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Large Sets of Orthogonal Arrays and Multimagic Squares
Authors: Zhang Yong , Chen Kejun , Lei Jianguo 
Published: December 2012

AbstractLarge sets of orthogonal arrays (LOA) have been used to construct resilient functions and zigzag functions by D. R. Stinson. In this paper, a special kind of LOA, strong double large sets of orthogonal arrays (SDLOA), is introduced and some constructions are provided. Meanwhile, a construction of multimagic squares based on SDLOAs is also given. As its application, it is proved that a t‐multimagic square of order exists whenever q is a prime power and , , which improves a similar result by H. Derksen et al. from primes to prime powers in Amer. Math. Monthly (2007).
The Discrepancy between Subjective and Objective Measures of Sleep in Older Adults Receiving CBT for Comorbid Insomnia
Authors: Lund Hannah G. , Rybarczyk Bruce D. , Perrin Paul B. , Leszczyszyn David , Stepanski Edward 
Published: December 2012

ObjectiveTo examine the effect of cognitive‐behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT‐I) on the underreporting of sleep relative to objective measurement, a common occurrence among individuals with insomnia.MethodPre‐treatment and post‐treatment self‐report measures of sleep were compared with those obtained from home‐based polysomnography (PSG) in 60 adults (mean age = 69.17; 42 women) with comorbid insomnia. The self‐report data were published previously in a randomized controlled trial demonstrating the efficacy of CBT‐I compared with a placebo treatment.ResultsSelf‐report measures significantly underestimated sleep at pre‐treatment and CBT‐I led to a correction in this discrepancy. There were no significant changes in PSG after CBT‐I. Path analysis showed that an increase in an objective proxy measure of sleep quality (i.e., decreased stage N1 sleep) after CBT‐I was significantly related to improvements in self‐report of sleep, with full mediation by reductions in discrepancy.ConclusionsThis is the first CBT‐I outcome study to analyze discrepancy changes and demonstrate that these changes account for a significant portion of self‐report outcome. In addition, improved sleep quality as measured by a decrease in percentage of stage N1 sleep following treatment may be one mechanism that explains why sleep estimation is more accurate following CBT‐I.
Autonomy‐Connectedness and Internalizing‐Externalizing Personality Psychopathology, Among Outpatients
Authors: Bachrach Nathan , Bekker Marrie H. J. , Croon Marcel A. 
Published: December 2012

ObjectivesThe aims of this research were to investigate gender differences in levels of autonomy‐connectedness, Axis I Psychopathology, and higher order factors of internalizing and externalizing personality psychopathology and, second, to investigate the association between these variables.DesignThe design of this research is cross‐sectional and multicentered.MethodsWe used self‐report questionnaires, factor analysis, and regression analysis.ResultsWe found evidence for a significant role of autonomy‐connectedness in Axis I Psychopathology. This was especially true for women, who were found to be more sensitive to others and sensitivity to others was strongly associated with Axis I Psychopathology. Maybe due to the research sample no evidence was found for an association of autonomy‐connectedness with externalizing psychopathology. As to the role of autonomy‐connectedness in internalizing psychopathology, we found that a lack of self‐awareness or a capacity of managing new situations, combined with a high sensitivity to others, were associated with internalizing psychopathology. Women appeared to be more sensitive to others and to report higher levels of Axis I Psychopathology than men.ConclusionWe conclude that autonomy‐connectedness plays an important role in Axis I Psychopathology as well as in internalizing Axis II pathology. Treatment of Axis I and internalizing Axis II psychopathology should therefore also focus on autonomy problems.
Mental States Task (MST): Development, Validation, and Correlates of a Self‐Report Measure of Mentalization
Authors: Beaulieu‐Pelletier Genevieve , Bouchard Marc‐André , Philippe Frederick L. 
Published: December 2012

