bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Social and functional capacity of schizophrenia patients: A cross-sectional study
Authors: Mohr Pavel , Rodriguez Mabel , Bravermanová Anna , Melicher Tomáš , Čeplová Zuzana , Čermák Jan , Pečeňák Ján
Published: June 2013

Background:

The chronic course of schizophrenia typically results in severe social, vocational and functional impairment, interferes with patients’ autonomy, reduces quality of life and increases disability.

Aims:

The aim of our study was: (1) to assess social and functional impairment in schizophrenia outpatients from the Czech Republic and Slovakia; and (2) to examine a relationship between functioning and antipsychotic treatment and demographic variables.

Methods:

Schizophrenia outpatients in a stable phase of illness, treated with current antipsychotic medication for a minimum of one month, were enrolled for the study. Demographic and medication data were recorded. The Personal and Social Performance (PSP), Subjective Well-Being under Neuroleptics (SWN) and Clinical Global Impressions (CGI) scales were administered.

Results:

The total number of study subjects was 926. Most PSP values were within the interval of moderate impairment. Functional performance correlated positively with subjective satisfaction with medication and negatively with symptom severity. Higher education predicted better functioning on PSP. The best performance was associated with a stable relationship and a useful work role. Patients who showed the best level of functioning were more likely to be treated with antipsychotic monotherapy. No difference among drugs in monotherapy was found in subjective satisfaction.

Conclusions:

The PSP values of stable schizophrenia outpatients indicated a moderate degree of impairment. Improvement of functional capacity remains one of the unmet needs of schizophrenia patients.
The Banco del Sur and the Return to Development
Authors: Rosales Antulio
Published: June 2013

The proposal of a Banco del Sur began to be discussed in 2007 and generated important debates about the need to establish a new regional financial architecture. These discussions resulted in consensus about the importance of financing development at the regional level. An analysis of the positions and development visions of four key states—Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, and Ecuador— in the negotiations for the establishment of the Banco del Sur and their implications for its design reveals important differences about its purpose—whether it should be the center of an institutional network aimed at the construction of a new regional financial architecture or simply a development bank.

La posibilidad de un Banco del Sur se comenzó a discutir en 2007 y generó importantes debates sobre la necesidad de establecer una nueva arquitectura financiera regional. Estas discusiones dieron lugar a un consenso sobre la importancia de financiar el desarrollo a nivel regional. Un análisis de las posiciones y visiones de desarrollo de cuatro naciones clave (Argentina, Brasil, Venezuela y Ecuador) en las negociaciones para el establecimiento del Banco del Sur y sus implicaciones en dicho proyecto revelan importantes divergencias sobre su presunto propósito: ¿debe ser el centro de una red institucional destinada a la construcción de una nueva arquitectura financiera regional o simplemente un banco de desarrollo?
The New Canadian Imperialism and the Military Coup in Honduras
Authors: Shipley Tyler
Published: June 2013

Canada’s key role in supporting the 2009 coup d’état in Honduras is emblematic of a new Canadian imperialist positioning in world affairs. A close reading of Canadian state responses to the coup and the repression that followed points to the apparent contradiction in its being an outspoken supporter of a violent and antidemocratic regime despite rhetorical commitments to peace and security. The contradiction can be explained in terms of the extent of Canadian economic investment in Honduras and an understanding of Canada as a secondary imperial power committed to imposing and maintaining conditions in Honduras that will protect that investment. The promotion of hyper-neoliberalism in Honduras, then, is representative of Canada’s larger projects for the Global South in a context in which Canadian capital is aggressively expanding its reach.

Shipley (número abierto de septiembre)

El rol clave de Canadá en apoyar el golpe de estado en Honduras es emblemático de un nuevo posicionamiento imperialista canadiense en los asuntos mundiales. Una lectura detallada de respuestas gubernamentales canadienses al golpe y la subsiguiente represión señala su aparente contradicción entre ser un abierto defensor de un régimen violento y antidemocrático a pesar de los compromisos retóricos con la paz y la seguridad. Se puede explicar la contradicción en términos del alcance de la inversión económica canadiense en Honduras y una percepción de Canadá como un poder imperial secundario comprometido con imponer y mantener condiciones en Honduras que protegerían esa inversión. Promover el hiper-neoliberalismo en Honduras es entonces representador de los proyectos mayores de Canadá para el Sur Global en un contexto donde el capital canadiense está ampliando su alcance de manera agresiva.
Waging “Small Wars” in the New Millennium
Authors: Weichong Ong , Chong Alan
Published: June 2013

“Small wars” have returned to the international political agenda in the early twentieth century with almost a vengeance. Leaving aside the factors of social media and satellite television today, the nature of small wars has adhered to its politicized, xenophobic, and asymmetrical characteristics. The latter were predicted by British and American military manuals produced in the early to middle twentieth century. This special issue aims to revisit the nature of small wars in the era of great power interventions in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya in the 2000s. It will be apparent that two further characteristics need to be appended to small wars: chameleonic missions and virtual aggression.
“Domed” to Fail? Diverging Stakeholder Interests in a Stadium Referendum
Authors: Mason Daniel S. , Buist Ernest A. N.
Published: June 2013

