Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Iliosacral screw fixation of the unstable pelvic ring injuries.

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY To report on the early results and possible complications of iliosacral screw fixation in the management of unstable pelvic ring injuries. MATERIAL AND METHODS One hundred and two unstable pelvic ring injuries were treated using iliosacral screw fixation for posterior pelvic ring disruptions. Closed manipulative reductions of the posterior lesion were attempted for all patients. Open reductions were used in the minority of patients with unsatisfactory closed reductions as assessed fluoroscopically at the time of surgery. Anterior fixations were by means of open reduction in 62 patients and by external fixation in 14 patients, and by screws in 7 patients. Twenty patients had no anterior fixation. Plain anteroposterior, inlet and outlet radiographs of the pelvis were obtained postoperatively at six weeks, three months, six months and one year. A pelvic computed tomography scan was performed postoperatively in those patients where residual displacement or screw misplacement was suspected. Complications were recorded. RESULTS One patient died 31 days after the trauma due to pneumonia and one died 9 months after the surgery after a fall from a height in a second suicidal attempt. There were two posterior pelvic infections and one anterior pelvic infection. Screw misplacement occurred in seven cases. In six cases a misplaced screw produced transient L5 neuroapraxia. There was no fixation failure requiring revision surgery. There was one case of injury to the superior gluteal artery. DISCUSSION Unstable pelvic ring disruptions are severe injuries, associated with a high rate of morbidity and mortality. Pelvic fractures can be treated by variety of methods. Treatment with traction and pelvic slings does not offer accurate reduction and confines the patient to prolong bed rest with all potential complications. Several authors documented lower morbidity and mortality rates and shorter hospital stay in patients treated by early operative stabilization of pelvic injuries. The timing of the surgery is still controversial. Some authors in large trauma centres believe that ideally the initial treatment should be the final treatment. The advantage of urgent fixation is the use of this usually minimally invasive technique in the initial stabilisation of a hemodynamically unstable patient.The disadvantage is performance of the surgery under increased stress and time limit, which may lead to the acceptance of sub-optimal reduction. Very good team work of the orthopaedic surgeon, anaesthetist and other involved specialists (general surgeon, urologist) is necessary. CONCLUSIONS Iliosacral screw fixation is a useful method of stabilizing unstable pelvic ring injuries. It is a difficult technique, with a steep learning curve. The surgeon must understand the complex and variable sacral anatomy. High quality fluoroscopic imaging is a must. Especially in vertically unstable injuries the sacroiliac screws need to be augmented by sound anterior fixation. Low rates of infection, wound healing problems and minimal blood loss are advantages of this method.
Alternative Route for Obtaining ${\rm NiFe}_{2}{\rm O}_{4}$  Thin Films by Pulsed Laser Deposition

Ferrites in thin film form are usually obtained by pulsed laser deposition (PLD). This method can induce the presence of secondary phases, a problem which requires an annealing process. The study aimed at finding a PLD based method through which, in further studies, ferrites with a controllable phase composition can be obtained. Therefore, we obtained ferrite thin films in oxygen atmosphere and in high vacuum. Raman spectroscopy measurements for the samples obtained in high vacuum revealed the formation of magnetite. Instead of annealing, we irradiated these samples with an excimer laser (λ = 308 nm), at various frequencies, for certain amount of pulses. The Raman spectra revealed the formation of the nickel ferrite phase, as well as the presence of residual magnetite phase.
Screening Accuracy of Level 2 Autism Spectrum Disorder Rating Scales

