The Effect of Narrative on Physical Activity via Immersion During Active Video Game Play in Children: Mediation Analysis

BackgroundActive video games (AVGs) can increase physical activity (PA) and help produce higher physiological expenditure.Animated narrative videos (NVs) possess unique immersive and motivational properties.When added to AVGs, they have been found to increase moderate-to-vigorous lamzu thorn weight physical activity (MVPA) as opposed to the origina

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Short-term stress: the case of transport and slaughter

Short-term stressors such as transport and slaughter include psychological and physical stimuli that might be aversive for the animals.Restraint, manipulation and sudden change lead to fear, or psychological stress, while hunger, thirst, fatigue, injury and extreme thermal conditions are considered as physical stresses.Animal responses to these sti

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