Background and Aim: Endoscopy-based Kyoto classification predicts the risk of Helicobacter pylori infection and gastric cancer; however, the change in score following H. pylori eradication remains unknown. We retrospectively compared the Kyoto score before and after H. pylori eradication. Methods: H. pylori-positive patients who underwent baseline esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), successful H. pylori eradication, and surveillance EGD were enrolled. The Kyoto score is a sum of scores for atrophy (Kimura-Takemoto atrophicborder classification none or C1: 0, C-II or C-III: 1

Aim:To test the hypothesis that lipocalin-type prostaglandin D synthase (L-PGDS), a marker of vascular endothelial cell disorders, may be a diagnostic for preeclampsia. Methods: Plasma and urine were collected from 36 preeclamptic patients and 94 normal pregnant women. L-PGDS concentrations were determined by sandwich ELISA assay. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve validated the cut-off point of the assay. Results:The plasma and urinary L-PGDS concentrations were significantly higher in the preeclamptic patients than the normal pregnant women. Urinary L-PGDS concentrations of the normal pregnant women were higher in the third trimester compared to earlier pregnancy, while plasma concentrations remained unchanged. Urinary L-PGDS levels were significantly higher in early onset of preeclampsia (onset < 32 weeks gestation) compared with late onset and in the severe compared to mild preeclampsia. ROC curve showed the cut-off point of 58.85 μg /dl (sensitivity 76.5%, specificity 75.6%, positive predictive value [PPV]

No abstract

Uplift problem of ground anchor buried in shallow ground is analyzed by the elastoplastic finite element program incorporating the extended subloading surface model, which falls within the framework of unconventional plasticity and is capable of describing the cyclic loading behavior of materials. The uplift displacement of anchor gradually increases with the number of cyclic loadings. Especially, the progressive failure with the shear banding is observed at the large loading amplitude. It is clarified that these phenomena agree with the experimental data qualitatively.

No abstract