BACKGROUND Evaluation of cost-effectiveness of new surgical techniques is important. As the data on incontinence procedures are scarce, we evaluated the cost-effectiveness of tension-free vaginal tape procedure and laparoscopic mesh colposuspension as a primary surgical treatment for female stress urinary incontinence. METHODS In four university teaching hospitals and two central hospitals 12...

The mechanical properties of the living cell are intimately related to cell signaling biology through cytoskeletal tension. The tension borne by the cytoskeleton (CSK) is in part generated internally by the actomyosin machinery and externally by stretch. Here we studied how cytoskeletal tension is modified during stretch and the tensional changes undergone by the sites of cell-matrix interactio...

background : infertility causes psychological and emotional tension in the couples and makes severe stress on infertile men and women. relaxation technique is one of the methods that reduces the stress and can balance the human’s emotions. this study aimed to determine the effect of relaxation on the infertile women’s stress score. methods : this was a semi-experimental and clinical trial study...

A computer simulation is used to investigate hole formation in a model membrane. The model parameters are the stress applied to the membrane, and the edge energy per unit length along the hole boundary (edge tension). Even at zero stress, the membrane has an entropically driven instability against hole formation. Within the model, the minimum edge tension required for the stability of a typical...

conclusions bosworth screw and tension band wiring are both useful procedures in patients with acj dislocation, but each should be used in the selected patients with special indications. both methods had good results during follow-up period. there was not statistically meaningful difference in the articular stability, range of motion, oss score and vast score between the two groups (p > 0.05). ...