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The CHOICE pilot project: Challenges of implementing a combined peer work and shared decision‐making programme in an early intervention service
Authors: Simmons Magenta B. , Coates Dominiek , Batchelor Samantha , Dimopoulos‐Bick Tara , Howe Deborah
Published: December 2017

Aim

Youth participation is central to early intervention policy and quality frameworks. There is good evidence for peer support (individuals with lived experience helping other consumers) and shared decision making (involving consumers in making decisions about their own care) in adult settings. However, youth programs are rarely tested or described in detail. This report aims to fill this gap by describing a consumer focused intervention in an early intervention service.

Methods

This paper describes the development process, intervention content and implementation challenges of the Choices about Healthcare Options Informed by Client Experiences and Expectations (CHOICE) Pilot Project. This highly novel and innovative project combined both youth peer work and youth shared decision making.

Results

Eight peer workers were employed to deliver an online shared decision‐making tool at a youth mental health service in New South Wales, Australia. The intervention development involved best practice principles, including international standards and elements of co‐design. The implementation of the peer workforce in the service involved a number of targeted strategies designed to support this new service model. However, several implementation challenges were experienced which resulted in critical learning about how best to deliver these types of interventions.

Conclusions

Delivering peer work and shared decision making within an early intervention service is feasible, but not without challenges. Providing adequate detail about interventions and implementation strategies fills a critical gap in the literature. Understanding optimal youth involvement strategies assists others to deliver acceptable and effective services to young people who experience mental ill health.
Predictors of remission during acute treatment of first‐episode schizophrenia patients involuntarily hospitalized and treated with algorithm‐based pharmacotherapy: Secondary analysis of an observational study
Authors: Yoshimura Bunta , Sakamoto Shinji , Sato Kojiro , Takaki Manabu , Yamada Norihito
Published: December 2017

Aim

Early clinical response predicts symptomatic remission and recovery in the maintenance treatment phase of first‐episode schizophrenia (FES). However, little is known about predictors of symptomatic remission during acute treatment of severely ill patients with FES. Here, we conducted a secondary analysis of our retrospective observational study, which examined response, remission and treatment‐resistance rates in seriously ill patients with FES spectrum disorders involuntarily hospitalized and treated with algorithm‐based pharmacotherapy.

Methods

We performed a retrospective chart review of 131 involuntarily admitted patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Our algorithm aimed to delay olanzapine treatment, standardize medications and suggest initiation of clozapine after failure of third‐line antipsychotic treatment. The duration of each adequate antipsychotic treatment at an optimal dosage was 4 weeks or more. Remission was defined using the symptom‐severity component of consensus remission criteria. A logistic regression model was applied to identify significant predictors of remission at discharge.

Results

Overall, 74 patients (56%) were in remission at discharge. Non‐remitters were hampered from becoming remitters mainly by the presence of negative symptoms. There were no differences in first‐line antipsychotics, dosage of antipsychotics at time of response and adherence rates to algorithm‐based pharmacotherapy between remitters and non‐remitters. Shorter duration of untreated psychosis, favourable early response and less negative symptoms at baseline were identified as independent predictors of remission at discharge.

Conclusions

The importance of early intervention and specific and adequate treatments of negative symptoms is highlighted.
Frequency distribution of osteochondral fragmentation of the dorsoproximal articular surface of the proximal phalanx in racing Thoroughbreds in the UK
Authors: Walsh R. , Smith M. R. W. , Wright I. M.
Published: December 2017

Background

Osteochondral fragmentation of the dorsoproximal margin of the proximal phalanx is commonly recognised in racing Thoroughbreds. Frequency distribution has been documented in racing Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses in the USA and in European Warmbloods but no data have been published from the UK. Concurrent intra‐articular soft tissue lesions and radiographic accuracy of fragment distribution in racing Thoroughbreds have not previously been reported.

Objectives

To document frequency distribution of dorsoproximal fragmentation of the proximal phalanx in a UK population of racing Thoroughbreds and to compare this with published data. To document concurrent intra‐articular lesions identified arthroscopically and radiographic accuracy of fragment distribution.

Study design

A retrospective single centre‐based, observational study.

Methods

Surgical reports and radiographs of all racing Thoroughbreds that underwent arthroscopic surgery for removal of fragmentation from the dorsoproximal margin of the proximal phalanx at Newmarket Equine Hospital between 2011 and 2015 were reviewed.

Results

Two hundred and forty‐two (85.8%) horses were in or being prepared for flat racing. Osteochondral fragmentation of the dorsoproximal aspect of the proximal phalanx was present in 428 fetlock joints of 282 horses, consisting of 194 (45.3%) left and 188 (43.9%) right metacarpophalangeal joints, and 20 (4.7%) left and 26 (6.1%) right metatarsophalangeal joints. Fragmentation was located dorsomedially in 316 (73.8%), dorsolaterally in 32 (7.5%) and biaxially in 80 (18.7%) joints. Concurrent soft tissue lesions were identified in 168 (39.3%) joints. Radiographic evidence of fragmentation was visible in 320 joints (74.8%).

Main limitations

Limited numbers preclude conclusions with respect to yearlings and horses in jump race training.

