Biogeographic traits of the bryophyte flora of Serbia

The biogeography of bryophytes present in Serbia is analysed for the first time in this paper. Bryophyte spectra in different regions and units within the country are compared with each other, as well as with the Southeast European spectrum. The obtained results show similarities and differences in comparison with Southeast European bryophyte spectra, reveal certain biogeographical peculiarities of Serbia?s bryophytes and indicate regions of the country with an under-recorded bryoflora. The biogeographical characteristics of bryophytes also suggest a strong overlap with local climate types. These results should be taken into consideration when preparing a national strategy for conservation and management of bryophyte diversity.

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TO THE QUESTION OF SUBSTANTIVISATION IN THE HUNGARIAN LANGUAGE IN COMPARISON WITH RUSSIAN

Yearbook of Finno-Ugric Studies ◽

10.35634/2224-9443-2021-15-2-202-213 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 202-213

Author(s):

Antonina Petrovna Guskova

Keyword(s):

Comparative Analysis ◽

Word Formation ◽

Natural Phenomenon ◽

Theoretical Point ◽

Russian Linguistics ◽

Parts Of Speech ◽

Semantic Models ◽

Different Types ◽

Similarities And Differences ◽

First Time

Recently transposition became the issue of many research papers for being a complicated and sophisticated language phenomenon, and its definition has been broadened. The issue of transposition and the degrees of verb transitivity are the most controversial and difficult ones both in Hungarian and Russian linguistics. This issue may be investigated on different language levels: lexical, syntactic, morphological and on the level of word formation. Taking into account the mobility of parts of speech boundaries in the compared languages we attempt to find the cause of words transitioning from one lexico-grammatical class into another, investigate transposition as a natural phenomenon both for the Hungarian and Russian languages, differentiate transition in parts of the speech system from other language phenomena, solve some contentious issues regarding parts of speech, for example ‘noun-adjective’ relations, and others. Despite having extensive literature concerning nominalization in Russian linguistics and some works in Hungarian linguistics, some aspects are not comprehensively covered in them. For example, different types of transitions from other parts of speech into nouns, thorough semantic and thematic categorization of substantivized words, characteristics of their functioning in texts of different functional styles, principles of creating lexicography, etc. In this article we compare the process of substantivation amidst the system of parts of speech in languages of such different structure as Hungarian and Russian. Comprehensive and comparative study of the process of transition of other parts of speech into nouns allows us to conduct a deeper investigation of each of these languages’ structure and also to reveal typological similarities and differences between them. These languages have not been explored this way so it provides scientific novelty to the research. For the first time we define the main conditions of a systematic process of transposition in Hungarian and Russian and reveal both specific and universal opportunities for transition in the compared languages. We use comparative analysis for researching semantic models of substantivized words, distinguish different types of transitions into nouns and describe structural and stylistic features. Thus, the topic of the research is the grammatical, semantic, structural and stylistic features of substantivized words in Hungarian and Russian. The objective of the study is to discover linguistic nature of substantivation of adjectives, verbs and verbal formations, numerals and pronouns, to find out specific and universal features caused by typological differences of the researched languages. To achieve this goal we need to solve the following problems: determining the place of substantivation in the system of word formation in Hungarian and Russian, discovering how much substantivation and conversion being productive ways of word formation are identical in Russian and Hungarian, distinguishing semantic models of substantivized words and compare them, comparing models of usual and occasional substantivation and determine its productivity, studying their structure which means showing peculiarities of substantivized words’ grammatical structure in Hungarian and Russian, discovering similarities and differences between them and finding adequate models. The research is based on data of dictionaries of Russian and Hungarian languages, examples of fictional texts, live speech and not the least on the idioms. Theoretical importance lies in the following: 1) the research develops the theory of transitivity as we study transposition in two languages of different structures using comparative analysis of substantivized words and taking into account grammatical, semantic and functional aspects; 2) using the materials of two languages of different structures we discover the main conditions of systematic transposition and distinguish its universal and specific features; 3) for the first time the problem of transposition is studied on the basis of Russian and Hungarian from a theoretical point of view (on the example of transition of other parts of speech into nouns); 4) we develop the methodology of a comprehensive approach to study substantivation in Hungarian and Russian which can be used when describing this phenomenon in other languages of different structures.

