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Foreign investment in Australian residential properties
Authors: Gholipour Hassan F. , Lean Hooi Hooi , Tajaddini Reza , Pham Anh Khoi 
Published: March 2019

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the impact that foreign investment in existing houses and new housing development has on residential house prices and the growth of the housing construction sector.Design/methodology/approachThe analysis is based on a panel cointegration method, estimated using annual data for all Australian states and territories spanning the period of 1990-2013.FindingsThe results indicate that increases in foreign investment in existing houses do not significantly lead to increases in house prices. On the other hand, a 10 per cent increase in foreign investment for housing development decreases house prices by 1.95 per cent. We also find that foreign real estate investments have a positive impact on housing construction activities in the long run.Originality/valueExisting studies used aggregate foreign real estate investment in their analyses. As foreign investment in existing houses and foreign investment for housing development have different impacts on the demand and supply sides of housing market, it is crucial that the analysis of the effects of foreign investment in residential properties on real estate market is conducted for each type differently.
Integration duration of post-merger and leverage dynamics of mergers: theory and evidence
Authors: Cheng Yao 
Published: March 2019

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of the post-merger integration duration on acquiring firms’ leverage behavior before and after a merger, using a dynamic model in which full merger benefits cannot be consumed at the instant of a merger, but rather after a pre-specified post-merger integration period.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper presents a dynamic model and empirical tests that describe the impact of the post-merger integration period on the capital structure dynamics of the acquiring and target firms before a merger and during the post-merger integration period. By incorporating costs associated with the post-merger integration period, the model can provide new implications for the leverage behavior around the merger.

Findings
The model generates new implications related to acquiring firms’ leverage dynamics along with method of payment choice. Specifically, the model indicates that the post-merger integration duration is negatively associated with the market leverage of newly-merged firms at the time of merger completion and during the integration period. Further, acquirer managers are more likely to use equity to finance a merger when the integration duration is likely to be lengthy.

Originality/value
This is the first model in the literature that assumes that both the acquiring and the target firms can change their capital structure overtime, which allows us to analyze both the financing structure and the merger timing. Previous empirical studies also ignore the integration period in the analysis of the method of payment choice and leverage behavior around mergers. In the tests reported in this paper, the authors control for the factors mentioned above and demonstrate that the expected integration duration is not subsumed by those variables implying that it has its own power in explaining the choice of leverage and merger financing method.
The Interrelation between Audit Quality and Managerial Reporting Choices and Its Effects on Financial Reporting Quality
Authors: Patterson Evelyn R. , Smith J. Reed , Tiras Samuel L. 
Published: March 2019

ABSTRACTTwo distinct lines of research have been dedicated to empirically testing how financial reporting quality (measured as the earnings response coefficient or ERC) is associated with management's choice of reporting bias and with audit quality. However, researchers have yet to consider how ERCs are affected by either the auditor's reaction to changes in the manager's reporting bias or the manager's reaction to changes in audit quality. Our study provides theoretical guidance on these interrelations and how changes in the manager's or the auditor's incentives affect both reporting bias and audit quality. Specifically, when the manager's cost (benefit) of reporting bias increases (decreases), we find that expected bias decreases, inducing the auditor to react by reducing audit quality. Because we also find that the association between expected audit quality and ERCs is always positive, changes in managerial incentives for biased reporting lead to a positive association between ERCs and expected reporting bias. When the cost of auditing decreases or the cost of auditor liability increases, we find that expected audit quality increases, inducing the manager to react by decreasing reporting bias. In this case, changes in the costs of audit quality lead to a negative association between ERCs and expected reporting bias. Finally, we demonstrate the impact of our theoretical findings by focusing on the empirical observations documented in the extant literature on managerial ownership and accounting expertise on the audit committee. In light of our framework, we provide new interpretations of these empirical observations and new predictions for future research.
Editorial: shining a light on cholangiocarcinoma—a new dawn for photodynamic therapy?
Authors: Srinivasa Sanket , Wigmore Stephen J. 
Published: March 2019

