Veterinary Herbal App vs MARAP

Learning herbal medicine can be challenging. The vast amount of information involved makes it time‑consuming, and selecting and administering the appropriate herbs can be difficult, even for experienced veterinarians. This app is designed exclusively for licensed veterinarians who study and use herbal medicine in their daily practice. It provides detailed information on 174 of the most commonly used veterinary herbal formulas and supports efficient, confident clinical decision‑making. Key Features: 1. Portable access to 174 herbal formulas formulated specifically for veterinary use 2. Comprehensive formula details, including ingredients and indications 3. Quick formula selection using clinical conditions and/or Zang-Fu syndromes 4. Search formulas using: ◦ Western/TCVM clinical indications ◦ Formula Name ◦ Formula Code 5. Thirteen articles about basic knowledge of Chinese Veterinary Medicine. This app is authored by Aituan Ma, DVM, PhD, and serves as a practical reference tool for veterinarians integrating herbal medicine into modern clinical practice.

MARAP is a mobile app co-created by fishers, tour guides, and coastal communities with the intent to gather ecological data from diverse data streams whilst promoting marine stewardship through education, awareness and community engagement. The app allows users to collect and store sightings and catch data of marine species in a ‘diary’, which provides detailed insights into their data, explaining the actionable outcomes of trends among each species. The app aims to foster compliance through awareness, by alerting users when they enter a marine protected area and providing unambiguous rules and regulations of the relevant zone, whilst users can aid enforcement by anonymously reporting suspected illegal activity. The app also focuses on community building to encourage long term engagement, with dedicated community and events pages. The app also supports field data collection, allowing members to input project specific data in the ‘project’ page.