bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Comparative study of intranasal hypertonic seawater saline versus intranasal normal saline in allergic rhinitis
Authors: Singh Roohie , Galagali Jeevan R. , Kumar Santosh , Bahurupi Yogesh , Chandrachood Mandar 
Published: December 2016

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a chronic disease with variable response to therapy.<strong> </strong>Nasal irrigation with saline, including hypertonic saline, has been recommended for sinonasal conditions<span lang="EN-IN">. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> All consecutive patients reporting with AR symptoms established by ARIA at a zonal and tertiary care referral hospital from July 1 to September 30, 2015 were enrolled in the study. Patients were randomly divided into two groups. Patients in Group A were treated with hypertonic seawater saline (HSS) 2.2% Group B with normal saline (NS) 0.9% respectively. Symptoms were assessed at the start of the treatment and after 2 months using 4 point scale.<strong></strong>60 patients were included in final analysis<span lang="EN-IN">. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> The mean total nasal symptoms post treatment when compared to pre-treatment were low in both the groups [2.19 (pre- treatment) vs. 1.03 (post treatment) in Group A and 2.18 (pre-treatment) vs. 1.46 (post treatment) in Group B] and the difference was statistically significant for both groups (P =0.0001). On comparing post-treatment symptom scores between both groups, Group a benefitted more than Group B and it was statistically significant (P =0.002). The difference in individual symptom improvement (except sneezing) post treatment exhibited a statistical significance in Group A.No side-effects were seen with either of the sprays<span lang="EN-IN">. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> In our study, both treatments provided clinically meaningful responses, but the overall result favored HSS. Hence, HSS can be an effective and safe therapy for AR<span lang="EN-IN">.</span></p>
Incidence of frontal sinus aplasia in Indian population
Authors: Moideen Sanu P. , Afroze M. Khizer Hussain , M. Mohan , M. Regina , Sheriff Razal M. , Moideen Cini P. 
Published: December 2016

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Aplasia or agenesis of frontal sinuses is not uncommon in the literature. Previous studies have shown unilateral aplasia varying from 1-10% and bilateral agenesis of frontal sinus in 3-10% of patients. It is critical for the operating surgeon to be well aware of the normal anatomy and the variations while doing procedures like endoscopic sinus surgeries, cranialisation of frontal sinuses, frontal sinus trephination, and during anterior skull base procedures. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the incidence of anatomic variations of frontal sinus among Indian populations<span lang="EN-IN">. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> We did a cross sectional study on computed tomography (CT) scan of head, nose and paranasal sinuses in 730 patients above the age of 10 years. We excluded pregnant ladies, patients with prior sinus surgeries, sinonasal tumors, nasal polyposis, craniofacial trauma<span lang="EN-IN">. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> <span lang="EN-IN">We observed an incidence of 6.2% of unilateral aplasia of frontal sinus (2.2% in males and 4.0% in females, 3.7% right side and 2.5% left side) and 2.5% of bilateral frontal sinus aplasia (0.95% in males and 1.5% in females). </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Frequent occurrence of frontal sinus aplasia highlights the need to gain a thorough knowledge of the normal anatomy and its variations in order to navigate safely through the nose during basic endoscopic sinus or anterior skull base surgeries to avoid complications<span lang="EN-IN">.</span></p>
When to provide bimodal stimulation in unilateral cochlear implant recepients
Authors: Raj Poonam , Mittal Ruchika 
Published: December 2016

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> With the steady increase in unilateral cochlear implant surgery as management of bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, the benefits of bimodal hearing have been well documented. However very few studies are available on the timing of bimodal hearing stimulation after cochlear implantation. The present study deals with when to provide bimodal hearing in unilaterally implanted children to achieve maximum benefit<span lang="EN-IN">. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> This study was carried out in 120 children aged between 3-5 years who underwent unilateral cochlear implant surgery. The implant was switched-on two weeks after surgery in all cases. The children were randomized into two groups of 60 each. Group 1 comprised of children who continued to use hearing aid in the non-implanted ear immediately after the cochlear implant surgery. Group 2 children discontinued using hearing aid in the non-implanted ear after surgery and restarted its usage after four weeks of switch on of the cochlear implant. The progress in both groups was monitored using category of auditory performance (CAP) scores and through a questionnaire<span lang="EN-IN">. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> The mean age of the children was 3.55 years. 11.6 % of the recipients could localize sounds and 5% could understand speech in noisy environment in Group 2 whereas in 1.7% of the recipients could localize sounds and none of the recipient could understand speech in noisy environment in Group 1 after 3 months of follow up. CAP scores increased steadily in Group 2 over the study period whereas Group 1 recipients did not show the same progress<span lang="EN-IN">. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> We recommend that bimodal fitting should be the standard practice for clinical management of children who receive unilateral cochlear implant. The best practice is to restart the use of the hearing aid in the non-implanted ear, after one month of activation of the implant to achieve maximum benefit<span lang="EN-IN">.</span></p>
Clinico-epidemiological evaluation of patients with sinonasal masses attending a tertiary care hospital in Jharkhand: a three year retrospective study
Authors: Pandey Ranbir Kumar , Kumar Dheeraj , Shrivastava Nisha , Kumar Nishant 
Published: December 2016

