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    Myrtle and Francis Davis Folder

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    32 pages of family history documents containing and related to Myrtle E Davis; Bud Francis Davis; Carol Davis; Oscar Dell Davis - including: family tree; written history; Oral History; obi

    Correspondence regarding the possiblity of a Kephart Memorial

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    This 1968 correspondence, between Jackson E. Price and Dan Davis, discusses the possibility of “Memorial Center” to Horace Kephart (1862-1931), noted naturalist, woodsman, journalist, and author and promoter of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    Interview of John Davis by Jonathan Wight

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    John B. Davis is Professor of Economics, Marquette University, and Professor of Economics, University of Amsterdam, is author of Keynes’s Philosophical Development (Cambridge, 1994), The Theory of the Individual in Economics (Routledge, 2003), Individuals and Identity in Economics (Cambridge, 2011), and co-author with Marcel Boumans of Economic Methodology: Understanding Economics as a Science (Palgrave, 2010). He has been a visiting professor at the Sorbonne, Cambridge University, Erasmus University, and Duke University. He is a former editor of the Review of Social Economy, and is currently co-editor of the Journal of Economic Methodology and the Routledge book series Advances in Social Economics. He is a past president or chair of the History of Economics Society, the International Network for Economic Method, the Association for Social Economics, and past vice-president of the European Society for the History of Economic Thought. He is a Tinbergen Institute Fellow, and has taught two dozen different courses

    Reconciling Versioning and Context in Hypermedia Structure Servers

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    Contextual structure servers and versioning servers share a similar goal in allowing different views on a stored structure according to the viewer’s perspective. In this paper we argue that a generic contextual model can be used to facilitate versioning. In order to prove our hypothesis we have drawn on our experiences with OHP-Version to extend FOHM’s contextual model

    Annual Report of Extension Work, Home Demonstration Agent, Davis County, 1938

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    Annual report of extension work by Helen Pixton, Home Demonstration Agent, Davis County, Utah from November 16, 1937 to November 15, 1938. Annual reports narrate the Home Demonstration extension work carried out in Davis County, including reports on projects regarding food preparation, home management, clothing, beautification, Girl's Clubs, livestock, home reading, and local community projects

    David Rabinowitch : Constructions métriques, 1988-1991

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    Davis analyzes this Canadian sculptor's "metrical constructions," developing the concepts of plane (as a field of standpoints from which to view), "metricality" (referring to proportion and measure), and global perception. The author compares the sculpture of Rabinowitch to the minimalism of Morris, the Amerindian totem, and the architecture of Romanesque churches. Biographical notes. 69 bibl. ref

    Confirmation Bias and the Open Access Advantage: Some Methodological Suggestions for the Davis Citation Study

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    : Davis (2008) analyzes citations from 2004-2007 in 11 biomedical journals. For 1,600 of the 11,000 articles (15%), their authors paid the publisher to make them Open Access (OA). The outcome, confirming previous studies (on both paid and unpaid OA), is a significant OA citation Advantage, but a small one (21%, 4% of it correlated with other article variables such as number of authors, references and pages). The author infers that the size of the OA advantage in this biomedical sample has been shrinking annually from 2004-2007, but the data suggest the opposite. In order to draw valid conclusions from these data, the following five further analyses are necessary: (1) The current analysis is based only on author-choice (paid) OA. Free OA self-archiving needs to be taken into account too, for the same journals and years, rather than being counted as non-OA, as in the current analysis. (2) The proportion of OA articles per journal per year needs to be reported and taken into account. (3) Estimates of journal and article quality and citability in the form of the Journal Impact Factor and the relation between the size of the OA Advantage and journal as well as article “citation-bracket” need to be taken into account. (4) The sample-size for the highest-impact, largest-sample journal analyzed, PNAS, is restricted and is excluded from some of the analyses. An analysis of the full PNAS dataset is needed, for the entire 2004-2007 period. (5) The analysis of the interaction between OA and time, 2004-2007, is based on retrospective data from a June 2008 total cumulative citation count. The analysis needs to be redone taking into account the dates of both the cited articles and the citing articles, otherwise article-age effects and any other real-time effects from 2004-2008 are confounded. Davis proposes that an author self-selection bias for providing OA to higher-quality articles (the Quality Bias, QB) is the primary cause of the observed OA Advantage, but this study does not test or show anything at all about the causal role of QB (or of any of the other potential causal factors, such as Accessibility Advantage, AA, Competitive Advantage, CA, Download Advantage, DA, Early Advantage, EA, and Quality Advantage, QA). The author also suggests that paid OA is not worth the cost, per extra citation. This is probably true, but with OA self-archiving, both the OA and the extra citations are free

    Pelecystola nearctica S. Davis & D. Davis 2009, sp. n.

