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American snakes/ Sean P. Graham ; foreword by Rick Shine.
No full textIncludes bibliographical references and index.Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Form and Function -- 3. A Day in the Life of a Snake -- 4. A Year in the Life of a Snake -- 5. Snake Sex -- 6. Snake Food -- 7. Snake Eaters -- 8. Snake Defense -- 9. Dangerous Snakes -- 10. Snake Invaders -- 11. Snake Conservation -- Epilogue -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z1 online resource
Visitors to Southeastern Hawkmoth Flowers
No full text- Despite global concern for the status of animal pollinators, studies on
pollination systems in the southeastern United States are disproportionately low
compared to the diversity of this region. For example, sphingophilous, or hawkmoth-attracting plants, occur in the southeastern US, but confi rmation is lacking
for the large, long-tongued hawkmoths predicted to visit these fl owers by previous
researchers. Hymenocallis coronaria (Shoals Spider Lily, or Cahaba Lily), H. occidentalis (Woodland Spider Lily), Oenothera biennis (Common Evening Primrose),
and O. grandifl ora (Large-fl owered Evening Primrose) were studied to confi rm this
prediction. Manduca rustica (Rustic Sphinx) was confi rmed as a frequent visitor to
all four plant species studied. M. sexta (Carolina Sphinx) was confi rmed for three of
the four plants. To determine the range of animal visitors to these plants, three of the
plant species were observed during day- and night-observation periods, and total
visitation was compared between these times. For H. coronaria, fl ower-visitation
rates did not differ between day and night periods. H. occidentalis and O. biennis
were visited signifi cantly more during night hours than during the day. Although
hawkmoths are frequent visitors to H. occidentalis and O. biennis, and are probably
their most effi cient pollinators, Archilochus colubris (RubyPublishedYe
Appropriations of Irish drama by modern Korean nationalist theatre : a focus on the influence of Sean O’Casey in a colonial context
No full textMy thesis explores how a translated author on the periphery of the host culture’s
translated repertoire can be at once subversive and innovative on the colonial scene,
using as an example the case of Sean O’Casey in colonial Korea. It explores the
importation of Irish drama in modern Korean theatre during the colonial period and
examines the appropriations of O’Casey’s plays by a central Korean playwright, Yu
Chi-jin, in creating his own plays. Under Japanese colonial rule in the early twentieth
century, intellectuals perceived the supreme task for the Korean people to be the
recovery of national sovereignty and independence. The modern Korean theatre
movement which rose among Korean intellectuals and dramatists during the colonial
period was to play a major part in this task. The ultimate goal of this movement was
to establish a modern national theatre promoting Korean culture and educating the
people, thereby recovering national independence. As their modernised dramatic
polysystem was still "young", Korean intellectuals and dramatists who were
involved in the theatre movement had to borrow dramatic models from other
countries. One of the models they chose was Irish playwrights, especially those who
were involved in the Irish dramatic movement. They published or staged the works
of W.B. Yeats, Lord Dunsany [Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett], Augusta
Gregory, J.M. Synge, St. J. Ervine, T.C. Murray and Sean O'Casey. Although
O'Casey was considered an important dramatist in the Irish dramatic movement, he
was a playwright on the periphery in the list of translated Irish dramatists in Korea
due to the colonisers’ censorship. However, he remained as a subversive and
innovative playwright on the colonial scene by virtue of being appropriated by Yu
Chi-jin who used O’Casey’s plays as models when creating his own works. In
discussing the subject matter of my thesis, I use Even Zohar’s polysystems theory as
a starting point in looking at ideological issues surrounding translation and extend
the discussion to offer a postcolonial perspective. While most translation in a
colonial context was considered as "an expression of the cultural power of the
colonisers," my thesis shifts the focus to translation as an expression of the cultural
power of the colonised. I explore how the colonised uses another colonised culture to
