background: the variation of the radon progeny concentration in outdoor environment and meteorological parameters at fine resolution were studied for one year at a continental location, national atmospheric research laboratory, gadanki, india.  materials and methods: the concentrations were measured using alpha progeny meter by collecting air samples at a height of 1 m above the earth’s surface...

In the present study, we employ a longitudinal design and a generalizability framework to examine the sources of variance in the diurnal rhythm of salivary α-amylase (sAA). The sample consisted of 122 first-year law students (55% male, mean age=23.9 years), who collected five saliva samples on each of three consecutive days at each of five data collection waves. In total, over 6900 saliva sampl...

The diurnal variation of ozone in the stratosphere and lower mesosphere is analyzed using data from a ground-based microwave radiometer operating at the Mauna Loa NDACC station since the 1990s. Presented are considerations concerning the internal quality of the measurements, a verification study of the quality of the observed diurnal variability in comparison with external data sets obtained fr...

Purpose. To analyse the diurnal variation of central choroidal thickness (CCT) in healthy emetropic patients during working hours. Methods. Fifty healthy young emmetrpic volunteers were included in this study. CCT was measured at 9 AM and 4 PM with spectral domain optical coherence tomography (Spectralis, Heidelberg Engineering) with enhanced depth imaging. Diurnal variation of CCT, the correla...

The diurnal variation in cholesterol synthesis exhibited by rat liver has been examined in fed, fasted, and adrenalectomized animals. Fasting for 3 days caused a lowering of the rate of synthesis but did not abolish the diurnal rhythm. Adrenalectomy abolished the diurnal variation, and caused synthesis to remain at a uniformly high level. We suggest that corticosterone may play an essential rol...

This study sought to determine diurnal variations in febrile convulsions, and to investigate whether such variations influenced the severity of febrile convulsions. The study involved 326 children, between ages 6 months and 6 years, with simple febrile convulsions. Data were collected systematically by interviewing witnesses within the week after febrile convulsions occurred. The frequency of f...

1. The 24 h urinary excretion of noradrenaline and adrenaline is significantly lower in recumbent than ambulant normal subjects. 2. A diurnal variation exists in catecholamine excretion, the lowest values occurring during sleep. 3. Diurnal variation in sodium excretion parallels that in noradrenaline and adrenaline loss but the cycles can be separated by acute alterations in sleep/awake pattern...