10,338 research outputs found
Sophonia longicephala Ahmed & Mahmood
No full textSophonia longicephala (Ahmed & Mahmood) Quercinirvana longicephala Ahmed & Mahmood, 1970: 261. Status revived (see S. orientalis). Pakistan. Sophonia longicephala (Ahmed & Mahmood), Viraktamath & Wesley, 1988: 201, figs 112–121. India.Published as part of Webb, M. D. & Viraktamath, C. A., 2004, On the identity of an invasive leafhopper on Hawaii (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Nirvaninae), pp. 1-6 in Zootaxa 692 on page 4, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15849
Stirellus thattaensis Mahmood, Sultana & Waheed
No full textStirellus thattaensis Mahmood, Sultana & Waheed (Fig. 4) Stirellus thattaensis Mahmood, Sultana & Waheed, 1972: 82. Material examined. No specimen examined. Remarks. Mahmood et al., (1972) provided a detailed description of this species. S. thattaensis is quite close to S. lahorensis in external appearance but differs in male genital characters.Published as part of Shah, Bismillah, Naveed, Hassan & Duan, Yani, 2020, Taxonomic review of the leafhopper genus Stirellus Osborn & Ball (Hemiptera Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Stenometopiini) from Pakistan with description of a new species, pp. 189-202 in Zootaxa 4763 (2) on page 195, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4763.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/375820
Infopreneurship from the Perspective of Great Infopreneurs: an interview with Dan Poynter
No full textDan Poynter is author of more than 130 books, has been a publisher since 1969, and is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP). He is an evangelist for books, an ombudsman for authors, an advocate for publishers, and the godfather to thousands of successfully published books. In this interview Poynter offers his point of view towards infopreneurship in context
Scelimena razalii Mahmood, Idris & Salmah 2007
No full textScelimena razalii Mahmood, Idris & Salmah, 2007 Scelimena razalii: Mahmood et al. 2007. Type material not examined. Mahmood et al. (2007) reported holotype female, male allotype, and female paratype, all from Malaysia: Phang: Kuala Lompat 19.VII.2003. Leg. Norliyana. Type depository is Center for Insect Systemtics, School of Environmental and Natural Resource Series, Faculty of Science and Technology, University Kebangsaan Malaysia. Type locality: Malaysia: Kuala Lompat: Pahang [= Phang in Mahmood et al. (2007)]. Notes. Mahmood et al. (2007) reported that the species is different from S. discalis in having no tubercles on pronotal carinae. Thus, we do not regard it relative of S. gombakensis sp. nov. or Scelimena producta species group. Drawings are not accurate enough to assess taxonomic position of this species.Published as part of Muhammad, Amira Aqilah, Tan, Ming Kai, Abdullah, Nurul Ashikin, Azirun, Mohammad Sofian, Bhaskar, Dhaneesh & Skejo, Josip, 2018, An annotated catalogue of the pygmy grasshoppers of the tribe Scelimenini Bolívar, 1887 (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae) with two new Scelimena species from the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, pp. 1-70 in Zootaxa 4485 (1) on page 53, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4485.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/143795
Bio-bibliometric Study of Dr. Khalid Mahmood’s Contributions to LIS Field in Pakistan
No full textThis paper presents bio-bibliometric analysis of the contributions of Dr. Khalid Mahmood in the field of Library and Information Science through his publications. The analysis includes geographical and year wise distribution of publications; collaboration for publication; publications by type; language and journal preferences for the publication; and coverage of different subject areas. Results of the study indicate that Dr. Khalid Mahmood is a prolific writer in the field of library and information science. He contributed 115 items including 99 articles, six books, eight conference papers and two papers in newsletters till December 31, 2011. Research work by Dr. Khalid Mahmood is well accepted in developed countries like United Kingdom and United States of America. He used English language to disseminate majority of his research work. He believes in teamwork and about two third of his
research work was result of collaboration
Singapora Mahmood
