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An Observational Study of Orthopaedic Abstracts and Subsequent Full-Text Publications

Background: Research abstracts are frequently referenced in orthopaedic textbooks and influence orthopaedic care. However, little is known about the quality of information provided in the abstracts, the frequency of publication of complete papers after presentation of abstracts, or any discrepancies between abstracts and published papers. The objective of this study was to determine the quality of information provided in orthopaedic abstracts, rates of publication of full-text articles after presentation of abstracts, predictors of publication of full-text articles, and consistency between abstracts and full-text articles. Methods: We retrieved all abstracts from the 1996 scientific program of the sixty-third Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. For each abstract, we recorded the completeness of reporting and key features of the study design, conduct, analysis, and interpretation. A computerized Medline and PubMed search established whether the abstract had been followed by publication of a full-text article. Finally, we evaluated the consistency of reporting between abstracts and final publications. Results: The program included 465 abstracts, 66% of which were on prognostic studies. All abstracts described the study design, and 70.7% of the designs were observational. Key methodological issues were reported in less than half of the abstracts, and information on data analysis was reported in <15%. One hundred and fifty-nine (34%) of the 465 abstracts were followed by publication of a full-text article. The mean time to publication (and standard deviation) was 17.6 ±; 12 months (range, one to fifty-six months). Inconsistencies between the abstract and the full-text article included the primary outcome measure, which differed 14% of the time, and the results, which differed 19% of the time. Conclusions: Two-thirds of the orthopaedic abstracts in this sample were not followed by publication of a full-text paper. The overall quality of reporting in abstracts proved inadequate, and inconsistencies between the final published paper and the original abstract occurred frequently. The routine use of abstracts as a guide to orthopaedic practice needs to be reconsidered.
PENGARUH SIKAP KERJA 5S (SEIRI, SEITON, SEISO, SEIKETSU, SHITSUKE) TERHADAP PRODUKTIVITAS

Negara Jepang tidak mempunyai keunggulan komparatif material dan kekayaan alam, tetapi nergara tersebut mempunyai keunggulan kompetitif yang menjadi sorotan masyarakat Internasional. Jepang terkenal dengan usaha kooperatif seperti kaizen (perbaikan secara terus-menerus), just in time (proses pabrikan yang tepat waktu). Langkah awal dari keunggulan tersebut adalah sikap kerja 5S. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menguji pengaruh sikap kerja 5S terhadap produktivitas kerja. Masih sedikitnya penelitian tentang variabel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini memotivasi peneliti untuk melakukan penelitian di perusahaan Jepang yang berada di Indonesia. Penelitian ini dilakukan di PT. Sanoh Indonesia dengan responden sebanyak 80 karyawan. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan proporsional random sampling. Analisis data menggunakan regresi linier sederhana. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sikap kerja 5S berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap produktivitas.
Grasping the nettle: gay men's experiences in therapy

Qualitative research was carried out into gay men's experiences of being in therapy. One of the findings was that, while the overall experience of being in therapy was usually perceived to be helpful, the experience of discussion of areas relating to the clients’ experience of their sexuality was not. A common reaction was that this aspect of their experience had been silenced or not adequately explored. This finding gives rise to a consideration of what 'gay-affirmative' counselling means – and in particular to the ideas of whether affirmative counselling can be implicit or must involve a more active stance on the part of the therapist. These differing approaches and the implications which arise are discussed.
Current knowledge of the ruminal fermentation system and what can we expect to learn in the future.

