Aerobic sludge granulation in a full-scale sequencing batch reactor.

abstract：AIM:Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an important part of heart failure (HF) treatment. The aim of this paper was to evaluate if thoracic fluid content (TFC) measured by impedance cardiography (ICG) is a useful parameter for predicting the outcome of CR. METHODS:Fifty HF patients underwent clinical and noninvasive haemo...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Gielerak G,Krzesiński P,Piotrowicz E,Piotrowicz R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrocephalus is a common neurological condition that can have traumatic ramifications and can be lethal without treatment. Nowadays, during therapy radiologists have to spend a vast amount of time assessing the volume of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by manual segmentation on Computed Tomography (CT) images. Further, som...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Klimont M,Flieger M,Rzeszutek J,Stachera J,Zakrzewska A,Jończyk-Potoczna K

更新日期：2019-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Lung cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide. The treatment choice for advanced stage of lung cancer may depend on histotype, performance status (PS), age, and comorbidities. In the present study, we focused on the effect of metronomic vinorelbine treatment in elderly patients with advanced unresectab...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： D'Ascanio M,Pezzuto A,Fiorentino C,Sposato B,Bruno P,Grieco A,Mancini R,Ricci A

更新日期：2018-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of peritoneal dialysis (PD) in treating refractory congestive heart failure (RCHF) with cardiorenal syndrome (CRS). Methods:A total of 36 patients with RCHF were divided into type 2 CRS group (group A) and non-type 2 CRS group (group B) according to the patients' clinical ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Shao Q,Xia Y,Zhao M,Liu J,Zhang Q,Jin B,Xie J,Xu B,Gong R,Jiang C

更新日期：2018-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Cigarette smoke is highly toxic, and it can promote increased production of reactive species and inflammatory response and leads to liver diseases. Quercetin is a flavonoid that displays antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities in liver diseases. This study aimed at evaluating the protective effects of quercetin o...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Machado-Junior PA,Araújo NPS,Souza ABF,Castro TF,Oliveira M,Costa GP,Matos NA,Vieira PMA,Talvani A,Bezerra FS,Cangussú SD

更新日期：2020-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial infections are the most common cause of purulent soft tissue inflammations in the head and neck area. These bacteria are also responsible for the majority of inflammatory complications after third molar removal. The key to success of antibacterial treatment in both cases is the use of an appropriate antibact...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Bogacz M,Morawiec T,Śmieszek-Wilczewska J,Janowska-Bogacz K,Bubiłek-Bogacz A,Rój R,Pinocy K,Mertas A

更新日期：2019-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship of delivery type, maternal anesthesia, feeding modalities, and first feeding and meconium passage times with early bilirubin levels of healthy infants. METHODS:Cord, 24 hours' and 48 hours' total bilirubin levels were measured in 388 study infants. RESULTS:Infants born with c...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Siyah Bilgin B,Altun Koroglu O,Yalaz M,Karaman S,Kultursay N

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aim:The aim of this study is to detect the prevalence of substance use among tenth-grade students; their thoughts, attitudes, behaviors, and tendencies towards substance use; and risk factors of substance use in tenth-grade students in general. Methods:This study is descriptive and cross-sectional conducted between Ap...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Öztaş D,Kalyon A,Ertuğrul A,Gündoğdu Ç,Balcıoğlu H,Sağlan Y,Bilge U,Karahan S

更新日期：2018-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to evaluate the contribution of chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) in the prenatal diagnosis of fetuses with central nervous system (CNS) anomalies but normal chromosomal karyotype. A total of 46 fetuses with CNS anomalies with or without other ultrasound anomalies but normal karyotypes ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Sun L,Wu Q,Jiang SW,Yan Y,Wang X,Zhang J,Liu Y,Yao L,Ma Y,Wang L

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Advancing age, chronic inflammation, oxidative damage, and disorders of lipid metabolism are positively linked to the late-life cognitive impairment. Serum biomarkers may be associated with the cognitive status in older men. Methods. 440 old male subjects with different cognitive functions were recruited t...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ma C,Li J,Bao Z,Ruan Q,Yu Z

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study presented the analysis of free-breathing lung tumor motion characteristics using GE 4DCT and Varian RPM systems. Tumor respiratory movement was found to be associated with GTV size, the superior-inferior tumor location in the lung, and the attachment degree to rigid structure (e.g., chest wall, vertebrae, o...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang Y,Bao Y,Zhang L,Fan W,He H,Sun ZW,Hu X,Huang SM,Chen M,Deng XW

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives. The aim of the study is to detect the prevalence and the characteristics of infraorbital canal and Haller's cells on panoramic radiography of edentulous patients. Methods. The study group comprised 291 panoramic radiographs of edentulous patients. Radiographs were interpreted for the visibility and charact...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yesilova E,Bayrakdar IS

更新日期：2018-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Solid lipid nanoparticle is an efficient lipid based drug delivery system which can enhance the bioavailability of poorly water soluble drugs. Efavirenz is a highly lipophilic drug from nonnucleoside inhibitor category for treatment of HIV. Present work illustrates development of an SLN formulation for Efavirenz with ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Gaur PK,Mishra S,Bajpai M,Mishra A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to investigate the iontophoretic delivery of lidocaine hydrochloride through porcine skin and to compare the effects of modulated alternating and direct current iontophoresis. Continuous and modulated iontophoresis was applied for one hour and two hours (0-1 h and 4-5th h) using a 1% w/...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Bhatia G,Banga AK

