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Impact of carbon-based nutrient enhancement on biofiltration performance for drinking water treatment

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Journal of Environmental Sciences 2019年第8期31卷 124-131页

作者： Yu Zhao liz Taylor-Edmonds Robert C.Andrews Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering University of Toronto

Incorporation of a carbon-based nutrient enhancementstrategy for drinking water biofiltration is an attractive option, especially for source waters which contain recalcitrant organics. This study compared biofilters that were operated in parallel and individually enhanced with amino acids(including alanine, phenylalanine, and tryptophan), inulin, and sucrose to increase biomass concentration and promote biodegradation of dissolved organic carbon(DOC) in the source water, including disinfection by-product(DBP) precursors. Biomass activity was characterized by measuring adenosine tri-phosphate(ATP), dissolved oxygen(DO) consumption, and through the use of laccase and esterase enzyme assays. Performance was evaluated in terms of headloss,turbidity, p H, DOC, UV254, and DBP formation potential(DBP FP). The introduction of carbonbased nutrients significantly increased biomass activity, where ATP values peaked at 976 ng/g of filter media, 853 ng/g, and 513 ng/g for amino acids, inulin, and sucrose-spiked biofilters,respectively, while a non-spiked control only reached 104 ng/g. DO utilization by the enhanced biofilters was significantly higher than the control, with a strong correlation between ATP and DO uptake observed for all filters(R^2> 0.74). Laccase and esterase enzyme activities of enhanced biofilters were also elevated(p > 0.05), suggesting greater biodegradation potential. Operational parameters such as headloss development and turbidity control were not impaired by carbon supplementation strategies or an increase in biomass concentration and activity. However, the enhancement strategy did not provide improvement in terms of source water carbon removal(DOC and UV254) or DBP FP when treated filters were compared to a control.

关键词： Biological filtration Carbon enhancement Biomass Disinfection by-products Dissolved organic carbon

The computerized LASSI-BC Test versus the Standard LASSI-L Paper-and-Pencil Version in Community-Based-Samples

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Advances in Alzheimer's Disease 2024年第1期13卷 11-25页

作者： Rosie E. Curiel Cid Alexandra Ortega Ubbo Visser Marcela Kitaigorodsky D. Diane Zheng Diana Hincapie Kirsten Horne Crenshaw Ashleigh Beaulieu Brooke Bosworth liz Gallardo Emory Neer Sofia Ramirez Elizabeth A. Crocco Mike Georgiou Efrosyni Sfakianaki David A. Loewenstein Center for Cognitive Neuroscience and Aging and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Miller School of Medicine University of Miami Miami FL USA Department of Computer Sciences University of Miami Coral Gables FL USA Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale FL USA Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Miller School of Medicine University of Miami Miami FL USA

Proactive Semantic Interference (PSI) and failure to recover from PSI (frPSI), are novel constructs assessed by the LASSI-L. These measures are sensitive to cognitive changes in early Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and preclinical AD determined by Aβ load using PET. The goal of this study was to compare a new computerized version of the LASSI-L (LASSI-Brief Computerized) to the standard paper-and-pencil version of the test. In this study, we examined 110 cognitively unimpaired (CU) older adults and 79 with amnestic MCI (aMCI) who were administered the paper-and-pencil form of the LASSI-L. Their performance was compared with 62 CU older adults and 52 aMCI participants examined using the LASSI-BC. After adjustment for covariates (degree of initial learning, sex, education, and language of evaluation) both the standard and computerized versions distinguished between aMCI and CU participants. The performance of CU and aMCI groups using either form was relatively commensurate. Importantly, an optimal combination of Cued B2 recall and Cued B1 intrusions on the LASSI-BC yielded an area under the ROC curve of .927, a sensitivity of 92.3% and specificity of 88.1%, relative to an area under the ROC curve of .815, a sensitivity of 72.5%, and a specificity of 79.1% obtained for the paper-and-pencil LASSI-L. Overall, the LASSI-BC was comparable, and in some ways, superior to the paper-and-pencil LASSI-L. Advantages of the LASSI-BC include a more standardized administration, suitability for remote assessment, and an automated scoring mechanism that can be verified by a built-in audio recording of responses.

关键词： Mild Cognitive Impairment Proactive Semantic Interference LASSI-L Computerized Cognitive Assessment

Predictive models of drought tolerance indices based on physiological,morphological and biochemical markers for the selection of cotton(Gossypium hirsutum L.)varieties

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Journal of Integrative Agriculture 2022年第5期21卷 1310-1320页

作者： Yeison M QUEVEDO liz P MORENO Eduardo BARRAGAN Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research AGROSAVIA日Espinal 733529Colombia Faculty of Agricultural Sciences National University of ColombiaBogota D.C 111321Colombia

