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A Rediscovery of the First-Generation Female Architects in Taiwan: Xiu Zelan and Wang Chiu-Hwa
No full textThis thesis intended to reveal the history of the first-generation female architects in Taiwan with feminist analysis, focusing on two architects from the postwar period, Xiu Zelan and Wang Chiu-Hwa. Through exploring their stories and works, the research aimed to retrieve the absent role models for female students in future generations.AR2A011Architecture, Urbanism and Building Science
The life and works of James Miller, 1704-1744, with particular reference to the satiric content of his poetry and plays.
No full textPhDJames Miller was born the son of a Dorset rector in 1704. He
was himself ordained, but acquired no benefice until just before his
early death, probably because of a scathing portrayal of the Bishop
of London in one of his verse satires. At Oxford he wrote a vivacious
comedy of humours, set in the University. Its production in 1730
began his dramatic career, at a time when the number of London
theatres had just doubled, and new dramatic forms were being invented.
In 1731 his poem Harlequin-Horace, a witty inversion of
the Ars Poetica, attacked pantomime and opera, but also painted a
lively portrait of the entire theatrical world, in the tradition of
the Dunciad.
After collaborating in a translation of Moliere's works Miller
wrote two plays based on this author. Of all his dramatic works
these were the most successful with his contemporaries, and were
followed by a modernisation of Much Ado, and a ballad-opera adapted
from an afterpiece by Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, and rendered highly
topical. Miller made similar use of a recent French comedy showing
a Red Indian's reactions to civilisation, a satiric "fable" by Walsh
and Voltaire's Mahomet. A large quantity of original material was
incorporated into most of these, and this is generally satirical in
nature. The Indian is made to voice almost egalitarian sentiments.
An afterpiece, "The Camp Visitants", satirised military inaction
in the war, and was apparently banned. The manuscripts of the six
plays produced after the Licensing Act bear the examiner's deletions,
and illustrate the nature of the censorship at this time.
Miller's greatest strength is probably his flexible, vigorously
colloquial dialogue. His political satire is mostly contained in
the poetry, which attacks Walpole's administration with increasing
vehemence through the seventeen-thirties, until its fall. In 1740
two poems that used Pope in symbolic contrast to Walpole caused a
sensation. In both poetry and plays Miller is also a social satirist,
who lays unusually strong emphasis on false taste and the deterioration
of culture
Tele-operated climbing and mobile service robots for remote inspection and maintenance in nuclear industry
No full textParaparatrechina ocellatula LaPolla and Fisher, sp. nov.
No full textParaparatrechina ocellatula LaPolla and Fisher, sp. nov. (Fig. 14, 16, 17) Holotype worker, MADAGASCAR: Prov. Antananarivo; R.S. Ivohibe; 6.5 km ESE Ivohibe; elev. 1575; 22 ° 29.8 ’S, 46 ° 57.3 ’E; 24–30.x. 1997; (B.L. Fisher # 1751) (CASC); 8 paratypes, same locality as holotype (CASC, USNM) Worker diagnosis: Small eyes (REL <20); scapes with appressed pubescence. Compare with: P. glabra and P. myops WORKER. Measurements (n= 56): TL: 1.42–2.1; HW: 0.39–0.48; HL: 0.43–0.6; EL: 0.06–0.09; SL: 0.43–0.55; PW: 0.25–0.33; WL: 0.45–0.6; PDH: 