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2,314,000 | Effect of lacrimal plugs combined with deproteinized calf blood extract eye gel for filamentary keratitis. | This study aims to investigate the efficacy of lacrimal plugs combined with deproteinized calf blood extract eye gel on the treatment of dry-eye-associated filamentary keratitis. Lacrimal plugs were inserted into both the upper and lower puncta of 15 patients (28 eyes). Deproteinized calf blood cxtract eye gel was appl... |
2,314,001 | Wetland treatment (HSSP) of wastewater from a milk-processing unit using Bambusa vulgaris, Typha latifolia and Cyperus rotundus. | Studies were conducted in soil-less horizontal sub-surface flow wetland (HSSF) embedded with graded gravels using Golden bamboo, Bambusa vulgaris (a non-wetland species), Typha latifolia and Cyperus rotundus (wetland species) for the treatment of wastewater from a milk processing unit. The wastewater was treated with a... |
2,314,002 | Anaerobic co-digestion of fruit and vegetable wastes and primary sewage sludge.<Pagination><StartPage>19</StartPage><EndPage>22</EndPage><MedlinePgn>19-22</MedlinePgn></Pagination><Abstract><AbstractText>Anaerobic co-digestion of fruit and vegetable wastes (FVW) and primary sewage sludge was carried out in a fed-batch ... | Anaerobic co-digestion of fruit and vegetable wastes (FVW) and primary sewage sludge was carried out in a fed-batch reactor having a volume of 21 under ambient temperature conditions. Three different proportions (25:75, 50:50 and 75:25 in terms ofVS) of fruit and vegetable wastes and primary sewage sludge were studied ... |
2,314,003 | A new sponge tray bioreactor in primary treated sewage effluent treatment. | The new attached growth sponge tray bioreactor (STB) was evaluated at different operating conditions for removing organics and nutrients from primary treated sewage effluent. This STB was also assessed when using as a pre-treatment prior to micro-filtration (MF) for reducing membrane fouling. At a short hydraulic reten... |
2,314,004 | Thermophilic anaerobic digestion of Lurgi coal gasification wastewater in a UASB reactor. | Lurgi coal gasification wastewater (LCGW) is a refractory wastewater, whose anaerobic treatment has been a severe problem due to its toxicity and poor biodegradability. Using a mesophilic (35±2°C) reactor as a control, thermophilic anaerobic digestion (55±2°C) of LCGW was investigated in a UASB reac... |
2,314,005 | 'PROFOX'--the post HRT nightmare. | The recent report of a two-fold increase in esophageal cancer in women taking oral bisphosphonates is yet another reason to question current relegation of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to a minor role in the correction of many problems occurring in the younger postmenopausal woman. Women under the age of 60 years w... |
2,314,006 | Application of acidic thermal treatment for one- and two-stage anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge. | The effectiveness of acidic thermal treatment (ATT) was examined in a 106-day continuous experiment, when applied to one- or two-stage anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge (4.3% TS). The ATT was performed at 170 °C and pH 5 for 1 hour (sulfuric acid for lowering pH). The one-stage process was mesophilic at 20 days... |
2,314,007 | Treatment of coal gasification wastewater by a two-continuous UASB system with step-feed for COD and phenols removal. | A two-continuous mesophilic (37 ± 2°C) UASB system with step-feed was investigated as an attractive optimization strategy for enhancing COD and total phenols removal of the system and improving aerobic biodegradability of real coal gasification wastewater. Through the step-feed period, the maximum removal eff... |
2,314,008 | [Development of a novel hybrid UAFB-anoxic-aerobic MBR for energy production and nutrients removal from domestic wastewater]. | The combined treatment process making up of up-flow anaerobic sludge fixed bed (UAFB), anoxic tank and aerobic membrane bioreactor (MBR) was used to treat domestic wastewater. And the ability of reclaiming methane and reusing wastewater was investigated. The efficiency of the combined treatment process treating wastewa... |
2,314,009 | [Performance and process kinetics of pilot-scale ANAMMOX bioreactor under different water temperatures]. | Performance and process biokinetics of the upflow pilot-scale anaerobic ammonium oxidation (ANAMMOX) reactor were investigated at ambient temperature. The results of substrate testing showed that the pilot-scale ANAMMOX reactor operated stably when the influent nitrite concentration reached (380.4 +/- 18.3) mg x L(-1);... |
2,314,010 | Women with primary ovarian insufficiency have lower bone mineral density. | The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence of osteoporosis in a sample of 32 patients with spontaneous primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) in comparison to reference groups of 25 pre- and 55 postmenopausal women. Hip (lumbar) and spinal bone mineral density (BMD) measurements were performed by dual-energ... |
2,314,011 | Sulfide removal from industrial wastewaters by lithotrophic denitrification using nitrate as an electron acceptor. | Sulfide is present in wastewaters as well as in biogas and can be removed by several physicochemical and biotechnological processes. Nitrate is a potential electron acceptor, readily available in most wastewater treatment plants and it can replace oxygen under anoxic conditions. A lab-scale reactor was operated for tre... |