No full textKey to adult males of Singapora Mahmood 1. Aedeagal shaft with processes (Figs 1 g, h, 2 f, 3 h, 4 h, 6 h, 10 h, 11 h).............................................. 2 - Aedeagal shaft without process (Figs 5 i, m, 7 e, 8 h, 9 i)........................................................ 9 2. Aedeagal shaft compressed (Figs 1 g-i, 2 f, g)................................................................ 3 - Aedeagal shaft tubular, not compressed (Figs 3 h, i, 4 h, j, 6 h, j, 10 h, i, 11 h, i)....................................... 4 3. Aedeagal shaft with apical processes lamellate, longer than shaft (Fig. 2g)..................... S. bannaensis Song & Li - Aedeagal shaft with apical processes slim, shorter than shaft (Fig. 1 i)................................. S. arifi Ghauri 4. Aedeagal shaft with three processes apically (Fig. 10 h)........................... S. triacantha Yang & Zhang sp. nov. - Aedeagal shaft with paired processes apically or subapically (Figs 3 h, 4 h, 6 h, 11 h).................................. 5 5. Aedeagal shaft with paired processes directed dorsad (Fig. 6 h)....................... S. candela Yang & Zhang sp. nov. - Aedeagal shaft with paired processes directed ventrad (Figs 3 h, 4 h, 11 h).......................................... 6 6. Anal tube appendage without apical hook, aedeagal shaft with paired processes subapically.............. S. diversa Ghauri - Anal tube appendage with distinct apical hook, aedeagal shaft with paired processes apically (Figs 3 b, h, 4 b, h, 11 b, h)..... 7 7. Inner protrusion of style subapical, aedeagal shaft with tiny process terminally (Figs 4 e, i)....... S. nigropunctata Mahmood - Inner protrusion of style near center, aedeagal shaft without tiny process terminally (Figs 3 e, h, 11 e, h).................. 8 8. Anal tube appendage with apex arcuate, aedeagal shaft with paired processes curved laterad apically (Figs 3 b, h)........................................................................................... S. fopingensis Chou & Ma - Anal tube appendage with apex sinuate, aedeagal shaft with paired processes almost straight apically (Figs 11 b, h)................................................................................ S. yingjiangica Cao & Zhang sp. nov. 9. Pronotum with yellow brownish markings................................................. S. cyclops (Kuznezov) - Pronotum without markings............................................................................ 10 10. Aedeagal shaft with smooth lateral sides (Figs 5 j, n, 7 e, 8 i, 9 i)................................................ 11 - Aedeagal shaft with serrated lateral sides.................................................................. 15 11. Style with apex sharply curved laterad, inner protrusion near center (Figs 8 e, f, 9 e, f)............................... 12 - Style with apex gradually curved laterad, inner protrusion subapical (Figs 5g, 7 c, d)................................ 13 12. Anal tube appendage rounded apically, aedeagal preatrial process curved dorsad (Figs 8 b, j)...................................................................................................... S. falcata Cao & Zhang sp. nov. - Anal tube appendage pointed apically, aedeagal preatrial process curved ventrad apically (Figs 9 b, j).......................................................................................... S. longiantrosa Yang & Zhang sp. nov. 13. Aedeagal preatrial process tapering to apex gradually (Figs 5 l, p)............................ S. shinshana (Matsumura) - Aedeagal preatrial process tapering towards midlength, apical half even in thickness (Fig. 7g)........................ 14 14. Anal tube appendage short, not reached hind margin of pygofer side, manubrium of connective broad, aedeagal preatrial pro- cess straight in distal half....................................................... S. victoreena Chiang & Knight - Anal tube appendage long, exceeding hind margin of pygofer side, manubrium of connective narrow, aedeagal preatrial pro- cess curved dorsad in distal half (Figs 7 a, c, g).................................... S. excedens Yang & Zhang sp. nov. 15. Body larger than 3.7mm, anal tube appendage blunt ventro-caudally......... S. karnatakana Viraktamath & Dworakowska - Body smaller than 3.4mm, anal tube appendage pointed ventro-caudally......................................... 16 16. Abdominal apodemes short, extended to anterior margin of 4 th sternite, aedeagal shaft T-shaped apically in caudal view....................................................................................... S. shivae Dworakowska - Abdominal apodemes long, extended to 5 th sternite, apex of aedeagal shaft not T-shaped in caudal view................ 17 17. Apex of aedeagal shaft truncate apically in caudal view..................................... S. viridis Dworakowska - Apex of aedeagal shaft rounded and serrated apically in caudal view................. S. indica (Ramakrishnan & Menon)Published as part of Cao, Yanghui, Yang, Meixia & Zhang, Yalin, 2014, Review of the leafhopper genus Singapora Mahmood (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae: Erythroneurini), pp. 333-350 in Zootaxa 3774 (4) on pages 334-335, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3774.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/23057
