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Journal articles on the topic "Human-animal communication"
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Kulick, Don. "Human–Animal Communication." Annual Review of Anthropology 46, no. 1 (October 23, 2017): 357–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-anthro-102116-041723.
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Schutten, Julie Kalil. "Perspectives on human-animal communication: internatural communication." Environmental Communication 9, no. 1 (January 2, 2015): 137–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2014.1002242.
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AHMED, Khalid Ahmed Hassan. "INTERSECTIONAL PERSPECTIVES OF HUMAN ANIMAL COMMUNICATION." International Journal of Humanities and Educational Research 03, no. 03 (June 1, 2021): 80–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.47832/2757-5403.3-3.9.
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This study aims at reviewing a bulk of related studies, and some verses from the Holly Qur'an in order to discover some mysteries of human animal communication. We believe that the majority of the previous studies concern themselves with human attempts to teach human speech to animals. There are a lot of mysteries that surround human animal communication. Furthermore, there are some intersections between human and animals’ ways of interaction. We believe that human speech is one of the most amazing human properties; at the same time, we believe that animals have very advanced ways of communication. However, humans and animals have the access to be involved in interaction and communications with each other and with other species of animals. Our mere observations could maintain this hypothesis of joined human animal communications. This study is an attempt to establish a theoretical framework on which humans and animals can interact and communicate jointly among themselves and other types of animals as well. To process the study some of the related studies will be outlined, discussed and analyzed, and then they will be correlated with the findings of the selected Holly Qur’an verses. Out of these studies some assumptions will be outlined in order to be treated through the discussion, results and recommendations for further studies..
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Plous, S. "Animal models of human communication." Behavioral and Brain Sciences 16, no. 4 (December 1993): 660. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x00032258.
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Scott-Phillips, Thomas C. "Meaning in animal and human communication." Animal Cognition 18, no. 3 (February 3, 2015): 801–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10071-015-0845-5.
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Brainard, Michael S., and W. Tecumseh Fitch. "Editorial overview: Communication and language: Animal communication and human language." Current Opinion in Neurobiology 28 (October 2014): v—viii. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conb.2014.07.015.
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Lestel, Dominique. "Human/animal communications, language, and evolution." Sign Systems Studies 30, no. 1 (December 31, 2002): 201–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.12697/sss.2002.30.1.12.
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The article compares the research programs of teaching symbolic language to chimpanzees, pointing on the dichotomy between artificial language vs. ASL, and the dichotomy between researchers who decided to establish emotional relationships between themselves and the apes, and those who have seen apes as instrumental devices. It is concluded that the experiments with the most interesting results have been both with artificial language and ASL, but with strong affiliation between researchers and animal involved in the experiments. The experiments on talking apes are not so much experiments in psycholinguistics (how far can animal learn human language) but wonderful experiments in the communities of communication between human beings and great apes.
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Fishbein, Adam R., Jonathan B. Fritz, William J. Idsardi, and Gerald S. Wilkinson. "What can animal communication teach us about human language?" Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 375, no. 1789 (November 18, 2019): 20190042. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2019.0042.
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Language has been considered by many to be uniquely human. Numerous theories for how it evolved have been proposed but rarely tested. The articles in this theme issue consider the extent to which aspects of language, such as vocal learning, phonology, syntax, semantics, intentionality, cognition and neurobiological adaptations, are shared with other animals. By adopting a comparative approach, insights into the mechanisms and origins of human language can be gained. While points of agreement exist among the authors, conflicting viewpoints are expressed on several issues, such as the presence of proto-syntax in animal communication, the neural basis of the Merge operation, and the neurogenetic changes necessary for vocal learning. Future comparative research in animal communication has the potential to teach us even more about the evolution, neurobiology and cognitive basis of human language. This article is part of the theme issue ‘What can animal communication teach us about human language?’
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Fitch, W. Tecumseh. "Animal cognition and the evolution of human language: why we cannot focus solely on communication." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 375, no. 1789 (November 18, 2019): 20190046. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2019.0046.
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Studies of animal communication are often assumed to provide the ‘royal road’ to understanding the evolution of human language. After all, language is the pre-eminent system of human communication: doesn't it make sense to search for its precursors in animal communication systems? From this viewpoint, if some characteristic feature of human language is lacking in systems of animal communication, it represents a crucial gap in evolution, and evidence for an evolutionary discontinuity. Here I argue that we should reverse this logic: because a defining feature of human language is its ability to flexibly represent and recombine concepts, precursors for many important components of language should be sought in animal cognition rather than animal communication. Animal communication systems typically only permit expression of a small subset of the concepts that can be represented and manipulated by that species. Thus, if a particular concept is not expressed in a species' communication system this is not evidence that it lacks that concept. I conclude that if we focus exclusively on communicative signals, we sell the comparative analysis of language evolution short. Therefore, animal cognition provides a crucial (and often neglected) source of evidence regarding the biology and evolution of human language. This article is part of the theme issue ‘What can animal communication teach us about human language?’
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Broglio, Ron. "`Living Flesh': Animal—Human Surfaces." Journal of Visual Culture 7, no. 1 (April 2008): 103–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1470412907084505.
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Cameron-Beaumont, Charlotte. "Visual and tactile communication in the domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus) and undomesticated small-felids." Thesis, University of Southampton, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.242498.
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Kaufman, Sara Victoria. ""You Can See it in Their Eyes:" A Communication Ethnography of a Humane Society." PDXScholar, 2011. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/200.
