Engineering procurement and construction (EPC) is a normative practice globally approved since China has been engaging in international cooperation under the Belt Road Initiative (BRI) infrastructure development. EPC adopted delivery of BRI projects other countries. Compared to domestic method contract, remains at low level management practice, such as lack coordinating diverse project stakehol...

OBJECTIVE(S) The eventual role of blood pressure on the endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) has rarely been evaluated and data collected so far relate to patients with co-existing coronary heart disease. METHODS We have studied the number and functional activity of EPC as well as the number of EPC endothelial colony-forming units (CFU) in a carefully selected group of 36 patients with essential...

OBJECTIVE Red wine (RW) consumption has been associated with a reduction of cardiovascular events, but limited data are available on potential mediating mechanisms. This study tested the hypothesis that intake of RW may promote the circulating endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) level and function through enhancement of nitric oxide bioavailability. METHODS AND RESULTS Eighty healthy, young sub...

Objective—Red wine (RW) consumption has been associated with a reduction of cardiovascular events, but limited data are available on potential mediating mechanisms. This study tested the hypothesis that intake of RW may promote the circulating endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) level and function through enhancement of nitric oxide bioavailability. Methods and Results—Eighty healthy, young subje...

Early endothelial progenitor cells (early EPC) and late EPC are involved in endothelial repair and can rescue damaged endothelial cells by transferring organelles through tunneling nanotubes (TNT). In rodents, EPC mobilization from the bone marrow depends on sympathetic nervous system activity. Indirect evidence suggests a relation between autonomic derangements and human EPC mobilization. We a...

AIMS Hyperaldosteronism is associated with vascular injury and increased cardiovascular events. Bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) play an important role in endothelial repair and vascular homeostasis. We hypothesized that hyperaldosteronism impairs EPC function and vascularization capacity in mice and humans. METHODS AND RESULTS We characterized the effects of aldosteron...

OBJECTIVE Reduced levels and impaired function of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) foster development and progression of atherosclerotic lesions. Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS)-derived NO regulates EPC mobilization and function. Organic nitrates release NO, and therefore may favorably affect EPC biology. METHODS AND RESULTS We compared the effects of 2 different nitrates on circu...

EPC (Energy Performance Contracting), as a mechanism grounded in markets, is important for the energy saving industry. The issue of energy savings benefit allocation in Shared Savings Energy Performance Contracting Projects is one obstacle frustrating the rapid growth of the energy performance contracting mechanism. Currently, studies on this issue primarily adopt the equilibrium principle of g...