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Randomised trial of CPAP vs bilevel support in the treatment of obesity hypoventilation syndrome without severe nocturnal desaturation by Piper, A J, Wang, D, Yee, B J, Barnes, D J, Grunstein, R R

“…Untreated, obesity hypoventilation is associated with significant use of health care resources and high mortality. It remains unclear whether continuous…”
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Obesity and the lung: 2. Obesity and sleep-disordered breathing by Crummy, F, Piper, A J, Naughton, M T

“…As the prevalence of obesity increases in both the developed and the developing world, the respiratory consequences are often underappreciated. This review…”
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Temporal Trends in Inpatient Oncology Census Before and During the COVID‐19 Pandemic and Rates of Nosocomial COVID‐19 Among Patients with Cancer at a Large Academic Center by Zubiri, Leyre, Rosovsky, Rachel P., Mooradian, Meghan J., Piper‐Vallillo, A.J., Gainor, Justin F., Sullivan, Ryan J., Marte, Daniel, Boland, Genevieve M., Gao, Xin, Hochberg, Ephraim P., Ryan, David P., McEwen, Corey, Mai, Minh, Sharova, Tanya, Soumerai, Tara E., Bardia, Aditya, Reynolds, Kerry L.

“…Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has significantly impacted health care systems. However, to date, the trend of hospitalizations in…”
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Study of the fluence dependent interplay between laser induced material removal mechanisms in metals: Vaporization, melt displacement and melt ejection by Fishburn, J.M., Withford, M.J., Coutts, D.W., Piper, J.A.

“…Three quantitative methods, namely profilometry, high speed imaging and recoil momentum measurements using a ballistic pendulum, are used to determine the…”
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Optical field dynamics in a wavelength-versatile, all-solid-state intracavity cascaded pulsed Raman laser by Pask, H. M., Mildren, R. P., Piper, J. A.

“…Monitoring the optical field energies in an intracavity cascaded crystalline pulsed Raman laser enables us to probe the dynamics and optimise the performance…”
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High- and low-level pressure support during walking in people with severe kyphoscoliosis by MENADUE, C, ALISON, J. A, PIPER, A. J, WONG, K. K, HOLLIER, C, ELLIS, E. R

“…To determine whether the level of pressure support (PS) provided during exercise influences endurance time in people with severe kyphoscoliosis, a double-blind…”
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Efficient, all-solid-state, Raman laser in the yellow, orange and red by Mildren, R, Convery, M, Pask, H, Piper, J, McKay, T

“…We report efficient operation of a KGd(WO(4))(2) Raman laser pumped by a small, 1 W, 532 nm laser module. By changing the output coupler and Raman crystal…”
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Dimethyl formamide‐free, urea‐NaCl fluorescence in situ hybridization assay for Staphylococcus aureus by Lawson, T.S, Connally, R.E, Vemulpad, S, Piper, J.A

“…Aims: To test the feasibility of identifying Staphylococcus aureus with a fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) assay that uses a single hot‐plate and…”
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All-solid-state continuous-wave yellow laser based on intracavity frequency-doubled self-Raman laser action by LEE, A. J, PASK, H. M, OMATSU, T, DEKKER, P, PIPER, J. A

“…We report continuous-wave yellow emission from a compact Nd:YVO4 self-Raman laser with intra-cavity frequency-doubling in LBO, pumped by a 4.5 W…”
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Bilevel ventilation during exercise in acute on chronic respiratory failure: A preliminary study by Menadue, Collette, Alison, J.A, Piper, A.J, Flunt, D, Ellis, E.R

“…Summary To determine the immediate effects of bilevel non-invasive ventilation plus oxygen (NIV + O2 ) during exercise compared to exercise with O2 alone in…”
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Characterising elegant and standard Hermite–Gaussian beam modes by Saghafi, S, Sheppard, C.J.R, Piper, J.A

“…Two tool parameters, the beam propagation factor M 2 and kurtosis factor k, are used to analyse solutions of the paraxial scalar wave equation (for rectangular…”
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Nasal versus full face mask for noninvasive ventilation in chronic respiratory failure by Willson, G.N, Piper, A.J, Norman, M, Chaseling, W.G, Milross, M.A, Collins, E.R, Grunstein, R.R

“…This study was undertaken to determine the efficacy of nasal mask (NM) versus full face mask (FFM) for the delivery of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in…”
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High efficiency, multi-Watt CW yellow emission from an intracavity-doubled self-Raman laser using Nd:GdVO4 by Lee, A J, Pask, H M, Dekker, P, Piper, J A

“…Efficient multi-Watt continuous-wave (CW) yellow emission at 586.5 nm is demonstrated through intracavity frequency-doubling of a Nd:GdVO(4) self-Raman laser…”
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Effects of short-term NIPPV in the treatment of patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea and hypercapnia by Piper, A J, Sullivan, C E

“…Although nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is effective in the treatment of most patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), there is a small…”
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Effects of long-term nocturnal nasal ventilation on spontaneous breathing during sleep in neuromuscular and chest wall disorders by Piper, AJ, Sullivan, CE

“…Nocturnal nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) is an effective means of normalizing awake blood gases in patients with respiratory…”
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Spectroscopy, modeling, and laser operation of thulium-doped crystals at 2.3 μm by SUDESH, V, PIPER, J. A

“…Pulsed room-temperature lasers based on the thulium 2.3- mu m super(3)H sub(4)- super( 3)H sub(5) transition have been achieved in 1.5% Tm:YAG, 2% Tm:LuAG, and…”
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Noninvasive pressure preset ventilation for the treatment of Cheyne-Stokes respiration during sleep by Willson, G.N, Wilcox, I, Piper, A.J, Flynn, W.E, Norman, M, Grunstein, R.R, Sullivan, C.E

“…Cheyne-Stokes respiration (CSR) during sleep is common in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). This pattern of breathing fragments sleep, leading to…”
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Breathing during sleep in patients with nocturnal desaturation by BECKER, H. F, PIPER, A. J, FLYNN, W. E, MCNAMARA, S. G, GRUNSTEIN, R. R, PETER, J. H, SULLIVAN, C. E

“…The mechanisms leading to hypoxemia during sleep in patients with respiratory failure remain poorly understood, with few studies providing a measure of minute…”
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Diode-pumped LiIO3 intracavity Raman lasers by PASK, H. M, PIPER, J. A

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Low-flow oxygen and bilevel ventilatory support: Effects on ventilation during sleep in cystic fibrosis by MILROSS, Maree A, PIPER, Amanda J, NORMAN, Mark, BECKER, Heinrich F, WILLSON, Grant N, GRUNSTEIN, Ronald R, SULLIVAN, Colin E, BYE, Peter T. P

“…We measured ventilation in all sleep stages in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and moderate to severe lung disease, and compared the effects of low-flow…”
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