Transition in Primary and Secondary Schooling in Pakistan: Gender and Age Cohort Analysis
No full textThis study assesses the changing pattern of school attendance through age cohort analysis for both males and females in Pakistan. Based on the 1998 census data on educational attainment, the results indicate a profound rise in school attendance among younger age cohorts contributing to elimination of gender gap in primary-level schooling in urban areas only. The disadvantaged situation of rural females is reflected by a combination of low school entries/attendance to begin with, and high chance of discontinuing education before completing primary levels. The pattern of school transition reveals that among those few who have completed Class Five, the chances of staying through the secondary level are much higher—after which dropout accelerates rapidly. Two overall conclusions emerge from these results. First, the bulk of the deficit from universal primary education comes from females population, especially in rural areas. Second, the key to reducing dropouts and gender gap in school attendance lies in actions that raise the demand for schooling of girls, with equally matched availability of quality primary- and secondarylevel schools. It appears that achieving universal primary education by 2015, as mandated in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), remains a tall order for Pakistan.Primary Education, Secondary Education, Schooling, Pakistan
Singapora Mahmood 1967
No full textSingapora Mahmood, 1967 Type species: Singapora nigropunctata Mahmood Singapora Mahmood, 1967 a: 20; Chiang & Knight, 1990 a: 240 Erythroneuropsis Ramakrishnan & Menon, 1973 a: 37 Description. Body robust. Ground color yellowish to green, sometimes dark, usually with central blackish spot at transition from crown to face. Head narrower or as wide as pronotum, crown fore margin paralleled to hind margin, coronal suture distinct, almost extending to anterior margin of vertex. Ocelli well developed. Face broad, slightly produced in profile, anteclypeus broad, lorum large. Fore wing with four apical cells parallel-sided, first apical cell longest and broadest, the other three equal in width, third apical cell shortest, fourth apical cell reached wing apex; AA vein distinct. Hind wing venation usual for Erythroneurini, without RA vein. Male 2 S abdominal apodemes usually broad, short to long. Anal tube appendage well developed. Male 9 th sternite with two sclerites protruded cephalad. Pygofer side broad, denticulate at dorso-caudal angle, with several long fine setae scattered near ventral margin and at lower basal angle; pygofer dorsal appendage and ventral appendage absent. Subgenital plate nearly triangular, broadened basally, outer margin straight, with group of macrosetae on basal outer margin and rows of marginal microsetae from near base to apex, with about 1–5 macrosetae in line in the center near outer margin. Style slim and long, apical part extremely elongated, curved laterad, basal part short, slightly produced on inner margin subapically, with some furrows apically; preapical lobe small, with a few microsetae on it. Connective triangular. Aedeagal shaft usually tubular, sometimes compressed, curved dorsad; preatrial process well developed, articulated with shaft, as long as or longer than shaft, dorsal apodeme moderately developed, forked in dorsal view; gonopore subapical on ventral surface. Remarks. This genus is similar to Imbecilla Dworakowska, 1970 in having ocelli and the fourth apical cell of fore wing reaching wing apex, but the subgenital plate has a group of macrosetae basally along the outer margin, the style is long and without a second extension, and the aedeagus has a well developed preatrial process. Distribution. China (Beijing, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang); India; North Korea; Singapore; Thailand; Uzbekistan.Published as part of Cao, Yanghui, Yang, Meixia & Zhang, Yalin, 2014, Review of the leafhopper genus Singapora Mahmood (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae: Erythroneurini), pp. 333-350 in Zootaxa 3774 (4) on pages 333-334, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3774.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/23057
Doggerella angustata Mahmood, Quicke & Papp, sp. nov.
