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Hypoaspis muellerae Halliday 2005
No full textHypoaspis muellerae Halliday, 2005 (Figs 38–45) Hypoaspis muellerae Halliday, 2005: 32. Specimens examined. Five paratypes (ANIC 51-002833 – 51-002837) were examined by the first author from Australian National Insect Collection, Canberra (Australia), and each microslide containing one female labelled as: Hypoaspis muellerae Halliday, South Africa, Plettenberg Bay, 18 August 1994, Roadside picnic area, TK. Qin coll., Clover, cape weed, site 30–13. Halliday (2005) described Hypoaspis muellerae from Plettenberg Bay, South Africa. We have re-examined the paratypes of this species, and now take the opportunity to make some additions to the original description. In the description of this species (Halliday, 2005, Fig. 17) setae st4 are obviously present but that was an error, and in all the specimens we examined setae st4 were absent (Figs 39 & 41). The description did not mention the location of iv3, but they are located on the posterolateral angles of the sternal shield in all the specimens we examined (Fig. 41). This species shows some significant morphological character states typical of Laelaspisella: (1) dorsal shield hypertrichous and with at least 11–13 non-secretory slit-like lyrifissures (Figs 38 & 40); (2) metasternal setae st4 absent (Figs 39 & 41); (3) genitiventral shield large, broad and rounded posteriorly (Fig. 39); (4) iv3 located on posterolateral angles of sternal shield (Fig. 41); (5) internal malae densely fringed and with elongate threads (Fig. 42); (6) lateral margin of epistome smooth and anteriorly mucronated (Fig. 43); (7) palp tarsal claw with two tines (Fig. 44). However, it differs from the original concept of Laelaspisella as described by Marais & Loots (1969), because the dorsal cheliceral seta is present (Fig. 45).Published as part of Joharchi, Omid, Ramroodi, Sara & Halliday, Bruce, 2020, Review of the genus Pogonolaelaps Nemati & Gwiazdowicz (Acari: Laelapidae) with description of a new species from Iran, pp. 465-484 in Zootaxa 4820 (3) on pages 477-481, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4820.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/439805
Book review: travelling westwards with closed minds
No full textFred Halliday reviews an historical study of Muslim approached to Europe and questions some of its conclusions [author reviews: Bernard Lewis, "The Muslim discovery of Europe"]
EDWARD ALLEN. Modernist Invention: Media Technology and American Poetry Edward Allen. Modernist Invention: Media Technology and American Poetry. Pp. xii + 282. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2020. Hardback, £75.
No full textThis is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in The Review of English Studies, following peer review. The version of record: Sam Halliday, EDWARD ALLEN. Modernist Invention: Media Technology and American Poetry, The Review of English Studies, hgaa100, https://doi.org/10.1093/res/hgaa100 is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/res/hgaa10
Serotonergic markers in Parkinson's disease and levodopa‐induced dyskinesias
No full textAbstract not availablePerdita Cheshire, Scott Ayton, Kelly L. Bertram, Helen Ling, Abi Li, Catriona McLean, Glenda M. Halliday, Sean S. O’Sullivan, Tamas Revesz, David I. Finkelstein, Elsdon Storey and David R. William
The Middle East in international relations: power, politics and ideology
No full textThe international relations of the Middle East have long been dominated by uncertainty and conflict. External intervention, interstate war, political upheaval and interethnic violence are compounded by the vagaries of oil prices and the claims of military nationalist and religious movements. Fred Halliday sets this region and its conflicts in context, providing on the one hand, a historical introduction to its character and problems, and, on the other, a reasoned analysis of its politics. In an engagement with both the study of the Middle East and the theoretical analysis of international relations, Halliday, one of the best known and most respected scholars writing on the region today, offers a compelling and original interpretation. Written in a clear, accessible and interactive style, the book is designed for students, policymakers, and the general reader. Fred Halliday is Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics. He is the author and editor of several publications including Two Hours that Shook the World: September 11, 2001: Causes and Consequences (Tauris, 2002), Islam & the Myth of Confrontation (Tauris, 2002), The World at 2000: Perils and Promises (Macmillan, 2001), and Nation and Religion in the Middle East (Lynne Rienner, 2000)
Book review: shadows of the holy land - Fred Halliday reviews more chapters in a long saga
No full textAuthor reviews: Nicholas Bethell, "The Palestine triangle"; Nathan Weinstock, "Zionism: false Messiah"; Jacob Landau, "Abdul-Hamid's Palestine"; I.F. Stone, "Underground to Palestine"; Walid Kazzila, "Palestine in the Arab dilemma"; Molly Izzard, "The Gulf
Phyllodinychus Hirschmann 1979
No full textPhyllodinychus Hirschmann, 1979 Phyllodinychus Trägårdh, 1943: 3 (nomen nudum) Phyllodinychus Hirschmann, 1979 b: 60. Type species Dinychus tetraphyllus Berlese, 1903: 247, designated by Hirschmann, 1979 b: 60. Notes. Phyllodinychus Trägårdh, 1943 is a nomen nudum because the author did not designate a type species.Published as part of Halliday, R. B., 2015, Catalogue of genera and their type species in the mite Suborder Uropodina (Acari: Mesostigmata), pp. 101-147 in Zootaxa 3972 (2) on page 125, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3972.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/23277
Introductory nuclear physics / Kenneth S. Krane.
No full textRev. ed. of: Introductory nuclear physics / David Halliday. 2nd ed. 1955.Includes bibliographies and index.xiii, 845 pages.
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
Peanut by A. Halliday
No full textHalliday, Ayun. Peanut. Illus. Paul Hoppe. New York: Schwartz & Wade Books, 2012. Print.In the graphic novel Peanut, Ayun Halliday, a graduate of Northwestern University, and author and illustrator of the parenting zine East Village Inky, brings attention to the fact that some people live with life-threatening allergies to a common food item as she tells the story of a teenage girl trying to make her mark at school.When Sadie asks a girl about her “wicked cool” ID bracelet, she is introduced to the concept of severe food allergies. Sadie learns that the girl has a lethal allergy to peanuts and has to wear a medical bracelet. After moving to a new neighbourhood, Sadie is desperate to find a way to fit in at her new high school. She orders a medical bracelet and pretends to have a peanut allergy. This has the desired effect of gaining the attention of kids at school. Sadie builds friendships around the lie and finds it increasingly difficult and stressful to maintain the charade with her friends and with school staff, but cannot bring herself to tell the truth.Over the course of events, Sadie and other characters in the novel increase their awareness, to a limited degree only, about a severe peanut allergy and its potential consequences. It was a bit disappointing that Sadie’s character matured very little over the course of the story, both in her interactions with others as well as in her health knowledge. The story ends a little abruptly so the reader does not find out the longer term consequences of pretending to have a medical condition, co-opting the challenges of living with a severe allergy to gain popularity and eventually being found out, or whether or not these experiences change Sadie’s outlook.New York based illustrator and Visual Arts instructor Paul Hoppe uses colour sparingly in Peanut. Readers will be drawn to the book cover, with its rich blue monochromatic background featuring a lone peanut shell. Illustrations within the graphic novel are all in blue-black, white, and grey; the only exception is Sadie who stands out in her salmon-coloured top. Aerial views lend an interesting perspective to the scenes.Recommended: 3 out of 4 stars Reviewer: Maria TanMaria is a library intern at the University of Alberta’s John W. Scott Health Sciences Library. She enjoys travelling and visiting unique and far-flung libraries. Maria firmly believes that children\u27s literature is an essential component in the fountain of youth
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