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2,319,700 | Live Birth Rate of Frozen-Thawed Single Blastocyst Transfer After 6 or 7 Days of Progesterone Administration in Hormone Replacement Therapy Cycles: A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study. | Progesterone administration before transfer in hormone replacement treatment (HRT) is crucial to pregnancy outcomes in frozen-thawed blastocyst transfer (FET), but the optimal progesterone duration is inconsistent. The objective of this study was to investigate live birth rate (LBR) of different progesterone duration b... |
2,319,701 | Keratomycosis Caused by a Rare Pathogen, Myrothecium verrucaria. | To report a case of keratomycosis caused by a very rare pathogen, Myrothecium verrucaria.</AbstractText>This is a case report. A 53-year-old man complaint of left eye redness, irritation, intermittent pain after ashes entered his left eye. The patient was examined by slit lamp, anterior segment OCT and in vivo confocal... |
2,319,702 | Simultaneous partial nitritation, anammox, and denitrification process for the treatment of simulated municipal sewage in a single-stage biofilter reactor. | This study provides a feasible scheme for the treatment of municipal sewage through simultaneous partial nitritation, anammox, and denitrification (SNAD) process, which was realized in a single-stage biofilter reactor (BFR). First, the BFR was started up to enrich the anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing bacteria (AnAOB) in th... |
2,319,703 | Biofilm carrier type affects biogenic sulfur-driven denitrification performance and microbial community dynamics in moving-bed biofilm reactors. | Autotrophic denitrification with biosulfur (ADBIOS) provides a sustainable technological solution for biological nitrogen removal from wastewater driven by biogenic S<sup>0</sup>, derived from biogas desulfurization. In this study, the effect of different biofilm carriers (conventional AnoxK™ 1 and Z-200 with a ... |
2,319,704 | Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells: A Promising Tool in the Treatment of pre mature ovarian failure. | Despite being rare, primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) is a significant cause of infertility and deficiency of ovarian hormone in women. Several health risks are also associated with POI, which include dry eye syndrome, reduced density of bones and enhanced fracture risks, troublesome menopausal symptoms, early develo... |
2,319,705 | Exploration and verification of the feasibility of the sulfur-based autotrophic denitrification integrated biomass-based heterotrophic denitrification systems for wastewater treatment: From feasibility to application. | The sulfur-based autotrophic denitrification (SAD) and the solid organic carbon-based denitrification processes are both efficient techniques to remove nitrate from wastewater, and the hydrogen ions generated by the SAD process would be consumed in the heterotrophic denitrification process. Therefore, it is possible to... |
2,319,706 | Bilateral oophorectomy and rate of colorectal cancer: A prospective cohort study. | Worldwide, colorectal cancer is the second most common cancer and third cause of cancer death in women. Estrogen exposure has been inversely associated with colorectal cancer. Oophorectomy reduces circulating estrogen, but the effect on colorectal cancer remains uncertain. The aim of this study was to examine the assoc... |
2,319,707 | Malignant Transformation of Postmenopausal Endometriosis: A Systematic Review of the Literature. | <b>Objective:</b> This study aimed to systematically review the existing literature on malignant transformation of postmenopausal endometriosis to provide information about patient characteristics, hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) use, and outcomes over a period of 52 years (1969-2021). <b>Methods:</b> According to P... |
2,319,708 | Membrane Fouling Controlled by Adjustment of Biological Treatment Parameters in Step-Aerating MBR. | A promising solution for membrane fouling reduction in membrane bioreactors (MBRs) could be the adjustment of operating parameters of the MBR, such as hydraulic retention time (HRT), food/microorganisms (F/M) loading and dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration, aiming to modify the sludge morphology to the direction of imp... |
2,319,709 | Nitrogen removal performance using anaerobic ammonium oxidation considering variable conditions. | The anaerobic nitrogen removal performance of anammox at 30°C, 25°C, and 16°C were studied by using the UASB (Up flow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket) reactor and the influent concentration of NH<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup>-N and NO<sub>2</sub><sup>-</sup>-N were 16.9 and 20.6 mg L<sup>-1</sup> respec... |
2,319,710 | Rapidly achieving partial nitrification of municipal wastewater in enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) reactor: Effect of heterotrophs proliferation and microbial interactions. | Stable nitritation is the major challenge for short-cut nitrogen removal from municipal wastewater. This paper demonstrated a rapid achievement of partial nitrification (PN) in an enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) reactor treating domestic wastewater. Polyphosphate accumulating organisms (PAOs) were enriche... |
2,319,711 | A Comparative Study to Assess the Efficacy of Two Different Estradiol Formulations during In Vitro Fertilization. | Improvements in stimulation protocols, introduction of vitrification, and changes in clinical practices have contributed to improved efficacy and safety of assisted reproductive technology (ART) procedures. This has also led to a concomitant increase in number of cycles requiring hormone replacement therapy (HRT) proto... |
