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Ancient segmentally duplicated LCORL retrocopies in equids. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
LINE-1 is an active transposable element encoding proteins capable of inserting host gene retrocopies, resulting in retro-copy number variants (retroCNVs) between individuals.
Jevit, Matthew   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Bonded labour and donkey ownership in the brick kilns of India: A need for reform of policy and practice

open access: yesAnimal Welfare, 2023
Slavery, in the form of ‘debt-bondage’, is rife in Indian brick kilns, where the enforcement of labour laws is poor. Working equids support brick-kiln workers by transporting raw bricks into the kilns, but the situation of equids and their owners within ...
Laura M Kubasiewicz   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Relationship Between Working Equids and Women in Developing Countries [PDF]

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Journal, 2014
Reasons for performing study There are approximately 100 million working equids in developing countries worldwide. These animals’ role in impoverished communities is generally unrecognised by national and international policy makers and their needs are overlooked in national animal health systems.
M. Upjohn, D. Valette
openaire   +1 more source

Working equids: linking human and animal welfare

open access: yesVeterinary Record, 2020
Working equids continue to be an essential component of the livelihoods of millions of families worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.1 These animals provide a critical support system to the households that rely on them, with a central pillar of this support system being the money they generate – both directly and indirectly – and
openaire   +3 more sources

The Lockdown Diaries of the Working Class

open access: yes, 2022
Collated by the Working Class Collective, The Lockdown Diaries of the Working Class is a beautiful, self-published, illustrated book featuring the diaries of working class people from across the UK and their experiences of life during the first COVID19 ...
The Working Class Collective
core   +4 more sources

Use of thermography and pressure sensors to evaluate the effect of load on pack mules

open access: yesAustral Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2023
Mules performing pack work can develop skin wounds and lesions on harness related areas of the body, but also muscular and bone damage that are not always visible during clinical examination. Thermographic imaging and pressure sensors have emerged as non-
Tamara Tadich   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Working Equid Community: Responses from 1530 Individuals Accessing NGO Support in 14 Low- and Middle-Income Countries

open access: yesAnimals, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic was declared on 11 March 2020. The working equid community includes some of the world’s most marginalised people, who rely on animals for their daily lives and livelihoods.
Isabella Wild   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fabrication of Aligned Polycaprolactone Nanofibrillar Bundles to Control Cell‐Mediated Collagen Deposition in Engineered Cartilage

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Melt electrofibrillation (MEF) enables the fabrication of nanofibrillar PCL scaffolds with defined architectures that guide cellular alignment and retention during cartilage tissue engineering. Unlike conventional melt electrowriting, MEF consistently directs collagen type II‐rich extracellular matrix organization, providing a tunable platform to ...
Alba Pueyo Moliner   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unravelling the Distinct Phenotype and Mechanosensitive Properties of Different Tendon Cell Populations

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Tendon interfascicular and fascicular matrix cells are isolated and cultured, revealing distinct phenotypes and mechanosensitive responses. Interfascicular matrix cells exhibit marked stiffness‐dependent phenotypic plasticity, whereas fascicular matrix cells remain comparatively stable.
S. E. Grossemy   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Welfare Assessment and Identification of the Associated Risk Factors Compromising the Welfare of Working Donkeys (Equus asinus) in Egyptian Brick Kilns

open access: yesAnimals, 2020
Donkeys are a cornerstone in human existence, having played an important role throughout history in different economic activities, such as working in brick kilns in Egypt.
Shaaban F. Farhat   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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