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Based on social information processing theory and need-to-belong theory, an online survey and four experiments were conducted in an effort to better understand how organizational interpersonal climate affects the organizational sense of belonging, occupational well-being, and organizational citizenship behaviors of tourism practitioners. A tight organizational interpersonal climate had a greater positive impact on the organizational sense of belonging and occupational well-being of tourism practitioners, when compared to a loose climate condition. Occupational well-being had a positive impact on organizational citizenship behaviors, with sense of belonging acting to partially mediate the organizational interpersonal climate on occupational well-being relationship. Organizational sense of belonging and occupational well-being mediated the interpersonal climate on citizenship behaviors relationship. Workgroup size was found to moderate the relationship between organizational interpersonal climate, organizational sense of belonging, and occupational well-being. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed.

The era of minimally invasive surgery for lung cancer follows decades of research; the collection and interpretation of countless qualitative and quantitative data points; and tireless efforts by a few pioneering thoracic surgeons who believed they could deliver a safe and oncologically sound operation with less tissue trauma, an improved physiologic profile, and fewer complications than traditional open surgery. This review highlights those efforts and the role of minimally invasive surgery for early-stage lung cancer in light of evolving technology, the emerging understanding of the biology of early-stage lung cancer, and lung cancer screening., Reimagining Lung Cancer Treatment In 1933, Dr. Evarts Graham reported the first successful pneumonectomy for lung cancer at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, using a tourniquet technique, and he [...]

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Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) prohibits measures aimed at circumventing technology controls to prevent access to a work protected by the Copyright Act. Section 1201 also [...]

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.02.009 Byline: Mark Shapiro (a), Todd S. Weiser (b), Juan P. Wisnivesky (c), Cynthia Chin (b), Michael Arustamyan (b), Scott J. Swanson (d) Abbreviations: NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer; VATS, video-assisted thoracic surgery Abstract: As thoracoscopic lobectomy becomes widely applied for treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, thoracoscopic segmentectomy remains controversial for patients with small stage I lung cancers. Questions remain regarding safety, morbidity, mortality, and recurrence rate. This study compared outcomes between thoracoscopic segmentectomy and lobectomy. Author Affiliation: (a) Department of Surgery, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY (b) Division of Thoracic Surgery, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY (c) Department of Medicine, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY (d) Division of Thoracic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass Article History: Received 25 October 2008; Revised 18 December 2008; Accepted 1 February 2009

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.02.015 Byline: Daniel G. Nicastri (a), Maoxin Wu (b), Jaime Yun (c), Scott J. Swanson (c) Abstract: Dissection to accommodate bulky stapling devices may cause injury to pulmonary arteries in thoracoscopic lobectomies. The Harmonic Ace (Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc; Cincinnati, Ohio), a small ultrasonic scalpel used in systemic vessels, was tested on pulmonary vessels in pigs. Author Affiliation: (a) Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY (b) Department of Pathology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY (c) Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY. Article History: Received 28 November 2006; Revised 7 February 2007; Accepted 12 February 2007 Article Note: (footnote) Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc (Cincinnati, Ohio) provided funding for this project. The Harmonic Ace and power source were donated for use with this project. The authors had full control of the design of the study, methods used, outcome parameters, analysis of the data, and production of the written report.

A model of sports fan behavior is developed based upon levels of loyalty.

The different factors that contribute to customer satisfaction with service quality are discussed. Customers who believe service quality depends upon the employee are concerned with what service is provided. Customers who believe service quality depends upon management are concerned with how the service is provided. Customers who equate service quality as the equal responsibility of the employee and management are concerned with the physical surroundings in which the service is provided.

Malignant pleural and pericardial effusions are a common problem in the treatment of patients with lung cancer, breast cancer, or lymphoma and may occur with any malignancy. These effusions are [...]

Study objective: The objective of the study was to investigate the impact of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) on age-related morbidity and mortality for thoracic surgical procedures. Design: Prospective data were [...]

The theory on changing customer perception of product and service quality in disjoint markets serviced by a single sales-support team is considered. Tests are applied to study a firm that serves non-overlapping markets, namely display distributors, photographic materials distributors and custom trade show booth designers. It is shown that quality perception can be controlled regardless of market category.

ABSTRACTHigher education has and continues to be sharply disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this paper, our focus is on the pandemic’s impact on higher education, specifically on undergraduate marketing students’ perceptions of learning experiences duringthe switch from traditional face-to-face learning to online approaches. Understanding student perspectives on which specific aspects of their learning experience were satisfying or dissatisfying offers faculty valuable insight as to how to navigate this (for many) new teaching environment and enhance student experiences and outcomes. Collecting data during spring semester 2020 offers a unique view from students as universities abruptly pivoted from previously face-to-face instruction to online learning. The Critical Incidents Technique was used to capture the voice and perceptions of marketing students. Results are reported and aligned with teaching strategies for faculty to utilize in this new (for many) learning environment, as well as future learning/teaching shifts necessitated by other disruptions in higher education.