2,319,712 | The impact of risk reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy on sexual function in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers and women with Lynch syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis. | In the absence of an effective screening test, women with a high genetic predisposition for ovarian cancer are recommended to undergo risk-reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (RRBSO) once childbearing is complete. This reduces the risk of ovarian cancer by up to 96%, but can result in undesirable side effects, inc... |
2,319,713 | Thickened Endometrium: When to Intervene? A Clinical Conundrum. | The endometrium is a dynamic target organ in a woman's reproductive life. It undergoes cyclical change regulated by the fine balance between oestrogen and progesterone. The endometrial thickness (ET) varies according to the phases of the menstrual cycle. Endometrium contains both oestrogen and progesterone receptors, w... |
2,319,714 | Luteinising hormone-based protocol versus traditional flexible gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist protocol in women with normal ovarian response: study protocol for a non-inferiority trial. | Many patients demonstrate an insufficient endogenous luteinising hormone (LH) concentration during ovarian stimulation. With traditional fixed or flexible gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist protocols, antagonist administration may further reduce LH activity. Previously, we proved that LH can be used as an... |
2,319,715 | Long-term Use of Hormone Replacement Therapy is Associated With a Lower Risk of Developing High-risk Serrated Polyps in Women. | <AbstractText Label="GOALS/BACKGROUND">Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and parity have been suggested protective factors against the development of colorectal polyps. However, there are a limited number of studies that have examined the relationship of these factors with high-risk adenomatous polyps (HRAP) or high-ri... |
2,319,716 | Influence of operating conditions on the persistence of E. coli, enterococci, Clostridium perfringens and Clostridioides difficile in semi-continuous mesophilic anaerobic reactors. | This study examined the combined effect of hydraulic retention time (HRT), organic loading rate (OLR) and heat pretreatment of manure (70 °C, 1 h) on the fate of E. coli, enterococci, C. perfringens, C. difficile, and on chemical parameters (volatile fatty acids and ammonia) that may inactivate pathogens... |
2,319,717 | Enhanced degradation of complex organic compounds in wastewater using different novel continuous flow non - Thermal pulsed corona plasma discharge reactors. | The presence of pharmaceutically active compounds (PhAcs) in water bodies is a major concern due to their persistence, biological activity, and detrimental environmental effects. The present study focuses on the application of pulsed corona plasma technology to degrade such compounds. Three different plasma reactors, n... |
2,319,718 | Greenhouse gas emission estimation from municipal wastewater using a hybrid approach of generative adversarial network and data-driven modelling. | Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions including carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>), methane (CH<sub>4</sub>), and nitrous oxide (N<sub>2</sub>O) created via wastewater treatment processes are not easily modeled given the non-linearity and complexity of biological processes. These factors are also impacted by limited data availab... |
2,319,719 | Treatment and resource utilization of dairy liquid digestate by nitrification of biological aerated filter coupled with assimilation of Chlorella pyrenoidosa. | Ammonia inhibition is considered a key issue when using liquid digestate for microalgae cultivation. To study the effect of pretreatment with a biological aerated filter (BAF) on microalgae culture with dairy liquid digestate, nitrification characteristics of BAFs under different hydraulic retention time (HRT) and the ... |
2,319,720 | One waste and two products: choosing the best operational temperature and hydraulic retention time to recover hydrogen or 1,3-propanediol from glycerol fermentation. | This study aimed to compare the production of hydrogen and 1,3-propanediol from crude glycerol (10 g/L) in mesophilic (30 °C) and thermophilic (55 °C) anaerobic fluidized bed reactors, namely AFBR<sub>30 °C</sub> and AFBR<sub>55 °C</sub>, respectively, at hydraulic retention... |
2,319,721 | Analysis of serum and endometrial progesterone in determining endometrial receptivity. | Is there a relationship between serum and endometrial progesterone (P4) levels, including P4 and metabolites (oestrone, oestradiol and 17α-hydroxyprogesterone), and endometrial receptivity?</AbstractText>Serum P4 levels were not correlated with endometrial P4, nor associated with endometrial receptivity as determ... |
2,319,722 | Simultaneous reduction of perchlorate and nitrate using fast-settling anoxic sludge.<Pagination><StartPage>131788</StartPage><MedlinePgn>131788</MedlinePgn></Pagination><ELocationID EIdType="doi" ValidYN="Y">10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131788</ELocationID><ELocationID EIdType="pii" ValidYN="Y">S0045-6535(21)02260-8</ELo... | Fast-settling, anoxic sludge (FAS) was cultivated and utilized in this study to simultaneously reduce elevated levels of perchlorate and nitrate in an anaerobic sequencing batch reactor (AnSBR). Average perchlorate and nitrate removal efficiencies of 96.5 ± 8.44 % and 99.8 ± 0.32 ... |
2,319,723 | Effects of Hormone Therapy and Flavonoids Capable on Reversal of Menopausal Immune Senescence. | Menopause, probably the most important natural change in a woman's life and a major component of female senescence, is characterized, inter alia, by cessation of ovarian estrogen and progesterone production, resulting in a gradual deterioration of the female immune system. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is used in p... |
