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Animal-companion depictions in women's magazine advertising
Contributor(s):: Patricia F. Kennedy, Mary G. McGarvey
Via a content analysis of 1398 advertisements that include both people and pets and that appeared in women's magazines over a period of four decades, this study examines the changing roles played by companion animals and the changes in themes used in these advertisements. Considering both the...
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'Not Having God Before his Eyes': Bestiality in Early Modern England
Contributor(s):: Thomas, Courtney
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A gender sensitive analysis towards organic agriculture: a structural equation modeling approach
Contributor(s):: Najafabadi, M. O.
This study integrates the motivating and challenging elements impacting on the implementation of organic farming practice in Iran. Analysis was based on the results of two surveys; one from organic farmers to determine motivating factors and the other from experts in organic farming to identify...
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A phenomenographic approach to the meaning of death: A Chinese perspective
Contributor(s):: Yang, Shu Ching, Chen, Shih-Fen
Investigated qualitative and quantitative differences in Chinese children's concepts of death, as reflected in their drawings, and analyzes this conceptual development as it related to background variables (gender, age, religious belief,and health status). 239 children (aged 8-16 yrs) in 6 grade...
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An ethnography of an Idaho farm woman: Embodied knowing and communication
Contributor(s):: Walker, Robyn Carlea
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An/aesthetics: The re-presentation of women and animals
Contributor(s):: Stephanie Schaffner, Marti Kheel
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Animal agendas: Conflict over productive animals in twentieth-century Australian cities
Contributor(s):: Gaynor, A.
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Animal-assisted therapy: An adjunctive intervention for reducing depression and anxiety in female college students with physical disabilities and guidelines for implementation into psychotherapy practice and research
Contributor(s):: Erin Nicole Armour
The existing literature has indicated that women with physical disabilities are at greater risk for depression and anxiety compared to men with similar limitations and their able-bodied counterparts (Nosek & Hughes, 2003). In addition to this, female college students with physical...
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Animal-companion depictions in women's magazine advertising
| Contributor(s):: Patricia Kennedy, Mary G. McGarvey
Via a content analysis of 1398 advertisements that include both people and pets and that appeared in women's magazines over a period of four decades, this study examines the changing roles played by companion animals and the changes in themes used in these advertisements. Considering both...
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Animals, poor people and food insecurity: opportunities for improved livelihoods through efficient natural resource management
| Contributor(s):: Devendra, C., Chantalakhana, C.
Poverty is a rural dilemma and continues to be a persistent multidimensional problem. It is associated with poor farmers, small farm systems, the landless, resource endowments, the socioeconomic environment and externalities. Over 75% of the poor live and work in rural areas, trapped in a...
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Approach and follow behaviour
| Contributor(s):: Maros, Katalin, Boross, Barbara, Kubinyi, Enik?
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Assessment of occupational therapists' attitudes and knowledge of animal-assisted therapy
| Contributor(s):: Robin M. Hightower
The purpose of this study was to assess the attitudes and knowledge of occupational therapists of animal-assisted therapy.
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Attitudes of veterinary students in Croatia toward farm animal welfare
| Contributor(s):: Ostovic, M., Mesic, Z., Mikus, T., Matkovic, K., Pavicic, Z.
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Attitudes on Animal Research Predict Acceptance of Genetic Modification Technologies by University Undergraduates
| Contributor(s):: Gabriel, K. I., Rutledge, B. H., Barkley, C. L.
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Attitudes toward Animals among Kindergarten Children: Species Preferences
| Contributor(s):: Borgi, Marta, Cirulli, Francesca
Attitudes toward animals are influenced by both animal traits (e.g., similarity to humans, aesthetic quality, size) and individual human attributes (e.g., gender, age, educational level, cultural factors). Although the examination of children's interest in animals, and their preference for...
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Attitudes toward pets, pet ownership, age, education level, and gender as predictors of caregiver support for animal-assisted therapy
| Contributor(s):: Beckman, Jennifer Michele
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Behavioural differences between weaner pigs with intact and docked tails
| Contributor(s):: Paoli, M. A., Lahrmann, H. P., Jensen, T., D'Eath, R. B.
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Beyond the ‘All Seeing Eye’: Filipino Migrant Domestic Workers’ Contestation of Care and Control in Hong Kong
| Contributor(s):: Johnson, Mark, Lee, Maggy, McCahill, Michael, Ma, Rosalyn Mesina
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Both Ends of the Leash: Pit Bull Ownership and Activism in Atlanta, Georgia
| Contributor(s):: Sarah Goss
This thesis follows and examines the lives of people in Atlanta, Georgia who own and advocate for the controversial group of dog breeds and mixed breeds known as “pit bulls.” The greater meaning of pit bulls within the United States is also considered from a historical and...
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Brood Bitch: A mother's reflection
| Contributor(s):: Celia Townsend Wells
Brood Bitch is a mother's reflection inspired by her hand-raising a litter of Pembroke Welsh corgis whose own mother died after a Caesarian delivery. Devastated by the loss of her only companion and awed by the task of saving the puppies, the author is surprised to discover she enjoys this...
