Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Grenzen der erhaltenden Knorpel-und Arthrosetherapie am Hüftgelenk Limitations of cartilage treatment in hip osteoarthritis

Zusammenfassung: Die Arthroskopie der Hüfte hat in den letzten 10 Jahren deutlich an Bedeutung gewonnen. In der Behandlung des femoroacetabulären Impingement (FAI), bei gleichzeitigen Knorpel-Labrum-Verletzungen zeigen sich gute bis exzellente Ergebnisse in der Symptomlinderung. Die Hüftarthroskopie ist auch eine zuverlässige Methode bei der Korrektur von charakteristischen pathomorphologischen Veränderung bei FAI. Bei fortgeschrittenen artikulären Schäden und sekundärer Osteoarthrose sollte eine arthroskopische Therapie an der Hüfte jedoch differenziert beurteilt werden. Eine profunde Diagnostik führt zu einer individuell adäquaten Therapie. Das Ziel dieses Artikels ist es, einen Überblick über die Möglichkeiten der Arthroskopie bei Hüftarthrose zu geben, um geeignete Patienten mit FAI von solchen zu differenzieren, die keine geeigneten Kandidaten für eine Arthroskopie aufgrund ausgedehnter Knorpelschäden sind.
The local , the global and the industry common : Re-coupling geographically dispersed clusters in the video game industry

This paper investigates the complex relation existing between industrial and spatial dynamics of innovation of the video game industry, as an exemplary illustration of creative industries clusters. The authors propose a new framework to understand the emergence and connectivity of creative clusters, based on the interplay between formal and informal interactions, on one hand, and local and global linkages, on the other. The results suggest that the video game industry can be viewed as a worldwide organization with different clusters connected to each other through a dense network of industrial pipelines and personal relationships. In such a perspective, the articulation between these two dimensions of interaction generates specific dynamics that contribute to develop the common ground (or infrastructure) out of which the industry is built.
COVID-19 respiratory failure: ECMO

to 40% of paediatricians and 25% of paediatric emergency physicians. The low prevalence found in our study may be explained by different factors: on one hand, our sample was younger compared to other studies, and on the other we defined burnout as an altered score in all three scales (other authors considered an altered score in any scale sufficient to consider the syndrome to be present). The risk factors for developing burnout syndrome are working full time in the emergency department and having an exclusively clinical role. Protective factors described in the previous literature (that were not assessed in our study) were continuing education of health care professionals, work-life balance, teamwork and specific personality traits. Lastly, some authors have suggested that burnout should be perceived as a manifestation of a dysfunctional health care system, and that measures should be taken at the individual and collective level. Given the current professional trend of exclusive, specialised dedication to emergency care, protective strategies must be developed to prevent job burnout: strategies aimed at improving care pathways, reducing the burden of bureaucratic tasks, avoiding long work days and facilitating the wellbeing, work-life balance and personal development of emergency care staff.
Markets , Inequality and Poverty in Vietnam

Using the Vietnam Living Standards Surveys 1992–93 and 1997–98, this paper examines the impact of market reform on inequality and poverty in Vietnam with a focus on the locational aspects. In addition, this paper investigates the effect of market reform by comparing Vietnam with other socialist and developing countries. Comparison between the two surveys indicates that overall inequality in Vietnam has risen slightly with signs of a widening gap between urban and rural sectors. There is evidence of a similar disparity between regions. Withinsector/region accounts for most of the inequality in Vietnam at any one point in time. Nonetheless, between-groups differences (urban-rural and regional) have constituted the major source of the rise in inequality over time. Market reforms have also substantially reduced poverty in Vietnam. Vietnam has become one of the best performers among the developing countries. However the reduction of poverty in rural areas has lagged behind that in urban areas. The reduction of rural poverty is the key to combating poverty in Vietnam.
Tilburg University College Education and Wages in the U .

