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Editorial: integrating “infrastructure project management” with its “built asset management”
Authors: Kumaraswamy Mohan 
Published: July 2011

PurposeThis paper aims to convey the rationale underpinning this new journal and its timeliness in addressing emerging imperatives in our built environment, to highlight the range of the papers in this first issue and to encourage readers and potential contributors to join theBEPAMjourney, towards improved built infrastructure.Design/methodology/approachDrawing attention to the silos within which “project management” research and practice have been largely isolated from those in “asset management”, recent initiatives to bridge this divide are spotlighted, synerigised and built upon.FindingsA critical need is identified for a niche one‐stop forum to address increasingly important interfaces between project management and asset management of building and civil engineering infrastructure. It is also found to be important to link leading‐edge research to cutting‐edge practice in physical infrastructure development, while empowering and inspiring authors and readers from many relevant disciplines and diverse regions towards synergistic research, development and dissemination.Originality/valueArticulating theBEPAMvision in supplying the missing link between built environment project management and asset management, this paper aims to attract researchers and practitioners from hitherto compartmentalised sub‐sectors to engage with, learn from and improve each other in a common mission to efficiently deliver and sustain better built infrastructure worldwide.
A real options framework to evaluate investments in toll road projects delivered under the two‐phase development strategy
Authors: Ashuri Baabak , Lu Jian , Kashani Hamed 
Published: July 2011

PurposeThis paper aims to present a financial valuation framework based on the real options theory to evaluate investments in toll road projects delivered under the two‐phase development plan.Design/methodology/approachThe approach is based on applying the real options theory to evaluate investments in toll road projects. In particular, the risk‐neutral valuation method is used for pricing flexibility embedded in the two‐phase development plan. Risk‐neutral binomial lattice is used to model traffic uncertainty and to find the optimal time for the toll road expansion. Probabilistic life cycle cost and revenue analysis is conducted to characterize the investor's financial risk profile and determine the flexibility value of the expansion option.FindingsThe flexible, two‐phase development plan can improve the investor's financial risk profile in the toll road project through limiting the downside risk of overinvestment (i.e. decreasing the probability of investment loss) and increasing the expected investment value in a highway project.Social implicationsPrivate and public sectors can benefit from this valuation framework and use tax dollars and users' fees effectively through avoiding overinvestment in toll road projects.Originality/valueThe framework consists of several integrated features, which distinguish it from existing investment valuation models. The risk‐neutral valuation method for pricing flexibility embedded in the two‐phase development plan is applied. This real options framework is capable of characterizing traffic boundary, at which it is optimal for the investor to expand the toll road. Further, this framework provides the likelihood distribution of when the investor may expand the toll road.
A new future for the past: a model for adaptive reuse decision‐making
Authors: Bullen Peter , Love Peter 
Published: July 2011

PurposeAdaptive reuse is an effective strategy for optimizing the operational and commercial performance of built assets. While the benefits of adaptive re‐use have been widely espoused, it would appear that owners and practitioners lack a point of reference to justify and evaluate their decision‐making with regard to reusing existing assets. This paper therefore aims to develop a model to assist practitioners with their decision‐making when considering to re‐use or demolish an existing built asset.Design/methodology/approachTo gain an understanding of the issues that owners and practitioners are confronted with when considering adaptive re‐use, demolition and issues pertaining to sustainability, an interpretative research approach was adopted. A total of 81 in‐depth interviews were conducted over a six‐month period with a variety of stakeholders such as architects, developers, planners, building managers/owners and property consultants. Content analysis was used as the primary analysis technique on the collected data.FindingsThe analysis of the interviews revealed three key criteria are used to examine adaptive reuse decision making: capital investment; asset condition; and regulation. While financial criteria such as development and construction costs were the primary determinants influencing the decision reuse or demolish, the physical condition of the asset juxtaposed with regulations were also considered. Additionally, issues associated with the environmental, economic and social tenets of sustainability were identified as being important but had been given less priority when considering reuse. As current building stock is rapidly becoming obsolete, increasing emphasis is beginning to be placed on them during the adaptive reuse decision‐making process to ensure sustainable outcomes.Practical implicationsThe developed model identifies the critical areas that owners, developers and key project stakeholders need to consider when deciding to either reuse or demolish an existing building. It also can be used to evaluate the economic, physical and social implications of undertaking a heritage project. Project and asset managers need to be aware of the impact that different variables have on a reuse project's construction and operational performance as well as long term commercial performance.Originality/valueThe proposed adaptive reuse decision‐making model is grounded in practice and therefore encompasses the real‐life dilemmas and issues facing practitioners. The model captures the complexity associated with the adaptive reuse process and provides an important reference point for developing future ex‐ante evaluation models for its investment justification.
Acute hepatic injury following treatment of a long‐acting insulin analogue overdose necessitating urgent insulin depot excision
Authors: Warriner D. , Debono M. , Gandhi R. A. , Chong E. , Creagh F. 
Published: July 2011

