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Observations on the behavior of Caenolestes fuliginosus (Tomes, 1863) (Marsupialia, Paucituberculata, Caenolestidae) in captivity
Authors: Martin Gabriel M. , González-Chávez Baltazar 
Published: January 2016

AbstractWe describe the behavior in captivity of the dusky shrew-opossum Caenolestes fuliginosus from 17 specimens captured at Finca La Martinica (Colombia), which were kept alive in plastic terraria for different periods of time (between 1 and 12 consecutive days). We found that C. fuliginosus can climb and jump well and uses its nonprehensile tail as a support when climbing. Feeding observations showed a preference towards an animalivorous diet, which included moths/butterflies (Insecta, Lepidoptera), stick-insects (Insecta, Phasmatoidea), flatworms (Platyhelminthes, Turbellaria), earthworms (Annelida, Oligochaeta), frogs (Amphibia, e.g., Pristimantis sp.), and dead rodents (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae, e.g., Microryzomys sp., Thomasomys sp.). Individuals were active throughout the day and night, with no indication of daily torpor. Our observations showed C. fuliginosus is not aggressive towards congeners and often aggregates during rest, especially when several individuals are placed together. Unlike other New World marsupials, C. fuliginosus showed nonagonistic group feeding behavior when consuming carcasses. Stereotyped behavior patterns (e.g., grooming) were not frequently observed. Our work provides comparative information for further studies on caenolestids and other New World marsupials.En este trabajo describimos el comportamiento en cautiverio del ratón Runcho, Caenolestes fuliginosus, a partir de la observación directa de 17 individuos capturados en Finca La Martinica (Colombia), que fueron mantenidos en terrarios plásticos por diferentes períodos de tiempo (entre 1 y 12 días consecutivos). Observamos que C. fuliginosus puede trepar y saltar bien, usando su cola no prensil como soporte al trepar. Los individuos mostraron preferencias alimenticias hacia una dieta animalívora que incluyó: polillas/mariposas (Insecta, Lepidoptera), insectos palo (Insecta, Phasmatoidea), gusanos planos de vida libre (Platyhelminthes, Turbellaria), lombrices (Annelida, Oligochaeta), ranas/sapos (Amphibia, e.g., Pristimantis sp.) y roedores muertos (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae, e.g., Microryzomys sp., Thomasomys sp.). Observamos actividad durante todo el día y la noche, sin preferencias, y no observamos torpor en ningún individuo. Los individuos no mostraron comportamiento agresivo hacia sus congéneres y, con frecuencia, se juntaron para descansar unos sobre otros. A diferencia de otros marsupiales del nuevo mundo, C. fuliginosus no mostró comportamiento agonístico cuando se alimenta de cadáveres. Patrones estereotipados de comportamiento (e.g., limpieza) no fueron frecuentemente observados. Nuestro trabajo aporta información comparativa para futuros estudios sobre el comportamiento de otros cenoléstidos y marsupiales del nuevo mundo.
Information Transfer at Hospital Discharge: A Systematic Review
Authors: Kattel Sharma , Manning Dennis M. , Erwin Patricia J. , Wood Harrison , Kashiwagi Deanne T. , Murad Mohammad Hassan 
Published: January 2016

Background
Prompt, complete, and accurate information transfer at the time of discharge between hospital-based and primary care providers (PCPs) is needed for the provision of safe and effective care.

Purpose of the Study
To evaluate timeliness, quality, and interventions to improve timeliness and quality of hospital discharge summaries.

Data Sources
PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Web of Science, and Scopus database published in English between January 2007 and February 2014 were searched. We also hand-searched bibliographies of relevant articles.

Study Selection
Observational studies investigating transfer of information at hospital discharge (n = 7) and controlled studies evaluating interventions to improve timeliness and quality of discharge information (n = 12) were included.

Data Extraction
We extracted data on availability, timeliness, and content of hospital discharge summaries and on the effectiveness of interventions targeting discharge summaries. Results of studies are presented narratively and using descriptive statistics.

