The implementation of anaerobic membrane bioreactor as mainstream technology would reduce the load sidestream digesters. This research evaluated techno-economic implications co-digesting sewage sludge and food waste in such wastewater treatment plants to optimise usage line infrastructure. Three organic loading rates (1.0, 1.5 2.0 kg VS m−3 d−1) different strategies manage additional nutrients ...

IntroductIon: Free flap necrosis has a frequent occurrence and results in high morbidity, however there is still no quantitative method to image and measure perfusion during the operation. Optical techniques could be the answer to this problem. These techniques image perfusion directly during surgery and give a high-resolution and high-contrast image comparable to microscopy. In this study we t...

Cigarette smoking causes serious diseases through frequent and prolonged exposure to toxicants. Technologies are being developed to reduce smokers' toxicant exposure, including filter adsorbents, tobacco treatments and substitutes. This study examined the effect of modifications to filter ventilation, variations in cigarette circumference and active charcoal filter length and loading, as well a...

Advances in imaging technology have provided new diagnostic methods for assessment of cerebral vascular perfusion and quantitative analysis of the microcirculation during cerebral surgery. In this article, a range of imaging procedures are described: Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) and Three-Dimensional Computed Tomography Angiography (3D-CTA), Indocyanine Green Video Angiography (ICGVA),...

Nasal mucociliary clearance (NMC) is a biomarker of nasal mucosal function. Tobacco smokers have been shown to have abnormal NMC, but the acute effect of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) on nonsmokers is unknown. This study evaluated acute tobacco smoke-induced alterations in NMC in 12 healthy adults. Subjects were studied on 2 days, separated by at least 1 week. Subjects underwent a 60-min co...

IntroductIon: Free flap necrosis has a frequent occurrence and results in high morbidity, however there is still no quantitative method to image and measure perfusion during the operation. Optical techniques could be the answer to this problem. These techniques image perfusion directly during surgery and give a high-resolution and high-contrast image comparable to microscopy. In this study we t...