a study of the biokinetics of anaerobic digestion of municipal solid waste (msw) was carried out using anaerobic batch digester. from the experimental results, the kinetic parameters (coefficient values) of the digestion of the msw were determined. the maximum rate of substrate utilization (k), saturation constant (ks), endogenous decay coefficient (kd), biomass yield or microbial growth yield ...

BACKGROUND Developing cities like Khulna, the third largest metropolitan city in Bangladesh, have now begun to confess the environmental and public health risks associated with uncontrolled dumping of solid wastes mainly due to the active participation of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and community-based organizations (CBOs) in municipal solid waste (MSW) management. METHODS A survey ...

Abstract Background The OncoScan microarray assay (OMA) using highly multiplexed molecular inversion probes for single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) loci enabled the detection of cytogenomic abnormalities chromosomal imbalances and pathogenic copy number variants (pCNV). small size is optimal SNP genotyping fragmented DNA from fixed tissues. This retrospective study evaluated clinical utility O...

Measurement of transepithelial potential difference (PD) on the nasal mucosa has been proposed to test for defective ion transport in cystic fibrosis (CF), and its possible correction after gene therapy or other treatments. The "classical" method records nasal PD under the inferior turbinate, with the disadvantage that the tip of the electrode is not seen by the operator. We have developed a pu...

cystic fibrosis (cf) is the most common severe autosomal recessive disorder caused by a wide spectrum of mutations in the gene encoding for the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (cftr) protein. the frequencies, types and distributions of mutations vary widely between different populations and ethnic groups. the aim of this study was to perform a comprehensive analysis of the c...

Background Social isolation (SI) is considered a modifiable risk factor for cognitive decline and dementia, associated with unhealthy lifestyle. We investigated independent combined associations of SI lifestyle functioning (CF) in midlife to early-late life population without dementia. This informs developing more targeted preventive strategies against Method The “LIfestyle BRAin health” (LIBRA...

The Kolleru Lake is a famous Ramsar wetland of international significance. In this study heavy metal contents in water and sediment samples are reported. It is found that certain potentially toxic metal ions like chromium (4.5-80 µg/L), copper (1-20 µg/L), manganese (1-313 µg/L) and zinc (1.2-57 µg/L) are present in variable quantities in the lake water. When normalized with respect to concentr...

The Kolleru Lake is a famous Ramsar wetland of international significance. In this study heavy metal contents in water and sediment samples are reported. It is found that certain potentially toxic metal ions like chromium (4.5-80 µg/L), copper (1-20 µg/L), manganese (1-313 µg/L) and zinc (1.2-57 µg/L) are present in variable quantities in the lake water. When normalized with respect to concentr...

Contact force (CF) radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation is a well-established approach to treating idiopathic premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) from the outflow tracts (OTs), and associated with favorable outcomes, albeit up 30% recurrence rates even in very experienced hands. How addition of local impedance (LI) feature may improve procedural outcome unknown. We aimed study whether us...