bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Confronting the Urban Civic Opportunity Gap
Authors: Rubin Beth C. , Abu El-Haj Thea Renda , Graham Eliot , Clay Kevin
Published: September 2016

This article considers how youth participatory action research (YPAR) can be used to build the civic teaching capacities of preservice teachers working in urban settings. In the final semester of an urban-focused teacher education program, preservice teachers led YPAR programs in the urban schools in which they student-taught the previous semester. This article analyzes what preservice teachers learn through the process of YPAR. Specifically, we found that YPAR supported teacher learning in three areas: cultivating student-centered teaching practices, observing and documenting students’ strengths and capacities, and developing new understandings of the structural inequalities that shaped the lives of the students in urban schools. Drawing on data collected over the past 6 years, we argue that leading children and young people in participatory action research projects can contribute to the creation of the transformative civic educators so sorely needed in urban settings.
Prosodic Variation and Segmental Reduction and Their Roles in Cuing Turn Transition in Swedish
Authors: Zellers Margaret
Published: September 2016

Prosody has often been identified alongside syntax as a cue to turn hold or turn transition in conversational interaction. However, evidence for which prosodic cues are most relevant, and how strong those cues are, has been somewhat scattered. The current study addresses prosodic cues to turn transition in Swedish. A perception study looking closely at turn changes and holds in cases where the syntax does not lead inevitably to a particular outcome shows that Swedish listeners are sensitive to duration variations, even in the very short space of the final unstressed syllable of a turn, and that they may use pitch cues to a lesser extent. An investigation of production data indicates that duration, and to some extent segmental reduction, demonstrate consistent variation in relation to the types of turn boundaries they accompany, while fundamental frequency and glottalization do not. Taken together, these data suggest that duration may be the primary cue to turn transition in Swedish conversation, rather than fundamental frequency, as some other studies have suggested.
Analysis of a quasi-three-point bending test for fabrics with friction and extensibility effect
Authors: Sun Fengxin , Du Zhaoqun , Yu Weidong , Hu Xiaorui , Chen Nanliang
Published: September 2016

This paper presents a theoretical bending model to investigate the quasi-three-point bending step of the comprehensive handle evaluation system for fabrics and yarns (CHES-FY). The effect of the friction and extensibility of fabrics on the bending step of the CHES-FY is discussed based on the theoretical bending model in three cases, and bending parameters, including maximum bending force, linear fitting slope and bending work, are featured from the bending force–displacement curves of each case. Comparisons of the theoretical and experimental results were also conducted to validate the model. The results revealed that the friction effect tended to enhance the bending parameters of the bending force–displacement curve of the bending step, and the effect of the friction could be remarkable at low bending rigidity of samples. However, the effect of the extensibility of samples was almost negligible for the bending test of wear fabrics, as the maximal relative error was less than 11.7% for fabrics where the tensile elastic constant was higher than 0.1 N/cm·%. This work can also provide a theoretical guidance for improving the measurement accuracy of the three-point bending test.
Extraction of natural dyes from Cinnamomum camphora (L.) presl fruit and their application on wool fabric
Authors: Wang Chunxia , Li Min , Zhang Liping , Fu Shaohai , Wang Chaoxia
Published: September 2016

Natural dye was extracted from Cinnamomum camphora (L.) presl fruit and purified by aqueous two-phase extraction and the macro porous resin adsorption method. The extracted dye was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. The experimental results showed that the extraction process could be optimized by using a 1:1 mass ratio of water and ethanol as a solvent with the addition of 5 wt% Tween-80 for extracting at 50℃ for 2 h. The extracted dye was applied for the dyeing of wool fabrics, and the optimal dyeing conditions were found to be at 100℃ for 60 min by using 2.5 wt% of antimony potassium tartrate as a mordant. The kinetic study showed that the adsorption of the extracted dyes toward wool fabrics was fitted with the pseudo-second-order model. The dyed wool fabric exhibited excellent color fastness to washing, rubbing and light.
Investigation of the swelling of cotton fibers using aqueous glycine solutions
Authors: Remadevi Rechana , Gordon Stuart , Wang Xungai , Rajkhowa Rangam
Published: September 2016

The treatment of cotton fibers using different chemicals, such as alkalis, acids and salt solutions, has captured the attention of researchers because of their important effects in dyeing, cross-linking and mercerizing processes. However, these agents are difficult in terms of process application and the requirement for major effluent treatment prior to discharge. In this paper, we report on the treatment of cotton in aqueous glycine solutions that were moderated, utilizing glycine’s amphoteric nature at different pH values, to enhance the morphological and moisture regain properties of cotton fiber. Treatment in an aqueous glycine solution buffered to pH 11 increased fiber ribbon width by 4.5%, cross-sectional area by 53% and moisture regain by 16%. Changes were dependent on the treatment solution pH value. This paper describes the glycine treatments and their influence on the cotton fiber cross-sectional morphology and regain properties. The results suggest that at suitable pH values aqueous glycine solutions have the ability to enhance cotton fibers in ways very similar to mercerizing.
Cross-Country Heterogeneity in Government Transparency and Citizens’ Political Efficacy: A Multilevel Empirical Analysis
Authors: Cicatiello Lorenzo , De Simone Elina , Gaeta Giuseppe Lucio
Published: September 2016

