21 research outputs found
Blickpunkt Pflanze, Vielfalt wahrnehmen - erkennen - untersuchen - verstehen
No full textGerhardt A, Brogmus H, Grotjohann N. Blickpunkt Pflanze, Vielfalt wahrnehmen - erkennen - untersuchen - verstehen. Stark Verlag; 2010
The “Mumbai Riots” and the Play of Literary Strategies: A Reading of Rahman Abbas’s Rohzin
No full textThe present paper traces reflections of the 1992-3 Mumbai Riots in Rahman Abbas’s 2016 Indian Urdu novel Rohzin by using instruments of literary criticism. While this novel is overtly a story about the love of two young people, it is also a profoundly political novel bearing on a number of problems faced by the younger generation, especially young Muslims in India. Since politics and aesthetics are enmeshed in the plot, the parts of novel related to the Mumbai Riots show that both plot and literary strategies—focalization, time-frame, flashbacks and flash-forwards—employed by the author carry the political import of the text. Furthermore, the features of Magical Realism in the selected text also have both aesthetic and political impact. The article attempts to shows how literary strategies are employed in support of a multi- religious, politically riven, and secular India
O PROCESSO DE CRIAÇÃO DA PROTAGONISTA DE A MÁQUINA DO TEMPO EM PEÇA RADIOFÔNICA
No full textO presente estudo analisou o processo de criação da protagonista de A Máquina do Tempo (2015), peça radiofônica adaptada do romance do escritor inglês Herbert George Wells, considerado um dos pais da ficção científica. A peça radiofônica em questão foi produzida pelo grupo PRO.SOM e faz uma releitura do texto de Wells, publicado em 1898, ao ser trazido para uma mídia sonora, assim como, ao se apresentar uma mulher no papel de uma cientista que protagoniza a narrativa. Buscou-se entender como se desenvolveu o processo de adaptação da referida protagonista. Os estudos da Crítica Genética foram importantes como embasamento teórico-metodológico da análise do referido processo. Partimos de reflexões propostas, principalmente por Almuth Grésillon (1994) e Pierre-Marc de Biasi (2000), para embasar o trabalho.This study has analyzed the creative process of the radio play A máquina do tempo´s main character (2017), an adaptation based on the novel The time machine, written by the English author Herbert George Wells, considered one of those who fostered science fiction books. The script of the referred radio play has been written by PRO.SOM team and it is a recreation of Well's novel, published in 1898. Then, the literary text has been translated into a sound media and, in such recreation, a woman plays the role of the scientist responsible for the creation of the time machine. Genetic criticism has been the theoretical and methodological background of this dissertation; Almuth Grésillon´s (1994) and Pierre-Marc de Biasi´s (2000) texts have been very important for this research
O processo de criação de um porto para Elizabeth Bishop, de Marta Góes: proposta de uma edição genética
No full textO presente estudo analisou o processo de criação da peça Um Porto para Elizabeth
Bishop (2001), um monólogo para ser encenado, escrito por Marta Góes. A peça faz
uma releitura da vida e da obra de Elizabeth Bishop, uma das maiores poetisas do
século XX que, nas décadas de 50 e 60, residiu no Brasil. Buscou-se entender como
se desenvolveu o processo de escritura da referida peça, cujos primeiros indícios
podem ser identificados no manuscrito disponibilizado pela dramaturga. A fim de
analisar esse processo de criação, os estudos da Crítica Genética serviram de
embasamento teórico-metodológico, partindo de reflexões propostas especialmente
pelos geneticistas Almuth Grésillon (1994) e Pierre-Marc de Biasi (2000). Foi
proposta e realizada uma edição genética do material disponível a fim de tornar
acessível o referido manuscrito de Marta Góes às pessoas que se interessam por
essas áreas de conhecimento.This study has analyzed the creative process of a dramatic monologue to be
performed on stage, called A Safe Haven for Elizabeth Bishop, first published in
Brazil as Um Porto para Elizabeth Bishop (2001), by Marta Góes. The play recreates
the life and work of Elizabeth Bishop, one of the greatest poets of the twentieth
century, who lived in Brazil in the fifties and sixties. We have sought to understand
how the writing process of the play has taken place by retracing the first indexes of
such process identified in the manuscript provided by the author. In order to develop
the referred analysis of such creative process, we have used Genetic Criticism as its
theoretical and methodological basis, especially taking into account reflections by the
geneticists Almuth Grésillon (1994) and Pierre-Marc de Biasi (2000). A genetic
edition of the available material was proposed and developed in order to make the
writing process of Marta Góes’s play accessible to people who are keen on studying
such a field of interest
Taxonomy and biology of the plant pathogenic fungus Thielaviopsis basicola
