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Marine Distribution and Habitat Use of Atlantic Sturgeon in New York Lead to Fisheries Interactions and Bycatch
Authors: Dunton Keith J. , Jordaan Adrian , Conover David O. , McKown Kim A. , Bonacci Lisa A. , Frisk Michael G. 
Published: March 2015

Abstract
Population declines of Atlantic Sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus prompted initial fisheries closures and an eventual endangered or threatened species listing across the U.S. portion of their range in 2012. Atlantic Sturgeon aggregations and migration routes along the coast of Long Island overlap with commercial fishing activities that may lead to incidental take in nondirected fisheries. Thus, understanding the distribution and movement of Atlantic Sturgeon in relation to commercial fisheries can help management agencies determine impacts and develop bycatch mitigation measures. Stratified random sampling and targeted bottom trawl surveys were used to identify the temporal and spatial use of marine habitat in New York waters. The majority of survey captures were restricted to depths of less than 15 m and known aggregation areas. During the aggregation periods (May, June, September, and October) in known aggregation areas, catches were an order of magnitude higher than in other areas and months of the year. Northeast Fisheries Observer Program bycatch data from 1989 to 2013 was analyzed for the New York region and suggested that bycatch occurs within two main gear types: otter bottom trawls and sink gill nets. Trawling bycatch contained primarily subadult Atlantic Sturgeon and is highest during the Summer Flounder Paralichthys dentatus fishery in New York State waters. Trawling overlaps spatially and temporally with identified Atlantic Sturgeon aggregation areas, while bycatch in gill nets targeted adult fish farther offshore in federal waters. Bycatch in these fisheries may be a regional threat to recovery, and spatial and temporal closures, gear modifications, or other bycatch reduction techniques are suggested to protect aggregating and migrating fish.
Received July 28, 2014; accepted November 4, 2014
Scholarly article seeking, reading, and use: a continuing evolution from print to electronic in the sciences and social sciences
Authors: TENOPIR Carol , KING Donald W. , CHRISTIAN Lisa , VOLENTINE Rachel 
Published: March 2015

ABSTRACTElectronic journals are now the norm for accessing and reading scholarly articles. This article examines scholarly article reading patterns by faculty in five US universities in 2012. Selected findings are also compared to some general trends from studies conducted periodically since 1977. In the 2012 survey, over three‐quarters (76%) of the scholarly readings were obtained through electronic means and just over half (51%) of readings were read on a screen rather than from a print source or being printed out. Readings from library sources are overwhelmingly from e‐sources. The average number of articles read per month was 20.66, with most articles read by the medical and other sciences, and on average each article was read for 32 minutes.
Beyond authorship: attribution, contribution, collaboration, and credit
Authors: Brand Amy , Allen Liz , Altman Micah , Hlava Marjorie , Scott Jo 
Published: March 2015

Key points
As the number of authors on scientific publications increases, ordered lists of author names are proving inadequate for the purposes of attribution and credit.
A multi‐stakeholder group has produced a contributor role taxonomy for use in scientific publications.
Identifying specific contributions to published research will lead to appropriate credit, fewer author disputes, and fewer disincentives to collaboration and the sharing of data and code.
Novel crystalline phase and first-order phase transitions of human insulin complexed with two distinct phenol derivatives
Authors: Valmas A. , Magiouf K. , Fili S. , Norrman M. , Schluckebier G. , Beckers D. , Degen T. , Wright J. , Fitch A. , Gozzo F. , Giannopoulou A. E. , Karavassili F. , Margiolaki I. 
Published: March 2015

