727 research outputs found
ELMs and disruptions in ITER: Expected Energy Fluxes on Plasma Facing Components from Multi-machine Experimental Extrapolations and Consequences for ITER Operation
No full textCRPPSPCcont. of author list: G. Maddaluno, D. Whyte, A. Leonard, M. Fenstermacher, R.A. Pitts, I. Landman, B. Bazylev, S. Pestchanyi, A. Zhitlukhin, V.Podkovyrov , N. Klimov, V. Safronov, M. Becoulet, B. Kuteev, V. Koidan, L. Khimchenk
A historical review of the Carrie Steele-Pitts home, incorporated in Fulton county, Georgia, 1979
No full textThis study is a historical review of the Carrie Steele-Pitts Home, Inc., a foster care facility. The Carrie Steele-Pitts Home has been in existence since 1886. Its main purpose was and still is to care for neglected boys and girls. The purpose of this study demonstrates the fact that the Black community has played a very important role in the development of young people through the service of foster care
Putting web analytics to use creating a data driven website
No full textThis chapter examines a data-driven library website redesign and suggests informed best practices for pragmatically managing a redesign project.Citation: Pitts, J., & Coleman, T. L. (2013). The right tools for the job: Using analytics to
drive design. In T. Farney & N. McHale (Eds.). Web analytics strategies for information
professionals: A LITA guide (pp.131-145). Chicago : ALA TechSource
Leonard Pitts Jr., Columnist and Author, to Share Insights at Bombeck Writers\u27 Conference
No full textNews release announces that Leonard Pitts Jr. will travel to Dayton to take part in the Erma Bombeck Writers\u27 Workshop
Odontophotopsis hammetti Pitts, NEW SPECIES
No full text<i>Odontophotopsis hammetti</i> Pitts, NEW SPECIES <p> <b>Diagnosis of male.</b> This species can be recognized by the hind coxae with longitudinal hirsute carinae along their inner margin, and also having the mandible (Fig. 32) tridentate apically, weakly excised ventrally with the angle of excision obtusely angulate, the dorsal carina complete terminating at moderate tooth, and the apex vertical. Also, this species has a flattened to slightly concave mesosternum similar to other species of <i>Odontophotopsis</i>, but lacks the associated mesosternal processes and has dense plumose setal fringes on the metasoma (Fig. 33).</p> <p> <b>Description of male.</b> <i>Coloration</i> (Figs 32, 33). Body testaceous; flagellum and legs stramineous. Body clothed with dense, erect, brachyplumose, yellowish-white setae. T1 with sparse plumose fringe at distal margin. T2 and S2 with dense fringe of whitish plumose setae. T3–5 and S3–5 each with sparser, but conspicuous fringes of whitish plumose setae.</p> <p> <i>Head.</i> Head rounded to slightly quadrate posteriorly. Mandible (Fig. 32) tridentate, weakly excised beneath, excision obtuse, ventral tooth angulate; dorsal carina complete terminating at moderate tooth; apex vertical; mandible dilated ventrally beyond excision; mandible slightly curving ventrally towards apex. Clypeus depressed below margin of mandible, median area concave; surface of clypeus polished, impunctate, with few erect setae; apex truncate, not bidentate. F1 approximately 0.75X length of F2. Ocelli moderate in size, ocellocular distance approximately 1.25X greatest width of lateral ocellus. Head weakly sculptured with punctures slightly wider than setal bases; interstitial regions glabrous.</p> <p> <i>Mesosoma</i>. Sides and dorsum of pronotum coarsely punctate, dorsum with moderate, shallow punctures, sides with somewhat larger, contiguous punctures. Mesonotum with moderate, contiguous, shallow punctures. Notaulus obsolete on anterior 0.3 of mesonotum. Scutellum coarsely, confluently punctate. Axillae not projecting posteriorly. Dorsum and posterior face of propodeum conspicuously, shallow reticulate, reticulations extending on to sides of propodeum, either remaining reticulate laterally or becoming coarse, punctate-reticulate. Anterolateral area of mesopleuron with moderate, shallow, separated punctures; remainder of mesopleuron with deeper, contiguous to confluent punctures; interstitial areas micropunctate. Metapleuron polished. Mesosternal processes absent, but mesosternum flattened, impunctate; area narrow anteriorly just at midline, widening to mid coxal width posteriorly. Mid coxa edentate. Hind coxa with distinct hirsute carina running longitudinally along inner margin. Metasternum bidentate. Mid femur not swollen. Marginal cell on costa short, 1.25–1.5X length of stigma.