Diminished activity of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) is implicated in activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSC), a critical event in the development of liver fibrosis. In the present study, we investigated PPARgamma regulation by TNF-alpha in an HSC line designated as BSC. In BSC, TNF-alpha decreased both basal and ligand (GW1929)-induced PPARgamma mRNA levels wi...

We investigate the performance of Gallager type error-correcting codes for Binary Symmetric Channels, where the code word comprises products of K bits selected from the original message and decoding is carried out utilizing a connectivity tensor with C connections per index. Shannon's bound for the channel capacity is recovered for large K and zero temperature when the code rate K=C is nite. Cl...

BACKGROUND The milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) is primarily composed of polar phospho- and sphingolipids, which have established biological effects on neuroplasticity. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of dietary MFGM supplementation on the neuromuscular system during post-natal development. METHODS Growing rats received dietary supplementation with bovine-derived MFGM mixtur...

First developed by Kaplan and Norton [Kaplan R. S., & Norton D. P. (1992). The balance scorecard – measures that drive performance. Harvard Business Review, 70(1), 71–79], balanced scorecard (BSC) provides an integrated view of overall organizational performance and strategic objectives. BSC integrates financial measures with other key performance indicators to create a perspective that incorpo...

Jordi Salas-Salvadó, M.D., Ph.D., Monica Bulló, Bsc., Ph.D., Nancy Babio, Bsc., Ph.D., Miguel Ángel Martínez-González, M.D., Ph.D., Núria Ibarrola-Jurado, R.D, Josep Basora, M.D., Ramon Estruch, M.D., Ph.D., Maria Isabel Covas, D.Pharm., Ph.D., Dolores Corella, D.Pharm., PhD., Fernando Arós, M.D., Ph.D., Valentina Ruiz-Gutiérrez, D.Pharm., Ph.D., Emilio Ros, M.D., Ph.D., For the PREDIMED Study ...

Raf Brouns, MD, PhD; Vincent Thijs, MD, PhD; François Eyskens, MD, PhD; Marleen Van den Broeck, BSc; Shibeshih Belachew, MD, PhD; Christine Van Broeckhoven, PhD, DSc; Patricia Redondo, MD, PhD; Dimitri Hemelsoet, MD; Arnaud Fumal, MD, PhD; Sandrine Jeangette, MD, PhD; Werner Verslegers, MD; Robert Baker, BSc, MSc AIB, MS; Derralynn Hughes, MD, PhD; Peter Paul De Deyn, MD, PhD; for the BeFaS Inv...

The present research was conducted to mitigate the environmental contamination and with the aim of evaluating the possible impacts of the application of sugarcane bagasse sewage sludge-based compost (BSC), vermicompost, and fish compost on different aspects of physiology, growth, and development of Lilliumlongiflorum var Ceb-Dazzle. The bulbs were planted in four different prepared soil mixture...

Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is a nonparametric approach to estimate relative efficiency of Decision Making Units (DMUs). DEA is one of the best quantitative approaches and balanced scorecard (BSC) is one of the best qualitative methods to measure efficiency of an organization. Since simultaneous evaluation of network performance of the quad areas of BSC model is considered as a necessity an...