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The association of depression with lower urinary tract symptoms: data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005–2008 [PDF]

PeerJ, 2019
Background To identify the factors associated with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), we investigated associations between psychological factors, including depression and sleep disorders, and LUTS using the National Health and Nutrition Examination ...
Jee Soo Park, Won Sik Ham, Chang Hee Hong, Byung Ha Chung, Kyo Chul Koo   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Semi-Automatic Labeling and Semantic Segmentation of Gram-Stained Microscopic Images from DIBaS Dataset [PDF]

arXiv, 2022
In this paper, a semi-automatic annotation of bacteria genera and species from DIBaS dataset is implemented using clustering and thresholding algorithms. A Deep learning model is trained to achieve the semantic segmentation and classification of the bacteria species. Classification accuracy of 95% is achieved.
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Smoking and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms.

Urology journal, 2015
Pharmacologic effects of nicotine are multifaceted and complicated. Despite numerous studies, the effect of smoking on lower urinary tract functions, have not been yet studied in detail. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of smoking addiction on lower urinary tract and sexual functions on the basis of respiratory functions.A total of ...
Mustafa Suat Bolat, Resit Goren, Ali Furkan Batur, Fikret Erdemir, Ferah Ece, Ekrem Akdeniz, Kerem Gencer Kutman, Sevket Ozkaya   +7 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Ammonia Dynamics in the Human Body: Insights in Biomedical Sensing Technologies

Advanced Sensor Research, EarlyView.
Ammonia (NH3) is a significant biomarker in diagnostics, affecting the respiratory system, stomach, liver, kidneys, bladder, and gastrointestinal tract. NH3 detection, using sensors, has the potential to improve medical diagnosis. This review examines recent advancements in NH3 sensing technologies and explores future research directions, including ...
Annelot Nijkoops, Manuela Ciocca, Martina Aurora Costa Angeli, Silvia Pogliaghi, Soufiane Krik, Enrico Avancini, Niko Münzenrieder, Paolo Lugli, Luisa Petti   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficacy and Safety of Naftopidil in Patients With Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: An 8-Week, Active-Controlled, Stratified-Randomized, Double-Blind, Double-Dummy, Parallel Group, Noninferiority, Multicenter Design [PDF]

International Neurourology Journal, 2020
Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of naftopidil compared with tamsulosin in patients with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD).
Hyun Hwan Sung, Myung-Soo Choo, Joon Chul Kim, Jang Hwan Kim, Kyu-Sung Lee   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Urothelial Inverted Papilloma of the Lower Urinary Tract—A Benign Lesion or a Precursor of Malignancy? [PDF]

, 2011
ObjectiveWe investigated the clinical characteristics and follow-up results of patients with a lower urinary tract inverted papilloma (IP) in our hospital, with the intention of clarifying whether certain groups require more aggressive surveillance ...
Chang, Yen-Hwa, Chen, Kuang-Kuo, Chiang, Yi-Te, Huang, William J.S., Kuo, Junne-Yih, Wu, Howard H.H.   +5 more
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Trypstatin as a Novel TMPRSS2 Inhibitor with Broad‐Spectrum Efficacy against Corona and Influenza Viruses

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Trypstatin, a 61‐amino acid Kunitz‐type protease inhibitor derived from human Bikunin, potently inhibits TMPRSS2 and related proteases. It blocks spike‐ and hemagglutinin‐mediated entry of multiple respiratory viruses in vitro reduces SARS‐CoV‐2 replication in human airway cultures, and lowers viral load and symptoms in infected hamsters, demonstrating
Jan Lawrenz, Lukas Wettstein, Armando Rodríguez Alfonso, Rayhane Nchioua, Pascal von Maltitz, Dan Pascal Jean Albers, Fabian Zech, Julie Vandeput, Lieve Naesens, Giorgio Fois, Veronika Neubauer, Nico Preising, Emilia Schmierer, Yasser Almeida‐Hernandez, Moritz Petersen, Ludger Ständker, Sebastian Wiese, Peter Braubach, Manfred Frick, Eberhard Barth, Daniel Sauter, Frank Kirchhoff, Elsa Sanchez‐Garcia, Annelies Stevaert, Jan Münch   +24 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and determinants of lower urinary tract symptoms before and during pregnancy in a cohort of Nigerian women

Sahel Medical Journal, 2014
Background: Pregnancy and childbirth are thought to be associated with development of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). The study aimed at ascertaining prevalence rates of LUTS before and during pregnancy, the determinants and perceived effects of ...
A S Anzaku, S Mikah, B T Utoo
doaj   +1 more source

Relationship between maximum voided volume obtained by bladder diary compared to contemporaneous uroflowmetry in men and women

International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2021
Introduction: The 24-hour bladder diary is considered to be the gold standard for evaluating maximum voided volume (MVV). However, we observed that patients often have a greater MVV during office uroflowmetry than that seen in the bladder diary.
Kevin Rychik, Lucas Policastro, Jeffrey Weiss, Jerry Blaivas   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Chinese version of the pelvic pain and urgency / frequency symptom scale: a useful assessment tool for street-ketamine abusers with lower urinary tract symptoms [PDF]

, 2012
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the use of a translated Chinese version of the pelvic pain and urgency/frequency symptom scale as an assessment and prognostic tool to evaluate the severity of street-ketamine-associated lower urinary tract symptoms and their ...
Ma, WK, Ng, CM, To, KC, Yiu, MK
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