bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Correlates of Collective Efficacy in the Italian Air Force
Authors: Borgogni Laura , Petitta Laura , Mastrorilli Andrea 
Published: August 2009

Military technicians (N= 202) of the Telecommunication Maintenance Unit (TMU), as well as military staff (N= 185) in the Italian Air Force (IAF), were administered a questionnaire measuring self‐ and collective efficacy, perceptions of context (colleagues, direct superior, and top management), organisational commitment, and job satisfaction. Structural equation models support the hypothesised relationship among variables. Self‐efficacy and perceptions of context were related to collective efficacy which in turn was related to organisational commitment and job satisfaction. Collective efficacy was explained by self‐efficacy and by perceptions of context. In addition, organisational commitment was explained by collective efficacy, more so than job satisfaction. Perceptions of colleagues, direct superior, and top management were mainly related to job satisfaction.202 techniciens militaires de l'Unité de Maintenance des Télécommunications ainsi que 185 militaires des Forces Aériennes Italiennes ont rempli un questionnaire portant sur l'efficience personnelle et collective, la perception de l'environnement (les collègues, le supérieur immédiat et le haut de la hiérarchie), l'implication organisationnelle et la satisfaction professionnelle. Des modèles en équations structurales ont confirmé les relations supposées entre les variables. L'efficience personnelle et la perception de l'environnement étaient liées à l'efficience collective qui était elle‐même en relation avec l'implication organisationnelle et la satisfaction professionnelle. L'efficience collective procédait de l'efficience personnelle et de la perception de l'environnement. En outre, l'implication organisationnelle dépendait de l'efficience collective, plus que de la satisfaction professionnelle. La perception des collègues, du supérieur immédiat et du haut de la hiérarchie étaient principalement en rapport avec la satisfaction professionnelle.
The additional value of ambulatory urodynamic measurements compared with conventional urodynamic measurements
Authors: Van Koeveringe Gommert A. , Rahnama’i Mohammad S. , Berghmans Bary C.M. 
Published: August 2009

Study Type – Diagnostic (exploratory cohort)Level of Evidence 2bOBJECTIVESTo study the additional diagnostic value of ambulatory urodynamic measurements/monitoring (AUM) in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS).PATIENTS AND METHODSWe reviewed the urodynamic data, collected at the urology department of our University Hospital between 2002 and 2007. During this period, 2393 urodynamic investigations were conducted. In 108 patients both conventional urodynamic measurements (CUM) and AUM were conducted.RESULTSIn 25 patients an AUM was conducted for bladder evacuation problems due to absent bladder contractility, seen on CUM. In 21 cases, AUM showed the presence of contractility of the bladder under normal conditions at home. Their symptoms were due to other factors such as a concomitant non‐relaxation of the urinary sphincter or pelvic floor, psychological reasons or obstruction, for all of which treatment could be initiated. In 32 cases, the indication for AUM was an inconclusive CUM. Of these patients 16 had clear overactive contractions on AUM.CONCLUSIONAUM has a more important place in the second‐line diagnostic evaluation of patients with LUTS than generally considered. In half of the cases (16 of 32) in which CUM could not provide a diagnosis, AUM helped us to diagnose overactive bladder. Moreover, in the absence of AUM, many patients would have been misdiagnosed with an acontractile bladder based on their CUM results, which would most probably have resulted in life‐time clean intermittent self‐catheterization.
The establishment of an academic nursing faculty: action research in Israel
Authors: Arieli D. , Friedman V.J. , Hirschfeld M.J. 
Published: August 2009

