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The cult of St Nicholas in medieval Italy
No full textSt Nicholas was one of the most popular saints in medieval Italy. His cult attracted the attention
of popes, kings and emperors, and his shrine at Bari became an important international pilgrimage
destination. This thesis asks how the cult of St Nicholas came to be so widespread and popular in
Italy, and why the saint attracted the attention of diverse groups and individuals.
This thesis is structured around four chapters. The first demonstrates that through a
process of Latinisation the cult of St Nicholas became integrated within Italian literary traditions
and within a new spiritual era. Chapter Two reveals that this Latinisation also occurred within the
saint’s iconography. Chapters Three and Four are case studies of the cult in Puglia and Venice,
locations which claimed possession of the saint’s relics. These case studies show that the general
developments that the cult of St Nicholas underwent in Italy, identified in Chapters One and Two,
did not apply universally. Instead, the presence of the saint’s relics resulted in a different profile
of the saint in Bari and Venice. Through the process of Latinisation, the cult of St Nicholas
became updated and remained relevant for its new Italian audience; Chapters Three and Four
show alternative ways that the cult of St Nicholas gained widespread popularity.
This thesis presents for the first time an iconographical study of St Nicholas in Italian art,
which develops existing research of the saint’s Byzantine iconography. Chapter Four presents a
profile of the cult of St Nicholas in Venice in the Middle Ages, which is a significant oversight in
the literature. The thesis uses a variety of visual and textual sources, in particular fresco and
altarpiece representations, archival documents from Venice and Rome (including the Apostolic
Visitations), and under-exploited contemporary and antiquarian Venetian sources
Bisnius Stephens 1829
No full textBisnius Stephens 1829 Bisnius Stephens 1829a: 23, attributed to Leach. Type species: Staphylinus cephalotes Gravenhorst,1802, by virtual monotypy. Notes: There are 84 valid species of Bisnius distributed worldwide (Newton unpublished database). However, only three of them had been recorded from the Neotropical region and none of those was endemic to this area prior to the present study. A recent study (Chani-Posse et al. 2018) reveals Bisnius as a non-monophyletic genus within a major clade that includes representatives of both Gabrius Stephens and the so-called Neotropical lineage. After Stephens (1829b, 1832) and Curtis (1829), most authors considered Bisnius as a synonym or subgenus of Philonthus (see Herman 2001d: 2537) until Smetana (1995: 513) recognized it as a valid genus and revised its species from America North of Mexico. We owe its current concept to this author. Bisnius cephalotes (Gravenhorst 1802) [adventive in CASA] Staphylinus cephalotes Gravenhorst 1802: 22. Type locality: Brunsuigae [Brunswick, Germany]. Type depository: ZMHB LT ♂, 10 PLT. Distribution: Europe, Egypt, Algeria, Iceland, Madeira, Turkey, Syria, Russia (European, Siberia, Far East), Kazakhstan, Iran, Mongolia, China (Heilongjiang); Japan; adventive in Canada, USA, Chile, Argentina. Notes: comb. nov. ex Staphylinus (Stephens 1833: 247); preoccupied, junior primary homonym of Staphylinus cephalotes Gmelin 1790: 2036, but conserved, with senior primary homonym as a nomen oblitum, in Opinion 2053 (ICZN 2003); lectotype designation and description (Smetana 1995: 527). Bisnius instabilis (Horn 1884) Philonthus instabilis Horn 1884: 218. Type locality: Colorado [no specific locality]. Type depository: MCZ LT ♂, 2 PLT. Distribution: Canada, USA, Mexico. Notes: comb. nov. ex Philonthus, lectotype designation, no Mexican records (Smetana 1995: 599); distribution within (and including) Mexico (Navarrete-Heredia et al. 2002). Bisnius sordidus (Gravenhorst 1802) [adventive in CASA] Staphylinus sordidus Gravenhorst 1802: 176 (senior primary homonym of Staphylinus sordidus Marsham 