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Spinolafoenus Macedo, n. gen.
No full text<i>Spinolafoenus</i> Macedo n. gen. <p>(Figs. 4, 6f, 7 f, 11g –h, 12d, 13f, 14e, 15)</p> <p> <b>Type species.</b> <i>Foenus ruficornis</i> Spinola, 1851.</p> <p> <b>Etymology.</b> I choose the name of this genus in honor of Massimiliano Spinola, because he described the only known species included in the genus. The gender is masculine.</p> <p> <b>Description.</b> Body length between 14.0–18.0 mm (exclusive of ovipositor).</p> <p> <i>Head.</i> Subrectangular in dorsal view (Fig. 11 g); mandible in frontal view with apex acute; malar space long, fused with gena (Fig. 11 h); clypeus with a longitudinal ridge (Fig. 6f); clypeus and face without longitudinal striae; occipital margin crenulate (Fig. 11 g).</p> <p> <i>Mesosoma.</i> Propleuron simple anteriorly; mesonotum truncate in lateral view (Fig. 13 f); mesoscutum uniformly sculptured, longer than wide, and almost forming a unique plane with two lobes separated by depressed notauli (Fig. 12 d); parapsides barely visible; mesepimeron with a dorsal ridge (Fig. 13 f); fore and middle tibiae uniformly colored; hind tibia red brown, with apex black; metacoxa areolate at posterior portion (Fig. 14 e); propodeum not carinate, with median longitudinal axis slightly concave (Fig. 14 e); fore wing jugal lobe present; discal cell present, subtriangular (Fig. 7 f), vein r–m present; vein 2–M tubular in 1st 1/3 and spectral in remaining portion (Fig. 4a); hind wing with 4–6 equidistant hamuli (Fig. 4a); pronotum with three lobes well defined; pronotal process absent (Fig. 13 f).</p> <p> <i>Metasoma.</i> First metasomal tergum with edges separate, not concealing 1st sternum; female subgenital sternum with a slitlike Y-shaped notch (as Fig. 10 a); ovipositor longer than T2+T3 and shorter than metasoma (Fig. 4).</p> <p> <b>Distribution.</b> The only species occurs in central Chile between 28ºS and 35ºS (Fig. 15), an area characterized by a Mediterranean climate. Unfortunately the specimen labels do not have altitude data.</p> <p> <b>Biology.</b> Unknown.</p> <p> <b>Comments.</b> This monotypic genus is the sister group of <i>Trilobitofoenus</i>, with four shared synapomorphies. I decided not to group the <i>Spinolafoenus</i> + <i>Trilobitofoenus</i> clade into a unique genus because of the six synapomorphies exclusively shared by the <i>Trilobitofoenus</i> species. The autapomorphies of <i>Spinolafoenus</i> are the crenulate occipital margin, the truncate mesonotum, and the entirely light ovipositor sheath. These autapomorphies are not exclusive of <i>Spinolafoenus</i>. However, the genus has other exclusive characters in Gasteruptiinae that were not used in the cladistic analysis: mesosoma uniformly areolate; metacoxa areolate at posterior portion; and longitudinal axis of propodeum slightly concave. The <i>Spinolafoenus</i> isolation was probably the result of the Andes formation.</p>Published as part of <i>Macedo, Antonio Carlos Cruz, 2009, Generic classification for the Gasteruptiinae (Hymenoptera: Gasteruptiidae) based on a cladistic analysis, with the description of two new Neotropical genera and the revalidation of Plutofoenus Kieffer, pp. 1-32 in Zootaxa 2075</i> on page 16, DOI: <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/187219">10.5281/zenodo.187219</a>
A 2 h periodic variation in the low-mass X-ray binary Ser X-1
No full textSpectroscopy of the low-mass X-ray binary Ser X-1 using the Gran Telescopio Canarias have revealed a ?2 h periodic variability that is present in the three strongest emission lines. We tentatively interpret this variability as due to orbital motion, making it the first indication of the orbital period of Ser X-1. Together with the fact that the emission lines are remarkably narrow, but still resolved, we show that a main-sequence K dwarf together with a canonical 1.4 M? neutron star gives a good description of the system. In this scenario, the most likely place for the emission lines to arise is the accretion disc, instead of a localized region in the binary (such as the irradiated surface or the stream-impact point), and their narrowness is due instead to the low inclination (?10°) of Ser X-1
Problematizing the Service Portfolio of Digital Innovation Hubs
