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Driving Simulators: Six Years of Hands-On Experience at Hughes Aircraft Company
Authors: Hein Cheryl M.
Published: July 2017

In 1987 Hughes Aircraft Company launched a fledgling driving simulation laboratory. For six years the facility has been actively used for human factors research, product design and engineering, market research and the development of simulation technology. Review this facility's brief history reveals a concurrent evolution in sophistication of technical capability and applications with some interesting lessons learned regarding the use of driving simulators. The implications for researchers and product developers considering the use of driver-in-the-loop simulation tools are discussed.
Wrist Motions in Industry: Variance between Jobs and Subjects
Authors: Schoenmarklin Richard W. , Marras William S.
Published: July 2017

Ergonomists assume that they can design out injurious postures and motions with engineering controls by guiding the worker to use the preferred, less injurious motions. The variance between workers performing tasks in ergonomically-designed jobs is assumed to be dominated by the variance between jobs. However, little research exists that quantified whether this assumption is valid.

The present study examined the wrist motions of 40 industrial workers who performed highly repetitive, hand-intensive jobs of low and high risk of cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs). The position and angular velocity and acceleration of these workers' wrists were measured in all three planes (radial/ulnar, flexion/extension, pronation/supination) with goniometry. The results of this study show that for all the kinematic variables, the variance between subjects within jobs accounted for a substantial, and often majority, amount of variance. The results of this study demonstrate that ergonomists should consider the variability in motion patterns between workers when designing existing or new jobs and also should monitor at least two subjects per job in quantitative surveillance studies of wrist motion.
Case Study: An Application of the Revised NIOSH Lift Guide to a Multiple Task Job
Authors: Mahone David B.
Published: July 2017

The newly revised NIOSH lifting guide offers a multiple task strategy for frequency weighting multiple lifting tasks performed in a series; in close proximity of time. This strategy allows calculation of a composite lifting index (CLI) during assessment of jobs for which lifting variables are changing throughout the task. While the approach is useful, the number of calculations and table look-up procedures required is much larger than a single task strategy requires, and the process becomes tedious and error prone if performed manually. Consequently, a computer program was developed by Continental Insurance Corporate Loss Control in FORTRAN to automate table look-ups and required calculations. A case-study applying the multi-task approach to an actual job is shown. The job involves manual lifting/lowering of boxes from a queuing turntable to a pallet stack. The results indicate that the job is unacceptably hazardous, which agrees with subjective responses of workers. Possible worksite retrofit changes are also evaluated in a “what-if” manner. These results show that changes would improve the risk level, but proposed improvements were not sufficient to attain an acceptable risk level. Mechanization of the job is therefore suggested. Details regarding the multi-task application are discussed.
Macroergonomics Research Methodology: Determining Future Job Requirements of a Customer Service Representative (CSR) in a Bank
Authors: Hoffman Mark S. , Lowe Cynthia K. , Wilson Karen S.
Published: July 2017

Macroergonomic research techniques were used to determine current and future organizational changes, information technology requirements, and personnel training and recruiting demands for Customer Service Representatives (CSRs) in a bank. This research demonstrated the power of suite of behavioral science methods that included: group interviews, task analysis, focus groups, and concept mapping. Concept mapping proved to be an effective method for illustrating differences in group perceptions; five clusters were mapped for both CSRs and managers. Responses differed significantly among four of the clusters. The sequence used in the application of these methods was critical to maximize the value and validity of the results. The results from this study are useful for identifying the challenges that the retail banking industry has to address in order to change the role of the CSR to meet anticipated future business demands.
Perceived Fairness of Drug Screening and Performance Testing as Methods for Detecting Performance Impairment
Authors: Racicot Bernadette M. , Cash Michele , Kalsher Michael J.
Published: July 2017

Drug abuse is prevalent and impacts all aspects of society, including the workplace. Testing for impairment due to alcohol or other drug use has become commonplace in organizational settings. Despite potential problems with accuracy, the most commonly used method of screening is urinalysis. As drug testing becomes more common, concern over employees' rights to privacy and fairness of drug testing has also increased. Performance testing has been proposed as a solution to the problems associated with urinalysis, for jobs where eye-hand coordination is critical to job performance. Performance testing is based on the compensatory tracking task and involves correcting for the unpredictable movement of a visual stimulus on a computer screen. Although research suggests that urinalysis testing is perceived as fair in some situations (e.g., where need is high such as in safety-sensitive jobs), no research has been conducted which examines the perceived fairness of performance testing.

The purpose of the current research was to examine the effects of type of testing (urinalysis versus performance testing) and need for testing (high versus low accident history) on perceived fairness and invasion of privacy. In addition, the effects of fairness and invasiveness on the willingness to apply for a job in the company and acceptance of the screening policy was examined.

