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2,319,300 | Association of hormone replacement therapy with risk of gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is widely used to relieve menopausal symptoms; however, it remains unclear whether the use of HRT was associated with gastric cancer. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to synthesize available evidence. This study followed the PRISMA guideline to report meta-analysis. P... |
2,319,301 | New insights into modeling two-step nitrification in activated sludge systems - The effects of initial biomass concentrations, comammox and heterotrophic activities. | In this study, the conventional two-step nitrification model was extended with complete ammonia oxidation (comammox) and heterotrophic denitrification on soluble microbial products. The data for model calibration/validation were collected at four long-term washout experiments when the solid retention time (SRT) and hyd... |
2,319,302 | Stable nitrogen removal in the novel continuous flow anammox system under deteriorated partial nitrification: Significance and superiority of the anaerobic-oxic-anoxic-oxic operation mode. | The collapse of mainstream anammox system caused by deterioration of partial nitrification (PN) is easy to occur and it is vital to quickly restore the stable nitrogen elimination performance. Herein, a novel continuous push-flow anaerobic-oxic-anoxic-oxic (AOAO) process treating sewage was used to restore the nitrogen... |
2,319,303 | Progestogens exhibit progestogen-, promoter- and isoform-specific effects via the progesterone receptor. | Hormonal contraceptives (HCs) and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) are therapies designed to target the progesterone receptor (PR) to prevent unwanted pregnancy and to alleviate the symptoms of menopause, respectively, in women. Although these therapies are widely used globally, few studies have investigated in parall... |
2,319,304 | Contraception and Hormone Replacement Therapy in Healthy Carriers of Germline BRCA1/2 Genes Pathogenic Variants: Results from an Italian Survey. | Several myths and misconceptions exist about hormones in women with familial predisposition to cancer, and there are few real-life data on their prescription and uptake. To better understand how they are prescribed and accepted in healthy carriers of a <i>BRCA1/2</i> pathogenetic variant, an online survey was uploaded ... |
2,319,305 | Biogas production and nutrients removal from slaughterhouse wastewater using integrated anaerobic and aerobic granular intermittent SBRs - Bioreactors stability and microbial dynamics. | Slaughterhouse wastewater (SWW) was effectively treated in sequential anaerobic and aerobic granular intermittent sequencing batch reactors (ASBR+ISBR) for 665 days at different HRTs (48 h, 32 h, 24 h, and 12 h). The ASBR was stable at each HRT but performed relatively well at 12 h (OLR - 7.8-9.8 kg COD/m<sup>3</sup>-d... |
2,319,306 | Denitrification Performance in Packed-Bed Reactors Using Novel Carbon-Sulfur-Based Composite Filters for Treatment of Synthetic Wastewater and Anaerobic Ammonia Oxidation Effluent. | To avoid nitrate pollution in water bodies, two low-cost and abundant natural organic carbon sources were added to make up the solid-phase denitrification filters. This study compared four novel solid-phase carbon-sulfur-based composite filters, and their denitrification abilities were investigated in laboratory-scale ... |
2,319,307 | Insights Into the Role of Epigenetic Factors Determining the Estrogen Response in Estrogen-Positive Ovarian Cancer and Prospects of Combining Epi-Drugs With Endocrine Therapy. | Ovarian cancer is one of the most lethal malignancies. The population at the risk is continually on the rise due to the acquired drug resistance, high relapse rate, incomplete knowledge of the etiology, cross-talk with other gynecological malignancies, and diagnosis at an advanced stage. Most ovarian tumors are thought... |
2,319,308 | Temperature drives the assembly of Bacillus community in mangrove ecosystem. | Mangroves are located at the interface of terrestrial and marine environments, and experience fluctuating conditions, creating a need to better explore the relative role of the bacterial community. Bacillus has been reported to be the dominant group in the mangrove ecosystem and plays a key role in maintaining the biod... |
2,319,309 | Response of Source-Sink Characteristics and Rice Quality to High Natural Field Temperature During Reproductive Stage in Irrigated Rice System. | Global warming greatly affects the development of rice at different growth stages, thereby deteriorating rice quality. However, the effect of high natural field temperature during reproductive stages on rice quality is unclear. Thus, grain filling dynamics, source-sink characteristics and quality-related traits were co... |
2,319,310 | Biodegradation and optimization of bilge water in a sequencing batch reactor using response surface methodology. | Bilge water is a significant source of pollution in the marine environment and has captured widespread international attention. In this study, a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) combined with strain S2 identified as Bacillus licheniformis was employed to assess the biodegradation of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) from bilg... |
2,319,311 | Hormone replacement therapy is associated with reduced hepatocellular carcinoma risk and improved survival in postmenopausal women with hepatitis B: A nationwide long-term population-based cohort study. | Postmenopausal women with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection are more likely to have accelerated liver fibrosis, eventually advancing to liver cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The association between sex hormones and HBV-related HCC risk is unclear. We investigated whether hormone replacement therapy (HRT) i... |
