bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Using Mobile Phone Data to Predict the Spatial Spread of Cholera
Authors: Bengtsson Linus , Gaudart Jean , Lu Xin , Moore Sandra , Wetter Erik , Sallah Kankoe , Rebaudet Stanislas , Piarroux Renaud
Published: March 2015

Effective response to infectious disease epidemics requires focused control measures in areas predicted to be at high risk of new outbreaks. We aimed to test whether mobile operator data could predict the early spatial evolution of the 2010 Haiti cholera epidemic. Daily case data were analysed for 78 study areas from October 16 to December 16, 2010. Movements of 2.9 million anonymous mobile phone SIM cards were used to create a national mobility network. Two gravity models of population mobility were implemented for comparison. Both were optimized based on the complete retrospective epidemic data, available only after the end of the epidemic spread. Risk of an area experiencing an outbreak within seven days showed strong dose-response relationship with the mobile phone-based infectious pressure estimates. The mobile phone-based model performed better (AUC 0.79) than the retrospectively optimized gravity models (AUC 0.66 and 0.74, respectively). Infectious pressure at outbreak onset was significantly correlated with reported cholera cases during the first ten days of the epidemic (p < 0.05). Mobile operator data is a highly promising data source for improving preparedness and response efforts during cholera outbreaks. Findings may be particularly important for containment efforts of emerging infectious diseases, including high-mortality influenza strains.
Crosstalk of homocysteinylation, methylation and acetylation on histone H3
Authors: Xu Leilei , Chen Jiajia , Gao Jun , Yu Hongxiu , Yang Pengyuan
Published: March 2015

Homocysteinylation on histone H3 was first identified by LC-MS/MS, which affects methylation and acetylation levels of histone H3.
A comparative study on the structural, optical and magnetic properties of Fe3O4 and Fe3O4@SiO2 core–shell microspheres along with an assessment of their potentiality as electrochemical double layer capacitors
Authors: Majumder S. , Dey S. , Bagani K. , Dey S. K. , Banerjee S. , Kumar S.
Published: March 2015

Study on magnetic and hyperfine properties of Fe3O4 and Fe3O4@SiO2 microspheres. Both can be used as EDLC.
Synthesis, characterization and cellular location of cytotoxic constitutional organometallic isomers of rhenium delivered on a cyanocobalmin scaffold
Authors: Santoro Giuseppe , Zlateva Theodora , Ruggi Albert , Quaroni Luca , Zobi Fabio
Published: March 2015

Constitutional isomers based on vitamin B12 and a fluorescent rhenium diimine complex were prepared, characterized, tested against PC-3 prostate cancer cells and investigated via IR spectromicroscopy for cellular uptake by live 3T3 fibroblasts.
Novel imidazolium and imidazolinium salts containing the 9-nickelafluorenyl anion – synthesis, structures and reactivity
Authors: Buchalski Piotr , Pacholski Roman , Chodkiewicz Krzysztof , Buchowicz Włodzimierz , Suwińska Kinga , Shkurenko Aleksander
Published: March 2015

Investigation of the properties of carbene complexes is one of the most important fields of modern coordination chemistry.
Enhancing luminescence properties of lanthanide(iii)/pyrimidine-4,6-dicarboxylato system by solvent-free approach
Authors: Cepeda Javier , Pérez-Yáñez Sonia , Beobide Garikoitz , Castillo Oscar , García José Ángel , Lanchas Mónica , Luque Antonio
Published: March 2015

Solvent-free reaction between lanthanide nitrates and pyrimidine-4,6-dicarboxylic acid led to 3D frameworks with coordinated nitrates showing a photoluminescence improvement and waveguiding behaviour.
MALDI mass spectrometry for probing the anti- staphylococcal capability of TiO2nanoparticles via near-UV and laser irradiation
Authors: Gopal Judy , Narayana Jayaram Lakshmaiah , Hasan Nazim , Wu Hui-Fen
Published: March 2015

We report the use of MALDI-MS as an effective tool in investigating the anti-staphylococcal property of TiO2nanoparticles under near-UV and for the first time also under laser irradiation.
In situ crosslinkable hydrogels formed from modified starch and O-carboxymethyl chitosan
Authors: Li Yangling , Tan Ying , Xu Kun , Lu Cuige , Liang Xuechen , Wang Pixin
Published: March 2015

The degradable behavior of a hydrogel under varying pH was observed using SEM.
Synergetic adsorption and catalytic oxidation performance originating from leafy graphite nanosheet anchored iron(ii) phthalocyanine nanorods for efficient organic dye degradation
Authors: Yuan Guangén , Zhang Guoquan , Zhou Yufei , Yang Fenglin
Published: March 2015

Leafy graphite nanosheet anchored iron(ii) phthalocyanine nanorods (FePc@LGNS) were facilely synthesized without using a complex covalent anchoring procedure.
Tunable transition from hydration to monomer-supported lubrication in zwitterionic monolayers revealed by molecular dynamics simulation
Authors: Klein Christoph , Iacovella Christopher R. , McCabe Clare , Cummings Peter T.
Published: March 2015

Molecular dynamics simulations of zwitterionic monolayers reveal a transition from a hydration lubrication dominated shearing regime to a monomer-supported lubrication regime as the separation distance between surfaces decreases.
Operando X-ray diffraction and X-ray absorption studies of the structural transformation upon cycling excess Li layered oxide Li[Li1/18Co1/6Ni1/3Mn4/9]O2 in Li ion batteries
Authors: Chen Ching-Hsiang , Pan Chun-Jern , Su Wei-Nien , Rick John , Wang Chih-Jen , Venkateswarlu M. , Lee Jyh-Fu , Hwang Bing-Joe
Published: March 2015

