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Siettou, Christina. "An economic analysis of the UK pet dog market and animal welfare : the case of the UK pet dog overpopulation problem." Thesis, University of Kent, 2015. https://kar.kent.ac.uk/47904/.
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Pets are an important part of our society as they have become ‘part of the family’. However, one of the most important problems regarding the pet dog population is the great number of strays and their management. The annual stray survey conducted on behalf of Dogs Trust, one of the leading dog welfare organizations in the UK, has revealed that each year there are more than 100,000 stray dogs in the UK. To date, their management remains a problem only addressed by Local Authorities. This thesis’ objectiveis to undertake an economic analysis of the pet dog overpopulation problem in the United Kingdom. It aims to further the existing literature on the pet dog overpopulation problem in the UK and to become a stepping stone on which further research could be based. Given the limited data available, primary data was collected to investigate the following areas: The fate of stray dogs that entered an animal welfare organization for rehoming; the current Local Authority management of stray dogs; and lastly, people’s attitude towards the issue of stray and unwanted dogs and their willingness to pay to provide a humane management. The methodologies used in pursuing these investigations included advanced econometric models such as the Logistic Regression Model with Multiple Imputation, and the Multinomial Logistic Regression Model and its extensions (i.e. the Latent Class Model). In addition, in order to elicit people’s willingness to pay, the survey based technique of the Choice Experiment Method was employed. The survey revealed that people are willing to pay both under a voluntary regime and a mandatory regime. The estimated amount was in the range of £2 to £12. This range concurs with the range of donations that animal welfare organisations are advertising in order to raise funds. This study is the first in the UK literature to conduct an economic examination of the pet dog overpopulation problem. The outcomes derived could be viewed as an initial examination of the UK stray dog population management on which further research could be based.
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Harris, Matthew. "Responsible Pet Ownership: Dog Parks and Demographic Change in Portland, Oregon." PDXScholar, 2017. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/4151.
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Dog parks are the fastest growing type of park in U.S. cities; however, their increasing popularity has been met with increasing criticism of pets in public space. Dogs have shown to be a deep source of neighborhood conflict, and the provision of dog parks, or off-leash areas, is a seemingly intractable controversy for city officials. In 2003, Portland, Oregon established a network of 33 off-leash areas which remains the second largest both in count and per capita in the country. The purpose of my research is to understand the public debate over off leash dogs during the establishment of Portland's off-leash area network, and how dog parks relate to processes of demographic change. The analysis involved two phases. First, I conducted a thematic analysis of editorial perspectives published in the major local newspaper. Second, I conducted an exploratory spatial analysis of the distribution of Portland's off-leash areas and patterns of racial and economic change throughout the city from 2000 to 2015. Central to the debate are conflicting notions of responsible pet ownership. The notions of responsibility employed in the debate are primarily personal, yet the findings from my exploratory analysis of the relationship between dog parks and demographic change suggest a need to attend to notions of public responsibility. I recommend that future research, discussion, representations, and policy regarding dog parks consider the consequences of off-leash areas as amenities within the changing neighborhoods in which they exist.
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Nilsson, Christofer, Anastasiia Liashchenko, and Rebecka Andreasson. "Customers’ buying behaviour toward premium dog food brands - A case study of Bozita Robur." Thesis, Jönköping University, Jönköping University, JIBS, EMM (Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Management), 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-12830.
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Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to knowledge of customers’ buying behaviour toward premium dog food by examining their brand associations and how these are shaped by using Bozita Robur as a case study.
Background: Market for dog food has increased heavily during the last decades what made knowledge of underlying driving forces of dog food consumption crucial for dog food producers. Quite peculiar is a phenomenon of purchasing behaviour towards a product purchased but not consumed turning it into a more complex and dynamic object of study. Lack of coherent and conclusive research that offer an understanding of primary behavioural drivers and preferences of Swedish dog food customers makes it a good opportunity to continue investigating the dog food industry.
Method: The study is conducted in the form of a single case study. A survey instrument is used to collect data on awareness and to identify behavioural beliefs and subjective norms of consumers, followed by phone interviews that uncover their attitudes towards dog food brands. Lantmännen Doggy’s brand Bozita Robur is used for this purpose. Data collected is further analyzed with the application of consumer behaviour related theories.
Findings: The study has found that Swedish customers have built a positive image associated with premium dog food brands, where superior quality is the primary association. On the brand schema level, each of the premium dog food brands investigated holds specific associations in consumer minds, whereas the strength of these associations depends much on brand recognition levels. Bozita Robur, though less familiar among respondents, was found to have a positive brand schema and is associated with Swedishness and high quality.
Customers of premium dog food brand actively search for information when making a purchasing decision towards a dog feed brand. In a product, they do value high nutrition content. Dog owners are influenced by various social groups, among which breeders and specialty store staff have the strongest influence when it comes to purchasing advice of the dog food brands.
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Trajbar, Kim Anastasia. "Pet relationships: human versus animal attachment." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2010. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/1510.
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Maslucan, Navarro Kerman Luis, Hernández Sandra Yasneli Terrones, and Flores Edith Rosa Zúñiga. "Fly dog: comida para mascotas eco – sostenibles." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/654860.
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El presente proyecto busca ofrecer soluciones para todas las personas que piensan que los canes son miembros de la familia, brindando soluciones a los problemas de salud más comunes que traen las mascotas, y el problema más importante es brindarles una nutrición adecuada y una dieta equilibrada.
Nuestro producto está dirigido a canes. Está elaborado con un ingrediente nutriente principal (Harina de mosca Soldado Negro). Este ingrediente es rico en nutrientes y además estará acompañado de insumos naturales. El mayor beneficio es que puede ayudar a las mascotas a prevenir enfermedades comunes, como Alergias o problemas de estomacales. Su presentación será en el sabor (camote y frutas) y se entregará en paquetes de 200g. Además, contaremos con una web y una red social para aceptar pedidos, que se distribuirán a través de delivery.
Para llevar a cabo este proyecto contaremos con personas calificadas, capacitadas y con los conocimientos para administrar y gestionar las actividades que implica poner en marcha este negocio. Estará constituido por emprendedores egresados de la Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas en carreras como Administración de empresas y Contabilidad.
Finalmente, cabe mencionar que el proyecto tiene una vida útil de 5 años, el monto de inversión es de S / 43,983.00 soles, la tasa de retorno (TIR) es de 61.98% y el valor actual neto de los soles es de 644,034, por lo cual se determinó que el proyecto es rentable.This project seeks to offer solutions for all people who think that dogs are family members, providing solutions to the most common health problems that pets bring, and the most important problem is to provide them with adequate nutrition and a balanced diet. Our product is aimed at dogs. It is elaborated with a main nutrient ingredient (Black Soldier Fly Flour). This ingredient is rich in nutrients and will also be accompanied by natural supplies. The greatest benefit is that it can help pets prevent common diseases, such as allergies or stomach problems. Its presentation will be in the flavor (sweet potato and fruits) and will be delivered in 200g packages. In addition, we will have a website and a social network to accept orders, which will be distributed through delivery. To carry out this project we will have qualified and trained people with the knowledge to administer and manage the activities involved in starting up this business. It will be constituted by entrepreneurs graduated from the University of Applied Sciences in careers such as Business Administration and Accounting. Finally, it is worth mentioning that the project has a useful life of 5 years, the amount of investment is S / 43,983.00 soles, the rate of return (TIR) is 61.98% and the net present value of soles is 644,034, so it was determined that the project is profitable.
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Epstein, Tolly G. "Opposing Effects of Cat and Dog Ownership and Allergic Sensitization on Eczema in an Atopic Birth Cohort." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1265987458.
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Mostafavi, Anahita. "Humane Architecture to Befriend the Animals we Live with: Animal Shelter in beautiful Alexandria, Virginia." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/82236.
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This thesis is a study of architecture on how to improve the life of homeless animals through strengthening the relationship between us, humans and the animals we live among.
There are millions of shelter animals being killed every year which is both dreadful and expensive. This number can be decreased greatly if people acted more responsibly towards the creatures they have domesticated. It is true that most people enjoy taking care of animals, they usually feel a strong emotional connection with them, specially those who share their homes with their pets. The problem is that many find the animal shelters a depressing place filled with sick unwanted animals.
How can we, design professionals, encourage people to interact more with animal shelters? How can the design affect both physical and emotional health of these animals? Can architecture raise awareness about the creatures in our urban civilization?
This project explores a few design approaches that can teach people about shelters and urban animals and how physically different we are from them. The building is also a study of an animal shelter as a system that can improve their day-to-day life to become healthier and happier. It is proposed that these architectural changes would aid the adoption rate as well as creating a happier pet and owner.Master of Architecture
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Bobic, Gavrilovic Bojana. "Reproductive patterns in the domestic dog : a retrospective study, with the Drever breed as model /." Uppsala : Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2007. http://epsilon.slu.se/10639782.pdf.
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Aguilar, Velazco Melany Renata, Ramos Diana Cimith Cueva, Hurtado Andrea Samanta Espinoza, Huaraz Yasmin Areliz Pizarro, and Guando José Inocencio Quiroz. "Tienda virtual de ropa para perros de raza grande: XL DOG SHOP." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/655427.
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El presente trabajo tiene finalidad sustentar el modelo de negocio enfocado en la venta de ropa para perros en las tallas 7 y 8. ¿Cómo se surgió? Los participantes de este proyecto tenemos perros de diferentes razas, lo cual identificamos por medio de nuestras conversaciones y con otras personas, que son pocas las empresas que se enfocan en este segmento. La idea inicial, fue plantear y realizar las entrevistas para determinar el problema de muchos dueños que poseen perros de raza grande al momento de comprar una prenda para su engreído en talla grande. En base a la información recopilada se encontró que el problema es: el precio elevado en las prendas de tallas grandes, la poca producción de estas prendas en tallas grandes y la falta de diseños de estos. Asimismo, se realizó el prototipo, se creó las redes sociales y se publicaron las prendas para incrementar seguidores, también se identificó a 8 posibles compradores que interactuaban en nuestras publicaciones, lo cual se les envió el prototipo para recibir un feedback del producto. Después, con los comentarios de los entrevistados se mejoró el prototipo y se lanzó a la venta en nuestras redes sociales. Las nuevas prendas fueron confeccionadas por Ana Flores, la confeccionista escogida por la calidad de sus prendas y fueron publicadas tanto en Facebook como en Instagram y en Tik Tok. Finalmente, con los resultados de las ventas se hicieron los estados financieros, los flujos de caja y las proyecciones de ventas a 3 añosThe purpose of this work is to support the business model focused on the sale of clothes for dogs in sizes 7 and 8. How did it come about? The participants of this project have dogs of different breeds, which we identify through our conversations and with other people, that few companies focus on this segment. The initial idea was to raise and conduct interviews to determine the problem of many owners who own large breed dogs when buying a garment for their cocky in large size. Based on the information collected, it was found that the problem is: the high price of large-size garments, the low production of these garments in large sizes and the lack of designs of these. Likewise, the prototype was made, social networks were created, and the garments were published to increase followers, 8 possible buyers who interacted in our publications were also identified, which were sent the prototype to receive feedback on the product. Later, with the comments of the interviewees, the prototype was improved, and it was launched for sale on our social networks. The new garments were made by Ana Flores, the garment maker chosen for the quality of her garments and were published on Facebook, Instagram and Tik Tok. Finally, with the sales results, the financial statements, the cash flows and the 3-year sales projections were made.
