Anaerobic-Oxic-Anoxic (AOA) is a promising process that addresses the increasingly stringent requirements for advanced nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) removal in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Plug-flow AOA systems have received much attention...
The optimal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in women who have undergone pelvic clearance for endometriosis remains uncertain with insufficient evidence. The purpose of this case report and the national survey was to highlight the potential HRT-rela...
Taguchi statistical design, an orthogonal array (OA) method, was used to study the impact of the COD/SO42− ratio, hydraulic retention time (HRT) and linoleic acid (LA) concentration on sulfate (SO42−) reduction in an anaerobic sequencing batch reacto...
While skin aging is inevitable, healthy habits, sun protection, skincare, and medical interventions can slow visible skin changes; estrogen is also crucial. In 2002, the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) results contributed to the subsequent tren...
Menopause marks the end of a woman’s reproductive life. It is well-known that skin aging is accelerated during this period, as declining estrogen detrimentally impacts the skin’s extracellular matrix (ECM) which is the provider of strengt...
This paper presents an experimental and theoretical study on the effects of an acoustic field induced by Hartmann Resonance Tube (HRT) on droplet deformation behavior. The characteristics of the acoustic field generated by HRT are investigated. Resul...
CdTe solar cells were produced using metal organic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD), which employed a (Zn,Al)S (AZS) high resistant transparent (HRT) layer at the transparent conducting oxide (TCO)/Cd(Zn)S emitter interface, to enable the higher an...
Background: Unscheduled bleeding in postmenopausal women on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) represents a common but poorly characterised clinical challenge. Whilst endometrial cancer affects approximately 9% of women with unexplained postmenopausal...
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a treatment for acute climacteric syndrome, with the best effectivity. It also prevents bone loss and fractures. Ischemic heart disease prevention and cognitive function improvement have been observed with HRT, on...
A fuzzy knowledge-based controller of hydraulic retention time (HRT) was designed and tested in an outdoor membrane photobioreactor (MPBR) to improve nitrogen recovery from a microalgae cultivation system, maintaining the algae as photosynthetically...
This research describes the feasibility of applying a UASB reactor for the treatment of concentrated black (toilet) water at 25 °C. On average 78% of the influent load of COD at an HRT of 8.7 days was removed. Produced methane can be converted to 56...
Biological sulfate (SO42−) reduction was examined in anaerobic sequential batch reactors (ASBRs) operated under different hydraulic retention times (HRTs) ranging from 12 to 36 h and COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand)/SO42−) ratios of 2.4, 1.6 and 0.8. Com...
Microbial fuel cells (MFC) are emerging technologies that can produce electricity while treating wastewater. A series of tests were carried out to evaluate the efficiency of this technology for treating dairy wastewater (DWW). The experiments used Sh...
Biomass energy transforms waste into biofuels and supports water purification. This study examines enhanced hydrogen production via dark fermentation, tracking volatile fatty acids (VFAs), chemical oxygen demand (COD), carbohydrates, and hydraulic re...
The removal of nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater with low organic carbon content requires the addition of an external carbon source. The objective of this study was to assess the influence of hydraulic retention time (HRT) on the efficiency of...
The coffee processing agro-industry generates large quantities of wastewater requiring systematic treatment prior to disposal. For this reason, the aim of this study was to evaluate the hydraulic retention times (HRT) in treatment of coffee processin...
Postmenopausal osteoporosis is the most common form of osteoporosis and one of the major public health problems in developed countries. The prevalence of this condition, associated with the physiological stage of menopause, is continuously increasing...
Biohydrogen production by fermentation has become a promising technology developed in the world. In this study, diluted normal molasses wastewater is used as the raw material, and biohydrogen production efficiency and operation characteristics of an...
Biological wastewater treatment systems exhibit a wide range of operating conditions and influent substrate types. Artificial intelligence methods, particularly artificial neural networks (ANNs), are increasingly being employed to manage this complex...
A high-load partial nitrification reactor (HLPNR) was operated to treat high-ammonia wastewater by varying the hydraulic retention time (HRT). The associated shifts in the microbial community were analyzed using PCR-DGGE and high-throughput sequencin...
Slow-flowing water bodies formed after the cutoff and straightening of large canals have low flow velocity and weak water exchange, allowing nitrogen and phosphorus to accumulate and induce eutrophication. To enhance canal ecological restoration, a h...
The effects of hydraulic retention time (HRT) and influent nitrate-N concentration on nitrogen removal and the microbial community composition of an aerobic denitrification reactor treating recirculating marine aquaculture system effluent were evalua...
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) currently represents the first-line treatment to manage and reduce menopausal symptoms. Standard regimens generally combine 17β-estradiol (E2) or conjugated equine estrogens (CEEs) with micronized progesterone (...
Breast Cancer Associated Susceptibility Proteins Type 1/2 (BRCA1/2) promote cellular functioning by modulating NRF2-mediated antioxidant signaling. Redox failure in women with BRCA1/2 insufficiency increases the risk for breast/ovarian/uterine cancer...
