A Review on Mitigating Fear and Aggression in Dogs and Cats in a Veterinary Setting by Stefanie Riemer, Carmen Heritier, Ines Windschnurer, Lydia Pratsch, Christine Arhant, Nadja Affenzeller

“…The set-up of the waiting area (e.g., spatial dividers; elevated places for cat carriers), tailoring the examination and the treatment to the individual, considerate handling (minimal restraint when possible, avoiding leaning over or cornering animals) and offering high-value food or toys throughout the visit can promote security and, ideally, positive associations. …”
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Espinhos, frutos e flores: narrativas das experiências de uma mulher do campo/roça no sertão baiano by Fabiane Pinto da Silva, Virgínia Araújo Lima Santana

“…The memorialistic account brings the daily life in the field as: planting and harvesting period; work in the field; toys and games; prayers; ancestry and above all, collectivity. …”
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EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONHEAD LEADERSHIP IN IMPLEMENTING ISLAMIC VALUES-BASED CHARACTER LEARNING by Puja Fijriyani, Imron Arifin, Juharyanto Juharyanto

“…The results of this study indicate that Al-Uswah IT Kindergarten and Al-Ghazali Kindergarten both apply character learning with Islamic values, namely responsibility, curiosity, discipline, independence, and respect for achievement. (1) this responsibility is proven by taking toys and storing their play equipment in a place that has been prepared; (2) curiosity is shown by the teacher conveying a material either by telling a story or otherwise so that it stimulates children to ask questions about things they don't understand and answer questions from the teacher; (3) discipline, children are educated to be disciplined in carrying out habits in a class by lining up before entering class, reading prayers as a habit before learning; (4) independent, children are accustomed to carrying out their needs without the help of the teacher, for example in storing their shoes or bags in a place provided by the school; and (5) appreciating achievement, the teacher provides motivation and encouragement to children by applauding their courage and the confidence to tell stories in front of the class or appreciate other achievements…”
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Reverse Sneezing in Dogs: Observational Study in 30 Cases by Jesús Talavera, Patricia Sebastián, Giorgia Santarelli, Ignacio Barrales, María Josefa Fernández del Palacio

“…A significantly higher representation of toys (<5 kg, 50%) and small-sized dogs (5–15 kg, 27%), in comparison to medium (15–30 kg, 17%) and large-sized dogs (>30 kg, 7%), was found. …”
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The Global Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Individuals' and Couples' Sexuality by Stefano Eleuteri, Federica Alessi, Filippo Petruccelli, Valeria Saladino

“…During the pandemic, there was an increase in using sex toys, pornography consumption, masturbating, and trying sexual experimentations. …”
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Existing Meditation and Breathing Devices for Stress Reduction and Their Incorporated Stimuli: A Systematic Literature Review and Competition Analysis by Elisabeth Honinx, PhD, Stefanie Broes, PhD, Bente Roekaerts, MsC, Isabelle Huys, PhD, Rosanne Janssens, PhD

“…They were organized into 7 device categories (attachable to the head, huggable devices, handheld devices, eye masks, mouth-controlled devices, toys, and wearables) and 14 stimuli categories (perceptible vibrations, imperceptible vibrations, movement, temperature, pressure, texture, light or darkness, abstract visuals, concrete visuals, music, calming sounds, tones, voice guidance, and aromas). …”
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How does chronic pain impact the lives of dogs: an investigation of factors that are associated with pain using the Animal Welfare Assessment Grid by Rachel Malkani, Sharmini Paramasivam, Sarah Wolfensohn

“…Logistic regression showed that fears and anxieties frequency, the dog’s reaction to stressors, engagement with enrichment, and social interactions were significant predictors of chronic pain in dogs.DiscussionThis highlights that typical signs of musculoskeletal disorders such as gait changes, stiffness, lameness might manifest after behavioral changes such as increased fearfulness, prolonged recovery from a stressful event, a reduced interested in social interactions, toys or play. Owners only seeking veterinary attention when the presence of physical signs of disease are evident may result in a delayed veterinary attention resulting in reduced welfare. …”
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Comparison of Reaction Wood and Normal Wood of Some Commercial Tree Species by Sevinç Kaz, Saim Ateş, Tuba Külçe

“…Due to its higher lignin content and better physical properties, CW can be used for producing small households and hand tools, ornaments, toys, etc. It will also be appropriate for use in milling and turning work. …”
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Rectovaginal Fistula Complicated by Retained Vaginal Foreign Body: A Case Report by Sharma Nalini, Kothuni Christina Chakre, Donkupar Khongwar, Donboklang Lynser, Ahanthem Santa Singh

