Does tilt-retrograde intrarenal surgery enhance stone clearance and offer better surgical ergonomics in patients with renal calculi? A prospective randomized control study.

Introduction: Retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) is the standard treatment for renal calculi. Direct visualization and fragmentation are its major advantages. The variable stone clearance rates and the ergonomic challenges faced by urologists are a few limitations.

Revisiting Standard Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in the Mini-Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy/Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery Era: A Retrospective Audit.

Objective This study aims to identify the risk factors associated with postoperative complications following standard percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for better results with the emergence of mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL)/retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) in recent years. Methodology This retrospective study was conducted in the Department of Urology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, tertiary health care center in Chennai, India, from January 2018 to December 2023. Records of demographic information, along with clinical presentations like any urinary tract infection (UTI), hematuria, or loin pain were recorded.

Wunderlich Syndrome With a Myriad of Presentations: A Case Series.

Wunderlich syndrome (WS), characterized by spontaneous nontraumatic renal or perinephric hemorrhage, presents a significant diagnostic challenge due to its varied causes and clinical manifestations. Despite its historically high case fatality rate, prompt and accurate diagnosis combined with a multidisciplinary treatment approach has been shown to significantly improve patient outcomes. This case series discusses three patients with diverse presentations of WS, each managed with tailored therapeutic strategies involving a combination of conservative management, super selective renal artery embolization, and surgical interventions such as nephrectomy.

A Case Series on Penile Garroting: Causes, Considerations, and Consequences.

Penile injuries from self-inflicted strangulation or garroting are uncommon. Children are more likely than young adults or elderly patients to sustain such injuries. Numerous foreign things, including hair, thread, rubber bands, metallic rings, nuts, and vacuum erection devices, have been reported to be used for garroting in the literature search.

Glanular Ischemia Following Circumcision: A Rare But Perilous Complication.

Circumcision is a commonly performed surgical procedure both in childhood and in adults. Acute ischemia of the glans penis after circumcision is a rare but hazardous complication. If left untreated, it can lead to severe consequences such as blackish discolouration due to ischemia, necrosis, or rare organ loss.

Ejaculation preserving TURP (Ep-TURP): A viable alternative in sexually active males with BOO-a single centre prospective randomized study.

Introduction: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common urological condition, particularly among middle-aged and elderly men. Trans urethral resection of prostate (TURP) has some drawbacks, particularly concerning ejaculatory function. Ejaculation preserving TURP (Ep-TURP) is one such technique that aims at preserving the tissues that are primarily responsible for antegrade ejaculation.

TAMM: Tensor algebra for many-body methods.

Tensor algebra operations such as contractions in computational chemistry consume a significant fraction of the computing time on large-scale computing platforms. The widespread use of tensor contractions between large multi-dimensional tensors in describing electronic structure theory has motivated the development of multiple tensor algebra frameworks targeting heterogeneous computing platforms. In this paper, we present Tensor Algebra for Many-body Methods (TAMM), a framework for productive and performance-portable development of scalable computational chemistry methods.

Ultra-Wide Band Gap GaO-on-SiC MOSFETs.

Ultra-wide band gap semiconductor devices based on β-phase gallium oxide (GaO) offer the potential to achieve higher switching performance and efficiency and lower manufacturing cost than that of today's wide band gap power electronics. However, the most critical challenge to the commercialization of GaO electronics is overheating, which impacts the device performance and reliability. We fabricated a GaO/4H-SiC composite wafer using a fusion-bonding method.

Optimized Quantum Phase Estimation for Simulating Electronic States in Various Energy Regimes.

While quantum algorithms for simulations exhibit better asymptotic scaling than their classical counterparts, they currently cannot be accurately implemented on real-world devices. Instead, chemists and computer scientists rely on costly classical simulations of these quantum algorithms. In particular, the quantum phase estimation (QPE) algorithm is among several approaches that has attracted much attention in recent years due to its genuine quantum character.

Assessment of histidine rich protein 2 and /3 () gene deletion or mutation in positive blood samples in a tertiary care centre in South India.

Rapid diagnostic card tests (RDTs) enable timely and appropriate diagnosis of malaria especially in remote areas. histidine rich protein 2 (PFHRP2) is the most targeted antigen for the detection of infections by rapid diagnostic card test. Genetic mutations and gene deletions are important emerging factors for false-negative RDTs, which may delay the provision of life-saving treatment for the patients.

Plasmon-Phonon Coupling in Electrostatically Gated β-GaO Films with Mobility Exceeding 200 cm V s.

Monoclinic β-GaO, an ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor, has seen enormous activity in recent years. However, the fundamental study of the plasmon-phonon coupling that dictates electron transport properties has not been possible due to the difficulty in achieving higher carrier density (without introducing chemical disorder). Here, we report a highly reversible, electrostatic doping of β-GaO films with tunable carrier densities using ion-gel-gated electric double-layer transistor configuration.

Effect of extended defects on photoluminescence of gallium oxide and aluminum gallium oxide epitaxial films.

