"Light" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
That portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in the visible, ultraviolet, and infrared range.
| Descriptor ID |
D008027
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G01.358.500.505.650 G01.590.540 G01.750.250.650 G01.750.770.578
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| Concept/Terms |
Light- Light
- Photoradiation
- Photoradiations
Light, Visible- Light, Visible
- Visible Light
- Radiation, Visible
- Visible Radiation
- Radiations, Visible
- Visible Radiations
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Light" by people in this website by year, and whether "Light" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Light" by people in Profiles.
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Extending weeknight sleep of delayed adolescents using weekend morning bright light and evening time management. Sleep. 2023 01 11; 46(1).
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Desynchronizing the sleep---wake cycle from circadian timing to assess their separate contributions to physiology and behaviour and to estimate intrinsic circadian period. Nat Protoc. 2023 02; 18(2):579-603.
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Efficacy of intermittent exposure to bright light for treating maladaptation to night work on a counterclockwise shift work rotation. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2021 07 01; 47(5):356-366.
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Late bedtimes prevent circadian phase advances to morning bright light in adolescents. Chronobiol Int. 2018 11; 35(12):1748-1752.
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Phase Relationship between DLMO and Sleep Onset and the Risk of Metabolic Disease among Normal Weight and Overweight/Obese Adults. J Biol Rhythms. 2018 02; 33(1):76-83.
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Human Adolescent Phase Response Curves to Bright White Light. J Biol Rhythms. 2017 08; 32(4):334-344.
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Relationships between circadian measures, depression, and response to antidepressant treatment: A preliminary investigation. Psychiatry Res. 2017 06; 252:262-269.
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Circadian rhythms of European and African-Americans after a large delay of sleep as in jet lag and night work. Sci Rep. 2016 11 07; 6:36716.
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Circadian Melatonin and Temperature Taus in Delayed Sleep-wake Phase Disorder and Non-24-hour Sleep-wake Rhythm Disorder Patients: An Ultradian Constant Routine Study. J Biol Rhythms. 2016 08; 31(4):387-405.
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A single dose of alcohol does not meaningfully alter circadian phase advances and phase delays to light in humans. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2016 Apr 15; 310(8):R759-65.