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Supporting self‐management of radiation‐induced bowel and bladder dysfunction in pelvic‐cancer rehabilitation: An ethnographic study
Authors: Cerna Katerina , Ivarsson Jonas , Weilenmann Alexandra , Steineck Gunnar 
Published: March 2019

AbstractAims and objectivesTo describe and understand strategies that oncological nurses use to support self‐management of radiation‐induced bowel and bladder issues in pelvic‐cancer rehabilitation patients.BackgroundNurse‐led self‐management of radiation‐induced bowel and bladder issues holds the potential to support cancer survivors.DesignAn ethnographic approach was applied in this study, which adhered to Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ) guidelines.MethodsData collection was conducted in Sweden between October 2015–April 2018, involving observations of nurses’ daily work, formal and informal interviews, individual and group interviews, and reviews of relevant documents used in the studied practice. Furthermore, 15 supportive nurse–patient talks were observed, and an ethnographic analysis was performed.ResultsThe analysis identified the following three categories of nursing strategies that support self‐management of radiation‐induced bowel and bladder issues in pelvic‐cancer rehabilitation patients: encouraging self‐reflection, tailoring solutions together and keeping patients motivated. Nurses and patients jointly make sense of patients’ symptoms using data that patients collect about themselves. Based on their shared understanding, they can co‐create solutions to meet each individual patient's needs and develop routines to keep the patient motivated in performing the devised solutions.ConclusionsThe results indicate that the strategies nurses use to support patients in self‐management of radiation‐induced bowel and bladder issues entail intertwining patients’ experiences with their nurses’ medical knowledge and specific clinical practice. Nurses’ strategies build on their ability to connect patients’ experiences and the elements of their own work practice.Relevance to clinical practiceA deeper understanding of nurses’ strategies to support self‐management of radiation‐induced bowel and bladder issues in pelvic‐cancer rehabilitation patients can improve other self‐management programmes, inform nurses’ education and aid in the design of tools for pelvic‐cancer rehabilitation support.
BURIAL, TEMPERATURE AND MATURATION HISTORY OF CRETACEOUS SOURCE ROCKS IN THE NW PERSIAN GULF, OFFSHORE SW IRAN: 3D BASIN MODELLING
Authors: Baniasad A. , Sachse V. , Littke R. , Soleimany B. 
Published: March 2019

This study presents a 3D numerical model of a study area in the NW part of the Persian Gulf, offshore SW Iran. The purpose is to investigate the burial and thermal history of the region from the Cretaceous to the present day, and to investigate the location of hydrocarbon generating kitchens and the relative timing of hydrocarbon generation/migration versus trap formation. The study area covers about 20,000 km2 and incorporates part of the intra‐shelf Garau‐Gotnia Basin and the adjacent Surmeh‐Hith carbonate platform. A conceptual model was developed based on the interpretation of 2700 km of 2D seismic lines, and depth and thickness maps were created tied to data from 20 wells. The thermal model was calibrated using bottom‐hole temperature and vitrinite reflectance data from ten wells, taking into account the main phases of erosion/non‐deposition and the variable temporal and spatial heat flow histories. Estimates of eroded thicknesses and the determination of heat‐flow values were performed by burial and thermal history reconstruction at various well and pseudo‐well locations. Burial, temperature and maturation histories are presented for four of these locations. Detailed modelling results for Neocomian and Albian source rock successions are provided for six locations in the intra‐shelf basin and the adjacent carbonate platform. Changes in sediment supply and depocentre migration through time were analyzed based on isopach maps representing four stratigraphic intervals between the Tithonian and the Recent. Backstripping at various locations indicates variable tectonic subsidence and emergence at different time periods.The modelling results suggest that the convergence between the Eurasian and Arabian Plates which resulted in the Zagros orogeny has significantly influenced the burial and thermal evolution of the region. Burial depths are greatest in the study area in the Binak Trough and Northern Depression. These depocentres host the main kitchen areas for hydrocarbon generation, and the organic‐rich Neocomian and Albian source rock successions have been buried sufficiently deeply to be thermally mature. Early oil window maturities for these successions were reached between the Late Cretaceous (90 Ma) and the early Miocene (18 Ma) at different locations, and hydrocarbon generation may continue at the present‐day.
PETROLEUM SYSTEMS MODELLING IN A FOLD‐AND‐THRUST BELT SETTING: THE INVERTED CAMEROS BASIN, NORTH‐CENTRAL SPAIN
Authors: Omodeo‐Salé S. , Ondrak R. , Arribas J. , Mas R. , Guimerà J. , Martínez L. 
Published: March 2019

