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A 9-Year-Old Girl Discovers That Her Mother Was Murdered
Authors: Schonfeld David J. , Shekunov Julia , Jellinek Michael , Stein Martin T. 
Published: January 2016

CASE: Susan was a 9-year-old girl living with her mother; she had never met her father. Her mother returned one evening from her job as a cocktail waitress and Susan met her at the apartment door to let her know they had run out of cat food. Her mother said she would go and buy some the next morning because it was late and she was tired, but Susan insisted she go out that evening because the cat had not eaten all day. Her mother was fatally shot in the parking lot of the convenience store shortly thereafter; since there was no robbery involved, the police suspected it was someone that she knew. Susan's extended family had her move out of the apartment that evening and relocate to live with her aunt and uncle out-of-state. The transition happened quickly. Susan was unable to return to her apartment to pick up any additional belongings and never returned to say goodbye to her friends. The family decided she was too young to attend the funeral.
Susan had trouble fitting in with her aunt and uncle's family; they had 2 children who were 8 and 6 years old, and Susan felt she was being treated like a baby. She resented having a bedtime (her mother allowed her to stay up as late as she wished), and she complained that the work at school was boring and her classmates were childish. When the family went to a festival in town, she left abruptly without telling them, which frightened Susan's aunt and uncle. They wanted to be supportive but felt that she needed more structure than her mother had provided her. Susan's aunt and uncle sought bereavement support for Susan from her pediatrician and parenting advice for themselves.
The proliferation of elective services in U.S. urban hospitals
Authors: Trinh Hanh Q. , Begun James W. 
Published: January 2016

Background:
Although adding convenience for both patients and providers, the proliferation of elective services and equipment in U.S. general hospitals contributes to higher costs and raises concerns about quality and overuse.

Purposes:
We assess the relationship of two forces—health system membership and market competition—with the diffusion of elective services and equipment.

Methodology/Approach:
The sample consists of all urban U.S. nonfederal general acute hospitals in 2010 (n = 2,467). Elective equipment and services are defined by 25 services offered by less than 33% of urban general hospitals. We relate the number of elective services to environmental and organizational conditions, adopting a contingency theory perspective. Ordinary least squares regression is used to estimate the associations among the key variables.

Findings:
Market competition is positively associated with numbers of elective services. The effect of health system membership varies by system type, with the most developed integrated systems showing a positive relationship with the quantity of elective services, relative to freestanding hospitals. Members of less-developed integrated systems, however, have fewer elective services than freestanding hospitals.

Practice Implications:
The evidence on market competition is consistent with a medical arms race scenario in which hospitals pursue elective services and equipment to compete with each other. Membership in highly integrated systems does not act as a constraint on the pursuit of elective services and equipment but instead may independently promote it. It may be unrealistic to expect hospitals to resist offering elective services in the face of competitive and organizational considerations that encourage proliferation.
Understanding dimensionality of children’s food shopping behaviour in retail stores
Authors: Vohra Jyoti , Soni Pavleen 
Published: January 2016

Purpose
– Marketers try to influence food shopping behaviour of children through various in-store food promotional strategies (FPS). These in-store FPS comprise of attractive packaging, accessibility, availability of foods in wide varieties and presence of helpful and friendly sales personnel. However, little is known about how children buy and the extent to which these marketing strategies are successful. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to investigate food shopping behaviour of children in retail stores and to study the effectiveness of in-store FPS and demographic factors (age and gender of child and monthly family income) on food shopping behaviour of children.

Design/methodology/approach
– Data have been collected from 473 mothers of children in age category four to 11 years. Data have been analysed through descriptive statistics (means and standard deviations), bivariate correlations, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and hierarchical regression analysis.

Findings
– The study explores and validates four factor structure of food shopping behaviour of children in retail stores in Indian settings. These factors include children’s active assessment of foods, impact of availability and variety on children’s purchases, influence of TV food ads on children’s purchases and influence of packaging on children’s food purchases. Further, the findings also reveal that in-store FPS are truly effective in influencing food shopping behaviour of children.

Practical implications
– Marketers may highlight packaging attributes in food advertisements as they can help escalate food purchase requests of children in retail stores. In addition to this, food advertising is strongly associated with assessment of foods in retail stores and looking for availability of advertised foods in retail stores. This suggests that food advertising as a medium of communication should not be ignored. However, sales personnel can also be used more effectively as they are seen to help children in identifying availability and variety of foods in retail stores.

Originality/value
– As no such study has been conducted so far (to the best of researcher’s knowledge), this study potentially helps in bridging gaps in literature.
How do chocolate lovers balance taste and ethical considerations?
Authors: Poelmans Eline , Rousseau Sandra 
Published: January 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to investigate how chocolate lovers balance taste and ethical considerations when selecting chocolate products.