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This study sought to understand the culture-sharing group of people working within the shelter area of a Pacific Northwest animal shelter through the Ethnography of Communication. About 63% of households in the United States live with a companion animal (Risley-Curtis et al., 2006). Recently, there has been a shift toward closer examination into the ways in which humans interact with animals, particularly companion animals. The guiding questions of this study were: RQ1: What are the cultural communication forms performed in the context of the humane society? RQ2: How do shelter workers communicate about companion animals? RQ3: What cultural meanings are instantiated through communication in this context? This qualitative research approach included 40 hours of participant observation, individual interviews and an analysis of a set of documents and artifacts. Utilizing the Ethnography of Communication components, thematic and pattern analysis, findings revealed use of three main communication forms within the shelter: verbal, written and nonverbal communication and the overarching key theme of relational bonding occurring within an animal-centric organization among 4 relational categories: A. Shelter animals and shelter animals, B. Shelter animals and shelter workers, C. Shelter workers and shelter workers and D. Shelter workers and the public. Processes leading to relational bonding are delineated including detailed speech as well as aspects of "broken bonds" and euthanasia and it's effects within a "no-kill" organization.
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Friedrich, Jennifer Ann. "The Role of Animal-Assisted Interventions in Communication Skills of Children With Autism." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6203.
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Many children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have difficulties with social communication and prosocial behaviors. Due to a lack of social communication and social interaction skills among children with ASD, special education teachers are tasked with providing meaningful social opportunities to them to facilitate their learning of these skills. Special education literature lacks research studies about how dog-based animal-assisted interventions (AAI) can improve social communication outcomes for children in a school setting. The purpose of this qualitative exploratory case study, guided by Bowlby's theory of attachment and the human-animal bond concept, was to explore, describe, and improve the understanding of how elementary teachers use dog-based AAI programs in their classrooms to facilitate social communication skill development for students with ASD. Data were collected through individual interviews of 10 elementary teachers and child-study team members who used AAI programs within their buildings. Data were openly coded using thematic analysis. Key findings of the study revealed that a therapy dog could act as a stimulus for social interactions as well as facilitate students' social interaction participation. The results also indicated the importance of the teacher's role in implementing AAI programs that target social communication skills. This study may contribute to the field of special education practice by promoting the implementation of more AAI programs in educational settings, not just for students with ASD, but also potentially for the whole school community.
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Cipolla, M. "ONE COMMUNICATION AND ONE HEALTH: COMMUNICATION IN VETERINARY MEDICINE TO IMPROVE HUMAN HEALTH." Doctoral thesis, Università degli Studi di Milano, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2434/232569.
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Health communication has become recently an essential and powerful tool for public health. Its role has been largely recognized in human medicine, but it has been less considered in veterinary medicine even if this latter field is not less decisive for the human health. The One Health concept unified the two medicines recognizing that human health is inextricably connected to animal health and environment.
Within this framework, we design this study to investigate the relationship between health communication and One Health. Particularly, we focused on the role of communication in veterinary medicine and how it has the potential to improve human health.
Veterinary medicine competences include a broad spectrum of aspects, which can’t be covered in a single study. Moreover, we were interested in investigate if communication has a role also in the veterinary areas traditionally considered less linked to public health. Therefore, this study was focused on clinical communication, both in companion and in food-producing animals practice.
This study confirmed the outcomes from previous surveys and showed the importance of communication in veterinary medicine in improving human health.
Communication in veterinary medicine is not less important for human health, and is not different from what is usually considered health communication. Indeed, both of them cover the same issue (zoonoses, food safety etc.) and use the same strategies.
Therefore, a “One Communication” approach appear to be the most helpful tool in improving human health in the One World-One Health-One Medicine.
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Mondémé, Chloé. "Formes d'interactions sociales entre hommes et chiens. Une approche praxéologique des relations interspécifiques." Thesis, Lyon, École normale supérieure, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013ENSL0827.
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Ce travail de thèse se présente comme une enquête sur les modalités de l’agir-ensemble interspécifique. L’idée qui a présidé à sa mise en œuvre repose sur la volonté d’élargir les questionnements classiques en sociologie de l’action (comment décrire le vivre-ensemble, quelle forme prend l’ordre social) et en linguistique (comment communique-t-on intelligiblement) à un objet sortant de leurs préoccupations traditionnelles : les interactions sociales entre hommes et chiens. Pour cela, nous analysons des données recueillies lors d’interactions ordinaires et quotidiennes entre chiots en éducation et éducateurs canins, ou entre chiens-guides d’aveugles et personnes non-voyantes.Il s’agit d’un travail empirique de recherche sur les ressources utilisées par hommes et chiens pour agir ensemble et communiquer. Pour cela, nous montrons que les actions communes dans lesquelles ils s’engagent sont réalisées de manière ordonnée, et sont séquentiellement organisées – de sorte qu’elles sont descriptibles avec une certaine systématicité. Cette systématicité, qui exhibe le caractère ordonné des interactions, est traitée comme l’indice d’une forme de socialité qui s’incarne dans l’ajustement mutuel. De ce point de vue, cette thèse se présente également comme un travail théorique sur les formes de la socialité interspécifique. De manière incidente, elle se veut en outre le lieu d’une réflexion épistémologique sur la prise en charge par les sciences humaines et la linguistique d’un objet par tradition réservé aux sciences dites naturelles« Non human » is an analytical category that has now entered the realm of sociology. The fact that domestic animals might be agents, and relevant interactants has been evoked and investigated in the most recent literature. The originality of our study does not lie in these arguments. It takes them for granted, and analyzes with systematicity some of the resources used by dogs and their human co-interactants (be they educators or visually impaired persons) to communicate with intelligibility, and make each other’s actions mutually accountable. The study is structured by a leading question: what kind of sociality is at stake between dogs and humans ?The dissertation is divided into two introductory theoretical chapters, and three analytical parts. The first chapter establishes the state of the art, as far as human/animal interaction is concerned. After briefly commenting on the Animal Studies and its opposition to the so-called cartesian position, it ends by introducing the ethnomethodological program as a relevant approach to shed a new light on my object. The second chapter offers an epistemological reflection on the analytical ‘naturalist’ framework worth adopting in order to investigate dog-human sociality. It gives an occasion to discuss the transcription format usually used in CA as an adequate frame to shed light on the sequentiality of actions, as well as on conditional relevance. The three next chapters are grounded on these reflections and are more strictly empirical and analytical. Chapter 3 describes the resources used by dogs and humans to interact with intelligibility and to share perceptive knowledge. It analyzes procedures of shared attention, and mutual orientation (for instance, by mutually orienting toward a relevant object for the ongoing action). Chapter 4 goes further into the analysis of participants’ procedural competencies, and observes the systematicity of sequential formats. Chapter 5 is grounded on these analyses and addresses a “topos” as far as human-animal interaction is concerned: issues of cognition. Drawing on the EM program, it proposes a praxeological approach to cognition that does not focus on dog’s capacities or skills but on the way ordinary practices of practical reasoning are accomplished.The PhD dissertation offers an empirical work on human-animal modalities of living and acting together. It aims at showing that mutual actions participants engage in are orderly accomplished and sequentially organized – and therefore descriptible with systematicity.This systematicity, by exhibiting the orderly character of interactions, is treated as a cue of a form of sociality, embodied in mutual adjustment. In this regard, this thesis offers also some theoretical thoughts on forms of interspecific sociality.At the same time, and more incidentally, it develops epistemological considerations about the reflexive relationships between social sciences, linguistics, and natural sciences in the treatment of this “hybrid” objet
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Van, Heerden Esti. "The caring relationship : a qualitative study of the interaction between childless married couples and their dogs." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2004. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03082006-141754.
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Duarte, Mara Cristina Varela da Silva. "Comunicação na prática clínica veterinária de animais de companhia." Bachelor's thesis, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/1291.
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Dissertação de Mestrado Integrado em Medicina VeterináriaA comunicação é imprescindível na prática clínica veterinária e é uma das capacidades mais utilizadas no dia-a-dia de um veterinário. A importância de uma boa comunicação veterinário – dono surge pelo aumento da expectativa por parte do cliente no cuidado e no tratamento do seu animal. A ligação homem – animal resulta em benefícios no bem-estar emocional, social, psicológico e físico de quem possui um animal. Este facto é cada vez mais reconhecido, sendo uma das causas do aumento da população que cria uma ligação afectiva com o seu animal de companhia. Neste trabalho, a elaboração de um inquérito distribuído à população de donos de animais presente em dois estabelecimentos veterinários permitiu concluir que muitos dos portugueses consideram o seu animal de companhia como um membro da família. Regras que podem ajudar a melhorar a comunicação, assim como a relação veterinário - dono, são descritas ao longo desta dissertação. A capacidade de comunicar pode e deve ser aprendida por todos os profissionais, pois a sua utilização é benéfica para a sua relação com o cliente, assim como para a saúde e bem-estar do próprio animal. Sendo o veterinário confrontado, diariamente, com situações que requerem uma boa comunicação com o cliente, este trabalho procura também demonstrar a aplicação das regras de comunicação em várias situações vividas por médicos veterinários de uma clínica de pequenos animais. Os dilemas éticos, a eutanásia e a comunicação com determinados estratos da população, como por exemplo as crianças, foram os exemplos apresentados.
ABSTRACT - COMMUNICATION IN SMALL ANIMAL VETERINARY PRACTICE - Communication is inevitable in small animal practice, being one of the most common skills employed in a day of a veterinarian. With increasing expectations of pet owners for the highest quality medical care for their companion animals as well as compassionate care comes the need to apply an effective communication between the veterinarian and his client. The human – animal bond has several emotional, social and psychological benefits to the owners, as well as medical benefits. These benefits may be one of the reasons for the increasing number of people who build an extremely strong bond with their pets. During this study, a questionnaire was distributed among pet owners who attended two veterinary facilities. From the results we can conclude that the majority of the respondents consider their pet as a family member. Several ways of how to improve communication skills as well as the veterinarian – owner relationship, are described in this study. Learning how to communicate effectively is something that all the professionals can and, in some cases, should do in order to improve the relationship with their clients and the health and welfare of the animal itself. A veterinarian is daily confronted with situations that require the use of his ability to communicate. In order to demonstrate how these professionals can apply the rules of communication, three cases with reference to those situations are described in this thesis. Furthermore, ethical dilemma, euthanasia, and communication with children are the issues discussed in those three cases.
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Coye, Camille. "Vocal combinations in guenon communication." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/15650.
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It is generally accepted that comparative studies on animal communication can provide insights into the coevolution of social life, vocal communication, cognitive capacities and notably the emergence of some human language features. Recent studies suggested that non-human primates possess combinatorial abilities that may allow a diversification of vocal repertoires or a richer communication in spite of limited articulatory capacities. However, the functions of combined calls and the information that receivers can extract remain poorly understood. This thesis investigated call combination systems in two species of guenons: Campbell's monkey (Cercopithecus Campbelli) and Diana monkey (Cercopithecus Diana). Firstly, I studied the combinatorial structure and relevance to receivers of combined calls in of both species using playback experiments. Results confirmed the presence of a suffixation mechanism reducing the emergency of danger signaled by calls of male Campbell's monkeys. Also, they showed that combined calls of females Diana monkeys convey linearly information via their two units, which signal respectively caller's emotional state and identity. Secondly, focusing on the context associated with the emission of simple and combined female Campbell's monkey calls, results revealed flexible use of combination reflecting the immediate need to remain cryptic (i.e. simple calls) or to signal caller's identity (i.e. combined calls). Finally, I compared females' communication systems of both species to identify their similarities and differences. As predicted by their close phylogenetic relatedness, their repertoires are mostly based on homologous structures. However, the females differ strongly in their use of those structures. In particular, the great number of calls combined by Diana monkeys increases considerably their vocal repertoire compared to Campbell's monkeys. Given that the combinations are non-random, meaningful to receivers and used flexibly with the context, I propose a parallel with a rudimentary form of semantic morphosyntax and discuss more generally the possible existence of similar capacities in other non-human animals.
