Background: Limb muscle dysfunction is prevalent in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) and it has important clinical implications, such as reduced exercise tolerance, …

Assessing respiratory mechanics and muscle function is critical for both clinical practice and
research purposes. Several methodological developments over the past two decades have …

The assessment of physical activity in healthy populations and in those with chronic diseases
is challenging. The aim of this systematic review was to identify whether available activity …

Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation is recognized as a core component of the management
of individuals with chronic respiratory disease. Since the 2006 American Thoracic Society (…

Rationale: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has demonstrated physiological, symptom-reducing,
psychosocial, and health economic benefits for patients with chronic respiratory diseases, …

Background Results of several studies published since 1999 suggest that primary
hyperaldosteronism (also known as Conn's syndrome) affects more than 10% of people with …

This European Respiratory Society (ERS) statement provides a comprehensive overview on
physical activity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A …

The seminal multiple view stereo benchmark evaluations from Middlebury and by Strecha et
al. have played a major role in propelling the development of multi-view stereopsis …

Specialized computational chemistry packages have permanently reshaped the landscape
of chemical and materials science by providing tools to support and guide experimental …

We propose an algorithm to improve the quality of depth-maps used for Multi-View Stereo (MVS).
Many existing MVS techniques make use of a two stage approach which estimates …