Data Synthesis
Across the studies, discharge summaries were completed within 48 hours in a median of 67% and were available to PCPs within 48 hours only 55% of the time. Most of the time, discharge summaries included demographics, primary diagnosis, hospital course, and discharge instructions. However, information was limited to pending test results (25%), diagnostic tests performed (60%), and postdischarge medications (78%). In 6 interventional studies, implementation of electronic discharge summaries was associated with improvement in timeliness but not quality.

Conclusions
Delayed or insufficient transfer of discharge information between hospital-based providers and PCPs remains common. Creation of electronic discharge summaries seems to improve timeliness and availability but does not consistently improve quality.
Deep, Staged Transcriptomic Resources for the Novel Coleopteran ModelsAtrachya menetriesiandCallosobruchus maculatus
Authors: Benton Matthew A. , Kenny Nathan J. , Conrads Kai H. , Roth Siegfried , Lynch Jeremy A. 
Published: January 2016

AbstractDespite recent efforts to sample broadly across metazoan and insect diversity, current sequence resources in the Coleoptera do not adequately describe the diversity of the clade. Here we present deep, staged transcriptomic data for two coleopteran species,Atrachya menetriesi(Faldermann 1835) andCallosobruchus maculatus(Fabricius 1775). Our sampling covered key stages in ovary and early embryonic development in each species. We utilized this data to build combined assemblies for each species which were then analysed in detail. The combinedA. menetriesiassembly consists of 228,096 contigs with an N50 of 1,598 bp, while the combinedC. maculatusassembly consists of 128,837 contigs with an N50 of 2,263 bp. For these assemblies, 34.6% and 32.4% of contigs were identified using Blast2GO, and 97% and 98.3% of the BUSCO set of metazoan orthologs were present, respectively. We also carried out manual annotation of developmental signalling pathways and found that nearly all expected genes were present in each transcriptome. Our analyses show that both transcriptomes are of high quality. Lastly, we performed read mapping utilising our timed, stage specific RNA samples to identify differentially expressed contigs. The resources presented here will provide a firm basis for a variety of experimentation, both in developmental biology and in comparative genomic studies.
Flood policy in Spain: a review for the period 1983-2013
Authors: Olcina Jorge , Sauri David , Hernández Maria , Ribas Anna 
Published: January 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to assess the main changes regarding flood policy in Spain during the period 1983-2013, that is right after the large and very damaging episodes of 1982-1983 in Valencia, Catalonia and the Basque Country.

Design/methodology/approach
– This is above all a review paper that looks retrospectively at flood policy in Spain during the past three decades. In order to collect and organize the information the authors follow the methodology of the IPCC regarding vulnerability studies. That is, the authors provide evidence for an overall assessment of the evolution of exposure, sensibility and adaptive capacity to floods in Spain for the period of reference. The authors approach these issues through the own experience and expertise on this subject as noted in the reference list.

Findings
– While exposure to floods has generally increased (especially after the massive growth of urbanization in flood prone land of the 1990s and early 2000s) overall flood policy has contributed to make Spain less sensible and more adapted to floods. Still some issues remain unsolved especially the control of urban growth and the adaptation of the built environment to floods. For these reasons absolute economic losses from floods may continue to be important in the future (perhaps more so with climate change) even though, overall, Spanish society may have become less vulnerable and therefore more resilient than in the past.

Originality/value
– The paper provides a retrospective study and assessment of policies taken and their changes regarding floods at a national level over a long period of time (30 years) which is a theme still relatively little explored in the scientific literature on this hazard.
Heterogeneity analysis of the effects of technology progress on carbon intensity in China
Authors: Li Ke , Lin Boqiang 
Published: January 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of technology progress on carbon intensity in China. Abatement of carbon emission has become one of the most important targets for the Chinese government. Numerous studies confirm that technology progress is the main factor responsible for reduction in CI. However, very few studies analyze the impacts of technology progress on CI for various regions. There is also inadequate knowledge on the transmission mechanisms of the impacts. These are the motivations for this research.

Design/methodology/approach
– Given energy consumption and CO2 emissions, an improved MLPI, which stands for the generalized technology progress related to energy and environment, is introduced and decomposed into technical and efficiency changes. Using a panel data of 30 provinces from 1997 to 2012, the authors construct different panel data models to investigate the effects of technology progress (and its decomposition elements) on CI.

