197 research outputs found
Big Creek and Sunset Bay bacteria investigation
No full textGregory Silver, Thomas Lossen, Shane Bennett, and Michael Mulvey.Title from PDF cover (viewed on December 11, 2020)."DEQ20-LAB-0036-TR."This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Includes bibliographical references (pages 23-24).Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
Do electric crows fly over Adelaide?
No full textCatalogue of an exhibition held at SASA Gallery, Adelaide, 22 July-30 August 2013.
A collaborative project to construct an immersive neo-noir interior.Curators: Steve Kelly and Thomas Mical
External scholar, Michael Tawa
Artists/Designers: Andrew Butler, Disong Cheng, Katherine Donaldson, Mark Frost, Klaira Griffin, Peter Hilhorst, Kirrin Hembury, Todd Hislop, Tom Hocking, Shane Haddy, Patrick Holmes, Calum Hurley, Henry Jarvis, Margrethe Johannsen, Andre Lawrence, Jordon Leeflang, Michael Marner, Michael Majchrzak, Carly Mewett, Sarah Miller, Tessa Parry, Despina Pipikos, Jenna Schina, Jordon Schumacher, Morgan Thomson, Pedro Torres, Jessica Ware, Samuel Wiechula, Jack Wilde, Taylor Wiley, Karishma Wilson, Michael Wong.
Includes bibliographical references
Relationships between the circadian rhythms of finger temperature, core temperature, sleep latency, and subjective sleepiness
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Daytime sleepiness, driving performance, reaction time and inhibitory control during sleep restriction therapy for Chronic Insomnia Disorder
No full textCrown Copyright © 2017 Published by Elsevier B.V. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
This author accepted manuscript is made available following 12 month embargo from date of publication (Nov 2017) in accordance with the publisher’s archiving policyBackground
Sleep restriction therapy (SRT) is a largely untested single treatment component of cognitive-behaviour therapy for insomnia. To date, the evidence for contraindications for SRT is limited to very few studies. The present study investigated the objective and subjective daytime consequences during the acute phase of SRT for adults diagnosed with Chronic Insomnia Disorder.
Methods
Sixteen adults (age = 36.3 ± 13.4 yrs, 12 females, 4 males) underwent SRT for their insomnia over a two week period based on recommendations by Miller and colleagues (2014) [6]. Participants completed sleep diaries, self-reported daytime sleepiness (Epworth Sleepiness Scale [ESS]), as well as objective measures of reaction time/inhibition (Go/NoGo task) and driving performance (AusEd driving simulator) at pre-, mid- (ie, after one week of SRT) and post-SRT (after two weeks of SRT).
Results
Sleep diary outcomes indicated participants complied with the restriction of time in bed, and that a similar amount of total sleep time (TST) was maintained from pre-to-post-treatment. There was no significant change in daytime sleepiness, and similarly no significant changes observed in objective performance on the Go/NoGo task and AusEd driving simulator.
Conclusions
These preliminary results suggest SRT during the acute phase does not appear to place insomnia patients at risk of significant impairments in sleepiness and reaction times. We note these findings can only be translated into clinical practice when sleep duration remains relatively unchanged. Future studies using objective measures of sleep and a control group are recommended
An open trial of bedtime fading for sleep disturbances in preschool children: a parent group education approach
No full text© 2017 Elsevier BV. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license:
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
This author accepted manuscript is made available following 12 month embargo from date of publication (March 2018) in accordance with the publisher’s archiving policyStudy Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of bedtime fading to reduce sleep disturbances in
preschool aged children, using a group parent education format.
Design: A repeated-measures design (pre-treatment, treatment, post-treatment and 2-year
follow-up).
Setting: Flinders University Child & Adolescent Sleep Clinic, Adelaide, South Australia
Participants: Participants were 21 children (mean age=3.0±0.80 years, range=1.5-4.0 yrs;
60% girls) identified as having difficulty initiating sleep, night waking, or a combination of
both, and their mothers (M age=36.1±4.2 years).
Interventions: Mothers attended two group sessions which included basic sleep education
(sleep needs, sleep architecture, sleep homeostasis) and bedtime fading instruction.
Measurements and Results: Primary outcome variables were sleep onset latency (SOL),
wake after sleep onset (WASO), and bedtime tantrums, measured using 2-week maternal
report sleep diaries. Immediate improvements were observed over pre-treatment to treatment
in average SOL per night (M=23.2±11.3min vs M=13.0±7.3min, d=0.91), average WASO per
night (M=32.4±23.1min vs. M=24.0±18.3min, d=0.41), and number of bedtime tantrums per
week (M=1.7±3.0 vs. M=0.4±0.7, d=0.43). Treatment gains were maintained at 2-year
follow-up. Mothers rated bedtime fading highly in terms of usefulness and satisfaction, and
could successfully re-implement treatment when needed.
Conclusions: Bedtime fading is a brief and promising intervention for pre-schoolers’ sleep
difficulties. This simple intervention can be easily implemented by parents in the home with
little instruction, resulting in improvements to sleep and bedtime tantrums
An empirical study of the effectiveness of Irish banks’ lending regulations
No full textThe objective of this thesis will be to examine the effectiveness of lending regulations for Irish banks both prior to and after the collapse of the banking sector. The research developed a profile of the banking sector in Ireland, then evaluate the levels of stability in the Irish banking sector. In the course of this research, the author tried to establish an understanding of who is responsible for lending regulations for banks in Ireland, Investigate in particular: AIB, Ulster Bank & Anglo Irish Bank’s level of compliance with lending regulations between the Celtic Tiger and the present
An empirical study of the effectiveness of Irish banks’ lending regulations
No full textThe objective of this thesis will be to examine the effectiveness of lending regulations for Irish banks both prior to and after the collapse of the banking sector. The research developed a profile of the banking sector in Ireland, then evaluate the levels of stability in the Irish banking sector. In the course of this research, the author tried to establish an understanding of who is responsible for lending regulations for banks in Ireland, Investigate in particular: AIB, Ulster Bank & Anglo Irish Bank’s level of compliance with lending regulations between the Celtic Tiger and the present
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