One-hundred adults participated in the study. Results indicated that urinalysis screening was perceived as more fair than performance testing. No effects of need (accident rate) were obtained for either fairness or invasion of privacy. Multiple regression analysis indicated that both fairness perceptions and invasion of privacy predicted willingness to apply for a job and acceptance of the policy. Implications of the results and suggestions for future research are discussed.
A Look at Israel’s Next Generation of Spiritual and Pastoral Care Providers
Authors: Kopacz Marek S. , Feldstein Bruce D. , Allman Asekoff Cecille , Kaprow Rabbi Maurice S. , Smith-Coggins Rebecca
Published: July 2017

This brief report looks at the demographics as well as professional background and experiences of a sample of Israeli chaplains. An online survey was distributed to 39 Israeli chaplains, yielding a response rate of n = 6 (15.4%). The findings notably highlight the role of women as chaplains, supporting a religiously diverse population, and differing perspectives on the functional role of a chaplain. These findings could help facilitate discussion and future research into chaplaincy services in Israel.
Ghosts And Guests: A Pastoral Theology Of Belonging For Ministry With Persons With Mental Illness
Authors: Whitehead Jason C.
Published: July 2017

The purpose of this article is to develop a pastoral theology of belonging which opposes the systemic marginalization of persons with mental illness. In the course of developing this argument I will examine the evidence for understanding human beings as social creatures, which leads to a discussion of why it is difficult in this age to act for the common good. The stigmatization and marginalization that results from neoliberal ideologies is especially prevalent with persons with mental illness, often leading to social exclusion, isolation, and loneliness. The ethic of hospitality described by Christine Pohl provides one source of alleviating this exclusion and isolation, but may not provide enough relief. A pastoral theology and ministry of belonging focused on becoming empathic, creative guests is offered as a corollary to hospitality when relating to persons with mental illness.
Ethics, DRGs and Medical Record Administrators
Authors: Braunack-Mayer Annette Joy
Published: July 2017

Medical record administrators in the United States have documented a range of ethical problems which they have experienced as a result of the advent of DRGs. This paper considers the similarities and differences between the Australian and United States experience of DRGs, and the implications of these for Australian medical record administrators. Some ethical problems are described, and it is argued that these problems relate particularly to power imbalances between medical record administrators and other health professions.
Wanted: Good Leaders for Urban Schools
Authors: Durden Phyllis C.
Published: July 2017

For children served by urban districts, a deprivation in learning is life threatening. (Jackson, 2005, p. 197)
Linking Scholarship and Practice: Community College Leaders, State Mandates, and Leadership Competencies
Authors: Hebert-Swartzer Cathleen A. , McNair Delores E.
Published: July 2017

To be an effective leader in today's community college requires a sophisticated set of skills that are often learned through on the job training, mentoring, and professional development activities. Using case study methodology, this study examined how community college leaders in California use their skills to implement a state mandate related to faculty hiring. The findings describe the relationship between the skills used by study participants and those identified as essential by the American Association of Community Colleges; the study offers recommendations to support the alignment of these leadership competencies with doctoral program curricula.
The Professionalization of Educational Leaders through Postgraduate Study and Professional Development Opportunities in New Zealand Tertiary Education Institutions
Authors: Macpherson Reynold
Published: July 2017

This paper reports a review of the professionalization services in educational leadership available from New Zealand's tertiary institutions at a time of accelerating retirements and turnover. Case studies of current programs identified six urgent policy issues: the need for research-based provisions in early childhood education (ECE); potential conflicts of interest for university faculties contracted to deliver government professional development (PD), consultancy, and support services; the preparatory needs of first-time team and executive leaders in schools and centre leaders in ECE; blending optional assessment of PD activities with postgraduate study programs; national investment needed to triple participation in the professionalization of educational leaders, and removing conditions antithetical to the systematic professionalization of leadership while creating incentive regimes that will sustain leadership capacity building. Five conclusions appear warranted. Each institution should provide effective professorial leadership to their research, teaching, and advisory teams in educational leadership or withdraw from the field. Market leaders in ECE might form a consortium with national stakeholders to articulate a research-based and career-related leadership development framework. The latent demand for professionalization exceeds supply by a factor of about three requiring Ministerial reform of incentives and national investment in educational leadership. Educational leaders in New Zealand are poorly educated in leadership compared to their international counterparts and need fresh incentives to become an All Master's profession. Finally, New Zealand's professional associations should play a much more significant role in the professionalization of leaders by setting aside past differentiation and competitive strategies, recognizing all colleagues in designated leadership roles, combining into one national peak body, and engaging in the governance of the professionalization services provided by tertiary education institutions.
A Study of Group Dynamics in Educational Leadership Cohort and Non-Cohort Groups
Authors: Greenlee Bobbie J. , Karanxha Zorka
Published: July 2017

The purpose of this study was to examine group dynamics of educational leadership students in cohorts and make comparisons with the group dynamics characteristics of non-cohort students. Cohorts have emerged as dynamic and adaptive entities with attendant group dynamic processes that shape collective learning and action. Cohort (n=42) and non-cohort (n=51) students were surveyed on group variables of participation, communication, influence, trust, cohesiveness, empowerment, collaboration, and satisfaction. Descriptive statistics and effect size analyses were used for data analysis. Significant differences were identified in trust, cohesiveness, and satisfaction. However, findings show little effect on cohort structures in the areas of participation, communication, influence, empowerment, and collaboration.
Still Learning about Leading: A Leadership Critical Friends Group
Authors: Fahey Kevin M.
Published: July 2017

“Leadership programs can no longer just hand candidates a degree, a principal's license, wish them good luck, and expect them to be successful. We need to do something more.” - TILE Superintendent, 2004.
Resisting Fragmentation
Authors: Drago-Severson Eleanor , Maslin-Ostrowski Patricia , Hoffman Alexander M.
Published: July 2017

