Organizations (CCO) school proposes an alternative, practice-grounded conceptualization for studying organizations as emerging in communicative (inter)actions. In so doing, CCO invites organizational scholars to trace back organizational phenomena to how they are communicated into existence. The concept of ventriloquism can help us explain the communicative constitutive view as it depicts how various elements of a situation are communicated into being and make a difference in interaction. However, ventriloquism lacks a proper methodological outline. Taking employee conversations about visions—a classic constituent of organizations—as our venue, we created a four-step framework for ventriloquial analyses and explored how visions are talked into existence. In this paper, we introduce and illustrate our analytical framework, showing how to identify, order, and present ventriloquial effects. We thus provide organizational (communication) scholars with a new methodological tool that facilitates the systematic inquiry into organizing and the organized from a communicative constitutive perspective.
“Trust But Verify”: How middle managers in a multinational use proverbs to translate an imported management concept
Authors: Outila Virpi , Piekkari Rebecca , Mihailova Irina , Angouri Jo
Published: May 2020

In this paper we report on how middle managers in a Russian subsidiary translate empowerment, a ‘western’ management concept imposed by the Finnish headquarters. The analysis shows that in their discursive struggles these middle managers mobilised proverbs to address competing discourses that reflected imported and local ideals of good management. We advance organisational translation research by highlighting the value of proverbs as an understudied discursive resource in translation activities on the ground. The paper also examines the dual role of middle managers as both translators and implementers of an imported and imposed concept in a multinational corporation. Translation work carried out by middle managers in multinationals has received limited attention in previous research. Finally, by bringing together the discursive and the interlingual, we join recent efforts to broaden the definition of translation to encompass translation work undertaken in multilingual organisations.
Adherence to American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Clinical Practice Guidelines: A Systematic Review
Authors: Ryan Marisa A. , Leu Grace R. , Boss Emily F. , Raynor Eileen M. , Walsh Jonathan M.
Published: May 2020

Objective

Clinical practice guidelines synthesize and disseminate the best available evidence to guide clinical decisions and increase high‐quality care. Since 2004, the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO‐HNSF) has published 16 guidelines. The objective of this review was to evaluate clinicians’ adherence to these guidelines’ recommendations as measured in the literature.

Data Sources

We searched PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science on August 29, 2019, for studies published after June 1, 2004.

Review Methods

We systematically identified peer‐reviewed studies in English that reported clinician adherence to AAO‐HNSF guideline recommendations. Two authors independently reviewed and abstracted study characteristics, including publication date, population, sample size, guideline adherence, and risk of bias.

Results

The search yielded 385 studies. We excluded 331 studies during title/abstract screening and 32 more after full‐text review. The remaining 22 studies evaluated recommendations from 8 of the 16 guidelines. The Otitis Media with Effusion, Polysomnography, Tonsillectomy, and Sinusitis guidelines were studied most. Study designs included retrospective chart reviews (7, 32%), clinician surveys (7, 32%), and health care database analyses (8, 36%). Studies reported adherence ranging from 0% to 99.8% with a mean of 56%. Adherence varied depending on the recommendation evaluated, type of recommendation, clinician type, and clinical setting. Adherence to the polysomnography recommendations was low (8%‐65.3%). Adherence was higher for the otitis media with effusion (76%‐90%) and tonsillectomy (43%‐98.9%) recommendations.

Conclusions

Adherence to recommendations in the AAO‐HNSF guidelines varies widely. These findings highlight areas for further guideline dissemination, research about guideline adoption, and quality improvement.
Visual Speech Recognition: Improving Speech Perception in Noise through Artificial Intelligence
Authors: Raghavan Arun M. , Lipschitz Noga , Breen Joseph T. , Samy Ravi N. , Kohlberg Gavriel D.
Published: May 2020

Objectives

To compare speech perception (SP) in noise for normal‐hearing (NH) individuals and individuals with hearing loss (IWHL) and to demonstrate improvements in SP with use of a visual speech recognition program (VSRP).

Study Design

Single‐institution prospective study.

Setting

Tertiary referral center.

Subjects and Methods

Eleven NH and 9 IWHL participants in a sound‐isolated booth facing a speaker through a window. In non‐VSRP conditions, SP was evaluated on 40 Bamford‐Kowal‐Bench speech‐in‐noise test (BKB‐SIN) sentences presented by the speaker at 50 A‐weighted decibels (dBA) with multiperson babble noise presented from 50 to 75 dBA. SP was defined as the percentage of words correctly identified. In VSRP conditions, an infrared camera was used to track 35 points around the speaker’s lips during speech in real time. Lip movement data were translated into speech‐text via an in‐house developed neural network–based VSRP. SP was evaluated similarly in the non‐VSRP condition on 42 BKB‐SIN sentences, with the addition of the VSRP output presented on a screen to the listener.

