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2,314,500 | Decomposition of 1,4-dioxane by photo-Fenton oxidation coupled with activated sludge in a polyester manufacturing process. | The cyclic ether 1,4-dioxane is a synthetic industrial chemical that is used as a solvent in producing paints and lacquers. The EPA and the International Agency for Research on Cancer(IARC) classified 1,4-dioxane as a GROUP B2(probable human) carcinogen. 1,4-dioxane is also produced as a by-product during the manufactu... |
2,314,501 | Anaerobic degradation of landfill leachate using an upflow anaerobic fixed-bed reactor with microbial sulfate reduction. | This study evaluated the anaerobic degradation of landfill leachate and sulfate reduction as a function of COD/(SO(4)(2-)) ratio in an upflow anaerobic fixed-bed reactor. The reactor, which was inoculated with a mixed consortium, was operated under a constant hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 5 days. We investigated th... |
2,314,502 | Profile of the progesterone derivative chlormadinone acetate - pharmocodynamic properties and therapeutic applications. | Chlormadinone acetate (CMA) is a derivative of progesterone (17alpha-acetoxy-6-chloro-4,6-pregnadiene-3,20-dione), first synthesized in 1961 and is used as an orally effective progestogen in hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and in combination with ethinyl estradiol (EE) in contraception since 1999. Chlormadinone acet... |
2,314,503 | Hormone replacement therapy diminishes hearing in peri-menopausal mice. | We recently discovered that progestin in hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for post-menopausal women has detrimental effects on the ear and central auditory system [Guimaraes, P., Frisina, S.T., Mapes, F., Tadros, S.F., Frisina, D.R., Frisina, R.D., 2006. Progestin negatively affects hearing in aged women. Proc. Natl. ... |
2,314,504 | Screening and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in rheumatoid arthritis patients in an urban multispecialty practice. | Despite increased awareness of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, physicians are not providing recommended screening and treatment. The number of patients receiving bone density measurements, primary prevention, and secondary treatment remains low.</AbstractText>To analyze physician adherence of rheumatologists in an... |
2,314,505 | Performance of a sequencing batch biofilm reactor for the treatment of pre-oxidized sulfamethoxazole solutions. | A combined strategy of a photo-Fenton pretreatment followed by a Sequencing Batch Biofilm Reactor (SBBR) was evaluated for total C and N removal from a synthetic wastewater containing exclusively 200 mg L(-1) of the antibiotic Sulfamethoxazole (SMX). Photo-Fenton reaction was optimized at the minimum reagent doses in o... |
2,314,506 | Effects of temperature and hydraulic residence time (HRT) on treatment of dilute wastewater in a carrier anaerobic baffled reactor. | To examine the effect of hydraulic residence time (HRT) on the performance and stability, to treat dilute wastewater at different operational temperatures in a carrier anaerobic baffled reactor (CABR), and hence to gain a deeper insight into microbial responses to hydraulic shocks on the base of the relationships among... |
2,314,507 | Different estrogen sensitivity of urogenital tissue from women with and without stress urinary incontinence. | Oral hormone replacement therapy (HRT) based on estradiol-17beta (E2), E2 esters or conjugated equine estrogens gives rise to huge amounts of circulating estrone (E1) as a result of the first liver pass. E1 is an estrogen (ER) receptor agonist but has also been reported to act as a partial E2 antagonist in vitro. Our a... |
2,314,508 | The effects of hormones on urinary incontinence in postmenopausal women. | It has been established that the lower urinary tract is sensitive to the effects of estrogen, sharing a common embryological origin with the female genital tract, the urogenital sinus. Urge urinary incontinence is more prevalent after the menopause, and the peak prevalence of stress incontinence occurs around the time ... |
2,314,509 | [Treating cassava starch wastewater by up-flow multistage anaerobic reactor]. | The performance and the characteristics of a laboratory scale up-flow multistage anaerobic reactor (UMAR) were investigated using cassava starch wastewater. The experimental results showed that the formation of anaerobic granules in UMAR system was facilitated and short period to start up. Usually, in 40 d after starti... |
2,314,510 | Comparison of glaucoma probability score and Moorfields regression analysis to discriminate glaucomatous and healthy eyes. | To compare sensitivity and specificity values of glaucoma probability score (GPS) and Moorfields regression analysis (MRA) of Heidelberg retina tomograph (HRT) to discriminate between glaucomatous and healthy eyes.</AbstractText>A total of 160 eyes of 160 individuals (80 glaucoma patients and 80 healthy subjects) were ... |
2,314,511 | Genetic variation in genes of the fatty acid synthesis pathway and breast cancer risk. | Fatty acid synthase (FAS) is the major enzyme of lipogenesis. It catalyzes the NADPH-dependent condensation of acetyl-CoA and malonyl-CoA to produce palmitic acid. Transcription of the FAS gene is controlled synergistically by the transcription factors ChREBP (carbohydrate response element-binding protein), which is in... |
