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2,317,200 | HRT and breast cancer risk: a realistic perspective. | A new analysis from the Women's Health Initiative included data on breast cancer incidence over a 11-year period from the randomized trial of conjugated equine estrogens (CEE) plus medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) and a subsequent observational follow-up. The conclusions were that CEE/MPA use was associated with an in... |
2,317,201 | Influence of step increases in hydraulic retention time on (RS)-MCPP degradation using an anaerobic membrane bioreactor. | The effects of different hydraulic retention time (HRT) on (RS)-MCPP utilisation was investigated by decreasing the feed flow rate in an anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR). Results showed an average COD removal efficiency of 91.4%, 96.9% and 94.4% when the reactor was operated at HRT 3, 7 and 17 d, respectively. How... |
2,317,202 | Improving the efficiencies of simultaneous organic substance and nitrogen removal in a multi-stage loop membrane bioreactor-based PWWTP using an on-line Knowledge-Based Expert System. | The results of the use of an expert system (ES) to control a novel multi-stage loop membrane bioreactor (MLMBR) for the simultaneous removal of organic substances and nutrients are reported. The study was conducted at a bench-scale plant for the purpose of meeting new discharge standards (GB21904-2008) for the treatmen... |
2,317,203 | Application of neuron networks in the diagnostics of endometrial pathologies. | The aim of the study was to construct neuron networks utilizing selected risk factors and ultrasonographic (USG) examination parameters in a two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) presentation in relation to endometrial pathologies.</AbstractText>The following risk factors were statistically analyzed: age and ... |
2,317,204 | Age and estrogen-based hormone therapy affect systemic and local IL-6 and IGF-1 pathways in women. | A thorough understanding of the role of estrogens on aging-related muscle weakness is lacking. To clarify the molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on skeletal muscle, we analyzed systemic protein and local mRNA levels of factors related to interleukin 6 (IL-6) and insulin-lik... |
2,317,205 | Biogasification of green and food wastes using anaerobic-phased solids digester system. | The performance of a laboratory-scale anaerobic-phased solid (APS) digester system treating food and green wastes was evaluated at thermophilic condition. The APS system comprised of four hydrolysis digesters and one biogasification reactor. The hydrolysis reactors were operated batchwised at a 12-day retention time, w... |
2,317,206 | Optic disc classification by the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph and by physicians with varying experience of glaucoma. | To compare the diagnostic accuracy of the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph's (HRT) Moorfields regression analysis (MRA) and glaucoma probability score (GPS) with that of subjective grading of optic disc photographs performed by ophthalmologists with varying experience of glaucoma and by ophthalmology residents.</AbstractTex... |
2,317,207 | Morphological changes of corneal subepithelial nerve plexus in different types of herpetic keratitis. | We investigated by in vivo confocal microscopy alterations in the subepithelial nerve plexus in different types of herpes simplex keratitis (HSK).</AbstractText>Seventeen patients (seven women and ten men, mean age 63.9 years) with a history of HSK were classified into three groups according to the classification ... |
2,317,208 | Breast cancer and spider telangiectasias at diagnosis and its relation to histopathology and prognosis: a population-based study. | Angiogenesis is one of the hallmarks of breast cancer. The status of angiogenesis is important in therapy choice. Spider telangiectasias (telangiectasias) may reflect an increased ability to form vessels. Our first aim was to identify patient and tumor characteristics associated with the occurrence of telangiectasias a... |
2,317,209 | [Presence of cells of the cervical transitional zone in cervicovaginal smears in women older than 40 years old]. | to evaluate the frequency of cells of the cervical transitional zone (CTZ) in cervicovaginal smears of women older than 40 years.</AbstractText>we conducted a retrospective study with review of 24,316 Pap smear reports during the period from January 2005 to December 2008, to evaluate the cases without material of the C... |
2,317,210 | Experimental study of the anaerobic urban wastewater treatment in a submerged hollow-fibre membrane bioreactor at pilot scale. | The aim of this study was to assess the effect of several operational variables on both biological and separation process performance in a submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor pilot plant that treats urban wastewater. The pilot plant is equipped with two industrial hollow-fibre ultrafiltration membrane modules (PURO... |
2,317,211 | A critical view of the effects of phytoestrogens on hot flashes and breast cancer risk. | The increased risk of breast cancer recently observed with some specific estro-progestin associations has raised concerns about the harmful effects of menopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT). It has been proposed that phytoestrogens (PEs), which have a similar chemical structure to estrogens, could be used as HRT.... |
2,317,212 | Dietary intakes and antioxidant status in mind-body exercising pre- and postmenopausal women. | The decline in antioxidant defenses due to both estrogen loss and frequent adoption of poor dietary choices exposes postmenopausal women to cardiovascular diseases. Adequate nutrition and physical exercise are two factors of health promotion. This study investigated whether regular practice of mind-body exercise (yoga ... |
