Aphyllophorales in Australasia

2001 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter K. Buchanan
Keyword(s):  
Recent Literature ◽  
Research Interest ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
Clavarioid Fungi ◽  
Polypore Fungi ◽  
Taxonomic Studies

Taxonomic knowledge of the Aphyllophorales of Australasia is reviewed. Recent literature is cited for groups of Aphyllophorales arranged pragmatically by type of hymenophore (polypore fungi (poroid and related lamellate taxa), corticioid, clavarioid, hydnoid, cantharelloid, cupuloid), along with numbers of recorded species, estimates of endemism and distinctive features of the Australasian mycota. With the partial exception of poroid and clavarioid fungi, the order is poorly known in the region. Their importance as pathogens, as sources of food and medicine and as arthropod associates is discussed, along with their relevance to biogeography. Although only limited collecting has been undertaken and few Australasian mycologists are actively researching these fungi, current preparation of checklists and recent taxonomic studies indicate renewed research interest.

scholarly journals Mandevillian Virtues

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mandi Astola
Keyword(s):  
Recent Literature ◽  
Collective Intelligence ◽  
Cognitive Task ◽  
Virtue Theory ◽  
Collective Good ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
The Core ◽  
Cognitive Traits ◽  
Collaborative Activities ◽  
Do So

AbstractStudies in collective intelligence have shown that suboptimal cognitive traits of individuals can lead a group to succeed in a collective cognitive task, in recent literature this is called mandevillian intelligence. Analogically, as Mandeville has suggested, the moral vices of individuals can sometimes also lead to collective good. I suggest that this mandevillian morality can happen in many ways in collaborative activities. Mandevillian morality presents a challenge for normative virtue theories in ethics. The core of the problem is that mandevillian morality implies that individual vice is, in some cases, valuable. However, normative virtue theories generally see vice as disvaluable. A consequence of this is that virtue theories struggle to account for the good that can emerge in a collective. I argue that normative virtue theories can in fact accommodate for mandevillian emergent good. I put forward three distinctive features that allow a virtue theory to do so: a distinction between individual and group virtues, a distinction between motivational and teleological virtues, and an acknowledgement of the normativity of “vicious” roles in groups.

Taxonomic studies on some little known genera of Palearctic Eulophidae and Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea)

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3487 (1) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
R. A. BURKS
Keyword(s):  
Morphological Feature ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
Valid Genus ◽  
Taxonomic Changes ◽  
Taxonomic Studies

Some neglected genera of Palearctic Eulophidae and Pteromalidae (Chalcidoidea) are reviewed as part of ongoing preparation of keys to identification of world genera of these families. Some of these genera are represented by distinctive species which properly belong to larger genera, and some were described based on misinterpreted morphological characters. Bryopezus Erdös syn. nov. is synonymized under Deutereulophus Schulz, Danuviella Erdös syn. nov. under Diglyphus Walker, Cleolophus Mercet syn. nov. and Parpholema Szelényi syn. nov. under Hemiptarsenus Westwood, Dubiostalon Szelényi syn. nov. under Neotrichoporoides Girault, and Dudichilla Szelényi syn. nov. under Syntomopus Walker. Deutereulophus brevipennis (Erdös) comb. nov., Diglyphus subplanus (Erdös) comb. nov., Hemiptarsenus autonomus (Mercet) comb. nov., Hemiptarsenus virescens (Storozheva) comb. nov., Neotrichoporoides inusitatus (Szelényi) comb. nov., Mesopolobus fuscus (Szelényi) comb. nov., Syntomopus crassicornis (Szelényi) comb. nov. are new combinations resulting from these changes. Two species are transferred to their proper genera: the brachypterous species Necremnus collaris (Szelényi) comb. nov. from Microlycus Thomson, and Mesopolobus fuscus (Szelényi) comb. nov. from Tricolas Bouček. Neanica Erdös is discussed as a distinct and valid genus within Pteromalinae, with comparison to other genera. The replacement name Hemiptarsenus collapsus nom. nov. is chosen for Parpholema collaris Szelényi, which becomes a junior homonym of Hemiptarsenus collaris (Ashmead). Reasons for taxonomic changes are discussed with reference to distinctive features shared with species in other genera. One newly discovered morphological feature is discussed, the prepectal bulge found in some Sphegigastrini (Pteromalidae). Photographs of type specimens are provided to facilitate future recognition of these species.

scholarly journals ДРАМАТУРГІЧНА КОНЦЕПЦІЯ Е. ҐОФФМАНА ЯК МЕТОДОЛОГІЧНЕ ПІДҐРУНТЯ ДЛЯ АНАЛІЗУ ПРОФЕСІЙНОЇ ДІЯЛЬНОСТІ ПЕРЕКЛАДАЧА

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (8(38)) ◽  
pp. 31-38
Author(s):  
В. В. Бурега ◽  
А. Ю. Даніленко
Keyword(s):  
Social Factors ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Research Interest ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Scientific Paradigm ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
Considerable Research ◽  
Precise Understanding ◽  
Global World ◽  
Different Levels

The objective of this review is to provide comprehensive, exhaustive and up- to-date information on the image and the distinctive features of the profession of a translator and its peculiarities due to the position of translators in society and their role as mediators between cultures. The number of intercultural contacts and the need for a precise understanding of the content of communication in today's global world is constantly increasing and under these conditions the importance of the professional activity of translators is significantly increasing. The article attempts to analyze the Erving Goffman's dramaturgical approach as a scientific paradigm for the analysis of professional translation. The article also discusses the notion of stigma and stigmatization as a communication mechanism. On the basis of the obtained data, it is possible to conclude that the negative attitude to a particular profession, the formation of a certain image of it which is associated with stereotypical perception, the isolation of social factors that contribute to the stigmatization of employment at different levels of communication today is of considerable research interest.

scholarly journals OBSERVATIONS ON THE GENUS PINNULARIA SECTION DISTANTES (BACILLARIOPHYTA) FROM MACEDONIA; DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandar Pavlov ◽  
Zlatko Levkov
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Peat Bogs ◽  
High Mountain ◽  
Mountain Areas ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
Glacial Origin ◽  
Water Wells ◽  
Wet Rocks ◽  
Taxonomic Studies ◽  
Freshwater Diatom

Pinnularia is one of the largest and widely distributed freshwater diatom genera. Nevertheless, dedicated taxonomic studies to the section Distantes of Pinnularia are rather few. A notable diversity of Pinnularia taxa from the section Distantes has been observed from a variety of aquatic habitats оn several mountain areas in Macedonia. In total, 12 taxa have been observed, of which three are described as new species: Pinnularia idsbensis, P. micevskii and P. subalpina. The main morphological features are given for all of the observed taxa. The distinctive features for the new species, in comparison with allied taxa, are also provided. Additional notes are given for the distribution and habitats where every taxon was observed. The habitats vary in type and altitude including high mountain lakes of glacial and non-glacial origin, springs, streams, rivers, rivulets and peat bogs, as well as aerated old drinking water wells and permanent or temporary wet rocks.

Contribution to the flora of the Maltese Islands: Euphorbia subg. Chamaesyce and Euphorbia exigua s. l. (Euphorbiaceae)

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 372 (2) ◽  
pp. 153
Author(s):  
STEPHEN MIFSUD
Keyword(s):  
Sand Dune ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
Seed Morphology ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Morphological Trait ◽  
Taxonomic Treatment ◽  
Maltese Islands ◽  
Weedy Species ◽  
Taxonomic Studies

The identity and the taxonomic treatment of the species belonging to Euphorbia subg. Chamaesyce occurring on the Maltese Islands were not adequately studied both in historical and recent literature. Apart from the native sand dune species Euphorbia peplis, all records have been previously attributed to the cosmopolitan weedy species E. maculata and E. chamaesyce. This work provides the first taxonomic synopsis based on the examination of 53 specimens collected from Malta and Gozo between 2014 and 2017. The study ascertained the occurrence of six species, of which E. serpens, E. prostrata and E. hypericifolia are first reported from the Maltese Islands. Discussion on the taxonomy, origin, ecology and invasiveness of these species is provided, together with photos and an identification key. Moreover, taxonomic studies on E. exigua s. l., belonging to subg. Esula, sect. Exiguae, have been carried out on Maltese material and discussed. E. exigua var. pycnophylla, originally described as endemic of the Maltese Archipelago and recorded afterwards on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, bears no significant morphological trait which allows to clearly distinguish it from the nominal variety. No differences in fruit and seed morphology resulted when the two varieties were compared and the slight differences present in the habit of the plant and the arrangement of leaves has been judged to be of ecotypic origin, hence justifying the lumping of this variety into the single and variable taxon E. exigua.

scholarly journals Image and linguistic personality of the teacher (based on short stories by Anton Chekhov)

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 85-99
Author(s):  
A. I. Timofeeva
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Native Language ◽  
Research Interest ◽  
Literary Analysis ◽  
Anton Chekhov ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
Semantic Level ◽  
Speech Characteristics ◽  
The Subject

The main purpose of this article is to introduce readers to the linguistic embodiment of the teacher’s image in the short stories by A.P. Chekhov. In recent decades the linguistic personality of the characters of artistic works has often become the subject of thorough linguistic and literary analysis. A.P. Chekhov, being the master of humorous stories, aims at introducing certain features typical only for the images of characters representing various professions but at the same time corresponding to the genre of the work itself. Attention to details, many artistic features are the hallmark of this writer’s work. A.P. Chekhov works through each image at all levels: structural, semantic and linguistic (thesaurus). That is why Chekhov’s works arouse research interest among both literary critics and linguists. The linguistic personality of the teacher in Chekhov’s stories is formed in accordance with the tasks that the writer sets at the time of the creation of the work (for example, a humorous short story, memoirs, etc.). Analysis of the character’s speech characteristics, the verbal portrait of the character allows us to identify the distinctive features of Chekhov’s language and form an idea of the writer as a thinker and researcher of the native language. Working on the semantic level of the linguistic personality allows to reflect on the moral and ethical potential of the characters of Anton Chekhov’s stories.

Materials for Electron Beam Information Storage

1969 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 152-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. E. Speliotis
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Electron Beam ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
Electron Beams ◽  
Information Storage ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Magnetic Field

The interaction of electron beams with a large variety of materials for information storage has been the subject of numerous proposals and studies in the recent literature. The materials range from photographic to thermoplastic and magnetic, and the interactions with the electron beam for writing and reading the information utilize the energy, or the current, or even the magnetic field associated with the electron beam.

Structural Organization and Distribution of Fiber Types in Extraocular Muscles of Cats

1972 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 34-35
Author(s):  
Asish C. Nag ◽  
Lee D. Peachey
Keyword(s):  
Fiber Type ◽  
Light And Electron Microscopy ◽  
Small Diameter ◽  
Extraocular Muscles ◽  
Fiber Types ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
Superior Rectus ◽  
Adult Cats ◽  
Different Diameters ◽  
Orbital Region

Cat extraocular muscles consist of two regions: orbital, and global. The orbital region contains predominantly small diameter fibers, while the global region contains a variety of fibers of different diameters. The differences in ultrastructural features among these muscle fibers indicate that the extraocular muscles of cats contain at least five structurally distinguishable types of fibers.Superior rectus muscles were studied by light and electron microscopy, mapping the distribution of each fiber type with its distinctive features. A mixture of 4% paraformaldehyde and 4% glutaraldehyde was perfused through the carotid arteries of anesthetized adult cats and applied locally to exposed superior rectus muscles during the perfusion.

Optical characteristics of the hitachi HF-2000 cold field-emission TEM

1993 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 1076-1077
Author(s):  
L. F. Allard ◽  
E. Völkl ◽  
T. A. Nolan
Keyword(s):  
Field Emission ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
Electron Gun ◽  
High Brightness ◽  
Condenser Lens ◽  
Illumination System ◽  
High Resolution Images ◽  
Imaging Mode ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Illuminating System

The illumination system of the cold field emission (CFE) Hitachi HF-2000 TEM operates with a single condenser lens in normal imaging mode, and with a second condenser lens excited to give the ultra-fine 1 nm probe for microanalysis. The electron gun provides a guaranteed high brightness of better than 7×l08 A/cm2/sr, more than twice the guaranteed brightness of Schottky emission guns. There have been several articles in the recent literature (e.g. refs.) which claim that the geometry of this illumination system yields a total current which is so low that when the beam is spread at low magnifications (say 10 kX), the operator must “keep his eyes glued to the binoculars” in order to see the image. It is also claimed that this illuminating system produces an isoplanatic patch (the area over which image character does not vary significantly) at high magnification which is so small that the instrument is ineffective for recording high resolution images.

Aging and Autism

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela A. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Patient Group ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Geriatric Patients ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
Communication Disorders ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Need For Support ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

In this article, I will review the available recent literature about the aging population with autism, a patient group that researchers know little about and a group that is experiencing a growing need for support from communication disorders professionals. Speech-language pathologists working with geriatric patients should become familiar with this issue, as the numbers of older patients with autism spectrum disorders is likely to increase. Our profession and our health care system must prepare to meet the challenge these patients and residents will present as they age.

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