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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Saowalak Somboon, Benjamas Rossopa, Sujitra Yodda, Tanabhat-Sakorn Sukitprapanon, Amnat Chidthaisong, Phrueksa Lawongsa
The sustainable management of leftover rice straw through biochar production to mitigate CH4 emissions and enhance rice yield remains uncertain and undefined. Therefore, we evaluated the effects of using biochar derived from rice straw left on fields after harvest on greenhouse gas emissions, global warming potential (GWP), and rice yield in the paddy field. The experiment included three treatments: chemical fertilizer (CF), rice straw (RS, 10 t ha-1 ) + CF, and rice straw-derived biochar (BC, 3 t ha-1 based on the amount of product remaining after pyrolysis) + CF...
April 15, 2024: Scientific Reports
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Christina S Thornton, Barbara J Waddell, Stephen E Congly, Julianna Svishchuk, Ranjani Somayaji, Linda Fatovich, Debra Isaac, Karen Doucette, Kevin Fonseca, Steven J Drews, Jamie Borlang, Carla Osiowy, Michael D Parkins
OBJECTIVES: In high-income countries hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an uncommonly diagnosed porcine-derived zoonoses. After identifying disproportionate chronic HEV infections in persons with cystic fibrosis (pwCF) postlung transplant, we sought to understand its epidemiology and potential drivers. DESIGN: All pwCF post-transplant attending our regional CF centre were screened for HEV. HEV prevalence was compared against non-transplanted pwCF and with all persons screened for suspected HEV infection from 2016 to 2022 in Alberta, Canada...
April 15, 2024: Gut
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sarah Ann Duck, Elena Jansen, Afroditi Papantoni, Aerial Sheltry, Daphne Koinis-Mitchell, Viren D'Sa, Sean Deoni, Timothy H Moran, Robert L Findling, Peter J Mogayzel, Susan Carnell
Nutritional status has clinical relevance and is a target of guidance to parents of children with cystic fibrosis (CF). Growth is routinely monitored in CF clinics but there is no standardized way of assessing appetitive behaviors or parents' perceptions of their children's appetite. Greater understanding of these factors could improve clinical guidance regarding parent feeding behaviors. We therefore aimed to assess parent perceptions of child weight, and parent reports of child appetite using the Baby Eating Behavior Questionnaire (BEBQ), in a sample of infants and toddlers with CF, compared with a community sample...
April 13, 2024: Appetite
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yassine Guendouzi, Moustafa Benhalima, Iman Serbah, Manal Fara, Scott W Fowler, Mostefa Boulahdid, Dina Lila Soualili
This study reports, for the first time, the baseline levels for fifteen trace metals in M. galloprovincialis tissue from around the Mediterranean, Marmara and Black Seas. The environmental quality in the surrounding seawater was assessed i.e., a mussel farm was investigated by using CF and DC indices, and the water quality was qualified as good for the aquacultural activities. A strong Cu-regulation in the transplanted mussels was observed and it ranged between 3.20 and 3.60 μg/g d.w. The highest bioavailability and bioconcentration of the particulate Fe fraction could present a health risk to consumers with a low risk level (1 < THQ < 9...
April 14, 2024: Marine Pollution Bulletin
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Víctor Navas-Moreno, Fernando Sebastian-Valles, Víctor Rodríguez-Laval, Carolina Knott-Torcal, Mónica Marazuela, Nuria Sánchez de la Blanca, Jose Alfonso Arranz Martín, Rosa María Girón, Miguel Antonio Sampedro-Núñez
OBJECTIVE: Treatment with cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulators in individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF) has brought a significant change in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1 ) and clinical parameters. However, it also results in weight gain. The aim of our study is to evaluate the effect of CFTR modulator treatment on body composition, measured by computed tomography (CT). METHODS: Adult subjects with CF under follow-up at La Princesa University Hospital were recruited...
March 15, 2024: Nutrition
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Shervin Jamshidi, Mohammad Farsimadan, Hanieh Mohammadi
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have positive and negative impacts on the environment. Therefore, life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) can provide a more holistic framework for performance evaluation than the conventional approach. This study added water footprint (WF) to LCIA and defined ϕ index for accounting for the damage ratio of carbon footprint (CF) to WF. The application of these innovations was verified by comparing the performance of 26 WWTPs. These facilities are located in four different climates in Iran, serve between 1,900 and 980,000 people, and have treatment units like activated sludge, aerated lagoon, and stabilization pond...
April 2024: Water Science and Technology: a Journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research
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REVIEW
Abdulrahman O Al-Naseem, Abdullah Al-Muhannadi, Mohammad Ramadhan, Alwaleed Alfadhli, Yousef Marwan, Roozbeh Shafafy, Muhammad M Abd-El-Barr
PURPOSE: The role of robotics in spine surgery remains controversial, especially for scoliosis correction surgery. This study aims to assess the safety and efficacy of robotic-assisted (RA) surgery specifically for scoliosis surgery by comparing RA to both navigation systems (NS) and conventional freehand techniques (CF). METHODS: As per the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, a systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted via an electronic search of the following databases: MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL)...
