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Online questionnaire about Zoos
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 02 Feb '22

02 Feb '22

If any of you have a spare 10 minutes to help this PhD student ....thank you To whom it may concern, You are invited to participate in PhD research entitled Understanding zoo visitors and non-visitors’ knowledge, perceptions and behaviours supervised by Dr. Robert Young and Dr. Danielle Hinchcliffe and conducted by Fok Tsz Ting, who are staff and student of School of Science, Engineering & Environment in University of Salford. The purpose of the study is to understand participants' knowledge, perceptions and behaviours toward zoos and how these factors influencing zoo visitors and non-visitors. You are invited for an online questionnaire which lasts for 5-10 minutes. Identifying information of all participants will be confidential with the research use only. The original questionnaires will be stored in a safe security system until the research is officially published. All research data will be destroyed after 10 years of the journal publication. For more details about the study, you may refer to the attached survey link. You can access the online questionnaire from the below link or QR code (attached). https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/G5RF6ZW<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.surve…> Should you have any problems, please contact me at t.t.fok(a)edu.salford.ac.uk<mailto:t.t.fok@edu.salford.ac.uk> Best regards, Francis Staff at the University of Salford are working hard to support our students in an unprecedented situation. Please be assured that the health and wellbeing of our University community is our major concern and we will take actions accordingly. For the most up to date information, please see this link<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftestlives…>. We will be responding to e-mails as quickly as we can between the hours of 9am to 5pm. [University of Salford] Prof Rob Young Chair in Wildlife Conservation | Science, Engineering & Environment G51 Peel Building, University of Salford, Manchester M5 4WT T: +44(0) 161 295 2058 r.j.young(a)salford.ac.uk<mailto:r.j.young@salford.ac.uk> | My HomePage<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salfo…> Office Hours on Campus: 1.30pm to 3.30pm Mondays [cid:image002.jpg@01D81819.F850BF00] ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG seminar today, 16:00
by Pawel Fedurek 01 Feb '22

01 Feb '22

Dear BERGers, A quick reminder that today Dr Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas (University of Glasgow) is giving a talk about her research on animal-computer interactions. The link to the meeting, as well as a list of the forthcoming speakers, are below this email. See you later! Best wishes, Pawel Link to the meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…> Spring semester speakers:  Date Time Speaker Affiliation Seminar title 02/02/2022 16:00 Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas University of Glasgow TBC, animal-computer interactions 09/02/2022 16:00 Zsuzsa Lugosi Kings Collage London Investigating the ways young children (aged 6-11) connect to nature at the Natural History Museum of London. 16/02/2022 16:00 Bruce Rowlings Durham University TBC, cumulative culture 23/02/2022 16:00 Derry Taylor University of Neuchatel TBC, Vocal communication and cognition in chimpanzees 02/03/2022 MID SEMESTER BREAK 09/03/2022 16:00 Roxanne Hawkins UWS TBC 16/03/2022 16:00 Harmonie Klein Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology TBC, Loango chimpanzees 23/03/2022 16:00 Alexander Weiss University of Edinburgh TBC 30/03/2002 16:00 Kris Sabbi Tufts University TBC, the ontogeny of aggressive behaviour in chimpanzees 06/04/2022 16:00 Stuart Watson University of Zurich TBC, animal social learning 13/04/2022 16:00 TBC TBC 20/04/2022 16:00 Gema Martin-Ordas University of Stirling TBC, reporting p values in primate tool use research 27/04/2022 16:00 André Pereira University of Exeter TBC 04/05/2022 16:00 Laura Lewis Harvard University TBC, bonobo cognition 11/05/2022 16:00 TBC 18/05/2022 16:00 Sabrina Brando University of Stirling TBC ------------------------------- Dr Pawel Fedurek (he/his) Lecturer in Psychology Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG) Division of Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland, UK Tel: +44 (0)1786 467844<tel:+441786467844> Twitter: @fedurekp<https://twitter.com/fedurekp> @BERG_Stirling<https://twitter.com/BERG_Stirling> Staff page<https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/1080868> | BERG page<https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties/natural-sciences/our-research/resear…> I aim to reply within 3 working days (my working days are between Monday and Friday). ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG seminar, Wednesday 16:00
by Pawel Fedurek 30 Jan '22

