155 research outputs found
The Writings of Nilus of Ancyra: Selected Issues
No full textWydział Filologii Polskiej i KlasycznejPraca została poświęcona pisarstwu Nila z Ankyry, płodnemu, choć dość enigmatycznemu autorowi z przełomu IV i V wieku. Zawarte w niej rozważania skupione zostały wokół obrazotwórczego i perswazyjnego potencjału jego dzieł, realizowanego w procesie literackiego przekazu. Za oś rozważań posłużyła metaforyka sportowa: ulubione i najczęściej stosowane narzędzie literackie autora. W 1 rozdziale przedstawiono jego sylwetkę, informacje o zachowanych w języku greckim dziełach, jak i erudycji literackiej oraz wykształceniu. 2 rozdział poświęcono poszukiwaniom jego odbiorcy poprzez skonstruowanie obrazu wirtualnego czytelnika, a także zagadnieniom metafory w ujęciu kognitywnym (Lakoff, Johnson) oraz ucieleśnionego znaczenia. Omówiłem również tradycję obrazowania sportowego w greckiej literaturze oraz status sportu w epoce późnego antyku. W 3 rozdziale sportowa metaforyka Nila została scharakteryzowana pod kątem ilościowym, jakościowym oraz widocznych w niej inspiracji dziełami starszych autorów. W rozdziale 4 przedstawiono literacki świat, jaki Nil konstruuje sportową metaforyką, wraz z potencjalnymi psychospołecznymi konsekwencjami w odbiorze metafory przez czytelnika. Natomiast ostatni rozdział poświęcony został większym całościom tekstowym w dziełach Nila, ukazując, w jakiś sposób autor konstruuje sekwencje (kody) literackie przy użyciu rozmaitych narzędzi.The work is dedicated to the writings of Nilus of Ancyra, a prolific, though somewhat enigmatic author living at the turn of the 4th and 5th centuries. The subject under scrutiny is the imagery and persuasive potential of his works in the process of literary transmission. At the center of the considerations presented here is the author’s favorite and most commonly used literary tool: sport metaphors. The 1st chapter is dedicated to what we know of the author and his Greek works, as well as to his literary erudition and learning. The 2nd chapter attempts to find recipients of his works through constructing the image of his virtual reader. It also presents a cognitive approach to the metaphor (Lakoff-Johnson theory) and embodied cognition theory, as well as an overview of the history of sport in Greek literature and its status in the Late Antiquity. Nilus’ sport metaphors have undergone a quantitative and qualitative analysis in the 3rd chapter; here also attention has been drawn to some of its literary inspirations. 4th chapter is focused on the literary world created by Nilus by using his sport metaphors, together with potential psychosocial consequences to the readers. The final chapter is dedicated to the larger text entities in his works, in order to show how the author constructs literary sequences (codes) by combining multiple tools
Forest microclimate data from 2nd order sites
No full textDescription:
Microclimate records collected from SAFE Project 2nd order sitesfrom 2013-2017
Project: This dataset was collected as part of the following SAFE research project: Microclimate stratification in modified forests
XML metadata: GEMINI compliant metadata for this dataset is available here
Files: This dataset consists of 2 files: template_Hardwick2ndOrder.xlsx, microclim-2nd.RData
template_Hardwick2ndOrder.xlsx
This file only contains metadata for the files below
microclim-2nd.RData
Description: RData file containing object 'second' that stores the data
This file contains 1 data tables:
Forest microclimate data from 2nd order sites (described in worksheet Data)
Description: Microclimate records collected from SAFE Project 2nd order sitesfrom 2013-2017
Number of fields: 6
Number of data rows: Unavailable (table metadata description only).
Fields:
Plot: Location of record (Field type: Location)
time: Date and time of record (Field type: Datetime)
Temp: Air temperature 1 m above ground (Field type: Numeric)
RH: Relative humidity. (Field type: Numeric)
LoggerType: Make of datalogger that was used (Lascar or iButton) (Field type: ID)
LoggerID: Unique reference number for the datalogger (Field type: ID)
Date range: 2013-05-08 to 2017-08-03
Latitudinal extent: 4.6317 to 4.7714
Longitudinal extent: 116.9477 to 117.699
Aboveground biomass estimation in tropical forests at single tree level with ALS data
No full textIn this paper we present a study on the estimation of the aboveground biomass in tropical forests at single tree level using airborne laser scanning (ALS) data. Individual tree crowns (ITCs) are firstly detected using a method based on an adaptive window that change its size according to tree height. The diameter at breast height (DBH) and the aboveground biomass (AGB) of each ITC then are predicted using standard allometric models. Lastly, the AGB values are aggregated at plot level, and compared with field measured values. The results show that it is possible to accurately predict the aboveground biomass of tropical forests at single tree level using ALS dat
Pseudo-Nilus’s Narrationes: a product of Julian’s edict against Christian teachers?
