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2,317,600 | Sequential hydrotalcite precipitation and biological sulfate reduction for acid mine drainage treatment. | Hydrotalcite precipitation is a promising technology for the on-site treatment of acid mine drainage (AMD). This technology is underpinned by the synthesis of hydrotalcite that can effectively remove various contaminants. However, hydrotalcite precipitation has only limited capacity to facilitate sulfate removal from A... |
2,317,601 | Impact of AnMBR operating conditions on anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge. | The impact of solids retention time (SRT) and hydraulic retention time (HRT) on anaerobic digestion of thickened waste activated sludge (TWAS) in a pilot-scale anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) was compared with that achieved in conventional anaerobic digestions (CD). The AnMBR was able to successfully digest munic... |
2,317,602 | Mitigating Membrane Fouling Based on In Situ •OH Generation in a Novel Electro-Fenton Membrane Bioreactor. | A novel electro-Fenton membrane bioreactor was constructed to investigate the effect of electro-Fenton on mitigating membrane fouling. Herein, porous carbon (PC), carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and Fe<sup>2+</sup> were spun into hollow fiber membranes (Fe-PC-CHFM), then served as cathode and filtration core simultaneously. Th... |
2,317,603 | Factors affecting simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (SND) in a moving bed sequencing batch reactor (MBSBR) system as revealed by microbial community structures. | The effects of biological factors including dissolved oxygen (DO), pH, carbon/nitrogen (C/N) and hydraulic retention times (HRT) on the performance of simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (SND) in a moving bed sequencing batch reactor (MBSBR) were investigated. A low DO was found to be advantageous to the SND... |
2,317,604 | Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in a frozen-thawed embryo transfer pregnancy: a rare case report. | Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is an iatrogenic complication of ovarian stimulation. Prevention and early recognition of OHSS are important to ensure patient safety.</AbstractText>In this case, we reported a patient who underwent controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) and in vitro fertilization (IVF). All ... |
2,317,605 | [Assessment of Langerhans Cells in the Central Cornea as Tool for Monitoring Inflammatory Changes in Patients with Keratoconjunctivitis sicca under Topical Therapy with Cyclosporine A 0.05% Eye Drops]. | Keratoconjunctivitis sicca is one of the most common ocular diseases and is associated with a considerable decrease in the quality of life. It is accompanied by symptoms of discomfort, tear film instability, hyperosmolarity of the tear film, inflammation of the ocular surface and neurosensory abnormalities. It is still... |
2,317,606 | Deep Brain Stimulation Results in Greater Symptomatic Improvement in Tourette Syndrome than Conservative Measures: A Meta-Analysis. | Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has emerged as a safe and effective therapy for refractory Tourette syndrome (TS). Recent studies have identified several neural targets as effective in reducing TS symptoms with DBS, but, to our knowledge, none has compared the effectiveness of DBS with conservative therapy.</AbstractText>... |
2,317,607 | Positive impact of a reducing agent on autotrophic nitrogen removal process and nexus of nitrous oxide emission in an anaerobic downflow hanging sponge reactor. | The adjustment of hydraulic retention time (HRT) and the supplement of titanium(III) nitrilotriacetate (Ti(III)-NTA) as a reducing agent were implemented in an anaerobic downflow hanging sponge (DHS) reactor with the aims to (i) improve nitrogen removal performance and to (ii) eliminate N<sub>2</sub>O emission. A labor... |
2,317,608 | Comparative analysis of brewing wastewater and lactate as carbon sources for microbial community treating acid mine drainage in anaerobic MBBR systems. | This study investigated the effect of carbon sources (<i>n</i> = 2) on the performance of a microbial community in an anaerobic moving-bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) treating acid mine drainage (AMD). The 1.5 L anaerobic MBBR was operated across a range of hydraulic retention times - HRT's (3-18 days), using ... |
2,317,609 | Highly efficient nitrate and phosphorus removal and adsorption of tetracycline by precipitation in a chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol immobilized bioreactor. | Single denitrification using bacteria has been widely investigated, but few studies have focused on the simultaneous removal of nitrate, phosphorus. and tetracycline. Strain L2, an iron-reducing bacteria, was immobilized using chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol to simultaneously remove nitrate and phosphorus. The effects of ca... |
2,317,610 | Modified PVA (polyvinyl alcohol) biomaterials as carriers for simultaneous removal of nitrate, Cd (II), and Mn (II): performance and microbial community. | The ecological toxicity and potential risks of heavy metals that coexist with nitrates in wastewater have aroused public attention. This study developed an immobilized Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@Cu/PVA mixotrophic reactor (Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@Cu/PVA-IMR) to investigate the effect of different Mn (II) concentra... |
2,317,611 | Novel wet-solid states serial anaerobic digestion process for enhancing methane recovery of aquatic plant biomass. | Aquatic plant biomass is characterised by high moisture content and a lignocellulose structure. To apply the anaerobic digestion (AD) treatment to aquatic plants, the simultaneous achievement of high methane (CH<sub>4</sub>) recovery per biomass volume and high biodegradability have been a challenge owing to these char... |
