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Employment in the 3rd quarter of 2019

Employment in the 3rd quarter of 2019

Last update: 05.12.2019
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Publisher: Headquarters Bratislava
Topic: Demographic and social statistics
Domain: Labour
Publish Date: 05.12.2019

(according to the Labour Force Sample Survey) 1)

2,59 million Slovaks were employed in the domestic economy and abroad, the employment rate reached 73,4 %

According to the Labour Force Sample Survey, a dynamics of the employment growth slowed down by 1,2 p.p. in the 3rd quarter  of 2019, the employment growth reached 0,2 %. The number of employed 2) increased by 6,1 thous. to 2 585,1 thous. persons. Only women increased in number at labour market, their number rose by 13,9 thous., the number of employed men decreased by 7,8 thous.. The employment rate 3) rose by 0,7 p.p. to 73,4 %, year-on-year. After excluding the number of employed abroad, the employment in Slovakia increased by 0,6 % to 2 453,8 thous. persons.

Compared with the 2nd quarter of 2019, the seasonally adjusted total employment increased by 0,2 %, to 2 581,5 thous. persons.

Employment in the 3rd quarter of 2019

Increasing employment in agriculture, which began in early 2019, also continued in the 3rd quarter, the number of employed in this sector rose by 15,9 thous. persons. The number of employed also increased in selected sectors of services, of which mostly in information and communication by 15,5 thous., professional, scientific and technical activities by 13,4 thous. and education by 9,7 thous. The employment decreased, year-on-year, in industry by 4,4 thous. and in construction by 6,9 thous. persons.

The employment growth was mainly affected by higher number of entrepreneurs 4)   by 12,7 thous. (by 3,3 %), year-on-year. The total number of employees was mostly increased by entrepreneurs without employees by 10,4 thous. (by 3,4 %), the number of entrepreneurs with employees increased by 2,3 thous. (by 2,9 %). Only the number of employees decreased, year-on-year, by 7,4 thous. to 2 189,3 thous. persons, due to a lower number of persons performing activation and work by agreement. After excluding these people, the number of contract employees rose by 0,4 % or by 9,2 thous. to 2 127,6 thous..

The total employment by age structure increased mostly in the age group 60 and older, with an increase by 19,9 thous. of the employed and in the age group  35-49 with a rise by 19,6 thous. persons. In both groups, the number of employed women especially increased. Composition of labour market was affected also by a considerable decrease of young persons in the age group 15-24 by 26,5 thous..

The employment increased, year-on-year, most in Bratislavský kraj by 2,1 %, this region also reached the highest employment rate 81,1 % with the speediest increase by 1,6 p.p..The number of employed decreased year-on-year, in Trnavský, Trenčiansky and Košický kraj. In both of them, the employment rate also decreased (in Košický by 0,7 p.p. and in Trenčiansky by 0,1 p.p.).

On average, in the 1st – 3rd quarter of 2019, the total employment increased, year-on-year, by 0,9 % to 2 581,1 thous. persons.

People working abroad

According to the LFSS 5) the employed working abroad for less than one year reached 131,3 thous. persons.  Compared with 3rd quarter of 2018, their number decreased by 5,5 % (by 7,7 thous. persons), a dynamics of decrease speeded up by 3,1 p.p. year-on-year.

They worked mostly in industry (34,9 thous. persons), in construction (31,4 thous. persons) and in health and social work activities (27,1 thous. persons). Regarding the European countries, they worked mostly in Austria (43,6 thous. persons), in the Czech Republic (30 thous. persons) and in Germany (23 thous. persons). The employed persons working abroad were especially from Prešovský kraj (28,3 thous.) and Nitriansky kraj (24,5 thous.).

In the 3rd quarter of 2019, the number of job vacancies 6) decreased by 3 279 (13,6 %), on average, to 20 796 posts. Their number dropped, absolutely the most, in manufacturing (by 1 635 posts), in wholesale and in retail trade (by 824 posts), in accommodation and food service activities (by 530 posts). Job vacancies increased in number most considerably in health and social work activities (by 253 posts).

Note: 1) LFSS methodology is in accordance with international definitons and recommendations of the ILO and Eurostat
2) according to the LFSS, the employed are all persons over 15 age, who perform work for 1 hour at least in surveyed (reference) week and who get wage, salary or other remuneration or bonus in order to gain profit, including persons performing a contractual work, seasonal workers, persons on maternity leave, persons employed abroad less than 1 year, persons commuting to work abroad and persons paid for activation works; respondents are included into sectors by economic activity of local unit, not the whole company
3) share of the employed in the age category 20–64 expressed in percentages from the population of the same age
4)  shareholders, self-employees, self-employed farmers, persons engaged in the liberal profession with one or major occupation
5) migration for work abroad lasting less than one year including unspecified time for journey to work
6)  number of job vacancies - number of newly created, no occupied or vacant jobs by quarterly statistical statement including estimate for tradesmen

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We are a busy family so we tend to eat out at least once a week (which includes pizza night). Whenever we were on the way to the restaurant, I would look up the nutrition facts on my phone and share with my husband the healthiest options. It wasn’t easy. Most nutrition information for restaurants are hard to find, buried several pages deep on their website and very rarely was it mobile friendly.

Most times when I could find the information, the grilled salmon or a plain steak would be the safest bet. Any pasta or fried, sautéed or roasted item was crazy high in sodium. And forget about the appetizers. They were all salt bombs. One surprising thing is that prepared vegetables were so salty! A side serving of spinach or broccoli could have 500 milligrams or more. I was stunned but again, knowledge is power.

According to the American Heart Association (AHA), about 75% of the sodium in our diets comes from processed, prepacked and restaurant foods. And I’d guess that for most women, that represents a fair portion of what we eat. We all live busy lives and making every single thing from scratch can be time-consuming.

Previously, going out to a restaurant was a great form of self-care for me, allowing someone else to cook a meal for me and my family and giving me the chance to simply enjoy being with them. But now I’m realizing – is it really a great break if it harms my heart?

