Abnormal tail biting behaviour is a major welfare problem for pigs receiving the behaviour, as well as an indication of decreased welfare in the pigs performing it. However, not all pigs in a pen perform or receive tail biting behaviour and it has recently been shown that these 'neutral' pigs not only differ in their behaviour, but also in their gene expression compared to performers and receiv...

Topiramate is a sulfamate-substituted monosaccharide anticonvulsant that is associated with anorexia and weight loss and has been used to treat binge eating disorder and bulimia nervosa. This report describes a man with frontotemporal dementia, behavioural variant, associated with abnormal eating behaviour which appeared to respond to topiramate. We review the physiological basis of abnormal ea...

We describe the self-adaptive authorization framework (SAAF), an autonomic self-adapting system for federated RBAC/ABAC authorization infrastructures. SAAF monitors the behaviour of users, and when it detects abnormal behaviour, it responds by adapting the authorization infrastructure to prevent any further abnormal behaviour. The models and components of SAAF are described, as well as the curr...

Significant neurotoxicity including seizures, encephalopathy and coma may complicate the use of cyclosporin A (CyA). Two patients are described, receiving CyA, who presented with abnormal behaviour, stupor, focal motor activity and were shown to be in complex partial status epilepticus (CPSE). Abnormalities of behaviour and/or stupor in patients receiving CyA may be a manifestation of CPSE. Pat...

A greater knowledge of the effect of management factors is required to investigate the ontogeny of abnormal behaviour in the stabled horse. A postal survey of racehorse (flat) trainers yielded information about 22 yard and management factors. The relationship of the factors to the prevalence of abnormal behaviour was analysed by logistic regression. Management factors related to the time spent ...