Polysomnography is a sleep study test performed by a qualified sleep technologist in an effort to diagnose sleep disorders. Sleep is defined as a “naturally occurring state of unconsciousness‚ diminished activity of the skeletal muscles‚ and depressed metabolism from which a person can be awakened by stimulation” [AP]. A polysomnogram is a recorded study used to measure multiple physiologic variables and phases of sleep. This involves the use of certain equipment which allows the polysomnographist
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John Bowlby first introduced the theory of emotional attachment in the 1960’s when he conducted research on toddlers who were hospitalized for long periods of time due to chronic illnesses (Shaffer‚ 2009). In his observations he noticed how children slowly began to show signs of apathy and unresponsiveness to toys as well as other people and eventually showed indifference towards the presence and absence of their mothers (Shaffer‚ 2009). However the most concerning result of all this was the toddlers
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M34_MARI0000_00_SE_CH34.qxd 34 3/29/11 4:47 PM R E V I E W Page 218 S H E E T NAME ____________________________________ EXERCISE LAB TIME/DATE _______________________ Frog Cardiovascular Physiology Special Electrical Properties of Cardiac Muscle: Automaticity and Rhythmicity 1. Define the following terms. automaticity: Ability to depolarize spontaneously in the absence of external stimulation. rhythmicity: Depolarization/repolarization events occur in a regular and continuous manner. 2.
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Key words: Episodic Memory; Hippocampus; Binding; Recruitment Abstract The memorization of events and situations (episodic memory) requires the rapid formation of a memory trace consisting of several functional components. A computational model is described that demonstrates how a transient pattern of activity representing an episode can lead to the rapid recruitment of appropriate circuits as a result of long-term potentiation within structures whose architecture and circuitry match those of
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Consciousness We are all conscious. Every person in this room has conscious thought‚ an internal monologue that talks to us throughout the day‚ and I guarantee every person in this room is listening to their own inner monologue right now. Now‚ each individual in this room understands how their own mind works because we know how we think and how we feel. But we confuse this with understanding what consciousness is. Many individuals believe they are experts on consciousness simply because we are all
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I. CATEGORIAL STRUCTURE OF THE WORD 1. Notion of Opposition. Oppositions in Morphology The most general meanings rendered by language and expressed by systemic correlations of word-forms are interpreted in linguistics as categorial grammatical meanings. The forms rendering these meanings are identified within definite paradigmatic series. The grammatical category is a system of expressing a generalized grammatical meaning by means of paradigmatic correlation of grammatical forms
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Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD) is defined as a hearing condition in which sound enters the inner ear normally‚ but the transmission of the signal to the brain is impaired. The characteristics of ANSD are highly variable and can manifest as any degree of hearing loss and functional ability. Some individuals with ANSD have minimal auditory complaints and do not know of their condition until adulthood. Others can have a complete lack of sound awareness‚ localization and auditory-based
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This research essay is about what puppy mills are and what they do‚ what a dog knows in its mind‚ and what it’s like when you first meet a dog and what it’s like for the dog when they first meet you. Puppy Mills are a large dog breeding facility where profit is cared more about than the puppy’s health. Puppy Mills are horrific‚ and they sell the dogs to unsuspecting families; the facility only cares about increasing their profit‚ and not about the dog’s health. According to “DoSomething.org‚” after
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INTRODUCTION The preliminary and primary goal of a company is to maximize its firm value‚ in other words‚ to maximize the shareholders’ wealth. As a good instrument tool of measuring the firm value or the operation condition of a company‚ the share price indicates the stock market value of the company’s shares. Shareholders always expect to maximize the share price by corporate governance‚ however‚ managers in company always link their attitude to the their own interest‚ and they would not to try
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Academic resilience presents factors that are involved in the enrollment of a student. Different factors contribute to the effect. The importance of understanding‚ accepting‚ and working at the goals to achieve academic resilience is essential. Below are five different studies that each explains their definitions of academic resilience and the contributions that can be made to impact student success. Morales (2008) researched academic resilience despite the fact of risk factors that would contribute
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