Findings
– Results show that technology progress is conducive for reducing CI, with the main factor being technical change. It also finds that the two components of technology progress have completely different effects in the three regions of China. Dynamic panel data models with threshold effects indicate that capital deepening enforces and weakens the negative effects of technical change and efficiency change on CI.

Originality/value
– The above conclusions provide new evidences for policy-makers with respect to capital deepening, technical innovation and allocative efficiency enhancement with a view to achieving CI reduction.
Assessing the internalization of the mission
Authors: Marimon Frederic , Mas-Machuca Marta , Rey Carlos 
Published: January 2016

Purpose– Many companies have a mission statement that they disseminate through corporate communication to stakeholders and particularly to employees. However, the communication action alone does not ensure that employees take true “ownership” of the mission. Having a mission and internalizing that mission are quite different. The purpose of this paper is to provide a scale to assess the internalization of the mission (IM). Additionally, the authors explore the relationship between IM and organizational alignment.Design/methodology/approach– Based on previous research on mission internalization, the authors test the conditions necessary for reaching true mission internalization. A first sample of 132 managers from two companies was used for an exploratory analysis: thereafter, a second universal sample of 400 people was used to confirm the scale. Structural Equation Modeling was used to analyze the dimensions deployed in the latent IM construct. This construct has been examined as a second-order factor. A multi-group analysis across these two companies provides nomological validation of the IM scale.Findings– A scale of 18 items gathered under five dimensions is proposed. Accordingly, the findings are that IM comprises five dimensions: leadership, importance, knowledge, co-workers’ engagement and implication. The five dimensions count equally for the IM.Practical implications– This study provides a useful measure to assess the IM. To achieve a good degree of internalization across employees, the employees must feel that the mission is worthy of engagement and that it is aligned with their personal values.Originality/value– The paper addresses gaps in the current literature on mission statements regarding the effective implementation of the corporate mission. The results can serve as criteria for managers to obtain better IM for all employees.
Methodology of technological evolution for three-dimensional printing
Authors: Park Sangsung , Kim Juhwan , Lee Hongchul , Jang Dongsik , Jun Sunghae 
Published: January 2016

Purpose
– An increasing amount of attention is being paid to three-dimensional (3D) printing technology. The technology itself is based on diverse technologies such as laser beams and materials. Hence, 3D printing technology is a converging technology that produces 3D objects using a 3D printer. To become technologically competitive, many companies and nations are developing technologies for 3D printing. So to know its technological evolution is meaningful for developing 3D printing in the future. The paper aims to discuss these issues.

Design/methodology/approach
– To get technological competitiveness of 3D printing, the authors should know the most important and essential technology for 3D printing. An understanding of the technological evolution of 3D printing is needed to forecast its future technologies and build the R
&
D planning needed for 3D printing. In this paper, the authors propose a methodology to analyze the technological evolution of 3D printing. The authors analyze entire patent documents related to 3D printing to construct a technological evolution model. The authors use the statistical methods such as time series regression, association analysis based on graph theory, and principal component analysis for patent analysis of 3D printing technology.

Findings
– Using the proposed methodology, the authors show the technological analysis results of 3D printing and predict its future aspects. Though many and diverse technologies are developed and involved in 3D printing, the authors know only a few technologies take lead the technological evolution of 3D printing. In this paper, the authors find this evolution of technology management for 3D printing.

Practical implications
– If not all, most people would agree that 3D printing technology is one of the leading technologies to improve the quality of life. So, many companies have developed a number of technologies if they were related to 3D printing. But, most of them have not been considered practical. These were not effective research and development for 3D printing technology. In the study, the authors serve a methodology to select the specific technologies for practical used of 3D printing.

