bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
C.K. Barrett and New Testament Theology
Authors: Morgan Robert
Published: May 2015

C.K. Barrett understood his historical and exegetical work as broadly speaking New Testament theology – his impartial and independent historical-critical research motivated and guided by religious and theological aims and interests. When late in his career he reﬂected more deeply on this discipline, he did not make explicit the importance of the interpreter’s own standpoint, except to emphasize the relationship of New Testament theology to preaching. Drawing on Gabler’s and Barth’s contrasting views of the relationship between biblical scholarship and modern theology, the article considers some of Barrett’s theoretical statements and advocates a more Schleiermacherian account of New Testament theology as a sub-division of historical theology.
‘Hanging on a Tree’: Deuteronomy 21.22-23 and the Rhetoric of Jesus’ Cruciﬁxion in Acts 5.12-42
Authors: Reardon Timothy W.
Published: May 2015

On three occasions, Acts refers to Jesus’ cruciﬁxion as ‘hanging on a tree’ (5.30; 10.39; 13.29), a phrase alluding to the proscriptions for displaying an Israelite convicted of a capital crime (Deut. 21.22-23). Most scholars attach little signiﬁcance to this appropriation, assessing it as a dead metaphor. This article focuses primarily on the phrase’s ﬁrst occurrence in Acts (5.30), arguing that the reference functions within the apostles’ rhetoric to characterize the manner of Jesus’ execution and the opponents’ maladministered judgment. After assessing the interpretive scope and availability of the allusion, the study situates the phrase in the rhetoric of the apostles’ speech, its polarization of the protagonists’ and antagonists’ respective evaluative viewpoints and the narrative development of the elements commensurate with ‘hanging on a tree’. The apostles’ speech polarizes a religio-political conﬂict and situates the cross as the rhetorical crux between two contradictory assessments of Jesus’ role for the people, contributing to the stark disjuncture between God’s elevation of Jesus as ruler and savior and the Jerusalem leadership’s ‘hanging’ of Jesus ‘on a tree’, a phrase that conveys more than simply the objective act of execution.
Influence of Exposure to Sexually Explicit Films on the Sexual Behavior of Secondary School Students in Ibadan, Nigeria
Authors: Odeleye Olubunmi , Ajuwon Ademola J.
Published: May 2015

Young people in secondary schools who are prone to engage in risky sexual behaviors spend considerable time watching Television (TV) which often presents sex scenes. The influence of exposure to sex scenes on TV (SSTV) has been little researched in Nigeria. This study was therefore designed to determine the perceived influence of exposure to SSTV on the sexual behavior of secondary school students in Ibadan North Local Government Area. A total of 489 randomly selected students were surveyed. Mean age of respondents was 14.1 ± 1.9 years and 53.8% were females. About 91% had ever been exposed to sex scenes. The type of TV program from which most respondents reported exposure to sexual scenes was movies (86.9%). Majority reported exposure to all forms of SSTV from secondary storage devices. Students whose TV watching behavior was not monitored had heavier exposures to SSTV compared with those who were. About 56.3% of females and 26.5% of males affirmed that watching SSTV had affected their sexual behavior. Predictor of sex-related activities was exposure to heavy sex scenes. Peer education and school-based programs should include topics to teach young people on how to evaluate presentations of TV programs.
Current Trends in Retirement
Authors: Lytle Megan C. , Clancy Megan E. , Foley Pamela F. , Cotter Elizabeth W.
Published: May 2015

This article provides an overview of emerging trends in retirement, examines demographic trends in the labor force, and provides practical recommendations for working with older workers across cultures (e.g., women and racial/ethnic minorities, and among others). Increasingly, older workers in the United States remain in the workforce for reasons related to financial security, health care, and personal fulfillment. Although retirement trends have become more complex, there is limited empirical literature addressing this issue and the research available does not attend to the needs of a diverse workforce. Therefore, implications for training, practice, advocacy, and research with regard to working with older workers across cultures (e.g., women and racial/ethnic minorities, among others) are provided.
Just Follow the Yellow Brick Road: A Manager's Guide to Implementing Value Creation in Your Organization
Authors: Davidow Moshe
Published: May 2015

The topic of value creation has become of utmost importance over the last few years; however, most managers have still not implemented it in their organizations. One reason for the delay is the lack of a blueprint as to how to do it, and what it entails. This article seeks to remedy that problem by laying out the steps for the creation of the Chief Customer Feedback Officer (CCFO), the nine different functions his office is entrusted with, and how they create value for the organization by providing a customer compass for the strategic direction of the organization. Some of the nine functions currently exist in the organization but are out of place and cannot influence the strategic direction of the organization. It is only by implementing all nine functions with the backing of top management that an organization can successfully become customer-centric, creating value for all of its stakeholders.
Value Creation in International Physical Retailing
Authors: Reinartz Werner , Käuferle Monika
Published: May 2015

Value creation is the central idea in any retail activity. The key to sustainable business success is the generation of significant value for the customer, as it is the customers that generate the margins upon which retailers' sustainable operations depends. By definition, when value is created for customers, value for the business follows. In an empirical study, we quantitatively investigate the value creation capability of some of the largest food and fashion retailers worldwide on the basis of two financial ratios, that is, their q-ratio and their long-term revenue growth. In a subsequent qualitative analysis, the business strategies of firms with higher and lower value creation capabilities are compared with the objective to identify success factors for value creation. In food retailing, formats that employ discounting strategies and backward integration strategies are among the more successful strategic approaches. Apparently, these approaches are superior in creating significant value for the customer. In fashion retailing, backward integration and fast-fashion strategies turn out to be leading to superior value propositions.
Structure refinement, hydrogen-bond system and vibrational spectroscopy of hohmannite, Fe3+2 [O(SO4)2]·8H2O
Authors: Ventruti G. , Della Ventura G. , Orlando R. , Scordari F.
Published: May 2015

