632 research outputs found
John Fairfield Thompson Correspondence
No full textEntries include brief biographical information, a typed letter of presentation from New York on personal stationery, and a typed letter of receipt of Thompson and Beasley\u27s book on the nickel industry for the Maine Author collection
Individual Liberty, Public Health, and the Battle for the Nation’s Soul
No full textTemple University. James E. Beasley School of LawLawThis essay in The Regulatory Review examines the legacy of the US Supreme Court case Jacobson v. Massachusetts in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Author Scott Burris contends that the vision set by Jacobson — one of coexistence and cooperation in a democratic commonwealth — is in jeopardy as courts in recent COVID-19 constitutional cases have unveiled a new view based less on the social contract than on a strong form of libertarianism
Major John Richardson's 'The Miser Outwitted' Discovered
No full textThe Miser Outwitted by Major John Richardson was advertised for sale in Upper Canadian newspapers in 1841 but no copy has been found. David Beasley, who wrote Richardson's biography, describes how he discovered the anonymous playscript in the Manuscripts Room of the British Library and determined by the handwriting that Richardson was the author. He surmises how it came to be produced at the Queens Theatre, Dublin on 10 May 1848. The play, a one-act farce, is a good example of the entertainment enjoyed by our colonial ancestors in the last century. The theme of a Miser tricked into losing his Money is of perennial interest and enjoys a long tradition in the theatre.
Des réclames pour The Miser Outwitted du major John Richardson parurent dans les journaux du Haut-Canada en 1841. Pourtant, aucun exemplaire n'en avait été retrouvé. David Beasley, biographe de Richardson, explique comment il a pu découvrir la pièce, manuscrite et anonyme, dans le Cabinet des Manuscrits de la Bibliothèque national à Londres et comment il a déterminé par son écriture que Richardson en était l'auteur. Il déduit qu'elle aurait été représentée au Queens Theatre à Dublin le 10 mai 1848. Cette pièce, une farce en un acte, est un excellent exemple du genre d'amusements auxquels se délectaient nos ancêtres coloniaux au siècle dernier. Le thème de l'avare triché de son argent est d'un intérêt constant et sa rattache à une longue tradition théâtrale
Use it or lose it: The influence of second order effects of practical components on storing energy harvested by pyroelectric effects
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Harvesting energy using the pyroelectric effect has seen growth as a potential energy source for low power applications, such as self-powered and autonomous wireless sensor networks. The scavenged energy is generally at low power levels, from mW to less than µW. While the voltages generated by pyroelectrics can be appreciable, the electric currents can be low in the order of nano-amps. In the case of pyroelectric harvesting the frequency of operation can also be low, typically much lower than 1 Hz, due to the slow temperature oscillations and transients in systems of large thermal mass. The combination of low power levels and low frequency of operation means that methods of storing electrical energy generated by pyroelectrics and the influence of inherent second order losses is of importance to create efficient harvesting devices. This paper examines the second order characteristic effects of practical capacitors and diodes for storage. The stored energy decay characteristics for commercially available components are examined and the data is used to characterise the second order effects. Selected components are then used in a pyroelectric harvesting system to determine potential improvements by appropriate selection of components with low loss.</jats:p
Doryphoribius barbarae Beasley & Miller, 2012, sp. nov.
