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Usage of Social Network Analysis (Sna) in Crisis Management
Authors: Güreşci Hakan , Arpat Recep Sait 
Published: February 2017

Abstract
Social systems are complex structures that consist of different sub-systems. Therefore, understanding social systems is more difficult than comprehending electronic or mechanical systems. What makes social systems more complex than other systems is that society is not simply the sum of each individual in the society. In the current global system, the countries, which have become small villages, try to meet national security needs by converting the unknown to known and identifying the correlation among political, military, social and economic events. The current crisis management concepts are conducted through systematic approaches. Besides, the management of social, economic and political crises need to be conducted in a holistic approach covering all sub-systems. At this point, the function of Social Network Analysis (SNA) emerges. SNA, which forms the main subject of this paper, is a tool for examining the structure of a crisis through correlating the sub-elements. The aim of this study is to show how SNA can be used in crisis management. First, SNA is performed on a generic crisis situation and the results are presented. Then, the additional critical data requirements are put forward to manage the crisis effectively.
Nato Multinational Brigade Interoperability: Issues, Mitigating Solutions and is it Time for a Nato Multinational Brigade Doctrine?
Authors: Schiller Mark 
Published: February 2017

Abstract
Multinational Brigade Operations involving NATO and its European Partners are the norm in the post-Cold War Era. Commonplace today are Multinational Brigades, composed of staffs and subordinate units representing almost every NATO Country and Partner, participating in training exercises or actual operations in both the European and Southwest Asian Theatres. Leadership challenges are prevalent for the Multinational Brigade Commander and his staff, especially those challenges they face in achieving an effective level of brigade interoperability in order to conduct successful operations in NATO’s present and future operating environments. The purpose of this paper is twofold: to examine the major interoperability obstacles a multinational brigade commander and his staff are likely to encounter during the planning and execution of brigade operations; and, to recommend actions and measures a multinational brigade commander and his staff can implement to facilitate interoperability in a multinational brigade operating environment. Several key interoperability topics considered integral to effective multinational brigade operations will be examined and analysed to include understanding partner unit capabilities and limitations facilitated by an integration plan, appropriate command and support relationships, compatible communications, synchronized intelligence and information collection, establishing effective liaison, and fratricide prevention. The paper conclusion will urge for a NATO land brigade doctrine considering doctrine’s critical importance to effective brigade command and control interoperability and the expected missions a land brigade will encounter in future NATO operating environments as part of the NATO Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF).
Method comparison of tumor markers assessed by LOCI™- and ECLIA-based technologies
Authors: Dolscheid-Pommerich Ramona C. , Dolscheid Sarah , Eichhorn Lars , Zur Berndt , Holdenrieder Stefan , Stoffel-Wagner Birgit 
Published: February 2017

Abstract

Background:
Since the introduction of luminescent oxygen channeling immunoassays (LOCI™)-based assays in the daily laboratory routine of tumor marker measurements, only a small number of method comparisons with established immunoassays have been published. We performed a method comparison between LOCI™-based tumor marker assays for Dimension™ VISTA and electrochemiluminiscent immunoassays (ECLIA) for Cobas™ e411, for α-fetoprotein (AFP), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), CA 125, CA 15-3, CA 19-9, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and free PSA (fPSA).

Methods:
Tumor markers were assessed in 1088 sera from routine diagnostics on the Dimension™ VISTA 1500 and Cobas™ e411 analyzers.

Results:
Strong correlations were achieved for PSA (r=0.999), AFP (r=0.994) and CEA (r=0.993). Results were quite comparable as only minor slopes of 1.05 (PSA), 1.02 (AFP) and 0.94 (CEA), respectively, were found. However, correlations for CA 125 (r=0.976), CA 19-9 (r=0.960), fPSA (r=0.950) and CA 15-3 (r=0.940) were only moderate, and considerable slopes were observed for these markers with higher values for CA 19-9 (slope 1.50) and lower ones for CA 15-3 (0.76), fPSA (0.75) and CA 125 (0.64), for Dimension™ VISTA 1500.

