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Joshua Davis: Author of Spare Parts
Get PDFCitation: K-State First (2016). Joshua Davis: Author of Spare Parts [Flier]. Manhattan, Kansas: K-State First.Flyer advertising Joshua Davis's author talk at Kansas State University
Steven Johnson Author Talk Poster
No full textK-State Book NetworkA poster advertising an author talk by Steven Johnson at Kansas State University on September 3, 2014. Steven Johnson's book "The Ghost Map" was the 2014-2015 common book
Sathytes alpicola Yin & Shen 2020
No full textSathytes alpicola Yin & Shen, 2020 (Figs 83A, 100A) Chinese common name: Ḃëḛà甲 Sathytes alpicola Yin & Shen, 2020: 39. Type locality: Xizang, Motuo County, near 80 K; 29°41’09”N, 95°30’10”E; alt. 2330 m. Distribution. Mêdog County, Tibet, SW China (Figs 83A, 100A). Remarks. Sathytes alpicola was described based on one male and three female specimens collected at 80K, Mêdog, which has been the only available material so far. This species is most similar to S. asura, and can be separated only by subtle differences.Published as part of Yin, Zi-Wei, 2022, The Batrisini of Tibet: unveiling an enigmatic ant-loving beetle diversity at Earth's " Third Pole " (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae), pp. 1-211 in Zootaxa 5111 (1) on page 116, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5111.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/634072
Synthesis of Co(3)O(4) nanowire arrays supported on Ni foam for removal of volatile organic compounds
No full textCrystalline Co3O4 nanowire arrays freely supported on Ni foam are successfully synthesized using a template-free method. The effects of reaction time, concentration of reactants, and temperature on the morphology of the nanowires are studied. The results indicate that uniform Co3O4 nanowires could be synthesized at 90 degrees C, and a transformation of the samples' morphology from nanoparticles to nanowires to microrods is observed by controlling the concentration of the reactants. The well-ordered nanowires synthesized under the selected reaction conditions are composed of spinel Co3O4 with diameters of 500-580 nm and lengths of 6-8 microm. These nanowires show good catalytic activity for the ozone catalytic oxidation of toluene.Hui, K. N.; Yin, Cui-Lei; Hui, K. S.; Lee, J. Y.; Li, M.; Lee, S. K.; Tsui, K. L.; Chao, Christopher Y H; Kwong, C. W
Pselaphodes hainanensis Yin & Li 2013
No full textPselaphodes hainanensis Yin & Li, 2013 Pselaphodes hainanensis Yin & Li, 2013 in Y I N et al. (2013b: 43) Type locality. China, Hainan, Baisha County,Yuanmeng, near Yinggezui Station, N19°03′10″, E109°33’ 55, 660 m. Additional material examined (1 specimen). LAOS: HOUAPHANH: 1 ♂, ‘LAOS-NE, Hua Phan prov., Ban Saluei, Phu Phan Mt., 20°15′N, 104°02′E, 1500-2000 m, 26. iv.-11.v. 2001, J. Bezděk leg’ (NMPC). Comments. This species belongs to the P. tianmuensis species group and differs from related species primarily in the relatively elongate median lobe of aedeagus. The single male from Laos is morphologically largely identical to those of Hainan, even the positions of the two endophalic sclerites are almost the same. Distribution. China: Hainan; Laos: Houaphanh (Y I N et al. 2013b; this paper). First country record for Laos.Published as part of Yin, Zi-Wei & Li, Ning, 2021, Eight new species and additional records of the Pselaphodes complex from Laos and Vietnam, with a key to known species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae), pp. 35-53 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) 61 (1) on pages 42-43, DOI: 10.37520/aemnp.2021.002, http://zenodo.org/record/503746
Gethen as Yin Utopia: Taoism in Ursula K. Le Guin\u27s The Left Hand of Darkness
No full textEl presente artículo analiza el taoísmo en La mano izquierda de la oscuridad (1969), de Ursula K. Le Guin, desde cuestiones filosóficas, éticas y ecologistas. A partir de estos conceptos, se explica la manera en que la autora construye una "utopía yin". Esta relación entre utopías, taoísmo y mundo posible influye en la construcción de personajes, en las relaciones entre ellos y en los conceptos espacio-temporales planteados, con implicaciones de género, de naturaleza y de gobierno que influyen formalmente en la propia estructura de la novela. Para dicho análisis, se propone una metodología construida a partir de las teorías taoístas y de los escritos de Le Guin sobre ellas, que podrían aplicarse a otras obras con "utopías yin", tanto de la autora como de otros autores.This article analyzes Taoism in Ursula K. Le Guin\u27s The Left Hand of Darkness (1969) from a philosophical, ethical and ecological perspective. Based on these concepts, the author explains how she constructs a "yin utopia". This relationship between utopia, Taoism, and the possible world influences the construction of charecters, the relationships between them, and the spatiotemporal concepts proposed, with implications of gender, nature, and government that formally influence the very structure of the novel. For this analysis, I propose a methodology constructed from Taoist theories and Le Guin\u27s writings on them, which could be applied to other works with "yin utopias", both by Le Guin and by other authors
Diartiger wangzheni Yin & He 2020, sp. nov.