Aim:  The aim of this paper is twofold: to conceptualize tensions related to the academization of nursing, and to analyse a case study, describing how such tensions were dealt with in the process of establishing a new nursing department.Background:  This paper represents the first stage of a case study of the transformation of a hospital‐based nursing school into an academic programme, carried out as a joint venture between a local hospital school and a college in northern Israel.Methods:  This paper is based on action research. The participants were 19 members of the new academic faculty and 3 members of an action research center.Findings:  The three inter‐related tensions surfaced in the research process are: (1) the status of nursing and nurses, (2) the role of research and critical thinking in nursing education and practice, and (3) the characteristics of students, who should enrol in and graduate from nursing programmes, or in other words, the character of the ‘ideal nurse’.Conclusions:  An action research process enables new teams to put tensions on the table so they can be openly addressed through ongoing reflection, inquiry, learning, evaluation and redesign.
The Bologna Agreement and its impact on the Master in Advanced Nursing Practice Program at Rotterdam University of Applied Science: incorporating mandatory internationalization in the curriculum
Authors: Maas‐Garcia L. , Ter Maten‐Speksnijder A. 
Published: August 2009

Aim:  The aim of this paper is to discuss the impact on nursing education in the Netherlands since the implementation of the Bologna Agreement.Background:  In 1999, the Bologna Agreement was constructed to establish a comparable and transferable degree system in universities within the European Union for nine subject areas (chemistry, physics, mathematics, geology, history, business, education science, nursing and European studies). The target date for implementation of the undergraduate and graduate degrees is 2010.Conclusion:  Since 2004, Rotterdam University of Applied Science has offered a Master in Advance Nursing Practice degree. This graduate study offers nursing students the opportunity to continue career and academic mobility within the nursing profession. This paper reports on the need for internationalization within nursing curriculum to meet the demands of the increasingly mobile nursing workforce.
Support, satisfaction and retention among Jordanian nurses in private and public hospitals
Authors: AbuAlRub R.F. , Omari F.H. , Al‐Zaru I.M. 
Published: August 2009

Purpose:  To investigate the relationships between social support, job satisfaction and intent to stay among Jordanian hospital nurses, and to compare the findings between private and public hospitals.Design:  A correlational descriptive survey was used to investigate these relationships among convenience samples of Jordanian nurses in public (n = 288) and private hospitals (n = 195).Methods:  Data were collected using a set of questionnaires that included the McCloskey/Mueller Satisfaction Scale, the Social Support Scale, the McCain's Intent to Stay Scale and a demographic form.Findings:  The results indicated that when the levels of social support and job satisfaction increased, intent to stay at work increased as well. Nurses with high levels of social support indicated high levels of job satisfaction. Nurses in private hospitals reported higher levels of satisfaction and intent to stay than nurses in public hospitals.Conclusion:  Nurse administrators and managers need to (1) investigate on a regular basis the contributors to satisfaction, and (2) incorporate support systems in their organizations to promote satisfaction and retention.
Organizational culture in nursing schools in Turkey: faculty members' perspectives
Authors: Kantek F. , Baykal U. 
Published: August 2009

Background:  Among the benefits of examining an organization's culture are the opportunity to understand the basic mechanisms of the institutional and structural procedures, to determine the need for change and to ensure the development and satisfaction of the faculty members.Aim:  To determine the perceptions of faculty members of organizational culture at nursing schools in Turkey and to examine different perceptions in relation to demographic variables.Method:  The study was conducted with 180 faculty members from seven nursing schools in state universities located in different geographical regions of Turkey that granted permission for the study. All faculty members in these schools with at least 1 year of institutional experience were included in the research. No sampling was required. A demographic information form and an organizational culture scale were used as data collection materials. The organizational culture scale contains 30 items and resolves the organizational culture in three dimensions. The minimum score obtained was 1 and the maximum was 5.Findings:  The mean score for faculty members' in total scale was 3.40 (SD = 0.68), while it was 3.26 (SD = 0.77) for the management style dimension, 3.39 (SD = 0.73) for the organizational commitment/relations dimension and 3.68 (SD = 0.73) for the student‐oriented dimension. There was no statistical difference between the perception of organizational culture and work experience at the institution, marital status or educational status, but there were differences in age, number of years in the profession and academic titles.Conclusion:  It was found that strong perceptions have been established in nursing schools in regard to student‐oriented practices, and that groups consisting of senior academic personnel and experienced academicians are considered to be better at perceiving the importance of the organizational culture. The administrators are recommended to promote policies to enhance the participation in decision‐making processes and regularly monitor the cultural changes in the organization.
Perceptions of family planning among low‐income men in Western Kenya
Authors: Wambui T. , Ek A.‐C. , Alehagen S. 
Published: August 2009

