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Revision of Condyloderes (Kinorhyncha, Cyclorhagida) including description of Condyloderes shirleyi sp. nov
No full textThe description of a new representative of the species-poor genus Condyloderes Higgins, 1969 from the Northeast Pacific (Alaska) is reported. The analyzed specimens of Condyloderes shirleyi sp. nov. showed a significant variation of numerous morphological characters, along with female-specific traits known also from other congeneric species. These findings stimulated the re-investigation of the type material of the six species of Condyloderes described so far, i.e., C. kurilensis Adrianov & Maiorova, 2016, C. megastigma Sorensen, Rho & Kim, 2010b, C. multispinosus (McIntyre, 1962) Higgins, 1969, C. paradoxus Higgins, 1969, C. setoensis Adrianov, Murakami & Shirayama, 2002, and C. storchi Higgins, 2004 in Martorelli & Higgins, 2004. Our study allowed to reveal various morphological novelties and to emend the diagnosis of these species and of the genus Condyloderes. Furthermore, our analysis led to synonymize C. megastigma with C. setoensis. The results of our investigation about the significant variation in C. shirleyi sp. nov. raise a wider question on species identity within Kinorhyncha, underscoring the necessity, if possible, to describe new species from a higher number of specimens and to concentrate on the morphological variation of the going-to-be-described species
The history of early low frequency radio astronomy in Australia. 12: reber, higgins and the mooted all-sky survey with the shain cross
No full textDuring the 1950s and 1960s, Australia was a world leader in the specialised field of low frequency radio
astronomy, with two geographically distinct areas of activity. One was in the Sydney region run by the CSIRO
Division of Radiophysics (RP), and the other was on the island of Tasmania to the south of the Australian mainland,
undertaken by the radio astronomy pioneer Grote Reber, and researchers for the University of Tasmania.
This paper deals with Reber’s interactions with RP and his unpublished research based on observations taken
by Charlie Higgins using the 19.7 MHz Shain Cross in August 1960. It also details Reber’s unsuccessful efforts to
lobby for RP to complete a southern sky survey using the Shain Cros
The author as the second translator
No full textParafrazując tytuł tekstu Anny Legeżyńskiej „Tłumacz jako drugi autor” (1999: 20–30), w niniejszym artykule zwracam uwagę na rolę kontaktu z autorem w procesie tworzenia przekładu. Konsultowanie z twórcą oryginału niektórych rozwiązań translatorskich redukuje wątpliwości interpretacyjne widziane z pozycji tłumacza, autorowi zaś daje możliwość zobaczenia swojego tekstu z perspektywy drugiego języka.Paraphrasing the title of Anna Legeżyńska’s text “The translator as the second author” (1999: 20–30), this paper focuses on the role of contact with the author in the translation process. Discussions with the author on certain translation solutions reduce interpretative doubts as seen from the perspective of the translator, while the author is given an opportunity to see his or her text from the perspective of another language. In this text I am referring and quoting selected examples that were included in the letters exchanged with Konstantin Arbienin, the author of “Sleepless Stories” (Сказки на засыпку) whose translation has become the basis for making an audiobook. The project was launched within the activity framework of ‚Perevodka’, a translation section of the Research Association of the Department of Russian Studies at the NCU in cooperation with our friends musicians and graphic artists
Subwavelength spinning of particles in vector cosine-Gaussian field with radial polarization
No full textA new type of radially polarized (RP) cosine-Gaussian (CG) field is proposed. Through the analytical model, it is found that such RP CG beam exhibits completely different focusing properties from the reported RP plane waves. More importantly, a stable three-dimensional trap of Rayleigh particle accompanied by a subwavelength spin motion can be easily achieved using this RP CG beam.Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository 'You share, we take care!' - Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.ImPhys/Optic
Protected area visitor data collection and management: Emerging issues and gaps in current Australian practices
No full textProtected area agencies are charged with the preservation, conservation and management of areas including wilderness, national parks and forests. These agencies are faced with increasing visitor numbers and decreasing budgets at a time where activities like tourism have to be managed alongside their traditional roles as natural resource managers. This paper reports on the outcomes of the first stage of a research project that seeks to guide a nationally consistent approach to visitor use data collection for protected area agencies. First, the paper provides a background literature review of approaches to visitor use data collection for protected area agencies. Second, the paper outlines the participatory action research approach used in the study where thirteen protected area agencies are collaborators in the research process. This approach ensures that the protected areas agencies data needs are central to the research outcomes and recognises the pragmatic organisational cultural issues associated with visitor data collection, management and use. The research process incorporates organisational networking at all levels from head office, regions, branches and individual parks involving management information systems, interviews, focus groups, presentations, briefings and follow-up contact. Third, the paper then presents the emergent themes that examine the issues and gaps in current visitor data collection, management and use systems. The paper concludes with discussion of the challenges to developing a national system of visitor data collection and use
