OBJECTIVE: We undertook this study to evaluate in patients with peripheral arterial disease
(PAD) the relationship of endothelial dysfunction, which is directly related to progression …

Soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) and vascular cellular adhesion molecule-1
(sVCAM-1) were measured alongside flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) in 34 patients …

Five adsorbents based on fly ash treated with NaOH for the adsorption of cadmium ion from
aqueous solutions were investigated. The materials were characterized using scanning …

Biochar and zeolite, due to their porous structure, are supposed to be appropriate soil
amendments especially in agricultural areas with a lack of water or unsuitable soils with coarse …

In the last decades, due to the modern lifestyle, the progresses in industry and technology
had led to an important increase in the amount and type of wastes. The problem of waste …

The initial characteristics of Romanian fly ash from the CET II Holboca power plant show the
feasibility of its application for the production of a new material with applicability in …

Hyponatremia may be a risk factor for fracture. To determine the relationship between
hyponatremia and fracture we conducted cross‐sectional and longitudinal analyses using data …

Worldwide the production and consumption of building materials have increased in the last
decades. Wastes of different types (such as fibers, powders, granules, etc.) are used for …

Objectives Atherosclerosis is a multifactorial disease and, thus, its clinical manifestations
are likely to present gender-specific differences with respect to their development, course, …

Conclusions: Our GWAS highlights novel genetic susceptibility of non-viral HCC among EDP
from North America with substantial heritability. Selected genetic influences were observed …