Julien Coelho, Jean-Arthur Micoulaud-Franchi, Emmanuel D'incau, Patrice Bourgin, Claude Gronfier, Damien Leger, Paul Galvez, Pierre Philip, Jacques Taillard
{"title":"Validation of the French version of the Munich ChronoType questionnaire and associations between chronotype and physiological parameters.","authors":"Julien Coelho, Jean-Arthur Micoulaud-Franchi, Emmanuel D'incau, Patrice Bourgin, Claude Gronfier, Damien Leger, Paul Galvez, Pierre Philip, Jacques Taillard","doi":"10.1080/07420528.2024.2362309","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07420528.2024.2362309","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Assessing chronotype is essential in clinical and research environments, but the Munich ChronoType Questionnaire (MCTQ), a widely utilised tool, is not available in French. Therefore, we carried out an observational monocentric study to validate the French MCTQ against the sleep diary for sleep schedules, the Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ) for chronotype, and polysomnography measures. We utilised the mid-sleep point on free days (MSF), adjusted for sleep debt (MSFsc), to gauge morningness/eveningness. The study included 80 participants (average age: 40.9 years, 50% female). The sleep schedules determined by the MCTQ and the sleep diary showed a high correlation. The MSFsc demonstrated a significant correlation with the MEQ, persisting even under sleep constraints such as an alarm on free days. The predictive accuracy was strong for a morning chronotype and moderate for an evening chronotype as assessed using the MEQ. In summary, the French MCTQ is a reliable tool for researchers and clinicians for assessing sleep schedules and chronotype in French-speaking populations. The MSFsc can effectively predict chronotype, even under sleep constraints. However, for the evening chronotype, self-assessment appears to be more accurate. The association with polysomnography measures enriches our understanding of the chronotype at the intersection of behaviour and physiology.</p>","PeriodicalId":10294,"journal":{"name":"Chronobiology International","volume":" ","pages":"996-1007"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141300177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vladimir B Dorokhov, Alexandra N Puchkova, Dmitry E Shumov, Eugenia O Gandina, Anton O Taranov, Natalya V Ligun, Dmitry S Sveshnikov, Elena B Yakunina, Olga V Mankaeva, Arcady A Putilov
{"title":"The yin and yang of two opponent processes of sleep-wake regulation: Sex-associated differences in the spectral EEG markers of the drives for sleep and wake.","authors":"Vladimir B Dorokhov, Alexandra N Puchkova, Dmitry E Shumov, Eugenia O Gandina, Anton O Taranov, Natalya V Ligun, Dmitry S Sveshnikov, Elena B Yakunina, Olga V Mankaeva, Arcady A Putilov","doi":"10.1080/07420528.2024.2378007","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07420528.2024.2378007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although objectively measured characteristics of sleep efficiency and quality were found to be better in women than men, women more frequently than men suffer from poor or insufficient or non-restorative sleep. We explored this apparent paradox by testing the sex-associated differences in electroencephalographic (EEG) indicators of two opponent processes of sleep-wake regulation, the drives for sleep and wake. We tried to provide empirical support for the hypothesis that a stronger women's sleep drive can explain better objective characteristics of sleep quality in women than men, while a stronger women's wake drive can be an explanation of a higher frequency of sleep-related complaints in women than men. To our knowledge, this was the first attempt to examine the associations of sex with scores on the 1<sup>st</sup> and 2<sup>nd</sup> principal components of the EEG spectrum that can serve as objective spectral EEG markers of the opponent drives for sleep and wake, respectively. The particular prediction was that, in women compared to men, not only the 1<sup>st</sup> principal component score but also the 2<sup>nd</sup> principal component score could be higher (i.e. both drives could be stronger). In a sample of 80 university students (40 females), the EEG signals were recorded during 160 afternoon napping attempts (50 min or longer). The difference between male and female students in sleep latencies did not reach a statistically significant level. In accordance with our prediction, both principal component scores were found to be higher in female than in male students irrespective of sleep stage. It is likely that the influence of the wake drive is entirely overlooked in the polysomnographic studies due to the predominant contribution of the indicators of the sleep drive to the conventional objective characteristics of sleep quality. Therefore, a stronger women's sleep drive can be an explanation of women's better sleep quality in the results of polysomnographic studies. On the other hand, if a stronger women's wake drive can influence the perception of their sleep quality, this can explain their more frequent sleep-related complaints.</p>","PeriodicalId":10294,"journal":{"name":"Chronobiology International","volume":" ","pages":"1046-1057"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141615989","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eryka Maria Dos Santos Alves, Fernando Wesley Cavalcanti de Araújo, Pierre Castro Soares, Laura Alexia Ramos da Silva, Daniel Nunes de Araújo Gonçalves, Elizabeth do Nascimento