The primary focus of the present work is the study of the effects that two ligands and the crystallization pH have on the crystalline forms of human insulin. For this purpose, human insulin (HI) was co-crystallized with two distinct phenolic derivatives: the organic ligandsmeta-cresol (m-cresol) and 4-nitrophenol. The formation of polycrystalline precipitates was then followed by means of structural characterization of the individual specimens in terms of unit-cell symmetry and parameters. In both cases, two different polymorphs were identifiedviaX-ray powder diffraction measurements, the first of hexagonal symmetry (R3 space group) at higher pH values and the second of monoclinic symmetry (space groupP21) with unit-cell parametersa= 87.4282 (5),b = 70.5020 (3),c= 48.3180 (4) Å, β = 106.8958 (4)°, the latter of which to our knowledge has never been observed before.
Setting new trends of integrated Building Information Modelling (BIM) for construction industry
Authors: Wang Xiangyu , Chong Heap-Yih 
Published: March 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to set new trends of integrated Building Information Modelling (BIM) for the construction industry. BIM has been accepted by construction to some extent as an innovative approach/technology to improve project performance in the aspects of productivity, efficiency and safety. However, maximisation BIM requires strategic research direction to drive this technology across the full spectrum of the project life cycle.

Design/methodology/approach
– This paper identifies the new trends for adopting BIM in the aspect of integration within Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sectors.

Findings
– Research findings identify three stages where project performance can be improved by using BIM: pre-construction phase, construction phase and the maintenance/operation phase.

Originality/value
– BIM must evolve to be fully integrated with other technologies, thereby contributing to project performance in various stages of project life cycle.
Preparation and scheduling system of emergency supplies in disasters
Authors: Jia Liu , Kefan Xie 
Published: March 2015

Purpose
– After the occurrence of a disaster, emergency supplies should arrive at disaster area in the shortest possible time. Therefore, it is of pivotal importance to speed up the preparation and scheduling process. In other words, only when the preparation process and scheduling process coordinate well, could the emergency supplies arrive at disaster area in time. Consequently, the purpose of this paper is to explore a method that can strengthen the coordination in various kinds of situations.

Design/methodology/approach
– The paper first elaborates the preparation and scheduling process of emergency supplies in disasters. Then, it establishes a workflow simulation system of the emergency supplies preparation and scheduling based on Petri Net. Afterward, the paper proposes a simplified simulation system of emergency supplies preparation and scheduling which can be employed in actual emergency response. Finally, the paper takes China Lushan Earthquake for a case study.

Findings
– By employing the simulation system proposed by this paper, decision makers can simulate the whole emergency supplies preparation and scheduling process, which can help them find a method that can optimize the current process. Specifically, by analyzing the simulation results, the government can obtain conclusions as follows. First, whether the preparation and scheduling process of emergency supplies can speed up or not. Second, which part of the process should be improved to realize the acceleration. Third, the workload of the staffs and experts. Fourth, whether it is necessary to add staffs or experts to work in parallel.

Originality/value
– This paper proposes a system that can coordinate the preparation process and scheduling process of emergency supplies in disaster. Then, it employs the Petri Net based workflow model to do simulation. The simulation results show that the system designed is reasonable and can be used in practical decision making on the preparation and scheduling of emergency supplies.
The influence of corporate social responsibility disclosure on share prices
Authors: De Klerk Marna , de Villiers Charl , van Staden Chris 
Published: March 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to examine the association between share prices and the level of corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure of large UK companies, using CSR data from an independent firm and a time period and setting (the UK) that coincides with increased legislation and increased public awareness of corporate social and environmental issues. Against a background of increased interest by investors in CSR disclosure, prior mixed results on the association between CSR disclosure and share prices suggest the need for further research that overcome some of the identified limitations of the extant literature.

Design/methodology/approach
– A modified Ohlson (1995) model is used to examine the relationship between CSR disclosure and share prices among the 100 largest UK companies. Three different measures of CSR disclosure are used to ensure robustness of results.

Findings
– The paper finds that higher levels of CSR disclosure are associated with higher share prices. Furthermore, the paper provides evidence that CSR disclosure by companies operating in environmentally sensitive industries show a stronger association with share prices than CSR disclosure by companies operating in other industries. The paper concludes that CSR disclosure provides incremental value-relevant information to investors beyond financial accounting information.