Conclusions:
We found excellent correlations and comparable values for AFP, CEA and PSA, but only moderate correlations for fPSA, CA 125, CA 15-3 and CA 19-9. The slopes for CA 19-9, CA 15-3, fPSA and CA 125 have to be considered when analysis methods for tumor markers are changed.
Analyzing Presidential Debates
Authors: Isotalus Pekka 
Published: February 2017

AbstractOne of the most used theories in the research of political debates is the functional theory of campaign discourse. However, the theory has been criticized for being too culturally limited. In the present article, a Finnish presidential debate is analyzed from the perspective of functional theory. The goal is to critically evaluate the applicability of functional theory to the analysis of Finnish political campaigning. The results show that a Finnish presidential debate differs in many ways from an American presidential debate. The study shows how strongly the culture is reflected in political television debates and how important it is to take account of the cultural perspective in the development of a theory.
A Periampullary Duodenal Diverticula in Patient with Choledocholithiasis – Single Endoscopic Center Experience
Authors: Major Piotr , Dembiński Marcin , Winiarski Marek , Pędziwiatr Michał , Rubinkiewicz Mateusz , Stanek Maciej , Dworak Jadwiga , Pisarska Magdalena , Rembiasz Kazimierz , Budzyński Andrzej 
Published: February 2017

AbstractThe reported prevalence of periampullary duodenal diverticula varies between 9 and 32.8%.was to evaluate the prevalence of periampullary diverticula in the studied population and establish whether their presence influence the risk of choledocholithiasis and the risk of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography (ERCP) related complications.The study group of 3788 patients who underwent ERCP between 1996 and 2016 at the 2There were 3332 patients included in group A (2154 women and 1178 men) and 456 patients in group B (310 women and 146 men). The prevalence of periampullary duodenal diverticula in the analyzed group was 12.8%. The presence of stones or biliary sludge was diagnosed in 1542 patients (47.6%) in group A and 290 patients (68.1%) in group B. Recurrence of choledocholithiasis occurred in 4.5% of patients (70/1542) in group A and 10.3% of patients (30/290) in group B. Complications occurred in a total of 76 patients in group A (2.3%) and 22 patients in group B (4.8%).The presence of choledocholithiasis and the risk of ERCP related complications are significantly higher in the group with duodenal diverticula.
Corruption, Income and Piracy. An empirical analysis
Authors: Bekir Insaf 
Published: February 2017

AbstractThis paper subjects the piracy-corruption relationship to a detailed empirical examination. A distinction is drawn between the direct impact of corruption on piracy and the indirect impact which operates through corruption’s impact on per capita income and the resultant impact of income on piracy. Using data for 100 countries covering the period 1996–2010, both direct and indirect impacts of corruption on software piracy are estimated. Corruption is estimated to have a positive direct effect on the piracy rate. The indirect effect is found to be negative and smaller in absolute value than the direct effect for the majority of the sample income range. As a result, the total effect of corruption on software piracy is positive except for the lower income countries in the sample.
Microhabitat Preferences of Phaeophyta on Shore Platform of Dwarka, Gujarat Coast, India
Authors: Sanghvi Dimpal , Ray Chaudhury Nandini , Jain Bhanukumar 
Published: February 2017

Abstract
This paper reports microhabitat preferences of Phaeophyta from the shore platform, Dwarka, Gujarat coast, India. Macroalgae distribution was tagged with shore platform’s zonal morphology. Macroalgae (Phaeophyta) were surveyed based on systematic random sampling for two years (April, 2013 to March, 2015). Total 21 species of Phaeophyta were identified through intensive fieldwork/in situ survey based on Line Intercept Transect and Quadrate based methods. Five groups of Phaeophyta were identified as per their zonal preference on the shore platform. On family level, most of the Sargassaceae showed a ubiquitous distribution on the shore platform while Dictyotaceae showed preference towards the subtidal and intertidal mixed zone of the shore platform.
Some Morphological Characters of Female of Mothocya epimerica Costa, 1851 (Flabellifera: Cymothoidae) from Sea of Marmara
Authors: Alaş Ali , Öktener Ahmet , Türker Dilek 
Published: February 2017

