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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"sleep loss"”.

  1. Predictors Of Interindividual Differences In Vulnerability To Neurobehavioral Consequences Of Chronic Partial Sleep Restriction

    Galli, Olga2020

    … differences in neurobehavioral response to sleep loss are ubiquitous and unexplained. Numerous factors have been examined as potential predictors of phenotypic response to sleep loss but none have yielded a comprehensive view of the phenomenon. This dissertation examines the impact of …

    penn Repository record

  2. The Role of Cardiac Vagal Tone in Prediction of Individual Differences in Attention and Emotion Processing After Sleep Restriction

    Stoakley, ElizabethBrock University2016

    … increasing interest in the mechanisms by which sleep loss impacts emotion processing. Recent investigations have begun to study physiological responses to emotional stimuli following sleep loss. There is also interest in identification of individual difference markers of vulnerability to sleep …

    brock Repository record

  3. The Role of Sleep and Hormones in Processing of Emotional Information

    Lustig, KariBrock University2016

    … emotion processing after a single night of sleep restriction, and to investigate hormones and menstrual phase as predictors of vulnerability to sleep loss. Participants were randomly assigned to a control group in bed 11pm-7am (12 men, 12 follicular women (day 8-14 of cycle), 12 luteal women …

    brock Repository record

  4. The Effects of Sleep Restriction on Biological, Psychological, and Neurocognitive Measures of Health

    Lorenzetti, Margaret SNSUWorks2020

    Chronic sleep restriction impacts a significant proportion of the population, even though health is optimized following a minimum of seven hours of sleep. A preponderance of the literature examining the effects of sleep loss focuses on males and total sleep deprivation. Sleep restriction paradigms …

    nova2 Repository record

  5. The effects of fasting for a single day and during Ramadan upon performance

    Alabed, H MLiverpool John Moores University2010

    … and recovery from it often mean that nocturnal sleep is decreased in length, and this independently affects mood and performance. Previous field studies have indicated that some of these predictions are borne out in practice; in the first study of the present thesis, a field study performed in …

    liverpool-jm Repository record

  6. Into the night : evaluating sleep as a measure of animal welfare

    Schork, IG2020

    … measure of animal welfare. In humans, sleep quality correlates strongly with a person’s wellbeing; this suggests that sleep may also prove to be a suitable tool to measure mammals’ welfare. Studies in humans have shown that lack of sleep compromises the health of individuals, causing …

    salford Repository record

  7. Effects of Fatigue and Self-reported Countermeasures Used by Regional Airline Pilots Conducting Continuous Duty Overnight

    LaVenture, Andrew

    … data on a variety of areas including fatigue, sleep habits, fatigue countermeasures, continuous duty overnights, and their perceptions of safety. Results tend to suggest that pilots at this airline are aware of how their body reacts to fatigue, what measures are necessary to obtain quality …

    nodak Repository record

  8. “I don’t think there’s anything typical about it.” Exploring sleep in families with a child with autism spectrum disorder

    Grant, EmmaUniversity of Ontario Institute of Technology2023

    Purpose: Sleep is an important mechanism for everyday functioning and childhood development. Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) tend to have high rates of sleep problems. This interpretive phenomenology-informed study aims to fill the gaps on the experiences of family sleep with a child …

    uoit Repository record

  9. Adolescent sleep and the circadian pacemaker

    Stack, NoraColorado School of Mines. Arthur Lakes Library2016

    … the adolescent clock under different weekend sleep protocols. This work has implications for understanding the mechanisms associated with the adolescent phase delay and may inform efforts to create schedules for adolescents that mitigate sleep loss and the resulting impacts on physical and …

    colo-mines Repository record

  10. Sleep Characteristics in Breastfeeding and Formula-Feeding Mothers

    Rosen, Elizabeth Anne AverillUniversity of Kansas2009

    Sleep loss is a common concern frequently expressed by new mothers. This study's purpose was to investigate the difference between sleep architecture, descriptions and self-perception of sleep in breastfeeding and formula-feeding mothers, 4-6 weeks post-partum (N=44). Measurement tools were …

    ku Repository record

  11. An Examination of Clinical High-Risk Status, Sleep Quality, and Verbal Memory in a Community Sample Enriched for Psychosis Risk

