A MODERATE 500-M TREADMILL WALK FOR ESTIMATING PEAK OXYGEN UPTAKE IN MEN WITH NYHA CLASS I-II HEART FAILURE AND REDUCED LEFT VENTRICULAR EJECTION FRACTION

Abstract Background Maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX) is the gold-standard for cardiorespiratory fitness assessment in chronic heart failure (CHF) patients.However, high costs, required medical supervision, and safety concerns make maximal exercise testing impractical for evaluating mobility-impaired adults.Thus, several submaximal wal

Summary: Organisms in nature grow with senses, nervous, and actuation systems coordinated in ingenious ways to sustain metabolism and other essential life activities.The understanding of biological structures and Spacecraft functions guide the construction of soft robotics with unprecedented performances.However, despite the progress in soft roboti

Bobble Head The role of an arbitral institution in the arbitration process in Italy has been analyzed at the present study.Statutory regulation of creation and legal status of the institutions and contractual nature of their powers and obligations have been examined.Statutory regulation of Wooden Train Set functioning of the institutions and the le

Sedimentation fluxes of major nutrients are investigated during 1996 and 1997 at three different depths and two locations in eutrophic southern basin of Lake Lugano (Switzerland).Horizontal differences between the two sites are on the order of 10-40% (but can exceed 50%), whereas differences related to interannual oscillations range between 5 and 2