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Images of the Dai : the aesthetics of gender and identity in Xishuangbanna
No full textThis thesis is based on fieldwork carried out m Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. The main focus of the work is the Dai people, one of China's fifty-five so called 'Minority Nationalities'. I aim to paint a picture of the complex processes through which Dai ways of being and images of them are created and recreated. This is not to suggest that the Dai constitute a bounded group. Although Chinese official discourse presents a static, rigid picture of the so-called 'Minority Nationalities', I hope to have demonstrated that the everyday experiences of those in Banna are governed by a fluid and dynamic relationality. Images of 'Minority Nationalities' abound in China, these images are multiple and often contradictory. The Dai are known throughout China for their beauty, a beauty often portrayed as highly erotic. In this thesis I explore the implications of this image and the role of the Dai in its formation and continuity. With this in mind I examine the ways that the striking Dai aesthetic is used in the intricate power plays of Xishuangbanna. This work examines aspects of the Dai lived aesthetic and as such it has chapters on tattoo, architecture and feminine beauty. Dai aesthetic knowledge is interlaced with strands of moral, philosophical and cosmological insight, thus this work also includes a chapter on morality, autonomy and cooperation. The penultimate chapter uses vivid ethnography of the Water Splashing festival as a example of play of identities in Xishuangbanna. The Conclusion reiterates that the processes by which images, identities and aesthetic understandings are generated, and by which limits are explored and transgressed in Xishuangbanna are dialogic in character
Analysis of the Cambodian bagnet ("dai") fishery data
Full text linkThis report summarises general and detailed features of catches from the bagnet ("dai") fishery in Cambodia between 1995 and 1999, as monitored by the MRC/DoF/DANIDA Management of the Freshwater Capture Fisheries Project (MFCFP) in Phnom Penh.Fishery data, Cambodia,
Chianese G., “Quando uscimmo dai rifugi”. Il Mezzogiorno tra guerra e dopoguerra (1943-46), Carocci, Roma 2004
Full text linkRecensione al volume: Chianese G., “Quando uscimmo dai rifugi”. Il Mezzogiorno tra guerra e dopoguerra (1943-46), Carocci, Roma 200
Abrus huangi Dai and Zhang 2002
No full textAbrus huangi Dai and Zhang, 2002 Figs. 17–23, 75 Abrus huangi Dai and Zhang, 2002: 307, fig. 3, A–G. Material examined. China: Holotype ɗ, Guangxi; Jinxiu, Shengtang Mountain, 900m, 18 May 1999, coll. Huang Fusheng (IZAS); paratypes 2 Ψ, same data as holotype (IZAS). Remarks. This species is very similar to A. hengshanensis Dai and Zhang, but can be distinguished from the latter by: 1) pygophore with process at caudoventral margin; 2) basal projection of aedeagus dentate subapically on ventral margin and lateral appendages directed basally in ventral view. Distribution. China (Guangxi).Published as part of Dai, Wu & Zhang, Yalin, 2008, A review of the genus Abrus Dai & Zhang (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae) from China with description of one new species, pp. 37-53 in Zootaxa 1688 on page 42, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18058
Abrus coneus Dai and Zhang 2002
No full textAbrus coneus Dai and Zhang, 2002 Figs 37–43, 73 Abrus coneus Dai and Zhang, 2002: 311, fig. 6, A–G. Material examined. China: Holotype ɗ, Gansu; Kangxian, Baiyun Mountain, 1250–1750m, 12 July 1998, coll. Chen Jun; Paratype: 1 Ψ, Gansu; Kangxian, Baiyun Mountain, 1250–1750m, 12 July 1998, coll. Chen Jun (IZAS); 1 Ψ(IZAS), Gansu; Kangxian, Qinghe Forest Farm, 1400m, 12 July 1998, coll. Yao Jan. Remarks. This species is very similar to A. bifurcatus Dai and Zhang, but can be distinguished from the latter by: 1) pygophore with long appendage at ventral posterior margin; 2) basal projection of aedeagus about half length of shaft, without lateral appendages at middle. Distribution. China (Gansu).Published as part of Dai, Wu & Zhang, Yalin, 2008, A review of the genus Abrus Dai & Zhang (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae) from China with description of one new species, pp. 37-53 in Zootaxa 1688 on page 46, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18058
Coordination Techniques for Distributed Artificial Intelligence
