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Self-Examination and Consolation in Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy
Authors: Donato Antonio
Published: June 2013

Boethius regarded the activity of writing the Consolation of Philosophy as a form of self-examination designed to help him coming to terms with his change of fortune. The depiction of character Boethius allows the author to examine the part of him that was overwhelmed by despair; the description of Lady Philosophy permits Boethius to scrutinize the part of him that maintained detachment from his tragedy. The dialogue between the characters and the consolatory strategies described in the texts are the literary devices through which Boethius (I) plays out his internal struggle and (II) investigates how to restore his happiness.
Patterns in Group Involvement Experiences During College: Identifying a Taxonomy
Authors: Dugan John P.
Published: June 2013

This study explored whether latent phenomena could be identified to classify students based on their patterns of involvement in cocurricular group experiences. The sample was comprised of 11,209 seniors from 50 institutions. A total of 4 latent factors were identified and students were classified into one of 8 latent classes. Findings offer new analytic and conceptual approaches for use in college impact research as well as a useful heuristic tool to assist student affairs professionals in designing and targeting educational interventions.
Psychosocial Factors Predicting First-Year College Student Success
Authors: Krumrei-Mancuso Elizabeth J. , Newton Fred B. , Kim Eunhee , Wilcox Dan
Published: June 2013

This study made use of a model of college success that involves students achieving academic goals and life satisfaction. Hierarchical regressions examined the role of six psychosocial factors for college success among 579 first-year college students. Academic self-efficacy and organization and attention to study were predictive of first semester grade point average (GPA) when controlling relevant demographic factors. Academic self-efficacy was even predictive of end-of-year GPA when controlling previous, first-semester GPA. Mediation analyses revealed that first-semester GPA was an important mediator between these two psychosocial variables and end-of-year GPA. Additional psychosocial variables were predictive of college students' life satisfaction: stress and time management, involvement with college activity, and emotional satisfaction with academics. We explore how formulating interventions on the basis of psychosocial factors offers an avenue for students to address specific attitudes, emotions, and behaviors that relate to college success.
On Transfiguration
Authors: Howie Cary
Published: June 2013

This essay makes a case for the transfiguration of Jesus as a template for other transfigured and transfiguring bodies, including those of transgender persons. Transfiguration names the becoming apparent of an embodied mystery that challenges our everyday distinctions between being and becoming; in the process, it makes language strange.
The Impudence of Claude Cahun
Authors: Wampole Christy
Published: June 2013

This article argues that the impact of Claude Cahun’s portraiture lies not only in its repudiation of gender norms through transvestism and head-shaving, but also – and perhaps even more so – in the emphatic nature of her impudent gaze, which sharpens the implicit critique embedded in her transgender signals.
Convivial Relations Between Gender Non-Conformity and the French Nation-State
Authors: Sekuler Todd
Published: June 2013

As the discourse of transgender rights is gradually adopted by the nation-state, exemplified via the recent removal of gender identity disorder from the list of affections de longue durée , it has become increasingly intertwined with efforts to regulate gendered bodies that do not conform to national racial and religious ideals.
Crossings and Complexities of Gender in Guadeloupe and Martinique: Reflections on French Caribbean Expressions
Authors: Flaugh Christian
Published: June 2013

This essay reflects on expressions of “trans” experiences and existences – here “gender complexity” – in the French Antilles. It brings together anthropological, cultural, linguistic, political, and personal articulations from Guadeloupe and Martinique (as individual sociocultural regions and overseas departments) as it points to ways for considering their transregional and trans-Atlantic crossings.
Henry James's Social Fabric
Authors: Strauss Rebecca
Published: June 2013

Henry James fastens upon the everyday political praxis of fashion in The Princess Cassamassima , his anomalous novel of working-class London and its anarchist movements. James sets transnational female anti-fashion icons—including an American princess turned class transvestite, a cockney shop-girl involved in union agitation, a Victorian dress-maker, and an imprisoned French milliner—against the local and politically limited socialism valued by the novel's male protagonists. In The Princess , James shows how fashion's social practices and imagined communities might cut a new figure for affinity-based politics.
Medical Skepticism and Complementary Therapy Use among Older Rural African-Americans and Whites
Authors: Bell Ronny A. , Grzywacz Joseph G. , Quandt Sara A. , Neiberg Rebecca , Lang Wei , Nguyen Ha , Altizer Kathryn P. , Arcury Thomas A.
Published: June 2013