Co helps maintain the lithium ions stably in the transition metal inter slabs and the surface electronic structure of oxygen ions is reversible during cycling between 4.6 V and 2.5 V.
In vivo multi-photon luminescence imaging of cerebral vasculature and blood–brain barrier integrity using gold nanoparticles
Authors: Yoon Hwan-Jun , Lee Eek-Sung , Kang Minseok , Jeong Yong , Park Ji-Ho
Published: March 2015

Time-dependent morphological changes of cerebral microvasculature can be visualized with high spatial resolution using the multi-photon luminescence of gold nanoparticles.
Immobilized CdS quantum dots in spherical polyelectrolyte brushes: fabrication, characterization and optical properties
Authors: Cang Yu , Zhang Rui , Shi Guixin , Zhang Jianchao , Liu Lixiao , Hou Xiaoyan , Yu Zhenchuan , Fang Dingye , Guo Xuhong
Published: March 2015

The SPB@CdS nanoparticles exhibit controllable and reversible photoluminescence with pH as a trigger and strong photochemical stability in basic solution.
Hybridization-induced Ag(i) dissociation from an immobilization-free and label-free hairpin DNA: toward a novel electronic monitoring platform
Authors: Sun Ai-Li , Jia Feng-Chun , Zhang Yan-Fang , Wang Xuan-Nian
Published: March 2015

A novel silver ion-assisted hairpin DNA through C–Ag+–C coordination chemistry was designed for homogeneous electronic monitoring of HIV DNA on a negatively charged electrode, based on hybridization-induced Ag+ dissociation from hairpin DNA.
Microbial respiration and natural attenuation of benzene contaminated soils investigated by cavity enhanced Raman multi-gas spectroscopy
Authors: Jochum Tobias , Michalzik Beate , Bachmann Anne , Popp Jürgen , Frosch Torsten
Published: March 2015

Cavity enhanced Raman multi-gas spectroscopy is proved as a beneficial technique for rapid onsite monitoring of contaminant bioremediation and microbial activity.
Quantifying BTEX in aqueous solutions with potentially interfering hydrocarbons using a partially selective sensor array
Authors: Cooper J. S. , Kiiveri H. , Hubble L. J. , Chow E. , Webster M. S. , Müller K.-H. , Sosa-Pintos A. , Bendavid A. , Raguse B. , Wieczorek L.
Published: March 2015

A sensor array measured the concentration of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, p-xylene and naphthalene in water samples that also contained 16 other hydrocarbons.
A highly selective two-photon fluorescent probe for the determination of mercury ions
Authors: Liu Fang , Ding Changqin , Jin Ming , Tian Yang
Published: March 2015

A two-photon fluorescent sensor ATD was developed for Hg2+ determination with high selectivity and low detection limit, in which two-photon fluorophore TD was designed and synthesized with a specific recognition molecule for Hg2+ – PT.
Probing extracellular acidity of live cells in real time for cancer detection and monitoring anti-cancer drug activity
Authors: Thakur Bhawana , Jayakumar S. , Sawant Shilpa N.
Published: March 2015

A multifunctional platform is presented which (a) allows determination of extracellular pH in real time, (b) detects cancer cells, down to 5 cells, and (c) enables evaluating the efficacy of glycolysis inhibiting drugs.
Molecular binding behavior of bipyridium derivatives by water-soluble carboxylato-biphen[3]arene
Authors: Ma Junwei , Deng Hongmei , Ma Suxiang , Li Jian , Jia Xueshun , Li Chunju
Published: March 2015

Complexation of paraquat derivatives and bis(N-mono-substituted bipyridine) cations by a negatively charged carboxylato-biphen[3]arene in water is described.
Mixed quantum-classical dynamics for charge transport in organics
Authors: Wang Linjun , Prezhdo Oleg V. , Beljonne David
Published: March 2015

This perspective summaries recent progresses of using mean field and surface hopping mixed quantum-classical dynamics for charge transport in organics.
Peeling the onion: a revised model of the electron count for matryoshka clusters
Authors: Sheong Fu Kit , Chen Wen-Jie , Kim Hwon , Lin Zhenyang
Published: March 2015

A model for understanding two isoelectronic matryoshka clusters based on a layer-by-layer electron count assignment is presented.
A rhodamine-based ‘turn-on’ Al3+ ion-selective reporter and the resultant complex as a secondary sensor for F− ion are applicable to living cell staining
Authors: Sen Buddhadeb , Mukherjee Manjira , Banerjee Samya , Pal Siddhartha , Chattopadhyay Pabitra
Published: March 2015

A new cell permeable rhodamine based Schiff base (L) senses nanomolar level of Al3+ ions through CHEF process and its Al(iii) complex (2) behaves as a highly F− ions selective biomarker through fluorescence quenching in HEPES buffer.
Varied forms of lamellar [Sn3Se7]n2n−anion: the competitive and synergistic structure-directing effects of metal–amine complex and imidazolium cations
Authors: Du Cheng-Feng , Li Jian-Rong , Feng Mei-Ling , Zou Guo-Dong , Shen Nan-Nan , Huang Xiao-Ying
Published: March 2015

Presented are the varied forms of a lamellar [Sn3Se7]n2n−anion produced by the competitive and synergistic structure-directing effects of a metal–amine complex and imidazolium cations.
Impact of dehulling on the physico-chemical properties and in vitro protein digestion of common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
Authors: Romano A. , Giosafatto C. V. L. , Masi P. , Mariniello L.
Published: March 2015

