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2,319,900 | Breast cancer rate after oophorectomy: A Prospective Danish Cohort Study. | The association between oophorectomy and risk of breast cancer in the general population is uncertain. The aim of our study was to determine the breast cancer rate in women from the general population after oophorectomy (performed before/after menopause), and whether this varies by use of hormone replacement therapy (H... |
2,319,901 | Comparison of vaginal progesterone gel combined with oral dydrogesterone versus intramuscular progesterone for luteal support in hormone replacement therapy-frozen embryo transfer cycle. | It remains under subject of debate regarding the optimal route of luteal support for hormone replacement therapy- frozen embryo transfer (HRT-FET) cycles. We compared efficacy of vaginal progesterone gel combined with oral dydrogesterone and intramuscular progesterone for HRT-FET lutein support.</AbstractText>This is a... |
2,319,902 | Hormonal contraceptive use, bone density and biochemical markers of bone metabolism in British Army recruits. | Hormonal contraceptive use might impair bone health and increase the risk of stress fracture by decreasing endogenous oestrogen production, a central regulator of bone metabolism. This cross-sectional study investigated bone density and biochemical markers of bone metabolism in women taking hormonal contraceptives on e... |
2,319,903 | Bilateral oophorectomy and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in women with hepatitis C: A population-based study. | Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are at high risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Previous studies suggested that menopause may increase the risk of HCC. We investigated the association between bilateral oophorectomy (BO) and the risk of HCC in women with HCV infection.</AbstractTex... |
2,319,904 | Timing and dosage of and adherence to hormone replacement therapy and fracture risk in women with menopausal syndrome in Taiwan: A nested case-control study. | To investigate the association between hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and the risk of bone fracture in menopausal women in Taiwan.</AbstractText>The longitudinal, population-based, nested case-control study in Taiwan involved 5269 women aged > 45 years with fractures and 21,076 matched randomly selected controls ... |
2,319,905 | Utilization of Elemental Sulfur in Constructed Wetlands Amended with Granular Activated Carbon for High-Rate Nitrogen Removal. | To investigate the role of granular activated carbon (GAC) on nitrogen removal performance of elemental sulfur-based constructed wetlands (S<sup>0</sup>-based CWs), three systems were constructed according to the different configurations in the functional layer, namely S-CW (S<sup>0</sup> added in the functional layer)... |
2,319,906 | Upgrading sequencing batch reactor using attached biofilm. | A conventional sequencing batch reactor (SBR) was upgraded using fixed biofilm carriers with a specific surface area around 18 m<sup>2</sup> m<sup>-3</sup> . The upgraded SBR was investigated to remove phenol from high strength wastewater operated under various operational conditions. The operational conditions us... |
2,319,907 | Current Understanding of the Etiology, Symptomatology, and Treatment Options in Premature Ovarian Insufficiency (POI). | Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) occurs in at least 1% of all women and causes life-long health problems and psychological stress. Infertility caused by POI used to be considered absolute, with infertility treatment having little or no value. Generally, it has been thought that medicine can provide little service ... |
2,319,908 | The materials flow and membrane filtration performance in treating the organic fraction of municipal solid waste leachate by a high solid type of submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor. | The anaerobic digestion of leachate from organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) is a long-standing challenge. A submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) embedding three flat sheet membrane was therefore continuously operated for 63 days to investigate the materials flow and membrane performance. ... |
2,319,909 | Hormone Replacement Therapy and Risk of Severe Asthma Exacerbation in Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Women: 17-Year National Cohort Study. | The impact of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on clinical outcomes in menopausal women is uncertain.</AbstractText>To investigate the association between use of HRT and severe asthma exacerbation in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women with asthma.</AbstractText>We used the Optimum Patient Care Research Database, ... |
2,319,910 | Primary Ovarian Insufficiency in Women With Addison's Disease. | Primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) is defined by menopause before 40 years of age. POI prevalence is higher among women with autoimmune Addison's disease (AAD) than in the general population, but their clinical characteristics are insufficiently studied.</AbstractText>To assess the prevalence of POI in a large cohort ... |
2,319,911 | Individualised luteal phase support in artificially prepared frozen embryo transfer cycles based on serum progesterone levels: a prospective cohort study. | Does an individualised luteal phase support (iLPS), according to serum progesterone (P4) level the day prior to euploid frozen embryo transfer (FET), improve pregnancy outcomes when started on the day previous to embryo transfer?</AbstractText>Patients with low serum P4 the day prior to euploid FET can benefit from the... |
