Insulin resistance syndrome, also referred to as the metabolic syndrome or syndrome X, refers to a constellation of common metabolic and cardiovascular disorders (e.g. obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and dyslipidemia), which are all cardiovascular risk factors. Insulin resistance can be induced by fructose-rich diet in rats. We investigated the effect of vanadyl sulfate (0.2 mg...

Plasma treatment is the most popular surface modification process of polymers. A small cold plasma zone treatment is an important modification technique in modern industry. In this study, the effect of gas flow direction on plasma treatment was investigated. In order to decrease the plasma zone area, we added a separate cylinder to surround the upper electrode. The separate cylinder is effectiv...

Argon Plasma Treatment In article 2200397, Teresa Gatti, Francesco Lamberti, and co-workers show how a cuprous oxide surface activated by Ar plasma treatment can promote the hydrogen evolution under light in typical photelectrochemical experiment: is immersed water (sketch modules bottom) that transformed hydrogen. The effect of to keep unflawed, thus avoiding rapid reduction metallic copper as...

Background: With the increase in life expectancy, middle aged and elderly people comprise a substantial percentage of the population worldwide. Since aging often manifests itself in the human skin, skin rejuvenation methods have gained a lot of popularity. Current medical modalities such as botulinum toxininjection, fillers, and laser therapy can provide symptomatic relief of skin aging s...

Two experimental factors (dietary treatment with or without pelleted-concentrate supplement (PCS) and sex) were investigated in crossbreed post-weaning calves to monitor their effects on performance, hematological profile, and plasma mineral concentration. Twenty-four post-weaning calves were classified according to sexually (either male or female) and randomly distributed into two dietary trea...

The use of plasma treatment in agriculture has shown promising results improving seed germination and crop production. In this work, we have investigated the effects atmospheric pressure on wheat production qualities. Dielectric barrier discharge plasma-activated water (PAW) made by gliding been used for treatment. Our show that plasma-treated seeds better rates higher Among various times teste...

objective(s) plasma leptin exists in protein-bound and free forms, which may affect its hormonal bioactivity. the free and bound forms are changed by the body weight. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of metformin on bound and free plasma leptin concentration. materials and methods subjects recruited from yazd diabetes research centre, yazd university of medical sciences. the...

background: oral vanadyl sulfate (vanadium) induces normoglycemia, proliferates beta cells and prevents pancreatic islet atrophy in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. soteriological method is used to quantitate the proliferative effects of vanadium on beta-cell numbers and islet volumes of normal and diabetic rats. methods: adult male sprague-dawley rats were made diabetic with intravenous s...