0.18–0.26; PrFL: 0.34–0.66; PrFW: 0.09–0.13; GL: 0.45– 0.95. Indices: CI: 77–91; REL: 11–15; SI: 102–128; FI: 18–33 Overall worker of P. ocellatula matches the description of P. myops with the following differences: 1) Overall measurements generally smaller, especially when considering morphometric comparisons (see above measurements and figures 16 E); 2) scapes with appressed pubescence, compared with the more decumbent pubescence on the scapes of P. ocellatula; 3) scapes surpass posterior margin by about the length of the first 2- 3 funicular segments. Etymology. The species epithet is a Latin double diminutive, adjectival in form, for meaning very smalleyed, in reference to the small eyes found in this species. Non-type material examined: MADAGASCAR: Prov. Antananarivo, 3 km 41 ° NE Andranomay, 11.5 km 1470 SSE Anjozorobe, 47 ° 58 ’ E, 18 ° 28 ’ S, 5–13.xii. 2000, elev. 1300 m (Fisher et al.); Prov. Antsiranana, R.S. Manongarivo, 14.5 km 220 ° SW Antanambao, 48 ° 25.7 ’ E, 13 ° 59.9 ’ S, 20.x. 1998, elev. 1175 m (B.L. Fisher); Prov. Antsiranana, P.N. Marojejy, 27.6 km 35 ° NE Andapa, 49 ° 45.6 ’ E, 14 ° 26.1 ’ S, 15–18.xi. 2003, elev. 775 m (Fisher et al.); Prov. Antsiranana, P.N. Marojejy, 26.6 km 31 ° NNE Andapa, 49 ° 44.6 ’ E, 14 ° 26.2 ’ S, 18–21.xi. 2003, elev. 1325 m (Fisher et al.); Prov. Fianarantsoa, 2 km W Andrambovato, 47 ° 24.6 ’ E, 21 ° 30.7 ’ S, 3–5.vi. 2005, elev. 1075 m (Fisher et al.); Prov. Fianarantsoa, R.S. Ivohibe, 7.5 km ENE Ivohibe, 46 ° 57.6 ’ E, 22 ° 28.2 ’ S, 7–12.x. 1997, elev. 900 m (B.L. Fisher); Prov. Fianarantsoa, R.S. Ivohibe, 8 km E Ivohibe, 46 ° 58.1 ’ E, 22 ° 29.0’ S, 15–21.x. 1997, elev. 1200 m (B.L. Fisher); Prov. Fianarantsoa, R.S. Ivohibe, 6.5 km ESE Ivohibe, 46 ° 57.3 ’ E, 22 ° 29.8 ’ S, 24–30.x. 1997, elev. 1575 m (B.L. Fisher); Prov. Fianarantsoa, 8 km NE Ivohibe, 46 ° 53.9 ’ E, 22 ° 25.3 ’ S, 3–9.xi. 1997, elev. 1200 m (B.L. Fisher); Prov. Fianarantsoa, Vevembe, 47 ° 10.91 ’ E, 22 ° 47.46 ’ S, 23.iv. 2006, elev. 600 m (Fisher et al.); Prov. Toamasina, For t Analamay, 19.1 km 51 ° NE, Moramanga, 48 ° 20.2 ’ E, 18 ° 48.3 ’ S, 19–23.iii. 2004, elev. 1068 m (Fisher et al.); Prov. Toamasina, Foret Ambatovy, 14.3 km 57 ° NE Moramanga, 48 ° 12.2 ’ E, 18 ° 51.5 ’ S, 19–23.iii. 2004, elev. 1075 m (Fisher et al.); Prov. Toamasina, F.C. Andriantantely, 48 ° 48.8 ’ E, 18 ° 41.7 ’ S, 4–7.xii. 1998, elev. 530 m (H.J. Ratsirarson); Prov. Toamasina, F.C. Didy, 48 ° 34.7 ’ E, 18 ° 11.9 ’ S, 16– 23.xii. 1998, elev. 960 m (H.J. Ratsirarson); Prov. Toamasina, F.C. Sandranantitra, 49 ° 5.5 ’ E, 18 ° 2.9 ’ S, 18– 21.i. 1999, elev. 450 m (H.J. Ratsirarson); Prov. Toamasina, Mahavelone (Foulpointe), 49 ° 30.0’ E, 17 ° 40.0’ S, 25.xii. 1993 (A. Pauly); Prov. Toamasina, P.N. Mantadia, 48 ° 25.6 ’ E, 18 ° 47.5 ’ S, 25–28.xi. 1998, elev. 895 m (H.J. Ratsirarson); Prov. Toliara, P.N. Andohahela, 3.8 km 113 ° ESE Mahamavo, 46 ° 45 ’ E, 24 ° 46 ’ S, 21– 25.i. 2002, elev. 900 m (Fisher et al.); 13 km NW Enakara, Res Andohahela, 46 ° 48 ’ E, 24 ° 33 ’ S, 30.xi. 1992, elev. 1250 m (B.L. Fisher); 43 km S Ambalavao, Res. Andringitra, 47 ° 0’ E, 22 ° 14 ’ S, 10.x. 1993, elev. 825 m (B.L. Fisher); 40 km S Ambalavao, Res. Andringitra, 46 ° 58 ’ E, 22 ° 13 ’ S, 15.x. 1993, elev. 1275 m (B.L. Fisher); 38 km S Ambalavao, Res. Andringitra, 46 ° 58 ’ E, 22 ° 12 ’ S, 23.x. 1993, elev. 1680 m (B.L. Fisher) Notes. See under P. myops for discussion.Published as part of Lapolla, John S., Cheng, Chiu H. & Fisher, Brian L., 2010, Taxonomic revision of the ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) genus Paraparatrechina in the Afrotropical and Malagasy Regions, pp. 1-27 in Zootaxa 2387 on pages 22-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19380
Paraparatrechina albipes Emery 1899
No full textParaparatrechina albipes (Emery, 1899) (Figs. 1, 2, 15 A–E, 16, 17) Prenolepis albipes Emery, 1899: 497 (worker described). 2 syntype workers? (see below), CAMEROON, IX-XI 1895, L. Conradt (MCSN) [examined]. The description mentions two specimens, which are assumed to have been workers since only workers were described by Emery, but of the two specimens labeled types for this species in MSNG, one of them is a queen. It remains unclear if this specimen is one of the syntypes or not, although a queen was not mentioned in the original description. Emery, 1914: 422, combination in Prenolepis (Nylanderia); Emery, 1925: 218, combination in Paratrechina (Nylanderia); LaPolla et al., 2010: 128, combination in Paraparatrechina. Worker diagnosis: mesosomal dorsum (primarily pronotum and mesonotum) much lighter (almost white in some specimens) than remainder of mesosoma, head and gaster; white pubescence covering body. Paraparatrechina albipes queen CASENT0088326. A, profile; B, dorsum; C, full face; D, forewing. Compare with: P. brunnella. WORKER. Measurements (n= 20): TL: 1.41–1.89; HW: 0.35–0.42; HL: 0.39–0.47; EL: 0.11–0.13; SL: 0.48–0.53; PW: 0.24–0.31; WL: 0.48–0.55; PDH: 0.20–0.25; PrFL: 0.38–0.42; PrFW: 0.11–0.15; GL: 0.52– 0.9 Indices: CI: 81–93; REL: 26–29; SI: 119–140; FI: 27–37 Head brown, with contrasting yellowish-brown antennae and mandibles; head slightly longer than broad. White colored pubescence covers head in neat longitudinal rows. Scapes surpass posterior margin by about the length of the first 2–3 funicular segments. Lateral parts of mesosoma brown, and typically a distinctly white to whitish-yellow patch covers the dorsum of the pronotum and mesonotum, with the dorsum of the propodeum whitish to lighter brown. Fine, white pubescence covers entire mesosomal dorsum. Pronotum rises slightly more than 45 ° from anterior margin to dorsum; mesosoma compact; propodeum dorsum gently rounded. Procoxae brown, meso/metacoxae and trochanters white. Femurs brown posteriorly becoming white towards anterior ends; tibiae and tarsi white; gaster brown, sometimes slightly lighter colored around segmental margins. QUEEN. Measurements (n= 1): TL: 4.28; HW: 0.744; HL: 0.74; EL: 0.29; SL: 0.84; PW: 0.91; WL: 1.30; PDH: 0.52; PrFL: 0.73; PrFW: 0.19; GL: 2.24. Indices: CI: 100; REL: 39; SI: 113; FI: 27 As in worker, with modifications expected for caste. The queen examined does not display the lighter colored mesosomal dorsum observed in workers of this species and is darker brown overall in coloration. MALE. Measurements (n= 1): TL: 1.63; HW (including eyes): 0.41; HL: 0.37; EL: 0.17; SL: 0.33; PW: 0.34; WL: 0.63; PrFL: 0.44; PrFW: 0.08; GL (including parameres): 0.67. Indices: CI: 112; REL: 46; SI: 80; FI: 19 Head brown, with bulging large eyes that occupy most of the lateral region of the head; head slightly broader than long. Palps distinctly lighter than head in color. A dense layer of pubescence covers head, with scattered erect setae along mid-region, posterior margin and clypeus. Scapes surpass posterior margin by about length of the first 2 funicular segments; antennae 13 -segmented. Mandible with apical tooth and an indistinct basal angle. Mesosoma same color as head; pronotum short and