This paper explores the case of Cleveland, Ohio, in 1984, where a referendum to publicly fund a domed stadium failed. To do so, the interactions of stakeholders leading up to the referendum are reviewed. Examination of newspaper coverage in the Cleveland Plain Dealer focused on three events—the sale of the Cleveland Indians, the stadium development proposal, and the placement of the stadium issue on a crowded ballot. The team’s sale resulted in the mobilization of powerful stakeholders, but conflicting signals and a lack of consensus from political elites helped to defeat the proposal. Results are then discussed in terms of previous research examining stakeholder heterogeneity in order to understand why the referendum failed in this context.
Bullying and Internalizing Problems
Authors: Ledwell Maggie , King Valarie
Published: June 2013

Bullying is a widespread problem facing American adolescents. A better understanding of factors that may moderate the impact of bullying is important given its negative consequences for well-being. This study examines the association between bullying experiences and internalizing problems among a nationally representative sample of young adolescents. Additionally, we consider the ease of parental communication as a potential moderating factor in these associations. Using a structural equation modeling technique, results suggest that bullying is characteristically different for adolescent boys and girls and that its association with internalizing problems is stronger for adolescent females. Results also indicate that parental communication moderates the association between bullying and internalizing problems; higher levels of parental communication buffer adolescents against the negative influence of bullying.
Adolescent Parents’ Partner Conflict and Parenting Alliance, Fathers’ Prenatal Involvement, and Fathers’ Engagement With Infants
Authors: Fagan Jay
Published: June 2013

The present study modeled the associations between adolescent mothers’ and young fathers’ perceptions of partner conflict, parenting alliance, fathers’ prenatal involvement, and father engagement with infants using a sample of 127 adolescent mothers and their partners. This study hypothesized that (a) higher quality parenting alliances would be associated with increased father engagement with infants, (b) prenatal partner conflict would have a negative spillover effect on the parenting alliance and father engagement during infancy, and (c) fathers’ prenatal involvement would be positively associated with parenting alliance and engagement during infancy. The results showed that mothers’ perceptions of parenting alliance during infancy were robust correlates of father engagement, mothers’ perceptions of prenatal partner conflict had a negative spillover effect on parenting alliance and father engagement with the infant as perceived by mothers, and fathers’ and mothers’ perceptions of fathers’ prenatal involvement were directly linked to engagement with infants.
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
Authors: Cairns Ralph
Published: June 2013

The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) confirms the Sentencing Guidelines as the axiom of sentencing policy. This indicates the importance of probation services need to respond proactively to this trend by ensuring offender managers (OMs) have a working knowledge of how to interpret and use the guidelines. Changes to community and suspended sentence orders simplify the pre-sentence assessment process and permit more OM discretion to allocate specific programmes to an offender post sentence based on need and present circumstance. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act is returned largely to its original 1974 values and also extends the range of sentences eligible for rehabilitation. It is, however, the provisions relating to dangerous offenders and licence release that contains the most significant changes. Sentences for public protection are abolished and replaced with the new ‘automatic’ life sentences (ALS) and extended determinate sentence (EDS). The Secretary of State is given the power to amend, by statutory instrument, the release test for IPP and other indeterminate prisoners. The overall effect of the sentencing changes is to return gravity of offence as the primary sentencing tool at the expense of risk factors central to the 2003 Criminal Justice Act (CJA). A new legal aid scheme will now be administered within the Ministry of Justice.
Re-engineering of Nigerian university library personnel for optimal performance in the digital age
Authors: Ogungbeni John I , Adeleke Olateju , Opeke Rosaline
Published: June 2013

This paper examines the evolution of university libraries in Nigeria, the process of re-engineering of workers in an organization like the university library and good librarianship practice in this digital age. The paper advocates for effective motivation, training and development programmes for all categories of university library personnel. A model for integrating the different processes in a university library for optimal performance of library personnel is suggested for Nigerian university libraries.
Ethical Dilemmas and Emergent Values Encountered by Working College Students
Authors: Bush Victoria D. , Smith Rachel Korthage , Bush Alan J.
Published: June 2013

