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Is the pediatric sleep questionnaire sensitive for sleep-disordered breathing in children with complex chronic disease

, 2023
Purpose: Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is a disease defined by breathing or breathing irregularities while asleep. The current study examines the association between results of polysomnography (PSG) and the Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire (PSQ), and the
GÖKDEMİR, YASEMİN, ERDEM ERALP, ELA
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Mask pressure effects on the nasal bridge during short-term noninvasive ventilation

ERJ Open Research, 2018
The aim of this study was to assess the influence of different masks, ventilator settings and body positions on the pressure exerted on the nasal bridge by the mask and subjective comfort during noninvasive ventilation (NIV).
Anne-Kathrin Brill, Rachel Pickersgill, Mohammad Moghal, Mary J. Morrell, Anita K. Simonds   +4 more
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Serum Albumin Levels as a Potential Marker for the Predictive and Prognostic Factor in Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Prospective Cohort Study

Frontiers in Neurology, 2021
Objectives: As a common otology emergency, sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) has a great impact on quality of life. The diagnosis and treatment of SSNHL remain challenging.
Zhong Zheng, Zhong Zheng, Chengqi Liu, Chengqi Liu, Ying Shen, Ying Shen, Liang Xia, Liang Xia, Lili Xiao, Lili Xiao, Yuanyuan Sun, Yuanyuan Sun, Hui Wang, Hui Wang, Zhengnong Chen, Zhengnong Chen, Yaqin Wu, Yaqin Wu, Haibo Shi, Haibo Shi, Yanmei Feng, Yanmei Feng, Shankai Yin, Shankai Yin   +23 more
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Patients' perceptions of the potential of breathing training for asthma: a qualitative study

, 2013
Background: Poor symptom control is common in asthma. Breathing training exercises may be an effective adjunct to medication; it is therefore important to understand facilitators and barriers to uptake of breathing training exercises.
Tonkin-Crine, S., Teasdale, E., Mike Thomas, Anne Bruton, Emma Teasdale, Gibson, D., Arden-Close, Emily, Gibson, Denise, Stafford-Watson, Mark, Bruton, Anne, Bruton, A., Yardley, L., Mark Stafford-Watson, Natasha Pitre, Teasdale, Emma, Thomas, M., Denise Gibson, Tonkin-Crine, Sarah, Thomas, D.M., Sarah Tonkin-Crine, Lucy Yardley, Stafford-Watson, M., Yardley, Lucy, Emily Arden-Close, Pitre, N.   +24 more
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The spray characteristic of gas-liquid coaxial swirl injector by experiment

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2017
Using the laser phase Doppler particle analyzer (PDPA), the spray characteristics of gas-liquid coaxial swirl injector were studied. The Sauter mean diameter (SMD), axial velocity and size data rate were measured under different gas injecting pressure ...
Chen Chen, Zhihui Yan, Yang Yang, Hongli Gao, Shunhua Yang, Lei Zhang   +5 more
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Breathing-Dependent Redox Activity in a Tetrathiafulvalene-Based Metal–Organic Framework [PDF]

, 2018
“Breathing” metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) that involve changes in their structural and physical properties upon an external stimulus are an interesting class of crystalline materials due to their range of potential applications including chemical ...
José L. Zafra, Enrique Ortí (1356861), Souto González, Xosé M., Aron Walsh (762912), Joaquín Calbo (1641406), Romero, Jorge, Calbo Roig, Joaquín, Guillermo Mínguez Espallargas, Juan Casado (1279770), Vitorica-Yrezabal, Inigo J, Juan Casado, Jorge Romero (5613353), Guillermo Mínguez Espallargas (1444648), Joaquín Calbo, Calbo, Joaquin, Aron Walsh, Manuel Souto (1299123), Walsh, Aron, José L. Zafra (2045200), Souto, Manuel, Vitórica-Yrezábal, Iñigo J., Zafra, Jose L, Manuel Souto, Zafra, José L., Casado, Juan, Enrique Ortí, Iñigo J. Vitórica-Yrezábal (1892863), Ortí Guillén, Enrique, Orti, Enrique, Romero Pascual, Jorge, Mínguez Espallargas, Guillermo, Jorge Romero, Iñigo J. Vitórica-Yrezábal   +32 more
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Health outcomes associated with improvement in mouth breathing in children with OSA

, 2021
Purpose Children with mouth breathing (MB) report poor quality of life. It is unknown whether improvement in MB is associated with improvement in behavior or quality of life.
Bandyopadhyay, Anuja, Slaven, James E.
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Systemic inflammation suppresses spinal respiratory motor plasticity via mechanisms that require serine/threonine protein phosphatase activity

Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2021
Background Inflammation undermines multiple forms of neuroplasticity. Although inflammation and its influence on plasticity in multiple neural systems has been extensively studied, its effects on plasticity of neural networks controlling vital life ...
Arash Tadjalli, Yasin B. Seven, Raphael R. Perim, Gordon S. Mitchell   +3 more
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Understanding the clinical management of obstructive sleep apnoea in tetraplegia: a qualitative study using the theoretical domains framework

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background Clinical practice guidelines recommend further testing for people with tetraplegia and signs and symptoms of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), followed by treatment with positive airway pressure therapy.
Marnie Graco, David J. Berlowitz, Sally E. Green   +2 more
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Effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on all-cause mortality in patients with chronic respiratory disease: a retrospective cohort study in an Australian teaching hospital

BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Background Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is widely recommended for short-term benefits in chronic respiratory diseases, yet long-term outcomes remain uncertain. This retrospective cohort study addresses this gap, comparing 20-year mortality rates between
Vahid Sharifi, Danny J. Brazzale, Christine F. McDonald, Catherine J. Hill, Chris Michael, Warren R. Ruehland, David J. Berlowitz   +6 more
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