720 research outputs found
Introduzione
No full textIntroduction to the issue of Textus, edited by the author and Stuart Curran, dedicated to "Renaissance and Romanticism: Continuities and Discontinuities in the Transmission of Literary and Cultural Models
Trichopalpus nigribasis Curran 1927
No full textTrichopalpus nigribasis Curran, 1927 Trichopalpus nigribasis Curran, 1927: 255. HOLOTYPE: J, Canada,Alta.[= Alberta], Banff, 23.viii.1922, No. 2606, C. B. G. Garrett leg. (CNC). Chaetosa pilirostris Ringdahl, 1936: 178. HOLOTYPE: J, Norway, ‘im nördlichen Norwegen [= in northern Norway], Ein J vom Verf. bei Tromsö [= one male collected by the author near Tromsø]’ (probably MZLU). Synonymized by GORODKOV (1986: 28). Distribution. Finland (HACKMAN 1980: 131); Norway (NELSON & GREVE 2002: 46); Nearctic region (VOCKEROTH 1965: 836).Published as part of Šifner, František, 2008, A catalogue of the Scathophagidae (Diptera) of the Palaearctic region, with notes on their taxonomy and faunistics, pp. 111-196 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 48 (1) on pages 140-141, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.534249
Widening the gap – Indigenous affairs
No full textThe author points out the implications for aboriginal Australians of the decision to cut funding for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services. Curran gives individual examples to show how early intervention to give aboriginals effective access to services and avoid jail helps to close the gap between aboriginal and non-aboriginal people and saves taxpayers’ money
Copestylum bequaerti Curran 1930
No full text<i>COPESTYLUM BEQUAERTI</i> CURRAN, 1930 <p> <i>Larva and puparium:</i> Anterior fold with a wide spicule band. Anterior spiracles present, more than ten openings arranged in a crescent at the fan-like apex and the whole structure longer than surrounding spicules. Crochets of metathoracic prolegs forming a U-shaped band. Thoracic vestiture comprising fine setae, flattened against the integument. Anterodorsal and lateral margins of mesothorax and metathorax with spicules. Anteroventral margin of metathorax with a paired group of numerous spicules of varying sizes becoming shorter posteriorly. Abdominal vestiture comprising short and long setae, long setae confined to middle transverse folds on each segment. Vestiture between prolegs and on final section of anal segment, very short and inconspicuous. Abdominal prolegs with three, transverse rows of black crochets. Sensilla 9–11 on the ventral surface of the anal segment on short fleshy projections. Posterior breathing tube with TR deep and conspicuous. AP dark brown, faintly coriaceous, not strongly shining and 0.7¥ length of TR. Pupal spiracles long and spiracles almost reaching base, about 2.6¥ longer than AP.</p> <p> <i>Taxonomic notes:</i> The early stages of <i>C. bequaerti</i> are very distinctive because of the large anterior spiracles with 10+ openings, spicules on the anterodorsal margin of the metathorax, long and short abdominal vestiture, and pupal spiracles with openings almost reaching the base. No other species considered here has such a combination of characters. On adult features such as the brush-like form of the arista, <i>C. bequaerti</i> is part of the Marginatum group. On larval characters <i>C. bequaerti</i> is similar to the Satur group species in size, presence of anterior spiracles and sensilla 9–11 of the anal segment on short, fleshy projections.</p> <p> <i>Material examined:</i> 2 ♀, two puparia COSTA RICA San José, Santa Cruz, Central, Ext. Barra Honda 9.x.1999 Y. Cárdenas ex decaying cactus (INBio); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, two puparia, three larvae COSTA RICA Guanacaste, Santa Rosa, Playa Naranjo 28.vi.2000 DBC, E. G. H., G. E. R. ex decaying <i>H. costaricensis</i> (Cactaceae) (INBio, NMS).</p>Published as part of <i>Rotheray, Graham E., Marcos-García, Maria-Angeles, Hancock, Geoff, Pérez-Bañón, Celeste & Maier, Chris T., 2009, Neotropical Copestylum (Diptera, Syrphidae) breeding in Agavaceae and Cactaceae including seven new species, pp. 697-749 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 156 (4)</i> on pages 707-708, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00503.x, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/5443474">http://zenodo.org/record/5443474</a>
Letter from M.J. Curran to Hagan
No full textHolograph letter from M.[J.Curran], Rome, to Hagan. Sr. Rita progresses well; she does suffer from typhoid after all. Explaining the matter concerning the Enright Burse; a draft has been received. In Tivoli, a new municipal tax is imposed on all building materials; asking for advice. Latest progress on the Via Santi Quattro site. The Civiltà Cattolica has apparently excelled itself in an attack on the author of the Isola Smeralda; promising to send the issue
Homeless shelters are mandated by the Maine State Housing Authority to provide s
No full textHomeless shelters are mandated by the Maine State Housing Authority to provide shelter for no longer than 45 days, and the average stay is about 10 days. Shelters need 500,00 increase in funding instead of a hoped-for 100,000 was found, increasing the state funding by $6 per person per night. Details on author Hugh Curran\u27s efforts to gain more funds for the homeless from the state
Numerical prediction of vortex dynamics in inviscid sheet cavitation
