15 research outputs found
Author response: A CDC25 family protein phosphatase gates cargo recognition by the Vps26 retromer subunit
No full textBuilding audiences: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts
No full textBuilding Audiences examines the barriers to and the strategies for increasing audiences in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts sector. This research investigates the attitudes, beliefs and behaviours of current and potential audiences.
What is in the report?
The findings reveal the key barriers facing audience attendance include:
uncertainty about how to behave at cultural events and fear of offending
lack of awareness with audiences not actively seeking information about Indigenous arts
and outdated perceptions of the sector – that it is only perceived as ‘serious or educational’.
Building Audiences also considered several strategies to build audiences for Indigenous arts:
providing skills development, advice and resourcing to Indigenous practitioners within the arts sector;
increasing representation of Indigenous artists in the main programing of arts companies by including more Indigenous people in decision making roles;
promoting relationships between Indigenous arts and non-Indigenous companies to present their work to wider audiences;
introducing children and young people to Indigenous arts through schools and extracurricular activities;
allowing audiences to feel comfortable engaging by creating accessible experiences;
implementing long-term strategies to change negative perceptions of Indigenous arts.
The project was commissioned by the Australia Council for the Arts and funding partners include Australia Council for the Arts; Faculty of Business and Law and Institute of Koorie Education, Deakin University; Melbourne Business School, The University of Melbourne
Metarctia (Hebena) manfredi Fiebig, Laszlo, Volynkin & Taberer 2023, sp. n.
No full textMetarctia (Hebena) manfredi Fiebig, László, Volynkin & Taberer sp. n. (Figs adults 3a–c, 15, 25; genitalia 42, 54) Holotype. male, “ Kenya Kibwezi 700 m 15- 31.12.2000 leg. Dr. Politzar ”, gen. slide No.: GP 36.549 (RCRF, later ZSM). Paratypes (1 male, 1 female in total). Kenya. 1 male, 1 female, SE Kilimanjaro Region, E of Tsavo, ca. 1800– 2100m, F1 e.o. August 1989, cult. G. Flauger, gen. slide Nos: GP 37.208 (male) (MWW), GP 36.548 (female) (RCRF). Diagnosis. Metarctia manfredi sp. n. is known from its male holotype and a male and a female paratype specimens only. The types all display monochromatic pastel forewings without contrasting venation, reminiscent of the unicoloured forms of M. rubra (described as cinnamomea Wallengren, 1860 and lateritia ab. lateritiola Strand, 1917) and M. hebena (described as subincarnata Kiriakoff, 1954). Although it has not been recovered yet, it cannot be ruled out that M. manfredi also has lateritia -like form displaying contrasting venation. The male genitalia of the new species are easily distinguished from all other species of the subgenus by the dorsally largely dilated, crescent-shaped uncus, the extremely long setae of the short basal projection of the valva costa, and the broad, apically dilated terminal process of the valva, reminiscent somewhat of those of M. smithi and M. haraldsulaki. The female genitalia of M. manfredi may suggest a closer affinity to M. lateritia based on the lack of the distal sclerotization of the 8 th sternite and the lamella postvaginalis. The new species is readily distinguished from M. lateritia by the evenly sclerotized, somewhat trapezoidal lamella antevaginalis (it is amorphous with rugose surface, in M. lateritia), the broad, postero-medially pointed sclerotization of the ostium bursae (it is narrow Ushaped in M. lateritia), the markedly deeper and broader sinus vaginalis, the somewhat longer ductus bursae and the less extensive scobinate field of the signum bursae. Compared to M. rubra, the new species has somewhat shorter 8 th segment, markedly larger lamella antevaginalis, substantially deeper and broader, trapezoidal sinus vaginalis (it is shallow, semi-circular in M. rubra), broader, postero-medially pointed sclerotization of the ostium bursae (it is narrower, evenly concave in M. rubra), considerably longer and less sclerotized ductus bursae and narrower, less sclerotized scobinate field of the signum bursae. Description. Adult. Forewing length 21−22 mm in male, 23 mm in female. Male antenna bipectinate-ciliate, black, rami ca. 4.8−5 times longer than diameter of shaft, cilia very short, white. Female antenna serrate, rather thick, black. Head. Small, proboscis small, labial palp short, brick-red. Compound eye small, spherical, frons