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Open AccessObstacles to home-based dietary management for caregivers of children with citrin deficiency: a qualitative study
Dietary management is the most important and effective treatment for citrin deficiency, as well as a decisive factor in the clinical outcome of patients. However, the dietary management ability of caregivers o...
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MiR-490-5p functions as tumor suppressor in childhood neuroblastoma by targeting MYEOV
Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most common extracranial solid tumor derived from neural crest in children. Recently, the role of miRNA has been studied extensively in the development of NB. Here, we investigated th...
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Influence of natural zeolite and nitrification inhibitor on organics degradation and nitrogen transformation during sludge composting
Sludge composting is one of the most widely used treatments for sewage sludge resource utilization. Natural zeolite and nitrification inhibitor (NI) are widely used during composting and land application for n...
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Seasonal variation and removal efficiency of antibiotic resistance genes during wastewater treatment of swine farms
The seasonal variation and removal efficiency of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), including tetracycline resistance genes (tetG, tetM, and tetX) and macrolide (ermB, ermF, ereA, and mefA), were investigated in...
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Who contributes more to N2O emission during sludge bio-drying with two different aeration strategies, nitrifiers or denitrifiers?
Global warming effects have drawn more and more attention to studying all sources and sinks of nitrous oxide (N2O). Sludge bio-drying, as an effective sludge treatment technology, is being adopted worldwide. In t...
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Open AccessA more accurate method acquirement by a comparison of the prediction equations for estimating glomerular filtration rate in Chinese patients with obstructive nephropathy
Researchers have developed several equations to predict glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in patients with chronic kidney diseases (CKD). However, there are scarcely any studies performed to discern the best eq...
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Open AccessBlocking protein phosphatase 2A signaling prevents endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition and renal fibrosis: a peptide-based drug therapy
Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndMT) contributes to the emergence of fibroblasts and plays a significant role in renal interstitial fibrosis. Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) is a major serine/threonine ...
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Influence of natural zeolite and nitrification inhibitor on organics degradation and nitrogen transformation during sludge composting
Sludge composting is one of the most widely used treatments for sewage sludge resource utilization. Natural zeolite and nitrification inhibitor (NI) are widely used during composting and land application for n...
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Decentralized wastewater treatment technologies and management in Chinese villages
Problems treating sewage in rural areas in China have attracted increasing attention in recent years. However, only 6% of rural areas had spray drainage and wastewater treatment systems by the end of 2010. It ...
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Foaming control by automatic carbon source adjustment using an ORP profile in sequencing batch reactors for enhanced nitrogen removal in swine wastewater treatment
Incomplete denitrification and ammonia accumulation were found to cause proliferation of filamentous microorganisms in sequencing batch reactors (SBRs) for swine wastewater treatment. Foaming was observed in r...
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New concept of contaminant removal from swine wastewater by a biological treatment process
Pollution from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) are the most serious pollution source in China now, and swine wastewater contains high concentrations of nutrients such as chemical oxygen demand (...
