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“O Mother / how must you have felt?” Mary in Spiritual Poetry of the Baroque Era as Exemplified by Johann Rist and Friedrich Spee (“O Mutter/ wie war Dir zumuht?” Maria in der geistlichen Dichtung der Barockzeit am Beispiel von Johann Rist und Friedrich Spee)
Authors: Heintzsch Sabrina
Published: April 2017

The Virgin Mary is important for both Catholic and Lutheran seventeenth century religious poetry. However, spiritual poetry differs significantly regarding the role attributed to Mary. In Catholic poems, first and foremost, Mary is a moral example of her faith and compassion for Jesus Christ. This is exemplified by Mary’s agony juxtaposed to the suffering of Christ on the Cross. In comparison, Lutheran poets describe Mary as an example of the promise that God chooses the inferior so that the sinners may trust in God’s grace. This article shows the confessional similarities as well as the differences regarding the interpretation of Mary by analyzing religious poetry of Johann Rist and Friedrich Spee.

Die Jungfrau Maria ist für die katholische wie lutherische geistliche Dichtung des 17. Jahrhunderts von Bedeutung. Die Konfessionen weisen aber deutliche Unterschiede auf, was die Deutung der Rolle Marias betrifft. In der katholischen Dichtung wird Maria vornehmlich als moralisches Vorbild hinsichtlich ihres Glaubens und ihres Mitleidens mit Christus dargestellt. Dies zeigt sich etwa, wenn Marias Leid mit dem Leiden Christi am Kreuz parallelisiert wird. Dagegen deuten lutherische Dichter Maria vor allem als ein Vorbild für die Zusage, dass Gott das Niedrige erwählt und so der Sünder wie sie auf Gottes Gnade vertrauen darf. Der Beitrag zeigt sowohl die konfessionellen Analogien als auch Differenzen in der Deutung Marias exemplarisch anhand der geistlichen Dichtung Johann Rists und Friedrich Spees.
“To Meddle with Matters of State” (“To Meddle with Matters of State”)
Authors: Ketterer Christoph
Published: April 2017

Preachers in Restoration England carved out a space for the expression of political counsel and criticism towards those in power. Using sermons at the court of Charles ii (1660–1685), this article shows how they intervened in questions of ecclesiastical policy and how they supported and shaped the representation of monarchy through moral criticism. It puts forward the thesis that the official preachers of the Church of England were not merely voices of admonishment but active participants in political discourse.

Der Aufsatz untersucht, wie sich Prediger im England der Restaurationszeit Raum für die Äußerung von politischem Rat und Kritik erarbeiteten. Am Beispiel von Predigten am Hof Karls II. (reg. 1660–1685) wird gezeigt, wie durch Predigten in (kirchen-)politische Debatten eingegriffen wurde und wie sie durch moralische Kritik bestimmte Repräsentationsarten des Königtums unterstützen und gleichzeitig mitgestalteten. In dieser Hinsicht sind, so die These des Aufsatzes, gerade die Prediger der anglikanischen Staatskirche nicht nur Wächter und Mahner, sondern direkte Akteure in der politischen Debatte.
Between the Lines of a Reformed Engraving by Hendrick Goltzius (Zwischen den Linien einer reformierten Druckgrafik: Hendrick Goltzius’ Moses mit den Gesetzestafeln (1583))
Authors: Tolstichin Elena
Published: April 2017

Why did Hendrick Goltzius use three Roman Catholic engravings for the design of his Reformed Moses with the Tables of the Law (1583)? This article seeks to answer that question by analyzing the adaptation of the engravings. It shows the artist’s endeavor of creating a Reformed Protestant engraving and legitimizing his art and method through the Scriptures. Furthermore, explanations for Goltzius’s use of his models will be presented, while one of them identifies the reference to a specific engraving as a strategy of artistic subversion.

Der vorliegende Beitrag geht der Frage nach, warum gerade drei katholische Stiche Hendrick Goltzius beim Entwurf der reformierten Druckgrafik Moses mit den Gesetzestafeln (1583) als Vorlagen dienten. Dafür wird zunächst deren Adaption analysiert. Hierbei wird deutlich, dass der Künstler sich um die Gestaltung eines reformierten Stichs bemüht und gleichzeitig seine Technik und Kunst biblisch legitimiert. Anschließend werden Erklärungen für die Verwendung von Vorlagen vorgestellt, darunter eine, die in dem Rekurs auf einen der drei Stiche eine subversive künstlerische Strategie erkennt.
“Very Nice and Highly Pleasing” (Goethe) (“Sehr schön und erfreulich” (Goethe))
Authors: Döpp Siegmar
Published: April 2017

Goethe discusses his recent reading in a letter dated the 30th of July 1816: “Lateinisches Gedicht von Camerarius auf die Wasser von Plombieres, sehr schön und erfreulich” [“A Latin poem by Camerarius about the spa at Plombières; very nice and highly pleasing”]. Previous research has assumed that Goethe was referring to the elegy Plumbaria in which Joachim Camerarius (1500–1574) bemoans a bout of ill health and asks God to rid him of it. However, Camerarius composed a second poem – De thermis Plumbarijs (145 hendecasyllables) – about Plombières, in which he sketches a detailed and colourful account of life at this spa resort. This essay argues that Goethe’s remark refers to this latter poem. Following a reproduction of the original Latin text and a German translation, the essay presents an analysis of its content and form, which appear to have elicited such animated acclaim from Goethe.

