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2,317,000 | What's new in hormone replacement therapy: focus on transdermal estradiol and micronized progesterone. | The original conclusions of the Women's Health Initiative study have been questioned as a result of the availability of age-stratified data. Initial concerns regarding the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in association with the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) have been replaced with concerns regarding thr... |
2,317,001 | Sequencing treatment of landfill leachate using ammonia stripping, Fenton oxidation and biological treatment. | Landfill leachates contain a wide variety of pollutants such as organic matter, refractory compounds, ammonia, particulate and dissolved solids and hazardous metals requiring application of advanced and well designed treatment processes before release to the environment. The main purpose of this research was to evaluat... |
2,317,002 | Continuous hydrogen production from co-digestion of municipal food waste and kitchen wastewater in mesophilic anaerobic baffled reactor. | This study was carried out to assess the impact of organic loading rate (OLR) on the performance of mesophilic anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR) for H(2) production from a co-digestion of municipal food waste and kitchen wastewater. The reactor was operated at different organic loading rates (OLRs) of 29, 36 and 47 g COD... |
2,317,003 | Treatment of paper mill effluent using an anaerobic/aerobic hybrid side-stream membrane bioreactor. | This paper presents the design and operational performance data of an anaerobic/aerobic hybrid side-stream Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) process for treating paper mill effluent operated over a 6 month period. The paper mill effluent stream was characterized by a chemical oxygen demand (COD) range of between 1,600 and 4,40... |
2,317,004 | KRAS rs61764370 is associated with HER2-overexpressed and poorly-differentiated breast cancer in hormone replacement therapy users: a case control study. | A single nucleotide polymorphism located in the 3'-untranslated region of the KRAS oncogene (KRAS variant; rs61764370) disrupts a let-7 miRNA binding and was recently reported to act as a genetic marker for increased risk of developing human cancers. We aimed to investigate an association of the KRAS variant with spora... |
2,317,005 | Cardiovascular health in the menopausal woman: impact of the timing of hormone replacement therapy. | The cardiovascular effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) have been the subject of much debate since the initial findings from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) were reported. However, re-analyses of WHI results have suggested that the association between HRT use and cardiovascular risk is influenced by several... |
2,317,006 | Evolution of filamentous bacteria during urban wastewater treatment by MBR. | Evolution of filamentous bacteria in two full-scale experimental MBR systems (microfiltration and ultrafiltration) was studied during two years. Sludge Retention Time (SRT) and Hydraulic Retention Time (HRT) were modified and acted as variables, together with temperature and variation in loading. With SRT values betwee... |
2,317,007 | Riboflavin-UVA-induced corneal collagen cross-linking in pediatric patients. | Evaluation of stability and functional response after riboflavin-UVA–induced cross-linking in a population of patients younger than 18 years with progressive keratoconus after 36 months of follow-up.</AbstractText>Prospective nonrandomized phase II open trial conducted at the Department of Ophthalmology, Siena U... |
2,317,008 | A fuzzy neural network model for monitoring A²/O process using on-line monitoring parameters. | An adaptive network based fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) model was employed to predict effluent chemical oxygen demand (COD(eff)) and ammonia nitrogen (NH(4)(+) (eff)) from an anaerobic/anoxic/oxic (A(2)/O) process, and meanwhile a self-adapted fuzzy c-means clustering algorithm was used to identify the model's archite... |
2,317,009 | Exercise thermoregulatory responses following a 28-day sleep-high train-low regimen. | The potentiated exercise-sweating rate observed during acute hypoxia is diminished after a sleep-high train-low (SH-TL) regimen. We tested the hypothesis that this attenuation of the sweating response after SH-TL is compensated for by an increase in heat loss via vasodilatation. Nine male subjects participated in a 28-... |
2,317,010 | [Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs) for prevention and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis]. | The three modern Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs) Raloxifene, Lasoxifene and Bazedoxifene registered in Europe reduce in postmenopausal women with a high risk for osteoporosis the incidence of vertebral fractures by 30 - 50 %, depending on the subgroup they belong to. Solid prospective fracture data for r... |
2,317,011 | Isolation and characterization of a novel Betacoronavirus subgroup A coronavirus, rabbit coronavirus HKU14, from domestic rabbits. | We describe the isolation and characterization of a novel Betacoronavirus subgroup A coronavirus, rabbit coronavirus HKU14 (RbCoV HKU14), from domestic rabbits. The virus was detected in 11 (8.1%) of 136 rabbit fecal samples by reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR), with a viral load of up to 10(8) copies/ml. RbCoV HKU14 ... |
