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The consumer’s perspective on evaluating products: service is the key
Authors: Oliver Jason 
Published: April 2015

Purpose– This paper aims to begin to remedy deficiencies in the understanding of how the increased focus on service, even in manufacturing environments, relates to consumer desire for relationships. The role of relationships in both services and physical goods has taken on a new meaning that should be further explored.Design/methodology/approach– The qualitative study reported in this paper examines the extent to which consumers feel that they are in relationships with companies from a variety of product categories that range from search goods (easy to evaluate in advance of purchase) to credence goods (difficult to evaluate). The analysis is based on semi-structured interviews with 20 customers.Findings– The results identify when consumers place an emphasis on specific relational behaviors in evaluating the product use experience. Specifically, trust, commitment and expertise seemed more important when products were difficult to evaluate in advance, whereas social benefits and special treatment were mentioned with search and credence products more than experience products.Research limitations/implications– The results are exploratory and should be replicated and extended utilizing a larger, more representative sample before they are generalized to market.Practical implications– The results have important implications for practitioners in both manufacturing and service industries, as they decide when and how to differentiate their service components and pursue relationships with consumers. Firms need to stand out from a service perspective.Originality/value– The manuscript develops a more robust understanding of the relational behaviors that matter to customers and provides recommendations about how to best manage them.
Trust, choice and obligation: a qualitative study of enablers of colorectal cancer screening in South Australia
Authors: Ward Paul R , Coffey Cushla , Meyer Samantha 
Published: April 2015

AbstractColorectal cancer (CRC) has the second highest cancer prevalence and mortality rates in Australia. The Australian National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) aims to increase early detection of CRC by offering free faecal occult blood testing. The NBCSP aims to offer choice to consumers about whether or not to participate in screening. This article presents data on trust, choice and perceived obligation to participate in the NBCSP by population groups with low uptake. A qualitative study was undertaken in South Australia. We interviewed 94 people from four culturally distinct groups: Greek, Iranian, Anglo‐Australian and Indigenous peoples. This article demonstrates the complexity of factors shaping the choice, or lack thereof, to participate in the NBCSP. Informed choice is based on adequate knowledge, although this varied among our participants, highlighting the need for more health education in appropriate languages. An obligation to participate was found in the Iranian and Anglo‐Australian groups and resulted from an established personal relationship with the doctor, a sense of duty, the acknowledgement of government investment and appreciation. Overall, this article makes a link between trust, choice and obligation, adding to literature on the sociology of trust and medical screening and highlighting important issues in the need of a policy and practice to improve CRC screening rates.
For society, state and self: juggling the logics of professionalism in general practice appraisal
Authors: Entwistle Tom , Matthews Elaine 
Published: April 2015

AbstractSociologists repeatedly appeal to notions of altruism, bureaucratisation and self interest in their efforts to explain the changing place of the professions in contemporary society. We treat these three readings as institutional logics that are key to understanding the way in which doctors respond to the appraisal system at the heart of the UK's approach to revalidation. Our analysis of a survey of 998 general practitioners (GPs) working in Wales finds an altruistic commitment to learning and improvement, bureaucratic demands for reporting information and self‐regarding resentment of changes in the occupational package provided by general practice. But the data also demonstrate that the maintenance of the appraisal regime is dependent on the preparedness and capacity of individual GPs to do micro‐level institutional work on all fronts.
Report of the Editor‐in‐Chief
Authors: Harvey David 
Published: April 2015

AbstractSubmissions to the Journal continue to increase steadily, with a strong international pattern, while our response times are also improving. The JAE's citation impact factor has declined from the record highs of 2011 & 2012 (1.55 & 1.5) to 0.97. Current data suggest that 2014's score will be little better. Wiley‐Blackwell continue to provide a strong publishing platform with our full archive generating a continuing increase in the number of downloads.
Safety and Efficacy of Antihypertensive Prescription at Emergency Department Discharge
Authors: Brody Aaron , Rahman Tahsin , Reed Brian , Millis Scott , Ference Brian , Flack John M. , Levy Phillip D. 
Published: April 2015