In einem Brief vom 30. Juli 1816 schreibt Goethe über seine Lektüre: “Lateinisches Gedicht von Camerarius auf die Wasser von Plombieres, sehr schön und erfreulich”. In der bisherigen Forschung wird angenommen, dass die Elegie Plumbaria gemeint ist, in der Joachim Camerarius (1500–1574) über eine Krankheit klagt und Gott um Heilung bittet. Camerarius hat jedoch noch ein zweites Gedicht über Plombières verfasst, eine überaus detallierte und farbige Schilderung des dortigen Badetreibens: De thermis Plumbarijs (145 Elfsilbler). In dem Aufsatz plädiere ich dafür, dass Goethes Bemerkung sich auf diese Verse bezieht. Auf eine Wiedergabe des lateinischen Texts und eine Übersetzung folgt eine Analyse von Gehalt und Form des Gedichts, die allem Anschein nach Goethes lebhaften Beifall gefunden haben.
The Influence of the Media on Policies in Practice: Hungarian Refugee Resettlement in the Netherlands in 1956
Authors: Schrover Marlou , Walaardt Tycho
Published: April 2017

This article analyses newspaper coverage, government policies and policy practices during the 1956 Hungarian refugee crisis. There were surprisingly few differences between newspapers in the coverage of this refugee migration, and few changes over time. The role of the press was largely supportive of government policies, although the press did criticise the selection of refugees. According to official government guidelines, officials should not have selected, but in practice this is what they attempted to do. The refugees who arrived in the Netherlands did not live up to the image the press, in its supportive role, had created: there were too few freedom fighters, women and children. This article shows that the press had an influence because policy makers did make adjustments. However, in practice selection was not what the media assumed it was, and the corrections were not what the media had aimed for.
The Contrasts of Migration Narratives. From Germany to the Swedish Garment Industry during the 1950s
Authors: Svanberg Johan
Published: April 2017

This article combines a migration-systems approach with oral history and a local-level perspective. It focuses on migrant women recruited from Schleswig-Holstein to a Swedish garment factory in the early 1950s. These migrants were around 20 years old and single; about half of them were German wartime refugees and early post-war expellees from Central and Eastern Europe. The article analyses how migrants articulate retrospective narratives, as regards the different steps (background, journey and interactions in the receiving society) of the migration process. It shows how migrants’ life stories are narratively constructed around contrastive elements and turning points, which correspond to the three steps of their migration experiences. The article also argues that oral sources can be used both to study subjective dimensions of individual migration experiences, and to illuminate important details of past migrations.
New species in the Tricholoma pardinum complex from Eastern Himalaya
Authors: YANG ZHU L. , DING XIAO-XIA , KOST G. , REXER K.-H.
Published: April 2017

Species of Tricholoma sect. Pardinicutis (Singer) Bon are relatively easily recognizable even in the field, and the type species of section, T. pardinum (Pers.) Quél., was reported from the eastern Himalaya and adjacent areas. However, such reports were largely based on superficially similar morphology. In this study, we have generated DNA sequences of samples from southwestern China, and found that there are molecular discrepancies between the Chinese collections and European ones. Further detailed morphological analyses indicated the two independent new species occur in southwestern China, one in subtropical coniferous forests mixed with fagaceous plants between 2400 and 2800 m altitude, the other in subalpine dark coniferous forests between 3300 and 4100 m altitude. Consequently, two new species, namely, T. highlandense and T. sinopardinum, are described and illustrated.
Afroboletus sequestratus (Boletales), the first species with sequestrate basidioma in the genus
Authors: HAN LI-HONG , BUYCK BART , YOROU NOUROU S. , HALLING ROY E. , YANG ZHU L.
Published: April 2017

A new species of Afroboletus, namely A. sequestratus, is described from Zambia. Evidence from molecular phylogenetic analyses using sequences rpb1, rpb2 and tef1α and morphological comparison support its placement in Afroboletus and it is distinct from the other related members of this genus in Africa. It is the first species with sequestrate basidiomata in the genus. A morphological description is augmented with line drawings and SEM images for the species.
Lecanicillium araneogenum sp. nov., a new araneogenous fungus
Authors: CHEN WANHAO , HAN YANFENG , LIANG ZONGQI , JIN DAOCHAO
Published: April 2017

During a survey of araneogenous fungi from Guiyang, Guizhou, China, a new species, Lecanicillium araneogenum, was isolated from a spider. It differs from other Lecanicillium species by its spider host, and cylindrical conidia. Multi-locus (TEF, RPB1, RPB2, LSU and SSU rRNA) phylogenetic analysis confirmed that L. araneogenum is distinct from other species. The new species is formally described and illustrated, and compared to similar species.
A Postprocessing Methodology for Direct Normal Irradiance Forecasting Using Cloud Information and Aerosol Load Forecasts
Authors: Casado-Rubio J. L. , Revuelta M. A. , Postigo M. , Martínez-Marco I. , Yagüe C.
Published: April 2017

