Transition metals occupy an essential niche in biological systems. Their electrostatic properties
stabilize substrates or reaction intermediates in the active sites of enzymes, and their …

Mindfulness-based approaches are growing in popularity as interventions for disordered
eating and weight loss. Initial research suggests that mindfulness meditation may be an …

Hosts and their symbionts are involved in intimate physiological and ecological interactions.
The impact of these interactions on the evolution of each partner depends on the time‐scale …

Background In 2015, the second cycle of the CONCORD programme established global
surveillance of cancer survival as a metric of the effectiveness of health systems and to inform …

Study Objective: To determine the efficacy of continuous intravenous infusion of prostacyclin
(epoprostenol) in primary pulmonary hypertension. Design: Randomized trial with 8-week …

Background Implantable cardioverter–defibrillators (ICDs) prevent sudden death from cardiac
causes in selected patients but require the use of transvenous lead systems. To eliminate …

… of early adolescence, BMI was highest for those children who watched the most television
during childhood and lowest for those who watched the least (mean BMI=20.9 vs 18.6?kg/m 2 …

Background— The most frequent complications associated with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators
(ICDs) involve the transvenous leads. A subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-…

Aims The totally subcutaneous implantable-defibrillator (S-ICD) is a new alternative to the
conventional transvenous ICD system to minimize intravascular lead complications. There are …

… [ They] have undergone rigid training since childhood, not only in the Gagaku dances and
instrumental techniques, but also in the performance of Western music of the Classical period. …