Self-reported sleep in late pregnancy in relation to birth size and fetal distress: the E Moe, Māmā prospective cohort study by Laura D Howe, Sarah-Jane Paine, T Leigh Signal, Bronwyn Sweeney, Monique Priston, Diane Muller, Kathy Lee, Mark Huthwaite, Philippa Gander

“…Our findings tentatively suggest that self-reported breathing pauses and leg twitching in late pregnancy are associated with infant outcomes, and highlight ethnic inequalities.…”
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Expiratory Flow Limitation Definition, Mechanisms, Methods, and Significance by Claudio Tantucci

“…When expiratory flow is maximal during tidal breathing and cannot be increased unless operative lung volumes move towards total lung capacity, tidal expiratory flow limitation (EFL) is said to occur. …”
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Electrical stimulation of the sciatic nerve restores inspiratory diaphragm function in mice after spinal cord injury by Ian Walling, Ian Walling, Sarah Baumgartner, Mitesh Patel, Steven A. Crone, Steven A. Crone, Steven A. Crone

“…IntroductionSpinal cord injury in the high cervical cord can impair breathing due to disruption of pathways between brainstem respiratory centers and respiratory motor neurons in the spinal cord. …”
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The Rhinolith—A Possible Differential Diagnosis of a Unilateral Nasal Obstruction by Detlef Brehmer, Randolf Riemann

“…On presentation, he complained of difficulty in breathing through the right nostril that had persisted for the last 10 years. …”
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Effects of Heliox in Stable COPD Patients at Rest and during Exercise by Matteo Pecchiari

“…Heliox has been administered to stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients at rest and during exercise on the assumption that this low density mixture would have reduced work of breathing, dynamic hyperinflation, and, consequently, dyspnea sensation. …”
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Respiratory Involvement in Patients with Neuromuscular Diseases: A Narrative Review by Athanasios Voulgaris, Maria Antoniadou, Michalis Agrafiotis, Paschalis Steiropoulos

“…Patients with neuromuscular diseases exhibit very often sleep-disordered breathing, which is frequently overlooked until symptoms become more severe leading to irreversible respiratory failure necessitating noninvasive ventilation (NIV) or even tracheostomy. …”
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Functional and aesthetic outcomes of alar base reduction by Abd ELAziz Ali Fahem Ali, Emad Mohammed Shehata, Hassan Mustafa Hegazy, Kamal Abd Elmonem Ebeid

“…Conclusions Effectiveness of ABR in improving nasal function and alleviating symptoms associated with congestion, blockage, and trouble breathing. The procedure resulted in significant improvements in various dimensions, including nasal breathing during sleep, mood, self-esteem related to the nose, and overall symmetry of the nose, as assessed by the SCHNOS score.…”
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Dynamic Demodulation Algorithm for Bio-radar Sensors Based on Range Tapper by Changyu LIU, Hao ZHANG, Fanglin GENG, Zhongrui BAI, Peng WANG, Zhenfeng LI, Lidong DU, Xianxiang CHEN, Zhen FANG

“…However, the commonly used range Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) presents certain limitations: The breathing amplitude of the subject may cross the range bin boundary, compromising signal integrity, while breathing movements can cause amplitude modulation of physiological signals, hindering waveform recovery. …”
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Neonatal outcomes and resuscitation practices following the addition of heart rate-guidance to basic resuscitation. by Jackie K Patterson, Daniel Ishoso, Adrien Lokangaka, Pooja Iyer, Casey Lowman, Joar Eilevstjønn, Ingunn Haug, Beena D Kamath-Rayne, Eric Mafuta, Helge Myklebust, Tracy Nolen, Antoinette Tshefu, Carl Bose, Sara Berkelhamer

“…We evaluated our primary outcome of effective breathing at three minutes after birth among newborns not breathing well at 30 seconds after birth employing generalized linear models using maximum likelihood estimation.…”
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Polarization modes of gravitational waves in scalar-tensor-Rastall theory by Yu-Zhi Fan, Xiao-Bin Lai, Yu-Qi Dong, Yu-Xiao Liu

