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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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The Effects of 53 Hours of Sleep Deprivation on the Thermoregulatory, Hormonal, Metabolic, and Cognitive Responses of Young Adult Males to Recovery from Acute Cold Exposure

Collinsworth, Tiffany A. 01 May 2009 (has links)
No description available.
232

Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Performance in a Water Radial Arm Maze (WRAM) Task

Hughes, Saline January 2015 (has links)
No description available.
233

Uniqueness deprivation, interpersonal affect and productivity in laboratory task groups /

Weldon, Elizabeth J. January 1982 (has links)
No description available.
234

Perceived Essentialism, Group Relative Deprivation, and Collective Action

Toizer, Barbara January 2016 (has links)
No description available.
235

Migrant-Funded Development: The Influence of Mexican Hometown Associations on Development Indicators

Lopez, Rachel 05 June 2012 (has links)
This thesis examines development as a catalyst for the decision to migrate. Specifically, the two complementary theories of relative deprivation and social networks are examined to explore possible associations between level of household development and migrants' designation of savings or remittances towards development-related purposes and whether remittances are positively affected by migrants' participation in a hometown association (HTA). The study relied on data from the Mexican Migration Project (MMP), using the historical Mexican sending state of Jalisco. The MMP, using an ethnosurvey method, gathers data on individual migrant experiences, including border-crossing methods, jobs held, and participation in migrant hometown associations, amenities found in individual households, and available services in communities. No support was found for the first hypothesis, which predicted that relative deprivation was a catalyst of migration. Support was found for the second hypothesis, that migrant participation in HTAs, specifically in social clubs, positively influenced designation of savings or remittances for development-related purposes. This same support was not the case for migrant involvement in sport clubs. This thesis contributes to social network theory, pinpointing the positive effect that migrant participation in hometown associations has on designating money towards development. / Master of Arts
236

The Impact of the Pandemic on Mental Health in Ethnically Diverse Mothers: Findings from the Born in Bradford, Tower Hamlets and Newham COVID-19 Research Programmes

McIvor, C., Vafai, Y., Kelly, B., O'Toole, S.E., Hays, M., Badrick, E., Iqbal, Halima, Pickett, K.E., Cameron, C., Dickerson, J. 03 November 2022 (has links)
Yes / Restrictions implemented by the UK Government during the COVID-19 pandemic have served to worsen mental health outcomes, particularly amongst younger adults, women, those living with chronic health conditions, and parents of young children. Studies looking at the impact for ethnic minorities have reported inconsistent findings. This paper describes the mental health experiences of mothers from a large and highly ethnically diverse population during the pandemic, using secondary analysis of existing data from three COVID-19 research studies completed in Bradford and London (Tower Hamlets and Newham). A total of 2807 mothers participated in this study with 44% White British, 23% Asian/Asian British Pakistani, 8% Other White and 7% Asian/Asian British Bangladeshi s. We found that 28% of mothers experienced clinically important depressive symptoms and 21% anxiety symptoms during the pandemic. In unadjusted analyses, mothers from White Other, and Asian/Asian British Bangladeshi s had higher odds of experiencing symptoms, whilst mothers from Asian/Asian British Indian s were the least likely to experience symptoms. Once loneliness, social support and financial insecurity were controlled for, there were no statistically significant differences in depression and anxiety by ethnicity. Mental health problems experienced during the pandemic may have longer term consequences for public health. Policy and decision makers must have an understanding of the high risk of financial insecurity, loneliness and a lack of social support on mother’s mental health, and also recognise that some ethnic groups are far more likely to experience these issues and are, therefore, more vulnerable to poor mental health as a consequence. / This study was funded by The Health Foundation COVID-19 Award (2301201), with further contributions from a Wellcome Trust infrastructure grant (WT101597MA); a joint grant from the UK Medical Research Council (MRC) and UK Economic and Social Science Research Council (ESRC) (MR/N024391/1); the National Institute for Health Research under its Applied Research Collaboration Yorkshire and Humber (NIHR200166); ActEarly UK Prevention Research Partnership Consortium (MR/S037527/1); Better Start Bradford through The National Lottery Community Fund; and the British Heart Foundation (CS/16/4/32482). The research conducted in London was funded by UKRI-ESRC ES/V004891/1 (Tower Hamlets), and by London Borough of Newham Public Health. Heys was supported by the NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre.
237

Using Phosphorus-Deprived, Filamentous Microalgae to Remove Soluble Phosphorus from Tertiary Municipal Wastewater

