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2,314,800 | Effect modification by catalase genotype suggests a role for oxidative stress in the association of hormone replacement therapy with postmenopausal breast cancer risk. | Catalase, a ubiquitous heme enzyme, catalyzes conversion of hydrogen peroxide to water and molecular oxygen, protecting cells from oxidative stress. A C/T polymorphism in the promoter region of the CAT gene (rs1001179) affects transcriptional activity and RBC catalase levels. Oxidative stress may explain the observed i... |
2,314,801 | Biodegradation of agricultural herbicides in sequencing batch reactors under aerobic or anaerobic conditions. | This study investigated the biodegradability of the herbicides isoproturon and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) in sequencing batch reactors (SBRs). Two laboratory-scale (2L liquid volume) SBRs were employed: one reactor performing under aerobic and the other under anaerobic conditions. The aerobic SBR was operat... |
2,314,802 | Is discontinuation of hormone replacement therapy possible for patients with late-onset hypogonadism? | The first-line treatment for late-onset hypogonadism (LOH) is hormone replacement therapy (HRT). However, whether lifetime HRT is necessary has not been settled. We evaluated LOH-related symptoms and endocrinologic values after discontinuation of HRT in patients with LOH who had benefited from it.</AbstractText>Twenty-... |
2,314,803 | Determination of the differential estrogenicity of isoflavonoids by E2-ER-ERE-dependent gene expression in recombinant yeast and MCF-7 human breast cancer cells. | The use of phytoestrogens-containing natural sources as alternative hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been a subject of debate for decades. Development of assays to characterize these phytoestrogens is required. In this study, differential estrogenicities of five isoflavonoids found in red clover and soy, including... |
2,314,804 | [Oral contraception and hormone replacement therapy: management of their thromboembolic risk in the perioperative period]. | Many women scheduled for surgery are using either oral contraception (OC) or hormone replacement therapy (HRT). These two treatments are associated with a significant albeit moderately increased risk of venous thromboembolic events which might increase the risk associated with surgery.</AbstractText>Record of French an... |
2,314,805 | Dietary fish oil results in a greater bone mass and bone formation indices in aged ovariectomized rats. | Postmenopausal bone loss and the possible progression to osteoporosis is a major health concern. Until recently, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was the standard for preventing the development of osteoporosis and possible hip fractures following menopause. However, because of some adverse effects of HRT, new therapie... |
2,314,806 | Treatment of low and medium strength sewage in a lab-scale gradual concentric chambers (GCC) reactor. | One of the major challenges of anaerobic technology is its applicability for low strength wastewaters, such as sewage. The lab-scale design and performance of a novel Gradual Concentric Chambers (GCC) reactor treating low (165+/-24 mg COD/L) and medium strength (550 mg COD/L) domestic wastewaters were studied. Experime... |
2,314,807 | Analysis of HRT images: comparison of reference planes. | The values of Heidelberg Retinal Tomograph (HRT; Heidelberg Engineering, Heidelberg, Germany) stereometric parameters depend on the reference plane (RP), the instability of which results in parameter variability. Identification of change depends on RP stability. This study was undertaken to evaluate the influence of va... |
2,314,808 | Self-reported data on reproductive variables were reliable among postmenopausal women. | We aimed to assess the reliability of self-reported reproductive variables in postmenopausal women.</AbstractText>We evaluated 535 women in two interviews, as part of the recruitment and first follow-up of a cohort of Portuguese adults. Median time between evaluations was 5 years. Women were inquired about sociodemogra... |
2,314,809 | Easing vasomotor symptoms: Besides HRT, what works? | Prescription HRT is the most effective therapy for vasomotor symptoms, but some patients may find the risks unacceptable. Treatment with lower doses or alternative dosage forms for short periods may reduce risk. Soy isoflavones and black cohosh have a proven ability to reduce hot flashes, but they should not be used wh... |
2,314,810 | The effect of operational parameters of the process of sludge ozonation on the solubilisation of organic and nitrogenous compounds. | An evaluation of various operational parameters on the process of sludge ozonation was carried out based on semi-batch experiments. Particular reference has been given to examine the main parameters affecting the solubilisation of organic matter and nitrogenous compounds. Various sets of experiments were undertaken usi... |
2,314,811 | Monitoring papilledema in a patient with pineal pilocytic astrocytoma by using Heidelberg Retina Tomograph II. Case report. | The Heidelberg Retina Tomograph (HRT) II is a confocal scanning laser device used to acquire images of the optic nerve head. In this paper the authors report a novel use of this device in the assessment of papilledema in a patient with pilocytic astrocytoma of the pineal region. They also present a new technique to obj... |
2,314,812 | Treatment of low strength complex wastewater using an anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR). | Treatment of a low strength complex wastewater of chemical oxygen demand (COD) around 500mg/L was studied in a 10L capacity laboratory scale anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR). It was operated at hydraulic retention times (HRTs) of 20, 15, 10, 8 and 6h. Corresponding organic loading rates (OLRs) were 0.6, 0.8, 1.2, 1.5 an... |
