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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Native in a New World: The Trans-Atlantic Life of Pocahontas

Adams, Mikaëla M. 27 April 2007 (has links)
No description available.
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Pharmakologische und situationsbedingte Beeinflussung der schlafabhängigen Gedächtniskonsolidierung

Görke, Monique 04 September 2013 (has links)
Eine Reihe von Studien konnte zeigen, dass sich Schlaf förderlich auf den Prozess der Gedächtniskonsolidierung auswirkt. Dabei wurde die Konsolidierung unterschiedlicher Lerninhalte mit bestimmten Schlafstadien – z. B. perzeptiv-prozedurale Inhalte mit dem REM (von engl. rapid eye movement) Schlaf – in Verbindung gebracht. Da viele Antidepressiva den REM Schlaf teilweise oder sogar vollständig unterdrücken, stand die Frage im Raum, ob bzw. unter welchen Umständen deren Einnahme die Gedächtniskonsolidierung im Schlaf beeinträchtigen kann. In diesem Zusammenhang scheint zudem die Rolle von Schlafstörungen interessant, da der REM Schlaf im Falle einer Schlafstörung auch Bedeutung für die schlafabhängige Gedächtniskonsolidierung deklarativer Inhalte erlangen kann. Die Arbeit basiert auf einer klinischen Studie (EudraCT 2007-003546-14), in deren Rahmen 32 männliche Probanden im Alter von 18 bis 39 Jahren jeweils über eine Zeitspanne von 48 Stunden im Schlaflabor untersucht wurden. Sie umfasst drei Manuskripte. Im ersten Manuskript wird gezeigt, dass die Einnahme eines REM Schlaf-reduzierenden Antidepressivums (Amitriptylin) die REM Schlaf abhängige perzeptiv-prozedurale Gedächtniskonsolidierung im Schlaf beeinträchtigt, während sie auf die Konsolidierung REM Schlaf unabhängiger Inhalte keinen Effekt hat. Eine weitere unerwünschte Arzneimittelwirkung von Amitriptylin wird im Manuskript 2 beschrieben: Amitriptylin kann den Schlaf stören, indem es das Auftreten periodischer Gliedmaßenbewegungen im Schlaf verstärkt. Im dritten Manuskript wird dargestellt, dass eine neue, fremde Schlafumgebung den Schlaf beeinträchtigen und sich eine solche Beeinträchtigung ähnlich wie eine chronische Schlafstörung auf die schlafabhängige Gedächtniskonsolidierung auswirken kann. Die Ergebnisse werden in den Manuskripten ausführlich diskutiert und im Epilog zusammengefasst sowie in Zusammenhang gesetzt. / Numerous studies suggest that sleep benefits memory consolidation and that the consolidation of different types of memory is differentially influenced by certain sleep stages. For example, consolidation of a perceptual skill is linked with rapid eye movement (REM) sleep whereas declarative memory consolidation is linked with slow wave sleep. Antidepressants strongly suppress REM sleep. Therefore, it is important to determine whether their use can affect memory consolidation. In this context, sleep disturbances are also of interest because when these are experienced REM sleep rather than slow wave sleep seems to become important for sleep-dependent declarative memory consolidation. The work in this thesis is based on a clinical trial (EudraCT 2007-003546-14) in which 32 male subjects (aged 18 through 39 years) were studied in a sleep laboratory over a 48 hour period. Three manuscripts are included. In the first manuscript, it is demonstrated that the REM sleep-suppressing antidepressant amitriptyline specifically impairs REM sleep-dependent perceptual skill learning, but not REM sleep-independent motor skill or declarative learning. In the second manuscript, another adverse effect of amitriptyline is presented: for the first time it is shown that amitriptyline can disturb sleep by inducing or increasing the number of periodic limb movements during sleep. In the third manuscript, it is demonstrated how sleeping in an unfamiliar environment can disturb sleep and how this kind of sleep disturbance can affect memory consolidation during sleep. The results from the specific studies are discussed in detail in the respective manuscripts and are summarized in the epilogue.
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A passive night-sky radiation system

