Mitsui Chemicals (Germany)

This study examined whether or not the coexistence of smoking and metabolic syndrome synergistically increases the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) beyond their individual effects. This prospective cohort study included 68,743 workers from the Japan Epidemiology Collaboration on Occupational Health Study. The participants were categorized into four groups based on their smoking status and metabolic syndrome. Biological interactions were evaluated using relative excess risk due to interaction (RERI), attributable proportion (AP), and synergy index (S). During a mean follow-up of 7.2 (range: 0.1-10.9) years, 346 participants developed CVD. Current smokers with metabolic syndrome had the highest CVD risk (hazard ratio: 6.45, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 4.73-8.80). Approximately 35% of CVD cases among individuals exposed to both factors were attributed to their biological interactions (RERI: 2.27, 95% CI: 0.56-3.98; AP: 0.35, 95% CI: 0.15-0.55; S: 1.71, 95% CI: 1.16-2.52). An analysis of CVD subtypes revealed a significant biological interaction for myocardial infarction (RERI: 5.14, 95% CI: 0.65-9.62; AP: 0.52, 95% CI: 0.26-0.78; S: 2.38, 95% CI: 1.22-4.62) but not for stroke (RERI: 1.34, 95% CI: -0.46-3.13; AP: 0.25, 95% CI: -0.03-0.53; S: 1.44, 95% CI: 0.89-2.34). Smoking and metabolic syndrome interact synergistically to elevate CVD risk, particularly for myocardial infarction. Targeting both factors is essential for CVD prevention.

In order to realize the lightweight, downsizing, quality and safety improvements necessary for the next generation of XR devices, material innovations are necessary. Mitsui Chemicals is developing a diverse portfolio of new optical materials targeting next generation XR devices and inventive optical solution technologies. Kenji Iida will present Mitsui Chemicals optical material solutions and new product development trends through introducing Mitsui’s optical products : “APELTM” which is a cyclic olefin copolymer, “StructBondTM” which is a platform of optical adhesives, “DiffrarTM” which is the newly developed, high refractive index, extremely flat polymer substrate for optical waveguides, nano imprint materials and new optical lens material using an innovative process.

ABSTRACT We report precise radial velocity (RV) observations of HD 212657 (= K2-167), a star shown by K2 to host a transiting sub-Neptune-sized planet in a 10 d orbit. Using Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) photometry, we refined the planet parameters, especially the orbital period. We collected 74 precise RVs with the HARPS-N spectrograph between August 2015 and October 2016. Although this planet was first found to transit in 2015 and validated in 2018, excess RV scatter originally limited mass measurements. Here, we measure a mass by taking advantage of reductions in scatter from updates to the HARPS-N Data Reduction System (2.3.5) and our new activity mitigation method called CCF Activity Linear Model (CALM), which uses activity-induced line shape changes in the spectra without requiring timing information. Using the CALM framework, we performed a joint fit with RVs and transits using exofastv2 and find Mp = $6.3_{-1.4}^{+1.4}$ $\, M_{\hbox{$\oplus $}}$ and Rp = $2.33^{+0.17}_{-0.15}$ $\, R_{\hbox{$\oplus $}}$, which places K2-167 b at the upper edge of the radius valley. We also find hints of a secondary companion at a ∼22 d period, but confirmation requires additional RVs. Although characterizing lower mass planets like K2-167 b is often impeded by stellar variability, these systems especially help probe the formation physics (i.e. photoevaporation, core-powered mass-loss) of the radius valley. In the future, CALM or similar techniques could be widely applied to FGK-type stars, help characterize a population of exoplanets surrounding the radius valley, and further our understanding of their formation.

dich mit Efeu, schmücke dich üppig mit gründenden, fruchtschweren Ranken der Stechwinde, bedeckt von den Zweigen der Eichen und Tannen, umsäume die bunten Hirschkalbfelle mit Fransen aus weißem Haar! Und halt dich rein bei den Stäben, den Zeichen mutwilliger Lust! Bald wird das ganze Land Im Reigen sich wiegen, wenn Der lärmende Gott seine Scharen führt In die Berge, die Berge, wo warten die Frauen, vom Webstuhl, vom Schiffchen gescheucht durch Dionysos.« Die Bakchen, Euripides 1 Die deutsche Übersetzung für das italienische Wort »sottobosco« ist Unterholz. Hier beziehe ich mich aber auch auf ein malerisches Genre des Barock, auf das ich später im Text zu sprechen komme.

INTRODUO:Nas ltimas dcadas, eventos de secas na bacia hidrogrfica do Araguaia, na regio de

a literatura se mostrou escassa sobre essa temtica.