COVID-19 Diagnosis Using Spectral and Statistical Analysis of Cough Recordings Based on the Combination of SVD and DWT by Thabit Sultan Mohammed, Awni Ismail Sultan, Khattab M. Ali Alheeti, Karim Mohammed Aljebory, Hasan Ismail Sultan, Muzhir Shaban Al-Ani

“…As a cough recognition approach, we found it well-performing, as it generates and utilizes an efficient minimum number of features. …”
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SympCoughNet: symptom assisted audio-based COVID-19 detection by Yuhao Lin, Xiu Weng, Bolun Zheng, Weiwei Zhang, Zhanjun Bu, Yu Zhou

“…To address this limitation, we propose SympCoughNet, a deep learning-based COVID-19 audio classification network that integrates cough sounds with clinical symptom data. …”
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Evaluation of smartphone-based cough data in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis as a potential predictor of functional disability. by Pedro S Rocha, Nuno Bento, Duarte Folgado, André V Carreiro, Miguel Oliveira Santos, Mamede de Carvalho, Bruno Miranda

“…A total of 31 sound features were extracted for each cough recording using time-frequency signal processing analysis. …”
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CLAPPING, VIBRATING, POSTURAL DRAINAGE, AND EFFECTIVE COUGH AS MEASURES TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM OF INEFFECTIVE AIRWAY CLEARANCE IN PATIENTS WITH BRONCHITIS by Wahyu Pranoto, Difran Nobel Bistara, Umdatus Soleha, Priyo Mukti Pribadi Winoto

“…Results: The results of the case study found that the patient had a cough with phlegm for 2 weeks, chest pain when coughing, increased sputum production, had rhonchi, and the patient was an active smoker. …”
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Pulmonary tuberculosis in clinical practice by A. T. Shubina, E. A. Borodulina, A. N. Gerasimov, E. V. Yakovleva

“…The term for diagnosing tuberculosis was 7.97 ± 3.9 days in the presence of cough with sputum and 9.04 ± 4.3 days in the case of dry cough. …”
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Cessation of smoking in people attending UK emergency departments: the COSTED RCT with economic and process evaluation by Ian Pope, Lucy V Clark, Allan Clark, Emma Ward, Pippa Belderson, Susan Stirling, Steve Parrott, Jinshuo Li, Timothy Coats, Linda Bauld, Richard Holland, Sarah Gentry, Sanjay Agrawal, Benjamin M Bloom, Adrian Boyle, Alasdair Gray, M Geraint Morris, Caitlin Notley

“…The process evaluation found the intervention to be acceptable to both staff delivering it and participants receiving it. …”
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Analysis of the Influence of Different Processing Methods on the Main Effective Components in Oviductus Ranae by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Diode Array Detector by Yang Xu, Xianwen Yue, Jihong Chi, Huailei Yang, Ying Wang, Yongsheng Wang, Peng Yu, Huiwei Bao

“…The proposed method was found to be simple, accurate, and stable, which provided an effective analytical method for quality control and evaluation of OR and its different processed products.…”
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NURSING CARE OF AIRWAY CLEARANCE INEFFECTIVE IN CHILDREN WITH PNEUMONIA: A CASE REPORT by Emuliana Sulpat, Amellia Mardhika, Lailatul Fadliyah, Anestasia Pangestu Mei Tyas, Susilo Harianto, Adhelia Fadilla Sari

“…Results: based on the main assessment of the three patients, it was found that the patient had a cough and shortness of breath The nursing diagnosis that emerged was   that   airway clearance was ineffective associated with retained secretions.   …”
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Epizootic pertussis focus of hamadryad baboons by A. Yu. Medkova, G. I. Karataev, Z. V. Shevtsova, A. Z. Matua, E. G. Semin, A. A. Amichba, L. N. Sinyashina, I. G. Kondzariya, V. S. Barkaya, Z. Ya. Mikvabia, A. L. Gintsburg

