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2.8.1 RNA preparation and cDNA synt
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In total three methods were trialle
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2.11 Statistical methods For compar
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test that each infant‟s height an
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Power calculation Sample size: Fift
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3 Results 3.1 Recruited subjects an
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predominantly affluent areas of the
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Birth history and past medical hist
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3.1.3 Socioeconomic demographics of
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her best friend losing her battle w
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Sleep environment of infants All mo
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Summary 1. This study had higher ra
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4 Results 4.1 Core body temperature
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Degrees Celsius 36.70 36.60 36.50 3
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11-13 weeks There is no significant
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Core body temperature (degrees Cels
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Number of infants 10 8 6 4 2 0 7 8
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Mean minimum rectal temperature in
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Mean minimum rectal temperature in
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Figure 4.7 shows the changes in the
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Chapter 5 Result
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4 or 6 hourly samples. Circadian rh
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Figure 5.1 - Distribution of mean n
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5.1.2 Emergence of diurnal rhythm f
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Figure 5.3 - Histogram showing dist
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Figure 5.4 - Changes in night time
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Night-day difference in melatonin s
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Summary 1. There is an increase in
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6 Results DESCRIPTION OF THE URINAR
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Figure 6.1 - Changes in night time
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6.1.2 Emergence of diurnal rhythm f
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Figure 6.3 - Histogram showing dist
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Figure 6.4 - Changes in night time
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Cortisol values were corrected to a
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6.1.4 Relationship between night an
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Chapter 7 Results
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Mean Length of Sleep/ Wake Bouts Th
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Sleep parameters were recorded as m
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7.3 Development of infant sleep rel
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Figure 7.2 - Changes in infant slee
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Figure 7.4 - Changes in percentage
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Figure 7.5 - Changes in infant frag
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Figure 7.7 - Changes in number of m
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Figure 7.9 - Changes in the percent
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Sleep efficiency (%) 100.0 90.0 80.
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Chapter 8 Results
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Considering only those weeks of mea
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8.2 Description of peripheral gene
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18:30 hours 0.9927; 01:00 ours 1.01
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The weeks after temperature maturat
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Further peripheral gene graphical r
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Raw data points are represented by
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H3f3b/Gap H3f3b/Gap H3f3b/Gap H3f3b
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8.3 Detailed gene expression analys
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Summary 1. H3f3b was selected as ge
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9 Results FACTORS AFFECTING SLEEP A
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Care and infant related factors �
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Table 9.3 - Effect of family occupa
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* Class 7 used as reference group
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Table 9.6 - Effect of measured infa
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Summary: 1. A mature physiological
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10 Results 10.1 Circadian rhythms -
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value of above 0.5 for R squared wa
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Table 10.1 - Temporal relationship
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Chapter 11 Discussion
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� What if any are the factors whi
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11.1 Physiological development - ag
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There are other proven factors whic
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drawbacks of the spread of data - a
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presented in table 6.1 do not have
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separate methods were applied to th
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significant. Sleep latency was cons
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The function of sleep in developmen
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Melatonin secretion was higher on n
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In this study sleeping in the same
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Timing of sleep maturation was diff
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systematic, ordered developmental p
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individual gene plots that provide
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temperature recording devices adapt
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Both melatonin and cortisol rhythms
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Extension of this period of monitor
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Second, we demonstrated the gene of
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Cortisol and melatonin Slope based
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Summary and Future work This study
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� Maximise technique for measurin
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“There is a science of infant car
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