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Innovative public-private partnership to support Smart City: the case of “Chaire REVES”
Authors: Dupont Laurent , Morel Laure , Guidat Claudine 
Published: August 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to discuss how French universities can play a key role in generating Smart City (SC) through an innovative Public-Private Partnership (PPP) dedicated to urban transformation.

Design/methodology/approach
– The authors led an action-research study for five years with several research and pedagogic projects, including users or citizens.

Findings
– The paper points out main factors of SC development. It also presents shared demonstrators’ characteristics, including industrial scale, sustainability, and citizens’ participation.

Research limitations/implications
– This research is experimented with only one regional multi-case study.

Practical implications
– Practical implications of this paper include a University of Lorraine diversification strategy through the “Chaire REVES” supported by public and private partners.

Social implications
– At the regional level, industrial-university-territorial partnerships could tackle both societal and economical issues “with,” “for,” and “by” citizens.

Originality/value
– Based on the Living Lab concept, this case study shows a concrete regional university strategy involving: user-centric design, collaborative processes, citizens’ workshops, and new financial and organizational answers enabling collaboration between private companies and public institutions. The paper also argues that innovative PPPs involving users are necessary for developing SC.
A study of plane wave and fundamental solution in the theory of microstretch thermoelastic diffusion solid with phase-lag models
Authors: Kumar Rajneesh , Ahuja Sanjeev , Garg S.K. 
Published: August 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to study of propagation of plane wave and the fundamental solution of the system of differential equations in the theory of a microstretch thermoelastic diffusion medium in phase-lag models for the case of steady oscillations in terms of elementary functions.

Design/methodology/approach
– Wave propagation technique along with the numerical methods for computation using MATLAB software has been applied to investigate the problem.

Findings
– Characteristics of waves like phase velocity and attenuation coefficient are computed numerically and depicted graphically. It is found that due to the presence of diffusion effect, these characteristics get influenced significantly. However, due to decoupling of CD-I and CD-II waves from rest of other, no effect on these characteristics can be perceived.

Originality/value
– Basic properties of the fundamental solution are established by introducing the dual-phase-lag diffusion (DPLD) and dual-phase-lag heat transfer (DPLT) models.
Electronic-word-of-mouth performance in different psychological distances and familiarity
Authors: Tan Wee-Kheng , Chang Yun-Ghang 
Published: August 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to use a familiarity and psychological distance framework to investigate the effects of psychological distance (responsibility distance and temporal distance) and destination familiarity on electronic-word-of-mouth (eWOM) consumption in the tourism context. The performance of eWOM is compared with that of traditional-word-of-mouth (tWOM) and the web site of the destination marketing organisation (DMO).

Design/methodology/approach
– An experiment approach was used to collect the relevant data. For each of the eight scenarios generated by varying psychological distance dimensions and destination familiarity levels, 200 participants rated the extent that they would use eWOM, tWOM and the DMO web site to search for attraction and local transport information. The data were analysed using 2×2×2 within-subject ANOVA and t-test.

Findings
– The analysis highlighted the versatility of eWOM in different psychological distances and familiarity levels. By and large, eWOM performs better than the DMO web site but is on par with tWOM. The advantages of eWOM over tWOM are meaningful under certain circumstances. Despite sharing a common psychological basis, psychological distance dimensions affect information search differently, and the effects are shaped by the types of tourism products being searched. When psychological distance, destination familiarity, tourism products and information sources are considered in totality, a complex picture of their relationship with intensity of information search is shown.

