bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Revisiting Parole Decision Making: Testing for the Punitive Hypothesis in a Large U.S. Jurisdiction
Authors: Vîlcică E. Rely
Published: September 2016

The decision to grant conditional release from prison (aka the parole decision) has been largely neglected in the contemporary criminological literature, despite its critical implications. The current study, conducted in Pennsylvania, United States, tests for punitive themes in parole decision making by examining the impact of several measures reflective of punishment satisfaction on the decision to grant release to eligible parole candidates. The results indicate that the amount of time served in relation to the original punishment does not predict parole decisions but the nature of the original offense does. Moreover, inmates eligible for parole have to experience at least one parole denial to increase their chances of release, suggesting that parole decision makers use the parole process as a punitive means. The implications of the findings are discussed.
The J-Shaped Bone Graft for Anatomic Glenoid Reconstruction
Authors: Deml Christian , Kaiser Peter , van Leeuwen Wouter F. , Zitterl Magdalena , Euler Simon A.
Published: September 2016

Background:

The J-shaped bone graft procedure is one of the recommended methods to reconstruct significant glenoid rim defects.

Purpose:

To evaluate long-term (minimum 10-year) clinical outcomes and show further details of the remodeling effects on the articular cavity of the glenoid after J-shaped bone grafting.

Study Design:

Case series; Level of evidence, 4.

Methods:

A total of 14 patients treated with a J-shaped bone graft procedure were observed clinically. Additionally, bilateral preoperative and postoperative follow-up computed tomography (CT) scans were used for CT-osteoabsorptiometry (OAM) to evaluate the bony remodeling processes.

Results:

The follow-up rate was 93% at a mean follow-up time of 10.7 years (range, 10.08-11.75 years). Patients exhibited a mean Constant score of 92.5 (range, 80-100) on the clinical evaluation. All patients had free range of motion and were pain free without any recurrence of instability. Based on CT-OAM, comparable and almost anatomically reconstructed, bilaterally equal glenoid cavities were found postoperatively. The distribution patterns of glenoid subchondral mineralization were bilaterally equal in 85.7% of the patients.

Conclusion:

The surgical treatment of recurrent shoulder instability with a significant bony Bankart lesion using the J-shaped bone graft procedure provided excellent long-term results. This study lends evidence to support the capability of the J-shaped bone graft procedure to restore the normal glenoid shape due to physiological remodeling processes.
Improving the Fraction Word Problem Solving of Students With Mathematics Learning Disabilities
Authors: Shin Mikyung , Bryant Diane P.
Published: September 2016

Students with mathematics learning disabilities (MLD) have a weak understanding of fraction concepts and skills, which are foundations of algebra. Such students might benefit from computer-assisted instruction that utilizes evidence-based instructional components (cognitive strategies, feedback, virtual manipulatives). As a pilot study using a multiple baseline design, with multiple probes, this study investigated the effects of Fun Fraction, a multi-component computer-assisted instructional program, on word problem solving with fractions abilities of three middle school students with MLD. Mixed findings were observed on word problem solving performance from the baseline to intervention phase after students received instruction through Fun Fraction. The percentage of non-overlapping data ranged from 56% through 100%. Limitations, suggestions for future research, and educational implications are discussed.
Immigrant Women Suffering From IPV in Spain
Authors: Martinez-Roman Maria-Asuncion , Vives-Cases Carmen , Pérez-Belda Carmen
Published: September 2016

Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a violation of human rights and one form of discrimination compounded by other discrimination factors as migration. The risk of violence can increase among immigrant women because of the legal and economic situation and the barriers they encounter to accessing information and support services. This qualitative study explores in-depth the perspective of experienced social workers about challenges faced by immigrant women suffering from IPV in Spain. This study may help professional social workers, others professionals, and public policy makers to design effective strategies for meeting the demands and needs of this population.
Preparation of carbon fiber-reinforced polyimide composites via in situ induction heating
Authors: Liu Chang Wei , Qu Chun Yan , Han Lei , Wang De Zhi , Xiao Wan Bao , Hou Xiang
Published: September 2016

Induction heating, a direct and contactless heating method, is generally more rapid and energetically more efficient than other heating methods used. In this work, we report the high-temperature imidization of carbon fiber/polyimide (PI) composites using an in situ induction heating method. Furthermore, we compare the advantages of the method to a conventional thermal procedure. The formed composites feature almost identical imidization rates, glass transition temperatures, and thermal oxidative stabilities cured at the same heating temperatures using a different heating process. Upon doping with ferriferous oxide, the ability of the magnetic nanoparticles in an alternating current field was studied to further drive the heating process and increase the rising and cooling time. The in situ induction heating process proves to be a powerful method for the high-temperature polymerization of high-performance thermoplastic composites, particularly for a PI matrix.
Thermally induced deformation of ultra-large truss support membrane structure
Authors: Wang Jie , Li Dongxu , Jiang Jianping
Published: September 2016

