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diastolic blood pressure; systolic blood pressure, etc ; biomedical research; herbal medicines; hypertension; meta-analysis; risk; systematic review; therapeutics; traditional medicine; China; Show all 11 Subjects
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... Integrated Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) and Western Medicine (WM) treatments have been used for primary hypertension (PHTN) patients in China. Currently, there are many randomized control trials (RCTs) published regarding the effect of CHM and WM on PHTN, which indicated that combining Chinese with WM was effective and safe for PHTN when compared with WM alone, but the quality of evidence was ins ...
atmospheric pressure, etc ; electric field; evaporation; glucose; molecular dynamics; temperature; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Microwave vacuum evaporation (MVE) is a promising alternative to conventional methods. However, the mechanisms underlying its efficiency remain elusive. In this study, the effects of microwaves on glucose solutions were investigated via molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and experimental studies to elucidate possible microwave non-thermal and thermal effects, respectively. MD simulations on energ ...
hydrostatic pressure, etc ; carbon; cathodes; electrical resistance; lithium batteries; rheological properties; slurries; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Hypothesis: It is important to elucidate the effect of the particle dispersion/aggregation state of electrode slurries on resulting electrodes for the development of superior lithium-ion batteries. Many studies have been conducted to characterize cathode slurries for lithium-ion batteries; however, the particle dispersion state of cathode slurries remains unclear. This study investigates the rheol ...
blood pressure, etc ; environment; inflammation; interleukin-6; morbidity; mortality; physical activity; China; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Exposure to PM₂.₅ increases blood pressure (BP) and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. We conducted a randomized controlled panel study in Shijiazhuang, China among 55 healthy college students randomly assigned to either the control (CON) or SPORTS group with intervention of 2000 m jogging in 20 min for 3 times in 4 days, and 3-round health examinations from November 15, 2020 to December 6, 2 ...
atmospheric pressure, etc ; DNA; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; algorithms; biofilm; cold; decision support systems; decontamination; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Cold atmospheric pressure plasma (CAPP) and plasma-activated water (PAW) are emerging nonthermal technologies. Due to the complexity of plasma-generated species as a function of plasma generation conditions, there is a need to develop process validation. This study aims to evaluate plasma interactions with DNA-based surrogates using infrared spectroscopy and gradient boosting decision tree, a mach ...
high pressure treatment, etc ; crystal structure; energy; gelatinization; gels; hydrocolloids; modified starch; particle size; rice starch; Show all 9 Subjects
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... The degree of gelatinization (DG) was used as the variable to describe changes in the multi-scale structure of rice starch during the entire high hydrostatic pressure treatment (HHP-treatment), and four stages were identified. (1) Energy accumulation (100–400 MPa, DG<10%): water molecules were pressed into the amorphous lamellae and starch continued to receive energy with the increasing pressure, ...
atmospheric pressure, etc ; ambient temperature; community structure; disulfides; genes; hydrogen sulfide; leachates; microbial communities; oxidoreductases; sulfates; China; Show all 11 Subjects
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... Attention should be paid to the sulfate reduction behavior in a pressure-bearing leachate saturated zone. In this study, within the relative pressure range of 0–0.6 MPa, the ambient temperature with the highest sulfate reduction rate of 50°C was selected to explore the difference in sulfate reduction behavior in a pressure-bearing leachate saturated zone. The results showed that the sulfate reduct ...
differential pressure, etc ; acoustics; cell respiration; cows; environmental impact; feces; microphones; model validation; models; pastures; prediction; technology; vocalization; Show all 13 Subjects
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... Acoustic technologies provide a non-invasive method to generate information about the health, welfare, and environmental impact of livestock. This study demonstrated that rear leg attached acoustic sensors can be used to differentiate between seven different acoustic classes, with six based on cow behaviours (Grazing, Breathing, Walking, Lying Down, Dung, Vocalization, Other) that were obtained fr ...
selection pressure, etc ; chlorophyll; coastal water; fluoroquinolones; mariculture; pollution; risk assessment; rivers; salinity; total nitrogen; China; Yellow Sea; Show all 12 Subjects
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... The pollution of antibiotics commonly existed throughout the entire aquaculture process, but the residues of antibiotics at different aquaculture stages have rarely been studied. This study investigated the occurrence, distribution and risk assessment of antibiotics at different aquaculture stages (the non-aquaculture stage, the early aquaculture stage, the middle aquaculture stage, and the late a ...
