Regular physical activity helps to improve physical and mental functions as well as reverse
some effects of chronic disease to keep older people mobile and independent. Despite the …

In this paper, we survey two kinds of mathematics-based battery models intended for use in
hybrid and electric vehicle simulation. The first is circuit-based, which is founded upon the …

Cationic host defence (antimicrobial) peptides are an important component of the innate
immune systems of a wide variety of plants, animals, and bacteria. Although most of these …

Technological advances in DNA recovery and sequencing have drastically expanded the
scope of genetic analyses of ancient specimens to the extent that full genomic investigations …

Sodium ion (Na+) channels, which initiate the action potential in electrically excitable cells,
are the molecular targets of local anesthetic drugs. Site-directed mutations in …

Iron-responsive elements (IREs) are the RNA stem loops that control cellular iron
homeostasis by regulating ferritin translation and transferrin receptor mRNA stability. We …

Background Age-related losses of muscle mass, strength, and function (sarcopenia) pose
significant threats to physical performance, independence, and quality of life. Nutritional …

Since 2010 an uninterrupted sequence of dry years, with annual rainfall deficits ranging from
25 to 45%, has prevailed in central Chile (western South America, 30–38° S). Although …

Objective: To analyze in-hospital mortality after pancreatectomy using a large national
database. Summary and Background Data: Pancreatic resections, including …

Voltage-gated Na+ channels are the molecular targets of local anesthetics, class I
antiarrhythmic drugs, and some anticonvulsants. These chemically diverse drugs inhibit Na+ …