[1] Integration of stress indicator data, gravity data, crustal kinematics data, and analysis of topography and recent vertical motions demonstrates the occurrence of consistently oriented spatial patterns of large-scale Alpine to recent intraplate deformation in Iberia. The inferred upper crustal and lithospheric deformation patterns and the timing of the associated expressions at or near the ...

Heat shock protein levels are increased in cells as a result of exposure to stress. To determine whether heat shock protein regulation could be used to evaluate stress in cells during spaceflight, the response of Jurkat cells to spaceflight and simulated space shuttle launch vibration was investigated by evaluating hsp70 and hsp27 gene expression. Gene expression was assessed by reverse transcr...

A total of 18 pigs from litters in which one or more littermates died from stress were used to study the effect of sampling technique and exercise on plasma creatine phosphokinase (CPK). Plasma CPK in stress susceptible pigs was compared to CPK concentration in 7 control pigs with no history of stress. Plasma CPK was similar in samples obtained from cannulae and first and second samples obtaine...

BACKGROUND Psychological stress is a major cause of lost working days in the UK. The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has developed management standards (MS) to help organizations to assess work-related stress. AIMS To investigate the relationships between the MS indicator tool and employee health, job attitudes, work performance and environmental outcomes. METHODS The first phase involved a...

Although previous paleopathological studies have used disturbances in enamel formation as indicators of childhood stress, the full potential of this technique has not been realized. This paper presents a test case which demonstrates that the frequency of disturbed enamel formation (i.e., Wilson bands) is associated with other stress indicators (i.e., probability of dying and infectious lesions)...

Container-grown quiescent Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca (Beissn.) Franco) seedlings were air dried to plant water potentials of -0.2, -2.2 or -3.8 MPa (unstressed, moderate, and severe stress treatments, respectively). Trees from each treatment were either placed in root mist chambers held at 10, 20, or 28 degrees C for 28 days and root growth potential (RGP) and plant water po...

BACKGROUND The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has defined six management standards representing aspects of work that, if poorly managed, are associated with lower levels of employee health and productivity, and increased sickness absence. The HSE indicator tool aims to measure organizations' performance in managing the primary stressors identified by the HSE management standards. AIMS The ...

background and purpose: job stress is an important psychological factor. musculoskeletal disorders are among the most common causes of disability in industrialized and developing countries. therefore, this study aimed to assess job stress and its relationship with the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in office workers of zahedan university of medical sciences, iran. materials and methods...

The continuous monitoring of water stress will increase the accuracy deficit irrigation scheduling. Almonds are very sensitive to conditions and an important consumer. Recently, a novel approach use trunk growth rate (TGR) data has been proposed for olive trees. These works suggested TGR frequencies evaluate status aim current work was compare seasonal pattern three different indicators derived...