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Bullying victimization/perpetration in childhood and later adjustment: findings from a 30 year longitudinal study
Authors: Gibb Sheree J. , Horwood L. John , Fergusson David M. 
Published: November 2014

PurposeThis paper aims to report on the associations between reports of bullying victimization and bullying perpetration in childhood and subsequent mental health and adjustment difficulties in late adolescence/adulthood (16‐30 years) in a New Zealand birth cohort.Design/methodology/approachThe paper uses data from the Christchurch Health and Development Study, a longitudinal study of a birth cohort of 1,265 individuals born in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1977 and followed to age 30.FindingsThere were general trends for rates of mental health/adjustment problems to be significantly associated with parental reports of bullying victimization in adolescence, and with parent and teacher reports of bullying perpetration in middle childhood or adolescence. Effect sizes were typically in the small to moderate range, and were reduced by covariate adjustment. After adjustment the majority of associations were statistically non‐significant. Effect sizes did not vary significantly with gender or the age at which outcomes were assessed.Originality/valueThe paper confirms that reports of bullying perpetration and victimization in childhood were associated with higher rates of later mental health/adjustment problems. Effect sizes were typically in the small to moderate range and, in the majority of cases, were substantially reduced upon covariate adjustment. Effect size estimates were not significantly different between males and females and did not vary with the age at which outcomes were assessed.
Violent behavior and positive parenting
Authors: Davis Richard L. 
Published: November 2014

PurposeThe majority of child, sibling, dating, intimate partner, spousal and elder abuse and bullying interventions have as a primary goal the cessation of physical assaults. However, too many contemporary domestic violence efforts are reactionary, most occur following the use of physical assaults or after coercive behavior is exhibited and almost all do not begin until school age or much later. Recent research suggests that children express anger and use aggression soon after birth and that children are physically able and use physical assaults before age one. Children also obtain understandings about social interactions and have ideas about causal relationships before age four. This paper aims to consider these issues.Design/methodology/approachThe author gives a viewpoint on violent behavior and the effect of positive parenting, based on research in the USA.FindingsAll 50 states in the USA allow the use of physical assaults by parents and guardians against children with the goal of behavioral modification. To end the use of physical assaults regardless of age, gender or sexual orientation, all uses of physical assaults must be replaced with positive guidance and role modeling that condemns not condones the use of physical assaults.Originality/valueThese lessons must be role modeled, not lectured and begin the day children are born.
Ambicultural Ambassador between East and West
Authors: Ke Jie 
Published: November 2014

Purpose
– This purpose of this article is to report the second part of a recent interview with Dr Ming-Jer Chen. He shares his values, beliefs and philosophies on life, business and scholarship; relates how these philosophies have shaped his approach to teaching, research and service; and outlines his strategies for making important career and professional decisions.

Design/methodology/approach
– Interview with Dr Ming-Jer Chen.

Findings
– Dr Ming-Jer Chen’s firm belief in the Oneness (精一) is reflected in his constant pursuit of “making the world smaller” by closing divides of various kinds. During his career journey, Dr Chen has applied the philosophy of “keeping a balanced and integrated view” to tackle professional and career challenges and reinforced that with the wisdom of his ambicultural perspective. His East–West background and beliefs shape his engagements with the research and business communities and his expertise includes management education and decision-making, as well as teaching, research and professional services.

Research limitations/implications
– Dr Chen’s unique life and career experiences make him a role model for those who intend to pursue a career in management research. His ambicultural insight and balanced and integrated perspective may help junior scholars to deal with challenges in their professional lives.

