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Angus Maddison and Development Economics
No full textThis paper was prepared for the Angus Maddison Memorial conference, held in November 2010 at the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam. The paper reflects on Angus Maddison's contributions to development economics. It focuses on the following issues: 1. quantification in development economics and the framework of proximate and ultimate causality in growth and development; 2 the debate about levels of GDP per capita in the middle of the eighteenth century; 3 Maddison versus the Malthusians; 4 measurement of Chinese Economic Performance in the long run; 5. the impact of Western expansion on the non-Western world and 6. the role of institutions in economic development.Economic Growth, Development Economics, GDP per capita, China, Western Expansion, Institutions
Traces of Time : Emiko Nakano and Sharyn Yuen
No full textAngus presents Nakano and Yuen's paper works, which both deal with memory, time and identity as well as with their respective Japanese and Chinese heritage. The author briefly reviews some of their pieces and installations, which involve weaving and silkscreening. Short artist's statements. Biographical notes
Patrus coomani Liang & Angus & Jia 2021, comb. nov.
No full textPatrus coomani (Peschet, 1925) comb. nov. Fig. 12 Orectochilus coomani Peschet, 1925: 253 (original description). Material examined CHINA – Guangdong • 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀; 深圳市大鹏半岛坪头岭 [Shenzhen, Dapeng Peninsula, Pingtouling Mt.]; 22°39′48″ N, 114°25′11″ E; alt. 259 m; 25 Jul. 2019; 梁祖龙, 杨圳铭, 姜卓寅, 郭光宇, 纪新元采 [Liang Zulong, Yang Zhenming, Jiang Zuoyin, Guo Guangyu and Ji Xinyuan leg.]; SYSU • 1 ♀; 广东省 深圳市大鹏半岛田头山 [Shenzhen, Dapeng Peninsula, Tiantoushan Mt.]; 22°40′12″ N, 114°24′44″ E; alt. 208.4 m; 30 Jul. 2019; 杨圳铭, 姜卓寅, 郭光宇, 纪新元采 [Yang Zhenming, Jiang Zuoyin, Guo Guangyu, Ji Xinyuan leg.]; SYSU • 7 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀; 广东省台山市上川岛猕猴省级保护区 [Guangdong Prov., Taishan City, Shangchuan Island Macaque Provincial Nature Reserve]; 21°44′36″ N, 112°50′33″ E; alt. 10 m; 18 Jan. 2019; 贾凤龙, 梁祖龙采 [Jia Fenglong and Liang Zulong leg.]; SYSU • 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀; 广东省台山市上川岛猕猴省级保护区 [Guangdong Prov., Taishan City, Shangchuan Island Macaque Provincial Nature Reserve]; 21°44′51″ N, 112°49′36″ E; alt. 50 m; 17 Jan. 2019; 贾凤龙, 梁祖龙采 [Jia Fenglong and Liang Zulong leg.]; SYSU • 1 ♀; 广东省台山市上川岛猕猴省级保护区石背潭 [Guangdong Prov., Taishan City, Shangchuan Island Macaque Provincial Nature Reserve, Shibeitang]; 21°46′1″ N, 112°49′2″ E; alt. 20 m; 19 Jan. 2019; 贾凤龙, 梁祖龙采 [Jia Fenglong and Liang Zulong leg.]; SYSU • 1 ♂; 广东肇庆鼎湖山 [Guangdong, Zhaoqing, Dinghushan Mt.]; 19 Jun. 1958; 利翠英 采 [Li Cuiying leg.]; SYSU • 1 ♂, 4 ♀♀; 广东肇庆鼎湖山 [Guangdong, Zhaoqing, Dinghushan Mt.]; 13 Oct. 1958; SYSU • 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀; 广东鼎湖山 [Guangdong, Dinghushan Mt.]; 8 Jul. 1964; 吴思添采 [Wu Sitian leg.]; SYSU • 1 ♀; 肇庆鼎湖山 [Zhaoqing, Dinghushan Mt.]; 3 Nov. 1974; 春强采 [Chun Qiang leg.]; SYSU • 1 ♀; 广东高要县鼎湖山 [Guangdong, Gaoyao County, Dinghushan Mt.]; 15 Jul. 1964; 何目秀采 [He Muxiu leg.]; SYSU • 1 ♀; 和平县九连山 [Heping County, Jiulianshan Mt.]; 26 Aug. 1986; 陈振耀采 [Chen Zhenyao leg.]; SYSU • 1 ♀; 广东连县大东山 [Guangdong, Lianxian County, Dadongshan Mt.]; 4 Sep. 1994; 彭红采 [Peng Hong leg.]; SYSU • 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀; 广东高明鹿田 [Guangdong Gaoming, Lutian]; 14 May 2004; 贾凤龙, 方小端采 [Jia Fenglong and Fang Xiaoduan leg.]; SYSU. Distribution Known from Vietnam. New for China.Published as part of Liang, Zulong, Angus, Robert B. & Jia, Fenglong, 2021, Three new species of Patrus Aubé with additional records of Gyrinidae from China (Coleoptera, Gyrinidae), pp. 1-39 in European Journal of Taxonomy 767 on page 25, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.767.1481, http://zenodo.org/record/571552
The forgotten first: John MacCormick's 'Dùn-Àluinn'
No full textThe first Gaelic novel, John MacCormick's Dùn-Àluinn, no an t-Oighre 'na Dhìobarach, was serialised in the People's Journal in 1910 before being published in its entirety in 1912. Within a year of the publication of Dùn-Àluinn as a novel the second Gaelic novel, Angus Robertson's An t-Ogha Mòr, appeared in print, underlining the renaissance which Gaelic literature was experiencing. Both novels, while remarked upon by contemporaries and by general studies of Gaelic literature, have been all but ignored to date, with no criticism or analysis of either having been published. The main aim of this article is to offer some general comments about MacCormick's Dùn-Àluinn and thus to open up both the novel and indeed other early twentieth-century Gaelic writers and their work to further scrutiny. Consideration will be given to the author himself, the contemporary Gaelic literary scene and finally some of the more interesting aspects of the novel itself
