218 research outputs found
Vector meson quasinormal modes in a finite-temperature AdS/QCD model
We study the spectrum of vector mesons in a finite temperature plasma. The
plasma is holographically described by a black hole AdS/QCD model. We compute
the boundary retarded Green's function using AdS/CFT prescriptions. The
corresponding thermal spectral functions show quasiparticle peaks at low
temperatures. Then we calculate the quasinormal modes of vector mesons in the
soft-wall black hole geometry and analyse their temperature and momentum
dependences.Comment: 27 pages, 9 figure
Primary Non-refluxing Megaureter: Analysis of Risk Factors for Spontaneous Resolution and Surgical Intervention
Background: The risk of febrile urinary tract infection (fUTI) in children with primary non-refluxing megaureter (PM) has been extensively studied in the literature, however, a paucity of information exists regarding risk factors for surgical intervention and spontaneous resolution. We sought to analyze data from our prospectively collected PM cohort to determine risk factors that would predict surgery and resolution in this population.Methods: Patients with PM were identified from our prospectively-collected prenatal hydronephrosis (HN) database from 2008 to 2017. Primary outcomes included surgical intervention and hydroureter resolution. Spontaneous resolution was defined as ureteral dilation <7 mm at last follow-up. Age at presentation, gender, development of fUTI, HN grade [low (SFU I/II) vs. high (SFU III/IV)], anteroposterior diameter (APD) measurements and ureteral diameter at baseline and last follow-up were recorded. Univariate and multivariable analyses (binary logistic and Cox regression) were performed.Results: Of 101 patients, 86 (85%) were male, and 80 (79%) had high grade HN. Median age at baseline and last follow-up were 2 (0–23) and 29 (2–107) months, respectively. Overall, 23 (23%) patients underwent surgery at a median age of 22 (3–35) months. Mean ureteral diameter was larger in surgical patients vs. those treated non-surgically (14 ± 4 vs.11 ± 3 mm; p < 0.01). Of the 78 (77%) non-surgical patients, 43(55%) showed resolution of their ureteral dilation at a median age of 24(4–56) months. Survival analysis demonstrated that 12 patients resolved by year 1, 22 by year 2, 30 by year 3, 40 by year 4, and 43 by year 5. However, when considering resolution as APD <10 mm, 62(79%) children resolved their HN by last follow-up (29 months). Univariate and multivariable analyses (Table 1) revealed that high-grade HN at baseline, development of fUTI, and ureteric dilation ≥14 mm were significant risk factors for surgical intervention. Cox regression (Figure 2) found that ureteral dilation <11 mm was the only independent risk factor significantly associated with PM resolution (Table 2).Conclusion: Patients with PM and high-grade HN, as well as individuals with ureteral dilation ≥14 mm and fUTI were more likely to undergo surgical intervention. Ureteral dilation <11 mm was the only independent risk factor significantly associated with spontaneous resolution of PM
Canadian urological association guideline on the care of the normal foreskin and neonatal circumcision in Canadian infants (Full version)
CUA guideline on the care of the normal foreskin and neonatal circumcision in Canadian infants
CUA guideline on the care of the normal foreskin and neonatal circumcision in Canadian infants (abridged version)
Melting of heavy vector mesons and quasinormal modes in a finite density plasma from holography
In this work, we investigate the melting of charmonium states within a
holographic QCD model in the context of Einstein-Maxwell-Dilaton (EMD) theory.
In the dual field theory, the model describes the heavy mesons inside a finite
temperature and density medium. First, we calculate the spectrum at zero
temperature. Then, at finite temperature, we obtain the spectral functions,
where the heavy vector meson are represented by peaks. We show that the
charmonium melts down at temperatures above the confinement/deconfinement
temperature of the quark-gluon plasma. We also observe that the chemical
potential speeds up the melting process. This finding is in agreement with
results previously reported in the literature. In the gravitational side of the
theory, we solve the perturbation equations in the hydrodynamics limit. From
this result, we read off the diffusion coefficient by comparing the dispersion
relation against the corresponding result obtained in the dual field theory. We
also investigate the behavior of the diffusion coefficient as a function of the
temperature. The perturbation equations are solved numerically, in order to get
the quasinormal frequencies. We report the emergence of a new mode whose real
part increases rapidly at a certain value of the chemical potential while its
imaginary part decreases with the increasing of the chemical potential.
Finally, by comparing against results obtained in the conformal plasma, we
observe that the real part of the frequency increases, while the imaginary part
decreases when we consider the non-conformal plasma.Comment: 39 pages, 15 figures, 5 table
Erratum: (Pediatric Urologists of Canada (PUC) 2021 position statement: Differences of sex development (AKA disorders of sex development) (Can Urol Assoc J (2021) 15:1 (E11-E116) DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.6712)
In a recently published paper entitled, Comparison of micro-ultrasound and multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging for prostate cancer: A multicenter, prospective analysis, (Citation: Klotz L, Lughezzani G, Maffei D, et al. Can Urol Assoc J 2021;15(1):E11-6. http://dx.doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.6712), the affiliations for authors Davide Maffei and Giovanni Lughezzani, as well as for contributing author Marco Paciotti, were incorrectly stated. The correct affiliations for all three authors are: Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, and IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy. CUAJ regrets the oversight and apologizes for any inconvenience
Prioritization and management recommendations of pediatric urology conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic
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