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Adoption of renewable energy technologies in Mexico
Authors: Reyes-Mercado Pável , Rajagopal Rajagopal 
Published: September 2017

Purpose
This research aims to analyse cognitive factors, innovation attributes and their influence on adoption of solar renewable energy technologies (RETs) for urban households in Mexico. It expands existing cognitive frameworks by including variables from diffusion of innovation theory.

Design/methodology/approach
On the basis of the data of 291 urban consumers and through the use of partial least squares (PLS), the proposed model was empirically tested. Finite mixture PLS method helped identify two market segments.

Findings
Findings suggest that beliefs about consequences of adopting RETs have significant influence in shaping consumer’s attitudes towards RETs which were found to be an accurate predictor of the behavioural intention to adopt these technologies. Regarding innovation attributes, the results show that for a solar heater to be adopted, it should be compatible with the social values of the consumer. Triability and relative advantage show little influence on attitude formation. Two market segments found differ on the basis of beliefs and attitudes.

Research limitations/implications
The study was limited to analyse consumer responses to solar energy in residential urban settings.

Practical implications
Organizations wanting to increase their consumer base need to develop sound technological innovations with high levels of compatibility a low complexity.

Originality/value
The study combines diffusion of innovation theory with cognitive frameworks and finds that innovation attributes become strong predictors of intentions to adopt RETs.
Fostering of innovation within green growth industries
Authors: Kavin Lone , Stentoft Jan 
Published: September 2017

PurposeThis paper aims to analyse how the political, relational and institutional contexts of the offshore wind industry affect supply-network-enabled innovation (SNEI) and to identify significant possibilities for obtaining the overall target of reducing the cost of producing energy based on the offshore wind industry.Design/methodology/approachThrough an embedded single-case study, the contextual conditions of SNEI within the relatively immature offshore wind energy industry are investigated.FindingsThe national system of innovation only affects product innovation within the industry. Process innovation, which is needed to make the industry grow and mature, seems lesser supported. Different levels of maturity exist among the actors within the industry, which creates barriers for SNEI. To help the offshore wind industry grow, the educational and research system can promote integration of companies by helping the actors to design best practices and manage their business processes according to some generic goals and practices. Additionally, the political system must provide clearer intentions for a sustainable future.Practical implicationsThis paper provides insights into how SNEI can be applied within the Danish offshore wind industry to foster competitive advantages against energy recovered based on fossil fuels.Originality/valueThe paper contributes to the rather immature field of research on SNEI with empirical data from a network of companies. Furthermore, it adds to the emerging research area of political-initiated development of renewable energy sources.
The role of transformational leadership in workplace bullying
Authors: Tuckey Michelle R. , Li Yiqiong , Chen Peter Y. 
Published: September 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the moderating role of transformational leadership on the relationship between job characteristics of both leaders and followers and workplace bullying within the workgroup. The central hypotheses were that, in a process of resource erosion, leaders’ task demands would be positively associated with workplace bullying in the workgroup, but that transformational leadership would moderate this effect, and the effect of followers’ autonomy on bullying.Design/methodology/approachAnonymous surveys were completed by 540 volunteer fire-fighters’ from 68 fire brigades and, separately, by 68 brigade captains.FindingsThe multi-level analyses show that leaders’ task demands positively predicted both bullying outcomes, after controlling for followers’ emotional demands and autonomy. Of most interest, transformational leadership moderated the influence of leaders’ task demands and followers’ autonomy on workplace bullying assessed by two approaches: self-labeling and behavioral experience. Further, a significant three-way interaction demonstrated that transformational leadership is actually associated with higher bullying as followers’ emotional demands increase under conditions wherein followers’ autonomy is constrained, but not when followers’ autonomy is high.Practical implicationsThis study offers important practical implications in terms of leadership development in bullying prevention and reduction. For transformational leadership to be effective in reducing bullying at work, the situation must be matched to support this leadership style, or bullying could actually increase.Originality/valueThe study contributes to the research on workplace bullying by advancing the understanding of organizational factors that can influence bullying at work. The study also provides the first quantitative evidence of a relationship between the demands faced by leaders and the bullying experienced by members of the workgroup.
An alternating combination of art and science: the legacy of Eric Broekaert illuminated in the honorary doctorate for Alain Platel
Authors: Van Hove Geert , De Schauwer Elisabeth , Platel Alain 
Published: September 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to search for connections rather than particularisation, for two exceptional figures: Broekaert and Platel, and to explore the intersections between science and art, art and science.Design/methodology/approachIn this paper the authors work with a bricolage of possible lines and layers in a complex web of stories associated with the life story, career and private life of Eric Broekaert and of Alain Platel.FindingsBroekaert felt the need to look for methods which had been tested in accordance with the models of hard science. In addition, and in alternating combinations, he searched for deeper layers via etymology, history, philosophy and art. Orthopedagogics as a righteous search for a good/happy life. For Platel, the choreographer of Ballets C de la B, accepting the imperfect/unfinished/abnormal brought the world of orthopedagogics and his work with dancers closer together. The “suffering”, the “abnormal” and the fear and aversion to these, the beautiful/poetic in what is different, looking at the abnormal and wanting to be looked at … are all questions which arise and connect orthopedagogics as a science with Platel’s productions. Platel poses the question: in what world do we want to live?Originality/valueThe authors need Eric Broekaert, Alain Platel and their work as a source of inspiration and as a bridge to new, not yet enough discovered ways of looking at “difference”.
Hormone‐secreting adrenal tumours cause severe hypertension and high rates of poor pregnancy outcome; a UK Obstetric Surveillance System study with case control comparisons
Authors: Quartermaine G , Lambert K , Rees K , Seed PT , Dhanjal MK , Knight M , McCance DR , Williamson C 
Published: September 2017