Large space structures experience changing thermal environment during orbiting the earth. The resultant temperature gradients induce structural deformations that may downgrade performance of payloads conducting high precision missions and even affect stability of the spacecraft. So, it is extremely important to analyze thermally induced deformation of large space structures for routine operation. In this paper, the ultra-large truss support membrane structure on satellite is characterized and studied. The methodology of thermal quasi-static deformation is formulated and the procedure of thermo-structural analysis is proposed. The thermostructural analysis model with hollow tubes is developed based on finite difference method and finite element method. With heat fluxes from solar radiation, earth radiation, and earth albedo radiation being considered, the temperature distribution filed is obtained from the thermal analysis and then applied to the structural analysis model to calculate quasi-static deformations and root mean square errors with orbital angles. Results show that temperature gradients along circumferential direction of tubes can induce prominent shape error. The proposed method is useful for predicting thermally induced deformation of large space structures and valuable for designing active control systems to compensate for disturbances.
Model-based analysis of boundary layer ingestion effect on lateral-directional aerodynamics using differentiated boundary conditions
Authors: Zhang Jing , Zeng Xianfa , Yang Lingyu
Published: September 2016

The noteworthy feature of aircraft with distributed propulsion configuration is the integration of a blended-wing-body type airframe and an embedded distributed propulsion system, thus inducing the specific boundary layer ingestion effect. Different boundary layer ingestion effects on the distributed engines may generate asymmetric flow fields on the airframe surface, and then lead to the unique lateral-directional aero-propulsive close coupling. To investigate the lateral-directional aerodynamics influenced by boundary layer ingestion, a new comprehensive computational method based on the differentiated boundary conditions is proposed. This method uses a synthetic three-dimensional computational model including the airframe and multi-engine to analyze the aerodynamic characteristics, and the essential boundary conditions can be extracted from the thermodynamic distributed propulsion system model to represent the different boundary layer ingestion intensities on the left and right engines. Subsequently, detailed model-based analyses of boundary layer ingestion influences on the lateral-directional aerodynamic characteristics are conducted, and the influence regularities under different flight states are revealed. All the results demonstrate that the differentiated boundary layer ingestion intensities on distributed engines can certainly affect the roll and yaw aerodynamic performance of the distributed propulsion configuration aircraft.
A cubic-spline-based time collocation method applied to simulate periodic transonic flows
Authors: Du Pengcheng , Ning Fangfei
Published: September 2016

A cubic-spline-based time collocation method is used to solve periodic transonic flows for aeroelastic analysis. The time periodical flow variables are first approximated by cubic splines, and then the time-derivative terms are represented by a source term, which couples the flow solutions at all the sampled time instants. Simulation of two transonic external unsteady flows, including the oscillating NACA 0012 aerofoil and pitching rectangular supercritical wing, were carried out. The cubic-spline-based time collocation method with relatively small number of time instants sampled demonstrate high accuracy, whilst it is several times faster than the conventional time-marching method. The effect of different basis function used in the time collocation methods are also studied by comparing the results to that of the state-of-the-art time spectral method. This method was also validated against aeroelastic experimental data of the vibrating STCF 11 turbine blades. Only single passage computational mesh is involved by adopting the phase-lag periodic conditions. Good accuracy of the proposed time collocation method is also achieved and about one order of speed-up is obtained as compared with time-marching simulation.
Charles Darwin’s (1809–1882) illness – the role of post-traumatic stress disorder
Authors: Heyse-Moore Louis
Published: September 2016

During most of his adult life, in counterpoint to his fame in describing the theory of evolution, Charles Darwin was chronically ill. He consulted many doctors with only limited and temporary success. His symptoms were many and varied. His doctors favoured dyspepsia or suppressed gout as the diagnosis. The Water Cure was only effective initially. Many diagnoses have been proposed by physicians since then. Perhaps he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), not instead of but as well as other physical problems. His symptoms match with criteria for PTSD. Traumatic episodes from his life are considered in this paper: his mother’s painful, sudden death from an acute abdominal event when he was eight; his reaction to seeing operations without anaesthetic; the deaths of three of his children, including his beloved daughter, Annie, aged ten; and being overwhelmed by his chronic, unrelenting symptoms. Trauma had not been conceptualised as a diagnosis in Darwin’s time. Rather, hysteria and, in war, irritable heart were names given to what is now called PTSD.
Cotton Mather's medicine, with particular reference to measles
Authors: Kopperman Paul E , Abrams Jeanne
Published: September 2016

