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Animal Assisted Intervention (AAI) for children in either research, pratice or policy from a One Health perspective
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No full textNei millenni di stretta vicinanza con l’uomo, il cane e il gatto hanno modificato alcuni comportamenti specie-specifici, ad esempio le vocalizzazioni e le posture, al fine di ottimizzare la comunicazione interspecifica con lui. Parallelamente, sono diventati molto bravi ad interpretare i segnali comunicativi dell’uomo e ad intuire le sue intenzioni, osservandone il comportamento. Lo stesso si può dire dell’essere umano? Viaggiamo insieme nella dimensione sociale e comunicativa del cane e del gatto domestico e mettiamoci alla prova con un test per scoprire se e quanto siamo capaci di capirli, e di farci capire da loro
Impatto dell'endotelio sugli eventi molecolari e cellulari coinvolti nella fisiopatologia della flogosi : studi in vivo ed in vitro : dottorato di ricerca in biotecnologie applicate alle scienze veterinarie e zootecniche
No full textEndothelium is an endocrine organ that is spatially distributed throughout the body. Endothelial dysfunction is a hallmark for vascular diseases. Despite enormous advances in the understanding of endothelial cell biology, many critical questions about its fundamental role in vascular pathophysiology remain largely unanswered. The present thesis describes the in vivo and in vitro studies we carried out in order to investigate the association between endothelial dysfunction and organ-specific inflammatory conditions, such as atherosclerosis, hypoxic pulmonary hypertension and sepsis, as well as the therapeutic potential of endothelial derived substances, such as nitric oxide, and the enormous potential of the endothelium as a therapeutic target
Canine olfactory detection of lung cancer in human urine: a step forward in dog learning and training
No full textHuman lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the world because early diagnosis is difficult. Three female family dogs (2 Belgian Malinois and 1 mixed-breed dog) aged 2.5–6 yrs are currently being trained by clicker training method (operant conditioning) with positive reinforcement (food) to scent and recognize urine of people with lung cancer (LCa). In this first learning phase, dogs were thought to discriminate between urine from individuals with LCa and urine from healthy controls, both recruited in the European Institute of Oncology (IEO) of Milan. The dogs were thought to signal a cancer urine, by sitting in front of it, among samples containing only one LCa urine and three to five randomly selected controls. Data was analyzed using nonparametric statistics and regression models (SPSS, version 22.0 for Windows; SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Dogs showed an increasing trend in the percentage of correct choices across the training period. The factors dog, number of daily session and time of training emerged as robust predictors of a dog’s correct choice (p<0.05). These findings provide information which are useful in improving rational and effective dog training strategies for olfactory detection of lung cancer on urine samples. Moreover, they would suggest that LCa gives a VOCs-related odor signature to urine. If the next phases of this study confirm these results, then the integration of sniffer dogs into research strategies will turn out to be a useful tool for early diagnosis of lung cancer and improved patient survival
The Latin Owner: profiles, perceptions and attitudes of Italian cat and dog owners towards their pet
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Nowadays animal companionship is an integral aspect of life in Europe, with approximately 81 million registered dogs and 99.2 million cats (1). This research aims to identify characteristics of dog and cat-owning households from a large cross-sectional web-based survey in Italy.
Material and Methods
Owners over 18 years old were asked information about themselves, their dogs, cats and their relationship with their pets. Data was analysed using Pearson’s χ2 tests and logistic regressions (SPSS).
Results
3,298 owners completed the survey, 31.8% and 40.3% of whom owned dogs and cats respectively, and 72.8% both. People aged 18 to 30 years were more likely to own a dog than older respondents. Compared to cat owners, dog owners were more likely to believe that their pets considered them to be conspecific group members, rather than “only humans”. Dogs were more likely to be purebreds adopted for companionship. Cats were significantly more likely to be mixed breeds adopted because they needed a home. Dog owners were significantly more likely to rate other owners as an important source of information regarding handling and training than cat owners. Despite a similarly high prevalence of reported intraspecific aggression and noise reactivity among dogs and cats, dog ownership significantly increased the likelihood of the owner’s actual willingness to change a pet’s behavior. Cat ownership increased the likelihood that owners would consider surgical sterilisation as an option to correct behaviour.
Conclusion
These results may be useful in helping behaviour practitioners address population changes in terms of human-pet bonds and plan prevention and treatment strategies.
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