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Venustiano Carranza and Col. A. P. Blocksom
No full textImage of Colonel A. P. Blocksom, General Hugh Lenox Scott, and Mexican President Venustiano Carranza standing together on the Brownsville-Matamoros International Bridge, with a crowd gathered around them.Date refers to writing on verso. Recto: [inscribed on negative] Copyright R. Runyon
Belonging and not belonging : understanding India in novels by Paul Scott, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and V.S. Naipaul.
No full textPhDThis thesis is essentially about the "how" and "why" of the Indian
experience as documented in novels by Paul Scott, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
and V S Naipaul. The study points to the difficulty of arriving at any
conclusive definition of the country and its people. I show that
differences in attitudes, responses or behaviour are both overt and
subtle, and depend upon whether the writer or the character identifies
with the situation or community with which he or she interacts. It is
the individual's sense of belonging or not belonging to his or her own
group - be this along racial, cultural or gender lines - that accounts
for the differing perspectives evident in these novels. The points-of-
view of the outsider and the insider can therefore be seen as
mutual comments upon the other.
Since the struggle between belonging and not belonging becomes acute
when the old meets the new, focus is centred on communities
experiencing change. These include the British in India, West-Indian
Indians and westernised Indians. Despite their differences, all three
communities share similar reasons for either an acceptance or
rejection of the 'Other'. The thesis argues that the need for
emotional stability compels allegiance to the traditional group, while
the desire for individuality encourages surrender to the new. The
former nurtures a sense of belonging while, it is argued, that the
latter is perceived as the hallmark of those who do not belong.
Tensions arise when both these needs demand to be met. What I show to
be ironic in this struggle between belonging and not belonging is that
those things which individuals overtly reject are often unexpressed
parts of their personal pysche. The barrier between "them" and "us" is
therefore very fragile
The safety and effectiveness of different methods of ear wax removal: a systematic review and economic evaluation
No full textEar wax (cerumen) is a natural secretion produced to protect the inner ear from dirt and other fragments by moving these particles towards the outer ear. If this process does not happen properly, wax may build up causing blockage in the ear canal and the possibility of impaction. People with a build up of ear wax may suffer from hearing loss, discomfort and, on occasions, infection. It may present problems in assessing hearing, blocking the view of the ear drum during medical examination and interfering with the fitting or function of hearing aids. Although it is thought to affect between 2% and 6% of the population in the England and Wales, some groups may be at a higher risk, such as those using hearing aids or with small ear canals and/or skin conditions. Recurrence is thought to be high among some of these groups. The consequences of the build up of ear wax in the ear canal are thought to be a common reason for consultation and cost in general practice with over 2 million consultations per year in the NHS.Methods of removal of ear wax include drops, flushing with water in general practice, and removal with suction or probes in specialist clinics. The relative safety and benefits of these different methods of removal remains uncertain. This research will systematically review published and unpublished evidence on the clinical and cost effectiveness of different methods for the removal of ear wax. Where appropriate, it will develop an economic model using data from this systematic review and other relevant sources to estimate the relative costs and benefits of different methods. In addition, the project will provide recommendations for future research to try to help answer any remaining areas of uncertainty
