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Ward, C J, 405702
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/423905Surname: WARD. Given Name(s) or Initials: C J. Military Service Number or Last Known Location: 405702. Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 34588.251550
Item: [2016.0049.56166] "Ward, C J, 405702
Measurement of the ratio of prompt χ c to J / ψ production in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV
No full textThe prompt production of charmonium χ c and J / ψ states is studied in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of √s = 7 TeV at the Large Hadron Collider. The χ c and J / ψ mesons are identified through their decays χ c → J / ψ γ and J / ψ → μ + μ - using 36 pb - 1 of data collected by the LHCb detector in 2010. The ratio of the prompt production cross-sections for χ c and J / ψ, σ (χ c → J / ψ γ) / σ (J / ψ), is determined as a function of the J / ψ transverse momentum in the range 2 < p T J / ψ < 15 GeV / c. The results are in excellent agreement with next-to-leading order non-relativistic expectations and show a significant discrepancy compared with the colour singlet model prediction at leading order, especially in the low p T J / ψ region
The productive ward: releasing time to care - learning and impact review
No full textThe Productive Ward: Releasing time to care™ programme aims to empower ward teams to identify areas for improvement by giving staff the information, skills and time they need to regain control of their ward and the care they provide.The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement commissioned Kings College London to undertake a review of the Productive Ward programme. This review (undertaken February-June 2009) set out to establish the overall learning from and impact of The Productive Ward programme since its conception in 2005, and to suggest how this can be spread and sustained.The review applies an evidence-based Diffusion of Innovation framework to The Productive Ward programme to examine multi-level perspectives (national, regional, local) of learning and impact. The findings are informed by in-depth interviews with national and regional stakeholders, a national online-survey of frontline staff, and case studies of implementation within five NHS acute Trusts.Overall, this review finds The Productive Ward programme has been successfully framed and communicated in a way that connects with frontline NHS staffs’ need and will for change, and that it thrives where local leadership and ownership are strong. The review suggests 15 ‘top tips’, which comprise of key lessons from the programme to date that will assist trusts in local implementation in the future
Ward, J. C.
No full textPhotograph from the C.R. Savage Portrait Studio. Name associated with the photograph: J. C. War
Evidence for the decay B0→J/ψω and measurement of the relative branching fractions of meson decays to J/ψη and J/ψη′
No full textFirst evidence of the B 0 → J / ψ ω decay is found and the B s 0 → J / ψ η and B s 0 → J / ψ η ′ decays are studied using a dataset corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb -1 collected by the LHCb experiment in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of sqrt(s) = 7 TeV. The branching fractions of these decays are measured relative to that of the B 0 → J / ψ ρ 0 decay:frac(B (B 0 → J / ψ ω), B (B 0 → J / ψ ρ 0)) = 0.89 ± 0.19 (stat) - 0.13 + 0.07 (syst),frac(B (B s 0 → J / ψ η), B (B 0 → J / ψ ρ 0)) = 14.0 ± 1.2 (stat) - 1.5 + 1.1 (syst) - 1.0 + 1.1 (frac(f d, f s)),frac(B (B s 0 → J / ψ η ′), B (B 0 → J / ψ ρ 0)) = 12.7 ± 1.1 (stat) - 1.3 + 0.5 (syst) - 0.9 + 1.0 (frac(f d, f s)), where the last uncertainty is due to the knowledge of f d / f s, the ratio of b-quark hadronization factors that accounts for the different production rate of B 0 and B s 0 mesons. The ratio of the branching fractions of B s 0 → J / ψ η ′ and B s 0 → J / ψ η decays is measured to befrac(B (B s 0 → J / ψ η ′), B (B s 0 → J / ψ η)) = 0.90 ± 0.09 (stat) - 0.02 + 0.06 (syst)
Cloning and expression of two homologous genes of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis which encode 130-kilodalton mosquitocidal proteins.
