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Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis in a Turkish City Bordering an Iron and Steel Factory
Ülkü Türk Börü,Adnan Burak Bilgiç,Cansu Köseoğlu Toksoy,Abdullah Yasir Yılmaz,Mustafa Tasdemir,Nilay Padir Sensöz,Özgür Öztop Çakmak,Arda Duman,Cem Bölük 대한신경과학회 2018 Journal of Clinical Neurology Vol.14 No.2
Background and Purpose Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease characterizedby inflammatory demyelination. Recent studies have shown that long-term exposure to air pollutants(including PM10 particulates) is potentially an environmental risk factor for MS. Weaimed to determine the prevalence rates of MS in two cities with different levels of air pollution. Methods This door-to-door population-based study was conducted between April 2014 andJune 2015. Two cities were screened for the prevalence rates of MS: 1) Karabük, which bordersan iron-and-steel factory, and 2) Akçakoca, which is a coastal city located in the same region. A validated survey form was used for screening MS. The 2010 McDonald Criteria were usedfor diagnosing MS. The patients were examined twice, first by a neurology assistant in the fieldand then by a senior neurologist in public health centers in the cities. Results The prevalence of MS was 95.9/100,000 in Karabük and 46.1/100,000 in Akçakoca. Intotal, 33 patients were diagnosed with clinically definite MS. The female/male ratio was 1.5, and21 patients were diagnosed with relapsing-remitting MS, 9 with secondary progressive MS, and3 with primary progressive MS. Conclusions We found that the prevalence of MS was more than two fold higher in Karabükthan in Akçakoca, which supports a link between air pollution and the pathogenesis of MS. However, larger etiological and epidemiological studies are needed to confirm this hypothesis.
Lu He,Hong-Bo Xu,Bing-Bing Wang,Dan-Dan Liu,Ke-Sen Qian 한국화학공학회 2014 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.31 No.2
Poly(ethyleneimine)-functionalized organic-inorganic hybrid silica adsorbent was synthesized by hydrothermal-assisted surface grafting technique for the removal of Ni(II) ions from aqueous solution, and was characterizedby FT-IR, nitrogen adsorption and the static adsorption-desorption experiment method. The results indicated thatthe maximum static adsorption capacity of Ni(II) on poly(ethyleneimine)-functionalized hybrid silica adsorbent byhydrothermal heating method was 1.6 times as much as the conventional heating method. The poly(ethyleneimine)-functionalized hybrid silica adsorbent offered a fast kinetics for the adsorption of Ni(II), had a substantial binding capacityin the range of pH 4-8 and could be used repeatedly. The Langmuir adsorption model was more favorable thanthe Freundlich and Dubinin-Radushkevich adsorption models. The adsorption followed a pseudo-second-order modelcompared with pseudo-first-order model. Various thermodynamic parameters such as ΔGo, ΔHo and ΔSo indicated thatthe adsorption process was spontaneous and endothermic. The results showed that poly(ethyleneimine)-functionalizedhybrid silica adsorbent could be employed as an effective material for the removal of Ni(II) ions from aqueous solution.
Real-time structural damage detection using wireless sensing and monitoring system
Lu, Kung-Chun,Loh, Chin-Hsiung,Yang, Yuan-Sen,Lynch, Jerome P.,Law, K.H. Techno-Press 2008 Smart Structures and Systems, An International Jou Vol.4 No.6
A wireless sensing system is designed for application to structural monitoring and damage detection applications. Embedded in the wireless monitoring module is a two-tier prediction model, the auto-regressive (AR) and the autoregressive model with exogenous inputs (ARX), used to obtain damage sensitive features of a structure. To validate the performance of the proposed wireless monitoring and damage detection system, two near full scale single-story RC-frames, with and without brick wall system, are instrumented with the wireless monitoring system for real time damage detection during shaking table tests. White noise and seismic ground motion records are applied to the base of the structure using a shaking table. Pattern classification methods are then adopted to classify the structure as damaged or undamaged using time series coefficients as entities of a damage-sensitive feature vector. The demonstration of the damage detection methodology is shown to be capable of identifying damage using a wireless structural monitoring system. The accuracy and sensitivity of the MEMS-based wireless sensors employed are also verified through comparison to data recorded using a traditional wired monitoring system.
The Correlation between Thyrotropin and Dyslipidemia in a Population-based Study
Li Lu,Beibei Wang,Zhongyan Shan,Fengwei Jiang,Xiaochun Teng,Yanyan Chen,Yaxin Lai,Jiani Wang,Haibo Xue,Sen Wang,Chenyan Li,He Liu,Ningna Li,Jiashu Yu,Liangfeng Shi,Xin Hou,Qian Xing,Xue Bai,Weiping Te 대한의학회 2011 Journal of Korean medical science Vol.26 No.2
This study investigated the relationship between serum thyrotrophin levels and dyslipidemia in subclinical hypothyroid and euthyroid subjects. A total of 110 subjects with subclinical hypothyroidism and 1,240 euthyroid subjects enrolled in this study. Patients with subclinical hypothyroidism had significantly lower high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels than those who were euthyroid. The lipid profiles were each categorized and mean thyrotrophin levels were higher in subjects in the dyslipidemia subclasses than subjects in the normal subclasses. Thyrotrophin was positively associated with serum triglyceride and negatively associated with serum HDL-C in women. Thyrotrophin was also positively associated with total cholesterol (TC) in the overweight population along with TC and LDL-C in overweight women. In the euthyroid population, thyrotrophin was positively associated with TC in the overweight population. In conclusion, serum thyrotrophin was correlated with dyslipidemia in subclinical hypothyroid and euthyroid subjects; the correlation was independent of insulin sensitivity.