Tachytrechus sanus Osten Sacken 1877
No full text<i>Tachytrechus sanus</i> Osten Sacken, 1877 <p>(Figs 27–39)</p> <p> <i>Tachytrechus sanus</i> Osten Sacken, 1877: 316.</p> <p> <i>Tetrechus spinitarsus</i> Van Duzee, 1924: 43.</p> <p> <i>Tachytrechus boharti</i> Harmston, 1968: 15, <b>syn. nov.</b></p> <p> <i>Tachytrechus duplicatus</i> Harmston, 1972: 157, <b>syn. nov.</b></p> <p> <i>Tachytrechus mchughi</i> Harmston, 1972: 156, <b>syn. nov.</b></p> <p> <b>Nematode.</b> <i>Parasitylenchus myiophagus</i> Poinar & Runyon (Parasitylenchidae).</p> <p> <b>Demasculinized males examined.</b> Holotype ♂ of <i>Tachytrechus boharti</i>, USA, California, Sierra County, Yuba Pass, 7 July 1964, RM Bohart (UCDC) [photos]; holotype ♂ of <i>Tachytrechus duplicatus</i>, USA, Oregon, Baker [City], 25 July 1965, FC Harmston (CAS) [photos]; holotype ♂ of <i>Tachytrechus mchughi</i>, USA, Oregon, Latourele [Latourell] Falls, 2 August 1962, RA McHugh (CAS) [photos]; 1 ♂, USA, California, Trinity County, Scott Mountains, Stoddard Mine, 7200 ft, 25 July 1981, DM Gordon (MTEC); 2 ♂, USA, Montana, Ravalli County, 0.8 km NW Skalkaho Pass, roadside seep, 18 August 2002, 7270 ft, R Hurley & J Runyon (MTEC); 4 ♂, USA, Montana, Gallatin County, Bridger Mountains, Johnson Canyon, large hillside spring, 30 July 2010, N45°57.73′ W111°01.61′, JB Runyon (MTEC).</p> <p> <b>Remarks.</b> Demasculinized males of <i>T. sanus</i> are characterized by having: (1) a wider face that is light yellow to wholly silver (cf. Figs 27, 28), (2) arista shorter with reduced lamella, but arista length and size of lamella is variable (Figs 33–39), (3) legs darker: fore coxa mostly dark, all femora with approximately basal half dark brown, mid and hind tibiae brown on apical third or more (cf. Figs 30, 31), (4) the posterior row of setae on front tibia reduced in size (noticeably thickened and flattened in normal males) and usually in number (4–8 in infected versus 8–10 in normal males), (5) front tarsus lacking silvery pile, and (6) hypopygium unusually small and incompletely rotated (cf. Figs 30, 31). The darker legs are an interesting example of infected males converging with the female form. Females of <i>T. sanus</i> have wholly dark front coxae and mostly dark femora and tibiae, but these are mostly yellow in normal males. The characters above vary considerably across the infected specimens (especially the arista, extent of brown on legs, size and number of setae on front tibia, and size of the genitalia), perhaps related to the extent of nematode infection.</p> <p> Harmston described <i>T. boharti</i> from one male collected at Yuba Pass, California noting that it is distinguished by the spear-shaped arista (Fig. 37). <i>Tachytrechus duplicatus</i> was described from one male collected at Baker, Oregon and <i>T. mchughi</i> from two males collected at Latourell Falls, Oregon. A close resemblance of both species to <i>T. boharti</i> was noted. Although the presence of nematode(s) within the holotypes of <i>T. boharti</i>, <i>T. duplicatus</i>, and <i>T. mchughi</i> have not been confirmed, synonymy with <i>T. sanus</i> is proposed based on: (1) demasculinized specimens of <i>T. sanus</i> match the descriptions of <i>T. boharti</i>, <i>T. duplicatus</i>, and <i>T. mchughi</i> (Harmston 1968, 1972), and (2) the holotypes each show signs of nematode-caused demasculinization that fall within the spectrum of variation caused by nematode-induced demasculinization of <i>T. sanus</i> (see above). Normal males of <i>T. sanus</i> were collected with demasculinized specimens at most sites, including four normal specimens with the <i>T. boharti</i> holotype (UCDC).</p>Published as part of <i>Runyon, Justin B., 2022, Nematode-induced demasculinization of Nearctic Dolichopodidae (Diptera) with five new synonyms, pp. 545-558 in Zootaxa 5092 (5)</i> on page 552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5092.5.3, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/5896385">http://zenodo.org/record/5896385</a>
Paraclius brooksi Soares, Runyon & Capellari 2023, sp. nov.