AbstractBackgroundPoor blood pressure (BP) control is a primary risk factor for target organ damage in the heart, brain, and kidney. Uncontrolled hypertension is common among emergency department (ED) patients, particularly in underresourced settings, but it is unclear what role ED providers should play in the management of chronic antihypertensive therapy.ObjectivesThe objective was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of prescribing antihypertensive therapy from the ED.MethodsThis was a retrospective study of data pooled from two prospective, longitudinal, randomized controlled trials, both of which enrolled ED patients with asymptomatic hypertension. Antihypertensives were prescribed at emergency physician discretion, and this was not related to randomization arm. Demographic data, BP at screening and randomization visit, and data on adverse effects potentially related to antihypertensive therapy were compiled. Means were compared using Student's t‐tests, and proportions were compared using chi‐square tests. The effect of antihypertensive therapy on BP control was further analyzed using multivariable regression modeling controlling for age, race, sex, hypertension history, study cohort, and ED BP.ResultsData were abstracted for 217 subjects. The median interval from ED visit to randomization was 12 days. Seventy‐six subjects (35%) received one or more prescriptions for antihypertensive therapy. Age, sex, race, hypertension history, and mean duration of hypertension were equivalent between groups. Although mean ED BP was higher among those who received prescriptions, the mean systolic BP (sBP) reduction from ED to randomization was significantly greater (difference = 19 mm Hg, 95% confidence interval = 12 to 26 mm Hg). No patient in either group had an sBP less than 100 mm Hg at randomization. On multiple regression modeling, randomization sBP reduction was independently associated with antihypertensive prescription (p = 0.001). The incidence of adverse effects was equivalent and low in both groups. No new neurological deficits, ischemic events, or life‐threatening anaphylactic reactions were reported in either group.ConclusionsPrescription of antihypertensive medication from the ED is associated with significantly lower sBP at short‐term outpatient follow‐up. Antihypertensive therapy was not associated with an increased incidence of adverse events, and BP reduction did not exceed potentially harmful levels. Initiation of chronic antihypertensive therapy in the ED is safe and effective and may be a reasonable consideration for at‐risk populations.
Analysing the market–book value relation in large Australian and US firms: implications for fundamental analysis and the market–book ratio
Authors: Clout Victoria J. , Willett Roger 
Published: April 2015

AbstractThis study compares the market–book relation of Australian and US firms using firm‐level dynamic analysis of using annual data for a long‐run period in error correction modelling. This paper contributes to a recent call for alternative ways of estimating Ohlson‐type linear valuation models (Ohlson and Kim, 2015). Log transformations of the data are used in this study to improve the statistical properties of the models. This study contributes to the findings on linear valuation model estimation for long‐run firms. Based on the returns model estimation, we find evidence of a higher level of co‐integration between market and book values for Australian firms.
The decision to outsource risk management services
Authors: Christensen Jacqueline , Kent Pamela 
Published: April 2015

AbstractWe apply transaction cost economics to identify factors influencing companies’ decision to internally generate or outsource risk management services. A unique sample is used which combines publicly available data with private information supplied by 281 Australian listed companies. We find that expenditure on research and development, greater technological uncertainty, more competitive environments, more overseas sales and transaction frequency are associated with less outsourcing of risk management services. Uncertainty due to environmental diversity is associated with more outsourcing of risk management services. Companies that outsource risk management services also have lower staff turnover and provide more specialised training and longer contracts for risk management suppliers.
Preventive management plans recorded by dental therapists and oral health therapists using clinical vignettes for adolescents accessing public oral health services in New South Wales, Australia
Authors: Masoe AV , Blinkhorn AS , Taylor J , Blinkhorn FA 
Published: April 2015

AbstractBackgroundThe aim of this study was to investigate factors that influence dental therapists and oral health therapists (therapists) plan preventive oral health care for adolescents attending New South Wales public oral health services.MethodsA cross‐sectional postal survey using two clinical vignettes was used to record the preventive care treatment plans offered by therapists working across 15 New South Wales local health districts. Data were tabulated and chi‐square statistics used in the analysis.ResultsOne hundred and seventeen therapists returned questionnaires, giving a 64.6% response rate. The participants highlighted the importance of offering oral hygiene instruction (97.0%), dietary advice (95.0%) and topical fluoride applications (74.0%). Recommended home use products included fluoride toothpaste 5000 ppmF (59.0%) and casein phosphopeptide‐amorphous calcium phosphate plus fluoride (CPP‐ACPF) paste (57.7%). Over 50% used fissure sealants. More respondents (88%) would utilize motivational interviewing strategies for a patient with dental caries concerns; however, only 63% would use this technique for a patient in pain (p < 0.001).ConclusionsConsiderable variations were noted in therapists' recommendations for stabilizing and managing dental disease, suggesting a need for clinical directors to consider providing more advice to therapists on the scientific basis of preventing dental caries.
Metformin for the management of gestational diabetes mellitus
Authors: Singh Kamal P. , Rahimpanah Farhad , Barclay Margot 
Published: April 2015

