OBJECTIVE Upper urinary tract urothelial cell carcinomas (UUT-UCCs) are rare but usually invasive at diagnosis. Early diagnosis of UUT-UCCs is thus warranted. UUT has the same embryological origin with bladder and BLCA-4 is a highly sensitive and specific marker for bladder cancer. We intend to investigate the viability of BLCA-4 in detecting UUT-UCCs. MATERIAL AND METHODS Urines from 30 UUT-...

BACKGROUND Although primary care should be the cornerstone of medical practice, inappropriate use of urgent care for non-urgent patients is a growing problem that has significant economic and healthcare consequences. The characteristics of patients who choose the urgent care setting, as well as the reasoning behind their decisions, is not well established. The purpose of this study was to deter...

Purpose Digital platform users not only consume but also produce communication related to their experiences. Although service research has explored users' motivations communicate and focused on outcomes such as electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM), it remains largely unexplored how iteratively interact with artifacts potentially create value for themselves, other providers. The purpose of this paper...

With the rapid population growth and accelerating urbanization process, people compete for scarce land resources to pursue their incompatible interests. Thus, a series of land-use conflicts (LUCs) problems are caused. Scientifically identifying intensity LUCs is basis coordinating man-land relations. We selected urban center Chongqing (UCC) as study area chose landscape ecological risk assessme...

Data aggregation may be considered as the technique through which streams of data gathered from Smart Meters (SMs) can processed and transmitted to a Utility Control Center (UCC) in reliable cost-efficient manner without compromising Quality Service (QoS) requirements. In typical Grid (SG) paradigm, UCC is usually located far away consumers (SMs), has led degradation network performance. Althou...

OBJECTIVES The objectives of the study is to review and assess the implementation of the applied modified five-level triage and acuity scale triage system in AL-Yarmook Urgent Care Center (UCC), King Abdulaziz Residential City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. METHOD An observational cross-sectional study was conducted, where a data collection sheet was designed and distributed to triage nurses. The dat...

In recent years, traditional urban distribution systems have undergone major structural changes as a result of the increasing power of customers demanding greater variety of quality products at a low cost. This has increased the competition between businesses and at the same time more complicated and longer supply chains have emerged as a result of the globalization of many businesses in their ...