Theban Harbours and Waterscapes Survey, Spring 2016
No full textReport on the 2016 spring season of the Theban Harbours and Waterscapes Survey (THaWS). The article discusses the geoarchaeological and geophysical survey along a 3.2 km-long transect starting close to the front of the Temple of Millions of Years of Ay and Horemheb and stretching to the village of Geziret el-Bairat on the West Bank of the Nile
Patrus shangchuanensis Liang & Angus & Jia 2021, sp. nov.
No full textPatrus shangchuanensis sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 6EE82957-25AB-4EE0-90AC-3F5250BCD0B9 Figs 2, 5, 6C Diagnosis This species can be diagnosed by the following characters combined: 1) labrum less than ⅓ as long as wide, with anterior margin straight; 2) pronotal setose region anteriorly expanded inward onto pronotal disc to external third of dorsal eye; 3) dorsal surface with strong and dense micro-punctation, much stronger on elytron (Fig. 5F–H); 4) pronoto-elytral glabrous region regularly oval in male, terminating posteriorly with obtuse but not very wide angle, with two postero-lateral expansions in females (Fig. 5A– B); 5) elytral apex straight, epipleural angle obtuse; 6) male protarsus as in Fig. 5C–D, adhesive pallet with dense adhesive setae and small suction discs, almost as long as protibia; 7) aedeagus as in Fig. 5E, median lobe shorter than parameres, extending 4 /5 length, apical part notably narrowed, sub-apically slightly constricted; 10) female reproductive tract as in Fig. 6C, spermatheca elongate, C-shaped; fertilization duct rather slender and flattened, forming several loose hairpin hoops. This species is also a member of the wui -subgroup. It closely resembles Patrus wangi (Mazzoldi, 1998) and P. wui (Ochs, 1932). All these three species show a distinct sexual dimorphism in the shape of the elytral glabrous region. Two postero-lateral expansions are shown in female of both, the new species and P. wangi but much weaker in this species than in P. wangi so that the lateral pubescence on the elytra is visible from above throughout (Figs 2D, 5B). Besides, the protarsus in the male is less developed, at most as long as protibia in this species (Fig. 5C–D). The elytral glabrous region in the female is much broader posteriorly than in male P. wui, whereas postero-lateral expansions are not present in this species. The male genitalia of these three species are also distinctly different from each other. Etymology This species is named after the type locality ʻShangchuan Islandʼ. Material examined Holotype CHINA – Guangdong • ♂; 广东省台山市上川岛猕猴省级自然保护区 [Guangdong, Taishan City, Shangchuan Island Macaque Provincial Nature Reserve]; 21°44′51″ N, 119°49′36″ E; alt. 50 m; 17 Jan. 2019; 贾凤龙, 梁祖龙采 [Jia Fenglong and Liang Zulong leg.]; SYSU. Paratypes CHINA – Guangdong • 13 ♂♂, 12 ♀♀; same collection data as for holotype; SYSU • 5 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; 广东省台山市上川岛猕猴省级自然保护区 [Guangdong, Taishan City, Shangchuan Island Macaque Provincial Nature Reserve]; 21°44′36″ N, 112°50′33″ E; alt. 10 m; 18 Jan. 2019; 贾凤龙, 梁祖龙采 [Jia Fenglong and Liang Zulong leg.]; SYSU • 1 ♂; 广东省台山市上川岛猕猴省级自然保护区石 背潭 [Guangdong, Taishan City, Shangchuan Island Macaque Provincial Nature Reserve, Shibeitang]; 21°46′1″ N, 112°49′2″ E; alt. 20 m; 19 Jan. 2019; 贾凤龙, 梁祖龙采 [Jia Fenglong and Liang Zulong leg.]; SYSU. Description MEASUREMENTS. Holotype: 7.7 mm in length, 3.6 mm in width; male: 7.1–8.6 mm in length, 3.2–3.6 mm in width; female: 6.9–7.6 mm in length, 2.9–3.4mm in width. HABITUS AND COLOUR (Fig. 2A–E). Medium-sized species, oval in shape, widest just before middle, moderately convex in lateral view. Dorsal side black with strong bronze sheen. Pronotum and elytra with yellow lateral borders. Ventral side mostly black, with legs and epipleura yellow to reddish yellow. HEAD. Labrum wide and short, slightly less than ⅓ as long as wide, with anterior margin straight; anterior surface smooth; posterior surface strongly punctate-tomentose. Clypeus slightly shorter than labrum, with anterior margin slightly concave. Fronto-clypeal suture distinct. Surface of clypeus with strong micro-reticulation formed by isodiametric polygonal meshes, among meshes with strong and dense