Originality/value
– To the best of our knowledge, this is the first paper to provide evidence of the incremental value of CSR disclosure to share price determination in the UK, a country where CSR disclosure is high on the agenda. Our findings provide evidence that CSR disclosures by companies and, in particular, disclosures following the global reporting initiative(GRI) guidelines, are useful to investors and shareholders, as it is related to share price information.
Accreditation and quality assurance in the Egyptian higher education system
Authors: Schomaker Rahel 
Published: March 2015

Purpose
– This study aims to analyze the quality of the Egyptian accreditation system. With a view on the high competition in the domestic labor market as well as with regards to the international competitiveness of Egyptian graduates and the potential role of Egyptian universities in the international market for higher education, a high quality of study programmes and the provision of skills which meet the employers’ needs is a pressing issue for policymakers in Egypt, in particular in the light of the recent and ongoing transformation process.

Design/methodology/approach
– Based on a triangulation of document analysis and semi-structured interviews, the authors analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the system of accreditation as well as current measures to improve quality in higher education and provide policy implications for further action undertaken by Egyptian policymakers to improve the accreditation system.

Findings
– First, the authors provide a sound overview of the newly established accreditation system in Egypt and analyze the role of the National Authority of Educational Quality Assurance and Accreditation within this process. Second, the paper addresses the structural shortcomings as well as implementation problems of the current accreditation system which limit the capacity of the national accreditation agency to provide accreditation for all institutions of higher education in Egypt and to ensure the overall quality of higher education. The role of peer reviewers is of pivotal importance in this context. A specific problem which has not been analyzed so far is the role of religious institutions, the so-called Al-Azhar institutions, in the accreditation process, and the consequences this will have for further developments in accreditation.

Practical implications
– The paper concludes with providing policy implications at the backdrop of the ongoing political transformation process in Egypt.

Originality/value
– The paper provides the first comprehensive analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the Egyptian accreditation system and contributes to the understanding of the pivotal role of peer reviewers in this process. Also, for the first time, the challenges regarding accreditation of Al-Azhar institutions are targeted.
Investigating and compensating printed circuit board shrinkage induced failures during reflow soldering
Authors: Geczy Attila , Fejos Márta , Tersztyánszky László 
Published: March 2015

Purpose
– This paper aims to reveal the causes and find an efficient method to compensate the shrinkage to reduce failure costs. Reflow-induced printed circuit board (PCB) shrinkage is inspected in automotive electronics production environment. The shrinkage of two-sided, large PCBs results in printing offset errors and consequently soldering failures on smaller components during the reflow soldering of the second PCB side.

Design/methodology/approach
– During the research, the investigations had to adapt to actual production in an electronics manufacturing plant. A measurement method was developed to approximate the overall shrinkage of the given product. With the shrinkage data, it is possible to perform an efficient compensation on the given stencil design in computer-aided manufacturing environment.

Findings
– It was found that even with the investigated lower-quality PCB materials, the compensation on the stencil significantly reduces the quantity of failures, offering an efficient method to improve the yield of the production.

Research limitations/implications
– Research was oriented by the confines of production (fixed PCB sources, given PCB materials, reflow process and production line), where an immediate solution is needed. Future investigations should be focussed on the PCB parameters (different epoxy types, glass-fibre reinforcements, etc.).

Practical implications
– The optimised production reduces overall failure costs. The stencil re-design and application is a fast and efficient way to immediately act against the shrinkage-induced failures. The method was successfully applied in automotive electronics production.

Originality/value
– The paper presents a novel approach on solving an emerging problem during reflow.
REVIEW: Wildlife camera trapping: a review and recommendations for linking surveys to ecological processes
Authors: Burton A. Cole , Neilson Eric , Moreira Dario , Ladle Andrew , Steenweg Robin , Fisher Jason T. , Bayne Erin , Boutin Stan 
Published: March 2015

Summary

Reliable assessment of animal populations is a long‐standing challenge in wildlife ecology. Technological advances have led to widespread adoption of camera traps (CTs) to survey wildlife distribution, abundance and behaviour. As for any wildlife survey method, camera trapping must contend with sources of sampling error such as imperfect detection. Early applications focused on density estimation of naturally marked species, but there is growing interest in broad‐scale CT surveys of unmarked populations and communities. Nevertheless, inferences based on detection indices are controversial, and the suitability of alternatives such as occupancy estimation is debatable.