2,319,312 | Modelling and Multi-Objective Optimization of Continuous Indirect Electro-Oxidation Process for RTB21 Dye Wastewater Using ANN-GA Approach. | A continuous indirect electro-oxidation (EO) process was developed using graphite electrode to investigate the treatability of reactive turquoise blue RTB21 dye wastewater under specific operating conditions of initial pH, current density, hydraulic retention time (HRT), and electrolyte (NaCl) concentration. The experi... |
2,319,313 | The Hepatoprotective and Hepatotoxic Roles of Sex and Sex-Related Hormones. | Most liver diseases, including acute liver injury, drug-induced liver injury, viral hepatitis, metabolic liver diseases, and end-stage liver diseases, are strongly linked with hormonal influences. Thus, delineating the clinical manifestation and underlying mechanisms of the "sexual dimorphism" is critical for providing... |
2,319,314 | Performance evaluation of a novel upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor with built-in downflow hanging sponge module for the treatment of municipal sewage. | The present study investigates the potential of a novel upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor with a built-in polishing facility for the treatment of municipal sewage. A laboratory-scale reactor, which combined an inner-centric hybrid UASB module and an outer concentric downflow hanging sponge (DHS) unit, was ... |
2,319,315 | Integrated Kinetic Modelling and Microbial Profiling Provide Insights Into Biological Sulfate-Reducing Reactor Design and Operation. | Biological sulfate reduction (BSR) is an attractive approach for the bioremediation of sulfate-rich wastewater streams. Many sulfate-reducing microorganisms (SRM), which facilitate this process, have been well-studied in pure culture. However, the role of individual members of microbial communities within BSR bioreacto... |
2,319,316 | Influences of specific surfactant structures on biohydrogen production from oily wastewater in batch and continuous anaerobic dark fermentation. | Residual oil in palm oil mill effluent (POME) poses difficulties in its treatment chain. Non-ionic surfactants containing different hydrophobic tail structures and their optimal concentrations were evaluated for effectiveness in biohydrogen production. By adding the surfactants at their critical micelle concentration i... |
2,319,317 | Efficient direct membrane filtration (DMF) of municipal wastewater for carbon recovery: Application of a simple pretreatment and selection of an appropriate membrane pore size. | Considerable attention has been paid in recent years to the recovery and effective utilization of organic matter in municipal wastewater for the establishment of a circular economy. Direct membrane filtration (DMF) of municipal wastewater using microfiltration (MF) or ultrafiltration (UF) membranes to retain and concen... |
2,319,318 | Triglyceride glucose index is related with cardiac autonomic dysfunction in patients with metabolic syndrome. | Aim    Cardiac autonomic dysfunction is encountered in approximately 25 % of patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS). 24 hr Holter-ECG based heart rate variability (HRV) and heart rate turbulence (HRT) parameters are used to evaluate cardiac autonomic function. We aimed to investigate the relationship ... |
2,319,319 | Optimizing human coronavirus OC43 growth and titration. | Coronaviruses have been at the forefront of the news for the last 2 years. Unfortunately, SARS-CoV-2, the etiologic agent for the COVID-19 pandemic, must be manipulated in biosecurity level 3 settings, which significantly limits research. Meanwhile, several less pathogenic human coronaviruses (HCoV) exist and can be st... |
2,319,320 | The influence of polycystic ovarian syndrome on obstetric and neonatal outcomes after frozen-thawed embryo transfer. | Does polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affect pregnancy and neonatal outcomes after frozen-thawed embryo transfers (FET) using hormone replacement therapy (HRT) cycles or stimulated cycles?</AbstractText>This was a retrospective cohort study in which singletons born to 1876 women with PCOS and 14,630 women without PCOS ... |
2,319,321 | Hormone replacement therapy with GnRH agonist pretreatment improves pregnancy outcomes in patients with previous intrauterine adhesions. | To explore the optimal cycle regimen for frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) in women with previous intrauterine adhesions (IUAs).</AbstractText>In this retrospective cohort study, a total of 1,002 FET cycles for patients with previous IUAs from January 2015 to December 2020 were included. Among them, 294 conventional ... |
2,319,322 | Effect of hydraulic retention time on the electro-bioremediation of nitrate in saline groundwater. | Bioelectrochemical systems (BES) have proven their capability to treat nitrate-contaminated saline groundwater and simultaneously recover value-added chemicals (such as disinfection products) within a circular economy-based approach. In this study, the effect of the hydraulic retention time (HRT) on nitrate and salinit... |
2,319,323 | Postoperative Hormone Replacement Therapy and Survival in Women with Ovarian Cancer. | The effect of postoperative hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on survival in women with ovarian cancer remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the impact of postoperative HRT on survival in women with ovarian cancer using the nationwide cohort study. Women aged ≤60 and diagnosed with ovarian cancer that... |
2,319,324 | Bone Perspectives in Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhoea: An Update and Future Avenues. | One of the most important and potentially long-lasting detrimental consequences of Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhoea (FHA) is on skeletal homeostasis. Beyond oestrogen deficiency, FHA is associated with a cascade of additional neuro-endocrine and metabolic alterations, some adaptive, but which combine to disrupt skel... |
