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Social Justice in Action: The Contribution of Evaluation to Employment Integration of a Vulnerable Population—The Case of College Graduates With Learning Disabilities
Authors: Desivilya Syna Helena , Rottman Amit , Raz Michal 
Published: June 2015

AbstractThis article presents and discusses an evaluation model that can contribute to social justice and that increases equal opportunities of employment for a vulnerable population—college graduates with learning disabilities. The framework responds to increasingly competitive job markets’ potential exclusion of vulnerable social groups from meaningful participation in this domain, consequently impeding social justice. Counteracting socioeconomic gaps in societies requires active involvement of community members, social institutions, and government. According to the proposed model, the evaluator assumes such an active stance by building genuine partnership with evaluees. We present the sociopolitical and socioeconomic context—the “brave” new job market foreshadowing the evaluation and social justice interface. The model is illustrated through a case study—evaluation of an innovative program supporting the transition of learning disabled college graduates to the job market.
Evaluation in the Branco Weiss Institute: From Social Vision to Educational Practice
Authors: Lustig Ruthie , Ben Baruch‐Koskas Shira , Makhani‐Belkin Tova , Hirsch Tami 
Published: June 2015

AbstractThis article presents the unique development of the evaluation unit at the Branco Weiss Institute (BWI) in Jerusalem, an educational nongovernmental organization designed to enhance individual and social growth and to reduce educational gaps in Israeli society. The Institute, which operates a network of schools for at‐risk students along with comprehensive high schools, develops and implements educational and social programs in Israel's social and geographic periphery. The article describes the evaluation unit at the Institute as a democratic and culturally responsive mechanism that promotes social justice through the participation of all stakeholders in an ongoing dialogue that generates new knowledge for the organization and its programs. The article includes an illustration of the implementation of the model in a school program for pupils of Ethiopian origin.
Evaluation of a Joint Israeli–Palestinian Project
Authors: Steinberg Shoshana , Zamir Judith 
Published: June 2015

AbstractThis article presents three examples of evaluation intervention demonstrating the ongoing significance of a politically responsive approach. The article's main goal is to shed light on the evaluator's role, through the work of a mixed team of Israeli and Palestinian teachers, within a conflict, in an uncomfortable zone context. Israeli and Palestinian teachers participated in a project aimed at producing a history textbook including the narratives of each group, each of whom had its own legitimate objectives. This article intends to highlight the significant contribution of the evaluator to the entire process through the use of three different evaluation tools.
Problems correlating the late Brigantian–Arnsbergian Western European substages within northern England
Authors: Cózar P. , Somerville I. D. 
Published: June 2015

AbstractA detailed study of foraminiferal assemblages recorded in limestones from northern England in the Stainmore Trough and Alston Block permits their assignment to different European substages than in previous studies. Comparisons with foraminiferal assemblages, mostly from Russia, allow the biozonations to be correlated with the Viséan, Serpukhovian and Bashkirian international stages, as well as with the Russian (and Ukrainian) substages for the Serpukhovian (Tarussian, Steshevian, Protvian and Zapaltyubian). The Scar Limestone and Five Yard Limestone Members are assigned to the Tarussian and, thus, represent the lowermost part of the formal Serpukhovian Stage. This new correlation coincides closely with the first occurrence of the conodontLochriea zieglerifrom levels equivalent to the Single Post Limestone that could potentially form the revised base for the Serpukhovian. The Three Yard Limestone Member is correlated with the base of the Steshevian substage which also includes the Four Fathom Limestone Member, Great Limestone Member and Little Limestone. The base of the Protvian is considered to lie within the Crag Limestone, whereas the Rookhope Shell Band contains foraminiferal assemblages more typical of the Zapaltyubian in the Ukraine and Chernyshevkian in the Urals. Assemblages of the Upper Fell Top Limestone and Grindstone/Botany Limestones contain foraminiferal species that have been used for the recognition of the Bashkirian elsewhere. There is no other fossil group which allows the calibration of those foraminiferal assemblages, because ammonoids are virtually absent in the shallow‐water cyclothemic successions and conodonts have not been studied in detail in this region. The Mid‐Carboniferous boundary and the Voznessenian substage might be reasonably located below the Upper Fell Top Limestone. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
NTU‐DSI‐122: A diffusion spectrum imaging template with high anatomical matching to the ICBM‐152 space
Authors: Hsu Yung‐Chin , Lo Yu‐Chun , Chen Yu‐Jen , Wedeen Van Jay , Isaac Tseng Wen‐Yih 
Published: June 2015

