PURPOSE Recent evidence suggests that neuroglial dysfunction and degeneration contributes to the etiology and progression of diabetic retinopathy. Advanced lipoxidation end products (ALEs) have been implicated in the pathology of various diseases, including diabetes and several neurodegenerative disorders. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the possible link between the accumul...

BACKGROUND Children of parents with a substance use disorder (CPSUDs) are at increased risk for the development of substance use disorders later in life, and therefore may manifest vulnerability markers for these disorders at a higher level than children from the general population. Our aim was to examine hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity as a potential vulnerability marker in ...

The optical conductivity of high quality decagonal quasicrystals of Ales Co&qCu&s and A162Co~5CupoSi3 shows a strong anisotropy between the periodic and the quasiperiodic directions. We suggest that this is due to the dramatic enhancement of scattering in the quasiperiodic planes. The analysis of the conductivity reveals a drastic difFerence between the electronic structure of the decagonal qua...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Allostatic load (AL) is a cumulative measure of physiological deregulation and is influenced by multiple factors including nutrition. The objectives of the study were to assess AL among adolescent boys (15-19 yr) and delineate its association with psychological stress and micronutrient status. METHODS A cross-sectional, school-based study was conducted among 370 adoles...

Etienne Roux1,2, Prisca Mbikou3 and Ales Fajmut4 1 Univ. de Bordeaux, Adaptation Cardiovasculaire à l'ischémie, Pessac, 2INSERM, Adaptation Cardiovasculaire à l'ischémie, Pessac, 3Institute of Biomedical Technologies, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, 4University of Maribor, Medical Faculty, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and Faculty of Health Sciences, 1,2France 3New Ze...

AIMS Vascular calcification correlates with inflammation and plaque instability in a dual manner, depending on the spotty/granular (micro) or sheet-like/lamellated (macro) pattern of calcification. Modified lipoproteins trigger both inflammation and calcification via receptors for advanced lipoxidation/glycation endproducts (ALEs/AGEs). This study compared the roles of galectin-3 and receptor f...

The sea level retrievals from the latest generation of radar altimeters (the SAR altimeters) are still challenging in coastal zone and areas covered by ice require a dedicated fitting (retracking) strategy for waveforms. In framework European Space Agency’s Baltic + Sea Level (ESA SEAL) project, an empirical retracking (ALES SAR), including state bias correction, has been designed to improve ob...