bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Schizophrenias’ Quality of Life and Emotional Intelligence in Songklanagarind Hospital
Authors: Aunjitsakul Warut , Pitanupong Jarurin 
Published: September 2018

Objective: To estimate the level of quality of life (QoL), emotional intelligence (EI) and the association between QoL and EI in schizophreniaMaterial and Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the outpatient department of Songklanagarind Hospital from; May to November, 2016. A total of 96 participants were interviewed. Demographic data and medical history were collected. QoL and EI were assessed using the WHO QOL BREF (Best available techniques REFerence document) Thai version and the Thai EI Screening Test for ages of 18-60. The results were analyzed by descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regression.Results: Our subjects were predominantly single males. Sixty-seven point seven percent of the participants were poor to moderate QoL while only two factors significantly related to their poor to moderate QoL; difficulties from psychiatric conditions and a lower level of life satisfaction. Fifty-seven point four to eighty-seven point two percent of the participants were generally within normal EI in every subscale. Moreover, there was statistical significance for positive relationships between EI with QoL in schizophrenia.Conclusion: The high prevalence of schizophrenia was a moderate QoL. A positive relationship of individual subscales of EI towards QoL was substantially found.
Comparing Treatment Between Identification and Non-Identification of Micro-Organisms in Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis
Authors: Bintachitt Piyawat , Meemane Pongsa , Chaiyamongkol Weera 
Published: September 2018

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine an effective treatment by antibiotic for positive culture (culture+ve) pyogenic spondylodiscitis compared to a negative culture (culture-ve) by assessment of laboratory outcomes, Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP). The secondary objective is to determine incidence of pathogen micro-organisms of pyogenic spondylodiscitis.Material and Method: The study design was a single-center retrospective study performed by the ICD10 computer database of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery in the Prince of Songkla University for patient diagnosed pyogenic spondylodiscitis. After exclusion was done, patients were divided into 2 groups of study. The first group was tissue ulture+ve while the second group was tissue culture-ve. Patient culture+ve were analyzed for bacterial pathogen along with antibiotic sensitivity. In culture-ve patients were analyzed for the types of antibiotic and its usage. Both of two groups was compared with the effectiveness of treatment with ESR and CRP beforehand, and after four-weeks of treatment.Results: Compared with 56 culture+ve patients, the 69 culture-ve patients were no significant difference in median difference of ESR and CRP at the time before treatment and at four-weeks, after treatment.Conclusion: Antibiotic treatment of non-identified micro-organism pyogenic spondylodiscitis can be done by using the most common incidence of micro-organism. The effectiveness of antibiotic treatment was determine by ESR and CRP beforehand, and after four-weeks of antibiotic treatment.
Selection and assessment of barley genotypes of Eastern-Siberian  selection
Authors: Surin N. A. , Liakhova N. E. , Gerasimov S. A. , Lipshin A. G. 
Published: September 2018

The research was conducted in selection crop rotation of Krasnoyarsk Research Agricultural Institute in Krasnoyarsk forest-steppe zone of East Siberian region in 2013-2016. The authors observed strongly opposite Agrometeorological conditions in the vegetation periods of research periods: 2013 and 2014 were rather humid where hydrothermal index was 2.20 and 2.11); 2015 was characterized by insufficient humidity (1,21); humidity in 2016 was equal to 1,59. The paper highlights the specimens that are of practical significance. Abalak, E-88-5893 and T-66-3194 contain higher amount of gross protein (5,00-5,10 t/ha); Kedr, Buyan , Olenek, T-66-3194, U-49-3795, U-273593,U-30-3624 and F-68-4721 contain higher number of grains in the main spike (19,1-22,4); Kedr, BIOM and TS-29-5047 are significant for their mass of 1000 grains (47,5-49,6); higher crop yield capacity was observed in Abalak, E-88-5893, T-66-3194,U-49-3795, F-68-4721 (significant increase to the standard 3.3 to 5.6 C/ha, or 8.5 to 14.5%); environmental stability (St2) was typical for E- 88-5893, T-66-3194,U-27-3593 and U-30-3624; response to better cultivating conditions was observed in Kedr (1.14), Olenek (1.38), Abalak (1.10), U-49-3795 (1.09) and F-68-4721 ( 1.09); General adaptive ability is typical for – Abalak (4,05), E-88-5863 (3,63) and T-66-3194 (4,33); specific adaptive capacity was observed in significant Kedr, Vulkan, Abalak, Olenek, U-49-3795 and F - 68-4721; genotype stability (Sgi) – E-88-5893, T-66-3194, U-27-3593, U-30-3624; selection value of the genotype (SGI) is typical for Vulkan (23,20), Olenek (20,30), Abalak (22,11), E-88-5893 (21,84), T-66-3194 (22,21), U-27-3593 (20,00), U-49-3795 (21,10) and F-68-4721 (20,90), which confirms their higher adaptive properties in extreme conditions of Eastern Siberia. The researchers outline efficient lines: E-88-5893 (Emelya) and T-66-3194 (Takmak).
Endoscopic posterior decompression under local anesthesia for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis
Authors: Youn Myung Soo , Shin Jong Ki , Goh Tae Sik , Son Seung Min , Lee Jung Sub 
Published: September 2018

