User:MariaBenitezC/sandbox

Week 2: Article Evaluation: Julia Pastrana

Cap Discussion: Gaps could occur due to lack of resources and poor writing.

Does it matter who writes wikipedia? No. As long as the editor has unbiased and accurate information to share with proper citation.

Unbiased in Wikipedia: Going off neutral sources that see both sides. Not drawing your own conclusion or imputting your opinions and thoughts.

Notes regarding assigned article "Julia Pastrana": Information about scientists who bought her and used her for experiments and studies was mentioned, as well as their deaths. Are their deaths relevant to this article about Julia Pastrana? Specifically Professor Sukulov in the "After Death" section, in which no citation is listed. This information also leads to a brief mention of "Marie Bartel", which is someone with similar features to Julia Pastrana. My question would be, whether a citation is needed for Marie Bartel?

Week 3: Editing Suggestions for Julia Pastrana

• Proposed edits for the Julia Pastrana Article:
  • In the After Death section, there is a missing citation for Professor Sukulov which could potentially be removed because not enough sources were found on this professor, including his relation with Marie Bartel.
  • Include Citations for Marie Bartel: which there are not many articles regarding her life. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Senora_Pastrana,_a_bearded_lady._Reproduction_of_a_wood_Wellcome_V0007254.jpg Does not include much edit proposals either.
  • A recent source that could be very useful to include more information on the life of Julia Pastrana:
    • Godfrey, Kathleen. (2020). Julia Pastrana Online. Retrieved from http://juliapastranaonline.com.

Feedback: Discussion and Adding to an Article

• Looks like this is the assignment from the previous week, but the Week 3 assignment is missing the discussion items.
• It looks like you developed some questions which are a good start and revise the previous week's assignment.
• With a bit more work, these could be developed into a proposed edit: 1. You could propose the removal of info on the death of the scientists and then look up resources that support the information in the after death section and the information on Marie Bartel. What you have now are good starters and appropriate for the previous week, but the assignment for week 3 was to actually propose (research, draft, and submit if you wanted [this last bit totally optional] an actual edit).
• I can see that you completed the week 4 assignment, and that is really starting to look both well organized and researched. I look forward to reading that.
• The mini assignments from week 2 and 3 will come back as you begin the process of working on the pages that you will edit for the rest of the semester, so please see me for direction and clarification if needed.
• Quick Reminder: "sign" your work after submission. Even though this is your sandbox and you do not need to do it, get into the habit as it is an expectation of good faith practice when contributing to articles or talk pages.Osquaesitor (talk) 19:38, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

Week 4: Wikipedia Page Proposals

1. Mammal: I am genuinely curious about the anatomy of mammals, specifically human anatomy, which I think I can study and learn from as I edit the sub articles. Some basic sentences contain up to 3 citations, I wonder if they can become more concise and have only 1 citation to prevent confusion.
   1. Corpus callosum
   2. Skin
   3. Neocortex
2. Batoidea: I think that rays are very cool in terms of their cartilaginous structures. I think that there are some sentences which need to be elaborated on such as this sentence: " The jaws have euhyostylic type suspension, which relies completely on the hyomandibular cartilages for support." "Euhyostylic" and "hyomandibular" should probably be linked to provide definition.
   1. Egg case (Chondrichthyes)
   2. Oviparity
   3. Sixgill stingray
3. Cat Anatomy: Cat's flexibility is the reason why I am interested in cat anatomy. I am eager to not only learn about the anatomical structures, but the physiological components as well. There are missing citations in this article, specifically the section about cat's legs. The references for this page also contain dead links, meaning the reference is inaccessible, thus information pulled from it may no longer be valid or reliable.
   1. Cervical vertebrae
   2. Keratin
   3. Rhinarium

Week 5: Group Article Suggestions (Cat Anatomy) User:Ashleypress0511/sandbox

1. Some suggestions to the Cat Anatomy article include
   1. Changing the scientific language into a more explicit and understandable language to help those who are not science majors.

Week 9: Response to Peer Reviews

1. Edit sentence: “…able to walk much more quieter and quickly than other animals” to “…able to walk quieter and quicker than other animals”. Noah is right, my original sentence is a bit wordy so it is best to shorten it and make it concise.
2. Change the digitigrade wikipedia article source since that may not be a reliable source. I used it originally because the Cat article had initially used it as well.
3. Find another source to replace "14 Fun Facts about Cats", as it may not be as reliable.
4. Think about adding an image. This image could show the cat's gait since it is easier to visualize than to explain. Or potentially show the cat's walking on their nails to be exact.

MariaBenitezC 10:14, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

Legs and Gait (Changes to Limbs and Musculature?)

"Cats, like dogs, are digitigrades. They walk directly on their toes, with the bones of their feet making up the lower part of the visible leg. All cats are capable of walking very precisely. Like all felines, they directly register; that is, they place each hind paw almost directly in the print of the corresponding forepaw, minimizing noise and visible tracks.^{[citation needed]} This also provides sure footing for their hind paws when they navigate rough terrain. The two back legs allow falling and leaping far distances without injury."

Edit: Cats are digitigrades, which means that they walk on their toes just like dogs and birds that are able to walk. The advantage of this is that cats (including other digitigrades) are able to walk much more quieter and quickly than other animals. Cats are also able to walk very precisely. Adult cats walk with a "four-beat gait" meaning that each foot does not step on the same spot as each other while they are walking. Whether they walk fast or slow, a cat's walk is considered symmetric because the right limbs imitate the position of the left limbs as they walk. A cat's gait can also be compared to a giraffe and camel, as they all walk in a symmetrical form as well.

Comment: Should I add information about cat's jumps, air righting and climbing? This information gets very specific in the Veterian Key article.

NEW EDIT AFTER PEER REVIEWS:

A brief visual of a cat's skeletal leg anatomy in a digitigrade stance.

Cats are digitigrades, which means that they walk on their toes just like dogs. The advantage of this is that cats (including other digitigrades) are more agile than other animals. This is because all animals usually have ground reaction forces (GRFs) at around two to three times their body weight per limb. Digitigrades have a higher GRF compared to other animals due to the increased weight on a smaller surface area, which would be about six times their body weight per limb.

Cats are also able to walk very precisely. Adult cats walk with a "four-beat gait" meaning that each foot does not step on the same spot as each other. Whether they walk fast or slow, a cat's walk is considered symmetric because the right limbs imitate the position of the left limbs as they walk. This type of locomotion provides sense of touch on all four paws that are necessary for precise coordination.

The Cat's vertebra are held by muscles rather than ligaments like humans. This contributes to the cat's elasticity and ability to elongate and contract their back by curving it upwards or oscillating it along their vertebral line.

Cats are also able to jump from larger heights without serious injury due to the efficient performance in their limbs and ability to control impact forces. In this case, elbow muscle groups play a role in forelimbs and hip muscle groups play a role in hindlimbs. Hindlimbs are able to absorb more shock and energy when jumping from surface to surface, as well as steer the cat for weight bearing and breaking, compared to forelimbs .

General locomotor patterns of a cat.