While the vocation of Cotton Mather (1663–1728) was his ministry in Boston, he made important contributions to medicine, most famously in helping to introduce variolation to New England in 1721–22 and in writing The Angel of Bethesda (1724), the first medical treatise produced in Colonial North America. This article, however, focuses on an earlier initiative, Mather’s efforts to quell the epidemic of measles that struck Boston in 1713, killing among many others his wife and three children. Historians have devoted little attention to this episode or to measles in general, even though the disease was highly mortal during the colonial period. To help victims, Mather published a ‘letter’ on treating measles. Such a specific discussion of treatment would have been rare in Europe and it was unprecedented in America. The therapy that Mather proposed not only reflected popular medicine but also incorporated newer practices, notably those associated with Thomas Sydenham. In contrast to heroic therapies for measles, which were often dangerous but became more popular across the eighteenth century, Mather’s recommendations were moderate.
Modelling of Key Success Factors for Mobile Virtual Network Operators in Indian Telecommunication Market
Authors: Sehgal Vineet , Sagar Mahim , Shankar Ravi
Published: September 2016

Globally, mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) are popular among subscribers in established MVNO markets of America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, where regulatory authorities have allowed them to operate. Their revenues and subscribers have grown fast during last few years. Globally, MVNOs had 134 million customers, with a revenue of more than 25 billion USD in 2014. The Indian government intends to allow MVNOs in the Indian telecommunication market. The government’s approval to allow MVNO’s will open up new opportunities for firms which intend to launch MVNOs. Given the impending introduction of MVNOs in India and its importance, this research article focuses on determining the key factors that will influence MVNOs in India. The study also attempts to identify inter-linkages among various factors and develops a model that would be helpful for industry and academia in getting a better understanding of factors that will drive MVNOs in India. Grounded theory was used to identify the key factors and total interpretive structural modelling (TISM) was used to understand the hierarchy amongst various factors and interpret the relationship amongst them. The identified factors were empirically validated using factor analysis. Key managerial insights were obtained by developing a model for the set of factors, specific to the Indian context. The hierarchical model developed during the study provides a better understanding about relationships between various factors of interest. The research findings can immensely benefit potential MVNOs in identifying the areas they should focus on in the Indian context. Findings report that factors, such as reservation of spectrum capacity by the government, spare radio spectrum, differentiated value-added services (VAS) offered by MVNOs, willingness of mobile network operators, competitive intensity, wholesale tariff regulation, MVNOs’ business strategy and retail tariff, will play a key role in MVNOs’ success in India.
Injury and Mortality in Young Nepalese Migrant Workers
Authors: Aryal Nirmal , Regmi Pramod R. , van Teijlingen Edwin , Simkhada Padam , Adhikary Pratik , Bhatta Yadav Kumar Deo , Mann Stewart
Published: September 2016

Approximately 3.5 million Nepalese are working as migrant workers in the Gulf countries, Malaysia, and India. Every year there are more than 1000 deaths and many hundreds cases of injuries among Nepalese workers in these countries excluding India. A postmortem examination of migrant workers is not carried out in most of these countries, and those with work-related injuries are often sent back to home. Uninsured migrant workers also do not have easy access to health care services in host countries due to the high medical and hospital fees. Greater efforts are needed to protect the health and well-being, labor rights, and human rights of migrant workers from Nepal and other South-Asian nations. There is a need to enforce universal labor laws in these countries and to develop accurate records of mortality and morbidity and their causes.
Rising Indigenous suicide rates in Kimberley and implications for suicide prevention
Authors: Campbell Anita , Chapman Murray , McHugh Cate , Sng Adelln , Balaratnasingam Sivasankaran
Published: September 2016

Objectives:

This audit examined the demographics of Indigenous Australians dying by suicide in the Kimberley region of Western Australia during the period 2005–2014.

Methods:

This is a de-identified retrospective audit of reported suicide deaths provided to Kimberley Mental Health and Drug Service during the period 2005–2014. Variables such as age, sex, method of suicide, previous engagement with mental health services, locality and ethnicity were assessed.

Results:

Indigenous suicide rates in the Kimberley region have dramatically increased in the last decade. There is also an overall trend upwards in Indigenous youth suicide and Indigenous female suicides.

Conclusions:

These findings highlight the need for culturally informed, and youth focussed, suicide prevention interventions within the Kimberley region.
Reconfigure
Authors: Worren Nicolay , Eger Tido , Hærem Thorvald
Published: September 2016

Background. Organization design is a subject that is covered in business school courses such as strategy implementation, organizational theory, and organizational behaviour. However, students sometimes perceive organization design concepts as abstract.

Aim. To develop and pilot a simulation that may improve participants’ understanding of two key organization design concepts - work process interdependency and coordination cost. In addition, to develop an approach that may contribute to better operationalization of these concepts in future research.

