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Japanese Society for Laboratory Hematology flow cytometric reference method of determining the differential leukocyte count: external quality assurance using fresh blood samples
Authors: Kawai Y. , Nagai Y. , Ogawa E. , Kondo H. 
Published: December 2016

SummaryIntroductionTo provide target values for the manufacturers’ survey of the Japanese Society for Laboratory Hematology (JSLH), accurate standard data from healthy volunteers were needed for the five‐part differential leukocyte count. To obtain such data, JSLH required an antibody panel that achieved high specificity (particularly for mononuclear cells) using simple gating procedures. We developed a flow cytometric method for determining the differential leukocyte count (JSLH‐Diff) and validated it by comparison with the flow cytometric differential leukocyte count of the International Council for Standardization in Haematology (ICSH‐Diff) and the manual differential count obtained by microscopy (Manual‐Diff).MethodsFirst, the reference laboratory performed an imprecision study of JSLH‐Diff and ICSH‐Diff, as well as performing comparison among JSLH‐Diff, Manual‐Diff, and ICSH‐Diff. Then two reference laboratories and seven participating laboratories performed imprecision and accuracy studies of JSLH‐Diff, Manual‐Diff, and ICSH‐Diff. Simultaneously, six manufacturers’ laboratories provided their own representative values by using automated hematology analyzers.ResultsThe precision of both JSLH‐Diff and ICSH‐Diff methods was adequate. Comparison by the reference laboratory showed that all correlation coefficients, slopes and intercepts obtained by the JSLH‐Diff, ICSH‐Diff, and Manual‐Diff methods conformed to the criteria. When the imprecision and accuracy of JSLH‐Diff were assessed at seven laboratories, the CV% for lymphocytes, neutrophils, monocytes, eosinophils, and basophils was 0.5~0.9%, 0.3~0.7%, 1.7~2.6%, 3.0~7.9%, and 3.8~10.4%, respectively. More than 99% of CD45 positive leukocytes were identified as normal leukocytes by JSLH‐Diff.ConclusionsWhen JSLH‐Diff method were validated by comparison with Manual‐Diff and ICSH‐Diff, JSLH‐Diff showed good performance as a reference method.
Retroperitoneal liposarcoma excreting insulin‐like growth factor 2 that induced severe hypoglycemia
Authors: Kato Takuma , Sugimoto Mikio , Yamashita Motoki , Miyauchi Yasuyuki , Hirama Hiromi , Tsunemori Hiroyuki , Ueda Nobufumi , Imachi Hitomi , Shibuya Shinsuke , Kushida Yoshio , Kakehi Yoshiyuki 
Published: December 2016

AbstractInsulin‐like growth factor 2 is overexpressed in various cancers, and is associated with a poor prognosis. Also, it is known that insulin‐like growth factor 2 is an etiology of non‐islet cell tumor hypoglycemia. In this report, we describe a case of unexpected hypoglycemia caused by a dedifferentiated liposarcoma producing insulin‐like growth factor 2. A large mass in the retroperitoneum was detected in a 61‐year‐old man who complained of appetite loss. Despite having no history of diabetes mellitus, hypoglycemia suddenly occurred after admission, but oral glucose therapy was ineffective. After total parenteral nutrition, tumor resection was attempted, but failed as a result of rigid adhesion to the surrounding organs. The patient died of the disease 21 days after surgery. Pathological diagnosis at autopsy revealed dedifferentiated liposarcoma, and immunohistochemical staining showed that the tumor excreted insulin‐like growth factor 2. The possibility of an insulin‐like growth factor 2‐producing tumor should be taken into consideration when we encounter a patient with spontaneous hypoglycemia resistant to glucose substitution therapy.
Missional Discipleship
Authors: Gibson Ezekiel Lesmore 
Published: December 2016

