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2,318,300 | Performance evaluation and substrate removal kinetics in an up-flow anaerobic hybrid membrane bioreactor treating simulated high-strength wastewater. | The prime objective of the present study is to evaluate the performance of novel up-flow anaerobic hybrid membrane bioreactor (An-HMBR) treating high-strength wastewater (synthetic) using polyurethane foam as filter media. Treatment efficiency of the entire An-HMBR varied from 88-97% corresponding to 0.67-3.90 d of hyd... |
2,318,301 | Removal of Fat Components in High TDS Leather Wastewater by Saline-Tolerant Lipase-Assisted Nanoporous-Activated Carbon. | The present investigation was carried out for the degradation of fatty components in high TDS containing wastewater (soak liquor) discharged from leather industry, and the degradation was achieved by saline-tolerant lipase-immobilized functionalized nanoporous-activated carbon (STLNPAC). The lipase was extracted from t... |
2,318,302 | Alpha-Lipoic Acid Protects Human Aortic Endothelial Cells Against H2O2-Induced Injury and Inhibits Atherosclerosis in Ovariectomized Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor Knock-Out Mice. | <AbstractText Label="BACKGROUND/AIMS" NlmCategory="OBJECTIVE">Diseases caused by atherosclerosis are the leading causes of death in postmenopausal women, owing to the loss of estradiol. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) provides short-term beneficial effects in the treatment of cardiovascular disease for postmenopausal... |
2,318,303 | Canine respiratory coronavirus employs caveolin-1-mediated pathway for internalization to HRT-18G cells. | Canine respiratory coronavirus (CRCoV), identified in 2003, is a member of the Coronaviridae family. The virus is a betacoronavirus and a close relative of human coronavirus OC43 and bovine coronavirus. Here, we examined entry of CRCoV into human rectal tumor cells (HRT-18G cell line) by analyzing co-localization of si... |
2,318,304 | [Optimization of the Nitrogen Removal Performance on the CANON Process in a Biofilm Reactor: From FBBR to MBBR]. | To optimize the performance of completely autotrophic nitrogen removal over nitrite (CANON), a CANON process with modified polyethylene as carriers was operated in a moving-bed biofilm reactor (MBBR), using synthetic inorganic ammonia-rich wastewater (NH<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup>-N about 400 mg ·L<sup>-1</sup>) as i... |
2,318,305 | [Effect of NO<sub><i>x</i></sub><sup>-</sup>-N Recycling Ratio on Denitrifying Phosphorus Removal Efficiency in the ABR-MBR Combined Process]. | Based on the coupling of the ABR process and the MBR process, a novel combined ABR-MBR process, including biophase separation, liquid circulation, and functional linkage, was developed to achieve simultaneous carbon, nutrient, and phosphorus removal when treating domestic wastewater with low carbon/nitrogen ratio and t... |
2,318,306 | [Effect of the Food to Mass Ratio and Hydraulic Retention Time on Hydrogen Production from Fruit and Vegetable Waste]. | Semi-continuous biogas production from fruit and vegetable waste by medium temperature anaerobic fermentation was conducted. Hydrogen production under different food-microorganism ratios (F/M 0.5, 0.75, 1.0, 1.5) and hydraulic retention times (HRT) (2, 3, 4 d) were investigated. The results show that in the case of a s... |
2,318,307 | [Anaerobic Reduction Process Characteristics and Microbial Community Analysis for Sulfate and Fe(Ⅱ) EDTA-NO/Fe(Ⅲ) EDTA]. | Based on biological flue gas desulfurization technology (Bio-FGD) and chelating absorption-biological regeneration technology (BioDeNO<sub><i>x</i></sub>), simultaneous desulfurization and denitrification by biological methods combined with chelating absorption technology has been proposed in this study. This technique... |
2,318,308 | [Enrichment and Nitrogen Removal Characteristics of Marine Anaerobic Ammonium Oxidizing Bacteria]. | In this work, enrichment and nitrogen removal characteristics of marine anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria were investigated by seeding sediment sludge from the Jiaozhou bay. Experimental results showed that the whole process could be divided into four phases:bacterial lysis phase (1-15 d), lag phase (16-152 d), exp... |
2,318,309 | [Improving Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal from Reclaimed Water Using a Novel Sulfur/Iron Composite Filler]. | In order to improve the ability of denitrification and phosphorus removal from reclaimed water, a novel composite filler was prepared using sulfur powder and sponge iron powder, and a comparative experiment was constructed at different HRT(hydraulic retention time) and C/N(carbon-nitrogen ratio) conditions between the ... |
2,318,310 | [Fast Start-up of Shortcut Nitrification in a CSTR and an MBR]. | In order to achieve fast start-up of shortcut nitrification, a continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) and a membrane bioreactor (MBR) were selected for a comparative study about the start-up characteristic of shortcut nitrification. The differences in three aspects of the two reactors were investigated, namely start-up... |
2,318,311 | [Removal of Nitrogen from Alcohol Wastewater by PN-ANAMMOX]. | An integrated partial nitrification anaerobic ammonia oxidation reactor was used to explore the feasibility of nitrogen removal from recycled ethanol wastewater. The results show that the integrated partial nitrification-anaerobic ammonia oxidation (PN-ANAMMOX) reactor was started successfully after 40 d under the cond... |
2,318,312 | [Effect of Sulfur to Quartz Sand Ratios on the Removal of High-Concentration Perchlorate in Packed-Bed Reactors]. | Three autotrophic packed-bed reactors, each with a different sulfur/quartz sand ratio(R1, 2:1; R2, 1:1; R3, 1:2,)were used to remove high-concentration perchlorate from contaminated water. The perchlorate removal efficiency, kinetics, and biofilm of the reactors were studied using different perchlorate concentrations a... |
