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Using information literacy to support teaching practicum students
Authors: Whitver Sara Maurice 
Published: April 2017

Purpose
Library literature is filled with studies that lament the challenges of the faculty–librarian relationship. While many examples of productive collaborations can be found in recent literature, librarians still find it challenging on the local level to reshape old perceptions of the role of the librarian. This purpose of this paper is to suggest that by building relationships with graduate student teachers during their first semester of teaching, many of those challenges can be reversed.

Design/methodology/approach
The author describes her work with a writing program teaching practicum, a 1-h course for graduate students in the department of English who are engaged in teaching for the first time.

Findings
This paper offers a model for building collaborative relationships with graduate students who are first-time teachers of writing to support the development of information literacy in their teaching practices. Using the community-building principles of Writing Across the Disciplines and the collaboration initiatives referenced in writing program literature, librarians can establish peer relationships with first-time teachers, which can have long-lasting effects on faculty–librarian relationships, as those teachers continue to teach throughout their career.

Originality/value
Many articles exist that talk about faculty–librarian collaborations, but virtually none have explored the role of librarian collaborations with first-time teachers or, by extension, with graduate student teachers in general. This paper offers one model for establishing a productive role for the librarian within first-year writing courses while also empowering first-time teachers to successfully design and implement researched writing assignments.
A strengths-based approach to widening participation students in higher education
Authors: Krutkowski Sebastian 
Published: April 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to highlight the need for a pedagogical shift from “problems” to “possibilities”, which will help ease the transition of students into higher education (as well as the transitions between levels of study and employment), especially those coming from under-represented and under-privileged backgrounds, known in the UK as the widening-participation category.

Design/methodology/approach
GSM London is the first higher education provider in the UK to implement a strengths-based approach to staff and student development. This study looks at the delivery plan for strengths-based education, especially how it can inform and reshape information literacy instruction in the library and other academic skills modules.

Findings
Higher education is an important environment to help learners develop their talents into strengths, which can be defined as “the ability to provide consistent and near-perfect performance in a given activity” (Buckingham and Clifton, 2005, p. 20). There is a perception that widening-participation students have more significant gaps or weaknesses upon entering university education. This case study confirms that not remediation but a strengths-based approach has the strongest potential to enable students to better manage their weaknesses and become independent learners.

Research limitations/implications
Further research is required, as not enough empirical data could be collected after only one semester of strengths-based learning implementation at GSM.

Originality/value
The author attempts to re-conceptualise information literacy instruction and propose a mapping exercise, in which library instruction is aligned to the principles of strengths-based education and the language of 34 themes in the popular strengths assessment tool from the Gallup organisation. The expectation is to build fluid transitions between levels of study and academic matters and extracurricular activities that students take part in. This approach can also assist learners far beyond the library and long after they leave university, equipping students with a skillset that enables a more meaningful participation in society.
Dermoscopy–pathology relationship in seborrheic keratosis
Authors: Minagawa Akane 
Published: April 2017

AbstractMaking a definitive diagnosis of seborrheic keratosis (SK) can be challenging for the naked eye due to its wide variation in clinical features. Fortunately, however, most cases of SK exhibit the typical dermoscopic findings of fissures and ridges, hairpin vessels with white halo, comedo‐like openings, and milia‐like cysts, all of which are helpful to distinguish SK from melanoma, melanocytic nevus, squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and other skin tumors. Histopathologically, these dermoscopic characteristics correspond to papillomatous surface of the epidermis, enlarged capillaries of the dermal papillae, pseudohorn cysts in the epidermis opened to the surface of the lesion and intraepidermal cysts, respectively. Clinicians should bear in mind that the clonal type of SK dermoscopically mimics melanoma and BCC by the presence of globule‐like structures, while regressing SK exhibits a granular pattern that is similar to the peppering found in melanoma. Furthermore, milia‐like cysts alone are insufficient for a conclusive diagnosis of SK because melanoma in rare cases displays cysts along with other SK‐like dermoscopic findings.
Carbon nanotubes accelerate methane production in pure cultures of methanogens and in a syntrophic coculture
Authors: Salvador Andreia F. , Martins Gilberto , Melle‐Franco Manuel , Serpa Ricardo , Stams Alfons J.M. , Cavaleiro Ana J. , Pereira M. Alcina , Alves M. Madalena 
Published: April 2017