No full textDigital innovation hubs (DIHs) are a strategic means to drive European Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) digital transition. The European Commission has envisioned four main functions characterizing DIHs' service portfolios (“Test before invest”; “Support to find investments”; “Innovation ecosystem and networking”; and “Skills and training”). However, DIHs target different functions, e.g. focusing on helping launch novel digital technologies to market, or directing investment opportunities. DIHs are also at different maturity levels, interact with different actors and exist in regions with different conditions for innovation. There might not be an equal need for all four functions, and they might not be equally well served. This study aims to explore and derive implications for the deployment of the four main functions by DIHs. It builds on the activities of DIHs involved in the DIH initiative through several innovation actions, including FED4SAE and HUBCAP
Manufacturing Process Simulation in a Hybrid Cloud Setup
No full textModel-based design of manufacturing robotic systems involving the usage of different tools, models and the co-simulation of the system behaviour benefits from collaborative platforms enabling ready-to-use and cloud-hosted tools and models. Nonetheless, due to market segmentation and the difficulty to deploy and support all the existing tools and models in such a platform, it is, therefore, reasonable to consider a hybrid cloud-setup where some tools run in the public cloud and other are only available in private clouds or dedicated machines behind the walls of the licensed institution. In this paper, we report on a experiment of such scenario, where a Matlab/SimulinkTM, LS-Dyna, and Model.CONNECTTM powered co-simulation tool suite running in a private cloud is combined with the DDD Simulation tool running inside a public cloud. Due to this setup it was possible to combine a 1D hot stamping process simulation with a 3D visualisation. Finally the results of the process simulation were improved by considering realistic movement of the robot. Our study elicited several limitations and feature requests that need to be addressed to better support a hybrid cloud setup for model-based design practitioners. We expect this initial contribution to trigger ground breaking research encompassing all the community members interested in hybrid co-simulation setups
MeSH term explosion and author rank improve expert recommendations
No full textInformation overload is an often-cited phenomenon that reduces the productivity, efficiency and efficacy of scientists. One challenge for scientists is to find appropriate collaborators in their research. The literature describes various solutions to the problem of expertise location, but most current approaches do not appear to be very suitable for expert recommendations in biomedical research. In this study, we present the development and initial evaluation of a vector space model-based algorithm to calculate researcher similarity using four inputs: 1) MeSH terms of publications; 2) MeSH terms and author rank; 3) exploded MeSH terms; and 4) exploded MeSH terms and author rank. We developed and evaluated the algorithm using a data set of 17,525 authors and their 22,542 papers. On average, our algorithms correctly predicted 2.5 of the top 5/10 coauthors of individual scientists. Exploded MeSH and author rank outperformed all other algorithms in accuracy, followed closely by MeSH and author rank. Our results show that the accuracy of MeSH term-based matching can be enhanced with other metadata such as author rank
Facilitating model-based design of cyber-manufacturing systems
No full textManufacturing companies need to go digital. Although this sector leads in automation adoption, some companies struggle to explore emerging innovations such as Cyber-Physical Systems, Digital Twins and "servitisation in manufacturing". The equipment required to deliver production systems typically combines physical and software components, yet digital innovations require investing in new models and tools, and training in model-based design. In this paper, we report on a new collaboration platform fostering the ability to experiment with digital innovations using a sandbox environment, accessible online via the user browser, and with good acceptance in small experiments by members in the manufacturing community
1ST MEASUREMENT OF GAMMA(D(S)(+)-]MU+NU)/GAMMA(D(S)(+)-]PHI-PI+)
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ACOSTA D, ATHANAS M, MASEK G, PAAR H, BEAN A, GRONBERG J, KUTSCHKE R, MENARY S, MORRISON RJ, NAKANISHI S, NELSON HN, NELSON TK, RICHMAN JD, RYD A, TAJIMA H, SCHMIDT D, SPERKA D, WITHERELL MS, PROCARIO M, YANG S, BALEST R, CHO K, DAOUDI M, FORD WT, JOHNSON DR, LINGEL K, LOHNER M, RANKIN P, SMITH JG, ALEXANDER JP, BEBEK C, BERKELMAN K, BESSON D, BROWDER TE, CASSEL DG, CHO HA, COFFMAN DM, DRELL PS, EHRLICH R, GALIK RS, GARCIASCIVERES M, GEISER B, GITTELMAN B, GRAY SW, HARTILL DL, HELTSLEY BK, JONES CD, JONES SL, KANDASWAMY J, KATAYAMA N, KIM PC, KREINICK DL, LUDWIG GS, MASUI J, MEVISSEN J, MISTRY NB, NG CR, NORDBERG E, OGG M, PATTERSON JR, PETERSON D, RILEY D, SALMAN S, SAPPER M, WORDEN H, WURTHWEIN F, AVERY