the old newsprint, as an important grade of waste papers, usually has been produced from chemicalmechanical pulp (cmp). although the effect of paper aging on different properties of recycled pulp has been investigated from long time ago; but, few studies have been observed about the effect of this phenomenon on recycling of cmp paper. in this study, accelerated aging was applied on hardwood cmp...

Both trade and production of graphic paper have decreased over the last three decades. While this general decrease can partially be attributed to increased prominence information technology, overall figure is devoid context thus most its meaning global economy. In study we aim break trend down across geographical temporal scope, supply-chain commodities find out what drives patterns. Econometri...

Glycerophosphodiesterase 5 (GDE5) selectively hydrolyses glycerophosphocholine to choline and is highly expressed in type II fiber-rich skeletal muscles. We have previously generated that a truncated mutant of GDE5 (GDE5dC471) that lacks phosphodiesterase activity and shown that transgenic mice overexpressing GDE5dC471 in skeletal muscles show less skeletal muscle mass than control mice. Howeve...

Resistance artery narrowing and stiffening are key elements in the pathogenesis of essential hypertension, but their origin is not completely understood. In mesenteric resistance arteries (MRA) from spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), we have shown that inward remodeling is associated with abnormal elastic fiber organization, leading to smaller fenestrae in the internal elastic lamina. Our c...

BACKGROUND The aims of this study were to determine the clinical effectiveness of optical and video low vision aids (LVA) and analyze the characteristics of the visually impaired at the low vision clinic of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. METHODS The use of LVA to improve distance and near visual functions was evaluated in 203 new patients from 1998 through 2001 at our clinic. The age, gender, ...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of mild therapeutic exercise (treadmill) in preventing the inactivity-induced alterations in contractile properties (e.g., power, force, and velocity) of type I soleus single fibers in three different age groups. Young adult (5- to 12-mo-old), middle-aged (24- to 31-mo-old), and old (32- to 40-mo-old) F344BNF1 rats were randomly assigned ...