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Therapeutic dilemmas and human rights violations: the experience of therapists working under extreme traumatization in Chile
Authors: Roizblatt Arturo , Biederman Niels , Brown Jac 
Published: November 2014

PurposeThis paper seeks to focus on the reflections of therapists who were working professionally in Chile during the time of human right violations in an attempt to inform and to develop ways of working professionally in similar circumstances around the world.Design/methodology/approachThe paper draws on the experiences of therapists who were working in Chile at the time and extrapolates from these experiences to provide suggestions and guidance for other therapists who find themselves in similar circumstances.FindingsAfter Dr Salvador Allende was overthrown, Chile was governed by a military dictatorship that engaged in massive human rights violations. From the reflections of therapists 30 years later, this paper summarizes some of the psychological consequences of the traumas that therapists faced when dealing with clients who were directly affected by the same trauma. This included feelings of terror following state treachery, amnesia, fear of political resistance and guilt.Practical implicationsTherapists in these countries are encouraged to seek the protection of international organizations who deal with human rights violations, work in professional groups rather than isolation, and when challenging human rights violations by conducting therapy, to work similarly to a resistance movement.Social implicationsTherapists in countries where there is no repression should form professional alliances with their colleagues in these repressive countries to help protect them and provide support for their ongoing work.Originality/valueThis paper highlights the extreme danger that ensues for therapists who simply continue with their work during state sanctioned repression, and how this may be perceived as political statements against the repressive regime. Ways of dealing with this professionally are discussed.
Direct paternal care and aggression: an empirical exploration using the Standard Cross‐Cultural Sample
Authors: Johnson‐Freyd Sasha 
Published: November 2014

PurposeThe rates of direct paternal care vary greatly across human cultures and primate species. Prior research reveals important hormonal differences between average fathers and non‐fathers in the same population, such as higher levels of prolactin and oxytocin and lower levels of testosterone. This evidence raises the question of whether rates of aggression would be lower in populations with higher paternal care. This study aims to test this hypothesis.Design/methodology/approachAnalyses of correlation and χ2‐tests were applied to data from the Standard Cross‐Cultural Sample, a database of 186 pre‐industrial societies chosen for their independence for cross‐cultural research, to test the hypothesized relationship between paternal care and societal aggression.FindingsHigh infant‐father closeness was found to be significantly associated with low levels of aggression towards other societies (external war), as predicted. There was not a statistically significant finding between infant‐father closeness and aggression inside a given society.Research limitations/implicationsThis study only reports a correlational effect owing to the nature of the data. More research is needed to determine causality and to better understand the mechanisms underlying the found association. One future direction of research is to examine a similar question across difference nonhuman primate species.Originality/valueThis paper reports a previously unknown association between father closeness and low external warfare. It might inspire future research that could lead to interventions intended to reduce aggression.
Images, forms and presence outside and beyond the pink ghetto
Authors: Smith Robert 
Published: November 2014

Purpose– The purpose of this study is to consider entrepreneurial imagery that sheds light on differing and emerging patterns of female entrepreneurial identity which illustrate shifts in the locus of power that challenge masculine hegemony and power structures. As a concept, power has an image component, and shifts in power are often conveyed by subtle changes in the cultural semiotic. Globally, images of female-entrepreneurship are socially constructed using stereotypes which are often pejorative. The semiotics of gendered identity as a complex issue is difficult to measure, assess and understand. Gender has its own semiotic codes, and, universally, images of female-entrepreneurship are socially constructed using pejorative stereotypes. Entrepreneurial imagery can shed light on differing and emerging patterns of female-entrepreneurial identity illustrating shifts in thelocusof power that challenge masculine hegemony and power structures. Artefacts, images and semiotics construct alternative gendered social constructs of the entrepreneur to the heroic alpha-male. The imagery associated with the female-entrepreneur is either said to be invisible, or associated with “Pinkness” and the “Pink Ghetto”. Therefore, images, forms and presence associated with gendered entrepreneurial identities have been explored.Design/methodology/approach– One hundred images of female-entrepreneurship were analysed semiotically using photo-montage techniques to identify common stereotypical representations, archetypes and themes. The resultant conceptual typology highlights the existence of near universal, archetypal gendered entrepreneurial stereotypes including the Business Woman; the Matriarch; the Diva; and the Pink-Ghetto Girl.Findings– Although the results are subjective and open to interpretation, they illustrate that the contemporary female-entrepreneur, unlike their male counterparts, is not forced to adopt the persona of the “conforming non-conformist” because they have more options available to them to construct an entrepreneurial identity.Research limitations/implications– This study extends research into entrepreneurial identity by considering visual imagery associated with socially constructed stereotypes. In looking beyond images associated with the “Pink-Ghetto” the author challenges stereotypical representations of the appearance of female-entrepreneurs, what they look like and how they are perceived.Originality/value– This study widens knowledge about entrepreneurship as a socio-economic phenomenon via images forming part of enterprising identity, a physical manifestation of nebulas phenomena acting as “visual metaphors” shaping expected constructs.
Employee suzhi in Chinese organizations: organizational ownership behavior
Authors: Yang Baiyin , Mei Zhequn 
Published: November 2014

