Arterial stiffness (AS) and non-dipping pattern are early predictors of cardiovascular diseases but are not used in clinical practice. We aimed to assess if AS and the non-dipping pattern are more prevalent in the erectile dysfunction (ED) group than in the non-ED group among subjects with type 1 diabetes (T1DM). The study group consisted of adults with T1DM.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThermosensitive copolymers P1-P5 of -isopropylacrylamide (NIPA) and poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylates (PEGMEMs) were synthesized via surfactant-free precipitation polymerization (SFPP) using ammonium persulfate (APS) at 70 °C. The polymerization course was evaluated by the conductivity. The hydrodynamic diameters and the polydispersity indexes (PDI) of P1-P5 in the 18-45 °C range, which were assessed via dynamic light scattering (DLS), were at 18° (nm): 26.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFErectile dysfunction (ED) affects approximately 38% of individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1DM). Skin autofluorescence (AF) reflects skin advanced glycation end product (AGE) deposits and is a marker of long-term glycemia control. The study investigates the relationship between ED and diabetes control in patients with T1DM.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe non-dipping pattern is nighttime systolic blood pressure (SBP) fall of less than 10%. Several studies showed that the non-dipping pattern, increased mean platelet volume (MPV), and platelet distribution width (PDW) are associated with elevated cardiovascular risk. Hypertensives with the non-dipping pattern have higher MPV than the dippers but this relationship was never investigated among people with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).
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February 2018
Understanding the causes of human-induced earthquakes is paramount to reducing societal risk. We investigated five cases of seismicity associated with hydraulic fracturing (HF) in Ohio since 2013 that, because of their isolation from other injection activities, provide an ideal setting for studying the relations between high-pressure injection and earthquakes. Our analysis revealed two distinct groups: () deeper earthquakes in the Precambrian basement, with larger magnitudes (M > 2), b-values < 1, and many post-shut-in earthquakes, versus () shallower earthquakes in Paleozoic rocks ∼400 m below HF, with smaller magnitudes (M < 1), b-values > 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLupin plants are frequently damaged by various herbivorous invertebrates. Significant among these are slugs and aphids, which sometimes attack the same plants. Relationships between aphids, slugs and food plant are very interesting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKnowledge about the influence of latent toxoplasmosis on development and general biological condition of children is scant and thus the aim of the present study was to investigate these aspects in some detail. We compare school children in rural area seropositive and seronegative to the apicomplexan parasite Toxoplasma gondii (Nicolle et Manceaux, 1908) in terms of their developmental age, body mass and body height, physical fitness and end-of-term grades. Additionally, we evaluated the risk factors of infection with T.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPediatr Endocrinol Diabetes Metab
October 2008
Introduction: Obesity is the main component of the metabolic syndrome, which appears to be one of the biggest social problems nowadays. The metabolic syndrome can start even in childhood and then risk factors of cardiovascular diseases should be diagnosed and a prophylaxis should be undertaken.
The Aim Of The Study: was the evaluation of the selected lipid parameters in the serum in children and adolescents with simple obesity.
Ann Univ Mariae Curie Sklodowska Med
October 2004
Head growth in 283 LBW (< 2500 g) children was longitudinally analyzed from birth till the 24th month of life. The studied children were divided into three groups: AGA preterms (181 children), SGA preterms (32 children) and S-f-D newborns (70 children). The data for chronological age and corrected for gestational age were statistically analyzed by analysis of variance and Duncan's test.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe most interest indicators of bone turn-over are the metabolites of type I collagen, which makes up 90% of bone matrix. C-terminal propeptide type I procollagen (PICP) which is removed from procollagen during extracellular process of collagen fibres formation is known as marker of bone formation. Marker of bone resorption is C-telopeptide alfa 1-chain of type I collagen (Cross-laps) which is removed from collagen during process of degradation.
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