PENILE IMPLANTS: A LESSON FROM THE FIRST 50 YEARS

Penile Implants: A Lesson from the First 50 Years

This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the first implant of an inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP).The authors of this paper want to celebrate the event with a narrative review of the current literature.The main SHIRTS URBAN SHORT SLV scopes are antibiotic prophylaxis, patient satisfaction, and future developments.The implant of the first IPP i

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The role of social determinants of health in the risk and prevention of group A streptococcal infection, acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: A systematic review.

BackgroundRheumatic heart disease (RHD) poses a major disease burden among disadvantaged populations globally.It results from acute rheumatic fever (ARF), a complication of Group A Streptococcal (GAS) infection.These conditions are acknowledged as diseases of poverty, however the role of specific social and environmental factors in GAS infection an

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Non-Targeted Metabolite Profiles and Sensory Properties Elucidate Commonalities and Differences of Wines Made with the Same Variety but Different Cultivar Clones

Grapes, one of the oldest agricultural crops, are cultivated to produce table fruits, dried fruits, juice, and wine.Grapevine variety is composed of clones that share common morphological traits.However, they can differ in minor genetic mutations which often result in not only notorious morphological changes but also in other non-visible sensorial

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Online Surface Defect Identification of Cold Rolled Strips Based on Local Binary Pattern and Extreme Learning Machine

In the production of cold-rolled strip, the strip surface may suffer from various defects which need to be detected and identified using an online inspection system.The system is equipped with high-speed and high-resolution cameras to acquire images from the moving strip surface.Features are then extracted from the images and are used as inputs of

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Goose parvovirus, goose hemorrhagic polyomavirus and goose circovirus infections are prevalent in commercial geese flocks in Poland and contribute to overall health and production outcomes: a two-year observational study

Abstract Background The intensification of poultry production and the constantly growing number of geese Body Cream flocks in Poland increases the risk of infectious diseases.The study aimed to determine the health status of commercial geese, with particular emphasis on infections with goose parvovirus (GPV), goose circovirus and goose hemorrhagic

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