TY  - JOUR
A1  - Streese, Lukas
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Deiseroth, Arne
A1  - Infanger, Denis
A1  - Gugleta, Konstantin
A1  - Schmaderer, Christoph
A1  - Hanssen, Henner
T1  - Retinal endothelial function in cardiovascular risk patients: A randomized controlled exercise trial
JF  - Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
N2  - The aim of this study was to investigate, for the first time, the effects of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on retinal microvascular endothelial function in cardiovascular (CV) risk patients. In the randomized controlled trial, middle-aged and previously sedentary patients with increased CV risk (aged 58 ± 6 years) with ≥ two CV risk factors were randomized into a 12-week HIIT (n = 33) or control group (CG, n = 36) with standard physical activity recommendations. A blinded examiner measured retinal endothelial function by flicker light-induced maximal arteriolar (ADmax) and venular (VDmax) dilatation as well as the area under the arteriolar (AFarea) and venular (VFarea) flicker curve using a retinal vessel analyzer. Standardized assessments of CV risk factors, cardiorespiratory fitness, and retinal endothelial function were performed before and after HIIT. HIIT reduced body mass index, fat mass, and low-density lipoprotein and increased muscle mass and peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak). Both ADmax (pre: 2.7 ± 2.1%, post: 3.0 ± 2.2%, P = .018) and AFarea (pre: 32.6 ± 28.4%*s, post: 37.7 ± 30.6%*s, P = .016) increased after HIIT compared with CG (ADmax, pre: 3.2 ± 1.8%, post: 2.9 ± 1.8%, P = .254; AFarea, pre: 41.6 ± 28.5%*s, post: 37.8 ± 27.0%*s, P = .186). Venular function remained unchanged after HIIT. There was a significant association between ∆-change VO2peak and ∆-changes ADmax and AFarea (P = .026, R² = 0.073; P = .019, R² = 0.081, respectively). 12-weeks of HIIT improved retinal endothelial function in middle-aged patients with increased CV risk independent of the reduction in classical CV risk factors. Exercise has the potential to reverse or at least postpone progression of small vessel disease in older adults with increased CV risk under standard medication. Dynamic retinal vessel analysis seems to be a sensitive tool to detect treatment effects of exercise interventions on retinal microvascular endothelial function in middle-aged individuals with increased CV risk.
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sms.13560
SN  - 1600-0838
VL  - 30
IS  - 2
SP  - 272
EP  - 280
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Oxford
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Tran, Ngoc Trinh
A1  - Staat, Manfred
T1  - Direct plastic structural design under lognormally distributed strength by chance constrained programming
JF  - Optimization and Engineering
N2  - We propose the so-called chance constrained programming model of stochastic programming theory to analyze limit and shakedown loads of structures under random strength with a lognormal distribution. A dual chance constrained programming algorithm is developed to calculate simultaneously both the upper and lower bounds of the plastic collapse limit and the shakedown limit. The edge-based smoothed finite element method (ES-FEM) is used with three-node linear triangular elements.
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11081-019-09437-2
SN  - 1573-2924
VL  - 21
IS  - 1
SP  - 131
EP  - 157
PB  - Springer Nature
CY  - Cham
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Zhubanova, Azhar A.
A1  - Mansurov, Zulkhair A.
A1  - Digel, Ilya
T1  - Use of Advanced Nanomaterials for Bioremediation of Contaminated Ecosystems
T2  - Carbon Nanomaterials in Biomedicine and the Environment
N2  - This chapter shows that nanomaterials obtained by high-temperature carbonization of inexpensive plant raw material such as rice husk, grape seeds, and walnut shells can serve as a basis for the production of highly efficient microbial drugs, biodestructors, biosorbents, and biocatalysts, which are promising for the remediation of the ecosystem contaminated with heavy and radioactive metals, oil and oil products. A strong interest in engineering zymology is dictated by the necessity to address the issues of monitoring enzymatic processes, treatment, and diagnosis of a number of common human diseases, environmental pollution, quality control of pharmaceuticals and food. Nanomaterials obtained by high-temperature carbonization of cheap plant raw material such as-rice husks, grape seeds and walnut shells, can serve as a basis for creating of highly effective microbial preparations-biodestructors, biosorbents and biocatalysts, which are promising for the use of contaminated ecosystems, and for restoration of human intestine microecology.
Y1  - 2020
SN  - 978-981-4800-27-3
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780429428647-18
SP  - 353
EP  - 378
PB  - Jenny Stanford Publishing
CY  - Singapore
ER  -