The ruminal fermentation system is simply the fermentation of dietary organic matter (OM) in the rumen, resulting in usable end products (e.g., volatile fatty acids (VFA), microbial protein, and long chain fatty acids (LCFA)) for the dairy cow. This fermentation system has the unique ability to degrade, convert, or alter over 85% of the cow’s diet, which means the rumen compared to all of the body’s organs exerts the most influence on milk production and composition. The function of the rumen and the microbial community housed within are, therefore, critical to optimizing the performance of the dairy cow. How the rumen is physically structured and fundamentally works is explained well in numerous reviews and books (Van Soest, 1982; Krehbiel, 2014) and will not be the focus of this paper. The focus of this paper will be on our current knowledge of the rumen microbial communities and potential opportunities to manipulate milk synthesis and composition.
Human recombinant myeloperoxidase antiviral activity on cytomegalovirus

In vitro incubation of human cytomegalovirus (Towne strain) with 8 U/ml human recombinant myeloperoxidase plus sodium chloride and glucose nearly abolished viral infectivity. To assay the effect on intracellular infection, cell toxicity of the enzymes was first studied. Even the high dose of 16 U/ml of recombinant myeloperoxidase plus 10 mU/ml glucose oxidase did not decrease MRC5 cell growth. By contrast, this dose reduced proliferation of activated THP1 cells. Even half of the myeloperoxidase dose proved slightly toxic to these cells. Non‐cytotoxic concentrations of the reagents were used to monitor their effect on cytomegalovirus infection. In MRC5 cells, even the low dose of 4 U/ml myeloperoxidase plus glucose oxidase inhibited synthesis of cytomegalovirus early antigens, as tested by immunofluorescence. Viral release in the supernatant was decreased by 4 logs. In THP1 cells, which produce endogenously hydrogen peroxide, myeloperoxidase alone (8 U/ml) decreased the formation of early and late antigens by 53 and 44%, respectively. J. Med. Virol. 66:218–223, 2002. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
New function for the RNA helicase p68/DDX5 as a modifier of MBNL1 activity on expanded CUG repeats

Myotonic Dystrophy type I (DM1) is caused by an abnormal expansion of CTG triplets in the 3′ UTR of the dystrophia myotonica protein kinase (DMPK) gene, leading to the aggregation of the mutant transcript in nuclear RNA foci. The expanded mutant transcript promotes the sequestration of the MBNL1 splicing factor, resulting in the misregulation of a subset of alternative splicing events. In this study, we identify the DEAD-box RNA helicase p68 (DDX5) in complexes assembled onto in vitro-transcribed CUG repeats. We showed that p68 colocalized with RNA foci in cells expressing the 3′UTR of the DMPK gene containing expanded CTG repeats. We found that p68 increased MBNL1 binding onto pathological repeats and the stem–loop structure regulatory element within the cardiac Troponin T (TNNT2) pre-mRNA, splicing of which is misregulated in DM1. Mutations in the helicase core of p68 prevented both the stimulatory effect of the protein on MBNL1 binding and the colocalization of p68 with CUG repeats, suggesting that remodeling of RNA secondary structure by p68 facilitates MBNL1 binding. We also found that the competence of p68 for regulating TNNT2 exon 5 inclusion depended on the integrity of MBNL1 binding sites. We propose that p68 acts as a modifier of MBNL1 activity on splicing targets and pathogenic RNA.
A review of methods for determining average available power from a tidal current

The use of in-stream tidal energy conversion devices is gaining popularity as a potential energy source. Methods discussed for determining the average available power from a tidal current include; kinetic energy calculations, one dimensional (1D) analytic models derived from Bernoulli's theorem and the Navier-Stokes equations, and the use of two dimensional (2D) numerical models of ocean flow. The kinetic approach may be used to provide an estimate of available power provided the ratio of TEC capture area to channel cross-section is much less than one; 1D analytic models demonstrate that tidal power resource assessments must not be based solely on the natural undisturbed flow state, the relationship between flow speed, frictional losses, and extracted power must be considered to determine a maximum available power; and 2D numerical models are necessary to allow for flow diversion around arrays of TEC devices and to evaluate the far field effects of energy extraction.
Interhemispheric motor inhibition: its role in controlling electromyographic mirror activity

