STUDY OBJECTIVES To compare anthropomorphic, nocturnal polysomnographic (PSG), and multiple sleep latency test (MSLT) data between positional (PP) and nonpositional (NPP) obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients. DESIGN This is a retrospective analysis of anthropomorphic, PSG, and MSLT data of a large group of OSA patients who underwent a complete PSG evaluation in our sleep disorders unit. The...

Correct assessment of the overall treatment effectiveness requires knowledge about therapy compliance and efficacy. This study aimed to determine overall long-term apnoea alleviation after continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in a complete sleep laboratory cohort. Out of 209 consecutive CPAP candidates (mean age 57+/-12 yrs, body mass index (BMI) 30.0+/-5.1 kg x m2, respiratory disturbanc...

Portable sleep studies may play an important role to take decisions on patients referred for suspicion of Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome (SAHS). The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of automated analysis of ApneaLink in patients with suspicion of SAHS. All participants (75) performed the ApneaLink and polysomnography (PSG) simultaneously in the sleep laboratory. The two ...

Despite the voluminous literature on the role of RDI networks in economic development there are rather few information about their internal structure and functioning. This information is very relevant to highlight the most important factors in favour or against RDI networking. In places where the general circumstances are not really favouring such knowledge intensive collaborations the governme...

AIM Energy restricted meal plans may compromise nutrient intake. This study used diet modelling to assess the nutritional adequacy of energy restricted meal plans designed for weight management in young obese women. METHODS Diet modelling of 6000 kJ/d animal protein based meal plans was performed using Australian nutrient databases with adequacy compared to the Australian Nutrient Reference V...

Phytochemicals are biologically active compounds, found in plants in small amounts, which are not established nutrients but which nevertheless seem to contribute significantly to protection against degenerative disease. At present, most interest in phytochemicals is focused on the polyphenolic flavonoids and on the carotenoids, although allium compounds, glucosinolates, indoles and coumarins ha...

The effect of regulated de®cit irrigation (RDI) on fruit growth was studied for pear trees (Pyrus communis L. `Barlett') grown in 120 l isolated containers. Two irrigation treatments were applied in consecutive seasons (1996 and 1997) but on different trees each year. The Control treatment was watered to non-stress conditions using stem water potential (Cstem) and Penman ETo as a guide for the ...

reconnaissance drought index (rdi) is based on fitting a log-normal distribution to the ratio of precipitation to evapotranspiration (eto) values in selected periods. in this index value of eto were calculated based on mean temperature by thorenth-waite (th) method. th method, may underestimated eto values comparing to the actual in arid and semi arid regions. the log-normal distribution may no...