bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
A Survey of how Occupational Therapy Fieldwork Influences Future Professional Preference
Authors: Chiang Hsin-Yu (Ariel) , Liu Chien-Hsiuo , Chen Yi , Wang Shin-Han , Lin Wei-Shan , Su Fan-Ya , Su Chia-Ting , Pan Chien-Hsuan , Wang Chieh-An 
Published: November 2013

Objective/Background Although fieldwork experience plays an important role in an occupational therapy (OT) student's choice of future area of practice, studies on the influences of fieldwork on the preference of practice areas remain limited. The goal of the study was to further understand how OT students choose their future areas of practice. Methods: A questionnaire, “The preferred future practice areas of occupational therapy students”, was created by systematic review of the relevant literature and collection of opinions from occupational therapists, students, and faculty. In total, 152 OT students undergoing their Level II fieldwork participated in the survey. Reliability tests, factor analysis tests, and discrimination analysis were carried out. Results The questionnaire demonstrated good to moderate reliability and validity. The factorial analysis indicated that the most influential factors for the preference of future practice areas of senior occupational therapy students are as follows: fieldwork experiences with clinical supervisors, fieldwork experiences with peers, social factors, college courses, and pressure from future work. The discrimination analysis revealed that social factors and college courses are the best factors for discriminating the variable “Choosing physical dysfunction, paediatric, or psychiatric OT as the most preferred future practice area.” Conclusion The choice of future area of practice is proved to be influenced by the experience in fieldwork for OT students. The psychometric properties of the questionnaire used in this study are supported, and it is recommended for use in future studies.
Le voile intégral: analyse juridique d’un objet religieux
Authors: Koussens David , Bernatchez Stéphane , Robert Marie-Pierre 
Published: November 2013

Résumé
Cet article analyse la qualification juridique du voile intégral porté par les femmes usagères des services publics canadiens. Questionnant les modalités par lesquelles l’État se saisit de l’objet « voile intégral » dans différentes sociétés occidentales, l’article postule que la traduction juridique de ce vêtement comme « objet religieux » est nécessaire à une pleine garantie de la liberté de conscience et de religion par les tribunaux. Empruntant au droit constitutionnel et à la théorie du droit, l’article analyse ensuite le traitement juridique de cet objet religieux à partir du cadre d’analyse formulé par la Cour suprême du Canada dans l’affaire NS.
Stability of internal gravity wave beams to three-dimensional modulations
Authors: Kataoka T. , Akylas T. R. 
Published: November 2013

AbstractThe linear stability of uniform, plane internal wave beams with locally confined spatial profile, in a stratified fluid of constant buoyancy frequency, is discussed. The associated eigenvalue problem is solved asymptotically, assuming perturbations of long wavelength relative to the beam width. In this limit, instability is found only for oblique disturbances which vary in the along-beam and the horizontal transverse directions. The mechanism of instability is a first-harmonic–mean resonant interaction between the underlying wave beam and three-dimensional perturbations that comprise a time-harmonic component, with the beam frequency, and a mean flow. Progressive beams which transport energy in one direction, in particular, are unstable if the beam steepness exceeds a certain threshold value, whereas purely standing beams are unstable even at infinitesimal steepness. A distinguishing feature of this three-dimensional modulational instability is the generation of circulating horizontal mean flows at large distances from the vicinity of the beam.
On the persistence of memory: do initial conditions impact vortex formation?
Authors: Kriegseis Jochen , Kinzel Matthias , Rival David E. 
Published: November 2013

AbstractAn investigation into redistribution of vorticity for rapidly accelerating plates with varying kinematics and initial conditions has been performed. Both three-dimensional particle tracking velocimetry and direct force measurements were applied simultaneously. The effective velocity of the feeding shear layer has been identified as the appropriate characteristic velocity rather than the commonly used plunge or free stream velocity. Based on this new normalization for circulation, it has been demonstrated that the existence of initial boundary-layer vorticity on the plunging plate – at least in the near-midplane region – does not contribute to the eventual vortex formation process. In accordance with the literature, however, the tip vortex positioning relative to the plate surface has been identified as an important contributor in the overall force production, particularly once the plate acceleration has ceased.
Temporal discounting in major depressive disorder
Authors: Pulcu E. , Trotter P. D. , Thomas E. J. , McFarquhar M. , Juhasz G. , Sahakian B. J. , Deakin J. F. W. , Zahn R. , Anderson I. M. , Elliott R. 
Published: November 2013

