Objective: To evaluate characteristics of physical activities in daily life in COPD patients in
Brazil, correlating those characteristics with physiological variables. Methods: Physical …

Objective: To investigate the effects of elastic tubing training compared with conventional
resistance training on the improvement of functional exercise capacity, muscle strength, fat-free …

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in December 2019, a series of
pneumonia cases of unknown cause emerged in Wuhan, Hubei, China. The cases were later …

BACKGROUND: In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), energy
expenditure (EE) assessment during the performance of daily activities is not yet studied in …

BACKGROUND: Current literature lacks solid evidence on the improvement of heart rate
variability (HRV) after exercise training in patients with COPD. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to …

Background It was reported that autonomic nervous system function is altered in subjects with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We evaluated short- and long-term fractal …

Background: Smoking impairs mucociliary clearance and increases respiratory infection
frequency and severity in subjects with and without smoking-related chronic lung diseases. …

Background and objective: Smoking cessation (SC) is recognized as reducing tobacco‐associated
mortality and morbidity. The effect of SC on nasal mucociliary clearance (MC) in …

Nasal mucociliary system is the first line of defense of the upper airways and may be
affected acutely by exposure to particulate matter (PM) from biomass burning. Several …

Background : The specific benefits of aerobic exercises in smoking cessation are unclear, as
they have different characteristics, intensities, and durations. The purpose of this systematic …