Background. In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and hyperinflation
of the lungs, dysfunction of the diaphragm may contribute to respiratory decompensation. …

The ability of the diaphragm to generate pressures at different lung volumes (VLs) in humans
may be determined by the following factors: 1) its in vivo three-dimensional shape, radius …

Background: The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) has received significant
attention since the late 1990s. As it currently stands, its long version has been translated in …

Cultural sport psychology (CSP) is a recent attempt by researchers to better understand
respondents from marginalized cultures. CSP research provides useful suggestions of how to …

BACKGROUND: The i-gel TM is a supraglottic airway device not requiring inflation of a cuff
for lung ventilation. Its design allows for unobstructed passage of a tracheal tube and …

A new Manchester code generator designed at transistor level is presented in this paper.
This generator uses 32 transistors and has the same complexity as a standard D flip-flop. It is …

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of a nurse-led hospital-to-home transitional care
intervention versus usual care on mental functioning (primary outcome), physical functioning, …

Sevoflurane (SEVO) provides faster emergence than isoflurane (ISO). This advantage is
thought to magnify with increased duration of exposure. In addition, SEVO has several of the …

A polynomial approach to deal with the stability analysis of switched non-linear systems
under arbitrary switching using dissipation inequalities is presented. It is shown that a …

The study of adaptation in elite sport delineates the adjustment strategies of amateur and
professional athletes during career transitions (eg, promotion, relocation). Fiske (2004) recently …