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Validation of a single item to assess daytime sleepiness for the Swiss Transplant Cohort Study
CONTEXT: Daytime sleepiness in kidney transplant recipients has emerged as a potential predictor of impaired adherence to the immunosuppressive medication regimen.
Venzin, Reto Martin +8 more
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ABSTRACT Modafinil (2‐(benzhydrylsulfinyl)acetamide) is a psychostimulant commonly prescribed for sleep disorders such as narcolepsy, excessive daytime sleepiness, and obstructive sleep apnea. Recently, its use has extended beyond clinical indications, with neurotypical individuals adopting it as a smart drug to enhance alertness and cognitive ...
Luciane Dellazari da Silva do Prado +9 more
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Sleep patterns of Japanese preschool children and their parents: implications for co-sleeping
Aim The aim of this study was to investigate the direct relationship of sleep schedule and sleep quality variables between healthy preschool children and their parents, focusing on the influence of the difference in bedtime between each other.
Toyojiro Matsuishi +5 more
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The ultrasound detection rate of the palatine tonsils in children was good. There are characteristic ultrasonic image manifestations. Tonsil ultrasound image quality is affected by individual and local factors. ABSTRACT Objective To explore the ultrasonic image characteristics of palatine tonsils in healthy children and the factors affecting image ...
Ying Cao +5 more
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Shift work: An occupational health and safety hazard
Shift work is a major feature of modern work practices. It involves individuals working at times considered unconventional for most workers, such as at night.
Buxton, Sandra
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Lo Chi-yan.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 42-51).Abstract in English and Chinese; questionnaires in Chinese.Abstract --- p.iAcknowledgments --- p.ivTable of Contents --- p.vChapter ...
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Abstract Background Sleep disturbances are widely considered to be a transdiagnostic feature of common behavioural and emotional difficulties in childhood, yet most studies treat sleep as a single construct. Where studies have explored specific sleep problems to psychopathology in children, these tend to only include behavioural or emotional ...
Alina A. Marinca +4 more
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ABSTRACT Even though stress appraisals determine employees' states and behaviors at work, knowledge of their antecedents is limited. This research project integrates sleep research into the transactional stress theory to explain how sleep, as a key factor shaping employees' resource availability, relates to employees' appraisals of their job demands ...
Jette Völker +2 more
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Stop and revive? : the effectiveness of nap and active rest breaks for reducing driver sleepiness
The incidence of sleep-related crashes has been estimated to account for approximately 20% of all fatal and severe crashes. The use of sleepiness countermeasures by drivers is an important component to reduce the incidence rates of sleep-related crashes.
Watling, Christopher Noel
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Abstract Background Immunomodulatory agents such as omega‐3 (ω‐3) and low‐dose aspirin (ASA) have been proposed as effective adjuncts in the treatment of periodontitis. However, they still lack long‐term studies and head‐to‐head evaluation with metronidazole (MTZ) and amoxicillin (AMX), the adjunct protocol with the strongest scientific evidence of ...
Nidia C. Castro dos Santos +14 more
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