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First record of Centris (Paracentris) lanosa (Apidae: Centridini) in Georgia, United States
Full text linkCentris (Paracentris) lanosa Cresson, the wooly oil-digger bee, is a specialized oil-collecting species associated with Krameria lanceolata (Torrey) (Krameriaceae). The species is known from two disjunct populations in the southeastern and southwestern United States, with southeastern records previously limited to northern Florida. Here, we report the first occurrence of C. lanosa in Georgia. On 13 May 2024, we collected a female specimen of C. lanosa in a blue vane trap located in a mixed pine-hardwood riparian buffer within privately owned timberland in Treutlen County, Georgia. This new record extends the known range of the species northward by more than 250 km
Evaluating the Evidence: Public Awareness of the Association Between Alcohol and Cancer in the US
Full text linkFirst record of Forsten\u27s Cat Snake, Boiga forsteni (Duméril, Bibron, and Duméril 1854), in Himachal Pradesh: Extending the known range in northern India
Full text linkLeucism in Ichthyophis Fitzinger 1826: A rare chromatic anomaly in a Gymnophionan from the Western Ghats, Karnataka, India
Full text linkPredation on a Common Basilisk (Basiliscus basiliscus) by a Bare-throated Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum) in Costa Rica
Full text linkPredation on a Slender-legged Horned Frog (Grillitschia longipes) by a Perak Horned Frog (Grillitschia aceras) in Malaysia
Full text linkMeilė Yra Visiems: The Evolution of Baltic Pride in Lithuania
Full text linkBaltic Pride started in 2010 with tremendous political and public opposition but is now a vibrant celebration and protest for the LGBTQ+ community in Lithuania. This project explores the evolution of Baltic Pride, one of Lithuania’s most important LGBTQ+ advocacy events, from 2010 to 2019. Scholars studying Pride in Eastern Europe find a variety of political and social factors—from European Union association to nationalism—affect Pride’s successful dissemination of rights. This project adds to this body of work by examining these factors over nine years and four Baltic Pride events in Lithuania. Examination of the European International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Association’s (ILGA) annual review, images from each year of Baltic Pride in Lithuania, and local news articles covering the events provide data to illustrate Pride in the social and political context of Lithuania. This project uses content analysis and thematic coding of ILGA Europe’s annual review, news articles, and images of each Baltic Pride to determine and then compare themes in each data source from 2010 to 2019. Exploration of Baltic Pride’s evolution reveals legal rights and social tolerance did not grow in parallel to this flourishing LGBTQ+ advocacy event. While Pride became increasingly popular, LGBTQ+ rights stalled in Lithuania’s legislature, and conservative factions continued widespread moral opposition of the Western LGBTQ+ rights framework. Overall, this research demonstrates the existence of a robust Pride event and LGBTQ+ advocacy movement did not indicate the overall LGBTQ+ rights situation in Lithuania
From Ostpolitik to Putinpolitik: the AfD’s Affinity for Russia
Full text linkThis project aims to identify why pro-Putin or pro-Russia sentiments are more common among Alternativ für Deutschland (AfD) members from the former German Democratic Republic (GDR). The project contributes to the ongoing discussion on populism, economic nationalism, and right-wing extremism by using the AfD in Eastern Germany as a case study. Using historical materialism as a theoretical lens, the paper investigates how the historical and material conditions in Eastern Germany contributed to pro-Putin sentiments among Eastern AfD members. The study analyzed social media posts and public statements from AfD members in the German parliament (Bundestag) to classify all 80 AfD MPs in the Bundestag on a scale from pro-Putin to anti-Putin. The study then utilized thematic coding, regression analysis, and content analysis to investigate the relationship between the pro-Putin MPs and economic, historic, or social conditions that may contribute to the AfD’s support for Russia. This project argues that Eastern German MPs are more likely to advocate for pro- Russia policies due to historic and economic conditions in the former German Democratic Republic (GDR) and post-reunification. By examining AfD MPs’ statements in favor of Russia or Putin, this project demonstrates how the historical, social, and economic conditions during and after German reunification have affected German politics today. Ultimately, the research contributes to a better understanding of the political divide between Western and Eastern Europe, demonstrating how the legacy of the Cold War still influences contemporary European politics
Habsburg Empire to the Americas: Transculturalism in a Song About Sisi’s Assassination
Full text linkMost studies of diasporic vernacular singing focus on song lyrics and emphasize the preservation of pre-emigration repertoire. In this two-article study, we focus in detail on one narrative song to illustrate the complexity of transculturation in Ukrainian-Canadian vernacular singing. Empress Elisabeth of the Habsburgs was assassinated in 1898, and this event was commemorated in a song in Ukrainian. The song has been documented over a wide territory and changed periodically to produce four clear chronological redactions. In this article, we examine the history of the song lyrics in available texts from Ukraine. The patterns are strikingly atypical for a “traditional folk song.” Whereas the literature on the genre of “song-chronicles” emphasizes brief lifespans and limited local distribution for any given song, this example has been sung for over a century, diffused orally across hundreds of kilometers, and on two continents. Whereas previous scholarship on folksong transmission emphasizes vertical transmission “from generation to generation,” we show that this song was much more often learned “horizontally,” from peer to peer. Whereas most literature on 20th century folkloric transmission emphasizes the great power and influence of media, it is clear in this case that published versions of the song were rare and surprisingly un-influential