</p> <p> <i>Metasoma</i>. First metasomal segment broad, nodose. Pygidium elongate and ovate, polished to weakly granulate along posterior margin, not strongly margined; S2 with felt line tuft-like, 0.2X length of tergal felt line. Hypopygium elongate and ovate. Genitalia (Fig. 64) with paramere acicular; cuspis elongate, approximately 0.5X free length of paramere, and cylindrical in lateral view, with moderate basal pit.</p> <p> <i>Female.</i> Unknown.</p> <p> <i>Length.</i> 11–13 mm.</p> <p> <b>Material examined.</b> Holotype: <b>California</b>, <i>Riverside Co</i>., Deep Canyon, 11.Nov.1963, coll. E. Schlinger (UCRC). Paratypes: <b>California</b>, <i>Riverside Co</i>., Deep Canyon: 1 male, 25. Sep.1969, 1 male, 26.Sep– 6. Oct.1969, 1 male, 9. Oct.1963, 2 males, 11.Nov.1963 (UCRC, EMUS).</p> <p> <b>Distribution.</b> Currently known only from Deep Canyon, but will presumably be found throughout at least the western Sonoran Desert.</p> <p> <b>Etymology.</b> Named after Samuel Dashiell Hammett (1894–1961), who was a well-known American author of hardboiled detective novels and short stories, and creator of the famous protagonist, Sam Spade.</p> <p> <b>Remarks.</b> Although this species lacks mesosternal processes, it clearly belongs in <i>Odontophotopsis</i> due the characteristic genitalia and overall appearance of the species (i.e., density of plumose setae, weakly punctate head, etc.). Furthermore, the species has the mesosternum broadly, but weakly concave and impunctate similar to other <i>Odontophotopsis</i> having mesosternal processes, but unlike <i>Sphaeropthalma</i>, which have the mesosternum punctate and convex on either side of the midline. The species belongs in the <i>O. parva</i> species-group, based on mandibular morphology and the bidentate metasternum. This is the only species in this species-group that lacks a densely granulate pygidium. However, recent phylogenetic analyses of <i>Odontophotopsis</i> (Pitts <i>et al.</i> 2010) suggest this species-group is paraphyletic with respect to the <i>O. tapajos</i> species-group. Some of these species lack developed mesosternal processes and all lack a granulate pygidium.</p>Published as part of <i>Pitts, James P., Wilson, Joseph S., Williams, Kevin A. & Boehme, Nicole F., 2010, Nocturnal velvet ant males (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) of Deep Canyon, California including four new species and a fifth new species from Owens Lake Valley, California, pp. 1-34 in Zootaxa 2553</i> on page 9, DOI: <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/196847">10.5281/zenodo.196847</a>
Futures of Populism and Economics
No full textIn this edition of the Futures of Work podcast, Harry Pitts is joined by Barry Eichengreen, Professor of Economics and Political Science at Berkeley, University of California, and author of The Populist Temptation: Economic Grievance and Political Action in the Modern Era. This episode was recorded live at the Bristol Festival of Ideas
Futures of Populism and Economics
No full textIn this edition of the Futures of Work podcast, Harry Pitts is joined by Barry Eichengreen, Professor of Economics and Political Science at Berkeley, University of California, and author of The Populist Temptation: Economic Grievance and Political Action in the Modern Era. This episode was recorded live at the Bristol Festival of Ideas
Tobantilla aleatrix Williams, Brothers & Pitts, sp. nov.
