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Female remating rate and pattern of sperm use suggest intense sperm competition in Drosophila antonietae (Diptera: Drosophilidae)
Sperm competition is conceived as a powerful selective force which acts on genes related to reproduction, promoting the evolution of reproductive adaptations and inter-population divergence that may ultimately...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
SIMVENT - Patient Simulator to Test Mechanical Ventilators
Background: Patient simulators for ventilators are usually passive devices consisting of rubber balloons, springs and tubes. In all but one simulators reviewed the ventilator under test (VUT) provides energy: ...
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Acute kidney injury in critically ill patients with 2009 influenza A (H1N1) viral pneumonia: an observational study
To describe the incidence, risk factors, and impact on mortality of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with 2009 influenza A (H1N1) viral pneumonia requiring mechanical ventilation.
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Cardiopulmonary and haemodynamic changes during total hip arthroplasty
, and greater tissue consumption of oxygen. Although we recorded raised concentration of methylmethacrylate monomer in venous blood after the cement was inserted, there is no evidence that the monomer is respo...
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PEEP-induced tricuspid regurgitation
: To determine the presence of tricuspid regurgitation (TR) in patients affected by acute lung injury (ALI) and the adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) during mechanical ventilation with positive end-ex...
