Recent studies in both humans and animals suggest that air pollution is an important risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, the mechanism by which air pollution mediates propensity to diabetes is not fully understood. While a number of epidemiologic studies have shown a positive association between ambient air pollution exposure and risk for T2DM, some studies have not found ...

This paper presents the construcrion, newly developed design technologies and performance characteristics of a compact horizontal scroll-type compressor for room air conditione~:s. The authors were able lo develop a compacl variable speed horizontal scroll-type compressor with a cooling capacity of I. 8 kW, which necessitated the development of new mechanisms, namely, an alCial compliance mecha...

BACKGROUND Air pollution is hypothesized to be a risk factor for diabetes. Epidemiological evidence is inconsistent and has not been systematically evaluated. OBJECTIVES We systematically reviewed epidemiological evidence on the association between air pollution and diabetes, and synthesized results of studies on type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). METHODS We systematically searched electronic...

We have previously shown that the antireceptor antibody aIR-3 inhibits binding of '2SI-somatomedin-C/ insulin-like growth factor I (Sm-C/IGF-I) to the 130kDa a subunit of the type I receptor in human placental membranes, but does not block 121-insulin-like growth factor I1 (IGF-11) binding to a similar 130-kDa complex in these membranes. To determine whether the 130kDa '281-IGF-II binding compl...

Inductive transducers for measuring displacement are divided into two groups according to their measurement range. A variable air-gap type transducer is widely used for a measurement small range. A conventional variable air-gap type transducer has high sensitivity but lacks a linear measurement range. The air gap is also increased to maintain linearity as the measurement range increases, which ...

In this work, result of experimental investigation on interaction of fuel spray generated by a swirled type injector, with air motion in a prototype cylinder are presented. Experiments were carried out by planar imaging and particle image velocimetry (PIV) techniques in order to provide information about the spray structure evolution and instantaneous velocity distribution of air motion and ...

To assess whether meteorological conditions modify the relationship between short-term exposure to ambient air pollution and mortality, an examination of air pollution and human mortality associations (ecologic) using hybrid spatial synoptic classification procedures was conducted. Concentrations of air pollutants and human mortality from all non-accidental and cardiorespiratory causes were exa...

INTRODUCTION Acquired middle ear cholesteatoma can be classified as primary or secondary. Although both can result in hearing loss, it is still controversial whether there is an association between the type of cholesteatoma and the degree of hearing loss. OBJECTIVE To analyze the association between hearing loss and the type of acquired cholesteatoma, and the status of the ossicular chain. ...

Alexandre M. Ramos*, Michael Sprenger, Heini Wernli , Ana M. Durán-Quesada, Maria N. Lorenzo and Luis Gimeno 1 Instituto Dom Luiz, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal 2 Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland 3 School of Physics and Center for Geophysical Research, University of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica 4 Environmental P...