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2,315,500 | Oestrogen status in relation to the early training responses in human thumb adductor muscles. | The aims of this study were to identify the mechanisms for the early response to training in women of different oestrogen status and to determine whether any oestrogen and exercise effects on these would be additive.</AbstractText>We monitored training (ten 5-s contractions per day for 12 weeks)-induced changes in the ... |
2,315,501 | Relationship between English language use and preferences for involvement in medical care among Hispanic women. | To assess how English language use by Hispanic women affects their preferences for participating in decision making and information seeking regarding medical care.</AbstractText>The study included 235 Hispanic women aged 35-61 years participating in a larger multicenter study, the Ethnicity, Needs, and Decisions of Wom... |
2,315,502 | Relation of myeloperoxidase promoter polymorphism and long-term hormone replacement therapy to oxidized low-density lipoprotein autoantibodies in postmenopausal women. | The myeloperoxidase enzyme (MPO) is a potent precursor of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation in atherosclerotic lesions. The MPO gene has a promoter polymorphism, 463G/A, which leads to high (GG) and low-expression (AG, AA) genotypes. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is known to affect MPO activity and LDL oxidat... |
2,315,503 | [Effects of long-term and low-dose hormone replacement therapy on bone mineral density in postmenopausal women]. | To observe the effects of long-term and low-dose hormone replacement therapy on bone mineral density (BMD), and the incidence of bone pain in postmenopausal women.</AbstractText>Totally 141 postmenopausal women were selected from the medical staff of the Peking Union Medical College Hospital. Of them, 63 women treated ... |
2,315,504 | Cognitive-behavioural group intervention for climacteric syndrome. | During peri- and postmenopause there is a high prevalence of psychological symptoms such as emotional instability, depressive moods, anxiety, sleep disorders, and sexual dysfunction. Aetiologically relevant factors for discomfort are decline of sex hormones and psychosocial factors such as lifestyle, attitude towards m... |
2,315,505 | Randomized trial of effects of continuous combined HRT on markers of lipids and coagulation in women with acute coronary syndromes: WHISP Pilot Study. | Randomized trials have not demonstrated coronary heart disease benefit from hormone replacement therapy (HRT). We hypothesized that low-dose HRT may avoid harm.</AbstractText>We studied the effects of HRT on lipids and coagulation in women with acute coronary syndromes. A total of 100 post-menopausal women >55 years... |
2,315,506 | Improving patient safety in hospitals: Contributions of high-reliability theory and normal accident theory. | To identify the distinctive contributions of high-reliability theory (HRT) and normal accident theory (NAT) as frameworks for examining five patient safety practices.</AbstractText><AbstractText Label="DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING" NlmCategory="METHODS">We reviewed and drew examples from studies of organization theory an... |
2,315,507 | Intermittently aerated EMMC-Biobarrel (entrapped mixed microbial cell with Bio-barrel) process for concurrent organic and nitrogen removal. | The PEMMC-Biobarrel (packed-bed of entrapped mixed microbial cells with Bio-barrel) process and MEMMC-Biobarrel (moving EMMC-Biobarrel) process were investigated for enhancing concurrent organic and nitrogen removal with applied intermittent aeration. For the PEMMC-Biobarrel process, the EMMC-Biobarrel carriers were em... |
2,315,508 | Mammographically detected breast arterial calcifications: indicators for arteriosclerotic diseases? | To determine the prevalence of breast arterial calcifications (BAC) detected on mammography and search for conditions that may influence their existence.</AbstractText>The mammograms of 6156 consecutive patients were reevaluated for the presence of BAC. Four hundred eighty-five women having BAC were enrolled in the pat... |
2,315,509 | Single modality versus dual modality treatment for trichotillomania: sertraline, behavioral therapy, or both? | Trichotillomania is a psychiatric condition characterized by chronic hair pulling. Both cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have shown promise in the treatment of trichotillomania, with comparison studies favoring CBT over pharmacotherapy. However, no randomized, c... |
2,315,510 | A novel process for organic acids and nutrient recovery from municipal wastewater sludge. | In this paper, a novel process for organic acids and nutrient recovery from municipal sludge was introduced and evaluated based on laboratory-scale studies. An economical estimation for its practical application was also performed by mass balance in a full-scale plant (Q=158,000 m3 d(-1)). This novel process comprises ... |
2,315,511 | Changes in bacterial community during fermentative hydrogen and acid production from organic waste by thermophilic anaerobic microflora. | Changes in fermentation pattern during the treatment of organic wastes containing solid materials by thermophilic anaerobic microflora were investigated with respect to product formation and bacterial community structure during hydrogen production.</AbstractText>Anaerobic microflora enriched from sludge compost was cul... |
