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Design management methods in private label brand development: case Stockmann, Cristelle & Co
No full textIn this thesis I conduct a brand research on Stockmann private label Cristelle & Co through consumer involvement. The theory behind this is design thinking where consumers are
integrated into the design process. The aim of this thesis was to find out how the chosen brand is perceived by the consumers now and whether it is consistent with the brand
strategy set by Stockmann. My main goal was to find out how the brand image could be improved and how design management could facilitate the designing process of a private label.
Data was collected through semi-structured interview conducted in Sinco-laboratory, which is situated in the premises of University of Lapland and through a questionnaire made in Webropol program. Therefore this thesis mixes both quantitative and qualitative methods. This data is then analyzed through content analysis, creating different themes, which I was then able to make use of when I finally designed the final collection and proposed a new brand image for Cristelle & Co.
When compared together the survey and the interview gave different answers of the current image of Cristelle & Co. Therefore the data proved through the analysis that the brand image of Cristelle & Co was not consistent with the original brand strategy and therefore needed to be changed. Another result was that Sinco-laboratory worked as a ground for conducting research also in the field of clothing design and that it offers further possibilities for clothing research
Título: Biblische Seschichten der Alten und Neven Testaments
No full textTít. paralelo latín-alemán, éste en l. góticaPort. a dos tintasPort. a dúas tintasLas h. de grab. calc.: "I.A. Stockmann delin. ; Klauber Cath. Sc. et exc. A.V."As f. de grav. calc.: "I.A. Stockmann delin. ; Klauber Cath. Sc. et exc. A.V.
Antioxidative effect of the main sinapic acid derivatives from rapeseed and mustard oil by-products
No full textAmongst oilseeds, rapeseed and mustard are rich sources of phenolic compounds, which also prominent in the by-products of their respective oil processing or in commercial rapeseed and mustard press cakes. These cakes are rich sources of sinapic acid derivatives, which could be extracted as free sinapic acid or sinapine, the choline ester of sinapic acid. Sinapic acid is a widely investigated antioxidative compound. However, the main compound in the press cakes is present as sinapine. Investigations on the free-radical-scavenging activity of sinapic acid and sinapine indicate that sinapine had a significant but lower activity as compared to sinapic acid. Apart from this, sinapic acid, sinapine and different tocopherols were compared as antioxidants for inhibition of the formation of lipid oxidation products in purified rapeseed oils. The oxidation at 40 degrees C was monitored by the formation of hydroperoxides and propanal. The experiments indicate that in contrast to tocopherol mixtures addition of sinapic acid causes increasing inhibition of hydroperoxide formation when enhancing the concentration from 50 to 500 mu mol/kg oil. Sinapine was not able to inhibit the formation of hydroperoxides, compared to sinapic acid. This indicates that sinapic acid-rich extracts, as compared to sinapine-rich fractions, could better inhibit the lipid oxidation in bulk lipid systems
Nanomaterial exposure, toxicity, and impact on human health
No full textThe use of engineered nanomaterials (ENM) has grown after the turn of the 21st century. Also, the production of ENM has globally grown, and exposure of workers especially via the lungs to ENM has increased. This review tackles with effects of ENM on workers' health because occupational environment is the main source of exposure to ENM. Assessment of exposure to ENM is demanding, and today there are no occupational exposure level (OEL) for ENM. This is partly due to challenges of such measurements, and in part to the unknown causality between ENM metrics and effects. There are also marked gaps in systematic knowledge on ENM hazards. Human health surveys of exposed workers, or human field studies have not identified specific effects of ENM linking them with a specific exposure. There is, however, a consensus that material characteristics such as size, and chemistry influence effects of ENM. Available data suggest that multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) affect the immunological system and cause inflammation of the lungs, or signs of asthma whereas carbon nanofibers (CNF) may cause interstitial fibrosis. Metallic and metal oxide nanoparticles together with MWCNT induce genotoxicity, and a given type of MWCNT has been identified as a possible human carcinogen. Currently, lack of understanding of mechanisms of effects of ENM renders assessment of hazards and risks of ENM material-by-material a necessity. The so called "omics" approaches utilizing ENM-induced alterations in gene and protein expression may be useful in the development of a new paradigm for ENM hazard and risk assessment.This article is categorized under:Toxicology and Regulatory Issues in Nanomedicine > Toxicology of Nanomaterial
Scyloxes magna Zamani & Stockmann & Magalhaes & Rheims 2022, comb. n.