Background:  Men have rarely been involved in either receiving or providing information on sexuality, reproductive health or birth spacing. They have also been ignored or excluded in one way or the other from participating in many family planning programmes as family planning is viewed as a woman's affair.Aim:  To describe the perceptions of family planning among low‐income men in Western Kenya.Methods:  A qualitative study using focus group interviews and content analysis was conducted, with 64 men aged 15–54 years participating actively.Findings:  Perceptions of family planning were manifold. For example, some perceived it as meaning having the number of children one is able to provide for. Most men knew about traditional and modern methods of birth control, although their knowledge was poor and misconceived. Modern methods were thought to give side effects, discouraging family planning. Low instances of family planning were also because of the fact that culturally, children are considered wealth. A law advocating family size limitation was regarded as necessary for the future.Conclusion:  Men's perceptions of family planning are manifold. Their knowledge about contraception is poor and sometimes misconceived. Preferences regarding a child's gender are strong, thus attitudes and cultural beliefs that might hinder family planning have to be considered. A policy on male contraception and contraceptive services is seen as necessary.
Caribbean nurses migrating to the UK: a gender‐focused literature review
Authors: Jones A.D. , Bifulco A. , Gabe J. 
Published: August 2009

Background:  International nurse recruitment is an integral part of government health care strategy in many countries. However, the gendered implications of nurse migration have been little explored despite the fact that the nursing workforce is predominantly made up of women.Aim:  Based on the migration of nurses from the English‐speaking Caribbean region to the UK, this paper explores the significance of gender at both the macro and micro levels.Methods:  Four strands of inquiry were explored: nurse migration, impact on development, work experiences and family life. Key terms were used to search the electronic databases SSCI, EBSCO and JSTOR. An interpretative framework based on the feminist theory of intersectionality was used to systematically review the 15 studies that met the inclusion criteria.Findings:  Gender issues are significant across all aspects of the migratory process. Migrant nurses contribute to social progress through remittances and knowledge gained abroad although overall, nurse migration negatively impacts development and there are hidden implications for women. For some Caribbean nurses, migration reflects increased economic freedom; however, for others, gender inequality lies at the centre of the decision to relocate. Gender inequality also permeates the lives of many migrant nurses even in countries where economic and work conditions are improved.Conclusions:  The ramifications of nurse migration cannot be fully understood without attention to gender inequalities and the specific socio‐economic contexts in which they exist. There is need for a gender‐centred approach to international nursing recruitment policy that takes account not only of the impact on developing countries, but also of the well‐being of migrant nurses themselves.
Sin City? Why is the Divorce Rate Higher in Urban Areas?*
Authors: Gautier Pieter A. , Svarer Michael , Teulings Coen N. 
Published: August 2009

AbstractDivorce rates are higher in cities. Based on Danish register data, this paper shows that of the marriages formed in the city, those couples who remain in the city have a 23% higher divorce rate than those who move out. In this paper, we test whether this observation is due to sorting of more stable marriages into rural areas or if there exists a causal effect of living in urban areas on marriage instability. Our identification strategy supplements the timing‐of‐events approach with an instrumental variable. Our findings suggest that the effect of living in an urban area on the divorce risks drops substantially and loses statistical significance once we address sorting.
International Comparisons of Living Standards by Equivalent Incomes*
Authors: Fleurbaey Marc , Gaulier Guillaume 
Published: August 2009

