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The validity of ipsative and quasi‐ipsative forced‐choice personality inventories for different occupational groups: A comprehensive meta‐analysis
Authors: Salgado Jesús F. , Anderson Neil , Tauriz Gabriel 
Published: October 2015

A comprehensive meta‐analysis of two types of forced‐choice (FC) personality inventories (ipsative and quasi‐ipsative) across nine occupational groups (Clerical, Customer Service, Health Care, Managerial, Military, Police, Sales, Skilled Manual, and Supervisory) is reported. Quasi‐ipsative measures showed substantially higher operational validity coefficients and validity generalization across all occupations than ipsative measures. Results also showed that, compared with the findings of previous meta‐analyses, quasi‐ipsative personality inventories are better predictors of job performance than previously thought and that operational validities for ipsative measures are notably congruent with past findings. We conclude that quasi‐ipsative scale formats are superior for predicting job performance for all occupational groups. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings for personnel selection are discussed in .Practitioner points

Personality inventories have been widely used in personnel selection, but it was thought that their predictive validity was small. We found that they are substantially more valid than was previously thought.

The traditional opinion among researchers in I/O psychology is that single‐stimulus personality inventories (e.g., normative Likert‐type scales) have superior predictive validity to FC personality questionnaires (e.g., ipsative inventories), but our research findings suggest that this is not true for quasi‐ipsative inventories.

In comparison with ipsative and normative personality inventories, quasi‐ipsative personality inventories showed higher predictive validity regardless of occupational group.

Based on our results, we recommend the use of quasi‐ipsative FC personality measures in personnel selection decisions regardless of the occupation group being recruited for.
A novel prediction model for human papillomavirus‐associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma using p16 and subcellular β‐catenin expression
Authors: Qian Guoqing , Hu Zhongliang , Xu Hong , Müller Susan , Wang Dongsheng , Zhang Hongzheng , Kim Sungjin , Chen Zhengjia , Saba Nabil F. , Shin Dong M. , Wang Andrew Y. , Chen Zhuo Georgia 
Published: October 2015

Backgroundp16 overexpression is a highly sensitive yet moderately specific biomarker for predicting human papillomavirus (HPV)‐associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC). Nuclear β‐catenin translocation has been linked to HPV‐positive OPSCC. However, whether the strategy of combining β‐catenin with p16 can better predict HPV‐associated OPSCC remains unknown.MethodsWe evaluated the expression of p16 and β‐catenin (nuclear and membrane) by immunohistochemistry staining in 101 OPSCC tissues and HPV status by HPV DNA in situ hybridization. Logistic regression models were used to evaluate single or multiple biomarkers for HPV prediction. The prediction power, sensitivity, and specificity were determined by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses.ResultsOur data showed that upon univariate analysis, p16 and nuclear β‐catenin were positively correlated with HPV status, while membrane β‐catenin was inversely correlated with HPV status (P < 0.01). p16 showed the highest HPV predictive power, with area under the curve (AUC) of 0.9074 compared to 0.6762 for nuclear β‐catenin and 0.7635 for membrane β‐catenin, respectively, indicating differential accuracies for HPV prediction. Multivariable analysis showed that p16 was significantly correlated with HPV, while nuclear and membrane β‐catenin showed marginal significance. The three‐biomarker model was similarly sensitive (98.9% vs. 100%) but more specific (88.9% vs. 81%) than p16 alone, which also showed a good predictive value for overall (P = 0.0002) survival and disease‐free (P = 0.0158) survival.ConclusionOur study suggests a novel model of combining p16 and subcellular β‐catenin for prediction of HPV‐associatred OPSCC, and this finding deserves further validation.
Examining Flood Insurance Claims in the United States: Six Key Findings
Authors: Kousky Carolyn , Michel‐Kerjan Erwann 
Published: October 2015

