Evaluating the circular economy for sanitation: Findings from a multi-case approach.

Addressing the lack of sanitation globally is a major global challenge with 700 million people still practicing open defecation. Circular Economy (CE) in the context of sanitation focuses on the whole sanitation chain which includes the provision of toilets, the collection of waste, treatment and transformation into sanitation-derived products including fertiliser, fuel and clean water. After a qualitative study from five case studies across India, covering different treatment technologies, waste-derived products, markets and contexts; this research identifies the main barriers and enablers for circular sanitation business models to succeed.

Analysis of active surveillance uptake for low-risk localized prostate cancer in Canada: a Canadian multi-institutional study.

Purpose: Although the uptake of active surveillance (AS) appears to be increasing in published series, the uptake in most geographic regions remains largely unknown. Our aim was to examine practice patterns around the use of AS in low-risk prostate cancer in Canada. In addition, we examined regional variations in AS uptake, predictors of AS uptake, and persistent use for 12 months.

Comparison of open and robotic-assisted prostatectomy: The University of British Columbia experience.

Introduction: We assessed outcomes and costs of open prostatectomy (OP) versus robotic-assisted prostatectomy (RAP) at a single tertiary care university hospital.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 200 consecutive OP by 1 experienced open surgeon (MG) and 200 consecutive RAP by an experienced open surgeon (SLG), after allowing for a short learning curve of 70 cases.

Results: The 2 groups had similar demographics, including mean age (64.