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Barriers to inclusion and successful engagement of parents in mainstream services: evidence and research
Authors: La Placa Vincent , Corlyon Judy 
Published: September 2014

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to review the current evidence base on barriers to inclusion and successful engagement of parents in mainstream preventive services.Design/methodology/approach– Evidence was generated using a narrative review which uses different primary studies from which conclusions are produced into holistic interpretations. It provides an interpretative synthesis of findings based upon an exhaustive inclusion and exclusion criteria and systematic selection of literature.Findings– The paper identifies barriers to successful engagement as: structural; social and cultural; and suspicion and stigma. In terms of successful engagement, it identifies personal relations between staff and service users, practical issues, service culture, consultation, information and targeting, service delivery, and community development and co-production approaches.Research limitations/implications– The paper demonstrates that the evidence base is limited and not adequately theoretically grounded. It argues for more research based within a pragmatic approach, which is more theoretically and epistemologically informed.Practical implications– The paper demonstrates that more theoretically and epistemologically informed research needs to be addressed in order to design mainstream services on behalf of service practitioners and researchers.Originality/value– Such an approach would assist policy makers and practitioners to develop interventions to reduce potential barriers and facilitate successful engagement and is grounded within users’ experiences. It would also reflect the complexity of working within a late modern environment, attend to the multiple needs of users, and address the complex layers intrinsic to the construction and reproduction of services, as well as widening the current evidence base.
Regulatory reforms and convergence of the banking sector: evidence from China
Authors: C. Brau James , Dahl Drew , Zhang Hongjing , Zhou Mingming 
Published: September 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of regulatory reform on the asset allocation and capitalization of Chinese banks from 2002 to 2007, a period following China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Design/methodology/approach
– The evidence rejects a hypothesis that the four categories of banks operating in China – the Big Four, Majority State, Majority Private, and Majority Foreign banks have converged toward common targets. Supplemental analysis indicates that domestic banks, but not foreign banks, adjust equally to their targets.

Findings
– The paper concludes that, although Chinese banking remained segmented during this unique transitional period, a more uniform pattern has emerged for those Chinese banks that are domestically owned.

Originality/value
– The authors employ a methodology that is explicitly designed to determine if banks have converged toward common approaches to asset allocation and capitalization, which has not been studies previously.
Determinants of banks’ provisioning policies during the crisis
Authors: Curcio Domenico , Dyer Douglas , Gallo Angela , Gianfrancesco Igor 
Published: September 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the discretionary use of loan loss provisions in the Chinese banking sector during the global financial crisis. The objective of this paper is twofold: to add new evidence to the scant literature dealing with a peculiar banking sector, such as the Chinese one, and to shed more light on banks’ provisioning behaviour during stressed financial markets conditions.

Design/methodology/approach
– Using bank-level balance sheet and financial statements data, the authors test for income smoothing and capital management hypotheses, and detect differences in provisioning decisions of listed banks and unlisted financial intermediaries during turbulent financial markets conditions.

Findings
– The authors find support for the income smoothing hypothesis, but not for the capital management one. Chinese listed banks appear to be less risky and less involved in income smoothing to shift their risk, when compared to unlisted credit institutions.

Social implications
– The results obtained from this paper help to understand the functioning of bank provisioning regime in the Chinese banking system and how provisioning mechanisms can address the issues associated with the pro-cyclicality of bank capital requirements.

Originality/value
– Though referred to a particular banking sector, such as the Chinese one, the results of this paper can provide a tremendous incentive to those national and international authorities that are bound to promote forward-looking provisioning practices. These practices would allow banks to build a buffer of reserves to face the downward pressure on earnings and capital associated with periods of worsening credit quality.
Competition and profit hiding: evidence from banks in China
Authors: Jin Dawei , Liu Jianghui , Liu Liuling , Yin Desheng 
Published: September 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the quality of financial reporting by banks in China, and the profit hiding behavior of banks in particular.

Design/methodology/approach
– Reported profit is compared with actual profit using multiple regression analysis. The identification strategy allows the authors to quantify the degree of profit hiding in banking institutions.

Findings
– Profit hiding exists in the whole banking sector in China regardless of the ownership structure of individual banks, though joint-stock banks have higher degree of profit hiding. Banks that are more financially constrained hide more profit than those less constrained ones. The competition in the banking industry competition impacts the extent of profit hiding, with higher competition being associated with lower degree of profit hiding.

Research limitations/implications
– This paper documents the prevailing behavior of profit hiding in Chinese banks. It raises issues regarding the conventional methods of measuring bank efficiencies using accounting information reported by banking institutions.

