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The COLOSS BEEBOOK Volume II, Standard methods for Apis mellifera pest and pathogen research: Introduction
Full text linkThe COLOSS BEEBOOK is a practical manual compiling standard methods in all fields of research on the western honey bee, Apis mellifera. The COLOSS network was founded in 2008 as a consequence of the heavy and frequent losses of managed honey bee colonies experienced in many regions of the world (Neumann and Carreck, 2010). As many of the world’s honey bee research teams began to address the problem, it soon became obvious that a lack of standardized research methods was seriously hindering scientists’ ability to harmonize and compare the data on colony losses obtained internationally. In its second year of activity, during a COLOSS meeting held in Bern, Switzerland, the idea of a manual of standardized honey bee research methods emerged. The manual, to be called the COLOSS BEEBOOK, was inspired by publications with similar purposes for fruit fly research (Lindsley and Grell, 1968; Ashburner, 1989; Roberts, 1998; Greenspan, 2004)
Bridging the gap between excellent linguistic resources and the capacity of islanders to utilize them for creating meaningful written materials
No full textMicronesia is one region in the world where there has been high quality documentation and conservation efforts of major languages in terms of grammars and dictionaries, training, and materials production [1]. This came about though an expenditure of several million dollars and fourteen years of scholarly effort starting in 1970 (Rehg 2004). But the intended outcome of that massive project—robust vernacular education—was never realized. English continues to dominate education. Perhaps the main reason for this, as Rehg 2004 explains, is that the linguistically-correct orthographies were never fully accepted. Another reason of particular interest to this presentation, was that the grammars—written with both linguists and non-linguists in mind—proved to be not user-friendly enough for the islanders: bilingual teachers, students, writers, translators.
One of our current tasks in Isles-of-the-Sea is the development of a simplified grammar that will be meaningful to speakers of some eight very-closely related (and all endangered) languages among the islands and atolls of the western Caroline Islands in Micronesia. The project has emerged as a result of the need, on the part of island writers and translators, to make use of the linguistic features that set Carolinian languages apart from others—linguistic features that Carolinian writers/translators want to harness and inject into material that their fellow islanders will enjoy reading.
This presentation describes how specific methods that are successfully being used in other parts of the world to give indigenous speakers access to their own grammars can be applied to the Caroline Island context. This includes capitalizing on learning styles and settings that are consistent with the island mind-set. For instance, rather than linear methods of learning where students are expected to understand lower-level features of grammar (phonemes, morphemes) before moving to the higher linguistic realm—the realm that is the point of departure in everyday communication—an island learner needs to discover the more encompassing higher level features first, discover how to use them productively, and to use them as frameworks within which to understand how the lower level features fit into the overall scope of effective Carolinian communication. Self-discovery is one key to internalizing the grammatical and discourse functions that can be used to make written material hit home. The aim is for Carolinian writers to build upon sociolinguistically-governed speech styles and genre leading to use of a syntax and morphology that reflects Carolinian ways of communicating—rather than reflecting English ways of communicating.
References:
Rehg, Kenneth. 2004. Linguists, Literacy, and the Law of Unintended Consequences. Oceanic Linguistics, Volume 43, Number 2, December 2004.
[1] Rehg (2004) writes: “In 1970...the languages of Micronesia were among the most poorly documented in the Pacific. Today, they rank among the best.
On The "Usefulness" Of Suspect Classifications.
Full text linkEllis, James W.. (1986). On The "Usefulness" Of Suspect Classifications.. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/164633
Ellis, James Holtby, [No Service Number]
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/383844Surname: ELLIS. Given Name(s) or Initials: JAMES HOLTBY. Military Service Number or Last Known Location: [No Registration Number]. Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 30088.227978
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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Standard methods for small hive beetle research
Full text linkSmall hive beetles, Aethina tumida, are parasites and scavengers of honey bee and other social bee colonies native to sub-Saharan Africa, where they are a minor pest only. In contrast, the beetles can be harmful parasites of European honey bee subspecies. Very rapidly after A. tumida established populations outside of its endemic range, the devastating effect of this beetle under suitable climatic conditions prompted an active research effort to better understand and control this invasive species. Over a decade, A. tumida has spread almost over the entire USA and across the east coast of Australia. Although comparatively few researchers have worked with this organism, a diversity of research methods emerged using sets of diverse techniques to achieve the same goal. The diversity of methods made the results difficult to compare, thus hindering our understanding of this parasite. Here, we provide easy-to-use protocols for the collection, identification, diagnosis, rearing, and for experimental essays of A. tumida. We hope that these methods will be embraced as standards by the community when designing and performing research on A. tumida
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
The COLOSS BEEBOOK Volume I: Standard Methods for Apis mellifera Research
No full textIn recent years, declines of honey bee populations have received massive media attention worldwide, yet attempts to understand the causes have been hampered by a lack of standardisation of laboratory techniques. Published as a response to this, the COLOSS BEEBOOK is a unique collaborative venture involving 234 bee scientists from 34 countries, who have produced the definitive guide to how to carry out research on honey bees. It is hoped that these volumes will become the standards to be adopted by bee scientists worldwide.
Volume I includes approximately 1,100 separate protocols dealing with the study of the honey bee, Apis mellifera. These cover anatomy, behavioural studies, chemical ecology, breeding, genetics, instrumental insemination and queen rearing, pollination, molecular studies, statistics, toxicology and numerous other technique
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