SummaryCarbon materials have been reported to facilitate direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) between bacteria and methanogens improving methane production in anaerobic processes. In this work, the effect of increasing concentrations of carbon nanotubes (CNT) on the activity of pure cultures of methanogens and on typical fatty acid‐degrading syntrophic methanogenic coculture was evaluated. CNT affected methane production by methanogenic cultures, although acceleration was higher for hydrogenotrophic methanogens than for acetoclastic methanogens or syntrophic coculture. Interestingly, the initial methane production rate (IMPR) by Methanobacterium formicicum cultures increased 17 times with 5 g·L−1 CNT. Butyrate conversion to methane by Syntrophomonas wolfei and Methanospirillum hungatei was enhanced (∼1.5 times) in the presence of CNT (5 g·L−1), but indications of DIET were not obtained. Increasing CNT concentrations resulted in more negative redox potentials in the anaerobic microcosms. Remarkably, without a reducing agent but in the presence of CNT, the IMPR was higher than in incubations with reducing agent. No growth was observed without reducing agent and without CNT. This finding is important to re‐frame discussions and re‐interpret data on the role of conductive materials as mediators of DIET in anaerobic communities. It also opens new challenges to improve methane production in engineered methanogenic processes.
A DNA barcode library for Germany′s mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera)
Authors: Morinière Jérôme , Hendrich Lars , Balke Michael , Beermann Arne J. , König Tobias , Hess Monika , Koch Stefan , Müller Reinhard , Leese Florian , Hebert Paul D. N. , Hausmann Axel , Schubart Christoph D. , Haszprunar Gerhard 
Published: April 2017

AbstractMayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera) are prominent representatives of aquatic macroinvertebrates, commonly used as indicator organisms for water quality and ecosystem assessments. However, unambiguous morphological identification of EPT species, especially their immature life stages, is a challenging, yet fundamental task. A comprehensive DNA barcode library based upon taxonomically well‐curated specimens is needed to overcome the problematic identification. Once available, this library will support the implementation of fast, cost‐efficient and reliable DNA‐based identifications and assessments of ecological status. This study represents a major step towards a DNA barcode reference library as it covers for two‐thirds of Germany's EPT species including 2,613 individuals belonging to 363 identified species. As such, it provides coverage for 38 of 44 families (86%) and practically all major bioindicator species. DNA barcode compliant sequences (≥500 bp) were recovered from 98.74% of the analysed specimens. Whereas most species (325, i.e., 89.53%) were unambiguously assigned to a single Barcode Index Number (BIN) by its COI sequence, 38 species (18 Ephemeroptera, nine Plecoptera and 11 Trichoptera) were assigned to a total of 89 BINs. Most of these additional BINs formed nearest neighbour clusters, reflecting the discrimination of geographical subclades of a currently recognized species. BIN sharing was uncommon, involving only two species pairs of Ephemeroptera. Interestingly, both maximum pairwise and nearest neighbour distances were substantially higher for Ephemeroptera compared to Plecoptera and Trichoptera, possibly indicating older speciation events, stronger positive selection or faster rate of molecular evolution.
Critical Digital Diplomacy as a Global Challenge: The South Korean Experience
Authors: Melissen Jan , de Keulenaar Emillie V. 
Published: April 2017