2,318,313 | [Comparison of Start-up and Stable Performance of Nitritation in Activated Sludge and Biofilm Processes in a SBR]. | This study investigates the effect of increased hydraulic retention time (HRT) and dissolved oxygen (DO) on the destruction and restoration of the performance of activated sludge and biofilm sequencing batch reactor (SBR) nitritation after the processes were simultaneously started up and stably operated at room tempera... |
2,318,314 | [Realization of Shortcut Nitrification in the ABR-MBR Process Treating Domestic Wastewater]. | The operational control conditions for realizing shortcut nitrification in the membrane bioreactor (MBR) process was investigated in a lab-scale anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR)-MBR combined system, which laid the foundation for further research on the performance of denitrification phosphorus removal in the system. The... |
2,318,315 | [Methane Cycle Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor with Desulfurization for Treating High Sulfate Organic Wastewater at Normal Temperature]. | The operational performance of a methane cycle anaerobic membrane bioreactor (MCAnMBR) with desulfurization for the treatment of high sulfate organic wastewater was investigated. Within 63 days, the MCAnMBR with desulfurization was started successfully at a normal temperature of 26-34℃. The two main problems at ... |
2,318,316 | [Relative Importance of Factors Influencing Iron Release in Drinking Water Distribution Systems]. | Iron release in drinking water distribution systems (DWDSs) has attracted significant attention in recent years. There are many factors influencing iron release in DWDSs. In this study, we select pH, dissolved oxygen (DO), alkalinity (Alk), hardness, chloride (Cl<sup>-</sup>), sulfate (SO<sub>4</sub><sup>2-</sup>), tem... |
2,318,317 | [Evaluation of Advanced Nitrogen Removal from Coking Wastewater Using Sulfide Iron-containing Sludge as a Denitrification Electron Donor]. | In general, it is difficult to reach the total nitrogen discharge standard in the effluent after municipal and industrial wastewater treatment. The problems hindering advanced denitrification include an unstable C/N ratio in the influent wastewater, increased hydraulic loading with increasing reflux ratio, reduced reac... |
2,318,318 | Remediation of sedimented fiber originating from pulp and paper industry: Laboratory scale anaerobic reactor studies and ideas of scaling up. | Anaerobic treatment of sedimented fibers collected from bottom of a bay that had been receiving pulp and paper mill wastewater for about 70 years were studied for the first time in semi-continuously fed continuously stirred tank reactors (CSTR). Anaerobic treatment of the fiber sediment was shown to be feasible, ... |
2,318,319 | Bladder Preserving Trimodality Therapy for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer. | Here, we will review and summarize the current status and emerging data supporting the use of trimodality therapy as an alternative to cystectomy for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer.</AbstractText>There are no randomized-controlled data comparing radical cystectomy with bladder preserving trimodality thera... |
2,318,320 | Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Japan Society for Menopause and Women's Health 2017 guidelines for hormone replacement therapy. | Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) plays a large part in maintaining and improving the quality of life (QOL) of postmenopausal women. Despite this obvious role, the use of HRT has stagnated in Japan as well as the United States, since the interim report of the HRT trial of Women's Health Initiative study was published i... |
2,318,321 | Combined habit reversal training and exposure response prevention in a group setting compared to individual training: a randomized controlled clinical trial. | Chronic tic disorders may have a huge influence on quality of life. Habit reversal training (HRT) and exposure response prevention (ERP) are effective treatments. In a blinded assessed, open trial, this study evaluates the effectiveness of a newly developed Scandinavian tic treating manual designed to treat adolescents... |
2,318,322 | Neurotrophic Keratopathy after Trigeminal Nerve Block for Treatment of Postherpetic Neuralgia. | To report a case of persistent corneal epithelial defect that had occurred after a trigeminal nerve block.</AbstractText>A 75-year-old female had suffered from postherpetic neuralgia for 8 years. She underwent Gasserian ganglion block surgery and noticed declining visual acuity in the right eye on the following day. Sh... |
2,318,323 | Exogenous sex steroid hormones and asthma in females: protocol for a population-based retrospective cohort study using a UK primary care database. | Female sex steroid hormones have been implicated in sex-related differences in the development and clinical outcomes of asthma. The role of exogenous sex steroids, however, remains unclear. Our recent systematic review highlighted the lack of high-quality population-based studies investigating this subject. We aim to i... |
2,318,324 | Diagnostic accuracy of macular ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer thickness for glaucoma detection in a population-based study: Comparison with optic nerve head imaging parameters. | To determine the diagnostic performance of macular ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) thickness measured by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) for glaucoma detection in a Chinese population in comparison with optic nerve head (ONH) and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) parameters measured by ... |
