bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
A prospective study of intra-articular injections of platelet rich plasma in early osteoarthritis knee joint
Authors: Vamshi Rentala , Bheemisetty Vivekananda , Bollabathini Raju , Mahadevuni Vishwanath 
Published: December 2017

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is a natural concentrate of autologous blood growth factors experimented in different fields of medicine in order to test its potential to enhance tissue regeneration. The aim of our study is to study the effects of intra articular injections of autologous “Platelet Rich Plasma“ in the osteoarthritis of knee joint and to assess the functional outcome after injecting platelet rich plasma in osteoarthritic knee joints and compare the results with standard studies and draw conclusions.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> This is a prospective study done on 161 Kellgren-Lawrence radiological grade I and grade II knee joints, between August 2013 and March 2016 which, were treated with PRP intra-articular injections. The procedure consisted of injection of 8 ml platelet concentrate into the knee joint with an 18- gauge needle without local anaesthetic. Patients were assessed with WOMAC (Western Ontario McMaster Universities Arthritis Index) scoring pre injection of PRP and post injection period of 1 month and 6 months. A reduction in WOMAC score is suggestive of improvement in the patient’s condition.<strong></strong></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> There is a significant improvement in WOMAC score of all the patients and the results sustained for more than 6 months. Though there is clinically better results are seen in grade I knee joints than grade II knee joints, these results are statistically not significant.</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Osteoarthritis (Grade I and Grade II) of Kellgren Lawrence radiological grading does give relief from pain, stiffness and improves functionality without any major side effects and can be recommended as a viable modality of treatment. </p>
Comparative study of titanium elastic nailing v/s dynamic compression plating for the management of fracture shaft of femur in adolescent age group
Authors: D. V. Mahesh , C. D. Deepak , K. G. Gunnaiah , Pasha Moinuddin 
Published: December 2017

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> <span lang="EN-IN">Femoral fractures are one of the common long bones fractured in paediatric age group. Over the past 20 years, there has been a dramatic and sustained trend toward the operative stabilization of femoral shaft fractures in school-aged children. Femoral fracture demands stable fixation in adolescent.</span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> <span lang="EN-IN">A retrospective cohort study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital. All children’s between the age 11 to 18 years with femur fracture managed with either TENS or dynamic compression plating between march 2014 to march 2017 were included into the study</span>.<strong></strong></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> <span lang="EN-IN">most common mode of injury was RTA. Middle third being the most common site for fracture. There was100% union in our study. The mean time of union in TENS group was 12 weeks and that of Plating group Was 13.1 weeks. Irritation at entry site was seen in 11 (22.9%) out of 48 patients. Malunion was seen in 9 out of 48 children’s in group a, whereas malunion in group b seen in 1 child. All the malunion was less than 5 degree and Varus being most common type of malunion. Limb length discrepancy in group A was observed in 5 patents (10.5%) out which 3 were shortening and 2 were lengthening. In group b 1pateint had shortening at end of follow up. In group B superficial infection was seen in 4 (15%) out of 33 children’s and in group A it was observed in 2 children’s (5%).</span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> <span lang="EN-IN">we concluded that compression plating in adolescent age group especially older and obese children for the management fracture shaft of femur comparatively better than TENS.</span></p><p class="abstract"> </p>
Modernization in the film “Dear Video” – anthropological analysis
Authors: Brujić Marija 
Published: December 2017

The subject of this paper is a Serbian feature film Dear Video from 1991. Two brothers, one who is living in Germany and the other who is living in Serbian village and their families are communicating through VHS video tapes. Instead of facilitating their communication, the VHS video tapes actually reveal all that was suppressed and hidden from surface relationships (dishonesty, jealousy, deceptions). Thus, this paper combines two approaches: film ethnography (its diegesis) explained by Kovačević and Herzfeld’s cultural intimacy applied in Serbian film analysis by Naumović. Feature films, as part of pop cultural phenomena, interpret and give comments on socio-cultural phenomena and therefore can serve also as cognitive tools for understanding the world around us. The aim of the paper is to examine how this film solves the issue of unsuccessful modernization of Serbian villages, in other words, why guest workers did not have greater and more important influence on modernization on their places of origins. The film shows discord between the two brothers, discord among cousines, discord among villagers and discord among different nationalities in Yugoslavia. At the same time, discord can be interpreted as a self-defiant inner voice of the Serbs, and thus as the example of cultural intimacy and part of Serbian cultural identity. Consequently, these disharmonies can be understood as the answer of failed modernization.
Extreme flood reconstruction by using the 3DNet platform for hydrological modelling
Authors: Stanić Miloš , Todorović Andrijana , Vasilić Željko , Plavšić Jasna 
Published: December 2017