The dehulling process improves bean flour nutritional functionality making beans more likely to be digested by infants.
Unravelling the anomalous dielectric permittivity of nanoconfined electrolyte solutions
Authors: Renou Richard , Szymczyk Anthony , Ghoufi Aziz
Published: March 2015

The dielectric permittivity of NaCl solutions confined in a spherical silica nanocavity.
Two-dimensional TiS2 nanosheets for in vivo photoacoustic imaging and photothermal cancer therapy
Authors: Qian Xiaoxin , Shen Sida , Liu Teng , Cheng Liang , Liu Zhuang
Published: March 2015

Two-dimensional TiS2 nanosheets synthesized via a bottom-up solution-phase method are used for in vivo photoacoustic imaging and photothermal cancer therapy.
Oxidized/reduced graphene nanoribbons facilitate charge transfer to the Fe(CN)63−/Fe(CN)64−redox couple and towards oxygen reduction
Authors: de Lima Fábio , Maia Gilberto
Published: March 2015

GONRs were synthesized by pre-oxidizing MWCNTs with peroxydisulfate, followed by additional oxidation with permanganate and reduction with hydrazine to yield GNRs, which proved sufficiently catalytic towards ORR.
Ti(iv)-catalyzed cascade synthesis of tetrahydrofuro[3,2-d]oxazole from arene-1,4-diones
Authors: Li Gang , Li Li , Huang Haihong , Yin Dali
Published: March 2015

The tandem ionic hydrogenation, ketalization, and intramolecular cyclization of arene-1,4-diones with a combination of TiCl4/Et3SiH give facile access to tetrahydrofuro[3,2-d]oxazole derivatives in good yields at room temperature.
Cyclic azobenzene-containing amphiphilic diblock copolymers: solution self-assembly and unusual photo-responsive behaviors
Authors: Chen Beibei , Wang Zhao , Lu Jinjie , Yang Xian , Wang Yong , Zhang Zhengbiao , Zhu Jian , Zhou Nianchen , Li Yiwen , Zhu Xiulin
Published: March 2015

A novel amphiphilic diblock copolymer containing cyclic-azobenzene has been synthesized and self-assembled into spherical micelles which show unusual photo-responsive behaviors.
Spiro[fluorene-9,9′-xanthene]-based universal hosts for understanding structure–property relationships in RGB and white PhOLEDs
Authors: Qian Yan , Ni Yeren , Yue Shouzhen , Li Wenwen , Chen Shufen , Zhang Zhensong , Xie Linghai , Sun Mingli , Zhao Yi , Huang Wei
Published: March 2015

Independent and accumulative modification of frontier molecular orbital energy levels without affecting the triplet energy level can be realized.
Fluorescent chemodosimeter based on spirobenzopyran for organophosphorus nerve agent mimics (DCP)
Authors: Goswami Shyamaprosad , Das Sangita , Aich Krishnendu
Published: March 2015

A new chromogenic as well as fluorogenic protocol based on the spirobenzopyran system for the selective detection of nerve agent mimics (diethyl chlorophosphate or DCP vapour) within a few seconds (∼30 s) is designed, synthesized and characterized in this study.
Acid–base equilibria and coordination chemistry of the 5,10,15,20-tetraalkyl-porphyrins: implications for metalloporphyrin synthesis
Authors: Nam Dao Tkhe , Ivanova Yulia B. , Puhovskaya Svetlana G. , Kruk Mikalai M. , Syrbu Sergei A.
Published: March 2015

Easy formation of metalloporphyrins from the doubly deprotonated porphyrin P2− is reported.
Chemically anchored NiOx–carbon composite fibers for Li-ion batteries with long cycle-life and enhanced capacity
Authors: Gong Yanli , Zhang Ming , Cao Guozhong
Published: March 2015

NiOx nanoparticles are chemically anchored on carbon fiber networks to obtain binder-free anodes with high properties for Li+ storage.
Mesoporous SnO2nanoparticle films as electron-transporting material in perovskite solar cells
Authors: Li Yi , Zhu Jun , Huang Yang , Liu Feng , Lv Mei , Chen Shuanghong , Hu Linhua , Tang Junwang , Yao Jianxi , Dai Songyuan
Published: March 2015

A mesoporous SnO2electrode is firstly introduced in the CH3NH3PbI3perovskite solar cell as the electron-transporting material and scaffold layer with over 10% power conversion efficiency.
Photovoltaic performance of ladder-type indacenodithieno[3,2-b]thiophene-based polymers with alkoxyphenyl side chains
Authors: Zang Yue , Xu Yun-Xiang , Chueh Chu-Chen , Li Chang-Zhi , Chen Hsiu-Cheng , Wei Kung-Hwa , Yu Jun-Sheng , Jen Alex K.-Y.
Published: March 2015

Ladder polymers deliver over 5% power conversion efficiencies in polymer solar cells made without engaging post-solvent or additive treatments.
ROMP of acetoxy-substituted dicyclopentadiene to a linear polymer with a high Tg
Authors: Gong Laijiang , Liu Kun , Ou Encai , Xu Feng , Lu Yanbing , Wang Zhao , Gao Tao , Yang Zhongkui , Xu Weijian
Published: March 2015

