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Calliphoridae de Haute-Volta et de Côte d'Ivoire : avec quelques notes sur ceux du Mali, du Sénégal, de la Guinée et du Dahomey (Dipt. Cyclorhapha)
No full textRickenbach André, Hamon J., Ovazza M. Calliphoridae de Haute Volta et de Côte d'Ivoire, avec quelques notes sur ceux du Mali, du Sénégal, de la Guinée et du Dahomey [Dipt. Cyclorhapha]. In: Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France, volume 67 (5-6), Mai-juin 1962. pp. 132-141
Bengalia roubaudi Rickenbach, Hamon & Mouchet 1960
No full text6. Bengalia roubaudi Rickenbach, Hamon & Mouchet, 1960 Figs. 119–139. Bengalia roubaudi Rickenbach, Hamon & Mouchet, 1960: 155, 156 fig. 1. Holotype male (IRD, examined), by original designation. Type locality: Democratic Republic of Congo, Brazzaville. For more details, see below. Bengalia roubaudi: Zumpt 1962b: 241. Bengalia roubaudi: Pont, 1980: 791. Catalogue entry. Afridigalia roubaudi: Lehrer 2005: 65, 66 figs. 28A–E. Angola (Congulu). Afridigalia roubaudi: Lehrer 2006: 9. Angola (Congulu). Diagnosis. Male. Length: 9–11mm (n=4). Frons at vertex / head width ratio: 0.23–0.26 (mean 0.25, n=4). Easily recognisable by the shape of the ST5 flap and the strikingly narrow frons for a Bengalia species. Anepimeron with predominantly dark setulae, lower ones may appear yellowish in some lights; very few truly yellow setulae present in lower hind corner. Fore tibia without short v spine-like setae. Mid tibia without a fringe. Hind tibia with a very sparse fringe consisting of 5–7 thin setae on av surface only, about as long as or slightly longer than width of tibia. ST5 flap (Fig. 133) distally convex. Distiphallus with a distal finger shaped like strongly sclerotised short peg, a little shorter than the one in B. depressa, hidden from lateral view by sclerotisation proceeding form upper lip to base of antler. Each finger proceeding obliquely mediad and distad in dorsal view. Upper lip almost straight in dorsal view, a small emargination laterally on each side; strongly concave on underside in front view. Dorsolateral wing as in Fig. 128. Tip of antler claw-like, a short basal tooth opposing the curved distal tip (Fig. 132). Female. Unknown. Discussion. The species is very rare. The convex ST5 flap is unique for a Bengalia. Biology. Capture dates for the material I have examined are from March, April and November. The Angola specimen from “Congulu” in BMNH was captured in April (“iv”) according to the label, not September (“IX”) as given by Lehrer (2006: 9). Distribution. * Angola, * Democratic Republic of Congo. Material examined. Type material. Bengalia roubaudi Rickenbach, Hamon & Mouchet, 1960. Holotype male, in IRD, labelled (1) BRAZZAVILLE / IEC 15.11.59 / J. Hamon réc [handwritten]; (2) BENGALIA / roubaudi n. sp. / A. Rickenbach ORSTOM dét. [handwritten in blue ball-point pen], except last line, which is printed; a dotted line present along upper and lower edge of label; whole label coloured red by red pencil]; (3) 143 [handwritten in blue]. The specimen has the tip of the abdomen removed. The genitalia are on a separate slide. Note. Rickenbach, Hamon & Mouchet (1960: 157) described the species on the basis of two males and stated that “L’holotype et le paratype sont conservés à l’Institut d’Enseignement et de Recherches Tropicales…” [now = IRD]. The holotype is not labelled with a holotype label and the authors did not specify in the original publication which of the two identically labelled specimens is the holotype. However, the holotype has the “n.sp.” label (label no. 2 above) coloured all over with red, and a small label (“143”) referring to a numbered microscope slide. The slide with the dissected genitalia is labelled “ Holotype ” / “143” / “ Bengalia / roubaudi / n.sp. / Brazzaville” so there is no doubt which specimen is the holotype. The slide has two small circular and one large square cover slip for (from left to right) the distiphallus, the ST5 and ST5 flap, and the flat-mounted cerci and surstyli. Paratype. IRD: 1 male (1) BRAZZAVILLE / IEC 15.11.59 / J. Hamon réc.; (2) BENGALIA / roubaudi n.sp. / A. Rickenbach ORSTOM dét. [handwritten, except last line, which is printed; a dotted line present along upper and lower edge of label; a broad oblique red line crosses the label, colouring by red pencil]. Note. The “n.sp.” label has obviously been furnished with the broad oblique red line to distinguish it from the holotype. This specimen has not been dissected. Other material. BMNH: Angola: 1 male labelled (1) ANGOLA: / Congulu. / iv. 1934. / K.Jordan. / B.M.1934- 435 [printed]; (2) Afridigalia ♂ / roubaudi (R.,H. & M.) / Det. Dr. A.Z.LEHRER / 2005 [pinhole in the middle of the label]; (3) Afridigalia ♂ / roubaudi (R.,H. & M.) / Det. Dr. A.Z.LEHRER / 2005 [pinhole towards the right end of the label]; (4) My determination label. The specimen had been dissected by Lehrer. The genitalia, consisting of the epandrial complex, the hypandrial complex with aedeagus, a large flat piece of unknown identity, whereas the ST5 flap was lacking, were in glycerol in a big plastic vial when received by me. The genitalia were removed from the vial by slitting it across with a scalpel, and the various parts transferred to glycerol in a glass microvial which was placed under the original labels. For a description of the condition of the specimen, see section Material and methods, above. NMSA: Democratic Republic of Congo: 1 male labelled: (1) COLL.MUS. CONGO / Banana / 31- III – 1903 / (Dr. J. Bequaert) [handwritten except first line which is printed]; (2) slide no. 17 [Zumpt’s handwriting]; (3) Bengalia / roubaudi / R. H. & M. [Zumpt’s handwriting]; (4) NMSA-DIP / 57939 [printed]; (5) NATAL MUSEUM / Pietermaritzburg / South Africa [printed on green label]; (6) KR’s determination label. The accompanying slide no. 17 in NMSA examined. It is labelled: (Upper label) Bengalia / roubaudi R., H., & M. / ♂ term. 17; (Lower label) Banana / Belg. Congo / 31.III. 1903 [both labels in Zumpt’s handwriting]. Genitalia squashed flat in Zumpt fashion.Published as part of Rognes, Knut, 2012, 3553, pp. 1-79 in Zootaxa 3553 on pages 46-4