AbstractNotwithstanding recent advances in hydrological modelling, flood simulations remain challenging since many processes must be simulated with high computational efficiency. This paper presents a novel geographic information system (GIS)-oriented platform 3DNet and the associated hydrologic model, with focus on the platform and model features that are relevant for flood simulations. The platform enables hydraulic structures to be incorporated in the hydrologic model, as well as water retention. A limiting capacity can be imposed on every river reach enabling estimation of flooding volume. Runoff is simulated within irregularly shaped units that can be aggregated providing spatial flexibility, i.e. model setup can vary from lumped to semi- and fully-distributed. The model contains many parameters with a physical connotation that can be inferred from catchment characteristics, and it enables simulations with minimum data requirements. All algorithms are implemented in C++ warranting fast computations, while the spatial flexibility can provide additional speed-up. The model is used for a reconstruction of a devastating flood in the Kolubara catchment in May 2014. Despite incomplete and uncertain observations, reasonable results across the catchment are obtained with the plausible parameter estimates. The results suggest that enclosure of the presented features in flood simulation tools would improve simulation accuracy and efficiency.
Drivers of microbiological quality of household drinking water – a case study in rural Ethiopia
Authors: Usman Muhammed A. , Gerber Nicolas , Pangaribowo Evita H. 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
This study aims at assessing the determinants of microbiological contamination of household drinking water under multiple-use water systems in rural areas of Ethiopia. For this analysis, a random sample of 454 households was surveyed between February and March 2014, and water samples from community sources and household storage containers were collected and tested for fecal contamination. The number of Escherichia coli (E. coli) colony-forming units per 100 mL water was used as an indicator of fecal contamination. The microbiological tests demonstrated that 58% of household stored water samples and 38% of protected community water sources were contaminated with E. coli. Moreover, most improved water sources often considered to provide safe water showed the presence of E. coli. The result shows that households' stored water collected from unprotected wells/springs had higher levels of E. coli than stored water from alternative sources. Distance to water sources and water collection containers are also strongly associated with stored water quality. To ensure the quality of stored water, the study suggests that there is a need to promote water safety from the point-of-source to point-of-use, with due considerations for the linkages between water and agriculture to advance the Sustainable Development Goal 6 of ensuring access to clean water for everyone.
Influence of heavy metal ions on the spectra and charge characteristics of DOM of municipal sewage secondary effluent
Authors: Yang Yi , Ma Xinpei , Yang Xiaxia , Xu Huining 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
The spectral and charged characteristics of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in municipal sewage secondary effluent influenced by heavy metal ions were studied by three-dimensional fluorescence spectroscopy, ultraviolet spectrometry, etc. As the Cu(II) concentration increased, the fluorescence intensity of the DOM's fluorescence peak reduced. When the Cu(II) concentration was 100 μmol/L, the fluorescence intensity of the humic-like acid in the DOM reduced by 19.5%–27.6%. However, there was no obvious change in the fluorescence intensity when Cd(II) was added. According to the modified Stern–Volmer equation, the conditional stability constant lgK and the proportion of the fluorescent functional groups of the DOM binding with Cu(II) were 2.19–2.69 and 16%–48%, respectively. The UV253/UV203 value changed little with the additional dosage of metal ions below 10 μmol/L, which increased as the concentration of Cu(II) or Pb(II) increased from 10–100 μmol/L. As the metal concentrations increase, the absolute values of the Zeta potential and the particle sizes of the DOM basically increased. The results showed that Cu(II) had the strongest binding ability to the groups that emitted fluorescence in the secondary effluent DOM compared to Pb(II) and Cd(II).
PENGEMBANGAN BAHAN AJAR BAHASA INDONESIA BERMUATAN NILAI KEWIRAUSAHAAN PADA SISWA SD
Authors: Nurul Rizka Arumsari Muhammad Noor Ahsin 
Published: December 2017

