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A stress perspective on antecedents of abusive supervision: Blaming the organisation when exhausted supervisors abuse
Authors: Ng Boon Ching Serene , Zhang Xiujuan , Chen Zhen Xiong George 
Published: December 2018

AbstractDrawing on the stress literature (transactional theory of stress, job demands-resources model and conservation of resources theory), this study aims to provide new insights into the antecedents of abusive supervision. We collected data from 95 supervisors with matched responses from 358 subordinates working across various industries in China using a time-lagged survey. We tested our moderated mediation model using path analyses. Results revealed that perceived workplace competitiveness triggered supervisors’ felt stress and psychological strain, resulting in abusive supervision. Two workplace constraints (climate of error aversion and organisational sanctions against aggression) were examined as moderators: a high climate of error aversion intensified the positive relationship between supervisors’ perceived competition and supervisors’ felt stress; while high organisational sanctions against aggression mitigated the positive relationship between supervisors’ psychological strain and abusive supervision. Together, these findings highlight the importance of workplace constraints and explicate how they influence resource-drained supervisors to displace their aggression onto subordinates.
States and Capitals of Health: Multilevel Health Governance in Brazil
Authors: Alves Jorge Antonio , Gibson Christopher L. 
Published: December 2018

AbstractScholars of Brazil’s public health system commonly note the intertwined roles that federal, state, and municipal governments play in delivering care, yet few studies systematically examine varying service performance in areas with overlapping mandates, such as state capitals. This study addresses that gap by developing and analyzing a novel measure of municipal primary care provision that accounts for the proportion of the population without access to private services in 11 large capital cities, then comparing them to the noncapital municipalities in their states. The study finds that capitals generally underperform the noncapital municipalities in primary service delivery. It then draws on a comparative case study in two major capitals, Salvador and Belo Horizonte, and their encompassing states to explore how a history of cooperative or adversarial relations between state and local governments conditions the impact of partisanship, participatory institutions, and public health activists on primary care delivery.
A comprehensive study of oxidative stress in patients with somatic symptom disorder
Authors: Kabadayi Sahin Esra , Caykoylu Ali , Senat Almila , Erel Ozcan 
Published: December 2018

AbstractObjectiveTo investigate oxidative stress parameters [total oxidant status (TOS), total antioxidant status (TAS), oxidative stress index (OSI), paraoxonase (PON), arylesterase (ARE) and thiol-disulphide homeostasis] in patients who were diagnosed as having somatic symptom disorder in accordance with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5.MethodsThe study included 41 medication-free patients with somatic symptom disorder and 47 age, sex, and sociodemographic-matched healthy individuals. The patients were administered the Patient Health Questionnaire-15, Somatic Symptom Amplification Scale, Beck Depression Inventory, and Beck Anxiety Inventory. TOS, TAS, OSI, PON, ARE thiol, disulphide levels, and routine biochemical parameters were compared between the two groups.ResultsTOS, OSI, disulphide levels, disulphide/native thiol, and disulphide/total thiol ratios were found significantly higher in the patient group compared with the control group (p < 0.001). There was no significant difference in PON, ARE, and TAS parameters between the two groups (p > 0.05).ConclusionThis study showed that the level of oxidants increased and oxidative balance was impaired in somatic symptom disorder. Oxidative stress may play a role in the aetiopathogenesis of this disorder. This is the first study to report an association between oxidative stress and somatic symptom disorder.
“Spirit to Spirit”: The Imagery of the Kiss in theZoharand its Possible Sources
Authors: Werthmann Tanja 
Published: December 2018

