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  1. Article: Assessing the environmental performance of a novel coal mine brine treatment technique: A case in Poland

    Tsalidis, G.A. / Tourkodimitri, K. Panteleaki / Mitko, K. / Gzyl, G. / Skalny, A. / Posada, J.A. / Xevgenos, D.

    Journal of cleaner production. 2022 July 15, v. 358

    2022  

    Abstract: Although the energy transition results in decreased use of coal for power production, hard coal extraction will continue due to its importance in steel production and coal mine wastewater will continue generating after mines closure. The coal mining ... ...

    Abstract Although the energy transition results in decreased use of coal for power production, hard coal extraction will continue due to its importance in steel production and coal mine wastewater will continue generating after mines closure. The coal mining sector produces wastewater which results in environmental burdens and often contains valuable materials that can be treated to eliminate effluent discharge and recover contained materials. The aim of this study is to determine whether the implementation of a novel wastewater treatment technique in an existing coal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) can improve both environmental performance and resource recovery potential. Our study assesses for the first time the environmental performance of the WWTP of Dębieńsko at the Upper Silesian Coal Basin, in Poland because coal mine effluents need to be treated to eliminate current environmental impacts on surface water bodies (rivers). The existing wastewater treatment system comprises reverse osmosis, evaporation and crystallization technologies. In the case of the novel ZERO BRINE technique, lab performance data is scaled-up and used for nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, electrodialysis and crystallization technologies. The environmental impacts analysis is performed with life cycle assessment (LCA) by considering mid-point impact categories (climate change, terrestrial acidification and fossil resource scarcity) and end-point damages (human health, ecosystems and resources). The functional unit is 1 m³ of coal mine wastewater input and a scenario is developed where the plant functionality concerns salt production. Results show that the implementation of the ZERO BRINE technique can improve the environmental performance of the WWTP for all considered impact categories due to a reduction in electricity consumption by 13% in the entire plant. Climate change, acidification, fossil resources scarcity, human health, ecosystems, and resources were improved by 16%, 13%, 12%, 25%, 21% and 13%, respectively. A sensitivity analysis is performed on the electricity consumption of electrodialysis which shows an additional improvement by 7% on all impacts. The ZERO BRINE technique produces both water and different types of salts. In this case, the multi-functionality of the system is addressed through substitution, while sensitivity analyses are carried out using mass and economic allocation methods.
    Keywords acidification ; basins ; climate change ; coal ; crystallization ; electric energy consumption ; electrodialysis ; energy ; environmental performance ; evaporation ; human health ; nanofiltration ; power generation ; reverse osmosis ; steel ; surface water ; wastewater ; wastewater treatment ; Poland
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-0715
    Publishing place Elsevier Ltd
    Document type Article
    ISSN 0959-6526
    DOI 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.131973
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  2. Article ; Online: Design of a baked good using food ingredients recovered from agro-industrial by-products of fruits

    Durán-Aranguren, D.D. / Muñoz-Daza, L.F. / Castillo-Hurtado, L.J. / Posada, J.A. / Mussatto, S.I. / Sierra, R. / Hernández-Carrión, M.

    LWT. 2023 Aug. 09, p.115174-

    2023  , Page(s) 115174–

    Abstract: In the last few years, healthy foods have increasingly attracted consumers' interest, leading to an increase in sales worldwide. Using by-products from the agroindustry to produce healthy/fortified foods is a promising approach since peels and seeds of ... ...

