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Harmonization of welfare standards for the protection of pigs with the EU-rules: the case of Croatia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Three quarters of Croatian pigs are produced in small production units (1-5 sows) and on family farms with mixed farming activities. Only few farms have specialized production units with up-to-date technologies and comply with EU standards.
Antunovic, B.   +4 more
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Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lottery pricing equilibria [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
We extend the notion of Combinatorial Walrasian Equilibrium, as defined by Feldman et al. [2013], to settings with budgets. When agents have budgets, the maximum social welfare as traditionally defined is not a suitable benchmark since it is overly ...
Dughmi, Shaddin   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Predicting Chronicity in Children and Adolescents With Newly Diagnosed Immune Thrombocytopenia at the Timepoint of Diagnosis Using Machine Learning‐Based Approaches

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To identify predictors of chronic ITP (cITP) and to develop a model based on several machine learning (ML) methods to estimate the individual risk of chronicity at the timepoint of diagnosis. Methods We analyzed a longitudinal cohort of 944 children enrolled in the Intercontinental Cooperative immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) Study ...
Severin Kasser   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scientific Opinion on monitoring procedures at slaughterhouses for bovines

open access: yesEFSA Journal, 2013
This scientific opinion proposes toolboxes of welfare indicators for developing monitoring procedures at slaughterhouses for bovines stunned with penetrative captive bolt or slaughtered without stunning.
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW)
doaj   +1 more source

Social Egalitarianism: How Does Marginalization Affect an Individual’s Support for Welfare Recipients? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
This work examines how identification in a historically marginalized group in the United States affects individuals\u27 opinions towards welfare recipients.
Edgerton, Brodie W.
core   +1 more source

Generational conflict, consumption and the ageing welfare state in the United Kingdom [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The British welfare state is over 60 years old. Those who were born, grew up and who are now growing old within its ambit are a distinctive generation.
Gilleard, C, Higgs, P
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A Systematic Review of Evidence on the Clinical Effectiveness of Surveillance Imaging in Children With Medulloblastoma and Ependymoma

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Surveillance imaging aims to detect tumour relapse before symptoms develop, but it's unclear whether earlier detection of relapse leads to better outcomes in children and young people (CYP) with medulloblastoma and ependymoma. This systematic review aims to identify relevant literature to determine the efficacy of surveillance magnetic ...
Lucy Shepherd   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Guidance on the assessment criteria for studies evaluating the effectiveness of stunning interventions regarding animal protection at the time of killing

open access: yesEFSA Journal, 2013
This guidance defines the assessment process and the criteria that will be applied by the Animal Health and Welfare Panel to studies on known new or modified legal stunning interventions to determine their suitability for further assessment. The criteria
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW)
doaj   +1 more source

Development of an advisory system that supports good animal welfare in organic production in Norway [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Organic agriculture wishes to emphasise animal welfare, and aims to be at the forefront with regard to promoting the welfare of farm animals. It is therefore important to increase the expertise in the field of animal welfare in organic farming systems ...
Henriksen, Britt I. F.
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