Conclusion

Dorsoproximal fragmentation of the proximal phalanx occurred most frequently medially and in the forelimbs. Sidedness was not demonstrated. Although similar to previously reported data, variance in limb distribution is evident. Further research is required to determine whether concurrent intra‐articular soft tissue lesions are aetiopathogenic or an additional result of the pathological changes leading to fragmentation. Fragmentation site was not always accurately identified radiographically.

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Family Life Education: Translational Family Science in Action
Authors: Darling Carol A. , Cassidy Dawn , Rehm Marsha
Published: December 2017

Translational family science lies at the intersection of family research and the practice of family life education (FLE). Discussion of the foundational principles of FLE (education, prevention, strengths‐based, and research and theory‐based) and its key components (culture, context, content, and practice) provide a framework for considering the reciprocal relationship between family science and family life education in the context of translational family science. Further discussion is provided regarding possible barriers to progress and the need to better integrate discovery science and practice science.
Statistical assessment of notch toughness against cleavage fracture of ferritic steels
Authors: Qian G. , Lei W.‐S. , Peng L. , Yu Z. , Niffenegger M.
Published: December 2017

The work is an initial effort on adopting a statistical approach to correlate the fracture behavior between a notched and a fracture mechanics specimen. The random nature of cleavage fracture process determines that both the microscopic fracture stress and the macroscopic properties including fracture load, fracture toughness, and the ductile to brittle transition temperature are all stochastic parameters. This understanding leads to the proposal of statistical assessment of cleavage induced notch brittleness of ferritic steels according to a recently proposed local approach model of cleavage fracture. The temperature independence of the 2 Weibull parameters in the new model induces a master curve to correlate the fracture load at different temperatures. A normalized stress combining the 2 Weibull parameters and the yield stress is proposed as the deterministic index to measure notch toughness. This proposed index is applied to compare the notch toughness of a ferritic steel with 2 different microstructures.
Evaluation of visual motion perception ability in mice with knockout of the dyslexia candidate susceptibility gene Dcdc2
Authors: Rendall A. R. , Perrino P. A. , LoTurco J. J. , Fitch R. H.
Published: December 2017

Developmental dyslexia is a heritable disability characterized by difficulties in learning to read and write. The neurobiological and genetic mechanisms underlying dyslexia remain poorly understood; however, several dyslexia candidate risk genes have been identified. One of these candidate risk genes—doublecortin domain containing 2 (DCDC2)—has been shown to play a role in neuronal migration and cilia function. At a behavioral level, variants of DCDC2 have been associated with impairments in phonological processing, working memory and reading speed. Additionally, a specific mutation in DCDC2 has been strongly linked to deficits in motion perception—a skill subserving reading abilities. To further explore the relationship between DCDC2 and dyslexia, a genetic knockout (KO) of the rodent homolog of DCDC2 (Dcdc2) was created. Initial studies showed that Dcdc2 KOs display deficits in auditory processing and working memory. The current study was designed to evaluate the association between DCDC2 and motion perception, as these skills have not yet been assessed in the Dcdc2 KO mouse model. We developed a novel motion perception task, utilizing touchscreen technology and operant conditioning. Dcdc2 KOs displayed deficits on the Pairwise Discrimination task specifically as motion was added to visual stimuli. Following behavioral assessment, brains were histologically prepared for neuroanatomical analysis of the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN). The cumulative distribution showed that Dcdc2 KOs exhibited more small neurons and fewer larger neurons in the LGN. Results compliment findings that DCDC2 genetic alteration results in anomalies in visual motion pathways in a subpopulation of dyslexic patients.
TOTALITARIANISM BETWEEN HISTORY AND THEORY
Authors: TRAVERSO ENZO
Published: December 2017

Born in Italy at the beginning of the 1920s, the concept of totalitarianism experienced an uninterrupted succession of metamorphoses and changes throughout the twentieth century, until its last rebirth after September 11, 2001, when it was remobilized in the struggle against Islamic terrorism. It is an astonishingly plastic, resilient, and inevitably ambiguous concept, insofar as it merges both politics and scholarship, and belongs, with a different meaning, to almost all currents of thought. Born in the political struggle, it shifted successfully to political theory in which, beyond their discrepancies, most of its interpreters defined it as a new form of power that exceeds the classical categories of political theory running from Aristotle to Max Weber—despotism, tyranny, dictatorship—and grounded in a combination of ideology and terror. The migration of this concept to the field of historical studies, however, was much more controversial. Useful in defining the nature and forms of political regimes, and eventually to establish their typology, “totalitarianism” becomes a problematic, limited, not to say useless concept for analyzing their origins, developments, and fall. On the one hand, it favors a selective historical comparison between different political regimes; on the other hand, it simply juxtaposes them, stressing some analogies but neglecting other fundamental dimensions of historical investigation (origins, duration, ideologies, and social basis). This article is a plea for critical use of this category, which implies both a rejection of its recurrent ideological uses and its integration with the achievements of social and cultural history.
Changes in the health‐related quality of life of patients with prostate cancer and their spouses
Authors: Harju Eeva , Rantanen Anja , Kaunonen Marja , Helminen Mika , Isotalo Taina , Åstedt‐Kurki Päivi
Published: December 2017

