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American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Table of Contents
Volume 186, Issue 5 | September 1 2012
ISSN: 1073-449X | eISSN: 1535-4970
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Editorials

Obesity: Changing Asthma in the 21st Century
Anne E. Dixon
pp. 395–396
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The 6-Minute Walk Test in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Lewis J. Rubin
pp. 396–397
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Of Tangible Benefits That Remain Unexplained
Hans L. Rieder
pp. 397–398
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A Pathologist’s View of Airway Obstruction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
James C. Hogg
pp. v–vii
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Pulmonary Perspective

Linking Surveillance with Action against Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Ted Cohen, Justin Manjourides, and Bethany Hedt-Gauthier
pp. 399–401
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Occasional Essay

Laryngeal Hypersensitivity in the World Trade Center–exposed Population
Daniel McCabe and Kenneth W. Altman
pp. 402–403
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Articles

A. Asthma and Allergy

Alveolar Macrophages from Overweight/Obese Subjects with Asthma Demonstrate a Proinflammatory Phenotype
Njira L. Lugogo, John W. Hollingsworth, Druhan L. Howell, Loretta G. Que, Dave Francisco, Tony D. Church, Erin N. Potts-Kant, Jennifer L. Ingram, Ying Wang, Sin-Ho Jung, and Monica Kraft
pp. 404–411
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B. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Retinoic Acid–related Orphan Receptor-α Is Induced in the Setting of DNA Damage and Promotes Pulmonary Emphysema
Ying Shi, Jiaofei Cao, Jane Gao, Liang Zheng, Andrew Goodwin, Chang Hyoek An, Avignat Patel, Janet S. Lee, Steven R. Duncan, Naftali Kaminski, Kusum V. Pandit, Ivan O. Rosas, Augustine M. K. Choi, and Danielle Morse
pp. 412–419
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C. Pulmonary Infections

Th17-stimulating Protein Vaccines Confer Protection against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pneumonia
Weihui Wu, Jin Huang, Biyan Duan, David C. Traficante, Haeyeon Hong, Martina Risech, Stephen Lory, and Gregory P. Priebe
pp. 420–427
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D. Pulmonary Vascular Disease

The Minimal Important Difference in the 6-Minute Walk Test for Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Stephen C. Mathai, Milo A. Puhan, Diana Lam, and Robert A. Wise
pp. 428–433
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E. Sleep and Control of Ventilation

Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Diabetic Neuropathy
Abd A. Tahrani, Asad Ali, Neil T. Raymond, Safia Begum, Kiran Dubb, Shanaz Mughal, Biju Jose, Milan K. Piya, Anthony H. Barnett, and Martin J. Stevens
pp. 434–441
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F. Tuberculosis and Mycobacterial Disease

Can Social Interventions Prevent Tuberculosis?
Anurag Bhargava, Madhukar Pai, Madhavi Bhargava, Ben J. Marais, and Dick Menzies
pp. 442–449
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Variability of Infectious Aerosols Produced during Coughing by Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Kevin P. Fennelly, Edward C. Jones-López, Irene Ayakaka, Soyeon Kim, Harriet Menyha, Bruce Kirenga, Christopher Muchwa, Moses Joloba, Scott Dryden-Peterson, Nancy Reilly, Alphonse Okwera, Alison M. Elliott, Peter G. Smith, Roy D. Mugerwa, Kathleen D. Eisenach, and Jerrold J. Ellner
pp. 450–457
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Beyond the Blue: What Fellows Are Reading in Other Journals

A MicroRNA Processing Defect in Rapidly Progressing Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis; Enteral Omega-3 Fatty Acid, γ-Linoleic Acid, and Antioxidant Supplementation in ALI; and Management of Asthma in Pregnancy Guided by Exhaled Nitric Oxide
Bhakti K. Patel, Rekha Vij, and Shruti B. Patel
pp. 458–459
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Images in Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep Medicine and the Sciences

The Iron Lady
Horiana B. Grosu, Carlos A. Jimenez, Georgie A. Eapen, David Ost, Cesar Moran, and Rodolfo C. Morice
p. 460
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Lung Fibrosis, Premature Graying, and Macrocytosis
Daniel Charles Chambers, Belinda Edith Clarke, Julie McGaughran, and Christine Kim Garcia
pp. e8–e9
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Correspondence

Randomized Controlled Trial of Nebulized Gentamicin in Non–Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis…without Patient Blinding
D. J. Serisier and S. D. Bowler
p. 461
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Reply: Randomized Controlled Trial of Nebulized Gentamicin in Non–Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis…without Patient Blinding
Maeve P. Murray and Adam T. Hill
pp. 461–462
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No H1N1 Detected in Children Admitted to Hospital with Asthma during the H1N1 Pandemic
Bircan Erbas, Molly O’Sullivan, Shyamali C. Dharmage, Julian Druce, Katrina J. Allen, Mimi L. K. Tang, Philip G. Bardin, and Michael J. Abramson
p. 462
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Reply: No H1N1 Detected in Children Admitted to Hospital with Asthma during the H1N1 Pandemic
Kirsten M. Kloepfer and James E. Gern
p. 463
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Placebo Disclosure Rate in Randomized Controlled Trials Involving Critically Ill Patients
Ravikiran Sonawane, Mark Jones, Peter Kruger, Bala Venkatesh, and Juluri Rao
pp. 463–464
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Time until Relapse in Tuberculosis Treatment Trials: Implication for Phase 3 Trial Design
John L. Johnson and Bonnie A. Thiel
p. 464
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Granulomatous Pneumonitis Associated with Adult-Onset Blau-like Syndrome
Qingping Yao, Melissa Piliang, Katina Nicolacakis, and Andrea Arrossi
pp. 465–466
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