Seismic History of Central North Anatolian Region: New Contribution from Ottoman Archives

2020 ◽  
Vol 91 (5) ◽  
pp. 2590-2600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Şeşetyan ◽  
Orhan Sakin ◽  
Serpil Sönmez ◽  
Mine Betül Demircioğlu Tümsa
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Region ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Archival Material ◽  
History Of ◽  
State Archives ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Earthquake Effects ◽  
Macroseismic Information ◽  
Archive Material

Abstract Contemporary Ottoman sources bring a major contribution to the description of the seismic activity in the eastern Mediterranean region and are extensively used by historical seismologists. Among these, the documents of the Ottoman State Archives (Istanbul), and more specifically the correspondence of the local governors with the central authorities form a valuable source for the description of the earthquake effects in territories, which were under the Ottoman rule. Especially for the more recent periods, we observe that not only major earthquakes but also small-to-moderate-size events with local effects find their place in these documents. However, due to the complex and insufficiently categorized structure of the archival material, as well as the need for expertize in Ottoman language and history, except the sections covered in the works of N. Ambraseys and C. Finkel and a number of earthquake-specific studies, these documents are not yet fully exploited in the definition of the regional seismic history. In this pilot study, we investigate the Ottoman archive material related to earthquake effects in the central North Anatolian region and search for possible supportive or new contribution to the seismic history of the study area. The period of investigation is the nineteenth century, with occasional data also found for the pre and postperiod. The study revealed supportive information for 15 earthquakes that were already known to previous compilations, and data for 19 earthquakes that we categorize as new events, demonstrating the value of this primary source and the wealth of macroseismic information that can still be extracted, revealing earthquakes so far unknown as well as enriching the descriptive information related to already known ones.

scholarly journals Z historii prasy największych zakładów przemysłowych Wrocławia i okolic 1946–1990

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 53-90
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Korczyńska-Derkacz
Keyword(s):  
Historical Overview ◽  
Chronological Order ◽  
Surrounding Area ◽  
Industrial Plants ◽  
The Press ◽  
History Of ◽  
Regional Committee ◽  
State Archives ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Archive Material

FROM THE PRESS HISTORY OF THE LARGEST INDUSTRIAL PLANTS IN WROCŁAW AND THE SURROUNDING AREA 1946–1990The author presents a historical overview of company newspapers published in Wrocław and two nearby towns — Brzeg Dolny and Jelcz-Laskowice — where large industrial plants employing thousands of people living in the Lower Silesian capital were located. The article consists of two parts. In the first the author quotes the definition of company press, discusses its function and on the basis of figures from Ruch Wydawniczy w Liczbach [Polish Publishing in Figures] from 1968–1992 presents the publication frequency and geography of such publications with regard to the whole country. Part two is devoted to company newspapers published in the region referred to in the title. Drawing on an analysis of archive material kept in the State Archives in Wrocław, especially documents produced by the Regional Committee of the Polish United Workers’ Party in 1971–1978, the author examines the party nature of these publications and the requirements imposed on their editorial teams. She analyses the following publications in chronological order: Pafawag 1946–1990, Ku Nowemu 1954–1990, Żeglarz Odrzański 1954–1981, Życie Załogi 1956–1981, Nasze Problemy 1969–1990, Intermoda 1972–1981, Elwro 1973–1981, Polar 1976–1981, as well as one from Brzeg Dolny Głos Rokity, 1954–1981 and Jelcz-Laskowice Głos Jelcza 1962–2001. She points to formal features like format, size and circulation; editorial features, especially changes in the graphic layout of the headpiece; lists members of the editorial teams and briefly describes the profile of each newspaper in question.

