The role of natural scientists in navigating the social implications of cellular agriculture: insights from an interdisciplinary workshop by Varsha V. Rao, Bianca Datta, Kai Steinmetz

“…Specific topics of interest were food security, labor, and employment, power relations and governance, and animal ethics. In this commentary, the authors highlight critical learnings from the workshop as natural scientists, namely the relationship between food and identity, the variety of human-animal relationships, and implications for nutrition and health. …”
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Efficient Myogenic/Adipogenic Transdifferentiation of Bovine Fibroblasts in a 3D Bioprinting System for Steak‐Type Cultured Meat Production by Dayi Jeong, Jeong Wook Seo, Hong‐Gu Lee, Woo Kyung Jung, Yong Ho Park, Hojae Bae

“…Naturally immortalized bovine embryonic fibroblast cells transformed with MyoD and PPARγ2 instead of primary cells are used as the latter have difficulties in maintaining stemness and are associated with animal ethics issues. The cells are mixed into the hydrogel for printing. …”
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Protective effect of melatonin on adriamycin-induced cardiotoxicity in rats by Ayça Bilginoğlu, Duygu Aydın, Şeyma Özsoy, Hatice Aygün

“…Study design: All procedures and experiments were approved by the Animal Ethics Committee of Gazi Osman Paşa University (2012-HADYEK-022). …”
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Microscopic and molecular detection of Giardia spp. in fecal samples among shelter dog population in Selangor by Magdalene, Stephanie

“…This project was approved by the UPM animal ethics committee and consent received from the five shelters. …”
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Animal Research in Spain: A Study of Public Perception and Attitudes by Andrea Miguel-Batuecas, Manuel Fuertes-Recuero, David Díaz-Regañón, Gustavo Ortiz-Díez, Luis Revuelta, Juan A. De Pablo-Moreno

“…The use of animals for research purposes emerged as a sensitive social issue in terms of concerns about animal ethics and welfare.…”
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Mutagenicity and safety evaluation of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) root aqueous extract in different models by P. Kalaivani, R. Siva, V. Gayathri, Deepak Langade

“…The study was approved by the institutional ethics committee (IEC) and institutional animal ethics committee (IAEC). ARE failed to show any mutagenic effects up to a dose of 5 mg/plate in BRMT. …”
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Review: Sentientism – for whose sake? Ethics, sciences, and crypto-teleological fact-value bridges, illustrated by the research about sentience in invertebrates by H. Baranzke, H.W. Ingensiep

“…Sentientism is the most influential position in animal ethics. It presents sentience as decisive for integrating animals in ethics. …”
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Therapeutic Effect of Extracts on Letrozole-Induced Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and its Complications in Murine Model by Ritu Rani, Avinash Kumar Sharma, Havagiray R Chitme

“…Ethics: The Institutional Animal Ethics Committee at DITU gave its clearance to the animal experimentation on July 10, 2021 (DITU/IAEC/21-22/07-06). …”
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Dehydroepiandrosterone and Acute Stress Attenuation: An Interventional Rodent Study by Tamilselvan Kuppusamy, Gayathri Veeraraghavan, Santhi Silambanan, Muraliswaran Perumal, Padmavathi Ramaswamy

“…Materials and Methods: This interventional study was carried out at centre for Toxicology and Developmental Research, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, between June 2021 and August 2021, in compliance with the animal welfare guidelines of CPCSEA, and in accordance to the protocol approved by Institutional animal ethics committee. The 18 male Wistar rats approved for the study were segregated into 3 groups with 6 animals in control (no stress) group, 6 in stress group and 6 in intervention group that received DHEA prophylactically 30 min before stress procedure. …”
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In Vivo Wound Healing Potential and Molecular Pathways of Amniotic Fluid and Moringa Olifera-Loaded Nanoclay Films by Akram Ashames, Munaza Ijaz, Manal Buabeid, Haya Yasin, Sidra Yaseen, Richie R. Bhandare, Ghulam Murtaza

“…Using a burn wound healing model on rabbits, both infected and non-infected wounds were treated with the nanoclay films for a duration of twenty-one days on by following protocols approved by the Animal Ethics Committee. We evaluated wound contraction, proinflammatory mediators, and growth factors levels by analyzing blood samples. …”
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Contralateral C7 transfer combined with acellular nerve allografts seeded with differentiated adipose stem cells for repairing upper brachial plexus injury in rats by Jian-Tao Yang, Jin-Tao Fang, Liang Li, Gang Chen, Ben-Gang Qin, Li-Qiang Gu

