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Do Personal Convictions Promote Scientific Progress? Comment on Gagné's “My Convictions about the Nature of Abilities, Gifts, and Talents”
Authors: Hany Ernst A.
Published: August 2017

Professor Françoys Gagné's article entitled “My Convictions About the Nature of Abilities, Gifts, and Talents” is discussed. Although the author accepts many of Gagné's statements, a comprehensive rationale for the opinion presented is missing. In particular, explanation of developmental mechanisms, of learning processes, and of the dynamics of gene-environment interaction would have made Gagné's convictions more acceptable and would make discussion easier. This author doubts that agreement among colleagues would be sufficient to define giftedness unless the main theoretical questions are answered.
Exchanging New Hats for Old: A Response to Françoys Gagné's “My Convictions about the Nature of Abilities, Gifts, and Talents”
Authors: Robinson Nancy M.
Published: August 2017

Professor Françoys Gagné's convictions are interesting and useful indeed, in a field characterized by long-term confusion. Within his powerful framework, I suggest that he incorporate modifications: (a) putting aside the terms gifted and talented as well as their accumulated, unwanted connotations, (b) creating a hierarchical or at least categorical list of abilities rather than a laundry list, (c) acknowledging that NAT and SYSDEV talents constitute a developmental trajectory and that their assessments are less different than they seem, and (d) downplaying the dichotomous conceptualization of nature and nurture. I challenge my colleagues to give Professor Gagné's terminology a try.
Trade Associations, Narrative and Elite Power
Authors: Bowman Andrew , Froud Julie , Johal Sukhdev , Williams Karel
Published: August 2017

This article introduces and develops the concept of trade narrative to understand how business sectors defend against public disapproval and the threat of increased regulation or removed subsidy. Trade narrative works by accumulating lists of benefits and occluding costs, and is created by consultants for economic interests organized via trade associations. This represents an under-analysed ‘policy-based evidence machine’, the aim of which is to format the discourses of the media and political classes about the contribution of the sector in ways that frame political choice about what is thinkable and doable. In doing so it supports elite power by providing a relay for intra-elite communication. Using illustrations from privatized railways, banking and pharmaceuticals in the UK and US, the argument explores how the causal arrow runs in the opposite direction from that supposed in most discussion of discourse-economy relations in the field of cultural economy.
Financial governance ‘after’ crisis: On the liminality of the global financial crisis and its ‘afterwards’, through a gender lens
Authors: Griffin Penny
Published: August 2017

Interrogating the assumption that we live in a time ‘after’ crisis, this article explores financial crisis, recovery and ongoing questions of governance and intervention through a gender ‘lens’. It locates the ‘afterwards’ of the global financial crisis as central to understanding how particular relations of gendered power have been able to prevail in producing a world of governance post ‘post-crisis’. Asking what the limits, and liminality, of global financial governance are ‘after’ crisis, the article argues that governance responses to the crisis can be understood in gendered terms: in their efforts to stave off the potential instability of an undecided, ambiguous and potentially unpredictable economic space, and as concentrating power in the hands of financial elites, particularly, elite groups of white men.
‘Post’ interventions: Postcoloniality, poststructuralism and questions of ‘after’ in world politics
Authors: Griffin Penny
Published: August 2017

Thinking about ‘after’ and ‘afterwards’ in world politics necessitates thinking about complex, ambiguous and socially disruptive processes, practices, and methods of governance. Focused on locating the ‘afterwards’ in moments of world politics marked by ongoing, and consistently unsuccessful, responses to crisis, conflict, and questions of social, political, and economic legitimacy, this themed section spotlights two areas of particular concern. First, the section asks what it might mean to theorise ‘after’, and ‘afterwards’, in world politics. Second, it explores what opportunities are afforded in thinking about the relationship between ‘afterwards’ in terms of postcoloniality, governmentality, and the machinery of state building. Interested in diverse ways with ‘thresholds’, and the ambiguity of threshold environments, this section demonstrates the necessity of thinking about complex, ambiguous, and socially disruptive processes, practices, and methods of governance, including how the enduring impacts of past ‘events’ encroach upon the present in intimate and significant ways, influencing the lives, and life chances, of people throughout the world.
Between “this” side and “that” side: On performativity, youth identities and “sticky” spaces
Authors: Laketa Sunčana
Published: August 2017

In this article, I investigate the performativity of everyday practices – doings and sayings – that work to constitute identities and spaces through different affective intensities. In doing so, I attempt to bridge a gap between Judith Butler’s account on performativity and affect theory by developing the notion of “sticky” space that I define as a performative embodied space saturated with affect. The site of the study is a post-conflict city of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a place that appears mired in stark divisions and continued “ethnicization” of city space. Drawing on participant observation, interviews and a photography project with Mostar’s high school students, this article argues that variations in affective and emotional intensities become crucial in enabling and arresting young Mostarians’ social and spatial relations.
The preservation of knowledge of traditional healing in the Limpopo province of South Africa
Authors: Maluleka Jan Resenga , Ngulube Patrick
Published: August 2017