The goal of this review was to examine the state of Level 2, caregiver-completed rating scales for the screening of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) in individuals above the age of three years. We focused on screening accuracy and paid particular attention to comparison groups. Inclusion criteria required that scales be developed post ICD-10, be ASD-specific, and have published evidence of diagnostic validity in peer-reviewed journals. The five scales reviewed were: the Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ), Gilliam Autism Rating Scale/Gilliam Autism Rating Scale-Second Edition (GARS/GARS-2), Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS), Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire (ASSQ), and Asperger Syndrome Diagnostic Scale (ASDS). Twenty total studies were located, most examining the SCQ. Research on the other scales was limited. Comparisons between scales were few and available evidence of diagnostic validity is scarce for certain subpopulations (e.g., lower functioning individuals, PDDNOS). Overall, the SCQ performed well, the SRS and ASSQ showed promise, and the GARS/GARS-2 and ASDS demonstrated poor sensitivity. This review indicates that Level 2 ASD caregiver-completed rating scales are in need of much more scientific scrutiny.
ANALISIS PENGARUH FRAUD TRIANGLE DALAM MENDETEKSI KECURANGAN LAPORAN KEUANGAN

This study analyzed the effect of the elements from fraud triangle, which included pressure (LEV, ROA, ACHANGE), opportunity (BDOUT), and rationalization (AUDCHANGE) in detecting fraudulent financial statement. Control variables that will be included in this study are firm’s age, firm’s size, liquidity risk, and managerial ownership. The sample that will be used in this study is non-financial companies that are listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange in the periode of 2011-2016. From the result, this study showed that change of assets (ACHANGE) and change of auditors (AUDCHANGE) has a significant positive relationship with the fraudulent financial statement, while the other variables such as leverage (LEV), return on asset (ROA) and ineffective monitoring (BDOUT) has no significant in the relationship with the fraudulent financial statement.Penelitian ini meneliti pengaruh dari elemen fraud triangle, yaitu tekanan (LEV, ROA, ACHANGE), kesempatan (BDOUT), dan rasionalisasi (AUDCHANGE) dalam mendeteksi kecurangan laporan keuangan. Variabel kontrol yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah umur perusahaan, ukuran perusahaan, liquidity risk, dan kepemilikan manajerial. Sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian adalah perusahaan non-keuangan yang terdaftar pada Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) selama periode 2011-2016. Dari hasil penelitian tersebut ditemukan variabel perubahan aset (ACHANGE) dan pergantian auditor (AUDCHANGE) memiliki pengaruh signifikan positif terhadap kecurangan laporan keuangan, sedangkan variabel lainnya yaitu leverage (LEV), return on asset (ROA) dan ineffective monitoring (BDOUT) memiliki pengaruh yang tidak signifikan terhadap kecurangan laporan keuangan
The Effect of Web-Based, Personalized, Osteoarthritis Quality Improvement Feedback on Patient Satisfaction With Osteoarthritis Care

To address gaps in the quality of care for osteo-arthritis, the authors developed a Web-based computer program to provide patients with personalized feedback designed to improve the quality of their osteoarthritis care. The current study was designed to examine satisfaction as well as the potential effects of the feedback on patients’ perceptions of their osteoarthritis care by randomizing patients to use the site before or after they answered questions about the quality of their osteoarthritis care. On average, participants received 8.7 recommendations to change their osteoarthritis care. Satisfaction with osteo-arthritis care was similar between subjects in both groups. Most subjects believed that the Web site would help them get better care from their doctor (77.7%), and most would recommend it to others (94.3%). Overall, the Web site is well accepted and has no negative effect on patients’ satisfaction with their osteo-arthritis care.
Overanticoagulation Associated with Combined Use of Antibacterial Drugs and Acenocoumarol or Phenprocoumon Anticoagulants

