3,307 research outputs found
Uncoupling of Behavioral and Metabolic Twenty-Four-Hour Rhythms in Reindeer (Current Biology, Meier et al. 2024): Actigraphy data
No full text<p>Raw reindeer actigraphy data collected and analysed in the course of the study "Uncoupling of Behavioral and Metabolic Twenty-Four-Hour Rhythms in Reindeer" (Current Biology, Meier et al. 2024). Details on data processing and plotting can be found in the published article. Further information and codes can be requested from the first author Sara A. Meier.</p>
Jung, Dada, and the Discussion and Painting of Dreams
No full textIn the early 20th-century the ideas and practices of Carl Jung and of Dadaism started to develop in Zurich and then spread to other countries. Dadaism was a cultural, art and literary movement which later resulted in Surrealism. At first glance Jung and Dada have little in common, with psychoanalysis addressing the development of the individual and Dada using bizarre creativity, often for political purposes. This chapter however addresses similarities between them, in particular that both movements valued art and recognised the importance of unconscious processes. Jung also addressed synchronicities, meaningful acausal connections, and Dada utilised chance in the production of art and literary works. This overlap between Jung and Dada is particularly seen with the Dadaist painter and sculptor Hans Arp and his wife Sophie Taeuber-Arp. The similarities between the two movements are illustrated by two dream-sharing and art events held in Zurich in the Summer of 2023, one at the C.G. Jung Institute, and one at the Cabaret Voltaire, the birthplace of Dadaism. In each event a dream was discussed, and painted live, each performance resonating with the dreamers and audiences, and resulting also in the creation of concrete poetry. The paintings and concrete poems are presented here. The events show the essential role of dreams in the theories and practices of Jungian psychology and Dadaism, including insights derived from the dreams. They also show the relationship of poetry to dream-like thinking, and reveal the inspiring and intriguing synergy and similarities between Jungian and Dadaist worldviews and practices
Cwbr Author Interview: Nature\u27s Civil War: Common Soldiers And The Environment In 1862 Virginia
No full textInterview with Kathryn Shively Meier, Assistant Professor of History at Virginia Commonwealth University Interviewed by Michael Frawley
Civil War Book Review (CWBR): Today the Civil War Book Review is proud to speak with Kathryn Shively Meier, an Assistant professor of History at Virginia Commonwealth University, and discuss her recent book Nature\u27s Civil War: Common Soldiers and the Environment in 1862 Virginia. Thank you for joining us today. Kathryn Shively Meier (KM): Thank you for having me
Meier Shfeyah signing ceremony
No full textThe Meir Shfeyah Youth Village was founded following World War One as an orphanage for girls. Boys were accepted shortly thereafter. Located in the Jewish colony of Meir Shfeyah, near Zikron Ya’akov, the facility was situated on the site of previous youth facilities. The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, or JDC, funded the orphanage through its Palestine Orphan Committee until 1925 when Junior Hadassah, a division of Hadassah for young, unmarried women, took over the responsibility after several years of supporting individual orphans. Meir Shfeyah Youth Village, alternately known as Meir Shfeyah Children's Village, became Junior Hadassah’s largest fundraising project. Junior Hadassah financed the institution’s expenses for three decades until turning over primary responsibility to the State of Israel’s Department of Agriculture in 1958. Although Junior Hadassah merged with other Hadassah divisions in 1967, Hadassah continued to provide support to the Meir Shfeyah Youth Village, which still exists today as a residential, comprehensive high school with an agricultural focus.Hadassah National President Miriam Freund signing a contract for the shikun [housing] at Meier ShfeyahDigital imageDigital finding aid
Max Weber et l’Antiquité
No full textCette contribution est la traduction française d’un article publié en 1988 par Christian Meier, intitulé « Max Weber und die Antike ». L’auteur se propose d’évaluer l’apport des travaux de Max Weber dans le domaine de l’histoire ancienne et des sciences de l’Antiquité. Après avoir interrogé la place accordée à l’Antiquité dans l’œuvre du savant allemand, depuis son habilitation sur L’histoire agraire romaine (1891) jusqu’à son essai sur La Ville (rédigé entre 1911 et 1914, publié en 1921), Christian Meier souligne l’originalité de la démarche historienne de Weber, centrée sur la question de la spécificité de la civilisation gréco-romaine au sein de l’histoire universelle. Il montre comment les recherches de Weber dans ce domaine, fondées à la fois sur l’analyse croisée de facteurs concrets et la mise en œuvre d’une approche comparatiste, constituent le point de départ d’une théorie globale de la société antique. C’est en cela que réside, selon Christian Meier, toute l’actualité de l’œuvre de Weber, que l’on peut compter parmi les historiens de l’Antiquité de premier plan.This contribution is the French translation of an article published in 1988 by Christian Meier, entitled “Max Weber und die Antike”. The author aims at evaluating the contribution of Max Weber’s work to classical studies and ancient history. Christian Meier underlines the importance of Antiquity within the German scholar’s writings, from the habilitation thesis on Roman Agrarian History (1891) to the essay on The City (composed between 1911 and 1914, published in 1921). He also emphasises the originality of Weber’s historical approach, centred on the specificity of Graeco-Roman civilisation within universal history. Christian Meier shows how Weber’s research on this issue, by combining the cross-analysis of concrete factors with a comparatist perspective, provides a sound basis for a global theory of ancient society. Therein lies, according to Christian Meier, the current relevance of Weber’s work as a major ancient historian
Elizabeth Chamblee Burch mentioned in The New York Times
No full textKirbo Chair of Law Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was mentioned in The New York Times regarding her thoughts on the conflict between the lawyers leading litigation against General Motors. The article titled Lawyers Suing G.M. Over Defect Are Now Fighting Each Other was written by Barry Meier and published 2/5/16.
