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- #include <curses.h>
-
- instructions ()
- {
- erase ();
- printw (" The BIORHYTHM theory postulates that");
- printw (" there are certain\nmetabolic rhythms that");
- printw (" have a constant cycle time in");
- printw (" the human\nbody,and are known as inner clocks.\n");
- printw (" Two phyicians, one a contemporary of ");
- printw ("Freud, concurrently\ndescribed a 23-day cycle that");
- printw (" correlated with physical\nvitality, endurance");
- printw (" and energy; and a 28-day cycle that\n");
- printw ("corresponds to sesitivity, intuition, and ");
- printw ("cheerfulness. A\nthird cycle was observed by");
- printw (" a professor and others in the\n1920s and 1930s");
- printw (" and is a 33-day cognetive or intellectual\n");
- printw ("cycle that relates to mental alertness and ");
- printw ("judgment.\n All three cycles start up");
- printw (" from birth or the beginning of\nindependant");
- printw (" life.\nThe days on which the median (0) line");
- printw (" is crossed are\ncalled critical days,");
- printw (" especially for the physical and\nsensitivity");
- printw (" cycles and are when accidents are the most");
- printw (" likely\nto occur. The HIGH (+) periods in");
- printw (" the various cycles are the\ntimes when you");
- printw (" should have most energy, be most cheerful,\n");
- printw ("outgoing and mentally alert. The LOW (-) times");
- printw (" are regarded\nas recuperative periods.\n");
- printw (" - Median Line (0 - line)\n");
- printw (" P Physical Cycle (23 - day)\n");
- printw (" S Sensitivity Cycle (28 - day)\n");
- printw (" I Intellectual Cycle (33 - day)\n");
- noecho ();
- attrset (A_REVERSE);
- move (23, 25);
- printw ("PRESS ANY KEY TO BEGIN");
- attrset (0);
- refresh ();
- getch ();
- echo ();
- }
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