Hald William

In Italy, four minors have died in the last year as a result of male circumcision (MC) procedures performed for cultural and religious reasons by unqualified persons in unhygienic conditions.

After illustrating the historical and ethical outlines of the moral admissibility of MC within a comparative perspective, we examine the features of…[Read more]

Bariatric surgery is recognized as the most clinically and cost-effective treatment for people with severe and complex obesity. Many people presenting for surgery have pre-existing low vitamin and mineral concentrations. The incidence of these may increase after bariatric surgery as all procedures potentially cause clinically significant…[Read more]

3 vs 50.8 months, P = .948). The 1-year cumulative incidences of bone-specific disease progression were 6.0% and 23.4% in the EVE and LET arms, respectively (hazard ratio 0.26, P  less then  .001). Bone turnover markers at 6 and 12 weeks after treatment decreased in the EVE arm but were increased or stationary in the LET arm. Skele…[Read more]

With the use of bipolar membranes (BPMs) in an expanding range of applications, there is an urgent need to understand and improve the catalytic performance of BPMs for water dissociation, as well as to increase their physical and chemical stability. In this regard, electrospinning BPMs with 2D and 3D junction structures have been suggested as a…[Read more]