Dr. Duane M. Jackson, Morehouse College, July 2011
No full textThis video is a conversation with Dr. Duane M. Jackson. Dr. Jackson talks about his paper, "Recall and the Serial Position Effect: The Role of Primacy and Recency on Accounting Students' Performance." Jackie Daniel, AUC Woodruff Library, is the interviewer
"Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States" By M. Carey.
No full text"Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States: containing bried sketches of the moral and political character of those states.
By M. Carey, member of the American philosophical, and of the American Antiquarian Society, and author of The Olive Branch, Cindiciae Hibernicae, essays on banking, on political economy, and on internal improvement.
To which are now added the English editor's comments on the subject; together with Important Advice to Emigrants, and Cautions Against Impositions Practiced in the Outports
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
No full textWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Dr. Glendon Swarthout
No full textHosted by Roger M. Busfield, MSU Assistant Professor of Speech and Theater, Meet the Author is designed to introduce a general audience to a contemporary author and their work through in-depth interviews. This episode features a conversation between Dr. Glendon Swarthout, prolific author and English professor at MSU, and assistant professors Sam S. Baskett and Theodore B. Strandness
Incidence of use of various myocardial infarct treatments in 2 Swiss regions
No full textTwo regions in Switzerland (Vaud-Fribourg and Ticino) participate in the WHO MONICA project (MONItoring of trends and determinants in CArdiovascular disease). Within this context, all hospitalizations of men for ischemic heart disease will be recorded during a period of ten years. All cases are classified according to uniform criteria, in three categories: definite myocardial infarction, possible myocardial infarction or no myocardial infarction. In 1986, the records were completed with a summary of treatments. The treatment of 334 patients with definite myocardial infarction, aged between 25 and 64 years, surviving after 27 days are analyzed (VD-FR: 217; TI: 117). Results show that anticoagulants were administered in a routine fashion (in 97% of the cases), whilst thrombolysis, applied in 1986 by only one hospital in each area, concerned only 9% of the patients. As compared to Ticino, VD-FR distinguished itself by its significantly higher use of anti-arrhythmia drugs (69% versus 47%; p less than 0.005), nitrates (97% versus 86%; p less than 0.005) and beta-blockers (57% versus 43%; p less than 0.05). Furthermore, patients from VD-FR spent more time in the intensive care unit (6.4 versus 3.7 days; p less than 0.005) and participated more frequently in rehabilitation programmes (47% versus 12%; p less than 0.005). The discussion compares the observed therapy with results published in the literature
Simulation of thermal plant optimization and hydraulic aspects of thermal distribution loops for large campuses
No full textFollowing an introduction, the author describes Texas A&M University and its utilities system. After that, the author presents how to construct simulation models for chilled water and heating hot water distribution systems. The simulation model was used in a $2.3 million Ross Street chilled water pipe replacement project at Texas A&M University. A second project conducted at the University of Texas at San Antonio was used as an example to demonstrate how to identify and design an optimal distribution system by using a simulation model. The author found that the minor losses of these closed loop thermal distribution systems are significantly higher than potable water distribution systems. In the second part of the report, the author presents the latest development of software called the Plant Optimization Program, which can simulate cogeneration plant operation, estimate its operation cost and provide optimized operation suggestions. The author also developed detailed simulation models for a gas turbine and heat recovery steam generator and identified significant potential savings. Finally, the author also used a steam turbine as an example to present a multi-regression method on constructing simulation models by using basic statistics and optimization algorithms. This report presents a survey of the author??s working experience at the Energy Systems Laboratory (ESL) at Texas A&M University during the period of January 2002 through March 2004. The purpose of the above work was to allow the author to become familiar with the practice of engineering. The result is that the author knows how to complete a project from start to finish and understands how both technical and nontechnical aspects of a project need to be considered in order to ensure a quality deliverable and bring a project to successful completion. This report concludes that the objectives of the internship were successfully accomplished and that the requirements for the degree of Degree of Engineering have been satisfied