Joubert, Gideon Daniel 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MEng) -- Stellenbosch University, 2014. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A passive night-sky radiation cooling system consists of a radiation panel and a cold water storage tank. The stored cold water may be used to cool a room during the day time, particularly in summer. In this thesis a theoretical and mathematically sound simulation model is developed. An experimental set-up was constructed and subsequently used to show that the theoretical model effectively simulates the transient heating or cooling response of the system. It is shown that under South African conditions the typical heat emitting rate during the night is 55 W/m2. After the heat has been removed from the water, it is stored in a cold water tank from where it is circulated through a natural convector during the day time to absorb heat from the room. The experiment extracted a minimum of 102 W/m3 of heat from a 1.87 m3 galvanized steel room while a brick room with a volume of 120 m3 requires 22.7 W/m3. Additional to cooling, the system during the day, absorbed an average of 362 W of energy and heated 68 l of water from 24 °C to 62 °C within an 8-hour period. The system achieved similar results during winter conditions and the experiment confirms that the system is capable of operating without a control system. Therefore it is recommended that renewable energy-conscious designers pay more attention to the use of night-sky radiation cooling in future. / AFRIKKANSE OPSOMMING: en ’n koue water tenk. Die sisteem kan gebruik word om ’n vertrek gedurende die dag te verkoel, veral in die somer, deur gebruik te maak van die gestoorde verkoelde water. In hierdie tesis word ’n teoretiese en sinvolle wiskundige simulasie model ontwikkel. ’n Eksperimentele stelsel is gebou en vervolgens gebruik om te bewys dat die teoretiese model die veranderende verkoeling en verwarming van die stelsel effektief simuleer. Die tesis dui aan dat onder Suid Afrikaanse toestande daar ’n hitte vrystellings tempo van 55 W/m2 is gedurende die nag. Nadat die water verkoel is, word dit gestoor in die koue water tenk vanwaar dit deur ’n natuurlike konvektor sirkuleer en gedurende die dag warmte vanuit die vertrek onttrek. Die eksperiment het ’n minimum van 102 W/m3 warmte vanuit die galvaniseerde 1.87 m3 vertrek geabsorbeer, terwyl ’n baksteen vertrek van 120 m3, 22.7 W/m3 verkoeling benodig. Bykomstig tot die verkoelingstelsel verhit die sisteem 68 l water vanaf 24 °C to 62 °C gedurende ’n 8-uur periode in die dag, dus word 362Wenergie geabsorbeer. Die sisteem is ook getoets tydens winter toestande, die resultate was dieselfde as wat in die somer verkry is. Verder is daar ook bewys dat die sisteem sonder enige beheerstelsel kan funksioneer. Verder word daar aanbeveel dat hernubare energie bewuste ontwerpers in die toekoms meer aandag aan ruimte straling verkoeling skenk.
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Barns föreställningar om dag- och nattcykeln : Har eleverna uppnått målen för år 5?

Martinsson, Lisbeth January 2006 (has links)
<p>Syftet med detta examensarbete är att ta reda på hur elevers uppfattningar om de rörelser som sker i vårt solsystem stämmer överens med de vetenskapliga fakta som finns. I våra vardagliga situationer refererar vi till det vi med ögats hjälp kan uppfatta i fråga om vad som rör sig eller ej. Hur påverkas eleverna av de dagliga uttryck som de får höra sedan de är mycket små, och har de en möjlighet att med skolans hjälp förändra dessa tankesätt?</p><p>Undersökningen genomfördes med hjälp av kvalitativa intervjuer av elever i skolår 1 respektive 5. Detta för att se hur stor skillnaden är mellan de elever som inte har erhållit någon undervisning om solsystemet och de elever som ska ha uppnått de mål för fysik som skolverket har ställt upp.</p><p>Eleverna som deltog i studien valdes slumpmässigt ur respektive klasser. De fick besvara 14 frågor, var och en för sig. De besvarade frågorna olika utförligt, vissa var mycket fåordiga. Ibland var jag tvungen att ställa följdfrågor, eftersom jag ville förstå eleverna på ett bra sätt.</p><p>Resultatet av undersökningen visar att elevernas kunskaper inom området har en stor variation, även inom samma åldrar. Detta kan härledas till elevernas eget intresse av vårt solsystem. Den slutsats som jag har dragit av undersökningen är att det är viktigt att ta reda på vilka föreställningar som eleverna har inför arbetet med arbetsområdet.</p> / <p>The purpose of this degree project is to find pupils´ understanding about the movements which occur in our solar system and compare them with the scientific facts we know about. In our daily life we refer to what we can see with the help from our eyes whether something moves or not. How do the pupils´ get affected by these daily expressions they hear from early ages, and do they have an opportunity with the help from the school to change these ways of thinking?</p><p>The survey was carried out with help of qualitative interviews of pupils´ in class 1 and 5. This because to see how large the difference is between pupils´ who hasn’t received any education about the solar system and the pupils´ who are supposed to have reached the goals compiled by The National Agency for Education.</p><p>The pupils´ who took part in this study were chosen by random from both classes. They answered to 14 questions, each and everyone on their own. They answered the questions with various details, some were very taciturn. Sometimes I had to ask resulting questions, since I wanted to understand the pupils´ properly.</p><p>The result of the survey shows that the pupils´ knowledge within the area have a large variation, even within the same ages. This can be deduced to the interest of the pupils´ in our solar system. The conclusion I have maid from this survey are that it is important to find out which understandings the pupils´ have before the work with the subject area.</p>
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Lynn Riggs: Forgotten Genius