2,314,012 | [Effect of nitrite accumulation on enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) in A2O process treating domestic wastewater]. | At normal temperature, short-cut nitrification and denitrification was achieved in a lab-scale A2O process treating low C/N ratio domestic wastewater by controlling DO concentration of 0.3-0.5 mg/L and increasing the internal reflux ratio to decrease the actual aerobic HRT. However, the phosphorus removal in A2O proces... |
2,314,013 | Sulfate-reducing bacteria in a denitrification reactor packed with wood as a carbon source. | A denitrification reactor packed with wood as a carbon source was operated using synthetic inorganic wastewater. The maximum denitrification rate was 62.4 g-NO(3)(-)/m(3)/day at HRT of 24 h. The nitrate removal continued after 1500 days. The denitrification efficiency was assumed to enhance sulfur denitrification via w... |
2,314,014 | Hydraulic performance of a proposed in situ photocatalytic reactor for degradation of MTBE in water. | Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) groundwater remediation projects often require a combination of technologies resulting in increasing the project costs. A cost-effective in situ photocatalytic reactor design, Honeycomb II, is proposed and tested for its efficiency in MTBE degradation at various flows. This study is an in... |
2,314,015 | Influence of hydraulic retention time in a two-phase upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor treating textile dyeing effluent using sago effluent as the co-substrate. | Textile dyeing and sago industries are the most polluting industries in South India, especially in industrial cities like Salem, Tamil Nadu, where textile dyeing and sago industries are clumped together geographically. Conventional physicochemical treatment followed by biological processes for the effluent generated fr... |
2,314,016 | Optic nerve head analysis of superior segmental optic hypoplasia using Heidelberg retina tomography. | To evaluate the optic disc characteristics of eyes with superior segmental optic hypoplasia (SSOH) using the Heidelberg retina tomograph (HRT).</AbstractText>Thirteen eyes of 13 Japanese patients with SSOH were studied with the HRT (software version: 3.0). The group included six males and seven females, with a mean age... |
2,314,017 | Blue light photoreceptors are required for the stability and function of a resistance protein mediating viral defense in Arabidopsis. | This light-perciving ability of plants requires the activities of proteins termed photoreceptors. In addition to various growth and developmental processes, light also plays a role in plant defense against pathogens and is required for activation of several defense genes and regulation of the cell death response. Howev... |
2,314,018 | Preparation of ultra-lightweight sludge ceramics (ULSC) and application for pharmaceutical advanced wastewater treatment in a biological aerobic filter (BAF). | Novel media-ultra-lightweight sludge ceramics (ULSC) employed in an upflow lab-scale biological aerobic filter (BAF) were investigated for pharmaceutical advanced wastewater treatment. The influences of the volume ratio of pharmaceutical wastewater to domestic wastewater (PW/DW), hydraulic retention time (HRT) and air-... |
2,314,019 | Granulation of simultaneous partial nitrification and anammox biomass in one single SBR system. | The granulation of simultaneous partial nitrification and anaerobic ammonium oxidation (Anammox) was investigated in a single, oxygen-limited, sequencing batch reactor. In this research, the reactor was started anaerobically and fed using the synthetic medium described by Van de Graaf et al. to cultivate Anammox biomas... |
2,314,020 | Confounding effects of hormone replacement therapy in protein biomarker studies. | We have recently investigated effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on the serum proteome, and found a high proportion of proteins with altered levels associated with oral estrogen and/or estrogen plus progesterone treatment. Given this finding, we have investigated the extent to which exposure to HRT may have a... |
2,314,021 | Deposition and cellular interaction of cancer-inducing particles in the human respiratory tract: Theoretical approaches and experimental data. | Inhaled particles that are deposited on the epithelial surface of the human respiratory tract (HRT) may act as serious health hazards, in the worst case inducing the development of various types of lung cancer. In the past, several particle types, such as asbestos fibers, hard wood dust and cigarette smoke were identif... |
2,314,022 | Change in optic nerve head topography in healthy volunteers: an 11-year follow-up. | To study longitudinal changes in optic nerve head (ONH) topography in healthy volunteers.</AbstractText>One eye each of 36 healthy volunteers was prospectively followed for 11 (7-13) years with the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph I (HRT I). All eyes had normal visual fields, non-glaucomatous ONHs, no defects on red-free ne... |
2,314,023 | A control strategy of partial nitritation in a fixed bed biofilm reactor. | To achieve an appropriate mixture of ammonium and nitrite for anaerobic ammonium oxidation (ANAMMOX), 50% partial nitritation was optimized in a fixed bed biofilm reactor treating synthetic wastewater. Results suggested that 50% partial nitritation could be achieved by stepwise increases of influent NH4+-N at pH of 7.8... |
2,314,024 | A study of new referrals to a menopause clinic and their initial outcomes: how can we improve the service we provide? | This retrospective case-note study was performed to examine the ways in which an already established menopause clinic could improve service to its patients. The management of 151 patients was examined. Most were referred by their general practitioner and the most common reason for referral was to seek an alternative to... |