The study aimed to investigate the methodologies employed by traditional healers to preserve knowledge of traditional healing. Organisational knowledge conversion theory was employed to guide the study. The study adopted the hermeneutic phenomenological research method and utilised snowball-sampling to identify participants. Data collection was done through observations and interviews. The findings indicate that there is some consensus among healers that ancestors control knowledge of traditional healing and pass it down to the chosen healers through dreams and visions. However, even though ancestors are believed to be the ones who preserve knowledge of traditional healing, there are healers who document their knowledge using different mediums chosen by them. The study concludes that even though the knowledge of traditional healers is largely preserved orally, and faces challenges, there are some initiatives globally and in South Africa to have this knowledge externalised and documented.
A Review of Exertional Rhabdomyolysis in Wild and Domestic Animals and Man
Authors: Bartsch R. C. , Mcconnell E. E. , Imes G. D. , Schmidt J. M.
Published: August 2017

Exertional rhabdomyolysis is a condition arising in several species of newly captured wild animals after some form of physical exertion and stress. It is characterized by muscle necrosis and myoglobinuria. Death may result from secondary renal failure, acute or chronic heart failure and progressive emaciation.
Growth and Morphological Characteristics of Canine Venereal Tumor Cells in vitro
Authors: Mohanty G. C. , Rajya B. S.
Published: August 2017

Canine venereal tumor cells were grown in monolayer and tumor tissue fragments were maintained in vitro for 56 days in medium-199. Attachment and cell replication were evident within 17 hours and monolayer was obtained by the tenth day. Growth at first comprised mainly round cells with abundance of cytoplasm and vesicular nuclei, and a few spindle-shaped cells. Later cells became more elongated and like fibroblasts. Cell degeneration started by the 17th day and most were degenerated by the 24th day. Necrosis and depletion of cell population were prominent in tumor explants during the first 2 weeks. Distinct cell multiplication was evident by the 21st day and tumor fragments were repopulated with cells resembling the original tumor by the 56th day. Two distinct morphological cell types were seen: small cells with vesicular, round to oval nuclei and acidophilic cytoplasm; and the large cells with large hyperchromatic nuclei and acidophilic cytoplasm.
Anomalous Development of the Spinal Cord in a Calf
Authors: Bradley R. , Kirby F. D.
Published: August 2017

A full term Friesian bull calf was born unable to stand. The dam had no signs of illness during pregnancy. In the thoracic spinal cord there was anomalous development of the central canal and a dorsally placed fusiform and longitudinal dilatation. Mild inflammatory lesions were seen in some body organs and central nervous system where they were suggestive of viral infection. Several skeletal muscles had an extended range of muscle cell cross sectional areas and some cells had numerous internal nuclei.
Studies of Autofluorescence in Experimentally Induced Cerebral Necrosis in Pigs
Authors: Lee J. Y. S. , Little P. B.
Published: August 2017

Lesions of cerebrocortical necrosis experimentally induced in pigs by transcalvarial freezing with liquid nitrogen were slightly fluorescent 48 hours after surgery. Fluorescence increased greatly thereafter and was most marked grossly under ultraviolet illumination with a wavelength of 366 nm at 7 days. Fluorescence of the necrotic focus persisted up to 35 days after surgery. Detection of cerebrocortical necrosis by ultraviolet illumination of fresh specimens during gross inspection is useful in determining the extent and distribution of lesions. This would aid more accurate selection of brain sections for histological examination in various encephalopathies.
The Comparative Pathology of Non-Viral Bullous Skin Diseases in Domestic Animals
Authors: Scott D. W. , Wolfe M. J. , Smith C. A. , Lewis R. M.
Published: August 2017

In a review of non-viral bullous skin diseases of domestic animals and a 4-year study of cases presented to the New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, we found 15 diseases: pemphigus vulgaris, pemphigus vegetans, pemphigus foliaceus, pemphigus erythematosus, bullous pemphigoid, systemic lupus erythematosus, dermatitis herpetiformis, toxic epidermal necrolysis, drug eruption, epidermolysis bullosa, epidermolysis bullosa simplex, familial acantholysis, bovine congenital porphyria, impetigo and subcorneal pustular dermatosis. The 15 diseases were placed in five categories: autoimmune, immune-mediated, hereditary, bacterial and idiopathic. A histologic classification of these disorders based on the site of blister formation and other important clinicopathologic, histologic and immunopathologic findings was developed.
Metastatic Canine Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Case Report
Authors: Long G. G. , Clemmons R. M. , Heath H.
Published: August 2017

