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Relationships between housing and management factors and clinical health events in elephants in North American zoos by Edwards, Katie L, Miller, Michele A, Carlstead, Kathy, Brown, Janine L

“…Elephants experience a number of health issues that can contribute to their well-being and survival. In managed populations, housing conditions and management…”
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Effects of physiological changes and social life events on adrenal glucocorticoid activity in female zoo-housed Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) by Glaeser, Sharon S, Edwards, Katie L, Wielebnowski, Nadja, Brown, Janine L

“…Ensuring good health and welfare is an increasingly important consideration for conservation of endangered species and includes breeding of individuals managed…”
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Rare gut microbiota associated with breeding success, hormone metabolites and ovarian cycle phase in the critically endangered eastern black rhino by Antwis, Rachael E, Edwards, Katie L, Unwin, Bryony, Walker, Susan L, Shultz, Susanne

“…Host microbiomes play a role in hormone production and subsequent fertility in humans, but this is less well understood in non-model organisms. This is of…”
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Exposure to models' negative facial expressions whilst eating a vegetable decreases women's liking of the modelled vegetable, but not their desire to eat by Edwards, Katie L, Thomas, Jason M, Higgs, Suzanne, Blissett, Jacqueline

“…Food enjoyment can be conveyed through facial expressions. Observing others' enjoyment of food has been found to influence adults' desirability of liked and…”
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Patterns of serum immune biomarkers during elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus viremia in Asian and African elephants by Edwards, Katie L, Latimer, Erin M, Siegal-Willott, Jessica, Kiso, Wendy, Padilla, Luis R, Sanchez, Carlos R, Schmitt, Dennis, Brown, Janine L

“…Hemorrhagic disease (HD) caused by a group of elephant endotheliotropic herpesviruses (EEHV) is one of the leading causes of death for young elephants in human…”
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Immunoglobulin J chain as a non-invasive indicator of pregnancy in the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) by Byron, Michael J, Koester, Diana C, Edwards, Katie L, Mozdziak, Paul E, Farin, Charlotte E, Crosier, Adrienne E

“…The North American cheetah population serves as a reservoir for the species, and acts as a research population to help understand the unique biology of the…”
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Changing trends in elephant camp management in northern Thailand and implications for welfare by Bansiddhi, Pakkanut, Brown, Janine L, Thitaram, Chatchote, Punyapornwithaya, Veerasak, Somgird, Chaleamchat, Edwards, Katie L, Nganvongpanit, Korakot

“…Elephant camps are among the most attractive destinations in Thailand for tourists from many countries. A wide range of management strategies are used by these…”
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Serum Health Biomarkers in African and Asian Elephants: Value Ranges and Clinical Values Indicative of the Immune Response by Edwards, Katie L, Miller, Michele A, Siegal-Willott, Jessica, Brown, Janine L

“…Serum biomarkers indicative of inflammation and disease can provide useful information regarding host immune processes, responses to treatment and prognosis…”
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Value Ranges and Clinical Comparisons of Serum DHEA-S, IL-6, and TNF-α in Western Lowland Gorillas by Edes, Ashley N, Zimmerman, Dawn, Jourdan, Balbine, Brown, Janine L, Edwards, Katie L

“…Physiological data can provide valuable information about the health and welfare of animals. Unfortunately, few validated assays and a lack of information on…”
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Characterization of Longitudinal Testosterone, Cortisol, and Musth in Male Asian Elephants ( Elephas maximus ), Effects of Aging, and Adrenal Responses to Social Changes and Health Events by Glaeser, Sharon S, Edwards, Katie L, Paris, Stephen, Scarlata, Candace, Lee, Bob, Wielebnowski, Nadja, Finnell, Shawn, Somgird, Chaleamchat, Brown, Janine L

“…The conservation of endangered species and sustainability of managed populations requires considerations to ensure the health and welfare of individuals. Male…”
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Effect of Tourist Activities on Fecal and Salivary Glucocorticoids and Immunoglobulin A in Female Captive Asian Elephants in Thailand by Kosaruk, Worapong, Brown, Janine L, Plangsangmas, Tithipong, Towiboon, Patcharapa, Punyapornwithaya, Veerasak, Silva-Fletcher, Ayona, Thitaram, Chatchote, Khonmee, Jaruwan, Edwards, Katie L, Somgird, Chaleamchat

