Abstract Introduction Erectile dysfunction (ED) and low testosterone (low T) are common men’s health issues, affecting ~40 million 4 men in the United States, respectively. 1 Typical risk factors for early ED include cardiometabolic that may be associated with increased premature CVD. Low T levels have also been strongly implicated as an independent factor CVD development progression. 2 Whether...

Hydraulic fracturing (or fracking) of substrates and proppants into contaminated soils is a developing, but understudied, practice of stimulating in situ bioremediation. In this work, three different purities of the substrate crab shell chitin (SC-20, SC-40, and SC-80), two proppant loadings (sand:chitin mass ratios of 5∶1 and 15∶1), and three chloroethene concentrations (1 and 10 mg∕L trichlor...

The mortality from CVD has decreased in recent decades after its peak in mid-1980s at a slightly faster pace than many other OECD countries but it is still higher than the OECD average, at 476 per 100 000 population in 2011, 59% higher than the OECD average of 299 (Figure 1). Potential years of life lost, a commonly used measure of premature mortality, at 1 079 per 100 000 population for diseas...

BACKGROUND Genetic polymorphisms may affect the balance between coagulation and fibrinolysis and thereby affect individual vulnerability to acute myocardial infarction (MI) among patients with underlying coronary atherosclerosis. METHODS We enrolled 1375 patients with an initial clinical presentation of coronary disease. We genotyped 49 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 9 coagulation ...

BŘEZINOVÁ MONIKA, VRCHOTA JAROSLAV. 2016. Selected Processes in SMEs, Targeting to South Bohemia Region and Trade Sector. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 64(2): 589–594. Process management plays an important role in making up the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises. This issue is researched in the long term at the Economic University of ...

Average weights of individual CaSO4-dried cysts (3 64/ig), shells (0-74 /ig) and embryos (2-90 /ig) of the brine shrimp, Artemia salina, were determined. ' Residual water' contents of these preparations were estimated to be 1-58 (cysta), 079 (shells), and 1-78 (embryos) in units of g HaO/ioo g dried weight. Cysts hydrated to a similar degree in the liquid or vapour phase of NaCl solutions at o ...

OBJECTIVES Epilepsy, febrile seizures, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are disorders of the central nervous system and share common risk factors. Our goal was to examine the association in a nationwide cohort study with prospective follow-up and adjustment for selected confounders. We hypothesized that epilepsy and febrile seizures were associated with subsequent ADHD. MET...

Forty-se\'en different isolates of ectomycorrhizal fungi, from 16 different genera, were screened for their etfecti\eness in increasmg the growth of Eucalyptus globulus Labill. where supply of P is deficient. Plants were grown in a P-deficienI sand, in pots, in a temperature-controlled glasshouse. Seedlings were harvested 63 and 87 d after planting, and were assessed for dry matter production a...

BACKGROUND Patients with a chronic disease often suffer from other diseases called comorbidities, which can be important factors in the assessment of risks associated with the disease and its management. However, comorbidities can pose important methodological issues because factors such as time, age, duration and the disease can influence their impact on the risk of interest. METHODS To iden...

OBJECTIVE The study was aimed at estimating the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and diabetic retinopathy in a rural population of South India. DESIGN A population-based cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS 13 079 participants were enumerated. METHODS A multistage cluster sampling method was used. All eligible participants underwent comprehensive eye examination. The fundi of all pat...