Foster parents’ experiences with animal companions while fostering children and youth
Human-Animal InteractionsThis qualitative exploratory inquiry examined foster parents’ perspectives of the impact companion animals had on the children/youth in their care. Six foster parents were interviewed and six themes, including 12 subthemes, were uncovered: (1) provision ...
Jeanette Wiens, T. Pearson, C. Whalen
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Aggressive hosts are undeterred by a cuckoo's hawk mimicry, but probably make good foster parents. [PDF]
Proc Biol Sci, 2023 Attwood MC +4 more
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Cellular Identity Crisis: RD3 Loss Fuels Plasticity and Immune Silence in Progressive Neuroblastoma
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Researchers discovered that therapy‐induced loss of RD3 protein in neuroblastoma triggers a dangerous shift: cancer cells become more stem‐like, invasive, and resistant to treatment while evading immune detection. RD3 loss suppresses antigen presentation and boosts immune checkpoints, creating an immune‐silent environment.
Poorvi Subramanian +7 more
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Resilience as a characteristic of a social group of foster parents’ applicants
Социальная психология и общество, 2018 Based on the research of the foster parents’ applicants sample from different regions of Russia (622 people, including 223 men, the average age is 39.6 years, and 399 women, the average age is 39.7 years), socio-demographic and psychological ...
Makhnach A.V. , Tolstykh N.N.
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Improving Parenting Competency and Permanency Awareness for Kinship Foster Parents Through In-Service Licensure Training. [PDF]
Child Adolesc Social Work J, 2022 Gibbs DJ +4 more
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Extracellular Vesicles in Autoimmune Diseases: From Diagnostic Biomarkers to Engineered Therapeutics
Advanced Science, EarlyView.This review provides a systematic comparison of extracellular vesicles (EVs) from both mammalian and plant sources in the context of autoimmune diseases. It highlights their emerging roles as precision biomarkers and engineered therapeutic platforms.
Yufei Wu +6 more
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What Mediates the Link Between Foster Parents' Sensitivity Towards Child Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Job Satisfaction? The Role of Compassion Fatigue and Foster Parent-Child Relationship. [PDF]
J Child Adolesc Trauma, 2023 Teculeasa F, Golu F, Gorbănescu A.
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.This review outlines the wound healing process and factors influencing scar formation, explores how certain animals and human fetuses achieve scarless skin or tissue regeneration, and details tissue engineering material strategies employed in scarless wound dressings.
Meimei Fu +7 more
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Examining the Impact of COVID-19 on Parental Stress: A Study of Foster Parents. [PDF]
Child Adolesc Social Work J, 2022 Miller JJ, Cooley ME, Mihalec-Adkins BP.
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.Leveraging 3D bioprinting, this study establishes patient‐derived in vitro models of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. These models faithfully recapitulate the histopathology, molecular profiles, and genomic characteristics of the original patient tumors.
Yuce Lu +23 more
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