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Re: The Natural Progression and Regression of Erectile Dysfunction: Follow-Up Results From the MMAS and MALES Studies

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

No AccessJournal of UrologyAdult Urology1 May 2012Re: The Natural Progression and Regression of Erectile Dysfunction: Follow-Up Results From the MMAS and MALES Studies Allen D. SeftelM.D. Allen D. SeftelAllen D. Seftel More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2012.01.098AboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail "Re: The Natural Progression and Regression of Erectile Dysfunction: Follow-Up Results From the MMAS and MALES Studies." The Journal of Urology, 187(5), p. 1786 © 2012 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 187Issue 5May 2012Page: 1786 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2012 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.MetricsAuthor Information Allen D. Seftel More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...
The limit to evolutionary rescue depends on ploidy in yeast exposed to nystatin

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)

The number of copies of each chromosome, or ploidy, of an organism is a major genomic factor affecting adaptation. We set out to determine how ploidy can impact the outcome of evolution, as well as the likelihood of evolutionary rescue, using short-term experiments with yeast ( Saccharomyces cerevisiae) in a high concentration of the fungicide nystatin. In similar experiments using haploid yeast, the genetic changes underlying evolutionary rescue were highly repeatable, with all rescued lines containing a single mutation in the ergosterol biosynthetic pathway. All of these beneficial mutations were recessive, which led to the expectation that diploids would find alternative genetic routes to adaptation. To test this, we repeated the experiment using both haploid and diploid strains and found that diploid populations did not evolve resistance. Although diploids are able to adapt at the same rate as haploids to a lower, not fully inhibitory, concentration of nystatin, the present study suggests that diploids are limited in their ability to adapt to an inhibitory concentration of nystatin, while haploids may undergo evolutionary rescue. These results demonstrate that ploidy can tip the balance between adaptation and extinction when organisms face an extreme environmental change.
NEPHRECTOMY FOR TRAUMA: WHEN IS IT NECESSARY?

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

You have accessJournal of Urology1 Apr 2009NEPHRECTOMY FOR TRAUMA: WHEN IS IT NECESSARY? Jeremy B Myers and Jack W McAninch Jeremy B MyersJeremy B Myers More articles by this author and Jack W McAninchJack W McAninch More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5347(09)60100-2AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail "NEPHRECTOMY FOR TRAUMA: WHEN IS IT NECESSARY?." The Journal of Urology, 181(4S), p. 31 © 2009 by American Urological AssociationFiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 181Issue 4SApril 2009Page: 31 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2009 by American Urological AssociationMetricsAuthor Information Jeremy B Myers More articles by this author Jack W McAninch More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...
Chemistry teaching: Impact of educational research on the practices of chemistry teachers in Singapore

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

This paper reports the findings of a study which investigated the role that educational research plays in influencing 29 Singapore pre-university (Grades 11 and 12) and secondary (Grades 9 and 10) chemistry teachers' curricular and instructional decision making process. Twenty-five teachers were interviewed while four preferred to submit written responses to questions in the interview protocol. The findings indicated that factors which had an impact on the use of educational research by the teachers included those related to the teacher, school, research literature and time. This study can inform the chemistry educational research community of the issues that are important to teachers in their teaching of chemistry and use of educational research, and ways of working with teachers to address these issues.
A study of telephone screening and direct observation of surgical wound infections after discharge from hospital

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

Post-discharge surveillance of surgical site infection is necessary if accurate rates of infection following surgery are to be available. We undertook a prospective study of 376 knee and hip replacements in 366 patients in order to estimate the rate of orthopaedic surgical site infection in the community. The inpatient infection was 3.1% and the post-discharge infection rate was 2.1%. We concluded that the use of telephone interviews of patients to identify the group at highest risk of having a surgical site infection (those who think they have an infection) with rapid follow-up by a professional trained to diagnose infection according to agreed criteria is an effective method of identifying infection after discharge from hospital.
Learning Guided Binary PSO Algorithm for Feature Selection and Reconstruction of Ultrasound Contrast Images in Endometrial Region Detection