Purpose . This study documents demographic, health, and complementary therapy (CT) correlates of medical skepticism among rural older adults. Methods . Older (≥65 years) African Americans and Whites in rural North Carolina (N=198) were interviewed. Medical skepticism was assessed using the four items from the Medical Expenditure Survey. Bivariate associations between medical skepticism and demographic and health characteristics and CT use were assessed, and independent effects on CT use. Findings . Positive responses to medical skepticism questions ranged from 19.7% (can overcome illness without help) to 59.6% (believes own behavior determines their health). Medical skepticism indicators were associated with few demographic and health characteristics, and one CT category. Conclusions . This study shows a high degree of medical skepticism among rural older adults, but limited associations with demographic and health characteristics and CT use. Further research is needed to understand relationships of attitudes towards conventional care and CT use in this population.
Medical Respite Programs for Homeless Patients: A Systematic Review
Authors: Doran Kelly M. , Ragins Kyle T. , Gross Cary P. , Zerger Suzanne
Published: June 2013

Medical respite programs provide care to homeless patients who are too sick to be on the streets or in a traditional shelter, but not sick enough to warrant inpatient hospitalization. They are designed to improve the health of homeless patients while also decreasing costly hospital use. Although there is increasing interest in implementing respite programs, there has been no prior systematic review of their effectiveness. We conducted a comprehensive search for studies of medical respite program outcomes in multiple biomedical and sociological databases, and the grey literature. Thirteen articles met inclusion criteria. The articles were heterogeneous in methods, study quality, inclusion of a comparison group, and outcomes examined. Available evidence showed that medical respite programs reduced future hospital admissions, inpatient days, and hospital readmissions. They also resulted in improved housing outcomes. Results for emergency department use and costs were mixed but promising. Future research utilizing adequate comparison groups is needed.
Barriers to Care for Cambodian Patients with Diabetes: Results from a Qualitative Study
Authors: Renfrew Megan R. , Taing Elizabeth , Cohen Marya J. , Betancourt Joseph R. , Pasinski Roger , Green Alexander R.
Published: June 2013

Racial and ethnic disparities in diabetes care have been well documented. While root causes have been explored for some minority groups, less is known about smaller immigrant populations such as Cambodians. In this study, we sought to explore the potential barriers to care for Cambodian patients with diabetes. We conducted five focus groups with three study groups: health care providers, bilingual Khmer frontline staff, and Cambodian patients with diabetes. Focus groups findings revealed that certain cultural beliefs, low health literacy, and language barriers strongly affect Cambodian patients' understanding of diabetes and self-management, as well as clinicians' ability to care effectively for Cambodian patients with diabetes. Our study supports previous literature and also adds several new insights not previously described. We recommend education for health care providers on patient-centered, cross-cultural care with an emphasis on the needs of Cambodians as well as culturally appropriate diabetes education for patients.
"The God of Death Takes Half of Our Children": Health of Women and Children in the Sundarbans Islands
Authors: Biswas Bipasha
Published: June 2013

Grassroots level health care workers provided insights into rural women's health concerns at a program development workshop held at Sundarban Islands in West Bengal, India. This report describes these narratives and identifies strategies for potential intervention plans. The narratives suggest layers of disenfranchisement compounded by gender inequality and geographic instability.
A Collaborative Mental Health Research Agenda in a Community of Poor and Underserved Latinos
Authors: Watson Maria-Rosa , Kaltman Stacey , Townsend Tiffany G. , Goode Tawara , Campoli Marcela
Published: June 2013

The goal of this project was to engage community members and grassroots organizations in a discussion regarding perceived mental health needs and priorities of the population of underserved Latinos in Montgomery County, Maryland. Community-based participatory research was used to establish structures for participation and to design studies that effectively address local mental health needs. Four focus groups with 30 Latino lay health promoters and 20 key informant interviews were conducted to ascertain communal mental health needs and priorities. The main issues that emerged included mental health stigma, consequences of immigration-related stress, violence and alcoholism, and concerns about psychotropic medications. Ideas to address these issues and foster wellness through research were generated during a community-based workshop that included consumers, primary care and mental health clinicians, researchers, and representatives of local organizations and federal agencies. The product of this process was an implementable mental health research agenda, which is presented and discussed.
Providers' Perceptions of Parental Concerns about HPV Vaccination
Authors: Perkins Rebecca B. , Clark Jack A.
Published: June 2013

Objective . Parental resistance is often posited to explain low rates of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake. We sought to describe providers' perceptions of parents' attitudes towards HPV vaccination. Methods . Thirty-four providers from four federally qualified community health centers participated in semi-structured interviews related to their experiences discussing HPV vaccination with low-income and minority parents. Results . Providers found that parents were eager to prevent cancer in their daughters. Safety concerns and feeling that vaccination was unnecessary for virgins were reasons for declining vaccination. Providers found that immigrants from low-resource settings were more receptive to HPV vaccination than White middle-class parents due both to personal experience with vaccine-preventable diseases and cervical cancer and more realistic impressions of their children's sexual activity. Conclusions . Immigrants from low-resource settings may be particularly receptive to HPV vaccination, while White middle-class parents may be more likely to defer vaccination due to concerns about safety or sexual issues.
Project ECHO: Replicating a Novel Model to Enhance Access to Hepatitis C Care in a Community Health Center
Authors: Khatri Khushbu , Haddad Marwan , Anderson Daren
Published: June 2013

Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (Project ECHOTM) is an innovative telemedicine program that improves patient care by developing and supporting the competence of primary care providers. The Community Health Center, Inc. replicated this model to address significant access issues and improve hepatitis C management and treatment for its patients.
Evaluation of a Childhood Obesity Awareness Campaign Targeting Head Start Families: Designed by Parents for Parents
Authors: GreenMills Lisa L. , Davison Kirsten K. , Gordon Karen E. , Li Kaigang , Jurkowski Janine M.
Published: June 2013

The Communities for Healthy Living program used a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach to empower Head Start parents in designing and pilot testing a multi-component family-centered obesity prevention program. One program component was a childhood obesity awareness campaign addressing common parental misconceptions about obesity. The campaign was designed by a community advisory board of parents to target specific issues identified within their own community. Results from pre-post intervention surveys (N=108) showed that campaign exposure was high; 92% of responding parents reported noticing the campaign. Parents also demonstrated significant increases in awareness of childhood obesity, along with decreases in obesity-related misconceptions. Findings, supported by growing literature on CBPR, suggest a CBPR approach to campaign development is an effective strategy to promote parent awareness of childhood obesity.
Best Practices in Policy Approaches to Obesity Prevention
Authors: Fox Ashley M. , Horowitz Carol R.
Published: June 2013

The rapidly rising rate of obesity has prompted a variety of policy responses at national, regional, and local levels. Yet, many have expressed concern that these policy responses have a limited evidence base, are overly paternalistic, and have the potential to increase rather than shrink obesity-related disparities. The purpose of this article is to evaluate obesity policies in terms of the adequacy of evidence for action and along two ethical dimensions: their potential effect on liberty and equity. To evaluate evidence, we engage in a systematic review of reviews and rate policies in terms of the sufficiency of evidence of effectiveness at combating obesity. We then apply a libertarian-paternalist framework to assess policies in terms of their impact on liberty and inverse-equity theory to assess impact on disparities. This article provides a framework to assist decision-makers in assessing best practices in obesity using a more multi-faceted set of dimensions.
Increasing Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables in the School Cafeteria: The Influence of Active Choice
Authors: Hakim Sharon M. , Meissen Gregory
Published: June 2013

This study evaluated a setting-level intervention designed to increase consumption of fruits and vegetables among low-socioeconomic status elementary and middle school students participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). The NSLP provides students with access to fruits and vegetables; however, food served does not necessarily equal food consumed. High rates of waste, especially of fruits and vegetables, are well documented. The current, low-cost intervention altered the choice architecture of the cafeteria by introducing an active, forced choice into the school lunch service. Consumption was measured by observing (n=2,064) and weighing (n=84) student plate waste over two 10-day periods pre-intervention and during implementation. Results show an average daily 15% increase in consumption of both fruits and vegetables during the intervention period. These findings suggest that local schools can actively encourage students to take advantage of fruits and vegetables offered through the NSLP by implementing setting-level changes to the cafeteria environment.
Improving Overweight among At-risk Minority Youth: Results of a Pilot Intervention in After-school Programs
Authors: Slusser Wendelin M. , Sharif Mienah Z. , Erausquin Jennifer Toller , Kinsler Janni J. , Collin Daniel , Prelip Michael L.
Published: June 2013

Childhood overweight and obesity disproportionately affect low-income communities. Most school-based health promotion efforts occur during the school day and are limited in scope. This study evaluated the effectiveness of an after-school program among 3rd-5th graders (n=121; 73% 8 to 9 years old; 57% female; 60% Asian) at eight study sites (four intervention, four comparison). After-school staff were trained on implementing the Catch Kids Club Curriculum on nutrition and physical activity. Data were collected on students' nutrition and physical activity knowledge and behavior, and their height and weight measurements. Using Stata 10.1/SE, cross-lagged regression models assessed changes over time. Results showed a reduction in overweight and obesity (defined as body mass index >85th percentile for age and sex) among children in the intervention group, but mixed results regarding diet and physical activity knowledge and behavior. Enhancing after-school physical activity opportunities through evidence-based programs can potentially improve overweight and obesity among low-income children.
Putting Research into Practice: An Exploration of Sheffield iSchool Approaches to Connecting Research with Practice
Authors: Roberts Angharad , Madden Andrew D. , Corrall Sheila
Published: June 2013

The relationship between research and practice in the work of members of the University of Sheffield’s Information School (iSchool) was examined through a mixed-methods study carried out in two stages. Two focus groups with doctoral students and faculty members explored motivations for undertaking research, views about the impact of research, and the role of social media in its dissemination. Personal enjoyment and pursuit of knowledge for its own sake emerged as strong motivators but were also linked with expressing professional identity and contributing something useful to practice in the field. Differing stakeholder definitions of research impact were perceived as problematic, and multiple channels of communication were advocated, including judicious use of professional and social networks. A content analysis of journal articles written by iSchool faculty collected qualitative and quantitative data on the subject matter, methodology, references, and other dimensions of published output, including statements relating the research to practice. Published outputs highlighted diversity in the methods used, demonstrated collaboration with practitioners in conducting and communicating research, and identified five distinct ways of connecting research with practice. The study concludes with ten recommendations for strengthening the research–practice relationship in library and information studies.
The Evolution of Mallarmé's Social Consciousness
Authors: Porter Laurence M.
Published: June 2013

