Introduction and Objective: Nonabsorbable monofilament suture is traditionally used to secure vaginal mesh for robot-assisted sacral colpopexy (RASC) but can become exposed postoperatively requiring invasive removal. Polydioxanone delayed absorbable may avoid this. We sought determine the objective subjective impact of choice fixation. Materials Methods: A cohort study was undertaken using a pr...

Abstract The large-scale conversion of vegetated land to urban use leads a significant reduction in evapotranspiration (ET) due the lack vegetation, which may aggravate dry island (UDI) effect. Analysis diurnal and seasonal (e.g. growing season) variations UDI can help us better identify role ET processes UDI. We compared six-hourly weather observation data (1980–2017) from 140 paired urban-rur...

This paper presents parametric and multi-objective optimization (MOO) approach in optimizing daylight energy consumption by incorporating louvres shading devices depicting three different sky conditions: Birmingham, UK, Jakarta, Indonesia, Sydney, Australia. The study aims to observe the best louvre design configuration for each given context. proposed system iterates logic of device as dynamic...

a CICS-UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Rua Marquês d'Ávila e Bolama, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal b UDI-IPG, Research Unit for Inland Development, Polytechnic Institute of Guarda, 6300-749 Guarda, Portugal c CNC – Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal d Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Univer...

Test-retest reliability of the Urge-Urinary Distress Inventory (U-UDI) and the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) was assessed in women with multiple sclerosis (MS) because it was undetermined whether or not either instrument would yield reliable and valid results in this population. Data from this study suggest that these tools can be reliably used to assess community-dwelling women with mild...

Background: Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and multiple sclerosis (MS) are auto immune demyelinating disorders. Both MS and NMO patients suffer from urinary dysfunction.  Objectives: Investigation of frequency and severity of urinary symptoms in two groups of MS and NMO patients. Materials & Methods: 56 MS patients and 20 NMO patients were enrolled in this cross sectional study conducted in Isfah...

Na(V) channels play a crucial role in neuronal and muscle excitability. Using whole-cell recordings we studied effects of low extracellular pH on the biophysical properties of Na(V)1.2, Na(V)1.4, and Na(V)1.5, expressed in cultured mammalian cells. Low pH produced different effects on different channel subtypes. Whereas Na(V)1.4 exhibited very low sensitivity to acidosis, primarily limited to p...

User Quality of Experience (QoE) is a subjective entity and difficult to measure. One important aspect of it, User Experience (UX), corresponds to the sensory and emotional state of a user. For a user interacting through a User Interface (UI), precise information on how they are using the UI can contribute to understanding their UX, and thereby understanding their QoE. As well as a user’s use o...

Objective. To present complications of pubovaginal sling surgery (PVS) and their managements. Methods. A total of 21 patients who underwent PVS in 4 different tertiary refferal centers between June 2014 and May 2016 were reviewed retrospectively. Demographic characteristics of the patients, previous surgical history, daily pad use, Urogenital Distress Inventory (UDI-6) and Incontinence Impact Q...