2,314,813 | Corneal nerves alterations in various types of systemic polyneuropathy, identified by in vivo confocal microscopy. | In vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) is a newly developed application to assess corneal nerve morphology. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the role of IVCM in the assessment of various types of polyneuropathy, and to define alterations of corneal nerves in such conditions.</AbstractText>Eighteen patients with vari... |
2,314,814 | Ethanol stimulates endothelial cell angiogenic activity via a Notch- and angiopoietin-1-dependent pathway. | Our aims were to determine the effect of alcohol (EtOH) on endothelial angiogenic activity and to delineate the cell signalling mechanisms involved.</AbstractText>Treatment of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) with EtOH (1-100 mM, 24 h) dose-dependently increased their network formation on Matrigel (an in... |
2,314,815 | Invited commentary: Postmenopausal unopposed estrogen and breast cancer risk in the Women's Health Initiative--before and beyond. | Three large clinical trials provoked major debate when hormone replacement therapy (HRT) did not reduce coronary heart disease in postmenopausal women as expected from observational epidemiologic studies. Less discussion has ensued about breast cancer or other adverse events. In this issue of the Journal, investigators... |
2,314,816 | The membrane role in an anaerobic membrane bioreactor for purification of dairy wastewaters: a numerical simulation. | A simplified modelling and a simulation of a membrane-coupled anaerobic bioreactor, AMBR were performed to assess the potential of controlled retention of solutes by the membrane, R, on biomass growth and of purified water quality. R was shown to be a major parameter, which enables to uncouple the hydraulic resistance ... |
2,314,817 | Purification of nitrate-rich agricultural runoff by a hydroponic system. | The purification of nitrate-rich agricultural runoff by a floating-raft (FR) hydroponic system was investigated at 3-, 2- and 1-d hydraulic retention times (HRTs) with particular emphasis on nitrogen conversion and removal through the system. The FR system has a dissolved oxygen (DO) environment similar to the horizont... |
2,314,818 | Does a short cessation of HRT decrease mammographic density? | Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is known to increase breast density, thus decreasing the sensitivity of cancer screening by mammography. Some authors recommend short cessation of HRT before mammography, but evidence showing the effect of such short cessation is limited. The purpose of this study is to examine whether... |
2,314,819 | Long-term performance of subsurface-flow constructed wetlands treating Cd wastewater. | This study was conducted to investigate the long-term performance of subsurface-flow constructed wetland (SFCW) units treating a wastewater containing cadmium (Cd). The hydraulic retention time (HRT) was found to have significant effects on the SFCW performance, especially on Cd removal. During the 320 days of Cd feedi... |
2,314,820 | [Inhibition investigation of aniline on nitrification process in batch and continuous running reactors]. | Inhibition effect of aniline on nitrifier was investigated in suspended sludge batch reactors and a three-phase fluidized bed. The tested nitrifier and aniline degradation bacteria were obtained from excess sludge of a treatment plant for aniline wastewater. The results showed that aniline had produced obvious inhibiti... |
2,314,821 | Biodegradation of high phenol containing synthetic wastewater by an aerobic fixed bed reactor. | The continuous aerobic degradation of phenol, mixed with readily degradable synthetic wastewater was studied over a period of 400 days at 25+/-5 degrees C temperature in a fixed bed biofilm reactor using 'Liapor' clay beads as packing material. The phenol concentration added to the reactor ranged from 0.19 to 5.17g/l a... |
2,314,822 | The effectiveness of a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) in the treatment of endometrial hyperplasia--a long-term follow-up study. | Medical treatment of non-atypical endometrial hyperplasia with oral progestogens has limited efficacy and poor compliance. A levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) has been shown to successfully treat hyperplasia in small-sized studies. Our aim was to examine the effectiveness of LNG-IUS in a larger stu... |
2,314,823 | The effects of hydraulic retention time and sludge retention time on the fate of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in a laboratory-scale anaerobic-anoxic-aerobic activated sludge system. | A laboratory-scale anaerobic-anoxic-aerobic (AAA) activated sludge 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-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP). In the range from 5 to 14h, HRT had no significant effec... |
2,314,824 | Molecular mechanisms of the D327N SHBG protective role on breast cancer development after estrogen exposure. | Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin, the specific carrier for sex steroids, regulates hormone bioavailable fraction and estrogen signaling system in breast cancer cells. A common single nucleotide polymorphism in the human SHBG gene results in an amino acid substitution (Asp327Asn), which introduces an additional N-glycosylat... |
