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127: Effect of α1-Adrenoceptor Antagonists on Prostate Cancer Incidence: A Retrospective Analysis (2006)

You have accessJournal of UrologyModerated Poster, Sunday, May 21, 2006, 8:00 - 10:00 am1 Apr 2006127: Effect of α1-Adrenoceptor Antagonists on Prostate Cancer Incidence: A Retrospective Analysis Andrew Harris, John M. Wilson, Aaron Becker, Bradley Warner, Randall G. Rowland, William Connor, Eric Durbin, Mi-Ok Kim, Andre Baron, and Natasha Kyprianou Andrew HarrisAndrew Harris More articles by this author , John M. WilsonJohn M. Wilson More articles by this author , Aaron BeckerAaron Becker More articles by this author , Bradley WarnerBradley Warner More articles by this author , Randall G. RowlandRandall G. Rowland More articles by this author , William ConnorWilliam Connor More articles by this author , Eric DurbinEric Durbin More articles by this author , Mi-Ok KimMi-Ok Kim More articles by this author , Andre BaronAndre Baron More articles by this author , and Natasha KyprianouNatasha Kyprianou More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5347(18)32394-2AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail "127: Effect of α1-Adrenoceptor Antagonists on Prostate Cancer Incidence: A Retrospective Analysis." The Journal of Urology, 175(4S), pp. 40–41 © 2016 by American Urological AssociationFiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 175Issue 4SApril 2006Page: 40-41 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2016 by American Urological AssociationMetricsAuthor Information Andrew Harris More articles by this author John M. Wilson More articles by this author Aaron Becker More articles by this author Bradley Warner More articles by this author Randall G. Rowland More articles by this author William Connor More articles by this author Eric Durbin More articles by this author Mi-Ok Kim More articles by this author Andre Baron More articles by this author Natasha Kyprianou More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement PDF DownloadLoading ...
Hereditary angioedema treatment options: The availability of new therapies (2012)

Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a potentially life-threatening autosomal dominant disease characterized by recurrent episodes of oedema, commonly occurring in the skin, abdomen, and upper respiratory tract. After many years during which limited treatment options were available, a range of newer therapies with proven efficacy have been approved in Europe by the European Commission for the treatment of HAE attacks. However, due to differing legislation and financial restrictions, these treatment options are not available in all countries. Home therapy and self-administration of treatment are recommended in order to minimize the burden of disease upon the patient, with the ideal treatment option being effective, well-tolerated, and easy to prepare and administer. Recently, the Hereditary Angioedema International Working Group (HAWK) consensus recommended early, on-demand treatment for HAE. This article reviews the current treatment options available, and considers the need for treatment guidelines to recommend the appropriate therapy.
XVII. On the Application of the Hot Blast, in the Manufacture of Cast–Iron (1836)

Among persons interesting themselves in the progress of British manufactures, it can scarce fail to be known, that Mr Neilson of Glasgow, manager of the Gas Works in that city, has taken out a patent for an important improvement in the working of such furnaces as, in the language of the patent, “are supplied with air by means of bellows, or other blowing apparatus.” In Scotland, Mr Neilson's invention has been extensively applied to the making of cast-iron, insomuch that there is only one Scotch iron-work where the invention is not in use, and in that work, apparatus is under construction to put the invention into operation.
Definition of QoE Fairness in Shared Systems (2017)

IEEE Communications Letters Vol.21 Nr.1, 184-187 ; User-centric service and application management focuses on the quality of experience (QoE) as perceived by the end user. Thereby, the goal is to maximize QoE while ensuring fairness among users, e.g., for resource allocation and scheduling in shared systems. Although the literature suggests to consider consequently QoE fairness, there is currently no accepted definition of QoE fairness. The contribution of this letter is the definition of a generic QoE fairness index F , which has desirable key properties as well as the rationale behind it. By using examples and a measurement study involving multiple users downloading web content over a bottleneck link, we differentiate the proposed index from QoS fairness and the widely used Jain's fairness index. Based on results, we argue that neither QoS fairness nor Jain's fairness index meet all of the desirable QoE-relevant Properties, which are met by F . Consequently, the proposed index F may be used to compare QoE fairness across systems and applications, thus serving as a benchmark for QoE management mechanisms and system optimization.
Rehabilitation engineering: towards a systematic process (1988)

