Association of genotypes of carcinogen-metabolizing enzymes and smoking...
AbstractObjectivesArylamines are considered to be the primary causative agent of bladder cancer in tobacco smokers. To test the hypothesis that variation in the genes that metabolize tobacco...
View ArticleTai Chi practitioners have better postural control and selective attention in...
AbstractTo compare the performance of older experienced Tai Chi practitioners and healthy controls in dual-task versus single-task paradigms, namely stepping down with and without performing an...
View ArticleThe effects of aging on postural control and selective attention when...
AbstractPurposeTo investigate the effects of aging on postural control and cognitive performance in single- and dual-tasking.MethodsA cross-sectional comparative design was conducted in a university...
View ArticleExperimental and mechanism studies on the catalytic reduction of SO 2 by CO...
AbstractThe present research explored experimental and mechanism studies on the catalytic reduction of SO2 by carbon monoxide (CO) over Fe2O3/γ-Al2O3 to elemental sulfur in the presence of H2O. The...
View ArticleScattering resonance state of Br+HBr( v =0)→BrH( v ′=0)+Br reaction explored...
AbstractThe partial potential energy surface(PPES) of Br+HBr(v=0)→BrH(v′=0)+Br was designed by coupling the vibration energy and the minimum energy of the corresponding reaction path, Vmep. All the...
View ArticleCab Suspension Vibration Isolation Analysis Based on Vibration Decoupling Theory
AbstractA certain engineering vehicle is taken as an example to build up the three-dimensional and full-floating cab 3D model and establish the vibration response model in the Adams platform. The...
View ArticleChikungunya emergency in China: microevolution and genetic analysis for a...
Abstract A small-scale local chikungunya outbreak occurred in a Guangdong village of southern China in October 2010. The five chikungunya viruses (CHIKV) isolated from the epidemic and three other...
View ArticlePrevalence and interannual changes in multiple chemical sensitivity in...
AbstractObjectiveWe aimed to evaluate the prevalence rates and interannual fluctuations in multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) in Japanese workers.MethodsWe assessed MCS using the Quick Environmental...
View ArticleThe Parkinsonian mimetic, 6-OHDA, impairs axonal transport in dopaminergic axons
Abstract6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) is one of the most commonly used toxins for modeling degeneration of dopaminergic (DA) neurons in Parkinson's disease. 6-OHDA also causes axonal degeneration, a...
View ArticleCurcumin Inhibits the AKT/NF-κB Signaling via CpG Demethylation of the...
AbstractCurcumin (CUR), a non-toxic polyphenol from Curcuma longa, has been investigated as a potential therapy with anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative effects for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), which...
View ArticleCurcumin Prevents Cerebral Ischemia Reperfusion Injury Via Increase of...
AbstractCurcumin is known to have neuroprotective properties in cerebral ischemia reperfusion (I/R) injury. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain largely unknown. Recently, emerging...
View ArticleTheoretical exploration of stereochemical nonrigidity for R f Co(PF 3 ) x...
AbstractThe stereochemical nonrigidity of RfCo(PF3)x(CO)4−x(Rf=CF3, C2F5, C3F7, x=0–4) was studied at the theoretical level of B3LYP/6-311+G* via Gaussian 09. The intramolecular rearrangements in these...
View ArticleJob-related stress in psychiatric nurses in Japan caring for elderly patients...
AbstractObjectivesWe investigated the specificity and structures of job-related stress in psychiatric dementia nurses (PDNs) caring for elderly patients with serious behavioral and psychological...
View ArticleSubcellular localization and function of mouse radial spoke protein 3 in...
AbstractRadial spoke protein 3 (RSP3) was first identified in Chlamydomonas as a component of the radial spoke. The mammalian homologue of the Chlamydomonas RSP3 gene is mainly expressed in testis and...
View ArticleFault tree analysis based on TOPSIS and triangular fuzzy number
AbstractFault tree analysis (FTA) is widely used in the failure probability evaluation of a system. The conventional failure probabilities of basic events are treated as crisp values. However, in many...
View ArticleThe correlation between mental health and multiple chemical sensitivity: a...
AbstractObjectiveThis study was designed to determine the correlation between mental health and multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS).MethodThe present study was conducted at two companies in 2011; both...
View ArticleAssociations between estrogen receptor genetic polymorphisms, smoking status,...
AbstractObjectiveProstate cancer (PCa) is one of the major causes of death among men. Our study investigated the association of ESR1 and ESR2 genotypes with susceptibility to PCa in relation to smoking...
View ArticleSpatial pattern and its evolution of Chinese provincial population: Methods...
AbstractChina has been experiencing an unprecedented urbanization process. In 2011, China’s urban population reached 691 million with an urbanization rate of 51.27%. Urbanization level is expected to...
View ArticleAssociations between aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 ( ALDH2 ) genetic...
AbstractObjectives We sought to identify associations between aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2), alcohol consumption, and hypertension in Japanese men.MethodsThe study participants were 1,225 male...
View ArticleFaux pas recognition performance in a help-seeking population at clinical...
Abstract There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that patients with psychosis show impaired theory of mind (ToM). However, much remains to be understood as to whether ToM deficits occur in the...
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