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Connecting information literacy instruction with transfer student success
Authors: Robison Mark 
Published: June 2017

PurposeThis paper aims to investigate the academic library’s role in supporting transfer student success, specifically by providing information literacy (IL) instruction. This paper examines whether IL instruction contributes to a transfer student’s sense of academic integration.Design/methodology/approachThe author designed and distributed a survey to incoming undergraduate transfer students at Valparaiso University, gathering information about students’ IL instruction experiences, their attitudes and their preferences for receiving information about the library at their new university. Inferential statistics were used to test correlations between IL instruction and students’ attitudes.FindingsIn all, 38 students completed the survey. Thet-test results show significantly higher levels of confidence among those students who had participated in formal IL instruction. IL instruction is shown neither to contribute to transfer students’ sense of academic integration nor to benefit students during the transfer process. Respondents believed that transfer students do need information about their new library. They preferred small group settings or private communications for receiving this information, and the critical window is the period from when they arrive on campus through the second week of class.Practical implicationsThis study provides guidance into librarians’ outreach efforts to transfer students, including the desirability, format and timing of this information.Originality/valueThis paper is the first to situate IL instruction as a factor in transfer success.
Assessing and meeting the information literacy needs of incoming transfer students
Authors: Grigg Karen Stanley , Dale Jenny 
Published: June 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to determine the information literacy skills and needs of incoming and current transfer students.

Design/methodology/approach
Three studies are discussed, two of which were generated from ACRL’s Assessment in Action program. In the first, incoming transfer students were asked basic demographic questions and were tested on several basic information literacy skills. A combination of quantitative analysis and rubrics was used to assess results. A pre-test, post-test method was used in a basic introduction to campus life course for transfer students. Finally, the 2014 cohort of transfer student were resurveyed to test research skills and report interactions they had with reference librarians and library instruction during the previous year.

Findings
Initial observations suggested older transfer students, and students transferring from community colleges were least knowledgeable about basic information literacy concepts, and that students who had attended library instruction sessions were more knowledgeable. In the pre-test, intervention and post-test study, students did not show significant improvements in knowledge, but did show a significantly improved comfort level with library research. In the follow-up survey, second year transfer students who had library instruction during the previous year were significantly more likely to have sought out their subject liaison for consultations.

Originality/value
Research studies that focus on the information literacy needs and skills of transfer students and adult learners is somewhat scarce, compared to that of incoming freshmen. It is of use to both academic librarians in institutions that accept incoming transfer students, and to community college librarians who may be designing handoff library instruction.
Enhancing effects of supply chain resilience: insights from trajectory and resource-based perspectives
Authors: Cheng Jao-Hong , Lu Kuo-Liang 
Published: June 2017

PurposeThis paper aims to examine the operating frontier, trajectory and absorptive capacity influencing proactive and reactive dimension of supply chain resilience and implementation in inter-organizational relationships.Design/methodology/approachThis paper presents a research model comprises six research hypotheses with five constructs, including trajectory, absorptive capacity, operating frontier, proactive and reactive dimension of supply chain resilience. The hypotheses are tested on data collected from 297 senior managers of Taiwanese manufacturing firms, using structural equation modeling.FindingsThe study provides insights into how supply chain members can reinforce their operating frontier, trajectory and absorptive capacity activities to improve proactive and reactive dimension of supply chain resilience.Research limitations/implicationsThe resultant findings cannot be generalized for all forms of supply chains, as they exclusively reflect those in Taiwan. With the research model developed, cross-industrial studies on various forms of supply chains would be worth conducting to investigate whether their inter-relationship effects differ in relation to inter-organizational supply chain resilience.Practical implicationsThis study provides multiple insights for managers and practices seeking to improve inter-organizational supply chain resilience, which have become increasingly popular because their factors enhance coping strategies to achieve corporate goals. The proactive and reactive dimension of supply chain resilience can be effectively improved by enhancing trajectory, absorptive capacity and operating frontier.Originality/valueThis empirical research attempted to fill the gaps created by trajectory and resource-based perspectives in inter-organizational supply chain resilience. This study reveals how supply chain members can reinforce the factors of their coping strategies (i.e. operating frontier, trajectory and absorptive capacity) to make significant improvements, which is not dealt with in previous studies.
Policy Reforms and Rural Livelihoods Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities — Empirical Evidence from the Adoption of the Land Use Consolidation (LUC) Policy in Rwanda
Authors: Habyarimana Jean Baptiste , Nkunzimana Tharcisse 
Published: June 2017