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

Accurate identification of the endometrial region is critical for the early detection of endometrial lesions. However, current detection models still face two major challenges when processing endometrial imaging data: (1) In complex and noisy environments, recognition accuracy remains limited, partly due to the insufficient exploitation of color information within the images; (2) Traditional Two-dimensional PCA-based (2DPCA-based) feature selection methods have limited capacity to capture and represent key characteristics of the endometrial region. To address these challenges, this paper proposes a novel algorithm named Feature-Level Image Fusion and Improved Swarm Intelligence Optimization Algorithm (FLFSI), which integrates a learning guided binary particle swarm optimization (BPSO) strategy with an image feature selection and reconstruction framework to enhance the detection of endometrial regions in clinical ultrasound images. Specifically, FLFSI contributes to improving feature selection accuracy and image reconstruction quality, thereby enhancing the overall performance of region recognition tasks. First, we enhance endometrial image representation by incorporating feature engineering techniques that combine structural and color information, thereby improving reconstruction quality and emphasizing critical regional features. Second, the BPSO algorithm is introduced into the feature selection stage, improving the accuracy of feature selection and its global search ability while effectively reducing the impact of redundant features. Furthermore, we refined the BPSO design to accelerate convergence and enhance optimization efficiency during the selection process. The proposed FLFSI algorithm can be integrated into mainstream detection models such as YOLO11 and YOLOv12. When applied to YOLO11, FLFSI achieves 96.6% Box mAP and 87.8% Mask mAP. With YOLOv12, it further improves the Mask mAP to 88.8%, demonstrating excellent cross-model adaptability and robust detection performance. Extensive experimental results validate the effectiveness and broad applicability of FLFSI in enhancing endometrial region detection for clinical ultrasound image analysis.
The Usefulness of Immunohistochemical Staining for Diagnosis of Thyroid Nodule in Preoperative Ultrasonography-Guided Core Needle Biopsy

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Background and ObjectivesZZThe diagnosis of thyroid nodular diseases is critical for clinical management.Because of the histological similarity of follicular patterned thyroid lesions, the differential diagnosis is often difficult to determine, even with permanent sections.For this reason, we assessed the preoperative diagnostic usefulness of immunohistochemical staining for the four potential markers of malignant thyroid nodule, β-galactosil binding lectin (Galectin-3), Hector Battifora Mesothelial cell (HBME-1), cytokeratin-19 (CK-19) and high molecular weight cytokeratin (HMW-CK) in tissues obtained by ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy.Subjects and MethodZZThe immunohistochemical expression of Galectin-3, HBME-1, CK-19 and HMW-CK were evaluated in 43 preoperative thyroid lesions obtained to assess their potential as markers in the diagnosis and classification of thyroid malignancy.We compared the preoperative expression of the four markers with the results of postoperative permanent pathology.ResultsZZThe expression patterns and positive rates of four markers were the variables in 4 thyroid lesions; however, all markers were strong in malignant thyroid nodules, especially in papillary carcinoma.There were no significant differences in the expression rates of the four markers between follicular carcinoma and follicular adenoma.The sensitivity of HBME-1 for thyroid malignancy was the highest (86%) among the four markers, but the sensitivity of combinational expression using two markers, especially Galectin-3 or HBME-1 (95%), HBME-1 or HMW-CK (90%), was higher than that of the expression using one marker for thyroid malignancy.ConclusionZZThe four markers were reliable markers for papillary carcinoma.In preoperative differential diagnosis of thyroid nodule, we suggest that the combinational expression using two makers is more useful than a single marker expression.
Flamenco nuevo: tradition, evolution and innovation

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

Flamenco, born of the gypsies in Spain?s southernmost region of Andalusia, is today bigger than the narrow, winding streets of Jerez de la Frontera, the birthplace of the art. But what many flamenco enthusiasts don?t realize is that today?s flamenco performers, both in and out of Spain, are giving audiences something to which they may not have previously been exposed: flamenco nuevo. Not too surprisingly, this hybrid form is making its strongest global impact outside of Spain in Southern California, where tolerance for cultural fusion is the aesthetic norm. What this thesis will show, however, is that what may appear as new is really not ? flamenco nuevo actually continues a centuries-long tradition of evolution, and to understand the true merits of this contemporary form, a close examination of flamenco?s history is required. I will do this, in part, by looking at two exemplars of flamenco nuevo, Adam del Monte and Mar�a Berm�dez, whose roots extend to Spain and whose formative creative work is influenced by their time in Southern California. Both artists are known for pushing the boundaries of flamenco to redefine its music and dance.
Denormalized occurrence table of the Paleobiology Database

