{ "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-12T08:52:02Z", "providers": [ "Codex" ], "breadth": "recalled by Codex without web access - no source was read", "missingProviders": [], "pass": 2, "cost": { "grok": { "seconds": 20.6, "error": "Reading additional input from stdin...\nOpenAI Codex v0.153.4\n--------\nworkdir: R:\\02_PROJECTS\\02_Meta_Models_Platforms\\Ver.cy\\current\\thing-registry-backlog\nmodel: gpt-6-astra\nprovider: openai\napproval: never\nsandbox: read-only\nreasoning effort: none\nreasoning summaries: none\nsession id: 01a094d0-15cf-7420-a50e-694f1d115ca3\n--------\nuser\nDescribe what is already known about one registered thing. 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"purpose": "Enable an agent to recognise a cotton pad, assess its suitability and condition for a specified contact task, and decide how it may be used or discarded.", "definition": "A cotton pad is a small, flat, absorbent article made primarily from cotton fibres and used to apply or remove liquids and other substances from a surface, commonly the skin.", "scope_statement": "This model owns the registered kind cotton pad: a small, substantially flat, absorbent article made wholly or substantially from cotton, with product variants represented through composition, construction, intended use and condition.", "in_scope": [ "Cotton fibre content, additional materials and any applied substances", "Pad geometry, surface texture, edge construction and layer arrangement", "Liquid uptake, retention, release and integrity during wiping", "Declared cosmetic, hygiene or medical purpose and associated contact restrictions", "Cleanliness, packaging, use condition and declared reuse or disposal 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remains eligible for its intended use." }, { "name": "Use-cycle designation", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Declared single-use, declared reusable with care instructions or unspecified", "why_it_matters": "Controls whether cleaning for another use is an available action." } ], "affordances": [ "Select a pad by contact purpose, cotton content, dimensions and surface configuration.", "Apply a compatible liquid in an amount supported by the intended task and available uptake evidence.", "Use an appropriate face to apply, blot or wipe a substance on a permitted contact surface.", "Inspect for shedding, tearing, contamination and compromised packaging before or during use.", "Clean and dry a declared reusable pad according to its documented care instructions.", "Discard a used pad through a route determined by its materials, retained substances and applicable local guidance." ], "agent_conduct": { "may": [ "Use cotton pads to apply or remove cosmetics or cleansers as the user 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use pads for contact tasks when their cleanliness, sterility and intended use meet the task requirements." ], "standards_and_regulation": [ "Regulation (EU) 2023/988, issued by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union, establishes general product safety requirements applicable to ordinary consumer cotton pads within its scope.", "Regulation (EU) 2017/745, issued by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union, applies when a cotton pad is placed on the market with an intended purpose that qualifies it as a medical device." ] }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q1601749: cotton pad", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1601749", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Cotton pad", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_pad", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "cotton-pad-identity", "name": "Cotton pad identity", "description": "Establishes whether an absorbent article belongs to this registered kind and which material and form distinctions apply.", "rationale": "Flat absorbent articles can look alike while differing in cotton content, construction and product identity.", "layers": [ { "id": "cotton-content", "name": "Cotton content", "description": "Records evidence for the cotton component and other materials.", "findings": [ { "id": "composition-evidence", "name": "Composition evidence", "description": "Represent declared fibre composition separately from visual identification and record noncotton components.", "questions": [ { "text": "What label, specification or other evidence establishes the cotton content?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "composition-evidence-q01" }, { "text": "Does the pad include other fibres, binders, backing or surface treatments, and where are they located?", "kind": "definition", "id": "composition-evidence-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "pad-form-boundary", "name": "Pad form and boundary", "description": "Distinguishes pad geometry from neighbouring cotton and dressing articles.", "findings": [ { "id": "discrete-flat-article", "name": "Discrete flat article", "description": "Capture the coherent pad form while leaving uncertain textile and dressing boundaries explicit.", "questions": [ { "text": "What shape and dimensions describe the article as supplied?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "discrete-flat-article-q01" }, { "text": "What establishes this as a cotton pad rather than a cotton ball, swab, loose wool portion or gauze dressing?