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Making a tough personnel decision at Nova Waterfront Hotel
Authors: Foster Mary Kuchta 
Published: March 2016

Synopsis
Laura Green, Director of Event Planning at the Nova Waterfront Hotel in Baltimore, had been through the hiring process many times. She was comfortable with Nova's selection and behavioral interviewing processes. They had only interviewed two candidates for the open senior event manager position, yet they had been discussing what decision to make for two and a half hours. Normally, these kinds of meetings wrapped up in 30 minutes with a clear consensus. Today, they were gridlocked, unable to agree on a path forward. Green suggested that they all “sleep on it.” They would get together first thing in the morning, when they were fresh, and decide what to do.

Research methodology
The data for this case were collected via personal interviews with employees of the hotel and from information on the company's website, other company resources, and publicly available information about the company. Only the hotel's name, parent company's name, and people's names have been disguised to protect the confidentiality and anonymity of the individuals. The author has no relationship to the host organization or protagonist.

Relevant courses and levels
This case is appropriate for an undergraduate or graduate course in Human Resources Management, Organizational Behavior, or Recruiting and Selection.

Theoretical bases
This case may be used to illustrate, analyze, and evaluate the selection process and interviewing approaches (e.g. behavioral interviewing). The importance of selection, best practices for selection, candidate assessment methods, best practices for candidate interviews, and common biases which affect the fairness of selection processes are reviewed.
The historic Hawthorne hotel: improving customer service
Authors: Landau Jacqueline C. , Little Lillian , Jeon Myunghee Mindy 
Published: March 2016

Synopsis
This case focusses on management and customer service issues at a historic hotel, the Hawthorne, in Salem, Massachusetts. By 1999, when Juli Lederhaus was hired as the new general manager, the Hawthorne had a reputation of being well past its prime and customers were dissatisfied with the quality of service and outdated physical facilities. This case describes the actions she took, up to 2012, to improve service. The case ends with Lederhaus contemplating whether more changes are needed given that she had just heard a rumor that a company was considering building a new hotel just a few blocks away. The case gives students the opportunity to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the Hotel in relation to customer service, and propose recommendations for future improvements.

Research methodology
A qualitative, interview based, methodology was used. The researchers held numerous, face-to-face interviews with the owner and employees of various ranks. Information was also gathered from archival data and traveler review sites such as TripAdvisor.com and Yelp.com.

Relevant courses and levels
The case is targeted to undergraduate business and hospitality students at a sophomore or junior level. Classes in which this case could be used include: Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, and Hospitality Management.
Stanton Convention Centre
Authors: Anderson Joe , Williams Susan K. 
Published: March 2016

Synopsis
Used hypodermic needles were found in Stanton Convention Centre. The Centre’s department heads suggested installing secure needle receptacles. June Patterson, General Manager, quickly learned this was a divisive issue. Heated arguments focussed on two opinions: first, the Centre owed employees a safe working environment and needles constituted a significant risk to safety. Second, other department heads believed that presence of needle boxes would diminish customers’ perceptions of the Centre. According to one, “You wouldn’t find needle boxes in nice restaurants or golf courses.” Having promised a decision by the next meeting, Patterson mulled the question over and wondered how to proceed.

Research methodology
This case was written based on information obtained in interviews with the manager described in the case. The manager’s name, the name of the organization, and the city where it is located have all been disguised.

Relevant courses and levels
The authors use this case as the first contact with cases for our incoming MBA cohort in the summer pre-session to acquaint them with the basics of case analysis. However, this compact case could be used in many management courses, graduate or undergraduate, to illustrate difficulties in management decision making for different stakeholder groups.

Theoretical bases
The concepts most central to our discussions of the case are management decision making and the influences of diverse stakeholder opinions on those decisions.
Suppressive effect of topoisomerase inhibitors on JC polyomavirus propagation in human neuroblastoma cells
Authors: Nukuzuma Souichi , Nakamichi Kazuo , Kameoka Masanori , Sugiura Shigeki , Nukuzuma Chiyoko , Tasaki Takafumi , Takegami Tsutomu 
Published: March 2016

ABSTRACTJC polyomavirus (JCPyV) causes progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a fatal demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, in immunocompromised patients. Because no drugs have been approved for treating PML, many antiviral agents are currently being investigated for this purpose. The inhibitory effects of the topoisomerase I inhibitors topotecan and β‐lapachone were assessed by investigating viral replication, propagation and viral protein 1 (VP1) production in cultured cells. JCPyV replication was assayed using the human neuroblastoma cell line IMR‐32 transfected with the JCPyV plasmid and RT‐ PCR combined with Dpn I treatment. Dpn I digests the input plasmid DNA containing methylated adenosine, but not newly replicated JCPyV DNA, in IMR‐32 cells. It was found that JCPyV replicates less in IMR‐32 cells treated with topotecan or β‐lapachone than in untreated cells. Moreover, drug treatment of JCI cells, which are IMR‐32 cells persistently infected with JCPyV, led to a reduction in the amount of JCPyV DNA and population of VP1‐positive cells. These results demonstrate that topotecan and β‐lapachone affects JCPyV propagation in human neuroblastoma cell lines, suggesting that topotecan and β‐lapachone could potentially be used to treat PML.
Host contact and shedding patterns clarify variation in pathogen exposure and transmission in threatened tortoiseGopherus agassizii: implications for disease modelling and management
Authors: Aiello Christina M. , Nussear Kenneth E. , Esque Todd C. , Emblidge Patrick G. , Sah Pratha , Bansal Shweta , Hudson Peter J. 
Published: March 2016

SummaryMost directly transmitted infections require some form of close contact between infectious and susceptible hosts to spread. Often disease models assume contacts are equal and use mean field estimates of transmission probability for all interactions with infectious hosts.Such methods may inaccurately describe transmission when interactions differ substantially in their ability to cause infection. Understanding this variation in transmission risk may be critical to properly model and manage some infectious diseases. In this study, we investigate how varying exposure and transmission may be key to understanding disease dynamics in the threatened desert tortoiseGopherus agassizii.We created heterogeneity inMycoplasma agassiziiexposure (the putative bacterial agent of a respiratory disease) by varying the duration of interactions between naturally infected and uninfected captive desert tortoises. UsingqPCR, we identified new infections and compared models of transmission probability as a function of contact duration and pathogen load. We then examined the contact patterns of a wild tortoise population using proximity loggers to identify heterogeneity in contact duration.The top‐ranked model predictingM. agassiziitransmission included a dose term defined as the product of the number of days in proximity to an infected host and the infection level of that host. Models predicted low transmission probability for short interactions, unless the infectious host had a high load ofM. agassizii: such hosts were predicted to transmit infection at higher rates with any amount of contact. We observed predominantly short‐lived interactions in a free‐ranging tortoise population and thus, expect transmission patterns in this population to vary considerably with the frequency and duration of high infection levels.Mean field models may misrepresent natural transmission patterns in this and other populations depending on the distribution of high‐risk contact and shedding events. Rapid outbreaks in generally solitary species may result from changes to their naturally low‐risk contact patterns or due to increases in the frequency of severe infections or super‐shedding events – population characteristics that should be further investigated to develop effective management strategies.
Narrative competence in children with pragmatic language impairment: a longitudinal study
Authors: Ketelaars Mieke P. , Jansonius Kino , Cuperus Juliane , Verhoeven Ludo 
Published: March 2016