OBJECTIVEVarious minimally invasive techniques have been described for the decompression of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). However, few reports have described the results of endoscopic posterior decompression (EPD) with laminectomy performed under local anesthesia. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical and radiological outcomes of EPD performed under local anesthesia in patients with LSS and to compare the procedural outcomes in patients with and without preoperative spondylolisthesis.METHODSFifty patients (28 female and 22 male) who underwent EPD under local anesthesia were included in this study. Patients were assessed before surgery and were followed up with regular outpatient visits (at 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months postoperatively). Clinical outcomes were evaluated using the visual analog scale (VAS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and the 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) outcome questionnaire. Radiological outcomes were assessed by measuring lumbar lordosis, disc-wedging angle, percentage of vertebral slippage, and disc height index on plain standing radiographs.RESULTSThe VAS, ODI, and SF-36 scores were significantly improved at 1 month after surgery compared to the baseline mean values, and the improved scores were maintained over the 2-year follow-up period. Radiological progression was found in 2 patients during the follow-up period. Patients with and without preoperative spondylolisthesis had no significant differences in their clinical and radiological outcomes.CONCLUSIONSEPD performed under local anesthesia is effective for LSS treatment. Similar favorable outcomes can be obtained in patients with and without preoperative spondylolisthesis using this approach.
Factors for the acquisition of 10° angular change at the lumbar spine through posterior column osteotomy in adult spinal deformity surgery
Authors: Han Sanghyun , Hyun Seung-Jae , Kim Ki-Jeong , Jahng Tae-Ahn , Kim Hyun-Jib 
Published: September 2018

OBJECTIVEPosterior column osteotomy (PCO) has been known to provide an angular change (AC) of approximately 10° in sagittal plane deformity. However, whether PCO can actually obtain an AC of ≥ 10° depending on the particular level in the lumbar spine and which factors can effect a gain of ≥ 10° AC after PCO remain to be elucidated. The aim of this study was to identify the factors that effect a gain of ≥ 10° AC through PCO by comparing radiographic measurements between an AC group and a control group before and after adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery.METHODSForty consecutive patients who underwent multilevel PCOs for ASD at a single institution between 2012 and 2016 were included in this study. PCO was performed in 142 disc space levels in the lumbar spine. The authors defined the disc space level that obtained ≥ 10° AC in the sagittal plane by PCO as the AC group and the remaining patients as controls. The modified Pfirrmann grade, surgical level, implementation of the transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF), and radiographic measurements were compared between the groups.RESULTSThere were 67 levels in the AC group and 75 in the control group. Multivariate analysis identified the surgical level at L4–5 (OR 3.802, 95% CI 1.127–12.827, p = 0.031), performing TLIF with PCO (OR 3.303, 95% CI 1.258–8.674, p = 0.015), and a preoperative kyphotic disc space angle (OR 1.397, 95% CI 1.231–1.585, p < 0.001) as the factors that significantly effected ≥ 10° AC in the sagittal plane after PCO.CONCLUSIONSIn ASD surgery, PCO cannot always achieve ≥ 10° AC in the sagittal plane. The factors that effected ≥ 10° AC in PCO for ASD were surgical level at L4–5, performing TLIF with PCO, and the preoperative kyphotic disc space angle.
Significance of different conformity indices for evaluation of radiosurgery treatment plans for vestibular schwannomas
Authors: Surber Gunnar , Hamm Klaus , Kleinert Gabriele 
Published: September 2018

