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The company that words keep: comparing the statistical structure of child- versus adult-directed language [PDF]

, 2013
Does child-directed language differ from adult-directed language in ways that might facilitate word learning? Associative structure (the probability that a word appears with its free associates), contextual diversity, word repetitions and frequency were ...
Block, Brown, Du Bois, Grimshaw, Hayes, MacWhinney, Markman, Newport, Plaut, Quine, Recchia, Riordan, Saussure, Snow, THOMAS HILLS   +14 more
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Acquisition of Involuntary Spinal Locomotion (Spinal Walking) in Dogs with Irreversible Thoracolumbar Spinal Cord Lesion: 81 Dogs

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2017
BackgroundSpinal walking (SW) is described as the acquisition of an involuntary motor function in paraplegic dogs and cats without pain perception affected by a thoracolumbar lesion. Whereas spinal locomotion is well described in cats that underwent training trials after experimental spinal cord resection, less consistent information is available for ...
GALLUCCI, ANTONELLA, Dragone, L., MENCHETTI, MARIKA, GAGLIARDO, TERESA, PIETRA, MARCO, Cardinali, M., GANDINI, GUALTIERO   +6 more
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Dog breeds acquisition and owners awareness of associated surgical conditions in Nigeria [PDF]

Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, 2018
The study evaluated dog owners’ awareness of breed-associated surgical conditions in Nigeria as indices for breed choice with structured pre-tested questionnaires administered to dog owners in 17 states of Nigeria.  Alsatians (36.8%) and Rottweiler (13%) breeds were mostly possessed by owners. The majority of the respondents were females (60.4%) owners.
David Eyarefe Oghenemega, Gloria Adetunji Aderonke   +1 more
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Why do people buy dogs with potential welfare problems related to extreme conformation and inherited disease? A representative study of Danish owners of four small dog breeds. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
A number of dog breeds suffer from welfare problems due to extreme phenotypes and high levels of inherited diseases but the popularity of such breeds is not declining.
P Sandøe, S V Kondrup, P C Bennett, B Forkman, I Meyer, H F Proschowsky, J A Serpell, T B Lund   +7 more
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Risk factors associated with cystic echinococcosis in humans in selected pastoral and agro-pastoral areas of Uganda [PDF]

International Journal of One Health, 2017
Aim: It was to determine the risk factors responsible of occurrence of cystic echinococcosis (CE) of humans in the pastoral and agro-pastoral (PAP) in Uganda.
Emmanuel Othieno, Andrew Livex Okwi, Ezekiel Mupere, Eberhard Zeyhle, Peter Oba, Martin Chamai, Leonard Omadang, Francis Olaki Inangolet, Ludwing Siefert, Francis Ejobi, Michael Ocaido   +10 more
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An Application of Answer Set Programming to the Field of Second Language Acquisition

, 2013
This paper explores the contributions of Answer Set Programming (ASP) to the study of an established theory from the field of Second Language Acquisition: Input Processing. The theory describes default strategies that learners of a second language use in
Inclezan, Daniela
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Penalaran Berbasis Aturan Untuk Diagnosa Awal Penyakit Anjing Menggunakan Teorema Bayes

Jurnal RESTI (Rekayasa Sistem dan Teknologi Informasi), 2018
Many pets can be played with, socialize and even live together with humans. Numbers of animal clinics have increased to provide care for pets. This study focuses on Dog as pet. Desease and improper treatment of dog will adversely affect the Dog.
Sella Marselena, Ause Labellapansa, Abdul Syukur   +2 more
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Data-Independent Acquisition Enables Robust Quantification of 400 Proteins in Non-Depleted Canine Plasma

Proteomes, 2022
Mass spectrometry-based plasma proteomics offers a major advance for biomarker discovery in the veterinary field, which has traditionally been limited to quantification of a small number of proteins using biochemical assays.
Halley Gora Ravuri, Zainab Noor, Paul C. Mills, Nana Satake, Pawel Sadowski   +4 more
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The development of sentence-interpretation strategies in monolingual German-learning children with and without specific language impairment [PDF]

, 2003
Previous research on sentence comprehension conducted with German-learning children has concentrated on the role of case marking and word order in typically developing children.
Ammon Mary S, Baddeley, Bates Friederici, Bates Kliegl, Bates Pleh, Bever Tomas, Bishop Dorothy V. M., Booth James R, Evans MacWhinney, Fazio Barb, Grimm Weinert, Hamann Penner, Harris Margret, Howard David, Howard Lely, Johnston Judith R, Jordens Peter, Kail Charvillat, Karmiloff-Smith Annette, Katrin Lindner, Kempe MacWhinney, Kohn Lawrence L, Lindner Katrin, MacWhinney Brian, MacWhinney Caselli, McDonald Janet, Miller Jon, O'Hara Johnston, Penner Wymann, Schaner-Wolles Chris, Strohner Nelson, Thal Flores, Tomasello Michael, van der Lely Heather, Veit Sabine E, Weist Richard   +35 more
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Perceptions of dog breeding practices, breeding dog welfare and companion dog acquisition in a self-selected sample of Australian adults

Animal Welfare, 2018
AbstractWelfare considerations surrounding dog (Canis familiaris) breeding practices are contentious in some sectors of the community. However, public perceptions surrounding dog breeding practices are poorly understood. The aims of this study were to describe perceptions of dog breeding and associated welfare concerns held by members of the general ...
JK Woodhead, LC Feng, TJ Howell, MB Ruby, PC Bennett   +4 more
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