Νέο τεύχος δωρεάν του περιοδικού Animals

Animals, Volume 1, Issue 4 (December 2011), Pages 326-446 Release issue

Dear Readers,
We are pleased to announce the publication of the following issue:Animals, Volume 1, Issue 4 (December 2011), Pages 326-446 at http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/1/4/

Table of Contents:

Sigfrido Burgos-Cáceres
Review: Canine Rabies: A Looming Threat to Public Health
Animals 2011, 1(4), 326-342; doi:10.3390/ani1040326
http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/1/4/326/

S. Niggol Seo and Bruce McCarl
Article: Managing Livestock Species under Climate Change in Australia
Animals 2011, 1(4), 343-365; doi:10.3390/ani1040343
http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/1/4/343/

Catherine McGowan
Review: Welfare of Aged Horses
Animals 2011, 1(4), 366-376; doi:10.3390/ani1040366
http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/1/4/366/

Danielle M. Tack and Mary G. Reynolds
Review: Zoonotic Poxviruses Associated with Companion Animals
Animals 2011, 1(4), 377-395; doi:10.3390/ani1040377
http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/1/4/377/

Xingtai Wang, Barbara G. Werner, Sandra Smole, Vasil Pani and Linda L. Han
Article: Signs Observed Among Animal Species Infected with Raccoon Rabies Variant Virus, Massachusetts, USA, 1992–2010
Animals 2011, 1(4), 396-401; doi:10.3390/ani1040396
http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/1/4/396/

Nicholas Johnson, Alex Nunez, Denise A. Marston, Graeme Harkess, Katja Voller, Trudy Goddard, Daniel Hicks, Lorraine M. McElhinney and Anthony R. Fooks
Article: Investigation of an Imported Case of Rabies in a Juvenile Dog with Atypical Presentation
Animals 2011, 1(4), 402-413; doi:10.3390/ani1040402
http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/1/4/402/

Samantha Dozier, Jeffrey Brown and Alistair Currie
Article: Bridging the Gap Between Validation and Implementation of Non-Animal Veterinary Vaccine Potency Testing Methods
Animals 2011, 1(4), 414-432; doi:10.3390/ani1040414
http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/1/4/414/

Sara E. Place, Yuee Pan, Yongjing Zhao and Frank M. Mitloehner
Article: Construction and Operation of a Ventilated Hood System for Measuring Greenhouse Gas and Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Cattle
Animals 2011, 1(4), 433-446; doi:10.3390/ani1040433
http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/1/4/433/


http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/1/4/

Κυκλοφόρησε δωρεάν στο διαδίκτυο νέος τόμος από το πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης

Διαβάστε τον-κατεβάστε τον εδώ:
http://appliedmaths2.ee.duth.gr/Dasologia%20Tomos%203.pdf

Animal Cognition: Behavioral Studies and Theory Formation

Workshop-Announcement & Call for Posters

Animal Cognition: Behavioral Studies and Theory Formation

June 28-30, 2012

Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Germany)

www.rub.de/philosophy/animalcognition

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Call for Posters

We invited poster presentation as part of our symposium and will financially support the presenters.

Posters should be submitted in a completed format or to be described by an abstract of 700 words.

Submissions are to be made with EasyChair: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/conference_dir.cgi?a=c154ef30c89d 

*Submission deadline: May 15th, 2012*

Poster presentations will be supported with up to 75,00€, respectively with up to 150,00€ when the participant are arriving from outside Germany. All travel costs can only be reimbursed on basis of receipts.

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Workshop-Description

Animal Cognition: Behavioral Studies and Theory Formation

June 28-30, 2012

Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Germany)

www.rub.de/philosophy/animalcognition

The workshop aims to discuss the recent developments in the growing field of investigating the cognitive abilities of animals. We intend to structure the presentations and discussions by focusing on four interconnected key questions: 1. What methodological principles should govern investigation of animal cognition and interpretation of observations of animal behavior? 2. How can recent findings about cognition in corvids and primates be integrated with neuroscientific data on brain evolution into theories of cognitive evolution and views about an anthropological borderline between humans and animals? 3. To what extent can we find symbolic understanding in animals? Since understanding symbolic and a recursive structure is one of the recent candidates for an anthropological borderline, one question for discussion is whether this still marks a clear species difference. 4. Empirical work has steadily accumulated suggesting the paradigm examples of 'merely associative' behaviors have striking ties to attention and central control, leading some to argue that these behaviors are better explained by appeal to cognition. This raises a question: Does a purely associative link-forming mechanism exist at all, or is learning cognitive all the way down in both humans and animals?