Originality/value
– This paper empirically examines the profit hiding behavior of banks in a transitional country.
Interdisciplinary lessons for contemporary challenges
Authors: Murthy Vikram 
Published: September 2014

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to develop a rich and textured narrative that utilises scholarly evidence, empirical research, and practitioner knowledge to shape, inform, and extend understanding of the leadership practice of “excelling at work” as it is enacted for zeitgeist organisational challenges.Design/methodology/approach– In order to achieve this, it traverses a temporal timeline from circa 350 BC to the present millennium, to examine extant theories and concepts and emerging wisdom at the intersection of domains as seemingly diverse as neuroscience, cognitive and social psychology, contemplative practice, positive psychology, and organisational behaviour and leadership.Findings– Complex environments require individual and collective agency for efficacious and adaptive responses. Extant theories and new insights on effectance, meaningful work, signature strengths, purposeful attention, self-control, deliberate practice, grit, explanatory styles, and mindsets amongst others, interconnect and at times intersect to form an empirically validated narrative on the augmented leadership practice of excelling at work in challenging times.Originality/value– Overcoming zeitgeist challenges adaptively, requires organisations and their people to excel at work. Innovative combinations and connections of key constructs and concepts, underpinned by empirical evidence from a variety of disciplines, explicate the nature and enactments of this vital leadership practice of excelling at work.
Alanine transferase: An independent indicator of adiposity related comorbidity risk in youth
Authors: Klein Michelle , Iazzettii Loretta , Speiser Phyllis , Carey Dennis , Shelov Steven , Accacha Siham , Fennoy Ilene , Rosenbaum Michael , Rapaport Robert 
Published: September 2014

AbstractBackgroundElevated levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) are associated with obesity and are often a consequence of non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The aim of the present study was to assess the relationship between ALT and risk factors for adiposity‐related co‐morbidities in a diverse population of middle school children.MethodsWe measured height, weight, body fatness (bioelectrical impedance), waist circumference, insulin sensitivity, phase 1 insulin release (acute insulin response following intravenous glucose), beta‐cell function (acute insulin response corrected for insulin sensitivity), ALT, lipid profiles, and circulating concentrations of interleukin‐6 (IL‐6), C‐reactive protein, adiponectin, and tumor necrosis factor‐α (TNF‐α) in a multi‐ethnic/racial population of 106 middle school students (aged 11–14 years, 45 female) of varying body mass indexes (BMI).ResultsAlanine aminotransferase was significantly correlated with BMI, % body fat, fat mass, waist circumference, fasting insulin, insulin resistance, triglycerides, and was inversely correlated with high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol in children, even though all values of ALT were “normal” (range of 4.0–33.0 U/L). ALT was significantly higher in males than females even when corrected for body fatness. Significant correlations with lipids and insulin resistance persisted even when adjusted for age, gender, and body fatness.ConclusionEven within the normative range, ALT levels were significantly correlated with anthropomorphic and biochemical risk factors for adiposity‐related co‐morbidities in youth. Therefore, because ALT is correlated with dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, and central fat distribution, it might also serve as a marker of risk for adiposity‐related co‐morbidities beyond NAFLD.
Epidemiology of abnormal glucose metabolism in a country facing its epidemic: SAUDI‐DM study
Authors: Al‐Rubeaan Khalid , Al‐Manaa Hamad A. , Khoja Tawfik A. , Ahmad Najlaa A. , Al‐Sharqawi Ahmad H. , Siddiqui Khalid , Alnaqeb Dehkra , Aburisheh Khaled H. , Youssef Amira M. , Al‐Batel Abdullah , Alotaibi Metib S. , Al‐Gamdi Ali A. 
Published: September 2014

AbstractBackgroundSaudi Arabia is a community thrilled by sudden social and economical changes, leading to a sharp increase in the prevalence of abnormal glucose metabolism. Age‐specific diabetes and impaired fasting glucose prevalence is the focus of this study with the expected risk factors.MethodsA nationwide, household, randomized, population based cohort of 18 034 participants aged ≥30 years was selected to test for abnormal glucose metabolism using fasting plasma glucose (FPG) according to American Diabetes Association (ADA) criteria.ResultsThe prevalence of diabetes was 25.4% with 40.3% being unaware of their disease, while impaired fasting glucose (IFG) affected 25.5% of the total sample. IFG to diabetes ratio was one in this study, decreasing with age and increasing with body weight. Age ≥45 years, hypertension, history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and high triglycerides are the strongest risk factors in diabetic patients, while history of GDM, dyslipidemia, obesity, and high triglycerides are the most significant risk factors in IFG participants.ConclusionsAbnormal glucose metabolism has reached an epidemic level in this society, where half of adults and older are affected. Risk factors are behind this epidemic and the quick shift from IFG to diabetes in this society.
Type 2 diabetes affects sleep quality by disrupting the respiratory function
Authors: Colbay Gulcan , Cetin Mustafa , Colbay Mehmet , Berker Dilek , Guler Serdar 
Published: September 2014