No full textTwo homologous genes encoding 130-kilodalton (kDa) mosquitocidal proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis have been cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli or Bacillus subtilis or both. One of these genes, pPC130, was expressed as a lacZ transcriptional fusion in E. coli at a level sufficient to produce phase-bright inclusions, which were purified and shown to be toxic to Aedes aegypti larvae. The second gene, pCH130, was expressed at a low level in recombinant E. coli cells and was therefore cloned in B. subtilis as a transcriptional fusion of the promoter sequences corresponding to a B. thuringiensis subsp. israelensis 27-kDa delta-endotoxin (E. S. Ward, A. R. Ridley, D. J. Ellar, and J. A. Todd, J. Mol. Biol. 191:13-22, 1986) and the structural gene. Recombinant B. subtilis cells produced phase-bright inclusions during late sporulation; these were partially purified and shown to be toxic to A. aegypti larvae at an LC50 (concentration required to cause 50% mortality of larvae after 24 h of assay) which is significantly lower than that of the pPC130 protein. Neither 130-kDa protein was hemolytic under the assay conditions. Comparison of the nucleotide sequences of these two genes indicates that they share a high degree of homology in the C-terminal portions, but relatively little similarity in the N termini. In addition, significant homologies were found between the pCH130 gene and the HD-1 Dipel gene of B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki (H. E. Schnepf, H. C. Wong, and H. R. Whiteley, J. Biol. Chem. 260:6264-6272, 1985).</p
Pseudomyrmex laevifrons Ward
No full text<i>Pseudomyrmex laevifrons</i> Ward <p>(Fig. 5)</p> <p> <i>Pseudomyrma laeviceps</i> F. Smith 1877: 63. Lectotype worker (designated by Ward 1989: 440), Para, Brazil (BMNH) [Examined] [Also imaged on AntWeb: CASENT0902923] [Preoccupied by <i>Pseudomyrmex laeviceps</i> F. Smith 1859 = <i>Tetraponera laeviceps</i> (F. Smith)].</p> <p> <i>Pseudomyrmex laevifrons</i> Ward 1989: 440. Replacement name.</p> <p> <b>Other material examined</b> (ALWC, BMNH, CASC, CPDC, CUIC, FSCA, INBC, INPA, IZAV, JTLC, KWJC, LACM, MCZC, MNHN, MPEG, MZLU, MZSP, PSWC, UCDC, USNM). BOLIVIA <i>Beni</i>: 46 km SSW San Borja, 300 m (P. S. Ward); BRAZIL <i>Amapá</i>: Oiapoque (W. L. Overal); <i>Amazonas</i>: Faz. Esteio, 80 km NNE Manaus, 80 m (P. S. Ward); High Falls, Rio Tarumã (W. L. Brown); Tefé [as " Ega "] (c.u.); <i>Bahia</i>: C. das Almas, Fz. Capivari (M. R. B. Smith); Canavieiras (V. L. Mello); Guarajuba, Camacari (J. Delabie); Ilhéus (V. L. Mello); Ilhéus-Cepec (J. D. Majer); Ilhéus-Cepec (H. J. Santos); Itacaré (V. L. Mello); São Miguel, Ilheus (A. Batista); São Miguel, Ilheus (I. C. Nascimento); <i>Para</i>: Monte Dourado, Area 75 (C. J. Marsh); COLOMBIA <i>San Andrés y Providencia</i>: San Andrés Isla, Massalli Hill (F. Castellanos); COSTA RICA <i>Alajuela</i>: 11 mi N Florencia (D. H. Janzen); <i>Heredia</i>: Est. Biol. La Selva, 50–150 m (INBio /OET); <i>Limón</i>: La Lola (D. H. Janzen); <i>Puntarenas</i>: 19 km S Cuidad Neily, 20 m (P. S. Ward); Sirena, Penin. Osa, 50 m (J. T. Longino); Golfito, 5 m (P. S. Ward); ECUADOR <i>Los Ríos</i>: Jauneche, 19 km WSW Mocache, 60 m (P. S. Ward); <i>Napo</i>: 1 km SW Archidona, W side Río Misahuallí, 550 m (A. L. Wild); 3 km NNE Archidona, 650 m (A. L. Wild); Jatun Sacha, 7 km ESE Pto. Misahuallí, 400 m (P. S. Ward); <i>Orellana</i>: Tiputini Biodiversity Station (T. Erwin); <i>Sucumbios</i>: Cuyabeno, Destacamento Patria, 200 m (D. A. Donoso); Sacha Lodge [as " Sacha "] (L. Huggert); FRENCH GUIANA <i>Cayenne</i>: Kaw Mountains, 325 m (K. Sarv); Petit Saut [as " Petit Saux "] (Estelle); Sinnamary (G. Délye); <i>Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni</i>: Haut-Itany (R. Garrouste); GUYANA <i>Cuyuni-Mazaruni</i>: Kartabo (W. M. Wheeler); <i>East Berbice-Corentyne</i>: New River, 750 ft. (C. A. Hudson); <i>Essequibo Islands-West Demerara</i>: Timehri, 0–50 m (J. T. Longino); Wales, 0–50 m (J. T.