It would be mistaken to consider Mallarme's Un coup de Dés as his final word. Its aesthetic emphasis is complemented by another work published in the same year, in Divagations (1897): the prose poem "Conflit." In the prose poem cycle, Mallarme added the template of a dialectical social consciousness to the ontological template of Un coup des Dés . He comes to understand the proletariat's hostility toward the unproductive poet, while realizing that bourgeois philistines exploit and are the true enemies of both. He affirms that free exercise of the imagination is a democratic right for all. He recognizes his shared humanity with the working class, and incorporates the disruptive cheminots on his rental property into a cosmic vision of a constellation, the same as in the final vision of Un coup de Dés .
Turning Tricks, Turning the Tables: Plotting the Brasserie à femmes in Tabarant's Virus d'amour
Authors: Tanner Jessica
Published: June 2013

This article examines the space of the brasserie à femmes, a female-staffed beer hall and house of clandestine prostitution where the servers sell stories as a supplement to beer and sex, in Adolphe Tabarant's forgotten naturalist novel Virus d'amour (1886). Simultaneously fueling novelistic and sexual desire in fin-de-siècle Paris's aimless bachelors, the brasserie prostitute turns the Balzacian arriviste plot on its head by appropriating the art of writerly tease—by knowing how to (in the words of Huysmans) "make them wait." Inscribing her client into narrative and thus positioning herself as author, the fille de brasserie troubles her own textual inscription, complicating authorial mastery of both the prostitute and the city.
Siddons's Ghost: Celebrity and Gender in Sheridan's Pizarro
Authors: Couture Selena
Published: June 2013

This essay reexamines Richard Brinsley Sheridan's Pizarro (1799), shifting away from the critical tendency to focus on Rolla's speech as a reuse of Sheridan's speech against Warren Hastings to consider instead the significance of Sarah Siddons's performance in the role of Elvira. Drawing on Jacky Bratton's insights into embodied theatre histories and Marvin Carlson's theory of celebrity ghosting, I argue that Sheridan adapted Kotzebue's play with Siddons's abilities and status in mind, and that her prominence as one of the greatest actors of her generation and as an icon of British womanhood created an emphasis on remorse, thus weakening the monolithic nature of the British colonial project.
Staging "a Queene opprest": William Habington's Exploration of the Politics of Queenship on the Caroline Stage
Authors: Bailey Rebecca A.
Published: June 2013

This essay deepens our growing understanding of Caroline theatre as a vibrant space that boldly engaged with contemporary issues. As England lurched toward civil war, there was growing unease within the Protestant establishment at the apparent success of Queen Henrietta Maria's Counter-Reformation ambitions. During this period, competing ideals of queenly conduct were performed on both the elite and commercial stages. William Habington's The Queen of Aragon (licensed and published in 1640) exposed the dilemma of a virtuous queen chastised by her people for seeking foreign support to quell insurrection. Notably, Henrietta Maria was criticized in precisely these terms during the Scottish crisis of 1638-40. Habington, a respected figure in the recusant community who enjoyed the patronage of both Henrietta Maria and the godly Earl of Pembroke, offered a surprising alternative to such political isolation. Through a brilliant revision of fashionable Neoplatonic drama, he successfully transformed the troubling image of "a Queene opprest" into a paradigm of queenly enlightenment.
Ten Evenings with Pina: Bausch's "Late" Style and the Cultural Politics of Coproduction
Authors: Elswit Kate
Published: June 2013

This essay reconsiders the legacy of German dance theatre choreographer Pina Bausch through a series of thoughts collected and tested while sitting in the dark during the World Cities retrospective that was presented as part of the Cultural Olympiad of the London 2012 Olympics. While Bausch's aesthetic is almost entirely articulated on the basis of her vintage period, World Cities called attention to the coproduction process under which Tanztheater Wuppertal primarily operated from the mid-1980s until Bausch's death in 2009. Interweaving structures of patronage, rehearsal processes, and aesthetic strategies, the essay argues that it is by recognizing how they built and were built by more distributed structures of support that we can shift our understanding of Bausch's "late" works themselves.
History Trouble: Reenactment and Pseudoperformativity at the Witch Festival of Nieuwpoort
Authors: Enders Jody
Published: June 2013