2,319,912 | In-situ sludge reduction performance and mechanism in an anoxic/aerobic process coupled with alternating aerobic/anaerobic side-stream reactor. | Activated sludge process with anaerobic side-stream reactors (SR) in the sludge recirculation can achieve in-situ sludge reduction, but sludge reduction efficiency is limited with the low hydraulic retention time (HRT) of SR. An anoxic/aerobic (AO) process, AO coupled with anaerobic SR and AO coupled with alternating a... |
2,319,913 | Anaerobic MBR technology for treating municipal wastewater at ambient temperatures. | An innovative way to treat municipal wastewater and produce energy at the same time is anaerobic treatment. Anaerobic processes are traditionally used for high-strength wastewater or municipal sludge treatment and only recently have been applied for the treatment of low strength municipal wastewater To investigate the ... |
2,319,914 | Factors associated with degraded trabecular bone score in heart transplant recipients. | Trabecular bone score (TBS) is a textural index that provides indirect evaluation of trabecular microarchitecture. It improves fracture risk assessment in several high-risk populations. We aimed to evaluate the role of TBS assessment in heart transplant recipients (HTR). In a cross-sectional study with 87 HTR (69 males... |
2,319,915 | Thermophilic biogas production from microalgae-bacteria aggregates: biogas yield, community variation and energy balance. | Biogas production through anaerobic mesophilic digestion is the most straightforward biofuel production route integrated into microalgae-bacteria wastewater treatment plants. Improvement of this biofuel route without adding pretreatment units is possible through the temperature increase. This paper presents a comprehen... |
2,319,916 | Methaemoglobinaemia from Vagisil creme in a 50-year-old woman. | Methaemoglobinaemia is a life-threatening condition that results from increased methaemoglobin production. As methaemoglobin is unable to reversibly bind to oxygen potentially lethal hypoxia and functional anaemia can occur. Benzocaine can be used as a topical anaesthetic and can be found in many nonprescription prepar... |
2,319,917 | Hedonic thresholds and ideal sodium content reduction of bread loaves. | Global public policies have advocated strategies for reducing sodium consumption due to the high incidence of non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) worldwide. The objectives of this study were to identify the bread loaves sodium content considered as ideal by the consumers and determine hedonic thresholds. In this d... |
2,319,918 | Effect of Younger Starting Pitching Age on Humeral Retrotorsion in Baseball Pitchers With an Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury. | Increased humeral retrotorsion (HRT) has been found to be a risk factor for ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) tears in baseball players. Recent work has demonstrated the age of 11 years as a potential watershed age for HRT development.</AbstractText>In a group of baseball pitchers with UCL injuries, athletes who started ... |
2,319,919 | Simultaneous nitrification/denitrification and desulfurization of wastewater polluted with ammonium, COD and sulfide: effectiveness of a new up-flow vertical hybrid reactor. | Industrial wastewater discharges pose an environmental risk. Here, the effectiveness of an up-flow vertical hybrid system, operating with synthetic and industrial wastewater was investigated, as a new approach to perform nitrification/denitrification and desulfurization within a single reactor. The hybrid reactor is di... |
2,319,920 | Treatment of landfill leachate using single-stage anoxic moving bed biofilm reactor and aerobic membrane reactor. | Landfill leachate (LFL) is one of the most serious environmental problems due to the high concentrations of toxic and hazardous matters. Although several physical, chemical, methods have been tested, biological processes and single or multiple-stage combinations of them have been receiving more attention due to their c... |
2,319,921 | Effects of anaerobic HRT and VFA loading on the kinetics and stoichiometry of enhanced biological phosphorus removal. | Enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) can recover significant quantities of wastewater phosphorus. However, this resource recovery process realizes limited use largely due to process stability concerns. The research evaluated the effects of anaerobic HRT (τ<sub>AN</sub> ) and VFA concentration-critical op... |
2,319,922 | Modeling of the attached and suspended biomass fractions in a moving bed biofilm reactor. | The performance, kinetics, and stoichiometry of three high-rate moving bed biofilm reactors (MBBRs) were evaluated. A constant surface area loading rate (SALR) and three different hydraulic retention times (HRTs) were utilized to create scenarios where the attached and suspended biomass fractions would differentiate, d... |
2,319,923 | An anaerobic dynamic membrane bioreactor for enhancing sludge digestion: Impact of solids retention time on digestion efficacy. | An anaerobic dynamic membrane bioreactor (AnDMBR), which enabled the decoupling of hydraulic retention time (HRT) and solids retention time (SRT), was used for enhancing sludge digestion, with the associated mechanisms elucidated. With the increase of SRT, the biogas production and sludge reduction rate were both enhan... |
2,319,924 | Hormone Replacement Therapy and Aging: A Potential Therapeutic Approach for Age-Related Oxidative Stress and Cardiac Remodeling. | Advanced age is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, which might be further exacerbated by estrogen deficiency. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) decreases cardiovascular risks and events in postmenopausal women; however, its effects are not fully elucidated in older individuals. Thus, the aim of our... |