2,317,012 | Airlift bioreactor containing chitosan-immobilized Sphingobium sp. P2 for treatment of lubricants in wastewater. | An internal loop airlift bioreactor containing chitosan-immobilized Sphingobium sp. P2 was applied for the removal of automotive lubricants from emulsified wastewater. The chitosan-immobilized bacteria had higher lubricant removal efficiency than free and killed-immobilized cells because they were able to sorp and degr... |
2,317,013 | Optimization of an integrated sponge--granular activated carbon fluidized bed bioreactor as pretreatment to microfiltration in wastewater reuse. | A specific integrated fluidized bed bioreactor (iFBBR) was optimized in terms of organic loading rate (OLR), hydraulic retention time (HRT) and frequency of new sustainable flocculant (NSBF) addition for primary treated sewage effluent (PTSE) treatment. It was observed that iFBBR achieved the best performance with the ... |
2,317,014 | Ethanol production from concentrated food waste hydrolysates with yeast cells immobilized on corn stalk. | The aim of the present study was to examine ethanol production from concentrated food waste hydrolysates using whole cells of S. cerevisiae immobilized on corn stalks. In order to improve cell immobilization efficiency, biological modification of the carrier was carried out by cellulase hydrolysis. The results show tha... |
2,317,015 | Degradation of phenolics, nitrogen-heterocyclics and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in a rotating biological contactor. | The degradation of phenolics, heterocyclics and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in a synthetic biomass gasifier wastewater with average COD of 1388 mg/L was studied in a three stage rotating biological contactor (RBC) using the pyrene degrader, Exiguobacterium aurantiacum and activated sludge consortia (1:3 v/... |
2,317,016 | Toward a practical template-based approach to semiquantitative SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging. | Our template-based quantitative perfusion single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) method (T-QPS) performs semiquantitative analysis for myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) without the use of normal databases. However, in its current form, T-QPS requires extensive calculations, which limits its clinical applic... |
2,317,017 | Influence of hormonal status on substrate utilization at rest and during exercise in the female population. | During exercise, substrate utilization plays a major role in performance and disease prevention. The contribution of fat and carbohydrates to energy expenditure during exercise is modulated by several factors, including intensity and duration of exercise, age, training and diet, but also gender. Because sex hormone lev... |
2,317,018 | A novel up-flow inner-cycle anoxic bioreactor (UIAB) system for the treatment of sulfide wastewater from purification of biogas. | An up-flow inner-cycle anoxic bioreactor with a novel three phase separator was designed and implemented for the treatment of sulfide wastewater. The sulfide in wastewater could be converted to elemental sulfur by sulfide oxidizing bacteria, and recovered by simple precipitation. When the oxidation-reduction potential ... |
2,317,019 | Effect of carbon sources on the removal of 1,1,2-trichloroethane and 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane in UASB reactor. | The effect of two carbon sources namely sodium acetate and ethanol was studied in bench-scale Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) reactors for the removal of chlorinated ethanes i.e., 1,1,2-Trichloroethane (TCA) and 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane (TeCA) contained in the simulated wastewaters. The Hydraulic Retention Time... |
2,317,020 | Synchronous oral paracoccidioidomycosis and esophageal carcinoma. | Paracoccidioidomycosis is the most common deep mycosis in South America and is caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis (P. brasiliensis), a thermally dimorphic fungus. Infections usually occur by inhalation of conidia, which more often cause respiratory, mucocutaneous, and lymph nodal changes. Chronic features of this ... |
2,317,021 | DTI parameters of axonal integrity and demyelination of the optic radiation correlate with glaucoma indices. | In glaucoma, damage of retinal ganglion cells may continue to the linked optic radiations. This study investigates the correlation of glaucoma severity indicators with parameters of axonal and myelin integrity of the optic radiations.</AbstractText>In this observational case-control study, 13 patients with normal-tensi... |
2,317,022 | Distinct temporal organizations of the strength- and power-training loads produce similar performance improvements. | This study aimed to compare the effects of distinct temporal organizations of strength and power training loads on strength, power, and speed improvements. Sixty soldiers with at least 1 year in the army volunteered for this study. The subjects were divided into 4 groups: control group (CG: n = 15; age: 20.18 ± 0.... |
2,317,023 | Autotrophic nitrogen removal from low strength waste water at low temperature. | Direct anaerobic treatment of municipal waste waters allows for energy recovery in the form of biogas. A further decrease in the energy requirement for waste water treatment can be achieved by removing the ammonium in the anaerobic effluent with an autotrophic process, such as anammox. Until now, anammox has mainly bee... |