The XRCC1 Arg280His Gene Polymorphism and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk: A Meta-analysis
Li, Lu-Ping,Wu, Wei,Li, Xing-Hai,Song, Shu-Sen Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2013 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.14 No.3
Many studies have suggested that the XRCC1 Arg280His gene polymorphism might be involved in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the results have been inconsistent. In this study, the authors performed a meta-analysis to assess the association between XRCC1 Arg280His and HCC susceptibility. Published literature from PubMed, EMBASE and CNKI Data was searched. Pooled odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using fixed- or random-effects models when appropriate. Begg's test was used to measure publication bias. A total of 7 case-control studies covering 1,448 HCC cases and 1,544 controls were included. No significant variation in HCC risk was detected in any of the genetic models overall. In the stratified analysis, four studies with sample sizes over 300 produced similar results. The corresponding pooled ORs were not substantially altered after the exclusion of three studies deviating from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium in the control group, which indicated reliability for our meta-analysis results.
Wang, Lu,Jiang, Rong,Song, Shu-Dan,Hua, Zi-Sen,Wang, Jian-Wei,Wang, Ya-Ping Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2015 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.16 No.9
Leukemia is a clonal disorder with blocked normal differentiation and cell death of hematopoietic progenitor cells. Traditional modalities with most used radiation and chemotherapy are nonspecific and toxic which cause adverse effects on normal cells. Differentiation inducing therapy forcing malignant cells to undergo terminal differentiation has been proven to be a promising strategy. However, there is still scarce of potent differentiation inducing agents. We show here that Angelica sinensis polysaccharide (ASP), a major active component in Dong quai (Chinese Angelica sinensis), has potential differentiation inducing activity in human chronic erythro-megakaryoblastic leukemia K562 cells. MTT assays and flow cytometric analysis demonstrated that ASP inhibited K562 cell proliferation and arrested the cell cycle at the G0/G1 phase. ASP also triggered K562 cells to undergo erythroid differentiaton as revealed by morphological changes, intensive benzidine staining and hemoglobin colorimetric reaction, as well as increased expression of glycophorin A (GPA) protein. ASP induced redistribution of STAT5 protein from the cytoplasm to the nucleus. Western blotting analysis further identified that ASP markedly sensitized K562 cells to exogenous erythropoietin (EPO) by activating EPO-induced JAK2/STAT5 tyrosine phosphorylation, thus augmenting the EPO-mediated JAK2/STAT5 signaling pathway. On the basis of these findings, we propose that ASP might be developed as a potential candidate for chronic myelogenous leukemia inducing differentiation treatment.
Sun Xiqin,Lu Sen 아시아사회과학학회 2021 Jornal of Asia Social Science Vol.2 No.2
For a long time, poverty reduction has been the focus of academic circles—scholars at home and abroad explain and explore the development law and spatial evolution of poverty from economics, ethnology, geography and other disciplines, and study poverty reduction practice, experience, population, and economic development. However, there are few research results from the perspective of defining the cross-border ethnic groups in Yunnan, Guangxi and Southeast Asia and consolidating poverty alleviation results. Yunnan-Guangxi border areas overcome various unfavorable conditions including natural environment, develop steadily, and get rid of poverty by the end of 2020. Although great progress has been made in the areas of politics, economy, society and people’s livelihood in the border areas of Yunnan and Guangxi, there are still complex domestic and international factors affecting the consolidation of poverty alleviation achievements in this area. In the future, it is necessary to strengthen the dynamic monitoring and mechanism construction of poverty alleviation, enhance the economic “hematopoietic function” of border areas, strengthen domestic and foreign cooperation and create a good border environment, so as to consolidate the hard-won poverty alleviation achievements and realize rural revitalization.
Akiyama, Kazunori,Lu, Ru-Sen,Fish, Vincent L.,Doeleman, Sheperd S.,Broderick, Avery E.,Dexter, Jason,Hada, Kazuhiro,Kino, Motoki,Nagai, Hiroshi,Honma, Mareki,Johnson, Michael D.,Algaba, Juan C.,Asada, IOP Publishing 2015 The Astrophysical journal Vol.807 No.2
<P>We report on 230 GHz (1.3 mm) very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) observations of M87 with the Event Horizon Telescope using antennas on Mauna Kea in Hawaii, Mt. Graham in Arizona, and Cedar Flat in California. For the first time, we have acquired 230 GHz VLBI interferometric phase information on M87 through measurement of the closure phase on the triangle of long baselines. Most of the measured closure phases are consistent with 0 degrees as expected by physically motivated models for 230 GHz structure such as jet models and accretion disk models. The brightness temperature of the event-horizon-scale structure is similar to 1 x 10(10) K derived from the compact flux density of similar to 1 Jy and the angular size of similar to 40 mu as similar to 5.5 R-s, which is broadly consistent with the peak brightness of the radio cores at 1-86 GHz located within similar to 10(2) R-s. Our observations occurred in the middle of an enhancement in very-high-energy (VHE) gamma-ray flux, presumably originating in the vicinity of the central black hole. Our measurements, combined with results of multi-wavelength observations, favor a scenario in which the VHE region has an extended size of similar to 20-60 R-s.</P>