BackgroundPelvic fracture urethral injuries (PFUI) in females are very rare.The available literature on the management of this condition is scarce and not clear, mainly because of limited experience among reconstructive surgeons.We present our experience of management of these complex urethral injuries in female patients.Materials and MethodsWe col
Abstract Increases in prey population size can affect the physiology and ecology of upper-trophic level organisms.This phenomenon is known as a bottom-up effect.For example, the increased abundance of prey resources can trigger physiological (internal) changes in predators, such as improvements in nutritional status.However, these physiological asp
BackgroundFunctional magnetic resonance imaging has been used in many studies to explore the neural mechanism of acupuncture in patients with post-stroke motor dysfunction.Inconsistent results have been found in these studies, however.This activation likelihood estimation (ALE) meta-analysis was designed to quantitatively integrate changes in brain
Lei Tian,1 Li-Sheng He,1 Bhavesh Soni,2 Hong-Tao Shang11Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, China; 2Maxillofacial Unit, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, Wales, UKAbstract: Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) in the head and neck area is the most devastating long-term complication color touch 7/9
In an attempt to reconcile wood click here extraction and forest biodiversity in managed boreal forests, ecosystem-based forest management (EBM) has become the de facto management approach.Retention forestry represents one prominent way that EBM is implemented in many parts of the world.Retention patches commonly left after harvesting serve as anal