Adiponectin is the richest adipokine in human plasma, and it is mainly secreted from white
adipose tissue. Adiponectin circulates in blood as high-molecular, middle-molecular, and low-…

Heart failure (HF) is an important cardiovascular disease because of its increasing prevalence,
significant morbidity, high mortality, and rapidly expanding health care cost. The number …

YKL-40, a chitinase-3-like protein 1 (CHI3L1) or human cartilage glycoprotein 39 (HC gp-39),
is expressed and secreted by various cell-types including macrophages, chondrocytes, …

The subject of human resource management in hotels’ environmentally friendly management
remains relatively underexplored. This study examines how to improve employees’ eco-…

Milkweed (Asclepias) fiber and cotton fiber sorbed significantly higheramounts of crude oil
than polypropylene fiber and polypropylene web from the surface of an artificial sea water …

Introduction The objective of this study was to determine the anti-inflammatory, nociceptive,
and antiarthritic effects of piperine, the active phenolic component in black pepper extract. …

Background & Aims: Hepatic steatosis occurs frequently in patients with chronic hepatitis B
virus (HBV) or chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Recently, several studies suggested …

Walk training with blood flow occlusion (OCC-walk) leads to muscle hypertrophy; however,
cardiorespiratory endurance in response to OCC-walk is unknown. Ischemia enhances the …

This study aims to examine (1) the singular mediation effects of surface acting (SA), deep
acting (DA), and job stress (JST) between EI and burnout, (2) the sequential mediation effects …

Although not fully understood, sex may affect both the prevalence and control rate of
hypertension. The present study was designed to investigate factors associated with hypertension …