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Nasal cavity may contain wide variety of masses within by which this organ differs from the rest of the body. Benign nasal and paranasal sinus masses are commonly encountered in clinical practice. The purpose of this study was to classify various types of sinonasal masses and characterize their clinico-epidemiological profile in a tertiary care hospital of Jharkhand. The objectives of the study was<strong> </strong> to evaluate the clinico-epidemiological profile of nasal masses in patients attending ear, nose, throat and head and neck surgery (ENT &amp; HNS) OPD of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Ranchi from January 2013 to December 2015) and to classify the nasal masses according to their percentage of occurrence<span lang="EN-IN">. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> This retrospective study was designed for evaluation of clinico-epidemiological data collected from admission register of ENT Dept. RIMS, Ranchi during the period of 2013 to 2015. Total sample size for this period was 240. Templates were generated in MS Excel sheets and analysis was done using SSPS software<span lang="EN-IN">. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> With the three year data analysis of 240 patients, we came up with the result that nasal masses were more common in age group of &lt;20 years (52%), occurred more in males (68.4%), most of the patients were tribals (72.9%), mostly from rural areas (60%), and maximum of them were diagnosed as antrochoanal polyps (37.9%). The most common presenting complain was nasal obstruction (85.8%), followed by nasal discharge (52.9%)<span lang="EN-IN">. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Antrochoanal polyp is the most common type of nasal masses presenting mostly in tribal males from rural areas of Jharkhand, presenting with nasal obstruction<span lang="EN-IN">.</span></p>
Status of contralateral ear in unilateral chronic otitis media
Authors: Azizkutty Shireen , . Mubeena , N. A. Mohammed 
Published: December 2016

<ul><li><p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> The aim of this study was to clinically, audiologically and radiologically examine the contralateral ear, and compare the findings with squamous and mucosal type of chronic otitis media<span lang="EN-IN">. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> A prospective study of 15 months between April 2015 to July 2016 was conducted in the Otorhinolaryngology department, enrolling 80 patients with unilateral chronic otitis media. The contralateral ear was defined as the ear with no tympanic membrane perforation. Otoscopy, pure tone audiometry and X-ray mastoid or HRCT temporal bone were done on the patients. The results were recorded and analysed<span lang="EN-IN">. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> Descriptive statistical analysis was done using SPSS software version 22 in Windows 7. It was seen that most of the Tympanic membranes were abnormal, with contralateral ear of squamous disease showing more abnormality. Retraction and thinning were the most common abnormalities. And 14.3% cases of pars tensa retractions in squamous cases were grade 4 retractions. Mastoids were mostly sclerosed or diploeic, and soft tissue was present in the mastoid antrum in a few cases. Hearing loss was seen in contralateral ear of 47% of squamosal disease and in 30.5 % of mucosal disease<span lang="EN-IN">. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The contralateral ear is now, what the diseased ear was yesterday. The contralateral ear shows unmistakable predilection towards developing chronic otitis media in the future<span lang="EN-IN">.</span></p></li></ul>
Acute retropharyngeal abscess in adults: a case series
Authors: Singh Inderdeep , Gupta Vikas , Goyal Sunil , Kumar Manoj , Ranjit Lakshmi , Gupta Salil 
Published: December 2016

<p>Retropharyngeal abscesses are uncommon but potentially lethal infections. In the adult group they are usually secondary to trauma, foreign bodies, or as a complication of dental infections. Early diagnosis and the wide spread use of antibiotics have made these infections less common today. High index of suspicion and clinical acumen is required to provisionally diagnose these cases. In the current era where empirical use of high end and advanced antibiotics is prevalent it is not surprising to find patients with highly resistant microbes, such cases present further difficulty to treat. For large retropharyngeal abscesses, surgical drainage remains the primary modality followed by aggressive targeted antibiotic therapy. We present three cases of deep neck space infections with primary focus in retropharyngeal space. All required surgical drainage and aggressive postoperative care. Extensive review of literature of retropharyngeal abscess in adults was done to derive characterizations about this disease. </p>
Giant epidermal inclusion cyst: an unusual case presentation
Authors: Salaria Neha , Garg Uma , Singla Anshul 
Published: December 2016