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences (Physical Sciences)

Comprehensive denormalized occurrence table built with the API of the Paleobiology Database (http://paleobiodb.org/). Archived for the Chronosphere project by Ádám T. Kocsis. Downloaded on 2021-01-12 with the API call:https://paleobiodb.org/data1.2/occs/list.csv?datainfo&rowcount&interval=Ediacaran,Holocene&show=class,classext,genus,subgenus,coll,coords,loc,paleoloc,strat,stratext,lith,env,ref,crmod,timebins,timecompare,refattr,entnameContents: pbdb_occs.rds: occurrence table in binary R data file.pbdb_parquet.zip: occurrence table, zipped parquet filepbdb_csv.zip: occurrence table, zipped csv filemetadata.txt: The metadata of the download.
ANALYSIS OF FACTORS AFFECTING THE PRICE FLUCTUATION OF CAYENNE PEPPER IN MALANG REGENCY

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance (Social Sciences)

This study aims to 1) Analyze the pattern of changes in commodity prices for spanish pepper in Malang District. 2) Analyzing the factors that influence fluctuations in the price of spanish pepper in Malang District. The research method used is quantitative method that uses secondary data in the form of time series obtained from several related agencies, namely the Central Statistics Agency of Malang District, Department of Industry and Trade, and Department of food crops, horticulture, and plantation in Malang District. Analysis of the data used is multiple linear regression with the dependent variable is the price at the consumer level from 2009-2018, while the independent variables use the data of the price of spanish pepper at the producer level, the amount of production, and the amount of consumption from 2009-2018. The study found that: 1) The development of the price of spanish pepper had a trend that tended to increase during the last 10 years. 2) From the results of data processing using multiple linear regression method with Eviews 9.0 application, it is found that the factor that significantly influences changes in the price of spanish pepper is the price at the producer level, while the amount of production of spanish pepper and the number of requests does not significantly affect the change in spanish pepper prices in Malang District.
Cohort profile: a data linkage cohort to examine health service profiles of people with intellectual disability in New South Wales, Australia

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

Purpose People with intellectual disability are a minority group who experience poorer physical and mental health than the general population and have difficulty accessing healthcare services. There is lack of knowledge about healthcare service needs and gaps experienced by people with intellectual disability. This study aims to interrogate a large linked administrative data set containing hospital admissions, presentations to emergency departments (ED) and mortality data to provide evidence to inform the development of improved health and mental health services for this population. Participants A retrospective cohort of people with intellectual disability (n=51 452) from New South Wales (NSW), Australia, to explore health and mental health profiles, mortality, pattern of health service use and associated costs between 2005 and 2013. The cohort is drawn from: the Disability Services Minimum Data Set; Admitted Patients Data Collection; Emergency Department Data Collection, Australian Bureau of Statistics Death Registry and Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Mental health service usage among those with intellectual disability will be compared to a cohort of people who used mental health services (n=1 073 139) and service usage other than for mental health will be compared with published data from the general population. Findings to date The median age of the cohort was 24 at the time of the last hospital admission and 21 at the last ED presentation. The cohort has a higher proportion of men than women and accounts for 0.6% of the NSW population in 2011. Over 70% had up to 5 ED presentations and hospitalisations between 2005 and 2012. A high proportion of people with intellectual disability live in the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods. Future plans Results will be used to inform the development of more responsive healthcare, including improved interactions between health, social and disability supports. More generally, the results will assist the development of more inclusive policy frameworks for people with intellectual disability.
University Indigenous Students’ Perceptions towards Kichwa, Spanish and English