IntroductionGlycaemic control in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has typically been achieved with diet, exercise and insulin therapy. Controversy exists in the literature about a potential role for metformin.MethodsA literature review was completed aiming to compare the glycaemic control, maternal and fetal out comes of metformin therapy with insulin. Searches were completed on databases, including Medline, PubMed and ScienceDirect. Seven randomised control trials (RCTs) fit the inclusion criteria, with a total sample size of 1514 women.ResultsThe majority of studies found no difference in glycaemic control between metformin and insulin groups. When comparing maternal outcomes, those receiving metformin therapy recorded less maternal weight gain in four studies. A number of studies reported lower rates of neonatal hypoglycaemia, and one reported higher rates of preterm birth in the metformin group. There were no other differences in the recorded maternal and fetal outcomes.DiscussionThe Jadad score for assessing risk of bias for most included studies was either 3 or 4. The criteria for diagnosis of GDM, maternal and neonatal complications varied between studies. Only one study has published follow‐up data, and most are single‐centre trials with relatively small sample sizes.ConclusionThough there is a growing body of evidence to suggest a role for metformin in GDM management, further large‐scale, multicentre RCTs are needed before guidelines can be altered.
Prevalence of genital dysplasia after kidney transplantation – a retrospective, non‐interventional study from two centers
Authors: Marschalek Julian , Helmy Samir , Schmidt Alice , Polterauer Stephan , Sobulska Martha , Gyoeri Georg P. , Grimm Christoph 
Published: April 2015

AbstractObjectiveRenal transplant patients are at increased risk for human papillomavirus‐related malignancies of the lower genital tract. Our aim was to describe the incidence of genital dysplasia, assess the most common cervical cancer screening intervals and identify independent risk factors for the development of genital dysplasia in renal transplant patients.DesignRetrospective, non‐interventional study from two centers.SettingPost‐transplant nephrologic follow‐up visit at the Medical University of Vienna and a Viennese teaching hospital.Population262 consecutive female renal transplant patients with renal transplant performed between 1980 and 2012 at the Medical University of Vienna.MethodsSociodemographic patient characteristics, frequency of gynecological examinations, histo‐ and cytopathological test results were collected.Main outcome measuresDysplasia rates in renal transplant patients.Results16 patients (6.2%) with genital dysplasia after renal transplant were observed. The 1‐year, 3‐year and 10‐year proportional incidence rates for genital dysplasia in general and cervical dysplasia in particular were 1.3 and 1.3%, 3.3 and 2.7%, and 13.6 and 12.0%, respectively. Patients attended cervical cancer screening on a regular basis once a year in 82.7% of cases. In multivariate analysis re‐transplantation [odds ratio 12.1 (1.5–96.3)], and renal transplant at a young age [odds ratio 0.6 (0.4–0.9)] were identified as independent risk factors for the development of female genital dysplasia.ConclusionsFemale renal transplant patients have an increased risk for the development of genital dysplasia in general and of cervical dysplasia in particular. Within this cohort, women at a young age at the time of transplantation and after re‐transplantation are at highest risk for the development of genital dysplasia.
Maternal mid‐pregnancy lipids and birthweight
Authors: Mudd Lanay M. , Holzman Claudia B. , Evans Rhobert W. 
Published: April 2015

AbstractObjectiveTo describe associations between maternal lipids and birthweight and to determine whether pre‐pregnancy body mass index (BMI) modifies these associations.DesignCohort study.SettingMultiple communities in Michigan, USA.PopulationParticipants were a sub‐cohort of women from the multi‐community Pregnancy Outcomes and Community Health (POUCH) study (1998–2004).MethodsMaternal total cholesterol, high‐density lipoprotein (HDLc), and low‐density lipoprotein (LDLc) cholesterol, and triglycerides were assessed at 16–27 weeks' gestation. Women were classified as having normal (<25 kg/m2) or overweight/obese (≥25 kg/m2) pre‐pregnancy BMI.Main outcome measuresSex‐ and gestational‐age‐specific body weight z‐score (BWz).ResultsRegression models examined associations among lipids (low: 1st quartile, referent: middle quartiles, high: 4th quartile) and BWz for the total sample and stratified by pre‐pregnancy BMI. In adjusted analyses (n = 1207), low HDLc was associated with lower BWz (β = −0.23, 95% CI −0.40 to −0.06), whereas high triglycerides were associated with higher BWz (β = 0.23, 95% CI 0.06–0.41). Once stratified by pre‐pregnancy BMI, low total cholesterol was associated with lower BWz in normal BMI women (β = −0.25, 95% CI −0.47 to −0.03), whereas in overweight/obese BMI women, high HDLc was inversely (β = −0.29, 95% CI −0.54 to −0.04) and high triglycerides were directly associated with BWz (β = 0.32, 95% CI 0.07–0.54). Removing women with gestational diabetes/hypertensive disorders did not alter the results.ConclusionsThe associations between maternal lipids and BWz vary by lipid measure and pre‐pregnancy BMI. Future work should examine whether lipids and pre‐pregnancy BMI make unique contributions to the fetal programming of disease.
Combined nerve/muscle/skin biopsy could increase diagnostic sensitivity for vasculitic neuropathy
Authors: Masuda Hiroki , Misawa Sonoko , Arai Kimihito , Oide Takashi , Shibuya Kazumoto , Isose Sagiri , Sekiguchi Yukari , Nasu Saiko , Mitsuma Satsuki , Kuwabara Satoshi 
Published: April 2015

