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List of works by Sally A. Ferguson

"Awake, smoky, and hot": providing an evidence-base for managing the risks associated with occupational stressors encountered by wildland firefighters.

scientific article published on 20 January 2012

12-h or 8-h shifts? It depends

scientific article published on 02 February 2012

A Blue-Enriched, Increased Intensity Light Intervention to Improve Alertness and Performance in Rotating Night Shift Workers in an Operational Setting

scientific article published in 2021

A sedentary day: effects on subsequent sleep and body temperatures in trained athletes

scientific article published in February 2003

Acute Psychophysiological Relationships Between Mood, Inflammatory and Cortisol Changes in Response to Simulated Physical Firefighting Work and Sleep Restriction

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Adding sleep restriction to the equation: impact on wildland firefighters' work performance and physiology in hot conditions

scientific article published on 6 April 2018

Are prolonged sitting and sleep restriction a dual curse for the modern workforce? a randomised controlled trial protocol

scientific article published on 27 July 2020

Associations between firefighters' physical activity across multiple shifts of wildfire suppression

scientific article published on 14 October 2015

Associations between number of consecutive night shifts and impairment of neurobehavioral performance during a subsequent simulated night shift

scientific article published on 9 April 2016

Barriers and Enablers to Modifying Sleep Behavior in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Qualitative Investigation

scientific article published on 9 January 2017

Beyond working time: factors affecting sleep behaviour in rail safety workers

scientific article published on 24 October 2011

Breaking Up Sitting with Light-Intensity Physical Activity: Implications for Shift-Workers

scientific article published on 16 October 2017

Can a simple balance task be used to assess fitness for duty?

scientific article published on 10 October 2011

Can an increase in noradrenaline induced by brief exercise counteract sleep inertia?

scientific article published on 18 September 2020

Can the circadian phase be estimated from self-reported sleep timing in patients with Delayed Sleep Wake Phase Disorder to guide timing of chronobiologic treatment?

scientific article published on 9 September 2016

Changes in structural aspects of mood during 39-66 h of sleep loss using matched controls.

scientific article published on 24 July 2010

Chronic occupational exposures can influence the rate of PTSD and depressive disorders in first responders and military personnel

scientific article published on 15 July 2016

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.

scientific article published on 16 June 2016

Comment on 'Melatonin as a hypnotic: pro'.

scientific article published in February 2005

Comparison of digital infrared thermal imaging (DITI) with contact thermometry: pilot data from a sleep research laboratory

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Contribution of core body temperature, prior wake time, and sleep stages to cognitive throughput performance during forced desynchrony

scientific article published in July 2010

Controlling fatigue risk in safety-critical workplaces: A summary of selected papers from the 9th International Conference on Managing Fatigue in Transportation, Resources and Health

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Does Suspected Sleep Disordered Breathing Impact on the Sleep and Performance of Firefighting Volunteers during a Simulated Fire Ground Campaign?

scientific article published on 29 January 2016

Does breaking up prolonged sitting when sleep restricted affect postprandial glucose responses and subsequent sleep architecture? – a pilot study

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Driver fatigue during extended rail operations

scientific article published on 5 March 2008

Effect of working consecutive night shifts on sleep time, prior wakefulness, perceived levels of fatigue and performance on a psychometric test in emergency registrars.

scientific article published on 21 February 2012

Effects of work-related sleep restriction on acute physiological and psychological stress responses and their interactions: A review among emergency service personnel

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Fatigue in Emergency Services Operations: Assessment of the Optimal Objective and Subjective Measures Using a Simulated Wildfire Deployment

scientific article published on 29 January 2016

Fighting fire and fatigue: sleep quantity and quality during multi-day wildfire suppression

scientific article published on 9 October 2015

How the chance of missing the alarm during an on-call shift affects pre-bed anxiety, sleep and next day cognitive performance

scientific article published on 27 July 2018

Improving Cardiometabolic Health with Diet, Physical Activity, and Breaking Up Sitting: What about Sleep?

scientific article published on 8 November 2017

Interindividual differences in neurobehavioral performance in response to increasing homeostatic sleep pressure.

scientific article published on July 2010

Making errors at work due to sleepiness or sleep problems is not confined to non-standard work hours: results of the 2016 Sleep Health Foundation national survey

scientific article published on 24 April 2019

Managing fatigue: It really is about sleep

scientific article published on 27 May 2015

Melatonin agonists and insomnia

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Melatonin as a hypnotic: con.

