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At Cliff's Edge: Judicial Dispute Resolution in Domestic Violence Cases
Authors: Neilson Linda C. 
Published: July 2014

The article endeavors, from a point of view informed by domestic violence (DV) research, to provide information, options, and tools that may help judicial (and nonjudicial) mediators make settlement processes equitable and safe. While opinions about the use of mediation and judicial dispute resolution in domestic violence cases are polarized, the reality is that the vast majority of these cases are settled by lawyers prior to trial, by judges in dispute resolution processes, by mediators, or by intimate (and formerly intimate) partners themselves. Thus the ultimate goal of this article is not to weigh the merits of settlement against litigation; instead the goal is to support the work of judges and mediators in making settlement processes equitable and safe.
Key Points for the Family Court Community
Judicial dispute resolution (JDR) is a recognized component of judicial practice
Some JDR cases will involve intimate partner violence
Identifying and responding to domestic violence violence by type
Screening for domestic violence
Pre‐dispute‐resolution assessments: of risk, of parties, and of process
Options to enhance due process and safety
Drop the Knife! Instituting policies of Nonsurgical Intervention for Intersex Infants
Authors: Thorn Erin D. 
Published: July 2014

When a child is born intersex, meaning that they possess genitalia medically categorized as both male and female, it is common for doctors to recommend surgical alteration of the child as early as possible to identify the child as either only male or only female on their birth certificate. These surgeries are largely cosmetic in nature and may still be performed based on now‐debunked theories about the relationship between a child's genitalia, sexual identity, and gender socialization. Further, these surgeries often have negative consequences, including the loss of sexual function and feeling in ones' genitalia. Currently, in the United States there are virtually no barriers to parental consent to these surgeries. In other countries, however, these surgeries have been contested and sometimes banned. As such, this Note recommends that, as was done in Colombia, legislation be enacted that severely restricts parents' ability to consent to these cosmetic surgeries. It also recommends allowing a child to be identified as intersex on their birth certificate, as was recently enacted in Germany, to help relieve the pressure to surgically alter a child as soon as possible after birth.
Key Points for the Family Court Community
Intersex children born in the United States are being subjected to cosmetic genitalia surgeries with little to no benefit. U.S. law does nothing to regulate this.
Other countries are addressing this issue through legislative and court actions.
States should consider restricting parents' rights to consent to these surgeries to shift the question of surgical alteration to the intersex individual themselves.
Comparative phylogeography of codistributed aquatic insects in western North America: insights into dispersal and regional patterns of genetic structure
Authors: Sproul John S. , Houston Derek. D. , Davis Nicholas , Barrington Emily , Oh Sun Yeong , Evans R. Paul , Shiozawa Dennis K. 
Published: July 2014

Summary

Phylogeographic studies provide insights about complex systems at different evolutionary scales. In addition to providing evidence about ecological processes at the organismal level, a synthesis of studies across taxa can illuminate broad phylogeographic patterns at the landscape scale.

We compared the phylogeographic patterns of two codistributed species of aquatic insects, Pteronarcella badia (Plecoptera: Pteronarcyidae) and Drunella grandis (Ephemeroptera: Ephemerellidae), across much of their range in western North America.

We conducted population genetic analyses of P. badia and D. grandis individuals that co‐occurred in 22 western North American localities. Patterns of genetic structure and gene flow were compared to test for differential dispersal ability and to determine whether broad‐scale phylogeographic trends are consistent with patterns seen in terrestrial taxa across a similar geographic area. We also evaluated whether patterns observed in these species fit previously proposed models of genetic structure in aquatic organisms.