AbstractIn this study, descriptive statistics are used to calculate how households in Rwanda that are participating in the Land Use Consolidation (LUC) programme acquire food. Pooled ordinary least squares (OLS) is mobilized to quantify the effect of LUC outcomes on food security at household level. A Lorenz curve and Gini index are used to calculate how household income is distributed among households in the LUC programme. Finally, a probit regression model is applied to identify factors that determine a household's level of satisfaction with LUC. First, this study suggests that the majority of households participating in LUC have an acceptable food consumption score (FCS). Second, it shows that such households are more reliant on the market for food acquisition. Third, the study estimates the elasticity of crop yield, extension services and expenditure on food items on a household's FCS to be about 46 per cent, 26 per cent and 13 per cent respectively. Fourth, it demonstrates that income from agricultural production is distributed less equitably among LUC households. Finally, it shows that the majority of households participating in LUC are highly satisfied with the programme and that households headed by females are likely to be more satisfied with LUC adoption than those headed by males.
Evaluation of the “assessment for continuous treatment with hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy” scoring system in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
Authors: Saeki Issei , Yamasaki Takahiro , Maeda Masaki , Hisanaga Takuro , Iwamoto Takuya , Matsumoto Toshihiko , Hidaka Isao , Ishikawa Tsuyoshi , Takami Taro , Sakaida Isao 
Published: June 2017

AimSorafenib is the recommended standard of care for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. However, hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) is a treatment option in Asia. We recently developed the assessment for continuous treatment with HAIC (ACTH) score to guide decision‐making for continuous HAIC treatment. The purpose of this study was to validate the utility of the ACTH score in a dedicated cohort.MethodsOne hundred and thirty‐one patients with advanced HCC were enrolled in this study (90 in the training group and 41 in the validation group). The point score (range, 0–3) was calculated as follows: Child–Pugh score before HAIC (A = 0, B = 1), α‐fetoprotein (AFP) response (yes = 0, no = 1), and des‐γ‐carboxy prothrombin (DCP) response (yes = 0, no = 1). The AFP and DCP responses were assessed 2 weeks after HAIC induction; a positive response was defined as a reduction of ≥20% from the baseline.ResultsThe DCP response in the validation group was significantly associated with treatment response, and the median survival time (MST) was longer in patients with an ACTH score ≤1 (15.9 months) than in those with a score ≥2 (7.0 months; P = 0.002). Survival in all patients showed significant stratification according to the ACTH score; the MSTs associated with scores of 0, 1, 2, and 3 points were 21.7, 14.4, 9.5, and 3.8 months, respectively.ConclusionThe ACTH score can aid in the therapeutic assessment and continued treatment planning of HCC patients receiving HAIC.
Prospective, randomized, controlled study of the efficacy of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization with miriplatin for hepatocellular carcinoma
Authors: Kubota Kousuke , Hidaka Hisashi , Nakazawa Takahide , Okuwaki Yusuke , Yamane Keiko , Inoue Tomoyoshi , Uojima Haruki , Takada Juichi , Tanaka Yoshiaki , Shibuya Akitaka , Fujii Kaoru , Woodhams Reiko , Matsunaga Keiji , Kokubu Shigehiro , Koizumi Wasaburo 
Published: June 2017

AimTranscatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) has been recognized as a treatment option for patients with intermediate hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This randomized, controlled study compared the local control efficacy of TACE with miriplatin (platinum monohydrate) or with epirubicin.MethodsThe study group consisted of 200 Japanese patients with unresectable HCC treated at the Kitasato University East Hospital (Sagamihara, Japan) between July 2010 and June 2013. The primary end‐point of the study was time to tumor progression (TTP).ResultsWe analyzed 198 patients (99 in the miriplatin group and 99 in the epirubicin group) treated with TACE. The median TTP in the epirubicin group was 5.9 months (95% confidence interval [CI], 4.8–7.0) and 7.6 months (95% CI, 5.8–9.4) in the miriplatin group. There was a significant difference between the two groups (P = 0.021; risk ratio, 1.488; 95% CI: 1.061–2.086). In the epirubicin group, 53 patients (53%) had complete response, 24 patients (24%) had partial response, 12 patients (12%) had stable disease, and 10 patients (10%) had progressive disease. In the miriplatin group, 38 patients (38%) had complete response, 41 patients (41%) had partial response, 2 patients (2%) had stable disease, and 18 patients (18%) had progressive disease. There was no significant difference in the response rate (P = 0.862). Overall incidences of adverse events and adverse drug reactions did not differ significantly between the two groups.ConclusionMiriplatin proved more effective than epirubicin in TACE for unresectable HCC. The trial described in this work has been registered under the trial number: UMIN000004790.
Photoluminescence characterization and heat treatment effect on luminescence behavior of BaTa2O6:Dy3+ phosphor
Authors: İlhan Mustafa , Ekmekçi Mete Kaan , Mergen Ayhan , Yaman Cemalettin 
Published: June 2017

AbstractUndoped and Dy3+‐doped barium tantalate phosphors were synthesized by the solid‐state reaction method at 1425°C. Also, 10 mol% Dy3+‐doped BaTa2O6 was sintered between 1150 and 1425°C in order to determine temperature effect on structural and luminescence properties. Afterwards, they were characterized by XRD, SEM‐EDS and photoluminescence (PL) analyses. PL spectra exhibited the excitation peaks between 300 and 440 nm. Two typical emissions were observed at 486.2 nm (blue) and 577.7 nm (yellow) due to the 4F9/2→6H15/2 and 4F9/2→6H13/2 transitions, respectively. Emission intensities increased with increasing doping concentration of Dy3+ up to 10 mol% and then decreased due to the concentration quenching effect. Moreover, depending on the increase in heat treatment temperature, the intensity of emission reached maximum at 1425°C. The calculated CIE chromaticity coordinates of phosphors located in the white light region.
Mechanisms of immune regulation in allergic diseases: the role of regulatory T and B cells
Authors: Palomares Oscar , Akdis Mübeccel , Martín‐Fontecha Mar , Akdis Cezmi A. 
Published: June 2017

SummaryAllergy is a major public health problem with a high socio‐economic impact. The number of allergic patients is expected to reach to four billion within two decades when the World's population reaches to 10 billion. Our knowledge on the molecular mechanisms underlying allergic diseases and allergen tolerance induction had significant advances during the last years. Nowadays, it is well accepted that the generation and maintenance of allergen‐specific regulatory T cells (Tregs) and regulatory B cells (Bregs) and the involvement of their suppressive cytokines and surface molecules are essential for the induction of allergen tolerance. These mechanisms play essential roles for the restoration of healthy immune responses to allergens in allergen‐specific immunotherapy (AIT) and healthy immune response during high‐dose antigen exposure in beekeepers and cat owners. AIT remains as the only disease‐modifying and curative treatment for allergic diseases and represents a perfect model to investigate the antigen‐specific immune responses in humans. A large number of clinical trials demonstrated AIT as an effective treatment in many patients, but it still faces several drawbacks in relation to efficacy, safety, long duration, and patient adherence. Novel strategies to overcome these inconveniences, such as the development of novel adjuvants and alternative routes of administration are being developed. The better understanding of the molecular mechanism governing the generation of Treg and Breg cells during allergen tolerance might well open new avenues for alternative therapeutic interventions in allergic diseases and help better understanding of other immune‐tolerance‐related diseases.
The new American way—how changes in labour law are increasing inequality
Authors: Stelzner Mark 
Published: June 2017

