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Investigating the impact of the years of blindness on sleep rhythms, dream patterns, and spatial abilities: The BLINDREAM protocol
by Helene Vitali, Claudio Campus, Laura Giorgetti, Francesco Famà, Pietro Mattioli, Dario Arnaldi, Monica Gori
Sleep health is a topic of great interest in recent years. However, it is still often undervalued in vulnerable populations, such as th...
Author: Helene Vitali
Posted: July 2, 2025, 2:00 pm
Far-red LED light alters circadian rhythms and elicits dark-adapted ERG responses in rodents
by Xian Chen, Steven Kreuser, Dinesh Hirenallur-Shanthappa
Rodents are assumed to be blind to red light, thus red light is often used in the dark phase of a light/dark cycle to facilitate study procedures using nocturnal rodents. However, effects...
Author: Xian Chen
Posted: July 1, 2025, 2:00 pm
Influence of lighting on sleep behaviour, circadian rhythm and spontaneous blink rate in stabled riding school horses (<i>Equus caballus)</i>
by Linda Greening, Eilis Harkin, Panoraia Kyriazopoulou, Zoe Heppelthwaite, Francesca Aragona, John A. Browne, Andrew Hemmings, Jane M. Williams, Barbara A. Murphy
Modern horse husbandry involves significant time spent indoors, often in suboptima...
Author: Linda Greening
Posted: June 27, 2025, 2:00 pm
Does darkness increase the risk of certain types of crime? A registered report article
by Jim Uttley, Rosie Canwell, Jamie Smith, Sarah Falconer, Yichong Mao, Steve Fotios
Evidence about the relationship between lighting and crime is mixed. Although a review of evidence found that improved road/ street lighting was associated with ...
Author: Jim Uttley
Posted: June 25, 2025, 2:00 pm
Altering gillnet soak duration and timing minimizes bycatch and maintains target catch
by Sydney M. Collins, Robert J. Blackmore, Jessika Lamarre, Caleb S. Spiegel, William A. Montevecchi
Seabirds are one of the most at-risk avian groups worldwide, and incidental catch in fishing practices is one of the top threats for seabirds glo...
Author: Sydney M. Collins
Posted: June 25, 2025, 2:00 pm
Multi-objective optimization of energy, view, daylight and thermal comfort for building’s fenestration and shading system in hot-humid climates
by Zhenling Wu, Yimin Xu, Zhuoyao Wang
Well-designed building envelope components are essential in addressing global warming. Fenestration and shading system (F&SS) not only promote energy conservation and emission reduction but also enhance occu...
Author: Zhenling Wu
Posted: June 18, 2025, 2:00 pm
Identifying dynamic regulation with machine learning using adversarial surrogates
by Ron Teichner, Naama Brenner, Ron Meir
Biological systems maintain stability of their function in spite of external and internal perturbations. An important challenge in studying biological regulation is to identify the control objectives based...
Author: Ron Teichner
Posted: June 5, 2025, 2:00 pm
Dinner in the dark: Factors influencing leopard activity patterns within a large protected area
by Lucy K. Smyth, Guy A. Balme, M. Justin O’Riain
Spatial avoidance is one of the most pervasive responses of wildlife to human disturbance, but new research is increasingly revealing the importance of temporal shifts in activity. Animal species ...
Author: Lucy K. Smyth
Posted: May 22, 2025, 2:00 pm
