This research was designed to examine how early stimulation (i.e., handling), subsequent housing conditions and genetic factors interact to produce adult differences in stress regulation. High-aggressive (NC900) and low-aggressive (NC100) mice were handled for 3 weeks potspartum and were subsequently isolated or grouped until observed as adults in an open field or a dyadic test. In NC100, handl...

We present a new technique that enables software recovery in legacy applications by retrofitting exception-handling capabilities, error virtualization using rescue points. We introduce the idea of “rescue points” as program locations to which an application can recover its execution in the presence of failures. The use of rescue points reduces the chance of unanticipated execution paths thereby...

Pseudotolithus typus has been considered to hold great promise for fish farming in Africa, the having a wide geographical spread, high growth rate, resistance handling stress and well appreciated number of African countries.

This study aims to explore the experiences of nurses and identify coping strategies used overcome problems they face. The research design is descriptive phenomenology. results were 5 themes, researchers identified five, namely: 1) Sources work stress for in emergency unit, 2) doing other activities various 3) Coping with by improving self-ability, 4) performing constructive techniques, 5) Make ...

Ž . The effects of high dietary docosahexaenoic acid 22:6ny3, DHA and varying arachidonic Ž . acid 20:4ny6, AA were tested on growth, survival and resistance to handling stress in 5–35 day old gilthead seabream larvae. Three enrichment treatments differing in their DHArAA ratios Ž . Ž were fed to rotifers Brachionus rotundiformis and Artemia nauplii. The high DHA 35.9% . Ž . TFA enrichment trea...

Stressors can be psychological (restraint, handling, or novelty) or physical (hunger, thirst, fatigue, injury, or thermal extremes) (Grandin, 1997). Temperament has been associated with stress responsiveness in which higher concentrations of cortisol have been correlated with temperament of cattle (Curley et al., 2006; King et al., 2006). In addition, Smith and Grandin (1999) reported that appr...

In rodents, maternal pup interactions play an important role in programming the stress responsiveness of the adult organism. The aims of this study were 1) to determine the effect of different neonatal rearing conditions on acute and delayed stress-induced visceral sensitivity as well as on other measures of stress sensitivity of the adult animal; and 2) to determine the role of corticotropin-r...

Serotonin 1A (5-HT(1A)) receptors in brain play an important role in cognitive and integrative functions, as well as emotional states. Decreased brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expression and/or function, particularly in hippocampus, are implicated in the pathophysiology of stress-related disorders such as major depression. BDNF(+/-) mice are more vulnerable to stress than wild-type mi...

Two experiments were conducted to assess the stress response of broilers to catching and pretransport handling followed by different periods of crating. The short-term changes in selected biochemical indices were monitored at 1-min intervals within 10 min of crating after the catching and handling of broilers (experiment 1). These indices were further monitored at 15-min intervals for 2 h of cr...

Minimising stress for patients should always be a priority in the veterinary hospital. However, this is often overlooked. While a "no stress" environment is not possible, understanding how to create a "low stress" (sometimes called "fear-free") environment and how to handle animals in a less stressful manner benefits patients, staff and the hospital alike. Many veterinary practitioners believe ...