30 Jan '22

Dear BERGers, I hope you had a nice weekend. Regarding the seminar this Wednesday (2 Feb), Dr Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas from the University of Glasgow will give a talk for us about her research on animal-computer interactions. Hope to see you all on Wednesday! The link to the meeting, as well as a list of the forthcoming speakers, are below this email. Best wishes, Pawel Link to the meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…> Spring semester speakers: Date Time Speaker Affiliation Seminar title 02/02/2022 16:00 Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas University of Glasgow TBC, animal-computer interactions 09/02/2022 16:00 Zsuzsa Lugosi Kings Collage London Investigating the ways young children (aged 6-11) connect to nature at the Natural History Museum of London. 16/02/2022 16:00 Bruce Rowlings Durham University TBC, cumulative culture 23/02/2022 16:00 Derry Taylor University of Neuchatel TBC, Vocal communication and cognition in chimpanzees 02/03/2022 MID SEMESTER BREAK 09/03/2022 16:00 Roxanne Hawkins UWS TBC 16/03/2022 16:00 Harmonie Klein Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology TBC, Loango chimpanzees 23/03/2022 16:00 Alexander Weiss University of Edinburgh TBC 30/03/2002 16:00 Kris Sabbi Tufts University TBC, the ontogeny of aggressive behaviour in chimpanzees 06/04/2022 16:00 Stuart Watson University of Zurich TBC, animal social learning 13/04/2022 16:00 TBC TBC 20/04/2022 16:00 Gema Martin-Ordas University of Stirling TBC, reporting p values in primate tool use research 27/04/2022 16:00 André Pereira University of Exeter TBC 04/05/2022 16:00 Laura Lewis Harvard University TBC, bonobo cognition 11/05/2022 16:00 TBC 18/05/2022 16:00 Sabrina Brando University of Stirling TBC ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Fw: UFAW LINK: CCSAW Research Seminar series, University of Guelph, Canada
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 24 Jan '22

24 Jan '22

Three online talks, potentially of interest to some: (Wednesdays, 17.30 GMT, i.e. after BERG) Dr. Rebecca Meagher January 26th, 12:30 EST - Exploring the connections between cognition and welfare in farmed animals Dr. Joao Costa February 9, 12:30pm EST Dairy cattle behavior in modern production systems Jennifer Applebaum March 30th, 12:30 EDT Why companion animal welfare scientists should think like sociologists (HAIMsters especially) ---------------------------------------- Dear all, CSSAW Alumna Dr. Rebecca Meagher will be kicking off the CCSAW Research Seminar series this semester in a couple of weeks time (Wed Jan. 26that 1230): Zoom -- MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "ryyzw.smtpurl.com" claiming to be https://zoom.us/j/99356192808<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fryyzw.smtp…> Dr. Meagher will present on links between cognition and welfare in farmed animals, especially dairy cattle. Amongst other topics, she will review how calf housing affects their abilities to learn, and how motivated adult cows are to learn. Dr. Meagher is currently an Assistant Professor of Animal Welfare at Dalhousie University, focusing mainly on mink and dairy cattle. Her research interests include welfare assessment methods, effects of the early environment, and understanding and managing individual differences. Her work on the environments of calves and heifers examines how these factors affect both cognition and emotional states such as boredom. Sadly she won't be here in person - her "visit" will be 100% online. But the poster is attached - please spread the word so we get a great turnout! I’ve also attached a poster with all this semester’s seminars, February's and March's too. Look forward to “seeing” you there! Best wishes, Georgia Mason Professor, Dept. of Integrative Biology / Col. K. L. Campbell University Chair in Animal Welfare / Director of the Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare (she/her) ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG seminar, Wednesday 16:00
by Pawel Fedurek 23 Jan '22