“…Asian elephants have been an important part of wildlife ecotourism in Thailand for over two decades. Elephants in tourist camps are exposed to a variety of…”
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Low birth rates and reproductive skew limit the viability of Europe’s captive eastern black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis michaeli by Edwards, Katie L, Walker, Susan L, Dunham, Amy E, Pilgrim, Mark, Okita-Ouma, Benson, Shultz, Susanne

“…Ex situ populations play a critical role for the conservation of endangered species, especially where in situ populations face imminent threats. For such…”
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An Investigation of Ovarian and Adrenal Hormone Activity in Post-Ovulatory Cheetahs ( Acinonyx jubatus ) by Koester, Diana C, Maly, Morgan A, Putman, Sarah, Edwards, Katie L, Meeks, Karen, Crosier, Adrienne E

“…Cheetahs have been the subject of reproductive study for over 35 years, yet steroid hormone activity remains poorly described after ovulation. Our objective…”
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Comparing Predictors and Outcomes of Higher Allostatic Load across Zoo-Housed African Great Apes by Edes, Ashley N., Edwards, Katie L., Zimmerman, Dawn, Jourdan, Balbine, Crews, Douglas E., Wolfe, Barbara A., Neiffer, Donald L., Brown, Janine L.

“…Stressors over the lifespan can contribute to physiological dysregulation, or allostatic load. Allostatic load has been studied in humans using allostatic load…”
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Circadian Rhythm of Salivary Immunoglobulin A and Associations with Cortisol as A Stress Biomarker in Captive Asian Elephants ( Elephas maximus ) by Plangsangmas, Tithipong, Brown, Janine L, Thitaram, Chatchote, Silva-Fletcher, Ayona, Edwards, Katie L, Punyapornwithaya, Veerasak, Towiboon, Patcharapa, Somgird, Chaleamchat

“…Salivary immunoglobulin A (sIgA) has been proposed as a potential indicator of welfare for various species, including Asian elephants, and may be related to…”
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Allostatic Load Indices With Cholesterol and Triglycerides Predict Disease and Mortality Risk in Zoo-Housed Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) by Edes, Ashley N, Edwards, Katie L, Wolfe, Barbara A, Brown, Janine L, Crews, Douglas E

“…Allostatic load, or the physiological dysregulation accumulated due to senescence and stress, is an established predictor of human morbidity and mortality and…”
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The effect of Position and Availability interventions on adolescents’ food choice: An online experimental study by Edwards, Katie L., Blissett, Jacqueline, Reynolds, James P.

“…Interventions that alter characteristics of the food environment have been found to reduce energy intake in adults. However, few studies have examined the…”
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Exposure to models' positive facial expressions whilst eating a raw vegetable increases children's acceptance and consumption of the modelled vegetable by Edwards, Katie L., Thomas, Jason M., Higgs, Suzanne, Blissett, Jacqueline

“…Research has shown that seeing positive facial expressions (FEs) towards food increased children's desire to eat foods rated as disliked. However, the effect…”
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Differences in parental behaviour, emotions, and cognitions between children's eating profiles by Edwards, Katie L., Pickard, Abigail, Farrow, Claire, Haycraft, Emma, Herle, Moritz, Llewellyn, Clare, Croker, Helen, Blissett, Jacqueline

“…A variety of parent psychological characteristics (e.g., wellbeing) have been related to children's eating behaviour. However, parent-child feeding…”
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Repeated exposure to models' positive facial expressions whilst eating a raw vegetable increases children's consumption of the modelled vegetable by Edwards, Katie L., Thomas, Jason M., Higgs, Suzanne, Blissett, Jacqueline

“…Exposing children to adults eating a raw vegetable with positive facial expressions (‘positive modelling’) increases children's consumption of the modelled…”
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