Recent studies debate how the unobserved dependence betwee n the monetary return to college education and selection into college can be charact erized. This paper examines this question using British data. We develop a semiparametr ic local instrumental variables estimator for identified features of a flexible correlated ra ndom coefficient model. These identified features are directly related to the marginal and verage treatment e ff ct in policy evaluation. Our results indicate that returns to colleg e systematically di ffer between actual college graduates and actual college non-graduates . They are on average higher for college graduates and positively related to selection into college for 96 percent of the individuals. The dependence between selection into college a nd returns to college education is strongest for individuals with low math test scores at the ag of 7, individuals with less educated mothers, and for working-class individuals. JEL Classification: C14, C31, J31.
ANALIZA OBDUKCIONOG MATERIJALA NA KLINICI ZA KARDIOLOGIJU U 1999. GODINI

Sazetak Klinicko-patoloska konfrontacija je znacajan izvor infonnacija u svakodnevnoj praksi medicinske ustanove. Ci1j rada je korelacija klinickih i patoloskih dijagnoza osnovnih bo1esti i uzroka smrti bo1esnika umrlih na K1inici za kardiologiju tokom 1999. Analizirani su istorije bolesti i autopsijski zapisnici 255 (8,46%) umrlih bolesnika od 3011 lecenih na Klinici te godine. ad ukupno umrlih bo1esnika obdukovano je 72 (28,23%) bo1esnika. Utvrdeni izrok smrti kod 53 (73,61 %) oznacen je kao srcani, Medu srcanim uzrocima smrti dominira oboljenje koronamih arterija. nesrcani uzrok smrti utvrden j e kod 19 bo1esnika (27%), a vasku1ami kod 17(23%) bolesnika. Komp1etna podudamost izmedu klinickog i autopsijskog nalaza u pog1edu osnovne bo1esti je nadena u 62 slucaja, delimicna podudamost u I, a nepodudamost u 9 slucajeva, Podudamost se na1azi u 86-87,5% slucajeva, Izracunati koeficijent korelacije za osnovnu bolest iznosi 0,48. Komparacijom klinickih i obdukcionih dijagnoza uzroka smrti nadena je podudmost u 53 bolesnika, sa koeficijentom kore1acije 0,26. Kljucne reci: Autopsija + statistika i brojcani pokazatelji; Kardioloska bolnicka sluzba; Bolnicki mortalitet; Uzrok smrti; Statistika
LDA at Work

The Advanced Measurement Approach in the Basel II Accord permits an unprecedented amount of flexibility in the methodology used to assess OR capital requirements. In this paper, we present the capital model developed at Deutsche Bank and implemented in its official EC process. The model follows the Loss Distribution Approach. Our presentation focuses on the main quantitative components, i.e. use of loss data and scenarios, frequency and severity modelling, dependence concepts, risk mitigation, and capital calculation and allocation. We conclude with a section on the analysis and validation of LDA models.
ocial distance modulates recipient ’ s fairness consideration in the dictator game : n ERP study in Wua

Previous research showed that social distance (e.g., being friends or strangers) influences people’s fairness consideration and other-regarding behavior. However, it is not entirely clear how social distance influences the recipient’s evaluation of (un)fair behavior. In this study, we let people play a dictator game in which they received (un)fair offers from either friends or strangers while their brain potentials were recorded. Results showed that the medial frontal negativity (MFN), a component associated with the processing of expectancy violation, was more negative-going in response to unfair than to fair offers ocial distance nterpersonal relationship ocial norms ictator game
Study of Growth of Vigna radiata due to polluted water of Shiv Ganga

