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F. J. Withers
No full text"VX74071 Spr FJ Withers 7 Aust Fld Survey Sec AIF Arrived 18 Mile Camp 9 April 1942 Departed Adelaide R 13 April 1943".VX74071 Sapper F. J. Withers, 7th Australian Field Survey Section, Australian Imperial Forces. Arrived 18 Mile Camp 9 April 1942. Departed Adelaide River 13 April 1943
Withers, E F J, QX15755
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete.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/426843Surname: WITHERS. Given Name(s) or Initials: E F J. Military Service Number or Last Known Location: QX15755. Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 38540.248858
Item: [2016.0049.59104] "Withers, E F J, QX15755
Forcipomyia Szadziewski, Dominiak & Withers, 2020, sp. nov.
No full textForcipomyia (F.) pyrenaica sp. nov. (Figs 1–3) Diagnosis. The new species can be easily distinguished by having very low tarsal ratio of hind leg TR(3) 0.45, palpomere 3 enlarged on proximal 1 / 3, parameres separated, stout on proximal 2 / 3 and filamentous on distal 1 / 3, aedeagus with triangular median projection and distinct lateral shoulders. Female unknown. Description. Male. Body dark brown with pale parts of legs and abdomen (Fig. 2a). Head dark brown. Eyes bare, touching at distance of 6 ommatidia. Frons with distinct tubercle bearing stout, black spine-like seta (with a barb) in submedian position (Fig. 1c). Flagellum with 13 flagellomeres (Fig. 1a), length 1.10 mm, AR 1.11, distal flagellomeres 10–13 elongated, plume on flagellomeres 2–10 well developed, flagellomere 10 about 2.45 times longer than flagellomere 11. Palpus 5-segmented (Fig. 1b); palpomere 3 with distinct sensory pit on enlarged basal 1 / 3, length 0.14 mm, PR 4.0; palpomere 4 about 1.4 times longer than palpomere 5. Thorax including scutellum dark brown (Fig. 2a). Wing with two darker patches at anterior margin, on first radial cells and on radial fork (Fig. 2b); length 1.55 mm, CR 0.45; first radial cell slit-like, second one small; wing membrane with scale-like slender macrotrichia. Legs pale brownish, femur of hind leg brown (Fig. 2a), tarsomeres 4 distinctly longer than tarsomere 5, claws long, empodium well developed, TR (1) 0.63, TR(2) 0.36, TR(3) 0.45. Abdomen dark brown with pale caudal margins of tergites (Fig. 2a). Genitalia dark brown with pale gonostyli (Fig. 3a). Caudal margin of sternite 9 slightly convex with broad and shallow median incision. Gonocoxite without modified setae, gonostylus almost straight. Aedeagus shield-shaped, well sclerotized with well developed long triangular median projection and distinct lateral shoulders (Fig. 3b). Parameres separat- ed, stout, rod-like on proximal 2 / 3 and narrow, filamentous on distal 1 / 3 (Fig. 3c). Female unknown. Material examined. Forcipomyia (F.) pyrenaica sp. nov., holotype male, France, Pyrenees-Orientales, RNN foret de la Massane, Malaise trap, about 600 m a.s.l., 9.09.2008, P. Withers. The holotype is deposited in the Museum of Amber Inclusions, University of Gdańsk, in the Collection of Extant Invertebrates. Etymology. The specific name refers to the Pyrenees mountains (Latin Pyrenaei) where the species was collected. Discussion. The new species is a typical member of the subgenus Forcipomyia s. str. (Alwin and Szadziewski 2013). The subgenus including almost 350 extant species is distributed worldwide (Borkent 2016). The low hind tarsal ratio (less than 0.5) is known among a few species of Forcipomyia s. str. outside of Europe. European species of the subgenus have higher hind TR, usually about 0.8–1.2 (Goetghebuer 1934, Remm 1962, 1980, Szadziewski 1983, Navai and Szadziewski 2016). In the holotype the tubercle of the frons in sub- median position has stout black spine-like seta with a distinct barb (Fig. 1c). In all, known for us, adults of biting midges this tubercle is devoid of setae and we treat this character as a developmental aberration. Similar setae (forked, with serrations, barbs or spurs) are known in immature stages (larvae and pupae) of Forcipomyia (Lewańczyk et al. 2009).Published as part of Szadziewski, Ryszard, Dominiak, Patrycja & Withers, Phil, 2020, Two New Species Of Biting Midges From France And Algeria (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), pp. 113-120 in Annales Zoologici 70 (1) on pages 113-116, DOI: 10.3161/00034541ANZ2020.70.1.006, http://zenodo.org/record/377661