The workshop consists of four sections:

1. Methodology and Interpretation of Behavioral Studies (Convener: Prof. Colin Allen, Bloomington)

Keynote Speakers: Prof. Louise Barrett (Lethbridge), Prof. Hanjo Glock (Zürich)

2. Evolution of Brain and Cognition (Convener: Prof. Onur Güntürkün, Bochum)

Keynote Speakers: Prof. Josep Call (Leipzig), Prof. Thomas Bugnyar (Wien)

3. Symbolic Understanding: To what extent can we find symbolic understanding in animals? (Convener: Prof. Albert Newen, Bochum)

Keynote Speakers: Prof. Julia Fischer (Göttingen), Prof. Tecumseh Fitch (Wien) 

4. Cognition versus Association: Does “mere association” even exist? Or is it cognition “all the way down”? (Convener: Prof. Cameron Buckner, Houston)

Keynote Speakers: Prof. Tom Beckers (Amsterdam), Prof. John D. Greenwood (New York)

CALL FOR POSTERS and contact, see: www.rub.de/philosophy/animalcognition 
Deadline for poster submission: 15th of May 2012

Registration (There will be no fees): Please register before 31st of May 2012 by sending an email to:  Tobias.Starzak@ruhr-uni-bochum.de

Scientific Organization:  Prof. Albert Newen (Bochum), Prof. Colin Allen (Bloomington), Prof. Onur Güntürkün (Bochum), Dr. Cameron Buckner (Houston)

Πέθανε η Marti Kheel

Πριν λίγες μέρες, στις 19 Νοεμβρίου πέθανε  στα 63 της η οικοφεμινίστρια φιλόσοφος Marti Kheel από οξεία μυελογενή λευχαιμία.

διαβάστε σχετικό άρθρο: http://www.riverdalepress.com/stories/Marti-Kheel-activist-dies-at-63,49551?content_source=&category_id=&search_filter=&event_mode=&event_ts_from=&list_type=&order_by=&order_sort=&content_class=&sub_type=&town_id=

επισκεφτείτε το σάιτ της Kheel:
http://martikheel.com/

PRIZE – Holmes Rolston, III – 2nd Annual Early Career Essay Prize

The International Society for Environmental Ethics (ISEE) and the Center for Environmental Philosophy invite submissions for its annual essay prize for scholars in the early stages of their career. The prize is named in honour of Professor Holmes Rolston III, for his pioneering work in the field of environmental philosophy.
THE PRIZE
Papers are invited on all aspects of environmental philosophy or environmental affairs (with a strong theoretical component). A prize of $500 will be awarded to the winning essay.
All submitted papers that qualify (see conditions) will be reviewed by an Essay Prize Committee in consultation with the Editorial Board of Environmental Ethics. The winning essay will be published in the journal, Environmental Ethics.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES AND CONDITIONS
-Closing date for submissions: *June 1st, 2012*
-Eligibility: Submissions are invited from scholars who already hold a PhD and have earned their doctorate no more than five years prior to the submission deadline. Submissions must be accompanied by a one-page CV to provide evidence of early career status.
-Word limit: 60,000 characters (including spaces), including notes and references. An abstract of 100-150 words should also be included.
-Style: consult the Chicago Manual of Style or any recent issue of Environmental Ethics.
-Essays must be prepared for blind review (cover page with contact information and email on a separate page).
-Submissions should be emailed to: Emily.Brady@ed.ac.uk. Please put ‘Essay Prize’ in the subject line of the email submission.
-The essay should not be under consideration for publication elsewhere, and should not be submitted to any other journal until the outcome of the competition is announced.
-The decision of the committee will be final. There is only one prize per year and the committee reserves the right not to award the prize if submissions are not of an appropriate standard.
Dr. Emily Brady
President, International Society for Environmental Ethics
University of Edinburgh, Emily.Brady@ed.ac.uk
Dr. Eugene C. Hargrove
Center for Environmental Philosophy
University of North Texas, cep@unt.edu


http://iseethics.org/2011/10/03/prize-%e2%80%93-holmes-rolston-iii-%e2%80%93-early-career-essay-prize-2012/

