32 research outputs found
مسافر : Mosafer (the Traveller)
No full textThis thesis poses questions about the preservation of culture and language amongst generations of Iranian immigrants living in North America. It investigates the socio-cultural implications of hybridity as they relate to interethnic exchange and the globalizing process of travel and translation. Working with notions of “third space” or “the space in-between” (Clifford,1992; Bhabha, 1994) and Farzad Sharifian’s research on the globalization of English (2012), this work explores how the use of the hybrid language Persian-English affects an Iranian sense of identity in a globalized world. Susan Stewart’s discussion on the agency of objects to generate narratives which are central to a cultural experience (1993) is discussed as it applies to the use of objects in the artworks being examined in this paper. An analysis of several contemporary autoethnographic works from recent art history, such as Mona Hatoum’s Measures of Distance (1988), Zineb Sedira’s Mother Tongue (2002), and Ala Ebtekar’s Elemental (2004), is used to form a basis for a discussion of hybrid identity and how inherited language can complicate cultural exchange. The artistic projects that come out of this research are Ma Miaeem va Miravim (We Come and Go), 2016, and Soghat (Souvenir), 2017. Ma Miaeem va Miravim (We Come and Go) is an artist book based on the first-grade English book, We Come and Go (1954), which employs a hybrid translation of Persian-English—in which Persian words are written using the Roman alphabet. Soghat (Souvenir) is a series of sculptures made from everyday objects and string, which investigates how culture travels through objects. These artworks are discussed to explore ways in which meaning can be lost, gained, or altered, through the substitution of signifiers and the co-mingling of cultures
Author Correction: Identification of ITPR1 gene as a novel target for hsa-miR-34b-5p in non-obstructive azoospermia: a Ca2+/apoptosis pathway cross-talk
No full textFrutioidia (Frutioidia) bisignata Mulsant & Rey 1855
No full textFrutioidia (Frutioidia) bisignata (Mulsant & Rey, 1855) Typhlocyba bisignata Mulsant & Rey 1855: 241. Zyginidia (Fruticidia) bisignata bactriana Zachvatkin, 1947: Zachvatkin (1947). Zygina bisignata (Mulsant & Rey, 1855) (Correct author: Puton, 1875): Esmaili (1984), Rajabi (1991), Kolyaee et al. (2012). Frutiodia bisignata (Mulsant & Rey, 1855): Nast (1972), Dlabola (1971 a), Dlabola (1981), Modarres Awal (1994), Mirzayans (1995), Taghizadeh and Salehi (2002). Erythroneura albisignata (Invalid name): Modarres Awal (1994). The name has been mentioned in Modarres Awal (1994) as a synonym with Z. bisignata and is repeated in some agricultural websites consequently as a pest on Poaceae. However this is not a valid name. Recorded distribution in Iran: Northeast, centre and northwest.Published as part of Mozaffarian, Fariba & Wilson, Michael R., 2016, A checklist of the leafhoppers of Iran (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae), pp. 1-63 in Zootaxa 4062 (1) on page 47, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4062.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/25679
Sciocoris (Parasciocoris) angusticollis Puton 1895
No full textSciocoris (Parasciocoris) angusticollis Puton, 1895 Sciocoris angusticollis Puton, 1895: 83. Distribution in Iran. Khorasan (Nateq Golestan & Modarres Awal 2012). General distribution. North Africa, Near East (Israel, Syria). Host plants. Under Artemisia sp. (Asteraceae) (Nateq Golestan & Modarres Awal 2012). Comments. Cited from France and Syria by Rider (2006), but not by Derjanschi & Péricart (2005), neither author cites this species from Iran. Dusoulier & Lupoli (2006) exclude this taxon from the French fauna.Published as part of Ghahari, Hassan, Moulet, Pierre & Rider, David A., 2014, An annotated catalog of the Iranian Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomomorpha), pp. 1-95 in Zootaxa 3837 (1) on page 52, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3837.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/28672
It’s not Just the Author: The Reader and the Editor Are Dead, Too