ObjectivesMental states refer to the quality of one's capacity to mentally elaborate and open up to his or her subjective experience. The Mental States Task (MST) was developed to evaluate individual differences relative to this capacity.MethodUsing the MST, participants described a story from an emotionally challenging image and responded to a set of items about their cognitive and emotional processes while completing the task. The validation of the French version of the MST comprises two samples: 264 undergraduate/graduate students with a mean age of 27.27 years (Sample 1), and 206 students with a mean age of 26.61 years (Sample 2). The validation of the English version of the MST also includes two samples: 110 undergraduate students with a mean age of 20.15 years (Sample 3) and 188 students with a mean age of 20.90 years (Sample 4).ResultsResults suggest that 6 mental states can be distinguished and that the MST presents an adequate factorial structure, in both its French and English versions. The MST scores were associated with mental state scores derived from a content analysis method and with other related constructs (e.g., authenticity, empathy).ConclusionsOverall, findings provide convincing evidence of validity and reliability for the MST as an assessment tool of mental states. This innovative measure is likely to facilitate the clinical and empirical investigation of mentalization.
Going beyond self–other rating comparison to measure leader self‐awareness
Authors: Taylor Scott N. , Wang Mo , Zhan Yujie 
Published: December 2012

AbstractData were collected from leaders who rated their interpersonal competencies, were rated by their direct reports on the same competencies, and then were asked to predict as accurately as possible how their direct reports rated them. Leader self‐awareness was examined by analyzing self–other ratings and prediction–other ratings with a supervisor‐rated measure of leader effectiveness. Results showed that prediction–other ratings explained a greater percentage of the variance in leader effectiveness than did self–other ratings. These results suggest that prediction–other rating comparison may be a viable additional way to measure self‐awareness in organizational settings and may avoid some of the disadvantages when only using self‐ratings or self–other ratings.
A phenomenological study of corporate social responsibility in the Niger delta, Nigeria
Authors: Ogula David , Rose Jonathan , Abii Francesca E. 
Published: December 2012

AbstractOver the past half‐century, organization‐centric approaches to corporate social responsibility (CSR) dominated management practice. Though scholars and practitioners have embraced integrative CSR models, there are insufficient data about rural community constructs of corporate social behavior. Drawing largely from primary research conducted in the Niger Delta region, this article explores the meanings communities ascribe to corporate social responsibility. Through open‐ended interviews, this article examines the subtle underlying meanings of the narratives provided by the indigenes to identify clues potentially useful for developing effective CSR programs in the Niger Delta. The findings show that the Niger Delta people frame their views about CSR through the experience of poverty, loss of the traditional economy, erosion of traditional values, and degradation of the environment. Thus, CSR is associated with the restoration of control over land, alleviation of poverty, and community development.
The influence of structural aspects of a leadership scenario on individual mental evaluation processes
Authors: Seiler Stefan , Pfister Andres 
Published: December 2012

AbstractThere is little emphasis in leadership research on the relationship between structural aspects of a scenario and individual mental processes leading to certain leadership behavior. The authors present results from two empirical studies analyzing the influence of structural variables such as time pressure, danger, and formalization on internal mental processes evaluating the perceived impact of factors influencing leadership behavior. Results from both studies indicated that the effects of structural differences in a scenario (high or low time pressure, danger, and formalization) lead to systematically different evaluations of the perceived impact of important factors influencing leadership behavior. These findings underline the relevant influence of structural aspects of a leadership scenario on internal mental processes and shed light into the black box between the cause‐and‐effect relationship of structural aspects leaders are exposed to and their behavior.
A relational perspective to knowledge creation: Role of servant leadership
Authors: Rai Rishabh , Prakash Anand 
Published: December 2012

