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Index
Respiratory-modulated sympathetic vasoconstriction, 287
Respiratory sinus arrhythmia, 287, 316,
318–321, 395, 416
Rhythm, diurnal, 1
Rhythmic oscillatory fluctuations of the
blood flux, 294
Rhythms, ultradian, 4, 225, 230, 231, 233,
234, 237
S
Saccharomyces cerevisiae, 211, 231, 246,
247
Sample entropy, 292, 296–299, 301
Sampling rate, 201
Savitzky-Golay filter, 201
Scale-free, 333, 338, 347
Seizure prediction, epileptic, 6, 345–352
Sevoflurane, 182, 183, 361, 365–368, 372,
373, 375
Signal, analytic, 198
Signal, multi-component, 194
Signal, purely phase modulated, 191, 199
Signal spectrum, 204
Singularity, 145, 199
Skin blood flow, 5, 281, 282, 284–287, 298,
389, 401, 416
Skin conductivity, 6, 361, 366–368
Sleep, 5, 181, 300, 311–324, 349, 350,
364–366, 375
Sleep apnoea detection (diagnosis), 318, 319
Sleep disordered breathing, 312, 315, 316,
318
Sleep disorders, 5, 311–313, 315, 316, 323,
324
Sleep related breathing disorders, 312, 316,
318, 319, 324
Solution, equilibrium, 166
Solution, stability of, 95, 107
Solution, stationary, 40, 41, 163–165
Spectral domain analysis, 294–296, 375, 376
Splines, 198, 199
Stabilisation, induced by time-variability,
114, 117, 118, 121, 124, 126
Stability, 2ff, 11ff, 32ff, 67, 85ff, 112ff,
163ff, 193ff, 226ff, 293ff, 352, 377,
424
Statistical evaluation of seizure prediction,
200, 349
Stochastic process, 86, 89, 118, 119, 138,
143, 179, 184, 204, 347, 373, 375,
423
Subsystem, fast, 166, 167
Surrogate data analysis, 184, 185, 347, 348,
409, 414
Surrogate measures, 363, 372
Surrogate parameter, 315, 320, 338
Synchronisation or synchronization, 2ff,
11ff, 29ff, 72ff, 85ff, 114ff, 131ff,
175ff, 193ff, 211ff, 225ff, 245ff,
263ff, 276, 281ff, 298ff, 319ff, 330ff,
345ff, 367ff, 372ff, 407
T
Thermal effects, 134, 135, 138, 141, 145,
293, 299
Thermodynamic system, closed, 87
Thermodynamic system, isolated, 39–42,
85, 87–89, 112–115, 127
Thermodynamic system, open, 87–89, 108,
111–115, 127, 225, 226, 352, 403
Time and frequency domain analysis, 1, 291,
292, 295, 296, 302, 305, 409
Time-frequency representation, 1, 3, 85, 93,
94, 96, 97, 101, 107, 280, 284
Time-keeping function, 233. See also Clock
Time-localised phase coherence, 302
Time series, 4, 30, 91, 93, 96, 101, 105, 185,
194, 195, 200, 201, 215, 218, 235–
237, 249, 250, 294–298, 300, 302,
303, 305, 317, 330, 332, 336, 337,
346, 347, 351, 401–407, 409
Time series analysis, 294, 346, 347, 351, 403
Time-variability-induced stabilisation, 114
Time-varying frequency, 3, 90, 94, 96, 99–
107
Tipping, 352
Trajectories, synchronisation of, 44, 77, 98,
100–107, 116, 117, 120, 125
Trajectory length, 198
U
Ultradian rhythms, 4, 225, 230, 231, 233,
234
Unconsciousness, 361–363, 371, 372, 375
V
Van der Waals equation, 132, 133, 135
Vascular resistance, 389, 401
Vascular shear stress, 391–395, 403
Vascular tone regulation, 5, 266, 274, 279,
