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Blood eosinophilia, use of inhaled corticosteroids, and risk of COPD exacerbations and mortality.
(2018)Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug SafetyPurpose It remains unclear whether eosinophilia is useful for in guiding inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) therapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. The goal of this study is to evaluate the risk of acute exacerbations, COPD‐related hospitalisations/accident and emergency visits, and all‐cause mortality with various levels of eosinophil counts among COPD patients using ICS. Methods A cohort study was conducted using ...Journal Article -
3D Nanoprinted Plastic Kinoform X-Ray Optics
(2018)Advanced MaterialsHigh-performance focusing of X-rays requires the realization of very challenging 3D geometries with nanoscale features, sub-millimeter-scale apertures, and high aspect ratios. A particularly difficult structure is the profile of an ideal zone plate called a kinoform, which is manufactured in nonideal approximated patterns, nonetheless requires complicated multistep fabrication processes. Here, 3D fabrication of high-performance kinoforms ...Journal Article -
Evolutionary transformations of the malleus in pinnipeds, with emphasis on Southern Hemisphere taxa
(2018)Contributions to ZoologyThe systematic value of the middle-ear ossicles, in particular the malleus, has been long recognized for diverse groups. We present systematic work on the characters of the middle-ear ossicles of pinnipeds, focusing on until now poorly studied Southern Hemisphere species. Mallei were extracted from 16 specimens of pinnipeds belonging to five austral and one boreal species of Phocidae and two ...Journal Article -
The equation of motion for supershear frictional rupture fronts
(2018)Science AdvancesThe rupture fronts that mediate the onset of frictional sliding may propagate at speeds below the Rayleigh wave speed or may surpass the shear wave speed and approach the longitudinal wave speed. While the conditions for the transition from sub-Rayleigh to supershear propagation have been studied extensively, little is known about what dictates supershear rupture speeds and how the interplay between the stresses that drive propagation and ...Journal Article -
Evaluation of pulse rate measurement with a wrist worn device during different tasks and physical activity
(2018)Current Issues in Sport ScienceThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the wrist-worn device Mio FUSE, which estimates heart rate (HR) based on photo-plethysmography, 1) in a large study group during a standardised activity, 2) in a small group during a variety of activities and 3) to investigate factors affecting HR accuracy in a real-world setting. First, 53 male participants (20 ±1 years; 1.79 ±0.07 m; 76.1 ±10.5 kg) completed a 35-km march wearing the Equivital ...Journal Article -
Interdisciplinaryity and Global Collaboration in Biomedical Engineering and Informatics Teaching
(2018)Revista Observatório ~ Tecnologias Digitais de Informação e Comunicação aplicadas a EducaçãoThis paper takes the Núcleo of Ingeniería Biomédica (NIB) from the Universidad de la República (Uruguay) as an example of how interdisciplinarity and global collaboration can be achieved in Higher Education teaching activities with a focus on Biomedical Engineering and Medical Informatics. We have recorded and analyzed using a qualitative strategy its practices in different teaching formats to interpret the best pedagogical strategies in ...Journal Article -
Residential self-selection in quasi-experimental and natural experimental studies: An extended conceptualization of the relationship between the built environment and travel behavior
(2018)Journal of Transport and Land UseDespite a large body of research suggesting that the built environment influences individual travel behavior, uncertainty remains about the true nature, size, and strength of any causal relationships between the built environment and travel behavior. Residential self-selection, the phenomenon whereby individuals or households select a residential area based on their transport attitudes, is a frequently proposed alternative explanation for ...Journal Article