The practice of placing brand names, logos and products into computer games is becoming
increasingly popular. Recent research has focused on movies and television, with little …

BACKGROUND: The terms sedentary behavior and physical inactivity have been confusingly
mixed. Although the association between physical inactivity and mortality has been shown …

Despite the growing interest in sedentarism, there is no available information on the profile
of patients with COPD according to sedentary behaviour (SB) and with a detailed analysis of …

Background/Objectives Abnormal body composition is an independent determinant of
COPD outcomes. To date, it is already known that patient stratification into body composition …

The natural TLR4 agonist lipopolysaccharide (LPS) has notable adjuvant activity. However,
it is not useful as a vaccine adjuvant due to its toxicity. Glucopyranosyl lipid A (GLA) is a …

The active form of vitamin D3 (VitD) is a potent immunosuppressive drug. Its effects are mediated
in part through dendritic cells (DCs) that promote the development of regulatory T cells (…

Muscle dysfunction is one of the main features in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD). Handgrip strength (HS) has been used as a representation of general …

Background The phenotype profiling of individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) according to impairments in body composition and level of physical activity in …

Purpose This study aimed to investigate whether patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) presenting asthma overlap (ACO) benefit similarly in comparison to …

… Author contributions: RP Hirata contributed to conceptualisation, methodology, formal
analysis and writing the original draft of the manuscript; DC Dala Pola, LP Schneider and MP …