High Performance of Biohydrogen Production in Packed-Filter Bioreactor via Optimizing Packed-Filter Position.

In this present investigation, a packed-filter bioreactor was employed to produce hydrogen utilizing an expired soft drink as a substrate. The effects of feeding substrate concentrations ranging from 19.51, 10.

Superior approach for treating Ideberg III glenoid fractures with superior shoulder suspensory complex injury: A technical trick.

Ideberg III glenoid fractures are rare and difficult in treating among shoulder fractures. With the development of research, a series of surgical approaches and methods were performed, such as anterior approach, traditional Judet approach, modified Judet approach, combined approach, acromion approach and so on. While these approaches still have some limitations in treatment of Ideberg III glenoid fractures with superior shoulder suspensory complex(SSSC) injury, for extensive soft tissue dissection, unsatisfactory exposure, difficult surgical intervention.

Fecal microbiota transplantation therapy for Parkinson's disease: A preliminary study.

Imbalances in the gut microbiota mediate the progression of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease (PD). Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is currently being explored as a potential therapy for PD. The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of FMT on PD.

Intraoperative perfusion-weighted imaging in non-enhanced glioma surgery.

Background: The objective of the present study was to observe and analyze the significance of perfusion-weighted imaging for guiding the operation implementation for non-enhanced glioma, and analyze the estimation of the histopathological grade of the non-enhanced glioma and the accuracy of the degree of malignancy degree before surgery.

Methods: Fifty-six patients diagnosed with non-enhanced glioma through conventional magnetic resonance scanning were selected. Before surgery, conventional magnetic resonance scanning and perfusion-weighted imaging were performed on all patients.

Cortical plasticity between the pain and pain-free phases in patients with episodic tension-type headache.

Background: State-related brain structural alterations in patients with episodic tension-type headache (ETTH) are unclear. We aimed to conduct a longitudinal study to explore dynamic gray matter (GM) changes between the pain and pain-free phases in ETTH.

Methods: We recruited 40 treatment-naïve ETTH patients and 40 healthy controls.

[A study on the neuronal mechanism of retrieval of long-term digital memory in human by functional magnetic resonance imaging].

To investigate the neuronal mechanism of retrieval of long-term digital memory in healthy volunteers, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technique was used in the study. Twenty-two right-handed volunteers were subjected to a long-term digital memory test with block-design. The memory task and control task were adopted in the experiment alternatively.

Application of a fasciocutaneous free flap for treatment of a severe soft tissue injury of the foot and ankle: a case report.

Unlabelled: The authors report an unusual case wherein a fasciocutaneous free flap from an amputated upper limb was used to repair a severe soft tissue injury of the ipsilateral forefoot and ankle. After amputating the nonviable portions of the forefoot, a residual limb flap from the patient's forearm, pedicled with the brachial artery, was used to cover the lower extremity defect. Three years after the injury, the patient was able to maintain balance and ambulate without assistance on the reconstructed lower extremity.

Dynamic enhancement patterns of solitary pulmonary nodules at multi-detector row CT and correlation with vascular endothelial growth factor and microvessel density.

Background And Objective: Differential diagnosis of malignant solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs) from benign ones is difficult based on imaging manifestations. This study was to assess dynamic enhancement patterns of SPNs detected with multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT), correlate SPN manifestations of MDCT to the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and microvessel density (MVD), thus to explore the potential value of MDCT imaging in the diagnosis of SPNs.

Methods: Fifty pathologically and one clinically confirmed patients with SPNs (diameter View Article and Find Full Text PDF

[Activated brain areas during simple and complex mental calculation--a functional MRI study].

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to study the activated brain areas of human during simple and complex digital calculation, and to investigate the role of cortical and subcortical structures involved in the mental calculation. Sixteen right-handed healthy volunteers performed mental calculation of simple and complex addition/subtraction respectively, while the fMRI data were recorded by a Seimens 1.5 T MR machine.

Findings of chest radiograph and spiral computed tomography in Swyer-James syndrome.

Objective: To evaluate the value of X-ray and spiral computed tomography (SCT) in the diagnosis of Swyer-James syndrome (SJS).

Methods: A total of 28 patients, 12 males and 16 females, were studied retrospectively. Ages ranged from 11 to 57 years, the mean age was 32 years.