This descriptive study aims at verifying whether or not the gastric residual volume (GRV) is assessed prior to the administration of the diet and the procedure performed by the Nursing staff when such a factor occurs. Most ...

© 2017 Cruz-Montecinos et al. Background and objective: In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), accessory respiratory muscles are recruited as a compensatory adaptation to changes in respiratory mechanics. This ...

High altitude natives have enlarged vital capacities and residual volumes (RV). Because pulmonary volumes are an indication of functionally relevant traits, such as diffusion capacity, the understanding of the factors ...

Abstract Titanium nitride (TIN) coatings were deposited on American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) 410 stainless steel substrates by the cathodic arc physical vapor deposition process, varying the substrate bias voltage ...

The management of fertilizer is an important strategy for better nutrition and productivity of eucalyptus. Therefore, the objective of this research was to evaluate the isolated residual effect (carryover) of N, P and K ...

Residual and tropical soils are particulate materialswith a wide range of particle sizes. Usually these geomaterials have a fine particle matrix containing dispersed rigid inclusions that affect theirmechanical behavior. ...

A eucaliptocultura carece de pesquisas referentes a adubação de rebrotas. Assim, este trabalho objetivou estudar em três experimentos distintos, divididos em duas etapas; o efeito residual da adubação com nitrogênio (N), ...

Prolonged preoperative fasting increases insulin resistance, and intensifies the metabolic stress that occurs in surgical trauma. Actually, the abbreviation of time of preoperative fasting with beverages containing ...