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Bensoussan, Sandy. "Sensibilité et utilisation de signaux vocaux et visuels dans la relation homme-animal : étude chez le porc domestique." Thesis, Rennes, Agrocampus Ouest, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017NSARB293/document.
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La relation homme-animal se construit à partir des interactions entre chacun des partenaires qui se transmettent des informations via les signaux sensoriels. Mieux comprendre l’effet de ces interactions passe par la détermination de la sensibilité des animaux aux signaux émis par l’homme. Les interactions vocales entre l’homme et le porc domestique ont été peu étudiées, alors que ce canal est utilisé par l’homme dans les pratiques d’élevage.La thèse a donc cherché à déterminer (1) la sensibilité des porcelets aux variations du signal vocal, (2) les effets de son utilisation dans la mise en place de la relation homme-animal et (3) son utilisation dans la communication référentielle avec l’animal. Les réponses des porcs ont été évaluées (1) dans des tests de discrimination de stimuli vocaux, (2) lors de la mise en place de la relation et de tests de réponse à la présence humaine et (3) lors de tests de choix en présence de signaux humains.Les porcelets se sont révélés sensibles à la voix féminine neutre, sans montrer d’attirance particulière pour cette voix. Néanmoins, une voix féminine aigüe et parlant lentement les a attirés physiquement. Associée à la présence répétée de l’homme, la voix féminine aigüe et lente est associée par l’animal à une valence positive. Les résultats suggèrent que la voix pourrait être impliquée dans la reconnaissance de l’homme par les animaux. Enfin, il est possible d’apprendre aux animaux à utiliser les propriétés référentielles de la voix, mais uniquement lorsqu’elle est combinée à des signaux visuels (pointage du doigt statique et dynamiqThe human-animal relationship is based on the exchange of information via sensorial signals between both partners. Identifying the sensitivity of animals to human signals would help understanding the effect of these interactions. Although auditory interactions are common in breeding practices, vocal interactions between humans and pigs were poorly studied.This thesis studied (1) the sensitivity of piglets to vocal signal variations, (2) the effect of their use during the development of the humPiglets were sensitive to a neutral feminine voice, without showing a specific attraction for it. Nevertheless, a high-pitched feminine voice, slowly speaking attracted them physically. Combined with a repeated human presence, the high-pitched-slow-feminine voice was associated to a positive valence by piglets. Piglets could use the voice to recognize humans, as suggested by our results. Eventually, animals can learn to use the referential property of the voice but only when it is combined to visual referential signals (dynamic and static pointing gestures). Our results offer promising opportunities for the use of human voice while working with animals
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Håkansson, Isabel. "Adding Personality to Fantasy Creatures : Using animal motion references." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för informationsteknologi, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-17015.
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Fantasy creatures are an essential part of many games, but while there are several studies focusing on body language and how expressive gaming companions may enhance the player’s experience, creatures and animals are rarely the focal points. Personality is closely related to believability, which is what most game developers work towards hence believability may improve the gaming experience. The purpose of this paper was to explore how the personality of a fantasy creature would be perceived by the observer when using different animal motion references. A 3D-model was created and animated in three different styles using motion references from a cat and lizard. A survey with Likert-scales was then formed with the intention to evaluate the animations. The participants in the survey were assigned one of the three animations to rate statements regarding personality and believability. Rather than a certain type of animal being associated with a certain type of personality, the result suggests that it was mainly certain motion cues and postures that affected the participants’ ratings. The study was deemed to be insufficient for a reliable result. In the discussion part, there are ideas on how the study could be improved with the aim of continuing the research to gain a clearer insight into the subject of personality and creatures.
Books on the topic "Human-animal communication"
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Durand, Jacques. Animal communication systems and human language. Salford: University of Salford Department of Modern Languages, 1994.
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Cole, Jacci. Animal communication: Opposing viewpoints. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press, 1989.
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Smith, Penelope. Animal talk: Interspecies telepathic communication. Hillsboro, Or: Beyond Words Pub., 1999.
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Smith, Penelope. Animal talk: Interspecies telepathic communication. New York, NY: Atria Books ; Hillsboro, Or. : Beyond Words Pub., 2008.
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Brown, Vinson. The secret languages of animals. New York: Prentice Hall Press, 1987.
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Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Alex and friends: Animal talk, animal thinking. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 1998.
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Becker, Peter-René, Joachim Kallinich, and Gabriele Spengler. Tierische Kommunikation: Tiere hören hin, Tiere bekennen Farbe, Tiere lügen nicht. Heidelberg: Edition Braus, 2004.
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Martinelli, Dario. Zoosemiotics: Proposals for a handbook. Imatra: International Semiotics Institute, 2007.
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Martinelli, Dario. Zoosemiotics: Proposals for a handbook. Imatra: International Semiotics Institute, 2006.
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Sandry, Eleanor. "Human-Animal Communication." In Robots and Communication, 31–44. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137468376_3.
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van der Zee, Emile, and Kun Guo. "Human–Animal Communication." In Introduction to Human-Animal Interaction, 26–46. London: Routledge, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003221753-3.
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Győri, Gábor. "Animal communication and human language." In The Biology of Language, 99. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/z.75.08gyo.
