Arsenic Accumulation and Translocation in Mangrove (Aegiceras corniculatum L.) Grown in Arsenic Contaminated Soils.

Mangrove wetlands serve as both a sink and source for arsenic (As), as mangrove plants are able to uptake and accumulate As. The present study used pot experiments to evaluate As accumulation and translocation in mangrove (Aegiceras corniculatum L.) seedlings grown in As contaminated soils.

Elevated plasma dityrosine in patients with hyperlipidemia compared to healthy individuals.

Background: Dityrosine, the modification of tyrosine residues, may contribute to metabolic disorders. This study was undertaken to investigate plasma dityrosine concentrations in patients with hyperlipidemia and to examine the correlation between dityrosine and lipid profiles.

Methods: Fluorescence spectrophotometry was used to measure dityrosine in the plasma of healthy subjects (n = 203) and dyslipidemic subjects, which included patients with mild hyperlipidemia (n = 246) and hyperlipidemia (n = 179).

Disparities in the Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome (MS) and its Components Among University Employees by Age, Gender and Occupation.

Background: Metabolic Syndrome (MS), a known risk factor for Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) and type II diabetes is an emerging epidemic in China. Studies carried out on the general population indicate a varied clustering of cardiovascular risks in many parts of the country. However, there is limited data on its prevalence in the working population.

Poly[aqua-[μ(3)-N'-(carboxy-meth-yl)ethyl-ene-diamine-N,N,N'-triacetato]samarium(III)].

In the title coordination polymer, [Sm(C(10)H(13)N(2)O(8))(H(2)O)](n), each samarium(III) centre is nine-coordinated by six O and two N atoms from three N'-(carboxy-meth-yl)ethyl-enediamine-N,N,N'-triacetate ligands and one O atom of a water mol-ecule, forming polymeric chains running parallel to the a axis. The packing is governed by inter-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen-bonding inter-actions.

[Aerodynamic characteristics of crewman's arms during windblast].

Objective: To study the aerodynamic characteristics of crewman's arms with or without protective devices in the status with raised legs or not.

Method: The experiments were performed in an FL-24 transonic and supersonic wind tunnel, over Mach number range of 0.4-2.

The role of endothelin in oxygen-induced contraction of the ductus arteriosus in rabbit and rat fetuses.

The role of endothelin in oxygen-induced contraction remains controversial. The present study was designed to investigate the role of endothelin in O2-induced contraction in the isolated ductal preparation of rabbit and rat, using the endothelin receptor antagonists, bosentan (antagonist for both ET-A and ET-B receptors) and BQ 485 (an ET-A selective antagonist). The ductus was isolated from fetal rabbits at 30 days of gestation (term 31 days) and fetal rats at 21 days of gestation (term 22 days).