The effect of artificial dawn during the last 30 min of sleep on subsequent dissipation of sleep inertia was investigated, including possible involvement of cortisol and thermoregulatory processes. Sixteen healthy subjects who reported difficulty with waking up participated in random order in a control and an artificial dawn night. Sleep inertia severity was measured by subjective ratings of sl...

The aim of this study was to determine the influence of temperature increase combined to conditions of light incidence on functional response of Heleobia australis. Experiments were conducted using nine to ten food concentrations for each treatment: 20°C without light; 30°C without light and, 30°C under low light intensity. For each experiment, the functional response type III (sigmoidal) was f...

INTRODUCTION Different factors related to winter are known to influence the fracture incidence, but little is known about the effect of road surface temperature. This study examines the association between road surface temperature and the daily number of fractures in an urban area during two winters. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospective data collection was conducted on all patients treated at B...

BACKGROUND Pharyngeal cooling decreases brain temperature by cooling carotid arteries. This study was designed to evaluate the principle of pharyngeal cooling in monkeys and humans. METHODS Monkeys (n = 10) were resuscitated following 12 min of cardiac arrest. Pharyngeal cooling (n = 5), in which cold saline (5°C) was perfused into the cuff at the rate of 500 ml/min, was initiated simultaneou...

This study examined the effect of (E)-2-methyl-6-(2-phenylethynyl)-pyridine (SIB-1893), a selective non-competitive metabotropic glutamate subtype 5 receptor (mGluR5) antagonist, on body temperature in freely moving Wistar rats. Temperature was monitored using programmed microchips, implanted subcutaneously in rats, at several times: 0, 5, 10, 20, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120 and 180 min after intraperi...

We investigated the link between ambulance transports and meteorological parameters of summer by using daily data in Osaka area, Japan. Daily observations for ambulance transports (from July 1 to September 30, 2009) were obtained from Fire Department Service in Osaka. Data of meteorological parameters in Osaka area, Japan (from July 1 to September 30, 2009) were also obtained from Japan Meteoro...

The efficacy of a Gamgee-lined hat in reducing the rate of fall in rectal temperature of infants during the first 30 minutes of life was studied. The trial, which included 211 infants, was randomised, prospective, and controlled. One hundred and seven infants were exposed to overhead radiantheaters. Of these, only 30 had normal deliveries, so the analysis was confined to the infants who were no...

Tomato seedlings (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. cv Vendor) were grown hydroponically with their root systems maintained at a constant temperature for a 2-week period commencing with the appearance of the first true leaf. Based on fresh and dry weight and leaf area, the optimal root-zone temperature for seedling growth was 30 degrees C. The carbon exchange rate of the leaves was also found to in...

Measurements of the proton spin-lattice relaxation time, Tx , in polycrystalline NH4Re04 have shown that mechanical sample rotation in the static magnetic field reduces 2\ for proton magnetic resonance frequencies within the range 30 — 42 MHz. The rotation induced proton spin-lattice relaxation times, ?Y, were measured at different Larmor frequencies, sample rotation frequencies, and temperatur...