ObjectiveTo examine the management and outcomes of adrenal tumours in pregnancy.DesignA national observational, cohort study over 4 years using the UK Obstetric Surveillance System (UKOSS).SettingConsultant‐led obstetric units.PatientsWomen with phaeochromocytoma, primary aldosteronism or Cushing's syndrome diagnosed before or during pregnancy.MethodsClinical features of UKOSS cases were compared with those of women with adrenal tumours reported from 1985–2015. Nested case‐control comparisons involving the UKOSS cases as well as those identified in the literature were performed for pregnancy outcome data using UKOSS controls with uncomplicated singleton (n = 2250) pregnancy and data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).Main outcome measuresIncidence, management and frequency of adverse maternal and offspring outcomes of adrenal tumours in pregnancy.ResultsFifteen pregnant women met the inclusion criteria: ten phaeochromocytoma, three primary aldosteronism and two Cushing's syndrome. All of the tumours had an incidence rate <2 per 100 000 pregnancies. Clinical symptoms were similar to those in non‐pregnant women due to the hormones released. All women had severe hypertension, and in those diagnosed in pregnancy prior to conception. There was a significantly increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in affected women, with increased rates of stillbirth, preterm labour and operative delivery.ConclusionsAdrenal tumours are associated with increased risks for pregnant women and their babies. Data on these tumours to inform practice are limited and international collaborative efforts are likely to be needed.Tweetable abstractStudy of hormone‐secreting adrenal tumours in pregnancy linked with high BP and high rates of fetal morbidity.
Digital health technology and diabetes management
Authors: Cahn Avivit , Akirov Amit , Raz Itamar 
Published: September 2017