2,314,025 | Comparison of the diagnostic ability of Moorfield's regression analysis and glaucoma probability score using Heidelberg retinal tomograph III in eyes with primary open angle glaucoma. | To compare the diagnostic performance of the Heidelberg retinal tomograph (HRT) glaucoma probability score (GPS) with that of Moorfield's regression analysis (MRA).</AbstractText>The study included 50 eyes of normal subjects and 50 eyes of subjects with early-to-moderate primary open angle glaucoma. Images were obtaine... |
2,314,026 | Factors affecting the variability of the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph III measurements in newly diagnosed glaucoma patients. | To determine factors associated with the test-retest variability of optic nerve head (ONH) topography measurements with confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (CSLO) in newly diagnosed glaucomatous patients.</AbstractText>Consecutive patients with newly diagnosed primary open-angle glaucoma were prospectively enrolled.... |
2,314,027 | Efficacy of the "bow and lean test" for the management of horizontal canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. | <AbstractText Label="OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS" NlmCategory="OBJECTIVE">Horizontal semicircular canal (HSC) benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) has been reported to have a poorer prognosis than posterior semicircular canal BPPV. Incorrect determination of the affected ear appears to be one of the causes of poorer o... |
2,314,028 | Decolourization of synthetic wastewater containing azo dyes by immobilized Phanerochaete chrysosporium in a continuously operated RBC reactor. | A laboratory-scale rotating biological contactor (RBC) reactor with immobilized fungal biomass of Phanerochaete chrysosporium was investigated for its performance in decolourizing synthetic wastewater containing single or mixture of azo dyes, Direct Red-80 (DR-80) and Mordant Blue-9 (MB-9). Decolourization efficiency i... |
2,314,029 | Optic disc measurements using the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph in amblyopia. | To investigate the characteristics of optic disc parameters in amblyopic eyes in which retinal involvement is uncertain.</AbstractText>A total of 44 patients with a history of unilateral amblyopia (27 patients with persistent amblyopia and 17 patients with resolved amblyopia) were examined using the Heidelberg Retina T... |
2,314,030 | Agreement between Heidelberg Retina Tomograph-I and -II in detecting glaucomatous changes using topographic change analysis. | To evaluate the suitability of including both Heidelberg Retina Tomograph-I (HRT-I) and HRT-II examinations in the same longitudinal series for HRT topographic change analysis (TCA) and to evaluate parabolic error correction (PEC) to improve the agreement between HRT-I and HRT-II examinations.</AbstractText>A total of ... |
2,314,031 | Comparing the effects of continuous hormone replacement therapy and tibolone on the genital tract of menopausal women; a randomized controlled trial. | Many postmenopausal women who are on hormone replacement therapy discontinue medications due to vaginal bleeding. Tibolone, a synthetic steroid, has minimal stimulatory effect on the endometrium. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of continuous HRT regimen and tibolone on the onset of vaginal bleeding and ... |
2,314,032 | [Ability of Heidelberg Retina Tomograph III to predict progression in patients with early glaucoma or suspected primary open-angle glaucoma]. | To study the ability of Heidelberg Retina Tomography III (HRT 3) measurements to predict perimetry changes in patients with early glaucoma or suspected primary open-angle glaucoma.</AbstractText>One hundred and thirty two eyes with early glaucoma or suspected glaucoma with no changes in basal perimetry were prospective... |
2,314,033 | Submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor for low-strength wastewater treatment: effect of HRT and SRT on treatment performance and membrane fouling. | Three 6-L submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactors (SAnMBRs) with solids retention times (SRTs) of 30, 60 and infinite days were setup for treating synthetic low-strength wastewater at hydraulic retention times (HRTs) of 12, 10 and 8 h. Total COD removal efficiencies higher than 97% were achieved at all operating condi... |
2,314,034 | AsIII oxidation by Thiomonas arsenivorans in up-flow fixed-bed reactors coupled to As sequestration onto zero-valent iron-coated sand. | The combined processes of biological As(III) oxidation and removal of As(III) and As(V) by zero-valent iron were investigated with synthetic water containing high As(III) concentration (10 mg L(-1)). Two up-flow fixed-bed reactors (R1 and R2) were filled with 2 L of sieved sand (d = 3 ± 1 mm) while zero-valent iro... |
2,314,035 | Multi stage high rate biomethanation of poultry litter with self mixed anaerobic digester. | A multi stage high rate biomethanation process with novel self mixed anaerobic digester (SMAD) was developed in the present study to reduce the hydraulic residence time (HRT), increase the volatile solids (VS) loading rate, improve the VS destruction efficiency and enhance the methane yield. Specific design features of... |
2,314,036 | Biological processes for treatment of landfill leachate. | This review presents an overview with critical analysis of the technical applicability of biological treatments for landfill leachate. A particular focus is given to activated sludge (AS), sequencing batch reactors (SBR), aerated lagoons (AL), and upflow anaerobic sludge blankets (UASB). Their advantages and limitation... |