The acetoxy group was introduced to polydicyclopentadiene via ROMP of acetoxy-substituted dicyclopentadiene resulting in a linear polydicyclopentadiene derivative with high Tg.
Ricinodols A–G: new tetracyclic triterpenoids as 11β-HSD1 inhibitors from Ricinodendron heudelotii
Authors: Yu Jin-Hai , Shen Yu , Wu Yan , Leng Ying , Zhang Hua , Yue Jian-Min
Published: March 2015

Chemical investigation of Ricinodendron heudelotii has returned seven new tetracyclic triterpenoids with moderate to significant inhibitory effect against 11β-HSD1 enzyme.
Ni-catalyzed asymmetric decarboxylative Mannich reaction for the synthesis of β-trifluoromethyl-β-amino ketones
Authors: Qian Ping , Dai Yanling , Mei Haibo , Soloshonok Vadim A. , Han Jianlin , Pan Yi
Published: March 2015

A Ni-catalyzed asymmetric decarboxylative Mannich reaction between (Ss)-N-t-butylsulfinyl-3,3,3-trifluoro-acetaldimine and β-keto-acids was reported, affording β-trifluoromethyl-β-amino ketones with excellent yields and diastereoselectivities.
Nickel nitride as an efficient electrocatalyst for water splitting
Authors: Shalom Menny , Ressnig Debora , Yang Xiaofei , Clavel Guylhaine , Fellinger Tim Patrick , Antonietti Markus
Published: March 2015

Efficient, robust and low-cost nickel nitride electrocatalyst on nickel foam demonstrates high performance in water splitting and oxygen reduction reactions.
Fabrication and characterization of nanoscale-roughened PCL/collagen micro/nanofibers treated with plasma for tissue regeneration
Authors: Jeon Ho Jun , Lee Hyeongjin , Kim Geun Hyung
Published: March 2015

A nanoscale roughened poly(ε-caprolactone)/collagen fibrous mat was fabricated by the selective plasma-treatment method using a template with 800 nm holes.
Properties of room-temperature ferromagnetic semiconductor in manganese-doped bilayer graphene by chemical vapor deposition
Authors: Park Chang-Soo , Zhao Yu , Shon Yoon , Yoon Im Taek , Lee Cheol Jin , Song Jin Dong , Lee Haigun , Kim Eun Kyu
Published: March 2015

We report a ferromagnetic graphene field-effect transistor with a band gap.
The important role of the location of the alkoxy group on the thiophene ring in designing efficient organic nonlinear optical materials based on double-donor chromophores
Authors: Yang Yuhui , Liu Jialei , Zhang Maolin , Liu Fenggang , Wang Haoran , Bo Shuhui , Zhen Zhen , Qiu Ling , Liu Xinhou
Published: March 2015

Best results were obtained when the alkoxy group on the thiophene ring was closer to the donor moiety.
Water effect on the spin-transition behavior of Fe(ii) 1,2,4-triazole 1D chains embedded in pores of MCM-41
Authors: Zhao Tian , Cuignet Laure , Dîrtu Marinela Maria , Wolff Mariusz , Spasojevic Vojislav , Boldog Ishtvan , Rotaru Aurelian , Garcia Yann , Janiak Christoph
Published: March 2015

Water is crucial in exerting a confinement pressure or matrix effect on the spin transition of the SCO material in MCM-41.
Coarse-grained picture of Brownian motion in water: Role of size and interaction distance range on the nature of randomness
Authors: Hanasaki Itsuo , Nagura Ryo , Kawano Satoyuki
Published: March 2015

The Brownian motion of a particle in a fluid is often described by the linear Langevin equation, in which it is assumed that the mass of the particle is sufficiently large compared to the surrounding fluid molecules. This assumption leads to a diffusion coefficient that is independent of the particle mass. The Stokes-Einstein equation indicates that the diffusion coefficient depends solely on the particle size, but the concept of size can be ambiguous when close to the molecular scale. We first examine the Brownian motion of simple model particles based on short-range interactions in water by the molecular dynamics method and show that the diffusion coefficient can vary with mass when this mass is comparable to that of the solvent molecules, and that this effect is evident when the solute particle size is sufficiently small. We then examine the properties of a water molecule considered as a solute in the bulk solvent consisting of the remainder of the water. A comparison with simple solute models is used to clarify the role of force fields. The long-range Coulomb interaction between water molecules is found to lead to a Gaussian force distribution in spite of a mass ratio and nominal size ratio of unity, such that solutes with short-range interactions exhibit non-Gaussian force distribution. Thus, the range of the interaction distance determines the effective size even if it does not represent the volume excluded by the repulsive force field.
Preface: Special Topic on Supramolecular Self-Assembly at Surfaces
Authors: Bartels Ludwig , Ernst Karl-Heinz , Gao Hong-Jun , Thiel Patricia A.
Published: March 2015

Supramolecular self-assembly at surfaces is one of the most exciting and active fields in Surface Science today. Applications can take advantage of two key properties: (i) versatile pattern formation over a broad length scale and (ii) tunability of electronic structure and transport properties, as well as frontier orbital alignment. It provides a new frontier for Chemical Physics as it uniquely combines the versatility of Organic Synthesis and the Physics of Interfaces. The Journal of Chemical Physics is pleased to publish this Special Topic Issue, showcasing recent advances and new directions.
Structural design of a double-layered porous hydrogel for effective mass transport
Authors: Kim Hyejeong , Kim Hyeon Jeong , Huh Hyung Kyu , Hwang Hyung Ju , Lee Sang Joon
Published: March 2015

