• The complete genomic sequence first identified in the 1950s in Africa. (cdc.gov)
  • Here we provide a genome wide analysis of nucleotide and structural diversity in a reduced representation library from a pool (n=9 sows) and shotgun genomic sequence from a single sow of the highly inbred Guadyerbas strain. (wur.nl)
  • Now within reach, our personal genomic sequence offers an incredible reflection of who we are, and great promise to improve human health, but there are serious concerns about embracing it too quickly. (cdc.gov)
  • The Diet Behavior and Nutrition (variable name prefix DBQ) section provides personal interview data on various dietary behavior and nutrition related topics. (cdc.gov)
  • Secondary outcomes comprise other anthropometric indices, iron and zinc status, dietary behavior, malaria indicators, and household socioeconomic status. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Feeding kinematic studies inform our understanding of behavioral diversity and provide a framework for studying the flexibility and constraints of different prey acquisition strategies. (biologists.com)
  • In particular, his focus is to enhance statistical models via domain semantics and guidance from offline behavioral knowledge to understand users behavior from unstructured and large scale Social data. (usc.edu)
  • The eHealth Behavior Management Model combines the Transtheoretical Model, the behavioral intent aspect of the Theory of Planned Behavior, and persuasive communication to assist individuals in negotiating the Web toward stage-specific information. (cdc.gov)
  • As a greater focus on behavioral determinants of health evolved, so did the development and implementation of theories and models of behavior. (cdc.gov)
  • Trust and the ethical challenges in the use of whole genome sequencing for tuberculosis surveillance: a qualitative study of stakeholder perspectives. (cdc.gov)
  • Genome-wide association analysis (GWAS) was conducted for feeding behavior traits. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In this study, we carried out a genome-wide association study for feeding behavior in Pekin ducks based on GBS method to identify novel loci associated with these traits. (biomedcentral.com)
  • So it is not surprising that in a time of the "Me Me Me Generation " that there might be interest in possessing the ultimate description of "me"- the literal sequence of one's own genome that can be carried in hand. (cdc.gov)
  • Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health described the human genome sequence as "… our own instruction book previously only known to God. (cdc.gov)
  • Once prohibitively expensive, whole genome sequencing (WGS) was, until recently, only available to the very wealthy and accomplished and/or to researchers with unique access. (cdc.gov)
  • In fact, the very first individual genome sequenced, belonging to acclaimed genomics pioneer Craig Venter, was completed in 2007 at a cost of $2.7 billion . (cdc.gov)
  • Soon after, the genome of James Watson, the co-discoverer of the DNA molecule, was sequenced as well. (cdc.gov)
  • To accomplish the largest-ever sequencing study of anorexia, the researchers made use of genetic information from more than 1,200 anorexia patients and nearly 2,000 non-anorexic control subjects. (science20.com)
  • One of them, known by the acronym CRISPR , utilizes sets of DNA sequences originating fromthe genetic material of single cell organisms. (counterpunch.org)
  • Under CRISPR, the sequences are combined with certain enzymes to achieve "editing" of the genetic make-up of an entirely different organism. (counterpunch.org)
  • Using targeted next-generation sequencing to characterize genetic differences associated with insecticide resistance in Culex quinquefasciatus populations from the southern U.S. (cdc.gov)
  • However, the genetic base of feeding behavior traits remains unclear in Pekin ducks. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Our results provide a list of candidate genes associated with feeding behavior, and also help to better understand the genetic mechanisms of feeding behavior patterns in ducks. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Nowadays, with the widespread use of automatic feeders, individual feeding behavior can be recorded accurately in a large population, which could facilitate the understanding of genetic bases for feeding behavior in poultry. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The goal of this study was to investigate the genetic markers associated with feeding behavior in Pekin ducks. (biomedcentral.com)
  • It has long been predicted that affordable WGS will revolutionize the practice of medicine and for people with rare genetic diseases, sequencing is already a useful diagnostic tool. (cdc.gov)
  • Also, when the prey size is large, P. bistriata tends to engage in group feeding. (wikipedia.org)
  • Since P. bistriata has a small body size, by feeding in groups they can handle prey much larger than them, avoiding potential injury caused by the prey's resistance. (wikipedia.org)
  • Also, the feed group size is reported to be related to the prey size. (wikipedia.org)
  • The frequency of group feeding depends largely on prey size and the age of group members. (wikipedia.org)
