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Structure and far‐field optical properties of self‐organized bimetallic Aux‐Ag1–x nanoparticles embedded in alumina thin films
Authors: Yazidi S. , Fafin A. , Rousselet S. , Pailloux F. , Camelio S. , Babonneau D. 
Published: September 2015

AbstractSelf‐organized Aux‐Ag1–x nanoparticles were produced by grazing‐angle deposition using alternating sources on alumina nanoripple patterns. Structural and far‐field optical studies showed that periodic chains of Aux‐Ag1–x alloy nanoparticles with small interparticle gaps and strong plasmonic dichroism can be successfully created after thermal annealing under vacuum between 400 °C and 700 °C. (© 2015 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
Temperature‐dependent luminescence of Tb3+ and Eu3+ single‐doped glasses for LED applications
Authors: Loos Sebastian , Steudel Franziska , Ahrens Bernd , Lee Leonard Russell , Johnson Jacqueline Anne , Schweizer Stefan 
Published: September 2015

AbstractTb3+ and Eu3+ single‐doped barium borate glass and ZBLAN glass are investigated for their photoluminescence (PL) and absolute PL quantum efficiency. In addition, both glass systems are characterized with respect to their color stability in the temperature range from 25 °C to 400 °C.The Tb3+ doped glass shows high color stability over the entire temperature range investigated, whereas the Eu3+ doped glass changes its color appearance with increasing temperature: Eu3+ in ZBLAN glass changes its color appearance from the orange to the red spectral range, whereas the color appearance in borate glass is shifted from the red to the orange‐red spectral range. (© 2015 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
Study of oxidation effect on the photoluminescence in p‐type nanostructured silicon
Authors: Vargas C. , Corrales A. , Ramírez‐Cortés T. , Ramírez‐Porras A. 
Published: September 2015

AbstractPorous silicon samples containing crystallites in the nanometer scale are produced and treated with an oxidizing solution. Photoluminescence (PL) spectra, attenuated total reflectance (ATR) and contact angle (CA) measurements on these samples are recorded. ATR and CA results are compared to extract information concerning the oxidation degree of the surfaces. PL spectra are deconvolved into nanocrystal structures and surface states contributions by the use of the stochastic quantum confinement model (SQCM). A correlation between nanocrystals sizes and oxidation layer presence is obtained. This result could be important for eventual PL device development based on this semiconductor material. (© 2015 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
Challenges of Pre‐ and Post‐Test Counseling for Orthodox Jewish Individuals in the Premarital Phase
Authors: Rose E. , Schreiber‐Agus N. , Bajaj K. , Klugman S. , Goldwaser T. 
Published: September 2015

AbstractThe Jewish community has traditionally taken ownership of its health, and has taken great strides to raise awareness about genetic issues that affect the community, such as Tay‐Sachs disease and Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer syndrome. Thanks in part to these heightened awareness efforts, many Orthodox Jewish individuals are now using genetics services as they begin to plan their families. Due to unique cultural and religious beliefs and perceptions, the Orthodox Jewish patients who seek genetic counseling face many barriers to a successful counseling session, and often seek the guidance of programs such as the Program for Jewish Genetic Health (PJGH). In this article, we present clinical vignettes from the PJGH's clinical affiliate, the Reproductive Genetics practice at the Montefiore Medical Center. These cases highlight unique features of contemporary premarital counseling and screening within the Orthodox Jewish Community, including concerns surrounding stigma, disclosure, “marriageability,” the use of reproductive technologies, and the desire to include a third party in decision making. Our vignettes demonstrate the importance of culturally‐sensitive counseling. We provide strategies and points to consider when addressing the challenges of pre‐ and post‐test counseling as it relates to genetic testing in this population.
Stories as Gift: Patient Narratives and the Development of Empathy
Authors: Spencer Anne C. 
Published: September 2015