2,317,024 | Preventive effects of phytoestrogens against postmenopausal osteoporosis as compared to the available therapeutic choices: An overview. | Estrogen deficiency is a major risk factor for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. Although hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been rampantly used to recompense for the bone loss, but the procedure is coupled with severe adverse effects. Hence, there is a boost in the production of newer synthetic products to ward... |
2,317,025 | Transepithelial corneal collagen crosslinking for keratoconus: qualitative investigation by in vivo HRT II confocal analysis. | This was a qualitative investigation of corneal microstructural modifications in keratoconic patients undergoing experimental transepithelial crosslinking (TE CXL).</AbstractText>Ten patients with keratoconus intolerant to gas-permeable rigid contact lenses were enrolled. Corneal thickness was in the range 350-390 ... |
2,317,026 | How to manage postmenopausal osteoporosis? | Osteoporosis is characterized by reduced bone mass and disruption of bone architecture, resulting in increased fracture risk. Several therapeutic agents are now available to treat postmenopausal osteoporosis and prevent fractures. Combined calcium and vitamin D supplementation reduce the relative risk of non-vertebral ... |
2,317,027 | Textile effluent treatment in a UASB reactor followed by submerged aerated biofiltration. | An upflow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB)-submerged aerated biofilter (SAB) system that treats effluents from a jeans factory was evaluated. The 210-day operational period was divided into three phases (PI, PII and PIII), each with a different hydraulic retention time (HRT in h) and organic loading rate (OLR in kg COD/m3.d... |
2,317,028 | [Laser-scanning-tomography in clinical routine]. | Scanning laser tomography using the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph (HRT) aims at a three-dimensional reconstruction of optic disk topography based on two-dimensional optical section images. Topometric parameters describe the optic disk configuration, algorithms calculate the likelihood of already existing glaucomatous tis... |
2,317,029 | Benign breast diseases, contraception and hormone replacement therapy. | The term benign breast disease includes a wide and heterogenous spectrum of lesions different for histology and natural history. Approximately 70% of women who undergo a biopsy for benign breast disease have non-proliferative lesions with no increased risk of breast cancer, 26% have typical hyperplasia which is associa... |
2,317,030 | [Clinical effects of treatment with phytoestrogens in postmenopausal women]. | Phytoestrogens are plant substances that have estrogenic properties; they haven't steroid structure but they are heterocyclic phenols and for this reason are similar to 17 β estradiol from the functional and structural point of view; they compete for the same receptor sites of endogenous estrogens, but with an ac... |
2,317,031 | Fermentative hydrogen production from molasses wastewater in a continuous mixed immobilized sludge reactor. | A novel continuous mixed immobilized sludge reactor (CMISR) containing activated carbon as support carrier was used for fermentative hydrogen production from molasses wastewater. When the CMISR system operated at the conditions of influent COD of 2000-6000mg/L, hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 6h and temperature of 35... |
2,317,032 | Postmenopausal vaginal bleeding in women using hormone replacement therapy. | To estimate the risk of endometrial cancer in postmenopausal women presenting with vaginal bleeding using estrogen-progestogen hormone replacement therapy (HRT) regimens and to assess if the duration of HRT use has an effect on the risk of diagnosing endometrial cancer.</AbstractText>Cross-sectional study of consecutiv... |
2,317,033 | Comparison of scanning laser ophthalmoscopy and high-definition optical coherence tomography measurements of optic disc parameters. | To investigate the agreement between scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (Heidelberg retinal tomograph 3; HRT-3) and high-definition optical coherence tomography (HD-OCT) for measurements of optic nerve head (ONH) parameters.</AbstractText>As part of a population-based cross-sectional study, 913 consecutive Chinese subjects ... |
2,317,034 | Fermentative biohydrogen production from lactate and acetate. | In this study, a continuous-flow stirred tank reactor (CSTR) fed with lactate and acetate was operated to enrich hydrogen-producing bacteria. By varying the influent substrate concentrations and hydraulic retention times (HRT), the volumetric loading rate (VLR) of 55.64 kg-COD/m(3)/day seemed to be optimum for this enr... |
2,317,035 | A multi-electrode continuous flow microbial fuel cell with separator electrode assembly design. | Scaling up microbial fuel cells (MFCs) requires the development of compact reactors with multiple electrodes. A scalable single chamber MFC (130 mL), with multiple graphite fiber brush anodes and a single air-cathode cathode chamber (27 m2/m3), was designed with a separator electrode assembly (SEA) to minimize electrod... |
2,317,036 | Estrogen formulations and beauty care practices in Japanese women. | Traditionally, oral estrogens have been used for hormone replacement therapy. However, in Japan, additional estrogen formulations have been used, including transdermal patches and transdermal gels. The latter have a unique commonality with cosmetics because both of them are applied to the skin. Beauty care is one of th... |
