Cyclic and circadian variations in cardiovascular events*1

Seasonal and circadian variations of hemodynamic and electrocardiographic parameters in telemetered beagle dogs

patterns and variations in native and non-native interlanguage pragmatic rating: effects of rater training, intercultural proficiency, and self-assessment

although there are studies on pragmatic assessment, to date, literature has been almost silent about native and non-native english raters’ criteria for the assessment of efl learners’ pragmatic performance. focusing on this topic, this study pursued four purposes. the first one was to find criteria for rating the speech acts of apology and refusal in l2 by native and non-native english teachers...

Circadian Variations in Anaerobic Threshold

This study aimed to determine whether certain respiratory and cardiovascular parameters associated with anaerobic threshold (AT), measured during graded exercise testing, occur at lower intensities in the morning than in the evening. Ten healthy Japanese men volunteered to participate in this study, which involved two conditions that were performed at different times of day: morning (M) exercis...

Effects of Pongamia pinnata on Lipid Peroxidation Products and Antioxidants in Hyperammonemic Rats: with Reference to Circadian Variations

Effects of Pongamia pinnata, an indigenous plant used in Ayurvedic Medicine in India on the temporal variations of circulatory lipid peroxidation products and antioxidants in ammonium chloride-(AC)-induced hyperammonemic rats has been studied. Experimental rats were divided into control, AC-treated, those treated with AC + ethanolic leaf extract of P. pinnata (PPEt), and PPEt-treated. The...

Chronobiology, Circadian Variations and Chronotherapy of Glaucoma

Advancements in chronopharmaceutics, the traditional goal of pharmaceutics is becoming obsolete. Until now, the emphasis has been on formulations that maintain constant drug levels throughout the day. But we now need to develop more biologically appropriate formulations that take account of variations in bodily functions, such as blood pressure, asthma, arthritis, duodenal ulcer, cancer, diabet...