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COMPREENSÃO DA SATISFAÇÃO E INTENÇÃO DE CONTINUIDADE DE USO DA TECNOLOGIA POR MEIO DO ÍNDICE DE PRONTIDÃO TECNOLÓGICA
Authors: Grohmann Márcia Zampieri , Radons Daiane Lindner , Battistella Luciana Flores , Anschau Thaís Pellegrin
Published: June 2016

No contexto atual, observa-se uma tendência de crescimento de produtos altamente sofisticados dispostos para o consumo, especialmente sob o prisma tecnológico. Dessa forma, justifica-se a necessidade de investigar a adoção de tecnologias pelos consumidores. O presente estudo tem por objetivo verificar a influência da prontidão tecnológica (otimismo, inovatividade, desconforto e insegurança) sobre a satisfação e a intenção de continuidade de uso da tecnologia. Para tanto, foi realizada uma pesquisa descritiva, com 250 estudantes universitários, utilizando dois modelos teóricos, o de Prontidão para o Uso da Tecnologia (TRI), proposto por Parasuraman (2000) e o Modelo de Pós Aceitação de SI (PAM), desenvolvido por Bhattacherjee (2001). Os resultados, analisados por meio da Modelagem de Equações Estruturais, mostraram que: o otimismo influencia positivamente a satisfação e intenção de continuidade; o desconforto impacta negativamente a intenção de continuidade; a insegurança influencia negativamente a satisfação; e, satisfação é antecedente da intenção de continuidade. E que, ao contrário do que se esperava, a inovatividade possui relação significativa com a intenção de continuidade de uso, porém, no sentido inverso, ou seja, pessoas com alto nível de inovatividade tendem a não continuar a utilizar a tecnologia. Em suma, o estudo comprovou que o índice de prontidão tecnológica é um antecedente da satisfação e da intenção de continuidade de uso da tecnologia.
A INSERÇÃO DA AZUL LINHAS AÉREAS NO MERCADO BRASILEIRO: O ESTUDO DESCRITIVO DE UMA ESTRATÉGIA INOVADORA
Authors: Valent Vinicius Dornelles , Dornelles Geni De Sales , Valent Joice Zagna
Published: June 2016

Entender os cenários econômicos permite avaliar melhor as decisões estratégicas tomadas pelas empresas em uma economia de mercado. Um destes cenários chama-se oligopólio, opera com poucas empresas e gera barreiras à entrada de outras. O presente artigo analisa a inserção da empresa de aviação comercial Azul Linhas Aéreas no Brasil. Mormente, em um segmento de mercado oligopolista, que se caracteriza como um duopólio, dominado por duas empresas. O objetivo geral da pesquisa foi identificar a natureza da estratégia empresarial que superou barreiras existentes no duopólio. De modo específico avaliou a dinâmica de operação da empresa no mercado, analisou a tomada de decisão gerencial e verificou suas perspectivas de desenvolvimento e permanência no mercado. A pesquisa realizada foi do tipo descritiva. Ela associou os processos de estudo documental e histórico e usou técnicas de análise qualitativa em dados primários e secundários. Constatou-se que uma barreira de entrada para a Azul Linhas Aéreas no Brasil é a própria complexidade da decisão de ingresso, porque ela afeta a dinâmica da economia ao exigir grandes investimentos, cujo retorno é sempre no longo prazo. Pode-se afirmar que a estratégia empresarial conduzida pelo empreendedor da Azul, desenhou no mercado brasileiro um novo cenário econômico. O duopólio deu lugar a um oligopólio, devido aos novos patamares de desempenho das empresas, agora, alavancados pela concorrência.
A RELAÇÃO ENTRE INOVAÇÃO E DESEMPENHO INTERNACIONAL DE ATIVIDADES DE SERVIÇOS EM FIRMAS FRANCESAS
Authors: Souza Cristina Castro Lucas de , Tavares Elaine , Lucas Eda Castro , Philippe Jean , Leo Pierre-Yves
Published: June 2016

Partindo do pressuposto que a internacionalização pode ser um fator determinante para que as empresas, no setor de serviço, percebam a inovação como primordial para o desenvolvimento, este artigo tem como objetivo determinar como se dá a relação entre a inovação de serviços e o desempenho internacional de empresas de serviços. Com base em marco teórico desenvolvido a partir de teorias de internacionalização e inovação de serviços, foi construído um modelo sobre as relações entre estes fatores, incluindo as seguintes variáveis: desempenho internacional, inovação de serviço, experiência internacional, competência internacional, capacidade organizacional, capacidade relacional e capacidade da empresa de utilizar as novas tecnologias da informação e da comunicação. O questionário utilizado para a coleta dos dados foi construído a partir dos indicadores desses fatores e avaliado em uma escala Likert de 5 itens. A amostra, retirada de banco de dados francês Altares e após várias seleções, foi constituída por 51 empresas. O método utilizado para tratamento dos dados, o Partial Least Square (PLS), revelou uma relação entre inovação e o desempenho internacional das empresas estudadas.
FORMULAÇÃO DA ESTRATÉGIA COMPETITIVA COM AUXÍLIO DE ARTEFATOS
Authors: Raymundo Ricardo Viduedo , Contador José Luiz , Contador José Celso
Published: June 2016