Summary Background Several case reports associated combined use of coumarins and antibacterial drugs with overanticoagulation. Despite the fact that these drugs are frequently prescribed concurrently, there is little quantitative information on the risks of such complications. Objective To study which antibacterial drugs are associated with overanticoagulation during therapy with coumarins. Design Population-based cohort study in a sample of the Rotterdam Study. Subjects All patients who were treated with acenocoumarol or phenprocoumon in the study period from April 1, 1991 through December 31, 1998 and for whom INR data were available. Methods Patients were followed until an INR 2: 6.0, the end of their treatment, death or end of the study period. Proportional hazards regression analysis was used to estimate the risk of an INR 2: 6.0 in relation to concomitant use of an oral anticoagulant and antibacterial drugs after adjustment for several potentially confounding factors such as age, gender, hepatic dysfunction, malignancies, and heart failure. Results Of the 1124 patients in the cohort, 351 developed an INR 2: 6.0. The incidence rate was 6.9 per 10,000 treatment days. Sulfamethoxazole combined with trimethoprim most strongly increased the risk of overanticoagulation with an adjusted relative risk of 20.1 (95% CI: 10.7-37.9). Stratification showed that the induction period of overanticoagulation varied between different antibacterial drugs. Conclusion In this study among outpatients of an anticoagulation clinic using acenocoumarol or phenprocoumon, several antibacterial drugs strongly increased the risk of overanticoagulation. Awareness of these drug interactions and more frequent monitoring of INR values during the initial stages of antibacterial drug therapy are warranted to minimize the risk of bleeding complications.
Increasing Coalition Stability in Large-Scale Coalition Formation with Self-Interested Agents

In coalition formation with self-interested agents both social welfare of the multi-agent system and stability of individual coalitions must be taken into account. However, in large-scale systems with thousands of agents, finding an optimal solution with respect to both metrics is infeasible. In this paper we propose an approach for finding coalition structures with suboptimal social welfare and coalition stability in largescale multi-agent systems. Our approach uses multi-agent simulation to model a dynamic coalition formation process. Agents are allowed to deviate from unstable coalitions, thus increasing the coalition stability. Furthermore we present an approach for estimating coalition stability, which alleviates exponential complexity of coalition stability computation. This approach is used for estimating stability of multiple coalition structures generated by the multi-agent simulation, which enables us to select a solution with high values of both social welfare and coalition stability. We experimentally show that our algorithms cause a major increase in coalition stability compared to a baseline social welfare-maximizing algorithm, while maintaining a very small decrease in social welfare.
Equivalent-Network Analysis of Propagation and Radiation Features in Wire-Medium Loaded Planar Structures

Planar multilayer dielectric structures that include wire-medium (WM) slabs with vertically aligned wires are studied by means of an effective equivalent transmission-line approach based on the homogenized representation of the WM layers. Modal properties are thereby retrieved via transverse resonance, whereas radiative properties of elementary sources are calculated via reciprocity. The proposed approach is employed to show the possibility of suppressing TEM propagation in WM-loaded parallel-plate waveguides as well as of achieving wideband radiation from TM leaky modes in partially open configurations. The features thus gained are of interest for the realization of Fabry-Perot cavity antennas with linearly polarized conical patterns and wide-angular scanning ranges. Numerical results obtained with state-of-art simulation software confirm the accuracy and numerical effectiveness of the proposed formulation.
Identification of cell surface molecules that interact with pseudorabies virus

The alphaherpesvirus pseudorabies virus (PrV) has been shown to attach to cells by interaction between the viral glycoprotein gC and cell membrane proteoglycans carrying heparan sulfate chains (HSPGs). A secondary binding step requires gD and presumably another, hitherto unidentified cellular receptor. By use of a virus overlay protein binding assay (VOPBA), cosedimentation analyses, and affinity chromatography, we identified three species of cell membrane constituents that bind PrV. By treatment with EDTA, peripheral HSPGs of very high apparent molecular mass (>200 kDa) could be extracted from Madin-Darby bovine kidney cells. Binding of PrV to these HSPGs in the VOPBA was sensitive to enzymatic digestion with heparinase or papain. Cosedimentation analyses indicated that binding between PrV and high-molecular-weight HSPG depended on the presence of gC in the virion. In addition, adsorption of radiolabeled PrV virions to cells could be inhibited by the addition of purified high-molecular-weight HSPG. By using urea extraction buffer, a second species of HSPG of approximately 140 kDa could be solubilized. Binding of PrV to this HSPG in the VOPBA was also dependent on the presence of heparan sulfate, since reactivity was abolished after suppression of glycosaminoglycan biosynthesis with NaClO3 and after heparinase treatment. In addition to HSPG, in cellular membrane extracts obtained by treatment with mild detergent, a 85-kDa membrane protein was demonstrated to bind PrV in the VOPBA and affinity chromatography. In summary, we identified three species of cell membrane constituents that bind PrV: a peripheral HSPG of high molecular weight, an integral HSPG of approximately 140 kDa, and an integral membrane protein of 85 kDa. It is tempting to speculate that interaction between PrV and the two species of HSPG mediates primary attachment of PrV and that the 85-kDa protein is involved in a subsequent attachment step.
Determinant of the quality of the national financial audit report: study at National Auditor Board Jambi Province

