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- Van Der Veen, A. M. H., et al.
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International comparison CCQM-K112 biogas
- 2020
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In: Metrologia. - : Institute of Physics Publishing. - 0026-1394 .- 1681-7575. ; 57:1 A
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- At the highest metrological level, biogas standards are commonly prepared gravimetrically as PSMs (primary standard mixtures). This international key comparison addresses the composition of biogas, to support calibration and measurement services for this renewable energy gas. The mixtures contain nitrogen, carbon dioxide, methane, ethane, propane, hydrogen and oxygen and represent the composition of biogas from landfills. The results in this Track C key comparison on the composition of biogas are generally good. Some of the datasets, especially that of oxygen, showed substantial extra dispersion, that could not be explained by the stated uncertainties. Main text To reach the main text of this paper, click on Final Report. Note that this text is that which appears in Appendix B of the BIPM key comparison database kcdb.bipm.org/. The final report has been peer-reviewed and approved for publication by the CCQM, according to the provisions of the CIPM Mutual Recognition Arrangement (CIPM MRA).
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- Choromanska, B., et al.
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Effects of age and gender on the redox homeostasis of morbidly obese people
- 2021
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In: Free Radical Biology and Medicine. - : Elsevier BV. - 0891-5849. ; 175, s. 108-120
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Obesity is a chronic disease of complex etiology. Recent evidence suggests that obesity is caused by inflammation of adipose tissue leading to metabolic disorders, cardiovascular disease and cancer. This is the first study to evaluated the effects of age and gender on redox homeostasis, glutathione metabolism, and oxidative damage to plasma/serum lipids and proteins in morbidly obese patients. The study included 120 (60 men and 60 women) morbidly obese patients with class 3 obesity (BMI > 40 kg/m2), classified into three groups depending on age: 20-39 years (n = 20), 40-59 years (n = 20) and 60 years or older (n = 20). The number of patients was calculated a priori based on our previous experiment. We observed a reduction in serum activity of antioxidant enzymes (down arrow SOD) and plasma concentration of non-enzymatic antioxidants (down arrow GSH) in obese patients compared to the lean controls, which further decreased with age. Redox status (up arrow TAC, up arrow TOS and down arrow OSI) in morbidly obese men and women was shifted towards oxidation. Moreover, lipid (up arrow MDA and up arrow LOOH) and protein (up arrow AOPP, up arrow AGE and up arrow Amadori products) damage products of oxidation and nitrosylation/nitration (up arrow total NO, up arrow S-nitrosothiols, up arrow peroxynitrite and up arrow nitrotyrosine) were elevated in both genders of morbidly obese patients and were higher in the elderly. Interestingly, the concentrations of oxidative and nitrosative stress markers were generally higher in obese men compared to obese women at the same age. Summarizing, we showed that the total antioxidant/ oxidant potential of obese patients is significantly increased and shifted towards oxidation. Obese patients have increased lipid and protein oxidation, glycation and nitration as compared to the lean controls. Disturbances in redox homeostasis increase with age in obese patients. Oxidative and nitrosative stress are more intense in men than in women at the same age.
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- Misery, Laurent, et al.
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White paper on psychodermatology in Europe : A position paper from the EADV Psychodermatology Task Force and the European Society for Dermatology and Psychiatry (ESDaP)
- 2023
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In: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. - 0926-9959. ; 37:12, s. 2419-2427
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Psychodermatology is a subspecialty of dermatology that is of increasing interest to dermatologists and patients. The case for the provision of at least regional psychodermatology services across Europe is robust. Psychodermatology services have been shown to have better, quicker and more cost-efficient clinical outcomes for patients with psychodermatological conditions. Despite this, psychodermatology services are not uniformly available across Europe. In fact many countries have yet to establish dedicated psychodermatology services. In other countries psychodermatology services are in development. Even in countries where psychodermatolgy units have been established, the services are not available across the whole country. This is especially true for the provision of paediatric psychodermatology services. Also whilst most states across Europe are keen to develop psychodermatology services, the rate at which this development is being implemented is very slow. Our paper maps the current provision of psychodermatology services across Europe and indicates that there is still very much more work to be done in order to develop the comprehensive psychodermatology services across Europe, which are so crucial for our patients.
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