Making Habeas Work

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric M. Freedman
Keyword(s):  
Primary Sources ◽  
Habeas Corpus ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Early National Period ◽  
Guantanamo Bay ◽  
Government Power ◽  
Significant Research ◽  
History Of ◽  
State Archives ◽  
Definition Of

Habeas corpus, known as the Great Writ of Liberty, is a judicial order that requires government officials to produce a prisoner in court, persuade an independent judge of the correctness of their claimed factual and legal justifications for the individual’s imprisonment, or else release the captive. Frequently the officials resist being called to account. Much of the history of the rule of law, including the history being made today, has emerged from the resulting clashes. This book, heavily based on primary sources from the colonial period and the early national period and significant research in the New Hampshire State Archives, seeks to illuminate the past and draw lessons for the present. It expands the definition of habeas corpus from a formal one to a functional one; traces the role of the writ as one element in an overall system for restraining government power; and explains how understanding the writ as an instrument for the enforcement of checks and balances illuminates a range of current issues including the struggle against terrorism and detentions at Guantanamo Bay, curbing domestic violence, the requirements for Brexit, and many others.

Taxonomic notes on the snakes of Northern Cyprus, with observations on their morphologies and ecologies

2009 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abidin Budak ◽  
Bayram Göçmen ◽  
Nuren Alpagut-Keskin ◽  
Hasan Bahar ◽  
Mehmet Zülfü Yildiz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Region ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Region ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Geological History ◽  
Snake Species ◽  
Ecological Information ◽  
Northern Cyprus ◽  
History Of ◽  
Points Of View

AbstractA total of 66 specimens belonging to eleven snake species, some of which were collected during the field studies of 17-31 July and 3-25 September 2003, and some others which have been previously collected and all have been deposited into the collection of ZDEU (Zoology Dept. Ege University), were evaluated taxonomically. 25 of the specimens belonged to Typhlopidae, 37 to Colubridae, three to Viperidae and one to Boidae. These specimens were evaluated from the points of view of pholidosis, pattern and coloration and morphological measurements. Some biological and ecological information were also given with the brief geological history of eastern Mediterranean region.

The Legal History of Public Land in Liberia

2014 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 250-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caleb J Stevens
Keyword(s):  
Legal History ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Public Land ◽  
Legal Concept ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Usa ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Government ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Source Materials

AbstractThis article demonstrates that there has never been a clear definition of public land in Liberian legal history, although in the past the government operated as if all land that was not under private deed was public. By examining primary source materials found in archives in Liberia and the USA, the article traces the origins of public land in Liberia and its ambiguous development as a legal concept. It also discusses the ancillary issues of public land sale procedures and statutory prices. The conclusions reached have significant implications for the reform of Liberia's land sector.

scholarly journals Progress towards elimination of lymphatic filariasis in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S28-S32
Author(s):  
Reda M R Ramzy ◽  
Abdul Samid Al Kubati
Keyword(s):  
Lymphatic Filariasis ◽  
Mediterranean Region ◽  
Disease Burden ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Region ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
World Health ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
History Of

Abstract Lymphatic filariasis (LF), a neglected tropical disease, is targeted for global elimination as a public health problem. This article reviews the history of LF control and elimination activities in the countries of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) over the last 2 decades. In 2000, the estimated at-risk population in EMR countries was 12.6 million people, accounting for approximately 1% of the global disease burden. Of the 22 EMR countries, 3 countries (Egypt, Sudan and Yemen) were LF endemic and the disease was suspected in 4 other countries (Djibouti, Oman, Somalia and Saudi Arabia). After almost 2 decades of implementing sustained control and prevention measures, Egypt and Yemen were successfully validated by the WHO as having achieved the elimination criteria in 2017 and 2019, respectively. In 2018, Sudan completed mapping of LF, reaching 26.2% geographical coverage where mass drug administration (MDA) is required and is scaling-up MDA. Extensive epidemiological assessment indicated the absence of LF transmission in the four suspected countries and no MDA required. Challenges faced during the elimination and post-elimination phases are described and discussed.

scholarly journals Reassessing the age of Karpathos ophiolite (Dodecanese, Greece): consequences for Aegean correlations and Neotethys evolution

2019 ◽  
Vol 157 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-274
Author(s):  
Fabrice Cordey ◽  
Frédéric Quillévéré
Keyword(s):  
Late Cretaceous ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Mediterranean Region ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Region ◽  
Aegean Islands ◽  
History Of ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Of Greece ◽  
Radiolarian Assemblages

