Bill Ragan, M.S. Announced That Lag: A Look at Circadian Desynchronization Now Has Own Myspace Page

Gainesville, FL, September 08, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Bill Ragan, M.S. announced today that Lag: A Look at Circadian Desynchronization (ISBN-10:1435702212 / ISBN-13: 9781435702219) now has an official Myspace page at http://www.myspace.com/shiftlag.

Lag: A Look at Circadian Desynchronization, by Bill Ragan, M.S. is an investigation into the history, symptoms, and treatments for jet lag, shift lag, and circadian desynchronization. These conditions, the author said, result from travel over several time zones at high speeds, as occurs during air line flight. The performance effects of this type of travel are well documented in the book, which included practical examples ranging from board room meetings to professional sports tournaments.

The following is a quote from Lag: A Look at Circadian Desynchronization:

" Drust et al. (2005) said that experts in the field of chronobiology have determined that certain sports activities were performed better at certain times of the day than others, and that disruption of regular circadian rhythms had a negative effect on performance..”

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The company employs 300 staff[3] and does not disclose revenues or profits separately from News Corporation. The 100 millionth account was created on August 6, 2006[4] in the Netherlands[5] and approximately 106 million accounts on September 8, 2006,[6] and the site attracts 230,000 new users per day.[7]

Link to Publication: http://www.myspace.com/shiftlag

About Author

Bill Ragan, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, received a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Cleveland State University and a Master’s Degree in Psychology from Walden University. He is a lifetime member of Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology, a member of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, and affiliated with the United States Army Medical Department Regiment. Ragan’s research interests include many aspects of clinical and aviation psychology.

Numerous concepts discussed in this book came from observations Ragan made when he worked in military aviation. His experiences and training on the Bell UH-1 Huey, the Bell AH-1 Cobra, and the Bell OH-58 Kiowa helicopters motivated him to pursue aviation psychology and this investigation into lag.

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