2,314,825 | Intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin) for primary treatment of diabetic macular oedema. | To evaluate the effectiveness of intravitreal bevacizumab injection as primary treatment of diabetic macular oedema.</AbstractText>Thirty eyes of 30 diabetic patients were treated with 2.5 mg of intravitreal bevacizumab injection as the primary therapy for diabetic macular oedema. The main outcome measures included bes... |
2,314,826 | Comparison of HRT-3 glaucoma probability score and subjective stereophotograph assessment for prediction of progression in glaucoma. | To assess whether baseline Glaucoma Probability Score (GPS; HRT-3; Heidelberg Engineering, Dossenheim, Germany) results are predictive of progression in patients with suspected glaucoma. The GPS is a new feature of the confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscope that generates an operator-independent, three-dimensional mode... |
2,314,827 | In vivo and ex vivo laser confocal microscopy findings in patients with early-stage acanthamoeba keratitis. | This study included in vivo and ex vivo investigations of patients with early-stage Acanthamoeba keratitis by using new-generation laser confocal microscopy (Heidelberg Retina Tomograph 2 Rostock Cornea Module [HRT 2-RCM]).</AbstractText>Three patients (2 men and 1 woman; mean age, 22.0 years) with early-stage Acantham... |
2,314,828 | Bioleaching of spent Ni-Cd batteries by continuous flow system: effect of hydraulic retention time and process load. | Spent Ni-Cd batteries bring a severe environmental problem that needs to be solved urgently. A novel continuous flow two-step leaching system based on bioleaching was introduced to dissolve heavy metals in batteries. It consists of an acidifying reactor which was used to culture indigenous thiobacilli and a leaching re... |
2,314,829 | Continuous dechlorination of tetrachloroethene in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor. | Influences of hydraulic retention time (HRT) on dechlorination of tetrachloroethene (PCE) were investigated in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor inoculated with anaerobic granular sludge non-pre-exposed to chlorinated compounds. PCE was introduced into the reactor at a loading rate of 3 mg/l d. PCE remo... |
2,314,830 | Operation of the SHARON denitrification process to treat sludge reject water using hydrolyzed primary sludge to denitrify. | An efficient biological treatment to treat reject water from anaerobic digestion of wastewater sludge is the SHARON denitrification process, which takes place in a chemostat reactor, where aerobic/anoxic periods are alternated under specific hydraulic retention time (HRT) and temperature conditions that favor ammonium ... |
2,314,831 | Biological hydrogen production using chloroform-treated methanogenic granules. | In fermentative hydrogen production, the low-hydrogen-producing bacteria retention rate limits the suspended growth reactor productivity because of the long hydraulic retention time (HRT) required to maintain adequate bacteria population. Traditional bacteria immobilization methods such as calcium alginate entrapment h... |
2,314,832 | Relationship between Humphrey 30-2 SITA Standard Test, Matrix 30-2 threshold test, and Heidelberg retina tomograph in ocular hypertensive and glaucoma patients. | To evaluate the relationship between global indices of Humphrey standard automated perimetry (SAP, 30-2 SITA standard test), Humphrey Matrix frequency doubling technology (FDT, 30-2 threshold test), and Heidelberg Retina Tomograph (HRT II) parameters and measure the level of agreement among these 3 tests in classifying... |
2,314,833 | Influence of effluent-recirculation condition on the process performance of expanded granular sludge bed reactor for treating low strength wastewater. | A 2.0 L volume of EGSB reactor was operated at 20 degrees C for more than 500 days with 0.3-0.4 g COD/L of sucrose base wastewater to investigate the influence of effluent-recirculation on the process performance. At the start up period, the reactor was operated in EGSB mode with 5 m/h upflow velocity by continuous eff... |
2,314,834 | [Biochemical aspects of modified, transdermal replacement hormone therapy]. | The aim of the study is to evaluate the influence of modified, transdermal, hormone replacement therapy [HRT] and hormone supplement therapy [HST] on concentration of FSH , LH, E1, E2, PR, IGF1, GH and bone density of lumbar vertebrae in women with osteopenia in postmenopausal period.</AbstractText>65 women were enroll... |
2,314,835 | Combined Fenton oxidation and aerobic biological processes for treating a surfactant wastewater containing abundant sulfate. | The present study is to investigate the treatment of a surfactant wastewater containing abundant sulfate by Fenton oxidation and aerobic biological processes. The operating conditions have been optimized. Working at an initial pH value of 8, a Fe2+ dosage of 600mgL(-1) and a H2O2 dosage of 120mgL(-1), the chemical oxid... |
2,314,836 | [Imaging the ocular surface with confocal microscopy: histology without samples]. | Developed in the 1990s, confocal microscopy contributed a new way of viewing corneal structures at levels close to those of histology. However, these systems were expensive, difficult to handle and use, had poor resolution, and were not usable for more superficial or peripheral structures. These devices were therefore ... |
2,314,837 | Anaerobic digestion of catering wastes: effect of micronutrients and retention time. | Source-separated foodwastes collected from a campus catering facility were processed in bench-scale single-stage anaerobic digesters. The feedstock contained a varied mix of fruits, vegetables, meats and fried foods. A constant organic loading rate (OLR) was maintained with differing hydraulic retention times (HRT). Re... |
