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Do pharmacists have the most potential for patient safety in Japan? Learning from a 2010 nationwide survey
Authors: Hirose Masahiro , Nishimura Nobuhiro , Kawamura Toshihiko , Kumakura Shunichi , Telloyan John , Igawa Mikio , Fukuda Haruhisa , Imanaka Yuichi 
Published: April 2018

Background: Unlike in many other countries, patient safety (PS) in Japan has been promoted under the social insurance medical fee schedule, with the implementation of preferential medical fee paid to medical institutions as incentives. Meanwhile, many hospitals do not assign a full-time physician as PS manager at PS division due to the shortage of physicians.Objective: The Health Ministry in Japan has been promoting PS by utilizing the preferential patient safety countermeasure fee (PPSCF) since 2006. This study aims to address the potential of pharmacists for PS at hospitals implementing the PPSCF.Methods: A nationwide questionnaire survey targeting 2,674 hospitals with the PPSCF was performed from 2010 to 2011. Of the 669 hospitals that responded, 627 hospitals were eligible for analysis, including 178 hospitals implementing PPSCF 1 with 400 beds or more (group A), 286 hospitals implementing PPSCF 1 with 399 beds or fewer (group B), and 163 hospitals implementing PPSCF 2 (group C).Results: Although the mean values of PS activities for nurses were the highest among physicians, nurses, and pharmacists, the values per person recalculated for pharmacists were the highest, and the ranges of the values per person for pharmacists were narrowest across the three professional groups. For example, the number per person of incident reports filed in group A was 2.37 ± 0.30 for pharmacists, 1.14 ± 0.11 for physicians, and 2.09 ± 0.31 for nurses (p = .002). For pharmacists, those values were 2.37 ± 0.30 in group A, 2.43 ± 0.14 in group B and 2.35 ± 0.19 in group C (p = .802).Conclusions: Across health professionals, pharmacists may have the most potential for PS under the social insurance medical fee schedule in Japan.
Social Embeddedness of Employers’ Willingness to Activate the Elderly Workers
Authors: Radzka Beata , Szaban Jolanta M. , Trochimiuk Renata 
Published: April 2018

The purpose of this study is to explore the factors determining the employers’ willingness to activate 50+ employees. The study was based on the model constructed of the following factors: the attitude towards 50+ employment, satisfaction with the cooperation with elderly employees, assessment of the terms of business, social and institutional environment, psychophysical condition of 50+ employees and finally the assessment of the company’s economic situation. The examined model is part of the research focused on employees over 50 years of age (mostly analyses their beliefs and attitudes). In a framework of one programme, two separate studies were conducted both using CAPI techniques, first on a sample of 401 employers and second on 1,000. The results of our study show that three factors have the greatest impact on the employers’ willingness to activate 50+ employees: the attitude towards employing elderly people, satisfaction with 50+ employees and employers’ assessment of terms of business.
Polish Version of Organizational Justice Scale
Authors: Wnuk Marcin 
Published: April 2018

The aim of the study was to assesses the psychometric properties of the Polish version of Organisational Justice Scale. Subjects were 564 employees from one organisation. The Polish version of Organisational Justice Scale was found to be highly reliable when evaluated by the Cronbach’s α procedure as well as having a good internal consistency. The factors of the analysis statistically revealed the three dimensional structure of this measure inclusive procedural, distributive and interpersonal justice. The presented finding thus provide further evidence that the aforementioned measure has a good psychometric properties and is therefore recommended for use by researchers studying the construct of organisational justice.
Internal Communication in Courts: Toward Establishing Trust Based Relationships
Authors: Austen Agata , Adamus‑Matuszyńska Anna 
Published: April 2018

Communication and communication systems are topics widely discussed in the literature of the subject. However, the analysis of the specific subjects of this study as courts, is so far a subject that is rarely discussed in empirical research as well as in a debate at the level of communication theory. The paper presents the results of survey research on internal communication in district and regional courts in the context of trust building. The study assumes that there is a relationship between communication on a given project tasks, communication on project management and non‑formal communication, and confidence in the public institution and its management. The results of the research clearly showed the existing relationship between satisfaction coming from the proper communication, and the level of employee trust in the court as a place of work.
Impact of Managerial Staff on Creativity of Public Sector Employees
Authors: Juchnowicz Marta 
Published: April 2018

