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Figure 1: Example of tracing recorded upon constant flow inflation arrest. The maximum pressure achieved at end inflation ( Pdyn,max), the pressure drop due to frictional forces in the airway ( Pmin,rs), and the overall resistive pressure drop (Pmax,rs), including Pmin,rs and the nearly exponential pressure dissipation due to viscoelasticity, are shown. P1: pressure value immediately after flow arrest.

Figure 1: Example of tracing recorded upon constant flow inflation arrest. The maximum pressure achieved at end inflation ( <i>P</i><sub>dyn,max</sub>), the pressure drop due to frictional forces in the airway ( <i>P</i><sub>min,rs</sub>), and the overall resistive pressure drop (<i>P</i><sub>max,rs</sub>), including Pmin,rs and the nearly exponential pressure dissipation due to viscoelasticity, are shown. <i>P</i><sub>1</sub>: pressure value immediately after flow arrest.