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Diakonia and the Stranger
Authors: Eurich Johannes 
Published: June 2018

Abstract
Migration has put the issue of the stranger into the centre of attention in many European societies. This article reflects upon the experience of alienness from a phenomenological and biblical perspective in order to show how complex the processuality is which alone can adequately relate the own to the other. On this basis, the engagement with the stranger is displayed as a diaconal challenge and points of reference for the diaconal praxis are developed.
Spirit Possession in Jesus Research
Authors: Craffert Pieter F. 
Published: June 2018

Abstract
Except for demon possession, possession is a neglected and under-researched topic in New Testament studies in general and Jesus research in particular. That is unlike scholars from other disciplines who realise that spirit possession is a central feature in the emergence and growth of most religious traditions. This article first explains possession as a complex neurocultural phenomenon that is widely distributed in human societies where they fulfil a range of functions. It secondly introduces the anthropological study of possession in order to show that it cannot be invoked uncritically. The anthropological study of possession contains a range of theoretical perspectives on possession which needs to be accounted for in the cross-cultural appropriation of such research. Possession is described as the culturally appropriated practice of a common neurobiological propensity at dissociation. It is suggested that such experiences and practices were common in the world of Jesus and need to be recovered as one of the roots of the emergence of the Jesus movements.
The Impact of the Nocturnal Transition on the Lifetime and Evolution of Supercell Thunderstorms in the Great Plains
Authors: Gropp Matthew E. , Davenport Casey E. 
Published: June 2018

Abstract
Predicting the evolution of supercell thunderstorms during and after the evening transition is a known challenge due to an incomplete understanding of how these events evolve in response to associated environmental changes. To quantify the connection between storm evolution and environmental changes during the nocturnal transition, 157 initially isolated Great Plains supercell thunderstorms occurring between 2005 and 2016 are examined. Each supercell is categorized as either maintained, dissipating, growing upscale, or merging. Changes in the inflow environment are quantified using hourly RUC and RAP model proximity soundings between 1 h prior to local sunset time and 5 h postsunset. Using these soundings, numerous thermodynamic and kinematic parameters are derived, and distributions of these parameter values are statistically compared among the evolution categories. It was found that each evolution classification existed in a unique set of kinematic and thermodynamic parameters; this distinction was most evident when comparing maintained and dissipation categories. In particular, storm-relative helicity, most unstable convective inhibition (MUCIN), and associated composite parameters were best able to distinguish supercell evolution. Notably, maintained supercells were characterized by significant increases in storm-relative helicity and comparatively smaller increases in the magnitude of MUCIN during the nocturnal transition; together, these parameters promote a sustained and robust rotating updraft. A convective inhibition–scaled supercell composite parameter is proposed to further assist in predicting supercell maintenance during the nocturnal transition.
Progressive Hearing Loss among Patients with Cystic Fibrosis and Parenteral Aminoglycoside Treatment
Authors: Zettner Erika M. , Gleser Malcolm A. 
Published: June 2018

ObjectiveHearing loss is a significant and growing problem as patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) live longer and experience frequent courses of intravenous aminoglycoside antibiotics (hereafter, “IVs”). This study seeks to document that risk in a large adult population with CF, accounting for age and aminoglycoside exposure.Study DesignRetrospective case review of patients with CF who had multiple audiograms over years.SettingTertiary care cystic fibrosis setting.Subject and MethodsThe first and last audiograms recorded over a 10‐year period were compared for 165 adult patients with CF. Patients were divided into 3 study groups: 34 patients with no intervening aminoglycoside IVs (0 IVs), 103 patients with 1 to 9 IVs, and 28 patients with ≥10 IVs. Threshold shift (TS) between the audiograms were examined for the 3 groups before and after age/sex adjustments. Two new hearing loss metrics were tested.ResultsAt first examination, 48% of patients (average age, 30.0 years) already had hearing loss. At last examination (average, 4.4 years later), 64% of the patients had hearing loss even with age/sex adjustment. Use of the age/sex hearing threshold adjustment eliminated the TS in the 0 IVs group. Two new metrics calculated for each patient demonstrated that 48% of patients who had 1 to 9 IVs had ototoxic scores, while almost 80% of the ≥10 IV group had ototoxic scores.ConclusionThe majority of adult patients with CF are (often repeatedly) exposed to parenteral aminoglycosides and lose hearing at a rate that far exceeds that predicted from aging alone.
The Relationship Between Perceptions of Emergency Preparedness, Disaster Experience, Health-Care Provider Education, and Emergency Preparedness Levels
Authors: McNeill Charleen C. , Killian Tim S. , Moon Zola , Way Kelly A. , Betsy Garrison M. E. 
Published: June 2018

