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Phase Behavior of Undecane‐Dodecane Mixtures Confined in SBA‐15
Authors: Yan Xiao , Pei Hai-Rong , Wang Tong-Bo , Liu Wen-Bo , Lan Xiao-Zheng
Published: September 2012

Phase behavior of undecane‐dodecane mixtures (n‐C11H24‐C12H26, C11‐C12) in bulk and confined in SBA‐15 (pore diameters 3.8, 7.8, and 17.2 nm) has been studied by differential scanning calorimetry. Phase diagram of the confined C11‐C12 system shows dependence on pore size, indicating simple behavior compared with the bulk. In the three systems, melting points of the confined C11, C12 and the mixtures (xC12 = 0.1–0.9) present a linear relation with the pore diameter from 3.8 to 17.2 nm. Melting behavior of the confined C11‐C12 mixtures is closely as the confined C11, C12. Melting temperatures of the three systems have been fitted as a function of mole fraction xC12.
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Authors:   The Editors
Published: September 2012

The following articles are being highlighted as part of
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subspecialty journals. The studies included in this article represent the most read manuscripts published on the topic of epidemiology and prevention within the last year.
New Voice, Less Equal
Authors: Sloam James
Published: September 2012

Declining youth participation in conventional forms of politics has become a central theme for academics and policy makers and has often been viewed as marking a crisis in citizenship. Yet there is overwhelming evidence to show that young people are not apathetic. They have their own views and engage in “politics” (more broadly understood) in a wide variety of ways that have relevance to their everyday lives. The following article compares and contrasts the civic and political engagement of young people both within and among the United States, Britain, and Germany. The core arguments are that the forms of engagement practiced by young people are heavily structured in favor of highly educated and well-off citizens and that young people as a group have increasingly been marginalized from electoral politics. However, the different experiences across the three countries give scholars a clearer idea of how these problems might be overcome.
Giftedness and Gifted Education
Authors: Ziegler Albert , Stoeger Heidrun , Vialle Wilma
Published: September 2012

This commentary addresses Subotnik et al.’s target article from the perspective of researchers active in the field of giftedness. First, we self-critically examine the current standing of giftedness research within the scientific community. Second, the authors’ critique of gifted education is sharpened in three respects: (a) gifted identification, (b) effectiveness of gifted education, and (c) credentials of gifted education. Finally, four necessary and productive lines for future research are proposed.
Eminence-Focused Gifted Education
Authors: Grantham Tarek C.
Published: September 2012

This article is based on Grantham’s commentary on an eminence-focused gifted education model developed by Subotnik, Olszewski-Kubilius, and Worrell. Grantham primarily reviews the model from an equity perspective, taking into account the changing demographics in the nation’s public schools. Specifically, Grantham asserts that education leaders want and need forward-thinking models that address race and class issues because public school populations are increasingly browner and poorer, unlike many gifted program enrollments that tend to represent students from White and middle-class backgrounds. Underrepresentation in gifted programs among minorities (particularly Blacks and Hispanics) and low-income students plagues our field and turns off many public school advocates to gifted education. Education leaders may embrace new models when they squarely address the reality that circa 2020, public schools will be majority minority. Researchers stand a better chance of gaining traction to move the field forward when their model shows promise for involving greater numbers of students representing our pluralistic society. To rethink giftedness and gifted education, Subotnik, Olszewski-Kubilius, and Worrell rely on works from psychology; however, important past and present perspectives from psychologists who have researched underrepresented groups and equity issues are excluded. Education leaders may recognize this omission and view the eminence-focused approach (and perhaps its underlying paradigm) as a less novel model and more of a perpetuation of the same status quo in gifted education. In sum, Grantham’s commentary encourages scholars not to depart from a legacy of addressing excellence and equity through new models that move the field forward.
Psychological Science, Talent Development, and Educational Advocacy
Authors: Robinson Ann
Published: September 2012

The talent development approach to the conceptualization of giftedness has historical precedent in the field. Examples of large-scale and longitudinal research studies from previous decades guided by the talent development approach are provided as illustrations. The implications of focusing on domain-specific talents in academics, the arts and sport, their individual patterns of development, and the use of eminence as a goal for programs and services in gifted education are discussed. The importance of linking theoretical debates and research with the realities of policies, resource allocation, and advocacy is emphasized.
A Proposed Direction Forward for Gifted Education Based on Psychological Science
Authors: Subotnik Rena F. , Olszewski-Kubilius Paula , Worrell Frank C.
Published: September 2012

