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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 cardinal mechanisms, where agents may submit numerical values for the items being allocated.
George Christodoulou 0001, Aris Filos-Ratsikas, Søren Kristoffer Stiil Frederiksen, Paul W. Goldberg, Jie Zhang 0008, Jinshan Zhang 0001   +5 more
openaire   +6 more sources

Invited review: Lying time and the welfare of dairy cows [PDF]

, 2021
Adequate time lying down is often considered an important aspect of dairy cow welfare. We examine what is known about cows’ motivation to lie down and the consequences for health and other indicators of biological function when this behavior is thwarted.
Tucker, Cassandra, de Passille, Anne Marie, Margit Bak Jensen, Jeffrey Rushen, Laura Hänninen, Hänninen, Laura, Rushen, Jeff, Anne Marie de Passillé, Jensen, Margit Bak, Cassandra B. Tucker   +9 more
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Assessment of Welfare Problems in Finnish Cattle and Pig Farms Based on Official Inspection Reports [PDF]

, 2019
The competent authorities of the Member States of the European Union are required to perform animal welfare inspections on livestock farms. The data obtained from these official inspections performed in Finnish cattle and pig farms in 2010−2015 ...
Väärikkälä, Sofia Susanna, Mari Nevas, Laura Hänninen, Hänninen, Laura Talvikki, Hänninen, Laura, Sofia Väärikkälä, Väärikkälä, Sofia, Nevas, Mari Anne, Nevas, Mari   +8 more
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Effects of hatching system on chick quality, welfare and health of young breederflock offspring [PDF]

, 2022
Alternative hatching systems have been developed for broiler chickens to provide immediately feed and water after hatch and reduce the number or severity of early life stressors.
Giersberg, Mona F, Rodenburg, T. Bas, Giersberg, M.F., Kemp, Bas, van den Brand, H., Rodenburg, T Bas, Kemp, B., Molenaar, Roos, AISS Animal Welfare, Rodenburg, T.B., de Jong, Ingrid C., Stockhofe-Zurwieden, Norbert, Giersberg, Mona F., van den Brand, Henry, de Jong, Ingrid C, Molenaar, R., Stockhofe, Norbert, de Jong, I.C.   +17 more
core   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Integrating Individual Animal and Population Welfare in Zoos and Aquariums

, 2023
Over the last 50 years, animal welfare science has advanced dramatically, especially in zoos and aquariums. A shifting focus from population-level welfare parameters such as reproductive success and longevity (macroscopic, big-picture concepts) to the ...
Louis DiVincenti, Allen McDowell, Elizabeth S. Herrelko   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

A Trial of a Solar-Powered, Cooperative Sensor/Actuator, Opto-Acoustical, Virtual Road-Fence to Mitigate Roadkill in Tasmania, Australia

Animals, 2019
When wildlife and motor vehicles collide, the result for the animals is often death (roadkill). A commercial roadkill mitigation device that forms a so-called virtual fence (VF), is said to reduce roadkill by up to 90%.
Bruce Englefield, Steven G. Candy, Melissa Starling, Paul D. McGreevy   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainability of Rearing System Using Multicriteria Analysis: Application in Commercial Poultry Production

Animals, 2021
The aim of the present study was to develop a multicriteria model for the comparison of three commercial poultry farms: organic with Ross 308 genotype (OR), organic with Naked Neck genotype (ONN) and a conventional system (C), which represents the most ...
Lucia Rocchi, Alice Cartoni Mancinelli, Luisa Paolotti, Simona Mattioli, Antonio Boggia, Francesco Papi, Cesare Castellini   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source