2,315,512 | A comparison of transdermal and oral HRT for menopausal symptom control. | To compare clinical efficacy, side effects and continuation rates using oral hormone therapy (HT), percutaneous gel, and transdermal patch.</AbstractText>Eighty-eight symptomatic menopausal women were allocated into 3 groups (oral, gel, patch); the patch group was further subdivided to be given either reservoir or matr... |
2,315,513 | [Enhanced ammonia removal and microbial community structure analysis using bacterial quinone profile in ITFB]. | Water quality during the start-up period was changed in order to enhance the later nitrifying ability of the internal-circulation three-phase bio-fluidized bed (ITFB). The experimental results showed that high N/C ratio and low feeding concentration of COD were two key conditions for enhancing the ammonia removal. Afte... |
2,315,514 | [Experimental study on the mechanism of oilfield wastewater treatment by using hydrolysis-acidification with aerobic biological processes]. | Hydrolysis-acidification + aerobic biological processes were conducted experimentally to treat oilfield wastewater pretreated with physical and chemical treatment in Xinjiang oilfield. The results showed that when the COD concentration in influent was 190-220 mg x L(-1), that in effluent reduced to 65-75 mg x L(-1) und... |
2,315,515 | Effects of hormone replacement therapy on plasma pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines and some bone turnover markers in postmenopausal women. | The present study was undertaken to evaluate plasma TNFalpha, IL-1beta, IL-10; and urinary hydroxyproline (Hyp) and calcium (Ca) as bone resorption markers in postmenopausal women compared with premenopausal ones; and to assess the effects of HRT upon these cytokines and bone turnover markers.</AbstractText>The study i... |
2,315,516 | The impact of hormone replacement therapy on menopausal symptoms in younger high-risk women after prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy. | Preventive health strategies for women at increased hereditary risk of ovarian cancer include gynecologic screening (GS) and/or prophylactic oophorectomy (PBSO). Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is often prescribed to compensate for postsurgical endocrine deficiencies. This study examined the impact of HRT use on leve... |
2,315,517 | Discrimination between glaucomatous and nonglaucomatous eyes using quantitative imaging devices and subjective optic nerve head assessment. | To compare the diagnostic ability of the confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscope (HRT-II; Heidelberg Engineering, Heidelberg, Germany), scanning laser polarimeter (GDx-VCC; Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., Dublin, CA), and optical coherence tomographer (StratusOCT, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.) with subjective assessment of optic ... |
2,315,518 | Epithelial basement membrane dystrophy: evaluation with the HRT II Rostock Cornea Module. | To describe corneal changes in patients with epithelial basement membrane dystrophy (EBMD) using a new in vivo confocal microscope.</AbstractText>Observational case series.</AbstractText>A retrospective chart review of 22 consecutive patients with EBMD at the Quinze-Vingts National Ophthalmology Hospital from April 200... |
2,315,519 | Performance of experimental horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands fed with dissolved or particulate organic matter. | In this study, the effect of the influent type of organic matter (dissolved or particulate) on the efficiency of two experimental horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands (SSF CWs) was investigated. The SSF CWs' surface area was 0.54 m(2) and the water depth was 0.3m. They were monitored for a period of 9 months... |
2,315,520 | Detection of glaucoma using operator-dependent versus operator-independent classification in the Heidelberg retinal tomograph-III. | To compare the abilities of a new Glaucoma Probability Scoring (GPS) system and Moorfields regression analysis (MRA) to differentiate between glaucomatous and normal eyes using Heidelberg retinal tomograph (HRT)-III software and race-specific databases.</AbstractText>In this prospective study, one eye (refractive error... |
2,315,521 | Biosolids from two-stage bioleaching could produce compost for unrestricted use. | A biological process, called BIOSOL, developed in our laboratory, efficiently reduces metals and reduces pathogenic indicator bacteria in sewage sludges in a single-stage system to levels meeting Ontario Ministry of the Environment (OME) requirements for land application of biosolids. Since the requirements for unrestr... |
2,315,522 | Thermophilic anaerobic digestion of industrial orange waste. | Thermophilic anaerobic digestion of industrial orange waste (pulp and peel) with subsequent aerobic post-treatment of the digestate was evaluated. Methane production potential was first determined in batch assays and the effects of operational parameters such as hydraulic retention times (HRT) and organic loading rates... |
2,315,523 | Osteoporosis in primary biliary cirrhosis: a randomized trial of the efficacy and feasibility of estrogen/progestin. | The optimal therapy for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is unknown. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) prevents osteoporosis, but may promote cholestasis. We performed a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of transdermal estrogen/progestin in postmenopausal ... |
2,315,524 | Improving glaucoma diagnosis by the combination of perimetry and HRT measurements. | The aim of this study was to determine, whether the combination of morphologic data of the optic nerve head and visual field (VF) data would improve diagnosis of glaucoma, on the basis of the measurements alone.</AbstractText>Eighty-eight perimetric glaucomatous and 88 normal optic discs from the Erlangen Glaucoma Regi... |