Results

In high‐noise conditions (70‐75 dBA) without VSRP, NH listeners achieved significantly higher speech perception than IWHL listeners (38.7% vs 25.0%, P =. 02). NH listeners were significantly more accurate with VSRP than without VSRP (75.5% vs 38.7%, P <. 0001), as were IWHL listeners (70.4% vs 25.0% P <. 0001). With VSRP, no significant difference in SP was observed between NH and IWHL listeners (75.5% vs 70.4%, P =. 15).

Conclusions

The VSRP significantly increased speech perception in high‐noise conditions for NH and IWHL participants and eliminated the difference in SP accuracy between NH and IWHL listeners.
An Otolaryngologist Redeployed to a COVID‐19 Intensive Care Unit: Lessons Learned
Authors: Dhar Shumon Ian
Published: May 2020

The COVID‐19 pandemic has placed a significant personnel burden on intensive care units across the globe. Physicians from various specialties, including otolaryngology, have heeded the call and been redeployed to provide support, serving in a capacity outside their usual scope of practice. The author shares personal experience from redeployment and provides a framework for otolaryngologists to maximize their impact while providing high‐quality patient care and preserving their personal safety.
‘Marea’ on Lake Mareotis: A Roman Amphorae Dump, a Byzantine Period House, and Its Early Islamic Dwellers
Authors: Gwiazda Mariusz , Wielgosz-Rondolino Dagmara
Published: May 2020

‘Marea’ is situated on the south-western shore of Lake Mareotis, some 40 km south-west of Alexandria and 4 km south of the Mediterranean coast, in a region that enjoyed considerable economic significance in the Graeco-Roman Period due to wine production. In 2011, a Polish expedition from the Archaeological Museum of Kraków, on behalf of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, initiated excavations at House H1 and focused their research in the structure’s southern reaches. Then, in both 2014 and 2016, the excavations continued under the direction of a Polish team from the University of Warsaw. Based on this archaeological research as well as a stratigraphic analysis, it was possible to conclude that over the years the character of House H1 underwent substantial changes attested to by various kinds of alterations (wall demolition, introducing new partition structures and installations inside of rooms, constant rise of occupation levels). Our research enabled us to distinguish four main phases of habitation in this part of the archaeological site, beginning from the second century until its demise before the ninth century.
Mobile Application Development and Testing for Work Zone Activity Real-Time Data Collection
Authors: Azadi Farzaneh , Adu-Gyamfi Yaw , Sun Carlos , Edara Praveen
Published: May 2020

Work zones are prevalent in the United States as the infrastructure is increasingly in need of maintenance. Lack of reliable data is one of the main obstacles in work zone research. Reliability suffers because of underreporting of crashes and inclusion in the analysis of irrelevant activities that are not attributable to work zones. In addition, the work zone environment is very dynamic, resulting in differing reasons for crashes. These are barriers to gaining an accurate understanding of safety in work zones. The objective of this paper is to design, develop, and deploy a mobile application (app) for real-time work zone data collection to address these issues. The development process consisted of the following steps. First, a user interface was designed to enable users to collect various work zone activity information. Second, taking advantage of recent advances in cloud computing, a real-time database was designed for efficient storage and instantaneous communication of work zone activity data. Field tests were then conducted at 13 work zone sites in Columbia, Missouri. Finally, the performance of the app was evaluated based on scalability, precision, and user friendliness. The app was able to respond to queries at real-time speeds even as the size of the database and the number of users increased. The precision of sensors was within appreciable accuracy for the geolocation. The app’s user friendliness was acknowledged by the users. The successful deployment of this mobile app would lead to accurate work zone data which is very useful for work zone management, traveler information, contract monitoring, safety analysis, and project coordination.
Approach for Determination of Maximum Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Content in Polymer-Modified Asphalt Mixture
Authors: Park Bongsuk , Zou Jian , Roque Reynaldo , Lopp George , Wu Zhengyu
Published: May 2020

Reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP), commonly generated from the millings of damaged roads, contains recyclable asphalt and aggregate. Polymer-modified asphalt (PMA) binders have had proven success in mitigating rutting and cracking in asphalt pavements. However, benefits associated with PMA binder may be reduced by aged and more brittle RAP binder. Currently, the maximum usage of RAP in PMA mixture is limited to 10–20% by several Departments of Transportation in the United States. Other than maximum RAP content, no criterion related to RAP characteristics is used to limit RAP usage in PMA mixture. Recent studies showed RAP binder stiffness and RAP aggregate gradation appeared to be important characteristics related to cracking performance of PMA mixture containing RAP. Therefore, this research focused on determining maximum allowable RAP content in PMA mixture for individual RAP sources based on key RAP characteristics identified, that is, RAP stiffness and RAP fineness. Interstitial component direct tension (ICDT) test was conducted to determine fracture energy for interstitial component (i.e., the fine portion of PMA mixture containing RAP), which is known to be correlated well with the fracture energy of the corresponding mixture. Results showed introduction of coarser and less stiff RAP generally resulted in greater fracture energy, which allowed up to 40% RAP usage in PMA mixture. Integration of key RAP characteristics identified and the results of ICDT test provide a systematic approach for determination of maximum RAP content in PMA mixtures. Further research is recommended to evaluate additional RAP sources to verify the proposed approach.
Long-term Outcomes of Intensive Inpatient Care for Severe, Resistant Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Résultats à long terme de soins intensifs à des patients hospitalisés pour un trouble obsessionnel-compulsif grave et résistant
Authors: Balachander Srinivas , Bajaj Aakash , Hazari Nandita , Kumar Ajay , Anand Nitin , Manjula M. , Sudhir Paulomi M. , Cherian Anish V. , Narayanaswamy Janardhanan C. , Jaisoorya T. S. , Math Suresh Bada , Kandavel Thennarasu , Arumugham Shyam Sundar , Janardhan Reddy Y. C.
Published: May 2020

