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  2. Sleepwalking - Wikipedia

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    Sleepwalking, also known as somnambulism or noctambulism, is a phenomenon of combined sleep and wakefulness. [1] It is classified as a sleep disorder belonging to the parasomnia family. [ 2 ] It occurs during the slow wave stage of sleep, in a state of low consciousness, with performance of activities that are usually performed during a state ...

  3. Sleepwalking: what causes walking in your sleep and how does ...

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    Sleepwalking can be counteracted with behavioral and sleep hygiene management as well as stress reduction. In rare cases, it can be treated with hypnosis, cognitive behavioral therapy or ...

  4. Sleep disorder - Wikipedia

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    Sleepwalking or somnambulism, engaging in activities normally associated with wakefulness (such as eating or dressing), which may include walking, without the conscious knowledge of the subject. Somniphobia, one cause of sleep deprivation, a dread/ fear of falling asleep or going to bed. Signs of the illness include anxiety and panic attacks ...

  5. Amand-Marie-Jacques de Chastenet, Marquis of Puységur

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    Puységur noted the similarity between this sleeping trance and natural sleep-walking or somnambulism, and he named it "artificial somnambulism". [1] Today we know similar states by the name "hypnosis", although that term was invented much later by James Braid in 1842. Some characteristics of Puysegur's artificial somnambulism were in any case ...

  6. Parasomnia - Wikipedia

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    Sleep drunkenness, also known as confusional arousal, is the feeling of confusion or sudden action upon waking up from deep sleep. Severe sleep inertia , one cause of oversleeping, is considered to develop sleep drunkenness.

  7. Human capital - Wikipedia

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    Human capital is inherent in people and cannot be owned by an organization. Therefore, human capital leaves an organization when people leave. Human capital also encompasses how effectively an organization uses its people resources as measured by creativity and innovation. A company's reputation as an employer affects the human capital it draws.

  8. Human resource management - Wikipedia

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    "Human capital management" (HCM) is sometimes used synonymously with "HR", although "human capital" typically refers to a narrower view of human resources; i.e. the knowledge the individuals embody and can contribute to an organization. [25]

  9. Human resources - Wikipedia

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    Human resources (HR) is the set of people who make up the workforce of an organization, business sector, industry, or economy. [1] [2] A narrower concept is human capital, the knowledge and skills which the individuals command. [3] Similar terms include manpower, labor, labor-power, or personnel.