The present work is an attempt to analyse various morphological development of Vigna radiata due to the effect of Shiv ganga water of Deoghar, Jharkhand. Water is one of the most important natural resources without which life on earth cannot be imagined. Irrigation of agricultural lands about 70% of the water used worldwide. Water contains substances necessary for the metabolism and photosynthesis in plants, including micro and macro-nutrients. Future agricultural development strategies of most of these countries depend on the other possibility of water for irrigation, mainly waste water. Nutrients present in waste water directly influence the growth of plant. In the present study we have studied the plant growth and development of Vigna radiata due to the effect of Shiv ganga water. Because vermillion deposition done by pilgrims, which contain many heavy metals, through which Shiv ganga get polluted. We used different concentrations of sample to better understand their response towards specific morphological development of Vigna radiate. Maximum growth of most these morphologies were found at 40% sample concentration as compared to control. Nonetheless, 60% sample concentration contains optimum micro and micro-nutrients which are useful for better growth of Vigna radiata. Moreover, we found that growth of Vigna radiata first increased with increased in concentration and then decreased with increased in effluent concentrations. At higher concentrations (80% 100%) development of crop is significantly diminished suggesting certain constituents in polluted water are present excess than their tolerance limit.
A DYNAMIC APPROACH TO THE DECISION TO INVEST IN R & D : THE ROLE OF SUNK COSTS

In this paper we test for the presence of sunk costs in firms’ R&D activities by analysing the persistence of these activities using firm level panel data. We develop and estimate a dynamic discrete choice model where each firm’ current R&D expenditure is a function, among other factors, of its previous experience in performing R&D activities. The data used is a panel data of Spanish manufacturing firms draw from the Encuesta sobre Estrategias Empresariales, for the period 1990-2000. We find that prior R&D experience significantly affects the current decision to invest in R&D, and that, although important, the effect of prior R&D experience depreciates fairly quickly over time.
Expanded Molecular Testing of Cancers to Select Targeted Therapies

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INFLUENCE OF POSTPARTUM LUTEAL ACTIVITY ON THE REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE IN BULGARIAN MURRAH BUFFALOES

The aim of the present study was to investigate the pattern of luteal activity in Bulgarian Murrah buffaloes during the first 50 postpartum days by blood progesterone analysis and ultrasonographic corpus luteum detection and its effect on reproductive performance of animals. The study was conducted with 15 clinically healthy Bulgarian Murrah buffaloes after normal delivery of a single foetus, reared and fed uniformly in the presence of a breeding bull. Luteal activity was detected through enzymatic immunoassay of blood progesterone concentrations at 3-day intervals between postpartum days 1 and 50, and ultrasonographic detection of corpus luteum in one ovary. Pregnancy status was used as a criterion for reproductive performance evaluation. After birth records exploration and ultrasound pregnancy check on the 11 month after the beginning of the experiment, two groups of buffaloes were formed: group I (n=5) consisting of non-pregnant buffaloes and group II (n=10) – pregnant animals. Mean blood progesterone concentrations and the cumulative percentage of animals with corpus luteum different than the gestational one, in both groups were determined. According to the results of the study, pregnant buffaloes showed basal blood progesterone levels by the 7 postpartum day and exhibited high luteal activity between postpartum days 19–34, characterised by ultrasonographic detection of a corpus luteum different from the gestational one and blood progesterone concentrations > 0.5 ng/ml after day 34 postpartum. Buffaloes with blood progesterone concentrations < 0.25 ng/ml until the 50 postpartum day and inadequate functional activity of the corpus luteum could remain non-pregnant for a long time after parturition. In conclusion, the pattern of luteal activity in Bulgarian Murrah buffaloes during the first 50 postpartum days had an effect on their reproductive status. The received data could be used for improvement of the protocols for oestrus synchronization and postpartum anoestrus reduction.
A mixed joint universality theorem for zeta-functions

In 1975, S. M. Voronin observed a very interesting property of the Riemann zeta-function ζ(s), s = σ+ it. He proved that every analytic non-vanishing function can be approximated with a given accuracy uniformly on compact subsets of the strip D = {s ∈ C : 1 2 < σ < 1} by shifts ζ(s + iτ). The last version of the Voronin theorem is the following statement. Theorem 1 [2]. Suppose that K be a compact subset of the strip D with connected complement, and that f(s) is a continuous non-vanishing function on K which is analytic in the interior of K. Then, for every ε > 0,
An Agent-based Model for Exploring Retweeting Behaviors on Twitter Social Network

