The breathing process possesses a complex variability caused in part by the respiratory
central pattern generator in the brainstem; however, it also arises from chemical and …

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with disruption in
autonomic nervous control of the heart rhythm. We present here quantitative evidence of the …

Thin protein films of gelatin molecules grown on flexible substrates have been utilized to
fabricate moisture-induced energy-harvesting devices, which work as self-biased sensors …

Pulse oximetry is routinely used for monitoring patients' oxygen saturation levels with little
regard to the variability of this physiological variable. There are few published studies on …

Anxiety is prevalent in asthma, and is associated with disease severity and poor quality of
life. However, no study to date provides direct experimental evidence for the effect of allergic …

The Poincaré plot is a geometrical technique used to visualize and quantify the correlation
between two consecutive data points in a time-series. Since the dynamics of fluctuations in …

Allergic rhinitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the upper respiratory tract, which is
associated with high incidence of anxiety symptom. There is evidence that medial prefrontal …

Background/Aims: The etiology of asthma, which is a complicated disorder with various
symptoms, including wheezing, coughing, and airflow obstruction, remains poorly …

New Findings What is the central question of this study? What is the physiological
interpretation of fluctuations observed during normobaric hypoxia in healthy individuals …

Allergic asthma affects both the respiratory function and central nervous system.
Communication between the amygdala and respiratory control system is critical for …