“…The absence of an adequate experimental animal model makes difficult study of immunity against whooping cough and its pathogenesis. Experimental whooping cough reported by us earlier in pubescent non-human primates of the Old World was accompanied by specific clinical and laboratory marks in the absence of cough. …”
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Comparison of Jinzhen oral liquid and ambroxol hydrochloride and clenbuterol hydrochloride oral solution in the treatment of acute bronchitis in children: A multicenter, non-inferi... by Qinhua Fan, Chongming Wu, Yawei Du, Boyang Wang, Yanming Xie, Zeling Zhang, Wenquan Su, Zizhuo Wang, Changchang Xu, Xueke Li, Ying Ding, Xinjiang An, Jing Chen, Yunying Xiao, Rong Yu, Nan Li, Juan Wang, Yiqun Teng, Hongfen Lv, Nian Yang, Yuling Wen, Xiaoli Huang, Wei Pan, Yufeng Liu, Xueqin Xi, Qianye Zhao, Changshan Liu, Jian Xu, Haitao Zhang, Lie Zhuo, Qiangquan Rong, Yu Xia, Qin Shen, Shao Li, Junhong Wang, Shengxian Wu

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The Neurological Significance of Abnormal Natural Killer Cell Activity in Chronic Toxigenic Mold Exposures by Ebere Anyanwu, Andrew W. Campbell, Joseph Jones, John E. Ehiri, Akpan I. Akpan

“…One of the immune system disorders found in patients presenting with toxigenic mold exposure is an abnormal natural killer cell activity. …”
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Patients' Receipt of Education in the Preoperative Period and Comparison with Patient Satisfaction by Sebiha Candaş, Tuğba Yeşilyurt

“…The least informed subjects were the importance of early mobilization after surgery (7.3%) and the exercises to be applied (breathing, cough, in-bed exercises) (2.8%). The mean patient satisfaction score was found to be 7.66 (SD=1.8), which is above the moderate level. …”
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Machine learning model based on survey assessment of sleep quality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. by Miraç Öz, Banu Eriş Gülbay, Barış Bulut, Elif Akıncı Aydınlı, Aslıhan Gürün Kaya, Öznur Yıldız, Turan Acıcan, Sevgi Saryal

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Our machine learning model, developed using clinical data of COPD patients, can predict their sleep quality. We found that high annual exacerbation and hospitalization rates, the presence of EDS and cough symptoms, active smoking, and regular use of SABA as well as high pH levels, negatively affect sleep quality. …”
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Psychosocial Issues and Experiences of Advanced Stage Lung Cancer Patients Receiving Palliative Care: A Qualitative Study by Dilek Yıldırım, Vildan Kocatepe

“…Feelings of regret and guilt related to a history of smoking were found to be widespread, and these emotions were found to influence the patients' coping and confrontation processes.…”
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Acetaminophen Use: An Unusual Cause of Drug-Induced Pulmonary Eosinophilia by Mathieu D. Saint-Pierre, Onofre Moran-Mendoza

“…Pulmonary eosinophilia (PE) can be found in very diverse pathological processes. Several medications have also been associated with this entity. …”
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Approach to Multiple Pulmonary Nodules: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Farshid Niknam, Jiezhong Chen, Sabar Napaki, Morteza Aghmesheh

“…A 62-year-old lady was found to have multiple pulmonary nodules by X-ray when she complained of a cough and fever. …”
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Exclusive breastfeeding and its relevance to infant teething by G. A. Chukwu, C. Ogbonna, M. F. Gyang, S. N. Okolo

“…The high percentage of babies that were exclusively breast-fed but did not experience these symptoms were found to be statistically significant (p = 0.00). …”
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Evaluation of Pulmonary Function Test in Post-COVID-19 Patients by Hemin Khalid Saber, Baghawan Ahmed Osthman, Dara Abdulla Al-Banna

“…Common symptoms included cough (66.2%) and shortness of breath (73%). Half had high systolic blood pressure, and significant associations were found between severity and factors like age, SPO2, and pulmonary function tests. …”
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Diagnostic defaulters: an overlooked aspect in the Indian Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program by Jagdish Rawat, Debasis Biswas, Girish Sindhwani, Vikas Kesharwani, Victor Masih, Bhupendra Singh Chauhan

“…All 21 diagnostic defaulters contacted by telephone were found to be unaware of their smear-positive status. …”
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A Rare Case of Cavitary Lesion of the Lung Caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae in an Immunocompetent Patient by Muhammad Kashif, Rizwan Ahmed Dudekula, Misbahuddin Khaja

“…Here, we present a rare case of a 20-year-old male, referred to us from a psychiatric facility for evaluation of a cough, who was found to have a cavitary lesion in the right upper lobe. …”
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