AbstractBackground: Children with pragmatic language impairment (PLI) show impairments in the use of language in social contexts. Although the issue has been gaining attention in recent literature, not much is known about the developmental trajectories of children who experience pragmatic language problems. Since narrative competence is an important predictor of both academic and social success, evaluating narrative competence in children with PLI is deemed important.Aims: To examine the development of narrative competence of children with PLI compared with typically developing (TD) children using a prognostic longitudinal design.Methods & Procedures: Using the Dutch adaptation of the Renfrew Bus Story Test, narrative competence was assessed at ages 5–7 for a group of 84 children with PLI and a group of 81 TD children. Groups were compared on measures of narrative productivity, organization of story content and cohesion.Outcomes & Results: Results showed an increase in narrative competence for both groups across most time points. The PLI group obtained lower scores on measures of narrative productivity and story content organization compared with their TD peers at all time points, but did not show more problems related to narrative cohesion. Most problems in the domain of narrative productivity and story content organization were shown to be independent of lower non‐verbal intelligence. The developmental trajectory for the PLI group was largely similar to that of their TD peers, and showed a persistent developmental delay of approximately one year. Furthermore, qualitative differences were visible in the proportion of irrelevant T‐units, which was consistently higher in the PLI group. The different narrative measures were found to be relatively stable over time.Conclusions & Implications: The results of this study suggest that narrative difficulties of children identified as pragmatically impaired persist at least until middle childhood. The persistence of the measured developmental delay, combined with the finding of qualitative differences, support the view of PLI as a deficit, which is consistent with the addition of social communication disorder (SCD) to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM‐5).
Evaluating the Imbalance Between Increasing Hemodialysis Patients and Medical Staff Shortage After the Great East Japan Earthquake: Report From a Hemodialysis Center Near the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plants
Authors: Koshiba Takaaki , Nishiuchi Takamitsu , Akaihata Hidenori , Haga Nobuhiro , Kojima Yoshiyuki , Kubo Hajime , Kasahara Masato , Hayashi Masayuki 
Published: March 2016

AbstractThe Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 caused an unprecedented imbalance between an increasing number of hemodialysis patients and medical staff shortage in the Sousou area, the site of the Fukushima nuclear power plants. In 2014, capacity of our hemodialysis center reached a critical limit due to such an imbalance. We attempted to evaluate the effort of medical staff to clarify to what extent their burden had increased post‐disaster. The ratio of total dialysis sessions over total working days of medical staff was determined as an approximate indicator of effort per month. The mean value of each year was compared. Despite fluctuations of the ratio, the mean value did not differ from 2010 to 2013. However, the ratio steadily increased in 2014, and there was a significant increase in the mean value. This proposed indicator of the effort of medical staff appears to reflect what we experienced, although its validity must be carefully examined in future studies.
Influenza Vaccination and Other Factors Related to the Development of Influenza‐Like Illness Among Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis in a Japanese Dialysis Facility
Authors: Washio Masakazu , Higashi Harumichi , Sugawara Koji , Tsusumi Chiyo , Sakita Mayumi , Ide Yuichiro , Tsuruya Kazuhiko , Kitazono Takanari , Kondo Kyoko , Ide Saburo 
Published: March 2016

AbstractThe present study was conducted to evaluate the protective effect of seasonal influenza vaccination on the development of influenza‐like illness (ILI), as well as to investigate factors related to the development of ILI among patients in a Japanese dialysis facility. One hundred eighty‐three hemodialysis (HD) patients were followed up from November 2008 to March 2009. During the follow‐up period, 17 patients developed ILI. We compared the characteristics of these 17 patients to patients without ILI. Compared to the non‐ILI group (N = 166), the ILI group (N = 17) showed a non‐significantly lower rate of influenza vaccination (70.6% vs. 86.7%, P = 0.07), while any other factor did not differ between the two groups. Influenza vaccination tended to reduce the risk of ILI (Odds ratio = 0.37, 95% CI = 0.12 to 1.14, P = 0.07). The findings of the present study suggested that the influenza vaccine was 60% effective to prevent ILI among HD patients, although the effectiveness was not statistically significant.
Multilocus genotyping of a ‘CandidatusPhytoplasma aurantifolia’‐related strain associated with cauliflower phyllody disease in China
Authors: Cai H. , Wang L. , Mu W. , Wan Q. , Wei W. , Davis R.E. , Chen H. , Zhao Y. 
Published: March 2016

