OBJECTIVE To evaluate the reasons why patients reject digital rectal examination (DRE) when screening for prostate cancer. METHODS Four hundred and fifty men were prospectively evaluated in a prostate cancer educational program consisting of lectures, PSA testing, and DRE. Patients rejecting DRE were compared with those accepting DRE in regard to epidemic, social and cultural variables. RES...

Objectives. To standardize digital rectal examination (DRE) and set how it correlates with the comprehensive evaluation of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Methods. After scaled standardization of DRE based on fingertips graphical schema: 10 cubic centimeters-cc for each fingertip prostate surface area on DRE, four randomly selected senior medical students examined 48 male patients presenti...

We reformalize and recast dual-receiver encryption (DRE) proposed in CCS ’04, a public-key encryption (PKE) scheme for encrypting to two independent recipients in one shot. We start by defining the crucial soundness property for DRE, which ensures that two recipients will get the same decryption result. While conceptually simple, DRE with soundness turns out to be a powerful primitive for vario...

Objective: Our aim was to determine the performance of abnormal digital rectal examination (DRE) in prostate cancer detection at different PSA levels. Methods: A total of 1612 patients having abnormal DRE and/or elevated PSA whom underwent TRUS guided prostate biopsies were included in the study. Any palpable induration or nodularity was accepted as abnormal DRE findings. Pathologic features of...

Commercial of-the-shelf (COTS) distribution middleware is gaining acceptance in the distributed real-time and embedded (DRE) community as (1) the cost and time required to develop and verify DRE applications precludes developers from implementing DRE applications from scratch and (2) implementations of standard COTS middleware specifications, such as CORBA, mature. Although standard COTS specif...

Davallia mariesii Moore (Drynaria rhizome extract (DRE)) is widely known for its efficacy in treating inflammation, arteriosclerosis, and bone injuries. This study evaluated whether treatment with DRE inhibited FcɛRI-mediated allergic responses in the RBL-2H3 mast cells and investigated the early- and late-phase mechanisms by which DRE exerts its antiallergic effects. IgE anti-DNP/DNP-HSA-sensi...

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) cause oxidative stress and aging. The catalase gene is a key component of the cellular antioxidant defense network. However, the molecular mechanisms that regulate catalase gene expression are poorly understood. In this study, we have identified a DNA replication-related element (DRE; 5'-TATCGATA) in the 5'-flanking region of the Drosophila catalase gene. Gel mobil...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVE This study aims at correlating different digital rectal examination (DRE) abnormalities with histopathological results in patients with prostatic diseases. MATERIALS AND METHODS A prospective study of 236 patients who underwent prostate needle biopsy (PNB). Inclusion criteria were presence of abnormal DRE findings or elevated prostate specific antigen above 4 ng/ml or both....

The dependence of the Dewar resonance energy (DRE) on the Kekulé structure count (K) was found to be significantly different from that earlier anticipated. Within classes of benzenoid isomers, the DRE increases either as K for 0.3 or as (ln K) for 2. Both functional dependencies result in approximate expressions for DRE of nearly equal accuracy. Approximations of the form DRE a K + b and DRE a'...

DRE has been used as a diagnostic and screening tool for prostate cancer for decades. However these are based on Western data and its local applicability has yet to be verified. We held a Prostate Health Awareness Week in August 1998 and a total of 2086 men were screened. All men aged 50 years old and above were included for the study. The subjects were evaluated on DRE findings, PSA levels and...