bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Validating the Executive Personal Finance Scale with Financial Investments and Expectations in University Students
Authors: Yang Bijou , Lester David
Published: June 2016

The validity of the Executive Personal Finance Scale (EPFS) was tested in a sample of 93 undergraduate students (31 men, 62 women; M age = 20.5 years, SD = 1.3, range = 18–24). Scores on the Motivation drive, Organization, and Planning subscales of this scale were associated with having a savings account, owning bank CDs, and self-estimated knowledge about financial matters, while scores on the Impulse control and Motivational drive subscales were associated with expectations for a satisfactory retirement income. The results provide support for the validity of the EPFS.
Predicting Success in Psychological Statistics Courses
Authors: Lester David
Published: June 2016

Many students perform poorly in courses on psychological statistics, and it is useful to be able to predict which students will have difficulties. In a study of 93 undergraduates enrolled in Statistical Methods (18 men, 75 women; M age = 22.0 years, SD = 5.1), performance was significantly associated with sex (female students performed better) and proficiency in algebra in a linear regression analysis. Anxiety about statistics was not associated with course performance, indicating that basic mathematical skills are the best correlate for performance in statistics courses and can usefully be used to stream students into classes by ability.
Adolescent NSSI and Recovery
Authors: Kelada Lauren , Hasking Penelope , Melvin Glenn
Published: June 2016

We examined how family functioning and emotion regulation strategies relate to both a history of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and recovery from NSSI. Participants were 272 adolescents aged between 12 and 18 years ( M = 14.50 years, SD = 1.46 years), of whom 17.6% reported a history of NSSI. As expected, poor family functioning was associated with engagement in NSSI. Among the emotion regulation variables, higher use of self-blame and lower use of refocus on planning was associated with NSSI. Self-blame and refocus on planning also mediated the relationship between family functioning and NSSI. Similarly, better family functioning and adaptive emotion regulation were related to recovery, while maladaptive emotion regulation was negatively related to recovery. Adaptive emotion regulation moderated the relationship between family functioning and NSSI recovery. We discuss how family-based interventions combined with emotion regulation education may help deter NSSI engagement.
Plato in Folsom Prison
Authors: Vandiver Josh
Published: June 2016

Of the many structures which constitute the intellectual architecture of Black Power, where do “canonical” sources of political theory stand? How are they incorporated, reworked, and critiqued by the movement’s leading, innovative thinkers? Eldridge Cleaver, author of Soul on Ice and Minister of Information in the Black Panther Party, is certainly such a thinker. Subsequently scorned or ignored, he sought to advance the African American struggle for liberty and equality by exposing gendered and sexualized structures of racial oppression. Cleaver chooses distinctive theoretical tools, a kind of queer classicism, engaging with Plato’s Symposium and Republic as he develops new models for understanding the interdiction of black–white erotic relations, the policing of black masculinity, and the subordination of black persons within a racialized political order. Analyzing Cleaver’s engagement with Plato equips us to recognize intersections of classical political theory and modern radical thought and activism, the limits of such engagements, and the challenges for political theory when the complex interstices of race, gender, sexuality, and classicism are interrogated.
Comparing labour and management risk perceptions of offshore helicopter safety: Gaps, shifts and worker participation
Authors: Hart Susan M
Published: June 2016

This qualitative case study compares labour and management risk perceptions of offshore helicopter transportation and worker participation in general and in two specific safety issues: survival suits and night flights. Verbatim transcripts of the parties’ testimony in a public inquiry into a fatal helicopter crash in 2009 were analysed with supplementary documentation. A persistent but shifting perceptual gap was found with limited worker and union involvement despite the accuracy of their perceptions. Potential explanations for this overall pattern focus on the social construction of risk: fateful moments, power differentiation, safety management systems, and balancing of production, safety and corporate reputation.
Managing motivation in the contact center: The employment relationship of outsourcing and temporary agency workers
Authors: Sobral Filipa , Chambel Maria José , Castanheira Filipa
Published: June 2016

Grounded in self-determination theory (SDT), this research builds a motivation profile typology of contingent workers in the contact center industry, compares outsourcer (OW) and temporary agency workers’ (TAW) profiles, and differentiates their human resources practices (HRP) perceptions and affective commitment. The hypotheses were tested in a sample of 2078 Portuguese contingent workers, through several statistical procedures, including latent profile analysis. Six profiles were identified. As expected, OW were mostly in the more intrinsic profiles, whereas TAW were in the more extrinsic ones. However, the contingent employment format did not moderate the relationship between motivation, HRP perceptions, and affective commitment.
Diarrhea in Critically Ill Patients
Authors: de Brito‐Ashurst Ione , Preiser Jean‐Charles
Published: June 2016