No full textThis paper suggests that the Narrationes, which have been attributed to Nilus of Ancyra or an unknown Sinai monk, was composed as a result of the Emperor Julian’s Edict prohibiting Christians from teaching pagan literature. This article begins by describing the Narrationes and how scholarship has identified its author and composition date. It then presents the evidence of the Sinai monastic communities as described in the Narrationes as indicative of a fourth century date
Altitudinal gradient of microclimate
No full text<b>Description: </b><p>Microclimate records collected along a gradient of altitude</p><p><b>Project: </b>This dataset was collected as part of the following SAFE research project: <a href="https://www.safeproject.net/projects/project_view/111"><b>Microclimate stratification in modified forests</b></a></p><p><b>XML metadata: </b>GEMINI compliant metadata for this dataset is available <a href="https://www.safeproject.net/datasets/xml_metadata?id=116">here</a></p><p><b>Files: </b>This consists of 1 file: template-AltitudinalMicroclimate.xlsx</p><p><b>template-AltitudinalMicroclimate.xlsx</b></p><p>This file contains dataset metadata and 2 data tables:</p><ol><li><p><b>Elevation of study sites</b> (described in worksheet SiteElevation)</p><p>Description: Elevation of study sites</p><p>Number of fields: 2</p><p>Number of data rows: 12</p><p>Fields: </p><ul><li><b>Plot</b>: Location of record (Field type: Location)</li><li><b>Elevation</b>: Altitude of site (Field type: Numeric)</li></ul></li><li><p><b>Altitudinal gradient of microclimate</b> (described in worksheet Data)</p><p>Description: Microclimate records collected along a gradient of altitude</p><p>Number of fields: 6</p><p>Number of data rows: 124901</p><p>Fields: </p><ul><li><b>Plot</b>: Location of record (Field type: Location)</li><li><b>time</b>: Date and time of record (Field type: Datetime)</li><li><b>Temp</b>: Air temperature 1 m above ground (Field type: Numeric)</li><li><b>RH</b>: Relative humidity. (Field type: Numeric)</li><li><b>LoggerType</b>: Make of datalogger that was used (Lascar or iButton) (Field type: ID)</li><li><b>LoggerID</b>: Unique reference number for the datalogger (Field type: ID)</li></ul></li></ol><p><b>Date range: </b>2013-06-06 to 2017-05-10</p><p><b>Latitudinal extent: </b>4.6740 to 4.6858</p><p><b>Longitudinal extent: </b>117.5357 to 117.5532</p>
Topography shapes the structure, composition and function of tropical forest landscapes
No full textTopography is a key driver of tropical forest structure and composition, as it constrains local
nutrient and hydraulic conditions within which trees grow. Yet, we do not fully understand how
changes in forest physiognomy driven by topography impact other emergent properties of forests,
such as their aboveground carbon density (ACD). Working in Borneo – at a site where 70-m-tall
forests in alluvial valleys rapidly transition to stunted heath forests on nutrient-depleted dip slopes
– we combined field data with airborne laser scanning and hyperspectral imaging to characterise
how topography shapes the vertical structure, wood density, diversity and ACD of nearly 15 km2
of old-growth forest. We found that subtle differences in elevation – which control soil chemistry
and hydrology – profoundly influenced the structure, composition and diversity of the canopy.
Capturing these processes was critical to explaining landscape-scale heterogeneity in ACD, highlighting
how emerging remote sensing technologies can provide new insights into long-standing
ecological question
Increased importance of terrestrial vertebrate seed dispersal in tropical logged forests
No full textA large seed dispersal experiement combining seed tracking and camera trapping at ten forest sites along a wide gradient of historical logging disturbance with AGB ranging between 4.7 and 614.0 Mg ha-1, all part of the established SAFE mammal survey network. Each experiment was run for a consecutive five days using experimental seeds with different hardness (fleshy vs hard) and size (large vs small). Each seed was tracked with a spool.
Project: This dataset was collected as part of the following SAFE research project: Resilience of Tropical Forest Ecosystem Processes to the Interactive Effects of El Nino and Forest Disturbance
Funding: These data were collected as part of research funded by:
Natural Environment Research Council (Directed grant, NE/P00363X/1, https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=NE%2FP00363X%2F1)
This dataset is released under the CC-BY 4.0 licence, requiring that you cite the dataset in any outputs, but has the additional condition that you acknowledge the contribution of these funders in any outputs.
