"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Light" by people in Profiles.
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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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Human Adolescent Phase Response Curves to Bright White Light. J Biol Rhythms. 2017 08; 32(4):334-344.
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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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Estimating the dim light melatonin onset of adolescents within a 6-h sampling window: the impact of sampling rate and threshold method. Sleep Med. 2016 04; 20:59-66.
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Increased Sensitivity of the Circadian System to Light in Early/Mid-Puberty. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2015 Nov; 100(11):4067-73.
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Phase advancing human circadian rhythms with morning bright light, afternoon melatonin, and gradually shifted sleep: can we reduce morning bright-light duration? Sleep Med. 2015 Feb; 16(2):288-97.
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A week in the life of full-time office workers: work day and weekend light exposure in summer and winter. Appl Ergon. 2015 Jan; 46 Pt A:193-200.
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On-the-fly detection of changes on and below the surface in epithelium mucosal tissue architecture from scattered light. J Biophotonics. 2011 Apr; 4(4):252-67.
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Can we see epithelium tissue structure below the surface using an optical probe? Med Biol Eng Comput. 2011 Jan; 49(1):85-96.
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Modifications to weekend recovery sleep delay circadian phase in older adolescents. Chronobiol Int. 2010 Aug; 27(7):1469-92.