This tutorial presents a systematic approach to the management of diarrhea in the critical care setting. Diarrhea is a common and prevalent problem in critically ill patients. Despite the high prevalence, its management is far from simple. Professionals are confronted with a myriad of definitions based on frequency, consistency, and volume. The causes are complex and multifactorial, yet enteral tube feeding formula is believed to be the perpetrator. Potential causes for diarrhea are discussed, and 3 case reports provide context to examine the treatment from a nutrition perspective. Each scenario is comprehensively addressed discussing potential causes and providing specific clinical strategies contributing to improved bowel function in this patient group. The approach used for diarrhea management is based on a complete understanding of enteral tube formula, their composition, and their impact in the presence of gut dysfunction. Choosing the right feeding formula may positively influence bowel function and contribute to improved nutrition.
Dissimilar and Disadvantaged: Age Discrepancy, Financial Stress, and Marital Conflict in Cross-Border Marriages
Authors: Choi Susanne Y. P. , Cheung Adam Ka-Lok
Published: June 2016

The failure of cross-border marriages has often been attributed to the large age discrepancy between husband and wife, while disadvantage resulted from the selectivity of husbands from low socioeconomic backgrounds has received less attention. Analyzing couple-level household survey data ( N = 871) in Hong Kong, this study compares marital conflict in local and cross-border couples by examining the mediating factors such as age discrepancy and socioeconomic disadvantages. Our analysis suggests that cross-border marriages are subject to significantly more frequent marital conflict than local marriages. It also showed that an age discrepancy from 6 to 9 years (older husband) significantly increased the frequency of marital conflict. However, our analysis showed that counter to common assumptions, socioeconomic disadvantages—particularly the couple’s financial stress—instead of nonnormative age hypergamy explained the higher frequency of marital conflict in cross-border marriages.
After the Asbo: Extending control over young people’s use of public space in England and Wales
Authors: Johnstone Craig
Published: June 2016

The concept of anti-social behaviour became prominent in the UK in the 1990s when the Labour government constructed it as an important policy challenge and deployed a series of high profile interventions against it. But anti-social behaviour faded significantly from the political agenda once Tony Blair’s premiership ended in 2007 and its diminution appeared complete when the most high profile of interventions, the Anti-social Behaviour Order or Asbo, was replaced by the more mundane-sounding Injunction in 2014. This commentary argues, however, that far from the anti-social behaviour control regime softening as government priorities shifted elsewhere, legislation passed in 2014, allied to technological innovation, has increased the potential for those whose presence is considered problematic to be ‘eliminated’ from public spaces. This has particular significance for young people, whose discursive association with disorder and greater tendency to congregate in groups make them likely to be the targets of enhanced exclusionary practices.
Late neoliberalism: Delineating a policy regime
Authors: McGimpsey Ian
Published: June 2016

In the aftermath of the financial crisis, policy-making in post-industrial nations has been widely characterised in terms of austerity. Yet this provides an insufficient basis for an understanding of social policy-making at this time. I argue for a ‘late neoliberal’ phase distinguished by a change in the regime governing the emergence of public service formations. I work from the example of UK policy discourse to demonstrate how in late neoliberalism austerity, social investment and localism operate in conjunction. Beyond fiscal constraint, this conjunction serves to move social policy on from ‘quasi-marketisation’ to reflect more closely the logic and forms of finance capital. The effects of this change can be seen in the reconstitution of ‘value’ in public services, how capital is distributed, and in the subjectivating force of policy. Ultimately late neoliberalism serves to sustain and reproduce familiar relations of domination.
Accuracy of the Surgeons’ Clinical Prediction of Postoperative Major Complications Using a Visual Analog Scale
Authors: Woodfield John C. , Sagar Peter M. , Thekkinkattil Dinesh K. , Gogu Praveen , Plank Lindsay D. , Burke Dermot
Published: June 2016

Background. Although the risk factors that contribute to postoperative complications are well recognized, prediction in the context of a particular patient is more difficult. We were interested in using a visual analog scale (VAS) to capture surgeons’ prediction of the risk of a major complication and to examine whether this could be improved. Methods. The study was performed in 3 stages. In phase I, the surgeon assessed the risk of a major complication on a 100-mm VAS immediately before and after surgery. A quality control questionnaire was designed to check if the VAS was being scored as a linear scale. In phase II, a VAS with 6 subscales for different areas of clinical risk was introduced. In phase III, predictions were completed following the presentation of detailed feedback on the accuracy of prediction of complications. Results. In total, 1295 predictions were made by 58 surgeons in 859 patients. Eight surgeons did not use a linear scale (6 logarithmic, 2 used 4 categories of risk). Surgeons made a meaningful prediction of major complications (preoperative median score 40 mm for complications v. 22 mm for no complication, P < 0.001; postoperative 46 mm v. 21 mm, P < 0.001). In phase I, the discrimination of prediction for preoperative (0.778), postoperative (0.810), and POSSUM (Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the Enumeration of Mortality and Morbidity) morbidity (0.750) prediction was similar. Although there was no improvement in prediction with a multidimensional VAS, there was a significant improvement in the discrimination of prediction after feedback (preoperative, 0.895; postoperative, 0.918). Conclusion. Awareness of different ways a VAS is scored is important when designing and interpreting studies. Clinical assessment of major complications by the surgeon was initially comparable to the prediction of the POSSUM morbidity score and improved significantly following the presentation of clinically relevant feedback.
Handling Regional Variation in Health State Preferences within a Country
Authors: Pullenayegum Eleanor M. , Sunderland Kelly M. , Johnson Jeffrey A. , Xie Feng ,   on behalf of the Canadian EQ-5D-5L Valuation Study Group
Published: June 2016

