The Pituitary-Adrenal Response to Paradoxical Sleep Deprivation Is Similar to a Psychological Stressor, Whereas the Hypothalamic Response Is Unique

Stressors of different natures induce activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis at different magnitudes.Moreover, the HPA axis response to repeated exposure is usually distinct from that elicited by a single session.Paradoxical sleep deprivation (PSD) augments ACTH and corticosterone (CORT) levels, but the Dice nature of this stim

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Spatial factors as contextual qualifiers of information seeking

Introduction.This paper investigates the ways in which spatial factors have been approached in information seeking studies.The main attention was focused on TV Stand with Fireplace studies discussing information seeking on the level of source selection and use.Method.Conceptual analysis of about 100 articles and books thematizing spatial issues of

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Learning of a mimic odor combined with nectar nonsugar compounds enhances honeybee pollination of a commercial crop

Abstract The increasing demand on pollination services leads food industry Shine wax to consider new strategies for management of pollinators to improve their efficiency in agroecosystems.Recently, it was demonstrated that feeding beehives food scented with an odorant mixture mimicking the floral scent of a crop (sunflower mimic, SM) enhanced forag

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