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A systematic review of criteria used to report complications in soft tissue and oncologic surgical clinical research studies in dogs and cats. [PDF]

, 2020
ObjectiveTo evaluate reporting of surgical complications and other adverse events in clinical research articles describing soft tissue and oncologic surgery in dogs and cats.Study designSystematic literature review.SampleEnglish-language articles ...
Balsa, Ingrid M, Culp, William TN, Follette, Christelle M, Giuffrida, Michelle A, Mayhew, Philipp D, Oblak, Michelle L, Singh, Ameet, Steffey, Michele A   +7 more
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Current Status of Animal-Assisted Interventions in Scientific Literature: A Critical Comment on Their Internal Validity

Animals, 2020
Many meta-analyses and systematic reviews have tried to assess the efficacy of animal-assisted interventions (AAIs), reaching inconsistent conclusions.
Javier López-Cepero
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Animal-Assisted Interventions in Pediatric and Geriatric Care: A Review of Benefits, Mechanisms, and Limitations

Quality in Sport
Background. The role of animals in modern medicine extends beyond experimental models to include the therapeutic potential of the human-animal relationship.
Michał Magiera, Piotr Czwałga, Miłosz Sikora, Patrycja Koprowska   +3 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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Dog-Assisted Therapy for Children and Adolescents With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders a Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
ObjectiveThe rationale of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of dog-assisted therapy (DAT) combined with pharmacological treatment in children and adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).MethodWe conducted a randomized, rater-blinded,
Raquel Vidal, Raquel Vidal, Raquel Vidal, Raquel Vidal, Laura Vidal, Laura Vidal, Francesc Ristol, Eva Domènec, Marta Segú, Cristina Vico, Núria Gomez-Barros, Núria Gomez-Barros, Núria Gomez-Barros, Núria Gomez-Barros, Josep Antoni Ramos-Quiroga, Josep Antoni Ramos-Quiroga, Josep Antoni Ramos-Quiroga, Josep Antoni Ramos-Quiroga   +17 more
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Hippotherapy and Therapeutic Riding: Practicing Social Workers and Undergraduate Social Work Students [PDF]

, 2010
This study attempted to explore, through the use of surveys, what practicing social workers and undergraduate student social workers know about hippotherapy and therapuetic riding.
Smith, Devin
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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
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The experience of animal therapy in residential aged care in New Zealand : a narrative analysis : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Psychology at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand [PDF]

, 2015
Volunteer-led animal visitation programmes are common within Aged Residential Care facilities in New Zealand. Visits by animals and handlers, often referred to as Animal Therapy, are primarily social and intended to improve the quality of life of ...
Wong, Gemma Pui Yee
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Radiation therapy combined with intracerebral administration of carboplatin for the treatment of brain tumors [PDF]

, 2014
Background: In this study we determined if treatment combining radiation therapy (RT) with intracerebral (i.c.) administration of carboplatin to F98 glioma bearing rats could improve survival over that previously reported by us with a 15 Gy dose (5 Gy ...
Agius, Lawrence, Barth, Rolf F., Grecula, John C., Gupta, Nilendu, Huo, Tianyao, Nakkula, Robin J., Weldon, Michael, Yang, Weilian   +7 more
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Animal Assisted Therapy for Children with Autism

International Journal of Child Development and Mental Health, 2017
The inclusion of animals in therapeutic activities, known as animal-assisted therapy, can be used as a treatment practice for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
See Ching Mey
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