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Pets and Politics [PDF]

open access: yes
The article explores how politicians leverage pet ownership to enhance their public image, noting that over 90% of U.S. presidents have had pets in the White House.
Rowan, Andrew, DPhil
core   +2 more sources

Dimensional and Hierarchical Assessment of American Kennel Club Breeds and Behavioral Trait Descriptions

open access: yesPets
The AKC functions as the largest and most influential dog breed registry and breed standard information source in the United States. AKC breed standards describe the breed’s overall appearance and behavior.
Sofia Zapata, Isain Zapata
doaj   +1 more source

Leucine‐rich glioma inactivated 1 (LGI1) is a ganglioside‐binding protein

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Neuronal hyperexcitability associated with a decrease/absence of the extracellular protein LGI1 has been suggested to be primarily due to the downregulation of Kv1 channel expression. The molecular mechanisms underlying this decrease have not yet been elucidated.
Kévin Debreux   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dog-Associated Road Safety Concerns: A Pre-COVID Survey of New Zealand Pet Owners

open access: yesPets
Aims: To investigate the road safety concerns associated with pet dogs in New Zealand. Methods: An online survey was developed and offered to New Zealanders via SurveyMonkey© from 8 January 2019 to 31 March 2019) using New Zealand residents aged ≥ 18 ...
Leena Awawdeh, Rachel H. Forrest
doaj   +1 more source

The ubiquitin system in normal and infected germinal center B cells

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The ubiquitin system plays a central role in germinal center (GC) B cells, influencing differentiation to long‐lived memory B cells. Oncogenic gammaherpesviruses gain access to memory B cells by establishing latency in GC B cells. Mapping ubiquitin mechanisms in normal and infected GC B cells will define specific molecular circuits in B cells germane ...
Destiny Davis   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Importance of House Pets in Emotional Development

open access: yes, 2015
Pets are useful to people in the psychological sense. Livestock, poultry and working animals can not be surrogates for pets. In the modern society pets are gaining more and more importance.

core   +1 more source

Nothing Could Put Me Off: Assessing the Prevalence and Risk Factors for Perceptual Barriers to Improving the Welfare of Brachycephalic Dogs

open access: yesPets
The popularity of brachycephalic dogs has increased worldwide despite growing evidence of their profound health and welfare issues, largely as a result of their extreme conformation.
Rowena M. A. Packer   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Metastatic niche shaped by host factors influences disseminated cancer cell fate

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Metastasis is shaped not only by cancer cells but also by the environments they encounter. This review explores how factors such as aging, diet, the microbiome, lifestyle, and environmental exposures remodel organ‐specific niches in the lung, liver, bone, and brain, influencing where metastatic cells survive, remain dormant, or grow, and ultimately ...
Gwennan Delyth Ward   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Paper Pocket Pets - Making Wearable Interactive Toys

open access: yes, 2019
We present Paper Pocket Pets, an approach to create personal interactive toys that children can carry along with them. Creating Paper Pocket Pets involves four activities that combine traditional crafts with digital fabrication: paper folding to create a
Bhadurkhan, Daniel   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Through the Lens of Age: Using Dog Photographs to Uncover Welfare and Stress

open access: yesPets
This study evaluated the potential of using dogs’ apparent age, judged from photographs, as a non-invasive tool for assessing their welfare. Traditional welfare assessment methods often rely on behavioral and physiological indicators, which can be ...
Luisa Mascarenhas Ladeia Dutra   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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