No full textThe world of academic publishing has changed significantly. In this short essay, I attempt to offer a few observations as the editor of an international journal, suggesting that we may need to have a more in-depth theoretical engagement with current publishing practices. This includes the diminishing role of editors, the nature of authorship and the related review process, and the ways in which the publishing industry responds to, and shapes, our academic publishing practices
Further aspects of the tests of the equality of correlation matrices
No full textA common problem in social, educational, behavioral and biological research is to investigate relationships between variables across several groups. Factor analysis is one such procedure with a long history of use. A more modern graphical procedure is the biplot of Gabriel (1971). Biplots result in a graphical display of correlation structure.We present results that extend an existing test of equality of correlation matrices. A new test statistic is proposed and is shown to be asymptotically distributed as a linear combination of independent \chi\sp2 random variables. This new formulation allows us to find the power of the existing test and our extensions by deriving the distribution under the alternative as that of a linear combination of independent non-central \chi\sp2 random variables.We also investigate the null and the alternative distributions of two related statistics. The first test statistic is defined as a quadratic form in deviations from a control group with the remaining K-1 groups to be compared. The second test is designed for comparing adjacent groups.In order to find a simple and accurate approximation for our statistics, we discuss several methods of approximating the distribution function of a definite quadratic form in normal variates. In particular, we investigate the two moment, the three moment, and the normal approximations. We also consider an approximation technique due to Imhof (1961).A Monte Carlo study is presented to assess the robustness of our procedure and the likelihood ratio test. We show that aside from the computational difficulties associated with the likelihood ratio test, this test is very sensitive to the assumption of multivariate normality. We also show that our test statistic performs well under non-normal distributions. To illustrate the techniques and assess the applicability of our procedure, we present several examples.Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 51-05, Section: B, page: 2442.Advisors: Robert W. Jernigan.Ph.D. American University 1990.Englis
METHODOLOGY FOR FLEET UNCERTAINTY REDUCTION WITH UNSUPERVISED LEARNING
No full textOperational and environmental variance can skew reliability metrics and increase uncertainty around lifetime estimates. For this reason, fleet-wide analysis is often too general for accurate predictions on heterogeneous populations. Also, modern sensor based reliability and maintainability field and test data provide a higher level of specialization and disaggregation to relevant integrity metrics (e.g., amount of damage, remaining useful life). Modern advances, like Dynamic Bayesian Networks, reduce uncertainty on a unit-by-unit basis to apply condition-based maintenance. This thesis presents a methodology for leveraging covariate information to identify sub- populations. This population segmentation based methodology reduces fleet uncertainty for more practical resource allocation and scheduled maintenance. First, the author proposes, validates, and demonstrates a clustering based methodology. Afterwards, the author proposes the application of the Student-T Mixture Model (SMM) within the methodology as a versatile tool for modeling fleets with unclear sub-population boundaries. SMM’s fully Bayesian formulation, which is approximated with Variational Bayes (VB), is motivated and discussed. The scope of this research includes a new modeling approach, a proposed algorithm, and example applications
Chalcophorella Kerremans 1903