2,318,325 | Performance of an indigenous integrated slurry photocatalytic membrane reactor (PMR) on the removal of aqueous phenanthrene (PHE). | In this study, a slurry photocatalytic membrane reactor (PMR) was developed and evaluated for the degradation of aqueous phenanthrene (PHE). During continuous process with a hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 140 min, the maximum PHE degradation and total organic carbon (TOC) removal efficiencies were found to be 97% an... |
2,318,326 | Cardiotoxicity Assessment After Different Adjuvant Hypofractionated Radiotherapy Concurrently Associated with Trastuzumab in Early Breast Cancer. | To evaluate cardiotoxicity in patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2+ (HER2+) breast cancer (29 left-sided, 23 right-sided) treated with adjuvant whole-breast hypofractionated radiotherapy (HRT) concurrently administered with the humanized monoclonal antibody to HER2, trastuzumab.</AbstractText>From Feb... |
2,318,327 | Multiple meningiomas in two male-to-female transsexual patients with hormone replacement therapy: A report of two cases and a brief literature review. | Exogenous sex hormones may play a role in meningioma development and growth. Thus, transsexual patients being on long-standing hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may be at particular risk for meningioma development and growth. Here we present two cases of two male-to-female transsexual patients taking HRT for an extende... |
2,318,328 | Metabolic profiling and correlation analysis for the determination of killer compounds of proliferating and clonogenic HRT-18 colon cancer cells from Lafoensia pacari. | Lafoensia pacari A. St.-Hil., belonging to the family Lythraceae and popularly known as 'dedaleira' and 'mangava-brava,' is a native tree of the Brazilian Cerrado, and its barks have been traditionally used as a tonic to treat inflammatory conditions, particularly related to gastric ulcers, wounds or fevers and various... |
2,318,329 | Management of endometriosis: CNGOF/HAS clinical practice guidelines - Short version. | First-line diagnostic investigations for endometriosis are physical examination and pelvic ultrasound. The second-line investigations are: targeted pelvic examination performed by an expert clinician, transvaginal ultrasound performed by an expert physician sonographer (radiologist or gynaecologist), and pelvic MRI. Ma... |
2,318,330 | A feasibility study on biological nitrogen removal (BNR) via integrated thiosulfate-driven denitratation with anammox. | To exploit the advantages of less electron donor consumptions in partial-denitrification (denitratation, NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup> → NO<sub>2</sub><sup>-</sup>) as well as less sludge production in autotrophic denitrification (AD) and anammox, a novel biological nitrogen removal (BNR) process through combined a... |
2,318,331 | Effect of hydraulic retention time on nitrogen removal and functional gene quantity/transcription in biochar packed reactors at 5 °C: A control-strategy study. | This study investigated the effect of hydraulic retention time (HRT = 8, 12, 16, and 24 h) on effluent dissolved organic nitrogen (DON), dissolved total nitrogen (DTN), and functional gene quantity/transcription in biochar packed reactors over a 125-day operation at 5 °C. The lowest eff... |
2,318,332 | Safety and efficacy of concurrent immune checkpoint inhibitors and hypofractionated body radiotherapy. | Integration of hypofractionated body radiotherapy (H-RT) into immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy may be a promising strategy to improve the outcomes of ICIs, although sufficient data is lacking regarding the safety and efficacy of this regimen. We, hereby, reviewed the safety and efficacy of this combination in ... |
2,318,333 | Transition in Pediatric and Adolescent Hypogonadal Girls: Gynecological Aspects, Estrogen Replacement Therapy, and Contraception. | Hypogonadism may be suspected if puberty is delayed. Pubertal delay may be caused by a normal physiological variant, by primary ovarian insufficiency (Turner syndrome), or reflect congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH; genetic) or acquired HH (brain lesions). Any underlying chronic disease like inflammatory bowe... |
2,318,334 | [Effect of serum estradiol level before progesterone administration on pregnancy outcomes of frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles]. | To explore whether a high serum estradiol (E2) level before progesterone administration adversely affects the pregnancy outcomes of frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) cycles.</AbstractText>We retrospectively analyzed 205 hormone replacement therapy (HRT)-FET cycles in our Center between February, 2017 and August, 2017... |
2,318,335 | Patterns of missing data in the use of the endometriosis symptom diary. | Endometriosis is a common, chronic condition in women of reproductive age that is characterized by the presence of functional endometriotic lesions outside the uterus. The Endometriosis Symptom Diary (ESD) is an electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) instrument that assesses women's experience of endometriosis symp... |
2,318,336 | Removing Organic Matter and Nutrients from Pig Farm Wastewater with a Constructed Wetland System. | Pollutants from pig farms in Mexico have caused problems in many surface water reservoirs. Growing concern has driven the search for low-cost wastewater treatment solutions. The objective of this research was to evaluate the potential of an in-series constructed wetland to remove nutrients from wastewater from a pig fa... |
