Heart rate variability (HRV) is a noninvasive marker of cardiac autonomic regulation, suitable for use in monitoring training adaptation and recovery in athletes. Group-level analyses may mask significant interindividual variability in responses to t...
Background: Objective training load (TL) indexes used in resistance training lack physiological significance. This study was aimed to provide a muscle physiology-based approach for quantifying TL in resistance exercises (REs). Methods: Following indi...
Haloxylon ammodendron, a perennial xero-halophyte, is an essential species for investigating the effects of drought on desert tree. To gain a comprehensive knowledge on the responses of H. ammodendron to drought stress, we specially performed the mol...
Stocking density plays an important role in P. monodon aquaculture. However, its underlying molecular mechanisms remain unknown. In this work, after a 40-day culture period, we studied the effects of different stocking densities (G1: 50, G2: 100, G3:...
The co-occurrence of soil drought and cadmium (Cd) pollution represents an important combined-stress scenario in degraded alpine grasslands, yet comparative responses of native Elymus forage grasses remain poorly resolved. Seedlings of E. sibiricus c...
Drought stress is the major abiotic factor threatening maize (Zea mays L.) yield globally. Therefore, revealing the molecular mechanisms fundamental to drought tolerance in maize becomes imperative. Herein, we conducted a comprehensive comparative an...
Insect hemocytic cell lines offer substantial advantages over primary, in vivo hemocyte cultures, fundamentally transforming experimental approaches in cellular immunology and related fields. Selected Malacosoma disstria cell lines were characterized...
Tobacco prefers nitrate as a nitrogen (N) source. However, little is known about the molecular components responsible for nitrate uptake and the physiological responses of cigar tobacco to N deficiency. In this study, a total of 117 nitrate transport...
High carbonate alkalinity (CA) is a major constraint on shrimp culture in saline–alkaline waters. The hepatopancreas is central to shrimp immunity and metabolic regulation. Litopenaeus vannamei underwent a 7-day exposure period to 5 mmol/L CA,...
Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is a highly productive crop economically significant for food, cosmetics, and biofuels. Abiotic stresses such as low water availability, salt accumulation, and high temperatures severely impact oil palm growth, phys...
Low nitrogen (LN) availability is a major constraint limiting plant vegetative growth and reproductive development. To investigate the physiological and molecular mechanisms underlying LN stress in tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea), a comprehensive a...
Cassava is one of the most versatile tuberous-root crops on Earth. However, the postharvest storage properties of cassava tuberous root mean that it is perishable through a process known as postharvest physiological deterioration (PPD), which serious...
Climate change increases drought events, resulting in lower agricultural productivity. Almond trees (Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb) are drought-tolerant; however, prolonged periods of water deficit can affect plant growth and productivity. The phys...
In a previous work, some bacterial strains isolated from the Saline di Tarquinia marine salterns (Viterbo, Italy) showed very unusual growth profiles in relation to temperature and salinity variations when grown in solid media. In particular, Salinic...
Agriculture needs solutions for adapting crops to increasing salinity globally. Research on physiological and molecular responses activated by salinity is needed to elucidate mechanisms of salinity tolerance. Transcriptome profiling (RNA-Seq) is a po...
Background: Drought, N deficiency and herbivory are considered the most important stressors caused by climate change in the agro- and eco-systems and varied in space and time shaping highly dynamic and heterogeneous stressful environments. This study...
The chickpea (Cicer arieitnum L.) is an important food legume crop of the family Fabaceae with high protein levels that is widely grown in rainfed areas prone to drought stress. It is a self-pollinated cool season crop with a true diploid (2n = 16) n...
12 November 2021
No research that has analyzed the structural characteristics, physiological profile, and energy demands in the game of table tennis as played by women is available. The present study aimed to evaluate the physiological, metabolic, and temporal variab...
Soil salinity severely limits grapevine (Vitis spp.) growth and productivity, yet the mechanisms distinguishing tolerant and sensitive rootstocks remain incompletely understood. We compared the salt-tolerant rootstock ‘SO4’ with the salt-...
Investigating the optimal planting strategies for brassica vegetables under variable climatic conditions is essential for developing sustainable production systems in northern agricultural regions. However, comprehensive knowledge about how planting...
Yeast taxonomy was introduced based on the idea that physiological properties would help discriminate species, thus assuming a strong link between physiology and taxonomy. However, the instability of physiological characteristics within species confi...
Objectives: To characterise multidomain physiological responses to a maximal cycling effort and identify consistent physiological responder profiles. A secondary objective was to compare professionals and amateurs and assess the practical value of th...
Conventional in vitro drug evaluation relies largely on static concentration–response assays that fail to reproduce the dynamic pharmacokinetic (PK) profiles observed in vivo, contributing to the gap between preclinical findings and clinical ou...
Stress coping style (SCS) is crucial for animal welfare in the context of breeding. The link between behavioural traits and physiological responses to external stimuli is increasingly recognized and could orient the selection of appropriate SCSs for...