<p class="abstract">Epidermoids or epidermal inclusion cysts are developmental malformations rarely seen in the oral cavity. They are a histological variant of lesions broadly termed as dermoid cysts. The case discussed here stands out not only due to its unique clinical presentation which can put a clinician in a diagnostic dilemma but also because of its anatomical variation upon surgical exploration which can add to the conundrum<span lang="EN-IN">.</span></p><p class="abstract"> </p>
Estabilidad oxidativa del aceite de soya con adición de antioxidante de
Authors: Calsin Cutimbo Marienela , Aro Aro Juan Marcos , Tipacti Vivanco Zulli Lisbeth 
Published: December 2016

<p>El objetivo fue evaluar la estabilidad oxidativa del aceite de soya con adición de antioxidante de isaño (<em>Tropaeolum tuberosum</em> Ruiz &amp; Pavón) y TBHQ durante la fritura de papas, analizados en tiempos de 0, 1,5, 2,5 y 3,5 horas a 180 ºC<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><sup>+</sup></span>10ºC, con intervalos de fritura de papas cada 30 min realizando ocho eventos de fritura. Para evaluar se realizaron pruebas de índices de peróxido, acidez, dienos y trienos. Durante la fritura las muestras de aceite de soya con adición de extracto Isaño presentó menor formación de dimero y trimeros comparados con la muestra de aceite de soya con TBHQ, indicando mayor efecto protector en la estabilidad oxidativa del aceite de soya durante fritura, sin embargo, esta muestra presento mayor correlación en comparación a las muestras de aceite con adición de extracto de Isaño, debiéndose a la presencia restos de azucares en dichos extractos. Los indicadores de índice de peróxido y porcentaje de ácidos grasos libres no mostraron ser parámetros muy fiables para determinar la estabilidad oxidación del aceite de fritura.<strong></strong></p>
Bases de Datos Semánticas
Authors: Caro Fierros Irving , Menéndez Domínguez Víctor Hugo , Castellanos Bolaños María Enriqueta 
Published: December 2016

En 1992, cuando Tim Berners-Lee dio a conocer la primera versión de la Web, su visión a futuro era incorporar metadatos con información semántica en las páginas Web. Es precisamente a principios de este siglo que inicia el auge repentino de la Web semántica en el ambiente académico e Internet. El modelo de datos semántico se define como un modelo conceptual que permite definir el significado de los datos a través de sus relaciones con otros. En este sentido, el formato de representación de los datos es fundamental para proporcionar información de carácter semántico. La tecnología enfocada en las bases de datos semánticas se encuentra actualmente en un punto de inflexión, al pasar del ámbito académico y de investigación a ser una opción comercial completa. En este artículo se realiza un análisis del concepto de base de datos semántica. También se presenta un caso de estudio donde se ejemplifican operaciones básicas que involucran la gestión de la información almacenada en este tipo de base de datos.
Imigração, Território e as políticas de Seguridade Social
Authors: Bettiol Lanza Líria Maria , Santos Amanda de Barros , Rodrigues Júlia Ramalho 
Published: December 2016

O presente artigo tematizou sobre o processo imigratório no Brasil recente e a necessidade de problematizar as políticas públicas de Seguridade Social e o território. Os imigrantes, ao se inserirem nos territórios de destino, dão significados aos mesmos, a partir de movimentos de desterritorialização e reterritorialização. Resultado de uma pesquisa qualitativa e documental, tendo como fonte documentos oficiais do Brasil e Paraná, identificamos nas políticas de Seguridade Social que há intencionalidade de propor ações que insiram os imigrantes no país. O conteúdo dos documentos é prescritivo e deixa muitas lacunas em relação a problemáticas já existentes no âmbito das políticas, como a ausência de definição de fontes orçamentárias; a fragmentação das mesmas e uma complexa trama da relação público x sociedade civil no país.
Creating And Working With Control Charts In Excel
Authors: Schikora Paul F. 
Published: December 2016

With the growth in distance education offerings, instructors who now teach quantitative material via the web have been faced with many challenges. Foremost has been the need to develop appropriate methods for teaching such material to students who are not physically in the classroom. Methodologies that have traditionally been taught in a highly interactive mode in the classroom must now be presented effectively in a far more asynchronous environment. Tutorials and detailed handouts are one way to accomplish this. We present a written tutorial for creating quality control charts using Excel. The tutorial guides students through the process of creating X-bar and R charts in such a way as to reinforce the theoretical basis of quality control already taught. Students apply their knowledge in hands-on activity, learn how to improve Excel’s default charts to create visually effective control charts, and learn to reuse/recycle their work to easily create additional charts for different sets of problem data.
The Conversion From US-GAAP To IFRS And Transfer Pricing: Irreconcilable Differences
Authors: Abdallah Wagdy 
Published: December 2016

