This theoretical paper critically assesses existing long wave discourse which classifies the current set of innovation surges as part of a 5th Kondratieff cycle, with the 6th likely to be based on nanotechnologies or bio-medical technologies. Kondratieff long wave theory provides a strong cognitive tool to examine such innovation surges. This paper argues that the existing discourse is incorrec...

The aim of the present study was to analyze the changes in intra-abdominal pressure in patients undergoing different cardiac procedures with extracorporeal circulation (ECC). Patients and methods: IAP was measured in 100 patients undergoing CABG or valve replacement (VR) with ECC. IAP was measured in the urinary bladder at six measurement points: 1/ just before anaesthesia, 2/ 10 minutes after ...

Background: important reading performance measurements are related to how and to what extent a child understands a written text. Aim: to study the performance of primary school (Ensino Fundamental) students in reading comprehension tasks according to the variables grade and type of school. Method: 160 students from the 3rd to the 6th grades were screened and later evaluated based on the retelli...

Mothers in postpartum periods are forced to be awake at night in order to take care of their babies. It is important to investigate relationships between the sleep patterns of postpartum mothers and their babies' activities under conditions in daily life to determine effects on their health. In this study, changes in sleep parameters of young women from late pregnancy to the 6th postpartum week...

To evaluate different methods of estimating bovine carcass composition, seventy yearling bulls of the "Asturiana de los Valles" beef breed were slaughtered and their carcass composition estimated by a commercial dissection of the right half-carcass and by tissular dissection of the 6th and 10th rib of the left half-carcass. Correlation and regression analyses were used to identify the most accu...