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    Pelecystola nearctica S. Davis & D. Davis, sp. n. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 618FD1B6-A400-4D52-A4C4-6D77EC524DB7 Figs 1–12 Adult (Fig. 1) – Forewing length: ♁, 5.4–6.2 mm; ♀, 7.0– 8.5 mm. Head: Mostly cream, with caudal most scales of occiput fuscous. Antenna dark brown to fuscous dorsally and ventrally; scape cream ventrally. Maxillary palpus mostly Figures Ι–4. Pelecystola nearctica sp. n. Ι Holotype ♁, forewing length 7 mm. 2 Head, frontal view 3 Left maxilla 4 Wing venation. cream basally, grayish-brown over segments 4–5. Labial palpus cream mesally, dark grayish brown laterally, with ̴ 2–5 long, fuscous bristles arising dorsolaterally on segment 2. Thorax: Pro- and mesonota fuscous; tegulae fuscous, sometimes with a few grayish white scales caudally; metanotum partially naked, light grayish-brown to brown; venter of thorax mostly white, suffused with gray. Forewing predominantly fuscous, lightly marked with several small cream spots as follows: a very small spot at basal 1/3 of Cu – CuP; 1–2 spots at apex of discal cell and 3–5 small spots scattered beyond apex of cell between bases of Rs1–4; a variable series of 6–9 small subterminal spots between First report of the old world genus Pelecystola in North America, with description of a new species... 73 mm 0,5 5 mm 0,5 6 7 8 9 Ι0 0,Imm Imm, 0 ΙΙ Figures 5–ΙΙ. Pelecystola nearctica sp. n. 5– 8 Male genitalia: 5 Genital capsule, ventral view 6 Lateral view of fig. 5 7 Valva, mesal-lateral view 8 Aedoeagus 9–ΙΙ Female genitalia: 9 Ventral view (scale 0.5mm) Ι0 Detail of signum in fig. 9 ΙΙ Detail of serrated edge of one of the paired arms of signum in fig. 10. apices of Rs1 and CuA2; terminal fringe dark gray. Hindwing mostly dark grayish brown; fringe mostly light grayish brown, with dark brown basal band. Fore- and midlegs mostly fuscous dorsally, light brown to cream ventrally; hindlegs dark brown to steely-gray dorsally, light brown to cream ventrally; coxae of mid- and hindlegs mostly white; apices of all tibiae and tarsomeres cream to light brown. Abdomen: Fuscous to steely-gray dorsally and laterally; light brown to cream ventrally. Male genitalia (Figs 5–8): Uncus deeply lobed, with lobes widely separated a distance slightly greater than length of lobes. Tegumen and vinculum forming a moderately broad, mostly fused ring; saccus moderately developed, broadly rounded. Valva divided approximately half its length to form subacute cucullar lobe and broader, more rounded saccular lobe; saccular lobe with a small subapical spine; a pedunculate pectinifer ̴ half the length of valva arising on a slender stalk from costal margin at extreme base of valva; stalk gradually enlarging to a relatively broad apex bearing 18–20 reflexed spines. Aedoeagus a slender tube ̴0.6× length of genital capsule, with base slightly broader. Female genitalia (Figs 9–11): Posterior apophysis elongate, ̴1.8× length of anterior apohysis. Ductus bursae slender, densely covered internally with numerous, minute, short spinules; junction with ductus seminalis near caudal 1/3. Corpus bursae membranous except for V-shaped signum; forked arms of signum slender with minutely but coarsely serrated mesal edges (Fig. 11); arms loosely