scholarly journals New cave-dwelling amphipods (Lysianassidae, Hadziidae) from the Dominican Republic (Hispaniola)

1998 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damià Jaume ◽  
H.P. Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Regression Model ◽  
West Indian ◽  
Swimming Behaviour ◽  
Marine Origin ◽  
Fresh Waters ◽  
Anchialine Caves ◽  
The Way

Two new stygobiont amphipods are described from anchialine caves located in the Jaragua region (Pedernales Prov., Dominican Republic, Hispaniola). Ottenwalderia kymbalion gen. et sp. nov. is the first lysianassoid known to have penetrated into completely fresh waters, and the fourth colonizing hypogean habitats. Bahadzia jaraguensis sp. nov. is the second representative of this West Indian thalasso-stygobiont genus to be reported from fresh waters; it exhibits the most troglomorphic aspect (i.e. elongation of first antennae and sixth pereiopods) recorded for the genus. Its diagnosis is complemented with a key to the species of the genus Bahadzia. The in situ swimming behaviour of both taxa is briefly described. It is postulated that both amphipods share a rather recent, Plio-Pleistocene marine origin, having invaded passively the continental waters in the way described by the so-called Regression model.

Caribbean Commission

1949 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 166-166
Keyword(s):  
Dominican Republic ◽  
United Nations ◽  
West Indies ◽  
West Indian ◽  
The West ◽  
French West Indies ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
The United Nations

The third session of the West Indian Conference opened at Guadeloupe, French West Indies on December 1, 1948 and closed on December 14, after considering policy to be followed by the Caribbean Commission for the next two years. The Conference was attended by two delegates from each of the fifteen territories within the jurisdiction of the commission and observers invited by the commission from Haiti, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and the United Nations and its specialized agencies.

scholarly journals A male of the bee genus Agapostemon in Dominican amber (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)

2013 ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael S. Engel ◽  
Laura C.V. Breitkreuz
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
West Indian ◽  
The West ◽  
Single Male ◽  
Fossil Species ◽  
Dominican Amber ◽  
Modern Species

Thefirst fossil species of the caenohalictine bee genus Agapostemon Guérin-Méneville (Halictinae: Caenohalictini:Agapostemonina) is described and figured from a single male preserved in EarlyMiocene (Burdigalian) amber from the Dominican Republic.  Agapostemon (Notagapostemon) luzziiEngel & Breitkreuz, new species, is compared with modern species and isnoteworthy for the absence of metafemoral modifications [in this regardplesiomorphically resembling the West Indian A. kohliellus (Vachal)and A. centratus (Vachal)], form of the head and protibial antennalcleaner, integumental sculpturing, and male terminalia, the latter of which arefortunately exposed and cleared.  Briefcomments are made on the affinity of the species to others in the West Indiesand surrounding regions as well as possible biogeographic implications.

Operation Hiram Revisited: A Correction

1999 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-76
Author(s):  
Benny Morris
Keyword(s):  
Archival Material ◽  
The Way

The author revisits the Israeli Defense Forces' October 1948 Galilee operation in the light of newly available archival material and finds that, contrary to earlier findings, orders were in fact issued to clear the Galilee of Arabs. The reasons that most of the population remained in situ are examined, and the pattern of massacres in the region is discussed. The article concludes by emphasizing the cumulative nature of historiography and the way the picture changes in accordance with the available data.

scholarly journals Paving the Way towards an Armenian Data Cube

Data ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shushanik Asmaryan ◽  
Vahagn Muradyan ◽  
Garegin Tepanosyan ◽  
Azatuhi Hovsepyan ◽  
Armen Saghatelyan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Data Cube ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Band Ratio ◽  
Earth Observations ◽  
In Situ Data ◽  
Global Concern ◽  
Sentinel 2 ◽  
The Way