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Lodin, Helena. "”A small pet animal is often an excellent companion” : Vårdhund på särskilda boenden för äldre – en litteraturstudie." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Åsenlöf: Fysioterapi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-402213.
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Bakgrund: Sveriges befolkning blir allt äldre. Det är en stor heterogen grupp i behov av vårdinsatser och ett antal äldre bor idag på särskilda boenden. Det är vanligt förekommande med fysisk och psykisk ohälsa, ensamhet samt bristande social interaktion på särskilda boenden för äldre. Det har tidigare visats att införandet av hundar inom vården kan minska fysisk och psykisk ohälsa samt öka motivation till deltagande i fysioterapi. Syfte: Undersöka och sammanställa vad vetenskaplig littereratur visar angående fysiska, psykiska och sociala hälsoeffekter hos äldre på särskilda boenden vid regelbunden interaktion med vårdhund. Metod: Litteratursökningen genomfördes via databasen PubMed och åtta vetenskapliga artiklar inkluderades. Artiklarna granskades via PEDro-skalan i syfte att skatta studiekvaliteten. Evidensstyrkan betygsattes sedan via SBU:s metod GRADE. Resultat: Begränsad evidens har visat sig för effektmåtten depression, apati, ångest, aggression, livskvalité, emotioner och ensamhet. Det har visat sig att djurassisterad terapi med hund har otillräckligt vetenskapligt underlag för effektmåtten energiåtgång, fysisk aktivitet, ADL, vikt, BMI, kognition och social interaktion. Konklusion: Resultatet från denna litteraturstudie visar varierande evidens för djurassisterad terapi med hund. Studien påvisar att djurassisterad terapi med hund kan ha positiv effekt på vissa effektmått hos äldre personer på särskilda boenden. Evidensen är som starkast för psykiska effektmått. Vidare forskning med större väl genomförda studier är relevant för att fortsatt kunna utvärdera effekterna av djurassisterad terapi med hund.Background: The population of Sweden is getting older. It is a big and heterogeneous group in need of health care and a number of older people are living in a nursing home. It is common with physical and mental disorders, loneliness and lack of social interaction in nursing homes. It is shown that animal assisted therapy with dogs can reduce physical and mental illness and motivate older people to participate in physiotherapy. Objective: Examine and compile evidence of animal assisted therapy with dogs on physical, mental och social function in elderly living in a nursing home. Methods: The search was done in the PubMed database and eight articles became included. The articles were assessed for study quality confirmed by the PEDro scale. The evidence from the articles were assessed confirmed by the SBU GRADE. Results: Limited evidence was shown for that animal asssisted therapy with dogs can improve symptoms of depression, apathy, anxiety, agitation, quality of life, emotions and loneliness. Insufficent evidence was found for energy expenditure, physical activity, ADL, weight, BMI, cognition and social interaction. Conclusions: Results show varying evidence for animal assisted therapy with dogs. This study shows that animal assisted therapy with dogs can improve some limited effects in the population of older people at nursing homes, especially for mental health effects. More well made research with larger groups is indicated to ensure and value these effects.
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Mejia, Galehdari Jonathan, and Kristin Örneving. "Att resa med hund! : En studie om hur svenska hundägare ser på att resa med sin hund inom Sverige." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-25352.
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Då hunden har blivit en allt större del i människans liv och är en växande målgrupp, vill vi undersöka hur svenska hundägare ser på att resa med sin hund inom Sverige, speciellt vad de har för åsikter om hundvänliga hotell. Den data vi har samlat in är från en enkätundersökning gjord på 522 hundägare i Sverige. Vårt huvudsakliga mål med denna studie är att se om det finns en marknad för fler hundvänliga hotell i Sverige och hur kommunikationen mellan hotellen och hundägarna fungerar. Vi tror att hotellen kan dra nytta av resultatet från denna studie. Resultatet visar på att det finns ett behov av fler hundvänliga hotell i Sverige. Dock verkar det största problemet ligga i kommunikationen mellan hotellen och hundägarna. Eftersom hundägarna känner att det finns en brist i informationen, om vilka hotell som tillåter hundar. En lösning på detta problem skulle kunna vara att göra en internationell symbol, som visar ifall ett hotell är hundvänligt eller inte.Since the dog is becoming a more important role in the life of humans and is a growing target group, our research will examine how dog owners feel about traveling with their dogs in Sweden, in particularly staying at dog friendly hotels. The data we have collected is from a survey done on 522 dog owners in Sweden. Our main goal with this study is to see if there is a market for more dog friendly hotels in Sweden and how the communication between the hotels and the dog owners is working. We believe that the hotels can benefit from the results of this study. The result shows that there is a need for more dog friendly hotels in Sweden. However the main problem seems to be the communication between the hotels and the dog owners. Since the dog owners feel that there is a lack of information, about which hotels are allowing dogs. A solution to this problem could be to make an international symbol, which will show if a hotel is dog friendly or not.
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Pacalo, Carla Ann. "Learning Style AND Entrepreneurial Operations:A Small Business Study." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/64401.
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Americans spent approximately $47.7 billion on pet products and services in 2010, an increase of 4.8% over 2009, making the pet industry a market segment ripe with opportunity for entrepreneurial small business venture (American Pet Products Association, 2013). Small businesses invite innovation, create and provide new jobs, foster entrepreneurial spirit and creativity, and create competition that drives future business endeavors (Hillary, 2001). The pet dog industry is a salient example of entrepreneurial activity in which the pressures of business, economics, and learning coalesce. Because small businesses bolster about half of the private-sector economy and represent more than 99% of all business firms (Small Business Administration, 2013), it is useful for small business owners to learn and prosper as entrepreneurs. "Entrepreneurship is a learning process, and a theory of entrepreneurship requires a theory of learning" (Minniti, 2010, p. 9). However, there is still limited knowledge and understanding of the interaction between learning and entrepreneurship, and such a process remains one of the most neglected areas of entrepreneurial research and thus understanding (Deakins and Freel, 1999). This study explored entrepreneurial decision making by using the construct of David A. Kolb's Learning Style Inventory to examine an entrepreneurial operation in the pet dog-training industry. The researcher worked hand-in-hand with the entrepreneur in a collaborative partnership to explore the phenomenon using narrative inquiry research methods. A series of semi-structured interviews were used to collect and analyze stories and identify key considerations for learning style in relation to entrepreneurship. The results showed the entrepreneur's preferred learning style aligned with his expressed style and demonstrated a keen sense of operations awareness. Additionally, the entrepreneur had learned how to leverage his strengths over time while recognizing and compensating for his weaknesses. For a novice or someone with a desire to learn more about their own entrepreneurial inclinations, results from a learning style instrument could provide such understandings with helpful implications for small business ownership. Future studies could contribute to entrepreneurial research and add greater voice to the pet dog industry.Ph. D.
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Menendez, Maria Isabel. "Multimodal Quantitative Imaging in a Canine Model of Osteoarthritis." The Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1449150355.
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Gashler, Kristina Whitley. ""Tauser Killed Both Dogs" : and other suburban American family folklore /." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2005. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd876.pdf.
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Aguilar, Ruiz Aníbal Eduardo, Vasquez Marycielo Pérez, Gonzales Diego Sebastian Ramirez, Espino Alexa Camila Sanchez, and Méndez María Fernanda Vilela. "Modelo de negocio para el desarrollo de la aplicación para paseadores de mascotas A Patas Dog." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/656991.
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Este proyecto implica la creación y uso de una aplicación para pasear a los perros del hogar y nos patentiza la factibilidad de su desarrollo en base a investigaciones ejecutadas a personas entre los 18 y 39 años de edad que residen en Lima Moderna, de nivel socioeconómico A y B y que cuentan con al menos un canino dentro de su hogar. Debido a las actividades laborales, estudiantiles y familiares, los dueños de perros no cuentan con el tiempo idóneo para realizar la recreación que sus perros necesitan, lo que puede causar estrés, depresión o problemas de comportamiento en sus mascotas. Este resultado ha sido aprobado por la comunidad veterinaria, expertos en cuidado de perros y por dueños de perros que fueron participes de diversas entrevistas. A partir de nuestra investigación, encontramos que cada día más dueños de mascotas están dispuestos a obtener nuevos servicios para poder brindarles a sus perros una mejor calidad de vida. Por ello, se compromete a crear esta aplicación para que los amantes de los perros puedan caminar de forma segura utilizando la tecnología actual. Para su puesta en marcha, se estima una inversión inicial de S/. 32,215.00, la cual estará financiada en un 77 % por la caja Piura y 23 % por los accionistas de la empresa. El periodo de recuperación se dará después del tercer año de ejecución.This project involves the creation and use of an application to walk the household dogs and shows us the feasibility of its development based on research carried out on people between 18 and 39 years of age who reside in Modern Lima, of socioeconomic level A and B and that they have at least one canine in their home. Due to work, student and family activities, dog owners do not have the ideal time to do the recreation that their dogs need, which can cause stress, depression or behavior problems in their pets. This result has been approved by the veterinary community, experts in dog care and by dog owners who participated in various interviews. From our research, we find that more and more pet owners are willing to obtain new services in order to provide their dogs with a better quality of life. Therefore, he is committed to creating this application so that dog lovers can walk safely using current technology. For its start-up, an initial investment of S /. 32,215.00, which will be financed in a 77 % by “caja Piura” and 23 % by the shareholders. The recovery period will be after the third year of execution.
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Rice, Jennifer E. "Dogs in the Workplace: The Emotional, Social, and Physical Benefits to Employees." Xavier University / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1565807557585623.
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Heyde, Brandy. "EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF ANIMAL SHELTERS: AN APPLICATION OF DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2008. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/3028.