2,314,512 | Clinical significance of reporting benign-appearing endometrial cells in Pap tests in women aged 40 years and over. | To determine the clinical significance of reporting benign-appearing endometrial cells on Pap tests from women > or = 40 years.</AbstractText>Pap tests from 149 women demonstrating cytologically benign endometrial cells with histologic follow-up within 12 months were included. Age, menopausal status, hormone replace... |
2,314,513 | N-removal performance and underlying bacterial taxa of upflow filter bioreactor system under different dissolved oxygen and internal recycle conditions. | Biological N-removal treatment of piggery wastewater in the upflow anaerobic-anoxic-aerobic floating filter (UA(3)FF) bioreactor based on the concept of nitritation-denitritation was studied along with the changes in internal recycle ratio and dissolved oxygen concentration (DO). Consecutive changes in the recirculatio... |
2,314,514 | Postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy modifies skeletal muscle composition and function: a study with monozygotic twin pairs. | We investigated whether long-term hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is associated with mobility and lower limb muscle performance and composition in postmenopausal women. Fifteen 54- to 62-yr-old monozygotic female twin pairs discordant for HRT were recruited from the Finnish Twin Cohort. Habitual (HWS) and maximal (MW... |
2,314,515 | Hydrogen and methane production through two-stage mesophilic anaerobic digestion of olive pulp. | The present study focused on the anaerobic biohydrogen production from olive pulp (two phase olive mill wastes, TPOMW) and the subsequent anaerobic treatment of the effluent for methane production under mesophilic conditions in a two-stage process. Biohydrogen production from water-diluted (1:4) olive pulp was investig... |
2,314,516 | The effects of hormone replacement therapy on postmenopausal breast cancer biology and survival. | The goal of this study was to compare the characteristics of breast cancers and survival rates in HRT users versus nonusers.</AbstractText>Data were analyzed for 1055 patients > or = 50 years of age who had definitive therapy for breast cancer from 1994 through 2002.</AbstractText>There were 471 (45%) HRT users. The... |
2,314,517 | Reduction in hormone replacement therapy use and declining breast cancer incidence in the Belgian province of Limburg. | Breast cancer is the most common female cancer in Europe, but its incidence and mortality are rapidly changing across Europe. The early termination of the women's health initiative (WHI) trial, after the detection of an increased breast cancer risk in hormone replacement therapy (HRT) users, was followed by strong decl... |
2,314,518 | Biological degradation of a mixture of municipal wastewater and organic garbage leachate in expanded bed anaerobic reactors and a zeolite filter. | Municipal wastewater was amended with organic garbage leachates at a concentration around 700 mgCOD(soluble)/L and fed to three different anaerobic systems to compare their performance: a down flow fluidized bed (DFFB), an expanded granular sludge bed (EGSB) and a zeolite-packed anaerobic filter reactor (ZPF). The DFFB... |
2,314,519 | Treatment of dairy wastewater by water hyacinth. | The present study addresses potential of water hyacinth for treating small-scale dairy wastewater to satisfy effluent standards for disposal into public sewers. The batch experiments were conducted on dairy wastewater using reactor with water hyacinth and without water hyacinth. The Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) was var... |
2,314,520 | Cost-effectiveness of hormone replacement therapy for menopausal symptoms in the UK. | To estimate the cost-effectiveness of five-year treatment of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) compared with no treatment for women with menopausal symptoms in the UK.</AbstractText>A Markov cohort simulation model with tunnel techniques was used to assess the cost-effectiveness of HRT in women aged 50 years. For the c... |
2,314,521 | Ramelteon for the treatment of insomnia in menopausal women. | Sleep disturbances have been reported to be one of the most troubling manifestations of menopause. While hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has historically been considered a first-line treatment for menopausal insomnia, many women are now seeking alternative treatments due to concerns about the risks and side-effects o... |
2,314,522 | Kinetic evaluation and process performance of a fixed film bioreactor removing phthalic acid and dimethyl phthalate. | Phthalate esters are toxic organic contaminants which can enter into the environment through various industrial processes. In this study, a 6-liter fixed film bioreactor was used to examine biodegradation of phthalic acid (PA) and dimethyl phthalate (DMP) in synthetic wastewater. Effect on the process of two operating ... |
2,314,523 | A modified anaerobic baffled reactor for municipal wastewater treatment. | A nine-chambered modified anaerobic baffled reactor (MABR) was developed to evaluate its suitability for the treatment of municipal wastewater and to establish the understanding of the relationship between reactor design and operational parameters. The paper presents the configuration of the MABR, its start-up, effect ... |
2,314,524 | Using cheese whey for hydrogen and methane generation in a two-stage continuous process with alternative pH controlling approaches. | This study focuses on the exploitation of cheese whey as a source for hydrogen and methane, in a two-stage continuous process. Mesophilic fermentative hydrogen production from undiluted cheese whey was investigated at a hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 24 h. Alkalinity addition (NaHCO(3)) or an automatic pH controller... |