No full textScyloxes magna (Bristowe, 1952) comb. n. Fig. 13A–B Scytodes magnus Bristowe, 1952: 703, figs 9–10 (one ♂ and several ♀ syntypes from MALAYSIA, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Batu Caves [3°14'18.0"N 101°41'00.0"E], November 1930 – January 1931, W.S. Bristowe leg., should be deposited in MNHN, not examined). Scytodes magna: Brignoli 1976: 159, fig. 55 (♀). Additional material examined. MALAYSIA: Selangor: 2♀, 1juv., surroundings of Kuala Lumpur, Batu Caves [3°14'18.0"N 101°41'00.0"E], 24 July 1969, R. Pilet leg. (MHNG). Diagnosis. Scyloxes magna comb. n. resembles S. zhaoi comb. n. (Fig. 13C–H; Wu et al. 2017: figs 16A–F, 17A–E) by the male palp with long, distally coiled embolus and by the female vulva with two pairs of spermathecae on very long stalks. Males are distinguished from the latter species by the cymbium longer than wide, embolus lacking medial twist and gently arched before coil (Bristowe 1952: fig. 10) (vs. cymbium wider than long, embolus medially twisted and strongly arched before coil in S. zhaoi comb. n.). Females are distinguished by the epigyne with reduced sclerotized pre-epigastric fovea (well-developed in S. zhaoi comb. n.) and by the vulva with one pair of spermathecae tubular (Fig. 13B; Bristowe 1952: fig. 10) (vs. both pairs rounded in S. zhaoi comb. n.). Description. See Bristowe (1952: 703) and Brignoli (1976: 159). Complementary description. Female (MHNG): habitus as in Fig. 13A. Epigyne: sclerotized pre-epigastric fovea reduced to small bump, separated from each other by almost three times their width. Vulva as in Fig. 13B: outer spermathecae tubular, sinuous; inner spermathecae ovoid on long slightly convoluted stalk. Distribution. Malaysia (Fig. 17).Published as part of Zamani, Alireza, Stockmann, Mark, Magalhaes, Ivan L. F. & Rheims, Cristina A., 2022, New taxonomic considerations in the spitting spider family Scytodidae (Arachnida: Araneae), pp. 151-175 in Zootaxa 5092 (2) on pages 169-171, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5092.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/587655
Scyloxes zhaoi Zamani & Stockmann & Magalhaes & Rheims 2022, comb. n.
No full text<i>Scyloxes zhaoi</i> (Wu & Li, 2017) comb. n. <p>Fig. 13C–H</p> <p> <i>Stedocys zhaoi</i> Wu & Li in Wu <i>et al.</i>, 2017: 232, figs 16–17, 20C–D (♂ holotype from THAILAND, Sai Yok, Wang Krachae Subdistrict, unnamed cave, (14°12'11.3"N 99°01'12.1"E), 185 m a.s.l., 1 October 2014, H. Zhao, Y. Li & Z. Chen leg., deposited in IZCAS; 5♀ paratypes, same data as holotype, deposited in IZCAS, not examined).</p> <p> <b>Additional material examined.</b> <b> THAILAND: <i>Chumphon</i>:</b> 1♂ 2♀ Lang Suan district, Tham Khao Kriab (09°49'10.0"N 99°02'23.0"E), 130 m, dark part of limestone cave, 16 December 2013, P. Schwendinger leg. (MHNG).</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis.</b> <i>Scyloxes zhaoi</i> <b>comb. n.</b> resembles <i>S. magna</i> <b>comb. n.</b> (Bristowe 1952: figs 9–10, Brignoli 1976: fig. 55) by the male palp with long, distally coiled embolus (Fig. 13E–F) and by the female vulva with two pairs of spermathecae on very long stalks (Fig. 13G–H;). Males are distinguished from the latter species by the cymbium wider than long, embolus medially twisted and strongly arched before coil (Fig. 13E–F; Wu <i>et al.</i> 2017: fig. 16A–F) (<i>vs</i>. cymbium longer than wide, embolus lacking medial twist and gently arched before coil in <i>S. magna</i> <b>comb. n.</b>). Females are distinguished by the epigyne with pair of sclerotized pre-epigastric fovea (absent in <i>S. magna</i> <b>comb. n.</b>) and by the vulva with two pairs of rounded spermathecae (Fig. 13G, Wu <i>et al.</i> 2017: fig. 17B) (<i>vs</i>. one pair rounded and one tubular in <i>S. magna</i> <b>comb. n.</b>).</p> <p> <b>Description.</b> See Wu <i>et al.</i> (2017: 232).</p> <p> <b>Note.</b> Specimens examined in this study show some variation, when compared to the type specimens depicted in the original description (for comparison see Wu <i>et al.</i> 2017: figs 16–17, 20C–D). Males have the embolus tip loop distally extended, while the type specimens have it almost flat, and females have the pre-epigastric plates closer to each other and extending laterally from the epigastric plate, farther apart and not extending laterally in the type specimens. However, we believe that a denser sampling is necessary to raise a new name for this population and consider these differences as intraspecific variations.</p> <p> <b>Distribution.</b> Thailand (Fig. 17).</p>Published as part of <i>Zamani, Alireza, Stockmann, Mark, Magalhaes, Ivan L. F. & Rheims, Cristina A., 2022, New taxonomic considerations in the spitting spider family Scytodidae (Arachnida: Araneae), pp. 151-175 in Zootaxa 5092 (2)</i> on page 171, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5092.2.1, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/5876550">http://zenodo.org/record/5876550</a>
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
No full textThe 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
Compsobuthus turieli Kovařík & Lowe & Stockmann & Šťáhlavský 2020, sp. n.