Neste artigo procura-se mostrar que é possível construir um artefato em design science para formulação de alternativas de estratégia competitiva empresarial. Para tanto, foi necessário identificar um referencial teórico que pudesse gerar um procedimento adequado à construção de artefatos para esse fim, ou seja, um procedimento que possa ser implementado por meio de rotinas computacionais e possua algum grau de universalidade. A identificação desse referencial teórico foi realizada por meio de pesquisa exploratória do tipo bibliográfica e interpretativa sobre as principais correntes da teoria da estratégia competitiva, que resultou num estudo comparativo sobre o tema. O procedimento para formulação de alternativas de estratégia competitiva foi aplicado como teste a uma indústria líder de mercado em condutores elétricos empregando-se a metodologia de estudo de caso. Embora não seja objetivo deste artigo projetar o artefato, mostra-se como fazê-lo. A formulação de estratégias é um problema complexo, mesmo para empresas que dispõem de pessoal qualificado para essa tarefa. Assim, acredita-se que a aplicação do design science na abordagem dessa questão pode auxiliar essa tarefa. O estudo relatado se caracteriza pela inovação em sistemas organizacionais e a principal contribuição do artigo está na proposta de um procedimento capaz de gerar o artefato, que pareceu funcionar bem, e na apresentação da sua arquitetura.
MONITORAMENTO DA MULTIDISCIPLINARIDADE NO PROCESSO DE TRANSFERÊNCIA DE TECNOLOGIA EM UMA UNIVERSIDADE: PROPOSTA DE ANÁLISE DE CLUSTER
Authors: Gusberti Tomoe Daniela Hamanaka , Dorneles Caroline , Dewes Mariana De Freitas , Cunha Luiza Santos
Published: June 2016

O presente artigo trata da gestão do processo de transferência de tecnologia por um Núcleo de Inovação Tecnológica (NIT) em uma universidade pública federal. Utilizaram-se os conceitos de cotitularidade e multidisciplinaridade de patentes para avaliação e monitoramento da qualidade da sua contribuição acadêmica e prática e do potencial de aplicação comercial, empregando estatística descritiva e análise de cluster. Considerando apenas patentes multidisciplinares, conduziu-se análise de cluster binário, medida de similaridade do tipo Jaccard, e método single linkage para determinar o nível de proximidade entre unidades acadêmicas. Mais do que uma análise de quantidade de patentes geradas, a abordagem permitiu promover discussões e questionamentos quanto à diferença no padrão de geração de patentes subsequente à estrutura e cultura organizacional. As discussões mostraram-se pertinentes para identificação de oportunidades de melhoria do processo de transferência de tecnologia pelo Núcleo de Inovação Tecnológica da Universidade.
MODELO HOLÍSTICO DA GESTÃO DA INOVAÇÃO COM ÊNFASE NA COOPERAÇÃO, FLEXIBILIDADE E ADAPTAÇÃO
Authors: Moreira Élisson Telles , Stramar André Ricardo
Published: June 2016

Este artigo desenvolve um modelo holístico para a análise dos principais desafios da gestão da inovação. Pode-se analisar a inovação como uma questão que vai além da simples introdução de novas ideias no mercado. Há uma interação complexa entre pessoas, ideias e ações. Atualmente existe uma preocupação maior com referência à compreensão e à sistematização de tipologias e métricas para avaliar o processo de inovação. No entanto, tem-se deixado de lado o aspecto humano da questão. Como administrar a inovação num ambiente cada vez mais exigente? Sugere-se um modelo com os sete valores básicos da gestão da inovação, composto por estratégia, aprendizado, conhecimento, confiança, criatividade, cultura e poder. Este trabalho se destina para a discussão acadêmica com vista ao aprimoramento e à evolução do pensamento organizacional na área da gestão da inovação. Os objetivos são: descrever o modelo da gestão da inovação do ponto de vista social; investigar o comportamento dos sete valores numa empresa aberta (flexibilidade) e numa empresa fechada (centralizada). A metodologia utilizada é a construção de teoria a partir de estudo de caso de Eisenhardt (1989). A contribuição do artigo está na formalização de um modelo para a análise da gestão da inovação. Os resultados demonstram que a cooperação, a diversidade e a comunicação são elementos fundamentais para a resolução dos conflitos provenientes das interações sociais dentro da organização.
RELAÇÕES ENTRE INOVAÇÃO TECNOLÓGICA E ESTRUTURA DE CAPITAL: UM ESTUDO DE EMPRESAS BRASILEIRAS DE CAPITAL ABERTO
Authors: Abreu Emmanuel Sousa de , Bruni Adriano Leal , Gomes Sonia Maria da Silva , Paixão Roberto Brazileiro
Published: June 2016

