The pulsed laser polymerization-size-exclusion chromatography (PLP-SEC) technique has become the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)-recommended method for accurate determination propagation rate coefficients, kp, radical polymerization. fundamental insight provided by Heuts, Gilbert, Radom into relevance transition state dynamics allows an adequate understanding dependenc...

The metabolic syndrome (MS) recognized as a major cause of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, has become one of the major public health challenges worldwide. The pathogenesis of the metabolic syndrome is multiple and still poorly understood. No single factor has yet been identified as an underlying causal factor. There is a growing belief, however, that obesity, specially visceral obe...