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The untapped potential of Registered Veterinary Technicians in hospice care

Human-Animal Interactions
Background: As veterinary medicine evolves to include more comprehensive hospice and end-of-life care, Registered Veterinary Technicians remain an underutilized resource in hospice and palliative care programs.
Emily Piche
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Timely Euthanasia in the United States Dairy Industry–Challenges and a Path Forward

Animals, 2019
Euthanasia is a valuable management tool utilized on dairies to end the suffering of sick or debilitated cows. Euthanasia should be implemented if an animal’s pain cannot be adequately alleviated and if there is a limited chance of recovery.
Jennifer B. Walker, I. Noa Roman-Muniz, Lily N Edwards-Callaway   +2 more
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Dairy Caretaker Perspectives on Performing Euthanasia as an Essential Component of Their Job

Animals, 2021
The objectives of this study were to identify caretakers’ perceptions and stressors related to performing on-farm euthanasia as well as potential ideas for intervention strategies to alleviate negative effects of performing euthanasia on caretaker well ...
Ivette Noami Román-Muñiz, Mary Caitlin Cramer, Lily N. Edwards-Callaway, Lorann Stallones, Elizabeth Kim, Sofia Thompson, Hailey Simpson, Sage Mijares   +7 more
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Preliminary Study Exploring Caretaker Perspectives of Euthanasia on Swine Operations

Animals, 2020
The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of euthanasia training, caretaker perceptions of euthanasia, and available resources for individuals who perform euthanasia as part of their job on swine operations in the United States.
Hailey Simpson, Lily N. Edwards-Callaway, Mary Caitlin Cramer, Ivette Noa Roman-Muniz, Lorann Stallones, Sofia Thompson, Sari Ennis, Elizabeth Kim, Monique Pairis-Garcia   +8 more
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Improving control over euthanasia of persons with psychiatric illness: Lessons from the first Belgian criminal court case concerning euthanasia

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
BackgroundBelgium is one of very few countries that legally allow euthanasia for suffering caused by psychiatric illness. In the first criminal trial in Belgium of physicians involved in euthanasia, three physicians recently faced the accusation of ...
Marc De Hert, Marc De Hert, Marc De Hert, Marc De Hert, Sien Loos, Sien Loos, Sigrid Sterckx, Erik Thys, Erik Thys, Kristof Van Assche, Kristof Van Assche   +10 more
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Epigenetic silencing of the liver‐specific lncRNA LUNAR promotes liver cancer progression via NOTCH activation

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
LUNAR is a liver‐specific long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) that is highly expressed in normal liver but becomes epigenetically silenced in hepatocellular carcinoma through promoter hypermethylation. Loss of LUNAR is associated with NOTCH activation, epithelial–mesenchymal transition, and metastasis, whereas restoring LUNAR restrains metastatic progression ...
Se Ha Jang, Hyung Seok Kim, Geum Ok Baek, Moon Gyeong Yoon, Su In Lee, Jee‐Yeong Jeong, Ji Eun Han, Soon Sun Kim, Jae Youn Cheong, Jung Woo Eun   +9 more
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Preliminary Exploration of Swine Veterinarian Perspectives of On-Farm Euthanasia

Animals, 2020
Euthanasia is a critical component in swine production and veterinarians play an important role in euthanasia protocol development and training. This study aimed to understand veterinarian involvement in and perspectives on euthanasia on pig farms.
Lily N. Edwards-Callaway, Mary Caitlin Cramer, I. Noa Roman-Muniz, Lorann Stallones, Sofia Thompson, Sari Ennis, Jordan Marsh, Hailey Simpson, Elizabeth Kim, Elaine Calaba, Monique Pairis-Garcia   +10 more
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The future of euthanasia politics in the Australian state parliaments [PDF]

, 2014
There has been significant activity on voluntary euthanasia, with bills seeking to reform the law on the practice introduced in all of the Australian state parliaments except Queensland.
Alison Plumb
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Partial FAK suppression promotes tumor growth, an effect reversed by macrophage p110δ PI3K inactivation

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Partial inhibition of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) can paradoxically promote tumor growth, rather than simply producing a weaker antitumor effect than that observed with strong FAK suppression. In breast cancer and melanoma models, targeting p110δ PI3K, particularly in macrophages, counteracted these tumor‐promoting effects, highlighting the importance ...
Lydia Xenou, Niki Tzenaki, Anna Tsapara, Maria Tzardi, Evangelia A. Papakonstanti   +4 more
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EUTHANASIA DALAM PERPEKTIF INDONESIA DAN HAM INTERNASIONAL

Justitia Et Pax
The act of euthanasia is a problem that has never been resolved related to the legality of its implementation where many countries have legalized or prohibited the act.
Adela Oktaviani Putri, Lina Hastuti
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