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Engaging public servants
Authors: De Simone Silvia , Cicotto Gianfranco , Pinna Roberta , Giustiniano Luca 
Published: August 2016

Purpose– Considering the ongoing international debate on the role of public administrations in economic systems, the interest around public service motivation (PSM) has significantly grown among practitioners and scholars in the past two decades. Following the research streams that have investigated topics of organizational behavior within the public context, the purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of PSM on public employees’ feelings of job satisfaction. The novelty of the study lies in linking some characteristics of the work context presumed to be more prevalent in public organizations with specific job characteristics, regarded as relevant antecedents of job satisfaction.Design/methodology/approach– The study is based on two complementary studies conducted in an Italian public administration. The paper shows how PSM influences job satisfaction, job engagement, and life satisfaction.Findings– This paper shows how PSM influences job satisfaction, job engagement, and life satisfaction. The findings display how job engagement affects both job and life satisfaction in such contexts. Additionally, the findings display how job engagement affects both job and life satisfaction in such contexts.Research limitations/implications– Although based on a specific context of public administration, the analysis allows some generalizations.Originality/value– Based on these results, the paper contributes to two main streams of the literature. First, it enriches the existing research on PSM by analyzing how it can be managed in complex organizations. Second, it informs the literature on job satisfaction and work-related stress and relates to the intersection between organizational behavior and human resource management that informs the drawing up of HR policies. Furthermore, the paper sheds new light on how to deal with such problems and at the same time opens new avenues for investigations.
Decision rules, escalation of commitment and sensitivity to framing in group decision-making
Authors: Curseu Petru Lucian , Schruijer Sandra G. L. , Fodor Oana Catalina 
Published: August 2016

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to test the influence of collaborative and consultative decision rules on groups’ sensitivity to framing effect (FE) and escalation of commitment (EOC).Design/methodology/approach– In an experimental study (using a sample of 233 professionals with project management experience), the authors test the effects of collaborative and consultative decision rules on groups’ sensitivity to EOC and FE. The authors use four group decision-making tasks to evaluate decision consistency across gain/loss framed decision situations and six decision tasks to evaluate EOC for money as well as time as resources previously invested in the initial decisions.Findings– The results show that the collaborative decision rule increases sensitivity to EOC when financial resources are involved and decreases sensitivity to EOC when time is of essence. Moreover, the authors show that the collaborative decision rule decreases sensitivity to FE in group decision making.Research limitations/implications– The results have important implications for group rationality as an emergent group level competence by extending the insights concerning the impact of decision rules on emergent group level cognitive competencies. Due to the experimental nature of the design, the authors can probe the causal relations between the investigated variables, yet the authors cannot generalize the results to other settings.Practical implications– Managers can use the insights of this study in order to optimize the functioning of decision-making groups and to reduce their sensitivity to FEs and EOC.Originality/value– The study extends the research on group rationality and it is one of the few experimental attempts used to understand the role of decision rules on emergent group level rationality.
An efficient resource allocation in strategic management using a novel hybrid method
Authors: Wudhikarn Ratapol 
Published: August 2016

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to suggest a novel hybrid method by integrating a decision sciences approach with balanced scorecard (BSC) in order to scientifically enable the efficient strategic management of an organization under limited resources. The proposed research model endeavors to improve critical basis deficiencies of the original BSC as well as formerly improved forms of BSC by appropriately integrating three disparate methods: BSC, analytic network process (ANP), and zero-one goal programming (ZOGP).Design/methodology/approach– The designed approach is separated into three major parts. At first, the traditional BSC, concentrating on both financial and intellectual capital, was adopted as the strategic management framework, and then priorities as well as the importance of tactical drivers derived from BSC application were consecutively identified by the application of ANP. Finally, the study further applied the obtained results of integrated BSC and ANP to ZOGP in order to scientifically identify the optimal strategic investment under simulated constraints of the considered organization.Findings– An application of BSC, ANP, and ZOGP with a case study of an academic institution provided an improved strategic management approach for optimally and scientifically utilizing the limited resources of the organization. The suggested results indicated that only 11 of the 23 strategic projects should be executed. Moreover, the selected tactical tasks would efficiently use less than 36 percent of the strategic expenses of the traditional management approach.Originality/value– Based on the intensive literature reviews, the proposed method could be determined as a novel hybrid approach. It newly conveyed the practical management approach by innovatively including the proper decision sciences method to BSC. This improvement scientifically considered on the resource allocation process that has never been studied before in formerly improved BSC.
Crisis Leadership by Mayors: A Qualitative Content Analysis of Newspapers and Social Media on the MH17 Disaster
Authors: Jong Wouter , Dückers Michel L. A. , van der Velden Peter G. 
Published: August 2016

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crashed in the Ukraine on 17 July 2014 with 193 Dutch passengers on board. The present study assessed which MH17‐related activities (or absence of certain activities) of 54 mayors from the Netherlands were mentioned in (social) media and if and how they were evaluated. Analyses of newspaper articles and social media showed that public ‘meaning making’ and ‘remembering’ by mayors can be considered as a table stake or conditio sine qua non. Mayors are expected to speak at memorials and attend community activities. Strong appreciation was however retrieved from victims’ families whenever mayors visited them with a listening ear in the privacy of their homes, demonstrating the role mayors can fulfil as mourners‐in‐chief in local communities.
Alcohol consumption, smoking, and drug use in pregnancy: Prevalence and risk factors in Southern Thailand
Authors: Assanangkornchai Sawitri , Saingam Darika , Apakupakul Nualta , Edwards J Guy 
Published: August 2016

AbstractIntroductionSubstance use during pregnancy contributes to the risk of adverse health outcomes in mothers and children—in utero and during later development. In this study, we investigated the prevalence of substance use and associated factors in pregnant women receiving antenatal care in public hospitals in Thailand.MethodsWomen (3578) attending 7 antenatal care clinics in Songkhla for the first time during their current pregnancy were interviewed with a structured questionnaire focusing on demographic data, obstetric history, use of alcohol, tobacco, and other substances, and the General Health Questionnaire was administered. The use of substances was confirmed with the ultrarapid version of the Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test and urine tests, which were also administered to 1 in 5 to 10 randomly selected women whose screening results were negative.ResultsBased on self‐reports and General Health Questionnaire results, the weighted prevalence of alcohol, tobacco, or illicit substance use and that of “mental health problems” were 5.6% (95% confidence interval [CI], 4.9‐6.4) and 29.2% (95% CI, 27.5‐30.9), respectively. On the basis of the ultrarapid version of the Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test and urine tests, the prevalence of likely substance use disorder during the 3 months prior to assessment was 1.2% (95% CI, 0.8‐1.5) and 7.7% (95% CI, 4.6‐10.7), respectively. Factors associated with substance use were religion, unmarried status, unplanned pregnancy, previous abortion, and current mental health problem.DiscussionOur results emphasize the need for identification of substance use and mental health problems, with the help of questionnaires and biological markers, followed by early intervention.
Mental health status following severe sulfur mustard exposure: a long‐term study of Iranian war survivors
Authors: Khateri Shahriar , Soroush Mohammadreza , Mokhber Naghmeh , Sedighimoghaddam Mohammadreza , Modirian Ehsan , Mousavi Batool , Mousavi Seyed Javad , Hosseini Maryam 
Published: August 2016

AbstractIntroductionThis study aimed to describe the mental health status of sulfur mustard–exposed survivors suffering from severe respiratory and ophthalmological problems.MethodsOut of 450 invited Iran‐Iraq War survivors of sulfur mustard exposure with severe symptoms, 350 participated in this cross‐sectional study. Mental health status was assessed using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition, criteria. Fisher exact test, Pearson chi‐square test, and chi‐square test were used to assess any relationship, and the independent‐sample t test was employed to compare differences between the veterans with ocular and pulmonary injuries.ResultsThere were 60.9% (n = 213) survivors who suffered from mental disorders. Among them, 39.7% (n = 139) were previously untreated and required the initiation of psychiatric treatment. The prevalence of anxiety and mood disorders among all survivors was 40.6% (n = 142) and 32.0% (n = 112), respectively. The most common anxiety and mood disorders were posttraumatic stress disorder (32.9%, n = 115) and major depressive disorder (22.3%, n = 78), respectively. Psychiatric disorders were more prevalent in cases with severe pulmonary chemical injury than in subjects with severe ophthalmologic chemical injury. Significant relationships were found between the types of psychiatric disorders and age, education, and occupation (P < .05).ConclusionThe psychiatric morbidity in the chemically injured populations was remarkable and significantly different between the populations. The prevalence of mental illness in these groups highlights the need for the appropriate provision of mental health services.
Modern pollen assemblages from surface lake sediments and their environmental implications on the southwestern Tibetan Plateau
Authors: Ma Qingfeng , Zhu Liping , Lu Xinmiao , Wang Yong , Guo Yun , Wang Junbo , Ju Jianting , Peng Ping , Tang Lingyu 
Published: August 2016