Using cross-country data from the Citizenship database of the 2004 International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) and relying on multilevel mixed-effects modeling, we investigate the link between government transparency and citizens’ external political efficacy. Results indicate that transparency enhances the perception of institutions’ responsiveness to citizens’ actions, but also highlight that this effect is mediated by citizens’ level of education. In particular, while for better educated people the magnitude of government transparency’s effect on citizens’ external efficacy is substantial, the same effect is negligible for less educated citizens who appear to be “lost in transparency.”
Students’ perceptions of resilience promoting factors in Chinese and American middle schools
Authors: Ni Hong , Li Chieh , Wang Cixin
Published: September 2016

The current study first examined the applicability of the ClassMaps Survey (CMS)—a measurement of resilience in classroom/school settings developed in the US with Chinese middle school students and then compared the group differences on student perceptions of the resilience factors in the CMS across the two cultures. The findings suggest that the CMS and all its seven subscales have good to acceptable scalar measurement equivalence. The current study supports the use of the CMS and its seven subscales with Chinese middle school students as a measurement of resilience in classroom context. Furthermore, the study found that Chinese students scored significantly higher on academic self-determination, behavior self-control, teacher-student relationship, home-school relationship, and peer conflict but significantly lower on academic self-efficacy than American students. There was no significant difference in peer friendships between the two groups. Implications for resilience promotion in school settings were discussed in cultural context.
The influence of the high school classroom environment on learning as mediated by student engagement
Authors: Shernoff David J. , Ruzek Erik A. , Sinha Suparna
Published: September 2016

Classroom learning environments are frequently assumed to exert their influence on learning indirectly, via student engagement. The present study examined the influence of environmental challenge and support on learning in high school classrooms, and the potential for student engagement to act as a mediator in this relationship. Data were collected in seven classrooms in six different subjects in several US high schools. The 104 students in these classes participated in the Experience Sampling Method (ESM) and reported records ( N = 254) of engagement, learning, and related experiential variables. Measures of the learning environment were also rated from video footage. Variations in the learning environment observed and rated from video were linked to students’ real-time reactions to instruction synchronously. Results indicated that environmental support, but not environmental challenge, was significantly related with perceived learning. Multi-level path analyses revealed that the association between environmental supports and learning was mediated by student engagement. This mediating relationship held specifically for two components of environmental support: Motivational supports and supportive relationships. Implications are discussed for the benefit of practicing school psychologists, including strategies for facilitating motivational and relational support to enhance student engagement.
Promoting positive learning in Australian students aged 10- to 12-years-old using attribution retraining and cognitive behavioral therapy: A pilot study
Authors: Chodkiewicz Alicia R , Boyle Christopher
Published: September 2016

This study piloted an intervention using attribution retraining and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to promote positive learning experiences and outcomes for students. This research is an important step to revitalise the dwindling field of attribution retraining research by assessing whether these techniques effectively improve student learning in modern classrooms. Participants were 50 students from grades five and six (age 10- to 12-years-old). Findings revealed that students in the intervention group showed significantly greater average reading levels compared to their control group peers at two months following the intervention. Whilst no other areas measured (mathematics, spelling, and self-concept) reached the level of significance, a number of interesting patterns were observed regarding student selection, intervention focus, and the trajectory of treatment effects. These findings encourage future researchers to expand the range of students targeted by school-based interventions, supports the use of attribution techniques, and highlights that without follow-up data, lagged treatment effects may go undetected. This is one of only a handful of studies to combine attribution retraining with cognitive behavioral therapy, and the results of this pilot study support the need for further research in this area.
A novel algorithm for extracting the user reviews from web pages
Authors: Uçar Erdem , Uzun Erdinç , Tüfekci Pınar
Published: September 2016