2,314,525 | Effects of high dose oestrogen therapy on circulating inflammatory markers. | Whilst initial studies suggested HRT reduced the incidence of coronary heart disease, recent studies have suggested HRT increases cardiovascular risk. The route of HRT administration appears important with oral oestrogen significantly increasing levels of inflammatory markers and transdermal oestrogen causing no such c... |
2,314,526 | Does combined hormone replacement therapy improve the health-related quality of life of postmenopausal women? | This Practice Point commentary discusses the findings and limitations of a study by Welton et al. that assessed the effect of combined hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on health-related quality of life (QOL) in postmenopausal women. Evidence of the effect of HRT on health-related QOL in this group of patients in prior... |
2,314,527 | Lower urinary tract symptoms after hormone replacement therapy in Japanese patients with late-onset hypogonadism: a preliminary report. | Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is performed for the treatment for patients with late onset hypogonadism (LOH). One of the main concerns about HRT is the influence of lower urinary tract including prostate. This study examined whether HRT for Japanese patients of LOH affected lower urinary tract symptoms. A total of ... |
2,314,528 | Construction simplicity and cost as selection criteria between two types of constructed wetlands treating highway runoff. | Two free water surface (FWS) and two subsurface flow (SSF) pilot-size wetlands were constructed for the evaluation of their performance in treating highway runoff (HRO) in the heart of the Mediterranean region, the island of Crete, at the southernmost point of Greece. Detailed recordings of the resources involved durin... |
2,314,529 | Optic nerve head changes in early glaucoma: a comparison between stereophotography and Heidelberg retina tomography. | To evaluate and compare the diagnostic accuracy of the Heidelberg retina tomograph (HRT) version 3 with that of glaucoma specialists using stereophotography in discriminating between normal eyes and patients with early glaucomatous visual field loss.</AbstractText>A total of 105 eyes of 105 individuals were prospective... |
2,314,530 | Is the recent fall in incidence of post-menopausal breast cancer in UK related to changes in use of hormone replacement therapy? | There has been a substantial decline in the use of female sex hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in the United Kingdom, particularly by post-menopausal women, since around 2000-2001. Given what is known of the risk of breast cancer in women receiving HRT, the decline in use should have resulted in a decrease in risk, an... |
2,314,531 | Biogas production from anaerobic co-digestion of food waste with dairy manure in a two-phase digestion system. | Co-digestion of food waste and dairy manure in a two-phase digestion system was conducted in laboratory scale. Four influents of R0, R1, R2, and R3 were tested, which were made by mixing food waste with dairy manure at different ratios of 0:1, 1:1, 3:1, and 6:1, respectively. For each influent, three runs of experiment... |
2,314,532 | Aerobic moving bed bioreactor performance: a comparative study of removal efficiencies of kraft mill effluents from Pinus radiata and Eucalyptus globulus as raw material. | A Moving Bed Bioreactor (MBBR) was operated during 333 days. Two different effluents were fed in six different phases. Phases I and II were fed with effluent where Pinus radiata was used as raw material, while phases III to VI were fed with effluent where Eucalyptus globulus was used as raw material. The HRT was reduce... |
2,314,533 | Exogenous and endogenous hormones, mammographic density and breast cancer risk: can mammographic density be considered an intermediate marker of risk? | Elevated mammographic density measures are a well-established, relatively strong risk factor for breast cancer development. A systematic review of prospective cohort studies and cross-sectional studies strikingly establishes parallels between the associations of combined postmenopausal estrogen and progestin replacemen... |
2,314,534 | Comparison between treatment of kitchen-sink wastewater and a mixture of kitchen-sink and washing-machine wastewaters. | In this paper, a submerged membrane bioreactor was used to treat 'higher-load' grey water: (a) kitchen-sink wastewater only, and (b) a mixture of kitchen-sink wastewater and washing-machine wastewater. For each type of wastewater, three systems operated at different hydraulic retention times (HRTs) were investigated. I... |
2,314,535 | Quantitative assessment of optic nerve head morphology and retinal nerve fibre layer in non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy with optical coherence tomography and confocal scanning laser ophthalmoloscopy. | <AbstractText Label="BACKGROUND/AIMS" NlmCategory="OBJECTIVE">To compare the optic disc parameters between patients with non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION) and normal controls, using optical coherence tomography (OCT) and Heidelberg Retinal Tomograph III (HRT), and to evaluate the structure-funct... |
2,314,536 | Progestins in HRT: sufferance or desire? | While the benefits of progestins in hormonal replacement therapy are well recognized as far as endometrial protection is concerned the data on breast tissue and the cardiovascular system are contentious. Following the Women's Health Initiative study, the Million Women Study and The Women's International Study of Long-d... |