Design/methodology/approach
– The data set was collected through a survey at the 2014 “Salon du Chocolat” in Brussels, Belgium. The authors distributed 700 copies and received 456 complete responses (65 percent response rate). Choice experiments were used to estimate the relative importance of different chocolate characteristics and to predict respondents’ willingness to pay for marginal changes in those characteristics. The authors estimate both a conditional logit model and a latent class model to take possible preference heterogeneity into account.

Findings
– On average, respondents were willing to pay 11 euros more for 250 g fairtrade labeled chocolate compared to conventional chocolate. However, taste clearly dominates ethical considerations. The authors could distinguish three consumer segments, each with a different tradeoff between taste and fairtrade. One group clearly valued fairtrade positively, a second group valued fairtrade to a lesser extent and a third group did not seem to value fairtrade.

Originality/value
– Chocolate can be seen as a self-indulgent treat where taste is likely to dominate other characteristics. Therefore it is unsure to what extent ethical factors are included in consumer decisions. Interestingly the results indicate that a significant share of chocolate buyers still positively value fairtrade characteristics when selecting chocolate varieties.
Older adults’ household cooking: card sort analyses
Authors: Bostic Stephanie M. , Bisogni Carole A. , Sobal Jeffery 
Published: January 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to examine food preparation practices of US older adults by assessing their conceptualization of food preparation methods and their routine use of food preparation methods and kitchen equipment.

Design/methodology/approach
– In total, 17 community-dwelling older adults used cards with names of food preparation methods and cooking equipment items to do one open sort and three closed sorts about: food preparation method classifications; food preparation method use frequency; kitchen equipment use frequency; and essential vs non-essential kitchen equipment. Descriptive statistics, cluster analysis, and qualitative thematic analysis were performed.

Findings
– Participants classified food preparation methods using multiple dimensions: ways to alter food, inputs, location, timing, and personal behavior. They used a wide range of food preparation methods and kitchen equipment items in routine cooking. The mean number of the 38 preparation methods sorted as used “often” was 16.5±5.0. In total, 15 of the 17 participants reported using more than 20 of the 40 equipment items “often.” The mean number of equipment items identified as “essential” was 21.5±9.3.

Practical implications
– Food professionals should consider access to equipment and food preparation skills and preferences when designing products and working with consumers. Addressing gaps in human and material capital may support adoption of food preparation practices.

Originality/value
– Food preparation method and equipment use frequency has rarely been examined from the household cook’s perspective. Using card sorts is a novel approach to examining consumer classification of an extensive list of preparation methods and kitchen equipment.
Determinants of audit report lag: evidence from Palestine
Authors: Hassan Yousef Mohammed 
Published: January 2016

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to employ agency theory to identify the determinants of the audit delay among Palestinian companies listed on Palestine Stock Exchange (PSE).Design/methodology/approach– Drawing on the agency theory, eight hypotheses are tested using data collected from the year 2011 annual reports for all the 46 listed companies on PSE. Multiple regression analysis was performed to identify the influence of a set of company characteristics, ownership structure variables, and corporate governance mechanisms.Findings– The result of the analysis demonstrated that the audit reporting delay is influenced by the board size, corporate size, status of audit firm, company complexity, existence of audit committee, and ownership dispersion.Research limitations/implications– The main shortcoming of the current study is that the analysis covered the Palestinian companies’ annual reports for only one year. A time series analysis might give fuller and understandable picture about the audit report lag (ARL) determinants. The outcome of the study can be used by companies’ managements and policy makers in Palestine to improve future disclosure.Originality/value– This paper adds to the limited audit delay literature in Middle East countries in general and Arab World in particular. This paper not only examines the determinants of the audit delay but also attempts to theorize such delay.
Tribe and village in African organizations and business
Authors: Kragh Simon Ulrik 
Published: January 2016

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to show that organizational behaviour and business relations in African countries reflect preindustrial social norms typical of kinship based, rural communities such as in-group/out-group differentiation, reliance on kinship and the use of gift-exchange to create and strengthen social bonds.Design/methodology/approach– Two books on African management are interpreted using anthropological and sociological theory as the analytical perspective.Findings– The analysis of the two works suggests that the preindustrial patterns described in the anthropological literature play a central role in African management and business.Practical implications– The paper concludes that manager should recognize the negative effects that may follow from a rejection of these socio-cultural patterns of behaviour.Originality/value– It introduces Marshall Sahlins’ theory of social distance and reciprocity showing how this theory explains behaviours in and between African organizations.
What’s the point? The search for purpose at work
Authors: Bajer Javier 
Published: January 2016

Purpose
– This paper aims to provide an insight into the endless search for purpose at work, questioning the validity of traditionally accepted practices and proposing an alternative, based on the evidence provided by successful organisations today.