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Hindley, M. Patricia. "Human/Animal Communication: Cetacean Roles in Human Therapeutic Situations." In Advances in Animal Welfare Science 1984, 75–85. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1985. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4998-0_5.
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MacQueen, Kirsty. "Enhancing Dog–Human Communication in Animal-assisted Programs." In Animal-assisted Interventions, 126–29. GB: CABI, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/9781800622616.0028.
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Okanoya, Kazuo. "Evolution of Vocal Communication: From Animal Calls to Human Speech." In Evolution of the Brain, Cognition, and Emotion in Vertebrates, 207–24. Tokyo: Springer Japan, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-56559-8_10.
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Engesser, Sabrina, and Simon William Townsend. "Bridging the Gap Between Human Language and Animal Vocal Communication." In The Routledge International Handbook of Comparative Psychology, 251–62. New York: Routledge, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003091868-24.
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Pan, Bing, Virinchi Savanapelli, Abhishek Shukla, and Junjun Yin. "Monitoring Human-Wildlife Interactions in National Parks with Crowdsourced Data and Deep Learning." In Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2022, 492–97. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94751-4_46.
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AbstractThis short paper summarizes the first research stage for applying deep learning techniques to capture human-wildlife interactions in national parks from crowd-sourced data. The results from objection detection, image captioning, and distance calculation are reported. We were able to categorize animal types, summarize visitor behaviors in the pictures, and calculate distances between visitors and animals with different levels of accuracy. Future development will focus on getting more training data and field experiments to collect ground truth on animal types and distances to animals. More in-depth manual coding is needed to categorize visitor behavior into acceptable and unacceptable ones.
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Mohammed, Haitham S. "Effects of Wireless Communication Electromagnetic Fields on Human and Animal Brain Activity." In Electromagnetic Fields of Wireless Communications: Biological and Health Effects, 275–96. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003201052-10.
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van Vuuren, Xany Jansen. "Chapter 4. Animal photojournalism as knowledge translation." In The Complexity of Social-Cultural Emergence, 84–108. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/btl.164.04van.
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This chapter explores the ways in which photojournalism (specifically animal activist photography of domesticated animals) functions as translation and, in particular, knowledge translation. Referring broadly to the synthesis, exchange, and application of knowledge produced during research processes, knowledge translation actively bridges the chasm between the acquisition of knowledge and application of knowledge. By providing visual information that verbal communication would otherwise not be able to convey, animal activist photography is not only a translational process of the knowledge of the activist/photographer behind the lens, but also the plight of the animal in front of the lens. Furthermore, by approaching this study within ecosemiotics, a branch of semiotics that explores the human relationships to nature this chapter engages with the human/non-human relations that are represented by animal activist photojournalism.
Conference papers on the topic "Human-animal communication"
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Beniwal, Rohit, Parshant, Nitish Kumar, and Niteesh Rathore. "Digital Fencing – A Solution to Animal-Human Conflict." In 2023 5th International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communication Control and Networking (ICAC3N). IEEE, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icac3n60023.2023.10541347.
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Lagerstedt, Erik, and Serge Thill. "Benchmarks for evaluating human-robot interaction: lessons learned from human-animal interactions." In 2020 29th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN). IEEE, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ro-man47096.2020.9223347.
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SCOTT-PHILLIPS, THOMAS C. "ON THE CORRECT APPLICATION OF ANIMAL SIGNALLING THEORY TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION." In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference (EVOLANG7). WORLD SCIENTIFIC, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/9789812776129_0035.
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Putro, Die, Desy Rufaidah, and Sudartomo Macaryus. "Animal Name: Representation of Human Relations with the Environment." In Proceedings of the First International Conference on Communication, Language, Literature, and Culture, ICCoLLiC 2020, 8-9 September 2020, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. EAI, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.8-9-2020.2301364.
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Charbonneaux, Juliette, and Karine Berthelot Guiet. "Of Seals and Humans. Media and scientific discourses about a caregiving medical device." In 14th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2023). AHFE International, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1003485.
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The approach we propose is developed within an integrated cancer research site or Siric CURAMUS (Cancer United Research Associating Medicine, University & Society) linked to the Groupe Hospitalier Pitié Salpêtrière - Sorbonne University. The eight Sirics accredited in France by the Institut du Cancer have the mission of optimizing and accelerating the production of new knowledge and promoting its dissemination and application in the treatment of cancer through integrated and translational multidisciplinary research programs. CURAMUS has three integrated research programs (neuro-oncology, rare immuno-hematological cancers, microsatellite instability cancers) linked to a cross-cutting program in human and social sciences whose objectives are to achieve multidisciplinary assessments, between technical expertise and patient preferences, and issues of ethics, equity, particularly in access to care.This paper aims to analyze the representations of mediation and assistance within the framework of cognitive deficits and/or accompaniment of cancer patients, through communication and mediatization around an animal-shaped technical communicating device: the stuffed seal Paro, an emotional robot for therapeutic assistance. Paro was originally developed in Japan in 2005. According to the french website dedicated to it, « Paro aims to offer health professionals an easy-to-use, high-tech tool to convey the benefits of animal therapy to people with behavioral and communication disorders (Alzheimer's patients and related disorders), or with motor and sensory deficiencies, by improving their well-being and quality of life in a non-medicated setting » .With this case study, the paper aims to explore the following research questions : What are the imaginary and presence of animal mediation in this specific medical context ? Which imaginary and presence of the power of technical mediation devices are conveyed with the use of Paro? What are the representations of communication, within the framework of medical caregiving, peddled by this device and its uses?These issues will be addressed using a composite methodology, combining semi-structured interviews with caregivers already using the seal, clinical staff members of CURAMUS about possibles uses of Paro in the context rare neurological and hematological cancers and semio-communicational analysis (content and discourse analysis) of a specific corpus. This corpus will include the following items : the french Paro website, international and specifically French press review about the Paro device and Web pages dedicated to Paro on French institutional websites about cancer (The Ligue contre le cancer for example). The purpose of this research is to encourage translational perspectives through the analysis of current uses in the French health system and the explorations of possible of use within the Siric CURAMUS clinical teams and hospital facilities.