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The focus of this thesis is the application of data envelopment analysis to understand and evaluate the performance of diverse animal welfare organizations across the United States. The results include identification of the most efficient animal welfare organizations, at least among those that post statistics on their operations, and a discussion of various partnerships that may improve the performance of the more inefficient organizations. The Humane Society of the United States estimates that there are 4000 - 6000 independently-run animal shelters across the United States, with an estimated 6-8 million companion animals entering them each year. Unfortunately, more than half of these animals are euthanized. The methods shared in this research illustrate how data envelopment analysis may help shelters improve these statistics through evaluation and cooperation. Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is based on the principle that the efficiency of an organization depends on its ability to transform its inputs into the desired outputs. The result of a DEA model is a single measure that summarizes the relative efficiency of each decision making unit (DMU) when compared with similar organizations. The DEA linear program defines an efficiency frontier with the most efficient animal shelters that are put into the model that "envelops" the other DMUs. Individual efficiency scores are calculated by determining how close each DMU is to reaching the frontier. The results shared in this research focus on the performance of 15 animal shelters. Lack of standardized data regarding individual animal shelter performance limited the ability to review a larger number of shelters and provide more robust results. Various programs are in place within the United States to improve the collection and availability of individual shelter performance. Specifically, the Asilomar Accords provide a strong framework for doing this and could significantly reduce euthanasia of companion animals if more shelters would adopt the practice of collecting and reporting their data in this format. It is demonstrated in this research that combining performance data with financial data within the data envelopment analysis technique can be powerful in helping shelters identify how to better deliver results. The addition of data from other organizations will make the results even more robust and useful for each shelter involved.M.S.
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Calderón, Cruzado Rodrigo Tomás, Tovar Christian Omar Limaymanta, Ramirez Cinthia Alexandra Lopez, Celis Solange Mayor, and Cardenas Joselyn Bright Torres. "Modelo de negocio basado en la implementación de un aplicativo para la búsqueda de adiestradores para canes." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/656832.
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En la actualidad casi el 50% de las familias peruanas tienen una mascota, siendo el perro el animal doméstico de mayor preferencia en los hogares. Pese a la coyuntura actual la tenencia de mascotas no ha disminuido en el país y el impacto de la pandemia es que ahora los dueños suelen pasar mucho más tiempo con sus mascotas notando así, diversas conductas que antes no lograron percibir. Por ende, cuando notan malos comportamientos y los dueños no son capaces de poder resolverlos inician la búsqueda de un entrenador para sus canes. Esto podría resultar complicado porque no hay más información ni alcance sobre personas calificadas para asumir este rol.
Nuestro modelo de negocio consiste en el desarrollo de un aplicativo móvil que ofrece el servicio de adiestramiento canino el cual presenta dos perfiles dirigidos a usuarios y entrenadores. El aplicativo se denomina “Dogner” y ofrece a los dueños de canes tres tipos de servicios, los cuales son: Adiestramiento básico, socialización para cachorros y adiestramiento deportivo. Estos podrán solicitar el servicio desde la comodidad de su hogar, eligiendo al entrenador más cercano y mejor calificado, a su vez estará visible el curriculum vitae y en cada entrenamiento podrán realizar el seguimiento respectivo a su mascota.
El propósito de Dogner es poder contribuir con la generación de trabajo a los entrenadores que se vieron afectados por la coyuntura actual, así como también facilitar la búsqueda de adiestramiento canino a todos dueños de perros.Currently, almost 50% of Peruvian families have a pet, being dogs being the most preferred domestic animal in households. Despite the current situation, pet ownership has not decreased in the country, the impact of the pandemic is that now owners tend to spend more time with their dogs, noticing different behaviors that were not perceive before. Therefore, when owners notice bad behaviors and are not able to solve them, they start looking for a dog trainertrainer for their dogs. This could be complicated because there is not information or reach of qualified people to assume this role. The following business proposal consists about the development of a mobile application that offers dog training services with two profiles targeting at users and trainers. The application is called "Dogner" which offers dog owners three types of services: Basic training, puppy socialization and sports training. Dog owners will be able to request service from the comfort of their home, choosing the closest and best qualified trainer, while their curriculum vitae will be visible and they owners will be able to follow up on each training session. The purpose of Dogner is to contribute with job opportunity to trainers who were affected by the current situation, as well as quick Access to search for dog training to all dog owners.
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Laurence, Alison G. "Patriot, Pet, and Pest: America Debates the Dog's Worth During World War I." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2013. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1644.
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During World War I, dogs held a contradictory place in American society. These animals functioned simultaneously as patriots, pets, and pests. This essay surveys the ways in which dogs either contributed to the war effort or seemed to subvert it through their uselessness as companion animals and their predation as feral ones. Ultimately, even worsening conditions on the homefront could not cause the American public as a whole to consider surrendering its affection for these animals, including the worthless ones. In the face of impending legislation that threatened to eliminate man’s best friend as a war measure, the American people successfully defended the dog, while citizens in several of the other warring nations could not afford to do so. American admiration for the patriot, combined with affection for the pet, outweighed anxiety over the pest.
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Morrison, Ryan. "Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in humans and pet dogs." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2015. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/5989/.
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Physical inactivity is a major contributor to non-communicable diseases and many adults and children are insufficiently active to maintain good health. The proportion of children who meet the United Kingdom recommendations for physical activity (at least 60 minutes of moderate-vigorous intensity physical activity each day) has been reported to be as low as 3% for boys and 2% for girls. Systematic reviews on interventions to promote physical activity in childhood have shown that although physical activity is modifiable to some degree most interventions have had only modest and short-term impacts on physical activity. Therefore, novel approaches to physical activity promotion in childhood are required. Dog ownership is a significant societal factor that may be used to encourage and sustain health behaviour change at individual and population levels. A number of observational studies have reported that dog ownership and/or dog walking are associated with increased levels of physical activity. However, evidence is lacking as to whether and how interventions with families and their dogs can be used to promote physical activity. Therefore, the major aim of this thesis was to assess the feasibility, acceptability and potential efficacy of a theory-driven, family-based, dog walking intervention for 9–11 year old children and their families. However, prior to this it was essential to develop ActiGraph cut-points for measuring physical activity intensity in dogs. The ability to measure the intensity of dog physical activity accurately was important as it allows for the effectiveness of dog walking interventions to be tested, therefore another aim of this thesis was to calibrate and cross-validate ActiGraph cut points that can be used to describe physical activity in dogs by intensity. Similarly, no studies have been published previously that assess which factors are related to dog physical activity when measured using ActiGraph accelerometry. It was therefore desirable to explore whether body condition score, breed, age, and neutered status are associated with ActiGraph measured dog physical activity. Furthermore, no published studies have described the spontaneous changes in dog physical activity during substantial weight loss; therefore, another aim of this thesis was to explore changes in physical activity in dogs during a 6 month calorie controlled weight loss programme. Using Receiver Operating Curve analyses Chapter 2 showed that the ActiGraph GT3X can accurately measure the amount of time a dog spends sedentary, in light-moderate intensity physical activity and in vigorous intensity physical activity. The sensitivity and specificity of the cut-points developed when using both the integrated axes and vertical axis accelerometry data were high. Agreement between the accelerometer data and direct observation in the cross-validation subset was also ‘very good’ (as measured by Cohen’s Kappa). This indicates that the ActiGraph GT3X accelerometer is accurate when measuring the intensity of physical activity in dogs, facilitating the use of the ActiGraph GT3X to describe the frequency, intensity and duration of dog physical activity in Chapters 3-6 of this thesis. Chapter 3 shows that, in a sample of dogs of varying breed and body condition scores, obese dogs spend significantly less time in ActiGraph measured vigorous intensity physical activity than ideal weight dogs (6 ± 3minutes/day versus 20 ± 14 minutes/day). Chapter 4 focussed on the factors related with physical activity in the two most commonly registered dog breeds in the United Kingdom, Labrador Retrievers and Cocker Spaniels. Five potential correlates (age, sex, breed, neuter status, body condition score) were tested with associations with ActiGraph measured physical activity. Age and breed were associated with total volume of physical activity, light-moderate intensity physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the final models and age was also associated with vigorous intensity physical activity. Unlike Chapter 3 body condition score was not related with any physical activity variables. Chapter 5 explored the changes in physical activity and sedentary time during weight loss in dogs enrolled in a 6 month calorie controlled weight loss programme. Despite an average weight loss of 15% body weight from baseline there was no marked increase in any ActiGraph measured physical activity variable. Chapter 6 describes the results of the Children Parents and Pets Exercising Together (CPET) Study. CPET was the first exploratory randomised controlled trial to develop and evaluate an intervention aimed at dog-based physical activity promotion in children, their parents and pet dogs. The results show that the CPET intervention was both feasible and acceptable to study participants. Eighty-nine percent of families enrolled in CPET were retained at follow up. Ninety-five percent of intervention sessions were delivered and ActiGraph measured physical activity data were collected for 100% of children, 96% of parents and 96% of dogs at baseline, and 100% of children, 96% of parents and 96% of dogs available at follow up. Despite the apparent feasibility and acceptability of CPET there was no significant change in the primary outcome measure (child physical activity) or the majority of the secondary measures. This thesis shows that the ActiGraph GT3X accelerometer is capable of accurately measuring the intensity of dog physical activity. It also shows that obesity may be related to lower levels of objectively measured vigorous intensity physical activity and the physical activity levels in dogs decline with age and vary by breed. However, it appears that physical activity levels do not increase spontaneously as dogs lose substantial amounts of body weight. Using pet dogs as the agent of lifestyle change in physical activity interventions in children and their parents is both feasible and acceptable; however, the lack of any apparent increase in child physical activity suggests that the intervention may need to be modified in a future, more definitive trial. In summary, the findings of this thesis have important implications for the measurement of physical activity intensity in dogs, the understanding of factors associated with dog physical activity and for the development of dog-walking interventions in children and their parents.
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Decker, Hannah. "Citizen Science: Training Pet Dogs to Detect the Spotted Lanternfly." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/105006.
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Dogs have been used alongside humans as detection tools for centuries. There have been a multitude of studies published that demonstrate the accuracy and utility of detection dogs, more specifically conservation scent detection dogs. With ubiquitous agricultural threats in the United States, there is a need for a tool to help decrease the threat level. Pet dogs could be the answer. There are millions of pet dogs in the United States and with the success of the dog sport nose work there is the potential to use pet dogs as detection tools. In this proof-of-concept study, six pet dogs were trained to detect the spotted lanternfly. The dogs completed a training phase and five tests. The mean sensitivity of the six dogs, for the five tests, was 79.75%. The mean PPP of the six dogs, for all five tests, was 66.79%. The results suggest that these six dogs could be beneficial detection tools for the Spotted Lanternfly. Based on the findings in this study, pet dogs could be invaluable in the field of conservation scent detection.Master of Science
Dogs have been used alongside humans as detection tools for centuries. There have been a multitude of studies published that demonstrate the accuracy and utility of detection dogs, more specifically conservation scent detection dogs. With ubiquitous agricultural threats in the United States, there is a need for a tool to help decrease the threat level. Pet dogs could be the answer. There are millions of pet dogs in the United States and with the success of the dog sport nose work there is the potential to use pet dogs as detection tools. In this proof-of-concept study, six pet dogs were trained to detect the spotted lanternfly. The dogs completed a training phase and five tests. The mean sensitivity, or proportion of correct detections, of the six dogs, for the five tests, was 79.75%. The mean PPP, or likelihood it is that the source of odor is present when a dog offers an alert; of the six dogs, for all five tests, was 66.79%. The results suggest that these six dogs could be beneficial detection tools for the Spotted Lanternfly. Based on the findings in this study, pet dogs could be invaluable in the field of conservation scent detection.