An online survey (using forced-choice and open-ended questions) of faculty at two university-situated degree-granting leadership preparation programs revealed that the faculty describe critical connections for developing leadership capacity: theory-practice nexus, university-based learning and “real-life” experience, and nurturing deeper faculty-to-student and faculty-to-faculty relationships. The faculty perceive that accreditation, certification, and licensure requirements have more influence over curriculum than legislative or local regulation; they voiced concerns about future impacts, although they did not identify current negative repercussions. The faculty reported doing reasonably well addressing contemporary domains of adult learning and development and social-emotional dimensions of leadership. Institutional supports are needed for furthering connections, holistic preparation, and practice.
A New Turn Toward Learning for Leadership
Authors: Borden Allison M. , Preskill Stephen L. , DeMoss Karen
Published: July 2017

Aspiring leaders in preparation programs need up-to-date research applied in real-life situations. University faculty need to change their understandings of what it means to effectively promote leadership development through university programs. This article presents understandings on how exploratory, field-based coursework offered through a university–school district partnership supported learning for leadership. Qualitative and quantitative data from end-of-class session questionnaires and end-of-course evaluation forms were analyzed. Students emphasized that this pilot project provided opportunities to connect theory and practice, offered collaborative course activities, and gave them “spaces for thought and spaces for action.”
Improving Family Literacy Practices
Authors: Harvey Ann
Published: July 2017

A 10-question Likert-type scale survey was presented to parents of children enrolled in the Imagination Library’s (IL) program. IL sends age-appropriate books once a month to children from birth to age 5 so that their parent can read to them. After registering for the program and receiving books, 93 parents answered the survey questions electronically. The questions noted the difference in family literacy behavior after receiving the books. Nine of the questions were multiple-choice whereas the last question was open-ended. This third-year survey was compared with the earlier surveys to establish reliability and used repeated questions to establish validity. The respondents were drawn from a rural minority population in an economically depressed area. The survey results suggested that parents spend more time reading to their children regularly after enrolling in the program. The percentage of parents who read to their children more than once a day rose from 24% to 43%. According to the survey, 48% of parents reported that their child was much more interested in reading. More than half of the parents (67%) reported that their child asked more frequently for books to be read to them after enrolling in the program. In addition, 68% of the families reported that multiple members of the family were engaged with the reading activities. Families report that reading the books had been a positive experience for their children and had helped 70% with vocabulary development and 66% with listening skills.
Act Like a Retailer, Think Like a Brand: An Overview of Retailer Brand Equity and Agenda for Future Research in Indian Context
Authors: Rashmi  , Dangi Hamendra
Published: July 2017

There exists a vast body of literature on brand equity (BE). In comparison, research on its application to retailers is scarce and more recent. This review brings together strands from the fragmented literature on BE of retailers. Active research on retailer’s equity began only in the recent decade, though earlier scholars have hinted at the existence of the phenomenon previously. Therefore, conceptualisation of retail equity is still in want of consensus. This article synthesises empirical evidence on operationalisation of retailer brand equity (RBE), validation of its frameworks and its antecedent–consequent relationships. We reviewed 160 BE-related papers, a majority of which focused on retail brands. The more relevant of these research articles were published during the years 2003–2014. Results of these researches have been distilled into an integrative model for RBE.
An Empirical Study of Co-movement in Selected Stock Exchanges
Authors: Patel Ritesh
Published: July 2017

This study explores the co-movement amongst the selected stock exchanges, that is, ‘BSE’, ‘Hangseng’, ‘MXX’, ‘RTS’, ‘BVSP’, ‘FTSE-100’, ‘Nikkei’ and ‘NASDAQ’. This study is done using the daily index of all stock markets from 1 January 1998 to 30 June 2015. This study has been done using various tests like ‘The ADF test’, ‘The PP test’, ‘The Granger causality test’ and ‘The Johansen co-integration test’. ADF & PP test show that the series are non-stationary. The result of the Granger causality test indicates that the BSE is Granger-caused by BVSP, FTSE 100, MXX, NASDAQ and the RTS market. The Mexican (MXX) and Russian (RTS) stock exchanges have an impact on Brazilian (BVSP) stock exchange. The Return of the FTSE 100 is affected by BVSP, MXX and NASDAQ, whereas Hangseng is affected by BSE, BVSP, FTSE 100, MXX and NASDAQ. None of the stock exchanges in the study have an impact on the MXX and Nikkei. NASDAQ is affected by BVSP, FTSE 100 and Hangseng markets. The stock exchange RTS (Russia) has the dependency on the FTSE-100 (UK) and Hangseng Stock Exchange. RTS depend on FTSE 100 and Hangseng. The co-integration test is carried out which indicates the long-term relationship amongst all the selected markets. Principal component analysis makes the fragmentation of market in the two regions, the South Asian and the Latin American stock market (BSE, BVSP, NASDAQ, MXX, Hangseng and FTSE 100) and the Northeast Asian stock market (RTS & Nikkei).
Work–Family Conflict in India: Construct Validation and Current Status
Authors: Jain Sarika , Nair Shreekumar K.
Published: July 2017