AbstractThe study explores the character and meaning of the imagery of the kiss in theZoharas an expression of dynamic union. In order to demonstrate the formation of a specific structure of ideas and their dynamics within Kabbalistic theosophy, theZoharicimagery found in the pericopeTerumahhas been situated here within the context of numerous sources, from which theZohar, through direct or indirect transmission, could have drawn its key elements. The metaphor of the kiss, which allows the Zoharic homily to embrace several central Kabbalistic concepts of love, presents love as a universal power, being comprised of two Neoplatonic notions, the hypostatic relation and the principle of “being contained in each other.” The analysis of the various sources across ancient Greek, medieval Islamic, and Christian traditions amounts to a different characterization of the meaning adduced thus far in scholarship regarding eros in Jewish mysticism and suggests a more plausible trajectory of influence of Greek sources in the early Kabbalah.
A Shadow Rate or a Quadratic Policy Rule? The Best Way to Enforce the Zero Lower Bound in the United States
Authors: Andreasen Martin M. , Meldrum Andrew 
Published: December 2018

We study whether it is better to enforce the zero lower bound (ZLB) in models of U.S. Treasury yields using a shadow rate model or a quadratic term structure model. We show that the models achieve a similar in-sample fit and perform comparably in matching conditional expectations of future yields. However, when the recent ZLB period is included in the sample, the models’ ability to match conditional expectations away from the ZLB deteriorates because the time-series dynamics of the pricing factors change. In addition, neither model provides a reasonable description of conditional volatilities when yields are away from the ZLB.
Models of service delivery for ear and hearing care in remote or resource-constrained environments
Authors: Bhutta M F 
Published: December 2018

AbstractBackgroundThere is poor availability of ear and hearing services globally, because of a lack of infrastructure, funding, equipment and appropriately trained personnel. When deciding upon delivery of ear and hearing services, an approach based upon community assessment is advocated, with subsequent asset mapping and acquisition.ObjectivesSome of the challenges to delivery of care in resource-constrained or remote environments are acknowledged, with discussion of several existing models of service delivery, and their advantages and disadvantages. Public health and telehealth are also mentioned. This article may assist those trying to set up new programmes in ear and hearing health.
Current distribution and status of the Eurasian otter Lutra lutra in South Korea
Authors: Jo Yeong-Seok , Lee Oh-Sun , Park Tae-Jin , Kim Han-Na , Baccus John T. 
Published: December 2018

AbstractThe status of Asian populations of the Eurasian otter Lutra lutra is largely unknown. Since its designation as a Natural Monument (in 1983) and as Endangered (in 1997) in South Korea the authorities there have been trying to conserve and recover the species. We conducted a national otter survey by standard methods in 2017 and compared the current otter distribution to those recorded in a previous survey (2010). We found otter signs in 84.5% of 1,105 10 × 10 km grid cells, with the highest sprainting intensity in the south-west in the Yeongsan River Basin and on the south coast, where we recorded 7.05 and 6.26 spraints/site, respectively. Despite relatively low spraint densities, the otter has expanded its range since 2010 by colonizing urban areas. This trend suggests that South Korea could be a source area for the recovery of the Eurasian otter in East Asia.
The role of literariness in second language incidental vocabulary acquisition
Authors: BORDAG DENISA , ROGAHN MARIA 
Published: December 2018

ABSTRACTIn two reading experiments involving a self-paced reading task, we explored how literariness affects initial stages of incidental vocabulary acquisition during reading in second language German. In Experiment 1, literariness was operationalized along the formalist, language-driven approach, focusing on the role of literary devices and their assumed ability to draw readers’ attention to the verbal message itself. In Experiment 2, we included conventions related to reading fiction (book title, author name, and year of publishing) to modulate the reader’s mode of text processing, which defines literariness according to reader-driven approaches (e.g., reception theory). Contrary to the expectations based on the noticing hypothesis (Schmidt, 2012), we did not observe any advantage for incidental vocabulary acquisition in literary texts compared to nonliterary ones. However, in accordance with claims taking into account the limits of cognitive resources, we found evidence that acquisition of unknown words is impeded, if these directly participate in a literary device.
Metaphor processing in middle childhood and at the transition to early adolescence: the role of chronological age, mental age, and verbal intelligence
Authors: DECKERT Matthias , SCHMOEGER Michaela , SCHAUNIG-BUSCH Ines , WILLINGER Ulrike 
Published: December 2018

