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‘They Need to Hear You Say It’: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Barriers and Enablers to End‐of‐Life Discussions With Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT End‐of‐life conversations with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer rarely occur without the guidance of healthcare professionals. As a part of the ‘Difficult Discussions’ study, focused on palliative care and advance care planning discussions with AYAs with cancer, we investigated the factors that healthcare professionals identify ...
Justine Lee   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of High Environmental Temperature on Egg Production, Serum Lipoproteins and Follicle Steroid Hormones in Laying Hens

open access: yesThe Journal of Poultry Science, 2011
The aim of this study was to establish which aspect of egg production, plasma lipoproteins and preovulatory follicle steroid hormones in laying hens is altered by thermal environment. In experiment 1, Single Comb White Leghorn hens (80-90wk of age) were
Nami Yoshida   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pecking Behavior in Conventional Layer Hybrids and Dual-Purpose Hens Throughout the Laying Period

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
To avoid the killing of surplus male layer chickens, dual-purpose hybrids are suggested as an alternative approach. These strains may offer additional advantages compared to conventional laying hens, for instance, a lower tendency to develop injurious ...
Lorena Rieke   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Feasibility and Safety of High‐Dose Proton Re‐Irradiation in Recurrent Pediatric Central Nervous System Tumors: A Single‐Institution Retrospective Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Pediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumors often recur despite multimodality therapy. Although re‐irradiation (re‐RT) has historically been limited by concerns for severe late toxicities, modern techniques have renewed interest in this approach. Proton therapy provides dosimetric advantages that may enable curative re‐treatment with
Jin‐Ho Song   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Classifying biogeographic realms of the endemic fauna in the Afro‐Arabian region

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2020
Aim Understanding diversity patterns and identifying the environmental factors that shape these patterns are essential for ecology and conservation. The Afro‐Arabian region comprises one of the most important biogeographic areas connecting continents ...
Alaaeldin Soultan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Defining Roles in Pediatric Palliative Care: Perspectives From Oncology and Palliative Care Teams

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Early integration of pediatric palliative care (PPC) is associated with improved symptom management, quality of life, and healthcare utilization for children with cancer. Despite this, variation persists in how PPC is understood, operationalized, and integrated within pediatric oncology programs. In particular, ambiguity surrounding
Leeat Granek   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Facial asymmetry in dogs with fear and aggressive behaviors towards humans

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
There is now scientific evidence that, in dogs, distinctive facial actions are produced in response to different emotionally-arousing stimuli suggesting a relationship between lateralized facial expressions and emotional states.
Marcello Siniscalchi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The development of laboratory animal science and animal care of legislation and the consummation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Laboratory animal science is the use of non-human animals in experiments to obtain new knowledge and new technologies in biomedical research and testing.
Shizhong, Zhou
core  

The implications of embodiment for behavior and cognition: animal and robotic case studies

open access: yes, 2011
In this paper, we will argue that if we want to understand the function of the brain (or the control in the case of robots), we must understand how the brain is embedded into the physical system, and how the organism interacts with the real world.
Hoffmann, Matej, Pfeifer, Rolf
core   +1 more source

Olfactory Conditioning of Positive Performance in Humans [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Olfactory conditioning effects have been widely demonstrated in the animal literature but more seldom in human populations and rarely of consciously controlled human behaviors.
Chu, Simon
core   +1 more source

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