No full textTobantilla aleatrix Williams, Brothers & Pitts, sp. nov. (Figs 1, 7, 14) Diagnosis. FEMALE. The head and mesosoma are pale orange-brown with sparse pale golden setae dorsally (Fig. 1), the sculpture of the pronotum clearly evident; the mesosoma is longer than broad and evenly narrowed posterior to the pronotum; the scutellar scale is separated from the dorsal propodeal carinae; the posterior propodeal face is fairly densely clothed with pale golden setae dorsally (Fig. 1); T 2 is broadest posterior to its midlength, and has both an anterior and posterior pair of yellow integumental spots; and T 4 is clothed with black setae. Description. FEMALE. Body length 4.1–4.8 mm. Coloration. Body and appendages pale orange-brown except T 5 and S 5–6 paler yellowish-brown; T 2 with two pairs of separated yellow spots, anterior spots circular, much smaller than posterior triangular to trapezoidal patches. Tibial spurs white. Head and mesosoma clothed with fairly sparse decumbent pale golden or silvery lanceolate setae, except medial portion of mesosomal dorsum with a few dark brown setae interspersed, area directly anterior to scutellar scale with cluster of dark brown setae, and dorsum of head and mesosoma with scattered erect long brachyplumose brown setae; posterior face of propodeum with moderately dense decumbent pale golden setae and a few dark brown setae dorsally, almost glabrous ventrally. T 2 clothed with dark brown decumbent lanceolate setae between spots and along apical margin, lateral thirds and integumental spots with sparse silver decumbent and erect setae. T 3–4 entirely clothed with decumbent dark brown lanceolate setae. T 1, T 5 and S 1–5 clothed with silvery white decumbent and erect setae. T 6 and S 6 with erect brown setae. Head. Rounded posteriorly, with occipital carina stronger laterally from base of weak narrowly triangular glabrous tubercle on posterolateral margin. Head width 1.1 × pronotal width. Eye almost circular. Front, vertex and gena reticulate. Genal carina slightly produced, extending anteriorly to hypostomal carina. Mandible oblique, tapering, bidentate apically but preapical inner tooth minute and usually obliterated, unarmed ventrally. Antennal scrobe with distinct lateral vertical carina but no dorsal carina. Antennal tubercle finely and sparsely punctate basally. Scape simply punctate. Flagellomere 1 1.5 × pedicel length; flagellomere 2 1.3 × pedicel length. Mesosoma. Mesosomal length 1.1 × width; pronotum 1.1 × as wide as mesothorax. Mesosomal dorsum reticulate. Humeral carina well developed, extending mesally beyond strongly dentate epaulet. Lateral face of pronotum and mesopleuron micropunctate, dull, mesopleural ridge coarsely reticulate; clothed with fine recumbent setae. Metapleuron dorsal to endophragmal pit and dorsal two-thirds of lateral face of propodeum glabrous, smooth; ventral regions of metapleuron and lateral face of propodeum micropunctate and clothed with fine recumbent setae. In dorsal view, mesosoma gradually narrowed posterior to pronotum, lateral margin of mesothorax weakly sinuate anterior to propodeal spiracle. Scutellar scale narrow and highly raised, with broadly w-shaped transverse carina anterior to it. Moderate transverse carina separating dorsal and posterior propodeal faces on each side. Propodeum narrowed posterior to spiracle, posterolateral angle broadly rounded, posterior face weakly convex, vertical, reticulate and clothed with moderately dense decumbent lanceolate setae on dorsal half, smooth and almost glabrous ventrally. Metasoma. T 1 narrow and petiolate, somewhat cylindrical, 0.4 × as wide as T 2. T 2 1.1 × as long as wide, with maximum width slightly posterior to midlength. Disc of T 2 with moderate-sized longitudinally ovate contiguous punctures, except yellow spots sparsely punctate with interspaces wider than punctures; T 3–5 densely punctate. S 1 with low longitudinal carina, S 1–5 moderately punctate, punctures smaller and denser on S 3–5. Pygidium well defined by continuous lateral and apical carinae, posterior margin broadly convex, surface weakly convex with about 10 irregular longitudinal striae almost reaching apical margin, spaces between striae irregularly granulate. Male. Unknown. Type material. Holotype, Ƥ, ARGENTINA: Jujuy, Huacalera, 17 km.N. Tilcara, 2800 m., 6 January 1972, D.J.Brothers (MACN). Paratype, 1 Ƥ, same label data as holotype (DJBC). Distribution. This