Evaluation of the long-term effect of foldable capsular vitreous bodies in severe ocular rupture.

AIM: To evaluate the long-term effect of foldable capsular vitreous body (FCVB) in the treatment of severe ocular rupture to provide a practical basis for clinical selection. METHODS: A total of 26 patients (26 eyes), 23 men and 3 women, with severe ocular rupture who underwent FCVB implantation between March 2018 and September 2018 were retrospectively analysed. All open ocular wounds located in zone III, with preoperative visual acuity grade IV and above (Snellen less than 4/200). The best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), intraocular pressure (IOP), cornea, anterior chamber, iris, lens, choroid, and retina were evaluated before and after the surgery. The subjective feeling and the location of FCVB were also assessed. RESULTS: The average age of the 26 patients was 36y (20-60y). Postoperative follow-up was from 10 to 14mo. At the end of follow up, BCVA was light perception (LP) in 10 cases, no light perception (NLP) in 13 cases, hand motions (HM) in 3 cases. IOP was 11±5 mm Hg. Corneal degeneration was in 3 cases and corneal endothelial dystrophy was in 7 cases. Shallow anterior chamber was in 8 cases and hyphema was in 8 cases. Organized membrane in the pupil was in 14 cases. Epiphora occurred in 3 cases. FCVB drainage tube exposed in 3 cases. All FCVBs were in their normal location and no rejection occurred. CONCLUSION: FCVB implantation is a long-term effective treatment and may provide a practical selection for severe ocular rupture.

[Research on CANON process for municipal sewage in room temperature].

In the room temperature 14.7-24.7 degrees C, simultaneous nitrification-ANAMMOX (CANON) process for municipal sewage was tested by SBR while the DO was controlled between 0.05 and 0.30 mg/L. As a result, the research shows that CANON process can be applied to the nitrogen treatment of municipal wastewater in room temperature by SBR. DO can be regarded as the indication parameter of reaction terminal, and 1 mg/L has been confirmed in the experiment. In the exploring SBR experiments, the consumption velocity of NH4(+) -N was 0.164-0.218 kg/(m3 x d), the production velocity of NO3(-) -N was 0.026-0.036 kg/(m3 x d), the removal velocity and efficiency of TN were 0.124-0.194 kg/(m3 x d) and 65%-75% respectively. Additionally, in the improving SBR experiments, there were three methods for avoiding nitrite accumulation and increasing the nitrogen removal efficiency. They were improving temperature, adding non-aeration period of time and increasing the quantity of ANAMMOX bacteria. Therefore, the removal efficiency of TN was increased to 77%-88% through the three ways above. However, in view of the nitrogen removal velocity and the fact of engineering application condition, the third approach was the best to advance the general ability of ANAMMOX.

[Study of CANON process start-up under aerobic conditions].

The start-up of CANON process was studied to reveal adaptability and how to condense time of start-up with a lab-scale experiment. During start-up stage, temperature was controlled at 35 degrees C +/- 1 degrees C, pH was 7.39-8.01 and free ammonium was 2.89-12.37 mg x L(-1). Partial nitritation was first built up in 60th day and kept steady, nitrite accumulation rate (NO2(-) -N/NO(x) (-) -N) was up to 98%. In the 160th day, the reactor started to show effects of anaerobic ammonium oxidation, and in the 210th day, CANON process was started-up under aerobic conditions successfully, and total nitrogen removal load was 1.22 kg/(m3 x d) and 70% removal rate on average was attained. When using ammonium wastewater without organic carbon sources as influent, there are two signs to indicate the CANON start-up: first, nitrogen gas was produced in carriers; the other one was the ratio of total nitrogen loss and increased nitrate keep steady, and in this study average ratio was 8.61 compared to theoretical value 8.

Reducing environmental risk by improving N management in intensive Chinese agricultural systems.

Excessive N fertilization in intensive agricultural areas of China has resulted in serious environmental problems because of atmospheric, soil, and water enrichment with reactive N of agricultural origin. This study examines grain yields and N loss pathways using a synthetic approach in 2 of the most intensive double-cropping systems in China: waterlogged rice/upland wheat in the Taihu region of east China versus irrigated wheat/rainfed maize on the North China Plain. When compared with knowledge-based optimum N fertilization with 30-60% N savings, we found that current agricultural N practices with 550-600 kg of N per hectare fertilizer annually do not significantly increase crop yields but do lead to about 2 times larger N losses to the environment. The higher N loss rates and lower N retention rates indicate little utilization of residual N by the succeeding crop in rice/wheat systems in comparison with wheat/maize systems. Periodic waterlogging of upland systems caused large N losses by denitrification in the Taihu region. Calcareous soils and concentrated summer rainfall resulted in ammonia volatilization (19% for wheat and 24% for maize) and nitrate leaching being the main N loss pathways in wheat/maize systems. More than 2-fold increases in atmospheric deposition and irrigation water N reflect heavy air and water pollution and these have become important N sources to agricultural ecosystems. A better N balance can be achieved without sacrificing crop yields but significantly reducing environmental risk by adopting optimum N fertilization techniques, controlling the primary N loss pathways, and improving the performance of the agricultural Extension Service.