Creativity of employee is a prerequisite of efficiency of public sector. To a significant extent its level is determined by the model of organizational management. Therefore, inspiring are the ways of creativity building in public sector institutions. In the opinion of the Author, management style plays a significant part in supporting the development of the competence of creativity. Thus, the article presents the analysis of the influence managers have on shaping creativity of their employees in public sector in Poland. Researching the opinions of 346 employees of public sector has been the basis of drawing conclusions that enable both evaluation and identifications of impediments to the impact of managers on creativity of employees.
Project Management in Non‑Scientific Activities in Selected Higher Education Institutions in Poland
Authors: Pączek Ewa , Wyrozębski Paweł 
Published: April 2018

The article presents the problem of managing projects by administration departments at higher education institutions in Poland. Changes in the higher education sector raised the need to increase efficiency in administrative work. One solution may be to implement project management standards. The main objective of the study was to check whether administration departments at higher education institutions in Poland use project management in their work. The author’s questionnaire was used as a research tool to conduct the study. The questionnaire was addressed to the Chancellors. 13 universities from 10 cities in Poland participated in the study. Eight of the universities declared to have regulations on project management activities in organizational documentation, while ten out of thirteen universities have project offices.
Evaluation Criteria of Managerial Staff in Judiciary Administration in the Context of Their Organizational Roles
Authors: Rutka Ryszard , Czerska Małgorzata 
Published: April 2018

The main objective of the paper is to state whether the evaluation criteria of managerial roles in judiciary administration suit the specificity of these roles. The first part of the paper presents the concept of systematic approach to organizational behavior and underlines the need of watching the criteria of assessment of managers’ performance with the tasks they perform. The second part of the article focuses on the results of the Authors’ researches, conducted among three groups of managers: directors, managers of divisions and managers of secretariats. In all three groups efficiency criteria were given priority – meeting the deadlines set and acting in compliance with formal procedures. Less frequently applied criteria were: evenness of delegating tasks to subordinates considering the competences of employees who are to compete the delegated tasks. The list of the evaluation criteria includes also the least frequently used ones, i.e. knowledge sharing and motivating employees with the tools tailored to their tasks and organizational environment.
Analysis of influence of random distribution of assembly clearance on deflection and load capacity of folding beams
Authors: Marszałek Jan , Piechota Mieczysław 
Published: April 2018

The article includes the analysis of influence of random distribution of assembly clearance of various sizes on deflections and the load capacity of the folding beam based on fixed supports. This analysis includes seven variants of the random occurrence of individual pins in the interconnections between the two-span folded beam components. Measurement results for these variants were compared with the results obtained for the variant with fixed (medium) assembly clearance. Analyses of deflections and load capacity confirmed the correctness of acceptance of the fixed assembly clearance for the calculation of folding bridge. This issue was undertaken for the first time, which is the originality of this study. Keywords: civil engineering, folding bridges, assembly clearance
Investigation of Reactive Powder Concrete (RPC)
Authors: Grzeszczyk Stefania , Matuszek-Chmurowska Aneta 
Published: April 2018

