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Recognising and responding to financial abuse in residential aged care
Authors: Tilse Cheryl , Wilson Jill 
Published: June 2013

PurposeResponding to suspected financial abuse in residential aged care provides particular challenges to care managers. This paper aims to explore responses to financial abuse by care managers and the knowledge, policies and principles that guide practice in this context.Design/methodology/approachThe research is part of a larger project exploring financial asset management and financial abuse in residential aged care in Australia. The thematic analysis reports on responses of care managers in 62 aged care facilities to survey interview questions and case scenarios presenting issues of alleged financial abuse.FindingsAlthough most care managers accepted an obligation to act in response to suspected financial abuse, inconsistency and a lack of familiarity with policy are clearly demonstrated. Practice responses vary according to whether the primary focus is on residents, family or managing risk. Despite most reporting policies in place in the event of alleged theft, reports on the use of policies and protocols to guide responses to suspected misuse of an enduring power of attorney or undue influence are limited. The care manager's knowledge and approach to practice are crucial to framing the response.Originality/valueThe research provides insight into inconsistencies in responses to financial abuse in residential aged care, identifies good practice and outlines the limitations in knowledge of some care managers. It argues for the need to enhance understanding, support and training to further develop practice in this setting, particularly in relation to adult protection principles.
Combining Monte Carlo simulations and options to manage the risk of real estate portfolios
Authors: Amédée‐Manesme Charles‐Olivier , Barthélémy Fabrice , Baroni Michel , Dupuy Etienne 
Published: June 2013

PurposeThis paper aims to show that the accuracy of real estate portfolio valuations and of real estate risk management can be improved through the simultaneous use of Monte Carlo simulations and options theory.Design/methodology/approachThe authors' method considers the options embedded in Continental European lease contracts drawn up with tenants who may move before the end of the contract. The authors combine Monte Carlo simulations for both market prices and rental values with an optional model that takes into account a rational tenant's behaviour. They analyze how the options significantly affect the owner's income.FindingsThe authors' main findings are that simulated cash flows which take account of such options are more reliable that those usually computed by the traditional method of discounted cash flow.Research limitations/implicationsSome limitations are inherent to the authors' model: these include the assumption of the rationality of tenant's decisions and the difficulty of calibrating the model given the lack of data in many markets.Originality/valueThe main contribution of the paper is both by accounting for market risk (Monte Carlo simulations for the prices and market rental values) and for accounting for the idiosyncratic risk (the leasing risk).
(Re)Writing the body: a prosumption analysis of pregnancy
Authors: Sundstrom Beth 
Published: June 2013

PurposeTheories of prosumption offer social marketers an opportunity to improve market segmentation strategies and health campaigns by improving understanding of audiences. The purpose of this paper is to provide a framework to understand how women produce and consume ideologies of pregnancy.Design/methodology/approachA total of 19 pregnant women ages 24‐38 years completed qualitative, in‐depth interviews. Data analysis included a grounded theory approach and constant‐comparative method using open and axial coding to reduce the data and identify themes across the data.FindingsThis study addressed prosumption in three meaning‐making sites: the physiological basis of pregnancy; perceptions of medicine and the biomedical model during pregnancy; and perceptions of media surrounding pregnancy.Research limitations/implicationsThis study applied prosumption theory in a new social context: pregnant women. Findings articulate the importance of gender and the necessity of incorporating women's lived experiences into theories of prosumption.Practical implicationsSocial marketers benefit from improved understandings of pregnant women's body identity, perceptions, and opportunities for empowerment and agency in reproductive health. The proposed “purist pregnant woman” myth impacts effective strategies in social marketing and health communication campaigns. Findings suggest that pregnant women may serve as a receptive audience for a range of health issues.Social implicationsThis study extends our understanding of prosumers, suggesting that prosumption of pregnancy reduces alienation, humanizes and demedicalizes health care and the birthing process.Originality/valueThis study offers theoretical and practical implications for social marketing and health communication campaigns to improve pregnancy health outcomes through an improved understanding of prosumers.
Designing a prototype virtual learning environment for library and information science students
Authors: Lihitkar Shalini R. 
Published: June 2013