AbstractAn important debate on the impact of digitization on diplomatic practice is currently taking place in most of the world's diplomatic services and beyond. Western perspectives do however dominate writings on the subject and there is scope for importing new theoretical notions into these discussions. This article on digital diplomacy aims to show that South Korea's practices harmonize well with insights from new media theory, and that both inform this debate. New media theory advocates the examination of the new digital environment in which diplomatic interactions are unfolding, and it articulates the politics behind digital technology. We argue that existing, ‘analogue’ diplomacy is not merely superimposed onto technologies now shaping an environment that is facilitating digitally native practices. The debate on digital diplomacy can equally benefit from analysis of the experiences of South Korea. Technological development and innovation impact on the sphere of foreign policy, to the extent that ‘becoming technological’ has turned into an important Korean export asset. We briefly review four ways in which South Korea applied technology to diplomacy. Our analysis concludes with general recommendations for diplomatic practitioners across the world, particularly those who still look at new technologies, including social media, as mere open and freely available ‘services’.
An evaluation of the International Society for Animal Genetics recommended parentage and identification panel for the domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica)
Authors: de Groot M. , van Haeringen W. A. 
Published: April 2017

SummaryIn this study, the International Society for Animal Genetics (ISAG) recommended panel for the identification of the domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica) is characterized based on commonly used statistical parameters. The marker panel is based on 16 short tandem repeat (STR) loci (PIGN15, PIGN10, PIGN57, PIGN26, CliμD16, CliμD19, PIGN12, CliμD17, CliμT17, PIGN04, CliμD01, CliμD11, CliμD35, CliμT02, CliμT13, CliμT43). The alleles of the 16 loci consist of a mixture of tri‐, tetra‐, penta‐ and hexameric repeat patterns. A sex determination marker was included in the multiplex for quality control. The repeat sequence of the PIGN markers was previously unpublished and therefore sequenced to reveal the sequence pattern. In total, 1421 pigeons were genotyped on 16 STR loci to generate allele frequency data for each locus. For all 16 markers combined, a PE1 (combined non‐exclusion probability, first parent) of 0.9986 and PE2 (combined non‐exclusion probability, second parent) of >0.9999 was observed. Comparing the alleged father and mother, a PE value of >0.9999 was observed. Two of the markers, CliμD19 and PIGN12, were found to have relatively high Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium and F(null) values. Therefore these markers may be considered to be replaced by other STRs. Another point of discussion may be to add a gender identification marker to the recommended ISAG panel. Not only can this serve as an extra identification marker, but this can also confirm the sex of a sample, because it is challenging to determine the sex based on phenotypical characteristics, especially for chicks. In conclusion, the set of 16 STR markers can be used in routine parentage verification and the identification of individuals.
Azathioprine dose reduction in inflammatory bowel disease patients on combination therapy: an open‐label, prospective and randomised clinical trial
Authors: Roblin X. , Boschetti G. , Williet N. , Nancey S. , Marotte H. , Berger A. , Phelip J. M. , Peyrin‐Biroulet L. , Colombel J. F. , Del Tedesco E. , Paul S. , Flourie B. 
Published: April 2017

SummaryBackgroundInfliximab (IFX) combined with azathioprine (AZA) is more effective than IFX monotherapy in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).AimTo identify the AZA optimal dose that is required for efficacy when receiving combination therapy.MethodsPatients with IBD in durable remission on combination therapy were enrolled in a 1‐year, open‐label, prospective trial after randomisation into three groups: AZA steady (2‐2.5 mg/kg/day, n=28) vs AZA down (dose was halved 1‐1.25 mg/kg/day, n=27) vs AZA stopped (n=26). Primary endpoint was failure defined as occurrence of a clinical relapse and/or any change in IBD therapy.ResultsEighty‐one patients were included. Five (17.9%), 3 (11.1%), and 8 (30.8%) patients experienced failure at 1 year in groups AZA steady, AZA down and AZA stopped, respectively (P=.1 across the groups). The median trough levels of IFX at inclusion were close to those measured at the end of follow‐up in group AZA steady (3.65 vs 3.45 μg/mL, P=.9) and in group AZA down (3.95 vs 3.60 μg/mL, P=.5), whereas these levels dropped from 4.25 to 2.15 μg/mL (P=.02) in group AZA stopped. Four (14.3%), four (14.8%) and 11 (42.3%) patients experienced an unfavourable evolution of IFX pharmacokinetics in groups AZA steady, AZA down and AZA stopped, respectively. A threshold of 6‐TGN <105 pmoles/8.108 RBC was associated with an unfavourable evolution of IFX pharmacokinetics.ConclusionsUnder combination therapy, AZA dose reduction, but not withdrawal, appears to be as effective as continuation of AZA at full dose.
A suite of essential biodiversity variables for detecting critical biodiversity change
Authors: Schmeller Dirk S. , Weatherdon Lauren V. , Loyau Adeline , Bondeau Alberte , Brotons Lluis , Brummitt Neil , Geijzendorffer Ilse R. , Haase Peter , Kuemmerlen Mathias , Martin Corinne S. , Mihoub Jean‐Baptiste , Rocchini Duccio , Saarenmaa Hannu , Stoll Stefan , Regan Eugenie C. 
Published: April 2017