2,317,213 | The effect of organic loading rate and retention time on hydrogen production from a methanogenic CSTR. | The possibility of shifting a methanogenic process for hydrogen production by changing the process parameters viz., organic loading rate (OLR) and hydraulic retention time (HRT) was evaluated. At first, two parallel semi-continuously fed continuously stirred tank reactors (CSTR) were operated as methanogenic reactors (... |
2,317,214 | Female hormonal and reproductive factors and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma risk. | Men are much more likely than women to develop head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), a discrepancy that is insufficiently explained by gender differences in smoking and alcohol consumption. It has been hypothesized that differential hormonal exposures may account for some of this risk but thus far the literatu... |
2,317,215 | Role of biodegradation in the removal of pharmaceutically active compounds with different bulk organic matter characteristics through managed aquifer recharge: batch and column studies. | Natural water treatment systems such as bank filtration have been recognized as providing effective barriers in the multi-barrier approach for attenuation of organic micropollutants for safe drinking water supply. In this study, the role of biodegradation in the removal of selected pharmaceutically active compounds (Ph... |
2,317,216 | Benefits of estrogen replacement for skeletal muscle mass and function in post-menopausal females: evidence from human and animal studies. | Age related loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength accelerates with the onset of menopause in women. Recent evidence from human and animal studies provides compelling evidence for the role of estrogen based hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in maintaining and enhancing muscle mass and strength and protecting against... |
2,317,217 | Safety of drugs used in the treatment of osteoporosis. | A number of drug classes are licensed for the treatment of osteoporosis including bisphosphonates, recombinant human parathyroid hormone (PTH), strontium, hormone replacement therapy (HRT), selective oestrogen receptor modulators (SERMS) and denosumab. This review discusses the safety of osteoporosis treatments and the... |
2,317,218 | Effect of basic operating parameters on biological phosphorus removal in a continuous-flow anaerobic-anoxic activated sludge system. | A continuous-flow anaerobic-anoxic (A2) activated sludge system was operated for efficient enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR). Because of the system configuration with no aeration zones, phosphorus (P) uptake takes place solely under anoxic conditions with simultaneous denitrification. Basic operating condit... |
2,317,219 | Individualizing hormone therapy to minimize risk: accurate assessment of risks and benefits. | Contrary to the exaggerated risks associated with HRT that developed after the initial press reports held by the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) writing group, the recent approach to hormone therapy is more balanced and evidence based. A review of over 40 years of scientific studies demonstrates that estrogen is a medi... |
2,317,220 | How to stay heart healthy in 2011: considerations for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in women. | More women die of cardiovascular disease than any other cause. Effective primary prevention depends on accurate assessment of risk status. While most risk factors are similar for men and women, risk factors may differ in magnitude between the sexes, and recognition of gender-specific risk factors such as gestational di... |
2,317,221 | Association between DHEAS and bone loss in postmenopausal women: a 15-year longitudinal population-based study. | Our aim was to examine the association between serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) at baseline and BMD change at the femoral neck (FN) and lumbar spine (LS) in postmenopausal women during a 15-year follow-up. All participants were from the Chingford Study. BMD at the FN and LS were measured eight times during ... |
2,317,222 | Combining rim area to disc area asymmetry ratio and Moorfields regression analysis of confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy for glaucoma screening. | To determine the utility of combining rim area to disc area asymmetry ratio (RADAAR) and Moorfields regression analysis (MRA) to detect primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) using confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (CSLO) (Heidelberg retina tomograph 3 (HRT3)) in high-risk populations.</AbstractText>Cross-sectional st... |
2,317,223 | Improving the simultaneous removal efficiency of COD and color in a combined HABMR-CFASR system based MPDW. Part 1: optimization of operational parameters for HABMR by using response surface methodology. | The aim of this study was to implement central-composite design (CCD) and response surface methodology (RSM) to optimize the operational parameters for hybrid anaerobic baffled microbial reactor (HABMR) remedying mixed printing and dyeing wastewater (MPDW). The individual and interactive effects of three variables, hyd... |
2,317,224 | Association of the joint effect of menopause and hormone replacement therapy and cancer in African American women: the Jackson Heart Study. | Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the US and in Mississippi. Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer among women, and the underlying pathophysiology remains unknown, especially among African American (AA) women. The study purpose was to examine the joint effect of menopause status (MS) and hormone rep... |
