Energy-saving lamps are equipped with converters enabling high energy efficiency at the cost of injecting very distorted currents on the mains.The problem is more complex in the emerging smart-lighting scenario where these lamps are also used to perform additional tasks.Harmonics mitigation at the lamp level is expensive; consequently, an optimal l
Pretreatment methods as a means of boosting methane production from sewage sludge and its mixtures with grease trap sludge
The main objective of this study was to determine the applicability of the selected pretreatment methods as a means of intensification of methane production from sewage sludge as well as its mixtures with grease trap sludge.The addition of the fat rich material to the digester treating sewage sludge resulted in an increased methane yield as well as
Transgenic overexpression of Tcfap2c/AP-2gamma results in liver failure and intestinal dysplasia.
BackgroundThe transcription factor Tcfap2c has been demonstrated to be essential for various processes during mammalian development.It has been found to be upregulated in various undifferentiated tumors and is implicated with poor prognosis.Tcfap2c is reported to impinge on cellular proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis.However, the physiolo
Efficacy and Tolerability of Two Quadruple Regimens: Bismuth, Omeprazole, Metronidazole with Amoxicillin or Tetracycline as First-Line Treatment for Eradication of Helicobacter Pylori in Patients with Duodenal Ulcer: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
AimTo evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of tetracycline vs.high-dose amoxicillin in bismuth-based quadruple therapy for Helicobacter pylori(H.pylori) eradication.MethodsThis randomized, open-label clinical trial included 228 patients with H.pylori infection and duodenal ulcer without a history of H.pylori treatment.Patients were randomly divid