Originality/value
– The interview profiles a thought leader and strategist in management research and education, whose experience and wisdom may enlighten junior scholars along their career paths.
Suzhi development: indigenous approaches to enhancing the quality of human resources
Authors: Zheng Connie 
Published: November 2014

Purpose– This paper aims to examine the Chinese indigenous concept of suzhi (素质) by analyzing its historical evolution and its contemporary implications for human resource management (HRM) research and practice at the national and organizational levels.Design/methodology/approach– An integrated review of literatures in sinology, political science, anthropology and sociology concerned with suzhi-related research, combined with recent incidents associated with suzhi.Findings–Suzhiis an indigenous concept embedded in the centuries-long historical context of China.Suzhidevelopment has been focused on three key dimensions, moral, physical and mental, as a way of building quality employees and citizens. Yet developing and quantifying the moral aspects ofsuzhiis more challenging than measuring its physical and mental dimensions. Linkingsuzhidevelopment to human capital theory enriches the understanding of this indigenous concept at both organizational and national levels.Research limitations/implications– By analyzing a three-dimensionalsuzhicomposite, the article offers an example of howsuzhimay be linked to human capital theory and identifies directions for future research.Originality/value– By analyzingsuzhiat organizational and national levels for HRM purposes, this article broadens thesuzhiliterature from its place in the political sciences and social anthropology to encompass a theoretical analysis in HRM and development for the benefit of organizations and the society.
The use and determinants of credit derivatives in Italian banks
Authors: Broccardo Eleonora , Mazzuca Maria , Yaldiz Elmas 
Published: November 2014

Purpose– This paper aims to answer the following research questions: To what extent do banks use credit derivatives (CDs)? What are the differences between users and non-users? What are the main underlying motivations?Design/methodology/approach– The annual reports of 112 Italian banks are analysed during the 2005-2011 period. By estimating a probit regression model, two incentives for using CD are tested: managing credit risk, and increasing a bank’s income composition/diversification. Different sub-samples are considered. The motivations are further investigated to understand whether they vary before and after the crisis.Findings– A limited number of banks use CD and larger and listed banks are more likely to do so. The results do not support the hedging hypothesis. Signals pointing towards the financial distress hypothesis emerge. Less capitalised banks are more likely to use CD. For listed banks, the findings support the hypothesis that economies of scale exist. After the financial crisis, a number of determinants tend to gain significance, and a speculative driver emerges.Originality/value– Previous studies focus primarily on the USA, and single-country studies do not exist in the literature. Given the importance of risk management that the crisis has reinforced, investigating whether CD use has changed before and after the crisis is of interest. Given the incompleteness of the information on CDs, the paper contributes to increasing the available information on CDs by hand-collecting data from banks’ financial statements.
Executive compensation and securitization: pre-and post-crisis
Authors: Cooper Elizabeth , Kish Andrew 
Published: November 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to study bank executive compensation and securitization, two important strategic developments in finance that are central to the debate on the cause of the crisis.

Design/methodology/approach
– We study the relationship between securitization and executive pay in a sample of US banks from 2001 to 2010, using a series of multivariate regression models to test our hypotheses.

Findings
– Bank Chief Executive Officer (CEO) pay exhibits a positive pay-for-performance relationship. Since the crisis, this relationship is weakened. For banks that securitize, we find that prior to the crisis, higher securitization activity led to higher CEO compensation levels. While we do not find that securitization is related to bank CEO pay gap (the difference between CEO and the next-highest paid bank executive), we do see that bank ratings are a factor in pay gap and compensation level.

Research limitations/implications
– Bank regulatory ratings influence the relationship between compensation and securitization. Also, the relationship differs pre- and post-crisis.

Originality/value
– Our study is unique for several reasons. First, we look at the relationship between compensation and securitization over a time period that includes the recent financial crisis. Second, we include an analysis of pay gap. Third, we include bank regulatory ratings, which are proprietary and therefore not available for use in many banking studies.
Long‐term outcome after endoscopic submucosal dissection for early gastric cancer: Focusing on a group beyond the expanded indication
Authors: Kang Myung Soo , Hong Su Jin , Kim Dae Yong , Han Jae Pil , Choi Moon Han , Kim Hee Kyung , Ko Bong Min , Lee Moon Sung 
Published: November 2014