Two parts of the rehabilitation engineering process, client assessment and task analysis, are examined, and an approach to further delineate and systematize these components is described. The tasks of the rehabilitation engineer are taken to be the selection of appropriate available assistive devices and the design of new devices that will enable a handicapped client to accomplish a life task for which he or she would otherwise by physically disabled. Generalizable concepts and speculations on new tools that are perceived to be needed to help rehabilitation engineers do their job are emphasized. Human performance concepts are used as a basis for analyzing processes. Analogies from traditional engineering design and practice are used for insight.
General intelligence and executive functioning are overlapping but separable at genetic and molecular pathway levels: An analytical review of existing GWAS findings (2022)

Understanding the genomic architecture and molecular mechanisms of cognitive functioning in healthy individuals is critical for developing tailored interventions to enhance cognitive functioning, as well as for identifying targets for treating impaired cognition. There has been substantial progress in uncovering the genetic composition of the general cognitive ability (g). However, there is an ongoing debate whether executive functioning (EF)-another key predictor of cognitive health and performance, is separable from general g. To provide an analytical review on existing findings on genetic influences on the relationship between g and EF, we re-analysed a subset of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) from the GWAS catalogue that used measures of g and EF as outcomes in non-clinical populations. We identified two sets of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with g (1,372 SNPs across 12 studies), and EF (300 SNPs across 5 studies) at p<5x10-6. A comparative analysis of GWAS-identified g and EF SNPs in high linkage disequilibrium (LD), followed by pathway enrichment analyses suggest that g and EF are overlapping but separable at genetic variant and molecular pathway levels, however more evidence is required to characterize the genetic overlap/distinction between the two constructs. While not without limitations, these findings may have implications for navigating further research towards translatable genetic findings for cognitive remediation, enhancement, and augmentation.
INDUCTION AND CONVERSION OF SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS ON THE ANTHER FILAMENT OF SPATHIPHYLLUM SCHOTT (2000)

ISHS XXV International Horticultural Congress, Part 10: Application of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology and Breeding - In Vitro Culture. INDUCTION AND CONVERSION OF SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS ON THE ANTHER FILAMENT OF SPATHIPHYLLUM SCHOTT
A Social History of Youth in Samoa (1997)

The problems faced by young people in developing countries are massive and widespread; and have been largely unaddressed. One reason for the neglect is that their roots run deep into the history of the power structures of many modern nations affected by colonialism. In this paper, I trace the roots of these problems in the Samoas to the Western colonial practices that culturally disenfranchised young Samoans. The problems to which I refer are framed by the great debate over Margaret Mead's seminal study of youth in American Samoa by Derek Freeman, who took exception to her characterization of Samoans and various facets of Samoan society. Here I present elements of a social historical analysis that led me to document the roots of the problems experienced by the young people of the modern Samoas.
Nickel‐Catalyzed Formation of a Carbon–Nitrogen Bond at the β Position of Saturated Ketones (2009)

Gone fishing: When propiophenone and related ethyl ketones are treated with morpholine in the presence of K(3)PO(4), chlorobenzene, and [Ni(cod)(2)]/PMe(3) catalyst, a carbon-nitrogen bond is formed selectively at the beta position (see scheme; cod = cycloocta-1,5-diene). Secondary amines were employed as substrates to give the corresponding beta-enaminones.
Properties of Soft Magnetic Composite with Evaporated MgO Insulation Coating for Low Iron Loss (2007)