enclosed in a pair of membranous pockets (Fig. 10); walls of corpus bursae finely wrinkled. Distribution (Fig. 12). Th is species occurs widely across eastern North America from Quebec, Canada to northern Florida, and west to Arkansas. Holotype: ♁; USA: North Carolina: Buncombe Co: 4 km SW Black Mountain: 21–27 Jun 1986, W. E. Steiner, (USNM). Paratypes (25 ♁, 27 ♀ total): CANADA: Quebec: Vercheres, 45.0683N, 73.0433W: 1 ♀, 20 Jun 2005, C. Chanta, CNCLEP00028697 (CNC). USA: ARKANSAS: Johnson Co: 8 mi N Clarksville, T10N R23 W Sect. 2: 4 ♁ 10–12 May 1987, R.L. Brown, (MEM). Washington Co: Fayetteville: 1 ♀, 17–18 May 1975, H. N. Greenbaum, at blacklight, J. B. Heppner, wing slide 28587 (USNM); 1 ♁, 5–7 June 1975, H. N. Greenbaum, malaise trap, J. B. Heppner, slide 30242 (USNM); 1 ♀, 19–21 July 1975, H. N. Greenbaum, malaise trap, slide 20304 (USNM); 1 ♁, 19/ 22 June 1975, H. N. Greenbaum, malaise trap (FSCA); 1 ♀, 17–21 July 1975, H. N. Greenbaum, malaise trap (FSCA); 1 ♀, 1–5 July 1975, H. N. Greenbaum, malaise trap (FSCA). DELEwARE: Newark: 1 ♀, 25 August 1971, D. H. Funk (USNM); 1 ♀, GF [Glen Farms]: 4 Jun 1974, D. F. Bray, (USNM). FLORIDA: Escambia Co: Pensacola: 1 ♀, 15 May 1961, Shirley Hills (USNM). MARYLAND: Allegany Co: Green Ridge St. Forest: 1 ♀, 15 June 1992, J. Glaser (USNM). Charles Co: Myrtle Grove WMA: 1 ♀, 5 June 2001, J. Glaser (USNM). Dorchester Co: 3 miles E. Hurlock: 1 ♀, 10 Sept. 2004, J. Glaser (USNM). Montgomery Co: 4 mi southwest of Ashton, 39°06'30"N, 77°01'30"W: 1 ♁, 2 Jul 2007; 1 ♀, 24 Jul 2008, 1 ♀, 20 Aug 2009, G. Hevel (USNM); Laytonsville: Hoover Farm Woods: 1 ♁, 24 Jun 2000, D. R. Davis, DNA sample DRD-06-1340 (USNM). Plummers Island: 1 ♀, 17 July 1999, J. Brown, head slide 33978, (USNM). Prince Georges Co: 1 ♀, Ft. Washington Park: 1 July 2002, J. Glaser, (USNM); Pretty- Figure Ι2. Distribution of Pelecystola nearctica sp. n. boy Reservoir: 2 ♀, 13 August 1998, J. Glaser (USNM); Piscataway Nat. Park: 1 ♀, 30 August 2002, J. Glaser (USNM); 1 ♀, 13 July 2002, J. Glaser, slide 33095 (USNM); 1 ♀, 8 July 2002, J. Glaser (USNM); 1 ♀, 8 Sept. 2002, J. Glaser (USNM). Washington Co: 2 miles E. Smithsburg: 1 ♀, 3 July 1999, J. Glaser, (USNM). MISSISSIPPI: Franklin Co., Porter Creek, T5N R4E, Sec 8NW: 2 ♁, 8 Apr. 1992, J. MacGown & T. Schiefer (MEM). Lowndes Co: Crawford, T17N R16E, Sec. 34, Hickory Grove in Black Belt Prairie: 1 ♁, 20 May 1992, R.L. Brown (MEM). Oktibbeha Co: 5 mi SW Starkville: 1 ♀, 13 Sept. 1984, 1 ♁, 15 Sept. 1984, 1 ♀, 19 Sept. 1984, 2♁, 28 Apr. 1986, 1 ♁, 30 Apr. 1987, R.L. Brown (MEM). Winston Co: Tombigbee Natl. Forest, 33°10'20"N, 89°03'55"W: 1 ♁ 20 Apr. 1999, 1 ♀, 25 May 1999, R.L. Brown (MEM). NORTH CAROLINA: Buncombe Co: 4 km SE Black Mountain: 1 ♁, 21–27 June 1986, W. E. Steiner, (USNM); Craven Co: Croatan National Forest road 1111, Brier Ck. Site: 1 ♁, 30 Apr 1997, J. B. Sullivan, UV trap, (FSCA). Croatan National Forest road 3046, Gum Branch Road: 1 ♁, 25 Apr 1996, J. B. Sullivan, UV trap, (FSCA). Croatan National Forest, Island Walk: 1 ♁, 30 Apr 1997, J. B. Sullivan, UV trap, hardwoods (FSCA). Croatan National Forest Road, 169 Little Deep Creek Road: 1 ♀, 22 April 1999, J. Bolling Sullivan, (USNM). Jones Co: Oak Grove Air Station: 1 ♁, 12 Apr 2002, J. B. Sullivan, UV