AbstractA diffusion‐weighted (DW) template in a standard coordinate system is often necessary for the analysis of white matter (WM) structures using DW images. Although several DW templates have been constructed in the ICBM‐152 space, a template for diffusion spectrum imaging (DSI) is still lacking. In this study, we developed a DSI template in the ICBM‐152 space from 122 healthy adults. This high quality template, NTU‐DSI‐122, was built through incorporating the macroscopic anatomical information using high‐resolution T1‐weighted images and the microscopic structural information obtained from DSI datasets. Two evaluations were conducted to examine the quality of NTU‐DSI‐122. The first evaluation examined the anatomical consistency of NTU‐DSI‐122 in matching to the ICBM‐152 coordinate system. The results showed that this template matched to the ICBM‐152 templates very well across the whole brain, not only in the deep white matter regions as other DW templates but also in the superficial white matter regions. In the second evaluation, a large number of independent diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) datasets were registered to the DTI template derived from NTU‐DSI‐122. The examination was performed by quantifying the anatomical consistency among the registered DTI datasets. The results showed that using NTU‐DSI‐122 as the registration template the registered DTI datasets can achieve high anatomical alignment. Both evaluations demonstrate that NTU‐DSI‐122 is a useful high quality DW template. Therefore, NTU‐DSI‐122 can serve as a representative DSI dataset for a healthy adult population, and will be of potential value for brain research and clinical applications. The NTU‐DSI‐122 template is available at http://www.nitrc.org/projects/ntu‐dsi‐122/. Hum Brain Mapp 36:3528–3541, 2015. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Effects of Pre‐annealing on Firing Stability of Atomic Layer‐Deposited Al2O3
Authors: Bae Soohyun , Kim Soo Min , Lee Kyung Dong , Kim Young Do , Park Sungeun , Kang Yoonmook , Lee Hae‐Seok , Kim Donghwan 
Published: June 2015

AbstractAl2O3 layers fabricated with atomic layer deposition (ALD) show high levels of surface passivation on p‐ and n‐type silicon wafers. In order to form front and rear electrodes, Al2O3 layers should undergo a firing process at a high peak temperature. Therefore, the Al2O3 layer must be stable under these conditions to maintain a high level of surface passivation during the firing process. In this study, Al2O3 layers fabricated with ALD were pre‐annealed to enhance their thermal stability during the firing process. From quasi‐steady state photoconductance (QSSPC) measurements, the difference between the implied Voc values of the pre‐annealed and fired samples was found to be smallest (3 mV) when the sample was pre‐annealed at 620 °C. The surface recombination rate calculated from capacitance‐voltage (C‐V) measurements of metal‐Al2O3‐Si (metal‐insulator‐semiconductor) structures was shown to be low when the sample was pre‐annealed at 600–650 °C. Thus, firing stability was achieved with pre‐annealing at 620 °C by reducing the surface recombination rate. We conclude that it is necessary to pre‐anneal the Al2O3 passivation layer at this specific temperature to reduce the degradation of the passivation quality of Al2O3 after the firing process.
Hepatotoxicity mechanisms of isoniazid: A mini‐review
Authors: Hassan Hozeifa M. , Guo Hong‐li , Yousef Bashir A. , Luyong Zhang , Zhenzhou Jiang 
Published: June 2015

AbstractIsoniazid (INH) is an antituberculosis drug associated with idiosyncratic liver injury in susceptible patients. INH‐induced hepatotoxicity remains a significant clinical problem, but the underlying mechanisms are still unclear, despite the growing evidence that INH and/or its major metabolite, hydrazine, play an important role in hepatotoxicity. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Complement C5a–C5aR interaction enhances MAPK signaling pathway activities to mediate renal injury in trichloroethylene sensitized BALB/c mice
Authors: Zhang Jia‐xiang , Zha Wan‐sheng , Ye Liang‐ping , Wang Feng , Wang Hui , Shen Tong , Wu Chang‐hao , Zhu Qi‐xing 
Published: June 2015