2,319,325 | Mature landfill leachate treatment using granular sludge-based reactor (GSR) via nitritation/denitritation: Process startup and optimization. | Mature landfill leachate wastewater (LLW) was characterized by high ammonia, refractory chemical oxygen demand (COD) and heavy metal contents, which limits the nitrogen removal in conventional activated sludge systems. Granular sludge is known to be more resistant to toxic compounds because of its dense structure and d... |
2,319,326 | The heel-raise test for ankle plantarflexor strength: a scoping review and meta-analysis of studies providing norms. | [Purpose] The heel-raise test (HRT) is sometimes used to quantify ankle plantarflexion strength. However, descriptions of the test vary and normative values are limited. This paper, therefore was generated to summarize procedures and provide normative values for the HRT in a younger and older age group of adults. [Meth... |
2,319,327 | HCG Trigger of GnRH Agonist-Induced Functional Ovarian Cysts Does Not Decrease Clinical Pregnancy Rate in GnRHa Pretreated Frozen Cycles: Evidence From a Retrospective Cohort Study. | GnRH agonist (GnRHa) pretreatment before the frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) was increasingly utilized. However, the incidence of GnRHa-induced functional ovarian cysts (FC) was inevitable. The feasibility and efficacy of HCG triggering GnRHa-induced FC are unknown.</AbstractText>The aim of the study was to investi... |
2,319,328 | Anaerobic digestion of fruit and vegetable waste: a critical review of associated challenges. | The depletion of fossil fuels coupled with stringent environmental laws has encouraged us to develop sustainable renewable energy. Due to its numerous benefits, anaerobic digestion (AD) has emerged as an environment-friendly technology. Biogas generated during AD is primarily a mixture of CH<sub>4</sub> (65-70%) and CO... |
2,319,329 | Development of a New Pathway during Covid Pandemic to Reduce the Waiting List in Hysteroscopy Clinic. | To develop an efficient and practical pathway to reduce the waiting list for outpatient hysteroscopy in patients with post menopausal bleeding. The clinical data was retrospectively analysed in Welsh Clinical Portal of 1339 patients who were referred for hysteroscopy as urgent suspected cancer over a period of 12 month... |
2,319,330 | Erectile dysfunction following hydrogel injection and hypofractionated radiotherapy for prostate cancer: Our experience in 56 cases. | The incidence of erectile dysfunction (ED) in men with organ-confined prostate cancer (PCa) submitted to hypofractionated radiotherapy (HRT) has been prospectively evaluated.</AbstractText>From April 2018 to September 2020, 56 patients (median age 70 years) with cT1c PCa were treated by HRT directed to the prostate and... |
2,319,331 | Cost-effectiveness of hypofractionated versus conventional radiotherapy in patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer: An ancillary study of the PROstate fractionated irradiation trial - PROFIT. | To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of moderate Hypofractionated Radiotherapy (H-RT) compared to Conventional Radiotherapy (C-RT) for intermediate-risk prostate caner (PCa).</AbstractText>A prospective randomized clinical trial including 222 patients from six French cancer centers was conducted as an ancillary study of ... |
2,319,332 | Process characteristics and energy self-sufficient operation of a low-fouling anaerobic dynamic membrane bioreactor for up-concentrated municipal wastewater treatment. | Up-concentration of municipal wastewater using physico-chemical methods can effectively enrich organic matter, facilitating subsequent anaerobic digestion of up-concentrated wastewater for enhanced methanogenesis at reduced energy consumption. An anaerobic dynamic membrane bioreactor (AnDMBR) assisted with biogas-sparg... |
2,319,333 | Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia - a review and a practical guide for clinicians. | Despite a significant increase in reported cases of frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) in literature, discussion about the possible role of environmental factors, instruction for diagnosis and guideline for treatment, are limited. The review aims to provide a detailed synthesis of this condition that could be used by cli... |
2,319,334 | How effective aerated continuous electrocoagulation can be for tetracycline removal from river water using aluminium electrodes?<Pagination><StartPage>135476</StartPage><MedlinePgn>135476</MedlinePgn></Pagination><ELocationID EIdType="doi" ValidYN="Y">10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135476</ELocationID><ELocationID EIdType=... | The study assessed the effects of aeration on continuous electrocoagulation (EC) for tetracycline (TCL) removal from river water. Influence of hydraulic retention time (HRT) and initial drug concentration on treatment efficiency was tested. Best conditions for continuous EC operation were 12 min HRT, electrode spa... |
2,319,335 | Removal of contaminants of emerging concern from secondary-effluent reverse osmosis retentates by continuous supercritical water oxidation- parametric study and conceptual design. | The continuous removal of TOC and the degradation efficiency of carbamazepine and 17β-estradiol were investigated using actual secondary municipal-effluent RO-retentate solutions. A specific set of operating parameters were applied within the supercritical water oxidizing conditions: temperature range 420-480
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2,319,336 | Resynthesis of Transmasculine Voices to Assess Gender Perception as a Function of Testosterone Therapy. | The goal of this study was to use speech resynthesis to investigate the effects of changes to individual acoustic features on speech-based gender perception of transmasculine voice samples following the onset of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with exogenous testosterone. We hypothesized that mean fundamental frequen... |
2,319,337 | Risk of Depression during Menopause in Women from Poland, Belarus, Belgium, and Greece. | Menopause is a physiological period in a woman's life, but it is often accompanied by symptoms that affect mental well-being and general health, including a tendency for depression.</AbstractText>To evaluate the predisposition to the symptoms of depression in women from Poland, Belarus, Belgium, and Greece.</AbstractTe... |
2,319,338 | Acute and Late Rectal Toxicity Following Hypofractionated Radiotherapy in Patients With Prostate Cancer: Results of a Prospective Study. | <AbstractText Label="BACKGROUND/AIM" NlmCategory="OBJECTIVE">Previous randomized clinical trials have shown that moderate hypofractionation has a non-inferior or even superior efficacy to conventionally fractionated external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) in low and intermediate-risk prostate cancer. We herein aimed to ... |
2,319,339 | Mechanism of Fe-C micro-electrolysis substrate to improve the performance of CW-MFC with different factors: Insights of microbes and metabolic function.<Pagination><StartPage>135410</StartPage><MedlinePgn>135410</MedlinePgn></Pagination><ELocationID EIdType="doi" ValidYN="Y">10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135410</ELocation... | Constructed wetland-microbial fuel cell (CW-MFC) is a novel technology for wastewater treatment with electrical generation. This work proposed a Fe-C micro-electrolysis substrate (Fe-C) with biomass modified ceramsite to enhance pollutants removal and electricity generation. The key influencing factors were revealed, a... |
2,319,340 | Application of response surface methodology for COD and ammonia removal from municipal wastewater treatment plant using acclimatized mixed culture. | This study aimed to optimize conditions influencing the removal of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and ammonia-N in municipal wastewater by using acclimatized mixed culture (AMC). Two-level factorial analysis was used to investigate the factors affecting the degradation of COD and ammonia-N (%); ratio of synthetic wastewa... |
2,319,341 | Pre-IVF treatment with a GnRH antagonist in women with endometriosis (PREGNANT): study protocol for a prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. | Infertility is a common complication of endometriosis. While in vitro fertilisation-embryo transfer (IVF) successfully treats endometriosis-associated infertility, there is some evidence that pregnancy rates may be diminished in women seeing fertility treatment for endometriosis-associated infertility compared with oth... |
2,319,342 | Performance of pilot scale two-stage anaerobic co-digestion of waste activated sludge and greasy sludge under uncontrolled mesophilic temperature. | Waste-activated sludge (WAS) and greasy sludge (GS) discharged from the canned tuna industry are considerably characterized as harsh organic wastes to be individually treated by using traditional anaerobic digestion. This study was attempted to anaerobically co-digest WAS and GS in continuous pilot scale two-stage proc... |
2,319,343 | Effects of transdermal versus oral hormone replacement therapy in postmenopause: a systematic review. | To summarize available evidence comparing the transdermal and the oral administration routes of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in postmenopausal women.</AbstractText>We performed a systematic review of the literature on multiple databases between January 1990 and December 2021. We included randomized controlled tria... |
2,319,344 | Role of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Bone Regeneration and Osteoporosis. | According to World Health Organization (WHO), osteoporosis is a systematic bone disability marked by reduced bone mass and microarchitectural degeneration of osseous cells, which leads to increased bones feebleness and fractures vulnerability. It is a polygenetic, physiological bone deformity that frequently leads to o... |
2,319,345 | Hormone therapy and the decreased risk of dementia in women with depression: a population-based cohort study. | The literature has shown depression to be associated with an increased risk of dementia. In addition, hormone therapy can be a responsive treatment option for a certain type of depression. In this study, we examined the association between hormone therapy, including lifetime oral contraceptive (OC) use, and hormone rep... |
2,319,346 | Denitrification performance and characteristics of untreated corncob for enhanced nitrogen removal of municipal sewage with low C/N ratio. | Unpretreated corncob was applied in denitrification bio-filter (DNBF) and anoxic tank of AAO system, respectively, to treat sewage with low C/N ratio, and both two approaches achieved good denitrification performance. Although shorter HRT could effectively decrease effluent chroma and COD of corncob-DNBF, nitrogen remo... |
2,319,347 | Vacuum-enhanced anaerobic fermentation: Achieving process intensification, thickening and improved hydrolysis and VFA yields in a single treatment step. | This study assessed the feasibility of a novel vacuum-enhanced anaerobic digestion technology, referred to as IntensiCarb<sup>TM</sup> (IC), under mild vacuum pressure (110 mbar), compared to a control (conventional fermenter), and evaluated the impact of the vacuum on the activities of various microbial groups. B... |
2,319,348 | Removal of Cr(vi) and <i>p</i>-chlorophenol and generation of electricity using constructed wetland-microbial fuel cells based on <i>Leersia hexandra</i> Swartz: <i>p</i>-chlorophenol concentration and hydraulic retention time effects. | Heavy metals and phenolic compounds existing in polluted wastewater are a threat to the environment and human safety. A downflow <i>Leersia hexandra</i> Swartz constructed wetland-microbial fuel cell (DLCW-MFC) was designed to treat polluted wastewater containing Cr(vi) and <i>p</i>-chlorophenol (4-CP). To determine th... |
2,319,349 | Simultaneous removal of organic matter and nitrogen compounds by partitioned aeration in a 226 L-scale microbial fuel cell. | Although microbial fuel cells (MFCs) have been widely studied as wastewater treatment technologies that convert organic matter to electricity, there are few reports of large-scale MFCs that treat both organic matter and nitrogen compounds. In this study, a 226 L reactor equipped with 27 MFC units was partially aerated ... |
2,319,350 | The Association of Female Reproductive Factors with Glaucoma and Related Traits: A Systematic Review. | This systematic review summarizes evidence for associations between female reproductive factors (age at menarche, parity, oral contraceptive [OC] use, age at menopause, and postmenopausal hormone [PMH] use) and intraocular pressure (IOP) or open-angle glaucoma (OAG).</AbstractText>Understanding the associations between... |
2,319,351 | Achieving deep autotrophic nitrogen removal in aerated biofilter driven by sponge iron: Performance and mechanism. | Different from anammox, the combination of Fe (III) reduction coupled to anaerobic ammonium oxidation (Feammox) and nitrate/nitrite dependent ferrous oxidation (NDFO) do not require to control nitrite accumulation. Furthermore, sponge iron can avoid continuous iron supplementation in practice and is a good iron source ... |
2,319,352 | Risk Factors for Ovarian Cancer: An Umbrella Review of the Literature. | Several non-genetic factors have been associated with ovarian cancer incidence or mortality. To evaluate the strength and validity of the evidence we conducted an umbrella review of the literature that included systematic reviews/meta-analyses that evaluated the link between non-genetic risk factors and ovarian cancer ... |
2,319,353 | Characteristics of inhalable bioaerosols on foggy and hazy days and their deposition in the human respiratory tract. | Atmospheric bioaerosols contain live and dead biological components that can enter the human respiratory tract (HRT) and affect human health. Here, the total microorganisms in a coastal megacity, Qingdao, were characterized on the basis of long-term observations from October 2013 to January 2021. Particular attention w... |
2,319,354 | Relationship between the type of hormone replacement therapy and incidence of breast cancer in Korea. | This study aimed to investigate the relationship between hormone replacement therapy (HRT) types and breast cancer (BC) incidence in postmenopausal women in Korea.</AbstractText>The nested case-control study used data from the National Health Insurance Service database. Among the women aged ≥50 years who ... |
2,319,355 | Performance and bacterial community analysis of a two-stage A/O-MBBR system with multiple chambers for biological nitrogen removal. | A two-stage anoxic/oxic (A/O)-moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) system with multiple chambers was established for municipal wastewater treatment. At the total hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 11.2 h and nitrate recycling ratio of 1, the removal efficiencies reached 83.8%, 82.5%, and 77.8% for soluble chemical oxy... |
2,319,356 | Melatonin Alleviates Ovariectomy-Induced Cardiovascular Inflammation in Sedentary or Exercised Rats by Upregulating SIRT1. | We aimed to evaluate the impact of hormone replacement, melatonin, or exercise alone or their combination on oxidative damage and functional status of heart, brain, and aorta of ovariectomized (OVX) rats and to determine whether the signaling pathway is dependent on sirtuin-1 (SIRT1). Ovariectomized Sprague Dawley rats... |
2,319,357 | Deploying two-stage anaerobic process to co-digest greasy sludge and waste activated sludge for effective waste treatment and biogas recovery. | High-strength waste activated sludge (WAS) and greasy sludge (GS) were largely generated from canned tuna processing. This study reports the performance of the two-stage anaerobic process for co-digesting WAS and GS. Various WAS:GS mixing ratios of 0:100, 10:90, 20:80, 30:70, 40:60, 50:50, 60:40, 70:30, 80:20, 90:10, a... |
2,319,358 | Prevalence and correlates of false-positive results after 3-D screening mammography among uninsured women in a community outreach program. | False-positive results have been rarely investigated among uninsured minority women who undergo 3-D screening mammography. Here, we analyzed data from 21,022 women participating in the Breast Screening and Patient Navigation (BSPAN) program of North Texas with an aim to report prevalence and correlates of false-positiv... |
2,319,359 | Experimental and simulation analysis of biogas production from beverage wastewater sludge for electricity generation. | This study assessed the biogas and methane production potential of wastewater sludge generated from the beverage industry. The optimization of the biogas production potential of a single fed-batch anaerobic digester was operated at different temperatures (25, 35, and 45 ℃), pH (5.5, 6.5, 7.5, 8.5, and 9.5), and ... |
2,319,360 | European Stroke Organisation guidelines on stroke in women: Management of menopause, pregnancy and postpartum. | Pregnancy, postpartum and menopause are regarded as periods women are more vulnerable to ischaemic events. There are conflicting results regarding stroke risk and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) during menopause. Stroke in pregnancy is generally increasing with serious consequences for mother and child; therefore, re... |
2,319,361 | Reproductive Factors and Colorectal Cancer Risk: A Population-Based Case-Control Study. | Hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) is associated with lower colorectal cancer (CRC) risk among postmenopausal women. However, little is known about the effects of lifetime exposure of women to varying levels of estrogen and progesterone through reproductive factors such as parity, use of oral contraceptives (OC), breast... |