AbstractA new cauliflower disease characterised by the formation of leaf‐like inflorescences and malformed flowers occurred in a seed production field located in Yunnan, a southwest province of China. Detection of phytoplasma‐characteristic 16S rRNA gene sequences in DNA samples from diseased plants linked the cauliflower disease to phytoplasmal infection. Results from phylogenetic and virtual restriction fragment length polymorphism analyses of the 16S rRNA gene sequence indicated that the cauliflower‐infecting agent is a ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia’‐related strain and is a new member of the peanut witches'‐broom phytoplasma group, subgroup A (16SrII‐A). Multilocus genotyping showed close genetic relationship between this cauliflower phytoplasma and a broad host range phytoplasma lineage found only in East Asia thus far. Molecular markers present in the secY and rp loci distinguished this phytoplasma from other members of the subgroup 16SrII‐A.
Gambling problems and comorbidity with alcohol use disorders in Chinese‐, Korean‐, and White‐American college students
Authors: Luczak Susan E. , Wall Tamara L. 
Published: March 2016

Background and ObjectivesThis study examined gambling behaviors and the relationship between gambling problems and alcohol use disorders (AUDs) among Chinese‐, Korean‐, and White‐American college students.MethodsParticipants were 678 (179 Chinese, 194 Korean, and 305 White; 50% female) 21–26 year‐old (M = 22.0 ± 1.36) students attending one university in California. The South Oaks Gambling Screen was administered to assess gambling behavior and the Semi‐Structured Assessment for the Genetics of Alcoholism was administered to diagnose lifetime AUDs. Chi‐squares and multinomial logistic regressions were conducted to test our hypotheses.ResultsRates of lifetime ever gambling and weekly gambling were similar across the three ethnic groups, but participation in five types of gambling behavior differed. Chinese had the highest rates of gambling problems followed by Koreans and then Whites. Univariate odds ratios determined being Chinese or Korean, being male, and having an AUD were risk factors for gambling problems. When stratified by gender and ethnicity, having an AUD was not related to gambling problems in women, but was strongly associated with gambling problems in Chinese and White men and modestly associated in Korean men. This was true despite low rates of AUDs in Chinese men.Discussion and ConclusionsGambling problems were strongly comorbid with AUDs in Chinese‐ and White‐American men, and moderately comorbid in Korean‐American men. No relationship of AUD with gambling problems was found in women.Scientific SignificanceThe results highlight the importance of assessing disaggregated Asian‐American subgroups with respect to addictive behaviors and their comorbidity. (Am J Addict 2016;25:195–202)
Effect of micronized pea seeds (Pisum sativum L.) as a substitute of soybean meal on tissue fatty acid composition and quality of broiler chicken meat
Authors: Kiczorowska Bożena , Samolińska Wioletta , Andrejko Dariusz 
Published: March 2016

AbstractThis study aimed to evaluate the effect of micronized pea seeds introduced into feed mixes for broilers on the slaughter yield, blood lipid parameters, content of fatty acids in selected tissues, and meat quality. The studies involved 150 1‐day‐old Ross 308 chicks split into three groups (for 42 days). The feed rations differed in terms of the source of proteins: in the control group (C), it was post‐extraction soybean meal (SBM) 100%; in group I, SBM 50% and micronized peas 50%; and in group II, micronized peas only, 100%. Irradiated pea seeds added to the feed ration for chicks reduced the fattening grade of carcasses (P < 0.05). Additionally, significant improvement of blood lipid indices was recorded. The share of the irradiated pea seeds in feed mixes decreased the share of saturated fatty acids in the muscles and abdominal fat and had a positive effect on the n‐6/n‐3 ratio, hypocholesterolemic / hypercholesterolemic ratio, as well as the atherogenic and thrombogenic indices (P < 0.05).
Direct comparison of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results with final histopathology in patients with proven prostate cancer in MRI/ultrasonography‐fusion biopsy
Authors: Borkowetz Angelika , Platzek Ivan , Toma Marieta , Renner Theresa , Herout Roman , Baunacke Martin , Laniado Michael , Baretton Gustavo , Froehner Michael , Zastrow Stefan , Wirth Manfred 
Published: March 2016

