scholarly journals New bat locality records from Cuba with emphasis on the province of Matanzas

2020 ◽  
pp. 96-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanset Orihuela ◽  
Lázaro W. Viñola ◽  
Ricardo A. Viera
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
The Holocene ◽  
Paleontological Data ◽  
The Past ◽  
Data Updating ◽  
First Time ◽  
Bat Diversity

Here we provide a compilation of bat distribution records based on neontological and paleontological data, updating the known distribution in Matanzas province, the Isle of Pines, and Central Cuba. From 97 collecting localities in the Province of Matanzas, we report 27 taxa out of the 34 known from the Cuban archipelago; 21 of them are extant while the other six are extinct. Antrozous koopmani and Natalus primus are considered locally extinct in Matanzas, as in most of the archipelago today, but had a wider distribution in the past that lasted until very late in the Holocene. The extinct endemics, Artibeus anthonyi, and Phyllops vetus, are reported for the first time in the province, and the distribution records of Phyllops falcatus, Lasiurus pfeifferi, Lasiurus insularis, Chilonatalus macer, and Eumops ferox are updated and expanded. These records make Matanzas the second richest province in bat diversity of the Cuban archipelago and an area of considerable conservation potential.

State Constitutional Law in 1946–47

1947 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 700-732
Author(s):  
Foster H. Sherwood
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Civil War ◽  
Civil Rights ◽  
Constitutional Law ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Past ◽  
First Time ◽  
State Constitutional Law ◽  
Constitutional Revision

The oft-heard argument in behalf of federalism that the states furnish important laboratories for social and political experimentation is illustrated by a good many new constitutional provisions interpreted for the first time this year. Two states, Missouri and Georgia, adopted entirely new constitutions in 1945, important sections of which have come before the highest courts for interpretation. One of these, the Georgia constitution of 1945, provides specifically: “Legislative acts in violation of this constitution or the constitution of the United States, are void, and the judiciary shall so declare them.” Such a provision may very well raise more questions than it settles—for example, what effects can be accorded unconstitutional acts?; can the other agencies of government refuse to perform under statutes they consider unconstitutional?; can the judiciary declare acts of the governor and other officers unconstitutional?; etc. Such questions have not as yet been raised. But there is some evidence that we may be embarking on an era of constitutional revision similar to that which followed the Civil War. If so, the problems of constitutional law now being discussed may furnish a clue to the kind of new documents to be written. This year the emphasis has been on civil rights and methods of adjusting state finances to the rapidly fluctuating value of the dollar—problems which naturally arise out of the intense social and economic conflicts of the past decade.

Diplomacy and Revolution: The Dialectics of a Dispute

1961 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Richard Lowenthal
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
Great Powers ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
The World ◽  
Soviet Foreign Policy ◽  
First Time ◽  
Total Impact

The policy declaration and the appeal to the peoples of the world adopted last December by the Moscow conference of eighty-one Communist parties mark the end of one phase in the dispute between the leaderships of the ruling parties of China and the Soviet Union—the phase in which the followers of Mao for the first time openly challenged the standing of the Soviet Communists as the fountain-head of ideological orthodoxy for the world movement. But the “ideological dispute” which began in April was neither a sudden nor a self-contained development: it grew out of acute differences between the two Communist Great Powers over concrete diplomatic issues, and it took its course in constant interaction with the changes in Soviet diplomatic tactics. Hence the total impact of that phase on Soviet foreign policy on one side, and on the ideology, organisation and strategy of international Communism on the other, cannot be evaluated from an interpretation of the Moscow documents alone, but only from a study of the process as a whole, as it developed during the past year on both planes.

scholarly journals Pi 2 waves simultaneously observed by Cluster and CPMN ground-based magnetometers near the plasmapause

2011 ◽  
Vol 29 (9) ◽  
pp. 1663-1672 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Kawano ◽  
S. Ohtani ◽  
T. Uozumi ◽  
T. Tokunaga ◽  
A. Yoshikawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Independent Component Analysis ◽  
Component Analysis ◽  
Independent Component ◽  
The Other ◽  
Phase Pattern ◽  
The Past ◽  
Spectral Components ◽  
Magnetic Meridian ◽  
First Time

Abstract. We have analyzed an event on 14 February 2003 in which Cluster satellites and the CPMN ground magnetometer chain made simultaneous observations of a Pi 2 pulsation along the same meridian. Three of the four Cluster satellites were located outside the plasmasphere, while the other one was located within the plasmasphere. By combining the multipoint observations in space and the multipoint observations on the ground, we have obtained a detailed L-profile of the Pi 2 signatures, which has not been done in the past. In addition, we have used a method called Independent Component Analysis (ICA) to separate out other superposed waves with similar spectral components. The result shows that the wave phase of the Pi 2 was the same up to L ∼ 3.9 (corresponding to the plasmasphere), became earlier up to L ∼ 4.1 (corresponding to the plasmapause boundary layer), and showed a delaying tendency up to L ∼ 5.9 (corresponding to the plasmatrough). This systematic phase pattern, obtained for the first time by a combination of a ground magnetometer chain and multisatellites along a magnetic meridian with the aid of ICA, supports the interpretation that a Pi 2 signal propagated from a farther source and reached the plasmasphere.

scholarly journals The Plague of Octopus on the South Coast, and its effect on the Crab and Lobster Fisheries.

