bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Informational injustice with respect to change and negative workplace emotions
Authors: De Clercq Dirk , Saridakis George 
Published: November 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to examine the hitherto unexplored relationship between employees’ perceptions of informational injustice with respect to change and their negative workplace emotions, as well as how this relationship might be mitigated by structural and relational features of the organizational context.Design/methodology/approach– The paper draws on quantitative data collected through the 2011 Workplace Employment Relations Survey. The hypotheses are tested with ordered probit analysis using random effects.Findings– The findings show that informational injustice enhances the development of negative workplace emotions, yet this effect is attenuated at higher levels of job influence, reward interdependence, trust, and organizational commitment.Research limitations/implications– The findings contribute by identifying several contingencies that attenuate the harmful effect of informational injustice with respect to change on negative workplace emotions. The limitations of the study include the lack of data on change-specific outcomes and the reliance on the same respondents to assess the focal variables.Practical implications– The study suggests that organizations facing the challenge of sharing complete information about internal changes can counter the employee stress that comes with limited information provision by creating appropriate internal environments.Originality/value– The study adds to research on organizational change by providing a better understanding of an unexplored driver of negative workplace emotions (i.e. informational injustice with respect to change) and explicating when such informational injustice is more or less likely to enhance these emotions.
Involvement of opioid system in antidepressant‐like effect of the cannabinoid CB1 receptor inverse agonist AM‐251 after physical stress in mice
Authors: Ostadhadi Sattar , Haj‐Mirzaian Arya , Nikoui Vahid , Kordjazy Nastaran , Dehpour Ahmad‐Reza 
Published: November 2015

SummaryCannabinoid inverse agonists possess antidepressant‐like properties, but the mechanism of this action is unknown. Numerous studies have reported the interaction between opioid and cannabinoid pathways. In this study, acute foot‐shock stress was used in mice to investigate the involvement of the opioid pathway in the antidepressant‐like effect of the cannabinoid CB1 receptor inverse agonist AM‐251. Stress was induced by intermittent foot‐shock stimulation for 30 min. Then, using the forced swimming test (FST) and tail suspension test (TST), the immobility time was measured. Results show that the immobility time was significantly prolonged in animals subjected to foot‐shock stress, compared with non‐stressed controls (P < 0.01). Also, the serum corticosterone level was significantly increased after stress induction (P < 0.001). Administration of AM‐251 (0.5 and 0.3 mg/kg, intraperitoneally (i.p.)), significantly decreased the immobility time of stressed mice in the FST (P < 0.001 and P < 0.01, respectively) and TST (P < 0.01 and P < 0.05, respectively). The lowest dose of AM‐251 (0.1 mg/kg), naltrexone (0.3 mg/kg), and morphine (1.0 mg/kg) did not show any significant effect on stressed animals (P > 0.05). Co‐administration of AM‐251 with sub‐effective dose of naltrexone decreased the effective dose of this cannabinoid inverse agonist, to 0.1 mg/kg (P < 0.01). On the other hand, administration of the sub‐effective dose of morphine reversed the anti‐immobility effect of AM‐251 (0.5 mg/kg; P < 0.001). In conclusion, the present study for the first time reveals the possible role of opioid signalling in the antidepressant‐like properties of AM‐251 in a foot‐shock stress model.
The Weary Customer: Choosing Not to Choose Among Unfair ‘Choices’
Authors: Jeannot Gilles 
Published: November 2015

AbstractCritics concerned with the effect of public utility companies' market practices have primarily focused on issues of disconnection and inequality. This article goes further, challenging the very premise on which the model is based: the principle of individual choice. The article focuses on the French gas, electricity and telephone sectors, developing two points. The first is the declining trust in public utility companies and a certain choice‐averseness. The second point addresses the experience of the ‘customer’, pressured to make the ‘right’ choice through manipulation and misinformation on the part of competing suppliers. Thus, instead of ‘active customers’ directing markets through their ‘choices’, what is seen is the disaffection or weariness of customers in the face of what they perceive as an unfair situation.
Rescuing from oblivion: social characteristics and career destinations of early British ‘sociology’ graduates, 1907–39
Authors: Husbands Christopher T. 
Published: November 2015