New developments in Arbil
No full textArbil is a tool developed at The Language Archive at MPI-PL (Author, 2012) for creating metadata that describes research data, such as audio or video files, allowing research data files to be easily searched once they are archived. Arbil was originally developed for the DOBES community to replace the IMDI Editor. The core needs expressed by this group was viewing and editing the metadata when in the field and being able to edit more than one metadata file at once. Indeed, Arbil is fully functional offline, provides tabular editing, and for robustness stores only text metadata files. For moving metadata and associated resources into an LAT archive, the structure is exported from Arbil and then uploaded into LAMUS (Broeder et al., 2006).
Arbil was originally designed for IMDI metadata (Broeder and Wittenburg, 2006). This format has been in use for many years, and it has many fields so that it covers most needs, but also may confuse researchers and slow down the workflow with many fields to fill in. This issue has been addressed by CLARIN (Váradi et al., 2008). CLARIN provides flexible metadata fields, allowing a custom profile to be designed for each project - only the relevant metadata fields need to be offered to the end user, greatly simplifying the process of creating metadata. Arbil has now been updated to support both IMDI and Clarin metadata formats.
Some users prefer to use a web application to view and edit their metadata. Many of the workflow concepts used in Arbil apply in a web environment as much as they do in the well-known desktop application. For this reason the concepts and components within Arbil are being adapted for use as modules in both environments such as the metadata table and the metadata profiles used in CLARIN metadata. This will pave the way to greater flexibility in tools such as LAMUS.
Because of the flexible design of Arbil, some of its components such as the metadata table have been utilised in KinOath Kinship Archiver (Author, 2011). This application builds on the core functions of Arbil, onto which it adds an XML database to provide fast searches. Also, a plugin layer has been introduced which is being migrated back into Arbil. Therefore there will be much more powerful searches available as plugins without compromising the original design of the application.
References
Author. 2012. Metadata Management with Arbil. In Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference On Language Resources And Evaluation (LREC 2012) Satellite Workshops, pages 72–75. Istanbul. http://www.lrec-conf.org/proceedings/lrec2012/workshops/ 11.LREC2012%20Metadata%20Proceedings.pdf
Author. 2011. KinOath, Kinship Software Beta Stage of Development. Talk presented at Atelier d’initiation au traitement informatique de la parenté. salle 3, RdC, bât. Le France. 2011-12-16.
D. Broeder and P. Wittenburg. 2006. The IMDI metadata framework, its current application and future direction. International Journal of Metadata, Semantics and Ontologies, 1(2), pages 119–132.
T. Váradi, S. Krauwer, P. Wittenburg, M. Wynne, and K. Koskenniemi. 2008. Clarin: Common language resources and technology infrastructure. In Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC’08), pages 1244–1248, Marrakech. European Language Resources Association (ELRA). http://www.lrec-conf.org/proceedings/lrec2008/ pdf/317_paper.pdf.