The crystal structure of hohmannite, Fe3+2[O(SO4)2]·8H2O, was studied by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD) and vibrational spectroscopy. The previous structural model was confirmed, though new diffraction data allowed the hydrogen-bond system to be described in greater and more accurate detail. Ab initio calculations were performed in order to determine accurate H positions and to support the experimental model obtained from XRD data. Infrared and Raman spectra are presented for the first time for this compound and comments are made on the basis of the crystal structure and the known literature for sulfate minerals.
Refikite from Krásno, Czech Republic: a crystal-and molecular-structure study
Authors: Pažout Richard , Sejkora Jiři´ , Maixner Jaroslav , Dušek Michal , Tvrdý Jaromír
Published: May 2015

The crystal structure of the organic mineral refikite has been determined. The mineral was found in joints in bark and wood from pine trees in the 'V Borkách' peat deposit near the town of Krásno, Slavkovský les Mountains, western Bohemia, Czech Republic. It forms white to light-yellow polycrystalline crusts or randomly intergrown, transparent, colourless, very thin, acicular crystals up to 0.2–0.5 mm long. Sometimes, colourless-to-white elongated prismatic crystals up to 1–1.5 mm in size were encountered. The mineral is soft (Mohs hardness ∼1) and very brittle, with an uneven fracture. No visible cleavage was discerned. Crystals have a greasy-to-glassy lustre; fine crystal aggregates have a pearly lustre. Refikite, empirical formula C20H34O2 or C19H33COOH, is a derivative of abietic acid. It is orthorhombic, space group P21212, with a = 22.6520(7), b = 10.3328(3), c = 7.6711(2) Å, V = 1795.49(9) Å3, Z = 4. Refikite comprises two closely related compounds based on perhydrophenanthrene. The major component has two axial methyl groups, one terminal carboxylic group and one terminal propan-2-yl (isopropyl) group joined to the three fused rings in the same fashion as in abietic acid. However, the fused ring system is fully reduced (contains single bonds only). In the minor component, the terminal propan-2-yl group is replaced by a propen-2-yl (methylvinyl) group. The crystal structure is stabilized by strong O···H–O hydrogen bonds. High-resolution mass spectroscopy (HRMS) confirmed a molecular mass of 306 and the formula C20H34O2. Hydrogen-1 and carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy showed the presence of four methyl groups in the major component; infrared (IR), Raman and NMR spectra are consistent with the structure. The HRMS, IR and Raman spectroscopy methods confirmed the presence of a minor component containing the propen-2-yl group replacing the propan-2-yl group. This is also reflected in a shortened C15–C17 single bond metric of 1.468(6) Å shown by single-crystal X-ray analysis. The trivial name of the major component of refikite is tetrahydroabietic acid or abietan-18-oic acid. This work represents the first proof of the existence of abietic acid derivatives as naturally occurring species.
How I treat hypereosinophilic syndromes
Authors: Klion Amy D.
Published: May 2015

Hypereosinophilic syndromes (HESs) are a group of rare disorders characterized by peripheral blood eosinophilia of 1.5 × 109/L or higher and evidence of end organ manifestations attributable to the eosinophilia and not otherwise explained in the clinical setting. HESs are pleomorphic in clinical presentation and can be idiopathic or associated with a variety of underlying conditions, including allergic, rheumatologic, infectious, and neoplastic disorders. Moreover, the etiology of the eosinophilia in HESs can be primary (myeloid), secondary (lymphocyte-driven), or unknown. Although corticosteroids remain the first-line therapy for most forms of HESs, the availability of an increasing number of novel therapeutic agents, including tyrosine kinase inhibitors and monoclonal antibodies, has necessarily altered the approach to treatment of HESs. This review presents an updated treatment-based approach to the classification of patients with presumed HES and discusses the roles of conventional and novel agents in the management of these patients.
Hemodynamic characteristics of high-altitude headache following acute high altitude exposure at 3700 m in young Chinese men
Authors: Bian Shi-Zhu , Jin Jun , Li Qian-Ning , Yu Jie , Tang Cai-Fa , Rao Rong-Sheng , Yu Shi-Yong , Zhao Xiao-Hui , Qin Jun , Huang Lan
Published: May 2015

Background

This study aimed to identify the systemic and cerebral hemodynamic characteristics and their roles in high-altitude headache (HAH) among young Chinese men following acute exposure.

Methods

The subjects (n = 385) were recruited in June and July of 2012. They completed case report form questionnaires, as well as heart rate (HR), blood pressure, echocardiogram and transcranial Doppler examinations at 3700 m following a two-hour plane flight. A subgroup of 129 participants was examined at two altitudes (500 and 3700 m).