Originality/value
– Diverse predictions for 3D printing technology have been introduced in many academic and industrial fields. Most of them were made by subjective approaches depended on the knowledge and experience of the experts concerning 3D printing technology. So, they could be fluctuated according to the congregated expert groups, and be unstable for efficient R
&
D planning. To solve this problem, the authors study on more objective approach to predict the future state of 3D printing by analyzing the patent data of the developed results so far achieved. The contribution of this research is to take a new departure for understanding 3D printing technology using objective and quantitative methods.
Transaction costs and the sharing economy
Authors: Hansen Henten Anders , Maria Windekilde Iwona 
Published: January 2016

Purpose
The paper aims to discuss the so-called sharing economy from a business modeling and industrial structure perspective. The illustrative cases examined are Airbnb and Uber. The research question raised is concerned with the extent to which transaction cost theory can be used to explain the changing industrial structures in the application areas that the Internet-based platforms are addressing and how other theoretical frameworks can be helpful in understanding these developments.

Design/methodology/approach
As the sharing economy topic is relatively new, the paper takes its point of departure in a brief overview of the different issues discussed in the academic literature and the press regarding this emerging phenomenon. The paper presents relevant theoretical approaches to analyzing business models of sharing platforms and industrial structure implications. It, thereafter, presents the cases of Airbnb and Uber to discuss the relevance of the theories put forward.

Findings
The paper concludes by proposing a theoretical framework for analyzing the structural implications of the sharing economy based on theories on multi-sided platforms, transaction costs and substitution and complementation.

Research limitations/implications
The research implications are to establish a comprehensive theory framework for analyzing the development of commercial sharing platforms.

Originality/value
The originality and value of the paper is related to the novelty of topic and the development of a theory framework for analyzing the business models of commercial sharing platforms. Only little has been written from an academic analytical perspective on the sharing economy, and there is a need for developing a coherent framework for analyzing these developments.
Non-destructive detection methods for discontinuities of interconnection structures
Authors: Blecha Tomas 
Published: January 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the non-destructive methods for detection and localization of interconnection structure discontinuities based on the signal analysis in the frequency and time domain.

Design/methodology/approach
– The paper deals with the discontinuity characterization of interconnection structures created on substrates used for electronics, and methods for their detection and localization, based on the frequency analysis of transmitted signals. Used analyses are based on the theoretical approach for the solution of discontinuity electrical parameters and are the base for diagnostic methods of discontinuity identification.

Findings
– The measurement results of reflection parameters, frequency spectrums of transmitted signals and characteristic impedance values are presented on test samples containing multiple line cracks and their width reduction.

Practical implications
– Obtained results can be used practically, not only for the detection of transmission lines discontinuities on printed circuit boards but also in other applications, such as the quality assessment of bonded joints.

Originality/value
– Developed methods allow the quick identification and localization of particular discontinuities without the destruction of tested devices.
Effects of the inverse alpha‐agonist doxazosin in allergic rhinitis
Authors: Manoharan A. , Morrison A. E. , Lipworth B. J. 
Published: January 2016

SummaryBackgroundWe examined the paradoxical hypothesis that the alpha‐receptor inverse agonist doxazosin might produce beneficial effects in allergic rhinitis.ObjectivesTo evaluate single and chronic dosing effects of doxazosin on nasal airflow and symptoms in allergic rhinitis.MethodsFifteen patients randomized to receive 3–5 weeks of oral doxazosin 4 mg daily or placebo in crossover fashion. Measurements were taken at baseline and after first and last doses.ResultsThere was a fall in peak nasal inspiratory flow (PNIF) between baseline vs. first dose of doxazosin: mean difference −19 L/min (95% CI −35 to −2) P = 0.03, with recovery between first and last doses: 21 L/min (95% CI 7–34) P = 0.006. Nasal visual analogue scale (VAS) and blockage scores were worse between baseline vs. first dose of doxazosin: mean difference VAS −10 mm (95% CI −18 to −2) P = 0.02, blockage −0.7 (95% CI −1.3 to −0.1) P = 0.02, with recovery between first and last doses: VAS 15 mm (95% CI 4–25) P = 0.009, blockage 1.1 (95% CI 0.5–1.6) P = 0.001. The oxymetazoline dose–response for PNIF was blunted after single vs chronic dosing with doxazosin: mean difference −17 L/min (95% CI −30 to −4) P = 0.01. Heart rate and diastolic blood pressure showed the same pattern. There was a significant difference between doxazosin and placebo for nasal blockage score and heart rate after single but not chronic dosing.ConclusionsThere was a disconnect between single and chronic dosing effects of doxazosin for nasal symptoms, oxymetazoline response and cardiovascular outcomes, in turn suggesting alpha‐1 receptor up‐regulation.
The effect of an inhibitor of gut serotonin (LP533401) during the induction of periodontal disease
Authors: Lima G. M. G. , Corazza B. J. M. , Moraes R. M. , de Oliveira F. E. , de Oliveira L. D. , Franco G. C. N. , Perrien D. S. , Elefteriou F. , Anbinder A. L. 
Published: January 2016

