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Sustainability Risk Disclosure Practices of Listed Companies in Australia
Authors: Dumay John , Hossain MD Amir 
Published: May 2018

AbstractThis paper investigates the extent to which the top 100 ASX listed companies disclosed economic, environmental and social sustainability risk factors during the 2014/15 financial year in light of the changes introducing Recommendation 7.4 to the third edition of the Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations in 2014. While all companies complied with the Recommendation, questions of substance over form were raised because some companies had risks that were not disclosed according to Recommendation 7.4. Our conclusion outlines how this research contributes to the growing literature on sustainability and corporate governance. We add to the continuing debate on mandatory versus voluntary disclosures, advocating that Australia may need to introduce mandatory guidelines, beyond the ASX, to regulate the disclosure of material economic, environmental and social risks. Additionally, we conclude that Recommendation 7.4 is unlikely to substantially change Australian corporate reporting and disclosure practices – that, for most companies, it is ‘business as usual’. However, under business as usual, we can naturally expect to see further increases in sustainability and alternative reporting frameworks, such as integrated reporting, as well as increasing use of the Internet to report and disclose sustainability risks.
The combined influence of cognitions in adolescent depression: Biases of interpretation, self‐evaluation, and memory
Authors: Orchard Faith , Reynolds Shirley 
Published: May 2018

ObjectivesDepression is characterized by a range of systematic negative biases in thinking and information processing. These biases are believed to play a causal role in the aetiology and maintenance of depression, and it has been proposed that the combined effect of cognitive biases may have greater impact on depression than individual biases alone. Yet little is known about how these biases interact during adolescence when onset is most common.MethodsIn this study, adolescents were recruited from the community (n = 212) and from a Child And Adolescent Mental Health Service (n = 84). Participants completed measures of depressive symptoms, interpretation bias, self‐evaluation, and recall memory. These included the Mood and Feelings Questionnaire, Ambiguous Scenarios Test for Depression in Adolescents, Self‐Description Questionnaire, and an immediate recall task. The clinically referred sample also took part in a formal diagnostic interview.ResultsIndividual cognitive biases were significantly intercorrelated and associated with depression severity. The combination of cognitive biases was a stronger predictor of depression severity than individual biases alone, predicting 60% of the variance in depression severity across all participants. There were two significant predictors, interpretation bias and negative self‐evaluation; however, almost all of the variance was explained by negative self‐evaluation.ConclusionsThe findings support the interrelationship and additive effect of biases in explaining depression and suggest that understanding the way in which cognitive biases interact could be important in advancing methods of identification, early intervention, and treatment.Practitioner points

A combination of biases was a better predictor of depression symptom severity than individual biases.

Interpretation and self‐evaluation were better predictors of depression symptom severity than recall.

Negative self‐evaluation was the strongest individual predictor of depression symptom severity.

Negative self‐evaluation was able to classify depressed from non‐depressed adolescents.

The cross‐sectional design of the study precludes any conclusions about the potential causal role of these variables.

Different tasks were used to assess different types of cognitive bias meaning that the possible linear operation along an information processing ‘pathway’ could not be examined.
Changes in sleep quality and levels of psychological distress during the adaptation to university: The role of childhood adversity
Authors: John‐Henderson Neha A. , Williams Sarah E. , Brindle Ryan C. , Ginty Annie T. 
Published: May 2018

Stress‐related sleep disturbances are common, and poor sleep quality can negatively affect health. Previous work indicates that early‐life adversity is associated with compromised sleep quality later in life, but it is unknown whether it predicts greater declines in sleep quality during stressful life transitions. We propose and test a conceptual model whereby individuals who reported experiencing greater levels of child maltreatment would experience greater psychological distress during a stressful life transition, which in turn would contribute to greater declines in sleep quality, relative to their quality of sleep before the stressful transition. Controlling for potential confounding variables (e.g., age, gender), structural equation modelling demonstrated that psychological distress experienced during a stressful transition (i.e., beginning life at university) mediated the relationship between childhood emotional neglect and changes in sleep quality. The hypothesized model demonstrated a good overall fit to the data, χ 2 (15) = 17.69, p = .279, CFI = .99, TLI = .97, SRMR = .04, RMSEA = .04 (90% CI <0.001–0.09). Emotional neglect (β = .22) was positively associated with psychological distress which in turn was positively associated with poor sleep quality (β = .31) during a stressful transition. Future research should aim to understand the specific stressors in the university environment that are most challenging to individuals who faced early‐life emotional maltreatment. These findings will help inform interventions to facilitate adaptation to a new environment and improve sleep quality for these university students.
Microcystic macular oedema in optic neuropathy: case series and literature review
Authors: Kessel Line , Hamann Steffen , Wegener Marianne , Tong Jessica , Fraser Clare L 
Published: May 2018

