Ultraviolet and infrared radiation in Australia: assessing the benefits, risks, and optimal exposure guidelines by Kirti Sharma, Katie M. Dixon, Gerald Münch, Gerald Münch, Dennis Chang, Xian Zhou

“…Given that the effects of sun exposure can be both harmful and beneficial, and Australia’s unique geographical position where it experiences the highest levels of exposure to sunlight, it is vital to understand the appropriate level and timing of sun exposure to live healthy under the Australian sun.…”
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Predatory Responses and Feeding Behaviour of Three Elasmobranch Species in an Aquarium Setting by Sandra Costa, João Neves, Gonçalo Tirá, José Pedro Andrade

“…These aquariums face the challenge of enabling these natural predators to live harmoniously with other fish without triggering natural predation. …”
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Modelling feeding behaviour, rate of feed passage and daily feeding cycles, as possible causes of fatigued pigs by C.R.G. Lewis, J.J. McGlone

“…From video records and live observations, the number of meals (feeding bouts) per day and the time of the day meals took place were recorded. …”
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Evaluation of Sleep Quality Among the Patients Undergoing Cardiac Angiography by Nazike Duruk, Kadir Uğur Mert

“…Objective:Sleep is one of the main living activities having physiological, psychological and social aspects that affect the life and health of the individual. …”
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Mode shifting in school travel mode: examining the prevalence and correlates of active school transport in Ontario, Canada by Buliung Ron, Faulkner Guy, Wong Bonny Yee-Man, Irving Hyacinth

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Studies examining the correlates of school transport commonly fail to make the distinction between morning and afternoon school trips. The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence and correlates of mode shift from passive in the morning to active in the afternoon among elementary and secondary school students in Ontario, Canada.…”
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Reproductive Parameters in a Model of Visceral Obesity by Gipsis Suárez Román, Catherina Capote Guitian, Sonia Clapés Hernández, Tammy Fernández Romero, Gregorio Belo, Manuel Fransisco Da Costa

“…The postimplantation loss rate (number of implantations−number of living fetuses and embryos × 100/number of implantations). …”
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Silagem de capim-elefante (Pennisetum purpureum, Schum) com e sem acipin, associada a duas fontes protéicas na alimentação de bovinos em confinamento Elephantgrass (Pennisetum purp... by Hernan Maldonado, José Fernando Coelho da Silva, Sirlei Aparecida Maestá, Cláudio Teixeira Lombardi

“…The silage was fed once a day, in the morning, and the concentrate (4 kg/animal/day) twice, in the morning and afternoon. …”
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Responses of Platycerium Coronarium (Koenig.) Dev and Platycerium Bifurcatum (Cav.) c. chr. to Light and Water Stress in Nursery Enviroment by Mohd Sanusi, Ruzana Adibah

“…Canopy plants especially epiphytes which live in the forest canopy play an important role to their surroundings. …”
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Growth performance of Asian catfish (Clarias batrachus linnaeus) and water quality in recirculating aquaculture system by Fadhil, Rahmat

“…Water samples were analyzed twice (morning and afternoon) with duplicates during the experiment. …”
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Health impact of fasting in Saudi Arabia during Ramadan: association with disturbed circadian rhythm and metabolic and sleeping patterns. by Ghada M Ajabnoor, Suhad Bahijri, Anwar Borai, Altaf A Abdulkhaliq, Jumana Y Al-Aama, George P Chrousos

“…These changes were associated with increased insulin resistance in morning and evening. Concentrations of hsCRP were lower during Ramadan than those during regular living conditions, however, normal circadian fluctuation was abolished (p = 0.49). …”
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Smoking cessation and related factors in middle-aged and older Chinese adults: Evidence from a longitudinal study. by Dechao Qiu, Ting Chen, Taiyi Liu, Fujian Song

“…Smoking cessation in 2013 was associated with not living in the northeast region (p = 0.003), fewer cigarettes smoked daily (p <0.001), and longer time to the first cigarette in the morning (p<0.001). …”
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Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Changed the Sleep Habits of Nursing Students? by Eda Atay, Kadiriye Pehlivan, Aynur Koyuncu, Ayla Yava

