Uranium (VI) reduction by an iron-reducing Desulfitobacterium species as single cells and in artificial multispecies bio-aggregates.

Microbial U(VI) reduction plays a major role in new bioremediation strategies for radionuclide-contaminated environments and can potentially affect the safe disposal of high-level radioactive waste in a deep geological repository. Desulfitobacterium sp. G1-2, isolated from a bentonite sample, was used to investigate its potential to reduce U(VI) in different background electrolytes: bicarbonate buffer, where a uranyl(VI)‑carbonate complex predominates, and synthetic Opalinus Clay pore water, where a uranyl(VI)-lactate complex occurs, as confirmed by time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopic measurements.

HORMONAL REGULATION OF CARBOHYDRATE AND FAT METABOLISM IN WOMEN WITH DIFFERENT OBESITY TYPES IN THE FOOD DEPRIVATION TEST.

Context: The dominant type of adipose tissue accumulation in the body is associated with the peculiarities of using key substrates in energy metabolism and their hormonal regulation. Hormonal and metabolic parameters were investigated in women with android and gynoid obesity before and after the short-term food deprivation test.

Results: At baseline, at gynoid obesity as compared to android obesity, the women's blood contained lower glucose and insulin levels and higher FFA levels.

[Adherence to Therapy in the Outpatient Setting: the Ability to Identify and Assess the Effectiveness of Therapy].

Aim: To assess adherence of patients to antihypertensive therapy, to determine the role of various factors affecting adherence to treatment by outpatients, and to assess clinical efficacy of a calcium antagonist felodipine.

Material And Methods: We examined 5 474 women and men aged >18 years who at visit to a local internist had office systolic arterial pressure (AP) 140-179 and diastolic AP up to 100 mm Hg both on and without hypotensive therapy. Examination included registration of risk factors and concomitant therapy.