Linked ContentThis article is linked to Gonzalez‐Carmona et al papers. To view
these articles, visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.15050 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.15134.
Movement of target organs and anatomical landmarks caused by body position change during urological laparoscopic surgery
Authors: Nagaya Naoya , Shimizu Fumitaka , Kanayama Mayuko , Hotta Zen‐u , Nozaki Taishi , Wakumoto Yoshiaki , Tujimura Akira , Horie Shigeo 
Published: March 2019

IntroductionThe aim of our study was to elucidate the impact of patients' physical characteristics on the movement of target organs and anatomical landmarks by comparing supine and lateral CT images.MethodsThis study consisted of 55 patients who underwent laparoscopic surgery in the lateral position. CT images of the area between the abdomen and pelvis were taken preoperatively with patients in both supine and lateral positions. We measured the moving distance of target organs and anatomical landmarks on the body surface used for access port settings. We investigated which covariates from patients' body composition most affected moving distance in correlation analysis. Then, using multiple linear regression analysis, we examined whether we could predict the movement of target organs and anatomical landmarks solely based on information obtained from supine CT images.ResultsThe moving distance of both the hilum of the kidney and the outer edge of the rectus abdominis muscle were significantly associated with some physical characteristics. Multiple regression analysis showed that a larger visceral fat area could be a useful index for predicting the movement of the kidney toward the counter side. Lower CT density of back muscles and higher BMI could be useful indexes for predicting the movement of the rectus abdominis muscle.ConclusionOur results suggested that body composition characteristics obtained from preoperative CT images can help predict the movement of target organs and anatomical landmarks used to determine proper port‐site placement for laparoscopic surgery performed with the patient in the lateral position.
‘You're in this world now’: Students’, teachers’, and parents’ experiences of school transition and how they feel it can be improved
Authors: Bagnall Charlotte Louise , Skipper Yvonne , Fox Claire Louise 
Published: March 2019

BackgroundPrimary–secondary school transition is a major life event for 11‐year‐old children in the United Kingdom and can also be a stressful period for parents and teachers. However, most research focuses on the impact of transition on children's academic performance and social well‐being and we have a limited understanding of their emotional experiences in the lead up to and during the transition, from the perspective of key stakeholders: students, parents, and teachers.AimsTo explore transfer students’, parents’, and teachers’ experiences in the lead up to and over the transition period, and how they feel it could be improved.SampleThe sample consisted of 45 year seven students, 8 year seven parents, 8 year seven teachers, and 8 year six teachers, recruited from five primary and five secondary schools.MethodStudents participated in face‐to‐face semi‐structured focus groups and adults in asynchronous online focus groups. Transcribed audio‐recordings were analysed using inductive thematic analysis.ResultsStudents, parents, and teachers were shown to navigate a similar process over primary–secondary school transition. All talked about managing their own and others’ emotions, relationships, and expectations. These were shaped by shared communication across primary and secondary schools and between the stakeholders, and impacted by how good transition provision was seen to be.ConclusionsThere is a need to understand the transition period from the perspective of students, teachers, and parents, to improve school transition. This information will allow us to design emotional centred support interventions that reflect these lived experiences.
Urea in cancer patients with chronic SIAD‐induced hyponatremia: Old drug, new evidence
Authors: Nervo Alice , D'Angelo Valentina , Rosso Daniela , Castellana Eleonora , Cattel Francesco , Arvat Emanuela , Grossi Emidio 
Published: March 2019

SummaryBackgroundSyndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis (SIAD) is the main cause of hyponatremia in cancer patients. International guidelines indicate urea as an interesting option for chronic SIAD. Nevertheless, strong data to support its use are lacking, and its role in oncologic patients has not been described so far.Material and MethodsWe retrospectively analysed 36 cancer patients affected by moderate or profound SIAD‐induced chronic hyponatremia, who started oral urea (initial daily dose 15 g or 30 g) without fluid restriction between July 2013 and July 2018. We analysed mean serum sodium (sNa) increase after 24 hours and percentages of patients who reached eunatremia within 14, 30 and 60 days of treatment, stratifying according to the degree of hyponatremia at diagnosis. Clinical evaluation and biochemical assessment were periodically performed.ResultsMean sNa was 123 [±4] mmol/L at baseline; after 24 hours of treatment, a mean increase of 5 [±3] mmol/L was observed. Eunatremia was reached by 55.6%, 86.1% and 91.7% patients within 14, 30 and 60 days of treatment, respectively. Trends in sNa normalization were similar in patients with moderate and profound hyponatremia at diagnosis. Rapid sNa overcorrection was avoided in all cases. Urea was interrupted within the first 2 months of treatment in 10 patients, in half cases for rapid neoplastic progression and in the remaining patients for the drug taste.ConclusionsIn our study, urea was effective in correcting chronic hyponatremia among cancer patients with SIAD. Almost all patients reached eunatremia within the first month of therapy, and urea was globally well tolerated.
Objective evaluation of the visibility of colorectal lesions using eye tracking
Authors: Kumahara Kana , Ikematsu Hiroaki , Shinmura Kensuke , Murano Tatsuro , Inaba Atsushi , Okumura Kei , Nishihara Keiichiro , Sunakawa Hironori , Furue Yasuaki , Ito Renma , Sato Daiki , Minamide Tatsunori , Okamoto Naoki , Yamamoto Yoichi , Suyama Masayuki , Takashima Kenji , Nakajo Keiichiro , Yoda Yusuke , Hori Keisuke , Oono Yasuhiro , Yano Tomonori 
Published: March 2019

Background and AimTo assess the visibility of colorectal lesions using blue laser imaging (BLI)‐bright and linked‐color imaging (LCI) with an eye‐tracking system.MethodsEleven endoscopists evaluated 90 images of 30 colorectal lesions. The lesions were randomly selected. Three images of each lesion comprised white light imaging (WLI), BLI‐bright, and LCI in the same position. Participants gazed at the images, and their eye movements were tracked by the eye tracker. We analyzed whether the participants could detect the lesion and how long they took to detect the lesion. We assessed the miss rate and detection time among the imaging modalities.ResultsOne endoscopist was excluded, and 10 endoscopists were assessed. Overall, 12.6% of lesions were missed with WLI, 6.0% with BLI‐bright, and 4.3% with LCI; the miss rate of BLI‐bright and LCI was significantly lower than that of WLI (P < 0.01), with no significant difference between the former modalities (P = 0.54). Mean (± SD) detection times were 1.58 ± 1.60 s for WLI, 1.01 ± 1.21 s for BLI‐bright, and 1.10 ± 1.16 s for LCI. Detection time for BLI‐bright and LCI was significantly shorter than that for WLI (P < 0.0001), with no significant difference between the former modalities (P = 0.34). Regarding the miss rate and detection time between the expert and the non‐experts, there was a significant difference with WLI but not with BLI‐bright and LCI.ConclusionBlue laser imaging‐bright and LCI improved the detection of colorectal lesions compared with WLI using an eye‐tracking system.
Exploring organizational support for the provision of structured self‐management education for people with Type 2 diabetes: findings from a qualitative study
Authors: Carey M. E. , Agarwal S. , Horne R. , Davies M. , Slevin M. , Coates V. 
Published: March 2019