1900 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 260-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter Garstang
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
South Coast ◽  
Channel Islands ◽  
Octopus Vulgaris ◽  
The South ◽  
The Past ◽  
Unlimited Number ◽  
Common Octopus ◽  
First Time

Until the spring of 1899 the true or common octopus (Octopus vulgaris, L.) had been comparatively rare in the neighbourhood of Plymouth during the past ten or twelve years—i.e. since the opening of the Plymouth Laboratory in 1888. Specimens could only be obtained for the aquarium at long intervals, in spite of the tempting inducements offered to fishermen. As much as ten shillings has more than once been given to fishermen for a specimen of this voracious mollusk. On the other hand, the smaller and less powerful octopod known as Eledone cirrosa was almost always obtainable, and the octopus tank in the aquarium was rarely devoid of several specimens.In the early part of last year (1899) the situation began to change, and we were for the first time able to keep the tank supplied with a number of true octopus, since which date there has been no difficulty in procuring an unlimited number of specimens, either from the professional fishermen or in the ordinary course of our own fishing operations.We noticed this increase in the abundance of octopus before there was any means of judging whether it was a purely local phenomenon, or was observable over a wider area. The first specimens were brought to us in January, and from May onwards they were obtained in increasing abundance. Early in the same year, however (though I have no exact record of the date), a visitor from the Channel Islands informed me that the increase of octopus in those islands was so great as to have already caused much damage to the shell fisheries there, since the octopus entered the pots of the fishermen, and destroyed the crabs and lobsters which had been caught.

The Henrician Reform

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Bagchi
Keyword(s):  
English Literature ◽  
Religious History ◽  
The Other ◽  
Henry Viii ◽  
Parish Church ◽  
The Past ◽  
History Of ◽  
To Come ◽  
First Time ◽  
Transitional Phase

The reign of Henry VIII represented a transitional phase in the religious history of England. Despite a brief flirtation with Protestantism in the 1530s, the regime never adopted a full-throated Reformation, and by the end of the reign English Christians were still required to accept nearly all the doctrines and customs that had prevailed in 1509. On the other hand, the break with Rome, the effective rejection of the doctrine of Purgatory, and the severe pruning of the cult of the saints represented a clear discontinuity with the past. Above all, the regime’s decision to legalize the English Bible for the first time in 130 years, and to require every parish church to obtain a copy, influenced the direction of English Christianity, and of English literature, for decades to come.

The Emerging Predominant Party System in Turkey

2012 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebnem Gumuscu
Keyword(s):  
Party System ◽  
The Other ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
National Elections ◽  
Social Democrats ◽  
The Past ◽  
Liberal Democrats ◽  
Material Benefits ◽  
Incumbent Party ◽  
First Time

In the Turkish national elections of 12 June 2011 the ruling Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi (AKP, Justice and Development Party) registered an exceptional success in Turkish democracy. For the first time, an incumbent party had managed to increase its votes for three elections in a row and established its predominance. This article argues that the AKP, like the Christian Democrats in Italy, Liberal Democrats in Japan or Social Democrats in Sweden, has established a cycle of dominance that includes initial mobilization, expansion of core support through material benefits, delegitimization of the opposition and selective use of ideological rigidity and flexibility. It is through this cycle that the AKP consolidated its position as a right-wing party, unifying centre-right and Islamic constituencies and thereby accomplishing what the other right-wing parties in Turkey had failed to do in the past.

scholarly journals New synonymy in Oriental Culicidae

1913 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. W. Edwards
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Considerable Time ◽  
The Past ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
New Synonymy ◽  
First Time

For the past two years the writer has studied the Oriental CULICIDAB at intervals, with a view to preparing a tabular synopsis of the species. During this time it has become evident that a large number of names will have to be rejected or changed in some way, and it seems desirable to call attention at once to some of these proposed changes, as it will inevitably be a considerable time before the thorough revision of the Oriental mosquitos which the writer has in view can be published. The present paper is intended merely to deal with nomenclatorial questions, points of systematic interest being introduced only in so far as they are necessary to explain or justify the writer's conclusions. The classification here indicated may be taken as approximately final, but the limits of certain genera and their arrangement may ultimately require modification, while their number may not improbably have to be reduced. Over 80 specific names are here for the first time definitely sunk, while the probable synonymy of 8 or 10 others is suggested. On the other hand two new names are proposed owing to the preoccupation of the original designation of the species.