    Abstract In the last few years, healthy foods have increasingly attracted consumers' interest, leading to an increase in sales worldwide. Using by-products from the agroindustry to produce healthy/fortified foods is a promising approach since peels and seeds of fruits have significant amounts of bioactive compounds. In this sense, this work evaluated the possibility to add fractions recovered from residues of orange, lime, and peach palm in a food product. First, the proximate, ultimate, and chemical composition of the residues was determined to identify the main substances that could be valorized. Then, the selected high-value-added molecules extracted from fruit residues were used to formulate a high-fiber brownie. A Box-Behnken experimental design was used to determine if fat replacement, flour replacement, and the addition of encapsulated extracts influenced the food product's color, texture, and humidity which were determined from the analysis of the texture profile of the samples. It was possible to identify with the help of an electronic tongue a formulation with similar properties to a commercial brownie but with enhanced functional properties due to the novel ingredients added, which could potentially improve consumers' health.
    Keywords Bactris gasipaes ; agricultural industry ; chemical composition ; color ; electronic tongue ; encapsulation ; experimental design ; flour ; fruits ; humidity ; texture ; Fruit residues ; By-products valorization ; Product design ; Baked goods ; Fortified foods ; ABS ; AA ; CAGR ; DRV ; EE ; HPLC ; LR ; NREL ; NCS ; OR ; PR ; TPA ; TPC ; TTC ; TEAC ; VS ; Chemical compounds studied in this article: d-Glucose (PubChem CID ; 5793) ; d-xylose (PubChem CID ; 135191) ; l-arabinose (PubChem CID ; 439195) ; d-galacturonic acid (PubChem CID ; 439215) ; Pectin (PubChem CID ; 441476) ; Gallic acid (PubChem CID ; 370) ; Tannic acid (PubChem CID ; 16129778) ; Trolox (PubChem CID ; 40634) ; Maltodextrin (PubChem CID ; 439586)
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-0809
    Publishing place Elsevier Ltd
    Document type Article ; Online
    Note Pre-press version
    ZDB-ID 241369-3
    ISSN 0460-1173 ; 0023-6438
    ISSN 0460-1173 ; 0023-6438
    DOI 10.1016/j.lwt.2023.115174
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  3. Article: Injection of Acanthaster planci with thiosulfate-citrate-bile-sucrose agar (TCBS). II. Histopathological changes.

    Rivera-Posada, J A / Pratchett, M / Owens, L

    Diseases of aquatic organisms

    2011  Volume 97, Issue 2, Page(s) 95–102

    Abstract: We assessed histological changes in the tissues of the crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci (COTS) after injection of thiosulfate-citrate-bile-sucrose agar (TCBS) which was used as a disease inducer (potential outbreak control method), by ... ...

    Abstract We assessed histological changes in the tissues of the crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci (COTS) after injection of thiosulfate-citrate-bile-sucrose agar (TCBS) which was used as a disease inducer (potential outbreak control method), by conventional and scanning electron microscopy. Digestive glands were processed and stained with hematoxylin and eosin to describe the histological architecture of the intestinal epithelium. Subsequently comparison of healthy versus infected tissues and Gram stains were carried out to confirm bacterial occurrence on infected tissues, characterize the structural changes induced by bacterial communities in COTS tissues, and to determine if the histopathological changes of intestinal tissues were consistent with vibrio infection. TCBS injections induced marked epithelial desquamation, hypertrophy and hypersecretion of glandular cells, epithelial cell destruction, pyknosis, reduction of thickness and disorganization of connective tissue and associated nerve plexus, presence of bacterial colonies, irregular eosinophilic foci in glandular cells, brush border disruption, atrophy and detachment of intestinal microvilli and cell debris in the lumen. All these changes were attributed to a fulminating systemic dysbiosis and were consistent with vibrio infections.
    MeSH term(s) Agar/chemistry ; Agar/toxicity ; Animals ; Citric Acid/chemistry ; Starfish/ultrastructure ; Sucrose/chemistry ; Thiosulfates/chemistry
    Chemical Substances Thiosulfates ; Citric Acid (2968PHW8QP) ; Sucrose (57-50-1) ; Agar (9002-18-0)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-12-06
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 0177-5103
    ISSN 0177-5103
    DOI 10.3354/dao02400
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  4. Article ; Online: A mathematical model for predicting the viability of airborne viruses.

    Posada, J A / Redrow, J / Celik, I

    Journal of virological methods

    2010  Volume 164, Issue 1-2, Page(s) 88–95

    Abstract: A mathematical model was developed to predict the viability of airborne viruses. The model uses water activity as the primary independent variable and an exponential decay function for the viability of the virus. This model was tested using published ... ...