Twitter is a typical social network platform in web 2.0, which has attracted a large number of users participating in it. While retweeting allows users to forward those tweets posted by their followees, thus prompting information spread in social networks and causing greater impact on social life. In this paper, we focus on understanding and modeling user’s retweeting behavior through implicit social relationships and its effects on information diffusion on Twitter social network. To achieve this goal, we first define two influences between users as Authority and Familiarity, which are corresponding to the unidirectional-follow and bidirectional-follow relationship, respectively. And then we consider the tweet influences from retweeted number and retweeting similarity. Both determine which tweet to be retweeted through the interactions between users. Further, we use a tweets queue with limited size to model a user’s limited attention, because he can only pay attention to a portion of tweets shared on his homepage. On this basis, we build an agent-based model which simulates the user’s retweeting behavior-based information propagation by incorporating both user influence and tweet influence into the key process of selecting a tweet. Finally, we execute simulation experiments and compare the statistic characteristics between the actual data and our simulated results. The experimental results have shown an applicability of our proposed model and methods on exploring retweeting behaviors through implicit social relations on Twitter. Keywords-information propagation; retweeting behavior; social relationship; agent-based model
MOBILE MARKETING: ACCEPTANCE OF THE SMS ADS IN PAKISTAN

This paper examines the acceptance of SMS marketing on the basis of the role of users’ consent which plays a vital role in its success. This study is of qualitative nature, and is conducted in the context of Pakistan. Data for the study was gathered using twenty semi-structured interviews from two groups each of ten members. The first group (G1) comprised of University level students, while the other group comprised of members from general public. Convenient sampling as a non-probability sampling was used. This study is cross-sectional because the interviews were conducted at one point of time. For analysis purpose, NVivo 10 was used with the help of which the transcribed interviews were assessed. The results of the study show that the marketers should not bombard the subscribers with SMS ads without their consent and permission. Other than consent, the frequency and the timing at which these advertising messages are sent to the users should not be random, and be controlled. The content which is sent by the Mobile Network Operator (MNO) should also be evaluated and controlled, and the SMS advertisements should be checked for the spam.
Policy Leadership Mobilizing Latino Voters : The Impact of Language and Co-Ethnic

Building on evidence that Latino voters participate at higher rates when co-ethnic candidates appear on the ballot, we report the results from a field experiment examining whether co-ethnic policy leadership can produce similar mobilization in direct democracy elections. The study features a direct-mail campaign conducted during California’s 2010 statewide primary election aimed at mobilizing Latino voters. The experiment included variation in the language of the message sent to voters and the extent to it emphasized the pivotal role played by a prominent Latino official in placing the policy on the ballot. We find that mobilization messages are most effective when they target voters using their preferred language, at least for English-dominant Latinos. By contrast, our experiment yielded no evidence that co-ethnic policy leadership increased voter turnout, although we do show that female voters participate at higher rates when the mobilization campaign prominently features a high-profile female official. These divergent effects provide lessons for the study of ethnic political participation and for the design of effective mobilization campaigns aimed at boosting Latino turnout. 1University of North Florida, Jacksonville, USA 2Ohio State University, Columbus, USA 3University of California, San Diego, USA 4Fordham University, Bronx, NY, USA Corresponding Author: Thad Kousser, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. Email: tkousser@ucsd.edu 502848 APR42410.1177/1532673X13502848American Politics ResearchBinder et al. research-article2013 by guest on May 30, 2014 apr.sagepub. com Downloaded from 678 American Politics Research 42(4)
Organizational Resilience: As Mediating Effect of Organizational Culture and Organizational Performance

Disruption technology emerge when the flow of innovation in digital cannot be retained. Organizational resilience needed to cope with these changes and challenges. This research paper aims to contribute to knowledge by examining the mediating role of organizational resilience in between of organizational culture and organizational performance. The result revealed that organizational culture has a significant effect on organizational performance. While it was mediated by organizational resilience, therelationship between organizational resilience and organizational performance was not significant. But overall, the result revealed that organizational resilience partially played as a mediating role between organizational culture and organizational performance. The implication of this study that the General Manager and Human Resource Manager appropriately understand the importance of organizational culture in integrating with organizational resilience to achieve superior organizational performance as a strategy to anticipate disruption technology. Limitation of this study is small sample size so that for future study should use a larger sample size in a different kind of business.
10 Ocular Motility