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of endotamponade agents has gained a major role in the management of macular complications of high myopia. Myopic foveoschisis and macular hole are the main macular complication of pathologic myopia, this growing condition that is a main cause of visual loss, especially in patients at a younger age. We discuss...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Valldeperas X,Lorenzo-Carrero J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anopheles gambiae is the major malaria vector in Africa. Examining the molecular basis of A. gambiae traits requires knowledge of both genetic variation and genome-wide linkage disequilibrium (LD) map of wild A. gambiae populations from malaria-endemic areas. We sequenced the genomes of nine wild A. gambiae mosquitoes...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang X,Afrane YA,Yan G,Li J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is an uncommon disease and little is known about the molecular alterations of its development and evolution to acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 (EZH2) is the catalytic subunit of Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PCR2). It is a histone methyltransferas...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： de Souza Fernandez T,Fonseca Alvarenga T,Almeida Antônio de Kós E,Lamim Lovatel V,Tavares RC,da Costa ES,de Souza Fernandez C,Abdelhay E

更新日期：2019-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：Methods:In the study, we included 86 children diagnosed with atopic asthma (n = 25), allergic rhinitis (n = 20), and atopic dermatitis (n = 20) and healthy control subjects (n = 21) of Caucasian origin from the Polish population. The blood leukocyte expression of 31 genes involved in neuroinflammatory response (neurotr...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Sobkowiak P,Langwiński W,Nowakowska J,Wojsyk-Banaszak I,Szczepankiewicz D,Jenerowicz D,Wasilewska E,Bręborowicz A,Szczepankiewicz A

更新日期：2020-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The explosive growth of high-throughput experimental methods and resulting data yields both opportunity and challenge for selecting the correct drug to treat both a specific patient and their individual disease. Ideally, it would be useful and efficient if computational approaches could be applied to help achieve opti...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Cui H,Zhang M,Yang Q,Li X,Liebman M,Yu Y,Xie L

更新日期：2018-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Feature selection has become the essential step in biomarker discovery from high-dimensional genomics data. It is recognized that different feature selection techniques may result in different set of biomarkers, that is, different groups of genes highly correlated to a given pathological condition, but few direct comp...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Dessì N,Pascariello E,Pes B

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To investigate the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) at "Zusanli" (ST36) and "Shangjuxu"(ST37) on reducing inflammatory reaction and improving intestinal dysfunction in patients with sepsis-induced intestinal dysfunction with syndrome of obstruction of the bowels Qi. Methods:A total of 71 patients with seps...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Meng JB,Jiao YN,Zhang G,Xu XJ,Ji CL,Hu MH,Lai ZZ,Zhang M

更新日期：2018-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential of three submerged aquatic plant species (Cabomba piauhyensis, Egeria densa, and Hydrilla verticillata) to be used for As, Al, and Zn phytoremediation was tested. The plants were exposed for 14 days under hydroponic conditions to mine waste water effluents in order to assess the suitability of the aquati...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Abu Bakar AF,Yusoff I,Fatt NT,Othman F,Ashraf MA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are defined as pluripotent cells found in numerous human tissues, including bone marrow and adipose tissue. Such MSCs, isolated from bone marrow and adipose tissue, have been shown to differentiate into bone and cartilage, along with other types of tissues. Therefore, MSCs represent a pro...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Pak J,Lee JH,Lee SH

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury, a series of pathophysiological processes are stimulated in both the central nervous system (CNS) and the periphery, including, but not limited to, the peripheral immune and endocrine systems and underregulation of the neuroendocrine-immune network. Glutamate (Glu) ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： You J,Feng L,Xin M,Ma D,Feng J

更新日期：2018-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:Childhood malnutrition is major health concern in many low- and middle-income countries, including Vietnam. It was a major risk factor for child mortality and adult ill-health. Malnutrition could increase the risk of serious infections; conversely current diseases also had a negative impact on the growth of ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Huynh G,Huynh QHN,Nguyen NHT,Do QT,Khanh Tran V

更新日期：2019-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of the present research are to investigate the possible predictors of pancreatic cancer, in particular smoking status, alcohol consumption, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes mellitus, in patients with histologically confirmed pancreatic carcinoma and to examine the synergism between risk factors. A case-cont...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： La Torre G,Sferrazza A,Gualano MR,de Waure C,Clemente G,De Rose AM,Nicolotti N,Nuzzo G,Siliquini R,Boccia A,Ricciardi W

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmunity remains a complex physiologic deviation, enabled and perpetuated by a variety of interplayers and pathways. Simplistic approaches, targeting either isolated end-effectors of more centrally placed interactors of these mechanisms, are continuously tried in an effort to comprehend and halt cascades with pote...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Pateinakis P,Pyrpasopoulou A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a major neurodegenerative disorder for which the etiology and pathogenesis remain as elusive as for Alzheimer's disease. PD appears to be caused by genetic and environmental factors, and pedigree and cohort studies have identified numerous susceptibility genes and loci related to PD. Autoso...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yang X,Xu Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:This study evaluated the bioactivity and physicochemical properties of three commercial calcium silicate-based endodontic materials (MTA, EndoSequence Root Repair Material putty, and Biodentine™). Material and Methods. Horizontal sections of 3 mm thickness from 18 root canals of human teeth were subjected to ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Talabani RM,Garib BT,Masaeli R

更新日期：2020-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is aimed at determining how oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) regulates the angiogenesis of HUVECs through miR-210-3p expression and exploring the relationship among miR-210-3p, its target protein, and the possible mechanism of angiogenesis regulation. miR-210-3p expression was detected in OSCC tissues an...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang H,Wang L,Zhou X,Luo X,Liu K,Jiang E,Chen Y,Shao Z,Shang Z

更新日期：2020-07-08 00:00:00