AbstractHow have changes in labour law affected income inequality in the United States over the last half century? Curiously, even though employers have increased the degree to which they break labour law, workers have decreased their utilisation of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the strike. How do we understand the unwillingness of labour to utilise the NLRB and the strike when under increasing attack? To answer these interrelated questions, I analyse three central changes in federal labour law and norms from the middle of the 20th century to present: the usage of permanent replacement workers, adjudication of the main federal labour law—the National Labor Relations Act—and change in administration of the NLRB—the body charged with overseeing the National Labor Relations Act.
Activation of GSK‐3 disrupts cholinergic homoeostasis in nucleus basalis of Meynert and frontal cortex of rats
Authors: Wang Yue , Tian Qing , Liu En‐Jie , Zhao Li , Song Jie , Liu Xin‐An , Ren Qing‐Guo , Jiang Xia , Zeng Juan , Yang Yu‐Tao , Wang Jian‐Zhi 
Published: June 2017

AbstractThe cholinergic impairment is an early marker in Alzheimer's disease (AD), while the mechanisms are not fully understood. We investigated here the effects of glycogen synthase kinse‐3 (GSK‐3) activation on the cholinergic homoeostasis in nucleus basalis of Meynert (NBM) and frontal cortex, the cholinergic enriched regions. We activated GSK‐3 by lateral ventricular infusion of wortmannin (WT) and GF‐109203X (GFX), the inhibitors of phosphoinositol‐3 kinase (PI3‐K) and protein kinase C (PKC), respectively, and significantly decreased the acetylcholine (ACh) level via inhibiting choline acetyl transferase (ChAT) rather than regulating acetylcholinesterase (AChE). Neuronal axonal transport was disrupted and ChAT accumulation occurred in NBM and frontal cortex accompanied with hyperphosphorylation of tau and neurofilaments. Moreover, ChAT expression decreased in NBM attributing to cleavage of nuclear factor‐κB/p100 into p52 for translocation into nucleus to lower ChAT mRNA level. The cholinergic dysfunction could be mimicked by overexpression of GSK‐3 and rescued by simultaneous administration of LiCl or SB216763, inhibitors of GSK‐3. Our data reveal the molecular mechanism that may underlie the cholinergic impairments in AD patients.
Optical coherence tomography predicts 4‐year incident diabetic neuropathy
Authors: Srinivasan Sangeetha , Dehghani Cirous , Pritchard Nicola , Edwards Katie , Russell Anthony W. , Malik Rayaz A. , Efron Nathan 
Published: June 2017

AbstractPurposeTo examine the capability of optical coherence tomography‐derived retinal thickness measures in detecting 4‐year incident diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN).Methods145 eyes of 145 participants with diabetes but no DPN at baseline were examined for incident DPN. HbA1c levels, nephropathy, neuropathy (DPN), cardiovascular measures, and various retinal thickness measures were examined at baseline and after 4 years. Incidence of DPN was defined as newly developed DPN at follow‐up. Baseline factors were assessed by univariate and a step‐wise multiple logistic regression, and the predictors were examined for diagnostic capabilities.ResultsOf the 145 participants without DPN at baseline, 51 had developed DPN when examined after 4 years (35% incidence). Of the ophthalmic variables, the mean (S.D.) of the overall thickness in the parafovea at baseline was 315 (18) μm in the no DPN group and 306 (18) μm in the ‘incidence’ group, and the differences were significant, p = 0.005. The superior hemisphere parafovea (mean (S.D.): 318 (17) μm vs 310 (20) μm, p = 0.02) and inferior hemisphere parafovea (313 (19) μm vs 302 (18) μm, p = 0.002) were different in the incident DPN group compared with the no DPN group. When adjusted for age, retinal thickness in the parafovea (AUC = 0.65, p = 0.003, 86% sensitivity and 44% specificity at 321 μm criterion), and body mass index or BMI (AUC = 0.65, p = 0.003, 49% sensitivity and 83% specificity at 29.3 kg m−2 criterion) at baseline were significant predictors for 4‐year incident DPN.ConclusionsA lower retinal thickness at the parafovea and a higher BMI can predict 4‐year incident neuropathy in patients with diabetes, with acceptable diagnostic accuracies. This OCT‐derived measure may serve as a potential ophthalmic marker in the screening of patients at risk of developing DPN.
Brachiopods: origin and early history
Authors: Harper David A. T. , Popov Leonid E. , Holmer Lars E. 
Published: June 2017