</p> <p> Longino); NICARAGUA <i>Madriz</i>: 12.1 mi N Condega, Hwy. 1 (D. H. Janzen); PANAMA <i>Colón</i>: Pipeline Rd. (G. G. Montgomery; Y.Lubin); PERU <i>Huánuco</i>: Tingo Maria, Cueva de las Pavas (L. Huggert); <i>Junín</i>: Satipo (L. Huggert); <i>Loreto</i>: Iquitos, Barillal (L. Huggert); <i>Madre de Dios</i>: Cuzco Amazónico, 15 km NE Pto. Maldonado (S. P. Cover; J. E. Tobin); Pakitza, Rio Manu, 250 m (Erwin; Farrell); <i>San Martín</i>: 24 km NNE Tarapoto, 220 m (P. S. Ward); Convento, 26 km NNE Tarapoto, 220 m (P. S. Ward); <i>Ucayali</i>: Yurac, 67 mi E Tingo Maria (E. I. Schlinger; E. S. Ross); TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: <i>Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo</i>: 2 km SE Las Lomas (J. K. Wetterer); <i>Sangre Grande</i>: Tapana (J. K. Wetterer); <i>Siparia</i>: La Brea (H. Morrison); <i>Tobago</i>: 1 1/ 8 mi ESE Adelphi (P. Feinsinger); <i>Tunapuna-Piarco</i>: 2 km E Carmichael (J. K. Wetterer); 2 km NW Howson, (J. K. Wetterer); Heights of Guanapo (J. K. Wetterer); Waller Field, 10 m (P. Feinsinger); Waller Field (J. K. Wetterer); VENEZUELA <i>Aragua</i>: Ocumare de la Costa, 20 m (P. S. Ward); <i>Barinas</i>: 10 km WNW Santa Barbara, 280 m (P. S. Ward); <i>Bolívar</i>: 49 km ENE Tumeremo, 200 m (P. S. Ward); Campamento Río Grande, 250 m (P. S. Ward); Rio Akanan, 470 m (J. Lattke); <i>Miranda</i>: Cúpira, 15 m (W. Goitia); Padron, Est. Exp. de Caucagua, ca. R. Tuy & R. Cuira (Brandão et al.); <i>Trujillo</i>: 19 km E Boconó, 600 m (P. S. Ward);</p> <p> <b>Worker measurements</b> (n = 16). HL 0.65–0.75, HW 0.47–0.55, MFC 0.005–0.010, LHT 0.36–0.41, CI 0.69– 0.78, REL 0.57–0.64, REL2 0.79–0.87, FCI 0.010–0.019, FI 0.50–0.56, PLI 0.66–0.80, PWI 0.54–0.66.</p> <p> <b>Worker diagnosis</b>. Small species (HL 0.65–0.75, HW 0.47–0.55) with elongate head and eyes (CI 0.69–0.78, REL 0.57–0.64, REL2 0.79–0.87); masticatory margin of mandible with 5 teeth; palp formula 4,3; juncture between dorsal and declivitous faces of propodeum usually notably angulate, sometimes producing slight tubercles laterally; anterodorsal face of petiole usually ascending relatively steeply (Fig. 5 b). Head smooth and shiny with scattered fine punctulae; pronotum similar centrally, but remainder of mesosoma becoming sublucid, with coriarious-imbricate sculpture on most surfaces including mesopleuron, metapleuron and propodeum; petiole, postpetiole and gaster with moderately dense pubescence. Standing pilosity sparse (MSC 2); paired erect setae present on pronotal humeri, petiole and postpetiole. Dark brown, mandibles, frontoclypeal complex and tarsi lighter; pronotum, petiole and postpetiole often a contrastingly lighter medium- to yellowish-brown.</p> <p> <b>Comments</b>. Workers of this species can be recognized by their small size (HW 0.47–0.55), shiny puncticulate head, angulate propodeum, and the presence of a single pair of erect setae on the pronotal humeri, petiole and postpetiole. <i>P. obtusus</i> and <i>P. parvulus</i> have a more densely sculptured head and less standing pilosity (lacking at least on the petiole). Differences between <i>P. laeviceps</i> and the closely similar <i>P. micans</i> are discussed under the latter species.</p> <p> <b>Distribution and biology</b>. This species is distributed from Nicaragua to Bolivia and central Brazil, and has been recorded from tropical moist forest, rainforest, second-growth rainforest, and rainforest edge. Most collections consist of scattered foragers on low vegetation and on recent treefalls. I have collected seven nest series, all from dead twigs of woody plants: two from vines, three from Melastomataceae trees, and two from unidentified plants.</p>Published as part of <i>Ward, Philip S., 2017, A review of the Pseudomyrmex ferrugineus and Pseudomyrmex goeldii species groups: acacia-ants and relatives (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), pp. 524-542 in Zootaxa 4227 (4)</i> on pages 535-536, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4227.4.3, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/306006">http://zenodo.org/record/306006</a>
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