2,319,362 | Carbon-neutral treatment of N, N-dimethylformamide-containing industrial wastewater by anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR): Bio-energy recovery and CO<sub>2</sub> emission reduction. | High-strength industrial wastewater containing approximately 2000 mg/L of N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF) was treated by the anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) during a long-term operation with the concept of carbon neutrality in this study. Bio-methane was recovered as bio-energy or bio-resource from DMF-containi... |
2,319,363 | Primary choice of estrogen and progestogen as components for HRT: a clinical pharmacological view. | Prescribing hormone replacement therapy (HRT) requires consideration of the selection of its two components, the estrogen and the progestogen. In terms of the estrogen, the decision is mainly whether to use estradiol (E2) or conjugated equine estrogens (CEE). These are the components needed to efficiently treat climact... |
2,319,364 | Functional Brain Asymmetry and Menopausal Treatments: Is There a Link? | Background and Objectives: The human brain presents a functional asymmetry for every cognitive function, and it is possible that sexual hormones could have an impact on it. Visual−spatial attention, one of the most lateralized functions and one that is mainly dependent on the right hemisphere, represents a senti... |
2,319,365 | Rapid start-up and advanced nutrient removal of simultaneous nitrification, endogenous denitrification and phosphorus removal aerobic granular sequence batch reactor for treating low C/N domestic wastewater. | The rapid start-up and advanced nutrient removal of simultaneous nitrification, endogenous denitrification, and phosphorus (P) removal aerobic granular sequence batch reactor (SNEDPR-AGSBR) is a challenge in the treatment of low carbon/nitrogen (C/N) domestic sewage. In this study, the feasibility of the SNEDPR-AGSBR p... |
2,319,366 | Drinking Water Disinfection Byproducts, Ingested Nitrate, and Risk of Endometrial Cancer in Postmenopausal Women. | Disinfection byproducts (DBPs) and N</i>-nitroso compounds (NOC), formed endogenously after nitrate ingestion, are suspected endometrial carcinogens, but epidemiological studies are limited.</AbstractText>We investigated the relationship of these exposures with endometrial cancer risk in a large prospective cohort.</Ab... |
2,319,367 | Mutual boost of granulation and enrichment of anammox bacteria in an anaerobic/oxic/anoxic system as the temperature decreases when treating municipal wastewater.<Pagination><StartPage>127336</StartPage><MedlinePgn>127336</MedlinePgn></Pagination><ELocationID EIdType="doi" ValidYN="Y">10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127336</EL... | Low temperature is an important factor affecting the municipal wastewater treatment systems. The aim of this study was tracking the variations in the abundance of anammox bacteria (AnAOB) and the sludge form as the temperature decreased. Mutual boost of granulation and enrichment of AnAOB was achieved even though the t... |
2,319,368 | Efficacy of oleandrin and PBI-05204 against bovine viruses of importance to commercial cattle health. | Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV). and bovine coronavirus (BCV) threaten the productivity of cattle worldwide. Development of therapeutics that can control the spread of these viruses is an unmet need. The present research was designed to explore the in vitro</i> antiviral ac... |
2,319,369 | Non-genetic influences on lipoprotein(a) concentrations.<Pagination><StartPage>53</StartPage><EndPage>62</EndPage><MedlinePgn>53-62</MedlinePgn></Pagination><ELocationID EIdType="doi" ValidYN="Y">10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2022.04.006</ELocationID><ELocationID EIdType="pii" ValidYN="Y">S0021-9150(22)00183-6</ELocationID... | An elevated level of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is a genetically regulated, independent, causal risk factor for cardiovascular disease. However, the extensive variability in Lp(a) levels between individuals and population groups cannot be fully explained by genetic factors, emphasizing a potential role for non-genetic fact... |
2,319,370 | Formulation of a protocol to evaluate the aerobic granulation potential (AGP) of an inoculum. | This paper proposes and develops a protocol for measuring the aerobic granulation potential of sludge, aiming to provide an affordable and simple alternative that can facilitate the development of aerobic granulation technology. In this sense, the protocol comprises a set of parameters and considerations that interact ... |
2,319,371 | Dietary restrictions - Ingredients and excipients in Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) products. | Up to 20% of the UK population may have dietary restrictions due to ethical, lifestyle or religious views. It is important for clinicians to be aware of the constituents of what is prescribed, so that the patient can make an informed choice about their medication. This will improve both compliance and the therapeutic r... |
2,319,372 | Hormone replacement therapy subcutaneous implants for refractory menopause symptoms; the patient's perspective. | For women with menopause symptoms refractory to standard hormone replacement therapy (HRT) preparations, HRT implants offer an alternative. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate women's perceptions regarding efficacy, tolerability, satisfaction and safety of implant therapy.</AbstractText>A single centre ... |
2,319,373 | Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy Combined With Weekly Chemotherapy in Patients With Unresectable or Recurrent Thymic Epithelial Tumor: A Prospective, Single-Arm Phase 2 Study (GASTO-1042). | This prospective phase 2 study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of hypofractionated radiation therapy (HRT) combined with concurrent weekly chemotherapy in patients with unresectable or recurrent thymic epithelial tumors (TETs).</AbstractText>Patients with unresectable or recurrent intrathoracic TETs that coul... |