Pteronarcella badia showed greater genetic structure and lower rates of dispersal than D. grandis. Both taxa showed several shared geographic regions of genetic isolation, including the Bitterroot Valley in Montana, the Pacific Northwest, the southern Rocky Mountains and the Colorado Plateau. These broad‐scale phylogeographic patterns are largely consistent with trends observed in several terrestrial taxa across the sample area. D. grandis showed patterns of gene flow consistent with an isolation‐by‐distance model of genetic structure. Patterns observed in P. badia reflect elements of multiple models and may highlight the value of the dendritic network approach to understanding genetic patterns of aquatic taxa at broad geographic scales.
Heat as a Tracer for Examining Depth‐Decaying Permeability in Gravel Deposits
Authors: Sakata Yoshitaka 
Published: July 2014

AbstractDepth dependence of permeability can appear in any geologic setting; however, vertical trends in alluvial gravel deposits are poorly understood because of the high variability of hydraulic conductivity K in monotonic sequences. This paper examines the sensitivity of depth‐decaying permeability through heat transport simulation around a river's losing reach in the Toyohira River alluvial fan, Japan. Observed variations in groundwater temperature indicate that heat fluxes are dominant in the shallow zone, despite a vertical hydraulic gradient. In eight cases with different conditions (presence or absence of exponential decay trend, large or small variogram range, and cell isotropy or anisotropy) 1000 K realizations are stochastically generated throughout a cross‐sectional model. The groundwater flow and heat transport are transiently calculated, and the averaged root mean square error is used for sensitivity comparison. The variance of shows that small realizations are effectively reproduced with vertical trend assumed. Plausible realizations of below a given threshold were obtained only when a vertical trend was assumed. The most plausible realization almost completely matched the observations. However, the number of plausible realizations per case was ≤10 and the median were insensitive to all the conditions. Statistical testing suggested that these plausible realizations may be statistically significant, aiding in generating a connected K zone for high heat flows. The cell anisotropy condition had the smallest effect on the simulation. Thus, effective modeling of the vertical trend contributes to heat transport; however, the model's efficiency is low without detailed information about the sedimentary structure.
Influence of Carbon and Microbial Community Priming on the Attenuation of Uranium in a Contaminated Floodplain Aquifer
Authors: Mouser P.J. , N'Guessan L.A. , Qafoku N.P. , Sinha M. , Williams K.H. , Dangelmayr M. , Resch C.T. , Peacock A. , Wang Z. , Figueroa L. , Long P.E. 
Published: July 2014

AbstractThe capacity for subsurface sediments to sequester radionuclide contaminants, such as uranium (U), and retain them after bioremediation efforts are completed is critical to the long‐term stewardship of re‐mediated sites. In U bioremediation strategies, carbon amendment stimulates bioreduction of U(VI) to U(IV), immobilizing it within the sediments. Sediments enriched in natural organic matter are naturally capable of sequestering significant U, but may serve as sources to the aquifer, contributing to plume persistence. Two types of organic‐rich sediments were compared to better understand U release mechanisms. Sediments that were artificially primed for U removal were retrieved from an area previously biostimulated while detrital‐rich sediments were collected from a location never subject to amendment. Batch incubations demonstrated that primed sediments rapidly removed uranium from the groundwater, whereas naturally reduced sediments released a sizeable portion of U before U(VI)‐reduction commenced. Column experiments confirmed that U release persisted for 65 pore volumes in naturally reduced sediments, demonstrating their sink‐source behavior. Acetate addition to primed sediments shifted the microbial community from sulfate‐reducing bacteria within Desulfobacteraceae to the iron‐reducing Geobacteraceae and Firmicutes, associated with efficient U(VI) removal and retention, respectively. In contrast, Geobacteraceae communities in naturally reduced sediments were replaced by sequences with similarity to Pseudomonas spp. during U release, while U(VI) removal only occurred with enrichment of Firmicutes. These investigations stress the importance of characterizing zones with heterogeneous carbon pools at U‐contaminated sites prior to the determination of a remedial strategy to identify areas, which may contribute to long‐term sourcing of the contaminants.
A combination of nuclear β‐catenin and atypical scores as useful diagnostic markers for borderline malignancy of gastric tumours
Authors: Takahashi Hiroyuki , Ohkuma Takuya , Tsuruta Tomoko , Saegusa Makoto 
Published: July 2014