Diabet. Med. 29, 232–235 (2012)AbstractBackground  A 26‐year‐old man with Type 1 diabetes presented with an overdose of 4800 units of the long‐acting insulin analogue, glargine (Lantus). Glucose supplementation of approximately 800 g/day was associated with acute hepatic injury.Methods  On day 4, a depot of insulin was excised from the patient’s abdominal wall; this was followed by a reduction in his glucose requirements and improvement in liver function.Conclusions  This report highlights the risk of acute hepatic injury during the treatment of insulin overdose and the importance of careful glucose supplementation. It also demonstrates how earlier excision of an insulin depot could potentially prevent this problem and hasten recovery.
Family history of diabetes and effectiveness of lifestyle counselling on the cardio‐metabolic risk profile in individuals at high risk of Type 2 diabetes: 1‐year follow‐up of the FIN‐D2D project
Authors: Rautio N. , Jokelainen J. , Oksa H. , Saaristo T. , Peltonen M. , Puolijoki H. , Tuomilehto J. , Vanhala M. , Moilanen L. , Uusitupa M. , Keinänen‐Kiukaanniemi S. 
Published: July 2011

Diabet. Med. 29, 207–211 (2012)AbstractAims  To investigate whether a positive family history of diabetes is associated with the effectiveness of lifestyle counselling on cardio‐metabolic risk factors and glucose tolerance status in a 1‐year follow‐up in a cohort of Finnish men and women at high risk for Type 2 diabetes.Methods  Altogether, 10 149 individuals who had high risk of Type 2 diabetes participated in the implementation programme of the national diabetes prevention programme at baseline. One‐year follow‐up data were available for 2798 individuals without diabetes. Family history of diabetes was based on self‐report. Lifestyle interventions were individual or groups sessions on lifestyle changes. The effectiveness of lifestyle intervention was measured as changes in cardiovascular risk factors, glucose tolerance status and incidence of Type 2 diabetes.Results  Family history was associated with the effectiveness of lifestyle intervention in men, but not in women. During the 1‐year follow‐up, body weight, BMI, systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and score for 10‐year risk for fatal cardiovascular disease (SCORE) decreased and glucose tolerance status improved more in men without a family history of diabetes than in men with a family history of diabetes. Of the participating men and women, 10% and 5% developed Type 2 diabetes, respectively. Family history was not related to the incidence of Type 2 diabetes in either gender.Conclusions  Men without a family history of diabetes were more successful in responding to lifestyle counselling with regard to cardio‐metabolic measurements and glucose tolerance than those with a family history of diabetes. Similar results were not seen in women. In keeping with findings from earlier studies, the prevention of Type 2 diabetes is not influenced by a family history of diabetes.
Using soil E horizon in salvaged topsoil material – effect on soil texture
Authors: Hass A. , Zobel R. W. 
Published: July 2011