Results of investigations of reactive powder concrete (RPC) are presented in the paper. Optimization of the concrete composition was performed to achieve the highest degree of grains packing based on the optimal graining curve according to Funk for dmax = 1000 μm and dmin = 0.1 μm. Cement, silica fume, quartz and sand powder were considered in the composition. Steel fibers addition of 25% by mass was applied. A very low water–to–binder ratio, amounting to 0.2, was reached applying novel generation of superplasticizers based on polycarboxylates. The RPC mixture remained fluid during 1 hour. The diameter of slump flow according to PN-EN standard amounted to 250 mm after 60 minutes. The hardened concrete RPC displayed high strength and durability. Compressive strength reached 145 MPa after 2 days and about 200 MPa after 28 days; the bending strength exceeded 50 MPa after 28 days. After 56 freezing/defrosting cycles in the deicing salt solution, the concrete has shown minimal salt scaling of only 0.0007 kg/m2. Therefore, frost resistance of the concrete studied can be rated as very good according to PN-EN standard. The SEM pictures proved the amorphous phase of hydrated calcium silicates (C-S-H) is the dominant phase within the RPC microstructure. Usually, the C-S-H phase tightly covers the quartz grains and is in close contact with the unreacted cement grains. Crystallites of the monosulphate (AFm) were also found. The concrete microstructure was compact; pores of a few micrometers were rarely observed. The RPC porosity was measured using the mercury porosimetry. Porosity reduction by almost twice (from 10.9% down to 4.4%) was found after the RPC curing from 2 to 28 days. In the same period, a fraction of small mezopores (diameter below 20 nm) increased from 39.8% to 77.1%. Based on the research results data, presented the RPC concrete can be regarded as an interesting alternative to other construction materials of enhanced explosion resistance. Key words: Reactive Powder Concrete, strength, durability, explosion resistance
Self-efficacy and Physical and Cognitive Function in Older Adults with Multiple Sclerosis
Authors: Bollaert Rachel E. , Motl Robert W. 
Published: April 2018

Abstract

Background:
There is evidence of a demographic shift in the prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) such that it is now common in older adults. Older adults with MS undergo declines in function, and aging with MS may compromise one's perception of confidence for managing this disease and its manifestations. This cross-sectional study examined the associations between self-efficacy and physical and cognitive function in older (≥ 60 years) adults with MS.

Methods:
The sample included 40 older adults with MS who completed the Multiple Sclerosis Self-efficacy (MSSE) Scale, undertook measures of physical and cognitive function, and wore an accelerometer for 7 days. The data were analyzed using partial Spearman correlations and linear regression.

Results:
Correlation analyses indicated that function, but not control, subscale scores on the MSSE Scale correlated with all measures of physical, but not cognitive, function. Linear regression analyses indicated that the function subscale of the MSSE Scale was the only variable that consistently explained variance in physical function outcomes.

Conclusions:
The findings are novel evidence of the association between self-efficacy for function and physical function outcomes in older adults with MS. Future research on self-efficacy is warranted with the goal of improving physical function in older adults with MS.
A Look into Rev. J. Todd's "Scene on the Ohio: The Solitary Grave" (1840) : Critical Reading
Authors: M. Bani-Khair Baker 
Published: April 2018

Having researched and looked in some historical antebellum newspapers, I found an interesting story, which I think it represent a good example on antebellum literature that remained unknown since it once appeared in the newspaper two centuries ago. The story is entitled, "Scene on the Ohio: The Solitary Grave" by a writer named Rev. J. Todd. In fact, there are no resources that can tell us any information about the writer or the story. However, his story appeared in the Southern Recorder Newspaper, on Jan, 28, 1840, under The Milledgeville Historic Newspaper Archives, California Digital Newspaper Collections. In this essay, I focused on Todd’s story in terms of style, structure, themes, and content, and I link it with the features of the Antebellum literature through explaining its distinguishing characteristics, references to culture, Ideology, and some other psychological aspects that match the common features of the Antebellum literature.
Investigating Iraqi EFL College Students’ Ability of Parametric Resetting
Authors: I. Kareem al-Utbi Mahdi , K. Obeid Aljubory Mawj 
Published: April 2018

This paper tries to answer whether Iraqi EFL college students are able to reset the parametric values of their native Arabic into those which suit English. It aims at enhancing Iraqi students' knowledge of some of the parametric values of English via tackling three parameters: Null-subject parameter, Head-parameter, and Serial parameter. To achieve the aim of this study, Grammaticality Judgment Tasks are administered to sixty students of the fourth year at the Department of English- College of Languages/ University of Baghdad for the academic year 2016-2017. The students' responses have been corrected and statically analysed. The study concludes that Iraqi EFL students' ability to reset parameters varies as to the parameter in question since they have succeeded to reset the Head parameter, but failed to reset the Serial parameter; this is accompanied by a partial ability to rest the Null-subject parameter. As well, it has further been revealed that Iraqi EFL students' inability to reset a parameter is due to negative transfer from Arabic to English, hence EFL learners need be exposed to extensive input data to encourage the resetting of parameters.
Increased chemical acetylation of peptides and proteins in rats after daily ingestion of diacetyl analyzed by Nano-LC-MS/MS
Authors: Jedlicka Leticia Dias Lima , Guterres Sheila Barreto , Balbino Aleksandro Martins , Neto Giuseppe Bruno , Landgraf Richardt Gama , Fernandes Liliam , Carrilho Emanuel , Bechara Etelvino José Henriques , Assuncao Nilson A. 
Published: April 2018