No full text<i>Doryphoribius barbarae</i> sp. nov. <p>FIGURES 2 A–D, TABLE 1</p> <p> <b>Material examined.</b> Holotype (slide No. 13-303-9) and three paratypes (13-303-18 (simplex), 13-303-21, 13-303- 22), three exuvia with eggs (13-303-14, 13-303-15, 13-340-2); moss sample from Hubei Province, China, Tiansheng Bridge area, Site 5, 1356 m asl, 15 June 2005; collected by C. Beasley.</p> <p> <b>Specific diagnosis.</b> <i>Doryphoribius</i> with two macroplacoids, no microplacoid. Cuticle with irregularly shaped and arranged tubercles. Body with nine rows of gibbosities (IX: 2-4-4-4-4-6-4-4-2).</p> <p> <b>Description of holotype.</b> Body length 221.1 µm. Body colour unknown, no eyes observed. Nine rows of gibbosities (IX: 2-4-4-4-4-6-4-4-2) on dorsal and lateral surfaces of the body (Fig. 2 A) Dorsal gibbosities at the level of the third legs 16.9 µm in diameter. Dorsal and lateral surfaces of body, including gibbosities, with irregularly shaped and arranged tubercles (Fig. 2 C), dimensions mostly ranging from 0.5 to 3.2 µm. Claws of the <i>Isohypsibius</i> type, similar in shape and size (Fig. 2 B, Table 1), primary branches with small accessory points. No lunules or cuticular bars on legs.</p> <p> Anterio-ventral mouth. Bucco-pharyngeal apparatus of the <i>Doryphoribius</i> type, with peribuccal lamellae and papulae absent, oral cavity armature not seen. Buccal tube slightly curved in anterior half, 28.9 µm long, 2.7 µm (<i>pt = 9.3</i>) external diameter. Ventral lamina 13.6 µm (<i>pt = 47.1</i>) long (Fig. 2 D). Pharyngeal apophyses at the end of the buccal tube of slender, triangular shape. The insertion of the stylet supports on the buccal tube at 19.9 µm (<i>pt = 68.9</i>). Pharynx with two elongated macroplacoids (Fig. 2 D). The first 5.0 µm (<i>pt = 17.3</i>) long, slightly curved, with slight constriction a little anterior of its middle. The second macroplacoid 3.6 µm (<i>pt = 12.5</i>) long, slightly curved, with slight sub-terminal constriction. Macroplacoid row length 9.3 µm (<i>pt = 32.2</i>). As in all described species of <i>Doryphoribius</i>, no microplacoid or septulum.</p> <p> <b>Remarks.</b> The two anterior rows of gibbosities were not clearly visible in all specimens. When visible, the gibbosities of the first row were not as proportionally high as in the more posterior rows.</p> <p>Three exuvia contained smooth, oval eggs (3, 3, 1).</p> <p> <b>Etymology.</b> The species is named after Barbara, the wife of the first author.</p> <p> <b>Type depositories.</b> The holotype, an exuvium with eggs, and one other adult (slide numbers, respectively, 13- 303-9, 13-303-15, and 13-303-24 (final catalogue numbers not available)) are deposited in the Tardigrada collection at the College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xian, China. A paratype and an exuvium with eggs are deposited at each of the following locations: the Binda and Pilato collection (Museum of the Department of Animal Biology “Marcello La Greca”, University of Catania, Italy): slide numbers 5460 (paratype, 13-303-22) and 5461 (exuvium with eggs, 13-340-2) and the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: slide numbers ANSP-C000700 (paratype, 13-303-21), ANSP-C000701 (13-303-18), ANSP-C000702 (13- 303-10), ANSP-C000703 (13-391-1), ANSP-C000704 (13-391-9).</p> <p> <b>Differential diagnosis.</b> Michalczyk & Kaczmarek (2010) divided the <i>Doryphoribius</i> species into four groups using the number of macroplacoids and the presence or absence of cuticular gibbosities. Using their criteria, <i>D. barbarae</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> fitted into the <i>evelinae</i> group. Michalczyk & Kaczmarek (2010) named nine species in this group, and since then <i>D. tesselatus</i> Meyer, 2011, has been added (Meyer 2011). Lisi (2011) stated that his new species <i>D. amazzonicus</i> Lisi, 2011 “should belong to the <i>evelinae</i> group” but expressed doubts concerning the value of the groups; he does not describe dorsal gibbosities and compares <i>D. amazzonicus</i> to species without dorsal gibbosities. Although not specifically stated, his new species apparently lacks dorsal gibbosities, but he does describe swellings on the legs.</p> <p> <i>D. barbarae</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> differed from the existing species within the <i>evelinae</i> group in the following ways: <i>D. tessellatus</i> Meyer, 2011, had only three rows of gibbosities, compared to the nine of <i>D. barbarae</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> <i>D. evelinae</i> (Marcus 1928), <i>D. flavus</i> (Iharos 1966), <i>D. amazzonicus</i> Lisi, 2011, and <i>D. dawkinsi</i> Michalczyk & Kaczmarek, 2010, were described with gibbosities on at least some of the legs, which was lacking in <i>D. barbarae</i> <b>sp. nov.</b></p> <p> <i>D. picoensis</i> Fontoura <i>et al.</i>, 2008, lacked cuticular tubercles which were present on <i>D. barbarae</i> <b>sp. nov.</b></p> <p> Some of the <i>evelinae</i> group species exhibit a different arrangement of gibbosities than <i>D. barbarae</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (IX: 2-4-4-4-4-6-4-4-2): <i>D. dupliglobulatus</i> Ito, 1995, seven rows of two each; <i>D. huangguoshuensis</i> Wang <i>et al.</i> 2007, IX: 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2; <i>D. maranguensis</i> Binda & Pilato 1995, only indistinct gibbosities plus approximately 20 transverse undulations; <i>D. quadrituberculatus</i> Kaczmarek & Michalczyk 2004, eleven transverse undulations plus two rows of two gibbosities on the caudal end; <i>D. zyxiglobus</i> (Horning <i>et al.</i> 1978), VIII: 6-4-6-4-6-4-4-2.</p> <p> <i>D. maranguensis</i> was described with indistinct gibbosities and irregularly shaped tubercles, so it could be mistaken for <i>D. barbarae</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, but the macroplacoids are very different: in a <i>D. maranguensis</i> specimen of 331 µm, the first macroplacoid is 9.98 µm (<i>pt = 25.3</i>), the second 5.9 µm (<i>pt = 14.9</i>) (Binda & Pilato 1995); in a <i>D. barbarae</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> specimen of 294 µm, the first macroplacoid is 4.1 µm (<i>pt = 13.1</i>), the second 3.1 µm (<i>pt = 9.9</i>).</p> <p> <b> <i>Astatumen bartosi</i> (W</b> ę <b>glarska, 1959)</b></p> <p> <b>Material examined.</b> One specimen was found in a moss sample from Site 4.</p> <p> <b>Remarks.</b> This specimen fitted the description, including quantitative values, given in Ramazzotti and Maucci (1983) and Dastych (1988), except that the salivary glands were not visible. This is a new record for China.</p>Published as part of <i>Beasley, Clark W. & Miller, William R., 2012, Additional Tardigrada from Hubei Province, China, with the description of Doryphoribius barbarae sp. nov. (Eutardigrada: Parachela: Hypsibiidae), pp. 55-63 in Zootaxa 3170</i> on pages 58-61, DOI: <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/212706">10.5281/zenodo.212706</a>
Beasley, Daniel
No full textSee entry in Dale County volume 1, page 52: https://digital.archives.alabama.gov/digital/collection/voter/id/88
Supplemental material for Practice patterns and perceptions of Australian and New Zealand anaesthetists towards perioperative oxygen therapy
No full textSupplemental Material for Practice patterns and perceptions of Australian and New Zealand anaesthetists towards perioperative oxygen therapy by Daniel R Frei, Richard Beasley, Douglas Campbell, Kate Leslie, Alan F Merry, Matthew Moore, Paul S Myles, Laura Ruawai-Hamilton, Tim G Short and Paul J Young in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care</p
Why birds matter: avian ecological function and ecosystem services/ Cagan H. Sekercioglu, Daniel G. Wenny, and Christopher J. Whelan, editors.