AbstractCavitations in the inner nuclear layer associated with severe optic atrophy and loss of retinal ganglion cells have clinically been termed microcystic macular oedema (MME). We describe a case series of MME in patients of all ages but predominantly younger patients with a wide range of optic atrophies ranging from acute onset optic disc drusen associated ischemic optic neuropathy to slowly progressive disease as glaucoma. There were no physical distinctions between MME in different causes of optic atrophy suggesting a common causative mechanism. We reviewed the literature on MME and it appears that MME is associated with more severe visual loss, and is more common in hereditary optic neuropathies and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disease rather than in patients with optic atrophy secondary to multiple sclerosis and glaucoma. Three main causative mechanisms have been proposed, including increased vitreal traction on the macular as the ganglion cells are lost. Others have suggested that trans‐synaptic loss of cells in the inner nuclear layer causes formation of empty spaces or cavities. Finally, some have hypothesized a disturbance in the fluid homeostasis of the inner retina as Müller cells are lost or their function is impaired. There are no known treatments of MME. In conclusion, MME seems to be a marker of severe optic nerve atrophy irrespective of the underlying cause.
A retrospective study on titanium sensitivity: Patch test materials and manifestations
Authors: de Graaf Niels P. J. , Feilzer Albert J. , Kleverlaan Cees J. , Bontkes Hetty , Gibbs Sue , Rustemeyer Thomas 
Published: May 2018

BackgroundTitanium is being increasingly used. Although it is considered to be a non‐allergenic material, allergic reactions to it have been reported. Titanium dioxide has been found to be an unreliable patch test material. Few studies to date have profiled titanium allergy, and it therefore remains difficult to distinguish its manifestations.ObjectivesTo evaluate alternatives for titanium dioxide as a patch test preparation, and to profile titanium reactions and manifestations.MethodsA retrospective chart review was conducted with 458 patients who underwent patch testing with at least 1 of 5 different titanium salts.ResultsAt least 1 positive result was noted in 5.7% of the patients. The frequency of positive results for the tested salts ranged from 0.9% to 7.9%. Titanium(IV) oxalate hydrate had the highest yield and titanium dioxide the lowest. Erythema, dermatitis and local swelling were the most common objective complaints. In 16 (61.5%) patients, the test result had partial or full clinical relevance.ConclusionsNo titanium‐specific risk factors and clinical picture could be identified. Titanium dioxide is not adequately sensitive for identifying titanium allergy. The titanium salts seem to be possible superior patch test preparations, but appear to be unsuitable if used singly. The patient's medical history and clinical picture remain crucial in the diagnostic work‐up.
Paternal effects associated with melanism in Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): mating sequence asymmetries and interactions with age‐specific maternal effects
Authors: Michaud J.P. , Abdelwahab Ahmed H. , Canassa Vinicius F. , Bain Clint 
Published: May 2018

