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Showing 1 to 20 of 827 for “"dogs"”.
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Dogs’ participation in human social life: Furniture design for dogs
"A growing number of study has shown that dogs are considered as close family members and sometimes are embraced as surrogate children. With that, people like to provide them with the best affordable products in the available market. Before adopting a dog, the first thing that comes in one's mind …
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Resurgence in Dogs
… resurgence has not been demonstrated with dogs, one of the most commonly trained animals in the world. Five experimentally naïve dogs served in the present study. Four were first trained to perform an arbitrary target behavior, which subsequently was extinguished completely, and then, an …
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Are Large Dogs Smarter Than Small Dogs? Investigating Within Species Differences in Large and Small Dogs: Spatial Memory
… affect the development of cognitive abilities. Dogs have undergone intensive artificial selection yielding distinctive breeds which differ both phenotypically and behaviorally. Breed based cognitive differences have not been found but some studies suggest there may be differences in broader …
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Defending Wild Dogs: Population Dynamics and Disease in Endangered African Wild Dogs
<p>African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) are endangered carnivores whose population is decreasing from habitat loss and fragmentation, interspecific competition, and disease. Survival rates are especially low in Kruger National Park (KNP), though it is unclear why. I estimated the abundance in KNP and …
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Dogs In A Village
Nearly all of the histories of Shays's Rebellion point to debt as the reason why farmers in western Massachusetts rose against the courts and the state government in the fall and winter of 1786-87. Recent scholarship demonstrates a new line of reasoning based on the tax records of those involved. …
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Dogs as Healers: Explorations of How Dogs Promote Healing and Their Role as Healers
Dogs have been present in our lives for thousands of years. As our relationship with them has taken many forms and shifted over that time, one thing has remained: dogs have been a part of human healing in various ways. From being symbolic ancient healing deities to the therapy dogs and service dogs …
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Illini service dogs- changing perceptions
This was a comprehensive study of the change of perceptions related to the disability culture among undergraduate students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who are members of the Illini Service Dog Program. The purpose of the study was to determine if participation in the Illini …
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Not All Dogs Go To Heaven
… direct support of my thesis exhibition, Not All Dogs Go To Heaven, held at Gales Gallery, York University, April 11-15, 2022. This document and its text reveals the conceptual and material concerns that are relevant to the narrative and mythology that become the focus of the exhibition. Central …
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Measurement of urinary glycosaminoglycans in dogs
… were measured in a limited number of dogs with glomerulonephritis or amyloidosis. Fourteen healthy dogs were placed in metabolic cages and all urine was collected for 24 hours. Serum and urine creatinine concentrations were measured at the beginning and end of the collection period. …
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Embodied Cognition and Representation in Domesticated Dogs
… can be productively applied to the study of dogs. Adoption of these principles can improve experimental design and inform the conclusions that we draw from empirical data regarding dogs’ cognitive capacities and behaviour. This dissertation advocates for ethologically appropriate studies, …
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The Role of Dogs in Medieval Wales
This thesis explores the role of dogs in medieval Wales. References to dogs can be found in sources such as the law codes and the Mabinogion and other forms of literature, including hagiography and poetry, providing a wealth of material for understanding what kinds of dogs there were, what they …
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Improving rabies control in free-roaming dogs
… communities in Asia and Africa where domestic dogs are free-roaming. The disease can be effectively controlled through vaccinating at least 45% of the dogs in a population; however the impact of vaccinations on disease incidence may be affected by dynamic demographic and immunological …
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Safety of Epidurally Administered Ketorolac in Dogs
… an epidurally administered NSAID (ketorolac) in dogs. This was performed as a blinded, placebo controlled study using twenty-two adult mixed breed dogs with 16 treatment and 6 control dogs. Dogs were anesthetized and epidural catheters were placed at the lumbosacral space. Catheter placement was …
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ADAMTS13 Activity in Dogs with Chronic Enteropathies
Background: Chronic enteropathies (CE) predispose dogs to thromboembolic disease, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Humans with CE have decreased activity of a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with a thrombospondin type 1 motif, member 13 (ADAMTS13), a von Willebrand factor …
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Natural History of Biliary Sludge in Dogs
… the natural history of biliary sludge in dogs. Animals: Healthy, client-owned dogs (n=74) screened for biliary sludge; 42 affected dogs identified Methods: Prospective, observational design. Serial ultrasound examinations and biochemistries were evaluated over 1 year. The following were …
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