No full textIncludes bibliographical references and index.Foreword by Jeffrey A. Gordon; Preface; Chapter 1. Bird Ecosystem Services: Economic Ornithology for the 21st Century -- Christopher J. Whelan, Çağan H. Şekercioğlu, and Daniel G. Wenny; Chapter 2. Why Birds Matter Economically: Values, Markets, and Policies -- Matthew D. Johnson and Steven C. Hackett; Chapter 3. Trophic Interaction Networks and Ecosystem Services -- Christopher J. Whelan, Diana F. Tomback, Dave Kelly, and Matthew D. Johnson; Chapter 4. Pollination by Birds: A Functional Evaluation -- Sandra H. Anderson, Dave Kelly, Alastair W. Robertson, and Jenny J. Ladley.Chapter 5. Seed Dispersal by Fruit-Eating Birds -- Daniel G. Wenny, Çağan H. Şekercioğlu, Norbert J. Cordeiro, Haldre S. Rogers, and Dave KellyChapter 6. Dispersal of Plants by Waterbirds -- Andy J. Green, Merel Soons, Anne-Laure Brochet, and Erik Kleyheeg; Chapter 7. Seed Dispersal by Corvids: Birds That Build Forests -- Diana F. Tomback; Chapter 8. Ecosystem Services Provided by Avian Scavengers -- Travis L. DeVault, James C. Beasley, Zachary H. Olson, Marcos Moleón, Martina Carrete, Antoni Margalida, and José Antonio Sánchez-Zapata.Chapter 9. Nutrient Dynamics and Nutrient Cycling by Birds -- Motoko Fujita and Kayoko O. KamedaChapter 10. Avian Ecosystem Engineers: Birds That Excavate Cavities -- Chris Floyd and Kathy Martin; Chapter 11. Avian Ecological Functions and Ecosystem Services in the Tropics -- Çağan H. Şekercioğlu and Evan R. Buechley; Chapter 12. Why Birds Matter: Bird Ecosystem Services That Promote Biodiversity and Support Human Well-Being -- Çağan H. Şekercioğlu, Daniel G. Wenny, Christopher J. Whelan, and Chris Floyd; Contributors; Index.1 online resourc
Les Origines du populisme: Enquête sur un schisme politique et social
No full textLe populisme est le produit de deux secousses telluriques. Premier séisme : la montée d’un immense ressentiment contre les partis et les institutions politiques. Face à l’échec de la droite et de la gauche à contenir les excès du capitalisme, la radicalité « anti-système » a brisé les compromis que l’un et l’autre camps étaient parvenus à édifier. Deuxième séisme : la fin de la société de classes, au profit d’une société d’individus pensant leur position sociale en termes subjectifs. Une nouvelle polarité en résulte, qui sépare les « confiants » des « méfiants » envers autrui. La droite populiste surgit au croisement d’une double méfiance – à l’égard des institutions politiques et à l’égard de la société. Elle prospère sur le désenchantement démocratique, tout en renouvelant le clivage gauche-droite. Fondé sur des données inédites, cet ouvrage se révèle essentiel pour comprendre le présent et l’avenir des sociétés démocratiques.Doyen de l’École d’affaires publiques, Yann Algan est professeur d’économie à Sciences Po. Économiste, Elizabeth Beasley est chercheuse à l'Observatoire du bien-être au CEPREMAP, et ancienne directrice de J-PAL France. Daniel Cohen est directeur du département d’économie de l’École normale supérieure et professeur à l’École d’économie de Paris. Directeur du CEVIPOF (CNRS), Martial Foucault est professeur des universités en science politique à Sciences Po
Les Origines du populisme: Enquête sur un schisme politique et social
No full textLe populisme est le produit de deux secousses telluriques. Premier séisme : la montée d’un immense ressentiment contre les partis et les institutions politiques. Face à l’échec de la droite et de la gauche à contenir les excès du capitalisme, la radicalité « anti-système » a brisé les compromis que l’un et l’autre camps étaient parvenus à édifier. Deuxième séisme : la fin de la société de classes, au profit d’une société d’individus pensant leur position sociale en termes subjectifs. Une nouvelle polarité en résulte, qui sépare les « confiants » des « méfiants » envers autrui. La droite populiste surgit au croisement d’une double méfiance – à l’égard des institutions politiques et à l’égard de la société. Elle prospère sur le désenchantement démocratique, tout en renouvelant le clivage gauche-droite. Fondé sur des données inédites, cet ouvrage se révèle essentiel pour comprendre le présent et l’avenir des sociétés démocratiques.Doyen de l’École d’affaires publiques, Yann Algan est professeur d’économie à Sciences Po. Économiste, Elizabeth Beasley est chercheuse à l'Observatoire du bien-être au CEPREMAP, et ancienne directrice de J-PAL France. Daniel Cohen est directeur du département d’économie de l’École normale supérieure et professeur à l’École d’économie de Paris. Directeur du CEVIPOF (CNRS), Martial Foucault est professeur des universités en science politique à Sciences Po
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