A medullary carcinoma of the thyroid in a dog first became evident because of a distant metastasis. The histologic characteristics of the tumor differ from those previously reported in dogs in that this tumor was highly malignant; anaplasia and mitotic figures were common. The diagnosis was substantiated by radioimmunoassay for calcitonin. Serotonin and 5-hydroxytryptophan also were elevated in the neoplastic tissue. The relation of the biochemical alterations to the clinical course was not clear.
Ultrastructure of Renal Lesions in Pigs with Acute Leptospirosis Caused by Leptospira pomona
Authors: Cheville N. F. , Huhn R. , Cutlip R. C.
Published: August 2017

Twelve 4-day-old, pathogen-free pigs were inoculated intraperitoneally with virulent L. pomona. Two pigs each were killed 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, and 14 days after inoculation and their kidneys examined by light and electron microscopy. Three to 5 days after inoculation there was hyperemia, edema and swelling of tubular epithelium; leptospires were detected intravascularly, in interstitium and embedded within basement membranes. At day 7, leptospires were at basal surfaces of proximal tubules and in phagosomes in tubular epithelium. Perivascular aggregates of monocytes and macrophages were prominent. At day 14, interstitial cells were chiefly plasmacytes and lymphocytes. Leptospires were only on tubular epithelial cell surface microvilli.

In another experiment, all pigs receiving low-virulent strains had leptospires in the renal interstitium at 7 days after inoculation but had none at 14 days. All low-virulent strains produced degenerative changes and lymphocyte-plasmacytic infiltration. These studies indicate that none of the low-virulent isolates were acceptable for use in vaccines. Failure of leptospires to remain attached to microvilli of proximal tubules in late stages of acute infection may be related to differences in virulence of various isolates.
Audience reactions to the program notes of unfamiliar music
Authors: Bennett Dawn , Ginsborg Jane
Published: August 2017

Many classical music listeners attend concerts with some knowledge of the music to be performed, especially when the repertoire is familiar and comes from the Western music canon. In the case of music that is new to the listener and/or sung in an unfamiliar language, program notes may provide essential information; however, there is little understanding of what information should be provided or the impact of this information on the listener. This article presents the findings of practice-led research that sought to determine the types and modes of information that might enhance the experiences of both listeners and performers. Listeners ( n = 29) attended a performance of unfamiliar music. The music was performed twice, with program notes shared only after the first performance. All respondents listened differently to the music once they had been given the program notes. Only 39% of listeners reported that the program notes had had a positive impact on their listening experience. More experienced listeners were far more likely to reject the program note information in favour of their own interpretation particularly if they had experiences of music-making.
The state’s estate: Devaluing and revaluing ‘surplus’ public land in Canada
Authors: Whiteside Heather
Published: August 2017

Since the mid-1990s, Canadian public real property (land, buildings, and equipment) has been subject to regular scrutiny through bureaucratic procedures aimed at ridding the state’s estate of all ‘surplus’ properties. Surplus is transferred to Canada Lands Company, a state owned enterprise charged with privatizing public land. Bureaucratic devaluation thus allows for subsequent revaluation through multiple forms of state-sponsored remediation: the physical, legal, and financial manipulation of public property by Canada Lands Company. Analyzing Canada Lands Company’s history, role, budgets, and activities, this article uncovers the particular dynamics of how Canadian public land is being privatized through devaluation and revaluation by the state. Two arguments of broader significance for literatures on the political economy of the state and public land frame the discussion: (1) Canada Lands Company’s activities speak to the important managerial role played by the (Canadian) state in the land dispossession process; and (2) Canada Lands Company’s treatment of surplus public land as a financial asset is a distinguishing feature of the Canadian public property management system, setting it apart from elsewhere.
Sports Injuries to the Latissimus Dorsi and Teres Major
Authors: Donohue Benjamin F. , Lubitz Marc G. , Kremchek Timothy E.
Published: August 2017

Injuries to the latissimus dorsi and teres major muscles, while rare, are debilitating. They are seen in a variety of sports, although disproportionately in the throwing shoulder of baseball pitchers. There have been 25 case reports and 2 case series published on the nonoperative and operative management of these injuries. Latissimus dorsi and teres major muscle anatomy, function, and common injury patterns are well described in these case reports. Also well detailed are the typical patient presentation, physical examination, and imaging findings. Latissimus dorsi tendon injuries are sometimes treated operatively, whereas latissimus dorsi muscle belly or isolated teres major injuries are treated nonoperatively. Nonoperative treatment includes oral anti-inflammatories and shoulder physical therapy. A number of surgical patient positions, approaches, and fixation constructs have been described, although 2 techniques of positioning and surgical approach are used most commonly. Fixation is most often performed with suture anchors. Return-to-play timing, shoulder strength, and healing on magnetic resonance imaging are variable. No standard of care currently exists for the treatment of latissimus dorsi or teres major injuries. If treating a patient with an injury to either muscle, the clinician should be familiar with accumulated experience as reported in the published literature.
Racism without Hatred? Racist Humor and the Myth of “Colorblindness”
Authors: Pérez Raúl
Published: August 2017

