Dogs - Science topic

There are a number of dog psychologists who could probably answer your question. I suggest that you start with Stanely Coren: drcoren@stanleycoren.com

Kokeny

I have 3 dogs, the oldest male is called Korsan (pirate), the middle male is Odin and the youngest, a female is called Aya (good spirit in Turkish mythology). If you don't mind, may I ask why you ask these?

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Dear Bernard,

You could check for companies that utilize the Oxford Nanopore (ONT) sequencing platform, which offer relatively fair prices for 16S sequencing, especially when you are shipping samples in larger batches. As for the turnaround time, it depends on the provider of the service and the price you negotiate.

Best of luck!

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Dogs play diverse and valuable roles in agricultural production and farm settings, contributing to various aspects of farm management and operations. One primary role of dogs in agriculture is livestock herding and protection. Breeds like Border Collies and Australian Shepherds excel in herding and can assist farmers in moving livestock, such as sheep or cattle, between pastures or pens, thereby optimizing grazing patterns and preventing overgrazing. Additionally, guardian dog breeds like Great Pyrenees or Anatolian Shepherds are employed to protect livestock from predators such as wolves or coyotes, reducing the risk of predation and ensuring the safety of farm animals. Dogs also aid in pest control on farms, particularly in guarding crops from rodents or vermin. Certain breeds, such as Terriers, are skilled hunters and can help control populations of rats, mice, or rabbits that may damage crops or stored grain. Moreover, dogs serve as loyal companions to farmers, providing companionship, security, and emotional support during long hours of work in rural environments. Their keen senses, loyalty, and versatility make them indispensable partners in agricultural settings, contributing to the efficiency, productivity, and well-being of farm operations.

Absolutely. Send me a copy of your manuscript and I will offer what wisdom I can offer. I too am interested in dog research.

Yes, but is there any empirical evidence?

Not the ownership per se but there are observable trends suggesting that particular, fashionable breeds or species are common in socially deprived areas where poverty is rife.

There is a lot of research that suggests owning companion animals can lead to well-being but equally having responsibility for companion animals when finances are constrained can be a source of anxiety and stress and reduced welfare for the animal because of poor (cheap) diet and lack of veterinary care, especially prophylactic care.

One that is housed in a suitable environment, fed a suitable diet, given appropriate enrichment and exercise and access to or protection from other animals as required that is owned by someone who has done their research, has access to an appropriate vet for the chosen species and is willing to be responsible for their animal throughout every life stage.

Gon

Thank you all for your recommendations! I'll come back for an update if the samples somehow survive longer than we'd expected

It is same.

It depends to which animals available, cheapest, easy you can dealing with.

Home-made diets are not recommended. It is very difficult to provide a suitable diet containing all trace elements. There is a large amount of literature regarding canine nutrition and various diets.

Feeding for clinical problems should always be done in conjunction with a vet and again, there are commercial diets available to support clinical treatments. Cauliflower is low in calories and high in fibre and can be fed cooked or raw in moderation. However it may promote flatulence.

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It´s a two-step RT-PCR, we use 100ng of cDNA.

Marxism is necessary in a pluralist society because multiple ideas are better than one.

Marxism fails of course when authoritarians insist it is the only system acceptable.

Dear Poorkhalily and Qudus: thank you for sharing this question, but what you have mentioned is still far away from real reason!! Regards.

Thank you, Cathleen Doyle. Indeed, we collected two additional blood samples from the same dog at different intervals and from other dogs residing in the same household. Surprisingly, we found no evidence of any nematodes in those samples. This discrepancy leads me to suspect contamination, possibly from feces, with Strongyloides being one of the potential culprits.

Sounds like an interesting study! Guess the HR sensor you mentioned is an implantable device? There are some Polar devices that's been used for HR/HRV monitoring...usually HRV is analyzed in 5-mins blocks and at rest.

Check out the following articles for reference:

Dear Daniel,

your working conditions seem not optimal. In case you are developing an ELISA test, please try different conditions, regarding Ag con., primary and secondary Ab dilutions. If you are working with a commercial ELISA, the problem could be from washing; so you may need extra washing steps.

