Physiological and Transcriptomic Comparison of Two Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) Cultivars With High/Low Cadmium Accumulation by Yuanzhi Fu, Yuanzhi Fu, Halyna Zhatova, Yuqing Li, Qiao Liu, Volodymyr Trotsenko, Chengqi Li

“…In this study, two sunflower cultivars 62\3 (high Cd) and JB231AC (low Cd), were chosen to compare physiological and transcriptomic responses at different Cd concentrations (0, 25, 50, and 100 μM). …”
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UV-B Irradiation Effect on Microalgae Performance in the Remediation of Effluent Derived from the Cigarette Butt Cleaning Process by Thais Huarancca Reyes, Lorenzo Mariotti, Carolina Chiellini, Lorenzo Guglielminetti, Gustavo Graciano Fonseca

“…UV-B-untreated microalgae were used as the control. Comparative physiological responses, including photosynthetic pigments and non-enzymatic antioxidants, as well as nicotine and nicotyrine removal, were evaluated in 7-day cultures. …”
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Lipidomics and Comparative Metabolite Excretion Analysis of Methanogenic Archaea Reveal Organism-Specific Adaptations to Varying Temperatures and Substrate Concentrations by Ruth-Sophie Taubner, Lydia M. F. Baumann, Michael Steiner, Kevin Pfeifer, Barbara Reischl, Kordian Korynt, Thorsten Bauersachs, Barbara Mähnert, Elisabeth L. Clifford, Jörn Peckmann, Bernhard Schuster, Daniel Birgel, Simon K.-M. R. Rittmann

“…Our results demonstrate the need for quantitative comparative physiological studies connecting intracellular and extracellular constraints of organisms to holistically investigate microbial responses to environmental conditions. …”
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Comparison of physiological and biochemical responses of local and commercial tomato varieties under water stress and rehydration by J.D. Peco, D. Pérez–López, A. Centeno, M.M. Moreno, J. Villena, R. Moratiel

“…This study aims to compare physiological and biochemical parameters among three local and three commercial resilient tomato varieties in response to water stress and rehydration. …”
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Understanding critically ill sepsis patients with normal serum lactate levels: results from U.S. and European ICU cohorts by Sauer, Christopher M., Gómez, Josep, Botella, Manuel Ruiz, Ziehr, David R., Oldham, William M., Gavidia, Giovana, Rodríguez, Alejandro, Elbers, Paul, Girbes, Armand, Bodi, Maria, Celi, Leo Anthony

“…Patients with normal serum lactate levels had lower 28-day mortality rates than those with high lactate levels (17% versus 40%) despite comparable physiologic phenotypes. While performance varied between datasets, logistic regression consistently performed best (area under the receiver operator curve 87–99%). …”
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Clonal integration enhances the performance of a clonal plant species under soil alkalinity stress. by Wenjun Zhang, Gaowen Yang, Juanjuan Sun, Jishan Chen, Yingjun Zhang

“…Clonal integration was estimated by comparing physiological and biomass features between the rhizome-connected and rhizome-severed treatments. …”
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Can dogs reduce stress levels in school children? effects of dog-assisted interventions on salivary cortisol in children with and without special educational needs using randomized... by Kerstin Meints, Victoria L Brelsford, Mirena Dimolareva, Laëtitia Maréchal, Kyla Pennington, Elise Rowan, Nancy R Gee

“…Interventions were carried out individually and in small groups twice a week for 20 minutes over the course of 4 weeks. We compared physiological changes in salivary cortisol in a dog intervention group with a relaxation intervention group and a no treatment control group. …”
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Impact of Amphetamine and Captagon abuse on the liver and renal function by Ali Khalaf Dakil, Aizhar H. Hasan

“…This study aimed to investigate the impact of amphetamine and captagon abuse on liver and kidney functions. By comparing physiological parameters between individuals with substance abuse history and a control group, the study sought to elucidate the health implications of long-term drug use. …”
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A study to evaluate the effect of a combined approach of yoga and diet in high-risk cardiovascular subjects by Aayushee Rao, Sudhanshu Kacker, Neha Saboo

“…Results: This study compared physiological parameters (blood pressure) and biochemical parameters (fasting blood sugar, glycosylated hemoglobin, lipid profile) at baseline, three months and six months after yoga and diet intervention in participants who were at high-risk of cardiovascular disease development in future and were found to be having significantly decreased systolic blood pressure (P=0.000), fasting blood glucose (P=0.000), glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C) (P=0.011), total cholesterol-high density lipoprotein ratio (P=0.000), low density lipoprotein (P=0.009), triglyceride (P=0.034), and QRISK3 Score (P=0.000) after combined approach of yoga and diet. …”
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Neural responses in the primary auditory cortex of freely behaving cats while discriminating fast and slow click-trains. by Chao Dong, Ling Qin, Yongchun Liu, Xinan Zhang, Yu Sato

“…However, previous studies rarely examined how the experimental animals perceive the difference in the sound repetition rate, and a caveat to these experiments is that they compared physiological data obtained from animals with psychophysical data obtained from humans. …”
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Non-invasive separation of alcoholic and non-alcoholic liver disease with predictive modeling. by Jan-Peter Sowa, Özgür Atmaca, Alisan Kahraman, Martin Schlattjan, Marion Lindner, Svenja Sydor, Norbert Scherbaum, Karoline Lackner, Guido Gerken, Dominik Heider, Gavin E Arteel, Yesim Erim, Ali Canbay