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "discrete-flat-article-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "liquid-handling-and-wiping", "name": "Liquid handling and wiping", "description": "Describes how the pad takes up and transfers liquid and remains coherent during contact.", "rationale": "Suitability depends on the combination of liquid handling and fibre integrity, not simply on being absorbent.", "layers": [ { "id": "uptake-and-transfer", "name": "Uptake and transfer", "description": "Makes absorbency and liquid delivery specific to a liquid and test condition.", "findings": [ { "id": "liquid-specific-performance", "name": "Liquid-specific performance", "description": "Record uptake, retention or release evidence with enough conditions to interpret it.", "questions": [ { "text": "How much of the specified liquid does the pad absorb under the recorded exposure and drainage conditions?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "liquid-specific-performance-q01" }, { "text": "Does the task require retaining liquid, releasing it onto a surface or picking it up, and what evidence supports that action?", "kind": "action", "id": "liquid-specific-performance-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "contact-surface-and-cohesion", "name": "Contact surface and cohesion", "description": "Connects face texture, edges and layers to wiping behaviour.", "findings": [ { "id": "face-selection-and-wet-integrity", "name": "Face selection and wet integrity", "description": "Describe face differences and observable breakdown under the intended contact conditions.", "questions": [ { "text": "Are the two faces different, and which face is designated for the intended application or wiping task?", "kind": "action", "id": "face-selection-and-wet-integrity-q01" }, { "text": "Under the intended liquid, pressure and wiping duration, does the pad shed fibres, tear or separate into layers?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "face-selection-and-wet-integrity-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "contact-purpose-and-preparation", "name": "Contact purpose and preparation", "description": "Relates the pad to its declared uses, contact sites and any substances already present.", "rationale": "Similar cotton carriers may have different permitted uses because of product claims, treatments or impregnation.", "layers": [ { "id": "declared-use-boundaries", "name": "Declared use boundaries", "description": "Records supported use claims without inferring broader suitability.", "findings": [ { "id": "contact-eligibility", "name": "Contact eligibility", "description": "Tie proposed contact to product instructions and identify missing evidence.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which contact sites and purposes are explicitly supported by the product instructions?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "contact-eligibility-q01" }, { "text": "Does the proposed use exceed those claims, particularly for eyes, mucous membranes or broken skin?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "contact-eligibility-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "impregnation-and-added-liquid", "name": "Impregnation and added liquid", "description": "Separates the pad substrate from a supplied or subsequently added formulation.", "findings": [ { "id": "carrier-formulation-relationship", "name": "Carrier and formulation relationship", "description": "Record whether the pad is supplied dry or impregnated and link relevant formulation instructions.", "questions": [ { "text": "Is the pad supplied dry or impregnated, and what documentation identifies any applied formulation?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "carrier-formulation-relationship-q01" }, { "text": "What instructions or compatibility evidence govern adding the proposed liquid to this pad?", "kind": "action", "id": "carrier-formulation-relationship-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "cleanliness-and-use-cycle", "name": "Cleanliness and use cycle", "description": "Tracks the conditions that allow a pad to enter use, remain in use or leave service.", "rationale": "Packaging, contamination and single-use or reusable designation affect what may be done with an otherwise intact cotton pad.", "layers": [ { "id": "packaging-and-cleanliness", "name": "Packaging and cleanliness", "description": "Distinguishes labelled cleanliness claims from current package and pad condition.", "findings": [ { "id": "current-use-readiness", "name": "Current use readiness", "description": "Assess readiness from documented claims, storage conditions and observable damage or contamination.", "questions": [ { "text": "What sterility claim, storage instructions and expiry information, if any, are documented?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "current-use-readiness-q01" }, { "text": "Do opening, wetting, damage or contamination require excluding this pad from the proposed use?", "kind": "action", "id": "current-use-readiness-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "reuse-and-discard", "name": "Reuse and discard", "description": "Determines the next step after use from product designation and retained substances.", "findings": [ { "id": "post-use-route", "name": "Post-use route", "description": "Link cleaning eligibility to explicit reuse instructions and disposal decisions to the used pad's actual contents.", "questions": [ { "text": "Is reuse explicitly supported, and what washing, drying and retirement criteria apply?", "kind": "action", "id": "post-use-route-q01" }, { "text": "Which retained substances, material components and local waste instructions determine the disposal