Background: Malondialdehyde(MDA) is a candidate general marker of oxidative stress(OS). We sought to assess the relation of MDA to Gulf War illness(GWI) and to a variety of exposures.Methods: This is an observational ...Background: Malondialdehyde(MDA) is a candidate general marker of oxidative stress(OS). We sought to assess the relation of MDA to Gulf War illness(GWI) and to a variety of exposures.Methods: This is an observational study involving subjects from Southern California recruited from October 2011 to May 2014. MDA was assessed in 81 participants(41 GWI-cases, 40 controls). General and Gulf-specific exposures were elicited. MDA case–control comparison was restricted to 40 matched pairs. The potential association between MDA and exposures was assessed using regression analyses. Gulf-specific exposures were incorporated into a case-specific model.Results: Plasma MDA was significantly lower in GWI-cases than controls. Composite pesticide and fuel-solvent exposures negatively predicted MDA in the total sample, as well as in the analyses that included either GWI-cases or controls only. Self-reported exposure to organophosphate(OP) nerve gas was a strong predictor for lower MDA level in veterans with GWI.Conclusions: Past pesticide exposures predicted lower MDA in both veterans with GWI and in healthy controls.展开更多
It is a persistent problem in organic light-emitting diode(OLED)display devices that the efficiency of blue-light source materials is lower than that of green-or red-light source materials.To address this problem,nume...It is a persistent problem in organic light-emitting diode(OLED)display devices that the efficiency of blue-light source materials is lower than that of green-or red-light source materials.To address this problem,numerous studies have investigated blue-light-emitting materials.However,ensuring the reliability of the blue-light-emitting materials has been difficult in most studies.In this study,electrodes using asymmetric dielectric/metal/dielectric structures with plasmonic quasi-bandgap characteristics were developed to achieve a highly efficient blue fluorescent OLED.The electrodes were applied in a microcavity OLED and a transparent OLED.Using the developed electrode in fabricated OLED devices not only maximized the cavity resonance effect and transparency,but also preserved the advantage of the work function of the metal in terms of electrical properties,with high device stability.The approach also minimized losses caused by surface plasmon polaritons,which is a blind spot in the optical aspect of metal electrodes,resulting in improved light extraction efficiency.展开更多
基金funded by the Depar tment of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (GW093063)。
文摘Background: Malondialdehyde(MDA) is a candidate general marker of oxidative stress(OS). We sought to assess the relation of MDA to Gulf War illness(GWI) and to a variety of exposures.Methods: This is an observational study involving subjects from Southern California recruited from October 2011 to May 2014. MDA was assessed in 81 participants(41 GWI-cases, 40 controls). General and Gulf-specific exposures were elicited. MDA case–control comparison was restricted to 40 matched pairs. The potential association between MDA and exposures was assessed using regression analyses. Gulf-specific exposures were incorporated into a case-specific model.Results: Plasma MDA was significantly lower in GWI-cases than controls. Composite pesticide and fuel-solvent exposures negatively predicted MDA in the total sample, as well as in the analyses that included either GWI-cases or controls only. Self-reported exposure to organophosphate(OP) nerve gas was a strong predictor for lower MDA level in veterans with GWI.Conclusions: Past pesticide exposures predicted lower MDA in both veterans with GWI and in healthy controls.
基金Korean Ministry of Science&ICT(NRF-2017R1A5A1014708)National Research Foundation of Korea(2019R1A2C3010012)LG Display Co.,Ltd。
文摘It is a persistent problem in organic light-emitting diode(OLED)display devices that the efficiency of blue-light source materials is lower than that of green-or red-light source materials.To address this problem,numerous studies have investigated blue-light-emitting materials.However,ensuring the reliability of the blue-light-emitting materials has been difficult in most studies.In this study,electrodes using asymmetric dielectric/metal/dielectric structures with plasmonic quasi-bandgap characteristics were developed to achieve a highly efficient blue fluorescent OLED.The electrodes were applied in a microcavity OLED and a transparent OLED.Using the developed electrode in fabricated OLED devices not only maximized the cavity resonance effect and transparency,but also preserved the advantage of the work function of the metal in terms of electrical properties,with high device stability.The approach also minimized losses caused by surface plasmon polaritons,which is a blind spot in the optical aspect of metal electrodes,resulting in improved light extraction efficiency.
