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Geometric morphometrics and molecular systematics of Xanthocnemis sobrina (McLachlan, 1873) (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) and comparison to its congeners
(Magnolia Press, 2016-02-09)
The taxonomy of the damselfly genus Xanthocnemis is revised, with particular focus on populations inhabiting the North Island of New Zealand. Earlier studies revealed two species: X. sobrina, restricted to cool, shaded ...
The relationship between meeting vigorous physical activity recommendations and burnout symptoms among adolescents: An exploratory study with vocational students
(Human Kinetics on behalf of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, 2015-04)
This study examines how students who met the current recommendations for vigorous physical activity (VPA) of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) differ ...
Long-term effectiveness of the New Zealand Green Prescription primary health care exercise initiative
(Elsevier on behalf of the Royal Society for Public Health, 2016-11)
The rising incidence of non-communicable diseases in western countries is being driven by poor lifestyle choices, including increasingly inadequate physical activity. The aim of this study was to quantify the effectiveness ...
Hypoxic training improves blood pressure, nitric oxide and hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha in hypertensive patients
(Springer Nature, 2020-06-10)
Purpose: To examine the effects of intermittent hypoxic breathing at rest (IHR) or during exercise (IHT) on blood pressure and nitric oxide metabolites (NOx) and hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha levels (HIF-1α) over a ...
Spidroins and silk fibers of aquatic spiders
(Springer Nature, 2019-09-20)
Spiders are commonly found in terrestrial environments and many rely heavily on their silks for fitness related tasks such as reproduction and dispersal. Although rare, a few species occupy aquatic or semi-aquatic habitats ...
Representing interconversions among volatile fatty acids in the Molly cow model
(Elsevier on behalf of the American Dairy Science Association, 2017-05)
The Molly cow model uses fixed stoichiometric coefficients for predicting volatile fatty acid (VFA) production from the fermented individual dietary nutrient fractions of forage and concentrate. We previously showed that ...
Design and characterisation of a polyethylene oxide matrix with the potential use as a teat insert for prevention/treatment of bovine mastitis
(Springer US on behalf of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, 2015-01)
© 2014, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists.This manuscript reports (for the first time) on antibiotic-free polymeric inserts for the prevention and/or treatment of bovine mastitis. Polyethylene oxide (PEO)-based ...
Differences in mitochondrial DNA inheritance and function align with body conformation in genetically lean and fat sheep
(Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Society of Animal Science, 2015-05-01)
Body weight and adiposity are determined by the balance between energy intake, energy expenditure, and nutrient deposition. We have identified differences in appetite-regulating peptides in sheep selectively bred to be ...
Grazing dairy cows with low milk urea nitrogen breeding values excrete less urinary urea nitrogen
(Elsevier, 2020-10-15)
There is an increasing pressure on temperate pastoral dairy production systems to reduce environmental impacts, coming from the inefficient use of N by cows in the form of excessive urinary N excretion and subsequent N ...
Variation in the toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) gene affects milk traits in dairy cows
(Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Institute of Food Research and the Hannah Research Institute, 2017-11)
The objective of this Research Communication was to use polymerase chain reaction-single stranded conformational polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) analysis to investigate a region of the bovine TLR4 gene (TLR4) in pasture-fed New ...