AbstractThose students who were among the first sociology graduates in the UK barely feature in standard histories of the discipline, which all have an intellectual and institutional focus. This article remedies this neglect by researching the social backgrounds and later careers of sociology graduates from the London School of Economics and Political Science [LSE] and Bedford College for Women from the first such graduate in 1907 until those graduating in the 1930s. Data for this exercise were compiled from a variety of sources. The more important are: UK censuses, especially that of 1911; various civil registration records; archived student files; and, for the graduates who entered university teaching, issues of the Yearbook of the Universities of the Empire [later the Commonwealth Universities' Yearbook]. The dataset includes all identified graduates in the BSc(Econ), Special Subject Sociology, degree from 1907 to 1935 and all in the BA (Honours) in Sociology degree from 1925 to 1939. LSE sociology graduates tended to be older and to have more cosmopolitan backgrounds, with fathers more likely than for Bedford College graduates to come from commercial rather than professional backgrounds. Both institutions' graduates' careers tended to the Civil Service and local government. LSE graduates gravitated to education, especially to higher education if male, whilst those of Bedford College went into welfare work, countering a stereotype from some previous literature that especially women graduates were heavily constrained to follow careers in schoolteaching. The article also gives comparisons with the social‐class profile and career destinations of several cohorts of postwar sociology graduates, noting a number of similarities.
Development of a productive research culture in emergency medicine: Report of the outcomes of a research forum
Authors: Taylor David McD , Cohen Donna R , Epstein Joseph , Freeman Peter , Gosbell Andrew D , Judkins Simon , Mowatt Elizabeth JM , O'Reilly Gerard M , Vinen John 
Published: November 2015

AbstractIn recent years, the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) has increasingly focused on the need for high‐quality research in emergency medicine (EM). One important initiative was the establishment of the ACEM Foundation, which among other responsibilities, is required to support clinical research through the provision of research funding and other measures. In February 2015, the Foundation held a Research Forum that was attended by the leading EM researchers from Australasia. The Forum aimed to determine how a productive research culture could be developed within the ACEM. Nine key objectives were determined including that research should be a core business of the ACEM and a core activity of the EM workforce, and that EM research should be sustainable and adequately supported. This report describes the background and conduct of the Forum, its recommendations and the way in which they could be implemented.
Study on two genera, Yasumatsua Togashi and Aproceros Malaise (Hymenoptera: Argidae: Sterictiphorinae), from South Korea with description of a new species
Authors: Choi Jin‐Kyung , Lee Su‐Bin , Wei Meicai , Lee Jong‐Wook 
Published: November 2015

AbstractYasumatsusa Togashi, 1970 and Aproceros Malaise, 1931 are recorded for the first time from South Korea. A new species, Yasumatsua koreana Lee & Lee sp. nov., and newly recorded species, Aproceros pallidicornis (Mocsáry, 1909), are described. Photographs of the new species and a key to genera of Korean Sterictiphorinae are provided.
Exosome isolation from hemolymph of Korean rhinoceros beetle, Allomyrina dichotoma (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
Authors: Kim Hong Geun , Kwon Kisang , Suh Hyun‐Woo , Lee Seokhyun , Park Kwan‐Ho , Kwon O‐Yu , Choi Ji‐Young 
Published: November 2015

AbstractExosomes are 30–150 nm vesicles that are secreted from a range of cells. Recently, exosomes have been the subject of considerable research because there is mounting awareness of their diverse functions, including a role in cell–cell communication and presenting pathogens for immune responses. Exosomes contain diverse nucleic acid and protein cargos, derived not only from the organism but also from pathogens, making them suitable for use in disease diagnosis. The Korean rhinoceros beetle, Allomyrina dichotoma (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), is commercially reared in Korea for the pet trade and is used in traditional medicine for liver‐related diseases. However, several insect diseases caused by bacteria, fungi and viruses have been reported in A. dichotoma mass‐rearing facilities. Identifying these diseases with accuracy and in a timely manner is of paramount importance. Such diagnosis can be accomplished by identifying the nucleic acid or amino acid fragments from these disease‐causing pathogens in the exosome of A. dichotoma. We isolated exosomes from the hemolymph of A. dichotoma and used them to analyze exosome RNA and proteins. We confirmed the isolation of exosomes through RNA profiling, protein analysis and Western blotting. Our research established a solid foundation for using insect exosome protein and RNA analyses for the accurate diagnosis of insect diseases. To our knowledge, this is the first report of exosome isolation from insect hemolymph.
Heterogeneity from increasing crop types: effect on carabid beetles
Authors: Do Yuno , Joo Gea‐Jae 
Published: November 2015

