Effect of allergic phenotype on treatment response to inhaled bronchodilators with or without inhaled corticosteroids in patients with COPD

Shih-Lung Cheng,1,2 Hsu Hui Wang,1 Ching-Hsiung Lin3–5 1Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, 2Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, 3Division of Chest Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, 4Department of Respiratory

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Prosthodontic Rehabilitation of Hereditary Ectodermal Dysplasia in an 11-Year-Old Patient with Flexible Denture: A Case Report

Hereditary ectodermal dysplasia is a rare group of inherited disorders characterized by aplasia or dysplasia of two or more tissues of ectodermal origin such as hair, nails, teeth, and skin.The dental characteristics of this syndrome include anodontia or hypodontia of the primary and/or permanent teeth, hypoplastic conical teeth, and princess polly

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Investigation of Drilling Machinability of Compacted Graphite Iron under Dry and Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL)

Compacted graphite iron (CGI), which is used as a potential material in the auto industry, is a hard-to-machine material for the here different minor elements and for the geometry of graphite with grey cast iron.The machinability of CGI in the drilling process was investigated with a 4-mm diameter fine-grain carbide twist drill under four lubricati

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Identifying speeds and accelerations for the systems within a didactic stand operated by means of stepper motors

The present paper aims to highlight the way in which the speeds and accelerations for the click here numerical control (NC) axes of the systems specific to a didactic stand with Automated Storage & Retrieval System (AS-RS) and guided transport system can be determined experimentally.The stand consists of an AS-RS system where the storage of pallets

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