Background. Health state preferences vary among countries, and country-specific value sets are important in health care reimbursement decisions. When decisions are made at the regional level, regional variation in health state preferences may be important. We propose that shrinkage analysis and Bland-Altman plots can be a helpful way to investigate regional variation. Methods. The presence of regional variation can be investigated by introducing interactions between regions and the regression coefficients in the scoring algorithm. When variation is present, regional scoring algorithms can be derived through shrinkage analysis. The impact of using regional algorithms in place of the national algorithm can be investigated using simulation and illustrated using Bland-Altman plots. We applied this methodological approach to the Canadian EQ-5D-5L valuation study, which used time-tradeoff (TTO) tasks to elicit health state preferences from 1073 participants from 4 regions (Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec). Results. There were statistically significant interactions between the fixed effects of the scoring algorithm and region. On computing regional scoring algorithms and applying them to the EQ-5D-5L health states reported by our population, the mean utility using the Canada-wide scoring algorithm was 0.87 (standard error, 0.0013), compared to 0.85 (0.0013) on using the algorithm for Alberta, 0.80 (0.0013) on using the algorithm for British Columbia, 0.91 (0.0013) for Ontario, and 0.89 (0.0014) for Quebec. Conclusions. When health care falls under regional jurisdiction, shrinkage estimators can be used to generate regional scoring algorithms for the EQ-5D-5L and Bland-Altman plots used to assess the importance of regional variation in health state preferences. Our results suggest that mean health state preferences vary among Canada’s regions and make a sizable impact on estimates of population mean utility.
Lights, Camera, but No Action? Tax and Economic Development Lessons From State Motion Picture Incentive Programs
Authors: Thom Michael
Published: June 2016

Despite mixed results, state government use of targeted economic development programs has escalated. This study evaluates the impact of motion picture incentive programs, an array of tax incentives employed by over 40 states to entice film and television productions out of California and New York, on labor and economic conditions from 1998 through 2013. Results suggest that sales and lodging tax waivers had no effect on any of four different economic indicators. Transferable tax credits had a small, sustained effect on motion picture employment levels but no effect on wages. Refundable tax credits had no employment effect and only a temporary wage effect. Neither credit affected gross state product or motion picture industry concentration. Incentive spending also had no influence. These findings demonstrate the heterogeneous impacts of different incentives offered under a single program and should inform future economic development policy design.
Accumulation of 11C-methionine in the normal pituitary gland on 11C-methionine PET
Authors: Tomura Noriaki , Saginoya Toshiyuiki , Mizuno Yasuaki , Goto Hiromi
Published: June 2016

Background

For pituitary tumors, positron emission tomography (PET) with 11C-methonine (MET) has been reported as feasible to facilitate diagnosis. MET is well-known to accumulate in the normal pituitary glands, but almost no studies have examined the degree of MET accumulation in the normal pituitary gland.

Purpose

To investigate accumulation of MET in normal pituitary gland on PET/CT.

Material and Methods

Among patients who underwent PET/CT using MET over the past 7 years, 77 patients who fulfilled our criteria for normal pituitary glands were retrospectively selected. Maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) for the pituitary gland was measured.

Results

SUVmax of MET in the pituitary gland was in the range of 0.9–6.6 (mean ± standard deviation = 2.60 ± 1.04). A negative correlation between SUVmax and patient age (y = −0.032 × + 4.29, n = 77, r = 0.55) was found by linear regression analysis. SUVmax of the pituitary gland did not differ significantly between women and men.

Conclusion

MET shows strong accumulation in normal pituitary gland. PET/CT would thus be feasible to differentiate between normal and abnormal pituitary glands.
Evaluating Restorative Justice Circles of Support and Accountability: Can Social Support Overcome Structural Barriers?
Authors: Bohmert Miriam Northcutt , Duwe Grant , Hipple Natalie Kroovand
Published: June 2016