AbstractMost communities of the world, and particularly in the continent of Africa, are multi‐faith and multicultural. Christianity is a major religion in the continent that has succeeded in persuading adherents of African traditional religions to switch off from their indigenous belief and switch on to Christian belief. Christianity is not the only religious faith in Africa. It has other sibling monotheistic religions and other religious expressions. Christianity, being a mission‐oriented religious faith, has a mandate to bring about transformation as reflected in its sacred text, the Bible. This article will explore how the transformation is stimulated and sustained. Meanwhile, it is necessary to state that African people were religious people even before the advent of Christianity and Islam. As a result, religion plays a critical role in their public engagements. Nevertheless, what may be investigated further would be whether religion, and Christian faith in particular, influences the people to be good citizens/disciples as they engage in the socio‐political and economic life of the society. The article seeks to use the notion of missional discipleship as a compelling stimulus for inclusive transformation in African societies.
Reflecting and Confessing in the Spirit
Authors: Yong Amos 
Published: December 2016

AbstractThe Arusha, Tanzania, 2018 World Mission Conference theme, “Moving in the Spirit: Called to Transforming Discipleship,” can be read from one perspective as acknowledging the continued growth and expansion of pentecostal and charismatic movements across the world Christian stage, especially in the majority world. Such ongoing developments beg the question of whether pentecostal and charismatic renewal has anything to contribute to global mission theology and theologizing in the present time. This essay suggests that the Spirit‐filled and empowered life invites a pneumatological imagination, hermeneutic, and theological method that carves out a via media between a fundamentalistic scripturalism that neglects the ongoing work of the Spirit on the one side, and a subjectivistic experientialism that is untethered to the biblical and theological tradition on the other. Such an approach will be exemplified – not just laid out propositionally (or “scientifically,” in the old tradition of hermeneutics, understood as the science of interpretation) – in light of the Day of Pentecost narrative as recorded in the book of Acts.
What Happens when History Does Not Walk as We Wish?
Authors: McGeoch Graham 
Published: December 2016

AbstractThe modern ecumenical movement calls the churches to pray together and to stay together. Through the World Council of Churches, this call has been supported by theological reflection, most notably on baptism, eucharist and ministry and, more recently, ecclesiology. It has also been nurtured by the missionary movement and its practical calls to common witness and service.This article sets out the context of the work of a parish church in Edinburgh, UK. It provides context to ecumenical and interfaith relations in the parish and to pastoral work within what is called the pink triangle. It concludes with a reflection on John Zizioulas's local church and considers the implications of an ecclesiology and missiology that reflect the life of the parish: “While cherishing the unity of the Spirit in the one Church, it is also important to honour the ways in which each local congregation is led by the spirit to respond to its own contextual realities.”
Noah's Ark, Mt. Meru, and the God of the Rainbow
Authors: Chang Yoon‐Jae 
Published: December 2016

AbstractThe warning is clear: Unless human beings reach a change of civilization in the ecological sense within the next ten years, we will not have a future—any future. However, a change of civilization does require a change of religious beliefs as well. As Lynn White Jr. asserted many years ago, our present science and technology are so tinctured with orthodox Christian arrogance toward nature that no solution for our ecological and economic crises can be expected from them alone. “Since the roots of our trouble are so largely religious,” as White assures, “the remedy must also be essentially religious.” Still, where do we begin? The author is convinced that any ecological reconstruction of Christian theology and missiology must begin with the Scripture. A solid re‐reading of the Bible will do. This is the reason why the author revisits the well‐known story of Noah's ark to reveal the inconvenient truth almost verbatim – the truth that the Noah's Ark is the story of God's new covenant of life with not only human beings but also with the Earth, represented by the animals from the ark. After scrutinizing the creation stories in Genesis 1 to 9, comparing in particular the two different commandments of God in Genesis 1 and Genesis 2, as well as in Genesis 1 and Genesis 9, the author confirms that a just and sustainable future can only be built upon the biblical God of the rainbow, who shows no favor to human beings, and who makes a new covenant of life with all flesh. What we need is a new vision of Christian beliefs and discipleship that honors God, values the Earth, and emphasizes humility [humus] of humanity [humus], concludes the author.
Fostering a Spirituality That Can Transform Mission?
Authors: Corlett Janet 
Published: December 2016

