Background Nasal airway obstruction (nasal obstruction) is a common symptom affecting the
quality of life of patients. It can be estimated by patient perception or physical …

How human respiratory physiology and the transport phenomena associated with inhaled
airflow in the upper airway proceed to impact transmission of SARS-CoV-2, leading to the …

Indoor air quality and its effect on respiratory health are reliant on understanding the level of
inhalation exposure, particle inhalability, and particle deposition in the respiratory airway. In …

Despite the prevalence of inhalation therapy in the treatment of pediatric respiratory
disorders, most prominently asthma, the fraction of inhaled drugs reaching the lungs for …

The flow characteristics and heat transfer during nasal breathing in the complete human
upper airway were investigated through the respiratory cycle using transient numerical …

Lung exposure to inhaled particulate matter (PM) is known to injure the airway epithelium
via inflammation, a phenomenon linked to increased levels of global morbidity and mortality …

Background Understanding respiratory physiology can aid clinicians in diagnosing the
cause of respiratory symptoms or shed light on drug delivery inhaler device optimisation …

This study identifies anatomical and airflow-induced relationships based on nasal
morphological variations due to inter-and intra-racial differences and gender. Subject …

Validation of a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model used to simulate turbulent
exchange in an anatomically detailed human upper airway with realistic breathing states is …

Background and objective Neonates are preferential nasal breathers up to 3 months of age.
The nasal anatomy in neonates and infants is at developing stages whereas the adult nasal …