Introduction Smoking-associated interstitial lung disease manifests as several
heterogeneous disorders involving the airways, pleura, and lung parenchyma with various …

Cigarette smoking during pregnancy is associated with numerous obstetrical, fetal, and
developmental complications, as well as an increased risk of adverse health consequences …

Background: Lung fibrosis is considered as an end stage for many lung diseases including
lung inflammatory disease, autoimmune diseases and malignancy. There are limited …

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is a rare lung disease characterised by inflammation and
scarring of the alveoli. Although genetic and environmental factors have been reported in …

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Smart cities are now prevalent around the world, in large part because the smart city
promises to create a more efficient, equitable, innovative, competitive, sustainable and …

Progressive accumulation of abnormal extracellular matrix (ECM) is a key pathologic event
in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Repetitive micro-injuries to a genetically susceptible …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a devastating chronic lung disease caused by a
dysregulated wound healing process that results in fibrosis and scarring of lung tissue rather …

Personalised medicine is a medical approach that emphasises the customisation of
healthcare, with all decisions and practices being tailored to individual patients. Idiopathic …

This thesis would not have been possible without the love, support, guidance, and
encouragement of many individuals. I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my …