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Pillai, Deepti Kuttan. "Assessment of pet dogs as a reservoir of antibiotic resistant bacteria." Diss., Kansas State University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/8416.
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Doctor of PhilosophyDepartment of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology
Ludek Zurek
Transfer of bacteria, including antibiotic resistant strains between companion animals and people is likely due to close physical contacts. However, surveillance programs on prevalence of antibiotic resistance are focused mainly on food animals and very little is known about the role of companion animals in the development and spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria. For this study, enterococci were chosen as model organism due to intrinsic and acquired antibiotic resistance and several virulence traits that make them the 3rd most important nosocomial pathogens. In addition, increased fecal shedding of antibiotic resistant bacteria from stressed animals has been reported from studies on food animals. To determine whether the gut microbiota of pet animals serves as a reservoir of clinically important enterococci, 360 enterococcal isolates from two groups: healthy group and pyoderma (stressed) group with 9 dogs in each were identified and screened for resistance to 10 antibiotics and 4 virulence traits. The transferability of resistance determinants and clonality of selected isolates were assessed by horizontal gene transfer assays and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, respectively. In addition, overall diversity of bacteria as well as antibiotic and metal resistance genes in feces of healthy dogs was assessed by tag-encoded parallel pyrosequencing and microarray analysis, respectively. The most prevalent enterococcal species identified was E. faecalis: healthy group (70.5%); pyoderma group (44.0%). In the pyoderma group, antibiotic resistance and virulence traits (esp, gelE) were more frequent than in the healthy group; however, the overall prevalence of antibiotic resistant strains was low (< 37%) in both groups. The most prevalent resistance genes were tet(M)and tet(S). The antibiotic resistance traits were transferable in-vitro in E. faecalis (tetracycline, erythromycin, doxycycline) and E. faecium (tetracycline). Genotyping revealed less diverse E. faecalis community in pyoderma infected dogs. Pyrosequencing (~7,500 sequences per dog) revealed Firmicutes as the dominant phylum and most common genera included Turicibacter, Lactobacillus, Ruminococcus, Clostridium, and Fusobacterium. Two phyla Lentisphaerae (<1%) and Fibrobacteres (<1%) are reported for the first time from healthy dogs. Microarray data revealed the presence of several tetracycline, erythromycin, aminoglycoside, and copper resistance genes; however, most of these originated from one animal with history of chronic skin infection two year prior to our sampling. Higher prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in pyoderma infected dogs may be related to stress; however, this requires further investigation. In conclusion, based on our data, healthy and pyoderma infected dogs do not represent an important reservoir of clinically significant antibiotic resistant microbiota.
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Heller, Jane. "A risk assessment approach to meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in pet dogs." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2009. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/2522/.
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A risk assessment approach was used to: a) define the risk of acquisition of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in pet dogs over a defined time period, b) attempt to identify important priority data gaps for future research efforts in this area and c) comment on the usefulness of risk assessment in this regard, in a data sparse area and in a field in which it has not previously been used. A conceptual model was defined that identified the potential pathways for acquisition of MRSA in a pet dog over any given 24 hours. A qualitative risk assessment, using categorical qualitative estimators and combining estimates using a matrix approach was undertaken. It was found that this approach was unsatisfactory for the specification of this biological model that encompassed a non-modular, non-sequential form, characterised by non-mutually exclusive pathways of acquisition. Modification of the categorical descriptors enabled a relative, rather than absolute assessment of risk and resulted in the conclusion that both veterinary and non-veterinary routes were potentially important for the acquisition of MRSA in pet dogs and that family members and staff were likely to be the most important sources of the organism in the community and veterinary clinic environments respectively. Given the limitations encountered, a quantitative risk assessment was pursued. Data gaps that were defined within the qualitative risk assessment were addressed through dedicated data-collection studies and an expert opinion elicitation exercise. The studies found a lower veterinary environmental and staff prevalence than had previously been reported, corroborated prior estimates of dog-dog and dog-human interactions and justified the inclusion of dog foods as environmental sources of MRSA rather than independent and important sources in their own right. The expert opinion elicitation exercise used a modified technique to obtain numerous estimates relating to prevalence and transmission of MRSA. However, it was found that experts lacked confidence in estimation of transmission variables in particular, and the resulting distributions for these variables demonstrated divergence between experts and resulted in wide and poorly-informative combined distributions. These results were utilised, along with published and unpublished data, to parameterise a second order stochastic simulation-based quantitative risk assessment model. The model produced a biologically plausible outcome and allowed the application of sensitivity analyses with the intention of identifying areas of putative importance for future research efforts. The implementation of logistic regression analyses directly to the input/output relationship within the simulation model represented a novel application of a variance-based sensitivity analysis technique in the area of veterinary medicine, and was implemented with and without the consideration of interaction terms. In addition, one-at-a-time (OAT) and Plackett-Burman (P-B) analyses were also completed. The results of the sensitivity analyses were complicated and ambiguous. While family members and the environment were identified as potentially important independent and non-independent sources of MRSA, respectively, it was not possible to discount, or defensibly rank the importance of other sources. In conclusion, it was found that, despite the application of well researched and previously utilised methods, marked limitations were encountered in the use of risk assessment to address a biologically complex phenomenon that is characterised by sparse data such as this.
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Alvarez, De Los Santos Mirella Alexandra, Navarro Nilson Aldinho Arispe, Bastidas Derlys Gustavo Palacios, Bernal Jonathan Torres, and Rengifo Pamela Andrea Zelada. "Pet Society App." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/657392.
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En este presente trabajo, los integrantes de este nuevo proyecto y también estudiantes de diferentes carreras en la Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, brindaremos una aplicación llamada Pet Society que queremos brindarle a cada persona en Lima la oportunidad de acceder a una plataforma única, sencilla y eficaz para que puedan obtener el mejor servicio asociado a los engreídos de la casa (sus perritos) en los mejores locales veterinarios en todo Lima Metropolitana, con el fin de hacer esta búsqueda más sencilla, veloz y personalizada con los mejores precios del sector y con el mejor servicio y atención garantizada. Asimismo estaremos en constantes innovaciones para mejorar la plataforma, los servicios y realzar los precios accesibles para el mercado veterinario.
Cabe recalcar que hemos realizado una profunda investigación, con el fin de recabar información valiosa, y de esta manera lograremos tener una eficiente y eficaz atención hacia los clientes de nuestro segmento asignado, y que con el tiempo lograremos extender. Además, se busca satisfacer las necesidades básicas de los dueños con respecto a sus mascotas, brindando un servicio diferenciado de alta calidad y fácil acceso. Nuestra plataforma tiene como objetivo conectar a las veterinarias con clientes potenciales que busquen satisfacer las necesidades de sus mascotas, generando un incremento de ventas a las empresas veterinarias y una cartera de opciones a los clientes para que puedan escoger el mejor servicio que estos consideren según sus necesidades. Por esta razón, en el proceso de investigación se tomarán en cuenta las entrevistas y métricas para obtener una retroalimentación acertada para el proyecto.In this present work, the members of this new project and also students of different careers at the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences, we will provide an application called Pet Society that we want to give each person in Lima the opportunity to access a unique, simple and effective so that they can obtain the best service associated with the cocky of the house (their dogs) in the best veterinary premises throughout Metropolitan Lima, in order to make this search easier, faster and more personalized with the best prices in the sector and with the best service and attention guaranteed. Likewise, we will be constantly innovating to improve the platform, services and enhance accessible prices for the veterinary market. It should be noted that we have carried out a thorough investigation, in order to gather valuable information, and in this way, we will achieve efficient and effective service to customers in our assigned segment, and that over time we will be able to extend. In addition, it seeks to satisfy the basic needs of the owners with respect to their pets, providing a differentiated service of high quality and easy access. Our platform aims to connect veterinarians with potential clients who seek to satisfy the needs of their pets, generating an increase in sales to veterinary companies and a portfolio of options for clients so that they can choose the best service that they consider according to their needs. For this reason, the research process will take into account the interviews and metrics to obtain accurate feedback for the project.
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Yu, Haiming. "Analog ASICs for a Depth of Interaction (DOI) Positron Emission Tomography (PET) dectector module /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/6066.
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Alvarenga, Isabella Corsato. "The effects of sorghum fractions on pet food extrusion, digestibility and antioxidant capacity in dogs." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/32917.
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Master of ScienceDepartment of Grain Science and Industry
Greg Aldrich
Novel ingredients fuel growth in the pet food market. Sorghum grain is a promising ingredient source. It grows in semi-arid regions and the pericarp is rich in phenolic compounds that are well-known antioxidants. The objectives were to determine the impact of milling sorghum on yield and composition of the various fractions, their impact on diet extrusion, and nutrient utilization when fed to dogs. Sorghum milling yields were 68.3% flour, 27.2% mill-feed, and 1.25% germ. Four nutritionally similar dog diets were extruded containing whole sorghum (WSD), sorghum flour (FLD), sorghum mill-feed (MFD), or a control diet (CON) with an equal proportion of corn, wheat and rice. The MFD had the highest (P < 0.05) bulk density and was 1.37-fold heavier than FLD. The FLD had a sectional expansion index (SEI) of 1.92 and 1.35-fold more than MFD and WSD. The FLD and MFD had the hardest kibbles (P < 0.05). Twelve Beagle dogs were fed the experimental diets in a 4 period replicated Latin square design with 9 d adaptation and 5 d total fecal collection (TFC). Fecal output was also estimated using acid insoluble ash (AIA), Cr₂O₃ and TiO₂. Plasma antioxidant activity was measured by oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) method. Fecal scores were highest (P < 0.05) for MFD treatment and lowest for CON, with FLD and WSD similar to both extremes. Dogs fed the MFD had the largest quantity (P < 0.05) of feces excreted and FLD the least. Dogs fed the FLD had highest (P < 0.05) overall nutrient digestibility values; whereas, MFD had the lowest values. TiO₂ estimates of fecal output correlated best to all other markers. The MFD had more than 2-fold (P < 0.05) the antioxidant value by ORAC versus the other treatments (20,482 vs average 8,923 μM Trolox Equivalent/L). This study suggests that sorghum flour would benefit easy-to-digest foods and the sorghum mill-feed could benefit foods needing indigestible fiber and antioxidants. Titanium dioxide may be a better marker for fecal output than Cr₂O₃ or TFC. Future work should determine the optimal mill-feed level to provide health benefits without affecting nutrient digestibility.
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Goubault, Sébastien. "Le chien dans les jeux vidéo : Archéologie, filiation et développement d'une réalité virtuelle." Thesis, Lyon, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018LYSE3001/document.