2,318,337 | Evaluation of body composition in POF and its association with bone mineral density and sex steroid levels. | The study aims to investigate the body composition and bone mineral density (BMD) characteristics and discuss the relationships among body composition, BMD and sex steroid level in POF. A total of 240 POF patients, 240 normal women, and peri/postmenopausal women (Peri-M/Post-M) (260 patients in each group) were include... |
2,318,338 | Genitourinary and gastrointestinal toxicity among patients with localized prostate cancer treated with conventional versus moderately hypofractionated radiation therapy: systematic review and meta-analysis. | Hypofractionated (HRT) prostate radiation therapy has the potential to deliver a higher biologically effective dose over a shorter time compared with conventional fractionation (CRT). HRT, giving fewer fractions each with higher dose, might improve the therapeutic ratio, resource use and patient convenience but the tox... |
2,318,339 | Continuous hydrogen production from glucose/xylose by an anaerobic sequential batch reactor to maximize the energy recovery efficiency. | Fermentation of both glucose and xylose is essential to realize efficient bioconversion of renewable and abundant lignocellulosic biomass to hydrogen. In this study, a mixture of glucose and xylose at different ratios was used as a substrate for biological hydrogen production by an anaerobic sequential batch reactor (A... |
2,318,340 | Sol-Gel Hydrothermal Synthesis and Visible Light Photocatalytic Degradation Performance of Fe/N Codoped TiO₂ Catalysts. | Using Ti(OC₄H₉)₄ as a precursor, Fe(NO₃)₃⋅9H₂O as the source of iron, and NH₄NO₃ as the source of nitrogen, an Fe/N codoped TiO₂ catalyst was prepared using a sol-gel hydrothermal method. The as-prepared powders were characterized using X-ray powder ... |
2,318,341 | Enhanced Nutrients Removal Using Reeds Straw as Carbon Source in a Laboratory Scale Constructed Wetland. | The low carbon/nitrogen (C/N) ratio and high nitrate content characteristics of agricultural runoff restricted the nitrogen removal in constructed wetlands (CWs). To resolve such problems, the economically- and easily-obtained <i>Phragmites Australis</i> (reeds) litters were applied and packed in the surface layer of a... |
2,318,342 | Amphetamine improves mouse and human attention in the 5-choice continuous performance test. | Non-medical use of prescription stimulants amongst college students is common, with claims of cognitive and academic benefits. The mechanism, magnitude, and pervasiveness of the cognitive enhancing effects of stimulants in healthy adults remain poorly understood however. The present study determined the effects of dext... |
2,318,343 | Variability of vertical cup to disc ratio measurement and the effects of glaucoma 5-year risk estimation in untreated ocular hypertensive eyes. | To compare the vertical cup to disc ratio (VCDR) measurements obtained with optical coherence tomography (OCT), Heidelberg retina tomography (HRT) and stereophotography of the optic nerve head (ONH) in patients with ocular hypertension (OHT), and their corresponding estimated 5-year risk for development of glaucoma.</A... |
2,318,344 | Dynamics of Archaeal and Bacterial Communities in Response to Variations of Hydraulic Retention Time in an Integrated Anaerobic Fluidized-Bed Membrane Bioreactor Treating Benzothiazole Wastewater. | An integrated anaerobic fluidized-bed membrane bioreactor (IAFMBR) was investigated to treat synthetic high-strength benzothiazole wastewater (50 mg/L) at a hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 24, 18, and 12 h. The chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiency (from 93.6% to 90.9%), the methane percentage... |
2,318,345 | A large eddy simulation study to assess low-speed wind and baffle orientation effects in a water treatment sedimentation basin. | Hydraulic performance of clarifiers in water and wastewater treatment plants significantly affects the settling efficiency of suspended particles. Structural and ambient parameters can deteriorate this performance. Through a verified three dimensional numerical study, we evaluated hydraulic performance and settling eff... |
2,318,346 | Managing Hot Flushes in Menopausal Women: A Review. | Hot flushes during menopause are distressing for women and result in poor quality of life. Purpose of the current review was to evaluate the available treatment modalities that should be utilised for the management of hot flushes. Menopause refers to last menses of women life and can be declared after amenorrhea of 12 ... |
2,318,347 | Optimization of rotational speed and hydraulic retention time of a rotational sponge reactor for sewage treatment. | A rotational sponge (RS) reactor was proposed as an alternative sewage treatment process. Prior to the application of an RS reactor for sewage treatment, this study evaluated reactor performance with regard to organic removal, nitrification, and nitrogen removal and sought to optimize the rotational speed and hydraulic... |
2,318,348 | Investigation of lab-scale horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands treating industrial cork boiling wastewater. | The feasibility and treatment efficiency of horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands (HSFCW) was assessed for the first time for cork boiling wastewater (CBW) through laboratory experiments. CBW is known for its high content of phenolic compounds, complex composition of biorecalcitrant and toxic nature. Two lab-... |
2,318,349 | Pre-disinfection columns to improve the performance of the direct electro-disinfection of highly faecal-polluted surface water. | This work presents the design and evaluation of a new concept of pre-disinfection treatment that is especially suited for highly polluted surface water and is based on the combination of coagulation-flocculation, lamellar sedimentation and filtration into a single-column unit, in which the interconnection between treat... |
