Publications by authors named "Nathan Andrews"
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- The nervous system interacts with the immune system through neuropeptides, especially during stress responses.
- This study examined salivary neuropeptide levels (like oxytocin and β-Endorphin) in fire recruits undergoing a stress training exercise, finding that levels increased during stress and recovery.
- Higher salivary neuropeptide levels were correlated with greater self-assessed hardiness, suggesting a link between neuropeptide activity and stress resilience, which may be relevant for high-stress jobs like firefighting.
To assess existing evidence and identify gaps in the integrative framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for their potential to advance cross-sectoral perspectives and actions that connect health equity with the land-water-energy nexus in a watershed context. Five bibliographic databases were searched from 2016 to 2021. This yielded an initial 226 publications, which were screened for titles, abstracts, and full texts on DistillerSR; resulting in a final 30 publications that were studied.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe effects of automated scatter feeders on captive grizzly bear activity budgets.
J Appl Anim Welf Sci
November 2014
Although captive bears are popular zoo attractions, they are known to exhibit high levels of repetitive behaviors (RBs). These behaviors have also made them particularly popular subjects for welfare research. To date, most research on ursid welfare has focused on various feeding methods that seek to increase time spent searching for, extracting, or consuming food.
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