A contemporary Flemish festival raises the stakes of ongoing critical conversations about reenactments, theatre historiography, and performativity in the service of social change. The Witch Festival of Nieuwpoort, or Heksenfeest , reenacts (as medieval) the trial and unjust conviction of Jeanne Panne, who was burned at the stake for witchcraft in 1650. In 2012, prior to a theatrical representation of the unlikely heroine's life and death, the town's mayor proclaimed that he was pardoning Jeanne Panne, along with sixteen other executed witches. In addition to rehearsing complex questions about anachronism, linguistic and cultural translation, gallows humor, and the appropriation or rejection of the past, the Heksenfeest places front and center theatre's capacity for true Austinian performativity as it seeks to make history. To theorize such unusual events, the essay proposes two terms, pseudoperformativity and paraperformativity , the better to underscore the common ground among medieval studies, reenactment studies, and the history of rhetoric.
Reviews
Authors: Fenlon Carol , Bray Carys
Published: June 2013

FOUR SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS FROM COMMA PRESSLEMISTRY: A CELEBRATION OF THE WORK OF STANISLAW LEM, RA PAGE AND MAGDA RACZYN´SKA (EDS) (2011) Manchester: Comma Press, 292 pp., ISBN: 9781905583324, p/bk, £7.99ON FLYING OBJECTS (TRANS. EMIL HAKL), PETR KOPET AND KAREN
REPPIN (2011) Manchester: Comma Press, 158 pp., ISBN: 9781905583386, p/bk, £7.99TWICE IN A LIFETIME (TRANS. AGUST BORGPOR SVERISSON), MARIA HELGA GUOMUNDSDOTTIR AND ANNA BENASSI (2011) Manchester: Comma Press, 129 pp., ISBN: 9781905583362, p/bk, £7.99THE WAR TOUR, ZOE LAMBERT
(2011) Manchester: Comma Press, 214 pp., ISBN: 9781905583287, p/bk, £7.99LIFE TIMES: STORIES 1952–2007, NADINE GORDIMER (2010) London: Bloomsbury, ISBN: 978 0 7475 9263 1, h/bk (also available in p/bk), 550 pp., £30.00
Short stories in the academy: Mimesis, diegesis and the role of drama and film
Authors: Neale Derek
Published: June 2013

The new prominence of authors teaching Creative Writing in the academy might have seemed unlikely given a critical context that railed against the influence of authors in interpretation. This discussion suggests reasons for an unlikely coalescence between theory and practice, and considers
how situating the study of writing within the academy might have affected the short form, giving rise to more mimetic, less diegetic types of story and certain fashions in narrative style, ones often related to drama and film. The discussion considers the workshop vogue for the second person
narrative, examining a story by Lorrie Moore; it investigates filmic influences including Sergei Eisenstein’s theories of montage; and compares two versions of a story by Raymond Carver story.
Feather coats and friendship: Poietic space in Claire Massey’s ‘Feather Girls’
Authors: Pazdziora John Patrick
Published: June 2013

The position of the author in a literary fairy tale is ambiguous; either they can control the text to suit their purposes and force their style of morality on their readers, or they can enter into friendship with their text and their readers on a joint search for wonder. Developing
the educational theories of Parker J. Palmer, this article suggests a concept of the fairy tale as poietic space, textual dialogue arising from a ‘knowledge born of compassion’ rather than violence or control. It uses this theory to discuss Claire Massey’s short story ‘Feather
Girls’ (2010), a re-imagining of the swan maiden tale type (AaTh 400). Massey is rapidly emerging as one of the most significant authors of her generation, and her work deserves close critical attention. In particular, this article addresses how Massey uses bird metamorphosis to re-imagine
and reconstruct gender dynamics, femininity and motherhood in the fairy tale tradition.
Turning the self into fiction: Reynolds Price’s early stories
Authors: Préher Gérald
Published: June 2013

The American writer Reynolds Price’s fiction stems from his own experience: not only does he describe people he knows or used to know (family relatives, friends) but he provides his readers with his first-hand response to specific situations. Through a close analysis of three
of his short stories (‘Different’, ‘TheWarrior Princess Ozimba’ and ‘Uncle Grant’), this article shows how Price turns life into fiction. The stories are thus read in relation to the hypotexts that Price’s preliminary notes provide and to his memoirs
(Clear Pictures in 1989 and Ardent Spirits in 2009). Through the use of various texts that make up Price’s oeuvre, this article demonstrates that Price’s presence is often palpable even though he manages to distance himself from the events he narrates in the stories. He fully participates
in the elaboration of the actual personalities of the people he conjures up in his memoirs and thus blends reality and imagination.
Responsive homes of old Cairo: Learning from the past, feeding in the future
Authors: Abdelmonem Mohamed Gamal
Published: June 2013