Method. Participants are divided into groups representing departments and are then asked to reconfigure the groups while considering both benefits (reduced coordination costs) and costs (of reconfiguration). The exercise is supported by a MicrosoftExcelTM tool, quantifying the concepts of interdependency and coordination cost.

Results. The pilot application of the simulation achieved its pedagogical aims. The participants performed somewhat better than anticipated (some possible causes are discussed).

Conclusions. Experiential simulations can be used to convey complex organization design principles to students and managers. They may also be used to study the capacity of individuals and groups to take into account multiple interdependencies in optimizing a design at the individual, group and system level.

Recommendation. Simulations should be used to enhance the pedagogical value of organization design lectures (or seminars for employees in organizations).
The Docent Method
Authors: Chang Jamie Suki
Published: September 2016

To understand health, research needs to move outside of controlled research settings into the environments where health activities occur—homes, streets, and neighborhoods. I offer the docent method as a qualitative place-based approach for exploring health in a participant-driven, structured, and flexible way. The docent method is a participant-led, audiotaped, and photographed walking interview through broad “sites of interest” (SOIs). It is rooted in grounded theory and influenced by community-based participatory research and walking interviews. The three stages of the docent method involve: (a) a warm-up interview focusing on positionality, participant background, and mapping/planning SOIs; (b) a participant-led, photographed walking interview to and around the SOI; and (c) a wind-down interview in the community. I describe the methodological influences, development, and procedures of the docent method drawing from my own experiences conducting it with formerly homeless women living in permenant supportive housing in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco.
The Lived Experience of Providing Care and Support Services for Holocaust Survivors in Australia
Authors: Teshuva Karen , Borowski Allan , Wells Yvonne
Published: September 2016

Lack of awareness among paid carers of the possible late-life consequences of early-life periods of extreme and prolonged traumatization may have negative impacts on the experiences of trauma survivors in receiving care. An interpretive phenomenological approach was used to investigate the lived experience of paid carers in providing care for Jewish Holocaust survivors. In total, 70 carers participated in 10 focus group discussions. Credibility of the findings was ensured by methodological triangulation and peer debriefing. Three major themes emerged: (a) knowing about survivors’ past helps me make sense of who they are, (b) the trauma adds an extra dimension to caregiving, and (c) caring for survivors has an emotional impact. Specific knowledge, attitudes, and skills for building positive care relationships with Holocaust survivors were identified. The findings offer a starting point for advancing knowledge about the care of older survivors from other refugee backgrounds.
Creating a Colorful Model of Change
Authors: Vermaak Hans , de Caluwé Léon
Published: September 2016

This article describes how a meta-theory of change, now referred to as the “color model,” was developed over a period of two decades. We look back to better understand how one creative idea took on many manifestations and is now a widely used theory. We identify three distinct periods of development: inception, storming and norming, and maturity. In each of these periods, we discern a similar pattern of activities, in line with Smith and Hitt’s four-stage model of theory development: tension, searching, elaboration, and proclamation. The case illustrates the journey was spurred on by breakdowns in meaning, influenced by context and serendipity, and shaped by incremental elaboration. As academic practitioners, we discuss how our position in the field affected the way we approach theory development. We conclude the article with a discussion on the downside of originality.
Recruitment and Perceptions of Gender Bias in Party Leader Support
Authors: Butler Daniel M. , Preece Jessica Robinson
Published: September 2016

Gender differences in who gets recruited by political party elites contribute to women’s underrepresentation on the ballot, but recent evidence suggests that even when women are recruited to the same extent as men, they are still less likely to be interested in seeking office. Why do men and women respond differently to invitations to seek office? We hypothesize that women view party recruitment as a weaker signal of informal support than men do. We use a survey experiment on a sample of 3,640 elected municipal officeholders—themselves prospective recruits for higher office—to test this. We find that female respondents generally believe party leaders will provide female recruits less strategic and financial support than male recruits. In other words, even when elites recruit women, women are skeptical that party leaders will use their political and social capital on their behalf. This difference may account for many women’s lukewarm responses to recruitment.
Critical Memories
Authors: Brooks Durryle
Published: September 2016

This autoethnographic performance life piece captures my early adolescent dilemmas with my Black-queer-Christian identities. Told through five flashbacks, I conjure critical moments turned critical memories to explore and unpack my struggle with the dichotomy of secular versus sacred and the holy versus profane. Ultimately, this life piece seeks to excavate the remnants of my humanity that are buried deep within my memories to tease out what it means to live forever between oppression and liberation.
Navigating Theory and Practice Through Evaluation Fieldwork
Authors: Chouinard Jill Anne , Boyce Ayesha S. , Hicks Juanita , Jones Jennie , Long Justin , Pitts Robyn , Stockdale Myrah
Published: September 2016