ObjectiveTo determine the long‐term outcome after endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) in patients with early gastric cancer (EGC) according to the pathological extent.MethodsESD were performed in 280 patients with 309 EGC. The tumors were classified by pathological severity based on absolute indication (AI), expanded indication (EI) or beyond expanded indication (BEI). The therapeutic outcomes among the three groups were analyzed.ResultsThe complete resection rates of EGC were 96.4%, 78.7% and 41.2% in the AI‐EGC, EI‐EGC and BEI‐EGC groups, respectively (P = 0.000). En bloc resection rates were 97.6%, 87.4% and 86.3% in the AI‐EGC, EI‐EGC and BEI‐EGC groups, respectively (P = 0.023). The 5‐year tumor recurrence rates were 1.8%, 1.5% and 15.4% in the AI‐EGC, EI‐EGC and BEI‐EGC groups, respectively (P = 0.000). The 5‐year disease‐specific survival rates were 100%, 100% and 97.4% in the AI‐EGC, EI‐GEC and BEI‐EGC groups, respectively (P = 0.088). The 5‐year disease‐free survival rates were 98.2%, 98.5% and 84.6% in the AI‐EGC, EI‐EGC and BEI‐EGC groups, respectively (P = 0.000).ConclusionsESD was effective and safe in treating AI‐EGC and EI‐EGC, but there was a comparatively high rate of recurrence after ESD in the BEI‐EGC group. However, long‐term outcomes of patients with BEI‐EGC that did not receive additional surgery were better than those with an natural course of EGC. Thus, ESD may be considered for specific BEI‐EGC patients at high risk for surgery.
Longing for Home: Robert Hamilton, Nostalgia and the Emotional Life of the Eighteenth‐Century Soldier
Authors: Shaw Philip 
Published: November 2014

AbstractThis article focuses on Robert Hamilton's The Duties of a Regimental Soldier (1787; rev edn 1794). The article places Hamilton's case study of a common soldier suffering from nostalgia, a potentially fatal disease of the imagination arising in displaced young recruits and in young women removed from their families, within the broader contexts of the history of medical education, contemporary theories of the passions, ideas of military discipline and the culture of sensibility. Hamilton's treatment of nostalgia raises questions about the relations between class and sensibility, between literature and science, and between medical professionalism and the gendered nature of military identity.
Optimization of the genotyping‐by‐sequencing strategy for population genomic analysis in conifers
Authors: Pan Jin , Wang Baosheng , Pei Zhi‐Yong , Zhao Wei , Gao Jie , Mao Jian‐Feng , Wang Xiao‐Ru 
Published: November 2014

AbstractFlexibility and low cost make genotyping‐by‐sequencing (GBS) an ideal tool for population genomic studies of nonmodel species. However, to utilize the potential of the method fully, many parameters affecting library quality and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) discovery require optimization, especially for conifer genomes with a high repetitive DNA content. In this study, we explored strategies for effective GBS analysis in pine species. We constructed GBS libraries using HpaII, PstI and EcoRI‐MseI digestions with different multiplexing levels and examined the effect of restriction enzymes on library complexity and the impact of sequencing depth and size selection of restriction fragments on sequence coverage bias. We tested and compared UNEAK, Stacks and GATK pipelines for the GBS data, and then developed a reference‐free SNP calling strategy for haploid pine genomes. Our GBS procedure proved to be effective in SNP discovery, producing 7000–11 000 and 14 751 SNPs within and among three pine species, respectively, from a PstI library. This investigation provides guidance for the design and analysis of GBS experiments, particularly for organisms for which genomic information is lacking.
Clinical characteristics of haematological malignancy patients diagnosed with leukaemia cutis: Experience of a single centre
Authors: Pamuk Gulsum Emel , Ak Recep , Tasci Murat , Harmandar Ferda , Demir Muzaffer , Arican Ozer 
Published: November 2014

