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The Canadian National EMS Research Agenda: Impact and Feasibility of Implementation of Previously Generated Recommendations
Authors: Jensen JL , Blanchard IE , Bigham BL , Carter AJE , Brown R , Socha D , Brown LH , Travers AH , Craig AM , Morrison LJ 
Published: June 2015

AbstractBackgroundA recent mixed-methods study on the state of emergency medical services (EMS) research in Canada led to the generation of nineteen actionable recommendations. As part of the dissemination plan, a survey was distributed to EMS stakeholders to determine the anticipated impact and feasibility of implementing these recommendations in Canadian systems.MethodsAn online survey explored both the implementation impact and feasibility for each recommendation using a five-point scale. The sample consisted of participants from the Canadian National EMS Research Agenda study (published in 2013) and additional EMS research stakeholders identified through snowball sampling. Responses were analysed descriptively using median and plotted on a matrix. Participants reported any planned or ongoing initiatives related to the recommendations, and required or anticipated resources. Free text responses were analysed with simple content analysis, collated by recommendation.ResultsThe survey was sent to 131 people, 94 (71.8%) of whom responded: 30 EMS managers/regulators (31.9%), 22 researchers (23.4%), 15 physicians (16.0%), 13 educators (13.8%), and 5 EMS providers (5.3%). Two recommendations (11%) had a median impact score of 4 (of 5) and feasibility score of 4 (of 5). Eight recommendations (42%) had an impact score of 5, with a feasibility score of 3. Nine recommendations (47%) had an impact score of 4 and a feasibility score of 3.ConclusionsFor most recommendations, participants scored the anticipated impact higher than the feasibility to implement. Ongoing or planned initiatives exist pertaining to all recommendations except one. All of the recommendations will require additional resources to implement.
Counseling at a Seizure Clinic Does Not Ensure Disclosure to the Transportation Registry
Authors: Siddiqi Maria , Jirsch Jeffrey 
Published: June 2015

AbstractBackground:The effectiveness of current self-reporting driving laws for medically-unfit potential seizure patients is unknown in Canada. We designed a prospective cohort study of patients’ self-reporting practices to the local Transportation Registry (TR) and their driving behaviors following detailed counselling at a seizure clinic in a discretionary physician-reporting jurisdiction.Methods:Medically unfit drivers, referred to our seizure clinic, who had a valid driver’s permit at the time of their episode of impaired consciousness were included. Patients’ self-reporting and driving behaviours were assessed using a standardized interview prior to a neurologist’s counseling and later at a follow-up visit.Results:Sixty three patients were included; 77% were diagnosed as having had a seizure at the time of their referral. Prior to their seizure clinic visit, 3/63 (5%) had been counseled to self-report to the TR by a non-neurologist physician, and none had done so. Following a neurologist’s documented counseling 34/63 (54%) had self-reported themselves at the follow-up seizure clinic visit, and 53/63 (84%) were not driving.Conclusion:This prospective study design is the first in North America to examine self-reporting rates for unfit drivers with a seizure disorder. Our findings suggest that self-reporting laws do not ensure high rates of self-reporting behaviors even when patients seen at a seizure clinic are appropriately counseled of their legal obligations. The rate of driving cessation appears greater than the rate of self-reporting to the TR among counseled patients.
Predictors of acculturation attitudes among professional Chinese immigrants in the Australian workplace
Authors: Lu Ying , Samaratunge Ramanie , Härtel Charmine E J 
Published: June 2015

AbstractProfessional Chinese immigrants (PCIs) are expected to substantially contribute to the relief of skills shortage and the bolstering of Australia’s economic and social development. However, they have encountered many adjustment difficulties arising from cultural and social differences after entering into the Australian workplace. There is a dearth of research to shed light on the adaptation of PCIs in Australia. To bridge this gap, this paper investigates PCIs’ acculturation preference and explores the predictors of each acculturation attitude. Our survey of a sample of 220 PCIs revealed that PCIs have a predominant preference to maintain their home culture, whereas logistic regressions revealed that length of residence in the host country, English proficiency, perceived social support at work and interdependent self-construal could predict the acculturation choices among PCIs. This study provides valuable information for managers and organizations in developing effective acculturation programs to assist immigrant employees with adaptation to a new workplace.
Underground literature and its influence on youth in Turkey
Authors: Mortenson Erik , Ergun Duygu , Erdoğan Selen 
Published: June 2015

AbstractThis paper examines the impact underground literature (yeraltı
edebiyatı) has on influencing the opinions and beliefs
of Turkey’s youth regarding issues of contemporary importance. In
order to understand the relevance of this genre to Turkish youth culture, we
have not only examined the debate surrounding the topic in popular and academic
circles, but also asked the readers themselves their opinions about their
experience with the genre (in both its imported Western and homegrown Turkish
variants) and its relevance to their lives. For our purposes, the
effect of such texts on readers is the primary
focus, and ours is the first mixed-media study to conduct a methodological,
data-based investigation into the composition and opinions of underground
literature’s readers. Thus, our study supplements a lack in the
existing scholarship by offering concrete qualitative and quantitative data that
will better elucidate our knowledge of the relationship between underground
literature and Turkish youth attitudes, as well as the potential the genre might
hold for the future of Turkey’s youth.
An exploratory trial of parental advice for increasing vegetable acceptance in infancy
Authors: Fildes Alison , Lopes Carla , Moreira Pedro , Moschonis George , Oliveira Andreia , Mavrogianni Christina , Manios Yannis , Beeken Rebecca , Wardle Jane , Cooke Lucy 
Published: June 2015

Research suggests that repeatedly offering infants a variety of vegetables during weaning increases vegetable intake and liking. The effect may extend to novel foods. The present study aimed to investigate the impact of advising parents to introduce a variety of single vegetables as first foods on infants' subsequent acceptance of a novel vegetable. Mothers of 4- to 6-month-old infants in the UK, Greece and Portugal were randomised to either an intervention group (n 75), who received guidance on introducing five vegetables (one per d) as first foods repeated over 15 d, or a control group (n 71) who received country-specific ‘usual care’. Infant's consumption (g) and liking (maternal and researcher rated) of an unfamiliar vegetable were assessed 1 month post-intervention. Primary analyses were conducted for the full sample with secondary analyses conducted separately by country. No significant effect of the intervention was found for vegetable intake in the three countries combined. However, sub-group analyses showed that UK intervention infants consumed significantly more novel vegetable than control infants (32·8 (sd 23·6) v. 16·5 (sd 12·1) g; P =0·003). UK mothers and researchers rated infants' vegetable liking higher in the intervention than in control condition. In Portugal and Greece, there was no significant intervention effect on infants' vegetable intake or liking. The differing outcome between countries possibly reflects cultural variations in existing weaning practices. However, the UK results suggest in countries where vegetables are not common first foods, advice on introducing a variety of vegetables early in weaning may be beneficial for increasing vegetable acceptance.
Triple Factorizations and Supersolubility of Finite Groups
Authors: Ballester-Bolinches Adolofo , Ezquerro Luis M. 
Published: June 2015

AbstractIn this paper we analyse the structure of a finite group of minimal order among the finite non-supersoluble groups possessing a triple factorization by supersoluble subgroups of pairwise relatively prime indices. As an application we obtain some sufficient conditions for a triple factorized group by supersoluble subgroups of pairwise relatively prime indices to be supersoluble. Many results appear as consequences of our analysis.
RESEARCHERS, RELIGION AND CHILDLESSNESS
Authors: Buber-Ennser Isabella , Skirbekk Vegard 
Published: June 2015

SummaryThis study analysed childlessness and religion among female research scientists in the Austrian context. The aim of the study was to investigate the role of religion in intended childlessness and realized childlessness. The analysis was based on a representative sample of Austrian women aged 25–45 (N=2623), with a specific sample of female research scientists aged 25–45 (N=186), carried out in the framework of the Generations and Gender Survey conducted in 2008/09. The results indicate that religious affiliation and self-assessed religiosity are strongly related to fertility. Multivariate analyses reveal that education has no explanatory power in terms of explaining intended childlessness, once religious affiliation and self-assessed religiosity are taken into consideration.
Effects of social mobility from childhood to adolescence on BMI
Authors: Muraro Ana Paula , Gonçalves-Silva Regina Maria Veras , Ferreira Márcia Gonçalves , Sichieri Rosely 
Published: June 2015

AbstractObjectiveLittle is known about the contribution of childhood socio-economic position (SEP) and social mobility to weight change. The present study evaluated the effect of family SEP during the pre-school years and social mobility on BMI between birth and adolescence.DesignLongitudinal. The SEP of each child’s family was classified according to an asset-based wealth index as low, medium or high. Four different categories of childhood–adolescence SEP groups were created in order to examine social mobility: low–medium/high, medium–medium, medium–high and high–high/medium. For each of these categories, BMI was tracked from birth to adolescence. Linear mixed-effects models were used to analyse the data.SettingCuiabá–MT, Brazil.SubjectsA population-based cohort of children born between 1994 and 1999 was assessed between 1999 and 2000, and again between 2009 and 2011.ResultsA total of 1716 adolescents were followed from childhood to adolescence (71·4 % of baseline). The prevalence of overweight/obesity was 20·4 % in childhood and 27·7 % in adolescence. A higher SEP in childhood was associated with a greater prevalence of overweight in adolescence. Expressive upward social mobility occurred, mainly in the lowest SEP group. There was a greater rate of change in BMI between birth and adolescence among children with a higher SEP in childhood and children who remained in the higher SEP from childhood to adolescence.ConclusionIndividuals from a higher SEP in childhood and those who remained in the higher social classes showed greater rate of change in BMI. Thus, initial SEP was the major determinant of changes in BMI.
Knowledge of advance directive and perceptions of end-of-life care in Chinese-American elders: The role of acculturation
Authors: Gao Xiang , Sun Fei , Ko Eunjeong , Kwak Jung , Shen Huei-Wern 
Published: June 2015