ABSTRACTWe undertake the first large‐scale analysis of flood insurance claims in the United States, analyzing over 1 million claims from the federally managed National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) over the period 1978–2012. Using fixed effects regressions and other statistical analyses, we test several hypotheses about the nature and drivers of flood claims (e.g., the impact of flood zone, characteristics of the house, individual and collective mitigation, and repetitive loss properties), as well as uncover quantitative relationships on the determinants of claims payments. We also examine how claims are distributed across time and space. Our findings, several surprising, provide a quantitative basis for exploring the challenges associated with low insurance demand and also can contribute to more informed policy decisions regarding reform of the NFIP, as well as flood insurance markets around the world.
Protecting Autonomy, Protecting Relatedness: Appraisal Patterns of Daily Anger and Shame in theUnitedStates andJapan
Authors: Boiger Michael , Uchida Yukiko , Norasakkunkit Vinai , Mesquita Batja 
Published: October 2015

AbstractThe present study tested the idea thatU.S. and Japanese participants appraise anger and shame situations in line with the American concern for autonomy and the Japanese concern for relatedness, respectively. Sixty‐fiveU.S. and 72Japanese students participated in a 7‐day diary study of anger and shame. Each day, participants reported their most important anger and shame incident and indicated whether they themselves or others were to be blamed (anger appraisals), and whether they focused on themselves or the opinion of others (shame appraisals). They also indicated whether they had experienced anger toward someone close or distant and whether their shame was publicly seen or privately felt. In line with theJapanese concern for protecting relatedness, Japanese compared toU.S. participants blamed themselves relatively more than others during anger situations with close others and focused on others rather than themselves during shame episodes that were publicly seen. Underlining theU.S. concern for protecting autonomy, Americans blamed others more than themselves during anger situations and focused more on themselves than others during shame situations.
Indications, outcome and complications with axial pattern skin flaps in dogs and cats: 73 cases
Authors: Field E. J. , Kelly G. , Pleuvry D. , Demetriou J. , Baines S. J. 
Published: October 2015

AbstractOBJECTIVETo determine the indications, frequency of complications and long term outcome associated with axial pattern flaps used to repair wound defects in dogs and cats.METHODSMedical records from two independent referral centres for dogs and cats undergoing wound repair with an axial pattern flap were reviewed.RESULTSSeventy‐three animals were included, 49 dogs: 24 cats. Indications for axial pattern flaps were chronic wounds (43/73; 59%) and closure following tumour resection (30/73; 41%). Axial pattern flaps used were: thoracodorsal, caudal superficial epigastric, reverse saphenous conduit, superficial brachial, deep circumflex iliac, superficial cervical, caudal auricular, lateral thoracic, cranial superficial epigastric, genicular and superficial temporal. Postoperative complications occurred in 64 patients (89%) and 8 patients (11%) had no complications. Complications were: dehiscence, swelling of the flap, necrosis, infection, discharge and seroma. Flap outcome was excellent in 16 patients (23%), good in 29 (41%), fair in 21 (30%) and poor in 5 (7%).CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCEThere is a high complication rate associated with axial pattern flaps but these are usually easily managed and long term outcome is excellent, in either species.
Evaluation of owner experiences and adherence to home‐cooked diet recipes for dogs
Authors: Johnson L. N. , Linder D. E. , Heinze C. R. , Kehs R. L. , Freeman L. M. 
Published: October 2015

OBJECTIVESTo evaluate owner experiences and adherence to home‐cooked diet recipes for dogs.METHODSClients of a veterinary teaching hospital clinical nutrition service who had a home‐cooked diet recipe formulated for their dogs between March 2011 and December 2013 were given a survey by email, postal mail and telephone. Survey questions addressed motivations, positive and negative aspects of feeding home‐cooked diets and current feeding practices. Responses were compared to animals’ medical records to determine adherence.RESULTSOf the 93 owners who were contacted, 53 (57%) completed the survey. Of the 53 respondents, 43 owners (81%) reported that they were still feeding an home‐cooked diet or had fed an home‐cooked diet until the time of their dogs’ deaths. The most common motivation for feeding a home‐cooked diet was suitability for specific medical needs. Of the 30 surveys that included a complete diet history, only four (13%) demonstrated exact adherence to home‐cooked diet recipes.CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCEMost respondents liked and continued to feed a home‐cooked diet, but few owners adhered to prescribed recipes and many dogs required recipe modifications. It is important to counsel dog owners about benefits and drawbacks of feeding home‐cooked diets, importance of recipe adherence and necessity for follow‐up after diet formulation with a board‐certified veterinary nutritionist.
Responsiveness of performance and morphological traits to experimental submergence predicts field distribution pattern of wetland plants
Authors: Luo Fang‐Li , Huang Lin , Lei Ting , Xue Wei , Li Hong‐Li , Yu Fei‐Hai , Cornelissen Johannes H. C. 
Published: October 2015

