Performance, comparison and utilization of reduced sulfur (-2) compounds (S, FeS and SCN) in autotrophic denitrification process by thiosulfate-driven autotrophic denitrifier.

The coexistence of reduced sulfur (-2) compounds (S, FeS and SCN) are found in some industrial wastewaters due to pre-treatment of Fe(II) salts. These compounds as electron donors have attracted increasing interest in autotrophic denitrification process. However, the difference of their functions still remain unknown, which limit efficient utilization in autotrophic denitrification process.

The efficient utilization of thiocyanate on simultaneous removal of ammonium and nitrate through thiosulfate-driven autotrophic denitrifiers and anammox.

The efficient utilization of thiocyanate remain be an important bottleneck in the low-cost nitrogen removal for wastewaters containing thiocyanate. The study aimed to investigate the feasibility of thiocyanate in removal of nitrate and ammonium through anammox (AN) and thiosulfate-driven autotrophic denitrifiers (TSAD). The results showed that removal of nitrate and ammonium were achieved rapidly utilizing thiocyanate, which was attributed to degradation of thiocyanate by TSAD and cooperation with AN.

Microbial compositions, ecological networks, and metabolomics in sediments of black-odour water in Dongguan, China.

Black-odour water with organic compounds and heavy metals caused by domestic and industrial activities has aroused people's attention in recent years, yet little is known about the ecological effects on aquatic organisms, especially microorganisms in sediments. To explore the response of microbial communities to environmental factors, the community and metabolites of nine river sediments with different pollution in Dongguan city, China were investigated using 16S rRNA gene sequencing and liquid chromatography tandem-mass. The results revealed that the composition and structure of sedimentary microbial communities significantly changed in rivers with varying pollution levels.

Paraventricular nucleus corticotrophin releasing hormone contributes to sympathoexcitation via interaction with neurotransmitters in heart failure.

Recent studies indicate that systemic administration of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α induces increases in corticotrophin releasing hormone (CRH) and CRH type 1 receptors in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN). In this study, we explored the hypothesis that CRH in the PVN contributes to sympathoexcitation via interaction with neurotransmitters in heart failure (HF). Sprague-Dawley rats with HF or sham-operated controls (SHAM) were treated for 4 weeks with a continuous bilateral PVN infusion of the selective CRH-R1 antagonist NBI-27914 or vehicle.

TNF-α in hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus contributes to sympathoexcitation in heart failure by modulating AT1 receptor and neurotransmitters.

Proinflammatory cytokines, including tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, augment the progression of heart failure (HF) that is characterized by sympathoexcitation. In this study, we explored the role of TNF-α in hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) in the exaggerated sympathetic activity observed in HF. Heart failure rats were made by ligating the left anterior descending coronary artery.

[Near infrared determination of dry hay quality in oats].

In the present paper, the analysis of the content of CP, NDF and ADF in the whole dry hay of oats was carried out by using near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) technique, and in combination with the partial least square (PLS) regression algorithm the calibration analysis was performed at the same time. The results showed that the calibration models developed by the spectral data pretreatment of the second derivative + Norris smoothing, the multivariate scattering correction + second derivative + Norris smoothing, and the multivariate scattering correction were the best for CP, NDF and ADF with the same spectral regions (9668-4518, 9550-5543, 8943-4042 cm(-1)). All these models yielded coefficients of determination of calibration (r2 cal) for CP and NDF that are both higher than 0.