No full text<i>Paraclius brooksi</i> Soares, Runyon & Capellari sp. nov. <p>(Figs 11–13, 23)</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis (males).</b> Postpedicel subrectangular, pointed dorsally at apex (Fig. 11D). Anepisternum with yellow spot above coxa I (Fig. 11A). Legs mostly yellow, except extreme base of coxa I, basal 2/3 of coxa II and basal 1/3 of coxa III, tarsi I and II from apex of tarsomere 1, apex of dorsal and posterior surfaces of femur III, apical 1/3 of tibia III and all of tarsus III brown (Fig. 11A). Wing brownish; M 1 strongly bowed towards R, weakly concave posteriorly; CuAx ratio: 0.9 (Fig. 11F). Male tergite 6 with 4–5 strong lateral setae (Fig. 11E). Basal apicoventral epandrial seta about 2X longer than apical seta, and slightly shorter than ventral lobe of surstylus (Fig. 12C, D). Ventral lobe of surstylus long and narrow, somewhat L-shaped, strongly curved ventrally at apex (Fig. 12C, D). Dorsal lobe of surstylus short and wide, somewhat subrectangular, narrowing at apical 1/3, with 1 short and strong seta at middle of dorsal edge (Fig. 12D). Cercus oval, about 3X longer than wide; brownish, except base yellow; about 1/2 as long as epandrium (Figs 11E, 12B, C).</p> <p> 4+5</p> <p> <b>Description. Male.</b> Body length: 2.8–2.9 mm; wing length: 2.6–2.8 mm, width: 0.8 mm (n = 4). <b>Head</b> (Fig. 11A–D). Similar to <i>P</i>. <i>arcuatus</i>, except: Upper-most 5 postocular setae black, remaining setae white. Frons subrectangular 2.3X wider than high, metallic green, with weak bluish reflections. Face ground color pale brown, but obscured by dense silvery pruinosity, except short rectangular area below base of antennae metallic green with weak bluish reflections. Face gradually narrowing below, slightly wider than mid ocellus at narrowest point. Antenna dark brown; scape conical, dorsal surface covered with short black setae, 2–3 longer setae at outer surface; postpedicel subrectangular, pointed dorsally at apex, 1.7X longer than wide; arista-like stylus dorsal, arising at base of postpedicel, length about 4/6 of eye height, two-segmented, first segment short and arched, slightly overlapping apex of postpedicel, covered by short pubescence, second segment long, about 2X longer than first segment, covered by short microtrichia. <b>Thorax</b> (Fig. 11A, B). Mesonotum mostly metallic green, with narrow acrostichal coppery stripe and weak bluish reflections. Metepimeron dark gray. <i>Chaetotaxy</i>: Scutellum with 1 pair of strong medial scutellars and 1 pair of smaller setae laterad, about 1/6 as long as medial scutellars; upper-surface of proepisternum with sparse fine setulae and 2 more conspicuous setae in front of anterior spiracle. <b>Wing</b> (Fig. 11F). Membrane brownish; M 1 strongly bowed towards R 4+5 and weakly concave posteriorly; CuAx ratio: 0.9. <b>Legs</b> (Fig. 11A). Mostly yellow, except extreme base of coxa I, basal 2/3 of coxa II and basal 1/3 of coxa III, tarsi I and II from apex of tarsomere 1, apex of dorsal and posterior surfaces of femur III, apical 1/3 of tibia III and entirely tarsus III brown. <b>Leg I.</b> Podomere ratios: 27, 27, 11/4/3/3/3. Anterior surface of coxa I covered with silvery pruinosity on apical 1/2, apical edge with 4–5 strong black setae. Femur I with anteroventral row ending in 2–3 long preapical setae, 1 preapical and 1 apical long posteroventral setae. Ventral surface of tarsus I from apex of It 1 with weak whitish pilosity (MSSC). <b>Leg II.</b> Podomere ratios: 40, 40, 20/12/10/7/5. Femur II with anteroventral row of setae from base to apical 5/6 (about 0.4X as long as width of femur at broadest point), ending in 2–3 long preapical setae, 1 posteroventral more conspicuous seta at apical 1/3, and 1 strong anterior preapical seta. <b>Leg III.