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No full textHere is a curious book. Its title-page declares "The Artist's Book of Fables" but its pre-title-page has "Fables, Original and Selected, with a Memoir of the Author." After that title-page, it is identical with "Fables, Original and Selected" as in our copy printed by John Murray in 1833. There is again an AI at the front and an index of engravings and engravers at the back. I found that copy twenty years ago. I had found an inferior copy twenty-two years before that. At that time, I noted Aesopic fables here including "Stone Broth" and "The Mouse and the Oyster."This is a hardbound book (hard cover)James Northcote, R.A
Turbulent entrainment in a shearless mixing layer at the edge of a cloud
No full textThree-dimensional direct numerical simulations which combine the Eulerian description of temperature, vapor content and velocity with a Lagrangian ensemble of cloud water droplets are used to study the turbulent entrainment and subsequent mixing of clear air with a cloudy air filament. The study is conducted in a shearless mixing layer setup which is adjusted to realistic conditions at a cumulus cloud boundary. The magnitude of turbulent velocity fluctuations in- and outside the cloud can be varied independently. We find that the evolution of the cloud water droplet ensemble depends slightly only on the contrast of turbulent velocity fluctuations in- and outside the cloud filament. The buoyancy feedback on the flow via the evaporating droplets causes a transient amplification of all fluctuations before the turbulence eventually decays. We study the evolution of the probability density functions of droplet size as well as of supersaturation, temperature and vorticity at the droplet positions
Flyleaf of The Village Politicians, signed by author and publisher R.A. Parsons, and printed by Guardian Ltd.
No full textNewIntroduction. Flyleaf of the The Village Politicans by R.A. Parsons and printed by Guardian Ltd.DA vol. 15 no.
Non-Linear Time Series Analysis of Deep Groundwater Levels: An application to the Veluwe
No full textThe objective of this study is to improve the simulation of deep groundwater levels by time se- ries models with pre-defined impulse response functions. This is attempted by adding a conceptual non-linear root zone model to simulate the recharge series to the model and by testing the use of a separate response function for the percolation zone. Three root zone models are developed based on two different recharge mechanisms: preferential flow, percolation, and a combination of the two. The performance of these models is compared to a linear model that is commonly used in time se- ries models to simulate the recharge. The approach is applied to groundwater level measurements in the Veluwe, a largely forested area in the Netherlands characterized by thick unsaturated zones. The effect of groundwater extractions and land reclamations is added to the model to further im- prove the simulation of the groundwater levels. The models are tested on three observations wells with increasing thickness of the unsaturated zone, varying from 7 m to 29 m to 49 m. The results show that model performance is improved by the implementation of a non-linear root zone model, particularly in simulating the peaks and lows in the groundwater levels. The recharge fluxes simulated by the non-linear models show different patterns that are physically more realistic than those simulated by the linear model. It is shown that different recharge series result in simulated groundwater levels that are very similar. This is a clear example of equifinality and it is recommended to introduce new sources of information to validate the modelled processes (e.g., water content measurements of the percolation zone or actual evaporation data). For the shallow well, the models with a single response function are selected as the best. The largest improvements for the deeper groundwater levels are obtained by the addition of a separate response for the percolation zone. For example, the average deviation from the observed ground- water levels decreased 0.18 m to 0.08 m for the deepest observation well by applying the separate response function. The models with an additional response function were better at simulating the estimated time to peak, the time it takes a recharge pulse to cause a peak in the groundwater levels. The time to peak is introduced in this research as a qualitative indicator to validate the modelled processes. The simulated responses indicate that the groundwater