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Understanding the clinical management of obstructive sleep apnoea in tetraplegia: a qualitative study using the theoretical domains framework

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background Clinical practice guidelines recommend further testing for people with tetraplegia and signs and symptoms of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), followed by treatment with positive airway pressure therapy.
Marnie Graco   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Breathing, Cinema and Other “Nobjects” in Camille Vidal-Naquet’s Sauvage

open access: yesFilm-Philosophy, 2021
This article examines the breathing and breathless body in Camille-Vidal Naquet’s Sauvage (2018). Respiration has been characterised by Peter Sloterdijk, in the first volume of his Sphären (Spheres) trilogy, as the first extension of the womb. The air we
Emilija Talijan
doaj   +1 more source

A field investigation of the relationship between rotating shifts, sleep, mental health and physical activity of Australian paramedics

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Paramedics working on a rotating shift are at an increased risk of developing chronic health issues due to continuous circadian rhythm disruption. The acute effects of shift rotation and objectively measured sleep have rarely been reported in paramedics.
Wahaj Anwar A. Khan   +3 more
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Breathing Is Enough: For the Spread of Influenza Virus and SARS-CoV-2 by Breathing Only

open access: yesJournal of Aerosol Medicine, 2020
Background: The transmission of respiratory viruses such as influenza and corona viruses from one person to another is still not fully understood. Methods: A literature search showed that there is a strong scientific rationale and evidence that viruses ...
G. Scheuch
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Patients' perceptions of the potential of breathing training for asthma: a qualitative study. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Poor symptom control is common in asthma. Breathing training exercises may be an effective adjunct to medication; it is therefore important to understand facilitators and barriers to uptake of breathing training ...
Abraham C   +23 more
core   +1 more source

The spray characteristic of gas-liquid coaxial swirl injector by experiment

open access: yesMATEC Web of Conferences, 2017
Using the laser phase Doppler particle analyzer (PDPA), the spray characteristics of gas-liquid coaxial swirl injector were studied. The Sauter mean diameter (SMD), axial velocity and size data rate were measured under different gas injecting pressure ...
Chen Chen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Breathing multichimera states in nonlocally coupled phase oscillators [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Chimera states for the one-dimensional array of nonlocally coupled phase oscillators in the continuum limit are assumed to be stationary states in most studies, but a few studies report the existence of breathing chimera states.
Okuda, Koji, Suda, Yusuke
core   +2 more sources

To breathe or not to breathe? That is the question [PDF]

open access: yesExperimental Physiology, 2008
Our understanding of the role of the brain in respiratory rhythm generation and regulation began the early nineteenth century. Over the next 150 years the neuronal groups in the medulla oblongata and pons that were involved in eupnoea and in gasping were identified by techniques involving the lesioning of areas of the lower brainstem, several ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Association of Sleep-Disordered Breathing, Sleep Apnea, and Hypertension in a Large Community-Based Study

open access: yes, 2000
ContextSleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and sleep apnea have been linked to hypertension in previous studies, but most of these studies used surrogate information to define SDB (eg, snoring) and were based on small clinic populations, or both.ObjectiveTo
MD F. Javier Nieto   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Association of Adipocytokines With Carotid Intima Media Thickness and Arterial Stiffness in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients

open access: yesFrontiers in Endocrinology, 2020
Objective: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) results in increased carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and arterial stiffness; however, the association between adipocytokines and IMT/arterial stiffness in OSA patients is unclear.Methods: We enrolled 95 ...
Fan Song   +18 more
doaj   +1 more source

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