Enhanced thermophilic high-solids anaerobic digestion of organic fraction of municipal solid waste with spatial separation from conductive materials in a single reactor volume.

Despite benefits such as lower water and working volume requirements, thermophilic high solids anaerobic digestion (THSAD) often fails due to the rapid build-up of volatile fatty acids (VFAs) and the associated drop in pH. Use of conductive materials (CM) can promote THSAD through stimulation of direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET), while the need for their constant dosing due to poor separation from effluent impairs economic feasibility. This study used an approach of spatially separating magnetite and granular activated carbon (GAC) from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) in a single reactor for THSAD.

Canine Mammary Neoplasia Induces Variations in the Peripheral Blood Levels of CD20, CD45RA, and CD99.

The idea of using tumour biomarkers as diagnostic tools is progressively increasing. Of these, serum biomarkers are of particular interest, as they can provide rapid results. In the present study, serum samples from 26 bitches diagnosed with mammary tumours, plus 4 healthy bitches, were obtained.

Does carbon cloth really improve thermophilic anaerobic digestion performance on a larger scale? focusing on statistical analysis and microbial community dynamics.

Currently, the phenomenon of direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) is of great interest in the technology of anaerobic digestion (AD) due to potential performance benefits. However, the conditions for the occurrence of DIET and its limits on improving AD under conditions close to real have not been studied enough. This research is concentrated on the effect of conductive carbon cloth (R3), in comparison with a dielectric fiberglass cloth (R2) and control (R1), on the AD performance in large (90 L) thermophilic reactors, fed with a mixture of simulated organic fraction of municipal solid waste and sewage sludge.

Functions and distribution of calpain-calpastatin system components in brain during mammal ontogeny.

Calpain and calpastatin are the key components of the calcium-dependent proteolytic system. Calpains are regulatory, calcium-dependent, cytoplasmic proteinases, and calpastatin is the endogenous inhibitor of calpains. Due to the correlation between changes in the activity of the calpain-calpastatin system in the brain and central nervous system (CNS) pathology states, this proteolytic system is a prime focus of research on CNS pathological processes, generally characterized by calpain activity upregulation.

Effects of various materials used to promote the direct interspecies electron transfer on anaerobic digestion of low-concentration swine manure.

The activation of direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) by the supplementation of conductive materials is one of the effective and available methods to enhance anaerobic digestion (AD). Microorganisms that colonize the surface of these materials form biofilms, the study of which could provide new insights into the character of the DIET process and its effect on AD. The present study focused on AD performance, microbial community, as well as morphological and topological features of biofilms on various materials used to promote DIET during AD of low-concentration swine manure.