Sentences with phrase «of alertness in»

It makes for a more energised feeling of alertness in the car, which is welcome, and you get a greater sense of bite from the front end.

Best of all, since these substances stimulate the production of human growth hormone, they are perfectly legal to use and can be used by anyone from athlete to a businessman wanting that little edge of alertness in the conference hall.

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For example, truck drivers can wear a «Smart Cap,» literally a hat with sensors in it, that helps keep tabs on their levels of alertness, reducing the risk of accidents due to fatigue or falling asleep behind the wheel.

Research conducted at the Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital in Northport, N.Y., concluded that a short sleep session can improve cognitive functioning and alertness, resulting in a 30 percent decline in attention failures from the baseline measure.

In some industries — emergency medicine, airlines, trucking — long shifts with little sleep are the norm, and managers worried about potentially deadly oversights are paying increasing attention to the effects of sleep deprivation (many railways now have directors of alertness or similar roles).

«If sleep is part of the evolutionary process, that [loss] is going to have consequences,» says Colin Shapiro, who runs the University Health Network's Sleep and Alertness Clinic in Toronto.

Almost everyone experiences a mid-afternoon lull: a dip in energy levels, alertness, and concentration as part of your natural circadian rhythm, explains Michael Kerr, an international business speaker and author of «You Can't Be Serious!

In addition to a super dose of caffeine, Amp also contains guarana seed, ginseng root, taurine and B vitamins, all of which «may enhance energy and alertness.»

Even in a home office, your instincts will keep you in a subtle state of alertness, regardless of an empty house, and even this low level of stress may make it difficult to focus.

In a way, my sense of alertness was a mirror for the paranoia and arrogance that weaves corruption so thoroughly into the logistics of people's daily lives.»

In a study funded by NASA, David Dinges, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and a team of researchers found that letting astronauts sleep for as little as fifteen minutes markedly improved their cognitive performance, even when the nap didn't lead to an increase in alertness or the ability to pay more attention to a boring tasIn a study funded by NASA, David Dinges, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and a team of researchers found that letting astronauts sleep for as little as fifteen minutes markedly improved their cognitive performance, even when the nap didn't lead to an increase in alertness or the ability to pay more attention to a boring tasin alertness or the ability to pay more attention to a boring task.

Timothy Roehrs and Thomas Roth at the Sleep Disorders Research Center of the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, have demonstrated that alertness significantly increases when eight - hour sleepers who claim to be well rested get an additional two hours of sleep.

«Research shows that when you give daylight and diverse views to the greatest number of people, it has a big impact on their alertness and well - being, which in turn affects their ability to be effective and innovative,» she says.

The reason the caffeine - nap combo is so effective is that caffeine takes about 45 minutes to be absorbed, so taking a nap while the caffeine is making its way through your system allows you to awake when the alertness effect of the caffeine has kicked in.

Bettelheim seems to have in mind such tales as «Hansel and Gretel» — one that he discusses at length — in which, although there are supernatural elements, it is the children's alertness, resourcefulness and self - control that enable them to win out over the malice of stepmother and witch.

He taught us that the Bible will have its authoritative, noncoercive way with us if we but attend with educated alertness to the cadences and sounds of the text in all its detail.

If we turn back to the Whiteheadian explanation proposed above, we can account for both sets of data as long as we remember that degrees of alertness do not measure degrees of consciousness (witness the absent minded professor, «lost in thought»).

Few couples, if any, ever grow beyond the need for alertness to the hazards of a neglected relationship, and awareness of the invitation to adventure in a thriving one.

Caffeine and theobromine in chocolate have been shown to produce higher levels of physical energy and mental alertness, and there are likely many more healthy chocolate compounds that have yet to be discovered.

A diet rich in Omega - 3 can help the brain increase mental alertness and concentration levels at any age, but can also be shown to help slow the effects of normal age related memory loss and increase resistance to stress and its impact on mood.

Although sports and energy drinks have been the most high - profile face of developments in this area, there have been launches of food and drinks products with sports / recovery and energy / alertness claims across the market, featuring on 1.6 % of global launches in 2013, with soft drinks accounting for just over 41 % of those.

Apart from being a perfect flavour match for this recipe it also adds tons of antioxidants and the natural caffeine in the Guarana promote focus and alertness which makes it perfect for that 4 pm energy slump!

A 2014 review in Nutrition Reviews analyzed data from 11 studies and showed that participants reported both the feeling of alertness and feeling of calmness after the intake of caffeine and theanine and performed more accurately in cognitive tasks of identifying or searching objects.

The L - theanine counteracts the caffeine in the tea, making matcha ideal for creating a mental state of relaxed alertness.

All forms of green tea contain a naturally occurring amino acid called L - Theanine, but the content is higher in matcha green tea, and along with the natural caffeine content, this causes a stimulant which works to increase alertness and improve concentration at the same time.

We were conceding loads of goals when we were playing «back four» as well as «back three» so it's the training and the way the team is set up that determines the outcome of matches We conceded 2 goals in the first half at Anfield with «back three» and conceded another 2 in the second half with» back four» though it could have been more in both halves but for our goalkeeper's alertness.

