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Bibliometric analysis of African Journal Of Library, Archives and Information Science from 2000-2012
Authors: Tella Adeyinka , Aisha Olabooye Ayotola 
Published: August 2014

Purpose
– This study aims to examine the pattern of publications, using a bibliometric analysis, of the African Journal of Library, Archives and Information Science (AJLAIS) for the period between 2000 and 2012.

Design/methodology/approach
– The study uses appropriate measures and techniques of bibliometric analysis. Keeping the objectives of the study in mind, the data were collected from the AJLAIS covering the 13 identified years. The analysis covers mainly the number of articles published per volume in each of the specified years, the authorship patterns, the subject areas covered, the length of articles, the citation pattern of articles and the article types.

Findings
– The results of the study reveal that a total of 218 articles were published in the 13-year period, with 21 (9.63 per cent) articles being the highest total in the year 2002. The study showed that the majority of the articles, i.e. 126 (57.8 per cent), were published by single authors, out of which, a large number were on information retrieval. Of the total number of articles published, 86 (39.4 per cent) were 6-10 pages in length. Volume 19 in 2009 had the highest number of citations with a total of 451 (12.4 per cent). In addition, the study revealed that the majority of the articles were theoretical papers, with a total of 108 (49.5 per cent), while the others were empirical papers, book reviews and short communications.

Practical implications
– This bibliometric study will enlarge the knowledge base of information professionals on the present condition of library and information science (LIS) research in the current African context and provide some basis for future projections of the discipline. The study will also be helpful for librarians in the process of collection development. This is because, due to increased journal costs and slim budgets for libraries, collection development specialists must make careful selections based on the qualities and standards of journals.

Originality/value
– Researchers who shy away from this particular type of research owing to its rigorous and time-consuming nature should gather the courage to do so. Further studies should focus on analysing journals that are published in the field of librarianship in Africa, as it will create more awareness of the field of study among other professionals or researchers who are yet to know about it. The study has also revealed AJLAIS as one of the LIS standard journals in terms of its wider citation by contributors in the broader LIS literature.
Information and communication technologies and knowledge sharing among academic librarians in south-west Nigeria
Authors: Ngozi I. Anasi Stella , J. Akpan Imo , Adedokun Titilayo 
Published: August 2014

Purpose– This study aims to investigate the degree and frequency of utilisation of information and communication technology (ICT)-enabled platforms for knowledge-sharing by academic librarians in south-west Nigeria. It also seeks to identify possible barriers as well as strategies that will promote efficient utilisation of these platforms.Design/methodology/approach– This study adopted a descriptive survey design, using a researcher-developed questionnaire for data collection. Fifty-two professional librarians from selected academic libraries in south-west Nigeria were surveyed. Descriptive statistics were used for data analysis.Findings– Finding from the investigation revealed that academic librarians in south-west Nigeria are increasingly utilising ICT platforms for knowledge-sharing in preference to the traditional platforms. However, ignorance of existing ICT knowledge-sharing platforms, limited ICT skills and an unhealthy technology environment remain major challenges.Originality/value– The findings of this study have far-reaching implications for Nigerian academic librarians’ professional development. It advocates maximum utilisation of ICT platforms to enhance knowledge-sharing and collaboration for professional development, scholarly communication and efficient service delivery.
Map cataloguing training at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine
Authors: Hosein Yacoob , Bowen-Chang Portia 
Published: August 2014

Purpose– This paper aims to provide a study of a structured approach at map cataloguing training by a team of cataloguers at the Alma Jordan Library of the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.Design/methodology/approach– The methodology is a case study which underscores the value of the experiences of cataloguers at training themselves in a particular cartographic format.Findings– The collaborative efforts of the cataloguers facilitated the further development of institutional expertise and provided the required skills set for increasing bibliographic access in a specialised format.Originality/value– The paper brings to bear the uniqueness of the cataloguing of Caribbean cartographic materials in a team-teaching setting which serves as a model for other academic libraries and information centres.
How to pick your staff? Using data envelopment analysis
Authors: Warning Susanne 
Published: August 2014