In a climate in which stigmatic shaming is increasing for sex offenders as they leave prison, restorative justice practices have emerged as a promising approach to sex offender reentry success and have been shown to reduce recidivism. Criminologists and restorative justice advocates believe that providing ex-offenders with social support that they may not otherwise have is crucial to reducing recidivism. This case study describes the expressive and instrumental social support required and received, and its relationship to key outcomes, by sex offenders who participated in Circles of Support and Accountability (COSAs), a restorative justice, reentry program in Minnesota. In-depth interviews with re-entering sex offenders and program volunteers revealed that 75% of offenders reported weak to moderate levels of social support leaving prison, 70% reported receiving instrumental support in COSAs, and 100% reported receiving expressive support. Findings inform work on social support, structural barriers, and restorative justice programming during sex offender reentry.
Misdemeanor Arrestees With Mental Health Needs: Diversion and Outpatient Services as a Recidivism Reduction Strategy
Authors: Alarid Leanne Fiftal , Rubin Maureen
Published: June 2016

Individuals with mental illnesses who are arrested for criminal activity cycle between criminal justice and mental health systems at disproportionately high rates. Studying recidivism of this population has been difficult due to separate system data bases. This study compared recidivism outcomes of 102 adults with mental illness who were arrested for a misdemeanor offense. One group had a diagnosed mental illness ( n = 58) and the other group was diagnosed with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders ( n = 44). As a condition of their personal recognizance bond, both groups voluntarily agreed to stabilize on medication and report to community-based outpatient mental health clinic. Participants in both groups had fewer rearrests and fewer days in jail in the 12 months following discharge from diversion relative to the 12 months prior to diversion participation. Outpatient mental health service utilization following 24 hr in jail seems to be a viable means of reducing recidivism among accused misdemeanant defendants.
Come and Knock on Our Door: Offenders’ Perspectives on Home Visits Through Ecological Theory
Authors: Patten Ryan , La Rue Emily , Caudill Jonathan W. , Thomas Matthew O. , Messer Sarah
Published: June 2016

The use of home visits has a long and storied history in the United States from different disciplines, such as nursing, prenatal mothers, young families, health promotion, and community corrections. Ecological theory explains how formal actors play a role in the promotion in the health field through home visits, but does not address community corrections home visits. Through the use of 30 semi-structured interviews, this research seeks to expand the understanding of ecological theory by capturing the perceptions of offenders sentenced to home visits conducted by a sheriff’s office. The findings suggest the participants supported the home visits by formal agents and, in general, the home visits created an atmosphere of respect between the participants and sheriff’s office personnel. This study creates the context for future research to understand the role of formal agents in recidivism and evaluate the efficacy of home visits by community corrections agencies.
A phase IIb randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of ubrogepant for the acute treatment of migraine
Authors: Voss Tiffini , Lipton Richard B , Dodick David W , Dupre Nicole , Ge Joy Yang , Bachman Robert , Assaid Christopher , Aurora Sheena K , Michelson David
Published: June 2016

Aim

The aim of this trial was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of ubrogepant (MK-1602), a calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist (CGRP-RA), for the acute treatment of migraine.

Methods

This double-blind, placebo-controlled study randomized 834 participants to treat one migraine attack with ubrogepant 1 mg, 10 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg, or placebo in a 1:1 ratio. The co-primary endpoints were pain freedom and headache response at two hours. The first primary hypothesis tested the dose-response trend for two-hour pain freedom using a logistic regression model. Subsequent hypotheses tested the effects of each dose on the co-primary endpoints, using a closed sequential testing procedure to control for multiplicity.

Results

A total of 527 participants received ubrogepant and 113 received placebo. A positive response trend in the proportion of participants achieving two-hour pain freedom was demonstrated ( p < 0.001). Ubrogepant 100 mg was significantly superior to placebo for two-hour pain freedom (25.5% vs 8.9%) but not for two-hour headache response. Per the prespecified multiplicity strategy, this nonsignificant result precluded further formal hypothesis testing, although the 50 mg and 25 mg doses demonstrated nominal significance over placebo for two-hour pain freedom (unadjusted p < 0.05). Overall, adverse events were similar between ubrogepant and placebo.

Conclusion

This trial supports ubrogepant’s efficacy and provides further evidence that CGRP-RAs are viable options for the acute treatment of migraine.
Health Extension Workers’ Knowledge and Knowledge-Sharing Effectiveness of Optimal Infant and Young Child Feeding Are Associated With Mothers’ Knowledge and Child Stunting in Rural Ethiopia
Authors: Abebe Zeweter , Haki Gulelat Desse , Baye Kaleab
Published: June 2016

Background:

Little is known about how the knowledge and the knowledge-sharing effectiveness (KSE) of health extension workers (HEWs) affect maternal knowledge of optimal infant and young child feeding (IYCF) and their child’s nutritional status.

Objective:

The objective of this study was to evaluate mothers’ and HEWs’ knowledge of key IYCF practices and to investigate whether mothers’ knowledge and HEWs’ KSE are associated with stunting in young children (aged 12-23 months).

Methods:

This cross-sectional study used face-to-face interviews to assess the IYCF knowledge of HEWs (n = 96) and mothers of 12- to 23-month-old children (n = 122) in Mecha district, West Gojam, Ethiopia. The association between HEWs’ KSE and children’s length-for-age z scores (LAZ) was investigated.

