Background Traditionally, outpatient visits for COPD are fixed, pre-planned by the pulmonologist.
This is not a patient centered method, nor, in times of increasing COPD prevalence and …

PURPOSE: Routine scheduling of patients with COPD to out-patient clinics, negates the nature
of a chronic disease with variations and exacerbations. Care on-demand could be more (…

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Introduction Traditionally, outpatient visits for chronic pulmonary disease (COPD) are fixed
appointments pre-planned by the pulmonologist. This pilot study determined the effect of an …

Demands for cost-efficiency and a flexible use of gas turbines are constantly increasing,
creating a call for new alloys which allow achieving better efficiencies. Today's limit of use of …

Objective: To explore whether 1) maternal depressive symptoms during pregnancy are
associated with preterm birth (PTB), small for gestational age (SGA), a low Apgar score and child …

Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has been associated with
stress and challenges for healthcare professionals, especially for those working in the front-…

In two experiments the responses of the antioxidant enzymes catalase and superoxide
dismutase (SOD) were measured in liver of flounder with exposure to PAH and other pollutants …

Background Excess storage of lipids in ectopic tissues, such as skeletal muscle, liver, and
heart, seems to associate closely with metabolic abnormalities and cardiac disease. …

The references made by the Court of Justice in a number of recent cases to ‘the general
principles of civil law’may have been accidental, but they may also represent a deliberate first …