Obesity is an important risk factor for cardiometabolic diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and coronary heart disease (CHD). Several leading national and international institutions, including the World Health Organization and the National Institutes of Health, have provided guidelines for classifying weight status based on body mass index (BMI; in kg/m) (1, 2). Data from ...

The polysome status and populations of polysomal mRNA were examined in different regions of dark-grown soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) stems that contained either dividing, elongating, or mature (nongrowing) cells. There was a developmental gradient of polysome content in which the dividing tissue had the highest levels and the mature tissue the lowest. A few hours after transplanting the seed...

In the present work, we built a mathematical model of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) bioaccumulation in Perna viridis, namely, a one-compartment model with a time dependent incorporation rate R (microg g(-1) lipid per ppb water per day), with positive substrate cooperativity as the underlying physical mechanism. The temporal change of the PCB concentration Q (microg g(-1) lipid) in the soft tis...

The exceptional stiffness and toughness of double-network hydrogels (DNHs) offer the possibility to mimic even complex biomaterials, such as cartilage. latter has a limited regenerative capacity thus needs be substituted with an artificial material. DNHs composed cross-linked poly(2-oxazoline)s (POx) poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) are synthesized by free radical polymerization in two-step process. re...

Laminated bamboo lumber (BLL) and scrimber (BS) are potential environmentally friendly building materials, considering that they hygroscopic materials their hygrothermal performance is closely related to the occupants’ comfort, durability, energy consumption. This study carried out material property tests on bamboo-based (BLL BS) analyzed simulations exterior wall constructions in five major cl...

It is long discussed that quantitative magnetic resonance imaging might provide a more specific insight into disease process, progression and therapeutic response of multiple sclerosis. We present an extension of a previously published approach for the simultaneous mapping of brain , and total water content. In addition to those three parameters, the method presented in the current work allows ...

This review presents experimental data on the perinatal significance of the recently developed concept of physical water compartments. This concept implies that in addition to the compartmentalization of body water into the intra- and extracellular spaces, motionally distinct water fractions - designated as physical water compartments - are also of importance in the neonatal body fluid redistri...

Cemented carbides are used in the cutting tools industry thanks to their exceptional mechanical properties. Manufactured by powder metallurgy route, they made of a hard WC phase with ductile metallic binder, most commonly Co. Due lower availability Co and its classification as carcenogenic material REACH European Regulation, new binders have be considered: Fe Ni investigated this work. Because ...

This paper deals with the investigation of the microstructure and hardness of steel samples cladded with satellite 6-WC composites by using gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) process. For this purpose, steel samples were coated with unreinforced and reinforced stellite (by 20, 30 and 40 wt.% WC). The cladded samples were evaluated by metallographic studies, microhardness measurement and X-ray diff...