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Purpose/Background/Objectives: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is a disease characterized by macro and microvascular complications, particularly, coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease and nephropathy [1–4]. The green tea extract has shown an anti-inflammatory effect (2), so this nutraceutical...

Although in situ denitrification has been well documented in landfills, few studies have paid attention on the denitrifier in landfills who dominates this process. In this study, a strain P-1-5 was isolated from landfill by Pseudomonas selecting medium and identified as Pseudomonas stutzeri by 16S rRNA...

Integrating information and communication technology (ICT) in the learning process continues to evolve with various patterns and strategies, grouped into (1) e-Learning system, the process of learning that utilizes electronic devices and digital media, and (2) m- Learning, or mobile learning, the process...

The preparation of C4 alkenes using ethanol coupling is an important reaction in chemical production, and the catalyst combination and temperature have a significant impact on the extent and efficiency of the reaction. This paper provides a model for seeking the maximum C4 alkenes yield by designing...

The effectiveness of A2/O—MBR integrated process has been studied for domestic wastewater reclamation to meet the latest Beijing pollutant emission standards. Experimental results showed that high DO concentrations in the aerobic tank improved CODCr, NH3-N, and TP removals, whereas the TN removal increased...

Background: Pulse wave velocity (PWV) reflects arterial stiffness and is an independent predictor of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. It is important to determine the effect dual therapy has on both BP and PWV. Methods: A quasi-experimental study was performed in patients with grade 1 and 2 primary...

A patient with the complaint of moderately elevated blood pressure came to our office. Important data in his history was kidney transplantation in 1985, due to glomerulonephritis and since that time he was in regular nephrology care. He also had chronic lumboischialgia, chronic hypertension and stage...

A new application of high resolution continuum source flame atomic absorption spectrometry has been developed for the determination of Ca, Fe, Zn and Mn in chicken feed. Under the selected determination conditions, the correlation coefficients better than 0.998, the relative standard deviations less...

Alpinia officinarum Hance, one of the local herbs in Guangdong, has the rich content of flavonoids and is one of the most commonly used traditional Chinese medicines for the treatment of gastrointestinal tract regulation, smooth muscle spasmolysis, immunoloregulation, antioxygen, tumors, diarrhea, and...

CuO nanoparticles (NPs) are widely used in commercial applications. With increasing CuO NPs production, CuO NPs are likely to present in the environment and pose a potential threaten to ecosystem. In this work, 20 and 50 mg/L CuO NPs and 0.15 mg/L Cu2+ were used to test the toxicity to Arabidopsis thaliana...

Background: A hypertensive response to submaximal exercise is associated with cardiovascular disease but may be influenced by functional capacity. Spironolactone may improve functional capacity, which could mask treatment effects on exercise blood pressure (BP). This study sought to examine this hypothesis. Methods:...

Background: Previous studies implicated cardiotonic steroids, including Na/K-ATPase inhibitor marinobufagenin (MBG), in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia (PE). We demonstrated that MBG induces fibrosis via mechanism involving inhibition of Fli1, a nuclear transcription factor and a negative regulator...

Microstructure and properties of Al-Mg-Si-Li alloys with different Mg content were investigated. The microstructure was observed by optical microscopy, the phases were determined by X-rays diffractometry, the hardness was monitored by Vickers, the mechanical properties were determined by tensile tester,...

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) patients are characterized by markedly elevated LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) concentration, positive family history of hypercholesterolemia and premature vascular complications including carotid artery disease (CAAD). Carotid plaques are associated with atherosclerosis of...

To observe the improvement of Schisandra and Epimedium extract (WY) on the memory ability in mice. Methods: ICR male mice were randomly divided into control group, low-, medium- and high-dose WY groups. The mice were intragastrically given the same volume of distilled water, 300 mg/kg WY, 600 mg/kg WY,...

Ti-MCM-41 zeolite was hydrothermally synthesized by using tetrabutyl orthotitanate as titanium source and fumed silica as silicon. Powder X-ray diffraction UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and inductively coupled plasma were used to characterize the product, results indicated revealed that the...

Purpose/Background/Objectives: Hypertension (HAS) represents 9.4 million deaths from all the cases of cardiovascular disease worldwide [1]. The pulse wave velocity (PWV) and some hemodynamic parameters have been associated with this outcome [2,3]. Losartan, as well as amlodipine, have shown benefits...