Neoadjuvant chemoradiation has been shown to improve survival in locally advanced esophageal and gastroesophageal junction cancer. The purpose of our study was to examine the effects of posttreatment persistent lymph node (LN) disease on overall survival (OS) and recurrence in patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma after neoadjuvant chemoradiation as well as the effect of LN harvest and the potential benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy.

The intrathoracic staging of lung cancer involves assessment of the primary tumor and potential sites of metastases. Imaging studies of the chest are sensitive in detecting intrathoracic abnormalities, but specific [...]

The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Departments of the Army and Defense, or the [...]

Prior to taking the principles of marketing course, undergraduate students were surveyed to determine their perceptions of marketing. Twelve categories emerged from the content analysis, suggesting that students have a more holistic view of marketing than previously reported. Results provide a vivid portrait of current student beliefs. Distinctions between business majors and non-business majors, as well as across six business majors on the identified categories, were found. Being aware of students’ preconceived perceptions can aid instructors in ensuring that classroom instruction addresses misconceptions and reinforces relevant viewpoints. The article concludes with noted study limitations and suggestions for future research.

Hasan F Batirel, MD; Lester Kobzik, MD; Charlotte McKee, MD; John J Reilly, MD; Steven J Mentzer, MD; David J Sugarbaker, MD and Scott J Swanson, MD(*). Thoracic Surgery, Brigham [...]

Role of Thoracoscopy in Diagnosis and Therapy Objectives: The solitary pulmonary nodule remains a common clinical problem. The essential question is whether the lesion is malignant or not. This discussion [...]

To understand the size of the aging population in the United States, the imminent need to include the elderly in clinical studies on lung cancer, and the safe potential of [...]

The definition of a standard therapy for resectable esophageal cancer remains a clinical controversy. In the past decade, a variety of strategies have been developed in an attempt to improve [...]

The development of lung cancer and emphysema is associated with the destructive chemical milieu that occurs with smoking. The recent interest in lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) has stimulated a [...]

This research examines the relationship of tourists' perceptions and relational quality with their environmentally responsible behaviors. Data was collected at a variety of times and days over ten weeks from visitors (n = 568) exiting a tourist destination located in central China. Perceived service quality provided by employees at a destination was found to positively impact value perceptions, environmental commitment, and tourist environmentally responsible behavior. Value perceptions positively impact tourist satisfaction, environmental commitment, and tourist environmentally responsible behavior. Tourist satisfaction and environmental commitment were found to fully mediate the relationship of the value obtained from visiting a destination, as perceived by tourists, with environmentally responsible behavior. Multiple mediation analysis confirmed two paths: 1) perceived employee quality to value perceptions to service experience satisfaction to tourist environmentally responsible behavior; and 2) perceived employee quality to value perceptions to environmental commitment to tourist environmentally responsible behavior.

Utilizing Mehrabian-Russell's Stimulus–Organism–Response framework, this research investigates how service quality elicits positive emotions, negative emotions, and destination identification, contributing to tourists' subjective well-being and intentions to return to a destination. Using an intercept sampling approach at a natural and cultural destination, a total of 539 completed questionnaires were obtained from Chinese tourists. The findings demonstrate that perceived service quality can enhance tourists' positive emotions and identification with a destination while decreasing negative emotions. This study also provides empirical evidence for a direct relationship between emotions in tourism consumption and destination identification processes. In addition, the results suggest that emotions and destination identification can bring about both economic benefits to a destination via revisitation and positive social outcomes for tourists in the form of subjective well-being.

The primary objective of this single-institution phase I clinical trial was to establish the maximum tolerated dose of gemcitabine added to cisplatin and delivered as heated intraoperative chemotherapy after resection of malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Pluripotent stem (PS)-cell-derived cell types hold promise for treating degenerative diseases. However, PS cell differentiation is intrinsically heterogeneous; therefore, clinical translation requires the development of practical methods for isolating progenitors from unwanted and potentially teratogenic cells. Muscle-regenerating progenitors can be derived through transient PAX7 expression. To better understand the biology, and to discover potential markers for these cells, here we investigate PAX7 genomic targets and transcriptional changes in human cells undergoing PAX7-mediated myogenic commitment. We identify CD54, integrin α9β1, and Syndecan2 (SDC2) as surface markers on PAX7-induced myogenic progenitors. We show that these markers allow for the isolation of myogenic progenitors using both fluorescent- and CGMP-compatible magnetic-based sorting technologies and that CD54+α9β1+SDC2+ cells contribute to long-term muscle regeneration in vivo. These findings represent a critical step toward enabling the translation of PS-cell-based therapies for muscle diseases.