    Abstract A mathematical model was developed to predict the viability of airborne viruses. The model uses water activity as the primary independent variable and an exponential decay function for the viability of the virus. This model was tested using published experimental data obtained by different investigators for influenza, Langat and polio viruses. The aerosolized media were modelled as a binary solution of water and sodium chloride. The water activity is related directly to the solute concentration in the binary solution. The minimum viability usually occurred just above the efflorescence point, which is the relative humidity at which the solution crystallizes. The relationship between water activity and relative humidity is based on the Köhler theory, whereby the Kelvin term was taken into account. Physical explanations are provided on the variation of viral viability at different relative humidity levels. The predictions obtained by the proposed mathematical model compare well with most of the published experimental data.
    MeSH term(s) Aerosols ; Air Microbiology ; Animals ; Chick Embryo ; Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne/physiology ; Humans ; Microbial Viability ; Models, Theoretical ; Orthomyxoviridae/physiology ; Poliovirus/physiology ; Salts ; Virus Physiological Phenomena ; Water Microbiology
    Chemical Substances Aerosols ; Salts
    Language English
    Publishing date 2010-03
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 8013-5
    ISSN 1879-0984 ; 0166-0934
    ISSN (online) 1879-0984
    ISSN 0166-0934
    DOI 10.1016/j.jviromet.2009.12.004
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  5. Article ; Online: Exploring policy options to spur the expansion of ethanol production and consumption in Brazil

    Moncada, J.A. / Verstegen, J.A. / Posada, J.A. / Junginger, M. / Lukszo, Z. / Faaij, A. / Weijnen, M.

    Energy Policy

    An agent-based modeling approach

    2018  Volume 123

    Abstract: The Brazilian government aims to increase the share of biofuels in the energy mix to around 18% by 2030, which implies an increase of ethanol production from currently 27 bln liters to over 50 bln liters per year. Biofuel policies play an important role ... ...

    Abstract The Brazilian government aims to increase the share of biofuels in the energy mix to around 18% by 2030, which implies an increase of ethanol production from currently 27 bln liters to over 50 bln liters per year. Biofuel policies play an important role in ethanol production, consumption, and investment in processing capacity. Nevertheless, a clear understanding of how current policies affect the evolution of the market is lacking. We developed a spatially-explicit agent-based model to analyze the impact of different blend mandates and taxes levied on gasoline, hydrous, and anhydrous ethanol on investment in processing capacity and on production and consumption of ethanol. The model uses land use projections by the PCRaster Land Use Change model and incorporates the institutions governing the actors’ strategic decision making with regard to production and consumption of ethanol, and the institutions governing the interaction among actors. From the investigated mix of policy measures, we find that an increase of the gasoline tax leads to the highest increased investments in sugarcane processing capacity. We also find that a gasoline tax above 1.23 R$/l and a tax exemption for hydrous ethanol may lead to doubling the production of ethanol by 2030 (relative to 2016).
    Keywords Agent-based modeling ; Biofuel policies ; Brazil ; Ethanol ; Institutional analysis ; Supply chain
    Subject code 660
    Language English
    Publishing country nl
    Document type Article ; Online
    ISSN 0301-4215
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  6. Article: Interspecific transmission and recovery of TCBS-induced disease between Acanthaster planci and Linckia guildingi.

    Caballes, C F / Schupp, P J / Pratchett, M S / Rivera-Posada, J A

    Diseases of aquatic organisms

    2012  Volume 100, Issue 3, Page(s) 263–267

    Abstract: The susceptibility of the coral-feeding crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci to disease may provide an avenue with which to effectively control population outbreaks that have caused severe and widespread coral loss in the Indo-Pacific. Injecting ... ...

    Abstract The susceptibility of the coral-feeding crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci to disease may provide an avenue with which to effectively control population outbreaks that have caused severe and widespread coral loss in the Indo-Pacific. Injecting thiosulfate-citrate-bile-sucrose (TCBS) agar into A. planci tissues induced a disease characterized by dermal lesions, loss of skin turgor, collapsed spines, and accumulation of mucus on spine tips. Moreover, the symptoms (and presumably the agent) of this disease would spread rapidly intraspecifically, but interspecific transmission (to other species of echinoderms) is yet to be examined. Vibrio rotiferianus, which was previously reported as a pathogen isolated from lesions of experimentally infected A. planci, was also recovered from Linckia guildingi lesions after several days of direct contact with diseased A. planci, demonstrating disease transmission. However, all L. guildingi fully recovered after 31 ± 16 d. Further studies are in progress to understand the ecology of Vibrio infection in A. planci and the potential transmission risk to corals, fishes, and other echinoderms to evaluate whether injections of TCBS could be a viable tool for controlling A. planci outbreaks.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Bile Acids and Salts/chemistry ; Citric Acid/chemistry ; Species Specificity ; Starfish/drug effects ; Sucrose/chemistry ; Thiosulfates/chemistry ; Vibrio/physiology
    Chemical Substances Bile Acids and Salts ; Thiosulfates ; Citric Acid (2968PHW8QP) ; Sucrose (57-50-1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2012-09-12
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
    ISSN 0177-5103
    ISSN 0177-5103
    DOI 10.3354/dao02480
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  7. Article: Giant congenital mesenteric hernia in the adult.