AbstractDiabetes care is largely dependent on patient self‐management and empowerment, given that patients with diabetes must make numerous daily decisions as to what to eat, when to exercise, and determine their insulin dose and timing if required. In addition, patients and providers are generating vast amounts of data from many sources, including electronic medical records, insulin pumps, sensors, glucometers, and other wearables, as well as evolving genomic, proteomic, metabolomics, and microbiomic data. Multiple digital tools and apps have been developed to assist patients to choose wisely, and to enhance their compliance by using motivational tools and incorporating incentives from social media and gaming techniques. Healthcare teams (HCTs) and health administrators benefit from digital developments that sift through the enormous amounts of patient‐generated data. Data are acquired, integrated, analyzed, and presented in a self‐explanatory manner, highlighting important trends and items that require attention. The use of decision support systems may propose data‐driven actions that, for the most, require final approval by the patient or physician before execution and, once implemented, may improve patient outcomes. The digital diabetes clinic aims to incorporate all digital patient data and provide individually tailored virtual or face‐to‐face visits to those persons who need them most. Digital diabetes care has demonstrated only modest HbA1c reduction in multiple studies and borderline cost‐effectiveness, although patient satisfaction appears to be increased. Better understanding of the barriers to digital diabetes care and identification of unmet needs may yield improved utilization of this evolving technology in a safe, effective, and cost‐saving manner.
The joint influence of financial risk perception and risk tolerance on individual investment decision‐making
Authors: Nguyen Linh , Gallery Gerry , Newton Cameron 
Published: September 2017

AbstractThe increasing complexity of the investment environment has accelerated the need for better quality financial advice services. Central to quality advice is advisers’ accurate assessment of their clients’ risk characteristics. Typically a client's risk characteristic is assessed by measuring the client's risk tolerance but not risk perception. To assess whether this practice fails to fully capture the client's risk profile, we explore both risk tolerance and risk perception in the investment decision‐making context. Using Australian online survey data of financial adviser clients (n = 364), our results reveal that risk tolerance influences risky‐asset allocation directly and indirectly through risk perception. These results thus clarify the joint role of both risk constructs in the investment making decision and highlight the importance of assessing both in the provision of client financial advice services. Importantly, our results validate a new comprehensive risk perception measure applicable in the financial advice context.
Cafeteria diet induces neuroplastic modifications in the nucleus accumbens mediated by microglia activation
Authors: Gutiérrez‐Martos Miriam , Girard Benoit , Mendonça‐Netto Sueli , Perroy Julie , Valjent Emmanuel , Maldonado Rafael , Martin Miquel 
Published: September 2017

AbstractHigh‐palatable and caloric foods are widely overconsumed due to hedonic mechanisms that prevail over caloric necessities leading to overeating and overweight. The nucleus accumbens (NAc) is a key brain area modulating the reinforcing effects of palatable foods and is crucially involved in the development of eating disorders. We describe that prolonged exposure to high‐caloric chocolate cafeteria diet leads to overeating and overweight in mice. NAc functionality was altered in these mice, presenting structural plasticity modifications in medium spiny neurons, increased expression of neuroinflammatory factors and activated microglia, and abnormal responses after amphetamine‐induced hyperlocomotion. Chronic inactivation of microglia normalized these neurobiological and behavioural alterations exclusively in mice exposed to cafeteria diet. Our data suggest that prolonged exposure to cafeteria diet produces neuroplastic and functional changes in the NAc that can modify feeding behaviour. Microglia activation and neuroinflammation play an important role in the development of these neurobiological alterations.
Neural mechanisms of extinguishing drug and pleasant cue associations in human addiction: role of the VMPFC
Authors: Konova Anna B. , Parvaz Muhammad A. , Bernstein Vladimir , Zilverstand Anna , Moeller Scott J. , Delgado Mauricio R. , Alia‐Klein Nelly , Goldstein Rita Z. 
Published: September 2017