    Korenic, Stephanie AllisonTemple University. Libraries2024

    Sleep disturbances have been widely endorsed by individuals at heightened risk for developing psychosis. Nascent findings in clinical high-risk (CHR) individuals indicate that sleep disturbances are associated with heightened CHR symptoms over time. Sleep is also vital for neural plasticity and …

    temple Repository record

  12. Acute Sleep Fragmentation Induces Tissue-Specific Changes in Cytokine Gene Expression and Increases Serum Corticosterone Concentration

    Dumaine, Jennifer

    <p>Sleep fragmentation induces acute inflammation and increases glucocorticosteroids in vertebrates. Obesity and sleep fragmentation are often concurrent pro-inflammatory conditions in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Despite the association between the two, their simultaneous effects on …

    wku-diss Repository record

  13. The identification and evaluation of the causes of fatigue in the ferrochrome smelting environment

    Dall, DouglasNorth-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus2015

    … fatigue". Fatigue is the body's response to sleep loss or prolonged physical or mental exertion. Fatigue is an unsafe condition in the workplace and can lead to sick leave, impaired memory, poor judgement, slow problem solving, reduced visual perception and reduced capacity for interpersonal …

    nwu-za Repository record

  14. Fatigue Risk Management: Modeling the Sleep/Wake-Based Dynamics of Performance

    McCauley, Peter J.

    … predict cognitive performance impairment due to sleep loss and/or circadian misalignment. In essence, these models are all based on the Two-Process Model (TPM) which contains a homeostatic process for the build-up and decline of sleep pressure across days, and a circadian process to keep track of …

    montana-tech Repository record

  15. Fatigue Risk Management: Modeling the Sleep/Wake-Based Dynamics of Performance

    McCauley, Peter J.

    … predict cognitive performance impairment due to sleep loss and/or circadian misalignment. In essence, these models are all based on the Two-Process Model (TPM) which contains a homeostatic process for the build-up and decline of sleep pressure across days, and a circadian process to keep track of …

    montana Repository record

  16. EEG theta oscillations during sleep deprivation

    Snipes, Sophia; id_orcid0000-0002-6353-0207ETH Zurich2023

    … been found in the near-opposite conditions of sleepiness and alert cognitive control. Most neuroscience research fo-cuses exclusively on the latter, leaving this paradox unresolved. With this thesis, I focus instead on the-ta during sleep deprivation (sdTheta), which has been hypothesized to …

    ethz Repository record

  17. THE PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF CHRONIC CAFFEINE TREATMENT ON THE COGNITIVE FUNCTION AND SYNAPTIC PLASTICITY IN ACUTE SLEEP DEPRIVATION

    Alhaider, IbrahimUniversity of Houston2010

    … evidence has shown that caffeine and sleep deprivation have opposing effects on learning and memory; therefore, this study was undertaken to provide a detailed account of the effect of chronic, low-dose caffeine treatment on the deleterious effects of sleep loss on …

    houston Repository record

  18. Ultra-Long-Haul Commercial Operations: An Assessment of Current Health and Safety Standards

    Rathi, Aditya

    … have only focused on factors such as fatigue, sleep loss, circadian rhythm, and alertness for pilots operating these routes. Concurrently, limited and inconsistent studies have focused on flight attendants' experiences of these factors while operating ULH flights. This thesis research will help …

    embry-riddle Repository record

  19. The effects of sleep extension on physical and cognitive performance in AROTC cadets

    Wedderburn, J'Michael, author, Broussard, Josiane, advisor, Lipsey, Tiffany, committee member, Eakman, Aaron, committee member, Brager, Allison, committee memberColorado State University. Libraries2023

    … students and military personnel have limited sleep opportunities; Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets belong to both groups. Thus, cadets are at a heightened risk of insufficient sleep. Sleep loss can have deleterious effects on physical and cognitive health (Halson et al., 2014). In …

    colostate Repository record

  20. Relationship between Delirium and Night-Time Interruptions in ICU

    Stuck, Amy R., PhD, RN2021

    … optimized when validated instruments are used. Sleep deprivation has been linked to adverse health consequences including delirium. Previous studies investigating the relationship between sleep and delirium have focused on the effects of light, noise, medications, and mechanical ventilation. …

    usd-thes Repository record

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