2,317,037 | Secular trends in sex hormones and fractures in men and women. | To study secular trends in sex hormones, anthropometry, bone measures and fractures.</AbstractText>A random population sample was studied twice and subjects of similar age group were compared 13 years apart.</AbstractText>X-ray-verified fractures were retrieved from a random population sample of 2400 men and women (par... |
2,317,038 | Breast cancer risk factors in Turkey: a hospital-based case-control study. | Regional disparities in breast cancer (BC) outcomes have been reported in Turkey.</AbstractText>In a hospital-based case-control study in Sivas, Turkey, 172 patients with histologically confirmed BC were compared with 383 controls, recruited from visitors in various departments of the same hospital, who had not been pr... |
2,317,039 | An estrogen model: the relationship between body mass index, menopausal status, estrogen replacement therapy, and breast cancer risk. | We present a mathematical model that lends support to the hypothesis that estrogen levels mediate the complex relationship between body mass index (BMI), menopausal status, estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and breast cancer risk. The model predicts a decrease in the relative risk of breast cancer of 3% ... |
2,317,040 | Evaluation of substrate removal kinetics for UASB reactors treating chlorinated ethanes. | Lack of focus on the treatment of wastewaters bearing potentially hazardous pollutants like 1,1,2 trichloroethane and 1,1,2,2 tetrachloroethane in anaerobic reactors has provided an impetus to undertake this study. The objective of this exercise was to quantify the behavior of upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors a... |
2,317,041 | Relationship between breast cancer risk factors and mammographic breast density in the Fernald Community Cohort. | We investigated associations of known breast cancer risk factors with breast density, a well-established and very strong predictor of breast cancer risk.</AbstractText>This nested case-control study included breast cancer-free women, 265 with high and 860 with low breast density. Women were required to be 40-80 years o... |
2,317,042 | [Effective nitrogen removal in low C/N wastewater with combined aerobic-low DO biofilm treatment process]. | The municipal wastewater in China is characterized by low ratio of carbon to nitrogen, which is the key restrictive factor for effective biological removal of nitrogen. In this study, the aerobic-low DO biofilm process was used for the nitrogen removal of municipal wastewater. By means of adjusting inflow ratios of aer... |
2,317,043 | Nitrogen and carbon removal from synthetic wastewater in a vertical structured-bed reactor under intermittent aeration. | The removal of nitrogen and organic matter using a single reactor has been a common focus of investigation, and reactors operated in batch mode and under intermittent aeration have attracted special attention. This study aimed to evaluate the application of a new reactor configuration consisting of a fixed-bed reactor ... |
2,317,044 | Bioelectrochemical system for recalcitrant p-nitrophenol removal. | Bioelectrochemical system (BES) for recalcitrant p-nitrophenol (PNP) removal was investigated in this study. Effective removal of PNP at rates up to 9.14 ± 0.48 mol m(-3)d(-1) was achieved at an energy consumption as low as 0.010 ± 0.002 kWh mol(-1) PNP. PNP removal rate was enhanced with negative cathode pot... |
2,317,045 | Notch-1 mediates hypoxia-induced angiogenesis in rheumatoid arthritis. | To examine the effect of hypoxia on Notch-1 signaling pathway components and angiogenesis in inflammatory arthritis.</AbstractText>The expression and regulation of Notch-1, its ligand delta-like protein 4 (DLL-4) and downstream signaling components (hairy-related transcription factor 1 [HRT-1], HRT-2), and hypoxia-indu... |
2,317,046 | Physical activity and change in quality of life during menopause--an 8-year follow-up study. | The aim of this study was to study the role of menopausal status and physical activity on quality of life.</AbstractText>A total of 1,165 Finnish women aged 45-64 years from a national representative population-based study were followed up for 8 years. Study participants completed the Health 2000 study questionnaire an... |
2,317,047 | Can drugs enhance hypofractionated radiotherapy? A novel method of modeling radiosensitization using in vitro data. | Hypofractionated radiotherapy (hRT) is being explored for a number of malignancies. The potential benefit of giving concurrent chemotherapy with hRT is not known. We sought to predict the effects of combined modality treatments by using mathematical models derived from laboratory data.</AbstractText>Data from 26 publis... |
2,317,048 | Does hormone replacement therapy cause breast cancer? An application of causal principles to three studies. Part 4: the Million Women Study. | Based principally on findings in three studies, the collaborative reanalysis (CR), the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) and the Million Women Study (MWS), it is claimed that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with estrogen plus progestogen (E+P) is now an established cause of breast cancer; the CR and MWS investigators c... |
2,317,049 | Two-phase anaerobic digestion of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste: estimation of methane production. | Energy generation from methane (CH(4)) is one of the primary targets of the anaerobic digestion process. Consequently, the focus of this study was to investigate the effect on CH(4) production of total solids (TS) loading (measured as % TS) and hydraulic residence time (HRT) during the treatment of the organic fraction... |
