BACKGROUND This study was undertaken to establish the prevalence of, and the factors contributing towards, sleep disordered breathing in patients with quadriplegia. METHODS Forty representative quadriplegic patients (time since injury > 6 months, injury level C8 and above, Frankel category A, B, or C; mean (SE) age 35.0 (1.7) years) had home sleep studies in which EEG, EOG, submental EMG, bod...

We conducted studies in a Paso Robles, CA, grape (Vitis vinifera L.) vineyard in 2002 and 2003 to estimate the impact of regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) intensity and duration on western grape leafhopper, Erythroneura elegantula Osborn. Treatments were based on deficit intensity, 50 and 25% of standard irrigation (moderate and severe deficits, respectively), and deficit duration, 3 or 6 wk t...

The investigations for diagnosis and severity of OSA in Thai population need RDI from the PSG in sleep laboratory. The current problems of Thailand are firstly, inadequate sleep specialist and experienced technician: secondly, inadequate sleep laboratory result in long queue of appointments for sleep study. The authors proposed the new application for solving problem and developing to prioritiz...

OBJECTIVE To explore the diets of people living with psychotic disorders, and to compare their dietary composition to the general population. METHOD 184 people with psychotic disorders in Adelaide, South Australia completed a food frequency questionnaire. Physical information and mental health status were collected. Outcome measures included energy and macronutrient intake; fish, sodium, frui...

Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the primary therapy for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Recent reports have indicated, however, that there is a small but significant number of failures related to patient compliance. Primary surgical treatment, which has been uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP), has declined because of poor results. A reviewed of UPPP failures has shown...

Regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) is a useful strategy to reduce the water consumption maintaining fruit quality. The almonds cultivated under RDI conditions are called hydroSOStainable because produced environmentally friendly and present an improved It was demonstrated that almond cultivar agronomical practices, can affect kernel chemical composition consequently parameters for roasting proc...

Resonance of railway bridges is a matter major concern in high-speed railways because it reduces riding comfort, damages the attached structures, and decreases strength girder bodies. Although this abnormal behavior can be inspected using situ displacement measurements taken from ground, its investigation tedious and, consequently, very expensive. In study, authors developed novel drive-by syst...

Kabul River Basin is one of the most significant river basins in Afghanistan from a socio-economic perspective. Since country located an arid climate zone with drastically varying climatic behavior, effective assessment meteorological drought very essential to managing limited availability water resources. For this endeavor, outputs three general circulation models under two representative conc...