MgO insulation coating with thickness of ca. 50nm was evaporated on the surface of iron powder and fabricated soft magnetic composite(SMC) with low iron loss. The MgO insulation coating had greater heat resistance than conventional phosphate insulation coating, which enabled stress relieving annealing at higher temperature (600C). Electrical and magnetic properties of SMC was examined. The electrical resistivity of the SMC annealed at 700C was 21μΩm. The iron loss at 50Hz for Bm = 1.5T was 5.34W, which was 40% of conventional SMC and was at the same level with laminated steel plate (t0.35). These results show that MgO insulation coating has enough heat resistance and adhesiveness to powder surface to obtain SMC with low iron loss.
A Novel Multi-Agent Model-Free Control for State-of-Charge Balancing Between Distributed Battery Energy Storage Systems (2020)

This article proposes a novel state of charge (SoC) balancing control strategy based on multi-agent control between distributed the battery energy storage systems (BESSs) in super-UPS. The proposed control strategy has plug and play capability. Batteries with different capacities are considered in the control system. The battery capacity degradation under long term operation is further taken into account. In addition, a model-free iPI control strategy is designed for primary current control to achieve the tracking response of BESS to the reference current. Firstly, the distributed voltage and per-unit current dynamic consensus algorithm is introduced to maintain the DC bus voltage and achieve the battery current sharing. Then, a SoC balancing algorithm based on multi-agent control strategy is proposed. Furthermore, an adaptive capacity estimation algorithm is proposed considering the battery capacity degradation. The efficiency of the proposed control strategy is demonstrated in MATLAB/Simulink.
The Biomechanical Consequence of Insufficient Femoral Component Lateralization and Exposed Cancellous Bone in Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty (2010)

Insufficient lateralization of the femoral component coupled with exposed reamed cancellous bone has been speculated to predispose to femoral neck fracture. The current study examined the effect of mediolateral implant position and exposed cancellous bone on the strength of the resurfaced proximal femur. Composite femurs were prepared in three configurations: (1) partial, with the implant placed at the native femoral head offset of the femur, partially exposing reamed cancellous bone; (2) proud, with a medialized implant exposing a circumferential ring of cancellous bone; and (3) complete, with a lateralized implant covering all reamed cancellous bone. Specimens were loaded to failure in axial compression. A finite element model was used to further explore the effect of exposed cancellous bone, cement mantle thickness, and relative valgus orientation on the strain distributions in the resurfaced femur. The proud group (2063 N) was significantly weaker than both the partial (2974 N, p=0.004) and complete groups (5899 N, p=0.001) when tested to failure. The partial group was also significantly weaker than the complete group when tested to failure (p=0.001). The finite element model demonstrated increasing levels of strain in the superior reamed cortical-cancellous bone interface with increasing degree of exposed cancellous bone. The condition of the femoral component medialized as the result of a thick cement mantle had the greatest detrimental impact on strain level in the superior reamed cancellous bone while a valgus oriented implant provided a protective effect. This study provides biomechanical evidence that exposed reamed cancellous bone significantly reduces the load-to-failure and increases maximum strains in the resurfaced proximal femur. The perceived benefit of reconstructing the femur to its native geometry may inherently weaken the proximal femur and increase femoral neck fracture risk if the femoral component is not sufficiently lateralized to cover all unsupported reamed cancellous bone. Relative valgus orientation of the implant may help to minimize the risk of neck fracture if reamed cancellous bone remains exposed following implant impaction.
Addition of cytochalasin D to a biocompatible oil stent coating inhibits intimal hyperplasia in a porcine coronary model (2003)

This new natural oil stent-coating shows excellent biocompatibility to vascular tissue. Local cytochalasin D delivery from this stent-platform significantly inhibits neointimal hyperplasia in a porcine coronary model.
Structure of (4-bromophenyl)propiolic acid and its unusual hydrogen-bonding pattern (1993)