2,314,537 | Leachate treatment and greenhouse gas emission in subsurface horizontal flow constructed wetland. | Organic and nitrogen removal efficiencies in subsurface horizontal flow wetland system (HSF) with cattail (Typha augustifolia) treating young and partially stabilized solid waste leachate were investigated. Hydraulic loading rate (HLR) in the system was varied at 0.01, 0.028 and 0.056 m(3)/m(2) d which is equivalent to... |
2,314,538 | [Normal retinal layers in HRT II corneal module]. | The aim of this paper is to present corneal layers of healthy individuals with a confocal laser scanning ophthalmoscope (Heidelberg Retina Tomograph/ Restock Cornea Module).</AbstractText>We analyzed 40 corneas of 20 healthy individuals and measured corneal thickness and thickness of corneal layers. We also describe ce... |
2,314,539 | [Evaluation on the cellular level the filtering bleb following trabeculectomy, using the HRT II Cornea Module]. | Evaluation on the cellular level the filtering bleb following trabeculectomy, using the HRT II Cornea Module.</AbstractText>Confocal microscopy was performed in 47 eyes following trabeculectomy to state typical images for functioning blebs with no MMC application, with MMC application and non-functioning blebs. In gath... |
2,314,540 | Use of hormone replacement therapy, 1998-2007: sustained impact of the Women's Health Initiative findings. | Trials of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for prevention of chronic disease in postmenopausal women have suggested that the risks of treatment outweigh the benefits. The publication in 2002 of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study sparked a rapid decline in HRT purchases among American women.</AbstractText>To exa... |
2,314,541 | Effect of media characteristics on performance of upflow aerobic biofilters. | Laboratory studies were conducted to assess the influence of media related factors such as porosity, pore size, particle size and specific surface area on the performance of upflow aerobic biofilters (ABFs). Three simple models of 8 litre capacity upflow submerged ABFs packed with support media of size 40 mm, 20 mm and... |
2,314,542 | Age and hormone replacement therapy as factors influencing androgen levels in the postmenopausal female. | The changes in androgen levels after the menopause and the effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) itself and the mode of HRT have not been established. The objectives of this study were to document the effect of age on androgen levels in a normal population of postmenopausal women and to investigate the effect of... |
2,314,543 | Acupuncture and auricular acupressure in relieving menopausal hot flashes of bilaterally ovariectomized chinese women: a randomized controlled trial. | The objective of this study is to explore the effects of acupuncture and auricular acupressure in relieving menopausal hot flashes of bilaterally ovariectomized Chinese women. Between May 2006 and March 2008, 46 bilaterally ovariectomized Chinese women were randomized into an acupuncture and auricular acupressure group... |
2,314,544 | [Application of biological aerated filter in treating biomass wastewater and its microbial population characteristics]. | Biomass wastewater contains plenty of cellulose, hemicellulose, starch, saccharide, organic acid and protein. It has high COD value and leads to environment pollution and resource waste. Biomass wastewater was treated in this investigate using a biological aerated filter (BAF) on laboratory scale, and the effect of tre... |
2,314,545 | [Micro-ecology mechanism on microaerobic treatment performance at various influent COD concentrations or HRTs]. | A lab-scale continuous experiment was designed to investigate the effect of influent COD concentrations (11,000, 15,000, 30,000 mg/L) or hydraulic retention time (HRT 42, 25 h) on the microareobic treatment performance of simulated high-strength organic wastewater. The molecular microbiological technologies, including ... |
2,314,546 | [Pilot-scale opposite folded plate hybrid anaerobic reactor (OFPHAR) in treatment of sewage]. | Based on the theories of mass-transfer and two-double integrated staged multi-phase anaerobe (TSMPA), a pilot-scale opposite folded plate hybrid anaerobic reactor (OFPHAR) was designed to treat low concentration sewage. All the trial lasted 12 months and the results indicated that the optimal HRT was 6h. At this HRT, t... |
2,314,547 | Biodegradation of phenol by aerobic granulation technology. | High organic load and fluctuation in organic load in terms of total phenols is fed into a SBR of higher height and diameter ratio (H/D 20) and operated at 4 h cycle basis with a volumetric exchange ratio of 50% resulting in a constant HRT of 8 h. Successful cultivation of aerobic granules was achieved. Aerobic granulat... |
2,314,548 | [Progestagen use in oral contraception - basic knowledge]. | The effects of most prostagens used in hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and in hormonal contraception are not identical. They differ in their structure, the metabolisation, their bioavailability and their partial activities. Therefore, it does not make any sense to declare that the different progestagens with their di... |
2,314,549 | The bioidentical hormone debate: are bioidentical hormones (estradiol, estriol, and progesterone) safer or more efficacious than commonly used synthetic versions in hormone replacement therapy? | The use of bioidentical hormones, including progesterone, estradiol, and estriol, in hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has sparked intense debate. Of special concern is their relative safety compared with traditional synthetic and animal-derived versions, such as conjugated equine estrogens (CEE), medroxyprogesterone a... |