AbstractThe neurobiological mechanisms that underlie the resistance of drug cue associations to extinction in addiction remain unknown. Fear extinction critically depends on the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPFC). Here, we tested if this same region plays a role in extinction of non‐fear, drug and pleasant cue associations. Eighteen chronic cocaine users and 15 matched controls completed three functional MRI scans. Participants first learned to associate an abstract cue (the conditioned stimulus, CS) with a drug‐related (CSD+) or pleasant (CSP+) image. Extinction immediately followed where each CS was repeatedly presented without the corresponding image. Participants underwent a second identical session 24 hours later to assess retention of extinction learning. Results showed that like fear extinction, non‐fear‐based extinction relies on the VMPFC. However, extinction‐related changes in the VMPFC differed by cue valence and diagnosis. In controls, VMPFC activation to the CSD+ (which was unpleasant for participants) gradually increased as in fear extinction, while it decreased to the CSP+, consistent with a more general role of the VMPFC in flexible value updating. Supporting a specific role in extinction retention, we further observed a cross‐day association between VMPFC activation and skin conductance, a classic index of conditioned responses. Finally, cocaine users showed VMPFC abnormalities for both CSs, which, in the case of the CSD+, correlated with craving. These data suggest a global deficit in extinction learning in this group that may hinder extinction‐based treatment efforts. More broadly, these data show that the VMPFC, when functionally intact, supports extinction learning in diverse contexts in humans.
Goat domestication and breeding: a jigsaw of historical, biological and molecular data with missing pieces
Authors: Amills M. , Capote J. , Tosser‐Klopp G. 
Published: September 2017

SummaryDomestic goats (Capra hircus) are spread across the five continents with a census of 1 billion individuals. The worldwide population of goats descends from a limited number of bezoars (Capra aegagrus) domesticated 10 000 YBP (years before the present) in the Fertile Crescent. The extraordinary adaptability and hardiness of goats favoured their rapid spread over the Old World, reaching the Iberian Peninsula and Southern Africa 7000 YBP and 2000 YBP respectively. Molecular studies have revealed one major mitochondrial haplogroup A and five less frequent haplogroups B, C, D, F and G. Moreover, the analysis of autosomal and Y‐chromosome markers has evidenced an appreciable geographic differentiation. The implementation of new molecular technologies, such as whole‐genome sequencing and genome‐wide genotyping, allows for the exploration of caprine diversity at an unprecedented scale, thus providing new insights into the evolutionary history of goats. In spite of a number of pitfalls, the characterization of the functional elements of the goat genome is expected to play a key role in understanding the genetic determination of economically relevant traits. Genomic selection and genome editing also hold great potential, particularly for improving traits that cannot be modified easily by traditional selection.
Medical Innovation in a Children's Hospital: ‘Diseases desperate grown by desperate appliance are relieved, or not at all’
Authors: Larcher Vic , Turnham Helen , Brierley Joe 
Published: September 2017

AbstractA balance needs to be struck between facilitating compassionate access to innovative treatments for those in desperate need, and the duty to protect such vulnerable individuals from the harms of untested/unlicensed treatments. We introduced a principle‐based framework (2009) to evaluate such requests and describe its application in the context of recently evolved UK, US and European regulatory processes.24 referrals (20 individual; four group) were received by our quaternary children's hospital Clinical Ethics Committee (CEC) over the 5‐year period (2011‐16). The CEC‐rapid response group evaluated individual cases within 48‐hours; the main referrers being haematology/oncology, immunology or transplant services (14). Most requests were for drug/vaccine/pre‐trial access (13) or biological/cellular therapies (8). The majority of individual requests were approved (19/20); neutral or negative opinions were given in 5, including 3 group requests.Recently evolved regulatory processes share common criteria and conditions to our framework including: demonstration of clinical need; sound scientific basis with lack of viable alternative; risks‐benefit/best interests evaluation; arrangements for fully informed consent; no compromise of arrangements to test treatment for licensing purposes; consideration of resource implications. There are differences between individual processes and with our framework, with respect to procedures, scope, application format, costs and obligation to make available all outcome data.Our experience has emphasized the need for an independent, principled, consistent, fair and transparent response to the increasing demand for innovative treatment on a compassionate basis. We believe that there is a need for harmonization of the recent proliferation of regulation and legislation in this area.
Habitat fragmentation and the prevalence of parasites (Diptera, Streblidae) on three Phyllostomid bat species
Authors: Bolívar‐Cimé Beatriz , Cuxim‐Koyoc Alan , Reyes‐Novelo Enrique , Morales‐Malacara Juan B. , Laborde Javier , Flores‐Peredo Rafael 
Published: September 2017

