Nasopharyngeal microbiota is influenced by agricultural air pollution in individuals with and without COPD by Mari-Lee Odendaal, Julia Taenzer, Myrna M. T. de Rooij, Sjoerd Kuiling, Debby Bogaert, Eelco Franz, Lidwien A. M. Smit

“…The nasopharyngeal microbiota was studied using 16 S rRNA gene-based sequencing for all baseline samples and a random selection of 6-weeks and 12-weeks samples. …”
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The Mindfulness Levels of Adults During the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Role of Solution Focused Thinking and Valuing by Faika Şanal Karahan, Orkide Bakalım

“…The data were obtained through convenience sampling via an online platform. Accordingly, a total of 669 people, 357 men and 314 women, were reached. …”
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A Strong Graded Relationship between Level of Obesity and COPD: Findings from a National Population-Based Study of Lifelong Nonsmokers by Esme Fuller-Thomson, Kaitlyn E. N. Howden, Lilia R. Fuller-Thomson, Senyo Agbeyaka

“…Factors associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among never-smokers have received little research attention. …”
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LncRNA IGF2-AS serves as a miR-106b-5p sponge to induce apoptosis and inflammatory reaction of bronchial epithelial cells in COPD by Ming Yao, Yanshun Wei, Meng Ai, Haiyan Chen, Yajie Jia, Lu Zhang, Lan Ni

“…Abstract Background The incidence and fatality rates of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are increasing, and the acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) causes poor prognosis in patients. …”
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Experimental study of the pattern of genes activated by multi-day intermittent hypoxia in the rat pancreas by T. V. Ivanenko, Yu. M. Kolesnyk, A. V. Abramov

“…Intermittent hypoxia is used for clinical indications to improve lung function; increase the body’s adaptive capacity; in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome; in anaemia, diabetes mellitus. …”
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The Effect of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on The Expression of Genes Involved in the Production of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Biofilm Isolated from Cystic Fibrosis Patients by Mona Konkuri, Yousef Erfani, Sharmin Kharrazi, Setareh Haghighat

“…Results: Of the total 150 samples, 73 (48.66%) isolates were identified as P. aeruginosa. …”
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Physically Meaningful Surrogate Data for COPD by Harry J. Davies, Ghena Hammour, Hongjian Xiao, Patrik Bachtiger, Alexander Larionov, Philip L. Molyneaux, Nicholas S. Peters, Danilo P. Mandic

“…The rapidly increasing prevalence of debilitating breathing disorders, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), calls for a meaningful integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into respiratory healthcare. …”
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Anti-inflammatory effects of tiotropium in COPD: a randomised double-blind trial by Lisa H. van Smoorenburg, Tatiana Karp, Benedikt Ditz, Wouter H. van Geffen, Victor Guryev, Ali Almusa, Loes Kistemaker, Reinoud Gosens, Maarten van den Berge, Huib A.M. Kerstjens

“…Results We evaluated samples of 33 participants (n=17 placebo and n=16 tiotropium). …”
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The in- and outpatient health care use of patients with COPD before and after initiation of home care: a registry study from Norway by Tron Anders Moger, Jon Helgheim Holte, Olav Amundsen, Silje Bjørnsen Haavaag, Øystein Døhl, Line Kildal Bragstad, Ragnhild Hellesø, Nina Køpke Vøllestad, Trond Tjerbo

“…Objective Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common condition associated with age, multimorbidity and frequently involves the use of health care across levels. …”
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Prototyping neural networks to evaluate the risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes in the population by L. A. Bogdanov, E. A. Komossky, V. V. Voronkova, D. E. Tolstosheev, G. V. Martsenyuk, A. S. Agienko, E. V. Indukaeva, A. G. Kutikhin, D. P. Tsygankova

“…Cross-validation of this neural network on bootstrapped samples of virtual patients demonstrated sensitivity of 82.7 – 84.7%, specificity of 84.5 – 87.3%, and area under the ROC curve of 0.88 – 0.89.Conclusion. …”
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Serum T2-High Inflammation Mediators in Eosinophilic COPD by Andrius Januskevicius, Egle Vasyle, Airidas Rimkunas, Jolita Palacionyte, Virginija Kalinauskaite-Zukauske, Kestutis Malakauskas

“…The concentrations of biomarkers in serum samples were analyzed using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). …”
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Structure of comorbidity in ascending aortic aneurysm by I. A. Goncharova, D. S. Panfilov, S. A. Belyaeva, B. N. Kozlov, M. S. Nazarenko