In this monograph, the authors advanced a set of interrelated arguments: The abilities of individuals do matter, particularly their abilities in specific talent domains; different talent domains have different developmental trajectories that vary as to when they start, peak, and end; and opportunities provided by society are crucial at every point in the talent development process. The authors argue that society must strive to promote these opportunities, but that individuals with talent also have some responsibility for their own growth and development. Furthermore, the research knowledge base indicates that psychosocial variables are determining influences in the successful development of talent. Finally, preparing young people for outstanding achievement or eminence ought to be the chief goal of gifted education.
Between religion and State: the Dajia pilgrimage in Taiwan
Authors: Hsun Chang
Published: September 2012

In this paper the author will utilize both anthropological and historical approaches to illustrate how religion and the State intersect in the Dajia Mazu pilgrimage. Moreover, she will critique the conventional binary model of sacred versus profane by demonstrating how these two concepts are intricately intertwined in the course of the Dajia pilgrimage. The article aims to: provide a brief introduction and background to the Dajia pilgrimage; explore how the pilgrimage route is determined; discuss the protagonists involved in the choice of the pilgrimage route – temple committee leaders and members, as well as local politicians; and examine how temple committee members exploit the pilgrimage to express dissent against the central government of Taiwan.
Pèlerinages et économie : des marchands du temple aux offrandes pèlerines
Authors: Camhi-Rayer Bernadette
Published: September 2012

Because they involve the movement of millions of people over periods of days or weeks, pilgrimages create economic development in the areas in which they take place. In this paper the author proposes to analyze, in a comparative way, some economic dimensions of two contemporary pilgrimages: Lourdes, a French Marian Catholic pilgrimage, and Dajia Mazu, a Taiwanese Taoist pilgrimage. We will demonstrate how the links between the economic and the religious fields are based on differences between the multiple actors of the pilgrimages: religious organizations, secular organizations (elected representatives, administrators, political parties, shopkeepers), the groups of pilgrims and the divine universe. The ‘secular’ effects of the religious field on the economic lead first to the joint mobilization of politicians and local administration staff with more or less direct links with the religious people in charge, in order to perpetuate and regulate the flow of pilgrims (reception policy, accommodation, organization of cultural events, tourism, etc.). But pilgrimages also generate financial donations and offerings, which are in certain cases part of the pilgrim’s interaction with the economy, the vendor in effect acting as the divine dispenser of benefits and ‘favours’. These offerings are collected by religious and/or secular organizations and reinvested, as the case may be, in the religious and/or social or even political domain, as in Taiwan. So the collection of these offerings takes on an important economic dimension, especially as the size of the donations is at least partly connected to the obtaining of the requested favours.
Le pèlerinage touristique : un nouveau type d’activité sociale en situation d’hypermodernité
Authors: Liogier Raphaël
Published: September 2012

Since the late 1980s, holidaymaking as a form of essentially passive, recreational space-time has been challenged by increasingly active forms of tourism involving the acquisition of skills packaged as training periods, offering participants unique experiences that will allow them to ‘make a difference to the world’ while simultaneously ‘discovering themselves’. At the core of this new spectrum of travel offerings, ranging from ‘humanitarian tourism’ to ‘adventure tourism’, is spiritual tourism. The result is the emergence of quasi-pilgrimage tours, plugged into a new hard-wiring of the collective imagination that we have called ‘individuo-globalism’, while the traditional pilgrimage is increasingly obliged to conform to the same conceptual model. The phenomena resulting from this process fall neither into the category of tourism, properly speaking, nor into that of the traditional pilgrimage, but are emerging as a social reality with its own characteristics.
Les sites d’eau bénite chrétiens en Éthiopie et le sida : tensions entre des dynamiques sacrées et profanes
Authors: Hermann Judith
Published: September 2012

In Ethiopia, the Christian holy water ritual is a traditional remedy for illness. At the beginning of the 1990s, the AIDS epidemic began to be tackled by holy water sites, which generated pilgrimages and spiritual cures. Traditionally, the holy water cure – a redemptive and purifying ritual – is exclusive of any other treatment. The use of other forms of therapy is been perceived as a sign of doubt in the divine capacity of the holy water to cure. Moreover, sites where water is considered blessed by the divine are sacred spaces and the introduction of too many profane elements has been regarded as undermining the power of the water. The free, large-scale distribution of antiretroviral drugs in Ethiopia and their arrival at holy water sites brought into question the compatibility of such treatments with holy water sites and the protection of the sacredness of these spaces. At Ent’ot’o Maryam, a site famous for its miraculous cures of HIV sufferers, the arrival of antiretroviral drugs destabilized the existing equilibrium and led to a transfer of holy water power to another site, Shenkuru Mika’él. At Shenkuru Mika’él some pilgrims living with HIV take antiretrovirals, but in a more discreet manner. Therefore, it appears that the two types of cure are not totally incompatible, but they serve to highlight the porosity of the borders between the sacred and the profane and the malleability of the holy water ritual.
Markets of piety and pious markets: the Protestant ethic and the spirit of Korean capitalism
Authors: Baldacchino Jean-Paul
Published: September 2012

