Abstract Background and Aims Radical cystectomy (RC) represents the first line surgical treatment for muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). RC is a complex procedure characterized by significant morbidity mortality. The incidence of complications following well-recognized issue however still paucity data exists regarding postoperative renal function. Aim study was to evaluate acute kidney inju...

Currently, in Threshold Public Key Systems key shares are generated uniformly and distributed in the same manner to every participant. We propose a new scheme, Asymmetric Key Distribution (AKD), in which one share server is provided with a larger, unequal chunk of the original secret key. Asymmetric Key Distribution is a unique scheme for generating and distributing unequal shares via a Trusted...

Paper-based microfluidic devices exhibit many advantages for biological assays. Normally, the assays are restricted to certain areas of the paper by hydrophobic barriers comprised of wax or alkyl ketene dimers (AKD). Neither hydrophobic barrier is able to constrain aqueous solutions of surfactants, which are frequently used in biological assays. We demonstrate that rapidly curing silicone resin...

Macroscopic structure of paper influences how paper behaves in many ways. In this research, the relationship between macroscopic paper structure and water absorption behavior was investigated. The structure of the handsheets made from commercial hardwood pulp was modified by varying basis weight, beating levels and wet press levels. The structural properties as well as the water absorption prop...