Classic anti reflux procedures on children with a history of posterior urethral valve does not usually yield good results and often ends up with ureteral obstruction and even permanent urinary diversion. From 1981 through 1988,21 boys with history of posterior urethral valve (PUV) underwent evaluation for vesicoureteral (VU) reflux; 17 boys had VU reflux. Following valve ablation, reflux disapp...

The increasing use of digital credentials undermines the owner’s privacy. Anonymous credentials offer a powerful means to improve this. However, more is needed w.r.t. usability. A user will indeed have to manage dozens of credentials in the future: sporting club credentials, a digital driving license, e-tickets, etc. The owner will want to use these anytime at any place. The credentials must re...

The development of microheterogeneous materials has been enforced in the past two decades with the main aim being an improvement in the weight-strength ratio of engineering structures. Additionally, multiphysics applications have seen increasing attention lately. An example for the latter is thermal managment where the mechanical and the thermal properties of the material are optimized in a cou...

In this poster, we present COSIFile and COSIMail, semantic desktop tools for enhanced file and email management that are based on the X-COSIM semantic desktop framework. They are implemented as extensions for an email client and file manager, specifically designed to enhance support for the personal information managment tasks of information organization and re-finding.

A dynamic risk management framework for software projects is presented. Currently available software risk management frameworks and risk assessment models are static in nature and lacks feedback capability. Such risk management frameworks are not capable of providing the risk assessment of futuristic changes in risk events. A dynamic risk management framework for software project is needed that...

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are an essential component of postoperative multimodal analgesia. Their analgesic efficacy has been confirmed by data from evidence-based medicine. The appearance intravenous form ibuprofen on the Russian pharmaceutical market expands possibilities using NSAIDs in pain managment schemes. Ibuprofen characterized a high potential and optimal safety profile re...