P, FREYBERGER A, RODRIGUEZ J, STEPHENS R, YELTON J, CINABRO D, HENDERSON S, KINOSHITA K, LIU T, SAULNIER M, SHEN F, WILSON R, YAMAMOTO H, ONG B, SELEN M, SADOFF AJ, AMMAR R, BALL S, BARINGER P, COPPAGE D, COPTY N, DAVIS R, HANCOCK N, KELLY M, KWAK N, LAM H, KUBOTA Y, LATTERY M, NELSON JK, PATTON S, PERTICONE D, POLING R, SAVINOV V, SCHRENK S, WANG R, ALAM MS, KIM IJ, NEMATI B, ONEILL JJ, SEVERINI H, SUN CR, ZOELLER MM, CRAWFORD G, DAUBENMIER CM, FULTON R, FUJINO D, GAN KK, HONSCHEID K, KAGAN H, KASS R, LEE J, MALCHOW R, MORROW F, SKOVPEN Y, SUNG M, WHITE C, WHITMORE J, WILSON P, BUTLER F, FU X, KALBFLEISCH G, LAMBRECHT M, ROSS WR, SKUBIC P, SNOW J, WANG PL, WOOD M, BORTOLETTO D, BROWN DN, FAST J, MCILWAIN RL, MIAO T, MILLER DH, MODESITT M, SCHAFFNER SF, SHIBATA EI, SHIPSEY IPJ, WANG PN, BATTLE M, ERNST J, KROHA H, ROBERTS S, SPARKS K, THORNDIKE EH, WANG CH, DOMINICK J, SANGHERA S, SHELKOV V, SKWARNICKI T, STROYNOWSKI R, VOLOBOUEV I, ZADOROZHNY P, ARTUSO M, HE D, GOLDBERG M, HORWITZ N, KENNETT R, MONETI GC, MUHEIM F, MUKHIN Y, PLAYFER S, ROZEN Y, STONE S, THULASIDAS M, VASSEUR G, ZHU G, BARTELT J, CSORNA SE, EGYED Z, JAIN V, SHELDON P, AKERIB DS, BARISH B, CHADHA M, CHAN S, COWEN DF, EIGEN G, MILLER JS, OGRADY C, URHEIM J, WEINSTEIN A
The modernist angel: Art at the Limits of the Human in D. H. Lawrence, H. D. and Mina Loy
No full textPhDThe subject of this thesis is a figure that might provisionally be called the *modemist
angel'. Focusing on modernist literature, and more particularly on the work of D. H.
Lawrence, H. D. and Mina Loy, it aims to isolate from the many angels found in all periods
and all types of art a historically specific and intellectually coherent paradigm: an angel of
and for its modernist times. A figure of precisely this type could be said to exist in the
form of Walter Benjamin's 'angel of history'. Critics who address the question of the
modern angel in texts by Franz Kafka and Rainer Maria Rilke often do so in conjunction
with the problem posed by the angel of history. Beginning with a chapter on Benjamin,
this thesis nevertheless follows a different trajectory. Over five chapters, it explores a
modernist landscape formed not only by Lawrence, H. D. and Loy, but also by European
and American writers such as A. R. Orage, Allen Upward, Ezra Pound, Wallace Stevens,
Havelock Ellis, Edward Carpenter, Sigmund Freud and Friedrich Nietzsche. Although the
angel that emerges from this investigation might, in some respects, be said to anticipate
Benjamin's later version, this figure is also very different, standing for a project that is
distinctively, and recognisably, modernist in nature. He/she (the sex of the modernist
angel is often open to question) represents an attempt to reconcile the divine
responsibilities of the artist with the material and gendered conditions of being,
specifically of being human, in the modem world. This thesis looks again at the clash of
intellectual paradigms in the early-twentieth century - notably, the confrontation of the
Romantic view of art as a superhuman or sacred undertaking with the psychoanalytical or
evolutionary idea that all human endeavour is underpinned by sub-human motives - and
suggests the angel as a new and instructive figure through which to think the perilous
limits between the human and the divine in modernist literature
"A Lesson on a Tortoise" and D. H. Lawrence\u27s earliest crisis of social identity
No full textThe short story "A Lesson on a Tortoise", written by D. H. Lawrence in 1909, has traditionally been disregarded by criticism as a very minor piece of work. This paper aims to show that the story has a threefold importance: firstly as an autobiographical portrait of Lawrence\u27s activities as a teacher in Croydon; secondly as an example of Lawrence\u27s ability to use realistic techniques; and thirdly as a reflection of the author\u27s crisis of social identity. The paper concentrates on the last aspect and traces the personal and intellectual facets which came to shape Lawrence\u27s ideas on the subject
The Life of the Author: D. H. Lawrence
No full textThe Life of the Author: D. H. Lawrence is a focused exploration of the whole of the author’s life and writing career. Combining biographical detail and close readings of works in different genres, the book illuminates the complexities of Lawrence’s writing through a careful, questioning approach to biographical sources and recent scholarship. Andrew Harrison provides original insights into Lawrence’s relationship to working-class experience, his anti-suffragist feminist views, his reaction to the Great War, his responses to racial and cultural difference, his attitudes towards sex, sexuality, and sexual identity, and much more
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