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    Parapiophila atrifrons Melander & Spuler

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    Parapiophila atrifrons (Melander & Spuler) Piophila atrifrons Melander & Spuler, 1917: 66 (type locality: United States of America. Idaho: Troy). Allopiophila calceata Duda, 1924: 174 (type locality: Sweden: Gällivare and Abisko), syn. n. NBP/NIS material examined. 9 ♂, 9 ♀ from the following sites: Manitoba: Churchill; Northwest Territories: Norman Wells; Nunavut: Kugluktuk; Ontario: Moosonee; Quebec: Schefferville (vi.1952, 1962; vii. 2010, vi–vii. 2011; viii. 1952) (CNC, LEM). Other material examined. Lectotype of P. atrifrons: 1 ♂ labelled Troy, Idaho, 14.vi.08, Paratype Piophila atrifrons M-S, Lectoholotype P. atrifrons, d. G Steyskal 1963, Lectotype Piophila atrifrons Melander, Spuler, 1917: 66, by Steyskal, 1964: 177, det. A Ozerov, 2002 (USNM). Paralectotypes: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Washington: Oroville, Paratype M.-S., Paralectotype, Melander et Spuler, 1917: 66, det. A.L. Ozerov 2003, USNM ENT 0 1071201, (1 ♀, USNM); Oroville, Type M.-S., Paralectotype, Melander et Spuler, 1917: 66, det. A.L. Ozerov 2003, USNM ENT 0 1071192, (1 ♀, USNM). Comments. Parapiophila atrifrons is widespread in northern Canada and the northern United States (Washington, Idaho, Maine) (Melander & Spuler 1917; McAlpine 1977). It is also known from the Palaearctic region (McAlpine 1977; Ozerov 2004 b). Steyskal (1964) suggested that Allopiophila calceata might be conspecific with Parapiophila atrifrons but that examination of more specimens would be required. We examined 185 specimens of both species from CNC and LEM. The only reliable difference between A. calceata and P. atrifrons is the shape of the tip of the pregonite: one round and one pointed tip in P. atrifrons; two pointed tips in A. calceata (McAlpine 1977). The male genitalia are otherwise identical, and the minor difference in the pregonite may not be enough to justify two species. Parapiophila nitidissima (Melander & Spuler) has variation in the shape of the pregonite tip (Steyskal 1975). There is variation in the colour of the fore tibia in some specimens, but such variation is seen in multiple species of Parapiophila (e.g., P. vulgaris (Fallén), P. fulviceps (Holmgren), P. kugluktuk). In addition to morphological evidence, there was almost no divergence in DNA barcodes (658 bp of CO 1) between five specimens of P. atrifrons and A. calceata from Ontario, Quebec and the Northwest Territories in LEM (Barcode of Life Database numbers: BOLD LYMAA 315–14, 316 – 14, 319–14, 320 – 14, 321 – 14) identified by S. Rochefort based on morphological characters and compared with types of P. atrifrons and original descriptions of both species. Based on morphological and molecular evidence, we consider A. calceata a junior synonym of P. atrifrons.Published as part of Rochefort, Sabrina & Wheeler, Terry A., 2015, Diversity of Piophilidae (Diptera) in northern Canada and description of a new Holarctic species of Parapiophila McAlpine, pp. 229-240 in Zootaxa 3925 (2) on page 232, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3925.2.5, http://zenodo.org/record/24071

    Die Mongolen in Iran : Politik, Verwaltung und Kultur der Ilchanzeit 1220 - 1350 / Bertold Spuler

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    Literaturverz. S. 569 - 579. - Lizenz des J. C. Hinrichs Verl., Leipzig-Gotha1 Beil.Ill

    Diffusive author(s), cohesive author: Analysis of S/N (1994)

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    This study indicates the ways in which various aspects of the author(s) are brought forth in Dumb type’s performance art, the S/N production. Previous research has suggested a non-hierarchical organization of Dumb type and the absence of a “privileged author” in Dumb type’s collaborative work, S/N. However, the results that I have investigated from member’s interviews on the creative process of S/N along with my analysis of the recorded images of S/N, indicate a different aspect of the author(s). First, S/N was created through, so to speak, the collective ideas of the members of Dumb type. Further, S/N has at least nine quotations from previous performances, installations, and printed writings, besides the work-in-progress technique. Explicating one of the “author functions” as given by Michel Foucault, each text has plural subjects of the author. However, it has been revealed from members’ interviews that Teiji Furuhashi had a decision-making role in selecting the members’ ideas within the performance. Since then, S/N has had plural subjects of creation; however, Furuhashi is one of the subjects of creation along with the “privileged author.” S/N has plural authors (diffusive authors) yet at the same time, it has a “privileged author,” Teiji Furuhashi (cohesive author)

    Measurements of CH2 and HCO radicals in low-pressure flames by Cavity Ringdown Laser Absorption Spectroscopy (CRLAS)

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    Schocker A, Brockhinke A, Kohse-Höinghaus K, Spuler S, Linne M. Measurements of CH2 and HCO radicals in low-pressure flames by Cavity Ringdown Laser Absorption Spectroscopy (CRLAS). In: PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPRING MEETING OF THE WESTERN STATES SECTION OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE. Golden, CO, USA; 2000

    Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis

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    The present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed

    Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts

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    We 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

    Author's address:

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    Can archives of audiovisual TV interviews be used to make authors more visible to students, and thereby reduce the learning gap between native and non-native language speakers in college classes? We examined students in a college course who learned about one scholar's ideas through watching an audiovisual TV interview (i.e., visible author format) and about another scholar's ideas through reading a formal text description (i.e., invisible author format). For the invisible author, native language speakers scored significantly higher than the non-native language speakers on a corresponding exam question (i.e., a cognitive measure), generated more words on the exam question (i.e., a motivational measure), and mentioned the author's name more often in answering the exam question (i.e., an affective measure). For the visible author, the groups did not differ on any of these measures. These findings provide evidence for the idea that making the author visible through audiovisual TV interviews can eliminate the learning gap between native and non-native language speakers. 3 Universities around the world serve students who are non-native speakers of th

    The vanishing author in computer-generated works: a critical analysis of recent Australian case law

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    Abstract The use of software is ubiquitous in the creation of many copyright works, yet the requirement in copyright law that every work have a human author who engages in independent intellectual effort means that its use may prevent copyright subsistence. Several recent Australian cases have refocused attention on authorship as an essential criterion of copyright subsistence, and these cases suggest that much computer-produced output may be authorless and thus lack copyright protection. This article, the first in a two-part series, analyses how each case deals with the question of authorship of computer-produced works and why the use of software diminishes copyright protection for a significant number of computer-generated works. The article critiques the application of conventional notions of human authorship developed in the pre-computer age to modern productions and suggests alternative approaches to authorship that satisfy both the major objectives of copyright policy and the need to adapt to the computer age. The article argues that, without a broader judicial approach to authorship of computer-generated works, Parliament must remedy the lacuna in protection for these ‘authorless’ works. Possible solutions for reform are suggested. In a forthcoming article, the author comprehensively examines those reform proposals
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