The relationships amongst modern pollen assemblages, vegetation, climate and human activity are the basis for reconstructing palaeoenvironmental changes using pollen records. It is important to determine these relationships at regional scales due to the development of vegetation under different climatic conditions and human activities. In this paper, we report on an analysis of modern pollen assemblages of 31 surface lake samples from 31 lakes (one sample per lake) on the southwestern Tibetan Plateau where the knowledge of modern pollen and their relationships with vegetation, climate and human activities is insufficient. The region includes five vegetation zones: sub‐alpine shrub steppe, alpine steppe, alpine meadow and steppe ecotone, mountain desert and alpine desert. The lakes span a wide range of mean annual precipitation (50–500 mm) and mean annual temperature (−8 to 6 °C). Modern pollen assemblages from our samples mainly consist of herb taxa (Artemisia, Cyperaceae, Poaceae, Chenopodiaceae, etc.) and some tree taxa (Pinus, Fagaceae, Alnus, etc.). The results indicate that modern pollen assemblages are able to reflect the main vegetation distribution. Redundancy analysis for the main pollen types and environmental variables shows that precipitation is the leading factor that influences the pollen distribution in the study area with the first axis capturing 13.7% of the variance in the pollen data set. The Artemisia/Chenopodiaceae ratio is valid for separating the desert component (<2) from the steppe and other vegetation zones (>2) but is unable to distinguish moisture variations. The Artemisia/Cyperaceae ratio is able to identify meadows (<1) and steppes (>1) and can be used as a moisture index on the southwestern Tibetan Plateau. Our results show that an appropriate range is needed for a modern pollen data set in order to perform pollen‐based quantitative climate reconstructions in one region. It is essential to perform modern studies before using pollen ratios to reconstruct palaeovegetation and palaeoclimate at a regional scale.
A reconstruction of the North Atlantic since the earliest Jurassic
Authors: Barnett‐Moore Nicholas , Müller Dietmar R. , Williams Simon , Skogseid Jakob , Seton Maria 
Published: August 2016

AbstractThe stretched continental margins of the North Atlantic region record a plate kinematic history dominated by major episodes of extension since the Late Palaeozoic. Accounting for the restoration of this stretched continental crust across the region, and the subsequent derivation of plausible full‐fit configurations between these continents, prior to extension, still remains unresolved. Previous plate reconstructions have highlighted difficulties such as determining the amount of extension to be distributed across the multiple episodes of rifting, or defining the distribution of extension across intraplate deformation occurring adjacent to the rifting of two major continents. Here, we implement a new approach to derive a set of total reconstruction poles based on a full‐fit, palinspastic restoration of the conjugate margins that considers the rifting evolution of the North Atlantic in a regional plate kinematic context since the Earliest Jurassic. Gravity inversion forms the basis of our regional crustal thickness estimates, and aids in the identification of thinned continental crust. Our crustal restoration estimates are computed in multiple phases along margin segments in accordance with the timing of their major rifting episodes. Our model predicts a full‐fit, prerift, palaeogeographic position of all the major continents across the North Atlantic; and predicts a time‐dependent evolution of multiple phases of extension including regional divergence directions, consistent with previous observations. Our plate model represents a new approach to plate kinematic reconstructions incorporating the application of a multiphase restoration methodology applied in a major regional context, constrained by the synthesis of several different geological and geophysical data sets.
Vonoprazan is superior to proton pump inhibitors in healing artificial ulcers of the stomach post‐endoscopic submucosal dissection: A propensity score‐matching analysis
Authors: Maruoka Daisuke , Arai Makoto , Kasamatsu Shingo , Ishigami Hideaki , Taida Takashi , Okimoto Kenichiro , Saito Keiko , Matsumura Tomoaki , Nakagawa Tomoo , Katsuno Tatsuro , Yokosuka Osamu 
Published: August 2016