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan bahan ajar bahasa Indonesia bermuatan nilai kewirausahaan, dan mengetahui kelayakan untuk siswa kelas IV Sekolah Dasar. Penelitian ini termasuk penelitian dan pengembangan. Penelitian ini didasarkan pada kurang tersedianya bahan ajar bahasa Indonesia bermuatan nilai kewirausahaan. Tahapan yang digunakan diambil dari gagasan Borg dan Gall. Tahapan penelitian, meliputi: pengumpulan informasi awal, perencanaan, pengembangan format produksi awal, uji coba awal, revisi produk, uji coba lapangan, revisi produk, uji coba lapangan, revisi produk akhir, dan desiminasi serta implementasi. Validasi bahan ajar dinilai oleh dua validator. Berdasarkan analisis data uji ahli, diketahui bahwa bahan ajar yang dikembangkan berkategori baik dari aspek kelayakan isi, penyajian bahasa, dan kegrafikan karena persentasi lebih dari 76 %. Hasil uji coba lapangan diperoleh nilai siswa rata-rata 82. Jadi, berdasarkan hasil penelitian tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa bahan ajar bahasa Indonesia berbasis kewirausahaan layak digunakan dalam pembelajaran di sekolah Dasar kelas IV.Kata Kunci: Pengembangan, bahan ajar, bahasa Indonesia, kewirausahaan
Gender and Media: An Autopsy of Women’s Journalism in Burkina Faso
Authors: Yameogo Lassané 
Published: December 2017

This article, using a qualitative research, analyzes the gender stereotypes present in Burkina Faso media. It will show that gender is a social construct around which journalistic activities are organized and realized. It adapts on an informal level within the microcosm of media and strengthening the subtle inferiorization of female journalists. Both the vertical level of organized labour and the horizontal scale of repetitive duties hinder opportunities for female journalists and give them a bad name. They are restricted to subaltern functions referred to as being “cute” or “easy”. This gender segregation integrates a dynamic that occurs within the universe of journalism. It is also the result of a social dynamic outside of journalism characterized by prejudgments and a priori that portray female journalists as a symbol of emancipation, insubordination, and infidelity.Este artigo analisa, a partir de uma pesquisa qualitativa, os estereótipos de gênero presentes nas mídias burquinenses. Demonstra que o gênero é um construto social ao redor do qual se organiza e se realiza a atividade jornalística. No interior do microcosmo midiático, desdobram-se acomodações informais, atuando para reforçar uma sutil inferiorização da mulher jornalista. Tanto no nível da organização vertical do trabalho quanto na escala da repetição horizontal das tarefas, a jornalista não goza de uma boa visibilidade e de uma boa imagem. Ela permanece restrita a funções subalternas e a temáticas "doces" ou "leves". Esta segregação determinada pelo gênero integra uma dinâmica que ocorre no interior do universo jornalístico, é também o resultado de uma dinâmica social para-jornalística, caracterizada por pré-julgamentos e a priori apresentando a mulher jornalista como símbolo de emancipação, de indocilidade, para não dizer, também, infidelidade.Este artículo analiza, a partir de una investigación cualitativa, los estereotipos de género presentes en los medios burkineses. Demuestra que el género es un constructo social alrededor del que se organiza y realiza la actividad periodística. Al interior del microcosmos mediático, se despliegan acomodaciones informales, actuando para reforzar un sutil engranaje que pone a la mujer periodista en un lugar de sujeto inferior. Tanto a nivel de la organización vertical del trabajo como en la escala de la repetición horizontal de las tareas, la periodista no disfruta ni de una buena visibilidad ni de una buena imagen. Ella permanece restringida a funciones subalternas y a temáticas "dulces" o "livianas". Esta segregación determinada por el género, que integra una dinámica que ocurre al interior del universo periodístico, es también el resultado de una dinámica social que corre paralela a la actividad periodística, caracterizada por prejuicios y una serie de a priori que presentan a la mujer periodista como símbolo de emancipación, de indocilidad, por no decir, también, de infidelidad.
Brazil in Spain: Agenda-setting in the Newspaper El País during President Lula da Silva’s Second Government Term
Authors: Golzio Derval Gomes 
Published: December 2017