In today’s dynamic world, majority of boundary-spanning professionals like sales are expected to work for longer hours, regularly interacting with clients and, in several instances, operating across various time zones which ultimately results in blurring work–family boundaries. The sample for the current study are sales employees as they are required to respond to various demands from colleagues, customers and from their respective families as well, which finally leads to conflict from both work and family. Of importance to the research is work–family construct measurement. The study first validated the Netemeyer, Boles and McMurrian (1996) work–family conflict scale in Indian context using exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. The results of the data analysis are in line with the indications in the literature. In addition, the current study attempted to investigate the role of demographic variables on work to family conflict (WFC) as well as family to work conflict (FWC). The sample consisted of 330 sales employees working across different service and manufacturing sectors in Mumbai, India. Results indicated that age, marital status, hierarchy, hours worked, number and ages of children are significantly associated with both WFC and FWC. Implications of these findings are discussed.
The Neural Bases of Status-Based Influence
Authors: Melamed David , Kalkhoff Will , Han Siqi , Li Xiangrui
Published: July 2017

Status characteristics theory provides a theoretical explanation for why social status promotes social influence in collectively oriented task groups. It argues that status differences produce differences in expectation states, which are anticipations of task-related contributions. Those with an expectation advantage are more influential, contribute more often to group discussions, and so on. The authors conducted the first experimental test of status characteristics theory while participants were in a magnetic resonance imaging machine. This permitted the measurement of neural activity in brain regions found to be associated with processing social status. The results indicate that neural activity does not explain the effect of status on behavior.
Gene therapy for Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome in a severely affected adult
Authors: Morris Emma C. , Fox Thomas , Chakraverty Ronjon , Tendeiro Rita , Snell Katie , Rivat Christine , Grace Sarah , Gilmour Kimberly , Workman Sarita , Buckland Karen , Butler Katie , Chee Ronnie , Salama Alan D. , Ibrahim Hazem , Hara Havinder , Duret Cecile , Mavilio Fulvio , Male Frances , Bushman Frederick D. , Galy Anne , Burns Siobhan O. , Gaspar H. Bobby , Thrasher Adrian J.
Published: July 2017

Key Points

We describe the first successful use of gene therapy in a severely affected adult with WAS. Gene therapy is a viable strategy for adult WAS patients with severe chronic disease complications where allogeneic transplantation presents.
Opioid Reduction Following Interventional Procedures for Chronic Pain: A Synthesis of the Evidence
Authors: Maher Dermot P. , Cohen Steven P.
Published: July 2017

The past decade has witnessed the tremendous growth of procedures to treat chronic pain, which has resulted in increased third-party scrutiny. Although most of these procedures appear to be associated with significant pain relief, at least in the short and intermediate term, their ability to improve secondary outcome measures, including function and work status is less clear-cut. One of these secondary outcome measures that has garnered substantial interest in the pain and general medical communities is whether interventions can reduce opioid intake, which is associated with significant risks that in most cases outweigh the benefits in the long term. In the article, we examine whether procedural interventions for chronic pain can reduce opioid intake. Most studies that have examined analgesic reduction as a secondary outcome measure have not separated opioid and nonopioid analgesics, and, among those studies that have, few have demonstrated between-group differences. Reasons for failure to demonstrate opioid reduction can be broadly classified into procedural, design-related, clinical, psychosocial, biological, and pharmacological categories, all of which are discussed. In the future, clinical trials in which this outcome is examined should be designed to evaluate this, at least on a preliminary basis.
Representation between Utilitarianism and Liberalism: Focalization inPhineas Finn
Authors: Dango Michael
Published: July 2017

This article argues that the form of Anthony Trollope's Phineas Finn mediates sociality without the resources of interiority. This has important ramifications for understanding the politics of the novel by way of the kinds of relationality it makes available between characters and readers. Even as Phineas Finn speaks the idiom of John Stuart Mill's liberal orientation toward feelings and beliefs, the novel's distribution of narrative focalization provides an alternative pedagogy in Jeremy Bentham's utilitarian orientation toward action. Reading the novel's form against its content in this way borrows from Jacques Rancière's understanding of the correlation between aesthetic and political regimes, and this article elaborates and historicizes Rancière's theory at the turnover between utilitarian and liberal ideologies. In particular, it argues that Rancière's understanding of politics belongs specifically to the technologies of representation developed by mid-Victorian liberal thinkers, especially the political scientist Thomas Hare.
Beyond Islamic versus Secular Framing
Authors: Frank Ana , Çelik Ayşe Betül
Published: July 2017

Reproductive rights are shaped by different political ideologies and remain a hotly contested policy issue in most parts of the world. In Turkey the disputes concerning these rights have grown since 2002, when a conservative government assumed power. Analyzing how both governmental and civil society actors have discussed and framed reproductive policies primarily in reference to religion since the ascension of the Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (Justice and Development Party; AKP), this article focuses on debates that took place in 2012 about abortion and caesarean birth. The critical discourse and frame analysis, based on online speeches and media articles of these actors from November 2002 through 2014, reveal a remarkable diversity both in the interpretation of Islamic teachings and in a group of actors with similar ideological orientation. The article concludes by arguing for the need to move beyond the Islamic versus secular divide and to denaturalize and dehomogenize the role of religion in the public sphere.
Interspecies chimeras for human stem cell research
Authors: Masaki Hideki , Nakauchi Hiromitsu
Published: July 2017

Interspecies chimeric assays are a valuable tool for investigating the potential of human stem and progenitor cells, as well as their differentiated progeny. This Spotlight article discusses the different factors that affect interspecies chimera generation, such as evolutionary distance, developmental timing, and apoptosis of the transplanted cells, and suggests some possible strategies to address them. A refined approach to generating interspecies chimeras could contribute not only to a better understanding of cellular potential, but also to understanding the nature of xenogeneic barriers and mechanisms of heterochronicity, to modeling human development, and to the creation of human transplantable organs.
Project of V.N. Muravyev: Eutopia or Solvable Problem
Authors: Малова  , Malova Olga
Published: July 2017

The article considers a project of V.N.Muravyev: his representation of ideal future and ways of achievement of this ideal.