In this work, a systematic photoluminescence (PL) study on three series of gallium oxide/aluminum gallium oxide films and bulk single crystals is performed including comparing doping, epitaxial substrates, and aluminum concentration. It is observed that blue/green emission intensity strongly correlates with extended structural defects rather than the point defects frequently assumed. Bulk crystals or Si-doped films homoepitaxially grown on (010) β-GaO yield an intense dominant UV emission, while samples with extended structural defects, such as gallium oxide films grown on either (-201) β-GaO or sapphire, as well as thick aluminum gallium oxide films grown on either (010) β-GaO or sapphire, all show a very broad PL spectrum with intense dominant blue/green emission.

Post-transurethral resection of prostate urethral strictures: Are they often underreported? A single-center retrospective observational cohort study.

Objectives: Post-transurethral resection of prostate urethral stricture (PTS) is a well-documented delayed complication following transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). The aim is to analyze various risk factors of PTS and see if the overall incidence is underreported.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in our institution between January 2017 and December 2018 in men who underwent TURP.

Isolated ureteral extrauterine endometrial stromal sarcoma: an unusual presentation.

Extrauterine endometrial stromal sarcomas (EUESSs) are rare tumours occurring without primary uterine involvement. They are classified as primary or secondary, depending on uterine involvement by stromal sarcomas. A 56-year-old woman who earlier underwent bilateral modified radical mastectomy for adenocarcinoma and total abdominal hysterectomy for endometrial stromal sarcoma, followed by tamoxifen therapy, presented with left loin pain.

Spalling-Induced Liftoff and Transfer of Electronic Films Using a van der Waals Release Layer.

Heterogeneous integration strategies are increasingly being employed to achieve more compact and capable electronics systems for multiple applications including space, electric vehicles, and wearable and medical devices. To enable new integration strategies, the growth and transfer of thin electronic films and devices, including III-nitrides, metal oxides, and 2D materials, using 2D boron nitride (BN)-on-sapphire templates are demonstrated. The van der Waals (vdW) BN layer, in this case, acts as a preferred mechanical release layer for precise separation at the substrate-film interface and leaves a smooth surface suitable for vdW bonding.

GaO-on-SiC Composite Wafer for Thermal Management of Ultrawide Bandgap Electronics.

β-phase gallium oxide (GaO) is an emerging ultrawide bandgap (UWBG) semiconductor ( ∼ 4.8 eV), which promises generational improvements in the performance and manufacturing cost over today's commercial wide bandgap power electronics based on GaN and SiC. However, overheating has been identified as a major bottleneck to the performance and commercialization of GaO device technologies.

Thermal Conductivity of β-Phase GaO and (AlGa)O Heteroepitaxial Thin Films.

Heteroepitaxy of β-phase gallium oxide (β-GaO) thin films on foreign substrates shows promise for the development of next-generation deep ultraviolet solar blind photodetectors and power electronic devices. In this work, the influences of the film thickness and crystallinity on the thermal conductivity of (2̅01)-oriented β-GaO heteroepitaxial thin films were investigated. Unintentionally doped β-GaO thin films were grown on -plane sapphire substrates with off-axis angles of 0° and 6° toward ⟨112̅0⟩ via metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE) and low-pressure chemical vapor deposition.

Bilateral acute pyelonephritis with left renal artery aneurysm as a cause of bilateral spontaneous subcapsular haematoma: lessons learnt.

Forniceal ruptures after acute pyelonephritis are relatively common. Bilateral spontaneous subcapsular haematoma (SSCH) is an uncommon sequela to pyelonephritis. We report a case of SSCH where the underlying cause of haematoma was a vascular anomaly.

From NWChem to NWChemEx: Evolving with the Computational Chemistry Landscape.

Since the advent of the first computers, chemists have been at the forefront of using computers to understand and solve complex chemical problems. As the hardware and software have evolved, so have the theoretical and computational chemistry methods and algorithms. Parallel computers clearly changed the common computing paradigm in the late 1970s and 80s, and the field has again seen a paradigm shift with the advent of graphical processing units.

Toward Quantum Computing for High-Energy Excited States in Molecular Systems: Quantum Phase Estimations of Core-Level States.

This paper explores the utility of the quantum phase estimation (QPE) algorithm in calculating high-energy excited states characterized by the promotion of electrons occupying core-level shells. These states have been intensively studied over the last few decades, especially in supporting the experimental effort at light sources. Results obtained with QPE are compared with various high-accuracy many-body techniques developed to describe core-level states.

Cellular growth factors as prospective therapeutic targets for combination therapy in androgen independent prostate cancer (AIPC).

Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide, with prostate cancer, the second most commonly diagnosed cancer among men. Prostate cancer develops in the peripheral zone of the prostate gland, and the initial progression largely depends on androgens, the male reproductive hormone that regulates the growth and development of the prostate gland and testis. The currently available treatments for androgen dependent prostate cancer are, however, effective for a limited period, where the patients show disease relapse, and develop androgen-independent prostate cancer (AIPC).