A large body of pedagogical research exists on developing curricula and ethics training tools to prepare college graduates for entering the workforce. However, many college students are already in the workforce while they attend school. Many of these jobs are entry-level or frontline employee positions in retail or service industries, which can be ripe opportunities for ethical misconduct. However, most research on ethics and employees has focused on upper-level managers and CEOs. Although insightful, ethics scholars contend that there are more low-level employees who face ethical dilemmas on a daily basis. Given the increase of working students and the paucity of research on entry-level job ethics, this study investigates, categorizes, and analyzes ethical dilemmas faced by college students who work while attending school. This article considers ethical decision-making models and corporate ethical values as its conceptual base. A qualitative approach for this study was taken due to the scarcity of research on ethical issues faced by entry-level employees and the call by ethics researchers for qualitative research to explore the complex and psychosocially embedded nature of business ethics. The implications of the emergent ethical issues and values from this study are then discussed for marketing educators.
Quasi-static manipulation of a Kirchhoff elastic rod based on a geometric analysis of equilibrium configurations
Authors: Bretl Timothy , McCarthy Zoe
Published: June 2013

Consider a thin, flexible wire of fixed length that is held at each end by a robotic gripper. Any curve traced by this wire when in static equilibrium is a local solution to a geometric optimal control problem, with boundary conditions that vary with the position and orientation of each gripper. We prove that the set of all local solutions to this problem over all possible boundary conditions is a smooth manifold of finite dimension that can be parameterized by a single chart. We show that this chart makes it easy to implement a sampling-based algorithm for quasi-static manipulation planning. We characterize the performance of such an algorithm with experiments in simulation.
Topology-based representations for motion planning and generalization in dynamic environments with interactions
Authors: Ivan Vladimir , Zarubin Dmitry , Toussaint Marc , Komura Taku , Vijayakumar Sethu
Published: June 2013

Motion can be described in several alternative representations, including joint configuration or end-effector spaces, but also more complex topology-based representations that imply a change of Voronoi bias, metric or topology of the motion space. Certain types of robot interaction problems, e.g. wrapping around an object, can suitably be described by so-called writhe and interaction mesh representations. However, considering motion synthesis solely in a topology-based space is insufficient since it does not account for additional tasks and constraints in other representations. In this paper, we propose methods to combine and exploit different representations for synthesis and generalization of motion in dynamic environments. Our motion synthesis approach is formulated in the framework of optimal control as an approximate inference problem. This allows for consistent combination of multiple representations (e.g. across task, end-effector and joint space). Motion generalization to novel situations and kinematics is similarly performed by projecting motion from topology-based to joint configuration space. We demonstrate the benefit of our methods on problems where direct path finding in joint configuration space is extremely hard whereas local optimal control exploiting a representation with different topology can efficiently find optimal trajectories. In real-world demonstrations, we highlight the benefits of using topology-based representations for online motion generalization in dynamic environments.
Towards dynamic trot gait locomotion: Design, control, and experiments with Cheetah-cub, a compliant quadruped robot
Authors: Spröwitz Alexander , Tuleu Alexandre , Vespignani Massimo , Ajallooeian Mostafa , Badri Emilie , Ijspeert Auke Jan
Published: June 2013

We present the design of a novel compliant quadruped robot, called Cheetah-cub, and a series of locomotion experiments with fast trotting gaits. The robot’s leg configuration is based on a spring-loaded, pantograph mechanism with multiple segments. A dedicated open-loop locomotion controller was derived and implemented. Experiments were run in simulation and in hardware on flat terrain and with a step down, demonstrating the robot’s self-stabilizing properties. The robot reached a running trot with short flight phases with a maximum Froude number of FR = 1.30, or 6.9 body lengths per second. Morphological parameters such as the leg design also played a role. By adding distal in-series elasticity, self-stability and maximum robot speed improved. Our robot has several advantages, especially when compared with larger and stiffer quadruped robot designs. (1) It is, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, the fastest of all quadruped robots below 30kg (in terms of Froude number and body lengths per second). (2) It shows self-stabilizing behavior over a large range of speeds with open-loop control. (3) It is lightweight, compact, and electrically powered. (4) It is cheap, easy to reproduce, robust, and safe to handle. This makes it an excellent tool for research of multi-segment legs in quadruped robots.
Systemic Scuticociliatosis (Philasterides dicentrarchi) in Sharks
Authors: Stidworthy M. F. , Garner M. M. , Bradway D. S. , Westfall B. D. , Joseph B. , Repetto S. , Guglielmi E. , Schmidt-Posthaus H. , Thornton S. M.
Published: June 2013

Scuticociliatosis is an economically important, frequently fatal disease of marine fish in aquaculture, caused by histophagous ciliated protozoa in the subclass Scuticociliatida of the phylum Ciliophora. A rapidly lethal systemic scuticociliate infection is described that affected aquarium-captive zebra sharks ( Stegostoma fasciatum), Port Jackson sharks ( Heterodontus portusjacksoni), and a Japanese horn shark ( Heterodontus japonicus). Animals died unexpectedly or after a brief period of lethargy or behavioral abnormality. Gross findings included necrohemorrhagic hepatitis and increased volumes of celomic fluid. Histologically, 1 or more of a triad of necrotizing hepatitis, necrotizing meningoencephalitis, and thrombosing branchitis were seen in all cases, with necrotizing vasculitis or intravascular fibrinocellular thrombi. Lesions contained variably abundant invading ciliated protozoa. Molecular identification by polymerase chain reaction from formalin-fixed tissues identified these as the scuticociliate Philasterides dicentrarchi (syn. Miamiensis avidus), a novel and potentially emergent pathogen in sharks.
Multiple Glucagon-Producing Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors in a Horse (Equus caballus)
Authors: Herbach N. , Nagel L. , Zwick T. , Hermanns W.
Published: June 2013