</b> Podomere ratios: 42, 50, 14/20/15/10/7. Femur III laterally compressed, about 1.5X wider than femur II at broadest point. Femur III with dorsal row of more erect setae (about 1/3 as long as width of femur) from base to apical 4/6, with ventral row of short setae (about 1/4 as long as width of femur), from base to apical 5/6, ending in 3 more conspicuous preapical setae, 1 short posteroventral seta and 1 strong anterior preapical seta. <b>Abdomen</b> (Figs 11A, E, 12A, G). Metallic green, with greenish and bluish reflections. Posterior margin of tergite 5 with long setae, but not overlapping posterior margin of tergite 6. Lateral margin of tergite 6 with 4 long and strong setae, apicalmost seta longer than tergite 6. Tergite 7 covered with weak pruinosity, with narrow and deep concavity at posterior margin, reaching 2/3 of tergite. Sternite 5 U-shaped anteriorly, with two narrow 0-shaped sclerites posteriorly. Sternite 8 subovoid, setose on posterior half. <b>Hypopygium</b> (Figs 11E, 12B–F). Epandrium long and narrow, about 2.8X longer than high, with acute apicoventral lateral ridge (Fig. 12C, D). Basal apicoventral seta about 2X longer than apical seta, slightly shorter than ventral lobe of surstylus (Fig. 12C, D). Ventral lobe of surstylus long, somewhat L-shaped, strong curved ventrally at apex, with short and stout modified apical seta (Fig. 12C, D). Dorsal lobe of surstylus short and wide, narrowing at apical 1/3, about 1/3 as long as ventral lobe of surstylus, with 1 short and strong seta at middle of dorsal edge, 1 slender seta at middle of inner surface, 1 short and slender seta at apical 1/3 of dorsal edge and 1 long and slender seta at apical 1/3 of outer edge (Fig. 12D). Postgonite well sclerotized, short and slightly curved ventrally (Fig. 12C, E). Proctiger plain, weakly sclerotized (Fig. 12E). Hypandrium trough-shaped, with weak connection to epandrium basiventrally, free laterally, apex bifurcate, weakly sclerotized and asymmetrical, left lateral margin with 1 short dentiform preapical projection, and right lateral margin with minute dentiform projection, base of hypandrium projecting up inside epandrial capsule, cradling phallus (Fig. 12C, E, F). Phallus entirely divided into two strongly sclerotized narrow arms, narrowing at apex, right arm with 1 thumb-shaped projection (Fig. 12E, F). Ejaculatory apodeme long and narrow, about as long as 1/2 of epandrium, laterally compressed and weakly sclerotized (Fig. 12E). Sperm pump short and wide, somewhat C-shaped, about 1/2 as long as ejaculatory apodeme (Fig. 12E). Cercus long and oval, about 3X longer than wide, and about 1/2 as long as epandrium, inner and outer surfaces covered by short and sparse setae, ventral edge with long setae, remarkably long on basal 1/3 (Fig. 12B). <b>Female</b> (Fig. 13). Body length: 3.2 mm; wing length: 2.6 mm (n = 1). Similar to male, except as noted: Postpedicel short, about as long as wide, somewhat subtriangular (Fig. 13C); face and clypeus wide, both wider than ocellar tubercle (Fig. 13B). Terminalia as in <i>P</i>. <i>arcuatus</i>, except as noted: tergite 10 divided medially into hemitergites each bearing 4 spines and 1 minute lateral seta.</p> <p> <b>Type material.</b> <b>HOLOTYPE</b> ♁ (Fig. 11) labelled: “ Mexico, Chis. [Chiapas] 20–25 | mi. N Huixtla 3000’ [= 900 m] [ca 15°11′56.8″N 92°28′01.8″W] | 4.vi.1969 | B. V. Peterson” “HOLOTYPE | <i>Paraclius brooksi</i> | Soares, Runyon & Capellari” [red label] (CNC). Holotype condition: good, not dissected. <b>PARATYPES:</b> same data as holotype, except: 3.vi.1969 (1 ♁ with head and terminalia dissected, and left wing mounted between cover slips, NMNH); Oaxaca, above Valle Nacional [ca 17°47′34.7″N 96°15′42.7″W], 14.v.1963 (1 ♁, INPA); same data, except: 21.v.1963 (1 ♁ dissected, CNC).