The development and use of strategic business performance improvement frameworks for rapid prototyping and tooling : executive summary
No full textIncreasing global competition within industry has forced businesses to respond by
reducing costs and product development lead times in order to survive. In the
automotive industry, these strategic responses include the specific exploitation of new
technologies and mergers with other companies to gain economies of scale.
BMW AG purchased Rover Group in 1994 but it wasn't until 1998 that competitive
pressure led to the completion of the merger through the creation of a single "Group
Function" structure within BMW Group. The BMW Board stated high-level
objectives for the process but provided no mechanism to convert them into reality.
Similarly, the BMW Group Board initiated a business process "Re-engineering"
programme in 1997/8 and stated cost, time and other objectives that would have to be
met. The technical and process changes that would help to achieve the business
improvements were being largely driven from the bottom of the organisation but
there were no frameworks available to guide strategic technology introduction.
The principal innovations generated during the course of this research are
frameworks for:
• Maximising the business benefits from the creation of 'Group Functions'
• Internal strategy creation for technology-based business sub-units
These two new frameworks have for the first time provided management and staff
with the means to develop meaningful strategies and operational action plans from
the corporate strategic objectives. The economic and business literature concentrates
mainly on whole business strategy and merger activity, neglecting the need for
guidance at the sub-corporate level. Although corporate strategy can provide the
overall direction of a company, it is the managers that have to drive strategic change
within the business.
The frameworks were developed by the author based on an in-depth review of the
literature and the specific context relating to Rapid Prototyping & Tooling (RP&T)
within BMW. The frameworks were validated within the business situation and
further enhanced where appropriate.
The Group Function framework fills the process gap between the high-level
objectives and the need for operational action plans. It provides a straightforward and
easy to communicate structure to the process of optimising duplicated business subunits.
Use of the framework led to the retention of both RP&T teams and the
initiation of beneficial synergistic activities. The framework should be applicable to
other similar groups in similar circumstances.
The author developed a new strategy creation framework that for the first time
combines a range of strategy development approaches from within the literature into
a practical framework for sub-corporate strategy development. The framework was
matched to the specific context of the RP&T case but could be used in other similar
circumstances. The framework was used to successfully develop a new strategy for
RP&T in BMW Group and includes new approaches developed by the author that
reduce the impact of environmental change and uncertainty. The framework has been
described in a stand alone form that can easily be more widely exploited
Klasyfikacja funkcji Sejmu RP
No full textThe article is devoted to the issue of classification of functions performed by the Sejm of the Republic of Poland after Poland’s accession to the European Union. Due to the integration, and especially the changes that took place after the Lisbon Treaty came into force, it becomes necessary to redistribute the powers exercised by the parliament. The author presents the established classi-fication methods and justifies the need to supplement them with a new function — the European function of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland.Artykuł został poświęcony zagadnieniu klasyfikacji funkcji realizowanych przez Sejm RP po przystąpieniu Polski do Unii Europejskiej. W związku z dokonaną integracją, a zwłaszcza zmia-nami, które zaszły po wejściu w życie traktatu z Lizbony, konieczne staje się dokonanie na nowo podziału kompetencji realizowanych przez parlament. Autor przedstawia stosowane sposoby klasy-fikacji i uzasadnia konieczność uzupełnienia ich o nową funkcję — funkcję europejską Sejmu RP
A safe and supportive family environment for children: key components and links to child outcomes
No full textAims to understand more about the prevalence of different types of family environments in society and to explore the influence of these environments on different child outcomes.