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Mismatch between subjective alertness and objective performance under sleep restriction is greatest during the biological night

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Nicotine phase shifts the 6-sulphatoxymelatonin rhythm and induces c-Fos in the SCN of rats.

scientific article published in March 1999

No rest for the women: Understanding the impact of on-call work for women in the emergency services

scientific article published on 11 May 2018

Nocturnal Melatonin Profiles in Patients with Delayed Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder and Control Sleepers.

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On-call work: To sleep or not to sleep? It depends

scientific article published on 12 April 2016

Overnight heart rate variability and next day cortisol response during simulated on-call conditions

scientific article published on 17 August 2019

Perception versus Reality: The Relationship between Subjective and Objective Measures of Sleep When On-call under Simulated Laboratory Conditions

scientific article published on 24 August 2020

Perceptions of labour pain by mothers and their attending midwives.

scientific article published in July 2001

Perceptions of the impact of non-standard work schedules on health in Australian graduates: an exploratory study

scientific article published on 08 June 2019

Performance on a simple response time task: Is sleep or work more important for miners?

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Prenatal exposure to the dopamine agonist SKF-38393 disrupts the timing of the initial response of the suprachiasmatic nucleus to light

scientific article published in March 2000

Prior sleep, prior wake, and crew performance during normal flight operations

scientific article published in July 2010

Psychophysiological relationships between a multi-component self-report measure of mood, stress and behavioural signs and symptoms, and physiological stress responses during a simulated firefighting deployment.

scientific article published on 29 October 2016

Quipazine and light have similar effects on c-fos induction in the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus

scientific article published in August 1997

Randomised controlled trial of the efficacy of a blue-enriched light intervention to improve alertness and performance in night shift workers.

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Relationships between inflammatory cytokine and cortisol responses in firefighters exposed to simulated wildfire suppression work and sleep restriction

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Restricted sleep and negative affective states in commercial pilots during short haul operations.

scientific article published on 15 December 2011

Salivary alpha amylase in on-call from home fire and emergency service personnel

scientific article published on 19 September 2017

Salivary cortisol profiles of on-call from home fire and emergency service personnel

scientific article published on 02 April 2019

Self-awareness of impairment and the decision to drive after an extended period of wakefulness

scientific article published in January 2006

Serotonin agonists mimic the phase shifting effects of light on the melatonin rhythm in rats

scientific article published in October 1996

Shiftwork experience and the value of time.

scientific article published in February 2004

Sickness absenteeism is associated with sleep problems independent of sleep disorders: results of the 2016 Sleep Health Foundation national survey.

scientific article published on 4 July 2017

Simulated driving under the influence of extended wake, time of day and sleep restriction.

scientific article published on 14 December 2011

Sleep and circadian rhythms in mining operators: limited evidence of adaptation to night shifts

scientific article published on 30 November 2011

Sleep and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

scientific article published on March 14, 2013

Sleep in a live-in mining operation: the influence of start times and restricted non-work activities

scientific article published on 7 July 2010

Sleep quantity and quality is not compromised during planned burn shifts of less than 12 h.

scientific article published on 27 April 2016

Sleep restriction during simulated wildfire suppression: effect on physical task performance

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Sleep restriction masks the influence of the circadian process on sleep propensity.

scientific article published on June 2012

Sleep, wake and phase dependent changes in neurobehavioral function under forced desynchrony

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Sleeping at work: not all about location, location, location

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Sleepy, circadian disrupted and sick: Could intestinal microbiota play an important role in shift worker health?

scientific article published on 21 November 2016

Sociodemographic and behavioural correlates of social jetlag in Australian adults: results from the 2016 National Sleep Health Foundation Study

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The Cost of Inadequate Sleep among On-Call Workers in Australia: A Workplace Perspective

scientific article published on 26 February 2018

The Impact of Heat Exposure and Sleep Restriction on Firefighters' Work Performance and Physiology during Simulated Wildfire Suppression

scientific article published on 12 February 2017

The Impact of Sleep Restriction and Simulated Physical Firefighting Work on Acute Inflammatory Stress Responses

scientific article published on 17 September 2015

The Perceived Value of Time

The Relationships between Human Fatigue and Public Health: A Brief Commentary on Selected Papers from the 9th International Conference on Managing Fatigue in Transportation, Resources and Health.