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors of glucagon-producing cells are extremely rare in domestic animals. In this report, we describe for the first time, to our knowledge, the incidental finding of multiple glucagon-producing neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas of a horse. The animal was euthanized due to severe local infection after tooth extraction. On postmortem examination, multiple white nodules of up to 4 cm in diameter were observed in the pancreas. Histologically, pancreatic nodules had the appearance of neuroendocrine neoplasms with positive immunoreactivity for glucagon, synaptophysin, chromogranin A, and neuron-specific enolase. Electron microscopy revealed numerous electron-dense granules, similar to those observed in normal pancreatic alpha cells, in the neoplastic cells. In addition, the left adrenal gland showed multiple hyperplastic foci and adenomas in the medulla that were identified as pheochromocytomas. Based on the morphologic appearance and immunohistochemical staining pattern of pancreatic nodules, a diagnosis of multiple glucagon-producing neuroendocrine tumors was made.
Faith in unions: From safe spaces to organised labour?
Authors: Holgate Jane
Published: June 2013

Despite the UK trade union movement’s avowedly secular nature, its antecedents show that religious beliefs greatly influenced many early trade unionists and, in some cases, contributed to the formation of a trade union consciousness. This paper considers the way trade union leaders in the 19th and 20th centuries drew upon religious teachings of social justice to organise their fellow workers. This context provides background for understanding how today a similar ideological commitment to collectivisation and social justice may be held by workers of faith; and how the adoption of a ‘militant secularism’ by some trade unionists may result in the closing of these conceptual spaces.
Objective but not detached: Partisanship in industrial relations research
Authors: Darlington Ralph , Dobson John
Published: June 2013

This article considers whether industrial relations (IR) research is objective, impartial or value-free, and argues that many IR academics in Britain have tended to start from a social-democratic premise which makes them relatively more sympathetic to the interests and objectives of workers and their trade unions than to the business needs of employers and managers. Focusing attention on the partisanship of those who have made a distinctive ‘radical/critical’ contribution to IR scholarship, it advances the argument that IR can, at one and the same time, be both partisan and objective. Acknowledging the real potential dangers of bias in adopting a methodological approach that states, in the words of C. Wright Mills, ‘I have tried to be objective, but I do not claim to be detached’, it provides a defence of the potential merits of partisanship, provided it is underpinned by rigorous scholarly research.
History, theology and the relevance of the translatio imperii
Authors: Cristaudo Wayne
Published: June 2013

In his Sociology, Rosenstock-Huessy had argued that the translatio imperii was an important, but forgotten, Medieval Christian formulation which grasped that with the Church the aspiration of empire had entered onto a new historical path; the extinction that is the fate of all earthly empires need not be repeated if the powers of human endeavour are incorporated within a spiritual body (Augustine’s ‘heavenly city’) for whom ‘love is stronger than death’. This radical faith in the future has been retained in, and is indeed intrinsic to, the secular Western revolutionary consciousness. This faith also provides the discipline of History with an eschatological mission far beyond merely chronicling of the past. History inevitably shares the same theological and philosophical roots not only of Europe but the entire world. For the ‘world’ we now inhabit is what it is because of the outgrowths of revolutions and world wars that were initiated in Europe.
Philosophy of history and a second Axial Age
Authors: McPartland Thomas
Published: June 2013

While post-modernist assaults on modernity correctly expose the pretensions of modernity – including its constructs of meaning in history, its abnegation of mystery, and its lapses into scientism, historicism, and relativism – the philosopher and theologian Bernard Lonergan discerned progress as well as decline in recent intellectual history. In part this is because under contemporary conditions we can avoid the pretensions of modernity, since – in the wake of modern science and modern historical scholarship – we witness the differentiation of interiority, which, properly understood as the discovery of the self, may be seen as leading to a new integration of the spiritual, the intellectual, the moral, and the historical.
A philosopher and his history
Authors: Palouš Martin
Published: June 2013