2,319,724 | Clinical pregnancy rates among anovulatory and oligoovulatory women after letrozole versus hormone replacement therapy in frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles. | This cohort study investigated whether letrozole versus hormone replacement therapy (HRT) results in higher live birth rate among anovulatory and oligoovulatory women in frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) cycles. It was conducted from 1st February 2018 to 31st January 2019 and included 261 anovulatory and oligoovulato... |
2,319,725 | Risks of Placenta Previa and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Are Associated With Endometrial Preparation Methods in Frozen-Thawed Embryo Transfers. | <b>Background:</b> Endometrial preparation is essential in frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) cycles. Recent studies suggested that different endometrial preparation methods may influence obstetrical complications. However, the association between hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and ovarian stimulation (OS) FET endo... |
2,319,726 | Nutrients removal from low C/N actual municipal wastewater by partial nitritation/anammox (PN/A) coupling with a step-feed anaerobic-anoxic-oxic (A/A/O) system. | In this study, a novel combined strategy was successfully established by partial nitritation/anammox (PN/A) within a step-feed A/A/O process integrated with fixed-biocarriers to treat municipal sewage for 200 days. The excellent nutrients removal performance of this system compared with national level of discharging st... |
2,319,727 | Identifying Factors Influencing Attention in Adolescents with a Co-Created Questionnaire: A Citizen Science Approach with Secondary Students in Barcelona, Spain. | Studies on factors that can influence attention in healthy adolescents are recent and focus on recurrent topics. Students' contribution to public health research often revolves around collecting data but rarely around creating data collection instruments. The ATENC!Ó project reunited secondary students and scienti... |
2,319,728 | Statistical Meta-Analysis of Risk Factors for Endometrial Cancer and Development of a Risk Prediction Model Using an Artificial Neural Network Algorithm. | In this study we wished to determine the rank order of risk factors for endometrial cancer and calculate a pooled risk and percentage risk for each factor using a statistical meta-analysis approach. The next step was to design a neural network computer model to predict the overall increase or decreased risk of cancer f... |
2,319,729 | Pharmacological properties of durva swaras (Cynodon dactylon L. Pers.) in an ovariectomised rat model mimicking chronic menopausal syndrome. | Hormonal replacement therapy (HRT), as the first-line management of chronic menopausal syndrome (CMS) in women, has limited application due to adverse effects. We aimed to evaluate the therapeutic potential of a herbal alternative (HALT), durva swaras (DS) of Cynodon dactylon L. Pers., in a CMS rat model. Female Spragu... |
2,319,730 | Optical coherence tomography-measured retinal nerve fiber layer thickness values compensated with a multivariate model and discrimination between stable and progressing glaucoma suspects. | Our previously introduced multivariate model, compensating for intersubject variability, was applied to circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) values measured with optical coherence tomography in glaucoma suspects with or without prior progressive optic disc (OD) change in a series of confocal scanning laser ... |
2,319,731 | Investigating the effects of physical properties of sulphur-based carriers on autotrophic denitrification. | In this study, four sulphur-based carriers (C1-C4) which have different mass ratio of sodium silicate to carrier from 30% to 50% (C1-C3) and the existence of water (C4) were prepared in order to evaluate the effect of the different physical properties on denitrification in sulphur-based autotrophic processes. While the... |
2,319,732 | Hormone replacement therapy and cancer survival: a longitudinal cohort study: protocol paper. | Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can help women experiencing menopausal symptoms, but usage has declined due to uncertainty around risks of cancer and some cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Moreover, improved cancer survival rates mean that more women who survive cancer go on to experience menopausal symptoms. Understand... |
2,319,733 | Efficiency and microbial diversity of aeration solid-phase denitrification process bioaugmented with HN-AD bacteria for the treatment of low C/N wastewater. | To evaluate the simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (SND) performance of the aeration solid-phase denitrification (SPD) process and improve the operating efficiency, aeration SPD process using polybutanediol succinate as carbon source was optimized and the process was bioaugmented with heterotrophic nitrific... |
2,319,734 | Patterns of T and B cell responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis membrane-associated antigens and their relationship with disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis patients with latent tuberculosis infection. | This study was aimed at exploring whether latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) contributes to the pathogenesis of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases in a TB endemic setting. We screened 198 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with tuberculin skin test (TST) and studied 61 (median DAS28-ESR = 6.3) who were positive. W... |
2,319,735 | Long-term semi-continuous production of carbohydrate-enriched microalgae biomass cultivated in low-loaded domestic wastewater. | The production of carbohydrate-enriched biomass from waste streams as a sustainable biofuel precursor is a noteworthy endeavor. This study investigates the long-term microalgae cultivated under low domestic wastewater loads and different hydraulic retention times (HRT) in a semi-continuous photobioreactor. The influenc... |