AbstractWe investigated the effect of crop type heterogeneity on carabid beetles in intensively managed agricultural landscapes. We compared different crops and habitat type configurations and compositions. In addition we assessed the effect of artificial fragmentation by paved roads and water channels in an agricultural landscape. Crop type heterogeneity negatively affected carabid assemblages. Spatial dissection by artificial structures had an even more negative effect on carabid diversity. The nested structure of the carabid assemblages among crop types was caused by a negative response to heterogeneity in the agricultural landscape. Even though crop types in an intensive agricultural landscape increased, the landscape may tend to fragment habitat. Although artificially fragmented habitats had more unstable carabid assemblages, heterogeneity from different crop types has also been shown to be a characteristic of fragmented landscapes. To produce a positive relationship between biodiversity and heterogeneity in an agricultural landscape, farming intensity should be reduced to allow for the conversion of highly productive lands into more natural habitats.
Mitogenome assembly from genomic multiplex libraries: comparison of strategies and novel mitogenomes for five species of frogs
Authors: Machado D. J. , Lyra M. L. , Grant T. 
Published: November 2015

AbstractNext‐generation sequencing continues to revolutionize biodiversity studies by generating unprecedented amounts of DNA sequence data for comparative genomic analysis. However, these data are produced as millions or billions of short reads of variable quality that cannot be directly applied in comparative analyses, creating a demand for methods to facilitate assembly. We optimized an in silico strategy to efficiently reconstruct high‐quality mitochondrial genomes directly from genomic reads. We tested this strategy using sequences from five species of frogs: Hylodes meridionalis (Hylodidae), Hyloxalus yasuni (Dendrobatidae), Pristimantis fenestratus (Craugastoridae), and Melanophryniscus simplex and Rhinella sp. (Bufonidae). These are the first mitogenomes published for these species, the genera Hylodes, Hyloxalus, Pristimantis, Melanophryniscus and Rhinella, and the families Craugastoridae and Hylodidae. Sequences were generated using only half of one lane of a standard Illumina HiqSeq 2000 flow cell, resulting in fewer than eight million reads. We analysed the reads of Hylodes meridionalis using three different assembly strategies: (1) reference‐based (using bowtie2); (2) de novo (using abyss, soapdenovo2 and velvet); and (3) baiting and iterative mapping (using mira and mitobim). Mitogenomes were assembled exclusively with strategy 3, which we employed to assemble the remaining mitogenomes. Annotations were performed with mitos and confirmed by comparison with published amphibian mitochondria. In most cases, we recovered all 13 coding genes, 22 tRNAs, and two ribosomal subunit genes, with minor gene rearrangements. Our results show that few raw reads can be sufficient to generate high‐quality scaffolds, making any Illumina machine run using genomic multiplex libraries a potential source of data for organelle assemblies as by‐catch.
Accounting for genotype uncertainty in the estimation of allele frequencies in autopolyploids
Authors: Blischak Paul D. , Kubatko Laura S. , Wolfe Andrea D. 
Published: November 2015

AbstractDespite the increasing opportunity to collect large‐scale data sets for population genomic analyses, the use of high‐throughput sequencing to study populations of polyploids has seen little application. This is due in large part to problems associated with determining allele copy number in the genotypes of polyploid individuals (allelic dosage uncertainty–ADU), which complicates the calculation of important quantities such as allele frequencies. Here, we describe a statistical model to estimate biallelic SNP frequencies in a population of autopolyploids using high‐throughput sequencing data in the form of read counts. We bridge the gap from data collection (using restriction enzyme based techniques [e.g. GBS, RADseq]) to allele frequency estimation in a unified inferential framework using a hierarchical Bayesian model to sum over genotype uncertainty. Simulated data sets were generated under various conditions for tetraploid, hexaploid and octoploid populations to evaluate the model's performance and to help guide the collection of empirical data. We also provide an implementation of our model in the R package polyfreqs and demonstrate its use with two example analyses that investigate (i) levels of expected and observed heterozygosity and (ii) model adequacy. Our simulations show that the number of individuals sampled from a population has a greater impact on estimation error than sequencing coverage. The example analyses also show that our model and software can be used to make inferences beyond the estimation of allele frequencies for autopolyploids by providing assessments of model adequacy and estimates of heterozygosity.
Rotational Angiography Based Three‐Dimensional Left Atrial Reconstruction: A New Approach for Transseptal Puncture
Authors: Koektuerk Buelent , Yorgun Hikmet , Koektuerk Oezlem , Turan Cem H. , Gorr Eduard , Horlitz Marc , Turan Ramazan G. 
Published: November 2015