2,314,037 | Effectiveness of in vivo confocal microscopy in detecting filamentous fungi during clinical course of fungal keratitis. | To determine the effectiveness of laser confocal microscopy in detecting filamentous fungi in the cornea of patients with fungal keratitis (FK) and in evaluating the effectiveness of the treatment.</AbstractText>The corneas of 6 patients clinically diagnosed with FK were examined with the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph II... |
2,314,038 | The haunting of medical journals: how ghostwriting sold "HRT". | Adriane Fugh-Berman examines documents unsealed in recent litigation to investigate how pharmaceutical companies promoted hormone therapy drugs, including the use of medical writing companies to produce ghostwritten manuscripts and place them into medical journals. |
2,314,039 | Sulfidogenic fluidized bed treatment of real acid mine drainage water. | The treatment of real acid mine drainage water (pH 2.7-4.3) containing sulfate (1.5-3.34 g/L) and various metals was studied in an ethanol-fed sulfate-reducing fluidized bed reactor at 35°C. The robustness of the process was tested by increasing stepwise sulfate, ethanol and metal loading rates and decreasing feed... |
2,314,040 | Are compatible solutes compatible with biological treatment of saline wastewater? Batch and continuous studies using submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactors (SAMBRs). | This study investigated fundamental mechanisms that anaerobic biomass employ to cope with salinity, and applied these findings to a continuous SAMBR. When anaerobic biomass was exposed to 20 and 40 g NaCl/L for 96 h, the main solute generated de novo by biomass was trehalose. When we separately introduced trehalose, N-... |
2,314,041 | New strategies in ovarian cancer: uptake and experience of women at high risk of ovarian cancer who are considering risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy. | Here, we review factors associated with uptake of risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy by women at increased hereditary risk for ovarian cancer, as well as quality of life issues following surgery. Forty-one research studies identified through PubMed and PsychInfo met inclusion criteria. Older age, having had children, ... |
2,314,042 | In vivo analysis of conjunctiva in gold micro shunt implantation for glaucoma. | To describe the conjunctival epithelial features seen with in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) after gold micro shunt (GMS) implantation in the suprachoroidal space, in patients with uncontrolled glaucoma.</AbstractText>This was an observational case series study. Fourteen eyes of 14 consecutive glaucomatous patients wi... |
2,314,043 | Performance of high-loaded ANAMMOX UASB reactors containing granular sludge. | The performance of high-loaded anaerobic ammonium oxidizing (ANAMMOX) upflow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB) reactors was investigated. Two ANAMMOX reactors (R1 with and R2 without effluent recycling, respectively) were fed with relatively low nitrite concentration of 240 mg-N L(-1) with subsequent progressive increase in ... |
2,314,044 | A nomogram to predict for malignant diagnosis of BI-RADS Category 4 breast lesions. | BI-RADS Category classification is the most powerful predictor of breast cancer (BC). However, BI-RADS Category 4 lesions are associated with a highly variable rate of BC. The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a nomogram for the prediction of individual probability of BC in patients with BI-RADS Categor... |
2,314,045 | Risk of proximal colonic neoplasms in asymptomatic adults older than 50 years found to have distal hyperplastic polyps on routine colorectal cancer screening. | A retrospective case-control study was conducted to evaluate whether hyperplastic polyps (HPs) found in the lower 50 cm of colon could be used as indicators for synchronous proximal neoplasms (SPNs) in the large intestine. Additionally, other characteristics considered included age; sex; ethnicity; history of cancer, c... |
2,314,046 | Physiological versus standard sex steroid replacement in young women with premature ovarian failure: effects on bone mass acquisition and turnover. | The aim of this exploratory study was to establish whether we could improve skeletal health with a physiological regimen of SSR in young women with premature ovarian failure (POF).</AbstractText>In an open-label randomized controlled crossover trial, 34 women with POF were randomized to 4-week cycles of pSSR (transderm... |
2,314,047 | Menopause, hormone replacement and gynaecological cancers. | Approximately 18,000 women are diagnosed with a gynaecological cancer in the UK each year. Predisposing risk factors for some of these gynaecological cancers include an early menarche/late menopause and hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Furthermore, treatment of gynaecological malignancies often induces an iatrogenic ... |
2,314,048 | Compliance with estrogen hormone replacement therapy after oophorectomy: a prospective study. | To quantify compliance with using estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy (HRT) up until the time of mean age of natural menopause in women undergoing either bilateral oophorectomy or removal of one remaining ovary at the time of hysterectomy for benign disease.</AbstractText>Prospective study. Annual questionnaire f... |
2,314,049 | An investigation of breast cancer risk factors in Cyprus: a case control study. | Breast cancer is the most common form of malignancy affecting women worldwide. It is also the leading cancer in females in Cyprus, with approximately 400 new cases diagnosed annually. It is well recognized that genetic variation as well as environmental factors modulate breast cancer risk. The main aim of this study wa... |
2,314,050 | Hormone replacement therapy and the adolescent. | We present an update on hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) for adolescents and young women with deficiencies of pubertal hormones.</AbstractText>Although the optimal HRT regimen remains unclear and data in adolescents are limited, this review will update clinicians regarding the current issues facing them as they care ... |
2,314,051 | Effects of combined hormone replacement therapy or its effective agents on the IGF-1 pathway in skeletal muscle. | To investigate the effects of combined hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and its effective agents on the IGF-1 signaling pathway.</AbstractText>To examine the effects of HRT on skeletal muscle in vivo, we utilized pre- and post-intervention samples from a randomized double blinded trial with 50-57-year-old women. The i... |
2,314,052 | Removal of steroid estrogens in carbonaceous and nitrifying activated sludge processes. | A carbonaceous (heterotrophic) activated sludge process (ASP), nitrifying ASP and a nitrifying/denitrifying ASP have been studied to examine the role of process type in steroid estrogen removal. Biodegradation efficiencies for total steroid estrogens (Sigma(EST)) of 80 and 91% were recorded for the nitrifying/denitrify... |
2,314,053 | Press coverage of hormone replacement therapy and menopause. | To evaluate the information reported by Italian press articles about hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and menopause, in terms of completeness, clarity of language and transparency.</AbstractText>In the framework of the Consensus Conference Informing women about hormone replacement therapy, 225 articles published from ... |
2,314,054 | Optic disc analysis with Heidelberg Retina Tomography III in glaucoma with unilateral visual field defects. | To find the optic disc features of asymmetric primary open-angle glaucoma.</AbstractText>In this observational case-control study, 52 consecutive open-angle glaucoma patients with unilateral visual field defects participated. In each patient, an optic disc analysis using Heidelberg Retina Tomography III (HRT-III) was p... |
2,314,055 | Sensitivity of continuous performance test (CPT) at age 14 years to developmental methylmercury exposure. | Hit Reaction Time latencies (HRT) in the Continuous Performance Test (CPT) measure the speed of visual information processing. The latencies may involve different neuropsychological functions depending on the time from test initiation, i.e., first orientation, learning and habituation, then cognitive processing and foc... |
2,314,056 | Lasofoxifene: Evidence of its therapeutic value in osteoporosis. | Osteoporosis is a skeletal disorder characterized by compromised bone strength and increased risk of fracture. It is a common disorder in elderly subjects and represents a major public health problem, affecting up to 40% postmenopausal women and 15% of men. Among the several therapeutical interventions, hormone replace... |
2,314,057 | Bioflocculation of grey water for improved energy recovery within decentralized sanitation concepts. | Bioflocculation of grey water was tested with a lab-scale membrane bioreactor in order to concentrate the COD. Three concentration factors were tested based on the ratio of sludge retention time (SRT) and hydraulic retention time (HRT): 3, 8 and 12. COD concentration factor was up to 7.1, achieving a final concentratio... |
2,314,058 | Correlation between morphology of optic disc determined by Heidelberg Retina Tomograph II and visual function in eyes with open-angle glaucoma. | To investigate the correlation between the morphology of the optic disc and the visual function of eyes with open-angle glaucoma (OAG).</AbstractText>One hundred and three eyes of 76 patients with OAG were studied. The baseline optic disc morphology was used to classify the eyes into four types: focal ischemic type (FI... |
2,314,059 | Role of estrogen receptor- α in an experimental model of bronchial asthma. | Use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may increase the risk of adult-onset asthma in women. Various in vitro studies have reported that estradiol stimulates human mast cell lines causing release of allergic mediators which was not observed in estrogen receptor-alpha (ER-alpha) knockout mice. Thus, estrogen might be ... |
2,314,060 | Breast cancer incidence and time trend in France from 1990 to 2007: a population-based study from two French cancer registries. | The hypothesis of a link between breast cancer and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is evoked to explain the recent decrease of incidence observed in several countries. The purpose of our study is to analyse the evolution of breast cancer incidence by stage.</AbstractText>We used data from Tarn and Isère French c... |
2,314,061 | Treatment of azo dye Acid Orange 7 containing wastewater using up-flow constructed wetland with and without supplementary aeration. | The aim of this study is to examine and compare the treatment performance of Acid Orange 7 (AO7) containing wastewater by up-flow constructed wetland (UFCW) at different AO7 concentrations, hydraulic retention times (HRT) and alternative of supplementary aeration. The aerated wetland reactor outperformed the non-aerate... |
2,314,062 | Experimental study on a coupled process of production and anaerobic digestion of Chlorella vulgaris. | The main goal of this present study is to investigate the feasibility of coupling algae production (Chlorella vulgaris) to an anaerobic digestion unit. An intermediate settling device was integrated in order to adapt the feed-flow concentration and the flow rate. Digestion of C. vulgaris was studied under 16 and 28 day... |
