604 research outputs found
Familiar and unfamiliar face recognition in crested macaques (Macaca nigra)
No full textMany species use facial features to identify conspecifics, which is necessary to navigate a complex social environment. The fundamental mechanisms underlying face processing are starting to be well understood in a variety of primate species. However, most studies focus on a limited subset of species tested with unfamiliar faces. As well as limiting our understanding of how widely distributed across species these skills are, this also limits our understanding of how primates process faces of individuals they know, and whether social factors (e.g. dominance and social bonds) influence how readily they recognize others. In this study, socially housed crested macaques voluntarily participated in a series of computerized matching-to-sample tasks investigating their ability to discriminate (i) unfamiliar individuals and (ii) members of their own social group. The macaques performed above chance on all tasks. Familiar faces were not easier to discriminate than unfamiliar faces.-However, the subjects were better at discriminating higher ranking familiar individuals, but not unfamiliar ones. This suggests that our subjects applied their knowledge of their dominance hierarchies to the pictorial representation of their group mates. Faces of high-ranking individuals garner more social attention, and therefore might be more deeply encoded than other individuals. Our results extend the study of face recognition to a novel species, and consequently provide valuable data for future comparative studies.University of Portsmouth, Department of Psycholog
Living Books
No full textOne of the most delightful experiences I have had in a long time. There are two modes for experiencing this program. One runs through the twelve pages one by one, with plenty of animation and music for each event in the story. The other is especially entertaining. The viewer can play with each page, clicking on various objects in the individual picture. Rows of carrots turn into dancers, and tomatoes on the vine turn into a vocal group. Other carrots take off like space missiles. Click on the water and you are liable to see a fish jump up and fly around a bit before bringing the program and picture back to the starting point. Gives new meaning for me to the word interactive. I love it! The boxed CD-ROM comes with a booklet by the same title.This is a hardbound book (hard cover)Language note: English and SpanishProduct Managers: Todd Power and Liza Weiman. English and Spanish. Product Design: Mark Schlichting. Art Direction: Bridget Erdman
Effects of thermal processing on antioxidant, phenolic and anthocyanin levels in blackcurrant juice
No full textHealth and Wellness continues to be a major driver for consumers within the current marketplace. Given this climate, superfruits such as blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum) are gaining interest among beverage manufacturers due to their high content of antioxidants and anthocyanins. Blackcurrant juice, while very popular in Europe, is just beginning to gain acceptance in the domestic marketplace.
Various thermal processes are required throughout the production of a shelf stable juice product at both the raw material and finished beverage stages. The goal of this research is to evaluate the effect of these thermal processes on the retention of heat sensitive compounds such as phenolics, anthocyanins and overall antioxidants in the final consumer beverage. To this end, bulk samples of 13 brix flash pasteurized and 65 brix concentrated blackcurrant juice were obtained and further processed at beverage scale. The beverage scale processing entailed the three key thermal processes utilized by retail manufacturers: aseptic, hotfill and tunnel pasteurization. The raw material juices and fully processed samples were then analyzed for anthocyanin content, total phenolic content and antioxidant capacity to understand retention of these nutrients in the post process beverage.
The findings of this study show marked losses at the raw material level of all measured components with a reduction in Phenolic Content of approximately 35%, a reduction of Antioxidant Capacity by 48% and, most significantly, a reduction of Anthocyanin Content of approximately 80% in the concentrated juice as compared to the flash pasteurized Not From Concentrate (NFC) juice. The anthocyanin content was seen to undergo additional degradation (40-50%) by further processing the juice at beverage level, while little or no further change in either antioxidant capacity or phenolic content was seen. There was little to no difference in the impact of aseptic, hotfill or tunnel pasteurization as compared to each other.
Understanding the relationship between process and retention will allow industry to leverage the proper processes required to deliver the desired health benefits to consumers.M.S.Includes bibliographical references (p. 53-56)by Bridget A. Skahil
Pilgrims and Saints: Here Comes Everybody!
No full textBridget Burke Ravizza is a Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at St. Norbert College. Bridget earned her doctorate in Theological Ethics at Boston College. Her work focuses on sexual ethics and the ethics of marriage and family. She is co-author (with Julie Donovan Massey, M.Div.) of Project Holiness: Marriage as a Workshop for Everyday Saints. The book draws on the experience of married couples in Catholic parishes to identify the virtues and values that lead to flourishing marriages and to the holiness of married partners.
About the Lecture
Oh, how I want to be in that number, when the saints go marching in. Christians are a people on the move, and we do not travel alone. Rather, we journey together toward God as part of “the communion of saints.” Join us as we consider the theological and ethical implications of belonging to the communion of saints
The edge of meaning: Polish translations of the Bridget Jones film series
No full textNiniejszy artykuł poświęcony jest analizie translatorskiej polskich tłumaczeń ekranizacji Dziennika Bridget Jones i Bridget Jones 3. Głównym zadaniem tekstu tłumaczenia jest przybliżenie znaczenia tekstu wyjściowego. Jednak nigdy dwie osoby nie wykonają tłumaczenia identycznie. Zawsze jest ono indywidualnym, niepowtarzalnym tekstem autora – tłumacza filmowego, odzwierciedleniem jego idiolektu. Forma tekstu docelowego uzależniona jest od poziomu umiejętności translatorskich, które determinują poszczególne rozwiązania tłumaczeniowe fragmentów problematycznych (nieoczywistych) tekstu wyjściowego. Sposób radzenia sobie z tymi trudnościami określa format tłumacza. W artykule omówiono dwa tłumaczenia dwóch różnych tłumaczek i podjęta próba oceny ich warsztatu.This paper analyses Polish translations of two romantic comedy films Bridget Jones’ Diary and Bridget Jones’ Baby. The main goal of a translated text is to convey the meaning of an original. However, it is impossible for any two persons to deliver identical translations. It is always an individual, unique text of the particular author – a film translator and it reflects his or her idiolect. The form of the translated text depends on translator’s skills as they determine particular solutions for problematic fragments (not selfevident) of the original. The choices of translators define their level of mastery. The paper analyses two translations of two different persons and attempts to assess their craft
Screenwriting:Creative labor and professional practice
No full textScreenwriting: Creative Labor and Professional Practice analyzes the histories, practices, identities and subjects which form and shape the daily working lives of screenwriters. Author Bridget Conor considers the ways in which contemporary screenwriters navigate and make sense of the labor markets in which they are immersed. Chapters explore areas including: • Screenwriting histories and myths of the profession • Screenwriting as creative labor • Screenwriters’ working lives • Screenwriting work and the how-to genre • Screenwriting work and inequalities Drawing on historical and critical perspectives of mainstream screenwriting in the USA and UK, as well as valuable interviews with working screenwriters, this book presents a highly original and multi-faceted study of screenwriting as creative labor and professional practice.</p
Managing food safety and hygiene: governance and regulation as risk management
No full textFood safety and hygiene is of critical importance to us all. In this wide ranging book, Bridget Hutter explores how we are all dependent on others to ensure that the food we consume from food in the retailing and hospitality sectors is safe. This has prompted a governance system embracing state regulation and groups beyond the state such as consumers, insurance, media and businesses themselves. The book argues that state regulation is ‘necessary but not sufficient’ as an influence on business risk management practices. Using research data from the UK, the author examines the relative importance of these other groups, in relation to each other and in relation to state regulation
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