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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"OSAS"”.
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The relationship between obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and insomnia: implications for treatment
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a sleep-disordered breathing condition that causes disrupted sleep. Although OSAS is most often associated with daytime hypersomnolence, a number of OSAS patients complain of insomnia, i.e., disorders of initiating or maintaining sleep. If the insomnia in …
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The Influence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome on Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Syndrome, and Endothelial Dysfunction in Young Men
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), a chronic respiratory disorder affecting as many as 1 in 5 adults, is associated with repetitive collapse of the upper airway during sleep and results in fragmented sleep and intermittent periods of hypoxia and hypercapnia. If left untreated, OSAS increases …
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The Effects of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome on Cardiovascular Function with Exercise Testing in Young Adult Males
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a serious disorder that affects an estimated 24% of middle-age males, and 9% of middle-aged females. In addition, a large portion of individuals with OSAS go undiagnosed. OSAS is associated with several adverse health problems, including the metabolic …
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Global Gene Expression Profiles and Proteomic Assessments in Adult Females with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a complex disorder characterized by repetitive bouts of upper airway collapse during sleep, causing subsequent intermittent hypoxia, hypercapnia, and fragmented sleep and is also associated with significant morbidity including daytime sleepiness, …
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Diet, Body Fat Distribution, and Serum Leptin in Young Men with Undiagnosed Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
… influences of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) on dietary intake and body composition. The purpose of this study was to evaluate dietary status, body fat distribution and leptin in overweight young men with and without OSAS in comparison to published values for normal weight counterparts. …
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The cognitive effects of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome (OSAS) : a comparison between untreated patients and patients on at least 3 months Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) treatment
Objectives: To investigate whether or not OSAS patients from the South African population showed any cognitive impairment relative to healthy individuals from the same population, and to assess whether or not untreated OSAS patients and patients on CPAP treatment differed in their cognitive …
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Insuline resistance and insuline sensibility in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
… from sleep. Despite being a common disease, OSAS is underrecognized by most primary care physicians; an estimated 80% of Americans with OSAS are not diagnosed. Apnea may occur hundreds of times nightly, 1-2 times per minute, in patients with severe OSA, and it is often accompanied by wide …
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OIL SPILL CLEANUP BY HYDROPHOBIC SILICA AEROGELS AND SPILLED OIL INTERACTION WITH SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS
… sediments, flocs, and Oil-Sediment Aggregations (OSAs). Kaolin was used as the sedimentation source and two different hydrocarbons, diesel and motor oil, were selected as spilled oil. The experimental results indicate that the salinity is an important factor for the aggregation of flocs and OSAs. …
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Puudega inimeste tööjõus osalemise modelleerimine Eesti näitel
… negatiivses hierarhias. Töö teoreetilises osas kirjeldatakse puude erinevaid definitsioone ning käsitlusi, pearõhuga puude sotsiaalsele mudelile, millest autor töö koostamisel on lähtunud. Samuti on töö teoreetilises osas esitatud tarbijakäitumise teoorial baseeruvad majandusteoreetilised …
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Clinical correlations to distinguish from milder forms of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome using overnight oximetry to prioritize adenotonsillectomy in a low resource setting
… very severe obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) to expedite surgery. McGill's Oximetry Score (MOS) has been validated against polysomnography for OSAS and is affordable and easy to use. Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the correlation of tonsillar size and clinical symptoms with …
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Obstructive sleep apnoea in Aotearoa/New Zealand : an objective and questionnaire-based approach to population prevalence and clinical screening : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health at Massey University, Wellington Campus, New Zealand
… prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) among Māori and non-Māori adults in a community-based sample, and to develop a questionnaire-based multivariate predictive tool for OSAS, to help improve referral of patients to specialist sleep services, and prioritise waiting lists. This …
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Arhitektuuriteose õiguskaitse: põhjendused, võimalused ja probleemid
… kunstiliigi õiguskaitse võimalusi. Töö esimeses osas esitatakse analüüs, miks arhitektuuri peaks käsitlema kunstina ja miks seetõttu on põhjendatud arhitektuuriteose kaitsmine autoriõigusega. Autor analüüsib arhitektuuri kui kunstiliigi vastandlikku olemust ja seotust tehnikavaldkonnaga. Kuna …
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Identifying the Strengths and Weaknesses of Over-the-Shoulder Attack Resistant Prototypical Graphical Authentication Schemes
… use these strategies to bolster security against OSAs were directly compared in within-subjects runoffs in studies 1 and 2. The first aim of this research was to discover the current usability limitations of graphical schemes. The data suggested that error rates are a common issue among graphical …
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Revisione critica dei risultati e nuovi algoritmi decisionali sulla chirurgia dell'OSAS
… We reviewed 269 patients undergoing to osas surgery at the ENT Department of Forlì Hospital in the last decade. Surgery was considered a success if the postoperative apnea/hypopnea index (AHI) was less than 20/h. According to the results, we have developed surgical decisional algorithms …
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The natural history of sleep disordered breathing in 6-11 year old Caucasian and Hispanic children
… including obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is increasingly recognized as an important cause of morbidity in children. Clinical symptoms of OSAS in children include snoring, nocturnal arousals, restlessness during sleep, enuresis, daytime sleepiness and hyperactivity. Evidence also …
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“The Caucasian chalk circle”: Georgia’s self at the East/West nexus
… elluviidavate erinevate poliitiliste projektide osas esineb asümmeetria Euroopa Liidu enda ootuste ning sihtriikide poliitiliste eliitide ootuste vahel. Gruusia juhtumiuuring heidab valgust “limbole”, milles need naaberriigid eksisteerivad: ühelt poolt toob idapartnerlus koos …
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Schnarchen unter Alkoholeinfluss - eine klinische experimentelle Studie
… des obstruktiven Schlafapnoesyndroms (OSAS). Diese Erkrankung wird durch abendlichen Alkoholgenuss verstärkt. Die Frage, ob Alkohol auch zu einer Zunahme der Schnarchhäufigkeit/–lautstärke führt und damit Schlafstörungen v.a. beim Bettpartner hervorrufen kann, ist bisher nicht …
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Principais agentes causadores de otite bacteriana diagnosticados em pacientes do Hospital Universitário Lauro Wanderley / UFPB.
… otitis and medial are the Pseudomonas aerugin osas and Staphylococcus aureus . The bacterial infection that afflict the ear do not are sickness. Therefore this study has objective characterize this infection from collect data in University Hospital Lauro Wanderley (UHLW). It is a transversal …
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Arvutipõhine eesti keele õpe: vahendid ja hinnangud nende efektiivsusele Tartu ülikooli keelekursuste näitel
… nende hinnangut kursuste eesmärkide saavutamise osas. Doktoritöö tegemise käigus loodud kursuste läbiviimine, kursustel õppinute ning Tartu Ülikooli üliõpilaste antud tagaside „Eesti keele kursuse algtasemele” kohta lubasid töös esitada ka soovitusi eesti keele õppetarkvara koostajatele. Arvuti …
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