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 consequences in patients treated with radiation for prostate cancer.Methods: We downloaded the records of all patients with radiation-related

The most common problems encountered in sand casting foundries are related to sand inclusions, air, and oxide films entrainment.These issues can be addressed to a good extent or eliminated by designing proper running systems.The design of a good running system should be based on John Campbell’s “10 casting rules”; it should hinder

Aim: To examine different aspects of the evolution and development of the right to life in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.Moreover, to analyse certain cases related to the violation of this right and its procedural and substantial aspects.Methodology: The methods chosen for this article are Documental Analysis and Case Study.To conduct th

Black plum (Vitex doniana) is among the perishable fruits which if not processed would get contaminated by microorganisms.The equipment such as extractor, filter press, pasteurization pot and a capping machine were fabricated for processing black plum fruits into juice.The processing of fruits into juice started with sorting, washing, extraction, f

Ras GTPases are lipid-anchored G proteins, which play a fundamental role in cell signaling processes.Electron micrographs of immunogold-labeled Ras have shown that membrane-bound Ras molecules segregate into nanocluster domains.Several models have been developed in attempts to obtain quantitative descriptions of nanocluster formation, but all have