Originality/value
– This study bridged the research gap by increasing our understanding of the performance of eWOM under different psychological distances and familiarity levels. The study also provides some suggestions for DMOs to leverage on eWOM and to improve the standing of DMO web site as a tourism information source.
Developing and validating a total quality management model for healthcare organisations
Authors: Mosadeghrad Ali Mohammad 
Published: August 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to develop a total quality management (TQM) model for healthcare organisations and validate it using a sample of Iranian healthcare organisations.Design/methodology/approach– A validated questionnaire was used to collect data from all healthcare organisations that implemented TQM in Isfahan province, Iran.Findings– Using the proposed model, TQM implementation was measured in healthcare organisations. The level of TQM success in Isfahan healthcare organisations was medium. The highest score was achieved in the dimension of “customer management”, followed by “leadership” and “employee management”. Employee management, information management, customer management, process management and leadership had the most positive effect on TQM success. Using a series of quality management techniques had “synergistic” effect on TQM success.Practical implications– Top management support, effective management of human resources, full involvement of the entire workforce including physicians, education and training, team working, continuous improvement, a corporate quality culture, customer focus and using a combination of management techniques under a quality management system are necessary for TQM successful implementation.Originality/value– A healthcare context-specific model of TQM was developed and tested and suggestions were provided for its successful implementation.
Rapid human‐induced divergence of life‐history strategies in Bahamian livebearing fishes (family Poeciliidae)
Authors: Riesch Rüdiger , Easter Tara , Layman Craig A. , Langerhans Randall Brian 
Published: August 2015

Summary

Human‐induced rapid environmental change (HIREC) can have dramatic impacts on ecosystems, leading to rapid trait changes in some organisms and extinction in others. Such changes in traits signify that human actions can lead to cases of increased phenotypic diversity and consequently can strongly impact population‐, community‐ and ecosystem‐level dynamics.

Here, we examine whether the ecological consequences of habitat fragmentation have led to changes in the life histories of three native species of mosquitofish (Gambusia spp.) inhabiting tidal creeks on six different Bahamian islands. We address two important questions: (i) How predictable and parallel are life‐history changes in response to HIREC across islands and species, and (ii) what is the relative importance of shared (i.e. parallel) responses to fragmentation, differences between species or islands and species‐ or island‐specific responses to fragmentation?

Phenotypic differences between fragmentation regimes were as great or greater than differences between species or islands. While some adult life histories (lean weight and fat content) showed strong, shared responses to fragmentation, offspring‐related life histories (embryo fat and fecundity) exhibited idiosyncratic, island‐specific responses. While shared responses to fragmentation appeared largely driven by a reduction in piscivorous fish density, increased conspecific density and changes in salinity, we found some evidence that among‐population variation in male reproductive investment and embryo fat content may have arisen via variation in conspecific density.

Our results suggest that phenotypic responses to HIREC can be complex, with the predictability of response varying across traits. We therefore emphasize the need for more theoretical and empirical work to better understand the predictability of phenotypic responses to human‐induced disturbances.
Treatment, deterrence or labelling: mentally disordered offenders’ perspectives on social control
Authors: Dixon Jeremy 
Published: August 2015

AbstractMentally disordered offenders are a group of service users who experience substantial amounts of control and supervision. This article uses theories of social control to analyse the way in which mechanisms of control are understood by this group. Semi‐structured interviews with mentally disordered offenders in England who were subject to a restriction order under the Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended by the Mental Health Act 2007) provided the empirical basis for this study. The offenders had a number of perspectives on the restriction order. Firstly, it was seen as a mechanism for identifying those suffering from a mental disorder and for providing appropriate treatment. Secondly, the restriction order was viewed as a form of disciplinary control through which societal norms might be internalised. Thirdly, it was seen as labelling offenders in a manner that was experienced as limiting and oppressive. A number of research participants were aware that the order acted to limit staff actions. These participants saw the order as a means by which they might shape the support that they received in order to further their own aims.A video abstract of this article can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwIwDI2sOTY&feature=youtu.be
Pharmaceutical direct‐to‐consumer advertising and US Hispanic patient‐consumers
Authors: Barker Kristin K. , Vasquez Guzman Cirila Estela 
Published: August 2015