AbstractDespite many major advances in recent years, three key challenges remain in bringing clarity to the early history of the phylum: (1) identifying the origin, morphology and life modes of the first brachiopods; (2) understanding the relationships of the major groups to each other and higher sister taxa; and (3) unravelling the roles of the Cambrian and Ordovician radiations that set the agenda for much of subsequent brachiopod evolution. Since some 95% of all brachiopod taxa are extinct, the fossil record is the primary source of data to frame and test models for the evolution of the phylum. The acquisition of new, and the redescription of existing faunas, in precise spatial and temporal frameworks, using new and well‐established analytical and investigative techniques, are as important as ever.
Clinical utility of a passive immune basophil activation test for the analysis of allergic transfusion reactions
Authors: Yasui Kazuta , Matsuyama Nobuki , Okamura‐Shiki Ikue , Ikeda Takashi , Ishii Kazuyoshi , Furuta Rika A. , Hirayama Fumiya 
Published: June 2017

BACKGROUNDIn previous studies, we demonstrated that the basophil activation test, which is performed using patient blood and the supernatants from transfused blood components, was able to elucidate not only the causative relationship between allergic transfusion reactions and the transfusion but also the mechanisms behind allergic transfusion reactions. However, for a large number of allergic transfusion reactions, patients are in a state of myelosuppression, and the basophil activation test cannot be performed for these patients because there are insufficient numbers of peripheral blood basophils.STUDY DESIGN AND METHODSTo overcome this obstacle, we developed a passive immune basophil activation test, in which patient plasma and residually transfused blood are used as the patient's sources of immunoglobulin E and allergen, respectively, whereas healthy volunteer basophils serve as the responder cell source. The passive immune basophil activation test was performed for two patients who had severe allergic transfusion reactions, using supernatants of the residual platelet concentrates and the patients' own immunoglobulin E.RESULTSThere were no differences in either surface immunoglobulin E or activation in response to allergens between untreated basophils and so‐called quasi‐basophils, in which immunoglobulin E was replaced by a third party's immunoglobulin E. In these patients, the supernatants of the residual platelet concentrates exclusively activated basophils in response to quasi‐basophils onto which the patients' immunoglobulin E, but not a third party's immunoglobulin E, was bound.CONCLUSIONThe passive immune basophil activation test may help clarify the causal relationship between allergic transfusion reactions and transfused blood, even when patients experience myelosuppression.
Selective Changes in the Mechanical Capacities of Lower-Body Muscles After Cycle-Ergometer Sprint Training Against Heavy and Light Resistances
Authors: García-Ramos Amador , Torrejón Alejandro , Pérez-Castilla Alejandro , Morales-Artacho Antonio J. , Jaric Slobodan 
Published: June 2017

Purpose:To explore the feasibility of the linear force–velocity (F–V) modeling approach to detect selective changes of F–V parameters (ie, maximum force [F0], maximum velocity [V0], F–V slope [a], and maximum power [P0]) after a sprint-training program.Methods:Twenty-seven men were randomly assigned to a heavy-load group (HLG), light-load group (LLG), or control group (CG). The training sessions (6 wk × 2 sessions/wk) comprised performing 8 maximal-effort sprints against either heavy (HLG) or light (LLG) resistances in leg cycle-ergometer exercise. Pre- and posttest consisted of the same task performed against 4 different resistances that enabled the determination of the F–V parameters through the application of the multiple-point method (4 resistances used for the F–V modeling) and the recently proposed 2-point method (only the 2 most distinctive resistances used).Results:Both the multiple-point and the 2-point methods revealed high reliability (all coefficients of variation <5% and intraclass correlation coefficients >.80) while also being able to detect the group-specific training-related changes. Large increments ofF0,a, andP0were observed in HLG compared with LLG and CG (effect size [ES] = 1.29–2.02). Moderate increments ofV0were observed in LLG compared with HLG and CG (ES = 0.87–1.15).Conclusions:Short-term sprint training on a leg cycle ergometer induces specific changes in F–V parameters that can be accurately monitored by applying just 2 distinctive resistances during routine testing.