BACKGROUND Pharmacological evidence has implicated ATP-sensitive K(+) (K(ATP)) channels as the effectors of cardioprotection, but the relative roles of mitochondrial (mitoK(ATP)) and sarcolemmal (surfaceK(ATP)) channels remain controversial. METHODS AND RESULTS We examined the effects of the K(ATP) channel blocker HMR1098 and the K(ATP) channel opener P-1075 on surfaceK(ATP) and mitoK(ATP) ch...

The environmental crisis has created a demand for practices that build awareness about the interconnections of diverse forms life, allowing humans to understand complex earthly relationships and reconnect with land they inhabit. This paper contributes this debate by investigating bird watching activities their relevance architects landscape architects. Drawing upon multispecies studies notion t...

Preload and Afterload Conditions After Aortic Valve Replacement for Aortic Stenosis Effects of Levosimendan on Left Ventricular Relaxation and Early Filling at Maintained Print ISSN: 0009-7322. Online ISSN: 1524-4539 Copyright © 2008 American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved. is published by the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231 Circulation doi: 10....

Perhutani area in Poncokusumo is inhabited by endemic and protected mammals birds. However the data of species are still lacking while wildlife threatened forest conversion hunting activities. Â This study aims to determine bird conservation strategies through watching ecotourism based on community. The objectives survey birds Poncokusumo, analyze perception knowledge community visitors toward ...

Valuations are ubiquitous. We may be for or against genetically modified food; we find some politicians irresponsible; we prefer Beethoven to rock ‘n’ roll or vice versa; some enjoy bird-watching while others find it boring; and we may think that we have to tighten up on green-house gas emissions. Valuing is pervasive and often we are not even aware that we are valuing. However, many of our val...

Expertise in object recognition, as in bird watching or X-ray specialization, is based on extensive perceptual experience and in-depth semantic knowledge. Although it has been shown that rich perceptual experience shapes elementary perception and higher level discrimination and identification, little is known about the influence of in-depth semantic knowledge on object perception and identifica...

Losses in biodiversity and trends toward urbanisation have reduced people's contact with biodiverse nature, yet the consequences for mental well-being are not well understood. Here, we demonstrate that greater plant and animal species richness in isolation causes an improvement in mental well-being. To do so, the present research experimentally manipulated species richness and assessed widely-u...

Gaomei wetlands are national Taiwanese coastal wetlands. Over the past few years, they have grown into an important water bird habitat and popular bird-watching location. However, the rapid growth in tourism has begun to affect the environmental quality in the Gaomei wetlands. This study combined ecosystem services (ES) and ecological footprint (EF) assessments to evaluate the sustainability st...