This paper stems from the second part of a longitudinal research that shows Brazilian image as portrayed by the Spanish newspaper El País, in its international section. The basis for the study was former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s second presidential term, from 2007 to 2010. Through the content analysis method, 194 informative units about Brazil, including characters, places and events, were investigated for four years, distributed in 17 thematic categories. The results, when compared to President Lula’s first four years’ term show a decrease in the number of appearances in the news. However, there are increasing positive information occurrences about the country and personalities often present in the news. O presente artigo é resultado parcial da segunda parte de pesquisa longitudinal sobre a imagem do Brasil na seção internacional do jornal espanhol El País, tendo como balizamento o mandato presidencial de Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, de 2007 a 2010. Através do método de Análise de Conteúdo foram verificadas 194 unidades informativas sobre o Brasil (personagens, lugares e acontecimentos), nos quatro anos, distribuídos em 17 categorias temáticas. Os resultados, quando comparados aos quatro primeiros anos do mandato do Presidente Lula, mostram uma diminuição no número de aparições, porém um grau maior de informações de caráter positivo sobre o país e os personagens que aparecem nas notícias.El presente artículo es resultado parcial de la segunda parte de investigación longitudinal (financiada por el Programa Erasmus Mundus, por medio de beca de estudio post doctoral realizado en la Universidad de Vigo/España) sobre la imagen de Brasil en la sección internacional del periódico español El País, teniendo como balizamiento el mandato residencial de Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, de 2007 a 2010, Com base en el método del Análisis de Contenido fueran verificadas 194 unidades informativas sobre Brasil (personajes, lugares e acontecimientos) en los cuatro años, distribuidos en 17 categorías temáticas. Los resultados, cuando comparados a los cuatro primeros años del mandato del Presidente Lula, muestran una disminución en el número de apariciones, pero un grado más elevado de informaciones de carácter positivo sobre el país e los personajes que aparecen en las noticias.
Parametric Study of the Effect of the Suspension Composition on the Electrophoretic Deposition of Alumina
Authors: Hasan Atiyah Alaa Abdul , Farid Saad Badry Hasson , Salman Awham Jumah 
Published: December 2017

Electrophoretic deposition (EDP) is gaining increasing attention both in science and industry because this method has allowed the formation of thin films or multilayer films of controlled thickness and morphology. The method enables the formation of films on substrates of complex geometry that suits for various applications.
This work is a study the effect of polyethylene glycol as a binder-suspension agent, the amount the solid loading (alumina particles), and the effect of the toluene as a dielectric liquid, on the pH of suspension, the final thickness and green density of the deposed parts.
It has been shown that a certain amount of polyethylene glycol when added to ethanol or ethanol-30%toluene has given good results for both the green density and the thickness.
À quoi servent les (centaines de milliers de milliards de) transactions boursières ?
Authors: Capelle-Blancard Gunther 
Published: December 2017

Depuis la crise, plusieurs études académiques ont mis en évidence le développement parfois excessif de la sphère financière. Dans cet article, nous nous interrogeons spécifiquement sur la très forte tendance à la hausse des transactions boursières observée depuis les années 1980. Au niveau mondial, les échanges sur les marchés actions s'élèvent aujourd'hui à plus de 100 000 Md$ chaque année, ce qui équivaut à près de 150 % du PIB, contre seulement 5 % en 1975. Quelle est « l'utilité sociale » d'une telle activité ? La liquidité des marchés de capitaux est certes un déterminant essentiel du coût des financements, et donc de la croissance économique. Mais il y a tout lieu de penser que l'effet marginal soit décroissant. De nombreux travaux, théoriques et empiriques, suggèrent même qu'au-delà d'un certain seuil, l'augmentation des transactions a un effet négatif lié au fait que : (1) les entreprises pâtissent du raccourcissement de l'horizon de placement des investisseurs alors qu'elles ont besoin d'investisseurs de long terme ; (2) les investisseurs ont tendance à réaliser trop de transactions, ce qui nuit à leurs performances ; (3) cela s'accompagne d'une opacité croissance et d'une défiance de plus en plus forte vis-à-vis des marchés. Quelques rares mesures ont été prises pour, si ce n'est réduire, au moins limiter la croissance des transactions boursières, avec une efficacité très limitée. Seule une réforme en profondeur de l'organisation des marchés pourrait, semble-t-il, inverser la tendance. Au final, les enjeux dépassent la question du volume de transactions et portent sur la finalité des marchés boursiers. Classification JEL : F38, G10.
Les garanties publiques du crédit aux PME sont-elles efficientes ? Les enseignements d'une enquête officielle internationale
Authors: Schich Sebastian 
Published: December 2017

