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Cogito et le monde des images : entretien avec Paweł Dybel
Full text linkIlona Błocian : Je suggère de commencer la conversation en attirant l’attention
sur le cadre général de la conception de Gaston Bachelard. La conception
de l’homme repose sur la reconnaissance de l’ordre imaginal comme premier et
essentiel dans le fonctionnement de l’esprit humain. L’homme est un être imaginant.
Il est impossible de visualiser l’expérience humaine, tangible et complète, de
la visibilité sans imagerie. L’imagerie imprègne la plupart des domaines essentiels
de l’activité humaine consciente et inconsciente. Cette approche est très inspirante
pour les recherches contemporaines sur l’image, sa présence dans notre culture et
dans la société numérique [...]
Regional Patterns of Late Medieval and Early Modern European Building Activity Revealed by Felling Dates
Full text linkFredrik Charpentier Ljungqvist, Andrea Seim, Willy Tegel, Paul J. Krusic, Claudia Baittinger, Christelle Belingard, Mauro Bernabei, Niels Bonde, Paul Borghaerts, Yann Couturier, Anne Crone, Sjoerd van Daalen, Aoife Daly, Petra Doeve, Marta Domínguez-Delmás, Jean-Louis Edouard, Thomas Frank, Christian Ginzler, Michael Grabner, Friederike M. Gschwind, Kristof Haneca, Anton Hansson, Franz Herzig, Karl-Uwe Heussner, Jutta Hofmann, David Houbrechts, Ryszard Jerzy Kaczka, Tomáš Kolář, Raymond Kontic, Tomáš Kyncl, Vincent Labbas, Per Lagerås, Yannick Le Digol, Melaine Le Roy, Hanns Hubert Leuschner, Hans Linderson, Francis Ludlow, Axel Marais, Coralie M. Mills, Mechthild Neyses-Eiden, Kurt Nicolussi, Christophe Perrault, Klaus Pfeifer, Michal Rybníček, Andreas Rzepecki, Martin Schmidhalter, Mathias Seifert, Lisa Shindo, Barbara Spyt, Josué Susperregi, Helene Løvstrand Svarva, Terje Thun, Felix Walder, Tomasz Ważny, Elise Werthe, Thorsten Westphal, Rob Wilson, Ulf BüntgenAlthough variations in building activity are a useful indicator of societal well-being and demographic development, historical datasets for larger regions and longer periods are still rare. Here, we present 54,045 annually precise dendrochronological felling dates from historical construction timber from across most of Europe between 1250 and 1699 CE to infer variations in building activity. We use geostatistical techniques to compare spatiotemporal dynamics in past European building activity against independent demographic, economic, social and climatic data. We show that the felling dates capture major geographical patterns of demographic trends, especially in regions with dense data coverage. A particularly strong negative association is found between grain prices and the number of felling dates. In addition, a significant positive association is found between the number of felling dates and mining activity. These strong associations, with well-known macro-economic indicators from pre-industrial Europe, corroborate the use of felling dates as an independent source for exploring large-scale fluctuations of societal well-being and demographic development. Three prominent examples are the building boom in the Hanseatic League region of northeastern Germany during the 13th century, the onset of the Late Medieval Crisis in much of Europe c. 1300, and the cessation of building activity in large parts of central Europe during armed conflicts such as the Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648 CE). Despite new insights gained from our European-wide felling date inventory, further studies are needed to investigate changes in construction activity of high versus low status buildings, and of urban versus rural buildings, and to compare those results with a variety of historical documentary sources and natural proxy archives
A waning Saxothuringian Ocean evidenced in the Famennian tephra-bearing siliceous succession of the Bardo Unit (Central Sudetes, SW Poland)
Full text linkA tephra-rich cherty-clayey Famennian succession within the major Brzeźnica olistostrome in the Bardo Mountains, Central Sudetes, SW Poland, preserves a record of the lost ocean later incorporated into the Variscan orogenic belt. Fluctuating but mostly oligotrophic regimes and low primary production levels were influenced by weak upwelling below the perennial oxygen minimum zone, which controlled the interplay between biosiliceous and siliciclastic deposition in the oceanic basin, with episodic oxygen deficiency. The Hangenberg Black Shale has been identified in this oceanic setting based on its characteristics described worldwide (including mercury enrichments). A tectonic uplift of the sediment source area near the Devonian-Carboniferous boundary, recorded in the distinguishing provenance signal of old continental crust, was paired with a global transgression, anoxia, and volcanic episode in an interglacial interval. Assuming paleogeographic affinity with the Bavarian facies of the Saxothuringian terrane, we interpret the allochthonous sediments as part of an accretionary prism that was gravitationally redeposited into the late orogenic basin in front of advancing Variscan nappes. The oceanic basin parental to the Bardo pelagic succession is therefore thought to represent a tract of the waning Saxothuringian Ocean in the Peri-Gondwanan paleogeographic domain that was eventually subducted beneath the Brunovistulian margin of Laurussia. The sediments of the Bardo Ocean basin also include a distal record of Famennian explosive volcanic activity that was likely related to a continental magmatic arc whose remnants are preserved as the Vrbno Group of the East Sudetes
