497 research outputs found
Christy Creek School District No. 4621
No full textPhotograph - A view of the Christy Creek School building, Alberta. ATS 22-65-14-W
Antická mytologie v díle Christy Wolf
No full textKlíčová slova Christa Wolf, mýtus, mytologie, revize mýtů, Kasandra, Medea, společenská funkce literatury Abstrakt Tématem této diplomové práce je zpracování antické mytologie v povídce Kasandra a románu Médeia a jiné hlasy Christy Wolfové na pozadí autorčina pojetí funkce literatury. První část práce obsahuje teoretický úvod k tématu mýtu a mytologie, představení nejdůležitějších teorií o mýtu a jeho zpracování v literatuře. Následující část práce se věnuje chápání mýtu a jeho funkce v pojetí Christy Wolfové. Jádro práce tvoří analýza literárního zpracování mytologické látky ve shora uvedených dílech a srovnání se zpracováním této látky v díle antických autorů Aischyla a Eurípida s cílem ukázat, jakými prostředky a s jakou intencí uskutečňuje autorka aktualizaci, resp. revizi mýtu. Součástí této časti práce je také analýza poetologické koncepce Christy Wolfové a s tím související společenské funkce literatury a role autora.Keywords Christa Wolf, myth, mythology, myth revision, Cassandra, Medea, social functions of literature Abstract The subject of this thesis is the incorporation of ancient mythology in the story Cassandra and in the novel Medea: A Modern Retelling by Christa Wolf with the backdrop of the author's own understanding of the function of literature. The first part of the work contains a theoretical introduction to the topic of myths and mythology and presents the most important theories about myths and their incorporation in literature. The subsequent part of the work focuses on the understanding of a myth and its function as used by Christa Wolf. The core of this work is an analysis of the literary incorporation of mythological substance in the writings specified above and a comparison with the incorporation of such substance in the works of ancient authors Aeschylus and Euripides, with the aim of showing through what means and what intentions the author has updated and revised the myth. This part of the work also includes an analysis of the poetological concept of Christa Wolf and the related social functions of literature and the author's role.Institute of Germanic StudiesÚstav germánských studiíFilozofická fakultaFaculty of Art
Quantifying the effects of early competition on niche specialization: A natural experiment in a restored system
No full textIslands support the greatest numbers of endemic species but are highly vulnerable to human activities. In particular, the introduction of invasive, predatory mammals (e.g., rodents) has resulted in sharp declines of island fauna due to a lack of evolved behavioral capacities to avoid depredation. Because of this, invasive species are considered to be one of the most detrimental impacts to biodiversity. To combat this biodiversity loss, the eradication of invasive mammals is now a primary conservation tool, with \u3e 700 attempts globally. However, mammal eradications are predicated on the assumption that islands will naturally return to their pre-invaded condition. Yet many restored islands differ from their uninvaded counterparts, partly due to innate behaviors (e.g., philopatry) of highly mobile, keystone species which can limit dispersal to restored islands in the first place. Even when dispersal to restored islands is successful, the process of community reassembly may lead to an entirely different community due to variability in colonization rates and interactions between species, such as competition. The partitioning of limited resources based on behavioral adaptations or phenotype can lead to niche specialization, enabling the coexistence of closely related species. Despite the key potential for competition to shape community assemblages, there have been few opportunities to observe how these processes unfold as colonizing species reassemble into communities, especially so for vertebrates. One way to measure niche specialization is through examining species’ performances as they relate to differing resources across varying ecological conditions. Traditionally, this is done by quantifying a species’ niche breadth, or the extent of resources used by the species, and comparing the overlap of resources used between species; those species with limited niche breadth are considered to be specialized, and little niche overlap can be indicative of competitive exclusion. More recent perspectives of resource use have found differences in niche specialization between populations and even individuals. Seabirds are essential to functional island ecosystems. By connecting intertidal, marine, and terrestrial communities, they are integral components of food webs and act as island ecosystem engineers through the provisioning of nutrient subsidies, which promotes biodiversity. Aotearoa New Zealand supports the greatest number of endemic bird species; but through both European and Polynesian expansion, multiple mammalian species have been introduced to a majority of Aotearoa’s islands. Mammal eradication, initiated in the early 1900s, has led to \u3e 100 islands that are in some form of recovery, providing a series of islands in different stages of recolonization by the world’s largest share of endemic seabird species. This is a unique opportunity to examine factors driving ecological recovery that will improve management strategies globally. The objectives of my doctoral research are to: (1) quantify changes to seabird communities due to invasive species introductions and assess whether eradication and active restoration are sufficient to promote recovery; (2) identify if and to what extent seabirds may compete for nesting space at post-eradication islands; and (3) assess model transferability to understand changes during passive island recovery
East-West Financial Relations
No full textIn this book, Iliana Zloch-Christy analyses the problems of Eastern Europe's convertible currency external debt situation and its impact on the financing of East-West trade in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This book, published in 1991, is a continuation of Dr Zloch Christy's Debt Problems of Eastern Europe (1987) and is the first study of the complexities of East-West trade and finance in this period. The author addresses four main issues. First, she examines market-oriented reforms in Eastern Europe's economic system and the changes that took place in East-West political relations. Dr Zloch-Christy then assesses whether convertible currency debt problems are an inherent part of the economic development of Eastern Europe, and if the problems are region-wide, and she discusses the strategies adopted to deal with them. She continues by exploring the extent to which the problems which arose from indebtedness affected the financing of East-West trade. Finally, the author assesses medium- and long-term debt prospects at this time, both for Eastern Europe as a whole and for each country within the CMEA.</jats:p