2,317,612 | Efficient electrochemical-catalytic reduction of nitrate using Co/AC<sub>0.9</sub>-AB<sub>0.1</sub> particle electrode. | In this work, a composite particle electrode (Co/AC<sub>x</sub>-AB<sub>y</sub>) was proposed using cobalt as the catalyst, active carbon (AC) as the carrier, and acetylene black (AB) as the conductor. The proposed particle electrodes were applied in a continuous three-dimensional (3D) electrochemical reactor. Based upo... |
2,317,613 | Diagnosis and treatment of low T3 syndrome in neurocritical patients. | Low levels of serum triiodothyronine (T3) are a strong predictor of mortality and poor prognosis in critical care patients. Few reports, however, have focused on neurocritical patients. The application of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in the treatment of neurocritical patients with low T3 syndrome remains controver... |
2,317,614 | Simultaneous denitrification, phosphorus recovery and low sulfate production in a recirculated pyrite-packed biofilter (RPPB). | The simultaneous removal of nitrate (15 mg N-NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup> L<sup>-1</sup>) and phosphate (12 mg P-PO<sub>4</sub><sup>3-</sup> L<sup>-1</sup>) from nutrient-polluted synthetic water was investigated in a recirculated pyrite-packed biofilter (RPPB) under hydraulic retention time (HRT) ran... |
2,317,615 | Comparison of sensor driven aeration control strategies for improved understanding of simultaneous nitrification/denitrification. | A pilot scale process was operated with A-stage effluent (ASE) and primary clarifier effluent (PCE) in MLE, all tanks aerated, A/O, and A2O configurations. Continuous DO control at high DO (2 mg/L), low DO (0.1-0.3 mg/L), ammonia-based aeration control (ABAC), and ammonia versus NO<sub>x</sub> (AvN) control (... |
2,317,616 | Advanced biological sequential treatment of mature landfill leachate using aerobic activated sludge SBR and fungal bioreactor. | This study utilized <i>Penicillium</i> spp. to treat mature landfill leachate (MLL) in a continuous bioreactor and batch experimental tests under non-sterile conditions. MLL characteristics such as chemical oxygen demand (COD), soluble COD (sCOD), total carbon (TC), total organic carbon (TOC), and color removal efficie... |
2,317,617 | Androgens In Men Study (AIMS): protocol for meta-analyses of individual participant data investigating associations of androgens with health outcomes in men. | This study aims to clarify the role(s) of endogenous sex hormones to influence health outcomes in men, specifically to define the associations of plasma testosterone with incidence of cardiovascular events, cancer, dementia and mortality risk, and to identify factors predicting testosterone concentrations. Data will be... |
2,317,618 | Domestic Sewage Treatment Using a One-Stage ANAMMOX Process. | A one-stage anaerobic ammonium oxidation (ANAMMOX) reactor can be quickly started within 40 days by mixing partial nitrifying sludge with ANAMMOX granular sludge with an average temperature of 30 °C. After 70 days of nitrogen load acclimation, <i>Acinetobacter,</i> including <i>Candidatus Kuenenia,</i> became the ... |
2,317,619 | Anoxic Microbial Community Robustness Under Variation of Hydraulic Retention Time and Availability of Endogenous Electron Donors. | The ADNMED (Anaerobic Digestion, Nitrification, and Mixotrophic Endogenous Denitrification) system comprises a triple chamber configuration that was shown to provide high-quality effluent regarding carbon, nitrogen, and sulfide. Hydraulic retention time (HRT) was 7 h in the anaerobic and anoxic chambers, and 5
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2,317,620 | Pharmacological and behavioral treatment for trichotillomania: An updated systematic review with meta-analysis. | Trichotillomania (TTM) is a difficult-to-treat psychiatric condition with no first-line medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Individuals with TTM often feel that clinicians know little about this disorder. Here, we present an updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) examining tr... |
2,317,621 | Solar oxidation of toluene over Co doped nano-catalyst. | Cobalt (Co) co-doped TiO<sub>2</sub> photo-catalysis were synthesized, characterized and tested toward solar photocatalytic oxidation of toluene (TOL). A multi-technique approach was used to characterize and relate the photo-catalytic property to photo-oxidation performance. Adding Co to TiO<sub>2</sub> significantly c... |
2,317,622 | Autotrophic granulation of hydrogen consumer denitrifiers and microalgae for nitrate removal from drinking water resources at different hydraulic retention times. | To avoid hydrogen injection and to enhance the settleability of microbial biomass in biological treatment of nitrate-contaminated drinking water resources, a new method based on granulation of a mixture of hydrogen consumer denitrifiers (HCD) and microalgae is introduced. Decreasing hydraulic retention time (HRT) was a... |
2,317,623 | Can combining vaginal and rectal progesterone achieve the optimum progesterone range required for implantation in the HRT-FET model? | What is the ongoing pregnancy rate (OPR) in frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycles, using combined rectal and vaginal progesterone in hormonal replacement therapy (HRT)?</AbstractText>A prospective cohort study (n = 277) including 239 HRT-FET cycles with serum progesterone measurements studying combined vagi... |
2,317,624 | Simultaneous nitrification, denitrification and phosphorus removal in a continuous-flow moving bed biofilm reactor alternating microaerobic and aerobic conditions. | A continuous-flow moving bed biofilm reactor (IAMBBR) alternating microaerobic and aerobic conditions was used to remove carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus through simultaneous nitrification and denitrification coupled to phosphorus removal (SNDPR). The IAMBBR was operated under different dissolved oxygen (DO) ranges (0.2... |