1802: 514). Type locality: Brunsuigae [Germany]. Type depository: ZMHB LT ♂, 8 PLT. Distribution: Palearctic (Europe to north Africa, Turkey, Syria, Iran, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Mongolia, Japan), Azores, Canary Is., Madeira, Japan, Mongolia, China, India (KA), Nepal; adventive in Canada, USA, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, Tristan da Cunha. Notes: as Philonthus (Stephens: 233); to Bisnius, lectotype designation, redescription and distribution including " Mexico and Central America to South America" (Smetana 1995: 523); distribution within Mexico (Navarrete-Heredia et al. 2002). = Staphylinus chilensis Solier 1849: 315. Type locality: San Carlos, Coquimbo & Longotomo [Chile]. Type depository: MNHN? #? ST. Distribution: Chile. Note: as synonym of S. sordidus (Fauvel 1866: 344). = Staphylinus chloropterus Solier 1849: 319 (preoccupied, junior primary homonym of Staphylinus chloropterus Panzer 1796: pl.20). Type locality: no specificic locality “en los lugares húmedos”. Type depository: MNHN? #?ST. Distribution: Chile. Note: as synonym of S. sordidus (Fauvel 1866: 344). = Philonthus bruchi Bruch 1915: 501, attributed to Bernhauer in litteris; nomen nudum. Locality: Buenos Aires. Note: One specimen in MACN hand-labeled " Philonthus Bruchi Brh. tipo" by Bruch and " Bruchi n. sp." by Bernhauer was identified as Bisnius sordidus by MCP in 2010; an additional specimen in FMNH was identified as Bisnius cephalotes by MCP in 2003 (Bachmann et al. 2017: 44). Bisnius subaeneipennis (Bernhauer 1916) comb. nov. (Figs. 53 –54) Philonthus subaeneipennis Bernhauer 1916a: 32. Type locality: Columbien: Muzo (Rio Cantinerpe, 500m). Type depository: FMNH HT. Distribution: Colombia. Type material examined. Holotype (FMNH, Figs. 53 –54): card mounted // Muzo, Colomb. Rio Cantinero 500m. oklio. // Columbio occ. Cali, Fassl (white label) // subaeneipennis Bernh Typus unic. [in Bernhauer’s hand] (yellow label)// Chicago NHMus M.Bernhauer Collection (white label)”.Published as part of Chani-Posse, Mariana, Newton, Alfred F., Hansen, Aslak Kappel & Solodovnikov, Alexey, 2018, Checklist and taxonomic changes for Central and South American Philonthina (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), pp. 1-95 in Zootaxa 4449 (1) on pages 30-31, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4449.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/145430
Developing Core Leadership Competencies for the Library Profession
No full textThe development of competencies, competency lists, or competency models has become a popular way to assess the strengths, needs, and potential contributions of individuals in an organization. The success of libraries as organizations is determined by the actions of the individuals who work in those libraries; the success of those individuals in carrying out the missions of those libraries is in large measure a reflection of the type and quality of leadership. Successful library leaders demonstrate certain skills that are instrumental in the delivery of desired outcomes. We usually think of the demonstration of these skills as competencies.
Creating a list of competencies for library leaders is a key objective envisioned in the strategic plan of the Library Leadership Administration and Management Association (LLAMA). This task was assigned to five members of the 2008 class of the American Library Association’s Emerging Leaders Program. The project is a critical first step toward a list of competencies or standards that would serve at least three types of users: library educators planning curricula, aspiring library leaders hoping to advance their careers, and experienced library leaders seeking to advance the profession. This article will provide an overview of the library literature addressing competency models, describe the process used to develop the competency model for library leadership, review competency models found in the literature of other professions, and discuss the proposed core competency model for leadership in our profession
Ammonium Scandium Tetrafluoride.