Background and AimProton pump inhibitors (PPI) are effective at healing artificial ulcers after endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for gastric neoplasms; however, the efficacy of vonoprazan is not completely understood. The aim of the present study was to determine the healing effect of vonoprazan on artificial ulcers post‐gastric ESD relative to PPI.MethodsThirty‐five patients who underwent gastric ESD between April and November 2015 were treated with vonoprazan 20 mg/day for 4 weeks and subsequently underwent endoscopy for evaluation of ulcer size (V group). Ulcer contraction rate was determined by the following formula: ([ESD specimen size] – [ulcer size at 4 weeks after ESD])/(ESD specimen size) × 100%. We compared the results with those of a historical control group treated with esomeprazole 20 mg/day for 4 weeks after gastric ESD and subsequently measured their ulcer size (33 patients, E group) by propensity score‐matching methods.ResultsSixty‐two subjects were enrolled after propensity score‐matching. Ulcer contraction rate at 4 weeks after ESD in the V group was significantly higher than that of the E group (97.7 ± 3.2% vs 94.5 ± 6.7%, respectively, P = 0.025). Number of subjects with a scar‐stage ulcer (100% contraction rate) tended to be higher in the V group relative to the E group (32% [10 of 31] vs 13% [4 of 31], respectively, P = 0.070, McNemar's chi‐squared test).ConclusionVonoprazan has a faster post‐gastric ESD artificial ulcer contraction rate than esomeprazole. Vonoprazan may supersede PPI in treating post‐ESD artificial ulcers of the stomach.
A pediatric institutional acute stroke protocol improves timely access to stroke treatment
Authors: Shack Melissa , Andrade Andrea , Shah‐Basak Priyanka P , Shroff Manohar , Moharir Mahendranath , Yau Ivanna , Askalan Rand , MacGregor Daune , Rafay Mubeen F , deVeber Gabrielle A ,   Acute Stroke Protocol study group
Published: August 2016

AimWe aimed to evaluate whether an institutional acute stroke protocol (ASP) could accelerate the diagnosis and secondary treatment of pediatric stroke.MethodWe initiated an ASP in 2005. We compared 209 children (125 males, 84 females; median age 4.8y, interquartile range [IQR] 1.2–9.3y, range 0.09–17.7y) diagnosed with arterial ischemic stroke ‘pre‐protocol’ (1992–2004) to 112 children (60 males, 52 females; median age 5.8y, IQR 1.0–11.4y, range 0.08–17.7y) diagnosed ‘post‐protocol’ (2005–2012) for time‐to‐diagnosis, mode of diagnostic imaging, and time‐to‐treatment with antithrombotic medication (aspirin or anticoagulants).ResultsOverall, the interval from symptom onset to diagnosis was similar post‐protocol compared to pre‐protocol (20.3 vs 22.7h; p=0.109), although mild strokes (Pediatric National Institute of Health Stroke Scale [PedNIHSS] 0–4), were diagnosed faster post‐protocol (12.1 vs 36.3h; p=0.003). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was the initial diagnostic modality more often post‐protocol (25% vs 1.4%; p<0.001). Initial MRI was more accurate for diagnosing stroke than initial CT (100% vs 47%; p<0.001) with similar time‐to‐diagnosis. The proportion of children receiving antithrombotic medication within 24 hours doubled in the post‐protocol period (83% vs 36%; p<0.001).InterpretationA pediatric ASP accelerated time‐to‐treatment, time‐to‐diagnosis in children with subtle strokes, and increased MRI as initial imaging, reducing the need for computed tomography. Implementing optimized ASPs can facilitate more timely access to diagnosis and management of children with acute stroke.
A cold plasma jet accelerates wound healing in a murine model of full‐thickness skin wounds
Authors: Schmidt Anke , Bekeschus Sander , Wende Kristian , Vollmar Brigitte , von Woedtke Thomas 
Published: August 2016