scientific article published on 24 August 2016

The acute physiological stress response to an emergency alarm and mobilization during the day and at night

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The dynamics of neurobehavioural recovery following sleep loss

scientific article published in March 2007

The effect of a short burst of exercise during the night on subsequent sleep

scientific article published on 03 June 2020

The effect of sleep restriction on snacking behaviour during a week of simulated shiftwork

scientific article published on 10 October 2011

The effect of working on-call on stress physiology and sleep: A systematic review

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The effects of a 30-min nap during night shift following a prophylactic sleep in the afternoon

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The effects of anticipating a high-stress task on sleep and performance during simulated on-call work.

scientific article published on 22 April 2018

The effects of different roster schedules on sleep in miners

scientific article published on 20 January 2010

The effects of hydration on cognitive performance during a simulated wildfire suppression shift in temperate and hot conditions

scientific article published on 10 January 2019

The endogenous circadian temperature period length (tau) in delayed sleep phase disorder compared to good sleepers

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The etiology of delayed sleep phase disorder.

scientific article published on 03 July 2015

The impact of anticipating a stressful task on sleep inertia when on-call

scientific article published on 31 August 2019

The impact of breaking up prolonged sitting on glucose metabolism and cognitive function when sleep is restricted.

scientific article published on 14 September 2017

The impact of roster changes on absenteeism and incident frequency in an Australian coal mine.

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The impact of short, irregular sleep opportunities at sea on the alertness of marine pilots working extended hours

scientific article published in April 2008

The impact of sleep restriction while performing simulated physical firefighting work on cortisol and heart rate responses

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The influence of break timing on the sleep quantity and quality of fly-in, fly-out shiftworkers

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The influence of circadian phase and prior wake on neuromuscular function

scientific article published in July 2010

The influence of circadian time and sleep dose on subjective fatigue ratings

scientific article published on 10 October 2011

The ontogeny of induction of c-fos in the rat SCN by a 5-HT2A/2C agonist

scientific article published on 01 June 2000

The relationship between subjective and objective sleepiness and performance during a simulated night-shift with a nap countermeasure

scientific article published on 14 May 2010

The relationship between the rate of melatonin excretion and sleep consolidation for locomotive engineers in natural sleep settings

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The relative contributions of the homeostatic and circadian processes to sleep regulation under conditions of severe sleep restriction

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The sensitivity of a palm-based psychomotor vigilance task to severe sleep loss

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The shift work and health research agenda: Considering changes in gut microbiota as a pathway linking shift work, sleep loss and circadian misalignment, and metabolic disease

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The sleep architecture of Australian volunteer firefighters during a multi-day simulated wildfire suppression: Impact of sleep restriction and temperature.

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The suitability of a caffeinated energy drink for night-shift workers

scientific article published on 29 March 2006

Thermoregulation as a sleep signalling system

scientific article published on April 2004

Time-of-day mediates the influences of extended wake and sleep restriction on simulated driving.

scientific article published in June 2012

Uncertain call likelihood negatively affects sleep and next-day cognitive performance while on-call in a laboratory environment

scientific article published on 11 May 2018

Understanding the Differing Impacts of On-Call Work for Males and Females: Results from an Online Survey

scientific article published on 29 January 2019

Using interstimulus interval to maximise sensitivity of the Psychomotor Vigilance Test to fatigue

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Waking qEEG to assess psychophysiological stress and alertness during simulated on-call conditions

scientific article published on 10 April 2019

What Factors Influence the Sleep of On-call Workers?

scientific article published on 27 February 2020

What happens to mood, performance and sleep in a laboratory study with no sleep deprivation?

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Work hours and sleep/wake behavior of Australian hospital doctors.

scientific article published in July 2010

Working (longer than) 9 to 5: are there cardiometabolic health risks for young Australian workers who report longer than 38-h working weeks?

scientific article published on 18 January 2018

Working Time Society consensus statements: Evidence-based effects of shift work on physical and mental health

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