levels respond very quickly to water that leaves the root zone, even though the percolation zone is tens of metres thick. For each of the observations wells it is investigated if adding the effect of groundwater extrac- tions or land reclamations of Flevoland to the models improves the simulation of the groundwater levels. For the shallow well it is concluded that either the effect of land reclamations or groundwater extractions needs to be taken into account. Since these two stresses are correlated, it is concluded that only one of these should be taken into account when no further information is available to con- strain the models. For the medium deep well, the additional stresses did not significantly improve model performance and it is concluded that they do not have to be taken into account for this well. For the deep well, model performance is improved by both stresses. The largest improvements are observed when the effect of groundwater extractions is considered in the model. For implemen- tation of these stresses, the entire simulation period should be used for calibration, or constraints have to be implemented to obtain realistic results.Water ResourcesWater ManagementCivil Engineering and Geoscience
Frugivoria De Larvas De Neosilba Mcalpine (diptera, Lonchaeidae) Sobre Psittacanthus Plagiophyllus Eichler (santalales, Loranthaceae) No Sudoeste De Mato Grosso Do Sul, Brasil [larval Frugivory Of Neosilba Mcalpine (diptera, Lonchaeidae) On Psittacanthus Plagiophyllus Eichler (santalales, Loranthaceae) In Southwestern Mato Grosso Do Sul State, Brazil]
No full textLoranthaceae are hemiparasite plants with worldwide distribuition, represented in Brazil by six genera. The most important are Phthirusa, Psittacanthus and Struthanthus that parasitize a great diversity of host plants. This paper evaluated the occurrence and the seasonal fluctuation of flies infesting the fruits of Psittacanthus plagiophyllus in the municipalities of Anastácio, Aquidauana and Miranda, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, where mistletoes are widespread. The samples were taken from June 1998 to July 2000 to obtain the hosts and its associated insects. All insects were reared until adult stage, and it were obtained 1,522 adults of Neosilba spp., of which 612 males were identified at species level: Neosilba bifida Strikis & Prado (6 specimens), N. certa (Walker) (26 specimens), N. pendula (Bezzi) (16 specimens), N. zadolicha McAlpine & Steyskal (4 specimens) and two different species, morphotype MSP1 (478 specimens) and morphotype 4 (82 specimens). The period of highest infestation by Neosilba spp. occurred during August 1998 and 1999, and morphotype MSP1 was significantly more abundant than all other species. The species morphotype 4 was the second most abundant, differing significantly from Neosilba zadolicha. Neosilba was the only genus of frugivorous fly infesting fruits of P. plagiophyllus and behaves as primary invader in this host. © 2009 Sociedade Brasileira De Entomologia.532272277Aguiar-Menezes, E.L., Souza, S.A.S., Santos, C.M.A., Resende, A.L.S., Strikis, P.C., Costa, J.R., Ricci, M.S.F., Susceptibilidade de seis cultivares de Café Arábica às moscas-das-frutas (Diptera: Tephritoidea) em sistema orgânico com e sem arborização em Valença (2007) RJ. Neotropical Entomology, 36, pp. 268-273Araújo, E.L., Zucchi, R.A., Hospedeiros e níveis de infestação de Neosilba pendula (Bezzi) (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) na região de Mossoró/Assu (2002) RN. Arquivos do Instituto Biológico, 69, pp. 91-94Ayres, M., Ayres M., Jr., Ayres, D.L., Santos, A.A.S., (2005) Bio Estat, , 4.0: aplicações estatísticas nas áreas das ciências Biológicas e Médicas. Belém-PABarros, M.G., Rico-Gray, V., Díaz-Castelazo, C., (2001) Sincronia de floração entre Lantana camara L. (Verbenaceae) e Psittacanthus calyculatus, 57, pp. 1-14. , (DC.) G. Don (Loranthaceae) ocorrentes em dunas de La Mancha, Veracruz, México. Acta Botanica MexicanaBittencourt, M.A.L., Silva, A.C.M., Bomfim, Z.V., Silva, V.E.S., Araújo, E.L., Strikis, P.C., Novos registros de espécies de Neosilba (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) na Bahia (2006) Brazil. Neotropical Entomology, 35, pp. 282-283Caires, C.S., Proença, C.E.B., (2005) Viscaceae, 4, pp. 41-76. , T. B. Cavalcanti & A. E. Ramos (eds.). Flora do Distrito Federal, Brasil. Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, BrasíliaCampos, D.F., Lista de los géneros de avispas parasitóides Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) de la Región Neotropical (2001) Biota Colombiana, 2, pp. 193-232Eichler, A.G., (1868) Loranthaceae, 5 (2), pp. 1-135. , C. F. P. Martius (eds.). Flora BrasiliensisGemtchújnicov, I.D., (1976) Manual de taxonomia vegetal: plantas de interesse econômico, p. 368. , Ed. Agronômica Ceres, São PauloGuimarães, J.A., Zucchi, R.A., Diaz, N.B., Souza-Filho, M.F., Uchôa-Fernandes, M.A., Espécies de Eucoilinae (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae) parasitóides de larvas frugívoras (Diptera: Tephritidae e Lonchaeidae) no Brasil (1999) Anais da Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil, 28, pp. 263-273Haigh, S.L., Saltcedar (Tamarix ramosissima), an uncommon host for desert mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum) (1996) Great Basin Naturalist, 56, pp. 186-187Joly, A.B., (1985) Botânica: Introdução à taxonomia vegetal, p. 777. , 7a ed. São Paulo. Ed. NacionalLourenção, A.L., Lorenzi, J.O., Ambrosano, G.M.B., Comportamento de clones de mandioca em relação a infestação por Neosilba perezi (Romero & Ruppell) (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) (1996) Scientia Agricola, 53, pp. 304-309Malavasi, A., Zucchi, R.A., (2000) Moscas-das-frutas de Importância Econômica no Brasil, p. 327. , conhecimento básico e aplicado. Ribeirão Preto: Holos.(eds)Martinez del Rio, C., Silva, A., Medel, R., Hourdequin, M., Seed dispersers as disease vectors: bird transmission of mistletoe seeds to plant hosts (1996) Ecology, 77, pp. 912-921McAlpine, J.F., Steyskal, G.C., A revision of Neosilba McAlpine with a key to the world genera of Lonchaeidae (Diptera) (1982) Canadian Entomologist, 114, pp. 105-137Pott, A.P.V.J., (1994) Plantas do Pantanal, p. 320. , Brasília, EMBRAPARaga, A., Machado, R.A., Souza-Filho, M.F., Sato, M.E., Siloto, R.C., Tephritoidea (Diptera) species from Myrtaceae fruits in the State of São Paulo (2005) Brazil. Entomotropica, 20, pp. 11-14Rizzini, C.T., (1978) Loranthaceae, 29, pp. 23-36. , The Botany of the Guayana Highland, Part X. B. Maguire (Ed.). Memories of New York Botanical GardenRizzini, C.T., Flora da Serra do Cipó (1995) Minas Gerais: Loranthaceae. Boletim do Instituto de Botânica, 14, pp. 207-221Santos, W.S., Carvalho, C.A.L., Marques, O.M., Registro de Neosilba zadolicha McAlpine & Steyskal (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) em Umbu-Cajá (Anacardiaceae) (2004) Neotropical Entomology, 33, pp. 653-654Silva, F.F., Meirelles, R.N., Redaelli, L.R., Soglio, F.K.D., Diversity of flies (Diptera: Tephritidae and Lonchaeidae) in organic citrus orchards in the Vale do Rio Caí, Rio Grande do Sul (2006) Southern Brazil. Neotropical Entomology, 35, pp. 666-670Strikis, P.C., Prado, A.P., (2005) A new species of the genus Neosilba (Diptera: Lonchaeidae), 828, pp. 1-4. , ZootaxaUchôa-Fernandes, M.A., Oliveira, I., Molina, R.M.S., Zucchi, R.A., Species diversity of frugivorous flies (Diptera: Tephritoidea) from hosts in the Cerrado of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul (2002) Brazil. Neotropical Entomology, 31, pp. 515-524Uchôa-Fernandes, M.A., Zucchi, R.A., Metodología de colecta de Tephritidae y Lonchaeidae frugívoros (Diptera: Tephritoidea) y sus parasitoides (Hymenoptera) (1999) Anais da Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil, 28, pp. 601-610Uchôa-Fernandes, M.A., Zucchi, R.A., Mato Grosso e Mato Grosso do Sul (2000) Moscas-das-frutas de importância econômica no Brasil: conhecimento básico e aplicado, 327, pp. 241-245. , A. Malavasi, R. A. 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Chemicals from renewable biomass: A renaissance in carbohydrate chemistry
No full textThe conversion of sugars, derived from waste polysaccharide biomass, to commodity chemicals by fermentation or catalytic hydrogenation, oxidation or dehydration or combinations thereof are reviewed.Accepted Author ManuscriptBT/Biocatalysi
KONSEP HARKAT DAN MARTABAT PEREMPUAN DALAM BUKU HABIS GELAP TERBITLAH TERANG KARYA R.A KARTINI DAN RELEVANSINYA TERHADAP PENDIDIKAN ISLAM