AbstractCold plasma has been successfully applied in several fields of medicine that require, for example, pathogen inactivation, implant functionalization or alteration of cellular activity. Previous studies have provided evidence that plasma supports the healing of wounds owing to its beneficial mixtures of reactive species and modulation of inflammation in cells and tissues. To investigate the wound healing activity of an atmospheric pressure plasma jet in vivo, we examined the cold plasma's efficacy on dermal regeneration in a murine model of dermal full‐thickness ear wound. Over 14 days, female mice received daily plasma treatment. Quantitative analysis by transmitted light microscopy demonstrated a significantly accelerated wound re‐epithelialization at days 3–9 in comparison with untreated controls. In vitro, cold plasma altered keratinocyte and fibroblast migration, while both cell types showed significant stimulation resulting in accelerated closure of gaps in scratch assays. This plasma effect correlated with the downregulation of the gap junctional protein connexin 43 which is thought to be important in the regulation of wound healing. In addition, plasma induced profound changes in adherence junctions and cytoskeletal dynamics as shown by downregulation of E‐cadherin and several integrins as well as actin reorganization. Our results theorize cold plasma to be a beneficial treatment option supplementing existing wound therapies.
Summer profundal hypoxia determines the coupling of methanotrophic production and the pelagic food web in a subtropical reservoir
Authors: Ho Pei‐Chi , Okuda Noboru , Miki Takeshi , Itoh Masayuki , Shiah Fuh‐Kwo , Chang Chun‐Wei , Hsiao Silver Sung‐Yun , Kao Shuh‐Ji , Fujibayashi Megumu , Hsieh Chih‐Hao 
Published: August 2016

Summary

We investigated how profundal redox conditions determine the inter‐annual variation in methane oxidising bacteria (MOB) contribution to zooplankton production in a deep subtropical reservoir. Two hydrological regimes which affect MOB activity are considered: (i) reduced MOB activity resulting from high profundal oxygen saturation promoted by water column disturbance during the period of summer stratification; and (ii) increased MOB activity due to high profundal oxygen saturation during winter mixing.

Four years of field stable‐isotope analyses revealed that oxygen saturation of profundal waters during summer stratification was negatively correlated with winter MOB contribution. This relationship is consistent with our theoretical ecosystem modelling.

Although the ecosystem model simulation predicted positive effects of profundal oxygen supply during winter mixing on MOB contribution, the stable isotope mixing model indicated that the effects were secondary. Winter oxygen supply did not enhance MOB activity when methane accumulation during the preceding summer was low.

Our findings suggest that summer profundal hypoxia plays the primary role in determining methanotrophic food‐web activity and methane‐derived carbon cycling in deep lakes.
Postpartum education and lifestyle changes for preventing type 2 diabetes in Turkish women with previous gestational diabetes: A retrospective study
Authors: Aluş Tokat Merlinda , Sancı Muzafer , Girgeç Semra , Kulhan Nur Gözde , Özcan Çiler Yeygel 
Published: August 2016

BackgroundWomen with previous gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have at least sevenfold increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes compared with non‐GDM mothers. The risk can be decreased by self‐care measures.AimThe aim of this study was to explore the postpartum education and lifestyle changes of Turkish women with previous GDM.MethodThis was a retrospective descriptive epidemiological study. A total of 111 women who had given birth within the previous 3–4 years were interviewed by telephone between December 2013 and April 2014.ResultsThe 83.8% of the women with GDM had not received education related to exercise, while 40.5% received no education regarding the importance of diet. More importantly, while 68.5% had been informed about testing blood glucose levels postpartum, a large majority, 69.3%, did not know for how long they would have had to continue testing their glucose levels. However, 31.3% of those who monitored their glucose levels had glucose intolerance. In terms of lifestyle changes, less than half of the women, 48.6%, had made changes in their diet and the majority, 51.4%, were inactive.ConclusionWomen need access to sustained education and supportive counselling both to motivate and to minimize the risk of type 2 diabetes after GDM.