A captação de recursos para projetos inovadores é assunto relevante e com características peculiares já que esses tendem a terem altos níveis de intangibilidade, difícil apropriação e elevada assimetria informacional que acabam por transferir altos riscos e custos para as organizações. Nesse caminho, o presente trabalho avaliou a existência de relações entre variáveis de estrutura de capital e de inovação tecnológica no ambiente brasileiro, a partir de premissas do modelo linear de inovação. O universo da pesquisa correspondeu às empresas brasileiras de capital aberto dos ramos de Tecnologia da Informação, Químico, Telecomunicações e de Bens Industriais. Diferentes procedimentos estatísticos foram aplicados, a exemplo da análise de regressão linear múltipla e o teste não-paramétrico de Kruskal-Wallis. Para a variável input, foram encontradas correlações significativas entre os gastos em P&D com capacidade de pagamentos, custo de capital e investimento em subsidiárias. Em relação às variáveis output, não foi possível verificar relação entre inovação e estrutura de capital. A avaliação conjunta dos resultados demonstra que parece haver uma ligação direta entre estrutura de capital e input de inovação ligado a esforços financeiros, mas que o output de inovação, a priori, ou não possui a mesma força na relação com os indicadores de estrutura de capital, ou apresentam uma relação mais tênue. Os diferentes resultados demonstram que o modelo linear serve como uma simplificação do mundo real que possibilita avaliações quantitativas parciais, mas que modelos interativos parecem ser mais coerentes ao não vincular linearmente esforço em pesquisa com resultados de processos de inovação.
CONSUMER BEHAVIOR AND FACTORS THAT AFFECT SATISFACTION AND RISK PERCEPTION OF PURCHASES OF OWN BRAND FOOD PRODUCTS
Authors: Castilho Rafael , Tamashiro Helenita Rodrigues da Silva , Merlo Edgard Monforte , Acevedo Claudia Rosa
Published: June 2016

In view of increased competition, combined with political, economic, social and technological uncertainties, the Brazilian retail sector has been going through a transformation process led, on the one hand, by market pressure itself, and on the other hand, by the permanent struggle for survival. From this point of view, foreign and Brazilian retailers saw the own brand segment as a viable marketing alternative for maximizing their turnover and meeting consumer needs and wishes. In that sense, this research aimed to identify factors that affect risk perception of purchases of own brand food products. Using an exploratory and quantitative approach, structured electronic questionnaires were applied using Google Docs. SPSS software was used for data analysis with a convenience sample of 250 individuals. This allowed the application of multivariate analysis techniques. Factors that were generated from applied analyses allowed us to conclude that risk elements are perceived differently, according to each analyzed category.
MEDINDO A CAPACITAÇÃO TECNOLÓGICA: UM ESTUDO DE CASO SOBRE TRANSFERÊNCIAS DE TECNOLOGIA EM UMA EMPRESA PRODUTORA DE IMUNOBIOLÓGICOS
Authors: Alonso Irene Maria Testoni , Martins José Vitor Bomtempo , Alves Flávia Chaves
Published: June 2016

Empresas que atuam em economias emergentes utilizam transferências de tecnologia como mecanismo de desenvolvimento de sua capacitação tecnológica, o que pode gerar inovações e fazer com que sejam inseridas em um mercado competitivo. Neste contexto, o objetivo deste artigo é propor um sistema de medição que, por meio de indicadores, seja capaz de mensurar a capacitação tecnológica autóctone em empresas do setor farmacêutico. Tomando como base o referencial teórico, foram definidas duas categorias consideradas capazes de mensurar a referida capacitação, a saber: capacitação em P&D / inovação e capacitação em aprendizado / recursos humanos. Para verificar a adequação deste sistema de medição à proposta do artigo, foi realizado um estudo de caso em uma empresa farmacêutica produtora de imunobiológicos, vinculada ao Ministério da Saúde. O resultado da pesquisa sugeriu que os indicadores definidos para o sistema de medição são apropriados para medir este tipo de capacitação tecnológica. Além disso, o fato da empresa estudada ter o seu crescimento fundamentado em transferências de tecnologia mostrou que as mesmas contribuíram para a promoção da capacitação tecnológica autóctone desta organização. Revelou ainda que houve evolução dos principais pontos avaliados, porém, também sinalizou alguns pontos que necessitam uma maior atenção para que a empresa usufrua com mais intensidade de tais transferências de tecnologia.
ÍNDICE DE INOVAÇÃO E APRENDIZAGEM E SEUS FATORES CONDICIONANTES DO ARRANJO PRODUTIVO LOCAL DE APICULTURA NO NORDESTE PARAENSE
Authors: Monteiro Edney Saraiva , Khan Ahmad Saeed , Sousa Eliane Pinheiro de
Published: June 2016

Este artigo se propõe a mensurar o índice de inovação e aprendizagem das empresas apícolas que fazem parte do Arranjo Produtivo Local de apicultura do Nordeste paraense e identificar os fatores condicionantes que influenciam os níveis de inovação e aprendizagem desses apicultores. A mensuração foi feita por meio da elaboração de um índice que mede o nível de inovação e aprendizagem. Para identificar os condicionantes, utilizou-se o modelo de regressão quantílica. Os resultados mostram que a grande maioria das empresas apícolas possui baixo nível de inovação e aprendizagem, sendo que os indicadores relativos às fontes externas de informação e introdução de inovações exerceram as maiores contribuições na composição do índice e outras fontes de informação registrou o pior resultado. Ademais, conclui-se, por meio do modelo de regressões quantílicas, que o nível de escolaridade, o número de colmeias povoadas e a participação e, ou conhecimento sobre algum tipo de programa ou ações específicas para o segmento apícola promovido pelo governo federal exerceram efeitos positivos sobre o índice de inovação e aprendizagem dos apicultores em todos os quantis avaliados.
ESTADO DA ARTE DA PRODUÇÃO CIENTÍFICA SOBRE INDICADORES E ÍNDICES DE INOVAÇÃO
Authors: Speroni Rafael De Moura , Dandolini Gertrudes Aparecida , Souza João Artur , Gauthier Fernando A. Ostuni
Published: June 2016