Purpose/Background: Sarcopenia (decrease of muscle mass and function) has been linked with atherosclerosis [1]. The EWGSOP2 updated consensus, uses low muscle strength as the primary indicator of sarcopenia [2]. It is acknowledged that strength is better than mass for predicting adverse outcomes [2]....

Purpose: Studies support beneficial effects of isoflavones, but antidiabetic effects of these agents remains unconfirmed [1,2]. This pilot study investigates isoflavones and Inonotus obliquus (chaga) extract effects on diabetes. Methods: Diabetes was induced (streptozotocin 65 mg/kg, nicotinamide 110...

This paper studied the antibacterial activity of the anthocyanins from blueberry wine pomace. The blueberry wine pomace, which is by product in blueberry wine process, is rich in anthocyanins, and the anthocyanins extract from blueberry wine pomace, then the extraction was purified and components of...

Background: Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) is used in secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) because of its antithrombotic effects. We investigated whether ASA has additional therapeutic value by preventing the progression of inflammation and cardiovascular remodelling in mice with stable atherosclerosis...

The aim of this work was to investigate the effect of titania nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) on chlorella cultivated in modified Blue–Green medium (BG-11). The chlorella species were exposed for 96 h with a daily reading of the quantity of chlorella cultivated in modified BG-11 medium with different concentrations...

The Pacitan District’s coastal area is a tourist destination and a settlement and pond land. Excessive groundwater extraction and land use might decrease groundwater levels, allowing seawater to seep (salinity). Salinity harms many elements of life, including health issues, reduced soil fertility, and...

Background: Obesity is a global health problem, it is associated with diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases [1] and negative hemodynamic effects have been observed [2]. Tadalafil has shown an improvement in endothelial function [3] the aim of the present investigation was to evaluate its...

By means of optical micrograph(OM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron micrograph(SEM) and Energy Dispersive Spectrometer(EDS) analysis, the microstructure and phase compositions of Mg-3.7Zn-0.6RE alloys with different cooling speed were studied. All alloys had dendritic structure, the grain...

Background: Preeclampsia is a common pregnancy disease characterized by hypertension and kidney failure. Recent studies have shown that even in the case of successful delivery, preeclampsia could induce long-term effects in the offspring. Nevertheless, the effects of preeclampsia on the cardiovascular...

The waste pomelo peel modified and orthogonal optimization of adsorption conditions of neutral red was studied.The results showed pomelo peel modified with 0.1 mol-L-1 acetic acid was the best.The optimal processing conditions were as follows: 100 mL neutral red solution of 200 mg-L-1 ,adding 3.0 g-L-1modified...

Background/Objectives: Myeloid cells are crucial for the development of vascular inflammation. Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 8 (LRP8) or Apolipoprotein E receptor 2 (ApoER2), is expressed by macrophages, endothelial cells and platelets and has been implicated in the development of...

In this paper, Cd2+ was absorbed by the carboxylated bagasse hemicellulose, and the kinetics has been studied. The results show that absorption of the carboxylated bagasse hemicelluloses to ions Cd2+ can be well described by the pseudo second-order kinetics model. The theoretical value of the maximum...

There was a great attraction to apply magnesium alloy as a biomedical material due to its biodegradable feature and suitable mechanical properties. In order to further improve the wear resistance performance of magnesium alloy, a micro-arc oxidation (MAO) coating containing MgSiO3 was generated on the...

In order to explore the influence of Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR) operation on heavy metal pollution of sediment in tributaries, taking Daning river as a case study area, the variation characteristics of heavy metal distributions (in sections of DC, BSH, CZB, Yangtze River) were investigated, and the...

Phenol is the major organic compound of coking wastewater. It is of biochemical toxicity, difficult processing, difficulty to be degraded and high cost in the treatments. Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a new type of fuel cell. It can produce electron in the process of metabolism of electricigens and export...

Background: Stiffening of the aorta has been associated with microvascular structural brain damage and cognitive dysfunction in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies, probably due to the reduced wave reflection at the interface between carotid and aorta and transmission of excessive flow pulsatility...

Background: Aortic dissection is a devastating condition, beginning with a tear through from intima to the medial layer, leading to splitting of aortic layers and creating the false and true lumen with a septum (or flap). Little is known about the properties of the dissection flap. Aim: To determine...