AbstractTo be moved by the Spirit into transforming discipleship, we need to know how to make ourselves available to God to receive God's gifts. We also need to practise discernment regarding what gives life and what does not. This paper considers themes for the 2018 Mission Conference, including money, love, and prayer. Examples, parables, and illustrations are given from experience and the practice of missionary discipleship. There is a particular emphasis on means of grace and the spiritual disciplines outlined by St. Ignatius of Loyola. The conclusions point to a focus on prayer in the planning, preparation, and programming for the 2018 Conference.
The Legacy, Leadership, and Hope of Pan‐African Women of Faith in Building Sustainable Just Communities as a Missional Focus
Authors: Walker‐Smith Angelique 
Published: December 2016

AbstractConceiving mission in relation to discipleship entails learning from the margins. This article analyzes the experience and self‐understanding of pan‐African women of faith. Especially in relation to and utilizing the methodology of the ongoing emphasis on an ecumenical “pilgrimage of justice and peace,” their vision of hope is examined under the headings of via positiva, via negativa, and via transformativa. The article concludes by detailing recent and future work of PAWEEN–the Pan African Womens Ecumenical Empowerment Network–in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations.
Moving in the Spirit
Authors: Robra Martin 
Published: December 2016

AbstractTogether towards Life (TTL) holds together a theology of the God of life and the transforming power of the Holy Spirit with the renewal and transformation that begins with a commitment to justice and peace at the margins and anticipates the eschatological vision of the renewal of the whole creation. The theme of the forthcoming World Mission Conference in 2017 in Arusha (Tanzania), “Moving in the Spirit: Called to Transforming Discipleship,” marks the intersection between TTL and the Busan call for the pilgrimage of justice and peace. The theme invites participants to advance reflection on the life‐giving power of the Holy Spirit and the role of transformative communities moving together in hope of God's reign to come. The example of the World Council of Churches’ work on a Theology of Life shows that choosing this direction has implications for the practices of doing theology and even the organization of the forthcoming World Mission Conference. A fascinating task indeed!
Matangi Teka (Wind Shift)
Authors: Havea Jione 
Published: December 2016

AbstractMatangi teka (when the wind shifts), in Pasifika, is an opportunity to rethink how to live and behave. When the wind shifts, island people (for the sake of survival) respond appropriately. Based upon such an awareness, this article invites matangi teka (wind shift) in the act of interpretation, in the consideration of traditional readings and theologies, and in the understanding and practices of discipleship. I do these by reading the commission of Abram, and the shifting of his mission, in Genesis 12. He was called on a mission of blessing for other families, and he shifted things so that he wins and controls the blessings for himself and his family. He did (in the text) a matangi teka on Yhwh and (beyond the text) on generations of readers; this article is an invitation to shift the wind from Abram in return.
Mission and Discipleship from the Perspective of Gender and Indigenous Culture
Authors: De La Torre Saransig María Margarita 
Published: December 2016

AbstractThe presence and history of Indigenous Peoples present special problems for mission and missiology and requires some rethinking of basic concepts and the cultural location of mission. Because the next World Mission Conference will take place in Tanzania, this article looks more carefully at the basis of mission, the experience of Indigenous Peoples with missions, and the New Testament warrent for mission. In the latter we find, particularly in the gospel narratives of the resurrection appearances of Jesus and his sending of the disciples the particular and exemplary role of women. These narratives offer some guidance for framing mission with Indigenous Peoples and in relation to colonial legacies and global capitalism.
Ecumenical Tensions among Nigerian Christians
Authors: Ude Asue Daniel 
Published: December 2016

AbstractThis article focuses on recent disturbing trends opposed to Christian unity in Nigeria that have both remote and immediate causes. Although the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) was formed to promote unity among the various Christian denominations in the country, it has not been able to achieve its goal. After describing this present situation and the historical factors that caused it, this paper looks to the resources of the Second Vatican Council which CAN should adopt to ease the tension in the country and promote greater dialogue. The article looks at the Roman Catholic‐Lutheran Declaration that was signed in 1999, and officially resolved the disagreements that led to the split led by Martin Luther in 1517. Finally this paper looks at the style of Pope Francis as a living example of effective ecumenism and interfaith dialogue.
Transforming Discipleship
Authors: Hong‐jung Lee 
Published: December 2016