This is why I'm happy to partner with the American Heart Association to help more women become heart-healthy. In its #BreakUpWithSalt campaign, we’re working together to urge restaurants to decrease the sodium in their food and to list the nutritional facts so diners can make more informed choices.

Do me a quick favor — go in the kitchen and just peek at some of your family's favorite foods. How much sodium is in that spaghetti sauce? Mustard? Frozen chicken nuggets? Brownie mix? You might be surprised by how much is in your everyday diet, before you even pick up a salt shaker.

Join me in #BreakUpWithSalt, to decrease the amount of sodium we eat for healthier lives. Remember ladies: Self-care isn't just bubble baths and pedicures, but the actual work of making sure we're around for the long haul.

Here are a few tweaks I made to help improve my heart health and that of my family:

  • I learned what the Salty Six were: bread, cold cuts, pizza, poultry, soup and sandwiches. I found lower sodium lunch meat and began using two slices instead of three on sandwiches.
  • I began to pay attention to portion size when seasoning. If a tablespoon of seasoning has 1,000 milligrams of sodium, be sure you don't use more than a tablespoon!
  • I began to buy more fruit for everyone to snack on versus eating salty snack foods like chips.
  • I cut back on my canned food. Some canned food requires salt to help preserve the food so I check the label and look for frozen instead.
  • If I have to order food on the go, I’ll order the kids’ meals at fast food restaurants. They tend to have less sodium because it’s a smaller portion size.

Get more information about how sodium affects your health, and find lower sodium recipes and get empowered about your health!

Tara Jefferson, of The Renaissance Suite, is joining the Sodium Blog as a Guest Blogger today. You can connect with Tara on Twitter at @wherewomenbloom or via the Tara Jefferson Facebook page.

The views, opinions and positions expressed within these guest posts are those of the author alone and do not represent those of The American Heart Association | American Stroke Association. The accuracy, completeness and validity of any statements made within this article are not guaranteed. We accept no liability for any errors, omissions or representations. The copyright of this content belongs to the author and any liability with regards to infringement of intellectual property rights remains with them. The American Heart Association’s blog is not intended to provide medical advice or treatment. Only your healthcare provider can provide that. The American Heart Association recommends that you consult your healthcare provider regarding your personal health matters. If you think you are having a heart attack, stroke or another emergency, please call 911 immediately.


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When working with crystals, one will learn that sleeping with them under our pillow, carrying them in our pocket, meditating with them or wearing them around our neck can assist in great success toward our healing and expansion. Another truly wonderful way to integrate crystals into our daily lives to improve our results and achieve a deeper level of embodiment of their qualities is to use a tincture.
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In 2004, Mathew Davis was arrested in Alton, Illinois, and charged with first degree murder. He was twenty-four years old. By his own account, while awaiting trial, Davis was held without bond for two years in a “strip cell,” a 6×4-foot concrete cell with no clothing, furniture or bedding, 24-hour artificial light, and only a baseball-sized hole in the corner to use as a toilet. On October 18th, 2006, he was sentenced to life in prison. Davis says he spent the next five years “hopeless with nothing to lose, dangerous.” During this period, he was constantly transferred between prisons and in and out of segregation units.

At age thirty, on the verge of giving up entirely, Davis says he discovered hope. He writes about this discovery and the impact it had on his life in the blog “Hope for Inmates,” which he coauthors with Krista Billingsley. Davis’ writings can also be found on a private blog, “Behind Concrete and Razor Wire.” Davis, now thirty-six, is currently serving a six-month sentence in solitary at the Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill, Illinois. In what follows, Davis offers a vivid description of his experience surviving extreme isolation in a panopticon prison. — Mary Read

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I have been back in isolation for five months now. In March I was caught tattooing and received six months punitive segregation. It has taken me a while to adjust back to the mentality of isolation…confined to my cell 24 hours a day, five days a week, surrounded by madness. We go to the yard five hours on Saturday and Sunday. There are moments when I feel my sanity slipping and I have to fight to get it back. Some people aren’t so lucky. Not everyone is built for this. I’ve spent a total of 12 months out of the last three years in isolation. In March of 2014, I got 6 months for 3 1/2 bottles of homemade alcohol, which was later proven to be kool-aid (but not before I served all of those 6 months in isolation). I’m here most recently for tattooing “smile now, cry later” on a guy’s hand. These last two times are nothing compared to my first two years in isolation. At least this time I have clothes, a toilet, running water, a mattress, and other basic items. I am, however, thankful for those first two years because if not for that I may not handle my current situation quite as well. That’s the scariest part for me, that I could have been part of this madness.

I’m currently housed in F-house at the Stateville CC. F-house is the last functioning “round” house in America. The round house is just that, a circular building with 4 levels of cells around the outer ring with a central tower, allowing, by the use of backlighting, a single observer to watch over an entire cell house. This is a great source of pride for Stateville officials, not so much for those of us housed within.

A round house is an architectural figure called a panopticon. The panopticon was designed by J. Bentham in 1791, and its design is based on the idea of mental, as opposed to physical, subjugation. Bentham himself described the panopticon as “a millstone to ground upon the criminal mind.” In Michel Foucault’s book Discipline and Punish, the panopticon is described as a tool “to induce in the inmate a state of conscious and permanent visibility that assures the automatic functioning of power.” I myself have come to understand the function of the panopticon as one of self-policing. By placing unseen guards inside the central tower, who can peer into any cell at any time, one will unconsciously, or consciously, follow the rules. While we do not know if we are being observed, we do know we COULD be observed. This form of mental subjugation and oppression has been proven more harmful than helpful, and the use of round houses has been discontinued in America, except for in Stateville.

Because the building is round, not only can the Tower Man see every cell, every cell can almost see every cell. This allows me to observe firsthand the madness brought on by lengthy stays in isolation when combined with the mental pressure of the panopticon. I will look out upon the cell house right now and describe what I see…

Imagine the mouse cages in a laboratory stacked four high and 60 long. I see about 100 men just standing in their doors watching. There are about 20 or so guys “texting” each other by using a rudimentary sign language. I count 10 cells on suicide watch. That means the hospital and x-house are full, so there’s probably 20-30 guys on suicide watch. There are so many guys kicking their doors it is hard to count — or concentrate. It’s a constant BANG BANG BANG BANG… so loud and constant. I must have tuned it out because I’m just becoming aware of it. There are nearly 500 men over here, most yelling about something. It sounds like the dull roar of a football stadium. There is movement everywhere.

