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Developing high performance work system for Indian insurance industry
Authors: Garg Naval , Punia Bijender Kumar 
Published: February 2017

PurposeModern age witnessed an exponential growth of high performance work practices (HPWPs) at workplace. This phenomenal increase in quest of performance excellence has fascinated both researchers and practitioners. The purpose of this paper is to develop a conceptual model of HPWPs for insurance companies of India.Design/methodology/approachA structured questionnaire comprising of 35 HPWPs with a five-point rating scale has been used. Model is based on two important paradigm of HR practices – employees’ awareness and perception for HPWPs. Factor analysis is followed by confirmatory factor analysis to build a model of HPWPs for insurance industry in India.FindingsOf the 35 practices 17 get reduced to most applicable practices constituting high performance work system (HPWS) for insurance industry. The paper arrives at appropriate model of HPWPs.Research limitations/implicationsPaper has successfully developed model for insurance companies. Taking clue from findings, insurance practitioners could deal with various HR related challenges in their respective companies.Originality/valueThe paper uses primary data collected using structured questionnaire to develop HPWS.
Unethically keeping the change while demeaning the act
Authors: Yang Lifeng , Vitell Scott , Bush Victoria D. 
Published: February 2017

Purpose
In this research, the authors aim to identify a situation when a consumer’s judgment of unethical behavior is not consistent with their intention to act ethically.

Design/methodology/approach
Across two studies, participants were asked to evaluate how ethical an actor’s behavior was when the actor knowingly kept surplus change from a distracted cashier. The identity of the actor was manipulated to be of either high or low similarity to the participants. The business where the distracted cashier worked for was described as either locally owned or a chain. Participant’s intended action in similar situation was assessed after their evaluation of how ethical/unethical the actor’s behavior was.

Findings
While participants generally find the actor’s behavior to be unethical, identity overlap between the participant and the actor is found to moderate how likely one is to emulate the actor’s behavior in a similar situation. Identity overlap is found to positively predict one’s likelihood to act like the actor in the scenarios. Whether the business was locally owned or a chain was not found to affect one’s ethical judgment or ethical intention.

Research limitations/implications
Identity overlap is found to positively predict one’s likelihood to act like the actor in the scenarios.

Practical implications
Whether the business was locally owned or a chain was not found to affect one’s ethical judgment nor ethical intention. While participants in general do show that they judge the actor’s behavior as unethical, identity overlap between the participant and the actor moderates how likely one is to act like the actor if put in the same scenario.

Social implications
The research suggests that consumers are more likely to act unethically when they identify with “similar” others, regardless of how unethical they consider that behavior to be.

Originality/value
This research suggests that even when consumers acknowledge that certain behavior against a business is unethical, their intention to engage in the unethical behavior may not be predicted by their judgment of how unethical the behavior is. Instead, consumers are likely to emulate unethical behavior of those whom they consider similar to themselves, regardless of how unethical they judge that behavior to be.
Time use of parents raising children with severe or profound intellectual and multiple disabilities
Authors: Luijkx J. , van der Putten A. A. J. , Vlaskamp C. 
Published: February 2017

SummaryBackgroundRaising children with severe or profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) is expected to put extreme pressure on parental time use patterns. The aim of this study was to examine the total time use of mothers and fathers raising children with PIMD and compare it with the time use of parents of typically developing children.MethodTwenty‐seven fathers and 30 mothers raising children with PIMD completed a time use diary on a mobile phone or tablet app, as did 66 fathers and 109 mothers of typically developing children. Independent t‐tests and Mann–Whitney tests were performed to compare mean time use.ResultsThere are no differences in the time use of parents of children with PIMD on contracted time (paid work and educational activities) and necessary time (personal care, eating and drinking and sleeping) when compared with parents of typically developing children. There are significant differences between the parents of children with PIMD and the parents of typically developing children in terms of committed time (time for domestic work and the care and supervision of their children) and free time. The mothers of children with PIMD spend significantly less time on domestic work and more time on care and supervision than mothers of typically developing children.ConclusionsThis study shows that the parents of children with PIMD have to spend a significant amount of time on care tasks and have on average 1.5 h less free time per day than parents of typically developing children. This is a striking difference, because leisure time can substantially contribute to well‐being. Therefore, it is important not only to consider a child with PIMD's support needs but also to identify what parents need to continue their children's daily care and supervision.
Learning across languages: bilingual experience supports dual language statistical word segmentation
Authors: Antovich Dylan M. , Graf Estes Katharine 
Published: February 2017