AbstractHispanic Americans use prescription medications at markedly lower rates than do non‐Hispanic whites. At the same time, Hispanics are the largest racial‐ethnic minority in the USA. In a recent effort to reach this underdeveloped market, the pharmaceutical industry has begun to create Spanish‐language direct‐to‐consumer advertising (DTCA) campaigns. The substantive content of these campaigns is being tailored to appeal to the purported cultural values, beliefs and identities of Latino consumers. We compare English‐language and Spanish‐language television commercials for two prescription medications. We highlight the importance of selling medicine to a medically under‐served population as a key marketing element of Latino‐targeted DTCA. We define selling medicine as the pharmaceutical industry's explicit promotion of medicine's cultural authority as a means of expanding its markets and profits. We reflect on the prospects of this development in terms of promoting medicalisation in a US subgroup that has heretofore eluded the pharmaceutical industry's marketing influence. Our analysis draws on Nikolas Rose's insights concerning variations in the degree to which certain groups of people are more medically made up than others, by reflecting on the racial and ethnic character of medicalisation in the USA and the role DTCA plays in shaping medicalisation trends.A video abstract of this article can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZabCle9-jHw&feature=youtu.be
Relatively Permanent Pigmented or Vascular Skin Marks for Identification: A Pilot Reliability Study
Authors: Nurhudatiana Arfika , Kong Adams Wai‐Kin , Craft Noah , Tey Hong Liang 
Published: August 2015

AbstractIn child sexual exploitation offenses, the collected evidence images often show the skin of nonfacial body parts of the criminals and victims. For identification in this scenario, “relatively permanent pigmented or vascular skin marks,” abbreviated as RPPVSM, were recently introduced as the basis for a novel biometric trait. This pilot study evaluated the interexaminer variability of RPPVSM identification. Four dermatology physicians were recruited to examine RPPVSM from 75 skin images collected from a total of 51 Caucasian and Asian subjects. The images were separated into 50 reference (“suspect”) images and 25 evaluation (“evidence”) images. The examiners were asked to perform identification by annotating RPPVSM in each of the 25 evaluation images and matching them with the reference images. The rate of misidentification was 0% while the mean rate at which examiners failed to find a match was 6%, indicating the potential of dermatology physicians performing the role of RPPVSM examiners.
Preserved oxygenation in obese patients receiving protective ventilation during laparoscopic surgery: a randomized controlled study
Authors: Edmark L. , Östberg E. , Scheer H. , Wallquist W. , Hedenstierna G. , Zetterström H. 
Published: August 2015

BackgroundVenous admixture from atelectasis and airway closure impedes oxygenation during general anaesthesia. We tested the hypothesis that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) during pre‐oxygenation and reduced fraction of inspiratory oxygen (FIO2) during emergence from anaesthesia can improve oxygenation in patients with obesity undergoing laparoscopic surgery.MethodsIn the intervention group (n = 20, median BMI 41.9), a CPAP of 10 cmH2O was used during pre‐oxygenation and induction of anaesthesia, but no CPAP was used in the control group (n = 20, median BMI 38.1). During anaesthesia, all patients were ventilated in volume‐controlled mode with an FIO2 of 0.4 and a positive end‐expiratory pressure (PEEP) of 10 cmH2O. During emergence, before extubation, the control group was given an FIO2 of 1.0 and the intervention group was divided into two subgroups, which were given an FIO2 of 1.0 or 0.31. Oxygenation was assessed perioperatively by the estimated venous admixture (EVA).ResultsThe median EVA before pre‐oxygenation was about 8% in both groups. During anaesthesia after intubation, the median EVA was 8.2% in the intervention vs. 13.2% in the control group (P = 0.048). After CO2 pneumoperitoneum, the median EVA was 8.4% in the intervention vs. 9.9% in the control group (P > 0.05).One hour post‐operatively, oxygenation had deteriorated in patients given an FIO2 of 1.0 during emergence but not in patients given an FIO2 of 0.31.ConclusionsA CPAP of 10 cmH2O during pre‐oxygenation and induction, followed by PEEP after intubation, seemed to preserve oxygenation during anaesthesia. Post‐operative oxygenation depended on the FIO2 used during emergence.
When are investment projects in the same risk class?
Authors: Johnstone David 
Published: August 2015

