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Collaborative story production with bereaved family carers of people who died in advanced age
Authors: Moeke-Maxwell Tess Huia , Wiles Janine , Black Stella , Williams Lisa , Gott Merryn 
Published: August 2018

Purpose
Is collaborative story production (CSP) a useful method to collaborate with bereaved families to record their reflections on the end of life circumstances and care of people of advanced age? The paper aims to discuss this issue.

Design/methodology/approach
Drawing from Te Pākeketanga, a bicultural study involving 58 bereaved Māori and non-Māori families on behalf of 52 older relatives, the authors describe the CSP method. Researchers and participants co-created personalised written stories about the older person and their end of life experiences, supported with photographs of family, friends and memorabilia. The authors aimed to uplift the status of the older person and their family by tangibly reflecting the significance and magnitude of what had been shared and to strengthen the research analysis.

Findings
CSP supported member checking, promoted a robust understanding of participants’ narratives and increased the trustworthiness of data and strengthened the Kaupapa Māori and social constructivist analysis. However, some participants experienced difficulty revisiting painful memories when reading their story. CSP took longer than anticipated, was labour intensive and required a highly skilled and resourced team to ensure participants benefitted.

Originality/value
Using the CSP method with a bicultural cohort of bereaved families who had provided care to someone over the age of 80 was very helpful in assisting the researchers to gather narrative information and present it back to participants in a story format for their comment and feedback. The method contributed a useful way to partner with bereaved family caregivers following the death of an older family member. The authors needed a way to record the participants’ narratives of the older person’s end of life circumstances and end of life care experiences. This was very important, particularly for grieving families and indigenous families who may have felt vulnerable engaging with research, and with the research processes. The approach provided a helpful and non-intrusive member-checking process. The unique bicultural study approach deliberately utilised the CSP method to assist the researchers to work safely with bereaved families as the participants reflected upon and explored not only the end of life circumstances of the older person, but they also focused on the “death” and their own bereavement experiences. CSP also provided a helpful member-checking method; the authors were working with highly sensitive information and wanted to ensure that the authors as researchers understood and interpreted the families’ narrative data correctly, according to their perspectives.
Generating team PsyCap through transformational leadership
Authors: Rebelo Teresa , Dimas Isabel Dórdio , Lourenço Paulo Renato , Palácio Ângela 
Published: August 2018

PurposeThe purpose of this paper was to contribute to a deeper understanding of the effects of transformational leadership on team performance, examining the role of team psychological capital (team PsyCap) and team learning behaviours as intervening mechanisms in that relationship.Design/methodology/approachA quantitative study with a cross-sectional design was conducted. The sample was composed of 82 teams from 57 Portuguese companies. Hypotheses were tested through structural equation modelling.FindingsResults revealed that transformational leadership is positively related to team PsyCap, which, in turn, is positively related to team learning behaviours. Moreover, the study’s findings supported the indirect influence of transformational leadership on team performance, through the role played by team PsyCap and team learning behaviours.Originality/valueThis is the first study that considers the mediating role of team PsyCap and team learning behaviours in the relationship between transformational leadership and team performance. In this manner, the present research contributes to the body of research on leadership, highlighting the way through which leadership might translate into team performance. Moreover, it contributes also to the positive organisational behaviour literature, identifying both antecedents and consequents of team PsyCap. The study’s findings encourage organisations to develop ways of reinforcing transformational leadership behaviours and psychological capital among teams.
Development of reference material with assigned value for human T‐cell leukemia virus type 1 quantitative PCR in Japan
Authors: Kuramitsu Madoka , Okuma Kazu , Nakashima Makoto , Sato Tomoo , Sasaki Daisuke , Hasegawa Hiroo , Umeki Kazumi , Kubota Ryuji , Sasada Keiko , Sobata Rieko , Matsumoto Chieko , Kaneko Noriaki , Tezuka Kenta , Matsuoka Sahoko , Utsunomiya Atae , Koh Ki‐Ryang , Ogata Masao , Ishitsuka Kenji , Taki Mai , Nosaka Kisato , Uchimaru Kaoru , Iwanaga Masako , Sagara Yasuko , Yamano Yoshihisa , Okayama Akihiko , Miura Kiyonori , Satake Masahiro , Saito Shigeru , Watanabe Toshiki , Hamaguchi Isao 
Published: August 2018