A gestão da inovação mostra-se um desafio para as organizações na busca pela competitividade. Ao implementar um processo de gestão, tão importante quanto explicitar o modelo estratégico da inovação, é a capacidade de mensuração do que se deseja gerenciar. O uso de indicadores e índices de inovação permite, portanto, a verificação do desempenho de organizações ou regiões em separado ou em comparação com outras. A definição de indicadores de inovação não é, portanto, uma tarefa trivial, e diversas são ferramentas utilizadas, tais como estatísticas de patentes e P&D. Este trabalho apresenta uma revisão bibliométrica com o propósito mapear a produção científica relativa ao tema indicadores de inovação, identificando autores, obras e fontes de publicação mais relevantes. Para isso, foram analisados 107 trabalhos científicos que abordam o referido tema, escritos por 209 autores pertencentes a 115 instituições de 35 países diferentes. Os resultados mostram que a primeira publicação encontrada data do ano de 1973, mas o número de publicações mostra uma tendência de crescimento com o tempo e predominam as publicações em journals e a Europa é a região com maior número de autores, seguida da China, Brasil e Estados Unidos.
The Cytosolic NADPH Oxidase Subunit NoxO1 Promotes an Endothelial Stalk Cell Phenotype
Authors: Brandes Ralf P. , Harenkamp Sabine , Schürmann Christoph , Josipovic Ivana , Rashid Beliza , Rezende Flavia , Löwe Oliver , Moll Franziska , Epah Jeremy , Eresch Jeanette , Nayak Arnab , Kopaliani Irakli , Penski Cornelia , Mittelbronn Michel , Weissmann Norbert , Schröder Katrin
Published: June 2016

Objective—

Reactive oxygen species generated by nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidases contribute to angiogenesis and vascular repair. NADPH oxidase organizer 1 (NoxO1) is a cytosolic protein facilitating assembly of constitutively active NADPH oxidases. We speculate that NoxO1 also contributes to basal reactive oxygen species formation in the vascular system and thus modulates angiogenesis.

Approach and Results—

A NoxO1 knockout mouse was generated, and angiogenesis was studied in cultured cells and in vivo. Angiogenesis of the developing retina and after femoral artery ligation was increased in NoxO1
−/−
when compared with wild-type animals. Spheroid outgrowth assays revealed greater angiogenic capacity of NoxO1
−/−
lung endothelial cells (LECs) and a more tip-cell–like phenotype than wild-type LECs. Usually signaling by the Notch pathway switches endothelial cells from a tip into a stalk cell phenotype. NoxO1
−/−
LECs exhibited attenuated Notch signaling as a consequence of an attenuated release of the Notch intracellular domain on ligand stimulation. This release is mediated by proteolytic cleavage involving the α-secretase ADAM17. For maximal activity, ADAM17 has to be oxidized, and overexpression of NoxO1 promoted this mode of activation. Moreover, the activity of ADAM17 was reduced in NoxO1
−/−
LECs when compared with wild-type LECs.

Conclusions—

NoxO1 stimulates α-secretase activity probably through reactive oxygen species–mediated oxidation. Deletion of NoxO1 attenuates Notch signaling and thereby promotes a tip-cell phenotype that results in increased angiogenesis.
Vitamin D Receptor Activation Reduces Angiotensin-II–Induced Dissecting Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Apolipoprotein E–Knockout Mice
Authors: Martorell Sara , Hueso Luisa , Gonzalez-Navarro Herminia , Collado Aida , Sanz Maria-Jesus , Piqueras Laura
Published: June 2016

Objective—

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a vascular disorder characterized by chronic inflammation of the aortic wall. Low concentrations of vitamin D
3
are associated with AAA development; however, the potential direct effect of vitamin D
3
on AAA remains unknown. This study evaluates the effect of oral treatment with the vitamin D
3
receptor (VDR) ligand, calcitriol, on dissecting AAA induced by angiotensin-II (Ang-II) infusion in apoE
−/−
mice.

Approach and Results—

Oral treatment with calcitriol reduced Ang-II–induced dissecting AAA formation in apoE
−/−
mice, which was unrelated to systolic blood pressure or plasma cholesterol concentrations. Immunohistochemistry and reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction analysis demonstrated a significant increase in macrophage infiltration, neovessel formation, matrix metalloproteinase-2 and matrix metalloproteinase-9, chemokine (CCL2 [(C-C motif) ligand 2], CCL5 [(C-C motif) ligand 5], and CXCL1 [(C-X-C motif) ligand 1]) and vascular endothelial growth factor expression in suprarenal aortic walls of apoE
−/−
mice infused with Ang-II, and all were significantly reduced by cotreatment with calcitriol. Phosphorylation of extracellular signal–regulated kinases 1/2, p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase, and nuclear factor-κB was also decreased in the suprarenal aortas of apoE
−/−
mice cotreated with calcitriol. These effects were accompanied by a marked increase in VDR–retinoid X receptor (RXR) interaction in the aortas of calcitriol-treated mice. In vitro, VDR activation by calcitriol in human endothelial cells inhibited Ang-II–induced leukocyte–endothelial cell interactions, morphogenesis, and production of endothelial proinflammatory and angiogenic chemokines through VDR–RXR interactions, and knockdown of VDR or RXR abolished the inhibitory effects of calcitriol.

