The crystallization of isotactic polypropylene wax (iPP) in the presence of different sorbitol structures was studied. Dibenzylidene Sorbitol (DBS), as well as two of its derivatives with one or two methyl groups in the DBS molecule (MDBS and DMDBS, respectively), were tested as nanometer-size fibrillar templates. The early nucleation stage and crystal morphology were analyzed in Real-Time Wide...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE to evaluate the clinical, hemodynamic, gas analysis and metabolic repercussions of high transient pressures of pneumoperitoneum for a short period of time to ensure greater security for introduction of the first trocar. METHODS sixty-seven patients undergoing laparoscopic procedures were studied and randomly distributed in P12 group: n=30 (intraperitoneal pressure [IP...

Statistical modeling of presence-only data has attracted much recent attention in the ecological literature, leading to a proliferation of methods, including the inhomogeneous Poisson process (IPP) model, maximum entropy (Maxent) modeling of species distributions and logistic regression models. Several recent articles have shown the close relationships between these methods. We explain why the ...

BACKGROUND With better designed devices and lower infection rates, satisfaction with inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) placement is increasingly high. However, dissatisfaction is still present and there is disagreement regarding length and sensation changes after the IPP placement. The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in penile length, girth and sensitivity after IPP placement. METH...

BACKGROUND Endothelial dysfunction is vascular phenomenon that plays an important role in atherosclerosis development. With the purpose of improving the prevention and treatment of atherosclerotic diseases, the searching for accurate, practical and cheaper methods for evaluating endothelial function have become of interest. OBJECTIVES Verify the potential of Peripheral Perfusion Index from pu...

Let C be a code of length n over an alphabet of size q. A word d is a descendant of a pair of codewords x,y ∈ C if di ∈ {xi, yi} for 1 ≤ i ≤ n. A code C is an identifiable parent property (IPP) code if the following property holds. Whenever we are given C and a descendant d of a pair of codewords in C, it is possible to determine at least one of these codewords. The paper introduces the notion ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate and assess any inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP)-related complications in patients with organ-confined prostate cancer treated definitively with third-generation, ultrasound-guided prostate cryoablation. MATERIAL AND METHODS From November 2003 to October 2010, we identified 100 consecutive patients with clinically organ-confined prostate cancer who were treated with tar...

Objective. To determine the outcomes of and satisfaction with the multi-component inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) in the elderly male (age >71). Methods. Using a chart review and telephone survey, we retrospectively assessed patients who underwent IPP or combined IPP/artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) from 2004-2006. Results. We identified 56 patients that underwent IPP (48) or IPP/AUS (8). ...

The heterotrimeric protein complex containing the integrin linked kinase (ILK), parvin, and PINCH proteins, termed the IPP complex, is an essential component of focal adhesions, where it interacts with many proteins to mediate signaling from integrin adhesion receptors. Here we conduct a biochemical and structural analysis of the minimal IPP complex, comprising full-length human ILK, the LIM1 d...

INTRODUCTION Capsular contraction (CC) occurring with inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) reservoirs has been reported by urologists as a cause of autoinflation. The concept of CC occurring around IPP cylinders has not been studied. AIMS Herein we report a case of CC occurring with nonlength-expanding IPP cylinders, resulting in an S-shaped deformity. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES We sought to repor...