No full textRecent studies have indicated that mass transfer models are able to correctly reflect the sheet cavitation dynamics of inertia driven flows, given that the mass transfer model constants governing the source term magnitude are sufficiently large (Koukouvinis and Gavaises 2015) and that enough temporal resolution is provided (Schenke and Van Terwisga 2017). The inertia driven dynamics, characterised by cavity collapse time, shedding frequencies and local pressure impact frequencies, were shown to be insensitive to variations of the mass transfer coefficients in this limit.This study focuses on an inviscid cavitating flow around a NACA0015 hydrofoil. The flow dynamics are driven by the re-entrant jet as the main mechanism of cavity shedding. A threshold of mass transfer magnitude, temporal and spanwise spatial resolution is identified, beyond which the frequency of local pressure impacts is model parameter independent. Although the excact values of peak pressure loads remain time step size, grid size and model parameter dependent, the sheet cavitation dynamics are considered as well resolved in this regime as far as shedding frequency and characteristic cavity collapse time are concerned. The results are compared to experimental results by Van Rijsbergen et al. (2012).Based on this, the study further focuses on the mechanism of vorticity generation and vorticity break-up, causing potentially erosive cavitating structures such as horseshoe cavities (Dular and Petkovˇsek 2015).Accepted Author ManuscriptShip Hydromechanics and Structure
“I will Tell my Story, and my Reader shall Judge for Me”: Mary Shelley’s Stories for The Keepsake
No full textBetween 1823 and 1839 Mary Shelley was a prolific writer and a steady contributor
to the annuals. After she moved back from Italy to London, she published
four novels and twenty-one stories as well as some poetical pieces. Her
literary contributions for the annuals were accompanied by illustrations of the
sort that characterized the periodical market of annuals and gift books of the
time. In many of these stories Mary Shelley employs gothic elements such
as the supernatural, the dangerous, and the mysterious, linking her later production
with her successful publication, Frankenstein. Thus, Shelley’s stories
written for the annuals can be read as an extension and development of the
gothic elements employed by the author in her first novel. Specifically, the
author is building on both the enduring public taste for those gothic elements
employed by Ann Radcliffe as well as experimenting with the new genre of the
short story. Mary Shelley’s editorial relationship with The Keepsake—a very
successful periodical for women that represented the refinements and elegance
pervading the English consumerist society of the 1830s—became a fruitful
endeavor not only for financial income, but also as a site of literary experimentation
in terms of genre and content
Addiction recovery stories: Neil Curran in conversation with Lisa Ogilvie
No full textPurpose This paper aims to explore the transition from addiction to recovery. It is the second in a series of recovery stories that examine candid accounts of addiction and recovery. Shared components of recovery are considered, along with the change and growth needed to support the transition. Design/methodology/approach The CHIME framework comprises five elements important to recovery (Connectedness, Hope, Identity, Meaning and Empowerment). It provides a standard to qualitatively study mental health recovery, having also been applied to addiction recovery. In this paper, an element for Growth is included in the model (G-CHIME), to consider both recovery, and sustained recovery. A first-hand account of addiction recovery is presented, followed by a semi-structured e-interview with the author of the account. This is structured on the G-CHIME model. Findings This paper shows that addiction recovery is a remarkable process that can be effectually explained using the G-CHIME model. The significance of each element in the model is apparent from the biography and e-interview presented. Originality/value Each account of recovery in this series is unique, and as yet, untold
Finite mass transfer effects in cavitation modelling
No full textOne of the key aspects classifying the various approaches in numerical simulation of cavitating flows is the equilibrium flow assumption. It states that internal processes in the flow always occur instantaneously compared to the time scale of the flow (s. Sezal (2009)). As a consequence, the density-pressure trajectory in a barotropic flow may follow a unique curve. Contrary to the equilibrium flow assumption, one may assume that the time to achieve a new state is governed by the magnitude of a finite mass transfer source term in a volume fraction transport equation (s. Asnaghi et al. (2015)). In this case, the set of possible density-pressure states is not predefined, but strongly depends on the rate at which pressure changes. Although it has been pointed out by Koukouvinis and Gavaises (2015) that the equilibrium assumption for a barotropic flow would theoretically be mimicked by the mass transfer model if the finite transfer rate tended to infinity, the model parameters triggering the finite transfer rate are generally considered as empirical (s. Frikha et al. (2008)).In this paper, effects of the finite mass transfer rate with special focus on condensation will be studied in detail. First, a cavity collapse will be considered to demonstrate how the finite transfer source term must be modified to satisfy the equilibrium flow assumption. Second, a single bubble collapse is studiednumerically and effects of the finite mass transfer rate will be discussed.Accepted Author ManuscriptShip Hydromechanics and Structure
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