No full textDissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2017.The Ascomycete species Thielaviopsis basicola is a well-known pathogen of multiple important crop and ornamental plant species. This pathogen has been known for more than 150 years and has been extensively studied during this time, but important questions surrounding its taxonomy and mating behaviour remained to be answered. The first aim of this project was to resolve the taxonomic placement of the species using a multi-gene phylogenetics approach. Our research to address this aim revealed that the species represented a lineage distinct from all other genera in the Ceratocystidaceae, that we proceeded to describe as the new genus Berkeleyomyces. Our phylogenetic analyses also separated the collection of T. basicola isolates into two well-supported lineages within the genus, that we recognized as two distinct species. The first of these represented T. basicola, which was provided with a new combination, namely B. basicola. The second was described as a new species, named B. rouxiae. From the range of genera in which T. basicola was treated over the years, the name Milowia was technically available to accommodate the two species. However, we submitted a formal proposal to reject the name of the type species of this genus, M. nivea, and all names for which it serves as basionym, due to the absence of a type specimen and its dubious identity based on varying descriptions and illustrations by the same author across different publications. The second aim of our study was to determine the sexuality of these species, as some researches had suggested that T. basicola might exist exclusively asexually. To address this aim, we sequenced and assembled the whole genome sequence of the reference specimen of Berkeleyomyces basicola, designated when we described the genus. Using information from this genome we were able to determine the mating strategy of both species in the genus. Our results showed that both B. basicola and B. rouxiae contain all the typical genes required for heterothallic mating, but despite our efforts to obtain the sexual state in laboratory crosses, the sexual state of both species remains unknown. As a whole, the research conducted as part of this thesis has contributed to the global knowledge of these important pathogens by clarifying and settling the confusing taxonomy of the species, and by elucidating the mating strategy of these fungi. This will no doubt assist in improved diagnosis of the disease and a better understanding of the risks posed by introduced populations of these pathogens.National Research Foundation MSc Scarce Skills Bursary SFH150628121614Genomics Research Institute University of PretoriaMicrobiology and Plant PathologyMScUnrestricte
(How) do Work Placements Work? Scrutinizing the Quantitative Evidence for a Theory-Driven Future Research Agenda
No full textThis is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Elsevier via the DOI in this recordWhile supervised work placements are increasingly popular in higher education, evidence regarding their effects on career outcomes remain somewhat sparse and atheoretical. The aim of this systematic literature review is to evaluate the effectiveness of placements for career outcomes and to identify any underpinning core psychological processes and to offer a theoretically grounded framework for future research. Drawing on transition theory (Schlossberg, 1981) and career construction theory (Savickas, 1997), we argue that supervised work experiences are central transition experiences that enable social learning processes and trigger changes in a person's identity development as a professional, thereby increasing career resources and employability which in turn affect future career outcomes positively. We screened 2394 systematically selected abstracts across several databases and disciplines. Only quantitative studies that either offered a control-group or a longitudinal design were included, resulting in an in-depth review of 40 studies, applying a rigorous evaluation protocol. Placement participation elicits an overall positive (but small) effect on career outcomes: Graduates who completed a work placement found employment more quickly. Work placements also changed students' perceptions of self-efficacy, their knowledge, skills, and attitudes. We suggest that these changes could be seen as indicative of the proposed social learning processes and identity changes that positively affect career resources. Our review points to several gaps in the literature, and building on existing career theories, we develop a theoretical model and offer new avenues for future research to integrate the heterogenic field of placement research and inform career research in other areas.This project was supported by a Research Stimulation and Impact Fund awarded to Eva Selenko by the University of Sheffield Management School
Genesis of a literary text: how to conceptualize processuality?
