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Open AccessCopy number variations (CNVs) and karyoty** analysis in males with azoospermia and oligospermia
Considering the essential roles that genetic factors play in azoospermia and oligospermia, this study aims to identify abnormal chromosomes using karyoty** and CNVs and elucidate the associated genes in pati...
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Open AccessThe role of reactive oxygen species derived from different NADPH oxidase isoforms and mitochondria in oxalate-induced oxidative stress and cell injury
Hyperoxaluria is a risk factor for urolithiasis and can cause renal epithelial cell injury secondary to oxidative stress. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced during cell damage originate from different sour...
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Open AccessCost-effectiveness of anti-retropulsive devices varies according to the locations of proximal ureteral stones: a retrospective cohort study
Anti-retropulsive devices are often used to prevent stone migration in the treatment of proximal ureteral calculi. They are helpful. However, in the meantime, they also add extra expenses. This study was carri...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
NCRedis: An NVM-Optimized Redis with Memory Caching
Non-volatile memory (NVM) has byte-addressability and data-durability. Redis, a popular in-memory kv-store system, can persist data when replacing DRAM with NVM. However, to implement NVM Redis, we need to use...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
NV-QALSH: An NVM-Optimized Implementation of Query-Aware Locality-Sensitive Hashing
Locality-Sensitive Hashing (LSH) is a popular method for answering c-approximate nearest neighbor queries in high-dimensional spaces. Existing LSH methods are either DRAM-based ones which consume a vast amount...
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The impact of body mass index on quantitative 24-h urine chemistries in stone forming patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
To study the impact of body mass index (BMI) on quantitative 24-h urine chemistries in stone forming patients and to explore how overweight and obesity contribute to urolithiasis. A systematic search of PubMed...
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Open AccessTubeless versus standard percutaneous nephrolithotomy: an update meta-analysis
To update a previously published systematic review and meta-analysis on the efficacy and safety of tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL).
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Comparison of minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy and flexible ureteroscopy for the treatment of intermediate proximal ureteral and renal stones in the elderly
The aim of this study is to compare the outcomes of flexible ureteroscopy (fURS) and minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mPNL) for the treatment of renal and/or proximal ureteral stones sized 1–2 ...
