I n this paper, trading symbols of the 30 largest companies listed in the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) were ranked based on the asymmetry information risk. Using the Ersan and Alici (2016) modified clustering algorithm (EA), we estimated the probability of informed trading (PIN) to measure the asymmetry information among traders for each trading symbol and trading day through two-year...

BACKGROUND Plaster ingestion forming gastric bezoar is a strange way to attempt suicide and this method has not yet been reported. It may lead to a mechanical obstruction of the gut, especially the pyloric region, and could manifest with abdominal pain, epigastric distress, nausea, vomiting, and fullness. CASE PRESENTATION Herein we report a case of a 37 year-old woman presenting with plaster...

We reviewed 83 patients after below-knee amputation. In 56 with 69 amputations early management was by plaster-pylon. A plaster cast is applied in the operating room, and a pylon added one week later, after which full weight-bearing is allowed. We compared these patients with 27 who had soft bandaging. The 'healing' time was reduced from 98 days to 40 days, and there were no major complications...

Casting is an important part of the postoperative treatment in foot and ankle surgery. Applying a split plaster cast allows for swelling while maintaining surgical correction and alignment. Resecting approximately a 1-in. portion of the plaster cast dorsally and anteriorly maintains stable structural support of the cast while relieving the pressure caused by swelling. We describe a technique fo...

in design and optimization process of laminated composite structures, the number of layers, layer angles, stacking sequence, material types and etc should be specified. each of aforesaid parameters can be applied as a design variable. in this paper the target is to minimize the weight of laminated composite pin loaded structures. the laminated composite structures are designed based on the load...

lupus vulgaris by pyrogallol ointment, acid nitrate of mercury, alkaline phenol and salicylic acid-creosote plaster. According to him the salicylic acid and creosote plaster acted well in some cases, but was slow. He, however, did not describe the variety of lupus vulgaris that responds best to this plaster. During the last few years we have tried various caustics in treating different kinds of...

Methods Lyon braces are designed as Abbott plaster casts. Using a study on plaster cast, and 3D analysis, (called « is Abbot cast still relevant today? » by Dr. Jean Claude Bernard, from the Massues center in Lyon, presented at the SOSORT 2011), we decided to modify a Lyon brace. If a plaster cast is modified, in order to improve sagittal plane by inverting band, and so having antero lateral pu...