173 research outputs found
The Land of the Blue Poppy
No full textIn 1911, Francis Kingdon Ward (1885–1958) set off on his first solo expedition and collected hundreds of plant species, many previously unknown. From Burma, he headed into the Hengduan Mountains of north-western Yunnan province, exploring along the Mekong, Yangtze and Salween rivers in the region between eastern Tibet and western Sichuan. In 2003, this area was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. One of the world's most biodiverse temperate zones, its extraordinary topography arises from its position at the collision point of tectonic plates. This fascinating book, first published in 1913, was one of the most popular by a prolific author. It is generously illustrated with Kingdon Ward's own photographs and maps from the trip. The blue poppy of the title is Meconopsis speciosa, which Kingdon Ward described as the 'Cambridge blue poppy'; rather than the famous 'Tibetan blue poppy' (Meconopsis betonicifolia) that he later brought to England.</jats:p
Close-up of a specimen of Matilija poppy (Romneya coulteri), ca.1920
No full textPhotograph of a close-up of a specimen of Matilija poppy (Romneya coulteri), ca.1920. On dark background.; "These lovely perennials are natives of California and Mexico and belong to the Poppy family, Papaveraceae. There are only two varieties of Romneya. One is R. Coulteri, the Matilija Poppy, and the other is R. trichocalyx; they are sometimes known as Tree Poppies. The latter differs very slightly from the first. The Matilija Poppy grows from 5 to 6 feet tall and has deeply divided, blue gray leaves. Large, white, fragrant flowers are produced in the summer; the petals resemble crL pe paper and they surround a tuft of golden stamens. R. trichocalyx usually blooms a little more than R. Coulteri." -- unknown author
Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) oil for preparation of biodiesel: Optimization of conditions
No full textOpium poppy, Papaver somniferum L, is one of the ancient herbal medicines. In addition to this medical use of latex, opium that is extracted from the immature seed capsule, it is also used illegally for pleasure. It is being produced in great quantities in Turkey especially in Afyonkarahisar city. The seeds of opium poppy plant have high ratio oil content. The opium poppy seeds and oil of these seeds are purely used as an ingredient in production of bakery products. In this study, biodiesel evaluation of the opium poppy seeds that have a high oil ratio is aimed. Alkali catalyzed (NaOH) single-phase reaction was preferred to produce biodiesel from opium poppy oil. The parameters like catalyst concentration, methanol ratio, reaction temperature were optimized and biodiesel production was obtained with high yield in reaction time of 75 min. The methyl ester content in the opium poppy oil biodiesel was determined with Gas Chromatography-Frame Ionized Detector (GC-FID). In optimum conditions, methanol ratio and catalyst concentration was determined as 20 wt% and 0.5 wt%, respectively. The reaction temperature was optimized as 60 degrees C. Biodiesel was obtained from the opium poppy oil under optimum conditions. Some basic features of the produced methyl esters were determined. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Scientific Research Projects Unit of Afyon Kocatepe University [10.FENED.17]The author gratefully acknowledges the Scientific Research Projects Unit of Afyon Kocatepe University (No. 10.FENED.17) for its financial support
The Mental Markers of Folk Mythology in М. Hrymych Novel «Red Poppy in the Dew...»
No full textThe article deals with the study of folk mythology actualized in М. Hrymych novel «Red
poppy in the dew..». The author analyses the motives of initiation of heroes, mystical journey, motif
of death, ancient, archetypal images which are the central in this novel
The Mental Markers of Folk Mythology in М. Hrymych Novel «Red Poppy in the Dew ...»
No full textThe article deals with the study of folk mythology actualized in М. Hrymych novel «Red poppy in the dew ...». The author analyses the motives of initiation of heroes, mystical journey, motif of death, ancient, archetypal images which are the central in this novel
Gender, Race, Militarism and Remembrance: The Everyday Geopolitics of the Poppy
No full textThis is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Taylor & Francis (Routledge) via the DOI in this record.This paper offers a feminist analysis of how British military violence and war are, in part, made possible through everyday embodied and emotional practices of remembrance and forgetting. Focusing on recent iterations of the Royal British Legion’s Annual Poppy Appeal, I explore how the emotionality, and gendered and racial politics of collective mourning provide opportunities for the emergence of “communities of feeling”, through which differently gendered and racialised individuals can find their “place” in the national story. I aim to show that in relying on such gendered and racial logics of emotion, the Poppy Appeal invites communities of feeling to remember military sacrifice, whilst forgetting the violence and bloodiness of actual warfare. In so doing, the poppy serves to reinstitute war as an activity in which masculinised, muscular ‘protectors’ necessarily make sacrifices for the feminised ‘protected’. The poppy is thus not only a site for examining the everyday politics of contemporary collective mourning, but its emotional, gendered and racialised foundations and how these work together to animate the geopolitics of war
Oxidant/antioxidant equilibrium in rats supplemented with diesel fuel or with opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) seed oil biodiesel