The author takes a historical and ethnographic approach to the rise of Korean Protestantism and its relationship to Korean modernization and capitalist development. He argues that while theories of Asian capitalism have looked at the ways a Confucian work ethic has helped the development of Asian capitalist economies, this perspective ignores the overarching concern with regional identity. This approach has also tended to ignore the diversity of religious landscapes in East Asia. The author argues that the phenomenal rise of Protestantism in South Korea has to be located within the context of processes of modernization. Exploring ethnographically the nature of Korean Protestantism reveals a theological doctrine of Puritanism, which shares ‘elective affinities’ with the capitalist ethic. Adopting a Weberian approach the author undertakes a detailed analysis of the sermons and ritual life of one Korean church in Seoul and relates this to larger historical and economic processes in South Korea.
Foreign Direct Investment, Pollution, and Economic Growth
Authors: Mutafoglu Takvor H.
Published: September 2012

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships among Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows, Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions, and economic growth in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for Turkey over the period of 1987Q1–2009Q4. The cointegration analyses suggest that there is a stable long-run equilibrium relationship among the variables under consideration and the results of the Granger causality test, produced from the error-correction model (ECM), show that there is a causal relationship between the variables and lends support to the pollution-haven hypothesis. However, there appears to be no evidence of FDI-led growth in the data.
Turkish Academics as Neoliberal Subjects?
Authors: Şener Meltem Yılmaz
Published: September 2012

A university is an institution that has been extensively restructured according to the market logic with the process of neoliberal globalization. As the resources for doing research are limited especially in the developing countries, the funds provided for research by institutions such as the World Bank gain importance for the academics. This article demonstrates how the academics’ experience of producing knowledge for the World Bank fosters the neoliberalization of the university in Turkey. Depending on interviews with academics, the article looks at the impacts of doing research for the World Bank. It concludes that although these academics are forced to act as entrepreneurial subjects, they have not necessarily internalized this neoliberal mentality.
Intergroup Relations among the Ethiopian Youth
Authors: Semela Tesfaye
Published: September 2012

This study examines the level of intergroup relations among Ethiopian university students coming from ethnically and religiously diverse backgrounds. The article conceptualized intergroup contact in terms of students’ cross-group friendship. It investigates the extent to which intergroup contact is affected by attitude towards other ethnic (IEA) and religious (IRA) groups, their perceived cross-ethnic cohesiveness (CEC), ethnic-orientation, and patriotism. Data were gathered based on a survey of 188 students drawn from one of Ethiopia’s public higher education institutions. The findings reveal that the majority of the students showed favorable attitude towards other ethno-cultural and religious groups, and attitude towards other ethnic groups (IEA) is found to be independent of one’s ethnic background. Nevertheless, while cross-ethnic friendship is negatively affected by language difficulties, failure to make friends from religious out-group is associated with strong conformity with the teachings of the respective religions. Finally, the article forwards policy recommendations for increased intercultural understanding and improved intergroup relations.
Proliferative and Nonproliferative Lesions of the Rat and Mouse Male Reproductive System
Authors: Creasy Dianne , Bube Axel , Rijk Eveline de , Kandori Hitoshi , Kuwahara Maki , Masson Regis , Nolte Thomas , Reams Rachel , Regan Karen , Rehm Sabine , Rogerson Petrina , Whitney Katharine
Published: September 2012

The INHAND Project (International Harmonization of Nomenclature and Diagnostic Criteria for Lesions in Rats and Mice) is a joint initiative of the Societies of Toxicologic Pathology from Europe (ESTP), Great Britain (BSTP), Japan (JSTP), and North America (STP) to develop an internationally accepted nomenclature for proliferative and nonproliferative lesions in laboratory animals. The purpose of this publication is to provide a standardized nomenclature and differential diagnosis for classifying microscopic lesions observed in the male reproductive system of laboratory rats and mice, with color microphotographs illustrating examples of some lesions. The standardized nomenclature presented in this document is also available for society members electronically on the Internet (http://goreni.org). Sources of material included histopathology databases from government, academia, and industrial laboratories throughout the world. Content includes spontaneous and aging lesions as well as lesions induced by exposure to test materials. A widely accepted and utilized international harmonization of nomenclature for lesions of the male reproductive system in laboratory animals will decrease confusion among regulatory and scientific research organizations in different countries and provide a common language to increase and enrich international exchanges of information among toxicologists and pathologists.
The Influence of New Product Characteristics on Rate of Adoption
Authors: Vander Schee Brian A.
Published: September 2012