Henkemeyer, Sara 01 December 2024 (has links) (PDF)
Phosphorus (P) is a nutrient that is essential for crops, but it is a non-renewable resource. P recovery from wastewater would lessen P pollution and extend the P supply for fertilizers. Filamentous microalgae can remove soluble inorganic P from water and assimilate it into recyclable biomass. To further develop this concept by using P-depleted filamentous microalgae, this research pursued three goals: to determine (1) the biomass-specific P uptake rates of Tribonema minus and Uronema sp., (2) how long Uronema sp. can be cultivated in P-depleted state (not P-starved) and continue substantial uptake, and (3) if the P dosing rates impact the uptake response and/or productivity of Uronema sp. Raceway tanks were given little or no soluble P to generate P-depleted biomass. The P-depleted biomass was then used for uptake contact experiments in which P uptake rates and biomass P content were measured. The long duration (0-10 h) uptake rates were not substantially different for T. minus and Uronema sp., but Uronema sp. tended to uptake more quickly in the short duration (0-2 and 0-3 h) of the contact period. Other experiments focused on prolonged deprivation, during which the raceways received P every day or every three days, although the mass of P dosed over the long term was equivalent in all raceways. Uronema sp. could be cultivated in a P-depleted state for an average of 10 days before the biomass was unable to have substantial P uptake. The uptake rates for these two dosing regimens were assumed to be the same because the 0-6 hour average rate was 0.33 mg P/g VSS-h (dosed every day) and 0.36 mg P/g VSS-h (dosed every three days). Future studies should confirm if Uronema sp. consistently assimilates more P at a faster rate in the winter compared to the spring, as observed in the present study.
238

The effects of reversing sleep-wake cycles on mood states, sleep, and fatigue on the crew of the USS John C. Stennis

Sawyer, Tiffoney L. 06 1900 (has links)
Approved for public release, distribution is unlimited / This study investigates the effects of reversing sleep-wake cycles on mood, sleep, and fatigue of the crewmembers and Air Wing 9 of the USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN-74). It also reviews the research conducted in sleep deprivation, circadian rhythms, shiftwork, fatigue, and mood. The effects of reversing sleep-wake cycle on mood of the crewmembers were analyzed by assessing a repeated administration of the Profile of Mood States (POMS). Mood states were monitored at three time points associated with the current work schedule (night shift vs. day shift) of the crewmembers. The results showed that younger participants were angrier than older participants on night shiftwork. The results also indicated that there was a significant interaction between repeated measures of mood states and gender. In addition, female participants reported significantly higher mood scale scores than the male participants, and topside participants were getting significantly less sleep than belowdecks participants. Given these findings, this area of research warrants further exploration. There is a significant need to educate military personnel of the effects of sleep deprivation and shiftwork on their job performance and individual health and safety. / Ensign, United States Navy
239

Quantifying sleep and performance of West Point cadets: a baseline study

Neverosky, Daniel Thomas, Kenney, Aileen 06 1900 (has links)
Approved for public release, distribution is unlimited / This study reports the initial findings of a four-year longitudinal study undertaken to assess the total amount of sleep received by cadets at the United States Military Academy. Specifically, data on the Class of 2007 were collected and analyzed during the freshman year. Survey data were collected (n=1290) on sleep habits prior to the cadets reporting to the Academy. Actigraphy data were collected (n=80) during summer military training and during the Fall academic semester. Survey data were analyzed using two different methods to determine total amount of sleep prior to reporting to the Academy ( x =8.5 hrs, s.d.=1.7 hrs; x =7.76 hrs, s.d.=1.46 hrs). Actigraphy data revealed that cadets received much less nighttime sleep (naps not included) during the Fall academic semester than they reported receiving in the month before CBT (total: x =5.32 hrs, s.d.=35.3 mins; school nights: x =4.86 hrs, s.d.= 37.4 mins; non-school nights: x =6.56 hrs, s.d.=64.4 mins). Using morningness/eveningness chronotypes, owls and non-owls differed significantly along the following dimensions: cadet attrition (z=2.66, p=0.0039), fall term academic quality point average (t=3.92, p<0.001), military program score (t=5.169, p<0.001), and physical program score (t=3.295, p=0.001). Suggestions for additional analysis of existing and subsequent data are proposed. / United States Military Academy, West Point, NY / Ensign, United States Naval Reserve
240

Circadian rhythms, fatigue, and manpower scheduling

Pearson, Kristen A. 12 1900 (has links)
Approved for public release, distribution is unlimited / The Benefield Anechoic Facility (BAF), Edwards Air Force Base, California, is the largest anechoic military test facility in the world for testing developmental and operational electromagnetic equipment. Supervisors must often extend employees' work hours considerably in order to meet mission (i.e., test) timelines. Supervisors at the BAF currently have no accurate means of identifying when an employee's work performance is at risk of decreasing due to sleep deprivation, unbalanced circadian rhythms, and/or fatigue. Therefore, the focus of this research was to create a method for supervisors to effectively gauge the work performance levels of employees placed at risk for sleep deprivation. Thus, individual sleep data were collected for one week on eight volunteers at the BAF using assigned sleep monitoring devices known as Actigraphs. Extensive questionnaires were developed to determine volunteers' sleep pattern, demographics, and sleep history. For analysis purposes, the Fast Avoidance Scheduling Tool (FAST), based on the Sleep, Activity, Fatigue, and Task Effectiveness (SAFTE) model was used to determine how the performance level of each volunteer differed based on the amount of sleep acquired. The results demonstrated that as the week progressed and the volunteers' sleep decreased, the effectiveness of their work performance correspondingly decreased to a level where the safety of the test and the volunteers were both at risk. / Civilian, United States Air Force

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