PURPOSE In this study, to optimize the polymeric drug delivery system for cancer chemotherapy, we developed a new pH-sensitive polymeric carrier, poly(vinylpyrrolidone-co-dimethylmaleic anhydride) [PVD], that could gradually release native form of drugs with full activity, from the conjugates in response to changes in pH. We examined the usefulness of PVD as a polymeric drug carrier. EXPERIME...

Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is a manifestation of systemic atherosclerosis in the lower limbs, and PVD patients have a 3- to 5-fold increased risk of cardiovascular mortality compared with age-matched controls. Nevertheless, recent reports show how PVD patients are undertreated with regard to CVD risk-factor reduction and the use of lipid-lowering or antiplatelet drugs. There is appreciab...

We make predictions for the pairwise velocity dispersion (PVD) of galaxies with models that are constrained to match the projected correlation function and luminosity function of galaxies in the Two-Degree Field Galaxy Redshift Survey (2dFGRS). We use these data to constrain the halo occupation distribution (HOD) of 2dFGRS galaxies, then calculate the PVD by populating the halos of a large-volu...

Nociceptive neurons innervate the skin with complex dendritic arbors that respond to pain-evoking stimuli such as harsh mechanical force or extreme temperatures. Here we describe the structure and development of a model nociceptor, the PVD neuron of C. elegans, and identify transcription factors that control morphogenesis of the PVD dendritic arbor. The two PVD neuron cell bodies occupy positio...

BACKGROUND Tremendous advances have occurred in therapies for peripheral vascular disease (PVD); until recently, however, it has not been possible to examine the entire clinical trial portfolio of studies for the treatment of PVD (both arterial and venous disease). METHODS AND RESULTS We examined interventional trials registered in ClinicalTrials.gov from October 2007 through September 2010 (...

Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is common among patients undergoing hemodialysis, but little is known regarding the risk factors for PVD in this population. Data from waves 1, 3, and 4 of the United States Renal Data System Dialysis Morbidity and Mortality Study were used to examine cross-sectional associations of a range of conventional cardiovascular risk factors and uremia- or dialysis-rel...

This paper features a comprehensive analysis of various multiscale selforganization processes that occur during cutting. A thorough study entropy production friction has uncovered several channels its reduction can be achieved by processes. These are (1) self-organization physical vapor deposition PVD coating on the cutting tool substrates; (2) tribofilm formation caused interactions with envir...

The need of a higher role solar energy within the mix in coming decades obliges collectors to increase their performance and reliability. It is demanded that absorbers, as key component thermal collectors, should be low cost with high efficiency for extended lifetimes under different kinds environments. Commercially, there are presently two main types solutions selective absorbers coatings temp...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to quantify the ability to identify odors in normal tension glaucoma (NTG) patients and healthy subjects with and without a primary vascular dysregulation (PVD). METHODS Both self-assessment of smell perception and evaluation of odor identification by means of the 12-item odor identification test ("Sniffin' Sticks") were performed in the following groups of s...

BACKGROUND Nociception generally evokes rapid withdrawal behavior in order to protect the tissue from harmful insults. Most nociceptive neurons responding to mechanical insults display highly branched dendrites, an anatomy shared by Caenorhabditis elegans FLP and PVD neurons, which mediate harsh touch responses. Although several primary molecular nociceptive sensors have been characterized, les...