You can also try using 0.03 M urea in the serum diluent and incubate the plates at 37C for 1 hr then wash and add the secondary Ab. This may reduce the cross reactivity. Cross reactivity is often observe with canine sera.

Hope that is useful.

Elfadil

Yes, therapy dogs can be beneficial in helping children who have experienced trauma. Interactions with therapy dogs, often referred to as animal-assisted therapy (AAT) or pet therapy, have been shown to have a positive impact on the emotional well-being and recovery of children who have experienced trauma.

Here are some ways in which therapy dogs can help:

It's important to note that therapy dogs are typically accompanied by trained handlers who ensure that the interactions are safe and beneficial.

Additionally, therapy dogs are not a substitute for professional mental health care, but they can be a valuable complement to therapy and other interventions for children who have experienced trauma.

Before incorporating therapy dogs into a trauma treatment plan for a child, it is essential to consult with mental health professionals who can assess the specific needs of the child and determine whether animal-assisted therapy is an appropriate and effective option for their recovery.

Another main argument against the learning value of memorization or its suitability as a basis or important element in a theory of learning is that it only concerns a late stage of learning, that is recall. This is a stage in the end of the sequence of sub stages such as assimilation, awareness of problem etc. But one of the arguments above questions this, although literature has not given attention to these objections that seek to upgrade memory phenomena in learning

Also, constructivist theories have seen to eliminate memory phenomena since they are at the other "ideological end" of the spectrum: pre-set knowledge vs constructively, actively constructed by students which is presumed to the sole path to involving higher mental states such as critical thinking, evaluaction, creativity which are basic aims in the realm of education

Hello Taylor,

For any paper in question, I would look search for the paper to discover where it was published. If it was published in a journal, I would visit the journal's page to find out if it publishes peer-reviewed manuscripts. The article you mention was published in Early Childhood Education Journal by Springer. It uses the peer-review process to evaluate manuscripts for publication. Visit for details:

Hope this helps,

Tom

Sergio Aramburu is on the right track. Domestic dogs already have a longer lifespan than wild canines. However, if we didn't care so much about the appearance and physical features of dogs we could probably breed them for longevity. But that would require selecting across the boundaries of many breeds, resulting in a mongrel with a long lifespan. There are vested interests against such crossbreeding.

Rosa Rabazo Yes, the presence of therapy dogs in schools for kids with learning disabilities may be normalized. This may be accomplished through raising awareness and educating the public about the advantages of therapy dogs, as well as developing evidence-based methods and standards for their usage in educational settings. Collaboration among educators, therapists, and animal behavior specialists may also assist to ensure that therapy dogs are utilized successfully and securely to support kids with special needs' learning and well-being. By giving research-based insights on the role of therapy dogs in educational settings, your PhD thesis can help to this endeavour.

Hi, I just stumbled across this reference in another paper I was reading, hope it can be helpful:

Komar, D. (1998). Decay rates in a cold climate region: A review of cases involving advanced decomposition from the Medical Examiner's Office in Edmonton, Alberta. Journal of Forensic Science, 43(1), 57-61. https://doi.org/10.1520/JFS16090J

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Abdulsamad Adeniran , I am a bit lost on what you intend to do. Are you interested in conducting a finite element static analysis on the dog bone sample? If so, you can use either 3D or 2D PLANE elements in APDL. It's actually easier to have control over the element you use in APDL than ANSYS Workbench. It's also much more intuitive to run non-linear analysis in APDL.

This book (https://www.amazon.com/ANSYS-Mechanical-Finite-Element-Analysis/dp/0128129816?asin=0128129816&revisionId=&format=4&depth=1) can help you get a deep dive in APDL.

Dear Prof. @Nazih Keplan

Thank you for sending me the information I needed. The article is beneficial and so helpful!

hypothetical question, perhaps you may find your answer in the following article,

The milk should be discarded but if it must be consumed, it should be heat pasteurized.

The following software like GitMind, Canva, CeGat, Visual Paradigm, pdfFiller, SmartDraw, and Progeny are good. But I prefer the manual way to make pedigree. Although, the use of software for this purpose is not bad.