Extracting the user reviews in websites such as forums, blogs, newspapers, commerce, trips, etc. is crucial for text processing applications (e.g. sentiment analysis, trend detection/monitoring and recommendation systems) which are needed to deal with structured data. Traditional algorithms have three processes consisting of Document Object Model (DOM) tree creation, extraction of features obtained from this tree and machine learning. However, these algorithms increase time complexity of extraction process. This study proposes a novel algorithm that involves two complementary stages. The first stage determines which HTML tags correspond to review layout for a web domain by using the DOM tree as well as its features and decision tree learning. The second stage extracts review layout for web pages in a web domain using the found tags obtained from the first stage. This stage is more time-efficient, being approximately 21 times faster compared to the first stage. Moreover, it achieves a relatively high accuracy of 96.67% in our experiments of review block extraction.
Home- and Hospital-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise
Authors: Dunn Susan L. , Dunn L. Maureen , Buursma Madison P. , Clark Jacob A. , Vander Berg Lucas , DeVon Holli A. , Tintle Nathan L.
Published: September 2016

Exercise reduces morbidity and mortality for patients with heart disease. Despite clear guidelines and known benefits, most cardiac patients do not meet current exercise recommendations. Physician endorsement positively affects patient participation in hospital-based Phase II cardiac rehabilitation programs, yet the importance of physician recommendation for home-based cardiac rehabilitation exercise is unknown. A prospective observational design was used to examine predictors of both home-based and Phase II rehabilitation exercise in a sample of 251 patients with coronary heart disease. Regression analyses were done to examine demographic and clinical characteristics, physical functioning, and patient’s report of physician recommendation for exercise. Patients with a strong physician referral, who were married and older, were more likely to participate in Phase II exercise. Increased strength of physician recommendation was the unique predictor of home-based exercise. Further research is needed to examine how health professionals can motivate cardiac patients to exercise in home and outpatient settings.
Preparations of magnetic molecularly imprinted polymer for selective recognition and determination of 4-methylimidazole in soft beverage by high performance liquid chromatography
Authors: Ye Helin , Chen Xiaofen , Feng Zufei
Published: September 2016

The magnetic molecularly imprinted polymers had been synthesized for the selective extraction and clean-up of 4-methylimidazole in cola, the most popular soft beverage. The magnetic molecularly imprinted polymers were prepared by means of suspension polymerization, using Fe3O4 as magnetically component, 4-methylimidazole as template molecule, methacrylic acid as functional monomers, and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate as a cross-linker, initiated by 2,2′-azobisisobutyronitrile. The obtained magnetic molecularly imprinted polymers were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared, X-ray diffraction, and vibrating sample magnetometer. High performance liquid chromatography was used for the analysis of the target analyte. The polymers were evaluated further by batch rebinding experiments. From the derived Freundlich isotherm equation, their binding capacity and binding strength were determined. Structurally similar compound and a reference compound were used for investigating the selective recognition capability of magnetic molecularly imprinted polymers. The recoveries of spiked samples ranged from 90.19 to 104.29%. The prepared magnetic molecularly imprinted polymers could be applied to selectively preconcentrate and determine 4-methylimidazole in cola samples.
International aircraft ECMO transportation: first French pediatric experience
Authors: Rambaud Jerome , Léger Pierre L. , Porlier Ludovic , Larroquet Michelle , Raffin Herve , Pierron Charlotte , Walti Herve , Carbajal Ricardo
Published: September 2016

Refractory severe hemodynamic or respiratory failure may require extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Since some patients are too sick to be transported safely to a referral ECMO center on conventional transportation, mobile ECMO transport teams have been developed. The experiences of some ECMO transport teams have already been reported, including air and international transport. We report the first French pediatric international ECMO transport by aircraft. This case shows that a long distance intervention of the pediatric ECMO transport team is feasible, even in an international setting. Long distance ECMO transportations are widely carried out for adults, but remain rare in neonates and children.
The diagnostic value of 11C-methionine PET in hyperparathyroidism with negative 99mTc-MIBI SPECT: a meta-analysis
Authors: Yuan Leilei , Liu Jun , Kan Ying , Yang Jigang , Wang Xufu
Published: September 2016

Background

99mTc-sestamibi (MIBI) parathyroid SPECT is generally regarded as the best preoperative localizing method in patients with hyperparathyroidism (HPT). However, 99mTc-MIBI SPECT is false negative in approximately 25% of adenomas. 11C-methionine positron emission tomography (PET) has been used in HPT with negative 99mTc-MIBI SPECT scan results.

Purpose

To systematically review and conduct a meta-analysis of published data on the performance of 11C-methionine PET in patients with HPT with negative 99mTc-MIBI SPECT.

Material and Methods

A comprehensive review of the literature was performed. Pooled sensitivity and specificity of 11C-methionine PET in patients with HPT and a negative 99mTc-MIBI SPECT was calculated on a per-patient basis using receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) methodology.

Results

Nine studies that met all inclusion and exclusion criteria were included into our meta-analysis, comprising a total sample size of 137 patients. Pooled sensitivity and specificity of 11C-methionine PET in patients with HPT with negative or inconclusive 99mTc-MIBI SPECT scans was 86% and 86%, respectively. The area under the ROC curve was 0.87.