scholarly journals Analytic solution of in-plane vortex–rotor interactions with arbitrary orientation and its impact on rotor trim

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Berend G. van der Wall ◽  
Lennert B. van der Wall
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Analytic Solution ◽  
The Other ◽  
Arbitrary Orientation ◽  
The Past ◽  
Flight Direction ◽  
Rotor Trim ◽  
First Time ◽  
Special Case ◽  
Vortex Axis

AbstractThe general aerodynamic problem of arbitrarily oriented in-plane vortex-rotor interaction was investigated in the past only by numerical simulation. Just one special case of in-plane vortex-rotor interaction with the vortex axis in flight direction was recently solved analytically. In this article, the analytical solution for arbitrary in-plane vortex orientation and position relative to the rotor is given for the first time. The solution of the integrals involved as derived here encompasses and simplifies the previous derivation of the special case significantly. Results provide the vortex impact on rotor trim (thrust, aerodynamic rolling and pitching moments about the hub) and the rotor controls required to mitigate these disturbances. For the special case with the vortex axis in flight direction, the results are identical to the former solution and results for the other in-plane vortex orientations and positions agree with the numerical results obtained so far.

scholarly journals The current state of the traditions of reincarnation among the Ob Ugrians

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 522-535
Author(s):  
T. V. Voldina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The Other ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
Human Culture ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
Modern Development ◽  
The Media ◽  
First Time

Introduction: the traditional worldview of the Khanty and Mansi peoples has been undergoing transformation over the past two centuries. It can be considered as a gradual erosion of the semantic «core» of the Ob-Ugric culture, which also includes the ideas associated with reincarnation. On the other hand, these changes are an expression of the modern development of indigenous ethnic groups, choosing for themselves the strategy that allows them to fit into the modern common human culture, responding to the challenges of the era of globalization. Objective: to determine the degree of preservation of traditional Ob-Ugric beliefs associated with reincarnation in the first decades of the XXI century. Research materials: the results of a survey conducted among representatives of the Ob Ugrians in 2017–2018. Results and novelty of the research: the work is a continuation of the author’s research on the traditions of reincarnation in the culture of the Khanty and Mansi peoples. The study of their current state on the basis of a social survey was conducted for the first time, which showed that the traditions associated with the reincarnation are practiced sporadically. Their deeper knowledge is typical for the elderly, while a significant part of the youth is poorly informed. The source of knowledge about reincarnation is a family, as well as literature and the media

scholarly journals First-Time Offender in Criminology

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 604-611
Author(s):  
Dmitry Parkhomenko
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Pattern ◽  
The Other ◽  
Repeat Offenders ◽  
Repeat Offender ◽  
The Past ◽  
Selective Reaction ◽  
Research Publications ◽  
The One ◽  
First Time ◽  
Effective Reaction

Having studied criminology textbooks and research publications regarding the personality of the criminal, its classification and typology, the author draws attention to the fact that they discuss the opposition between, on the one hand, repeat crimes and the personality of a repeat offender and, on the other hand, all other crimes and the personality of an offender «in general», rather than fist-time crimes and first-time offenders, which would be more logical. The author concludes that it is necessary not only to counteract repeat crimes but, primarily, to prevent them though a more effective reaction to first-time crime and its subject — a first-time offender. An overview of textbooks and research publications in criminology shows that the topic of first-time offenders, either as an independent object, or in comparison with repeat crimes, is never even outlined. As for special research which could discuss this problem, primarily, research devoted to the personality of the criminal, to repeat offenses, it does not contain any definite information regarding the differences between secondary (repeat) and first-time crimes, or the necessity and expediency of a selective reaction to the first-time offences. Publications devoted to repeat offences, the personality of the repeat offender, limit their object to analyzing the behavioral pattern of persons who already committed a crime in the past and then commit a new crime. Persons without a record of previous convictions who commit a crime, as a rule, stay out of the scope of such research and of criminology in general. The author puts forward an idea that the personality of a first-time offender is not studied in criminology because there seems to be no practical benefit from such work, unlike the benefits of studying the personality of a repeat offender. It is stated that, traditionally, the threat of new crimes from repeat offenders has caused greater concerns than the threat from first-time offenders. The author claims that the solution of the latter problem predetermines the solution of the former as it acts, at least, as one of the most efficient tools that could have an impact on it.

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