Object. There are various kinds of conformity parameters currently in use, although several of them are limited and reflect only target volume coverage or normal tissue overdosage. Indices are reviewed with the goal of determining those that are most significant for the evaluation of radiosurgery treatment plans for patients with vestibular schwannoma, based on the authors' experience at the Novalis Shaped Beam Surgery Center.
Methods. Fifty-five radiosurgery plans for patients with vestibular schwannomas (VSs) have been evaluated. In this paper the conformation number (CN) and dose-related CN (dCN) are evaluated, and a penalty for underdosed target volumes and overdosed normal tissue is incorporated. A strategy is discussed to apply these indices (CN and dCN) to define the optimal prescription isodose (PI).
For a given radiosurgery treatment plan, permitting partial target underdosage may offer an improvement of the CN. Variations of different conformation indices have been calculated for varying prescription levels—for example, an isodose plan. The resulting graph for the CN is discussed in detail to illustrate its use in defining the optimal PI level. For the 55 cases of VSs reported on, the median CNmax result was 0.78.
Conclusions. It is possible to achieve highly conformal dose distributions with Novalis radiosurgical system. The CN is the parameter of choice when evaluating radiosurgery treatment plans and scoring possible treatment plans. It takes into account both target underdosage and normal tissue overdosage and offers a valuable scoring parameter while avoiding false-perfect scores.
Treatment of trigeminal neuralgia with linear accelerator radiosurgery: initial results
Authors: Chen Joseph C. T. , Girvigian Michael , Greathouse Hugh , Miller Michael , Rahimian Javad 
Published: September 2018

Object. Radiosurgery has emerged as an important treatment of trigeminal neuralgia. Substantial advantages have been demonstrated in safety and comfort over other modalities. Radiosurgical treatment of trigeminal neuralgia has been well investigated with gamma knife devices involving fixed cobalt sources. Few reports exist concerning trigeminal neuralgia treated using linear accelerator (LINAC)—based devices. In recent years these devices have reached the level of mechanical precision that is required for such functional treatments. The authors describe their initial experience with radiosurgical treatment of trigeminal neuralgia when using a BrainLAB Novalis LINAC device equipped with the commercially available 4-mm collimator.
Methods. A total of 32 patients were treated in a 12-month period between November 2002 and November 2003. The median patient age was 67 years (range 38–84 years). Facial pain was graded using the Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI) scoring system. All patients' pain was BNI Grade IV or V prior to treatment. Of these patients, 22 were undergoing initial treatment, and 10 were undergoing retreatment for recurrent pain following various treatments including percutaneous procedures, gamma knife surgery (GKS), or microvascular decompression. Two patients had multiple sclerosis. In patients undergoing initial radiosurgery, the most proximal segment of the cisternal portion of the trigeminal nerve received 85 to 90 Gy administered in a 5— or 7—noncoplanar arc single-isocenter plan with a 4-mm circular collimator. In patients undergoing repeated radiosurgery, the target received 60 Gy.
Overall good and excellent results (BNI Grade I, II, or III) were achieved in 25 (78%) of 32 patients. The median time to pain relief was 6 weeks. Fair results (improvement in pain with BNI Grade IV) were achieved in three patients (9%), and poor results (no improvement in pain and BNI Grade IV or V) were seen in four (13%). Two patients demonstrated new trigeminal dysfunction following treatment. No other complications occurred.
Conclusions. High-precision imaging and LINAC instrumentation have allowed for treatment of trigeminal neuralgia with results and safety comparable to those achieved using GKS. Linear accelerator—based radiosurgery with the Novalis device is a safe and effective method of managing trigeminal neuralgia and may become the preferred means at centers where the technology is available.
Functional stereotactic radiosurgery involving a dedicated linear accelerator and gamma unit: a comparison study
Authors: Solberg Timothy D. , Goetsch Steven J. , Selch Michael T. , Melega William , Lacan Goran , DeSalles Antonio A. F. 
Published: September 2018

