The expanding phenomenon of dieback is caused by the reaction of trees against the harmful biotic and a biotic factor that lead to dying of shoots and branches of trees from upper crown to lower crown. This phenomenon spreads throughout the leaves and branches and all parts of the plant and may finally lead to the death of the plant. This study aimed to identify species dieback especially Carpi...

To assess whether there is a differential hypocholesterolemic response to weight loss for subjects carrying polymorphisms of the apolipoprotein B and other genes. A before and after comparison of lipid parameters following a calorie controlled diet for an intervention period of 12 weeks. A lipid clinic based in a large teaching hospital. The difference in slope coefficients relating the percent...

The incidence of diastolic heart failure increases dramatically with age. We investigated the impact of long-term exercise training on age-related diastolic dysfunction. Old (25-month-old) male Fischer 344 rats were studied after 12 weeks of treadmill exercise training or sedentary cage life (N=7, in each group). We determined cardiac performance using a pressure-volume conductance catheter and...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical role of noncontact, low-frequency ultrasound therapy (MIST Therapy System; Celleration, Eden Prairie, Minnesota) in the treatment of chronic lower-extremity wounds. DESIGN A retrospective observational study. SETTING A multidisciplinary, vascular wound-healing clinic. PATIENTS One hundred sixty-three patients who received MIST Therapy plus standard of ca...

Aerosol delivery depends on device design and inhalation technique. In vitro device evaluations have shown that the emitted dose and fine particle mass of dry powder inhalers (DPIs) increase at high peak inspiratory flow rates (PIFR). Since the PIFR is mostly achieved after the release of the powder, slope of the pressure profile is also described as an important determinant. The aim of the pre...

OBJECTIVE To elucidate the responsible mechanisms of increased slope of minute ventilation relative to carbon dioxide production (VE/VCO(2)) during exercise after acute myocardial infarction without overt signs of heart failure, patients who had an acute myocardial infarction were examined after participating in a three month supervised exercise training programme. DESIGN Exercise testing, hy...

Objective: To elucidate the responsible mechanisms of increased slope of minute ventilation relative to carbon dioxide production (V̇E/V̇CO2) during exercise after acute myocardial infarction without overt signs of heart failure, patients who had an acute myocardial infarction were examined after participating in a three month supervised exercise training programme. Design: Exercise testing, hype...

Imaging of lung perfusion using contrast-enhanced dynamic magnetic resonance (MR) was performed in both the supine and prone positions in six volunteers. Regions of interest (ROIs) were chosen in the dependent and non-dependent portions of the right lung. The percentage increase in signal intensity (SI) and the mean slope were calculated. In the supine position, the dorsal ROI had a greater inc...