The five characteristics that influence new product rate of adoption are routinely covered in the Principles of Marketing course. Any particular marketing concept such as relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, divisibility, and communicability may not capture interest or engagement among students who take the course as a graduation requirement. Thus, an active learning activity game was developed to address the lack of participation and understanding. Primary assessment of the activity ( n = 300) demonstrated that students found Bidding for Buyers a valuable learning experience by encouraging class participation and student motivation. A confirmatory study ( n = 85) also demonstrated that student comprehension of new product characteristics and their influence on rate of adoption using a traditional lecture and Bidding for Buyers was significantly higher compared with just a traditional lecture covering the same material.
Collaborative Communities Through Coproduction
Authors: Frieling Margreet A. , Lindenberg Siegwart M. , Stokman Frans N.
Published: September 2012

Many local councils aim to (re)connect citizens to public planning. This article presents the Collaborative Communities through Coproduction (3C) method as a way to establish cooperation between residents and professionals in improving neighborhood livabiliy. The authors describe common challenges to citizen participation and identify the dilemma of sustainable cooperation as an additional challenge for citizen participation efforts that aim to establish coproduction. To deal with this dilemma, the 3C method was designed as a continuous, circular process of plan making, plan implementation, and plan evaluation. The authors describe the implementation of the 3C method in two neighborhoods in the Netherlands. Findings from the two case studies demonstrate workable solutions to the dilemmas of citizen participation. Nonetheless, the study findings show that shifting council priorities pose an additional risk to the sustained continuation of coproduction efforts.
Interpretation of the modality of touch on an artificial arm covered with an EIT-based sensitive skin
Authors: Silvera Tawil David , Rye David , Velonaki Mari
Published: September 2012

During social interaction humans extract important information from tactile stimuli that can improve their understanding of the interaction. The development of a similar capability in a robot will contribute to the future success of intuitive human–robot interaction. This paper presents a thin, flexible and stretchable artificial skin for robotics based on the principle of electrical impedance tomography. This skin, which can be used to extract information such as location, duration and intensity of touch, was used to cover the forearm and upper arm of a full-size mannequin. A classifier based on the ‘LogitBoost’ algorithm was used to classify the modality of eight different types of touch applied by humans to the mannequin arm. Experiments showed that the modality of touch was correctly classified in approximately 71% of the trials. This was shown to be comparable to the accuracy of humans when identifying touch. The classification accuracies obtained represent significant improvements over previous classification algorithms applied to artificial sensitive skins. It is shown that features based on touch duration and intensity are sufficient to provide a good classification of touch modality. Gender and cultural background were examined and found to have no statistically significant effect on the classification results.
Diet and Breast Cancer
Authors: Thomson Cynthia A.
Published: September 2012

Background: Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in the United States. Extensive research has been completed to evaluate the relationship between dietary factors and breast cancer risk and survival after breast cancer; however, a summary report with clinical inference is needed. Materials and Methods: This review summarizes the current epidemiological and clinical trial evidence relating diet to breast cancer incidence, recurrence, survival, and mortality. The review includes emerging epidemiological studies that assess risk within breast cancer subtypes as well as a summary of previous and ongoing dietary intervention trials designed to modify breast cancer risk. Results: The available literature suggests that both low‐fat and high‐fiber diets may be weakly protective against breast cancer, whereas total energy intake and alcohol appear to be positively associated. Fiber may be weakly protective possibly through modulation of estrogen, whereas fruit and vegetable intake is not clearly associated with risk. Obesity is a risk factor for postmenopausal disease, and adult weight gain should be avoided to reduce risk. In survivors, diet has the greatest potential influence on overall mortality rather than breast cancer–specific events. Conclusion: Diet is modestly associated with breast cancer risk; associations appear more pronounced for postmenopausal disease, and healthy choices after diagnosis and treatment likely support longevity more so than reduced risk for recurrent disease.
Status Compatibility and Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Female Intimate Partner Violence Victims
Authors: Kaukinen Catherine Elizabeth , Meyer Silke , Akers Caroline
Published: September 2012

Given the far-reaching social, personal, and economic costs of crime and violence, as well as the lasting health effects, understanding how women respond to domestic violence and the types of help sought are critical in addressing intimate partner violence. We use a nationally representative dataset (Canadian General Social Survey, Personal Risk, 1999) to examine the help-seeking behaviors of female intimate partner violence victims ( N = 250). Although victims of violent crime often do not call the police, many victims, particularly women who have been battered by their partner rely on family, friends, social service, and mental health interventions in dealing with the consequences of violent crime. We examine the role of income, education, and employment status in shaping women’s decisions to seek help, and we treat these economic variables as symbolic and relative statuses as compared to male partners. Although family violence researchers have conceptualized the association between economic variables and the dynamics of intimate partner violence with respect to the structural dimensions of sociodemographic factors, feminist researchers connect economic power to family dynamics. Drawing on these literatures, we tap the power in marital and cohabiting relationships, rather than treating these variables as simply socioeconomic resources. Controlling for other relevant variables we estimate a series of multivariate models to examine the relationship between status compatibilities and help-seeking from both formal and informal sources. We find that status incompatibilities between partners that favor women increase the likelihood of seeking support in dealing with the impact of violence.
Identity Twists and Turns
Authors: Eck Beth A.
Published: September 2012