2,314,550 | [Clinical investigation of the Heidelberg retina tomograph II in assessment of macular edema]. | To evaluate the significance of detecting macular edema by the Retina Module of the Heidelberg retina tomograph II (HRTII).</AbstractText>Comparative clinical study, One hundred and twenty-six eyes were divided into two groups according to FFA results, one with macular edema and the other without macular edema. Morphol... |
2,314,551 | Coronary heart disease and HRT in France: MISSION study prospective phase results. | To determine the morbidity incidence associated with Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRTs) in postmenopausal women. This paper presents the results concerning the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD).</AbstractText>MISSION study started on 5 January 2004, the cutoff for data collection was June 2006 (follow-up no. 1)... |
2,314,552 | Progestogens and brain: an update. | Each synthetic progestins has its own specific activities on different tissues, which can vary significantly between progestins of different classes and even within the same class. Indeed, different progestins may support or oppose the effects of estrogen depending on the tissue, thereby supporting the concept that the... |
2,314,553 | Nitrous oxide emissions for early warning of biological nitrification failure in activated sludge. | Experiments were carried out to establish whether nitrous oxide (N2O) could be used as a non-invasive early warning indicator for nitrification failure. Eight experiments were undertaken; duplicate shocks DO depletion, influent ammonia increases, allylthiourea (ATU) shocks and sodium azide (NaN3) shocks were conducted ... |
2,314,554 | Combination of hormone replacement therapy and high physical activity is associated with differences in Achilles tendon size in monozygotic female twin pairs. | Estrogen concentration has been suggested to play a role in tendon abnormalities and injury. In physically active postmenopausal women, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been suggested to decrease tendon diameter. We hypothesized that HRT use and physical activity are associated with Achilles tendon size and tissue... |
2,314,555 | Swine manure fermentation for hydrogen production. | Biohydrogen fermentation using liquid swine manure as substrate supplemented with glucose was investigated in this project. Experiments were conducted using a semi-continuously-fed fermenter (8L in total volume and 4 L in working volume) with varying pHs from 4.7 through 5.9 under controlled temperature (35+/-1 degrees... |
2,314,556 | Progestogens and target tissues: vascular systems. | Progestogens were mostly used in hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in the postmenopause. Therefore, our knowledge about cardiovascular effects mainly originates from studies using HRT, whereby the progestogen effects were assessed according to clinical endpoints, metabolic effects and influence on vascular markers in v... |
2,314,557 | Occurrence and removal of pharmaceuticals in a municipal sewage treatment system in the south of Sweden. | The occurrence and removal rate of seven pharmaceuticals (ibuprofen, naproxen, diclofenac, fluoxetine, ofloxacin, norfloxacin, ciprofloxacin), two metabolites (norfluoxetine, clofibric acid), one degradation product (4-isobutylacetophenone) and 3 estrogens (17alpha-ethinylestradiol, 17beta-estradiol, estrone) were stud... |
2,314,558 | The role of postoperative radiation therapy (PORT) in the treatment of extrahepatic bile duct cancer: a surveillance, epidemiology, and end results (SEER) population-based investigation. | Extrahepatic bile duct cancers (EBDC) are aggressive cancers for which the importance of the use of postoperative radiation therapy (PORT) in potentially curative cases remains the subject of clinical investigation.</AbstractText>The 1973-2004 National Cancer Institute Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) d... |
2,314,559 | Relationships between body composition, muscular strength, and bone mineral density in estrogen-deficient postmenopausal women. | The purpose of this study was to examine relationships between muscular strength, body composition, and bone mineral density (BMD) in untrained postmenopausal women who are not on hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Fifty-five women (age: 63.3+/-0.6yr) completed menstrual history, physical activity, and calcium intake q... |
2,314,560 | Effects of long-term transdermal hormone replacement therapy on the renin-angiotensin- aldosterone system, plasma bradykinin levels and blood pressure in normotensive postmenopausal women. | This study was designed to investigate the effects of 24-month long-term transdermal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on the circulating levels of components of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) and bradykinin, blood pressure (BP) and lipid profile in normotensive postmenopausal women (PMW).</AbstractTex... |
2,314,561 | Degradation rate constants of steroids in sewage treatment works and receiving water. | Steroid estrogens are one of the most important groups of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) which can cause adverse effects on wildlife species and humans. Natural estrogens, including estrone (E1) and estradiol (E2), and synthetic estrogen 17alpha-ethinylestradiol (EE2) together contribute to most of the estrogeni... |
