scholarly journals On the aurora borealis which occurred on the evening of Friday, the 17th of November, 1848

1851 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 790-792
Keyword(s):  
White Light ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
The South ◽  
North West ◽  
Aurora Borealis ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Short Period ◽  
The Hours ◽  
Magnetic Meridian

The author states that the 17th of November was a fine day with a clear sky and bright sunshine: towards evening the sky became cloudy and a few drops of rain fell, but it soon again became clear, with the exception of a few fleecy clouds that here and there dimmed its brightness. At 6 h 45 m a soft and gentle light began to illumine the northern region of the sky; and at 7 o’clock a considerable portion of it was covered with dark-red streams of light towards the east; while streamers moving to and fro, arrayed in colours of golden and silvery hues, overspread the south and north. About 8 o’clock there appeared near the zenith, and upon the magnetic meridian, a ring of an elliptical form, from which proceeded in all directions towards the horizon, beams or columns of light, giving to the heavens the appearance of a splendid vault, with its top adorned with a crown or wreath; while around and within the vault were to be seen clouds of brilliant light flashing towards and from the crown or central circle of the aurora, sometimes tinged with prismatic rays, at other times intensely white and lucid. About half-past nine nearly the whole of the aerial canopy was clad with clouds of a bright red colour, casting a curious reddened hue over the objects on the surface of the earth. After a short period of time had elapsed, the red colour began to diminish in intensity, and was again replaced by the white dome. However, in various parts of the sky the red colour still remained, principally in the north-west, southwest, and north-east. Between the hours of twelve and one beams of brilliant white light commenced shooting up in the south from the horizon to the central ring or pole. The beams appeared to be at nearly equal distances from each other, the entire column of them stretching over a space equal to about one-fifth part of the visible horizon, in the form of a fan. The whole figure rapidly changed from a pure white light into a glow of brilliant colours of every tint, variegating the undulating waves as they rolled on their way to the pole of the aurora. In the course of three minutes these gave place to the white flashing radiations. During the time of the aurora there were a great number of small meteors, the direction of whose motion was from east to west, and which appeared to be considerably below the sphere of the aurora.

Part VI. The Cyclopean Terrace Building and the Deposit of Pottery beneath It

1954 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 267-291
Author(s):  
Elizabeth B. Wace
Keyword(s):  
Contour Line ◽  
The South ◽  
Main Road ◽  
North West ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
South West

The Cyclopean Terrace Building lies to the north-west of the Lion Gate on the northern end of the Panagia Ridge and faces almost due west across the valley of the Kephissos and modern main road from Corinth to Argos. It lies just below the 200 m. contour line, and one terrace below the houses excavated in 1950–51 by Dr. Papadimitriou and Mr. Petsas to the east at the same end of the ridge. The area contains a complex of buildings, both successive and contemporary, and in view of the discovery of structures both to the south-west and, by the Greek Archaeological Service, to the north-east it is likely that this whole slope was covered by a portion of the outer town of Mycenae. This report will deal only with the structure to which the name Cyclopean Terrace Building was originally given, the so-called ‘North Megaron’, supported by the heavy main terrace wall.The excavation of this structure was begun in 1923. The main terrace wall was cleared and two L.H. IIIC burials discovered in the top of the fill in the south room. In 1950 it was decided to attempt to clear this building entirely in an endeavour to find out its date and purpose. The clearing was not, however, substantially completed until the close of the 1953 excavation season, and this report presents the available evidence for the date as determined by the pottery found beneath the building; the purpose is still a matter for study, though various tentative conclusions can be put forward.