Critical Race scholars contend that the current period of “race relations” is dominated by a “color-blind” racial ideology. Scholars maintain that although individuals continue to hold conventional racial views, today people tend to minimize overt racial discourse and direct racial language in public to avoid the stigma of racism. This essay identifies racist humor as a discourse that challenges such constraints on public racist discourse, often derided as “political correctness,” in ways that reinforce everyday and systemic forms of racism in an ostensibly color-blind society. While humor research generally highlights the “positive” aspects of social humor and celebrates the possibilities of humor to challenge and subvert dominant racial meanings, the “negative” aspects of racist humor are often overlooked, downplayed, or are viewed as extreme and fringe incidents that occur at the periphery of mainstream society. Moreover, race scholars have largely ignored the role of humor as a “serious” site for the reproduction and circulation of racism in society. I contend that in a post-civil-rights and color-blind society, where overt racist discourse became disavowed in public, racist humor allows interlocutors to foster social relations by partaking in the “forbidden fruit” of racist discourse. In this article, I highlight the (re)circulation of racist jokes across three social contexts (in mass market joke books, on the Internet, and in the criminal justice system), to illustrate that racist humor exists not in a bygone past or at the margins of society but is widely practiced and circulated today across various social contexts and institutions in an ostensibly color-blind society.
Quasi-plastic deformation mechanism and off-line secondary molding of four-step three-dimensional braided preform
Authors: Ma Wensuo , Ren Bingjie , Fan Weifeng , Ma Yu Z
Published: August 2017

The present curved-surface preform made by the process copying the mandrel is easy to appear quasi-plastic deformation. And this process with low-efficiency, high-cost is difficult to batch production. In this study, a tubular preform is obtained by the process of off-line secondary molding based on the plate preform. The deformation mechanism of the plate preform under different load conditions is analyzed. Establishing mathematical model based on the deformation of microstructure unit, the geometric dimensions and fiber volume fraction of the deformed preform are forecasted. Theoretical results show that the size of unit can govern the stability of preform in molding, the deformation of preform can increase the fiber volume fraction effectively when the units of plate three-dimensional braided material are cubic. The tubular preform made by the technology of molding the pre-designed plate preform which can be braided quickly has a more stable geometrical structure and better performance. This technology avoid the complex braiding process and equipment of the tubular preform, which is expect to product the tubular preform in batches effectively.
Twitter Versus the Traditional Media
Authors: Morris David S.
Published: August 2017

In the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, both the traditional media and social media platforms, like Twitter, were critical in attempts to influence voters. Prior to the 2016 presidential election, the assumption was that campaign messages sent through the traditional media are perceived as more effectual by the public than those sent via Twitter. But after the election of Donald Trump, there is now a sense that things may have changed. In this new era of American politics and campaign discourse, do campaign messages sent via Twitter resonate equally with messages sent through the traditional media? This study attempts to address this question by utilizing a survey experiment to test whether campaign messages sent using USA Today headlines were perceived as more believable and persuasive by potential voters than messages sent via Twitter. The results suggest that campaign messages about candidates sent via Twitter—regardless of the candidate of focus—resonate just as strongly with potential voters as those sent via the traditional media. This provides a potential partial explanation for the shocking rise of Donald Trump’s political fortunes.
Preventing and Alleviating Compassion Fatigue Through Self-Care: An Educational Workshop for Nurses
Authors: Adimando Andrea
Published: August 2017

Though various authors have refined and described the concept of compassion fatigue (CF), the overarching features, predisposing factors, and potential consequences remain relatively consistent. Available literature demonstrates that caregivers caring for patients who are chronically ill and/or traumatized are at highest risk for developing CF. Potential consequences for unmitigated CF include physical, emotional, and work-related consequences, all of which can have negative effects on the quality and safety of care and degree of engagement with one’s employer. CF is further exacerbated by exposure to cumulative, unresolved stress and neglect of one’s own emotional needs over time. Caregivers must be knowledgeable on CF’s risk factors, symptoms, and management strategies to decrease its incidence and negative impacts. This article details the creation, execution, and evaluation of an evidence-based practice change project implemented with the goal of increasing knowledge needed to prevent, identify, and alleviate CF in high-risk nurses. The project involved a series of educational workshops containing information on CF’s risk factors, symptoms, and consequences, with a strong emphasis on self-awareness, self-care, and stress management. Pre- and postknowledge tests showed a significant increase in knowledge was achieved via the workshops, and qualitative surveys indicated a high level of participant satisfaction with the program contents, format, and impact.
Benchmark numerical solutions for two-dimensional fluid–structure interaction involving large displacements with the deforming-spatial-domain/stabilized space–time and immersed boundary–lattice Boltzmann methods
Authors: Xu Yuan-Qing , Jiang Yan-Qun , Wu Jie , Sui Yi , Tian Fang-Bao
Published: August 2017