Conclusions—

VDR activation reduces dissecting AAA formation induced by Ang-II in apoE
−/−
mice and may constitute a novel therapeutic strategy to prevent AAA progression.
Current Status and Time Trends of Oral Anticoagulation Use Among Chinese Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation
Authors: Chang San-Shuai , Dong Jian-Zeng , Ma Chang-Sheng , Du Xin , Wu Jia-Hui , Tang Ri-Bo , Xia Shi-Jun , Guo Xue-Yuan , Yu Rong-Hui , Long De-Yong , Bai Rong , Liu Nian , Sang Cai-Hua , Jiang Chen-Xi , Liu Xiao-Hui , Pan Jian-Hong , Lip Gregory Y.H.
Published: June 2016

Background and Purpose—

Reported rates of oral anticoagulation (OAC) use have been low among Chinese patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). With improved awareness, changing guidelines, this situation may be changing over time. We aimed to explore the current status and time trends of OAC use in Beijing.

Methods—

We used the data set from the Chinese Atrial Fibrillation Registry (CAFR), a prospective, multicenter, hospital-based registry study involving 20 tertiary and 12 nontertiary hospitals in Beijing. A total of 11 496 patients with AF were enrolled from 2011 to 2014.

Results—

Seven thousand nine hundred seventy-seven eligible patients were included in this ancillary study. The proportions of OAC use were 36.5% (2268/6210), 28.5% (333/1168), and 21.4% (128/599) for patients with CHA
2
DS
2
-VASc scores ≥2, 1, and 0, respectively. Persistent AF, history of stroke/transient ischemic attack/peripheral embolism, diabetes mellitus, higher body mass index, and tertiary hospital management were factors positively associated with OAC use, whereas older age, previous bleeding, hypercholesterolemia, and established coronary artery disease were factors negatively associated with OAC use. Among patients with CHADS
2
scores ≥2 and CHA
2
DS
2
-VASc scores ≥2, the proportion of OAC use increased from 31.3% to 64.5% and 30.2% to 57.7%, respectively, from 2011 to 2014. Variation in OAC use was substantial among different hospitals.

Conclusions—

An improvement of OAC use among Chinese patients with AF in Beijing is observed in recent years although only 36.5% of patients with CHA
2
DS
2
-VASc score ≥2 received OAC. However, variations between different hospitals were large, suggesting that better education and awareness are needed to improve efforts for stroke prevention among AF patients.

Clinical Trial Registration—

URL:
http://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.aspx?proj=5831
. Unique identifier: ChiCTR-OCH-13003729.
From Faux-Social to Pro-Social: The Mediating Role of Copresence in Developing Expectations of Social Support in a Game
Authors: Wohn Donghee Yvette
Published: June 2016

Social network games—games that incorporate network data from social network sites—heavily rely on helping behavior between players as a central mechanism of play. Does this “faux social” behavior still generate expectations of social support among players? An experiment (N = 88) was conducted to examine the effect of helping on copresence and perceived social support between strangers playing the Facebook game Cityville. Three types of social support were examined: instrumental support within the game, instrumental support outside of the game, and emotional support. Findings indicate that the simple action of being helped in a game generates copresence, the feeling of proximity in a virtual environment. Copresence was a positive predictor of all three types of perceived social support but had highest explanatory power for instrumental support within the game.
Above the Mean: Examining Variability in Behavioral and Neural Responses to Multisensory Stimuli
Authors: Baum Sarah H. , Colonius Hans , Thelen Antonia , Micheli Cristiano , Wallace Mark T.
Published: June 2016

Even when experimental conditions are kept constant, a robust and consistent finding in both behavioral and neural experiments designed to examine multisensory processing is striking variability. Although this variability has often been considered uninteresting noise (a term that is laden with strong connotations), emerging work suggests that differences in variability may be an important aspect in describing differences in performance between individuals and groups. In the current review, derived from a symposium at the 2015 International Multisensory Research Forum in Pisa, Italy, we focus on several aspects of variability as it relates to multisensory function. This effort seeks to expand our understanding of variability at levels of coding and analysis ranging from the single neuron through large networks and on to behavioral processes, and encompasses a number of the multimodal approaches that are used to evaluate and characterize multisensory processing including single-unit neurophysiology, electroencephalography (EEG), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and electrocorticography (ECoG).
Larvae and females of two Stenopsyche species in Taiwan with redescription of the male of S. formosana (Insecta: Trichoptera)
Authors: NOZAKI TAKAO , SAITO RIE , NISHIMURA NOBORU , HSU LI-PENG , TOJO KOJI
Published: June 2016

Larvae and females of two Stenopsyche species, S. formosana Kobayashi and S. drakon Weaver, are described for the first time. They were associated with the adult male through mitochondrial DNA sequence comparisons. The male of S. formosana, which has been recorded as Stenopsyche banksi Mosely from Taiwan, is redescribed. The males of S. formosana and S. banksi can be distinguished from each other by the shape of segments IX and X, and endothecal spines. In larvae, S. formosana and S. drakon are distinguishable from each other and from other known species by the combination of different dark marking patterns and shapes of no. 18 setae of the head, and by the shapes of forecoxae. The larval morphology of S. formosana and S. drakon suggests that the phylogenetic relationships based mainly on male genitalia in the genus Stenopsyche should be reconsidered.
Role of Soil Moisture Feedback in the Development of Extreme Summer Drought and Flood in the United States
Authors: Saini Roop , Wang Guiling , Pal Jeremy S.
Published: June 2016