To explore the relationship between theory and practice in evaluation, we focus on the perspectives and experiences of student evaluators, as they move from the classroom to an engagement with the social, political, and cultural dynamics of evaluation in the field. Through reflective journals, postcourse interviews, and facilitated group discussions, we involve students in critical thinking around the relationship between evaluation theory and practice, which for many was unexpectedly tumultuous and contextually dynamic and complex. In our exploration, we are guided by the following questions: How do novice practitioners navigate between the world of the classroom and the world of practice? What informs their evaluation practice? More specifically, how can we understand the relationship between theory and practice in evaluation? A thematic analysis leads to three interconnected themes. We conclude with implications for thinking about the relationship between theory and practice in evaluation.
Vote intent and beliefs about democracy in the United States
Authors: Dunn Kris , Thornton Judd R
Published: September 2016

Democracy is an abstract and murky concept. This is particularly apparent in the wide variety of beliefs about democracy held by publics around the globe. Within democracies, political parties often define and name themselves with reference to a particular understanding of democracy. This article focuses on this partisan division in understanding democracy. We suggest that parties will attract those who share similar beliefs about democracy. Specifically, we look at whether differences in beliefs about democracy predict party support in the United States. Examining the responses of US participants to the fifth wave of the World Values Survey, we find that differences on a number of “essential” aspects of democracy among individuals predict vote intent (and party identification). Those more likely to understand democracy as a form of government that promotes civil liberties and the redistribution of wealth to protect the vulnerable are more likely to vote Democrat. Those who report stronger associations between democracy and both religious interpretation of laws and severe punishment of criminals are more likely to vote Republican. This research reinforces the idea that policy differences between the two main parties in the United States may derive from different understandings of the role of government in society.
Developing reciprocal exchanges for tourism investors
Authors: Mlozi Shogo , Pesämaa Ossi
Published: September 2016

This article is based on a unique sample of 111 tourism investors in Tanzania. Investors have a significant role in establishing services and supporting continuance in local tourism networks. As important as investors are, many of them overlook relationships they may find abundant but not meaningful. Many investors shift relationships when meaningful ideas or other outcomes no longer feed into the relationship. Relationships could thus be seen as gradual processes in which meaningful exchanges cement the relationships together. At the entry stage, investors select partners they trust or focus on identifying a specific style characterized by partner-related criteria. These expectations typically depend on the motives or reasons investors enter relationships. We suggest that investors’ relationships develop from motives toward defined selection criteria as the basis for a continued exchange defined by their reciprocal orientation. Thus, a theoretical model is presented with constructs such as hard and soft motives, trust and network awareness, partner selection criteria, and reciprocal orientations. We hope these findings may illustrate how policymakers in Tanzania can support investor relationships and nurture them toward a long-term exchange.
A figurational analysis of how Indigenous students encounter racialization in physical education and school sport
Authors: Williams John
Published: September 2016

The recently launched Australian Curriculum Health and Physical Education has five propositions, one of which is for students to adopt a critical inquiry approach within this subject area. In particular, students are encouraged to explore issues that relate to social power and taken-for-granted assumptions. This paper problematizes the concept of ‘biological race’ as one such assumption at three government high schools in Canberra, Australia’s national capital. This study found that Indigenous students at the three schools experience racialization both from their health and physical education (HPE) teachers and from their non-Indigenous peers. Figurational sociology was used to show that this racialization is a characteristic of power relationships in the physical education and school sport figuration examined. The findings presented are important because they show that HPE teachers perpetuate the myth of ‘biological race’. Further, this fantasy of ‘biological race’ restricts opportunities for Indigenous students and is an obstacle for reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
The role of mobile devices in doctor-patient communication: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Kashgary Abdullah , Alsolaimani Roaa , Mosli Mahmoud , Faraj Samer
Published: September 2016

Introduction

In the last few years, the use of telecommunication and mobile technology has grown significantly. This has led to a notable increase in the utilization of this telecommunication in healthcare, namely phone calls and text messaging (SMS). However, evaluating its global impact on improving healthcare processes and outcomes demands a more comprehensive assessment. In this study, we focused on the role of mobile devices via phone calls and SMS in patient–doctor communication, and aimed to assess its impact on various health outcomes.

Methods

Major databases, including MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Global Health, and Cochrane CENTRAL, were searched for clinical trials that investigated mobile-device technology in any facet of doctor–patient communication published between 1990 and April 2015. A meta-analysis was performed where appropriate.

Results

Sixty-two articles met our inclusion criteria. Of those, 23 articles investigated mobile appointment reminder technologies, 19 investigated medication adherence, 20 investigated disease-control interventions, and two investigated test-result reporting. Patients who received an appointment reminder were 10% less likely to miss an appointment (relative risk [RR] = 1.11, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.08–1.15). Mobile interventions increased medication adherence by 22% (RR = 1.22, 95% CI 1.09–1.36). Ten of 20 studies examining disease control reported statistically significant reductions in clinically meaningful endpoints. The use of mobile-device interventions improved forced expiratory volume in one second and hemoglobin A1c percentage in meta-analyses.

