Temporal intensity variations of umbral dots (UDs) and dark nuclei (DNs), and proper motions of UDs, were analyzed in a 4 1/2 hour time series of high resolution white light images of the umbra in a medium-size sunspot (NOAA 7519). The observationsweremade on 5 June 1993 at the SwedishVacuum Solar Telescope, La Palma. An identification and tracking algorithm was applied to UDs observed in a des...

PURPOSE The aim of the present study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of conventional and ambulatory urodynamic studies (UDS) in estimating neobladder function. METHODS We evaluated 32 patients who underwent radical cystectomy and orthotopic Hautmann W neobladder with Abol-Enein-Ghoneim uretero-intestinal anastomosis for bladder cancer. The patients were initially examined by using bo...

BACKGROUND Pregnant HIV-infected women were screened for the development of HIV-1 drug resistance after implementation of a triple-antiretroviral transmission prophylaxis as recommended by the WHO in 2006. The study offered the opportunity to compare amplicon-based 454 ultra-deep sequencing (UDS) and allele-specific real-time PCR (ASPCR) for the detection of drug-resistant minor variants in the...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of a routine explanation provided to men on their expectation of pain associated with a urodynamic study (UDS). PATIENTS AND METHODS The purpose of UDS is to reproduce patient's symptoms during the urine storage and voiding phases, and thus understand the causes of the patient's symptoms. UDS may cause discomfort and pain, mainly from the urethral instrumentat...

Background: One of the complications of urodynamic study is urinary tract infection. The aim of this study was to determine the rate of urinary tract infection (UTI) after UDS in patients referred to the pelvic floor clinic with regard to the specific conditions of these patients, such as presence of pelvic organ prolapse and high post voiding residual volume (PVR). Methods: In a prospective d...

Reduced nocturnal bladder capacity has been suggested in the pathogenesis of nocturnal enuresis. This study was conducted to define frequency of bladder dysfunction in enuretic children and determine parameters which might predict bladder dysfunction. 60 children were enrolled. Full urodynamic study (UDS) was done in case of abnormal uroflowmetry, abnormal bladder ultrasound, daytime incontine...

The analysis of a 4 1/2 hour series of high resolution white light observations of the umbra in a medium-size sunspot (NOAA 7519, observed on 5 June 1993 at the Swedish Vacuum Solar Telescope, La Palma) is described. An automatic identification and tracking algorithmwas applied to umbral dots (UDs) observed in a destretched movie of 360 frames. In total, 662 UDs were tracked and their filling f...

The Fusarium moniliforme mycotoxins--fusarin C, fumonisin B1, moniliformin and bikaverin--were evaluated for genotoxicity by their ability to induce unscheduled DNA synthesis (UDS) in primary rat hepatocytes. Isolated hepatocytes were exposed to several concentrations of moniliformin (5.0-500 microM), bikaverin (1.0-500 microM), fumonisin B1 (0.5-250 microM), or fusarin C (1.0-100 microM). Afla...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the factors related to urinary tract infection (UTI) occurrence after an urodynamic study (UDS) in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). METHODS We retrospectively investigated the medical records of 387 patients with SCI who underwent UDS with prophylactic antibiotic therapy between January 2012 and December 2012. Among them, 140 patients met the inclusion criteria and...

OBJECTIVE To clarify the clinical features of pulmonary cryptococcosis in Japanese non-HIV population. METHODS Retrospective investigation of 151 pulmonary cryptococcosis cases between 1977 and 2012 was executed. The underlying disease (UDs), aggravating factors, radiological characteristics, and treatment were examined. RESULTS Sixty-seven patients (44.4%) had no UDs. The common UDs were d...