Synthesis of polystyrene-based cationic copolymers and their colloidal properties in water

"July 1998.""Submitted to Colloid and Polymer Science.

The effect of pressure-sensitive adhesive properties on screenability

"July 2002."Submitted to 2nd International Symposium on Emerging Technologies of Pulping and Papermaking of Fast Growing Wood, October 9-11, 2002, Guangzhou, China

Changes in Impaired Fasting Glucose and Borderline High Low-Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol Status Alter the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease:A 9-Year Prospective Cohort Study

BackgroundWe aimed to characterize the relationships of the changes in impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and borderline high low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) status with cardiovascular disease (CVD). MethodsA total of 36,537 participants who did not have previous CVD, diabetes mellitus, or high LDL-C (>= 4.1 mmol/L), nor were taking lipid-lowering drugs were recruited from the Kailuan study. The participants were allocated to six groups according to their baseline and follow-up fasting blood glucose (FBG) and LDL-C concentrations: (1) both were normal; (2) both normal at baseline, one abnormality subsequently; (3) both normal at baseline, both abnormal subsequently; (4) at least one abnormality that became normal; (5) at least one abnormality at baseline, a single abnormality subsequently; and (6) at least one abnormality, two abnormalities subsequently. The outcomes were CVD and subtypes of CVD (myocardial infarction and stroke). Multiple Cox regression models were used to calculate adjusted hazard ratio (HR) and confidence interval (95% CI). ResultsDuring a median follow-up period of 9.00 years, 1,753 participants experienced a CVD event. After adjustment for covariates, participants with IFG in combination with a borderline high LDL-C status at baseline and follow-up had higher risks of CVD (HR: 1.52; 95% CI: 1.04-2.23 and HR: 1.38, 95% CI: 1.13-1.70, respectively) compared with those with normal fasting blood glucose and LDL-C. Compared with participants that remained normal, those who changed from normality to having two abnormalities were at a higher risk of CVD (HR: 1.26; 95% CI: 0.98-1.61), as were those who changed from at least one abnormality to two abnormalities (HR: 1.48, 95% CI: 1.02-2.15). ConclusionChanges in IFG and borderline high LDL-C status alter the risk of CVD and its subtype, implying that it is important to focus on such individuals for the prevention and control of CVD

Cationic microparticle based flocculation and retention systems

"April 1999.""Submitted to Engineering Foundation Conference on Solid-Liquid Separation Systems, Hawaii, April 1999.

Polystyrene and polyacrylate-based cationic copolymers and their colloidal dispersion - novel polymers for the paper industry

"September 2001."Submitted to Current Topics in Colloid and Interface Science

Cationic microparticles in papermaking wet end

"February 2002."Submitted as book chapter in Micro and nanoparticles technology

Synthesis and characterization of cationic copolymers of butyl acrylate and [3-(methacryloylamino)propyl]trimethylammonium chloride

"October 2000.""Submitted to Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Chemistry Edition.

Whitewater clarification using a dual flocculation/ultrasonic method

"January 2000.""Submitted to Journal of Pulp and Paper Science.

DataSheet_1_Excessive weight gain onset-age and risk of developing diabetes mellitus: a large, prospective Chinese cohort study.docx

BackgroundExcessive weight gain and obesity are widely accepted as risk factors for diabetes mellitus, and the age at which obesity onsets may be related to the development of cardiovascular diseases and certain cancers. Here, we aimed to investigate associations between the onset-age of overweight/obesity and risk of developing diabetes mellitus in China.Methods42,144 people with the normal weight range and without diabetes at baseline, were enrolled from the Kailuan cohort which began on the 1st June 2006. All participants were followed-up, biennially, until 31st December 2017. During follow-up, 11,220 participants had become overweight/obese. For each case, one normal-weight control was matched according to age ( ± 1 year) and sex. Our final analysis included 10,858 case-control pairs. An age-scaled Cox model was implemented to estimate hazard ratios (HR) with corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) for diabetes mellitus incidence across age-groups.ResultsAt a median follow-up of 5.46 years, 1,403 cases of diabetes mellitus were identified. After multivariate adjustments, age-scaled Cox modelling suggested that risk gradually attenuated with every 10 year increase in age of onset of overweight/obesity. Diabetes mellitus adjusted HRs (aHRs) for new-onset overweight/obesity at ConclusionParticipants with early onset of excessive weight gain issues are at considerably higher risk of developing diabetes mellitus compared to those who maintain a normal weight.</p