Introduction
Families are the mainstay of safety and support for children. While most children live in safe and supportive environments, governments are aware that too many children are becoming known to child protection services. This has led to a shift in thinking away from solely concentrating on responding to ‘risk of harm’ reports towards a broader public health approach to protecting all of Australia’s children, reducing the likelihood of children coming to the attention of statutory authorities. This report aims to understand more about the prevalence of different types of family environments in society and to explore the influence of these environments on different child outcomes. Using data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, we used latent class cluster analysis to identify different family environments and analysed the associations between these environments and particular child outcomes
The history of law in regard to the II RP. Notes on the state of research
No full textThe author presents the state of research on the legislation of the II RP. Presentation of the representatives of the science of law includes, apart from the period of the II RP, the times of the communist regime and the present. The author emphasizes the high level of regulation of the II RP, despite objective difficulties stemming from historical events. The article stated and justified also directions and research methods of legislation of the II RP. The author presents the view of the need for further studies on the history of the Polish state and law in the years 1918–1939.Autor przedstawia stan badań naukowych nad prawodawstwem II RP. Prezentacja dorobku przedstawicieli nauki prawa obejmuje, poza okresem II RP, również czasy PRL i współczesność. Autor podkreśla wysoki poziom regulacji prawnych okresu II RP, pomimo obiektywnych trudności wynikających z zaszłości historycznych. W artykule sformułowane i uzasadnione również zostały kierunki i metody badawcze prawodawstwa okresu II RP. Autor prezentuje pogląd o potrzebie przeprowadzenia pogłębionych badań nad dziejami państwa i prawa polskiego w latach 1918–1939
Rationale and protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis on reduced data gathering in people with delusions
No full textBackgroundThe tendency to form conclusions based on limited evidence is known as the ‘jumping to conclusions’ (JTC) bias, and has been a much studied phenomena in individuals with psychosis. Previous reviews have supported the hypothesis that a JTC bias is particularly linked to the formation and maintenance of delusions. A new systematic review is required as a number of studies have since been published, and older reviews are limited by not systematically assessing methodological quality or the role of study design in influencing effect size estimates. This review aimed to investigate if there is an association between psychosis or delusions and JTC bias.MethodsThe current protocol outlines the background and methodology for this systematic review and meta-analysis. Eligible articles will be identified through searches of the electronic databases PsycInfo, PubMed and Medline using relevant search terms, supplemented by hand-searches of references within eligible articles and key review articles within the field. Eligibility criteria were as follows: studies must recruit individuals with: i) schizophrenia spectrum conditions or ii) experiences of delusions. Case-control, cross-sectional, observational and prospective designs will be included but treatment trials and experimental studies excluded. Studies must use the beads task to assess JTC or a conceptually equivalent task. The outcomes will be the average number of ‘draws to a decision’ in the beads task (or related variant) and the proportion of the sample judged to demonstrate a JTC bias. Literature searches, study selection, data extraction, risk of bias assessment and outcome quality assessment will be undertaken by two independent reviewers. Meta-analyses will be undertaken for continuous (mean number of ‘draws to a decision’) and binary outcomes (number of people classified as having JTC bias).DiscussionUnderstanding of the size of the JTC effect and the contexts within which it occurs is important both in terms of informing models of delusional thinking and in guiding treatments for those with delusions or psychosis. However, a definitive, up-to-date review and meta-analysis of the JTC bias is currently lacking. The proposed review will fill this gap and resolve key issues regarding the factors which moderate the JTC bias
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