This article analyzes the lectures and texts from the last period of Czech philosopher Jan Patočka, one of the last disciples of Edmund Husserl, the founding father of phenomenology. The point of departure is Patočka’s critical reception of Husserl’s concept of the crisis of European mankind. There are, however, two other elements distinctive of Patočka’s thought essential for this interpretation. First, he was a classical philosopher aiming at Socratic ‘care for the soul’. Second, he approached the theme of universal human history from his own unique historic position: as a Czech philosopher, involved in the Socratic manner primarily with his own Czech national community, for whom the big question of the future of European mankind and its legacy at the end of its golden modern age is inseparably connected with a ‘small’ one: the question of Czech national existence – the question of the future of his nation in a changing world and the issue of its freedom.
Nitrogen and phosphorus recovery from anaerobic co-digestion residues of poultry manure and maize silage via struvite precipitation
Authors: Yilmazel Y Dilsad , Demirer Goksel N
Published: June 2013

Anaerobic digestion is commonly used for the stabilization of agricultural and animal wastes. However, owing to the stringent environmental criteria, anaerobic digester effluents need to be further treated to reduce nutrient loads to the receiving water bodies. Struvite precipitation is one of the promising techniques applied for this purpose. Yet, in the majority of cases, struvite precipitation is only applied to the liquid phase of anaerobic digester effluents. This study investigated the recovery of nutrients from both the liquid and the solid phases of the phase-separated effluent of a full-scale biogas plant co-digesting poultry manure and maize silage. Struvite precipitation in the liquid phase led to 72.1% and 95.1% average removal efficiencies of ammonium-nitrogen (NH4-N) and orthophosphate respectively. Changing the external phosphorus source did not make any statistically significant difference in nutrient removal. An acidic phosphorus-dissolution process was applied to the solid phase sample to obtain a phosphorus-enriched solution. More than 90.0% of both NH4-N and PO4-P were recovered from the phosphorus-enriched solution with the amendments of magnesium and phosphorus. In the experiments performed without any addition of external magnesium- and phosphorus-containing chemicals, almost complete (99.6%) PO4-P recovery and partial (14.6%) NH4-N recovery were obtained. The results of this study could contribute to the understanding of nutrient recovery from anaerobic digestion residues of manure and agricultural wastes by struvite precipitation.
Assessing Understanding of Social Awareness Concepts in Children With Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorder Using the Bracken Basic Concept Scale—Third Edition
Authors: Klubnik Cynthia , Murphy Laura , Campbell Jonathan M. , Reed Colby B. , Warner-Metzger Christina M.
Published: June 2013

Authors contrasted Bracken Basic Concept Scale: Receptive, Third Edition (BBCS: R-3) test performance between 57 children with intellectual disability (ID) and 76 children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and ID. BBCS: R-3 School Readiness Composite (SRC) and Self-/Social Awareness subtests were analyzed. Multivariate analysis of covariance revealed no differences between groups on SRC performance; however, children with ID demonstrated better mastery of self-/social awareness concepts when compared to children with ASD. Within the group of children with ASD, mastery of school-based concepts exceeded mastery of self-/social awareness concepts. Findings suggest relatively greater delays in mastery of self-/social awareness concepts for young children with ASDs when compared to mastery of other concepts.
The Institutional Cost of Acquiring 100 mL of Human Milk for Very Low Birth Weight Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Authors: Jegier Briana J. , Johnson Tricia J. , Engstrom Janet L. , Patel Aloka L. , Loera Fabiola , Meier Paula
Published: June 2013

Background:

Human milk from the biologic mother (HM) reduces disease burden and associated costs of care during and after neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) hospitalization for very low birth weight (VLBW; birth weight < 1500 g) infants, when compared to feedings of donor human milk (DHM) or commercial formula (CF). However, compared to DHM and CF, little is known about the institutional cost to acquire HM from the biologic mother.

Objective:

This study aimed to determine the institutional cost of acquiring HM for VLBW infant feedings during the NICU hospitalization.

Methods:

This analysis examined 157 maternal pumping records from a prospective cohort study evaluating health outcomes and cost of HM feedings for VLBW infants. The costs for the breast pump rental fee, 1-time pump kit purchase, and disposable food-grade containers for storing expressed HM were evaluated using standard cost analysis techniques.

Results:

The median cost of acquiring 100 mL of HM varied from $0.51 when mothers pumped ≥ 700 mL daily to $7.93 for those who pumped < 100 mL daily. Mothers who pumped ≥ 100 mL daily had lower acquisition cost compared to both DHM ($14.84/100 mL) and CF ($3.18/100 mL). For mothers who pumped > 100 mL daily, the exact day of pumping where the cost of HM was less expensive than DHM or CF was 4 to 7 days and 6 to 19 days, respectively.

