Purpose: This study was undertaken to evaluate our 16-year experience with fistulas between the rectum and urethra or urinary bladder, collectively called recto-urinary fistulas (RUFs), and their devastating Dental Care consequences in patients treated with radiation for prostate cancer.Methods: We downloaded the records of all patients with radiat
IntroductionSepsis patients experience a complex interplay of host pro- and anti-inflammatory processes which compromise the clinical outcome.Despite considering the latest clinical and scientific research, our comprehension of the immunosuppressive events in septic episodes remains incomplete.Additionally, a lack of data exists regarding the role
Cognitive workload recognition is pivotal to maintain the operator’s health and prevent accidents in the human-robot interaction condition.So far, the focus of workload research is mostly restricted to a single task, yet cross-task cognitive workload recognition has remained a challenge.Furthermore, when extending to a new workload condition
Natural resource extraction in Africa has been characterised by conflicts between large scale and small scale miners on the one hand and large scale miners and the communities on the other.In some countries such as Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and Liberia, natural resources have bred political instability an