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Obstructive sleep apnea: Management considerations in psychiatric patients
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Dove Press
, 2015 , Article)
Psychiatric disorders and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are often comorbid. However, there is limited information on the impact of psychotropic medications on OSA symptoms, on how to manage psychiatric pharmacotherapy in ...
Studying movement reorganization when learning a whole-body action: Example of learning a constrained gait pattern
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OMICS International
, 2015 , Poster)
In order to better understand the process of learning a complex motor skill, an effort was done to identify principles of movement reorganization. However, many studies refuted the existence of generalized invariant ...
Assessing uncertainty in sighting records: An example of the Barbary lion
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PeerJ
, 2015 , Article)
As species become rare and approach extinction, purported sightings can be controversial, especially when scarce management resources are at stake.We consider the probability that each individual sighting of a series is ...
Acute Effects of Caffeine on Strength Performance in Trained and Untrained Individuals
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SciTechnol
, 2015 , Article)
Objective: The primary aim of this study was to compare the acute
effects of a caffeine based supplement on the strength performance
of trained and untrained individuals with a secondary investigation
into the effects ...
Models of Speech Processing
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Taylor & Francis
, 2015 , Book chapter)
One of the fundamental questions about language is how listeners map the acoustic signal onto
syllables, words, and sentences, resulting in understanding of speech. For normal listeners, this
mapping is so effortless ...
Potential Psychological Factors Associated with High Risk for Cannabis Abuse: Evidence from Multiple Logistic Regression
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OMICS International
, 2015 , Article)
The aim of the present study was to provide a list of psychological variables likely to explain cannabis abuse among adolescents and young adults based on the following psychological risk factors: anxiety, depression, ...
Bioelectrochemical production of hydrogen in an innovative pressure-retarded osmosis/microbial electrolysis cell system: experiments and modeling
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BioMed Central
, 2015 , Article)
Background
While microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) can simultaneously produce bioelectrochemical hydrogen and treat wastewater, they consume considerable energy to overcome the unfavorable thermodynamics, which is not ...
Built Form of the Souq Waqif in Doha and User’s Social Engagement
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Scientific & Academic Publishing
, 2015 , Article)
The Souq Waqif is located in the heart of the old downtown of Doha, the capital of the State of Qatar. The Souq
Waqif is one of the most important heritage sites in the country. Over the years this market became abounded ...
Editorial: Workplace Physical Activity and Health Risks: A Need for Effective Screening and Intervention Strategies
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OMICS International
, 2015 , Article)
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has adopted a global strategy on physical activity and health since 2005, with an aim to reduce and reverse the constant rise in these health risks globally [1]. However, most recent ...
History of Italian Immigrants Experience with Housing in Post WWII Australia
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Scientific & Academic Publishing
, 2015 , Article)
Previous studies on Italian migrants in Australia highlight that Italian migrants migrated to Australia in the 1950s’-1960s with the primary goal of permanently settling in Australia. Also, scholars pointed out that the ...