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Sexually transmitted diseases: epidemiological and clinical aspects in adults
No full textSexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are the first 10 causes of unpleased diseases in young adult women in the world. The concept of STDs includes a series of syndromes caused by pathogens that can be acquired by sexual intercourse or sexual activity.Adolescents and young adults are responsible for only 25% of the sexually active population and they represent almost 50% of all newly acquired STDs.In this way, we evaluated the epidemiological and clinical aspects of most relevant pathogens as Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Treponema pallidum, Haemophilus Ducreyi, Trichomonas vaginalis, herpes simplex virus, human papilloma virus (HPV) with the exception of hepatitis, and HIV infections for which we suggest specific guidelines.To attain this objective, we analyzed the results of epidemiological and clinical aspects of STDs through a review of the literature using MEDLINE and PubMed database for original articles published using the terms "sexual transmitted disease, epidemiology, diagnosis and therapy" from 2005 to 2014
Percutaneous cryoablation of a renal cell carcinoma in a transplanted kidney
No full textIn patients who undergo renal transplantation urinary tract tumors have an incidence of approximately 1.5%-3.3%. We report a rare case of renal cell carcinoma occurring in a transplanted kidney 25 years after the transplant. The lesion was treated by CT-guided percutaneous cryoablation with the ablation of renal lesion. This approach offers more accuracy compared with ultrasonography (US), and it is faster compared to magnetic resonance (MR) guidance. In transplanted kidneys CT-guided cryoablation seems to be safe. © The Canadian Journal of Urology
Desmopressin in adult urological disease: clinical evidences
No full textDesmopressin is a synthetic analogue of arginine vasopressin, commercially available since 1974. Desmopressin is proven effective for the treatment primary nocturnal enuresis and polyuria. It has been considered by several investigators for the treatment of nocturia with positive results and is now an established treatment for this indication. In this review, we assessed the available clinical data on desmopressin in adult urological disease
Percutaneous cryoablation of a renal cell carcinoma in a transplanted kidney
No full textIn patients who undergo renal transplantation urinary tract tumors have an incidence of approximately 1.5%-3.3%. We report a rare case of renal cell carcinoma occurring in a transplanted kidney 25 years after the transplant. The lesion was treated by CT-guided percutaneous cryoablation with the ablation of renal lesion. This approach offers more accuracy compared with ultrasonography (US), and it is faster compared to magnetic resonance (MR) guidance. In transplanted kidneys CT-guided cryoablation seems to be safe
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Health-related quality of life after BCG or MMC induction for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer
No full textTo evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) during the induction phase of intravesical instillations with BCG or MMC.Introduction: To evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) during the induction phase of intravesical instillations with BCG or MMC. Materials and methods: HRQoL was measured by two questionnaires from EORTC (QLQ-C30 and QLQBLS24), stratifying results by gender, age and therapy at the start of the therapy (T0), at last instillation (T1) and at 3 months after T1 (T2). The persistence of QoL-related side effects after 3 months from the end of the induction cycle was evaluated. Results: We enrolled 108 naïve patients and 103 patients self-completed the questionnaires. Treatment was well tolerated in both groups. Side effects were reported by 46.6% of patients at T1 and 47.5% of patients at T2. QoL dropped at T1, returning to the baseline at T2. Drop of QoL was greater in the physical, role, emotional and social functioning domains and in some clinical domains as pain, fatigue and insomnia. Our stratified analysis showed that patients > 70 years have a worsening of QoL, a higher incidence of patient-reported side effects or symptoms in the BCG arm as compared to MMC arm. Conclusions: Our study shows that intravesical instillations of BCG or MMC during the induction phase might have a relevant effect on HRQoL
The Geography of Central Asia. Human Adaptations, Natural Processes and Post-Soviet Transition
No full textThis book provides a profound geographical description and analysis of Central Asia. The
authors take a synthetic approach in a period of critical transformation in the post-soviet time.
The monograph analyzes comprehensively the physical and human geography as well as
human-nature interactions of Central Asia with focus on Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan,
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Natural processes are described at a systemic scale, focusing on
ecological impacts and consequences and contemporary human adaptations and organization.
It also discusses in which ways the human organizations try to apply solutions for their needs
such as security, territorial management and resources renewability, material and functional
needs, identity elaborations, culture and communication. TheGeography of Central Asiaappeals
to scientists and students of regional geography and interested academics from other areas
such as social, political, economic and environmental studies within the context ofCentral Asia.
The book is also a very useful resource for field trips into this are
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