Conclusion

By merit of the high overall sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy, 11C-methionine PET can potentially complement the diagnostic workup of patients with HPT and negative or inconclusive 99mTc-MIBI SPECT. 11C-methionine PET appears to be a promising diagnostic modality in complicated cases with HPT.
The publicization of public space
Authors: Terzi Cédric , Tonnelat Stéphane
Published: September 2016

In this article, we start by jointly examining the shortcomings contained in the substantial definitions of publicity commonly applied to the analysis of both public spaces (physical) and public spheres (political). We propose instead to consider publicity as a potential and publicization as a process, observable both in urban spaces and in the media. Building on John Dewey, we argue that when this process reaches its logical end, it determines and brings together a problem, a place, a sphere and a group of people that it makes public. It also leads to mechanisms of political action that constitute the ends of public space. Using the example of New Orleans post Katrina, we illustrate this process by discussing three obstacles that often stall or reverse publicization processes, which we believe deserve further study. Finally, we ground the values on which the process of publicization rests on the shared experience of trouble in potentially public spaces. This pragmatists approach opens the door to the study of publicization processes and public spaces beyond western cultures, and suggests an empirical way to deepen and reassess liberal conceptions of public space.
Environmental injustice and post-colonial environmentalism: Opencast coal mining, landscape and place
Authors: Milbourne Paul , Mason Kelvin
Published: September 2016

In this article we use a case study of opencast coal mining in the southern valleys of Wales to explore the ordinary and everyday spatialities of environmental injustice. Responding to recent geographical critiques of environmental justice research and engaging with post-colonial studies of landscape and environment, we provide an account of environmental injustice that emphasises competing geographical imaginaries of landscape and ‘ordinary political injustices’ within everyday spaces. We begin with a discussion of how historical environmental injustices in Wales have been framed within nationalist politics as a form of colonial exploitation of the country’s natural resources. We then make use of materials from recent research on opencast mining in South Wales to examine local understandings of and everyday encounters with mining, highlighting contradictory discourses of opencast mining, landscape and place, and the injustices associated with mining developments in this region.
‘Articles of Practical Banking Written by Practical Bankers’
Authors: Curran Declan
Published: September 2016

This article analyses the reportage of the banking publication Bankers’ Magazine over the duration of the Great Irish Famine (1845–50). It explores attitudes to famine incidence and relief prevalent among Irish and British banking officials, as expounded in the trade publication representing their views. These professionals, employed in branch networks across both Irish and British society, were not political elites or ideologues, but rather saw themselves as ‘practical bankers’. This analysis shows that the Bankers’ Magazine reportage of the famine espoused, albeit in a measured rhetoric, the prevailing economic mindset based on self-reliance and the free market mechanism, while repeatedly acknowledging Irish famine-era suffering and reconciling itself to the expediency of ‘unproductive’ government-funded famine relief efforts. This analysis also shows the Bankers’ Magazine’s famine reportage to have largely been subsumed by its campaign against the Bank Charter Act. More generally, the article argues that the Irish banking system offers a useful, though underutilised, lens through which to view famine-era socio-economic institutional workings and public opinion.
Concussion Management in the Classroom
Authors: Graff Danielle M. , Caperell Kerry S.
Published: September 2016

There is a new emphasis on the team approach to pediatric concussion management, particularly in the classroom. However, it is expected that educators are unfamiliar with the “Returning to Learning” recommendations. The authors’ primary objective was to assess and improve high school educators’ knowledge regarding concussions and management interventions using an online education tool. A total of 247 high school educators completed a 12 question pretest to assess core knowledge of concussions and classroom management followed by a 20-minute online literature-based education module. Participants then completed an identical posttest. The improvement in core knowledge was statistically significant ( P < .001). Initial areas of weakness were the description and identification of concussions. Questions regarding concussion classroom management also showed a statistically significant increase in scores ( P < .001). This study identifies the deficits in the knowledge of educators regarding concussions and classroom management as well as the significant improvement after an online educational module.
Finite element analysis of residual stress evolution with multiple impacts on one point in ultrasonic impact treatment process
Authors: Hu Shengsun , Guo Chaobo , Wang Dongpo , Wang Zhijiang , Huang Chao
Published: September 2016

The ultrasonic impact treatment process is widely used to improve the fatigue life of the weldments by inducing compressive residual stresses at the sub-surface. The purpose of the article is to conduct the dynamic elastic–plastic finite element analysis of multiple impacts on 5A06 aluminum alloy with different controlled parameters. The numerical model was validated by pin drop test. The changes in penetration depth, maximum compressive residual stress, and surface residual stress were obtained by analyzing the residual stress field and equivalent plastic strain. The effect of impact times, impact velocities, pin shapes, and impact angles on the residual stress was investigated so that the ultrasonic impact treatment parameters could be controlled to obtain expected residual stress distributions.
Microwave melting and processing of metal–ceramic composite castings
Authors: Singh Satnam , Gupta Dheeraj , Jain Vivek
Published: September 2016

