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Leopoldia tijtijensis Jafari. 2012, sp. nov.
No full textLeopoldia tijtijensis Jafari., sp. nov. Fig. 1 Leopoldia tenuiflorae (Tausch) Heldr affinis racemus densus, cylindrico-conici nec laxus cylindricus, flores fertiles oblongo-urceolati nec tubularo-urceolati, purpureo-violati nec olivaceus flores sterilibus purpureus nec violacea. Capsula triangulares nec cordato-ovoidea differt. Type:— IRAN. Kurdistan: Sanandaj to Marivan road, Tijtij, Tijtij hills, 1650 m, 2 May 2010. Jafari, Dezyanian & Kaffash. 110. (Holo: IAUM, Iso: TARI). Bulbs c.5–6× 4–5 cm, ovoid with greyish cream tunics. Leaves 5–13 in number, c.20–40 × 1.7–2 cm, strap shaped, weakly canaliculated, attenuate with scabrous margins, shorter or longer than raceme. Scape 1, c. 23– 30 cm long. Raceme c.10–15× 2.5–5 cm, dense, cylindrical-conical, rachis violet. Pedicel of fertile flowers deflexed or ascending, c. 0.8–1.5 cm, violet. Fertile flowers 60–70 in number, c. 4.5–5 mm × 1–1.2, oblongurceolate, round shoulder, purple-violet in fresh and pale brown in dried flowers; lobes c. 0.5 mm ascending, weakly deflexed, black. Pedicel of sterile flowers c. 3–5 mm. Sterile flowers 12–20 in number, c. 2–3 mm, same length or shorter than pedicel, ascending, purple, triangular-campanulate. Capsule triangular, c.3–4× 2– 3 mm, obtuse. Distribution and Habitat: — L. tijtijensis is distributed in the Tijtij hills from 1630–1700 m in Kurdistan province which is part of the Irano-Turanian phytogeographical region. This species grows on stony slopes with Bellevalia pycnantha and B. glauca; L. tijijensis flowers in May. Four specimens were collected from the locality. The specimens are kept in IAUM herbarium. Comparison: — The most obvious characteristics of L. tijtijensis are the purple-violet fertile and purple sterile flowers respectively. The new species is similar to L. tenuiflora (Tausch.) Heldr in having relatively broad scabrid leaves which are longer than scape, black perianth lobes and horizontal or deflexed pedicels of fertile flowers. It differs in the shape of raceme, the shape and colour of fertile and sterile flowers and the capsule shape (Table. 1). Ethymology:— The new species was named based on its locality, Tijtij city is between Sanandaj and Marivan. Additional specimens examined:— IRAN. Kurdistan: Tijtij, Sanandaj to Marivan road. Tijtij hills, 1630- 1700 m, 2 May 2010, Jafari, Dezyanian & Kaffash, 109-112, (IAUM, TARI). The discovery of this new species raises the number of Iranian species in the genus Leopoldia to six; most of them are distributed in the west and north of Iran.Published as part of Jafari, Azarnoosh, 2012, A new species of Leopoldia (Asparagaceae) from Iran, pp. 61-64 in Phytotaxa 43 on page 62, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.43.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/489495
Aculus lorestaniensis Lotfollahi, Hayatolgheyb & Jafari 2017
No full textAculus lorestaniensis Lotfollahi, Hayatolgheyb & Jafari, 2017 Material examined – This species was collected as vagrant on leaves of liquorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra L. (Fabaceae). Fourteen (14) females and four males, Faculty of Agriculture, Lorestan University, 11 July 2018; six females and four males, Sabzevar Veysian, 2 Agust 2018; Lorestan Province, Iran.Published as part of Bahirai, Fereshteh, Jafari, Shahriar, Lotfollahi, Parisa & Shakarami, Jahanshir, 2021, Eriophyoidea (Acari: Trombidiformes) of the Lorestan Province and first record of Aceria querci (Garnam, 1883) outside of the USA, pp. 111-119 in Persian Journal of Acarology 10 (1) on page 115, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v10i1.63306, http://zenodo.org/record/503794
Tegolophus glycyglabri Lotfollahi, Hayatolgheyb & Jafari 2017
No full textTegolophus glycyglabri Lotfollahi, Hayatolgheyb & Jafari, 2017 Material examined – This species was collected as vagrant on leaves of liquorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra L. (Leguminosae). Twenty-three (23) females and five males, Faculty of Agriculture, Lorestan University, 11 July 2018; seven females and three males, Sabzevar Veysian, 2 Agust 2018; four females, Sepid Dasht, 12 September 2017; three females, Doroud and eight females and one male, Aligudarz County, 14 September 2018; Lorestan Province, Iran. Remarks – This species was previously reported from Lorestan Province (Hayatolgheyb et al. 2017) of Iran.Published as part of Bahirai, Fereshteh, Jafari, Shahriar, Lotfollahi, Parisa & Shakarami, Jahanshir, 2021, Eriophyoidea (Acari: Trombidiformes) of the Lorestan Province and first record of Aceria querci (Garnam, 1883) outside of the USA, pp. 111-119 in Persian Journal of Acarology 10 (1) on page 114, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v10i1.63306, http://zenodo.org/record/503794