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Lovak billogozása Mongóliában és Magyarországon

Távol-keleti Tanulmányok ◽

10.38144/tkt.2018.2.6 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (2018/2) ◽

Author(s):

Kornélia Bán

Keyword(s):

Shape Function ◽

16Th Century ◽

14Th Century ◽

Similarities And Differences ◽

General Aspects ◽

First Time

The aim of this study is to show the similarities and differences in Hungarianand Mongolian traditions and knowledge (from the 15–16th century in Hungary, and the 13–14th century in Mongolia) regarding horse branding. Thebasic points of comparison are the following: owner of the brand, numberand position of the brands on the animal, structure of the shape, function andmeaning of the brand. Although the general aspects of horse brands are similar in both cultures, the highlights and functions differ. The display ofbranding customs is supplemented with the author’s fieldwork conductedbetween 2014 and 2017, documenting two ceremonial branding events inMongolia. Descriptions of these events are published here for the first time.

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Vegetation of Australian Riverine Landscapes

10.1071/9780643104525 ◽

2016 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Keyword(s):

Plant Communities ◽

Final Section ◽

Dynamic Nature ◽

The Third ◽

Critical Issues ◽

Riverine Vegetation ◽

Temporal Dimensions ◽

First Time ◽

Conservation And Management ◽

Riverine Landscapes

Vegetation communities in Australia's riverine landscapes are ecologically, economically and culturally significant. They are also among the most threatened ecosystems on the continent and have been dramatically altered as a result of human activities and climate change. Vegetation of Australian Riverine Landscapes brings together, for the first time, the results of the substantial amount of research that has been conducted over the last few decades into the biology, ecology and management of these important plant communities in Australia. The book is divided into four sections. The first section provides context with respect to the spatial and temporal dimensions of riverine landscapes in Australia. The second section examines key groups of riverine plants, while the third section provides an overview of riverine vegetation in five major regions of Australia, including patterns, significant threats and management. The final section explores critical issues associated with the conservation and management of riverine plants and vegetation, including water management, salinity, fire and restoration. Vegetation of Australian Riverine Landscapes highlights the incredible diversity and dynamic nature of riverine vegetation across Australia, and will be an excellent reference for researchers, academics and environmental consultants.

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Record of a nonbarred clastic shoreline

Geology ◽

10.1130/g46800.1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 48 (4) ◽

pp. 338-342

Author(s):

Manuel F. Isla ◽

Ernesto Schwarz ◽

Gonzalo D. Veiga

Keyword(s):

Surf Zone ◽

Small Scale ◽

Beach Profile ◽

Deep Time ◽

Architectural Analysis ◽

Architectural Elements ◽

Quantitative Studies ◽

Similarities And Differences ◽

Ancient Record ◽

First Time

Abstract The morphology of wave-dominated clastic shorelines (i.e., foreshore and upper-shoreface sediments) can vary from barred to nonbarred, though the ancient record of nonbarred, sand-dominated shorelines has yet to be recognized. Here, a facies and quantitative architectural analysis of a clastic succession characterized by sandy inclined beds is presented and interpreted as the record of a high-gradient, nonbarred shoreline. Inclined beds dip seaward, have a tangential geometry (<3 m height, <40 m length, <11° dip), and are composed of planar lamination along the foresets and subordinate small-scale trough cross-bedding in the bottomsets. This facies distribution reflects a steep beach profile with a narrow surf zone and the development of plane beds both in foreshore and proximal upper-shoreface settings. Successive packages of inclined beds (a few tens of meters wide) are interpreted as the seaward accretion of this shoreline morphology, producing distinctive architectural elements (foresets and bottomsets). For the first time, we propose diagnostic criteria for identification in the rock record of the widely used modern nonbarred clastic shoreline model, and we contrast them with classical facies models of barred systems. Moreover, we discuss similarities and differences with radar-based Holocene coastal architectural elements, highlighting the need to incorporate detailed two-dimensional quantitative studies for refining the reconstruction of deep-time and recent clastic shorelines.

