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OSA

(1)

Open Scripting Architecture.

OSA

(2)

Open System Architecture.

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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Osa

a city and administrative center of Osa Raion, Perm’ Oblast, RSFSR. Population, 17,000 (1974). Osa, 144 km southwest of Perm’, is situated on the western slopes of the Urals on the left bank of the Kama River, near the Kama’s confluence with the Tulva River. Oil is drilled in the area. Industries include logging and the processing of agricultural raw materials. Osa has a zooveterinary technicum and a pedagogical school.

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There does appear to be a genetic component as OSA predominates in long-limbed breeds.

Osteosarcoma: OSA is just one type of bone cancer, but it's the most common--and has a poor prognosis

The study analysed data from 19,556 people included in the European Sleep Apnoea Database (ESADA), an international multi-centre study that includes patients with OSA, to explore the link between OSA severity, low blood oxygen levels and cancer development.

Women with sleep apnoea more likely to have cancer than men

Bivariate analysis of the relationship between waist circumference and OSA risk

Correlation Between Waist Circumferences With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Risk In Ent Clinic Sanglah Hospital Denpasar

A retrospective descriptive study was conducted of all patients 1-13 years of age screened with overnight oximetry for OSA by the pulmonology service at RCWMCH from 1 December 2012 to 31 December 2014.

Overnight oximetry as a screening tool for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnoea in South African children

Men are more likely than premenopausal women to have OSA. (Postmenopausal women have the same risk as men.)

Apnea Alternatives: Patients who can't tolerate CPAP may have other options to treat obstructive sleep apnea

Non-obese adult patients with moderate or severe OSA, diagnosed based on AASM criteria, within an age range of 30-60 years were included in the study.

The characteristics of dental occlusion in patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea in Saudi Arabia

This study showed that patients with moderate and severe OSA are more likely to present with OAB than the average population and that CPAP therapy improves the symptoms of OAB in both male and female patients.

Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Overactive Bladder Symptoms in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

All data from overnight polysomnography screening, which is the gold standard for OSA diagnosis,[8] were collected and stored on the Embletta Gold standardized level-3 portable diagnostic system (Natus Medical Inc., Ontario, Canada).

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Affecting Platelet Reactivity in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Last month, Dr Mahathir promised that his administration will not hide Public Accounts Committee reports under OSA.

Report: Dr M says OSA needed as govt still needs some things to be 'secret'

Group III participants had apnea/hypopnea index more than five who were newly diagnosed as having OSA based on the polysomnogram, which is the "gold standard" diagnostic tool for OSA.

The role of nitric oxide in obstructive sleep apnea-induced insulin resistance

There is not much data on the prevalence of OSA in the Indian population, and hence this study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of OSA in Odisha population using Epworth Sleepiness Scale.

PREVALENCE OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA IN ODISHA POPULATION--A CAMP BASED QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY

Snoring and OSA can lead to serious health risks such as heart failure, heart attack, high blood pressure, stroke, neurocognitive impairment and accidents due to sleepiness.