No full textGenus CHALCOPHORELLA Kerremans, 1903 Chalcophorella bagdadensis (Laporte & Gory) 1836: 125 (Buprestis); Théry 1925: 79; Kubáň 2006: 345; Bellamy 2008 a: 551; Abaei 2014: 691 (author: Bily [sic!]). synonym: amarensis Obenberger 1942: 8 (subspecies of bagdadensis). synonym: aureoscripta Mandl & Pochon 1957: 326. synonym: berhauti Mandl & Pochon 1957: 325. [subgenus Stigmatophorella]. Distribution within Iran. "Chaldée persane: Kouh-Hadjoudj, Neima; Poucht-é-Kouh: Tagh-i-Mowla" (Théry 1925). Fars (Saghaei et al. 2010), Khuzestan (Théry 1925), Zagros area (Abaei 2014), Iran (no locality cited) (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008 a; Ali 2010). Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Iraq, Syria, Turkey (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008 a; Ali 2010). Note. A robber fly species, Stenopogon junceus (Wiedemann in Meigen, 1820) (Diptera: Asilidiae) is the predator of C. bagdadensis (Saghaei et al. 2010). Chalcophorella bagdadensis freyi Obenberger 1942: 8 (subspecies of bagdadensis); Radjabi 1968: 71, 1976: 128; Bílý 1983 a: 53; Modarres Awal 1997: 134 (as bagdanensis frey); Borumand 2002: 29; Kubáň 2006: 345; Bellamy 2008 a: 551. Host plant(s) within Iran. Wild and cultivated almond (Amygdalus spp.; Rosaceae) (Modarres Awal 1997). Distribution within Iran. Bushehr, Kuhgiloyeh & Boyerahmad (Borumand 2002), Fars (Radjabi 1976; Bílý 1983 a; Modarres Awal 1997; Borumand 2002), Kerman, Kermanshah, Khuzestan, Ilam (Radjabi 1968; Modarres Awal 1997; Borumand 2002), Tehran (Modarres Awal 1997), Iran (no locality cited) (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008 a). Distribution outside Iran. Iraq (Bellamy 2008 a). Chalcophorella escalerae (Abeille de Perrin) 1904: 212 (Buprestis); Richter 1952: 197 (abberation of bagdadensis); Radjabi 1968: 71, 1976: 128; Modarres Awal 1997: 134; Borumand 2002: 29; Kubáň 2006: 345; Bellamy 2008 a: 551; Ghobari et al. 2012: 236. [subgenus Stigmatophorella]. Host plant(s) within Iran. Wild almond, white-thorn (Amygdalus sp., Crataegus sp., Rosaceae) (Modarres Awal 1997), Crataegus sp. (Rosaceae) (Borumand 2002). Distribution within Iran. Fars (Radjabi 1968, 1976; Modarres Awal 1997; Borumand 2002), Lorestan (Modarres Awal 1997; Borumand 2002), Kuhgiloyeh & Boyerahmad ("Valee du Chindaar, dans le Haut Karoum") (Abeille de Perrin 1904; Radjabi 1976; Borumand 2002), Yazd (Radjabi 1976), Kordestan (Ghobari et al. 2012), Iran (no locality cited) (Richter 1952; Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008 a). Distribution outside Iran. None recorded. * Chalcophorella fabricii (Rossi) 1792: 100 (Buprestis); Théry 1925: 79; Kubáň 2006: 345; Bellamy 2008 a: 551. [subgenus Rossiella]. Immatures: Gory & Laporte 1840: 2; Bertoloni 1842: 87; Pecchioli 1843: 2; Perris 1877: 131. Biology/Bionomy: Gory & Laporte 1839: 2; Bertoloni 1842: 89; Pecchioli 1843: 2; Bertoloni 1872: 351; Xambeu 1892: 225; Berlese 1924: 184. Distribution within Iran. "Poucht-é-Kouh: Mollah-Giavan" (Théry 1925). Iran (no locality cited) (Bellamy 2008 a). Distribution outside Iran. Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Iraq, Lebanon, Italy, Macedonia, Syria, Turkey, former Yugoslavia (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008 a). Note. The occurrence of this species in Iran needs confirmation. Chalcophorella morgani Théry 1925: 79 (Chalcophorella), 171 (Chalcophora); Kubáň 2006: 345; Bellamy 2008 a: 552. [subgenus Chalcophorella]. Distribution within Iran. Lorestan (Théry 1925), Iran (no locality cited) (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008 a). Distribution outside Iran. Iraq, Turkey (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008 a). Chalcophorella orientalis (Obenberger) 1924 c: 14 (Chalcophorella); Kubáň 2006: 345, Bellamy 2008 a: 552; Ghobari et al. 2012: 236. [subgenus Stigmatophorella]. Distribution within Iran. Kordestan (Ghobari et al. 2012), Sistan & Baluchestan (Obenberger 1924 c), Iran (no locality cited) (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008 a). Distribution outside Iran. Afghanistan, Pakistan (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008 a). Chalcophorella quadrioculata (Redtenbacher) 1843: 993 (Chalcophora); Kubáň 2006: 345; synonym: akbesiana Cobos 1957: 200 (subspecies of quadrioculata); Kubáň 2006: 46 (synonym of quadrioculata), 345; Bellamy 2008 a: 552. [subgenus Stigmatophorella]. Distribution within Iran. Iran (no locality cited) (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008 a). Distribution outside Iran. Georgia, Iraq, Syria, Turkey (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008 a). Chalcophorella stigmatica (Dalman in Schönherr) 1817: 119 (Buprestis); Théry 1925: 79; Richter 1952: 195; Davatchi et al. 1959: 245; Farahbakhsh 1960: 73; Radjabi 1974: 38; Abai & Adeli 1984: 19; Modarres Awal 1997: 134; Borumand 