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Effects of topical application of fipronil spot-on on dogs against the Chagas disease vector Triatoma infestans. [PDF]

, 2009
We assessed the insecticidal effects of fipronil spot-on applied to experimental dogs on the blood-feeding success and other vital parameters of the Trypanosoma cruzi vector Triatoma infestans.
Reithinger, Richard, Gürtler, Ricardo E, Kitron, Uriel, Stariolo, Raúl, Ceballos, Leonardo A   +4 more
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Chagas disease control: deltamethrin-treated collars reduce Triatoma infestans feeding success on dogs. [PDF]

, 2005
Dogs are domestic reservoir hosts of Trypanosoma cruzi, the aetiological agent of Chagas disease. Using an experimental set-up mimicking rural mud-and-thatch houses, we evaluated the effect of deltamethrin-treated dog collars on the feeding success and ...
Reithinger, Richard, Ceballos, Leonardo, Gürtler, Ricardo E, Stariolo, Raúl, Davies, Clive R   +4 more
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Dog is a dog is a dog: Infant rule learning is not specific to language [PDF]

Cognition, 2007
Human infants possess powerful learning mechanisms used for the acquisition of language. To what extent are these mechanisms domain specific? One well-known infant language learning mechanism is the ability to detect and generalize rule-like similarity patterns, such as ABA or ABB [Marcus, G. F., Vijayan, S., Rao, S. B., & Vishton, P. M. (1999).
Jenny R, Saffran, Seth D, Pollak, Rebecca L, Seibel, Anna, Shkolnik   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Incidence and Severity of Carboplatin‐Associated Hearing Loss in Children With Cancer Assessed by the SIOP Boston 2012 Ototoxicity Criteria

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Platinum‐based chemotherapy is known to cause severe and debilitating hearing loss, but unlike cisplatin, the true incidence of carboplatin‐induced hearing loss remains unclear. We evaluated functional hearing outcomes in children receiving carboplatin to determine the incidence and severity of ototoxicity. Procedure We identified a
Aniket Chawla, Sean Carter, Andrew Wood, Sandra Staffieri, Andrew Dodgshun, David D. Eisenstat, Michael Sullivan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dogs (Canis familiaris), but not chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), understand imperative pointing [PDF]

, 2012
Chimpanzees routinely follow the gaze of humans to outside targets. However, in most studies using object choice they fail to use communicative gestures (e.g. pointing) to find hidden food.
Michael Tomasello (31692), Felizitas Zimmermann (184503), Kirchofer, K., Tomasello, M., Juliane Kaminski, Tomasello, M. ; https://orcid.org/, Zimmermann, F., Felizitas Zimmermann, Juliane Kaminski (128853), Katharina C Kirchhofer, Kirchhofer, K., Katharina C. Kirchhofer (184498), Kaminski, J. ; https://orcid.org/, Michael Tomasello, Kaminski, Juliane   +14 more
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Owner-Perceived Undesirable Behaviours in Young Dogs and Changes with Age

Animals
Dog behaviour that owners perceive as undesirable can compromise dog welfare, impact the owner and human–animal bond, and may result in relinquishment or euthanasia.
Rachel H. Kinsman, Rachel A. Casey, Séverine Tasker, Ben Cooper, Kassandra Giragosian, Naomi D. Harvey, Sara C. Owczarczak-Garstecka, Lauren Samet, Jane K. Murray   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Socio-Economic Status on Accessibility of Dog Training Classes

Animals, 2019
Behaviour problems are amongst the most common reasons given for relinquishing dogs to rehoming centres. Some behaviour problems may be amenable to being tackled pre-emptively with classes educating owners on basic dog training and understanding ...
Lauren Harris, Tamsin Durston, Jake Flatman, Denise Kelly, Michelle Moat, Rahana Mohammed, Tracey Smith, Maria Wickes, Melissa Upjohn, Rachel Casey   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact Assessment of Free-Roaming Dog Population Management by CNVR in Greater Bangkok

Animals, 2023
A high-intensity catch, neuter, vaccinate and return (CNVR) intervention was used over 5 years to manage the free-roaming dog population of Greater Bangkok, using nearly 300,000 CNVR operations across six provinces.
Elly Hiby, Tuntikorn Rungpatana, Alicja Izydorczyk, Craig Rooney, Mike Harfoot, Robert Christley   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Survival in Western Kenya: Reduction in Early Deaths and Treatment Abandonment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background An earlier study on children diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in Kenya reported a low event‐free survival (EFS), excess treatment abandonment, and high induction mortality.
Gilbert Olbara, George Bogonko, Festus Njuguna, Sandra Langat, Martha Kipngetich, Dennis Njenga, Gertjan Johannes Kaspers, Terry Allen Vik   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Paedomorphic Facial Expressions Give Dogs a Selective Advantage [PDF]

, 2013
How wolves were first domesticated is unknown. One hypothesis suggests that wolves underwent a process of self-domestication by tolerating human presence and taking advantage of scavenging possibilities.
Caeiro, Cátia C., Kate Peirce, Waller Bridget M., Linda Scheider, Cátia C. Caeiro, Scheider, L, Anne M. Burrows (502427), Peirce, Kate, Sandra McCune (333196), Bridget M. Waller (137067), Burrows, AM, Juliane Kaminski (128853), McCune, S, Caeiro Cátia C., Burrows Anne M., Kaminski, J, Linda Scheider (214118), Burrows, Anne M., Caeiro, CC, Kaminski Juliane, Kaminski, Juliane, Anne M Burrows, Ra Mccune, McCune, Sandra, Cátia C Caeiro, Bridget M Waller, Annem Burrows, Cátia C. Caeiro (502426), Waller, Bridget M., Waller, BM, Peirce, K, Sandra McCune, Kate Peirce (137070), Juliane Kaminski, McCune Sandra, Scheider, Linda, Scheider Linda, Bridget M. Waller, Peirce Kate   +38 more
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