The challenges and issues of undergraduate student retention and attainment in UK veterinary medical education [PDF]
, 2016 Student retention and attainment has recently been identified as a key area for development in veterinary medical education enquiry. Woodfield's research on retention and attainment across the UK disciplines has yielded some unique information about the ...
Armitage-Chan, E A, Jackson, E L
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Policing in nonhuman primates: partial interventions serve a prosocial conflict management function in rhesus macaques. [PDF]
, 2013 Studies of prosocial policing in nonhuman societies traditionally focus on impartial interventions because of an underlying assumption that partial support implies a direct benefit to the intervener, thereby negating the potential for being prosocial in ...
Beisner, Brianne A, McCowan, Brenda
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Problematising upstream technology through speculative design: the case of quantified cats and dogs [PDF]
, 2015 There is growing interest in technology that quantifies aspects of our lives. This paper draws on critical practice and speculative design to explore, question and problematise the ultimate consequences of such technology using the quantification of ...
Feltwell, Tom +4 more
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Fish and omega-3 intake and health in older people [PDF]
, 2018 Epidemiological studies have linked fish consumption with increasedlongevity and improvements in age-related conditions such ascognitive decline and cardiovascular disease (CVD) [1–3].
Marshall, Skye, Van der Meij, Barbara S
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Development of the cat-owner relationship scale (CORS) [PDF]
, 2017 Characteristics of the human-animal bond can be influenced by both owner-related and pet-related factors, which likely differ between species. Three studies adapted the Monash Dog-Owner Relationship Scale (MDORS) to permit assessment of human-cat ...
American Veterinary Medical Association +25 more
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Surgical and Behavioral Relationships With Welfare
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 Veterinarians perform surgery for a number of reasons, from treating a problem to preventing future problems. There is an inextricable link between the physical and psychological aspects of an animal's health, and surgery is often a conduit to bridge ...
Melissa Bain
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Nitro-fatty acid formation and metabolism [PDF]
, 2018 Nitro-fatty acids (NO 2 -FA) are pleiotropic modulators of redox signaling pathways. Their effects on inflammatory signaling have been studied in great detail in cell, animal and clinical models primarily using exogenously administered nitro-oleic acid ...
Bonacci, Gustavo Roberto +4 more
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Frontiers in Public HealthIntroductionGiven the evidence that companion animals may provide social and emotional support to their human counterparts, some companies have begun offering bring-your-dog-to-work programs in an effort to reduce employee strain and improve workplace ...
Braxton Schieler +2 more
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A dogs-at-work program in a veterinary college: promoting workplace wellbeing and resilience
Frontiers in PsychologyDogs-at-work (DAW) programs may be able to take advantage of the benefits of human-animal interactions to support the resilience and wellbeing of employees in high stress workplaces, but research in this area is limited. Consequently, employers are often
Emilie M. MacInnis +2 more
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Comparing and Contrasting Knowledge on Mules and Hinnies as a Tool to Comprehend Their Behavior and Improve Their Welfare. [PDF]
, 2019 Mules and hinnies are the hybrids between donkeys (Equus asinus) and horses (Equus caballus). For centuries, mankind has used them for agrarian purposes, the military, or recreation.
Ali, Ahmed +4 more
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