This study tackles the contribution of soil moisture feedback to the development of extreme summer precipitation anomalies over the conterminous United States using a regional climate model. The model performs well in reproducing both the mean climate and extremes associated with drought and flood. A large set of experiments using the model are conducted that involve swapped initial soil moisture between flood and drought years using the 1988 and 2012 droughts and 1993 flood as examples. The starting time of these experiments includes 1 May (late spring) and 1 June (early summer). For all three years, the impact of 1 May soil moisture swapping is much weaker than the 1 June soil moisture swapping. In 1988 and 2012, replacing the 1 June soil moisture with that from 1993 reduces both the spatial extent and the severity of the simulated summer drought and heat. The impact is especially strong in 2012. In 1993, however, replacing the 1 June soil moisture with that from 1988 has little impact on precipitation. The contribution of soil moisture feedback to summer extremes is larger in 2012 than in 1988 and 1993. This may be because of the presence of strong anomalies in large-scale forcing in 1988 and 1993 that prohibit or favor precipitation, and the lack of such in 2012. This study demonstrates how the contribution of land–atmosphere feedback to the development of seasonal climate anomalies may vary from year to year and highlights its importance in the 2012 drought.
An Intervention Based on Video Feedback and Questioning to Improve Tactical Knowledge in Expert Female Volleyball Players
Authors: Moreno M. Perla , Moreno Alberto , García-González Luis , Ureña Aurelio , Hernández César , Del Villar Fernando
Published: June 2016

This study applied an intervention program, based on video feedback and questioning, to expert female volleyball players to improve their tactical knowledge. The sample consisted of eight female attackers (26 ± 2.6 years old) from the Spanish National Volleyball Team, who were divided into an experimental group ( n = 4) and a control group ( n = 4). The video feedback and questioning program applied in the study was developed over eight reflective sessions and consisted of three phases: viewing of the selected actions, self-analysis and reflection by the attacker, and joint player–coach analysis. The attackers were videotaped in an actual game and four clips (situations) of each of the attackers were chosen for each reflective session. Two of the clips showed a correct action by the attacker, and two showed an incorrect decision. Tactical knowledge was measured by problem representation with a verbal protocol. The members of the experimental group showed adaptations in long-term memory, significantly improving their tactical knowledge. With respect to conceptual content, there was an increase in the total number of conditions verbalized by the players; with respect to conceptual sophistication, there was an increase in the indication of appropriate conditions with two or more details; and finally, with respect to conceptual structure, there was an increase in the use of double or triple conceptual structures. The intervention program, based on video feedback and questioning, in addition to on-court training sessions of expert volleyball players, appears to improve the athletes’ tactical knowledge.
Enhancing Service Loyalty
Authors: Ahrholdt Dennis C. , Gudergan Siegfried P. , Ringle Christian M.
Published: June 2016

Focusing on sporting events as an important segment within the tourism and travel industry, this study establishes that the service quality–delight–loyalty system complements a service quality–satisfaction–loyalty one. The findings highlight that prior consumption experience with a service coincides with lowered service evaluations while it amplifies the impact of customer delight on customer loyalty. In turn, this study provides practical insights into service quality dimensions for managing customer loyalty.
A Longitudinal Study of Work After Retirement
Authors: Bennett Misty M. , Beehr Terry A. , Lepisto Lawrence R.
Published: June 2016

Older employees are increasingly accepting bridge employment, which occurs when older workers take employment for pay after they retire from their main career. This study examined predictors of workers’ decisions to engage in bridge employment versus full retirement and career employment. A national sample of 482 older people in the United States was surveyed regarding various work-related and nonwork related predictors of retirement decisions, and their retirement status was measured 5 years later. In bivariate analyses, both work-related variables (career goal achievement and experienced pressure to retire) and nonwork-related variables (psychological distress and traditional gender role orientation) predicted taking bridge employment, but in multinomial logistic regression, only nonwork variables had unique effects. Few predictors differentiated the bridge employed and fully retired groups. Nonwork variables were salient in making the decision to retire, and bridge employment may be conceptually more similar to full retirement than to career employment.
Sociology Faculty Members Employed Part-time in Community Colleges
Authors: Curtis John W. , Mahabir Cynthia , Vitullo Margaret Weigers
Published: June 2016

The large majority of faculty members teaching in community colleges are employed on a part-time basis, yet little is known about their working conditions and professional engagement. This article uses data from a recent national survey of faculty members teaching sociology in community colleges to provide this information, with particular attention to the different situations of those teaching full-time, part-time by choice, and part-time involuntarily. Contrary to previous analyses that assume homogeneous motivation and working conditions for part-time faculty members, our analysis finds differences between two categories in both structural aspects of their employment and perceptions of cultural devaluation expressed interpersonally. Both aspects serve as constraints on developing faculty-student relationships, a proven factor in student learning and success. We conclude that administrators and full-time colleagues must provide stronger support for the individuals introducing students to the discipline of sociology in the community college.
Different Social Influences and Desistance From Crime
Authors: Abeling-Judge David
Published: June 2016

Desistance from crime has been associated with numerous social influences. Although researchers have explored different theoretical rationales and underlying mechanisms between external social developments and individual changes in behavior, little focus has been given to the individual versus cumulative influences, and social complexities, of different informal controls influencing reduction in criminal behavior. The current study explores the individual and combined impact of marriage and employment on arrest using 17 years of monthly level data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (1997). The results address isolated and cumulative influences of each social control on arrest and provide insight into the relevance of acknowledging the complexities of social events developing over time.
Community-level adaptation to minimize vulnerability and exploit opportunities in Kampala’s wetlands
Authors: Isunju John Bosco , Orach Christopher Garimoi , Kemp Jaco
Published: June 2016