2,314,562 | Childhood narcolepsy with partial facial cataplexy: a diagnostic dilemma. | Sixteen percent of adults ultimately diagnosed with having narcolepsy/cataplexy experienced symptoms before the age of ten years, 4.5% even before the age of five years. The symptomatology in childhood narcolepsy/cataplexy can differ significantly from adults and can lead to misinterpretations and misdiagnosis. Standar... |
2,314,563 | Biohydrogen production from xylose at extreme thermophilic temperatures (70 degrees C) by mixed culture fermentation. | Biohydrogen production from xylose at extreme thermophilic temperatures (70 degrees C) was investigated in batch and continuous-mode operation. Biohydrogen was successfully produced from xylose by repeated batch cultivations with mixed culture received from a biohydrogen reactor treating household solid wastes at 70 de... |
2,314,564 | Saline sewage treatment using a submerged anaerobic membrane reactor (SAMBR): effects of activated carbon addition and biogas-sparging time. | This study investigated the performance of a submerged anaerobic membrane reactor (SAMBR) treating saline sewage under fluctuating concentrations of salinity (0-35g NaCl/L), at 8 and 20h HRT, with fluxes ranging from 5-8litres per square metre per hour (LMH). The SAMBRs attained a 99% removal of Dissolved Organic Carbo... |
2,314,565 | Continuous hydrogen production from glucose by using extreme thermophilic anaerobic microflora. | Continuous hydrogen production from glucose at 75 degrees C was examined at HRTs of 0.67, 1, 2, and 3 d by using extreme thermophilic microflora, which consisted of several subspecies of Caldanaerobacter subterraneus. The maximum hydrogen yield of 3.32 mol-H2/mol-glucose degraded was obtained at the highest HRT, 3 d. B... |
2,314,566 | Treatment of high-strength corn steep liquor using cultivated polyvinyl alcohol gel beads in an anaerobic fluidized-bed reactor. | Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) gel beads cultivated in an upflow anaerobic sludge-blanket reactor treating synthetic corn steep liquor (CSL) wastewater were used to seed a lab-scale anaerobic fluidized-bed (AFB) reactor also treating CSL. Under steady-state conditions in the AFB reactor, a COD removal efficiency in excess of ... |
2,314,567 | Effectiveness and safety of vaginal suppositories for the treatment of the vaginal atrophy in postmenopausal women: an open, non-controlled clinical trial. | Menopause, due to the physiological decrease in the estrogens levels, is often associated with many symptoms related to vaginal atrophy such vaginal dryness, dyspareunia, burning, itching, decreasing in libido and therefore a worsening of the quality of life and in particular of the sexual activity. There are many phar... |
2,314,568 | [Stability of short-cut nitrification using immobilized ammonia-oxidizing bacteria]. | The ammonia-oxidizing bacteria were immobilized by copolymer with cell proliferation technology. The effects of NH(4+) -N load, HRT, free ammonia (FA) and organic matter on short-cut nitrification process were studied. The results showed that when influent NH(4+) -N load were 100 mg/L, 150 mg/L and 200 mg/L respectivel... |
2,314,569 | [Nitrite accumulation in ammonia-rich organic wastewater]. | Nitrite accumulation in CSTR reactor for the artificial ammonia-rich organic wastewater was studied in this paper. It was focused that the effect of C/N to nitrite accumulation and NO(2-) -N : NH(4+) -N in the effluent under the condition of 35 degrees C, dissolved oxygen(DO) 1.5-2 mg/L, hydraulic retention time (HRT) ... |
2,314,570 | [Biofilm formation in an external loop three phase fluidized bed reactor]. | The experiment on biofilm formation in an external loop three phase fluidized bed reactor was presented in this paper. The effect of the value of sludge addition and C/N ratio were studied. The experiment result showed that at the temperature of 20-30 degrees C, when the diameter of granular activated carbon was 0.125-... |
2,314,571 | Association of optic disc configuration and clustered visual field sensitivity in glaucomatous eyes with hemifield visual field defects. | To compare the morphologic alterations between upper and lower sectors of the optic nerve head (ONH) in eyes with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) that have hemifield visual field defects and to evaluate the correlation between this sectoral ONH damage and visual field sensitivity loss within the corresponding cluste... |
2,314,572 | Exploitation of olive oil mill wastewater for combined biohydrogen and biopolymers production. | The present study aimed to the investigation of the feasibility of the combined biohydrogen and biopolymers production from OMW (Olive oil Mill Wastewater), using a two stage system. H(2) and volatile fatty acids (VFAs) were produced via anaerobic fermentation and subsequently the acidified wastewater was used as subst... |
2,314,573 | CFD simulation of mechanical draft tube mixing in anaerobic digester tanks. | Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) was used to simulate the mixing characteristics of four different circular anaerobic digester tanks (diameters of 13.7, 21.3, 30.5, and 33.5m) equipped with single and multiple draft impeller tube mixers. Rates of mixing of step and slug injection of tracers were calculated from which... |
2,314,574 | Biological removal of phenol from strong wastewaters using a novel MSBR. | In this study, the performance of a moving-bed sequencing batch reactor (MSBR) that removes phenol from wastewater is presented. The effects of phenol concentration (50-3325 mg L(-1)), filling time (0-4 h) and aerating time (4-18 h) on the performance of the MSBR are given in terms of phenol and COD removal efficiencie... |
