idchkg
An Unflattened Identity and Change Knowledge Graph

animals organisms

concept · 1 mention

living creatures used as subjects in physiological studies

Other senses of “animals”

organism

Defining properties

Perspectives

Claims grouped by the voice that makes them.

KURZAK

  • caffeine has effects on animals 1861 ⟨animal studies⟩
    assertsneutralsource: coffee-pg28500
    Die Wirkungen des Kaffeins auf Thiere
    judge verdicts (4)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly supported by the passage. The KURZAK citation explicitly states 'Die Wirkungen des Kaffeins auf Thiere' (The effects of caffeine on animals), which directly corresponds to the subject-predicate-object relationship claimed. The time reference of 1861 matches the publication year in the bibliographic entry.
    • qualifier_fidelity 0.40 fail — Multiple qualifier issues: (1) VIEWPOINT should be 'KURZAK' (the named source), not 'bibliographic record' - the passage attributes this statement to a specific author; (2) TIME is problematic - the passage shows KURZAK published in Schmidt's Jahrbuecher, 1861, but this is the publication date, not necessarily when the observation/claim was made. The claim treats 1861 as both valid_from and valid_to with precision, but the passage provides only publication year with no temporal scope qualifier. Should either be null or reflect publication date only without implying the claim is invalid outside that year; (3) CONTEXT is empty but should likely note this concerns animal studies given 'Thiere' (animals) in the source material. The quote itself is accurate and faithful to the passage.
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. KURZAK's 1861 publication title 'Die Wirkungen des Kaffeins auf Thiere' (The Effects of Caffeine on Animals) explicitly supports that caffeine has effects on animals, matching the subject-predicate-object relationship claimed.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to KURZAK (not 'author'). The stance 'asserts' is appropriate for a factual study title. The sentiment is neutral, matching the objective tone of the bibliographic entry. The time '1861' matches the publication year. The context 'animal studies' appropriately reflects the subject matter. The quote 'Die Wirkungen des Kaffeins auf Thiere' appears verbatim in the passage as the title of KURZAK's work and directly supports the claim about caffeine's effects on animals.

Simon Paulli (author)

  • animals are subject to ulcers in Indies ⟨due to excessive humidity⟩
    assertsneutralsource: general-pg53027
    through all the _Indies_, Cows, Sheep, and other Animals, are much subject to Ulcers, which, on Account of the excessive Humidity of the Climate, easily become putrid
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The text explicitly says 'through all the _Indies_, Cows, Sheep, and other Animals, are much subject to Ulcers' and attributes this to 'the excessive Humidity of the Climate.' The claim accurately reflects the passage without added outside knowledge or over-generalization.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. Viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage presents this as the author's observation). Stance is 'asserts' which matches the declarative presentation. Sentiment is neutral, appropriate for a factual medical/observational statement. Time is null, correctly reflecting that the passage provides no temporal scope. Context accurately captures the causal qualifier ('due to excessive humidity') stated in the passage. The quote is verbatim and directly supports the claim about animals in the Indies being subject to ulcers.

Change over time

1861
  • has effects on caffeine