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BP Variability and Cardiovascular Autonomic Function in Relation to Forced Expiratory Volume: A Population-Based Study.

Background Cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction is associated with increased incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). This population-based study explored whether low FEV(1) or low vital capacity (VC) is associated with autonomic dysfunction, as measured by the spontaneous heart rate variability (HRV) and systolic BP variability (SBPV). Methods SBPV and HRV were recorded during 5 min of control

Formaldehyde in reusable protective gloves.

Due to the clinical findings in a single patient's case, formaldehyde was suspected to be present in clinically relevant levels in reusable protective gloves. Therefore, 9 types of gloves were investigated with the semi-quantitative chromotropic acid method. It was found that 6/9 gloves emitted some formaldehyde and that 4/9 gloves emitted ≥40 µg of formaldehyde. Most of the formaldehyde was found

Multi-component health promotion and disease prevention for community-dwelling frail elderly persons: a systematic review

The objective was to investigate definitions of frailty used in studies of multi-component health promotion and disease-preventive (HPDP) intervention programmes for community-dwelling frail elderly persons and to review the content, organisation and effects of HPDP interventions. A systematic review of 19 articles was made, and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Healt

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Metal electrode structures for biosensors with a high spatial density and similar to85 nm gaps have been produced using focused megaelectronvolt (MeV) proton beam writing of poly-(methyl methacrylate) positive resist combined with metal lift-off. The minimal proximity exposure and straight proton trajectories in (similar to100 nm) resist layers for focused MeV proton beam writing are strongly indi

Biochemical and functional evidence for nerve sprouting in the decentralized, hypertrophied rat urinary bladder

The preganglionic nerves of the rat urinary bladder were cut. The decentralized bladders gained markedly in weight. Both one and four weeks post-operatively, transmural nerve stimulation evoked contractile responses of the muscle strips of the decentralized bladders, that were of the same magnitude as those of the control bladders. However, four weeks post-operatively, the atropine resistant fract

Subjective Health and Illness, Coping and Life Satisfaction in an 80-Year-Old Swedish Population - Implications for Mortality

Background: Multimorbidity and illness will become more common due to increased life expectancy. Purpose: This study describes various combinations of diseases and symptoms and explores implications for survival in a sample of 80 year-olds followed up to 95 years of age. Furthermore, reported subjective health, coping, and life satisfaction is explored. Method: 212 persons, born in 1908, were cl

Classical nuclear motion in quantum transport

An ab initio quantum-classical mixed scheme for the time evolution of electrode-device-electrode systems is introduced to study nuclear dynamics in quantum transport. Two model systems are discussed to illustrate the method. Our results provide the first example of current-induced molecular desorption as obtained from a full time-dependent approach and suggest the use of ac biases as a way to tail

Comparison of EASI-derived 12-lead electrocardiograms versus paramedic-acquired 12-lead electrocardiograms using Mason-Likar limb lead configuration in patients with chest pain

Introduction: Monitoring of serial 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) recordings is the accepted requirement for prehospital data acquisition in patients with chest pain. The purpose of this study was to determine whether waveforms and clinical triage decisions are similar for EASI-derived ECGs and paramedic-acquired 12-lead ECGs using Mason-Likar limb lead configuration when compared with standard 1

C2028T polymorphism in exon 12 and dinucleotide repeat polymorphism in intron 13 of the HIF-1 alpha gene define HIF-1 alpha protein expression in non-small cell lung cancer

Objectives: In this study, we investigated whether polymorphisms of the HIF-1 alpha gene may account for the patterns of HIF-1 alpha protein expression in non-small cell lung carcinomas (NSCLC) and the expression of HIF-1 alpha down-stream proteins. Methods: Specific HIF-1 alpha polymorphisms were assessed in a series of patients with NSCLC: (a) the C to T transition at nucleotide 1744 (position 2

Nonionic polymers and surfactants: Temperature anomalies revisited

In view of a rapidly increasing importance in applications, as well as significant fundamental observations, the temperature anomalies displayed by several oxyethylene compounds, including poly(ethylene glycol), and oxyethylene surfactants and copolymers continue to create interest but also controversies. Here we review a wide range of experimental observations and present the different theoretica

Annual screening detects celiac disease in children with type 1 diabetes

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of celiac disease (CD) in a cohort of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) children and adolescents at the time of clinical diagnosis and to evaluate the screening procedure and possible role of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DQ during a 5-yr follow-up. Research design and methods: The study group was a cohort of 300 newly diagnosed T1DM children and youths young

Short-term dynamics of abiotic and biotic soil (CO2)-C-13 effluxes after in situ (CO2)-C-13 pulse labelling of a boreal pine forest

P>Physical diffusion of isotopic tracers into and out of soil pores causes considerable uncertainty for the timing and magnitude of plant belowground allocation in pulse-labelling experiments. Here, we partitioned soil CO2 isotopic fluxes into abiotic tracer flux (physical return), heterotrophic flux, and autotrophic flux contributions following (CO2)-C-13 labelling of a Swedish Pinus sylvestris f

Testing hypotheses of trophic level interactions: a boreal forest ecosystem

Models of community organization involve variations of the top-down (predator control) or bottom-up (nutrient limitation) hypotheses. Verbal models, however, can be interpreted in different ways leading to confusion. Therefore, we predict from first principles the range of possible trophic level interactions, and define mathematically the instantaneous effects of experimental perturbations. Some o

Glucose-stimulated insulin secretion correlates with beta-cell lipolysis.

Background and aims: Lipids are needed for optimal glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS), and long-chain acyl-CoA (LC-CoA) has been suggested as one candidate molecule active as a lipidic coupling factor. LC-CoAs may be available to the beta-cell via uptake of circulating free fatty acids or from hydrolysis of intracellularly stored triglycerides. Inhibition of lipolysis in rat islets using

In vivo visualization of displacement-distribution-derived parameters in q-space imaging.

Objective This study aimed to explore the potential of in vivo q-space imaging in the differentiation between different cerebral water components. Materials and Methods Diffusion-weighted imaging was performed in six directions with 32 equally spaced q values and a maximum b value of 6600 s/mm2. The shape of the signal-attenuation curve and the displacement propagator were examined and compared