AbstractWe have previously shown complement activation as a possible mechanism for trichloroethylene (TCE) sensitization, leading to multi‐organ damage including the kidneys. In particular, excessive deposition of C5 and C5b‐9‐the membrane attack complex, which can generate significant tissue damage, was observed in the kidney tissue after TCE sensitization. The present study tested the hypothesis that anaphylatoxin C5a binding to its receptor C5aR mediates renal injury in TCE‐sensitized BALB/c mice. BALB/c mice were sensitized through skin challenge with TCE, with or without pretreatment by the C5aR antagonist W54011. Kidney histopathology and the renal functional test were performed to assess renal injury, and immunohistochemistry and fluorescent labeling were carried out to assess C5a and C5aR expressions. TCE sensitization up‐regulated C5a and C5aR expressions in kidney tissue, generated inflammatory infiltration, renal tubule damage, glomerular hypercellularity and impaired renal function. Antagonist pretreatment blocked C5a binding to C5aR and attenuated TCE‐induced tissue damage and renal dysfunction. TCE sensitization also caused the deposition of major pro‐inflammatory cytokines IL‐2, TNF‐α and IFN‐γ in the kidney tissue (P < 0.05); this was accompanied by increased expression of P‐p38, P‐ERK and P‐JNK proteins (P < 0.05). Pretreatment with the C5aR antagonist attenuated the increase of expression of P‐p38, P‐ERK and P‐JNK proteins (P < 0.05) and also consistently reduced the TCE sensitization‐induced increase of IL‐2, TNF‐α and IFN‐γ (P < 0.05). These data identify C5a binding to C5aR, MAP kinase activation, and inflammatory cytokine release as a novel mechanism for complement‐mediated renal injury by sensitization with TCE or other environmental chemicals. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Titanium and hydroxyapatite coating of polyetheretherketone and carbon fiber‐reinforced polyetheretherketone: A pilot study in sheep
Authors: Stübinger Stefan , Drechsler Anika , Bürki Alexander , Klein Karina , Kronen Peter , von Rechenberg Brigitte 
Published: June 2015

AbstractPurpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the bone formation capability of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and carbon fiber‐reinforced PEEK (CFR‐PEEK) implants coated with different titanium and hydroxyapatite plasma‐sprayed layers after 2 and 12 weeks. Methods: In six sheep 108 implants were placed in the pelvis. Altogether six different surface modifications were tested. After 2 and 12 weeks, n = 3 implants per group were examined histologically and n = 6 implants per group were tested by a pull‐out test. Results: Biomechanically (p = 0.001) as well as histologically (p > 0.05) surface coating of PEEK/CFR‐PEEK led to an increase of osseointegration from 2 to 12 weeks. After 12 weeks, coated implants demonstrated significant (p < 0.001) higher pull‐out values in comparison to uncoated implants. Overall, the double coating (titanium bond layer and hydroxyapatite top layer) showed the most favorable results after 2 and 12 weeks. Conclusions: Plasma‐sprayed titanium and hydroxyapatite coatings on PEEK or CFR‐PEEK demonstrated a significant improvement of osseointegration. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater, 104B: 1182–1191, 2016.
Bone Geometry, Volumetric Density, Microarchitecture, and Estimated Bone Strength Assessed by HR-pQCT in Adult Patients With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Shanbhogue Vikram V , Hansen Stinus , Frost Morten , Jørgensen Niklas Rye , Hermann Anne Pernille , Henriksen Jan Erik , Brixen Kim 
Published: June 2015