2,319,925 | One-year operation of a 20-L submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor for real domestic wastewater treatment at room temperature: Pursuing the optimal HRT and sustainable flux. | A 20 L hollow-fiber submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor (SAnMBR) was used to treat real domestic wastewater at 25 °C with hydraulic retention times (HRTs) ranging from 4 to 12 h. The process performance was evaluated by organic removal efficiency, biogas production, sludge yield, and filtration ... |
2,319,926 | Continuous flow pulsed power plasma reactor for the treatment of aqueous solution containing volatile organic compounds and real pharmaceutical wastewater. | The degradation of four recalcitrant and toxic VOCs (volatile organic compounds) present in pharmaceutical wastewater was studied using a continuous flow plasma reactor, along with evaluating its potential for real effluent treatment. The wastewater was sprayed into the plasma zone of the reactor, and it was re-circula... |
2,319,927 | Mass dose rates of particle-bound organic pollutants in the human respiratory tract: Implications for inhalation exposure and risk estimations. | To date, little is known about the effective doses of airborne particulate matter (PM) and PM-bound hazardous organic components to the human respiratory tract (HRT). In the light of this, here we provide particle mass dose rates (dose per hour of exposure) of PM and a suite of PM-bound hazardous organic compounds in t... |
2,319,928 | The effect of different endometrial preparations on women with polycystic ovary syndrome undergoing initial frozen embryo transfer: A historical cohort analysis. | Frozen embryo transfer is associated with a higher rate of live birth and a lower risk for ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) compared with fresh embryo transfer. The aim of this study is to assess the optimal endometrial preparation protocol for women with PCOS undergoing ... |
2,319,929 | One-year outcome of manualised behavior therapy of chronic tic disorders in children and adolescents. | Chronic tic disorders are neurodevelopmental disorders that can be treated with Habit Reversal Training (HRT) and Exposure Response Prevention (ERP). Intermediate and long-term effects have been examined after individual treatment with HRT, whereas evaluation of long-term outcome after an initial treatment with ERP, or... |
2,319,930 | Ammonia stripping using a continuous flow jet loop reactor: mass transfer of ammonia and effect on stripping performance of influent ammonia concentration, hydraulic retention time, temperature, and air flow rate. | When wastewater containing ammonia is discharged into the receiving environment without any kind of treatment, it causes both environmental problems and negatively affects human health. In this study, the aim was to strip ammonia using air in a continuous flow jet loop reactor (JLR) and investigate the effects of ammon... |
2,319,931 | Self-selection for mammography screening according to use of hormone replacement therapy: A systematic literature review. | Mammography screening participation may be influenced by the awareness of an increase in breast cancer risk due to hormone replacement therapy (HRT), which received particular attention upon publication of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) trial results in 2002. Our aim was to synthesize evidence on a potential self-... |
2,319,932 | Serum progesterone levels greater than 32.5 ng/ml on the day of embryo transfer are associated with lower live birth rate after artificial endometrial preparation: a prospective study. | Previous observational studies have highlighted the negative effects of serum hormone levels at the minimum threshold during frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycles. However, still the questions regarding the maximum threshold level, and the highest allowed dosage of hormonal medications remain unresolved. The present stud... |
2,319,933 | Use of polysorbate 20 and sodium thiosulfate to enhance sewage sludge dewaterability by bioleaching. | Dewatering of sludge is a key problem that must be solved in the sewage sludge disposal industry. In this study, a series of process optimization tests were conducted to learn how to improve sludge treatment. The optimum process of sludge leaching treatment was studied in a specially designed 100-L reactor system. Four... |
2,319,934 | Calcium phosphate granules formation: Key to high rate of mesophilic UASB treatment of toilet wastewater. | Toilet wastewater, a rich source of organic matter and nutrients, can be treated anaerobically to recover energy and resources at mesophilic conditions (35 °C) using an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) digester. However, low organic loading rates (OLR) have often been reported, which may be attributed t... |
2,319,935 | Valorisation of bioethanol production residues through anaerobic digestion: Methane production and microbial communities. | The organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) is an appealing feedstock for bioethanol production due to its richness in cellulosic materials. After fermentation and distillation, the remaining residue constitutes a source of unconsumed carbohydrates, proteins and lipids. These macromolecules can be further use... |
2,319,936 | Reactions of α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyls with Free Chlorine, Free Bromine, and Combined Chlorine. | Chemical disinfectants employed in water and wastewater treatment can produce a variety of transformation products, including carbonyl compounds (e.g., saturated and unsaturated aldehydes and ketones). Experiments conducted under conditions relevant to chlorination at drinking water treatment plants and residual chlori... |
