EFFECT OF ALLERGIC PHENOTYPE ON TREATMENT RESPONSE TO INHALED BRONCHODILATORS WITH OR WITHOUT INHALED CORTICOSTEROIDS IN PATIENTS WITH COPD

Effect of allergic phenotype on treatment response to inhaled bronchodilators with or without inhaled corticosteroids in patients with COPD

Shih-Lung Cheng,1,2 Hsu Hui Wang,1 Ching-Hsiung Lin3–5 1Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, 2Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, 3Division of Chest Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, 4Department of Respiratory

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Evaluation of the microstructural and mechanical properties of ductile cast iron and alloy steel dissimilar materials welded by magnetically impelled arc butt

The combined use of ductile cast iron and alloy steel is beneficial, however, this technique causes some difficulties in welding due to the different properties of these two materials.In the present work, magnetically impelled arc butt (MIAB) welding a solid-state joining process, was employed to weld GGG40 ductile cast iron tube and an E355 + N al

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