Thermomagnetic Force in Polyatomic Gases

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Conservation of Angular-Momentum in Thermomagnetic Torque Experiments

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Adiposity and Chronic Inflammation in Young Women Predict Inflammation during Normal Pregnancy in the Philippines

Background: Rates of overweight and obesity are on the rise globally, and excess adipose tissue may contribute to elevations in inflammation during pregnancy, leading to pregnancy complications and adverse birth outcomes

Thermomagnetic Torque in Nh3

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Cluster Analysis Reveals Important Determinants of Cardiometabolic Risk Patterns in Filipino Women

With modernization, the Philippines has experienced increasing rates of obesity and related cardiometabolic diseases. Studying how risk factors cluster in individuals may offer insight into cardiometabolic disease etiology. We used cluster analysis to group women who share the following cardiometabolic biomarkers: fasting triglycerides, HDL-C and LDL-C, C-reactive protein, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, and fasting glucose. Participants included 1,768 women (36–69 y) in the Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey. We identified 5 distinct clusters characterized by: (1) low levels of all risk factors (except HDL-C and LDL-C) or “healthy”, (2) low HDL-C in the absence of other risk factors, (3) elevated blood pressure, (4) insulin resistance, and (5) high C-reactive protein. We identified predictors of cluster membership using multinomial logistic regression. Clusters differed by age, menopausal status, socioeconomic status, saturated fat intake, and combinations of overweight (BMI>23) and high waist circumference (>80cm). In comparison to the healthy cluster, overweight women without high waist circumference were more likely to be in the high CRP cluster (OR 4=2.26, 95% CI=1.24; 4.11), while women with high waist circumference and not overweight were more likely to be in the elevated blood pressure (OR 2.56, 95% CI=1.20; 5.46) or insulin resistant clusters (OR 4.05, 95% CI=1.39; 11.81). In addition, a diet lower in saturated fat uniquely increased the likelihood of membership to the low HDL-C cluster. Cluster analysis identified biologically meaningful groups, predicted by modifiable risk factors; this may have implications for the prevention of cardiometabolic diseases

C-reactive protein by pregnancy and lactational status among Filipino young adult women

Pregnancy and lactation involve adaptations in immune regulation, but little is known about cross-cultural variation in inflammatory changes during pregnancy or lactation. Here we report concentrations of C-reactive protein (CRP) in a large cross-sectional sample of healthy Filipino women who vary in parity, gestational and lactational status, and who come from a population previously described as having low CRP

Population differences in associations between C-reactive protein concentration and adiposity: comparison of young adults in the Philippines and the United States

Background: Inflammation may be an important mediator of the association between nutrition and cardiovascular diseases, but most studies have been conducted in Western populations with high rates of overweight and obesity and low levels of infectious disease

Positive antibody response to vaccination in adolescence predicts lower C-reactive protein concentration in young adulthood in the philippines

Inflammation has been associated with a wide range of chronic degenerative diseases, but the developmental factors contributing to the regulation of inflammation are poorly understood. This study investigates the within-individual association between antibody response to vaccination in adolescence and C-reactive protein (CRP) concentration in young adulthood

Comparative insights into the regulation of inflammation: Levels and predictors of interleukin 6 and interleukin 10 in young adults in the Philippines

Inflammation is a central part of innate immunity, but its role in anti-pathogen defenses has been overshadowed by recent interest in the contribution of inflammation to a wide range of chronic degenerative diseases. Current research on chronic inflammation is conducted primarily in affluent populations with low levels of infectious disease; comparative research in different ecological settings is needed to advance understandings of the causes and consequences of variation in the regulation of inflammation. This paper investigates the levels and predictors of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-10 (IL-10)–two cytokines important to the regulation of inflammation—in a large, population-based study in the Philippines. Concentrations of IL-6 and IL-10 were determined in N=1569 healthy young adults (20-22 yrs) in Metro Cebu, Philippines. IL-6 and IL-10 concentrations were positively correlated, and body mass index and symptoms of infectious disease were both associated with higher concentrations of IL-6 and IL-10. Median concentrations of IL-6 (1.0 pg/mL) and IL-10 (7.56 pg/mL) were substantially lower and higher, respectively, than levels reported for other populations based on a systematic review of prior research. This study contributes to a growing body of research in human ecological immunology, and suggests that there may be substantial population differences in the regulation of inflammation that has implications for the association between inflammation and disease

Inflammatory profiles in the non-pregnant state predict offspring birth weight at Cebu: Evidence for inter-generational effects of low grade inflammation

Although maternal infection and inflammation during pregnancy can adversely affect offspring birth weight (BW), whether low grade inflammation in the non-pregnant state predicts BW is unknown