2,314,838 | PVA-gel beads enhance granule formation in a UASB reactor. | PVA-gel beads were used as a biocarrier in a lab-scale UASB reactor treating synthetic wastewater composed of corn steep liquor (CSL) with the aim of evaluating its use as a growth nucleus to enhance granule formation. Over 117 days of operation, the organic loading rate was increased to 22.5kgCOD/m3/day with an influe... |
2,314,839 | Development of enhanced sulphidogenesis process for the treatment of wastewater having low COD/SO(4)(2-) ratio. | An upflow hybrid sulphidogenesis reactor of 1.75 L volume was developed (at oxidation-reduction potential (ORP)=-225+/-25 mV) using flocculent extended aeration process sludge (selected based on screening study at COD/SO(4)(2-) ratio=1) for enhanced sulphidogenesis and COD removal. The reactor was subjected to various ... |
2,314,840 | Constructed wetlands treating highway runoff in the central Mediterranean region. | Two free water surface (FWS) and two subsurface flow (SSF) pilot-size constructed wetlands treating highway runoff (HRO) were monitored over a period of two years (September 2005-August 2007). One FWS and one SSF were designed with a hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 12h, named FWS12 and SSF12, respectively, with each ... |
2,314,841 | One-year therapy with 10mg/day DHEA alone or in combination with HRT in postmenopausal women: effects on hormonal milieu. | The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects on hormonal milieu of 1-year therapy with 10 mg/day oral dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) or 50 microg transdermal estradiol plus 100 mg/day oral micronized progesterone in a group of 20 healthy postmenopausal women (age=50-58 and years since menopause (ysm)=1-6) and a... |
2,314,842 | Heritability of optic disc and cup measured by the Heidelberg Retinal Tomography in Chinese: the Guangzhou twin eye study. | To assess the heritability of disc area (DA), cup area (CA), and cup-disc area ratio (CDAR) as intermediate phenotypes for glaucoma in Chinese subjects in a classic twin study.</AbstractText>Twins (n = 1160) aged 7 to 15 years were identified in the Guangzhou Twin Registry. Optic disc parameters were measured with a He... |
2,314,843 | The menopausal hot flush--anything new? | Although the hot flush is generally recognised by women and the medical profession as the most characteristic and often a very distressing symptom of the climacteric, it remains an enigma. The physiological changes associated with the hot flush are different from any other flushing condition, with an increased peripher... |
2,314,844 | Use of the Italian translation of the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) in routine gynecological practice. | To investigate domains of sexual function in healthy women attending a gynecological office for routine annual check-up using the Italian translation of the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) according to age, reproductive status and hormonal treatments; and to confirm the usefulness of the FSFI in detecting relevant ... |
2,314,845 | Long-term consequences of gynecological cancer treatment on urinary incontinence: a population-based cross-sectional study. | To study urinary incontinence among long-term survivors of gynecological cancer.</AbstractText>In a population-based, cross-sectional design, we identified 319 recurrence-free survivors of gynecological cancer, and 1,276 controls without a history of gynecological cancer. All participants were addressed with a 16-pages... |
2,314,846 | Primary prevention of coronary heart disease in women. | The British Menopause Society Council is committed to provide up-to-date authoritative reviews to aid health professionals to inform and advise women about key issues in postreproductive health. Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a leading cause of death in women. Observational studies have consistently shown estrogen to ... |
2,314,847 | Development and evaluation of a contrast sensitivity perimetry test for patients with glaucoma. | To design a contrast sensitivity perimetry (CSP) protocol that decreases variability in glaucomatous defects while maintaining good sensitivity to glaucomatous loss.</AbstractText>Twenty patients with glaucoma and 20 control subjects were tested with a CSP protocol implemented on a monitor-based testing station. In the... |
2,314,848 | Pretreatment of textile dyeing wastewater using an anoxic baffled reactor. | A study on pretreatment of textile dyeing wastewater was carried out using an anoxic baffled reactor (ABR) at wastewater temperatures of 5-31.1 degrees C. When hydraulic retention time (HRT) was 8h, the color of outflow of ABR was only 40 times at 5 degrees C and it could satisfy the professional discharge standard (gr... |
2,314,849 | Effects of long-term low-dose hormone replacement therapy on the binding capacity of platelet peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptor in postmenopausal women. | The effects of long-term low-dose hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on the level of hormone in plasma and on the binding capacity of peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptor (PBR) on the platelet membranes were investigated among women. This study was a retrospective and case-controlled study where 64 women using long-t... |
2,314,850 | Decline in hormone replacement prescription and fall in breast cancer incidence: an epidemiological discourse. | Between 2002 and 2003 the incidence of invasive breast cancer among women aged 50 to 69 years declined considerably in the US. This decline was accompanied by a substantial fall in prescription rates of estrogen-progestin (EG-HRT).</AbstractText>Selective literature search in PubMed from 01/2003 to 12/2007 using the ke... |