AbstractMetaphor development in conjunction with verbal intelligence and linguistic competence in middle childhood and at the transition to early adolescence was investigated. 298 individuals between seven and ten years (chronological age) who attended grades two–four (mental age) were tested for metaphor processing by the Metaphoric Triads Task, for linguistic competence (HELD), and verbal intelligence (WISC-III). Chronological age significantly predicted metaphor processing with a breakpoint of 8.2 years regarding identification and comprehension, and 10.2 years regarding preference. Fourth-graders showed highest metaphor processing scores. Verbal intelligence significantly predicted metaphor processing; this effect became stronger with increasing age. Attributional metaphors were best understood and most preferred. Chronological and mental age are associated with metaphor processing in an age span that is seemingly crucial for metaphor development. Verbal analogical reasoning, concept formation, verbal abstraction, and semantic knowledge predicted metaphor comprehension. Understanding facts, principles, and social situations, and resultant inferential verbal reasoning predicted metaphor preference.
Urban historiography in Latin America: a comparative perspective of research routes
Authors: MARTÍNEZ GERARDO 
Published: December 2018

ABSTRACTThis article is a historiographical analysis of the paths urban history has taken in Latin America. Its perspective is comparative, with particular attention to Mexico as well as references to several other countries. The article offers a general view of the ‘state of the art’, particularly analysing the convoluted routes urban history has navigated. At all levels, there has been uncertainty over the object of study. Latin America was affected by a plethora of development theories. In Mexico, there is an untenable but persistent view of urban historiography as absent or lacking. The following is a brief account of urban history in Latin America, with special analysis and critical examination of the routes taken to date, and a proposal for ways out of the labyrinth.
Effects of multiannual, seasonal unconditional cash transfers on food security and dietary diversity in rural Burkina Faso: the Moderate Acute Malnutrition Out (MAM’Out) cluster-randomized controlled trial
Authors: Houngbe Freddy , Tonguet-Papucci Audrey , Nago Eunice , Gauny Josselin , Ait-Aïssa Myriam , Huneau Jean-François , Kolsteren Patrick , Huybregts Lieven 
Published: December 2018

AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the impact of multiannual, seasonal unconditional cash transfers (UCT) provided within the Moderate Acute Malnutrition Out (MAM’Out) research project on households’ food security and children’s and caregivers’ dietary diversity.DesignA two-arm cluster-randomized controlled trial with sixteen villages in the intervention group and sixteen others in the control group. A monthly allowance of 10 000 XOF was transferred to caregivers of eligible children via a personal mobile phone account from July to November 2013 and 2014.SettingTapoa province in the eastern region of Burkina Faso.ParticipantsData on household food access (monthly adequate household food provisioning (MAHFP); household food insecurity access scale (HFIAS)) and maternal and child dietary diversity were analysed for 1143 households, 1219 caregivers of reproductive age (15–49 years) and 1247 under-5 children from both intervention and control groups.ResultsThe mean women dietary diversity score in intervention caregivers and the mean dietary diversity score (DDS) in intervention children with inadequate minimum DDS at baseline were respectively 7 % (95 % CI 2, 11 %;P= 0·002) and 17 % (95 % CI 11, 23 %;P&lt;0·001) higher compared with the control group. However, no difference was found in the intervention effect on household food security measured with HFIAS (relative risk = 1·03; 95 % CI 0·92, 1·15;P= 0·565) and MAHFP (relative risk = 0·98; 95 % CI 0·96, 1·01;P= 0·426).ConclusionsMultiannual, seasonalUCT increased dietary diversity in children and their caregivers. They can be recommended in actions aiming to improve maternal and child diet diversity.
Improving Chinese Teachers’ Stress Coping Ability through Group Sandplay
Authors: Sun Ping , Qu Yunxia , Wu Jun , Yu Jing , Liu Weike , Zhao Haidong 
Published: December 2018