AbstractSoil is a limited natural resource that needs to be efficiently salvaged during landscape construction operations for its further use as topsoil. To avoid inclusion of undesirable subsoil material (e.g. excess clay from Bt horizon), the majority of current guidelines define borrowed topsoil material as the surface layer of native soil, or the soil A horizon. Using information from over 7000 soil pedons from the 48 contiguous United States, we characterized selected topsoil properties and simulated the mixing of A and E horizons. The selected soil properties were compared among four different operationally defined topsoils: A surface layer, ASL; AP surface layer, APL; A horizon, A; and a mix of A and E horizons, AE. Average topsoil depth decreases in the order: AE > A > APL > ASL; sand content decreases in the order: ASL > AE > A > APL; clay decreases in the order: APL > A > ASL > AE; and organic carbon decreases in the order: ASL > A > APL > AE. On average, mixing of A and E horizons increases excavation depth by over 2.5 fold while having minor effects on soil texture; with AE/A ratio of 1.03, 1.00 and 1.07 for sand, silt and clay content, respectively. Yet, average soil organic matter content decreases by 38% upon mixing A and E horizons. Given the marked increase in soil volume and minor effect on soil texture, it is our suggestion that, for landscaping purposes, protocols for salvaging excavated soil material, for reuse as topsoil material include the E horizon (where it exists). Supplementing the recovered soil material with organic matter, such as compost, to overcome its dilution due to the incorporation of E horizon is recommended.
The Effect of Atenolol on NT‐proBNP and Troponin in Asymptomatic Cats with Severe Left Ventricular Hypertrophy because of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Pilot Study
Authors: Jung S.W. , Kittleson M.D. 
Published: July 2011

Background: Atenolol often is used empirically in cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) before the onset of heart failure, although evidence of efficacy is lacking. Cardiac biomarkers play a critical role in the early detection of subclinical cardiac disease, in the prediction of long‐term prognosis, and in monitoring the response to therapy in humans.
Hypothesis: Circulating concentrations of the biomarkers N‐terminal pro‐B type natriuretic peptide (NT‐proBNP) and cardiac troponin I (cTnI) will decrease after chronic administration of atenolol PO to cats with severe HCM but no signs of heart failure.
Animals: Six Maine Coon or Maine Coon cross cats with severe HCM.
Methods: Cats were treated with atenolol (12.5 mg PO q12 h) for 30 days. No cat had left ventricular dynamic outflow tract obstruction caused by systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve. The concentrations of NT‐proBNP and cTnI were assayed before and on the last day of drug administration.
Results: There was no statistically significant change in NT‐proBNP (median before, 394 pmol/L; range, 71–1,500 pmol/L; median after, 439 pmol/L; range, 24–1,500 pmol/L; P = .63) or in cTnI (median before, 0.24 ng/mL; range, 0.10–0.97 ng/mL; median after, 0.28 ng/mL; range, 0.09–1.0 ng/mL; P = .69) after administration of atenolol.
Conclusions: Atenolol administration did not decrease NT‐proBNP or cTnI concentrations in cats with severe left ventricular hypertrophy caused by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. These results suggest that atenolol did not decrease myocardial ischemia and myocyte death in these cats. A larger clinical trial is warranted to verify these findings.
Retrospective Evaluation of Urethral Bovine Cross‐Linked Collagen Implantation for Treatment of Urinary Incontinence in Female Dogs
Authors: Byron J.K. , Chew D.J. , McLoughlin M.L. 
Published: July 2011

Background: Transurethral collagen injections are an alternative treatment for canine urinary incontinence. There is controversy regarding the long‐term effectiveness of collagen and the impact urethral coaptation and injection site have on outcome.
Hypothesis/Objectives: To evaluate outcome and client satisfaction after urethral collagen injections, and correlation between degree of urethral coaptation and collagen placement with outcome.
Animals: Thirty‐six procedures on 31 dogs, 10 with ureteral ectopia.
Methods: Retrospective review of records and video evaluation of injection procedures. Follow‐up communication with owners was performed between 1 and 56 months after bovine cross‐linked collagen implantation to evaluate duration of continence, need for additional medical therapy, and owner satisfaction. Continence score was evaluated before and after the procedure, and after additional medical therapy, if needed. Injection location and degree of urethral coaptation was assessed with respect to duration of continence.
Results: Dogs had a significant increase in continence score after the procedure. Mean (SD) duration of continence in dogs without addition of medication was 16.4 (15.2) months, and 5.2 (4.3) months in dogs needing additional medical therapy. No significant difference was found with respect to degree of coaptation. Median client satisfaction with the procedure was 100%.
Conclusions and Clinical Importance: Transurethral collagen implantation may be a viable option for treatment of female dogs with urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence, particularly after medical failure. Duration and degree of improvement are variable. Client satisfaction was excellent despite lack of complete continence in some dogs, and highlights the importance of discussing outcome expectations with owners.
Systemic Effects of a Prolonged Continuous Infusion of Ketamine in Healthy Horses
Authors: Elfenbein J.R. , Robertson S.A. , Corser A.A. , Urion R.J. , Sanchez L.C. 
Published: July 2011

