Responses to climate change adaptation messages: A focus group study on the potential for public engagement with climate adaptation by Perälä Annu

“…In contrast, a more critical perspective that considers adaptation as submissive and an incomplete response to climate change may hinder engagement. Lastly, a dismissive view rooted in low-risk perception also obstructs engagement by undermining the rationale for adaptation.…”
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Globalizing opposition to pro-environmental institutions: The growth of counter climate change organizations around the world, 1990 to 2018. by Jared Furuta, Patricia Bromley

“…More than two decades of social scientific research has identified the growing network of corporations, think tanks, nonprofits, and advocacy organizations that aim to obstruct climate change action within the United States. …”
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Transcriptomic Profiling Reveals Differences in Slow‐Twitch and Fast‐Twitch Muscles of a Cigarette Smoke‐Exposed Rat Model by Timothy K. H. Fung, Kwok Kuen Cheung, Xia Wang, Benson W. M. Lau, Shirley P. C. Ngai

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SPECIFICS OF THE LEFT HEART CHAMBERS EARLY POST INFARCTION REMODELING IN COMORBID COPD OF MILD AND MODERATE SEVERITY by O. M. Polikutina, Yu. S. Slepynina, E. D. Bazdyrev, E. G. Vasyutinskaya, V. N. Karetnikova, O. L. Barbarash

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Inhalation of patchouli essential oil alleviates airway inflammation in cigarette smoke-induced COPD mice by Yan Zhang, Rui Cao, Duo Wang, Qiulin Yue, Le Su, Kunlun Li, Baojun Li, Lin Zhao, Song Zhang

“…Abstract Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death worldwide, characterized by persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow limitations resulting from small airway injury, bronchial wall thickening, and hypersecretion of mucus. …”
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A randomized controlled trial of graded exercise rehabilitation enhances diaphragm function and exercise tolerance in patients with AECOPD by Hongmin Ran, Yue Chen, Lijuan Zhang, Dandan Fu, Yan Wang, Nana Yang, Rong Liu, Luwen Luo, Lina Ma, Jimei Luo, Chuanli Cheng, Hui Zeng

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Intestinal malrotation in a female adult: Case report and literature review by Mahdi Aljamal, Bashar Jaber, Ali Shakhshir

“…It revealed bowel malrotation, Ladd's band, and both small and large bowel obstruction with ischemic changes. A pediatric surgeon and a colorectal consultant helped with the surgery. …”
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A Novel Technique for the Measurement of Chest Wall Kinematics Using Low Cost Stretch Sensors by Atiqa Saleem, Zainab Ali, Rida Nisar, Muhammad Usman Raja

“…Each sensor was calibrated by stretching it for different lengths and measuring the change in resistance and voltage caused by this change in length of the sensor. …”
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Duplex system ureterocoele: a contemporary review by Mahmoud Marei Marei, Vikrant Kumbhar, William Calvert, Aruna Abhyankar, Caroline MacDonald

“…Conclusion The introduction of routine antenatal ultrasonography has changed the understanding of duplex system ureterocoele (DSU), with the natural history becoming evident in the context of asymptomatic DSU. …”
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Diagnosis and endoscopic treatment of IgG4 associated autoimmune pancreatitis by WANG Zhonghui, SUN Tieliang, DAI Chunlei

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Assessment of the Budesonid Protective Effects in Patients with Cardio-Respiratory Comorbidity During Coronary Bypassing with Artificial Circulation by E. A. Sergeev, B. I. Geltser, V. N. Kotelnikov, A. E. Tarasov, V. Yu. Velichkin, A. A. Silaev

“…In Group II, those parameters changed oppositely. In Group I, one case of hydrothorax was recorded, and in Group II, 2 patients were diagnosed with polysegmental pneumonia and 2 patients – with pneumothorax. …”
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Beclometasone Dipropionate/Formoterol Fumarate is Similarly Effective to Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate in Chinese Patients with COPD: The FORSYYN Double-Blind, Randomised Study by Fuqiang Wen, Yanmin Wu, Chunyan Xing, Yingqun Zhu, Yongxing Chen, Xiaodong Mei, Massimo Corradi, Glauco Cappellini, Emanuele Calabro, Sergio Amodio, Cissy Zhu, Dmitry Galkin

