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Nicolas Bérend

ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab
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Physiology of obesity and effects on lung function

CM Salome, GG King, N Berend - Journal of applied …, 2010 - journals.physiology.org
In obese people, the presence of adipose tissue around the rib cage and abdomen and in
the visceral cavity loads the chest wall and reduces functional residual capacity (FRC). The …

A survey of multidisciplinary design optimization methods in launch vehicle design

M Balesdent, N Bérend, P Dépincé… - Structural and …, 2012 - Springer
Optimal design of launch vehicles is a complex problem which requires the use of specific
techniques called Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) methods. MDO methodologies …

Contribution of air pollution to COPD and small airway dysfunction

N Berend - Respirology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Although in many Western countries levels of ambient air pollution have been improving with
the setting of upper limits and better urban planning, air pollution in developing countries …

[BOOK][B] At the Gate of Christendom: Jews, Muslims and'Pagans' in Medieval Hungary, c. 1000-c. 1300

N Berend - 2001 - books.google.com
Modern life in increasingly heterogeneous societies has directed attention to patterns of
interaction, often using a framework of persecution and tolerance. This study of the economic, …

The effects of body weight on airway calibre

…, GB Marks, B Toelle, K Ng, N Berend… - European …, 2005 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Increased wheeze and asthma diagnosis in obesity may be due to reduced lung volume
with subsequent airway narrowing. Asthma (wheeze and airway hyperresponsiveness), …

Ventilation heterogeneity is a major determinant of airway hyperresponsiveness in asthma, independent of airway inflammation

…, CM Salome, S Verbanck, B Thompson, N Berend… - Thorax, 2007 - thorax.bmj.com
… Based on the correlation between AHR and S cond , we combined the patients with
asthma from this study (n = 40) with a cohort of 17 healthy non-asthmatic subjects (their …

The role of the small airways in the clinical expression of asthma in adults

…, KM Hardaker, MJ Peters, N Berend… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The clinical relevance of increased ventilation heterogeneity, a marker of
small-airways disease, in asthmatic patients is unclear. Ventilation heterogeneity is an …

[BOOK][B] Christianization and the Rise of Christian Monarchy: Scandinavia, Central Europe and Rus'c. 900–1200

N Berend - 2007 - books.google.com
This 2007 text is a comparative, analysis of one of the most fundamental stages in the
formation of Europe. Leading scholars explore the role of the spread of Christianity and the …

[BOOK][B] Central Europe in the High Middle Ages: Bohemia, Hungary and Poland, c. 900–c. 1300

N Berend, P Urbańczyk, P Wiszewski - 2013 - books.google.com
… 17During the eighteenth century, the traditional north–south divide (Italy as the land of
civilization, the north as the land of the uncouth barbarians) was replaced by a new east–west …

Obesity is a determinant of asthma control independent of inflammation and lung mechanics

…, SR Downie, NJ Brown, KM Hardaker, N Berend… - Chest, 2011 - Elsevier
… Dr Berend: contributed to the data interpretation and writing of the manuscript. … Dr Berend
serves on advisory boards for GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Pfizer, …