Objectives: Central pulse pressure (cPP) is responsible for vital organ hemodynamics, [1,2] and its monitoring is important for cardiovascular disease prevention. [3] Excess sodium intake and (micro)albuminuria, a manifestation of renal microvascular damage, are also known as strong predictors of cardiovascular...

Thalassemia major patients receive regular blood transfusions every 2–5 weeks, to maintain pretransfusion hemoglobin levels above 9–10.5 g/dl. In patients with thalassemia major, continuous blood transfusion can cause iron overload by increased serum ferritin levels. Accumulated iron is toxic to many...

Introduction: The skin may protect against the adverse haemodynamic effects of dietary salt by storing excess sodium in an osmotically inactive form, bound to glycosaminoglycans. However, this novel pathway has not been comprehensively studied in humans. Methods: 85 healthy volunteers (37 m, 48 f) <50...

CGMCC5515(Rifr) were domesticated step by step. Pb-resistant bacteria (PbRB) of CGMCC5515 were selected in directional enrichment and screened with TTC from the pot rice rhizosphere soil with lead and other remediate material, the reverse screen model of simulation soil rice culture with reproducible...

Background: Combination of insulin with oral antidiabetic drugs is a valid option, but oral combination therapy emerged as an alternative treatment in type 2 diabetes (T2DM). However, the effects on blood pressure (BP) and vascular function of such combination therapies is less clear. Methods: In this...

Content of functional components, such as tea polyphenol, crude polysaccharide, total flavone, total saponins, and amino acid in tea flower and tea in main tea production area in Hainan Province, China was mainly determined in the experiment. It is found through comparative analysis that total content...

ZE41 Magnesium (Mg) alloys are widely employed in the automotive and aerospace industries because of their advantageous qualities like lightest structural metal, corrosion resistant and better mechanical properties. Since it is highly cumbersome to machine this alloy of complex shapes using conventional...

Carbon-based lightweight, thin, and self-standing composite film/paper could be a promising material for electromagnetic shielding applications because of their high flexibility, good electromagnetic properties, and high electrical conductivity. In this paper, a new-type composite of reduced graphene...

An efficient regeneration protocol for in vitro propagation of castor through embryonic tips was developed. According to the different properties of seed germination and embryo germination, 5 explants with high regeneration ability were picked out and their stress abilities in pre-culture period were...

Adsorption of chlorpyrifos (CP) by giant reed(Arundo donax L.)derived biochars obtained at 300-600°C and their corresponding de-ashed biochars was investigated.With increasing pyrolysis temperature,the adsorption capacity(Qe) of CP ontothe biochars increased. The maximumvalues of Qe of CP by the water-washed...

Five aquatic macrophytes, Acorus calamus, Lythrum salicaria, Monochoria korsakowii Alisma orientale and Sagittaria sagittifolia were tested for the relative growth rate (RGR) and abilities of removing total phosphorus (TP) by the manipulative indoor experiment. A nutrient treatment consisted of two levels...

Background: Bicuspid aortic valve patients (BAV) are associated with increased risk of ascending aortic aneurysms. However, is unclear whether matrix degradation varies in different ascending aneurysm aetiologies. Aim: To determine whether the micromechanical and biochemical properties elastin microstructure...

A new application of high resolution continuum source flame atomic absorption spectrometry has been developed for the determination of Fe and Zn in garbanzo. The selected fuel flows of Fe and Zn were 80 L/h and 90 L/h respectively, and the appropriate burner heights of Fe and Zn were 5 mm and 6 mm respectively...

Based on investigation data on petroleum hydro-carbon (PHC) in April, July and October 1985 in Jiaozhou Bay, we analyzed the content, pollution level and diffusion of PHC. Results showed that PHC contents were ranging from 0.010-0.124 mg L-1, indicating that this bay had been moderate polluted by PHC,...

The microstructures and mechanical properties of Mg-Gd-Y-Sr-Zr alloy was investigated by means of optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and tensile tests. The as-cast alloy contains a microstructure consisting of -Mg matrix, Mg5Gd phase, Mg24Y5 phase and Mg17Sr2....

The cadmium (Cd) accumulation characteristics of Lycopersicon esculentum seedlings were studied by the pot experiment, and different soil Cd concentrations (0, 1, 5, 10, 15 and 20 mg/kg) were used. With the increase of soil Cd concentration, the biomass and photosynthetic pigment content of L. esculentum...