April 15, 2024: Spine Deformity
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Felipe A Simão, Mila M Almeida, Heloísa S Rosa, Elizabeth A Marques, Robson S Leão
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the main pathogen associated with pulmonary exacerbation in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). CF is a multisystemic genetic disease caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene, which mainly affects pulmonary function. P. aeruginosa isolated from individuals with CF in Brazil is not commonly associated with multidrug resistance (MDR), especially when compared to global occurrence, where the presence of epidemic clones, capable of expressing resistance to several drugs, is often reported...
April 15, 2024: Brazilian Journal of Microbiology: [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology]
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Rachel L Neve, Emily Giedraitis, Madeline S Akbari, Shirli Cohen, Vanessa V Phelan
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a ubiquitous Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen with remarkable phylogenetic and phenotypic variabilities. In this work, we applied classical molecular networking analysis to secondary metabolite profiling data from seven Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains, including five clinical isolates from the lung secretions of people with cystic fibrosis (CF). We provide three vignettes illustrating how secondary metabolite profiling aids in the identification of rare genomics traits in P. aeruginosa ...
April 15, 2024: MSystems
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Min Xie, Dingming Liu, Ruikun Jia, Yixuan Bai, Juan Chan, Zhongyun Lin, Paul Khairy, Kaijun Cui
BACKGROUND: A novel visualized steerable sheath, referred to as the Vizigo sheath, has been utilized in clinical interventions. The objective of this study was to evaluate and contrast the efficacy and safety of the Vizigo sheath with other sheaths in the catheter ablation (CA) for focal atrial tachycardia (FAT). METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was conducted on consecutive patients with CA for FAT from March 2019 to February 2022. Objectives were to assess the impact of the Vizigo sheath on acute and long-term ablation success rates, procedural and fluoroscopy times, and contact force (CF)...
March 29, 2024: Journal of Thoracic Disease
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Tawheeda Ibrahim, Tasneem A Abdallah, Ahmed Abdallah, Rabia Qazi, Abeir Alimam, Hashim Mohammad, Faiha Eltayeb, Joanne Daghfal, Maisa Ali, Hamad Abdel Hadi
OBJECTIVES: Burkholderia species infections are associated with diverse and challenging clinical presentations because of distinct virulence and antimicrobial resistance factors. The study aims to evaluate the epidemiology, microbiological, and clinical outcomes of Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) infections in non-cystic fibrosis (CF) patients from Qatar. METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted on adult patients across all hospitals at Hamad Medical Corporation between January 2012 and December 2018 to evaluate clinically relevant Bcc in non-CF adult patients...
June 2024: IJID Reg
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Weronika O Razmus, Felix Allum, James Harries, Yoshiaki Kumagai, Kiyonobu Nagaya, Surjendu Bhattacharyya, Mathew Britton, Mark Brouard, Philip H Bucksbaum, Kieran Cheung, Stuart W Crane, Mizuho Fushitani, Ian Gabalski, Tatsuo Gejo, Aaron Ghrist, David Heathcote, Yasumasa Hikosaka, Akiyoshi Hishikawa, Paul Hockett, Ellen Jones, Edwin Kukk, Hiroshi Iwayama, Huynh V S Lam, Joseph W McManus, Dennis Milesevic, Jochen Mikosch, Shinichirou Minemoto, Akinobu Niozu, Andrew J Orr-Ewing, Shigeki Owada, Daniel Rolles, Artem Rudenko, Dave Townsend, Kiyoshi Ueda, James Unwin, Claire Vallance, Anbu Venkatachalam, Shin-Ichi Wada, Tiffany Walmsley, Emily M Warne, Joanne L Woodhouse, Michael Burt, Michael N R Ashfold, Russell S Minns, Ruaridh Forbes
C-I bond extension and fission following ultraviolet (UV, 262 nm) photoexcitation of 2- and 3-iodothiophene is studied using ultrafast time-resolved extreme ultraviolet (XUV) ionization in conjunction with velocity map ion imaging. The photoexcited molecules and eventual I atom products are probed by site-selective ionization at the I 4d edge using intense XUV pulses, which induce multiple charges initially localized to the iodine atom. At C-I separations below the critical distance for charge transfer (CT), charge can redistribute around the molecule leading to Coulomb explosion and charged fragments with high kinetic energy...
April 15, 2024: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics: PCCP
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Carmen Guzmán-Cornejo, Angel Herrera-Mares, Luis García-Prieto, Alejandro Oceguera-Figueroa, Andrés M López-Pérez, Karla Dzul-Rosado
Ehrlichia chaffeensis is a bacterium belonging to the Anaplasmataceae family. In Mexico, only 2 species have been recorded in association with tick species and humans. The objective of the present study was to detect the presence of bacteria of the genus Ehrlichia in ticks collected from the Chamela-Cuixmala Biosphere Reserve, Jalisco, Mexico. The collected ticks were identified and analyzed individually by polymerase chain reaction to amplify a fragment of the Anaplasmataceae 16S rRNA gene and the Ehrlichia-specific dsb gene...