subvert the colonisers’ power
An Overlooked Hotspot? Rapid Biodiversity Assessment Reveals a Region of Exceptional Herpetofaunal Richness in the Southeastern United States
No full textWe conducted a competitive bioblitz survey in four Georgia counties to raise awareness of a unique and species rich herpetofauna in the Pine Mountain/ Fall Line Sandhills Region of Georgia, and compared documented species of these counties to other herpetofaunas of the southeast that have known high richness and/ or were subject to thorough collection efforts. Our results demonstrate the efficacy of bioblitzes for documenting large numbers of species in a limited amount of time (62 amphibian and reptile species in only seven days, including 36 new county records and documentation of three protected species). Compared to areas of similar size, this area is among the most species-rich herpetofaunas in North America north of Mexico, with only three areas having higher documented richness. However, all areas we compared our site to have experienced much higher collection effort and contain much larger tracts of protected land. Thus, our data suggest the Pine Mountain/Fall Line Sandhills region is among the most important regions for amphibian and reptile conservation in North America.PublishedYe
Scaphiopus couchii Baird 1854
No full textScaphiopus couchii Baird, 1854, Couch’s Spadefoot New records. First record for Manuel Benavides Municipality: along E–W road across northern edge of Llano Amapolas (29.01691° N, 104.1563° W; WGS84), 16 May 2016, Sean P. Graham, Mark W. Herr, and Tomas Hernandez (SRSU-D 36). First record for Ojinaga Municipality: Arroyo El Almagre, near Rancho de la Montana ranch house (29.05643° N, 104.19524° W; WGS84), 16 May 2016, Mark W. Herr and Sean P. Graham (SRSU-D 39).Published as part of Hernandez, Tomas, Herr, Mark W., Stevens, Skyler, Cork, Karlee, Medina-Nava, Carolina, Vialpando, C. J., Warfel, Timothy, Fields, Noah, Brodie, Ciara & Graham, Sean P., 2019, New distribution records for amphibians and reptiles in eastern Chihuahua, Mexico, pp. 79-86 in Check List (Dallas, Tex.: 1979) (Dallas, Tex.: 1979) 15 (1) on page 82, DOI: 10.15560/15.1.7
Supplemental Material—Hypogastric artery luminal diameter predicts common-external iliac stent patency and major adverse limb events in patients with aortoiliac occlusive disease
No full textSupplementary Material for Hypogastric artery luminal diameter predicts common-external iliac stent patency and major adverse limb events in patients with aortoiliac occlusive disease by Andrew H Smith, Siddhartha Dash, Sean Steenberge, Jon Quatromoni, Jarrad W Rowse, Francis J Caputo, Levester Kirksey, Linda M Graham, Sean P Lyden, and Christopher J Smolock in Vascular.</p
The Influence of Policy Implementation Service Standards, and Information Systems on User Satisfaction of the MELATI Application at Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik Indonesia
No full textThe increase in the number of requests for IT services provided by the IT Bureau is not accompanied by an increase in user satisfaction of IT services, this is indicated by a decrease in the satisfaction index for IT services by several work units at the BPK. In order to increase user satisfaction with IT services, the Author is interested in conducting research on the Effect of Implementation of Service Standards and Information Systems Policies on User Satisfaction of the Melati Application at the Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia. This study uses a quantitative method with primary data collection techniques by distributing questionnaires to 275 IT service users at the BPK Head Office. The collected data were processed using the Covariance Based - Structural Equation Model (CB-SEM) analysis technique using Smart-PLS software. The results of the study showed that user satisfaction of the MELATI application (Y) was influenced by the implementation of service standard policies (X1) and information systems (X2) by 67.5% and the remaining 32.5% was influenced by other variables not used in this study. The variable of IT service standard policy implementation (X1) has a large and significant effect on user satisfaction of MELATI application in BPK with a path coefficient value of 0.495, t-value of 8.378> t-table 1.96 and p-value of 0.000 <0.05. Information system (X2) has a large and significant effect on user satisfaction of MELATI application in BPK with a path coefficient value of 0.465 or 46.5%, t-value of 8.199> t-table 1.96, and p-value of 0.000 <0.05. Efforts that can be made by the BPK IT Bureau are to improve the implementation of service standard policies and information systems by increasing the quantity of resources, communication, evaluation and updating of IT service standard policies and SOPs and implementing a survey of IT service user satisfaction on the MELATI application