AimsAlthough recent advances in endoscopic technology, including submucosal dissection (ESD), contribute to significant improvement in detection and treatment for early gastric carcinomas (GCas), discrepant diagnosis between forceps biopsied and ESD sections sometimes occurs. Here, we focused on histological markers for accurate diagnosis of gastric tumours in forceps biopsied samples before ESD treatment.Methods and resultsA total of 136 cases of gastric tumours, including 25 adenomas and 111 GCas, were investigated using a combination of forceps biopsied and ESD samples. Atypical scores based on both nuclear and branching parameters could distinguish between adenomas and GCas in both samples. The labelling indices (LIs) of nuclear β‐catenin were significantly higher in GCas than adenomas, and positively correlated with atypical scores, as well as branching parameters. In addition, nuclear β‐catenin immunoreactivity showing small cluster pattern was colocalized with immunoreactivity for aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 (ALDH1), known as a cancer stem cell (CSC) marker, which suggests the presence of some CSC population, and may be due to formation of dynamic tubular branching in GCas.ConclusionsA combination of nuclear β‐catenin and atypical scores may be useful for differential diagnosis of borderline malignancy of gastric tumours.
Drivers of organic food purchase intentions in mainland China – evaluating potential customers' attitudes, demographics and segmentation
Authors: Chen Jue , Lobo Antonio , Rajendran Natalia 
Published: July 2014

AbstractThis research aims to investigate the important attitudes, demographics and segmentation of potential consumers' purchase intentions of organic food in urban China. The survey instrument was designed based on validated measures and three focus group interviews. Data were collected at supermarkets in the major cities which yielded 935 usable responses. The 23 attributes that measured attitudes were factor analysed and five dimensions were generated. Of these, the strongest dimension was ‘Certification’ which accounted for 24.7% of the total variance of 58.4% explained by the five dimensions. This dimension included food safety, government regulations and correct labelling. Chinese consumers are highly concerned about food safety issues relating to personal health. The findings also revealed that gender, age and educational level had no significant relationship in influencing the purchase intentions. However, income, attitudes and pre‐purchase intentions all demonstrated weak to moderate significant correlations with purchase intentions of organic food. Gender moderated the relationship between attitudes and purchase intentions. Finally, a cluster analysis was performed which generated three distinct clusters, which we named safety conscious, gastronomes and sceptics. The distinctive features of the profiles of these three clusters are discussed in the paper. The findings of this study have important implications to all stakeholders of the organic food industry, in particular to foreign firms that intend to export organic food to China.
Development of a food safety attitude and practice questionnaire for Iranian consumers
Authors: Moghaddam Atefeh Fooladi , Khoshnevisan Farnaz , Bondarianzadeh Dolly , Mohammadi Mehrdad , Abkenar Hooman Bakhshandeh 
Published: July 2014

AbstractTo develop and to offer a promising tool to measure food safety attitude and practice for Iranian consumers, a pool of questions on four major areas of food handling was extracted from the literature by a team of experts in food, nutrition and epidemiology, and sent to 30 experts to be approved for content validity. The study was conducted in the capital city of Tehran. Two hundred and thirty‐three participants, 18 years and older, completed the 56‐item questionnaire. Principle component factor analysis (PCFA) plus a Varimax rotation method was used for exploration of construct validity. Cronbach's alpha (α) and intra‐class correlation coefficient were used to demonstrate questionnaire reliability. PCFA revealed that three and four main components existed in attitude and practice questionnaires, respectively, explaining 60.02% and 59.6% of total variations. α was 0.681, 0.632 and 0.308 for the components of attitude and 0.689; 0.674, 0.647 and 0.167 for the components of practice questionnaires respectively. The questionnaire proved to be a useful tool in the assessment of food safety attitudes and practices among Iranian consumers.
To use a recipe – not a piece of cake. Students with mild intellectual disabilities’ use of recipes in home economics
Authors: Brunosson Albina , Brante Göran , Sepp Hanna , Mattsson Sydner Ylva 
Published: July 2014