AbstractQuestionPlant trait mean values and trait responsiveness to different environmental regimes are both important determinants of plant field distribution, but the degree to which plant trait means vs trait responsiveness predict plant distribution has rarely been compared quantitatively. Because hydrological regime is a key determinant of wetland plant distribution, we hypothesized that both plant trait means and trait responsiveness to experimental submergence could predict plant adaptation to a wet or a dry part of hydrological gradients in wetlands.LocationBeijing, China.MethodsWe measured mean values for 14 plant traits by growing 30 wetland species both on land (control) and partially submerged in a greenhouse, and calculated log response ratios (LnRRs) of these traits to submergence. A distribution pattern index of wetland plants along the moisture gradient (from the zone furthest from the wetland waterline to that nearest to the waterline) was developed based on plant survey data in 3988 field plots in 24 wetlands in Beijing, China.ResultsLnRRs of performance traits (shoot biomass, root biomass, plant height and total root length; R2 = 0.249, P = 0.005) and one out of five morphological traits (i.e. shoot elongation capacity; R2 = 0.194, P = 0.015) between partially submerged and control treatments could predict the distribution pattern of the 30 wetland plant species. In contrast, means of plant traits in either control or submergence could not predict species distribution. The trait LnRRs, increasing from very negative to very positive, corresponded positively with the distribution, ranging from the zone furthest from the wetland waterline to that nearest to the waterline. Surprisingly, physiological trait LnRRs that had been expected to underpin performance trait LnRRs did not themselves predict the distribution pattern of these species. Analyses at the level of multivariate trait groups (based on PCA) showed that species LnRRs of the morphological trait group were positively correlated with LnRRs of the performance trait group.ConclusionsOur findings demonstrate that screening wetland plant species for performance and morphological trait LnRRs under experimentally flooded conditions is an effective approach to understand and predict their distribution pattern along moisture gradients in the field.
Expression and diversification analysis reveals transposable elements play important roles in the origin of Lycopersicon‐specific lncRNAs in tomato
Authors: Wang Xin , Ai Guo , Zhang Chunli , Cui Long , Wang Jiafa , Li Hanxia , Zhang Junhong , Ye Zhibiao 
Published: October 2015

Summary

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) regulate gene expression and biological processes. With the development of high‐throughput RNA sequencing technology, lncRNAs have been extensively studied in recent years. Nevertheless, the expression and evolution of lncRNAs in plants remain poorly understood.

Here, we identified 413 and 709 multi‐exon noncoding transcripts from 353 and 595 loci of the cultivar tomato Heinz1706 and its wild relative LA1589, respectively. Systematic comparison of the sequence and expression of lncRNAs showed that they are poorly conserved in Solanaceae, with only < 0.4% lncRNAs present in all sequenced genomes of tomato and potato. Sequence analysis of Lycopersicon‐specific lncRNA loci in Solanum lycopersicum and S. pennellii showed that the origins of these molecules are associated with transposable elements (TEs).

LncRNA‐314, a fruit‐specific lncRNA expressed in S. lycopersicum and S. pimpinellifolium, but not in S. pennellii, originated through two evolutionary events: speciation of S. pennellii resulted in insertion of a long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposon into chromosome 10 and contributed to most of the transcribed region of lncRNA‐314; and a large deletion in Lycopersicon generated the promoter region and part of the transcribed region of lncRNA‐314.

