Coleophora deauratella (red clover casebearer).

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vicki Cottrell
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
North America ◽  
Trifolium Pratense ◽  
Red Clover ◽  
Invasive Pest ◽  
Source Population ◽  
Eastern Siberia ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Seed Crops

Abstract Coleophora deauratella is a moth species native to Europe, eastern Siberia and the Middle East. It was introduced into North America in the 1960s, becoming a significant pest of Trifolium pratense seed crops in Ontario, Canada in 1989. Based on a study of genetic diversity from a limited number of European populations of C. deauratella, the most probable source of North American populations was found to be Switzerland; further sampling within Europe may improve geographical resolution of the source population. Within North America, C. deauratella has been identified as an invasive in Alberta and Ontario in Canada and Oregon and New York in the USA. It has been an invasive pest in New Zealand since its discovery there in 2015, where it has devastated T. pratense crops.

Ciguapas in New York: Transcultural Ethnicity and Transracialization in Dominican American Performance

2012 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
EMILIA MARÍA DURÁN-ALMARZA
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
The Usa ◽  
And Migration ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Dominican Women ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Dominican American

The Dominican American community in New York is perhaps one of the best examples of how processes of transculturation are affecting traditional definitions of ethnic identification. Given the intense economic, social and cultural transnational exchanges between the island and the USA from the 1960s, Dominicanyorks have been challenging the illusion of homogeneity in the definition of Americanness for decades, creating transnational social networks that transcend traditional national and ethnographic boundaries. The theatrical works of Josefina Báez, a Dominican American performer living in New York, and Sherezada (Chiqui) Vicioso, a Dominican poet and playwright who lived and worked in the US metropolis for decades before moving back to the Dominican Republic, lyrically explore issues of diaspora, identity and migration and the impact these phenomena might have in the lives of migrant Dominican women. Presenting diasporic experiences from two differing but interconnected locales – New York and the Dominican Republic – these plays offer two complementary views on the ways in which ethnicity, race, social class, age and geopolitical location interact in the formation of transcultural identities, thus contributing to develop a hemispheric approach to the study of identity formation in the Americas.

scholarly journals EVALUVATION OF SINGAPORE AIRLINES USE OF NICHE MARKETING TO GROW IN THE AMERICAN MARKET

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (01) ◽  
pp. 218-239
Author(s):  
Kris Nagdev
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
North America ◽  
Marketing Mix ◽  
Geographical Distance ◽  
Market Segment ◽  
Secondary Research ◽  
Niche Marketing ◽  
The World ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Perfect Storm

Singapore Airlines is a globally established airline operating out of Singapore. They have a fleet of 129 aircraft flying on 62 routes around the world. In 2018, they were ranked as the world’s best airline by Skytrax. In the early 2010s, in accordance with the ambition to grow, Singapore Airlines expanded the American market with flights to the USA. This posed a challenge for the airline because of the geographical distance between Singapore and North America With the A350-900 ULR, Singapore Airlines restarted its route to New York with the same ambition of expanding into the American market. However, this time the route only offered business class and premium economy to target, using segmentation as a means to grow in the American market. Thus through secondary research, I aim to find out: How effective has been Singapore Airlines’ decision to reopen the New York route to expand in the American Market through segmentation? This research paper aims to evaluate the effectiveness of Singapore Airlines’ strategy to expand into the American Market by targeting a new market segment. The success of failure of this strategy implemented by Singapore Airlines would determine whether or not the strategy of segmentation on ultra-long-haul flights can be replicated by other airlines. Hence, this research is significant as the findings may predict the future of ultra-long-haul flights such. The research found that the nature of the cities of New York and Singapore, innovation leading to the birth of the A350-900ULR, and an effective marketing mix employed created the perfect storm for Singapore Airlines to use segmentation to grow in the American market successfully.

scholarly journals The 1960s Drought and the Subsequent Shift to a Wetter Climate in the Catskill Mountains Region of the New York City Watershed*

2012 ◽  
Vol 25 (19) ◽  
pp. 6721-6742 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Seager ◽  
Neil Pederson ◽  
Yochanan Kushnir ◽  
Jennifer Nakamura ◽  
Stephanie Jurburg
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
North America ◽  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
York City ◽  
Catskill Mountains ◽  
Coupled Models ◽  
Atlantic Sector ◽  
The 1960S

Abstract The precipitation history over the last century in the Catskill Mountains region that supplies water to New York City is studied. A severe drought occurred in the early to mid-1960s followed by a wet period that continues. Interannual variability of precipitation in the region is related to patterns of atmospheric circulation variability in the midlatitude east Pacific–North America–west Atlantic sector with no link to the tropics. Associated SST variations in the Atlantic are consistent with being forced by the anomalous atmospheric flow rather than being causal. In winter and spring the 1960s drought was associated with a low pressure anomaly over the midlatitude North Atlantic Ocean and northerly subsiding flow over the greater Catskills region that would likely suppress precipitation. The cold SSTs offshore during the drought are consistent with atmospheric forcing of the ocean. The subsequent wet period was associated with high pressure anomalies over the Atlantic Ocean and ascending southerly flow over eastern North America favoring increased precipitation and a strengthening of the Northern Hemisphere storm track. Neither the drought nor the subsequent pluvial are simulated in sea surface temperature–forced atmosphere GCMs. The long-term wetting is also not simulated as a response to changes in radiative forcing by coupled models. It is concluded that past precipitation variability in the region, including the drought and pluvial, were most likely caused by internal atmospheric variability. Such events are unpredictable and a drought like the 1960s one could return while the long-term wetting trend need not continue—conclusions that have implications for management of New York City’s water resources.

COLEOPHORA DEAURATELLA LIENIG AND ZELLER (LEPIDOPTERA, COLEOPHORIDAE) IN NORTH AMERICA: AN INTRODUCED, NEWLY DETECTED EUROPEAN MOTH INJURIOUS TO RED CLOVER SEEDS

1991 ◽  
Vol 123 (5) ◽  
pp. 1125-1133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-François Landry
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
North America ◽  
Trifolium Pratense ◽  
Red Clover ◽  
Northeastern United States ◽  
Eastern Canada ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
First Time

AbstractColeophora deauratella Lienig and Zeller is reported for the first time in North America. This casebearer species was introduced accidentally from Europe almost 30 years ago but remained unrecognized. It currently is known from eastern Canada and northeastern United States. Larvae feed on seeds of red clover, Trifolium pratense L. Diagnostic characters of the larval case and the adult, as well as features separating C. deauratella from two similar casebearer species, are presented.

scholarly journals Running races during the COVID-19 pandemic: a 2020 survey of the running community

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. e001192
Author(s):  
James N Robinson ◽  
Mark Alan Fontana ◽  
Jordan D Metzl ◽  
Sameer Dixit ◽  
Stephanie A Kliethermes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Social Media ◽  
North America ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
Electronic Survey ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Frequent Response ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Medical Directors

ObjectivesTo survey runners and triathletes about their willingness to resume in-person racing during the COVID-19 pandemic, health concerns related to mass races and changes in running patterns since the start of the pandemic.DesignAn electronic survey was distributed from 15 July to 1 September 2020 to runners and triathletes by New York Road Runners, ASICS North America, and race medical directors, and through social media.ParticipantsRunners and triathletes 18 years of age or older who participated in at least one race in 2019.ResultsA total of 2278 surveys were received. Not all participants answered every question; the denominator represents the number of responses to each question. Most participants were from the USA (1620/1940, 83.5%), of which over half were from New York (812/1475, 55.1%). Regarding when respondents would feel comfortable returning to in-person racing, the most frequent response was ‘Whenever local laws allow, but only if there are sufficient precautions’ (954/2173, 43.9%), followed by ‘Not until there is a vaccine’ (540/2173, 24.9%). The most common concerns about in-person races were crowded starting corrals (1802/2084, 86.5%), the number of COVID-19 cases in the race location (1585/2084, 76.1%) and the number of participants (1517/2084, 72.8%). Comparing running patterns before the pandemic to Summer 2020, the mean weekly mileage decreased from 25.5 (SD 15.4) miles to 22.7 (16.2) miles (p<0.001).ConclusionMost runners are willing to return to racing when local laws allow, though as of Summer 2020, many desired certain precautions to feel comfortable.

scholarly journals Pressing “rewind” and “forward” to negotiate a transcultural position

MODOS ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 164-195
Author(s):  
Franziska Koch
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Art History ◽  
Discursive Strategies ◽  
Experimental Art ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Guggenheim Museum ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Institutional Conflict ◽  
The 1960S

The transcultural artistic strategies formulated in the Fluxus network during the 1960s, spanning Europe, East Asia, and the USA, are an important reference when searching for ways how to write art history in a global way. These strategies challenged national framings of art informed by the Eurocentric legacy of modernism. In this paper, I focus on Nam June Paik’s (self)positioning in negotiation with the taxonomic mechanisms of the Guggenheim Museum New York in 1994. I will analyze the conditions and limits of his cultural mediation. The first part of my chapter shows how Paik drew a fine-grained picture of Japanese experimental art as a Korean who had studied in Tokyo during the 1950s and then re-visited in the 1960s. In his version, Paik employs transcultural discursive strategies directed towards rewriting art history in ways that take account of multiple agencies and cultural entanglements. The second part of my study analyzes the resulting institutional conflict between Paik and Guggenheim’s Japanese survey show, Scream against the sky, to which he contributed an essay but declined to participate with his work. This paper articulates the transcultural (counter-) potential of artists who work(ed) across borders, especially at moments when Western canonization was a double-edged sword.

New York City’s window guard policy: four decades of success

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. i14-i18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amita Toprani ◽  
Martha Robinson ◽  
James K Middleton III ◽  
Ali Hamade ◽  
Thomas Merrill
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Tort Liability ◽  
Legal Decisions ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
The Usa ◽  
History Of ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Programme Staff

BackgroundPreventing child falls from windows is easily accomplished by installing inexpensive window-limiting devices but window falls remain a common cause of child injuries. This article describes the history and evolution of the New York City (NYC) window guard rule,which requires building owners to install window guards in apartments housing children aged ≤10 years. The NYC window guard rule was the first directive of its kind in the USA when it was adopted in 1976, and it has led to a dramatic and long-lasting reduction in child window fall-related injuries and deaths.MethodsData about the history of the window guard rule were obtained by reviewing programmatic records, correspondence, legal decisions and the published literature. In addition, key informant interviews were conducted with programme staff.Results and DiscussionThis article describes each stage of policy development, starting with epidemiological studies defining the scope of the problem in the 1960s and pilot-testing of the window guard intervention. We describe the adoption, implementation and enforcement of the rule. In addition, we show how the rule was modified over time and document the rule’s impact on window fall incidence in NYC. We describe litigation that challenged the rule’s constitutionality and discuss the legal arguments used by opponents of the rule. Finally, we discuss criminal and tort liability as drivers of compliance and summarise lessons learnt.

scholarly journals Using the rDNA Internal Transcribed Spacer 1 to Identify the Invasive Pest Rhagoletis cerasi (Diptera: Tephritidae) in North America

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norman B Barr ◽  
Daniel Garza ◽  
Lisa A Ledezma ◽  
David A Salinas
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
North America ◽  
Internal Transcribed Spacer ◽  
Fruit Fly ◽  
Conventional Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Invasive Pest ◽  
Host Use ◽  
Its1 Sequence ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
Rhagoletis Cerasi

Abstract The cherry-infesting fruit fly Rhagoletis cerasi Loew is a significant commercial pest in Europe that has recently invaded North America. To date, it has been trapped only in Canada and northwestern counties of New York. It has the potential to spread further and threaten production and movement of cherry commodities. Timely diagnosis of the pest will facilitate surveys and quick response to new detections. Adult morphology of the pest is distinct from other flies in North America. However, when flies are significantly damaged on traps or the immature life stages are found in fruits, molecular methods of identification are important to confirm presence and host-use records. Other than DNA sequencing of genes from flies which takes over a day to complete, there are no timely methods of molecular identification for this pest. In this study, we report the first sequence record of the internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1) from R. cerasi and develop two diagnostic tests for the pest based on ITS1 differences among species in North America. The tests use loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) and multiplex, conventional polymerase chain reaction (mcPCR) technologies that target the same region of the R. cerasi ITS1 sequence. Both tests performed well when tested against collections of R. cerasi from North America and Europe, generating Diagnostic Sensitivity estimates of 98.4–99.5%. Likewise, the tests had relatively high estimates of Diagnostic Specificity (97.8–100%) when tested against Rhagoletis Loew species present in North America that also use cherry as a developmental host.

EFFECTS OF ROW SPACING AND SEEDING RATES ON SEED YIELD IN RED CLOVER, ALSIKE CLOVER AND BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL

1977 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 413-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. PANKIW ◽  
S. G. BONIN ◽  
J. A. C. LIEVERSE
Keyword(s):  
Seed Yield ◽  
Trifolium Pratense ◽  
Seed Set ◽  
Red Clover ◽  
Birdsfoot Trefoil ◽  
Total Production ◽  
Seed Yield Components ◽  
Trifolium Pratense L ◽  
Seed Crops ◽  
Seed Yields

The effects of various row spacings and seeding rates on seed yield and certain seed yield components, viz, florets per head, seed set, seeds per pod, were studied on single seedings with three successive seed crops of red clover (Trifolium pratense L.), alsike clover (T. hybridum L.), and birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.). Alsike clover and birdsfoot trefoil produced the highest yields at the narrow 15-cm spacing with successive decreases to the 60-cm spacing. The taller-growing and later-blooming, single-cut red clover was slightly more adaptable to varying spacings with the highest yields at 30- and 45-cm spacings, and slightly lower yields at the 15- and 60-cm spacings. All three crops competed successfully with weeds at the narrow spacings (15 and 30 cm). All three crops were able to compensate within limits in the 2nd and 3rd seed yr for differences in stand caused by different seeding rates. Seeding rates of 2.2 and 4.5 kg/ha were most favorable. Certain components of yield, e.g., florets per inflorescence, percent seed set, and seeds per pod, did not vary within years and are primarily affected by rainfall, soil fertility, pollinator populations and favorable pollinating weather. Differences in seed yields were attributable to total production of flower heads or racemes.

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