XML metadata: GEMINI compliant metadata for this dataset is available here
Files: This consists of 1 file: template_seed_experiment_LanQieJan9.xlsx
template_seed_experiment_LanQieJan9.xlsx
This file contains dataset metadata and 2 data tables:
Seed fate (described in worksheet Seed fate)
Description: seed fate and removal distance of 12000 experimental seeds of different treatments at all sites
Number of fields: 14
Number of data rows: 12000
Fields:
seed.id: Seed ID (Field type: ID)
Grid: Experimental site ID, with the same Grid identifier used in the core SAFE project small mammal trapping work -- see SAFE dataset 256 "CORE SAFE PROJECT SMALL MAMMAL TRAPPING DATA" (Field type: ID)
Point: experimental points, selected from the camera trap points in SAFE gazetteer (Field type: Location)
Day: The day of the seed outcome. Each experimental point was set up on Day 1 and checked on Day 2-6. This numeric variable is used for temporal analysis. For treating Day as a random effect, an additional "date" label can be created by pasting Grid and Day. (Field type: Numeric)
type: Experiment seed type. OP = oil palm fruit, PK1 = single pumpkin seed, PK10 = pumpkin seed cluster of 10, PK20 = pumpkin seed cluster of 20, PT = pistachio nut. For analysis, these were classified as fleshy (OP) vs hard (other seeds), and large (> 10 g; OP, PK10, PK20) vs small (< 10 g; PT, PK1). (Field type: Categorical)
trmt: Experiment treatment. Control = seeds accessible by all animals, Cage = exclosure cage treatment with 10x10cm entrances where large vertebrates were excluded (Field type: Categorical)
Distance: Seed removal distance (Field type: Numeric)
Bearing: Compass bearing of the removed seed from experimental point (Field type: Numeric)
Location: Location of removed seed. Free text can be grouped into categories for analysis. (Field type: Comments)
fate: Seed fate. Untouched = intact and not moved. Uneaten = removed but uneaten (dispersed). Eaten = eaten or partially eaten. Unknown = seed dragged into burrows, nests or up trees with seed fate unknown, presumed eaten in analsysis to be conservative about seed dispersal (Field type: Categorical)
Day.3: Fate of dispersed seeds on subsequent days, Day.3 - Day.6, where applicable, e.g. a seed dispersed on Day 4 would only be monitored on Day 5 and Day 6. Also, not all dispersed seeds could be practically monitored. (Field type: Categorical)
Day.4: Fate of dispersed seeds on subsequent days, Day.3 - Day.6, where applicable, e.g. a seed dispersed on Day 4 would only be monitored on Day 5 and Day 6. Also, not all dispersed seeds could be practically monitored. (Field type: Categorical)
Day.5: Fate of dispersed seeds on subsequent days, Day.3 - Day.6, where applicable, e.g. a seed dispersed on Day 4 would only be monitored on Day 5 and Day 6. Also, not all dispersed seeds could be practically monitored. (Field type: Categorical)
Day.6: Fate of dispersed seeds on subsequent days, Day.3 - Day.6, where applicable, e.g. a seed dispersed on Day 4 would only be monitored on Day 5 and Day 6. Also, not all dispersed seeds could be practically monitored. (Field type: Categorical)
Camera trap records (described in worksheet Camera trap records)
Description: For each visit to seed experiment by animals recorded by camera traps, we recorded the functional group (large vertebrate or small vertebrate) and seed activity (eating or moving)
Number of fields: 12
Number of data rows: 2594
Fields:
Grid: Experimental site ID, with the same Grid identifier used in the core SAFE project small mammal trapping work -- see SAFE dataset 256 "CORE SAFE PROJECT SMALL MAMMAL TRAPPING DATA" (Field type: ID)
Point: experimental points, selected from the camera trap points in SAFE gazetteer (Field type: Location)
Day: The day of the camera trap record. Each experimental point was set up on Day 1 and checked on Day 2-6. This numeric variable is used for temporal analysis. For treating Day as a random effect, an additional "date" label can be created by pasting Grid and Day. (Field type: Numeric)
trmt: Experiment treatment. Control = seeds accessible by all animals, Cage = exclosure cage treatment with 10x10cm entrances where large vertebrates were excluded (Field type: Categorical)
func.group: functional group of the seed visitor (Field type: Categorical)
aminal.comment: animal species if possible to identify on photos, with some level of uncertainty (Field type: Comments)
visit.number: visit number of the apparent repeated visits by the same animal, with some level of uncertainty (Field type: Numeric)
PIT.tag: the PIT tag number of tagged animals entering cage, detected by the antenna and recorded by the data logger (Field type: ID)
estimated.body.size: body size estimate from photos, in mm, with some level of uncertainty (Field type: Comments)
