The purpose of this study is to investigate the sleep habits, cervical health status, and the demand and preference for pillow products of different populations through data analysis. A total of 780 valid responses we...The purpose of this study is to investigate the sleep habits, cervical health status, and the demand and preference for pillow products of different populations through data analysis. A total of 780 valid responses were gathered via an online questionnaire to explore the sleep habits, cervical health conditions, and pillow product preferences of modern individuals. The study found that sleeping late and staying up late are common, and the use of electronic devices and caffeine consumption have a negative impact on sleep. Most respondents have cervical discomfort and have varying satisfaction with pillows, which shows their demand for personalized pillows. The machine learning model for predicting the demand of latex pillow was constructed and optimized to provide personalized pillow recommendation, aiming to improve sleep quality and provide market data for sleep product developers.展开更多
Chronic intermittent hypoxia is considered to play an important role in cardiovascular pathogenesis during the development of obstructive sleep apnea（OSA）.We used a well-described OSA rat model induced with simultan...Chronic intermittent hypoxia is considered to play an important role in cardiovascular pathogenesis during the development of obstructive sleep apnea（OSA）.We used a well-described OSA rat model induced with simultaneous intermittent hypoxia.Male Sprague Dawley rats were individually placed into plexiglass chambers with air pressure and components were electronically controlled.The rats were exposed to intermittent hypoxia 8 hours daily for 5weeks.The changes of cardiac structure and function were examined by ultrasound.The cardiac pathology,apoptosis,and fibrosis were analyzed by H＆E staining,TUNNEL assay,and picosirius staining,respectively.The expression of inflammation and fibrosis marker genes was analyzed by quantitative real-time PCR and Western blot.Chronic intermittent hypoxia/low pressure resulted in significant increase of left ventricular internal diameters（LVIDs）,endsystolic volume（ESV）,end-diastolic volume（EDV）,and blood lactate level and marked reduction in ejection fraction and fractional shortening.Chronic intermittent hypoxia increased TUNNEL-positive myocytes,disrupted normal arrangement of cardiac fibers,and increased Sirius stained collagen fibers.The expression levels of hypoxia induced factor（HIF）-l α,NF-κB,IL-6,and matrix metallopeptidase 2（MMP-2） were significantly increased in the heart of rats exposed to chronic intermittent hypoxia.In conclusion,the left ventricular function was adversely affected by chronic intermittent hypoxia,which is associated with increased expression of HIF-lα and NF-κB signaling molecules and development of cardiac inflammation,apoptosis and fibrosis.展开更多
A new algorithm for the detection of sleep spindles from human sleep EEG with surrogate data approach is presented. Surrogate data ap-proach is the state of the art technique for nonlinear spectral analysis. In this p...A new algorithm for the detection of sleep spindles from human sleep EEG with surrogate data approach is presented. Surrogate data ap-proach is the state of the art technique for nonlinear spectral analysis. In this paper, by developing autoregressive (AR) models on short segment of the EEG is described as a superposition of harmonic oscillating with damping and frequency in time. Sleep spindle events are detected, whenever the damping of one or more frequencies falls below a prede-fined threshold. Based on a surrogate data, a method was proposed to test the hypothesis that the original data were generated by a linear Gaussian process. This method was tested on human sleep EEG signal. The algorithm work well for the detection of sleep spindles and in addition the analysis reveals the alpha and beta band activities in EEG. The rigorous statistical framework proves essential in establishing these results.展开更多
文摘The purpose of this study is to investigate the sleep habits, cervical health status, and the demand and preference for pillow products of different populations through data analysis. A total of 780 valid responses were gathered via an online questionnaire to explore the sleep habits, cervical health conditions, and pillow product preferences of modern individuals. The study found that sleeping late and staying up late are common, and the use of electronic devices and caffeine consumption have a negative impact on sleep. Most respondents have cervical discomfort and have varying satisfaction with pillows, which shows their demand for personalized pillows. The machine learning model for predicting the demand of latex pillow was constructed and optimized to provide personalized pillow recommendation, aiming to improve sleep quality and provide market data for sleep product developers.
基金supported by Medical Key Talents Foundation of Jiangsu Province,China(No:904-KJXW18)by National Natural Science Youth Foundation of China(No.81300227 and No.81300159)
文摘Chronic intermittent hypoxia is considered to play an important role in cardiovascular pathogenesis during the development of obstructive sleep apnea（OSA）.We used a well-described OSA rat model induced with simultaneous intermittent hypoxia.Male Sprague Dawley rats were individually placed into plexiglass chambers with air pressure and components were electronically controlled.The rats were exposed to intermittent hypoxia 8 hours daily for 5weeks.The changes of cardiac structure and function were examined by ultrasound.The cardiac pathology,apoptosis,and fibrosis were analyzed by H＆E staining,TUNNEL assay,and picosirius staining,respectively.The expression of inflammation and fibrosis marker genes was analyzed by quantitative real-time PCR and Western blot.Chronic intermittent hypoxia/low pressure resulted in significant increase of left ventricular internal diameters（LVIDs）,endsystolic volume（ESV）,end-diastolic volume（EDV）,and blood lactate level and marked reduction in ejection fraction and fractional shortening.Chronic intermittent hypoxia increased TUNNEL-positive myocytes,disrupted normal arrangement of cardiac fibers,and increased Sirius stained collagen fibers.The expression levels of hypoxia induced factor（HIF）-l α,NF-κB,IL-6,and matrix metallopeptidase 2（MMP-2） were significantly increased in the heart of rats exposed to chronic intermittent hypoxia.In conclusion,the left ventricular function was adversely affected by chronic intermittent hypoxia,which is associated with increased expression of HIF-lα and NF-κB signaling molecules and development of cardiac inflammation,apoptosis and fibrosis.
文摘A new algorithm for the detection of sleep spindles from human sleep EEG with surrogate data approach is presented. Surrogate data ap-proach is the state of the art technique for nonlinear spectral analysis. In this paper, by developing autoregressive (AR) models on short segment of the EEG is described as a superposition of harmonic oscillating with damping and frequency in time. Sleep spindle events are detected, whenever the damping of one or more frequencies falls below a prede-fined threshold. Based on a surrogate data, a method was proposed to test the hypothesis that the original data were generated by a linear Gaussian process. This method was tested on human sleep EEG signal. The algorithm work well for the detection of sleep spindles and in addition the analysis reveals the alpha and beta band activities in EEG. The rigorous statistical framework proves essential in establishing these results.
