Could gonadal and adrenal androgen deficiencies contribute to the depressive symptoms in men with systolic heart failure?

Background: Testosterone (TT) and dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEAS) are neurosteroids and their deficiencies constitute the hormone risk factors promoting the development of depression in elderly otherwise healthy men. We investigated the link between hypogonadism and depression in accordance with age and concomitant diseases in men with systolic HF using the novel scale previously dedicated for elderly population.

Methods: We analysed the prevalence of depression and severity of depressive symptoms in population of 226 men with systolic HF (40–80 years) compared to 379 healthy peers. The severity of depression was assessed using the Polish long version of Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS).

Results: In men aged 40–59 years the severity of depressive symptoms was greater in NYHA classes III–IV compared to NYHA classes I–II and reference group. In men aged 60–80 years depressive symptoms were more severe in NYHA class III-IV compared to controls (all p?≤?0.001). In multivariate logistic regression model in men aged 40–59 years advanced NYHA class was associated with higher prevalence of mild depression (OR?=?2.14, 95%CI: 1.07–4.29) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with higher prevalence of severe depression (OR?=?69.1, 95%CI: 2.11–2264.3). In men aged 60–80 years advanced NYHA class and TT deficiency were related to higher prevalence of mild depression (respectively: OR?=?2.9, 95%CI: 1.3–6.4; OR?=?3.6, 95%CI: 1.2–10.63).

Conclusion: TT deficiency, COPD and advanced NYHA class were associated with higher prevalence of depression in men with systolic HF.     

不同体系下亚甲蓝聚合状态的光谱研究

应用吸收光谱法研究了亚甲蓝在不同浓度时以及添加不同浓度十二烷基硫酸钠时的聚合状态的变化,探讨了亚甲蓝与十二烷基硫酸钠之间相互作用机理,同时考察了乙醇、NaCl、羟丙基-β-环糊精以及Triton X-100对亚甲蓝聚合状态的影响。结果表明亚甲蓝溶液浓度和溶剂对亚甲蓝的聚合状态都有影响。     

复分解法生产硫酸钡联产硫脲、硫氢化钠的研究

硫化钡－硫酸复分解法生产沉淀硫酸钡发生硫化氢联产流脲和硫氢化钠，克服了传统工艺的不足，可有效利用硫化氢生产高附加值的含硫系列产品，避免了排放污染。     

利用废镍铬合金电阻丝制备硫酸镍和铬矾

报道了一种利用废镍铬合金电阻丝回收制备硫酸镍和铬矾的方法。     

Multivariate spatial interpolation and exposure to air pollutants

We develop and apply an approach to the spatial interpolation of a vector-valued random response field. The Bayesian approach we adopt enables uncertainty about the underlying models to be représentés in expressing the accuracy of the resulting interpolants. The methodology is particularly relevant in environmetrics, where vector-valued responses are only observed at designated sites at successive time points. The theory allows space-time modelling at the second level of the hierarchical prior model so that uncertainty about the model parameters has been fully expressed at the first level. In this way, we avoid unduly optimistic estimates of inferential accuracy. Moreover, the prior model can be upgraded with any available new data, while past data can be used in a systematic way to fit model parameters. The theory is based on the multivariate normal and related joint distributions. Our hierarchical prior models lead to posterior distributions which are robust with respect to the choice of the prior (hyperparameters). We illustrate our theory with an example involving monitoring stations in southern Ontario, where monthly average levels of ozone, sulphate, and nitrate are available and between-station response triplets are interpolated. In this example we use a recently developed method for interpolating spatial correlation fields.     

