Light is a potent circadian entraining agent. For many people, daily light exposure is
fundamentally dysregulated with reduced light during the day and increased light into the …

Aims The purposes of this article are (a) to review briefly the current literature on shift nurses'
sleep patterns, sleep quality, and the existing interventions implemented in nursing settings; …

Light is necessary for vision; it enables us to sense and perceive our surroundings and in
many direct and indirect ways, via eye and skin, affects our physiological and psychological …

This study investigated the effects of two whole-day ambient lighting interventions applied in
living rooms on the objective and subjective sleep quality in older adults. Both lighting …

Meta-analyses and systematic reviews have reported surprisingly few consistent insomnia-
characteristics with respect to cognitions, mood, traits, history of life events and family …

Context: Obesity and exposure to light at night (LAN) have increased globally. Although LAN
suppresses melatonin secretion and disturbs body mass regulation in experimental settings …

Objectives: Circadian rhythms are severely disrupted among the critically ill. These circadian
arrhythmias impair mentation, immunity, autonomic function, endocrine activity, hormonal …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the physiological and psychological effects of windows and
daylight on registered nurses. BACKGROUND: To date, evidence has indicated that …

Light regulates multiple non-image-forming (or nonvisual) circadian, neuroendocrine, and
neurobehavioral functions, via outputs from intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells …

Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules are key players in initiating immune
responses towards invading pathogens. Both MHC class I and class II genes are present in …