PURPOSE To study the correlations between the dose distributions in the anorectal region and late GI symptoms in patients treated for localized prostate carcinoma. METHODS AND MATERIALS Data from a randomized study were analyzed. In this trial, patients were treated with either rectangular or conformal fields with a dose of 66 Gy. Data concerning GI symptoms were collected from questionnaires...

The aim was to assess in children with defaecation disorders, the accuracy of recalled information as provided by the child and/or parents compared to diary information and to evaluate its effect on diagnostic grouping. In this prospective study, recalled information, obtained initially by a telephone interview, was compared with recorded information provided by a 4-week diary. Recalled and rec...

This study reports the stem volume of 10 Populus genotypes in a randomized split-plot design with different tillage treatments (disking versus sub-soiling) after two years of growth. Height, diameter at breast height (DBH), stem aboveground volume index, survival, Melampsora rust resistance, leaf area index (LAI), chlorophyll content, and foliar nitrogen concentration (Foliar N) were measured t...

Soiling losses on high concentrating photovoltaic (HCPV) systems may be influenced by the spectral properties of accumulated soil. We have predicted the response of an isotype cell to changes in spectral content and reduction in transmission due to soiling using measured UV/vis transmittance through soil films. Artificial soil test blends deposited on glass coupons were used to supply the trans...

Replicated the efficacy of a short-term, combined medical and behavioral intervention protocol for retentive encopresis. Fifty-nine children who had failed standard medical management for retentive encopresis and their parents participated in six 1-hour group treatment sessions. Treatment protocol combined the medical management strategies of enema clean out, increasing dietary fiber, and daily...

Soiling of PV modules is an issue causing non-negligible losses on power plants, between 3 and 4% the total energy production. Cleaning most common way to mitigate soiling. The impact cleaning activity can be significant, both in terms cost resources consumption. For these reasons, it important monitor predict soiling profiles establish optimal schedule. Especially locations where raining irreg...

This work investigates the effects of two hydrogels used for the selective removal of a synthetic soiling mixture on mastic, shellac and Laropal® K80 varnishes. The varnishes were spin-coated on aluminium tiles which were subjected to accelerated degradation in a xenon-arc fadeometer. A synthetic mixture, simulating urban pollution, was produced and applied on the degraded varnish films. The fa...

The aim of this study was to assess the medical treatment in comparison with hemorrhoidectomy in the management of primary grade-4 internal hemorrhoidal disease (IH) and external hemorrhoidal disease (CH). Group I (medical treatment): 127 patients (59 IH, 68 CH) were prospectively collected and medically treated using oral tablet of micronized purified flavonoid fraction (MPFF) containing 450 m...

Soiling is the accumulation of dirt in solar panels that leads to a decreasing trend energy yield and may be cause vast revenue losses. The effect soiling can reduced by washing panels, which is, however, procedure non-negligible cost. Moreover, monitoring systems are often unreliable or very costly. We study problem estimating ratio photovoltaic (PV) modules, i.e., real power output would prod...