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Recruitment Trends and Talent Management - 10 Years: A Panoramic View
Authors: Bahuguna P. C. 
Published: April 2015

HR Discussion - Recruitment trends and talent management—a 10-year panoramic view.
With continuous development in energy policies across many countries, the great crew change, and increased international oil and gas trade, the hydrocarbon sector has reached a crossroads. On the one hand, the demand for oil and gas is constantly increasing; on the other hand, issues such as greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, pricing, security of supply, and constantly increasing exploration and production budgets are pressing the industry severely. To meet continued increasing demand and offset the challenges, skilled human resources are key. The challenge for companies is to develop rigorous talent management systems to help ensure availability of the most-experienced, best-trained, best-educated, most-flexible, and most-adaptable people for the industry and then find meaningful and creative ways of retaining them while also using them to truly enhance the company’s productivity and profitability. In the last 10 years, the oil and gas industry has seen major changes in trading practices throughout the value chain. Deregulation of petroleum products in India led to increased competition mainly in the downstream sector. This, in turn, forced companies to change hiring patterns to better cope with the higher standards and requirements that became prevalent in the market. Retirement rates are still increasing, giving rise to the industry’s current talent crunch.
Excelling in Your First 10 Years: Ten Life Lessons
Authors: Roth Jakob , Munisteri Islin 
Published: April 2015

Forum - Ten life lessons to help you excel—now and for the rest of your career.
Between training programs and moving to new locations, a lot can happen in the first 10 years of your career. The TWA Forum team informally talked with our colleagues and found that people whose backgrounds appeared disparate often voiced similar themes regarding what they learned in their first 10 years in the “real world” of the workplace. Below are the nine life lessons that emerged from these discussions—plus one for you to write.
1. What you do, or don’t do, creates the reputation you have amongst your peers.
Be responsible for yourself—your conduct, your actions, and your behavior. Your reputation in the oil and gas industry has been building since the day you entered the game and is being continually developed daily amongst your peers, coworkers, and other professionals. How you interact and deal with your coworkers, management, clients, suppliers, and contractors all play a direct role in developing and maintaining your reputation in the industry. Your reputation is related to the value you bring to your company. And remember, first impressions definitely count, so always give a respectable handshake and smile. Timothy Price, president at Heath Energy Products Corp., says, “This is an industry where you will cross paths with thousands of people who all cross paths with each other. Therefore, nothing is more important than your reputation.” When transitioning to a new role, realize that you should always “uphold your reputation, it will precede you and hold you accountable,” says Darren Vaught, special projects manager at Hydessco. What underpins reputation is integrity. Larry Bartram, region account manager at Halliburton’s Multi-Chem, notes, “In any industry, honesty and integrity are first and foremost. Your reputation is of paramount importance to your success.”
Teacher Gesture and Lexical Focus on Form in a Foreign Language Classroom
Authors: Inceoglu Solène 
Published: April 2015

Abstract: This article explores the use of gesture by a French language teacher during lexical focus on form (FonF). The analysis compares pre-emptive FonF (before a problem in communication has occurred), and reactive FonF (after a problem has occurred) and looks at the differences between teacher-initiated and learner-initiated FonF in the use and type of gesture. Ten hours of classroom interaction in an intermediate, French as a foreign language course were video-recorded. Overall, 110 form-focused episodes (FEEs) were identified, half of them – verbs and collocations, in particular – accompanied by gestures. Results revealed that the initiator and the type of FonF (reactive vs. pre-emptive) may have influenced the number of gestures and the duration of the FFEs. Indeed, 91.6% of the learner-initiated versus 49% of the teacher-initiated FFEs were accompanied by gestures (iconics were the most used), and pre-emptive learner-initiated FFEs led, on average, to longer and more complex gestural explanations from the teacher.
Summary of Sensitivity and Specificity for Psoriatic Arthritis in a South African Cohort according to Classification Criteria
Authors: Maharaj Ajesh B. , Govender Jayandran , Maharaj Kasthurba , Rajkaran Michelle , Tak Paul P. 
Published: April 2015

