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Supplemental Material - Animal-assisted and robotic animal-assisted interventions within dementia care: A systematic review

, 2023
Supplemental Material for Animal-assisted and robotic animal-assisted interventions within dementia care: A systematic ...
Emily Shoesmith (9421829), Claire Surr (3566045), Elena Ratschen (336015)   +2 more
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The Comfort Dog Project of Northern Uganda: An Innovative Canine-Assisted Psychosocial Trauma Recovery Programme

Intervention Journal of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Conflict Affected Areas, 2021
In 2012, BIG FIX Uganda, an American-based animal welfare organisation, began offering veterinary health services and animal welfare education in northern Uganda to improve the wellbeing of animals and their guardians.
Meg Daley Olmert
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Re-imagining Animal-Assisted Human Services (AAHS): Developing Canada’s first voluntary National Standard of Canada (NSC) for AAHS

Human-Animal Interactions
Animal-Assisted Human Services (AAHS) is a variety of interdisciplinary practices, including assistance/service animals and Animal-Assisted Interventions such as Animal-Assisted Activities, Animal-Assisted Learning, and Animal-Assisted Therapy. The Human-
Joanne Moss
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Animal-Assisted Interventions and Animal Welfare—An Exploratory Survey in Germany

, 2023
Background: Animals play a crucial role in social occupational fields. The positive effects of animals are described in theory and practice. However, the significance of animal welfare in animal-assisted intervention settings has not yet been extensively
Theresa F. Braun, Katharina Ameli, Stephanie Krämer   +2 more
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Pets, animal-assisted therapy and social inclusion

, 2018
Purpose: Humans have close relationships with animals for companionship and in working roles. The purpose of this paper is to discuss recent papers on pets and dog-assisted interventions, and relates their findings to social inclusion.
Holttum, S.
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Animal welfare in dog-assisted services: Perception of professionals in Germany

Human-Animal Interactions
Using a questionnaire and open questions, with the data compiled in SPSS and MS Excel, this study analyzes the perception, significance, and understanding of animal welfare in dogs in animal-assisted services from the perspective of animal-assisted ...
Katharina Ameli, Theresa F. Braun, Stephanie Krämer   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Partners or tools? Ethical framings shape welfare research on dogs and horses in animal-assisted services

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
The welfare of dogs and horses involved in animal-assisted services (AAS) has received increasing scholarly attention, reflecting growing recognition of the ethical complexity of human-animal interactions in these settings.
Friederike Zenker, Karen Thodberg, Peter Sandøe, Peter Sandøe   +3 more
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Ensuring Animal Well-Being in Animal-Assisted Service Programs: Ethics Meets Practice Learning at Green Chimneys

Human-Animal Interactions, 2023
This paper illustrates the complexity of meeting a high and constant standard of animal welfare at Green Chimneys, a residential treatment facility and therapeutic day school for children with psychiatric diagnosis ages K-12.
Miyako Kinoshita, Michael Kaufmann
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Structure‐forward targeting of claudins with synthetic binders

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Claudins form the paracellular barriers between epithelial and endothelial tissues at tight junctions and are targets for molecular binders with the goal of modulating barrier permeability. Claudin‐binding molecules are relevant in drug delivery or in altering claudin interactions with disease‐causing proteins.
Alex J. Vecchio
wiley   +1 more source

Personality and emotional stability in dogs assessed for animal-assisted services: Exploratory findings from APWA-ICofA

Human-Animal Interactions
Background: Dogs working in animal-assisted services (AAS) must be emotionally stable, socially appropriate, and able to cope with diverse and potentially demanding environments.
Christine Olsen, Adam Johnson, Amy Johnson Binder, Melissa Winkle   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source