“…Comparison of the prevalence of concomitant diseases in the group of patients with ascending TAA between men and women, as well as between patients ascending TAA in the SFD, other groups of patients with this pathology, population samples and patients with other cardiovascular diseases was performed using the χ2 test or Fisher’s exact test in the Statistiсa 12 program.Results. …”
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Causal and synthetic associations of variants in the SERPINA gene cluster with alpha1-antitrypsin serum levels. by Gian Andri Thun, Medea Imboden, Ilaria Ferrarotti, Ashish Kumar, Ma'en Obeidat, Michele Zorzetto, Margot Haun, Ivan Curjuric, Alexessander Couto Alves, Victoria E Jackson, Eva Albrecht, Janina S Ried, Alexander Teumer, Lorna M Lopez, Jennifer E Huffman, Stefan Enroth, Yohan Bossé, Ke Hao, Wim Timens, Ulf Gyllensten, Ozren Polasek, James F Wilson, Igor Rudan, Caroline Hayward, Andrew J Sandford, Ian J Deary, Beate Koch, Eva Reischl, Holger Schulz, Jennie Hui, Alan L James, Thierry Rochat, Erich W Russi, Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin, David P Strachan, Ian P Hall, Martin D Tobin, Morten Dahl, Sune Fallgaard Nielsen, Børge G Nordestgaard, Florian Kronenberg, Maurizio Luisetti, Nicole M Probst-Hensch

“…We present here an agnostic investigation of genetic determinants of circulating AAT levels in a general population sample by performing a genome-wide association study (GWAS) in 1392 individuals of the SAPALDIA cohort. …”
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Intralobar pulmonary sequestration combined with pulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinoma in an adolescent: A case report by Brooklynne A.S. Dilley-Maltenfort, John Roebel, Todd Boyd, Rachael Courtney, Daniel Evans, Anne Mackow

“…We did a flexible bronchoscopy to investigate the calcified mass and found compression of the posterior basal segment bronchi. Samples of the bronchoalveolar lavage grew Haemophilus influenzae. …”
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Artificial intelligence (AI) approaches to male infertility in IVF: a mapping review by Kowsar Qaderi, Foruzan Sharifipour, Mahsa Dabir, Roshanak Shams, Ali Behmanesh

“…Two authors independently screened records, extracted data on AI techniques, sample sizes, and outcomes, and categorized applications through content analysis, resolving discrepancies via consensus. …”
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Gender characteristics of the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases in the adult population of the Vladimir region by M. N. Mamedov, L. T. Sushkova, R. V. Isakov, V. A. Kutsenko, O. A. Drapkina

“…To assess the prevalence of major noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) taking into account gender characteristics in a random sample of adults in 5 cities of the Vladimir region.Material and methods. …”
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OSA symptom subtypes and hypoxic burden independently predict distinct cardiovascular outcomes by Diego R. Mazzotti, Ulysses J. Magalang, Brendan T. Keenan, Jesse Mindel, Magdy Younes, Thomas Penzel, Allan I. Pack, Philip de Chazal

“…Study objectives Studies on obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) have identified clinically relevant symptom-based subtypes and novel OSA-specific nocturnal hypoxic measures. …”
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Increased Stress Hyperglycemia Ratio Predicts Poor Clinical Outcome in Critically Ill COPD Patients: A Retrospective Study by Qiao M, Yang H, Qin M, Li Y, Wang H

“…Secondary endpoints were acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) and acute respiratory failure (ARF). …”
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Usability and acceptability of ambulatory monitoring in undiagnosed syncope: insights from the ASPIRED-Q qualitative study by Matthew James Reed, Coral L Hanson, Lis Neubeck, Caroline Blackstock, Ellise Clarke, Alice Pearsons

“…Healthcare professionals perceived the intervention would improve clinical care pathways by overcoming delays for Holter monitors, but that a standard protocol would be required to ensure appropriate intervention use. (2) Burden: Patients considered that the device was non-obstructive and easy to use. However, healthcare professionals noted that although attaching the device was simple, there would be associated time and resource costs (eg, documentation). (3) Communication and education: Comprehensive verbal and written information were considered necessary to ensure that the intervention was usable by, and acceptable to, patients. …”
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The Presence and Significance of Bacteria and Fungi in Bile Aspirated During ERC—A Retrospective Analysis by Sylvia Weigand, Arne Kandulski, Ina Zuber-Jerger, Marcus Scherer, Jens Werner, Jan Bornschein, Kilian Weigand

“…In 486 cases, bile was aspirated and sent for microbiologic culture. In total, 1220 bile samples were analyzed, and bacteria or fungi were found in 1029 (86.0%). …”
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