Book Review: 'Marketing without advertising: brand preference and consumer choice in Cuba' by Emilio Morales and Joseph L. Scarpaci
No full textAliakbar Jafari reviews Marketing without advertising: brand preference and consumer choice in Cuba by Emilio Morales and Joseph L. Scarpac
Stable isotope application in animal nutrition science
No full textThe application of stable isotope analysis (SIA) has become a standard scientific approach in Agricultural and Ecological researches and, more in general, in several disciplines such as biology, botany, zoology, organic chemistry, climatology, and nutrition. The main objectives of this paper are (1) to provide a simple definition of stable isotopes and (2) to illustrate analytical measurement methods and general applications in animal nutrition. The stable isotopes of carbon (Δ13C) and nitrogen (Δ15N) represent powerful tools to evalu-ate the trophic preferences of organisms and their trophic position. In association with Bayesian Mixing models, stable isotopes also enable the description of trophic links between species and, thus, of complex food webs. Stable isotope data should be complemented with additional dietary data on feeding behavior to provide information regarding the transfer of energy or nutrients. Nowadays, stable isotope analysis is em-ployed to address animal and human diets around the world
Non-western contexts: the invisible half
No full textLike many other disciplines within the broad area of social sciences (e.g., anthropology, gender studies, psychology, sociology, etc.), consumer research is also highly navigated by scholars from Western countries. This, however, does not mean, by any means, that consumer research is devoted to studying Western contexts only. As evident from the ever-increasing number of regional conferences (e.g., Asia-Pacific and Latin American conferences of the Association for Consumer Research) and non-Western students' enrolment in doctoral programs at Western universities, there are many more researchers (from non-Western countries) who are entering the field and enriching it by their colourful contributions. Yet, given the low number of publications on consumer research in non-Western contexts, it seems that our current knowledge in these societies has a long way to go to flourish. More specifically, and in the domain of consumption culture research, this gap is even further widened by the fact that the culture of consumption in such contexts is largely interpreted with reference to the 'grand narratives' of Western scholars (e.g., Foucault, Mafessoli, Bourdieu, Deleuze, Baudrillard, Nietzsche, Durkheim, Derrida, etc.). Therefore, from an ontological perspective, it seems that our existing knowledge about non-Western societies lies heavily on the 'theoretical structures' that are 'constructed' by Western philosophy as a set of ideas, beliefs, and practices (Said, 1978). As Belk (1995) reminds us, consumption culture always existed in all human societies. What makes contemporary societies different from that of our predecessors' is not the fact that consumption culture did not exist in those societies, but that consumption culture has become a prevailing feature in modern society (Slater, 1997; Lury, 1996; Fırat and Venkatesh, 1995; McCracken, 1988). Therefore, the nature and dynamics of consumption culture in each society should be studied not only against the sociocultural, historical, and economic background of a given context (Western or non-Western) but also with reference to the philosophical and epistemological viewpoints that analyse and interpret cultural practices of that society from within that culture. Addressing such issues, this paper discusses some of the key reasons for lack of theory development in the field from non-western contexts. The paper invites scholars in non-Western contexts to introduce the less articulated, and sometime hidden, body of knowledge from their own contexts into the field of marketing in general and consumer research in particular
Multi-hazard resilience-based bridge prioritization for aging bridge networks in a changing climate
No full textCan society nurture humanistic marketing?
