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Alert or ALERT may refer to: * Alertness, the state of active attention by high sensory awareness. Places * Alert, Iran * Alert, Indiana, U.S. * Alert, North Carolina, U.S. * Alert, Ohio, U.S. * Alert, Nunavut, Canada ** Alert Airport * Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada * Alert Channel, in Stromness Bay, South Georgia * Alert Cove, in Stromness Bay, South Georgia Ships * CS Alert, CS ''Alert'', the name of several cable-laying ships * HMS Alert, HMS ''Alert'', the name of several ships of the British Royal Navy **Alert-class sloop * SS Alert, SS ''Alert'', a steamship that sank off Victoria, Australia in 1893 * USS Alert, USS ''Alert'' or USCGC ''Alert'', the name of several ships of the US Navy or US Coast Guard * Alert (sternwheeler 1865), ''Alert'' (sternwheeler 1865), a steamboat in Oregon, U.S. Other uses * Alert (bridge), in the card game of bridge * Alert (gum), a caffeinated gum product * Alert (interbank network), now STAR * Alert (motorcycle), an English motorcycle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alertness
Alertness is a state of active attention characterized by high sensory awareness. Someone who is alert is vigilant and promptly meets danger or emergency, or is quick to perceive and act. Alertness is a psychological and physiological state. Lack of alertness is a symptom of a number of conditions, including narcolepsy, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, Addison's disease, and sleep deprivation. Pronounced lack of alertness is an altered level of consciousness. States with low levels of alertness include drowsiness. The word is formed from "alert", which comes from the Italian (on the watch, literally: on the height; 1618). Wakefulness refers mainly to differences between the sleep and waking states; vigilance refers to sustained alertness and concentration. Both terms are sometimes used synonymously with alertness. Importance and difficulty People who have to be alert during their jobs, such as air traffic controllers or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
