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Intestinal Parasites and the Occurrence of Zoonotic Giardia duodenalis Genotype in Captive Gibbons at Krabokkoo Wildlife Breeding Center, Thailand

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019
Intestinal parasitic infections can have an impact on health and growth of wildlife. The current study aims were to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites and to molecular characterize Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp.
Sahatchai Tangtrongsup, Sahatchai Tangtrongsup, Duanghatai Sripakdee, Suchinda Malaivijitnond, Suchinda Malaivijitnond, Rungroj Angkuratipakorn, Michael Lappin   +6 more
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Anti-Predator Training and Subsequent Survival of Captive-Held Juvenile Meadow Voles (Microtus Pennsylvanicus) [PDF]

, 2012
A Thesis Submitted In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Master of Science-BiologyIdentifying a cost efficient and effective anti-predator training program for captive-held or captive-bred animals is important for developing strong
Wiggins, Brittney L
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Diagnosing the system: Mental health, necropolitical uncare, and the abolition of migration detention

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the psychological effects of migration detention in the European Union's Closed Controlled Access Center (CCAC) on Samos through an ecological lens. It explores a double normalization of suffering: the brutalization of necropolitical migration governance and the simultaneous understanding of resulting distress as an ...
Julia Manek
wiley   +1 more source

Firearm carrying practices and motivations: A mixed methods study among adults and youth

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The purpose of this participatory action, mixed methods research study was to identify motivations related to firearm carrying from a qualitative perspective, and then to use quantitative research to characterize the patterns of motivations around carrying.
Krista R. Mehari, Colleen S. Walsh, L. Taylor Stevens, Jasmine N. Coleman, Alice Ellyson, Phillip N. Smith   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Mechanical sp2‐Jail for C60 Fullerene

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
A rigid bisporphyrin receptor with an exceptionally compact 3D cavity functions as a molecular “mechanical jail”, tightly enclosing C60 fullerene. Near‐perfect shape complementarity affords ultrahigh binding affinity while imposing a large kinetic barrier for guest exchange, rendering encapsulation effectively irreversible under ambient conditions ...
A. Priscila Gia, Fernando G. Guijarro, Pau Armada, Daniel Aranda, Josefina Perles, Enrique Ortí, Juan Aragó, David González‐Rodríguez, Alberto de Juan   +8 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Expansion of the known host range of Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. in captive wildlife at Beijing Zoo

Parasite
Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. are significant zoonotic parasites that cause diarrhea and affect a diverse range of hosts. This study aimed to investigate the infection rates of these parasites in captive wildlife at Beijing Zoo.
Zhao Qianming, Pei Zhiyang, He Yongqiang, Jia Ting, Zhang Yanzhen, Zheng Mengjun, Zhang Zhenjie, Qi Meng   +7 more
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Designing a Decision Support System for Customer Evaluation [PDF]

Muṭāli̒āt-i Mudīriyyat-i Ṣan̒atī, 2012
In this paper, a Decision Support System (DSS) is developed in order to evaluate customers. The addressed system can specially be applied in captive markets. This paper extends Chamodrakas et al.
Mehdi Seifbarghy, Chero Ziaei Naghshbandi   +1 more
doaj  

Immigration detention centers as torturing environments: Ethical reckonings, radical refusals, and implications for a psychology of resistance

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines psychologists' ethical dilemmas in immigration detention centers. Using critical psychology, border, and detention scholarship, it highlights psychologists' historical complicity in state violence, from the U.S. Enhanced Interrogation Program to current border regimes.
Francesca Esposito, Federica de Cordova, Julia Manek, Sara Buckingham, Camilla Ponti, Francesco Tommasi, Bradley Olson   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional Sampling of Serpentovirus (Nidovirus) Infection in Captive Snakes Reveals High Prevalence, Persistent Infection, and Increased Mortality in Pythons and Divergent Serpentovirus Infection in Boas and Colubrids

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019
The aim of this study of serpentovirus infection in captive snakes was to assess the susceptibility of different types of snakes to infection and disease, to survey viral genetic diversity, and to evaluate management practices that may limit infection ...
Laura L. Hoon-Hanks, Robert J. Ossiboff, Pia Bartolini, Susan B. Fogelson, Sean M. Perry, Anke C. Stöhr, Shaun T. Cross, James F. X. Wellehan, Elliott R. Jacobson, Edward J. Dubovi, Mark D. Stenglein   +10 more
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Total Eclipse of the Zoo: Animal Behavior during a Total Solar Eclipse

Animals, 2020
The infrequency of a total solar eclipse renders the event novel to those animals that experience its effects and, consequently, may induce anomalous behavioral responses.
Adam Hartstone-Rose, Edwin Dickinson, Lisa M. Paciulli, Ashley R. Deutsch, Leon Tran, Grace Jones, Kaitlyn C. Leonard   +6 more
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