activity: observed interaction with seeds, with details in the next column. For analysis, "investigate" was not considered an active interaction. (Field type: Categorical)
activity.comment: detailed comments on the activity (Field type: Comments)
seed.type: the seed type(s) interacted with, if possible to determine, with some level of uncertainty (Field type: Categorical)
Date range: 2017-03-01 to 2017-10-31
Latitudinal extent: 4.6881 to 4.7519
Longitudinal extent: 116.9633 to 117.593
Elias Ekdikos as the Author of the Anthologium gnomicum (CPG 7716): A Research Update
No full textDespite different attributions to well-known writers of chapter collections, viz. Maximus the Confessor, John of Karpathos, Nilus of Ancyra, and Symeon the New Theologian, the Anthologium gnomicum (CPG 7716), a collection of ascetic and gnomic chapters from late 11th-early 12th century, should in all likelihood if not with certainty be attributed to Elias Ecdicus. In this article the author has sought to give a survey of the different attributions as well as a further identification of the author named Elias Ecdicus. For this purpose three kinds of sources have been used : the rich manuscript tradition of the Anthologium (12th-19th century), the collection’s reception by later Byzantine authors, and the arguments advanced by scholars from the 17th century up to now.Bien qu’attribué à différents auteurs de recueils de chapitres, à savoir Maxime le Confesseur, Jean de Karpathos, Nil d’Ancyre et Syméon le Nouveau Théologien, l’Anthologium gnomicum (CPG 7716), une collection de chapitres ascétiques et gnomiques de la fin du 11e-début du 12e siècle, doit selon toute vraisemblance, sinon avec certitude, être attribuée à Èlias Ekdikos. Dans cet article, l’auteur enquête sur ces différentes attributions et propose une identification plus poussée de l’auteur nommé Èlias Ekdikos. Dans ce but, trois type de sources ont été utilisées : la riche tradition manuscrite de l’Anthologie (12e-19e s.), la réception de la collection par des auteurs byzantins plus tardifs, et les arguments avancés par les chercheurs du 17e siècle à nos jours.De Ridder Eva. Elias Ekdikos as the Author of the Anthologium gnomicum (CPG 7716): A Research Update. In: Revue des études byzantines, tome 73, 2015. pp. 203-227
Rooted Cutting of Gymnostoma Sumatranum for Land Reclamation in Degraded Ultramafic Forests in Sabah
No full textGymnostoma sumatranum, a member of the Casuarinaceae family, is a resilient tree species well-adapted to nutrient-deficient soils. In Sabah, it stands out among the three and widely distributed Casuarina species, holding promise for land reclamation initiatives in degraded ultramafic forests. This comprehensive study addresses three primary objectives for effective G. sumatranum propagation, 1) sprig selection for rooted cutting, 2) impact of commercial rooting hormones on growth and nodulation, and 3) identification of suitable potting media for seedling development. The results indicated that the middle-part sprig is preferable for rooted cutting, with a higher rooting percentage (75.9%) compared to the upper-part sprig (57.5%). Additionally, the use of Seradix-3 as a growth hormone treatment yields significant improvements in explant length and root production. However, variations in root nodulation, influenced by different treatments, suggested limitations in commercial rooting hormones, with only 31% of rooted explants exhibiting nodulation. This underscores the need for further research to comprehend factors influencing nodulation in this context. In terms of potting media, river sand (R-sand) emerges as the most effective for G. sumatranum seedling development in the nursery stage based on S-index (healthy seedlings = 31.5%) and growth index (Height = 51.14±14.82 mm; N-Branch = 51.14±14.82), emphasising the critical role of proper potting medium selection for optimal seedling growth and survival. The study also highlights previous restoration efforts by the Sabah Forestry Department, utilising G. sumatranum and other pioneer species to restore degraded ultramafic areas in Sabah. Overall, these results contribute to the long-term goal of restoring the functioning capacity of valuable ultramafic ecosystems and promoting sustainable reforestation practices
3D pointcloud data of the world's tallest tropical tree to date
No full textThis data results from the recent discovery of the worldâs tallest tropical tree (Shorea faguetiana), possibly the worldâs tallest angiosperm, located in the rainforests of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Through consideration of both mechanical (risk of wind damage) and ecophysiological constraints we argue in publications related to this data that this tree is close to the maximum height possible for angiosperms (flowering plants), around 100 m
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