2,317,225 | Biological denitrification using cross-linked starch/PCL blends as solid carbon source and biofilm carrier. | A novel kind of cross-linked starch/polycaprolactone (SPCL11) was prepared and used as carbon source and biofilm attachment carrier for denitrifying bacteria. The results showed that the average denitrification rate was 0.027 mg NO₃-N/(g·h) in batch tests. The continuous fixed-bed experiments indicated that... |
2,317,226 | [Estrogen, SERM]. | Osteoporosis is uncommon before menopause and dramatically increases in prevalence thereafter. That is why estrogens provide protection against osteoporosis. Studies of women receiving estrogen replacement have demonstrated improvements in bone mineral density (BMD) as well as endothelial function. Recent randomized tr... |
2,317,227 | Combined photo-Fenton-SBR process for antibiotic wastewater treatment. | The study examined combined photo-Fenton-SBR treatment of an antibiotic wastewater containing amoxicillin and cloxacillin. Optimum H(2)O(2)/COD and H(2)O(2)/Fe(2+) molar ratio of the photo-Fenton pretreatment were observed to be 2.5 and 20, respectively. Complete degradation of the antibiotics occurred in one min. The ... |
2,317,228 | Combination of raloxifene, aspirin and estrogen as novel paradigm of hormone replacement therapy in rabbit model of menopause. | To assess a novel hormone replacement therapy (HRT) paradigm using raloxifene, aspirin combined with estrogen in rabbit model of menopause.</AbstractText>Female New Zealand white rabbits were ovariectomized or sham-operated. The ovariectomized rabbits were divided into 7 groups: estradiol valerate (E(2)), raloxifene, a... |
2,317,229 | Wastewater treatment using a modified A2O process based on fiber polypropylene media. | The removal rates of organics and nutrients in municipal wastewater were examined using a laboratory-scale Anaerobic/Anoxic/Oxic (A2O) process modified with fiber polypropylene media at different operational conditions. The system demonstrated excellent performance with the removal rates of chemical oxygen demand (COD)... |
2,317,230 | [Morphological characteristics of cornea in patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis by in vivo laser scanning confocal microscopy]. | To explore the morphological characteristics on cornea in patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) by the application of in vivo laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM).</AbstractText>The experimental design was retrospective observation case series (case control study). Twenty-six patients, each diagnosed as ... |
2,317,231 | Changes in cerebral blood flow velocity in patients with hypothyroidism. | At present, hypothyroidism is a well-known risk factor for cardiovascular disorders. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of hypothyroidism on cerebral blood flow velocity with transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasonography.</AbstractText>In this study, 30 subjects were enrolled for clinical, subclinical, and he... |
2,317,232 | Combined biological processing and microfiltration in the treatment of unhairing wastewater. | The unhairing step, a part of the beamhouse process, is particularly polluting, generating an alkaline wastewater with high concentrations of organic and inorganic matter. The aim of this study was to evaluate the treatment of this industrial wastewater using a combination of biological and microfiltration processes.</... |
2,317,233 | Nitrate removal from groundwater by cooperating heterotrophic with autotrophic denitrification in a biofilm-electrode reactor. | An intensified biofilm-electrode reactor (IBER) combining heterotrophic and autotrophic denitrification was developed for treatment of nitrate contaminated groundwater. The reactor was evaluated with synthetic groundwater (NO(3)(-)-N50 mg L(-1)) under different hydraulic retention times (HRTs), carbon to nitrogen ratio... |
2,317,234 | [Evaluation of stereometric parameters of optic disc and nerve fiber layer using HRT II. Report 3: measurement error of spectral-domain optical coherence tomography compared with Heidelberg retinal tomograph III]. | The aim was to study reproducibility and variability of measurements of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SOCT) and to compare with error of Heidelberg retinal tomograph (HRT). 29 patients with initial primary open-angle glaucoma were examined using Heidelberg retinal ... |
2,317,235 | [Evaluation of stereometric parameters of optic disc and nerve fiber layer using HRT III. Report 2: factors influencing reproducibility]. | 29 patients with initial primary open angle glaucoma were examined using Heidelberg retinal tomograph III (HRT III), factors influencing measurements reproducibility and variability were studied. The following factors were found to cause outliers in stereometric parameters of the optic nerve head and retinal nerve fibe... |
2,317,236 | [Evaluation of stereometric parameters of optic disc and nerve fiber layer using HRT III. Report 1: reproducibility and intraobserver variability coefficients]. | 29 patients with initial primary open angle glaucoma were examined using Heidelberg retinal tomograph III (HRT III). In one visit 2 observers took 2 measurements. Intra- and interobserver errors (reproducibility and intraobserver variability coefficient) were calculated for 13 stereometric parameters of optic disc and ... |
2,317,237 | [Comparative analysis of several morphometric parameters received using optic coherent tomography and scanning laser ophthalmoscopy in initial glaucoma diagnosis]. | Retinal morphometric parameters received using confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy and optic coherent tomography (OCT) are compared. OCT was performed using Stratus OCT 3000 ("Carl Zeiss Meditec"), and for confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy we used Heidelberg retinal tomography HRT 3.0 ("Heidelberg Engineering")... |
