During middle age, women are less susceptible to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) than men. Thus, we investigated the underlying molecular mechanisms behind these sexual differences using an established rat model of NASH. Mature female and male stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive 5/Dmcr rats were fed control or high-fat-cholesterol (HFC) diets for 2, 8, and 14 weeks. Although HFC-induced...

This paper surveys the existing literature on the determinants of household savings and credit in developing countries and examines the ways in which macro-level policies might impact on household financial behaviour.

Wireless access in hybrid fiber/coax (HFC) networks can integrate two major telecommunication infrastructure, i.e., wireless and HFC networks. This paper studies the technical feasibility of integrating IS-95 code-division-multiple-access (CDMA) wireless networks and HFC networks. Capacity estimation of an HFC optical node-based CDMA cellular systems using a return-path channel model is provide...

[1] Firn-air and ambient air measurements of CHF3 (HFC23) from three excursions to Antarctica between 2001 and 2009 are used to construct a consistent Southern Hemisphere (SH) atmospheric history. The results show atmospheric mixing ratios of HFC-23 continuing to increase through 2008. Mean global emissions derived from this data for 2006–2008 are 13.5 ± 2 Gg/yr (200 ± 30 10 gCO2equivalent/yr, ...

Recent research has demonstrated that aspiring to the American Dream of financial success has negative consequences for various aspects of psychological well-being. The present longitudinal study examining the relation between the goal for financial success, attainment of that goal, and satisfaction with various life domains found that the negative impact of the goal for financial success on ov...

Using data for 1991 to 1997 from the British Household Panel Survey we investigate the incidence of housing finance problems, evictions and repossessions. Previous research on repossessions and problematical housing debt has focused on cross-sectional data. This paper contributes uniquely to the literature by examining the sequence of household and individual events associated with housing arre...

In many cases, polyol ester (POE) and polyalkylene glycol (PAG) lubricants used with HFC refrigerants, may cause long-term reliability and stability problems. Mineral oil lubricants are much more stable in the long run and do not suffer from stability problems nearly as much as POE and PAG lubricants. HFC based refrigerants and blends are, in general, nonmiscible in mineral oils, and will not r...

The purpose of this research was socioeconomicanalysis of farms using primary data in two villages of Mymensingh Sadar. A total of 60 farms including 20 small, 20 medium and 20 large were randomly selected for the study. Socioeconomic analysis showed that indebtedness was higher in large farms than those of small and medium ones. Large farms also engaged more in farm activities than others. All...

Developing countries are facing sustainability problems in developing rural transport infrastructure; the arise from lack of financial resource and public support. Enhancing community participation promises to resolve these challenges. Demographics has a strong influence on participation; however, how demographic characteristics interact with been yet be focally studied. Dong Nai, southern prov...