This study aimed to examine the effect of training, experiences, gender, age and educational background possessed by the auditor on the quality of State Financial Audit results. This research used secondary data provided by Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia Representative of Jambi Province in the form of 2016 and 2017 staffing data and Audit Reports. Multiple linear regression analysis was used for the analysis method. The study results found that the quality of the state financial audit was affected by experiences. However, the study failed to find the influences of age, education, and gender on the quality of state financial audit results. It provides empirical evidence that the auditor's ability to find and reveal findings has been influenced by experiences of the auditor
Outcomes of intermediate‐risk patients treated with transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System: A single center 20‐year experience

Transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) was superior to surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in the placement of aortic transcatheter valves (PARTNER) 2A trial (P2). The generalizability of the trial results to the broader population of patients with intermediate surgical risk remains unknown.
Internationalization of emerging market firms: the role of Domestic agglomerations in reducing liability of origin

The extant literature in institutional theory has found liabilities of origin (LOR) costs such as (i) capability based and (ii) legitimacy based costs as the major cost disadvantages faced by emerging market multinationals (EMNEs) while undertaking internationalization. Studies have pointed out that the treatment of institutions in International business (IB) have considered institutions at a national level, ignoring the role of sub-national institutions. This is particularly important for EMNEs as the institutional development in their home countries are highly uneven. Further, the recent studies in economic geography have also criticized the treatment of location in extant IB literature. They have also argued that location in extant IB literature is treated synonymously with a country or a nation state, expunging the nuanced examination or differentiation of locational features. Hence we observe that the role of sub-national institutions such as domestic agglomerations in the internationalization of EMNEs is under-reported in the extant literature. In this paper we explain the role of sub-national institutions such as domestic agglomerations in reducing LOR cost disadvantages (capability and legitimacy based cost disadvantages) and facilitating the outward internationalization of EMNEs.
Reduced immunogenicity of influenza vaccines in HIV-infected compared with uninfected pregnant women is associated with regulatory T cells

Objectives:To evaluate the immunogenicity of influenza vaccines in HIV-infected pregnant women and the factors that may determine this response. Design:Prospective, single-site study of HIV-infected and uninfected women. Methods:Pregnant women had the following immunologic measurements at vaccination, 6 weeks after immunization, and 12 weeks after delivery: hemagglutination inhibition (HAI) antibody titers, lymphocyte proliferation (LPA), interferon-γ enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT), and polychromatic flow cytometric enumeration of influenza-specific effector and regulatory T cells. Results:At vaccination, demographic and gestational characteristics did not differ significantly between the 20 HIV-infected and 18 uninfected participants. Prevaccination HAI geometric mean titers (GMTs) against all strains of influenza in the vaccines were similar between the two groups. Antibody responses to vaccination measured by GMT or four-fold titer increase were significantly lower in HIV-infected compared with uninfected pregnant women for influenza A strains. Antibody responses to influenza B were equally low in the two groups of participants. There were no significant LPA or ELISPOT responses to vaccination in either group. LPA results were significantly lower in HIV-infected compared with uninfected women at all time points, but ELISPOT were not. Influenza-specific regulatory CD4+FoxP3+% and CD4+IL10+% increased after vaccination in both groups, but significantly more in HIV-infected compared with uninfected pregnant women. Higher influenza-specific CD4+FoxP3+% postvaccination correlated with lower antibody responses to the vaccine and lower LPA results. Conclusions:Influenza vaccines have reduced immunogenicity in HIV-infected compared with uninfected pregnant women. In HIV-infected women, increased regulatory CD4+FoxP3+% may attenuate the immunogenicity of vaccines.
The Impacts of Harmonization of Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) in ASEAN on the Productivity Growth of Indonesia's Electronics Firms