punctation. Surface of frons and vertex with strong micro-reticulation formed by isodiametric polygonal meshes, gradually obliterated backwards. Amongst meshes of micro-reticulation strong irregular-shaped punctation (Fig. 5F). THORAX. Pronotum regularly attenuated from base to apex, with margins weakly convex. Surface of pronotal glabrous region with strong irregular-shaped punctation, some of which merges in rows to form distinct wrinkles (Fig. 5G), micro-reticulation on median disc strong, formed by isodiametric polygonal meshes, obliterated towards margins. Lateral pubescence anteriorly expanded inward onto pronotal disc to external third of dorsal eye, posteriorly weakly reduced backwards in concave line. Scutellum wide and short, less than ½ as long as wide, with surface smooth. Pronoto-elytral glabrous region in male regularly oval. Lateral pubescent area in male anteriorly as wide as on pronotum, parallel to elytral margin backwards until the middle of elytron, then regularly expanded, reaching suture at about ⅛ to truncature (Fig. 5A). Pronoto-elytral glabrous region in female in characteristic shape, with weak postero-lateral expansion at each side (Fig. 5B). Lateral pubescence in female anteriorly two-fifths slightly narrowed backwards, then regularly narrowed in concave line, apical fifth suddenly expanded, reaching suture at same position as in male. Surface of elytral glabrous region covered by distinct micro-reticulation formed by transverse or oblique and slightly elongate polygonal meshes and by strong punctation formed by short transverse or oblique strioles (Fig. 5H). Truncature of elytra straight; epipleural angle obtuse, narrowly rounded, sutural angle almost right angle, narrowly rounded. FRONT LEGS. Protibia in male short and wide, short triangular, strongly expanded exteriorly towards apex, apex of protibia obliquely truncate, antero-external angle obtuse, narrowly rounded (Fig. 5C). Protibia in female slenderer than in male. Protarsus of male large, strongly expanded, almost as long as protibia, basal four-fifths subparallel, apical fifth regularly narrowed (Fig. 5D). MALE GENITALIA (Fig. 5E). Median lobe notably shorter than parameres, basal third parallel, then slightly narrowed backwards until apical third, slightly expanded subapically, apical part regularly narrowed, apex form obtuse angle. FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE TRACT (Fig. 6C). Gonocoxosternite elongate, apically narrowed, anterior process short and broad; laterotergite elongate, slightly narrowed towards apex; vagina elongate; bursa rather broad; spermatheca elongate, C-shaped, strongly curved; fertilization duct rather slender and flattened, forming several loose hairpin hoops; accessory gland short and slender, inserting dorsally on bursa. SEXUAL DIMORPHISM. Protibia in male short and wide, short triangular, strongly expanded exteriorly towards apex, apex of protibia obliquely truncate, antero-external angle obtuse, narrowly rounded (Fig. 5C), while slender and less expanded, and apex straight-truncate in female. Protarsus of male large, strongly expanded, almost as long as protibia, basal four-fifths subparallel, apical fifth regularly narrowed, ventral side with dense adhesive setae and small suction disks (Fig. 5D); elytral glabrous region regularly oval in male and with two weak postero-lateral expansion in female. Distribution Only known from the type locality Shangchuan Island, Guangdong Province, China.Published as part of Liang, Zulong, Angus, Robert B. & Jia, Fenglong, 2021, Three new species of Patrus Aubé with additional records of Gyrinidae from China (Coleoptera, Gyrinidae), pp. 1-39 in European Journal of Taxonomy 767 on pages 10-13, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.767.1481, http://zenodo.org/record/571552
Seabed foraging by Antarctic krill: Implications for stock assessment, bentho-pelagic coupling, and the vertical transfer of iron
