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Analysis and Modeling of Mechanical Ventilation Operation Behaviors of Occupants in Cold Regions of North China

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2022
Mechanical ventilation has a great impact on building simulation performance, such as indoor environment quality and building energy consumption. However, there is still a lack of accurate mechanical ventilation models established from long-term field ...
Chenchen Zhang, Hejiang Sun
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Cost-utility Analysis of Home Mechanical Ventilation Compared to Hospital Settings in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

open access: yesCurrent Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 2022
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive neuromuscular disease. Mechanical ventilation delays death and use at home can reduce costs and increase quality of life.
Gajdoš Ondřej   +3 more
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Invasive Mechanical Ventilation [PDF]

open access: yesSouthern Medical Journal, 2018
Invasive mechanical ventilation is a potentially lifesaving intervention for acutely ill patients. The goal of this review is to provide a concise, clinically focused overview of basic invasive mechanical ventilation for the many clinicians who care for mechanically ventilated patients.
James M, Walter   +2 more
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Non-invasive mechanical ventilation [PDF]

open access: yesABC: časopis urgentne medicine
Respiratory failure is one of the most common conditions that require urgent medical intervention and represents a major challenge for physicians. Given the importance of the respiratory system, rapid and adequate treatment is crucial for the patient's ...
Đuketić Nikola   +3 more
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Lung Rest During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Neonatal Respiratory Failure-Practice Variations and Outcomes. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
OBJECTIVE: Describe practice variations in ventilator strategies used for lung rest during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for respiratory failure in neonates, and assess the potential impact of various lung rest strategies on the duration of ...
Aghai, Zubair H.   +5 more
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Regulations and robust low-carbon buildings [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Building regulations and associated calculation methods have been rapidly evolving, driven in Europe by the European Union Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. As an example, the current UK regulations are explored in relation to buildings that are
Tuohy, Paul
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Optimization of cool roof and night ventilation in office buildings: A case study in Xiamen, China [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Increasing roof albedo (using a “cool” roof) and night ventilation are passive cooling technologies that can reduce the cooling loads in buildings, but existing studies have not comprehensively explored the potential benefits of integrating these two ...
Gao, Y   +6 more
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Microscopic-observation drug-susceptibility assay for the diagnosis of TB. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
BACKGROUND: New diagnostic tools are urgently needed to interrupt the transmission of tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Rapid, sensitive detection of tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in sputum has been demonstrated in ...
Caviedes, Luz   +14 more
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Chronic noninvasive ventilation in COPD: towards the identification of a responder phenotype

open access: yesERJ Open Research
Purpose Chronic noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is an effective treatment for patients with chronic hypercapnia due to COPD, but the improvement in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) varies significantly among individuals.
Tim Raveling   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health and economic benefits of building ventilation interventions for reducing indoor PM2.5 exposure from both indoor and outdoor origins in urban Beijing, China [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
China is confronted with serious PM2.5 pollution, especially in the capital city of Beijing. Exposure to PM2.5 could lead to various negative health impacts including premature mortality. As people spend most of their time indoors, the indoor exposure to
Lin, Yaoyu   +4 more
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