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Lisa L. Thompson on Preaching the Headlines
No full textIn this podcast, Chris Benda, religious studies and theology librarian at Vanderbilt Divinity Library, interviews Professor Lisa L. Thompson about her book Preaching the Headlines: Possibilities and Pitfalls
Rhinolophus horaceki Benda & Vallo 2012, sp. n.
No full textRhinolophus horaceki sp. n. Rhinolophus clivosus Cretzchmar, 1828: Qumsiyeh 1981: 49; Qumsiyeh & Schlitter 1982: 384; Le Berre 1990: 78 [partim]; Horáček et al. 2000: 100 [partim]; Simmons 2005: 353 [partim]; Aulagnier et al. 2008: 72 [partim]. Rhinolophus clivosus clivosus Cretzchmar, 1828: Qumsiyeh 1985: 32. Rhinolophus clivosus brachygnathus Andersen, 1905: Koopman 1994: 54; Csorba et al. 2003: 35. TYPE MATERIAL. Holotype: ♂ ad. (NMP 49880, field No. pb2124 [S+A]), Wadi Darnah, 6 km Sof Darnah, 15 May 2002, leg. M. Andreas, P. Benda, V. Hanák, A. Reiter & M. Uhrin. – Paratypes: ♂ ad. (NMP 49861, field No. pb2104 [S+A]), Al Burdi, 12 May 2002, leg. M. Andreas, P. Benda, V. Hanák, A. Reiter & M. Uhrin; – ♂ ad. (NMP 49879, field No. pb2123 [S+A]), Wadi Darnah, 6 km Sof Darnah, 15 May 2002, leg. M. Andreas, P. Benda, V. Hanák, A. Reiter & M. Uhrin; – ♀ ad. (NMP 49882, field No. pb2127 [S+A]), Wadi Darnah, 10 km Sof Darnah, 16 May 2002, leg. M. Andreas, P. Benda, V. Hanák, A. Reiter & M. Uhrin; – ♀ ad. (NMP 49915, field No. pb2163 [S+A]), Wadi Al Kuf, 20 May 2002, leg. M. Andreas, P. Benda, V. Hanák, A. Reiter & M. Uhrin. TYPE LOCALITY. Wadi Darnah, 32° 42’ 06” N, 22° 36’ 40” E, ca. 6 km Sof Darnah, Darnah Dist., Cyrenaica, Libya. DESCRIPTION. Rhinolophus horaceki sp. n. is a medium-sized horseshoe bat, in most respects similar to the medium-sized forms of R. clivosus Cretzschmar, 1828 from the Middle East and north-eastern Africa, including the structure and relative size of the nose-leaf. Forearm length 48–50 mm, ear length 20.8–22.7 mm, horseshoe width 6.9–7.5 mm, condylocanine lengthof skull 17.5–18.1 mm, length of the upper tooth-row 7.3–7.6 mm. The horseshoe of R. horaceki sp. n. is relatively narrow (Fig. 7), the connecting process of the nose-leaf is high and rounded, the sella is constricted in the middle, tip of the sella is pointed, lancet is hairy and regularly triangular in shape. One medial groove is present in the lower lip. Skull is relatively wide (LaZ 11.1–12.1 mm; LaZ/LCc 0.599 –0.619), rostral part of the skull inluding the nasal swellings is massive (LaInf 5.3–6.1 mm; CC 5.6–6.3 mm; LaInf/CM 3 0.762 –0.786; CM 3 /LCc 0.454 –0.468), relatively long and wide (CC/CM 3 0.787 –0.821; CP 4 /CM 3 0.423 –0.441). Sagittal crest ismedium developed, infraorbital foramen islarge and infraorbital bar is long and thin (Fig. 8). Nasal swellings are rather undeveloped, the posterior median swellings are equally long to the anterior swellings, the anterior lateral swellings are almost equal to the anterior median swellings (Fig. 8). The teeth are relatively massive (Figs. 9, 10); upper molars are relatively wide (LaM 1 /LM 1 1.559 –1.674; LaM 3 /LM 3 1.691 –1.735), large upper premolars (P 4) are relatively wide and mesio-distally short (LP 4 /LaP 4 0.569 –0.610), with relatively very shallow concavity in the distal margin of talon (LP 43 /LP 41 0.524 –0.697). Large lower premolars (P 4) are absolutely very large (LP 4 1.31–1.39 mm) as well as very large in relation to the size of smaller lower premolars (P 2) (LP 2 ×LaP 2 /LP 4 ×LaP 4 0.397 –0.466). The minutesecond lower premolar (P 3) is frequently missing, while the minute first upper premolar (P 2) is frequently present (LP 2 0.35–0.38 mm); if present, P 3 lies out of the the tooth-row, P 2 and P 4 are in contact. Baculum of R. horaceki sp. n. is a relativelly large bone, dorso-ventrally flattened in its distal two-thirds, creating a lancet-form shape, while