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[^2]\n\nA peer-reviewed report published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry described the Aurora 26 exercise segment as including more than 500 dummies and body bags representing fallen service members, a scale not attempted in Sweden since the early 1950s. [^3]\n\nThe Aurora 26 exercise tested the entire chain of handling war casualties: recovery, identification, notifying allied embassies and the International Committee of the Red Cross, and burial with military honors. [^4]\n\nThe Church of Sweden, which remains legally responsible for burials, has long been tasked with planning capacity for burials equal to 5% of the national population, about 500,000 people, a Cold War civil defense standard. [^5]\n\nAURAL-Pet is a coding system comprising a checklist of categories including praise, questions, commands, and frustration, used to mark interactions in audio recordings. [^6]\n\nDr. Emily Bray, senior author and assistant professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine, stated that objective data is needed to explore why pets affect the well-being of some owners more than others. [^7]\n\nThe study found that pet owners spend one-tenth of their total talking time with their pets and that no two owners sound alike. 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