The analysis of projectivism as an aspect of Russian philosophy is provided; the existence of “project philosophy” is problematized.

The aim of the article is the analysis of V. Muravyev project, the research into the possibility of its realization using given methods.

The primary question raised in this article is whether it is possible to resuscitate the past, prolong it into the future, carrying to it the most valuable things that have been at the humanity’s disposal?

Author states a close link with a project of N.F. Fedorov, Muravyev’s predecessor.

In his works, the main ideas of the philosophy of «Common Cause» are transformed and supplemented with the idea of «conquest of time».

Muravyev’s project represents an ideal of the future which he develops using his own methodology of application of values of cosmism (and projectivism) based on the latter of Fedorov.
Potential for Monitoring Gut Microbiota for Diagnosing Infections and Graft-versus-Host Disease in Cancer and Stem Cell Transplant Patients
Authors: Koh Andrew Y
Published: July 2017

BACKGROUND

Gut microbiota, the collective community of microorganisms inhabiting the intestine, have been shown to provide many beneficial functions for the host. Recent advances in next-generation sequencing and advanced molecular biology approaches have allowed researchers to identify gut microbiota signatures associated with disease processes and, in some cases, establish causality and elucidate underlying mechanisms.

CONTENT

This report reviews 3 commonly used methods for studying the gut microbiota and microbiome (the collective genomes of the gut microorganisms): 16S rRNA gene sequencing, bacterial group or species-specific quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), and metagenomic shotgun sequencing (MSS). The technical approaches and resources needed for each approach are outlined, and advantages and disadvantages for each approach are summarized. The findings regarding the role of the gut microbiota in the health of patients with cancer and stem cell transplant (SCT) patients (specifically in modulating the development of gut-derived bacterial infections and a posttransplant immune-mediated complication known as graft-vs-host-disease) are reviewed. Finally, there is discussion of the potential viability of these approaches in the actual clinical treatment of cancer and SCT patients.

Advances in next-generation sequencing have revolutionized our understanding of the importance of the gut microbiome to human health. Both 16S rRNA gene sequencing and MSS are currently too labor-intensive or computationally burdensome to incorporate into real-time clinical monitoring of gut microbiomes. Yet, the lessons learned from these technologies could be adapted to currently used methods (e.g., qPCR) that could then be rigorously tested in the clinical care of these patients.
Exhibition Review
Authors: Traficante Alana
Published: July 2017

BRENDAN FERNANDES: LOST BODIES Curated by Sunny Kerr, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, 9 January – 10 April 2016, and the Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto, 9 November 2016 – 10 March 2017
Van Gogh, 1947
Authors: Thomas Morgan
Published: July 2017

The 1947 Vincent Van Gogh retrospective held at the Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris, may seem to be a relatively obscure moment in the history of exhibitions. Yet some artistic and cultural ventures coming out of the show have had interesting afterlives. This article looks at how three productions – a Pathé newsreel story, Van Gogh Exhibition, 1947 (1947); Alain Resnais’s short film Van Gogh (1948); and Antonin Artaud’s pamphlet Van Gogh, Le Suicidé de la société (1947) – supplement and mediate the Paris exhibition. The exhibition appears, in turn, as a spectacle and social phenomenon (Pathé), a material basis for a narrative about the power of the imaginary in art and life (Resnais), and a dramatization of the impasse between the aesthetic and the social (Artaud). The article highlights the disparity between the logic of supplementarity that unfolds in the vicinity of the 1947 exhibition, where irreducibly elusive or mythic visions of aesthetic exposition predominate, and the double-edged models of supplementarity that circulate in present-day curatorial frameworks.
Film policy, the Chinese government and soft power
Authors: Yang Yanling
Published: July 2017

This article examines how the Chinese ruling party understands the role of film and how film policy has been used to promote China’s soft power. It first explores shifts in policy over a period of 60 years in order to identify the government’s overall approach to the film industry. Then it investigates ‘Zou Chu Qu’, the so-called ‘Going-Out Policy’, specifically aimed at promoting soft power. This article argues that, although the role of the film industry has been adjusted in response to developments in Chinese society, the principal function of film as a tool of propaganda, along with the broader censorship system, has not fundamentally changed. Such policy arrangements have resulted in a tension between the ‘attraction’ of soft power and the state’s attraction to censorship. Consequently, there currently seems little room for Chinese films to contribute to China’s soft power in any meaningful way.
In this issue: Innovation in design and implementation in health informatics
Authors: De Lusignan Simon
Published: July 2017

