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Providing straw to allow exploratory behaviour in a pig experimental system does not modify putative indicators of positive welfare: peripheral oxytocin and serotonin

Animal, 2018
Numerous studies have shown that providing straw to pigs can reduce undesirable behaviours such as aggression, tail biting and stereotypy. The measurement of various neuromodulators can be helpful in assessing the development of positive behaviours and ...
M. Marcet Rius, A. Cozzi, C. Bienboire-Frosini, E. Teruel, C. Chabaud, P. Monneret, J. Leclercq, C. Lafont-Lecuelle, P. Pageat   +8 more
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Efectos del ejercicio grupal de moderada intensidad sobre la presión arterial y capacidad funcional en mujeres posmenopáusicas hipertensas. [Effects of moderate-intensity group exercise on blood pressure and functional capacity in hypertensive post-menopausal women].

Revista Internacional de Ciencias del Deporte, 2021
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a proposal of moderate-intensity group exercise (EGMI) program on blood pressure (BP) and functional capacity (VO2peak) in hypertensive post-menopausal women. Thirty female volunteers (63.36±1.06 y; 158.
Diego A. Bonilla, Carlos Hernán Méndez Díaz, Orlando José Angulo Ceballos, Jhoanna Andrea Cruz Ramírez, José Luis Chaves Rengifo, Salvador Vargas-Molina, Jorge L Petro, Luis Hebert Palma Pulido   +7 more
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Applied high-intensity interval cardio yoga improves cardiometabolic fitness, energetic contributions, and metabolic flexibility in healthy adults

Frontiers in Physiology, 2023
Purpose: Currently, there is no interventional approach to increase the intensity of Surya Namaskar a popular hatha yoga sequence used worldwide.
So-Young Park, Woo-Hwi Yang, Woo-Hwi Yang   +2 more
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The Impact of Equine-Assisted Therapy on Equine Behavioral and Physiological Responses

Animals, 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, Cécile Bienboire-Frosini, Fanny Menuge, Julien Leclercq, Céline Lafont-Lecuelle, Sana Arroub, Patrick Pageat   +6 more
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Responses of soluble protein contents and antioxidant enzyme activities in leaves of eight mangrove species seedlings to light intensities

Guangxi Zhiwu, 2023
The restoration and reconstruction of mangrove wetland ecosystem is one of the key research fields in ecological restoration in the coastal zone of South China.
Yimin ZHU, Ting LI, Yuhang JING, Honglin CAO, Wanhui YE, Hao SHEN   +5 more
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Equine Activities Influence Horses’ Responses to Different Stimuli: Could This Have an Impact on Equine Welfare?

Animals, 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, Cécile Bienboire-Frosini, Izabela Kowalczyk, Julien Leclercq, Sana Arroub, Patrick Pageat   +5 more
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Festuca coelestis Increases Drought Tolerance and Nitrogen Use via Nutrient Supply–Demand Relationship on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Plants, 2023
Drought and nutrient deficiency pose great challenges to the successful establishment of native plants on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The dominant factors and strategies that affect the adaptation of alpine herbs to dry and nutrient-deficient environments
Ningning Zhao, Xingrong Sun, Shuai Hou, Sujie Ma, Guohao Chen, Zelin Chen, Xiangtao Wang, Zhixin Zhang   +7 more
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The Pecularities of Feeding Foreign Students in the Conditions of Adaptation to the Sharp Continental Climate of Russia

Vestnik Volgogradskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta. Seriâ 11. Estestvennye Nauki, 2014
The authors discuss the physiological aspects of Indian students adaptation to the conditions of sharp continental climate of Russia, the questions of maintaining the heat homeostasis in the process of the functional rebuild of a human organism during ...
Severin Aleksandr Evgenyevich, Panchenko Lidiya Sergeevna   +1 more
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Medición de la motivación deportiva en primaria a través de una escala pictórica. [Measurement sports motivation in primary through a pictorial scale].

Revista Internacional de Ciencias del Deporte, 2021
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a proposal of moderate-intensity group exercise (EGMI) program on blood pressure (BP) and functional capacity (VO2peak) in hypertensive post-menopausal women. Thirty female volunteers (63.36±1.06 y; 158.
Juan Antonio Moreno-Murcia, Noelia Belando, Cordelia Estévez, Elisa Huéscar   +3 more
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Physiological, Immune Response, Antioxidant Capacity and Lipid Metabolism Changes in Grazing Sheep during the Cold Season

Animals, 2022
Mongolian sheep are characteristically cold-tolerant. However, their cold adaptive processes, such as the physiological feedback adjustments that occur during the cold season, remain unexplored.
Yanmei Zhang, Yabo Zhao, Changqing Li, Li Wang, Feng Tian, Hai Jin   +5 more
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