  • The value of the paper is that the study addresses new information about prey selection and feeding processes of tiger beetle feeding, and something which is largely absent in the literature. (peerj.com)
  • The selection and capture/feeding on these three different prey types cannot be concluded solely due to their escape behavior since these prey types are so different in many ways. (peerj.com)
  • Changes in the feeding mechanism with feeding behavior were investigated using high-speed video and electromyography to examine the kinematics and motor pattern of prey capture, manipulation and transport in the spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias (Squalidae: Squaliformes). (uri.edu)
  • In this study, Squalus acanthias used both suction and ram behaviors to capture and manipulate prey, while only suction was used to transport prey. (uri.edu)
  • Hearing involves analyzing the physical attributes of sounds and integrating the results of this analysis with other sensory, cognitive and motor variables in order to guide adaptive behavior. (elifesciences.org)
  • We explore questions such as: how do the mechanics of feeding define the limits and adaptive consequences of foraging behaviors? (researchgate.net)
  • The last two papers suggest methods for adaptive learning of a sequence of data in a feed-forward neural network that has a fixed structure. (fujipress.jp)
  • For an initial "discovery" study in 334 subjects, the researchers cataloged the variants of a large set of genes that had already been linked to feeding behavior or had been flagged in previous anorexia studies. (science20.com)
  • Transcriptome sequencing in our lab revealed that Trichoplax expresses a nearly full complement of genes required for fast and slow cellular signaling in the nervous system. (utoronto.ca)
  • Genes within the lowest variability windows comprised interferon genes and, in chromosome X, genes involved in behavior like HTR2C or MCEP2. (wur.nl)
  • A modified Hudson-Kreitman-Aguadé test for pools also indicated an accelerated evolution in genes involved in behavior, as well as in spermatogenesis and in lipid metabolism. (wur.nl)
  • Conclusions This work illustrates the strength of current sequencing technologies to picture a comprehensive landscape of variability in livestock species, and to pinpoint regions containing genes potentially under selection. (wur.nl)
  • Among those genes, we report genes involved in behavior, including feeding behavior, and lipid metabolism. (wur.nl)
  • Other aspects of the feeding process await further explanation (see Rico-Guevara and Rubega 2017), and patterns of mechanistic variation across hummingbird species (with consequent ecological implications) remain to be described. (researchgate.net)
  • As functional morphologists, we aim to connect structures, mechanisms, and emergent higher-scale phenomena (e.g., behavior), with the ulterior motive of addressing evolutionary patterns. (researchgate.net)
  • In this article, we summarize recent advances on drinking biomechanics, morphological and ecological patterns, and selective forces involved in the shaping of the hummingbird feeding apparatus, and also address its modifications in a previously unexpected context, namely conspecific and heterospecific fighting. (researchgate.net)
  • Objectives: To investigate the relationships between socio-demographic factors, infant feeding habits, oral hygiene and the prevalence and patterns of caries in Brazilian 3-4-year-olds. (uchile.cl)
  • Drugs may amplify adherence to behavior change and may improve physical functioning such that increased physical activity is easier in those who cannot exercise initially. (medscape.com)
  • Records were obtained according to the "all occurrence" and "sequence sampling" methods. (bvsalud.org)
  • This report solidified the role of lifestyle behaviors as the most likely cause of premature death and sparked a flurry of international efforts toward preventing and reducing the occurrence of behaviors known to be determinants of morbidity and mortality. (cdc.gov)
  • The largest DNA-sequencing study of anorexia nervosa to-date has linked the eating disorder to variants in a gene coding for an enzyme that regulates cholesterol metabolism, which suggests to the researchers that anorexia could be caused, in part, by a disruption in the normal processing of cholesterol, which may disrupt mood and eating behavior. (science20.com)
  • The results are valuable for researchers interested in how behavior impacts neural coding, as they urge us to focus the spotlight on non-cortical mechanisms of high-level activity in early auditory pathways. (elifesciences.org)
  • Since that time, other researchers have followed suit in volunteering their own bio samples for WGS leading some critics to wryly describe such projects as the sequencing of the "narciss-ome . (cdc.gov)
  • In recent years, considerable efforts have been devoted to study neural circuits, and to identify potential factors responsible for the derangement of homeostatic eating toward hedonic eating and addiction-like feeding behavior. (frontiersin.org)