2,314,851 | Trends in HRT and anti-osteoporosis medication prescribing in a European population after the WHI study. | To assess the prescription patterns of anti-osteoporosis medications, three cross-sectional analyses were performed between 2004 and 2006. Women aged 50 and older were identified from the health insurance claims database of the Rhône-Alpes area. HRT prescriptions decreased while bisphosphonates and raloxifene pres... |
2,314,852 | High strength sewage treatment in a UASB reactor and an integrated UASB-digester system. | The treatment of high strength sewage was investigated in a one-stage upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor and a UASB-digester system. The one-stage UASB reactor was operated in Palestine at a hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 10h and at ambient air temperature for a period of more than a year in order to ass... |
2,314,853 | Risk factors for ovarian cancer: an overview with emphasis on hormonal factors. | Ovarian cancer is the fifth most frequently occurring cancer among women and leading cause of gynecological cancer deaths in North America. Although the etiology of ovarian cancer is not clear, certain factors are implicated in the etiology of this disease, such as ovulation, gonadotropic and steroid hormones, germ cel... |
2,314,854 | Treatability studies with granular activated carbon (GAC) and sequencing batch reactor (SBR) system for textile wastewater containing direct dyes. | The GAC-SBR efficiency was decreased with the increase of dyestuff concentration or the decrease of bio-sludge concentration. The system showed the highest removal efficiency with synthetic textile wastewater (STWW) containing 40 mg/L direct red 23 or direct blue 201 under MLSS of 3,000 mg/L and hydraulic retention tim... |
2,314,855 | Parallel assessment of the impact of different hormone replacement therapies on breast density by radiologist- and computer-based analyses of mammograms. | First, to compare the impact of nasally and orally dosed estradiol on breast density; second, to investigate the utility of computer-based automated approaches to the assessment of breast density with reference to traditional methods.</AbstractText>Digitized images from two 2-year, randomized, placebo-controlled trials... |
2,314,856 | Effects of ginkgo biloba on in vitro osteoblast cells and ovariectomized rat osteoclast cells. | Ginkgo biloba extract (GBE) has a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM)-like biphasic effect on estrogen, and could be a potential alternative to hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Here, we investigated whether GBE can ameliorate estrogen-depleted osteoporosis in in vitro osteoblast cells and in estrogen-deprive... |
2,314,857 | Psychological and clinical factors implicated in decision making about a trial of low-dose tamoxifen in hormone replacement therapy users. | To assess the sociodemographic, health-related, and psychological factors that influence the decision of women on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to participate in a phase III trial of low-dose tamoxifen.</AbstractText>Clinical and psychological factors were assessed in 265 women who accepted and 192 women who refuse... |
2,314,858 | A comparison among Humphrey field analyzer, Microperimetry, and Heidelberg Retina Tomograph in the evaluation of macula in primary open angle glaucoma. | It is known that macula can be affected adversely in glaucoma. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the functional and morphologic changes of macula in patients having glaucoma using Microperimeter-1 (MP-1), Humphrey field analyzer (HFA), and Heidelberg Retina Tomograph II (HRT-II).</AbstractText>This prospective study ... |
2,314,859 | Dietary boron and hormone replacement therapy as risk factors for lung cancer in women. | Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may reduce lung cancer risk. Dietary boron may have actions similar to those of HRT; however, no previous study has reported the associations between dietary boron intake and lung cancer risk or the joint effects of boron intake and HRT use on lung cancer risk. The authors examined the... |
2,314,860 | Impact of hormone replacement therapy on the histologic subtype of breast cancer. | Postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is associated with an increase in breast cancer risk, which correlates to the duration of HRT use. We wanted to investigate a possible association between HRT use and the risk of a histologic subtype of breast cancer.</AbstractText>From 1995 until 2004, 497 cases of prim... |
2,314,861 | Acceptance-enhanced behavior therapy (AEBT) for trichotillomania and chronic skin picking: exploring the effects of component sequencing. | This pilot study examined the utility of acceptance-enhanced behavior therapy (AEBT) for trichotillomania (TTM) and chronic skin picking (CSP) and the impact of altering treatment sequence on overall treatment efficacy. Participants referred to a TTM and CSP specialty clinic were assessed by an independent evaluator wi... |
2,314,862 | A multi-centre retrospective cohort study comparing the efficacy, safety and cost-effectiveness of hysterectomy and uterine artery embolisation for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids. The HOPEFUL study. | To examine and compare the medium-term results of hysterectomy and uterine artery embolisation (UAE) as a treatment for symptomatic uterine fibroids with regard to safety, efficacy, special issues in the UAE group, cost-effectiveness, and women's own perspectives on the treatments.</AbstractText>Data were collected loc... |