By investigating the social dynamics of home in one of the enduring communities of Cairo, this article reveals the way ordinary people construct and consume their private and public domains on a daily basis. It reveals what is central and what is marginal in the cognitive idea of home.
This article adopts an interdisciplinary strategy of investigation, utilizing sociological and anthropological data to read and visit spatial practices in the home. Building on historical as well as contemporary accounts of residents and families, the concept of home is envisioned as a spectrum
of social spheres that is liberated from the physical determinants of space, hence revealing a new domain of part-time spaces and dynamic spatiality. The emergent idea of home intertwines work, domesticity, recreation and hospitality in an interplay of space–activity–time relationships.
Homes of old Cairo have proved to be responsive to continuous change, and have evolved dynamic forms of the temporal settings required for accommodation of emerging home-based professional activities such as hospitality, home-workers and care-homes.
Work–home balance: A management perspective
Authors: Farrell Kathleen
Published: June 2013

Work–home balance issues have become a very important challenge for both management and employees in the twenty-first century. The purpose of this article is to examine work–home balance practices from a management perspective in the Irish hotel industry. There is a dearth
of research in relation to work–home balance practices in the hotel sector. The study included a sample of all hotels in Ireland. It found that the needs of the organization are paramount with profitability considerations being the main driver of work–home practices and benefits.
While the majority of managers agree that people work best when they can balance their work and home life there is evidently a gap between theory and practice. Work–home balance is now a critical issue for the hospitality industry and it is imperative it comes to terms with the long
working hours culture and related issues, which impact negatively on work–home balance. The interdependent relationship between home and work needs urgent attention as this not only impacts on the quality of working life but on the individual and on the greater good of society. Management
would do well by broadening their perspective, not just considering the needs of the organization but also the employee’s home life. Doing the latter will redound to the benefit of the organization, as happy employees result in greater productivity as shown by the literature. This study
has also highlighted that trade unions can also be more proactive in relation to work–life balance practices. So far they have adopted a laissez-faire approach and they could provide leadership to both managers and employees on such a critical issue for both personal well-being and the
well-being of the organization and society.
Reviews
Authors: Dolezal Luna , Gassan Richard , Nepa Stephen , Yates Alexia , Berger Molly W.
Published: June 2013

HOSPITALITY OF THE MATRIX: PHILOSOPHY, BIOMEDICINE AND CULTURE, IRINA ARISTARKHOVA (2012) New York: Columbia University Press, 248 pp., ISBN: 978-0-231-15929-6, p/bk, $29.50/£20.50, ISBN: 978-0-231-15928-9, h/bk, $89.50/£62.00

RICHARD GASSAN, STEPHEN NEPA,
ALEXIA YATES AND MOLLY W. BERGER

HOTEL DREAMS: LUXURY, TECHNOLOGY, AND URBAN AMBITION IN AMERICA, 1829–1929, MOLLY W. BERGER (2011) Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 318 pp., ISBN: 978-0-8018-9987-4, h/bk, $60.00
Questioning ‘digital global generations’. A critical approach
Authors: Aroldi Piermarco , Colombo Fausto
Published: June 2013

In the recent sociological debate, the concept of the generation has been used increasingly frequently as a tool for interpreting current social change and the role played by the young in this process. This wave, which also involves media discourses, has created a sort of narrative,
whose main feature is the existence of a ‘digital global generation’ characterized by the use of Internet and mobile devices. This new generation has been described as being very similar to that of the protagonists of social movements of the 1960s. This article discusses and criticizes
this ‘generational storytelling’ from two different perspectives: on one hand, it focuses on a more complex definition of the generation and its connections with mediascapes, while on the other, through evidence that demonstrates the ‘glocal’ dimension of the web, it
confronts the complexity of the concept of social ‘activity’ and the powerful role of inter-generational interaction in the shaping of collective identities.
Self-initiated (re)education of digital technology in retired content creators
Authors: Riley Tim
Published: June 2013

The retired population in the United Kingdom is rising and statistics show that growth in the use of digital technologies and the Internet are also increasing within this age group. Small but substantial proportions are using the Internet for something more than to search and consume
online goods and materials. This article explores what and where retired people learn digital technologies, skills often more directly associated with people born into a digital world. Through the use of qualitative data this article provides an insight into the (re)education of retired Internet
users who are using digital technology and web media to create and share their own content. Digital technology within this sample of over 65s is often learnt unintentionally as a consequence of adopting a new hobby or interest in retirement or the rediscovery of an old one that they may not
have been able to explore prior to retirement.
‘Who introduced Granny to Facebook?’: An exploration of everyday family interactions in web-based communication environments
Authors: Siibak Andra , Tamme Virge
Published: June 2013

The aim of the study was to explore the reasons that Estonian three-generation families use different web-based platforms for family interaction. Semi-structured interviews (N=13) were carried out with representatives of four Estonian families to study their motivations for communicating
with each other through web-based communication channels. Furthermore, we were interested in learning how they had selected the platforms for communication, what topics they discussed and what information they exchanged while communicating online. The findings of our study suggest that web-based
communication channels were firmly domesticated in the everyday family routines of our respondents. Our interviews revealed that the Internet and web-based communication channels play an enormous role in supporting and partly also re-establishing inter-generational communication and, thereby,
strengthening family bonds.
Adult Children’s Discovery of Their Parents’ Infidelity
Authors: Thorson Allison R.
Published: June 2013