No full textCompsobuthus turieli sp. n. (Figures 110–163, Table 1) http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:1BCCBD64- 4FB0-45ED-B1E1-0C1A6DC01E50 TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE DEPOSITORY. Western Sahara, 70 km S of Ad-Dakhla, 23°04.13'N 016°05.08'W; FKCP. TYPE MATERIAL EXAMINED. Western Sahara: 70 km S of Ad- Dakhla, 23°04.13'N 016°05.08'W, 7.II.2005, 1♂ (holotype) 1juv. (paratype), leg. R. et H. Fouquè & S. BečvÁř. Morocco: At Akka, 29.390083°N 8.268220°W, IX.2013, dry, barely vegetated farmland nr Qued Akka, collected by day under rock left from road construction, 1♀ (paratype), leg. C. Turiel and M. Stockman, FKCP; N of Zag, 28.24872°N 09.33291°W (Fig. 156), X.2016, in sandy flats with large black rocks, loose cover of shrubs and solitary trees, collected by day under rocks and UV detection by night sitting on rock, 2♀ 1juv. (paratypes), leg. M. Stockmann, FKCP. ETYMOLOGY. It is a pleasure to name this species after Carlos Turiel (Neuss, Germany). DIAGNOSIS. Total length 29–31 mm. Sexual dimorphism minor, pedipalp fingers straight in females, almost straight in male holotype, male chela slightly more robust, chela L/W ratio: ♂ 5.39, ♀ 5.59; metasomal segment proportions similar in both sexes. Base color uniformly yellow to yellowish brown. Carapace and tergites densely, finely granular. Anterior margin of carapace bearing 8 symmetrically distributed spinules. Pedipalp femur L/ Carapace L ratio: 0.86–0.93. Movable finger of pedipalp chela with 9–11 rows of granules, without external accessory denticles, with 10 internal accessory granules (‘ acutecarinatus ’ group; Levy & Amitai, 1980). Manus of pedipalp chela shorter than fixed finger. Pedipalp chela L/movable finger L ratio: 1.38–1.43. Metasoma I–II with 10 carinae, III with 8–10 carinae, IV with 8 carinae. All metasomal segments longer than wide; metasoma L/W ratios: III 1.85–1.92, IV 2.20–2.27, V 2.50–2.68. Metasoma V W/D ratio: 1.07–1.09. Ventral intercarinal surfaces of metasoma lacking macrosetae. Pectine teeth: ♂ 16, ♀ 13–14. Pectine L/ Metasoma V W ratio: ♂ 2.00, ♀ 1.46. Sternites and metasoma granulated, more strongly in females. Sternites VI–VII with 4 crenulate carinae. Telson rather elongate, aculeus shorter than vesicle. Subaculear tubercle absent. DESCRIPTION. Total length 29–31 mm in both sexes. The habitus is shown in Figs. 110–113. Trichobothriotaxy of pedipalps is shown in Figs. 135–142. Sexual dimorphism. Sex differences are minor, fingers of pedipalps straight in females and almost straight in the male holotype. No sex differences in proportions of metasomal segments. Female with considerably shorter pectines, smaller pectine teeth and larger genital opercula. Coloration (Figs. 110–113, 157–159). The base color is uniformly yellow to yellowish brown. Weak fuscosity may be present on anterior interocular triangle. Carapace and mesosoma (Figs. 123–126). The entire carapace is covered by granules of different sizes. The carinae are moderately to strongly developed and granular. The anterior margin of the carapace is weakly concave medially, and bears 8 symmetrically distributed spinules (macrosetae). The tergites are strongly granulated. Tergites I–VI are tricarinate, with strong, denticulate median and lateral carinae. Each carina terminates in a spiniform process that in the lateral carinae extends well past the posterior margin of the tergite. Tergite VII is pentacarinate, with lateral pairs of carinae strong, serratocrenulate, and median pairs moderate, crenulate; the median carina is weak and confined to the anterior half of the segment. Pectinal tooth counts: ♂ 16, ♀ 13–14 (3×13, 3×14). The pectine marginal tips extend barely to the posterior margin of sternite III in females, and to half the length of sternite IV in the male. The pectines have 3 marginal lamellae and 7–9 middle lamellae. The lamellae bear numerous dark setae, and each fulcrum bears 2–3 dark setae. All sternites are granulated. The posterior areas of sternites lack a broad glabrous patch. Sternites VI–VII bear 4 crenulate carinae, which are more strongly developed on VII. The other sternites bear one pair of carinae on the medial side of the spiracles. Metasoma and telson (Figs. 114–122). Metasomal segments I–II with 10 carinae, III with 8–10 carinae, IV with 8 carinae, and V with 5 carinae. Median lateral carinae of metasoma III are indicated by isolated granules that may partially form