No full textCoordination, the process by which an agent reasons about its local actions and the (anticipated) actions of others to try and ensure the community acts in a coherent manner, is perhaps the key problem of the discipline of Distributed Artificial Intelligence (DAI). In order to make advances it is important that the theories and principles which guide this central activity are uncovered and analysed in a systematic and rigourous manner. To this end, this paper models agent communities using a distributed goal search formalism, and argues that commitments (pledges to undertake a specific course of action) and conventions (means of monitoring commitments in changing circumstances) are the foundation of coordination in all DAI systems
FIGURE 1. Habitus. A, C. Dorsal views. B, D. Lateral views. E, F, Face. G in Bicoloratum Dai and Li, a new synonym of the leafhopper genus Scaphoideus Uhler (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae), with description of two new species
No full textFIGURE 1. Habitus. A, C. Dorsal views. B, D. Lateral views. E, F, Face. G. Left forewing; H. Fore femur, anterior view; I. Fore tibia and tarsus, anterior view; J, K. Hind tibia. A, B, E, G–K. Scaphoideus dinghuensis sp. nov.; C, D, F. S. taishanensis sp. nov.Published as part of Chen, Fangying & Dai, Wu, 2015, Bicoloratum Dai and Li, a new synonym of the leafhopper genus Scaphoideus Uhler (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae), with description of two new species, pp. 275-283 in Zootaxa 3985 (2) on page 278, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3985.2.6, http://zenodo.org/record/23328
Reply to the comment by P.J. Hearty and G. Dai Pra
No full textWe appreciate very much Hearty and Dai Pra’s
Comment and their interest in the Taranto area, but we
find that the comment runs into some misreading (e.g.
look better at Table 2 and Fig. 5). Our paper presents
the results of a multidisciplinary study of some new
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Siamiassus constanti Dai, Dietrich & Zhang, 2015, sp. nov.
No full textSiamiassus constanti sp. nov. (Figs 5 C, D, 20 A–D, 23 A) Male 8.4 mm long, 3.9 mm wide across humeral angles. Color dull olive green; forewing densely marked with small black spots in basal 2 / 3 and along veins near apex; front and middle femur black in distal half, front tibia dark brown (Fig. 5 C, D). Structural features as described for genus (Fig. 20 A–D). Type material. Holotype ♂ THAILAND: Loei, Na-Haeo (edge pond) 17.v. 2003, J. Constant & K. Smets, light trap [RISB]. Notes. This species is named in honor of Dr. Jerome Constant, Auchenorrhyncha expert at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, collector of the holotype and host to CHD during a recent visit to Brussels. Siniassus nom. nov. (replacement for Sinojassus Dai, Zhang, Zhang & Dietrich 2010, nec Sinojassus Zhang 1985) Notes. The genus was described by Dai et al. (2010) and given the name Sinojassus, but this name is a junior homonym of an older fossil genus, Sinojassus Zhang (1985) and, therefore, must be given a new replacement name. Siniassus resembles Trocnadella in overall body form and the absence of a separately articulated connective in the male genitalia, but may be distinguished by the presence of numerous dark spots on the dorsum and the elongate style apodeme. Included species: Siniassus aspinus (Dai, Zhang & Zhang), comb. n. (Fig. 4 A, B) Sinojassus aspinus Dai, Zhang & Zhang 2010 in Dai, Zhang, Zhang & Dietrich (2010) Siniassus compressus (Dai, Zhang & Zhang), comb. n. (Fig. 4 C, D) Sinojassus compressus Dai, Zhang & Zhang 2010 in Dai, Zhang, Zhang & Dietrich (2010) Siniassus loberus (Dai, Zhang & Zhang 2010), comb. n. (Fig. 4 E, F) Sinojassus loberus Dai, Zhang & Zhang 2010 in Dai, Zhang, Zhang & Dietrich (2010) Material examined. CHINA: Yunnan, Xishuanbanna, Mengla 1050–1080 m, 20 May 1958, 1 male; Yunnan, Menghai, 1250 m, 27 Feb. 1957 [IOZB]. Siniassus webbi (Dai & Dietrich 2010), comb. n. (Fig. 4 G, H) Sinojassus webbi Dai & Dietrich, in Dai, Zhang, Zhang & Dietrich (2010)Published as part of Dai, Wu, Dietrich, Christopher H. & Zhang, Yalin, 2015, A review of the leafhopper tribe Hyalojassini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Iassinae) with description of new taxa, pp. 1-142 in Zootaxa 3911 (1) on pages 32-34, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3911.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/25371
Lo sviluppo riparte dai territori
No full textIntroduzione dei due curatori del numero della rivista ESR n.1/2013 dedicato al tema "Lo sviluppo riparte dai territori" che comprende 6 saggi specifici
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