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Cette thèse a pour objet d’étude un sujet : les chiens. Après le phénomène des tamagotchis, la sortie du jeu vidéo Nintendogs en 2005 a créé un animal inédit : le chien virtuel « réaliste ». En tant que nouveau loisir, les jeux vidéo représentent aujourd’hui une industrie internationale puissante au croisement des arts d’une culture populaire : la bande dessinée, l’animation, etc. Plus généralement, la révolution numérique en cours dans nos sociétés témoigne de la place centrale des écrans et de la communication. Comment ces médias ont permis de redéfinir nos rapports aux chiens, ont influencé et éduqué notre perception du « genre animal », allant jusqu’à lui conférer une toute nouvelle dimension est la question soulevée par cette thèse. Nous avons eu recours à un large éventail de références médiatiques, allant du grand au petit écran, en l´occurrence du cinéma à la Game Boy, en passant par la publicité, des classiques de la littérature à l´album de vignettes autocollantes Panini, en passant par la bande dessinée, des œuvres célèbres dans le monde entier aux œuvres méconnues. Les multiples représentations du chien nous annoncent l’avènement du chien virtuel.En somme, le but est de comprendre l’histoire de l’illusion du mouvement, de l’illustration des livres à l’interaction avec un animal virtuel : faire l’archéologie du chien des jeux vidéo. Écrire une histoire du chien où la réalité et la virtualité s’entremêlentThe topic of this doctoral thesis are dogs. After the Tamagotchi phenomenon, the release of the video game Nintendogs in 2005 created a new animal: the “realistic” virtual dog. As a new leisure activity, video games represent today an internationally influential industry which is situated at a crossing point with popular art culture: comics, animation etc. More generally, the digital revolution our societies are currently witnessing shows the importance of monitor screens and of communication.The central question of this thesis is how these media have come to redefine our relationship to dogs and to influence our perception of animals in a completely new dimension. A large inventory of references of different media was used going from cinema to Gameboy via publicity, from literary classics to Panini sticker albums via comics, from oeuvres which are famous all over the world to oeuvres which are usually not considered as such. The numerous representations of dogs in these domains announce the advent of the virtual dog.In conclusion, our objective is to understand the history of the illusion of movement, of the relationship between books and virtual animals, i.e. to trace the archaeology of dogs in video games. To write a history of dogs in which reality and virtuality are no longer clearly separable
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Rifai, Marco del Pont Ximena. "El autoconcepto y el vínculo de los niños con sus mascotas." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/626489.
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El presente estudio es de tipo cuantitativo, no experimental de diseño descriptivo correlacional y de corte transversal; el objetivo del presente estudio consistió en conocer la relación entre el autoconcepto y el vínculo que existe entre el niño (a) y su mascota en un grupo de 181 niños de ambos sexos (51.9% hombres, 48.1% mujeres) que pertenecieron al tercer (n = 64) , cuarto (n = 58) y quinto grado de primaria (n = 59) provenientes de dos colegios privados de Lima. Los participantes tenían edades de entre 7 y 13 años (M = 9.7, DE = 1.01) de los cuales 152 tenían un perro como mascota. Los integrantes respondieron al Cuestionario de Autoconcepto para Niños (Váldez-Medina, González, López, & Reusche, 2001) y la Escala de Vínculo con la Mascota (Schencke & Farkas, 2012). Con relación a las variables psicológicas, se encontró que el autoconcepto positivo y el vínculo con la mascota presenta una correlación positiva y no significativa (r = .13). En cuanto al autoconcepto negativo y el vínculo con la mascota presenta una correlación negativa y no significativa (r = -.10). Se discuten los resultados en función a la correlación entre los ítems con las dimensiones de Autoconcepto Positivo y Autoconcepto Negativo, en donde se encontró que existe una relación positiva entre el autoconcepto positivo y las conductas asociadas al cuidado de la mascota, así como también entre el autoconcepto positivo y la frecuencia con la que el niño le hace cariño a su mascota. Por último, se encontró una relación positiva y significativa entre el autoconcepto negativo y el número de hermanos que posee el niño.The present research is a quantitative, non-experimental study of descriptive correlational and cross-sectional design, which objective is to explore the relationship between self-concept and the bond between the child and his/her pet in a group of 181 children of both sexes (51.9% male, 48.1% female) that belonged to the third (n = 64) , fourth (n = 58) and fifth grade (n = 59) from two private schools in Lima. The participants were between the ages of 7 and 13 years old (M = 9.7, DE = 1.01) of which 152 had a dog as a pet. Participants responded to the Self-concept Questionnaire for Children (Váldez-Medina, González, López, & Reusche, 2001) and the Companion Animal Bonding Scale (Schencke & Farkas, 2012). Regarding the psychological variables, it shows that positive self-concept and pet bonding have a positive but not significant correlation (r = .13). As for the negative self-concept and pet bonding, it was found that it has a negative but not significant correlation (r = -.10). The results are discussed according to the correlation between the items and the positive and negative self-concept dimensions, where it was found that there is a positive relationship between the positive self-concept and the behaviors associated with pet care, as well as between the positive self-concept and the frequency with which the child cares for his pet. Finally, a positive and significant relationship was also found between the negative self-concept and the number of siblings the child possesses.
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Marques, Ana Patrícia da Silva. "Espectroscopia de infravermelho próximo em alimentos pet food - validação." Master's thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/22644.
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Mestrado em Bioquímica - Bioquímica AlimentarAs indústrias de alimentação animal necessitam diariamente de controlar a composição química dos alimentos produzidos. Precisam de formular alimentos nutricionalmente equilibrados com um custo de produção reduzido respeitando os limites legislativos impostos quanto às variações dos teores declarados nos rótulos dos produtos comercializados. A espectroscopia de infravermelho próximo (NIR) é uma técnica de análise rápida e precisa conseguindo determinar vários parâmetros químicos simultaneamente. Estas vantagens levaram a que seja utilizada como técnica de controlo rápido nas indústrias de alimentação animal. No entanto para que esta técnica determine de forma exata os parâmetros químicos pretendidos são exigidos modelos de calibração robustos. O objetivo deste trabalho, realizado em ambiente empresarial na empresa Ovargado S.A, teve como finalidade validar os modelos de calibração na determinação dos parâmetros químicos, tais como: Proteína Bruta, Gordura Bruta, Fibra Bruta e Cinza Bruta em alimentos Pet Food. Foram discutidos os valores fornecidos referentes às calibrações desenvolvidas e às validações cruzadas sendo realizadas comparações entre determinações efetuadas pelo NIR com análises determinadas laboratorialmente. Os dados recolhidos em ambos os casos correspondem aos anos de 2015, 2016 e 2017. Os valores apresentados referentes à validação cruzada demonstram que a determinação da composição química dos alimentos Pet Food pode ser determinada com exatidão. Foram obtidos valores de R2 de 0,98; 0,92; 0,75 e 0,89 para a proteína bruta, gordura bruta, fibra bruta e cinza bruta respetivamente. A comparação realizada entre as análises do NIR com as análises externas demonstraram valores de R2 de 0,97; 0,81; 0,16 e 0,80 para a proteína bruta, gordura bruta, fibra bruta e cinza bruta respetivamente. A fibra bruta foi o único parâmetro que em 2017 continuou a apresentar diferenças significativas. A existência de dispersão entre as análises de NIR e as análises externas e a diferença associada à determinação da fibra bruta, leva à necessidade de um maior controlo deste parâmetro, de modo a respeitar os limites impostos pela legislação quanto à rotulagem. Tendo em consideração todos os resultados, a técnica NIR demonstrou ser capaz de determinar de forma exata a composição dos alimentos Pet Food produzidos pela Ovargado.
As indústrias de alimentação animal necessitam diariamente de controlar a composição química dos alimentos produzidos. Precisam de formular alimentos nutricionalmente equilibrados com um custo de produção reduzido respeitando os limites legislativos impostos quanto às variações dos teores declarados nos rótulos dos produtos comercializados. A espectroscopia de infravermelho próximo (NIR) é uma técnica de análise rápida e precisa conseguindo determinar vários parâmetros químicos simultaneamente. Estas vantagens levaram a que seja utilizada como técnica de controlo rápido nas indústrias de alimentação animal. No entanto para que esta técnica determine de forma exata os parâmetros químicos pretendidos são exigidos modelos de calibração robustos. O objetivo deste trabalho, realizado em ambiente empresarial na empresa Ovargado S.A, teve como finalidade validar os modelos de calibração na determinação dos parâmetros químicos, tais como: Proteína Bruta, Gordura Bruta, Fibra Bruta e Cinza Bruta em alimentos Pet Food. Foram discutidos os valores fornecidos referentes às calibrações desenvolvidas e às validações cruzadas sendo realizadas comparações entre determinações efetuadas pelo NIR com análises determinadas laboratorialmente. Os dados recolhidos em ambos os casos correspondem aos anos de 2015, 2016 e 2017. Os valores apresentados referentes à validação cruzada demonstram que a determinação da composição química dos alimentos Pet Food pode ser determinada com exatidão. Foram obtidos valores de R2 de 0,98; 0,92; 0,75 e 0,89 para a proteína bruta, gordura bruta, fibra bruta e cinza bruta respetivamente. A comparação realizada entre as análises do NIR com as análises externas demonstraram valores de R2 de 0,97; 0,81; 0,16 e 0,80 para a proteína bruta, gordura bruta, fibra bruta e cinza bruta respetivamente. A fibra bruta foi o único parâmetro que em 2017 continuou a apresentar diferenças significativas. A existência de dispersão entre as análises de NIR e as análises externas e a diferença associada à determinação da fibra bruta, leva à necessidade de um maior controlo deste parâmetro, de modo a respeitar os limites impostos pela legislação quanto à rotulagem. Tendo em consideração todos os resultados, a técnica NIR demonstrou ser capaz de determinar de forma exata a composição dos alimentos Pet Food produzidos pela Ovargado.
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Mabee, Jocelyn. "Children and their social relationships with pet dogs: Examining links with human best friendship quality and loneliness." Kent State University Honors College / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1399134925.
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Su, Yu-Ting, and 蘇毓婷. "The Influence of Pet Dog Attachment on Attitude of Pet Dog Entering Regulations." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/58984978037852710187.
