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Sceliphron neobilineatum Jha & Farooqi 1995
No full text<i>2.</i> <i>Sceliphron neobilineatum</i> Jha & Farooqi, 1995 <p> <i>Sceliphron neobilineatum</i> Jha & Farooqi, 1995: 15, ♀, ♂. Holotype: ♀, India: Bihar: Pusa (repository?).</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis</b>. <b>Female</b>. Frons with fine striation diverging from ocellar region; clypeus apico-medially incised, without lateral incisions (see Fig. 10 of Jha & Farooqi (1995: 18)); pronotal collar with yellow band, transversely striate and finely pitted anteriorly; mesoscutum with regular transverse striation; scutellum and top of metanotum yellow, scutellum longitudinally and metanotum transversely striate; propodeal enclosure transversely striate, with narrow longitudinal furrow in middle, posterior half of propodeum yellow except along median line; mesopleuron striate and punctate; petiole, anterior half of first metasomal tergum sub-apically and sub- basally yellow.</p> <p> <b>Male.</b> Striation on mesoscutum posteriorly usually circular; mesopleural striation broken and distantly placed; petiole longer than in female.</p> <p> <b>Distribution</b>. India: Bihar (Jha & Farooqi 1995; Pulawski 2021).</p>Published as part of <i>Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C. & Sureshan, P. M., 2021, A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India, pp. 61-85 in Zootaxa 4969 (1)</i> on page 81, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/4745790">http://zenodo.org/record/4745790</a>
The External Dimension of EU Justice and Home Affairs: Tools, Processes, Outcomes. CEPS Working Document No. 303, September 2008
No full textThis working document offers a conceptual framework for understanding the processes underpinning the external dimension of EU Justice and Home Affairs (ED-JHA). Practically, it defines how the export of JHA principles and norms inform the geopolitical ambitions of the EU, i.e. the use of space for political purposes, or the control and management of people, objects and movement. The author begins by investigating how the ENP reconfigures the ED-JHA, and then goes on to discuss various conceptual stances on governance, specifically institutionalism, constructivism, and policy instruments. To conclude he traces the evolution of this external dimension, emphasising, whenever possible, its continuities and bifurcations. Overall, the aim is to ascertain the extent to which conceptual designs clarify or advance our knowledge of the contents and rationales of the ED-JHA
The External Dimension of EU Justice and Home Affairs: Tools, Processes, Outcomes
No full textThis working document offers a conceptual framework for understanding the processes underpinning the external dimension of EU Justice and Home Affairs (ED-JHA). Practically, it defines how the export of JHA principles and norms inform the geopolitical ambitions of the EU, i.e. the use of space for political purposes, or the control and management of people, objects and movement. The author begins by investigating how the ENP reconfigures the ED-JHA, and then goes on to discuss various conceptual stances on governance, specifically institutionalism, constructivism, and policy instruments. To conclude he traces the evolution of this external dimension, emphasising, whenever possible, its continuities and bifurcations. Overall, the aim is to ascertain the extent to which conceptual designs clarify or advance our knowledge of the contents and rationales of the ED-JHA.neighbourhood policy, international politics, geopolitics, migration,immigration, European security, policy instruments, governance, Security and Justice,Justice and Home Affairs
Problems and Solutions for New Member States in Implementing the JHA Acquis. CEPS Working Documents No. 212, 1 October 2004
No full textThe pace of development of the justice and home affairs (JHA) acquis has been quite impressive, especially since the Amsterdam Treaty (and the new Title IV), which has offered a new legal basis and possibilities for progress in this area. After the entry into force of the Single European Act, the balance has been moving increasingly from national towards European Union solutions in JHA. At first the process was steady, but slow. This is unsurprising given that it was the first attempt by a supranational organisation to address problems such as immigration or cooperation in criminal matters. The already voluminous JHA acquis is still evolving. Most of the text is legally binding, yet only a small part of the Treaty objectives of Title IV TEC and Title VI TEU have been implemented so far. The challenge for the enlarged EU regarding the JHA acquis is therefore a dual one (Monar 2004): · ‘maintaining’ the acquis in the sense of preserving what has already been achieved and ensuring that it is effectively implemented; and · ‘developing’ the acquis in the sense of making certain that the momentum is not lost. This paper examines the key post-enlargement challenges in JHA – the problems and solutions that are incumbent to the implementation of the JHA acquis and how the lack of mutual trust can be overcome to enhance decision-making and implementation capabilities after the enlargement of 1 May 2004
“The Intersection between Justice and Home Affairs and the European Neighbourhood Policy: Taking Stock of the Logic, Objectives and Practices.” CEPS Working Document No. 275, October 2007