AbstractThe nature of oikoumene has constantly challenged a Christendom‐oriented lineal understanding of mission. The environment of doing theology of mission has changed from the denominational to the ecumenical era, from the Eurocentric to the global context, and from the mechanistic domination of the world to the age of ecological worldwide community; and the paradigm of mission has changed from evangelization to shalom, from missio ecclesiae to missio Dei, and from monologue to dialogue. Critically thinking of the dominant milieu of the people which challenges the church to transform her way of participation in the world, the church must discern the socio‐political and religio‐cultural biographies of the people as the most important language of people‐ and life‐centric missio Dei. The primary missiological question should be, then, not what God is doing with the church, but rather what God is doing with the people and creation. In the course of answering this question, the church may discern where the Spirit is at work and how to respond to it. The following article is an attempt to seek a Korean way of imitatio missionis Christi in terms of finding a contextualized spirituality and a strategy of a transforming discipleship.
Previous dropout from diabetic care as a predictor of patients' willingness to use mobile applications for self‐management: A cross‐sectional study
Authors: Yamaguchi Satoko , Waki Kayo , Tomizawa Nobuko , Waki Hironori , Nannya Yasuhito , Nangaku Masaomi , Kadowaki Takashi , Ohe Kazuhiko 
Published: December 2016

AbstractAims/IntroductionPreventing dropout is crucial in managing diabetes. Accordingly, we investigated whether patients who had dropped out of diabetic care are suitable candidates for the use of mobile technologies – such as smartphone applications – to support self‐management (mHealth), which might help prevent dropout.Materials and MethodsWe carried out a cross‐sectional study in Tokyo, Japan. Patients aged 20 years or older who were clinically diagnosed as diabetic and who regularly visited the outpatient unit at the University of Tokyo Hospital were recruited between August 2014 and March 2015. Data were collected through face‐to‐face structured interviews, physical measurements and medical records. Participants were asked whether they were willing to use mHealth after being shown DialBetics – an mHealth application for diabetics – as an example, and about their history of dropout and previous mHealth experience. Data were analyzed by multivariate logistic regression models.ResultsOf 307 patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, 34 (11.1%) had previously dropped out from diabetic care. Multivariate analysis identified previous mHealth experience as a negative predictor of dropout (odds ratio 0.211, P = 0.023). Of those 34 patients, 27 (79.4%) expressed willingness to use mHealth, a significantly higher percentage than for those who had never dropped out (51.5%, P = 0.002). After adjusting for confounders, history of dropout remained a strong predictor of willingness (odds ratio 3.870, P = 0.004).ConclusionsPatients who previously dropped out of diabetic care are suitable candidates for mHealth. Future studies must evaluate whether mHealth is effective for preventing repeated dropout and improving glycemic control among this population.
How phylogeny and foraging ecology drive the level of chemosensory exploration in lizards and snakes
Authors: Baeckens S. , Van Damme R. , Cooper W. E. 
Published: December 2016

AbstractThe chemical senses are crucial for squamates (lizards and snakes). The extent to which squamates utilize their chemosensory system, however, varies greatly among taxa and species’ foraging strategies, and played an influential role in squamate evolution. In lizards, ‘Scleroglossa’ evolved a state where species use chemical cues to search for food (active foragers), whereas ‘Iguania’ retained the use of vision to hunt prey (ambush foragers). However, such strict dichotomy is flawed as shifts in foraging modes have occurred in all clades. Here, we attempted to disentangle effects of foraging ecology from phylogenetic trait conservatism as leading cause of the disparity in chemosensory investment among squamates. To do so, we used species’ tongue‐flick rate (TFR) in the absence of ecological relevant chemical stimuli as a proxy for its fundamental level of chemosensory investigation, that is baseline TFR. Based on literature data of nearly 100 species and using phylogenetic comparative methods, we tested whether and how foraging mode and diet affect baseline TFR. Our results show that baseline TFR is higher in active than ambush foragers. Although baseline TFRs appear phylogenetically stable in some lizard taxa, that is a consequence of concordant stability of foraging mode: when foraging mode shifts within taxa, so does baseline TFR. Also, baseline TFR is a good predictor of prey chemical discriminatory ability, as we established a strong positive relationship between baseline TFR and TFR in response to prey. Baseline TFR is unrelated to diet. Essentially, foraging mode, not phylogenetic relatedness, drives convergent evolution of similar levels of squamate chemosensory investigation.
Heterogeneity and concordance in locus‐specific differentiation and introgression between species of towhees
Authors: Kingston S. E. , Parchman T. L. , Gompert Z. , Buerkle C. A. , Braun M. J. 
Published: December 2016