No full textDoggerella angustata Mahmood, Quicke & Papp sp. nov. (Figs 2 a–f, 12 a–f) Female: Body length 4.4 mm, fore wing length 4.4 mm. Head: Antenna 31 segmented, as long as head, mesosoma and first tergite of metasoma, terminal segment pointed, simple (not acuminate), 2.0 times longer than wide, penultimate segment, 2.0 times longer than wide, first flagellomere 1.2 times longer than second and third. Scape 3.3 times as long as pedicel. Inter-tentorial distance 2.0 times tentorio-ocular distance. Face setose, quadrate in facial view, as wide as high (Figs 2 b, 12 b), with of face 0.43 times width of head. Head entirely coriaceous (Figs 2 a, 12 c), sub-cubic in dorsal view, 1.5 times as broad as long, head extended considerably above to level of eyes. Eye height 1.2 times width of face, eye glabrous in dorsal view. Temple not strongly receding behind eye. Stemmaticum with round edges, posterior ocellar line: transverse diameter of posterior ocellus: shortest distance between posterior ocellus to eye= 2.5:1.0: 4.5. Mesosoma: Almost entirely setose (Fig. 12 d), mostly black, 1.6 times longer than maximally high. Pronotum smooth laterally. Mesoscutum setose. Notauli weakly but distinctly impressed on anterior 0.85 of mesoscutum. Mesopleural sulcus absent. Scutellar sulcus narrow and finely crenulated. Propodeum coriaceous, with sparsely distributed long setae. Wings: Fore wing (Fig. 12 e). Ratio of length of veins SR 1: 3 -SR:r= 2.75: 1.38:1.0. Ratio of length of veins 2 - SR: 3 -SR:r-m= 1.5: 1.75:1.0. Veins 2 -M & 3 -SR, 3.75 times & 2.25 times as long as r-m, respectively. Vein 1 -M straight. Vein 1 -SR+M straight, distinctly less sclerotized near the origin of 1 -SR. Vein cu-a interstitial to marginally post furcal. Veins 1 -M and m-cu distinctly curving towards anterior wing margin. Ratio of length of veins 1 - M:m-cu=2.0:1.0. Vein 3 -CU 1 curved posteriorly. Hind wing. Evenly setose. Vein SC+R 1 2.5 times length of 1 rm.Vein 1 r-m 1.5 times length of R 1. Legs: Claw simple. Ratio of length of hind femur:tibia:basitarsus= 2.5: 3.2:1.0. Hind femur (excluding trochantellus) 2.7 times longer than maximally deep, broadest at middle, rather flattened laterally, setose. Hind tibia entirely setose. Hind basitarsus 2.9 times longer than maximally deep. Outer hind tibial spur reaching approximately 0.44 of distance along basitarsus. Metasoma: Sparsely setose and foveolate (Fig. 12 f). First tergite sparsely setose, weakly crenulated. Second tergite entirely setose, finely and weakly crenulated, 1.4 times longer medially than third. Second and third tergites transverse, second tergite 1.75 times and third tergite 2.4 times as wide apically as long medially. Second metasomal suture narrow. Third tergite sparsely setose, crenulated. Fourth and fifth tergites sparsely setose, crenulated. Hypopygium large and protruding beyond apex of tergites. Ovipositor sheath 1.9 mm long. Coloration: Head black with face, malar space and frons (around eyes) yellow brown. Mesosoma entirely dark brown to black. Wings almost clear, venation and pterostigma brownish. All legs black with yellow brown joints. Metasoma yellow brown. Sternites with black markings. Etymology: Named after narrow face Material examined: Holotype: female, South Africa, Cape Province, Queenstown, 16.i.- 10.ii. 1923, R.E. Turner, BMNH. Paratypes female, Kenya, Diani Beach, xi. 1951, N. L. H. Krauss, BMNH; female, Botswana, Kalkfontein (18 miles north east), 12–13.iv. 1972, BMNH; male, South Africa, Cape peninsula, Camps Bay, 1– 20.x. 1920, R.E. Turner, BMNH; female, South Africa, Limpopo (Northern) Province, 5 km, SSW Bandelierskop (23.21 S 29.47 E), 6.iv. 1997, S. Neser & M. Stiller, SANC.Published as part of Mahmood, Khalid, Papp, Jeno & Quicke, Donald L. J., 2011, A new Afrotropical genus Doggerella gen. nov. of braconine wasp (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) with twelve new species, pp. 1-37 in Zootaxa 2927 on pages 4-5, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.27797
Aspects of the social geography of the province of Sistan/Baluchestan, Iran
No full textThe Kordi (Kurd) tribe now living in Iranian Baluchestan would appear to be an offshoot of the far more numerous Kurdish peoples of the north-western Zagros Mountains of Iran-Iraq. The Kordi were settled in their present location possibly in the l6th Century AD, but much more likely in the l8th Century, originally to act as tax-gatherers on behalf of the Shah-in-Shah. For many years they lived as pastoralists (often nomadic), tax gatherers, guardians of the frontier, and by raiding and plunder. Their habitat, round the Kuh-e-Taftan massif (one of the more fertile areas in the extremely arid and topographically difficult region of Baluchestan) allows some agriculture; and since the 1940's especially, the Kordi people have turned increasingly to a settled way of life based on mixed farming - mostly cultivation, with some animal herding. The thesis examines the origins of the Kordi, their geographical environment, social organisation and demography; and considers present and future evolution of this people in a changed and changing Iranian State
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