This research is based on the perception that explanation of International New Ventures' (INVs) performance demands a process view, going deeper than standard approach, in empirical papers, testing direct relationship between company-level antecedents and performance. A three-tier model was developed to investigate leading INVs international performance, emphasizing role entrepreneurial alertne...

Excessive Daytime Sleepiness is a core symptom of narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia, which impairs driving performance. Adequate treatment improves daytime alertness, but it unclear whether ...

Based on the BCC (Beijing Language and Culture University Corpus Center) corpus, an analysis WAR metaphors in reports Reform Opening-up Policy China showed that potential metaphor report is THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REFORM AND OPENING-UP AS WAR, which supported by such sub-metaphors as PLACES WHERE POLICIES ARE IMPLEMENTED BATTLEFIELDS; OR THEORIES WEAPONS; MILITARY ACTION; DIFFICULTIES RISKS ENEMI...

We examined three-dimensional binocular positions in the alert and sleepy monkeys. In contrast to the tightly yoked eye movements observed in alertness, the eyes were usually converged, vertically misaligned and had a much larger torsional variability during light sleep. While in alertness eye position vectors were confined to fronto-parallel planes, the corresponding planes were rotated tempor...

Method Research was carried out across seven 12-hour day shifts. Background data and in-shift activities were recorded for each crew member to determine if these factors correlated with alertness levels. Data recorded included age, gender, job title, years of experience, hours of sleep pre-shift and number of shifts worked in previous 3 days. In-shift data was recorded at each test, including a...

Research is reviewed on the effects of chewing gum on stress, alertness and cognition (including findings from cognitive neuroscience). There is some evidence that chewing gum reduces chronic stress, while effects on acute stress have been less clear in an experimental context. A robust effect of gum chewing on subjective alertness has been observed. However, findings on chewing gum and cogniti...

What We Found § Though far fewer than the 1995 study found, 4.7% of commercial drivers in the study were found to have severe sleep apnea. Another 5.8% had moderate sleep apnea and 17.6% has mild sleep apnea. § Prevalence of moderate to severe sleep apnea is twice as high among CDL holders no longer currently employed as drivers, suggesting that the industry may be losing valuable drivers becau...