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Animal‐Assisted Activity at A. Meyer Children′s Hospital: A Pilot Study [PDF]
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2006 The authors systematically studied the introduction of animal‐assisted activity into a children′s hospital in Italy. This pilot study examined the reactions of children, their parents and the hospital staff and the hospital‐wide infection rate before and after the introduction of animals.
Caprilli, Simona, Messeri, Andrea
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Recommendations for uniform terminology in animal-assisted services (AAS)
Human-Animal InteractionsThrough the years, the range of services involving animals benefiting people, often described as “animal-assisted interventions” (AAIs), has been plagued with confusing and inconsistent taxonomy, terminology, and definitions. This has caused difficulties
Amy Johnson Binder +17 more
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Experiences of the elderly who participate in animal-assisted activities : a scoping review [PDF]
, 2021 Mini Dissertation (MA (Counselling Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2021.Academic research currently available on animal-assisted activities used by the elderly has been criticised for producing an abundance of quantitative research, and highlighted
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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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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.We reconstituted Synechocystis glycogen synthesis in vitro from purified enzymes and showed that two GlgA isoenzymes produce glycogen with different architectures: GlgA1 yields denser, highly branched glycogen, whereas GlgA2 synthesizes longer, less‐branched chains.
Kenric Lee +3 more
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, 2021 Two hundred forty-two students, including 76 college students and 166 university students from Canadian post-secondary schools, participated in a pre-post study of the effects of animal-assisted activities on their stress, happiness, and well-being ...
Martin, Taylor, Sokal, Laura
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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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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.We identified a systemic, progressive loss of protein S‐glutathionylation—detected by nonreducing western blotting—alongside dysregulation of glutathione‐cycle enzymes in both neuronal and peripheral tissues of Taiwanese SMA mice. These alterations were partially rescued by SMN antisense oligonucleotide therapy, revealing persistent redox imbalance as ...
Sofia Vrettou, Brunhilde Wirth
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.In this study, we found that human cervical‐derived adipocytes maintain intracellular iron level by regulating the expression of iron transport‐related proteins during adrenergic stimulation. Melanotransferrin is predicted to interact with transferrin receptor 1 based on in silico analysis.
Rahaf Alrifai +9 more
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Animal-assisted therapy using dogs: The benefits to children [PDF]
, 2007 Includes bibliographical ...
Oian, Corrine E.
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