Conclusion

The use of mobile-device technologies exerted modest improvements in communication and health outcomes. Further research is needed to determine the true effect of these technologies on doctor–patient communication.
Cognitive behavioural therapy in the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome: A narrative review on efficacy and informed consent
Authors: Geraghty Keith J , Blease Charlotte
Published: September 2016

Cognitive behavioural therapy is increasingly promoted as a treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome. There is limited research on informed consent using cognitive behavioural therapy in chronic fatigue syndrome. We undertook a narrative review to explore efficacy and to identify the salient information that should be disclosed to patients. We found a complex theoretical model underlying the rationale for psychotherapy in chronic fatigue syndrome. Cognitive behavioural therapy may bring about changes in self-reported fatigue for some patients in the short term, however there is a lack of evidence for long-term benefit or for improving physical function and cognitive behavioural therapy may cause distress if inappropriately prescribed. Therapist effects and placebo effects are important outcome factors.
A building’s thermal assessment using dynamic simulation
Authors: Rodríguez-Muñoz Norma A , Nájera-Trejo Mario , Alarcón-Herrera Olivia , Martín-Domínguez Ignacio R
Published: September 2016

A thermal analysis of a two-storey building was made using a dynamic simulation software (TRNSYS). Thermal performance of a 2000 m2 building was examined by means of several dynamic simulations. The building is located in a region within the BS climate (steppe) according to the Köppen climate classification, where both air cooling and heating are needed to provide comfortable thermal conditions through the entire year. This weather often represents an energy saving challenge, where heat gains and heat losses need to be efficiently managed. A selection of common construction and glazing materials was implemented, and a simple but effective ventilating strategy was tested. Six thermal zones were defined in the building and a comfort temperature range was established as an operating parameter. The results show hourly mean temperatures and energy consumption due to air conditioning throughout a year.
Life story work with persons with dementia in nursing homes: A Grounded Theory study of the perspectives of care staff
Authors: Berendonk Charlotte , Caine Vera
Published: September 2016

In Germany, the use of life story work as an approach to care in nursing homes has not been implemented successfully. Using Grounded Theory, we explored care staff’s understandings of life story work when caring for persons with dementia. Thirty-six staff from seven nursing homes participated in semi-structured interviews or group discussions. In this paper we discuss new aspects and theoretical connections between understandings and practices of life story work. For some participants, obtaining ‘true facts’ about a resident’s course of life was considered the most important topic. Others highlighted the importance of narratives as well as embodied stories told by persons with dementia, as aspects that generated emotionally meaningful situations. Delivering sound life story work can be challenging for care staff working with persons with dementia. To enhance care in nursing homes, the importance of life story work needs to be further developed.
Three sides to a foster care story: An examination of the lived experiences of young adults, their foster care case record, and the space in between
Authors: Rolock Nancy , Pérez Alfred G
Published: September 2016

Between 2000 and 2013, the U.S. foster care caseload decreased while the number of children in adoptive homes doubled. These shifts were a result of federal policies prioritizing the moving of children from state custody into legal permanence (e.g., adoption and guardianship) with the presumption they will live “happily ever after.” This study used a mixed-methods multiphase, iterative process to illuminate the congruencies and incongruencies between the young adults' accounts of their foster care experiences and the legalistic, system-focused view of their experiences. This study highlights the limitations of administrative data as the primary source for evaluating systems, assessing child well-being, and for understanding child welfare outcomes. An important consideration for assessing the success of the child welfare system in finding safe, stable, permanent placements for children involved with the child welfare system is including the perceptions of the young adults with foster care histories. There are often three sides to a foster care story: the lived experiences of the participant, the official case record, and the space in between. This study begins to illuminate this space, through an understanding of the quality and enduring nature of these relationships as reported by young adults who lives were impacted by their foster care histories. Child welfare records indicate a legal permanency status, but the interviews address the enduring nature and quality of the relationships.
The Psychology Department Model Advisement Procedure: A Comprehensive, Systematic Approach to Career Development Advisement
Authors: Howell-Carter Marya , Nieman-Gonder Jennifer , Pellegrino Jennifer , Catapano Brittani , Hutzel Kimberly
Published: September 2016

