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Hero-Somnambulist in V. V. Nabokov’s Novel “Transparent Things”
Научный диалог, 2019 The article is devoted to the study of the features of the hero-somnambulist in V. V. Nabokov’s novel “Transparent Things” and the specifics of the writer’s appeal to the theme of magnetism and somnambulism in his works.
E. G. Nikolayeva
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Somnambulism - a rare cause of a serious accident. Case report
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2018 Somnambulism is usually seen as a mild state, associated with sleep disorders, excessive daytime sleepiness, tiredness, mental disorders and reduced quality of life. It is potentially a life-threatening condition.
Karolina Rożenek +4 more
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Sleep Problems and Daytime Sleepiness in Children with Nocturnal Enuresis [PDF]
Childhood Kidney Diseases, 2016 Purpose Nocturnal enuresis (NE) is one of the most common problems in childhood. NE has a multifactorial etiology and is influenced by sleep and arousal mechanisms. The aim of the present study was to prospectively evaluate sleep problems and patterns in
Yun-Mo Gu +11 more
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A Rude Awakening: What to Do with the Sleepwalking Defense? [PDF]
, 2004 Some sleepwalkers commit acts of violence, or even murder, in their sleep. Courts must decide what to do with criminal defendants who raise a defense of sleepwalking. A brief review of common law reveals that courts apply the defense inconsistently under
Horn, Mike
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Legal mobilization and anti‐fluoridation campaigning in post‐war Britain
Journal of Law and Society, EarlyView.Abstract The fluoridation of public water supplies to improve dental health is often cited as an example of an ‘intractable controversy’ in public health, reflecting deeply held principles about rights and the public sphere. This article examines legal mobilization to prevent fluoridation in Britain, from the first pilot studies in the mid‐1950s ...
JANET WESTON
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Sleep Deprivation Reveals Altered Brain Perfusion Patterns in Somnambulism. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Despite its high prevalence, relatively little is known about the pathophysiology of somnambulism. Increasing evidence indicates that somnambulism is associated with functional abnormalities during wakefulness and that sleep deprivation constitutes an ...
Thien Thanh Dang-Vu +5 more
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The Legal Self: Executive processes and legal theory [PDF]
, 2011 When laws or legal principles mention mental states such as intentions to form a contract, knowledge of risk, or purposely causing a death, what parts of the brain are they speaking about?
Hirstein, William, Sifferd, Katrina
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Walking With the Ghost: Sodomy, Sanity and the Secular in Charles Brockden Brown’s Edgar Huntly
European Journal of American Studies, 2017 In the last twenty years, there has been a boom in scholarship on Charles Brockden Brown, most of which connects his work to social developments occurring in the early American republic.
Kyle Joseph Campbell
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Journal of Sleep Research, Volume 34, Issue 2, April 2025.Summary Dreaming, a common yet mysterious cognitive phenomenon, is an involuntary process experienced by individuals during sleep. Although the fascination with dreams dates back to ancient times and gained therapeutic significance through psychoanalysis in the early twentieth century, its scientific investigation only gained momentum with the ...
Carlotta Mutti +2 more
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Locating ethnicity and health: exploring concepts and contexts [PDF]
, 2007 With the rapid development of ethnicity and health as a field of sociological research, this paper seeks to re-evaluate the development of ideas around ethnicity, 'race' and culture and consider how they have been applied to the question of health ...
Ahmad, Waqar I. U., Bradby, Hannah
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