AbstractKnowledge creation is a dynamic activity where new ideas and meanings are created through coaction and interactive relationships. However, due to overemphasis on competitive spirit and individualistic orientation, knowledge organizations ignore the significance of people and relationships. Extending a relational perspective, this article proposes a model of servant leadership for facilitating knowledge creation through sharing leadership responsibilities with followers resulting in mutual influence and direction, and inculcating caring relationships. It ensures greater exchange of ideas, experiences, and expertise between servant leaders and followers that result in the generation of new knowledge. By constructing this model we have explained various processes with several propositions showing relationships between servant leadership and shared leadership, shared leadership and knowledge creation, servant leadership and caring relationships, and caring relationships and knowledge creation.
Preparing the professoriate to prepare globally competent leaders
Authors: Blaess Donna A. , Hollywood Kathryn G. , Grant Cynthia 
Published: December 2012

AbstractRapidly increasing globalization, the expanding use of technology, and intercultural competency have been discussed in the leadership literature for more than three decades. Simultaneously, the urgency to academically prepare globally competent organizational leaders has acclerated exponentially. Recommendations for global leadership competencies have been developed and undoubtedly have provided useful guidance in academic program and curricula development. In contrast, the preparedness of the leadership professoriate to prepare globally competent leaders has received little attention through research or discourse. The ongoing professional development of the leadership professoriate in terms of a global mindset and intercultural competencies are questioned and discussed. Recommendations are made for institutional and programmatic initiatives to increase the global learning and capital of faculty. Questions and recommendations are offered for personal and collective reflection and critical discourse on the need to expand and develop the international currency of faculty so that we can ensure the professoriate is prepared to educate students to be global leaders.
Global critical leadership: Educating global leaders with critical leadership competencies
Authors: Jenkins Daniel 
Published: December 2012

AbstractGlobal critical leadership competency means espousing critical thinking skills in all aspects of leadership decision making in the global context. This paper reviews the actions of critical thinking, argues that global leaders too must lead critically, and draws attention to the deficiency of critical thinking curricula in higher education and subsequent lack of recent graduates with critical thinking competencies. Leading critically is defined as applying critical thinking skills to decisions about leadership actions in different situations and is a challenge for leaders, followers, and educators. Nevertheless, global leaders, stakeholders, and educators in global leadership programs must embrace this challenge in order to make informed decisions in global contexts.
Facilitating the development of a global mindset through a cultural experience
Authors: Smith Deborah Nelson 
Published: December 2012

AbstractThe current article describes an assignment utilized in an undergraduate course “Leadership in a Global Society.” The assignment requires students to participate in a cultural experience and interview the leader of the event. Student feedback collected over several semesters indicates that the assignment was invaluable in helping students understand people from cultures different than the ones with which they normally identify. Furthermore, students reported gaining a better understanding of themselves and a willingness to seek out other cultural learning opportunities.
Description and scaling of pectoral muscles in ictalurid catfishes
Authors: Miano Joseph Paul , Loesser‐Casey Kathryn E. , Fine Michael L. 
Published: December 2012

AbstractThe pectoral spine of catfishes is an antipredator adaptation that can be bound, locked, and rubbed against the cleithrum to produce stridulation sounds. We describe muscle morphology of the pectoral spines and rays in six species in four genera of North American ictalurid catfishes. Since homologies of catfish pectoral muscles have not been universally accepted, we designate them functionally as the spine abductor and adductor and the arrector dorsalis and ventralis. The four muscles of the remaining pectoral rays are the superficial and deep (profundal) abductors and adductors. The large spine abductor and spine adductor are responsible for large amplitude movements, and the smaller arrector dorsalis and arrector ventralis have more specialized functions, that is, spine elevation and depression, respectively, although they also contribute to spine abduction. Three of the four spine muscles were pennate (the abductor and two arrectors), the spine adductor can be pennate or parallel, and ray muscles have parallel fibers. Insertions of pectoral muscles are similar across species, but there is a shift of origins in some muscles, particularly of the superficial abductor of the pectoral rays, which assumes a midline position in Ictalurus and increasingly more lateral placement in Ameiurus (one quarter way out from the midline), and Pylodictis and Noturus (half way out). Coincident with this lateral shift, the attachments of the hypaxial muscle to the ventral girdle become more robust. Comparison with its sister group supports the midline position as basal and lateral migration as derived. The muscles of the pectoral spine are heavier than muscles of the remaining rays in all species but the flathead, supporting the importance of specialized spine functions above typical movement. Further, spine muscles were larger than ray muscles in all species but the flathead catfish, which lives in water with the fastest currents. J. Morphol., 2013. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
On the unique isotropic aragonitic tube microstructure of some serpulids (Polychaeta, Annelida)
Authors: Vinn Olev 
Published: December 2012

