scholarly journals Middle Pleistocene Variations in the Diet of Equus in the South of France and Its Morphometric Adaptations to Local Environments

Quaternary ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Antigone Uzunidis
Keyword(s):  
Middle Pleistocene ◽  
The South ◽  
Horse Population ◽  
Biometric Data ◽  
The Third ◽  
Microwear Analysis ◽  
Climatic Period ◽  
Geographical Scale ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The Impact

Equus is a very sensitive genus which has expanded over a large area and lived in Europe despite the climatic instability of the Pleistocene. Its persistence and abundance are helpful in understanding and describing environmental and climatic regional parameters. In this study, we present the result of dental mesowear and microwear analysis and post-cranial skeleton biometry on Equus populations located in two regions in the South of France from ten sites, corresponding to twelve assemblages dated from MIS 12 to MIS 5. The areas refer to two major climatic zones: the oceanic or subcontinental climate for the South West of France, and the Mediterranean for the South East. The first objective of this study is to integrate and compare biometric data, dental wear, and other already-published environmental proxies. The goal is to discuss the validity of horse body shape adaptations on a small geographical scale. The second objective is to describe the impact of environmental features on the horse population through time in the two regions. We observe that the Equus diet was quite diverse, according to microwear analysis which shows adaptations according to seasonal variations. However, they remained mostly grazers over a long period of time. Estimated body mass of Equus in the localities studied here varies from a mean of 468 up to a mean of 570 kg, but these variations failed to be correlated with the diet, the climatic period, or the geographical position of the horse population, probably because of the sample size or the restricted time-span or geographical scale. However, the conformation of the metapodials and the width of the third phalanges may have been linked with environmental and behavioural parameters. The width of the third phalange may be correlated with the recurrence of the snow cover, while the robustness of the metapodial co-occurs with a humid climate. Also, diet may influence the conformation of the bones, since the tall and slender horses seem to be preferentially grazers all year long and seasonally browser horses are tall and robust. Seasonally mixed-feeder horses, all coming from the Mediterranean area, were found to be smaller, perhaps in relation to a less productive environment. The correspondence of the dietary and morphometrical data could suggest high pressure on the horse population, which caused rapid body adaptation. Thus, the combination of these different proxies allows us to suggest more accurate large mammal paleoenvironmental reconstructions.

Area of distribution and conditions of loess forming in the South Urals

2020 ◽  
pp. 16-30
Author(s):  
S. S. Popov ◽  
G. N. Shilova ◽  
A. O. Khotylev
Keyword(s):  
Middle Pleistocene ◽  
South Urals ◽  
Textural Features ◽  
Alluvial Fans ◽  
The South ◽  
Drainage Basins ◽  
Fluvial Terrace ◽  
Palynological Data ◽  
The Third ◽  
Lithological Composition

The report presents the results of comprehensive studies of loess-like formations that are common within drainage basins of Ay and Yuruzan rivers (South Urals). Loess complexes associated with the third fluvial terrace. The lithological composition, structural and textural features indicate that the loess were formed like the part of alluvial fans, planned under the third fluvial terrace. The obtained palynological data indicate the formation of deposits in the Middle Pleistocene during the Odintsovo interglacial and Moscow glaciation.

Evaluation Of Seasonality In The Incidence Of Promyelocytic Leukemia In Brazil

Blood ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 122 (21) ◽  
pp. 5005-5005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karine Sampaio Nunes Barroso ◽  
Irene Lorand-Metze ◽  
Katia B. Pagnano ◽  
Eduardo M. Rego ◽  
Raul A Melo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia ◽  
Clinical Laboratory ◽  
Meteorological Data ◽  
Promyelocytic Leukemia ◽  
Fourth Quarter ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
The South ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Spearman Test

Abstract Besides the known factors such as the presence of oncogenes, the macro-environment (pollution, infections) or organic microenvironment (dysregulation of the immune system) can be the triggering factor of the process of leukemogenesis. It is known that the amount of rainfall can affect the distribution (dilution) of pollutants in the air and water reserves. There is no description of the climate influence in the incidence of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL), which has its own clinical laboratory characteristics, and is defined by the presence of the PML-RARA rearrangement. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of seasonality in the incidence of Promyelocytic Leukemia in Brazil, and its characteristics. Patients and methods we analyzed the clinical laboratory data and origin of participant cases of the International Consortium on Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (IC-APL), a group multicenter treatment of APL with standardized diagnosis and treatment. We included all patients diagnosed with APL of Brazilian centers between 2006 and 2011. We excluded patients without demographics. Patients were divided into macro-climate (Northeast, South and Southeast). Northeast: 49 cases of Pernambuco, Southeast: 16 cases of Minas Gerais, São Paulo 88 cases; South: 27 cases of Rio Grande do Sul and 19 cases of Paraná. Meteorological data were extracted from the database Meteorological Research and Education (BDMEP) of the National Institute of Meteorology (INMET), and grouped by quarter. We studied the mean maximum temperature, mean minimum temperature and rainfall. The relationship between the number of cases and meteorological data were analyzed by the Spearman test. Results We included 149 patients with APL. In the South, there were 46 patients, 50% female and 50% male, mean age: 37 years, 16 cases occurred on the first quarter (January-March), 12 on the second quarter (April-June), 8 cases on third quarter (July-September) and 10 on the fourth quarter (October to December). In the Northeast, there were 49 cases, 25 female and 24 male, mean age 34 years with 11 cases on the first and second quarters, 12 cases on the third quarter and 15 cases on the fourth quarter. Southeast: 54 cases with 29 female cases and 25 male cases, mean age 25 years, with 12 cases on the first and second quarter, 11 cases on the third quarter and 19 cases on the fourth quarter. In the South, there was no statistically significant correlation between the weather and the number of registered cases of APL. In the Northeast, there was a negative correlation between the number of cases of APL and rainfall (r = -0.57, p = 0.004) and a trend with the maximum temperature (r = 0.34, p = .07). In the southeast, there was positive correlation between rainfall (r = 0.42, p = 0.02) but not with temperature. In the northeast, the smallest amount of rainfall is associated with higher temperatures (r = -0.49, p <0.0002), whereas in the Southeast, the greater amount of rainfall is associated with warmer temperatures. Conclusion There is no known etiology of APL, but the correlations found between rainfall and number of cases could be related to the dispersion of pollutants into the environment. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

