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Variance in odds ratios for estimating the deterrent effect of darkness on cycling: Variation due to the choice of case and control hours
by Steve Fotios, Jim Uttley, Demet Yesiltepe, Maan Balela
Comparing the counts of cyclists travelling at specific times of day is one approach to measuring the impact of ambient light level. Here we investigate one source of variance in the magni...
Author: Steve Fotios
Posted: October 11, 2024, 2:00 pm
Development of a smartphone enabled, paper-based quantitative diagnostic assay using the HueDx color correction system
by Nidhi Menon, David Beery, Prava Sharma, Adrian Crutchfield, Leah Kim, Aaron Lauer, Ayesha Azimuddin, Brianna Wronko-Stevens
Color correction is an important methodology where a digital image’s colors undergo a transformation to more accurately...
Author: Nidhi Menon
Posted: October 4, 2024, 2:00 pm
Landscape and female fertility evaluation of seven heavenly bamboo cultivars as potential non-invasive alternatives to the wildtype
by Julia Rycyna, Sandra Wilson, Zhanao Deng, Basil Iannone, Gary Knox
In recent years, breeding initiatives have been made to reduce the fecundity of invasive plants leading to sterile cultivars. The wildtype form of heavenly bamboo (Nandina dome...
Author: Julia Rycyna
Posted: September 20, 2024, 2:00 pm
Chronobiological perspectives: Association between meal timing and sleep quality
by Li-Ming Yan, Hai-Jun Li, Qi Fan, Yi-Dong Xue, Tao Wang
Background Meal timing has been associated with metabolism and cardiovascular diseases; however, the relationship between meal timing and sleep quality remains inconclusive. Objective This ...
Author: Li-Ming Yan
Posted: August 1, 2024, 2:00 pm
Exploration of effects of galvanic vestibular stimulation on circadian rhythms and its associations with sleep and spatial memory in patients with breast cancer: The ICANSLEEP-2 protocol
by Melvin Galin, Laura de Girolamo, Bénédicte Clarisse, Carine Segura-Djezzar, Franka Glöckner, Clara Elia, Stéphane Réhel, Patrice Clochon, Franck Doidy, Julien Chavant, Olivier Etard, Fausto Viader, Jean-Michel Grellard, Justine Lequesne, Floren...
Author: Melvin Galin
Posted: July 31, 2024, 2:00 pm
Molecular characterization of the circadian clock in patients with Parkinson’s disease–CLOCK4PD Study protocol
by Müge Yalçin, Ana Rita Peralta, Carla Bentes, Cristiana Silva, Tiago Guerreiro, Joaquim J. Ferreira, Angela Relógio
Introduction Circadian rhythms (CRs) orchestrate intrinsic 24-hour oscillations which synchronize an organism’s physiology and be...
Author: Müge Yalçin
Posted: July 19, 2024, 2:00 pm
Diurnal gene expression patterns in retina and choroid distinguish myopia progression from myopia onset
by Richard A. Stone, John W. Tobias, Wenjie Wei, Xia Carlstedt, Lixin Zhang, P. Michael Iuvone, Debora L. Nickla
The world-wide prevalence of myopia (nearsightedness) is increasing, but its pathogenesis is incompletely understood. Among many puta...
Author: Richard A. Stone
Posted: July 19, 2024, 2:00 pm
Sex and circadian regulation of metabolic demands in the rat kidney: A modeling analysis
by Pritha Dutta, Anita T. Layton
Renal hemodynamics, renal transporter expression levels, and urine excretion exhibit circadian variations. Disruption of these diurnal patterns is associated with the pathophysiology of hypertension and chronic ki...
Author: Pritha Dutta
Posted: July 17, 2024, 2:00 pm