The ziggurrat and temples of Nimrud

Iraq ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. 135-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. E. Reade
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
The South ◽  
North West ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Directorate General ◽  
The 1950S

The buildings on the citadel of Nimrud, ancient Kalah or Kalḫu, constitute a most impressive monument (Fig. 1; Postgate and Reade 1980), but the sporadic way in which they have been excavated leaves many questions unanswered. One puzzling area lies north and north-east of the great North-West Palace. It includes the ziggurrat, and the shrines of Ninurta, of Ištar Šarrat Nipḫi (formerly read Bēlat Māti) and of the Kidmuri (or Ištar Bēlat Kidmuri). Their interrelationships have yet to be established, and texts refer to further gods resident at Kalah. Excavations in this quarter were conducted by Layard, Rassam, Rawlinson, Loftus and Smith in the nineteenth century, and by Mallowan in the 1950s, and were resumed by staff of the Iraq Directorate-General of Antiquities in the early 1970s. This paper summarizes some of what we know or may deduce about the area, and defines some of the remaining problems; it does not include, except in passing, the relatively well-known Nabû Temple to the south. I have endeavoured to refer to all items except sherds found during British excavations in the area, but have not attempted the detailed publication which many of the objects, groups of objects, and pottery records may merit.A possible arrangement of the buildings in this area of Nimrud about 800 BC is given in Fig. 2, but it is a reconstruction from inadequate evidence. The relative dates, dimensions, locations and orientations of many excavated structures are arguable, and the plans published by different excavators cannot be fully reconciled. Major uncertainties concern the ziggurrat, the citadel-wall, the Kidmuri shrine and the area between the North-West Palace and the Ninurta shrine. There are many minor uncertainties. My reconstruction includes speculative features, while omitting some excavated walls which I regard as secondary.

scholarly journals Descriptive epidemiology of cholera outbreak in Nigeria, January–November, 2018: implications for the global roadmap strategy

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly Osezele Elimian ◽  
Anwar Musah ◽  
Somto Mezue ◽  
Oyeronke Oyebanji ◽  
Sebastian Yennan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Case Fatality ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
Watery Diarrhoea ◽  
Cholera Outbreak ◽  
North West ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Outbreak Period

Abstract Background The cholera outbreak in 2018 in Nigeria reaffirms its public health threat to the country. Evidence on the current epidemiology of cholera required for the design and implementation of appropriate interventions towards attaining the global roadmap strategic goals for cholera elimination however seems lacking. Thus, this study aimed at addressing this gap by describing the epidemiology of the 2018 cholera outbreak in Nigeria. Methods This was a retrospective analysis of surveillance data collected between January 1st and November 19th, 2018. A cholera case was defined as an individual aged 2 years or older presenting with acute watery diarrhoea and severe dehydration or dying from acute watery diarrhoea. Descriptive analyses were performed and presented with respect to person, time and place using appropriate statistics. Results There were 43,996 cholera cases and 836 cholera deaths across 20 states in Nigeria during the outbreak period, with an attack rate (AR) of 127.43/100,000 population and a case fatality rate (CFR) of 1.90%. Individuals aged 15 years or older (47.76%) were the most affected age group, but the proportion of affected males and females was about the same (49.00 and 51.00% respectively). The outbreak was characterised by four distinct epidemic waves, with higher number of deaths recorded in the third and fourth waves. States from the north-west and north-east regions of the country recorded the highest ARs while those from the north-central recorded the highest CFRs. Conclusion The severity and wide-geographical distribution of cholera cases and deaths during the 2018 outbreak are indicative of an elevated burden, which was more notable in the northern region of the country. Overall, the findings reaffirm the strategic role of a multi-sectoral approach in the design and implementation of public health interventions aimed at preventing and controlling cholera in Nigeria.

Seismotectonics of the Ionian-Akarnania Block (IAB) and Western Greece deduced from a local seismic deployment.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antoine Haddad ◽  
Athanassios Ganas ◽  
Ioannis Kassaras ◽  
Matteo Lupi
Keyword(s):  
Fault Zone ◽  
Velocity Model ◽  
Focal Mechanisms ◽  
Seismogenic Zone ◽  
The South ◽  
S Wave ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Western Greece