AbstractA Scanning electron microscopy study of peculiar serpulid tube microstructures was carried out to determine whether this structure is unique to serpulids and to understand its formation and evolution. The isotropic aragonitic tube microstructure of some serpulids, termed spherulitic irregularly oriented prismatic structure (SIOP), is unknown in other animal skeletons. After nucleation, initial spherulitic prismatic aragonite crystals presumably grow in length and width at one end, collide with the surrounding growing crystal fans, and then continue intertwined growth until the secreted carbonate‐charged mucus is completely crystallized. Spherulitic irregularly oriented prismati structure presumably evolved either from the IOP or homogeneous rounded crystal microstructures. J. Morphol., 2013. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Hepatitis C virus load and expression of a unique subset of cellular genes in circulating lymphoid cells differentiate non‐responders from responders to pegylated interferon alpha–ribavirin treatment
Authors: Pham Tram N.Q. , Lin Dolly M.H. , Mulrooney‐Cousins Patricia M. , Churchill Norma D. , Kowala‐Piaskowska Arleta , Mozer‐Lisewska Iwona , Machaj Anna , Pazgan‐Simon Monika , Zalewska Malgorzata , Simon Krzysztof , King Dawn , Reddy S. Bharati , Michalak Tomasz I. 
Published: December 2012

AbstractBased on investigations of liver biopsy material, certain cellular genes have been implicated as correlates of success or failure to interferon alpha–ribavirin (IFN/RBV) therapy against hepatitis C. The current study aimed at determining whether expression of host genes thought to be relevant to HCV replication in the liver would be correlated with HCV infection status in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and also with patient responsiveness to IFN/RBV treatment. Therefore, PBMCs from patients with chronic hepatitis C responding (n = 35) or not (n = 49) to IFN/RBV and from healthy controls (n = 15) were evaluated for HCV RNA load and cellular gene expression. Non‐responders had 3‐ to 10‐fold higher basal levels of interleukin (IL)‐8, IFN‐stimulated gene 15 (ISG15), 2′,5′‐oligoadenylate synthetase (OAS), and Toll‐like receptors (TLR)‐4, ‐5, and ‐7 compared to responders. Non‐responders with similar post‐treatment follow‐ups as responders persistently expressed 6‐ to 20‐fold greater levels of IL‐8, ISG15, and OAS after therapy. Higher expression of IFN‐α, IFN‐γ, and IFN‐λ was found in PBMCs of individuals achieving sustained virological response, either before or after therapy. Pre‐treatment HCV RNA loads in PBMCs of non‐responders were significantly higher (P = 0.016) than those of responders. In conclusion, the data indicate that immune cells of responders and non‐responders to IFN/RBV therapy exhibited significantly different virological and host gene expression profiles. Elevated baseline HCV loads and TLR‐4, ‐5, and ‐7 levels, and persistently high levels of IL‐8, ISG15, and OAS were correlated with IFN non‐responsiveness. The results warrant further investigations on the utilization of PBMCs for predicting success or failure to IFN‐based therapies. J. Med. Virol. 85:441–448, 2013. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
First report of human rotavirus G8P[4] gastroenteritis in India: Evidence of ruminants‐to‐human zoonotic transmission
Authors: Mukherjee Anupam , Mullick Satarupa , Deb Alok Kumar , Panda Samiran , Chawla‐Sarkar Mamta 
Published: December 2012