2,315,525 | Effect of 200 days' sludge retention time on performance of a pilot scale submerged membrane bioreactor for high strength industrial wastewater treatment. | A high strength industrial wastewater was treated using a pilot scale submerged membrane bioreactor (MBR) at a sludge retention time (SRT) of 200 d. The MBR was operated at a high sludge concentration of 20 g/L and a low F/M ratio of 0.11 during 300 d of operation. It was found that the MBR could achieve COD and TOC ov... |
2,315,526 | Biological treatment of industrial wastes in a photobioreactor. | An algal-bacterial consortium was tested for the treatment from a coke factory. A Chlorella vulgaris strain and a phenol-degrading Alcaligenes sp. were first isolated from the wastewater treatment plant to serve as inocula in the subsequent biodegradation tests. Batch tests were then conducted with samples from the rea... |
2,315,527 | Changes in intra-abdominal fat in early postmenopausal women: effects of hormone use. | Intra-abdominal fat (IAF) accumulates with age, is greater among postmenopausal vs. premenopausal women, and is linked to risk for both type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Whether hormone replacement therapy (HRT) prevents or attenuates changes in IAF and related risk factors is not clear. The objectives of thi... |
2,315,528 | [Experiment study on anoxic phosphate accumulation with nitrite]. | Biological phosphorus removal with nitrite was studied in an Sequencing Batch Reactor. The results showed that nitrite can be used as electron acceptor in denitrifying phosphorus removal. Feed mode of nitrite had significant influence on denitrifying phosphorus removal. Anoxic phosphorus assimilation rate could be reac... |
2,315,529 | [Efficiency and characteristic of biological activated carbon fluidized bed for oil-field wastewater treatment]. | In order to find method to improve biodegradation of oil-field wastewater, the biological activated carbon fluidized bed (BAC-FB) process for oil-field wastewater treatment in aerobic condition is studied. The results show that the process demonstrated highest removal rate with hull activated carbon (AC) as carrier and... |
2,315,530 | Health information seeking in context: how women make decisions regarding hormone replacement therapy. | This multimethod study explored women's information seeking behaviour and decision making regarding menopause, hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and use of complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) during menopause. This research was underway during the mass media release of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) est... |
2,315,531 | The effects of parity, oral contraceptive use and hormone replacement therapy on the incidence of varicose veins. | Three population-based age cohorts (40-, 50- and 60-years old) of women (n = 3,590) were followed up to find out if pregnancies, use of oral contraceptives (OCs) or hormone replacement therapy (HRT) affect the appearance of varicose veins. Results were presented as odds ratios (OR) of prevalences at entry (POR) and as ... |
2,315,532 | Study of the aerobic biodegradation of coke wastewater in a two and three-step activated sludge process. | A laboratory-scale biological plant composed of two aerobic reactors operating at 35 degrees C was used to study the biodegradation of coke wastewater. The main pollutants to be removed are organic matter, especially phenols, thiocyanate and ammonium nitrogen. The concentrations of the main pollutants in the wastewater... |
2,315,533 | Antiestrogenic activities of Ginkgo biloba extracts. | Most climacteric and postmenopausal women appear to have vasomotor symptoms as well as a high risk of osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease. Although exogenous estrogens can reduce these symptoms, women are reluctant to use hormone replacement therapy (HRT) due to its undesirable side effects, such as irregular bleed... |
2,315,534 | The benefits of oestrogens on postprandial lipid metabolism are lost in post-menopausal women with Type 2 diabetes. | Women with Type 2 diabetes appear to lose the protection against cardiovascular disease (CVD) afforded by oestrogens. We examined the effects of oestrogen hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on postprandial clearance of dietary fat in non-diabetic and diabetic post-menopausal women.</AbstractText>In a cross-sectional stu... |
2,315,535 | Implementation of the IWA anaerobic digestion model No.1 (ADM1) for simulating digestion of blackwater from vacuum toilets. | The IWA anaerobic digestion model No.1 (ADM1) is applied to the blackwater anaerobic digestion (BWAD) plant in this work. In order to verify the biochemical kinetics, batch experiments were executed. According to the Monod type kinetics, the maximum uptake rates (km) of butyric acid (HBu), propionic acid (HPr) and acet... |
2,315,536 | Biological phosphorus removal with nitrite as election acceptor. | Biological phosphorus removal was studied in a sequencing batch reactor (SBR). The results showed that nitrite could be used as electron acceptor in denitrifying phosphorus removal. Feed mode of nitrite had significant influence on denitrifying phosphorus removal. Anoxic phosphorus assimilation rate could reach 10.44 m... |
2,315,537 | Low-temperature post-treatment of anaerobically treated-sewage in anaerobic filter with cationic-polymer addition. | The post-treatment of domestic sewage pretreated in a 6 m3 UASB was investigated in two high-rate anaerobic filter (AF) reactors operated in parallel. The difference between the two AF reactors was only the addition of cationic polymer to the second reactor (AF + P). The reactors were operated at low temperatures, rang... |