No full text<i>Diartiger wangzheni</i> Yin & He, sp. nov. <p>Figs 1-3</p> <p> <b>Type material:</b> Holotype; ♂; CHINA, ‘ China: Sichuan, Chengdu, Dujiangyan, Zipingpu Town, Ling-yan-guanyin-shan Park, 31°1′48.48′′N, 103°36′47.12′′E, 1190 m, 2.V.2020, Z. Wang, L. He & C. Zhou leg., under rock with <i>Lasius</i> ants, <b>四川NJøø江wẍ坪DZDz灵岩Kĸ 山Ḍ区</b> ’ (SNUC).</p> <p> <b>Type locality:</b> Ling-yan-guan-yin-shan Park, Zipingpu Town, Dujiangyan, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis:</b> Male body length 2.2 mm. Anterior margin of clypeus roundly angulate at middle. Antennomeres 4 slightly more than 1.4 times as long as antennomeres 3. Meso- and metatrochanters with large triangular spine; mesofemora angulate at middle of ventral margin. Aedeagus with small ‘apical part’. Female unknown.</p> <p> <b>Description:</b> Male. Body (Fig. 1A) length 2.2 mm; reddish brown. Head (Fig. 1B) longer than wide, length from anterior margin of clypeus to head base (excluding occipital constriction) 0.43 mm, width across eyes 0.29 mm; anterior margin of clypeus angulate, pointed at middle; each eye composed of about 20 facets; antennomeres 3 and 4 each much longer than antennomeres 1 and 2 (Fig. 2A); length of antennomeres 2-4 0.05, 0.23, 0.33 mm, respectively; antennomeres 4 slightly more than 1.4 times as long as antennomeres 3, broadening from base toward apex, apically truncate. Pronotum (Fig. 1B) subglobose, about as long as wide, length along midline 0.44 mm, maximum width 0.42 mm. Elytra (Fig. 1A) much wider than long, length along suture 0.58 mm, maximum width 0.84 mm; disc lacking linear microsculpture; with sub-triangular tufts of setae at posterolateral margins (Fig. 2B). Prosternum (Fig. 2E) roughly sculptured medially. Mesoventrite (Fig. 2E) with short intercoxal ridge. Metaventrite (Fig. 2E) convex, densely setose medially, lateral areas with distinct linear microsculpture. Mesotrochanters (Fig. 2C) with large triangular ventral spine, mesofemora (Fig. 2C) angulate on ventral margin at middle; metatrochanters (Fig. 2D) with distinct ventral spine slightly smaller than that of mesotrochanters. Abdomen large, wider than long, much wider than elytra, length along midline 0.75 mm, maximum width 0.91 mm; composite tergite broadly and deeply concave mediobasally, with tufts of curved trichomes at basolateral region (Fig. 2B), first pair of paratergites with curved trichome (Fig. 2B). Sternite 6 (VIII) with bunch of short, thick setae at middle. Aedeagus (Fig. 2F, G) moderately sclerotized, length 0.46 mm; median lobe at apex narrowing and strongly curved ventrad, with membranous part at dorso-apical side.</p> <p>Female. Unknown.</p> <p> <b>Comparative notes:</b> The males of the new species can be readily separated from those of all congeners by the relatively stouter habitus, the unique spination of the legs, and the configuration of the aedeagus. An identification key to males, updated from Yin & Li (2014), is provided below to aid in the discriminations of the Chinese species:</p> <p> <b>Biology:</b> The male was found with <i>Lasius</i> ants (Fig. 3C) under a flat rock (Fig. 3B) in a mixed forest (Fig. 3A).</p> <p> <b>Distribution:</b> China (Sichuan).</p> <p> <b>Etymology:</b> The new species is named after Zhen Wang, one of the collectors of the holotype.</p> <p> 1A Dorsal surface of head and pronotum with sparse, thick, and suberect setae (Yin <i>et al</i>., 2010: fig. 1). Mesotrochanters lacking spine (Yin <i>et al</i>., 2010: fig. 4); mesofemora with large, curved projection. (Zhejiang)..................................................................................................................................................... <i>D. songxiaobini</i> (Yin & Li, 2010)</p> <p>1B Dorsal surface of head and pronotum with dense, fine setae. Mesotrochanters with spine of various forms......... 2</p> <p>2A Fourth antennomeres more than twice as long as third antennomeres................................................................... 