OBJECTIVES To investigate the effect of stone fragmentation on late stone recurrence by comparing the outcome of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) and non-fragmenting percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), and to investigate factors contributing to recurrent calculi. PATIENTS AND METHODS We evaluated stone recurrence in 647 patients who initially achieved a stone-free status after ESW...

Submitted for the MAR11 Meeting of The American Physical Society Quantum rotor theory of spinor condensates in tight traps RYAN BARNETT, HOI-YIN HUI, CHIEN-HUNG LIN, JAY D. SAU, S. DAS SARMA, Joint Quantum Institute and Condensed Matter Theory Center — In this talk, we theoretically construct exact mappings of many-particle bosonic systems onto quantum rotor models. In particular, we analyze th...

One of the largest threats to biodiversity is land use change and habitat loss. Hollow oaks (Quercus spp. L.) are well-defined patches that are hotspots for biodiversity and red-listed species, but they are often rare and fragmented in the landscape. We investigated the effect of patch size, habitat quality, and isolation on functional groups and red-listed saproxylic beetles in hollow oaks (n ...

I defend the epistemic thesis that evaluations of people in terms of their moral character as good, bad, or intermediate are almost always epistemically unjustified. (1) Because most people are fragmented (they would behave deplorably in many and admirably in many other situations), one’s prior probability that any given person is fragmented should be high. (2) Because one’s information about s...

Alterations of the collagen, the major structural protein in skin, contribute significantly to human skin connective tissue aging. As aged-appearing skin is more common in diabetes, here we investigated the molecular basis of aged-appearing skin in diabetes. Among all known human matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), diabetic skin shows elevated levels of MMP-1 and MMP-2. Laser capture microdissect...

Unfortunately, the authors have missed our 2 publications on this topic which have been tested in a larger population of CD patients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) (FECHA study) [2,3]. We included 98 patients from 14 centers in Latin America, all of them with CD cardiomyopathy and an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). The mean follow-up was 33±20 months. Mean LV...

(EN) We describe an ongoing research project on efficient methods for identification and reconstruction of broken objects among large collections of irregular fragments. Applications include archaeology, art restoration, failure analysis, and other disciplines. Our solution for flat objects uses multi-scale matching and constrained dynamic programming. We are now extending it to curved pottery ...

Abstract Throughout the long nineteenth century, nations that tried to expand their consular apparatus in Egypt relied on numerous autochthonous members of Egyptian elite.Since Luxor was situated next site ancient Thebes, hordes travelers visiting Upper course century particular services agents. By means a multidimensional analysis two diplomatic clans served Belgium’s interests from mid-1870s ...