Saint Francis University

About: Saint Francis University is a education organization based out in Loretto, Pennsylvania, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Osteoblast. The organization has 1694 authors who have published 2038 publications receiving 87149 citations.

Effect of Mood and Eating Disorders on the Short-Term Outcome of Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

Abstract: Background We examined whether patients with a history of mood and eating disorders (MED) had less weight loss and poorer treatment compliance after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGBP) than patients with a history of either mood (MD) or eating disorders (ED), or no history of mood or eating disorders (ND).

Meta-Analysis Comparing Torsemide Versus Furosemide in Patients With Heart Failure.

Abstract: While torsemide's oral bioavailability and half-life theoretically render it a more efficient diuretic than furosemide, the clinical outcomes of torsemide compared with furosemide remain unclear. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis, including all published studies that compared torsemide and furosemide use in heart failure patients from January 1996 through August 2019. Nineteen studies (9 randomized control trials (RCTs) and 10 observational studies) with a total of 19,280 patients were included. During a mean follow-up duration of 15 months, torsemide was associated with a numerically lower risk of hospitalization due to heart failure (10.6% vs. 18.4%; odds ratio (OR) 0.72, 95% confidence interval (CI) (0.51, 1.03), p=0.07, I2=18%; number needed to treat (NNT) =23) compared with furosemide. Torsemide was associated with statistically significant more improvement in functional status from New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III/IV to I/II (72.5% vs. 58%; OR 2.32, 95% CI (1.32, 4.1), p=0.004, I2=27%; NNT=5) and lower risk of cardiac mortality (1.5% vs. 4.4%; OR 0.37, 95% CI (0.20, 0.66), p

Alkalinity Generation in a Novel Multi-stage High-strength Acid Mine Drainage and Municipal Wastewater Passive Co-treatment System

Abstract: Passive co-treatment of high-strength acid mine drainage (AMD) and municipal wastewater (MWW) was examined in a laboratory-scale, four-stage continuous flow reactor system with a total residence time of 6.6 d. Synthetic AMD of pH 2.60 and an acidity of 1,870 mg/L (as CaCO3) was mixed at a 1:2 ratio with raw MWW (pH 7.67, 288 mg/L alkalinity (as CaCO3), and 265 mg/L BOD5) from the City of Norman, Oklahoma and introduced into the system. Alkalinity generated by limestone dissolution and bacterial SO4 2− reduction (BSR) processes was sufficient to support various metal removal processes and produce an effluent with circumneutral pH (6.98) and a net alkalinity of 10.4 mg/L (as CaCO3). Alkalinity generation from limestone dissolution was comparable with conventional AMD passive treatment systems. BSR proceeded at a relatively high rate (0.56 mol/m3 day) despite inhibitory pH and metals concentrations. Results indicate that the diverse electron donors in the MWW may be as suitable for BSR and their supporting microbial communities as commonly used substrates, presenting an opportunity to use a common waste as a resource for passive treatment.