2,317,050 | Design methodology for low cost tubular digesters. | The aim of this paper is to present a novel, universal, methodology for the design of low cost tubular digesters. This method improves on the established methodology by avoiding assumptions that tend to reduce the final hydraulic retention time (HRT) of digesters once installed. This work recommends designing the diges... |
2,317,051 | Hormone replacement and contraceptive therapy in autoimmune diseases. | Sex hormones, including estrogens, influence the immune system in a complex manner, playing an important role in the pathophysiology of autoimmune diseases. Estrogen receptors can be found in almost all cells, including those of the adaptive and innate immune systems. Depending on the relative preponderance and stimula... |
2,317,052 | Photosynthetic bacteria production from food processing wastewater in sequencing batch and membrane photo-bioreactors. | Application of photosynthetic process could be highly efficient and surpass anaerobic treatment in releasing less greenhouse gas and odor while the biomass produced can be utilized. The combination of photosynthetic process with membrane separation is possibly effective for water reclamation and biomass production. In ... |
2,317,053 | Anaerobic thermophilic digestion of sewage sludge with a thickened sludge recycle. | The process of anaerobic thermophilic digestion of municipal wastewater sludge with a recycled part of thickened digested sludge, was studied in semi-continuous laboratory digesters. This modified recycling process resulted in increased solids retention time (SRT) with the same hydraulic retention time (HRT) as compare... |
2,317,054 | Automatic glaucoma diagnosis from fundus image. | Glaucoma is currently diagnosed by glaucoma specialists using specialized imaging devices like HRT and OCT. Fundus imaging is a modality widely used in primary healthcare. An automatic glaucoma diagnosis system based on fundus image can be deployed to primary healthcare clinics and has potential for early disease diagn... |
2,317,055 | Selective estrogen receptor modulator promotes weight loss in ovariectomized female rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) by decreasing food intake and increasing activity. | The effect of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on body weight in postmenopausal women is controversial, with studies reporting an increase, a decrease, and no change in body weight. To examine estrogen receptor actions on body weight, we investigated the effects of treatment with a selective estrogen receptor modulato... |
2,317,056 | Tibolone increases bone mineral density but also relapse in breast cancer survivors: LIBERATE trial bone substudy. | The Livial Intervention Following Breast Cancer: Efficacy, Recurrence and Tolerability Endpoints (LIBERATE: Clinical http://Trials.gov number NCT00408863), a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial that demonstrated that tibolone (Livial), a tissue-selective hormone-replacement therapy (HRT), increased breas... |
2,317,057 | Bone mineral density, body composition and bone turnover in patients with congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. | Patients with congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH) may have reduced peak bone mass in early adulthood, and increased risk for osteoporosis despite long-term hormonal replacement therapy (HRT). To investigate the relationship between HRT history and measures of bone health in patients with HH, we recruited 33 s... |
2,317,058 | Does hormone replacement therapy have beneficial effects on renal functions in menopausal women? | The study was carried out to evaluate the possible effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on renal functions in postmenopausal women.</AbstractText>A total of 85 postmenopausal women without a history of medical illness were enrolled in the study. They were divided into HRT users and control groups. After 30 week... |
2,317,059 | Behavior of autotrophic denitrification and heterotrophic denitrification in an intensified biofilm-electrode reactor for nitrate-contaminated drinking water treatment. | An intensified biofilm-electrode reactor (IBER) was developed to treat nitrate-contaminated drinking water. Different running conditions were conducted to investigate the behavior of autotrophic denitrification (AD) and heterotrophic denitrification (HD) in the IBER. In AD process, the nitrate nitrogen coulomb-reductio... |
2,317,060 | Performance of UASB reactor in the biotreatment of 1,1,2-Trichloroethane. | This article aims to examine the performance of bench-scale Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) reactor operated under varying operating conditions, during the treatment of simulated wastewater containing 1,1,2-Trichloroethane (TCA). Initially, reactor R1 (control) and reactor R2 (test) containing TCA were operated ... |
2,317,061 | Optimization of municipal sludge and grease co-digestion using disintegration technologies. | Many drivers tend to foster the development of renewable energy production in wastewater treatment plants as many expectations rely upon energy recovery from sewage sludge, for example through biogas use. This paper is focused on the assessment of grease waste (GW) as an adequate substrate for co-digestion with municip... |
2,317,062 | Impact of herbicide Ametryn on microbial communities in mixed liquor of a membrane bioreactor (MBR). | Ametryn, which is a second generation herbicide, was introduced to a lab-scale MBR at a concentration of 1mg/L and a 20-40% removal was observed at HRT ranging from 7.8 to 15.6h for an average influent Ametryn concentration of 0.8 mg/L. Components of EPS (protein and carbohydrates) increased in the bioreactor and the o... |