2,319,937 | Recycling industrial wastewater for improved carbohydrate-rich biomass production in a semi-continuous photobioreactor: Effect of hydraulic retention time. | This study aimed to investigate a mixed microalgae culture's capacity to simultaneously remove nutrients and organic matter from industrial effluents while producing carbohydrate-rich biomass. A culture initially dominated by filamentous cyanobacteria Geitlerinema sp. was inoculated in a lab-scale stirred tank photobio... |
2,319,938 | Operationalization of a microbial electrolysis cell: The interaction of the primary factors for energy storage efficiency. | Microbial electrolysis cells have attracted attention as a method to enhance anaerobic digesters' performance. However, optimization of individual factors is not directly transferrable among systems as many are intimately linked and influenced by the system design, influent, and inoculum. To avoid this, here the effect... |
2,319,939 | Varying attenuation of trace organic chemicals in natural treatment systems - A review of key influential factors. | The removal of trace organic chemicals (TOrCs) from treated wastewater and impacted surface water through managed aquifer recharge (MAR) has been extensively studied under a variety of water quality and operating conditions and at various experimental scales. The primary mechanism thought to dictate removal over the lo... |
2,319,940 | A continuous plug-flow anaerobic/aerobic/anoxic/aerobic (AOAO) process treating low COD/TIN domestic sewage: Realization of partial nitrification and extremely advanced nitrogen removal. | The realization of stable partial nitrification and advanced nitrogen removal are not acquired effectively in conventional pre-denitrification biological nitrogen removal processes treating domestic sewage. Herein, a novel anaerobic/aerobic/anoxic/aerobic (AOAO) continuous plug-flow reactor, characterized with double s... |
2,319,941 | Optimization of airflow and aeration cycles in a new structured bed reactor configuration for carbon and nitrogen removal. | The Structured Bed Reactor with Recirculation and Intermittent Aeration (SBRRIA) is a reactor configuration that presents high efficiency of organic matter and nitrogen removal, besides low sludge production. However, operational parameters, as the recirculation rate, aeration time, and airflow, are not fully establish... |
2,319,942 | Sexual dysfunction in Chinese women at different reproductive stages and the positive effect of hormone replacement therapy in the early postmenopause. | The aims of the study were to investigate female sexual dysfunction (FSD) at different reproductive stages and the effect on FSD of hormone replacement therapy (HRT).</AbstractText>Participants (N</i> = 524) were divided into six groups according to the Stages of Reproductive Aging Workshop (STRAW + 10): ... |
2,319,943 | Positive Psychotherapy Improves Cardiac Electrical Stability and Mood in ICD Patients: PAM-ICD Trial Results.<Pagination><StartPage>300</StartPage><EndPage>301</EndPage><MedlinePgn>300-301</MedlinePgn></Pagination><ELocationID EIdType="doi" ValidYN="Y">10.1097/PSY.0000000000000919</ELocationID><AuthorList CompleteYN="Y... | Prothrombin thrombophilia is characterized by venous thromboembolism (VTE) manifest most commonly in adults as deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) in the legs or pulmonary embolism. The clinical expression of prothrombin thrombophilia is variable; many individuals heterozygous or homozygous for the 20210G>A F2</i> variant ne... |
2,319,944 | Synthesis of a novel Ce(iii)/melamine coordination polymer and its application for corrosion protection of AA2024 in NaCl solution. | We present the synthesis of a new cerium(iii)-melamine coordination polymer (CMCP) by a mixed-solvothermal method and its characterization. Characterization techniques included Raman, Fourier Transformation Infra-Red (FTIR), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), in which the change in the elec... |
2,319,945 | Biohydrogen production from traditional Chinese medicine wastewater in anaerobic packed bed reactor system. | Three anaerobic packed bed reactors (APBR) packed with activated carbon, maifanite and tourmaline as support material were continuously operated for 165 days to generate hydrogen from traditional Chinese medicine wastewater at different organic loading rates (OLR) from 15.2 to 91.3 g COD L<sup>-1</sup> d<sup>-1</sup> b... |
2,319,946 | Biogas production, waste stabilization efficiency, and hygienization potential of a mesophilic anaerobic plug flow reactor processing swine manure and corn stover. | Swine manure and corn stover are abundant agricultural wastes which contribute to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, nutrient runoff leading to eutrophication, and a biosafety risk with respect to improper swine manure handling. Anaerobic co-digestion (AcoD) of swine manure and corn stover can mitigate these negative impa... |
2,319,947 | Pathways regulating the enhanced nitrogen removal in a pyrite based vertical-flow constructed wetland. | In this study, two vertical constructed wetland using natural pyrite (P-VFCW) and quartz sand (C-VFCW) as substrate were constructed, and the enhanced nitrate removal mechanism by pyrite was further investigated. Results showed that the nitrate removal efficiency (NRE) of P-VFCW was 4% higher than that of C-VFCW with a... |
2,319,948 | Phosphate removal via biological process coupling with hydroxyapatite crystallization in alternating anaerobic/aerobic biofilter reactor. | In this work, a laboratory-scale alternating anaerobic/aerobic biofilter (A/O BF) filled with self-made steel slag media was constructed, where the integrated biological and crystalline phosphorus removal process was realized to remove phosphorus and achieve phosphorus recovery from wastewater. Phosphorus accumulating ... |
