The sooner the better: The arguments for the use of Extended Welfare Assessment Grids in animal welfare cases

Animals are protected under national animal welfare legislation, against intentional acts of cruelty and a failure to act, resulting in neglect and causing an animal to suffer. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) bears the responsibility of investigating and prosecuting the majority of animal welfare offences in England and Wales. In recent years, how they operate has been criticised, and it has been debated whether they should be able to bring private prosecutions, and what their role should actually be. This criticism calls for a change in the way in which the RSPCA approach cases of animal welfare, to strengthen their continuing role in ensuring positive animal welfare is achieved and, where not, prosecuted. This paper outlines the need for a new approach and how it can be managed. Honess and Wolfensohn (Altern Lab Anim 38:205, 2010) have developed an Extended Welfare Assessment Grid (EWAG), a visualisation mapping tool of welfare impact, which has been useful for assessing the welfare of animals used in laboratories. This tool has proven so useful, veterinarians are now using it in veterinary hospitals to help assess whether an animal is likely to further deteriorate, due to disease and illness, and to show any short-term welfare impact on the animal (Williams in UFAW conference, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2018). This paper will explore the potential for the EWAG to be adapted to assess the welfare of animals when owners are not meeting the welfare needs of their companion animals. RSPCA can use it to support their assessments of the current welfare of an animal under a person’s ownership and whether the animal’s welfare will deteriorate should they remain under that ownership. The EWAG will be a useful tool for those working in animal welfare, such as the RSPCA, to help organisations to intervene earlier, work in partnership with an owner, and support their claims of a risk to animal welfare

NAWIGOWANIE PO KRYZYSACH I NIEPEWNOŚCIACH ORGANIZACYJNYCH ZA POMOCĄ ROZSZERZONEJ RZECZYWISTOŚCI W SIECI (WebAR)

Web Augmented Reality (WebAR) has emerged as a pivotal component within the paradigm of Industry 4.0 technologies. Its proliferation across diverse sectors underscores its potential as a transformative tool, particularly in the context of organizational micro-environments. Unlike traditional Augmented Reality (AR) platforms, which often necessitate substantial financial and technical investments, WebAR offers a more cost-effective and accessible alternative. Despite its apparent advantages, the adoption rate of WebAR remains relatively subdued. This article aims to undertake a rigorous theoretical examination of WebAR’s capacity to address and mitigate crises and uncer-tainties inherent within organizational micro-environments. To this end, the paper will review WebAR, engage in a comparative analysis between WebAR and its traditional AR counterparts, highlighting the distinctive attributes and potential advantages of the former, and delve into the theoretical implications of WebAR’s utility in navigating orga-nizational crises and uncertainties, drawing from relevant academic literature and theoretical frameworks. By adop-ting a more abstract and theoretical lens, this paper seeks to contribute to the body of knowledge surrounding WebAR. It aspires to foster a deeper academic understanding of its potential applications and implications, eschewing a more pragmatic approach in favor of a comprehensive theoretical exploration.Web Augmented Reality (WebAR) wyłoniła się jako kluczowy składnik w paradygmacie technologii Przemysłu 4.0. Jej rozprzestrzenianie się w różnych sektorach podkreśla jej potencjał jako narzędzia transformacyjnego, szczególnie w kontekście mikrośrodowisk organizacyjnych. W przeciwieństwie do tradycyjnych platform Augmented Reality (AR), które często wymagają znacznych inwestycji finansowych i technicznych, WebAR oferuje bardziej opła-calną i dostępną alternatywę. Pomimo pozornych zalet, tempo przyjęcia WebAR pozostaje stosunkowo umiarko-wane. Niniejszy artykuł ma na celu przeprowadzenie rygorystycznej teoretycznej analizy zdolności WebAR do adresowania i łagodzenia kryzysów i niepewności nieodłącznie związanych z mikrośrodowiskami organizacyjnymi. W tym celu praca dokładnie przeanalizuje WebAR, przeprowadzi analizę porównawczą między WebAR a jego tradycyjnymi odpowiednikami AR, podkreślając odrębne cechy i potencjalne zalety tego pierwszego, oraz zagłębi się w teoretyczne implikacje użyteczności WebAR w nawigacji po kryzysach i niepewnościach organizacyjnych, czerpiąc z odpowiedniej literatury akademickiej i teoretycznych ram. Przyjmując bardziej abstrakcyjne i teoretyczne podejście, niniejsza praca stara się przyczynić do wiedzy na temat WebAR. Aspiruje do głębszego akademickiego zrozumienia jego potencjalnych zastosowań i implikacji, odrzucając bardziej pragmatyczne podejście na rzecz wszechstronnej teoretycznej eksploracji