I just noticed what most of the commotion is about. Four cells to my right, in 146, there is a puddle of blood slowly oozing under the door and out onto the gallery. Three police are standing outside the cell watching. I can only assume the guy is cutting himself… Orange Crush will most likely be here soon to do a cell extraction on him. Cutting is a very common thing back here. Mental health people come around once a week to ask if we are okay. If we say we’re not, they schedule an appointment with mental health, usually in three weeks. (Uuuh, Im not okay right now, dummy!) Here comes Orange Crush. There are seven of them dressed in bright orange riot gear. They just sprayed, I’m guessing, an entire canister of mace into the cell and all seven ran inside. It took them a long five minutes to subdue the guy. Now they are marching him — naked and backwards — down the gallery. He’s bleeding from a self-inflicted cut on his arm and a fresh gash on his head that was most likely not self-inflicted. He is taken out of the building. Maybe he will be back, maybe not. This has really set the building off, probably 100 doors are being kicked. Trash is raining down. Insults fly. It’s not even noon yet. Welcome to the round house.

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South Coast Sewage Solution

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It has been reported that the sewage problem in Worthing is beyond the technical capabilities of the Barbados Water Authority.  The evidence suggests that that may be so.  However, it is not beyond the technical capability of Barbados. The reason why the problem is allowed to exist is essentially a management problem, and therein lies the solution.

Seeking outside assistance is the responsible thing to do, but only after properly managing the local expertise on this matter.  The problem is not a lack of technical knowledge.  But rather, the management of this knowledge.  Let me explain.

The Auditor General regularly complains about the poor management of statutory corporations, especially in their continual failure to provide audited accounts.  Can members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados complete the accounts?  Of course they can.  The main problem is that Barbados’ resources are being poorly managed.  Is the solution to deem all local accountants not sufficiently competent and invite accounting companies from the US and China to perform the audits?  Of course not.

The Caribbean Court of Justice regularly complains about the poor management of Barbados’ court system.  Can members of the Bar Association and management consultants improve the system?  Of course they can.  But our national resources are being very poorly managed.  How would members of the local Bar Association feel if the Government invited lawyers from the US and China to displace them, and show them how it should be done?

The sewage in the streets of Worthing is evidence enough of bad management.  Can Environmental Engineers in the Barbados Association of Professional Engineers solve this problem?  Of course they can, but our national resources are being very poorly managed.  The management of our public services is so far beyond redemption that not even raw sewage regularly flowing along the streets of Worthing, for over one year, can get them to improve.

In order to provide quick relief, we offered to train all Board members and Chief Executive Officers of our statutory corporations in the customer-focused ISO 9001 quality management system.  We promised them that after 2 hours of free training, they would have both the knowledge and confidence to implement the system in their organisation the following day.

Their sacrifice of 2 hours being trained was to provide almost immediate relief to their frustrated employees and the long-suffering public.  To their utter shame, not one board member or CEO attended.  Therefore, the sub-standard public services must be tolerated a bit more until a Solutions Barbados administration provides the much needed relief.

Grenville Phillips II is a Chartered Structural Engineer and founder of Solutions Barbados and can be reached at

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Free Mega Drum Machines Collection for Kontakt

January is one of those months when a lot of DJ's decides to have less gigs and to either go on short vacations or to dedicate their time into studio sessions. Especially big superstar DJ's, that are touring most of their year, they tend to spend January in studio and working on material for the upcoming year. And what is the one thing that makes every producer happy? Well yeah, there are lots of things, but free samples are definitely somewhere on the top of the list. has decided to give away a huge drum machine collection that is suitable for Native's Instrument vst software - Kontakt. At first, this was a private collection but it soon evolved into something bigger. The library contains samples of about 150 old, vintage, obscure, rare and hard to find drum machines.

Package details

    • Each kit has been mapped in a General Midi format (more or less, many old drum machines only have 4-5 sounds)
    • Each kit has been divided into 5 groups: Kicks, Snares, Hats, Cymbals and Toms
    • Each Group has custom controls for tuning, panning and volume
    • Each kit has custom graphics

Even though this is a free library, it still took a large number of hours to prepare these kits. therefore support the artist and donate a small donation, 5 dollars suggested, via PayPal service. Follow the LINK to download the package and to gather other information.

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Crazy ’bout Coffee in Hyderabad ctd…

The Chocolate Room in Banjara Hills is a place that I sometimes like, and sometimes don’t. It seems to be cheerful enough during the day, but somehow appears very depressing to me in the later hours. The beverages also are okay-ish…I prefer the colder ones over the warm coffees available. They do have some fun stuff like a “Cuddle Cup”, but it was the cup that I liked more than the brew inside 😛

It’s a good place to meet up location-wise. I ordered a Cafe Mocha which was decent enough.

  1. Vikram Sharma · March 21, 2011

    I liked Chocolate room. I recall having fun the one time that I visited the place. 🙂

    • Sonali · March 21, 2011

      🙂 Company makes a difference 😉

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The Jackal Squad are a group of mercenaries commonly referred to as rogues. They first debuted in the Sonic Forces prequel comics, but became major antagonists in The Legend of Fox the Brave: The Phantom Storm. While technically neutral, they frequently antagonize others.

Raiding Eggman's base

  • Leader: Infinite(formerly)
  • Several Unnamed Members,

The policies of the Jackal Squad are unknown, but their leader seems to be quite greedy, as he frequently raids places and kidnaps children to ransom for a profit.

The Jackal Squad's exact habitat is unknown, given that they've been seen all over Mobius. For some time after their first problem with theWandering Wolf Pack, they hid in Windy Moor Village.

