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Successful strategies implemented towards the elimination of canine rabies in the Western Hemisphere [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Almost all cases of human rabies result from dog bites, making the elimination of canine rabies a global priority. During recent decades, many countries in the Western Hemisphere have carried out large-scale dog vaccination campaigns, controlled their ...
Damon, Inger   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Rejections in an non-purpose bred assistance dog population : reasons, consequences and methods for screening [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Assistance dogs aid people with various impairments on a daily basis. To become an assistance dog, a strict selection procedure and intensive training period must be successfully completed.
Bogaerts, Evelien   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Neuromodulatory effects of theta burst stimulation to the prefrontal cortex

open access: yesScientific Data, 2022
Measurement(s) TMS-evoked potential • Diffusion Weighted Imaging • T1-weighted structural scan Technology Type(s) electroencephalography (EEG) • Magnetic Resonance Imaging • 3 T MRI scanner Factor Type(s) condition Sample Characteristic - Organism Homo ...
Adriano H. Moffa   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Protocol for a stepped-wedge, cluster randomized controlled trial of the LifeSpan suicide prevention trial in four communities in New South Wales, Australia

open access: yesTrials, 2020
Background Despite increasing investment in suicide prevention, Australian suicide rates have increased steadily in the past decade. In response to growing evidence for multicomponent intervention models for reducing suicide, the LifeSpan model has been ...
Fiona Shand   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Protocol for a randomised controlled trial evaluating the effect of a CBT-I smartphone application (Sleep Ninja®) on insomnia symptoms in children

open access: yesBMC Psychiatry, 2023
Background Sleep is necessary for healthy development and mental wellbeing. Despite this, many children do not get the recommended duration of sleep each night, and many experience sleep problems.
M. Subotic-Kerry   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Public Perceptions of Service Dogs, Emotional Support Dogs, and Therapy Dogs [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2017
As service dogs, emotional support dogs, and therapy dogs have become more prevalent in the USA, so too has the controversy surrounding their legitimacy. Yet, there is a lack of objective data regarding the public’s understanding of the role played by each of these types of animals, as well as their perceptions regarding the legitimacy of their ...
Regina Schoenfeld-Tacher   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Shorter headed dogs, visually cooperative breeds, younger and playful dogs form eye contact faster with an unfamiliar human

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Forming eye contact is important in dog–human communication. In this study we measured what factors affect dogs’ propensity for forming eye contact with an experimenter.
Zsófia Bognár   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Common Digital Extensor Tendon Injury in Three Sporting Dogs

open access: yesAnimals, 2022
Injuries to canine athletes are becoming more and more frequent, and perfect knowledge of all injury-prone anatomic structures is mandatory to achieve correct diagnoses and treatments.
Alessio Franini, Maria Grazia Entani
doaj   +1 more source

Jealousy in Dogs

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
It is commonly assumed that jealousy is unique to humans, partially because of the complex cognitions often involved in this emotion. However, from a functional perspective, one might expect that an emotion that evolved to protect social bonds from interlopers might exist in other social species, particularly one as cognitively sophisticated as the dog.
Harris, Christine R, Prouvost, Caroline
openaire   +7 more sources

Hormonal and Neurological Aspects of Dog Walking for Dog Owners and Pet Dogs [PDF]

open access: yesAnimals, 2021
The hormone oxytocin is involved in various aspects of the relationship between humans and animals. Dog walking is a common activity for dog owners and their dogs. The walk, of course, should be good for the health of the dog as well as its owner. In Experiment I, we assessed whether salivary oxytocin and cortisol in dog owners changed because of ...
Junko Akiyama, Mitsuaki Ohta
openaire   +4 more sources

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