Objective.To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of the classification criteria for psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in a South African cohort.Methods.Data from consecutive patients with PsA and other chronic inflammatory arthritides were collected prospectively. Subjects were classified according to the classification criteria. The sensitivity and specificity in each group of patients were compared with a clinical diagnosis made by a rheumatologist.Results.The European Spondylarthropathy Study Group criteria exhibited the lowest sensitivity followed by the Moll and Wright criteria. The sensitivity and specificity of the ClASsification for Psoriatic ARthritis (CASPAR) criteria were 98.4% and 99.7%, respectively.Conclusion.The CASPAR criteria were evaluated in our cohort and they performed well.
Accompagnement des nouveau-nés prématurés et de leurs parents à la sortie de néonatologie
Authors: Granier Michèle 
Published: April 2015

Les données de la littérature ont montré que la période néonatale était une période de vulnérabilité pour le nouveau-né prématuré et ses parents, pouvant constituer un risque pour le développement ultérieur de l’enfant. La sortie du nouveau-né prématuré après une hospitalisation est souvent un moment difficile pour lui et ses parents. Elle constitue une rupture mais aussi une continuité. L’anticipation et la préparation de la sortie préoccupent les néonatologistes lors de l’hospitalisation du nouveau-né prématuré. Le retour à domicile est actuellement organisé avec les structures petite enfance qui prennent le relais de la structure hospitalière : had , pmi , camsp , réseau de suivi des nouveau-nés vulnérables, associations.
Des psychomotriciennes de camsp dans une consultation néonatale
Authors: Leroy Alexia , Poinot Émilie 
Published: April 2015

La prématurité interpelle à tous les niveaux : un bébé fragile, des parents bouleversés, une équipe présente dès les premiers instants de vie et tout au long de la petite enfance ... et le camsp . En tant que psychomotriciennes de l’antenne du camsp dans le service de consultation de néonatologie de Port-Royal, notre rôle s’inscrit dans un soutien global de l’enfant, de ses parents et de l’équipe hospitalière. Notre action s’articule autour de plusieurs espaces de co-consultations qui enrichissent profondément nos capacités d’évaluation et de dépistage des troubles précoces du développement. Nos regards croisés avec les néonatologistes et les autres membres de l’antenne nous éclairent également sur la qualité de la relation parent-enfant, les subtilités du développement et les retards ou pathologies avérées. Dans ce partenariat, l’antenne du camsp travaille, se questionne et évolue continuellement dans cette idée d’une globalité d’approche dont les psychomotriciennes sont le liant.
Jeux de mort à l’adolescence
Authors: Le Breton David 
Published: April 2015

Les « jeux » dangereux qui investissent aujourd’hui l’univers adolescent sont d’abord des rites de virilité, et non des manières ludiques et heureuses d’explorer le monde. Leur objectif est de montrer qu’on en est, qu’on en a, qu’on ne s’est pas dérobé. Mais simultanément, ils participent aussi de la quête des limites de sens qui caractérise les conduites à risque. Ils participent à cette surestimation de soi propre aux garçons. De manière socialement transversale, et en lien avec une culture adolescente qui se répand à l’infini à travers les réseaux sociaux, les défis qui concouraient traditionnellement à la fabrique du masculin dans un quartier ou dans la cour de récréation ne cessent de s’accentuer et de susciter la surenchère sur une scène désormais mondialisée.
Mourir, voir mourir : place des ehpad dans la société
Authors: Olivier Sylvie 
Published: April 2015

Les ehpad sont, pour la très grande majorité des personnes qui y séjournent, le lieu où la mort peut advenir. Au travers de témoignages de fin de vie nous sont dépeintes, malgré son universalité, la singularité de ces derniers instants, la capacité de les penser, de les accompagner et de les vivre. Et si les ehpad aidaient notre société à porter un regard apaisé sur la mort des personnes âgées ?
Experimentally Reduced Hip-Abductor Muscle Strength and Frontal-Plane Biomechanics During Walking
Authors: Pohl Michael B. , Kendall Karen D. , Patel Chirag , Wiley J. Preston , Emery Carolyn , Ferber Reed 
Published: April 2015

Context
Researchers have postulated that reduced hip-abductor muscle strength may have a role in the progression of knee osteoarthritis by increasing the external knee-adduction moment. However, the relationship between hip-abductor strength and frontal-plane biomechanics remains unclear.

Objective
To experimentally reduce hip-abduction strength and observe the subsequent changes in frontal-plane biomechanics.

