This review deals with sterol structure-function relationships in natural and artificial membranes
covering for the most part research carried out in this laboratory during the last 4 years. It …

Background: Fatigue is highly prevalent and has a negative impact on quality of life and
performance in a variety of disorders. The 9-item Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) is one of the most …

Background: The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) is a questionnaire widely used in
English speaking countries for assessment of subjective daytime sleepiness. Objective: Our …

Background: High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is caused by exaggerated hypoxic
pulmonary vasoconstriction associated with decreased bioavailability of nitric oxide in the lungs …

Rationale: To establish a new approach to investigate the physiological effects of obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA), and to evaluate novel treatments, during a period of continuous …

Rationale: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) leads to progressive, generalized paresis,
and to respiratory failure in the second decade of life. The assumption that severe physical …

Our purpose was to compare the effectiveness and side effects of a novel, single-piece
mandibular advancement device (OSA-Monobloc) for sleep apnea therapy with those of a two-…

The complexity of central breathing disturbances during sleep has become increasingly
obvious. They present as central sleep apnoeas (CSAs) and hypopnoeas, periodic breathing …

Our purpose was to investigate side effects of sleep apnea treatment by removable oral
appliances (OA) that advance the mandible. In 22 patients suffering from obstructive sleep …

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Practice of Intensive Care Monitoring, MJ Tobin, ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, Inc., 1997, in …