2,317,625 | Increased risk of maternal and neonatal complications in hormone replacement therapy cycles in frozen embryo transfer. | The endometrial preparation during frozen embryo transfer (FET) can be performed by natural cycle (NC), hormone replacement therapy (HRT) cycle and cycle with ovulation induction (OI). Whether different FET preparation protocols can affect maternal and neonatal outcomes is still inconclusive.</AbstractText>This was a r... |
2,317,626 | Examining embedded validity indicators in Conners continuous performance test-3 (CPT-3). | Prior research has identified a variety of embedded performance validity indicators on the Conners' Continuous Performance Test-II (CPT-II). The purpose of this study was to examine embedded validity indicators within the updated third edition of the Conners Continuous Performance Test (CPT-3).</AbstractText>This study... |
2,317,627 | Evidence from three cohort studies on the expression of MUC16 around the time of implantation suggests it is an inhibitor of implantation. | To examine the expression of MUC16 in the endometrium peri-implantation period in three different cohort studies.</AbstractText>This was a retrospective observational cohort study. A total of 245 participants were recruited in three separate cohort studies: (1) women with recurrent miscarriage (n = 50) an... |
2,317,628 | Methane yields during anaerobic co-digestion of animal manure with other feedstocks: A meta-analysis. | Anaerobic co-digestion of animal manure with other feedstocks (aka co-digestion) is increasingly being used to enhance methane yield and organic waste management. The benefits accruing from co-digestions compared to mono-digestions, however, vary greatly in the literature. The goal of this research was to use meta-anal... |
2,317,629 | Fate of typical endocrine active compounds in full-scale wastewater treatment plants: Distribution, removal efficiency and potential risks. | In this study, the distribution, removal efficiency, and potential risks of 9 typical endocrine active compounds (EACs) in two full-scale wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) were investigated. The EAC concentrations ranged from 0.2 to 7394.2 ng/L in influents. The source of influents was a critical factor in deter... |
2,317,630 | 4-Nonylphenol degradation changes microbial community of scale-up Anaerobic Fluidized Bed Reactor. | Nonylphenol Ethoxylate (NPe) is a nonionic surfactant widely applied in domestic and industrial uses and its degradation generates the endocrine disruptor 4-Nonylphenol (4-NP). The effects of this compound in biological sewage treatment are uncertain, especially in anaerobic systems. The aim of this study was to assess... |
2,317,631 | Performance of lab-scale microbial fuel cell coupled with unplanted constructed wetland for hexavalent chromium removal and electricity production. | The microbial fuel cell coupled constructed wetland (CW-MFC) was used for treatment sewage and simultaneously generating electricity. The main aim of this study was to explore the optimal conditions for the treatment of hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)) wastewater by the CW-MFC system. The performance of CW-MFC in removing... |
2,317,632 | Sex, gender or occupational psychology: what matters most to preventing heat-related illnesses and improving outcomes for women in ground close combat? | Since the advent of women in ground close combat (WGCC) roles, the impact on women of the attendant risk of heat stress and heat illness has been considered. Much emphasis has been placed on sex differences in thermal physiology. This article considers the application of evidence of sex-associated thermoregulatory vari... |
2,317,633 | Nitrogen removal efficiency of surface flow constructed wetland for treating slightly polluted river water. | Restoration and water quality improvement of malodorous as well as slightly polluted rivers have been the global focus for environmental protection research and the development and construction of sponge cities. To date, constructed wetlands have been proven to be one of efficient methods to improve water quality. Nitr... |
2,317,634 | Oily wastewater treatment by a continuous flow microbial fuel cell and packages of cells with serial and parallel flow connections. | This study reports the results of the application of microbial fuel cells (MFC) in refinery wastewater (RW) treatment. In this research, the effect of hydraulic retention time (HRT), and scale-up on the performance of a novel expandable modular design of single-chamber MFC (SCMFC) has been investigated. In the first pa... |
2,317,635 | Menarche at an Earlier Age: Results from Two National Surveys of Israeli Youth, 2003 and 2016. | To assess emergent changes in the age at menarche and investigate associated factors in Israeli adolescents in 2003 and 2016.</AbstractText>Cross-sectional study.</AbstractText>Two national representative school-based surveys (first and second "Mabat Youth").</AbstractText>Both surveys included female students in ... |
2,317,636 | Anaerobic hybrid membrane bioreactor for treatment of synthetic leachate: Impact of organic loading rate and sludge fractions on membrane fouling. | In the present study, the treatment of synthetic landfill leachate was carried out using a lab-scale anaerobic hybrid membrane bioreactor (An-HMBR). The reactor was operated for 250 days at two days of hydraulic retention time (HRT). Average chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiency was ≥ 88% at ... |
2,317,637 | [Hormone replacement therapy in peri- and postmenopause]. | Peri- and postmenopausal disorders can have a significant impact on quality of life. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) might be necessary in order to decrease women's symptoms. The German S3 guideline "Peri- and Postmenopause-Diagnostics and Therapy" (2020) provides recommendations that include the most recent evi... |