2,314,575 | Biotreatment of phenol-contaminated wastewater in a spiral packed-bed bioreactor. | A spiral packed-bed bioreactor inoculated with microorganisms obtained from activated sludge was used to conduct a feasibility study for phenol removal. The reactor was operated continuously at various phenol loadings ranging from 53 to 201.4 g m(-3) h(-1), and at different hydraulic retention times (HRT) in the range ... |
2,314,576 | Partial nitrification to nitrite for treating ammonium-rich organic wastewater by immobilized biomass system. | This study focused on the characteristics of the partial nitrification and degradation of organics with immobilized biomass beads in the treatment of ammonium-rich organic wastewater. Sodium alginate (SA) was selected as the best entrapment support after comparing partial nitrification rate and adsorption efficiency. T... |
2,314,577 | Influences of organic loading disturbances on the performance of anaerobic filter process to treat purified terephthalic acid wastewater. | A lab-scale anaerobic filter process was operated for the treatment of purified terephthalic acid (PTA) wastewater, and the influences of organic loading disturbances on the process performance were investigated. After about 15 month operation, the COD removal efficiency was maintained at 79% under the volumetric loadi... |
2,314,578 | Increased levels of CA 125 and CA 19.9 serum tumour markers following cyclic combined hormone replacement therapy. | We report a case of increase in serum tumour markers CA 125 and CA 19.9 induced by cyclic combined hormone replacement therapy (HRT). A 52-year-old Caucasian post-menopausal woman presented with a slight enlargement of the right ovary and uterine fibromyomatosis. She was taking HRT for 4 years in a cyclic combined regi... |
2,314,579 | Digital image analysis of breast epithelial cells collected by random periareolar fine-needle aspirates (RPFNA) from women at high risk for breast cancer taking hormone replacement and the aromatase inhibitor, letrozole, for six months. | Aromatase inhibitors are currently being evaluated as preventive agents in post-menopausal women at high risk for breast cancer. A phase II trial of 42 women on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) treated with letrozole for 6 months showed Ki-67 was reduced by 66% but showed no change in cytomorphology or Masood score. S... |
2,314,580 | Quantitative depth analysis of optic nerve head using stereo retinal fundus image pair. | Depth analysis of the optic nerve head (ONH) in the retinal fundus is important for the early detection of glaucoma. In this study, we investigate an automatic reconstruction method for the quantitative depth measurement of the ONH from a stereo retinal fundus image pair. We propose a technique to obtain the depth valu... |
2,314,581 | High-speed two-photon excited autofluorescence imaging of ex vivo human retinal pigment epithelial cells toward age-related macular degeneration diagnostic. | Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is among the major concerns in ophthalmology, as it is the primary cause for irreversible blindness in developed countries. Nevertheless, there is poor understanding of the origins and mechanisms that trigger this important ocular disease. In common clinical pratice, AMD is monito... |
2,314,582 | Assessment of cup-to-disc ratio with slit-lamp funduscopy, Heidelberg Retina Tomography II, and stereoscopic photos. | To compare optic disc measurements achieved by slit-lamp funduscopy, Heidelberg Retina Tomography II (HRT II), and stereoscopic optic nerve photos (SONP) in glaucomatous, ocular hypertensive, and normal eyes.</AbstractText>A total of 176 eyes (glaucomatous [n=87], ocular hypertensive [n=40], and normal eyes [n=49]) of ... |
2,314,583 | Kinetics of anaerobic degradation of screened dairy manure by upflow fixed bed digesters: effect of natural zeolite addition. | The effect of the hydraulic retention time (HRT) on the performance of two up-flow anaerobic fixed bed digesters (UFAFBDs) packed with waste tire rubber (D1) and waste tire rubber and zeolite (D2) as micro-organism immobilization supports was studied. It was found that a first-order kinetic model described well the exp... |
2,314,584 | Removal of Cu(II) ions by biosorption onto powdered waste sludge (PWS) prior to biological treatment in an activated sludge unit: a statistical design approach. | Biological treatment of synthetic wastewater containing Cu(II) ions was realized in an activated sludge unit with pre-adsorption of Cu(II) onto powdered waste sludge (PWS). Box-Behnken experimental design method was used to investigate Cu(II), chemical oxygen demand (COD) and toxicity removal performance of the activat... |
2,314,585 | Rheumatoid arthritis in UK primary care: incidence and prior morbidity. | To estimate the incidence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in primary care and to investigate associations with consultation behaviour, risk factors, and comorbidities, using the UK General Practice Research Database (GPRD).</AbstractText>Subjects with a first-ever diagnosis of RA between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 199... |
2,314,586 | Performance of an Anaerobic Baffled Reactor (ABR) in treatment of cassava wastewater. | The performance of an anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR) was evaluated in the treatment of cassava wastewater, a pollutant residue. An ABR divided in four equal volume compartments (total volume 4L) and operated at 35ºC was used in cassava wastewater treatment. Feed tank chemical oxygen demand (COD) was varied from 2... |
