EARLY LIFE IN A BARREN ENVIRONMENT ADVERSELY AFFECTS SPATIAL COGNITION IN LAYING HENS (GALLUS GALLUS DOMESTICUS)

Early life in a barren environment adversely affects spatial cognition in laying hens (Gallus gallus domesticus)

Spatial cognition in vertebrates is adversely affected by a lack of environmental complexity during early life.However, to our knowledge no previous studies have tested the effect of early exposure to varying D degrees of environmental complexity on specific components of spatial cognition in chickens.There are two main rearing systems for laying h

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Intuitive Risk Information Display via Skin for Wearable Devices

This study proposes and demonstrates the feasibility of an information presentation device that presents multiple stages of information intuitively through the skin of the wrist via electrical stimulation without causing pain.Previous research into tactile displays has found that complex stimulation is required to present absolute value information

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Use of Water-Fuel Mixture in Diesel Engines at Fishing Vessels

The paper presents the laboratory test results determining physical parameters of fuel mixture made up of petroleum diesel oil, Organ rapeseed oil methyl esters (up to 20%) and water (up to 2.5%).The obtained parameters prove that adding bio-components (rapeseed oil methyl esters) and water to fuel does not result in deterioration of their physical

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Changes in Kinematic and Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters With a Biarticular Lower Limb Exosuit for Adolescents With Crouch Gait During Level Walking and Stair Climbing

Crouch gait is a prevalent walking abnormality among children with cerebral palsy, characterized by excessive knee and hip flexion during walking.This condition often limits children’s engagement in physical activities and daily life.Current exoskeleton solutions targeting the knee joint in this population are either tethered or bulky, hinde

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Economic Inequality: An Ethical Response

This essay will inquire into the nature of economic inequality from the perspectives of Catholic social teaching and that of a theologian living and working in a developing country.My initial comments will discuss inequality within the context of economic globalization and the neo-liberal paradigm that dominates it.After commenting on the way that

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