Applications of metal–ceramic composites are increasing in advanced materials field; however, efficient utilization of these materials depends on the cost involved in processing and structure–properties correlations. Processing of materials through microwave energy has already been accepted as a well-established route for many materials. In this work, composites of nickel-based metallic powder (matrix) and SiC powder (reinforcement) were successfully casted by microwave heating. The mechanism for the development of composite castings using microwaves is discussed with proper illustrations. The results of microstructure analysis of the developed cast revealed that uniform equiaxed grain growth with uniform dispersion of reinforcement. The results of X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that during microwave heating some metallurgical changes took place, which led to higher microhardness of cast. Micowave processed casting revealed lower defects (~1.75% porosity) and average Vickers microhardness of 920 ± 208 HV. This work reports the successful applications of microwaves in manufacturing, in the form of melting and casting of metallic powders.
Fabrication of copper substrates for surface-enhanced Raman scattering using the microscratching method
Authors: Zhang Jingran , Yan Yongda , Hu Zhenjiang , Zhao Xuesen
Published: September 2016

The method of a tip-based microscratching is used to fabricate micro/nano structures on single crystal copper (110) and (111) planes under room temperature. The surface-enhanced Raman scattering enhancement performance of the structured Cu surface has been studied by rhodamine 6G probe molecules. Such micro/nano structures can be machined by varying the scratching parameters such as the feed and the normal load. Experimental results show that the high surface-enhanced Raman scattering enhancement is attributed to the nanostructures formed by pile-ups between adjacent grooves and nanocracks at the bottom of the microsquare. In addition, the Raman intensity of the crystallographic plane (110) is stronger than that of the crystallographic plane (111). This work verifies that the microscratching method is a feasible way to machine active surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrates on Cu surfaces with low cost and high efficiency.
Olanzapine as a possible replacement choice for paliperidone-induced Pisa syndrome: a case report
Authors: Tsou Chang-Chih , Huang San-Yuan
Published: September 2016

Objective:

The aim of this paper is to present a case of paliperidone-induced Pisa syndrome and provide treatment experience.

Method:

The case report is combined with a review of the literature.

Results:

A 37-year-old man had been diagnosed with paranoid-type schizophrenia for about 10 years. He received three-month treatment of paliperidone extended release (ER) at 6 mg per day, but showed a progressively Pisa-like physical position. We initially added an anticholinergic drug, but saw no improvement. The paliperidone ER was replaced by olanzapine at 10 mg per day, and the Pisa-like symptom improved after 1 month of the drug replacement.

Conclusions:

We propose olanzapine as a possible replacement choice for patients with paliperidone-related Pisa syndrome.
Routine treatment duration for clients attending a community based anxiety disorders clinic
Authors: Hannan Anthony , Berle David , Milicevic Denise , Dale Erin , Starcevic Vladan , Brakoulias Vlasios , Viswasam Kirupamani
Published: September 2016

Objective:

To determine the average duration of treatment at a community-based anxiety disorders clinic.

Method:

Data were collected on primary disorder, the presence of co-occurring disorders and treatment length (both in terms of number of sessions and weeks of therapy) for 248 consecutive clients.

Results:

The mean number of sessions was 13, and average treatment length was 29 weeks. There was substantial variation in treatment duration (range for number of sessions = 1–128, range for treatment duration = 0–186 weeks).

Conclusion:

Clients with anxiety disorders were often treated in relatively few sessions, in line with randomised controlled trials (RCTs). However, a number of clients required many more sessions and were treated for a longer period of time than clients in RCTs. Health services should be cautious in mandating limits to therapy duration for anxiety disorders given the wide range in the duration of treatment for clients in our sample.
Workplace Aggression in Cuban Health Care Settings
Authors: Gillespie Gordon Lee , Papa AnnMarie , Gómez Ligia C.
Published: September 2016

Purpose: Workplace aggression (WPA) is an international problem; however, no published reports of WPA in Cuba were found. This research describes WPA in Cuba and identifies prevention strategies for adoption in the United States. Design: A qualitative case study design was used. Procedures included visiting several health care settings in the region of Havana, Cuba. Interviews were conducted with 18 Cuban key informants and digital photographs documented the environment. Findings: WPA is a rare occurrence and typically demonstrates as verbal abuse. The use of illicit substances and prolonged wait times, common U.S. factors associated with WPA, are less problematic in Cuba. Discussion and Conclusion: Primary reasons for the low incidence of WPA may be the caring Cuban culture itself, tolerance for wait times, and less access to illicit and controlled substances. Implications for Practice: Adopting Cuba’s model to acknowledge WPA risk and implement prevention plans could reduce WPA incidence in the United States.
Design and analysis of radially polarized screen-printed piezoelectric transducers
Authors: Salowitz Nathan Picchietti , Kim Sang-Jong , Kopsaftopoulos Fotis , Li Yu-Hung , Chang Fu-Kuo
Published: September 2016