  • Outside the canonical hypothalamic feeding circuits involved in energy homeostasis and the notion of "feeding center," we focused on lateral hypothalamus as neural substrate able to confront food-associated homeostatic information with food salience, motivation to eat, reward-seeking, and development of compulsive eating. (frontiersin.org)
  • Finally, type-1 cannabinoid receptor-dependent inhibition of GABA-ergic release and relapse to reward-associated stimuli is linked to ghrelin and orexin signaling in the lateral hypothalamus-ventral tegmental area-nucleus accumbens network to highlight its pathological potential for food addiction-like behavior. (frontiersin.org)
  • However, electrical stimulation studies indicate that stimulation in the ventral tegmental area and in the lateral hypothalamus can induce both feeding and reward. (jneurosci.org)
  • Specifically, Behavior Therapists investigate the relationships between a person's behavior and their environment in order to design interventions that produce this meaningful change and improve their clients' lives. (ycp.edu)
  • This suggests a way that stimulation of the same pathway can have very different motivational effects on behavior, inducing a drive state (usually thought to be aversive) under one condition and inducing the rewarding state under another. (jneurosci.org)
  • This suggests that Z. varolai might have fed upon medium-sized marine vertebrates like other odontocetes. (researchgate.net)
  • This work suggests that behavior outcome information in the inferior colliculus persists in absence of top-down feedback from the auditory cortex. (elifesciences.org)
  • Note that the literature suggests that training is accelerated and behavior enhanced when the dog shares the Master/Mistress's bedroom. (adopt-a-greyhound.org)
  • Zhang et al investigated the microbiome of Ixodes persulcatus using rRNA sequencing and found 237 bacteria genera suspected of being pathogens to vertebrates. (google.com)
  • Given the expression of IRAP in areas of the brain associated with oxytocin modulated maternal behavior, we also investigated whether the IRAP global knockout mice had improved maternal responses. (monash.edu)
  • All species primarily used a suction feeding strategy but were also observed using a biting strategy, specifically pierce feeding. (biologists.com)
  • The basic kinematic feeding sequence observed in other aquatic-feeding lower vertebrates is conserved in the spiny dogfish. (uri.edu)
  • This study represents the first comprehensive electromyographic and kinematic analysis of the feeding mechanism in a squaliform shark. (uri.edu)
  • Numerous individual effects were found, indicating that individual sharks are capable of varying head movements and motor activity among successful feeding events. (uri.edu)
  • In this study, the feeding information of 540 Pekin ducks was recorded, and individual genotype was evaluated using genotyping-by-sequencing methods. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Therefore, feeding behavior is of great significance for maintaining individual survival and population development. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Focus has increased on individual health behavior theories and models such as the Theory of Planned Behavior, the Health Belief Model, and the Transtheoretical Model. (cdc.gov)
  • Treatments that emphasize returning to normal weight and normal eating behaviors (such as individual and family psychotherapy) can help. (msdmanuals.com)
  • While ABA is often seen as an approach to support people with autism, Behavior Therapists actually work with many different populations helping to teach and improve a wide variety of behaviors including social skills and communication, feeding and hygiene, and smoking cessation. (ycp.edu)
  • For example, BCBAs can work with athletes to improve sports performance, people with autism to help them develop healthier behaviors, mothers and babies learning to breast feed, and even CEOs trying to increase the performance of their employees in a business. (ycp.edu)
  • For me, photographing feeding hummingbirds is a near-perfect combination of challenge and reward. (121clicks.com)
  • The fit between flowers and hummingbird bills has long been used as an example of impressive co-evolution, and hence hummingbirds' foraging behavior and ecological associations have been the subject of intense study. (researchgate.net)
  • The Association for Behavior Analysis International® (ABAI) is a nonprofit membership organization with the mission to contribute to the well-being of society by developing, enhancing, and supporting the growth and vitality of the science of behavior analysis through research, education, and practice. (abainternational.org)
  • Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a relatively new and rapidly growing mental health career that you might consider. (ycp.edu)
  • Your first step in becoming a Behavior Analyst will be to begin a verified course sequence in a graduate program like the new Applied Behavior Analysis, M.Ed. program offered by York College of Pennsylvania. (ycp.edu)
  • However, this number significantly decreased to 31% in wet areas, showing that this species tends to engage in group feeding when food is in scarcity. (wikipedia.org)