Purpose– This purpose of this paper is to present a tool for facilitating personnel selection when multiple heterogeneous human resource managers use multiple criteria. Two problems result from such a situation. First, when multiple criteria are applied, it is unusual for one candidate to dominate the other candidates in all areas, which requires assigning weights to the different criteria to be able to rank the candidates. Second, in a heterogeneous selection committee, finding weights that accurately reflect the individual preferences of all members is difficult.Design/methodology/approach– To deal with the multidimensional setting of selecting personnel, this paper introduces data envelopment analysis with assurance region (DEA-AR) to determine individually optimal weights for each applicant.Findings– DEA-AR leads to a score for each applicant that can serve as a signal for productivity and, thus, for evaluating the candidate. Based on linear programming, DEA-AR not only aggregates multiple dimensions into a single score but also incorporates managers’ preferences. In addition, the procedure is transparent and fair. It seems to be highly appropriate for selecting personnel. Based on a simulated dataset of applicants, the use of DEA-AR for selecting personnel is illustrated and discussed.Originality/value– DEA-AR provides a tool for supporting personnel selection or pre-selection. This model is based on a mechanical procedure and considers managers’ ideas about weights.
Maximizing agreement on diverse ontologies with “wisdom of crowds” relation classification
Authors: Zhitomirsky-Geffet Maayan , Shalom Erez Eden 
Published: August 2014

Purpose
– Ontologies are defined as consensual formal conceptualisation of shared knowledge. However, the explicit overlap between diverse ontologies is usually very low since they are typically constructed by different experts. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to suggest to exploit “wisdom of crowds” to assess the maximal potential for inter-ontology agreement on controversial domains.

Design/methodology/approach
– The authors propose a scheme where independent ontology users can explicitly express their opinions on the specified set of ontologies. The collected user opinions are further employed as features for machine classification algorithm to distinguish between the consensual ontological relations and the controversial ones. In addition, the authors devised new evaluation methods to measure the reliability and accuracy of the presented scheme.

Findings
– The accuracy of the relation classification (90 per cent) and the reliability of user agreement annotations were quite high (over 90 per cent). These results indicate a fair ability of the scheme to learn the maximal set of consensual relations out of the specified set of diverse ontologies.

Research limitations/implications
– The data sets and the group of participants in our experiments were of limited size and thus the presented results are promising but cannot be generalised at this stage of research.

Practical implications
– A diversity of opinions expressed by different ontologies has to be resolved in order to digitise many domains of knowledge (e.g. cultural heritage, folklore, medicine, economy, religion, history, art). This work presents a methodology to formally represent this diverse knowledge in a rich semantic scheme where there is a need to distinguish between the commonly shared and the controversial relations.

Originality/value
– To the best of the knowledge this is a first proposal to consider crowd-based evaluation and classification of ontological relations to maximise the inter-ontology agreement.
Team learning and service improvements in health care
Authors: Boak George 
Published: August 2014

Purpose– This study aims to propose a typology of team learning processes, based on a study of teams of health care therapists across England who were engaged in improving their services.Design/methodology/approach– Information was gathered from 35 teams of health care therapists, through analysis of reports produced by the teams and by interviews with team leaders. The actions taken to achieve service improvements were analysed through a lens of team learning.Findings– Team learning is an appropriate frame of reference for analysing actions designed to bring about change and improvement. Seven distinct team learning activities are defined.Research limitations/implications– The implication of the study is that it is useful to apply a theoretical framework of organisational learning to service improvements undertaken by work teams. The study indicates learning processes that were important elements in these changes. The study limitation was that information was gathered mainly from the leaders of each team; other team members may have contributed different perceptions.Practical implications– Leaders of organisations and of teams should adopt team learning as a useful perspective for improving services and should consider how to encourage and support team learning.Originality/value– This is one of a small number of empirical studies of team learning processes in work organisations.
Counterproductive behaviors
Authors: Aubé Caroline , Rousseau Vincent 
Published: August 2014

