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Social Welfare in One-Sided Matching Mechanisms [PDF]

, 2016
We study the Price of Anarchy of mechanisms for the well-known problem of one-sided matching, or house allocation, with respect to the social welfare objective. We consider both ordinal mechanisms, where agents submit preference lists over the items, and
A Bhalgat, A Bogomolnaia, A Filos-Ratsikas, A Hylland, A-K Katta, E Anshelevich, E Koutsoupias, F Kojima, G Christodoulou, H Aziz, I Caragiannis, J Neumann Von, L Zhou, M Adamczyk, T Hashimoto   +14 more
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Links between animal welfare and “One Health”: perception and implementation in Latin America

Frontiers in Animal Science, 2023
IntroductionThe recent COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the crucial role of the “One Health” (OH) concept in the prevention, early detection, and mitigation of health issues involving humans, animals, and the environment.
Débora Silvia Racciatti, Guillermo María Wiemeyer, Guillermo María Wiemeyer, Luis Andrés González Gracia, Carlos Blanco, Andrea Szmelc, María Marcela Orozco, María Marcela Orozco   +7 more
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Bonded labour and donkey ownership in the brick kilns of India: A need for reform of policy and practice

Animal Welfare, 2023
Slavery, in the form of ‘debt-bondage’, is rife in Indian brick kilns, where the enforcement of labour laws is poor. Working equids support brick-kiln workers by transporting raw bricks into the kilns, but the situation of equids and their owners within ...
Laura M Kubasiewicz, Tamlin Watson, Caroline Nye, Natasha Chamberlain, Ramesh K Perumal, Ramesh Saroja, Stuart L Norris, Zoe Raw, Faith A Burden   +8 more
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Welfare of broilers on farm [PDF]

EFSA Journal, 2023
This Scientific Opinion considers the welfare of domestic fowl (Gallus gallus) related to the production of meat (broilers) and includes the keeping of day-old chicks, broiler breeders, and broiler chickens. Currently used husbandry systems in the EU are described. Overall, 19 highly relevant welfare consequences (WCs) were identified based on severity,
EFSA AHAW Panel,, Nielsen, Søren Saxmose, Alvarez, Julio, Bicout, Dominique Joseph, Calistri, Paolo, Canali, Elisabetta, Drewe, Julian Ashley, Garin-Bastuji, Bruno, Gonzales Rojas, Jose Luis, Schmidt, Christian Gortázar, Herskin, Mette S, Miranda Chueca, Miguel Ángel, Padalino, Barbara, Pasquali, Paolo, Roberts, Helen Clare, Spoolder, Hans, Stahl, Karl, Velarde, Antonio, Viltrop, Arvo, Winckler, Christoph, Tiemann, Inga, de Jong, Ingrid, Gebhardt-Henrich, Sabine Gabriele, Keeling, Linda, Riber, Anja Brinch, Ashe, Sean, Candiani, Denis, García Matas, Raquel, Hempen, Michaela, Mosbach-Schulz, Olaf, Rojo Gimeno, Cristina, Van der Stede, Yves, Vitali, Marika, Bailly-Caumette, Eléa, Michel, Virginie   +34 more
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Barriers to Care in Veterinary Services: Lessons Learned From Low-Income Pet Guardians' Experiences at Private Clinics and Hospitals During COVID-19

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
This qualitative study aimed to explore the experiences of low-income pet guardians in accessing veterinary care during COVID-19. Participants were recruited through a purposive sampling method: 12 individuals who applied to and met the low-income ...
Amy Morris, Haorui Wu, Celeste Morales
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Welfare of pigs on farm [PDF]

EFSA Journal, 2022
This scientific opinion focuses on the welfare of pigs on farm, and is based on literature and expert opinion. All pig categories were assessed: gilts and dry sows, farrowing and lactating sows, suckling piglets, weaners, rearing pigs and boars. The most relevant husbandry systems used in Europe are described.
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW), Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Julio Alvarez, Dominique Joseph Bicout, Paolo Calistri, Elisabetta Canali, Julian Ashley Drewe, Bruno Garin‐Bastuji, Jose Luis Gonzales Rojas, Gortázar Schmidt, Mette Herskin, Virginie Michel, Miguel Ángel Miranda Chueca, Olaf Mosbach‐Schulz, Barbara Padalino, Helen Clare Roberts, Karl Stahl, Antonio Velarde, Arvo Viltrop, Christoph Winckler, Sandra Edwards, Sonya Ivanova, Christine Leeb, Beat Wechsler, Chiara Fabris, Eliana Lima, Olaf Mosbach‐Schulz, Yves Van der Stede, Marika Vitali, Hans Spoolder   +29 more
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Reasons for Guardian-Relinquishment of Dogs to Shelters: Animal and Regional Predictors in British Columbia, Canada

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
Dogs are relinquished to animal shelters for animal-related or guardian-related reasons. Understanding what drives relinquishment patterns is essential for informing intervention opportunities to keep animals with their guardians.
Bailey H. Eagan, Emilia Gordon, Alexandra Protopopova   +2 more
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Toward Choice-Theoretic Foundations for Behavioral Welfare Economics [PDF]

, 2007
Interest in behavioral economics has grown in recent years, stimulated largely by accumulating evidence that the standard model of consumer decision making provides an inadequate, positive description of human behavior. Behavioral models are increasingly
Bernheim, B. Douglas, Rangel, Antonio
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Implementing Interventions Under “National Action Plan for Snakebite Envenoming (NAPSE) in India”: Challenges, Lessons Learnt and Way Forward for Stakeholders Participatory Approach

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Snakebite envenoming remains a critical yet underrecognized public health issue, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions, with India bearing nearly half of the global burden of snakebite-related deaths.
Ajit Dadaji Shewale, Dipti Mishra, Simmi Tiwari, Tushar Nanasaheb Nale, Jitesh Kuwatada, Nidhi Khandelwal   +5 more
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Evaluation of the effects of daily husbandry practices on the prevention and progression of canine cognitive dysfunction syndrome

Human-Animal Interactions
This study aimed to identify daily husbandry factors associated with reduced incidence and progression of cognitive dysfunction syndrome (CDS) without incurring treatment expenses.
Nana Ushine, Hiroko Otsubo, Takashi Shimizu, Masahisa Watarai   +3 more
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