AbstractTeachers are burdened by high work pressure, suggesting the need for an effective stress coping system to support them. The present study evaluated the effectiveness of coping strategies currently utilized by teachers and explored the potential contribution of group sandplay to coping. The study was led by a group of experienced therapists and sandplay practitioners. Two hundred teachers served as participants, equally divided into two groups: An experimental sandplay group (EG) and control group. Both groups received a 3-hour tutorial on the psychological pressure at work, reactions to it, and physical/mental symptoms resulting from overwhelming pressure, and were introduced to the working principles and process of sandplay. EG participants then engaged in group sandplay for three consecutive days. The Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire was used as an objective measure of participants’ coping styles. Therapists’ and practitioners’ observations were used as subjective information, including the scenes and themes created by participants, individual performance during sandplay activities, and feedback regarding changes to stress coping strategies. We compared participants’ pre-and post-test stress coping strategies. The results revealed a significant improvement in the EG sample at the shift from passive coping (pre-testM= 1.94, 95% CI [1.83–2.05]; post-testM= 0.96, 95% CI [0.92–1.00]) to active coping (pre-testM= 1.76, 95% CI [1.69–1.83]; post-testM= 2.41, 95% CI [2.29–2.53]). Overall, our findings support the conclusion that group sandplay effectively improved Chinese teachers’ overall stress coping abilities.
Channel Widening Downstream of Valley Gorges Influenced by Flood Frequency and Floodplain Roughness
Authors: Croissant Thomas , Lague Dimitri , Davy Philippe 
Published: December 2018

AbstractMountain fronts are the locus of significant variations in river width characterized by narrow bedrock gorges opening to wider unconfined alluvial rivers that are often braided. The contribution of the abrupt change in river valley confinement in modulating the long‐term transport capacity and the resulting equilibrium channel width has never been considered. Here we use a numerical model integrating the full frequency‐magnitude distribution of streamflow to explore the long‐term bedload transport capacity of idealized confined and unconfined channels, both single thread and braided. The model predicts a significant transport capacity loss for a single channel of constant width at the transition between confined gorges and unconfined floodplains that is slightly reduced when floodplain vegetation is present. Because the total transport capacity of a single‐thread channel systematically decreases with channel width in a stochastic framework, only narrower unconfined channels could compensate for the loss of confinement. This prediction contradicts observations of widening ratios ranging from three to eight downstream of gorges in various world rivers. We resolve this inconsistency by demonstrating that a braided river made of narrow channels inset in a wide floodplain can maintain the total bedload transport capacity downstream of gorges by increasing the range of competent discharges. We also show that riparian vegetation may only enhance bedload transport capacity for highly variable discharge regimes and discuss the relevance of various definitions of representative discharges. These results point to the previously unrecognized role of valley confinement in modulating the sediment transport capacity of rivers.
Regional tau pathology and loneliness in cognitively normal older adults
Authors: d’Oleire Uquillas Federico , Jacobs Heidi I. L. , Biddle Kelsey D. , Properzi Michael , Hanseeuw Bernard , Schultz Aaron P. , Rentz Dorene M. , Johnson Keith A. , Sperling Reisa A. , Donovan Nancy J. 
Published: December 2018