First century of Oregon state parks
No full textMarin Aurand and Marc Carpenter ; copyediting and photo captions by Jean Thompson, OPRD ; additional review by Christy Sweet, OPRD Historian.Title from PDF title page (viewed on September 7, 2022).Lacks bibliography.This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Includes bibliographical references.Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
Fitting in with the crowd: the role of prospecting in seabird behavioural trends
No full text Prebreeding, subadult seabirds have been documented prospecting or visiting multiple sites throughout the breeding season to gather information on colony reproductive success, identify suitable habitat, evaluate prey abundance, and locate potential partners; however, many aspects of prospector biology remain unknown. We explored prospector behaviour as a means of furthering our understanding of postnatal seabird dispersal and colony attendance using Least Auklets (Aethia pusilla (Pallas, 1811)) and Crested Auklets (Aethia cristatella (Pallas, 1769)) breeding at Gareloi Island, Alaska, in 2014 and 2015. We recorded age class, length of time spent on the colony, and behaviour for individuals attending a study plot over the course of two breeding seasons. Although prospectors typically spent more time on the colony surface than adults, prospectors rarely socialized with conspecifics during their visits to the colony, possibly due to the absence of a citrus-like feather odour used in olfactory communication. Additionally, we found substantial differences between observed and predicted data between years, demonstrating that other factors (likely prey abundance or quality) influenced behaviour in 2015. Our results suggest that the collective knowledge of seabird prospecting behaviour is not necessarily transferable between taxa and there may be a range of strategies employed by prospectors when assessing colonies. </jats:p
Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
No full textOophagous reproduction (i.e., consumption of unfertilized ova in utero) in sharks has been hypothesized to result in fewer but larger pups relative to those produced by viviparous sharks with different modes of maternal nutrient transfer. We compared pup and litter sizes reported in the literature for 106 shark species with lecithotrophic viviparity, oophagy, and placental viviparity as methods of maternal nutrient transfer during pregnancy. Using a suite of permutational tests, we accounted for the effect of maternal size to test whether oophagous strategies do indeed result in larger pups and smaller litters relative to sharks with lecithotrophic and placental viviparous reproduction. Our results demonstrated that litter size was significantly reduced in species with oophagous reproduction relative to sharks with lecithotrophic and placentally viviparous reproduction. Further, the influence of oophagous reproduction on pup length was more variable, and generally pup length of oophagous species was only larger than sharks with lecithotrophic viviparous reproduction. However, when maternal investment was expressed as litter mass (minimum pup mass by litter size), the effect of oophagy was neutralized. We found further evidence that pup length at birth was directly modulated by litter size and habitat, suggesting pup length at birth may also be adapted to conditions at nursing grounds. Our study supports the hypothesis that both placentally viviparous and lecithotrophic viviparous species maximize their reproductive fitness by allocating nutrients to larger litters of pups, whereas oophagous species maximize reproductive fitness through smaller litters of pups that may be well adapted to their nursing grounds.Published versio
Allegory vs. Authenticity: The Commission and Reception of Howard Chandler Christy\u27s The Signing of the Constitution of the United States
No full textOver a four-year period during the Great Depression, Howard Chandler Christy painted three diverse versions of the signing of the Constitution. The last—an enormous canvas 20 by 30 feet—was the most expensive painting commissioned by the federal government to date and took three years to research and complete. This essay examines how and why politics intervened in the commission and creation of Christy’s painting and contextualizes the canvas visually and socially. Ultimately, the author suggests that Congress’s participation in the representation of this pivotal moment in US history was shaped by the looming threat of war in Europe
They led and a community followed: the community activism of Ella Mae Brayboy and Dorothy Bolden in Atlanta, Georgia, 1964-1994, 2007
No full textThis study examines the leadership of community activists Ella Mae Wade Brayboy and Dorothy Bolden, and their contributions to the Civil Rights Movement in Atlanta, Georgia from 1964 to 1994. The study was based on three congruent factors: Ella Mae Brayboy and Dorothy Bolden organized and mobilized members of their communities to register to vote, both women ascended into leadership positions within their respective organizations, and both women were pioneers. Brayboy was the first African-American Deputy Voter Registrar in the state of Georgia, while Bolden founded the National Domestic Workers Union. Research was conducted via oral interviews with Ella Mae Brayboy's daughter; by examining the archives of the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African- American Culture and History, the Southern Labor records housed at Georgia State University and Special Collections in the Robert W. Woodruff Library. While there has been documentation of their contributions, there is very little critical analysis focused on Ella Mae Brayboy and Dorothy Bolden's leadership. Their involvement with community activism and civil rights created agencies for change. These women were responsible for registering thousands of African-Americans to vote, as well as directly improving the daily living conditions of the residents in their communities. The conclusion drawn from this study confirms that Ella Mae Brayboy and Dorothy Bolden were pioneers in the Civil Rights Movement, as well as agents for social change. The progressive actions of these women uplifted members of their community by providing access to enfranchisement and economic empowerment
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