ABSTRACTKey global indicators of biodiversity decline, such as the IUCN Red List Index and the Living Planet Index, have relatively long assessment intervals. This means they, due to their inherent structure, function as late‐warning indicators that are retrospective, rather than prospective. These indicators are unquestionably important in providing information for biodiversity conservation, but the detection of early‐warning signs of critical biodiversity change is also needed so that proactive management responses can be enacted promptly where required. Generally, biodiversity conservation has dealt poorly with the scattered distribution of necessary detailed information, and needs to find a solution to assemble, harmonize and standardize the data. The prospect of monitoring essential biodiversity variables (EBVs) has been suggested in response to this challenge. The concept has generated much attention, but the EBVs themselves are still in development due to the complexity of the task, the limited resources available, and a lack of long‐term commitment to maintain EBV data sets. As a first step, the scientific community and the policy sphere should agree on a set of priority candidate EBVs to be developed within the coming years to advance both large‐scale ecological research as well as global and regional biodiversity conservation. Critical ecological transitions are of high importance from both a scientific as well as from a conservation policy point of view, as they can lead to long‐lasting biodiversity change with a high potential for deleterious effects on whole ecosystems and therefore also on human well‐being. We evaluated candidate EBVs using six criteria: relevance, sensitivity to change, generalizability, scalability, feasibility, and data availability and provide a literature‐based review for eight EBVs with high sensitivity to change. The proposed suite of EBVs comprises abundance, allelic diversity, body mass index, ecosystem heterogeneity, phenology, range dynamics, size at first reproduction, and survival rates. The eight candidate EBVs provide for the early detection of critical and potentially long‐lasting biodiversity change and should be operationalized as a priority. Only with such an approach can science predict the future status of global biodiversity with high certainty and set up the appropriate conservation measures early and efficiently. Importantly, the selected EBVs would address a large range of conservation issues and contribute to a total of 15 of the 20 Aichi targets and are, hence, of high biological relevance.
Incidental learning in a multisensory environment across childhood
Authors: Broadbent Hannah J. , White Hayley , Mareschal Denis , Kirkham Natasha Z. 
Published: April 2017

AbstractMultisensory information has been shown to modulate attention in infants and facilitate learning in adults, by enhancing the amodal properties of a stimulus. However, it remains unclear whether this translates to learning in a multisensory environment across middle childhood, and particularly in the case of incidental learning. One hundred and eighty‐one children aged between 6 and 10 years participated in this study using a novel Multisensory Attention Learning Task (MALT). Participants were asked to respond to the presence of a target stimulus whilst ignoring distractors. Correct target selection resulted in the movement of the target exemplar to either the upper left or right screen quadrant, according to category membership. Category membership was defined either by visual‐only, auditory‐only or multisensory information. As early as 6 years of age, children demonstrated greater performance on the incidental categorization task following exposure to multisensory audiovisual cues compared to unisensory information. These findings provide important insight into the use of multisensory information in learning, and particularly on incidental category learning. Implications for the deployment of multisensory learning tasks within education across development will be discussed.
Postprandial renal haemodynamic effect of lixisenatide vs once‐daily insulin‐glulisine in patients with type 2 diabetes on insulin‐glargine: An 8‐week, randomised, open‐label trial
Authors: Tonneijck Lennart , Muskiet Marcel H. A. , Smits Mark M. , Hoekstra Trynke , Kramer Mark H. H. , Danser A. H. Jan , Diamant Michaela , Joles Jaap A. , van Raalte Daniël H. 
Published: April 2017

