Introduction: Since the finding and correction of an error in previous spiroware versions commonly used with Exhalyzer D for multiple-breath washout (MBW) analysis, there has been ongoing discussion about its impact on preceding results clinical implication. Methods: In this study, we reanalyzed previously published findings corrected 3.3.1.20 healthy controls 31 infants cystic fibrosis (CF) ha...

The environmental impacts of producing asphalt mixtures with different percentages of asphalt binder replacement (ABR) are assessed using the technique of life cycle assessment (LCA). In this paper, only the material production phase of the pavement life cycle is considered. To improve the quality of the LCA, a regionalized life cycle inventory (LCI) database for the Northern Illinois region is...

S8 Figure 1. Ventilation images from (a) a healthy volunteer and (b-e) patients with mild CF. S9 SIFT-MS ANALYSIS AS A NON-INVASIVE DETERMINANT OF PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA INFECTION IN PATIENTS WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS R Pabary, S Kumar, J Huang, EWFW Alton, A Bush, GB Hanna, JC Davies; Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom; Department of Cancer and Surgery, I...

much more widely used, such as spirometry, body plethysmography or T L CO . Before results of MBW can be compared between centres or even multi-centre trials can be performed, these kinds of validation studies are extremely important to guarantee comparability and identify sources of errors. In this regard, Gonem et al. [15] are to be congratulated for the thorough validation study of the Innoc...

Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) is widely accepted for the treatment of lumbar arthrodesis. However, the exact characteristics of TLIF depend on the number, location, shape, or materials of the interbody implants, and the type of posterior instrument. Clinical and biomechanical characteristics of each TLIF procedure are still unclear. The present study investigated the clinical an...

In living systems iron appears predominantly associated with proteins, but can also be detected in forms referred as labile iron, which denotes the combined redox properties of iron and its amenability to exchange between ligands, including chelators. The labile cell iron (LCI) composition varies with metal concentration and substances with chelating groups but also with pH and the medium redox...