A method for direct normal irradiance (DNI) forecasting for specific sites is proposed. It is based on the combination of a numerical weather prediction (NWP) model, which provides cloud information, with radiative transfer simulations fed with external aerosol forecasts. The NWP model used is the ECMWF Integrated Forecast System, and the radiative transfer information has been obtained from the Library of Radiative Transfer (libRadtran). Two types of aerosol forecasts have been tested: the global Monitoring Atmospheric Composition and Climate (MACC) model, which predicts five major components of aerosols, and the Dust Regional Atmospheric Model (BSC-DREAM8b) added to a fixed background calculated as the 20th percentile of the monthly mean of AERONET 2.0 observations from a different year. The methodology employed is valid for all meteorological situations, providing a stable and continuous DNI curve. The performance of the combined method has been evaluated against DNI observations and compared with the pure ECMWF forecasts at eight locations in the southern half of mainland Spain and the Canary Islands, which received high loadings of African dust for 2013 and 2014. Results for 1-day forecasts are presented. Although clouds play a major role, aerosols have a significant effect, but at shorter time scales. The combination of ECMWF and MACC forecasts gives the best global results, improving the DNI forecasts in events with high aerosol content. The regional BSC-DREAM8b yields good results for some extremely high dust conditions, although more reliable predictions, valid for any aerosol conditions, are provided by the MACC model.
Effects of Singular-Vector-Type Initial Errors on the Short-Range Prediction of Kuroshio Extension Transition Processes
Authors: Wang Qiang , Tang Youmin , Pierini Stefano , Mu Mu
Published: April 2017

The effects of optimal initial error on the short-range prediction of transition processes between the Kuroshio Extension (KE) bimodalities are analyzed using a reduced-gravity shallow-water model and the singular vector (SV) approach. Emphasis is placed on the spatial structures, growing processes, and effects of the SVs. The results show that the large values of the SVs are mainly located in the first crest region of the KE (around 35°N, 144°E) and in the Kuroshio large meander (KLM) region south of Japan (around 32°N, 139.5°E). The fast growths of the SVs have important impacts on the prediction of transition of the KE bimodality. The initial error with +SV pattern (with positive anomalies in the first crest region of the KE and negative anomalies in the KLM region) tends to strengthen the KE and shift it toward the high-energy state, while the error with −SV pattern is prone to weaken the KE and shift it toward the low-energy state. In addition, the SV-type initial errors grow more quickly in the transition phase of the KE from the high-energy to the low-energy state than in the opposite transition phase. A perturbation energy analysis illustrates that different physical processes are responsible for the error growth in the KE region for different transition phases of the KE; barotropic instability plays a dominant role in the error growth in the low-to-high (LH) energy phase, while the error evolution in the high-to-low (HL) energy phase is mainly caused by advection processes.
Varieties of Scandinavian universalism
Authors: Frederiksen Morten
Published: April 2017

Attitudes research shows that the Scandinavian, universal welfare regime receives strong popular support. Why the inhabitants consider this universal model of welfare appropriate is, however, all but unknown. This paper explores the level of welfare attitudes and welfare legitimacy to investigate the cultural standards of worth which justify the universal welfare state to people in Sweden and Denmark. A total of 115 qualitative interviews conducted in Denmark and Sweden in 2013–2014 are analysed to determine and compare the principles of valuation Danes and Swedes employ in evaluating their universal welfare states. Findings include a general cross-country consensus on generalised reciprocity; however, Swedes emphasise security and emancipation, while, in contrast, Danes emphasise societal efficiency and risk pooling.
Talk This Way: The Ubiquitous Presidency and Expectations of Presidential Communication
Authors: Scacco Joshua M. , Coe Kevin
Published: April 2017

The American presidency is evolving, and with it public expectations of how often and where the president should communicate. The rhetorical presidency, characterized by inclusive public appeals broadcast in a few media venues, has transitioned to a ubiquitous presidency wherein accessible, personal, and pluralistic communications are the norm. Despite these changes in communication style at the presidential level, scholars have yet to document formally how individuals’ expectations might be changing accordingly. Specifically, what do individuals expect of the frequency of and venues for presidential communication? We investigate established and emergent expectations of presidential communication via a field survey completed in the lead up to the 2016 Iowa Caucuses. The findings indicate that while expectations of presidential communication are shifting with executive behavior, beliefs remain moored to foundational notions of the informational, transparent, and dignified presidency. These shifts have democratic repercussions for the institutional presidency and for citizens.
Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2 and Risk of Carotid Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Events in Community-Based Older Adults in China
Authors: Wang Chunxiu , Fang Xianghua , Hua Yang , Liu Yutong , Zhang Zhongying , Gu Xiang , Wu Xiaoguang , Tang Zhe , Guan Shaochen , Liu Hongjun , Liu Beibei , Guo Xiuhai , Ji Xunming
Published: April 2017