“…The scalar mode can be either a mixture of the breathing and longitudinal modes or just a pure breathing mode, depending on the parameter space. …”
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Isolated Pulmonary Embolism following Shoulder Arthroscopy by Nicole H. Goldhaber, Christopher S. Lee

“…Although rare, sudden development of an isolated PE is possible, and symptoms such as sudden hand swelling, trouble breathing, and systemic symptoms should be evaluated aggressively with a pulmonary CT angiogram given the fact that an extremity ultrasound may be negative for deep vein thrombosis.…”
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Investigation and Analysis of the Influence of Vegetative Tracheobronchial Foreign Body on Airflow Field by Yudong Bao, Shengqian Qu, Kai Li

“…The airway pressure will increase so that the resistance of breathing will increase, and the shear force will also increase, which hurt the airway. …”
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Acute hoarseness in severe heart failure: Ortner's Syndrome by Gavrić Jelena, Valjarević Svetlana, Jovanović Anđelina, Jovanović Milan B.

“…Case Presentation: A 57-year-old man was urgently admitted to the Cardiology Department for laboured breathing and a clinical suspicion of heart failure. …”
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3D modelling and simulation of thermal effects and dispersion of particles carrying infectious respiratory agents in a railway transport coach by Patrick Armand, Jérémie Tâche

“…The size spectrum of particles varies depending on whether they are produced during breathing, speaking, coughing or sneezing. More specifically, droplets associated with breathing are in the range of 1–10 µm in aerodynamic diameter, while at the other end of the spectrum, drops associated with coughing can reach 100–1000 µm. …”
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Obese hypoventilation syndrome. Presentation of a case by Luis Virgilio Díaz Martìnez, Yenisel Chang Cuesta, Inti Santana Carballosa

“…Gustavo Aldereguía Lima Hospital in the Cienfuegos province, because he had had difficulty breathing, a fever of 39ºC, for seven days, and the day before he had begun to expectorate blood. …”
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Excess ventilation and chemosensitivity in patients with inefficient ventilation and chronic coronary syndrome or heart failure: a case–control study by Prisca Eser, Dominic Käesermann, Pietro Calamai, Anja Kalberer, Laura Stütz, Sarina Huber, James Duffin, Matthias Wilhelm

“…Both patient groups had lower resting PETCO2 than controls, but only patients with HF had increased breathing frequency and rapid shallow breathing at rest.ConclusionIn patients with HF and/or CCS and excess ventilation, central chemoreflex VRT was reduced independently of the presence of HF. …”
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Asymptomatic Severe Vagal and Sympathetic Cardiac Denervation in Holmes-Adie’s Syndrome by B. Estañol, R. C. Callejas-Rojas, S. Cortés, R. Martínez-Memije, O. Infante-Vázquez, G. Delgado-García

“…We thus studied the heart rate variability (HRV) and the systolic blood pressure variability (SBPV) in supine and standing position and also during rhythmic breathing. We found a decreased HRV in the time domain with very low standard deviation in supine and standing position and during rhythmic breathing. …”
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Respiratory Support for Pharmacologically Induced Hypoxia in Neonatal Calves by C. G. Donnelly, C. T. Quinn, S. G. Nielsen, S. L. Raidal

“…Calves received the alternate treatment after 10 minutes of breathing ambient air. Arterial blood gas samples were obtained prior to sedation, following sedation, following the first and second treatment, and after breathing ambient air before and after the second treatment. …”
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An Unusual Cause of Transient Ischemic Attack by Matthew J Brooks, Liam M Hannan, AiVee Ng, Louis Irving, Anu Aggarwal

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Pathophysiologic Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Disease in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome by Carlos Zamarrón, Luis Valdés Cuadrado, Rodolfo Álvarez-Sala

“…Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a highly prevalent sleep disorder, characterized by repeated disruptions of breathing during sleep. This disease has many potential consequences including excessive daytime sleepiness, neurocognitive deterioration, endocrinologic and metabolic effects, and decreased quality of life. …”
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