Piezoelectric transducers have applications from ultrasonic structural health monitoring to micro-electromechanical systems. Small physical size coupled with large actuation is desirable in many applications, requiring unique transducer designs to take advantage of the material properties. Screen-printed piezoceramics were developed as a means of mass producing mezzo-scale transducers that are geometrically small and light weight, but large enough to generate significant actuation. Screen-printed piezoceramic transducers display significantly different properties than chemically identical bulk ceramic elements, largely attributed to high void fraction of screen-printed piezoceramic materials and detrimental to the functionality of traditional transducer designs. This article presents analysis, simulation, and initial testing of new designs for screen-printed piezoceramic transducers with concentric through-thickness electrodes. Analytical models were developed enabling analysis across material properties and design parameters. Analytical results were verified against finite element models for some designs. Prototypes were created and underwent initial testing to assess the properties of the design.
Proposing a New Debrief Checklist for TeamSTEPPS® to Improve Documentation and Clinical Debriefing
Authors: Clapper Timothy C.
Published: September 2016

Purpose. The purpose of this article is to propose a new debrief checklist for the Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS®) curriculum.

Background. The current debrief checklist provided in the TeamSTEPPS® curriculum focuses on how the team performed, while leaving out the order of events that transpired during the team’s time together. A failure to discuss the order of events can lead to improper or inadequate documentation, which can result in clinical error and increased litigation.

Aim. In this article, I explain how the shared mental model, acquired during an actual or simulated clinical event needs to progress to the team debriefing to improve documentation. I propose an improved debrief checklist that is based on practice in numerous healthcare facilities and simulation centers worldwide.

Conclusion. The TeamSTEPPS® curriculum should be updated to the new debrief checklist with the shared goal of reducing litigation and billing errors, while increasing patient safety.
Higher Hospital Spending on Occupational Therapy Is Associated With Lower Readmission Rates
Authors: Rogers Andrew T. , Bai Ge , Lavin Robert A. , Anderson Gerard F.
Published: September 2016

Hospital executives are under continual pressure to control spending and improve quality. While prior studies have focused on the relationship between overall hospital spending and quality, the relationship between spending on specific services and quality has received minimal attention. The literature thus provides executives limited guidance regarding how they should allocate scarce resources. Using Medicare claims and cost report data, we examined the association between hospital spending for specific services and 30-day readmission rates for heart failure, pneumonia, and acute myocardial infarction. We found that occupational therapy is the only spending category where additional spending has a statistically significant association with lower readmission rates for all three medical conditions. One possible explanation is that occupational therapy places a unique and immediate focus on patients’ functional and social needs, which can be important drivers of readmission if left unaddressed.
Prevalence and Correlates of Self-Reported ADHD Symptoms in Children Attending School in India
Authors: Jaisoorya T. S. , Beena K. V. , Beena M. , Ellangovan K. , George Sanju , Thennarasu K. , Srinath Shoba
Published: September 2016

Objective: To study the prevalence and correlates of self-reported ADHD symptoms among school-going adolescents from Kerala, India. Method: Seven thousand five hundred sixty students from Classes 8, 10, and 12, aged 12 to 19 years, across 73 schools selected by cluster random sampling, were invited to participate, but only 7,150 successfully completed the questionnaire incorporating standardized instruments. Results: Three hundred five (4.3%) self-reported symptoms for ADHD combined type, 131 (1.8%) for ADHD hyperactive–impulsive type, and 102 (1.4%) for ADHD inattentive type with a male predominance. Binary logistic regression analysis showed that those with symptoms of ADHD (combined type) compared with the non-ADHD group had poorer academic performance, significantly higher substance use, psychological distress, suicidality, and sexual abuse. Conclusion: The high prevalence of self-reported ADHD symptoms and its association with negative correlates previously reported in literature in those with a diagnosis of ADHD suggests that clinically significant self-reported ADHD symptoms could be as disabling as ADHD.
The Relationships Between Female Adolescents’ Media Use, Indoor Tanning Outcome Expectations, and Behavioral Intentions
Authors: Myrick Jessica Gall , Noar Seth M. , Kelley Dannielle , Zeitany Alexandra E.
Published: September 2016