<p>From July 2016 to May 2017, we deployed a local seismic network composed of 15 short-period seismic stations to investigate the ongoing seismotectonic deformation of Western Greece with emphasis on the region between Ambrakikos Gulf (to the north) and Kyparissia (to the south). The network was deployed to investigate the behavior of key crustal blocks in western Greece, such as the Ionian-Akarnania Block (IAB).</p><p>After applying automatic P- and S- wave phase picking we located 1200 local earthquakes using HypoInverse and constrained five 1D velocity model by applying the error minimization technique. Events were relocated using HypoDD and 76  focal mechanisms were computed for events with magnitudes down to M<sub>L</sub> 2.3 using first motion polarities.</p><p>We combined the calculated focal mechanisms and the relocated seismicity to shed light on the IAB block boundaries. Three boundaries highlighted by previous studies were also evidenced :</p><p>-The north-west margin of the block, the Cephalonia Transform Fault, Europe‘s most active fault. NW-striking dextral strike-slip motion was recognized for this fault near the Gulf of Myrtos and the town of Fiskardo.</p><p>- The south-east margin is the Movri-Amaliada right-lateral Fault Zone, activated during the Movri Mt. M<sub>w</sub> 6.4 earthquake sequence.</p><p>- The Ambrakikos Gulf (a young E-W rift) and the NW-striking left-lateral Katouna-Stamna Fault zone depict the north and north-eastern margins of the IAB block.</p><p>Seismicity lineaments and focal mechanisms define theKyllini-Cephalonia left-lateral fault, which is also highlighted by bathymetry data. We interpret this fault as the south-western margin of IAB separating an aseismic area observed between Cephalonia and Akarnania from a seismogenic zone north of Zakynthos Island and bridging NW Peloponnese with Cephalonia.</p>

Social Administration of the Kru. A Preliminary Survey

Africa ◽  
1937 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Scudder Mekeel
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
West African ◽  
Preliminary Survey ◽  
The South ◽  
North West ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Archaeological Work ◽  
Opening Paragraph ◽  
Physical Type

Opening ParagraphThe Kru, a West African Negro group, inhabit the central and southern part of Liberia. They are surrounded by the Basa peoples to the north-west, by the Grebo to the south-east and by the Putu to the north-east. The informant, Thomas Tarbour (Sieh Tagbweh), from whom the following material was derived, was a native of Grand Cess (Siglipo), a large coast town near the border of the Grebo country. The Kru, along with other related groups in that part of West Africa, have a tradition of having migrated from far to the north-east. The physical type is that of the short, stocky Bush negro. No archaeological work has been done in the region, and such ethnological material as has been collected is a mere beginning.

scholarly journals CHECKLIST AND DISTRIBUTION OF MARINE AND FRESHWATER LEECHES (ANNELIDA, CLITELLATA, HIRUDINEA) IN TUNISIA WITH IDENTIFICATION KEY

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raja Ben Ahmed ◽  
Yasmina Romdhane ◽  
Saïda Tekaya
Keyword(s):  
Identification Key ◽  
The South ◽  
North West ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
West Region ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future

In this study 13 leech species from Tunisia are listed. They belong to 2 orders, 2 suborders, 4 families and 11 genera. The paper includes also data about hosts and habitats, distribution in the world and in Tunisia. Faunistic informations on leeches were found in literature and in the results of recent surveys conducted by the authors in the North East and the South of the country. The objectives of this study were to summarize historical and recent taxonomic data, and to propose an identification key for species signalized. This checklist is to be completed, taking into account the hydrobiological network of the country especially the North West region, which may reveal more species in the future

III.—On the Discovery of a Quartzose Conglomerate at Caldon Low, Staffs

1919 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Wilfrid Jackson ◽  
W. E. Alkins
Keyword(s):  
The South ◽  
North West ◽  
Good Fortune ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
South West ◽  
Limestone Quarries ◽  
Strong Joint

During a visit to the limestone quarries at Caldon Low last September we had the good fortune to discover an interesting exposure of a quartzose conglomerate containing numerous fossils. The bed was exposed in a strong joint-face running approximately N.N.W. to S.S.E., at the northern extension of the quarry on the north-west flank of the Low, just beyond the mineral line of the North Staffordshire Railway. The altitude is about 900 feet O.D. The conglomerate apparently extended some little distance to the south-west before the opening of the quarry, as we ascertained that some 20 or 30 yards had been removed in gaining access to the limestone behind. It appears to extend for some distance round the flank of the Low towards the north-east.

