Patent Foramen Ovale—A Not So Innocuous Septal Atrial Defect in Adults
Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 2021 Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a common congenital atrial septal defect with an incidence of 15–35% in the adult population. The development of the interatrial septum is a process that begins in the fourth gestational week and is completed only after ...
Veronica Romano +7 more
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THE DIVERS CONTRIBUTION IN ORDER TO PREVENT, PROTECT AND RESEARCH RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION [PDF]
Annals: Series on engineering sciences (Academy of Romanian Scientists), 2010 Using their human, technological and scientific resources, the armed forces in general and Diving Centre in this case, play already an important role in supporting the development and natural environment, but results could be even greater and obvious if ...
Simona RUS, Mihai DIACONU
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Utilisation of intensive foraging zones by female Australian fur seals. [PDF]
, 2015 Within a heterogeneous environment, animals must efficiently locate and utilise foraging patches. One way animals can achieve this is by increasing residency times in areas where foraging success is highest (area-restricted search).
Arnould, John PY +3 more
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Skin Lesions in Swine with Decompression Sickness: Clinical Appearance and Pathogenesis
Frontiers in Physiology, 2017 Skin lesions are visual clinical manifestations of decompression sickness (DCS). Comprehensive knowledge of skin lesions would give simple but strong clinical evidence to help diagnose DCS.
Long Qing +6 more
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Charging for Nature: Marine Park Fees and Management from a User Perspective [PDF]
, 2010 User fees can contribute to the financial sustainability of marine protected areas (MPAs), yet they must be acceptable to users. We explore changes in the fee system and management of Bonaire National Marine Park (BNMP) from the perspective of users ...
Calvo Uyarra, MC, Côté, IM, Gill, JA
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OPTIMIZING THE GAS FLOW THROUGH THE BREATHING APPARATUS MECHANISMS OF DIVERS WITH COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS [PDF]
Annals: Series on engineering sciences (Academy of Romanian Scientists), 2018 We checked the variation of the gas volume flow in three design versions of the gas inlet in intake mechanism of the second stage pressure regulator by Computational Fluid Dynamics. We made the geometric modeling of three versions.
Tamara STANCIU +2 more
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DIVERS AND THE ANTITERRORIST PROTECTION OF OIL RIGS [PDF]
Annals: Series on engineering sciences (Academy of Romanian Scientists), 2010 It is easy to observe that the offshore zones especially the oil rigs, gas pipes and harbours are pointed with special interest by sabotage and terrorism actions.
Simona RUS, Mihai DIACONU, Ana ION
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Overview of molecular signatures of senescence and associated resources: pros and cons
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Cells can enter a stress response state termed cellular senescence that is involved in various diseases and aging. Detecting these cells is challenging due to the lack of universal biomarkers. This review presents the current state of senescence identification, from biomarkers to molecular signatures, compares tools and approaches, and highlights ...
Orestis A. Ntintas +6 more
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Oxygen minimum zone: An important oceanographic habitat for deep-diving northern elephant seals, Mirounga angustirostris. [PDF]
, 2017 Little is known about the foraging behavior of top predators in the deep mesopelagic ocean. Elephant seals dive to the deep biota-poor oxygen minimum zone (OMZ) (>800 m depth) despite high diving costs in terms of energy and time, but how they ...
Adachi, Taiki +6 more
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Youth with Childhood‐Onset Lupus: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.Objective Our objective was to determine the feasibility and acceptability of the Treatment and Education Approach for Childhood‐onset Lupus (TEACH), a six‐session cognitive behavioral intervention addressing depressive, fatigue, and pain symptoms, delivered remotely to individual youth with lupus by a trained interventionist.
Natoshia R. Cunningham +29 more
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