Nearly monodisperse NaGdF(4) and GdF(3) nanowires/nanorods as well as GdBO(3) microplates/microflowers have been successfully prepared by a designed chemical conversion approach using Gd(OH)(3) nanowires/nanorods as precursors via a facile hydrothermal approach. The Gd(OH)(3) nanowires/nanorods precursors were prepared through a simple hydrothermal process, which then served as sacrificial temp...

This deliverable consists of three main parts. The first part is a comprehensive survey on standardisation efforts for geographic information. The second part contains a description of the Geographic Data Files (GDF) standard. This is an ISO specification of how to store geographic information for intelligent transport systems. The structures in GDF, although primarily developed for storing dat...

Transplantation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) can protect cardiomyocytes against anthracycline-induced cardiomyopathy (AIC) through paracrine effects. Nonetheless the paracrine effects of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived MSCs (iPSC-MSCs) on AIC are poorly understood. In vitro studies reveal that doxorubicin (Dox)-induced reactive oxidative stress (ROS) generation an...

Cellular oscillators in the uterus play critical roles in the gestation processes of mammals through entraining of the clock proteins to numerous downstream genes, including growth/differentiation factor (Gdf)10 and Gdf15. The expression of Gdf10 and Gdf15 is significantly increased in the uterus during decidualization, but the mechanism underlying the regulation of Gdf gene expression in the u...

|The Group Decision Feedback (GDF) detector is studied in this paper. The computational complexity of a GDF detector is exponential in the largest size of the groups. Given the maximum group size, a grouping algorithm is proposed. It is shown that the proposed grouping algorithm maximizes the Asymptotic Symmetric Energy (ASE) of the multiuser detection system. Furthermore, based on a set of low...

A facile method for the synthesis of water dispersible Er(3+)/Yb(3+) and Tm(3+)/Yb(3+) doped upconverting GdF(3) nanoparticles is reported. Strong upconversion emissions are observed in the red (for Er/Yb doped) and near-infrared (for Tm/Yb doped) regions upon laser excitation at 980 nm. The PEG coating ensures a good dispersion of the system in water and reduces the radiationless de-excitation...

BACKGROUND Recent studies have shown Growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) that is a member of the transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) superfamily might be a potential predictive cytokine for the prognosis of Acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, there are discrepancies in these studies. METHODS Publication searches of the PubMed/Medline and EMBASE databases were performed without any ...

BACKGROUND Growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) may be a biomarker of disease, protective response and/or prognosis, in older people with hypertension. AIMS To correlate baseline GDF-15 levels with physical and vascular health data in this population. METHODS Baseline blood samples were analysed using a GDF-15 ELISA assay kit. Correlations with baseline and 12-month outcome data, inclu...

Background and Aims:Human follicles selected for further development are thought to receive precise signals from gonadotropins and locally produced growth factors for survival. In this experiment, the mechanisms of the regulation of proliferation and steroidogenesis by GDF-9 and Br-cAMP in human ovarian cells were investigated. Methods:SVOG cells were cultured and treated with GDF-9 and Br-cAMP...