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碩士世新大學
觀光學研究所(含碩專班)
100
Due to the changes of population structure and family, the low birth rate, and the aging society, the prevalence of pet is increasing. Pet dog owners often have companion relationship with their dogs, treat them as one of the family, and often bring them during outdoor recreation. At present, parks in Taiwan have different pet dog entering regulations and owners’ attitudes toward the regulations are also various. Although several researches studied owners’ pet dog attachment, few of them explored how owners’ pet dog attachment influences their attitudes toward pet dog entering regulations. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to explore the influences of owners’ pet dog attachment on their attitudes toward pet dogs entering regulations. Data were collected at the Neidong National Forest Park and visitors who have or had ever a pet dog were investigated. The questionnaire contained five parts, including pet dog attachment, attitudes toward pet dog entering regulations, pet care status, taking dog to the Forest Park or not, and basic information of respondents. Pet dog attachment was measured with the scale of Dog Attachment Questionnaire (DAQ) developed by Archer & Ireland (2011); attitudes toward pet dog entering regulations were measured with 7 questions; pet care status and taking dog to the Forest Park or not were measured with a question respectively; seven questions were used to measure basic information of respondents. A total 464 valid questionnaires were collected. The description analysis was applied to understand sample structure and distribution of each variable, exploratory factor analysis was employed to reduce items of pet dog attachment, and Chi square analysis was applied to test the study hypotheses. The study results indicated that respondents having dogs now and owners bringing dogs less supported strict pet dog entering regulations. On the contrary, respondents having dogs before and owners without dogs with them more supported strict pet dog entering regulations. The pet dog attachment contains four factors, including “Closeness & Dogs as Family”, “Companionship & Care”, “Desire for, Positives from, and Dog Contact”, and “Absence of Pet Attachment”. In terns of the relation between pet attachment and attitude of pet dog entering regulation, respondents having dogs now and before have similar patterns; the more repondents attaching to their pet dogs, the less they supported strick pet dog entering regulations. According to the study results, it was suggested when considering pet dog management strategies, resource managers should consider not only the characteristics of resources and potential recreation conflicts caused by pet dogs, but also the needs of pet dog owners and their pet dog attachment. If necessary, the implementation of strict pet dog entering regulations should have relative countermeasures to reduce the potential against from pet dog owners.
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Fang, Shing-Shiang, and 方星翔. "A Study of Pet Dog Bowl Design." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/x7sa42.
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碩士明志科技大學
工業設計研究所
102
In recent years, developed countries are facing with the problems of ageing population, declining birth rate and the trend of staying singles. People instead have pets to accompany with themselves, with a sense of attachment and treat them as their families. Thus people are willing to buy all kinds of pet products to enhance the life quality of pets. These trends mentioned above bring different opportunities in that are different from the past. Therefore pet industry is booming. It is go into more depth with the pet issue. In the wide range of product for dogs, the bowl is the necessity and essential product, but no such research was done specifically for the pet dog bowl related design research. Thus, this research is targeted to small pet dogs bowl as main research. For the survey questionnaire, questions related to the experience of selecting the appropriate food bowl, the level of satisfaction, which pet dog bowls are among their favorites and what are the key designs for the pet dog bowls are included. Using the Likert scale score mode to analyzed and summarized the impacts and factor of pet owners purchasing of pet dog bowls. Using the analysis such findings for the design of pet dog bowl. Then invite the small pet dogs, pet owners and animal expert interviews to access the pros and cons of designed pet dog bowl. Hope that through this pet dog bowl findings, some suggestions and references are made for future designs of pet dog food bowls in the industry. Thus help the designers when they are thinking of new ideas on new products.
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Chao, Hsiao-Wei, and 趙曉薇. "Development and Design Procedure of Pet-dog Products." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/30806224683382964046.
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碩士國立成功大學
工業設計學系碩博士班
97
Raising pets in recent years has become a trend. Pets can accompany people and help people share their happiness and emotion with them. Pet owners are as concerned, like friends or loved ones, as to the importance of pets. More and more pet owners are willing to purchase pet commodity goods and provide a better living environment for pets, so pet business opportunities are growing. There is still not much significant development and design in pet products. This study found that the current development and design procedure of pet products has not yet considered the perspective of pets to establish the product specifications through interviews with pet product design companies and pet owners. This study proposes a user-pet oriented concept to establish product specifications and that the products will truly meet the pets’ needs. This study takes dogs as research objects. Pet toys are used for the scope of the study to observe and analyze dogs’ behavior patterns, and explore the relations between a pet’s physical measurement and product specification. The preferences of the products use physical measurement, preferred specifications and product attributes, so that pets will enjoy the goods safely and with more pleasure.
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Zeng, Yi-Cing, and 曾以晴. "The functional clothing design of pet dog - in the case of Shiba Inu Dog." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/c4hrmb.
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碩士國立屏東科技大學
技職教育研究所
106
Student ID: M10570002 Title of the paper:The functional clothing design of pet dog – in the case of Shiba Inu Dog Total pages:91 Department/Graduate Institute:National Pingtung University of Science and Technology﹐Graduate Institute of Technological and Vocational Education Date of Graduation:June﹐2018 Degree Conferred:Master Name of Student: Zeng Yi Cing Professor: Dr.Shi-Jer Lou Abstract: In recent years, with the changes in population structure and lifestyle, many people have adopted pets to replace the chance of having children. From the past, they have regarded pet dogs as animals. Nowadays, they have gradually improved to provide people with spiritual and spiritual satisfaction, and have begun to promote pet products. After the development and market demand has increased, the demand for functional products of pet clothing has also increased. This research creates and designs pet dog Shih Tzu costumes. The pet dog costumes are different from the basic basic warming physiological needs. After the researchers collect and analyze the related pet dog Shihwa clothing, they can summarize the habits and characteristics of Shiba Inu, and adopt the style, color, fabric and function. Sex . Designing a multi-faceted functional clothing and accessories for pet dog-dogs for functional design considerations, including comfort, safety, and special-purpose considerations. The following research purposes are: (1) Modern pet dog functional clothing demand, (2) Design three Shiba Inu functional clothing (3)Expert assessment of three dog functional clothing The researcher first gave the experts the test results of the pet clothing evaluation questionnaire, and then extracted the elements with high weight. Based on this, as the cornerstone of pet clothing design, the pet functional clothing design and production, a total of three functional pet clothing : (1) One coat and more clothing, (2) Multi-functional functional vest, (3) Growth vest, and three functional costumes are given to five experts for evaluation. According to the results, the results produced in this study are shown. The three costumes, most of the experts recognized six conditions to achieve the conditions of modern clothing design: creativity, aesthetic, forward-looking, economic, practical, and feasible. Keywords: pet dogs, functional clothing
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Lee, I.-Ying, and 李怡穎. "A Study on Consuming Behavior of Pet Dog Owners." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/19191872857555664374.
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碩士康寧大學
休閒管理研究所
98
This study is to understand the pet dog commodity consumer behavior. Discusses the pet owner motive and cognition. Then influence decision making. Raising dog's pet owner for main object of study. By questionnaire survey way. Understands the pet owner to the pet commodity commodity consumer behavior condition. The method of analysis is SPSS12.0 version of statistic software to proceed data analysis, including Independent samples T test, One-Way ANOVA. The result is as followed: 1.Rasing pet dogs most of women,the ages are 20-30 years old, education is collage ,not married,income are 20001-30000,job is industry. 2.Raising pet dogs motive is「health」、「social」、「achievement」. 3.Pet dogs commodity on price part are「801-1500」；the beauty part are 「no spend」；medical treatment part are 「under 1500 dollar」。The cost commodity part are 「under three frequency」；the beauty part are 「under two frequency」；medical treatment part are「under two frequency」；Information from friends。
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Tu, Yu-Ping, and 杜聿平. "The Impact of Pet Attachment and Leisure Benefits on Well-being for Pet Dog Breeders." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/33202540442297931796.
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碩士國立雲林科技大學
休閒運動研究所
103
The purpose of this study was to explore the situation of pet attachment, leisure benefit, and well-being, and analyzing the difference of demographics on these subjects. The instrument was adopted from literature and revised to fit this study. There were three scales: pet attachment scale, leisure benefit scale, and well-being scale. The main subjects are pet dog breeders. The researcher received 302 samples by convenience sampling and survey on the internet. Valid questionnaires returned 301, the response rate was 99.7%. The data had been investigated with the descriptive statistics, t-test, factor analysis, One-way ANOVA, posterior comparisons in Scheffé method, Pearson's product-moment correlation and multiple stepwise regression. The findings in the research were as following: 1.Pet attachment, leisure benefit and well-being scores in gender, female is higher than male significantly. 2.The difference of Pet attachment on age and occupational is significant. The group of 20 years below is significant lower than other’s age group on pet attachment. The group of service firm was significant higher than those of students. 3.The group of 21-30 years was higher significantly than the group of 20 years below on leisure benefit. 4.The group of 31-40 years had the highest score in well-being scale than the others. 5.There were significant positive correlation among these variances as follow: pet attachment and leisure benefits, pet attached and well-being, leisure benefits and well-being. 6.Pet attachment and leisure benefits could effectively predict the well-being. The results by multiple stepwise regression for the constructs, the emotional attachment and emotional exchange construct were able to predict well-being significantly. Another important prediction is the leisure benefits, in which the enriching life and balance of experiences construct could predict well-being effectively following the pet attachment.
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Lai, Chiu-mei, and 賴秋美. "Dog is not just a dog : The Pet Images Painting Creation Concepts of Chiu-mei Lai." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/00219033720215415143.
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碩士台南科技大學
美術研究所
98
“Dog is not a dog ”is a series of arts painting based on the pet we raised in family, which to express that dog is a family member, an emotional attachment, a life partner, and also a protector etc. under the factors of the rising of non-marriage, interpersonal alienation and the changing of the family structure. The creator looked for the materials for creation based on the memories and experiences that accompanied by the pets, including the living of the pet, separation from the pet, the death of the pet, also the touch of getting along with the pet in the daily life. During 3 years of the study period, the author created 66 works in total, and finally selected 5 major series of 20 works for analysis and interpretation which includes adventure series, dog and people series, searching for a dog series, timid dog series, everlasting series etc. The structure of the thesis is divided into five chapters and summarized as follows: 1. Introduction: including the motivation and purpose of creation, research field, methodology, research processes and the noun interpretation. 2. The formation of creative ideas: the 1st paragraph includes the construction of the pet’s image based on the react of real life, the memory of pets, the reconstruction of the thought, the action of the imagination. The 2nd paragraph includes the expression of the image, interpretations theapplications of the theories and techniques. 3. The techniques of creative practice: interpreting the procedure of the creation, including the choice of materials, the presentation of the image, the changing of the thought, the expression of the emotion, the trace of the creation etc. 4. Analysis and interpretation of major works: Including adventure series, dog and people series, searching for a dog series, timid dog series, everlasting series etc. 5. Conclusion: Introducing the research results and self-expectations for the future.
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Hsu, Wei, and 徐葦. "The Deprived Right of Pet – The Case Study of Dog." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/3y5xyh.
