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JAM Duo perform Make You Feel My Love by Adele in this arrangement for Cello and Piano

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Make You Feel My Love (Adele) - Arranged for Cello and Piano

In this podcast, Rachael Moses, Multimedia Editor of Thorax BMJ, talks to Dr Ash Clift Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford.
The evidence surrounding COVID-19 has been conflicting and inconsistent. This podcast discusses the findings of this observational and Mendelian randomisation study using the UK Biobank cohort. The author discusses the findings with regards to the potential causal effect of cigarette smoking on the severity of COVID-19 infection and what this means for both the public and clinicians.
Related article: https://thorax.bmj.com/content/thoraxjnl/early/2021/09/12/thoraxjnl-2021-217080

Cigarettes and COVID-19: clearing the smoke

Thorax social media editor, Dr. Puja Mehta, caught up with several Respiratory consultants from across the UK at the British Thoracic Society (BTS) Winter Meeting 2022, and asked them the question, 'What makes the Winter BTS meeting special?'

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Live from the British Thoracic Society (BTS) Winter Meeting 2022

Dr. Kate Diomede, social media editor at Thorax, speaks with Dr. Anna Podolanczuk(1) and Dr. John Kim(2) about their article, "MUC5B, telomere length and longitudinal quantitative interstitial lung changes: the MESA Lung Study", published in Thorax:
https://thorax.bmj.com/content/early/2022/08/04/thorax-2021-218139

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(1) Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
(2) Department of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA

This episode was produced by Letícia Amorim and edited by Brian O'Toole.

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MUC5B, telomere length and longitudinal quantitative interstitial lung changes: the MESA Lung Study

In this episode Dr. Kate Diomede, social media editor at Thorax, speaks with Prof. Andrew Bush(1) about the state of paediatric treatment for thoracic issues, including discussion of cystic fibrosis and asthma.

Hear the previous discussion with Prof. Ian Hall on the future of respiratory medicine: https://on.soundcloud.com/yb7pJ

(1) Consultant paediatric chest physician at Royal Brompton Hospital;
Professor of paediatric respirology, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London.

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Recent developments in paediatric therapy with Prof. Andrew Bush

Dr. Kate Diomede, social media editor at Thorax, is joined by Prof. Nick Hopkinson(1) to delve into the history of smoking policy in the UK, as well as detailing the lay of the land in current smoking-cessation practices, especially pertaining to vaping. 

Hear the previous discussion with Prof. Andrew Bush on recent developments in paediatric therapy: https://on.soundcloud.com/PY9Nz

(1) Prof. of Respiratory Medicine, Imperial College London,
Respiratory Consultant, Royal Brompton Hospital,
Associate Editor of Thorax,
Chair of ASH (Action on Smoking in Health) UK Charity
https://twitter.com/COPDdoc

Relevant papers and references:

Millennium cohort – child smoking uptake related to parents and peers smoking https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30442657/

Confirming the impact of standardised packaging
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33093164/

Effectiveness of ban on smoking in cars with children
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31988266/

Smoking and increased risk from COVID 
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33402392/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34580193/

Javed Khan’s independent report commissioned by UK Govt: Making Smoking Obsolete
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-khan-review-making-smoking-obsolete/making-smoking-obsolete-summary

Cochrane systematic review suggests vaping is more effective for smoking cessation than NRT
https://www.cochrane.org/CD010216/TOBACCO_can-electronic-cigarettes-help-people-stop-smoking-and-do-they-have-any-unwanted-effects-when-used

Recent evidence update on risk of vaping for OHID concludes, “vaping poses only a small fraction of the risks of smoking.” 
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nicotine-vaping-in-england-2022-evidence-update/nicotine-vaping-in-england-2022-evidence-update-summary

NICE guidance on nicotine vapes to help smokers quit https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng209/chapter/recommendations-on-treating-tobacco-dependence#stop-smoking-interventions

British Thoracic Society guidance on tobacco harm reduction
https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/document-library/governance-and-policy-documents/position-statements/tobacco-and-smoking-march-2020/

National Centre for Smoking Cessation Training
https://www.ncsct.co.uk/publication_Support_stop_vaping.php 

Cigarette Smoking: An Assessment of Tobacco's Global Environmental Footprint Across Its Entire Supply Chain
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.8b01533 

ASH: Use of e-cigarettes (vapes) among young people in Great Britain
https://ash.org.uk/uploads/Use-of-e-cigarettes-among-young-people-in-Great-Britain-2022.pdf

Competing interests: None declared.

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Smoking and vaping: policy and challenges with Nick Hopkinson

Dr. Kate Diomede, social media editor at Thorax, is joined by Dr. Yasmin Thanavala (1) to discuss her group's recent research paper, "Not all vaping is the same: differential pulmonary effects of vaping cannabidiol versus nicotine". Their study used a using a mouse model of vaping and in vitro experiments with human cells. The paper is available online: https://thorax.bmj.com/content/early/2023/04/02/thorax-2022-218743

Hear the previous discussion with Prof. Nick Hopkinson on policy relating to vaping and smoking: https://on.soundcloud.com/cjFhd

(1) Prof. Oncology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York, USA.

