PLASMA CONCENTRATIONS OF LEPTIN AT MID-PREGNANCY ARE ASSOCIATED WITH GESTATIONAL WEIGHT GAIN AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN TANZANIA: A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY

Abstract Background Gestational weight gain (GWG) has critical implications for maternal and child health.Inflammation and angiogenesis are implicated in various aspects of maternal metabolism that may play a role in gestational weight gain.The associations of inflammatory, angiogenic, and metabolic pathways with GWG are yet to be elucidated.This s

Background : Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a risk factor for Books progression to chronic kidney disease, with even subclinical AKI episodes progressing to chronic kidney disease.Several risk factors such as preexisting kidney disease, hyperglycemia, and hypertension may aggravate renal disease after AKI.However, mechanisms underlying the progressio

Large yellow croaker Larimichthys crocea (Richardson) is an important member in family Sciaenidae, and one of most productive mariculture fishes in China.Fluorescence in situ hybridization is a useful tool for cytogenetics and genomics research.Here, we demonstrated that bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clones could be used to identify individ

The aim of this paper is to elucidate the influence Teapot of the physical properties of both phases—solid matrix and saturating liquid—of bottom-heated porous media with an overlying plain water layer.The dryout, the stability of the system’s water layer-vapor region, and the thermal state evolution are studied.The porous media u