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Trichloroacetic acid (TCA) was used as a protein precipitation in the pretreatment process. The content of TCA in the sample was optimized. Lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) based on superparamagnetic nanoparticle (SPMNP) probe for TTX detection was employed as a detection method. This article is intended...

In traditional Chinese literature, “poetry” conventionally denoted verse composed in classical Chinese. In the early 20th century, Liang Qichao articulated the concept of the “Chinese nation”. This triggered a modern transformation for the term “Chinese poetry”. This transformation involved not merely...

Introduction: Left ventricular mass (LVM) predicts cardiovascular risk. In early life, LVM is conventionally indexed to height 2.7 [1], although this may not account for sex differences in growth. We investigated allometric scaling of LVM to height, lean mass (LM) and body surface area (BSA) in a UK...

Purpose: The adaptation process of the cardiovascular system to exercise and muscular strength in young athletes is unclear. Therefore, we investigated the influence of changes in muscular strength and weekly training load within one year on arterial stiffness in young male soccer players. Methods:...

Background: Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is becoming the preferred treatment option to repair the proximal descending aorta after rupture following blunt traumatic injury. However, hemodynamic and mechanic implications of this intervention are poorly understood. Exploiting the possibilities...

Background: Impaired ascending aorta (AAo) longitudinal strain, a marker of AAo deformation due to aorto-ventricular mechanical interaction, is related to progressive dilation and aortic events in Marfan syndrome [1]. Whether the high prevalence of dilation in bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is due to intrinsically-altered...

Purpose: Understanding and prediction of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms (ATAA) progression are not well established yet and aortic dissection is frequently occurring on normally sized and mildly dilated aortas. Despite known theoretical associations between pressures and blood flow patterns there...

Background: In young adults, systolic blood pressure (SBP) and hypertension rates are significantly lower in females than males, although the extent to which this is due to differences in body size (body surface area; BSA) is unclear. Cardiac output (CO), a key haemodynamic determinant of SBP in young...

Amphiphilic fluorocopolymers P(MMA)-co-P(PEGMA)-co-P(DFHM) are prepared via ATRP by hydrophilic poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (PEGMA), hydrophobic dodecafluorohrptyl methacrylate (DFHM) and methyl methacrylate (MMA). The self-assembled surface is characterized by chemical composition,...

Proteins possible effects on roots have received little attention. Here, we investigated how externally supplied protein influences root formation of Cinnamomum camphora cuttings. Cultivation matrix was composed of vermiculite, perlite and river sand based on the proportion 2 2 3. Softwood cuttings were...

Aluminum hydroxide (AH) is one of the aluminum-based adjuvants that forms needle-like crystalline structure with the average particle size of 1–20 µm. Due to their favorable safety profile, AH adjuvant has been used widely in various human vaccine in diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis, and papilloma...

The binding reaction between carminic acid CA and bovine serum albumin (BSA) was studied by fluorescence and absorption spectrometry. It is shown that there is a powerful ability in CA to quench the fluorescence intensity of BSA, and there is an overlap between the fluorescence spectrum of BSA and the...

In this paper, the mode of action of Morin and protein has been studied through UV and fluorescence spectrum. This paper found that in the pH = 8.50 Tris-HCl buffer solution,at the presence of Zn2+, the protein can cause Morin fluorescence quenching and the quenching degree of fluorescence is in proportional...

Wireless Multimedia Sensor Network (WMSN) achieves the multimedia information from the distributed sensor nodes. In this paper, we design a transmission scheme to ensure the efficient and reliable data transmission in WMSN. Firstly, LT codes are employed as the channel coding. A method is proposed to...

Synthesis of binary amphiphilic co-networks coatings composed of well-defined tri-arm star diblock copolymers cross-linked with polyhydrosiloxanes through hydrosilylation was performed to generate antifouling surfaces. The PMHS segments of the networks endow the coating with a low surface energy while...

Amide tautomer imidic acid were exit, which proved by NMR spectra characterization. The protein BSA was test by 1H NMR in different pH values solutions, to show the different amide/imidic acid structures exit in BSA. The amide/imidic-acid unit with H proton communication might be the biological protein...

Nitrofurazone residues in fishery products were dangerous for human health , semicarbazide (SEM) was the nitrofurazone metabolite could residues in fishery in a long time . To detect SEM residues in fishery products rapidly by immune method, preparation of high quality polyclonal antibody against SEM...

To avoid the long time of dialysis process, a novel Strategy that Bovine serum albumin (BSA) was immobilized on Au-MNPs at first and afterward the CAP molecules were immobilized on the BSA in sequence has been applied to Chloramphenicol (CAP) detection with chemiluminescent immunoassays (CLIA) based...

EACHL was extracted from the Chinese honey locust. MTT assay was used to test the cytotoxicity of the extracts on esophageal carcinoma cells. The result of MTT assay showed the Ic50 values of Eca109 and TE1 are 11.53, 32.07 g-ml-1, respectively. The interaction of EACHL with bovine serum albumin (BSA)...

This work aims to study the preparation and characterization of curcumin and gold nanorods-loaded albumin nanoparticles and investigate its treatment for MCF-7 human breast cancer cells in vitro. Gold nanorods (GNRs) were prepared by seedless method. While the curcumin and gold nanorods-loaded albumin...

This paper adopts a stochastic optimization method for solving the Security-Constrained Optimal Power Flow (SCOPF) problem with the consideration of distributed load variations in the grid. The objective function of the dispatch scheme aims to minimize fuel costs of the grid. Compared with conventional...

Poly-hexamethylene biguanide hydrochloride (PHMB) and 1-bromo-3- chloro-5,5-dimethylimidazolidine-2,4-dione (BCDMH) are widely used for surface disinfection. Here, we examined the bactericidal effects of the mixture of PHMB and BCDMH (named PB) combined in different ratios on S. aureus, and studied effects...