An account of the aurora borealis of the 17th of November 1848

1851 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 809-811
Keyword(s):  
The Moon ◽  
The South ◽  
Aurora Borealis ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Northern Half ◽  
East And West

The author states that, “About half-past 7 p. m. the sky assumed the appearance which it usually does immediately preceding the action of what are called the Northern Lights. In the northern half it was quite clear for about forty-five degrees from the meridian, of a pale blue, and covered with a faint light, such as generally ushers in the moon at her rising. Towards the east and west this light gradually diminished, and south of those cardinal points the dimness as gradually thickened. “Soon after eight the coruscations began by the usual lambent strokes of a shining filmy matter, like the sudden shooting forth and instantaneous retroceding of a serpent’s tongue. They commenced in the north-east, and shot upwards in an angle of about 70 degrees of inclination towards the south, and to about 60 degrees in length, more or less, leaving the sky clear to the north, and in a manner gradually chasing the clouds, upon whose receding bounds they glanced further to the south.

Habitat of the Eastern Barred Bandicoot, Perameles gunnii, in Tasmania: an Analysis of Road-kills

1996 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 721 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.M Driessen ◽  
S.A Mallick ◽  
G.J Hocking
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Soil Depth ◽  
Traffic Volume ◽  
Private Land ◽  
The South ◽  
Management Options ◽  
North West ◽  
Road Kill ◽  
North East ◽  
The North

The habitat requirements of the eastern barred bandicoot, Perameles gunnii, in Tasmania were investigated with road-kill survey data and by mapping habitat features along survey routes. Road-kills of eastern barred bandicoots were most numerous in the South-east and North-west, less common in the North-east and Midlands, and very uncommon on the East Coast. Logistic regression of bandicoot presencelabsence data suggested that traffic volume is the major determinant of the road-kill distribution of eastern barred bandicoots around Tasmania. Along with traffic volume, rainfall was found to be strongly associated with the presence of eastern barred bandicoot road-kills for the state combined and for the South-east and Northeast, while along the Huon Highway in the South-east, soil depth was associated with the presence of roadkills. Favoured habitat of the eastem barred bandicoot is high-quality agricultural land with deep soils and high rainfall. It is hypothesised that clearing for agriculture in south-eastem, north-eastem and north-westem Tasmania has opened up previously unsuitable, heavily forested habitat for colonisation by eastern barred bandicoots. The resulting mosaic of pasture and remnant bush appears to provide ideal habitat for the eastern barred bandicoot. However, the majority of bandicoot habitat is found on private land, making the species vulnerable to changes in farming practices. Possible management options are briefly discussed.

scholarly journals Geographic distribution of HBsAg subtypes in Brazil

1987 ◽  
Vol 82 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Maria Coimbra Gaspar ◽  
Clara Fumiko Tachibana Yoshida
Keyword(s):  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
The South ◽  
Serum Samples ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Predominant Subtype ◽  
Positive Serum ◽  
The Difference

HBsAg positive serum samples (896) from five brazilian regions were analysed for HBsAg subtypes. The presence of five different subtypes (ayw2, ayw3, ayw4, adw2 and adw4) was detected. In Northern region subtypes adw4 (41.2%) and adw2 (37.2%) were predominant. In the North East only subtype adw2 was encountered. In Central West, South-East and South, subtypes ayw2, ayw3, adw2 and adw4 were present, with predominance of adw2 in Central West and South East (84.3% and 69.4% respectively) whereas in the South the predominant subtype was ayw3 (41.9%) followed by ayw2 (36.4%). Subtypes ayw1, ayr and adr were not found among the samples studied. These results show the difference in the incidence of HBsAg subtypes in the different regions of Brazil and their significance in relation to the colonization and migrations in this country.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document