The velocity of circumferential fiber shortening (Vcf) is an index of myocardial performance
which, although sensitive to contractile state, has limited usefulness because of its …

Solid-state lighting is currently based on light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and phosphors. Solid-state
lighting based on lasers would offer significant advantages including high potential …

Objective Pulmonary artery occlusion pressure and central venous pressure have been
considered to be reliable measures of left and right ventricular preload in patients requiring …

Objective Co-occurrence of mental disorders is commonly observed, but the etiology underlying
this observation is poorly understood. Studies in adolescents and adults have identified …

Study Objective: To determine the effect of variations in blood ionized calcium (Ca 2+ ) on
myocardial contractility independent of changes in loading conditions and other biochemical …

The production of N-acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs) is widely distributed within the marine
Roseobacter clade, and it was proposed that AHL-mediated quorum sensing (QS) is one of …

Importance Maternal depression during pregnancy is associated with emotional and
behavioral difficulties of offspring during childhood that can increase the risk of depression in …

The core body temperature of all mammals oscillates with the time of the day. However,
direct molecular consequences of small, physiological changes in body temperature remain …

Like most curricula in the humanities and social sciences, the curriculum of pre-service teacher
training in educational sciences often includes time-consuming reading and writing tasks…

Cerebral aneurysms are potentially life threatening and nowadays treated by a catheter-guided
coiling or by a neurosurgical clipping intervention. Here, we propose a helically shaped …