CONDITIONING OR COGNITION? UNDERSTANDING INTERSPECIFIC COMMUNICATION AS A WAY OF IMPROVING ANIMAL TRAINING (A CASE STUDY WITH ELEPHANTS IN NEPAL)

Conditioning or cognition? Understanding interspecific communication as a way of improving animal training (a case study with elephants in Nepal)

When animals are trained to function in a human society (for example, pet dogs, police dogs, or sports horses), different trainers and training cultures vary widely in their ability to understand how the animal perceives the communication efforts of the trainer.This variation has considerable impact on the resulting performance and welfare of the a

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Identification and characterization of tweets related to the 2015 Indiana HIV outbreak: A retrospective infoveillance study.

IntroductionFrom late 2014 through 2015, Scott County, Indiana faced an HIV outbreak triggered by opioid abuse and transition to injection drug use.Investigating the origins, risk factors, and responses related to this outbreak is critical to inform future surveillance, interventions, and policymaking.In response, this retrospective infoveillance s

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Unleashing the Full Potential of Oncolytic Adenoviruses against Cancer by Applying RNA Interference: The Force Awakens

Oncolytic virus therapy of cancer is an actively pursued field of research.Viruses that were once considered as pathogens threatening the wellbeing of humans and animals alike are with every passing decade more prominently regarded as vehicles for genetic and oncolytic therapies.Oncolytic viruses kill cancer cells, sparing healthy tissues, and prov

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Modeling method of phase equilibrium in metal-slag system

This paper demonstrates a new modeling method of the complex heterogeneous processes between a metal and slag based on a pattern of formation of the crystallization fields of phases.The theoretical justification was provided for Jandy AquaLink TCX Parts the using of the osmotic coefficients of Bjerrum-Guggenheim with the reduction reactions of elem

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