ObjectiveTo compare multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) of the prostate and histological findings of both targeted MRI/ultrasonography‐fusion prostate biopsy (PBx) and systematic PBx with final histology of the radical prostatectomy (RP) specimen.Patients and MethodsA total of 105 patients with prostate cancer (PCa) histopathologically proven using a combination of fusion Pbx and systematic PBx, who underwent RP, were investigated. All patients had been examined using mpMRI, applying the European Society of Urogenital Radiology criteria. Histological findings from the RP specimen were compared with those from the PBx. Whole‐mount RP specimen and mpMRI results were directly compared by a uro‐pathologist and a uro‐radiologist in step‐section analysis.ResultsIn the 105 patients with histopathologically proven PCa by combination of fusion PBx and systematic PBx, the detection rate of PCa was 90% (94/105) in fusion PBx alone and 68% (72/105) in systematic PBx alone (P = 0.001). The combination PBx detected 23 (22%) Gleason score (GS) 6, 69 (66%) GS 7 and 13 (12%) GS ≥8 tumours. Fusion PBx alone detected 25 (26%) GS 6, 57 (61%) GS 7 and 12 (13%) GS ≥8 tumours. Systematic PBx alone detected 17 (24%) GS 6, 49 (68%) GS 7 and 6 (8%) GS ≥8 tumours. Fusion PBx alone would have missed 11 tumours (4% [4/105] of GS 6, 6% [6/105] of GS 7 and 1% [1/105] of GS ≥8 tumours). Systematic PBx alone would have missed 33 tumours (10% [10/105] of GS 6, 20% [21/105] of GS 7 and 2% [2/105] of GS ≥8 tumours). The rates of concordance with regard to GS between the PBx and RP specimen were 63% (n = 65), 54% (n = 56) and 75% (n = 78) in fusion, systematic and combination PBx (fusion and systematic PBx combined), respectively. Upgrading of the GS between PBx and RP specimen occurred in 33% (n = 34), 44% (n = 46) and 18% (n = 19) in fusion, systematic and combination PBx, respectively. γ‐correlation for detection of any cancer was 0.76 for combination PBx, 0.68 for fusion PBx alone and 0.23 for systematic PBx alone. In all, 84% (n = 88) of index tumours were identified by mpMRI; 86% (n = 91) of index lesions on the mpMRI were proven in the RP specimen.ConclusionsFusion PBx of tumour‐suspicious lesions on mpMRI was associated with a higher detection rate of more aggressive PCa and a better tumour prediction in final histopathology than systematic PBx alone; however, combination PBx had the best concordance for the prediction of GS. Furthermore, the additional findings of systematic PBx reflect the multifocality of PCa, therefore, the combination of both biopsy methods would still represent the best approach for the prediction of the final tumour grading in PCa.
Constrained Convex Space Partition for Ray Tracing in Architectural Environments
Authors: Maria M. , Horna S. , Aveneau L. 
Published: March 2016

AbstractThis paper explores constrained convex space partition (CCSP) as a new acceleration structure for ray tracing. A CCSP is a graph, representing a space partition made up of empty convex volumes. The scene geometry is located on the boundary of the convex volumes. Therefore, each empty volume is bounded with two kinds of faces: occlusive ones (belonging to the scene geometry), and non‐occlusive ones. Given a ray, ray casting is performed by traversing the CCSP one volume at a time, until it hits the scene geometry. In this paper, this idea is applied to architectural scenes. We show that CCSP allows to cast several hundreds of millions of rays per second, even if they are not spatially coherent. Experiments are performed for large furnished buildings made up of hundreds of millions of polygons and containing thousands of light sources.
“Because It's Hers”: When Preschoolers Use Ownership in Their Explanations
Authors: Nancekivell Shaylene E. , Friedman Ori 
Published: March 2016

AbstractYoung children show competence in reasoning about how ownership affects object use. In the present experiments, we investigate how influential ownership is for young children by examining their explanations. In three experiments, we asked 3‐ to 5‐year‐olds (N = 323) to explain why it was acceptable (Experiments 1–3) or unacceptable (Experiment 2 and 3) for a person to use an object. In Experiments 1 and 2, older preschoolers referenced ownership more than alternative considerations when explaining why it was acceptable or unacceptable for a person to use an object, even though ownership was not mentioned to them. In Experiment 3, ownership was mentioned to children. Here, younger preschoolers frequently referenced ownership when explaining unacceptability of using an object, but not when explaining why using it was acceptable. These findings suggest that ownership is influential in preschoolers' explanations about the acceptability of using objects, but that the scope of its influence increases with age.