2,319,736 | Biodegradation of the petroleum hydrocarbons using an anoxic packed-bed biofilm reactor with in-situ biosurfactant-producing bacteria. | The present study employed an anoxic packed bed biofilm reactor (AnPBR) inoculated with in-situ biosurfactant-producing bacteria for the biodegradation of petroleum wastewater. Highly acclimated biomass decreased the start-up phase period and with increasing the initial total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) concentration f... |
2,319,737 | Superior nitrogen removal and sludge reduction in a suspended sludge system with in-situ enriching anammox bacteria for real sewage treatment. | Mainstream partial anammox provides a cost- and energy-efficient alternative for wastewater treatment. This study provided a new strategy to achieve mainstream partial anammox in a single-stage suspended sludge system. The novel method coupling external excess sludge fermentation with simultaneous partial nitritation-a... |
2,319,738 | Dynamic membrane bioreactor for high rate continuous biohydrogen production from algal biomass. | This study aimed to achieve continuous biohydrogen production from red algal biomass using a dynamic membrane bioreactor (DMBR). The DMBR was continuously fed with pretreated Echeuma spinosum containing 20 g/L hexose. The highest average hydrogen production rate (HPR) of 21.58 ± 1.59 L/L-d was obser... |
2,319,739 | Pollutant-removal and DOM characteristics in an urban stormwater wetland. | Stormwater wetlands play a crucial role in the urban environment, providing many ecosystem services. In this work, a stormwater wetland was developed to study the effects on the removal of pollutants and the characteristics of dissolved organic matter (DOM) under different operating conditions, such as hydraulic retent... |
2,319,740 | Simultaneous carbon and nitrogen removal by anaerobic ammonium oxidation and denitrification under different operating strategies. | Real domestic wastewater was treated initially in a sequencing batch reactor (SBR), with partial nitrification achieved before the effluent was used as the influent for an anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) reactor (ASBR) system. The effects of three factors, hydraulic retention time (HRT), substrate (NO<sub>2</sub... |
2,319,741 | Women's knowledge on the menopausal transition in relation to their socio-economic status. | Current reports indicate that there is a relationship between women's socio-economic status (SES) and their level of knowledge on the menopausal transition. The aim of the study was to assess the level of knowledge in pre-menopausal women on the most frequent symptoms accompanying the menopausal transition as well as c... |
2,319,742 | High-rate nitrogen removal in a continuous biofilter anammox reactor for treating low-concentration nitrogen wastewater at moderate temperature. | The high-rate nitrogen removal in a continuous biofilter anammox reactor (CBAR) was investigated to treat low-concentration nitrogen wastewater. Shortening hydraulic retention time (HRT) gradually could restart CBAR and accumulate anammox bacteria effectively in the reactor, where the carmine anammox granular sludge an... |
2,319,743 | Pre-anaerobic treatment enhanced partial nitrification start-up coupled with anammox for advanced nitrogen removal from low C/N domestic wastewater. | A modified two-stage partial nitrification/anammox (PN/A) process with short aerobic HRT of 5.7 h was established and realized advanced nitrogen removal from domestic wastewater. The first process was partial nitrification in the PN-SBR, the initiation and stable maintenance of partial nitrification was achieved b... |
2,319,744 | Using a sulfur autotrophic fluidized bed reactor for simultaneous perchlorate and nitrate removal from water: S disproportionation prediction and system optimization. | The sulfur autotrophic reduction (SAR) process is promising in co-reduction of perchlorate and nitrate from aqueous solution. To further understand the reaction process, we developed a sulfur autotrophic fluidized bed reactor where the proceeding extent of sulfur (S) disproportionation was predicted by Response surface... |
2,319,745 | Does hydrostatic pressure influence lumpfish (<i>Cyclopterus lumpus</i>) heart rate and its response to environmental challenges? | Studies on the effects of environmental changes with increasing depth (e.g. temperature and oxygen level) on fish physiology rarely consider how hydrostatic pressure might influence the observed responses. In this study, lumpfish (<i>Cyclopterus lumpus</i>, 200-400 g), which can exhibit vertical migrations of over... |
2,319,746 | Effect of Endometrial Thickness and duration of Estrogen Supplementation on <i>In Vitro</i> Fertilization-Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Outcomes in Fresh Ovum/Embryo Donation Cycles. | There is no consensus regarding optimal endometrial thickness and duration of estrogen supplementation in embryo transfer cycles, at present.</AbstractText>To observe the effect of endometrial thickness and/or duration of estrogen supplementation on in vitro</i> fertilization (IVF)/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICS... |
2,319,747 | European clinical guidelines for Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders-version 2.0. Part II: psychological interventions. | Part II of the European clinical guidelines for Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders (ECAP journal, 2011) provides updated information and recommendations for psychological interventions for individuals with tic disorders, created by a working group of the European Society for the Study of Tourette Syndrome (ESSTS... |
2,319,748 | Anaerobic digestion of dried/shredded food waste in a periodic anaerobic baffled reactor. | The objective of the current work is to study the impact of the operational parameters' variation (HRT, OLR and T) on biomethane productivity in a periodic anaerobic baffled reactor (PABR). The feedstock used was a biomass product named food residue biomass (FORBI), which is dried and shredded source-separated househol... |
