In-Vitro Comparison of Aerosol Drug Delivery in Pediatrics Using Pressurized Metered Dose Inhaler, Jet Nebulizer, and Vibrating Mesh Nebulizers [PDF]
Background: Aerosol therapy has been established as an efficient form of drug delivery to pediatric and adult patients with respiratory diseases; however, aerosol delivery to the pediatric population is quite challenging.
Al Sultan, Huriah A
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Exploring the implications of different approaches to estimate centre-level adherence using objective adherence data in an adult cystic fibrosis centre - a retrospective observational study [PDF]
Background Accurate centre-level medication adherence measurement allows identification of highly performing CF centres, drives shared learning and informs quality improvement.
Campbell, M.J.+4 more
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Distributed Trust Through the Lens of Software Architecture [PDF]
Distributed trust is a nebulous concept that has evolved from different perspectives in recent years. While one can attribute its current prominence to blockchain and cryptocurrency, the distributed trust concept has been cultivating progress in federated learning, trustworthy and responsible AI in an ecosystem setting, data sharing, privacy issues ...
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The Physical Nature of Rest-UV Galaxy Morphology During the Peak Epoch of Galaxy Formation [PDF]
Motivated by the irregular and little-understood morphologies of z ~ 2 - 3 galaxies, we use non-parametric coefficents to quantify the morphologies of 216 galaxies which have been spectroscopically confirmed to lie at redshifts z = 1.8 - 3.4 in the GOODS-N field.
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. The aerosol mass spectrometer (AMS), combined with statistical methods such as positive matrix factorization (PMF), has greatly advanced the quantification of primary organic aerosol (POA) sources and total secondary organic aerosol (SOA) mass. However,
L. Qi+13 more
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Stellar contents and star formation in the young open cluster Stock 8 [PDF]
We present $UBVI_c$ CCD photometry of the young open cluster Stock 8 with the aim to study the basic properties and star formation scenario in this region. The radius of the cluster is found to be $\sim 6^{\prime}$ ($\sim 3.6$ pc) and the reddening within the cluster region varies from $E(B-V)=0.40$ to 0.60 mag. The cluster is located at a distance of $
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New Herbig-Haro objects and outflows in Mon R1 association [PDF]
We present results of the narrow-band Halpha and [SII] imaging survey of Mon R1 association, performed with the 1 m Schmidt telescope of the Byurakan Observatory. Our observations covered one degree field near the center of the association. As a result of this study twenty new Herbig-Haro knots were discovered, some of which form collimated outflows ...
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The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of inhaler devices used in the routine management of chronic asthma in older children: a systematic review and economic evaluation [PDF]
Background: This review examines the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of hand-held inhalers to deliver medication for the routine management of chronic asthma in children aged between 5 and 15 years.
Beverley, C.+4 more
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OBJETIVO: O conhecimento sobre o manejo da asma aguda em crianças é um tema pouco explorado. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o conhecimento de profissionais de saúde do Recife (PE) sobre o assunto. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal de tipo inquérito com 27
Giovanna Menezes de Medeiros Lustosa+2 more
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Commercial versus home‐made spacers in delivering bronchodilator therapy for acute therapy in children [PDF]
1-25Background Strong evidence supports the use of metered‐dose inhalers combined with a spacer for delivering rapid‐acting inhaled beta‐2 agonists in the treatment of acute exacerbations of asthma in children.
Akinbami+51 more
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