2,315,538 | Pilot study on municipal wastewater treatment by a modified submerged membrane bioreactor. | A pilot-scale modified submerged membrane bioreactor (SMBR) with the capacity of 18.1 m3d(-1) was developed on the basis of the principle of air-lift internal-loop reactor. Economical aeration intensity of the SMBR was determined as 96 m3m(-2)h(-1) according to hydrodynamic investigation. Corresponding economical air-f... |
2,315,539 | A pilot study on a step-feeding anoxic/oxic activated sludge system. | A four stage pilot plant of step-feed biological nutrient removal (BNR) was employed to investigate reactor performance and process stability. The results obtained showed that step-feed BNR is efficient and cost-effective for nitrogen and carbonaceous removal from municipal wastewater. The total average removal efficie... |
2,315,540 | Anaerobic digestion potential for ecological and decentralised sanitation in urban areas. | The potential of anaerobic digestion in ecological and decentralised sanitation has been investigated in this research. Different anaerobic digestion systems were proposed for the treatment of sewage, grey water, black water and faeces. Moreover, mathematical models based on anaerobic digestion model no.1 (ADM1) were d... |
2,315,541 | Innovations in wastewater treatment: the moving bed biofilm process. | This paper describes the moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) and presents applications of wastewater treatment processes in which this reactor is used. The MBBR processes have been extensively used for BOD/COD-removal, as well as for nitrification and denitrification in municipal and industrial wastewater treatment. This... |
2,315,542 | Topography and fluorescein angiography of the optic nerve head in primary open-angle and chronic primary angle closure glaucoma. | The purpose of this study is to correlate optic nerve head topography with fluorescein angiography of the optic nerve head in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), chronic primary angle closure glaucoma (CPACG), and normal controls.</AbstractText>This was an institution-based, cross-sectional, case-control ... |
2,315,543 | Diet, nutritional knowledge and health status of urban middle-aged Malaysian women. | The objective of the study was to assess nutritional and health status as well as nutritional knowledge in urban middle-aged Malaysian women. The impact of menopause on diet and health indices was also studied. The study included 360 disease free women, non users of HRT,aged > or =45 years with an intact uterus recr... |
2,315,544 | Effect of climacteric transition and hormone replacement therapy on body weight and body fat distribution. | In the present study we evaluated the effects of climacteric modifications on body weight and fat distribution. From women attending a menopause clinic we selected 2175 untreated, normal healthy women who were divided into three groups: premenopausal (n = 540), perimenopausal (n = 750) and postmenopausal (n = 885), and... |
2,315,545 | Hormone replacement therapy and bleeding disorders. | Bleeding disorders encountered during administration of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) are reviewed. The incidence of bleeding disorders is dependent on the phase of HRT and the age of the patient. In the diagnosis of these bleedings transvaginal sonography and minihysteroscopy are very important methods. Endometria... |
2,315,546 | Is sensory urgency part of the same spectrum of bladder dysfunction as detrusor overactivity? | It has been suggested that the urogynecological diagnosis of sensory urgency is an early form of detrusor overactivity and may be just earlier in the spectrum of disease. The former term is generally defined as increased perceived bladder sensation during filling, a low first desire to void and low bladder capacity in ... |
2,315,547 | Influence of menopausal status and use of hormone replacement therapy on radiation dose from mammography in routine breast screening. | Menopausal status and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) cause alterations in breast structure which can affect mammographic image quality. Here we present the results of a study to discover the effect of menopausal status and HRT use on breast dose. Women attending routine screening completed questionnaires which inclu... |
2,315,548 | BOD5 and COD removal and sludge production in SBR working with or without anoxic phase. | The aim of this study was to estimate the BOD(5) and COD removal efficiency and biomass yield coefficient in sequencing batch reactors (SBR) treating landfill leachate. Experiments were carried out in four SBRs at HRT of 12, 6, 3 and 2d. Two series were performed. In series 1, the reactors were operated in a 24h cycle ... |
2,315,549 | The benefits of androgens combined with hormone replacement therapy regarding to patients with postmenopausal sexual symptoms. | To evaluate the benefits and risks of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) combined with methyltestosterone (MT) in postmenopausal women with sexual dysfunction.</AbstractText>This study was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled and crossover trial. Eighty-five women using HRT were divided into four treatment gro... |
2,315,550 | Body size and risk of colon and rectal cancer in the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). | Body weight and body mass index (BMI) are positively related to risk of colon cancer in men, whereas weak or no associations exist in women. This discrepancy may be related to differences in fat distribution between sexes or to the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in women.</AbstractText>We used multivariable a... |
