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Apoptosis as a prognostic marker in prediction of renal injury, after acute ble...

Objectives: The aim of this study is to identify and quantify apoptosis in renal tissue, using a biochemical marker (TUNEL) in a pig haemorrhagic model, after intravascular volume replacement with Ringer's lactate RL) or Hydroxyethylstarch (HES) 130/0.4) solutions. Methods: 18 Large White pigs underwent total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) with propofol and remifentanil. 25 ml/kg of arterial blood were removed ...

Image analysis for automatic characterization of polyhydroxyalcanoates granules

A new monitoring approach for polyhydroxyalcanoates (PHA) granules identification and characterization based on image analysis procedures is proposed. PHA granules were analyzed by Sudan Black B (SBB) staining in an enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) system. Color images captured on an optical microscope were analyzed through quantitative image analysis. The distribution of PHA granules was estimated...

Activated sludge characterization through microscopy : a review on quantitative...

In wastewater treatment processes, and particularly in activated sludge systems, efficiency is quite dependent on the operating conditions, and a number of problems may arise due to sludge structure and proliferation of specific microorganisms. In fact, bacterial communities and protozoa identification by microscopy inspection is already routinely employed in a considerable number of cases. Furthermore, quantit...

Biopolymer monitoring using quantitative image analysis techniques

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are intracellular biopolymers with many applications, particularly as substitutes of polypropylene and polyethylene, due to their thermoplastic properties and biocompatible nature. Furthermore, glycogen is a polysaccharide of glucose with high importance in the metabolism of microbial communities and polyphosphate is a microbial storage compound that should be recovered in order to ...

Simulation Method for Position and Energy Corrections in Scintillation Detectors

The first steps towards a Monte Carlo simulation method for energy and position corrections in a gas scintillatordetector are presented. Recent developments on gas avalanche detectors based on microstructures operating athigh pressure allow fair detection efficiency for hard X- and gamma-rays. A hybrid system combining an assistedscintillation in a high pressure xenon gas medium and two UV photosensors based on...

Image analysis application for the study of activated sludge floc size during t...

Background, aim, and scope Fishery wastewater treatment can be compromised due to seasonal production. The use of sequencing batch reactors is not completely successful, despite flexibility being one of the principal advantages. Most research on activated sludge is performed using synthetic wastewater to ensure a stable and constant feed. The current work compared biomass morphology and settling ability using i...

Residual stresses analysis in plasma dressed welded joints

The presence of residual stresses in a structure influences his behaviour. Fatigue strength of welded joints is significantly influenced by the presence of residual stresses, of flaws and notch sharpness at the weld toe. Plasma dressing at the weld toe is frequently used to remove flaws and to lessen the notch sharpness at the weld toe. With this re-melt, the stress field in the weld toe is also profoundly modi...

Characterization of activated sludge abnormalities by image analysis and chemom...

his work focuses on the use of chemometric techniques for identifying activated sludge process abnormalities. Chemometric methods combined with image analysis can improve activated sludge systems monitoring and minimize the need of analytical measurements. For that purpose data was collected from aggregated and filamentous biomass, biomass composition on Gram-positive/Gram-negative bacteria and viable/damaged b...

Identifying different types of bulking in an activated sludge system through qu...

The present study proposes an image analysis methodology for the identification of different types of disturbances in wastewater treatment activated sludge systems. Up to date, most reported image analysis methodologies have been used in activated sludge processes with the aim of filamentous bulking detection, however, other disturbances could be foreseen in wastewater treatment plants. Such disturbances can le...

Quantitative image analysis for sludge volume index and total suspended solids ...