BackgroundMajor depressive disorder (MDD) is associated with abnormalities in financial reward processing. Previous research suggests that patients with MDD show reduced sensitivity to frequency of financial rewards. However, there is a lack of conclusive evidence from studies investigating the evaluation of financial rewards over time, an important aspect of reward processing that influences the way people plan long-term investments. Beck's cognitive model posits that patients with MDD hold a negative view of the future that may influence the amount of resources patients are willing to invest into their future selves.MethodWe administered a delay discounting task to 82 participants: 29 healthy controls, 29 unmedicated participants with fully remitted MDD (rMDD) and 24 participants with current MDD (11 on medication).ResultsPatients with current MDD, relative to remitted patients and healthy subjects, discounted large-sized future rewards at a significantly higher rate and were insensitive to changes in reward size from medium to large. There was a main effect of clinical group on discounting rates for large-sized rewards, and discounting rates for large-sized rewards correlated with severity of depressive symptoms, particularly hopelessness.ConclusionsHigher discounting of delayed rewards in MDD seems to be state dependent and may be a reflection of depressive symptoms, specifically hopelessness. Discounting distant rewards at a higher rate means that patients are more likely to choose immediate financial options. Such impairments related to long-term investment planning may be important for understanding value-based decision making in MDD, and contribute to ongoing functional impairment.
Monetary policy, asset prices and financial institutions
Authors: Booth Philip 
Published: November 2013

AbstractThe operation of monetary policy is likely to affect securities markets and asset values. This is of relevance to actuaries who work in or advise non-bank financial institutions such as pension funds and insurance companies. This paper examines different theories of monetary policy and the relationship between monetary policy and asset prices. It is found that central bank models have, at least until recently, tended to sideline consideration of the transmission of monetary policy through asset markets but that, with the implementation of quantitative easing, it is a subject that cannot be ignored. Many monetary schools, in fact, suggest that asset markets can be significantly affected by changes to monetary policy and those schools have lessons for important aspects of actuarial theory and practice.
MetaboNetworks, an interactive Matlab-based toolbox for creating, customizing and exploring sub-networks from KEGG
Authors: Posma Joram M. , Robinette Steven L. , Holmes Elaine , Nicholson Jeremy K. 
Published: November 2013

Abstract
Summary: MetaboNetworks is a tool to create custom sub-networks in Matlab using main reaction pairs as defined by the Kyoto Encyclopaedia of Genes and Genomes and can be used to explore transgenomic interactions, for example mammalian and bacterial associations. It calculates the shortest path between a set of metabolites (e.g. biomarkers from a metabonomic study) and plots the connectivity between metabolites as links in a network graph. The resulting graph can be edited and explored interactively. Furthermore, nodes and edges in the graph are linked to the Kyoto Encyclopaedia of Genes and Genomes compound and reaction pair web pages.
Availability and implementation: MetaboNetworks is available from http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/42684.
Contact: jmp111@ic.ac.uk or j.nicholson@imperial.ac.uk
Supplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
NCS: incorporating positioning data to quantify nucleosome stability in yeast
Authors: Chiang Jung-Hsien , Lin Chan-Hsien 
Published: November 2013

Abstract
Motivation: With the spreading technique of mass sequencing, nucleosome positions and scores for their intensity have become available through several previous studies in yeast, but relatively few studies have specifically aimed to determine the score of nucleosome stability. Based on mass sequencing data, we proposed a nucleosome center score (NCS) for quantifying nucleosome stability by measuring shifts of the nucleosome center, and then mapping NCS scores to nucleosome positions in Brogaard et al.’s study.
Results: We demonstrated the efficiency of NCS by known preference of A/T-based tracts for nucleosome formation, and showed that central nucleosomal DNA is more sensitive to A/T-based tracts than outer regions, which corresponds to the central histone tetramer-dominated region. We also found significant flanking preference around nucleosomal DNA for A/T-based dinucleotides, suggesting that neighboring sequences could affect nucleosome stability. Finally, the difference between results of NCS and Brogaard et al.’s scores was addressed and discussed.
Contacts: jchiang@mail.ncku.edu.tw
Supplementary Information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
Diagnostic Guide for Gummy Stem Blight and Black Rot on Cucurbits
Authors: Keinath Anthony P. 
Published: November 2013

Gummy stem blight and black rot affect all commonly cultivated cucurbits, including melon, watermelon, cucumber, pumpkin, and squash. Symptoms may be found on all vegetative and reproductive parts of plants, although there is variation in susceptibility among species and horticultural types. Characteristic symptoms include foliar blight, crown and stem cankers, and fruit rot. The pathogen, Didymella bryoniae, can be identified from its fruiting bodies of pycnidia and pseudothecia on diseased tissue and in culture. Accepted for publication 27 August 2013. Published 24 October 2013.
Evaluation of Foliar Fungicide Sprays for the Control of Boxwood Blight, Caused by the Fungus Cylindrocladium buxicola
Authors: Henricot B. , Wedgwood E. 
Published: November 2013