Infidelity affects the relationships for all individuals connected to an affair. This study represents a first step in understanding the ripple effect of this phenomenon by examining how adult children recalled becoming aware of their parents’ infidelity. Participants included 125 individuals, reporting on 149 parental infidelities (24 participants indicated that both their mother and father engaged in infidelity). After sharing the story of how they learned about the infidelities that occurred in their parents’ relationship, discovery stories were coded and analyzed, resulting in a five category typology of methods by which children discovered their parents’ infidelity: family member, explicit, offending parent, incremental, and third party discovery. These findings are compared and contrasted to previous research, and the implications of this study for future research on parental infidelity and theorizing on privacy, shared family identity, and uncertainty are discussed.
Aberrant methylation of multiple imprinted genes in embryos of tamoxifen-treated male rats
Authors: Kedia-Mokashi Neelam A , Kadam Leena , Ankolkar Mandar , Dumasia Kushaan , Balasinor N H
Published: June 2013

Genomic imprinting is an epigenetic phenomenon known to regulate fetal growth and development. Studies from our laboratory have demonstrated that treatment of adult male rats with tamoxifen increased postimplantation loss around mid gestation. Further studies demonstrated the aberrant expression of transcripts of several imprinted genes in the resorbing embryos at days 11 and 13 of gestation including IGF2. In addition, decreased methylation at theIgf2–H19imprint control region was observed in spermatozoa and in resorbing embryos sired by tamoxifen-treated males. In this study, methylation analysis of the imprinted genes, which were found to be differentially expressed, was done using EpiTYPER in the spermatozoa of tamoxifen-treated rats and in postimplantation embryos sired by tamoxifen-treated rats. Differentially methylated regions (DMRs) for most imprinted genes have not been identified in the rats. Hence, initial experiments were performed to identify the putative DMRs in the genes selected for the study. Increased methylation at CpG islands present in the putative DMRs of a number of imprinted genes was observed in the resorbing embryos sired by tamoxifen-treated male rats. This increase in methylation is associated with the downregulation of most of these genes at the transcript level in resorbing embryos. No change in the methylation status of these genes was observed in spermatozoa. These observations suggest that a deregulation of mechanisms protecting unmethylated alleles from a wave ofde novomethylation occurs following implantation.
Optical Properties of Nanostructured Electrodes
Authors: Khosroabadi Akram A. , Gangopadhyay Palash , Duong Binh , Thomas Jayan , Norwood Robert A.
Published: June 2013

A versatile and powerful new lithographic fabrication method has been used to fabricate a number of nano-architectured ordered 2-D indium tin oxide (ITO) and silver (Ag) electrodes. By careful tuning of the dimensions of the nanofeatures in the electrodes, the surface area can be enhanced as desired, in-turn changing resistivity and free carrier concentrations accordingly. Absorption spectra of the samples show the existence of a new optical bandgap, in addition to the bulk bandgap, that is smaller. Nanostructured electrodes show enhanced transparency compared to their planar counterparts and demonstrate typical surface plasmon characteristics. The resonance frequency can be tuned as well by changing the dimensions of the nanofeatures in the electrodes.
Fatores que influenciam a satisfação do paciente ambulatorial em uma população de baixa renda: um estudo de base populacional
Authors: Bastos Gisele Alsina Nader , Fasolo Luísa Rabeno
Published: June 2013

OBJETIVO: Medir a prevalência de satisfação geral com a última consulta médica e seus fatores associados entre adultos com 20 anos ou mais, em uma cidade do Sul do país. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal de base populacional realizado em Porto Alegre-RS, de julho a dezembro de 2009. Foi utilizada amostragem sistemática com probabilidade proporcional ao tamanho de cada um dos 121 setores censitários da região em estudo. A satisfação geral da última consulta foi avaliada por questionário padronizado. As variáveis independentes foram: sexo, idade, cor da pele, classe social, escolaridade, motivo e local da consulta. Na análise bruta empregou-se o teste qui-quadrado e na ajustada regressão de Poisson com variância robusta, com os resultados expressos em razões de prevalências. RESULTADOS: Dos 3.700 indivíduos elegíveis, 3.391 responderam a pesquisa. Desses, 64,8% consultaram nos três meses antecedentes a entrevista. Em relação à satisfação geral da última consulta, 63,7% referiram estar satisfeitos e 23,2% estar muito satisfeitos. Na análise ajustada, indivíduos que consultaram em locais conveniados/privados apresentaram uma probabilidade 1,15 vezes maior de estar satisfeitos comparados a locais públicos. A facilidade para conseguir a consulta, o fato de ter sido bem tratado pela recepcionista e pelo médico esteve diretamente relacionado com uma maior satisfação. O tempo de espera para ser atendido esteve inversamente associado à satisfação tanto na análise bruta quanto na ajustada. CONCLUSÃO: O presente estudo revelou elevada prevalência de satisfação com a consulta médica e uma associação significativamente positiva entre satisfação e consulta em locais conveniados ou privados.
Television viewing and abdominal obesity in women according to smoking status: results from a large cross-sectional population-based study in Brazil
Authors: Cortes Taísa Rodrigues , Schlussel Michael Maia , Franco-Sena Ana Beatriz , Rebelo Fernanda , Kac Gilberto
Published: June 2013