Background: Fisherwomen contribute significantly to the coastal economy of Eastern India; however, data about their physical fitness and weight status are scant. Objectives: The present cross-sectional study was designed to investigate cardiorespiratory fitness and weight status of fisherwomen, which...

Women empowerment is an essential goal in achieving sustainable development worldwide. In 2016, however, Indonesia ranked 105 out of 159 countries in the Gender Inequality Index. It indicates that women’s leadership capacity and gender equality in Indonesia must be improved. Balai Sakinah ‘Aisyiyah (BSA)...

Globally about 10 million deaths was reported due to cancer in the year of 2022. In the year 2020 the new cases reported are as follows 2.26 million breast cancer cases; 2.21 million lung cancer cases; 1.93 million colon and rectum cancer cases; 1.41 million prostate cancer cases; 1.20 million skin (non-melanoma)...

Bird swarm algorithm (BSA) is a new heuristic intelligent algorithm, which has been successfully applied in many fields. In view of the shortcomings of bird swarm algorithm which is easy to fall into local optimum and premature convergence. I propose an improved bird swarm algorithm (IBSA). Firstly,...

Purpose: To study the effect and function mechanism of Tonifying Kidney and Spleen, Detoxification of Throat method on IgA nephropathy. Methods: the 72 Wistar rats were randomly divided into blank group, model group, Lotensin group, Tonifying kidney and spleen, detoxification of throat high, medium and...

Successfull of artificial insemination by using frozen semen is relatively low, because of decreasing of sperm motility after frozen process. In this study, the chilled semen was used to increase the succesful of artificial insemination. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the successful of artficial...

Purpose:To study the method of tonifying kidney and spleen, detoxification of throat in treatment of IgA nephropathy. Methods:72 Wistar rats were randomly divided into blank group, model group, Lotensin group, tonifying the kidney and spleen, detoxification of method of high, medium and low dose group...

Hydrophilic poly (vinyl butyral) (PVB) hollow fiber membranes prepared via thermally induced phase separation(TIPS) were used for the filtration of bovine serum albumin (BSA)suspension, and the effect of filtration type on the BSA fouling of the membrane was studied. The results show that compared inside-out...

Tax Consultants are highly requested by the public to assist in fulfilling the tax obligations and rights of taxpayers. As professionals, Tax Consultants and their employees within a Tax Consulting Office (KKP) provide education, development, and thorough planning to ensure the successful implementation...

Based on the dependence between the AuNPs size and the naked-eye visible color change. This study was designed to develop a highly selective and sensitive towards colorimetric sensing of cysteine in fetal bovine serum by the competitive binding of ATP and thiol compounds (cysteine and homocysteine) towards...

The aim of the research was to evaluate the longevity of sexed sperm of local ram after sexing with different combination of Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) concentration in chilled and post thawed sexed sperm. The object of the research was 10 ejaculated semen from 3 years old local ram. The method was a...

In this work, Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) has been coating by Polystyrene (PS) and Zinc Phthalocyanine (ZnPc). This study aimed to examine the effect of coating using PS and ZnPc on the immobilization ability of QCM towards Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) biomolecule. Polystyrene was used to coat the...

Introduction: Arterial stiffness is known to be associated with atherosclerosis, cardiac remodelling and cardiovascular diseases. In recent studies, common carotid artery rigidity was seen to better predict cardiac morphology and function if compared to aortic parameters. The aim of the study was to...

This article aims to describe the concept of TSR, usage procedures and user views. For this reason, a literature review and focus group discussion are used as research methods. The result, that conceptually, TSR is a method of learning critical translation that contains comparative analysis activities...

Objectives: estimate determinants of thoracic aorta remodelling in healthy subjects. Methods: 139 subjects (63 women, mean age 39.9) were included. Aortic diameters were calculated at the level sinuses of Vasalva, junction, ascending, arch and descending aorta. AIx, Pi, central blood pressure (CBP)...

Background: Aortic root dilation is an established risk factor for aortic dissection. Despite the relations between aortic root remodeling, carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) and aortic blood pressure have been advocated by several clinical studies and is supported by physical law, invasive...

A number of Spathoglotis plicata mutant orchids were derived from in vitro culture of X-ray irradiated seeds obtained from previous studies. This study aims to identify the physiological and molecular characteristics of the S. plicata mutant orchid. There were 4 groups of mutant orchids corresponding...

We aimed at evaluating the anthropometric and hemodynamic factors associated with central pulse pressure (cPP), peripheral pulse pressure (pPP) and central-to-peripheral PP amplification (PPamp) in healthy adolescents. We studied 459 subjects (boys 57%, 16.8 ± 1.5 y) attending the Liceo Donatelli High...

The optimal management of hemodynamic disorders among critically ill patients requires an accurate assessment of hemodynamic status. Global End Diastolic Index (GEDI) is taken for a more reliable indicator of preload in critically ill patients than central venous pressure and doctors tend to arrange...

Objective: To assess if 24h urinary cortisol metabolite (UCM) profiles are related to structural cardiac and arterial parameters in those with or at risk of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Design and method: 32 participants, 25-77 years, eGFR> 45 mL/min and no serious illness. Urine was collected...

Background: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) was considered to be with the severity and mortality in COVID-19 patients, which implies a potential therapeutic target for treatment. We aimed to evaluate the safety and initial efficacy of Tocilizumab treatment for COVID-19 patients. Methods: In the retrospective study,...

Background: Characterization of normal ventricular–vascular interactions by non-invasive assessment in healthy adolescents may provide new mechanistic insights into altered physiological states in congenital and acquired heart disease in this age group. Methods: Ventricular and vascular measures were...