2,314,587 | Beneficial aspect of oral estriol as hormone replacement therapy: consideration on bone and lipid metabolism. | To improve the quality of life of elderly people in Japanese society where women have the longest life expectancy in the world, osteoporosis, and hyperlipidemia are among the major targets of medical treatment. To differentiate two types of regimens for hormone replacement therapy (HRT), we tried to evaluate the effica... |
2,314,588 | Performance evaluation of modified anaerobic migrating blanket reactor (M-AMBR) at varying temperatures under ambient conditions. | The present study has been carried out on pilot scale modified anaerobic migrating blanket reactor (M-AMBR) to evaluate the performance under varying ambient temperatures and different mixing intervals. At steady state, with intermittent mechanical mixing, COD removal of 80% at 4-h HRT and 6.5 kg COD/m3.d. OLR could be... |
2,314,589 | [Evaluation of mammography and risk of developing breast cancer in patients with ovarian or endometrial cancer]. | In this study our aim is to evaluate the reproductive factors determining the risk for breast cancer and the mammographical density in patients with ovarian or endometrial carcinoma.</AbstractText>24 patients with epithelial ovarian carcinoma and 35 patients with endometrial adenocarcinoma who were hospitalized at Izmi... |
2,314,590 | [Modern tendencies in HRT of patients treated for endometrial cancer]. | Our aim was to evaluate the effect of HRT on endometrial cancer patients</AbstractText>We applied HRT in 250 patients-locally (cream) and in 300 patients in other routes and doses-tablet form, estradermal form, implant form. The research and the follow up were done for 10 years period.</AbstractText>When we applied uno... |
2,314,591 | Model-based process analysis of partial nitrification efficiency under dynamic nitrogen loading. | In this study, the ammonia removal efficiency for high ammonia-containing wastewaters was evaluated via partial nitrification. A nitrifier biocommunity was first enriched in a fill-and-draw batch reactor with a specific ammonium oxidation rate of 0.1 mg NH(4) (-)-N/mg VSS.h. Partial nitrification was established in a c... |
2,314,592 | Colorectal cancer risk prediction tool for white men and women without known susceptibility. | Given the high incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC), and the availability of procedures that can detect disease and remove precancerous lesions, there is a need for a model that estimates the probability of developing CRC across various age intervals and risk factor profiles.</AbstractText>The development of separate C... |
2,314,593 | Gynecological issues after organ transplantation. | Organ transplantation has become universally accepted treatment of end-stage organ failure. The main problem focuses on preventing the graft from rejection with the use of immunosuppressive agents. High incidence of infection is the most frequent adverse effect of immunosuppressive therapy. Symptoms of inflammation are... |
2,314,594 | Sex hormones and mucosal wound healing. | Wound healing studies, which have chiefly examined dermal tissues, have reported a female advantage in healing rates. In contrast, our laboratory recently demonstrated women heal mucosal wounds more slowly than men. We hypothesized sex hormones influence wound healing rates, possibly through their modulating effects on... |
2,314,595 | Variations of jitter and shimmer among women in menacme and postmenopausal women. | The objective of the study was to analyze comparatively the jitter and shimmer values of spoken voice among women in menacme and menopausal women using or not hormonal replacement therapy (HRT). Forty-five women were studied, divided into the following groups: Control Group (CG), 15 women aged 20-40 years with regular ... |
2,314,596 | Estrogens and the risk of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). | Since complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) shows a clear female predominance, we investigated the association between the cumulative as well as current exposure to estrogens, and CRPS.</AbstractText>A population-based case-control study was conducted in the Integrated Primary Care Information (IPCI) project in the Net... |
2,314,597 | [Subjective examination of the nerve fiber layer of the retina and its evaluation in a healthy eye and in glaucoma]. | The authors describe the advantage of subjective examination of the nerve fiber layer in everyday outpatient praxis of the ophthalmologist. The objective examination of the nerve fiber layer is performed on specialized clinics by means of expensive instruments as are OCT, GDX or HRT. Every ophthalmologist may analyze t... |
2,314,598 | [How to prevent early postmenopausal fracture risk? Proposition of a strategy]. | Postmenopausal osteoporosis is a chronic disease, which justifies long-term treatment in those women with an increased risk of fracture. The current disponibility of various drugs, which have demonstrated their efficacy in reducing the incidence of fracture, has raised the question of the best treatment strategy in a w... |
2,314,599 | Vitex agnus castus as prophylaxis for osteopenia after orchidectomy in rats compared with estradiol and testosterone supplementation. | Osteoporosis research undertaken in males is rare and there are only a few therapeutic options. Phytoestrogens might be a safe alternative for prophylaxis. Sixty 3-month-old male rats were orchidectomized and divided into five groups. The groups either received soy-free food (C), estradiol (E), testosterone (T) or Vite... |
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