Worldwide population aging will undoubtedly be accompanied by an increase in the number of disabled older adults. Female gender and increased age are two of the most widely identified risk factors for poor physical functioning and disability. Yet the contexts in which people are…
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Central place foragers, such as territorial hummingbirds, feed from resources that tend to be constant in space and to replenish with time (e.g. nectar in flowers). The ability to remember both where and when resources are available would allow these animals to forage efficientl…
Following social defeat, male hamsters exhibit behavioral changes characterized by a breakdown of normal territorial aggression and an increase in submissive/defensive behaviors in the presence of a non-aggressive intruder (NAI). We have termed this phenomenon conditioned defeat…
Objectives . To examine associations between bladder cancer risk and (1) reproductive history-related estrogen exposure among Egyptian women, and (2) polymorphisms of the gene encoding the catechol estrogen-metabolizing enzyme, catechol-O -methyltransferase (COMT), among Egyptia…
This study identifies the components of an instructional programme for information literacy that is culturally relevant to Kuwaiti students. It discusses culturally relevant education, instruction for information literacy, the provision of library and information skills instruct…
All organisms must prioritize investment in either reproductive or self-maintenance activities. Despite this established paradigm, our understanding of how organisms choose to prioritize certain behaviors and physiologies over others remains limited. It is likely that an organis…