Electromyographic mirror activity (MA) refers to involuntary activation of the non‐active limb during intended strictly unilateral movements of the other limb. MA occurs in the majority of healthy adults but little is known about its neurophysiological foundation. Here we examined in healthy adults the hypothesis that transcallosal interhemispheric inhibition (IHI) between the primary motor cortices determines the extent to which MA occurs. IHI was tested by an established paired transcranial magnetic stimulation protocol [A. Ferbert et al. (1992) J. Physiol. (Lond.), 453, 525–546]. In a first experiment we found that the magnitudes of IHI and MA were inversely correlated. In a second experiment we sought to establish a more causative relation by exploring the changes induced by low‐frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of primary motor cortex on IHI and MA. These changes were also significantly inversely correlated, i.e. a repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation‐induced increase in IHI was associated with a decrease in MA, and a decrease in IHI was associated with an increase in MA. These results provide strong and consistent evidence that transcallosal inhibitory interhemispheric interaction provides a significant route by which unwanted MA during intended unimanual motor tasks can be controlled.
Privacy-Preserving Collaborative Recommender Systems

Collaborative recommender systems use various types of information to help customers find products of personalized interest. To increase the usefulness of collaborative recommender systems in certain circumstances, it could be desirable to merge recommender system databases between companies, thus expanding the data pool. This can lead to privacy disclosure hazards during the merging process. This paper addresses how to avoid privacy disclosure in collaborative recommender systems by comparing with major cryptology approaches and constructing a more efficient privacy-preserving collaborative recommender system based on the scalar product protocol.
Greek Employers’ Attitudes to Employing People with Disabilities: Effects of the Type of Disability

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to answer two central research questions: (i) what are Greek employers’ attitudes to employing people with a range of disabilities; and (ii) do employers’ attitudes differ according to the type of disability? The study sample comprised 102 local employers with small-sized retail trade and service businesses located in semi-urban areas of Lesvos and Chios, Greek islands in the North Aegean Sea. The results show that employers’ attitudes differed depending on the type of disability; most respondents believed that it would be easier for people with diabetes, thalassaemia or renal insufficiency to gain employment than those with schizophrenia, blindness, learning disability or depression.
Kompetensi Pengelolaan Pembelajaran, Kecerdasan Interpersonal, Komitmen, Dan Kepuasan Kerja Guru SMK

800x600 Abstract: Learning-management Competence, Interpersonal Intelligence, Commitment, and Job Satisfaction of Vocational High School Teachers . This survey is intended to describe how learning-management competence, interpersonal intelligence, and commitment influence the job satisfaction of vocational high school teachers. Eighty teachers were selected from the teacher population of 350 using proportional random sampling technique and were assigned to respond to a questionnaire. The results of path analyses reveal that learning-management competence has direct effects on commitment, interpersonal intelligence on commitment, learning-management competence on job satisfaction, interpersonal intelligence on job satisfaction, and commitment on job satisfaction. In other words, teachers' job satisfaction can be facilitated through improving learning-management competence, developing interpersonal intelligence, and strengthening teacher commitment. Abstrak: Kompetensi Pengelolaan Pembelajaran, Kecerdasan Interpersonal, Komitmen, dan Kepuasan Kerja Guru SMK. Tujuan penelitian survei ini adalah mendeskripsikan pengaruh kompetensi pengelolaan pembelajaran, kecerdasan interpersonal, dan komitmen terhadap kepuasan kerja guru SMK. Populasi berjumlah 350 guru dengan sampel sebanyak 80 guru yang dipilih secara rambang. Data dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan angket, dan dianalisis dengan analisis jalur ( path analysis ). Hasil penelitian menun­jukkan bahwa kompetensi pengelolaan pembelajaran berpengaruh langsung terhadap komitmen; kecer­dasan interpersonal berpengaruh langsung terhadap komitmen; kompetensi pengelolaan pembelajaran berpengaruh langsung terhadap kepuasan kerja guru; kecerdasan interpersonal berpengaruh langsung terhadap kepuasan kerja guru; dan komitmen berpengaruh langsung terhadap kepuasan kerja guru. Kepuasan kerja guru dapat ditingkatkan melalui pengembangan kompetensi pengelolaan pembelajaran, peningkatan kecerdasan interpersonal dan penguatan komitmen guru. Normal 0 false false false IN X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:. 0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}
Histopathological basis of myocardial late gadolinium enhancement in patients with systemic hypertension.