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Not all vaping is the same: CBD vs nicotine

#3582 (954 left): Oct. 5, 2023: Gentle may I lay me down and gentle rest my head ("William Blake's Poetry (Japanese version)" from Aug. 24, 2023) 
Today's pure primal piano music here. Happy if this music makes you feel peaceful.. : )
Looking for absolute natural beauty every day for Piano Ten Thousand Leaves. Target number is 4536 and 3582(79.0%) (Only 954 pieces remain) achieved today. Find my project.. : )
This piece may might have good 1/f fluctuation characteristic although I stopped investigating it each piece.

My new message: "Does it make sense to preserve it for 1000 years?"

Today's cover ART is created by #Midjourney (Art Generating #AI), according to my wish. Happy if you like it.

Today's chairhouse's daily video magazine of piano ten thousand leaves music & AI created Artworks.
https://youtu.be/24k0eE6fhWg

I'm now making Archive site of Piano Ten Thousand Leaves project by utilizing #wordpress. Basically nice direction I've already gotten.. : )
Currently 1100 pieces already achieved. 
But this week I need to do something else, so I'm going to stop this task for a bit.


######## NEW 24th SELECTION ALBUM JUST RELEASED ########
"Deep Forest Girl" - the 24th selection album of piano ten thousand leaves

Youtube: Full(20 songs, 50 minutes) and HD video by Midjourney - AI
https://youtu.be/-pvjcnFysTk

spotify
https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/album/6zftjWuL7JMF0vNYgLTSaQ

apple music
https://music.apple.com/jp/album/deep-forest-girl-piano-ten-thousand-leaves-volume-24/1692518303

amazon music
https://www.amazon.co.jp/s?k=chair+house+%E6%B7%B1%E3%81%84%E6%A3%AE%E3%81%AE%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3+-+%E3%83%94%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8E%E4%B8%87%E8%91%89%E9%9B%86+-+%E7%AC%AC24%E5%B7%BB&i=digital-music&ref=nb_sb_noss_2

line music
https://music.line.me/webapp/album/mb0000000002e6f6be

AWA:
https://s.awa.fm/album/bd73bf6d8ea694823e31

Other Every music streaming services in the world
https://linkco.re/yDNpmUYN?lang=en

Gentle May I Lay Me Down And Gentle Rest My Head - #3582 (954 Left) By Chair House 231005

#3588 (948 left): Oct. 11, 2023: And the bright cloud sail'd on ("William Blake's Poetry (Japanese version)" from Aug. 24, 2023) 
Today's pure primal piano music here. Happy if this music makes you feel peaceful.. : )
Looking for absolute natural beauty every day for Piano Ten Thousand Leaves. Target number is 4536 and 3588(79.1%) (Only 948 pieces remain) achieved today. Find my project.. : )
This piece may might have good 1/f fluctuation characteristic although I stopped investigating it each piece.

My new message: "Does it make sense to preserve it for 1000 years?"

Today's cover ART is created by #Midjourney (Art Generating #AI), according to my wish. Happy if you like it.

Today's chairhouse's daily video magazine of piano ten thousand leaves music & AI created Artworks.
https://youtu.be/7QoNq7Vnm-4

I'm now making Archive site of Piano Ten Thousand Leaves project by utilizing #wordpress. Basically nice direction I've already gotten.. : )
Currently 1100 pieces already achieved. 
But this week I need to do something else, so I'm going to stop this task for a bit.


######## NEW 24th SELECTION ALBUM JUST RELEASED ########
"Deep Forest Girl" - the 24th selection album of piano ten thousand leaves

Youtube: Full(20 songs, 50 minutes) and HD video by Midjourney - AI
https://youtu.be/-pvjcnFysTk

spotify
https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/album/6zftjWuL7JMF0vNYgLTSaQ

apple music
https://music.apple.com/jp/album/deep-forest-girl-piano-ten-thousand-leaves-volume-24/1692518303

amazon music
https://www.amazon.co.jp/s?k=chair+house+%E6%B7%B1%E3%81%84%E6%A3%AE%E3%81%AE%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3+-+%E3%83%94%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8E%E4%B8%87%E8%91%89%E9%9B%86+-+%E7%AC%AC24%E5%B7%BB&i=digital-music&ref=nb_sb_noss_2

line music
https://music.line.me/webapp/album/mb0000000002e6f6be

AWA:
https://s.awa.fm/album/bd73bf6d8ea694823e31

Other Every music streaming services in the world
https://linkco.re/yDNpmUYN?lang=en

And The Bright Cloud Sail'd On - #3588 (948 Left) By Chair House 231011

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Early Morning in the State of Maine

From the new album "The Bleak Midwinter"

The Bleak Midwinter

Morning Song

Dear all
4 Hands made the Blues for Friends. Thank you Tom for this fantastic idea,  honor and pleasure to do a Blues with you again.

Dear Friends meet on heart and one soul for the Blues and especially for this Blues we did together. 
Hope you enjoy it with best regards from Tom and Rudolf.

Blues For Friends (Collab Tom Adams & Blueswork)

Sweet Dreams Juliet

I have again the honour and pleasure to share with you a composition by Jean-Pierre Dubois (JiPé)...I was really pleased when he had sent me this composition he wrote a long time ago, as the title mentions it too!:))
I hope you will enjoy my interpretation of it....

Cigarettes and COVID-19: clearing the smoke

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