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Effects of therapeutic horseback riding on post-traumatic stress disorder in military veterans
Military Medical Research, 2018 Background Large numbers of post-deployment U.S. veterans are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or traumatic brain injury (TBI), leading to an urgent need for effective interventions to reduce symptoms and increase veterans’ coping.
Rebecca A. Johnson +12 more
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HABIT: Horse Automated Behaviour Identification Tool: a position paper [PDF]
, 2015 HABIT (Horse Automated Behaviour Identification Tool) is an Animal Computer Interaction (ACI) project, on the interdisciplinary boundary between equitation science and computer science.
Hall, Carol +3 more
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, 2006 Though not often acknowledged openly, killing represents by far the most common form of human interaction with animals. Humans kill animals for food, for pleasure, to wear, and even as religious acts, yet despite the ubiquity of this killing, analyzing ...
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Inhibition of Aflatoxin Formation in Aspergillus Species by Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) Seed Stilbenoids in the Course of Peanut− Fungus Interaction [PDF]
, 2019 Common soil fungi, Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus, are opportunistic pathogens that invade preharvest peanut seeds. These fungi often produce carcinogenic aflatoxins that pose a threat to human and animal health through food chains and ...
Arias, Renee +4 more
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Animal MicrobiomeBackground The gut microbiota and derived metabolites play a key role in regulating host physiology. Diet is identified as a key regulatory factor of the microbiota composition and, potentially, of subsequent functionalities.
Soufien Rhimi +11 more
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Parasites & VectorsBackground Arboviruses continue to threaten global health because of their rapid geographical expansion and significant disease burden. Of the over 500 recognized arboviruses, approximately 150 affect humans, and around 50 affect domestic animals and ...
Samson Leta +4 more
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The Role of Ethological Observation for Measuring Animal Reactions to Biotelemetry Devices [PDF]
, 2017 This paper presents a methodological approach used to assess the wearability of biotelemetry devices in animals. A detailed protocol to gather quantitative and qualitative ethological observations was adapted and tested in an experimental study of 13 cat
Mancini, Clara +2 more
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Neurohormonal responses to human-animal and human-robotic dog interaction [abstract] [PDF]
, 2005 only availableFaculty Mentor: Dr. Rebecca Johnson, NursingMedicine BACKGROUND: Research shows that interacting with companion animals reduces humans' blood pressure, stress, and improves mood, believed to be rooted in neurohormonal changes. The extent to
Anderson, Erin
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The effect of the owner’ s personality on the behaviour of owner-dog dyads [PDF]
, 2012 We describe the relationships between dog owners’ personality attributes (assessed via questionnaire), their behaviours and the dog’s behaviours observed during brief dog-owner and dog-stranger interactions (N = 78).
Gácsi, Márta +3 more
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