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Comparison of cellular responses of cultured fibroblasts from Iriomote wild cats and domestic cats exposure to polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid.

PLoS ONE
The Iriomote wild cat is endemic to Iriomote Island. The total population is only 100 cats. These cats are thus listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List.
Masafumi Katayama, Ayusa Kataoka, Tomokazu Fukuda, Manabu Onuma   +3 more
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Signalling pathways and mechanistic cues highlighted by transcriptomic analysis of primordial, primary, and secondary ovarian follicles in domestic cat

Scientific Reports, 2021
In vitro growth (IVG) of dormant primordial ovarian follicles aims to produce mature competent oocytes for assisted reproduction. Success is dependent on optimal in vitro conditions complemented with an understanding of oocyte and ovarian follicle ...
Shauna Kehoe, Katarina Jewgenow, Paul R. Johnston, Susan Mbedi, Beate C. Braun   +4 more
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Essential, Yet Precarious, Mistreated, Sick and Medicalized: A Sequential Explanatory Mixed‐Methods Study on Homecare Aides in Spain

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Homecare aides (HCAs) are professional non‐family caregivers, who support dependent individuals to live at home with dignity; yet in Spain they remain understudied and vulnerable, often facing precarious working conditions. We aimed to characterize HCAs’ employment, living conditions, health, and exposure to workplace violence and ...
Albert Navarro‐Giné, Pedro Ferrer‐Rosende, Maria Feijoo‐Cid, Sergio Salas‐Nicás, Laura Esteve‐Matalí, Valeria Stuardo‐Ávila, María Isabel Fernández‐Cano   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Application of the FISH Technique to Visualize Sex Chromosomes in Domestic Cat Spermatozoa

Animals, 2021
Fluorescence in situ hybridization is a molecular cytogenetics technique that enables the visualization of chromosomes in cells via fluorescently labeled molecular probes specific to selected chromosomes.
Barbara Kij-Mitka, Halina Cernohorska, Svatava Kubickova, Sylwia Prochowska, Wojciech Niżański, Joanna Kochan, Monika Bugno-Poniewierska   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Legislation for Providing Animal Access in Australian Residential Aged Care: It's Not a Zoo

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Providing meaningful animal contact to residential aged care facility (RACF) residents is problematic due to a lack of animal policies and National Guidelines. This paper examines how Australian Legislation could influence access to animal contact in RACFs and aims to answer the question, ‘Could current Legislation facilitate the development ...
Wendy Newton, Tania Signal, Jenni A. Judd   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Judicial Perspectives on Neurodiversity in Queensland Courts, Tribunals and Commissions: Experiences With Disclosure and Witness Credibility

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Little is known about the impacts of the disclosure, or the non‐disclosure, of medical conditions associated with neurodiversity in the context of court proceedings and hearings before tribunals and commissions. This paper examines the experiences of twenty‐three Queensland Judges, Magistrates, and Tribunal and Commission Members with ...
Danielle Bozin, Karen A. Sullivan, Vincent Denault, Catherine Kennon, Lucy Cradduck, Rachel Hews   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modelling the population control of the domestic cat: an example from an island in Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology
The domestic cat is an invasive species that often causes great impacts where introduced due to its high predatory and reproductive potential, especially on islands.
ICM Lessa, HG. Bergallo
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Artificial Intelligence and Access to Justice at the ‘Shop Front’: The Potential and Limitations of Meeting Legal Need Through Technology

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Australia, governments fund Community Legal Centres (CLCs) as part of the legal assistance sector (LAS) to meet the ‘legal needs’ of people experiencing disadvantage who cannot afford private legal services. Persistent unmet demand for CLCs is well‐documented. As artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used in private legal practice to
Catherine Hastings, Art Cotterell, Farzana Bruce   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Socioeconomic profile, animal care, sanitary practices, and knowledge about parasites among owners of domestic dogs and cats treated in Rio de Janeiro city

Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2022
Urban canine and feline populations are expanding worldwide, a fact that can boost the transmission of zoonotic parasites. Thus, it is necessary understanding dog and cat owners’ profile, as well as their perceptions about zoonoses, to develop preventive
Igor Falco Arruda, Yasmin Abi-Chahin Mendes, Thamires Francisco Bonifácio, Irving Martins da Silveira Gonçalves, Patricia Riddell Millar, Alynne da Silva Barbosa, Luiz Cláudio de Souza Abboud, Maria Regina Reis Amendoeira   +7 more
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Vocalisations of the domestic cat - Additional files to ethogram of the domestic cat

, 2023
With the manuscript "Ethogram of the Domestic Cat" we have summarised and illustrated our six years of surveys in a broad overview of domestic cat behaviours to pave the way for easy, quick and effective use. Our aim is to contribute to the targeted research and observation of cat welfare and its variations.
Kappel, Isabelle, Riedel, Marie, Becker, Fiona, Hicks, Shay, Warlich-Zach, Nicole, Ganslosser, Udo   +5 more
openaire   +1 more source