2,318,350 | Performance and methane fermentation characteristics of a pilot scale anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) for treating pharmaceutical wastewater containing m-cresol (MC) and iso-propyl alcohol (IPA). | In this study, a pilot scale anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) was operated for 80 days to treat pharmaceutical wastewater containing m-cresol (MC) and iso-propyl alcohol (IPA). The aim of the study is to investigate the performance and methane fermentation characteristics of AnMBR at different hydraulic retention ... |
2,318,351 | Menopause Symptom Management in the United Kingdom. | Menopause is a complex time in a woman's life. It is an increasingly a midlife event, when health care professionals should be aiming to optimize a woman's health for the next 30 years or so. Nurses need to be able to give up-to-date information and evidence for all forms of treatment based on a background of comp... |
2,318,352 | An innovative approach to minimize excess sludge production in sewage treatment using integrated bioreactors. | The present investigation deals with an application of integrated sequential oxic and anoxic bioreactor (SOABR) and fluidized immobilized cell carbon oxidation (FICCO) reactor for the treatment of domestic wastewater with minimum sludge generation. The performance of integrated SOABR-FICCO system was evaluated on treat... |
2,318,353 | Resuscitation of starved anaerobic ammonium oxidation sludge system: Impacts of repeated short-term starvation. | Starvation of biomass is common during underloading of bioreactors or sludge storage in biological wastewater treatment industries. The aim of this work was to study the impact of starvation modes on the nitrogen removal capacity of anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) process in sequencing batch reactor (SBR). The r... |
2,318,354 | Hormone replacement therapy for women previously treated for endometrial cancer. | Endometrial cancer is the sixth most common cancer in women worldwide and most commonly occurs after the menopause (75%) (globocan.iarc.fr). About 319,000 new cases were diagnosed worldwide in 2012. Endometrial cancer is commonly considered as a potentially 'curable cancer,' as approximately 75% of cases are diagnosed ... |
2,318,355 | The oncologic impact of hormone replacement therapy in premenopausal breast cancer survivors: A systematic review. | This is the first systematic review to investigate the risk of recurrence in breast cancer survivors <50 years old who have used hormone replacement therapy (HRT).</AbstractText>The risk of HRT in premenopausal breast cancer survivors is unclear. Due to the higher incidence of estrogen receptor negative tumours in w... |
2,318,356 | Transitioning Bodies. The Case of Self-Prescribing Sexual Hormones in Gender Affirmation in Individuals Attending Psychiatric Services. | Self-prescribing of sexual hormones for gender affirmation is a potentially widespread and poorly studied phenomenon that many clinicians are unaware of. The uncontrolled use of hormones poses significant health hazards, which have not been previously reported in the literature. We have collected seven clinical cases i... |
2,318,357 | Development of an Effective Chain Elongation Process From Acidified Food Waste and Ethanol Into n-Caproate. | <b>Introduction:</b> Medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs), such as n-caproate, are potential valuable platform chemicals. MCFAs can be produced from low-grade organic residues by anaerobic reactor microbiomes through two subsequent biological processes: hydrolysis combined with acidogenesis and chain elongation. Continuous... |
2,318,358 | Process integration for biological sulfate reduction in a carbon monoxide fed packed bed reactor. | This study examined immobilized anaerobic biomass for sulfate reduction using carbon monoxide (CO) as the sole carbon source under batch and continuous fed conditions. The immobilized bacteria with beads made of 10% polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) showed best results in terms of sulfate reduction (84 ± 3.52%... |
2,318,359 | One-year operation of 1000-L modularized microbial fuel cell for municipal wastewater treatment. | This study constructed a 1000 L modularized MFC system, the largest volume so far, to treat practical municipal wastewater. This MFC system was operated under two different water flow connections in two municipal wastewater treatment plants (MWTP) for more than one year to test their treating abilities for waste... |
2,318,360 | A continuous flow MFC-CW coupled with a biofilm electrode reactor to simultaneously attenuate sulfamethoxazole and its corresponding resistance genes. | A continuous flow microbial fuel cell constructed wetland (MFC-CW) coupled with a biofilm electrode reactor (BER) system was constructed to remove sulfamethoxazole (SMX). The BER unit powered by the stacked MFC-CWs was used as a pretreatment unit, and effluent flowed into the MFC-CW for further degradation. The experim... |
2,318,361 | Electrochemical treatment of humic acid using particle electrodes ensembled by ordered mesoporous carbon. | In order to degrade the macromolecular pollutant of humic acid, the powder ordered mesoporous carbon (POMC, average pore diameter 4.29 nm) was first applied for preparing the granular OMC (GOMC, Φ × H = 4 × 3-6 mm) as electrodes in a continuous three-d... |
2,318,362 | High rate treatment of hospital wastewater using activated sludge process induced by high-frequency ultrasound. | The biomass concentration of conventional activated sludge (CAS) process due to low sludge sedimentation in clarifiers is limited to 3000 mg/L. In this study, high-frequency ultrasound wave (1.8 MHz) was applied to enhance the CAS process performance using high Mixed Liquor Suspended Solid (MLSS) concentr... |