{"title":"Reestablishment of <i>ad libitum</i> feeding following partial food deprivation: Impact on locomotor activity, visceral fat, food intake, and circadian glycemic curve.","authors":"Eryka Maria Dos Santos Alves, Fernando Wesley Cavalcanti de Araújo, Pierre Castro Soares, Laura Alexia Ramos da Silva, Daniel Nunes de Araújo Gonçalves, Elizabeth do Nascimento","doi":"10.1080/07420528.2024.2361143","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07420528.2024.2361143","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Food deprivation has been associated with the development of metabolic pathologies. Few studies have explored the repercussions of a partial food deprivation following the reestablishment of an <i>ad libitum</i> diet. This study investigates the impact of a partial food deprivation (an 8-hour food intake restriction coupled with a 4-hour feeding window during the active phase) and the subsequent return to <i>ad libitum</i> feeding on the glycemic curve, food intake, and locomotor behavior. Wistar rats aged 45 days were subjected to 6 weeks of a partial food deprivation followed by 6 weeks of <i>ad libitum</i> feeding. Body weight, visceral fat, food intake, circadian glycemia, oral glucose tolerance, and locomotor activity were evaluated. It was found that the partial food deprivation resulted in the reduction of both the body weight and food intake; however, it increased visceral fat by 60%. Circadian glycemic values were altered at all intervals during the light phase, and glucose sensitivity improved at 60 minutes in the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). In the food-deprived group, the locomotor activity rhythm was reduced, with an observed delay in the peak of activity, reduction in total activity, and a decrease in the rhythmicity percentage. After the reestablishment of the <i>ad libitum</i> feeding, there was recovery of body weight, no difference in visceral fat, normalization of the food intake pattern, circadian glycemia, and oral glucose tolerance. Additionally, the return to <i>ad libitum</i> feeding restored locomotor activity, although the duration required for its complete recovery warrants further investigation. In conclusion, partial food deprivation induces physio-metabolic changes in rats, most of which are reversed after reestablishing <i>ad libitum</i> feeding.</p>","PeriodicalId":10294,"journal":{"name":"Chronobiology International","volume":" ","pages":"941-958"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141283098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of the lunar cycle on ecosystem and heterotrophic respiration in a boreal <i>Sphagnum</i>-dominated peatland.","authors":"Victor L Mironov, Elizaveta V Linkevich","doi":"10.1080/07420528.2024.2365825","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07420528.2024.2365825","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The growth of <i>Sphagnum</i> is influenced by the lunar cycle, which suggests a corresponding carbon (C) accumulation rhythm in peatlands. However, this rhythm can only occur if C accumulation from <i>Sphagnum</i> growth is not offset by its total losses through respiration and other processes. To address the uncertainty, through correlation-regression analysis we examine the influence of the lunar cycle on recent measurements of ecosystem (ER) and heterotrophic (Rh) respiration conducted by Järveoja and colleagues on the oligotrophic peatland of Degerö Stormyr. We found that ER and Rh accelerated near the full moon and slowed down near the new moon. The response of the hourly ER to the lunar cycle is significant from 22:00 to 8:00 and is not significant beyond this range. This response was concentrated in the initial and finished phases of the season, but during the middle of the season it disappeared. This behavior could potentially be caused by the high sensitivity of the <i>Sphagnum</i> cover to moonlight, as well as the sensitivity to the lunar cycle of only the nocturnal component ER. During most of the day, the lunar cycle had a significant effect on hourly Rh, with the highest impact observed between 5:00 and 10:00 and at 20:00. The greatest impact occurs during those hours when ER declines, and possibly <i>Sphagnum</i> photosynthetic productivity peaks. The findings suggest a circalunar rhythm of C accumulation in peatlands due to the opposite trends between C accumulation during <i>Sphagnum</i> growth and C losses with respiration during the lunar cycle.