The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether hydrotherapy programmes improve exercise tolerance and quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure. Data sources utilised were EBSCO, Scopus, Medline, PubMed, OVID, Proquest, PEDro and Cochrane Systematic Reviews databases. A systematic review of randomised controlled trials or quasi randomised controlled trials investigated hydrother...

Recent developments in public policy towards land in Uganda have focused on two key areas; resolving historical tenure problems by defining and entrenching the land rights of all Ugandans, and increasing the efficiency of use of land for economic growth while addressing environmental concerns. However, integration of land issues into the broader national development strategy has, by and large u...

The aim of the present study was to compare lactate removal during active recovery performed during cycling in water immersion (CW) and during cycling on land (CL), after a similar exercise bout in male adults. Eleven healthy and physically active men, aged between 20 and 26 years old participated in the experiment. Before the experimental tests, the ventilatory threshold of the subjects was de...

We parameterized the GIS and neural net-based Land Transformation Model for the Detroit and Twin Cities Metropolitan Areas using historical land use data derived from aerial photography. We built several neural net models and attempted to test whether these models were transferable across the two metropolitan regions and whether a regional model provided as good a fit as a locally parameterized...

An agent-based simulation model representing a theory of the dynamic processes involved in innovation in modern knowledge-based industries is described. The agent-based approach allows the representation of heterogeneous agents that have individual and varying stocks of knowledge. The simulation is able to model uncertainty, historical change, effect of failure on the agent population, and agen...

This paper introduces the prototype of new tool which analyses the Climate-, Land-, Energyand Water(CLEW) re-sources and their interactions and implications associated with socioeconomic development. The presented CLEW model focuses specifically on the analysis of different energy (technology) options and their impact on other resources – e.g. their contribution to climate change, land use chan...

BACKGROUND Normal pregnancy is associated with marked changes in haemodynamic function, however the influence and potential benefits of antenatal physical exercise at different stages of pregnancy and postpartum remain unclear. The aim of this study was therefore to characterise the influence of regular physical exercise on haemodynamic variables at different stages of pregnancy and also in the...

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