Blog posts tagged with the observer xt

Does the sex of a simulated patient affect CPR?
20 Apr human behavior research Healthcare

Does the sex of a simulated patient affect CPR?

When faced with either a male or female patient simulator, both men and women rescuers appeared reluctant to remove a female patient simulator’s clothing.
Which head and neck positions are stressful for your horse during lunging?
17 Apr animal behavior research Other (Animal)

Which head and neck positions are stressful for your horse during lunging?

Being a horse owner and a Noldus employee is the perfect combination when it comes to keeping track of the scientific background for my horseback riding hobby.
Behavior and emotions of older adults
25 Mar human behavior research Psychology

Behavior and emotions of older adults

Can TV footage motivate older persons to start being more active? Being active can improve the overall health of a person (65+ but of course also 65-!).
Why non-verbal behavior matters
21 Jan human behavior research Healthcare

Why non-verbal behavior matters

Basil Preisig and his colleagues at the University of Bern, Switzerland, were especially interested in communicative development of people diagnosed with language disorders like aphasia.
Zinc deficiency, depression and electrical signals in the brain
18 Dec animal behavior research Anxiety, Depression and Fear

Zinc deficiency, depression and electrical signals in the brain

Depression has a dramatic effect on quality of life because it results in a persistent low mood that is accompanied by a low self-esteem and a loss of interest in things that give pleasure.
Fearful chicken: Fear affects stress, behavior patterns, and other individuals
16 Dec animal behavior research Anxiety, Depression and Fear

Fearful chicken: Fear affects stress, behavior patterns, and other individuals

Elske de Haas, Ph.D. studied the effects of fearfulness on the chickens' own behavior and physiology, but also what it did to other individuals.
The impact of health information technology on doctor-patient interaction
12 Dec human behavior research Healthcare

The impact of health information technology on doctor-patient interaction

Embracing the technological advances of the last decade, many health care professionals have incorporated information technology into their daily routines.
Ladybugs and lacewings do not spy on their prey’s alarm pheromone
08 Dec animal behavior research Other (Animal)

Ladybugs and lacewings do not spy on their prey’s alarm pheromone

Leaf sucking creatures like plant aphids are common and can cause considerable damage to plants. Therefore, quite a lot of effort is made to control these tiny creatures.
Picky cats and tasty food – sniffing is an indicator for tastiness
20 Nov animal behavior research Other (Animal)

Picky cats and tasty food – sniffing is an indicator for tastiness

Cats can be extremely picky when it comes to food. If the cat doesn’t like it, it will refuse to eat. Reason enough for the pet food industry to try to find out what cats really like.
What a horse likes to eat: how to test dietary preferences
25 Aug animal behavior research Other (Animal)

What a horse likes to eat: how to test dietary preferences

Redgate and colleagues looked into the addition of a monadic phase (a phase in which only one food was offered at a time instead of all of the options) to choice testing.

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