Results

HAH was characterized by increased HR and cardiac output (CO) and lower saturation pulse oxygen (SpO2) (all p < 0.05). The change in tricuspid regurgitation was also different between the HAH positive (HAH+) and HAH negative (HAH-) subjects. Furthermore, the HAH+ subjects exhibited faster mean (Vm), systolic (Vs) and diastolic (Vd) velocities in the basilar artery (BA; all p < 0.05) and a faster Vd ( 25.96 ± 4.97 cm/s vs. 24.76 ± 4.76 cm/s, p = 0.045) in the left vertebral artery (VA). The bilateral VA asymmetry was also significantly different between the two groups. The pulsatility index (PI) and resistance index (RI) of left VA were lower in the HAH subjects (p < 0.05) and were negatively correlated with HAH (p < 0.05). Baseline CO and Vm in left VA (or right MCA in different regressions) were independent predictors for HAH, whereas CO/HR and ΔVd (Vd difference between bilateral VAs) were independent risk factors for HAH at 3700 m.

Conclusions

HAH was characterized, in part, by increased systemic hemodynamics and posterior cerebral circulation, which was reflected by the BA and left VA velocities, and lower arterial resistance and compliance. Furthermore, baseline CO and Vm in left VA or right MCA at sea level were independent predictors for HAH, whilst bilateral VA asymmetry may contribute to the development of HAH at high altitude.
Current Gene Therapy using Viral Vectors for Chronic Pain
Authors: Guedon Jean-Marc G , Wu Shaogen , Zheng Xuexing , Churchill Caroline C , Glorioso Joseph C , Liu Ching-Hang , Liu Shue , Vulchanova Lucy , Bekker Alex , Tao Yuan-Xiang , Kinchington Paul R , Goins William F , Fairbanks Carolyn A , Hao Shuanglin
Published: May 2015

The complexity of chronic pain and the challenges of pharmacotherapy highlight the importance of development of new approaches to pain management. Gene therapy approaches may be complementary to pharmacotherapy for several advantages. Gene therapy strategies may target specific chronic pain mechanisms in a tissue-specific manner. The present collection of articles features distinct gene therapy approaches targeting specific mechanisms identified as important in the specific pain conditions. Dr. Fairbanks group describes commonly used gene therapeutics (herpes simplex viral vector (HSV) and adeno-associated viral vector (AAV)), and addresses biodistribution and potential neurotoxicity in pre-clinical models of vector delivery. Dr. Tao group addresses that downregulation of a voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv1.2) contributes to the maintenance of neuropathic pain. Alleviation of chronic pain through restoring Kv1.2 expression in sensory neurons is presented in this review. Drs Goins and Kinchington group describes a strategy to use the replication defective HSV vector to deliver two different gene products (enkephalin and TNF soluble receptor) for the treatment of post-herpetic neuralgia. Dr. Hao group addresses the observation that the pro-inflammatory cytokines are an important shared mechanism underlying both neuropathic pain and the development of opioid analgesic tolerance and withdrawal. The use of gene therapy strategies to enhance expression of the anti-pro-inflammatory cytokines is summarized. Development of multiple gene therapy strategies may have the benefit of targeting specific pathologies associated with distinct chronic pain conditions (by Guest Editors, Drs. C. Fairbanks and S. Hao).
Energy-efficient downlink resource management in self-organized OFDMA-based two-tier femtocell networks
Authors: Shahid Adnan , Aslam Saleem , Kim Hyung Seok , Lee Kyung-Geun
Published: May 2015

Femtocell is a novel technology that is used for escalating indoor coverage as well as the capacity of traditional cellular networks. However, interference is the limiting factor for performance improvement due to co-channel deployment between macrocells and femtocells. The traditional network planning is not feasible because of the random deployment of femtocells. Therefore, self-organization approaches are the key to having successful deployment of femtocells. This study presents the joint resource block (RB) and power allocation task for the two-tier femtocell network in a self-organizing manner, with the concern to minimizing the impact of interference and maximizing the energy efficiency. In this study, we analyze the performance of the system in terms of the energy efficiency, which is composed of both the transmission and circuit power. Most of the previous studies investigate the performance regarding the throughput requirement of the two-tier femtocell network while the energy efficiency aspect is largely ignored. Here, the joint allocation task is modeled as a non-cooperative game which is demonstrated to exhibit pure and unique Nash equilibrium. In order to reduce the complexity of the proposed non-cooperative game, the joint RB and power allocation task is divided into two subproblems: an RB allocation and a particle swarm optimization-based power allocation. The analysis of the proposed game is carried out in terms of not only energy efficiency but also throughput. With practical 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Long-Term Evolution (LTE) parameters, the simulation results illustrate the superior performance of the proposed game as compared to the traditional methods. Also, the comparison is carried out with the joint allocation scheme which only considers the throughput as the objective function. The results illustrate that significant performance improvement is achieved in terms of energy efficiency with slight loss in the throughput. The analysis in regard to energy efficiency and throughput of the two-tier femtocell network is carried out in terms of the performance metrics, which include convergence, impact of varying RBs, impact of femtocell density, and the fairness index.
Deep neural network-based bottleneck feature and denoising autoencoder-based dereverberation for distant-talking speaker identification
Authors: Zhang Zhaofeng , Wang Longbiao , Kai Atsuhiko , Yamada Takanori , Li Weifeng , Iwahashi Masahiro
Published: May 2015

