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Does intrauterine crowding affect locomotor development? : a comparative study of motor performance, neuromotor maturation and gait variability among piglets that differ in birth weight and vitality Universiteit Gent Universiteit Antwerpen
In polytocous species, such as pigs, the growth of an individual fetus is affected by competition from its littermates and the sow. This intrauterine competition greatly influences postnatal traits such as birth weight and vitality (physical strength). A lowered vitality is most often observed among low birth weight piglets. Since it has been argued that locomotion might be key to unraveling vitality-related differences, we compared gait ...
Inter-observer reliability of fish vitality assessments: does the use of categorical or continuous scoring scales affect the Reflex Action Mortality Predictor (RAMP)? Instituut voor Landbouw-, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek
To incentivise fishers to fish more selectively, the revised Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) includes an obligation to land all catches of quota-regulated species. From January 1st, 2016, it applies to some demersal fisheries and their target species and by 2019 to catches of all quota-regulated species. To stay viable, those fisheries that struggle to improve selectivity, may seek exemptions from this obligation. One exemption requires scientific ...
Glucose and glycogen levels in piglets that differ in birth weight and vitality Universiteit Antwerpen Universiteit Gent
In the pig, intrauterine crowding can greatly affect postnatal characteristics, among which birth weight and locomotion. In a previous study, we discovered that piglets with a low birth weight/low vitality (L piglets) have a reduced motor performance compared to piglets with a normal birth weight/normal vitality (N piglets). A possible explanation is that L piglets lack the energy to increase their motor performance to the level of that of N ...
Effect of anaerobic soil disinfestation on tuber vitality of yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) Universiteit Gent
Cyperus esculentus is considered the sixteenth worst weed in the world. The weed causes huge losses in arable crops. Current control strategies are based on combinations of chemical and mechanical methods, repeated over years, and aim to deplete the belowground bud bank. However, this is a slow process. Anaerobic soil disinfestation (ASD) using readily decomposable carbon sources may be a promising innovative method to quickly deplete the bud ...
Testing Demands and Resources as Determinants of Vitality among Different Employment Contract Groups. A Study in 30 European Countries KU Leuven
The aim of this study was to investigate the relative importance of four job demands and five job resources for employee vitality, i.e., work engagement and exhaustion, in three different employment groups: permanent, temporary and temporary agency workers. We employed data from the sixth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) collected in 2015 comprising 28,042 employees from 30 European countries. We used linear regression analyses and ...
The use of laser Doppler flowmetry in the diagnosis of pulp vitality of traumatized permanent teeth Universiteit Gent
An early determination of pulpal vitality is crucial with respect to a correct differential diagnosis of revascularisation or necrosis and its treatment. The use of sensibility tests (cold, heat, electrical pulp test) in combination with X-ray is commonly promoted. However, these tests are arbitrary, based on sensations and therefore not always reliable. In such situation registration of pulpal blood flow will be more than an added value. The ...
Measurement properties of instruments to measure the fatigue domain of vitality capacity in community-dwelling older people Vrije Universiteit Brussel
BACKGROUND: Vitality capacity (VC) is a key domain of intrinsic capacity (IC) and is the underlying biophysiological aspect of IC. Energy and metabolism (E&M) is one of the domains of VC. Fatigue is one of the main characteristics of E&M.
OBJECTIVE: The aims of this umbrella review are (i) to identify the available instruments suitable for measuring fatigue in community-dwelling older adults and (ii) to critically review the ...
Seeking for nourishing growth within a context of unnatural growth : west Tanzanian reflections on cultivating the vitality of soils, plants, animals and humans Universiteit Gent
This paper offers an analysis of the ambivalent discourse on growth that occupies Tanzanian everyday life and public debate. Interlocutors blame the intensification of agriculture for forcing livestock, crops and soils to grow in excessive and unnatural ways. Plants, animals and the humans who consume them are said to grow ‘before their time’, resulting in bodies that are ‘older than their age’. At the same time, striving for the growth of ...