The purpose of this study was to determine how the health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients with prostate cancer and their spouses change during the 6 months after diagnosis and which factors explain the changes. Patients with prostate cancer and their spouses have reported a decrease in HRQoL, but simultaneous follow‐up of the HRQoL of patients with prostate cancer and their spouses is rare. The sample consisted of 186 couples. The participants personally filled in the RAND‐36‐Item Health Survey, both at the time of diagnosis and 6 months later. Changes in the HRQoL were analysed statistically using descriptive statistics and non‐parametric tests. Linear regression models were used to identify the factors associated with the changes in HRQoL in the patients and their spouses. The HRQoL of patients with prostate cancer and their spouses did not change significantly during the first 6 months after diagnosis. Changes in the patients’ bodily pain and physical functioning were explained by their background variables. The spouses’ background variables did not explain the changes in HRQoL during the follow‐up period. In addition, the changes in the HRQoL of patients and their spouses are very similar. There is a need for long‐term assessment of changes in the HRQoL of patients with prostate cancer and their spouses. The findings indicate that attention should be paid to spouses with regard to the nursing of patients with prostate cancer, as spouses seem to be an important resource for patients with prostate cancer.
Nitrogen fertilization of warm‐season turfgrasses irrigated from varying irrigation systems: 2. Carbohydrate and protein content
Authors: Serena M. , Schiavon M. , Sallenave R. , Leinauer B.
Published: December 2017

A 3‐year study was conducted at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, NM, to investigate whether different fertilization treatments affect the carbohydrate and protein content in two warm‐season grasses grown using water conservation strategies such as non‐potable saline irrigation water and a subsurface irrigation system. “Princess 77” bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon L.) and “Sea Spray” seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum O. Swartz) were irrigated with either potable (electrical conductivity [EC] = 0.6 dS m−1) or saline (EC = 3.1 dS m−1) water from either an overhead or a subsurface drip irrigation system. Four different fertilizers were used in this study: liquid slow release, granular slow release, granular urea and urea liquid, at two rates: 10 and 20 g N m−2 yr−1 for “Sea Spray” and 20 and 30 g N m−2 yr−1 for “Princess 77.” Carbohydrate (sucrose, starch, total soluble carbohydrates and total non‐structural carbohydrates) and protein content of the grasses were measured, and their effect on spring green‐up was determined. The total carbohydrate content within the stolons and rhizomes was found to be closely associated with speed of spring green‐up, resulting in R2 values ranging from 0.36 to 0.76. The relationship between green‐up and carbohydrate content was similar for both grasses. Fertilizer treatment did not affect carbohydrate content in either grass under either irrigation system. Further analysis revealed that carbohydrate content in February was the best determinant for spring green‐up. Other sampling months also showed a significant correlation with spring green‐up, but with lower R2 values.
Unravelling current sexual care in chronic kidney disease: perspective of social workers
Authors: van Ek Gaby F. , Keurhorst Dirry , Krouwel Esmée M. , Nicolai Melianthe P.J. , Den Ouden Marjolein E.M. , Elzevier Henk W. , Putter Hein , Pelger Rob C.M. , Den Oudsten Brenda L.
Published: December 2017

Background

Fifty to eighty percent of patients suffering from chronic kidney disease (CKD) experience a form of sexual dysfunction (SD), even after renal transplantation. Despite this, inquiring about SD is often not included in the daily practice of renal care providers.

Objectives

This paper explores the perspectives of renal social workers regarding sexual care for patients and evaluates their practice, attitude towards responsibility and knowledge of SD.

Design

A cross‐sectional study was conducted using a 41‐item online survey.

Participants

Seventy‐nine members of the Dutch Federation of Social Workers Nephrology.

Results

It was revealed that 60% of respondents discussed SD with a fifth of their patients. Frequency of discussion was associated with experience (p = 0.049), knowledge (p = 0.001), supplementary education (p = 0.006), and the availability of protocols on sexual care (p = 0.007). Main barriers towards discussing SD consisted of ‘culture and religion’ (51.9%), ‘language and ethnicity’ (49.4%), and ‘presence of a third person’ (45.6%). Sufficient knowledge of SD was present in 28% of respondents. The responsibility for discussion was 96% nephrologists and 81% social workers.

Conclusion

This study provides evidence that a part of Dutch nephrology social workers do not provide sexual care regularly, due to insufficient experience and sexual knowledge, absence of privacy and protocols and barriers based on cultural diversity. According to the respondents the responsibility for this aspect of care should be multidisciplinary. Recommendations include a need for further education on the topic, private opportunities to discuss SD and multidisciplinary guidelines on sexual care.
Symmetric Dimethylarginine in Cats with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Langhorn R. , Kieler I.N. , Koch J. , Christiansen L.B. , Jessen L.R.
Published: December 2017

Background

Symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA) has been increasingly used as a marker of early chronic kidney disease (CKD) in cats, but little is known about the influence of comorbidities on SDMA in this species.

Hypothesis

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and diabetes mellitus (DM), independently of CKD, are associated with changes in serum SDMA.

Animals

Ninety‐four cats (17 with CKD, 40 with HCM, 17 with DM, and 20 healthy controls).