We explored the associations between lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) level and carotid atherosclerosis with all phenotypes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) events in Chinese older adults. A total of 1257 adults aged ≥55 years who were free of CVD were enrolled in this cohort study. Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 level was evaluated in 3 categories: Lp-PLA2 < 175, 175≤ Lp-PLA2 < 223, and Lp-PLA2 ≥ 223 ng/mL. The highest level of Lp-PLA2 was independently associated with common carotid artery intima-media thickening (≥1.0 mm; odds ratio [OR]: 1.60, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.14-2.26) and carotid plaque (OR: 1.42, 95% CI: 1.01-1.99) in individuals without carotid artery stenosis. At the end of the 5-year follow-up, after adjustment for CVD risk factors and carotid atherosclerosis status, Lp-PLA2 had remained an independent predictor for myocardial infarction (MI; hazard ratio [HR]: 1.90, 95% CI: 1.02-3.55) and CVD death (HR: 1.78, 95% CI: 1.02-3.13). However, no association was found with stroke. Therefore, elevated Lp-PLA2 level in the older adults studied was associated with an increased risk of carotid atherosclerosis and MI and CVD mortality. Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 assessment might be used for MI and CVD death risk prediction.
Religious and Sexual Identities: An Intersectional, Longitudinal Examination of Change in Therapy
Authors: Lefevor G. Tyler , Janis Rebecca A. , Park So Yeon
Published: April 2017

The current study employs an intersectional framework to understand how well counselors are meeting the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, questioning (LGBQQ) and religious clients by examining clients’ initial anxiety and depression levels and changes in these symptoms through psychotherapy. Data from 12,825 participants from the Center for Collegiate Mental Health 2012–2014 data set were analyzed. Results from hierarchical linear modeling indicate lower baseline anxiety and depression among religious clients and faster rates of change of anxiety symptoms among nonreligious clients. LGBQQ clients presented with higher initial anxiety and depression, but there were no differences in rates of change of anxiety and depression between heterosexual and LGBQQ clients. Significant but minimal interaction effects between religious and sexual identities were found, indicating a need for further research. Counselors are encouraged to be mindful of these disparities in therapy.
Unexpected agency on the threshold: Asylum seekers narrating from an asylum seeker centre
Authors: Ghorashi Halleh , de Boer Marije , ten Holder Floor
Published: April 2017

Several studies have described the condition of asylum seekers as being on the threshold or in-between structures. Victor Turner’s concept of liminality and Agamben’s state of exception have been used extensively to analyse this condition, mostly to show the negative implications of the ambiguous legal (non-) status. This article argues that the condition of liminality provides an intensified doubleness of impossibility and possibility for action, which casts a different light on conceptualizing agency. Without disregarding the downside of this liminal, in-between condition, the article shows that the lack of ‘normalized’ connectedness to the new structure combined with physical distance from the past structure, enables reflection and feeds the power of imagination. This can lead to alternative (yet conditional) forms of agency, such as delayed agency and agency from marginal positions. Through the narratives of asylum seekers living in Dutch asylum seeker centres, the article shows the potential of transforming non-places, such as asylum seeker centres, into those in which existential meanings can emerge (even if partial). Considering these sources of agency has great implications for the short-term well-being of asylum seekers and the long-term inclusion of refugees in their countries of residence.
Diversity as neoliberal governmentality: Towards a new sociological genealogy of religion
Authors: Burchardt Marian
Published: April 2017

In this article, I explore the connections between neoliberal capitalism and religion. I do so by tracing the roots of these connections as they evolved during the second part of the 20th century into the present. My main argument is that in contemporary Western societies the most important connections between neoliberal capitalism and religion emerge through the ways in which regimes of religious diversity have become a central form of power that can be fruitfully explored through the Foucauldian notion of governmentality.
Exploring Perceived Safety, Privacy, and Distrust on Air Travel Choice in the Context of Differing Passenger Screening Procedures
Authors: Beck Matthew J. , Rose John M. , Merkert Rico
Published: April 2017

This article examines perceptions of how safe airline travel is and respondents’ level of concern over privacy and trust of authorities. These attitudes are then used to understand the choice to travel under passenger screening processes with differing levels of invasiveness. We find that travelers who are more trusting of authorities are more likely to choose to travel internationally, whereas those with low overall feelings of safety while onboard an aircraft are predisposed to not travel. Our analysis reveals what attitudes and potential screening measures are linked to this feeling of overall safety, chief among which is the presence of visible uniformed police. Our results are also novel as they study these attitudes in the context of a spate of recent air-related disasters; finding no desire to accept screening processes that invade privacy beyond what is currently practiced.
Later-Life Preparation Patterns on Depression Among Korean Baby Boom Generations
Authors: Nam Seok In , Kim Junpyo , Shin Jimin , Yim Arram
Published: April 2017

The aim of this study was to examine the later-life preparation pattern of Korean baby boomers and its effect on depression. Using the fourth wave of Korean Retirement and Income Study, later-life preparation was measured by economic, physical, and psychological preparation, and leisure, and family relationship satisfaction. The data analysis included latent class analysis, correlations, multiple logistic regression, and analysis of variance. Later-life patterns of Korean baby boomers were classified as high-level (35.7%), low-level (31.1%), and health and family relationship (33.2%) preparation patterns. For depression, the low-level pattern was associated with significantly higher level of depression; however, no differences were found in other two patterns. Researchers recommended a postretirement program to reflect the unique characteristics of Korean baby boomers. Moreover, findings regarding the importance of health and family relationships can be applied to other countries that have historical and cultural backgrounds similar to Korea.
Community-Based Tourism and Political Communitarianism in Prainha do Canto Verde, Brazil
Authors: Ullán de la Rosa Francisco Javier , Aledo Tur Antonio , García Andreu Hugo
Published: April 2017