</p>","PeriodicalId":10294,"journal":{"name":"Chronobiology International","volume":" ","pages":"929-940"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141418160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of recommendations of breakfast and late-evening snack habits on body composition and blood pressure: A pilot randomized trial.","authors":"Hsin-Jen Chen, Yun-Chi Tsai, Yi-Tien Hsu, Jung Chu","doi":"10.1080/07420528.2024.2363492","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07420528.2024.2363492","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Breakfast skipping and late-evening snack are prevalent in young adults. This randomized controlled intervention aimed to evaluate the influence of meal habit recommendations on young adults' body composition and blood pressure. Nonpregnant adults (≥20 y old) who were eligible for bioelectrical impedance analysis examination (neither pacemaker installed nor medications that would affect body composition, like diuretics or corticosteroids) were enrolled after they provided informed consent (<i>n</i> = 125). Subjects were randomized into three groups, every group receiving one of the following recommendations: (a) daily breakfast consumption (within 2 h after waking up), (b) avoidance of late-evening snacks (after 21:00h or within 4 h before sleep, with the exception of water), and (c) both recommendations. Body composition and blood pressure were measured before randomization at baseline and at the follow-up 1 y later. Intent-to-treat analysis showed that the recommendation of daily breakfast may contribute to a lower increment of diastolic blood pressure by 3.23 mmHg (95% CI: 0.17-6.28). Receiving the breakfast recommendation was associated with more reduction of total body fat percent by 2.99% (95% CI: 0.23-5.74) and percent trunk fat by 3.63% (95% CI: 0.40-6.86) in inactive youths. Recommendation of avoiding late-evening snack did not significantly affect the outcome measures (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03828812).</p>","PeriodicalId":10294,"journal":{"name":"Chronobiology International","volume":" ","pages":"1021-1033"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141300176","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel Ruivo Marques, Ana Allen Gomes, Maria Helena Pinto de Azevedo
{"title":"Daytime sleepiness in insomnia: Are we focusing on what truly matters?","authors":"Daniel Ruivo Marques, Ana Allen Gomes, Maria Helena Pinto de Azevedo","doi":"10.1080/07420528.2024.2378025","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07420528.2024.2378025","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Insomnia, the most prevalent sleep disorder, is commonly associated with other mental and somatic disorders, making it a significant health concern. It is characterized by nighttime symptoms and daytime dysfunction, with sleepiness being a potential criterion for the latter. Sleepiness is a normal physiological state that is typically experienced near usual bedtime, in normal circumstances. In insomnia, it seems somewhat logical the idea that there is significant daytime sleepiness. However, the topic has been the subject of various discussions in sleep medicine, with studies yielding contradictory and inconsistent results. In this article, we aim to critically examine daytime sleepiness in individuals with insomnia disorder and propose an alternative approach to addressing it, both in clinical practice and research settings. It is crucial to further investigate the role of daytime sleepiness in insomnia, particularly by focusing on sleepiness perception as a more relevant dimension to explore in majority of patients. It is plausible that certain insomnia phenotypes are objectively sleepy during the day, but more studies are necessary, particularly with well-defined clinical samples. The implications of assessing sleepiness perception in insomnia for clinical practice are discussed, and new avenues for research are suggested.</p>","PeriodicalId":10294,"journal":{"name":"Chronobiology International","volume":" ","pages":"1068-1080"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141615944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christoph Randler, Matthias Wilde, İbrahim Duman, Zeliha Demir Kaymak, Mehmet Barış Horzum
