Preserving the hydration status means to balance daily fluids and salt losses with gains, where depend on several physiological environmental factors. Especially for athletes, these could be relevant negatively influence performance: therefore, their hydro-saline must preserved personalized pre- rehydration plans all along performance period. Scientific literature in this field is mainly dedica...

Developmental programming by maternal stress during pregnancy is found to influence behavioral development in the offspring. The main objective of this study was to investigate the effect of maternal sodium depletion in rats during pregnancy on the development of thirst mechanisms in the offspring. Pregnant rats underwent 3 episodes of saline depletion, induced by injecting sc 10 mg of Furose...

BACKGROUND Patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) have increased susceptibility to irritants. Some patients have questions about types of water for bathing or skin cleansing. OBJECTIVE We studied the pH of water from various sources to give an overview for physicians to recommend patients with AD. METHODS Water from various sources was collected for measurement of the pH using a pH meter and ...

Adequate water intake, supporting both cardiovascular function and evaporative cooling, is a critical factor in mitigating the effects of heat waves, which are expected to increase with global warming. However, the regulation of water intake during periods of intermittent heat exposure is not well understood. In this study, the effects of access to water or no access during intermittent heat ex...

the effect of saline water and dietary betaine on growth performance of 576 male broiler chicks from 11 to 42 days of age, and on carcass composition (percentages of carcass, sartorial, breast, liver, abdominal fat and heart) of a sub sample of 96 birds was studied in a crd experiment. three dose levels of sodium chloride (0, 1000 and 2000 mg/l) and 4 levels of betaine (0.000, 0.075, 0.150 and ...

background and aims: the main cause of many problems in developing countries is related to the provision of safe drinking water. since the health of drinking water is important in the busy centers such as hospitals, clinics and health centers, this study was done to investigate the role of water coolers connected to the municipal system in microbial quality of drinking water in behbahan city. m...

Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockade has been shown to protect against renal damage in salt-supplemented, stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRsp). Based on intermittent tail-cuff blood pressure (BP) measurements, it has been claimed that such protection is BP-independent and mediated by a blockade of the direct tissue-damaging effects of angiotensin and/or aldosterone. BP ...

This study presents a transnational groundwater survey of the 62,000 km(2) Mekong delta floodplain (Southern Vietnam and bordering Cambodia) and assesses human health risks associated with elevated concentrations of dissolved toxic elements. The lower Mekong delta generally features saline groundwater. However, where groundwater salinity is <1 g L(-)(1) Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), the rural p...

Perchlorate (ClO4 ) has been detected in numerous ground and surface waters, and has recently been added to the drinking water Candidate Contaminant List in the United States. Perchlorate can be removed from drinking water using ion exchange, but this results in the production of highly saline (7–12%) perchlorate-contaminated brines. Perchlorate-degrading microbial enrichments capable of growth...

Contact-rehydration in slugs is mediated by a specific behavioural pattern in which dehydrated slugs move onto a moist surface, assume a flattened posture while water is absorbed through the surface of the foot and move off once they are rehydrated. 'Drinking behaviour' is initiated when slugs have been dehydrated to the threshold level of 60-70% of initial body weight (IBW). Drinking behaviour...