The understanding of the structure of free-roaming dog populations is of extreme importance for the planning and monitoring of populational control strategies and animal welfare. The methods used to estimate the abundance of this group of dogs are more complex than the ones used with domiciled owned dogs. In this systematic review, we analyze the techniques and the results obtained in studies t...

BACKGROUND Over 20,000 people die from rabies each year in India. At least 95 % of people contract rabies from an infected dog. Annual vaccination of over 70 % of the dog population has eliminated both canine and human rabies in many countries. Despite having the highest burden of rabies in the world, there have been very few studies which have reported the successful, large scale vaccination o...

OBJECTIVE To characterize attitudes toward and perceptions of free-roaming cats among individuals living in Ohio. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SAMPLE POPULATION Households in Ohio. PROCEDURES A random-digit-dial telephone survey was performed, and 1,250 households were contacted. RESULTS 703 of the 1,250 (56.2%) households completed interviews. Five hundred fifty-three (78.7%) particip...

This model discusses mobile network operators’ (MNOs) incentives to invest in their network facilities such as new 4G networks under various regimes of data roaming charge regulation. Given an induced externality of investments (spillovers) due to the roaming agreements it will be shown that MNOs, competing on investments, widely set higher investments for below cost regulation of roaming charg...