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Associations between Animal Welfare Indicators and Animal-Related Factors of Slaughter Cattle in Austria

open access: yesAnimals, 2022
Three cattle welfare indicators (lameness, dirtiness, and abomasal disorders) were evaluated in 412 slaughter cattle in a cross-sectional study in Austria.
Johann Burgstaller   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Differential impact of self and environmental antigens on the ontogeny and maintenance of CD4+ T cell memory [PDF]

open access: yeseLife, 2019
Laboratory mice develop populations of circulating memory CD4+ T cells in the absence of overt infection. We have previously shown that these populations are replenished from naive precursors at high levels throughout life (Gossel et al., 2017). However,
Thea Hogan   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

The Origin of Raman D Band: Bonding and Antibonding Orbitals in Graphene

open access: yesCrystals, 2013
In Raman spectroscopy of graphite and graphene, the D band at ∼ 1355 cm−1 is used as the indication of the dirtiness of a sample. However, our analysis suggests that the physics behind the D band is closely related to a very clear idea for describing a ...
Tetsuomi Sogawa   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Dirty work or working dirty? Deceiving cruise tourists [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of Tourism Research, 2021
Evidence suggests that some cruise ship employees engage in work that aligns to the poor working conditions, servile roles, or stigmatized positions of ‘dirty workers’. Accordingly, we adopt Routine Activity Theory from criminology to generate insights into research into employee misbehavior, the interactions of tourists and service workers, and the ...
Harris, Lloyd C; id_orcid 0000-0002-9919-5762   +1 more
openaire   +1 more source

Hand Hygiene Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, and Hand Dirtiness of Primary School Students Before and After a Behavioral Change Intervention During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Belize 2022-2023. [PDF]

open access: yesAm J Trop Med Hyg
Hand hygiene (HH) can prevent the spread of infectious diseases and school absenteeism. However, limited data exist on HH practices at schools. Our study assesses the impact of a pilot HH intervention in 12 schools in Belize during the coronavirus ...
Ly AN   +18 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Understanding how infection prevention influences nurses' task sequencing using a mixed-methods, simulation-based approach

open access: yesHuman Factors in Healthcare, 2023
Objective: Better understand how and why nurses sequence their patient care tasks. Background: Workflow mitigation strategies, such as working clean to dirty, could help reduce cross-contamination.
Bradley W. Weaver   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of virtual reality as an anxiety and disgust provoking tool: The use of VR exposure in individuals with high contamination fear

open access: yesCyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberpspace, 2023
Preliminary studies have provided promising results on the feasibility of virtual reality (VR) interventions for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. The present study investigated whether VR scenarios that were developed for contamination concerns evoke ...
Mujgan Inozu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association between the perineal hygiene score at calving, puerperal uterine disorders, and reproductive efficiency in crossbreed dairy cows

open access: yesSemina: Ciências Agrárias, 2023
Retained placenta, metritis, and clinical endometritis are prevalent diseases on dairy farms, leading to economic losses and reducing the longevity of dairy cows in dairy production systems, so it is important to investigate potential predisposing ...
Laryssa de Fátima Silva   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Developing a novel welfare assessment tool for loose-housed laying hens – the Aviary Transect method

open access: yesPoultry Science, 2022
: This study compared welfare assessment results in aviary flocks using 3 approaches: 1) A novel Aviary Transect method, 2) AssureWel, and 3) the Norwegian farm advisors’ NorWel method. The Aviary Transect time requirement, interobserver reliability, and
Guro Vasdal   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cattle Cleanliness from the View of Swedish Farmers and Official Animal Welfare Inspectors

open access: yesAnimals, 2021
Dirty cattle have been commonly recorded in official animal welfare inspections in Sweden for years. The relevant authorities have initiated work to better understand the causes of dirty cattle, in order to improve compliance and standardize the grounds ...
Frida Lundmark Hedman   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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