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the associations between television viewing and abdominal obesity (AO) in Brazilian women, according to smoking status. METHODS: Data of 13,262 adult women (18-49 years) from the 2006's Demographic Health Survey, a cross-sectional household study with complex probabilistic sample and national representativeness, were analyzed. AO, defined as waist circumference ≥ 80.0 cm, was the outcome. Television viewing frequency (≥ 5 times/week, 1-4 times/week, < 1 time/week) was the main exposure variable, and smoking status (yes or no) the main co-variable. Prevalence ratios were estimated using Poisson regression models separately for smokers and non-smokers. RESULTS: A statistically significant interaction term was observed between smoking status and television viewing (p < 0.05). Prevalence of AO among smokers who reported television viewing ≥ 5 times/week amounted to 59.0%, higher than the 35.0% for those with < 1 time/week television viewing (p-value = 0.020). The values for non-smokers were 55.2% and 55.7%, respectively. Smokers with television viewing ≥ 5 times/week were 1.7 times (95% CI: 1.1 - 2.5) more likely to pre-sent AO, compared to those who reported a frequency < 1 time/week. There was no significant association among non-smokers. CONCLUSIONS: Television viewing ≥ 5 times/week may increase the prevalence of AO among women who smoke. More detailed information on media use, as hours per day, may offer better estimates.
The Connection Between Primary School Students’ Self-Regulation in Learning and Perceived Teaching Quality
Authors: Rieser Svenja , Fauth Benjamin C. , Decristan Jasmin , Klieme Eckhard , Büttner Gerhard
Published: June 2013

Effective self-regulation is needed to foster student learning. A meta-analysis has shown that even primary school children benefit from training in self-regulated learning. However, there is a lack of research considering the connection between key aspects of regular classroom instruction and students’ self-regulated learning. This study investigates the hypothesis that in primary school, self-regulated learning is systematically related to the quality of teaching. Teaching quality is conceptualized as a multidimensional construct comprising classroom management, supportive climate, and cognitive activation. All three dimensions of teaching quality, as well as metacognitive strategy use and volitional control, were reliably assessed for 996 third graders from 54 classes in German primary schools via questionnaire. Because of the clustered data structure, we used multilevel regression analyses for identifying the assumed connections. Most notably, at the classroom level, metacognitive strategy use was significantly predicted by cognitive activation, whereas volitional control was predicted by a supportive climate.
Mapping the Geometry and Lithostratigraphy of a Paleovalley with a Time-domain Electromagnetic Technique in an Area with Small Resistivity Contrasts, Groundbirch, British Columbia, Canada
Authors: Hickin Adrian S. , Best Melvyn E.
Published: June 2013

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of large loop, ground-based, time-domain electromagnetic surveys for modeling of paleovalley geometry and valley fills as a basis for determining groundwater potential. The electromagnetic (EM) survey was successful, despite limited resistivity contrast between adjacent valley-fill units, as well as the limited contrast between the valley-fill and bedrock. Thin, coarse-grained units and low contrast in the resistivity present challenges for constraining 1-D inversions. Thin units cannot be resolved and are merged, resulting in simplified models that reflect averaged apparent resistivity. Supplementary data (e.g., borehole resistivity logs) are useful for constraining complex multi-layer inversions, but where absent, complex models are not realistic. As the ratio of the resistivity of two layers decreases, there is more uncertainty in the placement of layer boundaries even though the root mean squared standard error of fit for the model may remain small (<6%). Nonetheless, when 1-D inversions are combined into resistivity-depth sections we interpret four generalized lithologies: 1) bedrock (∼10–30 ohm-m); 2) fine-grained sediment (clay, silt, fine sand, and diamict; 30–50 ohm-m); 3) medium-grained sediment (silt and sand; 40–80 ohm-m); and 4) coarse-grained sediment (sand and possibly gravel; 90 to >350 ohm-m). When the 2-D resistivity-depth sections are combined, there is 3-D continuity and the geometry of the Groundbirch Paleovalley can be traced. The valley is approximately 3–4 km wide with a maximum depth of about 120 m. The data suggest a local basal aquifer (medium- to coarse-grained unit) in the central survey area and possibly an unconfined aquifer towards the northwest region of the survey area. The EM-based model is consistent with models based on water well logs and field observations. Although the EM data remain exploratory, the resulting EM models provide clear guidance for groundwater resources management strategies.