Running head: WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF LACK OF SLEEP ON A COLLEGE STUDENT’S BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR Gilbert and Weaver (2010) examined the sleep quality with academic performance with university students‚ whether it is complete sleep deprivation or poor sleep quality. This study was to determine if lack of sleep or having poor sleep value in non-demoralized college students were related to the low academic routine. The author’s expectations were to find the relationship between the student’s environment
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Effects of Sleep Fragmentation and Prophylactic Sleeping Periods on Emergency Personnel Serving on a 48-96 Schedule‚ and a Berkley Schedule. Cody J. McKown Blue River Community College Abstract In the fields of emergency services‚ sleep patterns while on shift are often irregular. The lack of sleep‚ or regular sleep‚ can be a factor in other health problems‚ and can greatly decrease performance on the job. Interrupted sleep‚ or sleep fragmentation‚ is a common occurrence due to the nature
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Abstract The main outcomes of this study were that a significant (p<.05) relationship was found between quality of sleep and subjective sleepiness‚ sustained attention and subjective mood. It was found that the better quality of sleep is obtained‚ the less subjectively sleepy‚ higher sustained attention and more positive subjective mood the participant has. The present study was in line with several other studies undertaken‚ with many of the findings being reflected in both this study and others
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The article “Why humans need less sleep than any other primate” published on the Earth section of the BBC website explains how the human brain has developed to need a little amount of sleep compared to the one of other primates (monkeys and apes). We sleep less‚ but we have more quality sleep and this may be the cause of our success as a species. In this essay‚ I will focus on some aspects of the language used by the writer. Both elements of formal and informal writing converge in the text. Firstly
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The Big Sleep- The depiction of Marlowe as a modern-day knight The novel “The Big Sleep” by Raymond Chandler was published in 1939 during the heart of the Great Depression. The novel is written in a very sinister‚ dark and kind of a gangster tone and carries much of the cynicism of 1930s America. The Big Sleep is a story of intrigue‚ corruption‚ delinquency and obliquity with a rather complex plot which can be very confusing. The main character in “the Big Sleep” is the private detective Philip
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The Chess Game of 1930’s America in The Big Sleep In Raymond Chandler’s novel The Big Sleep‚ Philip Marlowe represents the shred of chivalry that remains in a world of corruption. Set and written in 1930’s America‚ the economic devastation of the Great Depression has a significant influence on the book’s plot that revolves around profit-seeking crime and organized corruption. Marlowe’s work as a private detective brings him face to face with seedy criminals of every sort‚ and each corresponds
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The “Sleep Apnea Diagnostic & Therapeutic Devices Market [Polysomnographs‚ Respiratory Polygraphs‚ Pulse Oximeters‚ CPAP‚ Masks‚ Adaptive Servo-Ventilation (ASV)‚ Oral Appliances‚ Nasal EPAP‚ Neurostimulation] Global End-user Analysis‚ Competitive Landscape & Forecast to 2017” analyzes and studies the major market drivers‚ restraints‚ and opportunities in North America‚ Europe‚ Asia‚ and Rest of the World. Browse 147 market data tables spread through 318 pagesand in-depth TOC of “Sleep Apnea Diagnostic
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Discuss the role of endogenous pacemakers and exogenous zeitgebers in the sleep-wake cycle and at least one other biological rhythm Endogenous pacemakers and exogenous zeitgebers can manipulate the various bodily rhythms‚ and have particular affects on the sleep / week cycle in the circadian rhythm. Endogenous pacemakers are separate and distinct internal rhythms that affect the bodily rhythms; similarly‚ exogenous zeitgebers are outside influences‚ and sometimes outside rhythms that also affect
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How Sleep Deprivation Affects Psychological Variables Related to College Students Cognitive Performance Jenny R. Downs Fall07‚ PSY 1513 41 General Psychology (MSVCC) (2575) Sleep deprivation is very common for college students. A pattern is usually developed with sleep deprivation peaking during the week and even more during exam periods. Performance levels are significantly lower during these periods even though the students beleived that their performance was better. Many studies have
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Why Significant Changes Were Made to the Plot in The Big Sleep Movie After reading the novel "The Big Sleep" by Raymond Chandler‚ then watching the 1946 movie version starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall‚ I found myself asking why are there so many changes to the plot in this movie as compared to the novel. Many significant pieces of the plot were drastically different and there were even certain scenes that had been made up for the movie that were never in the book. After doing some research
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