Objective The purpose of this study was to assess the self-reported level of individual emergency preparedness, the dependent variable, of people who attended a community health-related fair. The study’s independent variables included demographic characteristics, perceptions of preparedness, previous disaster experience, and the presence of a medical condition and were used to examine the variability in self-reported emergency preparedness levels. Methods Data came from attendees at two community health-related fairs. Multivariate analysis on 188 participants was performed. A model predicting preparedness levels with demographic variables was constructed; successive models were built adding perceptions of preparedness, personal experiences with disasters, and presence of a medical condition. Results Preparedness levels varied little across sociodemographic dimensions explaining virtually no variance in overall preparedness. Subsequent models adding perceptions of preparedness and personal experiences significantly increased the explained variance to 40%. Of participants who reported a medical condition, the model including discussions about emergency preparedness with health-care providers explained 67% of the variance in overall preparedness levels. Conclusion The strong, positive relationship between the health-care provider and preparedness levels indicates a pathway for effecting change in preparedness levels and ultimately community health after an emergency. The inclusion of such education at community events should be considered. Research agendas should include providing evidence for the contents of disaster supply kits.
Comparison of Broadband and Discrete Wavelength Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Algorithms for the Detection of Cytochrome aa3 Reduction
Authors: Thiele Robert H. , Ikeda Keita , Osuru Hari P. , Zuo Zhiyi 
Published: June 2018

BACKGROUND:
Cytochrome aa3, the terminal component of the electron transport chain, absorbs near-infrared radiation (NIR) differentially depending on its oxidation state (Cytox), which can in theory be measured using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) by relating light absorption at specific wavelengths to chromophore concentrations. Some NIRS algorithms use discrete wavelengths, while others analyze a band of NIR (broadband NIRS). The purpose of this study was to test the ability of discrete wavelength and broadband algorithms to measure changes in Cytox (primary outcome), and to determine whether or not a discreet wavelength NIRS algorithm could perform similarly to a broadband NIRS algorithm for the measurement of Cytox in a staged hypoxia–cyanide model (hypoxia and cyanide have oppositional effects on tissue saturation, but both cause cytochrome reduction).

METHODS:
Twenty Sprague-Dawley rats were anesthetized with isoflurane, intubated, and instrumented. Blood pressure, end-tidal carbon dioxide, and arterial oxygen saturation were measured. A halogen light source transmitted NIR transcranially. NIR from the light source and the skull was transmitted to 2 cooled charge-coupled device spectrometers. Rats were subjected to anoxia (fraction of inspired oxygen, 0.0) until arterial oxygen saturation decreased to 70%. After recovery, 5 mg/kg sodium cyanide was injected intravenously. The cycle was repeated until cardiac arrest occurred. Relative concentrations of hemoglobin and cytochrome aa3 were calculated using discreet wavelength and broadband NIRS algorithms.