Abstract

Mothocya epimerica Costa, 1851 (Flabellifera: Cymothoidae) is a cymothoid parasite of fishes belonging to Atherinidae (Atherina hepsetus, Atherina boyeri) from Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Atlantic Ocean. Öktener and Sezgin (2000) recorded this parasite for the first time in Turkey. The mentioned authors presented some morphological characters, although, some characters are not explained in the publication. Some morphological characters seen on the mandible, maxilliped, maxilla, maxillue and the spines on pleopods of the female of M. epimerica are shown. The characters presented in our study are based on the drawings made from collected specimens.
Length-Weight Relationship of Some Fish Species in a Tropical Rainforest River in South-East Nigeria
Authors: Adaka Godwin , Ndukwe Eunice , Nlewadim Anthony 
Published: February 2017

Abstract
The Length-Weight relationship of some fish species from Oramiri-Ukwa River, was studied from January to December, 2014. The slope (b) values obtained in the nine species ranged from 1.830 to 5.670 with most of the fishes indicating a negative allometric growth pattern except for Papyrocranus afer, with b value of 3.04, thus showing a positive isometric growth pattern. The following fish species showed a high degree of positive correlation at (P > 0.05); Ctenopoma kingselyae, Alestes imberi, Channa obscura, Oreochromis niloticus, Tilapia mariae, Tilapia zillii, Synodontis omais, and Papyrocranus afer. Chrysichthys auratus did not show this positive correlation. The condition factor (K) of the fish species ranged from 0.99 to 4.54, indicating that most of the fish were in good condition except for Chrysichthys auratus with 0.99.
Impact of the Low Head Dam/Barrage on Fisheries – A Case Study of Giri River of Yamuna Basin (India)
Authors: Rumana Harcharan Singh , Jeeva Veliachamy , Kumar Sudhir 
Published: February 2017

Abstract
Shannon’s diversity index H’ = pi log2 pi was calculated for 16 fish species. The index was resolved into its components, species richness and relative abundance, to determine which components played a larger role in the determination of diversity pattern. Changes in diversity were correlated with species richness (r), habitat heterogeneity, and hydrological regimes in a longitudinal stretch of 35 km along the river Giri, a major tributary of the Yamuna River system, in Western Himalayas. Abundance differs with change in habitat structures, habitat preference of fish species and water regimes. The decrease in diversity in the lower stretch of about 3-4 km upstream of the barrage was found to be associated with habitat fragmentation and as well as d/s with loss of biotic integrity of aquatic ecosystem due to water scarcity. Species richness was found to be maximum at upper and middle reaches (elevation 650-800 m, msl) of the river, whereas it was low in lower reaches. Change in water chemistry was also noticed at Jatan barrage-low head dam due to impoundment of river water. It is inferred that the regulation of water has an impact on species richness and relative abundance, and on habitat heterogeneity which has decreased due to the change in environmental condition.
Phytotoxicological Tests - Applications of Foils Based on Graphene (Graphene Oxide)
Authors: Roupcová Petra , Kubátová Hana , Klouda Karel , Lepík Petr 
Published: February 2017

Abstract
This paper discusses the problematics of phytotoxicity of chemicals. It mainly focuses on the phytotoxicity of nanomaterials made of graphene. It describes phytotoxicological tests performed with foils from materials belonging to the graphene family. It also describes testing the influence of plants on these films. Furthermore, the paper discusses the issues of mutual influence between plants and tested nanomaterials.
A Multicenter Collaborative to Improve Care of Community Acquired Pneumonia in Hospitalized Children
Authors: Parikh Kavita , Biondi Eric , Nazif Joanne , Wasif Faiza , Williams Derek J. , Nichols Elizabeth , Ralston Shawn ,   Value in Inpatient Pediatrics Network Quality Collaborative For Improving Care In Community Acquired Pneumonia
Published: February 2017

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
The Value in Inpatient Pediatrics Network sponsored the Improving Care in Community Acquired Pneumonia collaborative with the goal of increasing evidence-based management of children hospitalized with community acquired pneumonia (CAP). Project aims included: increasing use of narrow-spectrum antibiotics, decreasing use of macrolides, and decreasing concurrent treatment of pneumonia and asthma.