The MAP (Model Advisement Procedure) is a comprehensive, systematic approach to developmental student advisement. The MAP was implemented to improve advisement consistency, improve student preparation for internships/senior projects, increase career exploration, reduce career uncertainty, and, ultimately, improve student satisfaction with the post-graduate preparation offered by the program. The MAP structures each advisement session with a set of advisement questions, handouts, activities to complete between advisement sessions, and a place to record information for future advisement sessions. The present report is intended to describe the development of the MAP and the resources it offers. Further, we report on preliminary post-implementation assessment of the new advisement procedures. Although the effects were largely non-significant, the results indicated that students’ career exploration was more likely to be the result of the encouragement of advisors after the implementation of the MAP. Moreover, narrative data indicate that students are pleased with the new advisement procedures and the information/tools provided to them.
Imaging of local porosity/voids using a fully non-contact air-coupled transducer and laser Doppler vibrometer system
Authors: Hudson Tyler B , Hou Tan-Hung , Grimsley Brian W , Yuan Fuh-Gwo
Published: September 2016

This study exploits the feasibility of imaging zones of local porosity/voids simulated by introducing microspheres during layup of a unidirectional carbon fiber–reinforced polymer composite panel. A fully non-contact hybrid system primarily composed of an air-coupled transducer and a laser Doppler vibrometer was used for imaging the local porosity/void zones from the guided wave response. To improve image resolution, several preprocessing techniques are performed. The wavefield reconstructed from the laser Doppler vibrometer measurements was first “denoised” using a one-dimensional wavelet transform in the time domain followed by a two-dimensional wavelet transform in the spatial domain. From the total wavefield, the much weaker backscattered waves were separated from the stronger incident wave by frequency–wavenumber domain filtering. In order to further enhance the signal-to-noise ratio and sharpen the image, the attenuation of incident wave propagation to the damage site was compensated through two proposed weight functions. Finally, a zero-lag cross-correlation was performed for imaging the zone where the compensated incident and backscattered waves were in phase. This improved imaging condition, the “denoised” weighted zero-lag cross-correlation, was proposed and tested for defect imaging in the composite panel with eight intentionally introduced zones of high porosity/voids of varying diameters (1.59–6.35 mm) and depths (0.36–1.08 mm). As expected, the sensitivity of the non-contact air-coupled transducer/laser Doppler vibrometer hybrid system was limited by the wavelength of the excitation signal. The system incorporated with the denoised weighted zero-lag cross-correlation imaging condition for guided wave interrogation gave similar image quality in comparison with that by the immersion C-scan.
“Great Shows, Thanks to You”: From Participatory Culture to “Quality TV” in Amazon’s Pilot Season
Authors: Barker Cory
Published: September 2016

Launched in 2013, Amazon Studios’s Pilot Season reportedly offers an alternative to the conventional Hollywood development cycle by soliciting viewer feedback through short surveys and star reviews to determine which projects are developed into original series. However, while Amazon Studios publicly assures us that viewers “Call the Shots,” the company has swiftly navigated away from such participatory discourse. Through a discursive analysis of promotional materials, executive and talent interviews, and responses from trade presses and critics, this article unpacks how Amazon Studios diminished the import of viewer feedback at the first sign of significant attention from the critical community and subsequently shifted to promotional discourses centered on markers of “Quality TV.” This case ultimately demonstrates that, as discursive strategies, participatory culture and Quality TV serve distinctive functions for the industry, with the former often relegated to attention-seeking gimmick and the latter functioning as a powerful tool of legitimation.
Epigenetic regulation of peroxiredoxins: Implications in the pathogenesis of cancer
Authors: Ow Suet-Hui , Chua Pei-Jou , Bay Boon-Huat
Published: September 2016

Peroxiredoxin I to VI (PRX I–VI), a family of highly conserved antioxidants, has been implicated in numerous diseases. There have been reports that PRXs are expressed aberrantly in a variety of tumors, implying that they could play an important role in carcinogenesis. Epigenetic mechanisms such as DNA methylation, histone modifications, and microRNAs have been reported to modulate expression of PRXs. In addition, the use of epigenetic regulators, such as histone deacetylases, has been demonstrated to restore PRX to normal levels, indicating that the reversible nature of epigenetics can be exploited for future treatments.
Long non-coding RNA H19 enhances cell proliferation and anchorage-independent growth of cervical cancer cell lines
Authors: Iempridee Tawin
Published: September 2016

Long non-coding RNA H19 is aberrantly expressed in multiple malignancies and its expression levels correlate with recurrence, metastasis, and patient survival. Despite numerous reports documenting the role of H19 in carcinogenesis, its contribution to cervical cancer development is still largely unknown. In this study, I observed that H19 expression was elevated in cervical cancer cell lines and could be detected in extracellular vesicles in the culture medium. In addition, I demonstrated, by overexpression and knockdown experiments, that H19 promoted cell proliferation and multicellular tumor spheroid formation without significantly affecting apoptosis and cell migration. Finally, treatment with transforming growth factor beta and hypoxia-mimetic CoCl2 could modulate H19 levels in a cell line-specific manner. These findings indicate that H19 promotes both anchorage-specific and -independent growth of cervical cancer cell lines and may serve as a potential target for cancer diagnosis and therapy.
Seeking and Resolving Complex Online Health Information
Authors: Sharit Joseph , Taha Jessica , Berkowsky Ronald W. , Czaja Sara J.
Published: September 2016