PurposeThe major objective of this paper is to develop holistic e‐content for postgraduate students for library and information science with an aim to benefit the learners about and beyond a syllabus. The objectives of the initiative are: develop e‐content in library and information science subject at postgraduate level drawing expertise from subject experts in colleges, universities and R and D libraries; impart training to subject experts in the process of e‐content creation; make e‐content available to students and peers using different delivery modes to impart formal and informal education and for supplementing and complementing the process of teaching and learning; and promote usage of e‐content amongst students and peers and teachers in library and information science.Design/methodology/approachMoodle software (www.moodle.org) and GSDL (www.greenstone.org) were downloaded and installed. Moodle was used as front end layer and GSDL was in back end layer as a backend repository system. The front end layer consists of Moodle as an application system and Mysql as a storage RDBMS system, and the business layer deals with managing access restriction, online socialization, knowledge construction/organization, and development. Various committees were formed for paper coordinators, content writers, content reviewers and language editors.FindingsIt has been observed that the converged framework would facilitate converged and improved global standards in the field of academics with LIS education being no exception. Thus, on the basis of the critical evaluation of the currently available online LIS courses offered by different universities and institutes, a framework has been proposed for possible use to develop an online LIS course in Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur.Research limitations/implicationsThis is a conceptual model to develop the e‐learning environment in a Department of Library and Information Science. This study will be helpful to all who want to develop and implement e‐learning courses in LIS.Practical implicationsPractically it is possible to develop the e‐learning model for DLISc, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur by integrating the two open source softwares (i.e. Moodle and GSDL).Social implicationsIf the model were developed and used with a proper planning and execution stage, it would definitely be helpful for the learning purposes of the students as well as for the faculty members.Originality/valueThis is a conceptual model that could be applied to any university LIS department.
Net interest margins and firm performance in developing countries
Authors: Aysen Doyran Mine 
Published: June 2013

PurposeThis paper aims to examine the relationship between performance and some macro and micro variables in the Argentine commercial banking industry. Included are the profitability and interest variables; return on assets (ROA) and net interest margin (NIM) over the period of 1994 to 2011.Design/methodology/approachThe empirical construct is guided by recent theories of banking performance that employ an industrial organization framework and two dependent variables (with identical control variables) to assure robustness and comparability in findings. The variables for the panel estimated generalized least square (panel EGLS) are constructed using income statements of 62 commercial banks (firm‐level data) as well as a number of industry‐specific and macroeconomic indicators.FindingsFactors such as expense management (operating cost efficiency/inefficiency), leverage and liquidity appear to be important forces behind the net interest margins (NIM) and profits (ROA) in the Argentine banking industry. Higher return on assets (ROA) is associated with banks carrying less leverage and therefore displaying a lower ratio of debt to total assets. Higher interest margin (NIM) is associated with higher operating expenses. Regarding the macroeconomic variables, inflation negatively affects profitability but is positively and significantly related to net interest margin. Banking environment has a positive effect on performance, reflecting the complementarity between banking performance and stock market capitalization.Originality/valueThe paper's value lies in showing that a firm's specific variables reveal better insights when analyzed in relation to banking environment. Indirectly, some of the value of this work lies in highlighting the Central Bank's accommodative monetary policy that has been driving Argentina's economic recovery and credit boom arising in an inflationary environment.
Pleistocene history ofIberomys, an endangered endemic rodent from southwestern Europe
Authors: CUENCA‐BESCÓS Gloria , LÓPEZ‐GARCÍA Juan Manuel , GALINDO-PELLICENA María Angeles , GARCÍA‐PEREA Rosa , GISBERT Julio , ROFES Juan , VENTURA Jacint 
Published: June 2013