2,319,749 | Hypogonadism in male and female: which is the best treatment? | Subjects with hypo- or hypergonadotropic hypogonadism need hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to initiate puberty and maintain it with a normal hormonal status. While general recommendations for the management of HRT in adults have been published, no systematic suggestions focused on adolescents and young adults. The fo... |
2,319,750 | Advanced nitrogen removal from low C/N municipal wastewater by combining partial nitrification-anammox and endogenous partial denitrification-anammox (PN/A-EPD/A) process in a single-stage reactor. | In this study, an innovative partial nitrification-anammox (PN/A) and endogenous partial denitrification-anammox (EPD/A) process was developed in a single-stage integrated fixed film activated sludge sequencing batch reactor (IFAS-SBR) treating real municipal wastewater with C/N ratio below 3.2. Enhanced efficiency of ... |
2,319,751 | High Performance of Biohydrogen Production in Packed-Filter Bioreactor via Optimizing Packed-Filter Position. | In this present investigation, a packed-filter bioreactor was employed to produce hydrogen utilizing an expired soft drink as a substrate. The effects of feeding substrate concentrations ranging from 19.51, 10.19, 5.34, 3.48, to 2.51 g total sugar/L were examined, and the position of the packed filter installed in the ... |
2,319,752 | Compatibility of Estradiol, Estriol, Estrone, Progesterone, and Testosterone Single Formulation in Fitalite, Versatile, or HRT Supreme Cream Base. | In this work, we focus on three ready-to-use vehicles: Fitalite, Versatile, and HRT Supreme Cream Base. Fitalite is a natural, light, hydrophilic gel-cream that contains vitamin E and oil bodies from plant sources (phytosomes), providing antioxidant and skinmoisturizing properties. Versatile is a vanishing oil-inwater ... |
2,319,753 | Effect of vision loss on plasticity of the head and neck proprioception. | To investigate whether head and neck proprioception and motor control could be compensatory enhanced by long-term vision loss or impairment.</AbstractText>Individuals who were blind, low vision or sighted were included in the study, which would undergo the head repositioning test (HRT). The constant error (CE), absolut... |
2,319,754 | Less Carcinogenic Chlorinated Estrogens Applicable to Hormone Replacement Therapy. | Human estrogens prescribed for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) are known to be potent carcinogens. To find safer estrogens, several chlorinated estrogens were synthesized and their carcinogenic potential were determined. A pellet containing either 2-chloro-17β-estradiol (2-ClE<sub>2</sub>) or 4-chloro-17β... |
2,319,755 | Influence of Zooplankton and Environmental Factors on Clear-Water Phase in Lake Paldang, South Korea. | Lake Paldang is a complex water system with both fluvial and lacustrine characteristics and the largest artificial dam lake in South Korea. In this study, the different occurrence patterns and causes of the clear-water phase (CWP) were investigated using water quality and hydrological factors at four sites in Lake Pald... |
2,319,756 | Removal of Di-n-butyl phthalate from aged leachate under optimal hydraulic condition of leachate treatment process and in the presence of its dominant bacterial strains. | The effects of hydraulic condition of reactor and the dominant degrading bacteria on the removal of di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) from aged landfill leachate by anaerobic/anoxic/oxic (A/A/O) leachate treatment process were investigated. The optimal DBP removal (96.0%) was obtained from aged leachate when the hydraulic ret... |
2,319,757 | Multi-metabolism regulation insights into nutrients removal performance with adding heterotrophic nitrification-aerobic denitrification bacteria in tidal flow constructed wetlands. | Constructed wetlands (CWs) usually exhibit limits in functional redundancy and diversity of microbial community contributing to lower performances of nutrients removal in decentralized domestic sewage treatment. To address this quandary, heterotrophic nitrification-aerobic denitrification (HN-AD) bacteria was added in ... |
2,319,758 | Hormone therapy regimens for managing the menopause and premature ovarian insufficiency. | The transition to menopause is associated with a changing hormonal milieu, leading to bothersome menopausal symptoms in the short-term and chronic health problems in the long-term. Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is characterized by the cessation of menses before the age of 40 years. Hormone replacement therapy (... |
2,319,759 | Hypophysitis secondary to pembrolizumab: a case report and review of the literature. | Pembrolizumab is a mAb against the programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1). It has been approved for the treatment of advanced melanoma (unresectable or metastatic) in adults. Side effects associated with the use of anti-PD-1 are usually considered well tolerated; nevertheless, there are immune-related adverse events th... |
2,319,760 | Enhanced bio-production from CO<sub>2</sub> by microbial electrosynthesis (MES) with continuous operational mode. | Technologies able to convert CO2 to various feedstocks for fuels and chemicals are emerging due to the urge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and de-fossilizing chemical production. Microbial electrosynthesis (MES) has been shown a promising technique to synthesize organic products particularly acetate using microor... |
2,319,761 | Safety of hormone replacement therapy in women with a history of cervical adenocarcinoma. | Studies investigating the safety of hormone replacement therapy in cervical cancer have predominantly included patients with squamous disease. Pathological studies have identified estrogen receptor positivity in cervical adenocarcinomas. A recent small case-control study suggested a trend towards reduced survival with ... |
