The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of chronotype on mood state and ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) before and in response to acute high intensity interval exercise (HIIE) performed at different times of the day. Based on the morningness-eveningness questionnaire, 12 morning-types (M-types; N = 12; age 21 ± 2 years; height 179 ± 5 cm; body mass 74 ± 12 kg) and 11 evening-...

purpose: this study has for objective the assessment of the vigilance, mood states variations and the blood glucose levels, during a triangular effort progressive in trained athletes during ramadan fasting (rf). methods. ten trained male athletes aged 21.8 ± 1.1 years are evaluated before (b.rf), during (1st, 2nd and 3th week) and after ramadan fasting, in the blood-glucose, vigilance, and mood...

Social mood, the aggregated mood of a society, emerges from complex system of individual moods and their influences on each other. The real social networks consist of millions or even billions nodes constantly interacting with each other. Can such a complex system be modeled by a graph consisting of a small number of agents with simple interactions between them? Profile of Mood States, known an...

A pilot study was conducted in which 44 general practitioners completed cognitive behavioural self monitoring diaries. Hourly changes in emotional state were recorded together with associated circumstances. Lowering of mood was associated mainly with "hassle" at work, pressure of time, and domestic dissatisfaction. Improvement in mood was associated with domestic happiness and satisfaction at w...

OBJECTIVE This study examined whether anesthesia residents (physicians in training) performed clinical duties in the operating room differently during the day versus at night. BACKGROUND Fatigue from sleep deprivation and working through the night is common for physicians, particularly during residency training. METHODS Using a repeated-measures design, we studied 13 pairs of day-night matc...

Backgrand and aim: the physical and the social environments are effective on personality traits. What is in the frame-work of medical geography, is physical environment that can has positive effect on the human psyche it can also has sometimes negative effects as well,that investigating of this effect is in the field of medical geographers.Methods: The present study is descriptive analyti...

introduction: nowadays, pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy are the main treatments for bipolar mood disorders. using complementary and alternative medicine has increased over the past decade. valerian is a herb commonly marketed for treatment of insomnia, anxiety and depression however, positive results have also been reported in curing bipolar disorders. the mechanism of valerian’s effectivenes...