23 Jan '22

Dear BERGers, I hope that you are all well and had a good start to the new year. This is just to let you know that we are resuming our BERG seminars this Wednesday (26 Jan) with our own Ashleigh Messenger giving a talk about her MSc project - please see details in the attached abstract. Hope to see you all on Wednesday! The link to the meeting, as well as a list of the forthcoming speakers, are below this email. Best wishes, Pawel Spring semester speakers: Date Time Speaker Affiliation Seminar title 26/01/2022 16:00 Ashleigh Messenger University of Stirling TBC, MSc project 02/02/2022 16:00 Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas University of Glasgow TBC, animal-computer interactions 09/02/2022 16:00 Zsuzsa Lugosi Kings Collage London TBC, PhD project 16/02/2022 16:00 Bruce Rowlings Durham University TBC, cumulative culture 23/02/2022 16:00 Derry Taylor University of Neuchatel TBC, Vocal communication and cognition in chimpanzees 02/03/2022 MID SEMESTER BREAK 09/03/2022 16:00 Roxanne Hawkins UWS TBC 16/03/2022 16:00 Harmonie Klein Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology TBC, Loango chimpanzees 23/03/2022 16:00 Alexander Weiss University of Edinburgh TBC 30/03/2002 16:00 Kris Sabbi Tufts University TBC, the ontogeny of aggressive behaviour in chimpanzees 06/04/2022 16:00 Stuart Watson University of Zurich TBC, animal social learning 13/04/2022 16:00 TBC TBC 20/04/2022 16:00 Gema Martin-Ordas University of Stirling TBC, reporting p values in primate tool use research 27/04/2022 16:00 André Pereira University of Exeter TBC 04/05/2022 16:00 Laura Lewis Harvard University TBC, bonobo cognition 11/05/2022 16:00 TBC 18/05/2022 16:00 Sabrina Brando University of Stirling TBC Link to the meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…> ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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ARED workshop schedule
by Kirsten Blakey 11 Jan '22

11 Jan '22

Dear BERGers, I just wanted to let you know the schedule of the ARED workshop on January 17-19. Please see below. Abstracts are on the project website: https://ared.stir.ac.uk/events/. The workshop will be held on Zoom and in person. If you'd like to join, in person or online, for all or part of the event, please email ared(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:ared@stir.ac.uk>. Best wishes, Kirsten ------ Monday January 17: starting time 1:50 pm GMT (2:50 pm CET, 5:50 am PST, 8:50 am EST) 1:50 - 2:00 Welcome 2:00 - 3:20 Agnes Kovacs (CEU): Flexible update and revision of others' mental states in early development 3:40 - 5:00 Josef Perner (Salzburg): Mental Files Join Teleology 5:20 - 7:00 Hannah Ginsborg (Berkeley): Non-rational agency in concept-acquisition and language-learning Tuesday January 18: starting time 3:40 pm GMT (4:40pm CET, 7:40am PST, 10:40am EST) 3:40 - 5:00 Kirsten Blakey & Giacomo Melis (Stirling): In search of reflective thinking in non-linguistic agents 5:20 - 7:00 Matthew Boyle (Chicago): Reflection and rationality Wednesday January 19 starting time 2pm GMT (3pm CET, 6am PST, 9am EST) 2:00 - 3:20 Ludwig Huber (Messerli, Vienna): The concept of seeing in dogs 3:40 - 5:00 Christoph Voelter (Messerli, Vienna): Do nonhuman animals seek explanations? 5:20 - 7:00 Hilary Kornblith (Amherst): Doubts about epistemic agency ----- Dr Kirsten H Blakey (she/her) Postdoctoral Research Fellow Philosophy & Psychology, University of Stirling Address: Cottrell building 3W1, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland, FK9 4LA Email: k.h.blakey1(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:k.h.blakey1@stir.ac.uk> | Staff webpage<http://www.stir.ac.uk/people/267453> | Personal webpage<https://kirstenhblakey.weebly.com/> ARED Project<https://ared.stir.ac.uk/> | Postdoctoral representative, Psychology Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee<https://edicpsy.stir.ac.uk/> ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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ARED workshop in January
by Kirsten Blakey 20 Dec '21