ABSTRACT

The primary goal of this cross-sectional in vivo study was to assess peripheral bone microarchitecture, bone strength, and bone remodeling in adult type 1 diabetes (T1D) patients with and without diabetic microvascular disease (MVD+ and MVD–, respectively) and to compare them with age-, gender-, and height-matched healthy control subjects (CoMVD+ and CoMVD–, respectively). The secondary goal was to assess differences in MVD– and MVD+ patients. Fifty-five patients with T1DM (MVD+ group: n = 29) were recruited from the Funen Diabetes Database. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) of the ultradistal radius and tibia, and biochemical markers of bone turnover were performed in all participants. There were no significant differences in HR-pQCT parameters between MVD– and CoMVD– subjects. In contrast, MVD+ patients had larger total and trabecular bone areas (p = 0.04 and p = 0.02, respectively), lower total, trabecular, and cortical volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) (p &lt; 0.01, p &lt; 0.04, and p &lt; 0.02, respectively), and thinner cortex (p = 0.03) at the radius, and lower total and trabecular vBMD (p = 0.01 and p = 0.02, respectively) at the tibia in comparison to CoMVD+. MVD+ patients also exhibited lower total and trabecular vBMD (radius p = 0.01, tibia p &lt; 0.01), trabecular thickness (radius p = 0.01), estimated bone strength, and greater trabecular separation (radius p = 0.01, tibia p &lt; 0.01) and network inhomogeneity (radius p = 0.01, tibia p &lt; 0.01) in comparison to MVD– patients. These differences remained significant after adjustment for age, body mass index, gender, disease duration, and glycemic control (average glycated hemoglobin over the previous 3 years). Although biochemical markers of bone turnover were significantly lower in MVD+ and MVD– groups in comparison to controls, they were similar between the MVD+ and MVD– groups. The results of our study suggest that the presence of MVD was associated with deficits in cortical and trabecular bone vBMD and microarchitecture that could partly explain the excess skeletal fragility observed in these patients. © 2015 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
Crocin Prevents Patulin‐Induced Acute Toxicity in Cardiac Tissues via the Regulation of Oxidative Damage and Apoptosis
Authors: Boussabbeh Manel , Ben Salem Intidhar , Neffati Fadwa , Najjar Mohamed Fadhel , Bacha Hassen , Abid‐Essefi Salwa 
Published: June 2015

ABSTRACTPatulin (PAT) is a mycotoxin produced by several species of the genera of Penicillium, Aspergillus, and Byssochlamys principally by Penicillium expansum. This mycotoxin is suspected to affect several organs including kidney and liver. However, its toxic effect on heart remains unknown. The present study investigated for the first time the cardiotoxic effect of PAT in mice. We demonstrated that PAT increased creatinin phosphokinase (CPK) level, induced lipoperoxydation and protein oxidation, and triggered the antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase and catalase activities. We also demonstrated that acute administration of PAT triggers apoptosis via P53 overexpression and caspase 3 activation. We further investigated the antioxidant efficiency of crocin (CRO), a carotenoid pigment, against PAT‐induced cardiotoxicity. We found that pretreatment with CRO prevents cardiac impairment by reducing CPK levels, restoring the redox statute and suppressing apoptosis. Collectively, our data provide new preventive effect of CRO toward PAT‐induced cardiotoxicity in mice.
Multicenter comparative study of laparoscopic and open distal pancreatectomy using propensity score‐matching
Authors: Nakamura Masafumi , Wakabayashi Go , Miyasaka Yoshihiro , Tanaka Masao , Morikawa Takanori , Unno Michiaki , Tajima Hiroshi , Kumamoto Yusuke , Satoi Sohei , Kwon Masanori , Toyama Hirochika , Ku Yonson , Yoshitomi Hideyuki , Nara Satoshi , Shimada Kazuaki , Yokoyama Takahide , Miyagawa Shinichi , Toyama Yoichi , Yanaga Katsuhiko , Fujii Tsutomu , Kodera Yasuhiro ,   Study Group of JHBPS,   JSEPS, Tomiyama Yasuyuki , Miyata Hiroaki , Takahara Takeshi , Beppu Toru , Yamaue Hiroki , Miyazaki Masaru , Takada Tadahiro 
Published: June 2015

AbstractBackgroundLaparoscopic distal pancreatectomy has been shown to be associated with favorable postoperative outcomes using meta‐analysis. However, there have been no randomized controlled studies yet. This study aimed to compare laparoscopic and open distal pancreatectomy using propensity score‐matching.MethodsWe retrospectively collected perioperative data of 2,266 patients who underwent distal pancreatectomy in 69 institutes from 2006–2013 in Japan. Among them, 2,010 patients were enrolled in this study and divided into two groups, laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy and open distal pancreatectomy. Perioperative outcomes were compared between the groups using unmatched and propensity matched analysis.ResultsAfter propensity score‐matching, laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy was associated with favorable perioperative outcomes compared with open distal pancreatectomy, including higher rate of preservation of spleen and splenic vessels (P < 0.001); lower rates of intraoperative transfusion (P = 0.020), clinical grade of pancreatic fistula (International Study Group on Pancreatic Fistula grade B and C; P < 0.001), and morbidity (P < 0.001); and shorter hospital stay (P = 0.001), but a longer operative time (P < 0.001).ConclusionsLaparoscopic distal pancreatectomy was associated with more favorable perioperative outcomes than open distal pancreatectomy.
Supervisor monitoring and subordinate innovation
Authors: Liao Eko Yi , Chun Hui 
Published: June 2015

