BACKGROUND Sleep-disordered breathing is a common and serious feature of many paediatric conditions and is particularly a problem in children with Down syndrome. Overnight pulse oximetry is recommended as an initial screening test, but it is unclear how overnight oximetry results should be interpreted and how many nights should be recorded. METHODS This retrospective observational study evalu...

PURPOSE To describe communication and eating proficiency and related factors in Swedish females with Rett syndrome, from a parental/caregiver view. METHOD Data from a questionnaire were used and approached descriptively, qualitatively and comparatively. Parents/caregivers of 125 females with Rett syndrome completed the survey. The mean age of the females was 19.6 years. RESULTS Communicatio...

Herring-eating killer whales debilitate herring with underwater tail slaps and likely herd herring into tighter schools using a feeding-specific low-frequency pulsed call ('herding' call). Feeding on herring may be dependent upon daylight, as the whales use their white underside to help herd herring; however, feeding at night has not been investigated. The production of feeding-specific sounds ...

OBJECTIVE To examine a text-messaging program for self-monitoring symptoms of bulimia nervosa (BN) within the context of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). METHOD Thirty-one women participated in 12 weekly group CBT sessions and a 12 week follow-up. Participants submitted a text message nightly indicating the number of binge eating and purging episodes and rating their urges to binge and pur...

The hypothesis of behavioral control as a form of traffic regulation is tested by means of simulation. Agents have to survive in an environment with a day/night rhythm by eating food and avoiding obstacles. This goal is achieved easily at day, but not at night due to interference of darkness with sensor readings. Two categories of agents are tested: reactive and control system agents. The contr...