Elucidating the pathways that lead to vasculogenic cells, and being able to identify their progenitors and lineage-restricted cells, is critical to the establishment of human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC) models for vascular diseases and development of vascular therapies. Here, we find that mesoderm-derived pericytes (PCs) and smooth muscle cells (SMCs) originate from a clonal mesenchymal progenitor mesenchymoangioblast (MB). In clonogenic cultures, MBs differentiate into primitive PDGFRβ+CD271+CD73−mesenchymal progenitors, which give rise to proliferative PCs, SMCs, and mesenchymal stem/stromal cells. MB-derived PCs can be further specified to CD274+capillary and DLK1+arteriolar PCs with a proinflammatory and contractile phenotype, respectively. SMC maturation was induced using a MEK inhibitor. Establishing the vasculogenic lineage tree, along with identification of stage- and lineage-specific markers, provides a platform for interrogating the molecular mechanisms that regulate vasculogenic cell specification and diversification and manufacturing well-defined mural cell populations for vascular engineering and cellular therapies from hPSCs.

The article presents notes on the family and ancestry of Lewis Latham of Rhode Island.

As Orthodoxy has gained a more visible presence within evangelical colleges and seminaries, new questions have surfaced on whether Orthodox teachings are in conflict with evangelical statements of faith. The [...]

A 57-year-old man with dysphagia was found to have a distal esophageal cancer. The tumor was staged radiographically (with endoesophageal ultrasonography) and operatively. The latter consisted of a thoracoscopic examination [...]

The fledgling 'intelligent-design' movement, which says Darwinian explanations of human origins are inadequate, is aiming to shift from the margins to the mainstream. The first major gathering of intelligent-design proponents [...]

In appropriately selected patients, resection of pulmonary metastases from various primary tumors can lead to improved survival. Metastasectomy has traditionally been performed by open thoracotomy; however, thoracoscopic resection offers the important benefits of a less invasive approach with more expeditious recovery. Concerns regarding missed lesions during thoracoscopy have not been realized in analyses of survival and may be offset by a policy of repeat metastasectomy for pulmonary recurrences. Despite the relative paucity of prospective trials, the preponderance of data supports the use of video-assisted thoracic surgery for pulmonary metastasectomy, which represents our preferred strategy for these patients.

Background:Electronic nicotine delivery devices (ENDs) induce interleukin-6 (IL-6) pathway expression in airway epithelial cells, but their systemic effects on arterial endothelial cells (AECs) are unknown. We hypothesized differential expression (DE) of IL-6 pathway genes by human pluripotent-derived AECs exposed in vitroto participant serum drawn before and after use of ENDS by chronic vapers, use of combustible cigarettes by smokers, and no product use by controls.Methods:For this pilot study, we randomly selected 30 participants from the CLUES Study: 10 exclusive vapers (exhaled carbon monoxide [CO] <5 ppm, + urine NicCheck I), 10 exclusive smokers (CO >5 ppm, + urine), and 10 non-vaping/non-smoking controls (CO <5 ppm, negative urine). We generated purified populations of AECs (H9 CPTC C13 derivative human embryonic stem cell line) and exposed them for 6 hours to 50% concentrated participant serum drawn before and 15’ after a product use challenge. Total RNA was sequenced on a NextSeq 2000. The DESeq2 suite characterized DE with an a priorifocus on genes in the IL-6 biosynthetic pathway gene ontology set. Z scores of normalized log2 gene expression values were determined and expressed as heat maps (Figure). Gene Set Variational Analysis (GSVA) was used to interrogate for enriched gene sets. P values were not adjusted for multiple hypothesis testing and are exploratory.Results:Vapers were a mean (SD) 28.9 (8.1) years old (30% female), smokers were 38.3 (11.6) years old (40% female), and controls were 33.6 (17.7) years old (50% female). Compared to controls, vapers had increased expression of the IL-6 pathway at baseline (p=0.004), but smokers did not (p=0.38). Following product use, vapers (p=0.0009) but not smokers (p=0.79) had increased expression of genes in the IL-6 biosynthetic pathway (Figure).Conclusion:Chronic vapers, but not smokers, may have increased expression of genes in the IL-6 pathway prior to product use with further increases afterwards.

This research explores marketing students’ emotional reactions to classroom encounters. We identify what types of critical incidents lead to specific emotional outcomes. The study included a sample of 1,208 marketing undergraduates. Findings confirm the viability of the taxonomies identified by Swanson and Davis (2000). We expand their framework to include the emotions of outrage and delight. Results confirm the conceptual distinctions among satisfaction, delight, dissatisfaction, and outrage, while suggesting that the absence of those factors that contribute to students’ dissatisfaction and outrage will not necessarily lead to their satisfaction and delight. Suggestions for responding are identified and associated with specific incident types.

The article discusses the genealogy of Jeremy Clarke of Rhode Island who immigrated to the state around 1638, dealing with topics including his mother Mary Saxby Clarke's mother, evidences that he is related to certain individuals in Rhode Island, and the wills of Edward Saxby and Elizabeth Saxby.