Background
Acetylation alters several protein properties including molecular weight, stability, enzymatic activity, protein–protein interactions, and other biological functions. Our previous findings demonstrating that diacetyl/peroxynitrite can acetylate L-lysine, L-histidine, and albumin in vitro led us to investigate whether diacetyl-treated rats suffer protein acetylation as well.

Methods
Wistar rats were administered diacetyl daily for four weeks, after which they were sacrificed, and their lung proteins were extracted to be analysed by Nano-LC-MS/MS (Q-TOF). A C18 reversed-phase column and gradient elution with formic acid/acetonitrile solutions from 2 to 50% over 150 min were used to separate the proteins. Protein detection was performed using a microTOF-Q II (QTOF) equipped with captive source and an electrospray-ionization source. The data from mass spectrometry were processed using a Compass 1.7 and analyzed using Protein Scape, software that uses Mascot algorithms to perform protein searches.

Results
A set of 3,162 acetylated peptides derived from 351 acetylated proteins in the diacetyl-treated group was identified. Among them, 23 targeted proteins were significantly more acetylated in the diacetyl-treated group than in the PBS control. Protein acetylation of the group treated with 540 mg/kg/day of diacetyl was corroborated by Western blotting analysis.

Conclusions
These data support our hypothesis that diacetyl exposure in animals may lead to the generation of acetyl radicals, compounds that attach to proteins, affecting their functions and triggering adverse health problems.
Diagnostic Performance of Surgical Criteria Incorporating MDCT for Suspected Acute Appendicitis
Authors: Suda Hiroshi , Kochi Mitsugu , Fujii Masashi , Hagiwara Ken , Shimizu Hiroko , Watanabe Megumu , Kawai Yoritaka Matsuno Takaharu , Yagi Renpei , Takayama Tadatoshi 
Published: April 2018

Objective
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a new set of criteria and multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) in determining whether surgical intervention is required in cases of appendicitis, with the aim of reducing unnecessary procedures and postoperative complications.

Methods
The patients were divided into 2 groups: group A, comprising patients who were admitted between 2008 and 2013 and treated based on the new criteria; and group B, comprising patients who were admitted between 2003 and 2007 and treated based on the standard criteria. Positive and negative predictive values were calculated.

Results
Of 1021 patients, 533 (274 males, 259 females) belonged to group A and 488 (263 males, 225 females) to group B. Surgical procedures were performed in 46.0% (245 cases) of patients in group A and 64.3% (314 cases) in group B (P &gt; 0.001). The rate of conservative treatment was significantly higher in group A. The overall rate of catarrhal appendicitis based on histopathologic findings was 6.9% (17 cases) in group A and 15.0% (47 cases) in group B (P &gt; 0.003). The overall rate of surgical complications was significantly higher in group B, being observed in 14.6% (46 cases) in this group, but only 8.2% (20 cases) in group A (P &gt; 0.02). No statistically significant difference was observed in rate of conversion to surgery after conservative therapy or recurrence between the 2 groups.