AbstractCritical thought and assessment of medical, emotional, and social problems faced by patients is central to genetic counselor training and development. However, primary emphasis on these critical problem‐solving approaches can interfere with the development of empathic listening skills. Using a narrative medicine approach, I describe how learning to reframe one patient's story of healing as a gift allowed me to become a more open and empathic listener. Ultimately, the empathy and understanding that I learned from this patient's narrative added to what previous patients had taught me and helped me assist other patients (and myself) in identifying and nurturing healing narratives for people coping with illness and grief. The approach presented here emphasizes the importance of recognizing patients as valuable teachers in the development of higher‐level empathy skills.
Mono‐, Di‐ and Tetra‐Cationic Surfactants as Carbon Steel Corrosion Inhibitors
Authors: Hegazy M. A. , Abd El‐Rehim S. S. , Badr E. A. , Kamel W. M. , Youssif Ahmed H. 
Published: September 2015

AbstractCorrosion inhibition of three new synthesized cationic surfactants, N‐(2‐(((Z)‐4‐(pyridin‐4‐yl)but‐3‐en‐1‐yl)amino)ethyl)‐N‐(2‐((E)‐(pyridin‐4‐ylmethylene)amino)ethyl)dodecan‐1‐aminium bromide I(4N), N1,N2‐didodecyl‐N1‐((Z)‐4‐(pyridin‐4‐yl)but‐3‐en‐1‐yl)‐N2‐(2‐((E)‐(pyridin‐4‐ylmethylene)amino)ethyl)ethane‐1,2‐diaminium bromide II(4N) and 1‐dodecyl‐4‐((E)‐((2‐(dodecyl(2‐(dodecyl((Z)‐4‐(1‐dodecylpyridin‐1‐ium‐4‐yl)but‐3‐en‐1‐yl)ammonio)ethyl)ammonio)ethyl)imino)methyl)pyridin‐1‐ium bromide IV(4N) on carbon steel was investigated by weight loss, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and polarization measurements. Results show that the synthesized cationic surfactants inhibit corrosion of carbon steel in 1 M HCl. The inhibitive action occurs by virtue of adsorption on the metal surface following a Langmuir adsorption isotherm model. Polarization curves reveal that the investigated cationic surfactants can be classified as mixed inhibitor types. The variations in the corrosion inhibition efficiency between three cationic surfactants are correlated with their chemical structures, with more hydrophobic surfactants yielding higher inhibition efficiency.
Do Results of Surveillance Cultures Impact the Choice of Empirical Antibiotics Among Patients with Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Infections?
Authors: Rosa Rossana , Castro Jose , Latibeaudiere Rachel , Namias Nicholas , Munoz-Price L. Silvia 
Published: September 2015

We aimed to determine whether the results of surveillance cultures were associated with use of appropriate empirical antibiotic therapy among patients with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections. We found that surveillance status was not associated with appropriate empirical antibiotic therapy (P=.36). There were significant delays to concordant therapy among surveillance-positive patients (P=.03).Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 2015;36(12):1455–1457
Clinical predictors of involuntary detention among voluntary inpatients in St Patrick’s University Hospital (SPUH)
Authors: Masood B. , O’Ceallaigh S. , Thekiso T. , Nichol M. , Kowalska-Beda P. , Murphy M. , Creedon J. , Maher T. , McLoughlin D. , Kennedy N. 
Published: September 2015

BackgroundFew studies have described clinical characteristics of patients subject to an involuntary detention in an Irish context. The Irish Mental Health Act 2001 makes provision under Section 23(1), whereby a person who has voluntary admission status can be detained.AimsThis study aimed to describe all involuntary admissions to St Patrick’s University Hospital (SPUH) (2011–2013) and to evaluate clinical characteristics of voluntary patients who underwent Mental Health Act assessment during 2011 to determine differences in those who had involuntary admission orders completed and those who did not.MethodsAll uses of Mental Health Act 2001 within SPUH 2011–2013 were identified. All uses of Section 23(1) during 2011 were reviewed and relevant documents/case-notes examined using a pro forma covering clinical data, factors recognized to influence involuntary admissions and validated scales were used to determine diagnoses, insight, suicide and violence risk.ResultsOver 2011–2013, 2.5–3.8% of all admissions were involuntary with more detained after use of Section 23(1) than Section 14(2). The majority of initiations of Section 23(1) did not result in an involuntary admission (72%), occurred out of hours (52%) and many occurred early after admission (<1 week, 43%). Initiation of Section 23(1) by a consultant psychiatrist (p=0.001), suicide risk (p=0.03) and lack of patient insight into treatment (p=0.007) predicted conversion to involuntary admission.ConclusionThis study predicts a role for patient insight, suicide risk and consultant psychiatrist decision making in the initiation of Mental Health Act assessment of voluntary patients. Further data describing the involuntary admissions process in an Irish setting are needed.
The socio-demographic and clinical profiles of patients admitted to the Sligo District Lunatic Asylum in the late 19th century with some modern comparisons
Authors: Walsh D. , Daly A. 
Published: September 2015