SummaryAimRotational angiography is a well‐known method for the three‐dimensional (3‐D) reconstruction of left atrium and pulmonary veins during left‐sided atrial arrhythmia ablation procedures. In our study, we aimed to review our experience in transseptal puncture (TSP) using 3‐D rotational angiography.MethodsWe included a total of 271 patients who underwent atrial fibrillation ablation using cryoballoon. Rotational angiography was performed to get the three‐dimensional left atrial and pulmonary vein reconstructions using cardiac C‐arm computed tomography. The image reconstruction was made using the DynaCT Cardiac software (Siemens, Erlangen, Germany).ResultsThe mean age of the study population was 61 ± 10 years. The indications for left atrial arrhythmia ablation were paroxysmal AF in 140 patients (52%) and persistent AF patients in 131 (48%) patients. The success rate of TSP using only rotational guidance was (264/271 patients, 97.4%). In the remaining seven patients, transesophageal guidance was used after the initial attempt due to thick interatrial septum in five patients and difficult TSP due to abnormal anatomy and mild pericardial effusion in the remaining two patients. Mean fluoroscopy dosage of the rotational angiography was 4896.4 ± 825.3 μGym2. The mean time beginning from femoral vein puncture to TSP was 12.3 ± 5.5 min.ConclusionTSP guided by rotational angiography is a safe and effective method. Our results indicate that integration of rotational angiographic images into the real‐time fluoroscopy can guide the TSP during the procedure.
Range‐weighted metrics of species and phylogenetic turnover can better resolve biogeographic transition zones
Authors: Laffan Shawn W. , Rosauer Dan F. , Di Virgilio Giovanni , Miller Joseph T. , González‐Orozco Carlos E. , Knerr Nunzio , Thornhill Andrew H. , Mishler Brent D. 
Published: November 2015

Summary

Understanding changes of biodiversity across the landscape underlies biogeography and ecology and is important in land management and conservation.

Measures of species and phylogenetic turnover used to estimate the rate of change of assemblages between sets of locations are more often influenced by wide‐ranging taxa. Transition zones between regions that are associated with range‐restricted taxa can be obscured by wide‐ranging taxa that span them.

We present a set of new range‐weighted metrics of taxon and phylogenetic turnover, as modifications of conventional metrics, where the range‐restricted components of the assemblages are assigned greater weight in the calculations. We show how these metrics are derived from weighted endemism and phylogenetic endemism and demonstrate their properties using a continent‐wide data set of Australian Acacia.

The range‐weighted metrics result in better delineated transition zones between regions, in that the rate of turnover is steeper than with conventional turnover measures. These metrics provide important complementary information for the interpretation of spatial turnover patterns derived from conventional turnover metrics. Additionally, the phylogenetic variant incorporates information about phylogenetic relatedness while also not saturating at high values of turnover, thus remaining useful for comparisons over greater distances than conventional turnover metrics.
Systematic review of antenatal dietary and lifestyle interventions in women with a normal body mass index
Authors: O'Brien Cecelia M. , Grivell Rosalie M. , Dodd Jodie M. 
Published: November 2015