AbstractBackground/ObjectivesWe evaluated the clinical characteristics of patients with haematological malignancies at our centre who were diagnosed with leukaemia cutis (LC). In addition, we describe the spectrum of other skin lesions, including, secondary skin malignancies and nonspecific benign skin lesions in haematological malignancy patients.MethodsWe defined 58 skin lesions that developed in 54 inpatients hospitalised in the Department of Haematology, Trakya University Medical Faculty, Turkey. All skin lesions that developed in inpatients between 2006 and 2012 had been evaluated by a dermatologist. The patients' clinical features, skin biopsy results and therapies were obtained from hospital files. The diagnosis of LC was based on clinical features and histopathological examinations of the skin biopsy.ResultsThere were 11 patients with LC. Six (54.5%) had acute myeloblastic leukaemia. In nine patients (82%), LC was present at the initial presentation. Secondary skin malignancy was detected in 11 patients (five basal cell carcinoma, four Kaposi's sarcoma, one squamous cell carcinoma, one malignant melanoma); and malignancy was present in two patients (18%) at the initial presentation. Nonspecific benign skin lesions, the most frequent of which were drug eruptions, were determined in 32 of our patients. LC had a significantly higher likelihood of being present at initial presentation than other skin lesions (P < 0.01). The median survival in LC patients was quite short (4.5 months).ConclusionsLC was usually diagnosed at the initial presentation of the patient or during the early course of the disease. Having LC was a poor prognostic factor.
Long‐Term Impact of Different Immunosuppressive Drugs on QT and PR Intervals in Renal Transplant Patients
Authors: Ikitimur Baris , Cosansu Kahraman , Karadag Bilgehan , Cakmak Huseyin Altug , Avci Burcak Kilickiran , Erturk Emre , Seyahi Nurhan , Ongen Zeki 
Published: November 2014

BackgroundSudden cardiac deaths due to arrhythmias are thought to be an important cause of mortality in patients with renal transplants. Exposure to immunosuppressive drugs may lead to QT or PR interval abnormalities which may consequently cause arrhythmias. Our study investigated the long term impact of four different immunosuppressive drugs on PR and corrected QT intervals (QTc) in renal transplant patientsMethodsThe study population consisted of 98 kidney transplant recipients. Study patients were receiving immunosuppressive management with tacrolimus, cyclosporine A, everolimus or azathioprine according to the local protocols. QTc and PR intervals obtained from the most recent post‐transplant electrocardiograms were compared with the pre‐transplant intervals dated before the transplantation procedure.ResultsPost‐transplant QTc intervals had prolonged significantly in comparison to the pre‐transplant QTc intervals in all groups. However, there were no significant differences between the immunosuppressive agents with regard to post‐transplant QTc interval prolongation (p > 0.05). There were no significant differences between the groups with regard to the pre and post‐transplant PR interval changes (p > 0.05).ConclusionsQT interval prolongation, a marker of risk for arrhythmias and sudden death, is highly prevalent among kidney transplant patients receiving different classes of immunosuppressive drugs.
Sensitivity and Specificity of Automated Detection of Early Repolarization in Standard 12‐Lead Electrocardiography
Authors: Kenttä Tuomas , Porthan Kimmo , Tikkanen Jani T. , Väänänen Heikki , Oikarinen Lasse , Viitasalo Matti , Karanko Hannu , Laaksonen Maarit , Huikuri Heikki V. 
Published: November 2014

BackgroundEarly repolarization (ER) is defined as an elevation of the QRS‐ST junction in at least two inferior or lateral leads of the standard 12‐lead electrocardiogram (ECG). Our purpose was to create an algorithm for the automated detection and classification of ER.MethodsA total of 6,047 electrocardiograms were manually graded for ER by two experienced readers. The automated detection of ER was based on quantification of the characteristic slurring or notching in ER‐positive leads. The ER detection algorithm was tested and its results were compared with manual grading, which served as the reference.ResultsReaders graded 183 ECGs (3.0%) as ER positive, of which the algorithm detected 176 recordings, resulting in sensitivity of 96.2%. Of the 5,864 ER‐negative recordings, the algorithm classified 5,281 as negative, resulting in 90.1% specificity. Positive and negative predictive values for the algorithm were 23.2% and 99.9%, respectively, and its accuracy was 90.2%. Inferior ER was correctly detected in 84.6% and lateral ER in 98.6% of the cases.ConclusionsAs the automatic algorithm has high sensitivity, it could be used as a prescreening tool for ER; only the electrocardiograms graded positive by the algorithm would be reviewed manually. This would reduce the need for manual labor by 90%.
Detection of QTc Effects in Small Studies—Implications for Replacing the Thorough QT Study
Authors: Ferber Georg , Zhou Meijian , Darpo Borje 
Published: November 2014