2,317,238 | [Analysis of novel style biological fluidized bed A/O combined process in dyeing wastewater treatment]. | A novel biological fluidized bed was designed and developed to deal with high-concentration refractory organic industrial wastewater. From 12 successful projects, three cases of dyeing wastewater treatment projects with the scale of 1200, 2000 and 13000 m3/d respectively were selected to analyze the principle of treati... |
2,317,239 | The effect of hydraulic retention time on granular sludge biomass in treating textile wastewater. | The physical characteristics, microbial activities and kinetic properties of the granular sludge biomass were investigated under the influence of different hydraulic retention times (HRT) along with the performance of the system in removal of color and COD of synthetic textile wastewater. The study was conducted in a c... |
2,317,240 | Bone disease in thalassaemia major: recent advances in pathogenesis and clinical aspects. | Bone is a dynamic organ, constantly changing metabolically and being remodelled through the balanced activity of osteoclast and osteoblast on trabecular surfaces. Osteoporosis represents a continuum, in which multiple pathogenic mechanisms converge to cause loss of bone mass and deterioration of microarchitecture of sk... |
2,317,241 | Reduced membrane fouling in a novel bio-entrapped membrane reactor for treatment of food and beverage processing wastewater. | A novel Bio-Entrapped Membrane Reactor (BEMR) packed with bio-ball carriers was constructed and investigated for organics removal and membrane fouling by soluble microbial products (SMP). An objective was to evaluate the stability of the filtration process in membrane bioreactors through backwashing and chemical cleani... |
2,317,242 | Kinetic modelling and microbial community assessment of anaerobic biphasic fixed film bioreactor treating distillery spent wash. | Anaerobic digestion, microbial community structure and kinetics were studied in a biphasic continuously fed, upflow anaerobic fixed film reactor treating high strength distillery wastewater. Treatment efficiency of the bioreactor was investigated at different hydraulic retention times (HRT) and organic loading rates (O... |
2,317,243 | Effects of S-equol and natural S-equol supplement (SE5-OH) on the growth of MCF-7 in vitro and as tumors implanted into ovariectomized athymic mice. | Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for treatment of menopausal symptoms is controversial because of reported breast cancer resulting from estrogen treatment and consequent estrogenic stimulation. S-equol, a natural metabolite of the soy isoflavone daidzein produced by intestinal bacteria, has been shown to ameliorate me... |
2,317,244 | Comparison of optic disc parameters measured by RTVue-100 FDOCT versus HRT-II. | To compare optic disc measurements between the new Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography (RTVue-100) and the confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (Heidelberg retinal tomography, HRT-II) in clinical practice.</AbstractText>Patients seen from the glaucoma service of an academic department of ophthalmology between... |
2,317,245 | National Osteoporosis Society's Position statement on hormone replacement therapy in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. | Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been shown to increase bone density, reduce the risk of fracture and can successfully relieve menopausal symptoms. From a time when HRT was the major therapeutic option for the management of osteoporosis, women and their clinicians now have a range of treatments available. Followin... |
2,317,246 | Continuous high-solids anaerobic co-digestion of organic solid wastes under mesophilic conditions. | With increasing concerns over the limited capacity of landfills, conservation of resources, and reduction of CO(2) emissions, high-solids (dry) anaerobic digestion of organic solid waste (OSW) is attracting a great deal of attention these days. In the present work, two dry anaerobic co-digestion systems fed with differ... |
2,317,247 | The effect of hydraulic retention time on the performance and fouling characteristics of membrane sequencing batch reactors used for the treatment of synthetic petroleum refinery wastewater. | The use of membrane sequencing batch reactors, operated at HRT of 8, 16 and 24h, was considered for the treatment of a synthetic petroleum wastewater. Increase in HRT resulted in statistically significant decrease in MLSS. Removal efficiencies higher than 97% were found for the three model hydrocarbon pollutants at all... |
2,317,248 | Trends in endometrial cancer incidence rates in the United States, 1999-2006. | Risk factors for endometrial cancer, such as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and obesity, have changed significantly in the last decade. We investigated trends in endometrial cancer histologic subtypes on a national level during 1999-2006.</AbstractText>Data covering 88% of the U.S. population were from central cance... |
2,317,249 | Breast tumor characteristics in hormone replacement therapy users. | The aim of this study was to further elucidate the influence of HRT use, regarding duration, regimen and route of administration, on breast tumor characteristics. We evaluated the associations between HRT use and breast tumor characteristics in 530 postmenopausal women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. Detailed in... |