{"title":"Gender and circadian preferences influence emotions and motivation in secondary mathematics classrooms","authors":"Christoph Randler, Matthias Wilde, İbrahim Duman, Zeliha Demir Kaymak, Mehmet Barış Horzum","doi":"10.1080/07420528.2024.2366504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07420528.2024.2366504","url":null,"abstract":"Many studies have reported poor school achievement in evening persons and general circadian fluctuations in cognition. The aim of this study was to analyze circadian fluctuations in a cross-section...","PeriodicalId":10294,"journal":{"name":"Chronobiology International","volume":"156 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141506375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniela Alberghina, Carmelo Cavallo, Mauro Gioè, Luigi Liotta
{"title":"A retrospective study on whelping seasonality of the Cirneco dell'Etna dog in Sicily, Italy.","authors":"Daniela Alberghina, Carmelo Cavallo, Mauro Gioè, Luigi Liotta","doi":"10.1080/07420528.2024.2353849","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07420528.2024.2353849","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Previous to this study, there is no data relating to the reproductive physiology of the Cirneco dell'Etna breed. The birth date of 141 bitches and 104 sires registered at the National Agency of the Italian Kennel Club (ENCI) from all Sicilian breeders, and data related their fertile matings, which produced 266 whelps over a 14-year period, (2009-2022) were collected. Total whelping produced 1069 pups. The mean bitch age at first whelping was 39.13 ± 21.7 months and the mean litter size was 3.84 ± 2.08. The birth period of the bitches and sires was significantly influenced by the month of the year (<i>p</i> < 0.01), as was the distribution of the first (<i>p</i> < 0.05) and subsequent whelping periods (<i>p</i> < 0.01). Whelping distributions show a significant difference between the highest peak in April (which roughly corresponds to a period of heat in February) and in July (which roughly corresponds to a period of heat in May) and the lowest peak in March. No influence of month on litter size and sex ratio was found. Available data suggests that some ancient breeds such as the Cirneco dell'Etna may show seasonal patterns as a vestige of the stricter seasonality of its closest relative the wolf.</p>","PeriodicalId":10294,"journal":{"name":"Chronobiology International","volume":" ","pages":"840-846"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140944375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Guey Yong Chong, Satvinder Kaur, Abd Talib Ruzita, Kok Hoe Wilfred Mok, Hui Yin Tan, See Ling Loy, Ling-Wei Chen, Woan Yie Siah, Geok Pei Lim, Yin Yin Chee, Ee Mun June Lem, Hui Chin Koo
{"title":"Scoping review: Exploring the relationship between chrononutrition and glycemic responses in the adult population.","authors":"Guey Yong Chong, Satvinder Kaur, Abd Talib Ruzita, Kok Hoe Wilfred Mok, Hui Yin Tan, See Ling Loy, Ling-Wei Chen, Woan Yie Siah, Geok Pei Lim, Yin Yin Chee, Ee Mun June Lem, Hui Chin Koo","doi":"10.1080/07420528.2024.2360742","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07420528.2024.2360742","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Chrononutrition, an emerging body of evidence on the relationship between biological rhythms and metabolism, has been established to be associated with glycemic responses. However, the available evidence is inconsistent, due to protocol variations. Therefore, this review aims to summarize the findings on chrononutrition characteristics and their association with glycemic responses among adults. Systematic searches were conducted across six databases (PubMed, EBSCO Host, ProQuest Central, MEDLINE & Ovid, Scopus and Web of Science) to identify all relevant studies published from January 2012. Two reviewers independently screened the abstracts and full-text articles based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Details about population characteristics, study methods and key findings were extracted following the PRISMA-ScR guideline. The quality of selected studies was evaluated using the mixed methods appraisal tool. The searchers identified 49 studies eligible for analysis. The results showed that meal timing, particularly night-time eating and snacking were associated with glycemic responses. Regarding meal regularity, skipping breakfast may affect glycemic responses, but no clear conclusion was drawn about its effect on insulin. The association between meal frequency and glycemic responses was inconclusive. Night fasting duration and restricted eating window are potentially associated with glycemic responses. The current review extensively investigates the association between chrononutrition factors and glycemic responses in adults. However, more prospective cohort and interventional studies are needed to better understand this causal-effect relationship.</p>","PeriodicalId":10294,"journal":{"name":"Chronobiology International","volume":" ","pages":"904-923"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141237269","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}