METHODS:
Data were collected through chart review across emergency department (ED), inpatient, and discharge settings. Sites reviewed up to 20 charts in each of 6 3-month cycles. Analysis of means with 3-σ control limits was the primary method of assessment for change. The expert panel developed project measures, goals, and interventions. A change package of evidence-based tools to promote judicious use of antibiotics and raise awareness of asthma and pneumonia codiagnosis was disseminated through webinars. Peer coaching and periodic benchmarking were used to motivate change.

RESULTS:
Fifty-three hospitals enrolled and 48 (91%) completed the 1-year project (July 2014–June 2015). A total of 3802 charts were reviewed for the project; 1842 during baseline cycles and 1960 during postintervention cycles. The median before and after use of narrow-spectrum antibiotics in the collaborative increased by 67% in the ED, 43% in the inpatient setting, and 25% at discharge. Median before and after use of macrolides decreased by 22% in the ED and 27% in the inpatient setting. A decrease in asthma and CAP codiagnosis was noted, but the change was not sustained.

CONCLUSIONS:
Low-cost strategies, including collaborative sharing, peer benchmarking, and coaching, increased judicious use of antibiotics in a diverse range of hospitals for pediatric CAP.
Psychiatric Disorders in Adolescents With Single Ventricle Congenital Heart Disease
Authors: DeMaso David R. , Calderon Johanna , Taylor George A. , Holland Jennifer E. , Stopp Christian , White Matthew T. , Bellinger David C. , Rivkin Michael J. , Wypij David , Newburger Jane W. 
Published: February 2017

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
Mental health outcomes for survivors of critical congenital heart disease (CHD) remain under-investigated. We sought to examine psychiatric disorders and psychosocial functioning in adolescents with single ventricle CHD and to explore whether patient-related risk factors predict dysfunction.

METHODS:
This cohort study recruited 156 adolescents with single ventricle CHD who underwent the Fontan procedure and 111 healthy referents. Participants underwent comprehensive psychiatric evaluation including a clinician-rated psychiatric interview and parent- and self-report ratings of anxiety, disruptive behavior, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and depressive symptoms. Risk factors for dysfunction included IQ, medical characteristics, and concurrent brain abnormalities.

RESULTS:
Adolescents with single ventricle CHD had higher rates of lifetime psychiatric diagnosis compared with referents (CHD: 65%, referent: 22%; P &lt; .001). Specifically, they had higher rates of lifetime anxiety disorder and ADHD (P &lt; .001 each). The CHD group scored lower on the primary psychosocial functioning measure, the Children’s Global Assessment Scale, than referents (CHD median [interquartile range]: 62 [54–66], referent: 85 [73–90]; P &lt; .001). The CHD group scored worse on measures of anxiety, disruptive behavior, and depressive symptoms. Genetic comorbidity did not impact most psychiatric outcomes. Risk factors for anxiety disorder, ADHD, and lower psychosocial functioning included lower birth weight, longer duration of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest, lower intellectual functioning, and male gender.

CONCLUSIONS:
Adolescents with single ventricle CHD display a high risk of psychiatric morbidity, particularly anxiety disorders and ADHD. Early identification of psychiatric symptoms is critical to the management of patients with CHD.
PENGARUH STORE ATMOSFER DAN PROMOSI PENJUALAN TERHADAP PEMBELIAN IMPULSIF DENGAN EMOSI POSITIF SEBAGAI VARIABEL INTERVENING
Authors: Rosyida Syafitri , Anjarwati Anik Lestari 
Published: February 2017

ABSTRACT Department store is one of the fast growing retail by 2015. As many as 27-62% of purchases that occur at department store is impulsive purchases. The purpose of this study is to analyze and discuss the influence of store atmosphere and sales promotions toward impulsive purchases with positive emotions as intervening variable. The type of this research is quantitative research. Using the technique of sampling nonprobability sampling with the total of 220 respondents drawn from visitors of Matahari department store Tunjungan Plaza Surabaya. The instrument used was the likert scale using question form and analysis with the path analysis used was AMOS 18. The result shows that there is a positive and Significant influence of store atmosphere and sales promotion Toward positive emotions. There is also positive and significant Influence of store atmosphere and positive emotions toward Impilsive purchases. But there is a positive and significant Influence of sales promotions toward impulsive purchases
Benchmarks and Blinders: How Canadian Women Utilize the Nutrition Facts Table
Authors: Dukeshire Steven , Nicks Emily 
Published: February 2017

