Publications by authors named "M Belmont"
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- Constructed wetlands (CWs) are being explored for their ability to treat wastewater by removing both traditional pollutants and emerging ones like pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs).
- A meta-analysis highlights the link between the biodegradation of these PPCPs and the release of greenhouse gases (GHG), showing that key factors like PPCP concentration, carbon load, and temperature significantly influence both removal efficiency and GHG emissions.
- The study stresses the importance of optimizing CW design and operations, aiming for a balance that improves PPCP removal while reducing GHG emissions, ultimately promoting more sustainable water management practices.
Lupus nephritis (LN) is a frequent manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus, and fewer than half of patients achieve complete renal response with standard immunosuppressants. Identifying non-invasive, blood-based pathologic immune alterations associated with renal injury could aid therapeutic decisions. Here, we used mass cytometry immunophenotyping of peripheral blood mononuclear cells in 145 patients with biopsy-proven LN and 40 healthy controls to evaluate the heterogeneity of immune activation in patients with LN and to identify correlates of renal parameters and treatment response.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPreclinical operative dentistry courses have traditionally involved a lockstep series of live lectures and laboratory exercises. The aims of this study were to assess the effects of an experimental self-paced operative dentistry course on students' perceptions and performance and to compare performance outcomes for this class with the classes two years prior and two years after, which were instructed with the traditional curriculum. In 2013, all lectures in one of three operative dentistry courses at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry were placed online as narrated slide sequences.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWhat We Already Know About This Topic: WHAT THIS ARTICLE TELLS US THAT IS NEW: BACKGROUND:: Structure-activity studies were performed to identify a new neuromuscular blocking agent retaining the ultra-short acting characteristics of gantacurium, including degradation and reversal by L-cysteine, but lacking its histaminoid properties in man. CW 1759-50 has emerged from this program.
Methods: Adduction of CW 1759-50 with L-cysteine was studied by high-performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry.