The inspiratory capacity/total lung capacity ratio as a predictor of survival in an emphysematous phenotype of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. [PDF]
, 2015 BackgroundForced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) grades severity of COPD and predicts survival. We hypothesize that the inspiratory capacity/total lung capacity (IC/TLC) ratio, a sensitive measure of static lung hyperinflation, may have a ...
Balfe, David +4 more
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A Simplified Microgrid Model for the Validation of Islanded Control Logics
Energies, 2017 Microgrids (MGs) may represent a solution in the near future to many problems in the energy and electric world scenarios; such as pollution, high reliability, efficiency and so on.
Andrea Bonfiglio +5 more
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BMC Medical Education, 2022 Background Interprofessional education (IPE) aims to improve students’ collaborative competencies and behaviour. The effect of classroom IPE on students’ perceptions of collaboration in clinical practice, and how knowledge is possibly transferred, has ...
Carolyn Teuwen +5 more
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Lung volumes identify an at-risk group in persons with prolonged secondhand tobacco smoke exposure but without overt airflow obstruction. [PDF]
, 2018 IntroductionExposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) is associated with occult obstructive lung disease as evident by abnormal airflow indices representing small airway disease despite having preserved spirometry (normal forced expiratory volume in 1 s-to ...
Arjomandi, Mehrdad +9 more
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Turbocompound Power Unit Modelling for a Supercapacitor-Based Series Hybrid Vehicle Application
Energies, 2020 In this paper, starting from the measurements available for a 2000 cm3 turbocharged diesel engine, an analytical model of the turbocharger is proposed and validated.
Matteo Repetto +4 more
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Treatment of Advanced Emphysema with Emphysematous Lung Sealant (AeriSeal (R)) [PDF]
, 2011 Background: This report summarizes initial tests of an emphysematous lung synthetic polymer sealant (ELS) designed to reduce lung volume in patients with advanced emphysema.
A. Ernst +16 more
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Electrical-Loss Analysis of Power-Split Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Energies, 2017 The growing development of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) has seen the spread of architectures with transmission based on planetary gear train, realized thanks to two electric machines.
Andrea Bonfiglio +5 more
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Precedente, 2004 Durantes los días 18 y 19 de agosto de 2004 se realizó en la Universidad ICESI un foro sobre el Tratado de Libre Comercio con Estados Unidos y sus impactos sobre la normatividad jurídica colombiana.
Memoria Foro TLC con EEUU
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Improvement of Methods for Standardisation of Medicines Based on Aloe arborescens
Регуляторные исследования и экспертиза лекарственных средств, 2022 Much interest is taken in identification of Aloe arborescens Mill. medicines by a major class of bioactive compounds (anthracene derivatives), as well as in quantitative determination of the compounds belonging to the class, with the same unified method ...
A. V. Beketova +2 more
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Evaluating the food colors in traditional confectionaries and beverages in Shiraz city [PDF]
Trends in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2021 Food colorants are addictive substances that are creating a good and attractive appearance to foods The synthetic food dyes have been strictly controlled by the legislation in the world. Artificial food colorants may cause harmful effect on human health.
Zahra Gholami +2 more
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