2,317,250 | Comparing stereometric parameters between Heidelberg Retinal Tomography 2 and 3 in Asian eyes: the Singapore Malay Eye Study. | To examine the correlation and agreement of stereometric parameters between Heidelberg Retinal Tomograph version 2 (HRT-2) and HRT-3 in a normal Asian population.</AbstractText>This was a population-based study using data from the Singapore Malay Eye Study. Participants underwent a standardized and complete ophthalmic ... |
2,317,251 | Frequency of symptoms, determinants of severe symptoms, validity of and cut-off score for Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) as a screening tool: a cross-sectional survey among midlife Nepalese women. | Majority of Nepalese women live in remote rural areas, where health services are not easily accessible. We determined the validity of Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) as a screening tool for identification of women with severe menopausal symptoms and cut-off MRS score for referral.</AbstractText>A cross-sectional survey wa... |
2,317,252 | Influence of long-term oxygen therapy on cardiac acceleration and deceleration capacity in hypoxic patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. | There is increasing interest in cardiovascular co-morbidities of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Heart rate turbulence (HRT) and phase-rectified signal averaging (PRSA) techniques quantify the heart's acceleration/deceleration capacities. We postulated that these methods can help assess the integrity of c... |
2,317,253 | Epilepsy and menopause. | Epilepsy and menopause have complicated interactions. Treatment of epilepsy may cause exacerbation of osteoporosis and alter the effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) whereas HRT may influence the frequency of seizures.</AbstractText>An extensive search was performed in the Cochrane Central Trials Registry, the ... |
2,317,254 | Effect of anaerobic HRT on biological phosphorus removal and the enrichment of phosphorus accumulating organisms. | The purpose of this research was to develop a better understanding of the dynamic effects of anaerobic hydraulic retention time (HRT) on both enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) performance and enrichment of phosphorus accumulating organisms (PAOs). The research was conducted using laboratory-scale sequencing... |
2,317,255 | Menopausal symptoms and bone health in women undertaking risk reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy: significant bone health issues in those not taking HRT. | Women at high ovarian cancer risk, especially those with mutations in BRCA1/BRCA2, are encouraged to undergo bilateral risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (BRRSPO) prior to the natural menopause. The decision to use HRT to cover the period of oestrogen deprivation up to 50 years of age is difficult because of balancing... |
2,317,256 | Breast cancer after hormone replacement therapy--does prognosis differ in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women? | Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been associated with higher incidence of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, but it is unclear if breast cancers developing after HRT use have different prognosis. 1053 women with hormone receptor positive non-metastasized breast cancer were analyzed in a retrospective trial, st... |
2,317,257 | Utility of the peripheral blood basophil histamine release test in the diagnosis of hen's egg, cow's milk, and wheat allergy in children. | The diagnosis of food allergy (FA) is made by oral food challenge tests (OFCs) that occasionally produce serious symptoms in patients; therefore, whether to perform OFCs should be carefully considered. The utility of the histamine release test (HRT) in the diagnosis of childhood FA has not been fully examined.</Abstrac... |
2,317,258 | Treating surface water with low nutrients concentration by mixed substrates constructed wetlands. | Constructed wetland (CW) has been widely applied in nutrients reduction for eutrophication control, especially in the advanced treatment of effluent of municipal sewage plants or the in-lake river treatment with high hydraulic loads and low nutrient concentrations. But in real application, it shows lower nutrient remov... |
2,317,259 | Does hormone replacement therapy cause breast cancer? An application of causal principles to three studies: part 2. The Women's Health Initiative: estrogen plus progestogen. | 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 combined hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with estrogen plus progestogen is now an established cause of breast cancer. For unopposed estrogen the... |
2,317,260 | Potential age-dependent effects of estrogen on neural injury. | In 2000, approximately 10 million women were receiving hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for alleviation of menopausal symptoms. A number of prior animal studies suggested that HRT may be neuroprotective and cardioprotective. Then, in 2003, reports from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) indicated that long-term estro... |
2,317,261 | Circadian Patterns of Heart Rate Turbulence, Heart Rate Variability and Their Relationship. | Heart rate variability (HRV) is an established tool for studying cardiac autonomic activity over time, while heart rate turbulence (HRT) is a recent method used to assess autonomic dysfunction. However, there are different autonomic tones at different times of a day. This study aimed to examine the effect of circadian ... |
2,317,262 | Individual phenotype trait variability as genetic markers of gender susceptibility to spina bifida. | We compared individual trait variability in 65 male and 81 female patients with spina bifida occulta (SBO) or spina bifida aperta (SBA) against 170 male and 200 female subjects randomly selected Serbian subjects without these conditions. Variability was evaluated by direct observation of 15 homozygous recessive traits ... |