2,319,762 | Performance evaluation and kinetic modeling of an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket septic tank for domestic wastewater treatment. | This work evaluated the UASB-septic tank performance using different kinetic models that correlated process efficiency and methane production with hydraulic and organic loading rates through experiments with five different HRT (48 h, 36 h, 24 h, 18 h, and 12 h) using synthetic domestic wastewater. The modified Stover-K... |
2,319,763 | A qualitative study of patient and carer experiences with home respiratory therapies: Long-term oxygen therapy and home mechanical ventilation. | Studies exploring the experience of patients receiving home respiratory therapies (HRT), such as long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) and home mechanical ventilation (HMV), are still limited. This study focused on patients' and carers' experience with LTOT and HMV. An exploratory, cross-sectional qualitative study, using se... |
2,319,764 | Performance of a dual-chamber microbial fuel cell as biosensor for on-line measuring ammonium nitrogen in synthetic municipal wastewater. | This study investigates the performance of microbial fuel cells (MFC) for on-line monitoring ammonium (NH<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup>-N) in municipal wastewater. A double chamber microbial fuel cell (MFC) was established in a continuous mode under different influent ammonium concentrations ranging from 5 to 40 mg L<sup>-1<... |
2,319,765 | Start-up phase optimization of two-phase anaerobic digestion of food waste: Effects of organic loading rate and hydraulic retention time.<Pagination><StartPage>113064</StartPage><MedlinePgn>113064</MedlinePgn></Pagination><ELocationID EIdType="doi" ValidYN="Y">10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113064</ELocationID><ELocationID EId... | The effects of organic loading rate (OLR) and hydraulic retention time (HRT) on the dynamics of acidogenic and methanogenic processes in two-phase anaerobic digestion (TPAD) of food waste (FW) were investigated to determine the start-up operational conditions. Seven arrangements of TPAD systems under mesophilic conditi... |
2,319,766 | Two Dyscalculia Subtypes With Similar, Low Comorbidity Profiles: A Mixture Model Analysis. | Several studies have aimed to identify subtypes of dyscalculia. In many of these studies, either pre-defined groups (e.g., children with reading and mathematical difficulties vs. children with isolated mathematical difficulties) were analyzed regarding their cognitive profiles (top-down approach), or clusters of childr... |
2,319,767 | Lung-deposited dose of particulate matter from residential exposure to smoke from wood burning. | Residential settings are of utmost importance for human exposure, as it is where people spend most of their time. Residential wood combustion is a widespread practice known as a source of indoor particulate matter (PM). Nevertheless, research on the risks of exposure associated with this source is scarce, and a better ... |
2,319,768 | [Breast cancer, the risk attributable to type 2 diabetes]. | Several studies have evaluated the association between a history of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and risk of breast cancer (BC), with controversial results. However, information regarding the population-attributable risk percent (PAR%) remains scarce. Objective: To estimate the association and the PAR% for BC and T2D, lifesty... |
2,319,769 | Clinical significance of monitoring hypothyroidism in patients with autoimmune rheumatic disease: a retrospective cohort study. | We evaluated whether thyroid function test (TFT) screening is warranted for patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARD) by comparing the incidence of hypothyroidism requiring treatment (HRT) in ARD patients and healthy controls (HCs). Medical records of 2307 ARD patients and 78,251 HCs for whom thyroid-stimulatin... |
2,319,770 | Medication use and risk of proximal colon cancer: a systematic review of prospective studies with narrative synthesis and meta-analysis.<Pagination><StartPage>1047</StartPage><EndPage>1061</EndPage><MedlinePgn>1047-1061</MedlinePgn></Pagination><ELocationID EIdType="doi" ValidYN="Y">10.1007/s10552-021-01472-8</ELocatio... | The effects of the temporary increase of organic loading rate (OLR) combined with the simultaneous decrease of hydraulic retention time (HRT) on the stability of a pilot scale dry anaerobic digester were investigated. The separately collected organic fraction of municipal solid waste in mesophilic conditions (<i>T</i>&... |
2,319,771 | A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Examining Whether Changing Ovarian Sex Steroid Hormone Levels Influence Cerebrovascular Function. | Sex differences in cerebrovascular disease rates indicate a possible role for ovarian sex steroid hormones in cerebrovascular function. To synthesise and identify knowledge gaps, a systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to assess how ovarian sex steroid hormone changes across the lifespan affect cerebrovascu... |
2,319,772 | Evaluation of Leaf Mineral, Flavonoid, and Total Phenolic Content in Spider Plant Germplasm. | Spider plant (<i>Cleome gynandra</i> L.) is an important leafy vegetable that grows naturally in many parts of the world. The leaves are highly nutritious and are used mainly for human consumption. The mineral content and phenolic compounds of 17 genotypes (local and exotic) of spider plant and four standards (swiss ch... |
2,319,773 | Pilot-Scale Airlift Bioreactor with Function-Enhanced Microbes for the Reduction of Refinery Excess Sludge. | A pilot-scale airlift bioreactor (ALBR) system was built and operated continuously for refinery excess sludge (RES) reduction. Combined ALBR and function-enhanced microbes (composed of photosynthetic bacteria and yeast) were integrated into the system. The pilot-scale ALBR was operated for 62 days, and the start-up tim... |