Mass transport in porous materials is universal in nature, and its worth attracts great attention in many engineering applications. Plant leaves, which work as natural hydraulic pumps for water uptake, have evolved to have the morphological structure for fast water transport to compensate large water loss by leaf transpiration. In this study, we tried to deduce the advantageous structural features of plant leaves for practical applications. Inspired by the tissue organization of the hydraulic pathways in plant leaves, analogous double-layered porous models were fabricated using agarose hydrogel. Solute transport through the hydrogel models with different thickness ratios of the two layers was experimentally observed. In addition, numerical simulation and theoretical analysis were carried out with varying porosity and thickness ratio to investigate the effect of structural factors on mass transport ability. A simple parametric study was also conducted to examine unveiled relations between structural factors. As a result, the porosity and thickness ratio of the two layers are found to govern the mass transport ability in double-layered porous materials. The hydrogel models with widely dispersed pores at a fixed porosity, i.e., close to a homogeneously porous structure, are mostly turned out to exhibit fast mass transport. The present results would provide a new framework for fundamental design of various porous structures for effective mass transport.
High indium non-polar InGaN clusters with infrared sensitivity grown by PAMBE
Authors: Mukundan Shruti , Mohan Lokesh , Chandan Greeshma , Roul Basanta , Krupanidhi S. B. , Shinde Satish , Nanda K. K. , Maiti R. , Ray S. K.
Published: March 2015

Studies on the optical properties of InGaN alloy of relatively higher indium content are of potential interest to understand the effect of indium content on the optical band gap of epitaxial InGaN. We report the growth of self assembled non-polar high indium clusters of In0.55Ga0.45N over non-polar (11-20) a-plane In0.17Ga0.83N epilayer grown on a-plane (11-20)GaN/(1-102) r-plane sapphire substrate using plasma assisted molecular beam epitaxy (PAMBE). Such structures are potential candidates for high brightness LEDs emitting in longer wavelengths. The high resolution X-ray diffraction studies revealed the formation of two distinct compositions of InxGa1−xN alloys, which were further confirmed by photoluminescence studies. A possible mechanism for the formation of such structure was postulated which was supported with the results obtained by energy dispersive X-ray analysis. The structure hence grown when investigated for photo-detecting properties, showed sensitivity to both infrared and ultraviolet radiations due to the different composition of InGaN region.
Knowledge and motivation: two elements of health literacy that remain low with regard to nurse practitioners in Australia
Authors: Cashin Andrew , Heartfield Marie , Cox Darlene , Dunn Sandra , Stasa Helen
Published: March 2015

Objective
This paper presents analysis of consumer focus groups that were undertaken as a part of the project to develop the now current Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia’s Nurse Practitioner Standards for Practice.

Methods
Six focus groups were conducted with consumers around Australia, including urban and remote areas. One purpose for these groups was to explore what was known of nurse practitioners and whether consumers could articulate the difference between the regulated titles of enrolled nurse, registered nurse and nurse practitioner.

Results
Consumers’ knowledge of nurses’ roles in the Australian primary healthcare system, and hence system literacy (particularly in terms of navigating the system), was low. Of perhaps greatest importance is the fact that those consumers with low health systems literacy also exhibited a low level of motivation to seek new knowledge. Many consumers relied on the medical profession to direct care.

Conclusion
The low levels of health literacy raise questions of how to meaningfully include health consumers in innovative health-related policy work.

What is known about the topic?
Health literacy includes individual attributes and those of the system in which the context of care is placed. Individual attributes include not only knowledge and confidence but also motivation. It is known that consumer knowledge related to the nursing workforce is low.

What does this paper add
? This paper adds the finding that along with knowledge that consumer motivation is low to find out more about the nursing workforce in general. This finding extends to Nurse Practitioners in particular. This is occurring in the context of frequent contact with nurses in the context in which care is received.

What are the implications for practitioners?
This finding informs strategies to build health literacy in the community, as the approach that will lead to success is clearly not just one of providing accessible information. The factor of motivation warrants attention.
Young people’s perceptions of sexual and reproductive health in regional and rural Queensland: capturing the views of adolescents through reference groups and a user-friendly electronic survey
Authors: Matich Paula , Harvey Caroline , Page Priscilla , Johnston Karen , Jukka Clare , Hollins Jane , Larkins Sarah
Published: March 2015

Background
Young people in regional and rural Queensland have difficulty accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. Young people’s views regarding barriers and enablers for accessing SRH services and markers of quality are largely unknown. Methods: Young people’s perceptions regarding SRH services are explored through a cross-sectional study via eight reference group meetings and an electronic survey in four sites: Atherton Tablelands, Rockhampton, Toowoomba and Townsville. The survey, developed in consultation with young people, was administered online and face to face using tablet computers. Data from 391 rural and regional participants was precoded for bivariate comparisons involving χ2 and confidence interval (CI) tests. Results: The most valued markers of quality in SRH services defined by young people all related to staff characteristics. Young people preferred services where staff were friendly (87.3%; 95% CI: 83.8–90.8%), easy to talk to (91.4%; 95% CI: 88.5–94.3%), good listeners (95.4%; 95% CI: 93.2–97.6%) and did not judge them (90.5%; 95% CI: 87.4–93.6%). A model of SRH service delivery encompassed within general health services was highly valued by 58.9% (95% CI 53.7–64.1%). However, 36.2% (95% CI: 31.4–41.0%) preferred to seek care from SRH specialist services. Conclusions: Service provision can be improved by training, and retaining friendly, attentive and non-judgemental staff. A model of service provision that includes general health care and provides sexual health services may increase the acceptability and accessibility of SRH services among youth. Additionally, our study highlights the need for choice between general and specialist SRH services.
Complete and defective agreement in Kutchi
Authors: Keine Stefan , Nisar Trupti , Bhatt Rajesh
Published: March 2015

