Abstract INTRODUCTION The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness heparin inhibit development early bacteriuria as a coating for biodegradable ureteral stents. MATERIAL AND METHODS BraidStent®-H stent, whose incorporated by dip coating, was chosen study. Twenty-four swine were randomly divided into two groups: 12 animals underwent unilateral placement and fitted with standard double-j ...

Malignant ureteral obstruction can result in renal dysfunction or urosepsis and can limit the physician's ability to treat the underlying cancer. There are multiple methods to deal with ureteral obstruction including regular polymeric double J stents (DJS), tandem DJS, nephrostomy tubes, and then more specialized products such as solid metal stents (e.g., Resonance Stent, Cook Medical) and poly...

Dubin-Johnson syndrome (DJS) is a rare autosomal recessive inheritance disorder of bilirubin metabolism. Herein we reported a complicated but interesting case which is readily resulted in misdiagnosis or an indefinite diagnosis, and this is the first reported familial case of DJS with multiple liver cavernous hemangiomas. A 49-year-old man was referred to our hospital for jaundice and multiple ...

There are many disorders associated with direct hyperbilirubinemia in the neonatal period. These usually need urgent referral to identify treatable diseases. DubinJohnson Syndrome (DJS), which results from impaired hepatic excretory function, is an uncommon cause of neonatal jaundice and is only sporadically reported in neonates. We report here a neonate who presented with direct hyperbilirubin...

Music and online Social Network Sites (SNS) are closely intertwined in popular culture, but we know relatively little about how performers use and take advantage of such social systems. This paper investigates this space by exploring how professional DJs leverage SNS in their work. It adopts a long term mixed-methods ethnographic approach encompassing semi-structured interviews, supported by st...

It has previously been shown that fatigue and unstable surfaces affect jump performance. However, the combination thereof is unresolved. Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine the effects of fatigue and surface instability on jump performance and leg muscle activity. Twenty elite volleyball players (18 ± 2 years) performed repetitive vertical double-leg box jumps until failure. Before a...

OBJECTIVES The goal of this study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of dynamic 3-dimensional (3D) whole heart myocardial perfusion cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) against invasively determined fractional flow reserve (FFR) and to establish the correlation between myocardium at risk defined by using the invasive Duke Jeopardy Score (DJS) and noninvasive 3D whole heart myocardial p...

Dubin-Johnson syndrome (DJS) is an inherited disorder characterized by conjugated hyperbilirubinemia and is caused by a deficiency of the multidrug resistance protein 2 (MRP2) located in the apical membrane of hepatocytes. The aim of this study was to identify the mutations in two previously characterized clusters of patients with Dubin-Johnson syndrome among Iranian and Moroccan Jews and deter...

Although an analog technology, many DJs still value the turntable as an irreplaceable performance tool. Digital vinyl systems combine the distinct haptic nature of the analog turntable with the advantages of digital media. They use special records containing a digital timecode which is then processed by a computer and mapped to properties like playback speed and direction. These records, howeve...