No full textFor more than four decades, academic debates on the morality of marketing have focused mainly on the advantages and disadvantages of marketing as an institution. This essay questions the usefulness of such debates to addressing many challenges of life in contemporary society and argues that engagement in such discussions will only entrap us in vicious circles of argumentation. The author calls for collective social responsibility and argues that humanistic marketing can only be realised in a humanistic society
Aculus lorestaniensis Lotfollahi & Hayatolgheyb & Jafari & Shakarami 2017, sp. nov.
No full textAculus lorestaniensis sp. nov. (Fig. 1) Description Female (n = 6) – Body spindle-shaped, 173 (145–190), 45 (42–50) thick, 58 (48–58) wide. Gnathosoma 31 (30–33) projecting obliquely downwards, chelicerae 26 (24–32), palp setae ep 2, palp genual setae d 4 (4–5), unbranched. Prodorsal shield 38 (36–42) including frontal lobe, 46 (46– 48) wide, sub-triangular in anterior shape with a thick broad based frontal lobe, ventrally with distally pointed process, 6 (4–8), over gnathosomal base. Shield pattern weakly reticulated, composed of a short median line at rear third of prodorsal shield, a complete admedian, a complete first submedian and a relatively short second submedian line on the posterior half of the prodorsal shield; 2 transverse lines cross longitudinal lines and delimit 18 cells; many light colored tiny spots on whole prodorsal shield. Dorsal tubercles sc on rear shield margin, 20 (no variation) apart, setae sc 34 (no variation), directed divergently upward. Leg I 27 (27–31), femur 10 (7–10), genu 4 (4–5), tibia 5 (5–7), tarsus 6 (6–8), ω 8.5 (8–10) distally a little enlarged and tapered, empodium simple, 6.5 (6–7), 4-rayed; femoral setae bv 12 (11–13), genual setae l′′ 17 (17–22), tibial setae l′ 5.5 (5–7), tarsal setae ft′ 17 (17–19), setae ft′′ 27 (20–27). Leg II 25 (24–28), femur 8 (8–10), genu 3.5 (3–4), tibia 4 (4–5), tarsus 7 (7–8), ω 9 (8.5–10) distally a little enlarged and tapered, empodium simple, 6 (5.5–6), 4-rayed; femoral setae bv 11 (9–14), genual setae l′′ 7 (5–8), tarsal setae ft′ 8 (7–8), setae ft′′ 22 (21–23). Coxae with scarce and fine dashes, someone lined; setae 1b 11 (10–12), tubercles 1b 12 (11–13) apart, setae 1a 23 (23–28), tubercles 1a 10 (9–11) apart, setae 2a 37 (30–42), tubercles 2a 28 (25–28) apart. Prosternal apodeme 7 (6–7). Opisthosoma dorsally arched, with 17 (16–19) dorsal semiannuli, 60 (52–60) ventral semiannuli (counted from first annulus after coxae II), 6 (5–6) semiannuli between coxae and genital coverflap. Microtubercles: triangular on posterior margin of dorsal semiannuli, spiny circular on posterior area of ventral semiannuli, last four ventral semiannuli with elongated and linear microtubercles. Setae c2 19 (13–24) on ventral semiannulus 13 (11–13), setae d 43 (30–50) on ventral semiannulus 26 (22–26); setae e 10 (8–15) on ventral semiannulus 40 (36–40); setae f 15 (13–20) on ventral semiannulus 56 (51–56); 4 annuli behind setae f. Setae h2 47 (36–47) very fine at apex, h1 4 (no variation). Genital coverflap 13 (10–13), 23 (22–23) wide, with 9–10 longitudinal striae; setae 3a 50 (30–50), 20 (17–21) apart. Male (n = 2) – Similar in shape and prodorsal shield arrangement to female. Body 162–173. Prodorsal shield 37–40; setae sc 27–30; opisthosoma with 17–18 dorsal semiannuli and 53–54 ventral semiannuli; setae 3a 42.Published as part of Lotfollahi, Parisa, Hayatolgheyb, Salman, Jafari, Shahriar & Shakarami, Jahanshir, 2017, One new Aculus species (Acari: Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae) on Glycyrrhiza glabra from Lorestan province, Iran, pp. 25-30 in Persian Journal of Acarology 6 (1) on pages 26-27, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v6i1.25586, http://zenodo.org/record/717364
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