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Stres in Manager Activities
Authors: Socha Luboš , Boldiová Veronika , Tobisová Alica , Kušmírek Stanislav
Published: July 2017

The article presents and clarifies the topic that was focused on the influence of stress factors in the manger’s activity. The subject of the evaluation was the impact of stress on the work and performance of managers. Using the methods we used, we learned about whether stress is a daily part of the managerial position from the point of view of the managers themselves. Furthermore, we are dealing with the issue of the extent to which stressful situations affect the quality and efficiency of the work of managers and we are looking for the main causes of stress in the manager’s work. At the same time, we address the possibilities of managing stress, eliminating stress in the work environment, and streamlining workflows in the form of stress stimuli. Last but not least, we have focused on identifying the level of management stress management to support the management of the stresses in organizations where individual managers operate.
A web-based anger management program for parent-female adolescents’ conflicts: a cluster randomized controlled trial
Authors: Yektatalab Shahrzad , Khodadadi Seddigheh , Moattari Marzieh , Hosseiny Fakhrozaman Naeemi , Zare Najaf
Published: July 2017

Objective

This cluster randomized control trial was performed to evaluate the effectiveness of a web-based anger management program for mother-female adolescents’ conflicts.

Methods

Eight out of 23 high-schools in District Two of Shiraz, Iran were chosen using random cluster sampling and randomly assigned to an intervention and a control group (each group consisted of four schools). The conflict tactics scale was filled out by all eligible third grade high school students in both groups and 140 students who had the scores higher than 30 were randomly selected; 70 adolescents in the intervention group participated in an 8 week intervention, while 70 adolescents in the control group did not undergo any intervention. Data collection was performed at the end of the intervention and 1 month later.

Results

The results of the t-test revealed no statistically significant differences between the study groups regarding the total conflict tactics scores (p = 0.935) or any of the three subscales before the intervention (p > 0.05). However, a significant difference was observed between the two groups in this regard immediately and 1 month after the intervention (p < 0.05). The results of repeated measure analysis of variance (ANOVA) demonstrated a significant difference between the intervention and control groups regarding the conflict scores and its subscales during the three study periods and groups (F = 79.43, p < 0.001).

Conclusion

This study highlighted the importance of applying a web-based anger management program in decreasing mother-female adolescents’ conflicts. Similar studies are recommended to be conducted on the issue.
Aristotle’s Critique of Timaean Psychology
Authors: Carter Jason W.
Published: July 2017

Of all the criticisms that Aristotle gives of his predecessors’ theories of soul in De anima I.3–5, none seems more unmotivated than the ones directed against the world soul of Plato’s Timaeus. Against the current scholarly consensus, I claim that the status of Aristotle’s criticisms is philosophical rather than eristical, and that they provide important philosophical reasons, independent of Phys. VIII.10 and Metaph. Λ.6, for believing that νοῦς is without spatial extension, and that its thinking is not a physical motion.
A Comparison of the Wake Effects Generated by the Biased Triangle Bar and Traditional Cylinder Bar to the Boundary Layer on Suction Surface of LPT Blade
Authors: Shuang Sun , Wei Li , Xin’gen Lu , Yanfeng Zhang , Junqiang Zhu , Guoxiang Tong
Published: July 2017

Considering the asymmetry of the low pressure turbine blade (LPT) wake at a low Reynolds number, the influence of asymmetric wakes which are similar to LPT wakes on the boundary layer of downstream blade rows in the near field is studied in the present paper, in order to increase wake flow prediction accuracy of the downstream blade without increasing the difficulty of the experiment or calculation load. Packb high-lift LPT airfoil was studied with CFX software. Following the analysis of the similarities between the wake generated by the cylinder bar and the triangle bar and the LPT blade wake in the near-field, the boundary layer flow characteristics on the suction surface under the different wakes were compared. In this research, it was found that the wakes of biased triangle bar shared more similarities with the LPT blade wake in the near field than the cylinder bar. Furthermore, the biased triangle bar wake was asymmetrical in terms of its centerline, and the separation bubble was suppressed while the calming effect was reduced after the wake-induced transition due to the asymmetry. And the time-averaged momentum thickness decreased by 7 % compared to the cylinder wake.
Can a Balance Wristband Influence Postural Control?
Authors: Eichhorn Sven , Foerster Sonja , Friemert Benedikt , Willy Christian , Riesner Hans-Joachim , Palm Hans-Georg
Published: July 2017

Eichhorn, S, Foerster, S, Friemert, B, Willy, C, Riesner, H-J, and Palm, H-G. Can a balance wristband influence postural control? J Strength Cond Res 34(12): 3416–3422, 2020—Top sports performances cannot be achieved without a high level of postural control. Balance wristbands purport to improve the mental and physical balance of the wearer. It is still unclear, however, whether these wristbands can indeed enhance postural control. Our aim was to ascertain through computerized dynamic posturography whether balance wristbands can improve postural stability. In this randomized controlled single-blind clinical study, posturography was used to assess postural control in 179 healthy subjects with or without a balance wristband. Tests were also performed with the subjects blinded to whether they were wearing an intact or a defective wristband. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to detect significant differences (p ≤ 0.05). Stability indexes did not reveal significant differences in postural control between wearing and not wearing a wristband. Our study did not provide evidence of an improvement in postural stability. Because the single-blind trials too revealed no significant differences, a placebo effect could be ruled out.
Nakit i umjetnost pećine Vlakno
Authors: Vujević Dario , Parica Mate
Published: July 2017

