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Sleep Disturbances in COPD are Associated with Heterogeneity of Airway Obstruction
2018
Individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) experience sleep disturbances due to the impact of respiratory symptoms on sleep quality. We explored whether sleep disturbances in COPD are linked to heterogeneity of airway constriction.The impact of breathing problems on sleep quality was measured in consecutive COPD outpatients with the COPD and Asthma Sleep Impact Scale (CASIS) questionnaire. Impulse oscillometry technique (IOS) was employed to assess heterogeneity of airway constriction. Subjects with a previous or concomitant diagnosis of asthma or obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) were excluded.Fifty COPD subjects (M/F 40/10; age: 71 +/- 8 yrs, Body Mass Index (BMI): 26.2 +/-…
Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients Treated With Continuous Positive Airway Pressure: Data From the European Sleep Apnea…
2021
Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is a symptom of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) that resolves under treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). In some patients, sleepiness persists despite CPAP treatment. We retrospectively analyzed data on subjective residual EDS, assessed as an Epworth Sleepiness Scale score (ESS) >10, in patients from the European Sleep Apnea Database (n = 4,853, mean age +/- SD 54.8 +/- 11.8 years, 26.1% females), at baseline and at the first visit (median follow-up: 5 months, interquartile range 3-13). An ESS > 10 occurred in 56% of patients at baseline and in 28.2% of patients at follow-up. Residual EDS was analyzed in 2,190 patients (age: 55.1 +/- 12…
Atherosclerosis Development and Progression: The Role of Atherogenic Small, Dense LDL.
2022
Atherosclerosis is responsible for large cardiovascular mortality in many countries globally. It has been shown over the last decades that the reduction of atherosclerotic progression is a critical factor for preventing future cardiovascular events. Low-density lipoproteins (LDL) have been successfully targeted, and their reduction is one of the key preventing measures in patients with atherosclerotic disease. LDL particles are pivotal for the formation and progression of atherosclerotic plaques; yet, they are quite heterogeneous, and smaller, denser LDL species are the most atherogenic. These particles have greater arterial entry and retention, higher susceptibility to oxidation, as well a…
Enhancing the Iterative Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Method
2021
Motivated by recent research on the iterative approach proposed for the smoothed particle hydrodynamics (ISPH) method, some ideas to improve the process are introduced. The standard procedure is enhanced iterating on the residuals preserving the matrix-free nature of the process. The method is appealing providing reasonable results with disordered data distribution too and no kernel variations are needed in the approximation. This work moves forward with a novel formulation requiring a lower number of iterations to reach a desired accuracy. The computational procedure is described and some results are introduced to appreciate the proposed formulation.
Study of social self-concept invariance in physical activity individual and collective practitioners
2019
Este estudio tiene como objetivo explorar la invariancia configural, métrica y escalar en función del sexo y de la práctica de actividad física colectiva del AUSO de Fernández-Zabala et al. (2016) y comparar las puntuaciones obtenidas por los subgrupos. La muestra fue de 278 estudiantes universitarios (M = 21. 16 años; DT = 19. 238) divididos de forma equivalente en función del género y de la práctica de actividad física. Tras comprobar la invariancia estricta en ambos supuestos, los resultados demuestran que no existen diferencias significativas en ninguno de los factores en función del sexo, pero sí en función de la práctica de actividad física: aquellos estudiantes que realizan actividad…
Soda noteikšanas teorētiskie un praktiskie aspekti
2020
Vienlaikus ar humānisma ideju un cilvēktiesību principu ieviešanu sodu noteikšanā arvien lielāku nozīmi iegūst arī nepieciešamība nodrošināt efektīvu noziedzīgu nodarījumu novēršanu. Bakalaura darba mērķis ir apzināt soda noteikšanas vispārīgo principu un noteikumu, kas attiecas uz soda noteikšanu par vairākiem noziedzīgiem nodarījumiem, regulējuma un prakses problēmjautājumus. Darba uzdevumi ir izpētīt soda un ar to saistītā taisnīguma izpratnes vēsturisko attīstību, soda būtību un mērķi, soda noteikšanas vispārīgo principu un to ietekmējošo apstākļu regulējumu un piemērošanas praksi, soda noteikšanas par vairākiem noziedzīgiem nodarījumiem regulējumu un piemērošanas praksi. Darba rezultāt…
Personas tiesību ierobežošana Latvijā un Eiropā un ar to saistītā problemātika
2017
Darbā pētīta taisnīga soda un tā atvasināto principu izcelsme un saturs. Darbā analizēta soda individualizācijas ietekme uz soda noteikšanu minimālajām prasībām. Maģistra darba ietvaros izvērtēta divu Krimināllikumā pastāvošu institūtu – sodāmības un personas tiesību ierobežošanas atbilstība taisnīga soda pamatprincipiem. Darbā pētīta aktuālākā personas tiesību ierobežošanas un sodāmības problemātika un šo institūtu atbilstība Satversmes tiesas un Eiropas Cilvēktiesību tiesas judikatūrai. Darbā secināts un izvirzītas tēzes, ka sodāmību un atsevišķi personas tiesību ierobežošanas sodi tiek noteikti, neizvērtējot to atbilstību taisnīgu soda noteikšanas pamatprincipiem, tādēļ likumdevējam šie …
Lo sviluppo e l'esercizio delle soft skills
2020
In questo contributo cercheremo di vedere come lo sviluppo delle soft skills possa contribuire a formare nei minori una chiara coscienza della propria identità personale e professionale in modo da divenire capaci di prendere delle decisioni libere e responsabili. La progettazione di un'attività formativa diretta allo sviluppo delle soft skills implica, da una parte, l'individualizzazione delle sue componenti e, dall'altra, l'effettuazione di un bilancio delle soft skills già acquisite da parte del soggetto.