Background:Ketamine as continuous rate infusion (CRI) provides analgesia in hospitalized horses.Objective:Determine effects of prolonged CRI of ketamine on gastrointestinal transit time, fecal weight, vital parameters, gastrointestinal borborygmi, and behavior scores in healthy adult horses.Animals:Seven adult Thoroughbred or Thoroughbred cross horses, with permanently implanted gastric cannulae.Methods:Nonblinded trial. Random assignment to 1 of 2 crossover designed treatments. Ketamine (0.55 mg/kg IV over 15 minutes followed by 1.2 mg/kg/h) or lactated Ringer's solution (50 mL IV over 15 minutes followed by 0.15 mL/kg/h) treatments. Two hundred 3 × 5 mm plastic beads administered by nasogastric tube before drug administration. Every 2 hours vital parameters, behavior scores recorded, feces collected and weighed, and beads retrieved. Every 6 hours gastrointestinal borborygmi scores recorded. Study terminated upon retrieval of 180 beads (minimum 34 hours) or maximum 96 hours. Nontransit time data analyzed between hours 0 and 34.Results:No significant (P< .05) differences detected between treatments in vital signs or gastrointestinal borborygmi. Significant (P= .002) increase in behavior score during ketamine infusion (0.381) from hours 24–34 compared with placebo (0). Ketamine caused significant delay in passage of 25, 50, and 75% of beads (ketamine = 30.6 ± 5.3, 41.4 ± 8.4, 65.3 ± 13.5 hours versus placebo = 26.8 ± 7.9, 34.3 ± 11.1, 45.8 ± 19.4 hours), and significant (P< .05) decrease in fecal weight from hours 22 (12.6 ± 3.2 versus 14.5 ± 3.8 kg) through 34 (18.5 ± 3.9 versus 12.8 ± 6.4 kg) of infusion.Conclusions and Clinical Importance:Ketamine CRI delayed gastrointestinal transit time in healthy horses without effect on vital parameters.
Impact of the Inflow
Conditions on the Heavy-Duty Gas Turbine Exhaust Diffuser
Performance
Authors: Vassiliev Vladimir , Irmisch Stefan , Abdel-Wahab Samer , Granovskiy Andrey 
Published: July 2011

Abstract
The flow in exhaust diffusers along with the channel geometry strongly depends on the inflow conditions, including Mach number level, total pressure distribution, flow angle, and turbulence. In the first part of this paper, the impact of these parameters is analyzed using computational fluid dynamics, experimental data from the test rig, and field measurements. A widespread opinion is that the optimal condition for the diffuser is an axial uniform inflow. However, it is shown in this paper that nonuniform pressure distribution compared with a uniform one can lead to better diffuser performance and that a moderate residual swirl can improve the performance as well. In the second part of this paper, the minimization of exhaust losses in heavy-duty gas turbines is discussed and illustrated by two practical examples.
Republished review: Cardiac stem cell therapy: progress from the bench to bedside
Authors: Lovell Matthew J , Mathur Anthony 
Published: July 2011

ABSTRACT
In the rush to assess the role of stem cell therapy for cardiovascular disease the details of translation are easily overlooked. This review summarises the progress to date in translating the exciting preclinical results of cardiac repair into man and considers the questions that this area of research has stimulated about the challenges of moving from bench to bedside.
AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF DEVELOPMENT VISUALIZATION FOR PROCUREMENT BY IN-PROCESS MEASUREMENT DURING INTEGRATION AND TESTING
Authors: MITANI YOSHIKI , YOSHIKAWA HIROYUKI , TSURUHO SEISHIRO , MONDEN AKITO , BARKER MIKE , MATSUMOTO KEN-ICHI 
Published: July 2011

