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‘Travellers of the Street’: Flãnerie in Beyene Haile's <i>Heart-to-Heart Talk</i>
No full textIn January 2008 the Eritrean capital of Asmara witnessed a theatre production that did not sit easily with the cultural imaginary of the country. Performed by a group of university graduates rather than the well-versed artists in government employ, Beyene Haile's Weg'i Libi, or Heart-to-Heart Talk, caused a stir among the local art-loving community in that it defied common strands of Eritrean theatre arts. Difficult to understand, with no clear plot or clear-cut message, it nonetheless drew crowds during the two weeks of its performance, largely because, as Christine Matzke suggests in this article, it allowed audiences to participate in the intellectual flânerie presented on stage. Basing her article on material collected in autumn 2008 and spring 2010, the author here provides an interpretation of the play and an outline and contextualization of its production process. Christine Matzke has spent well over a decade researching Eritrean theatre arts and cultural production. Her publications include the co-edited African Theatre 8: Diasporas (2009) and Postcolonial Postmortems (2006) on transcultural crime fiction. She teaches at the University of Bayreuth.</jats:p
Tanycypris alfonsi Nagler & Geist & Matzke-Karasz 2014, n. sp.
No full text<i>Tanycypris alfonsi</i> n. sp. <p>(Figs 2–4)</p> <p> 2004 <i>Tanycypris pellucida</i> (Klie) —Okubo: 57. 18 a, b, l–n.</p> <p> <b>Material examined</b> 30 females from a container in the greenhouse of the Botanical Garden, Munich, Germany. Sampled in March 2011, deposited at the Zoologische Staatssammlung München.</p> <p> <i>Type material</i>: Holotype —dissected female on glass slide and valves stored dry in micropalaeontological slides (ZSMA20130101). Paratypes —dissected females (ZSMA20130102, ZSMA20130103, ZSMA20130104, ZSMA20130105), whole female (ZSMA20130106), female valves (ZSMA20130103, ZSMA20130107).</p> <p> <b>Type locality</b>: Botanical Garden, Munich, Germany (48°9’49.22”N, 11°30’6.96”E).</p> <p> <b>Etymology</b>: The new species <i>Tanycypris alfonsi</i> is named after the first author’s grandfather, Alfons Nagengast, who passed away the month of the discovery of this new species.</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis.</b> Carapace elongate, with length-height ratio of 2.7, maximum height at anterior quarter. Calcified inner lamella very wide with slight inward bulge in postero-ventral region. Carapace with a roof tile-like structure in the anterior region. Antennula with small Wouters and big Rome organ, both swollen apically. Caudal rami long and symmetric. Attachment of the caudal rami solid.</p> <p> <b>Description of female.</b> Carapace (Fig. 2A–F) length 1.09–1.27 mm, height 0.39–0.53 mm (N = 25), in lateral view elongated with a length:height ratio of 2.7 (2.4–3.1) with maximum height at the anterior quarter. In dorsal view spindle shaped with maximum width approximately at midlength. Anterior and posterior ends rounded. Surface of valves with roof tile-like structure in the anterior region. Carapace in dorsal view narrow. Colour light green. LV in interior view (Fig. 2B) with a groove along anterior and ventral margin. Dorsal margin almost straight. Ventral margin slightly sinuous in the first third. Inner lamella without inner list, anteriorly and posteriorly broad with a sinuously formed enlargement. RV in interior view (Fig. 2A) without groove. Dorsal margin relatively straight, ventral margin slightly sinuous, inner lamella as in LV. Fused zone very narrow, with small marginal pore canals. Mandibular scars and adductor scars weak. A1 (Fig. 3A) with eight segments, first two of which fused together forming a large, elongate base. First segment with small, inconspicuous Wouters organ (Fig. 2H) and one long dorsal subapical seta. Second segment with two long ventro-distal setae. Third segment with big Rome organ (Fig. 2G) and with one very short dorso-apical seta. Fourth segment with one short dorso-distal seta and one short ventro-distal seta, reaching the end of the fifth segment. Fifth segment with two long dorso-distal setae and two short ventro-distal setae. Sixth segment with one short, one medium, and two long apical setae. Seventh segment with four long and one very short apical setae. Terminal segment with one long, one medium and one short seta and aesthetasc y a.</p> <p> Coxa of A2 with three unequal setae. Base with very long ventro-apical seta. Exopod with one long and two very short setae. Endopod: first segment with a long aesthetasc Y and a medium-length ventro-distal seta. Natatory setae reaching to the distal end of claws. Second segment with four medio-ventral t-setae and two medio-dorsal unequal setae, distally with three serrated claws G1, G2, G3 (G2 the shortest), three long z-setae and a short, ventral aesthetasc y 2. Third segment with long claw GM and slightly shorter claw Gm, both serrated, g-seta and aesthetasc y 3, reaching to the first third of claw Gm (Fig. 3B, D).</p> <p>Md (Fig. 3E) coxa with six teeth on endite and one subapical short seta. Md palp (Fig. 3F) elongate. First segment with a long smooth α-seta, one long seta and two long setae with setules. Second segment ventrally with a wide, cone-shape, plumose β-seta, three long setae with setules, and one medium-length smooth seta. Dorsally with two long and one medium-length seta. Third segment with a group of four long dorsal setae, a dorso-distal slender γ-seta with setules and a ventro-distal group of four medium-length, smooth setae. Terminal segment with three setae and three claws. Branchial plate with five rays.