Search Results - "Melo, Pedro L"

Technical standards for respiratory oscillometry by King, Gregory G, Bates, Jason, Berger, Kenneth I, Calverley, Peter, de Melo, Pedro L, Dellacà, Raffaele L, Farré, Ramon, Hall, Graham L, Ioan, Iulia, Irvin, Charles G, Kaczka, David W, Kaminsky, David A, Kurosawa, Hajime, Lombardi, Enrico, Maksym, Geoffrey N, Marchal, François, Oppenheimer, Beno W, Simpson, Shannon J, Thamrin, Cindy, van den Berge, Maarten, Oostveen, Ellie

“…Oscillometry (also known as the forced oscillation technique) measures the mechanical properties of the respiratory system (upper and intrathoracic airways,…”
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Clinical significance and applications of oscillometry by Kaminsky, David A, Simpson, Shannon J, Berger, Kenneth I, Calverley, Peter, de Melo, Pedro L, Dandurand, Ronald, Dellacà, Raffaele L, Farah, Claude S, Farré, Ramon, Hall, Graham L, Ioan, Iulia, Irvin, Charles G, Kaczka, David W, King, Gregory G, Kurosawa, Hajime, Lombardi, Enrico, Maksym, Geoffrey N, Marchal, François, Oostveen, Ellie, Oppenheimer, Beno W, Robinson, Paul D, van den Berge, Maarten, Thamrin, Cindy

“…Recently, "Technical standards for respiratory oscillometry" was published, which reviewed the physiological basis of oscillometric measures and detailed the…”
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Diagnosis of Respiratory Changes in Cystic Fibrosis Using a Soft Voting Ensemble with Bayesian Networks and Machine Learning Algorithms by Pinto, Noemi P., Amaral, Jorge L. M., Lopes, Agnaldo J., Melo, Pedro L.

“…Purpose Advances in the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) have allowed patients to reach adulthood. The forced oscillation technique (FOT) is a new method for…”
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Machine learning associated with respiratory oscillometry: a computer-aided diagnosis system for the detection of respiratory abnormalities in systemic sclerosis by Andrade, Domingos S M, Ribeiro, Luigi Maciel, Lopes, Agnaldo J, Amaral, Jorge L M, Melo, Pedro L

“…The use of machine learning (ML) methods would improve the diagnosis of respiratory changes in systemic sclerosis (SSc). This paper evaluates the performance…”
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Airflow pattern complexity and airway obstruction in asthma by VEIGA, Juliana, LOPES, Agnaldo J, JANSEN, Jose M, MELO, Pedro L

“…The scientific and clinical value of a measure of complexity is potentially enormous because complexity appears to be lost in the presence of illness. The…”
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Machine learning algorithms and forced oscillation measurements applied to the automatic identification of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Amaral, Jorge L.M, Lopes, Agnaldo J, Jansen, José M, Faria, Alvaro C.D, Melo, Pedro L

“…Abstract The purpose of this study is to develop a clinical decision support system based on machine learning (ML) algorithms to help the diagnostic of chronic…”
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Detection of changes in respiratory mechanics due to increasing degrees of airway obstruction in asthma by the forced oscillation technique by Cavalcanti, Juliana V., Lopes, Agnaldo J., Jansen, José M., Melo, Pedro L.

“…Forced expiratory airflows and volumes are often used to assess the airway obstruction in asthmatics. However, forced maneuvers may change bronchial tone and…”
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Entropy Analysis for the Evaluation of Respiratory Changes Due to Asbestos Exposure and Associated Smoking by Sá, Paula M, Castro, Hermano A, Lopes, Agnaldo J, Melo, Pedro L

“…Breathing is a complex rhythmic motor act, which is created by integrating different inputs to the respiratory centres. Analysing nonlinear fluctuations in…”
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Evaluating the forced oscillation technique in the detection of early smoking-induced respiratory changes by Faria, Alvaro C D, Lopes, Agnaldo J, Jansen, José M, Melo, Pedro L

“…Early detection of the effects of smoking is of the utmost importance in the prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The forced oscillation…”
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A telemedicine instrument for remote evaluation of tremor: design and initial applications in fatigue and patients with Parkinson's disease by Barroso Júnior, Mário C, Esteves, Guilherme P, Nunes, Thiago P, Silva, Lucia M G, Faria, Alvaro C D, Melo, Pedro L

“…A novel system that combines a compact mobile instrument and Internet communications is presented in this paper for remote evaluation of tremors. The system…”
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Differential diagnosis of asthma and restrictive respiratory diseases by combining forced oscillation measurements, machine learning and neuro-fuzzy classifiers by Amaral, Jorge L. M., Sancho, Alexandre G., Faria, Alvaro C. D., Lopes, Agnaldo J., Melo, Pedro L.