2,319,949 | Hormone replacement therapy after breast cancer: Yes, No or maybe? | Over nine million breast cancer survivors worldwide suffer compromised quality of life attributable to estrogen depletion related symptoms of menopause and side effects of cancer therapy. Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is very effective in managing these symptoms in general population and in breast cancer survivors.... |
2,319,950 | Delivery of RGD-modified liposome as a targeted colorectal carcinoma therapy and its autophagy mechanism. | Liposomes are among the most extensively applied drug carriers due to their excellent biocompatibility, controllable size and ease of modification. In the present study, we prepared untargeted liposomes (LP) and targeting liposomes modified with Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD-LP), and Doxorubicin Hydrochloride (DOX) or fluorescent p... |
2,319,951 | Influence of HRT and carbon source on the enhancement of nutrient removal in an Anaerobic-Oxic-Anoxic (AOA) system. | The eutrophication and increase in toxicity promoted by the continuous or abundant supply of nutrients in water bodies threaten the safety of drinking water and human health. In this regard, this study proposes the investigation of wastewater treatment focusing on the simultaneous removal of nitrogen and phosphorus in ... |
2,319,952 | Random effects models of lymph node metastases in breast cancer: quantifying the roles of covariates and screening using a continuous growth model. | We recently described a joint model of breast cancer tumor size and number of affected lymph nodes, which conditions on screening history, mammographic density, and mode of detection, and can be used to infer growth rates, time to symptomatic detection, screening sensitivity, and rates of lymph node spread. The model o... |
2,319,953 | Development of a Short-Cut Combined Magnetic Coagulation-Sequence Batch Membrane Bioreactor for Swine Wastewater Treatment. | A high concentration of suspended solids (SS) in swine wastewater reduces the efficiency of the biological treatment process. The current study developed a short-cut combined magnetic coagulation (MC)-sequence batch membrane bioreactor (SMBR) process to treat swine wastewater. Compared with the single SMBR process, the... |
2,319,954 | The Use of Lower or Higher Than Recommended Doses of Folic Acid Supplements during Pregnancy Is Associated with Child Attentional Dysfunction at 4-5 Years of Age in the INMA Project. | We assessed the association between the use of lower- and higher-than-recommended doses of folic acid supplements (FAs) during pregnancy and attentional function in boys and girls at age of 4-5. We analyzed data from 1329 mother-child pairs from the mother-child cohort INfancia y Medio Ambiente Project (INMA) study. In... |
2,319,955 | Serum Progesterone Levels with The Use of Four Different Types of Vaginal Progesterone in Frozen-Thawed Embryo Transfer Cycles and Related Pregnancy Outcomes. | Luteal phase support (LPS) is essential for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET). However, the optimal dose and serum progesterone (P4) levels required for pregnancy are controversial. We attempted to determine the association between pregnancy outcomes and serum P4 levels administe... |
2,319,956 | Feasibility of iron scraps for enhancing nitrification of domestic wastewater at low temperatures. | The development of an effective approach to improve low-temperature nitrification of domestic wastewater remains an important issue that needs to be urgently addressed. This study was intended to verify the feasibility of using iron scraps as an effective immobilization material to enhance nitrification activity in dom... |
2,319,957 | Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry with complementary ionization methods in the study of 5000-year-old mummy. | Mummification is one of the defining customs of ancient Egypt. The nuances of the embalming procedure and the composition of the embalming mixtures have attracted the attention of scientists and laypeople for a long time. Modern analytical tools make mummy studies more efficient.</AbstractText>Comprehensive two-dimensi... |
2,319,958 | <i>Rheum rhaponticum</i> Root Extract Improves Vasomotor Menopausal Symptoms and Estrogen-Regulated Targets in Ovariectomized Rat Model. | Ovarian insufficiency and ovariectomy are characterized by deregulated heat loss mechanisms. Unlike hormone therapy, ERr 731 (a standardized botanical extract of Siberian rhubarb <i>Rheum rhaponticum</i> L. high in rhaponticin) acts like a selective estrogen receptor modulator for ERβ receptors and may offer a hi... |
2,319,959 | Kinetics of Organic Biodegradation and Biogas Production in the Pilot-Scale Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) for Piggery Wastewater Treatment. | In this research, the kinetics of COD biodegradation and biogas production in a moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) at pilot scale (10 m<sup>3</sup>) for piggery wastewater treatment were investigated. Polyethylene (PE) was used as a carrying material, with organic loading rates (OLRs) of 10, 15, and 18 kgCOD/m<su... |
2,319,960 | Impact of C/N ratio on the fate of simultaneous Ca<sup>2+</sup> precipitation, F<sup>-</sup> removal, and denitrification in quartz sand biofilm reactor. | The coexistence of F<sup>-</sup>, Ca<sup>2+</sup>, nitrates, and other pollutants in water body has aroused widespread concern. In this research, a novel quartz sand biofilm reactor was established, aiming to study the key factors of different carbon to nitrogen (C/N) ratios (5:1, 4:1, and 3:1), initial Ca<sup>2+</sup>... |
