Dissociation characteristics and anthropogenic emissions from the combustion of double gas hydrates.

Gas hydrates are an alternative and environmentally friendly energy source increasingly in the focus of scientific attention. The physicochemical processes behind gas hydrate combustion are studied experimentally and numerically with a view to improving the combustion efficiency and reducing gas emissions. It is important to estimate the pollutant emission concentrations in the context of combustion conditions.

Telemedicine-based sleep services for a complex child: optimizing care during a pandemic and beyond.

A 12-year-old male with nonverbal autism and morbid obesity was referred to a pediatric sleep center during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic for complaints of snoring with tonsillar hypertrophy and difficulty falling asleep. Due to social challenges, the family had not sought in-person care in the past. Through telemedicine consultation and home sleep apnea testing, the patient was diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea as well as an irregular sleep-wake disorder.

The use of telemedicine for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine update.

The COVID-19 pandemic led to widespread use of telemedicine and highlighted its importance in improving access to sleep care and advocating for sleep health. This update incorporates the lessons learned from such widespread utilization of telehealth to build on the American Academy of Sleep Medicine's 2015 position paper on the use of telemedicine for diagnosing and treating sleep disorders. Important key factors in this update include an emphasis on quality and value, privacy and safety, health advocacy through sleep telemedicine, and future directions.

Iron and Insomnia in Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Investigators from four major Universities studied the impact of iron supplementation on insomnia symptoms in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and ferritin levels not indicative of iron deficiency anemia.

Insomnia in Adolescence.

Adolescent insomnia is a common condition that negatively impacts a developing young adult's mental and physical health. While the treatment of adult insomnia has been standardized, the treatment of pediatric insomnia is very practitioner-dependent and few large-scale studies are available to determine a standard recommended practice. There is great hope that as the adolescent medicine and sleep medicine fields flourish, larger cohort analyses will be performed to determine the prevalence and precipitating factors of adolescent insomnia, allowing for standardized treatment recommendations and systematic efforts to make these recommendations available to all adolescents.