Artificial Light at Night
What is the available evidence that artificial light at night affects animal behaviour? A systematic map protocol
... of light at night [1]. Widespread light radia- tion into non-targeted regions of the environment, means that artificial light at night (ALAN) is currently one of the most ...
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Effects of artificial light at night on benthic primary producers in freshwaters
... that artificial light at night can significantly decrease the biomass of periphyton and alter the proportions of several autotrophic groups within periphy- ton communities in a real-world ...of ...
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Hormonally mediated effects of artificial light at night on behavior and fitness: linking endocrine mechanisms with function
... that light pulses during the night can reduce melatonin concentrations (Gwinner et ...nocturnal light of an intensity comparable to that found in urban environments can suppress melatonin ...a ...
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Characterization and application of artificial light sources for nighttime aerosol optical depth retrievals using the Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite Day/Night Band
... and artificial light signals, including reflected moonlight in cloudy and cloud-free regions, natural and anthropogenic emissions from forest fires, volcanic erup- tions, gas flares from oil fields, and ...
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The Ecological Impacts of Light Pollution at Night-time a Mechanistic Appraisal
... the night sky brightness for the ground field measurement in these ...of artificial light at night on human and animal’s health and the entire ecosystems for the site in cluster 3 ...
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Light pollution: spatial analysis and potential ecological effects in rural Ireland
... of light intensity and spectrum (Cinzano et ...2004). Artificial light at night has given benefits to humans, including easier navigation and more work opportunities, but the costs of high ...
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Light as an ambient material in transformative urban “night” spaces
... At night, when the pavilions were lit, these outdoor rooms assumed a romantic, almost alluring quality, with the softness of the layered drapes creating a light, billowy ...of light as a “sculptural ...
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Light Pollution Associated with Delayed Sleep Time: A Major Hygienic Problem in Saudi Arabia
... nighttime light was re- sponsible of a diverse negative health ...to artificial light at night time and negative health consequences that associated with prolonged nighttime light- ing ...
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Mapping opportunities and challenges for rewilding in Europe
... We developed a framework to explore the opportu- nities and challenges for ecological rewilding in Europe. We mapped wilderness quality in areas projected to be abandoned by 2040. We define wilderness as area of minimum ...
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A case-referent study: light at night and breast cancer risk in Georgia
... Researchers are yet to fully understand disparities in BC risk, however our analyses provide a plausible envir- onmental explanation for the disparities seen in Georgia. Perhaps mechanisms initiated by LAN exposure may ...
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Artificial light emission analysis for the city of St Petersburg
... The influence of urban lighting on night sky brightness has been studied since 1970s. The first model for a sky brightness estimation was Walker’s model [1]. Walker's law is described by the equation (1), ...
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SMART IRRIGATION AND GROWTH ENHANCER SURVEY Amal K Joseph, Jeffin Jacob Paul, Joel Shajan Varghese, Rinu Susan Roy, Lordson Devasia Abstract PDF IJIRMET160501006
... sun’s light, red and blue light are the main lights that are responsible for the growth of ...Providing artificial light increases the photosynthesis of the plants during the night time ...
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Artificial Night Lighting Reduces Firefly (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) Occurrence in Sorocaba, Brazil
... to artificial light is known [36] for causing behavior and life cycle changes, increased exposure to predators, like birds [37] and bats [38] [39], or even direct mortality [9] ...to light [17] ...
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Effects of day-time exposure to different light intensities on light-induced melatonin suppression at night
... of light can prevent LIMS even within just 1 ...to artificial light environments in, for example, hospitals and underground shopping ...malls. Light-induced nocturnal melatonin suppression, ...
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Evaluating human photoreceptoral inputs from night-time lights using RGB imaging photometry
... Abstract: Night-time lights interact with human physiology through different pathways starting at the retinal layers of the eye, from the signals provided by the rods, the S-, L- and M-cones, and the intrinsically ...
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‘In a dark place, we find ourselves’: light intensity in critical care units
... (24-h light and noise) may all cause circadian ...that light is the most powerful environmental influence on the circadian clock, acting through retinal photore- ceptors ...24-h light-dark cycle ...
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Ecological approaches in veterinary epidemiology: mapping the risk of bat-borne rabies using vegetation indices and night-time light satellite imagery
... mean night-time light satellite imagery by county, as this variable has a strong association with density of human populations ...country-averaged night-time light values against hu- man ...
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Preprocessing method of night vision image application in apple harvesting robot
... of light, temperature, humidity, etc., the working environment at night is relatively complex, and thus restricts the operating efficiency of the apple harvesting ...different artificial light ...
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High mosquito burden and malaria transmission in a district of the city of Douala, Cameroon
... A total of 6923 mosquitoes belonging to four genera were collected; these comprised Anopheles, Culex, Man- sonia, and Aedes. Of these 6923 mosquitoes, 5198 were collected by a total of 96 men-night catches while ...
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Non-Image-Forming Light Driven Functions Are Preserved in a Mouse Model of Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy
... the light pulse, a sharp increase in immobility-defined sleep was observed in both genotypes within 30 min of lights on (Figure ...the light pulse. This adds further support to acute light induced ...
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