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Paper mill plant performance evaluation with power supply in standby mode
Authors: Ram Mangey , Kumar Amit 
Published: March 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the performance of paper mill plant, which is a very key factor in improving its production. A number of safety challenges can be successfully fixed for a paper mill to continue to make further improvements in reliability, safety and economics. Many incidents in the paper mill plants are frequently caused by human error and equipment failure. Many of the incidents are generally based on poor managerial strategies. These types of errors could have been prevented if safety instructions had been correctly followed and supported in the maintenance system.

Design/methodology/approach
– A paper mill plant mainly consists four sections namely the head box, wire part, press part and dryer. All these four parts are connected in series configuration. The authors have developed a mathematical model for the plant in which power supply is in standby mode. The designed system can fail in five ways, i.e. by the failure of head box failure, wire part failure, press part failure, dryer failure and power (electricity) failure. So to make proper functioning of paper machine and no interruption in power supply, the authors have considered that power supply is in standby mode.

Findings
– Using the supplementary variable technique, the Laplace transformations and Markov process theory, the reliability indices of the paper mill plant model are determined.

Originality/value
– In the present paper, the authors have developed a mathematical model based on a paper plant machine.
Perceived service quality and satisfaction of self-service technology
Authors: Narteh Bedman 
Published: March 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to propose and investigate the dimensions of automated teller machine (ATM) service quality and their relationship with customer satisfaction in the retail banking sector.

Design/methodology/approach
– A structured questionnaire gleaned from the literature was used to collect data from 530 ATM customers of 15 banks in Ghana. Descriptive statistics, confirmatory factor analysis were used to identify the dimensions of ATM service quality and their relationship with customer satisfaction.

Findings
– The study found convenience, reliability, ease of use, privacy and security, responsiveness and fulfillment to be the major dimensions of ATM service quality. Apart from security and privacy, these dimensions are significantly related to customer satisfaction.

Practical implications
– The ATM quality dimensions found in this study provide practical guidelines for bank managers to improve customer experience with ATMs. The relative importance of the factors identified in the study also provide managers with a sense of what issues to focus on in order to improve service delivery through the ATMs.

Originality/value
– The ATM service quality dimensions found in this study have enriched knowledge in electronic banking usage in developing countries such as Ghana. In addition, the study also provides bank managers with insights into how to improve customer satisfaction in retail banking through the usage of ATMs.
A review of inventory lot sizing review papers
Authors: Bushuev Maxim A , Guiffrida Alfred , Jaber M. Y. , Khan Mehmood 
Published: March 2015

Purpose
– This paper aims to give a comprehensive review, summary, and discussion on inventory models that have appeared in the literature. During these past ten decades, no seminal paper reviewing the field of inventory lot sizing has even been published. This limitation has been identified in the literature by several researchers over the years, with the sheer volume of the number of published inventory lot sizing models acting as a factor which has limited a research endeavor to review the literature on inventory lot sizing models.

Design/methodology/approach
– This article reviews research on inventory lot size models and provides a review of previously published literature review papers on inventory models. Based on this initial review, the literature extending current research practices on inventory modeling in supply chains and in sustainable practices is presented. Directions for expanding research in these two areas are examined in light of concerns expressed in the historical use of inventory models and in light of a new inventory research paradigm.

Findings
– In our paper, we have adopted a novel strategy to overcome this limitation by focusing our review on a review of inventory lot sizing review papers.

Originality/value
– By adopting the methodology of reviewing published inventory review papers, we can contribute a comprehensive review of the inventory lot sizing literature that serves to provide in one paper a consolidation of inventory research that can serve as a single source to keep researchers up to date with the research developments in inventory lot sizing models. We also identify gaps in the field which could stimulate new research agendas in the areas of supply chain management and sustainable inventory practices.
In good company
Authors: Madden Laura , Mathias Blake D. , Madden Timothy M. 
Published: March 2015