No full textA compilation of more than 30 studies shows that adult Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) may frequent benthic habitats year-round, in shelf as well as oceanic waters and throughout their circumpolar range. Net and acoustic data from the Scotia Sea show that in summer 2-20% of the population reside at depths between 200 and 2000 m, and that large aggregations can form above the seabed. Local differences in the vertical distribution of krill indicate that reduced feeding success in surface waters, either due to predator encounter or food shortage, might initiate such deep migrations and results in benthic feeding. Fatty acid and microscopic analyses of stomach content confirm two different foraging habitats for Antarctic krill: the upper ocean, where fresh phytoplankton is the main food source, and deeper water or the seabed, where detritus and copepods are consumed. Krill caught in upper waters retain signals of benthic feeding, suggesting frequent and dynamic exchange between surface and seabed. Krill contained up to 260 nmol iron per stomach when returning from seabed feeding. About 5% of this iron is labile, i.e., potentially available to phytoplankton. Due to their large biomass, frequent benthic feeding, and acidic digestion of particulate iron, krill might facilitate an input of new iron to Southern Ocean surface waters. Deep migrations and foraging at the seabed are significant parts of krill ecology, and the vertical fluxes involved in this behavior are important for the coupling of benthic and pelagic food webs and their elemental repositories
Calcium signaling genes in association with altitude-induced pulmonary hypertension in Angus cattle
No full text2019 Fall.Includes bibliographical references.This research used multi-omics technology (i.e., RNA-seq, qPCR for gene expression, SNP discovery and validation) to understand the influence of a particular subset genes on altitude-induced pulmonary hypertension susceptibility in Angus cattle. Three research aims were established to test the hypothesis that calcium-related genes may be associated with pulmonary hypertension in beef cattle. Data and samples utilized for the research came from the Colorado State University Beef Improvement Center Angus herd managed at 2,150 m of altitude. Transcriptome data from 6 tissues and 14 hypertensive and normotensive Angus steers were utilized for differential expression and pathway analyses. The objectives of the first aim were to: 1) to estimate and identify differentially expressed genes from RNA-Seq and pathway analyses, and 2) select putative candidate genes to analyze with qPCR (gene expression level). The largest number of DE genes was revealed in aorta (n = 631) and right ventricle (n = 2,183) samples. Top canonical pathways related to calcium signaling or utilization included: synaptic long-term depression, signaling by Rho family GTPases, and oxidative phosphorylation. Genes regulating calcium availability and utilization were expressed differently (log2 fold change > 0.589, < -0.589; P < 0.05) in Angus cattle with and without pulmonary hypertension. Isolated RNA from cardiac muscle (n = 9) and control muscle (n = 2) tissues from hypertensive and normotensive Angus steers were utilized to estimate gene expression using quantitative reverse transcription PCR in the candidate genes from Chapter 3. The objectives of this chapter were: 1) to establish the most appropriate reference genes in cardiac muscle tissues, and 2) to estimate and validated relative gene expression of calcium-related genes in cardiac muscle tissues using qPCR methods. Differences (P < 0.0055) among hypertensive and normotensive steers were estimated for right papillary muscle and right cardiac ventricle tissues (top, middle, and bottom) in candidate genes: ASIC2, EDN1, NOX4, PLA2G4A, RCAN1, and THBS4. Results of the current study validate the expression differences previously established of genes that regulate the availability and utilization of calcium with PH status in Angus steers at high altitude. Variant detection and association analyses were completed with 2 sets of available -omics data to identify opportunities for development of selection tools for reduced susceptibility to PH. The objectives of the third aim were to: 1) detect single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in the transcriptome of 6 tissues, and 2) identify functional consequences of those variants associated with validated candidate genes from qPCR analyses. Pooled Angus sample analysis revealed 68 SNP in the 6 candidate genes: ASIC2, EDN1, NOX4, PLA2G4A, RCAN1, and THBS4. Thirty-eight SNP were revealed in the hypertensive group and 8 SNP in the normotensive steer group. Ten of the 68 identified SNP are utilized on large density commercially available bovine SNP chips (Illumina BovineHD BeadChip; GeneSeek Genomic Profiler HD; GeneSeek Genomic Profiler HDv2; Affymetrix Axiom Bovine). Analysis of transcriptome data identified SNP within genes regulating calcium availability and utilization, enhancing our understanding of sequence polymorphisms that may be involved in regulating pulmonary hypertension in Angus cattle raised at high altitude. These SNP are available for additional validation and potential use in genetic improvement programs
