Publications by authors named "D Enns"
Cryptic species are rarely considered in ecotoxicology, resulting in misleading outcomes when using a single morphospecies that encompasses multiple cryptic species. This oversight contributes to the lack of reproducibility in ecotoxicological experiments and promotes unreliable extrapolations. The important question of ecological differentiation and the sensitivity of cryptic species is rarely tackled, leaving a substantial knowledge gap regarding the vulnerability of individual cryptic species within species complexes.
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- - Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are crucial for managing water pollution, but they're often outdated and struggle to remove micropollutants, negatively affecting freshwater ecosystems and vulnerable insect populations.
- - The study investigated the effects of 170 WWTPs on invertebrate communities, finding significant shifts in species composition downstream, with pollution-tolerant species increasing and sensitive species (like Plecoptera, Trichoptera, and Gastropoda) declining.
- - Traditional diversity indices failed to detect these ecological changes, suggesting a need for improved assessment methods and indicating that upgrading WWTPs could help mitigate their negative impacts, especially when upstream conditions are healthy.
Objective: To determine the utility of routine measurements of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) before the administration of doxorubicin-based chemotherapy (DOX) in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).
Patients And Methods: We investigated the frequency of LVEF measurements before the initiation of therapy in 291 patients with DLBCL at our institution from January 1, 2001, through December 31, 2013, and reviewed whether LVEF varied in patients with an underlying risk of cardiac disease (CD), the relationship between LVEF and subsequent DLBCL treatment, and congestive heart failure (CHF) occurrence in DOX-treated patients.
Results: Left ventricular ejection fraction was measured in 258 patients before the administration of chemotherapy and was not associated with underlying CHF risk (=.
As women enter menopause, the concentration of estrogen and other female hormones declines. This hormonal decrease has been associated with a number of negative outcomes, including a greater incidence of injury as well as a delay in recovery from these injuries. Over the past two decades, our understanding of the protective effects of estrogen against various types of injury and disease states has grown immensely.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The aim of this study was to investigate changes in muscle function, muscle structure, and calpain activity after high-force eccentric exercise.
Methods: Eleven healthy males performed 300 maximal voluntary eccentric actions with knee extensors in one leg. Maximal force-generating capacity was measured before exercise and regularly during the next 7 d.