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- noun Plural form of
microsleep .
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Examples
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But you'd probably be snatching subtle bursts of sleep even before you finally went to bed: sleep-deprived people slip in and out of "microsleeps" - seconds of sleep that occur without you noticing them, often with your eyes open.
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Another symptom is the occurrence of "microsleeps," short bursts of sleep that can happen without a person even realizing it.
unknown title 2009
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'microsleeps' which are 'very brief periods of loss of attention associated with events such as blank stare, head snapping, and prolonged eye closure which may occur when a person is fatigued but trying to stay awake to perform a monotonous task like driving a car or watching a computer screen.'
WordPress.com News 2008
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These pilots not only put in extended hours on duty but also crossed multiple time zones and had a tendency to fall into frequent, brief “microsleeps” lasting a few seconds.
Be Excellent at Anything Tony Schwartz 2010
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During the critical final thirty minutes of the flight, the nonnapping pilots had an average of twenty-two “microsleeps” lasting between three and ten seconds.
The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working Tony Schwartz 2010
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These pilots not only put in extended hours on duty but also crossed multiple time zones and had a tendency to fall into frequent, brief “microsleeps” lasting a few seconds.
Be Excellent at Anything Tony Schwartz 2010
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During the critical final thirty minutes of the flight, the nonnapping pilots had an average of twenty-two “microsleeps” lasting between three and ten seconds.
Be Excellent at Anything Tony Schwartz 2010
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During the critical final thirty minutes of the flight, the nonnapping pilots had an average of twenty-two “microsleeps” lasting between three and ten seconds.
Be Excellent at Anything Tony Schwartz 2010
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Do you have what sleep researchers call “microsleeps,” brief episodes of sleep during the day when you just drop off for a moment?
SO STRESSED William Kent Krueger 2010
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These pilots not only put in extended hours on duty but also cross multiple time zones and had a tendency to fall into frequent, brief “microsleeps” lasting a few seconds.
The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working Tony Schwartz 2010
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