Community-based tourism is advocated by indigenous organizations and leftist actors throughout Latin America as a tool for furthering their political and cultural agenda. The ideological biases and structural weaknesses of this model become apparent in a case study of the fishing village of Prainha do Canto Verde, Brazil. The communitarian agenda currently being implemented by means of the community-based tourism project in Prainha is based upon an ideological construct and being imposed through political engineering upon what is simply a local segment of Brazilian rural society. As a result, it is encountering strong resistance. There is also structural tension between the inevitable sociocultural change caused by the development of tourism and the rigidity and essentialism of a community-based tourism model offering a “traditional way of life” as a touristic product. The model is ultimately conflictual and unstable, and there is serious doubt about its long-term sustainability.

Organizações indígenas e instituições de esquerda defendem o turismo comunitário na América Latina como forma de apoio às suas agendas políticas e culturais. Contudo, a fragilidade estrutural e o preconceito ideológico desse modelo tornam-se aparente no caso de uma vila de pesca em Prainha do Canto Verde, no Brasil. A agenda comunitária hoje implementada por meio do projeto de turismo comunitário em Prainha baseia-se em construção ideológica e é imposta por meio de engenharia política do que consiste somente de um segmento local da sociedade rural brasileira. Consequentemente, essa agenda encontra forte resistência. Demais, há tensão estrutural entre as mudanças culturais inevitáveis, causadas pelo desenvolvimento do turismo, e a rigidez e essencialismo do modelo de turismo comunitário que oferece “um estilo de vida tradicional” como produto turístico. O modelo é fundamentalmente conflitante e instável, suscitando dúvidas quanto à sua sustentabilidade a longo prazo.
Migration and Trafficking of Persons for Labor Exploitation in the Textile Workshops of Buenos Aires under Neoliberalism
Authors: Betrisey Débora
Published: April 2017

The practices and political representations of the Argentine state with regard to trafficking in persons for purposes of labor exploitation, currently dominated by legal logic, treat immigrant workers as vulnerable victims. This robs them of any autonomy and ignores other aspects of their subjectivity, hindering the establishment of connections and solidarity with other social sectors in the national context that would allow them to contest the exploitation and domination to which they are subject.

Las prácticas y representaciones políticas del Estado argentino con respecto a la trata de personas para fines de explotación laboral se rigen, en la actualidad, por la lógica jurídica y tratan a los trabajadores inmigrantes como víctimas vulnerables. Esto los priva de cualquier tipo de autonomía e ignora otros aspectos de su subjetividad, impidiendo que establezcan conexiones y lazos de solidaridad con otros sectores sociales en el contexto nacional. Dichos vínculos les permitirían oponerse a la explotación y dominación a que las que se les somete.
Characterizing Hacking
Authors: Davies Sarah R.
Published: April 2017

The rise of a “maker movement,” located in hacker and makerspaces and involving the democratization of technologies of production and support of grassroots innovation, is receiving increasing attention from science and technology studies (STS) scholarship. This article explores how hacking is characterized by users of hacker and makerspaces and relates this to broader discussion of the maker movement as, for instance, promoting innovation, engaged in countercultural critique, or as accessible to anyone. Based on an interview study of users of twelve hacker and makerspaces across the United States, it argues that for these users, hacking is not about politics, commercial innovation, or critique. Rather, it is understood as a lifestyle one subscribes to, a meaningful leisure activity, or as providing access to a welcoming and close-knit community. Contrary to expectations of the maker movement as heralding social change, the benefits of hacking were viewed as personal rather than political, economic, or social; similarly, democratization of technology was experienced as rather incidental to most hackers’ and makers’ experiences.
Social media visibility: challenges to activism
Authors: Uldam Julie
Published: April 2017

As activists move from alternative media platforms to commercial social media platforms, they face increasing challenges in protecting their online security and privacy. While government surveillance of activists is well-documented in scholarly research and the media, corporate surveillance of activists remains under-researched. This article examines BP’s surveillance of activists who criticise the company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme as ‘greenwashing’. In this way, it goes beyond corporations’ uses of big data and instead explores how they monitor and discuss strategies for responding to the activities of individual activists in social media. It shows that while social media afford an unprecedented level of visibility for activists, it comes with the risk of being monitored by corporations. Theoretically, it draws on conceptions of visibility in social sciences and media studies as well as literature on activism and political participation in media studies. Empirically, it draws on files from BP on specific civil society individuals obtained through Subject Access Requests under the UK Data Protection Act 1998 as well as press responses from BP.
Comparison of piezoresistive sensor to PicoPress® in in-vitro interface pressure measurement
Authors: Chi Yung-Wei , Tseng Kuo-Hao , Li Ruya , Pan Tingrui
Published: April 2017

Objective

Interface pressure, the sine qua non for compression therapy, is rarely measured in clinical practice and scientific research. The goal of this study aimed to compare and examine the accuracy between a commercially available piezoresistive sensor and PicoPress® (Microlab, Padua, Italy) using the cylinder cuff model to measure in-vitro interface pressure.