2,319,374 | Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy and Reduction of All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Disease: It Is About Time and Timing. | The totality of evidence indicates menopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) effects are determined by timing of initiation according to age and/or time since menopause, underlying health of target tissue, and duration of therapy. Initiated in women at younger than 60 years and/or at or near menopause, HRT significa... |
2,319,375 | Hormone Replacement Therapy After Breast Cancer: It Is Time. | This article reviews the decades of evidence supporting the reproducible benefits of HRT for menopausal symptom control, improved cardiac health, prevention of hip fracture, reduction in the risk and pace of cognitive decline, and enhanced longevity. It quantifies the increased risk of thromboembolism associated with o... |
2,319,376 | Mortality in COVID-19 among women on hormone replacement therapy: a retrospective cohort study. | Limited recent observational data have suggested that there may be a protective effect of oestrogen on the severity of COVID-19 disease. Our aim was to investigate the association between hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or combined oral contraceptive pill (COCP) use and the likelihood of death in women with COVID-19.... |
2,319,377 | The Evaluation of Ovarian Function Recovery Following Treatment of Primary Ovarian Insufficiency: A Systematic Review. | Primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) is gaining awareness as its prevalence increases and its effect on patients is extremely negative. To date, several therapies have been designed to treat POI, but the conclusions are conflicting, in part, due to inconsistent evaluation methods. Thus, we explore a multi-index of ovari... |
2,319,378 | Mixotrophic microalgal-biofilm reactor augmenting biomass and biofuel productivity. | The present work aimed to evaluate the mixotrophic growth of Chlorella pyrenoidosa in a microalgal-biofilm reactor (MBR) using waste glycerol as an organic carbon source. The biomass productivity of C. pyrenoidosa (10.14 g m<sup>-2</sup> d<sup>-1</sup>) under the mixotrophic mode was remarkably higher than th... |
2,319,379 | Dark-fermentative hydrogen production from synthetic lignocellulose hydrolysate by a mixed bacterial culture: The relationship between hydraulic retention time and pH conditions. | This study assessed the effect of hydraulic retention time (HRT) ranging from 24 to 3 h on continuous dark-fermentative H<sub>2</sub> production in four bioreactors operated at pH 5.0, 5.5, 6.0 and 6.5. A mixture of cellobiose, xylose and arabinose was used as the substrate. The highest hydrogen production rate be... |
2,319,380 | The surgical menopause. | Surgical menopause (iatrogenic menopause) happens when both ovaries are removed before the natural "switching off" of ovarian function; it can cause premature ovarian insufficiency where the menopause occurs in women before the age of 40. Surgical menopause is associated with a sudden reduction of ovarian sex steroid p... |
2,319,381 | High-rate conversion of lactic acid-rich streams to caproic acid in a fermentative granular system. | Lactic acid-driven chain elongation enables upgrading low-value organic streams into caproic acid. Recently, volumetric production rates over 0.5 g L<sup>-1</sup> h<sup>-1</sup>have been reported for carbohydrate-rich streams in expanded granular sludge bed (EGSB) reactors. However, many target streams contain mix... |
2,319,382 | Quality of life of patients with bilateral oophorectomy before the age of 45 for the treatment of endometriosis. | The study aimed to evaluate the quality of life and associated factors among women who underwent bilateral oophorectomy (BO) before the age of 45 for the treatment of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE).</AbstractText>This cross-sectional study was carried out in 52 women who were treated from January 2014 to Decembe... |
2,319,383 | Obstetric and perinatal outcomes following programmed compared to natural frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | Is there an association between the different endometrial preparation protocols for frozen embryo transfer (FET) and obstetric and perinatal outcomes?</AbstractText>Programmed FET protocols were associated with a significantly higher risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), pre-eclampsia (PE), post-partum hem... |
2,319,384 | Uncovering the effects of gender affirming hormone therapy on skeletal muscle and epigenetics: protocol for a prospective matched cohort study in transgender individuals (the GAME study). | Gender affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) is increasingly used by transgender individuals and leads to shifts in sex hormone levels. Skeletal muscle is highly responsive to hormone activity, with limited data on the effects of GAHT on different human tissues. Here, we present the protocol for the GAME study (the effects ... |
2,319,385 | A comparison of frozen-thawed embryo transfer protocols in 2920 single-blastocyst transfers. | To assess the effect of frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) protocol on live-birth rate (LBR) and clinical pregnancy rate (CPR), in single-vitrified-blastocyst transfer MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective cohort study with FET of a single-blastocyst embryos (n = 2920 cycles) thawed 2013-2018. FET protoco... |
2,319,386 | Performance evaluation of ceramic membrane bioreactor: effect of operational parameters on micropollutant removal and membrane fouling. | This paper presents the removal of nine potential endocrine disruptors including pesticides, pharmaceuticals and industrial chemicals using a submerged membrane bioreactor (MBR) system. Two lab-scale submerged MBRs having ceramic membranes were operated at three different sludge retention times (SRT: 15, 45, 90 da... |
2,319,387 | Antibiotics removal from aquaculture effluents by ozonation: chemical and toxicity descriptors. | Antibiotics are often applied in aquaculture to prevent fish diseases. These substances can cause disturbances on receiving waters, when not properly eliminated from the aquaculture effluents. In this work, ozone (O<sub>3</sub>) was investigated as a possible oxidizing agent to remove fishery antibiotics from aquacultu... |