AbstractThe extant Cabrera's vole,Microtus cabrerae, differs in morphology and evolutionary history from the other species ofMicrotus. This arvicoline has unique derived features in the cranium, mandible and dentition. Probably its most conspicuous features are its large size, the high skull in lateral view, the long and distally broad nasals, and the triangle shape of the anteroconid complex, with a marked labio‐lingual asymmetry of the occlusal surface of the first lower molars. In this study, we propose a phylogenetic lineage that includes Cabrera's vole in what until now has been theMicrotussubgenusIberomys. Paleontological information and several life history traits support the elevation ofIberomysto the rank of genus. GenusIberomyscomprises species that have appeared in succession during the Quaternary: in the Early Pleistocene, the extinctI. huescarensisin the Middle Pleistocene, the extinctI. mediterraneusand in the Late Pleistocene, the extantI. cabrerae. Interestingly, the extant species shows several biological singularities, such as multiple polymorphic copies of the SRY male‐specific gene in both males and females, and the lowest basal metabolic rate in relation to weight among arvicoline species. Likewise, its habitat requirement is unique among the Iberian arvicolines. Accordingly, the biological and paleontological data that we present in this work support the elevation of its taxonomic rank to that of genus. This study also suggests a modification of nomenclature:Microtus (Iberomys) brecciensisis replaced withI. mediterraneusand the common name of the extantM. (I.) cabreraechanged from ‘topillo’ to ‘iberon’ to improve conservation and protection actions.
Caspase‐6 as a novel early target in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease
Authors: LeBlanc Andrea C. 
Published: June 2013

AbstractA recent paradigm shift appears to be underway on what scientists believe to be the cause of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The amyloid hypothesis has dominated the field of basic research for the last 25 years, and although these massive efforts have culminated in efficient removal of amyloid from the brains of patients, the absence of beneficial effects for the patient have been greatly disappointing. This has created a shift in the focus on amyloid to a much greater focus on Tau protein, in the hope that preventing tangle formation may inhibit or delay the progression of AD. Although there are promising developments in this area of research, diversifying our efforts to identify novel early targets by understanding the upstream molecular mechanisms that lead to, or occur with, neurofibrillary tangle and plaque formation may provide more efficient therapies against AD. Among many areas in development, an emphasis on the role of caspase‐6 (Casp6) activity in early neurodegenerative mechanisms brings hope of a novel target against AD. Casp6 activity is intimately associated with the pathologies that define AD, correlates well with lower cognitive performance in aged individuals, and is involved in axonal degeneration in several cellular and in vivo animal models. This is a review of the evidence showing the relevance of Casp6 activation as an early event that could be inhibited to prevent the progression of AD.
Carbon isotopes and lipid biomarkers from organic‐rich facies of the Shuram Formation, Sultanate of Oman
Authors: Lee C. , Fike D. A. , Love G. D. , Sessions A. L. , Grotzinger J. P. , Summons R. E. , Fischer W. W. 
Published: June 2013

AbstractThe largest recorded carbon isotopic excursion in Earth history is observed globally in carbonate rocks of middle Ediacaran age. Known from the Sultanate of Oman as the ‘Shuram excursion’, this event records a dramatic, systematic shift in δ13Ccarbonate values to ca. −12‰. Attempts to explain the nature, magnitude and origin of this excursion include (i) a primary signal resulting from the protracted oxidation of a large dissolved organic carbon reservoir in seawater, release of methane from sediment‐hosted clathrates, or water column stratification; and (ii) a secondary signal from diagenetic processes. The compositions and isotope ratios of organic carbon phases during the excursion are critical to evaluating these ideas; however, previous work has focused on localities that are low in organic carbon, hindering straightforward interpretation of the observed time‐series trends. We report carbon isotope data from bulk organic carbon, extracted bitumen and kerogen, in addition to lipid biomarker data, from a subsurface well drilled on the eastern flank of the South Oman Salt Basin, Sultanate of Oman. This section captures Nafun Group strata through the Ediacaran–Cambrian boundary in the Ara Group and includes an organic‐rich, deeper‐water facies of the Shuram Formation. Despite the high organic matter contents, the carbon isotopic compositions of carbonates – which record a negative δ13C isotope excursion similar in shape and magnitude to sections elsewhere in Oman – do not covary with those of organic phases (bulk TOC, bitumen and kerogen). Paired inorganic and organic δ13C data only display coupled behaviour during the latter part of the excursion's recovery. Furthermore, lipid biomarker data reveal that organic matter composition and source inputs varied stratigraphically, reflecting biological community shifts in non‐migrated, syngenetic organic matter deposited during this interval.
Making guests, making ‘liveliness’: the transformative substances and sounds of Manggarai hospitality
Authors: ALLERTON CATHERINE 
Published: June 2013