Purpose– The purpose of this paper, building on the work of Aubéet al.(2009, 2011) who developed a four-dimension model of counterproductive behaviors in team settings, is to examine the team-level consequences of these behaviors. More specifically, the authors investigate the mediating role of collaboration, a key component of teamwork, in the counterproductive behaviors–team performance relationships.Design/methodology/approach– Using a multisource approach and a team-level design, data were gathered from 101 work teams (381 members and 101 immediate supervisors). The study was conducted within a Canadian public safety organization.Findings– Results show that the four dimensions of counterproductive behaviors are negatively related to team performance. Moreover, results indicate that each of these relationships is completely mediated by a decrease of collaboration among members. Taken together, the results of this study show that the presence of counterproductive behaviors within teams constitutes a collective phenomenon which affects not only team members, but also the functioning and effectiveness of the team as a whole.Originality/value– This study differs from previous studies mainly by adopting a multidimensional conception of counterproductive behaviors and focusing on consequences of these behaviors on the team as a system. In practical terms, the results suggest that the presence of counterproductive behaviors may require team-level interventions (e.g. team building) in addition to individual interventions with individuals involved.
Multiplication of microbes below 0.690 water activity: implications for terrestrial and extraterrestrial life
Authors: Stevenson Andrew , Burkhardt Jürgen , Cockell Charles S. , Cray Jonathan A. , Dijksterhuis Jan , Fox‐Powell Mark , Kee Terence P. , Kminek Gerhard , McGenity Terry J. , Timmis Kenneth N. , Timson David J. , Voytek Mary A. , Westall Frances , Yakimov Michail M. , Hallsworth John E. 
Published: August 2014

SummarySince a key requirement of known life forms is available water (water activity; aw), recent searches for signatures of past life in terrestrial and extraterrestrial environments have targeted places known to have contained significant quantities of biologically available water. However, early life on Earth inhabited high‐salt environments, suggesting an ability to withstand low water‐activity. The lower limit of water activity that enables cell division appears to be ∼ 0.605 which, until now, was only known to be exhibited by a single eukaryote, the sugar‐tolerant, fungal xerophile Xeromyces bisporus. The first forms of life on Earth were, though, prokaryotic. Recent evidence now indicates that some halophilic Archaea and Bacteria have water‐activity limits more or less equal to those of X. bisporus. We discuss water activity in relation to the limits of Earth's present‐day biosphere; the possibility of microbial multiplication by utilizing water from thin, aqueous films or non‐liquid sources; whether prokaryotes were the first organisms able to multiply close to the 0.605‐aw limit; and whether extraterrestrial aqueous milieux of ≥ 0.605 aw can resemble fertile microbial habitats found on Earth.
Effect of Matching Mechanism on Learning in Games Played Under Limited Information
Authors: Feltovich Nick , Oda Sobei H. 
Published: August 2014

AbstractWe examine the effect of the matching mechanism on learning in 2 × 2 games. Six games are played repeatedly under either fixed pairs or random matching. Unlike most economics experiments, the games are played under limited information: subjects are never shown the games' payoff matrices nor given information about opponent payoffs. We find that behaviour, while initially similar between treatments, diverges over time. In most but not all games, fixed‐pairs matching is associated with increased coordination on pure‐strategy Nash equilibria, higher‐payoff equilibria being reached and faster convergence toward pure‐strategy play.
Voluntary Contribution Mechanism Played over an Infinite Horizon
Authors: Tan Lijia , Wei Lijia 
Published: August 2014