Environmental issues become an increasing global concern because of the continuous pressure on natural resources. Earth observations (EO), which include both satellite/UAV and in-situ data, can provide robust monitoring for various environmental concerns. The realization of the full information potential of EO data requires innovative tools to minimize the time and scientific knowledge needed to access, prepare and analyze a large volume of data. EO Data Cube (DC) is a new paradigm aiming to realize it. The article presents the Swiss-Armenian joint initiative on the deployment of an Armenian DC, which is anchored on the best practices of the Swiss model. The Armenian DC is a complete and up-to-date archive of EO data (e.g., Landsat 5, 7, 8, Sentinel-2) by benefiting from Switzerland’s expertise in implementing the Swiss DC. The use-case of confirm delineation of Lake Sevan using McFeeters band ratio algorithm is discussed. The validation shows that the results are sufficiently reliable. The transfer of the necessary knowledge from Switzerland to Armenia for developing and implementing the first version of an Armenian DC should be considered as a first step of a permanent collaboration for paving the way towards continuous remote environmental monitoring in Armenia.

Caribbean Commission

1953 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 429-433
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
United Nations ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
West Indian ◽  
The West ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
General Organization

The fifth session of the West Indian Conference was held at Montego Bay, Jamaica, from November 24 to December 3, 1952, under the chairmanship of Sir George Seel (United Kingdom). In addition to fifteen Commissioners of the four member governments and their advisers, the conference was attended by delegates and advisers from the fourteen Caribbean countries associated with member governments and by observers from Canada, Cuba, Dominican Republic, and from the United Nations, ILO, FAO, and several other international organizations. The agenda was divided among three working committees, a General Committee was assigned the work of general organization, and a Drafting Committee was given the job of editing.

scholarly journals Investigating the Dark Side of Stories of “Good” Leadership: A Discursive Approach to Leadership Gurus’ Storytelling

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Clifton
Keyword(s):  
Social Practice ◽  
Identity Work ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Critical Approach ◽  
Ontological Shift ◽  
Empty Signifier ◽  
Discursive Approach ◽  
The Way

Since the quest for locating an agreed upon prediscursive phenomenon behind the word “leadership” has proved fruitless, some researchers have suggested that leadership is an empty signifier to which many meanings can be attached. Taking this ontological shift seriously, rather than trying to locate leadership as a “thing” that is out there somewhere, it is perhaps better to investigate how meanings of leadership are constructed as in situ social practice. Adopting a discursive approach to leadership and using transcripts of a celebrity interview with management gurus Jack and Suzy Welch, this article analyses the stories they tell in which they provide normative accounts of what good leadership should be. Rather than taking these stories at face value, this article investigates both the way in which these stories are told as in situ social practice and the Discourses of leadership that are used as resources for storytelling and which are (re)produced in the storytelling. Findings indicate that while Jack and Suzy Welch do morally accountable identity work that presents leadership as heroic and positive, these stories also hide a darker side of leadership that is revealed in the analyses of wider societal Discourses that are invoked. The article closes with a call for a more critical approach to stories of leadership.

scholarly journals Assessing the efficacy of direct conservation interventions: clutch protection of the leatherback marine turtle in the Dominican Republic

Oryx ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 677-686 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ohiana Revuelta ◽  
Yolanda M. León ◽  
Annette C. Broderick ◽  
Pablo Feliz ◽  
Brendan J. Godley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Hatching Success ◽  
Marine Turtle ◽  
Dermochelys Coriacea ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Nesting Site ◽  
Incubation Duration ◽  
Artificial Incubation

AbstractThe beaches of Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic are the country's last known major nesting site for the leatherback marine turtle Dermochelys coriacea. This nesting aggregation is threatened by widespread illegal egg take, and clutch relocation and artificial incubation have been carried out as protection measures since 1974. We assess the efficacy of such efforts and investigate how artificial incubation may be influencing the success and sex ratios of clutches. We compare hatching success, incubation duration and embryo mortality in in-situ clutches (n = 43) with those incubated artificially at sites in the east and west of the Park (n = 35 and n = 31, respectively). Our results show that in the west, artificial incubation significantly decreases hatching success in clutches. In the east the duration of incubation is increased, which we predict would result in an increase in the number of males from these clutches. Clutch relocation is currently the only viable conservation option for clutches on eastern beaches because of illegal egg take but action is needed to ensure that the natural sex ratio is not distorted. However, on the western beaches in situ clutch incubation seems possible through beach protection. Further community engagement and enforcement are required to improve conservation measures at eastern beaches if long-term, less sustainable intervention is to be avoided.

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