2,319,774 | The Scientific and Cultural Journey to Ovarian Rejuvenation: Background, Barriers, and Beyond the Biological Clock. | Female age has been known to define reproductive outcome since antiquity; attempts to improve ovarian function may be considered against a sociocultural landscape that foreshadows current practice. Ancient writs heralded the unlikely event of an older woman conceiving as nothing less than miraculous. Always deeply pers... |
2,319,775 | Reduced Quality of Life and Sexual Satisfaction in Isolated Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism. | (1) Background: Isolated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH) is a genetic condition characterized by impaired puberty and fertility. IHH can significantly impact patient health-related quality of life (HRQoL), sexual satisfaction (SS) and mood. (2) Methods: Participants included 132 IHH subjects (89 men and 43 women) a... |
2,319,776 | Glaucoma Diagnostic Testing: The Influence of Optic Disc Size. | There are various imaging techniques for the assessment of the optic disc in glaucoma patients. However, anatomically conspicuous, large or small optic discs can be quite challenging for an examiner.</AbstractText>The Bruch's membrane opening (BMO) by spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) is a modern ap... |
2,319,777 | A pilot-scale study of granule-based anaerobic reactors for biogas recovery from municipal wastewater under sub-mesophilic conditions. | The influence of hydraulic retention time (HRT of 3-5 h) and temperature (20-25 °C) on performance and microbial dynamics of two pilot-scale upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactors with different granule size distribution (UASB1 = 3-4 mm and UASB2 = 1-2 mm) were inve... |
2,319,778 | A cross-sectional national questionnaire survey assessing the views of members of the British Menopause Society on the management of patients with unscheduled bleeding on hormone replacement therapy. | To explore the views of members of the British Menopause Society on the management of women with unscheduled bleeding on hormone replacement therapy.</AbstractText>An electronic cross-sectional questionnaire survey.</AbstractText>Investigations, treatment options and preferences for the management of women with unsched... |
2,319,779 | Risk for Venous Thromboembolism in Transgender Patients Undergoing Cross-Sex Hormone Treatment: A Systematic Review. | Feminizing and masculinizing hormone treatments are established components of management in transgender patients. Exogenous hormones have been associated with hemostatic effects, which are well-studied in cis-gender individuals on hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Unfortunately, comprehensive understanding of their ef... |
2,319,780 | Possible involvement of type 2 cytokines in alloknesis in mouse models of menopause and dry skin. | Alloknesis, an abnormal itch sensation induced by innocuous stimuli, is a key phenomenon in the vicious itch-scratch cycle in patients with atopic dermatitis. Dry skin and pruritus, including alloknesis, are major health problems in peri- and post-menopausal women. We recently reported permeability barrier dysfunction ... |
2,319,781 | Perchlorate bioreduction in UASB reactor: S<sup>2-</sup>-autotrophic granular sludge formation and sulphate generation control. | Perchlorate (<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:msubsup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>ClO</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mn>4</mml:mn><mml:mo>-</mml:mo></mml:msubsup></mml:math>) industrial wastewater requires efficient removal to prevent adverse environmental impacts, however, high concentration and low ... |
2,319,782 | Myokine Responses to Exercise in a Rat Model of Low/High Adaptive Potential. | Assuming myokines underlie some of the health benefits of exercise, we hypothesised that 'high responder trainer' (HRT) rats would exhibit distinct myokine profiles to 'low responder trainers' (LRT), reflecting distinct health and adaptive traits.</AbstractText>Blood was collected from LRT and HRT (N=8) rats at baselin... |
2,319,783 | A kinetic study on the nitrification process in the upflow submerged biofilter reactor. | In extent of this study, ammonium removal from wastewater through biological nitrification process was performed in upflow biofilm reactors. The effects of hydraulic retention time (HRT) and nitrogen loading rate (NLR) on the nitrification process were investigated. For the nitrification process, the optimum HRT and NL... |
2,319,784 | Sex- and tissue-dependent creatine uptake in response to different creatine monohydrate doses in male and female Sprague-Dawley rats. | Sprague-Dawley rats (<i>n</i> = 32) underwent 8-weeks of creatine monohydrate (CM) supplementation (0, 2.5, 5, and 10 g/L). Total creatine (TCr) concentrations in female white fibre-dominant gastrocnemius (WGAS) and cardiac muscle (HRT) were significantly higher compared with males (<i>p</i> < 0.05). ... |
2,319,785 | Cardiometabolic health in premature ovarian insufficiency. | Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is an increasing public health problem with a prevalence now approaching 4%. POI results in adverse effects on the skeleton and central nervous system as well as disturbances of metabolic and cardiological factors that predispose to a major increased risk of cardiovascular disease ... |
2,319,786 | Hand Osteoarthritis: investigating Pain Effects of estrogen-containing therapy (HOPE-e): a protocol for a feasibility randomised placebo-controlled trial. | Hand osteoarthritis (OA) is a common condition, causing pain, stiffness and reduced quality of life. Incidence is higher amongst women, particularly around the age of the menopause. Whilst the relationship between sex hormones and OA has been studied in vitro, in epidemiological studies and in clinical trials of hormon... |