Design
Descriptive laboratory study.

Setting
Research laboratory.

Patients or Other Participants
Eight healthy, recreationally active men (age = 27 ± 6 years, height = 1.75 ± 0.11 m, mass = 76.1 ± 10.0 kg).

Intervention(s)
All participants underwent a superior gluteal nerve block injection to reduce the force output of the hip-abductor muscle group.

Main Outcome Measure(s)
Maximal isometric hip-abduction strength and gait biomechanical data were collected before and after the injections. Gait biomechanical variables collected during walking consisted of knee- and hip-adduction moments and impulses and the peak angles of contralateral pelvic drop, hip adduction, and ipsilateral trunk lean.

Results
Hip-abduction strength was reduced after the injection (P = .001) and remained lower than baseline values at the completion of the postinjection gait data collection (P = .02). No alterations in hip- or knee-adduction moments (hip: P = .11; knee: P = .52) or impulses (hip: P = .16; knee: P = .41) were found after the nerve block. Similarly, no changes in angular kinematics were observed for contralateral pelvic drop (P = .53), ipsilateral trunk lean (P = .78), or hip adduction (P = .48).

Conclusions
A short-term reduction in hip-abductor strength was not associated with alterations in the frontal-plane gait biomechanics of young, healthy men. Further research is needed to determine whether a similar relationship is true in older adults with knee osteoarthritis.
MicroRNA-Seq Data Analysis Pipeline to Identify Blood Biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease from Public Data
Authors: Satoh Jun-ichi , Kino Yoshihiro , Niida Shumpei 
Published: April 2015

Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia with no curative therapy currently available. Establishment of sensitive and non-invasive biomarkers that promote an early diagnosis of AD is crucial for the effective administration of disease-modifying drugs. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) mediate posttranscriptional repression of numerous target genes. Aberrant regulation of miRNA expression is implicated in AD pathogenesis, and circulating miRNAs serve as potential biomarkers for AD. However, data analysis of numerous AD-specific miRNAs derived from small RNA-sequencing (RNA-Seq) is most often laborious. Methods To identify circulating miRNA biomarkers for AD, we reanalyzed a publicly available small RNA-Seq dataset, composed of blood samples derived from 48 AD patients and 22 normal control (NC) subjects, by a simple web-based miRNA data analysis pipeline that combines omiRas and DIANA miRPath. Results By using omiRas, we identified 27 miRNAs expressed differentially between both groups, including upregulation in AD of miR-26b-3p, miR-28–3p, miR-30c-5p, miR-30d-5p, miR-148b-5p, miR-151a-3p, miR-186–5p, miR-425–5p, miR-550a-5p, miR-1468, miR-4781–3p, miR-5001–3p, and miR-6513–3p and downregulation in AD of let-7a-5p, let-7e-5p, let-7f-5p, let-7g-5p, miR-15a-5p, miR-17–3p, miR-29b-3p, miR-98–5p, miR-144–5p, miR-148a-3p, miR-502–3p, miR-660–5p, miR-1294, and miR-3200–3p. DIANA miRPath indicated that miRNA-regulated pathways potentially down– regulated in AD are linked with neuronal synaptic functions, while those upregulated in AD are implicated in cell survival and cellular communication. Conclusions The simple web-based miRNA data analysis pipeline helps us to effortlessly identify candidates for miRNA biomarkers and pathways of AD from the complex small RNA–Seq data.
Preparing Nursing Homes for the Future of Health Information Exchange
Authors: Rantz M. , Galambos C. , Vogelsmeier A. , Flesner M. , Popejoy L. , Mueller J. , Shumate S. , Elvin M. , Alexander G.L. 
Published: April 2015

