Abstract This prospective ex vivo study investigated microdamage to single-use flexible ureteroscopes (fURS) after ureteroscopy and endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery (ECIRS).The performance of Knitting Kits 30 WiScope devices (OTU Medical, San Jose, CA, USA) was examined immediately after use, dividing them into three equal groups: ureteroscop
This article describes a global governance system that—from the author’s point of view—would lead to sustainability and allow the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which have just been adopted at the UN level.Major elements are (1) the integration of existing international regimes in the area of the UN, WTO and the w
Background: Metabolites, especially lipids, have been shown to be promising therapeutic targets.In conjugation with genes and proteins they fire starter can be used to identify phenotypes of disease and support the development of targeted treatments.The majority of clinically collected tissue samples are stored in formalin-fixed and paraffin embedd
Elaeocarpus decipiens F.B.Forbes and Hemsl is an evergreen tree native to East Asia.Here, we sequenced and reported the complete chloroplast genome of E.decipiens for the first time.In the present work, the complete chloroplast (cp) genome sequence of E.decipiens was characterized by Illumina pair-end sequencing.The genome was 158,148 bp in total l