Nutrition implications of intrinsic restrictive lung disease

S Rinaldi, C Balsillie, C Truchon… - Nutrition in Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Restrictive lung disease is defined as a reduction in lung volume that may be due to
intraparenchymal or extraparenchymal causes. Intraparenchymal causes falls under the …

Coupling-assisted Landau-Majorana-Stückelberg-Zener transition in a system of two interacting spin qubits

R Grimaudo, NV Vitanov, A Messina - Physical Review B, 2019 - APS
We analyze a system of two interacting spin-qubits subjected to a Landau-Majorana-
Stückelberg-Zener (LMSZ) ramp. We prove that LMSZ transitions of the two spin qubits are …

Decreased peak expiratory flow rate associated with mortality in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: A preliminary report

K Fujita, H Ohkubo, A Nakano… - Chronic Respiratory …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives The peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) is known to decrease in patients with
sarcopenia. However, little is known about the clinical impact of the PEFR in idiopathic …

Extent of pulmonary fibrosis on high-resolution computed tomography is a prognostic factor in patients with pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis

M Namba, T Masuda, S Takao, H Terada… - Respiratory …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Several prognostic factors for pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE) have
recently been reported. However, detailed high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) …

Prognostic impact of the cross-sectional area of the erector spinae muscle in patients with pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis

S Kitahara, M Abe, C Kono, N Sakuma, D Ishii… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE) progresses slowly but sometimes relatively
quickly, leading to decreased activities of daily living (ADL) and muscle weakness. Skeletal …

Analytically solvable -symmetry dynamics from su(1,1)-symmetry problems

R Grimaudo, ASM De Castro, H Nakazato, A Messina - Physical Review A, 2019 - APS
A protocol for explicitly constructing the exact time-evolution operators generated by 2× 2
time-dependent P T-symmetry Hamiltonians is reported. Its mathematical applicability is …

Impact of the amount of preoperative erector spinae muscle in stage I non-small-cell lung cancer

D Ueda, Y Tsutani, A Kamigaichi… - European Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES Erector spinae muscle (ESM) is an antigravity muscle group that can be
evaluated as an index of muscle loss on chest computed tomography. The amount of ESM …

Assessment of malnutrition-related risk in patients with idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis

Y Suzuki, A Fukada, K Mori, M Kono… - ERJ open …, 2023 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background Idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (IPPFE) is characterised by upper
lobe-dominant fibrosis involving the pleura and subpleural lung parenchyma, with advanced …

Risk for prolonged hospitalization and mortality in aged community acquired pneumonia patients: a retrospective study in Japan

A Matsuo, A Takamori, F Kawaura… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - jstage.jst.go.jp
抄録 The present study aimed to reveal; i) risk for prolonged hospitalization and mortality in
aged community acquired pneumonia patients, and ii) whether swallowing ability was …

Clinical features of idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis with progressive phenotype showing a decline in forced vital capacity

M Kono, T Tsunoda, S Ikeda, S Yagi, R Hirama… - Respiratory …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (IPPFE) is heterogeneous, with
some patients showing a progressive decline in forced vital capacity (FVC). However, the …