Time synchronization is one of the most fundamental problems on the internet of things (IoT). The IoT requires low power and an efficient synchronization protocol to minimize power consumption and conserve battery power. This paper introduces an effi...
The biological reduction of slow degradation contaminants such as perchlorate (ClO4−) is considered to be a promising water treatment technology. The process is based on the ability of a specific mixed microbial culture to use perchlorate as an...
The anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge in South Korean wastewater treatment plants is affected by seasonal factors and other influences, resulting in lower digestion efficiency and gas production, which cannot reach optimal yields. The aim of this...
This work assesses the performance of a municipal pilot wastewater treatment system employing an up-flow anaerobic filter (UAF) followed by a horizontal subsurface constructed wetland (HSSCW). This pilot scale demonstration project was implemented in...
An integrated hybrid system was developed, incorporating sedimentation, anaerobic digestion, biological filtration, and a two-stage hybrid subsurface flow constructed wetland, horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland (HSSFCW) and vertical subsu...
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is widely accepted as a precursor of invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC). Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) is considered a risk factor for invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC), and it is unclear whether LCIS is also a precurso...
Moving bed biofilm reactors (MBBRs) are compact biofilm systems that provide a sustainable solution for biological nitrogen removal. A study was conducted on an innovative post-denitrification method as a polishing step to reduce low nitrate nitrogen...
Plastic is a polymer extremely resistant to degradation that can remain for up to hundreds or thousands of years, leading to the accumulation of massive amounts of plastic waste throughout the planet’s ecosystems. Due to exposure to various env...
Background: This paper deals with the detection of amino acid composition of Iraqi Ocimum basilicum (basil) leaves and evaluation of the cytotoxic effects of the plant leaf extract on human colorectal cancer cells. Methods: Leaves of Ocimum basilicum...
Anaerobic digestion technology provides an alternative route for sustainable management of organic waste. In this study, the performance of the hybrid upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (HUASB) reactor consisting of synthetic grass media as attached gro...
Greenhouse gas generated from wastewater treatment plants has attracted much attention as it has the potential to be recovered and used as an energy source. In this study, a membrane biofilm reactor was designed to simultaneously enhance nitrate remo...
Food waste (FW) collected from a university canteen was treated in acidogenic fermenters to produce volatile fatty acids (VFA) under biological pretreatment with mature compost. Batch assays working at pH 6 revealed an increment of 9.0%, 7.9%, and 4....
Introduction: The global incidence of uterine cancer has increased substantially in recent decades. We evaluated if the trend of increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and obesity are attributed to the development of uterine cancer. Methods:...
The production of biogas from food waste is a good approach to the minimization of food waste and increase in the production of renewable energy. However, the use of food waste as a feedstock for biogas production currently poses a difficulty due to...
Some cases of primary and secondary amenorrhea are associated with significant symptoms and an increased risk of multiple diseases, including cardiovascular disease (CVD), osteoporosis, genitourinary dysfunction (urinary urgency and incontinence), va...
Perimenopause, the transitional phase leading up to menopause, affects millions of women worldwide, yet it remains poorly understood and under-addressed in healthcare. Despite the availability of treatment options like hormone replacement therapy (HR...
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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...
The novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has brought countries around the world to a standstill in the early part of 2020. Several nations and territories around the world insisted their population stay indoors for practicing social distance in orde...
The modality of endometrial preparation for the transfer of frozen-thawed embryos may influence maternal and fetal adaptation to pregnancy and could thus impact the results of the first trimester combined screening test. We conducted a retrospective...
Background: Behavioural therapy (BT), including Comprehensive Behavioural Intervention for Tics (CBIT), is an evidence-based first-line treatment for patients with tic disorders. However, access remains limited due to a shortage of trained providers,...
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Cattle slaughterhouses generate wastewater that is rich in organic contaminant and nutrients, which is considered as high strength wastewater with a high potential for energy recovery. Work was undertaken to evaluate the efficiency of the 12 L labora...
After years of advocacy and international negotiation, the General Assembly of the United Nations voted to officially recognize a stand-alone human right to water and sanitation on 28 July 2010. Since, academic scholarship has continued to grow in an...
The recent advent of embryo vitrification and its remarkable efficacy has focused interest on the quality of hormone administration for priming frozen embryo transfers (FETs). Products available for progesterone administration have only been tested i...
Natural rubber is a kind of indispensable biopolymers with great use and strategic importance in human society. However, its production relies almost exclusively on rubber-producing plants Hevea brasiliensis, which have high requirements for growth c...
Ovarian insufficiency and ovariectomy are characterized by deregulated heat loss mechanisms. Unlike hormone therapy, ERr 731 (a standardized botanical extract of Siberian rhubarb Rheum rhaponticum L. high in rhaponticin) acts like a selective estroge...
Exposure to toxic particles from smoke generated either from bush fire, stable burning, or direct smoking is very harmful to our health. The tiny particles easily penetrate deep into the lungs after exposure and damage the airways. Tobacco smoking ca...
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