Search results for: A. Kolakowski

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Clarifying the link between sleep disordered breathing and tracheal collapse: a retrospective analysis

Christena A. Kolakowski, Donald R. Rollins, Theodore Jennermann, Allen D. Stevens, more

Sleep Science and Practice > 2018 > 2 > 1 > 1-7

Background Symptoms of acquired tracheobronchomalacia (TBM) include wheezing, shortness of breath, and chronic cough, and can negatively affect quality of life. Successful treatment of TBM requires identification of the disorder and of contributing factors. Acquired TBM is generally associated with a number of conditions, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and gastroesophageal...

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New insights in the diagnosis of chronic refractory cough

James T. Good, Donald R. Rollins, Christena A. Kolakowski, Allen D. Stevens, more

Respiratory Medicine > 2018 > 141 > C > 103-110

Chronic Refractory Cough (CRC) is a common condition that significantly impairs patients' quality of life. Unfortunately, in many situations patients continue to experience CRC in spite of following published guidelines for diagnosis and treatment.99 patients were referred to National Jewish Health (NJH), a specialty respiratory center for evaluation of CRC (cough ≥ 8 weeks duration). Study duration...

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The nasal methylome and childhood atopic asthma

Ivana V. Yang, Brent S. Pedersen, Andrew H. Liu, George T. O'Connor, more

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology > 2017 > 139 > 5 > 1478-1488

Given the strong environmental influence on both epigenetic marks and allergic asthma in children, the epigenetic alterations in respiratory epithelia might provide insight into allergic asthma.We sought to identify DNA methylation and gene expression changes associated with childhood allergic persistent asthma.We compared genomic DNA methylation patterns and gene expression in African American children...

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Problems with Integrating the IKZ-02P IFF Interrogator with the JODEK-SP Air Defence Gun and Rocket Artillery System

P. Dobrzyński, A. Kołakowski, W. Śmietański

Problemy Mechatroniki : uzbrojenie, lotnictwo, inżynieria bezpieczeństwa > 2017 > Vol. 8, Nr 3 (29) > 43--56

The objective of integrating the IKZ-02P identification friend-or-foe interrogator with the ZUR-23-2SP air defence gun and rocket artillery system (henceforth “ADGRAS”), codename “JODEK-SP”, was to provide the latter with a novel functionality consisting of locking out the ADGRAS every time the IFF interrogation returned "friend" for aircraft operating in the operating range of the ADGRAS...

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Remont mostów kolejowych w ramach projektu POIiŚ 7.1-79 pn.: „Polepszenie jakości usług przewozowych poprzez poprawę stanu technicznego linii kolejowej nr 272 na odcinku Kluczbork - Ostrzeszów”

A. Kołakowski

Archiwum Instytutu Inżynierii Lądowej > 2016 > Nr 21 > 147--166

W ramach zadań inwestycyjnych Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A prowadzą szereg działań remontowych i modernizacyjnych linii kolejowych. W artykule opisano sposób realizacji remontu 4 mostów stalowych, które znajdowały się w ciągu linii kolejowej nr 272 objętej rewitalizacją na odcinku Kluczbork - Ostrzeszów w ramach Projektu POIiŚ 7.1-79. Prace polegały gównie na wzmocnieniu istniejących stalowych nitowanych...

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Soins infirmiers en réanimation lors de l’oxygénothérapie humidifiée à haut débit

J. Tigreat, A. Kolakowski, M. -E. Tinel

Médecine Intensive Réanimation > 2012 > 21 > 6 > 731-738

Résumé L’oxygénothérapie fait partie des soins banalisés dans les services d’urgence et de réanimation. Une nouvelle technique est maintenant disponible en France et son utilisation a tendance à se développer dans ces services: l’oxygénothérapie humidifiée à haut débit (ODH). Cette mise au point présente les connaissances nécessaires à acquérir, les conseils pratiques et la surveillance permettant...

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Philosophy, History, Culture. Signs of Identity

A. Kolakowski

Przeglad Filozoficzno-Literacki (Philosophical/Literary Review) > 2007 > 6 > 3-4(18) > 435-447

The author considers various ways of understanding philosophy. He tries to define what its permanent aspects are and what has been changing throughout the ages. The first possibility is to perceive philosophy as a kind of combinatory intellectual game in which we can arrange different mosaics from set of quite permanent elements. The second option is to perceive philosophy as a phenomenon changeable...