1. For this study a cohort of melanic Harmonia axyridis males homozygous for the spectabilis allele was produced. These were used to produce four kinds of twice‐mated females, comprising all four permutations of melanic and non‐melanic (succinic) males. A series of 12 larvae were then reared from the first and 10th clutches of each female to compare progeny developmental phenotypes.2. There were no effects of mating treatment on overall female reproductive performance (preoviposition period, 20‐day fecundity, or egg fertility).3. Age‐specific maternal effects were evident in progeny developmental phenotypes; larvae of 10th clutches developed more slowly, pupation was shorter, and adults emerged at heavier weights.4. Paternal effects were superimposed on maternal effects and affected progeny independent of their paternity; melanic males induced slower larval development and slower pupation, but only in 10th clutches and only when they mated second.5. There was a significant three‐way interaction between male mating treatment, clutch number and progeny phenotype, indicating that progeny developmental responses to (mixed) paternal effects varied depending on their own phenotype and the time elapsed since their mother's last mating.6. Melanic males mating second obtained a P2 advantage over succinic males, which increased from first to 10th clutch, but the reverse was not true when succinic males mated second. Thus, polyandry in H. axyridis facilitates both genetic and epigenetic competition among males while simultaneously enabling the sharing of predominant paternal effects among the progeny of different fathers.
High‐dose Bendamustine‐EAM followed by autologous stem cell rescue results in long‐term remission rates in lymphoma patients, without renal toxicity
Authors: Noesslinger Thomas , Panny Michael , Simanek Ralph , Moestl Michaela , Boehm Alexandra , Menschel Elisabeth , Koller Elisabeth , Keil Felix 
Published: May 2018

AbstractBackgroundAutologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) following BEAM (BCNU, etoposide, cytarabine, melphalan) conditioning is standard of care in relapsed low‐ and high‐grade B‐cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and other lymphoproliferative disorders, but BCNU is associated with interstitial pneumonia and an increased mortality. A less toxic regimen might improve the outcome of patients with lymphoma after transplantation.ObjectivesWe investigated the role of bendamustine replacing BCNU in the BEAM regimen in patients with lymphoma undergoing ASCT.Patients/MethodsThe conditioning regimen BendaEAM consisted of bendamustine, cytarabine, etoposide, and melphalan and was used in patients with Hodgkin′s disease (HD) and Non‐Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL).ResultsForty‐one patients with HD (n = 9) or NHL (n = 32) were consecutively treated with Benda‐BEAM replacing BCNU. No pulmonary or renal toxicities occurred, and no patient died related to transplant. After a median follow‐up of 55 months, CR rate was 56%, 18 patients (44%) showed progression after a median time of 7 months after transplantation (range: 2‐29 months), and 11 patients (24%) have died, all due to lymphoma progression. The 1‐, 2‐, and 4‐year PFS are 73.2%, 58.6%, and 55.6% and the 1‐, 2‐, and 4‐year OS 85.4%, 78.0%, and 72.6%, respectively.ConclusionBendaEAM seems to be feasible with a promising response rate and acceptable toxicity.
The negative ecological impacts of a globally introduced species decrease with time since introduction
Authors: Závorka Libor , Buoro Mathieu , Cucherousset Julien 
Published: May 2018

AbstractWhile there is a long‐history of biological invasions and their ecological impacts have been widely demonstrated across taxa and ecosystems, our knowledge on the temporal dynamic of these impacts remains extremely limited. Using a meta‐analytic approach, we investigated how the ecological impacts of non‐native brown trout (Salmo trutta), a model species with a 170‐year‐long and well‐documented history of intentional introductions across the globe, vary with time since introduction. We first observed significant negative ecological impacts immediately after the species introduction. Second, we found that the negative ecological impacts decrease with time since introduction and that the average ecological impacts become nonsignificant more than one century after introduction. This pattern was consistent across other ecological contexts (i.e., geographical location, levels of biological organization, and methodological approach). However, overall negative ecological impacts were more pronounced at the individual and population levels and in experimental studies. While the mechanisms leading to this decrease remain to be determined, our results indicate that rapid response of native organisms (e.g. adaptation, but also local extinction) may play an important role in this dynamic. Changes in native species traits and local extinction can have important conservation implications. Therefore, we argue that the decline of the negative ecological impacts over time should not be used as an argument to neglect the negative impacts of biological invasions.
A Raman investigation of the structural evolution of supercooled liquid barium disilicate during crystallization
Authors: Moulton Benjamin J. A. , Rodrigues Alisson Mendes , Pizani Paulo Sergio , Sampaio David Vieira , Zanotto Edgar Dutra 
Published: May 2018