AbstractWe propose a measure of living standards for international comparisons. Based on GDP per capita, the measure incorporates corrections for international flows of income, labor, risk of unemployment, healthy life expectancy, household demography and inequalities. The method for comparing populations that differ in some non‐income dimension consists of computing the equivalent variation of income that would make each population indifferent between its current situation and a reference situation with respect to the non‐income dimension. This is applied to 24 OECD countries. The obtained ranking of countries differs substantially from the GDP ranking.
Rethinking observational cinema
Authors: Grimshaw Anna , Ravetz Amanda 
Published: August 2009

‘Observational cinema’ has long been central to debates in visual anthropology. Although initially hailed as a radical breakthrough in ethnographic filmmaking, the genre was subsequently criticized as naïvely empiricist and lacking in reflexive sophistication. In this article, we make a new case for observational cinema. It grows out of a renewed attention to practice. We argue that observational work be understood not as preliminary to anthropological proper but as a distinctive form of anthropology in its own right.RésuméLe « cinéma d'observation » est depuis longtemps un sujet de controverse dans l'anthropologie visuelle. Saluéà ses débuts comme une révolution dans l'acquisition d'images ethnographiques, le genre a été critiqué par la suite comme entaché d'un empirisme naïf et dépourvu d'élaboration réflexive. Les auteures plaident ici pour le cinéma d'observation, à partir d'une attention renouvelée pour cette pratique. Elles demandent que le travail d'observation soit considéré non pas comme un préliminaire au travail anthropologique proprement dit, mais comme une forme distincte d'anthropologie à part entière.
Towards a consistent classification scheme for geochemical environments, or, why we wish the term ‘suboxic’ would go away
Authors: CANFIELD D. E. , THAMDRUP B. 
Published: August 2009

AbstractIt is our opinion that the nomenclature used to define geochemical environments is inconsistent and confusing, and in particular the use and meaning of the term ‘suboxic’, which is widely applied in the geochemical and ecological literature. Our purpose here is to review the redox zonation of natural systems and the nomenclature used to designate this. Finally, we will outline what we feel is a straightforward and non‐contradictory scheme for classifying metabolic zones and geochemical environments.
Relation between Door‐to‐Balloon Time and Microvascular Perfusion as Evaluated by Myocardial Blush Grade, Corrected TIMI Frame Count, and ST‐segment Resolution in Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Authors: LEE CHI‐HANG , TAI BEE‐CHOO , LAU CINDY , CHEN ZHAOJIN , LOW ADRIAN F. , TEO SWEE‐GUAN , TAN HUAY‐CHEEM 
Published: August 2009

Background:

The role of microvascular perfusion in relation to door‐to‐balloon time and mortality remains unknown. We sought to compare microvascular perfusion in patients who had undergone primary percutaneous coronary intervention with door‐to‐balloon time ≤90 minute versus >90 minutes.
Methods:

Using myocardial blush grade (MBG), corrected TIMI frame count (CTFC), and ST‐segment resolution, microvascular perfusion was assessed in 297 patients who underwent successful primary percutaneous coronary intervention between January 2007 and April 2008.
Results:

Door‐to‐balloon time was ≤90 minutes in 199 (67%) patients and >90 minutes in 98 (33%) patients. Univariate analysis showed that door‐to‐treatment >90 minutes was associated with MBG 0/1 and CTFC >28. However, it was not associated with ST‐segment resolution ≤70%. After adjustment for baseline confounding factors, door‐to‐balloon time >90 minutes was still associated with MBG 0/1 (adjusted OR 3.20, 95% CI 1.87 to 5.49, P < 0.001) and CTFC >28 (adjusted OR 6.30, 95% CI 3.56 to 11.17, P < 0.001). Thirty‐day mortality was higher in patients with longer door‐to‐balloon time (adjusted OR 2.87, 95% CI 0.94 to 8.77, P = 0.064).
Conclusion:

