The aim of this study was to investigate the performance of horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands planted with Typha latifolia treating tannery wastewater under long-term operation. Two expanded clay aggregates (Filtralite MR3-8-FMR and Filtralite NR3-8-FNR) and a fine gravel-FG were used as substrate for the constructed wetland units plus one unit with FMR was left as an unvegetated ...

Background: Left atrial assessment is complex, particularly in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction due to interactions functional mitral regurgitation (FMR). Pilot data suggest that left volumetric/mechanical coupling index (LACI) may be useful, but large outcome are lacking. Methods: We enrolled a comprehensively characterized cohort of patients sinus rhythm diagnosis at Mayo Clinic f...

We demonstrate spatial resolution of ferromagnetic resonance in a microscopic sample of YIG using ferromagnetic resonance force microscopy ~FMRFM!. Measurements were performed on a small single crystal YIG film grown on a GGG substrate, roughly rectangular in shape 20 mm3;150 mm and 3 mm thick. The perpendicular and parallel force geometries of FMRFM, in conjunction with an external bias field ...

We used an ongoing long-term field trial established since 1960 in Burkina Faso, to study the microbial properties of a Ferric Lixisol under various crop management and fertilization regimes. Microbial respiration rate, biomass carbon (MBC) and soil bacteria’s number were assessed samples taken at 0 - 20 cm depth. The continuous cropping sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) (S/S) rotation between...

Abstract Background Refugees report lower levels of self-assessed health and underutilize healthcare services compared to host populations. In Sweden, a course in civic orientation is offered all refugees facilitate their establishment help them make informed choices. However, an evaluation the indicates that with literacy do not benefit from same extent. To address this, ‘teach-back' method ha...

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BACKGROUND HIV-infected patients may be at increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) events, and lipodystrophy is generally associated with proatherogenic metabolic disturbances. Carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) has been used as a surrogate marker for atherosclerosis and it has been shown to be an independent risk factor for CV disease. Our objective was to evaluate cIMT in HIV-infected patien...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Functional MR (fMR) imaging of word generation has been used to map Broca's area in some patients selected for craniotomy. The purpose of this study was to measure the reliability, precision, and accuracy of word-generation tasks to identify Broca's area. METHODS The Brodmann areas activated during performance of word-generation tasks were tabulated in 34 consecutive pa...

Model reuse attempts to construct a model by utilizing existing available models, mostly trained for other tasks, rather than building a model from scratch. It is helpful to reduce the time cost, data amount, and expertise required. Deep learning has achieved great success in various tasks involving images, voices and videos. There are several studies have the sense of model reuse, by trying to...

The aim of the study was to define the species of microorganisms isolated from the uterus of healthy cows (control group) and cows affected with foetal membrane retained (FMR) before and after an experimental therapy with the use of an immunomodulator and antibiotics versus commonly used methods (antibiotic + ß-blocker or antibiotic + PGF2α). The examinations were carried out on three farms wit...