BACKGROUND Spent metalworking fluids (SMWFs) represent a process waste characterized by low biodegradability, high toxicity, and very heterogeneous contamination typology connoted the occurrence of numerous different pollutants. In this regard, development technically flexible efficient treatment systems is fundamental to prevent sanitary environmental risks deriving from SMWF disposal. RESULTS...

INTRODUCTION Academic difficulty can often be a significant problem for students in health professional programmes. Students in difficulty are often identified late in their training and run the risk of dismissal if remediation is not successful. Since the inception of the Medical Radiation Sciences Program (MRSP) at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, and the Michener Institute (MI...

Abstract The rising occurrence of emerging contaminants in sludges both inhibits the anaerobic digestion and induces health issues when are recycled agriculture, calling for methods to remove contaminants. Here we review pollutants wastewater treatment plants, before after digestion. We present their inhibitory effects remediation alleviate inhibition. Pharmaceuticals have been detected about 5...

Pollutants in the form of non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPLs), such as petroleum products, pose a serious threat to the soil and groundwater. A mathematical model was derived to study the unsteady pollutant concentrations through water saturated contaminated soil under air sparging conditions for different NAPLs and soil properties. The comparison between the numerical model results and the publi...

BACKGROUND Cognitive remediation (CRT) affects functioning but the extent and type of cognitive improvements necessary are unknown. AIM To develop and test models of how cognitive improvement transfers to work behaviour using the data from a current service. METHOD Participants (N49) with a support worker and a paid or voluntary job were offered CRT in a Phase 2 single group design with thr...

Recent interest in the early course of schizophrenia accentuated altered cognition prior to the onset. Ultrahigh risk (UHR) individuals with attenuated positive symptoms and transient psychotic episodes demonstrate neurocognitive deficits across multiple domains such as memory, executive functioning, and processing speed which are consistent with similar disturbances identified in patients with...

The article reviews the latest interventions in cognitive rehabilitation for patients with schizophrenia. Studies referring to cognitive rehabilitation for people with schizophrenia from the last three years, found in the PubMed database, are presented. The authors categorised cognitive rehabilitation trainings in terms of targeted cognitive spheres - neurocognitive training, social cognition t...

Cognitive remediation is the best available tool to treat cognitive deficits in schizophrenia and has evidence of biological validity; however results are still heterogeneous and significant predictors are lacking. Previous studies showed that cognitive remediation is able to induce changes in PFC function and dopaminergic transmission and thus the study of possible sources of variability at th...

Cognitive remediation therapy is effective for improving cognition, symptoms and social functioning in individuals with schizophrenia; however, the impact on visual episodic memory remains unclear. The objectives of this feasibility study were: (1) to explore whether or not CIRCuiTS--a new computerised cognitive remediation therapy programme developed in England--improves visual episodic memory...