Methods

Case‐control study. Clinical examination, echocardiography, ECG, blood pressure, CBC, biochemistry, thyroxine, and SDMA measurement were performed. Urinalysis was performed in controls and cats with CKD and DM. Analysis of variance was used to compare overall differences in the log‐transformed SDMA data among groups. A random forest algorithm was applied to explore which clinical and other factors influenced serum SDMA.

Results

Median (range) serum SDMA for the renal group (positive control) was 19 (10–93) μg/dL, whereas for the control group (negative control), it was 10 (5–15) μg/dL. For the cardiac and diabetic groups, serum SDMA was 9 (4–24) μg/dL and 7 (3–11) μg/dL, respectively. The renal group had significantly higher SDMA concentrations and the diabetic group significantly lower SDMA concentrations compared to all other groups.

Conclusions and Clinical Importance

Serum SDMA concentrations in cats with HCM were not significantly different from those of healthy control cats. Cats with DM, however, had significantly lower SDMA concentrations than controls, a finding that needs further investigation and should be kept in mind when evaluating renal function of cats with this endocrinopathy.
An implementation algorithm to improve skin‐to‐skin practice in the first hour after birth
Authors: Brimdyr Kajsa , Cadwell Karin , Stevens Jeni , Takahashi Yuki
Published: December 2017

Evidence supporting the practice of skin‐to‐skin contact and breastfeeding soon after birth points to physiologic, social, and psychological benefits for both mother and baby. The 2009 revision of Step 4 of the WHO/UNICEF “Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding” elaborated on the practice of skin‐to‐skin contact between the mother and her newly born baby indicating that the practice should be “immediate” and “without separation” unless documented medically justifiable reasons for delayed contact or interruption exist. While in immediate, continuous, uninterrupted skin‐to‐skin contact with mother in the first hour after birth, babies progress through 9 instinctive, complex, distinct, and observable stages including self‐attachment and suckling. However, the most recent Cochrane review of early skin‐to‐skin contact cites inconsistencies in the practice; the authors found “inadequate evidence with respect to details … such as timing of initiation and dose.” This paper introduces a novel algorithm to analyse the practice of skin to skin in the first hour using two data sets and suggests opportunities for practice improvement. The algorithm considers the mother's Robson criteria, skin‐to‐skin experience, and Widström's 9 Stages. Using data from vaginal births in Japan and caesarean births in Australia, the algorithm utilizes data in a new way to highlight challenges to best practice. The use of a tool to analyse the implementation of skin‐to‐skin care in the first hour after birth illuminates the successes, barriers, and opportunities for improvement to achieving the standard of care for babies. Future application should involve more diverse facilities and Robson's classifications.
Periapical infection may affect birth outcomes via systemic inflammation
Authors: Harjunmaa U , Doyle R , Järnstedt J , Kamiza S , Jorgensen JM , Stewart CP , Shaw L , Hallamaa L , Ashorn U , Klein N , Dewey KG , Maleta K , Ashorn P
Published: December 2017

Objectives

Maternal dental periapical infections are associated with preterm birth and intrauterine growth restriction. This study investigates whether the association is mediated through bacterial spread from periapical lesions to placenta (direct pathway) or systemic inflammatory reaction (indirect pathway).

Materials and Methods

We compared birth outcomes in Malawian mothers with and without periapical infection. As markers of a direct pathway, we identified placental bacteria using a 16S rDNA approach and assessed histological evidence of inflammation in the placenta and amniotic membranes. We measured C‐reactive protein, alpha‐1‐acid glycoprotein, and salivary cortisol as markers of an indirect pathway. We used regression models to associate the predictor variables with duration of pregnancy and newborn size.

Results

Of 1,024 women, 23.5% had periapical infection. There was no association of periapical infection with either bacterial DNA or histological inflammation in placenta or membranes. Periapical infection was associated with C‐reactive protein, alpha‐1‐acid glycoprotein, and cortisol concentrations in a dose‐dependent manner at 36 weeks. Addition of alpha‐1‐acid glycoprotein or cortisol concentration into regression models attenuated the association between periapical infection and pregnancy outcomes.

Conclusion

There was no evidence of direct spread of periapical bacteria to the placenta. Periapical infections and adverse pregnancy outcomes are in part mediated through systemic inflammation.
Systematic review and meta‐analysis of reported adverse events of long‐term intranasal oxytocin treatment for autism spectrum disorder
Authors: Cai Qizheng , Feng Lei , Yap Kai Zhen
Published: December 2017

Recent studies have suggested oxytocin as a possible drug to treat social deficits caused by autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but the safety of intranasal oxytocin in autistic patients has not been established. The aim of this review was to characterize the side‐effect profile of long‐term intranasal oxytocin in treatment of ASD compared to placebo. All randomized controlled trials of intranasal oxytocin in the treatment of ASD published before 1 January 2017 that reported safety data were identified from databases, including PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and International Pharmaceutical Abstract. Relevant data from the selected studies were then extracted for meta‐analysis to estimate the pooled risk ratio for the most common adverse events. Descriptive analysis of severe adverse events was also conducted. Of the 223 participants in the five included studies, 123 were given oxytocin and 100 were given placebos. Nasal discomfort (14.3%), tiredness (7.2%), irritability (9.0%), diarrhea (4.5%), and skin irritation (4.5%) were the most common adverse events. None of these common adverse events was statistically associated with treatment allocation according to meta‐analysis using pooled data (all P‐values > 0.1). Five severe adverse events were reported, namely aggression (one in placebo, two in oxytocin) and seizures (one in placebo, one in oxytocin). Results from this systematic review support intranasal oxytocin as well tolerated and safe for use in the ASD population. Larger clinical trials should be conducted to establish the efficacy of intranasal oxytocin as a treatment of ASD.
Characteristics of pediatric recurrent erythema multiforme
Authors: Heinze Adam , Tollefson Megha , Holland Kristen E. , Chiu Yvonne E.
Published: December 2017