AbstractEctoparasitism in bats seems to be influenced strongly by the type of roost preferred by the hosts, and group size; however, the effect of habitat loss and fragmentation on the prevalence of ectoparasites in bats has scarcely been studied. In northeastern Yucatan, Mexico, we estimated the prevalence of infestation by Streblidae flies in three phyllostomid bat species with different roost preferences (caves, trees, or both) in two types of landscape matrices (tropical semi‐deciduous forest and man‐made pastures) that differed in area of forest cover and the number of forest fragments. Habitat fragmentation and the presence of a contrasting matrix may limit the availability of roosts (trees) and the movement of bats across the landscape. Accordingly, we hypothesized higher prevalence of Streblidae infestation in the pasture matrix and in the group of bats that roost in trees. Bat abundance was higher in the pasture matrix; however, the prevalence of infestation was significantly higher in the continuous forest matrix and in bats that roosted in caves. The prevalence of some species of Streblidae was affected by habitat fragmentation in species that roost in caves, such as Desmodus rotundus, as well as those using foliage and caves, such as Artibeus jamaicensis. Our results provide evidence that some species of Streblidae may respond differently to habitat fragmentation than their hosts, generating changes to bat‐ectoparasite interactions in fragmented areas. Environmental variations involving roosts, not evaluated in this study, may influence our results, since these factors affect ectoparasite abundance and reproduction.
The Longitudinal Effects of Early Language Intervention on Children's Problem Behaviors
Authors: Curtis Philip R. , Kaiser Ann P. , Estabrook Ryne , Roberts Megan Y. 
Published: September 2017

Researchers examined whether a parent‐implemented language intervention improved problem behaviors 1 year after intervention. Ninety‐seven children with language delays (mean age at 12‐month follow‐up = 48.22 months) were randomized to receive Enhanced Milieu Teaching (EMT) language intervention or business as usual treatment. Twelve months after the intervention ended, children in the EMT intervention condition displayed lower rates of parent‐reported externalizing, internalizing, and total problem behaviors. A mediation analysis revealed that the relation between EMT and problem behaviors was partially mediated by child rate of communication for both internalizing and total problem behaviors. A developmental framework is proposed to explain the impact of EMT on problem behaviors, and future lines of research are discussed.
Erosion of the long process of the incus with incomplete ossicular discontinuity in simple chronic otitis media: Should we reconstruct or leave it be?
Authors: Sarmento K.M.A. , de Oliveira C.A.C.P. , Sampaio A.L.L. , Sales A.F. 
Published: September 2017

ObjectiveTo determine whether patients with simple chronic otitis media and incomplete ossicular discontinuity should undergo ossicular reconstruction.DesignProspective, randomised surgical trial comparing no intervention with incus interposition over a 5‐year period.SettingTertiary referral hospital.ParticipantsSeventy‐six participants with simple chronic otitis media and erosion of the long process of the incus but apparent good transmission throughout the ossicular chain as tested intra‐operatively. Forty‐four patients had partial erosion of the incus but still bony contact with the stapes head (Group A—Type I), and 32 had mainly connective tissue binding the incus and stapes (Group B—Type II). Each of these groups was randomised to either leaving the ossicular chain as it was (A1 and B1) or performing an incus interposition (A2 and B2).Main outcome measuresAverage postoperative air‐bone gap and the degree of ABG closure. A postoperative air‐bone gap under 20 dB was considered a successful result.ResultsIn group A, there was no significant difference between no intervention and incus interposition. In group B, patients in the no reconstruction subgroup had a significantly worse hearing result than the incus interposition subgroup (postoperative air‐bone gap of 27.5 dB and 31% closure within 20 dB vs 15 dB and 75% closure).ConclusionsFor Type I patients, the postoperative hearing results were similar for the reconstruction and no reconstruction groups. For Type II patients, the results clearly favour reconstruction.