2,314,063 | Prevention and treatment of hormone-associated venous thromboembolism: a patient management approach. | Given the known increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) associated with both oral contraceptive (OC) use and hormone replacement therapy (HRT), it is important to address questions about the prevention and management of hormone-associated VTE. Specifically, the objectives of this article are as follows: (1) to p... |
2,314,064 | Managing postmenopausal bleeding revisited: what is the best first line investigation and who should be seen within 2 weeks? A cross-sectional study of 326 women. | The management strategies of postmenopausal bleeding (PMB) vary between different centres. This study was conducted to (1) evaluate the performance of a "One Stop PMB Clinic" that uses trans-vaginal ultrasound scanning (TVS) ± Pipelle(®) endometrial biopsy (EB) as the first line investigation, and (2) identif... |
2,314,065 | A model for developing high-reliability teams. | To develop a model for high reliability in health care quality and patient safety.</AbstractText>A high-reliability health organization (HRO) has measurable near perfect performance in quality and safety. High reliability is necessary in health care where the consequences of error are high and the frequency is low.</Ab... |
2,314,066 | Effect of hydraulic retention time on continuous biocatalytic calcification reactor.<Pagination><StartPage>503</StartPage><EndPage>506</EndPage><MedlinePgn>503-6</MedlinePgn></Pagination><ELocationID EIdType="doi" ValidYN="Y">10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.06.060</ELocationID><Abstract><AbstractText>High calcium concentrations... | High calcium concentrations in the wastewaters are problematic, because they lead to clogging of pipelines, boilers and heat exchangers through scaling (as carbonate, sulfate or phosphate precipitates), or malfunctioning of aerobic and anaerobic reactors. As a remedy to this problem, the industry typically uses chemica... |
2,314,067 | Nitrogen and carbon removal from Fenton-treated leachate by denitrification and biofiltration. | Treatment of a Fenton-treated leachate was carried out by denitrification of nitrate using an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) biofilm reactor and subsequent biofiltration of the residual COD using a biological aerated filter (BAF). Methanol was selected as the optimal external carbon source because of its good p... |
2,314,068 | Cryptochrome 2 and phototropin 2 regulate resistance protein-mediated viral defense by negatively regulating an E3 ubiquitin ligase. | Light harvested by plants is essential for the survival of most life forms. This light perception ability requires the activities of proteins termed photoreceptors. We report a function for photoreceptors in mediating resistance (R) protein-derived plant defense. The blue-light photoreceptors, cryptochrome (CRY) 2 and ... |
2,314,069 | Relative precision of inhaler aerodynamic particle size distribution (APSD) metrics by full resolution and abbreviated andersen cascade impactors (ACIs): part 2--investigation of bias in extra-fine mass fraction with AIM-HRT impactor. | The purpose of this study was to resolve an anomalously high measure of extra-fine particle fraction (EPF) determined by the abbreviated cascade impactor possibly relevant for human respiratory tract (AIM-HRT) in the experiment described in Part 1 of this two-part series, in which the relative precision of abbreviated ... |
2,314,070 | Microbial community structure in an integrated A/O reactor treating diluted livestock wastewater during start-up period. | In order to investigate the correlation between reactor performance and the microorganisms, an integrated NO reactor was operated for 72 days to treat diluted livestock wastewater. Chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiency increased from 79% to 94%, with total nitrogen (TN) removal efficiency from 37% to 50% (HRT... |
2,314,071 | Performance evaluation of oxygen, air and nitrate for the microaerobic removal of hydrogen sulphide in biogas from sludge digestion. | The removal performance of hydrogen sulphide in severely polluted biogas produced during the anaerobic digestion of sludge was studied by employing pure oxygen, air and nitrate as oxidant reactives supplied to the biodigester. Research was performed in a 200-L digester with an hydraulic retention time (HRT) of ∼... |
2,314,072 | Decomposition and biodegradability enhancement of textile wastewater using a combination of electron beam irradiation and activated sludge process. | The research conducted a study on decomposition and biodegradability enhancement of textile wastewater using a combination of electron beam irradiation and activated sludge process. The purposes of this research are to remove pollutant through decomposition and to enhance the biodegradability of textile wastewater. The... |
2,314,073 | Influence of physicochemical and operational parameters on Nitrobacter and Nitrospira communities in an aerobic activated sludge bioreactor. | To understand how to optimize performance of a partially nitrifying plant, the dynamics of Nitrospira and Nitrobacter abundance were studied over a 1 year period using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and their relative contributions to nitrite oxidation assessed including the affects of temperature and di... |
2,314,074 | An assessment of Manasika Bhavas in menopausal syndrome and its management. | The present clinical trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of Shirodhara and Saraswatarishta as compared to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in the management of menopausal syndrome, along with the assessment of Manasika Bhavas. The subjects were randomly divided into three groups. A total 48 patients were sele... |