Results:

Stunting (50%), underweight (34%), and wasting (10%) were highly prevalent. Less than half (45%) of the mothers had access to nutrition education through the health extension program, but those who had, had better knowledge of IYCF practices and thus lower rates of stunting ( P < .001). However, key IYCF practices were not well understood by the HEWs and this affected their KSE. The gap in KSE was negatively associated with LAZ ( r = −.475, P < .001) and remained significant even after adjusting for maternal height, socioeconomic status, and maternal education ( r = −.423, P = .002).

Conclusion:

Health extension workers’ KSE is associated with child stunting. Future training of HEWs would benefit from emphasis on not only the content of the IYCF messages but also the process of delivery while increasing their counseling skills.
Perceived Benefits, Barriers, and Drivers of Telemedicine From the Perspective of Skilled Nursing Facility Administrative Staff Stakeholders
Authors: Driessen Julia , Castle Nicholas G. , Handler Steven M.
Published: June 2016

Potentially avoidable hospitalizations (PAHs) of skilled nursing facility (SNF) patients are common and costly. Telemedicine represents a unique approach to manage and potentially reduce PAHs in SNFs, having been used in a variety of settings to improve coordination of care and enhance access to providers. Nonetheless, broad implementation and use of telemedicine lags in SNFs relative to other health care settings. To understand why, we surveyed SNF administrative staff attending a 1-day telemedicine summit. Participants saw the highest value of telemedicine in improving the quality of care and reducing readmissions. They identified hospital and managed care telemedicine requirements as primary drivers of adoption. The most significant barrier to adoption was the initial investment required. A joint research-policy effort to improve the evidence base around telemedicine in SNFs and introduce incentives may improve adoption and continued use of telemedicine in this setting.
“Their Today Is Our Future”: Direct Carers’ Work Experience and Formal Caring Relationships in a Community-Based Eldercare Program in Shanghai
Authors: Chen Lin , Ye Minzhi , Kahana Eva
Published: June 2016

The purpose of this study is to explore direct carers’ work experience and formal caring relationships with older adults in a community-based eldercare program in Shanghai. Existing evidence has primarily focused on direct carers’ work experience in residential care settings. However, direct carers’ experiences of caring older adults in the community also deserve exploration. This qualitative study purposively sampled direct carers who worked in government-sponsored programs. Carers participated in semi-structured, in-depth interviews ( N = 37). Results reveal that despite occasional frustration, direct carers undertook demanding workloads and fostered strong emotional attachments with older adult clients. “Karma” was a critical cultural factor pertaining to their work ethic and motivated their care provision to benefit their future elderly selves. This study recognizes the cultural aspects of caring relationships that contribute to the quality of care of the community-based older adults in urban China.
Positive Psychology and Mexican American College Students’ Subjective Well-Being and Depression
Authors: Vela Javier C. , Lu Ming-Tsan P. , Lenz A. Stephen , Savage Miranda C. , Guardiola Rebekah
Published: June 2016

Positive psychology is a useful framework to understand Mexican American college students’ complete mental health. In the current study, we examined how presence of meaning in life, search for meaning in life, hope, mindfulness, and grit influenced 130 Mexican American college students’ life satisfaction and depression. Within the first regression model, hope, mindfulness, and presence of meaning in life were positively related with life satisfaction. Within the second regression model, mindfulness and search for meaning in life were related with depression. Higher levels of mindfulness negatively predicted depressive symptoms, while higher levels of search for meaning in life were related with higher levels of depressive symptoms. A discussion regarding the importance of these findings and recommendations for future research are provided.
The Timed Depolarization of Morning and Evening Oscillators Phase Shifts the Circadian Clock of Drosophila
Authors: Eck Saskia , Helfrich-Förster Charlotte , Rieger Dirk
Published: June 2016

Phase response curves (PRCs) for light or temperature stimuli have been shown to be most valuable in understanding how circadian clocks are entrained to daily environmental cycles. Nowadays, PRC experiments in which clock neurons are manipulated in a temporally restricted manner by thermogenetic or optogenetic tools are also useful to comprehend clock network properties. Here, we temporally depolarized specific clock neurons of Drosophila melanogaster by activating temperature-sensitive dTrpA1 channels to unravel their role in phase shifting the flies’ activity rhythm. The depolarization of all clock neurons caused a PRC resembling the flies’ light PRC, with strong phase delays in the first half of the subjective night and modest phase advances in its second half. However, the activation of the flies’ pigment-dispersing factor (PDF)-positive morning (M) neurons (s-LNvs) only induced phase advances, and these reached into the subjective day, where the light PRC has its dead zone. This indicates that the M neurons are very potent in accelerating the clock, which is in line with previous observations. In contrast, the evening (E) neurons together with the PDF-positive l-LNvs appear to mediate phase delays. Most interestingly, the molecular clock (Period protein cycling) of the depolarized clock neurons was shifted in parallel to the behavior, and this shift was already visible within the first cycle after the temperature pulse. We identified cAMP response element binding protein B (CREB) as a putative link between membrane depolarization and the molecular clock.
School Psychology in Nova Scotia
Authors: King Sara , McGonnell Melissa , Noyes Amira
Published: June 2016