Wędrówki i chwile zatrzymania – motywy biblijne w Mistyce Gór Romana E. Rogowskiego
No full textMistyka gór [Mountain Mysticism] is a book which has been reprinted several times, translated into several languages, and described as “legendary”, especially for those readers who are lovers of mountains. The author – R.E. Rogowski – is a priest, theologian, scholar and mountaineer. Mistyka gór is of a hybrid nature, lying on the border between literature and theology. This article proposes an interpretation of this book from a geopoetics perspective, as a meditative guide to Israel, an autobiography, and a mountain narrative. In each of these cases, the biblical motifs of mountains play a crucial role. Peaks mentioned in the Bible mark the pilgrimage trail, order the story of the author’s life, and stand as the mountaineer’s goals. They also form pretexts for a broader existential reflection. Rogowski writes about his mountain wanderings and moments of pause, which have both literal and metaphorical meanings. He primarily draws attention to these pauses. They signify not only a chance to rest, but also to pray and contemplate. It makes Rogowski’s book both unique and original
The Role of Intermittent Energy Restriction Diet on Metabolic Profile and Weight Loss among Obese Adults
Full text linkObesity is a disease defined by an elevated body mass index (BMI), which is the result
of excessive or abnormal accumulation of fat. Dietary intervention is fundamental and essential
as the first-line treatment for obese patients, and the main rule of every dietary modification is
calorie restriction and consequent weight loss. Intermittent energy restriction (IER) is a special type
of diet consisting of intermittent pauses in eating. There are many variations of IER diets such as
alternate-day fasting (ADF) and time-restricted feeding (TRF). In the literature, the IER diet is known
as an effective method for bodyweight reduction. Furthermore, IER diets have a beneficial effect
on systolic or diastolic pressure, lipid profile, and glucose homeostasis. In addition, IER diets are
presented as being as efficient as a continuous energy restriction diet (CER) in losing weight and
improving metabolic parameters. Thus, the IER diet could present an alternative option for those
who cannot accept a constant food regimen
A Functional Equation with Biadditive Functions
Full text linkLet S, H, X be groups. For two given biadditive functions A: S2 → X, B: H2 → X and for two unknown mappings T: S → H, g: S → S we will study the functional equation B(T (x), T (y)) = A(x, g(y)), x, y S, which is a generalization of the orthogonality equation in Hilbert spaces
K∗(892)0 meson production in inelastic p+p interactions at 40 and 80 GeV /c beam momenta measured by NA61/SHINE at the CERN SPS
Full text linkH. Adhikary, K. K. Allison, N. Amin, E. V. Andronov, T. Antićić, I. -C. Arsene, M. Baszczyk, D. Battagia, S. Bhosale, A. Blondel, M. Bogomilov, Y. Bondar, N. Bostan, A. Brandin, A. Bravar, W. Bryliński, J. Brzychczyk, M. Buryakov, M. Ćirković, M. Csanad, J. Cybowska, T. Czopowicz, A. Damyanova, N. Davis, A. Dmitriev, W. Dominik, P. Dorosz, J. Dumarchez, R. Engel, G. A. Feofilov, L. Fields, Z. Fodor, M. Friend, A. Garibov, M. Gaździcki, O. Golosov, V. Golovatyuk, M. Golubeva, K. Grebieszkow, F. Guber, A. Haesler, S. N. Igolkin, S. Ilieva, A. Ivashkin, A. Izvestnyy, S. R. Johnson, K. Kadija, N. Kargin, N. Karpushkin, E. Kashirin, M. Kiełbowicz, V. A. Kireyeu, R. Kolesnikov, D. Kolev, A. Korzenev, J. Koshio, V. N. Kovalenko, B. Kozłowski, A. Krasnoperov, W. Kucewicz, M. Kuich, A. Kurepin, A. László, K. Łojek, G. Lykasov, V. V. Lyubushkin, M. Maćkowiak-Pawłowska, Z. Majka, A. Makhnev, B. Maksiak, A. I. Malakhov, A. Marcinek, A. D. Marino, K. Marton, H. -J. Mathes, T. Matulewicz, V. Matveev, A. Matyja, G. L. Melkumov, A. Merzlaya, A. O. Merzlaya, B. Messerly, Ł. Mik, S. Morozov, Y. Nagai, T. Nakadaira, M. Naskręt, V. Ozvenchuk, O. Panova, V. Paolone, O. Petukhov, I. Pidhurskyi, R. Płaneta, P. Podlaski, B. A. Popov, B. Porfy, M. Posiadała-Zezula, D. S. Prokhorova, D. Pszczel, J. Puzović, M. Ravonel, D. Röhrich, E. Rondio, M. Roth, B. T. Rumberger, M. Rumyantsev, A. Rustamov, M. Rybczynski, A. Rybicki, S. Sadhu, K. Sakashita, I. Selyuzhenkov, A. Yu. Seryakov, P. Seyboth, M. Słodkowski, P. Staszel, G. Stefanek, J. Stepaniak, M. Strikhanov, H. Ströbele, T. Šuša, A. Taranenko, A. Tefelska, D. Tefelski, V. Tereshchenko, A. Toia, R. Tsenov, L. Turko, T. S. Tveter, M. Unger, F. F. Valiev, D. Veberič, V. V. Vechernin, V. Volkov, A. Wickremasinghe, O. Wyszyński, A. Zaitsev, E. D. Zimmerman, A. Zviagina, R. Zwaska,Measurements of K∗