2,314,075 | Efficient salt removal in a continuously operated upflow microbial desalination cell with an air cathode. | Microbial desalination cells (MDCs) hold great promise for drinking water production because of potential energy savings during the desalination process. In this study, we developed a continuously operated MDC--upflow microbial desalination cell (UMDC) for the purpose of salt removal. During the 4-month operation, the ... |
2,314,076 | [Connective tissue and prolapse genesis]. | The pathophysiology of pelvic floor disorders still remains not well understood. Increasing age as well as vaginal multiparity are the main commonly accepted factors. The hypothesis of a defect of connective tissues of the pelvic floor with aging due to collagen deficiency and/or elastic fiber degradation is often high... |
2,314,077 | In vitro estrogenic activities of fenugreek Trigonella foenum graecum seeds. | <AbstractText Label="BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES" NlmCategory="OBJECTIVE">Trigonella foenum graecum commonly known as fenugreek, has been widely cultivated in Asia, Africa and Mediterranean countries for the edible and medicinal values of its seeds. Earlier reports show that fenugreek seeds provide a mastogenic effect ... |
2,314,078 | Semi-continuous cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris for treating undigested and digested dairy manures. | The present study, based on a previous batch-wise experiment, investigated a lab-scale semi-continuous cultivation of green microalgae Chlorella vulgaris (UTEX 2714), as a useful means for nutrient reduction as well as production of algal biomass which can be used as potential feedstock for the production of biofuel an... |
2,314,079 | Microarray analysis of relative gene expression stability for selection of internal reference genes in the rhesus macaque brain. | Normalization of gene expression data refers to the comparison of expression values using reference standards that are consistent across all conditions of an experiment. In PCR studies, genes designated as "housekeeping genes" have been used as internal reference genes under the assumption that their expression is stab... |
2,314,080 | Absence of positive effect of black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) on fracture healing in osteopenic rodent model. | The healing of predominantly metaphyseal fractures in postmenopausal osteoporosis is delayed and comparatively poor. Due to the potential side effects of HRT, natural alternatives are appealing. The aim of this study was to determine whether Cimicifuga racemosa extract BNO 1055 improves metaphyseal fracture healing in ... |
2,314,081 | Extreme thermophilic biohydrogen production from wheat straw hydrolysate using mixed culture fermentation: effect of reactor configuration. | Hydrogen production from hemicellulose-rich wheat straw hydrolysate was investigated in continuously-stirred tank reactor (CSTR), up-flow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB) reactor, and anaerobic filter (AF) reactor. The CSTR was operated at an hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 3 days, and the UASB and AF reactors were operat... |
2,314,082 | Can a phenotype for recessive inheritance in breast cancer be defined? | While a dominant inheritance of breast cancer (vertical inheritance) is well known, less is known about a possible recessive inheritance (horizontal inheritance). In a clinical series of 1676 breast cancer patient's family history was scored as vertical (grandmother-aunt-mother-sister-daughter) or horizontal (sister-si... |
2,314,083 | Effects of continuous combined hormone replacement therapy and clodronate on bone mineral density in osteoporotic postmenopausal women: a 5-year follow-up. | To determine the effects of HRT with or without clodronate on bone mineral density (BMD) change and bone turnover markers.</AbstractText>Prospective, partly randomized trial.</AbstractText>Kuopio University Hospital, Finland.</AbstractText>167 osteoporotic women (61+/-2.7 years; T-score<or=-2.5 SD).</AbstractText>Es... |
2,314,084 | Alkalinity and dissolved oxygen as controlling parameters for ammonia removal through partial nitritation and ANAMMOX in a single-stage bioreactor. | The oxidation of ammonia to dinitrogen through partial nitritation and anaerobic ammonium oxidation (ANAMMOX) in a single-stage bioreactor is based on suppressing the nitratation process. The single-stage process operated on a laboratory-scale fixed film bioreactor achieved ammonia removal of 0.7 kg NH4-N/(m(3) day) at... |
2,314,085 | The fate of di-n-butyl phthalate in a laboratory-scale anaerobic/anoxic/oxic wastewater treatment process. | A laboratory-scale anaerobic/anoxic/oxic (AAO) wastewater treatment system was employed to investigate the effects of hydraulic retention time (HRT) and sludge retention time (SRT) on the removal and fate of di-n-butyl phthalate (DnBP). HRT had no significant effect on DNBP removal between 12 and 30 h. However, longer ... |
2,314,086 | Application of the gas tracer method for measuring oxygen transfer rates in subsurface flow constructed wetlands. | The oxygen transfer rate (OTR) has a significant impact on the design, optimal operation and modelling of constructed wetlands treating wastewater. Oxygen consumption is very fast in wetlands and the OTR cannot be determined using an oxygen mass balance. This problem is circumvented in this study by applying the gas tr... |