species is known only from the type locality. Host. Unknown. Etymology. From the Latin, the female of aleator, “gambler”; noun in apposition. This species, like two others here, is named after a work by Russian author Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, in this case the novel Игрок “The Gambler”, with an allusion to initial uncertainty about its specific status. Remarks. This species is very similar in many respects, particularly in color, to T. charrasca, with which it was initially confused. However, T. charrasca has the mesosomal dorsal pubescence denser (e.g., concealing the sculpture of the pronotum) as is that of the posterior face of the propodeum and of T 1, the anterior epaulet less developed, the mesosoma broader than long, the mesothorax as wide as the pronotum, the lateral margin of the mesosoma more strongly sinuate (broadening behind the pronotum then narrowing strongly to the propodeal spiracle and then almost straight to the blunt posterolateral angle of the propodeum), the second flagellomere about 1.1 × the length of the pedicel, and T 2 about as long as wide and with its greatest width slightly anterior to its midlength. In addition, T. charrasca has the femora distinctly darkened medially.Published as part of Williams, Kevin A., Brothers, Denis J. & Pitts, James P., 2011, New species of Tobantilla Casal, 1965 and a new genus and species, Gogoltilla chichikovi gen. et sp. nov., from Argentina (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae), pp. 41-68 in Zootaxa 3064 on pages 45-48, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.27895
Until the Storm Passes
No full textUntil the Storm Passes reveals how Brazil’s 1964–1985 military dictatorship contributed to its own demise by alienating the civilian political elites who initially helped bring it to power. Based on exhaustive research conducted in nearly twenty archives in five countries, as well as on oral histories with surviving politicians from the period, this book tells the surprising story of how the alternatingly self-interested and heroic resistance of the political class contributed decisively to Brazil’s democratization. As they gradually turned against military rule, politicians began to embrace a political role for the masses that most of them would never have accepted in 1964, thus setting the stage for the breathtaking expansion of democracy that Brazil enjoyed over the next three decades.
“In this remarkable study, Bryan Pitts shows how Brazil’s political class used notions of privilege and honor in order to navigate the spaces between the military dictatorship and popular movements. Through innovative research—including audio recordings of legislative proceedings made available to readers of this book—Until the Storm Passes skillfully captures the atmosphere of a pivotal moment in Brazilian history.” JACOB BLANC, author of Before the Flood: The Itaipu Dam and the Visibility of Rural Brazil
A timely and original addition to our understanding of the transition from military to democratic rule in Brazil. By providing an in-depth rereading of key political events during the dictatorship’s final years, Pitts fills a gap in the existing scholarship by advancing a somewhat revisionist, important argument about the relevance of the political class in the country’s recent history.” RAFAEL R. IORIS, author of Transforming Brazil: A History of National Development in the Postwar Er
Pitts inequalities and uncertainty principle for generalized fourier transform
No full textWe study the two-parameter family of unitary operators (equation presented) which are called (κ, a)-generalized Fourier transforms and defined by the a-deformed Dunkl harmonic oscillator δk,a = |x|2-aδκ -|x|a, a > 0, where δk is the Dunkl Laplacian. Particular cases of such operators are the Fourier and Dunkl transforms. The restriction of Fk,a to radial functions is given by an a-deformed Hankel transform Hλ,a. We obtain necessary and sufficient conditions for the weighted (Lp, Lq) Pitt inequalities to hold for the a-deformed Hankel transform. Moreover, we prove two-sided Boas-Sagher type estimates for the general monotone functions. We also prove sharp Pitts inequality for Fk,a transform in L2(ℝd) with the corresponding weights. Finally, we establish the logarithmic uncertainty principle for Fk,a. © The Author(s) 2016
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