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Pickard, R S, NX6275
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/410773Surname: PICKARD. Given Name(s) or Initials: R S. Military Service Number or Last Known Location: NX6275. Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 5635.226487
Item: [2016.0049.43040] "Pickard, R S, NX6275
Heavy metal pollution and blackheaded gull (larus ridibundus L.) breeding ecology
No full textHeavy metals in air, soil and water are a global problem and present a growing threat to the environment. These metals may have profound consequences for birds and can cause a number of sub-lethal effects, such as decreased reproductive success. The concentrations of selected heavy metals (As, Cd. Co, Cu, Fe, Pb, Mn, Ni, V, Zn) and Se in eggs and feathers from populations of black-headed gulls (Larus ridibundus L.) located on different colonies in the UK, which have different characteristics and are subject to different sources, types and degrees of pollution, were examined. Concentrations of As, Cu, Pb, Ni, Se and V measured in black-headed gull eggs were consistently high relative to those reported in previous field studies with other gull species. However, no significant effect was observed on the egg characteristics in terms of egg size and dimensions, shell thickness and index as a result of concentrations of metals measured in this study. Concentrations of Co, Fe and Ni were significantly negatively correlated with yolk:albumen ratio in the egg. The usefulness of sampling eggs to provide a reflection of local contamination has been demonstrated, with concentrations related to local sources of metal pollution and site differences reflected in sediment concentrations from previous studies. The importance of taking into account diffuse and historical pollution in addition to point source discharges has also been highlighted. As, Fe, Mn, Pb, Se, V and Zn were found at significantly higher concentrations in egg contents than egg shell, and Cd, Co and Ni concentrations were higher in shell than contents. Cu was distributed approximately equally. Within the egg contents, concentrations of As, Cu, Se and V were higher in the albumen than in the yolk, and Co, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn concentrations were higher in the yolk than the albumen. Cd was found mainly in the shell and concentrations in egg contents were largely undetectable. Comparisons were made between a colony subject to high-level commercial egg harvesting and an un-harvested site, and between pre- and post-harvesting eggs on the harvested site. Postcollection eggs were found to be of significantly lower quality than the pre-collection eggs and the eggs from the uncollected site, as indicated by yolk:albumen ratio. Concentration of metals in eggs as a result of relaying forced by commercial harvesting has been demonstrated, with concentrations of Co, Fe and Ni significantly higher in post-collection eggs compared to precollection eggs. Average nesting density was significantly lower on the collected colony than the uncollected colony. No effect on egg size was found as a result of changes in nesting density. Concentrations of metals in black-headed gull chick down were measured and compared to egg data in order to assess the usefulness of feathers as a tool for non-destructive monitoring of metal pollution. The results suggest that feathers may be good indicators for As and Zn, and possibly also for Mn and Ni. However, the sample masses were very small and for a number of metals concentrations were largely undetectable using the analytical equipment available in this study. Future work with larger samples of down would be prudent to further examine the use of chick down to provide an indication of the level of pollution to which birds are exposed. The importance of using appropriate washing procedures to remove exogenous contamination of feathers to assess internal concentrations has been demonstrate
Pickard, Kate E.R., letter, [May? 1855], to [William?] Still
No full textKate Pickard poses questions regarding the history of Peter Still's parents (“a knowledge of which is necessary to the complete narration of the story”), such as how long had Peter’s father been married when he purchased his freedom, what was the father’s employment before and after he was enslaved, and what were the details of the mother’s successful and unsuccessful escape attempts
Relapse rates following stage surgery in the treatment of recalcitrant talipes equinovarus: 9-16 year outcome study
No full textPurpose We aimed to identify the long-term rate of relapse of deformity in a cohort of children with talipes equinovarus and to correlate it with pre-operative grading.
Methods Between 1988 and 1995, 120 club feet in 86 patients were surgically treated. A review at an average follow-up of 11.5 years (range 9–16 years) was performed. Of 59 of the children, 69 feet were assessed clinically and data for the remaining 20 children (30 feet) were obtained from the records. The patients were assessed using the method of Bensahel and Dimeglio but radiological analysis was omitted. Functional and morphological evaluation was recorded.
Results Initial grades were grade 2 in 26 feet (26%), grade 3 in 48 feet (49%) and grade 4 in 25 feet (25%). Relapse occurred in one case in grade 2 (3.8%), 13 feet in grade 3 (27%) and in 19 in grade 4 (76%). Since an initial review in 1997, a further 12.5% of grade 3 and 25% of grade 4 feet have relapsed. Overall function did not correlate with severity of deformity.
Conclusion Relapse continues to occur after surgery during the first decade. There is a high rate of relapse (76%) in grade 4 feet
Mago O. Pickard-Cambridge 1882
No full textMago O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 Mago O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 (Type species by monotypy: Mago intentus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882). Diagnosis. According to Galiano’s (1968) key for amycine genera, the genus is similar to Hypaeus by having only small cheliceral teeth, although multiple, and by the ocular area being wider in the front, but differs by having the male clypeus lower or equal to the height of the radio of AME.Published as part of Ruiz, Gustavo R. S., 2017, On four new species of the jumping spider genus Mago O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 from South America (Araneae: Salticidae), pp. 584-593 in Zootaxa 4329 (6) on page 585, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4329.6.4, http://zenodo.org/record/100885
Pickard, Kate E.R., letter, Camillus, [N.Y.], March 21, 1853, to "Uncle Peter [Peter Still], [Boston]:
No full textKate Pickard acknowledges the receipt of Peter Still’s letter; relays news that she has received from her sister Julia in Alabama, including concerning his enslaved wife, sons and their owner; and implores Still not to despair over the prospects of gaining his family's freedom
Pickard, Kate E.R., letter, Camillus, [N.Y.], January 22, 1855, to "Uncle Peter" [Peter Still]:
No full textKate Pickard acknowledges the receipt of Peter Still’s letter; rejoices that Still's family is now free and encourages him to thank God for the same; advises that his children should pursue educations; relates how she learned of the Still family’s reunion; laments that the baby (Still’s grandchild) was left behind in Alabama; wonders if efforts to free the infant will delay the appearance of Still’s narrative; and provides news about her family members
Pickard, Kate, E.R., letter, Camillus, [N.Y.], August 26, 1855, to "Uncle Peter" [Peter Still]
No full textKate Pickard, now at home, reports to Peter Still that the first half of the book about Still’s experiences is completed, but has not yet been read by Mr. May; notes that “Mr. Hall of Syracuse will probably publish it”; inquires when Still might want to come “to hear it read” (noting that the first part cannot be set until that happens); and relates family news and good wishes
Pickard, Kate E.R., letter, Camillus, [N.Y.], April 24, 1854, to "Uncle Peter" [Peter Still]
No full textKate Pickard acknowledges the receipt of Peter Still’s letter; consoles Still regarding news that he has received relating to the price for freeing his enslaved family; relays family news (e.g., of her sister Julia's marriage to Mr. LeGrand Marvin, a lawyer of Buffalo, N.Y.); regrets that his summer fundraising visit to her area the previous year was not as successful as it might have been, had it occurred in the winter; and counsels Still to trust in the Lord
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