bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Trapeziectomy with Ligament Reconstruction and Tendon Interposition versus Trapeziometacarpal Joint Replacement for Thumb Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Qureshi Mobeen Khalid , Halim Usman Ali , Khaled Ahmad Sulaiman , Roche Simon John , Arshad Mohammed Shoaib 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
Background The trapeziometacarpal articulation in the thumb is a joint that is second-most commonly affected by osteoarthritis, and this can lead to considerable hand pain and disability. Currently, there is a multiplicity of surgical options available to address this problem, yet none has proven to be significantly superior to the others.
Objective This study aims to compare the outcome of trapeziectomy with ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition versus trapeziometacarpal joint replacement for thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis.
Materials and Methods A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement standards. The NICE Healthcare Databases Advanced Search (HDAS) tool was used to search articles. One randomized controlled trial (RCT), one prospective cohort study and two retrospective cohort studies were identified.
Results Our results demonstrate a significant difference in the Quick Disabilities of the Arm Shoulder and Hand (QDASH) score between the trapeziectomy with ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition (LRTI) and Joint Replacement groups with the joint replacement group exhibiting better QDASH scores than the LRTI group. We also found that those who had a joint replacement had a significantly better thumb opposition than those in the LRTI group, as demonstrated by a superior Kapandji score. However, the complication rate of joint replacement appears to be higher.
Conclusion Our study reveals that while both treatment options are valid, the limited body of evidence currently available shows that joint replacement carries more risks and thus should not replace the current standard treatment of trapeziectomy with LRTI. This study highlights the need for more trials to be performed to more accurately compare the two treatment modalities. For the time being, we advocate that joint replacement is only performed by surgeons who perform this procedure regularly to reduce the risk of complications.
Risk Factors of Arterial Events in Patients with Venous Thromboembolism: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Noumegni Steve Raoul , Hoffmann Clément , Tromeur Cécile , Didier Romain , Bressollette Luc , Lacut Karine , Couturaud Francis 
Published: July 2021

AbstractBackground If recent studies suggested that arterial ischemic events in patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) are more frequent than in the general population without VTE, whether patients with VTE have different risk factors of arterial events than classic known cardiovascular risk factors remain undefined. Through this systematic review and meta-analysis, we aimed to identify risk factors of arterial ischemic events in patients with VTE.Methods We searched PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases to identify cohort studies published between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2020, reporting risk factors of arterials ischemic events in patients with VTE. Random-effect models meta-analysis served to get the pooled hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of each risk factor identified.Results We screened 1,467 records of which 18 were finally included in systematic review and 10 in meta-analyses. Adjusted HR for 9 factors were included in meta-analysis. Male gender (HR: 1.38; 95% CI: 1.28–1.49), diabetes (HR: 1.65; 95% CI: 1.28–2.12), hypertension (HR: 1.38; 95% CI: 1.04–1.84), previous atherothrombotic event (HR: 3.22; 95% CI: 1.12–9.23), chronic kidney disease (HR: 1.41; 95% CI: 1.05–1.88), cancer (HR: 1.72; 95% CI: 1.41–2.09), and unprovoked VTE (HR: 1.88; 95% CI: 1.37–2.57) were the identified risk factors of arterial events in VTE population after meta-analysis.Conclusion Risk factors of arterial events in patients with VTE include usual cardiovascular risk factors and other risk factors that are related to VTE such as cancer and unprovoked VTE.
Broadband visible two-dimensional spectroscopy of molecular dyes
Authors: Mewes Lars , Ingle Rebecca A. , Al Haddad Andre , Chergui Majed 
Published: July 2021

Two-dimensional Fourier transform spectroscopy is a promising technique to study ultrafast molecular dynamics. Similar to transient absorption spectroscopy, a more complete picture of the dynamics requires broadband laser pulses to observe transient changes over a large enough bandwidth, exceeding the inhomogeneous width of electronic transitions, as well as the separation between the electronic or vibronic transitions of interest. Here, we present visible broadband 2D spectra of a series of dye molecules and report vibrational coherences with frequencies up to ∼1400 cm−1 that were obtained after improvements to our existing two-dimensional Fourier transform setup [Al Haddad et al., Opt. Lett. 40, 312–315 (2015)]. The experiment uses white light from a hollow core fiber, allowing us to acquire 2D spectra with a bandwidth of 200 nm, in a range between 500 and 800 nm, and with a temporal resolution of 10–15 fs. 2D spectra of nile blue, rhodamine 800, terylene diimide, and pinacyanol iodide show vibronic spectral features with at least one vibrational mode and reveal information about structural motion via coherent oscillations of the 2D signals during the population time. For the case of pinacyanol iodide, these observations are complemented by its Raman spectrum, as well as the calculated Raman activity at the ground- and excited-state geometry.