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In Pursuit of the White Whale of Cooperation

Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law and Policy ◽

10.1163/24519391-05020002 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 245-280

Author(s):

Robert C. Steenkamp ◽

Cameron Jefferies

Keyword(s):

Law Of The Sea ◽

Wild Fauna ◽

International Obligation ◽

Ex Ante ◽

Commercial Whaling ◽

United Nations Convention ◽

International Instruments ◽

First Time ◽

The Relationship ◽

Conservation And Management

Abstract On 26 December 2018, Japan announced that it would withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (iwc) and indicated its intention to begin commercial whaling for the first time in 30 years. Despite the ethical and political outcry from several States, the legal ramifications of Japan’s withdrawal requires further analysis. This article examines the relationship between Japan and the iwc ex ante and ex post Japan’s withdrawal. Such an examination highlights the influence that Japan’s international duty to cooperate in the conservation and management of cetaceans might have across various international instruments. Japan is no longer bound by the recommendations and resolutions of the iwc; however, Japan remains a member of both the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. With this in mind, the article examines the interaction between these three international instruments as well as the influence that such interaction might have on Japan’s international obligation to cooperate in the conservation of cetaceans.

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Plebiscites in Europe after the First World War

Studia Historica Slovenica ◽

10.32874/shs.2021-16 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (2021) (2) ◽

Author(s):

Janez Osojnik ◽

Aleš Maver

Keyword(s):

First World War ◽

Great Powers ◽

World War ◽

Popular Vote ◽

Historical Factors ◽

The First World War ◽

Similarities And Differences ◽

First Time ◽

First World

The article discusses plebiscites held in years after the First World War, specifically in 1920 and 1921. They were conducted for the purpose of redrawing borders in areas where this was difficult due to their multinational structure, as well as economic, geographical, and historical factors. Thus, the great powers, who were on a winning side in the First World War, in some cases decided for an instrument of popular vote, which was not a novelty in history, but was then used for the first time to a greater extend. In the article, the authors present the similarities and differences between the discussed plebiscites.

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The Plot of Heroic Battle in Buryat Versions of Epic about Geser

Nauchnyy dialog ◽

10.24224/2227-1295-2020-7-241-253 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 241-253

Author(s):

Liudmila S. Dampilova ◽

Evdokia E. Khabunova

Keyword(s):

Epic Tradition ◽

Heroic Epic ◽

Local Tradition ◽

Event Series ◽

Similarities And Differences ◽

Local Traditions ◽

First Time ◽

Main Variant ◽

Static Nature

To establish the genesis and transformation of motives in different versions of the Buryat epic texts about Geser, for the first time in a comparative typological aspect, a plot about a heroic battle is analyzed. The similarities and differences in the motive fund of one plot in different local traditions are determined. From the perspective of the main goal of the study to identify the initial motive fund characteristic of the epic tradition of the Mongol peoples, it is relevant and significant to highlight the variation of motives in the local tradition. The static nature of the event series in the invariant of the motives of the fight and victory in the Ekhirit-Bulagat version shows the presence of one main variant of the motive for the fight with the enemy: the traditional fight. The use of variants of the motive of traditional types of wrestling and archery and new variants of the motive: battle and group battles, fighting with the “force of the point”, that is, with a dagger, a spear is revealed in the article. A comparative typological analysis of the motive fund in one plot in different versions establishes the preservation and transformation of the epic text, a feature of the regional variants of the national epic. The revealed discrepancies in the development of the plot about the heroic battle and the composition of the motivational fund show different stages in the addition of two versions of the heroic epic.

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The genus Piper (Piperaceae) in the Mata das Flores State Park, Espírito Santo, Brazil

Rodriguésia ◽

10.1590/2175-7860201667413 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 67 (4) ◽

pp. 1031-1046 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jheniffer Abeldt Christ ◽

Valderes Bento Sarnaglia-Junior ◽

Lucas Mesquita Barreto ◽

Elsie Franklin Guimarães ◽

Mário Luís Garbin ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Urban Areas ◽