Cylindrocladium buxicola causes a damaging blight disease on boxwood which has spread rapidly throughout Europe since introduction of the pathogen in England in the mid 1990s. The pathogen has also been recently identified in the USA and British Columbia. The disease is difficult to control using cultural methods and information about chemical control is lacking. To address this, preventative and curative foliar fungicide sprays previously shown in laboratory tests to have efficacy were evaluated over two autumn/winter seasons in the UK. Results from the first autumn/winter season showed that the premix product Opponent (epoxiconazole + kresoxim-methyl + pyraclostrobin) was the best treatment when applied preventatively 3 days before inoculation. In the second autumn/winter season, curative treatment of diseased plants was best achieved with a weekly program of fungicides starting 3 days before inoculation and alternating with two or three products including Bravo (chlorothalonil), Signum (boscalid + pyraclostrobin), and Octave (prochloraz). The only fungicide tested and available to amateur growers in the UK, Fungus Clear (penconazole), was found to give moderate control of boxwood blight. Accepted for publication 7 August 2012. Published 24 October 2013.
Negotiating with modern Chinese professionals
Authors: G. Mujtaba Bahaudin 
Published: November 2013

Purpose
– The purpose of this article is to highlight the importance of proper planning when negotiating with Chinese business professionals. The paper emphasizes face-to-face interaction more so than internet negotiations since relationship building is very important for Chinese negotiators.

Design/methodology/approach
– This paper used academic literature and book publications to glean the best practices for Chinese negotiation practices. Both face-to-face and cyberspace negotiation strategies are explored.

Findings
– It appears that these Chinese professionals initially focus on relationship and trust building before making any major deals. As such, traditional means of negotiations are preferred. Also, it should be noted that renegotiations are fairly common, even after a contract has been signed. A four-step negotiation model is recommended for negotiating with Chinese professionals.

Research limitations/implications
– Foreigners doing business in China must understand the local norms prior to undertaking any major negotiations. It is best to negotiate through face-to-face format with one's Chinese partners rather than relying on cyberspace technologies.

Social implications
– This paper is a review of practical literature to help international managers when they are negotiating with their Chinese counterparts.

Originality/value
– This is an original technical paper to help expatriates properly negotiate with Chinese negotiators.
The second generation in a family business: an agent of change or continuator of family tradition?
Authors: Koładkiewicz Izabela 
Published: November 2013

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to identify the role of the first and second generations in the process of internationalization of a family business active in the SME sector in Poland.Design/methodology/approach– Conducted research was qualitative in character. The research method used was the case study. A total of six case studies were developed that demonstrate the experiences of Polish exporters – family companies in the SME sector. The primary research tool was the unstructured questionnaire-based interview. Interviews were conducted over the years 2008-2009. The group of examined respondents included both the first and second generation.Findings– Analysis of the developed case studies indicates that it was the first generation that was responsible for making decision and undertaking operations in the first phase. With time, that generation kept only decision-related responsibilities. The second generation tends to continue tradition rather than being an agent of change.Originality/value– The main contribution of this paper has been to make a characterization of the process of internationalization of family businesses in the SME sector in Poland – a country undergoing radical systemic transition. Its large-scale effect is the commencement of the process of creating companies, including family businesses. On the other hand, it makes possible the defining of the role of the second generation in the process of internationalization of family businesses, regardless of whether that generation is a continuator of the initiative of the first generation or is itself the initiator of changes.
E-learning programmes in library and information science: worldwide initiatives and challenges for India
Authors: Ramdas Lihitkar Shalini , Anilkumar Naidu Shraddh , S. Lihitkar Ramdas 
Published: November 2013

Purpose
– The present study was carried out to explore the concept of e-learning and to study the e-learning courses run by institutions/universities at the national and international level. The paper aims to discuss these issues.

Design/methodology/approach
– A survey method of research has been adopted for the present study. A total 23 universities that are running 89 LIS courses through e-learning methods have been examined for the current study.

Findings
– It is observed that a total of 23 universities are running e-learning programmes for LISc at Master's degree level, certificate level and bachelor's degree level. Most of the universities run short-term e-learning courses for LIS education and are using Moodle software. All the 23 universities are using Web 2.0 tools for information communication and dissemination.

Research limitations/implications
– This study will be a help to the students as well as faculty of library and information science to develop the e-learning model in their respective departments. Students will learn what e-learning courses are being run by various institutions in view of the technology, content and facilities provided by particular institutions.

Practical implications
– Those institutions that have not developed any e-learning programmes, after viewing this paper, will be able to understand the e-learning courses of LIS education.

