BACKGROUND Annoying snore is the principle symptom and problem in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). However, investigation has been hampered by the complex snoring sound analyses. OBJECTIVE This study was aimed to investigate the energy types of the full-night snoring sounds in patients with OSAS. PATIENTS AND METHOD Twenty male OSAS patients underwent snoring sound recording through...

soil, a 3-dimensional component of the landscape, or simply a natural body in a soilscape with a given geopedological setting, was modeled by jenny as s = f (climate, organism, relief, parent material, time). to map such a complex body, the concept ‗pedon’ –the smallest volume that can be recognized as a soil had to be defined. classically, soil is known to function as provider, controller, reg...

We present an ontological meta-analysis of the national healthcare policies in Chile. Using a logically constructed ontology based on the common body of knowledge as a lens, we map the 39 key policies. The ontological map provides a synoptic, systematic, and systemic view of the policies, and highlight their emphases and biases.

To evaluate mechanisms behind the difference in susceptibility to ventricular fibrillation (VF) between the guinea pig and hedgehog heart, the cardiac electrophysiology of the two species was studied at normal body temperature and at different hypothermic levels by simultaneous recording of the monophasic action potential (MAP) and the external electrocardiogram (ECG). At normal body temperatur...

Knowledge maps are cognitive aids designed to help users explore a body of knowledge in a nonlinear way. Specifically, a knowledge map is a graphical representation of knowledge chunks, e.g. single-digit addition, linked together by directed edges that express prerequisite relationships. In this paper we describe a novel knowledge map creation, visualization, and exploration system. We employ e...

The Cayley map for the rotation group SO(3) is extended to a map from the Lie algebra of the group of rigid body motions SE(3) to the group itself. This is done in several inequivalent ways. A close connection between these maps and linear line complexes associated with a finite screw motions is found.

In spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), carotid and aortic distensibilities measured at operational blood pressure (BP) are reduced. Increased body weight and mean arterial pressure (MAP) are both known to reduce distensibility independently. However, whether, after adjustment to body weight and mean BP, distensibility remains reduced in SHR has never been investigated. Carotid and abdominal ...

Objective—To determine the performance of the ICD/AIS MAP (© E J MacKenzie et al) as a method of classifying injury severity for children. Methods—Data on all children less than 16 years of age admitted to all designated trauma centers in Pennsylvania from January 1994 through October 1996 were obtained from the state trauma registry. The ICD/AIS MAP was used to convert all injury related ICD-9...

The pUfPose of this study was to examine the influence of androstenedione supplementation on plasma testosterone, cortisol, and cholesterol, mean arterial pressure (MAP), body weight, organ weights, and bone mineral density (BMD) in female rats. At age 10 weeks, an initial BMD measure was made. Rats in the andro group (n = 13) received implants designed to deliver 1 J.lg androstenedione per gra...