Body-fitted and Cartesian grid methods are two typical types of numerical approaches used for modelling fluid–structure interaction problems. Despite their extensive applications, there is a lack of comparing the performance of these two types of approaches. In order to do this, the present paper presents benchmark numerical solutions for two two-dimensional fluid–structure interaction problems: flow-induced vibration of a highly flexible plate in an axial flow and a pitching flexible plate. The solutions are obtained by using two partitioned fluid–structure interaction methods including the deforming-spatial-domain/stabilized space–time fluid–structure interaction solver and the immersed boundary–lattice Boltzmann method. The deforming-spatial-domain/stabilized space–time fluid–structure interaction solver employs the body-fitted-grid deforming-spatial-domain/stabilized space–time method for the fluid motions and the finite-difference method for the structure vibrations. A new mesh update strategy is developed to prevent severe mesh distortion in cases where the boundary does not oscillate periodically or needs a long time to establish a periodic motion. The immersed boundary–lattice Boltzmann method uses lattice Boltzmann method as fluid solver and the same finite-difference method as structure solver. In addition, immersed boundary method is used in the immersed boundary–lattice Boltzmann solver to handle the fluid–structure interaction coupling. Results for the characteristic force coefficients, tail position, plate deformation pattern and the vorticity fields are presented and discussed. The present results will be useful for evaluating the performance and accuracy of existing and new numerical methodologies for fluid–structure interaction.
Preliminary design of a cabin escape system for a suborbital vehicle aimed at parabolic flights
Authors: Fusaro Roberta , Viola Nicole , Fioriti Marco , Ferretto Davide , Cresto Aleina Sara
Published: August 2017

The paper deals with the conceptual design and sizing of a cabin escape system to be applied to a trans-atmospheric transportation system. At first, the role of suborbital vehicles towards the development of a hypersonic transportation system is presented. From this analysis, it has been clear that one of the key points in enhancing the public consensus is to demonstrate a higher level of safety and reliability with respect to the current space vehicles. Since the time of the Space Shuttle enterprise, the development of a proper escape system has been considered crucial to diminish the risk of loss of lives per mission, moving from space-like reliability characteristics to values closer to the aeronautical case. In particular, this paper presents the conceptual design of an escape system for a single stage vehicle aimed at parabolic flights. The proposed design methodology starts with the identification of the major requirements that will lead the design and sizing activities. Then, special attention is devoted to the identification of the required capabilities of a Cabin Escape System and to the selection of the proper subsystems able to guarantee these functionalities. Indeed, considering the high-level of complexity of such a system, during the design process, specific attention should be paid to the impact of on-board systems integration on the overall transportation system architecture and layout. At this purpose, a proper utilization of CAD models can ease the integration process allowing fast verification of mass and volume budgets as well as integrated simulation techniques could be useful. Furthermore, the possibility of exploiting this system during the different phases of the mission should be properly evaluated and, eventually, a preliminary impact risk analysis is reported.
Unsuspected human immunodeficiency virus infection presenting as immunoglobulin G4-related lymphadenopathy: a case report
Authors: Yu Hsing-Tse , Lee Chen-Hsiang , Huang Shun-Chen , Yu Shan-Fu
Published: August 2017

Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related disease (IgG4-RD) is an immune-mediated condition characterized by infiltration of the involved organs by IgG4-bearing plasma cells. The prevalence of autoimmune diseases, associated with or occurring in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, has been increasing. We describe a 58-year-old man with an undiagnosed HIV infection, which presented as chronic cervical lymphadenopathy with an elevated serum IgG4 and a very high IgE. Histologically, lymph nodes showed expanded sinusoids and burnt-out germinal centers with increased plasmacytic infiltration and collagen fiber deposition. The absolute number of IgG4+ plasma cells and the IgG4+/IgG+ plasma cell ratio was increased. The lymph nodes were enlarged and clinically the patient improved after steroid treatment. Nine months later, he was diagnosed with acquired immune deficiency syndrome, following presentation with a cavitary left lung lesion. Immunohistochemical studies on the previously resected lymph node revealed complete absence of CD4+ T-lymphocytes and increased CD8+ T-lymphocytes. The pathologic findings met the criteria of both HIV infection and IgG4-related lymphadenopathy. Our case demonstrates that further investigations for underlying HIV infection in a case of IgG4-RD are critical, especially when extremely elevated IgE is concomitantly present.
Influencing the importance of health, partners, and hygiene among Zambian women
Authors: Rodriguez Violeta J , Chisembele Maureen , Jones Deborah L , Cook Ryan , Weiss Stephen M , Alcaide Maria L
Published: August 2017

