34 research outputs found
Extract from the diary of Charles Emil Wesche
No full textExtract from the diary or report of Major Charles Emil Wesche relative to the history of the Second New Mexico Militia Division in the Civil War. This part covered actions around Valverde and the surrender of Federal troops at Socorro and was provided to Liuetenant Major McDermott and the Department of the United States Army in Washington, D.C. Transcripts written by author. Wesche served as Regimental Adjutant, Aide de Camp and Major of the First Regiment, Second Division, New Mexico Militia, infantry and cavalry. Diary begins in Santa Fe January 26, 1862 and run to February 24, 1862, with details on problems organizing the companies, men moved from one company to fill other companies, etc. He notes the arrival of new militia companies, with names of the officers and their duties, escorts, etc. He also notes the march of his group from Santa Fe to Fort Craig, with overnight camps at El Banque, Galisteo Creek, Algodones, Alameda, Los Barelas, crossed the Rio Grande to Los Padillas, next Belen, Sabinal, Lemitar, the camp between Luis Lopez and San Antonio, and finally near Fort Craig and Valverde, and conditions there. He describes his unit's military engagements with the Texans, Confederates, around Fort Craig before and during the battle, but they were not engaged in the major Valverde battle itself. After the battle, their cavalry men were assigned make headquarters in Socorro and await reinforcements from Camp Connelly, Los Lunas, that did not come. He described for the Army report, their encounter with the Texans around Socorro, conditions, lack of support to defend the town by the people of Socorro, negotiations between the Federals and the Texans, the determination of the Confederates to take the town, their surrounding of the town, artillery positions and superior numbers, large desertions from the Federal side, and the decision of the Federal officers to take the oath of neutrality and surrender to the Texans, prisoners of war for a year, captured. Colonel Nicolas Pino, Lieutenant Colonel Jesus Maria Baca y Salazar. His comments on lack of equipment, clothing, horses and supplies for the militia and Volunteers, soldiers not being paid, including him not receiving his own salary, pay or compensation for the expenses he paid for equipment for his men, desertions, small pox, conditions, depression, fear. Excerpts in English, handwritten, 7pp/fr, two page per frame
Carlos Ginzburg’s historiographic battle: reading against the grain the inquisitorial acts of the benandanti
No full textLuis Rodrigo Wesche Lira, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UNAM / ENAH. Profesor en la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) y Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia (ENAH).A partir del análisis de la primera obra de Carlo Ginzburg, Los benandanti (1966), intento demostrar que la historiografía del autor se ha posicionado del lado de los perseguidos inquisitoriales. Esta argumentación se compone de tres momentos: 1) el análisis de la producción historiográfica e intelectual de la obra; 2) la exposición de cómo las creencias de los benandanti, un culto agrario del siglo XVI y XVII en la región de Friul, fueron forzadas a encajar en los esquemas inquisitoriales de la brujería; y 3) cómo el gesto de cepillar las actas inquisitoriales a contrapelo en las revelaciones involuntarias, con base en Walter Benjamin y Marc Bloch, le posibilitó a Ginzburg combatir la barbarie de las actas inquisitoriales y de su proceso de transmisión, y así dar espacio a la aparición de una historia profunda de un conjunto más vasto de tradiciones.From the analysis of Carlo Ginzburg’s first work, Los benandanti (1966), I try to show that the historiography of the author has positioned himself on the side of those persecuted by the Inquisition. This argument is composed of three moments: 1) the analysis of historiographic and intellectual production of the work; 2) the exposition of how the beliefs of the Benandanti, an agrarian cult of the 16th and 17th century in the region of Friuli, were forced to adjust into the inquisitorial schemes of witchcraft; and 3) how the gesture of brushing the inquisitorial acts against the grain in the involuntary revelations, based on Walter Benjamin and Marc Bloch, made it possible for Ginzburg to combat the barbarity of the inquisitorial acts and their process of transmission, and thus to make room for the emergence of a deeper history of a wider set of traditions
Henry Clay Morrison, crusader saint
No full textBased on the author\u27s thesis, University of Oklahoma, 1955, issued under title: The life, theology, and influence of Henry Clay Morrison./ Includes bibliographical references.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/limiteddigitalresources/1087/thumbnail.jp
Impact of Electronic Data Processing on the Marketing Research Function
No full textRichard C. Wesche's thesis on how the processing of electronic data impacts marketing research.This thesis is being archived as a Digitized Shelf Copy for campus access to current students and staff only. We currently cannot provide this open access without the author's permission. If you are the author of this work and desire to provide it open access or wish access removed please contact the Wahlstrom Library to discuss permission
Integration of Ecological Aspects During Process Development and Design – A Case Study of Batch to Continuous Production
No full textAbstractSustainability has become a major topic in product and process development strategy for many companies. Development and design of resource-efficient processes are key factors and represent a substantial contribution to the improvement. The transfer of manufacturing processes from batch to continuous operation may contribute considerably to this goal. The basis for process redesign are experimental trials and the development of suitable equipment. In a case study, such a transfer has been conducted accompanied by technological, economic and ecological assessments. An analysis of the existing batch process supported by material flow modelling generated a reference point for the developed production process