Environment change, economy change and reducing conflict at source

At a time when fossil fuel burning, nationalism, ethnic and religious intolerance, and other retrograde steps are being promoted, the prospects for world peace and environmental systems stability may appear dim. Yet now is it the more important to continue to examine the sources of conflict. A major obstacle to general progress is the currently dominant economic practice and theory, which is here called the economy-as-usual, or economics-as-usual, as appropriate. A special obstacle to constructive change is the language in which economic matters are usually discussed. This language is narrow, conservative, technical and often obscure. The rapid changes in the environment (physical and living) are largely kept in a separate compartment. If, however, the partition is removed, economics -as-usual, with its dependence on growth and its widening inequality, is seen to be unsustainable. Radical economic change, for better or worse, is to be expected. Such change is here called economy change. The change could be for the better if it involved an expansion of the concept of economics itself, along the lines of oikonomia, a modern revival of a classical Greek term for management or household. In such an expanded view, not everything of economic value can be measured. It is argued that economics-as-usual is the source of much strife. Some features are indicated of a less conflictual economy - more just, cooperative and peaceful. These features include a dignified life available to all people as of right, the word 'wealth' being reconnected with weal, well and well-being, and 'work' being understood as including all useful activity

Pemanfaatan Fly Ash sebagai Adsorben Karbon Monoksida dan Karbon Dioksida pada Emisi Kendaraan Bermotor

Karbon monoksida (CO) dan karbon dioksida (CO ) merupakan polutan utama dari emisi kendaraan bermotor. Dampak CO bagi kesehatan manusia adalah kemampuannya mengikat haemoglobin darah sehingga menurunkan kapasitas darah mengikat oksigen. Sebagai gas rumah kaca, CO berdampak pada Perubahan iklim. Maka perlu diupayakan pengendalian emisi CO dan CO dari kendaraan bermotor. Salah satu alternatifnya adalah dengan memanfaatkan limbah fly ash sebagai adsorben. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis kemampuan fly ash PLTU Suralaya sebagai adsorben CO dan CO dari emisi kendaraan bermotor dengan parameter massa, diameter, dan waktu kontak, serta menghitung penurunan emisi CO dan CO setelah penyerapan oleh adsorben fly ash. Metode penelitian adsorben ini menggunakan 3 variasi massa (100, 200, 300 gram), 3 variasi diameter (100, 200, 300 mesh), dan variasi rentang waktu kontak (0–20 menit). Pengujian dilakukan dengan memasukkan adsorben ke dalam knalpot uji yang dipasang di ujung knalpot existing kendaraan, lalu uji emisi dilaksanakan tanpa dan dengan adsorben. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa adsorben dengan penyerapan maksimum pada diameter 300 mesh dan massa 300 gram. Sedangkan waktu kontak adsorben maksimum selama 12 menit untuk CO dan 14 menit untuk CO . Penurunan emisi dari pemasangan adsorben pada knalpot kendaraan bermotor dapat mencapai 81,65% untuk CO dan 65,15% untuk CO

Assessing the user experience of marker-based 3D WebAR applications using user experience questionnaire