scholarly journals Organic beekeeping in Russia

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 06022
Author(s):  
L.A. Osintseva ◽  
V.L. Petukhov ◽  
A.I. Zheltikov ◽  
V.G. Marenkov ◽  
V.V. Gart
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Western Siberia ◽  
Conceptual Basis ◽  
The South ◽  
The Third ◽  
Novosibirsk Region ◽  
Organic Products ◽  
The Impact

In our research firstly we provide to generalized conceptual basis for the characteristics of organic beekeeping in Russia, second determine the impact of organic beekeeping on the productivity and the third quality of beekeeping products, to assess the possibility. To assess the problems associated with some of the main parameters, we conducted literature review and analysis of beekeeping products obtained in an apiary that implements the principles of organic beekeeping in the south of Western Siberia (Vengerovo village, Novosibirsk region). Article investigates theoretical and practical aspects of the orientation of apiaries to the production of organic products in the context for growing level of competition.

Social and political dimension of stigmatization: The development of Natasha and Maria images for immigrants in Istanbul

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-168
Author(s):  
Bayram Unal
Keyword(s):  
Public Perception ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
State Law ◽  
Migrant Women ◽  
Political Dimension ◽  
Security Forces ◽  
Official Discourse ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Impact

This study aims at understanding how the perceptions about migrants have been created and transferred into daily life as a stigmatization by means of public perception, media and state law implementations.  The focus would be briefly what kind of consequences these perceptions and stigmatization might lead. First section will examine the background of migration to Turkey briefly and make a summary of migration towards Turkey by 90s. Second section will briefly evaluate the preferential legal framework, which constitutes the base for official discourse differentiating the migrants and implementations of security forces that can be described as discriminatory. The third section deals with the impact of perceptions influential in both formation and reproduction of inclusive and exclusive practices towards migrant women. Additionally, impact of public perception in classifying the migrants and migratory processes would be dealt in this section.

Tourism Development in the South Pacific: The Cases of Nauru and Tuvalu

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Towner ◽  
Semisi Taumoepeau
Keyword(s):  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
The South ◽  
South Pacific Ocean ◽  
Economic Survival ◽  
Processing Centre ◽  
Remote Island ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Tuvalu and Nauru are isolated developing island nations located in the South Pacific Ocean. In contrast to the established larger Pacific destinations such as Fiji and Tahiti, the tourism industries on both Tuvalu and Nauru are in their infancy. Tourism development in these remote island nations faces a myriad of challenges which include a lack of infrastructure, environmental susceptibility, economic vulnerability, difficulties with access and considerable distances from major tourist markets. This paper reviews tourism on Tuvalu and Nauru and evaluates their current situation regarding potential tourism development through workshops with relevant stakeholders, surveys and subsequent SWOT analysis. The results of the paper outlined a large number of challenges faced by Tuvalu and Nauru due to their geographic location but also highlighted that both Islands possess fascinating and unique features that have the potential to attract niche tourism markets. A key finding of this paper is that the tourism stimulus or potential attraction can also be the chief threat to the islands’ economic survival hence the two edges of the sword. Further research is required to assess the effect of the withdrawal of the Refugee Processing Centre on Nauru’s economy and to evaluate the impact of climate change on Tuvalu’s society and potential adaption strategies.

Productivity of corn hybrids of different fao groups depending on microfertilizers and growth stimulants under irrigation in the south of Ukraine

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-60
Author(s):  
Yu. Lavrynenko ◽  
R. Vozhegova ◽  
O. Hozh
Keyword(s):  
Grain Quality ◽  
Laboratory Method ◽  
The South ◽  
Corn Hybrids ◽  
Early Maturity ◽  
Effi Ciency ◽  
Grain Moisture ◽  
Grain Productivity ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of the research is to identify effi cient microfertilizers and growth stimulants considering biologi- cal features of new corn hybrids of different FAO groups under irrigation conditions in the South of Ukraine and trace their impact on grain productivity of the plants. The methods of the research are the fi eld method – to study the interaction of the research object with experimental factors of the natural environment, to register the yield and evaluate the biometrical indices; the laboratory method – to measure soil moisture, grain moisture content and grain quality indices; the statistical method – to evaluate the reliability of the obtained results; the calculation methods – for economic and energetic assessment of the growing techniques used. The results of the research. The paper defi nes the impact of microfertilizers and growth stimulants on the yield and grain quality of the corn hybrids of different maturity groups and on the economic effi ciency of growing them. The conclusions of the research. Under irrigation conditions of the Southern Steppe of Ukraine it is recommended that the following hybrids should be grown in dark-chestnut soils: early maturity DN Pyvykha, medium-early Skadovskyi, medium maturity Kakhovskyi and medium-late Arabat, using the growth stimulants – treating the seeds with Sezam-Nano and fertilizing with Grainactive at the stage of 7–8 leaves.

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