A definition of distance education has long been something of a Jason's Fleece to those
working at the enterprise—tantalising, much sought after, but ever-elusive. The most recent and …

Rationale: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with an increased
risk of cardiovascular events and osteoporosis. Increased arterial stiffness is an independent …

… It follows that the closure of D contains all tame functionals … Let D be the duality transform …
It may be seen d(t) is a continuous subgroup of rSp(K) if and only if £<» a2a< oo. Thus although …

We hypothesized that in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, loss of fat-free
mass (FFM) and loss of bone mineral density (BMD) were related to (1) each other and may …

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major change ie in the live birth rate in the next decade. In fact, the number of live births has …

… A subgroup of 40 patients completed a 3-d dietary recall diary and their 24-h urinary urea
nitrogen (N 2 ) was determined, from which N 2 balance, N 2 excretion, and the protein …

Bronchiectasis is a chronic inflammatory lung disease, which has similarities to chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Comorbidities of COPD include increased risk of …

Distance education is beset with a remarkable paradox—it has asserted its existence, but it
cannot define itself. Anyone working in distance education would be likely to claim to" know it …

Study objectives: To investigate the effects of high-intensity inspiratory muscle training (IMT)
on inspiratory muscle function (IMF), diaphragm thickness, lung function, physical work …

Leukocyte counts, plasma neutrophil elastase, tumor necrosis factor–α and C-reactive protein
were determined serially in 19 patients undergoing elective coronary artery surgery with …