2002: 30; Kubáň 2006: 345; Bellamy 2008 a: 552; Ghobari et al. 2012: 236. synonym: quadrinotata (Klug) 1829: No. 20 (Buprestis). synonym: lefebvrei (Laporte & Gory) 1836: 17 (Buprestis). synonym: quadrimaculata (Redtenbacher) 1850: 47 (Chalcophora). synonym: marseuli (Garbiglietti) 1867: lxvii (Buprestis); Modarres Awal 1997: 134 (subspecies of stigmatica, author Obenberger). synonym: balcanica Obenberger 1936 c: 175 (subspecies of stigmatica). [subgenus Chalcophorella]. Host plant(s) within Iran. Amygdalus spp. (Rosaceae) (Davatchi et al. 1959; Abai & Adeli 1984; Modarres Awal 1997), wild almond (Amygdalus sp.) (Farahbakhsh 1960), Quercus sp. (Fagaceae) (Borumand 2002). Distribution within Iran. East Azarbayjan, Markazi (Modarres Awal 1997),? Fars (Modarres Awal 1997, as stigmatica marseuli Obenberger), Isfahan and central provinces (Abai & Adeli 1984; Modarres Awal 1997), Kermanshah (Radjabi 1974; Modarres Awal 1997; Borumand 2002), Khuzestan (Théry 1925), Kordestan (Ghobari et al. 2012), Iran (no locality cited) (Richter 1952; Davatchi et al. 1959; Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008 a). Distribution outside Iran. Albania, Bosnia-Herzogovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Egypt, Greece, Iraq, Israel, Italy (Sardinia), Jordan, Lebanon, Macedonia, Syria, Turkey (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008 a).Published as part of Ghahari, Hassan, Volkovitsh, Mark G. & Bellamy, Charles L., 2015, An annotated catalogue of the Buprestidae of Iran (Coleoptera: Buprestoidea), pp. 1-141 in Zootaxa 3984 (1) on pages 34-35, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3984.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/24515
Tests of Bivariate Exchangeability
No full textWe discuss the hypothesis of bivariate exchangeability and show that testing bivariate exchangeability is related to the two-sample testing of equality of distribution functions. We consider three test statistics based on the ordering of the Euclidean interpoint distances. The runs test of exchangeability counts the runs among the observations and their mirror images on the minimal spanning tree. The nearest neighbour test of exchangeability is based on the number of nearest neighbour type coincidences among the observations and their folded images on the plane. The rank test of exchangeability compares the within and between ranks of the interpoint distances. We also consider the sign test of exchangeability, which uses the signs of the observations in specific regions, and a bootstrap test of exchangeability based on the maximum distance between the mirror images. We compare the power of these methods in a Monte Carlo study which shows different power orderings of the methods, depending on the alternative hypothesis. Copyright (c) 2008 The Author. Journal compilation (c) 2008 International Statistical Institute.
Survey of the Key Methods of Improving Public Trust to Government
No full textSurveyoftheKeyMethodsofImprovingPublicTrusttoGovernment Hasan Danaee Fard* - Ali Reza Hasanzadeh** - Somayeh Nasroallahi*** (Received: 2014/April/17 – Accept: 2014/Octobr/27) Abstract Public Trust is considered as a strategic capital of any political system. Accordingly, one of the main challenges facing governments is “public Trust management”. The governments should use mechanisms to achieve this objective. The final goal of this research is to suggest mechanisms for public Trust promoting to the Iranian government. It is provided in mix method. In the first stage, the mechanisms are provided through reviewing and a scale is developed along taken mechanisms and in the second stage, such scale is justified by public. Finally, 38 determined mechanisms are classified in 5 categories. The main ones are: social equity in using public service, making political and economic peace, and existence of efficient judicial institution. It is also analyzed the gap between the current and desired situation using the mechanisms in which there is significant difference between them in all identified mechanisms. *Associate Professor of Public Administration, Tarbiat Modarres University [email protected] **Associate Professor of Information Technology Management, Tarbiat Modarres University [email protected] ***Master of Public Administration, Tarbiat Modarres University [email protected] (corresponding author