To carry out a inferential statistical test even groups isn't required. Parametric: You can use dunnett's test for unequal variances and fisher test and/or chi-square test of independence for equal variances. Non-parametric: dunn pair wise or dunn control

Also see the following RG link.

Destroy Image Classification by Ensemble of Pre-trained models | by Vardan Agarwal | Towards Data Science

I've just moved to another suburb, 20 or so km distant. Again the same phenomenon in the parks — people bagging their dog poop but then littering the park with the plastic bags of poop. What's the point? I just don't get it. If they took their dog off-trail to poop in the bushes it would at least be biodegradable.

A pROBLEM! animals in a pen are no longer individuals due to competition. Thus, your PENS THEN ARE THE EXPERIMENTAL UNITS not the dogs...

Mask COCO dataset

I'll be interested to see the results, with the proviso that owners are not always the best judge of their dogs! Also, "gender" should be "sex".

Chapter 19 of small animal neurological emergency by Simon Platt and Laurent Garosi would be helpful .

I would rather go with a NUMT. By targeting mitochondrial sequences with your primers, it is likely that they also match mitochondrial fragments inserted in the nuclear genome. The fact that you find it in several dogs and that several differences seem to have already accumulated would also point in this direction.

Dear Abrar, it appears that Prof. Aissa Saidi has a great experimental experiences and I agree with him. But, you You have to do a pilot study before applying the oral vaccination on the domestic animals.

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Do you know this paper?

We have given PEP to cows and buffaloes bitten by lab confirmed rabies dogs and mongoose with intradermal rabies vaccine and local wound infilteration of equine rabies immunoglobulins with 100% survival in Himachal Pradesh.

Dear Gloria Durán

I think you are asking about High sensibility in that context if am right below information will give insight about it

Dogs with very sensitive personalities may be more difficult to control, and problematic dogs may be disciplined more frequently. Positive punishment may not work as effectively for dogs with a very sensitive personality feature, therefore owners focus on negative punishment instead.

https://smartdogtrainingandbehavior.com/blog/highly-sensitive-personality-and-behavior-problems-in-dogs/#:~:text=Dogs%20with%20highly%20sensitive%20personalities,focus%20on%20negative%20punishment%20instead.

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Dear Andreas, I'm also interested in this subject, as you suggest I was thinking of placing a collar on specific species path/food trap and use a "necklace trap system". Indeed, the animal will pull his head into the "collar snare" which will adjust the collar to the size of the animal's neck (with a safety catch to avoid any strangeness). Once the pressure is too strong on the cable/elastic used, the trap will break and the animal will be released with the collar. A safety system on the collar itself will have to be put in place to avoid a too important strangulation (elastic?). Or a system that wears out over time, allowing the collar to fall off after a while. The trap could be monitored by GSM camera trap to verify the proper conduct of the operation, in case of problem a rescue operation could be deployed quickly as the camera trap will have sent the images.

For other burrowing species, I thought of a tube at the exit of their burrow that would force them to borrow the latter. In the tube, a mechanism would allow a plate previously coated with special glue to stick to the back of the animal.

Of course the security of the animals must be the priority and these are only ideas to be developed and tested.

Here in the US, Pet physiotherapy or "physical therapy" is similar to humans, where knowing the diagnosis, disease course and prognosis determines what treatments are appropriate. If deemed appropriate (say for example: tendinitis/tendinosis) hydrotherapy can be a potential treatment option. However, you much take in to consideration pet preferences, and contraindications such as open wounds.

Thank you very much for this information.

Hello Kai,

THX.

I indeed implemented a custom loss function that is a variation of Cross Entropy Loss. It considers the difference between the distribution probabilities but than add a "penalty" for the distance between the classes.

I shared it in my github (JDE65).

Dear Vijay K Jindal thank you for this interesting technical question. According to the link cited below "A small number of pet cats and dogs have been reported to be infected with SARS-CoV-2 in several countries, including the United States."

(Updated March 25, 2021)

This is a very interesting question, although i think that there are few other things to take into account. First of all, i would consider that with domestication of course the aggression was decreased but also the fear reactions towards us, so dogs were just more flexible not less aggressive per se. I mean, with decreased fear reactions, decrease aggressive behaviors came as well.