This paper analyses two key aspects of Manggarai hospitality: the making of ‘liveliness’ and the making of guests. Liveliness is an affect produced at crowded and noisy events where stimulants and food are consumed. However, being lively is also an interpersonal quality demonstrated in everyday visiting. Having outlined the significance of liveliness, I examine the transformative role of hospitality substances and sounds in three key event‐types: those for affines, for wage labourers, and for spirits. I show how ‘making guests’ involves the entanglement of food, bodily substance, money, and speech, and allows important but potentially difficult exchanges to take place.RésuméLe présent article analyse deux aspects essentiels de l'hospitalité chez les Manggarai : faire de la « vivacité » et faire des invités. La vivacité est un affect produit lors d'événements bruyants, regroupant de nombreux participants, où l'on consomme des stimulants et de la nourriture. Mais être vivace, c'est aussi une qualité interpersonnelle qui se manifeste par des visites quotidiennes. Après avoir souligné l'importance de la vivacité, l'auteure examine le rôle transformatif des substances et des sons de l'hospitalité dans trois grands types d'événements : pour les proches, pour les employés et pour les esprits. Elle montre comment « faire des invités » suppose une imbrication de la nourriture, de la substance corporelle, de l'argent et de la parole et permet à des échanges importants mais potentiellement difficiles d'avoir lieu.
The Impact of the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) on the Implementation of Monetary Policy
Authors: SCHMITZ STEFAN W. 
Published: June 2013

AbstractThis paper analyses the impact of the short‐term component of the new Basel III liquidity standards, namely the liquidity coverage ratio (LCR), on the implementation of monetary policy in the euro area. It employs a conceptual framework to investigate the interaction between the money market and monetary policy implementation. Based thereon, it argues that the isolated focus on the impact on the LCR tends to underestimate the future challenges to monetary policy implementation for two reasons: first, feedback and network dynamics exacerbate the impact of the standard; second, the ongoing crisis itself challenges monetary policy implementation in the euro area by its impact on the (perceived) arbitrage relationship between open market operations and the unsecured money market. The paper concludes by discussing potential policy reactions concerning both, the calibration of the LCR and the framework for monetary policy implementation.
Primary Cutaneous B‐Cell Lymphoma
Authors: WATSKY KALMAN L. , LONGLEY B. JACK , DVORETZKY ISRAEL 
Published: June 2013

background
: An elderly woman with B‐cell lymphoma confined to the skin of the lower extremity was treated with combination chemotherapy and radiation therapy. She relapsed with new skin lesions outside the original radiation port that responded to additional radiation therapy and remains in remission 12 months after her last treatment.
objective
: This article investigates the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of primary cutaneous B‐cell lymphoma.
methods
: The relevant literature was researched through computer data bases and bibliographies.
results
: Patients who present with localized lesions of primary cutaneous B‐cell lymphoma have a favorable prognosis regardless of the type of therapy, although relapses may occur in the absence of systemic disease.
conclusion
: Vie advocate the use of local therapies as initial treatment in patients with localized primary cutaneous B‐cell lymphoma. J Dermatol Surg Oncol 1992;18:951–954.
Keloids and Hypertrophic Scars
Authors: NEMETH ALBERT J. 
Published: June 2013