The use of tolerant crop varieties is a strategy that mitigates the water deficit effect in a sustainable *** generation of these varieties is more efficient when variables associated with this tolerance have been identified,since they can facilitate the breeding *** study aimed to establish the relationships between water deficit tolerance of four cotton varieties(Nevada-123,Oasis-129,Guatapuri,and Festivalle)and morphological variables(monopodial branches,boll weight,root/shoot ratio,and leaf and root dry matter),physiological variables(relative water content,net photosynthesis,stomatal conductance,electron transport rate,photochemical quenching,photochemical efficiency of PSII,chlorophyll a/b ratio(Chl a/b),C^(12)/C^(13)isotope ratio,and electrolyte leakage),and biochemical variables(contents of sugars,proline,carotenoids,and malondialdehyde).Furthermore,calibrated predictive models of the drought tolerance indices were developed based on the key variables *** this purpose,a pot experiment was established where plants were subjected to a moderate or severe water deficit during the blooming stage for 12 *** stress tolerance index(STI)and mean productivity(MP)were *** the evaluated variables,the differences between well-watered and water deficit plants(Δ)were calculated and ANOVA,partial least squares,Pearson’s correlation,and multiple linear regression analyzes were performed.A model was generated that explained 95% of the STI and was composed of Δmalondialdehyde,Δproline,and Δboll *** MP,the model was comprised of Δstomatal conductance,Δroot/shoot ratio,and ΔChl a/b,and explained 89% of the *** analysis of the assessed variables allowed the identification of key variables and the development of calibrated predictive models that can be used in screening to obtain cotton varieties with different levels of water deficit tolerance.

关键词： drought tolerance tolerance index proline chlorophyll stomatal conductance malondialdehyde yield multivariate analysis

Pathophysiology of constipation in the older adult

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World Journal of Gastroenterology 2008年第17期14卷 2631-2638页

作者： G Lindsay McCrea Christine Miaskowski Nancy A Stotts liz Macera Madhulika G Varma Departments of Physiological Nursing University of California Department of Surgery University of California

This review provides information on the definition of constipation, normal continence and defecation and a description of the pathophysiologic mechanisms of constipation. In addition, changes in the anatomy and physiology of the lower gastrointestinal tract associated with aging that may contribute to constipation are described. MEDLINE (1966-2007) and CINAHL (1980-2007) were searched. The following MeSH terms were used: constipation/etiology OR constipation/ physiology OR constipation/physiopathology) AND (age factors OR aged OR older OR 80 and over OR middle age). Constipation is not well defined in the literature. While self-reported constipation increases with age, findings from a limited number of clinical studies that utilized objective measures do not support this association. Dysmotility and pelvic floor dysfunction are important mechanisms associated with constipation. Changes in GI function associated with aging appear to be relatively subtle based on a limited amount of conflicting data. Additional research is warranted on the effects of aging on GI function, as well as on the timing of these changes.

关键词： Constipation Mechanisms Functional consti-pation, Dysmotility, Older adults Pelvic floor dysfunction,Gastrointestinal tract

Supramolecular organization of the sperm plasma membrane during maturation and capacitation

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Asian Journal of Andrology 2007年第4期9卷 438-444页

作者： Roy Jones Peter S. James liz Howes Andreas Bruckbauer David Klenerman The Babraham Institute Cambridge CB2 4AT UK Department of Chemistry University of Cambridge Cambridge CB2 1EW UK

Aim： In the present study, a variety of high resolution microscopy techniques were used to visualize the organization and motion of lipids and proteins in the sperm＇s plasma membrane. We have addressed questions such as the presence of diffusion barriers, confinement of molecules to specific surface domains, polarized diffusion and the role of cholesterol in regulating lipid rafts and signal transduction during capacitation. Methods： Atomic force microscopy identified a novel region （EqSS） within the equatorial segment of bovine, porcine and ovine spermatozoa that was enriched in constitutively phosphorylated proteins. The EqSS was assembled during epididymal maturation. Fluorescence imaging techniques were then used to follow molecular diffusion on the sperm head. Results： Single lipid molecules were freely exchangeable throughout the plasma membrane and showed no evidence for confinement within domains. Large lipid aggregates, however, did not cross over the boundary between the post-acrosome and equatorial segment suggesting the presence of a molecular filter between these two domains. Conclusion： A small reduction in membrane cholesterol enlarges or increases lipid rafts concomitant with phosphorylation of intracellular proteins. Excessive removal of cholesterol, however, disorganizes rafts with a cessation of phosphorylation. These techniques are forcing a revision of long-held views on how lipids and proteins in sperm membranes are assembled into larger complexes that mediate recognition and fusion with the egg. （Asian JAndrol 2007 July; 9： 438-444）

关键词： cholesterol lipid rafts single molecules sperm membranes

Plasticity of spermatogonial stem cells

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Asian Journal of Andrology 2015年第3期17卷 355-359页

作者： Paul S Cooke liz Simon Manjunatha K Nanjappa Theresa I Medrano Suzanne E Berry Department of Physiological Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine University of Florida Gainesville FL 32608 USA Department of Physiology Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans LA 70112 USA Department of Comparative Biosciences College of Veterinary Medicine University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana IL 61802 USA