But getting to the break all square seemed to encourage Burnley who were more adventurous in the second half and nearly got the opener but for the long legs and alertness of Mertesacker.

Starved of possession for long periods, he came into his own toward the end of normal time, testing Hugo Lloris's alertness with an audacious overhead kick and he was at the heart of a series of dangerous Portugal attacks in extra time.

There will probably be subtle clues, such as a drop in alertness or a general slight look of tiredness.

For instance, people with sleep apnea are less efficient sleepers, and may have to sleep longer hours in order to achieve minimal levels of alertness during the day.

Drugs used in childbirth can interfere with the baby's alertness and ability to feed and so may contribute to this type of the disease, as may immediate cord clamping after birth.

«Every single high school student I have ever measured in terms of their alertness is a walking zombie,» says Cornell sleep expert James Maas.

Research has shown that in the two hours following the birth, infants are in a state of alertness, which is accompanied by a strong sucking reflex.

«Some worry is adaptive — anxiety is a natural response to protect one's baby, and often that's expressed with hyper - alertness and hyper - vigilance,» says Margaret Howard, Ph.D., director of postpartum depression at Day Hospital at Women & Infants» in Providence.

Since drugs are not used in a natural childbirth, there is no loss of sensation or alertness.

Newborns should be nursed whenever they show signs of hunger, such as increased alertness or activity, mouthing, or rooting.85 Crying is a late indicator of hunger.86 Newborns should be nursed approximately 8 to 12 times every 24 hours until satiety, usually 10 to 15 minutes on each breast.87, 88 In the early weeks after birth, nondemanding babies should be aroused to feed if 4 hours have elapsed since the last nursing.89, 90 Appropriate initiation of breastfeeding is facilitated by continuous rooming - in.91 Formal evaluation of breastfeeding performance should be undertaken by trained observers and fully documented in the record during the first 24 to 48 hours after delivery and again at the early follow - up visit, which should occur 48 to 72 hours after dischargIn the early weeks after birth, nondemanding babies should be aroused to feed if 4 hours have elapsed since the last nursing.89, 90 Appropriate initiation of breastfeeding is facilitated by continuous rooming - in.91 Formal evaluation of breastfeeding performance should be undertaken by trained observers and fully documented in the record during the first 24 to 48 hours after delivery and again at the early follow - up visit, which should occur 48 to 72 hours after dischargin.91 Formal evaluation of breastfeeding performance should be undertaken by trained observers and fully documented in the record during the first 24 to 48 hours after delivery and again at the early follow - up visit, which should occur 48 to 72 hours after dischargin the record during the first 24 to 48 hours after delivery and again at the early follow - up visit, which should occur 48 to 72 hours after discharge.

Parents have waited many months to see their baby and surprisingly when the baby is born, he or she is in a special state of alertness - called State Four, the quiet state of consciousness, ready to meet its parents, and is especially interested in the mother's and father's face.

And, this period of alertness with a lot of loud crying often occurs around 10 p.m. Babies tend to stick with the pattern they had in the womb: almost all babies in the womb are more awake and active during the late evening and night.

While it can be helpful to track diaper output on a daily basis between regular checkups, diaper output alone can not substitute for an accurate weight and other indicators of good milk intake, such as alertness, responsiveness, and growth in length and head circumference.

«And I am telling you that in terms of agility, preparation, physical fitness, alertness and training objectives, I think we are gradually getting there.

They have also intensified vigilance and high level of alertness and making concerted efforts to clear the remnants of the terrorists in various nooks and crannies.

I hold the view that in Ghana's present circumstances the plurality of political parties fielding candidates at the presidential elections is the only guarantee to effectively policing the process by the presence, and alertness of their supporters, polling assistants and others at the polling stations on the day of elections.

Several resolutions were also made at the meeting, including the development of a neighbor watch which could help in boosting the security alertness of residents and help in curbing the menace of ritual killing which has besieged Ikorodu for months.

«Troops have intensified vigilance and high level of alertness as they continued with efforts of clearing the remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists in their Area of Responsibility.»

Our sleep - wake cycle, or circadian rhythm, is the result of a complex balance between states of alertness and sleepiness regulated by a part of the brain called Suprachiasmatic Nucleus (SNC); in puberty, shifts in our body clocks push optimal sleep later into the evening, making it extremely difficult for most teenagers to fall asleep before 11.00 pm.

Unpublished work shows their yawns are more contagious after a sudden loud noise, suggesting yawning might help coordinate group alertness in the face of a threat.

«It shows that modern lifestyles make it hard for body clocks to stay on 24 hours, which shifts our rhythm of sleepiness and alertness to later times — meaning we are sleepy until late in the morning and remain alert until later in the evening.

There were also significant improvements in four out of the five subscales for women taking LDX: organization and motivation for work; attention and concentration; alertness, effort, and processing speed; and working memory and accessing recall.

The stages are: arousal (alertness to possible danger); freezing (momentarily putting flight or fight on hold while assessing danger); «flight or fight»; tonic immobility; collapsed immobility (fainting in fear); and quiescent immobility (a subsequent state of rest that promotes healing).

In these women's experience, such alertness was a sign of illness.