Recurrence patterns following nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma in a Danish nationwide cohort.

Objectives: This study aimed to characterize the demographic and clinical features of patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) post-surgery for localized or locally advanced disease in a national Danish cohort, with a specific focus on describing recurrence patterns in a subgroup aligned with the adjuvant KEYNOTE-564 trial classification.

Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of the Danish Renal Cancer (DaRenCa) database. Eligible subjects were individuals with an RCC diagnosis between January 2014 and December 2017 who subsequently underwent radical or partial nephrectomy.

Concordance and comorbidities among monozygotic twins with tic disorders.

Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome (GTS) is a multifactorial neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by tics and multiple comorbidities. The pathophysiology is not yet fully understood, but both environmental and genetic risk factors seem to be involved. Twin studies provide important knowledge on genetic factors.

Usability and Online Audiological Rehabilitation.

Purpose: This paper describes the results from the iterative development and usability testing of an online audiological rehabilitation (OAR) program. The OAR was based on previous experience with Internet interventions and OAR.

Method: The described OAR consisted of weekly learning modules, each of which had a specific topic and contained information and learning activities.

Temporal Fine-Structure Coding and Lateralized Speech Perception in Normal-Hearing and Hearing-Impaired Listeners.

This study investigated the relationship between speech perception performance in spatially complex, lateralized listening scenarios and temporal fine-structure (TFS) coding at low frequencies. Young normal-hearing (NH) and two groups of elderly hearing-impaired (HI) listeners with mild or moderate hearing loss above 1.5 kHz participated in the study.

Minimum Audible Angles Measured with Simulated Normally-Sized and Oversized Pinnas for Normal-Hearing and Hearing-Impaired Test Subjects.

The human pinna introduces spatial acoustic cues in terms of direction-dependent spectral patterns that shape the incoming sound. These cues are specifically useful for localization in the vertical dimension. Pinna cues exist at frequencies above approximately 5 kHz, a frequency range where people with hearing loss typically have their highest hearing thresholds.