D. Broeder, A. Claus, F. Offenga, R. Skiba, P. Trilsbeek, and P. Wittenburg. 2006. LAMUS : the Language Archive Management and Upload System. In Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC’06), pages 2291–2294, Genoa. European Language Resources Association (ELRA). www.lat-mpi.eu/papers/papers- 2006/lamus-paper- final2.pdf
Genomic analyses of withers height and linear conformation traits in German Warmblood horses using imputed sequence-level genotypes
No full textAbstract Background Body conformation, including withers height, is a major selection criterion in horse breeding and is associated with other important traits, such as health and performance. However, little is known about the genomic background of equine conformation. Therefore, the aim of this study was to use imputed sequence-level genotypes from up to 4891 German Warmblood horses to identify genomic regions associated with withers height and linear conformation traits. Furthermore, the traits were genetically characterised and putative causal variants for withers height were detected. Results A genome-wide association study (GWAS) for withers height confirmed the presence of a previously known quantitative trait locus (QTL) on Equus caballus (ECA) chromosome 3 close to the LCORL/NCAPG locus, which explained 16% of the phenotypic variance for withers height. An additional significant association signal was detected on ECA1. Further investigations of the region on ECA3 identified a few promising candidate causal variants for withers height, including a nonsense mutation in the coding sequence of the LCORL gene. The estimated heritability for withers height was 0.53 and ranged from 0 to 0.34 for the conformation traits. GWAS identified significantly associated variants for more than half of the investigated conformation traits, among which 13 showed a peak on ECA3 in the same region as withers height. Genetic parameter estimation revealed high genetic correlations between these traits and withers height for the QTL on ECA3. Conclusions The use of imputed sequence-level genotypes from a large study cohort led to the discovery of novel QTL associated with conformation traits in German Warmblood horses. The results indicate the high relevance of the QTL on ECA3 for various conformation traits, including withers height, and contribute to deciphering causal mutations for body size in horses
Brachylepadomorpha WITHERS 1923
No full text††ORDER BRACHYLEPADOMORPHA WITHERS, 1923 Diagnosis: Symmetrical, pedunculated and sessile forms, in which the large carina and rostrum are surrounded by alternating rows of imbricating plates. Comment: The order is paraphyletic and includes s p e c i e s t h a t f o r m a s t e m g r o u p t o b o t h t h e Verrucomorpha and the Balanomorpha.Published as part of Chan, Benny K. K., Dreyer, Niklas, Gale, Andy S., Glenner, Henrik, Ewers-Saucedo, Christine, Pérez-Losada, Marcos, Kolbasov, Gregory A., Crandall, Keith A. & Høeg, Jens T., 2021, The evolutionary diversity of barnacles, with an updated classification of fossil and living forms, pp. 789-846 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 193 on page 832, DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa160, http://zenodo.org/record/563727
Vitamin D supplementation and the prevention of fractures and falls: results of a randomised trial in elderly people in residential accommodation18
No full textOBJECTIVES: To determine whether vitamin D supplementation reduces the risk of fracture or falls in elderly people in care home accommodation.
DESIGN: A randomised controlled trial of cluster design. SETTING AND SUBJECTS: 223 Residential units (mainly identical 30-bedded units), within 118 homes for elderly people throughout Britain, with 3,717 participating residents (76% women, average age 85 years). The units provided mainly or entirely residential care (35% of residents), nursing care (42%) or care for elderly mentally infirm (EMI) residents (23%). METHODS: Participants were randomly allocated by residential unit (cluster design) to a treated group offered ergocalciferol 2.5 mg every 3 months (equivalent to a daily dose of 1,100 IU), or to a control group. Fractures were reported by staff and confirmed in hospital, and routinely collected data on reported falls were obtained.
RESULTS: After median follow-up of 10 months (interquartile range 7-14 months), 64 (3.6%) of 1,762 vitamin D-treated residents and 51 (2.6%) of 1,955 controls had one or more non-vertebral fractures, and 24 (1.3%) and 20 (1.0%), respectively, had a hip fracture. The proportion reporting at least one fall was 44% in vitamin D-treated and 43% in control residents. The differences between the vitamin D and control groups were not statistically significant. The incidence of all non-vertebral fractures in the care homes (3.2% per year) and of hip fractures (1.1% per year) was low, similar to rates in elderly people in sheltered accommodation, and the pre-treatment serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D concentration was high [median 47 nmol/l, measured in a 1% (n = 18) sample].
