The EU Energy Efficiency (EE) label for appliances, readjusted in March 2021 (Directive 2017/1369/EU), is a key instrument nudging consumers towards more energy-efficient purchases. However, its effectiveness depends on design, the information provided and consumers’ understanding of trust it. This paper seeks to contribute assessment EE appliances identify issues, potential improvements challe...

BACKGROUND Several studies have reported that the tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) -308G/A polymorphism is associated with susceptibility to obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). However, these results are controversial and conflicting. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between TNF-α-308G/A and OSAHS risk by meta-analysis. METHODS Electronic databases, including PubMed, Emba...

1369 Eszopiclone and Sleep Spindles in Schizophrenia—Wamsley et al INTRODUCTION Cognitive deficits are the strongest predictor of functional outcome in schizophrenia,1 and antipsychotic drugs (APDs) are relatively ineffective in treating them (e.g., Sergi2). Amelioration of cognitive deficits has thus become a priority of the schizophrenia research community and is the focus of largescale studi...

Ribozymes, RNA molecules which cleave RNA in a sequence-specific manner, are a promising tool in the development of specific antiviral therapies. The viruses most susceptible to ribozymes may be those in which all aspects of the viral life cycle depend on RNA, with no DNA intermediate. Consequently, we have chosen as a model one such virus, the arenavirus lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCM...

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Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a social burden. However, being able to predict AMI could lead to prevention. A previous study showed only the relation between the lunar phase and the occurrence of AMI, but the period it takes for the moon to orbit around the earth and the period of the lunar phase differ. This study investigated the effect of the gravitation of the moon on AMI. Data was c...

BACKGROUND Health effects of sedentary behaviors (SB) may vary depending on their characteristics such as type, purpose, duration, and intensity of the behavior. While a growing number of questionnaires assess sedentary behaviors, it is unclear which characteristics of SB are measured. The aim of this review was to examine the content of self-report SB questionnaires. METHODS Three databases ...

The IARC collaborative study on exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) involved collecting interview data and biochemical indicators of exposure from 1369 nonsmoking women in 13 centers in 10 countries. Information on childhood and adulthood exposure to other people's smoke and duration of this exposure from both parents and spouse was gathered at the interview. Of the 900 women whose hu...