2,319,961 | Plausible Role of Estrogens in Pathogenesis, Progression and Therapy of Lung Cancer. | Malignant neoplasms are among the most common diseases and are responsible for the majority of deaths in the developed world. In contrast to men, available data show a clear upward trend in the incidence of lung cancer in women, making it almost as prevalent as breast cancer. Women might be more susceptible to the carc... |
2,319,962 | Effect of design and operational parameters on nutrients and heavy metal removal in pilot floating treatment wetlands with Eichhornia Crassipes treating polluted lake water. | Though having an economic and ecological impact on Marriott Lake management in Egypt, water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is an aquatic floating macrophyte with a known phytoremediation potential. In order to assess its remediation potential, pilot floating treatment wetlands (FTWs) with E. crassipes were built in du... |
2,319,963 | Enhanced methane production in an up-flow microbial electrolysis assisted reactors: Hydrodynamics characteristics and electron balance under different spatial distributions of bioelectrodes. | Compared with common anaerobic digestion, microbial electrolysis has been proven feasibly to accelerate biodegradation and methanogenesis with the advantages of effective electron flow regulation. However, its actual application and scale-up required a full understanding and further investigation on electrode size and ... |
2,319,964 | Premature ovarian insufficiency: A toolkit for the primary care physician. | Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) refers to the loss of ovarian activity before the age of 40 years, which leads to hypoestrogenism and amenorrhoea. The diagnosis of POI in a young woman has potentially life-changing physical and emotional consequences for both the patient and her family. Therefore, it is very impo... |
2,319,965 | 4-chlorophenol removal by air lift packed bed bioreactor and its modeling by kinetics and numerical model (artificial neural network). | 4-chlorophenol (4-CP) is a hazardous contaminant that is hardly removed by some technologies. This study investigated the biodegradation, and physical 4-CP removal by a mixed microbial consortium in the Airlift packed bed bioreactor (ALPBB) and modeling by an artificial neural network (ANN) for first the time. The remo... |
2,319,966 | Innovative technology of municipal wastewater treatment for rapid sludge sedimentation and enhancing pollutants removal with nano-material. | This study aims to develop a novel technology for actual municipal wastewater treatment to achieve rapid sludge sedimentation and high pollutants removal efficiency. The SBRs were modified and operated with periodic addition of 20 μL·L<sup>-1</sup> nanofloc®. Results revealed that NH<sub>4</sub><su... |
2,319,967 | Metabolic patterns reveal enhanced anammox activity at low nitrogen conditions in the integrated I-ABR. | Substrate concentrations greatly influence bacterial growth and metabolism. However, optimal nitrogen concentrations for anammox bacteria in nitrogen-limited environments remain unclear. Here, we observed enhanced nitrogen metabolism and anabolism of anammox bacteria at low nitrogen conditions. Efficient nitrogen remov... |
2,319,968 | Zihuai recipe alleviates cyclophosphamide-induced diminished ovarian reserve via suppressing PI3K/AKT-mediated apoptosis. | Zihuai recipe (ZHR), a Chinese herbal prescription, is widely used for the clinical treatment of Diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) infertility. However, little is known regarding its underlying mechanisms of DOR treatment.</AbstractText>This study aimed to investigate the beneficial effects of ZHR on the treatment of DO... |
2,319,969 | Group behavioral interventions for tics and comorbid symptoms in children with chronic tic disorders. | Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Habit Reversal Training (HRT) and Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT) are effective in reducing tic severity. ERP and HRT have recently gained primary support in a group setting, while CBIT has not been examined similarly. We compared the efficacy of group-CBIT ... |
2,319,970 | A rare cause of postmenopausal hyperandrogenism. | We present an unusual case of mucinous cystadenoma presenting with severe virilisation in a postmenopausal woman. A 71-year-old woman was referred to our outpatient endocrinology clinic because of rapidly progressive androgenic alopecia, clitoromegaly and male pattern pubic hair growth for 1 year. Her medical hi... |
2,319,971 | Enhanced methane production from cellulose using a two-stage process involving a bioelectrochemical system and a fixed film reactor. | It is desirable to improve the anaerobic digestion processes of recalcitrant materials, such as cellulose. Enhancement of methane (CH4</sub>) production from organic molecules was previously accomplished through coupling a bioelectrochemical system (BES); however, scaling-up BES-based production is difficult. Here, we ... |
2,319,972 | Hormone replacement therapy - where are we now? | Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was the standard of care for menopause management until 2002, when perceptions changed following release of the initial results from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) trial. Fears of breast cancer and heart attacks engendered by that report were not supported by the data, especially ... |
2,319,973 | Does blastocyst mitochondrial DNA content affect miscarriage rate in patients undergoing single euploid frozen embryo transfer? | To determine whether the blastocyst mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) content is related to the miscarriage rate in patients undergoing single euploid frozen embryo transfer (SEFET).</AbstractText>A total of 355 single euploid frozen embryo transfer cycles were studied retrospectively between April 2017 and December 2018. A tr... |