Deep neural network (DNN)-based approaches have been shown to be effective in many automatic speech recognition systems. However, few works have focused on DNNs for distant-talking speaker recognition. In this study, a bottleneck feature derived from a DNN and a cepstral domain denoising autoencoder (DAE)-based dereverberation are presented for distant-talking speaker identification, and a combination of these two approaches is proposed. For the DNN-based bottleneck feature, we noted that DNNs can transform the reverberant speech feature to a new feature space with greater discriminative classification ability for distant-talking speaker recognition. Conversely, cepstral domain DAE-based dereverberation tries to suppress the reverberation by mapping the cepstrum of reverberant speech to that of clean speech with the expectation of improving the performance of distant-talking speaker recognition. Since the DNN-based discriminant bottleneck feature and DAE-based dereverberation have a strong complementary nature, the combination of these two methods is expected to be very effective for distant-talking speaker identification. A speaker identification experiment was performed on a distant-talking speech set, with reverberant environments differing from the training environments. In suppressing late reverberation, our method outperformed some state-of-the-art dereverberation approaches such as the multichannel least mean squares (MCLMS). Compared with the MCLMS, we obtained a reduction in relative error rates of 21.4% for the bottleneck feature and 47.0% for the autoencoder feature. Moreover, the combination of likelihoods of the DNN-based bottleneck feature and DAE-based dereverberation further improved the performance.
Availability of direct path in half‐duplex‐based cooperative relay networks
Authors: Lee Jeehoon , Rim Minjoong , Kim Kiseon
Published: May 2015

In this paper, we validate the availability of direct path in half‐duplex‐based cooperative relay networks from a practical point of view. Cooperative relaying is a low‐complexity technique, which schedules orthogonal transmissions through the divided time slots. By doing so, transmission impairments due to multi‐path fading and path loss are mitigated by obtaining a diversity gain. In conventional approaches, most researchers have focused on a role of relay and assumed that the received signal‐to‐noise ratio in source‐to‐destination link is doubled when source transmits the same signal twice during the two transmission phases. However, in practical wireless environments, a wireless channel is not static but varies with time. Thus, although the source retransmits the same signal during the second transmission phase instead of forwarding by a relay, the (time) diversity gain may be obtained. As a result, the performance of relaying‐aided cooperative communication is not always better than that of the repeated transmission (RT), but the RT scheme may be a better option than a cooperative relaying scheme. To this end, we first show that the RT scheme is comparable to conventional cooperative relaying schemes. We then propose a selection decode‐and‐forward (DF) relaying scheme, which combines the DF relaying and RT schemes. The proposed selection DF relaying scheme has better outage performance than comparable relaying schemes in time‐varying channels. Lastly, all the theoretical results are validated through numerical evaluations and Monte Carlo simulations.
Improving the ostrich genome assembly using optical mapping data
Authors: Zhang Jilin , Li Cai , Zhou Qi , Zhang Guojie
Published: May 2015

Background

The ostrich (Struthio camelus) is the tallest and heaviest living bird. Ostrich meat is considered a healthy red meat, with an annual worldwide production ranging from 12,000 to 15,000 tons. As part of the avian phylogenomics project, we sequenced the ostrich genome for phylogenetic and comparative genomics analyses. The initial Illumina-based assembly of this genome had a scaffold N50 of 3.59 Mb and a total size of 1.23 Gb. Since longer scaffolds are critical for many genomic analyses, particularly for chromosome-level comparative analysis, we generated optical mapping (OM) data to obtain an improved assembly. The OM technique is a non-PCR-based method to generate genome-wide restriction enzyme maps, which improves the quality of de novo genome assembly.

Findings

In order to generate OM data, we digested the ostrich genome with KpnI, which yielded 1.99 million DNA molecules (>250 kb) and covered the genome at least 500×. The pattern of molecules was subsequently assembled to align with the Illumina-based assembly to achieve sequence extension. This resulted in an OM assembly with a scaffold N50 of 17.71 Mb, which is 5 times as large as that of the initial assembly. The number of scaffolds covering 90% of the genome was reduced from 414 to 75, which means an average of ~3 super-scaffolds for each chromosome. Upon integrating the OM data with previously published FISH (fluorescence in situ hybridization) markers, we recovered the full PAR (pseudoatosomal region) on the ostrich Z chromosome with 4 super-scaffolds, as well as most of the degenerated regions

Conclusions

The OM data significantly improved the assembled scaffolds of the ostrich genome and facilitated chromosome evolution studies in birds. Similar strategies can be applied to other genome sequencing projects to obtain better assemblies.
Caregiver’s vision of bedding textiles for elderly
Authors: Blaylock Ann , Constantin Floriana , Ligabue Loredana , Bocaletti Licia , Siroka Barbora , Siroky Jan , Wright Tom , Bechtold Thomas
Published: May 2015

Senior citizens have specific needs for bedding, clothing, hygiene and medical textiles that are an essential part of their daily life. The “Textiles for Ageing Society (TAGS)” project deals with these specific demands. Caregivers from 6 European countries were asked by means of a semi-structured interview, how bedding textiles can contribute to daily care work. We found that better design could support care work substantially. As examples, in the short term, better design of colour and style should avoid a hospital like appearance, and better control of bed climate will improve a resident’s sleep quality. Long term developments are prevented by a number of barriers. Introduction of new bedding concepts is retarded by the fragmented situation between the elderly, care givers, purchasers, manufacturers, researchers, care organisations and politics which needs to be overcome. Caregivers as experts must be heard and their needs must be transformed into more appropriate, cost effective designs of bedding textiles, which can support to the quality of residents in care homes substantially. More intelligent textiles substantially could contribute to support care workers, however their potential has not been exploited yet.
Activins A and B Regulate Fate-Determining Gene Expression in Islet Cell Lines and Islet Cells From Male Mice
Authors: Andrzejewski Danielle , Brown Melissa L. , Ungerleider Nathan , Burnside Amy , Schneyer Alan L.
Published: May 2015

TGFβ superfamily ligands, receptors, and second messengers, including activins A and B, have been identified in pancreatic islets and proposed to have important roles regulating development, proliferation, and function. We previously demonstrated that Fstl3 (an antagonist of activin activity) null mice have larger islets with β-cell hyperplasia and improved glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity in the absence of altered β-cell proliferation. This suggested the hypothesis that increased activin signaling influences β-cell expansion by destabilizing the α-cell phenotype and promoting transdifferentiation to β-cells. We tested the first part of this hypothesis by treating α- and β-cell lines and sorted mouse islet cells with activin and related ligands. Treatment of the αTC1-6 α cell line with activins A or B suppressed critical α-cell gene expression, including Arx, glucagon, and MafB while also enhancing β-cell gene expression. In INS-1E β-cells, activin A treatment induced a significant increase in Pax4 (a fate determining β-cell gene) and insulin expression. In sorted primary islet cells, α-cell gene expression was again suppressed by activin treatment in α-cells, whereas Pax4 was enhanced in β-cells. Activin treatment in both cell lines and primary cells resulted in phosphorylated mothers against decapentaplegic-2 phosphorylation. Finally, treatment of αTC1-6 cells with activins A or B significantly inhibited proliferation. These results support the hypothesis that activin signaling destabilized the α-cell phenotype while promoting a β-cell fate. Moreover, these results support a model in which the β-cell expansion observed in Fstl3 null mice may be due, at least in part, to enhanced α- to β-cell transdifferentiation.
Bertini theorem for normality on local rings in mixed characteristic (applications to characteristic ideals)
Authors: Ochiai Tadashi , Shimomoto Kazuma
Published: May 2015

In this article, we prove a strong version of the local Bertini theorem for normality on local rings in mixed characteristic. The main result asserts that a generic hyperplane section of a normal, Cohen–Macaulay, and complete local domain of dimension at least 3 is normal. Applications include the study of characteristic ideals attached to torsion modules over normal domains, which is fundamental in the study of Euler system theory, Iwasawa's main conjectures, and the deformation theory of Galois representations.
Decay estimates for solutions of nonlocal semilinear equations
Authors: Cappiello Marco , Gramchev Todor , Rodino Luigi
Published: May 2015

We investigate the decay for |x|→∞ of weak Sobolev-type solutions of semilinear nonlocal equations Pu = F(u). We consider the case when P = p(D) is an elliptic Fourier multiplier with polyhomogeneous symbol p(ξ), and we derive algebraic decay estimates in terms of weighted Sobolev norms. Our basic example is the celebrated Benjamin–Ono equation

for internal solitary waves of deep stratified fluids. Their profile presents algebraic decay, in strong contrast with the exponential decay for KdV shallow water waves.
NMR Studies of Inclusion Complexes Formed by (R)-α-Lipoic Acid with α-, β-, and γ-Cyclodextrins
Authors: Ikeda Hiroshi , Ikuta Naoko , Nakata Daisuke , Ishida Yoshiyuki , Terao Keiji
Published: May 2015

The structures of inclusion complexes of (R)-α-lipoic acid with α-, β-, and γ-cyclodextrin (CD) were constructed using restraints derived from ROESY spectra and MMFF94 molecular mechanics calculations. (R)-α-lipoic acid and α-CD generate a single stable inclusion complex, in which the 1,2-dithiolane ring of the (R)-α-lipoic acid is oriented toward the secondary hydroxy side of the α-CD. NMR data suggests that β-CD produces two kinds of inclusion complexes with α-lipoic acid. Finally, γ-CD yields 1:1 and 1:2 host/guest complexes with (R)-α-lipoic acid. The estimated structure of the 1:1 γ-CD inclusion complex has the 1,2-dithiolane ring oriented toward the primary hydroxy side of the γ-CD.
Sequential Analysis of β-Lactoglobulin for Allergen Check Using QCM with a Passive Flow System
Authors: Ito Takeshi , Aoki Nobuyoshi , Tsuchiya Akihisa , Kaneko Satoru , Suzuki Koji
Published: May 2015

Quantitative detection of food allergen is placed considerable emphasis in food factories all over the world. We proposed a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) method coupled with a passive flow system for the analysis of β-lactoglobulin, as an example. Analytical curves for a passive were comparable on an active flow system, and 1 ppm of β-lactoglobulin was detected. Repeatable detection was achieved by the regeneration of the sensor surface. One detection cycle was completed within 13 min. This proposed system can be used for quantitative analysis without professional skills, only by dropping a liquid sample.
Separation of Neodymium and Dysprosium by Flocculation Method for the Recovery of Rare-earth Elements from Waste Magnets
Authors: Murakami Hajime , Sasaki Hiroshi , Yasuda Toshio , Yamamoto Hiroki , Takashina Akiko , Kohzuma Takamitsu
Published: May 2015

The flocculation method using polymer materials and water solvent was applied to the separation of Nd and Dy. Dy was precipitated preferentially from Dy and Nd mixture solution by poly(allylamine) and adipic acid as flocculation agents. The recovery ratio of Dy was 80%, and the purity of Dy was 76% by optimization of the molar ratio of the amino group of poly(allylamine) to rare-earth metal ions.
Case Report: Pulmonary Alveolar Calcification as a Result of Severe Hypercalcemia due to Acute Lymphoblatic Leukemia.
Authors: Colleti Junior Jose , Carla Armelin Benites Eliana , Spadaccia dos Santos Fernandes Gustavo , Antonio Freddi Norberto , Koga Walter , Brunow de Carvalho Werther
Published: May 2015