ABSTRACTObjective:This study aimed to describe knowledge of an advance directive (AD) and preferences regarding end-of-life (EoL) care communication, decision making, and designation of surrogates in Chinese-American elders and to examine the role of acculturation variables in AD awareness.Method:Survey data were collected through face-to-face interviews on a sample of 385 Chinese-American elders aged 55 or above living in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The choice of language (Mandarin, Cantonese, or English) and place of interview (senior apartments, Chinese senior centers, or homes) was at the respondent's preference. Hierarchical logistic regression analysis was employed to examine the influence of acculturation variables on AD awareness.Results:Some 21% of participants had heard about ADs, and only 10% had completed one. Elders with higher acculturation levels (OR = 1.04, p < 0.10) and those residing more than 20 years in the United States (OR = 6.87, p < 0.01) were more likely to be aware of ADs after controlling for the effects of demographics, health, and experiences of EoL care. The majority preferred physicians to initiate AD discussions (84.9%) and identified burdens on families as the most important factor in making EoL decisions (89.3%). About 55.1 % considered daughters as the preferred healthcare surrogate.Significance of Results:Acculturation levels influence awareness of an AD, and family values are crucial in EoL care decision making. Cultural factors should be considered in designing and delivering appropriate programs to promote knowledge of EoL care among Chinese-American elders and their families.
Modular Approach to Spintronics
Authors: Camsari Kerem Yunus , Ganguly Samiran , Datta Supriyo 
Published: June 2015

AbstractThere has been enormous progress in the last two decades, effectively combining spintronics and magnetics into a powerful force that is shaping the field of memory devices. New materials and phenomena continue to be discovered at an impressive rate, providing an ever-increasing set of building blocks that could be exploited in designing transistor-like functional devices of the future. The objective of this paper is to provide a quantitative foundation for this building block approach, so that new discoveries can be integrated into functional device concepts, quickly analyzed and critically evaluated. Through careful benchmarking against available theory and experiment we establish a set of elemental modules representing diverse materials and phenomena. These elemental modules can be integrated seamlessly to model composite devices involving both spintronic and nanomagnetic phenomena. We envision the library of modules to evolve both by incorporating new modules and by improving existing modules as the field progresses. The primary contribution of this paper is to establish the ground rules or protocols for a modular approach that can build a lasting bridge between materials scientists and circuit designers in the field of spintronics and nanomagnetics.
Corrosion Product Film-Induced Stress Facilitates Stress Corrosion Cracking
Authors: Wang Wenwen , Zhang Zhiliang , Ren Xuechong , Guan Yongjun , Su Yanjing 
Published: June 2015

AbstractFinite element analyses were conducted to clarify the role of corrosion product films (CPFs) in stress corrosion cracking (SCC). Flat and U-shaped edge-notched specimens were investigated in terms of the CPF-induced stress in the metallic substrate and the stress in the CPF. For a U-shaped edge-notched specimen, the stress field in front of the notch tip is affected by the Young’s modulus of the CPF and the CPF thickness and notch geometry. The CPF-induced tensile stress in the metallic substrate is superimposed on the applied load to increase the crack tip strain and facilitate localized plasticity deformation. In addition, the stress in the CPF surface contributes to the rupture of the CPFs. The results provide physical insights into the role of CPFs in SCC.
Novel nitrogen doped graphene sponge with ultrahigh capacitive deionization performance
Authors: Xu Xingtao , Sun Zhuo , Chua Daniel H. C. , Pan Likun 
Published: June 2015

AbstractAs water shortage has become a serious global problem, capacitive deionization (CDI) with high energy efficiency and low cost, is considered as a promising desalination technique to solve this problem. To date, CDI electrodes are mainly made up of porous carbon materials. However, the electrosorption performance obtained by now still cannot meet the demand of practical application. Therefore, a rationally designed structure of electrode materials has been an urgent need for CDI application. Here, a novel nitrogen-doped graphene sponge (NGS), with high specific surface area and rationally designed structure was fabricated and used as CDI electrodes for the first time. The results show that NGS exhibits an ultrahigh electrosorption capacity of 21.0 mg g−1 in ∼500 mg L−1 NaCl solution and to our knowledge, it is the highest value reported for carbon electrodes in similar experimental conditions by now. NGS in this work is expected to be a promising candidate as CDI electrode material.
A tale of two triangles: comparing the Fraud Triangle with criminology’s Crime Triangle
Authors: Mui Grace , Mailley Jennifer 
Published: June 2015

Purpose
– This paper aims to propose the application of the Crime Triangle of Routine Activity Theory to fraud events as a complement to the universally accepted Fraud Triangle.