2,319,974 | Relationship between temporal changes of endometrial blood flow impedance during natural and hormone replacement cycles and prediction of pregnancy during vitrified-warmed embryo transfer. | This study aimed to examine the relationship between the temporal changes in endometrial blood flow impedance during natural and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) cycles and clinical outcomes of vitrified-warmed embryo transfer (ET).</AbstractText>This retrospective observational cohort study included 60 women, 28 with... |
2,319,975 | Impact of low serum progesterone levels on the day of embryo transfer on pregnancy outcome: a prospective cohort study in artificial cycles with vaginal progesterone. | Is there a serum progesterone (P) threshold on the day of embryo transfer (ET) in artificial endometrium preparation cycles below which the chances of ongoing pregnancy are reduced?</AbstractText>Serum P levels <8.8 ng/ml on the day of ET lower ongoing pregnancy rate (OPR) in both own or donated oocyte cycles... |
2,319,976 | Detection and removal of <i>Giardia</i> spp. cysts and <i>Cryptosporidium</i> spp. oocysts by anaerobic reactors in Brazil. | The discharge of raw wastewater into the environment can be a contamination source of <i>Giardia</i> spp. cysts and <i>Cryptosporidium</i> spp. oocysts. The UASB (Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket) reactor is the most popular technology applied for wastewater treatment in Brazil, nevertheless there is little information ... |
2,319,977 | Controversies Regarding Postmenopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy for Primary Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women. | The debate over the safety and benefit of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in postmenopausal women for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been ongoing for the past several decades. Observational trials in the 1980s suggested a benefit of HRT for primary CVD prevention. However, randomized controlle... |
2,319,978 | Prevalence of the Use of Oral Contraceptives and Hormone Replacement Therapy in Japan: The Japan Nurses' Health Study. | There have been few community-based epidemiological studies in which the prevalence of exogenous hormone use, including the use of oral contraceptives (OCs) and hormone replacement therapy (HRT), has been accurately assessed in Japan.</AbstractText>We have been conducting repeated surveys of participants in the Japan N... |
2,319,979 | Cancer occurrence in Turner syndrome and the effect of sex hormone substitution therapy. | Although the overall risk of cancer is not increased in Turner syndrome, the pattern of cancer occurrence differs from the general population. We aim to describe the cancer morbidity pattern in Turner syndrome and evaluate the effect of long-term hormone replacement therapy (HRT).</AbstractText>Nationwide epidemiologic... |
2,319,980 | Isolation and Characterization of Intact Cardiomyocytes from Frozen and Fresh Human Myocardium and Mouse Hearts. | Procurement and characterization of intact human cells are essential for studies in regenerative medicine and translational medical research. The selection of the currently available approaches to isolate intact cells depends on the age of the hearts. To isolate cardiomyocytes from the fetal or neonatal myocardium, the... |
2,319,981 | Generation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells and Differentiation into Cardiomyocytes. | Failure to regenerate myocardium after injury is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in humans. Direct differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) into cardiomyocytes provides an invaluable resource to pursue cardiac regeneration based on cellular transplantation. Beyond the potential for clini... |
2,319,982 | HRT Atlas v1.0 database: redefining human and mouse housekeeping genes and candidate reference transcripts by mining massive RNA-seq datasets. | Housekeeping (HK) genes are constitutively expressed genes that are required for the maintenance of basic cellular functions. Despite their importance in the calibration of gene expression, as well as the understanding of many genomic and evolutionary features, important discrepancies have been observed in studies that... |
2,319,983 | Video-assisted endoscopic laryngosurgery using a direct laryngoscope and a long rigid endoscope. | Endolaryngeal microscopic laryngosurgery (microlaryngosurgery) using a direct laryngoscope is the preferred surgical method for treating laryngeal lesions under general anesthesia. However, this method does not provide a wide-angle view of the larynx and does not allow detailed observations of the ventricle and subglot... |
2,319,984 | Systemic plasma vascular endothelial growth factor levels as a marker for increased angiogenesis during the single ventricle surgical pathway. | Cyanosis and the cavopulmonary anastomosis (CPA) are associated with pulmonary arterio-venous malformations (PAVMs) in single ventricle physiology. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) may be a marker of abnormal angiogenesis in this setting. Plasma VEGF levels were measured in 14 patients undergoing the surgical ... |
2,319,985 | Model-based Graph Cut Method for Segmentation of the Left Ventricle. | Model-based medical image analysis allows high level information to guide image segmentation. However, most model-based methods rely on evolution methods which may become trapped in local minima. Graph cuts have been proposed for image segmentation problems where the cost of the cut corresponds to an energy function wh... |