Thymus is one of the best known genera within the Labiatae (Lamiaceae) family, with more than 200 species and many medicinal and culinary uses. The effects of prolonged drought on lipid profile were investigated in tolerant and sensitive thyme plants...
Pregnancy is followed by complex and intense physiological changes in the maternal body, whose goal is to provide all the needs of the mother and the growing fetus. The endocrine system and thermoregulation integrate physiologic responses and play an...
Connecting train operators’ physiological responses with activation delay consequences remains a methodological challenge in railway safety research. This study combines physiological characterization with an independent illustrative cyber&ndas...
Tenrecs are heterothermic burrowing mammals, which are capable of withstanding extreme environmental stressors, including during hibernation. Their phylogenetic position as reminiscent of an ancestral placental mammal makes tenrecs a unique model for...
Background/Objectives: Spinal excitability may undergo adaptive modulation in response to training load, sport-specific demands, and fatigue. While high-impact sports are known to influence reflex responsiveness, the extent to which these changes dif...
Understanding the impact of drought stress on Arabica coffee physiology and metabolism is essential in the pursuit of developing drought-resistant varieties. In this study, we explored the physiological and metabolite changes in coffee genotypes exhi...
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is an efficient exercise strategy capable of eliciting acute cardiovascular and metabolic responses. Blood flow restriction (BFR) and normobaric hypoxia (NH) have been proposed as exposures to intensify physiol...
The pacing of a marathon is arguably the most challenging aspect for runners, particularly in avoiding a sudden decline in speed, or what is colloquially termed a “wall”, occurring at approximately the 30 km mark. To gain further insight...
15 January 2019
The effects of forest activities on health promotion have received increasing attention. The aim of this study was to evaluate the physiological and psychological effects of brief walks in forests on young women. The experiments were conducted in 6 f...
We examined the physiological demands of trained rowers across four exercise intensity domains (considering the effects of weight category and sex). Twenty-four trained rowers (12 lightweight and 12 heavyweight) performed 7 × 3 min incremental...
Hormonomics represents an innovative approach to plant physiology and biochemistry. We utilized hormonomics to analyze the hormone profiles of three lily bulbs. The hormones specifically enriched in BiFeng7 lily show a strong response to secondary me...
Previous literature highlights the effects of forests on reviving psychological and physiological health. Given that middle-aged women are vulnerable to stress due to the transition in their lives, the purpose of this study was to investigate the eff...
Seasonal influenza is a primary public health burden in the USA and globally. Annual vaccination programs are designed on the basis of circulating influenza viral strains. However, the effectiveness of the seasonal influenza vaccine is highly variabl...
Background/Objectives: The pathophysiological background of the processes activated by physical activity in patients with heart failure (HF) is not fully understood. Proteomic studies can help to preliminarily identify new protein markers for unknown...
Antheraea pernyi is an important lepidopteran used as a model insect species to investigate immune responses, development, and metabolism modulation. DNA methylation has recently been found to control various physiological processes throughout the li...
Long-term space missions affect the gut microbiome of astronauts, especially the viability of some pathogens. Probiotics may be an effective solution for the management of gut microbiomes, but there is a lack of studies regarding the physiology of pr...
9 November 2015
In recent times, attention has been focused on the role of urban green spaces in promoting human health and well-being. However, there is a lack of evidence-based research on the physiological effects of walking in urban green areas. This study aimed...
With rapidly changing marine ecosystems, shifts in abundance and distribution are being documented for a variety of intertidal species. We examined two adjacent populations of Pacific razor clams (Siliqua patula) in lower Cook Inlet, Alaska. One popu...
22 January 2022
Nature therapy and forest bathing (FB) have been shown to have quantifiable positive effects on human health, but the physiological effects of a guided interactive nature activity remain unexplored. Autonomic nervous system responses to a guided natu...
Drought stress is a major limiting factor for alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) production in arid and semi-arid regions. Cold plasma treatment has emerged as a promising physical technology for improving seed germination and stress tolerance, but its und...
Temperature is a critical environmental factor that influences the growth, development, metabolism, and overall physiological performance of fish. Eleutheronema tetradactylum is an economically significant fish species; however, its molecular mechani...
Hemp (Cannabis sativa) is a multi-use crop garnering newfound attention from researchers and consumers. While interest has emerged, a lack of substantiated research still exists regarding effects of adverse weather events on physiological health and...
Grapevine cultivation, such as the whole horticulture, is currently challenged by several factors, among which the extreme weather events occurring under the climate change scenario are the most relevant. Within this context, the present study aims a...
Marine mammals, now more than ever, are exposed to environmental and anthropogenic stressors. A better understanding of stress physiology in marine mammals is warranted in order to assist in conservation efforts. This study screened gene expression p...
Background: This study was part of a larger comprehensive project (BIOACID) addressing the physiological resilience of Polar cod, Boreogadus saida, to ocean acidification and global warming and aimed to unravel underlying molecular mechanisms of the...
Judo competition is characterized structurally by weight category, which raises the importance of physiological control training in judo. The aim of the present review was to examine scientific papers on the physiological profile of the judokas, main...
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