Background/Objectives: To evaluate the impact of Minimally Invasive Surgical Therapies (MISTs) on Australian trends for surgeries treating lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTSs) caused by benign prostatic obstruction (BPO). The recent adoption of the p...
There has been an urgent demand for novel neutron shielding materials (NSMs) with high mechanical strength and low acid corrosion rate to be used in compact shielding design. In this contribution, BPO4 ceramics (BPCs), one of the candidates for such...
The business process outsourcing (BPO) sector is important in managing business especially in a developing country like the Philippines. Call centers are one of the most common type of industries within the BPO sector as they generate 75.1% of its re...
Crowdsourcing offers on-demand access to large numbers of human workers to implement new forms of human–computer collaborative functionalities that can be seamlessly integrated into advanced software and algorithms. However, crowdsourcing tasks...
Background: The selection of suitable patients for the surgical treatment of benign prostatic obstruction (BPO) is a challenge in persons ≥75 years of age. Methods: After a systematic literature search of PubMed, 22 articles were included in this...
The radical-scavenging activity of estrogens (estrone, 2-hydroxyestradiol),estrogen-like compounds (diethylstilbestrol, DES; bisphenol A, BPA) and the mono-phenolic compound 2,6-di-t-butyl-4-methoxyphenol (BMP) was investigated using themethod of mea...
The hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of biomass pyrolysis oil (BPO) was evaluated in the presence of two commercial alumina-supported transition metal catalysts, NiMo/alumina-1 (NM1) and NiMo/alumina-2 (NM2). The study explored two characteristic aspects: ho...
The reaction products in the presence of Lewis acid of isoeugenol (1) with ethanethiol, thiophenol, 2-mercaptothiazoline or 2-mercapto-1-methylimidazole (ISO-S1 – ISO-S-4) were obtained. The radical-scavenging activity of these compounds was investig...
The radical-scavenging activities of the synthetic antioxidants 2-allyl-4-X-phenol (X=NO2, Cl, Br, OCH3, COCH3, CH3, t-(CH3)3, C6H5) and 2,4-dimethoxyphenol, and the natural antioxidants eugenol and isoeugenol, were investigated using differential sc...
The radical-scavenging activity of dietary phytophenols has been investigated by many researches due to their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticancer property but the radical-scavenging effect of 2-phytophenol and the phytophenol:co-antioxidant...
An experimental investigation was conducted to study the effect of initiator content and polymerization temperature on the mechanical and bonding properties of polyacrylate mortar. Initiator content was controlled in 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7...
Phenolcarboxylic acid antioxidants do not act in vivo as radical-scavengers in isolation, but rather together with GSH (glutathione), a coantioxidant, they constitute an intricate antioxidant network. Caffeic acid, p-coumaric acid, ferulic acid and c...
The dimensions that influence the establishment of business process management (BPM) practices and the progression to higher levels of process maturity derive from exploring the dimensions of process orientation of organizations. Small and medium-siz...
With a focus on reducing building energy consumption, approaches that simultaneously optimize multiple passive design parameters in industrial buildings have received limited attention. Most existing studies tend to examine building geometry or indiv...
Optimal combinations of essential oils (EOs) can enhance performance and maintain poultry productivity. The effects of EOs with black pepper oil (BPO) or radish seed oil (RSO) on performance and the expression of digestive enzymes, lipogenesis, immun...
Brazilian porcupinepox virus (BPoPV) is a recently described pathogen associated with severe cutaneous and systemic disease in Coendou spp. porcupines, posing potential conservation and zoonotic risks. Given the solitary behavior of porcupines and th...
In this study, the Binary Puma Optimizer (BPO) is introduced as a novel binary metaheuristic. The BPO employs eight Transfer Functions (TFs), consisting of four S-shaped and four V-shaped mappings, to convert the continuous search space of the origin...
The method capable of rapid and sensitive detection of benzoyl peroxide (BPO) is necessary and receiving increasing attention. In consideration of the vast signal amplification of fluorescent conjugated polymers (FCPs) for high sensitivity detection...
Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)-based acrylic bone cement is commonly used to fix bone and metallic implants in orthopedic procedures. The polymerization initiator tri-n-butylborane (TBB) has been reported to significantly reduce the cytotoxicity of PM...
Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)-based bone cement, which is widely used to affix orthopedic metallic implants, is considered bio-tolerant but lacks osteoconductivity and is cytotoxic. Implant loosening and toxic complications are significant and rec...
Background: The amount of oxidant (initiator) and reductant (co-initiator) and their ratio have a significant effect on the properties of polymethacrylate bone cement, such as maximum temperature (Tmax), setting time (tset) and compressive strength (...
Using the ionic salt characteristics of CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals (CsPbBr3 NCs), the fluorescence wavelength of CsPbBr3−xIx NCs could be changed by the halogen exchange reaction between CsPbBr3 NCs and oleylammonium iodide (OLAM-I). Under...
Acrylic bone cement is widely used in orthopedic surgery for treating various conditions of the bone and joints. Bone cement consists of methyl methacrylate (MMA), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), and benzoyl peroxide (BPO), functioning as a liquid mo...
(1) Background: To obtain sustainable performance through outsourcing, organizations must balance the inherent tension between pursuing cost-saving initiatives (i.e., efficiency) and pursuing innovative initiatives (e.g., developing new products). Th...
