Objective Animal data suggest that exercise during chemotherapy is cardioprotective, but clinical evidence to support this is limited. This study evaluated the effect of exercise during chemotherapy for breast cancer on long-term cardiovascular toxicity. Methods This is a follow-up study of two previously …

The search for existing non-animal alternative methods for use in experiments is currently challenging because of the lack of both comprehensive structured databases and balanced keyword-based search strategies to mine unstructured textual databases. In this paper we describe 3Ranker, which is a fast, …

Plant-based cheese has become popular due to health, environment, and ethical reasons. A study among Dutch consumers showed that most respondents have never tried plant-based cheese, but younger people are more willing to try it. The main motives for trying plant-based cheese were animal welfare and …

Dairy and other animal products play an important role in the diet of the majority of the population. However, there are a lot of sustainability concerns regarding dairy production due to high environmental impacts. Therefore, there is a need to develop a more sustainable dairy substitute. One of the …

The world’s population is consistently increasing and as such is the demand for food. Current industrial farming methods pollute the environment and are unsustainable on multiple levels. To be able to feed future populations it is necessary to look for new, efficient, and more sustainable ways to feed …

Green energy is just one of the two types of energy humanity needs, the energy for our man-made world, including cities, road networks, industries and technological systems (energy for the systems that drive out the ecology). However, a second type of energy is needed to meet our biological needs, energy …

Zoonoses, biting incidents, hereditary problems, and other issues can threaten the welfare of both humans and dogs. The Dutch government and animal welfare organizations seem to have little effect in their campaigns to influence the behavior of (potential) dog keepers, who can experience dissonance when …

1. Topics of interest were defined following a risk based approach. 2. Study priorities were set based on knowledge gaps in current practices, but they were conditioned by pragmatic limitations. 3. Focus topics : failure modes, detection and monitoring and repairs. 4. Serious failures can occur in sections …

Honden worden in toenemende mate ingezet voor Animal Assisted Interventions. BijAnimal Assisted Interventions (AAI) worden dieren ingezet als ondersteuning bijgezondheid, persoonlijke dienstverlening en onderwijs om door middel van therapieeen positief effect op mensen te hebben. In dit rapport wordt …

Dit boekje is uitgegeven in het kader van de inaugurele rede van Richard Griffioen, lector Animal Assisted Interventions (AAI). De inhoud van het lectoraat is zeer divers en richt zich op de impact van AAI (in de zorg) op het welzijn van mens en dier en het beïnvloeden van de mindset in de maatschappij. …