2,314,087 | Severe osteoporosis with multiple vertebral fractures after gender reassignment therapy - is it male or female osteoporosis? | We report about a 49-years-old patient with severe osteoporosis and multiple vertebral fractures after male-to-female reassignment therapy. The patient had 12 years of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with very low serum levels of estradiol and testosterone at the time the fractures occurred. The reasons are currently... |
2,314,088 | Influence of nitrate, sulfate and operational parameters on the bioreduction of perchlorate using an up-flow packed bed reactor at high salinity. | In this study we have investigated whether electron acceptors, such as nitrate or sulphate ions, competitively inhibit the reduction of perchlorate in brine in continuous up-flow packed bed bioreactors. The effect of pH and hydraulic retention time (HRT) on the reduction of perchlorate at high salinity has also been ex... |
2,314,089 | Temperature effects on nitrification in polishing biological aerated filters (BAFs). | The effects of temperature on nitrification in a polishing biological aerated filter (BAF) were investigated using a 75-mm diameter pilot-scale BAF with a gravel media size of 5 mm and a depth of 1.7 m. Influent soluble chemical oxygen demand (sCOD) and ammonia-nitrogen (NH3-N) concentrations were approximately 50 mg/L... |
2,314,090 | Menopausal arthralgia: Fact or fiction. | Arthralgia is experienced by more then half of the women around the time of menopause. The causes of joint pain in postmenopausal women can be difficult to determine as the period of menopause coincides with rising incidence of chronic rheumatic conditions such as osteoarthritis. Nevertheless, prevalence of arthralgia ... |
2,314,091 | Disc photography and Heidelberg retinal tomography documentation of reversal of cupping following trabeculectomy. | Reversal of cupping is a widely recognized phenomenon. However, whether or not functional improvement is associated with reversal of cupping is controversial. There has not been any documentation in the literature of reversal of cupping with accompanying Heidelberg Retinal Tomograph (HRT) images and visual field (VF) c... |
2,314,092 | Improving solids retention in upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors at low temperatures using lamella settlers. | Lamella settlers were used to increase sludge concentration in pilot scale UASB reactors treating concentrated sewage at low temperature. The aim was to increase sludge retention time (SRT) and achieve better digestion in UASB reactors without the need for increasing the hydraulic retention time (HRT). Two modified UAS... |
2,314,093 | Polymorphisms in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene and advanced colorectal adenoma risk. | While germline mutations in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene cause the hereditary colon cancer syndrome (familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)), the role of common germline APC variants in sporadic adenomatous polyposis remains unclear. We studied the association of eight APC single nucleotide polymorphisms (SN... |
2,314,094 | In vivo and in vitro laser confocal microscopy to diagnose acanthamoeba keratitis. | To determine the effectiveness of laser confocal microscopy in identifying Acanthamoeba cysts and trophozoites in the cornea of patients with Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) and to evaluate its effectiveness in following AK after treatment.</AbstractText>The corneas of 9 patients clinically diagnosed with AK were monitored... |
2,314,095 | Clinical update on hormone replacement therapy. | There has been much change concerning the menopause in clinical practice, research and prescribing since the 1990s, with conflicting information and uncertainties. The use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has declined and women have often stopped taking it with no discussion with healthcare professionals. The uncer... |
2,314,096 | Premature ovarian failure from current perspective. | Premature ovarian failure (POF) is a syndrome characterised by amenorrhoea, hypoestrogenism and hypergonadotropinism before the age of 40. It is a disorder affecting approximately 1% of women <40 years, 1/1,000 women by the age of 30 and 1/10,000 women by the age of 20. POF is not merely an early menopause. Up to 50... |
2,314,097 | Influence of ferutinin on bone metabolism in ovariectomized rats. II: role in recovering osteoporosis. | The aim of the present investigation, which represents an extension of a previous study, was to investigate the effect of ferutinin in recovering severe osteoporosis due to estrogen deficiency after rat ovariectomy and to compare phytoestrogen effects with those of estrogens commonly used in hormone replacement therapy... |
2,314,098 | Performances and nitrification properties of biological aerated filters with zeolite, ceramic particle and carbonate media. | The performance and nitrification properties of three BAFs, with ceramic, zeolite and carbonate media, respectively, were investigated to evaluate the feasibility of employing these materials as biological aerated filter media. All three BAFs shown a promising COD and SS removal performance, while influent pH was 6.5-8... |
2,314,099 | Growth parameters of microalgae tolerant to high levels of carbon dioxide in batch and continuous-flow photobioreactors. | Microalgae can be cultured in photobioreactors to sequester carbon dioxide and produce potentially valuable biomaterials. The goal of the present study was to identify and utilize microalgal strains that are capable of tolerating up to 20% CO2 (gas phase) concentrations under variable light or flue-gas blend conditions... |
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