ERJ Open Research

ERJ Open Research is a fully open access original research journal, published online by the European Respiratory Society. The journal aims to publish high-quality work in all fields of respiratory science and medicine, covering basic science, clinical translational science and clinical medicine.

The journal was created to help fulfil the ERS objective to disseminate scientific and educational material to its members and to the medical community, but also to provide researchers with an affordable open access specialty journal in which to publish their work.

March

The EMBARC European Bronchiectasis Registry: protocol for an international observational study James D. Chalmers, Stefano Aliberti, Eva Polverino, Montserrat Vendrell, Megan Crichton, Michael Loebinger, Katerina Dimakou, Ian Clifton, Menno van der Eerden, Gernot Rohde, Marlene Murris-Espin, Sarah Masefield, Eleanor Gerada, Michal Shteinberg, Felix Ringshausen, Charles Haworth, Wim Boersma, Jessica Rademacher, Adam T. Hill, Timothy Aksamit, Anne O'Donnell, Lucy Morgan, Branislava Milenkovic, Leandro Tramma, Joao Neves, Rosario Menendez, Perluigi Paggiaro, Victor Botnaru, Sabina Skrgat, Robert Wilson, Pieter Goeminne, Anthony De Soyza, Tobias Welte, Antoni Torres, J. Stuart Elborn, Francesco Blasi, on behalf of EMBARC ERJ Open Res 2016; 2: 00081-2015
Endobronchial ultrasound: morphological predictors of benign disease Pratibha Gogia, Tabassum Z. Insaf, William McNulty, Afroditi Boutou, Andrew G. Nicholson, Zaid Zoumot, Pallav L. Shah ERJ Open Res 2016; 2: 00053-2015
Closed circuit rebreathing to achieve inert gas wash-in for multiple breath wash-out Alex R. Horsley, Katherine O'Neill, Damian G. Downey, J. Stuart Elborn, Nicholas J. Bell, Jaclyn Smith, John Owers-Bradley ERJ Open Res 2016; 2: 00042-2015
Development of a diagnostic decision tree for obstructive pulmonary diseases based on real-life data Esther I. Metting, Johannes C.C.M. in ’t Veen, P.N. Richard Dekhuijzen, Ellen van Heijst, Janwillem W.H. Kocks, Jacqueline B. Muilwijk-Kroes, Niels H. Chavannes, Thys van der Molen ERJ Open Res 2016; 2: 00077-2015
Genetic regulation of expression of leukotriene A4 hydrolase Tomasz Szul, Peter Castaldi, Michael H. Cho, J. Edwin Blalock, Amit Gaggar ERJ Open Res 2016; 2: 00058-2015
Sleep clinical record: what differences in school and preschool children? Maria Pia Villa, Hanaa Shafiek, Melania Evangelisti, Jole Rabasco, Manuela Cecili, Marilisa Montesano, Mario Barreto ERJ Open Res 2016; 2: 00049-2015
Patterns, predictors and outcomes of asthma control and exacerbations during pregnancy: a prospective cohort study Luke E. Grzeskowiak, Brian Smith, Anil Roy, Gustaaf A. Dekker, Vicki L. Clifton ERJ Open Res 2016; 2: 00054-2015
Inhaled nitric oxide decreases pulmonary endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression and activity in normal newborn rat lungs Thông Hua-Huy, Sy Duong-Quy, Hoa Pham, Julien Pansiot, Jean-Christophe Mercier, Olivier Baud, Anh Tuan Dinh-Xuan ERJ Open Res 2016; 2: 00060-2015
Influenza: from zoonosis to pandemic Leslie A. Reperant, Fleur M. Moesker, Albert D.M.E. Osterhaus ERJ Open Res 2016; 2: 00013-2016
Zika: structuring the European research response Louise Sigfrid, Chantal Reusken, Gail Carson, Marion Koopmans ERJ Open Res 2016; 2: 00025-2016
Technology for noninvasive mechanical ventilation: looking into the black box Ramon Farré, Daniel Navajas, Josep M. Montserrat ERJ Open Res 2016; 2: 00004-2016
Effect of “add-on” interventions on exercise training in individuals with COPD: a systematic review Carlos A. Camillo, Christian R. Osadnik, Hans van Remoortel, Chris Burtin, Wim Janssens, Thierry Troosters ERJ Open Res 2016; 2: 00078-2015
Understanding variation in length of hospital stay for COPD exacerbation: European COPD audit Mamta Ruparel, Jose Luis López-Campos, Ady Castro-Acosta, Sylvia Hartl, Francisco Pozo-Rodriguez, C. Michael Roberts, on behalf of the European COPD Audit ERJ Open Res 2016; 2: 00034-2015
Blunted perception of neural respiratory drive and breathlessness in patients with cystic fibrosis Charles C. Reilly, Caroline J. Jolley, Caroline Elston, John Moxham, Gerrard F. Rafferty ERJ Open Res 2016; 2: 00057-2015
MRSA eradication of newly acquired lower respiratory tract infection in cystic fibrosis Emilie Vallières, Jacqueline C. Rendall, John E. Moore, John McCaughan, Anne I. Hoeritzauer, Michael M. Tunney, Joseph Stuart Elborn, Damian G. Downey ERJ Open Res 2016; 2: 00064-2015
Mortality rates for chronic lower respiratory diseases in Italy from 1979 to 2010: an age–period–cohort analysis Giancarlo Pesce ERJ Open Res 2016; 2: 00093-2015
Physical activity assessed in routine care predicts mortality after a COPD hospitalisation Marilyn L. Moy, Michael K. Gould, In-Lu Amy Liu, Janet S. Lee, Huong Q. Nguyen ERJ Open Res 2016; 2: 00062-2015
Maximal aerobic capacity in ageing subjects: actual measurements versus predicted values Cristina Pistea, Evelyne Lonsdorfer, Stéphane Doutreleau, Monique Oswald, Irina Enache, Anne Charloux ERJ Open Res 2016; 2: 00068-2015
Artificial stone dust-induced functional and inflammatory abnormalities in exposed workers monitored quantitatively by biometrics Noa Ophir, Amir Bar Shai, Yifat Alkalay, Shani Israeli, Rafi Korenstein, Mordechai R. Kramer, Elizabeth Fireman ERJ Open Res 2016; 2: 00086-2015
Factors associated with medication adherence in school-aged children with asthma Amy H.Y. Chan, Alistair W. Stewart, Juliet M. Foster, Edwin A. Mitchell, Carlos A. Camargo, Jeff Harrison ERJ Open Res 2016; 2: 00087-2015
Using social media to improve communication with people with cystic fibrosis Christina Dale, Nicola Reid, Katrina Cox, Andy Jones, Hawys Williams, Anna Shawcross, Alex Horsley ERJ Open Res 2016; 2: 00015-2016