Design/methodology/approach
– This was an ethnographic-based research of over 60 organisations, understanding the different cultures and the effect of various ways in which they create a sense of purpose.

Findings
– The way in which organisations try to create a sense of purpose is unsustainable and it is taking them further away from truly finding it.

Originality/value
– An exploration into the individual and organisational search for purpose, challenging traditional approaches.
Genomic resources for identification of the minimal N2‐fixing symbiotic genome
Authors: diCenzo George C. , Zamani Maryam , Milunovic Branislava , Finan Turlough M. 
Published: January 2016

SummaryThe lack of an appropriate genomic platform has precluded the use of gain‐of‐function approaches to study the rhizobium–legume symbiosis, preventing the establishment of the genes necessary and sufficient for symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF) and potentially hindering synthetic biology approaches aimed at engineering this process. Here, we describe the development of an appropriate system by reverse engineering Sinorhizobium meliloti. Using a novel in vivo cloning procedure, the engA‐tRNA‐rmlC (ETR) region, essential for cell viability and symbiosis, was transferred from Sinorhizobium fredii to the ancestral location on the S. meliloti chromosome, rendering the ETR region on pSymB redundant. A derivative of this strain lacking both the large symbiotic replicons (pSymA and pSymB) was constructed. Transfer of pSymA and pSymB back into this strain restored symbiotic capabilities with alfalfa. To delineate the location of the single‐copy genes essential for SNF on these replicons, we screened a S. meliloti deletion library, representing > 95% of the 2900 genes of the symbiotic replicons, for their phenotypes with alfalfa. Only four loci, accounting for < 12% of pSymA and pSymB, were essential for SNF. These regions will serve as our preliminary target of the minimal set of horizontally acquired genes necessary and sufficient for SNF.
Practice Pattern Variation in the Care of Children With Acute Asthma
Authors: Chamberlain James M. , Teach Stephen J. , Hayes Katie L. , Badolato Gia , Goyal Monika K. 
Published: January 2016

AbstractObjectivesPediatric asthma is a highly prevalent disease, affecting over 7 million U.S. children and accounting for 750,000 annual emergency department (ED) visits. Guidelines from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program recommend limited use of chest radiography (CXR), complete blood counts (CBCs), and antibiotics when managing acute exacerbations of asthma. However, studies suggest frequent overutilization of these resources. The objective was to evaluate differences between pediatric and general EDs in rates of CXRs, CBCs, and use of antibiotics for pediatric asthma exacerbations.MethodsThis was a repeated cross‐sectional analysis of data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey from 2000 through 2010 of CXR, CBCs, and antibiotics during ED visits for pediatric acute asthma exacerbations. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to identify differences in asthma management by ED type (pediatric vs. general) after adjusting for demographic covariates.ResultsThere were 3,313 observations, representing an estimated 10.9 million (95% confidence interval [CI] = 9.7 to 12.1 million) ED visits for acute asthma without bacterial coinfection. Of these, 17.4% occurred in pediatric EDs. Multivariable logistic regression revealed that visits to pediatric EDs were less likely to include CXRs (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 0.39; 95% CI = 0.25 to 0.60), CBCs (AOR = 0.42; 95% CI = 0.22 to 0.80), and antibiotics (AOR = 0.50; 95% CI = 0.31 to 0.82) after adjustment for race/ethnicity, triage level, academic ED, metropolitan statistical area, and geographic region.ConclusionsThere are substantial differences in diagnostic testing and antibiotic usage for management of acute exacerbations of asthma by ED type, suggesting potential resource overuse in general EDs. Future studies should focus on evaluating the effect of quality improvement efforts for ED asthma management.
Altered gentamicin pharmacokinetics in term neonates undergoing controlled hypothermia
Authors: Bijleveld Yuma A. , de Haan Timo R. , van der Lee Hanneke J. H. , Groenendaal Floris , Dijk Peter H. , van Heijst Arno , de Jonge Rogier C. J. , Dijkman Koen P. , van Straaten Henrica L. M. , Rijken Monique , Zonnenberg Inge A. , Cools Filip , Zecic Alexandra , Nuytemans Debbie H. G. M. , van Kaam Anton H. , Mathot Ron A. A. ,   for the PharmaCool study group
Published: January 2016