Conservation Priority ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

Rural And Urban Areas ◽

Rural And Urban ◽

High Conservation ◽

Reliable Knowledge ◽

Espirito Santo ◽

First Time ◽

Conservation And Management

Abstract The conservation and management of the Atlantic Forest depends upon reliable knowledge about how many and which species this biome shelters. Floristic inventories have an important role in this process, especially when conducted in poorly known remnants, with a high conservation priority. This paper presents the study of the genus Piper (Piperaceae) in the Mata das Flores State Park, Castelo municipality, Espírito Santo state (ES). The study was based on the analysis of dried specimens, as well as those observed in the field, from February 2012 to August 2015. Twenty species of piper were identified. Amongst these species, Piper dilatatum, P. macedoi and P. piliovarium were recorded for the first time for the Espírito Santo state. Piper bicorne, an endemic species from ES and known only for the Santa Leopoldina municipality, had its geographical distribution expanded to the Castelo municipality. Most of the Piper species in the MFSP occur in valleys, and they are commonly found near watercourses. This is worrying given that these areas are just the most affected by the expansion of the rural and urban areas that surround the Park.

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A Decade of Food and Nutrition Policy in Portugal (2010–2020)

Portuguese Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1159/000510566 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-25

Author(s):

Pedro Graça ◽

Maria João Gregório ◽

Maria da Graça Freitas

Keyword(s):

Dietary Habits ◽

World Health ◽

National Strategy ◽

Nutritional Knowledge ◽

Healthy Foods ◽

Food And Nutrition ◽

Directorate General ◽

Health Organization ◽

First Time ◽

And Storage

For the first time, in 2012, the Portuguese Government, through the National Program for the Promotion of Healthy Eating of the Directorate-General for Health, implemented a set of concerted measures for improving the dietary habits, nutritional status and health of the population. Prior to, and since 2007, several epidemiological, social and political circumstances converged, for later enabling the development of a national strategy throughout the decade 2010–2020. This was also supported by specific international guidelines, namely from the World Health Organization and the European Commission. The national strategy objectives have been: (a) To increase the knowledge about the population’s food consumption, its determinants and consequences; (b) to modify the access to certain food items specially in schools, workplaces and public spaces; (c) To inform and empower individuals regarding shopping, preparation and storage of healthy foods, especially amongst those most vulnerable or with a lower income; (d) to identify and promote actions capable of encouraging a healthier diet through the integration of other societal sectors, namely agriculture, sports, environment, education, social security and local authorities; and (e) to better capacitate different professionals who, owing to their roles, may influence nutritional knowledge, attitudes and behaviors. Several actions are described, including the creation of legislation to address these objectives. It is worth noting that one of the biggest challenges to this public policy has been the interventions within the environments where people live. By knowingly being central to food choice determinants, these environmental modifications were also where the stakeholders felt the greatest tensions and difficulties, but also where there are the greatest gains to be made. Solutions to overcome these problems and other perceived difficulties have been proposed here and are considered to be some of the main lessons and achievements throughout this process.

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Understanding users: from man-made typologies to computer-generated clusters

New Library World ◽

10.1108/nlw-05-2014-0052 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 115 (9/10) ◽

pp. 412-425 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Carl Gustav Johannsen

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Public Library ◽

Content Type ◽

The Past ◽

Similarities And Differences ◽

First Time ◽

Library Profession ◽

Library User ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose – The aim of this article is to identify the main approaches and discuss their perspectives, including their strengths and weaknesses in, especially, public library contexts. The purpose is also to present and discuss the results of a recent – 2014 – Danish library user segmentation project using computer-generated clusters. Compared to traditional marketing texts, this article also tries to identify users segments or images created by the library profession itself. Segmentation of users can help libraries in the process of understanding user similarities and differences. Segmentation can also form the basis for selecting segments as target users and for developing tailored services for specific target segments. Thus, several approaches and techniques have been tested in library contexts. Design/methodology/approach – Basically, the article is built upon a literature review concerning different approaches to user segmentation in, especially, public library context from approximately 1980 till now (May 2014). Findings – The article reveals that – at least – five different principal approaches to user segmentation have been applied by the library sector during the past 30-35 years. Characteristics, strengths and weaknesses of the different approaches are identified, discussed and evaluated. Practical implications – When making decisions on future library user surveys, it is certainly an advantage, concerning the ability to make qualified decision, to know what opportunities that are at hand for identifying important segments. Originality/value – Some of the approaches have been treated individually in the library literature; however, it is probably the first time that the professions own user images and metaphors are dealt with in a user segmentation context.

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