Objective:

A substantial proportion of severely ill patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) do not respond to serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) and are unable to practice cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on an out-patient basis. We report the short-term (at discharge) and long-term (up to 2 years) outcome of a multimodal inpatient treatment program that included therapist-assisted intensive CBT with adjunctive pharmacotherapy for severely ill OCD patients who are often resistant to SRIs and are either unresponsive or unable to practice outpatient CBT.

Methods:

A total of 420 patients, admitted between January 2012 and December 2017 were eligible for the analysis. They were evaluated using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (YBOCS), and the Clinical Global Impression (CGI) scale. All patients received 4 to 5 therapist-assisted CBT sessions per week along with standard pharmacotherapy. Naturalistic follow-up information at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months were recorded.

Results:

At baseline, patients were mostly severely ill (YBOCS = 29.9 ± 4.5) and nonresponsive to ≥2 SRIs (83%). Mean duration of inpatient stay was 42.7 ± 25.3 days. At discharge, there was a significant decline in the mean YBOCS score (29.9 ± 4.5 vs. 18.1 ± 7.7, P < .001, Cohen’s d = 1.64); 211/420 (50%) were responders (≥35% YBOCS reduction and CGI-I≤2) and an additional 86/420 (21%) were partial responders (25% to 35% YBOCS reduction and CGI-I≤3). Using latent class growth modeling of the follow-up data, 4 distinct classes were identified, which include “remitters” (14.5%), “responders” (36.5%), “minimal responders” (34.7%), and “nonresponders” (14.6%). Shorter duration of illness, better insight, and lesser contamination/washing symptoms predicted better response in both short- and long-term follow-up.

Conclusion:

Intensive, inpatient-based care for OCD may be an effective option for patients with severe OCD and should be considered routinely in those who do not respond with outpatient treatment.
Optimizing leaf sweeping and collection in the Argentine city of Trenque Lauquen
Authors: Delle Donne Diego , Di Tomaso Valeria , Duran Guillermo
Published: May 2020

A solution strategy based on integer linear programming models has been developed for leaf sweeping operations in the Argentine city of Trenque Lauquen. The aim is to achieve efficiency in the assignment of sweepers to city blocks, the identification of leaf bag deposit points and the routes to be followed by collection trucks for leaf bag pickup. Previous to this strategy, sweeper assignments were improvised and inefficient, with blocks often left unswept. Furthermore, no method was available for accurately determining the number of sweepers needed to ensure either full coverage of all city zones within the working day or a balanced work load distribution across all sweepers. Application of the solution strategy by the city has resulted in efficient definitions of sweeper requirements while optimizing sweeper assignments such that all blocks are covered. Once the strategy is fully implemented, the number of bag deposit points under the manual definitions should be reduced by roughly one-half and the total travel distance of the truck routes, modelled as an asymmetric travelling salesman problem, should be cut by 10–15% with the consequent savings in time, vehicle use and fuel consumption.
Doing Murga, Undoing Gender: Feminist Carnival in Argentina
Authors: Mcreynolds-Pérez Julia , O’Brien Michael S.
Published: May 2020

Murga porteña, the satirical street theatre tradition associated with Carnival in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is historically a strongly patriarchal institution. Prominent roles such as reciting poetry, singing, and playing percussion instruments have been reserved exclusively for men. As the feminist movement in Argentina has grown in visibility and importance in recent years, feminist murga participants disrupted these patriarchal patterns. Women murga performers (murgueras) have begun to use murga as a space for feminist practice, both by creating women-only organizations to learn murga skills and by bringing feminist perspectives into mixed-gender murgas. Murgueras are engaged in a multifaceted feminist project that disrupts gendered patterns by building women-only spaces to develop competence in the performance of historically masculine skills such as percussion. Drawing on ethnographic participant-observation of murga events as well as in-depth interviews with key organizers at the confluence of murga and feminism, we explore the ways in which murga has provided the spaces and strategies for collective feminist engagement. Murgas have become important social institutions in which women are “undoing gender” and disseminating feminist perspectives, even as most members join them not as explicitly feminist institutions.
Signaling and Stakeholder Honesty: On the Individual and Combined Effects of Owner Family Membership and Religious Affiliation
Authors: von Bieberstein Frauke , Crede Ann-Kathrin , Essl Andrea , Hack Andreas
Published: May 2020