its proximal epiphysis is massive and laterally bifurcated (Fig. 11). Total length of baculum 3.7–3.9 mm, largestwidth of the proximal epiphysis 1.2–1.5 mm, largest (dorso-ventral) height of the proximal epiphysis 1 mm, largest width of the lancet 0.8–0.9 mm. The dorsal pelage of R. horaceki sp. n. is brown to brownish-grey, ventral pelage is greyish- -beige (Fig. 12). Nose-leaf and ears are dark brown or dark greyish-brown, distal parts darker than the proximal. Wing membranes are dark brown or greyish-brown. Genetics. In the group of horseshoe bats of the ferrumequinum/clivosus complex (R. ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774), R. nippon Temminck, 1835 and R. clivosus Cretzschmar, 1828 s.str.), R. horaceki sp. n. shows a unique base position within the mitochondrial gene for cytochrome b (1140 bp) at 34 sites: 1071 (A+C), 36, 127, 378, 562, 750, 808, 972, 1107, 1134 (A+G), 117 (C+A), 5, 57, 190, 201, 285, 390, 468, 564, 730, 894, 969, 982, 1057 (C+T), 698, 907 (G+ A), 126, 459, 873 (T+C), 864, 1089 (A/C+T), 282, 462 (A/G+C), and 708 (A/C/G+T). With the fumigatus group (here, R. fumigatus Rüppell, 1842 and R. hildebrandtii Peters, 1878), R. horaceki sp. n. shares unique base positions at four sites, which it does not share with bats of the ferrumequinum/clivosus complex: 57, 564 (T), 459, and 873 (C); only with R. fumigatus at two sites: 907 (A) and 969 (T); and only with R. hildebrandtii at three sites: 190, 1089 (T), and 697 (A). With the ferrumequinum/clivosus complex, R. horaceki sp. n. shares unique base positions at seven sites, which it does not share with bats of the fumigatus group: 141, 591, 681 (A), 105 (C), 640, 835 (G), and 49 (T). DIMENSIONS OF THE HOLOTYPE (in millimetres). External: LC 60; LCd 34; LAt 18.4, LA 21.3; LaFE 6.9. Cranial: LCr 20.16; LCc 17.48; LaZ 10.68; LaI 2.42; LaInf 5.69; LaNc 8.43; LaM 9.32; ANc 6.17; ACr 7.54; LBT 3.07; CC 5.84; P 4 P 46.48; M 3 M 37.71; CM 37.42; M 1 M 34.74; CP 43.22; LMd 13.24; ACo 3.28; IM 38.79; CM 38.03; M 1 M 35.39; CP 42.94. Dental: LCs 1.92; LaCs 1.53; LP 20.35; LP 411.50; LP 420.91; LP 430.79; LaP 42.46; LM 11.82; LaM 13.05; LM 31.20; LaM 32.07; LCi 1.20; LP 20.69; LaP 20.83; LP 3 –; LP 41.31; LaP 41.10; LM 12.06. MITOCHONDRIAL SEQUENCE OF THE HOLOTYPE (complete sequence of the mitochondrial gene for cytochrome b; GenBank Accession Number KC579375; 5’ end). atg atc aac att cgc aag tcc cac cca cta ttc aag att atc aac gac tca ttc gtt gac cta cct gcc cca tca agt atc tct tcc tga tga aacttc gga tcc ctc cta ggg gta tgc cta gcc gtc caa att ctc aca gga ctt ttc cta gca ata cac tac aca tca gat act gcc aca gcc ttc tac tcc gta act cat att tgc cga gac gtc aac tat ggc tga gtc cta cgc tac ctc cac gcc aac gga gcc tct ata ttc ttc atc tgc ctc ttt cta cac gta gga cga gga atc tac tac ggc tcc tat aca ttc tca gaa aca tga aac att gga att atc ctc ctc ttc gcc gtc atg gcc acg gca ttc ata ggt tac gta ctc cca tga ggc caa atg tcc ttc tga ggg gca aca gtc atc aca aac ctt ctc tca gcc atc ccc tac gtt gga aca acc cta gtc gaa tga gtc tga ggc gga ttc tca gtt gat aaa gcc aca ctc acc cga ttc ttc gcc ctg cac ttc cta cta ccc ttt gtt atc gca gcc ata gtt ata gtc cat cta ctt ttc ctc cat gaa aca gga tca aac aac cca acc gga atc cca tca gac gca gac ata atc cca ttc cac ccc tac tac acc att aaa gac atc cta ggc ctc ata cta ata ctt aca gca cta ctg tcc ctg gtc tta ttt gcc ccc gac cta ctg ggc gac cca gac aac tac act cca gcc aac cca cta aat act cca ccc cac att aag cca gaa tga tac ttt cta ttt gcc tac gca atc cta cgc tca atc cca aac aaa ctt ggt gga gtc gta gcc ctg gtc cta tcc att ctc atc cta gcc acc att cca cta ctc cac aca tca aaa caa cgc agc ata gca ttc cga ccc cta agt caa tgt ctg ttc tga ctc tta gta gca gac ctt ctt aca cta acc tga atc gga ggc caa cct gtc gaa cac ccg ttc atc atc atc gga caa tta gcc tcc att ctc tat ttc cta att atc ctt gtc cta ata cca ctt gcg ggc atc gca gaa aac cat cta ttg aag tga aga. DERIVATIO NOMINIS. Patronymic; named in honour of Professor Ivan Horáček (Prague, Czech Republic) who has significantly contributed to the fauna, taxonomy and ecology of the Mediter- ranean bats. « Figs. 13–16. Sites of occurrence of Rhinolophus horaceki sp. n. in Cyrenaica, Libya (photos by A. Reiter). 