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Additional file 1. Verbatims from qualitative interviews with study participants.

© 2017 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim Two coordination polymers of assorted dimensionality (1D, 2D) have been prepared, namely [Zn 3 (L 2Th ) 4 (OH) 2 ·2(HL 2Th )] ∞ (1) and [Zn(L 5Th )(OAc)] ∞ (2), starting from Zn II salts and the isomeric forms of the organic linker p-(thiazolyl)benzoic acid: p-(2-thiazolyl)benzoic acid (HL 2Th ) and p-(5-thiazolyl)benzoic acid (HL 5Th ). The isomers have been prepared ad hoc, following straightforward Pd-catalyzed C–C coupling reaction protocols. In 1, the deprotonated ligand is coordinated through its carboxylate group only, with dangling thiazole groups. The –COO – units are bridging adjacent metal centers, thus creating a 1D chain. The Zn 3 cluster is made of one six-coordinate (O h ) and two four-coordinate (T d ) Zn II ions; triple-bridging µ 3 -OH groups are balancing the overall positive charge. The structure of 2 is instead made of Zn 2 (carboxylate) 4 “paddle-wheel” dimers as the constituting inorganic node. The octahedral metal coordination sphere includes two µ-(κ-COO) benzoate spacers, two µ-(κ-COO) acetate ions, the thiazole N atoms coming from adjacent building blocks, and a weak Zn···Zn axial interaction. The resulting final assembly is two-dimensional (2D), where p-(5-thiazolyl)benzoate adopts a genuine µ-[κ(COO):κ(N)] bridging coordination mode. The luminescent properties of both polymers have been analyzed in the solid state; they feature ligand-centered emissions at λ = 434 nm (1) and λ = 427 nm (2). These electronic transitions fall in the visible region, giving the samples a characteristic blue color under an ordinary UV lamp (excitation at λ = 254 nm). The theoretical analysis of the electronic features of the ligands and related molecular orbitals reveals that the observed transitions are mainly of π→π* nature, involving π orbitals delocalized on both aromatic cycles. A significant (reversible) blueshift of the emission maximum of ca. 60 nm, from the visible to the UV region, has been observed for 1 when suspended in water.

The SpiroGuard C is a commercially available cardiorespiratory monitor working with field plethysmography, wireless signal transmission and a novel alarm management system. In order to determine the recognition rates for central, mixed and obstructive apneas, a prospective clinical trial was performed comparing frequency and kind of signals from the monitor with those simultaneously registered by polysomnographic studies.Normal respiratory and alarm signals of the monitor under investigation were integrated into a polysomnographic setting. All central, mixed and obstructive apneas lasting more than 10 seconds as well as all alarms obtained from the monitor were evaluated.47 series of monitor recordings could be evaluated in parallel to polysomnographic studies: the detection rate for central apneas was 298/328 (90.85%), for mixed apneas 9/41 (21.95%) and for obstructive apneas 0/36 (0%). Out of the total of 708 registered alarms 359 (50.71%) were false alarms, 307 (43.36%) were apnea-related and 42/708 (5.93%) were alarms due to technical problems. 177 of the 359 false alarms (49.30%) occurred during apneas that were shorter than 10 seconds, 119 (33.15%) were related to bad signal quality, and 55 (15.32%) were caused by movement artifacts.The recognition rate for central apneas was high (90%), while sensitivity for mixed and obstructive apneas was not satisfactory. Approximately half of the alarms were false alarms. These could be reduced by setting the apnea detection time to15 seconds, by tighter fastening of the respiration belt (improving the signal transmission), and by turning off the instrument when the child is awake and physically active. The wireless system renders the SpiroGuard C an attractive alternative for home monitoring.