Commonwealth collaboration in foreign affairs, 1939-1947 : the British perspective
No full textThis thesis studies the modes of collaboration between the members of the British Commonwealth in foreign affairs, with particular emphasis on the United Kingdom's methods of keeping the other members informed and ascertaining their views. It is not an attempt at a comprehensive survey of the foreign relations of the U. K. or the individual Dominions, but is designed as a study of the attitudes towards collaboration over the span of nearly a decade, using specific examples of successful or deficient collaboration to illustrate the policy of the U. K. and its
response to the attitudes of its partners.
The first chapter takes the form of a survey of Commonwealth relations in the late 1930s. The second chapter considers Commonwealth collaboration during the first five years of the war, with special attention to two
aspects; the transmission of information to the Dominions and their participation in the higher direction of the war. The next chapter, concentrates on the U. K.'s plans for the post-war period, specifically the representation of the association internationally and the F. O.'s consideration of methods by which the U. K. could increase contacts between the member countries. In the fourth chapter attention is given to the policies of the Dominion Governments and their plans for the Commonwealth after the war, both in terms of the international position of the Commonwealth and their individual association with it. Chapter five studies the only war-time Prime Ministers' Meeting, in 1944, at which the member states discussed the establishment of the proposed world organisation and the Commonwealth's association with it, and measures to improve collaboraton within the Commonwealth.
Chapter six considers the degree of harmony in the policies of the member countries on some important aspects of international policy, such as the, Great Power veto or the position of 'middle' ranking states within the U. N. The dual role of the U.K. as a member of the Commonwealth and of the Great Power elite is also studied with a view to assessing the compatibility of these two. The next chapter considers the U. K. 's attempts to promote close collaboration at the various international conferences between 1944 and 1946 and the efforts made to produce a bonsensus on policy. The 1945 San Francisco Conference is looked at in particular detail to demonstrate the contact which took place between Commonwealth Ministers and officials. In chapter eight three examples of collaboration on aspects of U. K. policy - the-1946 Anglo-Egyptian Treaty and the re-negotiation of the treaties with France and the U. S. S. R. in the same year - are studied as examples of problems which remained in Commonwealth collaboration in the, post=war. The latter two illustrate the importance of the U. K. 's attitude with regard to transmitting information in advance of policy decisions, and the
difficulties entailed by the divergence in Dominion attitudes. Consideration is also given to the role of the Dominion High Commissioners in London, in terms of the information provided for them and their status within the diplomatic community. Finally, chapter nine looks ahead to the expansion of the Commonwealth and the key position of India. This does not involve a study of Anglo-Indian relations, or the U. K. 's policy in granting, India independence. It considers three issues raised by the independence of India and the question of its future association with the Commonwealth: first, the effect on the U. K. 's policy of transmitting information to fellow members; secondly, the stimulus which India's new status provided for the r. 0. to reconsider its position in relation to Commonwealth liaison; thirdly, the discussions which were prompted about the fundamental basis of the Commonwealth relationship and the feasibility of permitting a republican state to be a member
Dr. Angus Rose.
No full textEditors: Aug. 1859-July 1865, J. D. White, J. H. McQuillen, G. J. Ziegler.--Aug. 1865-Dec. 1871, J. H. McQuillen, G. J. Ziegler.--Jan. 1872-May 1891, J. W. White.--July 1891-Apr. 1930, E. C. Kirk (with L. P. Anthony, Dec. 1917-Apr. 1930).--May 1930-Dec. 1936, L. P. Anthony.Vols. 1-13 are called "new series."Merged in Jan. 1937 with: Journal of the American Dental Association, ISSN 1048-6364, to form: Journal of the American Dental Association and dental cosmos, ISSN 0375-8451
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