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A case of behavioral changes in a castrated male cat due to a functional adrenocortical adenoma producing testosterone and androstenedione

open access: yesJournal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports, 2021
Case summary This case report describes a 9-year-old neutered male cat with a functional adrenal tumor showing aggression toward other cats in the household, excessive meowing and urine spraying.
Archivaldo Reche Junior   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

4447 Leptin supplementation prevents the loss of hypoglycemia-induced glucagon release following exposure to six days of severe caloric restriction in mice

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2020
OBJECTIVES/GOALS: We have recently shown that mice exposed to six days of 60% caloric restriction acutely display reduced hypoglycemia-induced glucagon release following refeeding, and that this effect is concurrent with low leptin levels.
David H McDougal   +4 more
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The distribution and numbers of cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) in southern Africa [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2017
Assessing the numbers and distribution of threatened species is a central challenge in conservation, often made difficult because the species of concern are rare and elusive.
Florian J. Weise   +16 more
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Human influences shape the first spatially explicit national estimate of urban unowned cat abundance

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Globally, unowned cats are a common element of urban landscapes, and the focus of diverse fields of study due to welfare, conservation and public health concerns.
Jennifer L. McDonald   +1 more
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Investigation of humans individual differences as predictors of their animal interaction styles, focused on the domestic cat

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
Humans’ individual differences including their demographics, personality, attitudes and experiences are often associated with important outcomes for the animals they interact with. This is pertinent to companion animals such as cats and dogs, given their
Lauren R. Finka   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cat CAT-scan: Postmortem imaging and autopsy of two cats [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging, 2015
A man killed his wife and their shared household cats before killing himself. The combination of the killing (suicide or homicide) of a family member and the pet is seen on occasions in forensic pathology. The purpose of this case report is to provide a comparison of the killing methods of animals, ill pets and of household animals, also in extended ...
Martinez, Rosa Maria   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The Best Model of a Cat Is Several Cats [PDF]

open access: yesTrends in Biotechnology, 2016
Modern biotechnology is emerging at the intersection of engineering, biology, physics, and computer science. As such it carries with it history from several disparate fields of research including a strong tradition in deductive reasoning primarily derived from discovery focused molecular biology and physics.
Gustafsson, Claes, Vallverdú, Jordi
openaire   +2 more sources

Variable Selection in General Multinomial Logit Models [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The use of the multinomial logit model is typically restricted to applications with few predictors, because in high-dimensional settings maximum likelihood estimates tend to deteriorate.
Pößnecker, Wolfgang   +2 more
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A Blocked-CAT Procedure for CD-CAT [PDF]

open access: yesApplied Psychological Measurement, 2019
This article introduces a blocked-design procedure for cognitive diagnosis computerized adaptive testing (CD-CAT), which allows examinees to review items and change their answers during test administration. Four blocking versions of the new procedure were proposed.
Mehmet Kaplan, Jimmy de la Torre
openaire   +2 more sources

2011 Psychological mechanisms linking food insecurity and obesity

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2018
OBJECTIVES/SPECIFIC AIMS: The current pilot study will use a mixed methods approach to investigate the role of psychological mechanisms in the relationship between food insecurity and obesity. We will be the first to assess 4 key psychological constructs
Candice A. Myers   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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