2,317,063 | Identifying recipients at high risk for graft failure after heart retransplantation. | The aim of this study was to identify recipient factors that are associated with a high risk of graft failure after heart retransplantation (HRT).</AbstractText>The prospectively collected United Network for Organ Sharing registry was used to identify patients undergoing HRT among 24,477 patients who had undergone card... |
2,317,064 | Breast cancer risk factors in Queensland women attending population-based mammography screening. | To investigate the prevalence of established modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors associated with breast cancer in Queensland (Australia) women.</AbstractText>Cross-sectional prevalence study of 9792 women (58% of women sent the questionnaire) attending BreastScreen Queensland Screening and Assessment Services be... |
2,317,065 | Catalytic dechlorination of diclofenac by biogenic palladium in a microbial electrolysis cell. | Diclofenac is one of the most commonly detected pharmaceuticals in wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluents and the receiving water bodies. In this study, biogenic Pd nanoparticles ('bio-Pd') were successfully applied in a microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) for the catalytic reduction of diclofenac. Hydrogen gas was ... |
2,317,066 | UASB/flash aeration enable complete treatment of municipal wastewater for reuse. | A simple, efficient and cost-effective method for municipal wastewater treatment is examined in this paper. The municipal wastewater is treated using an upflow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB) reactor followed by flash aeration (FA) as the post-treatment, without implementing aerobic biological processes. The UASB reactor w... |
2,317,067 | Neonatal cholestasis in congenital pituitary hormone deficiency and isolated hypocortisolism: characterization of liver dysfunction and follow-up. | Neonatal cholestasis due to endocrine diseases is infrequent and poorly recognized. Referral to the pediatric endocrinologist is delayed.</AbstractText>We characterized cholestasis in infants with congenital pituitary hormone deficiencies (CPHD), and its resolution after hormone replacement therapy (HRT).</AbstractText... |
2,317,068 | Does hormone replacement therapy and use of oral contraceptives increase the risk of non-melanoma skin cancer? | We aimed to examine whether use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and oral contraceptives (OC) affect the risk of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in women.</AbstractText>Using data from 29,875 women enrolled in the prospective "Diet, Cancer, and Health" study between 1993 and 1997, women... |
2,317,069 | Solar disinfection for the post-treatment of greywater by means of a continuous flow reactor. | SODIS (solar disinfection) is a low-cost alternative for water decontamination. The method is based on the exposure of water, contained in PET bottles, to direct sunlight, and mainly its UV-A and infrared components. The present research studied SODIS as a low cost alternative for the inactivation of Escherichia coli (... |
2,317,070 | Microbial characterization and removal of anionic surfactant in an expanded granular sludge bed reactor. | This study evaluated linear alkylbenzene sulfonate removal in an expanded granular sludge bed reactor with hydraulic retention times of 26 h and 32 h. Sludge bed and separator phase biomass were phylogenetically characterized (sequencing 16S rRNA) and quantified (most probable number) to determine the total anaerobic b... |
2,317,071 | Effect of substrate concentration on dark fermentation hydrogen production using an anaerobic fluidized bed reactor. | The effect of substrate (glucose) concentration on the stability and yield of a continuous fermentative process that produces hydrogen was studied. Four anaerobic fluidized bed reactors (AFBRs) were operated with a hydraulic retention time (HRT) from 1 to 8 h and an influent glucose concentration from 2 to 25 g ... |
2,317,072 | Energy-efficient treatment of organic wastewater streams using a rotatable bioelectrochemical contactor (RBEC). | A membraneless bioelectrochemical system - rotatable bio-electrochemical contactor (RBEC) consists of an array of rotatable electrode disks was developed to convert the chemical energy from wastewater organics (acetate) directly into electricity. Each rotatable electrode disk had an upper-air exposing and a lower-water... |
2,317,073 | Nutrient removal in tropical subsurface flow constructed wetlands under batch and continuous flow conditions. | The aim of this investigation was to evaluate the influence of batch versus continuous flow on the removal efficiencies of chemical oxygen demand (COD), nitrogen (N) and total phosphorus (TP) in tropical subsurface flow constructed wetlands (SSF CW). The quantitative role of the higher aquatic plants in nutrient remova... |
2,317,074 | Effect of organic loading rates and proton exchange membrane surface area on the performance of an up-flow cylindrical microbial fuel cell. | The effect of organic loading rates (OLRs) and proton exchange membrane (PEM) surface area on the performance of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) was evaluated. Three MFCs (MFC-1, MFC-2 and MFC-3) having PEM surface area of 10 cm2, 20 cm2 and 40 cm2, respectively, were used in the study. The MFCs were operated at influent c... |
2,317,075 | Analysis of the influence of hormone replacement therapy on TNF-alpha serum levels in menopausal women. | The aim of the study was to investigate and compare levels of TNF-α in serum of menopausal women treated and not treated with hormone replacement therapy (HRT).</AbstractText>The study was designed to verify whether there is a correlation between the concentrations of this cytokine and bone mineral density (BMD).... |
2,317,076 | Nitrification characteristics of nitrobacteria immobilized in waterborne polyurethane in wastewater of corn-based ethanol fuel production. | A technology to achieve stable and high ammonia nitrogen removal rates for corn distillery wastewater (ethanol fuel production) treatment has been designed. The characteristics of nitrifying bacteria entrapped in a waterborne polyurethane (WPU) gel carrier were evaluated after acclimation. In the acclimation period, ni... |
2,317,077 | Natural cycle is superior to hormone replacement therapy cycle for vitrificated-preserved frozen-thawed embryo transfer. | We undertook this retrospective variables-control analysis to compare the reproductive outcomes of frozen-thawed embryo transfer using endometrial preparation with either natural cycle or hormone replacement therapy cycle. Patients were divided into three subgroups. Subgroup A (n = 32) consisted of patients having thre... |
2,317,078 | Attitude of German gynecologists towards prescribing HRT before and after the WHI study. | The publication of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) randomized, controlled trial in 2002 resulted in a critical discussion on the risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). The present study aims to evaluate the attitude of German gynecologists regarding changes in the prescription of HRT over recent y... |
2,317,079 | ADM1-based modeling of methane production from acidified sweet sorghum extract in a two stage process. | The present study focused on the application of the Anaerobic Digestion Model 1 on the methane production from acidified sorghum extract generated from a hydrogen producing bioreactor in a two-stage anaerobic process. The kinetic parameters for hydrogen and volatile fatty acids consumption were estimated through fittin... |
2,317,080 | The influence of surgical and medical interventions upon optic disc structure in patients with primary open angle glaucoma. | To evaluate the changes of optic disc parameters in primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) patients after surgical and medical treatment, and analyze the determinants of these changes.</AbstractText>A total of 67 patients were enrolled in this study. Thirty nine patients (40 eyes) underwent trabeculectomy and 28 patients (... |
2,317,081 | Polymorphisms in Th1/Th2 cytokine genes, hormone replacement therapy, and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. | We conducted a population-based case-control study in Connecticut women to test the hypothesis that genetic variations in Th1 and Th2 cytokine genes modify the relationship between hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Compared to women without a history of HRT use, women with a hist... |
2,317,082 | [Analysis of the correlation between parapapillary atrophy zones and visual field loss]. | To analyze the association between parapapillary atrophy zones and mean sensibility (MS) and mean defect (MD) from visual field examination.</AbstractText>Selection was performed among 201 cases (402 eyes) who underwent Heidelberg retinal tomography (HRT) and visual field examination (OCTOPUS) during the 2-week duratio... |
2,317,083 | Longitudinal associations of the endocrine environment on fat partitioning in postmenopausal women. | Among postmenopausal women, declining estrogen may facilitate fat partitioning from the periphery to the intra-abdominal space. Furthermore, it has been suggested that excess androgens contribute to a central fat distribution pattern in women. The objective of this longitudinal study was to identify independent associa... |
2,317,084 | Degradation of organic matter from domestic wastewater with loofah sponge biofilm reactor. | A laboratory-scale oxic biofilm reactor using loofah sponge as support material was carried out to study its start-up characteristics and the optimum operation parameters in removing organic matter and nitrogen from domestic wastewater. It took no more than 10 days to complete microbiological cultivation and acclimatio... |
2,317,085 | Microbial community analysis during continuous fermentation of thermally hydrolysed waste activated sludge. | Acidogenic fermentation of thermally hydrolysed waste activated sludge was carried out at laboratory scale in two reactors operated under different hydraulic retention times (HRT). Process performance was assessed in terms of volatile fatty acid (VFA) composition and yield. The diversity of the microbial population was... |
2,317,086 | The role of homoacetogenic bacteria as efficient hydrogen scavengers in microbial electrochemical cells (MXCs). | We evaluated the consumption of hydrogen gas at the anode of a microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) and characterized the significance of new interactions between anode respiring bacteria (ARB) and homo-acetogens. We demonstrated the significance of biofilm limitation for direct consumption of H(2) over acetate by ARB, us... |
2,317,087 | Dietary silicon interacts with oestrogen to influence bone health: evidence from the Aberdeen Prospective Osteoporosis Screening Study. | Silicon (Si), as Si(OH)(4), is derived mainly from plant-based foods. Dietary Si is associated with bone mineral density (BMD) in premenopausal but not postmenopausal women.</AbstractText>To examine the association between Si intake and markers of bone health in middle-aged women and to test for interaction with oestro... |