    Zerrweck, C / Sánchez, H A / Posada, J A / Cervantes, J

    Acta chirurgica Belgica

    2009  Volume 109, Issue 5, Page(s) 620–622

    Abstract: Introduction: Internal hernia is a visceral protrusion through a defect or aperture, either mesenteric or peritoneal and is an uncommon cause of intestinal obstruction. Within this group, the congenital mesenteric (transmesenteric) hernia is extremely ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Internal hernia is a visceral protrusion through a defect or aperture, either mesenteric or peritoneal and is an uncommon cause of intestinal obstruction. Within this group, the congenital mesenteric (transmesenteric) hernia is extremely rare, being more common in the pediatric population.
    Objective: To present the case of a 38-year-old woman with intestinal obstruction and acute abdomen who underwent surgery. A giant mesenteric (transmesenteric) hernia was found. The hernia was reduced and the defect closed. Discharge was made without complications.
    Conclusions: Congenital mesenteric hernias are an infrequent pathology that may cause intestinal obstruction, predominantly in the pediatric population. Occurrence in adults is extremely rare.
    MeSH term(s) Abdominal Pain/etiology ; Adult ; Female ; Hernia, Abdominal/complications ; Hernia, Abdominal/congenital ; Hernia, Abdominal/diagnosis ; Hernia, Abdominal/surgery ; Humans ; Intestinal Obstruction/etiology ; Mesentery ; Peritoneal Diseases/complications ; Peritoneal Diseases/congenital ; Peritoneal Diseases/surgery
    Language English
    Publishing date 2009-09-08
    Publishing country England
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 210274-2
    ISSN 0001-5458
    ISSN 0001-5458
    DOI 10.1080/00015458.2009.11680499
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  8. Article: Refined identification of Vibrio bacterial flora from Acanthasther planci based on biochemical profiling and analysis of housekeeping genes.

    Rivera-Posada, J A / Pratchett, M / Cano-Gomez, A / Arango-Gomez, J D / Owens, L

    Diseases of aquatic organisms

    2011  Volume 96, Issue 2, Page(s) 113–123

    Abstract: We used a polyphasic approach for precise identification of bacterial flora (Vibrionaceae) isolated from crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) from Lizard Island (Great Barrier Reef, Australia) and Guam (U.S.A., Western Pacific Ocean). Previous 16S rRNA gene ... ...

    Abstract We used a polyphasic approach for precise identification of bacterial flora (Vibrionaceae) isolated from crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) from Lizard Island (Great Barrier Reef, Australia) and Guam (U.S.A., Western Pacific Ocean). Previous 16S rRNA gene phylogenetic analysis was useful to allocate and identify isolates within the Photobacterium, Splendidus and Harveyi clades but failed in the identification of Vibrio harveyi-like isolates. Species of the V harveyi group have almost indistinguishable phenotypes and genotypes, and thus, identification by standard biochemical tests and 16S rRNA gene analysis is commonly inaccurate. Biochemical profiling and sequence analysis of additional topA and mreB housekeeping genes were carried out for definitive identification of 19 bacterial isolates recovered from sick and wild COTS. For 8 isolates, biochemical profiles and topA and mreB gene sequence alignments with the closest relatives (GenBank) confirmed previous 16S rRNA-based identification: V. fortis and Photobacterium eurosenbergii species (from wild COTS), and V natriegens (from diseased COTS). Further phylogenetic analysis based on topA and mreB concatenated sequences served to identify the remaining 11 V harveyi-like isolates: V. owensii and V. rotiferianus (from wild COTS), and V. owensii, V. rotiferianus, and V. harveyi (from diseased COTS). This study further confirms the reliability of topA-mreB gene sequence analysis for identification of these close species, and it reveals a wider distribution range of the potentially pathogenic V. harveyi group.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial ; Phylogeny ; Starfish/microbiology ; Vibrio/classification ; Vibrio/genetics ; Vibrio/isolation & purification
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-09-09
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 0177-5103
    ISSN 0177-5103
    DOI 10.3354/dao02389
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  9. Article: Injection of Acanthaster planci with thiosulfate-citrate-bile-sucrose agar (TCBS). I. Disease induction.