Method

Ten piezoresistive sensors were calibrated using the National Institute of Standard and Technology certified manometer, and compared to PicoPress® using cylinder cuff model from 20 to 120 mmHg. Two statistical analyses were performed: (a) two-sample t-test to compare the front to back surface of the piezoresistive sensors using mean pressure value and (b) one-sample paired t-test to compare the front and back surface of the piezoresistive sensors to PicoPress® and true pressure using mean pressure value.

Result

There was no difference in interface pressure measurement between the front and back surface of the piezoresistive sensors (P > 0.05). Using mean pressure value, there was no significant difference between the front surface, back surface of the piezoresistive sensors, and PicoPress® (P > 0.05). Standard deviation was larger for the piezoresistive sensors than PicoPress® at any given pressure and this difference was more pronounced in the higher pressure range.

Conclusion

Piezoresistive sensor may represent a viable alternative to PicoPress® in interface pressure measurement.
Neuroprotective and regenerative roles of intranasal Wnt-3a administration after focal ischemic stroke in mice
Authors: Wei Zheng Zachory , Zhang James Ya , Taylor Tammi M , Gu Xiaohuan , Zhao Yingying , Wei Ling
Published: April 2017

Wnt signaling is a conserved pathway involved in expansion of neural progenitors and lineage specification during development. However, the role of Wnt signaling in the post-stroke brain has not been well-elucidated. We hypothesized that Wnt-3a would play an important role for neurogenesis and brain repair. Adult male mice were subjected to a focal ischemic stroke targeting the sensorimotor cortex. Mice that received Wnt-3a (2 µg/kg/day, 1 h after stroke and once a day for the next 2 days, intranasal delivery) had reduced infarct volume compared to stroke controls. Wnt-3a intranasal treatment of seven days upregulated the expression of brain-derived growth factor (BDNF), increased the proliferation and migration of neuroblasts from the subventricular zone (SVZ), resulting in increased numbers of newly formed neurons and endothelial cells in the peri-infarct zone. Both the molecular and cellular effects of Wnt-3a were blocked by the Wnt specific inhibitors XAV-939 or Dkk-1. In functional assays, Wnt-3a treatment enhanced the local cerebral blood flow (LCBF) in the peri-infarct, as well as improved sensorimotor functions in a battery of behavioral tests. Together, our data demonstrates that the Wnt-3a signaling can act as a dual neuroprotective and regenerative factor for the treatment of ischemic stroke.
The value of pre- and post-neoadjuvant chemotherapy F-18 FDG PET/CT scans in breast cancer: comparison with MRI
Authors: Choi Eun Kyoung , Yoo Ie Ryung , Kim Sung Hun , Park Sonya Youngju , O Joo Hyun , Kang Bong Joo
Published: April 2017

Background

Accurate assessment of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) response with positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may provide appropriate operation guidelines for individual breast cancer patients.

Purpose

To compare the values of PET/CT and MRI for response evaluation following NAC in breast cancer patients.

Material and Methods

Thirty-three consecutive patients who underwent NAC were included. PET/CT and MRI were performed before and one to four weeks after NAC. With response evaluation of PET/CT and MRI, patients with complete/partial responses on imaging studies were considered to be responders, and those showing stable/progressive disease non-responders. Peak standardized uptake value corrected for lean body mass (SULpeak) and metabolic tumor volume (MTV) were measured from PET/CT, and unidimensional diameter (1D) and tumor volume (TV) from MRI. Reduction rates for each parameter were calculated (Δ%SULpeak, Δ%MTV, Δ%1D, and Δ%TV). The pathological response for NAC as reference was evaluated after surgical resection of the remaining tumor in the breast.

Results

We identified 17 pathological responders and 16 non-responders. PET/CT had lower specificity and accuracy, but higher sensitivity than MRI, although no significant difference was found between PET/CT and MRI. Following NAC, there were significant differences between pathological responders and non-responders in SULpeak ( P < 0.001), MTV ( P < 0.001), 1D ( P = 0.0003), TV ( P = 0.038), Δ%SULpeak ( P = 0.001), Δ%MTV ( P < 0.001), Δ%1D ( P < 0.001), and Δ%TV ( P = 0.001).

Conclusion

PET/CT showed lower specificity and accuracy than MRI in evaluating responses to NAC, but both PET/CT and MRI parameters may have predictive value in distinguishing therapeutic responders and non-responders following NAC.
Goodwill and the Third Place – business or society?
Authors: Macmillan Alexander N.
Published: April 2017

The late Professor Keith MacMillan's abiding interest in building successful business relationships as the key to a firm's success is put in its historical, theoretical and practical context. Where the founders of the core social sciences seemed to focus exclusively on Man as an object of knowledge operating within observable systems of exchange, MacMillan explored aspects of human interaction previously ignored by ‘hard’ managerial science. By identifying a non-monetary aim for business activity – gaining goodwill – MacMillan arrived at a solution for the seemingly intractable conflict of interests between business and society. This paper explores the man and his works, with MacMillan's life seen as a practical working-out of his theoretical conclusions. The paper concludes with a literary analogy from the 14th century Tuscan poet Dante Alighieri: the ideological position from which divergent interests can be harmonised is seen as akin to the vantage point possible from Mount Purgatory, as portrayed in Dante's Divine Comedy.
Supply chain management in SMEs – benchmarking best practice core competencies
Authors: Barclay Ian
Published: April 2017