The openness in Free Trade era changes the policy of international trade. Along with the tariff reduction, the use of Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) increases and is considered as a trade barrier. Assuming that the implementation of TBT harmonization policy has made ASEAN market more integrated, this research aims to estimate the impacts of ASEAN standard harmonization on the firms’s productivity growth in electronics industry. Using the firms' data of electronics industry during 20052014 based on BPS “Large Medium Industry survey” and the Generalized Least Square (GLS) method, empirical evidence shows that when ASEAN standard harmonization increases by 1 unit, it increases firms’ productivity growth in the electronics sector by 13, 8%.
The Effect of Raindrop Kinetic Energy on Soil Erodibility

Soil erosion is a very complex phenomenon, resulting from detachment and transport of soil particles by erosion agents. The kinetic energy of raindrop is the energy available for detachment and transport by splashing rain. The soil erodibility is defined as the ability of soil to resist to erosion. For this purpose, an experimental study was conducted in the laboratory using rainfall simulator to study the effect of the kinetic energy of rain (Ec) on the soil erodibility (K). The soil used was a sandy agricultural soil of 62.08% coarse sand, 19.14% fine sand, 6.39% fine silt, 5.18% coarse silt and 7.21% clay. The obtained results show that the kinetic energy of raindrops evolves as a power law with soil erodibility. Keywords—Erosion, runoff, raindrop kinetic energy, soil erodibility, rainfall intensity, raindrop fall velocity.
EFFECT OF FINANCIAL STRUCTURE ON THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF DEPOSIT TAKING SAVINGS AND CREDIT COOPERATIVES IN KENYA

Financial structure is an important factor of consideration when it comes to financial performance. Several studies show that highly leveraged organizations usually do well in terms of financial growth by increasing the value of a firm, contrary to the MM theorem that argues capital structure is irrelevant factor to consider since it does not affect the value of an organization. This study sought to examine the effect of financial structure on the financial performance of DT-SACCOs in Kenya. It was necessitated due to the inconsistencies and contradictions in findings of the previous studies that were sampled. The financial performance was measured by return on equity (ROE). The study adopted a descriptive research design and involved a sample size of 18 DT-SACCOs in Kenya ranked top in both asset base and deposit size in the financial year ended 31 st December 2016. Secondary data obtained from the annual reports and financial statements of the 18 sampled DT-SACCOs was used for analysis. The annual reports and financial statements were sourced from the official website of SASRA and the respective official websites of the DT-SACCOs. The period of study stretched from year 2012 to year 2016. The collected data was converted into panels and fed into Stata version 12. The data was analyzed and hypotheses tested by use of descriptive, correlation and regression analysis models. The findings of the study showed that a positive and significant relationship existed between equity financing, long term debt financing, short term debt financing, member deposits and financial performance of DT-SACCOs in Kenya. There is need for DT-SACCOs to adopt alternative financial approaches in order to improve their financial performance. Some of the challenges encountered during the study included missing of financial statements for some years in the official websites of both SASRA and some DT SACCOs. This challenge was overcome by visiting the head offices of those DT SACCOs and requesting for soft copy of the missing financial statements. However, this delayed the study as it was not completed within the project expected completion period. Key Words: equity, Long Debt, Short Term, Deposits, Financial Performance