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

Even though there has been a significant advancement in human rights, social justice and social practices around the world; some Ecuadorian indigenous students still struggle against many social and linguistic limitations, especially in Chimborazo province. This research was carried out with 30 Ecuadorian indigenous students who studied English as a compulsory subject for five months. The aim of the study is to explore the general attitudes of indigenous university students about Kichwa, Spanish and English languages in the Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo, at the Political and Administrative Science College. It also aims to find out which language demands more of their attention. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected into three-time stages by applying a questionnaire asking for students’ attitudes towards Kichwa, Spanish and English. Participants were asked about their language exposure in each of the mentioned languages. Answers were tabulated using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) program. The outcomes revealed a substantial difference in the students’ attitudes in favor of Spanish language. Students showed a high exposure and attitude percentage towards Spanish language through social interaction with native speakers. Additionally, they listened and read information in Spanish with the most accuracy. The participants have been exposed to Spanish more than 20 years, as well. Conversely, students do not show a significant attitude towards English or Kichwa. Additionally, their social and academic contexts do not demand that the students to speak Kichwa and English, as a priority in students’ daily communication.
DOES GENDER INFLUENCE LEARNING OUTCOMES? AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS ON BUSINESS PLANS

Field: Business, Management and Accounting (Social Sciences)

Appears in: INTED2019 Proceedings Publication year: 2019Pages: 1149-1153ISBN: 978-84-09-08619-1ISSN: 2340-1079doi: 10.21125/inted.2019.0371Conference name: 13th International Technology, Education and Development ConferenceDates: 11-13 March, 2019Location: Valencia, Spain
High-temperature catalytically assisted combustion. Final report, 1 August 1981-31 July 1983

Field: Chemical Engineering (Physical Sciences)

Results of research on a two-dimensional, transient catalytic combustion model and on a high temperature perovskite catalyst are presented. A recently developed two-dimensional, transient model was used to study the ignition of carbon monoxide/air mixtures in a platinum-coated catalytic honeycomb. Comparisons between calculated and measured steady-state substrate temperature profiles and exhaust-gas compositions show good agreement. A platinum-doped perovskite catalyst proposed will exhibit low-temperature light off and high-temperature stability. Preliminary tests using a perovskite powder with 1 wt.% platinium are encouraging, showing very little change in surface activity when used with propane fuel. Variations in catalytic activity from sample to sample were also found, and after extensive testing the cause of these variations could not be identified. However, preliminary tests using Fourier-transform infrared photoacoustic spectroscopy do indicate differences in the various catalyst samples that may be related to the difference in catalytic activity. The use of bench-top-oven and differential-scanning-calorimetry techniques for screening catalysts in terms of relative activity and aging characteristics were also demonstrated.
The Pacific clamNutricola tantilla (Bivalvia: Veneridae) has separate sexes and makes use of brood protection and sperm storage

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

A morphological study revealed that the NW American soft-bottom bivalve Nutricola tantilla is dioe-cious, not a protandric hermaphrodite as previously reported. We base this conclusion on the smaller males having highly specialized, glandular sperm ducts, while the larger females have simple oviducts and no transition between the two ducts occurs. The females are brooders and retain their ova in a mar-supium within the dorsal part of the inner demibranchs. Sperm cells were present and associated with a mesh-like tissue among the ova or early-stage embryos. How this tissue originates is still unknown. We suggest that sperm cells dissociate from this pool and fertilize the oocytes as soon as they are ovulated. The mode of sperm storage in N. tantilla represents a unique case in that the sperm are presumably nur-tured within a nonepithelial tissue. We describe the ultrastructure of the sperm cells in N. tantilla. Large, spherical cytophores become associated with a multitude of acrosomes of spermatozoa and probably represent the precursors of the spermatozeugmata that have been described previously.
English as medium of instruction in Higher Education in a cross-national context

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

The number of English taught programmes in Dutch higher education have risen tremendously last fifteen years. A wide array of critics raised concerns about possible negative effects. For instance, English supposedly would have a negative effect on academic performance. Secondly, the English of lecturers teaching through a foreign language, would have a negative impact on students’ learning. Thirdly, the increase of English in higher education might have a negative effect on the quality and position of the Dutch language. The research question was: What are the effects of English as a medium of instruction in higher education on academic performance? In order to answer this question, three studies were conducted at the International Business & Management Studies programme at NHL Stenden university of applied sciences in Leeuwarden and Qatar. The first study established a very weak relationship between entrance levels of English and academic performance. In the second study, students’ language use was traced through an app. It turned out that students in Leeuwarden used English only when engaged with their studies. In Qatar, English was used also in personal life. The third study revealed that lecturers and students in Leeuwarden and Qatar experience a positive effect of English taught education on their English language proficiency. Moreover, they reported no negative effects of English on knowledge and skills.