Publications by authors named "Yuxiang Qiao"

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  • This study investigated the causal relationship between dried fruit intake and the risk of developing osteoarthritis (OA) using Mendelian randomization methods.
  • Analysis of genetic data from large-scale genome-wide association studies revealed mixed results, with some methods suggesting a protective effect of dried fruit on OA, while others did not find a significant association.
  • Overall, the findings indicate that higher consumption of dried fruit may be linked to a lower risk of OA, but results showed some variability and require further examination.
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Sludge retention time(SRT) is a crucial parameter to influence the stability of biological wastewater treatment systems. Especially, the effects of SRT on yeast-wastewater treatment remain unclear. In this study, mixtures of yeast strains were applied to treat oil-containing wastewater in sequencing batch reactors(SBR) and the effects of sludge retention time(SRT as 5, 10, 20, 40 d) on the removal efficiency of pollutants, contents and composition of extracellular polymeric substances(EPS), yeast cells settleability and yeast communities were investigated.

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The disposal of urban scattered human feces has become a difficult problem for the management of modern city. In present study, the scattered human feces underwent the collection, scum removal, flocculation and dehydration, finally became the granular fertilizer; the effects of the ratio of fertilizer to soil on the growth of the pakchoi and the quality of soil and leaching water were evaluated, and the feasibility of granular fertilizer manuring the pakchoi was discussed by pot experiments. The results showed that the granular fertilizer significantly enhanced the production of the pakchoi which were not polluted by the intestinal microorganisms under the experiment conditions; meanwhile, at the proper ratio of fertilizer to soil, the concentration of these microorganisms in the leaching water was lower than that in the control check.

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