Object. The purpose of this work was to investigate the targeting and dosimetric characteristics of a linear accelerator (LINAC) system dedicated for stereotactic radiosurgery compared with those of a commercial gamma knife (GK) unit.
Methods. A phantom was rigidly affixed within a Leksell stereotactic frame and axial computerized tomography scans were obtained using an appropriate stereotactic localization device. Treatment plans were performed, film was inserted into a recessed area, and the phantom was positioned and treated according to each treatment plan. In the case of the LINAC system, four 140° arcs, spanning ± 60° of couch rotation, were used. In the case of the GK unit, all 201 sources were left unplugged. Radiation was delivered using 3- and 8-mm LINAC collimators and 4- and 8-mm collimators of the GK unit. Targeting ability was investigated independently on the dedicated LINAC by using a primate model.
Measured 50% spot widths for multisource, single-shot radiation exceeded nominal values in all cases by 38 to 70% for the GK unit and 11 to 33% for the LINAC system. Measured offsets were indicative of submillimeter targeting precision on both devices. In primate studies, the appearance of an magnetic resonance imaging—enhancing lesion coincided with the intended target.
Conclusions. Radiosurgery performed using the 3-mm collimator of the dedicated LINAC exhibited characteristics that compared favorably with those of a dedicated GK unit. Overall targeting accuracy in the submillimeter range can be achieved, and dose distributions with sharp falloff can be expected for both devices.
Dose fractionation in stereotactic radiotherapy for parasellar meningiomas: radiobiological considerations of efficacy and optic nerve tolerance
Authors: Shrieve Dennis C. , Hazard Lisa , Boucher Kenneth , Jensen Randy L. 
Published: September 2018

Object. Benign meningiomas have been shown to be equally well controlled with single-dose radiosurgery (15 Gy) and fractionated doses of 54 Gy in 30 fractions after adequate follow up. For a subset of patients with meningioma, the optic apparatus is dose limiting when considering single-dose stereotactic radiosurgery, with tolerance estimated to be 8 to 10 Gy. Recently, hypofractionated regimens have been used to treat benign meningiomas with a small number of fractions. An analysis of the expected efficacy of hypofractionation compared with the estimated optic tolerance to fractionated radiotherapy was undertaken.
Methods. Using the assumption that 15 Gy in one fraction and 54 Gy in 30 fractions are isoeffective for control of benign meningioma, an α/β for meningioma is calculated to be 3.28 Gy. Invoking a 10% error for these doses (15 Gy ± 10% is equivalent to 54 Gy ± 10%) results in upper and lower limits of the estimate for α/β of 3.85 Gy and 2.7 Gy. Using these estimates, isoeffect curves for control of meningioma were constructed for fraction numbers of one to 45. Best estimates of optic nerve/chiasm tolerance to single doses of radiation are 8 to 10 Gy, with the reported incidence of optic neuropathy increasing significantly at higher doses. This is consistent with the optic ret model, which also predicts for optic tolerance following fractionated radiotherapy. Comparison of optic tolerance and estimates of efficacious doses at fraction numbers between one and 30 were made. Statistical estimates of patient numbers and duration of follow up required to rule out optic neuropathy following radiotherapy were made. Single doses of radiation required to treat benign meningioma optimally (13.5–16.5 Gy) clearly exceed the estimated and reported clinical tolerance of the optic nerves and chiasm. The application of equivalent biological doses in a small number of fractions continues to exceed optic tolerance until at least 25 fractions are applied.
Conclusions. The use of small numbers of fractions to treat patients with meningioma when portions of optic nerve or chiasm receive full dose may result in undertreatment of the tumor and/or exceeding optic nerve tolerance. In such cases standard fractionation is recommended. Ruling out a low, yet unacceptable, risk of optic neuropathy may require the close study of many patients with long-term follow-up evaluation.
Pengaruh In-Store Stimuli Terhadap Impulse Buying Behavior Konsumen Hypermarket Di Jakarta
Authors: Bong Soeseno 
Published: September 2018