Background. Unlike other types of cancer, skin cancer incidence rates are on the rise and adolescent females are particularly likely to tan indoors, a major risk factor. However, little research has examined the role of media use in encouraging or discouraging this dangerous behavior in this population. Aims. To empirically assess the links between media use, indoor tanning-related outcome expectations, and behavioral intentions. Method. A survey of adolescent females ( N = 510) ages 15 to 18 in the Southeastern United States assessed demographics, types of media use, and indoor tanning intentions. Results. Significant correlations between media use and indoor tanning outcome expectations were found. Use of interpersonal and social media (i.e., talking on the phone, texting, and online social media) were positively associated with positive outcome expectations about indoor tanning and negatively associated with negative outcome expectations. A path analysis revealed that interpersonal/social media use had indirect associations with indoor tanning intentions via tanning outcome expectations. Mass media use (e.g., news media, entertainment media, and magazines) was not significantly associated with most indoor tanning outcome expectations but did have a direct negative association with behavioral intentions. Discussion. There are important relationships between media use, indoor tanning outcome expectations, and behavioral intentions. Interpersonal and social media use may help cultivate outcome expectations that encourage indoor tanning, which in turn may increase intentions to tan, while news media consumption in particular may reduce intentions to tan. Conclusion. These findings highlight the social nature of adolescent females and point to specific intervention channels for reducing indoor tanning among this population.
The ‘girls’: women press photographers and the representation of women in Australian newspapers
Authors: Darian-Smith Kate
Published: September 2016

In 1975, Fairfax News commemorated International Women’s Year by appointing Lorrie Graham as its first female cadet photographer. Women only joined the photographic staff of newspapers in significant numbers from the 1980s and were more likely to be employed on regional newspapers than the metropolitan dailies. This article draws on interviews with male and female press photographers collected for the National Library of Australia’s oral history programme. It provides an overview of the history of women press photographers in Australia, situating their working lives within an overtly masculine newspaper culture where gender inequity was entrenched. It also examines the gendered and evolving photographic representations of women in the Australian press, including those of women in positions of social and political leadership. Although women press photographers have achieved greater recognition in the 2000s, the transformation of the media industry has impacted the working practices and employment of press photographers.
‘Photographing Lindy’: Australian press photography and the Chamberlain case, 1980–2012
Authors: Anderson Fay
Published: September 2016

This article analyses the news photography surrounding a high-profile case of alleged matricide in Australia: the disappearance of 9-month-old Azaria Chamberlain, and the subsequent murder trial and eventual acquittal of her mother, Lindy. While the scholarship on the media’s conduct during Chamberlain’s ordeal has been exhaustive, the press photographers’ role has not been considered. Drawing on oral history interviews with newspaper photographers, this article explores the ways that the photographers’ workplace culture, gender, relationships and practices informed their approach. It argues that their images in isolation did not contribute to the demonisation of Chamberlain; the same photographs were used to project both innocence and guilt depending on the editorial interpretation. The article will provide new historical understanding about the photographic traditions and routines surrounding the Chamberlain case and crime photography more generally.
Teaching personal and social responsibility model-based programmes in physical education
Authors: Pozo Pablo , Grao-Cruces Alberto , Pérez-Ordás Raquel
Published: September 2016

The purpose of this study was to conduct a review of research on the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility model-based programme within physical education. Papers selected for analysis were found through searches of Web of Science, SportDiscus (EBSCO), SCOPUS, and ERIC (ProQuest) databases. The keywords ‘responsibility model’ and ‘physical education’ were used in different combinations. The relevant articles were checked for the following criteria: (a) the study has been published in a peer-reviewed international journal; (b) it included Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility model-based programme implementation; (c) programmes were implemented within physical education classes; and (d) the full text was available in English or Spanish. The quality of the selected studies was scored using a quality assessment list. Twenty-two papers that satisfied the selection criteria were identified. A practical analysis of these papers to present the results placed them into three categories: (a) impact of the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility model-based programme on teachers; (b) programme implementation features; and (c) outcomes of the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility-based programme on student participants. Longer studies with follow-up data, quantitative methodological designs, and larger samples would be particularly important for future investigations.
Industrial policy change in the post-crisis British economy: Policy innovation in an incomplete institutional and ideational environment
Authors: Berry Craig
Published: September 2016

Industrial policy rarely features in analysis of post-crisis economic policy change in Britain, despite manufacturing featuring centrally in the ‘rebalancing’ narrative espoused by elites since 2008. The article seeks to interrogate the character of recent governments’ approaches to industrial policy and manufacturing industries. It does so through the prism of Peter Hall’s ‘three orders of policy change’ framework, with particular reference to its application to macroprudential regulation by Andrew Baker. The article argues that the framework must be furnished with additional variables, namely, the type of institutional arrangements related to the policy area, and the status of the associated economic activities within the wider growth model, in order to better understand how ideas, institutions and interests interact in processes of policy change. The article finds little evidence of a ‘paradigm shift’ and suggests that innovations in industrial policy have served to reinforce the foundational assumptions of the British growth model.
Thermal analysis on charging and discharging behaviour of a phase change material-based evacuated tube solar air collector
Authors: Mehla Neeraj , Yadav Avadhesh
Published: September 2016

The performance analysis on the phase change material-based evacuated tube solar air collector was examined under consecutive and simultaneous charging and discharging modes. Acetamide was used as phase change material. The system performance was evaluated on the basis of the phase change material storage system energy efficiency, exergy efficiency, collector efficiency, the instantaneous energy stored in the phase change material and total energy stored by the system at low and high air flow rates of 0.018 kg/s and 0.035 kg/s, respectively. The maximum average efficiency (17.9%) of the collector was obtained at a high air flow rate during simultaneously charging and discharging of the phase change material. The results obtained demonstrate that the system is more effective when it is operated with high air flow rate during simultaneously charging and discharging of the phase change material. The average total energy at high air flow rates is 1.01 to 1.02 times more in comparison to that at low air flow rates. The findings show the feasibility of the phase change material-based evacuated tube solar air collector for producing hot air for space heating during consecutive and simultaneous charging and discharging of the phase change material in northen Indian climatic conditions. This system would be relevant in areas with good sunlight.
Is there a crisis of participatory planning?
Authors: Legacy Crystal
Published: September 2016

The critical literature on participation warns that a focus on ‘consensus’ evades the political in planning, preventing citizens from confronting and challenging discourse and prevailing orthodoxy about the way the urban ought to be constituted. These critiques raise important questions about the efficacy of participatory planning and its political formation. Moreover, the extent to which citizen’s participation can ever challenge dominant trajectories has reached a point of conceptual ‘crisis’. In this article, I explore the different ways in which participation manifests from the politicising participatory moments in planning. Examining a single case study in Melbourne, Australia, I draw upon 15 key informant interviews with community campaigners who mounted a successful campaign to defeat the controversial East West Link road project. By examining the formal and informal political manifestations of participation over a period of 2 years, this article challenges the sentiment that there is a crisis of participatory planning. It shows how decisions to engage the citizenry in prescribed ways induce other manifestations and formations of citizen’s participation through politics and how these manifestations garner a pervasive and influential trajectory to reshape participatory planning.
Development of a “stick-and-detect” wireless sensor node for fatigue crack detection
Authors: Liu Peipei , Lim Hyung Jin , Yang Suyoung , Sohn Hoon , Lee Cheul Hee , Yi Yung , Kim Daewoo , Jung Jinhwan , Bae In-hwan
Published: September 2016

A fatigue crack and its precursor often serves as a source of nonlinear mechanism for ultrasonic waves, and nonlinear ultrasonic techniques have been widely studied to detect fatigue crack at its very early stage. In this study, a wireless sensor node based on nonlinear ultrasonics is developed specifically for fatigue crack detection: (1) through packaged piezoelectric transducers, ultrasonic waves at two distinctive frequencies are generated, and their modulation due to a microcrack (less than 0.1 mm in width) is detected; (2) an autonomous reference-free crack detection algorithm is developed and embedded into the sensor node, so that users can simply “stick” the sensor to a target structure and automatically “detect” a fatigue crack without relying on any history data of the target structure; and (3) the whole design of the sensor node is fulfilled in a low-power working strategy. The performance of the sensor node is experimentally validated using aluminum plates with real fatigue cracks and compared with that of a conventional wired system. Furthermore, a field test in Yeongjong Grand Bridge in South Korea has been conducted with the developed sensor nodes.
Printed Educational Materials’ Impact on Tobacco Cessation Brief Interventions in CAM Practice
Authors: Eaves Emery R. , Nichter Mark , Howerter Amy , Floden Lysbeth , Ritenbaugh Cheryl , Gordon Judith S. , Muramoto Myra L.
Published: September 2016

Printed educational materials (PEMs) have long demonstrated their usefulness as economical and effective media for health communication. In this article, we evaluate the impact of targeted tobacco cessation PEMS for use along with a brief intervention training designed for three types of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners: chiropractic, acupuncture, and massage. We describe how PEMs in CAM practitioners’ offices were perceived and used by practitioners and by patients. Semistructured qualitative interviews were conducted with 53 practitioners and 38 of their patients. This analysis specifically focused on developing and distributing project-related posters and pamphlets in CAM practice. Our findings indicate that materials (1) legitimated tobacco-related expertise among CAM practitioners and tobacco-related conversations as part of routine CAM practice, (2) increased practitioners’ willingness to approach the topic of tobacco with patients, (3) created an effective way to communicate tobacco-related information and broaden the reach of brief intervention initiatives, and (4) were given to patients who were not willing to engage in direct discussion of tobacco use with practitioners.