Originality/value
– No similar studies have been carried out before.
5th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML 2013), Rome, Italy, June 4 to 7, 2013: a report of the conference
Authors: Bowering Mullen Laura 
Published: November 2013

Purpose
– The purpose of this article is to report on sessions presented at QQML 2013.

Design/methodology/approach
– The approach is an informal review of sessions attended.

Findings
– This conference report includes the author's brief notes after attending various sessions.

Originality/value
– This is an original conference report written after attendance at QQML.
Drivers and motivators in consumer handwashing behavior
Authors: Burusnukul Pattarapong , Christopher Broz Charles 
Published: November 2013

Purpose
– A study was conducted at a small university in the American Southwest. The purpose of the study was to determine the efficacy of a four-year campaign implemented by the university's health services department. The campaign consisted of posting signs in lavatories across campus, reminding students, faculty, and staff to wash their hands after using the facilities.

Design/methodology/approach
– In 2012, researchers conducted a traditional online survey embedded in a university-wide weekly electronic newsletter. Both students and employees at the participating university were recruited for the study. The sample represented members of the community with potential exposure to the handwashing promotion campaign as described above, as well as to the health risks associated with varying practices of sanitation behaviors among members of a public institution.

Findings
– Results indicated participants generally believed in the positive outcomes of handwashing practices. Further, they did not agree that handwashing practices would result in negative outcomes. As for self-reported hand sanitization practices, participants relied more on handwashing than using alcohol-based sanitizer to sanitize hands in all instances.

Originality/value
– Members of the institution reported having positive beliefs and attitude toward handwashing provide a strong basis for an effective handwashing promotion campaign. The emphasis on positive outcomes of adequate and proper handwashing, however, still needs to continue. Therefore, continuing education for the institution's members on the positive outcomes of handwashing can further enhance their attitude and the sense of responsibility to wash their hands as frequently as needed.
A qualitative study of Brazilian children's habits
Authors: Nascimento Amanda , Fiates Giovanna 
Published: November 2013

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to investigate television viewing habits of children from low-income families, their consumption of fruits, vegetables and snacks, as well as their spending habits.

Design/methodology/approach
– 11 focus groups were conducted with 54 public school students aged seven to ten years, divided by sex and age. Transcription of the discussions was processed by content analysis. Family income was indirectly assessed through classification of parents' occupations.

Findings
– The habit of watching television was very present in the students' routines, as was eating in front of the television set. Eating fruits and vegetables was a habit, but frequent consumption of snack foods was also reported. Students had money of their own to spend independently and did it mostly on snacks. Parental interference over their habits was not perceived by the students. Television watching was a regular activity not only for the children, but also for their families. Even though research design could not establish a causal relationship, consumption and acquisition of unhealthy food items was routine, as well as watching television.

Research limitations/implications
– Results are of local nature and findings may differ from those of other regions or countries. Also, students were conveniently selected, and as volunteers they may have been more likely to have an interest in matters related to nutrition, or could have misreported their eating behaviours to be more socially desirable than they actually were.

Originality/value
– Qualitative investigation regarding television viewing habits, food choices and purchases of Brazilian low-income children.
Association of college entrance exam with changes in some lifestyle factors among adolescents
Authors: F. Tayyem Reema , Bayadoo Faten , Kassab Manal , M. Khriesat Wadah , R. Al-Haifi Ahmad , D. Banks Angela , A. Bawadi Hiba 
Published: November 2013

Purpose
– The study was conducted to investigate the impact of competitive entrance exams on some lifestyle factors that may lead to body weight gain. The paper aims to discuss these issues.

Design/methodology/approach
– A cross-sectional study was conducted on high school students (n=660), aged 16-20 years, to assess changes in body weight and fat percentage, dietary habits and physical activity practicing before and after the examination.

Findings
– During the examination period, both males and females experienced weight gain, but the mean change of body weight for males was higher compared to the mean change of body weight observed in females (3.6 vs 0.6 kg). Body fat percentage increased in males and females in approximately 2 and 0.3 percent, respectively. In addition, males were found to skip breakfast (p=0.003) during the examination period as compared to females (p=1.00). Both males and females reported an increased consumption of milk (p=0.007 and 0.001), junk food (p=0.0001 and 0.001), caffeinated beverages (p<0.001) and carbonated drinks (p=0.001). A significant proportion from each gender reported that they quit recreational physical activity during the examination period (p=0.0001).

Originality/value
– Several studies were conducted to investigate the impact of academic exams on stress among this vulnerable group; however, the relationship of body weight and obesity is still lacking in this population. Therefore, this study aims to investigate impact of competitive entrance exams on some lifestyle behaviours that may lead to body weight gain.