AbstractWe experimentally investigate the evolution play in an infinitely repeated voluntary contribution mechanism (VCM). We find that in infinitely repeated VCM games: (i) average contributions in the first round are similar to those of finitely repeated VCM games; (ii) most groups have a non‐monotonic trend of contribution with repetition; and (iii) contributions remain at the same level after an unexpected restart. The data provides strong support for heterogeneous subjects, which may explain the non‐monotonic trend of average contributions. This trend is caused by one category of subjects who expect others to contribute in period t as they did in period t − 1.
Risk Aversion, Overconfidence and Private Information as Determinants of Majority Thresholds
Authors: Attanasi Giuseppe , Corazzini Luca , Georgantzís Nikolaos , Passarelli Francesco 
Published: August 2014

AbstractWe present and experimentally test a theoretical model of majority threshold determination as a function of voters’ risk preferences. The experimental results confirm the theoretical prediction of a positive correlation between the voter's risk aversion and the corresponding preferred majority threshold. Furthermore, the experimental results show that a voter's preferred majority threshold negatively relates to the voter's confidence about how others will vote. Moreover, in a treatment in which individuals receive a private signal about others’ voting behaviour, the confidence‐related motivation of behaviour loses ground to the signal's strength.
Growth‐promoting Sphingomonas paucimobilis ZJSH1 associated with Dendrobium officinale through phytohormone production and nitrogen fixation
Authors: Yang Suijuan , Zhang Xinghai , Cao Zhaoyun , Zhao Kaipeng , Wang Sai , Chen Mingxue , Hu Xiufang 
Published: August 2014

SummaryGrowth‐promoting Sphingomonas paucimobilis ZJSH1, associated with Dendrobium officinale, a traditional Chinese medicinal plant, was characterized. At 90 days post‐inoculation, strain ZJSH1 significantly promoted the growth of D. officinale seedlings, with increases of stems by 8.6% and fresh weight by 7.5%. Interestingly, the polysaccharide content extracted from the inoculated seedlings was 0.6% higher than that of the control. Similar growth promotion was observed with the transplants inoculated with strain ZJSH1. The mechanism of growth promotion was attributed to a combination of phytohormones and nitrogen fixation. Strain ZJSH1 was found using the Kjeldahl method to have a nitrogen fixation activity of 1.15 mg l−1, which was confirmed by sequencing of the nifH gene. Using high‐performance liquid chromatography‐mass spectrometry, strain ZJSH1 was found to produce various phytohormones, including salicylic acid (SA), indole‐3‐acetic acid (IAA), Zeatin and abscisic acid (ABA). The growth curve showed that strain ZJSH1 grew well in the seedlings, especially in the roots. Accordingly, much higher contents of SA, ABA, IAA and c‐ZR were detected in the inoculated seedlings, which may play roles as both phytohormones and ‘Systemic Acquired Resistance’ drivers. Nitrogen fixation and secretion of plant growth regulators (SA, IAA, Zeatin and ABA) endow S. paucimobilis ZJSH1 with growth‐promoting properties, which provides a potential for application in the commercial growth of D. officinale.
Establishing a robotic colorectal surgery programme
Authors: Bell Stephen , Carne Peter , Chin Martin , Farmer Chip 
Published: August 2014

AbstractBackgroundThis paper aimed to describe the training available and the process taken to establish a robotic colorectal surgery programme in a large Australian academic private hospital. Through this we hope to guide other surgeons and hospitals planning to introduce this technology in circumstances where such guidelines do not exist.MethodsThe available training and credentialing pathways are described, including the da Vinci Surgery Training Pathway provided by Intuitive Surgical and hospital‐based supports. A proposed 9‐point training and credentialing pathway is presented, along with the activities undertaken by each surgeon.ResultsFrom December 2011 to December 2013, 48 robotic colorectal procedures were performed at the Cabrini Hospital. Operations performed were as follows: 23 anterior resections, seven abdominoperineal resections, 11 rectopexies, three proctectomies and ileal pouch‐anal anastomosis and four right hemicolectomies. There have been no conversions, and no major complications. There were no robot‐specific complications.ConclusionWe believe that this thorough and methodical approach to introducing robotics to colorectal surgery has been safe and effective, and should be applicable to other surgeons and hospitals wishing to introduce robotic technology to colorectal surgery.
Mortality from acute appendicitis is associated with complex disease and co‐morbidity
Authors: Wysocki Arkadiusz Peter , Allen Jennifer , Rey‐Conde Therese , North John B. 
Published: August 2014