This paper discusses benefits that informal wetland communities in Kampala, Uganda derive from their location in the wetland and how they adapt to minimize vulnerability to hazards such as floods and disease vectors. We focus on the mechanisms, preferences and ability to adapt. A total of 551 households were interviewed in addition to four focus group discussions and five key informant interviews. Free water from spring wells and cheaper rental units topped the benefits from location, while the main benefit associated with the wetland is that it supports crop farming. Tenure status was significantly associated with the preference and perceived ability to adapt: tenants were less likely to prefer to adapt, and less likely to perceive themselves as able to afford adaptation, than landlords. There is a need for coordinated adaptation strategies that involve all stakeholders and that enhance equitable utilization of wetland resources without compromising their ecosystem services and economic benefits.
A Comprehensive Survey of Institutional Patient/Family Educational Practices for Newly Diagnosed Pediatric Oncology Patients: A Report From the Children’s Oncology Group
Authors: Withycombe Janice S. , Andam-Mejia Rachel , Dwyer Annie , Slaven Abigail , Windt Katherine , Landier Wendy
Published: June 2016

Patient/family education is an important component of nursing practice and is essential to the care of children newly diagnosed with cancer. Practices regarding patient/family education in Children’s Oncology Group (COG) treatment centers have not been well described. We used an Internet-based survey to determine current patient/family educational practices at COG institutions; participation rate was 90.5% (201/222). Patient/family education was delivered primarily by an individual (rather than a team) at 43% of institutions. Advanced practice nurses had primary responsibility for providing education at 32% of institutions. “Fever” was the most frequently reported topic considered mandatory for inclusion in education for newly diagnosed patients. More than half of institutions reported using checklists and/or end-of-shift reports to facilitate health care team communication regarding patient/family education, and 77% reported using the “teach-back” method of assessing readiness for discharge. Thirty-seven percent of institutions reported delays in hospital discharge secondary to the need for additional teaching. An understanding of current practices related to patient/family education is the first step in establishing effective interventions to improve and standardize educational practices in pediatric oncology.
Collective Team Identification and External Learning
Authors: Luan Kun , Rico Ramón , Xie Xiao-Yun , Zhang Qian
Published: June 2016

To further develop extant knowledge about the drivers of and conditions affecting team external learning, we studied the relationship between collective team identification and external learning and the moderating effect of psychological safety on this relationship. The results from a field study involving 61 teams show that collective team identification had a positive influence on external learning and that this relationship was moderated by psychological safety. We found an ∩-shaped relationship between collective team identification and external learning in groups with low levels of psychological safety. Excessive collective team identification actually repressed external learning instead of increasing it. The theoretical and practical implications of these results are discussed.
Clinicopathological Significance of the Proliferation Markers Ki67, RacGAP1, and Topoisomerase 2 Alpha in Breast Cancer
Authors: Şahin Sevinç , Işık Gönül İpek , Çakır Aslı , Seçkin Selda , Uluoğlu Ömer
Published: June 2016

Objectives. The aims of this study are to evaluate expressions of Ki67, RacGAP1 (MgcRacGAP) and topoisomerase 2 alpha (TOP2a), the markers related with cell proliferation that have been proposed to affect the prognosis in the literature and correlate the results with clinicopathological parameters of breast cancer patients. Methods. Ki67, RacGAP1, and TOP2a antibodies were applied immunohistochemically to the tissue micrarray blocks of 457 female breast cancer patients. The results were correlated with clinical, prognostic, histopathological features, and other immunohistochemical findings (estrogen receptor [ER], progesterone receptor [PR], HER2, cytokeratin [CK]5/6, CK14, epidermal growth factor receptor [EGFR] and vimentin), statistically. Results. Ki67 expression demonstrated direct correlation with TOP2a expression, mitotic count, tumor grade, geographic necrosis, basal-like phenotype. RacGAP1 expression was directly correlated with TOP2a expression, nipple invasion, and number of metastatic lymph nodes, and it was inversely correlated with PR expression. TOP2a expression was directly correlated with vimentin and Ki67 expressions, mitotic count, tumor grade, and geographic necrosis, and nipple invasion, and negatively correlated with ER and PR expressions. Higher TOP2a and Ki67 expressions were correlated with shorter overall survival. Higher TOP2a expression and RacGAP1 positivity were directly correlated with shorter disease-free survival. Conclusion. This study showed that the overexpressions of Ki67, RacGAP1, and TOP2a affect the prognosis adversely, thus to develop target therapies against RacGAP1 and TOP2a as well as using Ki67 as a part of routine pathology practice might be beneficial in breast cancer therapy and prediction of prognosis.
Control of a shimmy vibration in vehicle steering system using a magneto-rheological damper
Authors: Dutta Saikat , Choi Seung-Bok
Published: June 2016

Vehicle stability largely depends on the vibration of the steering system. A four degrees of freedom dynamic model of an automotive steering system with a magneto-rheological damper is presented in this study. Firstly, an equivalent mathematical model of the steering system is developed. The nonlinear equation of motion obtained from the dynamic model is then linearized around its equilibrium point to make it suitable for the design of an appropriate controller for vibration suppression. In this work, a new type of adaptive sliding mode controller is designed for control of the magneto-rheological damper and hence to control unwanted vibration. It is shown that the proposed control logic is very effective for settling steering motion near the equilibrium position. The shimmy vibrations of the wheels are reduced by a considerable amount and the steering system becomes stable. In addition, a comparative work is undertaken between the proposed controller and an ordinary sliding mode controller to demonstrate the advantage of the proposed methodology.
Mental Health Nursing Education
Authors: Loveland Lynnetta
Published: June 2016