AbstractThe homogeneous and stoichiometric crystallization of the barium disilicate (BaSi2O5) glass makes it possible to follow the structural evolution of Raman bands from the supercooled liquid to the crystalline phase. We monitored the crystallization of supercooled liquid BaSi2O5 at 790°C over 440 minutes revealing a three‐stage crystallization process: stage 1 involves changes in the barium sites toward a bonding environment that is similar to that in orthorhombic low barium disilicate. The end of stage 1 is marked by the loss of the Q4 species vibration at 1170 cm−1 and the creation of a crystalline band at 490 cm−1. Stage 2 is marked by the transition of the Q3 peak (1060 cm−1) from a Gaussian‐like to a Lorentzian curve, indicating the formation of well‐developed sheet structures. These observations lead us to conclude that the Raman spectra are resolving both the crystalline L‐BS2 phase and the BS2 melt. The final stage involves a rapid decrease in the remaining Qn species to form Q3. This crystallization process involves structural modifications that occur on the tens of microns scale. The barium cations drive the initial stages of crystallization, providing direct evidence that the short‐range order, around network modifiers, is a critical factor involved in homogeneous crystallization.
Impact of maternal pre‐pregnancy overweight on infant overweight at 1 year of age: associations and sex‐specific differences
Authors: Bridgman S. L. , Azad M. B. , Persaud R. R. , Chari R. S. , Becker A. B. , Sears M. R. , Mandhane P. J. , Turvey S. E. , Subbarao P. , Haqq A. M. , Kozyrskyj A. L. 
Published: May 2018

SummaryBackgroundMaternal overweight or obesity (OWOB) is linked to gestational diabetes, fetal macrosomia and higher rates of caesarean delivery.ObjectivesThe study aims to assess whether maternal pre‐pregnancy OWOB is associated with infant overweight in a sex‐dependent manner, independent of microbiota‐altering variables.MethodsWeight and length measurements of 955 mother–infant pairs were obtained from the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development cohort. Maternal pre‐pregnancy weight was defined as follows: normal, overweight (25 ≤ body mass index < 30) and obese (body mass index ≥ 30). Age and sex‐adjusted weight‐for‐length z‐scores >97th percentile were classified as infant overweight at age 1 year. Associations between pre‐pregnancy and infant overweight were determined by linear and logistic regression, adjusting for covariates.ResultsMaternal pre‐pregnancy OWOB were associated with infant weight‐for‐length and overweight risk at 1 year. Except for pre‐pregnancy obesity, these associations were not attenuated appreciably after adjustment for birth mode, exclusivity of breastfeeding, exposure to antibiotics and infant sex. Yet only boys born to mothers with obesity were three times more likely to become overweight at age 1 independent of microbiota‐altering variables. Pre‐pregnancy obesity was associated with weight‐for‐length in male and female infants.ConclusionsMaternal pre‐pregnancy OWOB increases the risk of infant overweight, and this association is more evident in male infants.
The impact of leadership on employees' intended information security behaviour: An examination of the full‐range leadership theory
Authors: Guhr Nadine , Lebek Benedikt , Breitner Michael H. 
Published: May 2018

AbstractExplaining the influence of management leadership on employees' information security behaviour is an important focus in information systems research and for companies and organizations. Unfortunately, the role of leadership has remained largely unexplored in the information security context. Our study addresses this gap in literature: how the dimensions of full‐range leadership influence employees' intended information security behaviour. Consequently, our study takes an interactional psychology perspective and links the dimensions of the full‐range model of leadership to employees' security compliance intention and security participation intention. We tested our multitheoretical model using Smart PLS 3.2.7 on a proprietary data set of 322 professionals in more than 14 branches throughout different regions worldwide. Our study contributes to the literature on information security, management, and leadership by exploring how and why different leadership styles enhance employees' intended information security behaviour. Our empirical findings emphasize the importance of transformational leaders because they are capable of directly influencing employees on the extra‐role and in‐role behaviour levels. Our results indicate new directions for information security and leadership research and implications for leadership practices.
Fabrication and characterization of ternary La1‐xCexB6 by a novel molten salt synthesis route
Authors: Yu Yiping , Wang Song , Li Wei 
Published: May 2018