Registration as a psychologist in Nova Scotia can be at the master’s or doctoral level; however, the Nova Scotia Board of Examiners in Psychology has announced a move to the doctoral degree as the entry-level to practice. Many school psychologists in Nova Scotia practice at the master’s level; therefore, this change could affect school psychology training and practice. School psychologists in Nova Scotia have indicated that they wish to expand their roles to include more intervention and consultation, and teachers have also indicated that they would like more access to psychologists in their schools. Given recent calls to increase access to mental health services for children and youth, school psychologists could play an important role in service provision in this province. The move to doctoral-level registration may provide the impetus to begin important conversations about role expansion for school psychologists.
“Uberizing” home care in Ontario
Authors: Wojtak Anne , Stark Linda
Published: June 2016

This article looks at home care in Ontario and its role as a foundation for a sustainable healthcare system in the future. Beginning with the history and evolution of the service delivery model, it examines current challenges and opportunities to unleash the potential of home care within a more integrated model for patient-centred care for the future. An in-depth look at how to better coordinate, integrate, and fund care for patients is highlighted.
Rape Myths and the Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale in China
Authors: Xue Jia , Fang Gang , Huang Hui , Cui Naixue , Rhodes Karin V. , Gelles Richard
Published: June 2016

The study examines the similarities and differences between China and the United States with regard to rape myths. We assessed the individual level of rape myth acceptance among Chinese university students by adapting and translating a widely used measure of rape myth endorsement in the United States, the Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance (IRMA) scale. We assessed whether the IRMA scale would be an appropriate assessment of attitudes toward rape among young adults in China. The sample consisted of 975 Chinese university students enrolled in seven Chinese universities. We used explorative factor analysis to examine the factor structure of the Chinese translation of the IRMA scale. Results suggest that the IRMA scale requires some modification to be employed with young adults in China. Our analyses indicate that 20 items should be deleted, and a five-factor model is generated. We discuss relevant similarities and differences in the factor structure and item loadings between the Chinese Rape Myth Acceptance (CRMA) and the IRMA scales. A revised version of the IRMA, the CRMA, can be used as a resource in rape prevention services and rape victim support services. Future research in China that employs CRMA will allow researchers to examine whether individual’s response to rape myth acceptance can predict rape potential and judgments of victim blaming and community members’ acceptance of marital rape.
Personal and Environmental Predictors of Depression Among Victims of Intimate Partner Violence: Comparison of Immigrant and Israeli-Born Women
Authors: Refaeli Tehila , Levy Drorit , Ben-Porat Anat , Dekel Rachel , Itzhaky Haya
Published: June 2016

In the present study, ecological theory was used as a basis for predicting depression among women who survive intimate partner violence (IPV). The predictors examined in the study derived from three ecological systems: the microsystem (background variables and frequency of the violence), the ontogenic system (personal resources), and the mesosystem (support resources). One hundred twenty-five women who immigrated from the Former Soviet Union and 149 Israeli-born Jewish women filled in questionnaires when they entered shelters for victims of IPV. The research findings indicate that background variables, including immigration, did not contribute significantly to the women’s depression. Frequency of violence contributed slightly to depression, whereas the women’s sense of mastery and social support contributed most significantly. The results highlight the need to strengthen these resources when women are in shelters, and to conduct further research to determine whether these results also hold true for women who receive services for prevention of violence in the community.
Gradual change towards re-integration: Insights from local public transport in Norway
Authors: Krogstad Julie R , Leiren Merethe D
Published: June 2016

Organisational arrangements with increased autonomy from politicians have become common in public service provision in Western countries. Agency deficiencies have been related to accountability and lack of trust, and a debate on re-municipalisation or re-integration of public services is emerging. In this article, we explore what caused the displacement of a local public transport agency in Norway by re-integrating agency tasks in to the public administration. We find two points are particularly especially important in explaining the displacement of the agency. First, powerful veto players that benefit from change, such as new political coalitions and local bus companies, are one driver for change. Second, weak administrative capacity and lack of competence in the county administration open opportunities for change agents who oppose to existing rules. The study also reflects the importance of seeing trust in an institutional context when studying public administration.
Nonlinear vibration analysis of FG-CNTRC sandwich Timoshenko beam based on modified couple stress theory subjected to longitudinal magnetic field using generalized differential quadrature method
Authors: Mohammadimehr M , Shahedi S , Rousta Navi B
Published: June 2016

