Author(s): Gaudet E; Castonguay T; Fortin M; Dover G;

Background: Preliminary research suggests that acupuncture can improve cardiovascular function. The purpose of our study was to determine if electroacupuncture can improve performance and post-exercise recovery. Methods: Thirty-two healthy people participated in this study (14 men and 18 women, aged 23.6 ± 3.5 years). The first visit included baseline me ...

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Author(s): Furno Puglia V; Paquette M; Bergdahl A;

Purpose: Peripheral responses might be important in handcycling, given the involvement of small muscles compared to other exercise modalities. Therefore, the goal of this study was to compare changes in muscle oxygen saturation (?SmO2) and deoxyhemoglobin level (?[HHb]) between different efforts and muscles. Methods: Handcyclists participated in a Wingat ...

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Author(s): Bele V; Goyette B; An C; Achouri IE; Chaib O; Rajagopal R;

This study investigates the effectiveness of low-temperature (20 ± 1 °C) anaerobic digestion (AD) for two organic multiple farm substrate combinations: Set 1 comprising chicken manure (CM), dairy manure (DM), and waste corn silage (CS) and Set 2 comprising CM, DM, pig manure (PM), and CS. Inoculum adaptation steps were carried out using CM and CM+DM for S ...

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Author(s): Chen Q; Li Z; Chen Y; Liu M; Yang Q; Zhu B; Mu J; Feng L; Chen Z;

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are typical organic pollutants accumulated in the environment. PAHs' bioremediation in sediments can be promoted by adding electron acceptor (EA) and electron donor (ED). Bicarbonate and sulfate were chosen as two EAs, and acetate and lactate were selected as two EDs. Six groups of amendments were added into the ...

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Author(s): Kosik B; Larsen S; Bergdahl A;

Insulin deficiency in type 1 diabetes (T1D) leads to an impairment of glucose metabolism and mitochondrial function. Actovegin is a hemodialysate of calf blood, which has been shown to enhance glucose uptake and cell metabolism in healthy human skeletal muscle. The objectives of this study were to determine the effects of Actovegin on skeletal muscle mito ...

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Author(s): Rajagopal R; Bele V; Saady NMC; Hickmann FMW; Goyette B;

The objective of this study was to obtain start-up strategies for the operation of a dry anaerobic digestion (DAD) system treating pig-manure (PM) solids at low-temperatures, and evaluate the effects of operation mode, adapted inoculum, and bedding material on the performance. A DAD system coupled with an inoculum system (two-stage DAD) was operated at 20 ...

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Author(s): Choudhury MR; Rajagopal R; Meertens W; Rahaman MS;

This study evaluated the performance of an integrated electrochemical process, which simultaneously utilizes electro-oxidation (EO) and electro-coagulation (EC) methods while removing organic and nitrogen loads from high-strength leachate obtained from anaerobic digesters. A bipolar arrangement of the aluminum electrode, sandwiched between a monopolar bor ...

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Author(s): Morsi H; Golizeh M; Brosseau N; Janati AI; Emami E; Ndao M; Tran SD;

Objective: Rising evidence links Fusobacterium nucleatum (F. nucleatum) with its four subspecies; nucleatum, polymorphum, animalis, and vincentii, with the development of colorectal cancer (CRC) and its precursor colorectal adenoma (CRA). This study aims to optimize a technique for and explore the capability of matrix-assisted laser-desorption ionization- ...

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Author(s): Braun R; Padsala R; Malmir T; Mohammadi S; Eicker U;

The paper explains a workflow to simulate the food energy water (FEW) nexus for an urban district combining various data sources like 3D city models, particularly the City Geography Markup Language (CityGML) data model from the Open Geospatial Consortium, Open StreetMap and Census data. A long term vision is to extend the CityGML data model by developing ...

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Author(s): Pothier K; Vrinceanu T; Intzandt B; Bosquet L; Karelis AD; Lussier M; Vu TTM; Nigam A; Li KZH; Berryman N; Bherer L;

Objectives: Mobility is a complex but crucial clinical outcome in older adults. Past observational studies have highlighted that cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), energy cost of walking (ECW), and cognitive switching abilities are associated with mobility performance, making these key determinants ...

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Author(s): Mahato P, Goyette B, Rahaman MS, Rajagopal R

Bioengineering (Basel). 2020 Jul 25;7(3): Authors: Mahato P, Goyette B, Rahaman MS, Rajagopal R

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