In the present study, we characterized and compared the mineral phase deposited in the
aortic wall of two different frequently used chronic renal failure rat models of vascular …

Introduction: Tailgut cysts or retrorectal cystic hamartomas are congenital developmental
lesions which are often misdiagnosed due to their rare incidence, anatomical position and …

Introduction Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is often associated with
secondary pulmonary hypertension (PH), which worsens prognosis. PH can be lowered by …

Recently, roflumilast has been added as a therapeutic option for chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD). Roflumilast is a selective phosphodiesterase type 4 (PDE4) inhibitor [ 1]…

Background Patients with COPD show a significant reduction of the lobar hyperinflation at
the functional residual capacity level in the patients who improved >120 mL in forced …

Research infrastructures play a key role in launching a new generation of integrated long-term,
geographically distributed observation programmes designed to monitor climate change, …

In this review paper, we highlight some of the trends and issues that have dominated ecotone
research over the decade of 1996–2006. The terms and definitions of ecotone research in …

In the spring of 2010, temperatures averaged ~3 C above the long‐term mean ( M arch– M
ay) across the northeastern U nited S tates. However, in mid‐to‐late spring, much of this …

Phenology is a first‐order control on productivity and mediates the biophysical environment
by altering albedo, surface roughness length and evapotranspiration. Accurate and …

Digital repeat photography is becoming widely used for near‐surface remote sensing of
vegetation. Canopy greenness, which has been used extensively for phenological applications, …