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碩士國立臺灣藝術大學
美術學系版畫藝術碩士班
103
The author of this work is the "Dog" as the theme for the problem of stray dogs and dog breeding is now increasing attention in the community, through the works to convey, beyond advocacy issues, also expressed the author's attention to the issues and personal point of view and look forward to the promise of social work at the same time be able to watch, ponder and more attention to the relationship between dogs and humans. In each frame, makes the dog's body as lines of twisted, distorted, use different tools to engrave different marks and lines which is full of affection and tell self-story. through these different marks to interpret social for dogs positioning status, life, depressed, or hopeless. And discussed the work to express the composition, use of color thinking, lines, carving techniques and demonstrate methods to explore creative forms and creative techniques. This article〈The Deprived Right of Pet–The Case Study of Dog〉divided into six chapters: Chapter I: Introduction, mainly to explain creative motivation, creative purpose, research methods and interpretation of the term. Chapter II: Theoretical basis, introduce the dog in ancient origin, interaction with humans, and became the protagonist or supporting role in painting because live together; found the emotion of creation and the same thinking in the Expressionist. Chapter III：Elaborate the creative concepts, and explanation the reason of stray dog increase. Chapter IV: Main in describes author's work techniques, mediums and forms. Chapter V:Analyses of work series, titled Want love, Venereal disease of Dog and Breeding tools. Chapter VI: Is conclusion.
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Hsiu-Fen, Lai, and 賴秀芬. "Roles of Pet Dog and the Interactions with Dinks Family." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/06435180532507676492.
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碩士臺北巿立體育學院
休閒運動管理學系碩士班
101
As the change of social community and population structure, so called DINK (couple with double income and no kids) has become the new family type. Life of modern people is fast-pacing with a lot of big pressure. It is worth to explore the uniqueness of the leisure life for this kind of couples which features double income, busy life, and no kids. Another phenomenon is that the number of unmarried single person and the elderly people has grown so rapidly with more and more people keep raising pets, thus heats up a pet trend accordingly. Many of them treat the pet as one of family members. Raising pet is leisure-oriented by nature; therefore, a lot of people have more opportunities to enjoy leisure life, directly or indirectly. This study focused on investigating the main roles or functions of a pet dog in DINK family, the owner-pet relationships, and the owner’s petting behavior features, and the factors that influence those behaviors. Purposeful sampling was used, by interviewing DINK couples or one of them, who had owned or still keeping pet dog. Questions were asked to understand the intentions of keeping a pet dog so as to explore their initial motives. In addition, by analyzing the interaction between the owner and the pet dog in daily life help clarify their relationships. Further investigation was conducted based on major changes in relation to the pet dog during the preparation before keeping a pet and in the process of keeping one, as well as in-depth exploring regarding how keeping a pet dog would affects the owners’ daily life. The major findings include the followings: First, in modern DINK family, a pet dog is far more than just a pet in the house or the possession of people, but function beyond a work dog as to be an individual with live and status instead. A pet dog definitely has influences on the owner in many ways including life style, interpersonal relationship, way of thoughts, and so on. In short, there is a certain bond between pet dog and human. Secondly, pet dog in DINK family needs to be protected and taken care of. No matter which life stage the pet dog belongs, it is like a child to the owner. To some respondents, pet dog is the substitute of child; some think that pet dog and child can coexist without rejection. Thirdly, pet dog will express itself through movements, sounds, and behavior. On the other hand, pet owners use language, movements, and tone to let pet dog knows the meaning. The owner always discipline pet dog for them to meet the expectation living with human family. Some pet dog will conduct non-behavioral behavior recognized by human. In addition, some pet dogs express anger and negative emotion as a way to draw attention. And finally, the close relationships between the owner and pet dog depend on whether the original family of the owner has had pet keeping experience, how the pet dog is acquired, and the concept and attitude the owner has toward keeping pet dog. This study aims to initiate more social concern on DINK group. By reviewing pet-owners related law and regulations, several concrete suggestions toward animal protection and animal life right were presented. Furthermore, it also advocates promoting more understanding that the society should stand on pet dog, and as a result, to offer a better tolerance environment for the owner of taking care their child-like pet dog with wonderful memories to cherish.
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Chen, Ying-Wei, and 陳盈瑋. "Product Design on Friendly Relationship Between Human and Pet-dog." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/65099383884213319178.
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碩士東海大學
工業設計學系
102
Due to shifting demographics, lifestyles’ changing and humans demand of pets, keep pets are going to be a society trend between recent years. Animals began to play the role of spiritual companionship, but also with the quality of life improvement, pet owners are willing to provide better environments for pet-dogs, so pet-dogs’ services and products are become diversified. Sometimes pet-dogs’ bad behaviors in the absence of proper discipline, usually worsen the relationship between owner and others. It might cause people’s misunderstanding and prejudice to pet-dogs, and might also deepen the gap between humans indirectly. Thus, trying to gather human and pet-dog by pet products, even use of pet-dog as a carrier to improve this cold society of human relationship, and create a better environment for coexistence with pets. Base on the research six product designs of friendly relationship between human and pet-dog are created, two items under "pets and owners,""pets and family," "pets and society," three levels. Names are "Company Sofa," "Lion Collar," "Airtight Rubbish Bin," "Brush Bed," " Cleaning Diaper," and "Friendly Tag." In addition to create a new link to establish a friendly link, also can improving existing link, solving the distracted link is another way, and collecting the feeding recommendations. The last part of the research will use internet questionnaires to make owners assessing friendly extent and practicability of six product designs. Identify the way to improve by owners’ raising experience. The friendly level is according to feasibility and practicality of products. In the future, recommend allowing pets to experiment and record their behaviors to adjust the design. Besides, pet-dogs have different body size and length of fur. These factors should be taken into considerations to meet owners and pets’ needs. At the same time, this will enhance the emotions between humans and pets, and even gather the distance between humans.
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Marçal, Ana Filipa Borges Alves. "Business plan for a pet sitting and dog walking company." Master's thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10071/8109.
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O objetivo principal desta tese é criar um plano de negócios para uma empresa que oferece
serviços para animais de estimação, especificamente, Pet Sitting, Dog Walking e outros
serviços relacionados.
O processo de desenvolvimento da tese iniciou com a análise de teorias relacionadas tanto
com animais de estimação como com a criação de um plano de negócios. Assim, o passo
seguinte consistiu em aplicar algumas das teorias estudadas para examinar o contexto, tais
como a análise PEST, a análise das seis forças de Porter e a análise da SWOT sistémica.
Seguidamente, a concorrência existente foi analisada em termos de vantagens e desvantagens
assim como os potenciais clientes foram estudados através da aplicação de um pequeno
questionário colocado em lojas de animais, veterinários e pequenos cafés.
Seguidamente definiu-se o mercado-alvo e o posicionamento que deveria ser utilizado,
considerando a fase do ciclo de vida em que o mercado se encontra, assim como os fatores
críticos de sucesso para o mesmo. Com base no trabalho desenvolvido, a estratégia da
empresa foi descrita. Outros aspetos como nome, visão, missão, logótipo e slogan foram
escolhidos.
Posteriormente o marketing-mix foi delineado, com base nos sete P’s do marketing de
serviços previamente estudados; produto, preço, distribuição, promoção, pessoas, processo e
aspetos físicos.
O passo final foi executar uma análise financeira, avaliar a viabilidade da empresa, a
sensibilidade dos resultados obtidos e retirar conclusões destas análises.The main purpose of this thesis is to create a business plan for a company which provides services for pets, namely Pet Sitting, Dog Walking and other related services. The process of development of the thesis began with the analysis of theories connected both to pet issues and to business plan creation. As a result, the following step was to apply some of the studied theories to examine the surrounding context, such as the PEST analysis, Porter’s six forces analysis and the Systemic SWOT analysis. Afterwards the already existing competition was analyzed in terms of advantages and disadvantages while the potential customers were studied through the application of a small questionnaire placed in pet shops, veterinarians and small coffee shops. The following step was to define the target and positioning that should be used, taking into account the phase in the life cycle in which the market is at, as well as the key success factors for the market. Based the previous work the company strategy was chara cterized. Additionally aspects such as name, vision, mission, logo and slogan were chosen. Subsequently the marketing-mix was delineated in terms of the previously studied service marketing seven P’s; product, price, placement, promotion, people, process and physical evidence. The final step was to perform a financial analysis, assess the viability of the company, the sensitivity of the results obtained and draw conclusions from those analyses.
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LIN, KUAN-YOU, and 林寬祐. "Exploring Dog Lovers’ Lifestyles for Pet Comfort Product Design and Creation." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/nkz643.
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碩士實踐大學
工業產品設計學系碩士班
106
Treating a household dog as a member of the family is not at all uncommon. In fact, there is an increasing number of pet owners who are becoming more invested in the well-being and comfort of their canine companions. This has led to a rise in the significance and commercial value of products that cater to the physical and psychological needs of pet dogs. Having said that, it is difficult to gauge what these needs are, as dogs are not able to express their preferences and needs via human language. Thus, this project has incorporated data from literature review and field research in addition to adapting personal experiences into the creative process and utilizing user feedback for verification. This project was carried out in three phases. In the first phase, qualitative methodology such as in-depth interviews in the field was used to collect data. After conducting a textual analysis of the interviews with five dog lovers, seven distinct elements were identified for pet-owner relationships and the comfort products they use: (1) consumer attitudes towards purchasing dog supplies, (2) dog owners supplying old clothing for the dog, (3) pet owner’s DIY behavior, (4) modes of interaction between owner and pet in the living space, (5) designated space for the dog, (6) the dog’s physiology and bodily functions, and (7) the dog’s activity space. In the second phase, the findings in the first phase were applied to the creation process. “Susan, Sugar, Honey”, a forerunner project that focused on creating comfort products for dogs, was used as a benchmark. Findings yielded the following four elements concerning dog owners’ modes of relaxation: (1) modes of shared utility, (2) supplying old clothing, (3) production method, and (4) mobility. These elements were then incorporated into the creation process. The design of the comfort products were based on these elements as well as the modes of relaxation for three dog lovers. In the third and final phase, users feedback for how the three products “Half”, “Scent Fort”, and “BOBObone” were used at home as well as any changes in the modes of relaxation for the owner and pet dog before and after use were used to draw conclusions about the products' suitability and applicability and the creation process. Overall, this project aimed to find the ideal comfort product (e.g. sofa, bed) for dogs. The findings offer points to consider when designing and creating dog comfort products. These points primarily include the dog’s sensibilities and psychological comfort. Through interviews with dog owners, a methodology for making products that meet the needs of pet dogs was created. The objective of this project was ultimately to connect with fellow dog lovers and encourage them to consider the well-being and comfort of their canine best friends.
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CHEN, JIA-SHIUAN, and 陳佳暄. "Consumer’s Preference And Form Image Perception Towards Pet Dog House Design." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/6maew8.
