Genetic Polymorphisms in Endothelin-1 as Predictors for Long-Term Survival and the Cardiac Index in Patients Undergoing On-Pump Cardiac Surgery.

Genetic variants within the endothelin-1 gene (EDN1) have been associated with several cardiovascular diseases and may act as genetic prognostic markers.Here, we explored the overall relevance of EDN1 polymorphisms for long-term survival in patients undergoing on-pump cardiac surgery.A prospectively collected cohort of 455 Baskets Caucasian patient

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Recent advancements on the development of microgrids

With high penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs) into power systems, microgrid has showed great advantages of enabling efficient and reliable operation of distribution grids with high flexibilities and robustness.This paper discusses the recent advancements of microgrid development with particular focus on different dispatch, and Oracle

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Imaging Findings Associated with Cognitive Performance in Primary Lateral Sclerosis and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Introduction: Executive dysfunction occurs in many patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), but it has not been well studied in primary lateral sclerosis (PLS).The aims of this Oracle Cards study were to (1) compare cognitive function in PLS to that in ALS patients, (2) explore the relationship between performance on specific cognitive te

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Issues of formation of anti-corruption outlook in the society

Objective to show that the formation of anticorruption outlook is an important and vital aspect of modern society and to prove that it is more useful to prevent corruption manifestations than to combat them.Methods the methodological basis of the research is the universal analysis and synthesis of anticorruption issues allowing to actually or virtu

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