2,317,263 | Hormonal and reproductive factors in relation to melanoma in women: current review and meta-analysis. | A number of studies have focused on possible relationships between characteristics of female endocrine status and melanoma (CM) risk; however, the link between melanoma, oral contraceptive (OC) and hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) use, and reproductive factors remains controversial. A comprehensive, systematic biblio... |
2,317,264 | UGT2B17 gene deletion associated with an increase in bone mineral density similar to the effect of hormone replacement in postmenopausal women. | UGT2B17 is one of the most important enzymes for androgen metabolism. In addition, the UGT2B17 gene is one of the most commonly deleted regions of the human genome. The deletion was previously found associated with higher femoral bone density in men and women, and we replicated this association in a sample of postmenop... |
2,317,265 | Anaerobic digestion of the liquid fraction of dairy manure in pilot plant for biogas production: residual methane yield of digestate. | The performance of the only dairy manure biogas plant in Cantabria (Northern coast of Spain) was evaluated in terms of liquid-solid separation and anaerobic digestion of the liquid fraction. Screened liquid fraction was satisfactorily treated in a CSTR digester at HRTs from 20 to 10 days with organic loading rates rang... |
2,317,266 | Hormone therapy administration in postmenopausal women and risk of stroke. | HRT, consisting of estrogens alone, or in combination with a progestogen, is widely used for the relief of symptoms in postmenopausal women. Early observational studies have suggested that HRT might be associated with a reduced risk of cardio- and cerebro-vascular events. These encouraging results prompted randomized c... |
2,317,267 | Biological treatment of refinery spent caustics under halo-alkaline conditions. | The present research demonstrates the biological treatment of refinery sulfidic spent caustics in a continuously fed system under halo-alkaline conditions (i.e. pH 9.5; Na(+)= 0.8M). Experiments were performed in identical gas-lift bioreactors operated under aerobic conditions (80-90% saturation) at 35°C. Sulfide ... |
2,317,268 | Hydrogen production by Rhodopseudomonas palustris WP 3-5 in a serial photobioreactor fed with hydrogen fermentation effluent. | In this study, a lab-scale serial photobioreactor composed of three column reactors was constructed and continuously operated to investigate several parameters influencing photohydrogen production when using the synthetic wastewater and the anaerobic hydrogen fermentation effluents as the influents. The results indicat... |
2,317,269 | Use of fugacity model to analyze temperature-dependent removal of micro-contaminants in sewage treatment plants. | Effluents from sewage treatment plants (STPs) are known to contain residual micro-contaminants including endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) despite the utilization of various removal processes. Temperature alters the efficacy of removal processes; however, experimental measurements of EDC removal at various temperat... |
2,317,270 | Effects of acutely lowering intraocular pressure on the results of multifocal visual evoked potential testing. | There have been many reports in the literature on the apparent reversal of optic nerve cupping in patients with glaucoma after lowering intraocular pressure (IOP) on clinical examination, as well as improvement in visual field testing, and increased nerve fibre layer thickness on optical coherence tomography. No studie... |
2,317,271 | Thrombophilic screening in Turner syndrome. | The aim of this study was to determine, in patients with Turner syndrome (TS), the prevalence of thrombophilic disorders correlating with a higher risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), to evaluate if thrombophilia is associated with the genetic features of these patients and whether screening before hormone replacement... |
2,317,272 | Prevention of osteoporosis as a consequence of aromatase inhibitor therapy in postmenopausal women with early breast cancer: rationale and design of a randomized controlled trial. | Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) have improved the prognosis for breast cancer survivors and are now standard of care for postmenopausal women with hormone receptor positive early stage breast cancer. One side-effect, however, is a decrease in bone mineral density (BMD) and increased fracture risk. Since hormone replacement ... |
2,317,273 | Influence of refractive error on optic disc topographic parameters: the singapore malay eye study. | To examine the relationship between refractive error and optic disc topographic parameters and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness.</AbstractText>Population-based cross-sectional study.</AbstractText>All 3,280 (78.7% response rate) persons of Asian Malay ethnicity 40 to 80 years of age underwent a standardized i... |
2,317,274 | Estrogen metabolism genotypes, use of long-term hormone replacement therapy and risk of postmenopausal breast cancer. | Association between long-term hormone replacement therapy (HRT) use and increased risk of breast cancer is still under debate. Functionally relevant genetic variants within the estrogen metabolic pathway may alter exposure to exogenous sex hormones and affect the risk of postmenopausal breast cancer. We investigated th... |
2,317,275 | Effects of resistance training (RT) on body composition, muscle strength and quality of life (QoL) in postmenopausal life.<Pagination><StartPage>361</StartPage><EndPage>365</EndPage><MedlinePgn>361-5</MedlinePgn></Pagination><ELocationID EIdType="doi" ValidYN="Y">10.1016/j.archger.2011.04.006</ELocationID><Abstract><Ab... | The QoL of postmenopausal women may be compromised as a result of climacteric symptoms associated with psychosocial and cultural determinants. Regular physical activity can attenuate the symptoms of postmenopausal women regarding physical and behavioral changes, positively influencing QoL. This study aimed to assess Qo... |