Marker-based 3D web-based augmented reality (WebAR) applications are an emerging field that merges web technologies with augmented reality. WebAR has gained popularity because of its ability to provide users with a reliable and autonomous platform. Yet, a limited investigation has verified its application and user perspective on its ability to function. This study is designed to evaluate the user experiences of marker-based 3D WebAR applications using the user experience questionnaire (UEQ). This study assesses various elements of the user experience, including attractiveness, clarity, engagement, efficiency, and innovation, utilizing the UEQ. This study aims to analyze user perceptions and interaction patterns thoroughly to get useful insights into the usability and user satisfaction aspects of marker-based 3D WebAR apps. The findings reveal that the WebAR app is both appealing and efficient, instilling confidence in its users. This underscores the pivotal role of user experience in shaping the effectiveness and reception of WebAR applications. This research has the potential to influence the creation of more user-focused and engaging marker-based 3D WebAR experiences, improving user engagement and immersion in web-based augmented reality environments

Re-enacting Early Video Art as a Research Tool for Media Art Histories

This paper will discuss re-enactment as a relevant tool for practice-based research to investigate pioneering video performances and video artworks from the 1970s and 1980s from a theoretical, art-historical and curatorial point of view. Since the early 2000s, the re-enactment of artists’ performance has been growing as an art practice internationally and has been investigated in several studies and exhibitions. In this paper, I will pro- pose that the re-enactment of early video artworks can open up critical analysis on the original work—its nature, form and content—as well as on collective and personal memory and mediation. Re-enactment becomes a research tool that investigates the nature of video which was at the time a relatively new medium. Re-enactment informs the research into the original piece, its documentation, the relationships between the artist and the body, the work and the viewer. It investigates the effects of analogue video on the viewer and the artist in comparison with the digital video employed in the re-enactment and its documentation. The paper will analyse case studies from the research projects REWIND, REWINDItalia and EWVA (European Women’s Video Art in the 70s and 80s)

Enfermedad por depósito de cristales de pirofosfato de calcio como ejemplo de forma de manifestación de la enfermedad en el adulto mayor

Indexación: Web of Science; Scielo.Illness presentation in the elderly may be entirely non-specific, with fatigue, loss of function or the presence of geriatric syndromes. We report a 90 years old male consulting in the emergency room for delirium that persisted throughout hospitalization without finding a cause. During the course of hospitalization mild fever appeared and a left knee swelling became apparent. A synovial fluid aspiration showed a leukocyte count of 360 per field with 60% polymorphonuclear cells. The culture was negative. With a presumptive diagnosis of pseudogout, cochicine and celecoxib were started with remission of the confusional state. The patient was discharged 13 days after admission in good conditions. Key words: Aged; Chondrocalcinosis; Delirium; Fever

The difficult conversation : a qualitative evaluation of the ‘Eat Well Move More’ family weight management service

Objective The Eat Well Move More (EWMM) family and child weight management service is a 12-week intervention integrating healthy eating and physical activity education and activities for families and children aged 4–16. EWMM service providers identified low uptake 12 months prior to the evaluation. The aims of this study were to describe referral practices and pathways into the service to identify potential reasons for low referral and uptake rates. Results We conducted interviews and focus groups with general practitioners (GPs) (n = 4), school nurses, and nursing assistants (n = 12). Data were analysed using thematic analysis. School nurses highlighted three main barriers to making a referral: parent engagement, child autonomy, and concerns over the National Child Measurement Programme letter. GPs highlighted that addressing obesity among children is a ‘difficult conversation’ with several complex issues related to and sustaining that difficulty. In conclusion, referral into weight management services in the community may persistently lag if a larger and more complex tangle of barriers lie at the point of school nurse and GP decision-making. The national prevalence of, and factors associated with this hesitation to discuss weight management issues with parents and children remains largely unknown

Засоби розробки WebAR: огляд

Web augmented reality (WebAR) development tools aimed at improving the visual aspects of learning are far from being visual and available themselves. This causing problems of selecting and testing WebAR development tools for CS undergraduates mastering in web-design basics. The research is aimed at conducting comparative analysis of WebAR tools to select those appropriated for beginners.Інструменти розробки доповненої реальності в Інтернеті (WebAR), спрямовані на покращення візуальних аспектів навчання, далеко не візуальні та доступні самі по собі. Це викликає проблеми з вибором та тестуванням засобів розробки WebAR для CS-студентів, які опановують основи веб-дизайну. Дослідження спрямоване на проведення порівняльного аналізу інструментів WebAR для відбору інструментів, призначених для початківців