Background

Erythema multiforme (EM) is an acute condition characterized by distinctive target lesions of the skin often accompanied by mucosal ulcers. A subset of individuals experience frequent episodes of recurrent EM, which is rare and poorly understood, especially in children.

Objective

To characterize clinical features, laboratory findings, and treatment responses of pediatric recurrent EM.

Methods

A retrospective chart review was conducted at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2000‐2015) and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota (1990‐2015). Inclusion criterion was a diagnosis before age 18 years with recurrent EM, defined as a symmetrically distributed, fixed eruption, including target lesions, with or without mucous membrane involvement, occurring on at least three occasions. A literature review was conducted to include individuals who met the inclusion criterion.

Results

Twenty‐six patients were included, of whom 16 (62%) were male. The median age of onset was 9.1 years (range 0‐15.7 years). Nine patients (35%) required hospitalization. Herpes simplex virus testing was positive in 9 of 17 (65%) patients. Remission was achieved in 5 of 16 (31%) patients while taking suppressive antivirals. Eight patients received continuous anti‐inflammatory treatment, two (25%) of whom experienced remission.

Conclusion

This study of pediatric recurrent EM found a greater male predominance, more hospitalizations, fewer cases caused by herpes simplex virus, and a lower response to immunosuppression in children than in the general population.
Arterial stiffness in junior high school students: Longitudinal observations
Authors: Fujiwara Hiroshi , Nakajima Hisakazu , Inoue Fumio , Kosaka Kitaro , Asano Hiroaki , Yoshii Kengo
Published: December 2017

Background

Early atherosclerotic change is found even in childhood, and there is an urgent need to clarify the factors causing childhood atherosclerosis and take preventive measures. Early detection of the contributing risk factors is crucial to facilitate preventive measures. Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is a widely used technique for the assessment of atherosclerosis in children.

Methods

Lifestyle questionnaire, brachio‐ankle PWV (baPWV) and anthropometric data were obtained from junior high school students in an urban area of Japan between 2006 and 2008, from seventh to ninth grades.

Results

Mean baPWV increased from 867.4 ± 99.5 m/s to 944.5 ± 117.5 m/s in boys, and from 864.0 ± 99.5 m/s to 923.0 ± 101.3 m/s in girls. Obese students had higher baPWV than non‐obese students in both genders across each grade. On logistic regression analysis of ninth grade student data, high baPWV was dependent on systolic blood pressure (SBP), time watching television (TV) and symptoms of depression and anxiety, whereas low baPWV was dependent on time playing video games, light exercise, sleep and indoor play, as well as good friendship and motivation.

Conclusion

Systolic blood pressure, time watching TV, and symptoms of depression and anxiety may contribute to arterial stiffness and be related to obesity in junior high school students.
Collective Action and the Evolution of Intergovernmental Cooperation
Authors: Woods Neal D. , Bowman Ann O'M.
Published: December 2017

Voluntary cooperation among governments holds tremendous promise for solving policy problems with regional and national scope. In this article, we apply insights from the theory of institutional collective action to understand the evolution of cooperative governmental institutions. We address the question: What makes a government decide to exit an existing cooperative arrangement and join a new one with a stronger central authority? Our empirical analyses examine state choices about whether to participate in the new Interstate Compact for Juveniles or remain in an existing compact that serves the same purpose. The findings shed light on how governments make trade‐offs between their desire to maintain their autonomy and the need to overcome the transactions costs, coordination problems, and free‐rider problems associated with cooperative governance in order to achieve policy gains.
A critical review of postfeminist sensibility
Authors: Riley Sarah , Evans Adrienne , Elliott Sinikka , Rice Carla , Marecek Jeanne
Published: December 2017

This paper critically reviews how feminist academic psychologists, social scientists, and media scholars have developed Rosalind Gill's generative construct “postfeminist sensibility.” We describe the key themes of postfeminist sensibility, a noncoherent set of ideas about femininity, embodiment, and empowerment circulating across a range of media. Ideas that inform women's sense of self, making postfeminist sensibility an important object for psychological study. We then consider research that drew on postfeminist sensibility, focusing on new sexual subjectivities, which developed analysis of agency, empowerment, and the possibilities and limitations in taking up new subjectivities associated with postfeminism, as well as who could take up these subjectivities. We show how such work identified complexities and contradictions in postfeminist sensibility and offer suggestions for how this work might be further developed, particularly by intersectionality‐informed research. In the final section, we address contemporary debates surrounding postfeminism. We consider challenges and counterarguments to postfeminist sensibility as a useful term for describing contemporary patterns of sense‐making on gender, making the case for continuing research on postfeminist sensibility in the areas of digital cultures, a transformative imperative that includes the mind as well as the body, transnational postfeminism, and new forms of feminist activism. We conclude that such work would benefit from considering the ways that different technologies mediate the ideas and practices associated with postfeminist sensibility.
The genetics underlying natural variation of plant–plant interactions, a beloved but forgotten member of the family of biotic interactions
Authors: Subrahmaniam Harihar Jaishree , Libourel Cyril , Journet Etienne‐Pascal , Morel Jean‐Benoît , Muños Stéphane , Niebel Andreas , Raffaele Sylvain , Roux Fabrice
Published: December 2017