20 Dec '21

Dear BERGers, This is just to let you know about a workshop that will be taking place in January as part of the Agency, Rationality and Epistemic Defeat project: please see info below. Given current circumstances, invited speakers will participate remotely. As we are still planning to host the event from the University of Stirling there will be a limited number of places available for local attendees. Best wishes, Kirsten --------- ARED, an interdisciplinary research project on epistemic agency and rationality hosted by the University of Stirling (Philosophy and Psychology) and the Messerli Research Institute at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, announces its first workshop, which is scheduled to be held at the University of Stirling and on Zoom on 17-19 January 2022 from 2pm to 7pm (GMT). The speakers will be: Matthew Boyle (Chicago), Hannah Ginsborg (Berkeley), Ludwig Huber (Messerli), Hilary Kornblith (Amherst), Ágnes Kovacs (CEU), Josef Perner (Salzburg), Christoph Völter (Messerli), Kirsten Blakey and Giacomo Melis (Stirling). The schedule with talk titles and abstracts will be announced soon. If you would like to participate, please register by sending an email to ared(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:ared@stir.ac.uk> specifying whether you intend to attend in person (places will be limited and restricted to those in the UK) or via Zoom. Everyone welcome! For more information, please visit https://ared.stir.ac.uk/ ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Have a great Christmas break
by Pawel Fedurek 17 Dec '21

17 Dec '21

Dear BERGers, This is just to say thanks a lot for attending our meetings this semester – I hope you enjoyed the seminars! A list of next semester speakers is below this email. I hope you have a great Christmas break. See you in January! Best wishes, Pawel Spring semester seminars: Date Time Speaker Affiliation Seminar title 26/01/2022 16:00 Ashleigh Messenger University of Stirling TBC, MSc project 02/02/2022 16:00 Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas University of Glasgow TBC, animal-computer interactions 09/02/2022 16:00 Zsuzsa Lugosi Kings Collage London TBC, PhD project 16/02/2022 16:00 Bruce Rowlings Durham University TBC, cumulative culture 23/02/2022 16:00 Derry Taylor University of Neuchatel TBC, Vocal communication and cognition in chimpanzees 02/03/2022 MID SEMESTER BREAK 09/03/2022 TBC 16/03/2022 16:00 Harmonie Klein Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology TBC, Loango chimpanzees 23/03/2022 16:00 Alexander Weiss University of Edinburgh TBC 30/03/2002 16:00 Kris Sabbi Tufts University TBC, the ontogeny of aggressive behaviour in chimpanzees 06/04/2022 16:00 Stuart Watson University of Zurich TBC, animal social learning 13/04/2022 TBC TBC 20/04/2022 16:00 Gema Martin-Ordas University of Stirling TBC, reporting p values in primate tool use research 27/04/2022 16:00 André Pereira University of Exeter TBC 04/05/2022 16:00 Laura Lewis Harvard University TBC, bonobo cognition 11/05/2022 TBC 18/05/2022 TBC 25/05/2022 TBC ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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UFAW LINK - Reminder re: awards and student scholars meeting.
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 07 Dec '21