“…This study was approved by the Animal Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University of China (approval No. 2016-150) in June 2016.…”
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Efficacy and safety of Felpreva®, a spot-on formulation for cats containing emodepside, praziquantel and tigolaner against experimental infestation with the Australian paralysis ti... by Florian Roeber, Chrissie Jackson, Michael Chambers, Veronica Smith, Jane Hume, Katrin Blazejak, Norbert Mencke

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Do Walking Distance and Time Away from the Paddock Influence Daily Behaviour Patterns and Milk Yield of Grazing Dairy Cows? by Heather W. Neave, J. Paul Edwards, Helen Thoday, Katie Saunders, Gosia Zobel, James R. Webster

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Variance parameter estimation for age at puberty phenotypes under 2 levels of phenotype censorship by M.A. Stephen, S. Meier, M.D. Price, J.E. Pryce, C.R. Burke, C.V.C. Phyn, D.J. Garrick

“…Our results support the strategic use of censoring to reduce costs and animal ethics considerations associated with collection of puberty phenotypes.…”
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Carnosine supplementation and retinal oxidative parameters in a high-calorie diet rat model by Rogil Jose de Almeida Torres, Fernando Moreto, Andrea Luchini, Rogerio Joao de Almeida Torres, Sofia Pimentel Longo, Ricardo Aurino Pinho, Seigo Nagashima, Lucia de Noronha, Artur Junio Togneri Ferron, Carol Cristina Vagula de Almeida Silva, Camila Renata Correa, Giancarlo Aldini, Ana Lucia Anjos Ferreira

“…Trial registration Animal Ethics Committee of Botucatu Medical School - Certificate number 1292/2019.…”
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Elucidating the effects of sirolimus and sunitinib on nmu-induced rat breast carcinoma: in vitro and in vivo studies by Sakri, Muhammad Shahidan Muhammad

“…The experiments and procedures towards the animal were conducted strictly in accordance with approval from the Animal Ethics Committee of USM guidelines of animal care and welfare. …”
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COMPASSION AND ACCEPTANCE OF HUMAN ANIMALITY IN A SELECTION OF LIAM O’FLAHERTY’S STORIES by Elena OGLIARI

“…Hence, O’Flaherty’s short stories can be seen as earlier literary responses to contemporary works on human/animal ethics and genuine ethe of care (Derrida; Nussbaum; Wolfe), which will be discussed here together with selected empirical studies on the same subject (de Waal; Goetz, Keltner, and Simon-Thomas). …”
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An in vivo and in silico evaluation of the hepatoprotective potential of Gynura procumbens: A promising agent for combating hepatotoxicity. by Tanzia Islam Tithi, Md Rafat Tahsin, Juhaer Anjum, Tasnuva Sharmin Zaman, Fahima Aktar, Nasiba Binte Bahar, Sabiha Tasnim, Arifa Sultana, Ishrat Jahan, Syeda Sadia Afrin, Tahmina Akter, Priyanka Sen, Fahima Jannat Koly, Md Selim Reza, Jakir Ahmed Chowdhury, Shaila Kabir, Abu Asad Chowdhury, Md Shah Amran

“…The in vivo tests were performed in 140 healthy Wister albino rats of either sex under well-controlled parameters divided into 14 groups, strictly maintaining Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (IEAC) protocols. For the histopathology study, 10% buffered neutral formalin was used for organ preservation. …”
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Evaluation of renal ischemia–reperfusion injury using CEUS in mice by Zixin Xu, Xinbao Zhao, Ming Huang, Qi Liu, Libo Liu, Junjiong Zheng, Chao Fang, Wen Dong

“…Methods Thirty-six healthy adult male C57BL/6 mice (20–22 g) were randomly divided into the sham, 10 min, 20 min, 30 min, 40 min, and 50 min groups based on the time of renal warm ischemia by blocking the left renal pedicle, approved by the Institutional Animal Ethics Committee. Time-intensity curve (TIC)-derived parameters such as peak enhancement (PE) and wash-in perfusion index (WiPI) were produced using CEUS at 1 h and 24 h after IRI. …”
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Dairy farmers' perspectives on providing cow-calf contact in the pasture-based systems of New Zealand by Heather W. Neave, Christine L. Sumner, Roxanne J.T. Henwood, Gosia Zobel, Katie Saunders, Helen Thoday, Trevor Watson, James R. Webster

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