Search results for "Dual"

Aposematism in the burying beetle? Dual function of anal fluid in parental care and chemical defence

2017

Burying beetles (Nicrophorus vespilloides) bear distinctive and variable orange-black patterning on their elytra and produce an anal exudate from their abdomen when threatened. During breeding, the anal exudates contribute to the antimicrobial defence of the breeding resource. We investigated whether the anal exudates also provide a responsive chemical defence, which is advertised to potential avian predators by the beetle’s orange and black elytral markings. We found that that the orange-black elytral markings of the burying beetle are highly conspicuous for avian predators against range of backgrounds, by using computer simulations. Using bioassays with wood ants, we also showed that the …

Transcriptomic analysis of host-pathogen relationship in Vibrio vulnificus

2020

Vibrio vulnificus es un patógeno bacteriano que habita en ecosistemas costeros de salinidades intermedias localizados en zonas del planeta templadas y cálidas. Esta especie es una de las más sensibles al calentamiento global habiendo experimentado una expansión en su distribución geográfica hacia zonas costeras de aguas frías como las que rodean países tan próximos al círculo polar como como Noruega y Groenlandia, de las que se aísla en las épocas cálidas del año. En su medio natural la bacteria puede encontrarse en un estado metabólico inactivo, conocido como estado VBNC (viable but not culturable) que es inducido en circunstancias ambientales adversas (temperaturas por debajo de 10ºC, sal…

Sustained attention required for effective dimension-based retro-cue benefit in visual working memory

2023

In visual working memory (VWM) tasks, participants’ performances can be improved through the use of dimension-based retro-cues, which direct internal attention to prioritize a particular dimension (e.g., color or orientation) of VWM representations even after the stimuli disappear. This phenomenon is known as the dimension-based retro-cue benefit (RCB). The present study investigates whether sustained attention is required for the dimension-based RCB by inserting interference or interruption between the retro-cue and the test array to distract attention. We tested the effects of perceptual interference or cognitive interruption on dimension-based RCB when the interference (Experiments 1 and…

Dualism and feline symbols in D.H. Lawrence's The Rainbow, Women in love and The Plumed serpent

2000

Work Schedules and Work–Family Conflict Among Dual Earners in Finland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom

2016

Many European families are affected by the 24/7 economy, but relatively little is known about how working parents experience nonstandard hours. The aim of this study was to analyze the possible associations of dual earners’ work schedules and other work-related factors with their experience of time- and strain-based work–family conflict. These phenomena were examined among dual earners living in Finland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, countries that differ in working time practices and policies. Multigroup structural equation modeling was used to analyze cross-cultural data on dual earners with children aged 0 to 12 years ( N = 1,000). The results showed that working nonstandard …

Staying inside : social withdrawal of the young, Finnish ‘Hikikomori’

2016

This article explores socially withdrawn young Finnish people on an Internet forum who identify with the Japanese hikikomori phenomenon. We aim to overcome the dualism between sociology and psychology found in earlier research by referring to Pierre Bourdieu, who provides insights into how individual choices are constructed in accordance with wider social settings. We focus on the individual level and everyday choices, but we suggest that psychological factors (anxiety, depression) can be seen as properties of social relations rather than as individual states of mind, as young adults have unequal access to valued resources. We scrutinise young people’s specific reasoning related to the soci…

Mācību tēmas „Ziedu stilizācija adīšanas un izšūšanas sintēzē” apguve mājturībā un tehnoloģijās 6. klasē

2017

Diplomdarba mācību tēmas „Ziedu stilizācija adīšanas un izšūšanas sintēzē” apguves iespējas mājturībā un tehnolģijās 6. klasē mērķis ir izpētīt mācību tēmas „Ziedu stilizācija adīšanas un izšūšanas sintēzē” apguvi mājturībā un tehnoloģijās 6. klasē. Diplomdarba teorētiskajā daļā ir izveidots mācību saturs tēmai „Ziedu stilizācija adīšanas un izšūšanas sintēzē”. Otrajā nodaļā izveidots tematiskais plāns mācību tēmai, pētot pusaudžu vecumposmu, izmantojamās mācību metodes, mācību procesa individualizāciju, izstrādāti vērtēšanas kritēriji. Trešajā nodaļā aprobēts izstrādātais mācību saturs un analizēti iegūtie aptaujas rezultāti. Diplomdarbs sastāv no 3 nodaļām un 16 apakšnodaļām. Atslēgvārdi:…