AbstractGroup A rotaviruses are the major cause of childhood gastroenteritis worldwide. Due to close proximity of human and cattle in rural areas of developing countries like India, interspecies transmission or zoonotic transmission is a major source of rapid generation of reassortants and genetic or antigenic variants. Previously, many human group A rotaviruses were found with porcine or bovine characteristics from eastern and north‐eastern India. In this study, four unusual human G8P[4] strains were identified which had artiodactyl‐like origins. During an ongoing community based surveillance for epidemiological profiling of diarrheal pathogens, these unusual human group A rotavirus G8P[4] strains were detected from the stool samples of 3–14 months old children with acute diarrhea in Sonarpur, eastern India. Analysis of eleven complete and/or partial gene segments of these unusual G8P[4] strains were done by reverse transcription‐PCR (RT‐PCR) followed by nucleotide sequencing and phylogenetic analysis. The VP7 nucleotide sequences revealed a close phylogenetic relationship to the G8P[7] porcine strain D‐1 and bovine strain KJ59‐2 from South Korea. Whereas the VP4 gene segments were also related closely to human rotavirus prototype strain DS‐1. Other nine gene segments of these G8P[4] rotaviruses were related closely to either animal or animal‐derived rotavirus members of the DS‐1‐like family. These results suggest that origin of these G8P[4] strains might have been resulted from multiple reassortment events between artiodactyls and ruminant‐derived reassortant human rotaviruses. To date, this is the first report of G8P[4] rotavirus from India and the first genomic analysis of G8P[4] strains from Asian continent. J. Med. Virol. 85:537–545, 2013. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Capitalizing on proactivity for informal mentoring received during early career: The moderating role of core self‐evaluations
Authors: Liang Jian , Gong Yaping 
Published: December 2012

SummaryThis paper examines the role of proactive personality in the receipt of informal mentoring received (i.e., psychosocial and career‐related mentoring) among a sample of 174 early career employees in China. The regression results indicated that networking behavior mediated the relationship between proactive personality and career‐related mentoring, whereas voice behavior mediated the relationship between proactive personality and psychosocial mentoring. Furthermore, core self‐evaluations moderated the aforementioned two indirect relationships such that they were stronger at higher levels of core self‐evaluations. Our analyses also showed that the moderating effects occurred at the first stage of the indirect relationships. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of these findings. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Creating a culture of performance excellence at Henry Ford Health System
Authors: Hawkins Susan S. , Glenn Rose , Oswald Kathy , Conway William A. 
Published: December 2012

AbstractHenry Ford Health System (HFHS) of Detroit, Michigan, has earned industry‐wide recognition by engaging its leaders to align the organization's strategic objectives with Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award criteria and craft a comprehensive program to integrate performance to drive sustainable growth. One of the largest health care systems in the United States, HFHS developed a performance management approach that backed up standards of excellence with comprehensive training and development, established a performance improvement framework that emphasized analysis and review, integrated its communications systems with a renewed focus on innovation, and fine‐tuned its performance strategy to stoke agility throughout the organization. Results included a reduction in in‐patient mortality, innovations in health care best practice, enhanced employee engagement patient satisfaction, savings of almost $10 million over four years in relation to harm‐reduction efforts, and five national performance awards, including the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in 2011. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Ten best practices for restructuring the organization
Authors: Recardo Ronald J. , Heather Kleigh 
Published: December 2012

AbstractBusiness leaders who have been involved in any aspect of a restructuring understand the difficulty of crafting a successful solution. Experience gleaned from more than 50 successful restructuring projects and interviews with corporate executives point to 10 best practices that organizational leaders can use to accelerate the restructuring process and ensure that it meets its objectives: start with executive sponsorship; tie strategy to design; use a structured approach; keep business process work simple; collect data and use it; consider the various options; be aware of trade‐offs; keep the focus on people; avoid declaring victory prematurely; and get an early handle on the IT systems. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.