University of Hamburg: Hamburg short-term psychotherapy comparison study.

Author(s):  
Ulrich Stuhr ◽  
Adolf-Ernst Meyer
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2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 2248-2257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly R. Smith ◽  
Timothy H. Moran ◽  
Afroditi Papantoni ◽  
Caroline Speck ◽  
Arnold Bakker ◽  
...  




Author(s):  
Katri Roppola ◽  
Toivo Kuokkanen ◽  
Hannu Nurmesniemi ◽  
Jaakko Rämö ◽  
Risto Pöykiö ◽  
...  

The biological oxygen demand (BOD) test is widely used in many wastewater treatment plants. The conventional BOD tests are usually time-consuming and the results are often out of date for process control purposes. The aim of this research was to compare the manometric respirometric test with common chemical methods in the determination of BOD of wastewater from a pulp and paper mills as well as to evaluate theBOD7values of both wastewaters from the short-term respirometric measurements. The results showed that there were differences in theBOD7values of paper mill samples measured by conventional and respirometric methods. The main cause was found to be the dilution solution used in the conventional BOD tests. Using the same mineral solution in the respirometric measurements diminished the difference remarkably. Evaluation of theBOD7value after two or three days incubation was proved to work very well and the estimated results were close to measured values (deviations 1%–12%).



CJEM ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (S1) ◽  
pp. S72-S73
Author(s):  
M. Hunter ◽  
A. Bhargava ◽  
E. Lang

Introduction: Lateral epicondylitis (LE), also known as tennis elbow, is an overuse-underuse tendinopathy originating from the forearm extensor tendons of the elbow. An emerging therapy for the treatment of LE is the use of transdermal nitroglycerin (NTG) patches for pain relief and improved function. Our systematic review assesses 18 to 65 year old patients with clinically diagnosed LE and no structural damage or longstanding elbow injury to determine if transdermal NTG patches provide improved short term and long term pain relief as well as improved function in comparison with placebo. Methods: We included randomised controlled trials (RCT’s) of NTG patch use versus placebo for the treatment of LE. Prospective comparison studies were also eligible for assessing the long term pain relief of NTG patch use. We performed a literature search using MEDLINE, EMBASE, SportDiscus and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. English language articles were retrieved for review up to November 2015. Risk of bias within the studies was assessed regarding randomisation, allocation sequence concealment, blinding and selective outcome reporting. Results: Three RCT’s were included that compared transdermal NTG patch use (two studies with 1.25mg/24h and one study comparing 0.72, 1.44 and 3.6mg/24h) versus a placebo to treat LE. One prospective comparison study of five years duration was included as a follow-up to one of the included RCT’s to assess pain and function five years after the discontinuation of therapy. Data was not pooled because of heterogeneity in study methods and outcomes. The use of transdermal NTG patches provided short term pain relief (2-6 weeks for dosing of 0.72mg/24h or 1.25mg/24h) compared with placebo as suggested by three RCT’s. Long term pain relief was improved by NTG patch use compared with placebo at six months in one RCT, but not at five years in a prospective comparison study. Function improved in two different RCT’s with NTG patch use at 0.72mg/24h and 1.25mg/24h when compared to placebo. Five years after cessation of treatment, there was no difference between NTG patch and placebo. Conclusion: Overall, the included studies demonstrate that the use of NTG patches compared to placebo improves short term and long term pain relief, as well as elbow function. However, more studies are required to bridge the gaps between the existing studies and reduce heterogeneity between the study designs.





2007 ◽  
Vol 2007 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katri Roppola ◽  
Toivo Kuokkanen ◽  
Jaakko Rämö ◽  
Hanna Prokkola ◽  
Eeva Heiska

The aim of this research was to study the suitability of a manometric respirometric test (OECD 301F) for the determination of biological oxygen demand (BOD) in domestic wastewater. This was done by comparing four different BOD tests (a manometric respirometric test, oxygen sensor determination, iodometric titration, and UV absorption measurement) and by evaluating the BOD7value after a short-term measurement applying the manometric respirometric test. Measurements were done in three dif-ferent laboratories. The respirometric test was performed well on municipal sewage, and the precision of results was good. There were minor deviations between BOD7values as determined by the different methods, but the deviations were not essentially big enough to have a practical impact. Evaluation of the BOD7value after two or three days' incubation by the respirometric method was shown to work well; average deviations between measured and evaluated values after three days' incubation were 5–18%. Hence, the manometric respirometric test proved to be a rapid and suitable tool for process control purposes.



2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (7) ◽  
pp. 1034-1040 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joo Han Oh ◽  
Chung Hee Oh ◽  
Jung-Ah Choi ◽  
Sae Hoon Kim ◽  
June Hyuk Kim ◽  
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