No full textThe background of this research originated from the admiration of the author of the book Habis Gelap Terbitlah Terang by R.A. Kartini who has an extraordinary spirit in fighting for the dignity of women. Women who are not valued, are not recognized, and do no have the opportunity to develop themselves during the R.A. Kartini, now has freedom. His dignity and recognition are recognized by the community. But along with the development of the era that was so extraordinary. Book Habis Gelap Terbitlah Terang began to be forgotten by the people. This research included qualitative research and the type of research that the authors do is library research. The research approach used is the historical approach. The method of data collection in this study is adjusted to the type of research conducted, namely the research library, then the right data collection method is the collection and documentation method. Data analysis in this study uses content analysis method. Based on the results of research conducted by the author about the concept of the dignity of women in view of R.A. Kartini can be concluded that the concept of the dignity of women in the view of R.A. Kartini has seven concepts: educated women, virtuous women, skilled women, free women who are civilized and educated, men collaborate with women, women who are knowledgeable about religion, and delete the caste system in society. The seven concepts have a close relationship to Islamic education which is focused on the goal of Islamic education, namely facilitates women to develop themselves, both in the realm of individuals, families, social and in work so that we create human being.Latar belakang penelitian ini berawal dari kekaguman penulis pada buku Habis Gelap Terbitlah Terang karya R.A. Kartini yang memiliki semangat luar biasa dalam memperjuangkan harkat dan martabat perempuan. Perempuan yang tidak dihargai, tidak diakui, dan tidak memiliki kesempatan untuk mengembangkan diri pada masa R.A. Kartini, kini telah memiliki kebebasan. Harkat dan martabatnya terakui oleh masyarakat. Namun seiring perkembangan zaman yang begitu luar biasa. Buku Habis Gelap Terbitlah Terang ini mulai terlupakan oleh masyarakat. Penelitian ini termasuk penelitian kualitatif dan jenis penelitian yang penulis lakukan merupakan penelitian kepustakaan (library research). Pendekatan penelitian yang digunakan yaitu pendekatan sejarah (histori). Metode pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini disesuaikan dengen jenis penelitian yang dilakukan, yaitu library research maka metode pengumpulan data yang tepat adalah metode pengumpulan dan dokumentasi. Analisis data pada penelitian ini menggunakan metode content analysis. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian yang dilakukan oleh penulis tentang konsep harkat dan martabat perempuan dalam pandangan R.A. Kartini dapat disimpulkan bahwa konsep harkat dan martabat perempuan dalam pandangan R.A. Kartini ada tujuh konsep yaitu: perempuan berpendidikan, perempuan berbudi luhur, perempuan berketerampilan, perempuan bebas yang beradab dan terpelajar, laki-laki bekerjasama dengan perempuan, perempuan yang berpengetahuan ilmu agama, serta menghapus sistem kasta di masyarakat. Ketujuh konsep tersebut memiliki hubungan yang erat terhadap pendidikan Islam yang difokuskan pada tujuan pendidikan Islam yaitu memfasilitasi perempuan untuk mengembangkan diri, baik dalam ranah individu, keluarga, sosial dan dalam berkarya sehingga terciptalah insan kamil
Rotinas de cuidado das famílias de crianças com paralisia cerebral
No full textDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Florianópolis, 2013.Trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva de abordagem qualitativa, que teve como objetivo conhecer as rotinas de cuidado das famílias com crianças com paralisia cerebral. O referencial teórico adotado foi a abordagem das Rotinas Familiares. Os participantes do estudo foram 12 famílias, representadas por 10 mães e 02 pais, que estavam acompanhando seus filhos com paralisia cerebral nas terapias de reabilitação em uma instituição do sul do Brasil. A coleta de dados ocorreu no período de maio a julho de 2013, por meio de entrevistas realizadas através de um instrumento de coleta de dados constituído por um roteiro semi-estruturado composto por construção de um genograma e de um ecomapa da família e questões abertas. Para a análise dos dados referentes ao genograma, examinou-se a composição e a estrutura familiar, e no ecomapa as redes de relações mais amplas estabelecidas pelos membros da família. Para a análise das entrevistas foi utilizada como base a categorização, agrupando as respostas de cada pergunta por semelhanças e contrastes de onde emergiram categorias e sub categorias. Os resultados foram apresentados e discutidos em dois artigos: O primeiro é "O cuidado da família da criança com paralisia cerebral: revisão integrativa de literatura", que é resultado de pesquisa bibliográfica, e trouxe como resultado os cuidados realizados pelas famílias em diversos países, suas dificuldades e as possibilidades de conviver com a deficiência. O segundo artigo, intitulado "Crianças com paralisia