281, 288, 291–295, 389
Index
Respiratory-modulated sympathetic vasoconstriction, 287
Respiratory sinus arrhythmia, 287, 316,
318–321, 395, 416
Rhythm, diurnal, 1
Rhythmic oscillatory fluctuations of the
blood flux, 294
Rhythms, ultradian, 4, 225, 230, 231, 233,
234, 237
S
Saccharomyces cerevisiae, 211, 231, 246,
247
Sample entropy, 292, 296–299, 301
Sampling rate, 201
Savitzky-Golay filter, 201
Scale-free, 333, 338, 347
Seizure prediction, epileptic, 6, 345–352
Sevoflurane, 182, 183, 361, 365–368, 372,
373, 375
Signal, analytic, 198
Signal, multi-component, 194
Signal, purely phase modulated, 191, 199
Signal spectrum, 204
Singularity, 145, 199
Skin blood flow, 5, 281, 282, 284–287, 298,
389, 401, 416
Skin conductivity, 6, 361, 366–368
Sleep, 5, 181, 300, 311–324, 349, 350,
364–366, 375
Sleep apnoea detection (diagnosis), 318, 319
Sleep disordered breathing, 312, 315, 316,
318
Sleep disorders, 5, 311–313, 315, 316, 323,
324
Sleep related breathing disorders, 312, 316,
318, 319, 324
Solution, equilibrium, 166
Solution, stability of, 95, 107
Solution, stationary, 40, 41, 163–165
Spectral domain analysis, 294–296, 375, 376
Splines, 198, 199
Stabilisation, induced by time-variability,
114, 117, 118, 121, 124, 126
Stability, 2ff, 11ff, 32ff, 67, 85ff, 112ff,
163ff, 193ff, 226ff, 293ff, 352, 377,
424
Statistical evaluation of seizure prediction,
200, 349
Stochastic process, 86, 89, 118, 119, 138,
143, 179, 184, 204, 347, 373, 375,
423
Subsystem, fast, 166, 167
Surrogate data analysis, 184, 185, 347, 348,
409, 414
Surrogate measures, 363, 372
Surrogate parameter, 315, 320, 338
Synchronisation or synchronization, 2ff,
11ff, 29ff, 72ff, 85ff, 114ff, 131ff,
175ff, 193ff, 211ff, 225ff, 245ff,
263ff, 276, 281ff, 298ff, 319ff, 330ff,
345ff, 367ff, 372ff, 407
T
Thermal effects, 134, 135, 138, 141, 145,
293, 299
Thermodynamic system, closed, 87
Thermodynamic system, isolated, 39–42,
85, 87–89, 112–115, 127
Thermodynamic system, open, 87–89, 108,
111–115, 127, 225, 226, 352, 403
Time and frequency domain analysis, 1, 291,
292, 295, 296, 302, 305, 409
Time-frequency representation, 1, 3, 85, 93,
94, 96, 97, 101, 107, 280, 284
Time-keeping function, 233. See also Clock
Time-localised phase coherence, 302
Time series, 4, 30, 91, 93, 96, 101, 105, 185,
194, 195, 200, 201, 215, 218, 235–
237, 249, 250, 294–298, 300, 302,
303, 305, 317, 330, 332, 336, 337,
346, 347, 351, 401–407, 409
Time series analysis, 294, 346, 347, 351, 403
Time-variability-induced stabilisation, 114
Time-varying frequency, 3, 90, 94, 96, 99–
107
Tipping, 352
Trajectories, synchronisation of, 44, 77, 98,
100–107, 116, 117, 120, 125
Trajectory length, 198
U
Ultradian rhythms, 4, 225, 230, 231, 233,
234
Unconsciousness, 361–363, 371, 372, 375
V
Van der Waals equation, 132, 133, 135
Vascular resistance, 389, 401
Vascular shear stress, 391–395, 403
Vascular tone regulation, 5, 266, 274, 279,
281, 288, 291–295, 389