Bonesetter choice of Turkish society in musculoskeletal injuries and the affecting factors

Objective: In this study, it was aimed to investigate the demographic features, administration reasons and educational status of the patients who were presented to the bonesetters for orthopedic complaints. Methods: 96 (26 males, 70 females) patients were included in this study, who filled a questionnaire out of 1926 patients went to bonesetters between June and December 2012. All the patients were recorded regarding demographic features, first application places, educational status, administration reasons, and complication rates. Results: 87 patients (90.6%) preferred bonesetters as the first application place. The mean age of the patients was 31±16.1 years. The most common reason was advices of the family members or relatives (40.6%). The educational status was not significant in administration rate, but low educational status has significant correlation with more complication rates. Sixteen patients developed sequels (16.6%). The effect of bonesetters’ treatment was mostly found to be placebo. Conclusion: Bonesetter is a country reality when prevalence was taken in notice. However, the similarity of their results to placebo ones, having no education, having no legal rights, paying no tax make this issue a great problem. The solution of this problem is depended to increase health programs to inform public and to increase government superintension. J Clin Exp Invest 2013; 4 (4): 472-44

PENGARUH INCOMPLETE DATA TERHADAP AKURASI VOTING FEATURE INTERVALs-5 (VFI5)

Permasalahan mengenai data hilangan merupakan masalah umum yang tejadi pada lingkungan medis. Data hilangan dapat disebabkan beberapa hal yaitu salah memasukan data, data nya tidak valid dan peralatan  yang di gunakan untuk mengambil data  tidak berfungsi  dengan baik. Voting Feature Intervals merupakan algoritma klasifikasi yang di kembangkan oleh Gulsen Demiroz dan H.Altay Guvenir pada tahun 1997. Algoritma ini dapat mengatasi data hilang dengan mengabaikan data hilang tersebut . Pada penelitian ini dilakukan penerapan algoritma Voting Feature Intervals-5 (VFI5) sebagai algoritma klasifikasi pada kasus data hilang. Data yang di gunakan adalah data  ordinal (data Dermatology) dan data interval (data lonosphere). Untuk mengatasi data hilang di gunakan tiga metode yaitu mengabaikan data hilang dengan mean atau modus. Rata-rata tingkat akurasi data ordinal tertinggi sebesar 93.81% dan Rata-rata tingkat interval tertinggi sebesar  79.89%. Hasil penelitian menunjukan rata-rata tingkat akurasi yang tertinggi dicapai ketika data hilang dengan mean atau modus.

Assessment of relationship between pain, psychological status, quality of life and body mass index

Objective: The purpose of the study is to evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQL), pain, the number of painful areas, and depression level; both to compare obesity level and these parameters, and to compare between obese and non-obese participants. Materials (Subjects) and Methods: 1875 voluntary patients were evaluated. Patients were grouped into 5 according to body mass index (BMI) values: Group 1:17-24.99kg/m2, Group 2:25-29.99kg/m2, Group 3:30-34.99kg/m2, Group 4:35-35.99kg/m2, Group 5: BMI more than 40kg/m2. Patients were asked to fulfill a questionnaire about demographic data and a number of painful areas (neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist, back, low back, knee, ankle, and temporomandibular joint). All patients were evaluated with visual analog scale (VAS), for pain, short form-36 (SF-36) for HRQL, Beck Depression Scale (BDS) for depression level. Results:We have included 1832 patients (460 male, and 1372 female) in the study: Group 1: 285(16%), Group 2: 623(34%), Group 3: 653(36%), Group 4: 190(10%), Group 5: 81(4%). When the groups was compared according to VAS scores during activity; all other groups was higher than group 1 (p<0.01). When the BDS scores were compared; depression levels were higher in group 5 than the other groups. When a number of painful areas were compared; groups 3,4,5 had higher values than groups 1,2, and group 2 had higher values than group 1 (p<0.001). Conclusion: This study evaluates pain level, the number of painful areas, physical HRQL, and depression levels of pre-obese and obese patients using VAS, BDS, and SF-36 scores and proves negative effects when compared to the healthy population. But this effect does not correlate with BMI levels.Objective: The purpose of the study is to evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQL), pain, the number of painful areas, and depression level; both to compare obesity level and these parameters, and to compare between obese and non-obese participants. Materials (Subjects) and Methods: 1875 voluntary patients were evaluated. Patients were grouped into 5 according to body mass index (BMI) values: Group 1:17-24.99kg/m2, Group 2:25-29.99kg/m2, Group 3:30-34.99kg/m2, Group 4:35-35.99kg/m2, Group 5: BMI more than 40kg/m2. Patients were asked to fulfill a questionnaire about demographic data and a number of painful areas (neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist, back, low back, knee, ankle, and temporomandibular joint). All patients were evaluated with visual analog scale (VAS), for pain, short form-36 (SF-36) for HRQL, Beck Depression Scale (BDS) for depression level. Results:We have included 1832 patients (460 male, and 1372 female) in the study: Group 1: 285(16%), Group 2: 623(34%), Group 3: 653(36%), Group 4: 190(10%), Group 5: 81(4%). When the groups was compared according to VAS scores during activity; all other groups was higher than group 1 (p<0.01). When the BDS scores were compared; depression levels were higher in group 5 than the other groups. When a number of painful areas were compared; groups 3,4,5 had higher values than groups 1,2, and group 2 had higher values than group 1 (p<0.001). Conclusion: This study evaluates pain level, the number of painful areas, physical HRQL, and depression levels of pre-obese and obese patients using VAS, BDS, and SF-36 scores and proves negative effects when compared to the healthy population. But this effect does not correlate with BMI levels