Purpose– This paper aims to explore the relationships among perceived organizational support, positive relationships at work and intent to turnover through a social exchange theory lens. The main contribution of this paper is the investigation of different types of positive workplace relationships on employee withdrawal behaviors.Design/methodology/approach– A 49-item survey was developed through a review of literature related to positive workplace relationships and intent to turnover. Surveys were made available to 200 healthcare employees; 73 surveys were accurately completed and used to test a mediated model of positive relationships at work.Findings– Positive relationships at work were found to have a mediating effect between perceived organizational support and intent to turnover. Additionally, perceived organizational support was found to have direct and indirect effects on intent to turnover.Practical implications– Managers can affect employees’ intentions to turnover by improving practices that provide support to employees and encouraging positive relationships with coworkers. Additional literature related to our variables of interest suggests that employees perceive more support when their organizations offer commensurate rewards, opportunities for growth and participation in decision making.Originality/value– This study speaks to those researchers and managers interested in employees’ motivations for staying in or leaving from their organizations. Turnover and related withdrawal behaviors are expensive for organizations, so discovering the factors that members value offers organizations the ability to affect their members’ intentions to turnover. Additionally, the exploration of relationships between perceived organizational support and positive relationships at work suggests that different support mechanisms play different roles in affecting organizational and individual outcomes.
Serum omentin levels: A possible contribution to vascular involvement in patients with systemic sclerosis
Authors: Miura Shunsuke , Asano Yoshihide , Saigusa Ryosuke , Yamashita Takashi , Taniguchi Takashi , Takahashi Takehiro , Ichimura Yohei , Toyama Tetsuo , Tamaki Zenshiro , Tada Yayoi , Sugaya Makoto , Sato Shinichi , Kadono Takafumi 
Published: March 2015

AbstractAdipokines have been shown to be potentially involved in various pathological processes of systemic sclerosis (SSc), including inflammation, vasculopathy and fibrosis, through their pleiotropic effects. Omentin is a member of the adipokines, and has a protective effect against vascular inflammation and pathological remodeling leading to atherosclerosis as well as a vasodilatory effect. To assess the potential role of omentin in the development of SSc, we determined serum omentin levels by enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay in 66 SSc and 21 control subjects and evaluated their clinical correlation. Serum omentin levels were significantly decreased in diffuse cutaneous SSc patients compared with limited cutaneous SSc patients, while comparable between total SSc patients and healthy controls. In diffuse cutaneous (dc)SSc, patients with a disease duration of 5 years or less had serum omentin levels significantly lower than those with a disease duration of more than 5 years. In total SSc, serum omentin levels were significantly higher in patients with elevated right ventricular systolic pressure than in the others, while serum omentin levels did not correlate with fibrotic and systemic inflammatory parameters. These results suggest that a loss of omentin‐dependent protection against vascular inflammation and remodeling may be related to pathological vascular events of early dcSSc. The elevation of serum omentin levels may serve as a marker of vascular involvement leading to pulmonary arterial hypertension in SSc, which is possibly due to the compensatory induction of omentin against the increased pulmonary vascular tone.
Tinea nigra showing a parallel ridge pattern on dermoscopy
Authors: Noguchi Hiromitsu , Hiruma Masataro , Inoue Yuji , Miyata Keishi , Tanaka Masaru , Ihn Hironobu 
Published: March 2015

AbstractAn 18‐year‐old healthy female student noticed a brown macule measuring 21 mm in diameter on the left palm and visited our clinic concerned about a cancerous mole. Dermoscopic examination revealed a brown, fine‐dotted and granule‐like structure overlapping an amorphous light brown macule. However, unlike previous cases, analysis of the high dynamic range‐converted image revealed the parallel ridge pattern frequently observed in malignant melanomas. Brown mycelia were detected on direct microscopic examination; black colonies were isolated on fungal culture and the fungus was identified as Hortaea werneckii. The lesion was treated with topical ketoconazole cream, and it diminished 1 month later.
Calibrating animal‐borne proximity loggers
Authors: Rutz Christian , Morrissey Michael B. , Burns Zackory T. , Burt John , Otis Brian , St Clair James J. H. , James Richard 
Published: March 2015

Summary

Growing interest in the structure and dynamics of animal social networks has stimulated efforts to develop automated tracking technologies that can reliably record encounters in free‐ranging subjects. A particularly promising approach is the use of animal‐attached ‘proximity loggers’, which collect data on the incidence, duration and proximity of spatial associations through inter‐logger radio communication. While proximity logging is based on a straightforward physical principle – the attenuation of propagating radio waves with distance – calibrating systems for field deployment is challenging, since most study species roam across complex, heterogeneous environments.

In this study, we calibrated a recently developed digital proximity‐logging system (‘Encounternet’) for deployment on a wild population of New Caledonian crows Corvus moneduloides. Our principal objective was to establish a quantitative model that enables robust post hoc estimation of logger‐to‐logger (and, hence, crow‐to‐crow) distances from logger‐recorded signal‐strength values. To achieve an accurate description of the radio communication between crow‐borne loggers, we conducted a calibration exercise that combines theoretical analyses, field experiments, statistical modelling, behavioural observations, and computer simulations.

