AIMC Topic: Pets
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Gut microbiota composition is related to anxiety and aggression scores in companion dogs.
Scientific reports
Jul 8, 2025
There is mounting evidence for a link between behaviour and the gut microbiome in animal and human health. However, the role of the gut microbiome in the development and severity of behavioural issues in companion dogs is not yet fully understood. He...
Machine Learning for Predicting Zearalenone Contamination Levels in Pet Food.
Toxins
Dec 23, 2024
Zearalenone (ZEN) has been detected in both pet food ingredients and final products, causing acute toxicity and chronic health problems in pets. Therefore, the early detection of mycotoxin contamination in pet food is crucial for ensuring the safety ...
How Lazy Are Pet Cats Really? Using Machine Learning and Accelerometry to Get a Glimpse into the Behaviour of Privately Owned Cats in Different Households.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Apr 19, 2024
Surprisingly little is known about how the home environment influences the behaviour of pet cats. This study aimed to determine how factors in the home environment (e.g., with or without outdoor access, urban vs. rural, presence of a child) and the s...
Robot companion cats for people at home with dementia: A qualitative case study on companotics.
Dementia (London, England)
Jul 16, 2020
The use of robot companion pets for people in care homes has been extensively studied. The results are largely positive and suggest that they are valuable in enhancing wellbeing, communication and behavioural aspects. However, there has been little r...
How do "robopets" impact the health and well-being of residents in care homes? A systematic review of qualitative and quantitative evidence.
International journal of older people nursing
May 9, 2019
BACKGROUND: Robopets are small animal-like robots which have the appearance and behavioural characteristics of pets.
New Approaches for the Treatment of Delirium: A Case for Robotic Pets.
The American journal of medicine
Feb 7, 2019
Pet robot intervention for people with dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Psychiatry research
Dec 6, 2018
This study aims to systematically evaluate the efficacy of Pet robot intervention (PRI) for people with dementia. Two waves of electronic searches of the PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane library, IEEE Digital Library and PsycINFO databases we...
Social Robots for People with Aging and Dementia: A Systematic Review of Literature.
Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association
Aug 23, 2018
Using a therapeutic companion robot for dementia symptoms in long-term care: reflections from a cluster-RCT.
Aging & mental health
Dec 28, 2017
OBJECTIVES: We undertook a cluster-randomised controlled trial exploring the effect of a therapeutic companion robot (PARO) compared to a look-alike plush toy and usual care on dementia symptoms of long-term care residents. Complementing the reported...
Living with the animals: animal or robotic companions for the elderly in smart homes?
Journal of medical ethics
Nov 22, 2016
Although the use of pet robots in senior living facilities and day-care centres, particularly for individuals suffering from dementia, has been intensively researched, the question of introducing pet robots into domestic settings has been relatively ...
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