AbstractRecipes are not only part of today's cooking culture, they are also part of the Swedish syllabus of home economics. The aim of this study was to investigate what kinds of difficulties students with mild intellectual disabilities have using recipes during cooking lessons in home economics. We conducted an ethnographically inspired approach, with a total of 44 h of accompanying observations. Three compulsory schools for students with intellectual disabilities were enrolled in the study, and 37 students and three teachers were included. The socio‐cultural theory of learning has been used as a theoretical framework. The findings reveal both that recipes are central artefacts during the cooking lessons and that the students have various difficulties using the recipes. The difficulties vary, and they concern both how the recipes are designed and the purport of the recipes. Difficulties in relation to the design included, for example, the separation of ingredients and instructions in the text and the large amount of information given in both the whole and the parts of the recipes. The difficulties in relation to the purport – that is, the meaning or sense of the recipe – were the ingredients, the kitchen utensils and the knowledge of how to perform a specific task. These difficulties can be considered special in relation to the use of the recipes. We suggest the concept of ‘recipe literacy’ to capture the complex knowledge of using recipes.
Examining the role of financial factors, resources and skills in predicting food security status among college students
Authors: Gaines Alisha , Robb Clifford A. , Knol Linda L. , Sickler Stephanie 
Published: July 2014

AbstractThe prevalence of food insecurity among college students has received little attention in academic literature, despite previous studies suggesting increased risk and potentially high rates of food insecurity among students. Additionally, the combined effects of financial and food management skills and resources have not been considered when examining student food security. A sample of 557 undergraduate students at a large, public university in the southeastern United States was surveyed to assess food security and its risk factors. Data were analysed based on sociodemographic characteristics, food security status, select financial factors, cooking self‐efficacy and food management resources and skills. Prevalence of food insecurity among this sample of students was approximately 14%, comparable to national estimates. Results from probit regression analyses suggested that food security status was significantly associated with food resource adequacy. The model also highlighted the importance of several financial factors, including financial independence, familial financial support, receipt of financial or food assistance, budgeting behaviours, credit card ownership and exogenous shock. These data provide insights into the nature of food insecurity on a large college campus and fill a significant gap in the current literature by addressing relevant financial factors. The data are particularly salient due to two factors facing students at the sampled university during the period of study: (1) uncertain economic climate at the national and local level; and (2) the local area was recently affected by a significant natural disaster. Such data are useful to student affairs personnel who may wish to provide resources to assist students who are at risk for food insecurity.
Status consciousness and knowledge as potential impediments of households' sustainable consumption practices of fresh produce amidst times of climate change
Authors: Marx‐Pienaar Nadene J.M.M. , Erasmus Alet C. 
Published: July 2014

AbstractClimate change is an issue recognized not only by developed countries but also emerging economies such as South Africa (SA). With the number one trend for 2014, ‘limiting food waste’ is proclaimed key in curbing climate change. In SA, 31% of food, mostly fresh produce, is wasted annually notwithstanding that more sustainable consumption of this commodity could address local food security and combat the global challenge of climate change. The purpose of this study was to produce evidence that an improvement of SA consumers' level of knowledge of climate change and subsequent consumption practices in this basic product category has great potential to mitigate climate change. A self‐completion survey was used to collect data from 560 Tshwane households (a major urban area in SA). Among other issues relating to climate change and irresponsible consumer behaviour, the survey also addressed the pertinent influence of consumer knowledge (tacit and explicit) and personal values such as status consciousness during respondents' fresh produce consumption. Findings confirmed the influence of status consciousness when purchasing fresh produce among young consumers. This is alarming if one considers this groups' role in future endeavours. In terms of consumers' knowledge, evidence suggests that much can still be done to educate all consumers not only about climate change per se but also about possible avenues that could be utilized to amend unsustainable consumption. Although findings conclusively confirmed that consumers fail to comprehend the implication of their unrealistic demands on retail, it was also evident that the mitigation of unsustainable behaviour could benefit from more support from retail and government.
The effects of bread‐making process factors on Australian sweet lupin‐wheat bread quality characteristics
Authors: Villarino Casiana Blanca , Jayasena Vijay , Coorey Ranil , Chakrabarti‐Bell Sumana , Johnson Stuart 
Published: July 2014

