Essays about: "Circadian rhythms"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 15 essays containing the words Circadian rhythms.

  1. 6. Ljusets och mörkrets effekt på suggor och gyltor : reproduktion, produktion och välfärd

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Julia Carlsson; [2020]
    Keywords : ljusperiod; ljus intensitet; artificiell belysning; säsongsbunden infertilitet; laktation; grisning;

    Abstract : Det är av stor ekonomisk betydelse för lönsamheten i en intensiv grisproduktion att ha fungerande reproduktion och produktion av smågrisar. Syftet med denna litteraturstudie är att undersöka vilken effekt ljus och mörker har för suggor och gyltor i olika produktionsstadier samt inverkan av ljusperiod eller ljusintensitet. READ MORE

  3. 7. Assessment of the circadian stimulus potential of an integrative lighting system in an office area

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Elif Ceren Yilmaz; Rawan Abdulhaq; [2020]
    Keywords : Alertness; Circadian Rhythm; Circadian light effect; Daylighting; Energy efficiency; Entrainment; Health; Intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells; Light response; Melanopsin; Melatonin suppression; Photometric; Sleep quality; spectral sensitivity; Wavelength.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Nowadays, people spend 90% of their time indoors, thus creating a healthy indoor environment for occupants is of great importance. Lighting in office spaces is an important aspect when it comes to occupant health and well-being. READ MORE

  4. 8. An Unrecoverable Sleep Deficit : A literary analysis of Adolescents’ sleep loss and the consequences of sleep deficit regarding academic performance

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Author : Hugo Åhs; [2020]
    Keywords : Adolescence; circadian cycle; education; school performance; school start times. NREM; REM; Sleep deficit; Chronotype;

    Abstract : There is a noticeable difference in the debate regarding adolescents’ sleep patterns between the biological clock and society’s clock when we talk about adolescents. Sleep scientists or somnologists, are alarming as more evidence reach the surface that young people are not getting the recommended sleep that is required to perform academically well. READ MORE

  5. 9. MIDDLA makerspacedynamics in lighting

    University essay from KTH/Ljusdesign

    Author : Jonas Johannes Becker; [2019]
    Keywords : dynamics - dynamic lighting - biophilia - daylight - circadian rhythms - sustainability - Luminous diversity - emotional effects of light - projections;

    Abstract : This thesis report deals with the meaning of dynamics in lighting in context of the current state oflighting technology and how certain aspects of those can be applied to a specific space.Former studies discovered that biophilic aspects in design can create great benefits for the usersof a space. READ MORE

  6. 10. It's About a Day : The Effect of Glucocorticoids on Shifting and Re-entraining the Circadian Rhythm in Peripheral Cells: A Review and Meta-Analysis

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Anton Degerfeldt; [2019]
    Keywords : Circadian rhythm; glucocorticoids; endocrine system; circadian disruption; jet lag;

    Abstract : The circadian rhythm is a rhythm which permeates all aspects of biological life and follows the hours of the sun. The pace of the rhythm is controlled by a collection of neurons in the hypothalamus, called the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), whose signals affect rhythms throughout the body as can be seen in aspects of life from behavior down to oscillations of proteins in the cells. READ MORE