he Environmental Integrity of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities of the Upper Clark Fork River 1991-1998
No full textThe benthic macroinvertebrate (BMI) communities of the Upper Clark Fork River (UCFR) Watershed in Montana have been the subject of an extensive long-term monitoring program by the State of Montana. However these investigations have not included a characterization of habitat at sampling stations in the Clark Fork River or reference streams. Additionally, the temporal patterns of annual average dissolved metals concentrations and how they co-vary with community data has not been presented for sites with co-located average water chemistry measurements. Biomonitoring reports have implied effects from historic mining and smelting activities based on a biotic index that includes multiple community metrics with impairment defined relative to scores observed at a reference stream (Blackfoot River). In this paper the differences in habitat between the reference stream and biomonitoring sites in the Clark Fork River Watershed are documented. When compared with UCFR sites, reference sites were found to differ significantly and ecologically in habitat features such as embeddedness and riffle and pool-run pebble count substrate particle size distribution. Macroinvertebrate community measures (taxa richness, EPT richness and abundance) were not correlated with annual average dissolved or total metals levels or with available USGS invertebrate tissue monitoring data for sites on the UCFR during the period of record 1991-1998. These data suggest that macroinvertebrate communities of the UCFR are not significantly affected by metals exposures.
Editor’s note: I suggested that the final sentence read:
This correlation analysis provides no evidence that UCFR macroinvertebrate communities are affected by metals exposure.
but the author and I have agreed to disagree on this
Les diplômés de l'immersion: implications dans le domaine de l'enseignement du français
No full textThis paper reports the results of three studies relating to French immersion graduates in the Ottawa area. The first study concerns post-secondary offerings in French for second language speakers. Conducted at four universities which receive the largest number of these students, Ottawa, Carleton, Queen's and McGill, it describes a variety of courses, programs and services in French available as early as ¡985. The second study surveyed all first-year anglophone students at the University of Ottawa in 1987 on their background and future intentions regarding French language study. It revealed that over 20% had studied in French immersion programs and that there was considerable interest in further French study. The third study was a longitudinal follow-up of immersion graduates in the four universities between 1985 and 1988. It showed that upon beginning university studies, they had very high functional abilities in French (although not native-like), and that these skills were maintained during their university studies. However, in first as well as third year, they reported using French very little outside class and taking only a few classes in it. Starting from the idea expressed by students in both studies that they avoid courses in French for fear of getting lower grades or because they have very restricted electives in their academic programs, the author suggests changes in terms of course offerings and at the administrative level to encourage these students to take more courses in French.Cet article présente les résultats de trois études portant sur les diplômés d'immersion de la région d'Ottawa. La première étude vise à présenter les cours de français offerts à des apprenants de langue seconde de niveau universitaire. Cette étude a été menée dans quatre universités où étudient la majorité des diplômés d'immersion de la région d'Ottawa; soit les universités d'Ottawa, Carleton, Queen's etMcGill. L'étude offre une description des choix de cours, des programmes et des services offerts en français depuis 1985. La seconde étude comprenait une enquête sur les études antérieures enfrançais de tous les étudiants anglophones de première année de l'Université d'Ottawa en 1987. De plus, elle cherchait à connaître leurs intentions quant à l'utilisation de leur langue seconde. L'étude a démontré que plus de 20% de ces étudiants avaient suivi un programme d'immersion et que la majorité voulait poursuivre des études de français. La troisième étude, de type longitudinal, a permis de suivre, de 1985 à 1988, un groupe d'étudiants universitaires diplômés d'immersion. Au début de leurs études universitaires, ces étudiants avaient une compétence fonctionnelle élevée en français (bien que moins élevée que celle d'un locuteur natif). De plus, cette compétence restait élevée tout au long de leurs études universitaires. Cependant, en première comme en troisième année, ils disaient utiliser assez peu leur langue seconde à l'extérieur de la classe et ne suivre que quelques cours enfrançais. Les participants à cette étude ont affirmé qu'ils évitent de suivre leurs cours en français de peur d'obtenir des notes peu élevées ou à cause du nombre restreint de cours optionnels au sein de leur programme universitaire. En s'inspirant de ces raisons évoquées par les étudiants, l'auteure propose des changements aux niveaux pédagogique et administratif afin d'encourager ces étudiants à suivre plus de cours en françai
Human impact on the vegetation of limestone cliffs in the northern Swiss Jura mountains
No full textCliffs provide unique habitats for many specialised organisms, including
chamaephytes and slowly growing trees. Drought, high temperature
amplitude, scarcity of nutrients and high insolation are general characteristics
of exposed limestone cliff faces. The vegetation of limestone cliffs in the
Swiss Jura mountains consists of plants of arctic-alpine, continental and
Mediterranean origin. Several populations exhibit relicts from post- or
interglacial warm or cold climatic periods. Grazing goats and timber
harvesting influenced the forests surrounding the limestone cliffs in northern
Switzerland for many centuries. During the twentieth century, however, these
traditional forms of forest use were abandoned.
