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  2. Sleep (system call) - Wikipedia

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    On Windows, the Sleep() function takes a single parameter of the number of milliseconds to sleep. The Sleep() function is included in kernel32.dll. [1]The Sleep() function has a resolution no higher than the current timer resolution, typically 16ms but at minimum 1ms, adjustable via the timeBeginPeriod() family of "media timer" APIs.

  3. For Insomniacs, This Counterintuitive Sleep Method Might Be ...

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    So let’s say you're attempting to consolidate sleep from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. After you tuck in the rest of your family and pets at their earlier hours, you should spend the pre-bedtime hours ...

  4. This Viral Sleep Method Promises to Help You Doze Off in 2 ...

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    The Military Sleep Method is simply a new way of marketing certain well-documented relaxation methods, and it may very well work, though the promise of two minutes is not particularly realistic.

  5. Cognitive shuffle - Wikipedia

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    The cognitive shuffle is based on Beaudoin’s somnolent information processing theory. [5] [13] The somnolent information processing theory postulates the existence of a sleep onset control system that evolved to ensure that falling asleep tends to happen when it is evolutionarily opportune (safe, timely) to fall asleep. [14]

  6. sleep (command) - Wikipedia

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    A sleep command is also part of ASCII's MSX-DOS2 Tools for MSX-DOS version 2. [8] In PowerShell, sleep is a predefined command alias for the Start-Sleep cmdlet which serves the same purpose. [9] Microsoft also provides a sleep resource kit tool for Windows which can be used in batch files or the command prompt to pause the execution and wait ...

  7. I Tried the Scandinavian Sleep Method & It Helped Me ... - AOL

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    The Scandinavian sleep method is rooted in the traditions of countries such as Sweden, Denmark, and Norway. It calls for each partner to snuggle up and sleep under their own personal duvet to ...

  8. Busy waiting - Wikipedia

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    Busy-waiting itself can be made much less wasteful by using a delay function (e.g., sleep()) found in most operating systems. This puts a thread to sleep for a specified time, during which the thread will waste no CPU time. If the loop is checking something simple then it will spend most of its time asleep and will waste very little CPU time.

  9. Disk-over-water method - Wikipedia

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    The disk-over-water method is a technique for causing sleep deprivation in laboratory animals. The subject—for example, a rat [1] or pigeon [2] —is placed on a disk. When the subject shows signs of falling asleep, the disk begins to slowly rotate, at a few revolutions per minute. The subject must walk to keep pace with the disk, or it will ...