PURPOSE To assess the effectiveness of a lithotripter (Modularis Vario; Siemens, AG Healthcare, Munich, Germany) in the management of renal and ureteric stones. PATIENTS AND METHODS In all, 1146 adult patients with renal or ureteric stones were treated at one urological centre using the latest model of the Modularis Vario lithotripter. The effectiveness of lithotripsy and re-treatment rate we...

Breast cancers lacking estrogen receptor (ER) expression have an adverse prognosis and fail to respond to endocrine therapy. We have identified a transcriptional enhancer in the human ER gene which is differentially active in ER-positive (ER+) and ER-negative (ER-) human breast cancer cell lines. Enhancer function was mapped to a 35-bp element located from -3778 to -3744 upstream of the major h...

BACKGROUND Objective physical activity data analyses focus on moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) without considering lower intensity lifestyle-type activities (LA). We describe 1) quantity of LA (minutes and steps per day) across demographic groups, 2) proportion of LA to total physical activity, and 3) relationships between LA and MVPA using NHANES 2005-2006 accelerometer adult data...

Most deaths in beta-thalassemia major result from cardiac complications due to iron overload. Differential effects on myocardial siderosis may exist between different chelators. A randomized controlled trial was performed in 61 patients previously maintained on subcutaneous deferoxamine. The primary end point was the change in myocardial siderosis (myocardial T2*) over 1 year in patients mainta...

The main goal of pulsar timing array experiments is to detect correlated signals such as nanohertz-frequency gravitational waves. Pulsar data collected in dense monitoring campaigns can also be used study the stars themselves, their binary companions, and intervening ionised interstellar medium. Timing observations are extraordinarily sensitive changes path length between Earth, enabling precis...

Abstract Objective The objective of this article is to explore whether the use single or double ringed wound protectors (WP) in patients undergoing colorectal resection (CRR) associated with reduced risk surgical site infections (SSI). Method Analysis was conducted according PRISMA guidelines. With help expert local librarian, systematic search medical databases like MEBASE, MEDLINE and pubmed ...

Noise emission will be a significant obstacle to the widespread uptake of unmanned aerial vehicles or UAVs. The assessment and mitigation UAV noise require validated modelling approaches. European Union has recently mandated an sound power measurement procedure based on for measuring machinery equipment. It is not clear if this legally provide useful data environmental This research aimed deter...

The Indian Pulsar Timing Array (InPTA) collaboration has recently made its first official data release (DR1) for a sample of 14 pulsars using 3.5 years uGMRT observations. We present the results single-pulsar noise analysis each these InPTA DR1. For this purpose, we consider white noise, achromatic red dispersion measure (DM) variations, and scattering variations in our analysis. apply Bayesian...