U članku se obrađuju nakitni predmeti pronađeni na lokalitetu Vlakno na Dugom otoku, pećine koja sadrži slojeve gornjeg paleolitika i mezolitika. Autori analiziraju geostrateški položaj pećine u vrijeme epigravetijena, te opisuju promjene u okolišu uvjetovane znatno nižom razinom mora. Nakit od probušenih zuba jelena, morskih puževa i školjaka, a posebice gomolje s urezanim prikazima, uspoređuju sa sličnim nalazima obiju jadranskih obala. Ističu važnost pećine Vlakno za ukupno poznavanje nakita i umjetnosti gornjeg paleolitika.
Utjecaj ekološkog sustava Ilirika na proces hrvatske etnogeneze
Authors: Rendić-Miočević Ivo
Published: July 2017

U članku autor raspravlja o ovisnosti čovjeka o prirodi i pokušava objasniti ljudsko ponašanje i oblikovanje mentaliteta u dugom trajanju na području Ilirika. Danas poseban značaj dobiva povijest okoliša koja se bavi interakcijom čovjeka i prirode, a biopsihologija, socijalna biologija, genetika, kulturna botanika i kulturna zoologija moraju interdisciplinarno obogatiti tu povijest. Autor pokušava objasniti kako je eko sustav Ilirika utjecao na pridošle Hrvate u vrijeme seobe naroda. On ističe da je cilj osvajača bio ovladavanje prirodnim resursima Ilirika (prvenstveno stočarskim putovima) i povezivanje prostora. U stapanju sa starosjediocima Hrvati su preuzeli mnoge njihove kulturne tekovine, ali i mentalitetske značajke. U stalnoj ugroženosti tijekom povijesti, pa i prije dolaska Hrvata, na planinskim područjima razvila se nasilnička "dinarska" sastavnica koja je općeljudska značajka te se ne može pripisati isključivo "dinarcima" koji su usprkos toj sastavnici uvijek pokazivali intelektualne i stvaralačke sposobnosti. Sociogeografski uvjeti i opasnost od "drugih" na tim područjima utjecali su od davnine na stvaranje posebne ideologije koji su prihvatili pridošli Hrvati. Ta je ideologija, ističe autor, svoj izraz našla u epskoj poeziji koja vjerojatno ima svoje korijene u ilirskom stvaralaštvu. Eko sustav Ilirika utjecao je na oblikovanje agrarno-stočarskih zajednica koje su običajnim pravom regulirale odnose u društvu i odnos pripadnika zajednice prema prirodi Taj je odnos definiran i u statutima priobalnih komuna te u zakonima sjevernoga hrvatskog primorja i otoka. Zbog održavanja stabilnosti eko sustava Ilirika, način života se gotovo ni nije mijenjao do "moderniozacijskog šoka" i "ekološke revolucije" (uništavanje prirode). Na području starog Ilirika ove su pojave kasnile za europskim razvojem, ali su u XIX., a posebno u XX. stoljeću u patrijarhalnom stanovništvu izazvale strahovite traume. Autor zaključuje da pojave na koje se osvrće imaju svoje dugo trajanje od ilirskih vremena do naših dana te je nemoguće bez njih objasniti zbivanja u XX. stoljeću popraćena groznim krvoprolićima. Historiografija koja ne uzima u obzir prastaro kulturološko i genetsko nasljeđe te buđenje arhetipova u smislu transgeneracijskih prijenosa, nikada ne će biti sposobna da protumači svu tragiku narodâ meditersnkopodunavskog prostora kojeg "civilizirani" Europljani s najnegativnijim konotacijama nazvaše Balkanom. Autor je svoju raspravu utemeljio na inovativnom čitanju povijesnih izvora.
Odnos između volumena i promjera posude
Authors: Pleterski Andrej
Published: July 2017

Za određivanje funkcije posude važnu ulogu igra volumen. Budući da se u slojevima naselja rijetko pojavljuju čitave posude, njihov volumen može se približno odrediti isključivo na temelju promjera. U prvome su redu za to prikladni ulomci ruba odnosno ulomci s očuvanim područjem oko vrata posude. Ovakav se postupak određivanja volumena može provjeriti i to na način da se u skupini čitavih posuda poznati volumeni usporede s promjerima.
Ranosrednjovjekovni koštani propletači s nalazišta Torčec - Prečno pole: prilog poznavanju slavenskog naseljavanja Podravine
Authors: Sekelj Ivančan Tajana
Published: July 2017

U radu se obrađuju neobjavljeni predmeti od kosti prikupljeni pri sustavnim arheološkim istraživanjima nalazišta Torčec − Prečno pole I u Podravini. Prikazani predmeti, istih ili sličnih značajki, pripadaju dnevnoj upotrebi te predstavljaju različite oblike propletača. Potječu iz triju zatvorenih cjelina, od kojih je jedna datirana metodom 14C u ranosrednjovjekovno razdoblje, točnije oko sredine 7. stoljeća.
Prvi nalazi eneolitičkih idola u Dalmaciji
Authors: Marijanović Brunislav
Published: July 2017