Bien que les petites entreprises soient d'importants moteurs potentiels de la croissance réelle de l'activité économique, elles sont considérées comme ayant un accès limité aux financements. Cette situation a motivé une intervention politique visant à faciliter leur financement. Les politiques de soutien aux PME revêtent diverses formes et incluent notamment la fourniture de garanties partielles au moyen de dispositifs publics de garantie du crédit pour les crédits accordés par les banques aux PME. Les décideurs ont reconnu la nécessité d'évaluer la performance de ces dispositifs, en particulier dans la mesure où de telles évaluations peuvent être utiles pour modifier la conception des programmes de garanties financières existants afin qu'ils fonctionnent de manière plus efficace. Les résultats d'une enquête OCDE/CE portant sur l'évaluation des programmes publics de garanties financières dédiés aux PME suggèrent toutefois qu'il existe un décalage considérable dans de nombreux pays entre les pratiques réelles et ce qui pourrait être considéré comme de « bonnes pratiques » en matière d'évaluation de la performance de ces dispositifs. De nombreux décideurs politiques semblent croire aux bénéfices économiques nets générés par de tels dispositifs de soutien aux PME au point de ne pas se sentir obligés de produire des « preuves concrètes » à l'appui de ce point de vue. Classification JEL : G38, L53.
Développement financier et fragilité financière : les deux faces d'une même médaille ?
Authors: Andrianova Svetlana , Demetriades Panicos O. 
Published: December 2017

Cet article met en évidence trois facteurs interdépendants pouvant expliquer la récente rupture du lien entre le financement par les banques et la croissance, à savoir l'exploitation (parfois abusive) de ce lien par les responsables politiques, la capture par les élites dirigeantes et les contraintes institutionnelles. Cet article parvient à la conclusion que pour restaurer la capacité des banques à stimuler la croissance, il faut réduire l'influence des élites dirigeantes sur la règle de droit ainsi que sur la réglementation et la surveillance financières. Classification JEL : G21, G28, H80.
Finance, crises et croissance
Authors: Grjebine Thomas , Tripier Fabien 
Published: December 2017

Cet article est consacré aux liens entre la finance et les performances macroéconomiques. Il étudie en particulier la distinction entre les effets de court terme, associés au cycle et aux crises économiques, et ceux de long terme, associés à la croissance économique. Après une présentation des résultats récents sur ces deux différents effets, les auteurs montrent comment la notion d'hystérèse permet de les analyser conjointement. Ils montrent en particulier que si une forte croissance financière s'accompagne généralement d'une croissance économique plus forte au cours d'un cycle économique, elle réduit la croissance au cours des cycles suivants en raison d'effets d'hystérèse. Classification JEL : E10, E32, G00, O40.
Développement financier, ouverture commerciale et croissance durant la première vague de mondialisation
Authors: D’Onofrio Alexandra , Rousseau Peter L. 
Published: December 2017

Le développement financier et le commerce international se sont-ils renforcés mutuellement et ont-ils tiré la croissance économique il y a plus d'un siècle ? Nous étudions ces liens au sein de dix-sept pays durant la première vague de mondialisation économique (1850-1929). Des panels dynamiques portant sur plusieurs pays ainsi que des vecteurs autorégressifs (VAR) et des modèles vectoriels à correction d'erreur (VECM) pour chaque pays indiquent que le développement financier stimulait à la fois le commerce et la croissance à l'époque, tandis que le commerce répondait largement au développement financier. Classification JEL : C32, F10, N11, N13, O40.