These results provide novel insights into the evolution of lncRNAs in plants.
Pediatric investigation plans for specific immunotherapy: Questionable contributions to childhood health
Authors: Rose Klaus , Kopp Matthias Volkmar 
Published: October 2015

AbstractAllergen‐specific immunotherapy (SIT) is the only disease‐modifying treatment for children, adolescents, and adults with allergic diseases. The EU has a combined system of national and EU‐wide marketing authorization for all medicines. Germany introduced a new therapy allergen ordinance in 2008. Allergen products manufacturers had to apply for marketing authorization application for the major allergen groups (grass group, birch group, mites group, bee/wasp venom). Due to the EU pediatric regulation, in force since 2007, manufacturers had also to submit a pediatric investigation plan (PIP) for each allergen product. We investigated the allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (ARC) standard PIP, developed jointly by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the German Paul Ehrlich Institut (PEI). We analyzed the 118 EMA PIP decisions, looked for SIT trials in children in www.clinicaltrials.gov, and further analyzed EMA/EU justifications. The PIPs request a 1‐year dose‐finding study in adults, a 5‐year placebo‐controlled (PC) efficacy & safety (E&S) study in adults, and a 5‐year PC E&S study in children. Fifty‐eight PIP development programs will have to be performed until 2031. But children benefit even more from SIT for ARC than adults. There is no convincing medical/scientific justification for PC E&S studies in children in the relevant EMA documents. The PIP requirement to withhold effective treatment to thousands of children in the placebo group over a 5‐year period raises profound concerns. The EMA justifications are formalistic and lack scientific foundation. A critical academic review of the ARC PIPs and the entire PIP system is urgently needed.
Perioperative care of infants with pyloric stenosis
Authors: Kamata Mineto , Cartabuke Richard S. , Tobias Joseph D. 
Published: October 2015

SummaryPyloric stenosis (PS) is one of the most common surgical conditions affecting neonates and young infants. The definitive treatment for PS is surgical pyloromyotomy, either open or laparoscopic. However, surgical intervention should never be considered urgent or emergent. More importantly, emergent medical intervention may be required to correct intravascular volume depletion and electrolyte disturbances. Given advancements in surgical and perioperative care, morbidity and mortality from PS should be limited. However, either may occur related to poor preoperative resuscitation, anesthetic management difficulties, or postoperative complications. The following manuscript reviews the current evidence‐based medicine regarding the perioperative care of infants with PS with focus on the preoperative assessment and correction of metabolic abnormalities, intraoperative care including airway management (particularly debate related to rapid sequence intubation), maintenance anesthetic techniques, and techniques for postoperative pain management. Additionally, reports of applications of regional anesthesia for either postoperative pain control or as an alternative to general anesthesia are discussed. Management recommendations are provided whenever possible.
Comparative study of the structure of chromosome 1R derived from Secale montanum and Secale cereale
Authors: Li Jianjian , Gyawali Yadav Prasad , Zhou Ruonan , Stein Nils , Nasuda Shuhei , Endo Takashi R. 
Published: October 2015

AbstractWe produced 15 dissection lines of common wheat carrying segments of chromosome 1R of wild rye (Secale montanum) (1Rm) by the gametocidal system. Using the 1Rm dissection lines and previously established 24 dissection lines of chromosome 1R from cultivated rye (Secale cereale cv. ‘Imperial’) (1Ri), we conducted cytological mapping of 97 markers that were amplified in the 1Ri addition line. Sixty‐eight of the 97 markers were amplified in the 1Rm addition line. To reveal what structural differentiation occurred in chromosome 1R during domestication, we compared the cytological map of chromosome 1Ri with that of chromosome 1Rm, and also with the previously published cytological map of chromosome 1R from wheat cultivar ‘Burgas 2’ (1RB). There was one discrepancy in marker order in the satellite region between chromosomes 1Ri and 1RB, while there were four discrepancies in marker order between chromosomes 1Ri and 1Rm. These results suggested that during the domestication of rye, some intrachromosomal rearrangements had occurred in chromosome 1R, although this chromosome is regarded as the most stable chromosome in the rye genome.
Qualitative Analyses of Protein Phosphorylation in Bovine Pluripotent Stem Cells Generated from Embryonic Fibroblasts
Authors: Nong W , Xie TS , Li LY , Lu AG , Mo J , Gou YF , Lan G , Jiang H , Len J , Li MM , Jiang QY , Huang B 
Published: October 2015

