«Critically ill,» with respect to a minor child or adult, means a minor child or adult whose baseline state of health has significantly changed and whose life is at risk as a result of an illness or injury. (slaw.ca)
The baseline state cap is 2 percent or the annual inflation rate, whichever is lower, and can fluctuate greatly from one year to the next. (newsday.com)
In short, the authors propose that sleep is essential for synaptic homeostasis, a restoring of brain cells to a baseline state. (scientificamerican.com)