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Animal-assisted interventions: making better use of the human-animal bond [PDF]

, 2014
In the third of Veterinary Record’s series of articles promoting One Health, Daniel Mills and Sophie Hall discuss the therapeutic effects of companion animals, the influence of pets on childhood development and how researchers are elucidating the true ...
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION, ANON, Auyeung, Ayres, Banks, Barker, Barker, Beetz, Berkman, Bowlby, Chandler, Charnetsky, Cohen, Cohen, Corson, Deloache, Friedmann, Friesen, Grandgeorge, Gross, Gunter, Haggerty, Headey, Headey, Headey, Heimlich, Kahn, Katcher, Kellert, Knapp, Kruger, Kumasaka, Lang, Macdonald, Marino, Mcnicholas, Melson, Merrick, Mossello, MuÑoz, Nathanson, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CLINICAL EXCELLENCE, Norris, O'haire, Panksepp, Poresky, Rieger, Rogers, Serpell, Silva, Turner, Van houtte, Vidovic, Walsh, Wilson, Wisdom   +55 more
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Green Care: a Conceptual Framework. A Report of the Working Group on the Health Benefits of Green Care [PDF]

, 2010
‘Green Care’ is a range of activities that promotes physical and mental health and well-being through contact with nature. It utilises farms, gardens and other outdoor spaces as a therapeutic intervention for vulnerable adults and children.
Berget, B., Braastad, B., Burls, A., Elings, M., Hadden, Y., Haigh, R., Hassink, J., Haubenhofer, D.K.   +7 more
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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 Interactions
Through 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, Nancy Parish-Plass, Meg Kirby, Melissa Winkle, Daniela Plesa Skwerer, Laura Ackerman, Cindy Brosig, Wendy Coombe, Esther Delisle, Marie-Jose Enders-Slegers, Jo-Ann Fowler, Laura Hey, Tiffani Howell, Michael Kaufmann, Mariana Kienast, Miyako Kinoshita, Debbie Ngai, Brigitte Wijnen   +17 more
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Advancing the Role of Food Processing for Improved Integration in Sustainable Food Chains [PDF]

, 2020
Food scientists need to work together with agriculturists, nutritionists, civil society, and governments to develop an integrative approach to feed a growing population sustainably.
Augustin, Mary Ann, Knorr, Dietrich, Tiwari, Brijesh   +2 more
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Canine-centered interface design: supporting the work of diabetes alert dogs [PDF]

, 2014
Many people with Diabetes live with the continuous threat of hypoglycaemic attacks and the danger of going into coma. Diabetic Alert Dogs are trained to detect the onset of an attack before the human handler they are paired with deteriorates, giving them
Guest, Claire, Harris, Rob, Mancini, Clara, Robinson, Charlotte, van der Linden, Janet   +4 more
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Emotional robots: principles and practice with PARO in Denmark, Germany and the UK [PDF]

, 2013
As societies age there will be a significant increase of those over 80 and a predicted increase in people with dementia. We know that loneliness increases with old age, and those living with dementia are at risk of social isolation.
Cook, Glenda, Gaerdt, Lone, Klein, Barbara   +2 more
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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, Pedersen, Ingeborg, Bergland, Astrid, Enders-Slegers, Marie-José, Ihlebæk, Camilla   +4 more
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Clinical Insights Into Hypercalcemia of Malignancy in Childhood

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM) is a rare but life‐threatening metabolic emergency in children that occurs in less than 1% of pediatric cancer cases, with a reported incidence ranging from 0.4% to 1.0% across different studies. While it is observed in 10%–20% of adult malignancies, pediatric HCM remains relatively uncommon.
Hüseyin Anıl Korkmaz
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Canines on Campus: Companion Animals at Postsecondary Educational Institutions [PDF]

, 2012
This Article focuses on the issues that arise when students wish to attend a postsecondary institution accompanied by an animal. The Article begins by analyzing the federal law applicable to students bringing service and assistance animals to campus. The
Huss, Rebecca J.
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