The Mesozoic Cameros Basin, northern Spain, was inverted during the Cenozoic Alpine orogeny when the Tithonian – Upper Cretaceous sedimentary fill was uplifted and partially eroded. Tar sandstones outcropping in the southern part of the basin and pyrobitumen particles trapped in potential source rocks suggest that hydrocarbons have been generated in the basin and subsequently migrated. However, no economic accumulations of oil or gas have yet been found. This study reconstructs the evolution of possible petroleum systems in the basin from initial extension through to the inversion phase, and is based on structural, stratigraphic and sedimentological data integrated with petrographic and geochemical observations. Petroleum systems modelling was used to investigate the timing of source rock maturation and hydrocarbon generation, and to reconstruct possible hydrocarbon migration pathways and accumulations.In the northern part of the basin, modelling results indicate that the generation of hydrocarbons began in the Early Berriasian and reached a peak in the Late Barremian – Early Albian. The absence of traps during peak generation prevented the formation of significant hydrocarbon accumulations. Some accumulations formed after the deposition of post‐extensional units (Late Cretaceous in age) which acted as seals. However, during subsequent inversion, these reservoir units were uplifted and eroded.In the southern sector of the basin, hydrocarbon generation did not begin until the Late Cretaceous due to the lower rates of subsidence and burial, and migration and accumulation may have taken place until the initial phases of inversion. Sandstones impregnated with bitumen (tar sandstones) observed at the present day in the crests of surface anticlines in the south of the basin are interpreted to represent the relics of these palaeo‐accumulations.Despite a number of uncertainties which are inherent to modelling the petroleum systems evolution of an inverted and overmature basin, this study demonstrates the importance of integrating multidisciplinary and multi‐scale data to the resource assessment of a complex fold‐and‐thrust belt.
Religion in American Presidential Campaigns, 1952–2016: Applying a New Framework for Understanding Candidate Communication
Authors: Chapp Christopher B. , Coe Kevin 
Published: March 2019

AbstractThe content and impact of religious communication in politics has been a topic of increasing public and scholarly interest in recent years. To provide a foundation for future research in this area, the present study theorizes five broad factors—historical trajectory, party expectations, audience religiosity, candidate attributes, and opponent strategy—that may help explain why political candidates use religious language. We employ this framework in a large‐scale computer‐assisted content analysis of U.S. presidential campaign speeches from 1952 to 2016. Findings reveal that the Reagan shift observed in prior research was driven specifically by God language, that the “God gap” between Democrats and Republicans is modest and topic‐specific, and that audience characteristics are crucial in explaining candidates’ religious communication.
Convex duality and Orlicz spaces in expected utility maximization
Authors: Biagini Sara , Černý Aleš 
Published: March 2019

AbstractIn this paper, we report further progress toward a complete theory of state‐independent expected utility maximization with semimartingale price processes for arbitrary utility function. Without any technical assumptions, we establish a surprising Fenchel duality result on conjugate Orlicz spaces, offering a new economic insight into the nature of primal optima and providing a fresh perspective on the classical papers of Kramkov and Schachermayer. The analysis points to an intriguing interplay between no‐arbitrage conditions and standard convex optimization and motivates the study of the fundamental theorem of asset pricing for Orlicz tame strategies.
When unionisation is profitable for firms in network industries
Authors: Fanti Luciano , Buccella Domenico 
Published: March 2019

