Publications by authors named "S Mulone"
Minimization of excess sludge produced by wastewater treatment plants has become a topical theme nowadays. One of the most used approaches to achieve this aim is the anaerobic side-stream reactor (ASSR) process. This is considered affected by the hydraulic retention time (HRT) of the anaerobic reactor, the anaerobic sludge loading rate (ASLR) and the sludge interchange ratio (SIR), although, studies available in the literature did not reflect a clear relationship with the sludge minimization yields.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground & Aims: Maximal VO2 (VO2max) and metabolic equivalents (METs) decline with aging due to body composition and cardiovascular modifications. However, a detailed evaluation of these variables for this population has not been done. The aim of this study was to evaluate VO2max and METs in healthy elderly women, and to establish whether the calculated resting VO2 (3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Our study investigated nutritional status, body composition, and resting energy expenditure (REE) in elderly patients with advanced-stage pressure sores (PS), in addition to researching any hypermetabolic condition and its relationship with PS size.
Methods: The study involved 52 institutionalized bedridden elderly women (aged 83.7 +/- 6.
Study Objective: Our study investigates nutritional status, resting energy expenditure (REE) and physical performance in elderly patients with stable COPD to identify any early conditions of hypermetabolism, malnutrition and sarcopenia.
Methods: Eighty-six males (40 stable COPD and 46 healthy subjects) over 65 years old were studied. All subjects underwent spirometry, blood gas analysis and a 6-min walking test (6MWT).
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how effectively visceral proteins (albumin, prealbumin, RBP, and transferrin) indicate protein energy malnutrition in elderly patients, particularly their correlation with body composition.
- The research involved 113 elderly subjects, comparing underweight individuals with normal/overweight ones while excluding those with acute illnesses or inflammatory conditions.
- Results showed that lower levels of albumin, prealbumin, and RBP were linked to underweight subjects, highlighting their potential in assessing malnutrition, while transferrin did not correlate with nutritional status as effectively.