EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF SALVAGE RADIOTHERAPY COMBINED WITH ENDOCRINE THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH BIOCHEMICAL RECURRENCE AFTER RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS

BackgroundThe addition of endocrine therapy to salvage radiotherapy (SRT) is expected to further improve the prognosis of patients with biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy (RP).The quantitative synthesis of clinical outcomes of SRT combined with endocrine therapy is limited.Whether salvage radiotherapy plus endocri

In this paper, two novel and simple approaches are presented for the evaluation of friction in the metal forming processed.By employing the Freezer Door Shelf data obtained from a cylinder compression test in addition to the flow curve, the friction coefficient of the process can also be evaluated.Hence, no extra measurement is required.Two new exp

In energy harvesting wireless sensor networks (EHWSNs), the energy tension of the network can be relieved by obtaining the energy from the surrounding environment, but the cost on hardware cannot be ignored.Therefore, how to minimize the cost of energy harvesting hardware to reduce the network deployment cost, and further optimize the network perfo

Abstract Background Among Straight Switch women at high risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STIs), gender and economic issues limit the impact of behavioral prevention strategies.Women in Kazakhstan with dual risks of sex trading and drug use face elevated risk for HIV and STIs and may benefit from an economic empowerment interven

Surface albedo partitions the amount of energy received by glacier surfaces from shortwave fluxes and modulates the energy available for melt processes.The ice-albedo feedback, influenced by the contamination of bare-ice surfaces with light-absorbing impurities, plays a major role in the melting of mountain glaciers in a warming climate.However, li