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It is well known in the poultry industry that fear and stress experienced during the handling of day-old chicks in commercial hatcheries can have long-lasting effects on their behavior later in life. These hatchery-related stresses are more intense a...

The unilateral 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) model of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the most commonly used in rodents. The anatomical, metabolic, and behavioral changes that occur after severe and stable 6-OHDA lesions have been extensively s...

Information on factors influencing the behavioral responses of mosquitoes to repellents is lacking and poorly understood, especially in the Anopheles species, night-biting mosquitoes. Our goal was to investigate the impact of different time periods o...

Neuropsychiatric disorders are a public health concern, in which diagnosis and prognosis may be based on clinical symptoms that might often diverge across individuals. Schizophrenia is a major neuropsychiatric disorder, which may affect millions worl...

Comminution tests are an important element in the proper design of ore beneficiation plants. In the past, test work has been conducted for particular representative reference samples. Within geometallurgy the entire ore body is explored in order to f...

The objective of the study was to evaluate behavioral observation procedures and tests to characterize sows’ behavior for their suitability for free farrowing systems. Nest building activity (NB), lying-down behavior (LDB), and position after lying d...

This study focuses on the rat activity in a hole–board setting that we considered a type of exploratory behavior. The general hypothesis is based on the claim that a motivational mechanism is central to both the response to novelty in a highly famili...

Behavioral characteristics are the most influential factor in the success of a working dog. The need for highly capable detection dogs continues to rise; but reliable methods for early selection are lacking. The current study aimed to assess the reli...

Wet-running multi-plate clutches should be prevented from failing due to the often safety-relevant functions they fulfill in the drive train. In addition to long-term damage, spontaneous damage is of particular relevance for failures. This paper focu...

Unregulated private wells may be at risk for certain types of contamination associated with adverse health effects. Well water testing is a primary method to identify such risks, although testing rates are generally low. Risk communication is used as...

Rodent models of brain disorders including neurodevelopmental, neuropsychiatric, and neurodegenerative diseases are essential for increasing our understanding of underlying pathology and for preclinical testing of potential treatments. Some of the mo...

This study investigated the prevalence of and factors associated with behavioral intention to take up any type of HIV testing and HIV self-testing (HIVST) in the next six months among male migrant workers, who were at high risk of HIV infection, in S...

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing is confirmed as a preventive strategy for HIV control. However, the testing rate and risk behaviors of HIV-negative men who have sex with men (MSM) remain unclear. We aimed to examine factors associated with...

Many neurobehavioral tests are used for the assessment of human-like behaviors in animals. Most of them were developed in rodents and are used for the assessment of animal models that mimic human neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders (NDD...

Deep penetration of distributed generators have created several stability and operation issues for power systems. In order to address these, inverters with advanced capabilities such as frequency and reactive power support the grid. Known also as Sma...

The clevis-grip tensile test is usually employed to evaluate the mechanical properties of textile reinforced concrete (TRC) composites, which is actually a bond test and is unsuitable for determining reliable design parameters. Thus, the clevis-grip...

Earthquake disasters can threaten human life and cause property damage. The dynamic analysis of the ground performance of the seismic field is essential. In this study, numerical analysis is used to predict the dynamic behavior and response analysis...

This study investigates the mechanical behavior of various plastic materials through tensile and scratch testing. Three polypropylene-based composites—PP-GB30GF10, PP-TD40, and PP-GF20—were subjected to uniaxial tensile tests in accordanc...

This paper aims to clarify the shear deformation behavior of double-layer asphalt mixtures using the virtual uniaxial penetration test (UPT) with a discrete element method. For this purpose, asphalt mixtures with two different nominal maximum aggrega...

Different temperatures and continuous loads have significant effects on the long-term performance of asphalt concrete facings. The effects of temperature and stress on creep strain and creep rate were analyzed by designing a bending creep test of imp...

Non-invasive measures are preferred when assessing animal welfare. Differences in behavioral and physiological responses toward a stressor could be the result of the selection of horses for specific uses. Behavioral and physiological responses of wor...

Soil-testing formula fertilization technology is a powerful tool for preserving arable land and ensuring food security. The purpose of this study was to investigate farmers’ acceptance intentions and behavioral responses to soil-testing formula...

Ethical concerns about risks to minor adolescents participating in HIV prevention research is a barrier to their inclusion. One concern is whether HIV testing and results disclosure venue affects the health and behavior of adolescent participants. We...

This article discusses the critical thermal behavior of a magnetically levitated spindle for fatigue testing of cylinders made of fiber reinforced plastic. These cylinders represent the outer-rotor of a kinetic energy storage. The system operates und...

Despite the success of HIV prevention drugs such as PrEP, HIV incident transmission rates remain a significant problem in the United States. A life-course perspective, including experiences of childhood adversity, may be useful in addressing the HIV...