2,315,551 | The Notch-effector HRT1 gene plays a role in glomerular development and patterning of the Xenopus pronephros anlagen. | Notch signaling has been shown to play a role in cell fate decisions in the Xenopus pronephros anlagen. Here, we show that the Xenopus Hairy-related transcription factor (HRT) gene XHRT1, and the Hairy/Enhancer of split (HES) genes Xhairy1, Xhairy2b, esr9 and esr10, have distinct restricted dynamic expression patterns ... |
2,315,552 | Effects of HRT on liver enzyme levels in women with type 2 diabetes: a randomized placebo-controlled trial. | Increasingly strong links are being recognized between diabetes, insulin resistance and liver fat accumulation [e.g. nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)]. Recent data indicating that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may lessen diabetes risk is intriguing but explanatory mechanisms are unclear.</AbstractText>Post ... |
2,315,553 | Eliminating non-renewable CO2 emissions from sewage treatment: an anaerobic migrating bed reactor pilot plant study. | The aim of this work was to demonstrate at pilot scale a high level of energy recovery from sewage utilising a primary Anaerobic Migrating Bed Reactor (AMBR) operating at ambient temperature to convert COD to methane. The focus is the reduction in non-renewable CO(2) emissions resulting from reduced energy requirements... |
2,315,554 | Two routes of hormonal replacement therapy in symptomatic menopausal women after kidney transplantation. | The assessment of efficacy and safety of two regimens of hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) in women after kidney transplantation with climacteric symptoms.</AbstractText>Combined transdermal or transdermal-oral hormonal replacement therapy was administered to 86 kidney-transplanted women, aged 31-52 years, with modera... |
2,315,555 | Association of blood pressure status with the optic disk structure in non-glaucoma subjects: the Thessaloniki eye study. | To study the association of blood pressure (BP) status on the optic disk structure as measured with the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph (HRT) in people without glaucoma.</AbstractText>Cross-sectional population-based setting study.</AbstractText>Consecutive participants in the Thessaloniki Eye Study were included in this s... |
2,315,556 | Correlation between hemifield visual field damage and corresponding parapapillary atrophy in normal-tension glaucoma. | To evaluate the correlation between the superior or inferior half area of parapapillary atrophy (PPA) and the corresponding hemifield visual field damage (VFD) in normal-tension glaucoma.</AbstractText>Cross-sectional study.</AbstractText>patients: One hundred nine eyes of 109 consecutive patients with normal-tension g... |
2,315,557 | Para-chlorophenol containing synthetic wastewater treatment in an activated sludge unit: effects of hydraulic residence time. | Due to the toxic nature of chlorophenol compounds present in some chemical industry effluents, biological treatment of such wastewaters is usually realized with low treatment efficiencies. Para-chlorophenol (4-chlorophenol, 4-CP) containing synthetic wastewater was treated in an activated sludge unit at different hydra... |
2,315,558 | Different effects of transdermal and oral hormone replacement therapy on the renin-angiotensin system, plasma bradykinin level, and blood pressure of normotensive postmenopausal women. | This study compared the efficacy of transdermally administered estradiol with that of orally administered conjugated equine estrogens (CEE) on the renin-angiotensin system, plasma bradykinin level, and blood pressure (BP) in normotensive postmenopausal women (PMW).</AbstractText>A total of 38 normotensive PMW were rand... |
2,315,559 | Hormone-replacement therapy influences gene expression profiles and is associated with breast-cancer prognosis: a cohort study. | Postmenopausal hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) increases breast-cancer risk. The influence of HRT on the biology of the primary tumor, however, is not well understood.</AbstractText>We obtained breast-cancer gene expression profiles using Affymetrix human genome U133A arrays. We examined the relationship between HRT-... |
2,315,560 | Contraction-initiated NO-dependent lymphatic relaxation: a self-regulatory mechanism in rat thoracic duct. | The objectives of this study were to evaluate the physiological importance of the flow and shear generated by phasic contractions of lymphatic vessels and the mechanisms responsible for the influences of such shear on lymphatic pumping. Lymphatic segments of the rat thoracic duct were isolated, cannulated and pressuriz... |
2,315,561 | Differential effects of oral conjugated equine estrogen and transdermal estrogen on atherosclerotic vascular disease risk markers and endothelial function in healthy postmenopausal women. | Recent studies have revealed that HRT may increase the risk for atherosclerotic vascular disease (ASVD).</AbstractText>We investigated the effects of HRT via different administration routes on the markers for ASVD and endothelial function in healthy postmenopausal women. The oral HRT group (n=18) received conjugated eq... |
2,315,562 | Anaerobic co-digestion of olive mill wastewater with olive mill solid waste in a tubular digester at mesophilic temperature. | Anaerobic co-digestion is a well established process for treating many types of organic wastes, both solid and liquid. In this study we have investigated, on a laboratory scale, the anaerobic co-digestion of olive mill wastewater (OMW) with olive mill solid waste (OMSW) using semi-continuous, feeding, tubular digesters... |
2,315,563 | [High tech in the diagnosis of glaucoma]. | Scanning laser tomography (HRT, HRT II), scanning laser polarimetry (GDx nerve fibre analyser, GDx VCC), retinal thickness analyser (RTA) and optical coherence tomography (OCT, stratus OCT) provide objective measurements of the optic disc and the retinal nerve fibre layer suitable for the follow-up of glaucoma patients... |
2,315,564 | Chronic treatment with physiological doses of estradiol affects the GH-IGF-1 axis and fat metabolism in young and middle-aged ovariectomized rats. | Estrogen deficiency may be partly responsible for the metabolic syndrome and the condition may be reversible with hormone replacement therapy. However, after the heart and estrogen/progestin replacement study and the women's health initiative study the prospect of HRT on CVD has changed dramatically. As the pituitary a... |
2,315,565 | Optic disc and visual field progression in ocular hypertensive subjects: detection rates, specificity, and agreement. | To examine the detection rates, specificity, and agreement between visual field (VF) progression and Heidelberg Retina Tomograph (HRT; Heidelberg Engineering, GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany) rim area (RA) progression in subjects with ocular hypertension (OHT).</AbstractText>One hundred ninety-eight OHT and 21 control subjec... |
2,315,566 | Structure-function relationships using confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy, optical coherence tomography, and scanning laser polarimetry. | To assess the strength of the association between retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness and optic disc topography measured with confocal retinal tomography (HRT II; Heidelberg Engineering, Dossenheim, Germany), optical coherence tomography (StratusOCT; Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., Dublin, CA), and scanning laser pola... |
2,315,567 | In vivo corneal confocal microscopy comparison of intralase femtosecond laser and mechanical microkeratome for laser in situ keratomileusis. | To assess and compare corneal modifications induced by IntraLase PulsionFS femtosecond laser and mechanical microkeratome Hansatome for laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) using the new-generation Heidelberg Retina Tomograph II (HRT II)/Rostock Cornea Module confocal microscope.</AbstractText>In this case-control stud... |
2,315,568 | Optic disc topography and peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy and open-angle glaucoma. | To evaluate the results of scanning laser tomography and scanning laser polarimetry (SLP) and the correlations with visual field damage (VFD) in eyes with nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (n-AION) compared with eyes with open-angle glaucoma (OAG).</AbstractText>Cross-sectional study.</AbstractText>Thirty-three ey... |
2,315,569 | Knowledge of osteoporosis correlated with hormone therapy use and health status. | The study objectives were: (a) to evaluate knowledge about osteoporosis and to identify its correlates among women > or =40 years of age attending outpatient centers; (b) to compare the level of knowledge between women already receiving treatment for osteoporosis and first-time attendees.</AbstractText>A cross-secti... |
2,315,570 | Changes in pattern of use, clinical characteristics and persistence rate of hormone replacement therapy among postmenopausal women after the WHI publication. | The WHI was stopped prematurely because of an increased risk of breast cancer, stroke and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in the hormone replacement therapy (HRT) arm of the trial. Changes in the use of HRT are expected.</AbstractText>To assess the impact of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) publication on the rate of ... |
2,315,571 | Hormone replacement therapy and mammographic screening outcomes in Western Australia. | The study objectives were three-fold: to estimate the effect of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) use on the sensitivity of mammographic screening; to examine the odds of having an interval cancer as a function of duration of HRT use and to compare the size, grade, lymph node and hormone receptor status of tumours for ... |
2,315,572 | Estrogen receptor expression in benign breast ductal cells obtained from random periareolar fine needle aspiration correlates with menopausal status and cytomorphology index score. | Estrogen receptor (ER) expression in breast epithelial cells has potential as a risk marker for development of breast cancer and as a response marker for preventive interventions.</AbstractText>The purpose of this study was to determine if ER expression in benign cytologic specimens acquired by random periareolar fine ... |
2,315,573 | The effect of medroxyprogesterone acetate on estrogen-dependent risks and benefits--an attempt to interpret the Women's Health Initiative results. | The results of the two arms of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study allow a comparative assessment of the contribution of the progestogen component to the changes in risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer during treatment of postmenopausal women with conjugated equine estrogens and medroxyprogesterone acetate (... |
2,315,574 | Co-digestion of manure and biowaste according to the EC animal by-products regulation and Finnish national regulations. | The objective of this study was to compare methane production and characteristics of digested material in anaerobic digestion concepts according to the Animal By-Products Regulation (ABP-Regulation) of the EC (hygienisation of biowaste for 1 hour at 70 degrees C, particle size < 12 mm) and Finnish national regulatio... |
2,315,575 | Two-stage thermophilic-mesophilic anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge from a biological nutrient removal plant. | A two-stage thermophilic-mesophilic anaerobic digestion pilot-plant was operated solely on waste activated sludge (WAS) from a biological nutrient removal (BNR) plant. The first-stage thermophilic reactor (HRT 2 days) was operated at 47, 54 and 60 degrees C. The second-stage mesophilic digester (HRT 15 days) was held a... |
2,315,576 | Biodegradation of PAH and DEHP micro-pollutants in mesophilic and thermophilic anaerobic sewage sludge digestion. | Anaerobic digestion for the treatment of sludge in wastewater treatment plants has been reported to produce a low organic loaded effluent with an acceptable economic cost. But in the last years, new regulations and the increasing sludge production invite us to find an alternative and/or to improve the process efficienc... |
2,315,577 | Strategies for the anaerobic digestion of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste: an overview. | Different process strategies for anaerobic digestion of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) are reviewed weighing high-solids versus low-solids, mesophilic versus thermophilic and single-stage versus multi-stage processes. The influence of different waste characteristics such as composition of biodegr... |
2,315,578 | Assessment of photo-Fenton and biological treatment coupling for Diuron and Linuron removal from water. | The coupling of photo-Fenton (chemical) and biological treatments has been used for the removal of Diuron and Linuron herbicides from water. The chemical reaction was employed as a pre-treatment step for the conversion of the toxic and non-biodegradable herbicides into biodegradable intermediates that were subsequently... |
2,315,579 | Agreement in assessing cup-to-disc ratio measurement among stereoscopic optic nerve head photographs, HRT II, and Stratus OCT. | To compare the level of agreement between subjective and objective methods in estimating horizontal and vertical cup-to-disc ratios (HCDR and VCDR, respectively) to determine if objective techniques may be used as surrogates for subjective cup-to-disc (CDR) estimation.</AbstractText>Fifty-one glaucoma patients and 49 c... |
2,315,580 | Endothelial function in post-menopausal former elite athletes. | To characterize endothelial function in postmenopausal former elite athletes in comparison to sedentary controls and to study the influence of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on endothelial function in these groups of women.</AbstractText>Cross-sectional study.</AbstractText>Research unit at a university hospital.</A... |
2,315,581 | Hormone replacement therapy: time to move on? | The risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) need to be put in perspective. In the analysis of clinical trials, emphasis is often placed on relative risks, statistical significance and 95% confidence intervals, whereas, from a clinical perspective, more may be gained from a consideration of the absolute ... |
2,315,582 | Quantification of optic nerve head topography in optic neuritis: a pilot study. | To investigate optic nerve head topography in patients with optic neuritis compared to controls using the Heidelberg retina tomograph-II (HRT-II) and to determine if detected changes are related to visual function and electrophysiology.</AbstractText>25 patients with a previous single episode of unilateral optic neurit... |
2,315,583 | Comparative anatomy of laboratory animal corneas with a new-generation high-resolution in vivo confocal microscope. | The aim of the current study was to compare the corneas of three commonly used laboratory animals with a new in vivo confocal microscope.</AbstractText>Six eyes of three adult male New Zealand albino rabbits, six eyes of three adult male Lewis rats, and six eyes of three adult male Swiss mice were used in this study. C... |
2,315,584 | [Start-up experiment on nitrification of mid-low ammonia concentration wastewater in SBR biofilm reactor]. | The start-up experiment on nitrification of mid-low NH4+ -N concentration wastewater was carried out in four SBR biofilm reactors for the establishment of completely autotrophic nitrogen removal process by the control of DO and HRT and different medias. The results show that on the conditions of temperature 30 degrees ... |
2,315,585 | [Factors affecting residual sludge reducing by anaerobic hydrolysis-acidification and aerobic oxidation process of A1/A2/O bio-treatment system]. | Hydrolysis-acidification and aerobic oxidation process could realize sludge reducing without those strengthening conditions such as high temperature, high pressure, strong oxidant or alkali which may destroy the cell structure of microorganisms, so it has good maneuverability and is economical. The purpose of sludge re... |
2,315,586 | Identification of preferred retinal loci with the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph II in patients with age-related macular degeneration. | To determine the suitability and accuracy of the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph II (HRT II) scanning laser ophthalmoscope for identification of preferred retinal loci (PRLs) in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD).</AbstractText>Fixation location was assessed prospectively in 9 eyes by 3 methods: the HRT I... |
2,315,587 | Moderate dosage estrogen-androgen therapy improves continuation rates in postmenopausal women: impact of the WHI reports. | The purpose of this report is not to provide descriptive data for practice recommendations but to point the way to more liberal thinking than the conservatism of today. The patients in this historical practice, where moderate dosages of estrogen are used, with androgens added when indicated, continue hormone replacemen... |
2,315,588 | Parasurgical therapy for keratoconus by riboflavin-ultraviolet type A rays induced cross-linking of corneal collagen: preliminary refractive results in an Italian study. | To assess the effectiveness of riboflavin-ultraviolet type A rays induced cross-linking of corneal collagen in reducing progression of keratoconus and in improving visual acuity in patients with progressive keratoconus.</AbstractText>Department of Ophthalmology, Siena University, Siena, Italy.</AbstractText>This was a ... |
2,315,589 | Transdermal nicotine for smoking cessation in postmenopausal women. | This study examined the efficacy of transdermal nicotine in postmenopausal smokers, and whether a history of depression or hormone replacement therapy (HRT) moderated smoking cessation outcomes. Postmenopausal smokers (N=152) received intensive smoking cessation counseling and were randomly assigned to use either a 21-... |
2,315,590 | Effects of hormone replacement therapy regimens on mammographic breast density: the role of progestins. | To evaluate the effects of different regimens of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on mammographic breast density.</AbstractText>Mammograms of 113 healthy postmenopausal women who were on different HRT regimens were evaluated retrospectively. All women had a baseline mammography and at least one mammogram after at leas... |
2,315,591 | LycoRed as an alternative to hormone replacement therapy in lowering serum lipids and oxidative stress markers: a randomized controlled clinical trial. | Menopause is a pro-atherogenic state with a sharp rise in the incidence of coronary artery disease. This pilot study was designed as an equivalence randomized clinical trial to explore the potential of LycoRed (containing 2000 microg lycopene) as an alternative to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for the prevention of... |
2,315,592 | [How WHI study influences women doctors' behaviour towards menopause]. | A survey entitled FEMME was conducted during 2002 in order to evaluate among French women doctors their own actual or future menopause perception and this before the WHI publication. The results of this American trial possibly modified the perception of these French women doctors. Therefore the same experts group condu... |
2,315,593 | An electrocardiogram-based method for early detection of abrupt changes in blood pressure during hemodialysis. | Clinical techniques for early detection of acute hypotension during conventional hemodialysis treatment are lacking, even though intradialytic hypotension is the most common acute complication. In this article, intradialytic hypotension is identified by means of signal analysis of data recorded at two clinics. The data... |
2,315,594 | Association between androgen receptor gene polymorphism and bone density in older women using hormone replacement therapy. | The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between bone mineral density (BMD) and both CAG repeat polymorphism of the androgen receptor (AR) gene and skewed X chromosome inactivation (SI) in postmenopausal women.</AbstractText>BMD was measured by DEXA. Both the number and the X-weighted biallelic m... |
2,315,595 | Hormonal exposures and the risk of intracranial meningioma in women: a population-based case-control study. | The role of exogenous hormone exposures in the development of meningioma is unclear, but these exposures have been proposed as one hypothesis to explain the over-abundance of such tumors in women.</AbstractText>The association between oral contraception (OC) or hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and intracranial meningi... |
2,315,596 | [Macular area in glaucoma patients]. | To evaluate the possible use of HRT II and OCT 3 for detection and monitoring of glaucoma changes in the macular area.</AbstractText>In the retrospective study 65 eyes (13 healthy and 52 with primary open angle glaucoma) of 36 patients have been monitored. All patients underwent complete ophthalmologic examination incl... |
2,315,597 | The estrogen myth: potential use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. | Estrogen and other sex hormones have received a great deal of attention for their speculative role in Alzheimer's disease (AD), but at present a direct connection between estrogen and the pathogenesis of AD remains elusive and somewhat contradictory. For example, on one hand there is a large body of evidence suggesting... |
2,315,598 | [Bone and bone related biochemical examinations. Bone and collagen related metabolites. Bone resorption marker; urinary and serum CTX]. | The determination of C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen degradation products (CTX) was made by using the monoclonal antibody recognizing the eight amino acids that are specific for alpha1 chain of type I collagen. CTX values show a diurnal variation, with a nadir from 1 to 11 o'clock in the afternoon, increase a... |
2,315,599 | Biological nutrient removal using an IACOD process: determining the combined effects of low temperature and long solids retention time. | This study was undertaken using an intermittently aerated cylindrical oxidation ditch (IACOD) process for biological nutrient removal. The kinetic aspects of nitrification, denitrification, and phosphorus release/uptake were investigated by conducting a pilot-scale operation under various contact times for the aerobic/... |
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