Conclusion
Our new surgical criteria incorporating MDCT are effective in reducing the incidence of negative appendectomies and surgical complications.
Direct Graphene Transfer and Its Application to Transfer Printing Using Mechanically Controlled, Large Area Graphene/Copper Freestanding Layer
Authors: Seo Jeongmin , Kim Cheogyu , Ma Boo Soo , Lee Tae‐Ik , Bong Jae Hoon , Oh Joong Gun , Cho Byung Jin , Kim Taek‐Soo 
Published: April 2018

AbstractDirect graphene transfer is an attractive candidate to prevent graphene damage, which is a critical problem of the conventional wet transfer method. Direct graphene transfer can fabricate the transferred graphene film with fewer defects by using a polymeric carrier. Here a unique direct transfer method is proposed using a 300 nm thick copper carrier as a suspended film and a transfer printing process by using the polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) stamp under controlled peeling rate and modulus. Single and multilayer graphene are transferred to flat and curved PDMS target substrate directly. With the transfer printing process, the transfer yield of a trilayer graphene with 1000 µm s−1 peeling rate is 68.6% of that with 1 µm s−1 peeling rate. It is revealed that the graphene transfer yield is highly related to the storage modulus of the PDMS stamp: graphene transfer yield decreases when the storage modulus of the PDMS stamp is lower than a specific threshold value. The relationship between the graphene transfer yield and the interfacial shear strain of the PDMS stamp is studied by finite‐element method simulation and digital image correlation.
Inversion Symmetry Broken 2D 3R‐MoTe2
Authors: Yang Dan , Hu Xiaozong , Zhuang Minghao , Ding Yao , Zhou Shasha , Li Aoju , Yu Yiwei , Li Huiqiao , Luo Zhengtang , Gan Lin , Zhai Tianyou 
Published: April 2018

AbstractInversion symmetry broken 3R phase semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDC) have huge potential applications in many novel fields, such as valleytronics and nonlinear optics for the strong spin–orbit coupling and particularly the persistent noncentrosymmetric structure regardless the layer numbers, in stark contrast to the strict layer number requirement in other phases. Unfortunately, the fabrication of 3R phase TMDC is still a huge task to date. Molybdenum telluride (MoTe2) attracts increasing interest in recent years due to the easy transition between its various phases and its narrow bandgap close to silicon. However, the weak Mo–Te bond and the small energy imparity among phases make it a big challenge to obtain pure‐phase single crystalline MoTe2, especially; it is still a virgin land to obtain two‐dimensional (2D) 3R‐MoTe2. Here, by rational controlling the deposition temperature and tellurization velocity, for the first time high quality 2D 3R‐MoTe2 flakes are synthesized via chemical vapor deposition from a MoCl5 precursor. Scanning transmission electron microscopy unambiguously reveals the 3R stacking mode of as‐synthesized MoTe2. Second harmonic generation measurement confirms the excellent odd/even layer‐independent frequency conversion efficiency. Besides, the outstanding intrinsic infrared detection ability of as‐synthesized 3R‐MoTe2 is demonstrated as well.
A Dual Immunotherapy Nanoparticle Improves T‐Cell Activation and Cancer Immunotherapy
Authors: Mi Yu , Smith Christof C. , Yang Feifei , Qi Yanfei , Roche Kyle C. , Serody Jonathan S. , Vincent Benjamin G. , Wang Andrew Z. 
Published: April 2018

AbstractCombination immunotherapy has recently emerged as a powerful cancer treatment strategy. A promising treatment approach utilizes coadministration of antagonistic antibodies to block checkpoint inhibitor receptors, such as antiprogrammed cell death‐1 (aPD1), alongside agonistic antibodies to activate costimulatory receptors, such as antitumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 4 (aOX40). Optimal T‐cell activation is achieved when both immunomodulatory agents simultaneously engage T‐cells and promote synergistic proactivation signaling. However, standard administration of these therapeutics as free antibodies results in suboptimal T‐cell binding events, with only a subset of the T‐cells binding to both aPD1 and aOX40. Here, it is shown that precise spatiotemporal codelivery of aPD1 and aOX40 using nanoparticles (NP) (dual immunotherapy nanoparticles, DINP) results in improved T‐cell activation, enhanced therapeutic efficacy, and increased immunological memory. It is demonstrated that DINP elicits higher rates of T‐cell activation in vitro than free antibodies. Importantly, it is demonstrated in two tumor models that combination immunotherapy administered in the form of DINP is more effective than the same regimen administered as free antibodies. This work demonstrates a novel strategy to improve combination immunotherapy using nanotechnology.