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Clinical Predictors of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
Bruno Terra Junho,Arthur Kummer,Francisco Cardoso,Antonio Lucio Teixeira,Natalia Pessoa Rocha 대한신경과학회 2018 Journal of Clinical Neurology Vol.14 No.4
Background and Purpose Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is a common complaint among patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Several factors have been associated with EDS in PD, especially neuropsychiatric symptoms. This study aimed to determine the relationships between neuropsychiatric symptoms, sociodemographic and clinical parameters, and EDS in PD. Methods This cross-sectional study analyzed 85 patients with PD. All patients underwent socioeconomic and clinical data evaluations followed by a psychiatric interview and a neurological examination, including the assessment of sleep features. Patients were divided into two groups according to the presence or absence of EDS, which was defined as a score higher than 10 on the Epworth Sleepiness Scale. Binary logistic regression was performed in order to describe the predictors of EDS. Results We found that EDS affects 40% of PD patients and is associated with older age, restless legs syndrome, depressive and anxious symptoms, and worse sleep quality. In the multivariate analysis, older age, levodopa use, and worse sleep quality remained as significant predictors of EDS in PD. Conclusions Nighttime sleep problems, older age, and levodopa use are significantly associated with EDS in PD. A careful assessment and the management of sleep problems in PD patients might help to improve their quality of life.
Bruno Welter Giraldes 국립중앙과학관 2019 Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Vol.12 No.3
This report presents the first occurrence of the Indo-Pacific benthic ctenophore Coeloplana (Benthoplana) meteoris (Thiel, 1968) in the western part of the Arabian-Persian Gulf, extending its range to 2000km, a record that illustrates a cyclic event observed in the Marine Arabic Province. The seasonal biodiversity influx of invertebrates from the Indian Ocean that establish themselves for a short period of time in the west of the Gulf before the extreme high temperatures takes place in the summer.
Bruno De Cordier 한국외국어대학교(글로벌캠퍼스) 러시아연구소 2019 REGION Vol.8 No.2
Central Asia is hardly associated with the sea and with maritime issues, even though its physical geography contains two major maritime surfaces, namely the Caspian Sea and the Aral Sea. This article looks into the position and role of these water surfaces and their respective littorals in the region’s integration and social transformation in the tsarist empire. It explores whether they were part of a maritime consciousness and the notion of overseas vis-à-vis Central Asia, before looking into a number of developments and shifts, the outcomes or at least traces of which are still prevalent and visible today. More concretely, these include: the patterns of maritime accessibility over the Caspian and Aral Seas that came into being and functioned; the existence of seashore-shaped cultures and livelihoods; and the establishment of new territorialities which served as spaces for double-edged economic modernization, blueprints of modern national individualities, and a peculiar pattern of urban development.
Bruno, L.,Khris, S.,Marcillat, J. Techno-Press 2001 Wind and Structures, An International Journal (WAS Vol.4 No.4
Presented herein is a numerical study for evaluating the aerodynamic behaviour of equipped bridge deck sections. In the first part, the method adopted is described, in particular concerning turbulence models, meshing requirements and numerical approach. The validation of the procedure represents the aim of the second part of the paper: the results of the numerical simulation in case of two-dimensional, steady, incompressible, turbulent flow around a realistic bridge deck are compared to the data collected from wind-tunnel tests. In order to demonstrate the influence of the section details and of the partial streamlining of the deck geometry on its aerodynamic behaviour, in the third part of the paper the effect of the fairings and of each item of equipment of the section (such as central barriers, side railings and sidewalks) is evaluated. The study has been applied to the deck section of the Normandy cable-stayed bridge.