Predictors of the efficacy of CO 2 laser therapy for female stress urinary incontinence.

Background: Predictors of the efficacy of a single-session of CO 2 laser therapy for female stress urinary incontinence are important for pretreatment consultation. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate these predictors.

Methods: All consecutive women who underwent vaginal CO 2 laser therapy for stress urinary incontinence were prospectively enrolled.

Genetic and Phenotypic Intra-Clade Variation in Candida auris Isolated from Critically Ill Patients in a New York City Tertiary Care Center.

Background: Candida auris is an emerging multidrug-resistant pathogen. Interpretation of susceptibility testing can be difficult since minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) breakpoints have not been fully established.

Methods: All C.

Assessment of temperature dynamics and microbial community responses in aerobic membrane bioreactors from mesophilic to hyper-thermophilic conditions.

This study investigates the impact of temperature variations on the performance of an aerobic membrane bioreactor (MBR) as it transitions from mesophilic (30 °C) to hyper-thermophilic (65 °C) conditions. The microbial community structure was analyzed using 16S rRNA gene sequencing to assess how temperature influences microbial diversity and composition. In mesophilic conditions, the system exhibited high alpha diversity with a Shannon index of 5.

Direct plasma treatment of caryopses after flowering in brewer's rice cultivar Yamadanishiki enhanced those grain qualities through "Smart Agriculture System".

In present investigation, the effort is done to enhance the grain quality in brewer's rice cultivar Yamadanishiki with the plasma treatment of caryopsis (rice fruit) on ripening process. Seedlings transplanted from a paddy field into pots were grown in a greenhouse, and each caryopsis was treated with plasma on 1, 5, 10 and 15 days after flowering (DAF). The ratio of white-core grains to total number of grains was decreased in the grains treated on DAF1, same level on DAF5, and increased on DAF10 and 15, respectively, compared with control grains.