Marriage rates in the United States are declining, but being married remains a potent status marker. In this article, I examine how white, middle-aged, never-married men understand their unmarried status. An analysis of face-to-face interviews reveals that most men in this study use the discourses of self-help, love’s labor, and individual choice to construct narratives that help to explain how they are on the path to marriage, or alternately, how remaining single might represent the best future for them. Findings reveal an instance of a more generic process I call the “identity turn” which describes the transition from one understanding of self to another. Significantly, three men in this study did no identity work around the institution of marriage; thus they required no identity turn. They may represent the vanguard of singles who can lay claim to an identity outside of the married ideal. They rely on the language of self-sufficiency and independence in constructing understandings of self.
Experimental and numerical investigation of an adaptive simulated annealing technique in optimization of warm tube hydroforming
Authors: Seyedkashi SM Hossein , Moslemi Naeini Hassan , Liaghat Gholamhossein , Mosavi Mashadi Mahmoud , Shojaee G Kambiz , Mirzaali Mohammad , Moon Young Hoon
Published: September 2012

Simulated annealing technique – which has attracted significant attention as being suitable for combinatorial optimization problems – has been used in many engineering applications. In current research, this method is used in optimization of a complicated forming process. Warm tube hydroforming is a new technology in the forming of lightweight aluminum and magnesium alloys in automotive, electronics and leisure industries. Owing to the complex nature of this process at high temperatures, and difficulty of obtaining the optimized forming conditions, this process has not received the credit it deserves yet. A new method for optimization of the warm tube hydroforming process is developed by using the simulated annealing algorithm with a novel adaptive annealing schedule. The optimal pressure loading paths are obtained for AA6061 aluminum alloy tubes with different wall thicknesses and corner fillets. The results obtained by simulated annealing technique are verified numerically and experimentally.
Effect of jet noise reduction on gas turbine engine efficiency
Authors: Doulgeris Georgios , Korakianitis Theodosios , Avital Eldad J , Pilidis Pericles , Laskaridis Panos
Published: September 2012

This article introduces a method for gas-turbine preliminary design, featuring jet-noise reduction as one of the main design objectives, or as the main objective. Selected methods have been implemented in an integrated systemic approach tool that includes gas turbine performance, aircraft performance and noise prediction. This tool enables the optimisation of the thermodynamic cycle for low noise, low fuel consumption, or a compromise between the two. Two case studies have been carried out for a 4000 nautical mile, 216-passenger aircraft: one targeting at minimum noise; and one for minimum fuel consumption. The parametric analysis approach enables the visualisation of the effect of cycle choices (overall pressure ratio, bypass ratio, combustor outlet temperature) on parameters such as engine size, weight, specific thrust, specific fuel consumption, noise and mission fuel. It is shown that noise reduction comes at the expense of fuel consumption, reducing the energy conversion efficiency of the system. Nevertheless the proposed tool allows the performance engineer to make appropriate choices for given design targets.
Efficient global optimization for S-duct diffuser shape design
Authors: Bae HyoGil , Park SooHyung , Kwon JangHyuk
Published: September 2012

The efficient global optimization method is a global optimization technique based on the stochastic kriging model to efficiently search the global optimum in a design space. Efficient global optimization selects the next sample point in the view of the probability that a global minimum is located. To present the probability, the efficient global optimization method introduces the expected improvement function. The mean and variance at the untried point provided from the kriging model are used to calculate the expected improvement function. Efficient global optimization selects the maximum expected improvement point as the next sample point. After validating the efficient global optimization method by several test functions, we applied it to a diffusing S-duct shape design problem which needs a computationally expensive turbulent computational fluid dynamics analysis. The design objective is to improve the total pressure recovery of the S-duct. The improved S-duct shape was searched globally through the efficient global optimization method. Our results confirmed that the efficient global optimization method can efficiently provide a meaningful engineering result in the S-duct shape design.
Assessing heat pumps as flexible load
Authors: Hong Jun , Kelly Nicolas J , Richardson Ian , Thomson Murray
Published: September 2012

In a future power system featuring significant renewable generation, the ability to manipulate domestic demand through the flexible operation of heat-led technologies such as heat pumps and micro-combined heat and power could be a critical factor in providing a secure and stable supply of electrical energy. Using a simulation-based approach, this study examined the linkage between the thermal characteristics of buildings and the scope for flexibility in the operating times of air source heat pumps. This was assessed against the resulting impact on the end-user’s comfort and convenience. A detached dwelling and flat were modelled in detail along with their heating system in order to determine the temporal shift achievable in the heat pump operating times for present-day and future dwellings. The simulation results indicated that the scope for shifting heat pump operating times in the existing building stock was limited, with time shifts of only 1–2 h achieved before there was a serious impact on the comfort of the occupant. However, if insulation levels were dramatically improved and substantial levels of thermal buffering were added into the heating system, sizable time shifts of up to 6 h were achievable without a significant impact on either space or hot water temperatures.
The Convergent Structure of DSM-5 Personality Trait Facets and Five-Factor Model Trait Domains
Authors: Thomas Katherine M. , Yalch Matthew M. , Krueger Robert F. , Wright Aidan G. C. , Markon Kristian E. , Hopwood Christopher J.
Published: September 2012

The DSM-5 Personality and Personality Disorder Work Group have proposed diagnosing personality disorder based in part on 25 pathological traits. Initial research suggests that five factors explain the covariance among these traits and that these factors reflect the domains of the well-validated Five-Factor Model (FFM) of normative personality. This finding is important because it signifies the potential to apply normative trait research to personality disorder classification in the DSM-5. In this study, trait scale scores on the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5) and domain scores from the FFM Rating Form (FFMRF) were subjected to a conjoint exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to test the higher-order convergence of the DSM-5 pathological trait model and the FFM in a nonclinical sample ( N = 808). Results indicate that the five higher-order factors of the conjoint EFA reflect the domains of the FFM. The authors briefly discuss implications of this correspondence between the normative FFM and the pathological PID-5.
Literacy and Graphic Communication
Authors: Fletcher Tina , Sampson Mary Beth
Published: September 2012

Although it may seem logical to assume that giftedness automatically equates with high academic achievement, research has shown that assumption is not always true especially in areas that deal with the communication of understanding and knowledge of a subject. If problems occur in graphic output venues that include handwriting, intervention programs do not typically meet the unique needs of the gifted learner. Therefore, this article explores ways to enhance the total literacy development of the gifted student through a discussion of varieties of graphic outputs and strategies.
Engaging Diverse Gifted Learners in U.S. History Classrooms
Authors: Jones Jaimon K. , Hébert Thomas P.
Published: September 2012

The strengths and talents of diverse gifted learners must be supported in culturally responsive middle and high school classrooms. Secondary social studies teachers can use teaching strategies to provide an enriched experience in U.S. history classrooms that will engage and intellectually challenge diverse gifted learners. The model proposed by Ford and Harris (1999) for delivering multicultural gifted education offers educators a framework for delivering culturally responsive curriculum.
Chess From Square a1
Authors: Adams Thomasina C. P.
Published: September 2012

Teachers of gifted students often are challenged to find ways to stimulate critical thinking and problem-solving skills. School chess clubs are one way of meeting that challenge. This article poses how games such as chess affect learning and gifted students. Two detailed strategies for teaching chess to students beginning in kindergarten are presented in this article, narrative story and visual spatial strategies challenge students to learn. Chess is a tool that can be used to meet gifted program standards. Resources for teachers of the gifted are discussed and evaluated throughout the article.
The Fears and Anxieties of Gifted Learners
Authors: Lamont Renee T.
Published: September 2012

Research indicates there may be a relationship between gifted learners and insomnia, fear, and anxiety. This article discusses current research on Dabrowski’s overexcitabilities, asynchronous development, perfectionistic tendencies, and common fears of gifted learners. Suggestions for parents and teachers of gifted children are offered to help gifted learners deal with these issues.
Innovative Allies
Authors: Coxon Steve V.
Published: September 2012

Spatial and creative abilities are important for innovations in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, but talents are rarely developed from these abilities by schools, including among gifted children and adolescents who have a high potential to become STEM innovators. This article provides an overview of each ability and makes the case for their connection. Example activities that involve spatial and creative abilities are provided. These activities not only can incorporate state standards but also can provide the challenge necessary to develop spatial and creative talents in gifted learners. Activity examples are provided in the following categories: arts curriculum embedded within STEM subjects, problem solving focused curriculum, computer programming, and academic competitions.
From Sentimentality to Masculine Excess in Galician National Discourse
Authors: Miguélez-Carballeira Helena
Published: September 2012

