Abstract We present the photometry of 16 91T/99aa-like Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia) observed by Las Cumbres Observatory. also use an additional set 21 SNe and 87 normal from literature for analysis standardizability luminosity SNe. find that are 0.2 mag brighter than Ia, even when fully corrected light-curve shapes colors. The weighted rms (with z CMB > 0.01) Hubble residuals is 0.25 ± 0.03 m...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this paper is to evaluate successful weight loss maintainers' use of self-monitoring technology. METHODS National Weight Control Registry (NWCR) participants, who maintained a ≥13.6 kg weight loss for ≥1 year, completed an online survey about self-monitoring technology use. The NWCR sample (n = 794) was compared with a demographically similar subsample of 833 indivi...

Protein-energy wasting (PEW) is common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is associated with an increased death risk from cardiovascular diseases. However, while even minor renal dysfunction is an independent predictor of adverse cardiovascular prognosis, PEW becomes clinically manifest at an advanced stage, early before or during the dialytic stage. Mechanisms causing loss of mu...

BACKGROUND Malnutrition and inflammation are highly prevalent and intimately linked conditions in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients that lead to a state of protein-energy wasting (PEW), the severity of which can be assessed by the Malnutrition-Inflammation Score (MIS). Here, we applied MIS and validated, for the first time, its ability to grade PEW and predict mortality in nondialyzed CKD p...

We demonstrate the use of polyethylene devices (PEDs) for assessing hydrophobic organic compounds (HOCs) in aquatic environments. Like semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDs) and solid-phase microextraction (SPME), PEDs passively accumulate HOCs in proportion to their freely dissolved concentrations. Polyethylene-water partition constants (K(PEW)S) were measured in the laboratory for eight polyc...

Sarcopenia is a condition of multifaceted etiology arising in many elderly people. In patients with chronic kidney, the loss of muscle mass is much more intensive and the first signs of sarcopenia are observed in younger patients than it is expected. It is associated with the whole-body protein-energy deficiency called protein-energy wasting (PEW). It seems to be one of the major factors limiti...

Protein-energy wasting (PEW) is common in hemodialysis (HD) patients. A recent study demonstrated that a high level of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) may be associated with PEW in those patients. This prospective study aimed to assess the association of NT-proBNP with body composition and muscle loss. A cohort of prevalent HD patients (n = 238) was examined. Blood samples...

Polyethylene wax (PEW) has emerged as a commonly used material for maintaining the quality of wood. The emulsification solid PEW before being injected into wood can effectively overcome shortcomings high-temperature melting and injection process PEW. permeability Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus saligna) Mongolian Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris var. Mongolica) to emulsion in vacuum environment was investi...

A reversal of the normal two-fluid competitive (water vs oil) electrowetting (nEW) on dielectric has been achieved by plasma irradiation of the normally hydrophobic fluoropolymer followed by thermal annealing. This process first renders the surface hydrophilic and then returns it to its normal hydrophobic properties as measured by water droplet contact and rolling angles. In the plasma-irradiat...