Severe hypercalcemia is a rare metabolic disorder in pediatric medicine. This report describes a rare case of severe hypercalcemia and its clinical manifestations in a 2-year-old toddler. The radiological findings caused by hypercalcemia and osteolysis were emblematic of the osteolytic lesions. Hypercalcemia led to massive pulmonary alveolar calcification. The hypercalcemia was successfully treated with pamidronate, a bisphosphonate drug class. Further investigation resulted in a diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The patient is currently on chemotherapy and has a favorable prognosis. Although severe hypercalcemia alone is an unusual finding as the first sign for ALL, this should be considered, not to mention the radiological images resulted from calcium deposits.
Spillover Effects in Mutual Fund Companies
Authors: Sialm Clemens , Tham T. Mandy
Published: May 2015

Our paper investigates spillover effects across different business segments of publicly traded financial conglomerates. We find that the investment decisions of mutual fund shareholders do not depend only on the prior performance of the mutual funds; they also depend on the prior performance of the funds’ management companies. Flows into equity and bond mutual funds increase with the prior stock price performance of the funds’ management companies after controlling for fund performance and other fund characteristics. The sensitivity of flows to the management company’s performance is not justified by the subsequent performance of the affiliated funds. The results indicate that the reputation of a company’s brand has a significant impact on the behavior of its customers.

This paper was accepted by Wei Jiang, finance.
Process Flexibility: A Distribution-Free Bound on the Performance of k-Chain
Authors: Wang Xuan , Zhang Jiawei
Published: May 2015

Process flexibility has been widely applied in many industries as a competitive strategy to improve responsiveness to demand uncertainty. An important flexibility concept is the long chain proposed by Jordan and Graves (1995) [Jordan WC, Graves SC (1995) Principles on the benefits of manufacturing process flexibility. Management Sci. 41(4):577–594.]. The effectiveness of the long chain has been investigated via numerical as well as theoretical analysis for specific probability distributions of the random demand. In this paper, we obtain in closed form a distribution-free bound on the ratio of the expected sales of the long chain relative to that of full flexibility. Our bound depends only on the mean and standard deviation of the random demand, but compares very well with the ratio that uses complete information of the demand distribution. This suggests the robustness of the performance of the long chain under different distributions. We also prove a similar result for k-chain, a more general flexibility structure. We further tighten the bounds by incorporating more distributional information of the random demand.
Informatics in medical imaging: Making the picture clearer
Authors: Reilly Andrew J
Published: May 2015

This article provides a brief overview of the use of informatics in medical imaging and radiology. It outlines the use of modern radiology computing systems, the benefits of electronic workflow management, and how the role of the radiologist has been transformed by the implementation of these technologies.
Are emergency admissions contagious?
Authors: Jones Rodney P
Published: May 2015

Unexpected increases in deaths, emergency admissions, accident and emergency (A&E) attendances, GP referral and NHS staff sickness absence appear to have occurred in 2014. These increases endure for around 12 months before abating. This is a repeat of the situation documented in 2008, 2010 and 2012; although the 2010 event was more sporadic. Unprecedented A&E pressures experienced during 2014 and into 2015 appear to have been exacerbated by the 2014 event. The usual factors which have been offered as ‘explanations’ for the increase in NHS demand may be merely contributory—but not causative of—the large surges in demand which occur during these events. Spatial spread of both deaths and sickness absence can be demonstrated. The ratio of follow-up to first attendances following GP referral for an outpatient attendance, show marked step-like changes during these events apparently due to the subtle changes in the case-mix and severity of the referred patients.
Reflective practice: Ensuring quality care
Authors: Stonehouse David
Published: May 2015

This article seeks to comment on the important part that reflective practice can play in enhancing the manager's day-to-day role and performance. Staff holding professional qualifications such as doctors and nurses are trained and experienced in using reflection as part of their everyday clinical practice. However, as managers, this is something which is rarely prioritised or seen as important. It is the author's view that the value of reflection within management therefore needs to be recognised. Managers need to develop skills and use models of reflection, becoming aware of the benefits that reflective practice can bring. Reflective practice is about ensuring quality care is delivered and quality decisions are made.
Anatomy, classification and treatment of intracapsular hip fractures
Authors: Shivji Faiz S , Green Victoria L , Forward Daren P
Published: May 2015

Hip fractures are increasingly common, given the increasing ageing, osteoporotic population with significant medical comorbidities. This review summarizes the anatomy of the proximal femur, reviews classification systems and gives recommendations for use of each treatment modality.
Try seven-minute coaching
Authors: Benziane Amy
Published: May 2015

Coaching is accepted as an effective professional development tool, but finding the time during a busy school day is always a challenge. Amy Benziane discusses the concept of ‘quick coaching’
RESPONSABILIDADE SOCIAL EMPRESARIAL: O QUE OS ALUNOS DE GRADUAÇÃO EM ADMINISTRAÇÃO TÊM A DIZER?
Authors: Pinto Marcelo de Rezende , Silva Michele Cristina Duarte da , Freitas Rodrigo Cassimiro de
Published: May 2015