Call for Papers ECPR Graduate Conference 4-6 July 2012, Bremen

The Distributive Effects of Environmental Politics:

 National and International Perspectives

Environmental problems like climate change, biodiversity loss, overfishing, or waste disposal can have significantly negative impacts on human wellbeing. Much research has been devoted to the problem-solving quality of environmental policy measures. Yet it is frequently disregarded that environmental politics can also have considerable (re)distributive effects on national and international levels.

Domestically, politics that are targeted exclusively at mitigating ecological problems are likely to reinforce differences in wealth. For instance, transport politics that are limited to reducing private fuel consumption by raising gas petrol prices may particularly lower the mobility of poorer segments of the population. Internationally, the distributive effects of environmental politics are particularly pronounced in North-South relations. Most recent environmental agreements contain clauses on technology transfer and financial support. But it remains contested whether this suffices to balance the unequal burdens that many agreements impose on developed and developing countries.

We invite papers which address the distributive effects of national or international environmental politics from any of the following three perspectives.

Descriptive: In the first place, we need to know more about the distributive consequences of environmental politics. For instance: Who benefits most from international environmental treaties or national legislation? Who bears the costs?

Analytical: We also look for explanations for the observed patterns. Key questions may be: How much influence do national economic structures have on distributive inequalities? Internationally, what influence does the problem structure have on distributive outcomes? What kinds of institutional arrangements can serve to mitigate socially undesirable effects of environmental politics?

Evaluative: Here we ask for example: To what extent are national or international policies consistent with norms of distributive justice? Do we observe conflicts between environmental (effectiveness) and social (fairness) goals? Do particular policies fare better or worse in the light of one conception of justice than in the light of others?

Please submit your proposals of maximum 300 words by December 20, 2011 to both Ina Lehmann (ina.lehmann@iniis.uni-bremen.de) and André Schaffrin (schaffrin@wiso.uni-koeln.de). Please include in your abstract your institutional affiliation and email address.

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Doctoral Candidate
Research Training Group SOCLIFE
Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences
University of Cologne

Richard-Strauß Str. 2, 50931 Koeln
Tel. ++ 49 221 470-1246
e-mail: schaffrin@wiso.uni-koeln.de
http://www.soclife.uni-koeln.de/

The 2012 ISE Intensive on Revolutionary Democratic Social Change

Drawing immense inspiration from the Occupy Movement, this year’s ISE Intensive will focus on providing tools to deepen our analysis, historical knowledge, and strategic visions for revolutionary democratic social change.  The 8-day intensive will offer seminars on:

• Alternatives to Capitalism;
• Direct Democracy;
• Philosophy and Politics of Social Ecology;
• Food and Climate Justice;
• Designing Democratic Organizations,
• Aligning with Frontline Communities,
• Liberating Land for Community Control; and
• Revolutionary Arts, Media and Culture

Please join us!

What Is the ISE?

For more than thirty years, the Institute for Social Ecology has been offering educational programs on radical social and ecological transformation. The ISE views the penetration of systems of domination and homogenization of culture as impediments to human freedom and as the root causes of the ecological crisis.  It is the ISE’s core belief that humans have the potential to foster vibrant, self-governing communities free from hierarchy, social inequity, and ecological degradation.
*Note to Second Year Students: We invite you to organize additional independent studies during the Intensive.
Dates: January 7 – 15, 2012
Classes will be held from 9AM to 6PM Daily
Location: The Intensive will be held at the Brecht Forum http://brechtforum.org/about
Tuition Cost: $200 (scholarship application available upon request)

http://www.social-ecology.org/2011/11/the-2012-ise-intensive-on-revolutionary-democratic-social-change/