ABSTRACTQuantitative PCR (qPCR) of human T‐cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV‐1) provirus is used for HTLV‐1 testing and for assessment of risk of HTLV‐1‐related diseases. In this study, a reference material was developed for standardizing HTLV‐1 qPCR. Freeze‐dried TL‐Om1 cells diluted with Jurkat cells were prepared and an assigned value for proviral load (PVL) of 2.71 copies/100 cells was determined by digital PCR. Nine Japanese laboratories using their own methods evaluated the PVLs of this reference material as 1.08–3.49 copies/100 cells. The maximum difference between laboratories was 3.2‐fold. Correcting measured PVLs by using a formula incorporating the assigned value of this reference material should minimize such discrepancies.
Higher Education a Market Like Any Other?
Authors: Ahlburg Dennis A. 
Published: August 2018

AbstractThe Department for Education is attempting to use lessons from economics to spur competition in higher education in the UK, in order to improve access and quality and reduce price. Laudable as these goals are, in this paper it is argued that there are aspects of higher education that are unlike other markets and which may make standard solutions to non‐competitive price behaviour ineffective. New insights into decision making from behavioural sciences, which challenge the notion of rationality in many students’ higher education choices, are also discussed. Recent research has suggested some interventions that may nudge students towards decisions that help achieve the objectives for higher education set out by the Department for Education. It is argued that the Department for Education might be more successful in reaching its objectives if it focused more on these behavioural insights and interventions, and less on trying to make HE function like the competitive market that it is not.
Millennial Bugs. A Review of the Resolution Foundation's Intergenerational Commission Final Report
Authors: Prabhakar Rajiv 
Published: August 2018

AbstractWhat obligations do the old owe the young? This question is at the core of the Resolution Foundation's Intergenerational Commission report that was published on May 2018. A novelty of this report is that it invokes Edmund Burke in support of efforts to boost intergenerational fairness. But, this paper suggests that Burke is only a very limited guide for closing the wealth gap between the generations. Taxing the wealth of baby boomers is likely to be central for any efforts to close the wealth gap. However, Burke was a strong supporter of inherited wealth. Burke might be more useful in a more limited sense of allowing debates to be opened up about home ownership.
Epidemiological Survey of Patients With Hemodialysis Complicated by Hepatitis C in Japan
Authors: Okubo Tomomi , Atsukawa Masanori , Tsubota Akihito , Koeda Mai , Yoshida Yuji , Arai Taeang , Nakagawa‐Iwashita Ai , Itokawa Norio , Kondo Chisa , Fujimori Shunji , Tsuruoka Shuichi , Iwakiri Katsuhiko 
Published: August 2018

AbstractNowadays, interferon‐free direct‐acting antiviral (DAA) treatment is the standard of care for chronic hepatitis C patients. Some DAA regimens are highly effective and safe even for those with renal dysfunction/failure including those receiving HD. However, it remains unclear to what extent HD specialists gain knowledge about advances in anti‐hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment. To clarify the current situation and identify problems in the treatment of HD patients with chronic hepatitis C, we performed a questionnaire survey at 36 HD facilities between June 2016 and September 2017. In a total of 3418 HD patients, 179 (5.2%) were positive for anti‐HCV antibody, and among these patients, 110/125 (88.0%) were positive for serum HCV RNA. Of the latter, only 42/110 (38.2%) patients received antiviral therapy. Moreover, HCV serotyping or genotyping was performed in 23/110 (20.9%) patients. In 26/49 (53.1%) of the remaining 68 untreated patients, “HD specialists do not know any HCV‐specific treatments” and “HD specialists have no opportunity to consult with a hepatologist” were the reasons cited for the lack of anti‐HCV treatment. This epidemiological study found that some HD patients with chronic hepatitis C had not yet received antiviral treatment despite the emergence of DAAs. To overcome such undesirable circumstances, medical cooperation between HD specialists and hepatologists should be required.
The nitrogen regulator PipX acts in cis to prevent operon polarity
Authors: Cantos Raquel , Labella Jose I. , Espinosa Javier , Contreras Asunción 
Published: August 2018