April 14, 2024: Journal of Medical Entomology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
A Bianco Karina, N Martini Claudia, J Tejedor María, G Paredes María, Kristoff Gisela
Biomphalaria straminea is a freshwater gastropod native to South America and used in toxicological assessments. Our aim was to estimate 48 h-LC50 and sub-chronic effects after the exposure to low concentrations of chlorpyrifos as commercial formulation (CF) and active ingredient (AI) on B. straminea adult, embryos and juveniles. Concentrations between 1 and 5000 μg L-1 were chosen for acute exposures and 0.1 and 1 μg L-1 for the sub-chronic one. After 14 days biochemical parameters, viability and sub-populations of hemocytes, reproductive parameters, embryotoxicity and offspring' survival were studied...
April 12, 2024: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Toxicology & Pharmacology: CBP
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yufei Bao, Meng Sun, Yuchun Wang, Mingming Hu, Peng Hu, Leixiang Wu, Wei Huang, Shanze Li, Jie Wen, ZhongJun Wang, Qian Zhang, Nan-Ping Wu
Excessive levels of nitrate nitrogen (NO3 - -N) could lead to ecological issues, particularly in the Yarlung Tsangpo River (YTR) region located on the Qinghai Tibet Plateau. Therefore, it is crucial to understand the fate and sources of nitrogen to facilitate pollution mitigation efforts. Herein, multiple isotopes and source resolution models were applied to analyze key transformation processes and quantify the sources of NO3 - . The δ15 N-NO3 - and δ18 O-NO3 - isotopic compositions in the YTR varied between 1...
April 12, 2024: Environmental Research
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Oluwafunmilayo Olamide Olanipekun, Olamide Samuel Olanipekun, Gideon Aina Idowu, Ademola Festus Aiyesanmi
The distribution of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) such as zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), cadmium (Cd), and chromium (Cr), their potential bioavailability, extent of contamination and potential risk of dumpsite and surrounding soil samples were appraised. Three (3) soil samples were collected randomly from within the dumpsite and three (3) soil samples were also obtained 50 m away from the perimeter fence of the dumpsite. PTEs in the bulk and fractionated portion were determined using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES)...
April 12, 2024: Science of the Total Environment
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Weixing Zhang, Yancai Yao, Ziyue Chen, Shengxi Zhao, Furong Guo, Lizhi Zhang
Electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia (NITRR) offers an attractive solution for alleviating environmental concerns, yet in neutral media, it is challenging as a result of the reliance on the atomic hydrogen (H*) supply by breaking the stubborn HO-H bond (∼492 kJ/mol) of H2 O. Herein, we demonstrate that fluorine modification on a Cu electrode (F-NFs/CF) favors the formation of an O-H···F hydrogen bond at the Cu-H2 O interface, remarkably stretching the O-H bond of H2 O from 0.98 to 1...
April 14, 2024: Environmental Science & Technology
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REVIEW
Ilaria Testa, Giuseppe Indolfi, Rossa Brugha, Henkjan J Verkade, Vito Terlizzi
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Cystic Fibrosis (CF) liver disease progresses to liver failure requiring transplantation in about 3 % of patients, 0.7 % of CF patients are post liver transplant. The prognosis of CF has improved with the introduction of elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor (ETI). Due to the paucity of data and concerns regarding interactions with immunosuppressive drug regimens, there is no general consensus on use of ETI post liver transplantation. The aim of this review is to report the safety and efficacy of ETI in CF patients who underwent liver transplantation...
April 13, 2024: Journal of Cystic Fibrosis: Official Journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
J Tillmanns, J M Weiglein, J Neuser, D Fraccarollo, P Galuppo, T König, J Diekmann, T Ross, F M Bengel, J Bauersachs, T Derlin
INTRODUCTION: Tissue Fibroblast Activation Protein alpha (FAP) is overexpressed in various types of acute and chronic cardiovascular disease. A soluble form of FAP has been detected in human plasma, and low circulating FAP concentrations are associated with increased risk of death in patients with acute coronary syndrome. However, little is known about the regulation and release of FAP from fibroblasts, and whether circulating FAP concentration is associated with tissue FAP expression...
April 11, 2024: International Journal of Cardiology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sixuan Cai, Yanjun Wen, Qingyan Zhang, Qingming Zeng, Qingqing Yang, Beibei Gao, Guolong Tang, Qingyi Zeng
This study addresses the energy-intensive nature of conventional wastewater treatment processes and proposes a solution through the development of a green, low-energy, and multifunctional wastewater treatment technology. The research focuses on a multifunctional self-driven photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) system, exploring its four-in-one applications in eliminating organic pollutants, reducing U(VI), generating electrical energy, and disinfecting pathogenic microorganisms. A TiO2 -decorated carbon felt (CF@TiO2 ) cathode is synthesized to enhance interfacial charge transfer, with TiO2 coating improving surface binding sites (edge TiO and adsorbed -OH) for UO2 2+ adsorption and reduction...
April 11, 2024: Science of the Total Environment
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