Nernst–Planck–Poisson analysis of electrolyte-gated organic field-effect transistors
Authors: Delavari Najmeh , Tybrandt Klas , Berggren Magnus , Piro Benoît , Noël Vincent , Mattana Giorgio , Zozoulenko Igor 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
Electrolyte-gated organic field-effect transistors (EGOFETs) represent a class of organic thin-film transistors suited for sensing and biosensing in aqueous media, often at physiological conditions. The EGOFET device includes electrodes and an organic semiconductor channel in direct contact with an electrolyte. Upon operation, electric double layers are formed along the gate-electrolyte and the channel-electrolyte interfaces, but ions do not penetrate the channel. This mode of operation allows the EGOFET devices to run at low voltages and at a speed corresponding to the rate of forming electric double layers. Currently, there is a lack of a detailed quantitative model of the EGOFETs that can predict device performance based on geometry and material parameters. In the present paper, for the first time, an EGOFET model is proposed utilizing the Nernst-Planck-Poisson equations to describe, on equal footing, both the polymer and the electrolyte regions of the device configuration. The generated calculations exhibit semi-qualitative agreement with experimentally measured output and transfer curves.
Electron scattering by magnetic impurity in Weyl semimetals
Authors: Díaz-Fernández Álvaro , Domínguez-Adame Francisco , de Abril Oscar 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
Weyl semimetals are prominent examples of topologically protected quantum matter. These materials are the three-dimensional counterparts of graphene and great efforts are being devoted to achieve a thorough understanding of their fundamental physics. In this work, we aim at contributing to this end by discussing the effect of a single magnetic impurity in Weyl semimetals as a first step towards considering a larger number of point-like impurities. We find that resonances appear in the local density of states (LDOS) with a Friedel-like behaviour, oscillating as a function of distance. By studying the spin-resolved LDOS, we can observe non-trivial and anisotropic spin textures where the spin components perpendicular to the spin of the impurity wind around the latter, until the spin becomes completely parallel to the impurity right at the impurity’s location. Friedel oscillations also play a relevant role in the form of the spin textures, forming an oscillatory pattern. We believe our results can pave the way to further studies which consider the presence of a large number of random magnetic impurities.
Test beam study of SiPM-on-tile configurations
Authors: Belloni A. , Chen Y.M. , Dyshkant A. , Edberg T.K. , Eno S. , Freeman J. , Krohn M. , Lai Y. , Lincoln D. , Los S. , Mans J. , Reichenbach G. , Uplegger L. , Uzunyan S.A. , Zutshi V. 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
Light yield and spatial uniformity for a large variety of configurations of scintillator tiles were studied. The light from each scintillator was collected by a Silicon Photomultiplier (SiPM) directly viewing the produced scintillation light (SiPM-on-tile technique).
The varied parameters included tile transverse size, tile thickness, tile wrapping material, scintillator composition, and SiPM model.
These studies were performed using 120 GeV protons at the Fermilab Test Beam Facility. External tracking allowed the position of each proton penetrating a tile to be measured. The results were compared to a GEANT4 simulation of each configuration of scinitillator, wrapping, and SiPM.
Uncertainty in optimal fingerprinting is underestimated
Authors: Li Yan , Chen Kun , Yan Jun , Zhang Xuebin 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
Detection and attribution analyses of climate change are crucial in determining whether the observed changes in a climate variable are attributable to human influence. A commonly used method for these analyses is optimal fingerprinting, which regresses observed climate variables on the signals, climate model simulated responses under external forcings. The method scales the simulated response under each external forcing by a scaling factor to best match the observations. The method relies critically on the confidence intervals for the scaling factors. The coverage rate, the relative frequency a confidence interval containing the unknown true value of the corresponding scaling factor, in the prevailing practice has been noted to be lower than desired. The mechanism of this under-coverage and its impacts on detection and attribution analyses, however, have not been investigated. Here we show that the under-coverage is due to insufficient consideration of the uncertainty in estimating the natural variability when fitting the regression and making statistical inferences. The implication is that the ranges of uncertainties in important quantities such as attributable anthropogenic warming and climate sensitivity based on the optimal fingerprinting technique should be wider than what has been believed, especially when the signals are weak. As a remedy, we propose a calibration method to correct this bias in the coverage rate of the confidence levels. Its effectiveness is demonstrated in a simulation study with known ground truth. The use of a large sample of climate model simulations to estimate the natural variability helps to reduce the uncertainty of the scaling factor estimates, and the calibrated confidence intervals provide more valid uncertainty quantification than the uncalibrated. An application to detection and attribution of changes in mean temperature at the global, continental, and subcontinental scale demonstrates that weaker detection and attribution conclusions are obtained with calibrated confidence intervals.