SummaryCyanobacteria, phototrophic organisms performing oxygenic photosynthesis, must adapt their metabolic processes to important environmental challenges, like those imposed by the succession of days and nights. Not surprisingly, certain regulatory proteins are found exclusively in this phylum. One of these unique factors, PipX, provides a mechanistic link between signals of carbon/nitrogen and of energy, transduced by the signalling protein PII, and the control of gene expression by the global nitrogen regulator NtcA. Here we report a new regulatory function of PipX: enhancement in cis of pipY expression, a gene encoding a universally conserved protein involved in amino/keto acid and Pyridoxal phosphate homeostasis. In Synechococcus elongatus and many other cyanobacteria these genes are expressed as a bicistronic pipXY operon. Despite being cis‐acting, polarity suppression by PipX is nevertheless reminiscent of the function of NusG paralogues typified by RfaH, which are non‐essential operon‐specific bacterial factors acting in trans to upregulate horizontally‐acquired genes. Furthermore, PipX and members of the NusG superfamily share a TLD/KOW structural domain, suggesting regulatory interactions of PipX with the translation machinery. Our results also suggest that the cis‐acting function of PipX is a sophisticated regulatory strategy for maintaining appropriate PipX–PipY stoichiometry.
Electrical surrogate for detection of severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction
Authors: Reinier Kyndaron , Aro Aapo L. , Uy‐Evanado Audrey , Rusinaru Carmen , Chugh Harpriya S. , Shiota Takahiro , Jui Jonathan , Chugh Sumeet S. 
Published: August 2018

AbstractBackgroundEarly diagnosis and therapy improves outcomes in heart failure with severely reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF ≤35%), but some patients may remain undiagnosed. We hypothesized that a combination of electrocardiogram (ECG) markers may identify individuals with severely reduced LVEF.MethodsFrom a community‐based study in the Northwest US (the Oregon Sudden Unexpected Death Study), we evaluated the prevalence of conventional ECG markers by LVEF. We then evaluated the association of nine additional ECG markers and LVEF. We validated the correlation of these ECG markers and LVEF in a separate, large health system in Los Angeles, California.ResultsIn the discovery population (n = 1,047), patients with LVEF ≤35% were twice as likely as those with LVEF >35% to have ≥1 conventional ECG abnormality. In the subset without conventional ECG abnormalities, ≥4 abnormal ECG markers from the expanded panel were found in 12% vs. 1% of patients with LVEF ≤35% and >35%, respectively. In the validation population (n = 9,742), 44% with LVEF ≤35% and 17% with LVEF >35% had ≥1 conventional ECG abnormality. In patients without conventional ECG abnormalities (n = 7,601), 40% with LVEF ≤35% and 5% with LVEF >35% had ≥4 abnormal ECG markers from the expanded panel. Each additional abnormal ECG marker from the expanded panel (range 0 to ≥4) more than doubled the odds of LVEF ≤35%.ConclusionsAn expanded panel of easily obtained ECG markers correlated strongly with severely reduced LVEF in two separate populations. This electrical surrogate score could facilitate diagnosis of severely reduced LVEF, and warrants prospective evaluation.
Chronic kidney disease progression in patients with chronic hepatitis B on tenofovir, entecavir, or no treatment
Authors: Wong Grace Lai‐Hung , Chan Henry Lik‐Yuen , Tse Yee‐Kit , Yip Terry Cheuk‐Fung , Lam Kelvin Long‐Yan , Lui Grace Chung‐Yan , Szeto Cheuk‐Chun , Wong Vincent Wai‐Sun 
Published: August 2018