AbstractAimTo explore the organizational context in which Type 2 diabetes structured group education is provided.MethodsFour Clinical Commissioning Groups in England providing Type 2 diabetes structured self‐management education participated in a qualitative study exploring the context for provision of that education. Using UK National Diabetes Audit returns, two Clinical Commissioning Groups were selected that had non‐attendance rates of ≤25%, and two that had non‐attendance rates of ≥50%. Between May 2016 and August 2017, 20 interviews were conducted with Clinical Commissioning Group staff including: commissioners, healthcare professionals, managers, general practitioners and diabetes educators. Data gathering was prolonged as it proved challenging to engage with healthcare staff as a result of frequent local restructuring and service disruption.ResultsLocal audits revealed discrepancies in basic data such as referral and attendance numbers compared with national audit data. There was a commonality in the themes identified from interviews: diabetes education was rarely embedded in service structure; where education uptake was poor, a lack of central support to delivery teams was noticeable; and where education uptake was positive, delivery teams were actively engaged, sometimes relying on enthusiastic individuals. Both situations put the local sustainability of diabetes education at risk.ConclusionsThere appears to be a link between attendance rates and organizational issues, therefore, when considering how to increase attendance rates, the state of the diabetes education infrastructure should be reviewed. Good uptake of diabetes education can be too reliant on the enthusiastic commitment of small teams or individuals delivering the education.
The aesthetic as mirror of faith in Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling
Authors: Schönbaumsfeld Genia 
Published: March 2019

AbstractOne of the most intractable issues in Kierkegaard scholarship continues to be the question of what one is to make of the relation between infinite resignation and faith in Fear and Trembling. Most commentators follow Kierkegaard's pseudonymous author in claiming that progression to faith is a “linear” process that requires infinite resignation as a first step. The problem with such a reading is that it leads to paradox: It seems to require attributing to the “knight of faith” two inconsistent belief‐attitudes simultaneously—on the one hand, the willingness to resign one's heart's desires (infinite resignation) and, on the other, the conviction that one will somehow receive back what one has resigned. But this is a confused way of thinking about faith. I will show that faith's alleged paradoxicality is only apparent and that the element of resignation that constitutes an aspect of it actually bears some striking similarities to what the aesthete has in mind when he speaks, in Either/Or, of throwing hope overboard in order to make possible a truly artistic way of life. Hence, on my interpretation, the knight of faith does not need to adopt two contradictory attitudes at the same time (or constantly to “annul” one of them), but must rather practice a form of spiritual discipline in many ways analogous to the aesthete's endeavour to become a “poet of possibility.”
A detailed radiographic description of the nutrient foramen of the dorsal cortex of the proximal phalanx in horses
Authors: Frietman S. , van Proosdij R. , ter Braake F. , de Heer N. 
Published: March 2019

SummaryThe purpose of this study was to provide a detailed radiographic description of the nutrient foramen (NF) of the dorsal cortex of the proximal phalanx (Pl) which may aid the veterinary practitioner in identification of theNFand subsequently prevents misinterpretation of this radiographic finding. Medical records of 190 horses (116 Standardbreds, 64 Warmbloods and 10 Friesians) presented for standard radiographic screening were retrospectively reviewed. All four lateromedial radiographs of the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) and metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joints were evaluated for presence, localisation and trajectory of a dorsalNFby a registered radiologist and a surgical resident. In 27.5% (209/760) radiographs, a full‐cortexNFwas identified. The Standardbred‐group represented the majority with 30% (138/464) diagnosedNF, followed by the Warmblood‐group with 26% (66/256)NFand the Friesian‐group with 13% (5/40)NF. MostNFhad a unilateral distribution (62%). Fifty per cent of theNFentered the dorsal cortex at 47.4–59.2% of the total dorsal length of Pl. Four different trajectory types were noted; a sigmoid‐shaped course (44%), a straight course (33%), a palmar/plantar‐curved course (14%) and a dorsal‐curved course (9%). The consistent entrance location of theNFinto the dorsal cortex and medullary cavity, together with its typical trajectory aids the veterinary practitioner in distinguishing anNFfrom a pathologic fissure or fracture. Comparison with radiographs of the contralateral limb is unreliable as mostNFare identified unilaterally.
Contested Ground: Network Governance in Australia's Migration Industry
Authors: Khan Marina 
Published: March 2019