Verifica-se um crescente interesse em relação ao tema da responsabilidade social tanto no meio empresarial como no meio acadêmico. Contudo, percebe-se que poucos trabalhos lançam luz sobre a temática do ensino em Responsabilidade Social em nosso país. Sendo assim, este trabalho tem por objetivo conhecer e discutir como alunos do curso de graduação em Administração de uma universidade privada do país entendem o conceito de responsabilidade social. Para isso, conduziuse uma pesquisa, qualitativa, com 118 alunos de graduação em
Administração da PUC-MG, Brasil, que é uma universidade privada. Aos alunos foi solicitada a elaboração de um pequeno texto com base na seguinte indagação: o que você entende por responsabilidade social empresarial? Por meio da técnica de Análise de Conteúdo, chegou-se à
conclusão que os alunos privilegiam somente alguns aspectos da responsabilidade social. Ao final, são apresentadas reflexões a fim de se promover uma (re)discussão que vise ao desenvolvimento de uma postura mais socialmente responsável dos alunos de Administração.
INOVAÇÕES TECNOLÓGICAS E NOVAS COMPETÊNCIAS: UM ESTUDO DE CASO NA NANSEN S/A
Authors: Araújo Ricardo Gonzaga Martins de , Vieira Adriane
Published: May 2015

Em 1990, a empresa Nansen S/A – Instrumentos de Precisão deu início à fabricação de medidores eletrônicos de energia elétrica, que, diferentemente dos elétricos, minimizam a possibilidade de fraudes e de prejuízos às distribuidoras. O objetivo geral desta pesquisa foi verificar como as mudanças tecnológicas introduzidas na Nansen influenciaram no desenvolvimento de competências organizacionais, funcionais e individuais. Um estudo de caso do tipo qualitativo-descritivo foi realizado com a finalidade de coletar os dados necessários. Foram entrevistados oito funcionários ligados às funções estratégicas. A inovação tecnológica introduzida na Nansen desencadeou um conjunto de mudanças organizacionais, envolvendo todas as áreas da empresa. A nova competência organizacional seletiva identificada foi o relacionamento comercial com os clientes. Novas competências funcionais foram desenvolvidas, especialmente nas áreas de vendas e de suporte técnico. Para o desenvolvimento de novas competências individuais, a Nansen adotou uma prática de gestão de pessoas focada, principalmente, no desenvolvimento das lideranças e do conhecimento formal
MENSURAÇÃO COM INDICADORES FORMATIVOS NAS PESQUISAS EM ADMINISTRAÇÃO DE EMPRESAS: COMO LIDAR COM A MULTICOLINEARIDADE ENTRE ELES?
Authors: Bido Diógenes de Souza , Silva Dirceu da , Souza Cesar Alexandre de , Godoy Arilda Schmidt
Published: May 2015

O uso de indicadores formativos em modelos de equações estruturais é um dos motivos para se usar o Partial Least Squares Path Modeling (PLSPM) em vez do LISREL. Além disso, tem aumentado o uso de PLS-PM nas pesquisas em Administração de Empresas. O objetivo desta pesquisa é a avaliação dos efeitos da multicolinearidade de indicadores formativos sobre os valores estimados para os pesos fatoriais e para o coeficiente estrutural. Para simular diferentes valores de multicolinearidade varia-se a quantidade de indicadores por variável latente, bem como a correlação entre eles, sendo gerados 540 modelos com diferentes valores para os
coeficientes estruturais. Como conclusão, verifica-se que o aumento da variabilidade dos pesos fatoriais é incrementado para valores menores do coeficiente estrutural. Apesar da impossibilidade de se avaliar a importância relativa de cada indicador para a mensuração do construto, sob a influência da multicolinearidade, observa-se que os coeficientes estruturais não são alterados. Também se observa a inconsistência do PLS-PM quando se usa menos de cinco indicadores por variável latente (consistency at large) e quando a confiabilidade é inferior a 0,9. Ao final são feitas recomendações para a minimização dos efeitos da
multicolinearidade e sugerem-se direções para novas pesquisas.
A UTILIZAÇÃO DE TEORIAS EM ESTUDOS ORGANIZACIONAIS BRASILEIROS: UMA ANÁLISE BIBLIOMÉTRICA
Authors: Mota Flavio Perazzo Barbosa , Beck Ceres Grehs , Pereira Rita de Cássia de Faria , Lima Tatiana Aguiar Porfírio de , Vale Solange Cristina do
Published: May 2015

As teorias procuram explicar de forma sistemática fatos e acontecimentos, permitindo resumir o conhecimento e favorecer a manutenção ou modificação do entendimento das práticas organizacionais. O objetivo deste artigo é levantar e analisar a base teórica nas publicações científicas voltadas à explicação de fenômenos organizacionais, de modo a identificar a utilização - ou não - de teorias em Estudos Organizacionais, bem como analisar os aspectos metodológicos adotados. Para tanto, foi realizado um levantamento bibliográfico dos cento e cinquenta artigos acadêmicos apresentados no Encontro Nacional dos Programas de Pós-Graduação em Administração (EnANPAD), no período de 2005 a 2008. Os dados e teorias identificados foram tabulados, classificados e analisados. Constatou-se que mais da metade dos artigos (54,7%) utilizam teorias. Houve um predomínio de utilização da Teoria Institucional (24,1%), seguida da Teoria da Estruturação (7,8%), Teoria das Representações Sociais (4,3%), Teoria Crítica (3,4%), Teoria da Agência (3,4%) e Teoria dos Custos de Transação (3,4%). Logo, percebe-se a falta de inserção do Brasil como desenvolvedor de teorias, ou seja, há mais uma replicação de teorias consolidadas internacionalmente, do que propriamente inovação teórica no contexto brasileiro. Ademais, prevaleceram a produção em coautoria, a estratégia de pesquisa qualitativa e a natureza empírica.
MÚLTIPLOS MOVIMENTOS, MÚLTIPLAS POSSIBILIDADES: REFLETINDO SOBRE AS RELAÇÕES ENTRE ADMINISTRAÇÃO E AS CIÊNCIAS SOCIAIS
Authors: Naves Flávia
Published: May 2015