Aim(s)Little is known about the pharmacokinetic (PK) properties of gentamicin in newborns undergoing controlled hypothermia after suffering from hypoxic−ischaemic encephalopathy due to perinatal asphyxia. This study prospectively evaluates and describes the population PK of gentamicin in these patients.MethodsDemographic, clinical and laboratory data of patients included in a multicentre prospective observational cohort study (the ‘PharmaCool Study’) were collected. A non‐linear mixed‐effects regression analysis (nonmem®) was performed to describe the population PK of gentamicin. The most optimal dosing regimen was evaluated based on simulations of the final model.ResultsA total of 47 patients receiving gentamicin were included in the analysis. The PK were best described by an allometric two compartment model with gestational age (GA) as a covariate on clearance (CL). During hypothermia the CL of a typical patient (3 kg, GA 40 weeks, 2 days post‐natal age (PNA)) was 0.06 l kg−1 h−1 (inter‐individual variability (IIV) 26.6%) and volume of distribution of the central compartment (Vc) was 0.46 l kg−1 (IIV 40.8%). CL was constant during hypothermia and rewarming, but increased by 29% after reaching normothermia (>96 h PNA).ConclusionsThis study describes the PK of gentamicin in neonates undergoing controlled hypothermia. The 29% higher CL in the normothermic phase compared with the preceding phases suggests a delay in normalization of CL after rewarming has occurred. Based on simulations we recommend an empiric dose of 5 mg kg−1 every 36 h or every 24 h for patients with GA 36–40 weeks and GA 42 weeks, respectively.
Robust Nonparametric Estimation of Monotone Regression Functions With Interval-Censored Observations
Authors: Zhang Ying , Cheng Gang , Tu Wanzhu 
Published: January 2016

SummaryNonparametric estimation of monotone regression functions is a classical problem of practical importance. Robust estimation of monotone regression functions in situations involving interval-censored data is a challenging yet unresolved problem. Herein, we propose a nonparametric estimation method based on the principle of isotonic regression. Using empirical process theory, we show that the proposed estimator is asymptotically consistent under a specific metric. We further conduct a simulation study to evaluate the performance of the estimator in finite sample situations. As an illustration, we use the proposed method to estimate the mean body weight functions in a group of adolescents after they reach pubertal growth spurt.
Cañado, María Luisa Pérez & Padilla, Juan Ráez ed (2014) Digital competence development in higher educationPeter Lang (Frankfurt) isbn 978‐3‐631‐63803‐3 157 pp £32 http://www.peterlang.com/index.cfm?event=cmp.ccc.seitenstruktur.detailseiten&seitentyp=produkt&pk=68213
Authors: Dettori Giuliana 
Published: January 2016

SummaryAddressed to language teachers and language teacher trainers, Digital competence development in higher education aims to reflect on the use of it in language education. The tools we have influence what we teach, how we teach and how our students learn; teachers help students develop competences by integrating knowledge, skills, abilities, strategies, attitudes, and values. The tools we can use supplement these, but do not substitute their role. If the content of this book is likely to be relevant to you, I advise that you will probably find only parts of it of interest or use.Giuliana Dettori
Markey, Karen et al (2014) Designing online information games students want to playRowman & Littlefield (Lanham MD & Plymouth UK) isbn 978‐0‐8108‐9142‐5 279 pp £39.95 https://rowman.com/ISBN/9780810891432#
Authors: Dettori Giuliana 
Published: January 2016

SummaryThis book—aimed at game designers, librarians, and teachers with an interest in learning technology—defines information literacy and argues why it should be part of all students' preparation. It then examines the design, development and application of a game for undergraduates learning how to conduct library research. It also guides the design of information literacy games by discussing a number of best practices. Do you believe the content of this book is likely to be relevant to you? In that case, my advice is that you borrow a copy to see for yourself.Giuliana Dettori
The relationship between parental attitudes and behaviours in the context of paediatric chronic pain
Authors: Jaaniste T. , Jia N. , Lang T. , Goodison‐Farnsworth E. M. , McCormick M. , Anderson D. 
Published: January 2016

SummaryBackgroundWithin the context of paediatric chronic pain, parental attitudes are of particular importance given that they have the potential to impact on how parents respond to their child. The current study was designed to assess whether parental attitudes, such as parental confidence and beliefs in their child's ability to function in spite of pain, and parental catastrophising about their child's pain, are associated with parental pain‐related behaviours known to be associated with poor child outcomes, such as protectiveness and high levels of monitoring.MethodsParticipants were 138 child–parent dyads recruited from a tertiary chronic pain clinic. Patients were aged 8‐ to 17‐years. Prior to the initial clinic appointment, parents completed validated measures of parental pain catastrophising and parental responses to their child's pain. Patients completed measures of functional disability and pain intensity.ResultsParents who reported lower confidence in their child's ability to cope with the pain engaged in significantly more protective, monitoring and distracting behaviours, even when controlling for the child's recent level of functioning. They also took more days off work due to their child's pain. Parents who catastrophised more about their child's pain engaged in significantly more protective and monitoring behaviours, even when controlling for the child's recent level of functioning.ConclusionsParental behaviours in response to their child's pain are significantly related to parental confidence in their child's coping and parental pain‐related catastrophising. Clinical interventions may benefit from addressing parental attitudes, especially their confidence in their child's ability to function.