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Working on the railroad? Using concrete could help environment
May 07, 2009 |
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Wood or concrete? Railroads around the world face that decision as they replace millions of deteriorating cross ties, also known as railway sleepers, those rectangular objects used as a base for railroad tracks. ...
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A similarity in the meaning of sleep quality between insomniacs, normal sleepers
Mar 02, 2008 |
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Both insomnia patients and normal sleepers define sleep quality by tiredness upon waking and throughout the day, feeling rested and restored upon waking, and the number of awakenings they experienced in the night. Further, ...
Insomnia suffers need increased brain activation to maintain normal daily function
Jun 09, 2009 |
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According to new research, patients suffering from chronic primary insomnia (PIs) have higher levels of brain activation compared to normal sleepers during a working memory test.
'Short-sleepers' may develop blood sugar abnormality that can lead to diabetes
Mar 11, 2009 |
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People who sleep less than six hours a night appear to have a higher risk of developing impaired fasting glucose — a condition that can precede type 2 diabetes, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's 49th ...
China Completes World's Highest Railway To Tibet
Oct 17, 2005 |
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China announced on Saturday completion of the world's highest railway, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, which stretches 1,956 kilometers from Xining to Lhasa cities in western China.
Too much or too little sleep increases risk of diabetes
Apr 21, 2009 |
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Researchers at Université Laval's Faculty of Medicine have found that people who sleep too much or not enough are at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance. The risk is 2½ times higher ...
Both short and long sleep is associated with increased mortality
Oct 01, 2007 |
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The first study to assess the stability of three aspects of sleep behavior in relation to long-term mortality finds an increased risk of mortality in short sleep, long sleep and frequent use of medications, according to a ...
China to deploy wireless along rail lines
May 19, 2006 |
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China has launched development of wireless communications and signaling along passenger rail lines in 20 provinces.
Insomnia is bad for the heart
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Can't sleep at night? A new study published in the journal Sleep has found that people who suffer from insomnia have heightened nighttime blood pressure, which can lead to cardiac problems. The investigation, which measur ...
Russian railways enter modern age with new express
Dec 20, 2009 |
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Famed for the legendary trains that clank across seven time zones on its Trans-Siberian railroad, Russia this week entered the modern railway age with its first high-tech express train.
Mammals that hibernate or burrow less likely to go extinct
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Jan 28, 2009 |
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The best way to survive the ill-effects of climate change and pollution may be to simply sleep through it.
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