We show that, using signal‐strength information only, it is possible to assign crow encounters reliably to predefined distance classes, enabling powerful analyses of social dynamics. For example, raw data sets from field‐deployed loggers can be filtered at the analysis stage to include predominantly encounters where crows would have come to within a few metres of each other, and could therefore have socially learned new behaviours through direct observation. One of the main challenges for improving data classification further is the fact that crows – like most other study species – associate across a wide variety of habitats and behavioural contexts, with different signal‐attenuation properties.

Our study demonstrates that well‐calibrated proximity‐logging systems can be used to chart social associations of free‐ranging animals over a range of biologically meaningful distances. At the same time, however, it highlights that considerable efforts are required to conduct study‐specific system calibrations that adequately account for the biological and technological complexities of field deployments. Although we report results from a particular case study, the basic rationale of our multi‐step calibration exercise applies to many other tracking systems and study species.
Case Study: Community Nursing Care Plan for a Man With Functional and Psychosocial Problems Following a Stroke
Authors: Brito‐Brito Pedro Ruyman , Fernandez‐Gutierrez Domingo Angel ,   Los Cristianos Clinical Case Work Group, M. Smith Hilary 
Published: March 2015

PurposeThe study aims to use the standardized nursing process to assist a middle‐aged man with functional and psychosocial problems following a stroke.Data SourcesData were obtained from interviews with the patient during primary care nurse consultations, electronic health record reviews, and reports from other professionals. To build the care plan, we used available scientific evidence, and we also considered a nurse–patient agreement.Data SynthesisWe used clinical reasoning with NANDA‐I classification, the Nursing Outcomes Classification, and the Nursing Interventions Classification to select nursing diagnoses, patient outcomes, and nursing interventions.ConclusionsPsychosocial problems complicate the management of a patient with functional consequences after a stroke. This fact has high impact on people who are going through this process.
Trends in Observation‐prone Emergency Department Visits Among Michigan Children, 2007–2011
Authors: Macy Michelle L. , Cohn Lisa , Clark Sarah J. 
Published: March 2015

AbstractObjectivesTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, admission of children under observation status in community hospitals has not been examined. The hypothesis of this study was that there has been an increase in observation charge code use over time and variations in the application of observation charge codes across hospital types.MethodsThis was a cross‐sectional analysis of 5 years (2007 through 2011) of administrative claims data from Michigan residents enrolled in Medicaid, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan preferred provider organization, and Blue Cross Network health maintenance organization compiled into a single data set. Emergency department (ED) visits to facilities in Michigan made by children (younger than 18 years) were selected. Observation‐prone ED visits were identified based on the presence of International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD‐9‐CM) codes. Counts of observation‐prone ED visits were determined and descriptive statistics were calculated. Changes over time in the proportion of visits with observation charge codes by hospital type were assessed with chi‐square analysis.ResultsThe observation‐prone ICD‐9‐CM codes were identified in 881,622 ED visits made by children to 142 Michigan facilities during the 5‐year study period. Overall, the vast majority of visits (n = 646,499; 91.0%) with the selected ICD‐9‐CM codes resulted in discharge from the ED without associated observation or inpatient charge codes. Among the 64,288 visits that resulted in admission for observation or inpatient care, observation charge codes without inpatient charge codes were applied to 22,933 (35.7%) admissions, observation and inpatient charge codes were applied to 4,756 (7.4%) admissions, and inpatient charge codes without observation charge codes were applied to 36,599 (56.9%) admissions. Hospitals with pediatric ED and inpatient services (Type 1 and Type 2 hospitals) had higher proportions of ED visits that went on to admission for observation or inpatient care (15.9 and 10.7%) than hospitals without pediatric ED services (Type 3 and Type 4 hospitals; 7.2 and 3.7%). The proportion of admissions that had observation charge codes for all hospital types increased over time, most prominently among Type 1 and Type 2 hospitals.ConclusionsThe application of observation charge codes to Michigan children with observation‐prone conditions has increased over time across all hospital types. There is a need to evaluate pediatric observation care in diverse settings to compare the effectiveness of different models.
Are medical comorbid conditions of bipolar disorder due to immune dysfunction?
Authors: Rosenblat J. D. , McIntyre R. S. 
Published: March 2015

