Several techniques exist for assessing chest wall movements in children, that incorporate different measurement principles. Although the output from such devices appears very similar, the comparability of data from different devices needs to be evaluated. We have investigated the simultaneous measurement of chest wall movement using three different devices in 12 children recovering from intensi...

OBJECTIVES This cross-sectional study described the prevalence of possible risk factors for increasing eligibility level of long-term care insurance in home help service users who were certified as support level 1-2 or care level 1-2 in Japan. METHODS Data were collected from October 2011 to November 2011. Variables included eligibility level, grip strength, calf circumference (CC), functiona...

CHEST, 71: 3, MARCH, 1977 blood vessels from alveoli to mediastinum. Arch Intern Med 64:913-926, 1939 3 MackIln NIT, Macklin CC: Malignant interstitial emphysema of the lungs and mediastinum as an important occult complication in many respiratory diseases and other conditions: An interpretation of the clinical literature in the light of laboratory experiment. Medicine 23:281-357, 1944 4 Sheinfe...

Background: Nicotine is responsible for smoking dependence and is mainly metabolised by CYP2A6. Several types of genetic polymorphism of CYP2A6 have been reported, but their relation to smoking habit and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) phenotypes has not been fully clarified. Methods: 203 current or ex-smokers (lifelong cigarette consumption (CC) >10 pack years) with subclinical an...

Identify the genetic resources of sheep and characterize these breeds accurately are very important to enhance good performances expand knowledge differences among those breeds. Body measurements therefore, perfect indicators make definition for each breed. The present study is part a wide one definite phenotypic characteristics in local Qassim region, Kingdom Saudi Arabia. data were collected ...

Informal e-waste recycling activities results in serious environmental pollution of PAHs. We evaluated the body burden of 16 PAH congeners and potential health risks for children. A total of 167 children from exposed and reference area entered this study. Child blood samples were collected; height, weight, head and chest circumferences were measured. Blood PAH and lead concentrations were deter...

Nicotine increases serotonin release in the brain. Gene polymorphisms in the serotonergic system have been suggested to be associated with smoking behavior. We investigated a possible association between two polymorphisms in the serotonergic system - HTTLPR of a serotonin transporter gene and 5-HT(2A) at position T102C - with biochemical and anthropometric parameters, and with cigarette smoking...

CHEST, 71: 3, MARCH, 1977 blood vessels from alveoli to mediastinum. Arch Intern Med 64:913-926, 1939 3 MackIln NIT, Macklin CC: Malignant interstitial emphysema of the lungs and mediastinum as an important occult complication in many respiratory diseases and other conditions: An interpretation of the clinical literature in the light of laboratory experiment. Medicine 23:281-357, 1944 4 Sheinfe...

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcdt.2016.05.007 0422-7638 2016 The Egyptian Society of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Salman Khazaei , Jafar Hassanzadeh , Shahab Rezaeian *, Ebrahim Ghaderi , Somayeh Khazaei , Abdollah Mohammadian Hafshejani ,...