PurposeThe purpose of this paper has been to identify and describe the demographic, social and clinical characteristics of persons admitted to an Irish district lunatic asylum in the late 19th century as exemplified by the records of the Sligo District Lunatic Asylum. Some 21st century comparisons and epidemiological considerations from the same catchment area have been attempted.MethodThe register entries and case books of a series of consecutive admissions to Sligo District Asylum during the decade 1892–1901 were surveyed in the Irish National Archive.ConclusionsMost admitted patients were of lower socio-economic status, the majority male, poorly literate, unmarried and described as suffering from mania or melancholia. Most were first admissions. The predominant (62.5%) reason given for admission was for assault or threat of assault. These admissions were by order of the Lord Lieutenant as ‘dangerous lunatics’. Although it may be maintained that this admission process was a device of social convenience to maintain the peace and integrity of local communities and the convenience of families, clinical information indicates that the majority of admissions had symptoms of mental disorder recognisable in terms of 21st century psychiatric diagnostics.
Effects of repeated asenapine in a battery of tests for anxiety-like behaviours in mice
Authors: Ene Hila M , Kara Nirit Z , Barak Noa , Reshef Ben-Mordechai Tal , Einat Haim 
Published: September 2015

ObjectiveA number of atypical antipsychotic drugs were demonstrated to have anxiolytic effects in patients and in animal models. These effects were mostly suggested to be the consequence of the drugs’ affinity to the serotonin system and its receptors. Asenapine is a relatively new atypical antipsychotic that is prescribed for schizophrenia and for bipolar mania. Asenapine has a broad pharmacological profile with significant effects on serotonergic receptors, hence it is reasonable to expect that asenapine may have some anxiolytic effects. The present study was therefore designed to examine possible effects of asenapine on anxiety-like behaviour of mice.MethodMale ICR mice were repeatedly treated with 0.1 or 0.3 mg/kg injections of asenapine and then tested in a battery of behavioural tests related to anxiety including the open-field test, elevated plus-maze (EPM), defensive marble burying and hyponeophagia tests. In an adjunct experiment, we tested the effects of acute diazepam in the same test battery.ResultsThe results show that diazepam reduced anxiety-like behaviour in the EPM, the defensive marble burying test and the hyponeophagia test but not in the open field. Asenapine has anxiolytic-like effects in the EPM and the defensive marble burying tests but had no effects in the open-field or the hyponeophagia tests. Asenapine had no effects on locomotor activity.ConclusionThe results suggest that asenapine may have anxiolytic-like properties and recommends that clinical trials examining such effects should be performed.
INFLACIÓN Y NIVELES DE VIDA EN SEVILLA DURANTE LA REVOLUCIÓN DE LOS PRECIOS
Authors: González-Mariscal Manuel 
Published: September 2015

AbstractIn this article I present new calculations for the evolution of prices and standards of living in Seville from 1521 to 1603. Using new data on prices and new research on changes in nutrition and consumption, I improve the consumer price index. Two major improvements can be highlighted: the inclusion of rented housing prices and the use of three baskets of goods, according to the transformations identified in the consumption patterns. As a result of these improvements, the new data show that prices increase more (336%) than previously estimated by Hamilton (155%) and when using the Allen method (234%). Consequently, real wages decrease more with the new index (32%).
WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR LUNG CANCER TREATMENT: PATIENT VERSUS GENERAL PUBLIC VALUES
Authors: Thongprasert Sumitra , Crawford Bruce , Sakulbumrungsil Rungpetch , Chaiyakunapruk Nathorn , Petcharapiruch Sirinthip , Leartsakulpanitch Jittrakul , Permsuwan Unchalee 
Published: September 2015

