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Is sleep affected after microgravity and hypergravity exposure? A pilot study
Journal of Sleep Research, Volume 34, Issue 2, April 2025.Summary Sleep is known to be affected in space travel and in residents of the international space station. But little is known about the direct effects of gravity changes on sleep, if other factors, such as sleep conditions, are kept constant. Here, as a first exploration, we investigated sleep before and after exposure to short bouts of microgravity ...
Barbara Le Roy +9 more
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Astronauts as Geologists [PDF]
, 1971 Interviewed at NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, astronauts David Scott and James Irwin and Apollo 15 capsule communicator Joseph Allen comment on their geology training and ...
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Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract In this article, I examine how institutionalized older adults in Peru articulate suffering through the idiom of la nada—“nothingness”—and how this shapes desires for euthanasia. Moving from close ethnography of bodies in space and time to structural and ethical discourses on euthanasia, I argue that calls for euthanasia arise not only from ...
Magdalena Zegarra Chiappori
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Gemini VI Astronauts, Autographed
, 1965 An autographed photo of Gemini VI Astronauts Thomas P.
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
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, 1995 Panel Chairman: Jay Honeycutt, Center Director, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Fl Astronauts: AS available between training ...
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The Rational Design of Space Agreements: How Bilateralism Shapes Powerful States' Design Preferences
Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The global governance of outer space relies heavily on international agreements, yet the institutional forms of these agreements remain underexplored. This article introduces a new dataset on various design features of 952 space agreements, offering the first large‐N overview of institutional design in space governance.
Jean‐Frédéric Morin +2 more
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Astronauts at Work: The Social Relations of Space Travel
, 2017 As astronauts penetrate ever further into the cosmos, how are their bodies and subjectivities being transformed? While space travel remains governed by mechanisms of power and domination that tend to treat astronauts as tools, the practice of "space ...
Peter Dickens
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Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.Abstract Muscle disuse leads to muscle atrophy and a decrease in muscle function that is primarily driven by reduced muscle protein synthesis (MPS). The aim of this systematic review and meta‐analysis was to examine the effect of different models of muscle disuse on rates of MPS.
Konstantinos Prokopidis +4 more
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