Despite the importance of plant–plant interactions on crop yield and plant community dynamics, our understanding of the genetic and molecular bases underlying natural variation of plant–plant interactions is largely limited in comparison with other types of biotic interactions. By listing 63 quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping and global gene expression studies based on plants directly challenged by other plants, we explored whether the genetic architecture and the function of the candidate genes underlying natural plant–plant interactions depend on the type of interactions between two plants (competition versus commensalism versus reciprocal helping versus asymmetry). The 16 transcriptomic studies are unevenly distributed between competitive interactions (n = 12) and asymmetric interactions (n = 4, all focusing on response to parasitic plants). By contrast, 17 and 30 QTL studies were identified for competitive interactions and asymmetric interactions (either weed suppressive ability or response to parasitic plants), respectively. Surprisingly, no studies have been carried out on the identification of genetic and molecular bases underlying natural variation in positive interactions. The candidate genes underlying natural plant–plant interactions can be classified into seven categories of plant function that have been identified in artificial environments simulating plant–plant interactions either frequently (photosynthesis, hormones), only recently (cell wall modification and degradation, defense pathways against pathogens) or rarely (ABC transporters, histone modification and meristem identity/life history traits). Finally, we introduce several avenues that need to be explored in the future to obtain a thorough understanding of the genetic and molecular bases underlying plant–plant interactions within the context of realistic community complexity.
Investigation on two integrated membrane systems for the reuse of electroplating wastewater
Authors: Zhu Jianyang , Jin Qiang , Dongming Liu
Published: December 2017

A pilot study was done on a nanofiltration (NF)‐reverse osmosis (RO) and RO‐NF integrated membrane system about the feasibility of membrane for electroplating rinse wastewater treatment in concentrate stage configuration. Nickel sulphate solution was used as a synthetic wastewater. Water recovery, metal rejection and specific entropy production (SEP) were investigated under different operation pressure, feed temperature and feed concentration. The results showed water recovery of RO‐NF system was more than 10% higher than NF‐RO system but the SEP was 14.47% lower than NF‐RO system. The detailed analysis on economic cost and environmental impact of two systems was conducted based on a certain operation condition. Results indicated that the cost of RO‐NF system was 0.46 $/m3, which was lower than NF‐RO system, and the prevention cost of RO‐NF system was 11.46% lower than NF‐RO system. Generally, RO‐NF system was better than NF‐RO system.
Boundary values for an eigenvalue problem with a singular potential
Authors: Tuz Münevver
Published: December 2017

In this paper we consider the inverse spectral problem on the interval [0,1]. This determines the three-dimensional Schrödinger equation with from singular symmetric potential. We show that the two spectrums uniquely identify the potential function q(r) in a single Sturm-Liouville equation, and we obtain new evidence for the difference in the q(r)-q(r)of the Hochstadt theorem.
Programas de Educación Financiera en Colombia: Retos para Evaluar su Efectividad.
Authors: Alvarez Franco Pilar Beatriz , Muñoz Murillo Ana Melisa , Restrepo Tobón Diego Alexander
Published: December 2017

Los programas de educación financiera en el mundo gozan de soportes gubernamentales y de la industria privada. Estos son considerados como una herramienta importante para mejorar la alfabetización financiera, motivar la inclusión financiera y aumentar la protección financiera del consumidor. Por lo tanto, evaluar su efectividad es importante para garantizar que los recursos públicos y  privados están siendo asignados adecuadamente. Como mostramos en el paper, la literatura empírica disponible no es muy concluyente acerca de la efectividad de estos programas para lograr los principales objetivos. Inclusive, los programas de educación financiera que están bien diseñados – desde el punto de vista de evaluación de impacto- fallan en mostrar en el largo plazo los efectos de la alfabetización financiera de los individuos o sus decisiones financieras. Nosotros resaltamos los retos para evaluar el impacto de los programas de educación financiera y consecuentemente sus méritos. Nosotros presentamos la experiencia internacional para evaluar la efectividad de estos programas y sacamos conclusiones para Colombia. Así mismo, ofrecemos un conjunto de recomendaciones con respecto a los mínimos requisitos que un programa de educación financiera debería cumplir para permitir una seria evaluación de impacto. 
Indicadores de contabilidad social con miras a diseñar políticas de mejoramiento de calidad de vida
Authors: González-Castillo Fredy , Lobatón-Polo Daulis , Polo de Lobatón Gregoria
Published: December 2017