BackgroundECG assessment with exposure response analysis applied to data from First‐in‐Man studies has been proposed to replace the thorough QT study for the detection of small QT effects.MethodsData from five thorough QT studies, three with moxifloxacin, one study with a drug with a large QTc effect (∼25 ms) and one with ketoconazole with a smaller QT effect (∼8 ms) were used. By subsampling, studies with 6–18 subjects on drug and six on placebo were simulated 1000 times per sample size to assess whether small QTc effects using ICH E14 criteria could be excluded and the impact of sample size on the estimate and variability of the slope of the concentration/QTc relation.ResultsWith a sample size of nine or more on drug and six on placebo, the fraction of “false negative studies” was at or below 5% with data from the studies with moxifloxacin and from the drug with a large QTc effect. With the same sample size and no underlying QTc effect (placebo), the fraction of studies in which an effect above 10 ms could be excluded was above 85%. A treatment effect in the linear concentration‐effect model resulted in a lower proportion of “false negatives.” Sample size had little influence on the average slope estimate of the concentration/QTc relationship.ConclusionsFor drugs with a QTc effect of around 12–14 ms, exposure response analysis applied to First‐in‐Man studies with careful ECG assessment can be used to replace the through QT study.
Comparison of the invasiveness of conventional discectomy and microendoscopic discectomy for lumbar disc herniation: Differences in the methods of approach
Authors: Hara Manabu , Takahashi Hiroshi , Yokoyama Yuichirou , Wada Akihito , Hasegawa Keiji , Iida Yasuaki 
Published: November 2014

AbstractIntroductionThe aim of this study was to investigate whether differences in the methods of approach to the vertebral arch influence the invasiveness of conventional discectomy and microendoscopic discectomy (MED).MethodsIn this study, 41 Wistar rats were divided into four groups: controls (no surgery) (n = 10), shams (skin incision only) (n = 11), MED (n = 10), and conventional discectomy (n = 10). We performed ethological and blood biochemical examinations for three of the groups, excluding the control group, and a histological examination for three of the groups, excluding the sham group. In the ethological examination, we measured the threshold of postoperative pain using the von Frey test. In the blood chemical examination, we measured blood creatine phosphokinase and inflammatory cytokines, and compared the severity of tissue damage by histological examination using hematoxylin–eosin and immunohistochemical staining.ResultsThe conventional discectomy group showed a significantly lower threshold of postoperative pain, compared with the MED group (P < 0.05). Blood biochemical investigation revealed that the creatine phosphokinase (P < 0.05) and tumor necrosis factor‐α levels (P < 0.05) of the conventional discectomy group were significantly higher than those in the MED group. In the histological examination, it was found that a wide range of paraspinal muscle damage occurred in the conventional discectomy group (P < 0.05) and that the damage was mostly confined to the periosteum and nearby nerve endings.ConclusionMED was found to be less invasive than conventional discectomy based on ethological, blood biochemical, and histological examinations.
Unionism and Employer Power Strategies in Spain: Ethnography of a Labor Struggle in an Iron and Steel Firm
Authors: Roca Beltrán , Rodríguez Lluis 
Published: November 2014

AbstractThis article describes one case of trade union struggle in a mid‐sized iron and steel company in the province of Cádiz (southern Spain). The authors propose an analytical framework that emphasizes power in the relations between capital and labor. According to them, the sources of labor power must be identified in order to study workers and management tactics. The described episode of a union campaign is used to illustrate management strategies to control the workforce, prevent conflict, and fight unions. The article finally provides a typology of management strategies based on the sort of labor power they aim to counter.