    Rivera-Posada, J A / Pratchett, M / Cano-Gómez, A / Arango-Gómez, J D / Owens, L

    Diseases of aquatic organisms

    2011  Volume 97, Issue 2, Page(s) 85–94

    Abstract: This is the first report of the successful induction of a transmissible disease in the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci (COTS). Injection of thiosulfate-citrate-bile-sucrose agar (TCBS) culture medium into COTS induced a disease ... ...

    Abstract This is the first report of the successful induction of a transmissible disease in the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci (COTS). Injection of thiosulfate-citrate-bile-sucrose agar (TCBS) culture medium into COTS induced a disease characterized by discoloured and necrotic skin, ulcerations, loss of body turgor, accumulation of colourless mucus on many spines especially at their tip, and loss of spines. Blisters on the dorsal integument broke through the skin surface and resulted in large, open sores that exposed the internal organs. Oedema and reddened digestive tissues and destruction of connective fibers were common. Moreover, healthy COTS in contact with these infected animals also displayed signs of disease and died within 24 h. TCBS induced 100% mortality in injected starfish. There was no introduction of new pathogens into the marine environment. TCBS promoted the growth of COTS' naturally occurring Vibrionales to high densities with subsequent symbiont imbalance followed by disease and death.
    MeSH term(s) Agar/chemistry ; Agar/toxicity ; Animals ; Citric Acid/chemistry ; Starfish ; Sucrose/chemistry ; Thiosulfates/chemistry
    Chemical Substances Thiosulfates ; Citric Acid (2968PHW8QP) ; Sucrose (57-50-1) ; Agar (9002-18-0)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-12-06
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 0177-5103
    ISSN 0177-5103
    DOI 10.3354/dao02401
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  10. Article ; Online: Safety, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of RSLV-132, an RNase-Fc fusion protein in systemic lupus erythematosus: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

    Burge, D J / Eisenman, J / Byrnes-Blake, K / Smolak, P / Lau, K / Cohen, S B / Kivitz, A J / Levin, R / Martin, R W / Sherrer, Y / Posada, J A

    Lupus

    2016  Volume 26, Issue 8, Page(s) 825–834

    Abstract: Blood-borne RNA circulating in association with autoantibodies is a potent stimulator of interferon production and immune system activation. RSLV-132 is a novel fully human biologic Fc fusion protein that is comprised of human RNase fused to the Fc ... ...

    Abstract Blood-borne RNA circulating in association with autoantibodies is a potent stimulator of interferon production and immune system activation. RSLV-132 is a novel fully human biologic Fc fusion protein that is comprised of human RNase fused to the Fc domain of human IgG1. The drug is designed to remain in circulation and digest extracellular RNA with the aim of preventing activation of the immune system via Toll-like receptors and the interferon pathway. The present study describes the first clinical study of nuclease therapy in 32 subjects with systemic lupus erythematosus. The drug was well tolerated with a very favorable safety profile. The approximately 19-day serum half-life potentially supports once monthly dosing. There were no subjects in the study that developed anti-RSLV-132 antibodies. Decreases in B-cell activating factor correlated with decreases in disease activity in a subset of patients.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Autoantibodies/blood ; Autoantibodies/immunology ; B-Cell Activating Factor/metabolism ; Double-Blind Method ; Drug Administration Schedule ; Female ; Half-Life ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin G/immunology ; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/drug therapy ; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/immunology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; RNA/blood ; Recombinant Fusion Proteins/administration & dosage ; Recombinant Fusion Proteins/adverse effects ; Recombinant Fusion Proteins/therapeutic use ; Ribonucleases/immunology ; Severity of Illness Index
    Chemical Substances Autoantibodies ; B-Cell Activating Factor ; Immunoglobulin G ; Recombinant Fusion Proteins ; RNA (63231-63-0) ; RSLV-132 (6RQ92PNH8Z) ; Ribonucleases (EC 3.1.-)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-11-16
    Publishing country England
    Document type Clinical Trial, Phase I ; Journal Article ; Multicenter Study ; Randomized Controlled Trial
    ZDB-ID 1154407-7
    ISSN 1477-0962 ; 0961-2033
    ISSN (online) 1477-0962
    ISSN 0961-2033
    DOI 10.1177/0961203316678675
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