“…The fixed-dose combination of beclometasone dipropionate/formoterol fumarate (BDP/FF) delivered via pressurised metered-dose inhaler (pMDI) has demonstrated efficacy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), in studies predominantly conducted in Caucasian adults. …”
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Mapping the Global distribution, risk factors, and temporal trends of COPD incidence and mortality (1990–2021): ecological analysis by Shafaq Naeem, Fang Wang, Rabia Mubarak, Hui Shen, Xuechun Li, Irene Mommers, Syeda Rija Hussain, Saima Shakil Malik, Chuanhua Yu, Eelko Hak, Xiaolin Xu, Muhammad Fawad, Sumaira Mubarik

“…Abstract Background Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) remains a significant global public health challenge, contributing to substantial morbidity and mortality worldwide. …”
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Safety and Feasibility of On-the-Table Pharmacomechanical Lysis for Acute Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism by Vladimir Lakhter, DO, Christian Bichard, MD, Kenneth Ouriel, MD, Brian Firth, MD, Parth Rali, MD, Riyaz Bashir, MD

“…The primary efficacy endpoint was the change in RV/LV ratio at 48 hours, and the primary safety endpoint was major bleeding within 72 hours. …”
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Drivers of change in peak-season surface ozone concentrations and impacts on human health over the historical period (1850–2014) by S. T. Turnock, S. T. Turnock, D. Akritidis, D. Akritidis, L. Horowitz, M. Mertens, A. Pozzer, A. Pozzer, C. L. Reddington, H. Wang, P. Zhou, F. O'Connor, F. O'Connor

“…Additional results are obtained from one model to quantify the impact from different drivers of ozone formation, including anthropogenic emissions of ozone and aerosol precursors, stratospheric ozone, and climate change. The peak-season ozone concentrations are used to calculate the risk to human health, in terms of the attributable fraction metric (the percentage of deaths from COPD – chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – associated with long-term exposure to elevated ozone concentrations). …”
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Long-Term Complications of Neonatal Necrotic Enterocolitis: Twisting of Stenosed Small Intestine by V. P. Gavrilyuk, E. V. Donskaya, D. A. Severinov

“…Due to the severity of the condition, the baby was hospitalized.In the initial examination, no data for intestinal obstruction were detected. The patient received parenteral nutrition, antibacterial therapy. …”
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Effect of air layer thickness on melting kinetics and heat transfer in horizontally oriented hemispherical phase change material enclosures by Abbas Fadhil Khalaf, Farhan Lafta Rashid, Mudhar A. Al-Obaidi, Hayder I. Mohammed, Arman Ameen, Ephraim Bonah Agyekum

“…Phase change materials (PCMs) in thermal energy storage systems often encounter unintended air gaps that critically affect performance, yet their effects in hemispherical enclosures remain unexplored. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of C-reactive protein point of care testing for safely reducing antibiotic consumption for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as part o... by David Gillespie, Kerenza Hood, Deborah Fitzsimmons, Bernadette Sewell, Nick Francis, Christopher C Butler, Patrick White, Shaun Harris, Janine Bates, Mohammed Fasihul Alam

“…Objectives Many patients presenting with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) in primary care do not benefit from antibiotics. …”
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Novel approach for identification of left ventricle geometry in patients with chronic heart failure, AH and IHD in combination with COPD. by V. A. Potabashniy

“…The aim of this study was to examine the direction of change of left ventricle (LV) geometry in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), arterial hypertension (AH) and ischemic heart disease (IHD) in combination with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in dependence on severity of clinical signs of CHF and COPD based on recommendation of American Society of Echocardiography and European Association of Cardiovascular Images (2015). …”
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Impact of Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia on Cognitive Function and Hippocampal Neurons in Mice: A Study of Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Pathways by Zhang K, Ma D, Wu Y, Xu Z

“…We examined oxidative stress-related biochemical markers in the hippocampal tissue and used Western Blot to verify changes in the expression of potential key genes. …”
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