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Spin-the-bottle Sort and Annealing Sort: Oblivious Sorting via Round-robin Random Comparisons [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
We study sorting algorithms based on randomized round-robin comparisons. Specifically, we study Spin-the-bottle sort, where comparisons are unrestricted, and Annealing sort, where comparisons are restricted to a distance bounded by a \emph{temperature ...
Goodrich, Michael T.
core   +2 more sources

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

Smutsig etnografi

open access: yesKulturella Perspektiv, 2015
In this article the methodological consequences of studying difficult fields of research is discussed, using the concept of dirty ethnography as a point of departure.
Kim Silow Kallenberg
doaj   +1 more source

Animal-Based Measures for the On-Farm Welfare Assessment of Geese

open access: yesAnimals, 2020
Currently, no specific animal-based measures (ABMs) protocols are available for geese in commercial meat production systems. Following a critical review of the literature and consultation of experts, seven ABMs, potentially valid and feasible for the on ...
Carlo Tremolada   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does disgust-eliciting propaganda shape children's attitudes toward novel immigrant groups?

open access: yesActa Psychologica, 2022
Propaganda frequently leverages themes of dirtiness and disease to foster negative attitudes toward marginalized social groups. Although history suggests that this tactic is highly successful, empirical evidence is required to evaluate propaganda's ...
Anastasiia D. Grigoreva, Joshua Rottman
doaj   +1 more source

Data generator for evaluating ETL process quality [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Obtaining the right set of data for evaluating the fulfillment of different quality factors in the extract-transform-load (ETL) process design is rather challenging.
Abelló Gamazo, Alberto   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

The welfare of growing pigs in five different production systems: assessment of feeding and housing

open access: yesAnimal, 2012
Ninety-one farms were visited over a 2-year period to assess the welfare of growing pigs in five different production systems found either in France or in Spain using the Welfare Quality® protocol.
D. Temple   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dirti ---Dirty Tangible Interfaces

open access: yes, 2012
Dirty Tangible Interfaces (DIRTI) are a new concept in interface design that forgoes the dogma of repeatability in favor of a richer and more complex experience, constantly evolving, never reversible, and infinitely modifiable. We built a prototype based on granular or liquid interaction material placed in a glass dish, that is analyzed by video ...
Savary, Matthieu   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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

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   +1 more source

Evaluation of Welfare in Commercial Turkey Flocks of Both Sexes Using the Transect Walk Method

open access: yesAnimals, 2021
The study was conducted between March and September 2019 in six meat-type turkey flocks with similar management standard procedures using the transect walk method. The concept of the method is based on visual observation of the birds while slowly walking
Nina Mlakar Hrženjak   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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