No full textAccording to the most prominent premise of genetic criticism, the textual changes fixated on the pages of the two-dimensional manuscript implies a non-static creative process. In its turn, the objective of manuscript analysis is to organize the writing and revision acts into the intellectual construct of the avant-texte (cf. Pierre-Marc de Biasi, Dirk Van Hulle, Sally Bushell). Yet the scholarly account of literary genesis does not necessarily lead its reader to understand (or rather imagine) the very dynamics of how the work was produced. In other words, the object of genetic research – the creative process – needs to be reconsidered in the light of poetics used to reveal it. We argued that the problem of non-processuality within the genetic accounts lies in the way the narrative of reconstruction is organized (cf. João Dionísio, Almuth Grésillon, Catherine Violett). Does this narrative conceptually define the creative acts in the manner that at the moment of reading the analysis the imagination of its reader is opened to map the inscriptions as genetic motion? We tackled this question by suggesting the alternative model for carrying out the reconstruction of genesis. In its turn, the avant-textes of modern manuscripts were presented. First, the digital files of the novel "Ch." (2021), written by a contemporary Lithuanian author Tomas Vaiseta. In the analysis the processuality of the work’s fluctuating narrative was displayed. Second, the avant-texte of Lithuanian canonical author Romualdas Granauskas, whose novel „The Yellow Town“ (1975) reaches us in a form of a primary holograph draft. The processuality of textual changes between draft and published versions, which differ to a high degree, were discussed by invoking the concept of anchor-phrases. Third, the avant-texte of British classic John Fowles’ "The Magus" (1965; 1977) was examined. The three endings of the novel were interpreted by the means of mathematic variables. We revisited the theoretical framework of genetic analysis by asking what the options of the genetic critic are to initiate his or her reader’s imagination to differentiate between the dynamic aspects of literary genesis. As a corollary, we reactivated the problem of defining the creative process
Estudio genético procesual de los inéditos del autor hondureño Roberto Castillo (1950-2008)
No full textIntroduction: This study aims to provide a general characterization of Roberto Castillo’s unpublished texts by determining their chronology, identifying intertextual correspondences, and detecting variations in content. Achieving this objective seeks to reveal elements of the author’s thought and creative process, as well as to propose future research paths from the perspectives of genetic and textual criticism.
Methods: Drawing on Roland Barthes’ and Jacques Derrida’s concepts of text and polysemy, the study follows the theoretical and methodological principles of genetic–textual analysis and genetic criticism, mainly based on the work of Almuth Grésillon, Louis Hay, and Élida Lois. Using a mixed-methods approach carried out in several phases, the corpus was quantified, classified, described, and qualitatively analyzed through the comparison of its different versions.
Results: Of the corpus of 32 texts studied—including writing projects, drafts, and manuscripts produced between 2002 and 2007—18 correspond to individual texts; 17 of them display links both in form and content, revealing a writing process in constant expansion and transformation; and 11 show content variants across their different versions.
Conclusions: During his final years, Roberto Castillo conceived writing as a single project with multiple possible resolutions, materialized in narrative or essayistic texts, fictional or autobiographical texts that highlight his nature as an orderly and systematic author. These texts form a broad and heterogeneous corpus that offers a starting point for research that delves into the tensions and meanings within his creative process. Among the main contributions of this study is the definition of specific lines of inquiry that will enable a thorough exploration of the textual corpus in each of its dimensions.Introducción: Este trabajo tiene como objetivo la caracterización general de los textos inéditos de Roberto Castillo, a través de la determinación de su cronología, la identificación de las correspondencias intertextuales y la detección de variaciones de contenido. El cumplimiento de este objetivo busca develar elementos sobre el pensamiento y el proceso creativo del autor, además de proponer rutas de estudio para el futuro desde la crítica genética y textual.