RESULTS:
Hypoxia led to an increase in calculated deoxyhemoglobin (0.20 arbitrary units [AUs]; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.17–0.22; P < .0001), a decrease in calculated oxyhemoglobin (−0.16 AUs; 95% CI, −0.19 to −0.14; P < .0001), and a decrease in calculated Cytox (−0.057 AUs; 95% CI, −0.073 to 0.0040; P < .001). Cyanide led to a decrease in calculated deoxyhemoglobin (−0.037 AUs; 95% CI, 0.046 to −0.029; P < .001), an increase in calculated oxyhemoglobin (0.053 AUs; 95% CI, 0.040–0.065; P < .001), and a decrease in calculated Cytox (−0.056 AUs; 95% CI, −0.064 to −0.048; P < .001). The correlations between “discreet” wavelength algorithms (using 4, 6, 8, and 10 wavelengths) and the broadband algorithm for the measurement of calculated Cytox were 0.54 (95% CI, 0.52–0.56), 0.87 (0.87–0.88), 0.88 (0.88–0.89), and 0.95 (0.95–0.95), respectively.

CONCLUSIONS:
The broadband and 10 wavelength algorithm were able to accurately track changes in Cytox for all experiments.
Parasympathetic Tone Activity Evaluation to Discriminate Ketorolac and Ketorolac/Tramadol Analgesia Level in Swine
Authors: Leitão Carlos J. , Lima-Rodríguez Juan Rafael , Ferreira Fatima , Avelino Catarina , Sánchez-Margallo Francisco M. , Antunes Luís 
Published: June 2018

BACKGROUND:
Evaluation of nociceptive–antinociceptive balance during general anesthesia is still challenging and routinely based on clinical criteria. Analgesic drug delivered may be optimized with parasympathetic tone activity (PTA) monitor. This study compares ketorolac and ketorolac/tramadol balance analgesia using a PTA monitor.

METHODS:
Pain intensity response was assessed using a 0–100 numerical state scale (PTA) after nociceptive stimuli in pigs under stable sevoflurane anesthesia. Bispectral index, heart rate, noninvasive blood pressure, and respiratory parameters were also measured. Animals were divided into 3 groups: without analgesia, ketorolac, and ketorolac/tramadol. Mean values or mean areas under the curve (AUC) in selected time periods were compared over time and between groups through a mixed-model repeated measures analysis of variance and nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis tests, followed by Bonferroni or Dunn’s multiple comparisons.

RESULTS:
It was observed a significant decrease in the PTA AUC mean value after application of the stimulus in animals treated without analgesia and only with ketorolac. The PTA AUC mean value in the control group was significantly lower than the corresponding mean in ketorolac group. The ketorolac/tramadol group showed the highest PTA AUC mean values, significantly different from those obtained for the other 2 groups, with no significant differences detected over time. Bispectral index means showed no statistically significant differences either over time periods or between different treatment groups. Heart rate showed only a statistically significant increase in AUC mean between without analgesia and ketorolac/tramadol group, in the time period after the stimulus application. Noninvasive blood pressure means showed no statistically significant differences over time and between treatment groups.

CONCLUSIONS:
This study shows that a low dose combination of ketorolac and tramadol is sufficient to block the pain responses induced with a needle holder in pigs 20 minutes after its administration. The PTA monitor was able to clearly recognize the analgesic level between treatments and may be used to optimize analgesic drug delivered.
Inflatable penile prosthesis in the radical prostatectomy patient: a review
Authors: Bennett Nelson , Huang I-shen 
Published: June 2018

In the population of patients with prostate cancer, survivorship has come to the forefront of continuity-of-care. In addition to urinary control, erectile function is a significant issue after radical pelvic surgery. Penile prosthesis surgery remains an excellent option for restoring erectile function to those for whom more conservative measures have failed. This review article outlines the anatomical, surgical and post-operative consideration involved in the placement of a penile prosthesis in this special patient population.
Toward Improving Factory Working Conditions in Developing Countries: An Empirical Analysis of Bangladesh Ready-Made Garment Factories
Authors: Liu Xiaojin , Mishra Anant , Goldstein Susan , Sinha Kingshuk K. 
Published: June 2018