2,317,276 | Hormone replacement therapy and women with premature menopause--a cancer survivorship issue. | The importance of addressing survivorship issues has been emphasised in recent years. As cancer therapies improve there is a growing population of cancer survivors, which includes many women with premature menopause. Women who are premenopausal at the time of their cancer diagnosis may have specific survivorship issues... |
2,317,277 | Plant growth and the performance of mangrove wetland microcosms for mariculture effluent depuration. | This study established wetland microcosms that were either unplanted or planted in monoculture with native mangrove species in Taiwan (Avicennia marina, Rhizophora stylosa, and Lumnitzera racemosa) for the purpose of receiving high-salinity mariculture effluents; additionally, the microcosms operated at different hydra... |
2,317,278 | Inhibitory potential of chlormadinone acetate (CMA) on five important UDP-glucuronosyltransferases in human liver. | Chlormadinone acetate (CMA), a derivative of 17-a-hydroxyprogesterone, has been widely used as an orally effective progestogen in hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Glucuronidation catalyzed by UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs) is one of the major steps responsible for the metabolism of many drugs, environmental chem... |
2,317,279 | Minimum requirements for trace metals (iron, nickel, cobalt, and zinc) in thermophilic and mesophilic methane fermentation from glucose. | The minimum requirements for four essential trace metals were examined in both thermophilic and mesophilic methane fermentation of glucose. The minimum requirement here was defined as the amount that supports the effluent soluble chemical oxygen demand (COD) of 1000 mg/ L or less for the duration of several times the h... |
2,317,280 | Removal of residual dissolved methane gas in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor treating low-strength wastewater at low temperature with degassing membrane. | In this study, we investigated the efficiency of dissolved methane (D-CH(4)) collection by degasification from the effluent of a bench-scale upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor treating synthetic wastewater. A hollow-fiber degassing membrane module was used for degasification. This module was connected to th... |
2,317,281 | The efficacy of habit reversal therapy for tics, habit disorders, and stuttering: a meta-analytic review. | A meta-analysis based on 575 participants in 18 studies found Habit Reversal Therapy (HRT) to be an efficacious intervention for a wide variety of maladaptive repetitive behaviors, including stuttering, tics, nail biting, temporomandibular disorder, thumb sucking, and mixed repetitive oral-digital habits. Compared to c... |
2,317,282 | Performance of down-flow hanging sponge (DHS) reactor coupled with up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor for treatment of onion dehydration wastewater. | In this study, a promising system consisting of up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor followed by down-flow hanging sponge (DHS) reactor was investigated for onion dehydration wastewater treatment. Laboratory experiments were conducted at two different phases, i.e., phase (1) at overall hydraulic retention ti... |
2,317,283 | Evolution of breast cancer incidence in relation to hormone replacement therapy use in Belgium. | Recent randomized studies concluded that an increased risk of breast cancer is associated with hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Since then, HRT use has decreased in many countries. Several studies have reported a subsequent decrease in breast cancer incidence.</AbstractText>As Belgium has one of the highest incidence... |
2,317,284 | A national survey of diagnostic tests reported by UK community optometrists for the detection of chronic open angle glaucoma. | In the UK, the majority of cases of chronic open angle glaucoma are detected by community optometrists following a routine sight test. However, there is potential for variability in case finding strategies used. The aim of this study was to carry out a national web-based survey to determine current diagnostic tests use... |
2,317,285 | Surveillance of survivors: follow-up after risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy in BRCA 1/2 mutation carriers. | To characterize the post-operative care of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers who undergo risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO).</AbstractText>BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers from our Cancer Risk Program who elected RRSO were sent questionnaires regarding their post-surgical surveillance and treatment for menopau... |
2,317,286 | Biohydrogen from thermophilic co-fermentation of swine manure with fruit and vegetable waste: maximizing stable production without pH control. | Hydrogen production by dark fermentation may suffer of inhibition or instability due to pH deviations from optimality. The co-fermentation of promptly degradable feedstock with alkali-rich materials, such as livestock wastes, may represent a feasible and easy to implement approach to avoid external adjustments of pH. E... |
2,317,287 | Effects of key operational parameters on biohydrogen production via anaerobic fermentation in a sequencing batch reactor. | In this study, a series of tests were conducted in a 6L anaerobic sequencing batch reactor (ASBR) to investigate the effect of pH, hydraulic retention time (HRT) and organic loading rate on biohydrogen production at 28°C. Sucrose was used as the main substrate to mimic carbohydrate-rich wastewater and inoculum was... |