Purpose - This paper aims to discuss the challenges the switch from US GAAP into International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) pose multinational companies (MNCs); to investigate the transfer pricing of intangible assets with several important trends in the global market; to analyze and discuss the impact of the conversion on intangible assets’ transfer pricing decisions; and to make recommendations to help alleviate problems associated with transfer pricing when switching to IFRS. Design/methodology/approach - The author addresses the conflicts between using the International Financial Reporting Standards and the transfer pricing policies as the multinational companies make the switch from using GAAP to the IFRS and propose some remedies to the related problems. Findings - Transfer pricing systems of MNCs should be carefully reviewed and updated because financial statement information is used and comparability of that information between tested parties and companies to which they are compared is critical to achieving a reliable analysis to help MNCs achieving their global strategic objectives. Research limitations/implications - This research focused on the significant implications on the American MNCs’ transfer pricing strategic decisions resulting from the adoption of the IFRS in general. Further research is still needed to examine the impact of the conversion process on both foreign subsidiaries and the MNC as a whole in different industries. Originality/value - The paper addresses an issue of significant implications on transfer pricing strategic decisions of intangible assets beyond financial reporting as a result of converting financial statements from U.S. GAAP to IFRS.
The Strategy Of Sustainable Waste Management: Landfill Management, Recycling, Reduction, And Pollution Prevention
Authors: Crowe Carlyn , Meyer C. Kenneth , Clapham Stephen E. 
Published: December 2016

In “The Strategy of Sustainable Waste Management: Landfill Management, Recycling, Reduction, and Pollution Prevention,” the enduring problem of solid waste management is presented. As such, this case study deals with a real-life scenario when a recent graduate in the area of journalism and professional writing attempts to branch out and complement her professional interests. With a fresh MPA in hand, Suzanne Rodgers lands a paid internship with a mid-sized city and takes on the responsibility of researching, planning, and implementing a policy and set of recommendations, for the Public Works Department. She interviews the key political and economic actors in Winterville, provides a comprehensive description of the city, researches and analyses the incentives and barriers to change and then sets out to develop a plan for a comprehensive residential recycling effort that contains two options: solid waste management and balancing a landfill fund. This plan and implementation strategy is addressed in a research portfolio. In the final analysis she is faced with the real world issues of public interests and pressures and at a town hall meeting receives the responses from the citizens of Winterville. In this fast moving three-part case study, Suzanne Rodgers faces the real world of citizen input, conflict, and the role of special interests and pressure groups in making and implementing urban policy. The case concludes with measurements that were used in Iowa’s Pollution Prevention Intern Program and a summary of the tonnage of waste and pollution reduction and diversion associated with the program from 2001-2014. Cost savings associated with the intern program over the same period are identified and 2014 yearly savings is presented.
The Gordon Growth Model: A Teaching Case
Authors: Duncan Jerome , Anderson Seth C. , Price Sherrell , Thomas Cassandra 
Published: December 2016

This case illustrates how the Gordon Growth Model is employed to estimate the value of a firm’s stock. The model determines the value of stock based on dividends, growth rate, and the cost of capital. The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) is employed to calculate the cost of capital. Both economic analysis and ratio analysis are used to examine the impact of external and internal factors on share worth. The case discusses why the market share price may vary from an estimation of its worth. This case study can be used in an Introduction to Investments course, an Advanced Investments course, or a first level MBA graduate course.
A Case Study: Using The Dupont Approach For Formulating Managerial Decisions
Authors: Wright Susan 
Published: December 2016

This case introduces a unique approach to financial statement analysis that centers on managerial decision-making as the locus for student analysis. Rather than grouping ratios into traditional categories, such as liquidity, asset efficiency, profitability, insolvency and market ratios, ratios are grouped into operating, investing and financing decision-making areas. Students deepen their understanding of a firm’s strengths and weaknesses through a process of “drilling-down” into the three decision-making domains. The analysis begins with an examination of ROE using the Dupont analysis which provides a useful framework for focusing on the three core managerial decision making activities. The case is constructed using real world information extracted from 10K reports and from recent company announcements. It can be used at the undergraduate (400) or graduate level. It is most suitable for a course in Financial Statement Analysis, or a course in Corporate Financial Management/Corporate Finance. The basics of financial statement analysis are necessary to successfully navigate the case.
Learning And Predicting Individual Preferences In Multicriteria Decision Making With Neural Networks Vs. Utility Functions
Authors: Nguyen Dat-Dao 
Published: December 2016

This paper reports an empirical investigation into the performance of neural network technique vs. traditional utility theory-based method in capturing and predicting individual preference in multi-criteria decision making. As a universal function approximator, a neural network can assess individual utility function without imposing strong assumptions on functional form and behavior of the underlying data. Results of this study show that in all cases, the predictive ability of neural network technique was comparable to the multi-attribute utility theory-based models.