Intravaginal practices (IVPs) are common in Zambia and are usually practiced for hygiene, partner pleasure, and health. IVPs are associated with HIV acquisition, changes in the vaginal flora, and bacterial vaginosis (BV), making it important to understand the decision-making process behind IVP engagement. The Women’s and Sexual Health (WASH) intervention decreased IVP engagement among HIV-infected Zambian women, though change in reasons for engagement has not been assessed. We used conjoint analysis (CA) to quantify the decision-making process of IVP engagement and evaluated how the WASH intervention impacted these factors. Participants were N = 84 women (37 ± 8 years old) randomized to WASH (n = 46) or standard of care plus (SOC+; n = 38) who completed demographic measures and a CA questionnaire at baseline, six months, and 12 months to quantify the importance placed on hygiene, partner pleasure, and health. The importance placed on health increased from baseline to six months (15.5 versus 25.1; p < 0.001) and from baseline to 12 months (15.5 versus 50.5; p < 0.001), and was higher in SOC+ at six months (19.9 versus 30.3; p = 0.003). Hygiene importance decreased from baseline (63.6) to six months (50.3), and from baseline to 12 months (26.1), and was higher in the experimental arm at six months (56.1) compared to SOC+ (44.6; p = 0.029). Importance placed on partner pleasure did not change over time in either group. Findings suggest that both groups exhibited an increase in the importance placed on health and a decrease on hygiene importance for IVP engagement, suggesting that SOC+ may be sufficient to promote attitude changes that may facilitate IVP discontinuation and may prove to be more cost effective by using fewer monetary resources. Findings highlight the potential of interventions to influence attitudes toward IVPs and provide novel avenues for research to improve the design and conduct of interventions aimed at reducing IVPs among Zambian women and contribute to HIV prevention efforts.
Moral distress in Iranian pediatric nurses
Authors: Ghasemi Elham , Negarandeh Reza , Janani Leila
Published: August 2017

Background:

Moral distress is a very common experience in the nursing profession, and it is one of the main reasons for job dissatisfaction, burnout, and quitting among nurses. For instance, morally difficult situations in taking care of child patients who are severely ill may lead to moral distress for nurses. However, most of the studies about moral distress have been conducted on nurses of special wards and adult medical centers with much focus on developed countries. Subsequently, little has been researched on this topic among nurses in other nations such as Iran, and most certainly, there has been hardly any such research involving Iranian pediatric nurses.

Aim/objectives:

This study was conducted to evaluate moral distress among nurses in selected pediatric hospitals in Tehran, Iran.

Research design:

This cross-sectional study was conducted on eligible nurses who were selected through proportional stratified sampling and who completed demographic characteristics and the pediatric version of Moral Distress Scale-Revised questionnaires. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t test, one-way analysis of variance, and Pearson correlation coefficient.

Participants and research context:

In total, 195 pediatric nurses working at three selected children’s specialized university hospitals in Tehran participated in this study.

Ethical considerations:

This study was evaluated and approved by the institutional review board of Tehran University of Medical Sciences.

Findings:

The mean and standard deviation of total score of moral distress was 106.41 ± 61.64 within a range of 10–257. Also, the difference between the mean score of moral distress of the group who had not quitted their position and those who have quit in the past was statistically significant (p = 0.043). The situation that was associated with the highest moral distress was “observing medical students performing painful procedures on patients just to gain some skill.” Total score of moral distress was significantly higher among male nurses (p = 0.014), while nurses with a master’s degree experienced just a higher intensity of moral distress compared to those who had a bachelor’s degree (p = 0.006).

Conclusion:

Since many pediatric nurses clearly face moral distress while taking care of children, it is necessary to consider measures for preventing or decreasing situations that would lead to this distress.
The Eucharist as Jesus’ Presence to the Broken
Authors: Moloney Francis J.
Published: August 2017

The Eucharist has been considered as an encounter with the Lord to which only the worthy are to be admitted. This current “tradition” is questioned by looking at some of the foundational eucharistic passages in the scriptures. The Word of God seems to argue that the Eucharist is the place of encounter between Jesus and the broken. In this article the eucharistic teachings of the New Testament are carefully examined, and the emergence of this tradition considered for the future of both church and society.
Mirror, Mirror: Guided Storytelling and Team Reflexivity’s Influence on Team Mental Models
Authors: Tesler Rachel , Mohammed Susan , Hamilton Katherine , Mancuso Vincent , McNeese Michael
Published: August 2017

Because substantial evidence supports team mental model similarity as a positive predictor of team performance, it is important that we help team members to develop a shared understanding of relevant team content. The current study extended the list of team mental model antecedents to include guided storytelling as an effective team intervention. In the first known empirical investigation of planned story usage in teams, we broke new methodological ground by pioneering a team intervention to proactively harness the benefits of narrative. Results revealed that the combination of presenting important information in story format and giving members time to reflect upon their strategies had a positive effect on team mental model similarity. In addition, the positive indirect effect of storytelling on team performance via team mental model similarity was stronger when guided team reflexivity was present than absent. These findings provide encouraging evidence for the continued examination of storytelling and reflexivity in teams.
Possible Interaction between Ciprofloxacin and Warfarin
Authors: Kamada Alan K.
Published: August 2017

