Category: Ankle Introduction/Purpose: The purpose of current study was to retrospectively analyze the clinical outcomes of buttress plate treatment of posterior pilon fractures.Methods: Between January 2005 and December 2016, 58 patients with posterior pilon fractures underwent buttress plate fixation.There were 32 males and 26 females and the mean
This paper analyzes the joint cost structure of electricity and natural gas distribution investments.Assessing the joint costs is critical for urban development and public policy regarding competition at the local level.The paper accounts for the urban and geographic factors at the local level, while the previous literature primarily used company-l
BackgroundIn the past 2 decades, many countries have recognized the use of electronic systems for disease surveillance and outbreak response as an important strategy for disease control and prevention.In low- and middle-income countries, the adoption of these electronic systems remains a priority and has attracted the support of global health playe
The mineral sector, especially its small-scale subsector, has become significant in the emerging economies Aloe Vera of the Global South.Tanzania is the focus of this policy exposition paper because, aside from Ghana and South Africa, Tanzania is ranked 4th in Africa in terms of its mineral deposits and small-scale mining activities.The focus is al
Introduction: Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (a-tDCS) of the primary motor cortex (M1) has been shown to be effective in increasing corticomotor excitability.Methods: We investigated whether longer applications of a-tDCS coincide with greater increases in corticomotor excitability compared to shorter application of a-tDCS.Ten right-