We describe and analyze the previously undocumented verbal agreement system of Kutchi (Indo-Aryan). We argue that Kutchi instantiates a novel type of split ergativity. First, it exhibits an aspect split in that agreement in non-perfective clauses behaves on a par with agreement in intransitive perfective clauses, in stark contrast to transitive perfective clauses. A striking property of Kutchi is that these asymmetries manifest themselves in the richness of agreement. In the former configurations, the verb agrees with the subject for person, number and gender. In the latter, on the other hand, agreement is systematically defective and reliable fails to cross-references certain φ-features. In addition to this aspect split, Kutchi displays a person split: While the verb normally agrees with the subject, it surprisingly fails to do so in transitive perfective clauses with a 1st person subject. Instead, it is the object that triggers agreement in these configurations, likewise in a defective manner. We will argue that these agreement asymmetries are syntactic in nature rather than morphological. Our analysis builds on, and extends, previous work by Laka (2006) and Coon (2010).
Old English deadjectival paradigms
Authors: Novo Urraca Carmen
Published: March 2015

This article focuses on Old English derivational paradigms with adjectival bases and assesses their productivity and degree of recursivity. On the theoretical side, the article puts forward the concept of paradigmatic productivity in order to gauge the relative importance of lexical categories as bases of word-formation. On the descriptive side, the analysis identifies the basic adjectives of Old English, gathers their derivatives, assigns a base of derivation to each deadjectival lemma and lists the instances of recursive word-formation. The main conclusions of the research are that the derivational paradigms of adjectives are not as productive as the ones based on strong verbs and that recursive formations result from affixation far more often than from compounding and zero derivation.
The Goldilocks Chair
Authors: Burgoyne Elisabeth
Published: March 2015

In addition to many other areas of prejudice faced by people with a learning disability there is a history of the disability itself being an exclusion criterion for psychotherapy. In 1993 Bender published an article entitled ‘The unoffered chair: the history of therapeutic disdain towards people with a learning difficulty’. Using the article as a frame of reference this paper will explore the challenges of working psychotherapeutically in the field of learning disability both for therapist and client. It will identify the barriers that exist prior to and during therapy and describe changes I have made to my practice as a result of these observations. There is a long history of negative attitudes towards people with a learning disability and I will suggest why this has continued and the changes that are necessary.
Bioelectrochemical analysis of a hyperthermophilic microbial fuel cell generating electricity at temperatures above 80 °C
Authors: Fu Qian , Fukushima Naoya , Maeda Haruo , Sato Kozo , Kobayashi Hajime
Published: March 2015

We examined whether a hyperthermophilic microbial fuel cell (MFC) would be technically feasible. Two-chamber MFC reactors were inoculated with subsurface microorganisms indigenous to formation water from a petroleum reservoir and were started up at operating temperature 80 °C. The MFC generated a maximum current of 1.3 mA 45 h after the inoculation. Performance of the MFC improved with an increase in the operating temperature; the best performance was achieved at 95 °C with the maximum power density of 165 mWm−2, which was approximately fourfold higher than that at 75 °C. Thus, to our knowledge, our study is the first to demonstrate generation of electricity in a hyperthermophilic MFC (operating temperature as high as 95 °C). Scanning electron microscopy showed that filamentous microbial cells were attached on the anode surface. The anodic microbial consortium showed limited phylogenetic diversity and primarily consisted of hyperthermophilic bacteria closely related to Caldanaerobacter subterraneus and Thermodesulfobacterium commune.
Characterization of a thermostable glucose dehydrogenase with strict substrate specificity from a hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermoproteus sp. GDH-1
Authors: Aiba Hiroshi , Nishiya Yoshiaki , Azuma Masayuki , Yokooji Yuusuke , Atomi Haruyuki , Imanaka Tadayuki
Published: March 2015

A hyperthermophilic archaeon was isolated from a terrestrial hot spring on Kodakara Island, Japan and designated as Thermoproteus sp. glucose dehydrogenase (GDH-1). Cell extracts from cells grown in medium supplemented with glucose exhibited NAD(P)-dependent glucose dehydrogenase activity. The enzyme (TgGDH) was purified and found to display a strict preference for d-glucose. The gene was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli, resulting in the production of a soluble and active protein. Recombinant TgGDH displayed extremely high thermostability and an optimal temperature higher than 85 °C, in addition to its strict specificity for d-glucose. Despite its thermophilic nature, TgGDH still exhibited activity at 25 °C. We confirmed that the enzyme could be applied for glucose measurements at ambient temperatures, suggesting a potential of the enzyme for use in measurements in blood samples.
Does online game‐based learning work in formal education at school? A case study of VISOLE
Authors: Jong Morris S. Y.
Published: March 2015

VISOLE (Virtual Interactive Student‐Oriented Environment) is a teacher‐facilitated pedagogical approach to integrating constructivist online game‐based learning into formal curriculum teaching in school education. This paper reports a case study on the implementation of VISOLE in secondary Geography education. We compared the pedagogical effectiveness of VISOLE and the traditional classroom teaching approach, in terms of students' knowledge acquisition with respect to a formal curriculum. One hundred and ninety‐eight students from top, middle, and bottom academic‐banding schools were selected and divided into three experimental groups and three control groups to participate in the research. Results showed that, in comparison with the traditional approach, VISOLE had a positive pedagogical effect on both low and moderate academic‐achievement students, but not on high academic‐achievement students. The findings shed light on enhancing the existing design of VISOLE, and provide researchers and educators with new insights into harnessing online games in formal school education in practice.
The Translations of a Humanist Ship Captain: Jean Parmentier’s 1529 Voyage to Sumatra*
Authors: Wintroub Michael
Published: March 2015