2,317,638 | Degradation of pharmaceuticals from wastewater in a 20-L continuous flow bio-electro-Fenton (BEF) system. | The bio-electro-Fenton (BEF) technology has proven to be an effective and energy-saving method for treating wastewaters containing a single pharmaceutical in the lab-scale. However, the continuous degradation of pharmaceuticals in a scaled-up BEF has never been reported. In this study, a 20-L dual-chamber BEF reactor w... |
2,317,639 | A high-rate anaerobic biofilm reactor for biomethane recovery from source-separated blackwater at ambient temperature. | Anaerobic bioreactors for source-separated blackwater are mostly operated at low organic loading rates (OLRs) due to low biodegradability and the potential of ammonia inhibition. In this study, an anaerobic biofilm reactor having conductive carbon fibers as the media was investigated for the high-rate treatment of blac... |
2,317,640 | Ovarian removal at or after benign hysterectomy and breast cancer: a nationwide cohort study. | Large-scale population-based registry studies investigating the risk of breast cancer after removal of both ovaries at hysterectomy for benign conditions in women with no known genetic predisposition to cancer are needed. We aimed to perform such a study taking into account the age at surgery status and use of hormone ... |
2,317,641 | Does humeral torsion play a role in shoulder and elbow injury profiles of overhead athletes: a systematic review. | Humeral retrotorsion (HRT) is one bony adaptation that occurs in overhead athletes. This bony adaptation often leads to bilateral changes in range of motion at the glenohumeral joint. Because HRT can create different stress environments on the surrounding tissue, it may play a role in upper-limb injury and pain profile... |
2,317,642 | Perylene pigment wastewater treatment by fenton-enhanced biological process. | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are regarded as priority pollutants owing to their toxic, mutagenic and carcinogenic characteristics. Perylene is a kind of 5-ring PAH with biological toxicity, and classified as a class III carcinogen by the World Health Organization (WHO). Nowadays, some of its derivatives are ... |
2,317,643 | Effects of alternating blood flow restricted training and heavy-load resistance training on myofiber morphology and mechanical muscle function. | To investigate if short-term block-structured training consisting of alternating weeks of blood flow restricted low-load resistance training (BFR-RT) and conventional free-flow heavy-load resistance training (HL-RT) leads to superior gains in mechanical muscle function, myofiber size, and satellite cell (SC) content an... |
2,317,644 | Long-term performance and acute toxicity assessment of scaled-up air-cathode microbial fuel cell fed by dairy wastewater. | Long-term performance of a scaled-up air-cathode microbial fuel cell (MFC) and toxicity removal were studied with dairy wastewater (DW) used as the substrate. The MFC in a semi-continuous flow was strategically inoculated with consortium of Shewanella oneidensis and Clostridium butyricum. The scaled-up approach deliver... |
2,317,645 | Evaluating the effect of hydraulic retention time on fouling development and biomass characteristics in an algal membrane photobioreactor treating a secondary wastewater effluent. | Coupling algal biomass growth to wastewater treatment is a promising alternative for the simultaneous removal and recovery of nutrients. This study aims to evaluate the effects of the Hydraulic Retention Time (HRT) on the fouling behavior and biomass characteristics of C. Vulgaris in a Membrane Photobioreactor (MPBR), ... |
2,317,646 | Feasibility of S-rich streams valorization through a two-step biosulfur production process. | A bioscrubbing process named SONOVA has been developed, tested and assessed herein to valorize flue gases containing SO<sub>x</sub>. The process consists in a first scrubbing stage, to absorb and oxidize SO<sub>2</sub> to sulfate, followed by a two-step biological stage. It consists of (1) an up-flow anaerobic sludge (... |
2,317,647 | Simultaneous removal of nutrient and sulfonamides from marine aquaculture wastewater by concentrated and attached cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris in an algal biofilm membrane photobioreactor (BF-MPBR). | Microalgae based wastewater treatment has attracted increasing attention for its many advantages in recent years. In this study, a novel microalgae biofilm membrane photobioreactor (BF-MPBR) was developed for the efficient microalgae cultivation and the removal of nutrient and sulfonamides (SAs) from marine aquaculture... |
2,317,648 | Hormone Replacement Therapy, Breast Cancer Risk Factors, and Breast Cancer Risk: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort. | Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) increases the risk of breast cancer, but the association may vary according to patient factors. We investigated the association between HRT and breast cancer in a nationwide cohort with risk stratification according to risk factors for breast cancer.</AbstractText>Using the Korean Nati... |
2,317,649 | Comparative Study of Denitrifying-MBBRs with Different Polyethylene Carriers for Advanced Nitrogen Removal of Real Reverse Osmosis Concentrate. | Nitrogen (N) remains a great challenge in wastewater treatment while attempts to remove N has continuously been a research point for decades. In this study, the long-term performance of four identical-shape denitrification MBBRs (moving bed biofilm reactors) with four different configurations of cylindrical polyethylen... |
2,317,650 | Adaptation of neutrophilic Paracoccus denitrificans to denitrification at highly alkaline pH. | Bacterial denitrification is widely documented at neutral pH in order to improve the removal of nitrate in wastewater treatment processes. However, certain industrial contexts generate alkaline waste and effluent containing nitrate that must be denitrified. To obtain more information on denitrification at alkaline pH, ... |
2,317,651 | A mathematical model describing the localization and spread of influenza A virus infection within the human respiratory tract. | Within the human respiratory tract (HRT), virus diffuses through the periciliary fluid (PCF) bathing the epithelium. But virus also undergoes advection: as the mucus layer sitting atop the PCF is pushed along by the ciliated cell's beating cilia, the PCF and its virus content are also pushed along, upwards towards the ... |
2,317,652 | The influence of prolonged strength training upon muscle and fat in healthy and chronically diseased older adults. | Physical muscle function and brain hippocampus size declines with age, accelerating after the age of 60. Strength training over a few months improves physical function, but less is known about how long-term strength training affects physical function and hippocampus volume. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the effect... |
2,317,653 | Integrated fate assessment of aromatic amines in aerobic sewage treatment plants. | The fate and exposure of chemicals in sewage treatment plants (STPs) are major considerations in risk assessment and environmental regulation. The biodegradability and removal of seven aromatic amines were systematically evaluated using a three-tiered integrated method: a standard ready biodegradability test, an aerobi... |
2,317,654 | Pyrrhotite-sulfur autotrophic denitrification for deep and efficient nitrate and phosphate removal: Synergistic effects, secondary minerals and microbial community shifts. | Pyrrhotite-sulfur autotrophic denitrification (PSAD) system, using mixture of pyrrhotite and sulfur particle as electron donor, was studied through batch, column and pilot experiments. Treating synthetic secondary effluent at HRT 3 h, the PSAD system obtained the effluent with NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup>-N 0.28
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2,317,655 | The influence of upflow velocity and hydraulic retention time changes on taxonomic and functional characterization in Fluidized Bed Reactor treating commercial laundry wastewater in co-digestion with domestic sewage. | A large-scale (19.8L) Fluidized Bed Reactor (FBR) operated for 592 days was used to assess the removal performance of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS). Adjustments in hydraulic retention time (HRT) (18 and 30 h), ethanol (50, 100, 200 mg L<sup>-1</sup>) and linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) concentr... |
2,317,656 | The effect of hydraulic retention time on microalgae-based activated sludge process for Wupa sewage treatment plant, Nigeria. | This study evaluated the efficiency of microalgae activated sludge (MAAS) for wastewater treatment by investigating the influence of hydraulic retention time (HRT) on MAAS using batch regime pilot scale photobioreactors at Wupa Wastewater Treatment Plant. The outcome of the study showed that MAAS has a comparably high ... |
2,317,657 | Analysis of endometrial thickness threshold and optimal thickness interval in cleavage embryo hormone replacement freeze-thawed embryo transfer (HRT-FET). | To investigate the effect of endometrial thickness on the clinical outcome of cleavage embryo HRT-FET on the day of embryo transfer and analyzed the threshold and optimal thickness interval corresponding to ideal clinical pregnancy rate by statistical method. A total of 5861 HRT-FET cycles with cleavage embryo transfer... |
2,317,658 | Performance evaluation of a down-flow hanging sponge (DHS) reactor as a decentralized domestic wastewater treatment system in tropical regions. | In this study, a pilot-scale down-flow hanging sponge (DHS) reactor was operated in the community plant of Bangkok for the treatment of domestic wastewater (COD 285 mg/L, BOD 105 mg/L) collected by separate sewer to evaluate the reactor's feasibility as a decentralized treatment system. The DHS reactor wa... |
2,317,659 | Medications as a Risk Factor for Fragility Hip Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. | Fragility hip fractures and their associated morbidity and mortality pose a global healthcare problem. Several pharmaceutical products have been postulated to alter bone architecture and contribute to fragility hip fractures. We searched four electronic databases from inception to September 2017. Inclusion criteria wer... |
2,317,660 | Menopause in women with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review. | Sex hormones have been suggested to have neuroprotective effects in the natural history of multiple sclerosis (MS), particularly in animal studies. The aim of the present review was to retrieve and systematically synthesize the evidence on the effect of menopause and hormonal replacement treatment (HRT) on the course o... |
2,317,661 | Cheese whey fermentation into volatile fatty acids in an anaerobic sequencing batch reactor. | The present research explored the optimization of volatile fatty acids (VFA) production from cheese whey in an anaerobic sequencing batch reactor (AnSBR). For that purpose, changes of solid and hydraulic retention times (SRT and HRT) were applied. Moreover, the experiments were coupled to metagenomic analyses by 16S rR... |
2,317,662 | Exploring fermentation strategies for enhanced lactic acid production with polyvinyl alcohol-immobilized Lactobacillus plantarum 23 using microalgae as feedstock. | Lactic acid (LA) fermentation was conducted with suspended and immobilized cells of an isolated Lactobacillus plantarum 23 strain using various fermentation strategies. Glucose and an alternative, relatively inexpensive carbon source - the hydrolysate of microalga Chlorella vulgaris ESP-31, were used as the carbon sour... |
2,317,663 | Elucidating sludge characteristic, substrate transformation and microbial evolution in a two-sludge denitrifying phosphorus removal system under the impact of HRT. | Granule formation has been recognized as a promising biotechnology in denitrifying phosphorus removal (DPR) systems by facilitating phosphorus accumulation organisms (PAOs) especially denitrifying PAOs (DPAOs), and hydraulic selection made this a more difficult task in continuous operation. This study aimed at explorin... |
2,317,664 | Microbial Community Redundancy and Resilience Underpins High-Rate Anaerobic Treatment of Dairy-Processing Wastewater at Ambient Temperatures. | High-rate anaerobic digestion (AD) is a reliable, efficient process to treat wastewaters and is often operated at temperatures exceeding 30°C, involving energy consumption of biogas in temperate regions, where wastewaters are often discharged at variable temperatures generally below 20°C. High-rate ambient te... |
2,317,665 | Effects of Drugs, Phytoestrogens, Nutrients and Probiotics on Endothelial Dysfunction in the Estrogen-Deficient State. | Endothelial dysfunction is commonly present in estrogen-deficient states, e.g., after menopause. In the search for alternatives to hormone replacement therapy (HRT), treatments based on phytoestrogens or in non-hormonal mechanisms have been under evaluation.</AbstractText>Here we aim to present an overview of innovativ... |
2,317,666 | Recovery from pathological skin picking and dermatodaxia using a revised decoupling protocol. | Pathological skin picking (PSP) is characterized by repetitive scratching, biting, and picking of the skin. The disorder is subsumed under the section "obsessive-compulsive and related disorders" in the DSM-5. A related body-focused repetitive disorder, which has received less empirical attention so far, is dermatophag... |
2,317,667 | Leachate treatment and electricity generation using an algae-cathode microbial fuel cell with continuous flow through the chambers in series. | Algae-cathode microbial fuel cells (MFCs) with various hydraulic retention times (HRTs) were investigated for electricity generation, and chemical oxygen demand (COD) and nutrient removal from diluted landfill leachate (15% v/v). The cell voltage and dissolved oxygen (DO) in the cathode were considerably affected by th... |
2,317,668 | Simultaneous removal of nitrate, phosphorous and cadmium using a novel multifunctional biomaterial immobilized aerobic strain Proteobacteria Cupriavidus H29. | A novel biomaterial FeCl<sub>3</sub>/CaCl<sub>2</sub>/KH<sub>2</sub>PO<sub>4</sub> modified municipal sludge biochar (FCPC) was synthesized. And the impacts of critical factors such as HRT, temperature and C/N ratio on simultaneous denitrification, dephosphorization and Cd(II) removal were investigated. Results show th... |
2,317,669 | Self-regenerating tubing bioreactor for removal of toxic substrates: Operational strategies in response to severe dynamic loading conditions. | A tubing TPPB (Two-Phase Partitioning Bioreactor) was operated with the objective of verifying the effective treatment of a phenolic synthetic wastewater with simultaneous polymeric tubing bioregeneration by introducing tubing effluent recycle and modifications to the Hydraulic Retention Time (HRT). 2,4-dichlorophenol ... |
2,317,670 | Performance and microbial community of a novel combined anaerobic bioreactor integrating anaerobic baffling and anaerobic filtration process for low-strength rural wastewater treatment. | A novel combined bioreactor integrating anaerobic baffling and anaerobic filtration process was developed and operated for 210 days to treat low-strength rural wastewater. The effects of hydraulic residence time (HRT) and organic loading rate (OLR) on chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal and methane (CH<sub>4</sub... |
2,317,671 | Use of a low-cost and energy-efficient device for treating low-strength wastewater at low temperatures focusing on nitrogen removal and microbial community. | Treating wastewater at low temperatures has always been challenging. In this study, an anoxic filter (ANF)/multi-stage waterwheel driving rotating biological contactors (ms-wdRBCs) device was investigated as a potential solution for treatment of low-strength domestic wastewater at low temperatures (6-18 °C). ... |
2,317,672 | Iron-carbon galvanic cells strengthened anaerobic/anoxic/oxic process (Fe/C-A2O) for high-nitrogen/phosphorus and low-carbon sewage treatment. | The treatment of sewage with high-nitrogen/-phosphorus and low-carbon remains a challenge. A novel iron-carbon galvanic cells strengthened anaerobic/anoxic/oxic process (Fe/C-A2O) was developed for high-nitrogen/-phosphorus and low-carbon sewage treatment. The cost-effective iron-scraps (ISs) was recycled as Fe(0)-sour... |
2,317,673 | Tumor Size Matters-Understanding Concomitant Tumor Immunity in the Context of Hypofractionated Radiotherapy with Immunotherapy. | The purpose of this study was to determine the dynamic contributions of different immune cell subsets to primary and abscopal tumor regression after hypofractionated radiation therapy (hRT) and the impact of anti-PD-1 therapy. A bilateral syngeneic FSA1 fibrosarcoma model was used in immunocompetent C3H mice, with dela... |
2,317,674 | Pan-cancer diagnostic consensus through searching archival histopathology images using artificial intelligence. | The emergence of digital pathology has opened new horizons for histopathology. Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms are able to operate on digitized slides to assist pathologists with different tasks. Whereas AI-involving classification and segmentation methods have obvious benefits for image analysis, image search ... |
2,317,675 | Systematic review of acceptability, cardiovascular, neurological, bone health and HRT outcomes following risk reducing surgery in BRCA carriers. | Primary surgical prevention in the form of risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) is the most effective option and the gold standard for ovarian cancer (OC) risk-reduction, particularly given the absence of an effective national OC screening programme. However, premenopausal RRSO leads to premature surgical menopau... |
2,317,676 | Prescription of hormone replacement therapy prior to and after the diagnosis of gynecological cancers in German patients. | Little is known about how a gynecological cancer diagnosis affects a gynecologist's decision to prescribe hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Therefore, the goal of this study was to analyze the prevalence of HRT prescription prior to and after the diagnosis of four gynecological cancers in women followed in gynecologic... |
2,317,677 | Comparison of Azithromycin Removal from Water Using UV Radiation, Fe (VI) Oxidation Process and ZnO Nanoparticles. | Antibiotics are resistant to biodegradation, and their removal by biological processes is difficult. The purpose of this study was to investigate the removal of azithromycin from water using ultraviolet radiation (UV), Fe (VI) oxidation process and ZnO nanoparticles. The effect of different parameters such as pH, tempe... |
2,317,678 | In vivo confocal microscopy: qualitative investigation of the conjunctival and corneal surface in open angle glaucomatous patients undergoing the XEN-Gel implant, trabeculectomy or medical therapy. | Assessing the quality of the ocular surface by in vivo scanning laser confocal microscopy (IVCM) in primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) patients treated by Xen 45 Gel Stent, medical therapy and trabeculectomy.</AbstractText>Retrospective, single-center, single-masked, comparative study including 60 eyes of 30 patients (... |
2,317,679 | Dynamics and response of microbial diversity to nutritional conditions in denitrifying bioreactor for linear alkylbenzene sulfonate removal. | The aim of this study was to evaluate the microbial structure and phylogenetic diversity under the influence of nutritional conditions and hydraulic retention time (HRT) in fluidized bed reactors (FBR), operated in short HRT (8 h - FBR8; 12 h - FBR12) for linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) removal from laund... |
2,317,680 | Hormone Replacement Therapy Prescription after Premature Surgical Menopause. | To assess hormone replacement therapy (HRT) prescription pattern in patients undergoing premature surgical menopause on the basis of surgical indication.</AbstractText>Retrospective cohort study.</AbstractText>Academic tertiary care center.</AbstractText>Surgically menopausal patients aged ≤45 years who underwen... |
2,317,681 | Tandem anaerobic-aerobic degradation of ranitidine, diclofenac, and simvastatin in domestic sewage. | There is a consensus among scientists that domestic sewage treatment plants are the main sources of drugs entry into the aquatic environment. Therefore, this work studies the biodegradation of the drugs ranitidine (RNT), diclofenac (DCF), and simvastatin (SVT) (50 μg L<sup>-1</sup>, each), in real domes... |
2,317,682 | Enhanced isophthalonitrile complexation-reduction removal using a novel anaerobic fluidized bed reactor in a bioelectrochemical system based on electric field activation (AFBR-EFA). | On account of the recalcitrant and highly toxicity of organonitrile substrates, traditional processes are limited by HCN poisoning thus inefficient. This article proposed a novel anaerobic fluidized bed reactor with electric field activation (AFBR-EFA) which had a 260-day continuous operation. The operation aims to exp... |
2,317,683 | Removal of 17α-ethinylestradiol and caffeine from wastewater by UASB-Fenton coupled system. | In aquatic systems, some substances considered as endocrine disruptors have been detected, which can be due to their incomplete elimination in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and inadequate disposal of pharmaceuticals. Among these contaminants are 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) and caffeine (CAF). Moreover, it ha... |
2,317,684 | Clinical Characteristics of Pediatric Patients With Sellar and Suprasellar Lesions Who Initially Present With Central Diabetes Insipidus: A Retrospective Study of 55 Cases From a Large Pituitary Center in China. | <b>Purpose:</b> To increase knowledge for the early differential diagnosis and accurate therapeutic strategies for pediatric patients with sellar or suprasellar region (SSR) lesions who initially present with central diabetes insipidus (CDI). <b>Methods:</b> This is a retrospective review of 55 pediatric patients (... |
2,317,685 | Removal of contaminants of emerging concern by continuous flow solar photo-Fenton process at neutral pH in open reactors. | For the first time, the operational feasibility of the solar photo-Fenton process at neutral pH in continuous flow has been tested for three consecutive days. The aim of the treatment was to remove of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) from wastewater treatment plant secondary effluents. To this end, a 5 cm-d... |
2,317,686 | Long-term performance and microbial community characteristics of pilot-scale anaerobic reactors for thermal hydrolyzed sludge digestion under mesophilic and thermophilic conditions. | Anaerobic digestion (AD) with thermal hydrolysis pretreatment has been attracted widespread attention in recent years due to its high efficiency. However, few studies focus on systematical comparison of the downstream AD processes for thermal hydrolyzed sludge and their corresponding microbial community compositions, e... |
2,317,687 | A study of the treatment of high-salt chromium-containing wastewater by the photocatalysis-constructed wetland combination method. | In this study, iron ore slag as the photocatalyst was introduced into a constructed wetland simulation system. A comparative experiment of the constructed wetland method and photocatalysis-constructed wetland combination method that treats the high-salt chromium-containing wastewater was carried out. The best hydraulic... |
2,317,688 | Untangling the nitrate removal pathways for a constructed wetland- sponge iron coupled system and the impacts of sponge iron on a wetland ecosystem. | Sponge iron (s-Fe<sup>0</sup>) is a potential alternative electron donor for nitrate reduction. To gain insight into the mechanism of denitrification in a constructed wetland- sponge iron coupled system (CW-Fe<sup>0</sup> system), the removal performance and reduction characteristics of nitrate in constructed wetlands ... |
2,317,689 | Simultaneous nitrate, nickel ions and phosphorus removal in a bioreactor containing a novel composite material. | This study presents the novel composite material TMCC/PAA/SA@Fe(TPSA), a bacteria immobilized carrier for use in bioreactor systems to enhance the simultaneous removal efficiency of nitrate, Ni(II) and phosphorus. The influence of various operational factors were evaluated on the performance of nitrate, phosphorus and ... |
2,317,690 | Successful Spontaneous Pregnancy and Live Birth in a Woman With Premature Ovarian Insufficiency and 10 Years of Amenorrhea: A Case Report. | <b>Background:</b> Primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) is a devastating diagnosis for reproductive-aged women due to the associated infertility and other serious health consequences. Spontaneous pregnancy without hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or assisted reproductive technology (ART) rarely occurs in POI patien... |
2,317,691 | Cardiovascular Mortality Can Be Predicted by Heart Rate Turbulence in Hemodialysis Patients. | Excess mortality in hemodialysis patients is mostly of cardiovascular origin. We examined the association of heart rate turbulence (HRT), a marker of baroreflex sensitivity, with cardiovascular mortality in hemodialysis patients.</AbstractText>A population of 290 prevalent hemodialysis patients was followed up for a me... |
2,317,692 | Optimizing nutrient removal of moving bed biofilm reactor process using response surface methodology. | The potential of 3-stages process (anaerobic, anoxic and moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR)) for organic matter and nutrient removals from secondary WWTP effluents at various hydraulic retention time (HRT) and nitrate recycle ratio (R) was investigated. Percentage removals of total nitrogen (%TN<sub>removal</sub>) and p... |
2,317,693 | Lamin B2 Levels Regulate Polyploidization of Cardiomyocyte Nuclei and Myocardial Regeneration. | Heart regeneration requires cardiomyocyte proliferation. It is thought that formation of polyploid nuclei establishes a barrier for cardiomyocyte proliferation, but the mechanisms are largely unknown. Here, we show that the nuclear lamina filament Lamin B2 (Lmnb2), whose expression decreases in mice after bir... |
2,317,694 | Establishment of a Reverse Genetics System for Influenza D Virus. | Influenza D virus (IDV) was initially isolated in the United States in 2011. IDV is distributed worldwide and is one of the causative agents of the bovine respiratory disease complex (BRDC), which causes high morbidity and mortality in feedlot cattle. The molecular mechanisms of IDV pathogenicity are still unknown. Rev... |
2,317,695 | Phytoremediation capabilities of <i>Salvinia molesta</i>, water hyacinth, water lettuce, and duckweed to reduce phosphorus in rice mill wastewater. | The objective of this study was to investigate the reduction of phosphorus from rice mill wastewater by using free floating aquatic plants. Four free floating aquatic plants were used for this study, namely water hyacinth, water lettuce, salvinia, and duckweed. The aquatic plants reduced the total phosphorus (TP) conte... |
2,317,696 | Treatment of typical antibiotics in constructed wetlands integrated with microbial fuel cells: Roles of plant and circuit operation mode. | This study evaluated the removal efficiencies of sulfamethoxazole (SMX), tetracycline (TC) and their common co-existing contaminants, i.e., chemical oxygen demand (COD) and nitrogen in constructed wetlands integrated with microbial fuel cells (MFC-CWs), as affected by plant, circuit operation mode and influent antibiot... |
2,317,697 | Characterization of antibiotic resistance genes and bacterial community in selected municipal and industrial sewage treatment plants beside Poyang Lake. | Sewage treatment plants (STPs) are significant reservoirs of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB). Municipal STPs (MSTPs) and industrial STPs (ISTPs) are the two most important STP types in cities. In this study, the ARGs, mobile genetic elements (MGEs), and bacterial communities o... |
2,317,698 | 2020 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Management of Reproductive Health in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases. | To develop an evidence-based guideline on contraception, assisted reproductive technologies (ART), fertility preservation with gonadotoxic therapy, use of menopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT), pregnancy assessment and management, and medication use in patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease (RMD).</... |
2,317,699 | Multiple draft tubes airlift loop membrane bioreactor as an efficient system for acidic 7-amino cephalosporanic acid (7-ACA) wastewater treatment. | In this study, a lab-scale multiple draft tubes airlift loop membrane bioreactor (Mt-ALMBR) was used for treating acidic 7-amino cephalosporanic acid (7-ACA) wastewater under different pHs (3.54-6.20) and hydraulic retention time (HRT) (48 h, 36 h, 24 h and 16 h). During about 200 days operatio... |
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