The earliest known trouble the Jackal Squad caused was for the Wandering Wolf Pack, when their leader infiltrated the Pack and had his Squad take over. When the jackal leader killed Ingram, he drew the ire of the Pack, and Samson the Wolf fought back after receiving a dream from Ingram and Locke, taking the leader's sword and slashing him over the face and leaving a nasty scar over his right eye. The Squad would later conquer Windy Moor Village, keeping Noah and Arrow as hostages whenever they came by, to keep the villagers from revolting. An unknown time later, they began harassing a family of jackals living in Downunda, later splitting them apart and chasing the youngest cub. During all this, they frequently captured various children and held them for ransom, even taking Ash the Wolf from the Wandering Wolf Pack, though he later escaped with the young pup Vernon the Wolf, during which they were employed by Eggman. It was under Eggman that they were used to force Wilson the Wolf to work under Eggman. When they captured Digger the DogPixie the Dog, and Markus the Hedgehog, it was their final mission, as Fire Fox broke the leader's sword, and they were annihilated by Shadow the Hedgehog (Archie) when he raided Eggman's Mystic Jungle lab. The leader was the only known survivor, and he would later become the infamous Infinite.

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Call for Submissions: 2020 Special Online Issue and Nonfiction Contest EXTINCTION

Call for Submissions: 2020 Special Online Issue and Nonfiction Contest EXTINCTION

Sonora Review, in partnership with the UA Consortium on Gender-Based Violence, is seeking submissions for an upcoming special online issue and nonfiction contest on the theme of “EXTINCTION.”

Reading period: December 2, 2019 — March 27, 2020

Submissions should respond to the following prompt:

Extinction as concept and real possibility looms large. In the form of ice caps melting, white nationalist voices amplifying, mass shootings multiplying. Anne Marie Macari reflects on the exile of the feminine as “an extinction so widespread we hardly understand its consequences.” How might violence against women, from femicide to the exiling and erasing of the feminine/nonmasculine, be related to other processes or forms of extinction and irreversible harm? In what ways can this violence be understood as both effort to annihilate but also panicked attempt to prevent annihilation?

Nonfiction Contest

For the contest we are seeking works of literary nonfiction only. The contest will be judged by Lacy M. Johnson. The winner will receive $1000 and their piece will be printed as a micro booklet and inserted into the 77th edition of the Sonora Review. Please submit work via Submittable.

Special Issue Contest

For the online special issue we are accepting submissions in the following genres and mediums: poetry, fiction, and nonfiction (creative nonfiction, personal essay, article (journalistic, academic/technical). We welcome multimedia submissions, (e.g. photo essays, short documentary, etc.). Please submit work via Submittable.

Submission Guidelines

  • Prose and Poetry: Please follow Sonora Reviews’ general submission guidelines. For the special online issue (non-contest submissions), we encourage public scholarship by researchers and scholars whose work focuses on gender-based violence (i.e. nonfiction that translates expertise so that it can be understood by a wide range of readership, avoids discipline-specific jargon, etc.), with a preference for work written using literary technique.
  • Multimedia: Photos may be submitted in .jpg, .gif, .tif, .png format, and videos under three minutes in length are preferred. All multimedia pieces must be accompanied by a supporting narrative.
  • Reviews and Interviews: Please query to the editors before submitting.

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Lacy M. Johnson is a Houston-based professor, curator, activist, and is author of the essay collection, The Reckonings, as well as two memoirs, The Other Side and Trespasses. The Other Side, a haunting account of Johnson’s experience of sexual and domestic violence at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, weaves together a richly personal narrative with police reports, psychological evaluations, and neurobiological investigations, provoking both troubling and timely questions about gender roles and the epidemic of violence against women. The Reckonings also draws from Johnson’s personal experience of gender-based violence, as well as from philosophy, art, literature, mythology, anthropology, film, and other fields, to consider how our ideas about justice might be expanded beyond vengeance and retribution to include acts of compassion, patience, mercy, and grace. The Reckonings was named a National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist in Criticism and one of the best books of 2018 by Boston Globe, Electric Literature, Autostraddle, Book Riot, and Refinery 29. The Other Side was named a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Autobiography, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, an Edgar Award in Best Fact Crime, and the CLMP Firecracker Award in Nonfiction; it was a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writer Selection for 2014, and was named one of the best books of 2014 by Kirkus, Library Journal, and the Houston Chronicle. Her work has appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Paris Review, Virginia Quarterly Review, Tin House, Guernica, Fourth Genre, Creative Nonfiction, Sentence, TriQuarterly, Gulf Coast and elsewhere. She teaches creative nonfiction at Rice University <> and is the Founding Director of the Houston Flood Museum <>.


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Cats Are Different

Texas veterinarians are certified for any non-human animal, from cows to lizards. Finding the right vet for your cat means more than checking credentials. It means finding a practice that understands your cat. We recognize that cats are different:

  • Cats are more likely to experience stress, fear, or aggression at the vet. Minimizing patient stress is one of the cornerstones of our practice.
  • Cats can present symptoms in subtle ways. An expert can help you tell the difference between unusual behavior and signs of illness.
  • Many conditions are exclusive to cats or manifest differently in cats. We track the latest research in feline medicine and are active participants in the feline medical community.
  • Home treatment for sick cats can be challenging for owners. We work with you and your cat to create a custom program that works for both of you.

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Elective breast surgery is a big step. If you’re considering this type of cosmetic procedure, you’ll want to work with a surgeon with whom you feel completely comfortable. But, where should you begin? If you’re in the Sarasota, Florida, area, and you’ve been exploring breast surgery, you may have heard the name Dr. Alissa M. Shulman. A board-certified plastic surgeon who practices at Sovereign Plastic Surgery, Dr. Shulman has the unique advantage of being both an experienced surgeon and a gifted sculptor. Through her lifetime love of art, she has acquired an in-depth appreciation of the beauty of the human form that directly influences her surgical technique.

Dr. Shulman encourages candid communications with her patients at all times. She won’t hesitate to tell you what she thinks, and she’ll inspire you to do the same. In fact, she believes that honest communication is one of the most important steps toward achieving the best possible aesthetic result from breast surgery. You can begin the process with a personal consultation at her comfortable office located next to Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, FL.