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to examine a Chinese indigenous concept of organizational ownership behavior (OOB) as an aspect of employee suzhi in relation to organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) in the Western context.Design/methodology/approach– A content analysis based on a review of related research in Western mainstream and Chinese domestic literature is conducted.Findings– Suzhi at the organizational level can be linked to the construct of OCB. In Chinese organizations, a relevant concept to OCB can be better understood as OOB to capture the sociopolitical and cultural context unique to Chinese organizations. The dimensional structure of OOB is presented to differentiate it from OCB which is popular in the Western context.Research limitations/implications– The identified construct of OOB offers important implications for indigenous Chinese management research and human resources management (HRM) practice. OOB, based on Chinese management practice, can better conform to China’s unique historical and cultural context and management practices. This concept varies distinctively from Western OCB in terms of its connotation and dimensions.Originality/value– The concept of OOB as an indigenous employee organizational behavior in the Chinese context is conceptualized. The paper differentiates the OOB construct from OCB and presents an initial set of six dimensions of OOB for future research.
Evolution of integer price clustering of IPOs in the aftermarket
Authors: Wang Qiming 
Published: November 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to, using a large sample of NASDAQ initial public offerings (IPOs), examine the evolution of integer price clustering of IPOs in the aftermarket trading.

Design/methodology/approach
– Consistent with Harris’s (1991) costly negotiation hypothesis, clustering on integer prices is a positive function of price level and various stock valuation uncertainty proxies, and it is a negative function of trading activities for IPOs and seasoned stocks.

Findings
– It was found that, after controlling for price level, daily return volatility, number of trades, trading volume, number of market makers and the effect of price support, the integer price frequency of IPOs converge to that of seasoned stocks immediately, and whether IPOs have integer offer prices does not affect their integer price clustering in the aftermarket trading after the effect of price support is controlled for.

Originality/value
– These results suggest that the IPO pricing process significantly reduce the differences between integer priced IPOs and non-integer priced IPOs in pre-offering valuation uncertainty.
A one‐step‐ahead pseudo‐DIC for comparison of Bayesian state‐space models
Authors: Millar R. B. , McKechnie S. 
Published: November 2014

SummaryIn the context of state‐space modeling, conventional usage of the deviance information criterion (DIC) evaluates the ability of the model to predict an observation at time t given the underlying state at time t. Motivated by the failure of conventional DIC to clearly choose between competing multivariate nonlinear Bayesian state‐space models for coho salmon population dynamics, and the computational challenge of alternatives, this work proposes a one‐step‐ahead DIC, , where prediction is conditional on the state at the previous time point. Simulations revealed that worked well for choosing between state‐space models with different process or observation equations. In contrast, conventional DIC could be grossly misleading, with a strong preference for the wrong model. This can be explained by its failure to account for inflated estimates of process error arising from the model mis‐specification. is not based on a true conditional likelihood, but is shown to have interpretation as a pseudo‐DIC in which the compensatory behavior of the inflated process errors is eliminated. It can be easily calculated using the DIC monitors within popular BUGS software when the process and observation equations are conjugate. The improved performance of is demonstrated by application to the multi‐stage modeling of coho salmon abundance in Lobster Creek, Oregon.
Attention skills and executive functioning in children with Noonan syndrome and their unaffected siblings
Authors: Pierpont Elizabeth I , Tworog‐Dube Erica , Roberts Amy E 
Published: November 2014

