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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment with Epap Nasal Devices: Physiological Principles and Limitations

Jan 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4518.jsdr-16-1333
T.S. HakimCorresponding author

Expiratory Positive airway pressure (EPAP) devices such as prevent have been used for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea without discussing their limitations. In this short review we discuss the physiological limitations of EPAP devices during inspiration and during expiration. During spontaneous…

Obstructive Sleep Apneas, Cervical Osteophytosis and Sudden Death: A Paradigmatic Case and a Brief Overview of the Literature

Jun 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4518.jsdr-16-1002
Carlo LovatiCorresponding author University of Milan, Milan, Italy

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome is a common disease characterized by partial or complete collapse of the upper airway during sleep secondary to functional or anatomical factors. The gold standard method for OSA diagnosis is an overnight polysomnogram demonstrating repetitive obstructive apnea…

A Comparison Study of the Fitbit Activity Monitor and PSG for Assessing Sleep Patterns and Movement in Children

Mar 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-8572.joa-15-891
Beth OsterbauerCorresponding author

Background: Despite its expense, labor and intrusiveness, polysomnography (PSG) is the gold standard for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Recently, commercially available electronic activity monitors, such as Fitbit, have become widely accepted and can provide an estimate of sleep patterns…

Subjective and Objective Actigraphic Sleep Monitoring and Psychopathology in a Clinical Sample of Patients with Night Eating Syndrome, with and Without Binge Eating Behaviors

May 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4518.jsdr-14-554
Yael LatzerCorresponding author

Introduction: Night Eating Syndrome (NES) is a phenomenon combining aspects of both sleeping disorders and Eating Disorders (EDs). To the best of our knowledge, few studies to date have examined NES among patients with EDs. None examined ED patients with and without NES in clinical settings by compa…

The Energy–Matter–Behavioral Model of Mental Health Hygiene: A Systems-Based Framework for Sustainable Well-Being

Dec 2025 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-9273.jbtm-25-5603
Mark ClarkCorresponding author

The Energy–Matter–Behavioral (EMB) model offers a systems-based lens for understanding and maintaining mental health hygiene. This framework integrates stress reduction, biological resilience, and behavioral reinforcement into a coherent triad, addressing not only symptoms but underlying energetic a…

Loneliness and Bedtime Procrastination: Exploring a Model of Interconnectedness Among Young Adults in Germany

Oct 2024 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4518.jsdr-24-5287
Michael HastCorresponding author

Background/Aim This study aimed to examine the relationship between loneliness and bedtime procrastination in young adults in Germany, offering critical insights into the development and maintenance of both conditions. Specifically, it sought to test a new model that connects these two psychological…

A Study on Nutraceuticals

Mar 2024 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-24-4921
Manya BajajCorresponding author

Hippocrates trusted foodstuff, maybe medicine, and healthcare management, administration, and costing are important. Nutraceuticals, derived from "nutrition" and "pharmaceutical," cover differing healing areas like “antagonistic-hard, cold and cough, sleep difficulties, digestion, cancer prevention,…

Statistical Study on the Impact of Computer-use on Child-health in the Arab-community

Apr 2023 DOI 10.14302/issn.2576-6694.jbbs-22-4417
Sherifa Mostafa M. SabraCorresponding author

United States of America (USA), Australia, and Canada recommending children computer-use should be imperfect. It obligated a strong influence on children’s lives. The problem was for stuck in the computer-use for a long time per day. The goal was to follow child-health in the Arab-community to notic…

Healthy Aging and Muscle Dysfunction: Will Melatonin Help?

Jun 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-21-3867
Ray MarksCorresponding author

Background Aging is said to represent a declining state that is possibly especially compromised by sleep issues, and declining melatonin levels. Aim This review examined the idea that aging can be favorably influenced in numerous ways by the addition or maintenance of adequate melatonin levels. Spec…

Confirming Tonality at Residences Influenced by Wind Turbines

May 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2642-3146.jec-20-3359
William K.G. PalmerCorresponding author

For 5 years, since the start-up of an array of 140 wind turbines, residents have filed complaints with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (the regulator), and K2 Wind (the operator). Residents complained that the turbines produce a tonal sound, and that the irritation this produced impacted the…

Concordance of Stress Among Married Couples in Urban Area of Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Jun 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-3585.jpmc-19-2825
Sanjeev M. ChaudharyCorresponding author

Background Concordance or husband wife agreement on various factors like sleep, substance use, dietary supplement use, and diseases like obesity and hypertension has been extensively studied worldwide. But the data regarding concordance of stress among married couples in India is lacking. Objective…

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Narcolepsy: An Incidental Relationship?

Feb 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4518.jsdr-18-2511
Karim SedkyCorresponding author

Ehlers Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a collagenic disease that has often been associated with different types of sleep disorders ranging from insomnia to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). EDS usually has associated fatigue and excessive daytime sleepiness (ES), thus narcolepsy should be excluded as a cause.…

Dream theory from the perspective of Islam

Aug 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-612X.ijpr-18-2243
Minoo AsadzandiCorresponding author

Background and Objective: Sleep as a sign of the God wisdom and power, is the agent of stability and tranquility. Sleep has a spiritual dimension. Sincere dreams are the continuation of prophecy and guidance of the God. This study aimed to explain the dream theory from the perspective of Islam. Mate…

Newborns’ Cranial Vault: Clinical Anatomy and Authors’ Perspective

Jul 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2577-2279.ijha-18-2179
Abdelmonem A. HegazyCorresponding author

Cranial vault is the case surrounding the brain. Its structure differs in newborns than in adults in some aspects. Such differences should be clear for both health and family members. Moreover, the anatomy and embryology of fetal skull take a little attention in the previous literature and textbooks…

Association of Non Epileptic Seizures and Epilepsy:2 Cases Reports of Masturbation Seizures

Dec 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-5020.jnrt-17-1803
Mariam DOUMBIA-OUATTARACorresponding author

Introduction: Non epileptic seizures (NES) are little reported in our country. Case report: We report 2 observations of 4 years old girls, with normal psychomotor development, and frequent paroxystic seizures, characterized by stereotyped movements of the members, occurring during sleep onset or dee…

Obesity in Schizophrenia

May 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-450X.jom-16-1039
Mary V. SeemanCorresponding author

Over the last three decades, an epidemic of obesity has markedly affected patients suffering from mental illnesses such as schizophrenia. Antipsychotic medications used to treat schizophrenia are considered as major culprits. The aim of this review is to first consider risk factors, to then outline…

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