Tijekom iskopavanja provedenog 2010. na eneolitičkom nalazištu Buković − Lastvine u Benkovcu kod Zadra, uz ostalu arheološku i bioarheološku građu pronađena su i dva primjerka karakterističnog tipa idola koji predstavljaju prve nalaze te vrste u eneolitiku na području istočnog Jadrana. Idoli su sačuvani samo djelomice, a pronađeni u najnižem dijelu depozita, u posve sigurnom i čistom kontekstu kojeg čine isključivo ulomci vrlo karakteristične keramike ukrašene kaneliranim ukrasima, a koja cjelinom tipoloških i stilskih odlika nedvojbeno pripada ranom eneolitiku istočnog Jadrana.Premda su pronađeni vrlo blizu jedan drugomu, u posve plitkoj jami uza sam unutarnji rub većeg objeka jamskog tipa, opće okolnosti njihova nalaza ne dopuštaju mogućnost bilo kakvog ritualnog konteksta. Nije bilo moguće utvrditi postojanje nekog objekta ili konstrukcije te vrste s kojom bi bili povezani, a ni drugi nalazi u njihovoj blizini, kao i njihova disperzija, ni po čemu se ne razlikuju od nalaza na ostalim dijelovima istraživačke površine. Premda su oba primjerka sačuvana samo djelomice − bolje reći oba su teško oštećena − a sačuvani dijelovi pripadaju različitim dijelovima korpusa, nedvojbeno je da je riječ o krajnje stiliziranim prikazima ženskih likova. Oba primjerka pripadaju skupini plošno modeliranih i posve stiliziranih akefalnih figurina izrađenih u obliku dva povezana trokuta, bez oblikovanja ekstremiteta i prikazivanja anatomskih pojedinosti. Pronađeni idoli čine posve jedinstvenu pojavu na čitavom istočnojadranskom području tijekom eneolitika jer pri svim dosadašnjim istraživanjima, kojih je danas već značajan broj, nije otkriven niti jedan takav primjer, pa već sama njihova prisutnost otvara čitav kompleks problema počevši od pitanja njihova primarnog izvora, preko modela i mehanizma širenja na ovo područje, do problema općih kulturnih odnosa jadranskog i izvanjadranskog prostora s pripadajućim kulturama i kulturnim fenomenima. Naime, s obzirom na tipološke odlike, potpunu odsutnost usporedivih nalaza s jadranskog područja, primjerke iz Benkovca najprirodnije je uspoređivati s istovrsnim nalazima u okviru badenske kulture. Karpatsko-panonski prostor iskazuje se kao područje s najvećim brojem i najgušćom disperzijom nalaza ovoga tipa, pa se područje badenske kulture i badenska kultura u cjelini iskazuju kao prostorno i kulturno najprirodnije okruženje s kojim je nalaze iz Benkovca moguće povezati. Tipološke odlike pronađenih primjeraka upravo su najbliže poznatim nalazima iz Vučedola i Vinče.
Žena u mitraizmu
Authors: Selem Petar
Published: July 2017

Razmatra se položaj žene u okviru kultne prakse mitraizma. U znanosti preteže mišljenje da je žena isključena iz sudjelovanja u misterijima, ali ima i suprotnih stavova.
Kontroverzni biskup Malho i tzv. Delminijska biskupija
Authors: Škegro Ante
Published: July 2017

Na području rimske Dalmacije do kraja antike razvila se snažna crkvena organizacija (parochiae, ecclesiae), za što je, u prvom redu, najzaslužnija salonitanska crkvena općina sa svojim prvacima. Od vremena ostrogotske vlasti (493.-537.) salonitanski su nadbiskupi imali jurisdikciju nad čitavim Zapadnim Ilirikom, no ne i nad dalmatinskim patrimonijem Rimske Crkve. Za njega su, barem od druge polovice 6. st., bili nadležni izravni papinski službenici. Prihodi koje je donosio (pensiones) nisu bili namijenjeni samo papi i njegovom okruženju, nego, posebice u vrijeme pape Grgura I. Velikog (590.–604.), i siromašnom kršćanskom puku. Biskupa Malha, kojemu je 591./592. g. oduzeta uprava papinskog dalmatinskog patrimonija, uglavnom se smatra prvim, odnosno jednim od prvih dijecezanskih biskupa Delminija - čemu u prilog raspoloživa vrela ništa ne govore.
Ranosrednjovjekovna toponimija splitskog poluotoka
Authors: Šimunović Petar
Published: July 2017

Na temelju ranosrednjovjekovnih toponimijskih potvrda sa Splitskog poluotoka autor istražuje toponimijske slojeve i načine prilagodbe tih toponima likovima koji su danas u hrvatskome jeziku, a zbile su se u prvim stoljećima hrvatske doseobe. Autor se bavi toponimima predrimskog podrijetla, rimskim predijalnim toponimima i drugim romanskim toponimima koji su vrlo rano prilagođeni hrvatskome jeziku. Posebno istražuje hagionime koji su od romanskog pridjeva santu i svetačkog imena, koje prepoznaje u hrvatskim likovima. Propitkuje dosadašnje etimologije ojkonima Split i hiperkorektnog oblika Spljet, koji su neki jezični čistunci nametali Splićanima, srećom neuspješno, početkom 20. stoljeća.