AimEmerging research indicates that gene mutations within the RAS‐MAPK signaling cascade, which cause Noonan syndrome and related disorders, affect neurophysiologic activity in brain regions underlying attention and executive functions. The present study examined whether children with Noonan syndrome are at heightened risk for symptoms of attention‐deficit–hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and executive dysfunction relative to an unaffected sibling comparison group, and investigated three key aspects of behavioral attention: auditory attention, sustained attention, and response inhibition.MethodChildren and adolescents with Noonan syndrome (n=32, 17 males, 15 females, mean age 11y 3mo, SD 3y) and their unaffected siblings (n=16, eight males, eight females, mean age 11y, SD 3y 6mo) were administered standardized tests of intellectual functioning and clinic‐based measures of behavioral attention. Parent ratings of ADHD symptoms, executive functioning, and behavior were also obtained.ResultsChildren with Noonan syndrome demonstrated higher rates of past ADHD diagnosis, as well as reduced performance compared with unaffected siblings on behavioral attention measures. Parent‐rated functional impairments in attention, social skills, working memory, and self‐monitoring were more prevalent in the Noonan syndrome group. The relationship between attention regulation skills (sustained attention and inhibitory control) and intellectual test performance was significantly stronger in the Noonan syndrome group than the comparison group.InterpretationClinical screening/evaluation for ADHD and executive dysfunction in Noonan syndrome is recommended to facilitate appropriate intervention and to address functional impact on daily life activities.
Annual fire resilience of ground‐dwelling ant communities in Hiraodai Karst Plateau grassland in Japan
Authors: Hosoishi Shingo , Tasen Wattanachai , Park Sang‐Hyun , Le Ngoc Anh , Kuboki Yuzuru , Ogata Kazuo 
Published: November 2014

AbstractThe fire resilience of ground‐dwelling ant assemblages in grassland subjected to annual fire management was investigated. Study sites consisted of three burnt sites and three unburnt sites in grasslands on the Hiraodai Karst Plateau in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Ground‐dwelling ants were sampled by Winkler extraction and collected at 10 days and 1, 2, 3 and 6 months post‐fire. In total 33 ant species belonging to 25 genera in six subfamilies were collected from the burnt and unburnt sites. Eight of the 29 ant species collected at burnt sites were restricted to burnt sites, while four of the 25 ant species collected at unburnt sites were restricted to unburnt sites. Non‐metric multidimensional scaling and analysis of similarities revealed that the ant assemblages in the burnt sites at 10 days and 1 month post‐fire were clearly separated from the assemblages observed at 2, 3 and 6 months post‐fire. The results suggested that the ground‐dwelling ant fauna in the study area were highly resilient to fire at 2 months post‐fire and that the annual fire regime did not have a marked effect on species richness.
The effects of temperature on growth, development and settlement of northern rock sole larvae (Lepidopsetta polyxystra)
Authors: Laurel Benjamin J. , Danley Courtney , Haines Scott 
Published: November 2014

AbstractNorthern rock sole (Lepidopsetta polyxystra) is a commercially important fish in the North Pacific and a focal species in understanding larval transport to nursery grounds in the Bering Sea. However, the temperature‐dependent vital rates and settlement dynamics for this species have not been described in detail. We reared northern rock sole larvae in the laboratory to measure growth, condition, development and settlement parameters across four temperatures (2, 4, 7 and 10°C). Both length and mass‐measured growth rates increased with temperature and were best described by non‐linear regression. Residuals of the length–mass relationships were positively related to temperature, indicating larval condition also increased with temperature. Larval development and settlement were largely size dependent, resulting in reduced larval stage duration and earlier settlement at higher temperatures owing to more rapid growth at elevated temperatures. However, larvae at colder temperatures were less developed at a given size, but more likely to settle at smaller sizes than larvae reared in warmer conditions. These temperature–response parameters can be used to refine current and future transport models for northern rock sole larvae under changing environmental conditions in the North Pacific.
Foliar elemental composition of European forest tree species associated with evolutionary traits and present environmental and competitive conditions
Authors: Sardans Jordi , Janssens Ivan A. , Alonso Rocio , Veresoglou Stavros D. , Rillig Mathias C. , Sanders Tanja GM , Carnicer Jofre , Filella Iolanda , Farré‐Armengol Gerard , Peñuelas Josep 
Published: November 2014

AbstractAimPlant elemental composition and stoichiometry are crucial for plant structure and function. We studied to what extent elemental stoichiometry in plants might be strongly related to environmental drivers and competition from coexisting species.LocationEurope.MethodsWe analysed foliar N, P, K, Ca and Mg concentrations and their ratios among 50 species of European forest trees sampled in 5284 plots across Europe and their relationships with phylogeny, forest type, current climate and N deposition.ResultsPhylogeny is strongly related to overall foliar elemental composition in European tree species. Species identity explained 56.7% of the overall foliar elemental composition and stoichiometry. Forest type and current climatic conditions also partially explained the differences in foliar elemental composition among species. In the same genus co‐occurring species had overall higher differences in foliar elemental composition and stoichiometry than the non‐co‐occurring species.Main conclusionsThe different foliar elemental compositions among species are related to phylogenetic distances, but they are also related to current climatic conditions, forest types, drivers of global change such as atmospheric N deposition, and to differences among co‐occurring species as a probable consequence of niche specialization to reduce direct competition for the same resources. Different species have their own ‘fixed’ foliar elemental compositions but retain some degree of plasticity to the current climatic and competitive conditions. A wider set of elements beyond N and P better represent the biogeochemical niche and are highly sensitive to plant function. Foliar elemental composition can thus be useful for representing important aspects of plant species niches.
Evaluation of ionically cross‐linked chitosan coating aimed at eggs' protection
Authors: Legendre Gaëlle , Vallée‐Réhel Karine , Linossier Isabelle , Faÿ Fabienne 
Published: November 2014

