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Surviving chlorinated waters: bleaching sensitivity and persistence of free-living amoebae

Author(s): Zahid MT; Mustafa G; Sajid R; Razzaq A; Waheed M; Khan MA; Hwang JH; Park YK; Chung WJ; Jeon BH;

Recent advancements in membrane technologies and disinfection methods have enhanced drinking water quality significantly. However, microorganisms, including free-living amoebae (FLA), persist and pose potential threats to humans. FLA are linked to severe neuro-ophthalmic infections and serve as h ...

Article GUID: 39017868


Optimizing energy efficiency in brackish water reverse osmosis (BWRO): A comprehensive study on prioritizing critical operating parameters for specific energy consumption minimization

Author(s): Abkar L; Aghili Mehrizi A; Jafari M; Beck SE; Ghassemi A; Van Loosdrecht MCM;

Reverse osmosis (RO) systems offer a viable solution for treating brackish water (BW), a common but underutilized water resource. However, the energy-intensive nature of brackish water reverse osmosis (BWRO) systems poses affordability challenges to water supply, necessitating a focus on minimizing their energy consumption to support SDG6's goal of pr ...

Article GUID: 38688362


Negative Affect and Drinking among Indigenous Youth: Disaggregating Within- and Between-Person Effects

Author(s): Ashley Reynolds

Negative affect (depression/anxiety) and alcohol use among Indigenous youth in Canada remain a concern for many communities. Disparate rates of these struggles are understood to be a potential outcome of colonization and subsequent intergenerational trauma experienced by individuals, families, and communities. Using a longitudinal design, we examined chan ...

Article GUID: 38407776


Sensation seeking, drinking motives, and going out mediate the link between eveningness and alcohol use and problems in adolescence

Author(s): Rigó A; Tóth-Király I; Magi A; Eisinger A; Demetrovics Z; Urbán R;

The present study was aimed at obtaining a more comprehensive understanding of the possible mediating factors in the morningness-eveningness ? alcohol consumption relation. We explored the role of mediators such as sensation seeking, the frequency of going out in the evenings, and drinking motives. We tested the proposed mediation model via structural equ ...

Article GUID: 37722395


The daily association between affect and alcohol use: A meta-analysis of individual participant data

Author(s): Dora J; Piccirillo M; Foster KT; Arbeau K; Armeli S; Auriacombe M; Bartholow B; Beltz AM; Blumenstock SM; Bold K; Bonar EE; Braitman A; Carpenter RW; Creswell KG; De Hart T; Dvorak RD; Emery N; Enkema M; Fairbairn C; Fairlie AM; Ferguson ...

Influential psychological theories hypothesize that people consume alcohol in response to the experience of both negative and positive emotions. Despite two decades of daily diary and ecological momentary assessment research, it remains unclear whether people consume more alcohol on days they exp ...

Article GUID: 37560174


Restrained eating and alcohol use: Testing drinking to cope and impulsivity as moderators

Author(s): Corran C; Khan M; Gallant S; Shalev U; O' Connor RM;

The association between restrained eating and alcohol use remains poorly understood among undergraduates. Consistent with tension reduction theory, individuals with disordered eating may be motivated to drink alcohol to cope with negative emotionality. Perhaps what pushes them to drink despite restriction goals is impulsivity. The combined impact of drink ...

Article GUID: 35471931


Children's Early Disruptive Behavior Predicts Later Coercive Behavior and Binge Drinking by Mothers.

Author(s): Pagani LS, Fitzpatrick C

J Pediatr Nurs. 2018 Mar - Apr;39:15-20 Authors: Pagani LS, Fitzpatrick C

Article GUID: 29525211


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