BACKGROUND The built and social environments may contribute to physical activity motivations and behavior. We examined the extent to which the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) mediated the association between neighborhood walkability and walking. METHODS Two random cross-sectional samples (n = 4422 adults) completed telephone interviews capturing walking-related TPB variables (perceived behav...

second half of the book presents the information that the authors were able to gather with the assistance of two public health teams supported by the Greek Ministry of Health in relation to medical examinations, hygienic knowledge and practice, and interpretation of illness. This book is written in a simple, straightforward style which is equally readable by ethnologists, physicians, public hea...

Abstract Cities intensely modify natural environments and impose pressures on biodiversity. In this sense, carnivorous mammals are one of the groups most affected due to their food space requirements. The feeding spatial behavior chilla fox ( Lycalopex griseus , G., 1837) dogs were studied in vicinity a peri-urban protected area south-central Chile. diet both canids was compared seasonally, for...

In this paper we describe the architecture that allows the modeling of an emotionally intelligent robotic companion dog. We chose to implement this architecture for AIBO, which is a dog-like autonomous robot, developed by Sony. AIBO was developed as an entertainment robot and its ‘mind’ is programmable. The focus of this paper is on creating a complex personality model that provides a realistic...

To study the determinants of smooth muscle injury during balloon angioplasty, we conducted a series of experiments to examine the effects of degree of arterial stretching, duration of balloon inflation, and arterial precontraction on smooth muscle injury after balloon angioplasty in isolated, perfused whole-vessel segments of rabbit aortas and dog carotid arteries. Freshly dissected rabbit thor...

trypanosoma are extra-erythrocytic, protozoan parasites of domestic and wild animals. it is transmitted by biting flies and a cause of fever, anemia, myocarditis and corneal opacity. in the present study, trypanosoma infection is reported in a male bull dog of two years age at lahore, pakistan. clinical signs and symptoms of infection are re­corded. confirmation of case was done by microscopic ...

concurrent disorders with diabetes mellitus is one of the most challenging subject. our knowledge of the most common concurrent disorders in diabetic dogs may be useful in diagnosis of these disorders and better treatment of diabetic dogs. in this study diabetes mellitus was diagnosed in a 7-year-old male german shepherd dog, based on clinical and laboratory findings. following the diagnosis of...

The leopard (Panthera pardus) as an adaptable felid widely distributed in varied ecosystems of Iran. The Golestan Natural Park is one of the main habitats of leopard in the country. It has divers diet and preying various types of preys such as wild ungulate and livestock. The prey remains’ samples of leopard were collected and preserved using ethanol 96% and whole genomic DNA was extracted. The...