2,314,863 | Simultaneous nitrification and denitrification of municipal wastewater in aerobic membrane bioreactors. | Simultaneous nitrification-denitrification (SND) of municipal wastewater was investigated in a laboratory-scale membrane bioreactor (MBR) operated at two different hydraulic retention times (HRTs), 0.5 and 1 day, dissolved oxygen 3.0 to 0.5 mg/L, and solids retention time (SRT) between 28 and 120 days. The organic load... |
2,314,864 | Retooling the ethanol industry: thermophilic anaerobic digestion of thin stillage for methane production and pollution prevention. | Anaerobic digestion of corn ethanol thin stillage was tested at thermophilic temperature (55 degrees C) with two completely stirred tank reactors. The thin stillage wastestream was organically concentrated with 100 g/L total chemical oxygen demand and 60 g/L volatiles solids and a low pH of approximately 4.0. Steady-st... |
2,314,865 | Vitamin D status in postmenopausal women living at higher latitudes in the UK in relation to bone health, overweight, sunlight exposure and dietary vitamin D. | For 5 months a year the UK has insufficient sunlight for cutaneous synthesis of vitamin D and winter requirements are met from stores made the previous summer. Although there are few natural dietary sources, dietary intake may help maintain vitamin D status. We investigated the relationship between 25-hydroxyvitamin D ... |
2,314,866 | Decolorization and biosorption for Congo red by system rice hull- Schizophyllum sp. F17 under solid-state condition in a continuous flow packed-bed bioreactor. | Synthetic dyes are important chemical pollutants from various industries. This work developed an efficient and relatively simple continuous decolorization system rice hull-Schizophyllum sp. F17 under solid-state condition in a packed-bed bioreactor, for decolorizing Congo red. In the decolorization system, two decolori... |
2,314,867 | Relationship between the retinal thickness analyzer and the GDx VCC scanning laser polarimeter, Stratus OCT optical coherence tomograph, and Heidelberg retina tomograph II confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy. | To assess the relationship between the retinal thickness analyzer (RTA) parameters, and those of the GDx VCC scanning laser polarimeter (GDx VCC), Stratus OCT optical coherence tomography (Stratus OCT), and Heidelberg retinal tomograph II confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (HRT II).</AbstractText>Twenty-nine primar... |
2,314,868 | Start-up of an UASB-septic tank for community on-site treatment of strong domestic sewage. | Two community on-site UASB-septic tanks were operated in parallel over a six months period under two different hydraulic retention times (HRT) of 2 days for R1 and 4 days for R2 at mean sewage temperature of 24 degrees C. The sewage was characterised by a high COD(tot) concentration of 1189 mg/L, with a large fraction ... |
2,314,869 | The incidence of cardiovascular disease in menopausal women on hormone replacement therapy: a clinical evidence-based medicine review. | Postmenopausal women have looked to the scientific and medical community for conclusions on the effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on cardiovascular disease. There have been many studies and clinical trials conducted in an attempt to address whether or not there is increased incidence of cardiovascular diseas... |
2,314,870 | Corneal hysteresis but not corneal thickness correlates with optic nerve surface compliance in glaucoma patients. | To investigate relationships between acute intraocular pressure (IOP)-induced optic nerve head surface deformation and corneal hysteresis and thickness in glaucomatous and nonglaucomatous human eyes.</AbstractText>This was a prospective experimental study of 100 subjects (38 with glaucoma, 62 without glaucoma). Data co... |
2,314,871 | Protective effect of 17beta-estradiol on oxidative stress and liver dysfunction in aged male rats. | In aging liver oxidative stress increases due to the decrease in antioxidant bio-molecules such as estrogens which can be modified by hormonal replacement therapy (HRT). With this in mind, we hypothesized that age-related decline in steroidogenesis may be associated with the impairment of the antioxidant defense cells ... |
2,314,872 | False negative results in glaucoma detection with Heidelberg Retina Tomograph II. | To evaluate the rate of false negative results with the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph (HRT II) in a glaucoma practice.</AbstractText>Cross-sectional study.</AbstractText>We analyzed the HRTs taken between October 2002 and October 2003 in our glaucoma clinic, and selected the patients who had a good quality image (SD <... |
2,314,873 | Anammox brings WWTP closer to energy autarky due to increased biogas production and reduced aeration energy for N-removal. | Fifty years ago when only BOD was removed at municipal WWTPs primary clarifiers were designed with 2-3 hours hydraulic retention time (HRT). This changed with the introduction of nitrogen removal in activated sludge treatment that needed more BOD for denitrification. The HRT of primary clarification was reduced to less... |
2,314,874 | Adapting UASB technology for sewage treatment in Palestine and Jordan. | High rate anaerobic technologies offer cost-effective solutions for "sewage" treatment in the temperate climate of Palestine and Jordan. However, local sewage characteristics demand amendments to the conventional UASB reactor design. A solution is found in a parallel operating digester unit that stabilises incoming sol... |
