title: Urban development and well-being

authors: Mackness, Kate

subjects: urban

abstract: • ‘Well-being’ and ‘development’ are not necessarily the same thing
• Creating great urban environments contribute to well-being, with multiple perspectives & dimensions requiring consideration

text: Urban development and well-being • ‘Well-being’ and ‘development’ are not necessarily the same thing
• Creating great urban environments contribute to well-being, with multiple perspectives & dimensions requiring consideration

year: 2019

title: Automatic Weighing for Dry Stock

authors: Smialowski, Grzegorz

subjects: weighing

abstract: The aim of the research was to develop an accurate weight estimation algorithm for dry stock cattle using unsupervised walk-over equipment and to investigate the accuracy of the dairy cow algorithm for dry stock animals. Several customers and research organisations requested a suitable product for weighing dry stock, similar to the automatic weighing system for dairy cows. The development of the algorithm had to take into account the erratic behaviour of dry stock cattle. An additional requirement for the research was to improve cost effectiveness of the existing system, by removing the need for the lead-on platform.
Data was collected from a series of dry stock herds, as they walked over the existing dairy cow walk-over weighing (WOW) platform, in either a paddock or a stockyard. All dry stock cattle were static weighed before walking over the WOW to obtain an accurate true weight of the animal. The weight estimations produced by the dairy cow algorithm were recorded and the raw load cell data was captured. The raw load cell data was then used to devise a new algorithm specifically for dry stock cattle. The new algorithm was tested against the collected load cell data from various herds. The dairy cow algorithm results were used to compare the accuracy of the existing algorithm on dry stock cattle.
The new devised algorithm used a threshold to locate a rough start and end point for each walk-over event. The data between the initial start and end points was processed to locate the period which had the full weight of the cattle located on the weighing platform. The algorithm estimated the weight of the animal from the data between these points.
It was found that the dairy cow algorithm was nearing the required accuracy, but was not able to determine weights for the majority of the animals. The new algorithm devised for dry stock cattle was unable to obtain an improvement in accuracy, but was able to estimate weights for a greater proportion of the cattle. Additionally the new algorithm was successful in eliminating the need for the lead-on platform for detecting animals.

text: Automatic Weighing for Dry Stock The aim of the research was to develop an accurate weight estimation algorithm for dry stock cattle using unsupervised walk-over equipment and to investigate the accuracy of the dairy cow algorithm for dry stock animals. Several customers and research organisations requested a suitable product for weighing dry stock, similar to the automatic weighing system for dairy cows. The development of the algorithm had to take into account the erratic behaviour of dry stock cattle. An additional requirement for the research was to improve cost effectiveness of the existing system, by removing the need for the lead-on platform.
Data was collected from a series of dry stock herds, as they walked over the existing dairy cow walk-over weighing (WOW) platform, in either a paddock or a stockyard. All dry stock cattle were static weighed before walking over the WOW to obtain an accurate true weight of the animal. The weight estimations produced by the dairy cow algorithm were recorded and the raw load cell data was captured. The raw load cell data was then used to devise a new algorithm specifically for dry stock cattle. The new algorithm was tested against the collected load cell data from various herds. The dairy cow algorithm results were used to compare the accuracy of the existing algorithm on dry stock cattle.
The new devised algorithm used a threshold to locate a rough start and end point for each walk-over event. The data between the initial start and end points was processed to locate the period which had the full weight of the cattle located on the weighing platform. The algorithm estimated the weight of the animal from the data between these points.
It was found that the dairy cow algorithm was nearing the required accuracy, but was not able to determine weights for the majority of the animals. The new algorithm devised for dry stock cattle was unable to obtain an improvement in accuracy, but was able to estimate weights for a greater proportion of the cattle. Additionally the new algorithm was successful in eliminating the need for the lead-on platform for detecting animals.

year: 2013

title: Te whakaihonga: He tikanga tapahi makawe i te ao Māori

authors: McDonald, Rangihurihia Ann

subjects: Tapahi makawe

abstract: E ai ki te Māori, mai anō i a Māui Pōtiki, kua tapahia e te pouaru, e te kirimate, ngō rātou makawe i te tangihanga. He reureu, he tiotio, he pakipaki taha ngētehi o ngā tohu weriweri nei, i tauawhi, i whakaū i te aroha ki te mate. I ngētehi wā, he whakamaumahara, he take whakariri i te ngākau, he utu i te tangi kino o te manawa. Mutu kau ana te tangihanga, ko te heuenga hoki i te whare tauā, ki te wai whakaika. Ko ngētehi take ngēnei o te tapahi makawe a te kirimate, otirā, ko te tino whāinga o tēnei tuhinga whakapae. He whakapono makawe anō i whakaemingia, nā te rangahau mātātuhi, ko ngā pūrākau, ngā mōteatea, ngā whakataukī anō hoki a ngā tūpuna. He tirohanga kaumātua i kohikohingia nā roto mai o te uiui. Waiho mai ana ko ngā tikanga tawhito mō te tapahi i te uru tapu o te tangata, ki te ao tūroa.

text: Te whakaihonga: He tikanga tapahi makawe i te ao Māori E ai ki te Māori, mai anō i a Māui Pōtiki, kua tapahia e te pouaru, e te kirimate, ngō rātou makawe i te tangihanga. He reureu, he tiotio, he pakipaki taha ngētehi o ngā tohu weriweri nei, i tauawhi, i whakaū i te aroha ki te mate. I ngētehi wā, he whakamaumahara, he take whakariri i te ngākau, he utu i te tangi kino o te manawa. Mutu kau ana te tangihanga, ko te heuenga hoki i te whare tauā, ki te wai whakaika. Ko ngētehi take ngēnei o te tapahi makawe a te kirimate, otirā, ko te tino whāinga o tēnei tuhinga whakapae. He whakapono makawe anō i whakaemingia, nā te rangahau mātātuhi, ko ngā pūrākau, ngā mōteatea, ngā whakataukī anō hoki a ngā tūpuna. He tirohanga kaumātua i kohikohingia nā roto mai o te uiui. Waiho mai ana ko ngā tikanga tawhito mō te tapahi i te uru tapu o te tangata, ki te ao tūroa.

year: 2011