Can gestational dates routinely derived from very early ultrasound be used to interpret maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein measurements?

This study assesses the reliability of estimating gestational age via crown-rump or gestational sac measurements obtained at 8 weeks' gestation or earlier as part of routine physician office practice. To accomplish this, we studied 88 pregnancies managed at 45 different sites in which both an early first-trimester ultrasonically-derived gestational age estimate and a second-trimester biparietal diameter (BPD) estimate were available. The first-and second-trimester determinations were highly correlated, but the first-trimester determinations were, on average, 0.43 weeks earlier than the second. The first-trimester estimates were satisfactory for use in interpreting maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MSAFP) screening measurements, but second-trimester BPD measurements obtained prior to MSAFP screening should be the method of choice for interpreting MSAFP values, due to the increased sensitivity for detecting open spina bifida.     

Dating sediments on several lakes inferred from radionuclide profiles

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US／Fenton协同降解苯酚模拟废水

研究了US／Fenton协同作用对水中苯酚的降解效果，探讨了Fenton试剂浓度、H2O2，Fe^2＋配比、溶液pH值等对苯酚降解效果的影响。结果表明：Fenton试剂投加量的增加对降解反应先促进后抑制；当H2O2/Fe^2＋配比为40：1，H2O2投加量为40mmol／L，溶液pH值3．0～7．0时,US／Fenton对苯酚的降解速率最快．反应30min后的降解效率远大于单独US、Fenton试剂氧化处理下的降解效率总和．其表现一级动力学速率常数增强因子可达到2．45，表明US／Fenton联用存在明显的协同效应。     

超声波/H2O2/CuO协同氧化降解苯酚

以CuO为催化剂,利用超声波(US)、H2O2及US/H2O2降解苯酚模拟废水,考察了多种因素的影响,并对其降解动力学进行了分析.结果表明,CuO催化作用明显;H2O2投加量的增加对降解反应先促进后抑制;溶液pH值先升高后降低,当溶液初始pH值为5.50时,苯酚的降解效果最好.在溶液初始pH值为5.50,CuO加入量为1mg/mL,H2O2投加量为40mmol/L时,US/H2O2/CuO降解苯酚的速率常数(k)为3.04(10-2min-1,明显大于US、US/H2O2、H2O2/CuO处理下的k值(5.25(10-4,2.31(10-3,2.31(10-2min-1),降解过程均符合表观一级反应动力学.     

Prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of the Holt-Oram syndrome

The Holt-Oram syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder consisting of a congenital heart defect in combination with characteristic upper limb abnormalities. This report presents the ultrasonographic follow-up of two fetuses at risk for the Holt-Oram syndrome. In the first fetus, the existence of Holt-Oram syndrome was suspected at 22 weeks of gestation; a ventricular septal defect, an atrial septal defect, and a minor skeletal defect were found. In the second fetus, no structural abnormalities were discovered until the 30th week, when a small atrial septal defect was detected. In both pregnancies, it was possible to exclude early in gestation the more severe forms of the Holt-Oram syndrome.     

超声强化作用下厌氧氨氧化工艺启动运行性能

通过批式实验,得到超声波强化Anammox菌活性的最优工作参数,超声频率25kHz、超声时间3min、超声强度0.2 W/cm²,而后在此最优超声强化条件下采用固定床反应器接种传统活性污泥启动Anammox工艺.整个试验过程,温度维持在35℃.在启动阶段,水力停留时间（HRT）为2d,控制进水NH₄⁺-N和NO₂^--N浓度为70mg/L.反应器运行至第38d,首次表现Anammox活性.运行至53d时,NH₄⁺-N、NO₂^--N去除速率和去除率分别为30.81,34.97mgN/（L·d）和88.03%、99.91%,总氮去除速率和去除率达60.34mgN/（L·d）和86.20%.R₁和R₂分别稳定在1.14和0.18.在负荷提升阶段（53~135d）,当进水NH₄⁺-N和NO₂^--N负荷维持在最高值380mg/（L·d）时,NH₄⁺-N和NO₂^--N平均去除效率分别为82.74%和97.89%.NH₄⁺-N和NO₂^--N最大去除速率分别为320.67和379.85mgN/（L·d）,最大总氮去除速率和去除率为698.00mgN/（L·d）和91.84%.负荷提高阶段末,R₁稳定在1.18左右,R₂接近于0.反应器内Anammox菌占主导,存在少量反硝化菌强化总氮去除.     

超声波-表面活性剂修复柴油污染土壤实验研究

采用超声波联合十二烷基苯磺酸钠(LAS)和烷基聚葡糖苷(APG1214)修复柴油污染土壤。考察了表面活性剂浓度、液固比、超声时间、超声波功率、超声温度等对柴油去除效果的影响。当表面活性剂浓度为4g/L,液固比为20∶1,超声波功率为500 W,在25℃下超声15 min,使用APG1214去除柴油效果优于LAS,对不同污染程度土壤柴油的去除率分别达到78.8%、88.1%及90.5%。     

Prenatal diagnosis of Fanconi anemia (Group C) subsequent to abnormal sonographic findings

Manifestations of Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group C (FA-C) include multiple major congenital malformations, hypoplastic radius, absent thumb, growth retardation, elfin-like facial features, microphthalmia, microcephaly, café-au-lait spots, early onset of hematologic disease and poor survival (Auerbach, 1997). We describe two cases in which second-trimester sonographic findings led to parental carrier testing for FA-C and subsequent prenatal diagnosis of affected fetuses. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.