(892)0 resonance production
via its K+
π
− decay mode in inelastic p+p collisions
at beam momenta 40 and 80 GeV/c (
√
sNN = 8.8 and
12.3 GeV) are presented. The data were recorded by the
NA61/SHINE hadron spectrometer at the CERN Super Proton
Synchrotron. The template methodwas used to extract the
K∗
(892)0 signal. Transversemomentum and rapidity spectra
were obtained. The mean multiplicities of K∗
(892)0 mesons
were found to be (35.1 ± 1.3(stat) ± 3.6(sys)) · 10−3 at
40 GeV/c and (58.3±1.9(stat)±4.9(sys))·10−3 at 80 GeV/c.
The NA61/SHINE results are compared with the Epos1.99
and Hadron Resonance Gas models as well as with world
data. The transverse mass spectra of K∗
(892)0 mesons and
other particles previously reported byNA61/SHINEwere fitted
within the Blast-Wave model. The transverse flow velocities
are close to 0.1–0.2 of the speed of light and are significantly
smaller than the ones determined in heavy nucleusnucleus
interactions at the same beam momenta
Invasive alien species as reservoirs for pathogens
Full text linkAlien plant and animal hosts play an important role as vectors of dangerous pathogens. However, the knowledge on pathogens of many host species is still limited. To bridge this gap, we collated information on pathogens carried by 118 alien species in Europe in their native and secondary range. In Europe, these species are considered as invasive. Using the dataset we determined most prevailing pathogen groups and plant and animal hosts that carried the highest number of pathogens.
The most numerous pathogens were bacteria Xylella fastidiosa (plants) and Rabies virus (animals). The principal pathogen groups among plant hosts were Arthropoda (phylum), Insecta (class) and Hemiptera (order), and among animal hosts – Platyhelminthes (phylum), Trematoda (class) and Plagiorchiida/Strongylida (order). In plants, the highest number of pathogens was recorded for Ambrosia artemisiifolia; in animals, Procyon lotor was the most infested species. Hosts introduced from North America carried the highest numbers of pathogen species; in addition, unintentionally introduced hosts carried more pathogens than those introduced intentionally. We revealed also that the level of infestation differs between the habitats in which the hosts occur.
It should be also stressed that in all analyses the number of pathogens increased with the number of publications on the particular host’ infestation. The highest number of publications was available for species useful for human, such as Crassostrea gigas. The results demonstrated that there are still significant gaps in the knowledge on the role of other hosts, including invasive ones (e.g., Sciurus niger) in pathogen transmission
Corrigendum: To Be or Not to Be Expressed: The First Evidence of a Nucleolar Dominance Tissue-Specificity in Brachypodium hybridum
Full text linkThis corrects the article "To Be or Not to Be Expressed: The First Evidence of a Nucleolar Dominance Tissue-Specificity in Brachypodium hybridum" in volume 12, 768347
A great little ally: revealing the morphology of the immature stages of the aphid pest predator Sphaerophoria rueppellii (Wiedemann, 1830) (Diptera: Syrphidae)
Full text linkMorphology, at both adult and larval stages is crucial for the correct identification of an insect and a better understanding of its biology and behaviour. The lack of morpho-functional information in insects is much more general in the immature stages than in adults, and major insect orders, such as Diptera are no exception. Syrphids (Diptera: Syrphidae) include various genera with aphidophagous larvae playing a key role in the control of pest insects in both natural and agricultural systems. The aphidophagous Sphaerophoria rueppellii (Wiedemann, 1830) is a syrphid widely distributed in the Palearctic Region and it is of commercial importance as a biological control agent against aphid pests. However, little is known about the fine morphology of
its immature stages because it was described in 1939, when microscopy did not allow detailed studies of certain morphological features. In this work, stereomicroscope and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used to get a deeper and more detailed picture of the immature stage morphology of this syrphid. SEM was used to examine in detail the chaetotaxy of three larval instars, the larva/puparium posterior respiratory process (PRP), and the chorionic structure of the egg. We describe for the first time the egg, first and second larval stages, and also give a complete updated description of the third-stage larva and the puparium. The three larval instars vary from each other, especially in the number of sensillae, PRP form, colour, and body size.
The thickness of both the egg chorion and puparium integument were also measured. A possible interpretation of the reasons for the variability in the number of sensillae is discussed. Illustrations and full descriptions are provided for the egg, larva, and puparium of S. rueppellii, including the head skeleton of the third larval stage