Balance impairment and lower limbs strength in patients with COPD who fell in the previous year.

Fall-related causes in patients with COPD might be associated to functional balance impairments and greater disease severity. We aimed to evaluate the reasons for falls in patients with COPD who had presented any fall during the previous year. This is a cross-sectional study.

Short and long term effect of treatment non-pharmacological and lifestyle in patients with metabolic syndrome.

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a complex disorder represented by a set of cardiovascular risk factors usually related to central fat deposition, insulin resistance, hypertension and dyslipidemia. It is associated with accelerated atherosclerosis in response to chronic inflammation and vascular endothelial dysfunction, increasing overall mortality. The objective to evaluate the short and long term effect of the comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation program and intensive lifestyle intervention in metabolic syndrome patients.

Challenges in Additive Manufacturing of Space Parts: Powder Feedstock Cross-Contamination and Its Impact on End Products.

This work studies the tensile properties of Ti-6Al-4V samples produced by laser powder bed based Additive Manufacturing (AM), for different build orientations. The results showed high scattering of the yield and tensile strength and low fracture elongation. The subsequent fractographic investigation revealed the presence of tungsten particles on the fracture surface.

Enhancing electrochemical performance by control of transport properties in buffer layers--solid oxide fuel/electrolyser cells.

The current work demonstrates how tailoring the transport properties of thin ceria-based buffer layers in solid oxide fuel or electrolyser cells can provide the necessary phase stability against chemical interaction at the electrolyte/electrode interface, while also providing radical improvements in the electrochemical performance of the oxygen electrode. Half cells of Ce0.8R0.