Climate change, which includes increases in temperature, changes in rainfall patterns, sea level rise, salt-water intrusion and a higher probability of extreme weather events such as flooding and droughts, is recognised as a global issue (Bates et al. 2008). The negative effects of these changes are likely to be felt more strongly in the less developed world compared to developed countries, as ...

Maleic acid (MA) has been explored to replace formaldehyde-based dimethylol dihydroxy ethylene urea (DMDHEU) for cotton anti-crease finishing. However, the resilience of treated fabrics was not satisfactorily improved. In this study, acryloyl malic acid (AMA) was synthesized and applied on fabrics as a novel crosslinking agent. The results showed that both crease recovery angle and whiteness in...

The glucocorticoid receptor (GR) binds the human genome at >10,000 sites but only regulates the expression of hundreds of genes. To determine the functional effect of each site, we measured the glucocorticoid (GC) responsive activity of nearly all GR binding sites (GBSs) captured using chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) in A549 cells. 13% of GBSs assayed had GC-induced activity. The responsiv...

Twelve new 9,19-cycloartane triterpenes (1-12), together with fourteen known compounds (13-26), were isolated from the roots of Cimicifuga dahurica. Their structures were determined by application of spectroscopic analyses and chemical methods. Biological evaluation of the compounds against human HL-60, SMMC-7721, A549, MCF-7, and SW-480 cell lines indicated that cimigenol-type glycosides (1-3,...

Abstract Background Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) is an acute, rare and potentially lethal disease typically occurring in the third trimester pregnancy. So far, there no effective means prevention. Therefore, this study, we retrospectively analyzed clinical features AFLP patients for a better understanding. Meanwhile, first time, genetic background associated with onset was discussed by...

This study aims to determine the level of cognitive understanding students in playing basketball after daring (post-online) at school. type research is descriptive quantitative with survey methods. The subjects totaled 100 SMAN 1 Cigombong, from results determining purposive sampling technique. instrument used was a questionnaire Likert scale 5. Based on research, following data were obtained: ...

In order to stimulate the development of drugs against severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), based on the atomic coordinates of the SARS coronavirus main proteinase determined recently [Science 13 (May) (2003) (online)], studies of docking KZ7088 (a derivative of AG7088) and the AVLQSGFR octapeptide to the enzyme were conducted. It has been observed that both the above compounds interact wi...

BACKGROUND We aimed to explore the frequency of occult cancer in patients with deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) at a general hospital in Mexico City. MATERIALS AND METHODS From March 2012 to February 2015, all patients with primary DVT of lower extremities attended in the emergency department of our hospital were studied. Initially, all patients were evaluated with clinical history, physical examin...