THE DARK SIDE OF THE QT INTERVAL. THE SHORT QT SYNDROME: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND MANAGEMENT

The dark side of the QT interval. The Short QT Syndrome: pathophysiology, clinical presentation and management

A large number of studies has been carried out to investigate the pathophysiology and the clinical implications of QT interval prolongation in the ECG over recent years (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).It was only in the last decade, however, that the scientists have focused on the specular aspects of the long QT syndrome (LQTS), and it is now well established t

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Hybrid Improved Dolphin Echolocation and Ant Colony Optimization for Optimal Discrete Sizing of Truss Structures

This paper presents a robust hybrid improved dolphin echolocation and ant colony optimization algorithm (IDEACO) for optimizing the truss structures with discrete sizing variables.The dolphin echolocation (DE) is inspired by the navigation and hunting behavior of dolphins.An improved version of dolphin echolocation (IDE), as the main engine, is pro

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POSSIBILITIES FOR USING LIDAR AND PHOTOGRAMMETRIC DATA OBTAINED WITH AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE FOR LEVEE MONITORING

This paper presents the possibilities for using an unmanned aerial system for evaluation of the condition of levees.The unmanned aerial system is equipped with two types of sensor.One is an ultra-light laser scanner, integrated with a GNSS receiver and an INS system; the other sensor is a digital camera that acquires data with stereoscopic coverage

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Agro-process intensification: soilborne micro-bioreactors with nitrogen fixing bacterium Azospirillum brasilense as self-sustaining biofertiliser source for enhanced nitrogen uptake by plants

A new application of agro-process intensification is described for nitrogen fixation by Azospirillum brasilense supported within the pores of sulphonated-neutralised polyHIPE polymers (PHPs) which are highly hydrophilic, elastic, crosslinked and ionic with nano-structured pore walls.These bioactive macroscopic polymer particles, when used as soil a

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