Applied environmental stresses to enhance the levels of polyphenolics in leaves of hawthorn plants

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The effect of Crataegus oxycantha special extract WS 1442 on clinical progression in patients with mild to moderate symptoms of heart failure ☆

Aim To examine whether hawthorn ( Crataegus Special Extract WS 1442 {CSE}) inhibits progression in heart failure (HF) patients. Methods We performed a retrospective analysis of data from the HERB CHF study in which patients with mild to moderate HF were randomised to either CSE 900 mg or placebo for 6months. The primary outcome was time to progression of HF (HF death, hospitalisation, or sustained increase in diuretics) as assessed by log‐rank tests and by Cox modelling. Results Progression of HF occurred in 46.6% of the CSE and 43.3% of the placebo groups (OR 1.14, 95% CI=0.56, 2.35: p =0.86). Patients receiving CSE were 3.9 times (95% CI=1.1−13.7: p =0.035) more likely to experience HF progression at baseline. In adjusted analysis, the risk of having early HF progression in the CSE group increased to 6.4 (95% CI=1.5, 26.5: p =0.011). In patients with LVEF≤35%, those taking CSE were at significantly greater risk (3.2, 95% CI=1.3, 8.3: p =0.02) than the placebo group. Conclusions CSE does not reduce heart failure progression in patients who have HF. CSE appears to increase the early risk of HF progression.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/102656/1/ejhf2008-04-008.pd

Electronic Job Markets

Ziel und Intention dieser Dissertation ist eine umfangreiche und weitreichende Beleuchtung und Analyse des relativ neuen Phänomens elektronischer Stellenmärkte im Sinne empirischer Arbeitsmarktforschung. Diese Zielstellung bedingt, jenes Phänomen aus unterschiedlichen Blickwinkeln zu betrachten und somit auch verschiedene wissenschaftliche Disziplinen bei der Analyse heranzuziehen, um wesentliche Teilaspekte nicht zu unterschlagen. Somit kamen für eine umfassende Analyse neben der politikwissenschaftlichen Disziplin noch die der Volks- und Betriebswirtschaft sowie der Juristik hinzu. Schwerpunkte der Arbeit sind die Effizienz, der Persönlichkeits- und Datenschutz sowie übergeordnete Resultate und Spannungsfelder.Goal and Intention of this dissertation is a broad regarding and analyse of the phenomenon of electronic job markets in the scientific field of empirical labour market. In order to include all main sights of view it was necessary to make use of different scientific disciplines like politics, economy and law. The main focuses are efficiency, data protection and protection of personality and finally super ordinate results and areas of tension

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von Walther WeihmayrIn Fraktu

γ-Aminobutyric Acid and Homovanillic Acid Concentration in the CSF of Patients With Senile Dementia of Alzheimer's Type

The investigation of enzyme and neurotransmitter levels and/or their metabolites in the CSF of patients with senile dementia of Alzheimer's type (SDAT) could become a promising approach for a clinical research and diagnostic procedure. To learn more about the metabolic reflections of central metabolism in the CSF of patients with SDAT, we measured CSF levels of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and homovanillic acid (HVA), the dopamine metabolite. In 16 female patients with SDAT and in eight matched control patients, CSF GABA levels were measured by ion exchange with fluorimetric detection, and HVA levels were measured fluorimetrically. The GABA content of the CSF was significantly reduced in patients with SDAT, whereas the HVA level was unchanged