Stakeholder honesty is highly important for managers, for instance, in decisions involving hiring. Due to reciprocity, stakeholders are more likely to be honest if the managers act honestly themselves. However, external stakeholders often cannot observe managers’ actions and instead have to rely on signals. This article examines the effects of two signals—a manager’s owner family membership and religious affiliation—on stakeholder honesty. By conducting an economic experiment and a survey, we find that stakeholders behave more honestly toward family managers compared to nonfamily managers. This effect is reinforced if the family manager is presented as religious.
Transformation based on likelihood ratio
Authors: Yang Jianping , Kuan Pei-Fen , Li Jialiang
Published: May 2020

We respond here on a recent letter in this journal, on the transformation based on likelihood ratio.
Validity of Transformative Experiences: An Unfolding
Authors: Li Peiwei , Ross Karen
Published: May 2020

In this article, we explore the concept of validity as it applies to transformative experiences, asking how can we know when individuals are transformed as the result of some experience? What criteria or principles might be used to assess the validity of claims made about transformation? We suggest that validity in this context—what we call transformative validity—must transcend existing understandings that emphasize validity as a “thing” to be “achieved.” Instead, we introduce a new conceptualization of validity to the qualitative inquiry community: We suggest that transformative validity is best conceptualized as a process that centers intersubjectivity, dialogue, and recognition and is always open and rooted in uncertainty.
The Campus Sexual Assault Policy and Prevention Initiative: Findings From Key Informant Interviews
Authors: Backman Deborah , Spear Kaitlin , Mumford Elizabeth A. , Taylor Bruce G.
Published: May 2020

Addressing the widespread problem of sexual assault in college environments requires both prevention programming and policies addressing sexual misconduct in institutions of higher education. Through the Campus Sexual Assault Policy and Prevention Initiative, nine programs funded by the Office on Women’s Health approached this problem within a network of eight to 13 campuses apiece, supported by national organizations and local task forces. Near the close of the 3-year project period (June 2016–June 2019), key informant interviews were conducted with project directors and campus representatives. Contextual factors elucidating the project approaches, challenges, and successes were investigated through 31 interviews (nine grantee interviews and 22 campus representative interviews). Analyses across all interview content contributed to the development of several key themes related to staffing efforts to strengthen campus policies and prevention programs, working within institutions of varying structural characteristics, infusing efforts with trauma-informed perspectives, attending to cultural differences across campuses, and seeking to follow recommended guidelines in the context of campus-specific factors. Overall, the interviewees reported specific progress toward the program goals.
Long-term outcomes of pediatric traumatic cataracts and retinal detachments due to self-inflicted injuries
Authors: Felfeli Tina , Mireskandari Kamiar , Ali Asim
Published: May 2020

Purpose

To report the characteristics and longitudinal visual outcomes of traumatic cataracts and retinal detachments in children with self-inflicted injury.

Methods

A retrospective case series of pediatric patients at a tertiary care center who sustained ocular trauma due to self-inflicted injury between 2000 and 2014.

Results

A total of 11 children, all with an intellectual disability and a mean age of 10 ± 4.8 years (range, 2.8–16.2), were identified with traumatic cataract secondary to ocular self-inflicted injury over the study period. Five eyes had a concurrent unilateral retinal detachment. Over the course of follow-up, one additional eye developed a cataract and five eyes developed a retinal detachment. Patients underwent an average of 2.5 ± 2.3 procedures and 17.1 ± 10.7 eye examinations over 11.7 ± 4.2 years of follow-up; 36% required general anesthesia for examination. Visual acuity was improved or preserved in 77% of the eyes that underwent surgical interventions, but was worse in the remaining cases due to development of traumatic retinal detachment. The use of protective helmets, eye shields, and immobilizing orthoses were essential in management of active self-inflicted injury.

Conclusion

Traumatic cataracts and retinal detachments due to self-inflicted injury may cause severe visual loss. Visual prognosis although poor in children with severe intellectual disabilities may be optimized with risk awareness for early detection and customized interventions.
Observation of the far peripheral retina of normal eyes by ultra-wide field fluorescein angiography
Authors: Wang Xiaoling , Xu A’min , Yi Zuohuizi , He Lu , Liu Juejun , Zheng Hongmei , Chen Changzheng
Published: May 2020

Purpose

The appearance of the far peripheral retina in normal eyes was observed using an Optos ultra-wide field fluorescein angiography imaging system.

Methods

A cross-sectional study of ultra-wide field pseudocolor and angiography images obtained using the Optos 200Tx. Four different non-vascular and six vascular-associated fluorescence features in far peripheral retina were analyzed.