Design/methodology/approach
– The application of the Crime Triangle is illustrated using scenarios of asset misappropriations by type of perpetrator: external perpetrator, employee, management and the board and its governing bodies.

Findings
– The Crime Triangle complements the Fraud Triangle’s perpetrator-centric focus by examining the environment where fraud occurs and the relevant parties that play their role in preventing fraud or not playing their role, and thus, allowing the occurrence of fraud. Applying both triangles to a fraud event provides a comprehensive view of the fraud event.

Research limitations/implications
– The scenarios are limited to asset misappropriations with one perpetrator. Future research can apply both triangles to different types of fraud and cases where perpetrators collude to commit fraud.

Practical implications
– This paper maps the Crime Triangle to the Fraud Triangle to provide forensic accounting practitioners and researchers with a comprehensive perspective of a fraud event. This comprehensive perspective of fraud is the starting point to designing fraud risk management strategies that address both the perpetrator and the environment where the fraud event occurs.

Originality/value
– This paper is the first to propose the application of the established Crime Triangle environmental criminology theory as a complement to the Fraud Triangle to obtain a comprehensive perspective of a fraud event.
Mapping of Tuberculosis (TB) research in India during 2004-2013: a bibliometric analysis
Authors: Maharana Rabindra K. 
Published: June 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to analyze Indian researchers’ publications on tuberculosis (TB) which were indexed inWeb of Science(WoS) database during the from 2004 to 2013. It also emphases the performance of publication covering annual outputs, mainstream journals, leading Indian research institutions,h-index, etc.Design/methodology/approach– The present study is a bibliometric analysis of all Indian TB publications over the past 10 years, in the national/international journals of repute. Utilizing theWoSdatabase, 5,073 documents of Indian researcher’s publications data on TB research were used for the study; various statistical techniques and bibliometric measures have been used for further analysis.Findings– The present study found out 5,073 documents published by the Indian researchers and indexed inWoSduring the period from 2004 to 2013, with an average of 507-508 documents per year, and majority of them were research articles (79.85 per cent);Science Citation Index Extendedalone consists 5,055 documents.International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, All India Institute of Medical Sciences and D. Sriram were the most favoured research journal, major contributing organization/institution and most prolific contributor, respectively.Research limitations/implications– The study exclusively examines 5,073 research outputs of Indian researchers on TB which have been indexed in Thomson ReutersWoSduring 2004-2013. Thus, documents published in any other different channels and sources which have not indexed inWoSare excluded from the purview of research.Originality/value– It is the first attempt and unique study of its kind which apply bibliometric techniques to analyse TB research by Indian researchers with compared to affected Asian countries which are very badly affected by the disease. To understand India’s strength and capability, the present bibliometric study was conducted to portray India’s research and development profile in TB research.
Unsteady mixed convection boundary layer flow along a symmetric wedge with variable surface temperature embedded in a saturated porous medium
Authors: Al-Harbi Saleh M. , Ibrahim F. S. 
Published: June 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to study laminar two-dimensional unsteady mixed-convection boundary-layer flow of a viscous incompressible fluid past a symmetric wedge embedded in a porous medium in the presence of the first and second orders resistances.

Design/methodology/approach
– The governing boundary-layer equations along with the boundary conditions are first converted into dimensionless form by a non-similar transformation, and then resulting system of coupled non-linear partial differential equations were solved by perturbation solutions for small dimensionless time until the second order. Numerical solutions of the governing equations are obtained employing the implicit finite-difference scheme in combination with the quasi-linearization technique. The obtained results will be compared with earlier papers on special cases of the problem to examine validity of the method of solution.

Findings
– The effects of various parameters on the fluid velocity and fluid temperature as well as the wall heat transfer rate and skin-friction coefficient are presented graphically and in tabulated form.

Originality/value
– The study of heat transfer in porous media has been attracted the attention of many researchers in recent times due to the utmost importance in many different applications, including physical, geophysical and chemical applications. Also in different areas of engineering and modern purposes as oil refining, pollution of the air with poison gas, the process of mineral extraction, the design water tanks and study volcanic activity. Also has many uses in medicine, modern science, food products, textiles and ion exchange.