We reviewed 266 CT studies published between 2008 and 2013. We recorded study objectives and methodologies, evaluating the consistency of CT protocols and sampling designs, the extent to which CT surveys considered sampling error, and the linkages between analytical assumptions and species ecology.

Nearly two‐thirds of studies surveyed more than one species, and a majority used response variables that ignored imperfect detection (e.g. presence–absence, relative abundance). Many studies used opportunistic sampling and did not explicitly report details of sampling design and camera deployment that could affect conclusions.

Most studies estimating density used capture–recapture methods on marked species, with spatially explicit methods becoming more prominent. Few studies estimated density for unmarked species, focusing instead on occupancy modelling or measures of relative abundance. While occupancy studies estimated detectability, most did not explicitly define key components of the modelling framework (e.g. a site) or discuss potential violations of model assumptions (e.g. site closure). Studies using relative abundance relied on assumptions of equal detectability, and most did not explicitly define expected relationships between measured responses and underlying ecological processes (e.g. animal abundance and movement).

Synthesis and applications. The rapid adoption of camera traps represents an exciting transition in wildlife survey methodology. We remain optimistic about the technology's promise, but call for more explicit consideration of underlying processes of animal abundance, movement and detection by cameras, including more thorough reporting of methodological details and assumptions. Such transparency will facilitate efforts to evaluate and improve the reliability of camera trap surveys, ultimately leading to stronger inferences and helping to meet modern needs for effective ecological inquiry and biodiversity monitoring.
The international diffusion of electoral systems: The spread of mechanisms tempering proportional representation across Europe
Authors: Bol Damien , Pilet Jean‐Benoit , Riera Pedro 
Published: March 2015

AbstractThere is an assumption in much of the electoral engineering literature that domestic episodes of electoral system choice occur in a vacuum, isolated from international influences. Yet this assumption remains largely untested, despite the comparative focus of much of that literature. This article focuses on part of this gap by considering two electoral mechanisms that seek to limit party system fragmentation under proportional representation – low district magnitudes and high electoral thresholds – and shows that the mechanisms have spread across many European countries during the post‐1945 period. Analyses reveal that national legislators are more likely to adopt one of these electoral mechanisms when a large number of peer countries have made similar choices within the last two or three years. This effect is robust to various model specifications and to the inclusion of multiple controls. The article also offers some qualitative evidence from case studies and parliamentary debates.
Prompted to treatment by the criminal justice system: Relationships with treatment retention and outcome among cocaine users
Authors: Kiluk Brian D. , Serafini Kelly , Malin‐Mayor Bo , Babuscio Theresa A. , Nich Charla , Carroll Kathleen M. 
Published: March 2015

Background and ObjectivesA substantial portion of individuals entering treatment for substance use have been referred by the criminal justice system, yet there are conflicting reports regarding treatment engagement and outcome differences compared to those not referred. This study examined baseline characteristic and treatment outcome differences among cocaine‐dependent individuals participating in cocaine treatment randomized trials.MethodsThis secondary analysis pooled samples across five completed randomized controlled trials, resulting in 434 participants. Of these, 67 (15%) were prompted to treatment by the criminal justice system.ResultsThis subsample of criminal justice prompted (CJP) individuals did not differ from those not prompted by the criminal justice system in terms of gender, race/ethnicity, marital status, or age. However, the CJP group reported more years of regular cocaine use, more severe employment and legal problems, as well as less readiness to change prior to treatment. Treatment outcomes did not differ significantly from those without a criminal justice prompt, and on some measures the outcomes for CJP group were better (e.g., percentage of days cocaine abstinent, number of therapy sessions attended).Discussion and ConclusionsThese findings suggest that being prompted to treatment by the criminal justice system may not lead to poorer treatment engagement or substance use outcomes for individuals participating in randomized controlled treatment trials.Scientific SignificanceDespite some baseline indicators of poorer treatment prognosis, individuals who have been prompted to treatment by the criminal justice system have similar treatment outcomes as those presenting to treatment voluntarily. (Am J Addict 2015;24:225–232)
Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of an extrafine fixed pMDI combination of beclometasone dipropionate/formoterol fumarate in adolescent asthma
Authors: Kuna Piotr , Govoni Mirco , Lucci Germano , Scuri Mario , Acerbi Daniela , Stelmach Iwona 
Published: March 2015