</p> <p>Mx (Fig. 3C) with two-segmented palp, three endites and branchial plate. First palp segment with five apical setae and one subapical seta. Second segment elongated with three claws and three setae. Third endite with two large, serrated tooth-bristles and two smooth setae. Branchial plate with twenty rays dorsally and six rays ventrally.</p> <p>T1 (Fig. 4A) large and elongate with two a-setae, one b- and one d-setae. Endite with fourteen apical setae. The long endopodite with three unequal apical setae with setules on the distal end.</p> <p>T2 (Fig. 4B) with five segments. The first segment with a d1 seta and a d2 seta. Seta d1 longer than d2. Second segment with a long, stout, apical e seta. Third segment with a long, stout, f seta. The fourth segment with curved g seta. The final segment with two, short h1 and h3 seta and a long, curved, serrated claw h2.</p> <p>T3 (Fig. 4C) with four segments. First segment with medium-length d1, d2 and dp setae. Second segment with e seta. Third segment with f seta in the middle. Terminal segment forming compact pincer organ with a long h3 seta and a short, curved h2 seta.</p> <p>CR (Fig. 4E) long, stout, and ventrally serrated. The ventral Gp claw half the length of Ga claw. Both strongly serrated. Sa seta three-quarters the length of Ga. Sp seta long and acuminate. Right and left caudal ramus symmetric. Transition zone between CR and CR attachment very broad and compact. CR attachment (Fig. 4D) a stout, arcuate stem with triangular Triebel loop distally. Dorsal branch db very thin and strongly curved with a slim end. Ventral branch vb wide, short and rounded in outline.</p> <p> <b>Similar species.</b> <i>Tanycypris alfonsi</i> n. sp. comes close to <i>T. pellucida</i> Klie, 1932, but differs from it in the configuration of the setae at T1. <i>T. alfonsi</i> n. sp. has two a-setae, one b-seta, and one d-seta, while <i>T. pellucida</i> has two a-setae, two b-setae, one c-seta and one d-seta. The species also differ in the roof tile-like structure in the anterior region of the carapace (present in <i>T. alfonsi</i> n. sp., weak in <i>T. pellucida</i>) and <i>T. alfonsi</i> n. sp. has a much wider calcified inner lamella than <i>T. pellucida</i>.</p> <p> <b>Remarks.</b> Males unknown. A mode of locomotion previously unknown in ostracods has recently been described for <i>T. alfonsi</i> as well as for <i>T. centa</i> (Matzke-Karasz <i>et al.</i> in press). In these species, jumps of exceptional high speed have been observed and analysed by high-speed camera recordings.</p>Published as part of <i>Nagler, Christina, Geist, Juergen & Matzke-Karasz, Renate, 2014, Revision of the genus Tanycypris (Ostracoda, Cypricercinae) with the description of Tanycypris alfonsi n. sp., and an identification key to the genus, pp. 401-424 in Zootaxa 3821 (4)</i> on pages 407-410, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3821.4.1, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/4920148">http://zenodo.org/record/4920148</a>
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Estimating the impact of community use of the Mavuradonha Wilderness in Zimbabwe
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Acceptability and feasibility of research grade wearables for monitoring heat stress in Kenyan farmers
No full textAbstract Sub-Saharan Africa faces increasing heat events due to climate change, affecting health and productivity. Wearable technology, though promising for monitoring these impacts, is underexplored in this region. This pilot study evaluated the acceptability and feasibility of research-grade wearables for monitoring heat stress among Kenyan subsistence farmers. In Siaya, 48 farmers (50% women) were monitored for 14 days using sensors to measure heart rate, core temperature, sleep, activity, and geo-location, alongside environmental data loggers for wet bulb globe temperature. Participants mostly rated their experience on a 5-point Likert scale and provided additional non-Likert feedback, with over 95% reporting high device likability and minimal disruption. Data availability was 88% for actigraphy and 100% for core temperature, with a median completeness of 100% for most devices. Women experienced greater heat strain than men. These findings demonstrate that research-grade wearables are acceptable and feasible for real-time heat stress monitoring in rural Africa
Hardboiled Feminism: Laura as an Interrogation of the Detective Genre
No full textLaura holds a privileged place in detective fiction and film noir, yet Vera Caspary’s novel has received little critical attention. This paper asserts that Caspary’s novel, written within a context of a hypermasculine culture, constitutes a significant feminist revision of the genre that disrupts the hardboiled/scientific binary. By self-reflexively reworking the tropes of the hardboiled detective and using a casebook format associated with scientific detectives, the author crafts a narrative free from the strictures of a male-centered genre, creating a noir novel that boldly breaks from its hardboiled contemporaries
“Hardboiled Feminism: Vera Caspary’s Laura as an Interrogation of the Detective Genre.”