3</p> <p>2B Fourth antennomeres less than twice as long as third antennomeres.................................................................... 4</p> <p> 3A Mesofemora with sharp ventral spine at base (Yin & Li, 2013: fig. 2C); mesotibiae with triangular tubercle near middle (Yin & Li, 2013: fig. 2C); mesal margin of metatibiae distinctly protuberant at basal 1/4, then strongly curved, curved area with very dense setae (Yin & Li, 2013: fig. 2D). (Anhui)............ <i>D. dentatus</i> Yin & Li, 2013</p> <p> 3B Ventral margin of mesofemora regularly protuberant at base, lacking spines (Yin & Li, 2014: fig. 2C); mesotibiae lacking tubercles near middle (Yin & Li, 2014: Fig. 2C); mesal margin of metatibiae moderately protuberant at basal 1/4, then moderately curved, curved area with relatively sparse setae (Yin & Li, 2014: Fig. 2D). (Zhejiang)............................................................................................................................... <i>D. zhejiangensis</i> Yin & Li, 2014</p> <p> 4A Mesofemora angularly protuberant at middle (Fig. 2C). Sternite 6 (VIII) with bunch of short, thick setae at middle (Fig. 1C) (Sichuan).............................................................................................. <i>D. wangzheni</i> Yin & He, sp. nov.</p> <p>4B Mesofemora smooth at middle, lacking protuberances nor tubercles or spines. Sternite 6 (VIII) lacking bunch of short, thick setae at middle..................................................................................................................................... 5</p> <p> 5A Anterior margin of clypeus distinctly angulate (Yin & Li, 2013: fig. 1B) (Anhui)............................................................................................................................................................................ <i>D. yaoluopingensis</i> Yin & Li, 2013</p> <p>5B Anterior margin of clypeus approximately rounded............................................................................................... 6</p> <p> 6A Mesotrochanters with large, long, and blunt ventral projection (Nomura, 1997: fig. 6km., km-a). Median lobe of aedeagus with large ‘apical part’, area near apex lacking dense setae (Nomura, 1997: fig. 12km.). (Yunnan)....................................................................................................................................... <i>D. kunmingensis</i> Nomura, 1997</p> <p> 6B Mesotrochanters with large and sharp ventral spine (Yin, 2018: fig. 2D). Median lobe of aedeagus with small ‘apical part’, area near apex with dense setae (Yin, 2018: fig. 2F, G) (Beijing).................... <b> <i>D</i>. <i>beijingensis</i></b> Yin, 2018</p>Published as part of <i>Yin, Zi-Wei & He, Li, 2020, A new species of Diartiger Sharp from Sichuan, China (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae), pp. 361-366 in Revue suisse de Zoologie 127 (2)</i> on pages 361-364, DOI: 10.35929/RSZ.0025, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/5743854">http://zenodo.org/record/5743854</a>
Horniella falcis Yin and Li
No full text4. Horniella falcis Yin and Li Figs 7 B, 9; Map 1 Horniella falcis Yin & Li, 2010 (in Yin, Li & Zhao, 2010: 249). Type material examined (1 ♀). Holotype, ♀, labeled ‘ CHINA: Guizhou Prov., Suiyang County, Kuankuoshui N. R., Baishaogou, alt. 750–900 m, 05.vi. 2010, Yin & Zhai leg. [28 ° 17 ’ 19 ’’N, 107 ° 10 ’ 56 ’’E, leaf litter, sifted] / Holotype [red], ♂ [actually a female], Horniella falcis sp. n., det. Yin & Li, 2010, SNUC’. Supplementary description. Male. Unknown. Female (Fig. 7 B). Length 3.77 mm. Head longer than wide, HL 0.76 mm, HW 0.67 mm; anterolateral genal projections (Fig. 9 C) distinct, anterior margins obliquely concave; median sulcus between antennal tubercles short; scapes (Fig. 9 B) simple at basolateral margins; clubs (Fig. 9 A) loosely formed by apical three moderately enlarged antennomeres; venter with pair of slender lateral spines (Fig. 9 D). Maxillary palpomeres II stout, broadened at near middle. Each eye composed of about 35 facets. Pronotum slightly longer than wide, PL 0.74 mm, PW 0.71 mm. Elytra wider than long, EL 0.93 mm, EW 1.38 mm; discal striae reaching about apical 4 / 5 of elytral length. Protrochanters (Fig. 9 E) each with one short ventral spine, profemora (Fig. 9 E) each with two ventral spine, protibiae (Fig. 9 F) simple; mesotrochanters (Fig. 9 G) lacking spine, mesofemora simple, mesotibiae (Fig. 9 H) simple; tarsomeres II normal, not extending to beneath tarsomeres III. Abdomen large, AL 1.34 mm, AW 1.40 mm, tergite IV (first visible tergite) with short, thin median carina reaching 1 / 3 tergal length, lacking discal carinae, tergite V lacking median carina, tergite VII with large apicomedian process. Genital complex (Figs 9 I–K) with membranous trapezoidal apical portion and more strongly sclerotized, transverse basal portion. Differential diagnosis. This species is provisionally placed as a member of the H. centralis group though only a single female is known. The obliquely concave anterior margins of the anterolateral genal projections in H. falcis are only found in H. schuelkei sp. n. and H. nakhi sp. n. (both described below), which may indicate a close relationship between these species. The female of Horniella falcis can be quickly separated from that of H. nakhi by the presence of a large process at apicomedian portion of the tergite VII, which is lacking in the latter species. Only a single male is currently available for H. schuelkei, its relationship with H. falcis remains unclear. Since the distance between the type localities of H. falcis and H. schuelkei is much greater than that between H. nakhi and H. schuelkei, the former two species are most unlikely conspecific. Comments. The holotype of this species is actually a female, which was erroneously treated as a male in the original description of Yin et al. 2013. Distribution. Southwest China: Guizhou (Map 1). Collection notes. The single female was collected from sifted litter samples in a broad-leaved forest.Published as part of Yin, Zi-Wei & Li, Li-Zhen, 2014, Revision of the Oriental genus Horniella Raffray (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae), pp. 1-83 in Zootaxa 3850 (1) on pages 18-21, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3850.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/28686
Heat capacities and thermodynamic functions of the aqueous Li2B4O7 solution in the temperature range from 80 K to 355 K
No full textThe molar heat capacities of the aqueous Li2B4O7 solution at the concentration of 0.0187 mol.kg(-1) have been measured using a precision automated adiabatic calorimeter in the temperature range from 80 K to 355 K. The dependence of the molar heat capacity on temperature was given as a function of the reduced temperature X by polynomial equations C-p,C-m (J.K-1.mol(-1)) = 25.44 + 11.99X + 0.454X(2) + 1.671X(3) for the solid phase [80 K similar to 258 K, X = (T - 169)/89] and C-p,C-m (J.K-1.mol(-1)) = 77.33 for the liquid phase [274 K similar to 355 K], respectively. The phase transition of the solution was determined on the basis of the curve of the heat capacity with temperature. The temperature of the phase transition was observed at 273.04 K, and the enthalpy and entropy of the phase transition were calculated to be Delta H-m = 4.650 kJ.mol(-1) and Delta S-m = 17.03 J.K-1.mol(-1), respectively. According to the polynomial equations and thermodynamic relationship, the values of the thermodynamic function of the aqueous Li2B4O7 solution relative to 298.15 K were calculated in the temperature range from 80 K to 355 K with an interval of 5 K. The relative apparent molar heat capacities of the aqueous Li2B4O7 solution, C-p,C-phi, were calculated every 5 K in the temperature range from 80 K to 355 K from the experimental heat capacities of the aqueous Li2B4O7 solution and the heat capacities of pure water
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