AbstractBackgroundStudies evaluating mortality in patients with acute appendicitis focus on the outcomes of appendicectomy alone. We hypothesize this may not be representative of what happens in clinical practice as a small proportion of patients with acute appendicitis undergo procedures other than appendicectomy, for example, caecectomy or right hemicolectomy. To clarify the issue, the authors evaluated Australian adult patients who died with a primary diagnosis of acute appendicitis regardless of whether they underwent an operation or the type of operation performed.MethodsA cross‐sectional analysis of systematically collected mortality data from the Australian and New Zealand Audit of Surgical Mortality was conducted on adults who died in hospital with a primary diagnosis of acute appendicitis between January 2009 and December 2012.ResultsTwenty‐six patients died with a primary diagnosis of acute appendicitis. The median age was 83 years and the median number of co‐morbidities was three. Four patients died without surgery due to their family's wishes. Twenty‐two patients were treated surgically: five for right hemicolectomy, four for laparoscopic/McBurney appendicectomy, 10 for laparotomy with appendicectomy, two for unknown method of appendicectomy and one for open abscess drainage.ConclusionMost adult patients who died following surgery for acute appendicitis did not undergo simple appendicectomy but underwent more complicated procedures for complex appendicitis.
Use of ‘non‐medical’ ultrasound imaging before mid‐pregnancy in Copenhagen
Authors: Thorup Tine J. , Zingenberg Helle 
Published: August 2014

AbstractWe have investigated prospectively how many pregnant women purchase ultrasound imaging before week 20, why they purchase scans, and which professional skills and certifications women expect the person performing the scan to have. In addition, we wanted to investigate whether the women were aware of any professional authorization procedures. Women attending the second trimester malformation scan of the Danish Prenatal Screening Program (n = 645) filled in a questionnaire about their use of non‐medical ultrasound scans. Of these women, 154 (24%) had bought ultrasound scans: 50% wanted to have the fetal health and development checked and 49% wanted to find out the gender of the fetus. In addition, 68% felt that they received an evaluation of the fetal health state and 58% believed that there was legislation demanding a professional authorization needed to perform ultrasound imaging. This study shows that there is a significant demand among pregnant women for commercial ultrasound imaging of their fetus for various reasons. Knowledge of certifications and requirements for legal authorization is, however, sparse.
Nifedipine versus Terbutaline, Tocolytic Effectiveness and Maternal and Neonatal Adverse Effects: A Randomized, Controlled Pilot Trial
Authors: Padovani Tania Regina , Guyatt Gordon , Lopes Luciane Cruz 
Published: August 2014

AbstractAlthough previous evidence suggests advantages of nifedipine over terbutaline as tocolytic agents, in some jurisdictions, terbutaline is approved for use and nifedipine is not. In women in preterm labour, we compared the impact of terbutaline versus nifedipine on inhibition of uterine contractions, preterm birth, neonatal sepsis, intracranial haemorrhage or necrotizing enterocolitis, death or admission to a neonatal intensive care unit and maternal adverse reactions. We randomized 32 women to nifedipine and 34 to terbutaline. We found no difference between groups in tocolysis or preterm birth. No serious maternal adverse effects or serious neonatal adverse outcome occurred in either group. Less serious maternal adverse effects less common with terbutaline included flushing (2.94% versus 43.7%) and headache (5.9% versus 31.2%). The administration of terbutaline increased tremor (76.4% versus 0%), nausea (58.8% versus 9.4%) and dizziness (29.4% versus 6.25%). The total number of side effects, and the proportion of women experiencing one or more side effects, proved greater with terbutaline. In this study, terbutaline and nifedipine performed similarly in their tocolytic effects. Each drug has specific side effects, although overall, nifedipine was associated with fewer adverse effects.