and vertex brick-red. Thorax. Collar and tegula brick-red with admixture of brownish hair-scales; mesothorax orange-red. Legs. Fore- and midleg coxa, femur and tibia covered in thick brick-red to orange-red hairs; tarsus entirely black (hindleg could not be examined); index of spurs: 0-2-2. Forewing. Moderately broad, elongate, especially in female, dorsal margin almost straight, subapically slightly convex, apex rounded, outer margin long, evenly arcuate, anal margin short, slightly arcuate. Ground colour pastel red-brown with pinkish hue; veins unmarked; transverse lines absent; fringe short, monochromatic ochreous-yellow. Underside. Similar to upperside but forewing paler with orange costa. Hindwing. Well-developed, short and narrow, apically rounded, uniformly pale ochreous brown with pinkish tinge without marking; fringe short, ochreous-yellow. Underside as upperside. Abdomen. Stout, orange-red, ringed with black proximally. Male genitalia. Uncus stout, rather short, dorso-medially largely dilated and evenly rounded, apically pointed, crescent moon-shaped. Tegumen short and narrow, arms fused in distal half. Valva very broad at base, transtilla short, costal margin with a broad-based, short triangular basal projection covered in narrow belt of setae forming an extremely long, narrow paintbrush-like tuft apically; setae gradually shortened towards transtilla; distal margin concave, terminal process of valva stout, long apically dilated into very short, rounded ventral lobe and short, triangular dorsal process. Sacculus short and narrow with a setose distal crest. Anellus (fultura superior) quadrangular with very broad distal and narrow lateral margins, fused with basally bifurcate, distally broad quadrangular juxta (fultura inferior). Vinculum moderately long, medially tapered, apically rounded. Phallus short and thin, slighlty dilated proximally with short and rounded coecum, medially gently curved, apex without carina process. Vesica with slightly dilated proximal section bearing a small, finely spinulose subbasal field ventrally, distal section of vesica narrow, tubular. Female genitalia. Papilla analis short, rounded-trapezoidal, finely setose; posterior apophysis moderately long (ca. as long as papilla analis), thin, pointed. Eighth tergite short, ribbon-like; anterior apophysis very short. Ostium bursae narrow with relatively wide postero-medially pointed distal margin, lamella antevaginalis large, rounded triangular with distal section outreaching ostium bursae. Ductus bursae narrow, short, tubular, weakly sclerotized, cervix bursae unmodified. Tubular distal part of corpus bursae membranous, third as long as ductus bursae; dilated proximal section of corpus bursae large, spherical; signum bursae represented by an elongate ovoid, longitudinally rugose, finely scobinate field. Genetic information. This species has not been DNA barcoded. The male genital morphology may suggest a distinct phylogenetic position displaying a transition between M. lateritia and the M. smithi lineage due to the combined presence of the long setation stretching along the valva costa (a character of M. lateritia) and the distally dilated terminal process of the valva (typical for M. smithi and M. haraldsulaki). Etymology. The species is dedicated to Manfred Fiebig (Rossleben-Wiehe, Germany), father of the first author, in gratitude for the support of his entomological research. Distribution (Map 2). Metarctia manfredi is currently only known from southern Kenya.Published as part of Fiebig, Ralf, László, Gyula M., Volynkin, Anton V. & Taberer, Tabitha R., 2023, Integrative taxonomic revision of the Metarctia Walker, 1855 subgenus Hebena Walker, 1856, with descriptions of six new species and one new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Syntomini), pp. 301-354 in Zootaxa 5339 (4) on pages 317-318, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5339.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/830916
Author Correction: Disruption of the beclin 1–BCL2 autophagy regulatory complex promotes longevity in mice
No full textChina at a Crossroads: An Analysis of China's Changing Seafood Production and Consumption
