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A comprehensive analysis of the effect of ventilation and climatic conditions on covid-19 transmission through respiratory droplet transport via both airborne and fomite mode inside an elevator [PDF]

, 2022
The risks of disease transmission due to these droplets are significantly high in confined public spaces like elevators. A numerical analysis using OpenFOAM has been performed in this work to investigate the droplet dispersion routes in an enclosed environment resembling an elevator.
arxiv   +1 more source

Unlicensed and off-label prescription of respiratory drugs to children [PDF]

, 2004
Many respiratory drugs are not available in formulations suitable for infants and toddlers. Efficacy and safety research is mostly restricted to older children.
Anker, J.N. (John) van den, Eland, I.A. (Ingo), Jong, G.W. (Geert) 't, Stricker, B.H.Ch. (Bruno), Sturkenboom, M.C.J.M. (Miriam)   +4 more
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Arterial blood gas analysis in labrador retriever dogs with upper and lower respiratory tract diseases* [PDF]

Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 2020
Arterial blood gas analysis helps to assess the patient’s ventilation and oxygenation status. Arterial blood gas variations in 12 awake Labrador retriever dogs with respiratory diseases were studied.
S. Swathi, S. Ajithkumar, N. Madhavan Unny, Usha Narayana Pillai, V. Beena, C. Sunanda   +5 more
doaj  

Prediction of spirometry outcome in Croatian patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
The current study offers an extensive examination of the influence of 29 diverse parameters on spirometry measurement variables in a cohort of 534 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from five different centers in Croatia.
Erim Bešić, Davorka Muršić, Tajana Jalušić Glunčić, Jelena Ostojić, Sanda Škrinjarić-Cincar, Martina Dokoza, Nataša Karamarković Lazarušić, Miroslav Samaržija, Andrea Vukić Dugac   +8 more
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Use of mathematical modelling to assess respiratory syncytial virus epidemiology and interventions: A literature review [PDF]

arXiv, 2021
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of acute lower respiratory tract infection worldwide, resulting in approximately sixty thousand annual hospitalizations of <5-year-olds in the United States alone and three million annual hospitalizations globally. The development of over 40 vaccines and immunoprophylactic interventions targeting RSV
arxiv  

Possibilities of using multidirectional immunomodulators for acute and recurrent infectious and inflammatory diseases of the upper respiratory tract

Медицинский совет, 2021
In many countries, with the prevention of acute respiratory diseases in children and adults, the use of various types of biologically active substances of natural and synthetic origin, called immunostimulants of various mechanisms of action, has been ...
S. V. Morozova, L. V. Selezneva
doaj   +1 more source

Masked Face Recognition using ResNet-50 [PDF]

arXiv, 2021
Over the last twenty years, there have seen several outbreaks of different coronavirus diseases across the world. These outbreaks often led to respiratory tract diseases and have proved to be fatal sometimes. Currently, we are facing an elusive health crisis with the emergence of COVID-19 disease of the coronavirus family.
arxiv  

Mortality among Lifelong Nonsmokers Exposed to Secondhand Smoke at Home: Cohort Data and Sensitivity Analyses [PDF]

, 2006
Evidence is growing that secondhand smoke can cause death from several diseases. The association between household exposure to secondhand smoke and disease-specific mortality was examined in two New Zealand cohorts of lifelong nonsmokers (‘‘never smokers’
Blakely, Tony, Hill, Sarah, Kawachi, Ichiro, Woodward, Alistair   +3 more
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The effect of a probiotic containing a strain of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG on the level of HbD-2 and LL-37 in the secretion of the upper respiratory tract and respiratory morbidity in children with bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis

Zdorovʹe Rebenka, 2020
Background. Today, allergic respiratory diseases in children, including asthma and allergic rhinitis, are a relevant medical and social problem associated with a high risk of disability, a significant reduction in the quality of life of patients and ...
Yu.K. Bolbot, T.A. Bordii, Ya.V. Vilenskyi   +2 more
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Metagenomic analysis of a sample from a patient with respiratory tract infection reveals the presence of a γ-papillomavirus

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2014
Previously unknown or unexpected pathogens may be responsible for that proportion of respiratory diseases in which a causative agent cannot be identified. The application of broad-spectrum, sequence independent virus discovery techniques may be useful to
Marta eCanuti, Martin eDeijs, Seyed Mohammad Jazaeri Farsani, Melle eHolwerda, Maarten F Jebbink, Michel ede Vries, Saskia evan Vugt, Curt eBrugman, Theo eVerheij, Christine eLammens, Herman eGoossens, Katherine eLoens, Margaretha eIeven, Lia eVan Der Hoek   +13 more
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