Combined fungal and photo-oxidative Fenton processes for the treatment of wood-laminate industrial waste effluent.

The present study reports on the remediation of an effluent from the wood-laminate industry using Pleurotus ostreatus EB 016 in combination with photo-Fenton oxidation. Fermentation of the effluent with P. ostreatus EB-016 was carried out in agitated flasks to evaluate the influence of pH, and concentrations of carbon and nitrogen sources by a multivariate approach.

Modeling transitions in body composition: the approach to steady state for anthropometric measures and physiological functions in the Minnesota human starvation study.

Background: This study evaluated whether the changes in several anthropometric and functional measures during caloric restriction combined with walking and treadmill exercise would fit a simple model of approach to steady state (a plateau) that can be solved using spreadsheet software (Microsoft Excel). We hypothesized that transitions in waist girth and several body compartments would fit a simple exponential model that approaches a stable steady-state.

Methods: The model (an equation) was applied to outcomes reported in the Minnesota starvation experiment using Microsoft Excel's Solver function to derive rate parameters (k) and projected steady state values.