Hardwood KP bleaching effluents, before (influent) and after (effluent) biological treatment, were characterized and compared to identify the main bio-recalcitrant organic compounds in the effluent. The results indicate that biological treatment reduces CODcr and BOD5 by 67% and 88%, respectively. However, various bio-recalcitrant organic compounds were still retained in the biologically-treate...

Dystrophic calcifications have been detected in the prostatic fossa, especially after de-obstructing procedures or radiotherapy for prostate cancer. These calcifications can be recalcitrant in patients with poor tissue healing. Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) therapy has multiple applications in urology but has not been reported as a treatment of recalcitrant dystrophic calcifications of the prostatic ...

Ulnar nerve neuropathy at the elbow represents the second most frequent compression neuropathy of the upper extremity. Of the five different anatomical areas responsible for ulnar nerve compression at the elbow region, the epitrochlear-olecranon channel and Osborne’s arcade are the most common. An additional cause of nerve damage is a dynamic process in which the ulnar nerve dislocates anterior...

As Trichomonas vaginalis infects the urethra, Bartholin’s and Skene’s glands, as well as the vagina systemic treatment for trichomoniasis is recommended. The only group of drugs with safe, proved, systemic eYcacy is the imidazoles and the most widely used agent is metronidazole. When antimicrobial resistance arises it is likely to be shared across the group. Metronidazole resistant strains have...

Together, climate and litter quality strongly regulate decomposition rates. Although these two factors and their interaction have been studied across species in continent-scale experiments, few researchers have studied how labile and recalcitrant compounds interact to influence decomposition, or the climate sensitivity of decomposition, within a litter type. Over a period of 3 yr, we studied th...