ABSTRACT A shale GeoBioCell microfluidic testbed has been used to evaluate the
processes by which the growth of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) biofilms and iron sulfide …

Kidney stone disease is a serious disease due to the severe pain it causes, high morbidity,
and high recurrence rate. Notably, calcium oxalate stones are the most common type of …

Calcium oxalate (CaOx) is a ubiquitous biomineral with applications in geological, botanical,
and environmental processes. The pathological biomineralization of CaOx is of interest due …

Objective To delineate the role of the urinary metabolome in the genesis of urinary stone
disease (USD). Methods Untargeted metabolomics was utilized in comparative analyses of …

Abstract The Scleractinian corals Orbicella annularis and O. faveolata have survived by
acclimatizing to environmental changes in water depth and sea surface temperature (SST) …

GeoBioMed, a new multidisciplinary approach, combines geology, biology, urology and
microscopy to discover unorthodox treatments. Results indicate that calcium oxalate kidney …

Summary Metal‐based Golgi‐Cox (GC) staining is an established method used to visualise
neurons with great morphological detail. Although GC stained samples are imaged routinely …

OBJECTIVE To compare the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients with residual
fragments after surgical intervention for kidney stones to patients that are stone-free using …

The effect of Moringa leaves on the inhibition of crystallization of calcium oxalate, a key
component of kidney stone, has been assessed by experimental and theoretical methods …

Shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) is an effective and commonly applied clinical treatment for
human kidney stones. Yet the success of SWL is counterbalanced by the risk of retained …