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The Relationship between Cellphone Usage and Sleep Quality among Hospital Staff

open access: yesFrontiers in Biomedical Technologies, 2021
Purpose: Despite the two decades of using cell phones, there are still considerable controversies about the biological effects of the Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) produced by cell phones. Sleep disorder among hospital staff is an important issue for the
Majid Jadidi   +4 more
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Face Memorization Using AIM Model for Mobile Robot and Its Application to Name Calling Function

open access: yesSensors, 2020
We are developing a social mobile robot that has a name calling function using a face memorization system. It is said that it is an important function for a social robot to call to a person by her/his name, and the name calling can make a friendly ...
Masahiko Mikawa   +2 more
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Rhythmicity in heart rate and its surges usher a special period of sleep, a likely home for PGO waves

open access: yesCurrent Research in Physiology, 2022
High amplitude electroencephalogram (EEG) events, like unitary K-complex (KC), are used to partition sleep into stages and hence define the hypnogram, a key instrument of sleep medicine.
Andreas A. Ioannides   +2 more
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Investigating the potential link between lunar cycle and multiple sclerosis relapses: a call for further studies

open access: yesLibyan Journal of Medicine, 2023
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a debilitating disease that causes inflammation of the central nervous system, resulting in myelin damage and axon degeneration.
Narimen Yousfi   +3 more
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Phenotype-based and Self-learning Inter-individual Sleep Apnea Screening with a Level IV Monitoring System [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Purpose: We propose a phenotype-based artificial intelligence system that can self-learn and is accurate for screening purposes, and test it on a Level IV monitoring system. Methods: Based on the physiological knowledge, we hypothesize that the phenotype
Hau-Tieng Wu   +8 more
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Use of night-time positioning equipment in care home residents with postural asymmetry : a pilot study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Twenty four-hour postural care that includes the use of night-time positioning equipment (NTPE) is being increasingly recommended. However, because most of the published studies focus on children, there is a lack of evidence on the use of NTPE in adults.
Bartley, C, Stephens, M
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Restless legs syndrome in an elderly patient induced by combined use of low dose quetiapine and citalopram

open access: yesPsychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 2021
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a relatively common sensory-motor disorder. However, it is frequently unrecognized. The main clinical characteristics of RLS are “an urge to move” and “uncomfortable and unpleasant sensations” in the legs, which can ...
Sadiye Visal Buturak   +4 more
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Light-enhanced cognitive behavioural therapy for sleep and fatigue: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial during chemotherapy for breast cancer

open access: yesTrials, 2020
Background Women with breast cancer experience a significantly higher prevalence of sleep disturbance and insomnia than the general population. The experience of persistent sleep disturbance places these women at a higher risk of psychological and ...
Helena R. Bean   +8 more
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An Energy-Aware Protocol for Self-Organizing Heterogeneous LTE Systems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This paper studies the problem of self-organizing heterogeneous LTE systems. We propose a model that jointly considers several important characteristics of heterogeneous LTE system, including the usage of orthogonal frequency division multiple access ...
Chen, Chung Shue, Hou, I-Hong
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Benzodiazepines: Uses, Dangers, and Clinical Considerations

open access: yesNeurology International, 2021
Benzodiazepines (BZDs) are among one of the most widely prescribed drug classes in the United States. BZDs are a class of psychoactive drugs known for their depressant effect on the central nervous system (CNS).
Amber N. Edinoff   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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