Biotic resistance, the process by which new colonists are excluded from a community by predation from and/or competition with resident species, can prevent or limit species invasions.We examined whether biotic resistance by native predators on Caribbean coral reefs has influenced the invasion success of red lionfishes (Pterois volitans and Pterois
Chronic heart failure (HF) is associated with high hospital admission rates and has an enormous burden on hospital resources worldwide.Ideally, detection of worsening HF in an early phase would allow physicians to intervene timely and proactively in order to prevent switch power wire HF-related hospitalizations, a concept better known as remote hem
Context: There has been a paradigm shift in the management of ureteral calculi in the last decade with the introduction of new less invasive methods, such as ureterorenoscopy and extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL).Aims: Recent studies have reported excellent results with medical expulsive therapy (MET) for distal ureteral calculi, both in