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certain mandatory command post interactions. The quality and duration of
sleep shall be controlled for Group II so that, hour or less sleep/rest
induction will have the potential restorative equivalence of sleeping four,
hours. Also easy and immediate alertness is to be encoded on
of each test player.
Every effort shall be made to show that the ARAT/MIST apppyach can and
does induce sleep and is an effective system under the operational condi-
tions prescribed for a continuous operations scenario. While Groups I and
III will follow the scenario under their limited instructions, Group IZ
test players will have a given number of ARAT/MIST exposures to assure a
significant percentage can achieve the induced sleep state. As noticed
above the two control groups will experience the same test scenario with
the exception of the Group II sleep signals which is the basis for treat-
ment comparison. Sleep must be observed for Group II to include garrison,
field and movement conditions where stress and overstimulation are routine
factors.
Full restorative sleep cycles for a clear Majority of personnel must
have data support which will require an analogue to brain wave monitoring
via biofeedback mechanisms. The lower limits of a compressed sleep cycle
are to be estimated to show the duration of sleep cycle(s) was reduced
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noticeably for full restorative sleep. Both self reports and monitor
observations using structured questionnaires as supported by the appro-
priate biofeedback components will provide the data to analyze the test
requirements.
Obviously the ARAT/MIST approach shall be LS by whether there
is evidence of less performance decrement(s) for Group II test players.
In effect do Group II soldiers keep up on their job tasks better during
the scenario? Operational performance tests should measure how well the
three groups function under continuous combat-simulations. This given
sleep discipline approach has to show via Group II that effects on perfor-
mance from sleep loss are duly lessened. Voluntary control (equipment
dependent) of sleep must have acceptable evidence to indicate personnel
are able to learn sleep reactions are self directed following the ARAT/
MIST cue encoding system.
A controlled evaluation of the MIST stereophonic stimulation will
compare and contrast individual and group variables according to the test
treatments experienced. Several data gathering instruments and question-
naires will be designed to insure that all sglient data points are sampled
for the test program. Data are to be projected for measurement criteria
associated the designated test requirements. That is, questions are to be
presented for approval in each analysis format for the proposed range of
experiences and use of biofeedback equipment. Several analysis formats
will produce a convergence of objective, observed, and metered data sets
to test the authorized performance requirements. Instrumentation is to be
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introducéd to be as unobtrusive as possible, so that data collection as an
on-going process will not affect th data as such. Data collection is to
be continuously monitored by research personnel and approved observers to
have Cormeen ag sets and time lines increasing the precision of
analysis.
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