Objectives: Lung cancer has been the most common cancer since 1985, accounting for 12–13 percent of cancer cases worldwide. Newer targeted therapies with potential increased survival benefits may not be affordable to patients. Many countries use arbitrary thresholds to determine whether a medical intervention is cost-effective. As such, many effective, albeit expensive, therapies are not being reimbursed. To understand the value placed on effective therapies, this study evaluates the patient and public willingness to pay (WTP) for a quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) for lung cancer treatments using Thailand as an example.Methods: A total of 300 subjects responded to hypothetical lung cancer health states, described by three levels of severity and two levels of side effects, and provided their valuation of the level of quality of life and their WTP to improve from one state to another.Results: The patients with the lowest income and general public were willing to pay more than twice the threshold for acceptability in Thailand (US Dollar 5,123/QALY [Thai Baht 160,000/QALY]). This increased significantly by wealth category. Patients’ WTP was associated with quality of life, financial difficulties, health insurance, diarrhea, and wealth.Conclusions: The current study highlights the value patients and general public place on effective lung cancer therapies.
Fruit resource tracking by hornbill species at multiple scales in a tropical forest in India
Authors: Naniwadekar Rohit , Mishra Charudutt , Datta Aparajita 
Published: September 2015

Abstract:The fruit-tracking hypothesis predicts a positive association between frugivores and fruit abundance over space and time. We documented hornbill diets and examined the relationship between fruit abundance and abundance of three hornbill species (Buceros bicornis, Rhyticeros undulatus and Aceros nipalensis) in the Eastern Himalaya from 2009–2012. The study was carried out at three scales: at the largest scale of the study area (15 km2), at the intermediate scale – eight 3-ha patches within the study area and at the smallest scale of individual fruiting trees. Ninety-one per cent of the 64 foraging sightings of the great hornbill were on figs while more than 50% of the foraging sightings of the wreathed (83) and rufous-necked hornbills (87) were on non-fig fruits. At the largest scale, wreathed hornbill abundance and ripe fruit abundance peaked in the non-breeding season. At the intermediate scale, wreathed hornbill abundance was positively associated with non-fig fruit availability while rufous-necked hornbill abundance was negatively associated with non-fig fruit availability. At the smallest scale, great and rufous-necked hornbill abundances were correlated with fig and non-fig fruit crop sizes, respectively. The three hornbill species track fruit availability at different scales based on diet, which has implications for their role in seed dispersal.
Ordered combinatory algebras and realizability
Authors: SANTOS WALTER FERRER , FREY JONAS , GUILLERMO MAURICIO , MALHERBE OCTAVIO , MIQUEL ALEXANDRE 
Published: September 2015

We propose the new concept ofKrivine ordered combinatory algebra($\mathcal{^KOCA}$) as foundation for the categorical study of Krivine's classical realizability, as initiated by Streicher (2013).We show that$\mathcal{^KOCA}$'s are equivalent to Streicher'sabstract Krivine structuresfor the purpose of modeling higher-order logic, in the precise sense that they give rise to the same class oftriposes. The difference between the two representations is that the elements of a$\mathcal{^KOCA}$play both the role of truth values and realizers, whereas truth values aresetsof realizers in$\mathcal{AKS}$s.To conclude, we give a direct presentation of the realizability interpretation of a higher order language in a$\mathcal{^KOCA}$, which showcases the dual role that is played by the elements of the$\mathcal{^KOCA}$.
Current Trends in the Use of Collection Development Policies in Law Firm Libraries
Authors: Pexton Mark 
Published: September 2015

AbstractMark Pexton, of Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, provides a report on the findings of a survey into the use of Collection Development Policies (CDPs) and related collection development issues in law firm libraries. The survey was conducted during September 2014 and during the course of this article he provides an analysis of the benefits and difficulties of creating and implementing a CDP.
Searching International Company Registries Online
Authors: Brett Rachel 
Published: September 2015

AbstractThis article by Rachel Brett highlights the key issues to be aware of when carrying out international company searches and reviews the information available online from the national company registries for some of the key European and offshore jurisdictions including: Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands.
The ‘Free Access to Law Movement’ in India: Supporting Legal Education, Research and Practice
Authors: Rai Priya , Akash  
Published: September 2015