... Antibiotics as a selection pressure driving the evolution of soil microbial communities is not well understood. Since microbial functions govern ecosystem services, an ecological framework is required to understand and predict antibiotic-induced functional and structural changes in microbial communities. Therefore, metagenomic studies explaining the impacts of antibiotics on soil microbial communi ...
osmotic pressure, etc ; antibacterial properties; bacteria; cell death; energy metabolism; graphene; homeostasis; multiomics; nanomaterials; nucleic acids; pH; peroxidase; reactive oxygen species; Show all 13 Subjects
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... Currently, graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are widely used as antibacterial agents, and their effects are dependent on the reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by photodynamic and peroxidase activities. Nevertheless, the supply of substrates or light greatly limits GQDs application. Besides, due to compensatory mechanisms in bacteria, comprehensive analysis of the molecular mechanism underlying th ...
osmotic pressure, etc ; DNA; Escherichia coli; World Health Organization; air; air flow; bioaerosols; cell membranes; hospitals; models; relative humidity; research; saliva; urine; wastewater; Show all 15 Subjects
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... The composition and concentration of airborne microorganisms in hospital indoor air has been reported to contain airborne bacteria and fungi concentrations ranged 10¹–10³ CFU/m³ in inpatients facilities which mostly exceed recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO). In this work, a deeper knowledge of the performance of airborne microorganisms would allow improving the designs of the ...
blood pressure, etc ; Bayesian theory; air; air pollutants; air pollution; biomarkers; blood lipids; coagulation; environment; enzymes; high density lipoprotein cholesterol; homeostasis; inflammation; lipogenesis; metabolomics; triacylglycerols; Show all 16 Subjects
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... The cardiometabolic effects of air pollution in the context of mixtures and the underlying mechanisms remain not fully understood. This study aims to investigate the joint effect of air pollutant mixtures on a broad range of cardiometabolic parameters, examine the susceptibility of obese individuals, and determine the role of circulating fatty acids. In this panel study, metabolically healthy norm ...
vapor pressure, etc ; air; ceramics; chemical species; chlorobenzene; environment; naphthalene; octanol; polychlorinated biphenyls; polychlorinated dibenzodioxins; polychlorinated dibenzofurans; sodium silicate; t-test; vapors; volatile organic compounds; Italy; Show all 16 Subjects
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... Extractable denuders were designed to collect trace atmospheric semivolatile organic compounds with high volume (38.30 and 200 L/ min) samplers. Denuders were made of multichannel ceramic support coated with sodium silicate and functionalised with phenyl moieties. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans and chlor ...
atmospheric pressure, etc ; Ribes; air; air temperature; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; ascorbic acid; carbohydrate structure; flavonoids; fruit maturity; fruits; glucose; polysaccharides; shortwave radiation; specific humidity; triterpenoids; xylose; China; Show all 18 Subjects
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... Ribes stenocarpum Maxim. (RSM) is abundant but less known in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, so far, it is still in the wild state and has not been effectively developed and utilized. Based on this, the fruits RSM at seven different picking time were used to quantify the contents of total polysaccharides (TP), total flavonoids (TF), titratable acids (TA), total triterpene acids (TTA), fruit oils (FO) a ...
Javier Palacios; Adrián Paredes; Fredi Cifuentes; Marcelo A. Catalán; Angel Luis García-Villalón; Jorge Borquez; Mario J. Simirgiotis; Matthew Jones; Amy Foster; David J. Greensmith
blood pressure, etc ; Senecio; acetophenones; altitude; antioxidants; ascorbic acid; caffeine; calcium; cardiac output; carotid arteries; coronary vessels; dietary supplements; diodes; dose response; heart rate; liquid chromatography; malic acid; mass spectrometry; photometry; phytopharmaceuticals; rats; reticulum; sarcomeres; sarcoplasmic reticulum; sheep; sodium-calcium antiporter; traditional medicine; vasodilation; Andes region; Show all 29 Subjects
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... The plant Senecio nutans SCh. Bip. is used by Andean communities to treat altitude sickness. Recent evidence suggests it may produce vasodilation and negative cardiac inotropy, though the cellular mechanisms have not been elucidated. To determinate the mechanisms action of S. nutans on cardiovascular function in normotensive animals. The effect of the extract on rat blood pressure was measured wit ...
ambient pressure; static pressure, etc ; carbon dioxide; energy; models; natural gas; temperature; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Supercritical carbon dioxide (CO₂) jet-assisted drilling is considered a promising technology in unconventional natural gas drilling engineering. The flow field characteristics of the supercritical CO₂ jet are the critical factors that affect the erosion performance of the jet. The relation between the flow fluctuation characteristics and the jet is required further investigation to enhance its er ...
ambient pressure; atmospheric pressure, etc ; heat transfer; indium; liquids; molybdenum; morphogenesis; solidification; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Electrical and optical applications based on micro- and nanoparticles have specific demands on their interfacial properties. These properties are strongly related to atmospheric conditions to which the particles were exposed during their formation. In this study, metallic In microparticles are synthesized by solidification of In droplets on an amorphous Mo substrate at normal pressure and under va ...
diastolic blood pressure; systolic blood pressure, etc ; hypertension; nutrition surveys; risk; thiamin; China; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Background: To examine the relation of dietary thiamine intake with risk of new-onset hypertension in the general adults. Methods: A total of 12,177 participants without hypertension at baseline from China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) were included. The study outcome was new-onset hypertension, which was defined as a systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg or a diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg ...
atmospheric pressure; oxygen partial pressure, etc ; altitude; edema; fabrics; gas exchange; military personnel; oxygen; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Lungs are the primary interface between the atmosphere and working tissues and act as the primary metabolic machinery of the body. The gas exchange that occurs inside the lungs through alveoli ensures adequate supply of oxygen to the tissues and determines the physical and physiological well beingness of the individuals. Barometric pressure decreases as altitude increases and individuals performin ...