13 – dense coniferous forest in the central part of Wadi Al Kuf. 14 – Qasr Ash Shahdayn ruins, roost of R. horaceki sp. n., surrounded by dense mountain forests. 15 – Wadi Darnah, mosaic of agricultural areas and Mediterranean woodlands. 16 – Al Burdi, shrubland valley in a plateau of dry steppes. DISTRIBUTION. Rhinolophus horaceki sp. n. isknown from seven sites in northern Cyrenaica (Qumsiyeh & Schlitter 1982, original findings), from ca. 350 km long belt of Mediterranean woodlands and steppes between Wadi Al Kuf in the west and Al Burdi in the east (Figs. 13–16). The records are available from altitudes stretching from the sea level up to 660 m a. s. l., from the following sites: Al Burdi (31° 45’ N, 25° 05’ E), Qasr Ash Shahdayn (32° 37’ N, 21° 35’ E), ruins 6 km SE of Qasr [Al] Maqdam (32° 38’ N, 21° 36’ E; Qumsiyeh & Schlitter 1982), Roman aquaduct at Kufanta (32° 46’ N, 21° 34’ E; Qumsiyeh & Schlitter 1982), Wadi Darnah, gallery ca. 6 km Sof Darnah (type locality, 32° 42’ N, 22° 37’ E), Wadi Darnah, cave ca. 10 km Sof Darnah (32° 41’ N, 22° 36’ E), and Wadi Al Kuf, unnamed cave (32° 41’ N, 21° 34’ E). At four sites, R. horaceki sp. n. was found roosting; viz., in two natural caves, in an underground part of castle ruins (Fig. 14) and in an abandoned cellar.Published as part of Benda, Petr & Vallo, Peter, 2012, New look on the geographical variation in Rhinolophus clivosus with description of a new horseshoe bat species from Cyrenaica, Libya, pp. 69-96 in Vespertilio 16 on pages 84-90, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.424772
A universal model for spike-frequency adaptation
No full textSpike-frequency adaptation is a prominent feature of neural dynamics. Among other mechanisms, various ionic currents modulating spike generation cause this type of neural adaptation. Prominent examples are voltage-gated potassium currents (M-type currents), the interplay of calcium currents and intracellular calcium dynamics with calcium-gated potassium channels (AHP-type currents), and the slow recovery from inactivation of the fast sodium current. While recent modeling studies have focused on the effects of specific adaptation currents, we derive a universal model for the firing-frequency dynamics of an adapting neuron that is independent of the specific adaptation process and spike generator. The model is completely defined by the neuron's onset f-I curve, the steady-state f-I curve, and the time constant of adaptation. For a specific neuron, these parameters can be easily determined from electrophysiological measurements without any pharmacological manipulations. At the same time, the simplicity of the model allows one to analyze mathematically how adaptation influences signal processing on the single-neuron level. In particular, we elucidate the specific nature of high-pass filter properties caused by spike-frequency adaptation. The model is limited to firing frequencies higher than the reciprocal adaptation time constant and to moderate fluctuations of the adaptation and the input current. As an extension of the model, we introduce a framework for combining an arbitrary spike generator with a generalized adaptation current
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
No full textThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Sediment transport and channel morphology of small, forested streams
No full textThis paper reviews sediment transport and ch a n n e l
morphology in small, forested streams in the Pacific Northwest