ContentsPluripotent stem cells (PSCs) generated from somatic cells via ectopic expression of specific transcription factors provide an unlimited cell resource for regenerative medicine and transgenic breeding. Here, we describe the successful generation of bovine induced PSCs (biPSCs) from foetal fibroblasts by lentivirus‐mediated delivery of bovine pluripotency reprogramming factors (PRFs) OCT3/4, SOX2, KLF4, c‐MYC, NANOG and LIN28. The generated biPSCs resembled embryonic stem cells (ESCs) in their gene expression profiles, self‐renewal capabilities and proliferation, as well as maintenance of a normal karyotype and differentiation into diverse cell types of all three germ layers both in vitro and in vivo. Qualitative phosphoproteomics of biPSCs revealed a large number of phosphorylated proteins, which might be related to the control of biPSCs status. The successful generation of biPSCs and the analysis of their phosphoproteome would further our understanding of the epigenetic mechanisms underlying iPSC pluripotency, thus promoting their application in bovine transgenic breeding and marking avenues for future research.
Coenzyme Q10 and α‐Tocopherol Prevent the Lipid Peroxidation of Cooled Equine Semen
Authors: Nogueira BG , Sampaio BFB , Souza MIL , Costa e Silva EV , Zúccari CESN 
Published: October 2015

ContentsBiotechnology applied for equine semen increases the levels of reactive oxygen species and reduces the natural antioxidant defence, by both dilution and removal of seminal plasma. Therefore, the aims of this study were to evaluate the effect of adding coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) and α‐tocopherol (α‐TOH) to the cooling extender, singly or in combination, on sperm parameters, and their effectiveness in preventing lipid peroxidation (LPO) of equine semen during cooling at 5°C for 72 h. Ten adult stallions of proven fertility were used, using two ejaculates each, subjecting them to the treatments with the following concentrations: α‐TOH: 2 mm; CoQ10: 40 μg/ml; and CoQ10 + α‐TOH: 40 μg/ml + 2 mm for control (C) without the addition of antioxidants and for vehicle control (EtOH) with 100 μl ethanol. The CoQ10 group had a higher percentage of total motility (69.1 ± 16.2%) compared to control (62.1 ± 16.2%) and EtOH (58.1 ± 18.6%). CoQ10 + α‐TOH and α‐TOH groups were most effective in preventing LPO compared to controls (1765.9 ± 695.9, 1890.8 ± 749.5, 2506.2 ± 769.4 ng malondialdehyde/108 sptz, respectively). In conclusion, CoQ10 and α‐TOH were effective during the cooling process of equine semen at 5°C for 72 h, providing increased levels of total motility, as well as lower LPO.
Teachers’ Effortful Control and Student Functioning: Mediating and Moderating Processes
Authors: Swanson Jodi , Valiente Carlos , Bradley Robert H. , Lemery‐Chalfant Kathryn , Abry Tashia 
Published: October 2015

AbstractEvidence is emerging that teachers’ dispositional characteristics are related to students’ classroom functioning, but processes are not well understood. We examined associations between second‐grade teachers’ effortful control (EC), student‐teacher closeness or conflict, students’ EC, and changes in students’ externalizing behaviors and reading and math achievement. Teachers’ EC was directly related to their students’ externalizing behaviors, but not achievement. Conflict, but not closeness, mediated associations between teachers’ EC and students’ externalizing behaviors. In moderated mediation tests, conflict was positively associated with externalizing behaviors most strongly for students low or moderate in EC. Closeness was positively associated with reading achievement, and negatively associated with math achievement, only for low‐EC students.
Attention and Executive Functions as Mediators of Attachment and Behavior Problems
Authors: Low Justin A. , Webster Linda 
Published: October 2015

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the relation between early parent‐child interactions and subsequent behavior problems and how certain cognitive processes mediate this relation. Specifically, this study investigated whether attention, inhibition, and planning skills mediate the relation between attachment security and behavior problems. Data were collected as part of the National Institute of Child Health and Development‐Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development when children (N = 1004) were between 36 months and the third grade. Results from structural equation models indicated that sustained attention mediated the relation between disorganized attachment and social problems. Planning mediated the relation between disorganized attachment and subsequent thought problems, attention problems, and delinquent behavior. Avoidant, ambivalent, and disorganized attachment directly predicted several behavior problems. Implications for theory and future research are discussed.