2,314,875 | A comprehensive analysis of breast cancer news coverage in leading media outlets focusing on environmental risks and prevention. | Breast cancer has a high profile in the news media, which are a major source of information for cancer patients and the general public. To determine the nature of breast cancer news coverage available to audiences, particularly on the topics of environmental risks and prevention, this content analysis measured a broad ... |
2,314,876 | No increase of breast cancer incidence in Japanese women who received hormone replacement therapy: overview of a case-control study of breast cancer risk in Japan. | Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been considered one of the main risk factors for breast cancer. Studies demonstrating the relationship between HRT and breast cancer incidence were conducted in Western countries and the target populations were mainly Caucasians. Since the Women's Health Initiatives demonstrated th... |
2,314,877 | Central coherence in women with bulimia nervosa. | To examine the concept of central coherence in women with bulimia nervosa (BN) and address similarities and difference with those with anorexia nervosa (AN) METHOD: Forty two women with BN and 42 matched healthy women, completed neuropsychological testing measuring aspects of central coherence: Rey-Osterrieth Complex F... |
2,314,878 | Natural history and risk factors for bone loss in postmenopausal Caucasian women: a 15-year follow-up population-based study. | In this 15-year follow-up study, we found that the estimated rate of bone loss at the femoral neck (FN) for women aged 45-68 was linear at a rate of 1.67% per year, but quadratic for lumbar spine (LS) at a rate of 3.12% initially, and slowing down with age. We also confirmed the protective role of HRT, increasing weigh... |
2,314,879 | The assessment of osteoporosis risk factors in Iranian women compared with Indian women. | Osteoporosis is an important public health problem in older adults. It is more common in postmenopausal women and not only gives rise to morbidity but also markedly diminishes the quality of life in this population. There is lack of information about the risk factor of osteoporosis in developing countries. In this stud... |
2,314,880 | New developments in Heidelberg retina tomograph for glaucoma. | Provides an update on research on Heidelberg retina tomograph (HRT) imaging of the optic nerve head in glaucoma. Particular reference is made to work assessing recently introduced software developments.</AbstractText>Three main areas of investigation are covered: new developments in the third major revision of the HRT ... |
2,314,881 | Oral health in perimenopausal and early postmenopausal women from baseline to 2 years of follow-up with reference to hormone replacement therapy. | Female sex hormones also affect the mouth but there are little data on oral health of menopause age women. This 2-year follow-up study investigated oral health of perimenopausal and early postmenopausal women. Because hormone replacement therapy (HRT) users have been reported to be more health conscious than nonusers, ... |
2,314,882 | Toxicity and metal speciation in acid mine drainage treated by passive bioreactors. | Sulfate-reducing passive bioreactors treat acid mine drainage (AMD) by increasing its pH and alkalinity and by removing metals as metal sulfide precipitates. In addition to discharge limits based on physicochemical parameters, however, treated effluent is required to be nontoxic. Acute and sublethal toxicity was assess... |
2,314,883 | [Anaerobic biodegradation pathway of the main ingredient of traditional Chinese medicine wastewater]. | A laboratory-scale experiment was done. And the baicalin anaerobic biodegradation curve and pathway were discussed by analyzing the results of GC-MS. After analogue of status's trend and analysis of its regression, the biodegradation kinetic equation of baicalin was obtained. And the possible biodegradation pathway was... |
2,314,884 | [Study on treatment of coking wastewater by A/O process of biological filter]. | Coking wastewater was treated by A/O process of biological filter with a special kind of carrier. The wastewater contained much more phenolic compounds with about 2000 mg/L of COD and 260 mg/L of NH4+ -N. The A/O system could achieve average removal efficiencies of 87.0% and 91.6% for COD and NH4+ -N, respectively, whe... |
2,314,885 | Anaerobic treatment of low-strength municipal wastewater by a two-stage pilot plant under psychrophilic conditions. | A two-stage anaerobic treatment pilot plant was tested for the treatment of raw domestic wastewater under temperatures ranging from 21 to 14 degrees C. The plant consisted of a hydrolytic upflow sludge bed (HUSB) digester (25.5m3) followed by an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) digester (20.36m3). The hydraulic r... |
2,314,886 | Estrogen-biosynthesis gene CYP17 and its interactions with reproductive, hormonal and lifestyle factors in breast cancer risk: results from the Long Island Breast Cancer Study Project. | The genes that are involved in estrogen biosynthesis, cellular binding and metabolism may contribute to breast cancer susceptibility. We examined the effect of the CYP17 promoter T --> C polymorphism and its interactions with the reproductive history, exogenous hormone use and selected lifestyle risk factors on brea... |
2,314,887 | Treatment of screened dairy manure by upflow anaerobic fixed bed reactors packed with waste tyre rubber and a combination of waste tyre rubber and zeolite: effect of the hydraulic retention time. | Two laboratory-scale anaerobic fixed bed reactors were evaluated while treating dairy manure at upflow mode and semicontinuous feeding. One reactor was packed with a combination of waste tyre rubber and zeolite (R1) while the other had only waste tyre rubber as a microorganism immobilization support (R2). Effluent qual... |