Michael, Jason 30 April 2014 (has links)
Lynn Riggs was an early to mid-20th century Native American playwright who wrote twenty-four full length plays, his sole enduring success being Green Grow the Lilacs, the play upon which the musical Oklahoma! is based. For much of the early part of Riggs’s career, he was considered a uniquely pioneering and promising playwright, cited in competition with Eugene O’Neill as vying for the position of best playwright of their age. But while O’Neill has gone on to be considered America’s Greatest Playwright, the life and works of Lynn Riggs, save for his contribution to Rodgers and Hammerstein, have gone largely forgotten and unexamined. It is the purpose of my paper to 1) provide a biographical sketch of the man, 2) give an overview of several major themes that run through his work, and 3) provide some theory and analysis as to why the promise of this young and distinctly Native American voice was never adequately fulfilled in his lifetime. I will attempt to argue that a combination of circumstances including Riggs’s poor home life, his at times misogynistic and racist points of view, America’s inability to see Native Americans as other than caricatures and, quite simply, bad luck put much of Riggs’s writing on a fast track to failure and contemporary obscurity.
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Röntgensjuksköterskans upplevelse av att arbeta med externa granskare under jourtid : En kvalitativ intervjustudie / The radiographers experience of working with teleradiology during night shifts : A qualitative interview study

Wiberg, Elin, Baltsén, Cecilia January 2017 (has links)
Titel: Röntgensjuksköterskans upplevelse av att arbeta med externa granskare under jourtid Syfte: Att undersöka hur röntgensjuksköterskan upplever arbetet med externa granskare under jourtid. Material och metod: Sex stycken röntgensjuksköterskor från två olika sjukhus i mellansverige intervjuades under perioden januari till mars 2017. Inklusionskriterierna för studien var minst två års erfarenhet av yrket samt minst ett års erfarenhet av att arbeta med externa granskare under jourtid. Tillstånd från verksamhetschefer och samtycke från informanterna erhölls innan studien startade. Data samlades in genom en kvalitativ metod med semistrukturerade intervjuer bestående av öppna frågor. Den insamlade datan analyserades med kvalitativ innehållsanalys enligt Graneheim &amp; Lundman. Intervjuerna transkriberades och lästes igenom flera gånger. Därefter identifierades meningsbärande enheter och dessa kondenserades till koder. Genom koderna kunde kategorier och subkategorier identifieras. Resultat: I resultatet framkom fyra kategorier; Teleradiologi – tekniska aspekter, externa granskare jämfört med radiolog på plats, kommunikation och röntgensjuksköterskans kompetenser och egenskaper med tillhörande subkategorier. Konklusion: Informanterna upplever att det tar längre tid att kommunicera med externa granskare (EG) i jämförelse med att ha en radiolog på plats som kan ge svar direkt när röntgensjuksköterskan (RSS) är i behov av vägledning och snabba svar. I kommunikationen upplevs det också finnas språkbarriärer samt bristande kunskap, speciellt hos de sekreterare som tar emot samtal hos EG. Detta leder till frustration och blir ofta ett hinder i akuta situationer då RSS vill prata med en radiolog direkt. Under jourtid upplever RSS att denne får ta ett ökat ansvar samtidigt som förmågan att ta egna initiativ och beslut måste finnas. RSS upplever ingen förändring av bildkvalitén på de bilder som skickas i arbetet med EG. Informanterna upplevde i helhet att arbetet med EG fungerar bra och tillfredsställande under förutsättningarna att tekniken fungerar som den ska samtidigt som arbetsflödet inte ökar för mycket.
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No caminho de Georg Büchner: a recepção da obra de Georg Büchner nos dramas Tambores na Noite e Baal, de Bertolt Brecht / In the way of Georg Büchner: the reception of the Georg Büchner work\'s in Drums in the Night and Baal drama of Bertolt Brecht