collar-like; mesonotum large, rounded anteriorly, overarching pronotum; mesosoma dorsum flat, with suberect setae. Gaster slightly darker brown than head and mesosoma, covered with pubescence and scattered erect setae. Parameres elongate, with scattered erect setae, especially towards apices. Non-type material examined: CAMEROON: Nkoemvon, 1980 (D. Jackson); Prov. Sud-Quest, Bimbia Forest, 7.4 km 119 ° ESE Limbe, 9 ° 15.8 ’ E, 3 ° 58.9 ’ N, 14.iv. 2000, elev. 40 m (B.L. Fisher); Prov. Sud. Res. Campo, Massif des Mamelles, 15.1 km 18 ° E Ebodje, 9 ° 57.6 ’ E, 2 ° 35.7 ’ N, 4.iv. 2000, elev. 180 m (B.L. Fisher); Prov. Sud, PN Campo, 43.3 km 108 ° ESE Campo, 10 ° 12.4 ’ E, 2 ° 17.0’ N, 7.iv. 2000, elev. 290 m (B.L. Fisher); CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: PN Dzanga-Ndoki, Mabea Bai, 21.4 km 53 0 NE Bayanga, 16 ° 24.36 ’ E, 3 ° 2.0’ N, 4.v. 2001, elev. 510 m (S. van Noort); PN Dzanga-Ndoki, 21.4 km 53 ° NE Bayanga, 16 ° 24.57 ’ E, 3 ° 2.1 ’ N, 5.v. 2001, elev. 510 m (S. van Noort); PN Dzanga-Ndoki, Mabea Bai, 21.4 km 53 ° NE Bayanga, 16 ° 25 ’ E, 3 ° 2 ’ N, 1–7.v. 2001, elev. 510 m (B.L. Fisher); PN Dzanga-Ndoki, 38.6 km 173 ° S Lidjombo, 16 ° 3.20 ’ E, 2 ° 21.60 ’ N, 25.v. 2001, elev. 350 m (S. van Noort); Res. Dzanga-Sangha, 12.7 km 326 ° NW Bayanga, 16 ° 11.55 ’ E, 3 ° 0.27 ’ N, 13.v. 2001, elev. 420 m (S. van Noort); Res. Dzanga-Sangha, 12.7 km 326 ° NW Bayanga, 16 ° 12 ’ E, 3 ° 0’ N, 10–17.v. 2001, elev. 470 m (B.L. Fisher); Res. Dzanga- Sangha, 12.7 km 326 ° NW Bayanga, 16 ° 12 ’ E, 3 ° 0’ N, 10–17.v. 2001, elev. 370 m (B.L. Fisher); GABON: La Makande, Forêt des Abeilles, i.–ii. 1999 (S. Lewis); Prov. Estuaire Pointe Ngombe, Ekwata, 16 km 240 ° WSW Libreville, 9 ° 18.7 ’ E, 0° 19.5 ’ N, 27.iii. 2000, elev. 5 m (B.L. Fisher); Prov. Ogooue-Maritime, Res. Moukalaba, 12.2 km 305 ° NW Doussala, 10 ° 29.8 ’ E, 2 ° 17.0’ S, 24.ii. 2000, elev. 110 m (B.L. Fisher); Prov. Ogooue-Maritime, Res. Moukalaba, 10.8 km 214 ° SW Doussala, 10 ° 32.7 ’ E, 2 ° 25.4 ’ S, 29.ii. 2000, elev. 110 m (B.L. Fisher); Prov. Ogooue-Maritime, Res. Monts Doudou, 24.3 km 307 ° NW Doussala, 10 ° 24.4 ’ E, 2 ° 13.4 ’ S, 6.iii. 2000, elev. 375 m (B.L. Fisher); Prov. Ogooue-Maritime, Reserve des Monts Doudou, 24.3 km 307 ° NW Doussala, 10 ° 24.35 ’ E, 2 ° 13.35 ’ S, 8.iii. 2000, elev. 370 m (S. van Noort); Prov. Ogooue-Maritime, Res. Monts Doudou, 25.2 km 304 ° NW Doussala, 10 ° 23.7 ’ E, 2 ° 13.6 ’ S, 14.iii. 2000, elev. 640 m (B.L. Fisher); Prov. Ogooue-Maritime, Reserve des Monts Doudou, 25.2 km 304 ° NW Doussala, 10 ° 23.67 ’ E, 2 ° 13.63 ’ S, 16.iii. 2000, elev. 600 m (S. van Noort); Prov. Ogooue-Maritime, Reserve de la Moukalaba- Dougoua, 12.2 km 305 ° NW Doussala, 10 ° 29.83 ’ E, 2 ° 17.0’ S, 2.iii. 2000, elev. 110 m (S. van Noort); Prov. Ogooue-Maritime, Reserve de la Moukalaba-Dougoua, 7 km NW Doussala, 10 ° 32.65 ’ E, 2 ° 19.84 ’ S, 21.iii. 2000, elev. 110 m (S. van Noort); Prov. Woleu-Ntem, 31.3 km 108 ° ESE Minovoul, 12 ° 24.4 ’ E, 2 ° 4.8 ’ N, 7.ii. 1998, elev. 600 m (B.L. Fisher); GHANA: Bunso nr. Tafo, 17.iv. 1992 (R. Belshaw); Bunso, 22.vii. 1969 (D. Leston); Bunso, 18.vii. 1969 (D. Leston); Afwerase, 8.v. 1969 (P. Room); Asamankese, 5.ix. 1969 (D. Leston); Asamankese, 28.iv. 1970, (P. Room); Mampong, 26.i. 1970 (P. Room); Tafo, 7.vii. 1970 (B. Bolton); NIGERIA: Gambari, 10.vi. 1969 (B. Bolton); Gambari, 18.vi. 1969 (B. Bolton); Gambari, 15.vii. 1969 (B. Bolton); Ibadan, 18.v. 1981 (A. Russell-Smith); TOGO: Palime, Klouto For, 20–25.vi. 1974 (Vit) Notes. This