Mounir Chennaoui, Catherine Drogou, Charles-Yannick Guezennec, Danielle Gomez-Merino

European Cytokine Network, Vol.17, No.1, pp. 67-74, 2006

Abstract The present study was undertaken to examine the effect of a high carbohydrate diet on the functional activity of 5-HT_1B/1D receptors in human peripheral blood lymphocytes, and on serum cortisol and plasma cytokine responses during intense military training. Thirty two male soldiers (mean age: 21 ± 2 years) were randomly assigned to two groups and received either 3200 kcal/24 h [13440 kJ; habitual diet group (HD)] or 4200 kcal/24 h [17640 kJ, high carbohydrate diet group (HCD)] by adding 1000 kcal (4200 kJ) of fruit jelly to the HD. They took part in a three-week training… More >

Carita Eklund¹, Arja Nenonen^2,3,4, Katriina Kukkonen-Harjula³, Patrik Borg³, Mikael Fogelholm^3,5, Seppo Laine⁶, Heini Huhtala⁷, Terho Lehtimäki⁴, Mikko Hurme^1,8

European Cytokine Network, Vol.17, No.2, pp. 131-135, 2006

Abstract Elevated plasma concentration of C-reactive protein has emerged as an important predictor of future cardiovascular diseases and metabolic abnormalities in apparently healthy individuals. Obese individuals tend to have elevated C-reactive protein concentrations. Weight loss induces a change in this protein, and single nucleotide polymorphisms in regulating genes might affect this change, since C-reactive protein concentration is known to be approximately 40-50% heritable. Our aim was to study the association between the IL6 -174(G/C), IL1B +3954(C/T) and CRP +1059(G/C) single nucleotide polymorphisms, and CRP concentrations in obese men during a weight reduction program. We genotyped 72… More >

Ilona Bányász¹, Géza Bokodi¹, Barna Vásárhelyi², András Treszl¹, László Derzbach¹, András Szabó¹, Tivadar Tulassay^1,2,3, Ádám Vannay³

European Cytokine Network, Vol.17, No.4, pp. 266-270, 2006, DOI:10.1684/ecn.2006.0041

Abstract Low birth weight (LBW) infants have increased susceptibility to perinatal complications. An immature and impaired vascular system may possibly participate in these complications. There is evidence that supports the notion that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), which is an essential regulator of embryonic angiogenesis, plays a central role in the pathogenesis of perinatal complications. We aimed to test whether functional genetic polymorphisms of VEGF are associated with the risk of preterm birth or perinatal morbidity. We enrolled 128 LBW infants (≤ 1500 grams). VEGF T-460C, VEGF C-2578A and VEGF G+405C polymorphisms were determined by real-time… More >

Hanna Bialkowska-Hobrzanska, David K. Driman, Robert Fletcher, Vimla Harry, Hassan Razvi

Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.13, No.1, pp. 2967-2974, 2006

Abstract Background: The variable clinical behavior displayed by prostate cancer (PCa) warrants investigation of potential PCa-specific biomarkers that could identify more aggressive tumor types and therefore provide prognostic value. Upregulation of expression of human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT), Survivin, DD3 and PCGEM1 mRNAs in PCa lesions has recently been described. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical value of detection of overexpression of these biomarkers in the diagnosis and prognosis of PCa.
Material and methods: Archival formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) prostatectomy tissue from 26 patients with PCa (Gleason score 3-9, mean 7) and 14 patients with… More >

DARÍO C. COLAUTTI^1,2, MAURICIO REMES LENICOV^1,3, GUSTAVO E. BERASAIN¹

BIOCELL, Vol.30, Suppl.S, pp. 131-135, 2006

Abstract We developed a standard weight equation Ws to aid in the analysis of pejerrey Odonthestes bonariensis body condition over time and across populations using the relative weight index Wr. Weight length data were compiled from 73 populations of pejerrey (N=16.022) from the Argentine pampas region. We used the regression-line-percentile technique, which provides a 75^th-percentile standard by length intervals of 10 mm, to develop the Ws equation. The proposed equation is log₁₀ Ws=-5,267+3,163 log₁₀ Lst; Ws is weight in grams and Lst is standard length in millimeters. This equation is proposed for use with pejerrey between 120 and… More >

MARCOS S. DREON¹, HORACIO HERAS^1,2, RICARDO J. POLLERO¹

BIOCELL, Vol.30, Suppl.S, pp. 359-365, 2006

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S. Noroozi¹, P. Sewell¹, J. Vinney¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.14, No.3, pp. 171-180, 2006, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2006.014.171

Abstract A method that combines a modified back propagation Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and Boundary Element Analysis (BEA) was introduced and discussed in the author's previous papers. This paper discusses the development of an automated inverse boundary element problem engine. This inverse problem engine can be applied to both potential and elastostatic problems.
In this study, BEA solutions of a two-dimensional potential problem is utilised to test the system and to train a back propagation Artificial Neural Network (ANN). Once training is completed and the transfer function is created, the solution to any subsequent or new… More >

Chun-Ying Wu^1,3, Xue-Yan Liu², A. Scarpas², Xiu-Run Ge³

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.12, No.2, pp. 149-158, 2006, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2006.012.149

Abstract For the spectral analysis of the three-dimensional multi-layered pavement, 3D layer spectral element method is presented to solve the problems of bounded layer system subjected to a transient load pulse. In spectral element, each layer is treated as one spectral element. The wave propagation inside each layer element is achieved by the superposition of the incident wave and the reflection wave. Fast Fourier transformation is used to transform FWD datum from time domain to frequency domain. The accuracy and efficiency of 3D layer spectral element approach were verified by analyzing the Falling weight deflectometer(FWD) testing More >

Y.F. Nie^1,2, S.N. Atluri², C.W. Zuo¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.12, No.2, pp. 137-148, 2006, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2006.012.137

Abstract Owing to the meshless and local characteristics, moving least squares (MLS) methods have been used extensively to approximate the unknown function of partial differential equation initial boundary value problem. In this paper, based on matrix analysis, a sufficient and necessary condition for the existence of inverse of coefficient matrix used in MLS methods is developed firstly. Then in the light of approximate theory, a practical mathematics model is posed to obtain the optimal radius of support of radial weights used in MLS methods. As an example, while uniform distributed particles and the 4^th order spline weight More >

T. Fujimoto¹ and T. Nishioka¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.11, No.2, pp. 91-102, 2006, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2006.011.091

Abstract In the dynamic fracture of metallic material, some cracks propagate with the incidence of plastic deformation, and distinct plastic strain remains near the post-propagation area. In order to elucidate these dynamic nonlinear fracture processes, the moving finite element method is developed for nonlinear crack propagation. The T* integral is used as the parameter to estimate crack tip condition. First, the effect of material viscosity and crack propagation velocity have been discussed based on the numerical results for fracture under pure mode I high speed loading. Under mixed mode loading, numerical simulations for fracture path prediction More >