No full textThe title compound, NH4ScF4, is an addition to the AMF(4) family of layered perovskite-like structures. The structure consists of a two-dimensional array of corner-sharing ScF6 octahedra, which produces anionic sheets of stoichiometry [ScF4]. stacked along the c axis. The layers are separated by charge-balancing ammonium cations, which hydrogen bond to the apical F atoms of adjacent layers. This structure may be viewed as a 'single-layer' fluoride analogue of the Dion-Jacobson family of oxides.</p
Singing from the Grave: DNA from a 180 Year Old Type Specimen Confirms the Identity of Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens)
No full textCopyright: © 2015 Price et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. The attached file is the published version of the article.NHM Repositor
An organically templated yttrium fluoride with a 'super-diamond' structure
No full textAn organically templated yttrium fluoride has been prepared hydrothermally and characterised by X-ray powder diffraction. The crystal structure of [C3N2H12](0.5)[Y3F10] may be regarded as a 'Super-Diamond' framework, space group F d(3) over bar m, a = 15.4817(1) angstrom, where each carbon atom site of the diamond structure is replaced by a polyhedral [Y6F8F24/2](2-) unit. The basic framework type is isostructural with the known phase (H3O)[Yb3F10]center dot H2O. The novelty in the present case lies in the use of the organic structure-directing agent 1,3-diaminopropane. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.</p
Ethylenediaminium Niobium Oxyfluoride.
No full textThe title compound, bis(ethylenediaminium) mu-oxo-bis[tetrafluorooxoniobium( V)], ( C2H10N2)(2)[Nb2O3F8], is a novel organically templated niobium oxyfluoride. It consists of isolated [Nb2O3F8](4-) octahedral dimers charge balanced by ethylenediaminium cations, two of which lie about inversion centres. Two NbO2F4 octahedra are fused through a common O atom to form the dimers. Characteristic short terminal Nb=O bond lengths and longer Nb - F and bridging Nb - O bond lengths are observed, which result in the out-of-centre distortion of the octahedra, a manifestation of the second-order Jahn - Teller effect. Extensive hydrogen bonding between the dimers and the organic template is exhibited.</p
Wide Variety of Texts, Aids Employed in Theory Courses
No full text The author chaired the 1976–77 teaching committee of the AEJ Theory and Methodology Division which was given the responsibility of assessing communications theory instruction. Other members of the committee participating in the project were Thomas F. Gordon, Temple University; Gerald L. Grotta, then of the University of Oklahoma; Roy L. Moore, Georgia State University, and Michael Ryan, West Virginia University. Assisting in the project as a research aide was Donald Fremont. For another survey of courses and textbooks dealing with theory and methodology, see: Brenda Dervin and Michael Banister, ‘“Theory’ has many definitions in journalism education,” Journalism Educator, Vol. 31, No. 3, October 1976, pp. 10–15, 44. </jats:p
The Consumption Response to Seasonal Income: Evidence from Japanese Public Pension Benefits
No full textJapanese public pension benefits, which were distributed quarterly through February 1990 and every other month since then, induce substantial but predictable income fluctuations. The relative magnitude of the payments combined with the delay between payments yields a stronger test of the Life-Cycle/Permanent Income Hypothesis than in prior studies. Applying two identification strategies to monthly household panel data, we find that consumption significantly responds to quarterly benefit receipt. Additional analysis suggests that our findings cannot be explained by either liquidity constraints or precautionary savings motives.
Crystal Chemistry of Some Organically Templated Metal Fluorides: The Crystal Structure of [C<sub>2</sub>N<sub>2</sub>H<sub>10</sub>]<sub>0.5</sub>[Y<sub>2</sub>F<sub>7</sub>]
No full textABSTRACTAs part of an ongoing program exploring the solvothermal synthesis and crystal chemistry of organically templated metal fluorides, a novel compound [C2N2H10]0.5[Y2F7] has been isolated. The structure consists of a continuous 3-D array of YF8 and YF9 polyhedra linked through corners, edges and faces to enclose small channels in which the template cations sit. The structure is stable up to 400°C, at which point template loss causes structural collapse. This structure represents the first yttrium or rare-earth fluoride templated by organic cations, and suggests a wide variety of novel structure types will be amenable via such routes, possibly leading to novel families of luminescent materials.</jats:p
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