region of North America to assess current knowledge of ch a n n e l
stability and morphology relevant to riparian management practices
around small streams. Small channels are defined as ones in
w h i ch morphology and hydraulics may be significantly influenced
by individual clasts or wood materials in the channel. Such channels
are headwater channels in close proximity to sediment sources,
so they reflect a mix of hillslope and channel processes. Sediment
inputs are derived directly from adjacent hillslopes and from the
channel banks. Morphologically significant sediments move mainly
as bed load, mainly at low intensity, and there is no standard
method for measurement. The larger clastic and woody elements in
the channel form persistent structures that trap significant volumes
of sediment, reducing sediment transport in the short term
and substantially increasing channel stability. The presence of such
structures makes modeling of sediment flux in these channels – a
potential substitute for measurement – difficult. Channel morphology
is discussed, with some emphasis on wood related features. The
problem of classifying small channels is reviewed, and it is recognized
that useful classifications are purpose oriented. Reach scale
and channel unit scale morphologies are categorized. A “disturbance
cascade” is introduced to focus attention on sediment transfers
through the slope channel system and to identify management
practices that affect sediment dynamics and consequent ch a n n e l
m o r p h o l o g y. Gaps in knowledge, errors, and uncertainties hav e
been identified for future research
Formulazione e caratterizzazione in vitro di un sistema utoemulsionante solido contenente monacolina K
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Square Dancing with the Stars to Enhance Dynamic Hirschman Linkages?
No full textIn this Presidential Address, the author takes the reader on a reconnaissance of his life and time as a regional scientist. He points out scenery he found scintillating along the way, hoping that some may pick up the banner and chew on a few of the ideas for a while. He suggests a revisit to Albert O. Hirschman’s notion of key sectors and more empirical analysis related to Marcus Berliant’s and Masahisa Fujita’s notion of knowledge creation and transfer.Presidential Address, San Antonio, Texas, March 29, 2014 (53rd Meetings of the Southern Regional Science Association
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
No full textWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Istibdal Harta Benda Wakaf Perspektif Maslahah Mursalah
No full textTerdapat perbedaan pendapat ulama terkait dalam pandangan fikih mengenai perubahan atau pengalihan (istibd?l) harta wakaf. Namun peraturan perundangan perwakafan Indonesia telah memberikan peluang istibd?l setelah memperoleh izin tertulis dari Menteri Agama dengan persetujuan Badan Wakaf Indonesia (BWI) dan penggantinya wajib memiliki manfaat, dan minimal nilai tukarnya sama dengan harta benda wakaf semula sebagaimana pasal 41 Undang-undang Nomor 41 Tahun 2004 tetang wakaf. Jenis penelitian ini adalah bersifat studi kepustakaan dengan pendekatan filosofis. Metode analisis data yang digunakan adalah secara kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa; istibd?l harta wakaf diperbolehkan dengan menitikberatkan pada aspek maslahah yang menyertai praktik tersebut dan dapat diterima karena sesuai dengan tujuan hukum Islam yaitu terwujudnya kemaslahatan. Sedangkan prinsip penggantian benda wakaf menurut Undang-undang Nomor 41 Tahun 2004 tentang wakaf yaitu apabila harta benda wakaf yang telah diwakafkan digunakan untuk kepentingan umum dan dapat dijalankan setelah memperoleh izin tertulis dari Menteri Agama atas persetujuan Badan Wakaf Indonesia
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