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FedEx uses something called the Karolinska Sleepiness Scale when setting flight schedules.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023

Sleepiness means you feel drowsy and have a hard time staying awake, Maller says.

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2022

According to Withings’ press release, the diary feature was developed with the input of sleep physicians and is based on medical questionnaires such as the Epworth Sleepiness Scale and the STOP-Bang Questionnaire.

From The Verge • Mar. 18, 2022

Sleepiness vanishes, like the picture when you turned off an old TV screen; it recedes to a dot.

From The Guardian • Dec. 28, 2019

Sleepiness and slothfulness keep it out of harm’s way, away from the notice of jaguars, ocelots, harpy eagles and anacondas.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel