Background Lifetime lung function is related to quality of life and longevity. Over the lifespan,
individuals follow different lung function trajectories. Identification of these trajectories, their …

… Correspondence and requests for reprints should be addressed to Paul S. Thomas,
Department of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Brompton National Heart and lung Hospital, …

A periodical method was used to estimate the thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity and
specific heat of polypropylene (PP)/banana fiber commingled composites at room temperature. …

Tumour necrosis factor‐α (TNF‐α) is recognized as an important mediator in many cytokine‐
dependent inflammatory events. It is known that TNF‐α is released in allergic responses …

This chapter deals with the structure, properties and applications of natural fibres. Extraction
methods of Natural Fibres from different sources have been discussed in detail. Natural …

Nitric oxide (NO) is produced by a variety of cells within the respiratory tract, including
inflammatory epithelial cells. NO has been detected in the exhaled air of normal human subjects, …

Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer death, with the prognosis adversely affected by
late diagnosis. Early diagnosis of lung cancer is desirable, but current evidence does not …

Rationale: The contribution by asthma to the development of fixed airflow obstruction (AO)
and the nature of its effect combined with active smoking and atopy remain unclear. Objectives…

Purpose The KEYNOTE-028 trial (ClinicalTrials. gov identifier: NCT02054806) was designed
to assess the safety and efficacy of pembrolizumab in 20 programmed death ligand 1–…

Exhaled breath condensate (EBC) is a non-invasive method of sampling airway lining fluids
in respiratory diseases. This may be useful in identifying exhaled biomarkers of …