Schwarz, Bernhard Johannes 29 September 2008 (has links)
Este trabalho analisa a recepção de Georg Büchner (1813-1837) por Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) enfocando a sua fase criativa inicial. Especificamente analisa-se a abordagem da recepção do drama Woyzeck em Tambores na Noite e da narrativa Lenz, de Büchner, em Baal de Brecht. As duas obras de Büchner, como a maior parte de seus trabalhos, foram publicadas postumamente: Lenz, em 1837, e Woyzeck, em 1878. Esta última estreou em 1913. A obra do autor, quase desconhecida em sua época, encontrou ressonância no Realismo e no Naturalismo, mas o auge da recepção se deu na virada do século XIX para o XX, com a Modernidade e os expressionistas. A presente análise investiga a repercussão de Woyzeck e de Lenz como formas específicas da recepção de Büchner por Brecht. Os dois escritores são importantes por refletirem posições críticas quanto à política e quanto ao ideário de suas épocas, na Alemanha. Brecht usou ambas as obras de Büchner como inspiração para pôr em evidência a posição do indivíduo frente a uma época em decadência, que se caracteriza ademais pela política autoritária na Alemanha, bem como pela falta de liberdade individual. A análise baseia-se na pesquisa hermenêutica de Hans Gadamer e nas premissas acerca da estética da recepção de Hans Robert Jauss. Partindo da estética da recepção, os dramas Tambores na Noite e Baal são examinados quanto à sua intertextualidade com o drama Woyzeck e a narrativa Lenz de Büchner, com auxílio de reflexões elaboradas por Broich e Pfister, num método que permite analisar as relações históricas e textuais entre obras literárias. Neste trabalho, procuramos estabelecer uma relação intertextual direta entre Woyzeck e Tambores na Noite e também entre Lenz e Baal, algo negligenciado na pesquisa literária até o presente momento. / This work analyzes the reception of Georg Büchner (1813-1837) by Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956), focusing Brechts initial creative phase. In particular, the reception of the drama Woyzeck in Drums in the Night and of the novel Lenz, from Büchner, in Baal, from Brecht, is analyzed. Both works of Büchner, as is also the case for the majority of his remaining texts, were published posthumously: Lenz, in 1837, and Woyzeck, in 1878; the drama had its premiere only in November 1913. His works, close to unknown at his time, obtained some resonance in realism and in naturalism but the peak of the reception of his works occurred only in the beginning of the XXth century, with modernism and the expressionists. The present analysis investigates the impact of Woyzeck and Lenz and the specific form of Brechts reception of Büchner. Both these authors are important since they reflect critical positions within the political and ideological scenarios of their times, in Germany. Brecht used both works from Büchner as inspiration to put in evidence the position of the individual in a time of decadence, which, moreover was characterized by an authoritarian and repressive politics in Germany, as well as the lack of individual freedom. This analysis is based in the literary hermeneutics of Hans Gadamer, and the premises of the reader-response criticism of Hans Robert Jauss. The dramas Drums in the Night and Baal are examined taking into account the intertextuality with the drama Woyzeck and narrative Lenz of Büchner, with the help of reflections elaborated by Broich and Pfister, a method which allows to clarify the historic and textual relations of literary works. In this thesis we attempt to establish a direct intertextual relation between the dramas Woyzeck and Drums in the Night and also of Lenz and Baal, which had not been previously identified in literary research up to now.
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Avaliação dos impactos do trabalho em turnos noturnos na produção de citocinas inflamatórias salivares e na secreção dos hormônios rítmicos melatonina e cortisol / Effects of night work in salivary cytokine production and salivary melatonin and cortisol secretion

Reinhardt, Érica Lui 05 April 2013 (has links)
Introdução. Embora necessário ao desenvolvimento econômico e bastante disseminado na sociedade atual, o trabalho em turnos noturnos fixos contribui para consequências sociais negativas e prejuízos à saúde dos trabalhadores deste turno de trabalho. Objetivo. Investigar possíveis efeitos do trabalho em turnos fixos noturnos sobre o sono e biomarcadores hormonais e inflamatórios selecionados. Métodos. Estudo transversal em indústria de metais sanitários da cidade de São Paulo, de que participaram 17 trabalhadores do sexo masculino do turno noturno (das 21h às 6h) e 21 trabalhadores de um dos turnos diurnos (das 7h às 17 h). Dados sociodemográficos, de saúde e de condições de trabalho e sobre fadiga, sonolência, estresse e matutinidade-vespertinidade foram obtidos por questionário. O ciclo atividade/repouso foi avaliado por actimetria e por protocolo diário de atividades durante 10 dias consecutivos, abrangendo ao menos um ciclo de turnos completo. Amostras de saliva coletadas em momentos diferentes durante três dias de trabalho foram analisadas por ELISA para determinação das concentrações dos cinco biomarcadores. Todos os dados obtidos foram então submetidos às análises matemáticas e estatísticas mais adequadas a cada caso. Resultados. O trabalho noturno foi associado a uma diminuição na secreção da melatonina e a alterações em seu ritmo de secreção. Foram observadas também alterações no ritmo de secreção do cortisol e no padrão de variação diário das citocinas salivares TNF, IL-1 e IL-6. Nos trabalhadores diurnos, a privação parcial do sono foi associada a aumento significativo da concentração da IL-6 na saliva. Um maior grau de dessincronização crônica entre os trabalhadores noturnos estaria associado a um maior encurtamento do sono diurno em dias de trabalho, a uma grande variabilidade no ritmo circadiano de secreção do cortisol e a uma maior variabilidade no padrão de variação diário da produção da IL-1 salivar. Conclusões. Os resultados indicam que o trabalho noturno em turnos fixos pode vir a ocasionar prejuízos à saúde dos trabalhadores deste esquema de turnos, tornando-o desaconselhável desse ponto de vista. Diferentes graus de sincronização do sistema de temporização endógeno estariam associados a maior ou menor adaptação ao trabalho em turnos noturnos fixos, com possíveis reflexos, em médio e longo prazos, sobre a tolerância ao trabalho em turnos e os efeitos à saúde nesses trabalhadores. Turnos diurnos com um horário de início associados à privação parcial do sono também poderiam acarretar prejuízos futuros à saúde desses trabalhadores / Introduction. Despite its relevance for the economic development and widespread employment in modern societies, night work contributes to social distress and health injuries of workers. Aim. Assess the effects of permanent night work on sleep and selected hormonal and inflammatory biomarkers. Methods. This cross-sectional study in a sanitary metals industry in São Paulo, Brazil, included only male workers. Demographic, health and working conditions data were obtained for seventeen permanent night workers (shift hours: 21:00 to 6:00) and twenty one permanent day workers (shift hours: 7:00 to 17:00). They also answered questionnaires about fatigue, sleepiness, stress and morningness-eveningness. Activity/rest cycle was evaluated by actimetry and activity protocols for ten consecutive days, thus covering at least an entire shift work cycle. Saliva samples collected in different moments for three workdays were submitted to ELISA analysis for the assessment of the salivary levels of the five biomarkers. All data were further submitted to the appropriate mathematical and statistical analyzes. Results. Night work was associated with lower levels of salivary melatonin and with a disturbed rhythm of secretion. It was also associated with disturbances in the cortisol rhythm and in the daily variation pattern of salivary cytokines TNF, IL-1, and IL-6. Partial sleep deprivation was associated with significant elevated levels of salivary IL-6. Higher levels of chronic dessinchronization among night workers were associated with a shorter day sleep during workdays, great variability in the cortisol rhythm and to more variability in the daily variation pattern of salivary IL-1. Conclusions. Permanent night work might cause health injuries and should be avoided. Distinct levels of desynchronization seem to be associated with a better or worse adaptation to permanent night work, which could be later reflected in the tolerance to shift work and general health of night workers. An early morning start of day shifts is associated with partial sleep deprivation and could cause later health injuries; for this reason, they should also be avoided
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Sledování populace zimujících kalousů ušatých (Asio otus) na území ČR / Monitoring of the Wintering Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) in the Czech Republic Territory

