Background: Spirometry is the most common pulmonary function test. It is widely used in the
assessment of lung function to provide objective information used in the diagnosis of lung …

Background Appropriate interpretation of pulmonary function tests (PFTs) involves the
classification of observed values as within/outside the normal range based on a reference …

Current guidelines recommend inhalation therapy as the preferred route of drug administration
for treating patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Inhalation …

Background Many persons with a history of smoking tobacco have clinically significant
respiratory symptoms despite an absence of airflow obstruction as assessed by spirometry. They …

It is shown that the fidelity, a basic notion of quantum information science, may be used to
characterize quantum phase transitions, regardless of what type of internal order is present in …

Rationale: African American individuals have worse outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD). Objectives: To assess whether race-specific approaches for estimating …

Novel proteomics platforms, such as the aptamer‐based SOMAscan platform, can quantify
large numbers of proteins efficiently and cost‐effectively and are rapidly growing in popularity. …

Rationale: The relative roles of mucus plugs and emphysema in mechanisms of airflow
limitation and hypoxemia in smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are …

Ipilimumab is one of the newly developed human monoclonal antibodies used in the
treatment of metastatic melanoma. Its primary mechanism of action is a specific blockade of …

Background Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are battery-operated nicotine-delivery
devices used by some smokers as a cessation tool as well as by never smokers. Objective To …