AbstractThe maintenance or breakdown of reproductive isolation is an observable outcome of secondary contact between species. In cases where hybrids beyond the F1 are formed, the representation of each species' ancestry can vary dramatically among genomic regions. This genomic heterogeneity in ancestry and introgression can offer insight into evolutionary processes, particularly if introgression is compared in multiple hybrid zones. Similarly, considerable heterogeneity exists across the genome in the extent to which populations and species have diverged, reflecting the combined effects of different evolutionary processes on genetic variation. We studied hybridization across two hybrid zones of two phenotypically well‐differentiated bird species in Mexico (Pipilo maculatusandP. ocai), to investigate genomic heterogeneity in differentiation and introgression. Using genotyping‐by‐sequencing (GBS) and hierarchical Bayesian models, we genotyped 460 birds at over 41 000 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) loci. We identified loci exhibiting extreme introgression relative to the genome‐wide expectation using a Bayesian genomic cline model. We also estimated locus‐specificFSTand identified loci with exceptionally high genetic divergence between the parental species. We found some concordance of locus‐specific introgression in the two independent hybrid zones (6–20% of extreme loci shared across zones), reflecting areas of the genome that experience similar gene flow when the species interact. Additionally, heterogeneity in introgression and divergence across the genome revealed another subset of loci under the influence of locally specific factors. These results are consistent with a history in which reproductive isolation has been influenced by a common set of loci in both hybrid zones, but where local environmental and stochastic factors also lead to genomic differentiation.
Development and validation of a food frequency questionnaire to assess omega‐3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid intake in Australian children aged 9–13 years
Authors: Rahmawaty S. , Charlton K. , Lyons‐Wall P. , Meyer B. J. 
Published: December 2016

AbstractBackgroundThe present study aimed to develop a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) assessing dietary omega‐3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (n‐3 LCPUFA) intake in Australian children and to validate the FFQ against a 7‐day food diary.MethodsThe investigation comprised a cross‐sectional and validation study. The study setting was two private primary schools in the in the Illawarra region of New South Wales. Twenty‐two Australian children, aged 9–13 years, who were not on a special diet or receiving medical care that limited their food choice in the 3 months prior to recruitment, were recruited into the study.ResultsA total of 131 items, classified according to seven food group categories, was included in the n‐3 LCPUFA FFQ, as identified from published dietary surveys and a supermarket survey. Good correlations between the FFQ and the 7‐day food diary were observed for eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) [r = 0.691, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.51–0.83, P < 0.001], docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) (r = 0.684, 95% CI = 0.45–0.84, P < 0.001) and total n‐3 LCPUFA (r = 0.687, 95% CI = 0.48–0.85, P < 0.001). Bland–Altman plots showed an acceptable limit of agreement between the FFQ and the average 7‐day food diary. However, the mean EPA, DHA and total n‐3 LCPUFA intakes estimated from the FFQ were significantly higher than those from the average 7‐day food diary estimates (P < 0.001).ConclusionsA novel n‐3 LCPUFA FFQ that has been developed to estimate dietary n‐3 LCPUFA intakes in Australian children has been shown to have relative validity. The FFQ provides a useful contribution to dietary assessment methodology in this age group; however, reproducibility remains to be demonstrated.