AbstractLoneliness is a perception of social and emotional isolation that increases in prevalence among older adults during the eighth decade of life. Loneliness has been associated with higher brain amyloid-β deposition, a biologic marker of Alzheimer’s disease, in cognitively normal older adults, suggesting a link with preclinical Alzheimer’s disease pathophysiology. This study examined whether greater loneliness was associated with tau pathology, the other defining feature of Alzheimer’s disease, in 117 cognitively normal older adults. Using flortaucipir positron emission tomography, we measured tau pathology in the entorhinal cortex, a region of initial accumulation in aging adults with or without elevated amyloid-β, and in the inferior temporal cortex, a region of early accumulation typically associated with elevated amyloid-β and memory impairment. Loneliness was measured by self-report using the 3-item UCLA-loneliness scale. We found that higher tau pathology in the right entorhinal cortex was associated with greater loneliness, controlling for age, sex, and apolipoprotein E ε4, the Alzheimer’s disease genetic risk marker. This association remained significant after further adjustment for socioeconomic status, social network, depression and anxiety scores, and memory performance. There was no association of inferior temporal cortical or left entorhinal tau pathology with loneliness. Exploratory whole-brain surface maps supported these findings and identified additional clusters correlating loneliness and tau in the right fusiform gyrus. These results provide further support for loneliness as a socioemotional symptom in preclinical Alzheimer’s disease.
Activation of the motivation-related ventral striatum during delusional experience
Authors: Raij Tuukka T. , Riekki Tapani J. J. , Rikandi Eva , Mäntylä Teemu , Kieseppä Tuula , Suvisaari Jaana 
Published: December 2018

AbstractDelusion is the most characteristic symptom of psychosis, occurring in almost all first-episode psychosis patients. The motivational salience hypothesis suggests delusion to originate from the experience of abnormal motivational salience. Whether the motivation-related brain circuitries are activated during the actual delusional experience remains, however, unknown. We used a forced-choice answering tree at random intervals during functional magnetic resonance imaging to capture delusional and non-delusional spontaneous experiences in patients with first-episode psychosis (n = 31) or clinical high-risk state (n = 7). The motivation-related brain regions were identified by an automated meta-analysis of 149 studies. Thirteen first-episode patients reported both delusional and non-delusional spontaneous experiences. In these patients, delusional experiences were related to stronger activation of the ventral striatum in both hemispheres. This activation overlapped with the most strongly motivation-related brain regions. These findings provide an empirical link between the actual delusional experience and the motivational salience hypothesis. Further use and development of the present methods in localizing the neurobiological basis of the most characteristic symptoms may be useful in the search for etiopathogenic pathways that result in psychotic disorders.
Estrogen affects the negative feedback loop of PTENP1-miR200c to inhibit PTEN expression in the development of endometrioid endometrial carcinoma
Authors: Chen Ruichao , Zhang Minfen , Liu Wenya , Chen Hui , Cai Tonghui , Xiong Hanzhen , Sheng Xiujie , Liu Shaoyan , Peng Juan , Wang Fang , Chen Hao , Lin Wanrun , Xu Xuehu , Zheng Wenxin , Jiang Qingping 
Published: December 2018

AbstractEndometrial carcinoma is one of the most common malignancies in the female reproductive system. It is well-known that estrogen plays an important role in the pathogenesis of endometrioid endometrial carcinoma (EEC), and induces the cancer suppressor gene PTEN deletion. However, how estrogen affects PTEN expression remains unknown. In the present study, we found in 40 EEC specimens, miR-200c level was higher in most cancer areas than that in the adjacent normal endometrium, while PTEN and PTENP1 were lower. Moreover, the expression of PTEN/PTENP1 and miR-200c also showed a converse relationship in EEC cell lines. In addition, we demonstrated that miR-200c bound directly to PTEN and PTENP1, and PTENP1 could reverse miR-200c inhibition function to PTEN using a dual-luciferase reporter and RNA binding protein immunoprecipitation (RIP) assays. Next, 17β-estradiol (E2) treatment could improve miR-200c and drop the PTEN level, which caused a consequential increase of the phospho-PI3K-AKT pathway genes. When we stably knocked down estrogen receptor α (ERα) expression in the EEC cell line, the effects of E2 on miR-200c and PTEN declined. In addition, it was demonstrated that E2 might modulate cell proliferation, migration and invasion relying on the expression of miR-200c. Taken together, it can be concluded that estrogen improves the miR-200c level by combining with ER, PTENP1 and PTEN could be inhibited by miR-200c, and then activate the PI3K-AKT pathway. This work provided a new mechanism of EEC development and a new potential therapeutic target.