This article uses the multifaceted meaning of the wordtranslationas an analytic key to understand and analyze social and epistemic change in early modern France.Translationis here taken to mean not simply the rendering of one language into another, but also a physical displacement from one location to another, and the movement of knowledge and expertise from one discipline (and social status) to another. The manifold ideas and practices associated with translation are used to chart the voyage of Jean Parmentier, a humanist, poet, and ship captain from Dieppe, as he guided his ship and crew to Sumatra in 1529.
Opioid-induced Respiratory Depression Is Only Partially Mediated by the preBötzinger Complex in Young and Adult Rabbits In Vivo
Authors: Stucke Astrid G. , Miller Justin R. , Prkic Ivana , Zuperku Edward J. , Hopp Francis A. , Stuth Eckehard A. E.
Published: March 2015

AbstractAbstract

In an in vivo rabbit model, the preBötzinger Complex partially mediates opioid effects on respiratory phase timing. The preBötzinger Complex does not mediate the opioid-induced depression of respiratory rate.

Background:

The preBötzinger Complex (preBC) plays an important role in respiratory rhythm generation. This study was designed to determine whether the preBC mediated opioid-induced respiratory rate depression at clinically relevant opioid concentrations in vivo and whether this role was age dependent.

Methods:

Studies were performed in 22 young and 32 adult New Zealand White rabbits. Animals were anesthetized, mechanically ventilated, and decerebrated. The preBC was identified by the tachypneic response to injection of d,l-homocysteic acid. (1) The μ-opioid receptor agonist [d-Ala2,N-Me-Phe4,Gly-ol]-enkephalin (DAMGO, 100 μM) was microinjected into the bilateral preBC and reversed with naloxone (1 mM) injection into the preBC. (2) Respiratory depression was achieved with intravenous remifentanil (0.08 to 0.5 μg kg−1 min−1). Naloxone (1 mM) was microinjected into the preBC in an attempt to reverse the respiratory depression.

Results:

(1) DAMGO injection depressed respiratory rate by 6 ± 8 breaths/min in young and adult rabbits (mean ± SD, P < 0.001). DAMGO shortened the inspiratory and lengthened the expiratory fraction of the respiratory cycle by 0.24 ± 0.2 in adult and young animals (P < 0.001). (2) During intravenous remifentanil infusion, local injection of naloxone into the preBC partially reversed the decrease in inspiratory fraction/increase in expiratory fraction in young and adult animals (0.14 ± 0.14, P < 0.001), but not the depression of respiratory rate (P = 0.19). PreBC injections did not affect respiratory drive. In adult rabbits, the contribution of non-preBC inputs to expiratory phase duration was larger than preBC inputs (3.5 [−5.2 to 1.1], median [25 to 75%], P = 0.04).

Conclusions:

Systemic opioid effects on respiratory phase timing can be partially reversed in the preBC without reversing the depression of respiratory rate.
The making of a glass slipper
Authors: Adamson Maria
Published: March 2015

Purpose

– The purpose of this paper is to deploy the concept of the “glass slipper” to unpack the construction of systematic patterns of inclusion and exclusion along the lines of gender, age and class in the emerging, female-dominated profession of psychological counselling in Russia.

Design/methodology/approach

– The study draws on an analysis of 26 in-depth qualitative interviews with practising counsellors in Russia.

Findings

– Drawing on the glass slipper concept, the article demonstrates how seemingly neutral discursive “rules” of professional conduct articulated by counsellors create an association between a collective professional identity and the social identities of typical practitioners, making this profession appear most suitable for middle-aged, middle-class women. The findings also show how certain embodied identities – in this case masculinity – may be able to “fit” into a slipper that was not made for them.

Originality/value

– The paper extends the understanding of the dynamics of inequality patterns in a feminized profession in the Russian context by unveiling previously underexplored patterns of marginalization along the lines of class and age. It also strengthens the collective-associative view of occupational identity and extends the glass slipper concept by exposing the mechanisms of body-work association in this profession and demonstrating that certain identity characteristics may be more universally privileged in the construction of professional identities.
Native American cultural influences on career self-schemas and MBA fit
Authors: Verbos Amy Klemm , Kennedy Deanna M. , Gladstone Joseph S. , Birmingham Carolyn
Published: March 2015

Purpose

– The purpose of this paper is to develop two new constructs (career self-schemas and career locus) and present a conceptual model of the influence of Native American culture on MBA fit.

Design/methodology/approach

– Using a social cognitive lens on career theory, the authors examine the possible effects of cultural influences on the fit between Native Americans’ career goals and an MBA. Specifically, the authors propose that cultural factors contribute to career self-schemas inconsistent with Native American perceptions of business graduate education. Career self-schemas are an individual’s cognitive map of the self in his or her career.

Findings

– The conceptual model proposes that aspects of career self-schemas may explain lagging Native Americans’ MBA fit: the MBA is culturally inconsistent, and a community career locus.

Research limitations/implications

– The model needs to be tested empirically. This research has implications that extend beyond Native Americans to help explain the career aspirations of other diverse groups.

Social implications

– Native Americans are, in recent years, engaging in economic development that would benefit from Native Americans with MBAs. The authors make recommendations for increasing Native American interest in MBA programs.