“…To design machine learning classifiers to facilitate the clinical use and increase the accuracy of the forced oscillation technique (FOT) in the differential…”
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Determining airflow obstruction from tracheal sound analysis: simulated tests and evaluations in patients with acromegaly by Lima Junior, Newton A., Oliveira, Nayara V., Tavares, Ana B. W., Lopes, Agnaldo J., Melo, Pedro L.

“…To evaluate the ability of tracheal sound analysis (TSA) to detect airflow obstruction, particularly in patients with acromegaly. A simulated analysis compared…”
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Association of respiratory integer and fractional-order models with structural abnormalities in silicosis by Faria, Alvaro C.D., Carvalho, Alysson Roncally Silva, Guimarães, Alan Ranieri Medeiros, Lopes, Agnaldo J., Melo, Pedro L.

“…•We evaluated the associations of integer (InOr) and fractional-order (FrOr) models with anatomical changes in silicosis.•Clear associations were observed…”
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High-accuracy Detection of Airway Obstruction in Asthma Using Machine Learning Algorithms and Forced Oscillation Measurements by Amaral, Jorge L.M, Lopes, Agnaldo J, Veiga, Juliana, Faria, Alvaro C.D, Melo, Pedro L

“…Highlights • Our aim was to develop automatic classifiers to simplify the clinical use and to increase the accuracy of the forced oscillation technique (FOT)…”
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Forced oscillation, integer and fractional-order modeling in asthma by Faria, Alvaro C.D, Veiga, Juliana, Lopes, Agnaldo J, Melo, Pedro L

“…Abstract The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of fractional-order (FrOr) modeling in asthma. To this end, three FrOr models were compared with…”
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Machine learning algorithms and forced oscillation measurements to categorise the airway obstruction severity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Amaral, Jorge L.M, Lopes, Agnaldo J, Faria, Alvaro C.D, Melo, Pedro L

“…Highlights • Our aim was to develop automatic classifiers to help the categorisation of airway obstruction level in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary…”
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Forced oscillations and respiratory system modeling in adults with cystic fibrosis by Lima, Adma N, Faria, Alvaro C D, Lopes, Agnaldo J, Jansen, José M, Melo, Pedro L

“…The Forced Oscillation Technique (FOT) has the potential to increase our knowledge about the biomechanical changes that occur in Cystic Fibrosis (CF). Thus,…”
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CT pulmonary densitovolumetry in patients with acromegaly: a comparison between active disease and controlled disease by Camilo, Gustavo B, Carvalho, Alysson R S, Machado, Dequitier C, Mogami, Roberto, Melo, Pedro L, Lopes, Agnaldo J

“…Our purpose was to compare the findings of CT pulmonary densitovolumetry and pulmonary function in patients with active acromegaly and controlled acromegaly…”
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The Role of Multidetector Computed Tomography and the Forced Oscillation Technique in Assessing Lung Damage in Adults With Cystic Fibrosis by Lacerda, Letícia S, Lopes, Agnaldo J, Carvalho, Alysson R S, Guimarães, Alan R M, Firmida, Mônica C, Castro, Marcos C S, Mogami, Roberto, Melo, Pedro L

“…With increased survival rates and the consequent emergence of an adult population with cystic fibrosis (CF), developing novel tools for periodic evaluations of…”
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REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT: REGIONAL EXPANSION OF FRANCHISE CHAINS IN BRAZIL by Melo, Pedro L R, Delgado, Renata T, Correa, Victor S, Borini, Felipe M

“…Objetivo: O artigo tem como objetivo analisar a atratividade dos mercados do interior do Brasil para as redes de franquias, considerando as características do…”
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