RECRUITING PATIENTS TO A DIGITAL SELF-MANAGEMENT STUDY WHILST IN HOSPITAL FOR A CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE EXACERBATION: A FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS

Background Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are often hospitalised with acute exacerbations (AECOPD) and many patients get readmitted.Intervening with hospitalised patients may be optimal timing to provide support.Our previous work demonstrated use of a digital monitoring and self-management support tool in the community.H

Heparan Accessories sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) are an evolutionarily ancient subclass of glycoproteins with exquisite structural complexity.They are ubiquitously expressed across tissues and have been found to exert a multitude of effects on cell behavior and the surrounding microenvironment.Evidence has shown that heterogeneity in HSPG composit

IntroductionCertain behavioral practices, such as wearing masks, practicing social distancing, and accepting vaccines, play a crucial role in impeding the spread of COVID-19 and reducing the severity of symptoms.Opinions regarding whether to observe such behavioral practices evolve over time through interactions via networks that overlap Coffee Mak

Restrictive feeding influences systemic metabolism of nutrients; however, this impact has not been evaluated in chickens of diverging feed efficiency.This study investigated the effect of ad libitum versus restrictive feeding (85% of ad libitum) on the serum metabolome and white blood cell composition in chickens of diverging residual feed intake (

In this article, we provide a brief introduction to the special issue on research ethics in qualitative research.We describe the general context within which our idea emerged to organize a special issue and present its design and, for 104 purposes of transparency, some particulars with respect to the selection and review process.We sketch some of t