Title Level 3

Peer Reviewed Papers

1.      Ratnovsky A, Elad D, Zaretsky U, Shiner RJ. “Assessment of global function of respiratory muscles”. Physiological Measurements, 20: 37-51, 1999.

2.      Ratnovsky A, Zaretsky U, Shiner RJ, Elad D. “Integrated approach for in vivo evaluation of respirator muscles mechanics”. Journal of Biomechanics, 36: 1771-1784, 2003.

3.      Ratnovsky A, Elad D. “Anatomical Model of the Human Trunk for Analysis of Respiratory Muscles Mechanics”. Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology, 148(3): 245-262, 2005.

4.      Ratnovsky A, Kramer RM, Elad D. “Breathing Power of Respiratory Muscles in Single-Lung Transplanted Emphysematic Patients”. Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology, 148(3): 263-273, 2005.

5.      Ratnovsky A, Elad D, Izbicki G, Kramer RM. “Mechanics of Respiratory Muscles in Single-Lung Transplant Recipients”. Respiration, 73: 642-650, 2006

6.      Perlovitch R., Gefen A., Elad D., Ratnovsky A., Kramer MR., Halpern P. “Inspiratory Muscles Experience Fatigue Faster than the Calf Muscles during Treadmill Exercise”. Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology, 156(1): 61-8, 2007.

7.      Ratnovsky A, An SS, Mellema M, Shore SA, Fredberg JJ. “Airway smooth muscle proliferation and mechanics: Effects of AMP kinase agonist”. Mol Cell Biomech. 4(3): 143-157, 2007.

8.      Ratnovsky A, Elad D, Halpern P. “Mechanics of respiratory muscles”. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, 163: 82-89, 2008.

9.      Nadiv Y., Vachbroit R., Gefen A., Elad D., Zaretsky U., Moran D., Halpern P., Ratnovsky A. “Evaluation of Fatigue of Respiratory and Lower Limb Muscles during Prolonged Aerobic Exercise”. Accepted for publication in Journal of Applied Biomechanics.

10.    Ratnovsky, A., Carmeli, Y. N., Elad, D., Zaretsky, U., Dollberg, S., & Mandel, D. (2013). “Analysis of facial and inspiratory muscles performance during breastfeeding”. Technology and Health Care.21: 511–520.

Books

11.    Ratnovsky A, Halpern P, Elad D. “Biomechanics of the Respiratory Muscles”. In Biomedical Engineering and Design Handbook. Edited by Myer Kutz. McGraw Hill, NY, 2009.

Publications in Writing

12.    Eyal T., Kramer RM., Gavish B., Naftali S., Belchman Z., Ratnovsky A. “The impact of changing breathing pattern using the RESPeRATE on respiratory muscles performance”, in writing.

13.    Wald SL., Mahl N., Kramer MR., Ratnovsky A. and Naftali S. “Mechanical properties of different types of airway stents”, in writing.