AbstractWhile the Neogene history of the Eastern Mediterranean region is now fairly well understood, our knowledge of older regional palaeogeographies is less accurate, especially the positions of blocks and nappes constituting the Aegean Islands prior to the Cenozoic. Our study focuses on the ophiolite exposed on the island of Karpathos (Dodecanese), which is located in the Aegean fore-arc at a pivotal position between the ‘western’ and ‘eastern’ ophiolites of the Mediterranean region and where conflicting Late Jurassic and Late Cretaceous ages have led to diverging tectonic and palaeogeographic interpretations. To test these ages, we targeted the radiolarian cherts that depositionally overlie the ophiolite and extracted diagnostic radiolarian assemblages of Aptian (∼125−113 Ma), early–middle Albian (∼113−105 Ma) and Turonian (∼93.9−89.8 Ma) ages. These results suggest that previous Late Cretaceous K–Ar isotopic ages (from 95.3 ± 4.2 Ma to 81.2 ± 1.6 Ma) may have been reset by Late Cretaceous metamorphism or affected by argon loss. Overall, the new Early Cretaceous ages show that the Karpathos ophiolite should not be correlated with the Pindos Nappes of Greece or the ophiolites of Cyprus or Syria but rather with the Lycian Nappes of Turkey and their root located in the Izmir–Ankara–Erzincan Suture Zone. Therefore, the Karpathos ophiolite represents a remnant of the Northern Neotethys, not the Pindos Ocean or the proto-Eastern Mediterranean Basin.

scholarly journals Use of Archive Material in the State Archives of the Republic of Macedonia and its Publishing Activity

Atlanti ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-275
Author(s):  
Svetlana Usprcova
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
The State ◽  
Publishing Activity ◽  
The Public ◽  
Archival Material ◽  
Republic Of Macedonia ◽  
The Republic ◽  
State Archives ◽  
Public Archives ◽  
Archive Material

This paper is about the use of public archives in the State Archives of the Republic of Macedonia, with particular emphasis on publishing as one of the forms through which archival material is presented and distributed to the public. One of the roles of the State Archives of the Republic of Macedonia is to be a public service and should provide transparency and access to archival material stored in its repositories, which is largely achieved through the publication of collections of documents and monographs and is in accordance with existing legislation of the Republic of Macedonia, as well as with the laws of the State Archives.

scholarly journals Education laboratories in 'education for all' in Russia: from Lenin to Putin

2021 ◽  
pp. 81-102
Author(s):  
Liya Kalinnikova Magnusson
Keyword(s):  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Education For All ◽  
Policy Agenda ◽  
Structural Barriers ◽  
History Of ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
State Archives ◽  
Time Frames

Development of education for all is a symbolic nexus/chain of policy agenda reforms in education towards its accessibility for each societal member. In Russia, the formation of this agenda was rooted in strong Soviet ideological doctrine, based on egalitarian values and hegemony of proletarian humanism. Ideological response to the needs of industrialization in its primary policy agenda reforms, performed strong structural barriers to the basic right to education for children with disabilities in the public schooling system. The undertaken research appeals to the history of formation of education for all, dealing with social education legalization with two time frames: Soviet and Post-Soviet; methodology of the research has qualitative approach, aiming to make text analysis (as a primary source) of the main state policy documents, concerning social justice and equity, educational laws, governmental orders and other documents, regulating education for children with disabilities retrospectively and contemporary. Secondary data, such as statistics, case data, etc., were collected from the historic and current sources, such as peer reviewed publications, governmental statistics, state archives, etc. The research questions of the study are: what are the main features of the policy agenda for children with disabilities as a nexus of reforms of ‘education for all’ retrospectively and contemporary? What structural challenges occurred and what curriculum was created and implemented cross the time? What science perspective/s in special pedagogy emerged and transited? Research findings are combined in two big themes: Desired contours of the future and a state order for experimentation and Unfinished experimentation: disrupting the pattern. The themes are supported by the sub-themes. Both of the themes are discussed for the understanding of special education inputs in education for all.[1] The author

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