This paper describes a research programme aimed at defining how the benchmarking of SME core competencies could be used as a promoter of growth. It proposes a methodology for assessing and benchmarking supply chain management (SCM) best practice for SMEs based on key business core competencies. The development of a self assessment tool, to enable an SME to measure its own capability in key business practices is described, together with case studies of how the tool has been applied in SMEs individually and in groups. The tool allows a company to compare its own performance against wider SCM requirements and to then define a programme of work that will lead to growth targets.
Supplier relationship management as an investment: evidence from a UK study
Authors: Cox Andrew , Lonsdale Chris , Watson Glyn , Wu Yi
Published: April 2017

This article is based upon two contentions. The first is that supplier relationship management decisions should be treated as a form of investment. The reasoning behind this view is that such decisions always involve some kind of cost and are aimed at generating some kind of return. The second is that these two elements – cost and return – should be joined in a relationship decision-making framework by two further elements: risk and inter-organisational power. It is argued in the article that a consideration of power in relationship management decision-making is particularly important as it can completely alter the cost-return ratio. The authors'arguments are illustrated in the article by case evidence collected during a two-year, EPSRC-funded UK-based study.
On the Relationship of Value Creation and Value Capture
Authors: Fischer Timo , Sojer Manuel
Published: April 2017

Scholars of the resource-based theory (RBT) have recently emphasised the need to integrate the concepts of value creation and value capture in the RBT, ultimately to obtain a better understanding of the resource/capabilities-performance link. This paper contributes to this debate by analysing the influence of firms' value creation and value capture capabilities on their competitive advantage and by studying the relationship of value creation and value capture. Through analysing survey data of 108 firms operating in the German Greentech industry, hypotheses were tested using partial least squares structural equation modeling. Most notably, find support was found for the hypothesis that firms' value capture capabilities moderate the influence of value creation on competitive advantage negatively, suggesting a substitutive relationship of value creation and value capture resource allocations. The authors' findings show that management can rather obtain competitive advantage by putting primary attention to either value creation or value capture instead of trying to maximise both at the same time.
Developing Family Businesses through Ongoing Learning
Authors: Ren Shuang , Zhu Ying
Published: April 2017

This study advances organisational learning research by exploring how and why learning patterns differ between different family businesses at different layers of China's market-oriented transformation. The focus is the locational difference, namely the separate urban and rural environments and outcomes. Combining case studies and in-depth interviews, the study investigated how family businesses interact with their institutional environment and consequently build learning patterns. Learning initiatives undertaken by relevant and motivated family members are found to reflect a dynamic process involving personal learning, business growth, and business innovation. Family conflicts and business growth were also found to impact learning in family businesses. Implications for organisational learning are discussed at the end of the paper.
Entrepreneurial competencies of BoP entrepreneurs in Bangladesh to achieve business success
Authors: Rahman Syed Abidur , Ahmad Noor Hazlina , Taghizadeh Seyedeh Khadijeh
Published: April 2017

The objective of this study is to reveal required entrepreneurial competencies to achieve financial and non-financial performance of the BoP entrepreneurs in Bangladesh. This study includes 213 BoP entrepreneurs who signaled that opportunity competencies, commitment competencies and innovative competencies enhance financial and non-financial performance. On the other hand, strategic competencies and analytical competencies were found to be insignificant in this context. The study adds value to academia and policy-making, and to revamp and revitalise entrepreneurship among those who are at the base of the economic pyramid (BoP). Furthermore, this research will guide private and non-government organisations who intend to develop micro-entrepreneurship business through training for developing entrepreneurial abilities of BoP entrepreneurs.
Social justice and spatial inequality
Authors: Israel Emil , Frenkel Amnon
Published: April 2017

Justice has recently been deliberated in different spatial disciplines. Still, the question of its metrics remains unresolved. Accordingly, this article introduces a conceptual framework in which a metric notion of justice can be employed in different spatial contexts, drawing upon the theoretical conceptualization of Amartya Sen’s ‘capabilities’ and Pierre Bourdieu’s ‘field’, capital forms and ‘habitus’. The main hypothesis assumes that capital resources, which are formed in an individual’s living environment, determine their life chances, thus influencing spatial equality of opportunity (i.e. social justice).
Impact of Augmented Reality on Programming Language Learning: Efficiency and Perception
Authors: Teng Chin-Hung , Chen Jr-Yi , Chen Zhi-Hong
Published: April 2017