In this paper, the magneto-mechanical nonlinear vibration behavior of rectangular functionally graded carbon nanotube reinforced composite (FG-CNTRC) sandwich Timoshenko beam based on modified couple stress theory (MCST) is investigated by the generalized differential quadrature method. The FG-CNTRC sandwich beam consists of two FG-CNTRC face sheets and homogenous core subjected to longitudinal magnetic field. In the FG-CNTRC face sheets, carbon nanotubes are disseminated in different patterns as uniform distribution, FG-X, FG-V, and FG-O. Based on von Kármán geometric nonlinearity, the nonlinear governing equations are derived by the Hamilton’s principle. Accuracy and convergence of this study are validated by comparing the numerical results with those found in literature. Various parameters effects are examined on the nonlinear 1st frequency of the sandwich beam. The results reveal that composition of the CNTRC face sheets and homogenous core in sandwich beam can be achieved remarkable stiffness in comparison to only CNTRC beam or only homogenous beam. For achieving the highest stiffness of FG-CNTRC sandwich beam, the value of thickness ratio is obtained about 0.34 and 0.27 in the presence and absence of Pasternak foundation, respectively. Moreover, the linear and nonlinear 1st frequencies increase with an increase in the magnetic field for all of CNT distribution types of sandwich beam and different boundary conditions whereas the frequency ratio decreases. Also the highest and lowest nonlinear 1st frequencies are corresponding to FG-A and FG-V distributions of CNT in face sheets, respectively.
A cross-sectional survey to assess household sanitation practices associated with uptake of “Clean Team” serviced home toilets in Kumasi, Ghana
Authors: Greenland Katie , de-Witt Huberts Jessica , Wright Richard , Hawkes Lisa , Ekor Cyprian , Biran Adam
Published: June 2016

“Clean Team” provides serviced, free-standing toilets as a sanitation option in low-income areas of Kumasi, Ghana. A cross-sectional survey was carried out to assess sanitation and hygiene practices in 199 Clean Team households and 201 neighbouring, non-Clean Team households. Adults in non-Clean Team households were no more likely to report unsafe defecation (faeces not contained in a latrine) than their Clean Team neighbours, although their reliance on public toilets may lead to occasional unsafe practices. Children in Clean Team households used the household toilet from a younger age than those in non-Clean Team households, and their faeces were thus more often disposed of safely. Soap and water were more frequently found at the latrine in Clean Team households than in latrine-owning non-Clean Team households.

Use of Clean Team toilets is likely to reduce faecal contamination of the environment through safer child defecation and stool disposal practices, and may increase the opportunity for post-defecation handwashing with soap.
What women want: social characteristics, gender-based violence and social support preferences in a cohort of women living with HIV
Authors: Wielding Sally , Scott Alison
Published: June 2016

A total of 229 women attend Chalmers Centre (a city-centre integrated sexual health centre in Edinburgh, Scotland) for their HIV care and treatment. Local third-sector agencies provide peer support, but anecdotally, it is not well utilised and some demographic groups are under-represented. The aim of this study was to gain better understanding of the background social characteristics of these women, to ascertain what issues they are affected by, and to better identify what support is required and how it should be provided/facilitated. An anonymous self-completion questionnaire was developed, and all women attending HIV clinics between July and November 2015 were given the opportunity to participate. Additional data were accessed from the National Sexual Health database on cohort size and gender-based violence enquiries. Forty-four women living with HIV completed the questionnaire. 25% are unemployed. 84.6% had a combined household income of less than £30,000 per annum. 16.7% do not know anyone else, and 59.5% know only one other person, who is living with HIV. 32.6% would like to meet other/more women living with HIV, and 25.5% were unsure if they did or not. Of those who would, 42.9% would prefer a one-to-one setting, 42.9% would prefer a group setting, and 14.3% did not mind. 64.3% would prefer to meet off NHS premises. 26.8% were interested in discussion groups on women’s issues, and 31.7% were unsure. The most popular suggestions for discussion group topics were stress/anxiety (nine women), HIV disclosure (eight women), diet and nutrition (seven women), and pregnancy and childbirth (six women). 26.8% were interested in attending a “women clinic” staffed by female staff, the same number were unsure if they would utilise this service or not. 50% of women had, at some point, experienced gender-based violence, 13.5% were currently experiencing gender-based violence, and four of these women have children living with them. From National Sexual Health records, only 15.7% of the cohort had ever been asked about gender-based violence. Respondents were demographically representative of our whole cohort. 75% are in employment but it appears that the majority of these women are likely to be earning lower than the national average income. To improve holistic support for these women and facilitate peer support, we need to be flexible in our approach. Gender-based violence appears to be disproportionately affecting women living with HIV in Lothian and, as a team, we are failing to routinely enquire about it. Robust referral/signposting pathways should be developed for women after gender-based violence disclosure.
Exploring the usability of the central library websites of medical sciences universities
Authors: Okhovati Maryam , Karami Fatemeh , Khajouei Reza
Published: June 2016