AbstractBilingual acquisition presents learning challenges beyond those found in monolingual environments, including the need to segment speech in two languages. Infants may use statistical cues, such as syllable‐level transitional probabilities, to segment words from fluent speech. In the present study we assessed monolingual and bilingual 14‐month‐olds’ abilities to segment two artificial languages using transitional probability cues. In Experiment 1, monolingual infants successfully segmented the speech streams when the languages were presented individually. However, monolinguals did not segment the same language stimuli when they were presented together in interleaved segments, mimicking the language switches inherent to bilingual speech. To assess the effect of real‐world bilingual experience on dual language speech segmentation, Experiment 2 tested infants with regular exposure to two languages using the same interleaved language stimuli as Experiment 1. The bilingual infants in Experiment 2 successfully segmented the languages, indicating that early exposure to two languages supports infants’ abilities to segment dual language speech using transitional probability cues. These findings support the notion that early bilingual exposure prepares infants to navigate challenging aspects of dual language environments as they begin to acquire two languages.
Scriptaid enhances skeletal muscle insulin action and cardiac function in obese mice
Authors: Gaur Vidhi , Connor Timothy , Venardos Kylie , Henstridge Darren C. , Martin Sheree D. , Swinton Courtney , Morrison Shona , Aston‐Mourney Kathryn , Gehrig Stefan M. , van Ewijk Roelof , Lynch Gordon S. , Febbraio Mark A. , Steinberg Gregory R. , Hargreaves Mark , Walder Ken R. , McGee Sean L. 
Published: February 2017

AimTo determine the effect of Scriptaid, a compound that can replicate aspects of the exercise adaptive response through disruption of the class IIa histone deacetylase (HDAC) corepressor complex, on muscle insulin action in obesity.Materials and methodsDiet‐induced obese mice were administered Scriptaid (1 mg/kg) via daily intraperitoneal injection for 4 weeks. Whole‐body and skeletal muscle metabolic phenotyping of mice was performed, in addition to echocardiography, to assess cardiac morphology and function.ResultsScriptaid treatment had no effect on body weight or composition, but did increase energy expenditure, supported by increased lipid oxidation, while food intake was also increased. Scriptaid enhanced the expression of oxidative genes and proteins, increased fatty acid oxidation and reduced triglycerides and diacylglycerides in skeletal muscle. Furthermore, ex vivo insulin‐stimulated glucose uptake by skeletal muscle was enhanced. Surprisingly, heart weight was reduced in Scriptaid‐treated mice and was associated with enhanced expression of genes involved in oxidative metabolism in the heart. Scriptaid also improved indices of both diastolic and systolic cardiac function.ConclusionThese data show that pharmacological targeting of the class IIa HDAC corepressor complex with Scriptaid could be used to enhance muscle insulin action and cardiac function in obesity.
Thermal tolerance of Liothrips tractabilis, a biological control agent of Campuloclinium macrocephalum recently established in South Africa
Authors: Ramanand Hiresh , McConnachie Andrew J. , Olckers Terence 
Published: January 2017

AbstractThe South American herb Campuloclinium macrocephalum (Less.) DC. (Asteraceae; pompom weed), which invades grasslands, savannas, and wetlands in South Africa, is a recent target for biological control. A foliage‐deforming thrips, Liothrips tractabilis Mound & Pereyra (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae), was released in South Africa in 2013, following confirmation of its host specificity and damage potential in quarantine. However, weed biocontrol agents sometimes fail to establish or have the desired impact because they are poorly suited to the climate of the new range. Thermal tolerance trials, within the range of 15–32.5 °C, were conducted prior to the thrips’ release to determine its developmental threshold and to generate a degree‐day model to highlight areas best suited for its establishment in South Africa. These laboratory data were validated by outdoor trials. The thrips completed development from egg to adulthood at all except the lowest and highest laboratory test temperatures, with developmental duration decreasing with increasing temperature. The lower developmental threshold was estimated at 9.6 °C with 546.9 degree days required to complete development. Within the regions invaded by C. macrocephalum in South Africa, the thrips was predicted to complete 3–9 annual generations. Developmental times in the outdoor trials were largely consistent with those in the laboratory. Liothrips tractabilis is largely compatible with the broader South African climate and seems likely to establish and proliferate on C. macrocephalum populations throughout the country. These predictions have partially been verified in that L. tractabilis has become established at several sites in South Africa, many of these in colder, high‐altitude areas which were predicted to support fewer annual generations.
Aspiration and dysphagia screening in acute stroke – the Gugging Swallowing Screen revisited
Authors: Warnecke T. , Im S. , Kaiser C. , Hamacher C. , Oelenberg S. , Dziewas R. 
Published: February 2017