Este artículo resultado de la investigación que tuvo como propósito la construcción de indicadores sociales de calidad de vida para la contabilidad social, útiles para caracterizar la calidad de vida de los estudiantes de contaduría pública de la Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, sede Santa Marta, se apoyó en metodología cualitativa descriptiva fundamentada en la sistematización de experiencia, utilizó técnicas de revisión documental y el taller, los análisis, las conclusiones y la información aportada por los actores, se clasificaron y sistematizaron para con base en ella construir y proponer indicadores que posibiliten un avance de la contabilidad social, en el fortalecimiento de la gestión de las entidades privadas o públicas. Concluye que la contabilidad social es una nueva visión de la contabilidad que incluye información cualitativa ventajosa para la toma de decisiones, y que con base en la respondabilidad constituye el soporte de sus grupos de interés.
Vivienda industrializada: antecedentes en el mundo y propuesta al déficit de vivienda social en Colombia
Authors: Sarmiento Ocampo Jaime
Published: December 2017

El presente escrito se basa en un proceso que comprende una investigación a escala mundial y su posterior aplicación local en torno a la vivienda industrializada. En la primera parte se trata, con algunos significativos ejemplos, de la constante preocupación de los arquitectos del movimiento moderno por ofrecer soluciones de vivienda masiva. En la segunda parte, el autor expone una alternativa que ofrece, mediante la implementación de un sistema de construcción industrial, solventar parte del déficit de la vivienda social en Colombia.
Análisis comparativo de los sistemas de aplicación privada y pública de las normas de libre competencia en los países integrantes de la Comunidad Andina
Authors: Ortiz Baquero Ingrid S. , Solano Osorio Diego A. Solano
Published: December 2017

El modelo de aplicación privada de las normas del derecho de la competencia se ha impuesto recientemente en el derecho continental como un mecanismo adicional e idóneo al tradicional sistema público, que ha logrado reforzar el cabal cumplimiento de las normas protectoras de la competencia. Sin embargo, la introducción de este sistema en el derecho europeo se ha dado tras un largo y consolidado desarrollo del public enforcement, que ve las acciones de daños como su complemento, más allá de considerarlo como su detractor. En este sentido, el presente documento pretende analizar las características de cada uno de los modelos de aplicación y llegar a unas conclusiones que permitan consolidar un sistema eficiente contra las conductas anticompetitivas.
La violación indirecta de la ley sustancial por errores de hecho en casación penal
Authors: Muñoz García Miguel Ángel
Published: December 2017

El artículo revisa las causales de casación penal relacionadas con los errores de hecho en la apreciación probatoria. Específicamente, analiza las metodologías descritas por la Sala Penal de la Corte Suprema de Justicia. El objetivo es realizar una crítica de ellas y contextualizar su estructura y objetivos con la concepción de la verdad en el proceso penal, propia del modelo cognoscitivista de jurisdicción penal. De la revisión de este punto se deduce que el demandante debe proceder al análisis de la prueba afectada por el error iniudicando. Para ello, debe reconocer si hay una prueba ignorada, en lo que se conoce como falso juicio de existencia.Alternativamente, debe reconocerse su verdadera esencia, en el caso del falso juicio de identidad.Este análisis debe basarse en la sana crítica, integrar el acervo probatorio estudiado por los sentenciadores y considerar la trascendencia de los errores de hecho. 
Políticas públicas agrícolas en Colombia desde los años 1970 hasta los gobiernos Uribe – la historia de recurrentes cuestiones políticas sin resolver
Authors: Szegedy-Maszák Ildikó
Published: December 2017

En el presente artículo se discute el desarrollo de las políticas agrarias en Colombia entre los años 1970 y los dos períodos de gobierno del presidente Álvaro Uribe-Vélez. Las políticas agrarias se analizan dentro de un marco más amplio de los aspectos relevantes de la economía colombiana. Se argumenta que los desafíos de las políticas agrarias son constantes y repetitivos desde el inicio de la época estudiada: debate sobre estructura de producción: producción en grandes escalas versus pequeños productores, producción para uso industrial versus producción de alimentos; grado de protección del mercado nacional versus integración al mercado internacional; competitividad versus falta de desarrollo tecnológico y de
infraestructura general.
Comentarios sobre la responsabilidad social empresarial, el derecho societario y la empresa de grupo
Authors: Bonilla Sanabria Fabio Andrés
Published: December 2017

El artículo presenta las implicaciones de la responsabilidad social de la empresa (RSE) para el derecho societario, y su aplicación en el contexto de los grupos empresariales. En primer lugar, aborda la conceptualización y las razones del auge de la RSE en el discurso societario moderno. Posteriormente, menciona algunas dificultades de la aplicación de esta figura en los deberes de los administradores. Por último, el artículo describe la forma en que la RSE puede funcionar en la estructura grupal de la empresa y señala unos posibles efectos positivos de su aplicación en esta estructura empresarial compleja.
Los derechos económicos sociales y culturales en la modernidad incipiente, el caso de Nueva Venecia
Authors: Sarmiento-Erazo Juan Pablo , Mariño-Manrique Carolina
Published: December 2017