C 9 H 5 BrO 2 , M r =225.04, monoclinic, P2 1 /c, a=3.913 (20), b=6.141 (2), c=34.444 (27) A, β=91.79 (5) o , V=827.2 (8) A 3 , Z=4, D x =1.81 Mg m -3 , λ(Mo Kα)=0.71069 K, μ=4.870 mm -1 , F(000)=440, T=153 K, R=0.030, wR=0.030 for 1469 independent reflections. The title compound exhibits unusual catemeric hydrogen bonding with both syn and anti arrangements of the carboxyl group. Such hydrogen bonding is also found in the corresponding chloro acid but the pattern of halogen-halogen contacts is different
Fingerprint template protection using minutia-pair spectral\n representations (2018)

Storage of biometric data requires some form of template protection in order\nto preserve the privacy of people enrolled in a biometric database. One\napproach is to use a Helper Data System. Here it is necessary to transform the\nraw biometric measurement into a fixed-length representation. In this paper we\nextend the spectral function approach of Stanko and Skoric [WIFS2017], which\nprovides such a fixed-length representation for fingerprints. First, we\nintroduce a new spectral function that captures different information from the\nminutia orientations. It is complementary to the original spectral function,\nand we use both of them to extract information from a fingerprint image.\nSecond, we construct a helper data system consisting of zero-leakage\nquantisation followed by the Code Offset Method. We show empirical data which\ndemonstrates that applying our helper data system causes only a small\nperformance penalty compared to fingerprint authentication based on the\nunprotected spectral functions.\n
Fork path (2015)

Oblivious RAM (ORAM) is a cryptographic primitive that can prevent information leakage in the access trace to untrusted external memory. It has become an important component in modern secure processors. However, the major obstacle of adopting an ORAM design is the significantly induced overhead in memory accesses. Recently, Path ORAM has attracted attentions from researchers because of its simplicity in algorithms and efficiency in reducing memory access overhead. However, we observe that there exist a lot of redundant memory accesses during the process of ORAM requests. Moreover, we further argue that these redundant memory accesses can be removed without harming security of ORAM. Based on this observation, we propose a novel Fork Path ORAM scheme. By leveraging three optimization techniques, namely, path merging, ORAM request scheduling, and merging-aware caching, Fork Path ORAM can efficiently remove these redundant memory accesses. Based on this scheme, a detailed ORAM controller architecture is proposed and comprehensive experiments are performed. Compared to traditional Path ORAM approaches, our Fork Path ORAM can reduce overall performance overhead and power consumption of memory system by 58% and 38%, respectively, with negligible design overhead.
Об устойчивости стационарных распределений ионов электролитов в электрических полях (2005)

Using symbolic calculations, stability of ion concentration gradients in electrolytes is investigated. The analogy between hydrodynamics described by Navier Stokes equations, and the dynamics of ions, governed by the system of the Nernst Plank equations is discussed. Within the framework of this analogy presence of discontinuing, automodelling and unstable solutions of the Nernst Plank equations is anticipated. Unstable solutions may arise in a system with more than two sorts of ions. A criterion of stability of stationary distributions of ions in electrolytes in external electric fields is obtained. It is shown, that ionic distributions with more than one sort of anions and more than one sort of cations are essentially unstable. The obtained results have practical applications in electrofocussing of biological macromolecules in pH gradients.
Current limit strategy for BLDC motor drive with minimized dc-link capacitor (2014)

Brushless dc (BLDC) motor drive system employing minimized dc-link capacitor is becoming popular due to compactness and long life. With low capacitance, the dc bus voltage will be pumped up severely if regenerative current flows back, the occurrence of which is common in conventional current limit operation. To avoid the damage caused by oversize pumping-up voltage, a current limit strategy without regenerative current is necessary. This paper proposes a novel current limit strategy for BLDC motor drive with minimized dc-link capacitor. The realization based on single current sensor and software comparison is presented in detail. At last the proposed strategy is verified by simulation and experiment.
Regulating Cysteine Protease Activity: Essential Role of Protease Inhibitors as Guardians and Regulators (2005)

