Alistipes Bacteremia in Older Patients with Digestive and Cancer Comorbidities, Japan, 2016–2023 by Naoki Watanabe, Tomohisa Watari, Naoto Hosokawa, Yoshihito Otsuka

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Critical analysis of spirometry interpretation in tuberculosis-related lung function impairment: a commentary on a Chinese study by Balsam Barkous, Saba Boubakri, Helmi Ben Saad

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Comparing the efficacy of exertional oxygen delivery by continuous versus demand-based flow systems during 6-minute walk test in patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease an... by Elisabeth Bendstrup, Thomas Skovhus Prior, Sissel Kronborg-White, Janne Hastrup Jensen

“…This is also evident in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Many patients will eventually require ambulatory oxygen therapy (AOT) due to exertional desaturation. …”
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Role of bronchophonography in early diagnostics of bronchial asthma in children of preschool age by A. A. Pavlikov, Yu. L. Mizernitsky, V. I. Marushkov, I. M. Melnikova, L. B. Shubin

“…In patients with BA compared to the group of practically healthy children, the indices of acoustic work of respiration in the high-frequency range (the so-called zone of obstructive changes) were increased, and this increase was reversible after pharmacological test with a bronchial spasmolytic. …”
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Prevalence of genetic mutations in Alpha-1 antitrypsin in patients with difficult-to-treat asthma in Colombia by Abraham Alí-Munive, Jaime Leonardo Chacón, Leidy Prada, Nadia Juliana Proaños, Leslie Vargas, Claudia Diaz-Bossa, Angela Giraldo, John Pedrozo-Pupo

“…Informed consent was obtained, and gingival mucosa was sampled for genetic diagnosis of AATD using the A1AT Genotyping Test. Data analysis was performed using the Chi2 test, Student’s t-test, and Mann-Whitney test for group comparison. …”
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Improving Sleep Disorder Diagnosis Through Optimized Machine Learning Approaches by Md. Atiqur Rahman, Israt Jahan, Maheen Islam, Taskeed Jabid, Md Sawkat Ali, Mohammad Rifat Ahmmad Rashid, Mohammad Manzurul Islam, Md. Hasanul Ferdaus, Md Mostofa Kamal Rasel, Mahmuda Rawnak Jahan, Shayla Sharmin, Tanzina Afroz Rimi, Atia Sanjida Talukder, Md. Mafiul Hasan Matin, M. Ameer Ali

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Impact of circuit configuration on the mechanical performance of CPAP therapy devices: an experimental study by Margherita De Luca, Margherita De Luca, Andrea Formaggio, Andrea Formaggio, Mara Terzini, Mara Terzini, Simone Borrelli, Simone Borrelli, Giovanni Putame, Giovanni Putame, Francesca Moretto, Francesca Moretto, Teresa Esposito, Teresa Esposito, Rosanna Vaschetto, Rosanna Vaschetto, Umberto Morbiducci, Umberto Morbiducci, Carlo Olivieri, Alberto L. Audenino, Alberto L. Audenino

“…The aim of this study is to clarify whether CPAP therapy delivered in CC configuration retains mechanical performances equivalent to that achieved in the canonical OC stipulated by the manufacturers.MethodsOCs and CCs implemented on seven different ventilation devices, classified as flowmeter, obstructive sleep apnoea device, and mechanical ventilator, were tested at different set CPAP levels. …”
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Evaluation Criteria and Women's Attainment of Elite STEM Education: Evidence from College Admission Records by Wei-hsin Yu, Kuo-Hsien Su

“…Even the highest-achieving female students with a strong STEM interest perform worse than males in this type of tests, especially when the tests are given by male-dominated departments. …”
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Prevalence of Allergic Rhinitis and Risk Factors in School Children by Müge Ayanoğlu, Demet Can, Hikmet Tekin Nacaroğlu, Ilker Günay, Hacer Kamalı, Canan Karkiner, Ahmet Özdemir, Döne Doğan, Semiha Bahçeci Erdem

“…Of this group, 55.0% were admitted for the parent questionnaire and tests. Precisely, 90.3% of children accepted PNIF evaluation, and %10.1 of them had a nasal obstruction. …”
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Quality of life in type 2 and non‐type 2 endotypes in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps: A prospective trial by Stijn Bogaert, Elisabeth Rheindorf, Stefan Dazert, Stefan Volkenstein, Lisa Knipps, Jonas Jae‐Hyun Park, Oliver Pfaar

