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Effect of an acute exercise bout on immediate post‐exercise irisin concentration in adults: A meta‐analysis by Fox, J., Rioux, B. V., Goulet, E. D. B., Johanssen, N. M., Swift, D. L., Bouchard, D. R., Loewen, H., Sénéchal, M.

“…Irisin is a recently discovered myokine that increases adipocyte metabolism, induces further “browning” of white adipose tissue, and enhances glucose…”
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Measurements of airway dimensions and calculation of mass transfer characteristics of the human oral passage by Cheng, K H, Cheng, Y S, Yeh, H C, Swift, D L

“…This paper presents measurements of the geometric shape, perimeter, and cross-sectional area of the human oral passage (from oral entrance to midtrachea) and…”
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Acoustic rhinometry: evaluation of nasal cavity geometry by acoustic reflection by Hilberg, O, Jackson, A C, Swift, D L, Pedersen, O F

“…To study the geometry of the nasal cavity we applied an acoustic method (J. Appl. Physiol. 43: 523-536, 1977) providing an estimate of cross-sectional area as…”
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Patent foramen ovale in young stroke patients by Webster, M W, Chancellor, A M, Smith, H J, Swift, D L, Sharpe, D N, Bass, N M, Glasgow, G L

“…The prevalence of patent foramen ovale in patients presenting with non-haemorrhagic stroke or transient ischaemic attacks under the age of 40 years was…”
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Quantum action principle and base operators for bosons and fermions by Swift, L.D., Musielak, Z.E., Fry, J.L.

“…A new quantum action principle is formulated by expressing the Klein–Gordon, Dirac and Proca equations in the form of eigenvalue equations for quantum action…”
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Particle deposition and resistance in the noses of adults and children by Becquemin, M H, Swift, D L, Bouchikhi, A, Roy, M, Teillac, A

“…Nasal filter efficiency for particles has been described by several authors as showing large individual variations, probably somehow related to airflow…”
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Nasal pressure-volume relationships determined with acoustic rhinometry by Kesavanathan, J, Swift, D L, Bascom, R

“…Partitioning of ventilation has been hypothesized to be related to nasal pressure-volume relationships, relationships that have been difficult to measure…”
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Evaluation of acoustic rhinometry and posterior rhinomanometry as tools for inhalation challenge studies by Kesavanathan, J, Swift, D L, Fitzgerald, T K, Permutt, T, Bascom, R

“…Objective measures of upper respiratory function are needed to understand the effects of inhaled toxicants on the nasal passages. Acoustic rhinometry (AR) is a…”
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Age-related scaling for aerosol and vapor deposition in the upper airways of humans by Swift, D L

“…Several theoretical models have been proposed in recent years to calculate age-related respiratory tract deposition of aerosols in humans. A critical factor in…”
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THE MEASUREMENTS OF HUMAN INHALABILITY OF ULTRALARGE AEROSOLS IN CALM AIR USING MANNIKINS by Hsu, Der-Jen, Swift, David L.

“…An idea was first introduced during the 1970s that particles cannot produce adverse health effect unless they are inhaled into the human respiratory tract…”
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Aerosol deposition and flow limitation in a compliant tube by Christensen, W D, Swift, D L

“…Studies in intact dogs have suggested that aerosol deposition is enhanced in the proximity of a flow-limiting segment (FLS) formed during cough. The mechanism…”
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Human susceptibility to indoor contaminants by Bascom, R, Kesavanathan, J, Swift, D L

“…Indoor environmental pollutants can act as irritants, allergens, carcinogens, or infectious agents. This chapter focuses on human susceptibility to indoor…”
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Losses of gallium in common laboratory ware and ways to minimize them by Gonda, I, Swift, D L

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Sidestream Tobacco Smoke Exposure Acutely Alters Human Nasal Mucociliary Clearance by Bascom, Rebecca, Kesavanathan, Jana, Fitzgerald, Thomas K., Cheng, Kuo-Hsi, Swift, David L.

“…Nasal mucociliary clearance (NMC) is a biomarker of nasal mucosal function. Tobacco smokers have been shown to have abnormal NMC, but the acute effect of…”
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In vivo measurements of nasal airway dimensions and ultrafine aerosol deposition in the human nasal and oral airways by Cheng, Kuo-Hsi, Cheng, Yung-Sung, Yeh, Hsu-Chi, Guilmette, Raymond A., Simpson, Steven Q., Yang, Yi-Hsin, Swift, David L.

“…Understanding the filtration efficiency of the nasal and oral airways is essential for assessing doses of inhaled particles to the extrathoracic region as well…”
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Production of pharmacologic monodisperse aerosols by Smaldone, G C, Itoh, H, Swift, D L, Kaplan, J, Florek, R, Wells, W, Wagner, Jr, H N

“…Monodisperse aerosols containing a range of chemical material, including pharmacologically active substances, were produced by using a modified Sinclair-LaMer…”
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A Simplified Method for Detecting the Heat-Labile Enterotoxin of Escherichia Coli by Chapman, P. A, Swift, Deborah L

“…Public Health Laboratory, Northern General Hospital, Herries Road, Sheffield S5 7AU Received May 3, 1984 Accepted May 14, 1984 A tissue-culture method is…”
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The relationship between particle deposition in the anterior nasal passage and nasal passage characteristics by Kesavan, J, Bascom, R, Laube, B, Swift, D L

“…The objective of this study was to examine the effects of nasal passage characteristics on anterior particle deposition during cyclical breathing. Forty…”
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Spontaneous retroperitoneal hemorrhage: a diagnostic challenge by Swift, D L, Lingeman, J E, Baum, W C

“…Spontaneous retroperitoneal hemorrhage can present a difficult diagnostic dilemma. We present 4 illustrative cases within the last 2 years at our institutions…”
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Response of collateral channels to histamine: lack of vagal effect by Kaplan, J, Smaldone, G C, Menkes, H A, Swift, D L, Traystman, R J

“…A new technique using a monodispersed aerosol of histamine delivered to sublobar bronchi through a flexible fiber-optic bronchoscope was used to study the role…”
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