background. Keloids and hypertrophic scars are benign fibrous growths which usually occur after trauma in predisposed individuals. Their etiology, clinical manifestations and treatment are diverse.objective. The purpose of this article is to review the pertinent literature concerning keloids and hypertrophic scars as well as present my own perspective on the subject. It is my hope that the information contained herein will help both the dermatologist and dermatologic surgeon better understand and manage these vexing lesions.methods. Medline literature search as well as original material.results. There is no one right way to treat all keloids and hypertrophic scars. Treatment results have been variable.conclusion. The management of keloids and hypertrophic scars can be difficult and frustrating for both patient and physician. A better understanding of keloid pathogenesis may lead to improved therapies by which keloid growth and regrowth may be obviated.
Scalp Lifting
Authors: BRANDY DOMINIC A. 
Published: June 2013

BACKGROUND. This article reviews the author's 8‐year experience with extensive scalp‐lifting, which includes 1,230 cases.OBJECTIVE. To overview extensive scalp‐lifting paying particular attention to the areas of complications and the ways to reduce them.METHOD. Retrospective analysis of 1,230 cases was done. Necrosis, infection, hematoma, numbness, and scarring were evaluated.RESULTS. 1) Vertical incision occipital artery ligatory should be performed 4 to 8 weeks prior to a scalp lift. 2) Use a delay procedure prior to a frontoparietal advancement flap. 3) Use only lateral lifts on patients with prior punch‐grafting. 4) Locate the temporal arteries preoperatively with Doppler ultrasonography. 5) Do not perform frontoparietal advancement flaps on patients with prior punch‐grafts.CONCLUSION. Scalp lifting is an extremely effective and expedient method to treat alopecia; however, certain precautionary measures must be taken to obtain excellent, consistent results.
Chronic Tissue Expansion
Authors: COLLINS SCOTT A. B. , SWANSON NEIL A. 
Published: June 2013

BACKGROUND. Chronic tissue expansion is an extremely useful addition to the dermatologic surgeon's skills.OBJECTIVE. To review chronic tissue expansion.METHODS. The relavent literature is summarized. Two case histories are presented as examples of the utility of chronic tissue expansion.RESULTS. The history of tissue expansion is briefly reviewed. Indications pertinent to the practice of dermatologic surgery are discussed. The devices themselves are described, as well as new experimental advances. The general procedure for utilizing tissue expanders is outlined, as well as relevant histologic changes that occur in expanded skin. Both common and rare complications are covered, with attention to prevention.CONCLUSION. Chronic tissue expansion provides an excellent means for obtaining extra tissue for cosmetic and reconstructive surgery.
The Polymerase Chain Reaction
Authors: SNOW JOHN L. , SNOW KAREN , PITTELKOW MARK R. 
Published: June 2013

Within the space of the last 5 years, application of the revolutionary in vitro method of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) amplification known as the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), has become ubiquitous. The rapidly increasing number of clinical and research articles utilizing this technology, both in the dermatologic and general medical literature, requires one to have at least a basic understanding of how the PCR is conducted, what it has to offer, and the potential shortcomings. Such knowledge will hopefully allow a more critical appraisal of an increasingly complex literature. This review aims to describe the methodology and medical applications of this powerful technique with special consideration to the increasing role PCR may have on dermatologic research and practice.LEARNING OBJECTIVES. After studying the following article, participants should be able to:
Show an understanding of the scientific principles underlying the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and its variants.
Distinguish the different clinical applications of the PCR.
Show an awareness of the limitations and possible pitfalls of PCR's clinical applications.
A Simple Cryo‐Technique for the Treatment of Cutaneous Soft Fibromas
Authors: Monfrecola G. , Riccio G. , Viola L. , Procaccini E.M. 
Published: June 2013

objective. We propose a simple cryo‐technique for the treatment of cutaneous soft fibromas.methods. This method, useful for fibromas larger than 4–5 mm in diameter, allows the freezing of the only soft fibroma without affecting the surrounding skin.results. The technique shows the following advantages: it is simple to perform, it avoids local anesthesia, and it can be used in pacemaker holders.conclusion. The cosmetic results are very good.