AbstractThe internet and the World Wide Web (www) has allowed the free flow of information across countries. Peter Martin and Tom Bruce from Cornell Law School pioneered the development of the ‘Free Access to Law Movement’ around the world. The Australian Legal Information Institute and various other Legal Information Institutes (LIIs) were established by adopting the Montreal Declaration at the Law via Internet Conference held in 2002. As a member of the United Nations, India adopted the UNESCO policy guidelines for the development and promotion of governmental public domain information. In India, the National Informatics Centre has played a leading role in supporting the maintenance and dissemination of Indian government public information that is useful for legal education, research and practice. This paper by Priya Rai, and Akash, gives a brief informative overview of the ‘free access to law movement’ resources pertaining to India. These resources have been categorised for easier understanding: parliamentary resources, legislative resources, case laws, law reform reports, international treaties and legal scholarship and journals. The article also provides an overview of the Legal Information Institute of India extending its contribution to disseminating Indian legal information.
Hard Copy or Online? Balancing Books and Bytes in the Digital Age
Authors: Greening Claire 
Published: September 2015

AbstractClaire Greening explores some of the challenges that library and information professionals face when weighing up hard copy and online resources. Rather than trying to establish a preferred or ‘best’ format, this article instead explores the advantages that both formats have to offer and considers how they can co-exist within the law library. The article concludes with some questions to ask when purchasing and organising resources and explores some of the practical considerations to take into account regarding training.
Institutions for getting out of the way
Authors: LANGLOIS RICHARD N. 
Published: September 2015

AbstractIn ‘Max U versus Humanomics: a Critique of Neoinstitutionalism’, Deirdre McCloskey tells us that culture matters – maybe more than do institutions – in explaining the Great Enrichment that some parts of the world have enjoyed over the past 200 years. But it is entrepreneurship, not culture or institutions, that is the proximate cause of economic growth. Entrepreneurship is not a hothouse flower that blooms only in a culture supportive of commercial activity; it is more like kudzu, which grows invasively unless it is cut back by culture and institutions. McCloskey needs to tell us more about the structure of the relationship among culture, institutions, and entrepreneurship, and thus to continue the grand project begun by Schumpeter.
Single gene locus changes perturb complex microbial communities as much as apex predator loss
Authors: McClean Deirdre , McNally Luke , Salzberg Letal I. , Devine Kevin M. , Brown Sam P. , Donohue Ian 
Published: September 2015

AbstractMany bacterial species are highly social, adaptively shaping their local environment through the production of secreted molecules. This can, in turn, alter interaction strengths among species and modify community composition. However, the relative importance of such behaviours in determining the structure of complex communities is unknown. Here we show that single-locus changes affecting biofilm formation phenotypes in Bacillus subtilis modify community structure to the same extent as loss of an apex predator and even to a greater extent than loss of B. subtilis itself. These results, from experimentally manipulated multitrophic microcosm assemblages, demonstrate that bacterial social traits are key modulators of the structure of their communities. Moreover, they show that intraspecific genetic variability can be as important as strong trophic interactions in determining community dynamics. Microevolution may therefore be as important as species extinctions in shaping the response of microbial communities to environmental change.
Covalency-reinforced oxygen evolution reaction catalyst
Authors: Yagi Shunsuke , Yamada Ikuya , Tsukasaki Hirofumi , Seno Akihiro , Murakami Makoto , Fujii Hiroshi , Chen Hungru , Umezawa Naoto , Abe Hideki , Nishiyama Norimasa , Mori Shigeo 
Published: September 2015

AbstractThe oxygen evolution reaction that occurs during water oxidation is of considerable importance as an essential energy conversion reaction for rechargeable metal–air batteries and direct solar water splitting. Cost-efficient ABO3 perovskites have been studied extensively because of their high activity for the oxygen evolution reaction; however, they lack stability, and an effective solution to this problem has not yet been demonstrated. Here we report that the Fe4+-based quadruple perovskite CaCu3Fe4O12 has high activity, which is comparable to or exceeding those of state-of-the-art catalysts such as Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3−δ and the gold standard RuO2. The covalent bonding network incorporating multiple Cu2+ and Fe4+ transition metal ions significantly enhances the structural stability of CaCu3Fe4O12, which is key to achieving highly active long-life catalysts.