| This new issue contains the following articles: Mechanisms High serum free IL-18 is associated with decreased omalizumab efficacy: findings from a 2-year omalizumab treatment study Chie Morimoto MD, Hisako Matsumoto MD, PhD, Tomoko Tajiri MD, PhD, Yasuhiro Gon MD, PhD, Reiko Ito MD, PhD, Shu Hashimoto MD, PhD, Maho Suzukawa MD, PhD, Ken Ohta MD, PhD, Kenji Izuhara MD, PhD, Junya Ono BS, Shoichiro Ohta MD, PhD, Isao Ito MD, PhD, Tsuyoshi Oguma MD, PhD, Yoshihiro Kanemitsu MD, PhD, Tadao Nagasaki MD, PhD, Yumi Izuhara MD, PhD, Akio Niimi MD, PhD & Toyohiro Hirai MD, PhD Pages: 1133-1142 | DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2020.1766061 Augmented angiogenic transcription factor, SOX18, is associated with asthma exacerbation Jisu Hong BS, Pureun-Haneul Lee PhD, Yun-Gi Lee BS, George D. Leikauf PhD & An-Soo Jang MD, PhD Pages: 1143-1154 | DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2020.1771727 Environmental Determinants Ambient pollen concentrations and asthma hospitalization in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis Som Kumar Shrestha BPH, MPH, Katrina Anne Lambert Bsc (Hons) & Bircan Erbas PhD Pages: 1155-1168 | DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2020.1771726 Physiology Lung function changes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma exposed to secondhand smoke in outdoor areas Sheila Keogan MPhil, RGN, Tamara Alonso MD, Salome Sunday BSc, MPH, Olena Tigova MPH, Esteve Fernández MD, María José López PhD, Silvano Gallus DSc, Sean Semple PhD, Ana Tzortzi MD, Roberto Boffi MD, Giuseppe Gorini MD, Ángel López-Nicolás PhD, Cornel Radu-Loghin BSc, Joan B. Soriano MD, PhD, Luke Clancy BSC, PhD, MD & the TackSHS Project Investigators (all listed in ) Pages: 1169-1175 | DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2020.1766062 Comorbid Diseases Association of obstructive sleep apnea with all-cause readmissions after hospitalization for asthma exacerbation in adults aged 18–54 years: a population-based study, 2010–2013 Atsushi Hirayama MD, MPH, Tadahiro Goto MD, MPH, Mohammad K. Faridi MPH, Carlos A. Camargo Jr. MD, DrPH & Kohei Hasegawa MD, MPH Pages: 1176-1185 | DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2020.1781887 Long-term effects of bronchopulmonary dysplasia on lung function: a pilot study in preschool children’s cohort S. Manti PhD, F. Galdo MD, G. F. Parisi MD, M. Napolitano MD, F. Decimo MD, S. Leonardi PhD & M. Miraglia Del Giudice MD Pages: 1186-1193 | DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2020.1779289 Understanding the mechanisms of improved asthma control following sinus surgery Sachin Ananth MD, BSc (Hons) Pages: 1194-1195 | DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2020.1780254 Diagnosis Differences in diagnostic patterns of obstructive airway disease between areas and sex in Sweden and Finland – the Nordic EpiLung study |  Malin Axelsson RN, PhD, Pinja Ilmarinen PhD, Helena Backman PhD, Linda Ekerljung PhD, Linnea Hedman PhD, Arnulf Langhammer MD, PhD, Anne Lindberg MD, PhD, Ari Lindqvist MD, PhD, Bright I. Nwaru PhD, Paula Pallasaho MD, PhD, Anssi Sovijärvi MD, PhD, Iida Vähätalo MSc, Hannu Kankaanranta MD, PhD, Hanna Hisinger-Mölkänen MD, Päivi Piirilä MD, PhD & Eva Rönmark RN, PhD Pages: 1196-1207 | DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2020.1776727 Treatment Protective effects of N-acetylcysteine on a chemical-induced murine model of asthma Jiafu Song PhD, Lihong Yao PhD, Jiaxin Shi PhD, Jiashu Li MD & Caiyun Xu MD Pages: 1208-1215 | DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2020.1781166 Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for near fatal asthma with sudden cardiac arrest Yuheng Lang MD, Yue Zheng MD, Xiaomin Hu PhD, Lei Xu MD, Zhiqiang Luo PhD, Dawei Duan PhD, Peng Wu MD, Lei Huang PhD, Wenqing Gao PhD, Qunxing Ma MD, Meng Ning MD & Tong Li PhD Pages: 1216-1220 | DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2020.1781164 Airway hyperresponsiveness to mannitol improves in both type 2 high and type 2 low asthma after specialist management Morten Hvidtfeldt MD, Asger Sverrild MD, PhD, Vibeke Backer DMSC & Celeste Porsbjerg PhD Pages: 1221-1228 | DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2020.1780255 Adherence Translation and validation of the Test of Adherence to Inhalers (TAI) questionnaire among adult patients with asthma in Malaysia Jaya Muneswarao MPharm, Mohamed Azmi Hassali PhD, Baharudin Ibrahim PhD, Bandana Saini PhD, Atta Abbas Naqvi PhD, Irfhan Ali Hyder Ali MBBS, MMed, Jaya Mania Rao BPharm, Anees ur Rehman MPhil & Ashutosh Kumar Verma MSc Pages: 1229-1236 | DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2020.1776728 Management Application of mindfulness techniques in patients with asthma or COPD Begoña López-Lois BA, Francisco-Javier González-Barcala MD, PhD & David Facal BA, PhD Pages: 1237-1246 | DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2020.1776729 Motivation for physical activity in adolescents with asthma | Trine Brynjulfsen RN, MSc, Ingrid Demmelmaier RPT, PhD, Sveinung Berntsen PhD, Tonje Hellum Foyn RN, MSc, Oddbjørn Klomsten Andersen MSc, Julie Stang PhD, Joakim Brodvik Sigdestad MSc, Trine Stensrud PhD, Kristine Tufte MSc, Anette Nielsen RN, PhD & Thomas Westergren RN, PhD Pages: 1247-1255 | DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2020.1778025 Control and Quality of Life Low volume high intensity interval training leads to improved asthma control in adults Carley O’Neill MHSc & Shilpa Dogra PhD Pages: 1256-1260 | DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2020.1766063 Risk factors for poor asthma control and impaired quality of life in a Caribbean population Sateesh Sakhamuri DM, Cherisse Rampersad MBBS, Chelsie Ramsingh MBBS, Marsha A. Ivey MSc & Lexley M. Pinto Pereira MD Pages: 1261-1269 | DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2020.1778026 Case Report COVID-19 in a severe eosinophilic asthmatic receiving benralizumab – a case study Andreas Renner MD, Katharina Marth MD, Karin Patocka MSc & Wolfgang Pohl MD Pages: 1270-1272 | DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2020.1781165 |