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Ser perro en Ruanda: De Imbwa a Umusega

open access: yesNuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos, 2021
Rwanda has an extremely small canine population compared to the rest of African countries. However, in recent years, this country is experiencing an emergency of dogs as pets, especially in the capital, Kigali.
Eduardo Barona Collado
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An Analysis of Department of the Air Force Bird Strikes and Precipitation

open access: yesInternational Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace, 2023
This study explored the relationship between precipitation, the amount of time between precipitation events, bird strike risk, and the agricultural zone related to Department of the Air Force (DAF) aircraft operations. Certain bird species demonstrated a
Jason Powell
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The Eminent Victorian and the Philosopher

open access: yesIperstoria, 2022
This study investigates the representation of two literary dogs: Flush, the cocker spaniel protagonist of Virginia Woolf’s Flush. A Biography, and Argo, the protagonist and narrator of Italo Svevo’s novella Argo e il suo padrone.
Elisa Bolchi
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Is humanitarianism recent?

open access: yesAnimal Sentience, 2016
Although there is the need for textbooks in this field, the literary style of Broom’s Sentience and Animal Welfare detracts from the readability of the book.
Andrea L. Sammarco
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Monkey say, monkey do, monkey grieve?

open access: yesAnimal Sentience, 2016
In this commentary, I have focused on King’s chapter “Do monkeys mourn?” and discussed the complexity that this question unearths. Attempting to answer this question, King has scoured the literature and talked to many primatologists to try to unravel the
Helen Proctor
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From sentience to science: Limits of anthropocentric cognition

open access: yesAnimal Sentience, 2016
Donald Broom’s Sentience and Animal Welfare (2014) is an intellectually and morally engaging book written with radical new concepts in mind. It deals with many issues that are central to the animal welfare debate such as brain complexity, cognitive ...
Charukeshi Chandrasekera
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Marine Alkaloids: Compounds with In Vivo Activity and Chemical Synthesis

open access: yesMarine Drugs, 2021
Marine alkaloids comprise a class of compounds with several nitrogenated structures that can be explored as potential natural bioactive compounds. The scientific interest in these compounds has been increasing in the last decades, and many studies have ...
Paulo E. S. Munekata   +7 more
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“Petishism”, or Animals in the City and on the Islands: Case Study of the Island of Silba

open access: yesStudia Mythologica Slavica, 2020
The first part of this paper (by Suzana Marjanić) documents the fact that city authorities throughout Croatia do not encourage needed care for stray dogs and cats, specifically the construction of state and private shelters for abandoned and lost animals,
Suzana Marjanić, Rosana Ratkovčić
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Human and nonhuman animals: Towards equality

open access: yesAnimal Sentience, 2019
Chapman & Huffman argue that we should not consider humans as unique and superior to nonhuman animals. Ecofeminism advocates the respectful treatment of humans, nonhuman animals, and the environment.
Catherine Price
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