A 72-year-old man had been taking warfarin for a pulmonary embolus and recurrent deep-vein thromboses. His prothrombin times (PTs) were maintained between 15 and 18 sec (PT ratio 1.25–1.5 × control) for several months on a dose of warfarin 2.5 mg/d. Six weeks prior to starting ciprofloxacin 500 mg bid, the patient's PT was 15.5 sec (PT ratio 1.29 × control). After one week of ciprofloxacin, his PT had increased to 22 sec (PT ratio 1.83 × control). No other causes for the increase were apparent. It is recommended that patients receiving both medications have their prothrombin times carefully monitored and warfarin doses adjusted only as necessary.
Spironolactone: A Re-Examination
Authors: Skluth Hilary A. , Gums John G.
Published: August 2017

A review of the aldosterone antagonist spironolactone is presented. It is effective both as monotherapy and in combination with other hypotensive agents in the control of both essential and hyperaldosterone-induced hypertension. It is useful as a diuretic in conditions such as cirrhosis and congestive heart failure, and is most commonly employed because of its potassium- and magnesium-sparing qualities. Spironolactone also has been used as an antiandrogenic agent in managing hirsutism. Its adverse effect profile, considered somewhat prohibitive in the past, is generally not significant when reasonably low doses (<150 mg/d) are used.
Impact of a Drug Bulletin on the Knowledge, Perception of Drug Utility, and Prescribing Behavior of Physicians
Authors: Denig Petra , Haaijer-Ruskamp Flora M. , Zijsling Djurre H.
Published: August 2017

The impact of a drug bulletin was tested in a randomized controlled trial that included 186 family physicians. The length of the trial was six months. It was hypothesized that printed information, such as in drug bulletins, influences physician prescribing behavior by changing their knowledge of drug efficacy and adverse effects and their perceptions of drug utility. Therefore, the impact of a drug bulletin was evaluated on these domains of influence. Interview data were used to assess changes in knowledge, perceived drug utility, and stated prescribing. Health insurance funds’ records were used to collect actual prescribing data. Information in the bulletin on the treatment of renal colic changed physicians’ knowledge as well as perceived utility of drugs used for renal colic (p<0.05). Significant changes in stated prescribing were also found. On the other hand, advice in the same bulletin on the treatment of the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) had no impact at all. It did not even improve the knowledge of the physicians about the drugs used for IBS. Apparently, the message about the treatment of IBS failed to gain the attention of the physicians. It is suggested that some messages are sufficiently transmitted through written information, and others that are seen as less relevant or too difficult to implement need more intensive strategies.
Examining the BASC-3 BESS Parent Form–Preschool Using Rasch Methodology
Authors: DiStefano Christine , Greer Fred W. , Dowdy Erin
Published: August 2017

This study examined the Behavior Assessment System for Children–Third Edition Behavioral and Emotional Screening System, Parent Form–Preschool, which is used to identify children at risk for emotional/behavioral problems. Rasch rating scale methods were used to provide information about psychometric properties of items, parent raters, and the response scale. Using the norming sample of 459 children, we investigated the structure of the screener, performance of the scale, and coverage of the maladaptive behavior construct to identify children with emerging behavioral difficulties. Most items showed good fit to the rating scale methods model with broad coverage of the latent domain. Items measuring internalizing and externalizing problems indicated a greater tendency for at-risk behavior, and items measuring adaptive skills offered a minimal contribution to measuring risk status. No differential item functioning was observed due to child gender; however, differential item functioning was observed between ratings for Caucasian and Hispanic or African American students for select items.
Putting Behavioral Goal-Setting Research Into Practice
Authors: Bruhn Allison Leigh , Fernando Josephine , McDaniel Sara , Troughton Leonard
Published: August 2017

Students with or at risk of emotional and behavioral disorders can benefit from a variety of self-regulation strategies. One such strategy is goal setting, which can be used to improve both academic and behavioral outcomes in the classroom. In this article, we discuss the importance of goal setting and current research in this area. In addition, we provide a step-by-step process for implementing goal-setting interventions in the classroom.
Children who are Gifted/ADHD
Authors: Cross Tracy , Mendaglio Sal
Published: August 2017

Welcome to the GCT column dealing with social and emotional needs of gifted children. I have invited Sal Mendaglio, Ph.D., to share his thoughts about a popular topic of conversation these days, gifted children also diagnosed as attention deficit hyperactivity disordered. Mendaglio's views are rooted in his professional training and experiences in counseling psychology. I hope you enjoy this column.
Citizen Partisanship, Local Government, and Environmental Policy Implementation
Authors: Switzer David
Published: August 2017