With supply chains now extending into developing countries, time and again, working conditions in supplier factories have been found to be unsafe. In this study, we focus on factories in the Bangladesh ready-made garment industry that supplies North American and European retailers. These retailers have adopted an innovative approach toward improving the working conditions of supplier factories by forming consortiums. The consortium of North American retailers is the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety (“Alliance”). The consortium of European retailers is the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh (“Accord”). The central question addressed in this study is the following: How do working conditions in a supplier factory impact the supplier’s trustworthiness from a retailer’s perspective? We characterize supplier factory working conditions in terms of three types of risks, namely, structural risk, fire risk, and electrical risk. Next, we examine the implications of each type of risk for supplier trustworthiness measured as the number of retailers contracting with the supplier factory. The empirical analysis is conducted using archival data on safety inspections from the Alliance and Accord. The results support the contention that retailers are sensitive to working condition risks in a supplier factory; that is, as working condition risks in a supplier factory increase, the supplier’s trustworthiness decreases. However, these associations vary with the type of risk. Specifically, fire and electrical risks are associated with decreased supplier trustworthiness, while structural risk has a marginal effect. Furthermore, the negative associations between working condition risks and supplier trustworthiness are moderated by the size of the supplier factory such that the negative associations are significantly attenuated for larger-sized supplier factories compared to the smaller-sized factories. The study findings, taken together, provide nuanced insights into the marketplace implications of working condition risks in supplier factories and highlight the sensitivity of the retailer–supplier relationship to such risks. These findings also provide actionable guidance on how to manage working condition risks.The online appendix is available at https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2017.0679 .This paper has been accepted for the Manufacturing & Service Operations Management Special Issue on Value Chain Innovations in Developing Economies.
Does Learning from Inspections Affect Environmental Performance? Evidence from Unconventional Well Development in Pennsylvania
Authors: Mani Vidya , Muthulingam Suresh 
Published: June 2018

Problem definition: We investigate whether firms improve their environmental performance by learning from their own inspection experience and from the inspection experience of other firms. Additionally, we examine how the various facets of inspection experience affect organizational learning. Academic/practical relevance: With the growing awareness that operations can affect the environment, regulators increasingly use facility inspections to assess whether a firm’s operations comply with or violate environmental regulations. A large body of work has explored the role of inspections in detecting violations. But, what remains relatively under studied is that firms can also learn from inspections about regulatory requirements and environmental issues. Thus, firms can develop organizational knowledge essential for improving environmental performance as they gain inspection experience. We aim to extend extant knowledge by exploring how environmental inspections can facilitate organizational learning. Methodology: We use econometric methods to analyze data from the development and inspection of unconventional wells in Pennsylvania. Our data has information on 13,606 unconventional wells that were developed in Pennsylvania from 2004 to 2014. In this time frame, 55,278 environmental inspections were conducted at these unconventional wells. Results: We find that an unconventional well learns from the inspection experience of other units, both within the organization and outside the organization, only when inspections detect violations but not when they confirm compliance. Furthermore, penalties imposed for violations have a divergent effect—they support learning from the inspection experience with violations when such experience is gained at other units within the organization but not when it is gained at units outside the organization. Thus, we provide insights on how the outcomes of environmental inspections and penalties facilitate the development of organizational knowledge. Managerial implications: Our results provide pointers to regulators and operating managers on how information from inspection outcomes can be leveraged to improve environmental performance.The online appendix is available at https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2017.0695 .
Testing of Greenhouse Cladding Materials for Space Environments, Part 2: Laminates
Authors: Peterside David T. , Palaia Joseph E. , Schuerger Andrew C. , Correll Melanie J , Bucklin Ray A. 
Published: June 2018

