‘Happy Cows,’ ‘Happy Beef’: A Critique of the Rationales for Ethical Meat

Happy Chatbot, Happy User

We compare our own embodied conversational agent (ECA) scheme, BotCom, with seven other complex Internet-based ECAs according to recentlypublished information about them, and highlight some important attributes that have received little attention in the construction of realistic ECAs. BotCom incorporates the use of emotions, humor and complex information services. We cover issues that are likel...

Happy Street: a point to reach the happy city Case study (Bu-Ali Sina and Pasteur axis of Hamadan city)

The happy city is one of the topics that has been considered by many urban experts in recent decades. The issue of happiness in urban space is becoming one of the urban spaceschr('39') expectations. From Montgomerychr('39')s perspective, happiness is not a vague concept but a defined and measurable equation directly influenced by the manchr('39')s environment. The issue of a happy city in our c...

Happy Eggs

The world of scientific discovery often remains far-fetched to ordinary people. Although the significance of engaging the public and making the science accessible has been increasingly recognised, few efforts have been made to investigate the popular stereotype of ‘crazy’ scientists, ambitious and sometimes nerdy. Whilst the media tend to focus on very few glamorous scientist celebrities, the m...

Happy 2012!

Along with less snow and blooming crocuses, another sign of winter's retreat is the spring issue of the Canadian Geri-atrics Journal. We are pleased to present a series of articles that investigate gerontological issues in a series of different environments including acute care, the classroom, and the ambulance bay. Dr. McAiney has performed a detailed examination of the prevalence of delirium ...

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