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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"potential stressors"”.
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The association between work-related potential stressors, self-compassion and perceived stress in IAPT therapists.
… Morison, Allt, & Holmes, 2017). Work-related stressors have been linked to physical and mental health difficulties (e.g. Bosma, et al., 1997; Stansfeld, Fuhrer, Shipley, & Marmot, 1999) and the financial cost of stress related illness is considerable (Blaug, Kenyon, & Lekhi, 2007). Across the …
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An Ecotoxicological Evaluation of the North Fork Holston River below Saltville, Virginia and Identification of Potential Stressors to Freshwater Mussels (Bivalvia:Unionidae)
Mercury contamination of the North Fork Holston River below Saltville, Virginia has nearly extirpated most mussel populations. Because natural recovery of these populations has not occurred, this research combined field and laboratory assessments to determine the extent of ecological impairment in …
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Relationships among family cohesion, family adaptability, potentially stressful life events and symptoms of stress
… study was to examine the relationship between potential stressors and stress symptoms mediated by family adaptability and cohesion. This study also examined whether the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scale (FACES III) provides data to support Olson's Circumplex Model of Marital and Family …
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Measuring the impact of a mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention on perceived stress and study skills of social work graduate students
… Stress Reduction intervention (MBSR) on potential stressors, appraised stress levels and adaptation to stress of MSW students enrolled in the Louisiana State University School of Social Work through a pretest posttest group design using time-series data to evaluate meditation practice; …
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The Relationship of Parental Stress and Social Support in Grandparent-headed Families in Rural South Dakota
… practice nurses need to assess for these potential stressors among grandparents raising their grand children. Nurses need to also be a source of referral and support for this population.
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Relations among biochemical, individual, and community indicators of stress in fish: stream degradation in the Clinch River drainage
… in the presence of such a multiplicity of potential stressors was discussed.
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Media induced anxiety in the active duty medical clinic setting: A pilot study
… and economic and political turmoil are potential stressors for active duty soldiers who have faced or will face similar events in the near future. These types of media stressors could potentially lead to unnecessary autonomic response in the active duty soldiers who are a susceptible …
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Light source as a factor in growth and reproduction and the influence of the opposite sex on reproduction in turkeys
… The influence of the various treatments as potential stressors was also evaluated. Ninety male and 324 female Large White turkeys were reared in single-sex pens under one of the three previously mentioned light sources from 8 to 22 weeks of age. All males and females were placed under lights …
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A Comparison of the Effects of Parental Stressors in Parents of Diagnosed Versus Undiagnosed Children
… needs. The purpose of this study is to analyze potential stressors in families of children with special needs to determine whether a diagnosis for a child's medical conditions has any impact on these stressors. Diagnosed and undiagnosed participants were obtained from the National Down Syndrome …
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Are Highways Stressful for Pikas?: Analysis of Stress Hormones of the American Pika (<i>Ochotona princeps</i>) Living Adjacent to Interstate 90 in the Cascade Range of Washington State
… crossing structures, but their fitness in these potentially stressful environments is poorly understood. Chronic stress alters behavior, reduces reproduction, and has been linked to reduced survival. Animals affected by chronic stress in road-adjacent habitats could reduce the ability of wildlife …
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Greater Sage-Grouse Response to Coal-Bed Natural Gas Development and West Nile Virus in the Powder River Basin, Montana and Wyoming, USA
… wildlife management and conservation. Two new potential stressors on greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) populations in the Powder River Basin of Montana and Wyoming are coal-bed natural gas (CBNG) development and West Nile virus (WNv). I first examined how CBNG development, …
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Greater Sage-Grouse Response to Coal-Bed Natural Gas Development and West Nile Virus in the Powder River Basin, Montana and Wyoming, USA
… wildlife management and conservation. Two new potential stressors on greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) populations in the Powder River Basin of Montana and Wyoming are coal-bed natural gas (CBNG) development and West Nile virus (WNv). I first examined how CBNG development, …
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The Social Behavior of Rehabilitated Spider Monkeys (<i>Ateles geoffroyi</i>)
… flexibly to cope with social and environmental stressors. I investigated whether or not captive black-handed spider monkeys (<em>Ateles geoffroyi</em>) use behavioral strategies to cope with potential stressors in captivity. In particular, I tested whether an affiliative or avoidant strategy was …
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Temporal and spatial distributions of baleen whales in central New Zealand, based on passive acoustic monitoring
… between soundscape contributors can highlight potential interactions and threats. Worldwide, the distributions of baleen whales have proven difficult to study due to logistical constraints imposed by their offshore distributions and limited surface time. However, many baleen whales reliably …
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Externalizing and interpreting autonomic arousal in people diagnosed with autism
… states helps to provide an awareness of hidden stressors through a home-based study, a lab-based study, and a school-based study in order to facilitate social understanding of people who are nonspeaking, especially those diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). For people who experienced …
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Integrative perspectives of wild and captive sifaka conservation
… disturbance (Chapter 2). Second, having explored potential stressors in wild sifaka, I wanted to explore relationships between physiological stress and captive care in sifakas. Specifically, I investigated relationships between captive sifaka fecal glucocorticoid metabolite levels and captive …
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Understandings of men’s depression in published research, news media portrayals, and men’s accounts of their experiences.
… which describe an individual’s vulnerability to potential stressors. In the second study, I extend the theory that ‘softer’ masculinities are becoming increasingly valued in modern society, through an investigation of how depressed men are positioned by particular discourses in news media …
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Changes in the Activity Levels and Physiological Welfare of Dogs Pre- and Post-Adoption
Numerous potential stressors that are present in the animal shelter are often absent or less intense in the home, which can lead to changes in adopted dogs’ behavior, activity, and overall welfare. Given notable differences between these environments, dogs’ activity or behavior in the shelter may …
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Response to environmental change by bacterial communities in stream biofilms
… community relationships with a suite of potential stressors known to alter stream ecological conditions. The national-scale association between stream bacterial communities confirmed that bacterial community composition was closely linked to land use differences and was demonstrated to be …
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The auditory evoked response as an indicator of stress in free-ranging animals
… welfare assessment of free-ranging animals. The potential of the technology for application in animal welfare research is widespread. Following development of the FRPM it was considered necessary to validate its design in an experimental setting. As an initial application, the use of the AER as a …
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