  • Previous optogenetic stimulation studies have confirmed that reinforcement and induction of feeding can each be induced by selective stimulation of GABAergic fibers originating in the bed nucleus of the LH and projecting to the ventral tegmental area (VTA). (jneurosci.org)
  • Behavior Analysts practice in a wide range of settings, from traditional clinical mental health agencies to schools, hospitals, and businesses. (ycp.edu)
  • Methods: The association between infant feeding duration (artificial and natural) and occlusal characteristics were evaluated in 485 children at the stage of complete primary dentition, who attended municipal preschools in the eastern zone of São Paulo city. (bvsalud.org)
  • Feed the Future aims to assist millions of vulnerable women, children, and family members to escape hunger and poverty, while reaching significant numbers of children with highly effective nutrition interventions to prevent stunting and child mortality. (who.int)
  • Group feeding behavior can give more food to developing juveniles. (wikipedia.org)
  • The impact of high fat palatable food and dietary lipids on endocannabinoid formation is reviewed in its pathogenetic potential for the derangement of feeding homeostasis. (frontiersin.org)
  • In addition, the role played by different stressors in the reinstatement of preference for palatable food and food-seeking behavior is also considered in the light of endocannabinoid production, activation of orexin receptors and disinhibition of dopamine neurons. (frontiersin.org)
  • Considering the significant difference observed between the anterior and posterior bite forces, Z. varolai likely fed via 'grip-and-shear' feeding, snapping the food items with an anterior bite and then cutting them with a powerful posterior bite. (researchgate.net)
  • Feed the Future, the U.S. Government's global hunger and food security initiative, is establishing a foundation for lasting progress against global hunger. (who.int)
  • Feed twice a day with high quality dog food. (adopt-a-greyhound.org)
  • Note that an abrupt change in dog food may cause a brief period of diarrhea which can be avoided if the transition is made gradually mixing the old and new feed in decreasing proportions until the new feed is fully integrated into your dog's diet. (adopt-a-greyhound.org)
  • The leading causes of death in the United States are dominated by health-risk behaviors - with tobacco use, poor diet, physical inactivity, and alcohol consumption contributing to nearly 40% of all U.S. deaths ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • There was no change in total leukocyte number but there was a significant increase in neutrophils recovered from the blood of rats fed the HF vs the RG diet. (cdc.gov)
  • Recently, advanced cyber attacks, which consist of a sequence of steps that involve many vulnerabilities and hosts, compromise the security of many well-protected businesses. (nec-labs.com)
  • Using standard tests to assess maternal behavior, including pup retrieval, feeding and nurturing, no differences between knock out and wild type dams were observed. (monash.edu)
  • That virus infects insects, specifically aphids, whiteflies or leafhoppers, and the insects are transferred to crops where they feed. (counterpunch.org)
  • Its feeding habits make it a polyphagous, migrating, destructive pest of crops in the Western Hemisphere. (encyclopedia.pub)
  • Increasing our knowledge of morphology, mechanics, and diversity of hummingbird feeding structures will have implications for understanding the ecology and evolution of these remarkable animals. (researchgate.net)
  • HIV-1 DNA sequence diversity and evolution during acute subtype C infection. (cdc.gov)
  • Sequence and expression pattern of an evolutionarily conserved transcript identified by gene trapping. (nih.gov)
  • When the black hole's feeding rate increases dramatically, the material around Sgr A* brightens. (si.edu)
  • With a focus on smallholder farmers, particularly women, Feed the Future supports partner countries in developing their agriculture sectors to spur economic growth that increases incomes and reduces hunger, poverty, and undernutrition. (who.int)
  • This study is the first GWAS for feeding behavior traits in ducks. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Aim: This study was developed to assess the effect of prolonged bottle feeding and breastfeeding on the anteroposterior relationship of the dental arches in 3-6-year-old children attending preschools in the eastern zone of São Paulo city. (bvsalud.org)
  • Furthermore, fluid collection by the tongue is only the first step in a chain of intricate processes that have to work in concert to achieve actual nectar feeding (Rico-Guevara 2014). (researchgate.net)
  • The Transtheoretical Model is one of the most popular models for describing the processes that individuals undergo as they move through stages of readiness to change behaviors ( 3 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Classically, perception is considered to rely on the flow of information from the sensory periphery via a sequence of hierarchically-organized brain structures up to the cortex. (elifesciences.org)
  • These pathways are paralleled by descending pathways that can feed information back to lower-order sensory structures. (elifesciences.org)