No full textThis study was conducted to examine the effects of biodiesel obtained from poppy-seed oil on the oxidant /antioxidant balance in rats. For this purpose, 35 Wistar rats were allotted into 5 equal groups according to treatments: rats orally received 250 and 500 mg/kg/day of diesel fuel (groups D250 and D500) or poppy oil biodiesel (groups P250 and P500) dissolved in equal amounts of sunflower oil for 21 days whereas untreated rats served as controls. The serum nitrite concentrations were significantly increased in all treated groups whereas significant increases in the nitrate concentrations were observed in the D500 and P250 group. Blood MDA (malondialdehyde) concentrations were also significantly elevated in orally treated rats but the lowest increase was noticed in the group P500. In parallel, blood glutathione concentrations and the erythrocyte catalase activity were significantly depressed in treated rats, particularly in rats treated with diesel fuel. These results show the occurrence of an oxidative stress in rats treated with diesel or biodiesel but oxidative damage may be limited in rats treated with poppy oil biodiesel, leading to a possible use of it as an alternative for diesel fuel.Scientific Research Projects Unit of Afyon Kocatepe University [10.FENED.17]The author gratefully acknowledges the Scientific Research Projects Unit of Afyon Kocatepe University (No. 10.FENED.17) for its financial support
Gótico & Queer: uma análise de Lost Souls, de Poppy Z. Brite
No full textThe Gothic Subculture features a highly performative disposition relating to sexuality, body, and gender and, thus, the scene promotes the emergence of queer identities. The transgender author Poppy Z. Brite inserts his novel Lost Souls in this context as one of the few authors of Gothic fiction to relate his work to the subculture of the same name. In this article I discuss the Gothic Subculture parallel to Butler's theory of gender, and I approach the character development of Nothing, Lost Souls’ protagonist, relating it to the aesthetics of the Gothic scene.La subcultura gótica presenta una disposición altamente performativa relacionada con la sexualidad, el cuerpo y el género y, por lo tanto, la escena promueve el surgimiento de identidades queer. El autor transgénero Poppy Z. Brite inserta su novela Lost Souls en este contexto como uno de los pocos autores de ficción gótica que relaciona su trabajo con la subcultura del mismo nombre. En este ensayo hablo sobre la subcultura gótica paralela a la teoría de género de Butler, y me acerco al desarrollo del personaje de Nothing, protagonista de Lost Souls, relacionándolo con la estética de la escena gótica.A subcultura gótica apresenta uma disposição altamente performática, algo que se reporta a sexualidade, corpo e gênero e, assim, a cena propicia o surgimento de identidades queer. O autor transgênero Poppy Z. Brite insere o romance Lost Souls nesse contexto, sendo um dos poucos autores de ficção gótica a relacionar sua obra à subcultura de mesmo nome. Nesse artigo, discorro sobre a subcultura gótica em paralelo à teoria de gênero de Butler, então analiso o desenvolvimento da personagem Nothing, de Lost Souls, em relação à estética da cena gótica
Papaver nudicaule (Iceland Poppy) : Iceland Poppy
No full textClass: Dicotyledoneae
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Papaver
Species: nudicaul
Taman Vokasi: Pendidikan Tenaga Kerja dengan Konsep Dampak Lingkungan
No full textIndonesia di tahun 2016 telah memasuki area MEA (Masyarakat Ekonomi Asean) yang berpengaruh pada persaingan tenaga kerja. Namun, disisi lain masyarakat Indonesia sebagian besar belum siap untuk menghadapi MEA dikarenakan banyaknya penduduk Indonesia, tidak memiliki pekerjaan terutama di usia produktif yang dikarenakan kurang adanya keterampilan dalam diri, budaya pilih-pilih pekerjaan, dan lain sebagainya yang mengakibatkan kurang adanya percaya diri.
Menurut Badan Pusat Statistik Kota Surabaya, menyebutkan bahwa masih banyaknya tingkat pengangguran yang menyebabkan berbagai dampak negatif, seperti kriminalitas, kejahatan, dan pergaulan bebas yang sebagian besar dilakukan oleh remaja hingga dewasa.
Oleh karena itu, penulis mendukung adanya usaha dari pemerintah, yaitu dengan adanya pusat pelatihan kerja di kota Surabaya dan adanya daya dukung untuk mengurangi tekanan yang dimiliki oleh seorang penganggur, melalui segi arsitektural yaitu dengan menggunakan dukungan taman yang dapat mempengaruhi psikologis seseorang. Arsitektur berwawasan perilaku dengan pendekatan psikologis dan konsep dampak lingkungan, diharapkan dapat membantu untuk mengurangi bahkan menyelesaikan masalah yang ada dengan menggunakan metode penyelesaian masalah lingkungan yang menganalisis berbagai aspek yang mengacu pada masalah tersebut.
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ABSTRACT
VOCATIONAL PARK
Labor Education with The Concept Environmental Impact
By
Poppy Reza Hamanda
NRP : 3213100031
Indonesia in 2016 has entered the area of
MEA (Economic Community
of Asean) which affect the competition of labor. Howe
ver, on the other hand,
most Indonesians are not ready to face the MEA due to the large population
of Indonesia, not having a job especially in the productive age due to lack of
skills in the self, choosing a job culture, and so on that results in lack of
confidence.
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics of Surabaya, there are still
many unemployment rates that cause negative impacts, such as crime, crime,
and promiscuity, mostly by adolescents.
Therefore, the authors support the existence o
f busi
ness from the
government,
that is with the job training center in the city of Surabaya and the
carrying capacity to reduce the pressure possessed by an unemployed, in
terms of architecture that is by using park support that can affect a person
psychologica
lly. A behavior
-
oriented architecture with a psychological
approach and the concept of environmental impact, is expected to help to
reduce even solve existing problems by using environmental problem solving
methods that analyze the various aspects that add
ress the issue
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