SummaryChitosan films were prepared in combination with sodium tripolyphosphate (TPP) cross‐linking and were investigated on the prevention for trans‐contamination and preservation of egg quality. The study demonstrated that chitosan films significantly decrease Salmonella enteritidis settlement (from 7% to 0.5%) and penetration of eggshells (from 93 to 58% of penetrated eggs). Due to neither bactericidal action nor bacteriostatic effect of films was observed by the enumeration method, films seem to act as a physical barrier. Moreover, results showed potential applications of coating with properties to preserve the internal quality of eggs: the weight loss is not significantly affected (weight loss remains 4% average after 23 days) and the Haugh unit is significantly higher (26 and 37 were evaluated for eggs uncoated and coated, respectively) in the presence of chitosan film.
Evaluation of pomelo maturity based on acoustic response and peel properties
Authors: Hongwiangjan Jeerayut , Terdwongworakul Anupun , Krisanapook Krisana 
Published: November 2014

SummaryThis research investigated the maturity assessment of pomelo using acoustic properties obtained from an impact of fruit, optical properties of the peel and variables related to oil glands from peel images. Pomelo samples were harvested at 5.5, 6.0, 6.5 and 7.0 months after anthesis. All nondestructive variables were used to build qualitative models with partial least squares discriminant analysis. The classification model based on the nondestructive variables showed that fruits could be separated into immature, early‐mature and late‐mature groups with an accuracy of 96.7%. The important variables contributing to the classification were the impact response based on the second‐order resonant frequency and the difference of green colour between the oil gland and the peel.
Evangelism as Discipleship
Authors: Hewitt Roderick R. 
Published: November 2014

AbstractThis article gives attention to the challenges that the missional and conversational relationship of the church poses in the intercourse between evangelism, discipleship, theological education and leadership formation in its ministry and mission. This multi‐faceted and complex process brings together competing interests with different agendas that, in a number of contexts, have resulted in mis‐evangelization. This has called into question issues about human dignity and respect and the need for reciprocity to inform all missional response of the churches. The article argues that an appropriate model of theological education is needed to equip leaders for effective witness to the gospel. This necessitates the recruitment and mentoring of emerging leaders who have had a life‐changing encounter with the life‐giving Spirit of Jesus that controls their identity, vocation and witness. Some experiences of formal and informal theological education and formation within the Anglo‐Caribbean context were identified that disconnected and disorientated leaders from the Church's missional task of bearing effective witness to the gospel. This article calls for an overhaul of seminary‐ and university‐based theological education careerism, because they serve as an encumbrance to nurturing effective contextual witness of churches. The article argues that if Jesus calls and makes us into his disciples, then faithfulness in discipleship necessitates that (1) authentic evangelism must be grounded in humility and respect for all, (2) leadership formation must be infectiously relational, and (3) the gospel must be communicated through genuine interpersonal and community‐affirming relationships.The article ends with an invitation to all churches to embrace a missional model of witnessing that invests in living with, learning from and sharing with people in communities depending on the Spirit of God in Christ to lead and bear fruit in God's time.
Transmitting the Message of the Gospel to Youth
Authors: Brother Jasper of Taizé  
Published: November 2014

AbstractThe question of transmitting the message of the gospel to youth has no easy answer, and in Taizé we have no simple solution. We do, however, have a lot of experience with welcoming the young. The Taizé community did not welcome young people from the beginning, but starting in the late 1960s, large numbers of young people came both to Taizé and to its meetings organized with local churches in cities around the world. The two vocations of the community, working for Christian unity and welcoming youth, go well together. For it is only when we are reconciled that our missionary message is credible. Transmitting the hope of the gospel is present in all the different moments of life in Taizé, albeit not always explicitly. We invite young people to a life of prayer and service to others. During the simple common prayers, and especially during the time of silence, young people enter almost automatically into a deeper relationship with God; Bible study and sharing helps them to discover scripture and to learn how someone from another culture understands the text. The life shared with others during a week in Taizé helps them to better understand what the church is. We have always taken seriously what young people say; we want to be people who listen rather than spiritual masters. Transmitting faith always starts with listening, for it is in listening rather than in speaking to them that young people discover and start trusting God and his gospel.