Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Emerging Treatments Targeting the Genioglossus Muscle [PDF]
, 2019 Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by repetitive episodes of upper airway obstruction caused by a loss of upper airway dilator muscle tone during sleep and an inadequate compensatory response by these muscles in the context of an anatomically
Cano-Pumarega, Irene +8 more
core +2 more sources
Collapsibility and microscopic mechanism of intact loess at different depths in Xining area
Yantu gongcheng xuebao, 2019 The collapsibility of the intact loess at different depths in Xining area is studied through the laboratory immersion compression tests. Combined with the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and the particle and crack image recognition and analysis system
CUI Jing-yu , ZHANG Wu-yu , XIE Bang-long , JI Xi , JI Gang-ao
doaj +1 more source
Research on the Collapse Coefficient of Collapsible Loess under Unloading
Advances in Civil Engineering, 2021 In the geogenetic overburden excavation of underground space projects (such as comprehensive pipe corridors or subways), the foundation stress is in an unloading state.
Bin Zhi +7 more
doaj +1 more source
Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2017 High concentration of soluble salt in coastal saline soil can dissolve soil particles to some extent. In this paper, the application of slag compound as a curing agent (referred to as SM) for dealing with dissolve collapsibility in saline soil is ...
Chengbin Liu +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Estimating Counterfactual Risk Under Hypothetical Interventions in the Presence of Competing Events: Crystalline Silica Exposure and Mortality From 2 Causes of Death. [PDF]
, 2018 Exposure to silica has been linked to excess risk of lung cancer and nonmalignant respiratory disease mortality. In this study we estimated risk for both these outcomes in relation to occupational silica exposure as well as the reduction in risk that ...
Brown, Daniel +6 more
core +1 more source
Physiological and morphological determinants of maximal expiratory flow in chronic obstructive lung disease [PDF]
, 1996 Maximal expiratory flow in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) could be reduced by three different mechanisms; loss of lung elastic recoil, decreased airway conductance upstream of flow-limiting segments; and ...
Bogaard, J.M. (Jan) +5 more
core +1 more source
Therapeutic alternatives with CPAP in obstructive sleep apnea [PDF]
, 2019 Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), characterized by airflow cessation (apnea) or reduction (hypopnea) due to repeated pharyngeal obstructions during sleep, causes frequent disruption of sleep and hypoxic events. The condition is linked to many adverse health
Aluas, Maria +8 more
core +3 more sources
Development of Water-Soluble Composite Salt Sand Cores Made by a Hot-Pressed Sintering Process [PDF]
Archives of Foundry Engineering, 2023 A wide variety of water-soluble cores are widely used in hollow composite castings with internal cavities, curved channels, and undercuts. Among them, the cores made by adding binders of inorganic salts in the form of aqueous solutions have excellent ...
Xiaona Yang +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Sleep apnea and the impact on cardiovascular risk in patients with Marfan syndrome [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Marfan syndrome (MFS) is an inherited connective tissue disorder characterized by ectopia lentis, aortic root dilation and dissection and specific skeletal features.
Bauters, Fré +8 more
core +1 more source