PURPOSE Obesity is associated with changes in pulmonary function and increased systemic inflammation. We explored the relationships among adiposity, body fat distribution indices, serum inflammatory markers and pulmonary function. METHODS This was a post-hoc cross-sectional analysis that included subjects who had previously participated in randomized studies on obesity at our centre. Non-smok...

Retroviruses integrate a reverse transcribed double stranded DNA copy of their viral genome into the chromosomal DNA of cells they infect. Occasionally, exogenous retroviruses infect germ cells and when this happens a profound shift in the virus host dynamic occurs. Retroviruses maintained as hereditable viral genetic material are referred to as endogenous retroviruses (ERVs). After millions of...

Surface nanoscale axial photonics (SNAP) microresonators with effective radius variations (ERVs) along the optical fiber axis can be fabricated by inscribing axially oriented lines inside a femtosecond laser. Here, we propose multi-dimensional fabrication parameter system for laser of SNAP devices and systematically investigate relationships between introduced ERV multidimensionally controllabl...

BACKGROUND Heavy fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution occurs frequently in China. However, epidemiological research on the association between short-term exposure to PM2.5 pollution and respiratory disease morbidity is still limited. This study aimed to explore the association between PM2.5 pollution and hospital emergency room visits (ERV) for total and cause-specific respiratory dise...

Energy recovery ventilators (ERV) are increasingly present in residential environments to enable energy-efficient provision of controlled outdoor air ventilation. In this work, we investigated pollutant transport through a typical ERV as potential pathway for re-entrainment indoor pollutants into the ventilation supplied an space. Specifically, transfer volatile organic compounds (VOCs) sandwic...

Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) are involved in placentation; perhaps, the most well-known ERVs are the syncytins, actively transcribed env genes involved in cell-cell fusion and possible morphological variations. However, ERVs other than syncytins that play an important role in placental development have not been well characterized. To identify ERV genes expressed during the onset of placentati...

Democracy as a system of government is commonly practised in most countries the world. While it popular mostly due to its unique attribute selecting leaders through elections, characterized by various levels violence some regions especially among developing countries. The that perpetrated before, during and after elections referred Election Related Violence (ERV). ERV tends affect areas country...

BACKGROUND Endogenous retrovirus (ERV) envelope (env) genes are involved in the differentiation of trophoblastic cells in humans and mice. However, there is limited information about their roles in ruminant trophoblastic cells. Thus, we attempted to explore the possible roles of ERV elements in the binucleation of bovine trophoblastic cells using in vitro bovine trophoblastic (BT) cell lines. ...

The fatty acid-synthesizing system of Escherichia coli w fractionated by chromatography on diethylaminoethyl cellulose into three different enzyme fractions: Err, ErrI, a E rv. Incubation of Fraction Err with acetyl coenzyme malonyl coenzyme A, reduced triphosphopyridine nucleotide, and acyl carrier protein (ACP) yielded /GhydroxydecanoylACP, ,l3-hydroxylauryl-ACP, and /3-hydroxymyristyl-ACP va...