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碩士國立聯合大學
創設產碩專班
107
With the increase of the pet population, pet products are gaining more importance. In this study, customer's perception to product form of pet dog house products is mainly addressed. The semantic differential experiment (SD method) is used to conduct dog house preference and style image survey so as to understand the consumer’s emotional appeal to the dog house. This study is made up of two stages, the pilot test and the formal SD experiment. The questionnaire invited 40 students and office workers for the SD test, where 16 pairs of image words and preference were included for the experiment of 20 dog house samples. The data collected by the experiment were evaluated by means of analysis of variance (ANOVA), morphological analysis and Q-type I analysis. According to the analysis of the style image scatter diagram, the most common images of the preferred doghouses are the popular, mature, dazzling, avant-garde, sleek, creative, spacious and warm images. It can be more motivated for customers to buy the doghouse with these styles. These preferred dog houses have features in pointed roof or flat roof, wood material, wood color, tent type or cottage type or courtyard type overall shape. Features of other key images can be obtained by the same method. From regression analysis, the avant garde and mature images can be used to predict consumer’s preference to pet dog house. The avant garde has a positive relationship to consumer’s preference while the mature image has a negative relationships to consumer’s preference. In addition, samples of the same material are significantly different in image and preference. Some samples are more competitive than others and can serve as references for the design and development of new pet dog house design. From ANOVA, pet dog house of different materials can meet some aspects of consumer’s needs and have certain shares in the market. The result of image perceptual space indicates that if consumers pay attention to the usage of pet dog houses, metal pet dog house products are better choice. If consumers value design and modern image, wood and plastic dog house products will be more attractive.
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SHEN, SHU-HUA, and 沈淑華. "Leisure Benefits and Leisure Constraints of Pet-Dog Owners from Perspective of Pet Attachment as a Moderating Role." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/29892801460675726091.
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碩士台灣首府大學
休閒管理學系碩士班
102
With the changes in social values and familial structure, many people now consider pet dogs their spiritual companions, even their family members. Pet dogs with their loyalty and vitality boost their values and importance in human society. Pet-dog ownership has become a common phenomenon in Taiwan these days. Based on the theory of pet attachment, the objective of this study was to pursue leisure benefits, leisure constraints, and out-of-town tour demands among pet-dog owners and to explore the identified factors which may be or may be not critical. Questionnaires were designed and survey was performed based on the literature review and the relevant theoretical basis. There were 385 samples collected and 352 copies were implemented in this study. Descriptive statistics, independent-sample t-test, and Pearson product moment correlation were implemented for data processing and statistical analysis. The main findings of this study can be summarized as followings: 1. All dimensions of pet attachment are moderately positive in terms of leisure benefits, leisure constraints, and out-of-town tour demands. 2. The owners in this research have medium and upper perception of attachment with their pet dogs, medium and upper perception of leisure benefits, and medium perception of leisure constraints. 3. For pet-dog owners, the top requirement in out-of-town tour taking their pet dogs with them is friendly public transportation. Then come with friendly shopping and travel facilities, friendly dining facilities, and comfortable pet accommodation. A very promising tour market can be pursued among the three groups of tourists traveling with their pet dogs who are female, single, and no kids.
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XU, HAN-QING, and 許涵晴. "Investigation on Winnlingess Using Pet Self-Bething by Lifestyle and Pet-owner Relationships : A Case of Dog Owners." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/70689667021246253523.
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碩士德明財經科技大學
流通管理系
104
The status of pet in human life has been changed because of the era changing. Today, pet becomes an important role in modern family. Many pet lovers regard pet as a family member and the best friend, they even regard themselves as parent of the pet instead of pet owners. Thus, they usually pay their attention on the pet care: they notice their pet’s health status, wash them and prepare their food. As a result, the owner’s demand of pet care has been increased during past years containing the quality of pet care. Among pet cares, pet grooming becomes an important market. However, there exists a large gap of pet grooming quality, many per owners worry about the injury of their pets. Besides, pet’s personality differs individually, and the outcome is that pet self-washing becomes a substitute and the concept of pet self-washing is similar to that of car self-washing and self-laundry, pet owners can washing their pet personally via pet washing machine. In this study, the focus is on the willingness using pet self-washing for dog owners. The methodology is the questionnaires via random sampling and the total amount of valid questionnaire is 220. The results are achieved via spss 18.0 software and shows that the dominant pet owners are single female with age between 16 and 30. Next, the dependence of the willingness using pet self-washing on lifestyle is strong: the stronger relationship between pet and owner, the higher willingness using per self-washing. Also, perception risk interfere their willingness.
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YANG, HSIAO-YEN, and 楊小燕. "A Study on Emotional Attachment of Pet Dog and Middle-aged Owner." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/pmk3ke.
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碩士世新大學
資訊傳播學研究所(含碩專班)
108
In recent years, Taiwanese society has faced a social trend of declining birthrate and aging. In addition, the ratio of top guest and unmarried singles has risen, so that most people prefer to keep pets without children and become a source of emotional attachment and spiritual support. Although there are many related researches, most of them focus on quantitative research. The relationship between pet dogs and middle-aged and old-aged owners is more difficult to explore. The emotional part is more difficult to quantify. Therefore, this study chooses qualitative interview research. What are the motivations and factors of love for middle-aged and elderly people to support their dogs? Exploring the role and function of pet dogs in modern families? What is the emotional attachment of middle-aged and old-aged owners to pet dogs? For modern people, pets are no longer pets, but another new family companionship. This thesis found that most of the motivations of these middle-aged and old-fed breeders were passively raised because of the needs of the next generation. The characteristics of middle-aged and old-aged owners who love their pets include: pet dogs are very loyal, loved, very clever, very human, very caring, very sticky, very cute and so on. Most middle-aged and old-aged owners treat pet dogs as another child in their family, which is like a family. In the emotional attachment relationship between middle-aged and old-aged owners and pet dogs, there is a deep dependence on intimacy, safe haven and security. However, the emotional attachment relationship between middle-aged and old-aged owners and pet dogs shows anxiety and worry in the sense of separation. In summary, it is hoped that these findings will enhance the well-being of middle-aged and old-aged owners and dogs.
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"Prosocial Rescue Behavior in Pet Dogs." Master's thesis, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.55538.
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Domestic dogs have assisted humans for millennia. However, the extent to which these helpful behaviors are prosocially motivated remains unclear. To assess the propensity of pet dogs to spontaneously and actively rescue distressed humans, this study tested whether sixty pet dogs would release their seemingly trapped owners from a large box. To examine the causal mechanisms that shaped this behavior, the readiness of each dog to open the box was tested in three conditions: 1) the owner sat in the box and called for help (“Distress” test), 2) an experimenter placed high-value food rewards in the box (“Food” test), and 3) the owner sat in the box and calmly read aloud (“Reading” test).
Dogs were as likely to release their distressed owner as to retrieve treats from inside the box, indicating that rescuing an owner may be a highly rewarding action for dogs. After accounting for ability, dogs released the owner more often when the owner called for help than when the owner read aloud calmly. In addition, opening latencies decreased with test number in the Distress test but not the Reading test. Thus, rescuing the owner could not be attributed solely to social facilitation, stimulus enhancement, or social contact-seeking behavior.
Dogs displayed more stress behaviors in the Distress test than in the Reading test, and stress scores decreased with test number in the Reading test but not in the Distress test. This evidence of emotional contagion supports the hypothesis that rescuing the distressed owner was an empathetically-motivated prosocial behavior. Success in the Food task and previous (in-home) experience opening objects were both strong predictors of releasing the owner. Thus, prosocial behavior tests for dogs should control for physical ability and previous experience.Dissertation/Thesis
Masters Thesis Psychology 2019
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hong, wang jhen, and 王鎮宏. "The Role of Pet Dog in Leisure Life—The Rear Motivation、Rear Behavior and Rear Barrier of Pet Owner." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/59616203515593541161.
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碩士亞洲大學
休閒與遊憩管理學系碩士班
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Dog’s utility is stressing on working functionally in elder human society. But with society changing ,people living style changing, and the quality of spirit lives raising, dog became merchandise ,the most loyal friend、companion、comforter, and a subject of playing. Raising of pet’s life value and characteristic, dog is not just a tool when people have time to perform hobby, its vitality and good well performance boost its value and importance, making people regard pets as accompany and personification, even making owner become pet’s parents. At the same time, this kind of relationship between pets and owner is closer, it is worthy to discuss and research. However, this research is based on quantification and deeply interview is auxiliary. Taichung city is the major base, there are 407 samples, deeply discussing pet’s role and importance in leisure time in order to understand the owner’s rearing motivation、rearing behavior, and rearing barrier that counteracts owner’s leisure time and influence. Based on theory of planned behavior, we discuss the causes that make owners to create rearing behavior. In addition, we also depend on different rearing motivation types and then distinguish those into many districts. In the end, this research we depend on SPSS 10.0 analysis result to make conclusion and proposition; it is hoped that the research data can be provided and consulted to related departments and industries when they are making policies or marketing programs.
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TING, HSIEH YA, and 謝亞庭. "A Study of the Pet Dog Owners Attachment relationship and Travel Accommodation Demand." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/7h92nf.
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碩士景文科技大學
觀光與餐旅管理研究所
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This study aimed to investigate the relationship between attachment pet dog owners and tourism accommodation needs. This article based on Wang Pei-Wen (2010) study concluded that the most frequently encountered problems keeping pets for the destruction of the environment, travel unattended, affecting peace and do not have time to take care of, and some owners even hope to be able to travel together with the pet dog, using facilities such as literature and proposed hypothesis. In Taipei area pet owners of dogs as the research object, using a structured questionnaire to collect information snowball method, a total of 302 questionnaires were effective recovery of 286, the effective rate was 94.47%. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, reliability analysis, validity analysis, ANOVA analysis, independent samples t-test and Pearson correlation coefficient analysis. Study sample pet dog owners are female and young, unmarried populations most pet dog owners "attachment" to the high degree; Experiential B pet dog owners of tourist accommodation highest demand in the "Travel accommodation needs" moderate level; "attachment "vs." tourist accommodation demand "has a positive impact. Hypothesis testing results are as follows:（一）A different background variables on dependency relationship are significantly different.（二）different background variables on tourism accommodation needs are significantly different；（三）the attachment demand for tourist accommodation have a significant impact.
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Chen, Wei-Ling, and 陳葦凌. "An investigation of the Relationship between Pet Owners’ Dog Walking and Physical Activities." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/22550589845825408638.
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碩士國立屏東科技大學
休閒運動健康系所
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Physical activity and individuals’ health are closely related. Although there are many ways of increasing the amount of physical activity, dog walking is one of the most pragmatic approaches. The main purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between companion dog owners’ dog walking and the amount of physical activity. A questionnaire was conducted of companion dog owners from Pingtung and the surrounding townships. The total number of valid questionnaires received was 193. Of the respondents, 70 were male and 123 were female. The data received was analyzed using SPSS 18.0 for windows and was tested using methods including descriptive statistics, independent-samples t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson’s product-moment correlation, Spearman’s rank correlation, and multiple regression analysis for the verification of hypotheses. Results showed that dog walking is the main form of physical activity for dog owners. They walk their dogs less than two times per day and more than 20 minutes each time. The time that older owners spend walking their dogs is significantly longer than younger owners. Based on the results, it can be inferred that dog walking is indeed one of the main forms of physical activity of companion dog owners, and this is more evident in the middle and older age groups. According to the results, the researcher proposed relevant suggestions to provide a reference for health promotion organizations and future researchers.