Métodos: Desde los conceptos de texto y polisemia de Roland Barthes y Jaques Derrida, el estudio sigue los principios teóricos y metodológicos del análisis genético-textual y la crítica genética, principalmente desde los planteamientos de Almuth Grésillon, Louis Hay y Élida Lois. Con un enfoque mixto ejecutado en varias fases se realizó la cuantificación, clasificación, descripción y análisis cualitativo del corpus mediante la comparación de las distintas versiones.
Resultados: Del corpus estudiado de 32 textos, entre proyectos de escritura, borradores y manuscritos producidos entre 2002 y 2007, 18 corresponden a textos individuales, 17 de ellos tienen vínculos tanto formales como de contenido, lo que revela un proceso de escritura en constante ampliación y transformación, y 11 muestran variantes de contenido en sus distintas versiones.
Conclusiones: Roberto Castillo concibió durante sus últimos años la escritura como un solo proyecto con distintas posibilidades de resolución materializadas en textos narrativos o ensayísticos, ficcionales o autobiográficos que evidencian su condición de autor ordenado y sistemático. Esos textos constituyen un corpus amplio y heterogéneo que ofrece un punto de partida para investigaciones que profundicen en las tensiones y significados de su proceso creativo. La investigación tiene entre sus principales aportes la definición de las rutas de trabajo específicas que permitirán la cabal exploración del corpus textual en cada una de sus dimensiones
Susceptibility of Eucalyptus trees to defoliation by the Eucalyptus snout beetle, Gonipterus sp. n. 2, is enhanced by high foliar contents of 1,8-cineole, oxalic acid and sucrose and low contents of palmitic and shikimic acid
No full textDATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT :
The data that support the findings of this study are available from the
corresponding author upon reasonable request.Gonipterus sp. n. 2 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) is an invasive, commercially
important weevil that causes large‐scale defoliation of Eucalyptus trees. The
weevil specifically feeds on young leaves and new shoots, thus reducing tree
growth. The weevil displays a very strong preference for certain Eucalyptus
genotypes, however, this behaviour and the chemistry underlying it is poorly
understood, thereby complicating the selection of resistant trees. To elucidate
the feeding preference of Gonipterus sp. n. 2, we assessed the relative levels of
susceptibility of 62 Eucalyptus genotypes from 23 species using a laboratory
choice assay. This revealed large intraspecific variation in susceptibility to
weevil feeding, which for certain species, exceeded the interspecific variation. A
semiquantitative metabolite profile analysis on 13 genotypes revealed strong
correlations of 10 metabolites to feeding damage. The behavioural effects of
the identified compounds were assessed through an in vitro feeding preference
assay using artificial diets as well as under field conditions. This revealed three
phagostimulants (1,8‐cineole, oxalic acid and sucrose) and two feeding
deterrent compounds (shikimic acid and palmitic acid) for Gonipterus sp. n. 2.
These chemical markers can be applied to tree breeding programmes for the
selection of resistant genotypes to reduce damage caused by Gonipterus
weevils.National research foundation South Africa; Forestry South Africa; Tree Protection Co‐operative Program; DST‐NRF Center of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology; University of Pretoria.http://wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/pceam2024Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI)Zoology and EntomologySDG-15:Life on lan
Correction to: TANGO2: expanding the clinical phenotype and spectrum of pathogenic variants (Genetics in Medicine, (2018), 10.1038/s41436-018-0137-y)
No full textThe original version of this Article contained an error in the spelling of the author J. Lawrence Merritt, which was incorrectly given as Lawrence Merritt. This has now been corrected in both the PDF and HTML versions of the Article
