BACKGROUND Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome (OSAS) and insomnia are common pathologies sharing a high comorbidity. CPAP is a cumbersome treatment. Yet, CPAP compliance must remain optimal in order to reverse excessive daytime sleepiness and prevent the cardiovascular consequences of OSAS. But chronic insomnia could negatively affect CPAP compliance. OBJECTIVE To assess the consequences of in...

BACKGROUND The need to perform local International Sensitivity Index (ISI) calibrations and in particular the requirement for a manual method for prothrombin time (PT) determination, have proved to be obstacles to application of the WHO scheme for PT standardization. METHODS We used international normalized ratio (INR) derived with a set of only 5 European Concerted Action on Anticoagulation ...

The Investor Sentiment Index (ISI) is widely regarded as a useful measure to gauge the overall mood of market. panic may result in contagion, causing failure financial markets. Market participants use ISI indicator understand price fluctuations and related opportunities. As result, it imperative systematically review compiled literature on subject. In addition reviewing past studies ISI, this p...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether measures of physical activity are related to an insulin sensitivity index ([ISI] 10(4)/fasting insulin x glucose) independent of weight or adiposity in children. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We conducted a longitudinal study of 90 Pima Indian children (39 boys and 51 girls) at 5 and 10 years of age measuring adiposity (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry), physical ...

Dünyada nükleer reaktörlerde kazaların meydana gelmesinden sonra, daha güvenli ısı çekimini sağlayan sistemler kullanılmaya başlanmıştır. Bunlardan biri de pasif güvenlik sistemi olan borulu reaktördür. Isı boruları kullanılırken en önemli konulardan limitasyonlarının belirlenmesidir. Bu makalede 900 K’de çalışan reaktörde limitasyonları hesaplanmıştır. borusunun çalışma sıvıları olarak potasyu...

The aim of the present study was to assess associations between obstructive sleep apnoea and insulin sensitivity in a population-based sample of females. In total, 400 females aged 20-70 yrs underwent a full-night polysomnography, fasting blood sampling, measurement of anthropometric variables and oral glucose tolerance test with measurement of the insulin response (n = 358). The apnoea/hypopno...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We examined the characteristics of sleep disturbances and sleep patterns in the caregivers of patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) and dementia. METHODS We prospectively studied 132 patients (60 with aMCI and 72 with dementia) and their caregivers, and 52 noncaregiver controls. All caregivers and controls completed several sleep questionnaires, includ...

UNLABELLED Aims/Introduction:  Impaired fasting glucose (IFG) increases the risk of developing diabetes mellitus (DM). This study was carried out to characterize Japanese patients who have fasting glucose levels (FPG) between 100 and 109 mg/dL (IFG100-109). MATERIALS AND METHODS   A total of 1383 Japanese participants were examined by oral glucose tolerance test. We compared insulin secretory...

PURPOSE To estimate the prevalence of insomnia in patients with chronic back pain, and to correlate insomnia with severity of back pain and disability. METHODS 63 women and 57 men aged 24 to 83 (mean, 55) years who presented with chronic back pain for >6 months were asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire to evaluate the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), Oswestry Disability Index (OD...