17β-estradiol (E2) removal in anode-electrodialysis (anode-ED) during nutrient recovery from pig manure digestate.

Nutrient recovery from anaerobic digestate through electrodialysis technology (ED) has been investigated and shown high promise, but the removal of 17β-estradiol (E2), which is a natural estrogen and widely found in manure digestate, is not clear. This study examined the mechanism of membrane adsorption and anodic oxidation of E2 during recovering nutrient from manure digestate, and further investigated the performance of Anode-ED in E2 removal. The results showed that the removal of E2 in conventional ED was primarily attributed to membrane adsorption, resulting in no detectable E2 in the product solution.

Efficient hydrogen production in single-chamber microbial electrolysis cell with a fermentable substrate under hyperalkaline conditions.

Hydrogen production from food waste is of great significance for energy conversion and pollution control. The aim of this study was to investigate the glucose fermentation from food waste and hydrogen (H) production in the single-chamber microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) under hyperalkaline conditions. Single-chamber MECs were tested with 1 g/L glucose as substrate under different pH values (i.

Hydrogen production in single-chamber microbial electrolysis cell under high applied voltages.

The aim of this study was to investigate the performance of single-chamber MEC under applied voltages higher than that for water electrolysis. With different acetate concentrations (1.0-2.

Improved hydrogen production in the single-chamber microbial electrolysis cell with inhibition of methanogenesis under alkaline conditions.

The aim of this study was to investigate hydrogen production enhanced by methanogenesis inhibition in the single-chamber microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) under alkaline conditions. With 50 mM bicarbonate buffer and 1 g L acetate, the MEC was tested at pH = 8.5, 9.

Sociodemographic Characteristics and Health Outcomes Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual U.S. Adults Using Healthy People 2020 Leading Health Indicators.

Purpose: This study aimed to characterize the sociodemographic characteristics of sexual minority (i.e., gay, lesbian, bisexual) adults and compare sexual minority and heterosexual populations on nine Healthy People 2020 leading health indicators (LHIs).

Adults with an epilepsy history fare significantly worse on positive mental and physical health than adults with other common chronic conditions-Estimates from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey and Patient Reported Outcome Measurement System (PROMIS) Global Health Scale.

Healthy People 2020, a national health promotion initiative, calls for increasing the proportion of U.S. adults who self-report good or better health.

More than 40% of those not taking antiseizure medication with recent seizures reported that epilepsy or its treatment interfered with their recent activities, 2010 and 2013 US National Health Interview Surveys.

From the combined 2010 and 2013 National Health Interview Surveys, we estimated US national age-standardized prevalence of adults with active epilepsy who reported that a nervous system/sensory organ condition caused a limitation (e.g., walking; memory; or physical, mental, or emotional problems) and, separately, that epilepsy interfered with their activities (e.

Among adults with epilepsy reporting recent seizures, one of four on antiseizure medication and three of four not on medication had not seen a neurologist/epilepsy specialist within the last year, the 2010 and 2013 US National Health Interview Surveys.

We combined 2010 and 2013 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data to examine the prevalence of seeing a neurologist/epilepsy specialist and/or a general doctor among US adults with active epilepsy who either took antiseizure medications or had at least one seizure in the past 12months. Among adults with recent seizures, about 76% of adults who did not take antiseizure medication (including 55% of those who saw only a general doctor and 21% of those who saw neither a specialist nor a general doctor) and 26% of those who took medication (including 23% of those who saw only a general doctor and 3% of those who saw neither a specialist nor a general doctor) had not seen a specialist within the past year-indicating gaps in quality care putting patients with uncontrolled seizures at risk of negative outcomes. The US Healthy People 2020 objectives call for increasing the proportion of people with epilepsy and uncontrolled seizures who receive appropriate medical care.

Recent changes in attitudes of US adults toward people with epilepsy - Results from the 2005 SummerStyles and 2013 FallStyles surveys.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the validity and the reliability of two components of the Attitudes and Beliefs about Living with Epilepsy (ABLE) scale and to measure the magnitude of the public's attitudes and behaviors toward persons with epilepsy using U.S. nationally representative samples in 2005 and 2013.

Health behaviors among people with epilepsy--results from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey.

Objectives: This study aimed to estimate and compare the prevalence of selected health behavior-alcohol use, cigarette smoking, physical activity, and sufficient sleep-between people with and without a history of epilepsy in a large, nationally representative sample in the United States.

Methods: We used data from the 2010 cross-sectional National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) to compare the prevalence of each health behavior for people with and without epilepsy while adjusting for sex, age, race/ethnicity, and family income. We also further categorized those with epilepsy into active epilepsy and inactive epilepsy and calculated their corresponding prevalences.

HIV testing among adults with mental illness in the United States.

Nationally representative data from the 2007 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) were used to compare HIV testing prevalence among US adults with mental illness (schizophrenia spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, depression, and/or anxiety) to those without, providing an update of prior work using 1999 and 2002 NHIS data. Logistic regression modeling was used to estimate the probability of ever being tested for HIV by mental illness status, adjusting for age, sex, race/ethnicity, marital status, substance abuse, excessive alcohol or tobacco use, and HIV risk factors. Based on data from 21,785 respondents, 15% of adults had a psychiatric disorder and 37% ever had an HIV test.

Health-related quality of life and asthma among United States adolescents.

Objective: To examine the direction and the magnitude of associations between asthma and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a population-based sample of US adolescents.

Study Design: We obtained data from the 2001-2010 cross-sectional National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. We used multinomial logistic regression and negative binomial regression to estimate corresponding percentages, prevalence ratios (PRs), and predicted days of 4 domains of HRQoL by 3 asthma status categories: never having asthma, having asthma without symptoms, and having asthma with symptoms.

Health-related quality of life and body mass index among US adolescents.

Purpose: To examine the magnitude of differences in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) by body mass index (BMI) in a population-based sample of United States adolescents overall and by sex, and to provide national prevalence estimates of reported HRQOL outcomes for not only obese and overweight but also underweight adolescents.

Methods: From the 2001 through 2010 cross-sectional National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, we estimated the percentages of four HRQOL outcomes-self-rated health, physically unhealthy days, mentally unhealthy days, and activity limitation days-in four BMI categories-obese, overweight, normal weight, and underweight-of approximately 6,000 US adolescents aged 12-17 years. We also estimated the percentages for boys and girls separately.

Trends in health-related quality of life among adolescents in the United States, 2001-2010.

Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measures are often used to track changes in population health, mostly among adults. Prompted by the recent US recession, we assessed trends in adolescent HRQOL by using cross-sectional data from the 2001-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Adolescents' self-rated health and reported mental health declined significantly, especially among those in low-income families, but their physical health and activity limitation did not change.