cerebral: rotinas de cuidado", apresenta os resultados da pesquisa de campo e aponta para as necessidades diárias de higiene, alimentação, medicação, locomoção e frequência em instituições como as terapias e escola/creche. Os resultados evidenciam o papel central da mãe coordenando e executando os cuidados com a criança e família. É feita, ainda, a descrição das rotinas diárias familiares, mostrando a preocupação com a freqüência e assiduidade nas terapias de reabilitação. Os resultados mostram que as famílias estabelecem diversas rotinas, intermediando as necessidades de cuidado às suas atividades diárias e à vinculação às instituições, principalmente de terapias de reabilitação. Conclusões: com a presença de uma criança com paralisia cerebral, mesmo sendo a lesão cerebral pequena, há uma brusca mudança nas rotinas familiares, que voltam-se quase que exclusivamente para atender às demandas da criança. As rotinas são árduas e cansativas, porém recompensadoras, pois os familiares sentem grande satisfação ao perceber a evolução da criança. Foi verificada a necessidade deintervenção em nível governamental para auxiliar financeiramente essas famílias.Abstract : This is a descriptive qualitative research, which aimed to know the routines of care for families with children with cerebral palsy. The theoretical frame work adopted was the approach of Family Routines. The study participants were 12 families represented by 10 mothers and 02 fathers, who were accompanying their children with cerebral palsy in rehabilitation therapies in an institution in southern Brazil. The data collection took place in the period from May to July 2013, through interviews using a data collection instrument consisting of a semi-structured guide, composed by the construction of a genogram and an eco-map of the family and open questions. To analyze the data on the genogram, we examined the composition and family structure, beyond the eco-map, verifying networks of wider relationships established by members of the family. For the data analysis, the categorization was used as a base, gathering the answers to each question by similarities and contrasts from where categories and subcategories emerged. The results were presented and discussed in two articles: the first one is: "The family care of the child with cerebral palsy: integrative literature review", which is the result of literature research, and brought, as a result, the care provided by families in different countries, their difficulties and possibilities of living with cerebral palsy. The second article, entitled "Children with cerebral palsy: care routines", points to the necessary care with daily hygiene needs, nutrition, medication, transportation in institutions such as therapies and school /daycare, highlighting the central role of the mothers, coordinating and executing the caring of the child and the family. It is also made the description of family daily routines, showing concerns about the frequency and attendance in rehabilitation therapies. Results show that families establish several routines intermediating care needs to their daily activities and to the link to the institutions, mainly rehabilitation therapies. Conclusions: Even if the brain injury have been small and the physical sequel minimum, there is a sudden change in family routines that turn almost exclusively to meet the demands of the child. The routines are strenuous and tiring, but rewarding, because the family feel great satisfaction when can see the evolution of the child. It was observed the need of intervention by the government in order to assist financially these families
Cork biomass biocomposites: lightweight and sustainable materials
No full textChapter 17. Cork biomass biocomposites: lightweight and sustainable materials.The authors would like to thank to the financial support from the Portuguese Foundation for Science
and Technology (FCT) for the fellowship grant of Emanuel M. Fernandes (SFRH/BPD/96197/2013),
“Fundo Social Europeu”- FSE and “Programa Diferencial de Potencial Humano POPH”.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
A Review of Some Updates in the 13th Edition of “Sears and Zemansky’s University Physics with Modern Physics” (Authors: Hugh D. Young and Roger A. Freedman; contributing author, A. Lewis Ford; 2012)
No full textYoung, H.D.; and Freedman, R.A.; Ford, A.L. (contributing author). 2012. Sears and Zemansky’s University Physics with Modern Physics. 13th ed.Pearson Education, Inc., Addison-Wesley, San Francisco, CA, USA
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