No full textLaura holds a privileged place in detective fiction and film noir, yet Vera Caspary’s novel has received little critical attention. This paper asserts that Caspary’s novel, written within a context of a hypermasculine culture, constitutes a significant feminist revision of the genre that disrupts the hardboiled/scientific binary. By self-reflexively reworking the tropes of the hardboiled detective and using a casebook format associated with scientific detectives, the author crafts a narrative free from the strictures of a male-centered genre, creating a noir novel that boldly breaks from its hardboiled contemporaries
Mercury in Oregon waters
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Is it safe to swim in the Willamette River in Portland?
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Assessing the Effect of Extreme Weather on Population Health Using Consumer-Grade Wearables in Rural Burkina Faso: Observational Panel Study
No full textBackground: Extreme weather, including heat and extreme rainfall, is projected to increase owing to climate change, which can have adverse impacts on human health. In particular, rural populations in sub-Saharan Africa are at risk because of a high burden of climate-sensitive diseases and low adaptive capacities. However, there is a lack of data on the regions that are anticipated to be most exposed to climate change. Improved public health surveillance is essential for better decision-making and health prioritization and to identify risk groups and suitable adaptation measures. Digital technologies such as consumer-grade wearable devices (wearables) may generate objective measurements to guide data-driven decision-making. Objective: The main objective of this observational study was to examine the impact of weather exposure on population health in rural Burkina Faso using wearables. Specifically, this study aimed to assess the relationship between individual daily activity (steps), sleep duration, and heart rate (HR), as estimated by wearables, and exposure to heat and heavy rainfall. Methods: Overall, 143 participants from the Nouna health and demographic surveillance system in Burkina Faso wore the Withings Pulse HR wearable 24/7 for 11 months. We collected continuous weather data using 5 weather stations throughout the study region. The heat index and wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) were calculated as measures of heat. We used linear mixed-effects models to quantify the relationship between exposure to heat and rainfall and the wearable parameters. Participants kept activity journals and completed a questionnaire on their perception of and adaptation to heat and other weather exposure. Results: Sleep duration decreased significantly (P<.001) with higher heat exposure, with approximately 15 minutes shorter sleep duration during heat stress nights with a heat index value of ≥25 °C. Many participants (55/137, 40.1%) reported that heat affected them the most at night. During the day, most participants (133/137, 97.1%) engaged in outdoor physical work such as farming, housework, or fetching water. During the rainy season, when WBGT was highest, daily activity was highest and increased when the daily maximum WBGT surpassed 30 °C during the rainiest month. In the hottest month, daily activity decreased per degree increase in WBGT for values >30 °C. Nighttime HR showed no significant correlation with heat exposure. Daytime HR data were insufficient for analysis. We found no negative health impact associated with heavy rainfall. With increasing rainfall, sleep duration increased, average nightly HR decreased, and activity decreased. Conclusions: During the study period, participants were frequently exposed to heat and heavy rainfall. Heat was particularly associated with impaired sleep and daily activity. Essential tasks such as harvesting, fetching water, and caring for livestock expose this population to weather that likely has an adverse impact on their health. Further research is essential to guide interventions safeguarding vulnerable communities
« Le sexe faible (?) » : les femmes et le space opera dans le magazine Amazing Stories d’Hugo Gernsback
No full textL’article explore la représentation des femmes dans les opéras spatiaux publiés dans Amazing Stories par Hugo Gernsback. L’auteur examine comment les personnages féminins sont souvent dépeints comme des figures stéréotypées, fréquemment présentées comme passives et faibles. L’article analyse également le rôle des femmes dans ces récits de science-fiction, mettant en lumière les tendances sexistes et les implications culturelles de leur représentation. En examinant ces aspects, l’article offre un aperçu critique de la manière dont les femmes étaient dépeintes dans la science-fiction de l’époque et de leur impact sur la perception des genres littéraires.The article explores the representation of women in space operas published in Amazing Stories by Hugo Gernsback. The author examines how female characters are often portrayed as stereotypical figures, frequently depicted as passive and weak. The article also analyzes the role of women in these science fiction narratives, highlighting sexist trends and cultural implications of their portrayal. By examining these aspects, the article provides a critical insight into how women were depicted in science fiction of the time and their impact on the perception of literary genres
