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Association of testicular torsion in children with sleep awakening of seasonal variations

Asian Journal of Surgery
Objective: Various theories have been put forward regarding the occurrence of testicular torsion. In this study, the aim was to determine the relationship between the onset of torsion with awakening from sleep and seasonal characteristics.
Aziz Serhat Baykara
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Sleep and mood during a winter in Antarctica.

International journal of circumpolar health, 2000
Seasonal variations in sleep characteristics and their association with changes in mood were examined in 91 American men and women who spent the 1991 austral winter at three different research stations in Antarctica. Measures of total hours of sleep over a 24-hr period, duration of longest (i.e., "nighttime") sleep event, number of sleep events, time ...
L A, Palinkas, M, Houseal, C, Miller
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Beyond the Individual: Multisite Population‐Level Consequences of Road Mortality on a Declining Mammal

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
We used a comparative study design to quantify population densities, structure, survival, cause‐specific mortality and female productivity in four West‐European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) populations, and to forecast the impact of road mortality on population viability.
Lauren J. Moore, Silviu O. Petrovan, Adam J. Bates, Helen L. Hicks, Philip J. Baker, Sarah E. Perkins, David E. Wembridge, Richard W. Yarnell   +7 more
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Short sleep, lifestyle, cardiovascular risk, and health awareness among Polish final-year secondary school students: findings from a nationwide study

Frontiers in Sleep
BackgroundSleep is an important regulator of metabolic and cardiovascular health. Insufficient sleep is associated with adverse health behaviors and increased cardiovascular risk in young adults.
Dorota Godzina, Agnieszka Doryńska, Ludmiła Podgórska-Stawiecka, Anna Mizerska, Witold Smigielski, Piotr Dobrowolski, Aleksander Prejbisz   +6 more
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People experiencing homelessness and their experiences with substance use services for alcohol treatment in England: Journey mapping based on semi‐structured interviews

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Alcohol consumption at high levels is common among people experiencing homelessness and contributes to inequalities. In relative terms these individuals are underrepresented in substance use services. This study captured common trajectories and identified barriers and facilitators to accessing treatment among a group of ...
Vera Helen Buss, Jamie Brown, Melissa Oldham, Sarah E. Jackson, Lion Shahab, Dimitra Kale, Sharon Cox   +6 more
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Relationships between outdoor physical activity, health-related quality of life, and sleep in 8-to-12-year-old children: an exploratory study

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
Children today are at high risk of chronic disease partially because of a sedentary lifestyle. High levels of physical activity in children have been linked to increased physical and psychological wellbeing and high sleep quality.
Callista Zayatz, Olivia Hopko, Karlie Gambino, Rocco Paluch, Stephanie Anzman-Frasca, Stephanie Anzman-Frasca, Mackenzie J. Ferrante   +6 more
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Winter sleep extension and fragmentation in a South African agropastoral community

Sleep Health
To examine seasonal sleep variation and assess the effects of gender, age, and environmental variables (Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature, moonlight, sunrise and sunset times) on sleep in a rural agropastoral community in South Africa with gender division of labor.We collected actigraphy data from 114 participants (83 men, 31 women, 4750 nights) during summer
Ming Fei Li, Puseletso Lecheko, Tumelo Phuthing, Tsepo Lesholu, David R. Samson   +4 more
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Bonds, Bounds, and Borders: Crafting Hospitality with Unauthorized Migrants in Southern France

American Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article analyzes the everyday politics of migrant hospitality in rural Southern France. Drawing on four years of fieldwork alongside benevolent residents hosting unauthorized migrants at their home or volunteering in migrant shelters, I consider how residents attempted to make up for the state's abandonment of migrant lives, the ethical ...
Céline Eschenbrenner
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Seasonal variations in physical activity, sleep patterns, and depressive symptoms in older adults living alone in a rural area

Motricidade
Physical Activity (PA) and human mental health seem to be influenced by seasons (Arnardottir et al., 2017; Martinez, 2018). However, little is known about how these parameters vary in elderlies living alone in rural areas, especially those in social ...
Catarina Freitas Martins, Lara Carneiro , Luís Silva , Maria P. Mota   +3 more
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Effects of bedroom environment on average heart rate during sleep in temperate regions: A nonlinear analysis of annual variations in healthy males in their twenties with average BMI

Indoor Environments
Models obtained in our previous studies were adapted from a linear model. In these models, the operative temperature has a positive coefficient with respect to the average heart rate during sleep (SHR) in summer and a negative coefficient in winter ...
Noriaki Oota, Yasuki Yamauchi, Gota Iwase, Masaru Abuku, Yasuhiro Hiraguri   +4 more
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