2,317,088 | Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease with HRT. | Prevention of cardiovascular disease has increasingly important health implications as our population ages. Menopause is associated with the development of cardiovascular risk factors and there are many plausible biological mechanisms through which estrogen may confer cardiovascular protection. Despite a wealth of obse... |
2,317,089 | Sex hormones differentially influence voluntary running activity, food intake and body weight in aging female and male rats. | The aim of this study was to examine the longer-term effects of reduced gonadal hormones on food intake, food efficiency, voluntary running activity and body weight in mature male and female rats, compared to age-matched controls. We hypothesized that hormonal effects would differ for rats that were not rapidly growing... |
2,317,090 | Anaerobic biological treatment of high strength cassava starch wastewater in a new type up-flow multistage anaerobic reactor. | Anaerobic treatment of cassava starch wastewater using an up-flow multistage anaerobic reactor was investigated. The results showed that startup was successfully accomplished in 22d. The maximum 87.9% chemical oxygen demand (COD) was removed at hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 6.0 h at fixed concentration 4000 mg/L. I... |
2,317,091 | [Image reconstruction of the corneal subbasal nerve plexus with extended field of view from focus image stacks of a confocal laser scanning microscope]. | Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) allows the in vivo analysis of nerve structures of the human cornea. In this way, pathological alterations of the peripheral nervous system that also affect the corneal subbasal nerve plexus (SNP) can be diagnosed non-invasively and possibly earlier than with other methods. The... |
2,317,092 | [Treatment of 1, 2-dichlorobenzene in wastewater by using horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands]. | Pilot-scale horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands (SFCW) planted with Phragmites australis were constructed to treat in 1,2-dichlorobenzene (o-DCB) wastewater. Different soil substrates of loam (W-L), fine sand (W-F) and coarse sand (W-C) were used in the three SFCW and a loam wetland with no reeds W-Z was ta... |
2,317,093 | [Corneal collagen cross-linking in keratoconus management]. | Functional results of collagen UV cross-linking in keratoconus management are evaluated. 77 patients (87 eyes) with keratoconus stage I-II (Amsler classification) were under observation. All the patients received UV radiation (370 3m, 3mW/sm2) for 30 min with simultaneous instillation of "Dextralink" solution. Besides ... |
2,317,094 | An investigation of anthraquinone dye biodegradation by immobilized Aspergillus flavus in fluidized bed bioreactor. | Biodegradation and biodecolorization of Drimarene blue K(2)RL (anthraquinone) dye by a fungal isolate Aspergillus flavus SA2 was studied in lab-scale immobilized fluidized bed bioreactor (FBR) system.</AbstractText>Fungus was immobilized on 0.2-mm sand particles. The reactor operation was carried out at room temperatur... |
2,317,095 | Influence of hydraulic retention time on UASB post-treatment with UF membranes. | A pilot UASB reactor coupled with an external ultrafiltration (UF) membrane was operated under three different hydraulic retention times (HRT) for domestic wastewater treatment. The aim was to assess the HRT influence on system performance and fouling. The highest concentrations of COD, total solids, extracellular poly... |
2,317,096 | Performance of an in-situ rotating biological contactor in a recirculating aquaculture system. | The start-up and activation of a nitrifying rotating biological contactor (RBC) and its performance inside a culture tank of rainbow trout were studied. First, in a lab-scale operation, the system was fed with a synthetic medium containing a high ammonia concentration (567 mg NH(4)(+)-N L(-1)) and operated at a high hy... |
2,317,097 | Fate and biological effects of silver, titanium dioxide, and C60 (fullerene) nanomaterials during simulated wastewater treatment processes. | As engineered nanomaterials (NMs) become used in industry and commerce their loading to sewage will increase. In this research, sequencing batch reactors (SBRs) were operated with hydraulic (HRT) and sludge (SRT) retention times representative of full-scale biological WWTPs for several weeks. Under environmentally rele... |
2,317,098 | Evaluation of a biologically-based filtration water reclamation plant for removing emerging contaminants: a pilot plant study. | The effect of hydraulic retention time (HRT), solar radiation and seasonality on the removal efficiency of 18 emerging contaminants has been studied in a biological filtration pilot plant based on Daphnia sp. The pilot plant consisted of a homogenization tank and two lines, A and B, each with four 1 m(3) tanks. One of ... |
2,317,099 | [Breast MRI: Artefacts and pitfalls]. | Multiple artefacts and pitfalls may occur with breast MRI. Artefacts are secondary to the MR technique itself while pitfalls often are the result of human error. The most common artefacts include motion, pulsation, chemical shift and magnetic susceptibility. The most common pitfalls include improper contrast injection,... |
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