A humanidade vive tempos de grande e diversificada reflexão. As mudanças sociais, as expectativas humanas, os riscos e possibilidades que surgem no horizonte são muitos e as diversas áreas do conhecimento são chamadas a dar a sua contribuição, tanto na compreensão dessas mudanças como na orientação daqueles que as vivem cotidianamente. A administração também passa por mudanças e, nesse processo, parece aproximar-se das ciências sociais, referência importante na formação de administradores. No entanto, dessa proximidade nem sempre surgiram resultados positivos, mantendo-se cada área como domínio restrito e refratário à outra. Este artigo quer discutir exatamente as possibilidades de alianças entre a administração e as ciências sociais, seja do ponto de vista do ensino, da pesquisa, da extensão ou da prática cotidiana na qual se empregam conhecimentos produzidos por ambas as áreas. Sem pretensão de trazer respostas, sugerem-se questionamentos mais específicos sobre a identidade da administração em tempos de mudança social acelerada, que se reflete nas cobranças e na atuação de profissionais desta área.
GULIANNI DE PIACENZA: UM CASO DE NEGOCIAÇÃO INTERNACIONAL ENTRE SÓCIOS DE UMA PME (PEQUENA E MÉDIA EMPRESA)
Authors: Avrichir Ilan , Almeida Victor Manoel Cunha de
Published: May 2015

Enquanto aguardava a chegada de Gulianni para a reunião que fecharia a negociação da venda da participação acionária do sócio italiano na TopMar, Aurichio repassava mentalmente as circunstâncias que o tinham trazido àquela negociação e se perguntava se obteria êxito nela. No dia anterior, no abafado trem que liga Milão a Piacenza, no início do verão italiano de 2009, Aurichio refletiu incansavelmente sobre as implicações daquela negociação. E quanto mais o fazia, mais dúvidas vinham à sua mente e mais inseguro ele se sentia. Como seria esse misterioso Sr. Gulianni? De que forma o receberia? Que estratégia e táticas de negociação adotar? E, acima de tudo, teria ele, Aurichio, sucesso na sua empreitada? Traria o contrato de compra e venda de participação acionária assinado pelo atual sócio italiano da TopMar?
ENSINO DE EMPREENDEDORISMO NOS CURSOS PRESENCIAIS DE GRADUAÇÃO EM ADMINISTRAÇÃO EM FORTALEZA: UM ESTUDO DOS CONTEÚDOS E INSTRUMENTOS PEDAGÓGICOS
Authors: Rocha Estevão Lima de Carvalho , Bacchi Gino Augusto , Guerra Diego de Souza , Rôla Júnior Estélio Menezes , Pinheiro Daniel Rodriguez de Carvalho
Published: May 2015

Esta pesquisa propõe a discussão acerca dos conteúdos e as estratégias de ensino de empreendedorismo em Instituições de Ensino Superior (IES) na cidade de Fortaleza. O empreendedorismo é um fenômeno associado à economia e ao comportamento humano (FILLION, 1999b), especialmente ao comportamento inovador (CARLAND; CARLAND, 2009). A discussão da capacidade empreendedora nata ou não ao ente humano suscitou a seguinte indagação: a oferta da disciplina de empreendedorismo utilizando-se de metodologias de ensino convencionais, em cursos de graduação em administração, contempla as prerrogativas pedagógicas para a formação do empreendedor? Os métodos são os próprios da pesquisa documental. O recorte temporal foi o primeiro semestre de 2010. Os resultados apontam para o fato de que na fase inicial, uma considerável parcela das IES pesquisadas não contemplou o ensino de empreendedorismo em seus projetos pedagógicos de curso. Entre as que contemplaram, verificou-se um predomínio das técnicas de ensino baseadas nas tradicionais exposições dos conteúdos. Portanto, nas instituições estudadas, o processo de ensino não foca a formação do empreendedorismo como téchnê. O foco é a informação e não a formação.
UM OLHAR SOBRE O PROJETO PEDAGÓGICO E AS PRÁTICAS DOCENTES BASEADOS NA PROPOSTA DE FORMAÇÃO POR COMPETÊNCIAS
Authors: Siqueira Laci , Nunes Simone Costa
Published: May 2015

O artigo tem o objetivo de analisar a consistência existente entre o Projeto Político-Pedagógico, a legislação pertinente ao ensino superior no Brasil, as práticas docentes e o processo de formação por competências em curso de Administração. A pesquisa, de abordagem qualitativa, baseou-se em fontes documentais e entrevistas para coletar os dados. Como base teórica foi utilizada a abordagem de formação por competências, além da apresentação de um resgate histórico sobre o ensino superior em Administração. Os resultados apontam para a convergência do Projeto Pedagógico com as Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais em relação à definição das competências e habilidades a serem formadas e à organização curricular. No entanto, nem todos os professores conhecem o Projeto Pedagógico e, mesmo entre os que o conhecem, é consenso a necessidade de um aprofundamento no tema. Além disso, não há clareza por parte da maioria dos docentes quanto à lógica da Pedagogia das Competências, a despeito de ter sido identificada a presença de práticas convergentes com os pressupostos de tal modelo pedagógico. Em termos conclusivos, entende-se que o Projeto Pedagógico em si não é suficiente para ensejar uma mudança do modelo tradicional para uma lógica de formação por competências, remetendo à necessidade de suporte institucional ao processo de mudança.