In this study, a full-scale train bogie derailment test was conducted. For this, test methodologies to describe the wheel-climbing derailment of the train bogie and to obtain accurate test data were proposed. The derailment test was performed with th...

Scratch testing is a contact mechanics based nondestructive testing method that, if correctly evaluated, can give a lot of information about the material and tribological behavior of a material. In contrast to the situation with another contact-based...

This study investigates the dynamic response characteristics of aluminum foam materials under low to medium-high velocity impact loading, elucidating their deformation mechanisms and energy absorption capabilities through an integrated experimental a...

A questionnaire on explanatory variables for each behavior of the 24-h movement behaviors (i.e., physical activity, sedentary behavior, sleep) was developed based on three levels of the socio-ecological model, i.e., the intrapersonal level, interpers...

Driving behavior is the main basis for evaluating the performance of an unmanned vehicle. In simulation tests of unmanned vehicles, in order for simulation results to be approximated to the actual results as much as possible, model of driving behavio...

Corrosion processes are complex in nature and their studies have become an interdisciplinary research field, combining fundamental sciences and engineering. As the quantification of corrosion processes is affected by many variables, standard guidelin...

In order to study the shear behavior of the interface between sand and structure, a series of shear tests were carried out using an HJ-1 ring shear apparatus (Nanjing, China). First, through the monotonic shear tests, the loose sand and dense sand we...

In general, the stone pagoda structures with discontinuous surfaces are vulnerable to lateral forces and are severely damaged by earthquakes. After the Gyeongju earthquake in 2016 and the Pohang earthquake in 2017, numerous stone pagoda structures we...

Conventional coalbed methane (CBM) reservoir models for injection fall-off testing often disregard the quadratic pressure gradient’s impact. This omission leads to discrepancies in simulating the transient behavior of formation fluids and extra...

(1) Background: In the present pilot study, we examined the response of cortisol to a digital version of the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) and corresponding eating preferences in non-overweight and overweight adolescents. (2) Methods: The experimen...

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a neuroinflammatory disorder, which is histopathologically characterized by multifocal inflammatory demyelinating lesions affecting both the central nervous system’s white and grey matter. Especially during the progre...

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by the accumulation of amyloid β (Aβ) plaques in the brain, leading to cognitive impairment and other clinical symptoms. The 5XFAD mouse model is commonly used in AD research because it expres...

Due to its good conductive properties, unalloyed (pure) aluminum, such as EN AW-1050A H24, finds new fields of application in electromobility. To optimize components, the cyclic material behavior must be understood and described precisely as a founda...

In this study, the behavior of MnS particles in a steel matrix is investigated through in situ tensile testing and digital image correlation (DIC) analysis. The goal of this research is to understand the mechanical behavior of MnS inclusions based on...

The present study’s aim was to assess the test−retest reliability (TRR) of the ‘Welfare Quality® animal welfare assessment protocol for sows and piglets’ focusing on the welfare principle ‘appropriate behavior’...

A steel modular building is a highly prefabricated form of steel construction. It offers rapid assembly, a high degree of industrialization, and an environmentally friendly construction site. To promote the application of multi-story steel modular bu...

In this study, we investigated the hot deformation behavior and microstructural evolution of a novel high-magnesium-content (high-Mg) aluminum alloy, bridging the disciplines of material processing and physical metallurgy. Uniaxial hot compression te...

This work presents the results of experimental and finite element modeling studies of impact behavior on the response of a high content of manganese steel blanks with a 1.2 mm thickness of sheets, known also commercially as Hadfield steel (an austeni...

To explore the potential application of concrete-filled double-skin steel tubular (CFDST) structures in wind turbine towers, this study carried out wind tunnel tests to explore the aerodynamic behavior of CFDST tower-based wind turbine systems. Two s...

Soil nailing combined with prestressed anchors has a good workability and is relatively cheap in constraining the horizontal displacement. Current research on the technique, whether theoretical analyses, numerical simulations, or model tests, was con...

Deicing salt effectively melts ice and snow to maintain traffic flow in seasonal freezing zones, but its erosion effect compromises the water stability and structural integrity of asphalt pavements. To comprehensively explore the impacts of salt eros...

Major depression disorder (MDD) has become a common life-threatening disorder. Despite the number of studies and the introduced antidepressants, MDD remains a major global health issue. Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) is traditionally used for food...

There is an emerging, many-dimensional model of human functioning that has yet to be rigorously tested in adolescent psychopathology. The model is based, in part, on research suggesting stronger predictive power at the level of single items compared...

Miniaturized components for enhanced integrated functionality or thin sheets for lightweight applications often consist of face-centered cubic metals. They exhibit good strength, corrosion resistance, formability and recyclability. Microfabrication t...

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training teaches participants how to assist people experiencing mental health problems and crises. Observed behavioral assessments, post-training, are lacking, and the literature largely focuses on self-reported measure...