No full textChina is a key player in global production, consumption, and trade of seafood. Given this dominance, Chinese choices regarding what seafood to eat, and how and where to source it, are increasingly important—for China, and for the rest of the world. This perspective explores this issue using a transdisciplinary approach and discusses plausible trajectories and implications for assumptions of future modeling efforts and global environmental sustainability and seafood supply. We outline China's 2030 projected domestic seafood production and consumption through an examination of available statistics, and qualitatively evaluate these in relation to key stated Chinese policy targets, consumer trends, and dominant political narratives. Our analysis shows that by 2030 China is likely to see seafood consumption outstrip domestic production. To meet the seafood gap China will likely attempt to increase domestic freshwater and offshore aquaculture, increase seafood imports, possibly expand the distant water fishing industry, and invest in seafood production abroad.</p
The challenge of feminism in Kenya : towards an Afrocentric worldview
No full textThis study deals with African women's literature, and specifically creative writing by Kenyan women, in the context of feminism and Afrocentricity. In the words of Obioma Nnaemeka (1995) critics of African women's literature have tended to rename, misname or silence women's voices in an attempt to make them fit into a feminist! Afrocentricity either or mould. This thesis argues that when attention is paid to African women
themselves, and the cultures from which and within which they write, it is clear that they embrace both feminism and Afrocentricity. By feminism I refer to African women's vision and activism for sexual equality and women's liberation while by Afrocentricity I am thinking of their commitment and pride in their African cultures and
traditions.
The first chapter argues that Kenyan women, in pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial times, have been active and voiced in their stance against oppression of any kind. In the second chapter, I explore the relationship between feminism and Afrocentricity in a wider sense. I pay attention to the ways in which the two concepts have manifested themselves in Africa and her Diaspora as well as in the western world. In chapter three, domestic violence, rape, poverty, and a gender insensitive legal and judiciary
system are the dominant issues of concern to short stories writers from Kenya. In the fourth chapter, Ogot is seen as a liberal Afrocentric feminist in her call for African
women to create room for themselves within African systems of thought and practice. Chapter five, on Oludhe Macgoye, argues that to be Afrocentric is cultural rather than
racial. In Chapter six Rebeka Njau and Margaret Ogola are seen as Afrocentric while Tsitsi Dangarembga and Alice Walker are seen as Eurocentric. The thesis concludes that feminism in practice is not necessarily an occidental phenomenon. An African woman writer can be both feminist and Afrocentric
Memory and social identity among Syrian Orthodox Christians.
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Tristes tópicos cervantinos: periferia e identidad en algunos acercamientos posmodernos a Cervantes
No full textFor almost two decades, a group of North-american specialists in Cervantes have speculated americanist interpretation of Miguel de Cervantes’ novels, and namely of Don Quixote and Persiles y Sigismunda. In this article, the author analyzes the ideological bases of such a hypothesis as a posmodern critical theory of identity.Desde hace casi dos decadas, un grupo de cerventistas norteamericanas ha especulado con una interpretación americanista de las novelas de Miguel de Cervantes, en especial el Quijote y Persiles y Sigismunda. En el presente artículo, su autor analiza las bases ideológicas de tal hipótesis como una teoría arraigada en un posmodernismo crítico identitario
The pipeline project: Pre-publication independent replications of a single laboratory's research pipeline
No full textThis crowdsourced project introduces a collaborative approach to improving the reproducibility of scientific research, in which findings are replicated in qualified independent laboratories before (rather than after) they are published. Our goal is to establish a non-adversarial replication process with highly informative final results. To illustrate the Pre-Publication Independent Replication (PPIR) approach, 25 research groups conducted replications of all ten moral judgment effects which the last author and his collaborators had “in the pipeline” as of August 2014. Six findings replicated according to all replication criteria, one finding replicated but with a significantly smaller effect size than the original, one finding replicated consistently in the original culture but not outside of it, and two findings failed to find support. In total, 40% of the original findings failed at least one major replication criterion. Potential ways to implement and incentivize pre-publication independent replication on a large scale are discussed
