Incisional biopsy and intramedullary pinning were performed for pathological fracture associated with a malignant bone tumor of the proximal humerus. Osteosarcoma, for which preoperative chemotherapy had been performed, was confirmed by postoperative pathological examination. To achieve wide resection and acquire a safe resected margin, total humerus replacement was performed, and the whole hum...

This paper studies the effect of government stimulus spending on a novel aspect of the labor market: the differential impact of spending on the total wage bill versus employment. We analyze the 2009 Recovery Act via instrumental variables using a new instrument, the spending done by federal agencies that were not instructed to target funds towards harder hit regions. We find a moderate positive...

The value of ultrasonography and UGAB for diagnosing chest wall tumors was investigated in 21 patients of whom 13 had metastatic and eight benign disease. Chest wall tumor showed a hypoechoic mass with tapered edges. The margin between the tumor and lung was curved and smooth in all cases. Movement of the tumor during breathing was synchronized with that of the chest wall. We believe that the u...

Background: Granular cell tumor (Abrikossoff’s tumor) is a rare and slow-growing tumor of the soft tissue. Originated from the Schwann cells, it is often a benign tumor, but it can be malignant in 1-3% of the cases. Malignant cases can cause significant morbidity and mortality. It may develop in many anatomic locations, especially in the head and neck region, and also in skin and subcutaneous t...

Evaluations of studies for four well-known human developmental toxicants clearly suggest that a margin of exposure of 1/100th the NOAEL for the most sensitive animal species tested provides adequate safety for the human conceptus. The lowest reported human teratogenic exposures occurred at doses at least one log above the estimated "safe" or acceptable daily exposure based on the most sensitive...

BACKGROUND Treatment of oral cavity cancer may require variable extent of mandibular resection. Marginal mandibulectomy is a controversial technique in providing oncologic resection margin. This study analyzes the efficacy of local oncologic control and the morbidity of marginal mandibulectomy in oral cavity carcinoma. Nononcologic complication of osteoradionecrosis is discussed. METHODS A re...

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In this article, I seek to find whether the type of government in a country affects the amount of education provided. To do this, I propose a model where political power is distributed throughout the population, and their choice to support a government is based on an observable factor; whether the government provides access to education. Using the results from this model, I propose 3 hypotheses...

Executive Summary Ensuring safety requires reducing the risk of incidents, faults and failures that can disrupt normal operations. This effort goes far beyond simply installing fail-safe controllers or a safety instrumented system. In fact, to mitigate the risk of serious incidents that can cause injury to personnel, equipment and the environment, it is important to consider safety from all asp...