ObjectiveEpidemiological data have shown a clear association between bipolar disorder (BD) and medical comorbidities. The aim of this article was to assess the evidence of immune dysfunction as a key mediator of this observed association.MethodFor this narrative clinical overview, the MEDLINE/PubMed, EMBASE, Google Scholar, and ClinicalTrials.gov databases were searched for relevant articles.ResultsBipolar disorder has been shown to have an increased prevalence in patients with autoimmune disorders, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic dysfunction. Further, an elevation in proinflammatory cytokines in BD has been repeatedly demonstrated. Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain the effect of immune dysfunction on mood and cognition. Anti‐inflammatory agents including TNF‐α inhibitors, non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), minocycline and omega‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (O3PUFA) are being investigated for their use as novel treatment of BD in patients with immune dysfunction.ConclusionImmune dysfunction appears to be an important mediator of the association observed between BD and medical comorbidities. It therefore serves as a potential novel target for treatment of BD. Further, the observed bidirectional interaction merits screening for psychiatric disorders in patients with immune dysfunction and vice versa to allow for early detection and treatment of this at risk population.
Identification of novel peptide biomarkers to predict safety and efficacy of cow's milk oral immunotherapy by peptide microarray
Authors: Martínez‐Botas J. , Rodríguez‐Álvarez M. , Cerecedo I. , Vlaicu C. , Diéguez Mª. C. , Gómez‐Coronado D. , Fernández‐Rivas M. , de la Hoz B. 
Published: March 2015

SummaryBackgroundCow's milk oral immunotherapy (CM‐OIT) is still an experimental treatment. The development of novel biomarkers to predict the safety and efficacy of CM‐OIT is crucial to translate this treatment to common clinical practice.ObjectiveTo analyse long‐term changes in IgE and IgG4 epitope binding profile induced by CM‐OIT to identify safety and efficacy biomarkers.MethodsWe studied 25 CM‐allergic children who underwent CM‐OIT and seven non‐treated CM‐allergic children as controls. CM‐OIT patients were classified as low, moderate, and high risk according to the number of allergic reactions (safety), time required to achieve desensitization (efficacy) and need of premedication. IgE and IgG4 peptide microarray immunoassay was performed using a library of overlapping peptides of CM proteins at baseline, after oral desensitization, and 6, 12, and 24 months of follow‐up.ResultsCow's milk oral immunotherapy induced a rapid increase of IgG4‐binding epitopes and a slow decrease in IgE‐binding epitopes. High‐risk patients recognized a statistically significant higher number of IgE peptides in caseins at all the times studied. Similar but less pronounced changes were observed for IgG4‐positive peptides. Clustering analysis grouped together the high‐risk patients, and we identified 13 regions of caseins significantly differed between groups of patients. Bioinformatics analysis selected two sets of 16 IgE‐binding peptides at baseline that predicted safety (R2 = 0.858) and efficacy (R2 = 0.732), respectively, of CM‐OIT.Conclusion and Clinical RelevanceWe found two sets of IgE‐binding peptides that can be used as novel biomarkers to predict the safety and efficacy of CM‐OIT before starting treatment.
Clinical outcomes in sensitized heart transplant patients bridged with ventricular assist devices
Authors: Kidambi Sumanth , Mohamedali Burhan , Bhat Geetha 
Published: March 2015

AbstractBackgroundLeft ventricular assist devices (LVADs) as a bridge to transplant (BTT) have been known to cause allosensitization, as measured by panel‐reactive antibody (PRA) levels. The goal of this study was to measure the impact of this allosensitization on outcomes.MethodsPanel‐reactive antibodies were analyzed in BTT patients, with sensitization defined as peak PRAs ≥ 10%. Baseline characteristics and outcomes in the two patient groups were evaluated using descriptive statistics, Kaplan–Meier, and regression analysis.ResultsThirty‐eight patients were included in the study (17 sensitized vs. 21 non‐sensitized). There were more women in the sensitized group (47% vs. 10%, p = 0.023). There was no difference in mean times to high‐grade acute cellular rejection (ACR; 18.3 months in sensitized vs. 36.9 months in non‐sensitized). Five patients in the sensitized groups developed antibody‐mediated rejection (AMR) vs. 0 in the non‐sensitized, and all five patients died (Kaplan–Meier log‐rank p = 0.024). There was also a significant difference in the incidence of infection at the one‐ to six‐month stage (52.9% vs. 19.0%, p = 0.03).ConclusionSensitization appears to have a negative effect on mortality. This mortality appears to be concentrated in patients with AMR, and we postulate that the development of AMR in a sensitized patient may be a predictor of mortality.
Ascocarp formation ofHymenoscyphus fraxineuson several‐year‐old pseudosclerotial leaf rachises ofFraxinus excelsior
Authors: Kirisits T. 
Published: March 2015

SummaryThe ash dieback pathogenHymenosycphus fraxineuscan form ascocarps on pseudosclerotial leaf rachises ofFraxinus excelsiornot only in the year after leaf fall but also on older rachises, at least up to five growing seasons after the leaves have been shed. The significance of this finding for the epidemiology of ash dieback is discussed.