A 59-year-old man was admitted with exertional dyspnea. He had a 10-year history of uncontrolled systemic hypertension and the maximum level of blood pressure was 200/140 mm Hg. Chest x-ray showed cardiomegaly with pulmonary venous congestion, and the cardiothoracic ratio was 74%. Coronary arterial disease was excluded with selective coronary angiography, and hypertensive heart disease was diagnosed. Contrast-enhanced MRI demonstrated that the left ventricle dilated with systolic dysfunction, and the hypertrophy of the left ventricular wall was identified (Figure 1A and 1B). The left ventricular end-diastolic dimension was 94 mm, and the left ventricular ejection fraction was 21%. The thickness of the interventricular septum was 16 mm, the lateral wall was 8 mm, and the anterior wall was 8.4 mm. Furthermore, diffuse late gadolinium enhancement …
Diagnosis of airway obstruction in primary care in the UK: the CADRE (COPD and Asthma Diagnostic/management REassessment) programme 1997–2001

OBJECTIVE Asthma and COPD require different management strategies, but differentiation in primary care is difficult. This primary care support initiative observed the impact of spirometry and clinical assessment on the diagnosis of airway disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS Of 61,191 patients aged > or =40 years being treated for respiratory conditions within 1003 UK primary care practices, 43,203 underwent a diagnostic review including standardized spirometric assessment. The proportion of patients in whom the diagnosis was changed by the additional information was determined. The relationship of various patient characteristics was compared with the baseline and review diagnoses and with any change in diagnosis. RESULTS Asthma was initially diagnosed in 43% of patients, COPD in 35%, mixed disease in 9%, and other respiratory condition in 13%. Patients initially diagnosed with asthma, mixed disease, or another condition were more likely to have their diagnosis changed at review (54%, 46%, and 63%, respectively) than those initially diagnosed with COPD (14%). A change from asthma to COPD was associated with male gender, smoking, older age, and reduced lung function, the opposite being associated with a change from COPD to asthma. CONCLUSION In this study, a clinical review supplemented by additional information including spirometry highlights apparent mislabeling of significant numbers of patients with chronic obstructive disease in general practice with significant implications for individual treatment and healthcare provision. This study shows that the addition of more clinical information can have a major effect on diagnostic tendency in patients with airway disease. An initial diagnosis of COPD seems less likely to change following review than an asthma diagnosis. While it is likely that greater information leads to a more accurate diagnosis, the differential effect of new information on diagnostic labeling highlights the insecurity of the diagnostic process in primary care in the UK.
Noise and human efficiency

Noise and Human Efficiency is the sixth volume in this Wiley series on "Studies in Human Performance". It is an account of the effects of noise on human performance. After delineating the physics of sound and noise, and presenting the essentials on the physiology of the ear with its associated brain mechanisms, the book explains the consequences of noise for auditory perception and the comprehension of speech. It also describes the after effects of persistent noise, in the form of various kinds of temporary or permanent deafness. With respect to performance of non-auditory tasks, the book reviews the experiments on annoyance and social disruption, in addition to those on various industrial and laboratory tasks. It brings the record up to date by showing that the effects of noise are not always detrimental. Noise has complex consequences, interacting with such factors as arousal, time-of-day, sex and personality. Although the appropriate psychological theories are reviewed, the author's main aim has been to pick his way through the experimental and methodological complexities in such a way as to show exactly what has been firmly established.
The effectiveness of an altruistic appeal in the presence and absence of favors