SummaryBackgroundIn clinical trials involving patients with preserved renal function, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) use was associated with mild renal impairment in 1% of patients.AimTo compare serial renal function of entecavir (ETV)‐treated, TDF‐treated, and untreated patients with chronic hepatitis B.MethodsWe studied the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression in a territory‐wide cohort of patients with chronic hepatitis B without treatment and of those on ETV or TDF treatment. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was determined by the CKD Epidemiology Collaboration equation and was classified into five CKD stages. CKD progression, defined as an increase of at least one CKD stage, was compared among treated and untreated patients.ResultsAfter propensity score matching, 2254 ETV‐treated, 2254 TDF‐treated, and 2254 untreated patients were included in the analysis. Their mean baseline eGFR was 90.3 ± 19.6, 91.3 ± 20.6, and 92.2 ± 20.0 mL/min/1.73 m2, respectively. During a mean follow‐up of 2.4 ± 1.5 years, 639 ETV‐treated, 706 TDF‐treated, and 564 untreated patients exhibited CKD progression ≥1 stage. The 5‐year cumulative incidence (95% confidence interval) of CKD progression was 43% (40%‐46%) in ETV‐treated, 48% (45%‐51%) in TDF‐treated, and 43% (39%‐47%) in untreated patients (reference group), respectively (P = 0.267 and <0.001, respectively). The number of patients who exhibited CKD progression ≥2 stages was 92 (4.1%) in the untreated cohort, 95 (4.2%) in the ETV‐treated cohort, and 51 (2.3%) in the TDF‐treated cohort.ConclusionsThe use of TDF was associated with mild renal impairment in a minority of patients; those treated with ETV had a similar risk compared to untreated patients.
Living in Old Montreal: Residents’ perceptions of the effects of urban development and tourism development on local amenities
Authors: Ananian Priscilla , Perras Ariane , Borde Marie‐Axelle 
Published: August 2018

AbstractUrban development and tourism development have transformed urban environments within older neighbourhoods. While urban policies highlight the necessity of developing housing and mixed land use in tourism districts, previous studies have shown local effects of tourism and gentrification. In this paper, we focus on residents’ perceptions of the effects of urban and tourism development on local amenities such as shops, local social infrastructure, and public services. Our case study is the Old Montreal district, the population of which has more than tripled since the 1980s. We conducted a survey with 331 residents, and 20 semi‐structured interviews, analyzing their perception of Old Montreal as a place to live and their use of local amenities. Our findings revealed that, although urban and tourism development tend to limit the local amenities intended for residents, these are not necessarily perceived as incompatible with a residential living environment. In addition, residents adopt several strategies to satisfy their daily needs, but this behaviour contributes neither to the quality of the living environment, nor to a sense of place in the district. We propose to approach urban and tourism development in historic districts differently, by emphasizing the tensions and complementarities of uses rather than the incompatibility of functions.
Is there a direct relation between the development of vocabulary and grammar?
Authors: Brinchmann Ellen Irén , Braeken Johan , Lyster Solveig‐Alma Halaas 
Published: August 2018

