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Original Research

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  Face Masks for Noninvasive Ventilation: Fit, Excess Skin Hydration, and Pressure Ulcers

  Marty O Visscher, Cynthia C White, Jennifer M Jones, Thomas Cahill, Donna C Jones and Brian S Pan

  Respiratory Care November 2015, 60 (11) 1536-1547; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.04036
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  Monitoring Dead Space in Mechanically Ventilated Children: Volumetric Capnography Versus Time-Based Capnography

  Anoopindar K Bhalla, Sarah Rubin, Christopher JL Newth, Patrick Ross, Rica Morzov, Gerardo Soto-Campos and Robinder Khemani

  Respiratory Care November 2015, 60 (11) 1548-1555; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.03892
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  Respiratory Therapist Job Perceptions: The Impact of Protocol Use

  Ashley Y Metcalf, James K Stoller, Marco Habermann and Timothy D Fry

  Respiratory Care November 2015, 60 (11) 1556-1559; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.04156
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  Improvement in the Prediction of Ventilator Weaning Outcomes by an Artificial Neural Network in a Medical ICU

  Hung-Ju Kuo, Hung-Wen Chiu, Chun-Nin Lee, Tzu-Tao Chen, Chih-Cheng Chang and Mauo-Ying Bien

  Respiratory Care November 2015, 60 (11) 1560-1569; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.03648
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  Pressurized Metered-Dose Inhalers Versus Nebulizers in the Treatment of Mechanically Ventilated Subjects With Artificial Airways: An In Vitro Study

  Arzu Ari, Robert J Harwood, Meryl M Sheard and James B Fink

  Respiratory Care November 2015, 60 (11) 1570-1574; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.04125
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  Acute Mucociliary Clearance Response to Aerobic Exercise in Smokers

  Ercy MC Ramos, Luiz Carlos M Vanderlei, Juliana T Ito, Fabiano F Lima, Fernanda MM Rodrigues, Beatriz M Manzano, Rômulo A Fernandes, Michel J Cecílio, Alessandra C Toledo-Arruda and Dionei Ramos

  Respiratory Care November 2015, 60 (11) 1575-1584; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.04093
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  Factors Associated With Quality of Life in Subjects With Stable COPD

  Aydanur Ekici, Emel Bulcun, Tulay Karakoc, Erol Senturk and Mehmet Ekici

  Respiratory Care November 2015, 60 (11) 1585-1591; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.03904
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  Multimorbidity and COPD Medication Receipt Among Medicaid Beneficiaries With Newly Diagnosed COPD

  Mayank Ajmera, Usha Sambamoorthi, Aaron Metzger, Nilanjana Dwibedi, George Rust and Cindy Tworek

  Respiratory Care November 2015, 60 (11) 1592-1602; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.03788
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  Pulmonary Rehabilitation in COPD: Effect of 2 Aerobic Exercise Intensities on Subject-Centered Outcomes—A Randomized Controlled Trial

  Catarina Santos, Fátima Rodrigues, Joana Santos, Luísa Morais and Cristina Bárbara

  Respiratory Care November 2015, 60 (11) 1603-1609; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.03663
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  Low Cognitive Ability in Subjects With Bronchiectasis

  Pınar Yıldız Gülhan, Emel Bulcun, Mustafa Gülhan, Dilay Çimen, Aydanur Ekici and Mehmet Ekici

  Respiratory Care November 2015, 60 (11) 1610-1615; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.03905
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  Quality of Life and Bronchial Hyper-Responsiveness in Subjects With Bronchiectasis: Validation of the Seattle Obstructive Lung Disease Questionnaire in Bronchiectasis

  Emel Bulcun, Mesut Arslan, Aydanur Ekici and Mehmet Ekici

  Respiratory Care November 2015, 60 (11) 1616-1623; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.03906
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  A Qualitative Exploration of Exercise Among Pulmonary Rehabilitation Participants: Insight From Multiple Sources of Social Influence

  Chad SG Witcher, Kerry R McGannon, Paul Hernandez, Gail Dechman, Suzanne Ferrier, John C Spence, Ryan E Rhodes and Chris M Blanchard

  Respiratory Care November 2015, 60 (11) 1624-1634; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.04120
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  Predicting the Outcomes of Subjects With Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia Using Monocyte Human Leukocyte Antigen-DR

  Yugang Zhuang, Wenjie Li, Huiqi Wang, Hu Peng, Yanqing Chen, Xiangyu Zhang, Yuanzhuo Chen and Chengjin Gao

  Respiratory Care November 2015, 60 (11) 1635-1642; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.03953
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  The Plasminogen System and Transforming Growth Factor-β in Subjects With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: Effects of CPAP Treatment

  Alessia Steffanina, Lidia Proietti, Caterina Antonaglia, Paolo Palange, Elena Angelici and Rita Canipari

  Respiratory Care November 2015, 60 (11) 1643-1651; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.03571