carinae. All segments sparsely setose and densely granulate, more so in females. Accessory rows of granules are present on dorsal surfaces of segments as well as on the ventral surface of the fifth segment. The telson is rather elongate, with the aculeus a little shorter than the vesicle. A subaculear tubercle is absent. Pedipalps (Figs. 135–155). The pedipalps are finely granulated and sparsely hirsute. The femur bears 5 carinae, the patella 7 granular carinae, the chela 5–7 carinae. The movable and fixed fingers bear 9–11 rows of granules, without external accessory granules, with 10 internal accessory granules on movable finger, 8–10 on fixed finger. Pedipalp chela L/W ratio: ♂ 5.39, ♀ 5.59. Manus of chela shorter than fixed finger. Pedipalp chela L/movable finger L ratio 1.38–1.43 in both sexes. Legs (Figs. 127–134). Legs III–IV bear small to moderate tibial spurs. Retrolateral and prolateral pedal spurs are present on all legs. The tarsomeres bear two rows of macrosetae on the ventral surface and several macrosetae on the other surfaces. Bristlecombs are absent. The femur bears 4 carinae, the patella 4–6 carinae. The femur and patella bear only solitary macrosetae and are granulated on prolateral surfaces, smooth on retrolateral surfaces. Tarsal ungues moderately elongated, curved. Hemispermatophore (Figs. 160–163). Flagelliform, elongate and slender, trunk ca. 7.7 times length of capsule region. Flagellum separated from external lobe, pars recta ca. 60% of trunk length, broad with anterior lamina, pars reflecta long, about the same length as trunk, thick, hyaline. Capsule region with 4 lobes at base of flagellum: posterior lobe longest, triangular, apically rounded, median lobe shortest, apically truncate, anterior lobe acuminate with long thin terminus. Basal lobe strong with broad base and sharp, falcate hook. Left and right hemispermatophores were similar. Measurements. See Table 1. AFFINITIES. The described features distinguish C. turieli sp. n. from all other species of the genus. In the region, the only other known member of the ‘ acutecarinatus group’ is C. berlandi Vachon, 1950, from Mauritania (type locality: Fort Gouraud, 400 km E of Villa-Cisneros) which is characterized by the presence of 7–8 rows of granules on the pedipalp movable finger, and total length 38 mm (Vachon, 1950). In contrast, C. turieli sp. n. has 9–11 rows of granules on the pedipalp movable finger, and total length <31 mm. ECOLOGY. Specimens were found under rocks, or on rocks at night, in arid sandy terrain with rather sparse vegetation. Water was available only in an oasis or date plantations, or transiently (a few hours) after a heavy storm. Loamy soil was present but C. turieli sp. n. was only found in sandy areas. Other scorpions observed together with C. turieli sp. n. were: in sandy areas, Androctonus amoreuxi (Audouin,1826), Buthacus stockmanni KovařÍk, Lowe & ŠťÁhlavský, 2016 and Lissothus occidentalis Vachon, 1950; in loamy areas, Buthus mariefranceae Lourenço, 2003.Published as part of Kovařík, František, Lowe, Graeme, Stockmann, Mark & Šťáhlavský, František, 2020, Notes on Compsobuthus: redescription of C. arabicus Levy et al., 1973 from Arabia, and description of two new species from North Africa (Scorpiones: Buthidae), pp. 1-40 in Euscorpius 298 on pages 23-24, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.574144
A supersymmetry approach to billiards with randomly distributed scatterers: II. Correlations
No full textIn a previous contribution (Stockmann H J 2002 J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 35 5165), the density of states was calculated for a billiard with randomly distributed delta-like scatterers, doubly averaged over the positions of the impurities and the billiard shape. This result is now extended to the k-point correlation function. Using supersymmetric methods, we show that the correlations in the bulk are always identical to those of the Gaussian unitary ensemble (GUE) of random matrices. In passing from the band centre to the tail states, the density of states is depleted considerably and the two-point correlation function shows a gradual change from the GUE behaviour to that found for completely uncorrelated eigenvalues. This can be viewed as similar to a mobility edge
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
No full textWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
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