Background Quantifying morphologic changes is critical to our understanding of the
pathophysiology of the lung. Mean linear intercept (MLI) measures are important in the assessment …

Rationale: Cross-sectional studies demonstrate an association between metabolic syndrome
and impaired lung function. Objectives: To define if metabolic syndrome biomarkers are …

Background The World Trade Center (WTC) collapse on September 11, 2001, produced
airflow obstruction in a majority of firefighters receiving subspecialty pulmonary evaluation (SPE…

After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 (9/11), many rescue/recovery workers
developed respiratory symptoms and pulmonary diseases due to their extensive World Trade …

Particulate matter (PM) exposure and metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) are both significant
global health burdens. PM exposure has been implicated in the pathogenesis of MetSyn and …

Pulmonary vascular loss is an early feature of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Biomarkers
of inflammation and of metabolic syndrome predict loss of lung function in World Trade …

World Trade Center-particulate matter(WTC-PM) exposure and metabolic-risk are associated
with WTC-Lung Injury(WTC-LI). The receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE) …

Biomarkers can be important predictors of disease severity and progression. The intense
exposure to particulates and other toxins from the destruction of the World Trade Center (WTC) …

Background In clinical practice, do-not-intubate (DNI) orders are generally accompanied by
do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders. Use of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders is associated with …

Objective To describe the development, implementation and reliability and validity testing of
the inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) Change in Self-Care and Change in Mobility quality …