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Outcome of sleepiness and fatigue scores in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome patients with and without restless legs syndrome after nasal CPAP Evolução dos índices de sonolência e... by Raimundo Nonato Delgado Rodrigues, Aída Alexandra Alvim de Abreu e Silva Rodrigues, Riccardo Pratesi, Marília Miranda Fortes Gomes, Ana Maria Nogales Vasconcelos, Christine Erhardt, Jean Krieger

“…BACKGROUND & PURPOSE: The association of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and restless legs syndrome (RLS) has been reported in the literature for many years. …”
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CHMMConvScaleNet: a hybrid convolutional neural network and continuous hidden Markov model with multi-scale features for sleep posture detection by Dikun Hu, Weidong Gao, Kai Keng Ang, Mengjiao Hu, Rong Huang, Gang Chuai, Xiaoyan Li

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Area and severity of ischemia according to dynamic single-photon emission computed tomography and myocardial perfusion scintigraphy in patients with multivessel coronary artery dis... by A. V. Mochula, A. A. Tsygikalo, A. N. Maltseva, O. V. Mochula, V. V. Shipulin, V. V. Zatolokin, Yu. U. Alisherev, S. A. Kunitsyn, B. N. Kozlov, K. V. Zavadovsky

“…Based on the data on coronary artery (CA) involvement, patients were selected: 1) with multivessel CAD (n=171), 2) with single-vessel CAD (n=71) and 3) non-obstructive CAD (n=85). Based on the MPS data, the presence and impaired perfusion area at rest and during the stress test, as well as the degree of their discrepancy were assessed: summed stress score (SSS), summed rest score (SRS) and summed difference score (SDS). …”
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Proposed Algorithm for the Diagnosis and Management of Diabetic Gastroparesis in the Indian Clinical Setting by Mohan V. G. Prasad, Nitesh Pratap, Showkat Zargar, Ravi B. Shankar, Umesh Jalihal, Raj V. Venugopal

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Assessing ventilatory efficiency at rest in asthma: A longitudinal comparison with healthy subjects by Monique vanOosten, Arni Johnsen, Bjorn Magnusson, Marta Gudjonsdottir

“…Patients took the Asthma Control Test questionnaire (ACT). A mixed‐design ANOVA at M1 showed that 30 not well‐controlled asthmatic patients according to ACT (77% females, 7 with airway obstruction), and 23 matched healthy subjects had similar breathing parameters, except for BHT (p < 0.02) and PETCO2 (p = 0.06). …”
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Comprehensive Strategies for Preoperative Pulmonary Risk Evaluation and Management by Hyo Jin Lee, Hyun Woo Lee

“…While preoperative pulmonary function tests and chest radiographs are crucial for lung resection surgery, their use should be judiciously tailored to individual risk profiles. …”
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Comparative Hemogram Analysis of Smoking Patients with COVID-19 and Acute Coronary Syndrome by N. V. Izmozherova, A. A. Popov, A. I. Tsvetkov, L. I. Kadnikov, V. E. Ispavsky, D. I. Kicha

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Leveraging Subjective Parameters and Biomarkers in Machine Learning Models: The Feasibility of <i>lnc-IL7R</i> for Managing Emphysema Progression by Tzu-Tao Chen, Tzu-Yu Cheng, I-Jung Liu, Shu-Chuan Ho, Kang-Yun Lee, Huei-Tyng Huang, Po-Hao Feng, Kuan-Yuan Chen, Ching-Shan Luo, Chien-Hua Tseng, Yueh-His Chen, Arnab Majumdar, Cheng-Yu Tsai, Sheng-Ming Wu

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains a leading cause of death worldwide, with emphysema progression providing valuable insights into disease development. …”
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THE ROLE OF N-TERMINAL PRO-C-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE AS A DIAGNOSTIC BIOMARKER OF PULMONARY HYPERTENSION IN COPD PATIENTS by V. V. Gaynitdinova, L. A. Sharafutdunova, S. N. Avdeev

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Clogging Patterns of Urban Road Storm-Water Inlets Caused by Floating Debris by BU Lianghe, HOU Jingming, LYU Jiahao, WANG Ziyi, FAN Chenchen, LI Peng

“…To investigate the impact of different floating debris on the drainage performance of urban pipe network system systems, this study conducted a series of physical model tests based on slope experiments by considering the drainage process of the pipe network. …”
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