降低三水县矿盐水中SO_4~(2-)含量的探讨

三水县矿盐水是一种优质的食盐水溶液,但其中SO_4~(2-)的含量较高,对氯碱工业有不良的影响。本文讨论降低SO_4~(2-)含量的原理。方法,以及测定SO_4~(2-)含量比较迅速、准确的一种新测法。对钙法和钡法的投料量和成本按算作了较详细的比较,理论计算和实验结果表明,钙法优于钡法。     

The relationship between plasma androgens (dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate and testosterone), insulin,coagulation and fibrinolytic factors in men with coronary arteriosclerosis

Thrombosis plays an important role in the pathogenesis of myocardial infarction and stroke. It is known that a decrease in estradiol plasma concentration in postmenopausal women results in an increase in fibrinogen, plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI) and tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) concentrations, whereas estradiol replacement therapy decreases the plasma concentrations of these factors. In men, the risk of developing myocardial infarction is higher than in premenopausal women. However, the role of male sex hormones in the pathogenesis of arteriosclerosis, although the subject of many studies, has not yet been elucidated. The aim of this study was to determine the plasma levels of and correlation between androgens, insulin, coagulation and fibrinolytic factors in men with coronary arteriosclerosis with and without a history of myocardial infarction. The study was carried out in a group of 109 non-obese men, aged 28-60 years, with coronary artery disease demonstrated by coronary angiography. In this group, 64 men had a history of one myocardial infarction and ten reported two or more such episodes. The control group consisted of 14 volunteers, who were healthy men aged 39-63 years with normal body weight. In men with coronary arteriosclerosis, the plasma levels of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) and testosterone were lower, whilst insulin, fibrinogen, PAI, PAI activity and lipoprotein(a) were higher in comparison with the group of healthy controls. We found that, in men with coronary arteriosclerosis, those with the highest incidence of infarction demonstrated the most advanced hyper-insulinism, had lower levels of DHEAS and testosterone, the highest fibrinogen plasma concentrations, as well as PAI-1, tPA and PAI activity. A positive correlation between insulin, PAI-1, tPA and fibrinogen has been shown. In conclusion, low androgen and high insulin concentrations, high PAI-1 and PAI activity, high tPA and fibrinogen concentration may be prognostic indicators of myocardial infarction in men with arteriosclerosis.     

黄铁矿烧渣的综合利用研究

本文介绍用硫酸溶解黄铁矿烧渣中的金属氧化物 ,用铁刨花还原Cu ,真空浓缩析出Fe2 (SO4 ) 3以用来制备高效静水剂 (聚合硫酸铁 ) ,残渣中的金用氰化法回收 ,从而为黄铁矿烧渣的综合利用创造了一种新的前景。     

Hormonal homeostasis in a group of 216 aging Czech males and correlation with responses to a questionnaire of the University of St Louis

The male aging process is accompanied by changes in the levels of several types of hormones. Falling levels of androgenic-anabolic steroids (total testosterone, free testosterone, biologically accessible testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone) correspond to a group of symptoms referred to as PADAM syndrome (Partial Androgen Deficiency in the Aging Male). In the case of those carefully examined patients with symptoms of PADAM and proven hypogonadism, administering androgen supplements can alleviate some of the undesirable manifestations. In its literature, the University of St Louis repeatedly refers to its questionnaire as a verbal tool for the detection of possible hypogonadism.

The aim of this study was to ascertain to what extent the aging process is evident in hormonal homeostasis detected in laboratory testing, and the extent to which this data is in accord with the evaluation of responses to questions in the University of St Louis questionnaire. Method: 216 men aged over 50 years were examined. Measurements were taken of: testosterone; the index of free testosterone; androstenedione; dihydrotestosterone; dehydroepiandrosterone and its sulfate; isomers 7α- and 7β-hydroxydehydroepiandrosterone; epitestosterone; luteinizing hormone (LH); follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH); prolactin; and sexual hormone-binding globulin (SHBG). Evaluations of the patients' responses to the University of St Louis questionnaire were compared with the results of the laboratory tests. Results: The study confirms that the most prominent phenomenon is that of an age-related decrease in the index of free testosterone, which is indicated in particular by an increase in the level of SHBG, and by a decrease in dehydroepiandrosterone and its derivatives. No significant correlation was found between levels of hormones and single items on the questionnaire, nor with the overall score arrived at by studying the patients' data.     

过渡金属硫酸盐催化已酸烯丙酯的合成研究

本文报道了过渡金属硫酸盐作助催化剂、苯作带水剂、酯化和共沸酯化合成已酸烯丙酯的新方法.此法炭化现象基本克服,反应时间短,产率大大提高,是一条合成已酸烯丙酯的新途径.