Originality/value

– This paper introduces the constructs of career self-schemas and career locus to explain lagging MBA fit for Native Americans. The constructs may also be applied in other cultures and with other ethnic groups to explain differences in career choice. It may be particularly helpful in an international context.
Forecasting inflation in G-7 countries: an application of artificial neural network
Authors: Gupta Sanjeev , Kashyap Sachin
Published: March 2015

Purpose

– The paper aims to evaluate different artificial neural network models and to suggest a suitable model for forecasting inflation in G-7 countries.

Design/methodology/approach

– The study applies different combinations of neural networks with hyperbolic tangent function using backpropagation learning with the steepest gradient descent technique to monthly data on Consumer Price Index (a measure of inflation) of the USA, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Canada.

Findings

– Predictions of inflation based on the Consumer Price Index for all the seven countries divulged that it is expected that the rate of inflation will decline marginally in the near future.

Practical implications

– The results proposed in this study will be a benchmark for policy-makers, economists and practitioners to forecast inflation and design policies accordingly.

Originality/value

– The paper’s findings provide strong evidence for policy-makers that while constructing models for forecasting inflation, the suggested models can be used to track the future rates of inflation and, further, they can apply that model in framing policies.
The next K-Wave and the challenge of global democracy
Authors: Wilenius Markku
Published: March 2015

Purpose

– The aim of the project on which this paper is based is to clarify – using Kondratieff theory of long-term socio-economic cycles – how the next (sixth) wave will look like. The focus lies in the socio-political aspect of change.

Design/methodology/approach

– The article is a short and partial summary of a major project called “The Sixth Wave”. Workshops and surveys have been run in Finland and in Silicon Valley, California.

Findings

– The project coordinators have been testing the theory of Kondratieff waves with various methods and have found it to be a convincing way to identify the patterns of change. It really brings in anticipatory power to its users.

Research limitations/implications

– There are lots of interesting implications of using K-Wave as a framework to understand next decades. More research regarding the future technologies in the K-Wave context should be undertaken.

Practical implications

– The author believes that the K-Wave framework can be also regarded as anticipatory tool for business. The heavy emphasis in the author’s K-wave theory on resource productivity as a technology driver for the next wave makes it obvious that all technologies and businesses that aim at performing with greater output with less material or energy input are regarded as winners of their respective schemes in the emerging wave as the demand for these services will rise dramatically.

Social implications

– The author hopes the article will help people understand how fundamental the change K-Wave engenders in terms of democracy and trust, and that the article will also provide a more comprehensive view towards the transformation we are experiencing. The author anticipates that the idea of corporate social responsibility will become much more compelling in the sixth wave framework.

Originality/value

– The project coordinators have given a whole new interpretation to the Kondratieff theory. They approach the theory with social science framework rather than customary economic framework, and have also tested their model with the project’s industrial partners.
Knowledge management and global climate change regime negotiations
Authors: Zakaria Mohamad
Published: March 2015

Purpose

– The purpose of this paper is to discuss some of the important factors that negotiators and policy-makers need to take into account while putting their strategies to negotiate global climate change regimes.

Design/methodology/approach

– This paper is based on qualitative research using the deductive approach. Integrating the theoretical and empirical material in the analysis is used to enhance the readers’ value and interest in the paper.

Findings

– Without deep understanding of why some international negotiations related to climate change have previously failed, it is difficult to successfully negotiate them in the future. Flexibility and openness during negotiations and to consider the views and concerns of all global actors in finding optimum solutions and cooperation are among the many essential factors that bring the world leaders into a compromise agreement and a global climate change regime. Knowledge management including taking into account the discussed factors may help the negotiators and public to be more prepared to understand the obstacles that may complicate negotiating the international climate change regimes.

Research limitations/implications

– This paper is not intended for those who have years of experience in climate change negotiations nor for those seeking deep theoretical knowledge about this topic.

Practical implications

– This paper has practical implications as it combines the theories of international relations with practical evidences from previous Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Social implications

– This paper is an essential read to students and young scientists, as well as to young policy-makers within the environmental politics.

Originality/value

– The paper deals with a very important and current issue and little has been published on the process of preparation for negotiating climate change negotiation. It covers some critical issues and determining factors in such negotiations.
Breaking the addictive cycle of the system: improving US criminal justice practices to address substance use disorders
Authors: Kopak Albert M.
Published: March 2015

Purpose

– Recent political commentary in the USA has suggested that there is great potential for current criminal justice practices designed for drug-involved offenders to be significantly overhauled in the near future. It is imperative to plan for these changes by assessing how well current programs serve drug-involved criminal justice populations. The paper aims to discuss these issues.

Design/methodology/approach

– This critical assessment begins with an overview of the most recent research on the prevalence and impact that substance use disorders have within the criminal justice system. Although the evidence demonstrates that relying on incarceration as a crime control method for drug-involved offenders has many shortcomings, there are innovative new programs being adopted across the country. Two of these promising programs are discussed, as well as the potential results that could be realized from integrating medication assisted treatment into appropriate criminal justice programs designed for drug-involved offenders.

Findings

– Incarceration is a failed practice for attending to the underlying reasons why many drug-involved offenders become involved in criminal activities. There are encouraging new programs emerging in different parts of the USA, but the inclusion of supplemental treatment options could further promote positive outcomes.

Originality/value

– The impending expansion of criminal justice programs for drug-involved offenders must consider how innovative new programs can be fused with supplemental treatment options to achieve the best results.