Severe asthma is defined as asthma that requires treatment with high-dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) plus a second controller and/or systemic corticosteroids to prevent it from becoming uncontrolled or that remains uncontrolled despite this therapy. This definition has limitations: 1) it does not define any biological characteristic that distinguishes severe asthma from asthma in general an...

This study investigates the dark side of biomass technology innovations on households’ subjective well-being (SWB) in Uganda. The concerns households moving away from intangible cultural cooking heritages that they have preserved for a long time. These are important to understand as contribute policy decisions sustainable society transformation (sustainability transitions) clean energy sector. ...

Increasing dependence on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) especially the Internet in Industrial Control Systems (ICS) has made these systems primary target of cyber-attacks. As ICS are extensively used Critical Infrastructures (CI), this makes CI more vulnerable to cyber-attacks their protection becomes an important issue. On other hand, cyberattacks can exploit not only softwar...

In the cotton-production zone of Burkina Faso, poor soil fertility and limited access to appropriate fertilizers call for alternative approaches sustain productivity, such as introduction more legumes into agroecosystem. Legumes have nearly disappeared from local cropping systems under pressure cotton monocropping model. To develop new legume-based using a bottom-up approach, this study was bas...

The development of information and communication technologies extended the application digitalized industrial control systems (ICSs) to critical infrastructure. With this circumstance, emerging sophisticated cyberattacks by adversaries, including nation-backed terrorists, target ICSs due their strategic value that infrastructure can cause severe consequences equipment, people, environment on IC...

Background Poor adherence to inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) increases asthma morbidity and mortality is influenced by patients' treatment beliefs. This study maps beliefs about ICSs across 6 countries examining variations in beliefs, their relationship with outcomes. Objective We sought explore the between patient outcomes countries. Methods Patients 18 years or older...

Airway inflammation from respiratory infections or exposure to allergens, irritants, or both leads to increased airflow obstruction and respiratory symptoms in patients with acute asthma. Antiinflammatory therapy with systemic corticosteroids (CSs) is therefore a cornerstone of the management of patients with acute asthma, particularly those presenting to the emergency department (ED) (1, 2). A...