This study describes a new method of development visualization along with empirical evidence of its usefulness. Typically, development activities such as program design, programming, and unit testing are not disclosed to the procurement organization (project owner). However, during integration and testing, various issues require collaboration between the procurement organization and developers. When this occurs, it is important to make the development process visible. Recent reports indicate the usefulness for project management of various in-process project measurements which allow visualization of the formerly invisible software project progress [1–6]. Based on this background, the authors investigated a case study where in-process measurement during the integration and test phase helped to make development issues visible. In this study, data obtained from the integration and testing phase were compared to a development process model. This model was based on the author's experience, and provided a vivid picture of the development activity. By applying in-process measurements in collaboration during the integration test phase, the development activity was clearly visualized, and the procurement organization understood problems.
Targumic Influence on Jewish Bible Translations in Neo-Aramaic
Authors: Sabar Yona 
Published: July 2011

Abstract
Jewish Neo-Aamaic translations of the Bible were orally transmitted from generation to generation by local teachers to disciples. The translations were adjusted for the various dialects (Zakho, Urmia, etc.), and even from one teacher to another according to their memory and knowledge, but certain principles remain more or less prevalent. Thus, the translations are normally quite rigid, reflecting the Hebrew syntax almost word forword. However, insome cases they deviate from this principle for euphemistic and other reasons, often following in the steps of the ancient Aramaic Targums. This may be a direct continuous tradition reflected in the translations of other Jewish languagesas well, but could be also via popular commentaries such as Rashi's.
A Study on Translation Technique in the Peshitta to Jeremiah
Authors:   Williams
Published: July 2011

Abstract
Our understanding of the translation technique of the Peshitta of Jeremiah has been considerably advanced through a recent monograph by Gillian Greenberg. This proposed that the Peshitta of Jeremiah bears witness to a Hebrew text shorter than the Masoretic Text and that the Masoretic Text contains redactional expansions subsequent to the translation of the Peshitta. Some of the evidence used to support these conclusions is questioned here, and explanations differing from those of Greenberg are proposed for a number of other passages in Jeremiah.
Some Remarks on Linguistic and Lexical Change in the North Eastern Neo-Aramaic Dialects
Authors: Khan Geoffrey 
Published: July 2011

Abstract
The great diversity of the North Eastern Neo-Aramaic dialect group has only partially been studied. This is now an urgent task, since many of the dialects are now in danger of extinction. These dialects exhibit many fascinating linguistic features, which makes their investigation very rewarding. Investigation of these dialects also casts important light on some issues in the historical development of Aramaic and of North-West Semitic languages in general. Some of these issues are discussed in the paper. Particular attention is directed to the relationship of the lexicon of North-East Neo-Aramaic to that of earlier forms of literary Aramaic.
Is Subtlety in Translation the Reason for the Targumic Use of Various Verbs of Fleeing?
Authors: Dray Carol 
Published: July 2011

Abstract
For some time the use of various verbs of fleeing in the Targum has attracted attention. Around twenty five years ago Bernard Grossfeld acknowledged the difficulty of reaching any sound conclusion as to their use. Recently Eveline van Staalduine-Sulman considered these verbs in Targum Samuel and concluded that they displayed subtly different meanings. This study examines their use in the whole of the Targum to the Former Prophets to test the proposition of subtlety.
The Aramaic Dialect of the James Ossuary Inscription
Authors: Flesher Paul 
Published: July 2011

Abstract
Discussion of the Aramaic used in the James Ossuary inscription has so far been limited to whether the Aramaic grammatical forms could be found in the first century. There is a little evidence that supports a positive answer. This essay asks a different question, in which Aramaic dialect are the inscription's Aramaic forms most common? That answer is that they are the standard forms in Jewish Palestinian Aramaic, which was the Galilean dialect from the end of the second century onwards. The inscription is thus most likely later than the period claimed by its promoters.