We describe a research protocol for evaluating temperature regulation from data on small field-active ectothermic animals, especially lizards. The protocol requires data on body temperatures (Tb) of field-active ectotherms, on available operative temperatures (Te, "null temperatures" for nonregulating animals), and on the thermoregulatory set-point range (preferred body temperatures, Tset). The...

The provision of culturally competent care helps reduce healthcare inequalities. There is a positive association between the cultural competence nursing professionals and patient satisfaction, also nurses' self-efficacy patients' adherence to treatment. While training in this respect important, self-assessment skills should be addressed. To produce culturally-validated Spanish-language version ...

We compared thermoregulatory strategies during pregnancy in two congeneric viperid snakes (Vipera berus and Vipera aspis) with parapatric geographic ranges. V. berus is a boreal specialist with the largest known distribution among terrestrial snakes while V. aspis is a south-European species. Despite contrasted climatic affinities, the two species displayed identical thermal preferences (Tset) ...

TALE-nuclease chimeras (TALENs) can bind to and cleave specific genomic loci and, are used to engineer gene knockouts and additions. Recently, instead of using the FokI domain, epigenetically active domains, such as TET1 and LSD1, have been combined with TAL effector domains to regulate targeted gene expression via DNA and histone demethylation. However, studies of histone methylation in the TA...

The incorporation of temporal semantics into the traditional data mining techniques has caused the creation of a new area called Temporal Data Mining. This incorporation is especially necessary if we want to extract useful knowledge from dynamic domains, which are time-varying in nature. Related to this topic, we proposed in [11] an algorithm named TSET for mining temporal patterns (sequences) ...

BACKGROUND Tidal volume (V(T)) must be accurately delivered by anaesthesia ventilators in the volume-controlled ventilation mode in order for lung protective ventilation to be effective. However, the impact of fresh gas flow (FGF) and lung mechanics on delivery of V(T) by the newest anaesthesia ventilators has not been reported. METHODS We measured delivered V(T) (V(TI)) from four anaesthesia...