“…This form was composed of questions including consecutive periods such as sleep time, sleep and wake-up time, and time to fall asleep, etc. p<0.05 value was accepted for statistical significance.Results:It was determined that 75.9% of nursing students were women, 31.5% were in the third grade, 92.0% were living with their families. It was determined that the average sleep duration of students increased before the pandemic and during the pandemic period, during pre-pandemic and pandemic period and in the last month, they went to bed later in the evening, woke-up later in the morning, spent more time in bed, resting time increased, and their sleep quality decreased. …”
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Effect of Buffalo Curd Milk-Edamame Pudding Snack Consumption on Fasting Blood Glucose Levels and Lipid Profile in Diabetes Mellitus Patients by Liri Sica Wulandari, Inggita Kusumastuty, Anggun Rindang Cempaka, Fajar Ari Nugroho

“…Background: Buffalo milk curd, a native probiotic source from Indonesia, is dominated by live indigenous Lactic Acid Bacteria known for their ability to lower blood glucose levels. …”
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Relationship between serum progesterone levels at the day before progesterone suppository administration and pregnancy rate in embryo transfer cycles by Farahnaz Farzaneh, Ahmad Ahmadian Shalchi, Saeedeh Sarhadi

“…Introduction: Given the importance of assisted reproductive therapies and achieving a pregnancy leading to live birth, as well as the importance of the used treatments and the various studies which have been performed so far, this study was performed with aim to evaluate the relationship between endometrial pattern and serum progesterone levels at the day before the onset of progesterone suppository in embryo transfer cycles in women referred to Infertility Center of Zahedan. …”
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Factors associated with non-urgent visits to the emergency department in a tertiary care centre, western Saudi Arabia: cross-sectional study by Rajaa M Al-Raddadi, Saja S Al-Otmy, Abeer Z Abduljabbar, Fayssal Farahat

“…However, likelihood of non-urgent visits was significantly lower among patients with cancer (OR=0.37, 95% CI 0.19 to 0.72) and cardiovascular disease (OR=0.43, 95% CI 0.23 to 0.83), and those who live near the hospital (OR=0.49, 95% CI 0.28 to 0.88).Conclusions The current study reported overuse of the ED. …”
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Metabolic homeostasis and level of productivity of first - heifers in the conditions of the industrial complex by I. S. Pishchan, L. O. Lytvyschenko, N. O. Kapshuk, S. G. Pishchan, V. S. Kozyr

“…To study the productive qualities of Brown Swiss cows were selected 75 heifers of the same age, live weight and pregnancy period. For biochemical studies in healthy heifers (9 goals), and after their calving, blood was taken from the median caudal vein of the tail in vacuum tubes before the morning distribution of feed . …”
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Infective endocarditis with metastatic infections in a renal transplant recipient: a case report by Isabella Asamoah, Nicholas Mawuena Joppa, Vincent Boima, Edward Kwakyi, Stefan Adomako, Dwomoa Adu

“…Case presentation We present a case of a 52-year-old African patient who had a live donor kidney transplant 18 months prior to presentation and had been on oral tacrolimus 5 mg every morning/4.5 mg every evening, mycophenolic acid (MPA) 720 mg twice daily, and oral prednisolone 10 mg daily as maintenance immunosuppressive medications. …”
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Synchronising the availability of amino acids and glucose increases protein retention in pigs by J.J.G.C. van den Borne, J.W. Schrama, M.J.W. Heetkamp, M.W.A. Verstegen, W.J.J. Gerrits

“…Ten pigs of on average 54 (s.e. 1.0) kg live weight were assigned to each of two dietary treatments (synchronous v. asynchronous nutrient supply) in a change-over design. …”
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Strategies of maize silage supplementation of grazing dairy cows: Effects on milk production, pasture intake, grazing behaviour and methane emissions by Rémy Delagarde, Romain Guyard, Raphaël Boré, Benoît Rouillé

“…Two studies were conducted to investigate (1) the level of supplementation with partial mixed rations (PMR) and (2) the timing of maize silage feeding (morning vs. evening) for cows that have access to pasture either only during the day or day and night. …”
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Location and natural history are key to determining impact of the 2021 atmospheric heatwave on Pacific Northwest rocky intertidal communities by C. Melissa Miner, Helen D. Berry, Heath Bohlmann, Megan N. Dethier, Steven C. Fradkin, Rani Gaddam, Wendel W. Raymond, Peter T. Raimondi

“…Focal species assemblages at Olympic coast sites, where low tides occurred in the morning, were largely spared. In addition, while the heatwave was associated with substantial short-term changes in acorn barnacle, rockweed, and California mussel assemblages, lasting impacts (1 year) were only observed in the mussel assemblage at the one Salish Sea site where this species is common. …”
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