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Left atrial ejection fraction is an indicator of left ventricular diastolic function
Left atrial ejection fraction (LAEF) has been previously shown to accurately distinguish between patients with and without clearly defined left ventricle diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) by ASE/EACVI criteria, but...
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Correction to: The Cancer, Educate to Prevent Model—the Potential of School Environment for Primary Prevention of Cancer
The affiliation address of Dr. Helena Santos should be Faculty of Economics, University of Porto, Portugal and Dr. Luís Moreira’s should be Research Unit in Education and Community Intervention – RECI & Health...
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The Cancer, Educate to Prevent Model—the Potential of School Environment for Primary Prevention of Cancer
Cancer represents one of the main causes of death worldwide; consequently, preventive interventions are of utmost importance in public health education. The leading model of cancer prevention campaigns is base...
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Open AccessWogonin and related natural flavones are inhibitors of CDK9 that induce apoptosis in cancer cells by transcriptional suppression of Mcl-1
The wogonin-containing herb Scutellaria baicalensis has successfully been used for curing various diseases in traditional Chinese medicine. Wogonin has been shown to induce apoptosis in different cancer cells and...
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Leaf-level responses to light in two co-occurring Quercus (Quercus ilex and Quercus suber): leaf structure, chemical composition and photosynthesis
We studied morphological, biochemical and physiological leaf acclimation to incident Photon-Photosynthetic-Flux-Density (PPFD) in Quercus ilex (holm oak) and Quercus suber (cork oak) at Mediterranean evergreen oa...
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Introducing the montado, the cork and holm oak agroforestry system of Southern Portugal
The Portuguese montado is an agro-silvo pastoral system quite similar to the dehesa in Spain, and covering in Portugal most of the Southern region of the country, Alentejo. The trees in the montado are cork oh ho...
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Open AccessPrognostic value of routinely assessed serum biomarkers in septic shock
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Open AccessReadiness of the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter for LHC collisions
The Tile hadronic calorimeter of the ATLAS detector has undergone extensive testing in the experimental hall since its installation in late 2005. The readout, control and calibration systems have been fully op...