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Solid-state cultivation (SSC) is the microbial growth on solid supports, producing a nutrient-rich solution by cell enzymes that may be further used as a generic microbial medium. "Second-generation" ethanol is obtained by fermentation from mainly the acid hydrolysates of lignocellulosic wastes, generating several microbial growth inhibitors. Thus, this research aimed at evaluating the feasibility of ethanol fermentation from sugarcane bagasse hydrolysate after SSC with vinasse as the impregnating solution by a consortium of A. niger and T. reesei as opposed to the conventional method of acid hydrolysis. Fermentation of the hydrolysate from SSC leading to the yield of 0.40 g g-1, i.e., about 78% of maximum stoichiometric indicating that the nonconventional process allowed the use of two by-products from sugarcane processing in addition to ethanol production from glucose release.Trace metal contamination has become a worldwide problem for aquatic systems, as sediments act as a sink for trace metals. This study was conducted to assess geochemical fractions, sources and potential risks of trace metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn) in sediments of Umurbey stream (Çanakkale-Turkey). Sediment samples were taken from seven different locations of Umurbey stream. Aqua regia wet digestion procedure was applied to determine total contents of trace metals and BCR sequential extraction procedure was applied to determine geochemical fractions of trace metals. Trace metal total values were ordered as Zn > Pb > Cr > Cu > Ni > Cd. Just because of topography, geology, and agricultural practices, S4, S5, S6, and S7 sampling points had greater total trace metal concentrations than the other locations. Potential mobility of trace metals in sediment samples was ordered as Cd (62.1%) > Zn (60.8%) > Pb (54.8%) > Cu (46.1%) > Cr (43.0%) > Ni (29.7%). Cd, Zn, Pb, and partially Cu were encountered mostly in mobile phases. Multivariate analyses revealed that pollution in sediment samples was originated from not only anthropogenic but also natural factors. Except for Zn, trace metal concentrations were found to be at tolerable levels of biota. When the contamination factor and risk assessment code results were assessed together, it was observed that Cd, Zn, and partially Pb were weakly adsorbed onto sediments, thus might pose risks on environment in the long run.Few research studies have investigated temporal kinematic swallow events in healthy adults to establish normative reference values. Determining cutoffs for normal and disordered swallowing is vital for differentially diagnosing presbyphagia, variants of normal swallowing, and dysphagia; and for ensuring that different swallowing research laboratories produce consistent results in common measurements from different samples within the same population. High-resolution cervical auscultation (HRCA), a sensor-based dysphagia screening method, has accurately annotated temporal kinematic swallow events in patients with dysphagia, but hasn't been used to annotate temporal kinematic swallow events in healthy adults to establish dysphagia screening cutoffs. This study aimed to determine (1) Reference values for temporal kinematic swallow events, (2) Whether HRCA can annotate temporal kinematic swallow events in healthy adults. We hypothesized (1) Our reference values would align with a prior study; (2) HRCA would detect temporal kinematic swallow events as accurately as human judges. Trained judges completed temporal kinematic measurements on 659 swallows (N = 70 adults). Swallow reaction time and LVC duration weren't different (p > 0.05) from a previously published historical cohort (114 swallows, N = 38 adults), while other temporal kinematic measurements were different (p  less then  0.05), suggesting a need for further standardization to feasibly pool data analyses across laboratories. HRCA signal features were used as input to machine learning algorithms and annotated UES opening (69.96% accuracy), UES closure (64.52% accuracy), LVC (52.56% accuracy), and LV re-opening (69.97% accuracy); providing preliminary evidence that HRCA can noninvasively and accurately annotate temporal kinematic measurements in healthy adults to determine dysphagia screening cutoffs.Detecting the unexpected threat-relevant stimuli plays a vital role in preschoolers' daily life safety, but a few studies have investigated how preschoolers process this kind of stimuli. We applied a classical inattentional blindness task (designed by Mack and Rock Inattentional blindness. MIT Press, 1998) to explore whether threat-relevant stimuli could be better detected in an inattentional condition and whether the age and the fluid intelligence could predict the incidence of the detection. With the involvement of two hundred and thirty-nine preschoolers (aged from 4 to 6 years), we found that it was not more likely for preschoolers to detect the threat-relevant stimuli (Knife and Snake) compared with the non-threat-relevant stimuli (Spoon and Snail). The age difference of detection only occurred in the divided attentional condition, but not in the inattentional condition. Moreover, the group of 5-year-old preschoolers with higher fluid intelligence scores was more likely to detect the unexpected stimuli, but the prediction was not powerful. These findings demonstrate that the threat-superiority effect on IB does not occur on preschoolers and the individual difference of preschoolers' IB is unstable. This study enriches the cognition of young children's attentional bias to threat-relevant stimuli, and has certain significance to understand the essence of children's attentional process.This CIRSE Standards of Practice document is developed by an expert writing group under the guidance of the CIRSE Standards of Practice Committee. It aims to assist Interventional Radiologists in their daily practice by providing best practices for conducting meetings on morbidity and mortality.

The importance of fixation construct in locking compression plate (LCP) is not well enlightened until recently. The aim of this study was to investigate radiological and clinical outcomes of scattering and clustering of the proximal screw fixation construct in unilateral LCP treatment of the distal femoral fractures.

Patients who were treated for distal femoral fractures using unilateral LCP between January 2014 and December 2019 in our institute were included in this retrospective study. They were divided into groups 1 (35 cases, scattered proximal screw fixation) and 2 (35 cases, clustered proximal screw fixation). Mean follow-up period was 23.6months for group 1 and 21.3months for group 2. Medical history, patient demographics, injury characteristics, and surgical characteristics were reviewed and analyzed. Radiological findings including time to callus formation, bridging callus formation, union, and symmetry of the union were assessed and compared between the groups. P2 Receptor agonist Clinical outcomes included total blood loss during the operation, postoperative range of motion, and number of revision surgery.