Effects of aerobic training and resistance training in reducing cardiovascular disease risk for patients with prediabetes: A multi-center randomized controlled trial.

Aims: Aerobic training (AT) and resistance training (RT) can reduce blood glucose and type 2 diabetes risk, and increase muscle mass for prediabetes patients. However, the impact of long-term AT and RT on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of AT and RT on CVD risk reduction in prediabetes patients.

Synthesis of Redox-Responsive Core Cross-Linked Micelles Carrying Optically Active Helical Poly(phenyl isocyanide) Arms and Their Applications in Drug Delivery.

In this manuscript, we designed and synthesized three core cross-linked micelles (-, -, and -) with redox-responsive disulfide bonds in the core and carrying optically active helical polyisocyanide arms. Their arms were different in the helicity of the main chain and the chirality of the side groups. These micelles showed excellent redox-responsiveness to reducing agent.

Clinical Characterization of Serum Docosahexaenoic Acid and Its Relationship With Inflammation Factors in Patients With Diabetic Nephropathy.

Introduction: A variety of molecular pathways, such as generation of advanced glycation end products, inflammation, and oxidative stress, are involved in the development of diabetic nephropathy (DN). Recently, a protective effect of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on the kidney has been reported. This study aimed to determine serum docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) level and its association with inflammation factors in patients with DN.

Indium Tin Oxide Nanowire Networks as Effective UV/Vis Photodetection Platforms.

We demonstrate that indium tin oxide nanowires (ITO NWs) and cationic polymer-modified ITO NWs configured in a network format can be used as high performing UV/vis photodetectors. The photovoltage response of ITO NWs is much higher than similarly constructed devices made from tin oxide, zinc tin oxide, and zinc oxide nanostructures. The ITO NW mesh-based devices exhibit a substantial photovoltage (31-100 mV under illumination with a 1.

Application of well-defined indium tin oxide nanorods as Raman active platforms.

We determine the surface enhanced Raman (SER) capability of indium tin oxide nanorods (ITO NRs) whose physical, chemical, and optical properties are precisely and uniformly controlled during synthesis. We demonstrate that the Raman intensities observed from varying concentrations of the pure and mixed molecules of rhodamine 6G and 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole are much larger on ITO NRs relative to those measured on commercially available ITO-coated glass or Si. Our efforts signify the first attempt to assess the SER capability of precisely controlled metal oxide NRs and will be highly beneficial to many basic and applied Raman applications requiring exceptional detection sensitivity.

Magnetical and electrical tuning of transient photovoltaic effects in manganite-based heterojunctions.

Magnetically and bias current tunable transient photovoltaic (TPV) responses have been investigated in a manganite-based heterojunction composed of a La2/3Ca1/3MnO3 film and an n-type Si substrate at ambient temperature. Under irradiation of 248 nm pulsed laser with 20 ns duration the TPV peak values can be modulated in a range of -125 to 138 mV when the applied magnetic field perpendicular to the interface changes from -6.4 to + 6.

Enhanced lateral photovoltaic effect in the p-n heterojunction composed of manganite and silicon by side irradiation for position sensitive detecting.

Lateral photovoltaic effect has been studied in p-La0.67Ca0.33MnO3/n-Si heterojunction.