07 Dec '21

A message from UFAW below, including details of grants, awards and conferences. ________________________________ From: Stephen Wickens <wickens(a)ufaw.org.uk> Sent: 07 December 2021 09:28 To: Hannah Buchanan-Smith <h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk> Subject: UFAW LINK - Reminder re: awards and student scholars meeting. CAUTION: This email originated from outside University of Stirling. Do not follow links or open attachments if you doubt the authenticity of the sender or the content. ________________________________ Dear Hannah, I hope that all is well with you as we head towards the end of another tricky year? Just to remind you that this week is the closing date for applications for a couple of our awards (see below). Still plenty of time to nominate your favourite inspirational scientist or a rising star. Also, our student scholarship meeting is taking place on the 13th December. I've attached a progarmme and if it looks of interest you can register for it using this link - MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "qpnzg.smtpurl.com" claiming to be https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4987191648035585293<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fqpnzg.smtp…>. Please share with anyone who you think might be interested in attending (it's free). UFAW and HSA grants and awards: UFAW, and our sister charity the HSA, are currently seeking applications for the following: * the UFAW Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Animal Welfare Science<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fqpnzg.smtp…>. Closing date for applications 10 December 2021. * the UFAW Early Career Animal Welfare Researcher of the Year Award<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fqpnzg.smtp…> Closing date for applications 10 December 2021. * the UFAW Animal Welfare Student Scholarships<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fqpnzg.smtp…> (stipend £2400, including funds to cover departmental expenses upto a maximum of £800). Closing date for applications: 28th February 2022 and * the HSA Student/Trainee Scholarships<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fqpnzg.smtp…> (stipend up to a maximum of £2400). Closing date for applications: 28 February 2022 * the HSA Humane Slaughter Award<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fqpnzg.smtp…> for significant advances in humane slaughter, marketing or transport of farmed livestock. Closing date for applications: 10 December 2021. * UFAW meetings: Forthcoming * UFAW Student Animal Welfare Scholarship meeting. This is taking place on Monday 13th December at 9.00am UK time. This meeting is free and features 16 talks. The programme for the meeting is attached. * Advancing Animal Welfare Science 2022. UFAW International Conference, 28-29 June, Edinburgh, UK. This meeting will be held in person, with live streaming of some elements for those not able to travel to attend. Deadline for abstracts is 7th January. Further details can be viewed here<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnrlvq.smtp…> Thank you and for your activities and support of UFAW, HSA and the UFAW LINK scheme this year. Best wishes for Christmas and 2022. Stephen Dr Stephen Wickens Universities Federation for Animal Welfare, The Old School, Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, Herts AL4 8AN, UK Email: wickens(a)ufaw.org.uk ; Direct Tel: +44(0)1276 500880; Office: +44(0)1582 831818 (tel), 831414 (fax) MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "c:" claiming to be www.ufaw.org.uk<C:\Users\Stephen%20Wickens\AppData\Local\Temp\~ed_sb_3\www.ufaw.org.uk> ---------------------------------------- Hold the date: * Advancing animal welfare science<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fqpnzg.smtp…> Virtual UFAW Animal Welfare Conference 28-29th June 2022 For further information about UFAW awards, scholarships, meetings and other news follow us on: Facebook: Universities Federation for Animal Welfare - UFAW<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fqpnzg.smtp…> ; Twitter: @UFAW_1926<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fqpnzg.smtp…> The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) is an UK charity that works to develop and promote improvements in the welfare of all animals through scientific and educational activity worldwide. Registered Charity No 207996 (Registered in England) and Company Limited by Guarantee No 579991 Science in the service of animal welfare To unsubscribe from further emails on this meeting, click here<mailto:wickens@ufaw.org.uk> and enter unsubscribe in the subject ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG seminar today, 16:00
by Pawel Fedurek 07 Dec '21

07 Dec '21

Dear BERGers, Today we have our final meeting this semester! Eve Holden (University of York) is giving a seminar about her PhD project on early life predictions of joint attention (abstract attached). Hope to see you later! Link to the seminar is below this email. Best wishes, Pawel Link to the meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…> ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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