AbstractIn an industry characterised by the presence of network effects, this paper investigates a duopolistic game in which firms may choose whether to bargain over wages and employment with unions or to face a competitive labour market (i.e., without unions). If unions are sufficiently wage‐sensitive, it is shown that the presence of sufficiently large network effects makes unionisation the Pareto efficient sub‐game perfect Nash equilibrium outcome for firms.
Do Trouvère Melodies Mean Anything?
Authors: LEACH ELIZABETH EVA 
Published: March 2019

ABSTRACTThis article offers analyses of three songs by Blondel de Nesle:Onques maiz nus hom ne chanta,En tous tens que vente biseandA l'entree de la saison. It proposes that close attention to individual songs is a necessary preliminary to amassing data on overall norms that will reciprocally affect the way those individual songs are interpreted editorially and thus understood analytically. This hermeneutic circle between analysis and editing is unavoidable for trouvère song, given the relationship between the literate and oral/performative traditions implied in the degree of variation between sources. Nonetheless, certain analytical interpretations can be advanced in the first stage of considering individual songs.
Spindly and Bub3 expression in oral cancer: Prognostic and therapeutic implications
Authors: Silva Patrícia M. A. , Delgado Maria Leonor , Ribeiro Nilza , Florindo Cláudia , Tavares Álvaro A. , Ribeiro Diana , Lopes Carlos , do Amaral Barbas , Bousbaa Hassan , Monteiro Luís Silva 
Published: March 2019

AbstractObjectivesBub3 and Spindly are essential proteins required for the activation and inactivation of the spindle assembly checkpoint, respectively. Here, we explored the clinicopathological significance and the therapeutic potential of the opposing roles of the two proteins in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).Materials and MethodsBub3 and Spindly expression was evaluated by immunohistochemistry in 62 tissue microarrays from OSCC and by real‐time PCR in OSCC cell lines and in normal human oral keratinocytes. The results were analyzed as to their clinicopathological significance. RNA interference‐mediated Spindly or Bub3 inhibition was combined with cisplatin treatment, and the effect on the viability of OSCC cells was assessed.ResultsOverexpression of Bub3 and Spindly was detected in OSCC patients. High expression of Spindly, Bub3, or both was an independent prognostic indicator for cancer‐specific survival and was associated with increased cellular proliferation. Accordingly, Bub3 and Spindly were upregulated in OSCC cells comparatively to their normal counterpart. Inhibition of Bub3 or Spindly was cytotoxic to OSCC cells and enhanced their chemosensitivity to cisplatin.ConclusionsThe data point out Bub3 and Spindly as potential markers of proliferation and prognosis, and highlight the potential therapeutic benefit of combining their inhibition with cisplatin.
“Slime” contact dermatitis: Case report and review of relevant allergens
Authors: Anderson L. Elizabeth , Treat James R. , Brod Bruce A. , Yu JiaDe 
Published: March 2019

AbstractHomemade “slime” is currently a popular childhood hobby that can cause allergic and irritant contact dermatitis. We describe a case of hand dermatitis due to homemade “slime” with a positive patch test to methylchloroisothiazolinone (MCI)/methylisothiazolinone (MI) and MI. The most common potential allergens in “slime” collected from a review of “slime” recipes found on the Internet are reviewed.
Photosynthetic Performance of Rice Seedlings Originated from Seeds Exposed to Spaceflight Conditions
Authors: Cui Jie , Xia Wenyan , Wei Shiyun , Zhang Meng , Wang Wei , Zeng Deyong , Liu Mengyao , Sun Yeqing , Lu Weihong 
Published: March 2019

AbstractThe mechanism of the regulation on photosynthesis after spaceflight has not been fully understood. To learn more information about this, we conducted a series of experiments of photosystem, including photosynthetic physiological characteristics (fluorescence parameters, pigment contents), gene expression and proteomic change. We want to examine the response of rice (Oryza sativaDN416), whose seeds were placed in Bio‐Radiation Box on the ShiJian‐10(SJ‐10) recoverable satellite. Our results demonstrated that the photosynthesis capacity of plants after spaceflight declined, compared to ground control plants. Specifically, Fv/Fm is significantly reduced for 7.5%. Chlorophyll content decreased in the three growth stages of rice, trefoil, tillering and mature stages. To further analyze changes under spaceflight environment, quantitative real‐time PCR technology and isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantization (iTRAQ) labeling technology were deployed. We found that the gene expression of important subunits of key enzymes and important structures had been decreased after spaceflight. As for the results of changes in proteins, we discovered that the content of proteins related to electron transport and photosynthesis key enzyme declined. Our experiments can provide reference for further research to learn more about the effects of spaceflight on photosynthesis.
Exploring the determinants of higher education performance in Western Europe: A qualitative comparative analysis
Authors: Capano Giliberto , Pritoni Andrea 
Published: March 2019