AbstractThis article challenges current understandings of the Australian migration industry's position in a network governance framework by shedding light on Registered Migration Agents’ (RMA) lived experiences of their profession. Using qualitative interview data collected from ten migration intermediaries across Australia, this article examines their experiences of their role in relation to the state and industry bodies. Placing migration intermediaries at the meso‐level of analysis, between macro‐level forces of the state and micro‐level agency of their clients, I argue primarily that the migration industry of Australia is a “contested ground” where intermediaries are embedded within complex negotiations with the state and legal frameworks, whilst also negotiating their legitimacy in a stigmatised profession. The findings of this study reveal migration intermediaries’ experiences of network governance as pivotal stakeholders, operating within a space characterized by complex configurations of autonomy and bureaucratic control.
Experimental determination of phase equilibria in the CaO‐BaO‐SiO2‐12 mol pct. Al2O3‐13 mol pct. MgO system at 1573 K and 1623 K
Authors: Wang Zhanjun , Sohn Il 
Published: March 2019

AbstractPhase equilibria of the CaO‐BaO‐SiO2‐12mol pct. Al2O3‐13mol pct. MgO system with a wide substitution range of CaO with BaO have been experimentally determined at 1623 K (1350°C) and 1573 K (1300°C) using high‐temperature equilibration followed by X‐ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) analysis. The (Ca,Ba)3MgSi2O8, BaAl2O4, BaAl2Si2O8 and Ca2(Al0.46Mg0.54)(Al0.46Si1.54)O7 phases have been designated within the phase diagram. The liquidus temperature initially decreased and then increased for the samples substituting CaO with BaO at a constant (C + B)/S ratio between 1.50 and 1.86. For samples with a constant BaO/CaO ratio, the liquidus temperature showed similar trends with a lower (C + B)/S ratio from 1.22 to 0.67. The volume fraction of crystal phases of the samples as‐quenched from 1573 K (1300°C) correlated well with the variation of liquidus and the primary phases. In addition, the change in the Gibbs free energy of the reactions and the bond parameter (Xp × Z/Rk) of the cations were analyzed, where the maximum change in the Gibbs free energy was found for the formation of Ca3MgSi2O8; furthermore, the stronger basic tendency of Ba2+ than Ca2+ facilitates Ba2+ substitution for Ca2+ and bonding with acidic tendency cations to form Ba‐containing phases.
The pattern‐recognition molecule mindin binds integrin Mac‐1 to promote macrophage phagocytosis via Syk activation and NF‐κB p65 translocation
Authors: Liu Yuan‐sheng , Wang Li‐fen , Cheng Xiao‐Shen , Huo Ya‐Ni , Ouyang Xiao‐Mei , Liang Lai‐Ying , Lin Ying , Wu Jian‐Feng , Ren Jian‐Lin , Guleng Bayasi 
Published: March 2019

AbstractMindin has a broad spectrum of roles in the innate immune system, including in macrophage migration, antigen phagocytosis and cytokine production. Mindin functions as a pattern‐recognition molecule for microbial pathogens. However, the underlying mechanisms of mindin‐mediated phagocytosis and its exact membrane receptors are not well established. Herein, we generated mindin‐deficient mice using the CRISPR‐Cas9 system and show that peritoneal macrophages from mindin‐deficient mice were severely defective in their ability to phagocytize E coli. Phagocytosis was enhanced when E coli or fluorescent particles were pre‐incubated with mindin, indicating that mindin binds directly to bacteria or non‐pathogen particles and promotes phagocytosis. We defined that 131I‐labelled mindin binds with integrin Mac‐1 (CD11b/CD18), the F‐spondin (FS)‐fragment of mindin binds with the αM‐I domain of Mac‐1 and that mindin serves as a novel ligand of Mac‐1. Blockade of the αM‐I domain of Mac‐1 using either a neutralizing antibody or si‐Mac‐1 efficiently blocked mindin‐induced phagocytosis. Furthermore, mindin activated the Syk and MAPK signalling pathways and promoted NF‐κB entry into the nucleus. Our data indicate that mindin binds with the integrin Mac‐1 to promote macrophage phagocytosis through Syk activation and NF‐κB p65 translocation, suggesting that the mindin/Mac‐1 axis plays a critical role during innate immune responses.