SummaryThis study introduces a new and parsimonious classification of supervisor monitoring (observational monitoring and interactional monitoring) and examines the effects of these two monitoring styles on subordinate innovation. Guided by social exchange theory, we propose that the two monitoring styles influence subordinate job attitudes (trust and distrust in their supervisor), relationship quality (leader–member exchange), and work behaviors (feedback‐seeking behaviors), which, in turn, affect their innovation. The pilot study developed the scales for the two monitoring styles and tested their content validity among 189 undergraduate students. Using a sample of 385 subordinates, Study 1 assessed the construct validity of the two monitoring styles. In Study 2, the results of a survey of 388 supervisor–subordinate dyads show support for the proposed theoretical model. Specifically, observational monitoring and interactional monitoring were related to subordinates' trust and distrust in their supervisor. Trust and distrust in the supervisor, in turn, were related to the quality of the leader–member exchange, feedback‐seeking behaviors, and ultimately, supervisor‐rated innovation. These findings suggest that supervisors' monitoring styles have both positive and negative effects on their subordinates' innovation, which depends on the type of monitoring supervisors engage in. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
A preliminary study to investigate the biogeophysical impact of desertification on climate based on different latitudinal bands
Authors: Wang Ye , Yan Xiaodong , Wang Zhaomin 
Published: June 2015

ABSTRACTDesertification is an international environmental challenge which poses a risk to portions of over 100 countries. Research into desertification and climate change has the potential to contribute to natural resources management and adaptation to climatic and other changes in Earth systems. An Earth system model of intermediate complexity (EMIC), the McGill Paleoclimate Model‐2 (MPM‐2) was used to explore the climatic biogeophysical effects of desertification in different latitude bands from 1700 to 2000 AD. It was found that latitudinal‐band desertification attributable to forest and grass removal caused global cooling, land surface albedo increasing and precipitation reduction in the Northern Hemisphere as well as heat transport increasing in global ocean. These results highlighted global climate reaction to local desertification and demonstrated that the location of the desertification projected a potentially differential impact on local and global climate. That was, desertification in 0°–15°N gave a somewhat minor effect on global and local climate; desertification in 45°–60°N caused a significant reduction in global temperature while desertification in 15°–30°N induced a prominent reduction in local temperature. In response to desertification, surface albedo change as a forcing was the dominant biogeophysical driver of climate over the Northern Hemisphere while precipitation change as a response was probably the primary driver of climate over the Southern Hemisphere. Overall, the regional desertification may cause a global climatic effect, especially concerning desert expansion along the 15°–30°N and 45°–60°N latitude bands, which led to a more prominent effect on the Earth's climate and even oceanic circulation. The results of this study provide useful information when comparing the effects of desertification in different latitude bands on climate.
Chemical and organoleptic characteristics of tomato purée enriched with lyophilized tomato pomace
Authors: Previtera Lucio , Fucci Gabriella , De Marco Anna , Romanucci Valeria , Di Fabio Giovanni , Zarrelli Armando 
Published: June 2015

AbstractBACKGROUNDEpidemiological studies have proved that tomato consumption is associated with a lower risk of developing several diseases (for example, certain types of cancers, cardiovascular diseases, macular degeneration, age‐related eye disease). Many micronutrients and bioactive compounds are mainly present in peel and seeds and are lost during the processing into sauce, purée, paste and juice.RESULTSThe addition of lyophilized and powdered tomato pomace enhances the properties of purée. In this paper we report the chemical and physicochemical characterization of a purée enriched with 2% dry pomace. Comparison of the analytical data of starting purée with the enriched purée showed a significant increase of all micronutrients, without the taste and appearance being compromised or altered negatively.CONCLUSIONThe product obtained is an example of a functional food rich in health‐promoting phytochemicals, with the significant aspect of recovering a waste fraction of the tomato processing that would normally be disposed of in landfill, with associated costs and environmental impact. © 2015 Society of Chemical Industry