Fourier transform mid-infrared (MIR-FTIR) spectroscopy is a nondestructive, label-free,
highly sensitive and specific technique that provides complete information on the chemical …

Informal caregivers of individuals affected by psychotic disorder can play a key role in the
recovery process. However, little research has been conducted on the lived experiences of …

GeoBioMed—a new transdisciplinary approach that integrates the fields of geology, biology
and medicine—reveals that kidney stones composed of calcium-rich minerals precipitate …

Context Morphoconstitutional analysis of urinary stones is perhaps the most important
examination in the evaluation of a patient with urolithiasis. Objective A comprehensive stone …

Nephrolithiasis is one of the most frequent urologic diseases. The aim of this paper is to
study the composition and frequency of 8854 patient kidney stones and in a subset of them …

Renal stone disease is a worldwide problem which carries significant morbidity. It frequently
requires specialist urology intervention. Patients with recurrent disease and those at high …

The formation of urinary stone, urolithiasis, is one the oldest known disease affecting human
throughout different civilizations and times. The exact pathophysiological mechanism of …

Objective To explore the mechanisms behind the potential protective effect of coffee and tea
consumption, regarding urinary stone formation, previously demonstrated in large …

Objective To assess automatic computer‐aided in situ recognition of the morphological
features of pure and mixed urinary stones using intra‐operative digital endoscopic images …

More than 10% of the global human population is now afflicted with kidney stones, which are
commonly associated with other significant health problems including diabetes …