E-Toll Information Technology In Gto And Hybrid In Toll Gate Menanggal-Surabaya

The increase in population and users of motorized vehicles is increasing in Indonesia. One of the increasing numbers of toll road users. The toll road payment system has varied. The problem is the use of a ticket system that can lead to congestion queues. The development of the current payment system is the use of the toll card system. The toll card cannot perfectly overcome congestion at the toll gate. On the Menanggal toll gate is the main entrance with 2 types of toll booths (GTO and Hybrid). It can be said that there are quite a lot of vehicles that run daily at the gate and not infrequently there is a long queue density during office hours and during work breaks. This study aims to compare GTO and Hybrid systems. The methodology used was using the Indonesian road capacity manual MKJI 1997. The conclusion of this study was that the rate of arrival that occurred on each shift was shift 1, the level of vehicles coming was 1083 pcs / hour, shift 2, 1308 pcs / hour. For Shift 3, 209 pcs / hour. Next is the number of vehicles that pass per second. In each second time, it is divided by 6 substations, 3 HYBRID substations and 3 automatic toll booths (GTO). But for shift 3 there is a difference because the substations that operate are only 4 substations, which consist of 1 HYBRID substation and 3 automatic toll booths (GTO). So it can be concluded that the capacity of the abandoning Menanggal is still safe. The difference in the efficiency of transaction time on GTO and HYBRID is 1; 1.5 of these results are obtained from the number of vehicles passing between the 2 types of substations. Keywords: e-toll, information technology, gto and hybri

CURATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE THROUGH LIBRARIES

Libraries, museums and archives hold valuable collections in a variety of media, presenting a vast body of knowledge rooted in the history of human civilisation. These form the repository of the wisdom of great works by thinkers of past and the present. The holdings of these institutions are priceless heritage of the mankind as they preserve documents, ideas, and the oral and written records. To value the cultural heritage and to care for it as a treasure bequeathed to us by our ancestors is the major responsibility of libraries. The past records constitute a natural resource and are indispensable to the present generation as well as to the generations to come. Libraries preserve the documentary heritage resources for which they are primarily responsible. Any loss of such materials is simply irreplaceable. Therefore, preserving this intellectual, cultural heritage becomes not only the academic commitment but also the moral responsibility of the librarians/information scientists, who are in charge of these repositories. The high quality of the papers and the discussion represent the thinking and experience of experts in their particular fields. The contributed papers also relate to the methodology used in libraries in Asia to provide access to manuscripts and cultural heritage. The volume discusses best practices in Knowledge preservation and how to collaborate and preserve the culture. The book also deals with manuscript and archives issues in the digital era. The approach of this book is concise, comprehensively, covering all major aspects of preservation and conservation through libraries. The readership of the book is not just limited to library and information science professionals, but also for those involved in conservation, preservation, restoration or other related disciplines. The book will be useful for librarians, archivists and conservators. We thank the Sunan Kalijaga University, Special Libraries Association- Asian Chapter for their trust and their constant support, all the contributors for their submissions, the members of the Local and International Committee for their reviewing effort for making this publication possible

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