Low Cardiorespiratory Fitness is an Independent Predictor of Metabolic Syndrome in Young Korean Adults

Objective: To investigate the relationship between cardio/respiratory fitness (CRF) and metabolic syndrome (MS) in young Korean men. Design: In a cross-sectional study, we examined 909 young Korean men (mean±SD age, 24.0±2 years) who were healthy and not taking any medications affecting blood pressure, glucose, or lipids concentrations. Body fatness, resting blood pressures, and fasting blood levels of lipids, glucose, and insulin were measured with our standardized laboratory protocols. CRF was quantified as the maximum volume of minute oxygen consumption measured during a graded treadmill test. Metabolic syndrome was defined with the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III criteria and a modified cut-off value of waist circumference from the Asia-Pacific Perspective: Redefining Obesity and its Treatment. Results: Group analyses showed significant and inverse dose-response trends between the metabolic syndrome markers and CRF levels such that men with high and moderate CRF levels had more favorable profiles in body fatness, resting blood pressures, mean values in fasting lipids, glucose, and insulin, and homeostasis model of assessment-insulin resistance than men with low CRF level. After adjusting for several potential confounders such as age, smoking, and body fatness variables, the low and moderate CRF groups had odds of 4.64 (95% CI, 2.00 to 10.79) and 2.57 (95% CI, 1.04 to 6.34) for having metabolic syndrome than the high CRF group. Conclusion: These findings suggest that low CRF is a significant and independent risk factor for metabolic syndrome in young Korean men

CHEMICAL-LOOPING STEAM METHANE REFORMING FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION IN A CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR

Two-step steam methane reforming for hydrogen production using a chemical looping system is proposed to improve the conventional processes. The reaction characteristics with iron oxides as an oxygen carrier was determined in a circulating fluidized bed reactor. From this system, high concentrated hydrogen can be continuously produced without any post treatment

Observation and Numerical Prediction of 2011 East Japan Tsunami Inpacific Ocean

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Epidemiology and Investigation of Foot‐and‐Mouth Disease (FMD) in the Republic of Korea

This chapter describes about the experience of dealing with FMD outbreaks in the Republic of Korea. We explain what is FMD, the concept of epidemiological investigation on outbreak sites of FMD, including the episode of detecting the index case for seven epidemics occurred since 2000, and information obtained from investigation in Korea. In any case, farmers’ attitude (recognize clinical signs and report suspected cases) played the essential role in determining size and duration of epidemics. A rapid and correct diagnosis including clinical examination and laboratory test for confirmation is also important

Pengaruh Tingkat Inflasi, Tingkat Suku Bunga SBI, Nilai Tukar Rupiah, Indeks Dow Jones, Dan Indeks Klse Terhadap Indeks Harga Saham Gabungan (Ihsg) Studi Pada Bursa Efek Indonesia Periode Januari 2010 – Desember 2013

This research aimed to know the effect of inflation rate, SBI rate, Rupiah exchange rate, Dow Jones index, KLSE index towards Composite Stock Price Index (CSPI). Types of research used in explanatory research with quantitative approach. The sample was based on monthly time series data from January 2010 - December 2013, used full sampling method which consist of 48 samples. This research used multiple linear regression method. The value coefficient of determination (R2) 0,84, means the independent variables inflation rate, SBI rate, Rupiah exchange rate, Dow Jones index, KLSE index, explain the dependent variable Composite Stock Price Index (CSPI) up to 84% and the remaining 16% explained by the other that had not been examined. Simultaneous test result (F test), indicating that inflation rate, SBI rate, Rupiah exchange rate, Dow Jones index, KLSE index has significant effect on the Composite Stock Price Index (CSPI) simultaneously. Partial test result (t test), indicates that inflation rate showed a insignificant influence on CSPI, while SBI rate and Rupiah exchange rate had a negative effect and significant to CSPI, Dow Jones index and KLSE index had a positive and significant to CSPI. The most dominant influential variable in this research is Dow Jones Index

Eosinophilic Bronchitis, Eosinophilia Associated Genetic Variants, and Notch Signaling in Asthma

While much has indeed been learned about the biology and role of eosinophils, the paradigm of eosinophils has the pros and cons in development of asthma. To answer the questions in the black box, this review firstly discusses the biological and morphological differences between asthma and eosinophilic bronchitis (EB). EB is an interesting clinical manifestation of eosinophilic airway disease that does not involve airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), demonstrating that airway eosinophilia alone is insufficient to merit a diagnosis of asthma. Secondly, I will describe and discuss the effect(s) of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the genes CCR3, IL-5 RECEPTOR ALPHA (IL5RA), and IL1RL1, and finally the in vitro and in vivo effects of Notch inhibition on both eosinophil differentiation and experimental asthma. Eosinophilic airway inflammation is not as important in the pathogenesis and maintenance of asthma as had previously been thought. However, the role of eosinophils in other asthma subphenotypes, including refractory or severely remodeled asthma, needs to be evaluated further. High-throughput methodologies such as genomics will facilitate the discovery of new markers of inflammation; these, in turn, will aid in the evaluation of the role of eosinophils in asthma and its various subphenotypes