Moravcová, Alberta January 2018 (has links)
This diploma thesis deals with the monitoring of the Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) on the wintering grounds in Kladno Kročehlavy between 2015 and 2017. The monitoring is focused on spatial activity linked to food sources and food analysis. The research aimed at finding out whether the maximum distance of night overflight is within five kilometers from the night shelter. Another focus was on the discovery of the variability of the food supply in relation to the weather over the past 10 years and the comparison of the data with the results of the already published works. Several methods were used in the research. Method of observation, capture into impact ornithological nets, ringing, collection and analysis of pellets and modern method of GPS telemetry. Using mentioned methods, it was found that the maximum distance of overflights linked to food sources is not only within five kilometers from the night shelter. These distances may vary in length. The research managed to track the overflight less than 30 kilometers away. Further findings on the content of food supply and weather showed that there has been only slight variation in the occurrence of the main boar loot in the last ten years. KEYWORDS Long-eared Owl (Asio otus), frequency, telemetry, night shelter, migration, monitoring
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Impacts of artificial nighttime light on moths and their food plants

Somers-Yeates, Robin Huw January 2017 (has links)
Over the last 150 years the natural nighttime environment has been drastically altered by the proliferation of artificial light. The amount of artificial light at night is on the increase, and there is a current trend to replace older lighting with more energy efficient types such as light emitting diodes (LEDs) or ceramic metal halide; in Cornwall, UK, there has been a relatively recent replacement of the street lighting, from low pressure sodium to ceramic metal halide. Alongside the increasing amount of artificial nighttime light, recent research has highlighted declines in macro moth numbers. Given the well-known ‘flight-to-light’ behaviour of moths, and the negative effects this behaviour can have, alongside other known and potential ways in which nighttime light can affect moths, the increasing amount of artificial light in the environment is a suspected contributor to the declines. It is particularly important to understand how modern lighting technologies will impact upon moths, as different spectra of light are known to vary in terms of how attractive they are. As a means to determine the potential impact of different street lighting types on moths, particularly the ceramic metal halide lighting rolled out in Cornwall, UK, we compared the attractiveness to macro moths, of a number of increasingly used, energy efficient, street lighting types. We found that shorter wavelength metal halide lighting attracted significantly more individuals and species of moth than longer wavelength high pressure sodium lighting. In a second experiment, we also found ceramic metal halide lighting to be more attractive to macro moths than LED lighting. Reduced emissions of short wavelength UV light was deemed the likely reason behind the fewer macro moths attracted to the high pressure sodium and LED lighting. Interestingly, we also found striking differences in the relative attractiveness of the different lighting types to different moth groups. The metal halide lighting attracted significantly more Noctuidae than high pressure sodium lighting, whereas both high pressure sodium and metal halide lighting were equally attractive to Geometridae. Understanding accurately the extent to which different groups of moth are attracted to different wavelengths of light could be useful in determining the impact of artificial light on moth populations. In addition to impacting moths through attraction, artificial light has the potential to alter the day length as perceived by organisms, which at mid- to high latitudes is utilised by certain species as an abiotic cue to ensure the coincidence of development with favourable environmental conditions. Due to a paucity of knowledge on how raised ambient nighttime light levels affect moths and the trophic levels with which they interact, we carried out analyses into the impact of nighttime light on the winter moth and its host plant oak; a well-studied model system, where synchrony between moth egg hatch and oak budburst is important for the moth’s survival. Firstly we carried out an analysis looking at the relationship between the amount of nighttime light and the date of oak budburst. Spatially referenced budburst dates were matched with satellite imagery of nighttime lighting and average spring temperature data, and the relationship between the variables was analysed. Model predictions suggested that oak budburst occurs earlier in brighter areas. In addition, the predicted advance of budburst in brighter areas was still apparent when analysing only the data points that fell outside of large urban areas, where the urban heat island effect is likely reduced. The findings suggested that artificial nighttime light may be causing an advance in oak budburst. To follow up the spatial analysis we carried out a field experiment. We used light cages that simulated various nighttime lighting scenarios to test whether oak budburst and winter moth egg hatch were affected by low intensity light at night. In contrast to the spatial analysis, there was no significant relationship found between light treatment and the phenology of either oak budburst or winter moth egg hatch. However, there was a suggestion in the data that the higher buds of the oak saplings emerged earlier in the yellow light treatment, highlighting the need for further research into the potential impact of artificial nighttime light on phenology and species interactions. In conclusion, the findings of this research project provide information useful to those seeking ecologically sensitive lighting solutions, and also highlight a potential tool to assist in determining whether light at night is a causative factor behind apparent moth declines. In addition, they suggest that artificial light at night may be affecting the phenology of an ecological system at a national scale. Finally, this research project has highlighted the complexity of the ecological impacts of artificial light at night, and also a need for further research.

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