Results

A total of 166 eyes in 83 patients met the inclusion criteria. The mean patient age was 40.78 ± 10.94 years (range: 20–65 years) with a female-to-male ratio of 0.98. Slight cataract were present in 64 eyes (38.55%), low to moderate myopia in 50 eyes (30.12%), and unspecified visual disturbances in 52 eyes (31.33%). Far peripheral retinas were found to have mottled florescent band in 42.17% eyes, ground glass hyperfluorescence in 84.34% eyes, granular hyperfluorescence in 12.65% eyes, local mottled fluorescence in 10.84% eyes, vascular anastomosis with a peripheral avascular area in 36.23% eyes, invisible capillary details in 50.67% eyes, vessels passing through the ora serrata in 16.98% eyes, late-phase slight leakage in 32.53% eyes, angiectasis in 18.67% eyes, and microaneurysm in 34.94% eyes.

Conclusion

Ultra-wide field fluorescein angiography revealed various fluorescence features in the periphery of normal eyes, providing a basis for interpreting normal and pathological changes in peripheral retina and an important reference for clinical work.
Resection of an orbital haemangiopericytoma after direct intraoperative injection of 40% N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate and 60% Lipiodol
Authors: Chalkiadaki Evangelia , Kourvetaris Dimitrios , Lagios Konstantinos , Karmiris Efthymios , Patouras Paraskeyas , Patelis Andreas , Brittain Paul
Published: May 2020

Haemangiopericytoma is a highly vascular tumour, which is a rare soft tissue lesion that may arise anywhere in the body, including the orbit. During its surgical resection, it is too friable for the surgeon to handle and it can bleed severely causing many problems to the surgeon. That is why many surgical approaches have been reported till now, aiming at total excision with minimal blood loss. In this case, total resection of an orbital haemangiopericytoma in a 61-year-old Caucasian woman, using an intraoperative 23G needle injection of 40% n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate and 60% lipiodol, is presented. The lesion was directly injected under fluoroscopic visualization, after which it became firm enough to be surgically removed without significant bleeding.
Rock the Vote or Block the Vote? How the Cost of Voting Affects the Voting Behavior of American Youth
Authors: Juelich Courtney L. , Coll Joseph A.
Published: May 2020

Young voters make up the largest portion of the electorate but vote at the lowest rates of any age group. While scholars have studied how culture affects youth political participation, few studies have analyzed how institutional barriers affect youth voting—even though these laws have been found to affect turnout of other disadvantaged groups. Considering younger citizens are more likely to be non-habitual voters with less political knowledge, efficacy, and resources, it is possible that these laws have magnified effects for youths. This could explain why new voters, facing new restrictions to voting, are participating at lower percentages than youths of earlier cohorts. Using the 2004–2016 Current Population Survey ( N = 360,000) and the Cost of Voting Index to test the effects of restrictive electoral environments on youth turnout, we find that restrictive environments disproportionately hurt young voters by decreasing the probability they turn out by 16 percentage points, compared with older voters.
Seeing Is Believing: An Experiment on Absentee Ballots and Voter Confidence
Authors: Bryant Lisa A.
Published: May 2020

Since the 2000 election, researchers have taken an interest in the role of voter confidence and its importance as an assessment of public trust in electoral outcomes. Many factors may influence voter confidence including the way in which a voter casts their ballot. Previous research has found that absentee voters consistently report the lowest levels of confidence that their votes were counted correctly. This study uses an experiment to examine how voting method impacts voter confidence. Voters were randomly assigned to either an in-person or absentee voting condition. Participants assigned to the absentee condition expressed lower levels of confidence that their votes would be counted correctly than those assigned to the in-person voting condition. Voters who had to ask for assistance during the experiment also reported lower levels of confidence. This could have implications for voter confidence levels nationally as vote-by-mail continues to grow in popularity.
Balloon-Assisted Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Thrombin Injection of Iatrogenic Femoral Artery Pseudoaneurysms: A Case Report and Description of the Technique
Authors: Vowels Travis J. , Zubair M. Mujeeb , Bismuth Jean , Le Linda
Published: May 2020

Ultrasound-guided thrombin injection (UGTI) has emerged as the first-line treatment for moderately sized or persistent pseudoaneurysms (PSAs). Although rare, the most feared complication of UGTI is arterial thrombosis or embolism during the off-label injection of thrombin causing acute limb ischemia requiring emergent surgical intervention. Higher thrombin volume, rapidity of injection, and wide or short-neck PSAs are all thought to increase the risk of arterial thrombosis or embolism during this procedure. For patients with unfavorable PSA anatomy who are high-risk surgical candidates due to their medical comorbidities or active critical illness, balloon-assisted thrombin injection (BATI) has been suggested as a means to potentially reduce the risk of thrombosis or distal embolization associated with UGTI. This minimally invasive technique also decreases the risk of groin wound dehiscence or infection associated with open repair, especially in patients who are morbidly obese or have had prior groin surgery. We report a patient with a complex femoral artery PSA after endovascular intervention who was successfully treated with BATI and describe the procedure in detail.
Campus Wellness Facility, Student Contentment and Health
Authors: Makubuya Timothy , Kell Yvette , Maro Cyprian , Wang Zhankun
Published: May 2020

Many U.S. college campuses have ways in which users’ lives can be enriched through wellness efforts. Provision of wellness and recreational services through a state of the art or newly renovated recreation and wellness facility is one avenue. The primary goal of this study was to determine the level of campus recreation facility satisfaction and utilization outcomes among student users at a Midwestern U.S. institution. The Recreation Wellness Survey was designed and its items were successfully tested for reliability using Cronbach’s α. Study results revealed that student perceptions of satisfaction in key areas predicted their development of healthy habits and overall satisfaction. The study highlights the necessity of satisfaction with key aspects of campus recreational facilities in the development of utilization outcomes among student users.
Persistent proliferation of keratinocytes and prolonged expression of pronociceptive inflammatory mediators might be associated with the postoperative pain in KK mice
Authors: Guo Ruijuan , Hao Junqiang , Ma Danxu , Li Huili , Liao Kaihua , Wang Yun
Published: May 2020

Epidermal keratinocytes play a vital role in restoration of the intact skin barrier during wound healing. The negative effect of hyperglycemia may prolong the wound healing process. Epidermal keratinocytes have been demonstrated to modulate and directly initiate nociceptive responses in rat models of fractures and chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain. However, it is unclear whether epidermal keratinocytes are involved in the development and maintenance of incisional pain in nondiabetic or diabetic animals. In the current study, using behavioral tests and immunohistochemistry, we investigated the differential keratinocytes proliferation and expression of pronociceptive inflammatory mediators in keratinocytes in C57BL/6J mice and diabetic KK mice. Our data showed that plantar incision induced postoperative pain hypersensitivity in both C57BL/6J mice and KK mice, while the duration of postoperative pain hypersensitivity in KK mice was longer than that in C57BL/6J mice. Moreover, plantar incision induced the keratinocytes proliferation and expression of IL-1β and TNF-α in keratinocytes in both C57BL/6J mice and KK mice. Interestingly, compared to C57BL/6J mice, the slower and more persistent proliferation of keratinocytes and expression of IL-1β and TNF-α in keratinocytes were observed in KK mice. Together, our study suggested that plantar incision may induce the differential keratinocytes proliferation and expression of IL-1β and TNF-α in kertinocytes in diabetic and nondiabetic animals, which might be associated with the development and maintenance differences in diabetic and nondiabetic postoperative pain.
Testing the Effectiveness of Correction Placement and Type on Instagram
Authors: Vraga Emily K. , Kim Sojung Claire , Cook John , Bode Leticia
Published: May 2020

Despite concerns about misinformation across social media platforms, little attention has been paid to how to correct misinformation on visual platforms like Instagram. This study uses an experimental design on a national sample to test two features of user-based correction strategies on Instagram for a divisive issue on which misinformation abounds: the issue of climate change. First, we unite the inoculation and correction literature to test the efficacy of prebunking corrections that come before exposure to the misinformation versus debunking strategies that occur after exposure. Second, we compare fact-focused corrections that provide accurate information to rebut the misinformation against logic-focused corrections that highlight the rhetorical flaw underpinning the misinformation. Our findings suggest that these strategies intersect to reduce misperceptions. Logic-focused corrections effectively reduce misperceptions regardless of their placement before or after the misinformation, and appear to function in part by reducing perceptions of the credibility of the misinformation post. Fact-focused corrections only reduce misperceptions when they occur after the misinformation, but are seen as more credible than logic-focused corrections. We discuss the implications of our findings for understanding the theoretical mechanism by which correction can occur and the practical guidelines to best correct misinformation in visual social media spaces.
Epicardial adipose tissue: an emerging biomarker of cardiovascular complications in type 2 diabetes?
Authors: Christensen Regitse Højgaard , von Scholten Bernt Johan , Lehrskov Louise Lang , Rossing Peter , Jørgensen Peter Godsk
Published: May 2020

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and heart failure, which highlights the need for improved understanding of factors contributing to the pathophysiology of these complications as they are the leading cause of mortality in T2D. Patients with T2D have high levels of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT). EAT is known to secrete inflammatory factors, lipid metabolites, and has been proposed to apply mechanical stress on the cardiac muscle that may accelerate atherosclerosis, cardiac remodeling, and heart failure. High levels of EAT in patients with T2D have been associated with atherosclerosis, diastolic dysfunction, and incident cardiovascular events, and this fat depot has been suggested as an important link coupling diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease. Despite this, the predictive potential of EAT in general, and in patients with diabetes, is yet to be established, and, up until now, the clinical relevance of EAT is therefore limited. Should this link be established, importantly, studies show that this fat depot can be modified both by pharmacological and lifestyle interventions. In this review, we first introduce the role of adipose tissue in T2D and present mechanisms involved in the pathophysiology of EAT and pericardial adipose tissue (PAT) in general, and in patients with T2D. Next, we summarize the evidence that these fat depots are elevated in patients with T2D, and discuss whether they might drive the high cardiometabolic risk in patients with T2D. Finally, we discuss the clinical potential of cardiac adipose tissues, address means to target this depot, and briefly touch upon underlying mechanisms and future research questions.
Awareness of Spitzenkandidaten in the 2019 European elections: The effects of news exposure in domestic campaign contexts
Authors: Gattermann Katjana , de Vreese Claes
Published: May 2020

With the introduction of the so-called Spitzenkandidaten procedure, by which European party families nominate lead candidates for the post of President of the European Commission for European elections, the European Parliament (EP) sought to raise voter awareness and engagement by personalizing the campaigns. This article studies candidate recognition with respect to Spitzenkandidaten, which is an important prerequisite in the study of personalization effects on voter behaviour. We use novel survey data collected in 10 European countries in the 2019 EP election campaign ( n = 17,027). The article focuses on the role of voters’ news exposure in various media and argues that news exposure is crucial for candidate recognition, but its effect is contingent upon the domestic campaign context. The article is the first to show that the campaign context matters to the extent that news exposure is particularly relevant in those domestic contexts in which Spitzenkandidaten were not previously present. In other campaign contexts additional news exposure adds little to the effect of news exposure on candidate recognition. The results have important implications for understanding EP election campaigns.
Deletion statistic accuracy in confirmatory factor models
Authors: Koran Jennifer , Jaffari Fathima
Published: May 2020

Social science researchers now routinely use confirmatory factor models in scale development and validation studies. Methodologists have known for some time that the results of fitting a confirmatory factor model can be unduly influenced by one or a few cases in the data. However, there has been little development and use of case diagnostics for identifying influential cases with confirmatory factor models. A few case deletion statistics have been proposed to identify influential cases in confirmatory factor models. However, these statistics have not been systematically evaluated or compared for their accuracy. This study evaluated the accuracy of three case deletion statistics found in the R package influence.SEM. The accuracy of the case deletion statistics was also compared to Mahalanobis distance, which is commonly used to screen for unusual cases in multivariate applications. A statistical simulation was used to compare the accuracy of the statistics in identifying target cases generated from a model in which variables were uncorrelated. The results showed that Likelihood distance and generalized Cook’s distance detected the target cases more effectively than the Chi-square difference statistic. The accuracy of the Likelihood distance and generalized Cook’s distance statistics was unaffected by model misspecification. The results of this study suggest that Likelihood distance and generalized Cook’s distance are more accurate under more varied conditions in identifying target cases in confirmatory factor models.
A Study in the Relationship Between Supportive Work Environment and Employee Retention: Role of Organizational Commitment and Person–Organization Fit as Mediators
Authors: Naz Shumaila , Li Cai , Nisar Qasim Ali , Khan Muhammad Aamir Shafique , Ahmad Naveed , Anwar Farooq
Published: May 2020

The main aim of the study was to empirically investigate the mediating role of organizational commitment (OC) and person–organization fit (POF) between the causal relationship of supportive work environment (SWE) and employee retention (ER). One thousand questionnaires were sent to the targeted population included employees of all chains of multinational fast-food brands (restaurants) in Lahore, Pakistan. The restaurants were selected from clusters by using a cluster sampling technique. Questionnaires were comprised of multiple items adopted from former studies to obtain responses using quantitative methodology. For statistical analysis and to test the proposed hypothesis, the partial least squares (PLS) structural equation modeling (SEM) technique was employed through Smart PLS 2.0 M3 software. The study’s findings elucidated that SWE has a positive and significant association with ER. In addition, OC and POF acted as mediators between the relationship of a SWE and ER. This study presented implications for human resource (HR) practitioners that they should endure developing mechanisms for imparting a SWE to foster healthy exchange relationships with people, which in turn will result in ER. This article significantly contributed to the extant literature on the relationship of the SWE and ER while highlighting the critical factors to be noticed for retaining key employees. This study also explicated the limitations and scope for further research.
Can Bitcoin Glitter More Than Gold for Investment Styles?
Authors: Naeem Muhammad Abubakr , Hasan Mudassar , Arif Muhammad , Shahzad Syed Jawad Hussain
Published: May 2020

We compare the hedging, safe-haven, and diversification potential of gold and Bitcoin for different investment styles and industry portfolios in the United States. We find that gold is at least a weak hedge for the style and industry portfolios except for utilities, energy, and telecom. The hedging potential of gold is comparatively higher for large-cap portfolios, whereas Bitcoin offers minimal hedging effectiveness. However, Bitcoin shows hedging potential for the noncyclical industries. Although investors need a higher amount of investment to hedge the downside risk using gold, it still is a superior hedging instrument compared with Bitcoin. Finally, the analysis using the conditional diversification approach shows that gold is a superior and stable diversifier for style and industry portfolios. Overall, our findings provide evidence of superior safe-haven and hedging potential of gold over Bitcoin.
Female Earnings in the Apparel Industry Post-MFA: Evidence From Pakistan
Authors: Ul-Haq Jabbar , Visas Hubert , Ahmadi Seyedrohollah , Cheema Ahmed Raza
Published: May 2020