If breast surgery is right for you, it can help you achieve both physical and emotional benefits. However, before making your final decision on whether to proceed, it is essential for you to also consider the potential risks. Dr. Shulman can provide individualized guidance as she fully explains these and other factors:

  • Breast implants are not lifetime devices. Over time, you will likely need additional breast surgery to address complications or undesired cosmetic effects as the implants “wear out.”
  • If you later choose to have your implants removed and not replaced, you may experience some irreversible cosmetic changes in your breasts, such as dimpling, puckering, and wrinkling.
  • Breast implants may affect your ability to breastfeed by inhibiting your production of milk.
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With all of this in mind, Dr. Shulman can help you choose a suitable implant type, size, shape, and profile. In addition, she can recommend the most appropriate breast surgery technique and incision placement for you.

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"Space" in space exploration could mean many different things to many different people here.

For example, I would say that almost everything that the NASA JPL does with government or corporate funding qualifies as "space exploration," in the vernacular, and should therefore be on-topic in this community. For example, planetary exploration like what we're seeing on Mars now and what we've seen in studies of Europa, Enceladus, and Titan all seem to me like "space exploration" and should therefore be on-topic here.

What do you think?

Absolutely. Anything to do with spacecraft, or the science they return, is on topic here. Same goes with theoretical studies relating to such exploration.

There comes a point where the science is less on topic, specifically, if it comes from an aggregate view of the universe. The weather of exoplanets is probably off topic here, for instance. But any science which can directly point as a source a space mission would be on topic, at least, for "first order" science. In addition, stuff learned from Earth (Or likely Earth orbiting) telescopes is probably off topic, unless a very convincing argument could be made for why that specific question is on topic.

  • $\begingroup$ "or the science they return"? At some point science conducted in space becomes off-topic (becoming geoscience, astrophysics, etc.). I.e., your wording could probably use some improvement. $\endgroup$ – Paul A. Clayton Jul 17 '13 at 11:57
  • $\begingroup$ @PaulA.Clayton: Added a bit more detail as to what might be off topic (Aggregate science, stuff learned from telescopes, etc) $\endgroup$ – PearsonArtPhoto Jul 17 '13 at 13:23

You asked, so I have no choice but to reveal my fanatic love of the 2003 anime series called PlanetES. For background, the year is 2075 and Hachimaki is our hero trying to get a spot on the first manned mission to Jupiter. His background is orbital debris collection and he's normally not particularly philosophical, but he deserves credit for absolutely nailing this question.

Here's what he says (source):

Okay, I'll have to translate. These are my own words, so other translations are surely different by bits here and there.

My own "space" is pretty small. It's true that we all have worries and questions we can't answer but... but, there's no part of this world that's not a part of space, it's all connected to even me, so you can say space starts from me.

For context, he was back on Earth when he said this.

In the grand scheme of things, Earth is just another planet. The deeper realization is that everything we learn and everything we study is all inside-out. The most true picture of our universe is the vast sprawling cosmos, but we start from a tiny place within all of that. By maturing, we grow our own universe, in that things beyond us and beyond our planet become important to us. It's all backwards!

The concept of "space" is like a quirky parody of the human condition. Space is the fundamental nature of the world we live in. The rare moments when humans focus on space are the times when we are truly impartial. Every other thing on the internet, in our minds, in our language, are part of a highly specific experiment that is life on Earth.

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Dual booting in Sync – lowering duplication

30 01 2013

There are quite a few reasons you may dual boot a computer. Some of them are great, and some are just for curiosity. But whatever the reason, you usually want to have important files with you at all times.

The problem I tend to have is “Where did I leave that document / presentation / photo?”

Typically it’s in some “My Documents” type folder, but in “the other OS” that I just booted out of. And, of course, in some cases you may mount the other partition you were using as a drive, and you can find that folder to get the file.

However, with the advent of Windows SkyDrive (and I started doing this with Mesh), I figured out that I could sync important files someplace outside each operating system so that I always had the right files when I needed them independent of what operating system I had booted into. So, now that I’m part of the SkyDrive Insider program with Microsoft (a volunteer program where you basically explain how you use SkyDrive a few times a year), I figured I’d share my setup.

Setting up your hard drive

I basically use laptops for everything. Hard drive space is a premium. Especially now that SSD’s are here. So when you plan to dual boot a computer there are a few things to consider sharing (especially with Windows 8) that can help you cut down on duplicated space:

  1. Create a “Shared Document” partition for work files – this is where you’ll share your SkyDrive folder for the Desktop Client and GoodSync client folders. Every OS should see it, and call it the same drive letter in Disk Manager
  2. Create a “Shared Swap” S: partition for your swap file. Windows forces you to create about a 400MB file for each C: partition. Windows 8 also creates an extra thing called “swapfile.sys” now that you can’t move, and “hiberfile.sys” lives in each C:. But if you can share the bulk of your swap files between OS’s on an S: partition, Windows will wake up and re-make the pagefile.sys at each boot. Plus, it is near the edge of the spinning media, so in theory it might go a tiny bit faster.
  3. If you don’t need to hibernate, you can turn off hibernation with the powercfg command.
  4. You could also move “Favorites”, Downloads, Music, or browser cache files etc. out to the shared location.

In one laptop, I added a PCI-e mSATA hard drive for both photo backup / storage and shared drive access for dual boot use.

Setting up SkyDrive

SkyDrive’s desktop client asks you to choose a location for it to use on its first install. It, by default, will choose something like:

  • C:\users\<your account>\SkyDrive

Don’t pick that. Pick your partition from Step 1 above and it will become something like:

  • M:\SkyDrive

Which both operating systems should see (make sure you refer to them in Disk Manager with the same drive letter). On your second operating system, SkyDrive will ask you if it is OK to use the existing folder because it has files in it already. It will “Merge” them, but really nothing will happen.

At this point, SkyDrive appears smart enough to (quickly) track files in both operating systems via a single location.

Drag any shortcuts you need up to Windows Explorer’s Favorites locations for easy access.

Setting up GoodSync (for direct PC-to-PC sync)

This is the exact same setup to use for GoodSync. You can set up far more granularity in your syncs, but when GoodSync wakes up, it will check the local sync status files and figure out quickly that everything is OK.