Perkembangan pesat usaha Hypermarket adalah konsekuensi logis dari pertumbuhan ekonomi dan pergerakan globalisasi dunia, yang merupakan salah satu bentuk usaha jasa distribusi yang ramai dibicarakan dan berkembang pesat di Indonesia dan Negara-negara berkembang lainnya. Dalam upaya menerapkan strategi pemasaran mutahir dengan didukung oleh kemajuan teknologi informasi untuk mempertahankan loyalitas konsumennya maka hypermarket secara konsisten mempelajari perilaku konsumennya. Salah satu perilaku konsumen yang sangat penting adalah perilaku Belanja Impulsif (Impulse Buying Behavior). Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis pengaruh variabel In-store Stimuli terhadap Impulse Buying Behavior konsumen. Penulis menguji hipotesis pengaruh variable stimulus toko terhadap perilaku belanja impulsif untuk membuktikan apakah betul terdapat pengaruh signiﬁkan langsung kedua variable tersebut. Hasil temuan diharapkan dapat dimanfaatkan oleh bisnis ritel di Inodoneisa. Temuan penelitian ini mengungkapkan bahwa memang terdapat pengaruh signiﬁkan langsung dari upaya stimulus oleh manajemen took terhadap prilaku impulsiﬁtas konsumen.
Kata Kunci: Hypermarket, Perilaku Belanja Impulsif, Personal Antecedents, In-store Stimuli, In-store Browsing, and Shopping Enjoyment.
Analisis January Effect Pada Saham Astra Internasional (ASII) Di Bursa Efek Indonesia Pada Periode 2005 - 2015
Authors: Kiky Andreas 
Published: September 2018

In Stock Market our goal is pursue optimum wealth by appreciation of our Stocks. Stock price fluctuate over time as nobody can predict. In this research our aim is to observe the market anomaly that might be happened as the investor behave. We will examine January Effect as Keim observe in 1986 in Indonesia Stock Exchange. Also we can also examine Efficient Market Hypothesis as the result from anomaly and abnormal return that founded in this research. If we can find the market anomaly perhaps we can map the market seasonal trend as the past data recorded. If this anomaly exists we could suggest investor to invest their money as the anomaly data shown. Then investor could gain optimum wealth base on this information. Purpose of this paper is to examine market anomaly and does it exist in Indonesia market? Our main objective is to predict the market movement base on seasonal or anomaly pattern that has been found in previous research. We use CAPM to measure Expected Return of Asset and we use ASII stock price to measure the return of the stock. Our finding is far from our expectation. We expect to find January Effect here but unfortunately we found another anomaly that happen in May and October. Our research suggest that we should cautious for this investor behavior because they seem react as the new information or news appear
Keywords: Abnormal Return, January-Effect, Market Anomaly, CAPM, Efficient Market Hypothesis
Meningkatkan Performa dan Stabilitas Kecepatan Transfer Data pada FreeBSD dengan Kostumisasi Kernel
Authors: Sunjaya Handy , Setiawan Deny , Pratama Sandri 
Published: September 2018

In this project, we demonstrated how to improve transfer rate when transfering data from a notebook installed FreeBSD operating system to another notebook installed Windows 8 operating system. The method which we used was with customizing the kernel on FreeBSD. Before we customized the kernel, we calculated the average time of the transfer speed with its default kernel. After we got the average time, then we customized its kernel and calculated the average time after we installed the custom kernel. At the end we got faster average time with the customized kernel and the performance better.
Index Terms - FreeBSD, Server, Transfer rate, Improving
Scratch Pemrograman Visual untuk Semuanya
Authors: Hansun Seng 
Published: September 2018

In this modern era, the need to have a more tinkerable, more meaningful, and more social programming language has arisen. One of the programming environments that catch up with this issue is Scratch. In this paper, the author tries to explain Scratch as a visual programming language, its’ basic concepts, and its’ implementations. As an example, one interactive game that has been built using Scratch is shown at the end of this paper.
Index terms - game, Scratch, visual programming.
Kerekayasaan Informasi Dalam Proses Bisnis
Authors: Effendi Diana 
Published: September 2018

Business process is a series of steps or actions to achieve a certain goal. It can be completed not only in parallel but also separately, by a person or a system. both inside and outside the organization. An enterprise needs an accurate, relevant, and just-in-time information to be operated well. That’s why information engineering is needed. Information engineering is an application of a set of related formal techniques for planning, analysis, design, and information system construction in the whole enterprise. This paper aims to summarize this idea comprehensively according to literature review.
Index Terms - information engineering, business process, enterprise information system.