Background and purposeThe Gugging Swallowing Screen (GUSS) is a tool to screen aspiration risk in acute stroke. We aimed to replicate its validity in a larger second cohort of patients with acute stroke, including the more severe with a National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) ≥ 15.MethodsIn a prospective, double‐blind design, the GUSS was validated with the Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing scale. Patients were categorized into different stroke severities as assessed by the NIHSS, and the diagnostic properties were calculated separately for each subgroup.ResultsA total of 100 patients with acute stroke were evaluated consecutively at a mean 1.7 ± 2.2 days after stroke. With the GUSS cut‐off value of 14 points, the GUSS screened aspiration risk with a 96.5% sensitivity and 55.8% specificity (area under the curve, 0.76; 95% CI, 0.67–0.84), which corresponded well with the original publication. In the NIHSS < 5 group, the sensitivity and specificity levels were 71.4% and 88.8%, respectively. In the NIHSS ≥ 15 group, these levels changed to 100% and 20%, respectively. The high failure rate in completing the first part of the GUSS in the latter group was related to the low specificity. Diet recommendations following the GUSS were more conservative than those after Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing. In particular, the GUSS overestimated the need for nasogastric tube feeding.ConclusionsThis is the first time that a swallowing screening tool for patients with acute stroke has been revalidated in a larger population from another stroke center. The validity of a swallow screening test may vary according to different stroke severities.
Excessive angiogenesis associated with psoriasis as a cause for cardiovascular ischaemia
Authors: Malecic Nina , Young Helen S. 
Published: February 2017

AbstractPsoriasis, a common disease affecting 2%‐3% of the UK population, produces significant impairment of quality of life and is an immense burden on sufferers and their families. Psoriasis is associated with significant cardiovascular comorbidity and the metabolic syndrome. Angiogenesis, a relatively under‐researched component of psoriasis, is a key factor in pathogenesis of psoriasis and also contributes to the development of atherosclerosis. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a well‐established mediator of pathological angiogenesis which is upregulated in psoriasis. It is possible that, in patients with psoriasis, cutaneous angiogenesis may be both a marker for systemic vascular pathology and a novel therapeutic target. In this viewpoint study, the role of VEGF‐mediated angiogenesis as a cause for cardiovascular events in patients with psoriasis is explored.
Fisher's preferences and trade‐offs between management options
Authors: Fitzpatrick Mike , Maravelias Christos D , Eigaard Ole Ritzau , Hynes Stephen , Reid David 
Published: February 2017

AbstractFailure to understand the potential responses of fishers to management measures creates a significant risk of revisiting the familiar scenario of perverse and unintended consequences of those measures. This paper reports on a choice experiment survey to evaluate fisher's preferences for various management measures proposed under the EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) reform process, but the conclusions have wider relevance as similar measures are used by comparable fleets in fisheries globally. The survey was conducted with fishers involved in mixed pelagic and demersal fisheries in Ireland, pelagic fisheries in Denmark and demersal fisheries in Greece. Fisheries management policies were characterized by five attributes designed both to cover the principal CFP reform proposals and to integrate ecological, social, economic and institutional factors affecting fisher's decisions. The study uses a random utility modelling framework to reveal the preferences of the fishers across the alternative policy attributes. Results show that while there are generally preferences both for healthy stocks and for maintaining the importance of fishing to the local community, strong interfishery preference differences exist. These differences are most notable in relation to a discard ban and to the use of individual transferable fishing rights, favoured in Denmark, but not in Ireland for instance. The strength of these interfishery differences supports the assertion that there are no panaceas in fisheries management and that solutions should be tailored within the context of specific fisheries. Not doing so could create a significant risk of inappropriately managed fisheries that may lead to unsustainable outcomes.
Exploring connectivity between spawning and nursery areas of Mullus barbatus (L., 1758) in the Mediterranean through a dispersal model
Authors: Gargano Francesco , Garofalo Germana , Fiorentino Fabio 
Published: February 2017

AbstractConnectivity between spawning and nursery areas plays a major role in determining the spatial structure of fish populations and the boundaries of stock units. Here, the potential effects of surface current on a red mullet population in the Central Mediterranean were simulated using a physical oceanographic model. Red mullet larvae were represented as Lagrangian drifters released in known spawning areas of the Strait of Sicily (SoS), which represents one of the most productive demersal fishing‐grounds of the Mediterranean. To consider the effect of inter‐annual variability of oceanographic patterns, numerical simulations were performed for the spawning seasons from 1999 to 2012. The main goal was to explore connectivity between population subunits, in terms of spawning and nursery areas, inhabiting the northern (Sicilian‐Maltese) and southern (African) continental shelves of the SoS. The numerical simulations revealed a certain degree of connectivity between the Sicilian–Maltese and the African sides of the SoS. Connectivity is present in both directions, but it is stronger from the Sicilian–Maltese spawning areas to the African nurseries owing to the marine circulation features of the region. However, because the majority of the larvae are transported to areas unsuitable for settlement or outside the SoS, the dispersal process is characterized by a strong loss of potential settlers born in the spawning areas. These results are in agreement with the low genetic heterogeneity reported for this species in the Mediterranean Sea and support the existence of a metapopulation structure of red mullet in the SoS and the adjacent areas.
Trade‐offs in arthropod conservation between productive and non‐productive agri‐environmental schemes along a landscape complexity gradient
Authors: Mader Viktoria , Diehl Eva , Fiedler Daniela , Thorn Simon , Wolters Volkmar , Birkhofer Klaus 
Published: February 2017

