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Clinical Significance of PAC-1, CD62P, and Platelet-Leukocyte Aggregates in Acute Ischemic Stroke
We studied diagnostic and treatment values of the blood levels of platelet activation markers PNA, PMA, PLyA, PAC-1, and CD62P in 30 patients with acute ischemic stroke (median NIHSS score 4 (2; 6)) before and...
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Improved thermal stability and oxidation resistance of electrodeposited NiCrP amorphous alloy coatings
Amorphous NiP and NiCrP alloy coatings were prepared on copper substrates by electrodeposition. The thermal stability of the obtained coatings were evaluated by the onset temperature of phase transformation id...
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Effect of Ni coating on the wettability and failure properties of a BiCu solder alloy
The wetting behavior between a copper substrate with Ni coating and BiCu high-temperature solders were used to investigate the effect of Ni coating between Cu and the BiCu solder. Ni coatings with different th...
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Properties of ternary NiFeW alloy coating by jet electrodeposition
In this paper, ternary NiFeW alloy coatings were prepared by jet electrodeposition, and the effects of lord salt concentration, jet speed, current density and temperature on the properties of the coatings, inc...
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Open AccessA novel FOXM1 isoform, FOXM1D, promotes epithelial–mesenchymal transition and metastasis through ROCKs activation in colorectal cancer
Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a critical event in metastasis of colorectal cancer (CRC). Rho/ROCKs signaling has a pivotal role in orchestrating actin cytoskeleton, leading to EMT and cancer invas...
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Effect of temperature on structure and corrosion resistance for electroless NiWP coating
The effect of plating temperatures between 60 and 90°C on structure and corrosion resistance for electroless NiWP coatings on AZ91D magnesium alloy substrate was investigated. Results show that temperature has...
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Characteristics of bulk liquid undercooling and crystallization behaviors of jet electrodeposition Ni–W–P alloy
The undercooling of Ni–W– P ternary alloy coating melt was investigated by in situ differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) with the flux processing technique. The results showed that the highest undercooling of N...
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Nanoscale Investigation of Grain Growth in RF-Sputtered Indium Tin Oxide Thin Films by Scanning Probe Microscopy
This work studied the electronic characteristics of the grains and grain boundaries of indium tin oxide (ITO) thin films using electrostatic and Kelvin probe force microscopy. Two types of ITO films were compa...
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Comparison of various surrogate obesity indicators as predictors of cardiovascular mortality in four European populations
Body mass index (BMI) is the most commonly used surrogate marker for evaluating the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in relation to general obesity, while abdominal obesity indicators have been p...
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Genetic and Environmental Correlations Between Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference in China: The Qingdao Adolescent Twin Study
We aimed to analyze how genetic and environmental factors account for variations in body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and their mutual correlation in Chinese children. We measured BMI and WC in 5...
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Relationship between body mass index and mortality among Europeans
To investigate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and mortality from various causes.
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Erratum: Ethnic comparison of the association of undiagnosed diabetes with obesity
Correction to: International Journal of Obesity advance online publication, 3 November 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.225 After the publication of the article, the authors noticed that there were errors in Figure ...
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Response to the Letter entitled ‘BMI, waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio: diabetes mellitus types 2’
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Diabetes, prediabetes and cancer mortality
We aimed to investigate the risk of cancer mortality in relation to the glucose tolerance status classified according to the 2 h OGTT.
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The metabolic syndrome: useful concept or clinical tool? Report of a WHO Expert Consultation
This article presents the conclusions of a WHO Expert Consultation that evaluated the utility of the ‘metabolic syndrome’ concept in relation to four key areas: pathophysiology, epidemiology, clinical work and...
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Erratum: Ethnic comparison of the association of undiagnosed diabetes with obesity
Correction to: International Journal of Obesity (2010) 34, 332–339; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.225; published online 3 November 2009 Since the above publication the authors have noticed errors in the list of affilia...
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Ethnic comparison of the association of undiagnosed diabetes with obesity
The aim of the study was to investigate the crude prevalence and estimated probability of undiagnosed diabetes in different ethnic groups, given the same level of obesity.
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The optimal cutoff values and their performance of waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio for diagnosing type II diabetes
Studies on the theme of optimal cutoff values of waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) for assessing risk of type II diabetes were reviewed. Twenty-eight studies of individuals aged 18–74 years...
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Is the association of type II diabetes with waist circumference or waist-to-hip ratio stronger than that with body mass index?
In total, 17 prospective and 35 cross-sectional studies in adults aged 18–74 years, with the aim of comparing betweenbody mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) in their relati...
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Comparison of different definitions of the metabolic syndrome in relation to cardiovascular mortality in European men and women
We estimated cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in individuals with the metabolic syndrome on the basis of different definitions.