Spea bombifrons
No full text<i>Spea bombifrons</i> (Cope, 1863), Great Plains Spadefoot <p> <b>New record.</b> First record for Ojinaga Municipality: found calling in cattle tank along E–W road across northern edge of Llano Amapolas (29.02702° N, 104.16879° W; WGS84), 16 May 2016, Sean P. Graham, Mark W. Herr, and Tomas Hernandez (SRSU-D 37).</p> <p> <b>Remarks.</b> A chorus of about 5–7 calling males heard; 1 was recorded calling and photographed. There are only a handful of records for this explosively-breeding frog from Chihuahua; this record extends the species’ range in the state some 200 km from the nearest populations to the west (Municipality of Chihuahua) and southwest (Municipality of Camargo). There are also closer records to the north from Presidio and Brewster County, Texas (Dixon 2013, Graham and Kelehear 2014).</p>Published as part of <i>Hernandez, Tomas, Herr, Mark W., Stevens, Skyler, Cork, Karlee, Medina-Nava, Carolina, Vialpando, C. J., Warfel, Timothy, Fields, Noah, Brodie, Ciara & Graham, Sean P., 2019, New distribution records for amphibians and reptiles in eastern Chihuahua, Mexico, pp. 79-86 in Check List (Dallas, Tex.: 1979) (Dallas, Tex.: 1979) 15 (1)</i> on page 82, DOI: 10.15560/15.1.7
Selecting films for sex research: Gender differences in erotic film preference
No full textThe official published version can be obtained from the link below.The aim of this study was to explore gender differences in sexual responsiveness to erotic films that had been selected for their differential appeal for men and women. A secondary objective was to identify variables that influence sexual arousal and explore whether these variables differ for men and women. Fifteen men (M age = 26 yrs) and 17 women (M age = 24 yrs) were presented with 20 film clips depicting heterosexual interactions, half of which were female- and the other half male-selected, and were asked to rate the clips on a number of dimensions. Overall, men found the film clips more sexually arousing than did the women. Gender differences in arousal were negligible for female-selected clips but substantial for male-selected clips. Furthermore, men and women experienced higher levels of sexual arousal to clips selected for individuals of their own gender. Cluster regression analyses, explaining 77% of the variance for male and 65% for female participants, revealed that men's sexual arousal was dependent upon the attractiveness of the female actor, feeling interested, and both imagining oneself as a participant and watching as an observer. For women, with all variables entered, only imagining oneself as a participant contributed to sexual arousal ratings. The findings suggest that how films are selected in sex research is an important variable in predicting levels of sexual arousal reported by men and women
Learning theories and interprofessional education: a user's guide
No full textThere is increasing interest in the theoretical underpinning of interprofessional education (IPE) and writers in this field are drawing on a wide range of disciplines for theories that have utility in IPE. While this has undoubtedly enriched the research literature, for the educational practitioner, whose aim is to develop and deliver an IPE curriculum that has sound theoretical underpinnings, this plethora of theories has become a confusing, and un-navigable quagmire. This article aims to provide a compass for those educational practitioners by presenting a framework that summarizes key learning theories used in IPE and the relationship between them. The study reviews key contemporary learning theories from the wider field of education used in IPE and the explicit applications of these theories in the IPE literature to either curriculum design or programme evaluation. Through presenting a broad overview and summary framework, the study clarifies the way in which learning theories can aid IPE curriculum development and evaluation. It also highlights areas where future theoretical development in the IPE field is required
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