Although the learning of programming language is critical in science and technology education, it might be difficult for some students, especially novices. One possible reason might be the fact that programming language, especially for three-dimensional (3D) applications, is too complex and abstract for these students to understand. Programming for 3D applications requires understanding the spatial relationship of 3D objects and hence needs a visualization technique more. In view of this, this article presents an augmented reality (AR)-enhanced learning system that offers visual representation and interactivity to help students learn programming for 3D applications. To examine the influences of such an AR-enhanced system on student learning, a within-group experiment with 34 college students was conducted. All students used both of an AR-enhanced version and an ordinary version. The findings revealed that the AR-enhanced version made students have better learning efficiency than the ordinary system. In addition, the AR-enhanced system also made students have enhanced perceptions in terms of system usability, flow experience, and usage perception. Based on the results, further development of AR-enhanced learning systems is also suggested and discussed.
Effect of High-Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy Versus Conventional Oxygen Therapy and Noninvasive Ventilation on Reintubation Rate in Adult Patients After Extubation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Authors: Huang Hua-Wei , Sun Xiu-Mei , Shi Zhong-Hua , Chen Guang-Qiang , Chen Lu , Friedrich Jan O. , Zhou Jian-Xin
Published: April 2017

Purpose:

We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to evaluate the effect of high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) on reintubation in adult patients.

Procedures:

Ovid Medline, Embase, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were searched up to November 1, 2016, for RCTs comparing HFNC versus conventional oxygen therapy (COT) or noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in adult patients after extubation. The primary outcome was reintubation rate, and the secondary outcomes included complications, tolerance and comfort, time to reintubation, length of stay, and mortality. Dichotomous outcomes were presented as risk ratio (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) and continuous outcomes as weighted mean difference and 95% CIs. The random effects model was used for data pooling.

Findings:

Seven RCTs involving 2781 patients were included in the analysis. The HFNC had a similar reintubation rate compared to either COT (RR, 0.58; 95% CI, 0.21-1.60; P = .29; 5 RCTs, n = 1347) or NIV (RR, 1.11; 95% CI, 0.88-1.40; P = .37; 2 RCTs, n = 1434). In subgroup of critically ill patients, the HFNC group had a significantly lower reintubation rate compared to the COT group (RR, 0.35; 95% CI, 0.19-0.64; P = .0007; 2 RCTs, n = 632; interaction P = .07 compared to postoperative subgroup). Qualitative analysis suggested that HFNC might be associated with less complications and improved patient’s tolerance and comfort. The HFNC might not delay reintubation. Trial sequential analysis on the primary outcome showed that required information size was not reached.

Conclusion:

The evidence suggests that COT may still be the first-line therapy in postoperative patients without acute respiratory failure. However, in critically ill patients, HFNC may be a potential alternative respiratory support to COT and NIV, with the latter often associating with patient intolerance and requiring a monitored setting. Because required information size was not reached, further high-quality studies are required to confirm these results.
Association of Domestic Violence Against Women With Sociodemographic Factors, Clinical Features, and Dissociative Symptoms in Patients Who Receive Services From Psychiatric Outpatient Units in Turkey
Authors: Kotan Zeynep , Kotan Vahap Ozan , Yalvaç Hayriye Dilek , Demir Sibel
Published: April 2017

Domestic violence (DV) against women is a serious problem with its negative effects on all family members and the society. Women exposed to DV not only have physical but also psychological damage. This study investigates prevalence of DV and its relations with some descriptive and clinical features in a psychiatric outpatient population in Turkey. A total of 277 female outpatients were included in the study. After a semistructured clinical interview, they were assessed by sociodemographic data form, DV questionnaire, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS), Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS), Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES), and Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire (SDQ). Prevalence of exposure to DV by intimate partner is found to be 58.8% ( n = 163). The current study provided strong evidence that occupation status of the woman, education level of the partner, and family type are predictors of DV. Another predictor of DV exists where the child is battered by either parent. Prevalence of depression, conversion disorder, and other somatoform disorders are higher in women exposed to DV. These women also have higher scores from HDRS, HARS, DES, and SDQ compared with female patients who have not experienced DV ( p < .001). Number of women scoring above cutoff levels for DES and SDQ were significantly higher in women exposed to DV ( p < .001).
Acceptance of Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Malawi: An Empirical Analysis on the Impacts of Lineage and AIDS Conversation Networks
Authors: Shwachman Kaminaga Allison
Published: April 2017

Acceptance of intimate partner violence (IPV) is both a barrier to its reduction and a strong predictor of prevalence. This study examines whether lineage and AIDS conversation networks impact acceptance of IPV among men and women in rural Malawi. The sample consists of 4,422 male and female respondents from the 2001, 2004, and 2006 waves of the Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health (MLSFH). The longitudinal nature of the data enables us to use not only random effects models in the empirical analysis, but also fixed effects models, which help alleviate omitted variable bias. Our findings suggest that in the patrilineal Northern Region of Malawi, AIDS conversation networks may be conducive toward reducing acceptance of IPV. However, AIDS conversation networks may reinforce violent norms in the Central Region of Malawi as men with larger AIDS conversation networks are more accepting of IPV. These findings imply there may be an opportunity to incorporate network-based policies to reduce IPV, and lineage may be an important consideration in forming policies to alleviate IPV. In addition, we find a relatively strong age-acceptance gradient, with younger, never-married individuals being less accepting of IPV than older, married individuals. This finding may help inform intervention targeting as older, married women in Malawi may be at a higher risk of IPV.