Interspecific territoriality may be adaptive if territories contain depletable resources that are valuable to both species, but it can also arise as a maladaptive by-product of intraspecific territoriality. In the latter scenario, sympatric species ought to diverge in ways that reduce interspecific fighting. We studied 4 Hetaerina damselfly species that can be found in sympatry in North America...

Play fighting in kindling-prone (FAST) and kindling-resistant (SLOW) rats: Potential genetic controls over the components of play. Even though the behavioral components of play fighting have been well characterized in the rat, little is known about the underlying neurobehavioral mechanisms that control them. FAST and S L O W lines of selectively-bred rats were used to determine whether the comp...

Oxidative stress with reactive oxygen species generation is a key weapon in the arsenal of the immune system for fighting invading pathogens and initiating tissue repair. If excessive or unresolved, however, immune-related oxidative stress can initiate further increasing levels of oxidative stress that cause organ damage and dysfunction. Targeting oxidative stress in various diseases therapeuti...

Purpose: This study aimed to explore the work adaptation experiences of new nurses who underwent stress while transitioning into workforce.Methods: In-depth semi-structured group and individual interviews were conducted with 18 working at a general hospital from December 2018 February 2019. Colaizzi’s phenomenological approach was followed for data analysis.Results: Four clusters themes drawn m...

Cybercriminals today are organized, sophisticated and have powerful resources at their fingertips. In most cases, attacks are initiated with specific targets and objectives in mind. The aim is to infiltrate hosts in networks and steal valuable data. The data may be personal information, accounts or intellectual property. This information can be used for future attacks (second stage) to further ...

Fighting infection fly-style" (2007). Infectious Diseases and Immunology Publications and Presentations. Paper 32.

High ranking of a Web site in search engines can be directly correlated to high revenues. This amplifies the phenomenon of Web spamming which can be defined as preparing or manipulating any features of Web documents or hosts to mislead search engines’ ranking algorithms to gain an undeservedly high position in search results. Web spam remarkably deteriorates the information quality available on...

With approximately 225 million new cases and 800,000 deaths annually, malaria exacts a tremendous toll—mostly on African children under the age of five. Late-stage trials of an advanced malaria vaccine candidate—which, if approved, would become the world’s first malaria vaccine—are under way, and it may be ready for use by 2015. This article recounts the pivotal roles in that achievement played...

Fighting fires and fatigue [2] This PhD began at the Bushfire CRC and was completed in 2016. Firefighters were recruited from across Australia to help gather important data on sleep behaviour during multi-day deployments. The results are important in managing firefighter health and safety, with this research contributing some of the first data about the sleep quantity and quality that firefight...