route?", "kind": "action", "id": "post-use-route-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "evidence-and-external-alignment", "name": "Evidence and external alignment", "description": "What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.", "rationale": "A model that cannot be lined up against existing standards, identifiers and practice cannot be adopted by anyone who already uses them.", "layers": [ { "id": "reported-evidence", "name": "Reported evidence", "description": "Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.", "findings": [ { "id": "evidence-confidence-notes", "name": "Check these first", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "The intended sense is assumed to be the common personal-care article; specialised medical or industrial pads may need a narrower description.", "Check composition: products sold as cosmetic pads may contain blends or non-cotton fibres.", "Dimensions, absorbency, sterility and applicable requirements depend on the specific product and intended use; no universal values or standards are asserted here." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-confidence-notes-q01", "text": "Which of these check these first hold for the sense of cotton pad this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-kinds", "name": "Kinds and varieties", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Round cosmetic pads", "Square or rectangular cosmetic pads", "Textured or embossed pads", "Sterile cotton pads", "Nonsterile cotton pads" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-kinds-q01", "text": "Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of cotton pad this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-identifiers", "name": "Identifiers and schemes", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ { "scheme": "GS1 Global Trade Item Number (GTIN)", "value_or_pattern": "8, 12, 13 or 14 digits", "note": "Identifies a commercial product or packaging configuration, not the general object type." } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-identifiers-q01", "text": "Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of cotton pad this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-real-world-use", "name": "Real-world use", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Removing makeup with a suitable cleanser", "Applying liquid skincare products", "Removing nail polish with a suitable remover", "Wiping up small amounts of liquid" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-real-world-use-q01", "text": "Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of cotton pad this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards", "name": "Failure modes and hazards", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Loose fibres or lint can remain on the wiped surface.", "A pad can tear or separate during wet rubbing.", "Saturation can cause dripping and reduce further liquid uptake.", "A nonsterile cosmetic pad can introduce contamination if used where sterility is required.", "The cotton is combustible; absorbed flammable solvents can add a fire hazard." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01", "text": "Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of cotton pad this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-regional-variation", "name": "Regional variation", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Retail terminology includes cotton rounds, cotton wool pads and cosmetic cotton pads; these names do not consistently specify composition or sterility." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-regional-variation-q01", "text": "Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of cotton pad this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-neighbours", "name": "Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ { "name": "Cotton ball", "difference": "A cotton ball is a rounded mass of fibres rather than a flat pad." }, { "name": "Cotton swab", "difference": "A cotton swab has a small absorbent tip attached to a supporting stick." }, { "name": "Gauze pad", "difference": "A gauze pad is formed from gauze fabric rather than a pad of cotton fibres; gauze itself may be cotton." }, { "name": "Cotton wool", "difference": "Cotton wool is a loose or rolled fibrous material; a cotton pad is a discrete, shaped article." }, { "name": "Reusable cleansing pad", "difference": "A reusable cleansing pad is designed for washing and repeated use and may contain cotton or other fibres." } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-neighbours-q01", "text": "Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of cotton pad this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "What registry boundary should distinguish cotton pads from cotton-blend rounds, washable textile rounds and cotton dressings, given the missing definition?", "Which recognised test methods support comparable measurements of liquid uptake, release, wet integrity and fibre shedding for the relevant variants?", "Which standards and regulatory classifications apply to cosmetic, hygiene and medical cotton pads in the jurisdictions being modelled?", "What evidence supports contact suitability and liquid compatibility for particular fibre blends, binders, textures and applied formulations?", "What validated care and retirement criteria exist for reusable variants, and what disposal routes apply to pads carrying different residues?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 5, "layers": 9, "findings": 15, "questions": 23 } }