AbstractA novel molten salt synthesis route has been developed to prepare ternary La1‐xCexB6 (x = 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8), using LaCl3, CeCl3, and NaBH4 as reactants and eutectic LiCl/KCl salt as molten salt medium. All the synthesized ternary La1‐xCexB6 are single‐phase solid solution, and their lattice constant decreases linearly with increasing x. Morphology, microstructure, and elements composition of La0.6Ce0.4B6 which is a typical representative of the series of La1‐xCexB6 are analyzed in detail.
Job insecurity and creativity: The buffering effect of self‐affirmation and work‐affirmation
Authors: Jiang Lixin 
Published: May 2018

AbstractIt is well documented that job insecurity is a detrimental work stressor. The literature aimed at counteracting the adverse outcomes of job insecurity has focused on either individual differences, which are less amenable to modification, or organizational‐level interventions, which largely depend on organizational initiatives. This study introduced a self‐affirmation intervention to working adults and examined whether self‐affirmation could weaken the negative association between job insecurity and creativity. In order to enrich self‐affirmation theory and increase the applicability of the intervention to the workplace, this study also investigated whether work‐affirmation could attenuate the negative relationship between job insecurity and creativity. In a quasi‐experiment with employees recruited from Mturk, I found that a negative link between job insecurity and creativity, but not among those who were given an opportunity to affirm one's value (i.e., self‐affirmation) or one's work (i.e., work‐affirmation).
LncRNA ABHD11‐AS1 promotes the development of endometrial carcinoma by targeting cyclin D1
Authors: Liu Yao , Wang Li‐Li , Chen Shuo , Zong Zhi‐Hong , Guan Xue , Zhao Yang 
Published: May 2018

AbstractTo investigate the expression, role and mechanism of action of long non‐coding RNA (lncRNA) ABHD11‐AS1 in endometrial carcinoma. The expression of lncRNA ABHD11‐AS1 was quantified by qRT‐PCR in human endometrial carcinoma (n = 89) and normal endometrial tissues (n = 27). LncRNA ABHD11‐AS1 was stably overexpressed or knocked‐down in endometrial carcinoma cell lines to examine the cellular phenotype and expression of related molecules. Compared to normal endometrial tissue, lncRNA ABHD11‐AS1 was significantly overexpressed in endometrial carcinoma. Overexpression of lncRNA ABHD11‐AS1 promoted the proliferation, G1‐S progression, invasion and migration of endometrial cancer cells; inhibited apoptosis; up‐regulated cyclin D1, CDK1, CDK2, CDK4, Bcl‐xl and VEGFA; and down‐regulated p16, while ABHD11‐AS1 down‐regulation has the opposite effect. RNA pull down demonstrated that lncRNA ABHD11‐AS1 binds directly to cyclin D1. Knockdown of cyclin D1 can reverse the effect of ABHD11‐AS1. Overexpression of lncRNA ABHD11‐AS1 increased the tumorigenicity and up‐regulated cyclin D1 in an in vivo model of endometrial cancer in nude mice. LncRNA ABHD11‐AS1 functions as an oncogene to promote cell proliferation and invasion in endometrial carcinoma by positively targeting cyclin D1.
What is the guidelines challenge? TheCauseHealthperspective
Authors: Anjum Rani Lill 
Published: May 2018

AbstractThis paper is an introduction to the conference, The Guidelines Challenge, held in Oxford in October 2017. My aim is to explain our motivation for organising this conference, as part of the research project Causation, Complexity, and Evidence in Health Sciences (CauseHealth). Depending on the professional starting point, the guidelines challenge can be interpreted in a number of ways. Our idea with this conference was to discuss guidelines from 3 overarching perspectives: practice, policy, and philosophy. In particular, we wanted to discuss some of the challenges that face anyone developing and implementing clinical guidelines in the evidence‐based era of medicine. This introduction gives a brief overview of what CauseHealth sees as the guidelines challenge from these perspectives. More attention is given to the philosophical issues with which the CauseHealth project is particularly concerned, although a proper treatment or discussion of these issues naturally falls outside the scope of this introduction.