AbstractBackgroundThe effects of diabetes on the respiratory system were investigated with arterial blood gas, sleep quality index and respiratory functions tests.MethodsFifty‐three patients with type II diabetes and 41 healthy cases were included. Their biochemical data, demographic characteristics, anthropometric measurements and echocardiographic findings were collected from polyclinic records. Respiratory function tests were performed for all subjects and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index questionnaire was conducted. Aforementioned data were compared between these two groups.ResultsThe age, body weight and body mass index were similar but oxygen pressure, oxygen saturation, forced vital capacity (FVC; %), and sleep quality were decreased in patients with diabetes. Sleep quality was correlated with the presence of diabetes and hypertension, duration of diabetes, fasting and postprandial blood glucose levels, homeostasis model of assessment‐insulin resistance, Glycosylated hemoglobin levels, and FVC. Half of the diabetic patients exhibited respiratory failure during sleep. Especially diabetic patients with autonomic neuropathy, experienced a more severe and prolonged decrease in oxygen saturation.ConclusionsBlood gas, respiratory functions and sleep quality, which need to be evaluated as a whole, were affected in patients with diabetes. Assessment of sleep and its quality requires special attention in patients with diabetes.
Risk of new‐onset diabetes after androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer in the Asian population
Authors: Teoh Jeremy Yuen Chun , Chiu Peter Ka Fung , Chan Samson Yun Sang , Poon Darren Ming Chun , Cheung Ho‐Yuen , Hou Simon See Ming , Ng Chi‐Fai 
Published: September 2014

AbstractBackgroundThe associations of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) with its adverse events in the Asian population remained largely unknown. We investigated the risk of new‐onset diabetes mellitus (DM) after ADT for prostate cancer in the Asian population.MethodsAll prostate cancer patients who were treated primarily with radical prostatectomy or radiotherapy, with or without further ADT from 2000 to 2009 were reviewed. Clinical parameters including age, clinical T stage, Gleason score, hypertension, dyslipidemia, impaired fasting glucose, ischemic heart disease, history of stroke, new‐onset DM, follow‐up duration, form and duration of ADT were reviewed. The risk of DM after ADT was analyzed with Kaplan–Meier method and multivariate Cox regression analysis.ResultsA total of 388 patients were included, consisting of 169 patients in the non‐ADT group and 219 patients in the ADT group. Upon Kaplan–Meier analysis, the ADT group had a higher risk of new‐onset DM (P = 0.011). Upon multivariate Cox regression analysis, dyslipidemia (HR 2.32, 95% CI 1.07–5.00, P = 0.032), impaired fasting glucose (HR 5.92, 95% CI 1. 2.27–15.45, P < 0.001) and the use of ADT in the form of GnRH agonist (HR 3.34, 95% CI 1.19–9.39, P = 0.022) and bilateral orchiectomy (HR 6.49, 95% CI 1.48–28.55, P = 0.013) were associated with increased risk of new‐onset DM.ConclusionsThere was increased risk of new‐onset DM after ADT for prostate cancer in the Asian population. Regular screening of DM can be considered after the initiation of ADT, especially in patients with known history of dyslipidemia and impaired fasting glucose.
Metabarcoding vs. morphological identification to assess diatom diversity in environmental studies
Authors: Zimmermann Jonas , Glöckner Gernot , Jahn Regine , Enke Neela , Gemeinholzer Birgit 
Published: September 2014

AbstractDiatoms are frequently used for water quality assessments; however, identification to species level is difficult, time‐consuming and needs in‐depth knowledge of the organisms under investigation, as nonhomoplastic species‐specific morphological characters are scarce. We here investigate how identification methods based on DNA (metabarcoding using NGS platforms) perform in comparison to morphological diatom identification and propose a workflow to optimize diatom fresh water quality assessments. Diatom diversity at seven different sites along the course of the river system Odra and Lusatian Neisse from the source to the mouth is analysed with DNA and morphological methods, which are compared. The NGS technology almost always leads to a higher number of identified taxa (270 via NGS vs. 103 by light microscopy LM), whose presence could subsequently be verified by LM. The sequence‐based approach allows for a much more graduated insight into the taxonomic diversity of the environmental samples. Taxa retrieval varies considerably throughout the river system, depending on species occurrences and the taxonomic depth of the reference databases. Mostly rare taxa from oligotrophic parts of the river systems are less well represented in the reference database used. A workflow for DNA‐based NGS diatom identification is presented. 28 000 diatom sequences were evaluated. Our findings provide evidence that metabarcoding of diatoms via NGS sequencing of the V4 region (18S) has a great potential for water quality assessments and could complement and maybe even improve the identification via light microscopy.
Turkish Nurses' Attitudes and Practices Regarding Oral Care
Authors: Özveren Hüsna , Özden Dilek 
Published: September 2014

