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A dogs-at-work program in a veterinary college: promoting workplace wellbeing and resilience

Frontiers in Psychology
Dogs-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, Niwako Ogata, Leanne O. Nieforth   +2 more
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Tactile information improves visual object discrimination in kea, Nestor notabilis, and capuchin monkeys, Sapajus spp. [PDF]

, 2018
In comparative visual cognition research, the influence of information acquired by nonvisual senses has received little attention. Systematic studies focusing on how the integration of information from sight and touch can affect animal perception are ...
Carducci P, Huber L, Schwing R, Truppa V.   +3 more
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Members of the Pod: Do Marine Mammal Trainers Perceive a Bond with the Animals They Care For?

Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 2022
Animals under human care interact with their caretakers, potentially resulting in human–animal bonds (HABs), which can enhance wellbeing for both. Previous research has suggested that keepers perceive bonds with their animals, but investigation of a ...
Thomas Welsh, Sabrina Brando, Geoff Hosey, Samantha J. Ward   +3 more
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Physiological reactivity to spontaneously occurring seizure activity in dogs with epilepsy and their carers [PDF]

, 2017
There is a complex bidirectional relationship between stress and epilepsy. Stressful stimuli and subsequent cortisol release act as a trigger for seizure activity in some individuals with epilepsy, and seizure activity itself may act as a stressor to the
Fowkes, R C, Packer, R M A, Volk, H A
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Out of sight, click in mind: Visual access moderates the effectiveness of marker-based training

Human-Animal Interactions
Background: Marker-based training is a widely used type of positive reinforcement training believed to improve learning outcomes by providing a precise and consistent marker for desired behavior.
Kate J. Miller, Shelby E. McDonald, Jennie K. Willis   +2 more
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Returning a Shelter Dog: The Role of Owner Expectations and Dog Behavior

Animals, 2022
Millions of animals are adopted from animal shelters in the United States each year, although some are returned post-adoption, which can decrease both the animals’ chances of future adoptions and the owners’ willingness to adopt again.
Lauren Powell, Brittany Lee, Chelsea L. Reinhard, Margaret Morris, Donya Satriale, James Serpell, Brittany Watson   +6 more
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The Value of Comparative Animal Research : Krogh’s Principle Facilitates Scientific Discoveries [PDF]

, 2017
There are no conflicts of interest to declare. This paper developed from the 2016 Early Career Impact Award from the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences to TJS. TJS has received funding from The Leverhulme Trust.
Alward, Beau A., Ebling, Francis J. P., Fernald, Russell D., Kelly, Aubrey, Ophir, Alexander G., Stevenson, Tyler J   +5 more
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Children’s bond with companion animals and associations with psychosocial health: A systematic review

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
BackgroundCompanion animals can fulfill children’s attachment needs. A secure attachment to humans is positively associated with psychosocial health, therefore, the extent to which this applies to a strong child-companion animal bond is worth examining ...
Daniëlle Groenewoud, Marie-Jose Enders-Slegers, Roeslan Leontjevas, Roeslan Leontjevas, Annemiek van Dijke, Annemiek van Dijke, Tynke de Winkel, Karin Hediger, Karin Hediger   +8 more
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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, Anderson, Animal Health Alliance, Anna Holloway, Bradshaw, Downey, Dwyer, Emerson, Herzog, Howell, Jaume Fatjó, Johnson, Jonathan Bowen, Lago, Miller, Paula Calvo, Pauleen C. Bennett, People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals, Staats, Templer, Tiffani J. Howell, Wilson, Wilson, Winefield, Zasloff, Zasloff   +25 more
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Two Faces of NOTCH1 in Childhood Lymphoblastic T‐Cell Neoplasia: Prognostic Divergence of Mutational and Structural Aberrations

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In pediatric patients, T‐cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (T‐LBL) survival exceeds 80%. Relapse remains associated with limited curative options. Frontline treatment is largely extrapolated from T‐cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T‐ALL) treatment, reflecting the ongoing debate, whether both entities represent distinct diseases or variants within ...
Marie C. Heider, Amelie Alfert, Marc Hotfilder, Birgit Burkardt, Marcel te Vrugt   +4 more
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