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Rare earths and trace elements contents in leaves: A new indicator of the composition of atmospheric dust by Censi, P., Cibella, F., Falcone, E.E., Cuttitta, G., Saiano, F., Inguaggiato, C., Latteo, V.

“…The relationship between the trace element distribution in atmospheric particles and leaves of some exposed plants in the environment was recently…”
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Concentration and reference interval of trace elements in human hair from students living in Palermo, Sicily (Italy) by Dongarrà, G, Lombardo, M, Tamburo, E, Varrica, D, Cibella, F, Cuttitta, G

“…Abstract Trace element contents in specimens of hair collected from 137 children aged 11–13 years old, living in Palermo (Sicily, Italy) were determined by…”
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Clinical Evolution and Quality of Life in Clinically Based COPD Chronic Bronchitic and Emphysematous Phenotypes: Results from the 1-Year Follow-Up of the STORICO Italian Observational Study by Blasi, Francesco, Incalzi, Raffaele Antonelli, Canonica, Giorgio Walter, Schino, Pietro, Cuttitta, Giuseppina, Zullo, Alessandro, Ori, Alessandra, Scichilone, Nicola

“…Introduction: Understanding clinical evolution of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is crucial for improving disease management. Materials and…”
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Assessment of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in young adolescents following implementation of smoke-free policy in Italy by Pellegrini, M, Rotolo, M.C, La Grutta, S, Cibella, F, Garcia-Algar, O, Bacosi, A, Cuttitta, G, Pacifici, R, Pichini, S

“…Abstract We investigated acute and chronic exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) in a cohort of young adolescents using urinary cotinine and hair…”
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Bronchial hyperresponsiveness in children with atopic rhinitis: a 7‐year follow‐up by Cibella, F., Cuttitta, G., La Grutta, S., Hopps, M. R., Passalacqua, G., Pajno, G. B., Bonsignore, G.

“…Background:  A high prevalence of bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) was found in atopic subjects with rhinitis. Those subjects may be at higher risk for…”
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Respiratory mechanics during exhaustive submaximal exercise at high altitude in healthy humans by Cibella, F, Cuttitta, G, Kayser, B, Narici, M, Romano, S, Saibene, F

“…1. The present investigation was conducted to test the hypothesis that the respiratory system is stressed more during exhaustive exercise in chronic hypoxia…”
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Effect of ageing on peak expiratory flow variability and nocturnal exacerbations in bronchial asthma by Bellia, V, Cuttitta, G, Cibella, F, Vignola, AM, Crescimanno, G, D'Accardi, P, Catalano, F, Bonsignore, G

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of ageing on variability of airflow obstruction and on the specific pattern of nocturnal exacerbations ("morning…”
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Gastro-oesophageal reflux: prevalence in asthmatics in Italy by Gatto, G, Peri, V, Cuttitta, G, Cibella, F

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Evaluation of diaphragmatic fatigue in obstructive sleep apnoeas during non-REM sleep by Cibella, F, Cuttitta, G, Romano, S, Bellia, V, Bonsignore, G

“…BACKGROUND: Resistive load applied to the airways may induce diaphragmatic fatigue, and hypoxaemia has been shown to predispose to the development of fatigue…”
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C46 HOW DO YOU DO IT? COPD DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT: Airway Obstruction In Primary Care Patients: Need For Implementing Spirometry Use by Bucchieri, S, Cuttitta, G, Cibella, F, Alfano, P, Audino, P, Melis, M, Viegi, G

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Prevalence of Nocturnal Asthma in a General Population Sample: Determinants and Effect of Aging by Bellia, Vincenzo, Pistelli, Riccardo, Filippazzo, Gabriella, Cibella, Fabio, Scichilone, Nicola, Catalano, Filippo, Cuttitta, G.

“…Nocturnal asthma (NA) is important because of clinical and prognostic implications. Previous data on prevalence may be overestimated, because they are derived…”
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Evaluation of nocturnal bronchoconstriction by all night tracheal sound monitoring by Lenclud, C., Cuttitta, G., Van Gansbeke, D., Visconti, A., Van Muylem, A., Bellia, V., Yernault, J. C.

“…BACKGROUND: A study was undertaken to evaluate the reliability of a digital tracheal sound analyser (ELENS-DSA) in predicting nocturnal changes in airways…”
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The ENFUMOSA cross-sectional European multicentre study of the clinical phenotype of chronic severe asthma by Abraham, B, Antó, JM, Barreiro, E, Bel, EHD, Bonsignore, G, Bousquet, J, Castellsague, J, Chanez, P, Cibella, F, Cuttitta, G

“…Since severe asthma is a poorly understood, major health problem, 12 clinical specialist centres in nine European countries formed a European Network For…”
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Ventilatory response to spontaneous resistive load variations during sleep by Cibella, F, Cuttitta, G, Romano, S, Grassino, A, Bellia, V

“…We investigated the ventilatory response to spontaneous changes in resistive load during sleep in nine adult asthmatic patients, four of whom were snorers. All…”
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Validation of morning dip of peak expiratory flow as an indicator of the severity of nocturnal asthma by Bellia, V, Visconti, A, Insalaco, G, Cuttitta, G, Ferrara, G, Bonsignore, G

“…Overnight falls in peak expiratory flow (PEF) (with the morning dip of the index) may be considered the hallmark of nocturnal asthma. To validate the morning…”
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Mechanisms of load compensation during sleep by Cibella, F, Cuttitta, G, Romano, S, Bonsignore, G

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Ventilatory and diaphragmatic EMG changes during negative-pressure ventilation in healthy subjects by Rodenstein, D O, Cuttitta, G, Stănescu, D C

“…To evaluate the response of normal subjects to assisted ventilation, we studied 6 naive healthy subjects before and during negative-pressure ventilation (NPV)…”
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Near-fatal asthma phenotype in the ENFUMOSA Cohort by Romagnoli, M., Caramori, G., Braccioni, F., Ravenna, F., Barreiro, E., Siafakas, N. M., Vignola, A. M., Chanez, P., Fabbri, L. M., Papi, A.

“…Summary Background Near‐fatal asthma (NFA) is characterized by severe asthma attacks usually requiring intensive care unit admission. This phenotype of asthma…”
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Spontaneous gastroesophageal reflux and airway patency during the night in adult asthmatics by CUTTITTA, G, CIBELLA, F, VISCONTI, A, SCICHILONE, N, BELLIA, V, BONSIGNORE, G

“…Controversies still exist on the role of nighttime gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in precipitating nocturnal asthma. We tested the relationship between GER and…”
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Nocturnal asthma and gastroesophageal reflux by Cibella, F, Cuttitta, G

“…Bronchial asthma is a complex disease involving various cyclic environmental and chronobiologic factors. In patients with asthma, nocturnal gastroesophageal…”
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