AimThe aim was to investigate the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of an extrafine pressurized metered‐dose inhaler (pMDI) fixed combination of beclometasone dipropionate (BDP)/formoterol fumarate (FF) in adolescent and adult asthma.MethodsThis was a three‐way crossover study, on 30 asthmatic adolescents receiving BDP/FF pMDI with or without a valved holding chamber (VHC) or a free licenced combination of BDP pMDI and FF pMDI plus a parallel arm of 30 asthmatic adults receiving BDP/FF pMDI. All patients received a single dose of BDP and FF of 400 µg and 24 µg, for each treatment, respectively. Assessments were performed over 8 hours.ResultsIn adolescents, the 90% confidence intervals (CIs) for the systemic exposure (AUC(0,t)) geometric mean ratio of the fixed combination with or without VHC vs. the free combination were within the bioequivalence range 0.80–1.25, both for beclometasone‐17‐monopropionate (B17MP, the active metabolite of BDP) and formoterol. Pharmacodynamic variables for plasma potassium and glucose, pulse rate and pulmonary function in adolescents were equivalent between treatments, 95% CI within 0.9, 1.09. The upper level of 90% CIs for AUC(0,t) geometric mean ratio adolescents : adults of B17MP and formoterol after treatment with BDP/FF pMDI was lower than 1.25, 90% CI 0.78, 1.04 and 0.86, 1.17, respectively.ConclusionsIn adolescents the pharmacodynamics and the overall systemic exposure to the active ingredients of an extrafine fixed combination of BDP/FF pMDI with or without a VHC was equivalent to that of a free licenced combination of pMDIs of established safety and efficacy profiles. The systemic exposure in adolescents was not higher than in adults. These results support the indication for use of inhaled corticosteroid/long acting β2‐adrenoceptor agonist pMDIs in adolescents at the same dosage as in adults.
Early feeding after total laryngectomy results in shorter hospital stay without increased risk of complications: a retrospective case–control study
Authors: Serbanescu‐Kele C.M.C. , Halmos G.B. , Wedman J. , van der Laan B.F.A.M. , Plaat B.E.C. 
Published: March 2015

ObjectivesTo evaluate the effects of a reduced nil per os (NPO) period after total laryngectomy (TLE) on general and wound‐related post‐operative complications, swallowing function and duration of hospital stay.Design, setting and participantsIn a retrospective case–control study in 71 patients after TLE with primary closure (i e. without reconstruction with tissue transfer), complications and hospitalisation in 36 patients who started oral feeding on days 3–5 (early feeding) were compared with 30 patients who started oral feeding on days 7–10 (late feeding).Main outcome measuresIncidence of complications, swallowing function and duration of hospitalisation.ResultsThere were no significant differences between the early‐ and late‐feeding groups in the occurrence of pharyngocutaneous fistulae, neopharyngeal stenosis or wound complications in general. Swallowing function was comparable for both groups. Mean overall hospitalisation was 2 days shorter in the early‐feeding group (mean: 17.4 days) as compared to the late‐feeding group (mean: 19.4 days) (P < 0.05).ConclusionsEarly feeding after TLE without flap reconstruction did not contribute to an increase in complications and led to a shorter hospital stay.