“…Non therapeutic objects commonly seen include tampons, bottle caps, sex toys, and, rarely, metallic objects of various shapes and sizes. …”
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Healthy foods, healthy sales? Cross-category spillover effects of a reward program promoting sales of fruit and vegetables by Luca Panzone, Barbara Tocco, Ruzica Brecic, Matthew Gorton

“…Objectives & Approach This study evaluates a point-plus-cash frequency reward program where participants received points by purchasing selected F&V, redeemable against a reward (plush toys in the shape of F&V). We estimate the impact of the program using a difference-in-difference-in-difference model, which compares expenditures in several categories before, during, and after the promotional period, across two different years, and separately for consumers who redeemed a reward and those who did not. …”
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The Performance Comparison of Socioeconomic and Behavioural Factors as Predictors of Higher Blood Lead Levels of 0–6-Year-Old Chinese Children between 2004 and 2014 by Yixuan Xie, Yaohua Dai, Tao Li

“…With confounding factors adjusted, the child’s age, the family’s socioeconomic status and the child’s personal hygiene habit, especially biting toys, continued to be important predictors of higher blood lead levels among Chinese children. …”
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Making RealDolls regulation at the border work by Jisoo Yi, Jun Hee Lee

“…Supplementary interviews were also conducted with criminal lawyers and customs officials to obtain expert knowledge on domestic legislation and customs control against the sex toys industry. Findings – As a result of the study, it is found that a complete ban on RealDoll infringes on individuals' right to pursue happiness guaranteed by the Constitution and in most cases, cannot be implemented without loopholes. …”
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When there is no air, the cradle will fall: A narrative review of tobacco-related content across infant safe sleep interventions by Aysha Jawed, Mandeep Jassal

“…The focus of many interventions on mitigating sleep-related infant deaths have addressed visible determinants pertaining to bed sharing, safe sleep surfaces, and removal of blankets, toys and other choking or strangulation hazards. …”
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Assessment of Thermochromic Packaging Prints’ Resistance to UV Radiation and Various Chemical Agents by Sonja Jamnicki Hanzer, Rahela Kulčar, Marina Vukoje, Ana Marošević Dolovski

“…Thermochromic inks, also known as color changing inks, are becoming increasingly important for various applications that range from smart packaging, product labels, security printing, and anti-counterfeit inks to applications such as temperature-sensitive plastics and inks printed onto ceramic mugs, promotional items, and toys. These inks are also gaining more attention as part of textile decorations and can also be found in some artistic works obtained with thermochromic paints, due to their ability to change color when exposed to heat. …”
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A Naturalistic Observation of Spontaneous Touches to the Body and Environment in the First 2 Months of Life by Abigail DiMercurio, John P. Connell, Matthew Clark, Daniela Corbetta

“…In this study, we followed weekly four infants in two naturalistic 5-min sessions (baseline and toys-in-view) as they laid alert in supine from the age of 3 weeks until they acquired head control. …”
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Social determinants of health and home safety for under-five children in a neighbor's Tehran, Iran by Leila Mohammadinia, Davoud Khorasani-Zavareh, Safoora Gharibzadeh, Payam Roshanferk, Hossein Malekafzali

“…According this five domains checklist which was including physical, kitchen, bath, toys, and fi rst-aid kit , 200 family home safety were evaluated. …”
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Creating TUIs Using RFID Sensors—A Case Study Based on the Literacy Process of Children with Down Syndrome by Janio Jadán-Guerrero, Luis Guerrero, Gustavo López, Doris Cáliz, José Bravo

“…Our proposed system focuses on the integration of RFID tags in 3D printed objects and low cost toys. The paper describes the experience of using some materials covering the tags and the different problems related to the material and distance of radio wave propagation. …”
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Sociocultural Stereotypes as a Factor of Body Image Formation among Preschool Girls by K.N. Belogai, Yu.V. Borisenko, N.A. Bugrova

“…Modern standards of body image, broadcast through the media, toys and other products for children, are unattainable for most people. …”
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Water balloon-induced orbital fracture in an aviator by Timothy E. Holland, David M. Smith, Guy N. Gibson, Jared G. Brinkerhoff

“…Conclusions Water balloons are thought to be safe and harmless toys. However, when coupled with slingshots, water balloons can become formidable projectiles capable of significant orbital injury including orbital fractures. …”
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Statistical Analysis of Inverse Lindley Data Using Adaptive Type-II Progressively Hybrid Censoring with Applications by Refah Alotaibi, Mazen Nassar, Ahmed Elshahhat

“…Finally, the inverse Lindley distribution is recommended to be used as a suitable model to fit airborne communication transceiver and wooden toys data sets when compared with some competitive models including inverse Weibull, inverse gamma and alpha power inverted exponential.…”
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