Presently, adults can exploit a vast amount of online health information for solving relatively complex health problems. This study examined the performance of 60 adults ranging in age from 18-82 years on a complex online health information search task. Measures of search time, amount of search, search accuracy, and six cognitive abilities were obtained. The older participants exhibited similar search accuracy, significantly less amount of search, and significantly longer time to complete the problem compared to the younger participants. For the younger participants having higher cognitive ability typically translated into significantly better search accuracy and greater amount of search accomplished. For the older participants, only processing speed significantly distinguished the lower and higher ability older adults on search accuracy and none of the ability measures differentiated these participants on amount of search. These differences and their implications are discussed in the context of supporting older online health information seekers.
Where do older pedestrians glance before deciding to cross a simulated two-lane road? A pedestrian simulator paradigm
Authors: Tapiro Hagai , Borowsky Avinoam , Oron-Gilad Tal , Parmet Yisrael
Published: September 2016

Knowing where to older pedestrians allocate their glances before deciding to cross the road can contribute to understanding the causes that lead them to make bad road crossing decisions. Research on older drivers suggest that they are over involved in crashes that involve navigation through intersections mainly because they focused on their travel path and rarely on other areas in the scene from where a hazard might appear. Yet, it is less known how older pedestrians spread their attention on their expected travel path. Eleven older participants (over 65) and ten younger adults were asked to make a road crossing decision in a simulated environment, while wearing an eye-tracker. Results exemplify significant differences between the younger and older adults; the older adults, in comparison to the younger, spent more time focusing on the central area of the scene and even less so in the last five seconds before making the crossing decision. These findings are consistent with older drivers’ behavior at intersections, suggesting that older pedestrians might be overly focused on their travel path.
The Importance of a Strong Methodology When Choosing Baselines for Physiological Assessment
Authors: Parchment Avonie , Wohleber Ryan , Reinerman-Jones Lauren
Published: September 2016

This study examines current resting baseline practices in physiological measurement. Specifically, we investigated between- and within-baseline stability of two-minute resting periods for electrocardiography (ECG), cerebral bloodflow velocity (CBFV), function near-infrared imaging (fNIR), and electroencephalography (EEG). A 4 x 4 within subjects ANOVA revealed instability between and within baselines for several psychophysiological measures. Planned comparisons between the final 30 seconds of each resting period, however, revealed that most measures return to a stabilized level after a period of attenuation. Outcomes suggest that researchers disregard the first minute and thirty seconds of resting baselines to allow for this attenuation when using a full suite of physiological measures.
Gathering Meaningful Data From Novices and or in Simplified Operating Environments to Inform Us About Highly Complex Operational Environments
Authors: Hughes Niav , D’Agostino Amy
Published: September 2016

Much of the basis for current U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Human Factors Engineering (HFE) guidance comes from data from other domains (e.g. aviation, defense), qualitative data from operational experience in NPPs, and a limited amount from empirical studies in a nuclear environment. A simulator is one tool that can be used to gather more empirical nuclear specific human performance data. Although this may seem like a simple undertaking, getting trained operators for human-performance testing can be very challenging. In addition, when operators can be secured for human performance testing the operator sample is quite small, allowing for only qualitative analysis or limited quantitative analysis.

Thus, the NRC initiated research to determine: 1) if novices can successfully perform realistic operator tasks, 2) if a simulator can create a cognitively similar environment to that which NPP operators face, and if 1 and 2 are successful, 3) how the resulting performance data can be used and interpreted. For our research, we determined that the environment needed to be simplified in such a way that would induce participants to experience both the complexity and cognitive requirements incurred by trained operators. In other words, the methodological approach adhered to the principal of different but equal; the roles, procedures and interface are different, but they are different in such a way that is controlled and meant to induce the same type of cognition and level of workload that would be experienced by an operator population.

The simplification of the NPP environment has been very challenging and there have been many lessons learned. The panelists are challenged to make recommendations for investigators for best practices for gathering meaningful data from novices and or in simplified operating environments to inform us about highly complex operational environments. Some discussion questions relevant to this topic include: What type of research questions should we ask of the novice population? How can we use the data in a meaningful way? What type of research questions should be avoided with this population? How can we use novices to inform us about the “human” (not the trained operator) piece of performance? How can we simplify operational environments and still gain valuable data and insights? How can we use a trained operator population in these simplified environments?