Cerebral asymmetry is used to describe the differences in electroencephalographic activity between regions of the brain. The objective of this study was to document frontal, central, and parietal asymmetry in psychophysiological (Psy-I) and paradoxical (Para-I) insomnia sufferers as well as good sleeper (GS) controls, and to compare their patterns of asymmetry to others already found in anxiety...

OBJECTIVE An integrated sensor-augmented pump system has been introduced that interrupts basal insulin infusion for 2 h if patients fail to respond to low-glucose alarms. It has been suggested that such interruptions of basal insulin due to falsely low glucose levels detected by sensor could lead to diabetic ketoacidosis. We hypothesized that random suspension of basal insulin for 2 h in the ov...

two hundred and fifty day-old broiler chickens were housed in a high altitude farm and divided in two experimental groups (cold-exposed and control). at the age of 3 and 4 d, the cold-exposed chickens were exposed to 15?c for 3 h, while the control birds were reared under normal condition. during the period between 14 and 28 days, both groups of chickens were exposed to a low environmental temp...

BACKGROUND The relationships of working hours and nights on call per week with various parameters of distress among practicing surgeons have not been previously examined in detail. STUDY DESIGN More than 7,900 members of the American College of Surgeons responded to an anonymous, cross-sectional survey. The survey included self-assessment of their practice setting, a validated depression scre...

Looting and theft of cultural property has been a problem for decades. While there are no exact figures, some agencies suggest it is a criminal industry grossing in the billions annually. Documentation is an essential and key component to finding lost or stolen cultural property and in establishing ownership in a court of law. However, the data on cultural heritage is locked up in data silos ma...

Abstract Cold waves are considered one of the important extreme weather events affecting winter crop production in Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP). In spite media coverage cold Terai area Nepal (Nepal section IGP) recent years, few studies on this topic were found. This study investigates and their impact agriculture during region Nepal. Historical daily maximum minimum temperature data from six stat...

In several countries of Southern America, Asia and Middle East looting and clandestine excavations affect archaeological heritage more than other man-made and natural risks. These activities are mainly linked to illicit trade of antiquities mainly in Europe and North America. In order to contrast this phenomenon, since 1956 the General Conference of the UNESCO recommended all the Member States ...

OBJECTIVE To characterize the amount of nocturnal hypoglycemia and evaluate factors associated with nocturnal hypoglycemia assessed with continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in adults and children with type 1 diabetes who participated in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation CGM randomized clinical trial. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The analysis included 36,467 nights with >or=4 h of CGM g...