One of the major worries vis-à-vis the phasing out of the multifiber arrangements (MFA)/agreement on textile and clothing (ATC) in 2005 was that the textile and apparel (T&A) production would shift from the developed to the developing countries and have significant impacts on particularly the female workers, as apparel is a female intensive sector in the world. We explore the effect of MFA/ATC on female laborer by examining the predictions of the theoretical model of Robertson and Trigueros-Argüello in the case of Pakistan. It predicts, based on the assumption that the T&A sector is female intensive, such that an adverse (beneficial) shock to product price will be transformed into a comparative decline (rise) in the T&A wages relative to other sectors in the short run (SR) and a relative drop in wages of female workers compared with wages of male workers across all sectors in the long-run (LR). Our empirical findings of the post-MFA/ATC variations support the predictions of the theoretical model.
Trajectories of Smoking Among Emerging Adult Backpackers and Their Antecedents
Authors: Melamed Osnat C. , Walsh Sophie D. , Ziv Ido , Shulman Shmuel
Published: May 2020

Public health reports document an increase in rates of smoking among emerging adults. This study examines environmental influences and temperament as predictors of this increase. One hundred ninety-nine emerging adults were followed from before embarking on a journey outside of Israel and on their return. Participants reported their levels of daily smoking (before, during, and after the journey), novelty seeking, harm avoidance, depressive symptoms, and sociodemographics. Overall, an increase in smoking levels was observed during the backpacking experience. Latent profile analysis showed three separate trajectories of smoking: stable low (70% of participants), experimental increasing (22%), and stable high (8%). In comparison with the stable low group, the experimental increasing group was characterized by higher levels of novelty seeking, while the stable high group was characterized by higher levels of depressive symptoms. Findings highlight the interplay between smoking, temperament, and a permissive environment to explain emerging adult smoking trajectories.
Uncovering the Role of Strategic Orientation in Translating Communication Strategies to Organizational Performance: An Analysis of Practitioners From Two Chinese Societies
Authors: Wang Xiao , Huang Yi-Hui Christine
Published: May 2020

Integrating strategic process theory and resource orchestration view, this study challenges and extends the prior model supporting the direct effect of communication on organizational performance by examining the mediating role of practitioners’ strategic orientation. Employing two data sets of communication practitioners in China and Hong Kong, results of the structural equation model show that reputation orientation and organization-public relationship orientation represent two strategic value systems fully mediating the relationship between communication strategies and the organizational goal attainment. The findings support the proposition that business outcomes and competitive advantages at the organizational level depends not simply on various communication strategies formulated by senior executives and top communication managers, but more importantly, on how frontline communication professionals implement these strategies and translate resources into strategic communication processes. Moreover, the contextual sensitivity of findings indicates a relational shift underway in the strategic communication paradigm, but organization-public relationship is still far from a dominant cultural mechanism thoroughly endorsed by the industry.
Sustainability and Maturation of School Turnaround: A Multiyear Evaluation of Tennessee’s Achievement School District and Local Innovation Zones
Authors: Pham Lam D. , Henry Gary T. , Kho Adam , Zimmer Ron
Published: May 2020

Recent evaluations of reforms to improve low-performing schools have almost exclusively focused on shorter term effects. In this study, we extend the literature by examining the sustainability and maturation of two turnaround models in Tennessee: the state-led Achievement School District (ASD) and district-led local Innovation Zones (iZones). Using difference-in-differences models, we find overall positive effects on student achievement in iZone schools and null effects in ASD schools. Additional findings suggest a linkage between staff turnover and the effectiveness of reforms. ASD schools experienced high staff turnover in every cohort, and iZone schools faced high turnover in its latest cohort, the only one with negative effects. We discuss how differences in the ASD and iZone interventions may help explain variation in the schools’ ability to recruit and retain effective teachers and principals.
Does Climate Protest Work? Partisanship, Protest, and Sentiment Pools
Authors: Bugden Dylan
Published: May 2020

This study demonstrates whether and how climate protest increases or decreases the “sentiment pools” available to the climate movement. Using an experimental vignette survey design ( n = 1,421), the author finds that compared with a control condition, peaceful marches are effective for both independents and Democrats, while civil disobedience has a positive effect among Democrats. These effects are isolated to those who are most certain of anthropogenic climate change. No effect is observed among Republicans. Despite evidence from other studies suggesting the possibility, no “backfire” effects are observed for any group or protest type. This study (1) lends supports to the use of tactical diversity within the climate movement and (2) demonstrates how the broader forces of partisanship interact with protest to shift the pool of supporters available to movements, extending our nascent collective knowledge of how partisanship shapes the outcomes of social movements and protest.