A substantial corpus of research examining the norm of reciprocity leads to the prediction that doing a favor for another will enhance the probability that that other will comply with a subsequent request made by the favor provider. Experiments have reported data consistent with this prediction, but in these experiments the requests have been pro-social. Other dynamics may be involved, however, when the request is anti-social. Additionally, particular kinds of messages might prove more effective in gaining compliance with an anti-social request. Specifically, following research on the fundamental attribution error it is predicted that altruism messages are more likely to be effective in such circumstances. An experiment was conducted to test these ideas. No evidence of an effect of the norm of reciprocity was observed, and the altruism message was found to be more effective than a direct request message. Unexpectedly, a large sex difference emerged in a direction opposite to that reported in reviews of sex differences, i.e., males were more compliant than females.
Poliovirus-specific CD4+ Th1 clones with both cytotoxic and helper activity mediate protective humoral immunity against a lethal poliovirus infection in transgenic mice expressing the human poliovirus receptor

The current understanding of the function of CD4+ T helper (Th) cells in immunity to infectious diseases is that Th1 cells, which secrete interleukin (IL)-2 and interferon-gamma, induce cellular immune responses, whereas Th2 cells, which secrete IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, and IL- 10, provide helper function for humoral immunity. We have used a panel of poliovirus-specific murine CD4+ T cell clones and mice transgenic for the human poliovirus receptor to evaluate the role of Th cell subpopulations in protective immunity to poliovirus. The majority of T cell clones, as well as polyclonal T cells generated from mice infected or immunized with poliovirus, secreted IL-2 and interferon-gamma, but not IL-4, IL-5, or IL-10, a profile typical of Th1 cells. The Th1 clones displayed major histocompatibility complex class II-restricted cytotoxic T lymphocyte activity against specific poliovirus peptide- pulsed target cells, but also provided help for antipoliovirus neutralizing antibody production. To examine the mechanism of immunity in vivo, we have used poliovirus receptor-transgenic mice on a BALB/c (H-2d) background. These animals developed a poliomyelitis-like disease when challenged intravenously with a virulent wild-type strain of poliovirus, but not with an attenuated vaccine strain. Furthermore, mice immunized with the vaccine strain were protected against a subsequent challenge with wild-type virus. Using an adoptive transfer technique, we demonstrated that it was possible to confer protection with primed B cells in the presence of polyclonal poliovirus-specific T cells, but not when transgenic mice received either B cells or T cells alone. Furthermore, protection was observed when mice received primed B cells in the presence of a VP4-specific Th1 clone. The findings demonstrate that Th1 cells can mediate a protective immune response against poliovirus infection in vivo through helper activity for humoral immunity and that CD4+ T cells, specific for the internal poliovirus capsid protein, VP4, can provide effective help for a protective antibody response directed against surface capsid proteins.
Development and Psychometrics of an Interpersonal Communication Skills Scale (A.S.M.A) among Zanjan Health Volunteers

Background & Aim: It is crucial to assess communication skills among health workers using valid culture-based instruments. This study aimed to develop and assess psychometric properties of the Interpersonal Communication Skills Scale among Zanjan Health Volunteers. Methods & Materials: In this study, a total of 191 health volunteers participated in a self-rating assessment of the Communication Skills Scale (CSS). Moreover, 14 experts were asked to rate each item based on the relevance, clarity, and simplicity. Through a literature review, we developed an instrument with 43 items. The validity of the instrument was determined using the impact item method, content validity ratio (CVR), content validity index (CVI), face validity and exploratory factor analysis. Reliability of the instrument was reported by Alpha Cronbach coefficient. The CSS finally contained 35 items, divided into two categories: general and specific communication skills. Results: Of 43 items, those with impact item index over 1.5, CVR over 0.51, and CVI over 0.79 were considered as valid; while the rest were discarded resulting in a 35-item scale. Factor analysis was carried out to determine the relationship among the items of the CSS. Exploratory factor analysis reduced the list of items to 30, which were divided into seven groups with a minimum eigenvalue of 1 for each factor, capable of predicting 68.8% of the variance. Internal reliability of the scale was determined by alpha Cronbach coefficient (0.91). Conclusion: The results of this study indicated that the CSS is a valid and reliable instrument for assessment of the communication skills among health volunteers in Zanjan. These findings could be used for developing similar instruments in other health worker groups