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Shi, Ruisi, Xing Chen, Ruolin Huang, and Jingyu Zhang. "Enhancing Pedestrian Comprehension through a Bio-Motion eHMI Design for Autonomous Vehicles." In AHFE 2023 Hawaii Edition. AHFE International, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1004418.
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Autonomous vehicles are transforming the transportation industry. In conventional traffic environments, human drivers convey intentions to other pedestrians using gestures and facial expressions. Yet, these traditional interactions, vital for safety, are conspicuously absent in autonomous vehicles, leading to comprehension difficulties and heightened street-crossing risks. While current External Human-Machine Interfaces (eHMIs) aim to mitigate this communication void, they often demand prior familiarization and fall short of intuitiveness, complicating the universal interpretation of a vehicle's intent. To address this, we've developed a novel eHMI for autonomous vehicles, capitalizing on biological motion features. These features, represented by moving dots, capture the movement of key joints in fundamental animal behaviors, such as halting and yielding. Drawing from leopards' skeletal and motion patterns, our bio-motion eHMI integrates animal communication metaphors, like 'please let me pass' and 'I will yield,' to enhance clarity in vehicle-pedestrian interactions. We investigate whether integrating these animal-inspired biological motion patterns into autonomous vehicles can bolster pedestrian comprehension of vehicle intent and movement, ultimately fostering safer street-crossing behaviors. 32 Chinese participants engaged in the experiment online, observing video clips that demonstrated vehicular movements via our eHMI. Subsequently, they answered multiple-choice questions assessing their understanding of the vehicle's movement and intent. The results show that the Bio-Motion eHMI significantly outperforms both Text eHMI and Non-display in interpreting vehicle movement. Moreover, both Bio-Motion eHMI and Text eHMI excel over Non-display in discerning vehicle intent. Impressively, the bio-motion eHMI not only stands out in accuracy concerning vehicle intent and movement but also garners superior subjective preferences compared to other interfaces. In conclusion, our biologically-inspired motion-centric eHMI presents a natural conduit for vehicle-to-pedestrian communication, ensuring swift and precise comprehension of vehicle intentions. This pioneering approach has the potential to revolutionize external vehicle interfaces, marking a new chapter in inclusive design within the autonomous vehicle realm.
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Yerdon, Valarie. "The Songbird and the Robotic Self-Awakening." In 13th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2022). AHFE International, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1001459.
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The songbird sings a beautiful melody when there is no ecological need, and the imagination and curiosity are fueled for investigation with biological models of cognitive mechanisms of animal communication. Many animal sensory signals remain a mystery to the logical reasoning of science. Through the evolutionary game theory in ecological cognitive science, predictions are made regarding the signal cost, circumstances, and the individual agent’s state, about which signals (continuous or discrete) should be valued in certain circumstances, but not the details of signal design nor any clue as to why the signals are so diverse in form. In this, investigations have the what, when/where, but not the why. This is reflective of where the debate on robotic consciousness sits. A robot can be programmed to decide to carry out an action in an “if-then” case and use logical algorithms to ensure the calculations can be made to match the possibilities of situations, but to act randomly as an expression of feelings, emotions, passions, or just for the sake of the act, is beyond a calculation. It is the “why” of an existent consciousness, in the “just because” reasoning for the feeling, thought, emotion, passion, or compassion that occurred for the act to come to fruition. A sentient act from emotion or passion may not be a programmable option, as it comes from the identity and free will of the conscious self. The question to be discussed in this paper is whether robots could someday possess a level of consciousness and sentience, to match that of a living human being. This paper will investigate the position that robots will reach a level of sentience and consciousness through the intelligent learning systems of AI. There is strong support for the position that there is a way for electronic networks to become more like human neural networks. The nano and biotechnology grow and the understanding of the human physiology will increase, throughout the smallest of details with neurons, networks, and into the compatibility of neural with electronic systems. AI systems have begun to find support and integration with biotechnology with nanotechnology (West, 2000).
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Kovačič, Pšenica. "Cat Facial Action Coding System (CatFACS) and Scientific Illustration." In Socratic Lectures. University of Lubljana Press, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.55295/psl.2024.ii17.
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Abstract: This study explores the complex world of feline communication, focusing on analyzing facial expressions. It utilizes the Cat Facial Action Coding System (CatFACS) with art theory for scientific illustration, presenting a novel approach in this field. CatFACS is employed for a detailed, objective analysis of feline facial expressions. However, as CatFACS does not inherently examine the emotional component, art theory is integrated to interpret these expressions. This combination provides a comprehensive understanding of cats' emotional states by focusing on both observable physical cues and inferred emotional contexts. Integrating CatFACS with scientific illustration reveals intricate insights into feline emotions and communication. This approach uncovers complex behavioural patterns, enhancing the accuracy of behavioural interpretation. This study significantly contributes to feline welfare and understanding of human-cat relationships. Highlighting the importance of nuanced approaches in animal behaviour studies provides practical insights for pet owners and veterinary professionals, aiding in better understanding and caring for cats. Keywords: Feline; Facial expression; Communication; Illustration
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Dawson, Jeffrey. "Training statistics graduate students in ethics, reproducible research, and other best practices." In Teaching Statistics in a Data Rich World. International Association for Statistical Education, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.52041/srap.17502.
