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The provision of toys to pigs can improve the human-animal relationship

open access: yesPorcine Health Management, 2020
It is now widely recognised that a positive human-animal relationship is beneficial not only for farm animals’ welfare but also for productivity and the quality of products.
Míriam Marcet-Rius   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Impact of Equine-Assisted Therapy on Equine Behavioral and Physiological Responses

open access: yesAnimals, 2019
Equine-assisted therapies (EATs) have been widely used in the treatment of patients with mental or physical conditions. However, studies on the influence of equine-assisted therapy (EAT) on equine welfare are very recent, and the need for further ...
Tiago Mendonça   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bacterial Adaptation to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields Based on Experiences from Ionizing Radiation [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering
Bacteria, part of the three domains of life (Eukarya, Archaea, and Bacteria), are constantly exposed to man-made electromagnetic fields, which often exceed the intensity of natural electromagnetic sources.
Ilham Said-Salman   +4 more
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A physiological adaptation to undernutrition

open access: yesAnnals of Human Biology, 1994
A total of 432 children under the age of 10 years were measured for height and weight, and the morbidity and mortality indices were studied in six counties of the maize region of the state of Yucatán, Mexico. Undernutrition, because of its relationship to morbidity and mortality, was considered an important selection factor operating between the ages ...
G, Balam, F, Gurri
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Adaptation improves face trustworthiness discrimination [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Adaptation to facial characteristics, such as gender and viewpoint, has been shown to both bias our perception of faces and improve facial discrimination.
Milena Petrova Dzhelyova   +15 more
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Equine Activities Influence Horses’ Responses to Different Stimuli: Could This Have an Impact on Equine Welfare?

open access: yesAnimals, 2019
The learning and cognitive challenges that horses may face differ according to the activities in which they are involved. The aim of this investigation was to study the influence of equine activities on the behavioral responses and autonomic nervous ...
Tiago Mendonça   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Thermal comfort prediction considering thermal adaptation based on facial temperature using thermal images and subjective indexes [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2023
The aim of this study is to predict thermal comfort based on a subjective evaluation index of occupants and thermal imaging data, which are physiological signals, while considering thermal adaptation.
Kim Sung-Kyung, Ryu Ji-Hye, Hong Won-Hwa
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of Contrast and Adaptation on the Perception of the Direction and Speed of Drifting Gratings [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
Three experiments were conducted to analyse the effect of contrast and adaptation state on the ability of human observers to discriminate the motion of drifting gratings.
Müller, Rolf   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Effect of a High-intensity Interval Training method on maximum oxygen consumption in Chilean schoolchildren

open access: yesUniversidad y Salud, 2017
Introduction: The low levels of maximum oxygen consumption (VO2max) evaluated in Chilean schoolchildren suggest the startup of trainings that improve the aerobic capacity.
Sergio Galdames-Maliqueo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Renal Physiological Adaptation to High Altitude: A Systematic Review

open access: yesFrontiers in Physiology, 2020
Background: Under normal physiological conditions, renal tissue oxygen is tightly regulated. At high altitude, a physiological challenge is imposed by the decrease in atmospheric oxygen.
Lisa M. Palubiski   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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