  • This locus was also significantly associated with meal feed intake, and explained 2.72% of this phenotypic variation. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In general, capture events are longer in duration than manipulation and transport events, as found in other aquatic-feeding lower vertebrates. (uri.edu)
  • Studies have found systemic infection and the presence of spirochetes in the tick salivary glands prior to feeding, which could result in cases of rapid transmission. (google.com)
  • 10 hours attachment time, they found that transmission could occur in as little as 10 minutes with fed ticks. (google.com)
  • Preliminary results have found the eHealth Behavior Management Model to be promising as a model for Internet-based behavior change programming. (cdc.gov)
  • One of the projects described in this paper found that nearly 60% of the 20,000 lower-income participants who accessed an Internet-based behavior change project did so from their own homes ( 8 ). (cdc.gov)
  • However, few studies have addressed the influence of bottle feeding on occlusal characteristics. (bvsalud.org)
  • A decrease in plasma threonine (Thr) levels may influence feed intake (FI) due to amino acid imbalance. (uchile.cl)
  • Pigs exposed to stressors might change their daily typical feeding intake pattern. (uchile.cl)
  • The average daily feed intake (DFI) of the ducks was 0.31 kg, with a standard derivation of 0.03. (biomedcentral.com)
  • however, the demonstration remains largely incomplete , as key information is missing to evaluate if a potential confound between sensory information and behavior outcome information is introduced in the analyses. (elifesciences.org)
  • By imaging cellular activity in the corticorecipient shell of the inferior colliculus of mice engaged in a sound detection task, we show that the majority of neurons encode information beyond the physical attributes of the stimulus and that the animals' behavior can be decoded from the activity of those neurons with a high degree of accuracy. (elifesciences.org)
  • Animal behavior refers to the instant response of animals to changes in their living environment or variations in their internal physiological conditions. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Maintaining oral feeding often requires compensatory techniques to reduce aspiration or improve pharyngeal clearance. (medscape.com)
  • The Feed the Future Strategy is focusing on counties with the highest populations, the most farmers, the largest numbers living in poverty, and the greatest potential for agriculture development: Bong, Lofa, Nimba, Grand Bassa, Montserrado, and Margibi. (who.int)
  • Rather, the purpose of this paper is to present the eHealth Behavior Management Model, a behaviorally focused model that applies existing theories to one of the newest and greatest potential avenues of intervention: the Internet ( 4 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Furthermore, recent work by ourselves and others indicates that Trichoplax uses small regulatory peptides, akin to neuropeptides, for coordinating some of its behaviors. (utoronto.ca)
  • Behavior Therapists (also referred to as Board Certified Behavior Analysts or BCBA's) work in clinical settings to provide clients with the appropriate skills they need to successfully navigate their worlds. (ycp.edu)
  • Within these organizations, Behavior Analysts work in a variety of capacities. (ycp.edu)
  • Home 1 / Blog 2 / Publications 3 / SAQL: A Stream-based Query System for Real-Time Abnormal System Behavior. (nec-labs.com)
  • Time duty trips close to feeding time, usually within an hour before. (adopt-a-greyhound.org)
  • Time portion-controlled feeding. (adopt-a-greyhound.org)
  • Meanwhile, the average total feeding time (TFT) was 382.77 min, the mean of number of meals (NM) was 14.32, and the average meal duration (MD) was 73.41 s in ducks during the observation period. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The feeding behavior of growing-finishing pigs reared under precision feeding strategies was studied in 35 barrows and 35 females (average initial BW of 30.4 +/- 2.2 kg) over 84 d. (uchile.cl)
  • Although the Internet has become an important avenue for disseminating health information, theory-driven strategies for aiding individuals in changing or managing health behaviors are lacking. (cdc.gov)
  • There isn't enough reliable information to know if 5-HTP is safe to use when pregnant or breast-feeding. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Recently, its social behavior has been well-studied. (wikipedia.org)
  • At Knoesis Center, he is working on several real world projects mainly focused on studying human behavior on the web via Natural Language Understanding, Social Media Analytics utilizing Machine learning Deep learning and Knowledge Graph techniques. (usc.edu)
  • Trichoplax adhaerens is an early-diverging seawater animal that lacks muscle, synapses and a nervous system, and yet is capable of motile behaviors including feeding, phototaxis and chemotaxis. (utoronto.ca)
  • For one thing, feeding behavior can be an effective way to track animal performance and health status. (biomedcentral.com)