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entrilnfr¡cnt.<br />

AJrhough orhcr inrernal and ertcrnal factors do play a role' thc Itghr'dark cycle is the major<br />

cn¡¡ainnrnr facror for most of ¡hc animal kingdom. For humans. rlrough. thc Light'dark cycle is<br />

felt to Þ a rclarivcly weak synchronizaiion of tlre human circadian rh¡rhm for two ¡easons.<br />

Compared ro orhcr ani^¡t. itr. tigttt scnsitivity th¡eshold as a synchronizing faaor is<br />

-.rri¿.r.uly elcvucd. For comparisoo rhc ti¡ht inænsity rcquired for 91ryt'iut s¡æcbronization<br />

in . t.*"cr is only .5 lr¡¡. u¡bcrcas fq hunrans estimatcs raoge froo l2G256ltu (Reinbcrg ¡l'<br />

srnorcnsry, l9g4):This niscs qwstioos eboü rbc adcquæy of indoor ligbting. sccoo4 ma¡ is<br />

rbc only rþi'' rhat livcs q'¡sidc of tþ daylnigbt cycle.<br />

socia¡ eavfuon¡æot appcå¡s to play e fætìe ir8pofr¡st ¡oþ in e¡tnin¡æ¡u Sæi¡l f¡aors thu crn<br />

n rà¡hms iacludc ùcmpc¡¡¡¡¡¡. flight duty, sress.<br />

el it Wegmann. t9t7). Excrcisc or activity dso<br />

rpion. Ferrer ct d. (1995) ci¡c evidcncc that<br />

pts to shifr work changes rcgardless of is<br />

;icdly fit ¡¡d cxcrcisc rcgularly have highcr<br />

¡ds, and ¡bosc with Ugh ci¡cadian rhythm<br />

rcr et d., lfs). This belps to explain s'hy age'<br />

i to increascd slecp diffrcultics. poor adjustræot tc<br />

night *ork and t¡a¡rsrrrridian flighs in ¡-ho- over 50<br />

- FacF oT the Clock Ope rations Circ¡dian Rh¡ thm and Perforrn¡¡cl<br />

ñere rs a subsr¿¡rtiaJ bod¡ of rcsca¡ch rh¡r sho*s de;reascd p

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