Lower skeletal muscle mass is associated with diabetes and insulin resistance: A cross-sectional study.

Aims: The association between skeletal muscle mass and diabetes incidence/insulin resistance/glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C) is unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate such association in clinically apparently healthy males and females.

Methods: A cross-sectional study of 372,399 Korean males and females who completed bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) in a health-screening programme was performed.

Design and Characteristic Analysis of an Axial Flux High-Temperature Superconducting Motor for Aircraft Propulsion.

In line with global environmental regulations, the demand for eco-friendly and highly efficient aircraft propulsion systems is increasing. The combination of axial flux motors and superconductors could be a key technology used to address these needs. In this paper, an axial flux high temperature superconducting (HTS) motor for aircraft propulsion was designed and its characteristics were analyzed.

Associations between oral health status and risk of fractures in elder adults.

Oral health condition, bone mineral density, skeletal muscle mass, fall, fracture, and frailty seem to be strongly interconnected. This study aimed to investigate associations between probability of osteoporotic fractures and oral health in the elderly. In total, 2322 Korean subjects from the 2008-2009 Korea National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey aged over 65 years were included.

Crystal Structure and Stability in Aqueous Solutions of Na[NpO(OH)]·0.5HO and Na[NpO(OH)].

The ternary neptunium(V) (Np(V)) hydroxides Na[NpO(OH)]·0.5HO and Na[NpO(OH)] were synthesized in aqueous NaOH solutions at = 80 °C, and their crystal structures were determined to be monoclinic, 2, = 2, = 5.9859(2), = 10.

Paving the way for examination of coupled redox/solid-liquid interface reactions: 1 ppm Np adsorbed on clay studied by Np M-edge HR-XANES spectroscopy.

The recently emerged actinide (An) M-edge high-energy resolution X-ray absorption near-edge structure (HR-XANES) technique has proven to be very powerful for oxidation state studies of actinides. In this work, for the first time, Np M-edge HR-XANES was applied to study Np sorption on illite. By improving the experimental conditions, notably by operation of the spectrometer under He atmosphere, it was possible to measure Np M-edge HR-XANES spectra of a sample with ≈ 1 μg Np/g illite (1 ppm).

Practice patterns in the United States for ablation of osseous tumors using Medicare claims analysis.

Objectives: To describe national practice trends in bone radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and cryoablation for osseous lesions by physician specialty and site-of-service from 2015 to 2018.

Materials And Methods: This study used data from the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services public use files for 2015-2018. Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for bone RFA (20982) and cryoablation (20983) were analyzed.

Helicobacter pylori infection and iron deficiency in non-elderly adults participating in a health check-up program.

Background/aims: Helicobacter pylori infection is presumably associated with iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia (IDA). This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between H. pylori infection and the decline in iron stores in non-elderly adults during their health check-ups.

An Organic/Inorganic Nanomaterial and Nanocrystal Quantum Dots-Based Multi-Level Resistive Memory Device.

A cadmium selenide/zinc sulfide (CdSe/ZnS) quantum dot (QD)-based multi-level memory device with the structure [ITO/PEDOT:PSS/QDs/ZnO/Al:AlO/QDs/Al] was fabricated via a spin-coating method used to deposit thin films. Two layers of QD thin films present in the device act as charge storage layers to form three distinct states. Zinc oxide (ZnO) and aluminum oxide (AlO) were added to prevent leakage.

Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Deposited Fe-8Cr-3V-2Mo-2W on SCM420 Substrate Using Directed Energy Deposition and Effect of Post-Heat Treatment.

In this study, the Fe-8Cr-3V-2Mo-2W tool steel powder was deposited on the SCM420 substrate through the directed energy deposition (DED) process. This study focuses on the mechanical properties of the deposited Fe-8Cr-3V-2Mo-2W and the effect of heat treatment on it. The changes in the microstructural characteristics of the deposited region due to heat treatment after deposition were observed.

Training in and comfort with diagnosis and management of ophthalmic emergencies among emergency medicine physicians in the United States.

Background/objectives: Patients with ophthalmic emergencies often present to emergency rooms. Emergency medicine (EM) physicians should feel comfortable encountering these conditions. We assessed EM physicians' comfort working up, diagnosing, and managing ophthalmic emergencies.

Tunable Fabry-Perot Interferometer Designed for Far-Infrared Wavelength by Utilizing Electromagnetic Force.

A tunable Fabry-Perot interferometer (TFPI)-type wavelength filter designed for the long-wavelength infrared (LWIR) region is fabricated using micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) technology and the novel polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) micro patterning technique. The structure of the proposed infrared sensor consists of a Fabry-Perot interferometer (FPI)-based optical filter and infrared (IR) detector. An amorphous Si-based thermal IR detector is located under the FPI-based optical filter to detect the IR-rays filtered by the FPI.

Uranium(VI) sorption complexes on silica in the presence of calcium and carbonate.

Uranium sorption on minerals and related solids depends to a large degree on its aqueous speciation. The present work attempts to understand the U(VI) sorption behavior on silica under environmentally relevant conditions, i.e.

Prognostic significance of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with stage III and IV colorectal cancer.

Aim: To evaluate the prognostic value of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC).

Methods: Between April 1996 and December 2010, medical records from a total of 1868 patients with CRC were retrospectively reviewed. The values of simple inflammatory markers including NLR and PLR in predicting the long-term outcomes of these patients were evaluated using Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox regression models.

Peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis due to Halomonas hamiltonii: A first case report.

Introduction: Halomonas hamiltonii is a Gram-negative, halophilic, motile, and nonspore-forming rod bacterium. Although most Halomonas sp. are commonly found in saline environments, it has rarely been implicated as a cause of human infection.

H3K36 methylation promotes longevity by enhancing transcriptional fidelity.

Epigenetic mechanisms, including histone post-translational modifications, control longevity in diverse organisms. Relatedly, loss of proper transcriptional regulation on a global scale is an emerging phenomenon of shortened life span, but the specific mechanisms linking these observations remain to be uncovered. Here, we describe a life span screen in Saccharomyces cerevisiae that is designed to identify amino acid residues of histones that regulate yeast replicative aging.

Formation of ternary CaUO2(CO3)3(2-) and Ca2UO2(CO3)3(aq) complexes under neutral to weakly alkaline conditions.

The chemical behavior of ternary Ca-UO2-CO3 complexes was investigated by using time-resolved laser fluorescence spectroscopy (TRLFS) in combination with EDTA complexation at pH 7-9. A novel TRLFS revealed two distinct fluorescence lifetimes of 12.7 ± 0.