The endothelial surface layer is covered with abundant proteoglycans, of which syndecans and glycosaminoglycans are major constituents. Among the endothelial glycocalyx (eGC) constituents, syndecan-1 (sdc1) is a main component, and an elevated serum level of sdc1 may indicate the degradation of eGC. In patients with ischemic heart disease or heart failure, elevation of serum sdc1 has been associated with worsening cardiac and renal function; however the causal relationship between degradation of eGC and clinical outcomes is unclear. Herein, we review the previous literature on eGC in cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular diseases and their clinical implications.

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-Resolvers are transducers that are used to sense the angular position of rotational machines. The analog resolver is necessary to use resolver to digital converter. Among the RDC software method, angle tracking observer (ATO) is the most popular method. In an actual resolverbased position sensing system, amplitude imbalance dominantly distorts the estimate position information of ATO. Minority papers have reported position error compensation of resolver's output signal with amplitude imbalance. This paper proposes new ATO algorithm in order to compensate position errors caused by the amplitude imbalance. There is no need premeasured off line data. This is easy, simple, cost-effective, and able to work on line compensation. To verify feasibility of the proposed algorithm, simulation and experiments are carried out.

-Interior permanent magnet synchronous motor is widening its application compared to other AC machines because of magnetic and reluctance torque. Despite of the advantages, improving control performance with parameter nonlinearity consideration is crucial during the field weakening control. This paper shows a maximum power control method at the field weakening region that considers d, q inductance's nonlinearity due to magnetic saturation and d, q mutual inductance. To verify the feasibility of control scheme, FEM simulations and experiments about comparison between linear and nonlinear maximum power control are carried out.