This works for both local and server jobs. Basically, GoodSync is awesome (and Live Mesh was awesome) when you have a bandwidth cap, and you’re a photographer because you can skip uploading to the cloud before re-downloading your files to the target computer. That way your ISP won’t decide you need a “business-sized” account because all your files stay inside your LAN, or at most, go once across your router and modem (not out and back).

Cubby Fails for a Dual Boot Setup

I tried this with Cubby. It was an epic fail. It pegged the CPU on my Windows Home Server and my laptop. It compared all my files (though there were no changes) upon restart, and took an hour before I could use the computer.

So Cubby is not recommended by me for dual boot setups that share storage.

SkyDrive in Windows 8 (non-desktop) cannot share locations

If you are looking for a way to cut down file duplication in a dual boot setup of Windows 8’s SkyDrive… well, I don’t know if there is a way to do that yet. Windows 8’s SkyDrive Windows Store App uses a specific location, and as far as I know, it syncs ALL my files.

Windows Home Server 2011 and SkyDrive Desktop

So far, I have been syncing some files to my Windows Home Server 2011 via SkyDrive. But I actually want to sync “Shared” folders via SkyDrive’s Desktop client to WHS. I don’t really need to sync ALL the files. I would like to have a single SkyDrive client with several shared folders from family members for important files that sync to WHS for backup and local access when needed.

Hopefully that feature shows up soon in the SkyDrive desktop client.

GoodSync can make that sort of thing happen, but the client isn’t as easy for my family to use.

Hopefully with this type of tip, any dual-booting adventurer out there can keep their partitions smaller and upgrade / reinstall their computers with ease!

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Tracking Protection, Ad Blocking in IE 10 with the Surface RT

9 11 2012

A friend of mine got his Surface RT and promptly went on vacation. And, because he didn’t want to take any work with him, he handed me the device and gave me a login so I could play with it while he was away.

I’ve used Windows 8, the Windows Phone 7.5, and a hacked together Windows Phone 7.8(ish) type phone for a while now, so I’m pretty used to how the Surface RT will work.

One thing I thought I would try out was “Tracking Protection” and a little bit of “Ad Blocking” via Internet Explorer 10’s In-Private settings. The settings are shared between the Windows 8 and Desktop browsers.

You really should get a Tracking Protection List in Internet Explorer no matter what. And it works in IE 10 in the Surface. Adblock is up to you… You can skip my thoughts on the Surface RT itself if you want… just click right here!

What the Surface RT is and Isn’t

Most of the reviews of the Surface RT concentrate on how it is NOT an iPad. Which is true. It is not made by Apple, and does not run anything from its app store.

It also runs Flash, full versions of Office 2013 (except Outlook), and offers a completely different way to consume, connect, and create content.

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NFS Snapshots

Add support for snapshots (create, delete, clone from) to the NFS volume driver, so that it is as functional as other Cinder drivers.

Problem description

The NFS driver does not support many features expected in a modern Cinder driver.

  • create snapshot

  • delete snapshot

  • clone from snapshot

Use Cases

Proposed change

The basic model for how snapshots can be implemented here has been proven in the GlusterFS driver. The general idea here is to re-use that same model and much of the code for the NFS driver, which works the same as the GlusterFS driver in general.

In Juno, most of the snapshot-related code was refactored into a RemoteFSSnapshot class.

The NFS driver should inherit code from this base class (and probably make minor changes) to gain snapshot support.

No real alternative, baseline NFS servers do not have the ability to snapshot files. This method is already used in other Cinder drivers and works, so the only alternative is to decide we don’t want snapshots for this driver.

Data model impact

REST API impact

Nothing significant.

initialize_connection will return additional fields specifying the format of the volume file so that Nova knows how to attach it properly.

Security impact

None, see notes here.

This change needs to be tested with the NFS security infrastructure added in Kilo to ensure nothing breaks and that all files before, after, and during snapshot operations have the expected permissions. There is no reason to expect problems here.

In Juno a security concern related to qcow2 file handling was addressed. ( )

This is now considered fixed from a security perspective as there are no known ways to exploit it, but is still being fixed in a more robust manner in the “Support storing volume format info” spec. This work is possible in parallel as there is no strict interdependency here. ( )

Notifications impact

Other end user impact

We do not yet support backups of qcow2-based volumes. (Unsure if targeted in Kilo elsewhere.)

Performance Impact

The NFS driver needs to have a per-volume-id lock for operations that manipulate volume/snapshot data. This does not cause any performance regression in existing functionality and should not be a large concern in most scenarios when using snapshots.

See (GlusterFS example)

Other deployer impact

New config option, nfs_qcow2_volumes, to specify if you would like to always create volume files as qcow2 images rather than raw.

Developer impact

Primary assignee:

eharney and akerr (?)

Other contributors:

NetApp has indicated they will CI this driver. (bswartz)

Work Items

  • Try to inherit RemoteFSSnapshot code into NFS driver.

  • Iterate on issues there.

  • Test security concerns.

Storing volume format info:
  • Not a strict dependency, and which lands first is not vital, but this effort also needs to land in Kilo along with this work and is strongly related.

I will submit another spec addressing the snapshot API between Cinder and Nova which will be used here, but nothing there blocks this work.

Standard third-party CI of the NFS driver

Consider testing this in-gate as a later effort

Documentation Impact

New config option, nfs_qcow2_volumes.

Original snapshot effort which this is based on:

RemoteFS snapshot code refactoring, done to support this effort:

SMBFS volume driver, an example of another driver re-using this code:


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Kabir Bedi

Kabir Bedi (Born in 1946)

Kabir Bedi was a major star in India who successfully broke out into European film in the late 1970's in the TV series "Sandokhan the Great" which led to being cast as the hero in the British "Thief of Baghdad" TV movie and briefly into semi-stardom in the United States. The high point of his career was as a villain in the James Bond action thriller OCTOPUSSY. See online movies from Kabir Bedi below.

Kabir Bedi Movies

Mohenjo Daro

During the Indus valley civilization, an Indigo farmer striv...