Abstract

Productive and non‐productive agri‐environmental schemes (AES) were developed to support farmland biodiversity. This study compares arthropod predators between productive (organic farming) and non‐productive (sown flowering fields) AES along a landscape complexity gradient.

We compared species richness, community composition and community weighted mean body sizes of 12 306 carabids and 4868 spiders in organically managed cereal fields and flowering fields along a landscape complexity gradient. These data were used to evaluate the conservation success of different AES types for a number of exclusive species, financial incentives and benefits for farmers.

Carabids only responded to the AES type and their communities had higher species richness in flowering fields. Spider species richness increased with landscape complexity. Community composition differed between AES types for all predator groups, with the composition of ground‐dwelling spiders being additionally affected by landscape complexity. The mean body size of web‐building spiders decreased with landscape complexity and the mean body size of female spiders was larger in flowering fields.

Both AES types can contribute to the conservation of predator communities. Species richness increased with non‐productive AES. Agrobiont species occurred more frequently in productive AES. The overall number of exclusive predator species was lower in flowering fields.

We emphasise that there is an additive effect of establishing productive and non‐productive AES within the landscape, and a diverse mosaic of different AES types holds the greatest potential to provide a large regional species pool of arthropod predators, while simultaneously guaranteeing financial benefits for farmers from production and subsidies.
Mental health nursing: Daring to be different, special and leading recovery‐focused care?
Authors: Santangelo Peter , Procter Nicholas , Fassett Denise 
Published: February 2017

AbstractHow mental health nursing is differentiated from other disciplines and professions, and what special contribution mental health nurses make to health services, is a question at the heart of contemporary practice. One of the significant challenges for mental health nurses is identifying, developing and advancing those aspects of their practice that they consider differentiate them in the multi‐disciplinary mental health care team and to articulate clearly what a mental health nurse is and does. This paper draws on data from interviews with 36 mental health nurses in Australia who identified their practice as autonomous. Participants were asked the question, “What's special about mental health nursing?” Constructivist grounded theory techniques were applied to the research process. Findings were formulated and expressed as the ‘Ten P's of the professional profile that is mental health nursing’, which are ‘present’, ‘personal’, ‘participant partnering’, ‘professional’, ‘phenomenological’, ‘pragmatic’, ‘power‐sharing’, ‘psycho‐therapeutic’, ‘proud’ and ‘profound’. The combined elements of the findings present a theoretical construct of mental health nursing practice as something distinctive and special. It provides a model and exemplar for contemporary practice in mental health nursing, embracing the role of mental health nurses in the health care workforce as being well placed as providers of productive and effective care.
Functional changes of neural circuits in stroke patients with dysphagia: A meta‐analysis
Authors: Liu Lu , Xiao Yuan , Zhang Wenjing , Yao Li , Gao Xin , Chandan Shah , Lui Su 
Published: February 2017

AbstractObjectiveDysphagia is a common problem in stroke patients with unclear pathogenesis. Several recent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies had been carried out to explore the cerebral functional changes in dysphagic stroke patients. The aim of this study was to analysis these imaging findings using a meta‐analysis.MethodsWe used seed‐based d mapping (SDM) to conduct a meta‐analysis for dysphagic stroke patients prior to any kind of special treatment for dysphagia. A systematic search was conducted for the relevant studies. SDM meta‐analysis method was used to examine regions of increased and decreased functional activation between dysphagic stroke patients and healthy controls.ResultsFinally, six studies including 81 stroke patients with dysphagia and 78 healthy controls met the inclusion standards. When compared with healthy controls, stroke patients with dysphagia showed hyperactivation in left cingulate gyrus, left precentral gyrus and right posterior cingulate gyrus, and hypoactivation in right cuneus and left middle frontal gyrus.ConclusionsThe hyperactivity of precentral gyrus is crucial in stroke patients with dysphagia and may be associated with the severity of stroke. Besides the motor areas, the default‐mode network regions (DMN) and affective network regions (AN) circuits are also involved in dysphagia after stroke.