AbstractAs a result of domestic pressure or international prescription, many national higher education systems (HESs) in Europe have undergone structural changes over the last 30 years. These changes have been made primarily to enhance the overall performance – defined as students’ access, quality of teaching, and excellence in research – of universities. As such, almost all of these countries have decided to adopt similar policy strategies to foster institutional autonomy and differentiation, and greater managerial steering. However, although similar policy patterns have been replicated, performance indicators are remarkably variable across Western European countries. Thus, many of the proposed explanations may be oversimplifications of reality. This issue leads to our main research question: Which factors are associated with (teaching) performance improvement in HE? This paper focuses on university‐level education to explore the possibility that this association is conjunctural in nature. In other words, when considering the performance of university systems (i.e. teaching), it is important to identify the most effective combination of institutional autonomy, evaluation, internal governance, and public funding. Qualitative comparative analysis was employed to test this expectation on developments (1988–2008) in 12 HESs in Western Europe: Austria, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. The results suggest that giving more institutional autonomy to universities is much less important than expected, whereas severe evaluation, generous public funding, and verticalized governance emerge as more relevant.
Sri Lankan households a decade after the Indian Ocean tsunami
Authors: De Alwis Diana , Noy Ilan 
Published: March 2019

AbstractThis study estimates the causal effect of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami on household consumption and income in Sri Lanka 8 years after the event, using a difference‐in‐differences methodology and extensive household survey data. The analysis finds a strong association between the area‐wide tsunami disaster shock and increases in household income and consumption in the long term. The increase in consumption is much smaller than the observed increase in income; while the increase in income is mostly observed in nonagricultural wage income (and a decline in agricultural income). We also find that households in high‐income regions and lower‐damage districts experienced a much better recovery, in terms of income, than those in poorer regions or those districts that experienced more destruction. Deviating from the common observation on short‐term adverse impacts of catastrophic disasters in low‐ and middle‐income countries, these results are suggestive of a potential for long‐lasting and more successful recovery scenarios. Still, Sri Lanka received a very large amount of external assistance post‐tsunami—an amount that may not be replicable elsewhere. It is likely that this massive inflow of assistance, further helped by the end of the armed conflict in 2009, has contributed significantly to this relatively successful recovery.
Oral healthcare management of a child with phakomatosis pigmentovascularis associated with bilateral Sturge‐Weber syndrome
Authors: Martins Mariana Leonel , Letieri Aline Dos Santos , Lenzi Michele Machado , Agostini Michelle , Castro Gloria Fernanda 
Published: March 2019

AbstractThe aim of this report was to describe an approach for a child with phakomatosis pigmentovascularis Type IIb associated with bilateral Sturge–Weber syndrome and autistic spectrum disorder. A 6‐year‐old boy was referred to the Special Care Dental Clinic with the main complaints of “damaged teeth and pain.” The physical examination revealed bilateral port‐wine staining on the face, neck, and upper and lower limbs, congenital dermal melanocytosis on the back, and dilated blood vessels in the sclera. Intraoral examination revealed hypertrophy of the maxillary bone, diffuse and intense redness of the oral mucosa, crowding, anterior open bite, and carious lesions in the left and right upper second primary molars. The medical team was consulted prior to dental treatment to assess the risk of bleeding, and anesthesia was contraindicated. Instruction about brushing technique and procedures for a suitable oral environment were then carried out using a minimally invasive restorative treatment. The patient did not exhibit collaborative behavior, and follow up continues with the patient receiving preventive treatments. Therefore, a multidisciplinary approach to these patients is fundamental to avoid complications during dental intervention. Moreover, regular visits to the dentist reduce the need for invasive treatments and improve the well‐being of these individuals.
Workplace bullying among healthcare professionals in Sweden: a descriptive study
Authors: Rahm GullBritt , Rystedt Ingrid , Wilde‐Larsson Bodil , Nordström Gun , Strandmark K Margaretha 
Published: March 2019

