Sleeping Habits during COVID-19 Induced Confinement by Alomari, Mahmoud

“…Additionally, the majority of the participants (53.1%-59.4%) reported an increase in most of the sleep parameters except a decrease (49.1% of the participants) in daytime sleep. …”
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Caffeine use or napping to enhance repeated sprint performance after partial sleep deprivation: Why not both? by Romdhani, Mohamed

“…Purpose: To compare the effect of a 20-minute nap opportunity (N20), a moderate dose of caffeine (CAF; 5 mg·kg-1), or a moderate dose of caffeine before N20 (CAF+N) as possible countermeasures to the decreased performance and the partial sleep deprivation-induced muscle damage. …”
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The Effect of Experimental Recuperative and Appetitive Post-lunch Nap Opportunities, With or Without Caffeine, on Mood and Reaction Time in Highly Trained Athletes by Romdhani, Mohamed

“…Purpose: To investigate the effects of placebo (PLA), 20 min nap opportunity (N20), 5mg·kg−1 of caffeine (CAF), and their combination (CAF+N20) on sleepiness, mood and reaction-time after partial sleep deprivation (PSD; 04h30 of time in bed; study 1) or after normal sleep night (NSN; 08h30 of time in bed; study 2). …”
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Assessment of Urban Heat Islands Based on the Relationship Between Land Surface Temperature and Land Use/Land Cover in Greater Doha by Siddiqui, Simil Amir

“…Overall there was an increase in built-up and vegetation, decrease in water and barren areas and complete loss of marsh land. …”
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Energy-Efficient Transmission Technique based on Dijkstra Algorithm for decreasing energy consumption in WSNs by Abderrahim M.

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Automatic Sleep Arousal Detection Using State Distance Analysis in Phase Space by Zabihi M.

“…Defective sleep arousal can contribute to significant sleep-related injuries and affect the quality of life. …”
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Sleeping habits during COVID-19 induced confinement: A study from Jordan by Alomari, Mahmoud A.

“…Majority of the participants (53-59%) reported an increase in most of the sleep parameters except a decrease (49.1%) in daytime sleep. …”
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Association Between Sleep Duration, Food Consumption Patterns and Obesity Among Adolescents in Qatar by Mohammed, Sara

“…Multiple regression analysis revealed that as the WC and BMI increased, consumption of healthy eating pattern decreased by 25% and 10 % respectively (p<0.001) Conclusion: Lack of sufficient sleep and decreased consumption of healthy foods have an association with increased risk of being obese among adolescents…”
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Greater effects of high- compared with moderate-intensity interval training on cardio-metabolic variables, blood leptin concentration and ratings of perceived exertion in obese ado... by Racil, G.

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High-quality and anti-inflammatory diets and a healthy lifestyle are associated with lower sleep apnea risk by Melaku, Yohannes Adama

“…Higher healthy lifestyle score was also associated with decreased odds of sleep apnea (P for trend < .001). …”
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Montmorency tart cherry supplementation does not impact sleep, body composition, cellular health, or blood pressure in healthy adults by Hillman, Angela R.

“…Despite the potential benefits of antioxidants and melatonin, we did not find improvements in sleep time or quality, cellular health or BP in participants consuming MTC for 30 days, though BM decreased in capsule groups. …”
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Magnesium Intake and Sleep Disorder Symptoms: Findings from the Jiangsu Nutrition Study of Chinese Adults at Five-Year Follow-Up. by Cao, Yingting

“…In total, 5.3%, 13.2% and 35.7% of the subjects reported daytime falling asleep, daytime sleepiness, and snoring during sleep, respectively. Compared with the lowest quartile of magnesium intake, the highest quartile was associated with decreased likelihood of falling asleep (odds ratio (OR) 0.12 (0.02, 0.57)) in women but not in men after adjusting for demographic, anthropometric, lifestyle factors, hypertension, and overall dietary patterns. …”
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Energy saving and peak load shifting performance of tail water source heat pump integrated with large-scale thermal storage pool space heating system in technology park by Huang, Chengyang

“…Compared with gas-fired boiler, its carbon emission decreased by 62.53%. By using the TES system, the power consumption during valley period of power grid increases by 581.23%, realizing the goal of peak load shifting. 2023 Elsevier Ltd…”
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The effect of post-lunch napping on mood, reaction time, and antioxidant defense during repeated sprint exercice by Romdhani, Mohamed

“…The opportunity to nap for 20 min in the PLD enhanced RAST, MCRT performances, and antioxidant defense, and decreased sleepiness. However, the opportunity of 90 min nap was associated with decreased repeated sprint performances and increased sleepiness, probably because of the sleep inertia.…”
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Undrained interface shear strength of fine-grained soils for near-shore marine pipelines by Eid, Hisham T.

“…The ratios between these undrained strengths and the corresponding drained strengths decrease with decreasing soil plasticity and increasing interface roughness. …”
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The impact of intermittent fasting during Ramadan on psychomotor and cognitive skills in adolescent athletes by Bougrine, Houda

“…Furthermore, a gradual decrease in total PSQI scores, sleep quality, and sleep duration was observed throughout the Ramadan period, reaching the lowest levels during R4. …”
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Tobacco Use and Its Health Effects among Professional Athletes in Qatar by Chaabane, Zaina

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Visitors off the trail: Impacts on the dominant plant, bryophyte and lichen species in alpine heath vegetation in sub-arctic Sweden by Monika, Rawat

“…With a greater decrease in taller forbs and shrubs than in graminoids and prostrate plants, a greater decrease in lichen than in bryophyte species, and a change in vegetation composition. …”
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Visitors off the trail: Impacts on the dominant plant, bryophyte and lichen species in alpine heath vegetation in sub-arctic Sweden by Monika, Rawat

“…With a greater decrease in taller forbs and shrubs than in graminoids and prostrate plants, a greater decrease in lichen than in bryophyte species, and a change in vegetation composition. …”
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Practical implementation of residential load management system by considering vehicle-for-power transfer: Profit analysis by Zare Oskouei, Morteza

“…The proposed structure seeks to achieve maximum profit for residential customers as well as to decrease the peak load demand by participating in DRPs. …”
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