Zoltán Hantos

TL;DR: The forced oscillation technique (FOT) is a non-invasive method with which to measure respiratory mechanics as mentioned in this paper, which employs small-amplitude pressure oscillations superimposed on the normal breathing and therefore has the advantage over conventional lung function techniques that does not require the performance of respiratory manoeuvres.

TL;DR: This work presents a meta-analysis of the literature on infant and young children Pulmonary Function Testing using a probabilistic, apples-to- apples model, which shows clear trends in prognosis and in particular in cases of high morbidity and mortality after the second vaccination.

TL;DR: Results of simulation studies based on a lung model consisting of a central airway and a number of peripheral units withAirway and tissue parameters that were given independent wide distributions were in agreement with the experimental findings and showed that even an extremely inhomogeneous lung structure can produce virtually homogeneous mechanical behavior at the input.

TL;DR: A model of the inflation process in which 'avalanches' of airway openings are seen is developed—with power-law distributions of both the size of avalanches and the time intervals between them—which agree quantitatively with those seen experimentally, and are reminiscent of the power- law behaviour observed for self-organized critical systems.

TL;DR: During MCh-induced constriction, a large portion of the increase in tissue resistance and the altered frequency dependence of EL are virtual and a consequence of the augmented airway inhomogeneities.