Also, i would always consider which kind of training and social experience are the dogs that you mention, facing. From my experience, abusive training, punishment, and bad socialization are more behind these behaviors rather than a "reversion of domestication". And again fear is involved, and we know that fear has a high hereditability rate :)

Very interesting, thanks for bringing it up :)

Try this:

McCormick F (1991) The Dog In Prehistoric and early Christian Ireland, Archeology Ireland, V5(4), pp 7-9

Thanks Phiyani! I totally agree with that we cannot avoid off-target effect with certain shRNA and it should be compensated by different shRNA targeting same gene. by the way, I'd like to get shRNA sequence targeting my gene of interest, which is predicted to have minimal off-target in dog genome and am wondering which algorithm or website is able to help me with this analysis. Do you have any idea by chance?

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I think you can use known human markers that have been tested. Because human antigen is more similar to cat antigen.

Ooh Scunthorpe - bet it's chilly up there! Good luck with the studies; I would have loved to have one mine full time at uni rather than whilst working full time to fund it.

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I following the best answer.

Very Welcome ABDUL Aziz

Higher sounds (including out of the auditory range of humans) are also emitted by small prey animals which may supplement scavenging in feral dogs and engage prey drive even in companion dogs and those that have had prey-seeking traits bred out. They seem to engage the attention of most dogs which is why squeaky toys work.

I was interested in your question, which led me down a rabbit hole of literature searching. Social validity is a really interesting construct, and one that has been a major concern of mine in my own research, though, comme M. Jourdain, I was unaware that what I was aiming for was called social validity, sans que j'en susse rien!

I found this article helpful : http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.565.3507&rep=rep1&type=pdf. My feeling is that you will have to define the appropriate outcomes and measure them. By definition, almost, a particular intervention in a particular society/social group/context will have particular objectives that must be (I think) defined in partnership with the group. No alignment, no validity. This holds out the exciting possibility that the group, not the researcher, are the people who both define the outcomes and measure them. In this way, if the research works, it gains social validity through both partnership and communication of knowledge.

When I set up the original solar disinfection trials among the Maasai, the principle was that the trials would be in Maasai, all field work would be conducted by Maasai and all findings would be communicated back through community meetings. The trials were a success but for me the big win was the pride that the community had in something they had discovered for themselves.

Interesting topic – good luck with it!

Dear Keneilwe,

The best way to proceed is to take your sequence(s) and to carry out a BLAST search against the NCBI nucleotide databases (https://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast.cgi). There are different types of BLAST programs depending on the query sequence (protein or nucleotide) and the database to be searched (protein or nucleotide). The search output gives you the most closely related sequences together with their alignments with your query sequence. Sequences of interest can immediately be downloaded for further analysis. How to search and how to interpret the the search results is discussed in the following chapter: Chapter Phylogenetic analysis using protein sequences

Don't hesitate to contact me in the case you have any questions,

Good luck,

Fred

If difference in reference values are greatly pronounced, it could be due to some adjustments made prior by researchers. Otherwise, it is just in method of preparations that they vary. Researchers tweak these variables that suits to their needs.

Yes

PetPace smart collars for dogs measure HRV every 2 minutes and had been validated and used in behavior studies. See for example -

The Society for Integrative and Comparative biology is actually taking more abstracts until October 28th, 2020. And, we are still looking for people to participate in the complementary session to our canine science symposium, so your work is still most welcomed!

To submit your abstract, please go here: http://sicb.burkclients.com/meetings/2021/abstracts/late.php

It is a commensal bacteria in dog which causes disease in humans but very rarely in dogs themselves.

Alex G Lee thanks for the reply and suggestion! My supervisor told me something pretty similar so we ended up using a commercial program called StrandNGS to perform the alignment and running the edgeR script within the program to get our results.

Hi again, Satish,

The other company that makes reliable commercial bat detectors is Pettersson Elektronik. This is a company specializing in electronic equipment for detection and analysis of bioacoustic ultrasonic signals. With their ultrasound detectors, or bat detectors, you can listen to the ultrasonic calls from bats, a great aid in identifying different species. Their website is:

I hope this is helpful.

Peter