Conclusion:

Human milk from the biologic mother has lower acquisition cost than DHM and CF when mothers provided ≥ 100 mL daily and pumped for a sufficient number of days (range, 4-19). Neonatal intensive care units should prioritize resources to ensure that mothers achieve this daily milk volume.
The Internationalization of Family Firms
Authors: Pukall Thilo J. , Calabrò Andrea
Published: June 2013

This article systematically reviews and critically examines 72 journal articles published (from 1980 to 2012) on the internationalization of family firms. Stemming from existing literature, core aspects and main gaps are identified. We aim to overcome the inconclusiveness of findings of previous research by offering an integrative theoretical model integrating the concept of socioemotional wealth with the revised Uppsala model. Our framework helps understand behaviors of internationalizing family firms by focusing on when and how they internationalize, especially related to risk attitudes, the role of knowledge and networks. Ultimately, we provide future research themes flowing from our suggested model.
An Empirical Analysis of the Effect of Internationalization on the Performance of Unlisted Family and Nonfamily Firms in Australia
Authors: Graves Chris , Shan Yuan George
Published: June 2013

The purpose of this study is to compare the performance of unlisted family and nonfamily small and medium-sized enterprises (SMFEs and non-SMFEs) and the effect of internationalization on their relative performance. Results of the regression analysis of 4,217 firms with 11,821 observations over a 3-year period found that SMFEs achieved a higher return on assets as a result of having a superior return on sales. Also, although the results indicate that internationalization had a significant negative effect on the return on assets of SMEs overall, this was not the case for SMFEs, and the results suggest that SMFEs perform better in the international marketplace. These results were consistent across different definitions of family business employed. Implications for future research are explored.
How Does Knowledge Sharing Among Advisors From Different Disciplines Affect the Quality of the Services Provided to the Family Business Client? An Investigation From the Family Business Advisor’s Perspective
Authors: Su Emma , Dou Junsheng
Published: June 2013

This study examined how, from the family business advisor’s perspective, knowledge sharing among external individual advisors can affect the quality of services provided to the family business client. Using qualitative research methods, we found that knowledge sharing improved the quality of advising services through four mechanisms: (a) by improving the accuracy of issue identification, (b) by achieving a systematic analysis of the issue, (c) by arriving at an integrated total solution, and (d) by increasing the credibility of the provided solution. This study has important implications for literature in the field of family business advising, as it explains the underlying mechanisms through which knowledge sharing among individual external advisors enhances the quality of advising services.
Prostate Cancer Screening and Health Care System Distrust in Philadelphia
Authors: Yang Tse-Chuan , Matthews Stephen A. , Anderson Roger T.
Published: June 2013

Objective: We aim to examine whether distrust of health care system (hereafter distrust) is associated with prostate cancer screening and whether different dimensions of distrust demonstrate similar relationships with prostate cancer screening. Method: With data on 1,784 men aged 45 to 75 from the Philadelphia metropolitan area, we first applied factor analysis to generate factor scores capturing two distrust subscales: competence and values. We then implemented logistic regressions to estimate the relationships between distrust and prostate cancer screening, controlling for covariates related to demographics (e.g., race and age), socioeconomic status (e.g., poverty status and education), health care resources (e.g., insurance status), and health status (i.e., self-rated health). Results: Without considering any other covariates, both competence and values distrust were negatively associated to the receipt of prostate cancer screening. After accounting for other covariates shown above, values distrust remained negatively associated with the odds of receiving prostate cancer screening ( OR = 0.89, 95% CI [0.81, 0.98]) but competence distrust was not a significant predictor. Conclusions: Values distrust was independently associated with prostate cancer screening. Macro-level change in the health care system may influence men’s health behaviors. Our findings suggested that efforts to make the health care system more transparent and enhanced communications between men and health providers may facilitate prostate cancer screening.
Optimizing tablets’ quality with multiple responses using fuzzy goal programming
Authors: Al-Refaie Abbas , Diabat Ali , Li Ming-Hsien
Published: June 2013

Process analytical technology is considered to be a system for designing, analyzing, and controlling pharmaceutical manufacturing to ensure final product quality. This research, therefore, utilized the process analytical technology framework to improve the performance of tableting process. Two main responses are of main interest including hardness and weight. At initial factor levels, the [Formula: see text] charts are established and found in control for both responses. However, the process capability index, [Formula: see text], values are calculated to be 0.42 and 0.51 for hardness and weight, respectively. Moreover, the multiple process capability index, MCpm, is 0.46. These values indicate that the tableting process is incapable of producing quality tablets. The L27 is used for conducting designed experiments. The weighted additive model in fuzzy goal programming is then used to determine optimal factor settings. Confirmation experiments are then conducted at optimal factor settings. It is found that the [Formula: see text] values are calculated to be 2.13 and 1.85 for hardness and weight, respectively. The MCpm value significantly improved to 1.99, which means that the process is highly capable. Consequently, the T2 and the sample generalized variance control charts are established and further used for monitoring future production. In conclusion, the tools used in the process analytical technology framework are found effective for improving the performance of tableting process.
Multiple Routes to Mental Animation
Authors: Coventry Kenny R. , Christophel Thomas B. , Fehr Thorsten , Valdés-Conroy Berenice , Herrmann Manfred
Published: June 2013