AbstractObjectiveCombined nerve/muscle biopsy is widely carried out to improve the diagnostic sensitivity for vasculitic neuropathy. However, an additional yield of muscle biopsy is modest. Therefore, we investigated whether skin biopsy in combination with nerve/muscle biopsy increases the detection rate of vasculitis.MethodsA total of 25 combined nerve/muscle/skin biopsy samples from patients with biopsy‐proven necrotizing vasculitis (n = 16) or clinically probable vasculitic neuropathy (n = 9) were reviewed. Specimens from the sural nerve, peroneus brevis muscle and skin were obtained simultaneously by a single incision.ResultsSkin biopsy substantially contributed to diagnosis of vasculitic neuropathy. Additional skin biopsy enhanced diagnostic sensitivity from 88% to 100% in patients with pathologically confirmed vasculitis (n = 16). Vasculitis was detected only in skin specimens from two of the entire cohort (n = 25). There were no complications related to skin collection, such as anastomotic leakage or wound infection.ConclusionCombined nerve/muscle/skin biopsy could be a less invasive option to improve the diagnostic sensitivity for vasculitis.
Diet and trophic niche of the endangered fish Garra ghorensis in three Jordanian populations
Authors: Hamidan Nashat , Jackson Michelle C. , Britton J.R. 
Published: April 2015

AbstractGarra ghorensis is a small riverine cyprinid fish endemic to the southern Dead Sea that is endangered through habitat loss and invasive species. Here, their diet and trophic niche were assessed in three Jordanian populations: an allopatric population, a population sympatric with native Capoeta damascina and a population sympatric with invasive Oreochromis aureus. Stomach content analyses of samples collected between February 2011 and January 2012 revealed that detritus and algae were prominent food items in their diets, with low dietary contributions of animal material. The most frequent and abundant macro‐invertebrates in intestines were Odonata nymphs and gastropod species. The calculation of trophic niche size from the stomach content data revealed that the niche of G. ghorensis (0.10) was generally smaller than sympatric C. damascina (0.24), with an overlap of 72%, whereas they had a larger trophic niche than sympatric O. aureus (0.20–0.13), with a niche overlap of 54%. These outputs were generally supported by stable isotope analyses of δ13C and δ15N completed on samples collected at the end of the 2011 growth season, although these indicated a greater contribution of animal material to assimilated diet. They also indicated that the trophic niche breadth [as standard ellipse area (SEA)] of C. damascina (4.18‰2) was higher than G. ghorensis (2.48‰2) and overlapped by 26%. For G. ghorensis, their SEA was slightly larger than O. aureus (4.33–4.00‰2), with an overlap of 27%. Although both methods indicated some sharing of food resources between sympatric fishes, there was no evidence suggesting detrimental outcomes for G. ghorensis and thus was not considered as a constraint on the status of their populations.
Augmenting mirror visual feedback‐induced performance improvements in older adults
Authors: Hoff Maike , Kaminski Elisabeth , Rjosk Viola , Sehm Bernhard , Steele Christopher J. , Villringer Arno , Ragert Patrick 
Published: April 2015

AbstractPrevious studies have indicated that age‐related behavioral alterations are not irreversible but are subject to amelioration through specific training interventions. Both training paradigms and non‐invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) can be used to modulate age‐related brain alterations and thereby influence behavior. It has been shown that mirror visual feedback (MVF) during motor skill training improves performance of the trained and untrained hands in young adults. The question remains of whether MVF also improves motor performance in older adults and how performance improvements can be optimised via NIBS. Here, we sought to determine whether anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (a‐tDCS) can be used to augment MVF‐induced performance improvements in manual dexterity. We found that older adults receiving a‐tDCS over the right primary motor cortex (M1) during MVF showed superior performance improvements of the (left) untrained hand relative to sham stimulation. An additional control experiment in participants receiving a‐tDCS over the right M1 only (without MVF/motor training of the right hand) revealed no significant behavioral gains in the left (untrained) hand. On the basis of these findings, we propose that combining a‐tDCS with MVF might be relevant for future clinical studies that aim to optimise the outcome of neurorehabilitation.