Use of yard land as a source of nutrition and family economy during covid-19 pandemic
Authors: Silondae H , Lintang M , Amiruddin A 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
The period of the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia has not yet fully passed, so various strategies are needed that can minimize fluctuations in household food needs. Continuous optimization of yard land can provide nutritional fulfillment solutions for people both plant and animal and an increase in the PPH score by 11.90-20.46 percent. The description of the government’s strategy in agriculture through the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia, that the system of cultivation of verticulture crops, hydroganic, aquaponics, hydroponics, tabulapot, and shelter houses is very easy for every household in Indonesia to do. People can use empty or derelict yard land integrated by suitable or cultivating livestock/fish to obtain family nutrition and economic resources. This review raises several models of household yard management that have been studied by previous researchers so that the community can imitate or apply directly in the yard.
The teak harvesting technique in community forest during the Covid-19
Authors: Mujetahid A , Gautama I , Dalya N 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
Changes in teak harvesting techniques due to the Covid-19 outbreak was investigated at research locations in community teak forests. This research aims to identify the techniques that used in harvesting community teak forests. The techniques used in each harvesting process, including felling, skidding, and timber transportation processes were analyzed using qualitative descriptive analysis. The results showed that the technique used in the wood harvesting process was a semi-mechanical technique that combined the use of manual and mechanical equipment. Manual equipment is widely used in the felling and skidding process, while mechanical equipment is used in the felling and transportation processes. The felling is carried out to cut down the tree, which is then carried out by dividing the stems into parts that are suitable for skidding. Mechanical equipment in felling using chainsaws in the felling process and for the stems. Furthermore, in the branch cleaning process using manual equipment in the form of machetes. Felling is carried out by one operator by observing four basic steps in felling including determining the direction of felling, making the felling notch and the back cut. Furthermore, the pilgrimage process is carried out using manual equipment by means of a shoulder, using an ARTCO cart, horse, and dompeng. The method used in the skidding process at the research location is still manual with several considerations including; field conditions, such as unavailability of road access to the felling site and scattered locations, volume of timber to be skidded, and relatively low cost. In the final process of harvesting, the transport of skidded wood to the industry is carried out by mechanical engineering using a rented truck based on the number of trips with a maximum load volume of four m3 per trip.
The impact of Covid-19 on the slaughtering number of sacrificial animals in East Java, Indonesia
Authors: Saputro E , Radiati L E , Warsito  , Rosyidi D 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
Before the Covid-19 pandemic, the total number of reported sacrificial animal slaughter in East Java increased by 27.332% from 2018. The Covid-19 pandemic (2020) decreased by -4.986% compared to last year (2019). The cause was the economic contraction, the absence of the tradition of regular social gathering by Muslim students in every school. The tradition of sacrificial animal slaughter was not implemented in government or private agencies. Based on the 2020 percentage of decline, Kota Kediri’s highest percentage reduction compared to 2019 amounted to -87.977%. While if it was based on the reduction amount, Jombang Regency became the highest drop as many -45.713% from 2019. Malang Regency was the total number of reported sacrificial animals slaughtering ever since the year 2018 to 2020. The most chosen by the Muslims in East Java for sacrificial animals was a goat.
Socio-economic and income characteristics of Pine Sap Tappers (Pinus merkusii) in the Covid-19 pandemic situation
Authors: Mujetahid A , Dassir Muhammad , Gautama Iswara , Dalya Nurdin , Vika Andi , Muin Faradiba , Risna  
Published: July 2021

Abstract
Through this research, we tried to examine the social and economic characteristics of harvesting non-timber forest products during the pandemic. On the other hand, this research tries to describe the socio-economic characteristics of Pinus merkusii sap tappers and the effects on their income in Cenrana Baru Village, Cenrana District, Maros Regency. Data collection process was carried out directly using interview techniques to 30 respondents who were selected by purposive sampling. Data from the interviews then processed and analyzed using descriptive analysis methods and quantitative analysis. The results of the research that have been conducted show that the socio-economic characteristics of tappers based on the results of the study are the average age of tappers is around 41-48 years which is included in the productive age, the level of education is still low with a percentage of 50% are elementary school graduates, the amount of the average family dependents included in the category of small family with the number of dependents 1-2 people, the main livelihood is as farmers, the tappers have an average 1-2 ha of tapping area, the number of tapped pine trees is at intervals of 20-32 trees with a percentage of 27%, the average age of pine is 40 years, the production of sap produced by tappers are average 176-367 kg per month with a percentage of 53% and the average income of tappers is IDR 2.523.661,27 per month where the income of tappers is still below minimum wage (City or Regency Minimum Wage/UMK) of Maros Regency 2019 that is IDR 3.100.000,00. The socio-economic characteristics are thought to have an effect on tappers’ income are age, family dependence, type of work, land ownership, working hours, number of trees, age of pine and sap production. Pine sap production has a significant positive effect at the 99% confidence level and land area has a significant effect on total household income at the 95% confidence level.
