It's not (only) the mean that matters: variability, noise and exploration in skill learning

D Sternad - Current opinion in behavioral sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Analysis of variability provides information about control priorities.•Variability
comprises a multitude of processes that contribute to skill improvement.•Stages of learning …

[HTML][HTML] Superior mesenteric artery syndrome: Diagnosis and management

A Oka, M Awoniyi, N Hasegawa, Y Yoshida… - World journal of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome (also known as Wilkie's syndrome, cast
syndrome, or aorto-mesenteric compass syndrome) is an obstruction of the duodenum …

Apnea of prematurity: from cause to treatment

J Zhao, F Gonzalez, D Mu - European journal of pediatrics, 2011 - Springer
Apnea of prematurity (AOP) is a common problem affecting premature infants, likely
secondary to a “physiologic” immaturity of respiratory control that may be exacerbated by …

Apnea of prematurity–perfect storm

JM Di Fiore, RJ Martin, EB Gauda - Respiratory physiology & neurobiology, 2013 - Elsevier
With increased survival of preterm infants as young as 23 weeks gestation, maintaining
adequate respiration and corresponding oxygenation represents a clinical challenge in this …

Apnea of prematurity: pathogenesis and management strategies

OP Mathew - Journal of Perinatology, 2011 - nature.com
Apnea of prematurity (AOP) is a significant clinical problem manifested by an unstable
respiratory rhythm reflecting the immaturity of respiratory control systems. This review will …

Necessity of noise in physiology and medicine

E Sejdić, LA Lipsitz - Computer methods and programs in biomedicine, 2013 - Elsevier
Noise is omnipresent in biomedical systems and signals. Conventional views assume that
its presence is detrimental to systems' performance and accuracy. Hence, various analytic …

Apnea of prematurity: What can observational studies tell us about pathophysiology?

CF Poets - Sleep medicine, 2010 - Elsevier
Apnea of prematurity (AOP) is a developmental sleep disorder which is yet to be completely
understood. Although there is some evidence of brainstem immaturity, there is nothing to …

Sensory stimulation in the NICU environment: Devices, systems, and procedures to protect and stimulate premature babies

FM Vitale, G Chirico, C Lentini - Children, 2021 - mdpi.com
Prematurity deprives infants of the prenatal sensory stimulation essential to their correct
development; in addition, the stressful environment of the NICU impacts negatively on their …

Predicting bradycardia in preterm infants using point process analysis of heart rate

AH Gee, R Barbieri, D Paydarfar… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: Episodes of bradycardia are common and recur sporadically in preterm infants,
posing a threat to the developing brain and other vital organs. We hypothesize that …

Efficacy of a vibrating crib mattress to reduce pharmacologic treatment in opioid-exposed newborns: a randomized clinical trial

E Bloch-Salisbury, JD Wilson, N Rodriguez… - JAMA …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Pharmacologic agents are often used to treat newborns with prenatal opioid
exposure (POE) despite known adverse effects on neurodevelopment. Alternative …