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Part of Denplan Excel tailored to children’s dentistry.

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A mandatory part of the Denplan Care Membership plan and Plans for Children. You benefit from 24-hour worldwide dental injury and dental emergency cover.

Dental Implant Upgrade Cover, which provides cover towards dental implant treatment costs required as a result of dental injury, can be added as an option.

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Tag Archives: Tynan’s Tours

Word of Mouth: Smithwick’s, stories and superb food, all in the heart of Kilkenny

This week I, a Smithwick’s virgin, was invited to tag along on a tour by the company for a bit of craic in the marble city of Kilkenny.

We arrived at the Rivercourt Hotel on the banks of the River Nore at about 3pm, and got a bite to eat before dropping things off to our rooms.

With a jam-packed schedule at our fingertips, our first port of call was a stroll with an expert guide.

One for the history buffs: Pat Tynan’s Walking Tours

Pat Tynan of Tynan Tours has been on the go since 1983, and takes people on a one-hour history walk through Kilkenny’s winding laneways and compact streets.

By the way, did you know that there was a Kilkenny Mayor who fathered 25 children? Prolific!

For someone who does so many tours, it’s a wonder that he isn’t exhausted by the end of it, but ever-the-professional, he delivered us a tour with a smile and good laughs, touching on the more humorous aspects of Kilkenny and information that would make you “that’s mad!” rather than yawn.

I don’t want to spoil it for you but one of the most interesting stories I heard from Pat was about a certain “witch” in the city who came under intense scrutiny back in the 1200s.

The tour itself is great value for €8 for an adult and €6 for seniors/children or family deal of two adults and two children (12-16yrs) for €20.

One for the beer lovers and surprisingly kids: The Smithwick’s Experience

Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny’s latest claim to fame is that it has been listed as “one of the top 26 hottest new attractions in the world to visit in 2015” by The Lonely Planet, and being the only Irish attraction to make the global list.

Having never tasted the drink before in my life, but having a great appreciation for flavour, I was looking forward to trying something new.

Guided by our capable tour guide Simon, we experienced four different aspects of Smithwick’s from its inception by the monks (clever lads), how five generations of the family developed it into something more than just a beer, to the key ingredients in the brew and the actual taste.

I have to say it was definitely one of the better tours I’ve been in over the years – the length was just right and its modern approach to storytelling was highly enjoyable.

After sitting down with a glass of the traditional brew, as well as their Blonde and Pale Ale, we were very lucky to meet Paul Smithwick himself, the ninth generation of the family and a true character indeed.

A showman at heart, he gave us a brief run-through of his memories of working in the brewery as a young man, as well as showcasing the many historic photographs, articles and ledgers that pieces together the finished product.

Adult tickets are €12, over 18 students and senior citizens €9.50 and students under 18s paying €7. Children between 7 – 14yo get in for €4 with children under 6 getting to go in free. It’s recommended that you book online for a 10% discount. This includes a free pint (in the end I decided that I more of a fan of the Pale Ale!).

Surprisingly, though I never thought I’d say this about a tour with alcohol at its core, this is actually something that would work with the children, simply because it’s so interactive and fresh, that it’s not boring. Oh and don’t worry, the kids don’t get a free pint at the end – they get a soft drink!

One for the hungry: Anocht Restaurant

With our tummies full of booze, we sauntered over to Anocht Restaurant, situated in the Kilkenny Design Centre. The building itself was built in the 1760s as grain stores for the Earl of Ormonde’s horses but now houses all things design as well as a restaurant in its loft.

With a three-course meal that had a, you guessed it, Smithwick’s theme, my eyes immediately jumped to the 12 hour slow-cooked shoulder of lamb with champ mash, smoky bacon peas and jus.

Impressed that the menu featured so many local ingredients like Knockdrinna Goats Cheese, Kilmore Quay Potted Prawn and Crabmeat and Millevan Glazed Pork Belly, I was delighted to get tucked in.

Though not overly fond of the herb, garlic and Irish cheddar yeast bread, I was blown away by their beer-infused treacle soda bread – especially when it was toasted. Combined with all the flavours of the tasting platter starter, it was a wonderful little introduction to what the rest of the meal was going to be like.

Now I really love my lamb (I usually only have it once a year for Christmas), but I have to say that the lamb was cooked perfectly and when I poured the jus over it, it just made for a song in my mouth.

A trio of desserts to finish which included a brew infused chocolate mousse, honeycomb cheesecake and raspberry sorbet, you can imagine that we were suitably stuffed. My only small qualm was that we had to keep asking for water rather than getting a top-up but I’d definitely head back there.

Anocht is open Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Bank Holidays and Sunday from 6pm until late. Early bird prices are two courses for €24.50 or three courses for €28.50.

One for the craic: Irish Beats with Damien Walsh

To top off the night we headed back to Kyteler’s Inn for bodhrán lessons with Damien Walsh. A wee fact for you: the skin that’s stretched across the bodhrán is made from a goat.

Damien hosts free Irish bodhrán classes every Monday and Tuesday at 6.30pm in the Inn and has been playing the instrument for about 16 years. Under his expert humorous tutelage, we followed his lead as he went through the steps and tapped our feet to the music.

If you had as entertaining and as funny a music teacher as Damien, we’d all be master bodhrán players.

One for the kids and design lovers: Cathedral Church of St Canice’s and Round Tower

Up early to nab a quick breakfast, it was then time to head to the Cathedral Church of St. Canice’s and Round Tower. A black feline went streaking into the cathedral when we arrived and I mused to myself how fitting it was to be near a Kilkenny cat!

The Round Tower stood at 100ft tall, with seven narrow staircases and a looming appearance. Though I’m not one for heights, I thought “sure, look I’ll give a lash and at the very least I’ll only embarrass myself in front of a few people”. I’m happy to report that I didn’t throw up on anyone!

Even though it was a gloomy day across the city, you could get a real sense of the landscape and its surrounding green. Built sometime between AD 700 and 1000 on the site of an earlier Christian cemetery, the Round Tower is something that you should try to climb, but be warned: it’s a tight squeeze!