This article studies the gendered meanings of Galician national discourse with particular focus on the notion of masculinity. The first part of the article analyzes cultural writings in the early stages of Galician regionalism and establishes how the metaphor of Galicia as feminine (and, as a consequence, of Galician manhood as marked with the notions of sentimentality and submissiveness) gradually became an important stumbling block for nationalism’s emergence as a viable political movement. In the second section, the author  studies how the early texts of Galician political nationalism reacted against such metaphors by means of a heightened masculinist discourse bent on recasting national insurgence as a question of virility. Finally, the author analyzes Ricardo Carvalho Calero’s Historia da literatura galega contemporánea (1963/1981) in line with this rhetoric of national virility and as an example of what the author will call the masculine excess present in the seminal texts of Galician cultural nationalism.
Brachial artery occlusion in a young adult with an ACTA2 thoracic aortic aneurysm
Authors: Al-Mohaissen Maha , Allanson Judith E , O’Connor Michael D , Veinot John P , Brandys Timothy M , Maharajh Gyaandeo , Dennie Carole J , Beauchesne Luc M
Published: September 2012

Mutations of the ACTA2 gene, which encodes the smooth muscle cell-specific isoform of α-actin protein, have recently been found to be among the most common genetic abnormalities observed in patients with familial thoracic aortic aneurysms/dissection (TAAD). Other reported vascular manifestations caused by these mutations include premature coronary artery disease and stroke. We report a young adult who presented with an acute brachial artery occlusion and was subsequently found to have aortopathy and an ACTA2 mutation. This expands the spectrum of vascular disease associated with ACTA2 mutation to include acute limb ischemia.
Media justice: Madeleine McCann, intermediatization and ‘trial by media’ in the British press
Authors: Greer Chris , McLaughlin Eugene
Published: September 2012

Three-year-old Madeleine McCann disappeared on 3 May 2007 from a holiday apartment in Portugal. Over five years and multiple investigations that failed to solve this abducted child case, Madeleine and her parents were subject to a process of relentless ‘intermediatization’. Across 24–7 news coverage, websites, documentaries, films, YouTube videos, books, magazines, music and artworks, Madeleine was a mediagenic image of innocence and a lucrative story. In contrast to Madeleine’s media sacralization, the representation of her parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, fluctuated between periods of vociferous support and prolonged and libellous ‘trial by media’. This article analyses how the global intermediatization of the ‘Maddie Mystery’ fed into and fuelled the ‘trial by media’ of Kate and Gerry McCann in the UK press. Our theorization of ‘trial by media’ is developed and refined through considering its legal limitations in an era of ‘attack journalism’ and unprecedented official UK inquiries into press misconduct and criminality.
Finite element analysis of fatigue life for deep groove ball bearing
Authors: Deng Song , Hua Lin , Han Xinghui , Huang Song
Published: September 2012

The aim of this article is to develop an accurate three-dimensional finite element model of deep groove ball bearing to analyze fatigue lives for outer race and inner race. By the finite element analysis, the stress and strain datasets for outer race and inner race are obtained and used to calculate the fatigue lives. Based on a reliable fatigue criterion, the effect of various applied loads on the fatigue lives of outer race and inner race is investigated. Several parameters, namely the raceway groove curvature radii of outer race and inner race and the thicknesses of outer race and inner race are varied to investigate their effect on the fatigue lives. Research results provide useful guidelines for determining the design parameters.
Does health promotion need a Code of Ethics? Results from an IUHPE mixed method survey
Authors: Bull Torill , Riggs Elisha , Nchogu Sussy N.
Published: September 2012

Background. Health promotion is an ethically challenging field involving constant reflection of values across multiple cultures of what is regarded as good and bad health promotion practice. While many disciplines are guided by a Code of Ethics (CoE) no such guide is available to health promoters. The International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) has been nominated as a suitable candidate for developing such a code. It is within this context that the IUHPE Student and Early Career Network (ISECN), through its Ethics Working Group, has taken up the challenge of preparing the foundations for a CoE for health promotion. Methods. An online survey comprising open and closed-answer questions was used to gather the opinions of IUHPE members regarding the need for a CoE for health promotion. The quantitative data were calculated with descriptive analyses. A thematic analysis approach was used to analyze and interpret the qualitative data. Results. IUHPE members ( n = 236) from all global regions responded to the survey. The majority (52%) of the respondents had 11 years’ experience or more in the field of health promotion. Ethical dilemmas were commonly encountered. The need for a CoE for health promotion was expressed by 83% of respondents. Respondents also offered their views of possibilities, ideas and challenges regarding the development of a CoE for health promotion. Conclusions. Considering that health promoters encounter ethical dilemmas frequently in their practice, this study reinforces the need to develop a CoE for the field. The recommendations from the survey provide a good basis for future work to develop such a code.
An exploration of the connection between two meaning perspectives: an evidence-based approach to health information delivery to vulnerable groups of Arabic- and Somali-speaking asylum seekers in a Swedish context
Authors: Ekblad Solvig , Linander Andrea , Asplund Maria
Published: September 2012

The right to health care is significant for asylum seekers, particularly as many of them have experienced traumatic life events in their home country, during flight or in their host country. Post-migration living conditions have more impact than pre-migration conditions on ill health among asylum seekers, which underscores the importance of health care-related refugee reception policies. The purpose of this article is to explore the perceived meaning of comprehensive health information provided by a nurse to Arabic- and Somali-speaking adult asylum seekers, in a Swedish context, during its introduction at the Migration Board. In our study, the endpoint was whether asylum seekers found such health information relevant, understandable and respectful. Following an oral presentation, participants filled in a questionnaire consisting of three close-ended questions. A total of 39 groups of presentation attendees included 626 asylum seekers (415 Arabic- and 211 Somali-speaking). Data were analysed with descriptive statistics. Comments underwent content analysis. We also present some socio-demographic data on these asylum seekers. Independently of gender and language, the participants expressed their gratitude for and the meaningfulness of receiving professional, fact-based information, as well as being treated with concern and respect. They indicated a great need for this and felt relieved by being listened to. They liked the pedagogic group method, the opportunity for dialogue and to practice exercising their rights. These promising results indicate that exercising the asylum-seekers’ right to receive such health information would improve future reception policies not only in Sweden, but throughout the EU. A renewed focus on communication and pedagogic skills, instead of just cultural training, should be considered for health care professionals assisting asylum seekers.
The mental health of adolescent school children: a comparison among Japan, Korea, and China
Authors: Houri Daisuke , Nam Eun Woo , Choe Eun Hee , Min Liu Zhong , Matsumoto Kenji
Published: September 2012

This study compared the mental health of adolescents in three countries in northeast Asia: Japan, South Korea, and China. The study sample included a total of 1,399 third graders at junior high schools: 632 from Yonago City and Tottori City in Japan, 377 from Wonju City in Korea, and 390 from Changchun City in China. Mental health was measured by the Ochanomizu University Health Examination, which includes mental health scales composed of somatic symptoms, eating disorders, depression, interpersonal relationships, powerlessness, and impulsiveness; self-resilience; familial relationships; friendships; a feeling of gloom during the previous month; current well-being; and counseling. The results of this study were as follows: first, Japanese students experienced more difficulties in interpersonal relationships and experienced more feelings of powerlessness than Korean and Chinese students. Korean students were vulnerable to somatic symptoms and impulsiveness, whereas Chinese students experienced more depression than Korean and Japanese students. Second, more female students were in the poor mental health group than male students. Third, Japanese female students ranked the lowest of all groups for the Resilience Index scores. Fourth, when in need of counseling, students solicited advice from teachers (classroom teachers, health teachers or club teachers) about their study-related problems, and asked for advice from friends regarding problems or worries about peer and family relations. However, a number of students received no counseling for their troubles. The study concluded that it is necessary to promote a healthy environment for students, with easy access to counseling from mental health care professionals.
Educating the Canadian public about the social determinants of health: the time for local public health action is now!
Authors: Raphael Dennis
Published: September 2012

Despite Canada’s history of developing health promotion and population health concepts, Canada falls behind other wealthy nations in having these ideas implemented in the form of public policy that strengthens the social determinants of health (SDH). Much of this has to do with the lack of awareness by Canadians about the SDH that stems from the lack of media reporting on the determinants of health and the unwillingness of most local public health units across Canada to raise these issues in a consistent manner. Canada is not unique in this situation. If the public health community in Canada is to live up to its self-professed mission of improving the health of Canadians it must undertake to educate the public about the SDH as effectively as it took on the task of educating the public of the importance of not smoking, of exercising and adopting a healthy diet.
Alimentación no saludable, inactividad física y obesidad en la población infantil colombiana: un llamado urgente al estado y la sociedad civil para emprender acciones efectivas
Authors: Gómez Luis Fernando , Ibarra Marian Lorena , Lucumí Diego Iván , Arango Carlos Mario , Parra Angela , Cadena Yazmín , Erazo Viviana , Parra Diana Celmira
Published: September 2012

Resumen

Colombia, al igual que la mayoría de los países de América Latina, ha experimentado una rápida transición nutricional, la cual se ha dado en un contexto caracterizado por altos niveles de pobreza, inequidad y exclusión social; sumado a acelerados procesos de globalización y una creciente influencia política y mediática de las grandes corporaciones de bebidas y alimentos ultra-procesados. Esta situación tiene un impacto potencialmente negativo en la salud infantil, al afectar sus patrones de actividad física y alimentación. Existen acciones poblacionales efectivas para la promoción de la actividad física y la alimentación saludable en niños, niñas y adolescentes, que podrían implementarse en Colombia si se contara con la voluntad política del gobierno y la participación activa de la sociedad civil.