J. Sleep Res. (2011) 20‚ 318–325 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2010.00871.x Insomnia and cardiovascular activity Sleep onset and cardiovascular activity in primary insomnia MASSIMILIANO DE ZAMBOTTI‚ NAIMA COVASSIN‚ GIULIANO DE MIN T O N A ‚ M I C H E L A S A R L O and L U C I A N O S T E G A G N O Department of General Psychology‚ University of Padova‚ Italy Accepted in revised form 14 June 2010; received 3 December 2009 SUMMARY The transition from wakefulness to sleep is characterized
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A bleak‚ stark white scene opens Julia Leigh’s Sleeping Beauty. The protagonist‚ Lucy‚ enters the frame and blends in perfectly. Her pale skin‚ light hair‚ and rustled white top are in perfect unison with the monochromatic scene catching her stuff a tube down her throat as a research subject. Compelled to watch this unsettling scene for several minutes‚ it sets the pace for the remainder of the movie. Lucy is a lifeless college student that goes about her days earning money through whatever means
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practice of co-sleeping has succeeded throughout human evolution and has continued over the years of our civilization despite controversy and the liability of infant deaths. Over the last couple of decades co-sleeping has become a major debate amongst parents in the United States‚ but I believe that pediatricians and parent educators should encourage co-sleeping with children. There has been a lot of disagreement between the benefits and risks associated with infant/parent co-sleeping. Advocates of
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HSM/240 Social Insurance Checkpoint Social insurance funded programs include Social Security‚ Workmen’s compensation‚ Medicare‚ and unemployment benefits. Each of these programs is funded by a portion of a person’s check. A certain amount is taken out of each check and put in an “account” for future use. Some of these programs even include a match payment made by the employer. This is mostly used for Social Security. The benefits from each of these programs are used in the event of a future
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areas of concern being co-sleeping with infants. There’s many perspectives of co-sleeping with an infant‚ ranging from professional healthcare providers and sleep-deprived parents wishing to catch some extra “z’s” during the night. Many healthcare professionals are urging parents to immediately stop co-sleeping‚ or to not even begin the co-sleeping process once the infant arrives home from the hospital. The many debatable points that are brought about when discussing co-sleeping with an infant are parents
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Many classic tales have origins and details so diverse and varied that one story tells but a fraction of what other stories might reveal. The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood‚ published by Charles Perrault in 1697‚ is no exception‚ but it does relay some common themes and familiar morals with an entertaining plot. This plot‚ however‚ is full of ambiguities and notes that are assumed to be taken for granted. For example‚ why did a king marry an ogress and how did they have a son? Why did this son not reveal
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The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood‚ by Charles Perrault‚ has a clear Christian theme. This is because it was written in France during the late seventeenth century for the enjoyment of royalty. The readers would undoubtedly be Catholic‚ the religion of the royalty‚ so Charles Perrault wrote for that audience. The fairy tale begins with the princess being granted gifts from several fairies shortly after her birth. This is similar to the sacrament of baptism. Also‚ the prince and princess marry shortly
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will never sleep as comfortably‚ and soundly as he did the night before. Neither drugs nor sleeping pills will provide Othello the comfort he will seek at night. Now though this may seem to be an exaggerated statement‚ it doesn’t come with some truth. In fact psychologically‚ the stress Othello receives from the news of his wife could lead to issues in his daily life and could‚ in fact‚ affect his sleeping patterns. To understand how such a thing is possible‚ we must first understand how exactly
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Sleeping Habits Every single human needs the necessity of sleep depending on each respective duration of preferable sleeping hours. As we all know‚ a duration of a near to 8 hours of sleep will be much sufficient for an average person for a night’s sleep. Sleep is essential for a person’s brain productivity and it increases their attentiveness in carrying out their daily activities throughout their life time. However‚ sometimes without a doubt‚ we do face some difficulties in our sleeping durations
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Aboriginal spirituality is determined by the Dreaming‚ with all aspects of Aboriginal kinship‚ ceremonial rites and obligations to the land having been derived from the Dreaming. Accordingly‚ all knowledge and understanding in Aboriginal societies are predicated on the Dreaming. Notions of kinship are an important element of Aboriginal Spirituality and determine an individual’s place within the community. Hence‚ Aboriginal people are bound together in relationships of sharing and obligation. Kinship
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