SummaryObjective: Our purpose was to describe how we prepared 16 nursing homes (NHs) for health information exchange (HIE) implementation.Background: NH HIE connecting internal and external stakeholders are in their infancy. U.S. initiatives are demonstrating HIE use to increase access and securely exchange personal health information to improve patient outcomes.Method: To achieve our objectives we conducted readiness assessments, performed 32 hours of clinical observation and developed 6 use cases, and conducted semi-structured interviews with 230 participants during 68 site visits to validate use cases and explore HIE.Results: All 16 NHs had technology available to support resident care. Resident care technologies were integrated much more with internal than external stakeholders. A wide range of technologies were accessible only during administrative office hours. Six non-emergent use cases most commonly communicated by NH staff were: 1) scheduling appointments, 2) laboratory specimen drawing, 3) pharmacy orders and reconciliation, 4) social work discharge planning, 5) admissions and pre-admissions, and 6) pharmacy-medication reconciliation. Emerging themes from semi-structured interviews about use cases included: availability of information technology in clinical settings, accessibility of HIE at the point of care, and policies/procedures for sending/receiving secure personal health information.Conclusion: We learned that every facility needed additional technological and human resources to build an HIE network. Also, use cases help clinical staff apply theoretical problems of HIE implementation and helps them think through the implications of using HIE to communicate about clinical care.Citation: Alexander GL, Rantz M, Galambos C, Vogelsmeier A, Flesner M, Popejoy L, Mueller J, Shumate S, Elvin M. Preparing nursing homes for the future of health information exchange. Appl Clin Inf 2015; 6: 248–266http://dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-12-RA-0113
Analysis and Forecasting of Electricity Price Risks with Quantile Factor Models
Authors: Bunn Derek , Andresen Arne , Chen Dipeng , Westgaard Sjur 
Published: April 2015

Forecasting quantile and value-at-risk levels for commodity prices is methodologically challenging because of the distinctive stochastic properties of the price density functions, volatility clustering and the importance of exogenous factors. Despite this, accurate risk measures have considerable value in trading and risk management with the topic being actively researched for better techniques. We approach the problem by using a multifactor, dynamic, quantile regression formulation, extended to include GARCH properties, and applied to both in-sample estimation and out-of-sample forecasting of traded electricity prices. This captures the specification effects of mean reversion, spikes, time varying volatility and demonstrates how the prices of gas, coal and carbon, forecasts of demand and reserve margin in addition to price volatility influence the electricity price quantiles. We show how the price coefficients for these factors vary substantially across the quantiles and offer a new, useful synthesis of GARCH effects within quantile regression. We also show that a linear quantile regression model outperforms skewed GARCH-t and CAViaR models, as specified on the shocks to conditional expectations, regarding the accuracy of out-of-sample forecasts of value-at-risk.
The Consolidation of Assets and Liabilities within Company Groups
Authors: Stevens Richard 
Published: April 2015

The Consolidation of Assets and Liabilities within Company Groups: Can South African Company Law Learn from New Zealand’s Company Law?
Limited liability is one of the cornerstones of company law. This is also the case where companies form part of a group of companies with one controlling holding company. In South African law, as in most jurisdictions, there are exceptions to limited liability. These exceptions usually lead to the piercing of the veil between the company and its shareholders. In New Zealand company law the legislature has introduced measures to enable courts to consolidate or pool together the assets and liabilities of companies within a group in cases of liquidation of one/all of the companies in the group of companies. This article investigates whether South African company law should consider introducing these New Zealand measures into South African company law to better protect creditors of the liquidated company. The article concludes that the New Zealand measures could serve as a useful presumption to enable courts to consolidate assets and liabilities within a group of companies in cases of liquidation of one or all the companies in the group.
Weight Gain After Adenotonsillectomy in Children With Mild Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing
Authors: Kirkham Erin M. , Ishman Stacey , Baldassari Cristina M. , Mitchell Ron B. , Naqvi S. Kamal , Tapia Ignacio E. , Elden Lisa M. , Hassan Fauziya , Ibrahim Sally , Ross Kristie , Cen Mengqi , Wang Rui , Redline Susan , Chervin Ronald D. 
Published: August 2024

