The multiple-breath washout (MBW) is a lung function test that measures the degree of ventilation inhomogeneity (VI).The test is used to identify small airway impairment in patients with lung diseases like cystic fibrosis.However, the physical and physiological factors that influence the test outcomes and differentiate health from disease are not w
Delusions are bizarre and distressing WHITE REGULAR beliefs that characterize certain mental illnesses.They arise without clear reasons and are remarkably persistent.Recent models of delusions, drawing on a neuroscientific understanding of learning, focus on how delusions might emerge from abnormal experience.We believe that these models can be ext
Abstract During the winter months of 2020/2021 a wave of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) emerged in Poland.We present the results of a nationwide register aiming to capture and characterise MIS-C with a focus on severity determinants.The first MIS-C wave in Poland was notably high, hence our analysis involved 274 children.The
Ships have been translocating species around the world for hundreds of years but attempts to understand and manage this issue date back only three decades.Here we review the assessment and management of risks from vessel biofouling Glass and ballast water over this time period from an Australian and New Zealand perspective.We detail a history of su