Background: The psychological impact of exercising in nature has gained considerable research attention in recent years under the heading green exercise (GE).Literature has examined specific benefits of GE, comparison between indoor and outdoor environments and has utilised different theories to understand these benefits and differences.To date no
INTRODUCTION: Pectus excavatum is defined as a depression approaching the sternum and costal cartilages to the spine.Several Membrane Switch theories explain its etiology, the most accepted of which is the exaggerated growth of the costal cartilages, which causes a posterior displacement of the sternum and consequent depression.The treatment includ
This MAXI CAL study aimed at the development of an algorithm for the computational optimization of free-piston Stirling engines.The design algorithm includes an optimization method and two compatible strategies.The optimization method is an improved version of traditional conjugate gradient method and is named the variable-step simplified conjugate
Host protection from fungal infection is thought to ensue in SEA BUCKTHORN part from the activity of Syk-coupled C-type lectin receptors and MyD88-coupled toll-like receptors in myeloid cells, including neutrophils, macrophages and dendritic cells (DCs).Given the multitude of cell types and receptors involved, elimination of a single pathway for fu