This research aims to determine the usability of the central library websites of medical sciences universities in Iran. This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study which employed a heuristic evaluation method to evaluate the usability of the websites. Three trained evaluators independently examined the 12 library websites from 11 July to 10 September 2013 using Nielsen’s usability heuristics. A list of usability problems was obtained and the severity of identified problems was determined. We identified 668 usability problems. The highest number of problems concerned ‘aesthetic and minimalist design’ (27.1%) and the lowest number concerned the ‘help and documentation’ heuristic (1%). Since the importance of libraries’ websites cannot be understated, the websites should consider the identified problems and attempt to address them.
Strengthening the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Management with Information Communication Technology Intervention
Authors: Kokilam Monica Balakrishnan , Joshi Harish G. , Kamath Veena Ganesh
Published: June 2016

Medicines are major elements of modern healthcare systems and have helped significantly to reduce the burden of deaths and diseases all over the globe. Access to these essential medicines is a major need in order to achieve ‘Good Health to All’. Traditionally, India has been a rural, agrarian economy where the majority of the population still live in villages. The main factors which affect the provision of good healthcare among the rural population are affordability, unavailability and average quality of drugs and other medical supplies. The availability and quality of medicines are substandard when compared to the urban population standards.

To promote proper utilization of medicines, there is a need for availability and affordability of quality medicines in the presence of ‘rational drug usage’ ideology among the medical professionals and health workers. They play a vital role in imparting the knowledge of drug information to the patient community which in the long run can help in achieving the goal of health to all. This paper showcases the need and emergence of a pharmaceutical supply chain mechanism in the healthcare industry and how it can prove to be the backbone of the present public healthcare system by enhancing it with information communication technology (ICT) implementation. This paper also discusses the problems and resentment faced with the initial introduction of modernized technology into the current healthcare system.
Work Ability and Its Related Factors Among Workers in Small and Medium Enterprises
Authors: Kaewboonchoo Orawan , Isahak Marzuki , Susilowati Indri , Phuong Toai Nguyen , Morioka Ikuharu , Harncharoen Kitiphong , Low Wah Yun , Ratanasiripong Paul
Published: June 2016

Work ability is related to many factors that might influence one’s capacity to work. This study aimed to examine the work ability and its related factors among small and medium enterprises (SME) workers in 4 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries. The participants in this study included 2098 workers from food and textile industries in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. A cross-sectional survey of anonymous self-administrated questionnaire was designed to collect information on sociodemographic factors, work environment and ergonomic condition, musculoskeletal disorders, and work ability. Bivariate correlation coefficient and multiple linear regression analyses were used to predict the work ability. Results of this study confirm that work ability in 4 ASEAN countries was similar to that in European countries, and that the sociodemographic factors, work environment and ergonomic condition, and musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) were associated with work ability. These factors are important for considering occupational health and safety policy to promote work ability in food, textile, and other SME workers.
Nursing Implications for the Management of Lymphatic Malformation in Children
Authors: Berger Rebecca
Published: June 2016

Lymphatic malformation (LM) is a benign congenital childhood growth that presents primarily at birth, with the remainder becoming evident by age 2 years. LM can cause devastating complications such as respiratory failure, dyspnea, dysphagia, organ compression, and nerve compression. Surgery is the preferred treatment option, although resection is not always an option due to the anatomic location of the malformation. Other treatments that have been tried with success include sclerotherapy, radiofrequency ablation, propranolol, and sirolimus. Nurses have an important role in caring for the child with LM, as with any complex disease. Nurses provide care at the bedside, education to the family, case coordination, and psychosocial support. LM is a rare disease in infancy necessitating pediatric nurses to support families through prolonged treatments and potential complications.
Educating Families of Children Newly Diagnosed With Cancer: Insights of a Delphi Panel of Expert Clinicians From the Children’s Oncology Group
Authors: Haugen Maureen S. , Landier Wendy , Mandrell Belinda N. , Sullivan Jeneane , Schwartz Courtney , Skeens Micah A. , Hockenberry Marilyn
Published: June 2016

Parents/caregivers require specialized education in order to care for their child with a newly diagnosed cancer. Currently, no evidence-based guidelines exist to identify content essential for inclusion in patient/family education prior to a child’s initial discharge home; this study used Delphi methodology to obtain multidisciplinary consensus regarding essential content amongst pediatric oncology experts from the Children’s Oncology Group. Three questionnaire rounds were employed to identify essential content, evaluate the importance of the educational topics identified, and gain expert consensus regarding the final ranking of topics identified and whether or not each topic was considered mandatory for inclusion in education for newly diagnosed patients. Disease-specific topics were also identified for patients with leukemia, solid tumors, and central nervous system tumors. The results of this study provide, for the first time, multidisciplinary expert consensus regarding key content essential for inclusion in discharge education for newly diagnosed pediatric oncology patients.