2,314,888 | Effect of hormone replacement therapy on serum complement (C3, C4) and immunoglobulin (IgG, IgM) levels in post-menopausal women. | Serum C3, C4, IgG and IgM levels were evaluated in healthy post-menopausal women receiving short-term hormone replacement therapy (HRT) regimens and in untreated women. Serum C3, C4, IgM and IgG levels were assessed in 54 women receiving HRT therapy (CEE 0.625 mg+MPA 2.5 mg/day), and in 54 control women not receiving H... |
2,314,889 | Anaerobic tapered fluidized bed reactor for starch wastewater treatment and modeling using multilayer perceptron neural network. | Anaerobic treatability of synthetic sago wastewater was investigated in a laboratory anaerobic tapered fluidized bed reactor (ATFBR) with a mesoporous granular activated carbon (GAC) as a support material. The experimental protocol was defined to examine the effect of the maximum organic loading rate (OLR), hydraulic r... |
2,314,890 | Biological treatment of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (TCP) containing wastewater in a hybrid bioreactor system with effluent recycle. | Due to the toxic effects of trichlorophenol (TCP) on microorganisms, biological treatment efficiencies of TCP containing wastewaters are usually low. Synthetic wastewater containing 2,4,6-TCP was biologically treated in a hybrid-loop bioreactor system consisting of a packed column biofilm and an aerated tank bioreactor... |
2,314,891 | [Characteristics of novel wastewater treatment technology by swimming bed combined with aerobic granular sludge]. | Swimming bed combined with aerobic granular sludge as a novel technology for wastewater treatment was developed, which was on the basis of the biofilm process and activated sludge process, and results demonstrated notable performance of high-efficiency treatment capability and sludge reduction. Even when hydraulic rete... |
2,314,892 | [Effects of different co-substrates on degradation of nitrophenols using upflow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB) reactors]. | The removal efficiencies of 3-nitrophenol (3-NP) and 2, 6-dinitrophnol (2, 6-DNP) were investigated in two lab-scale upflow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB) reactors using two different co-substrates. Initially, glucose was used as co-substrate and followed by sodium acetate. The results showed that glucose was found to be ... |
2,314,893 | [Study on the treatment of oilfield produced wastewater with different salinities using halophile enhanced biological activated carbon]. | The treatment of oilfield produced wastewater with different qualities and different salinities were carried out using halophile enhanced biological activated carbon. COD, UV254 were detected as the index to indicate the efficiency of oilfield produced wastewater treatment. Oxygen Uptake Rate (OUR) was used to determin... |
2,314,894 | Biokinetic parameters and behavior of Aeromonas hydrophila during anaerobic growth. | The biokinetics of glucose metabolism were evaluated in Aeromonas hydrophila during growth in an anaerobic biosystem. After approx 34 h growth, A. hydrophila metabolized 5,000 mg glucose l(-1) into the end-products ethanol, acetate, succinate and formate. The maximum growth rate, mu(m), half saturation coefficients, K(... |
2,314,895 | Biological hydrogen production by immobilized cells of Clostridium tyrobutyricum JM1 isolated from a food waste treatment process. | A fermentative hydrogen-producing bacterium, Clostridium tyrobutyricum JM1, was isolated from a food waste treating process using 16S rRNA gene sequencing and amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis (ARDRA). A fixed-bed bioreactor packed with polyurethane foam as support matrix for the growth of the isolate was op... |
2,314,896 | Liver dysfunction in Turner's syndrome: prevalence, natural history and effect of exogenous oestrogen. | Raised liver enzymes are a common feature of Turner's syndrome (TS), but the cause remains unclear. We studied the hepatic function in a large cohort of women with TS and tested the effect of increasing doses of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on liver function tests (LFTs).</AbstractText>LFTs were assessed in three ... |
2,314,897 | Ecological clarification of cheese whey prior to anaerobic digestion in upflow anaerobic filter. | Anaerobic digestion of cheese whey wastewaters (CW) was investigated in a system consisting of an ecological pretreatment followed by upflow anaerobic filter (UAF). The pretreatment was conducted to solve the inhibition problems during anaerobic treatment of CW caused by the amounts of fats, proteins and carbohydrates ... |
2,314,898 | Hairy-related transcription factors inhibit Notch-induced smooth muscle alpha-actin expression by interfering with Notch intracellular domain/CBF-1 complex interaction with the CBF-1-binding site. | Notch signaling regulates smooth muscle cell phenotype and is critical for vascular development. One Notch target is smooth muscle alpha-actin (SMA), a differentiated smooth muscle cell marker. The Notch intracellular domain (NotchICD) forms a complex with CBF-1 (C-promoter-binding factor-1) and directly induces SMA ex... |
2,314,899 | Reductive dechlorination of 1, 2-dichloroethane using anaerobic sequencing batch reactor (ASBR). | The objective of this research was to study the dechlorination of 1,2-dichloroethane (1,2-DCA) in a synthetic wastewater with lab-scale anaerobic sequencing batch (ASBR) reactors. Anaerobic sludge was used as a biocatalyst. Sodium acetate and dextrose served as the main methanogenic substrate. Experimental studies were... |
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