</p> <p> <b>Additional material examined. GRENADA:</b> W. Indies 190–66, 172, Mt. Maitland [ca 12°02′50.3″N 61°42′48.9″W], (Leeward side), W.I., H. H. Smith, <i>Paraclius arcuatus</i> (Loew) det. Fred C. Harmston, Collection of the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, Calif., Collection of Calif. Acad. of Sci. 1994 Gift Fred C. Harmston, <i>Paraclius arcuatus</i> Lw., <i>Paraclius</i> sp. 1 (nr <i>arcuatus</i>) det. S.E. Brooks, 2004 (1 ♀, CAS). <b>MEXICO:</b> Chis. [Chiapas] 20–25, mi. N Huixtla 3000’ [= 900 meters high] [ca 15°11′56.8″N 92°28′01.8″W], 2.vi.1969, B. V. Peterson (1 ♀, CNC).</p> <p> <b>Remarks.</b> <i>Paraclius brooksi</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> possesses mostly yellow legs and male tergite 6 with long and strong setae, similar to <i>P</i>. <i>angusticauda</i> and <i>P</i>. <i>elongatus</i>, but can be differentiated by the brownish wing (Fig. 11F) and long basal apicoventral epandrial seta which is about 2X longer than apical seta (Fig. 12D) (wing mostly grayish (Fig. 1I) and basal apicoventral epandrial seta as long as apical seta in <i>P</i>. <i>angusticauda</i> (Fig. 1G)). <i>Paraclius brooksi</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> was previously mentioned by Aldrich (1902) as a “light variety” of <i>P</i>. <i>arcuatus</i> and by Brooks (2005) as “ <i>Paraclius</i> sp. 1 ”.</p> <p> <b>Etymology.</b> Named after Scott Brooks (CNC), who has contributed substantially to the study of Dolichopodinae worldwide, and for his willingness to separate and prepare specimens for loan, including those used in the description of the new species.</p> <p> <b>Distribution.</b> <i>Paraclius brooksi</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> is known to occur in Grenada and Mexico (Chiapas and Oaxaca) (Fig.</p> <p>23).</p>Published as part of <i>Soares, Matheus M. M., Runyon, Justin B., Capellari, Renato S. & Ale-Rocha, Rosaly, 2023, Review of Paraclius arcuatus species-group (Diptera, Dolichopodidae) with description of two new species, pp. 151-182 in Zootaxa 5323 (2)</i> on pages 166-169, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5323.2.1, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/8204101">http://zenodo.org/record/8204101</a>
England Calling: A Narratological Exploration of Martin Amis’s 'London Fields'
No full textThis paper will explore connections between fictional narrative methodology and contemporary conceptions of Englishness by applying aspects of Gerald Prince’s (2005) conceptions of a ‘postcolonial narratology’ to Martin Amis’s “London Fields” (1989). Amis has commented that ‘it’s almost an act of will on my part trying not to be an English writer’. However, this paper will suggest that the novel under consideration here exhibits methodological tendencies which have their roots in a protracted engagement with problematic notions of English identity (principally, instability and disengagement) and that postcolonial approaches to narrative technique can lead to very interesting results, even when applied to the work of writers not typically identified with such constituencies. The central point of investigation will be the novel’s exhibition of metafictional tendencies. In “London Fields”, Amis narrates via an authorial surrogate, Samson Young, who purports to be the author of the text, yet becomes implicated in the events of the novel to the point where his actions, rather than his imagination, determine its outcome. It is interesting also in this connection that the novel is voiced by an ‘outsider’ to England, an American.