Purpose: To better understand how consumers use the Nutrition Facts Table (NFT) in their everyday shopping decisions and food consumption habits. Methods: Thirteen Canadian females were interviewed about how they use the NFT in their food choices. Results: Different elements of the front of the package served different purposes. Health claims and health checks drew attention to the product, but were not highly trusted. Ingredient lists were used to find “real food.” NFTs were considered important with each participant reporting an individualized strategy for using the NFT characterized by the application of benchmarks and blinders. The term “blinders” reflected only seeing and using one specific nutrient by assessing whether or not it exceeded a certain “benchmark” established by the participant. Therefore, the level of one specific nutrient determined the healthfulness of the product and the subsequent purchase/consumption decision. Conclusions: Findings suggest that NFTs should be redesigned. Some ideas for redesign include only listing “unhealthy” nutrients, having serving sizes more congruent to what is eaten in a typical sitting, making it easier to identify when a food may be high in a nutrient, and providing ways to allow the NFT to be used to meet personal, individualized needs.
Thirty-day readmission and reoperation rates after single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion versus those after cervical disc replacement
Authors: Bhashyam Niketh , De la Garza Ramos Rafael , Nakhla Jonathan , Nasser Rani , Jada Ajit , Purvis Taylor E. , Sciubba Daniel M. , Kinon Merritt D. , Yassari Reza 
Published: February 2017

OBJECTIVE
The goal of this study was to compare 30-day readmission and reoperation rates after single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) versus those after cervical disc replacement (CDR).

METHODS
The authors used the 2013–2014 American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. Included were adult patients who underwent first-time single-level ACDF or CDR for cervical spondylosis or disc herniation. Primary outcome measures were readmission and/or reoperation within 30 days of the original surgery. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess the independent effect of the procedure (ACDF or CDR) on outcome, and results are presented as odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals.

RESULTS
A total of 6077 patients met the inclusion criteria; 5590 (92.0%) patients underwent single-level ACDF, and 487 (8.0%) patients underwent CDR. The readmission rates were 2.6% for ACDF and 0.4% for CDR (p = 0.003). When stratified according to age groups, only patients between the ages of 41 and 60 years who underwent ACDF had a significantly higher readmission rate than those who underwent CDR (2.5% vs 0.7%, respectively; p = 0.028). After controlling for patient age, sex, body mass index, smoking status, history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, hypertension, steroid use, and American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class, patients who underwent CDR were significantly less likely to undergo readmission within 30 days than patients who underwent ACDF (OR 0.23 [95% CI 0.06–0.95]; p = 0.041). Patients with a history of COPD (OR 1.97 [95% CI 1.08–3.57]; p = 0.026) or hypertension (OR 1.62 [95% CI 1.10–2.38]; p = 0.013) and those at ASA Class IV (OR 14.6 [95% CI 1.69–125.75]; p = 0.015) were significantly more likely to require readmission within 30 days. The reoperation rates were 1.2% for ACDF and 0.4% for CDR (p = 0.086), and multivariate analysis revealed that CDR was not associated with lower odds of reoperation (OR 0.60 [95% CI 0.14–2.55]; p = 0.492). However, increasing age was associated with a higher risk (OR 1.02 [95% CI 1.00–1.05]; p = 0.031) of reoperation; a 2% increase in risk per year of age was found.

CONCLUSIONS
Patients who underwent single-level ACDF had a higher readmission rate than those who underwent single-level CDR in this study. When stratified according to age, this effect was seen only in the 41- to 60-year age group. No significant difference in the 30-day single-level ACDF and single-level CDR reoperation rates was found. Although patients in the ACDF group were older and sicker, other unmeasured covariates might have accounted for the increased rate of readmission in this group, and further investigation is encouraged.