Workplace bullying is a taboo event which occurs worldwide, although the prevalence varies significantly between and within countries. Nurses have been regarded an occupational risk group for bullying at the work place. Bullying in health and social care contexts is sometimes reported as frequent and, other times, as not occurring, which sparked our interest in mapping the occurrence of bullying in the health and social care system in Sweden. Thus, the purpose of the study was to examine the prevalence of bullying, and to discuss cultural traditions and environmental factors that affect bullying in workplaces. The sample (n = 2810) consisted of employees at inpatient wards at four hospitals, and employees at municipal eldercare wards in Sweden. A questionnaire including NAQ‐22 R was distributed and subsequently analysed with descriptive statistics using SPSS. The youngest group of respondents scored higher than the older groups. Using contrasting estimates of bullying, the prevalence varied between 4.1 and 18.5%, with the lowest prevalence in regards to self‐reported exposure. According to the cut‐off scores, NAQ‐22 R, 8.6% of the respondents were occasionally exposed to bullying while 2.3% were considered to be victims of severe bullying. Work‐related negative acts were more common than personal negative acts. The variations in prevalence of bullying as a result of contrasting estimation strategies are discussed from perspective of the ‘law of Jante’, the ‘tall poppy syndrome’ and shame. Bullying deteriorates the working conditions which may have an impact on quality of patient care.
Development and psychometric properties of the Joy‐of‐Life Scale in cognitively intact nursing home patients
Authors: Haugan Gørill , Rinnan Eva , Espnes Geir Arild , Drageset Jorunn , Rannestad Toril , André Beate 
Published: March 2019

AimTo develop and psychometrically test the Joy‐of‐Life Scale. The research question addressed evidence related to the dimensionality, reliability and construct validity, all of which considered inter‐related measurement properties.MethodsCross‐sectional data were collected during 2017–2018, in 27 nursing homes representing four different Norwegian municipalities, located in Western and Mid‐Norway. The total sample comprised 188 of 204 (92% response rate) long‐term nursing home patients who met the inclusion criteria: (i) local authority's decision of long‐term nursing home care; (ii) residential time 3 months or longer; (iii) informed consent competency recognised by responsible doctor and nurse; and (iv) capable of being interviewed.ResultsExploratory and confirmative factor analyses clearly suggested a unidimensional solution. Five of the original 18 items showed low reliability and validity; excluding these items revealed an acceptable model fit for the one‐dimensional 13‐item measurement model. Reliability and construct validity were acceptable, indicating good internal consistency.ConclusionSignificant factor loadings, several goodness‐of‐fit indices and significant correlations in the expected directions with the selected constructs (anxiety, depression, self‐transcendence, meaning‐in‐life, sense of coherence, nurse–patient interaction and quality of life) supported the psychometric properties of the Joy‐of‐Life Scale.ImpactThe ‘Joy‐of‐Life‐Nursing‐Home’ is a national strategy for promoting quality of life, meaning and quality of life among nursing home patients in Norway. Therefore, exploring the essence of the Joy‐of‐Life phenomenon and developing a measurement scale assessing joy‐of‐life in this population is important for the further development of care quality in nursing homes.
Generalized fixed‐T panel unit root tests
Authors: Karavias Yiannis , Tzavalis Elias 
Published: March 2019

AbstractPanel data unit root tests, which can be applied to data that do not have many time series observations, are based on very restrictive error and deterministic component specification assumptions. In this paper, we develop a new, doubly modified estimator, based on which we propose a panel unit root test that allows for multiple structural breaks, linear and nonlinear trends, heteroscedasticity, serial correlation, and error cross‐section heterogeneity, when the number of time series observations is finite. The test has the additional perk that it is invariant to the initial condition.