2,319,986 | Analytical and Numerical Studies of Volume Measurement using Conductance Catheter Techniques. | Calculation of intra-ventricular blood volume using the impedance electrode technique suffers from inaccuracy arising from irregularity in ventricular geometry and non-uniformity in imposed electric fields. This is particularly evident in the right ventricle. To investigate this problem, we present analytical and numer... |
2,319,987 | Right Ventricle Extraction by Low level and Model-based algorithm. | In this paper we present an algorithm as the combination of a low level morphological operation and model based global circular shortest path scheme to explore the segmentation of the right ventricle. Traditional morphological operations were employed to obtain the region of interest, and adjust it to generate a mask. ... |
2,319,988 | Cardiac motion analysis using nonlinear biomechanical constraints. | Quantitative assessment of the motion and deformation variability of the heart has important implications for the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiac diseases. Various existing image-based approaches typically rely on linear constraining models which are however physically implausible. In this paper, we ... |
2,319,989 | Using átuous Algorithm and Modulus Maximum Lines to Detect R-wave of ECG Signal. | The R-wave of ECG signal represents the electrical activation of the ventricles, which initiates ventricle contraction, and it belongs to the typical peak value singular signal. An effective way of detecting R-wave in QRS complex of ECG based on á tuous algorithm and modulus maximum lines are presented in this pap... |
2,319,990 | Effects of cardiac anisotropy on three-dimensional inverse activation time imaging: a cellular-automaton-based model study. | The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of cardiac anisotropy on the ECG activation time imaging solutions using a cellular-automaton-heart-model-based approach. The anisotropic heart model was used in forward pacing simulation while anisotropic and isotropic heart models were used in inverse procedures,... |
2,319,991 | Mitochondrial permeability transition dynamics: an indicator of mitochondrial potassium channel opener. | Mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT) is an intracellular event that is closely related to apoptosis and necrosis. However, whether this process underlies the recently reported neuroprotective potency of mitochondrial potassium channel openers applied in vivo remains uncertain. This study aims to clarify this iss... |
2,319,992 | A simultaneous framework for recovering three dimensional shape and nonrigid motion from cardiac image sequences. | Quantitative assessment of the shape and motion variability of the heart has important implications for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac diseases. In this paper, we present a unified methodology which simultaneously recovers the shape and motion of the left ventricle, including the endo-, epi-, and mid-wall myoca... |
2,319,993 | Determination of the left ventricular myofiber angle analytically and its significance. | It is known that the tremendous internal pressure build-up in the left ventricle (LV) cavity during isovolumic contraction is due to the contraction of the spirally woven myocardial fibers. In this paper, a biomathematical model is developed to investigate the fiber angle using the theory of elasticity. Simultaneously,... |
2,319,994 | Ultrasonic speckle suppression using robust nonlinear wavelet diffusion for LV volume quantification. | This work proposes a novel speckle suppression method, called robust nonlinear wavelet diffusion. It shows that the log-transformed speckle can be approximated by Gaussian noise contaminated with long burst outliers. Consequently, we exploit this knowledge to design a speckle suppression filter within the framework of ... |
2,319,995 | Motion analysis of right ventricular wall based on an electromechanical biventricular model. | Based on our previously developed electrical heart model, an electromechanical biventricular model, which couples the electrical property and mechanical property of the heart, was constructed and the right ventricular wall motion and deformation was simulated using this model. The model was developed on the basis of co... |
2,319,996 | Optimal lymphatic vessel structure. | Lymphatic vessels transport excess interstitial fluid from the low-pressure tissues to the higher pressure veins. The basic structural unit of lymphatic vessels is the lymphangion, a segment of the vessel separated by two unidirectional valves. Lymphangions cyclically contract like ventricles and can actively pump lymp... |
2,319,997 | Construction of the global lagrangian strain field in the myocardium using DENSE MRI data. | The main aim of this study is to generate global strain maps within the myocardial wall. Transmural strain calculations are performed using DENSE MRI data, acquired in a long-axis plane for canine subjects over the complete cardiac cycle. Continuum mechanics formulations were applied to all segments of the myocardium a... |
2,319,998 | Computing work in the ischemic heart. | This study analyzes the effect of a poorly perfused (ischemic) region on active tension and strain at a point in a model of the cardiac ventricles. The cellular active mechanics and electrophysiology were calculated using a coupled electromechanical cell model. The deformation of the heart was calculated combining an a... |
2,319,999 | A Kalman filtering approach to estimation of maximum ventricle elastance. | In this paper a method for estimating maximum ventricular elastance through an extended Kalman filter is proposed, based on measurement of ventricular volume and aortic pressure. The Kalman filter is particularly well suited to this task, since it produces an optimal estimate (in the sense that the error is statistical... |
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