In the last few decades many test series were developed and used to measure behavior in shelter dogs to identify individuals with aggressive tendencies who may not suitable for rehoming. However, relatively few studies evaluated the effectiveness of these test procedures. According to a survey based on questionnaire data, 40.9% of the dogs that had passed a temperament test showed aggressive be...

To better understand what environmental and contextual factors influence resource acquisition and subsequent adjustment for African-American women who have been battered, this article explores the experiences of 60 women from the 6 months prior to entering a shelter through a 10-week postshelter advocacy program. Results indicate that African-American battered women who use domestic violence sh...

Leaf-tying caterpillars act as ecosystem engineers by building shelters between overlapping leaves, which are inhabited by other arthropods. Leaf-tiers have been observed to leave their ties and create new shelters (and thus additional microhabitats), but the ecological factors affecting shelter fidelity are poorly known. For this study, we explored the effects of resource limitation and occupa...

non-parlour" variety, but the measure itself pontains no reference to that variety?it is merely implied in the limitations of superficial feet which it lays down. In themselves the reasons for the limitation of size are good so far as they go, but it will be for Parliament and the country to say whether ^ considers them to be sufficient. The smallest class of artisans' dwelling, whether self-co...

While the overall trend in euthanasia has been decreasing nationally, large dogs are at a higher risk of euthanasia than other sized dogs in most animal shelters in the United States. We hypothesized one way to increase the lives saved with respect to these large dogs is to keep them home when possible. In order to develop solutions to decrease relinquishment, a survey was developed to learn mo...

Chen, J-C. (corresponding author, [email protected] ), Greenwood , S. ([email protected] ), Chen, C-T. ([email protected]), Jump, A.S. ([email protected]) Department of Forestry, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, 1 Hseuh Fu Road, Nei Pu Hsiang, Pingtung 912, Taiwan; Biological and Environmental Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, University of ...

Urban waterlogging seriously threatens the safety of urban residents and properties. Wargame simulation research on resident emergency evacuation from waterlogged areas can determine the effectiveness of emergency response plans for high risk events at low cost. Based on wargame theory and emergency evacuation plans, we used a wargame exercise method, incorporating qualitative and quantitative ...

The cost of the structure, its expected behaviour, as well as the consequences of its failure on the harbour basin sheltering, do justify the existence of a monitoring programme which helps in the decision making process relative to the timing of the maintenance, or even repair, works. This process should be based on the structure diagnosis, which, in turn, should be based on a set of state var...