AimTo determine whether lixisenatide, a prandial short‐acting glucagon‐like peptide receptor agonist (GLP‐1RA), ameliorates postprandial glomerular hyperfiltration in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) compared with insulin‐glulisine (iGlu).MethodsPostprandial renal haemodynamic effects of 8‐week treatment with lixisenatide 20 µg vs once‐daily titrated iGlu were measured in 35 overweight patients with T2DM inadequately controlled on insulin‐glargine, with or without metformin [mean ± SD age 62 ± 7 years, HbA1c 8.0% ± 0.9%, estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) 85 ± 12 mL/min/1.73 m2, median (IQR) urinary albumin/creatinine ratio 1.5 (0.9‐3.0) mg/mmol]. After a standardised breakfast, GFR (primary endpoint) and effective renal plasma flow (ERPF) were determined by inulin and para‐aminohippuric acid renal clearance, respectively, based on timed urine sampling. Intrarenal haemodynamic functions were estimated using Gomez equations.ResultsCompared with iGlu, lixisenatide did not affect GFR [+0.1 mL/min/1.73 m2 (95% CI −9 to 9)], ERPF [−17 mL/min/1.73 m2 (−61 to 26)], other (intra‐)renal haemodynamics or renal damage markers, but increased fractional sodium excretion [+0.25% (0.09‐0.41)] and urinary pH [+0.7 (0.3‐1.2)]. Plasma renin, angiotensin‐II and aldosterone were unchanged. Lixisenatide and iGlu reduced HbA1c similarly, by 0.8% ± 0.1% and 0.6% ± 0.1%, respectively, while postprandial glucose was lower with lixisenatide (P = .002). Compared with iGlu, lixisenatide reduced bodyweight [−1.4 kg (−2.5 to −0.2)] and increased postprandial mean arterial pressure [+9 mm Hg (4‐14)].ConclusionEight‐week lixisenatide treatment does not affect postprandial (intra‐)renal haemodynamics compared with iGlu when added to insulin‐glargine in patients with T2DM without overt nephropathy. Prolonged lixisenatide treatment has a sustained natriuretic effect, which is in contrast to previous reports on long‐acting GLP‐1RA, reduces body weight and increases postprandial blood pressure compared with iGlu.Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT02276196
Efficacy and safety of evogliptin monotherapy in patients with type 2 diabetes and moderately elevated glycated haemoglobin levels after diet and exercise
Authors: Park Juri , Park Sung Woo , Yoon Kun Ho , Kim Sung Rae , Ahn Kyu Jeung , Lee Jae Hyuk , Mok Ji Oh , Chung Choon Hee , Han Kyung Ah , Koh Gwan Pyo , Kang Jun Goo , Lee Chang Beom , Kim Seong Hwan , Kwon Na Young , Kim Doo Man 
Published: April 2017

AimsTo evaluate the efficacy and safety of evogliptin, a newly developed dipeptidyl peptidase‐4 inhibitor, in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) inadequately controlled by diet and exercise.Materials and MethodsIn this randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, parallel‐group, multicentre, phase III study, 160 patients with T2D were assigned to either evogliptin 5 mg or placebo for 24 weeks. The primary endpoint was the mean change in glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) from baseline to week 24.ResultsThe mean baseline HbA1c levels were similar in the evogliptin and the placebo groups (7.20% ± 0.56% vs 7.20% ± 0.63%, respectively). At week 24, evogliptin significantly reduced HbA1c levels from baseline compared with placebo (−0.23% vs 0.05%, respectively,
P < .0001). Additionally, the proportion of patients achieving HbA1c <6.5% was significantly higher in the evogliptin group than in the placebo group (33.3% vs 15.2%;
P
= .008). The overall incidence of adverse events, including hypoglycaemia, was similar in the 2 groups.ConclusionsIn this 24‐week study, once‐daily evogliptin monotherapy significantly improved glycaemic control and was well tolerated in patients with T2D.