Quick returns, sleep, sleepiness and stress - An intra-individual field study on objective sleep and diary data.

Objectives: Quick returns (<11 hours of rest between shifts) have been associated with shortened sleep length and increased sleepiness, but previous efforts have failed to find effects on sleep quality or stress. A shortcoming of most previous research has been the reliance on subjective measures of sleep. The aim of this study was to combine diary and actigraphy data to investigate intra-individual differences in sleep length, sleep quality, sleepiness, and stress during quick returns compared to day-day transitions.

[Subcutaneous Washout Procedure (SWOP) for Treating Severe Complications of an Aesthetic Gluteal Augmentation with a Copolyamide Filler].

Background: Apart from surgical procedures for breast and buttock augmentation, copolyamide fillers can be locally injected for an increase in volume. This method is especially popular in Asia.

Patient: A 39-year-old female patient had received a buttock augmentation by injection of a copolyamide filler.

Estimating Mineral Requirements of Wild Herbivores: Modelling Arctic Caribou () in Summer.

Mineral requirements are poorly described for most wildlife. Consequently, the role of forage minerals in movement and productivity are poorly understood for sedentary and migratory ungulates, such as reindeer and caribou (). We applied estimates of maintenance, lactation, body mass change, and antler growth to production curves (body mass, daily intake, and milk yield) for female caribou to calculate their mineral requirements over summer.

Environmental assessment of a novel ionic-liquid based method for recycling of PVC in composite materials.

Waste PVC is scarcely recycled due to its high chlorine content and its use in composite materials, which reduces the applicability of conventional waste treatment methods, including thermal, mechanical and chemical recycling. For this reason, alternative treatment options are being developed to increase the recyclability of waste PVC. This paper focuses on one such option which utilises ionic liquids (ILs) for material separation and dehydrochlorination of PVC contained in composite materials.

Pros and cons of quick returns-a cross-sectional survey among Swedish nurses and nurse assistants.

Short rest (<11h) between evening and day shifts-known as quick returns (QRs)-impede recovery and may impair health. Nevertheless, QRs remain popular among some shift workers. This study explores nurses' and nurse assistants' perceptions of the merits and demerits of QRs from individual and organizational perspectives.