Little evidence that hepatitis C virus leads to a higher risk of mortality in the absence of cirrhosis and excess alcohol intake: the Swiss Hepatitis C Cohort Study
No full textThe objective of this study was to describe the all-cause mortality of participants in the Swiss Hepatitis C Cohort compared to the Swiss general population. Patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection attending secondary and tertiary care centres in Switzerland. One thousand six hundred and forty-five patients with HCV infection were followed up for a mean of over 2 years. We calculated all-cause standardized mortality ratios (SMR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) using age, sex and calendar year-specific Swiss all-cause mortality rates. Multivariable Poisson regression was used to model the variability of SMR by cirrhotic status, HCV genotype, infection with hepatitis B virus or HIV, injection drug use and alcohol intake. Sixty-one deaths were recorded out of 1645 participants. The crude all-cause SMR was 4.5 (95% CI: 3.5-5.8). Patients co-infected with HIV had a crude SMR of 20 (95% CI: 11.1-36.1). The SMR of 1.1 (95% CI: 0.63-2.03) for patients who were not cirrhotic, not infected with HBV or HIV, did not inject drugs, were not heavy alcohol consumers (<or=40 g/day) and were not genotype 3, indicated no strong evidence of excess mortality. We found little evidence of excess mortality in hepatitis C infected patients who were not cirrhotic, in the absence of selected risk factors. Our findings emphasize the importance of providing appropriate preventive advice, such as counselling to avoid alcohol intake, in those infected with HCV
Medical education, professional learning and action research in the health service: assessment, interventions and future models for General Practice vocational training of senior house officers.
No full textThe education of hospital doctors has been criticised because of its large service commitment and poor educational structure, and this particularly applies
to the hospital Senior House Officer (SHO) component of general practice vocational training. This study set out to assess the effect of local interventions to improve SHO
education. This required the design and application of a system to assess SHO educational posts, a classification of interventions and the use of a local research cycle to determine the effect of interventions applied. The study involved 80 doctors training for general practice, working in 137 SHO posts, at two district general hospitals in Southern England between 1993 and 1999. Established principles of the action research cycle were applied. These
linked quantitative and qualitative research on the local problems in SHO education, with design of interventions to resolve these problems, the action of applying an intervention and then further research to determine if the problems had resolved. Quantitative research involved the design, piloting and assessment of an SHO Educational Audit Project (SEAP) questionnaire applied sixmonthly.qualitative
methods involved monthly focus groups, interviews and a field diary. Interventions included letters, feedback, facilitated group discussion, interviews, and external visits. Changes were seen in rates of appraisal, teaching,
attendance, and contact with GP mentors. An intervention to increase the amount of induction to SHO posts was ineffective. The number of completed action research cycles applied (seven) and duration of the study (six years) exceeded those seen within the existing literature on
action research. This study was also the first description of action research in the setting of medical education for SHOs. It was concluded that the action research cycle was a framework in which acknowledged research methods were placed and should not be seen as a method in its own right. The action research cycle links the disciplines of research, learning theory and organizational development. It is a cycle that can contribute to the individual
learning of a professional because it gathers evidence of change using research methods rather than intuition and an assumption of change. Action research can be seen as an improved model for professional learning because
it provides focused information and feedback. A model for future general practice training at SHO level was also identified from the study results. This was an "elective" style period where the doctor selected several specialities to work within an outpatient or community setting. The model included induction, appraisal and day-to-day supervision, along with regular contact with general practice and the general practice trainer. Other theory generated by this study related to thresholds for behaviour
change, achieving enduring change, the three components that contribute to change (setting, intervention and follow up), the types of educational supervisor and an apprentice cycle for learning. The system for assessing the standards of SHO education, the range of interventions and the action research model used in this study are applicable to
other similar settings. The outcomes in other settings will depend on local circumstances and have to be determined by further local research with an action research framework.
Since completion of this study, new posts for GP education have been piloted and financed by the Director of Postgraduate General Practice Education throughout the Wessex region. Course organisers specifically for SHO
education have been appointed for every vocational training scheme in Wessex and have been able to apply the principles of action research using the monitoring system outlined in this study
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