Background and ObjectiveLP533401 is an inhibitor of tryptophan hydroxylase 1, which regulates serotonin production in the gut. Previous work indicates that LP533401 has an anabolic effect in bone. Thus, we hypothesized that inhibition of gut serotonin production may modulate the host response in periodontal disease. In this study, we aimed to analyze the effects of LP533401 in a rat periodontitis model to evaluate the role of gut serotonin in periodontitis pathophysiology.Material and MethodsTwenty‐four rats were divided into three groups: treated group (T: ligature‐induced periodontal disease and LP533401, 25 mg/kg/d) by gavage; ligature group (L: ligature‐induced periodontal disease only); and control group (C: without ligature‐induced periodontal disease). After 28 d, radiographic alveolar bone support was measured on digital radiographs, and alveolar bone volume fraction, tissue mineral density and trabeculae characteristics were quantified by microcomputed tomography in the right hemi‐mandible. Left hemi‐mandibles were decalcified and alveolar bone loss, attachment loss and area of collagen in the gingiva were histologically analyzed.ResultsSignificant difference between the L and C groups was found, confirming that periodontal disease was induced. We observed no difference between the T and L groups regarding alveolar bone destruction and area of collagen.ConclusionLP533401 (25 mg/kg/d) for 28 d does not prevent bone loss and does not modulate host response in a rat model of induced periodontal disease.
Cyclosporine A promotes cell proliferation, collagen and α‐smooth muscle actin expressions in rat gingival fibroblasts by Smad3 activation and miR‐29b suppression
Authors: Chen J. , Yang F. , Yu X. , Yu Y. , Gong Y. 
Published: January 2016

ObjectivesTransforming growth factor (TGF)‐β/Smad3 signaling promotes tissue fibrosis, and miR‐29b is a downstream inhibitor of TGF‐β/Smad3‐mediated fibrosis, both of which may be involved in the pathogenesis of cyclosporine A‐induced gingival overgrowth. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of miR‐29b and TGF‐β/Smad3 signaling in cyclosporine A‐stimulated rat gingival fibroblasts.Material and MethodsWe explored the effect of cyclosporine A on cell proliferation, type Ι collagen (COL1) and alpha‐smooth muscle actin (α‐SMA) expressions in rat gingival fibroblasts with the Cell Counting Kit‐8 assay, real‐time polymerase chain reaction, western blot and immunofluorescence. The expressions of TGF‐β1, Smad3 and miR‐29b were also evaluated after cyclosporine A treatment. The effects of Smad3 and miR‐29b on cyclosporine A‐induced alterations were further determined by Smad3 knockdown and miR‐29b overexpression using transient transfection experiments.ResultsWe found that cyclosporine A increased cell proliferation, COL1 and α‐SMA expressions in rat gingival fibroblasts. TGF‐β1 mRNA and protein expressions were upregulated and phosphorylated Smad3 was activated by cyclosporine A treatment, while miR‐29b expression was significantly suppressed. Moreover, Smad3 knockdown and miR‐29b overexpression reversed cyclosporine A‐enhanced cell proliferation, COL1 and α‐SMA expressions in gingival fibroblasts. In addition, the suppression of miR‐29b upon cyclosporine A exposure was significantly elevated by Smad3 knockdown, whereas cyclosporine A‐induced Smad3 activation was not altered by miR‐29b overexpression.ConclusionsThese results suggest that cyclosporine A promotes cell proliferation, collagen and α‐SMA expressions in rat gingival fibroblasts by Smad3 activation and miR‐29b suppression.