AbstractIntroduction. Women who commence pregnancy with a normal body mass index (BMI) are at the greatest risk of excessive gestational weight gain, impacting on infant birthweight, pregnancy‐related complications and postpartum weight retention. Our aim was to review systematically the effect of antenatal dietary and lifestyle interventions in pregnant women with a normal BMI on maternal and infant outcomes. Material and methods. We searched the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, PubMed, Medline, and the Australian and International Clinical Trials Registry with the date of the last search in July 2015. We included all published, unpublished and ongoing randomized trials recruiting women of a normal BMI, comparing dietary and/or lifestyle interventions with standard antenatal care. Results. Twelve randomized controlled trials were identified, involving a total of 2713 pregnant women, with five studies reporting clinical data for 714 women with a normal BMI. Women who received a dietary and lifestyle intervention were less likely to experience gestational weight gain [four studies, 446 women; mean difference −1.25 kg; 95% confidence interval (CI) −2.39 to −0.11], weight gain above the Institute of Medicine guidelines (four studies, 446 women; risk ratio 0.66; 95% CI 0.53–0.83) and hypertension (two studies; 243 women; risk ratio 0.34; 95% CI 0.13–0.91). There were no statistically significant differences in the occurrence of gestational diabetes, cesarean section or birthweight greater than 4 kg. Conclusions. While providing an antenatal dietary and lifestyle intervention for pregnant women of normal BMI appears to reduce gestational weight gain, the review was limited by the relatively small available sample size. Further well‐designed randomized controlled trials are required.
Antecedents of inflammation biomarkers in preterm newborns on days 21 and 28
Authors: Leviton Alan , Allred Elizabeth N. , Fichorova Raina N. , Kuban Karl C.K. , O'Shea T. Michael , Dammann Olaf ,   the ELGAN Study Investigators
Published: November 2015

AbstractAimMost studies of systemic inflammation in very preterm newborns focus on assessments made during the first two weeks. The purpose of this study was to identify some of the antecedents of systemic inflammation evident during postnatal weeks three and four.MethodsWe measured the protein concentrations in blood spots collected on postnatal days 21 (N = 176) and 28 (N = 157) from infants born before the 28th week of gestation and sought correlates of measurements in the top quartile. Odds ratios of elevated concentrations were calculated for the most obvious correlates.ResultsInfants born for maternal and foetal indications were more likely than their peers to have top quartile concentrations of IL‐beta, IL‐8, TNF‐alpha and ICAM‐1 on both days 21 and 28. Similarly, infants whose birthweight Z‐score was <−2 or between −1 and −2 were also more likely than their peers to have elevated concentrations of these proteins.ConclusionMarkers of systemic inflammation in the very preterm newborn during the third and fourth postnatal weeks are most strongly associated with maternal and foetal indications for (very preterm) delivery and their common correlate/consequence, foetal growth restriction.
Systematic review with meta‐analysis: mucosal healing is associated with improved long‐term outcomes in Crohn's disease
Authors: Shah S. C. , Colombel J.‐F. , Sands B. E. , Narula N. 
Published: November 2015

SummaryBackgroundClinical manifestations of Crohn's disease (CD) do not reliably correlate with endoscopic activity. While treating to achieve clinical remission (CR) has neither proven to improve CD outcomes nor alter the natural disease course, it is unclear whether targeting objective measures like mucosal healing (MH) is associated with improved long‐term outcomes.AimTo perform a systematic review and meta‐analysis comparing long‐term outcomes in active CD patients who achieve MH compared to those who do not.MethodsWe performed a systematic literature search to identify studies with prospective cohorts of active CD patients that included outcomes of patients who achieved MH at first endoscopic assessment (MH1) compared to those who did not. The primary outcome was long‐term (≥50 weeks) CR. Secondary outcomes included CD‐related surgery‐free rate, hospitalisation‐free rate and long‐term MH rate. Pooled odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated.ResultsTwelve studies with 673 patients met inclusion criteria. Patients achieving MH1 had a pooled OR of 2.80 (95%CI, 1.91–4.10) for achieving long‐term CR, 2.22 (95%CI, 0.86–5.69) for CD‐related surgery‐free rate, and 14.30 (95%CI, 5.57–36.74) for long‐term MH. Sensitivity analyses suggested no difference in outcomes if MH1 was achieved on biologics vs. non‐biologics. No significant publication bias or heterogeneity was detected.ConclusionsAchieving MH1 is associated with increased rates of long‐term clinical remission, and maintenance of mucosal healing in active Crohn's disease and may therefore be a reasonable therapeutic target.