If you knew no one with a mental illness, what would mold your perceptions of someone with a mental illness? A movie character, a television actor, a description from a friend? Each of these explanations has been given to me by nursing students beginning their mental health nursing clinical rotation. Reconsideration of the limited amount of mental health education in nursing school is urgent. As we become more engrossed as a society in television and movies, the result appears to be a deceptive idea of what true mental illness entails. This piece shares personal insight from a mental health nursing educator and the transformation she witnesses in her students after a mental health clinical rotation.
Frustration Tolerance in Youth With ADHD
Authors: Seymour Karen E. , Macatee Richard , Chronis-Tuscano Andrea
Published: June 2016

Objective: The objective of this study was to compare children with ADHD with children without ADHD on frustration tolerance and to examine the role of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) in frustration tolerance within the sample. Method: Participants included 67 children ages 10 to 14 years-old with ( n = 37) and without ( n = 30) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.; DSM-IV) ADHD who completed the Mirror Tracing Persistence Task (MTPT), a validated computerized behavioral measure of frustration tolerance. Results: Children with ADHD were more likely to quit this task than children without ADHD, demonstrating lower levels of frustration tolerance. There were no differences in frustration tolerance between children with ADHD + ODD and those with ADHD – ODD. Moreover, ODD did not moderate the relationship between ADHD and frustration tolerance. Conclusion: Our results suggest that low frustration tolerance is directly linked to ADHD and not better accounted for by ODD. This research highlights specific behavioral correlates of frustration in children with ADHD.
The datafication of early years education and its impact upon pedagogy
Authors: Roberts-Holmes Guy , Bradbury Alice
Published: June 2016

This article raises important questions about whether the increasing control of early years education through performance data is genuinely a means for school improvement. This composite article, examines the pervasiveness of attainment data in early years education professional activity, its impact on early years teachers’ consciousness and identity and the narrowing and instrumentalisation of early years pedagogy. The authors argue that, rather than improving quality, the current obsession with performance data and its stretch down the age range has the potential to undermine the foundations for children’s personal development and learning. The article also points to the ways in which a triage effect has led to the neglect of some children in order to push targeted children over specific performativity hurdles. The discussion applies Foucault to the early education sector in England and builds upon other early childhood researchers such as Moss.
Freedom, money and justice as fairness
Authors: Neufeld Blain
Published: June 2016

The first principle of Rawls’s conception of justice secures a set of ‘basic liberties’ equally for all citizens within the constitutional structure of society. The ‘worth’ of citizens’ liberties, however, may vary depending upon their wealth. Against Rawls, Cohen contends that an absence of money often can directly constrain citizens’ freedom and not simply its worth. This is because money often can remove legally enforced constraints on what citizens can do. Cohen’s argument – if modified to apply to citizens’ ‘moral powers’ rather than ‘negative liberty’ – threatens a core feature of Rawls’s conception of justice, as it is unclear why the parties within the ‘original position’ would endorse the lexical priority of the first principle over the ‘difference principle’ (which concerns the distribution of wealth) if both principles similarly shape citizens’ freedom. I concede Cohen’s point regarding the relation between freedom and money but argue that it is not fatal to Rawls’s conception of justice if the ‘basic needs principle’ is understood to enjoy lexical priority over the first principle and is modified to include a right to adequate discretionary time. Nonetheless, Cohen’s argument helpfully highlights the infelicitous nature of Rawls’s terminology with respect to liberty: the basic needs principle, the first principle and the difference principle all should be understood as shaping citizens’ freedom to exercise their moral powers.
Exploring Dissonance and Omnivorousness: Another Look into the Rise of Eclecticism
Authors: Hanquinet Laurie
Published: June 2016

The debate over the rise of eclecticism, more particularly Peterson’s ‘omnivore thesis’, has received much attention over recent years. For Lahire, eclecticism reflects less an increasing individual openness to a variety of cultural styles than intra-individual dissonances. Based on a large survey into cultural practices in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation (Belgium – N = 2021), this article compares these two notions with the aim of understanding the complexity of the structural relations that organise cultural tastes and practices into ‘cultural profiles’. I argue that omnivorousness cannot be reduced to dissonance but instead both notions characterise different configurations of cultural choices. More importantly, I show that identifying omnivorous and dissonant patterns matters less than understanding how these patterns emerge from tensions between existing and emerging cultural hierarchies at the individual and social levels.
The development of a classification system for maternity models of care
Authors: Donnolley Natasha , Butler-Henderson Kerryn , Chapman Michael , Sullivan Elizabeth
Published: June 2016

Background:

A lack of standard terminology or means to identify and define models of maternity care in Australia has prevented accurate evaluations of outcomes for mothers and babies in different models of maternity care.

Objective:

As part of the Commonwealth-funded National Maternity Data Development Project, a classification system was developed utilising a data set specification that defines characteristics of models of maternity care.

Method:

The Maternity Care Classification System or MaCCS was developed using a participatory action research design that built upon the published and grey literature.

Results:

The study identified the characteristics that differentiate models of care and classifies models into eleven different Major Model Categories.

Conclusion:

The MaCCS will enable individual health services, local health districts (networks), jurisdictional and national health authorities to make better informed decisions for planning, policy development and delivery of maternity services in Australia.