“…The etiology of severe liver disease affects treatment options and priorities for liver transplantation and organ allocation. Thus we compared physiologically similar NAFLD and ALD patients to detect biochemical differences for improved separation of these mechanistically overlapping etiologies.In a cohort of 31 NAFLD patients with BMI below 30 and a cohort of ALD patient with (ALDC n = 51) or without cirrhosis (ALDNC n = 51) serum transaminases, cell death markers and (adipo-)cytokines were assessed. …”
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Comparing biobehavioral profiles across two social stress paradigms in children with and without autism spectrum disorders by Corbett Blythe A, Schupp Clayton W, Lanni Kimberly E

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are defined by impairment in reciprocal social interaction and flexible adaptation to the environment. This study compared physiological stress in children with and without ASD exposed to two social stress protocols. …”
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Serum biochemistry and haematology in wild and captive bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) from Svalbard, Norway by Morten Tryland, Christian Lydersen, Kit Maureen Kovacs, Espen Rafter, Stein Istre Thoresen

“…Conclusions This study presents haematology and serum chemistry reference values for captive and wild bearded seals. Comparing physiological parameters for captive seals with wild seals indicated that having wild-caught bearded seals under the conditions offered at Polaria for several years did not markedly affect physiological parameters of the animals, and that training may have helped to alleviate stress associated with blood sampling and veterinary inspection.…”
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Fennel outperforms ajwain and anise in saline environment: physiological response mechanisms in germinating seeds and mature plants by Javad Nouripour-Sisakht, Parviz Ehsanzadeh, Mohammad H. Ehtemam

“… The potential of different medicinal species as alternative crops for saline conditions needs to be explored. Comparative physiological responses of germinating seeds and mature plants of three genotypes of anise (Pimpinella anisum L.), fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.), and ajwain (Trachyspermum ammi L.) to salt were studied in a 2-year field experiment using 0 and 100 mcM, and a laboratory experiment using 0, 25, 50, 75, 100, and 125 mM NaCl. …”
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Whole-body cryotherapy: empirical evidence and theoretical perspectives by Bleakley CM, Bieuzen F, Davison GW, Costello JT

“…Until further research is available, athletes should remain cognizant that less expensive modes of cryotherapy, such as local ice-pack application or cold-water immersion, offer comparable physiological and clinical effects to WBC. Keywords: whole-body cryotherapy, cooling, recovery, muscle damage, sport…”
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< Performance prediction of endurance runners through laboratory and track tests > by Kristopher Mendes de Souza, Ricardo Dantas de Lucas, Talita Grossl, Vitor Pereira Costa, Luiz Guilherme Antonacci Guglielmo, Benedito Sérgio Denadai

“…The objectives of this study were: 1) determine and compare physiological indexes from laboratory and track tests (Université de Montréal Track Test - UMTT) in endurance runners; 2) analyze the predictive capacity of VO2max, vVO2max and AT with the running performance at 1,500 m, 5,000 m and 10,000 m time trials; 3) analyze the effects of running distance on the relationship between the physiological indexes with aerobic performance. …”
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The phrenic component of acute schizophrenia--a name and its physiological reality. by Karl-Jürgen Bär, Tobias Rachow, Steffen Schulz, Katharina Bassarab, Stefanie Haufe, Sandy Berger, Kathrin Koch, Andreas Voss

“…Respiratory alterations might reflect arousal in acutely ill patients, which is supported by comparable physiological changes in healthy subjects during stress. …”
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Niche tracking and rapid establishment of distributional equilibrium in the house sparrow show potential responsiveness of species to climate change. by William B Monahan, Morgan W Tingley

“…Here, we investigate these questions by comparing physiological and correlative estimates of the thermal niche in the introduced North American house sparrow (Passer domesticus). …”
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Does ecophysiology determine invasion success? A comparison between the invasive boatman Trichocorixa verticalis verticalis and the native Sigara lateralis (Hemiptera, Corixidae) i... by Cristina Coccia, Piero Calosi, Luz Boyero, Andy J Green, David T Bilton

“…Its impact on native taxa in the same area is unclear, but it is the dominant species in several permanent, saline wetlands.We investigated whether the ecophysiology of this alien species favours its spread in the Iberian Peninsula and its relative success in saline areas. We compared physiological responses to heating (Critical Thermal maximum), cooling (Critical Thermal minimum) and freezing (Super Cooling Point) in the native Sigara lateralis and introduced T. v. verticalis acclimated to different temperatures and salinities. …”
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Characteristics of Physiological 18F-Fluoro-2-Deoxy-D-Glucose Uptake and Comparison Between Cats and Dogs With Positron Emission Tomography by Yeon Chae, Taesik Yun, Yoonhoi Koo, Dohee Lee, Hakhyun Kim, Mhan-Pyo Yang, Byeong-Teck Kang

“…This study aimed to identify the physiological 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) uptake in cats using positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) and determine its characteristics by comparing physiological differences with dogs. Seven healthy cats and six healthy beagle dogs were examined using FDG-PET/CT. …”
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