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Author Co-Citation Analysis (ACA): a powerful tool for representing implicit knowledge of scholar knowledge workers
No full textIn the last decade, knowledge has emerged as one of the most important and valuable organizational assets. Gradually this importance caused to emergence of new discipline entitled ―knowledge management‖. However one of the major challenges of knowledge management is conversion implicit or tacit knowledge to explicit knowledge. Thus Making knowledge visible so that it can be better accessed, discussed, valued or generally managed is a long-standing objective in knowledge management. Accordingly in this paper author co- citation analysis (ACA) will be proposed as an efficient technique of knowledge visualization in academia (Scholar knowledge workers)
Comparison, optimization, and application of various spontaneous parametric downconversion sources of polarization-entangled photon pairs
No full textAs benchtop quantum information protocols become increasingly more advanced and the distances over which these experiments are performed become significantly longer, integrated optics provide a small, robust, and practical alternative to traditional bulk optics. Waveguide technology makes it possible to create bright entangled-photon sources that can be used on platforms where weight and stability requirements are limiting factors, e.g., on aerial or even space-based mobile platforms, which could allow reconfigurable long-distance transfer of photonic qubits. Specifically, for our goals, we are working on the characterization and optimization of both highly nondegenerate and degenerate Spontaneous Parametric Down-Conversion waveguide sources of collinear polarization-entangled photon pairs using various entanglement methods determined by the relevant application. Our ultimate goal is to create polarization-entangled photon pairs that are also spectrally unentangled, a necessary condition for efficient multiphoton protocols, e.g., for quantum repeaters. Additionally, highly nondegenerate polarization-entangled photon pairs can be manipulated to create frequency-entangled pairs for ultra-high-timing-resolution interference-based quantum metrology on the attosecond-level. This metrology scheme would enable new technologies for both biomedical and defense applications.Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2022-01-12 without embargo termsThe student, Kristina Meier, accepted the attached license on 2021-06-30 at 08:45.The student, Kristina Meier, submitted this Dissertation for approval on 2021-06-30 at 09:05.This Dissertation was approved for publication on 2021-07-02 at 16:19.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #16733 on 2022-01-12 at 12:43:47Made available in DSpace on 2022-01-12T21:45:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 3
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Previous issue date: 2021-07-0
Color processing in zebrafish retina
No full textPublished as: Meier A, Nelson R and
Connaughton VP (2018) Color
Processing in Zebrafish Retina.
Front. Cell. Neurosci. 12:327.
doi: 10.3389/fncel.2018.00327Zebrafish (Danio rerio) is a model organism for vertebrate developmental processes
and, through a variety of mutant and transgenic lines, various diseases and their
complications. Some of these diseases relate to proper function of the visual system.
In the US, the National Eye Institute indicates >140 million people over the age of
40 have some form of visual impairment. The causes of the impairments range from
refractive error to cataract, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma, plus heritable diseases
such as retinitis pigmentosa and color vision deficits. Most impairments directly affect the
retina, the nervous tissue at the back of the eye. Zebrafish with long or short-wavelength
color blindness, altered retinal anatomy due to hyperglycemia, high intraocular pressure,
and reduced pigment epithelium are all used, and directly applicable, to study how
these symptoms affect visual function. However, many published reports describe only
molecular/anatomical/structural changes or behavioral deficits. Recent work in zebrafish
has documented physiological responses of the different cell types to colored (spectral)
light stimuli, indicating a complex level of information processing and color vision in this
species. The purpose of this review article is to consolidate published morphological
and physiological data from different cells to describe how zebrafish retina is capable of
complex visual processing. This information is compared to findings in other vertebrates
and relevance to disorders affecting color processing is discussed
Latino politics: identity, mobilization, and representation
No full textDue to the dramatic growth of the Latino population in America, in combination with the relative decline of the Anglo (non-Hispanic white) share, Latino Studies is increasingly at the forefront of political concern. With Latino Politics: Identity, Mobilization, and Representation, editors Rodolfo Espino, David L. Leal, and Kenneth J. Meier bring together essays from a number of leading scholars to address the ever-more important issues within the field. Providing an overview of issues surrounding Latino identity and political opinion—such as differences among Latino groups based on national origin, the importance of descriptive representation, and issues of competition and cooperation, particularly with reference to African Americans—the editors speak to the many fundamental debates ingrained in the discipline.
In addition to highlighting important contributions of the study of Latino politics to date, this volume suggests areas that have yet to be explored and, perhaps more importantly, demonstrates how the study of Latino politics relates to broader questions of American politics and society. Foregrounding debates in the overall discipline of political science, the collection will appeal to those who study Latino politics as well as those who are interested in understanding American politics and society with reference to Latino and "minority" concerns
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