Vibrio cholerae uses cholera toxin (CT) to cause cholera, a severe diarrheal disease in humans that can lead to death within hours of the onset of symptoms. The catalytic activity of CT in target epithelial cells increases cellular levels of 3′...
The present study aimed to examine the impacts of the supplementation of red or black pepper oils to rabbit diet as growth promoters on New Zealand white (NZW) rabbits. One hundred and forty weaned NZW rabbits were divided randomly into seven groups...
As the members of reactive sulfur species, SO2 and biothiols play a significant role in physiological and pathological processes and directly influence numerous diseases. Furthermore, SO2 and biothiols can provide a reductive environment for lysosome...
Purpose: The goal of this study was to make Benzoyl Peroxide (BPO) nanoemulgel to improve its ability to kill bacteria. BPO has trouble getting into the skin, being absorbed by the skin, staying stable, and being spread out. Methods: A BPO nanoemulge...
Bone cement containing benzoyl peroxide (BPO) as a polymerization initiator are commonly used to fix orthopedic metal implants. However, toxic complications caused by bone cement are a clinically significant problem. Poly (methyl methacrylate) tri-n-...
The effects of benzoyl peroxide (BPO) and dimethylaniline (DMA) composition on the induction time and the tensile strength of thermoplastic acrylic (PMMA) resins have been investigated in this study. Eighteen resin formulations were prepared with dif...
Bio-polyols (BPOs), characterized by a hydroxyl number up to around 90 mg KOH/g, narrow polydispersity index and relatively low molecular mass up to 2000 g/mol, were synthetized from partially and completely epoxidized soybean and linseed oils and ca...
Background: Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) caused by benign prostatic obstruction (BPO) and bladder tumors may co-exist, especially among elderly patients. Transurethral resection of bladder tumors (TURBT) and endoscopic surgery for benign prost...
Wideband direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation is an important task for passive sonar signal processing. Nowadays, sparse Bayesian learning (SBL) attracts much attention due to its good performance. However, performance degrades in the existence of s...
The slow swelling rate of styrene–butadiene–styrene (SBS) in asphalt prolongs the modification process and increases energy consumption. This study proposes a novel method using benzoyl peroxide (BPO) and benzoyl methane (BPA) to accelera...
In response to sustainable development goals, the architectural industry aims to decrease the high proportion of emissions and energy use in the construction sector. Therefore, the design method of building performance optimization (BPO) has been adv...
Background: Pharmacological treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)/benign prostatic obstruction (BPO)-associated lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) aims at improving patients’ quality of life by managing urinary symptoms and preventin...
Polyhedron gold nanocrystals enclosed by high-index facets (HIF-Au NCs) are in high demand but are very difficult to prepare. To address this issue, we presented a simple, seedless method for synthesizing uniform HIF-Au NCs in an aqueous solution, wh...
Benzoyl peroxide (BPO) and niacinamide (Niac) are commonly used alone or in combination with other molecules in the treatment of acne. BPO and Niac in the same product could exert complementary and synergistic effects improving efficacy in acne. Furt...
BaPb1−xBixO3 (BPBO) bismuthate, showing high TC superconductivity for 0.05 < x < 0.35, is an archetypal system for studying the complex inhomogeneity of perovskite lattice favoring the emergence of quantum coherence, called the superstripes pha...
Benign prostatic obstruction (BPO) typically presents with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) such as nocturia and a slow urinary stream [...]
This study is based upon the functionalization of polypropylene (PP) by radical polymerization to optimize its properties by influencing its molecular weight. Grafting of PP was done at different concentrations of maleic anhydride (MAH) and benzoyl p...
Background: The Caring Massage® (CM) consists of nurse–patient physical and mental contact. It promotes empathetic presence and emotional closeness and strengthens trust and safety in the nurse–patient relationship. However, previous...
Objective: The current study aimed to develop predictive models based on noninvasive clinical parameters to facilitate the early identification and stratification of patients with suspected bladder outlet dysfunction (BOD), thereby reducing the need...
In order to reduce the environmental pollution caused by waste rubber and to realize the recycling of resources, we proposed a facile method for the hydrophilic modification of waste rubber powder (HRP) and used it to reinforce a composite hydrogel....
The objective of the current study was to establish a validated stability-indicating, high-performance liquid chromatographic method to determine the purity of benzoyl peroxide (BPO) and adapalene (ADP) in the presence of its impurities, forced degra...
Some vegetable oils have many biological properties, including UV-absorbing capacity. Therefore, their use has been suggested to reduce the content of organic UV-filters in sunscreen products. In this work, we investigated the feasibility of developi...
This study investigated PLA/PCL blends modified with maleic anhydride (MA) via radical grafting using benzoyl peroxide (BPO) as an initiator. Different formulations with 5 and 10 wt.% of PLA-g-MA (containing 1, 3, and 5 wt.% MA) were prepared to eval...
Mobile robots face collision risk avoidance challenges in dynamic environments, necessitating that we address the safety and adaptability shortcomings of traditional navigation methods. Traditional methods rely on predefined rules, making it difficul...
Thermal energy storage offers a viable solution for managing intermediate energy availability challenges. Phase change materials (PCMs) have been extensively studied for their capacity to store thermal energy when available and release it when needed...
The management of benign prostatic obstruction (BPO) should involve a treatment algorithm that takes into account prostate size, and patient’s symptoms and preference with the aim of helping with urinary symptoms and enhance quality of life. Th...
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