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Animal‐assisted therapy, including animal‐assisted activities and resident animals, for improving quality of life in people with stroke [PDF]
Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2019 This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows:To assess the effects of animal‐assisted therapy for improving quality of life for people with stroke. A secondary objective is to assess outcomes relating to the feasibility and potential barriers of providing animal‐assisted therapy for stroke patients, including ...
Hawkins E +4 more
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Frontiers in PsychologyThis review deals with the questions why humans want to live with other animals and how this is at all possible. In fact, it has become common sense that living and working with companion animals entails major benefits for human wellbeing and health ...
Kurt Kotrschal
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an established home‐based kidney replacement therapy (KRT), but its uptake remains low in Japan. We evaluated whether individualized education in a dedicated outpatient clinic was associated with the initiation of PD.
Yasuko Ito +7 more
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The IAHAIO Prague Guidelines on Animal-Assisted Activities and Animal-Assisted Therapy
Animal Welfare, 1999 In September 1998, the International Association of Human-Animal Interaction Organisations, IAHAIO, held its 8th international conference in Prague, Czechoslovakia entitled ‘The Changing Roles of Animals in Society’. Eight hundred delegates from 42 nations attended this three-day event. At its annual business meeting, just prior to the congress, IAHAIO
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Engagement in elderly persons with dementia attending animal-assisted group activity [PDF]
Dementia, 2016 The need for meaningful activities that enhance engagement is very important among persons with dementia (PWDs), both for PWDs still living at home, as well as for PWDs admitted to a nursing home (NH). In this study, we systematically registered behaviours related to engagement in a group animal-assisted activity (AAA) intervention for 21 PWDs in NHs ...
Olsen, Christine +4 more
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Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
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International Journal of Adolescence and YouthThis study aimed to explore the biopsychosocial benefits of animal-assisted activities for children aged 8–16 years from providers' perspectives. Through qualitative interviews and thematic analysis, seven key themes were identified: ‘provision of ...
Trudy Harkness, Anne Moorhead
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Ascidian Ciona larvae initially show strong clockwise tail twisting, which is largely corrected during development. However, a small residual twist remains. This study shows that organized helical myofibrils in tail muscles mechanically stabilize this residual asymmetry, preventing complete restoration of bilateral symmetry and revealing how embryos ...
Yuki S. Kogure +3 more
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Degradation mechanism of the von Willebrand factor A2 domain by nattokinase
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Nattokinase, a natto‐derived protease, exhibits potent antithrombotic effects. This study demonstrates that nattokinase directly cleaves the von Willebrand factor (vWF) A2 domain in vitro. Unlike the native regulator ADAMTS13, nattokinase degrades folded vWF independently of shear stress.
Ryuichi Hyakumoto +3 more
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.We present robust protocols for the preparation of supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) incorporating either Salmonella smooth LPS or outer membrane vesicles (OMVs). We use a combination of quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM‐D) and fluorescence microscopy to both characterize the SLBs of various compositions and to probe their interactions ...
Hudson P. Pace +6 more
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