ImportanceIt is unknown whether adenotonsillectomy causes undesirable weight gain in children with mild obstructive sleep-disordered breathing (oSDB).ObjectiveTo compare changes in anthropometric measures in children with mild oSDB treated with adenotonsillectomy vs watchful waiting.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThis was an exploratory analysis of the Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy Trial for Snoring (PATS) randomized clinical trial of adenotonsillectomy vs watchful waiting for mild oSDB (snoring with obstructive apnea-hypopnea index of &amp;lt;3 events/hour) that took place at 7 pediatric tertiary care centers across the US and included 458 children aged 3.0 to 12.9 years with mild oSDB. Participants were recruited from June 29, 2016, to February 1, 2021. Anthropomorphic measures taken at baseline and 12 months after randomization were standardized for age and sex, including each participant’s percentage of the 95th body mass index percentile (%BMIp95). Data analyses were performed from March 15, 2023, to April 1, 2024.InterventionEarly adenotonsillectomy (eAT) vs watchful waiting with supportive care (WWSC).Main Outcomes and MeasuresTwelve-month change in %BMIp95 from baseline and undesirable weight gain (defined as any weight gain in a child who already had overweight or obesity or an increase from baseline normal weight/underweight to overweight/obesity) at follow-up assessment.ResultsThe study analysis included 375 children (mean [SD] age, 6.1 [2.3] years; 188 [50.2%] females), of whom 143 (38%) had overweight or obesity at baseline. At 12 months, children in the eAT group experienced a 1.25-point increase in %BMIp95 compared with a 0.59-point increase in the WWSC group (mean difference, 0.93; 95% CI, −0.39 to 2.25). Undesirable weight gain was also similar between the eAT (n = 120; 32%) and WWSC (n = 101; 27%) groups (mean difference, 4%; 95% CI, 5% to 14%).Conclusions and RelevanceThe findings of this exploratory analysis of the PATS trial indicate that adenotonsillectomy was not independently associated with an increased risk of undesirable weight gain in children with mild oSDB. However, one-third of the children gained undesirable weight during the study, which suggests that there is an opportunity to address healthy weight management during the evaluation and treatment of children with mild oSDB.Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02562040
Prediagnostic Amino Acid Metabolites and Risk of Gout, Accounting for Serum Urate: Prospective Cohort Study and Mendelian Randomization
Authors: McCormick Natalie , Joshi Amit D. , Yokose Chio , Yu Bing , Tin Adrienne , Terkeltaub Robert , Merriman Tony R. , Zeleznik Oana , Eliassen A. Heather , Curhan Gary C. , Ea Hang‐Korng , Nayor Matthew , Raffield Laura M. , Choi Hyon K. 
Published: August 2024

ObjectiveOur objective was to prospectively investigate prediagnostic population‐based metabolome for risk of hospitalized gout (ie, most accurate, severe, and costly cases), accounting for serum urate.MethodsWe conducted prediagnostic metabolome‐wide analyses among 249,677 UK Biobank participants with nuclear magnetic resonance metabolomic profiling (N = 168 metabolites, including eight amino acids) from baseline blood samples (2006–2010) without a history of gout. We calculated multivariable hazard ratios (HRs) for hospitalized incident gout, before and after adjusting for serum urate levels; we included patients with nonhospitalized incident gout in a sensitivity analysis. Potential causal effects were evaluated with two‐sample Mendelian randomization.ResultsCorrecting for multiple testing, 107 metabolites were associated with incidence of hospitalized gout (n = 2,735) before urate adjustment, including glycine and glutamine (glutamine HR 0.64, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.54–0.75, P = 8.3 × 10−8; glycine HR 0.69, 95% CI 0.61–0.78, P = 3.3 × 10−9 between extreme quintiles), and glycoprotein acetyls (HR 2.48, 95% CI 2.15–2.87, P = 1.96 × 10−34). Associations remained significant and directionally consistent following urate adjustment (HR 0.83, 95% CI 0.70–0.98; HR 0.86, 95% CI 0.76–0.98; HR 1.41, 95% CI 1.21–1.63 between extreme quintiles), respectively; corresponding HRs per SD were 0.91 (95% CI 0.86–0.97), 0.94 (95% CI 0.91–0.98), and 1.10 (95% CI 1.06–1.14). Findings persisted when including patients with nonhospitalized incident gout. Mendelian randomization corroborated their potential causal role on hyperuricemia or gout risk; with change in urate levels of −0.05 mg/dL (95% CI −0.08 to −0.01) and −0.12 mg/dL (95% CI −0.22 to −0.03) per SD of glycine and glutamine, respectively, and odds ratios of 0.94 (95% CI 0.88–1.00) and 0.81 (95% CI 0.67–0.97) for gout.ConclusionThese prospective findings with causal implications could lead to biomarker‐based risk prediction and potential supplementation‐based interventions with glycine or glutamine.