313 research outputs found
Popularizing the language of mathematics
No full textThis chapter aims at analyzing some of the transformations highly specialized
languages (in particular that of mathematics) undergo when inserted in cultural
products such as popular television shows, in order to explore how these audiovisual
materials integrate these languages in mass products. In particular, the chapter
focuses on the language of mathematics found in Mario Livio’s Is God a Mathematician?
(2009), in order to investigate how the language of this author (already rather popular
in its own right), is translated intersemiotically in the documentary The Story of Maths
(2008) – presented by mathematician Marcus Du Sautoy.
Furthermore, the chapter investigates the transformations to which the specialized
language of science is subjected within the context of the popular television series
Numb3rs, and The Big Bang Theory. These cultural products demonstrate the extent
to which specialized discourses are being utilized by globalized cultural industries,
which in turn has an implication for needs analyses and ESP course design
Cryptogonus loebli Canepari
No full text<i>Cryptogonus loebli</i> Canepari <p> <i>Cryptogonus loebli</i> Canepari, 1986: 27.— Poorani 2002: 345; Huo <i>et al.</i> 2015c: 208.</p> <p>Canepari (1986) described it based on two female specimens from Garhwal, Uttarakhand, and illustrated the habitus and the female genitalia. It is characterized as follows by Canepari (1986): “Length: 2.45–2.75 mm; width: 1.85– 2.10 mm. Head black; pronotum black with red anterior corners; elytra black with two red bands, the first wide and sub-basal, the second narrower and near the apex”.</p> <p> The description and the habitus illustration given by Canepari (1986) are not adequate for its correct interpretation and no matching specimens could be found. It could be a variant of a more common species of <i>Cryptogonus.</i></p> <p> <b>Distribution.</b> India: Uttarakhand.</p>Published as part of <i>POORANI, J., 2024, An illustrated guide to lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of the Indian Subcontinent. Part 3. Tribe Aspidimerini, pp. 1-89 in Zootaxa 5431 (1)</i> on page 36, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5431.1.1, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/10898107">http://zenodo.org/record/10898107</a>
Scymnus (Scymnus) femoralis
No full text<i>Scymnus</i> (<i>Scymnus</i>) <i>femoralis</i> (Gyllenhal, 1827) <p> <b>Material examined.</b> Italy, Sardinia: Carbonia-Iglesias prov., Iglesias, dint. Colonia Beneck, 636 m, UTM 32S 0462391 4355441, 11-28.VII.2008, G. Chessa leg., Malaise trap, 1 ex (CNBFVR).</p> <p> <b>Remarks.</b> First record for Sardinia (Audisio <i>et al</i>. 1995; Canepari 2003, 2004). <i>Scymnus femoralis</i> is recorded from central and southern Europe (Canepari 2004; Kovář 2007). Its male genitalia are very similar to those of <i>S</i>. (<i>S</i>.) <i>interruptus</i> (Goeze, 1777) (<i>cf</i>. Canepari 1983). It could be a black form or an ecological race of the latter but further studies are necessary to clear its status; generally it is found in populations topically separated from <i>S</i>. (<i>S</i>.) <i>interruptus</i> (Canepari unpublished data).</p>Published as part of <i>Canepari, Claudio, 2009, New data on some Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from the Mediterranean Region, pp. 394-399 in Zootaxa 2318</i> on page 39
Hyperaspis (Hyperaspis) duvergeri Fursch 1985
No full text<i>Hyperaspis</i> (<i>Hyperaspis</i>) <i>duvergeri</i> Fürsch, 1985 <p> <b>Material examined.</b> Italy, Sardinia, Sassari prov., Burgos, 10.III.2003, L. Fancello leg., 7 ex (CCC).</p> <p> <b>Remarks.</b> First record for Sardinia (Canepari 2004). This species is recorded from all mainland Italy, Sicily, Ponza Island (Latium), Giglio Island (Tuscany), Corsica, southern France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Algeria, Dalmatia (Croatia) and Hungary (Canepari <i>et al</i>. 1985; Canepari 2004, 2007; Kovář 2007).</p>Published as part of <i>Canepari, Claudio, 2009, New data on some Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from the Mediterranean Region, pp. 394-399 in Zootaxa 2318</i> on page 39
Human pathogens in water: insights into their biology and detection (Current Opinion in Biotechnology, Issue on Environmental Biotechnology)
No full textHyperaspis (Hyperaspis) inexpectata Gunther 1959
No full text<i>Hyperaspis</i> (<i>Hyperaspis</i>) <i>inexpectata</i> Günther, 1959 resurrected name <p> <b>Material examined.</b> Italy, Sardinia, Medio Campidano prov., Villacidro, Rio Cannisoni, 401 m, 19- 25.V.2008, D. Whitmore leg., Malaise trap, 2 ex (CCC).</p> <p> <b>Remarks.</b> First record for Sardinia (Audisio <i>et al</i> 1995; Canepari 2004). This species is recorded from central Europe, southern France, Spain, Bosnia, southern Italy, Dalmatia (Croatia) and Crete (Greece) (Canepari <i>et al</i>. 1995; Canepari 2004). Kovář (2007) lists <i>Hyperaspis</i> (<i>Hyperaspis</i>) <i>inexpectata</i> as a synonym of <i>H.</i> (<i>H.</i>) <i>concolor</i> Suffrian, 1843. <i>Hyperaspis inexpectata</i> Günther, 1959, as considered by Canepari <i>et al</i>. (1985), is different from <i>H. concolor</i> Suffrian, 1843. I could not examine the holotype of <i>Hyperaspis inexpectata</i>, but this group of species needs further revision.</p>Published as part of <i>Canepari, Claudio, 2009, New data on some Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from the Mediterranean Region, pp. 394-399 in Zootaxa 2318</i> on page 39
The Deconstruction of Racial Identity in Christine Brooke-Rose’s *Out*
No full text*Out*, published in 1964, inaugurates Brooke-Rose's first experimental tetralogy, marking a new phase in the author's career. The scope of this article is to assess the value the novel assumes in Brooke-Rose's production as a whole, focusing in particular on the deconstructive effort the author exhibits in this first, perhaps slightly tentative, experimental text
Old Myths – Modern Empires: Power, Language and Identity in J. M. Coetzee’s Work
No full textThis study gives substantial coverage and close critical attention to a wide range of Coetzee’s published writings, including the perspective of post-apartheid South Africa. Taking into consideration Coetzee’s formation, Old Myths – Modern Empires situates the author’s writing in the framework of both postmodernist and postcolonial theory and criticism. In addition, it links the political and social aspects of Coetzee’s writing, its South African provenance and its engagement – often oblique – with contemporary issues, with the formal questions regarding structure, rhetoric and narrative strategies in the novels. This monograph thus takes into account the changes in critical reception – exemplified by the Nobel Prize the author was awarded in 2004 – and the transformations in the social and political context, and by approaching Coetzee’s fiction from a variety of critical angles, it offers a thorough assessment of the author
A Linguistic Perspective on Christine Brooke-Rose's Novels
No full textIn reading any of the experimental novels Christine Brooke-Rose has produced over the years, one is struck by the prominence in these works of issues relating to language and the way language affects the life of human beings.
This article analyses the way in which the author addresses various linguistic issues in her novels *Xorandor* (1986) and *Verbivore* (1990). In particular, my article focusses on the way these works represent not only the discourse of the media and the differences between spoken and written language, but also the process of language learning, finally suggesting the linguistic construction of all forms of identity, including gender identity
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