In recent years, rock climbing enjoys increasing popularity in mountain
areas at low elevation, where this sport can be performed during the whole
year. The limestone cliffs of the Jura mountains provide unique opportunities
for sport climbers. As a consequence, more than 2000 climbing routes with
fixed protection bolts have been installed on 48 rock cliffs in the region of
Basel, Switzerland.
Overgrowing forest, due to the abandonment of forestry and damages
due to recreational activities including rock climbing reduce the quality and
size of the cliff habitats. In my dissertation, I examined quantitative, spatial
and temporal patterns of human impacts on the cliff flora and on the genetic
population structure of two plant species on isolated cliffs in the Jura
mountains of northern Switzerland.
The assessment of plant cover and species density at various distances
from frequently used climbing routes in the region showed that plant cover
was significantly reduced at the base of climbing routes. Furthermore, species
density (number of species per m2) at the cliff base as well as plant cover and
species density on the cliff face tended to increase with distance from the
route.
The comparison of the vegetation at the cliff base and on the cliff face of
five frequently climbed cliffs with that of seven unclimbed cliffs indicated that
rock climbing significantly altered the plant composition. Specialised rock
species occurred less frequently on climbed cliffs than on unclimbed cliffs.
At the Gerstelflue, a popular recreational climbing site with rock climbing
activities since more than 40 years, plant cover and species density (number
of species per m2) were reduced in climbed areas. Rock climbing also
reduced the density (number of individuals per m2) of forbs and shrubs,
whereas the density of ferns tended to increase in climbed areas. In addition,
rock climbing caused a significant shift in plant species composition and
altered the proportions of different plant life forms.
Species diversity and cover of lichens, and possible associations
between lichens and lichen-feeding land snails were assessed in climbed and
unclimbed areas of 10 isolated cliffs. Total lichen species density was not
correlated with the complexity of the rock surface, climbing frequency and age
of the climbing route. The species density of epilithic lichens was lower along
climbing routes than in unclimbed areas, whereas no difference in species
density of endolithic lichens was found between climbed and unclimbed
areas. Furthermore, climbed and unclimbed areas did not differ in total lichen
cover. The dissimilarity of the lichen communities between climbed and
unclimbed areas increased with increasing climbing intensity on the focal
route in climbed areas, but not with the age of the climbing route. Within cliffs,
plots along climbing routes harboured fewer snail species and individuals than
plots in unclimbed areas.
The effects of forestry practices on the species richness and abundance
of vascular plants on the face, at the base and on the talus have been
investigated by comparing two different forestry practices (clear-cutting and
shelter tree cutting) with forest reserve (i.e. no management in the past 80
years)) on three cliffs. Plant species density and vegetation cover was higher
in the shelter-cut areas than in the forest reserves on the talus as well as at
the cliff base. Clear-cut areas showed a higher vegetation cover than forest
reserves on the talus. Shelter-cut areas harboured a larger proportion of
plants with high light demands and plant indicator species showed a higher
mean light score than in clear-cut areas and forest reserves.
The analysis of time-series of air photographs taken between 1951 and
2000 at six cliffs revealed an increase in tree cover from 60% to 85% between
1951 and 1964 after which the increase levelled off. The increase in tree
cover showed a distinct spatial pattern. It was significant in the talus and on
the cliff face, but not on the plateau (at the top of the cliffs).