Este documento recoge un trabajo de investigación realizado en las poblaciones
de Nueva Venecia y Buena Vista, corregimientos de la Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, Colombia, en un territorio donde el Estado ha llegado diferenciada y parcialmente. En este texto, se pretende realizar una descripción crítica sobre la eficacia de las acciones afirmativas del Estado para la superación de la desigualdad material que caracteriza a esta población, las entradas diferenciadas de las autoridades públicas y la intervención privada multilateral como medio que en ocasiones sustituye al poder público. El método de investigación que se ha desplegado está amparado en encuestas aplicadas a la población, definió el tamaño de la muestra por medio del muestreo aleatorio simple para poblaciones no finitas; de igual forma, se aplicaron entrevistas semiestructuradas a profundidad, se hicieron solicitudes a entidades públicas y privadas que han desarrollado actividades en la comunidad o que emiten y ejecutan políticas públicas sobre ella, y desde un trabajo documental se redescribe de la historia y el contexto de las poblaciones analizadas.
Análisis de la siniestralidad en el sistema de riesgos laborales colombiano: reflexiones desde la academia
Authors: Cuervo Díaz Diana Elizabeth , Moreno Angarita Marisol
Published: December 2017

Este artículo es producto de una investigación, incluye hallazgos de la fase cuantitativa de la tesis doctoral prevención y manejo de la discapacidad para trabajar: un análisis del sistema de riesgos laborales colombiano. Se realizó un análisis cuantitativo, teniendo en cuenta reflexiones encaminadas a la identificación de retos urgentes. Incluye la información suministrada por la Federación Colombiana de Aseguradores (FASECOLDA) que agrupa a las aseguradoras del sistema de riesgos laborales en Colombia y datos estadísticos obtenidos mediante investigación en la Junta Nacional de Calificación de Invalidez de Colombia.  Tiene como propósito entender el comportamiento de los accidentes y enfermedades laborales en Colombia y las características sociodemográficas de los pacientes con incapacidad permanente parcial (IPP); con el fin de hacer reflexiones tendientes a servir de insumo en la construcción de política pública en el sistema de riesgos laborales colombiano
El aparato teórico en la estructura tradicional del sistema de propiedad intelectual
Authors: Contreras Jaramillo Juan Camilo
Published: December 2017

Lo que conocemos hoy como el sistema de propiedad intelectual es un complejo entramado de explicaciones y reglas que tuvieron su origen en el contexto histórico y filosófico particular del siglo XVIII. De esta forma el positivismo y el formalismo jurídicos amoldaron sus herramientas para poder comprender a las creaciones e invenciones humanas como un tipo de derecho de propiedad. Como resultado de este proceso de adaptación encontramos que la estructura tradicional del sistema de propiedad intelectual obedece a la misma estructura básica de la propiedad, en la que su característica más relevante es la regla de propiedad respecto de este tipo de derechos subjetivos: exclusivos – excluyentes. 
Impacto económico de las acciones de tutela en salud en Colombia
Authors: Plazas Gómez Clara Viviana , Moreno Guzmán Diego Mauricio
Published: December 2017

Con la Constitución Política de 1991 en Colombia se adoptó el modelo político de Estado social de Derecho y el reconocimiento de los derechos fundamentales o derechos sociales. Este artículo tiene por objetivo, revisar y analizar como el uso de la acción de tutela con miras a garantizar el derecho a la salud, se incrementó considerablemente durante la primera década de la vigencia de la Constitución, situación que se ha mantenido en los últimos años, como consecuencia de las falencias y debilidades del Sistema General de Seguridad Social en Salud (SGSSS) establecido por la Ley 100 de 1993. Situación que ha generado un impacto económico en las finanzas públicas, además de la división dogmática al interior del país, por lo que se conoce como activismo de la Corte Constitucional, de cara a las decisiones y órdenes impartidas, con contenido económico y presupuestal
La representatividad sindical como herramienta de promoción sindical en Colombia
Authors: Cialti Pierre Henri , Villegas Arbeláez Jairo
Published: December 2017

Este artículo tiene como objetivo central analizar y criticar la situación del sindicalismo en Colombia mediante el uso del derecho internacional y comparado, analizando el marco conceptual de la noción de representatividad, de los criterios de reconocimiento de la representatividad y de las prerrogativas de la misma. En este sentido, se procede a un estudio analítico del dispositivo legal en la materia respecto al marco constitucional con el fin de demostrar la falta de adecuación de aquel respecto al diseño propuesto por la Constitución política Colombiana de 1991. Igualmente, se adopta una perspectiva comparada que enriquece la reflexión ofreciendo elementos de entendimiento del significado y de las funciones de la noción de representatividad sindical. La reflexión conduce a poner de relieve el desajuste entre los marcos constitucional y legal en materia de promoción sindical y a considerar la introducción de la noción de representatividad sindical en el ordenamiento jurídico como una herramienta central de promoción del sindicalismo en Colombia.
RhoB controls the Rab11-mediated recycling and surface reappearance of LFA-1 in migrating T lymphocytes
Authors: Samuelsson Malin , Potrzebowska Katarzyna , Lehtonen Janne , Beech Jason P. , Skorova Ekatarina , Uronen-Hansson Heli , Svensson Lena
Published: December 2017

Imaging analysis reveals a mechanism for the integrin recycling required to maintain T cell migration.