AbstractIf two investments have the same pay‐off covariance with the market but one has higher expected pay‐off, which asset according to theCAPMhas most risk? One answer is that as far as risk goes the two assets are the same, because they have the same covariance with the market. The correct answer, pointed out nearly four decades ago by Eugene Fama, but long overlooked, is that investments have the same risk, the same returns beta and the sameCAPMdiscount rate if and only if they have the sameratioofex antepay‐off covariance to pay‐off mean. This insight clarifies much of the conventional wisdom that surrounds capital budgeting and ‘risk‐adjusted’ discount rates, while also displaying the mechanics by which information arrival affects theCAPMcost of capital.
Biopsy and the diagnostic evaluation of musculoskeletal tumours: critical but often missed in the 21st century
Authors: Trieu Jason , Sinnathamby Mathuranthakan , Di Bella Claudia , Pianta Marcus , Perera Warren , Slavin John L. , Schlicht Stephen M. , Choong Peter F. M. 
Published: August 2015

AbstractBone and soft‐tissue sarcomas are rare and heterogeneous malignancies arising from tissues of mesenchymal origin. Treatment planning is informed by accurate diagnosis for which biopsy is the diagnostic standard. Biopsy in the setting of suspected malignancy is a technically challenging procedure that should only be performed at specialist institutions. Without the requisite expertise, they can compromise the viability of reconstructive procedures and may make necessary amputation to achieve adequate surgical margins. The risk of complications arising from the procedure must be minimized and therefore biopsy should always be preceded by imaging. There must be no attempt at biopsy or excision prior to referral if there is any suspicion of malignancy. Patients with suspected bone and soft‐tissue tumours are best evaluated and treated at specialist sarcoma centres under the care of expert multidisciplinary teams. Prompt referral to a specialist sarcoma centre should always be made prior to biopsy for any suspicious mass that is painful, progressively increasing in size, greater than 5 cm in diameter, deep to deep fascia or recurs following inadvertent excision.
Numerical Analysis of Blood Damage Potential of the HeartMate II and HeartWare HVAD Rotary Blood Pumps
Authors: Thamsen Bente , Blümel Bastian , Schaller Jens , Paschereit Christian O. , Affeld Klaus , Goubergrits Leonid , Kertzscher Ulrich 
Published: August 2015

AbstractImplantable left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) became the therapy of choice in treating end‐stage heart failure. Although survival improved substantially and is similar in currently clinically implanted LVADs HeartMate II (HM II) and HeartWare HVAD, complications related to blood trauma are frequently observed. The aim of this study was to compare these two pumps regarding their potential blood trauma employing computational fluid dynamics. High‐resolution structured grids were generated for the pumps. Newtonian flow was calculated, solving Reynolds‐averaged Navier–Stokes equations with a sliding mesh approach and a k‐ω shear stress transport turbulence model for the operating point of 4.5 L/min and 80 mm Hg. The pumps were compared in terms of volumes subjected to certain viscous shear stress thresholds, below which no trauma was assumed (von Willebrand factor cleavage: 9 Pa, platelet activation: 50 Pa, and hemolysis: 150 Pa), and associated residence times. Additionally, a hemolysis index was calculated based on a Eulerian transport approach. Twenty‐two percent of larger volumes above 9 Pa were observed in the HVAD; above 50 Pa and 150 Pa the differences between the two pumps were marginal. Residence times were higher in the HVAD for all thresholds. The hemolysis index was almost equal for the HM II and HVAD. Besides the gap regions in both pumps, the inlet regions of the rotor and diffuser blades have a high hemolysis production in the HM II, whereas in the HVAD, the volute tongue is an additional site for hemolysis production. Thus, in this study, the comparison of the HM II and the HVAD using numerical methods indicated an overall similar tendency to blood trauma in both pumps. However, influences of turbulent shear stresses were not considered and effects of the pivot bearing in the HM II were not taken into account. Further in vitro investigations are required.
Real‐Time Observation of Thrombus Growth Process in an Impeller of a Hydrodynamically Levitated Centrifugal Blood Pump by Near‐Infrared Hyperspectral Imaging
Authors: Sakota Daisuke , Murashige Tomotaka , Kosaka Ryo , Fujiwara Tatsuki , Nishida Masahiro , Maruyama Osamu 
Published: August 2015

