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Human-Animal Interactions in Dairy Buffalo Farms [PDF]

Animals, 2019
This study aimed to assess the relationship between stockperson behavior and buffalo behavior. The research was carried out in 27 buffalo farms. The behavior of stockpeople and animals during milking and the avoidance distance at the feeding place were recorded. Recordings were repeated within one month to assess test-retest reliability.
Fabio Napolitano, Francesco Serrapica, Ada Braghieri, Felicia Masucci, Emilio Sabia, Giuseppe De Rosa   +5 more
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African Swine Fever: Prevalence, Farm Characteristics, Farmer’s Insight and Attitude toward Reporting of African Swine Fever Cases in the Northwest, West, Littoral and Southwest Regions of Cameroon

Agriculture, 2021
The African swine fever virus (ASFV) has been circulating in and ravaging the swine industry in Cameroon for decades. Annual ASFV epidemics occur in Cameroon from April to August.
Ebanja Joseph Ebwanga, Stephen Mbigha Ghogomu, Jan Paeshuyse   +2 more
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Construction of Antibody Phage Libraries and Their Application in Veterinary Immunovirology

Antibodies, 2020
Antibody phage display (APD) technology has revolutionized the field of immunovirology with its application in viral disease diagnostics and antiviral therapy.
Shahbaz Bashir, Jan Paeshuyse
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African Swine Fever in Cameroon: A Review

Pathogens, 2021
African swine fever (ASF) is a hemorrhagic contagious porcine disease caused by the African swine fever virus. The disease poses enormous problems to the pork industry with pig mortality ranging from 30% to 100%, depending on the virulence of the virus ...
Ebanja Joseph Ebwanga, Stephen Mbigha Ghogomu, Jan Paeshuyse   +2 more
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Why Were Zebras Not Domesticated? A Review of Domesticability Traits and Tests of Their Role in Ungulate Domestications with Macroevolutionary Models

Animals
Since Darwin, many evolutionary and behavioral researchers have considered the role of phenotypic traits that favor the domestication of nonhuman animals.
Netzin G. Steklis, Mateo Peñaherrera-Aguirre, Horst Dieter Steklis, Isabel Herrera   +3 more
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Epidemiological Dynamics of Foot-and-Mouth Disease in the Horn of Africa: The Role of Virus Diversity and Animal Movement

Viruses, 2023
The Horn of Africa is a large area of arid and semi-arid land, holding about 10% of the global and 40% of the entire African livestock population. The region’s livestock production system is mainly extensive and pastoralist.
Fanos Tadesse Woldemariyam, Christopher Kinyanjui Kariuki, Joseph Kamau, Annebel De Vleeschauwer, Kris De Clercq, David J. Lefebvre, Jan Paeshuyse   +6 more
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Reframing HRI Education : A Dialogic Reformulation of HRI Education to Promote Diverse Thinking and Scientific Progress [PDF]

, 2017
Over the last few years, technological developments in semi-autonomous machines have raised awareness about the strategic importance of human-robot interaction (HRI) and its technical and social implications.
Giulia Messina Dahlberg, Lindblom, Jessica,, Billing, Erik A.,, Montebelli, Alberto, Billing, Erik,, Alberto Montebelli, Montebelli, Alberto,, Messina Dahlberg, Giulia,, Erik Billing, Lindblom, Jessica, Messina Dahlberg, Giulia, Billing, Erik, Billing, Erik A., Jessica Lindblom   +13 more
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Trigger motion and interface optimization of an eye-controlled human-computer interaction system based on voluntary eye blinks [PDF]

, 2023
Eye-controlled human-computer interaction (ECHCI) attracts attention for its human-centered, natural and direct operation characteristics. The most common ECHCI trigger motion is “gazing,” which causes Midas Touch problems, lowering usability and ...
Zhang, Lan, Chen, Chun-Hsien, He, Jia-Xin, Ma, Guo-Rui, Niu, Ya-Feng, Zhou, Tian-Yu   +5 more
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Context-Awareness in Human-Robot Interaction: Approaches and Challenges [PDF]

, 2022
To be seamlessly integrated in human-centered environments, robots are expected to have intelligent social capabilities on top of their physical abilities.
Tapus, Adriana, Cangelosi, Angelo, Schadenberg, Bob Rinse, Schadenberg, Bob Rinse; id_orcid, Chevalier, Pauline, Aly, Amir   +5 more
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Nay to Prey: Challenging the View of Horses as a “Prey” Species

Animals
This paper challenges the prevalent characterization of domesticated horses as prey species that inherently view humans as predators. Drawing on evolutionary, ethological, and cognitive evidence, we propose the “mutualistic coevolution hypothesis”, which
Netzin G. Steklis, Mateo Peñaherrera-Aguirre, Horst Dieter Steklis   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source