Local governments play a large, if understudied, role in the implementation of environmental policy in the United States. The major environmental statutes outline explicit responsibilities for the federal and state governments in enforcement under a cooperative federalism framework, and a literature on environmental federalism has developed looking at how variables at the state level affect implementation. Largely ignored by this literature is the important part local governments play in implementation. This study explores one way local politics may influence implementation, investigating the effect of citizen preferences on municipal compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The findings show that utilities in Democratic leaning areas violate the SDWA less frequently than those in Republican leaning areas. The results suggest that just as politics influence environmental policy implementation at the federal and state levels, the local role in environmental policy is inherently tied to the political incentives facing municipalities.
Retrospective analysis of goal drug level attainment of posaconazole for invasive fungal infection prophylaxis in patients with acute myeloid leukemia pre- and post-switch to tablet formulation
Authors: Liebenstein Tyler K , Widmer Kristin M , Fallon Michael J
Published: August 2017

Background

Posaconazole is approved for invasive fungal infection prophylaxis in patients with hematologic malignancies. Posaconazole suspension is plagued by poor oral absorption and dietary requirements that are difficult for patients to meet. The delayed-release tablet formulation of posaconazole may be taken without regards to meals and has significantly better oral absorption than posaconazole suspension.

Objectives

We sought to determine if a switch to posaconazole tablets improved steady-state drug level attainment for invasive fungal infection prophylaxis in patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

Methods

All adult inpatients with acute myeloid leukemia undergoing chemotherapy, who received posaconazole for invasive fungal infection prophylaxis between 2012 and 2015, were included. The primary outcome was proportion of patients with first posaconazole level greater than 700 ng/mL. Secondary outcomes included proportion of patients with first posaconazole level greater than 1000 ng/mL, invasive fungal infection within 100 days, and adverse drug events.

Results

Forty patients received posaconazole tablets and 34 patients received suspension. Posaconazole levels were significantly higher at first measurement in patients receiving tablet than suspension (1296 ng/mL vs. 788 ng/mL, p < 0.01). Thirty-seven patients receiving tablets had a serum drug level greater than 700 ng/mL on first measurement versus 18 receiving suspension (p < 0.01). Patients receiving tablets were also more likely to have a serum drug level over 1000 ng/mL on first measurement (26 vs. 11, p < 0.01). Rates of invasive fungal infection and adverse events were not statistically different.

Conclusions

Patients receiving posaconazole tablets attained significantly higher serum drug levels than those receiving suspension.
Two cases of combination therapy with cetuximab, paclitaxel, and cisplatin for advanced head and neck cancer
Authors: Hoch Matthew A , Cousins Kati , Nartey Ruth , Riley Keith , Hartranft Megan
Published: August 2017

Two patients diagnosed with advanced head and neck cancer were treated with cetuximab 400 mg/m2 intravenously for one loading dose followed by 250 mg/m2 IV on days 1, 8, and 15 along with paclitaxel 80 mg/m2 and cisplatin 30 mg/m2 intravenously on days 1 and 8 repeated every 21 days for three cycles (CPP). Maintenance cetuximab 250 mg/m2 intravenously weekly was continued following the aforementioned regimen for one year or until disease progression. Patient A was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the parotid gland treated initially with parotidectomy and radiation therapy. After the detection of multiple lung metastases, he received three cycles of CPP and maintained a stable disease after one year. Patient B was diagnosed with metastatic laryngeal cancer and was initially treated with three cycles of docetaxel, cisplatin, and continuous infusion fluorouracil (TPF) followed by chemoradiation with cisplatin. After one year, recurrence was observed, and she was treated with laryngopharyngectomy. After another year, recurrence was observed , and CPP was initiated. Further progression was noted shortly after completion of cycle 3. There are limited data supporting the use of regimens similar to CPP in advanced head and neck cancer. Further study is needed to determine the relative efficacy and safety of CPP compared with other regimens containing monoclonal antibodies targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor, taxanes, platinum agents, and/or fluorouracil.
Analyzing characteristics of high-speed spindle bearing under constant preload
Authors: Ngo Thi-Thao , Than Van-The , Wang Chi-Chang , Huang Jin H
Published: August 2017

Bearings play an important role in a high-speed spindle. Its characteristics are often influenced by speed and thermal effects. This paper presents an approach that combines an inverse method with a high-speed ball bearing model to determine the characteristics of a high-speed spindle bearing under constant preload in actual working conditions. With temperature distribution in the entire spindle obtained by the experimental inverse heat transfer model from the authors’ previous results, the change in bearing parameters is then calculated and subsequently replaced in the bearing model to analyze the change in bearing characteristics. As a result, thermal effects on a bearing’s dynamic contact angles, contact forces, contact stress, stiffness, and lubricant film thickness are presented. Moreover, analysis results indicate that a bearing’s stiffness and lubricant film thickness nonlinearly vary with the increase in speed, and the thermal effect significantly affects the lubricant film thickness. The results presented herein may be applied to develop a dynamic model for a high-speed spindle using a constant preload and provide useful information to avoid failure in lubrication.