There have been significant breakthroughs over the past decade in the development and use of pluripotent stem cells as a potential source of cells for applications in regenerative medicine. It is likely that this methodology will begin to play an important role in human clinical medicine in the years to come. This review describes the plasticity of one type of pluripotent cell, spermatogonial stem cells （SSCs）, and their potential therapeutic applications in regenerative medicine and male infertility. Normally, SSCs give rise to sperm when in the testis. However, both human and murine SSCs can give rise to cells with embryonic stem （ES） cell-like characteristics that can be directed to differentiate into tissues of all three embryonic germ layers when placed in an appropriate inductive microenvironment, which is in contrast to other postnatal stem cells. Previous studies have reported that SSCs expressed an intermediate pluripotent phenotype before differentiating into a specific cell type and that extended culture was necessary for this to occur. However, recent studies from our group using a tissue recombination model demonstrated that SSCs differentiated rapidly into another tissue, in this case, prostatic epithelium, without expression of pluripotent ES cell markers before differentiation. These results suggest that SSCs are capable of directly differentiating into other cell types without going through an intermediate ES cell-like stage. Because SSCs do not require reprogramming to achieve a pluripotent state, they are an attractive source of pluripotent cells for use in regenerative medicine.

关键词： pluripotency regenerative medicine spermatogenesis testis

Brain Banks Spur New Frontiers in Neuropsychiatric Research and Strategies for Analysis and Validation

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Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics 2019年第4期17卷 402-414页

作者： Le Wang Yan Xia Yu Chen Rujia Dai Wenying Qiu Qingtuan Meng liz Kuney Chao Chen Center for Medical Genetics&Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics School of Life SciencesCentral South UniversityChangsha 410078China Child Health Institute of New Jersey Department of NeuroscienceRutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolNew BrunswickNJ 08901USA Psychiatry Department SUNY Upstate Medical UniversitySyracuseNY 13210USA Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Beijing 100101China Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University Guilin 541000China National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatric Disorders Xiangya HospitalCentral South UniversityChangsha 410000China

Neuropsychiatric disorders affect hundreds of millions of patients and families *** decode the molecular framework of these diseases,many studies use human postmortem brain *** studies reveal brain-specific genetic and epigenetic patterns via highthroughput sequencing *** best practices for the collection of postmortem brain samples,analyzing such large amounts of sequencing data,and interpreting these results are critical to advance *** provide an overview of human brain banks worldwide,including progress in China,highlighting some well-known projects using human postmortem brain samples to understand molecular regulation in both normal brains and those with neuropsychiatric ***,we discuss future research strategies,as well as state-of-the-art statistical and experimental methods that are drawn upon brain bank resources to improve our understanding of the agents of neuropsychiatric disorders.

关键词： Neuropsychiatric disorders Brain bank Postmortem brain Expression quantitative trait loci GWAS interpretation

Laser-assisted dacryocystorhinostomy in nasolacrimal duct obstruction：5-year follow-up

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International Journal of Ophthalmology(English edition) 2018年第10期11卷 1616-1620页

作者： Mustafa Dogan Anar Alizada Güliz Fatma Yavas Orhan Kemal Kahveci Osman Bakan Department of Ophthalmology Faculty of Medicine AfyonKocatepe University Afyonkarahisar 03200 Turkey Department of Ophthalmology Faculty of MedicineHacettepe Univerisity Ankara 06100 Turkey Department of Otolarhinoaryngology Faculty of MedicineAfyon Kocatepe University Afyonkarahisar 03200 Turkey Medlife Hospital istanbul 34500 Turkey

AIM：To evaluate the long-term sucess rate of laserassisted dacryocystorhinostomy （L-DCR） in patients with nasolacrimal duct obstruction （NDO）.METHODS：Forty-one eyes of forty patients aged between 21-85y （mean 56.7y） who underwent L-DCR for the treatment of NDO were included in this retrospective,non-randomized study. The follow-up time was *** sucess was defined as the disappearance of epiphora under normal conditions and the presence of a patent ostium on lacrimal irrigation. Anatomical success was defined as a patent lacrimal passage on syringing besides continuing epiphora. Surgical failure was defined as persistent epiphora and closed ***：Twenty-seven of 40 patients （67.5%） were female and 13 of 40 patients （32.5%） were male. The NDO was right-sided in 17 （42.5%） patients and left-sided in 22（55%） patients whereas 1 （2.5%） patient had undergone bilateral surgery. In 11 （27.5%） patients there were additional nasal abnormalities requiring simultaneous surgical approach. The average time for L-DCR was 26.50±4.9min（16-39min） and the average total amount of laser energy used was 287±27.9 J （239-367 J）. At the 5y follow-up, anatomical sucess rate was 75.0%（30 patients） and functional success rate was 65.0%（26 patients）, whereas surgical failure was seen in 25%（10 patients）. Revision of surgery was performed in 10 cases （25.0%）; failure of revision surgery was seen in 2 cases（5.0%）.CONCLUSION： Transcanalicular L-DCR is a reliable and fast procedure in the treatment of NDO. It can be alternative to external DCR which is accepted as the gold standard currently. The functional and anatomical success rate is higher in the first months and years, but still satisfactory at fifth year.

关键词： nasolacrimal duct obstruction laser-assisted dacryocystorhinostomy 5-year follow-up

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