2,319,388 | Enhanced removal of fluoride, nitrate, and calcium using self-assembled fungus-flexible fiber composite microspheres combined with microbially induced calcium precipitation. | Self-assembled fungus-flexible fiber composite microspheres (SFFMs) were firstly combined with microbially induced calcium precipitation (MICP) in a continuous-flow bioreactor and achieved the efficient removal of fluoride (F<sup>-</sup>), nitrate (NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup>), and calcium (Ca<sup>2+</sup>). Under the i... |
2,319,389 | DXA Scan Variants in Transgender Patients. | Transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) individuals face numerous barriers to healthcare, which contribute to many health disparities. TGNC persons may choose gender-affirming therapies with surgery and/or hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to manage gender incongruence. Despite the expanding use of HRT, the long-t... |
2,319,390 | Field test of water-net based wastewater treatment for nutrient removal and bioethanol production. | In this study, an open pond constructed in Myanmar, a region with tropical climate and favorable environmental conditions for algae growth, was considered to conduct field experiments on sewage inflow river water. The nutrient removal efficiency and productivity of Hydrodictyon reticulatum (H. reticulatum) were analyze... |
2,319,391 | Performance of pilot-scale constructed wetland osmotic microbial fuel cell under different gravel conditions. | This paper explores the performance of pilot-scale constructed wetland osmotic microbial fuel cell (CW-OMFC) in different gravel conditions. The performance was measured in terms of power generation, water flux, chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal, and coulombic efficiency. The CW-OMFC was divided into four sections b... |
2,319,392 | IL-33 acts as a costimulatory signal to generate alloreactive Th1 cells in graft-versus-host disease. | Antigen-presenting cells (APCs) integrate signals emanating from local pathology and program appropriate T cell responses. In allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHCT), recipient conditioning releases damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) that generate proinflammatory APCs that secrete IL-12, ... |
2,319,393 | Endometrial compaction does not predict the reproductive outcome after vitrified-warmed embryo transfer: a prospective cohort study. | Does endometrial compaction, determined by both transvaginal (TVUS) and abdominal ultrasonography (AUS), improve reproductive outcomes in vitrified-warmed embryo transfer (FET) cycles, and is there a correlation between compaction and serum progesterone concentrations on day of embryo transfer?</AbstractText>Prospectiv... |
2,319,394 | Assessment of a novel microalgae-cork based technology for removing antibiotics, pesticides and nitrates from groundwater. | Groundwater pollution has increased in recent years due to the intensification of agricultural and livestock activities. This results in a significant reduction in available freshwater resources. Here, we have studied the long term assessment of a green technology (1-4 L/day) based on a photobioreactor (PBR) conta... |
2,319,395 | Improved hydrogen production from pharmaceutical intermediate wastewater in an anaerobic maifanite-immobilized sludge reactor. | A novel anaerobic maifanite-immobilized sludge reactor (AMSR) was employed to investigate the feasibility and performance of continuous hydrogen production for the treatment of pharmaceutical intermediate wastewater (PIW) at different organic loading rates (OLR) (from 12 to 96 g COD L<sup>-1</sup> d<sup>-1</sup>) accor... |
2,319,396 | Pyrite-assisted denitrification in recirculated biofilter tolerates pH lower than 5. | This study demonstrates the feasibility of pyrite-assisted denitrification to treat mildly acidic wastewaters and proposes a convenient solution for nitrogen removal from acidic mining waters. Pyrite is a highly available and low-cost electron donor for autotrophic denitrification, whereas mining waters represent a sou... |
2,319,397 | Aging-related changes in metabolic indicators in female rats and their management with Tinospora cordifolia. | Conflicting reports of HRT necessitates exploration of therapeutic interventions with the least side effects to preserve metabolic homeodynamics in women later in life. The current study was designed to elucidate the cumulative effects of aging and/or high fat diet (HFD) on some metabolic indicators and their managemen... |
2,319,398 | Is ACT-Informed Exposure a Viable Treatment for Excoriation Disorder? A Multiple Baseline Study. | This study piloted the use of ACT-informed exposure as an adjunct to habit reversal training (HRT) for excoriation disorder (ExD). Using a nonconcurrent multiple baseline single case design, four participants completed sessions of exposure and HRT. Repeated measures and self-report data were collected on skin picking a... |
2,319,399 | Synergistic ammonia and nitrate removal in a novel pyrite-driven autotrophic denitrification biofilter.<Pagination><StartPage>127223</StartPage><MedlinePgn>127223</MedlinePgn></Pagination><ELocationID EIdType="doi" ValidYN="Y">10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127223</ELocationID><ELocationID EIdType="pii" ValidYN="Y">S0960-8524... | Pyrite is one kind of cost-effective electron donors for nitrate denitrification. In this study, a pyrite-driven autotrophic denitrification biofilter was applied for simultaneous removal of NH<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup> and NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup> over the 150-day. The influent NH<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup>/NO<sub>3</sub... |
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