No full textThis paper claims that the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) of the EU, and in particular the elements related to justice and home affairs (JHA), is a complex, multilayered initiative that incorporates different logics and instruments. To unravel the various layers of the policy, the paper proceeds in three steps: firstly, it lays out some facts pertaining to the origins of the ENP, as its ‘origins’ arguably account for a number of the core tensions. It then presents the underlying logic and objectives attributed to JHA cooperation, which can be derived from the viewpoints voiced during policy formulation. The paper goes on to argue that despite the existence of different logics, there is a unifying objective, which is to ‘extra-territorialise’ the management of ‘threats’ to the neighbouring countries. The core of the paper presents the various policy measures that have been put in place to achieve external ‘threat management’. In this context it is argued that the ’conditionality-inspired policy instruments’, namely monitoring and benchmarking of progress, transfer of legal and institutional models to non-member states and inter-governmental negotiations, contain socialisation elements that rely on the common values approach. This mix of conditionality and socialisation instruments is illustrated in two case studies, one on the fight against terrorism and one on irregular migration. Finally, the paper recommends that the EU draft an Action-Oriented Paper (AOP) on JHA cooperation with the ENP countries that indicates how the EU intends to balance the conflicting objectives and instruments that are currently present in the JHA provisions of the ENP
Network-based gut microbiome analysis in dogs
No full textA growing number of studies in the last decade described the microbial populations in different niches of the organism thank to High-throughput DNA sequencing techniques, that are easily accessible to researchers. Furthermore, network analysis allows characterisation of bacteria that are indirectly linked to outcomes such as disease, diet and host sex through their association with other taxa. The present work on the gut microbiome follows previous research in which data were collected from 8 in-house dietary intervention studies in healthy dogs. Animals were divided according to diet and sex. The process of sample collection, storage, DNA extraction and sequencing, bioinformatic and statistical analysis followed a tailored, internally defined pipeline. The extracted DNA was prepared for sequencing of the V3 and V4 regions of the 16 rRNA gene. Correlation network analysis was performed by calculating pairwise relationships between taxa using the Sparse Correlations for Compositional Data (SparCC) algorithm. First, we identified candidate bacteria that were highly abundant in the microbial community, and second, we examined taxa that were directly related to diet and sex factors. In summary, this study underpins the network structure of the gut microbiome of dogs categorised by diet and sex and provides a better explanation for the interactions between bacteria that led to the grouping of dogs based on environmental or genetic factors. Specifically, this study has provided the basis for understanding how the bacterial community in the gut is interconnected and functions as a function of diet composition and sex.HighlightsNetwork analysis could allow indirect association between bacteria composing the gut microbiome and outcomes, such as disease, diet and sex of the host.This research put the basis on the definition of enterotypes also in dogs, a concept already applied in humans.Positively correlated bacteria, belonging to modules could help to modulate diets and therapies for the treatment of enteropathies or gut-related pathologies linked to a dysbiosis status of the host. Network analysis could allow indirect association between bacteria composing the gut microbiome and outcomes, such as disease, diet and sex of the host. This research put the basis on the definition of enterotypes also in dogs, a concept already applied in humans. Positively correlated bacteria, belonging to modules could help to modulate diets and therapies for the treatment of enteropathies or gut-related pathologies linked to a dysbiosis status of the host.</p
Modeling of the Resonant Inverter for Wireless Power Transfer Systems Using the Novel MVLT Method
No full textWireless power transfer (WPT) is a power transfer technique widely used in many industrial applications, medical applications, and electric vehicles (EVs). This paper deals with the dynamic modeling of the resonant inverter employed in the WPT systems for EVs. To this end, the Generalized State-Space Averaging and the Laplace Phasor Transform techniques have been the flagship methods employed so far. In this paper, the modeling of the resonant inverter is accomplished by using the novel Modulated Variable Laplace Transform (MVLT) method. Firstly, the MVLT technique is discussed in detail, and then it is applied to model a study-case resonant inverter. Finally, a study-case resonant inverter is developed and utilized to validate the theoretical results with MATLAB/Simulink
Electrophysiological and neuroimaging studies of voluntary and reflexive attention.
No full textPowerful brain systems specialized for voluntary and reflexive attentional control influence visual information processing. Studies of voluntary selective attention have shown that the amplitudes of visual event-related potentials (ERPs) are greater for events occurring at attended locations. Using ERPs, we recently investigated the neural correlates of reflexive attention and found that early visual processing in the cortex is also modulated by reflexive orienting. By integrating functional imaging with ERP recording, we related ERP signs of voluntary attention to underlying neural mechanisms. We used event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and trial-by-trial spatial cuing to investigate the time course and functional anatomy of these attentional control systems. Attentional mechanisms in frontal, parietal, and temporal cortex were found to produce changes in visual cortical processing at multiple loci in the visual hierarchy, facilitating or attenuating information from competing loci to reduce interference from irrelevant events during perception and performance
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