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Sofas may refer to: . Couch (plural), furniture for seating several persons; SOFA score (sequential organ failure assessment score), summarizes a patient's organ health or rate of failure within an intensive care unit (ICU)
Marshmallow Love Seat #5670, [1] commonly known as the Marshmallow sofa, is a modernist sofa produced by the American furniture company Herman Miller, that was initially manufactured between 1956 and 1961. It is considered the most iconic of all modernist sofas. [2] The sofa was designed by Irving Harper of George Nelson Associates.
Sofa.com sales grew from £572,000 in 2007 to £13.0m in the year ending February 2012. In February 2015, CBPE Capital acquired a majority stake in the business. [12] In January 2019, Sofa.com's stores and website operations were bought by at a "cut price" by UK billionaire and Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley. [2]
A couch, also known as a sofa, settee, chesterfield, or davenport, is a cushioned item of furniture that can seat multiple people. It is commonly found in the form of a bench with upholstered armrests and is often fitted with springs and tailored cushion and pillows. [1] [2] Although a couch is used primarily for seating, it may be used for ...
The SOFA scoring system is useful in predicting the clinical outcomes of critically ill patients. [8] According to an observational study at an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in Belgium, the mortality rate is at least 50% when the score is increased, regardless of initial score, in the first 96 hours of admission, 27% to 35% if the score remains unchanged, and less than 27% if the score is reduced. [9]
A loveseat can be one of two styles of two-seat chair. One form – also known as "British two-seaters" [1] – is essentially synonymous with "two-seat couch". It typically has two upholstered seats, [2] is approximately 50" in seating length, [3] and is typically shorter in length than a settee. [4]
A recliner Recliner aboard a business jet. A recliner is an armchair or sofa that reclines when the occupant lowers the chair's back and raises its front. [1] [2] It has a backrest that can be tilted back, and often a footrest that may be extended by means of a lever on the side of the chair, or may extend automatically when the back is reclined.
Early humans are likely to have used tree stumps as seats, rocks as rudimentary tables, and mossy areas for sleeping. [7] During the late Paleolithic or early Neolithic period, from around 30,000 years ago, people began constructing and carving their own furniture, using wood, stone and animal bones. [8]