2,318,363 | [Uveitic Secondary Glaucoma]. | An intraocular pressure increase with development of glaucomatous damage is a common complication of uveitis. The prevalence has a wide range depending on various factors such as the underlying uveitis type and the duration of the disease. Pathogenetically, a distinction must be made between a secondary angle closure c... |
2,318,364 | Hormone replacement therapy decreases the risk of tinnitus in menopausal women: a nationwide study. | The incidence and risk of tinnitus associated with hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in menopausal women have not yet been fully examined. We examined the medical records of menopausal women aged between 45 and 79 years from Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database of records between 1 January 2000 and 31 D... |
2,318,365 | Common genetic contributions to high-risk trauma exposure and self-injurious thoughts and behaviors. | Prior research has documented shared heritable contributions to non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suicidal ideation (SI) as well as NSSI and suicide attempt (SA). In addition, trauma exposure has been implicated in risk for NSSI and suicide. Genetically informative studies are needed to determine common sources of li... |
2,318,366 | Isolation and characterization of novel bacterial strain present in a lab scale hybrid UASB reactor treating distillery spent wash. | Recalcitrant compounds degrading novel bacteria was isolated from lab scale hybrid UASB reactor treating distillery spent wash, enriched with biomass activity. The granules were subjected to SEM analysis to classify and isolate the bacterial strains. The strain was ubiquitous, mesophilic, gram-negative, motile, non-spo... |
2,318,367 | Presentation, progression, and predictors of ovarian insufficiency in classic galactosemia. | Classic galactosemia (CG) is an inherited metabolic disorder that affects about 1 in 50,000 live births in the United States and many other countries. With the benefit of early detection by newborn screening and rapid dietary restriction of galactose, generally achieved by removing dairy from the diet, most affected in... |
2,318,368 | Anaerobic acidification of sugar-containing wastewater for biotechnological production of organic acids and ethanol. | Anaerobic acidification of sugars can produce some useful end-products such as alcohol, volatile fatty acids (e.g. acetate, propionate, and butyrate) and lactic acid. The production of end-products is highly dependent on factors including pH, temperature, hydraulic retention time and the types of sugar being fermented.... |
2,318,369 | Bone Mineral Density as a Potential Predictive Factor for Luminal-type Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women. | <AbstractText Label="BACKGROUND/AIM">We performed a case-control study to evaluate whether bone mineral density (BMD) can be considered a potential predictive factor for luminal-type breast cancer (BC), that could be useful in constructing a predictive risk model.</AbstractText>The medical records of 297 postmenopausal... |
2,318,370 | Menopausal hormone therapy and the risk of breast cancer by histological type and race: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and cohort studies. | This meta-analysis investigated the association between the risk of breast cancer and hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Various stratified analyses were performed according to race (Asian/Westerner), HRT type [all hormone therapies, estrogen-only therapy (ET), or combined estrogen-progestin therapy (EPT)], histologica... |
2,318,371 | Dual removal of phosphate and ammonium from high concentrations of aquaculture wastewaters using an efficient two-stage infiltration system. | Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) pollution from aquaculture has increased dramatically in recent years, and it is urgent to develop a cost-effective method to clean these polluted waters. The objective of this study is to investigate N and P removal using a two-stage infiltration system based on NaCl modified clinoptilo... |
2,318,372 | Hormone Replacement Therapy After Oophorectomy and Breast Cancer Risk Among BRCA1 Mutation Carriers. | Prophylactic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy is recommended for BRCA1 mutation carriers to prevent ovarian cancer. Whether or not hormone replacement therapy (HRT) initiated after oophorectomy is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer has not been evaluated in a prospective study.</AbstractText>To determine... |
2,318,373 | Evaluation of simultaneous organic matters and nutrients removal from municipal wastewater using a novel bioreactor (D-A<sup>2</sup>O) system. | A novel bioreactor, the divisional influent dual-anaerobic-anoxic/oxic (D-A<sup>2</sup>O) system, was applied to treat municipal wastewater. This new system improved the removal efficiency of simultaneous organic matters and nutrients, and provided a reduction in the system's energy costs and sludge yield. Results from... |
2,318,374 | Heavy metal removal from aqueous solution using sodium alginate immobilized sulfate reducing bacteria: Mechanism and process optimization. | Heavy metal removal was evaluated using sodium alginate immobilized sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) under batch and continuous mode. Under batch conditions, more than 95% metal removal was achieved due to formation of insoluble metal sulfides exterior to the bead surface. Best heavy metal removal results were obtained ... |
2,318,375 | Effect of long residence time and high temperature over anaerobic biodegradation of Scenedesmus microalgae grown in wastewater. | Anaerobic digestion of indigenous Scenedesmus spp. microalgae was studied in continuous lab-scale anaerobic reactors at different temperatures (35 °C and 55 °C), and sludge retention time - SRT (50 and 70 days). Mesophilic digestion was performed in a continuous stirred-tank reactor (CSTR) and i... |
2,318,376 | Organic loading rate and hydraulic retention time shape distinct ecological networks of anaerobic digestion related microbiome. | Understanding of how anaerobic digestion (AD)-related microbiomes are constructed by operational parameters or their interactions within the biochemical process is limited. Using high-throughput sequencing and molecular ecological network analysis, this study shows the succession of AD-related microbiome hosting divers... |
2,318,377 | The Long-Term Effects of Group-Based Psychological Interventions for Children With Tourette Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial. | This randomized controlled trial examined the long-term effects of group-based psychological interventions on measures of tic severity, self-reported quality of life (QOL), and school attendance. Children (n = 28) with Tourette syndrome (TS) were assessed 12 months after completing a course of either group-based Habit ... |
2,318,378 | Effects of oral contraceptives on rheumatoid arthritis in Korean menopausal women: A nationwide cross-sectional study. | Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease with a multifactorial etiology. The higher prevalence of RA in women than in men may originate from differences in sex hormone levels or types. Ethnicity may interact with hormonal factors to produce various observed differences in the prevalence of... |
2,318,379 | Influence of temperature fluctuations on one-stage deammonification systems in northern cold region. | Cold and fluctuant temperatures are still a bottleneck for the application of one-stage deammonification in mainstream anammox (anaerobic ammonium oxidation). In this study, to simulate the practical but critical operational condition under rapidly fluctuant temperatures between April and May in cold northern area, two... |
2,318,380 | Interim Results of a Phase II Study of Hypofractionated Radiotherapy with Concurrent Temozolomide Followed by Adjuvant Temozolomide in Patients over 70 Years Old with Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma. | In this phase II study, we investigate clinical outcomes and tolerability of hypofractionated radiotherapy (HRT) combined with temozolomide (TMZ) to treat elderly patients with glioblastoma (GBM).</AbstractText>Patients 70 years of age or older with newly diagnosed GBM received HRT to a dose of 34 Gy given in ten fract... |
2,318,381 | Mid-luteal phase gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist support in frozen-thawed embryo transfers during artificial cycles: A prospective interventional pilot study. | To assess the effect of an additional single mid-luteal dose of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) on pregnancy and perinatal outcomes in hormonally substituted frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycles.</AbstractText>A prospective interventional pilot study. Women scheduled for FET were randomly selected to rece... |
2,318,382 | Removal and fate of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in a hybrid anaerobic-anoxic-oxic process for highly toxic coke wastewater treatment. | Elimination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from coke wastewater is crucial to minimize the PAHs contamination levels to the environment. Knowledge about the characteristics of PAHs removal in biological treatment processes, especially hybrid systems, for real coke wastewater treatment has been very scarce. ... |
2,318,383 | Modified hMG stimulated: an effective option in endometrial preparation for frozen-thawed embryo transfer in patients with normal menstrual cycles. | To evaluate the clinical efficacy of modified human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) stimulated, hormone replacement therapy (HRT), natural cycling and letrozole ovulation induction during endometrial preparation for frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) in patients with normal menstrual cycles. This retrospective analysis ... |
2,318,384 | Remodeling of muscle fibers approaching the human myotendinous junction. | The myotendinous junction (MTJ) is at high risk of strain injuries, due to high amounts of energy that is transferred through this structure. The risk of strain injury is significantly reduced by heavy resistance training (HRT), indicating a remodeling capacity of MTJ. We investigated the degree of remodeling of muscle... |
2,318,385 | Hormone replacement therapy, mammographic density, and breast cancer risk: a cohort study. | Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) use increases breast cancer risk and mammographic density (MD). We examine whether MD mediates or modifies the association of HRT with the breast cancer.</AbstractText>For the 4,501 participants in the Danish diet, cancer and health cohort (1993-1997) who attended mammographic screenin... |
2,318,386 | Habit reversal training for body-focused repetitive behaviors: a practical guide for the dermatologist. | Habit reversal training (HRT) is a clinically effective treatment for body-focused repetitive disorders (BFRDs) such as trichotillomania, onychophagia, and dermatillomania. Despite many dermatology providers knowing the term HRT, very few understand what HRT is and how it actually works. In this article, we give a deta... |
2,318,387 | Performance assessment of laboratory and field-scale multi-step passive treatment of iron-rich acid mine drainage for design improvement. | Multi-step passive systems for the treatment of iron-rich acid mine drainage (Fe-rich AMD) perform satisfactorily at the laboratory scale. However, their field-scale application has revealed dissimilarities in performance, particularly with respect to hydraulic parameters. In this study, the assessment of factors poten... |
2,318,388 | Valorization of the Crude Glycerol for Propionic Acid Production Using an Anaerobic Fluidized Bed Reactor with Grounded Tires as Support Material. | This study evaluated the propionic acid (HPr) production from crude glycerol (CG) (5000 mg L<sup>-1</sup>) in an anaerobic fluidized bed reactor (AFBR). Grounded tire particles (2.8-3.35 mm) were used as support material for microbial adhesion. The reactor was operated with hydraulic retention times (HRT... |
2,318,389 | Enhanced performance and microbial community analysis of bioelectrochemical system integrated with bio-contact oxidation reactor for treatment of wastewater containing azo dye. | Feasibility and superiority of the bioelectrochemical system integrated with biocontact oxidation (BES-BCO) for degradation and/or mineralization of azo dyes have been confirmed. In this study, the effects of hydraulic retention time (HRT), applied voltage, and dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration at the bioanode on the... |
2,318,390 | Severe abnormal Heart Rate Turbulence Onset is associated with deterioration of liver cirrhosis. | In patients with liver cirrhosis, cardiac dysfunction is frequent and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Cardiac dysfunction in cirrhosis seems to be linked to autonomic dysfunction. This study investigates the role of autonomic dysfunction assessed by Heart Rate Turbulence (HRT) analyses in patients... |
2,318,391 | Bleeding in Locally Invasive Pelvic Malignancies: Is Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy a Safe and Effective Non-Invasive Option for Securing Hemostasis? A Single Institution Perspective. |  Control of bleeding due to locally invasive disease is of paramount importance in the management of cancer patients. This study was undertaken to explore the outcomes of palliative intent hypofractionated radiation therapy (HRT) in advanced stage pelvic malignancies that presented with bleeding.</AbstractText>&#x... |
2,318,392 | Hormone Levels and Sexual Functioning After Risk-Reducing Salpingo-Oophorectomy. | Women after risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) can have impaired sexual functioning, but whether there is an association between hormone levels and sexual functioning is unclear.</AbstractText>To determine whether hormone levels are associated with sexual functioning in women after RRSO.</AbstractText>This is a... |
2,318,393 | Anaerobic treatment of source-separated domestic bio-wastes with an improved upflow solid reactor at a short HRT. | Anaerobic treatment is the core technology for resource and energy recovery from source-separated domestic bio-wastes. The higher efficiency of an improved upflow solid reactor (IUSR) designed in this study was demonstrated in the treatment of concentrated black water and kitchen waste. The highest methane production o... |
2,318,394 | Assessment of Corneal Changes Associated with Topical Antiglaucoma Therapy Using in vivo Confocal Microscopy. | Ocular surface disease (OSD) is highly prevalent in eyes treated with chronic, topical antiglaucoma (A/G) therapy. The purpose of this study was to utilize in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) to evaluate the corneal morphology, including characteristics of corneal epithelial cells, presence of epithelial dendritic cells... |
2,318,395 | Performance of an under-loaded denitrifying bioreactor with biochar amendment. | Denitrifying bioreactors are recently-established agricultural best management practices with growing acceptance in the US Midwest but less studied in other agriculturally significant regions, such as the US Mid-Atlantic. A bioreactor was installed in the Virginia Coastal Plain to evaluate performance in this geographi... |
2,318,396 | Improving biogas production from anaerobic co-digestion of Thickened Waste Activated Sludge (TWAS) and fat, oil and grease (FOG) using a dual-stage hyper-thermophilic/thermophilic semi-continuous reactor. | This paper investigates the feasibility and advantages of using a dual-stage hyper-thermophilic/thermophilic semi-continuous reactor system for the co-digestion of Thickened Waste Activated Sludge (TWAS) and Fat, Oil and Grease (FOG) to produce biogas in high quantity and quality. The performance of the dual-stage hype... |
2,318,397 | Induced bioelectrochemical metabolism for bioremediation of petroleum refinery wastewater: Optimization of applied potential and flow of wastewater. | Hybrid based bioelectrochemical system (BES) configured with embedded anode and cathode electrodes in soil was tested for the bioelectrochemical degradation of petroleum refinery wastewater (PRW). Four applied potentials were studied to optimize under batch mode operation, among which 2 V resulted in higher COD ... |
2,318,398 | Performance of pilot scale anaerobic biofilm digester (ABD) for the treatment of leachate from a municipal waste transfer station. | The anaerobic treatment of leachate from a municipal waste transfer station in Malaysia was tested using a pilot scale anaerobic biofilm digester system that was operated under HRT sequence of 30-day, 25-day, 20-day and 10-day for 163 days under mesophilic conditions. Despite the leachate's complex characteristi... |
2,318,399 | Correlation of microbial community structure with pollutants removal, sludge reduction and sludge characteristics in micro-aerobic side-stream reactor coupled membrane bioreactors under different hydraulic retention times. | A micro-aerobic side-stream reactor (MSSR) was inserted in returned sludge line of a membrane bioreactor (MBR) for sludge reduction. Three MSSR coupled MBRs (M-MBRs) and an anoxic/oxic MBR (AO-MBR) were operated in parallel to investigate effects of micro-aerobic condition and hydraulic retention time (HRT) of MSSR (HR... |
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