Possible effects of isolation and the presumed colonisation history of
cliffs as well as of anthropogenic activities on the genetic population structure
of two plant species with different life-histories were assessed using RAPDpolymorphisms.
Fourteen populations of Draba aizoides L. and 12 populations
of Melica ciliata L. living on isolated limestone cliffs were examined. Analysis
of molecular variance revealed a high among-population variation of each
27% in the gene pools of both species. A clear isolation-by-distance pattern
and a separation of populations from the Jura mountains and the Alps were
found in D. aizoides. This provides evidence for glacial relict endemism in this
species, resulting from nunatak survival in the Jura mountains. In M. ciliata,
UPGMA-analysis showed clusters of plant populations growing on cliffs with
castles with shared historical incidents, indicating zoochorical dispersal
related to human settlements.
The various studies emphasise the uniqueness and vulnerability of the
limestone cliff ecosystem of northern Switzerland. Protection measures in
several fields of activity are needed to preserve the unique relict vascular
plant, lichen and animal communities. Adequate management actions should
be developed and implemented. Actions should particularly be directed to
cliffs with numerous arctic-alpine plant species to protect them from mechanic
disturbances by sport climbing and hiking. The prohibition of sport climbing on
cliffs with a high number of specialised plant or animal species and the
establishment of climbing-free protection zones in popular areas are the most
effective and adequate measures in this context. However, any management
plan should include a comprehensive information campaign to show the
potential impact of intensive sport climbing on the specialised flora and fauna
and to increase the compliance of these measures by the climbers. Forestry
practices that keep the supply of light on a high level at the lower parts of the
cliffs are required to preserve the relict plant species. Selective thinning on the
talus results in relatively large plots with good light conditions and therefore
promotes the rare, relict plant species with high light demands. Self
evidentely, forestry actions and climbing prohibitions should be executed in
coordination. Another measure to manage the lower parts of cliffs could be to
use them as temporal pastures for goats. Finally, the preservation of
mediaeval sites also connotes the conservation of plant species introduced
into the area during the time of human activities
Mobil destekli dil ö?reniminin yabanci dil olarak ingilizce ö?renenlerin eşdizimsel sözcük ö?renimine etkisi
No full textThe aim of this study was to identify the effectiveness of a mobile application in vocabulary knowledge improvement of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners. This study adopted a quasi-experimental research design consisting of an experimental and a control group with 73 participants studying at two state universities in Turkey. During the application that lasted for 14 weeks, the experimental group tried to learn 40 collocations via CollocatApp, while control group used worksheets. The data were gathered through Collocation Achievement Test (CAT) developed by the researchers and Vocabulary Knowledge Scale (VKS) (Wesche & Paribakht, 1996). CAT was used for measuring receptive vocabulary knowledge of learners, and VKS was used for testing productive vocabulary knowledge. The findings showed that there was a significant difference between the experimental group and control group in terms of receptive vocabulary knowledge in the post-test. However, there was no difference between groups in retention tests. At the dimension of productive vocabulary knowledge, it was seen that there was no difference between the use of mobile applications and worksheets in terms of productive vocabulary knowledge. Thus, it was concluded that using mobile applications was an effective way of improving vocabulary knowledge receptively for only short-term memory. © 2020 JLLS and the Author - Published by JLLS
Current concepts on oxidative/carbonyl stress, inflammation and epigenetics in pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
No full textChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a global health problem. The current therapies for COPD are poorly effective and the mainstays of pharmacotherapy are bronchodilators. A better understanding of the pathobiology of COPD is critical for the development of novel therapies. In the present review, we have discussed the roles of oxidative/aldehyde stress, inflammation/immunity, and chromatin remodeling in the pathogenesis of COPD. An imbalance of oxidants/antioxidants caused by cigarette smoke and other pollutants/biomass fuels plays an important role in the pathogenesis of COPD by regulating redox-sensitive transcription factors (e.g., NF-κB), autophagy and unfolded protein response leading to chronic lung inflammatory response. Cigarette smoke also activates canonical/alternative NF-κB pathways and their upstream kinases leading to sustained inflammatory response in lungs. Recently, epigenetic regulation has been shown to be critical for the development of COPD because the expression/activity of enzymes that regulate these epigenetic modifications have been reported to be abnormal in airways of COPD patients. Hence, the significant advances made in understanding the pathophysiology of COPD as described herein will identify novel therapeutic targets for intervention in COPD