trap, Quercus, Vaccinium, xeric and Trent River bottomland (FSCA). TENNESSEE: Cooke Co: GSMNP, Foothills Pkwy, 2nd pullout, 300m, 35°48'63"N, 83°14'05"W: 1 ♁, 22 August 2001, D., M., and S. Davis, UV trap, (USNM); Cocke Co: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Albright Grove trailhead, 970m, 35°40'86"N, 83°16'77"W: 1 ♁, 24 Jun 2000, D. & M. Davis, UV trap (USNM). Blount Co: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 200m SW Cades Cove, ATBI house, 35°36'N, 83°50'W, 515m: 1 ♁, 19–20 Aug. 2001, D., M. & S. Davis, UV trap, slide 32411 (USNM). Sevier Co: Gatlinburg, Cobbly Nob, Greenbrier Resort, 35°07'63"N, 83°03'55"W: 1 ♁, 20 May 2005, JF. Landry, P. Herbert, DNA-ATBI-3196 (CNC); Great Smoky Mountains National Park, University of Tennessee Field Station, 35.0739N, 83.0424W: 1 ♀, 21 May 2005, JF. Landry, P. Herbert, DNA-ATBI-3295 (CNC). Flight Period. Adults have been collected from April 8 to September 19 in Mississippi, with most records over much of its broad range occurring from May through August. Etymology. The specific name is derived from the Greek neos (new) and arktos (north) in reference to the nearctic distribution of the species. Discussion. Pelecystola nearctica is most similar in general wing pattern to the European P. fraudulentella Zeller 1852, currently known from only the male holotype collected nearly 160 years ago in Slovenia and a recently discovered female from Sweden (Lindeborg and Bengtsson 2008). Th e two species can be easily distinguished by male genital morphology: the valva of fraudulentella is distinct in possessing a more slender, greatly elongated saccular lobe which surpasses the apex of the cucullar lobe by nearly half its length, compared to being only slightly longer than the cucullar lobe in nearctica (Fig. 7). The two bristles comprising the frenulum of female P. nearctica appear superficially to be fused as one. With slight pressure, however, these can be separated. Whether this peculiar condition of the frenulum is typical for all Pelecystola is not known.Published as part of Davis, Steve & Davis, Donald, 2009, First report of the old world genus Pelecystola in North America, with description of a new species (Lepidoptera, Tineidae), pp. 69-78 in ZooKeys 25 (25) on pages 71-76, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.25.197, http://zenodo.org/record/57655

    Florida Historical Quarterly Podcast Episode 01: Spring 2009

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    This podcast features an interview with Dr. Jack E. Davis. He is the author of An Everglades Providence: Marjory Stoneman Douglas and the American Environmental Century, published by the University of Georgia Press. In this podcast, he discusses his article “Sharp Prose for Green: John D. MacDonald and the First Ecological Novel,” which appeared in this issue.https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fhq-podcast/1000/thumbnail.jp

    Buying a computer for your farm or ranch

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    Bulletin no. 758 Moscow, Idaho :University of Idaho, College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension System, 1994-06-01. Author(s): Patterson, P. E.; Gray, C. W.; Davis, A
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