CONCLUSIONS: We found no evidence that vitamin D prevents fractures or falls in elderly people in care home accommodatio
Pollicipes landenica Withers 1953
No full text<i>Pycnolepas</i> <i>landenica</i> Withers, 1953 <p> <b>Original description.</b> Withers (1953: 348, pl. 60, figs 1–6).</p> <p> <b>Type.</b> IRScNB unregistered, a right scutum.</p> <p> <b>Locality and stratigraphy.</b> Wansin, northeast of Namur, southern Belgium; base of ‘Landenian’ sands (= now Hannut Formation, of early-middle Thanetian [late Paleocene] age, c. 55–53 Ma); see Laga <i>et al</i>., 2002; De Geyter <i>et al</i>., 2006).</p> <p> <b>Remarks.</b> Va l v e s o f <i>P</i>. <i>landenica</i> have few and comparatively widely spaced transverse and longitudinal ridges; carina narrowly semiconical; rostrum widely semiconical; scutum with apical part very slightly attenuated and incurved, and longitudinal ridges extending straight down from apex; tergum with apico-basal ridge curved, inner occludent and carinal edges narrowly raised. Upper latus and imbricating plates unknown.</p> <p> <b>Occurrence.</b> Known only from the type locality; no subsequent records.</p>Published as part of <i>Jagt, John W. M., Zonova, Tatiana D. & Jagt-Yazykova, Elena A., 2007, A review of the brachylepadomorph cirripede genus Pycnolepas, including the first record of an Early Cretaceous species from the Russian Far East *, pp. 33-47 in Zootaxa 1545</i> on page 40, DOI: <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/177977">10.5281/zenodo.177977</a>
Genetic and genomic characterization followed by single-step genomic evaluation of withers height in German Warmblood horses
No full textAbstract Reliability of genomic predictions is influenced by the size and genetic composition of the reference population. For German Warmblood horses, compilation of a reference population has been enabled through the cooperation of five German breeding associations. In this study, preliminary data from this joint reference population were used to genetically and genomically characterize withers height and to apply single-step methodology for estimating genomic breeding values for withers height. Using data on 2113 mares and their genomic information considering about 62,000 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), analysis of the genomic relationship revealed substructures reflecting breed origin and different breeding goals of the contributing breeding associations. A genome-wide association study confirmed a known quantitative trait locus (QTL) for withers height on equine chromosome (ECA) 3 close to LCORL and identified a further significant peak on ECA 1. Using a single-step approach with a combined relationship matrix, the estimated heritability for withers height was 0.31 (SE = 0.08) and the corresponding genomic breeding values ranged from − 2.94 to 2.96 cm. A mean reliability of 0.38 was realized for these breeding values. The analyses of withers height showed that compiling a reference population across breeds is a suitable strategy for German Warmblood horses. The single-step method is an appealing approach for practical genomic prediction in horses, because not many genotypes are available yet and animals without genotypes can by this way directly contribute to the estimation system.Abstract Reliability of genomic predictions is influenced by the size and genetic composition of the reference population. For German Warmblood horses, compilation of a reference population has been enabled through the cooperation of five German breeding associations. In this study, preliminary data from this joint reference population were used to genetically and genomically characterize withers height and to apply single-step methodology for estimating genomic breeding values for withers height. Using data on 2113 mares and their genomic information considering about 62,000 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), analysis of the genomic relationship revealed substructures reflecting breed origin and different breeding goals of the contributing breeding associations. A genome-wide association study confirmed a known quantitative trait locus (QTL) for withers height on equine chromosome (ECA) 3 close to LCORL and identified a further significant peak on ECA 1. Using a single-step approach with a combined relationship matrix, the estimated heritability for withers height was 0.31 (SE = 0.08) and the corresponding genomic breeding values ranged from − 2.94 to 2.96 cm. A mean reliability of 0.38 was realized for these breeding values. The analyses of withers height showed that compiling a reference population across breeds is a suitable strategy for German Warmblood horses. The single-step method is an appealing approach for practical genomic prediction in horses, because not many genotypes are available yet and animals without genotypes can by this way directly contribute to the estimation system
Variations on the Author
No full text“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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