AbstractPrevious studies of individual differences have revealed strong correlations between children's vocabulary and grammatical abilities, and these data have been used to support theoretical accounts positing direct developmental relations between these two areas of language. However, between‐person differences do not necessarily reflect intra‐individual dynamics. Thus, in the present study, we analysed longitudinal data from three annual assessments of vocabulary and grammar in 217 children (Mage= 4 years and 3 months at first assessment) using a modelling strategy with some utility in distinguishing relations at the between‐ and within‐person levels. The results revealed strong correlations between grammar and vocabulary at the between‐person level, but the evidence of direct dependencies between the variables at the within‐person level was rather limited. Specifically, we found a small direct contribution from grammar to vocabulary for children between the ages of 4 and 5, but there was no evidence of any direct contributions from vocabulary to grammar. Further analyses suggested that the home literacy environment may represent a common source of individual differences in children's vocabulary and grammatical skills. In light of these results, we argue that the evidence of direct relations between vocabulary and grammatical development in preschool‐aged children may not be as strong as previously assumed.
Tree carbon allocation explains forest drought‐kill and recovery patterns
Authors: Trugman A. T. , Detto M. , Bartlett M. K. , Medvigy D. , Anderegg W. R. L. , Schwalm C. , Schaffer B. , Pacala S. W. 
Published: August 2018

AbstractThe mechanisms governing tree drought mortality and recovery remain a subject of inquiry and active debate given their role in the terrestrial carbon cycle and their concomitant impact on climate change. Counter‐intuitively, many trees do not die during the drought itself. Indeed, observations globally have documented that trees often grow for several years after drought before mortality. A combination of meta‐analysis and tree physiological models demonstrate that optimal carbon allocation after drought explains observed patterns of delayed tree mortality and provides a predictive recovery framework. Specifically, post‐drought, trees attempt to repair water transport tissue and achieve positive carbon balance through regrowing drought‐damaged xylem. Furthermore, the number of years of xylem regrowth required to recover function increases with tree size, explaining why drought mortality increases with size. These results indicate that tree resilience to drought‐kill may increase in the future, provided that CO2 fertilisation facilitates more rapid xylem regrowth.
Biological variation estimates of prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time, and fibrinogen in 28 healthy individuals
Authors: Falay Mesude , Senes Mehmet , Korkmaz Selcuk , Turhan Turan , Okay Murat , Öztürk Berna Afacan , Yücel Doğan , Ozet Gulsum 
Published: August 2018

AbstractBackgroundAlthough tests of global hemostasis prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) should not be used for prediction of bleeding risk, these tests are often used by many clinicians in daily practice particularly as a preoperative screening test. Robust biological variation (BV) data are needed for safe clinical applications of these tests. In this study, a stringent protocol was followed to estimate the BV's for PT, aPTT, and fibrinogen levels.MethodsWeekly blood samples were obtained from 28 healthy individuals (18 females, 10 males) during 10 weeks study period. All measurements were performed with Stago STA‐R coagulation analyzer. Prior to coefficient of variation (CV)‐analysis of variance (ANOVA), the data were assessed for normality, trends, outliers, and variance homogeneity. Sex‐stratified within‐individual (CVI) and between‐individual (CVG) BV estimates were determined for PT, aPTT, and fibrinogen tests.ResultsNo difference was found between male and female estimates of BV. The observed CVI and CVG estimates were found to be lower than those previously published. Only for fibrinogen, CVI was higher than CVG.ConclusionFollowing a meticulous protocol, our study results provide up‐to‐date and more stringent BV estimates of global hemostasis tests.
Is International Migration Always Good for Left Behind Households Members? Evidence from Children Education in Cameroon
Authors: Kuépié Mathias 
Published: August 2018

AbstractThis study contributes to the debate about the net gain of international migration on development by analyzing the effect of migration on school attendance of children of left‐behind households in Cameroon. A quick literature review shows that migration can impact children's education through two main channels: the “budget constraint” channel and the “family disruption” channel. Based on this literature review, we develop a theoretical framework to highlight the underlying mechanisms. In order to empirically assess the two channels, we use a survey designed for this purpose. Results highlight a detrimental effect of migration on boys’ school attendance, whereas girls are not affected. This negative effect is mainly explained by parental and recent migrations. Thus our empirical results provide evidence on the fact that, in the Cameroonian context, international migration does not always positively influence development, at least as far as children's education is concerned.