Cysteine proteases are widespread in nature. Their implication in numerous vital processes and pathologies make them highly attractive targets for drug design. The proper functioning and regulation of activity of cysteine proteases is a delicate balance of many factors, one of the most crucial being the protease inhibitors. In this review the basic principles of physiological protease inhibition by protein inhibitors are discussed with the focus on papain-like cathepsins and the caspases, and their inhibitors. Keywords: nucleophile, papain, endopeptidases, cathepsin s, caspase cascade, regulatory inhibitors, kininogen, protein inhibitors
Adjunctive Techniques for Prevention of Lower Eyelid Retraction (2004)

Lower eyelid retraction with resulting scleral show can occur following a variety of cosmetic procedures, including lower eyelid blepharoplasty. Lower eyelid retraction is most often associated with a dense middle lamella scar tethering the lower eyelid to the orbital rim. We demonstrate a comprehensive and systematic approach for prevention of lower eyelid retraction during each phase of the healing process. Biologic and mechanical techniques are employed intraoperatively, early in the incubation phase, and later in the rehabilitation phase of healing. The overall goal of these techniques is to maintain or reestablish the proper anatomic relation of the three lamellae of the lower eyelid and to establish this relationship during the healing process. With proper identification of problem patients and utilizing these techniques, we have minimized the occurrence of lower eyelid retraction and have maximized our surgical interventions to improve lower eyelid position.
Snap-through transition of buckled graphene membranes for memcapacitor applications (2018)

Using computational and theoretical approaches, we investigate the snap-through transition of buckled graphene membranes. Our main interest is related to the possibility of using the buckled membrane as a plate of capacitor with memory (memcapacitor). For this purpose, we performed molecular-dynamics (MD) simulations and elasticity theory calculations of the up-to-down and down-to-up snap-through transitions for membranes of several sizes. We have obtained expressions for the threshold switching forces for both up-to-down and down-to-up transitions. Moreover, the up-to-down threshold switching force was calculated using the density functional theory (DFT). Our DFT results are in general agreement with MD and analytical theory findings. Our systematic approach can be used for the description of other structures, including nanomechanical and biological ones, experiencing the snap-through transition.
Association between a large plasmid and 15- to 17-kilodalton antigens in virulent Rhodococcus equi (1991)

Rhodococcus equi strains showing 15- to 17-kDa antigens in immunoblots were found to be virulent in mice. To study the genes specific to these antigens in virulent R. equi, we compared plasmid profiles, immunoblot profiles, and murine pathogenicity profiles of 10 strains of R. equi. All the strains showing 15- to 17-kDa antigens contained a large plasmid of approximately 85 kbp and were virulent in mice; however, the remaining strains lacked both the antigens and the large plasmid and were avirulent in mice. Mutants of virulent strains ATCC 33701 and L1, which were cured of the large plasmid by repeated passage at 38 degrees C, lacked the 15- to 17-kDa antigens and showed a dramatic decrease in lethality in mice. These results suggested that the presence of an 85-kbp plasmid may be essential for virulence and expression of 15- to 17-kDa antigens of R. equi and offered support for earlier observations that freshly isolated strains of R. equi killed mice, whereas laboratory-adapted strains did not.
'Go from Your Country': Missiological Reflections on Asian Christians in New Zealand (2010)

The article examines the impact of Asian Christianities in New Zealand with the coming of the Asian migrants who brought with them their religious practices. There is a lot of ethnic diversity among the Christian groups in the churches of the twenty-first century. All Christians irrespective of their diverse ethnicity need to work towards genuine community and brotherhood in keeping with the teachings of the gospel.
EXCITATION OF CHLOROPHYLL DURING THE PEROXIDASE‐CATALYZED OXIDATION OF ETHYL α‐FORMYLPHENYLACETATE (1984)

Abstract When micelle‐solubilyzed chlorophyll is present during the horseradish peroxidase catalyzed aerobic oxidation of ethyl α‐formylphenylacetate its fluorescence is observed. The excitation of chlorophyll may occur via energy transfer from the enzyme‐generated triplet ethyl benzoylformate. These results imply that excited states may be generated in the roots of Datura innoxia .