2,317,288 | Evaluation of retinal nerve fiber layer progression in glaucoma a prospective analysis with neuroretinal rim and visual field progression. | To evaluate the performance of progression detection and the rate of change of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), neuroretinal rim, and visual field measurements in glaucoma.</AbstractText>Prospective study.</AbstractText>One hundred eight eyes of 70 glaucoma patients.</AbstractText>Patients were followed up every 4 mon... |
2,317,289 | An epidemiological overview of the relationship between hormone replacement therapy and breast cancer. | Large-scale randomized clinical trials and observational studies have consistently found that use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) increases the risk of breast cancer. More recently, ecological studies have shown correlations between dramatic reductions in use of HRT in many countries, and declines in the rates of ... |
2,317,290 | Phytoestrogen intake and cardiovascular risk markers in Bangladeshi postmenopausal women. | Menopause is the transitional event of female life creating a considerable degree of clinical and psychological as well as social problem and it is known to affect the risk markers of cardiovascular diseases. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was though to be a cornerstone in the management of menopause, but evidences ... |
2,317,291 | Effect of optic disc size and disease severity on the diagnostic capability of glaucoma imaging technologies in an Indian population. | To evaluate the influence of optic disc size and disease severity on the diagnostic validity of optical coherence tomography (Stratus OCT), scanning laser polarimetry [GDx variable corneal compensator (VCC)], and confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy [Heidelberg retina tomograph II (HRT II)] in Indian eyes with glauco... |
2,317,292 | Treatment and remediation of a wastewater lagoon using microelectrolysis and modified DAT/IAT methods. | To examine treatment and remediation of a wastewater lagoon with poor biodegradability, a typical wastewater lagoon in Tianjin, China, was treated and remedied using microelectrolysis and modified demand aeration tank (DAT)/intermittent aeration tank (IAT) methods. After pretreatment by microelectrolysis, the removal e... |
2,317,293 | Nitrification performance of nitrifying bacteria immobilized in waterborne polyurethane at low ammonia nitrogen concentrations. | Suspended and waterborne polyurethane immobilized nitrifying bacteria have been adopted for evaluating the effects of environmental changes, such as temperature, dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration and pH, on nitrification characteristics under conditions of low ammonia concentrations. The results showed that nitrifica... |
2,317,294 | The effects of selective estrogen receptor modulator treatment following hormone replacement therapy on elderly postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. | A comparison between the atheroprotective and osteoprotective effects of the selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) raloxifene and those of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has not been made in elderly women.</AbstractText>A randomized prospective controlled trial was performed in a cohort of 32 elderly Japanese... |
2,317,295 | Metabolic and energetic aspects of biohydrogen production of Clostridium tyrobutyricum: The effects of hydraulic retention time and peptone addition. | This study evaluates the microbial metabolism and energy demand in fermentative biohydrogen production using Clostridium tyrobutyricum FYa102 at different hydraulic retention times (HRT) over a period of 1-18 h. The hydrogen yield shows a positive correlation with the butyrate yield, the B/A ratio, and the Y(H2)/2(Y(HA... |
2,317,296 | Biodegradation of p-nitrophenol using Arthrobacter chlorophenolicus A6 in a novel upflow packed bed reactor. | A novel packed bed reactor (PBR) was designed with cross flow aeration at multiple ports along the depth to improve the hydrodynamic conditions of the reactor, and the biodegradation efficiency of Arthrobacter chlorophenolicus A6 on p-nitrophenol (PNP) removal in PBR at different PNP loading rates were evaluated. The n... |
2,317,297 | Two stage anaerobic baffled reactors for bio-hydrogen production from municipal food waste. | A two-step anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR-1 and ABR-2) for H2 production from municipal food waste (MFW) was investigated at a temperature of 26 °C. In ABR-1, the average yield of H2 at an HRT of 26 h and OLR of 58 kg COD/m3 d was 250 ml H2/g VS removed. As unexpected; the H2 production in the ABR-2 was further in... |
2,317,298 | Kinetic analysis of phenol, thiocyanate and ammonia-nitrogen removals in an anaerobic-anoxic-aerobic moving bed bioreactor system. | A simulated wastewater containing phenol (2500 mg/L), thiocyanate and ammonia-nitrogen (500 mg/L) was treated in an anaerobic (R1)-anoxic (R2)-aerobic (R3) moving bed biofilm reactor system at different hydraulic retention time (HRT) intervals (total HRT 3-8 days, R1: 1.5-4 days; R2: 0.75-2 days and R3: 0.75-2 days) an... |
2,317,299 | Bioreactor design for continuous dark fermentative hydrogen production. | Dark fermentative H2 production (DFHP) has received increasing attention in recent years due to its high H2 production rate (HPR) as well as the versatility of the substrates used in the process. For most studies in this field, batch reactors have been applied due to their simple operation and efficient control; howeve... |
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