The Beneficial Effect of Statins on Asthma Exacerbations: Another Point of View

2014 ◽  
Vol 190 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-119
Author(s):  
Kathleen Chang ◽  
Jae Il Shin
Keyword(s):  
Beneficial Effect ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Asthma Exacerbations

Shape Memory NiTi Alloys Obtained by Powder Metallurgy Route

2011 ◽  
Vol 672 ◽  
pp. 99-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana Lucaci ◽  
M. Valeanu ◽  
Radu L. Orban ◽  
Violeta Tsakiris ◽  
Diana C. Cirstea ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Powder Metallurgy ◽  
Beneficial Effect ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Processing Conditions ◽  
Reactive Sintering ◽  
Economic Point ◽  
Niti Shape Memory Alloys ◽  
Powder Metallurgy Route

The effect of Fe, respective Cu, additions as substitute for Ni in NiTi shape memory alloys (SMAs) on the delaying of its phase transition and narrowing hysteresis are well known, NiTi-Fe and NiTi-Cu SMAs having applications especially to the actuators that require such properties. These SMAs are currently produced by conventional melting methods, which are energo-intensive and impose very severe processing conditions to avoid contamination. The results of researches presented in this paper prove the possibility of these SMAs obtaining by powder metallurgy via reactive sintering – more advantageous from both technical and economic point of view. A beneficial effect on both sintering and homogeneity of the obtained SMAs proved to have a controlled mechanical alloying applied to powder mixture before compacting and sintering.

scholarly journals NATURAL ELEMENTS IN THE CHINESE CONSTRUCTION

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 83-87
Author(s):  
Цзян Ли ◽  
Czyan Li
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Beneficial Effect ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Body ◽  
Natural Light ◽  
The West ◽  
Chinese Nation ◽  
Living Space ◽  
Psychological Point ◽  
Traditional Construction

When the term "Health" is gradually reinterpreted, the West proposes a new model: health is the sum of the States of the body, mind, society and the environment, and emphasizes the influence of the environment and society on the body and mind. The protection of the environment is the most comprehensive and all-round enabling factor for human health in human settlements, not only in the immediate period but also in the longer term. The importance of sunlight, microclimate, air quality is indicated. This paper lists methods for the rational use of natural light, air, water, energy and plants. They correspond to modern ecological standards of the environment favorable for the person, especially in design techniques and use of materials respect for the nature is shown, all of them Express care and attention to life. Tip: Chinese traditional construction not only meets the needs of people in the living space, but also from a psychological point of view, also has a beneficial effect. It is also a commitment to health and longevity that fully reflects the hard work and wisdom of the Chinese nation. Today, when environmental health is especially valued, the idea of traditional project philosophy will become the cultural core.

Benefits of Probabilistic Soil-Foundation-Structure Interaction Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zamila Harichane ◽  
Mohamed Elhebib Guellil ◽  
Hamid Gadouri
Keyword(s):  
Beneficial Effect ◽  
Interaction Analysis ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Soil Layer ◽  
Structural Response ◽  
Coupled System ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Soil Parameters ◽  
Structure Parameters ◽  
The Mean

The present article highlights the beneficial effect of considering soil and structure parameters uncertainties on the soil-structure response. The impedance functions of a circular foundation resting on a random soil layer over a homogeneous half-space were obtained by using cone models. The obtained results showed that the randomness of the layer's thickness and the shear wave velocity significantly affected the mean spring coefficients whereby coefficients of variation (COV) of 10% and 20% in these parameters reduced the mean spring coefficients about 32% and 40%, respectively, for the horizontal motion and about 12.5% and 25%, respectively, for the rocking motion. The sensitivity of the mean structural response to the randomness effect was obtained to be more pronounced to structural parameters than to soil parameters. In addition, 20% COV in both soil and structure parameters reduced the mean structural response about 39%, translated by an increase in the damping of the coupled system which may be considered as a beneficial effect from code provisions point of view.

scholarly journals Cultivar-Specific Variation in the Content of Nitrates (V) and (III) Depending on Potato Tuber Storage

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 13-17
Author(s):  
Jarosław Pobereżny ◽  
Elżbieta Wszelaczyńska ◽  
Anna J. Keutgen
Keyword(s):  
Beneficial Effect ◽  
Storage Time ◽  
Potato Production ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Chemical Pollution ◽  
Recommended Daily Allowance ◽  
Potato Tubers ◽  
Specific Variation ◽  
Daily Allowance ◽  
The Mean

Abstract The order to monitor the chemical pollution of food, the dynamic development of ecology and specialisation in potato production as well as its large consumption caused the investigations about the influence of storage time and genetic conditions of potato on con-tents of nitrates (V) and (III) in tubers for different use purposes during 2009–2011. In the present study, eight cultivars of potatoes with different use purposes and duration of vegetation time obtained from producer Norika Poland INC were used: ‘Albatros’, ‘Gala’, ‘Karatop’, ‘Kar-lena’, ‘Kiebitz’, ‘Lambada’, ‘Molli’ and ‘Pirol’. The tubers of cultivars used for processing such as starch pro-duction (‘Albatros’) as well as chips and crisps (‘Karlena’) were characterised by the highest content of nitrates (V) and (III). After 6 months of storage, a significant decrease of nitrates (V) and (III) contents was observed, which from the point of view of the con-sumer should be considered as the beneficial effect. Regardless of cultivar, the depletion of nitrates (V) was in the mean of 4.7% and of nitrates (III) was about 4.4%. Regardless of the use purposes, the intake of 300 g of investigated potato tubers after harvest as well as after storage time does not exceed the recommended daily allowance for nitrates (V) and (III), where after the storage time this amount is even declining.

scholarly journals Is Sleep Essential for Neural Plasticity in Humans, and How Does It Affect Motor and Cognitive Recovery?

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurizio Gorgoni ◽  
Aurora D'Atri ◽  
Giulia Lauri ◽  
Paolo Maria Rossini ◽  
Fabio Ferlazzo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Synaptic Plasticity ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Beneficial Effect ◽  
Neural Plasticity ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Specific Nature ◽  
Synaptic Homeostasis ◽  
Recovery Processes ◽  
Cortical Topography ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms

There is a general consensus that sleep is strictly linked to memory, learning, and, in general, to the mechanisms of neural plasticity, and that this link may directly affect recovery processes. In fact, a coherent pattern of empirical findings points to beneficial effect of sleep on learning and plastic processes, and changes in synaptic plasticity during wakefulness induce coherent modifications in EEG slow wave cortical topography during subsequent sleep. However, the specific nature of the relation between sleep and synaptic plasticity is not clear yet. We reported findings in line with two models conflicting with respect to the underlying mechanisms, that is, the “synaptic homeostasis hypothesis” and the “consolidation” hypothesis, and some recent results that may reconcile them. Independently from the specific mechanisms involved, sleep loss is associated with detrimental effects on plastic processes at a molecular and electrophysiological level. Finally, we reviewed growing evidence supporting the notion that plasticity-dependent recovery could be improved managing sleep quality, while monitoring EEG during sleep may help to explain how specific rehabilitative paradigms work. We conclude that a better understanding of the sleep-plasticity link could be crucial from a rehabilitative point of view.

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