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Comparison of Spontaneous versus Paced Breathing on Heart Rate Variability at High Altitude [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018
Introduction: There is conflicting data at sea-level to suggest that Paced Breathing (PB) versus Spontaneous Breathing (SB) during short-term Heart Rate Variability (HRV) measurement improves data reliability.
Christopher John Boos, Kyo Bye, Josh Bakker-Dyos, David Richard Wood, Adrian Mellor   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Theophylline improves acute mountain sickness [PDF]

European Respiratory Journal, 2000
A randomized two-part study was conducted in order to determine the efficacy of theophylline in the treatment of acute mountain sickness during fast ascent to altitudes >2,500 m. Fourteen healthy male subjects participated in a randomized single-blind placebo-controlled crossover study carried out in a decompression chamber (simulated altitude 4,500
R, Fischer, S M, Lang, U, Steiner, M, Toepfer, H, Hautmann, H, Pongratz, R M, Huber   +6 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Program study of mountaineering as outdoor education - The example of safety management that uses physiological index - [PDF]

, 2010
The purpose of this study was to practice the effects of outdoor education in college students who participated in a 4-days nature recreational trekking course.
Miura Toshihiro, Nakano Tomohiro, Oda Yoshinobu, 三浦 敏弘, 中野 友博, 小田 慶喜   +5 more
core   +1 more source

A systematic review of performance-enhancing pharmacologicals and biotechnologies in the Army [PDF]

, 2018
INTRODUCTION: In 2015, the Australian Army commissioned a systematic review to assess the evidence on effectiveness and safety of pharmacological and biotechnological products for cognitive enhancement specifically in Army personnel.METHODS: Searches for
Ayson, Mark, Hunter, K E, Ko, Henry, Scott, A M, Willson, M L   +4 more
core   +1 more source

The Hidden Costs of Coffee Production in the Eastern African Value Chains

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is increasing recognition that significant hidden costs associated with agrifood systems are not reflected in market prices. Coffee is among the three most traded agricultural commodities in the world and supports the livelihoods of more than 30 million smallholder households.
Annet Adong, Lukas Kornher, Bezawit Beyene Chichaibelu, Aslihan Arslan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nature‐Positive Materials Engineering: Carbon Electrodes from Satoyama Biomass

The Chemical Record, EarlyView.
Nature‐positive materials engineering can link satoyama forest stewardship with the design of carbon electrodes for batteries, supercapacitors, and electrocatalysis. By turning underused firewood and charcoal resources into functional carbons, this approach reduces mining footprints while supporting biodiversity, landscape resilience, and regional ...
Yuta Nakayasu
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable Tourism and Projectification: Evidence from South‐Eastern Italy

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how public policy can be used to promote local tourism and steer it towards sustainability. It uses the municipality of Lecce—a medium‐sized city in south‐eastern Italy—and the broader Salento region as a critical case study, drawing on descriptive statistics, administrative data on local policy projects promoting culture
Lorenzo Mascioli
wiley   +1 more source

Autopsy, deathways, and intercultural healthcare in the southern Peruvian Andes Autopsie, pratiques mortuaires et soins de santé interculturels dans le sud des Andes péruviennes

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
While death remains a popular topic for anthropology, relatively few ethnographic accounts consider the modern bureaucratic processes accompanying it. One such process is public health autopsy, which scholars have largely taken for granted. Existing analysis has regarded it as a form of ‘cultural brokering’ and autopsy reluctance in communities is seen,
David M.R. Orr
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of dietary nitrate supplementation on symptoms of acute mountain sickness and basic physiological responses in a group of male adolescents during ascent to Mount Everest Base Camp [PDF]

, 2016
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of dietary nitrate supplementation, in the form of beetroot juice, on acute mountain sickness (AMS) symptoms and physiological responses, in a group of young males trekking to Mount Everest Base ...
Anand, Angie Wade, Bailey, Bakker, Bates, Beall, Casey, Daniel S. Martin, Edward Gilbert-Kawai, Erzurum, Gilbert-Kawai, Hobbs, Hoon, Janocha, Kay Mitchell, Kelly, Larsen, Levett, Levett, M G, Martin Feelisch, Masschelein, Michael P. Grocott, Muggeridge, Philip J. Hennis, Puype, Roach, Team, Umbrello, van Velzen, Vanhatalo, Vassiliki Bountziouka   +31 more
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THE URBAN METABOLISM OF FLOOD PROTECTION INFRASTRUCTURE IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Investments in large‐scale climate infrastructures are central to emerging forms of climate urbanism. In Jakarta, flood protection infrastructures seek to protect the city from devastating flood events in anticipation of future catastrophes.
Sophie Webber, Wahyu Kusuma Astuti
wiley   +1 more source