When looking at static visual images, people often exhibit mental animation, anticipating visual events that have not yet happened. But what determines when mental animation occurs? Measuring mental animation using localized brain function (visual motion processing in the middle temporal and middle superior temporal areas, MT+), we demonstrated that animating static pictures of objects is dependent both on the functionally relevant spatial arrangement that objects have with one another (e.g., a bottle above a glass vs. a glass above a bottle) and on the linguistic judgment to be made about those objects (e.g., “Is the bottle above the glass?” vs. “Is the bottle bigger than the glass?”). Furthermore, we showed that mental animation is driven by functional relations and language separately in the right hemisphere of the brain but conjointly in the left hemisphere. Mental animation is not a unitary construct; the predictions humans make about the visual world are driven flexibly, with hemispheric asymmetry in the routes to MT+ activation.
Data-driven estimation of the inertia moment of wind turbines: A new ice-detection algorithm
Authors: Stotsky Alexander , Egardt Bo
Published: June 2013

Turbine blades accumulate ice under certain atmospheric conditions, such as low temperature and high humidity. This implies additional loads that might damage the turbine. A reliable ice-detection algorithm is required to shut down the turbine and prevent damages. A simple sensorless technique is proposed in this article for detection of both icing and ice shedding events. The technique is based on the estimation of the turbine inertia moment using generator speed measurements, turbine model and robust and fast convergent data-driven algorithms. Estimated inertia moment can be used for both ice detection and adaptation of the parameters of the control system. Implementation of this technique allows a stable turbine operation during hazardous ice conditions via adjustment of the control system parameters or turbine shut down in the extreme icing conditions.
Quest for Universal Standards of Judicial Integrity: Some Reflections on the Bangalore Principles
Authors: Olowu Dejo
Published: June 2013

While the Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct, 2002, are not binding on states, they evidence high-level support for the principle of judicial integrity. In addition, superior courts and judiciaries of diverse legal traditions have relied on the Bangalore Principles in codifying their minimum standards of judicial integrity. Extrapolating from some of the core values of the Bangalore Principles, this article accentuates some of the critical challenges implicated in establishing credible, independent and accountable judiciaries. Beyond the task of developing appropriate mechanisms for ensuring judicial integrity, this article assesses the follow-up efforts to the Bangalore Principles, such as the draft Lusaka Measures on the Implementation of the Bangalore Principles on Judicial Conduct, 2010, contending that while these measures seek to quantify the critical elements of the Bangalore Principles, there are still areas of concern. This article addresses a plethora of pertinent questions, advocating that the mechanisms for judicial integrity should not be entirely controlled by the judiciary but be made to accommodate sufficient lay representation, and furthermore, that current codes of judicial conduct be formulated as enforceable rules and procedures in ways that would sustain public confidence in judicial processes.
Book Review: Aftermath of a Nuclear Attack: A Case Study of Post-strike Operations
Authors: Vishwanathan Arun
Published: June 2013

Chauhan, Anil, Aftermath of a Nuclear Attack: A Case Study of Post-strike Operations (New Delhi: Pentagon Press, 2010). Pp. ix + 203, Price INR 545.
Book Review: Two Decades of India’s Look East Policy—Partnership for Peace, Progress and Prosperity
Authors: Chakraborti Tridib
Published: June 2013

Ram, Amar Nath (Ed.), Two Decades of India’s Look East Policy—Partnership for Peace, Progress and Prosperity (New Delhi: Manohar Publishers, 2012). Pp. 257, Price INR 695.
Independent Children’s Social Work Practice Pilots
Authors: Hussein Shereen , Manthorpe Jill , Ridley Julie , Austerberry Helen , Farrelly Nicola , Larkins Cath , Bilson Andy , Stanley Nicky
Published: June 2013

Objectives:

To investigate whether a new model that delegates some out-of-home care services from the public to the private and not-for-profit sectors in England enhances practitioners’ job control and stress levels.

Methods:

A 3-year longitudinal matched-control evaluation examined changes in Karasek demand-control model and Maslach burnout levels of 2,050 staff working in five social work practice (SWP) pilots, their host local authorities and comparable sites.

Results:

Mixed-effect models indicated no significant difference in main outcomes among SWP staff when compared to staff in host and comparison local authorities. There were notable differences in relation to job insecurity and social support.

