afternoon afternoon time day noon evening time sun descending sky somewhat terminus horizon west direction human life occupies roughly half standard work school day associated number concerns related health safety economic productivity generally early afternoon people eaten lunch corresponds decreased work performance decreased higher motor vehicle accidents usually terminology afternoon time occurring noon evening specific range time encompasses varies direction noon currently defined constant afternoon ends dependent evening begins standard definition period transition twelfth fourteenth centuries noon instead referred possible explanations include shifting times prayers midday meals concept noon defined afternoon referred narrower word afternoon derives noon attested year contained afternoon synonym standard marking word afternoon fifteenth sixteenth centuries shifted afternoon midland american english word evening encompass times noon night irish language contains different words mark time intervals late afternoon nightfall period considered mystical word afternoon refers relatively late period time life term confused noon separate words translation latin post meaning time midday midnight events afternoon time sun descending daytime peak afternoon sun moves roughly center sky deep west late afternoon sunlight particularly bright sun low angle sky standard working time countries goes morning late afternoon evening time takes place afternoon schools usually let afternoon effects living organisms body temperature animals typical blood levels increase blood sugar aid produced response stress stable afternoon decreasing morning levels environmental changes unrelated sleep daylight afternoon result time day considered optimal researchers studying stress levels plants generally highest levels day noon early afternoon owing sun high angle sky large crops earth caused tiny harmless fluctuations normal pattern atmospheric carbon dioxide levels crops large amounts carbon dioxide times process sharply drops late afternoon evening humans body temperature typically highest mid late afternoon human athletes tested physical exercise machines showed significant difference lunch owners factory farms advised use buildings east west opposed north south orientation house livestock east west orientation generally means thicker walls east west accommodate sun acute angle intense late afternoon animals hot likely afternoon especially early afternoon associated dip variety areas human productive functioning notably motor vehicle accidents common early afternoon drivers presumably recently finished lunch study motor accidents sweden found time far accidents compared trend influenced afternoon rush hour morning rush hour showed smaller increase finland accidents agriculture industry common afternoon specifically monday september psychology professor studying rhythms found students performed somewhat worse exams afternoon morning worse evening differences significant studies carried found subjects given tests traffic signs longer reaction times tested trends held studies complex abstract questions human productivity routinely decreases afternoon power plants shown significant reductions productivity afternoon compared morning largest differences occurring saturdays smallest 1950s study covering female factory workers months found productivity percent lower afternoon productive time hour work summarized differences came personal breaks activities workplace larger study found afternoon declines productivity greater longer work shifts important note humans share identical rhythms study italy spain students fill ranked scale results fairly standard bell curve levels course day significant scores categories participants evening types morning types intermediate types high levels roughly outside window levels corresponded scores
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