Prince is intrigued by the possibility that a postcolonial narrative discourse might emerge ‘free of any narratorial introduction, mediation, or patronage.’ He also points to the significance of narratological features such as hybridity, migrancy, otherness, fragmentation, diversity and power relations. Amis’s novel exhibits all of these features, and takes the ambition of authorial invisibility to a paradoxical extreme. Voices, characters, reliability and even actantial events are brusquely ‘disowned’ by the author, resulting in a textual instability and uncertainty which, it will be demonstrated through close textual analysis, is intimately linked to England’s postcolonial condition
BBC Radio 3 - Free Thinking - Running
No full textWe've been running for two million years give or take. Shahidha Bari and Laurence Scott explore contemporary running as solitary inspiration and communal activity with the Geographer and 1999 Scottish Hill Running Champion, Hayden Lorimer, the artists Kai Syng Tan and Angus Farquhar, and the literary scholar and bare-foot artiste, Vybarr Cregan-Reid. Conversation ranges from feeling empowered on city streets to teaming up with the wind to the horrid history of the treadmill and explore whether Running deserves better representation in the arts.
Guests: Vybarr Cregan-Reid - author of Footnotes How Running Makes Us Human
Angus Farquhar, Creative Director of NVA Public Art, author of a blog 'The Grim Runner'
Hayden Lorimer Running Geographer
Kai Syng Tan, Artist and curator of a biennial festival Run Run Run
Producer: Jacqueline Smith
Let's Call a Star a Star: Task Performance, External Status, and Exceptional Contributors in Organizations
No full textWe develop a new typology of star employees, wherein we identify three types of stars – universal stars, performance stars, and status stars – on the basis of stars’ unique combinations of task performance and external status. By classifying stars in this way and disentangling task performance and external status as unique and simultaneously important qualities underlying the distinct contributions of different types of stars, we provide a basis for more accurately identifying the full range of individuals who create exceptional value, and offer novel insights into stars’ various influences in organizations. With this foundation, we explore how different types of stars’ distinct qualities and bases of value creation affect both the security of their star standing and their relative abilities to appropriate value. We then expand our focus to consider stars in the broader organizational contexts in which they exist, discussing the implications of stars’ distinct attributes for patterns of value creation, value capture, and value preservation associated with stars’ complementarities and redundancies with other organizational resources. Finally, we propose several lines of inquiry through which future research may leverage the proposed typology to address issues related to the management of different types of stars in the broader organizational contexts in which they are embedded
The Brauer Indecomposability of Scott Modules for the Quadratic Group Qd(p)
No full textLet k be an algebraically closed field of prime characteristic p and P a finite p-group. We compute the Scott kG-module with vertex P when F is a constrained fusion system on P and G is Park's group for F. In the case that F is a fusion system of the quadratic group Qd(p) = (Z/p x Z/p) (sic) SL(2, p) on a Sylow p-subgroup P of Qd(p) and G is Park's group for F, we prove that the Scott kG-module with vertex P is Brauer indecomposable.Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) [15K04776]; Center for Frontier Science, Chiba University; Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Scientific Research Project Unit [2017/22]; Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [15K04776] Funding Source: KAKENThe first author was supported in part by the Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)15K04776, 2015-2018. The second author was partially supported by the Center for Frontier Science, Chiba University and Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Scientific Research Project Unit with project number 2017/22
Blanco White and Walter Scott Blanco white y Walter Scott
No full textThe first edition of Ivanhoe; a romance. By the author of Waverley was published in Edinburgh in 1820. From the beginning of year 1823, José María Blanco White translated several excerpts from Ivanhoe in the numbers 1-3 of the magazine Variedades, owned by the publisher Rudolph Ackermann. in these articles and other later writings, the translator praised Scott as a model for a new way of painting history in a narrative. This paper studies his ideas on Scott’s historical novel, as well as his translation technique, compared with that of José Joaquín de Mora. En 1820 se publicó en Edimburgo la primera edición de Ivanhoe; a romance. By the author of Waverley. Desde comienzos de 1823, en los tres primeros números de su revista Variedades, promovida por el editor Rudolph Ackermann, José María Blanco White tradujo varios fragmentos de Ivanhoe entre grandes elogios. Asimismo, Blanco White tomó a Scott como modelo de referencia de una nueva manera de pintar la historia por medio de la novela en otros varios escritos críticos de años posteriores. El artículo estudia las ideas de Blanco White acerca de la novela histórica de Scott y su técnica como traductor, comparada con la de José Joaquín Mora. </p
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