Clinicians are faced with the challenge of differentiating the etiologies of asthenopia, blur, diplopia, and headaches associated with the use of the eyes by their patients. Oculomotor deficiencies can be one of several possible causes of such symptoms and are the result of defects in the central nervous system, afferent or efferent nerve pathways, or local conditions of a nature so as to impede appropriate oculomotor function. Oculomotor function will be extensively analyzed during phorometry (see Chapter 21) in terms of binocularity and muscle balance after the subjective refraction has been completed. This chapter focuses on clinical procedures that are typically used to analyze oculomotor function before the subjective refraction is performed, though in some cases the practitioner may decide to use a few of these tests after the refraction is determined. By using primarily handheld devices or instruments, the normality or abnormality of the functions of the ocular muscles are estimated: the iris sphincter and dilator muscles, the eyelid muscles involved in maintenance of the palpebral aperture, the extraocular muscles, and the ciliary muscles. Hence, ocular motility is assessed by observation of (1) the pupils and pupillary reflexes, (2) the palpebral apertures and eyelid movements, (3) monocular and binocular eye movements, (4) monocular and binocular eye alignment, and (5) accommodative amplitudes and facility.
Some Physicochemical Properties of Crosslinked Acacia Gum

Acacia gum was crosslinked using calcium chloride and some of the physicochemical properties evaluated with the aim of obtaining a polymer of improved quality for wider pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic applications. The crosslinking was done by ionic gelation with calcium chloride in distilled water and some physicochemical properties of both the natural and crosslinked acacia gum were determined. The pH, flowability and moisture sorption of the crosslinked gum were significantly (P< 0.005) increased over those of the natural acacia gum. The crosslinked acacia gum may be more suitable for solid dosage formulations of moisture-stable drugs.
Transpsoas Interbody Fusion : A Preliminary Report The Effect of Alendronate on Subsidence After Lateral

Background: Success after lateral transpsoas interbody fusion (LLIF) partially depends on avoidance of subsidence to maintain spinal alignment, disc space height, and indirect neural decompression. Techniques for preventing subsidence have focused largely on surgical and biomechanical properties of spinal reconstruction; however, medical management may also affect subsidence rates as well. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of alendronate on minimally invasive LLIF patients with regard to radiographic and catastrophic subsidence. Methods: We followed 26 patients who had LLIF at the L4-5 level (13 on alendronate, 13 control) and 22 patients at the L3-4 level (10 on alendronate, 12 control). Radiographs were reviewed to obtain measurements of subsidence at the 4 corners of the cage at 3 follow-up time points (2–3, 5–8, and 10–12 months). A Tobit mixed model was used to confirm the results. Results: We found no relationship between alendronate and subsidence for L3-4 fusion. At L4-5 we observed increased subsidence in the control group compared to the alendronate group (difference 1⁄4 0.07 cm, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.01, 0.16, P 1⁄4 .08). There was a decrease in subsidence noted for the alendronate group for each time period (differences: 2–3: 0.06 cm, 95% CI: .28, .15], P1⁄4 .27; 5–8: 0.14 cm, 95% CI: -0.36, .08, P1⁄4 0.10; 10–12: 0.21 cm, 95% CI: 0.48, .04, P 1⁄4 .05). Conclusions: A clear reduction in subsidence was found with the use of postoperative alendronate in patients undergoing L4-5 LLIF. Alendronate had a significant decrease in subsidence at L4-5 after 10–12 months as compared to the control group. Additionally, no patients treated with alendronate had catastrophic subsidence. These data suggest the need for further study of alendronate in the prevention of subsidence after LLIF. Level of Evidence: 3.