SummaryFactorial experimental design was used to investigate the effects of: sponge proofing time (min), sponge and dough mixing time (min), final proofing time (min), final proofing temperature (°C) and baking time (min) on Australian sweet lupin‐wheat bread physical attributes. Factorial models show that bread specific volume was positively associated with sponge and dough mixing time (P = 0.01) and baking time (P = 0.02). Crumb area was positively associated (P = 0.01) with sponge and dough mixing time. Final proofing time positively influenced cell wall thickness (P < 0.01) and cell diameter (P < 0.01) but negatively affected number of cells (P < 0.01). Cell diameter was positively associated with baking time (P = 0.04), whilst number of cells was negatively influenced by sponge and dough mixing time (P = 0.01). Instrumental springiness was positively associated with sponge and dough mixing time (P = 0.02). Sponge and dough mixing and baking times were the two most significant process parameters affecting the bread physical quality and hence should be optimised.
Optimisation and modelling green bean's ultrasound blanching
Authors: Yolmeh Mahmoud , Najafzadeh Mahmoud 
Published: July 2014

SummaryUsing of ultrasound in food processing is a novel and interesting technique, which is often complementary to classical methods. This study reports on the ultrasound blanching (USB) of green bean. Response surface methodology (RSM) was used to study the effect of process variables on the USB. Three independent variables including temperature (50–90 °C), time (45–225 s) and duty cycle (0.2–0.8 s) were examined. The optimal USB conditions were obtained with a temperature of 90 °C, USB time of 58.27 s and duty cycle of 0.79 s. At these conditions, the residual peroxidase activity (RPA) determined as 9.64% and the vitamin C loss as 8.92%. The experimental values under optimal condition were in good consistent with the predicted values. According to the results, the USB process is more efficient process and as well as less damage to the product compared to the conventional blanching method.
The Reconciliation of Art and Psychology
Authors: Freeman Tyler E. 
Published: July 2014

AbstractThe disciplines of art and experimental psychology share a number of interesting areas of overlap which are unknown and/or unconsidered by many. This purpose of this article is to elucidate topics that are of interest to both artists and psychologists in an attempt to encourage interdisciplinary collaborations. It is only on rare occasions that artists and psychologists engage in collaborative research efforts, however; here I discuss a number of topics in psychology (e.g. attention, expertise, object perception and mental representations) that would be of interest to both disciplines. The concepts that are often taught in the art studio can provide unique insight into perceptual processes that play a role in the creation and evaluation of art. However, collaborative research efforts are necessary better to understand these perceptual processes. Thus, the product of collaborative research in such areas can inform art education and psychology to mutual benefit. This article discusses topics of interest for art and psychology and poses possible research questions that can be investigated via artist–psychologist collaborations.
Development of Art Appreciation in 11–14 year‐old Students
Authors: Duh Matjaž , Zupančič Tomaž , Čagran Branka 
Published: July 2014

AbstractModern art curricula derive from the assumption that visual arts education can be of a high quality only if productive and receptive artistic activities are implemented. In art education practice, we are able to follow incentives for artistic expression but pay less attention to developing art appreciation that is based on developing as subtle perceptions of artwork as possible. Students have few opportunities to observe, enjoy and understand artwork. This discussion presents the results of a study that monitored the development of art appreciation abilities of 11–14 year‐old students in Slovenian compulsory education. The level of art appreciation abilities is rather average and more developed with older students and girls. There were no statistically significant differences with regard to school stratum.