species has an unusual coloration pattern and is usually easily identifiable, with most specimens exhibiting a striking white patch on the mesosomal dorsum that contrast strongly with the darker body. There is variation in the degree of how large and white the patch is, with some specimens barely exhibiting a white patch at all. Sometimes the patch can also be of a more yellowish color rather than white.Published as part of Lapolla, John S., Cheng, Chiu H. & Fisher, Brian L., 2010, Taxonomic revision of the ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) genus Paraparatrechina in the Afrotropical and Malagasy Regions, pp. 1-27 in Zootaxa 2387 on pages 4-7, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19380
Optimizing green space locations to reduce daytime and nighttime urban heat island effects in Phoenix, Arizona
No full textabstract: The urban heat island effect is especially significant in semi-arid climates, generating a myriad of problems for large urban areas. Green space can mitigate warming, providing cooling benefits important to reducing energy consumption and improving human health. The arrangement of green space to reap the full potential of cooling benefits is a challenge, especially considering the diurnal variations of urban heat island effects. Surprisingly, methods that support the strategic placement of green space in the context of urban heat island are lacking. Integrating geographic information systems, remote sensing, spatial statistics and spatial optimization, we developed a framework to identify the best locations and configuration of new green space with respect to cooling benefits. The developed multi-objective model is applied to evaluate the diurnal cooling trade-offs in Phoenix, Arizona. As a result of optimal green space placement, significant cooling potentials can be achieved. A reduction of land surface temperature of approximately 1–2 °C locally and 0.5 °C regionally can be achieved by the addition of new green space. 96% of potential day and night cooling benefits can be achieved through simultaneous consideration. The results also demonstrate that clustered green space enhances local cooling because of the agglomeration effect; whereas, dispersed patterns lead to greater overall regional cooling. The optimization based framework can effectively inform planning decisions with regard to green space allocation to best ameliorate excessive heat.Corresponding Author:
Yujia Zhang
Arizona State University
[email protected]
Sicily and the Sicilians
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Previous issue date: 1889Thesis (B.L.)--University of Illinois, 1889.Ms.Lacking title page; title and author information from table of contents at beginning of volume. IU-RBound with 11 other B.L. theses from UIUC, 1889. IU-
Toward seamless networking in indoor environments in millimeter wave bands
No full textThis thesis investigates the possibility of applying the 60GHz band to the indoor networking environment at the systemand link control levels. The work presented in this thesis aims at developing novel systemconcepts for seamless and cost-effective broadband local area networks operating in the 60GHz band in particular andmillimeter-wave bands in general. Different from many efforts today targeting point-to-point cable replacement solutions, this thesis attempts to apply the 60 GHz band to a broader context, i.e., the local area network environment in which multiple users and multiple applications share the network resource simultaneously. The utilization of this millimeter wave band, however, leads to smaller radio cell coverage due to propagation losses and line-of-sight requirements. Indoor networks operating at this band will comprise a large number of pico-cells corresponding to that many of antenna stations. As a result, the cost of many antenna stations has become a major contributor for the total cost of the networks infrastructure. To reduce the systems cost, it is therefore crucial that the complexity of an antenna station is simplified.Radio over fiber (RoF) techniques can be employed to achieve this goal. Particularly, this thesis is based on a RoF technique called Optical Frequency Multiplication (OFM) that is able to generate pure millimeter wave carriers remotely. Instead of placing all the signal processing functions in antenna stations, it is now possible to concentrate those complex functions in a single processing block, i.e., the central station (CS). since the propagation of 60 GHz signals is highly obstructed by objects, it is generally difficult to obtain good signal coverage in the indoor environment. In this thesis, we propose the novel Extended Cell concept that is able to overcome the problem of insufficient signal coverage. In this solution, a number of adjacent radio cells are grouped into an extended cell. Furthermore, all the antenna stations in an extended cell are set to operate in the same radio channel. By controlling the cells to be included into an extended cell, overlap areas between extended cells can be created in transitional areas in the floor to ensure seamless handovers of ongoing connections. To optimize the performance of the system with regards to variable realtime traffic patterns, we propose an algorithm to dynamically form extended cells based on the actual traffic under each cell. The performance of twoMediumAccess Control protocols, i.e., IEEE 802.11 representing the distributed protocol family and IEEE 802.16 representing the centralized protocol one, when applied to the proposed RoF and extended cell based architecture is also discussed in this thesis. A major effect when an optical distribution system is inserted in a traditional wireless network is the additional propagation delay introduced by the fiber links. This additional propagation delay can exceed the timing boundary of the MAC protocols and eventually stop them from working. Another problem also arises when the utilization of the 60 GHz band is combined with the extended cell concept. Specifically, mobile stations in a room will be completely hidden to other stations in other rooms.We show that the throughput of both protocols degrades when the length of optical distribution network increases, but this degradation is not significant.With regards to the hidden terminal problem, the performance of distributed and carried sense based protocols is severely affected. Finally, this thesis concerns the issues of maintaining quality of services (QoS) when the MAC protocols are applied to the proposed network architecture. We have shown that the proposed architecture does not affect the service differentiation mechanisms of the MAC protocols. Moreover, in this architecture, since the central station has the full control of the network, QoS and mobility control algorithms can also be greatly simplified to improve the performance of the network.Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Scienc
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