2,319,787 | Continuous dark and photo biohydrogen production in a baffled bioreactor and electrons distribution analysis. | This work studied the sequential hydrogen production by dark and photo-fermentation (HPDPF) in continuous baffled bioreactors. Taken enzymatic hydrolysate of corn stover as initial carbon source, the influence of hydraulic retention time (HRT) of dark fermentation (DF) and the dilution ratio (DR) of dark fermentation e... |
2,319,788 | Co-digestion of cheese whey with sewage sludge for caproic acid production: Role of microbiome and polyhydroxyalkanoates potential production. | The main aim of this work was to evaluate the efficiency of producing caproic acid and other volatile fatty acids using a co-digestion between cheese whey and sewage sludge in a continuous reactor. The effect of two different feeding regimes (one and two per day) and three hydraulic retention times (HRT) (15, 10 and 6&... |
2,319,789 | Hypofractionated Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy With Concurrent Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Phase II Prospective Clinical Trial (GASTO1011). | We aimed to explore the efficacy and toxicity of split-course hypofractionated radiation therapy with concurrent chemotherapy (HRT-CHT) in patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (LANSCLC) in this single-arm, phase II study.</AbstractText>Patients with LANSCLC were considered eligible if their forced ... |
2,319,790 | Influence mechanism of filling ratio on solid-phase denitrification with polycaprolactone as biofilm carrier. | In this study, three up-flow fixed-bed bioreactors were constructed with three different filling ratios (filling volume/effective volume: 30%, 60% and 90%) of polycaprolactone (PCL). Above 98% of nitrate removal efficiency was achieved with low accumulations of nitrite and ammonium for each filling ratio. Low filling r... |
2,319,791 | Sequencing versus continuous granular sludge reactor for the treatment of freshwater aquaculture effluents. | Ammonium and nitrite levels in water are crucial for fish health preservation and growth maintenance in freshwater aquaculture farms, limiting water recirculation. The aim of the present work was the evaluation and comparison of two granular sludge reactors which were operated to treat freshwater aquaculture streams at... |
2,319,792 | Moxibustion Ameliorates Ovarian Reserve in Rats by Mediating Nrf2/HO-1/NLRP3 Anti-Inflammatory Pathway. | Diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) is an increasingly emerging reproductive disorder that disturbs reproductive-aged women, which is closely linked with inflammation. In clinic, moxibustion has already been applied for reproductive problems. In the present study, we examined the involvement of inflammation in DOR and inv... |
2,319,793 | Enhanced decolorization of dyeing wastewater in a sponges-submerged anaerobic reactor. | This study was conducted to assess the potential of a sponges-submerged anaerobic baffled reactor (SS-ABR) for enhancing the processing performance of azo dye-contaminated wastewater. A lab-scale four-compartment SS-ABR, with a total volume of 10 L, was operated at 30 °C for 180 days. A total of 14 polyu... |
2,319,794 | Tuning microbial community in non-conventional two-stage anaerobic bioprocess for microalgae biomass valorization into targeted bioproducts. | Unspecific microorganisms consortia are normally used in anaerobic biodegradation of solid wastes. However, these consortia can be tuned to optimally obtain determined bioproducts. In this study, high value-added products and biogas were obtained via an innovative two-stage anaerobic bioprocess from microalgae biomass.... |
2,319,795 | Effect of concentration and hydraulic reaction time on the removal of pharmaceutical compounds in a membrane bioreactor inoculated with activated sludge. | Pharmaceuticals are often not fully removed in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and are thus being detected at trace levels in water bodies all over the world posing a risk to numerous organisms. These organic micropollutants (OMPs) reach WWTPs at concentrations sometimes too low to serve as growth substrate for mic... |
2,319,796 | Technical framework for wastewater-based epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2. | Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is expected to become a powerful tool to monitor the dissemination of SARS-CoV-2 at the community level, which has attracted the attention of scholars all over the world. However, there is not yet a standard protocol to guide its implementation. In this paper, we proposed a comprehen... |
2,319,797 | Mechanistic understanding of the pollutant removal and transformation processes in the constructed wetland system. | Constructed wetland systems (CWs) are biologically and physically engineered systems to mimic the natural wetlands which can potentially treat the wastewater from the various point and nonpoint sources of pollution. The present study aims to review the various mechanisms involved in the different types of CWs for waste... |
2,319,798 | Spatial-temporal dynamics and influencing factors of archaeal communities in the sediments of Lancang River cascade reservoirs (LRCR), China. | The spatial and temporal distribution of the archaeal community and its driving factors in the sediments of large-scale regulated rivers, especially in rivers with cascade hydropower development rivers, remain poorly understood. Quantitative PCR (qPCR) and Illumina MiSeq sequencing of the 16S rRNA archaeal gene were us... |
2,319,799 | Reproductive risk factors of pterygium in postmenopausal women: a nationwide study in the Republic of Korea. | This study is to elucidate the associations between female reproductive factors and pterygium. A total of 1,339,969 postmenopausal women in a retrospective cohort of Korean National Health Insurance Service data on ages 40 and above in 2009 was included. Cox proportional hazards regression was conducted to assess the h... |
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