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Graduate students in many fields are required to receive formal training in scholarly integrity. Some institutions offer general courses to address this need, but statistics students may benefit from training more specific to the discipline. We have developed a “Scholarly Integrity in Biostatistics” course, which addresses the competencies mandated by several U.S. funding agencies, while emphasizing the key roles that statisticians have in collaborative research. The course meets one hour per week, and its topics include student/mentor relationships, communication skills, gender bias, conflict resolution, authorship, human and animal subjects’ issues, statistical review of manuscripts, plagiarism, copyright laws, conflicts of interest and commitment, reproducible research, and publication bias. Course credit and grades are based on attendance, class participation, short writing assignments, and a term project. The course has been offered four times, and has been received favorably by the students and by the administration.
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Couceiro, Marlene, and Cristina Carvalho. "Thermal comfort of buildings and their occupants - Dialogue between Nature, Textiles and Architecture." In 13th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2022). AHFE International, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1001556.
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Our research has the general objective of combating thermal discomfort and improving the interaction between the user and the space, through the application of new materials. Textiles have been used in architecture since mankind began to build. One of the advantages of their use is that they improve thermal comfort without increasing energy consumption. Our daily life imposes on us a fast pace, and textiles try to keep up with this movement. However, the floors and coverings of the spaces do not reflect this speed. We estimate a benefit referring to an improvement in terms of user's comfort, if our building could adapt to the situations to which it is subjected, reversibly changing according to the circumstances to which it is exposed. We intend to observe Nature, with the aim of presenting strategies, which can contribute to finding alternative solutions, which accompany these changes, especially meteorological ones.The fur, feathers and scales, the body wrapping of animals, function similarly to the skin of humans, and have different functions (protection, communication, sensation, thermoregulation). Analysis of their protective and regulatory functions provide a starting point, for experiments in textiles and buildings. In this research we will focus on animal cooling and heating techniques, to try to find solutions, based on fauna and flora observation, to formulate possible textile and architectural applications. We will also observe some climatic zones with exaggerated characteristics, to understand how the human being has adapted to these places.It is by no means intended to exhaust the subject, however we will indicate some behavioral strategies and anatomical features that help animals regulate their body temperature. Whenever possible trying to correlate with already existing examples in textiles and Architecture. This article analyzes the possibilities of integrating some animal characteristics, in textiles and coatings with the objective of improving its thermal performance. We believe that by changing the color or applying new materials incorporated into the structures of our clothing or the coatings of our buildings, we can achieve our purpose: to improve thermal comfort. The use of darker shades, allow to absorb more solar radiation and heat the human body or the walls of houses. While the use of lighter shades, contribute to a greater reflection of sunlight, which allows to avoid the heating of the surfaces, favoring the reduction of temperature. We intend with this study to understand the dynamics of Nature, to understand how it solves its problems, to understand its general process of efficiency, to observe its diversity and complexity, with the objective of taking advantage of this inexhaustible source of inspiration for Design, for Textiles, for Architecture. It seems possible to improve the thermal comfort of buildings and their occupants through the production and application of responsive materials.
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Hrynick, Tabitha, Godefroid Muzalia, and Myfanwy James. Key Considerations: Risk Communication and Community Engagement for Mpox Vaccination in Eastern DRC. Institute of Development Studies, July 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/sshap.2024.024.
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This brief presents social and political considerations for the design and implementation of vaccination-related risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) strategies for mpox in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). A nationwide outbreak of mpox (clade I) was declared in late 2022 and now affects 23 of its 26 provinces. Notably, the outbreak is characterised by widespread human-to-human transmission unlike previous outbreaks primarily involving animal-human contact. While mpox hotspots are emerging around the country, this brief focuses on eastern DRC where complex political history and ongoing armed conflict – on top of poor infrastructure and rural isolation of many communities – present significant challenges. These challenges demand carefully designed and tailored strategies. Furthermore, a mutated, more virulent mpox strain has also emerged in the eastern province of South Kivu. Although little remains known about transmission dynamics in the outbreak overall, sexual transmission of the new strain is of concern, putting stigmatised populations such as sex workers and others at risk. Overall, however, children are the most affected population, with transmission driven by close physical contact. Along with pregnant women and people with compromised immunity (e.g., people with HIV/AIDS), children are also at higher risk of complications and death. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends targeted vaccination approaches in the context of mpox outbreaks, including as postexposure prophylaxis for these populations. The DRC Ministry of Public Health has announced intentions to vaccinate both children and adults with the LC16 and MVA-BN mpox vaccines, respectively, under a temporary emergency use authorisation as these vaccines are not yet approved in the country. Efforts are now mobilising to design vaccine and related RCCE interventions. This brief draws on a SSHAP roundtable discussion on mpox in the DRC (May 2024), consultation with social science experts and health and humanitarian actors active in or knowledgeable about the region and outbreak, and academic and grey literature.
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Gordoncillo, Mary Joy N., Ronello C. Abila, and Gregorio Torres. The Contributions of STANDZ Initiative to Dog Rabies Elimination in South-East Asia. O.I.E (World Organisation for Animal Health), January 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.20506/standz.2789.
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A Grant Agreement between the Government of Australia and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), the Stop Transboundary Animal Diseases and Zoonoses (STANDZ), initiative includes a rabies component with an overarching intended outcome of reducing dog rabies incidence in targeted areas. This initiative envisaged regional rabies activities in South-East Asia as well as specifically designed pilot projects in the Philippines, Myanmar and Cambodia. While remaining anchored to the envisioned outcome, its implementation from 2013 to 2016 also leveraged on the resources made available through the initiative to strategically generate tools, materials and examples that can potentially bridge long-standing gaps on dog rabies elimination in the region. This included developing approaches on rabies communication strategy, risk-based approach for the prioritization of mass dog vaccination, rabies case investigation, post-vaccination monitoring, building capacity through pilot vaccination projects, One Health operationalization at the grass-root level, and reinforcing high-level political support through regional and national rabies strategy development. These are briefly described in this paper and are also further detailed in a series of publications which individually document these approaches for future utility of the countries in the region, or wherever these may be deemed fitting. The STANDZ rabies initiative leaves behind a legacy of materials and mechanisms that can potentially contribute in strategically addressing rabies in the region and in achieving the global vision of eliminating dog-mediated human rabies by 2030.
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Abbas, Syed, Soha Karam, Megan Schmidt-Sane, and Jennifer Palmer. Social Considerations for Monkeypox Response. Institute of Development Studies, June 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/sshap.2022.021.
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Given the health, social, and economic upheavals of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is understandable anxiety about another virus, monkeypox, quickly emerging in many countries around the world. In West and Central Africa, where the disease has been endemic for several decades, monkeypox transmission in people usually happens in short, controllable chains of infection after contact with infected animal reservoirs. Recent monkeypox infections have been identified in non-endemic regions, with most occurring through longer chains of human-to-human spread in people without a history of contact with animals or travel to endemic regions. These seemingly different patterns of disease have prompted public health investigation. However, ending chains of monkeypox transmission requires a better understanding of the social, ecological and scientific interconnections between endemic and non-endemic areas. In this set of companion briefs, we lay out social considerations from previous examples of disease emergence to reflect on 1) the range of response strategies available to control monkeypox, and 2) specific considerations for monkeypox risk communication and community engagement (RCCE). We aim for these briefs to be used by public health practitioners and advisors involved in developing responses to the ongoing monkeypox outbreak, particularly in non-endemic countries. This brief on social considerations for monkeypox response was written by Syed Abbas (IDS), Soha Karam (Anthrologica), Megan Schmidt-Sane (IDS), and Jennifer Palmer (LSHTM), with contributions from Hayley MacGregor (IDS), Olivia Tulloch (Anthrologica), and Annie Wilkinson (IDS). The brief was reviewed by Boghuma Titanji (Emory University School of Medicine). This brief is the responsibility of SSHAP.
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Schmidt-Sane, Megan, Syed Abbas, Soha Karam, and Jennifer Palmer. RCCE Strategies for Monkeypox Response. SSHAP, June 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/sshap.2022.020.
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Given the health, social, and economic upheavals of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is understandable anxiety about another virus, monkeypox, quickly emerging in many countries around the world. In West and Central Africa, where the disease has been endemic for several decades, monkeypox transmission in humans usually occurs in short, controllable chains of infection after contact with infected animal reservoirs. Recent monkeypox infections have been identified in non-endemic regions, with most occurring through longer chains of human-to-human spread in people without a history of contact with animals or travel to endemic regions. These seemingly different patterns of disease have prompted public health investigation. However, ending chains of monkeypox transmission requires a better understanding of the social, ecological and scientific interconnections between endemic and non-endemic areas. This brief is intended to be read in conjunction with the companion brief entitled ‘Social Considerations for Monkeypox Response’.1 In this set of briefs, we lay out social considerations from previous examples of disease emergence to reflect on 1) the range of response strategies available to control monkeypox, and 2) specific considerations for monkeypox risk communication and community engagement (RCCE). These briefs are intended to be used by public health practitioners and advisors involved in developing responses to the ongoing monkeypox outbreak, particularly in non-endemic countries. This brief on RCCE strategies for monkeypox response was written by Megan Schmidt-Sane (IDS), Syed Abbas (IDS), Soha Karam (Anthrologica), and Jennifer Palmer (LSHTM), with contributions from Hayley MacGregor (IDS), Olivia Tulloch (Anthrologica), and Annie Wilkinson (IDS). It was reviewed by Will Nutland (The Love Tank CIC/PrEPster) and was edited by Victoria Haldane (Anthrologica). This brief is the responsibility of SSHAP.
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One Health Joint Plan of Action (2022-2026) - Working together for the health of humans, animals, plants and the environment. FAO, UNEP, WHO, and WOAH, November 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.20506/9789295121430.
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Following the 27th Tripartite Annual Executive Meeting, the FAO Programme Committee in its 130th session, March 2021, requested the joint development, by the Tripartite (FAO/WHO/WOAH) and others, of a strategy and action plan to prevent future zoonotic pandemics through the One Health approach. The One Health Joint Plan of Action (OH JPA) is intended to guide the four organizations of the Quadripartite to work together on One Health with the aim of supporting their Members to build One Health capacities. It provides a framework for action and proposes a set of activities that the four organizations can offer together to enable countries to advance and scale up One Health in managing human, animal, plant and environment health threats. The framework uses a One Health approach to strengthen collaboration, communication, advocacy, and coordination equally across all sectors responsible for addressing health concerns at the human-animal-plant-environment interface.
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Innovative Solutions to Human-Wildlife Conflicts: National Wildlife Research Center Accomplishments, 2007. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, January 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2008.7206794.aphis.
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The National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC) is a world leader in providing science-based solutions to complex issues of wildlife damage management. As the research arm of Wildlife Services (WS) program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, NWRC work with WS operational staff to provide Federal leadership and expertise to resolve wildlife conflicts related to agriculture, livestock, human health and safety (including wildlife diseases), invasive species, and threatened and endangered species. NWRC is committed to finding nonlethal solutions to reduce wildlife damage to agricultural crops, aquaculture, and natural resources. As part of WS' strategic plan to improve the coexistence of people and wildlife, NWRC has identified four strategic program goals: (1) developing methods, (2) providing wildlife services, (3) valuing and investing in people, and (4) enhancing information and communication. WS is dedicated to helping meet the wildlife damage management needs of the United States by building on NWRC's strengths in these four key areas. This annual research highlights report is structured around these programs goals.