Abstract. Plants grown in greenhouse-type structures are potential sources of food, oxygen, clean water, fiber, and other resources needed for bioregenerative life support systems during long-term space missions. Identification of cladding materials with appropriate optical and physical properties that can withstand the high ultraviolet radiation, low pressure, and low temperature Martian environment is necessary for greenhouse design. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of simulated Mars environmental conditions on yield strength and light transmissivity of composites composed of a layer of 0.15 mm polyimide film (LaRC™CP1) attached to acrylic, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), or polycarbonate cladding materials. The University of Florida’s Mars Simulation Chamber (MSC) at Kennedy Space Center was utilized to expose material samples to simulated Mars environmental conditions. Changes in control versus exposed material sample transmissivities were measured using a spectroradiometer over the PAR range of wavelengths from 400 to 700 nm and material peak yield strengths were determined using an Instron universal testing machine. Keywords: LaRC™CP1, Mars greenhouse, PAR transmission, Plastics, Strength of materials, UV damage.The overall results comparing pre- and post-exposure of samples to simulated Martian conditions in the MSC showed that the addition of a layer of polyimide did not benefit either the transmissivity or strength of polycarbonate cladding materials, but did show benefits in retaining transmissivity for PVC and in maintaining strength for acrylics exposed to Mars simulated environment. However, transmissivities of the plastics were reduced by the addition of protective layers of polyimide. Keywords: LaRC™CP1, Mars greenhouse, PAR transmission, Plastics, Strength of materials, UV damage.
Spray Outputs from a Variable-Rate Sprayer Manipulated with PWM Solenoid Valves
Authors: Silva Joao Eduardo , Zhu Heping , Cunha João Paulo Arantes Rodrigues da 
Published: June 2018

Abstract. Pressure fluctuations from air-assisted orchard sprayers can cause nozzles to discharge inaccurate flow rates during variable-rate spray applications. Variations in total flow rate discharged from 40 nozzles, each coupled with a pulse-width-modulated (PWM) solenoid valve, were determined for a variable-rate air-assisted sprayer. Variables for the total flow rate measurements were number of active nozzles ranging from 1 to 40 and PWM duty cycle ranging from 10% to 100%. Experiments were conducted under conditions with and without operating pressure adjustments. Under the no-pressure-adjustment condition, the operating pressure in the spray line was not adjusted for compensation when either the number of active nozzles or PWM duty cycle was changed. Under the pressure-adjustment condition, the operating pressure was adjusted to retain at 242 kPa. The total flow rate increased as duty cycle and/or number of active nozzles increased under both pressure conditions. However, the operating pressure in the spray line dropped considerably as either the number of active nozzles or duty cycle increased under the no-pressure-adjustment condition, resulting in significant lower total flow rates compared to the pressure-adjustment condition. The differences in total flow rates between the two pressure conditions increased as duty cycle and number of active nozzles increased. To improve future intelligent sprayer accuracy, two-variable regression equations were established to predict and control total flow rates with different duty cycles and numbers of active nozzles operated simultaneously. Keywords: Flow control, Flow rate, Hydraulic nozzle, Pesticide, Precision sprayer.
Effect of Moisture Content on Coefficients of Friction between Triticale and Galvanized Steel
Authors: Chiputula Jonathan P. , Bucklin Ray A. , Blount Ann R. 
Published: June 2018

Abstract. Grain physical properties such as coefficients of friction are required to design harvesting, cleaning, and handing equipment, and storage structures. The objective of this study was to measure coefficients of friction between triticale grain and galvanized steel at grain pressures and velocities typical of those seen when filling and emptying storage bins and hoppers. Coefficients of friction were measured using an apparatus consisting of a box with openings so that a galvanized steel blade could be pulled through a sample of grain. The forces required to pulling the blades through the grain were measured for three different moisture contents [8%, 12%, and 16% wet basis(wb)] and three different normal pressures (6.9, 10.3, and 13.8 kPa). The velocity of the blade being pulled through grain was kept constant at 50 mm/min for all pressures and moisture contents. Keywords: Grain bin, Grain pressure, Grain storage.Coefficients of friction were found to be statistically significantly dependent (p &lt;0.0001) on moisture contents of triticale grain and were not statistically significantly influenced (p=0.149) by normal pressures. Coefficients of friction increased with increasing moisture content as has been observed in similar studies for grains including corn, wheat and soybeans. These results provide guidance for selecting physical properties for design of storage structures for triticale. Keywords: Grain bin, Grain pressure, Grain storage.