Farming schemes and characteristics of Kalibening Avocado in Kebondalem Village, Semarang Regency, Central Java
Authors: Tan S S , Indrasti R , Handoko S , Malik A , Cempaka I G 
Published: July 2021

AbstractOne of the plants that have high economic prospects is the avocado plant. In addition to its various benefits, from fruit to leaves, avocado also has a high economic value and has the potential to be developed in Indonesia. One of the avocados that have good prospects is the Kalibening avocado in Kalibening Hamlet, Kebondalem Village, Jambu District, Semarang Regency, Central Java. This study aims to determine the characteristics and income level of Kalibening avocado farmers which is carried out using two farming schemes, seedling nursery scheme and avocado fruit farming scheme. The results of the study can be used for the development of avocado plants in other areas in Indonesia to meet market demand for avocados. This study uses a survey method, namely taking samples or respondents from a population using a questionnaire as a data collection tool. Observations of plant characters and the results of Kalibening Avocado descriptions were analyzed qualitatively and tabulated according to predetermined parameters, then presented in tabular form. The results of the study show that one of Kalibening avocado characters is its capability to grow and develop very well in various topographies, either in the highlands or in the lowlands. Furthermore, the results of farming analysis show that the sales of seeds and fruit are profitable so that they are feasible to be developed in various regions in Indonesia.
Farmer institutional and economic feasibility study on red chilli pepper farming in Kepung District, Kediri Regency, East Java Province
Authors: Indrasti R , Rawung J B M , Sudolar N R , Andri K B , Sahram  , Tan S S 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
Red chilli pepper is one of commodities which the price is fluctuate. The study was aimed to determine the performance of farmer institutional and to analyse the economic feasibility of red chilli pepper farming. A purposive sampling method was applied in this study. The study was conducted within August to December 2017, in Kepung District, Kediri Regency, East Java Province. Either the primary and secondary data were collected. As much as 25 respondents have been chosen randomly to obtain farmer institutional information in the study area. The economic feasibility was analysed based on Revenue-Cost Ratio (RCR). The results showed that the red chilli pepper farming in Kepung District was economically feasible as the R/C ratio value was 1.77. The skilled human resources, one aspects of farmer institutional, play important role to support the success of red chilli pepper farming. In conclusion, the red chilli pepper farming in Kepung District is greatly contributed to farmer’s income.
The relationship between work environment and work culture with the work capacity of the employees of the oil palm processing division of PTPN XIV
Authors: Amiruddin A , Ali M S S , Rahmadanih  , Lumoindong Y , Fudjaja L , Suryadnyani I A M 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
The work environment and culture play an important role in increasing the work capacity of employees, the more conducive the work environment and work culture of an organization is, the more employee work capacity will be. The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between work environment and work capacity of employees, and to analyze the relationship between work culture and work capacity of employees of the palm oil processing division of PT. PN XIV PKS Luwu. The analysis technique used is the Spearman Rank correlation test with the help of the SPSS application. The results of this study indicate that the work environment and work culture have a very weak correlation with work capacity, but the relationship between each variable and work capacity has a positive value.
The degreening of “Selayar” orange using ethephon: The color peel changes and ethephon residue
Authors: Arzam AR Taruna Shafa , Tahir Muliaty M , Wijaya Hengki 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
The degreening technology using etilen to improve the colour of “Selayar” orange peel is impracticable to apply because this exists the gases form, so it can be substituted with working use Ethephon. Ethephon is more practical to use because this is a liquid. However, its use requirement prioritizes the principle of caution because it leaves residual. This study aimed to analyze the colour changes of the orange peel and Ethephon residues in degreening applications. This study used a completely randomized design with three concentration treatments, namely 0 ppm, 500 ppm, and 1000 ppm, with four repetitions. This research showed that the Ethephon in concentration 500 ppm was not significantly different from the 1000 ppm ethaphon treatment on fruit peels colour based on L *, a *, b *, colour index (CCI), and hue (h). Both concentrations exist to develop the orange peel colour, while the control fruits (0 ppm) are solely green on the 7th day of observation and greenish-yellow on the 14th day. Ethephon residue on orange fruit peels for 1000 ppm treatment approximately 0.30 ppm while at the group of 500 ppm ended 0.03 ppm. Degreening with ethaphon concentrations of 500 ppm and 1000 ppm has the identical ability to improve the peel colour of “Selayar” orange. The ethaphon residue in both concentrations (500 and 1000 ppm) is more moderate than the maximum admitted by the Indonesian government and Codex, namely 0.05 ppm.