The cathedral itself is a sight to behold if you’re into your history or architecture (I was immediately drawn to the black cat lounging in a beanbag). It’s the second-largest medieval cathedral after St Patrick’s in Dublin and is decorated with highly polished ancient grave slabs on the walls and the floor. A feeling of the “old world” captures you when you head in, and it’s no wonder that they still hold ceremonies in such a beautiful and historical place.

Both the tower and cathedral are open Monday to Saturday 9am to 6pm and Sundays 1-6pm with shorter hours from September – May. Prices for the cathedral is €4, round tower €3 and if you combine the both, it’s a very reasonable €6.

One for the foodies: Fab Food Trails

With our trip almost coming to a close, we met up with Eveleen Coyle of Fab Food Trails who provides walking food tours of various cities. Keeping groups small with a maximum of 14, the Kilkenny branch of the tour heads along to some of the city’s culinary treasures.

Getting a glimpse at just some of the local produce and businesses in the city, I got a feeling that Kilkenny is quietly proud of what it has achieved over the years without having to shout it from the rooftops.

The Kilkenny Tasting Trail starts at 10.30am, and finishes around 1.00pm and costs €50.

Waving goodbye to Eveleen and the Rivercourt, it was time to jetback to the Big Smoke. Grabbing my things, I hopped onto the bus and shut my eyes for a well-needed nap.

Good company, good drink, good food. Make a trip to Kilkenny if you can – it’s worth it.

A few things worth mentioning:

  • If you’re booking a room in the Rivercourt, while the view of the River Nore is lovely, sound travels to the rooms from the local pubs (along with the ringing of church bells at bizarre hours!). This was problematic for me because I had to leave the window open because the room was a bit too stuffy and I couldn’t seem to find a switch for air-con and I was wrecked from the day’s events. Next time, I’d probably book a room more to the back of the hotel not facing the water. Also, it was a bit annoying that there were no plugs right next to the bed for my phone but I’ve noticed that seems to be commonplace in hotels.
  • I’d highly recommend having a bottle of water with you when you’re heading up St Canice’s Round Tower – though not exactly Everest, you become quite out of breath and if you’re someone like me who doesn’t do well with heights, you might get dizzy.
  • If you can, head to Kilkenny during the week, apart from getting hotels at better prices, you’ll also be avoiding the many, many Stag and Hen parties that descend on the city at the weekend (unless you decide to join in!)

Many thanks to Gillian Herlihy of Ogilvy/Wilson Hartnell, Mark McGovern of Smithwick’s for helping organise such a fun experience.

(All images copyright of SpilltheBeans)


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Spinal cord injuries associated with increased risk of heart disease

Published: October 24, 2011  |  Source: eurekalert.org

Vancouver – New research from the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation may help explain why people with spinal cord injury (SCI) have a higher risk of developing heart disease.

Damage to the autonomic nervous system is a key predictor of cardiovascular risk, researcher Rianne Ravensbergen told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2011, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society.

Heart disease after a SCI is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in this population. It is well known that regular exercise is beneficial for cardiovascular health. However, for people with SCI, says Ravensbergen, a PhD candidate supervised by Dr. Victoria Claydon in the cardiovascular physiology laboratory at Simon Fraser University, exercise is only part of the story. “In this specific group we should also be looking at whether they have autonomic dysfunction, because this causes a higher risk for heart disease.”

The autonomic system controls functions of the body that are automatic, or involuntary – such as activities of the bladder, bowel, gastrointestinal tract, liver, heart, and blood vessels. After SCI the autonomic nerves in the spinal cord can be damaged, leading to widespread abnormalities in autonomic function, and, of particular relevance to Ravensbergen’s work, abnormal control of the heart and blood vessels.

Cardiovascular disease accounts for 30 percent of all deaths in Canada. For those with spinal cord injury – almost 85,000 Canadians – heart disease tends to develop earlier in life, even in those with a healthy lifestyle. “In people with autonomic dysfunction due to SCI, they may remain at high risk of cardiovascular disease, even if they maintain a healthy lifestyle and exercise regularly,” says Ravensbergen, adding that her findings may help explain this disconnect.

In her study, Ravensbergen assessed 20 people with spinal cord injury and 14 able-bodied controls to determine their risk for cardiovascular disease, including measurements for glucose tolerance, body mass index (BMI), body fat and abdominal fat. Those with SCI had decreased glucose tolerance and increased total and abdominal fat.

Ravensbergen then divided the SCI group into two subgroups: people with autonomic dysfunction and those without. While both groups had high cholesterol, she was surprised to find that those with autonomic dysfunction had problems with blood sugar. “These people are in a pre-diabetic state, which elevates their risk for heart disease,” she says.

This study indicates that after the recovery period, there is value in screening the autonomic system to evaluate the cardiovascular system of spinal cord patients. Whether an increased risk of heart disease is truly due to the spinal cord injury or related to patient characteristics after such injury remains to be sorted out.

“This made-in-Canada research will aid people with spinal cord injury both in this country and across the globe,” says Heart and Stroke Foundation spokesperson Dr. Beth Abramson. “It will be exciting to pursue this entirely new avenue, which will hopefully allow clinicians to streamline efforts to prevent heart disease in this group of patients.”

People with spinal cord injury are normally tested for motor and sensory damage, but not for damage to the autonomic pathways, which run along the spinal cord, says Ravensbergen. “SCI in humans is never clear-cut. We never exactly know which pathways are affected. We don’t really take into consideration how control of the cardiovascular system is affected,” she explains.

Further studies are necessary to investigate the role that autonomic nerves play, how to better measure and improve autonomic function and, ultimately, the best ways to prevent heart disease, she adds.

Ravensbergen says this research could further help inform other autonomic dysfunction disorders and their relationship to heart health.

Statements and conclusions of study authors are solely those of the study authors and do not necessarily reflect Foundation or CCS policy or position. The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society make no representation or warranty as to their accuracy or reliability.

The Heart and Stroke Foundation (heartandstroke.ca), a volunteer-based health charity, leads in eliminating heart disease and stroke and reducing their impact through the advancement of research and its application, the promotion of healthy living, and advocacy.

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada