Regulating the other side: disorder, exclusion and subcultural closure in the night-time economy

Abstract. In this paper, we report on the night-time equatorial F-layer height behaviour at Korhogo (9.2° N, 5° W; 2.4° S dip lat), Ivory Coast, in the West African sector during the solar minimum period 1995–1997. The data were collected from quarter-hourly ionograms of an Ionospheric Prediction Service (IPS) 42-type vertical sounder. The main focus of this work was to study the seasonal changes in the F-layer height and to clarify the equinox transition process recently evidenced at Korhogo during 1995, the year of declining solar flux activity. The F-layer height was found to vary strongly with time, with up to three main phases. The night-to-night variability of these morphological phases was then analysed. The early post-sunset slow rise, commonly associated with rapid chemical recombination processes in the bottom part of the F layer, remained featureless and was observed regardless of the date. By contrast, the following event, either presented like the post-sunset height peak associated with the evening E × B drift, or was delayed to the midnight sector, thus involving another mechanism. The statistical analysis of the occurrence of these events throughout the solar minimum period 1995–1997 revealed two main F-layer height patterns, each characteristic of a specific season. The one with the post-sunset height peak was associated with the northern winter period, whereas the other, with the midnight height peak, characterized the northern summer period. The transition process from one pattern to the other took place during the equinox periods and was found to last only a few weeks. We discuss these results in the light of earlier works.

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Day- and night-time prey availability for waterbirds in a tropical lagoon

Canadian Journal of Zoology ◽

10.1139/z95-102 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 73 (5) ◽

pp. 869-878 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Raymond McNeil ◽

Oscar Díaz Díaz ◽

Ildefonso Liñero A. ◽

José R. Rodríguez S.

Keyword(s):

Prey Availability ◽

The Other ◽

Shallow Waters ◽

Sampling Techniques ◽

Benthic Organisms ◽

Dabbling Ducks ◽

Night Time ◽

Marsh Birds ◽

Tropical Lagoon ◽

Time Availability

One of the main hypotheses formulated to explain why marsh birds, wildfowl, and shorebirds forage at night postulates that the birds prefer to feed at night because the feeding opportunities are most profitable then. To investigate this hypothesis, we compare day- and night-time availability and describe the diel abundance rhythm of swimming and benthic organisms inhabiting the shallow waters of a tropical lagoon complex in northeastern Venezuela. Three sampling techniques were used by day and by night: net sampling for swimming organisms, core sampling for those in the sediments (10 cm deep), and sight counts for organisms on the surface of substrata. Overall, in the case of swimming organisms, fishes, isopods, amphipods, shrimps (Penaeus spp.), and corixids were 3–30 times more abundant at night than during daytime. In general, infaunal organisms were about equally abundant during the day and the night, or slightly more abundant during the day. At the surface, isopods, amphipods, and polychaetes were greater than 10 times more abundant at night than during the day. However, gastropods were slightly more numerous during daytime on the substrata, while pelecypods were about equally numerous during day- and night-time. Fiddler crabs (Uca sp.) were generally more available during daytime. Considering all organisms together, the prey for marsh birds, wildfowl, and shorebirds were significantly more abundant at night. In conclusion, tactile-foraging species (e.g., spoonbills, skimmers, ibises, dabbling ducks, and several species of shorebirds) should profit by foraging only at night and resting during the day, and foraging during daylight only to top up a nighttime deficit. On the other hand, despite limited nighttime visual capacity, some sight-feeding species (e.g., herons, plovers) may take advantage of increased prey availability at night, at least on moonlit nights.

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PENGARUH UMPAN ASLI DAN UMPAN BUATAN DENGAN WAKTU PENANGKAPAN YANG BERBEDA PADA ALAT TANGKAP PANCING TANGAN (HAND LINE) TERHADAP JUMLAH DAN JENIS IKAN DI PERAIRAN TELUK MAUMERE

Gema Wiralodra ◽

10.31943/gemawiralodra.vol9.iss2.346 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 128-136

Author(s):

Erfin Erfin

Keyword(s):

Hypothesis Testing ◽

Experimental Method ◽

Combination Treatment ◽

The Other ◽

Fishing Gear ◽

Night Time ◽

The Real ◽

Urban Village ◽

Two Factors ◽

The Difference

This research has been carried out on stairs 01 to samapai 30 july 2015 in wailiti urban village. The purpose of this research is to know the effect of the use of two kinds of treatments, namely the Original Feed (squid) and artificial rubber (rubber ventil) with the difference of time of catching the number and yield of the fish by using the fishing gear (hand line) in the waters of Teluk maumere sikka. The method used in this research is an experimental method in which the researcher is directly involved in the operation of catching with the fishing gear (hand line) by catching each of the two factors namely first, using the original feed difference (squid) and artificial feed (rubber vents). While the second factor is the difference of arrest wktu (morning, afternoon, and night). Of the two treatments, the catches obtained in the hand-fishing line operation, ie, in the treatment and replication that used the original uma (squid), obtained by catching sebanayak 321 fish with an average of 107. While mengguanakan bait making ( rubber ventil) obtained the catch sebanayak 293 tails with an average of 97.67. From the result of hypothesis testing, it was found that Fatbel real level of 0.05 and 0.01 showed the real result or Fcount = 3,477> Ftabel> (0,05). Then reject H0 is received with H1 with significant result. So the influence of the bait on the catch. Then the next will be calculated manggunakan Test Differences Honest (BNJ). At the BNJ Test, the highest yield of the A3B1 treatment was obtained by using original feed (squid) at night time capture.The conclusion obtained from this research is the treatment of kmbinasi which gives the best catch is the treatment of kimbinasi A3B1 which is significantly different from the other combination treatment

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Prevalence and characteristics of diagnostic groups amongst 1034 patients seen in ENT practices for dizziness

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology ◽

10.1017/s0022215114000188 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 128 (2) ◽

pp. 128-133 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

M Lüscher ◽

S Theilgaard ◽

B Edholm

Keyword(s):

Multicentre Study ◽

Study Design ◽

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo ◽

Age Groups ◽

Significant Proportion ◽

The Elderly ◽

The Other ◽

Night Time ◽

Positional Vertigo ◽

Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

AbstractObjective:To determine the prevalence and characteristics of various diagnostic groups amongst patients referred to ENT practices with the primary complaint of dizziness.Study design:A prospective, observational, multicentre study.Methods:Consecutive patients presenting with dizziness to the participating ENT practices were enrolled. Seven ENT specialists at three clinics participated.Results:Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo was diagnosed in 53.3 per cent of the 1034 study patients. Fifty-nine per cent of these experienced night-time awakening with dizziness, which was a significant proportion in comparison to the other diagnostic groups. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo was the most frequent diagnosis in all age groups, including those over 70 years.Conclusion:In this study of patients referred to ENT for dizziness, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo was the dominant diagnostic entity, in all age groups and overall. All clinicians in contact with dizzy patients must consider benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, especially in the elderly.

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Anomalies in VLF radio signals prior the Abruzzo earthquake (<i>M</i>=6.3) on 6 April 2009

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science ◽

10.5194/nhess-9-1727-2009 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. 1727-1732 ◽

Cited By ~ 40

Author(s):

A. Rozhnoi ◽

M. Solovieva ◽

O. Molchanov ◽

K. Schwingenschuh ◽

M. Boudjada ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Great Britain ◽

The Other ◽

Time Signal ◽

Night Time ◽

Epicentral Area ◽

Radio Signals ◽

Propagation Paths

Abstract. The VLF/LF radio signals method for studying preseimic activity is applied to the Abruzzo earthquake (M=6.3, 6 April 2009). The data collected by three receivers located in Moscow (Russia), Graz (Austria) and Bari (Italy) at about 3000 km, 1000 km and 500 km from the epicenter were used. The signals received from the Sardinia (20.27 kHz) and the Sicily (45.9 kHz) transmitters, both located in Italy, were compared with those received from the Iceland (37.5 kHz), the Great Britain (19.58 kHz) and the Germany (23.4 kHz) transmitters. The propagation paths of the two Italian transmitters cross the epicentral area (seismic paths) unlike the paths of the other three signals (control paths). Using two different analyses, that are the study of the night-time signal and the research of shifts in the evening terminator times, clear anomalies were revealed 2–8 days before the occurrence of the Abruzzo earthquake in the seismic paths, while no anomalies have been found in the control paths.

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Indian marsh mugger and its tunnel residency behavioural patterns in a sanctuary premises in Haryana, India

Journal of Applied and Natural Science ◽

10.31018/jans.v3i1.148 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 25-28

Author(s):

Rohtash Chand Gupta

Keyword(s):

Specific Pattern ◽

The Other ◽

Good Position ◽

Focus Attention ◽

Night Time ◽

The Earth ◽

Behavioural Patterns

The present studies endeavour to focus attention on the Tunnel behavior of Indian Marsh Mugger in “Bhor Sainda Crocodile Sanctuary” in Kurukshetra district of Haryana state in India. The Sanctuary premises are spread over an area of about 25-30 Acres with a good marshy land and a central earth mound which is having 12-15 tunnels. Observations reveal that Indian Marsh Mugger is accustomed to spend time in Tunnels during the night without any exception in normal conditions. However, if the tunnels are damaged due to one or the other reason,then Muggers may compulsively stray in the open during night time. All the tunnels are seldom in use at any given time.Tunnels are necessarily used for eggs laying by the females. Tunnels are in very bad shape in this Sanctuary.Tunnels are scattered on the earth mound all across with no specific pattern or style. However, most of the tunnels are located in the centre of the earth mound. Tunnels were in very good position during 1985-1990. However, now these tunnels are in very bad shape. Most of these are now stuffed with debris and appear defunct. These have directly affected the hatching of eggs which are necessarily laid in tunnels by muggers at this Sanctuary site.

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Analysis of Ionospheric Disturbance Associated With Earth Quakes In Papua New Guinea

10.21203/rs.3.rs-641915/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Felix Pereira ◽

Jessy Sekere

Keyword(s):

Papua New Guinea ◽

Ionospheric Disturbance ◽

New Guinea ◽

Peak Height ◽

The Other ◽

Electron Content ◽

Night Time ◽

Equatorial Station ◽

Western Province ◽

Layer Peak

Abstract An analysis of the perturbations in the electron content up to the ionospheric F2 layer peak and F2 layer peak height (hmF2) variations during earthquake time has been done using ionosonde data observed in the equatorial station Vanimo, Papua New Guinea. Two earth quakes occurred, one of magnitude 7.1 in Sissano in 1998 and the other of magnitude 6.7 in Aitape in 2002 in the western province of Papua New Guinea, have been studied. A decrease in electron content was observed in both the cases a few days prior to the earthquakes. An increase in height of hmF2 during night time was also observed during this period. This can be explained in terms of the lithosphere- atmosphere-ionosphere coupling prior to earthquake period.

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EUNUS: THE COWARDLY KING

The Classical Quarterly ◽

10.1017/s0009838812000778 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 63 (1) ◽

pp. 237-252 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Peter Morton

Keyword(s):

Historical Context ◽

Status Quo ◽

The Other ◽

Night Time ◽

Slave Owner ◽

Other Hand ◽

Diodorus Siculus ◽

The Status ◽

The One ◽

The City

In 135b.c., unable to endure the treatment of their master Damophilus, a group of slaves, urged on by the wonder-worker Eunus, captured the city of Enna in Eastern Sicily in a night-time raid. The subsequent war, according to our sources the largest of its kind in antiquity, raged for three years, destroying the armies of Roman praetors, and engaging three consecutive consuls in its eventual suppression. The success of the rebels in holding out for years against a progression of Roman armies indicates the importance of the event, and the capabilities of their leaders. One expects the man capable of leading such a revolt to have been exceptional, and in this respect the ancient accounts do not disappoint: in a narrative replete with larger-than-life characters, ranging from the depraved slave-owner Damophilus (Diod. Sic. 34/5.2.10, 35–8) to the restrained Roman consul Calpurnius Piso (Val. Max. 4.3.10), one figure stands out in Diodorus Siculus' depiction: the leader of the slaves. This man, Eunus, whom Diodorus describes as the leader of the event he calls the (first) Sicilian Slave War, has been variously interpreted in modern scholarship. Analyses have fallen into two (not mutually exclusive) categories. On the one hand, the hostile and outlandish account of Diodorus is accepted uncritically, with the details of Eunus' character understood as faithful, historical representations. On the other hand, the negative facets of Eunus' character are reinterpreted in a positive historical context, thereby outlining his suitability and capability to lead such a large and successful insurgency against Rome. Indeed, Urbainczyk recently argued that despite the difficulties in saying anything definite about the leaders of the so-called Sicilian Slave Wars ‘[Diodorus] attributed to [Eunus] all the powers, abilities, wisdom, and cunning that challenges to the status quo had to have in order to succeed’.

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Roof Forms and Materials for Energy Saving in Thailand

Key Engineering Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.733.80 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 733 ◽

pp. 80-84

Author(s):

Chumnan Boonyaputthipong

Keyword(s):

Energy Saving ◽

Indoor Air ◽

The Other ◽

Night Time ◽

Indoor Space ◽

Model Experiments ◽

Hot Air ◽

Gable Roof ◽

Air Temperatures ◽

Flat Roof

A roof is one of the most important characteristics of Thai architecture especially, a traditional Thai house. The roof is also a part of a house that mainly affects energy saving due to hot air allowance pass to and release from indoor space. The study, based on model experiments, aims to find out the effect of roof forms and materials on indoor air temperatures. This study purposes to give information of selecting types of roof forms and materials for a house in Thailand. Four types of roof forms, typically used in a house in Thailand, are selected for the experiments. Also, four roof materials, popularly used in Thailand, are selected for comparisons. Temperatures in the middle of the boxes are recorded for analysis.The results for the roof forms experiment showed that the temperature in the flat roof box is the highest in the middle of the day. However, it dropped fastest in night-time. During the daytime, temperatures in the box of the other roof forms are not much different, while the temperatures in the gable roof model dropped likely faster than the rest. The roof materials study shown that the indoor temperatures of the clay tile and metal sheet are lowest during the daytime and there are highest during the nighttime. The indoor temperatures of the cement tile are highest during the day time and there are lowest during the nighttime. This study provides the basic guideline information for the users in considering roof forms and materials for their house.

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Comparisons of Diurnal Variations of Land Surface Temperatures from Numerical Weather Prediction Analyses, Infrared Satellite Estimates and In Situ Measurements

Remote Sensing ◽

10.3390/rs12030583 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 583 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Xiaoni Wang ◽

Catherine Prigent

Keyword(s):

Numerical Weather Prediction ◽

Land Surface ◽

Weather Prediction ◽

In Situ Measurements ◽

The Other ◽

Surface Model ◽

Night Time ◽

Barren Land ◽

Numerical Weather

This study evaluates the diurnal cycle of Land Surface Temperature (LST) from Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) reanalyses (ECMWF ERA5 and ERA Interim), as well as from infrared satellite estimates (ISCCP and SEVIRI/METEOSAT), with in situ measurements. Data covering a full seasonal cycle in 2010 are studied. Careful collocations and cloud filtering are applied. We first compare the reanalysis and satellite products at continental and regional scales, and then we concentrate on comparisons with the in situ observations, under a large variety of environments. SEVIRI shows better agreement with the in situ measurements than the other products, with bias often less than ±2K and correlation of 0.99. Over snow or arid surface, ISCCP tends to have more systematic errors than the other products. ERA5 agrees better to the in situ over barren land than ERA Interim, particularly at night time, thanks to the new surface model. However, over vegetated surfaces, both reanalyses tend to have higher/lower temperature at night/day time than the in situ measurements, probably related to the surface processes and its interactions with atmosphere in the NWP model.

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