PurposeThis study was conducted to determine the attitudes and practices of nurses working in intensive care units of four different hospitals regarding oral care.MethodsOne hundred eighty‐five nurses who worked in adult intensive care units comprised the sample of this cross‐sectional descriptive study.ConclusionIt can be said that intensive care nurses perform oral care without an oral care protocol and assessment guideline, and that the methods and frequency of oral care and solutions and tools used for oral care differ from one institution to another.Implications for Nursing PracticeThe results emphasized the need for continuing training in this area.
Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography: utilization and usefulness in suspected choledocholithiasis
Authors: Toppi Jason T. , Johnson Mary Ann , Page Patrick , Fox Adrian 
Published: September 2014

AbstractBackgroundThe aim of this study was to evaluate the role of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography in cases of suspected choledocholithiasis.MethodsSuitable candidates were recruited from a database of all consecutive patients who underwent magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography between March 2009 and December 2012. Patients were stratified into low, medium and high risk for choledocholithiasis by assessing clinical symptoms, liver function tests and ultrasonography. True negatives and false positives were calculated based on endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, intraoperative cholangiogram and clinical follow‐up.ResultsOf 201 magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography investigations conducted, choledocholithiasis was diagnosed in 37 (18%) patients. In total, there was one false negative and three false positives. Total sensitivity and specificity values were 97% and 98%, respectively. These values were highest among low‐risk patients (100% for both sensitivity and specificity). By initially opting for magnetic resonance imaging in suitable moderate‐ and high‐risk patients, unnecessary endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedures were avoided in 61% and 65% of patients, respectively.ConclusionMagnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography for patients with suspected choledocholithiasis yields high sensitivity and specificity. Given its reduced risk profile and relative ease of administration, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography is a necessary tool for the assessment of choledocholithiasis with the capacity to rival gold standard diagnostic techniques and help reduce the number of unnecessary interventional procedures.
3 Water and Landscape: Ancient Maya Settlement Decisions
Authors: Lucero Lisa J. , Fedick Scott L. , Dunning Nicholas P. , Lentz David L. , Scarborough Vernon L. 
Published: September 2014

ABSTRACTIn this chapter we present the major transitions in Maya history from the Late Preclassic through Terminal Classic periods in the Maya Lowlands, focusing first on major settlement and subsistence systems, followed by major social and environmental costs. We particularly focus on how the Maya built and relied on increasingly complex water and agricultural systems to adapt in the humid tropics where everything in life was rainfall dependent. The seasonality of rainfall required innovative strategies to contain water throughout the long dry season in the face of growing population and socio‐political complexity. Drastic changes occurred when several prolonged droughts struck the Maya area, resulting in them exploring new areas and subsistence practices. The chapter concludes with a few thoughts on how understanding ancient Maya water and land use is relevant for today's issues regarding sustainable land and water use.
10 Path Dependency in the Rise and Denouement of a Classic Maya City: The Case of Caracol, Belize
Authors: Chase Diane Z. , Chase Arlen F. 
Published: September 2014

ABSTRACTWith an anthropomorphic landscape that completely covered over 130 square kilometers with agricultural terraces in antiquity, Caracol, Belize provides an excellent place to review ancient resilience, rigidity, and path dependency. A population center with over 100,000 people in C.E. 700, Caracol subsisted on change and growth for its initial 1000 years of existence. However, Caracol also developed a relatively unique form of adaptation, one focused on establishing stability through social cohesion during its acme. These adaptations helped Caracol endure the changes wrought by climate change and inter‐polity strife until the onset of the 10th century. At this point, elite mechanizations removed the well‐established social buffers and Caracol succumbed to external political pressures that combined with environmental forces to create an untenable situation. Path dependency left the ancient Maya of Caracol unable to adapt to the ultimate threat posed by external changes beyond their control.
12 Transformative Relocation in the U.S. Southwest and Mesoamerica
Authors: Nelson Ben A. , Chase Adrian S. Z. , Hegmon Michelle 
Published: September 2014

ABSTRACTA comparative perspective, drawing from cases in the U.S. Southwest and Northern Mexico, is used to illuminate the iconic Classic Maya “collapse,” and to define the concept of transformative relocation. In some of the cases we discuss—including La Quemada and Classic Mimbres, as well as Maya—the end of a social configuration is not the end of a people. Rather, a broad temporal and regional perspective demonstrates that the dramatic change we see in the archaeological record is best characterized as a transformative relocation in which people relocated themselves and adopted new ways of life. The comparative perspective allows us to identify factors that contribute to this kind of transformation, including a compounding of vulnerabilities and situations of path dependence.