Ketosis is a metabolic disorder associated with high production and low energy intake in dairy cows. Fat reserves are mobilized, and gluconeogenesis occurs.
Elaine van Erp-van der Kooij +6 more
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Methods and protocols for incremental exercise testing in tetraplegia, using arm-crank ergometry assisted by Functional Electrical Stimulation [PDF]
Cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) leads to tetraplegia, with paralysis and loss of sensation in the upper and lower limbs. The associated sedentary lifestyle results in an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
A.N. McLean +24 more
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Influencing Factors on Lactulose Breath Test Results
to assess the relationship between hydrogen and methane production in patients with suspected irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Methods: The demographic and clinical factors of 268 patients with suspected IBS, who had undergone a lactulose breath test ...
Jin Won Kim +9 more
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Systematic review and meta-analysis. small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in chronic pancreatitis [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Evidence on small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) in patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP) is conflicting. AIM: The purpose of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence of SIBO in CP and to ...
Grigor'eva IuV +5 more
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Clinical applications of breath testing [PDF]
Breath testing has the potential to benefit the medical field as a cost-effective, non-invasive diagnostic tool for diseases of the lung and beyond. With growing evidence of clinical worth, standardization of methods, and new sensor and detection technologies the stage is set for breath testing to gain considerable attention and wider application in ...
Paschke, Kelly M +2 more
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A simple device to inject indicator gas for wash-out tests during mechanical ventilation [PDF]
Objective: To evaluate a simple device which injects a constant fraction of indicator gas to the inspiratory mixture for performing multi-breath wash-out tests during controlled ventilation. Design: the technique in which the indicator gas is injected at
Bruining, H.A. (Hajo) +5 more
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Modeling of breath methane concentration profiles during exercise on an ergometer [PDF]
We develop a simple three compartment model based on mass balance equations which quantitatively describes the dynamics of breath methane concentration profiles during exercise on an ergometer.
Jandacka, Martin +9 more
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Design and Benchmark Testing for Open Architecture Reconfigurable Mobile Spirometer and Exhaled Breath Monitor with GPS and Data Telemetry. [PDF]
Portable and wearable medical instruments are poised to play an increasingly important role in health monitoring. Mobile spirometers are available commercially, and are used to monitor patients with advanced lung disease.
Davis, Cristina E +7 more
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ABSTRACT Purpose Although not always achieved, complete chemotherapy‐induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) control is the conventional goal of CINV prophylaxis. In this two‐center, mixed‐methods study, we sought to understand the preferences of adolescent patients and family caregivers for CINV control endpoints.
Haley Newman +8 more
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Control strategies for integration of electric motor assist and functional electrical stimulation in paraplegic cycling: Utility for exercise testing and mobile cycling [PDF]
AIM: The aim of this study was to investigate feedback control strategies for integration of electric motor assist and functional electrical stimulation (FES) for paraplegic cycling, with particular focus on development of a testbed for exercise testing
Cathcart, A.J. +8 more
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