AbstractUnderstanding the thrombus formation in cardiovascular devices such as rotary blood pumps is the most important issue in developing more hemocompatible devices. The objective of this study was to develop a hyperspectral imaging (HSI) method to visualize the thrombus growth process within a rotary blood pump and investigate the optical properties of the thrombus. An in vitro thrombogenic test was conducted using fresh porcine blood and a specially designed hydrodynamically levitated centrifugal blood pump with a transparent bottom. The pump rotating at 3000 rpm circulated the blood at 1.0 L/min. The bottom surface of the pump was illuminated with white light pulsed at the same frequency as the pump rotation, and the backward‐scattered light was imaged using the HSI system. Using stroboscopic HSI and an image construction algorithm, dynamic spectral imaging at wavelengths ranging from 608 to 752 nm within the rotating pump was achieved. After completing the experiment, we collected the red thrombus formed in the pump impeller and quantified the thrombus hemoglobin concentration (Hbthrombus). The spectrum changed around the center of the impeller, and the area of change expanded toward the impeller flow path. The shape corresponded approximately to the shape of the thrombus. The spectrum change indicated that the light scattering derived from red blood cells decreased. The Hbthrombus was 4.7 ± 1.3 g/dL versus a total hemoglobin of 13 ± 0.87 g/dL. The study revealed that Hbthrombus was reduced by the surrounding blood flow.
Mouse white adipose tissue‐derived mesenchymal stem cells gain pericentral and periportal hepatocyte features after differentiation in vitro, which are preserved in vivo after hepatic transplantation
Authors: Winkler S. , Hempel M. , Brückner S. , Mallek F. , Weise A. , Liehr T. , Tautenhahn H.‐M. , Bartels M. , Christ B. 
Published: August 2015

AbstractAimMesenchymal stem cells may differentiate into hepatocyte‐like cells in vitro and in vivo. Therefore, they are considered a novel cell resource for the treatment of various liver diseases. Here, the aim was to demonstrate that mesenchymal stem cells may adopt both perivenous and periportal hepatocyte‐specific functions in vitro and in vivo.MethodsAdipose tissue‐derived mesenchymal stem cells were isolated from immunodeficient C57BL/6 (B6.129S6‐Rag2tm1FwaPrf1tm1Clrk) mice and differentiated into the hepatocytic phenotype by applying a simple protocol. Their physiological and metabolic functions were analysed in vitro and after hepatic transplantation in vivo.ResultsMesenchymal stem cells changed their morphology from a fibroblastoid into shapes of osteocytes, chondrocytes, adipocytes and hepatocytes. Typical for mesenchymal stem cells, hematopoietic marker genes were not expressed. CD90, which is not expressed on mature hepatocytes, decreased significantly after hepatocytic differentiation. Markers indicative for liver development like hepatic nuclear factor 4 alpha, or for perivenous hepatocyte specification like cytochrome P450 subtype 3a11, and CD26 were significantly elevated. Periportal hepatocyte‐specific markers like carbamoylphosphate synthetase 1, the entry enzyme of the urea cycle, were up‐regulated. Consequently, cytochrome P450 enzyme activity and urea synthesis increased significantly to values comparable to cultured primary hepatocytes. Both perivenous and periportal qualities were preserved after hepatic transplantation and integration into the host parenchyma.ConclusionsAdult mesenchymal stem cells from adipose tissue differentiated into hepatocyte‐like cells featuring both periportal and perivenous functions. Hence, they are promising candidates for the treatment of region‐specific liver cell damage and may support organ regeneration in acute and chronic liver diseases.