Conclusion:

The minimal effects observed may relate to the diverse nature of SWPs with no specific work model predominating.
Structural Barriers to Receiving Health Care Services for Female Sex Workers in Russia
Authors: King Elizabeth J. , Maman Suzanne
Published: June 2013

Female sex workers in Russia have been particularly vulnerable to recent social, political, and economic changes. In this article, we describe the facilitators and barriers for sex workers receiving health care services in St. Petersburg, Russia. We conducted observations at medical institutions and nongovernmental organizations and in-depth interviews with 29 female sex workers. We identified the following barriers: poverty, not having documents, lack of anonymity in testing, and the official registration system. We identified the following facilitators: intervention by family members, social connections within the health care system, and referral services from a nongovernmental organization. Our findings indicate a need for reassessing policies and designing programs that better facilitate the use of health care services for the most vulnerable populations. This should include the expansion of support systems and outreach services designed to help female sex workers navigate the health care system.
The Impact of Parental Support and Perception of School on Hispanic Youth’s Substance Use
Authors: Shi Qi , Steen Sam , Weiss Brandi A.
Published: June 2013

With structural equation modeling, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health data were used to examine “parental support” and “perception of school” and their relation to Hispanic youth’s substance use (alcohol, cigarettes, and marijuana).
Experiences of Postpartum Mood Disorders of Women With More Than One Child
Authors: Robertson Phyllis , Curtis Russ , Lasher Rebecca , Jacques Sharon , Tom Shelly J.
Published: June 2013

In this consensual qualitative research study, the postpartum mood disorder (PMD) experiences of 127 women who have more than one child were explored through an online survey. Implications for practice include an expansion in predictive factors and symptoms when screening for PMD and the identification of prevention and coping strategies useful in the education and treatment of women who experience PMD.
The Influence of Divergent Parental Attachment Styles on Adolescent Maturation
Authors: Myrick Amie C. , Green Eric J. , Crenshaw David
Published: June 2013

The literature on parent–adolescent attachment relationships has proliferated in recent years and has found associations between secure, positive attachment and lower mental health difficulties, more meaningful relationships, and increased career and educational success. In contrast, those adolescents who have failed to form meaningful attachments with caregivers appear to struggle in these areas. It is important for family counselors to understand the role that attachment plays across the life span, but particularly in adolescence, as new relationships develop and relationships change. In addition, family counselors may struggle with boundary issues in counseling situations where insecure attachments are of clinical concern. Thus, this article serves as a review of the most current theory and research in the area of parent–adolescent attachment, as well as implications for family counselors—specifically, incorporating attachment into their conceptualization of cases where the adolescent is the identified client and establishing and maintaining appropriate boundaries with their adolescent clients.
A Rare Case of Anaplastic Variant of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Presenting as a Lung Primary
Authors: Kos Zuzana , Burns Bruce F. , Gomes Marcio M. , Sekhon Harmanjatinder S.
Published: June 2013

Primary pulmonary lymphoma is an uncommon neoplastic disorder representing approximately 0.5% to 1% of primary pulmonary malignancies. The vast majority are of low-grade, mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue type. Primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the lung is rare, though cases of the centroblastic and immunoblastic variants have been described. We present herein an interesting case of an 80-year-old man who presented with both respiratory and constitutional symptoms and was found to have a 4.5 cm left hilar mass with bilateral hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy on imaging. Endobronchial biopsy revealed an aggressive large cell lymphoma, with scattered large, bizarre-shaped nuclei resembling Reed–Sternberg cells, positive for CD20, PAX5, CD30, and MUM-1, consistent with an anaplastic variant of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Imaging showed no evidence of extrathoracic disease. Standard treatment with cyclophosphamide/vincristine/prednisone and rituximab resulted in significant clinical and radiological response and the patient remains in remission 21 months later. To the best of our knowledge, this modified Ann Arbor stage II2E primary pulmonary lymphoma, is the first description in the English literature of anaplastic variant of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma presenting as a lung primary.
Metastasizing Ameloblastoma With Localized Interstitial Spread in the Lung
Authors: Chou Yueh-Hung , Jhuang Jie-Yang , Chang Min-Hsiang , Huang Wen-Chih , Hsieh Min-Shu
Published: June 2013

Ameloblastoma is a locally aggressive, epithelial odontogenic tumor involving mandibles and maxillas. Distant metastasis is a very rare condition and is designated as metastasizing (malignant) ameloblastoma despite its benign histological appearance. Up to now, only 27 well-documented cases of metastasizing ameloblastomas are reported in the literature, and lung is the most commonly involved organ. In previous reports of pulmonary metastasizing ameloblastomas, there was little description of the histopathologic finding. Here, the authors report 2 cases of pulmonary metastasizing ameloblastomas with special emphasis on their interesting, interstitial spread along alveolar septa, resulting in a unique 2-cell pattern under microscopic examination. Pulmonary metastasizing ameloblastoma may pose difficulty in diagnosis if the pathologist is not aware of patient’s clinical history of ameloblastoma.
Small Cell Variant of Renal Oncocytoma With Liver Metastases
Authors: Trivedi Priti P. , Kriplani Divya , Gami Amisha , Shah Manoj J. , Shah Pankaj M.
Published: June 2013

Renal oncocytoma is a renal neoplasm considered to be benign. A small cell variant comprising predominantly of oncoblasts is rare. Metastases from a renal oncocytoma are extremely rare. A case of small cell variant of renal oncocytoma with liver metastases is described.