We found that door‐to‐balloon time >90 minutes, compared with ≤90 minutes, was independently associated with MBG 01/2 and CTFC >28, both suggesting microvascular obstruction. However, such association was not found in ST‐segment resolution. Patients with door‐to‐balloon time >90 minutes also had higher 30‐day mortality.
SHORT COMMUNICATION: Gender Ratio Distortion in Abortuses and Live Births From Patients with Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion
Authors: Kano Takashi , Mori Takahide , Kimura Akinori 
Published: August 2009

Problem  Gender ratio of live birth in humans is approximately 1.05 and males are born a slightly more, while gender ratio of fertilization should be 1.00, suggesting that female fetus might be more sensitive to abortion than male fetus during pregnancy.Method of study  We examined karyotype of abortuses from patients with recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA), who had at least one live birth before or after the treatment of RSA.Results  Chromosomal abnormality was not frequent (14.6%) in the abortuses from the RSA patients. Among abortuses without chromosomal abnormality, male karyotype was rare (9.2%), and this gender ratio distortion was more prominent in RSA cases not carrying autoantibodies (3.5%) than that in the RSA cases carrying autoantibodies (26.3%), with statistical significance (P = 0.009).Conclusion  These observations suggested that the aborted fetuses from RSA of unknown etiology, i.e. no chromosomal abnormality and no autoantibody, were preferentially female.
What do we know of post‐thrombotic syndrome? Current status of post‐thrombotic syndrome in adults
Authors: Reich‐Schupke Stefanie , Altmeyer Peter , Stücker Markus 
Published: August 2009

SummaryThe post‐thrombotic syndrome (PTS) is a common but not completely understood and rarely studied sequela of an acute deep vein thrombosis. The influence of several risk factors on the incidence or severity of PTS is controversial. The therapeutic options for PTS are still limited. Appropriate medical compression stockings can reduce the incidence (–50 %) as well as the severity of PTS. In the case of severe, symptomatic PTS, they should be worn lifelong. As PTS is a chronic and often progressive disease, patients need regular clinical follow‐up and encouragement to continuously wear their compression therapy. New strategies for treating PTS are needed.
Effect of amine fluoride–stannous fluoride preparations on oral yeasts in the elderly: a randomised placebo‐controlled trial
Authors: Meurman Jukka H. , Pärnänen Pirjo , Kari Kirsti , Samaranayake Lakshman 
Published: August 2009

Objectives:  Oral yeast infections are an emerging problem among medically compromised and frail elderly. Antifungal drug resistance is also increasing because of an increase in non‐albicans Candida strains in these populations. We therefore set out to study, in the randomised‐controlled trial setting if the use of a topical amine fluoride–stannous fluoride combination (AmF–SnF2) could control oral Candida growth in the elderly. The hypothesis was based on earlier findings showing that in vitro this combination had antifungal efficacy.Methods:  A total of 194 nursing home residents were randomised to receive either the test mouth rinse and toothpaste or a placebo twice daily for 8 months. Of these, 136 completed the trial. Saliva samples were taken using the oral rinse method, cultivated and the strain level identified with routine microbial methods. Compliance and use of preparations was assessed by a nurse.Results:  Significantly at the end of the trial, less mucosal lesions were observed in the test group in comparison to controls. Total bacterial count decreased in both the groups during the trial. Candida albicans was the most prevalent strain detected both at baseline and 8 months later. Only a few subjects carried non‐albicans strains. The AmF–SnF2 did not significantly affect mean oral Candida counts, but median Candida counts were reduced in the AmF–SnF2 group while an increase was seen in the placebo group. However, the differences observed were not statistically significant. Compliance among the regular elderly users slightly increased during the trial for both the groups.Conclusion:  The number of subjects with high Candida counts decreased in the AmF–SnF2 group. Hence, the fluoride combination might be useful as a support therapy for oral candidiasis. Prevalence of non‐albicans Candida strains was low in this population.