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Polish highlander jokes and their targets
2017
The aim of the paper is to identify the characteristic features of jokes about Polish highlanders and analyse them to isolate the comic script of a highlander. This group of jokes is treated as a good illustration of Christie Davies’s ethnic jokes theory concerning canny versus stupid and centre versus periphery oppositions, as well as mind over matter. A particular type of reasoning and the use of regional dialect are distinctive features of the joke targets that make it possible to perceive these jokes as a culturally specific phenomenon. The head shepherd (called baca) is the key character of the cycle. He is a very down-to-earth person, who is proud of his practical wisdom and has a ver…
E.O.-based estimation of transpiration and crop water requirements for vineyards: a case study in southern Italy
2014
An efficient use of water for irrigation is a challenging task. From an agronomical point of view, it requires establishing the optimal amount of water to be supplied, at the correct time, based on phenological phase and water stress spatial distribution. Indeed, the knowledge of the actual water stress is essential for agronomic decisions, vineyards need to be managed to maintain a moderate water stress, thus allowing to optimize berries quality and quantity. Methods for quickly quantifying where, when and in what extent, vines begin to experience water stress are beneficial. Traditional point based methodologies, such those based on Scholander pressure chamber, even if well established ar…
Exotic Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Invading Mediterranean Europe: a Brief Summary over About 200 Years of Documented Introductions
2019
Exotic ants have emerged as a relevant topic worldwide because of their remarkable impacts on native ecosystems and human activities. A first regional overview is given on the dozens of exotic ant species recorded in Mediterranean Europe since the end of the 19th century. About 39 exotic ant species, belonging to 17 genera and originating from 5 different biogeographical realms, are currently believed to be established in this region. The genera Nylanderia and Tetramorium are those hosting the larger proportion of species, while the Afrotropical realm is the prevalent source of taxa. According to the available data, France, Greece, Italy and Spain all host a high number of exotic species, w…
Glossing wind names in Low German in Salisbury? A newly discovered text in London, British Library, Cotton Vitellius A.xii
2018
It's an essay investigating a text on the names of the winds in ms London, British Library, Cotton Vitellius A.xii (s. xi), where both Latin and vernacular names are given. The text may ultimately derive from Einhard's Life of Charlemagne (ch. 29), but it appears as a self-contained text in the form of a Class Glossary. Although inserted in a manuscript copied in England at Salisbury, the vernacular words of the text are not in Old English. The essay makes a case for a possible connection with Flanders, with the text being one of the very rare surviving specimen of the Old Low Franconian language.
Frequencies of pseudocholinesterase variants in Icelanders, Greeks and Pakistanis.
1968
THE formation of the human pseudocholinesterase variants is controlled by at least four alleles at one autosomal locus termed E1 (ref. 1). The four alleles are , , and (refs. 2–5). The heterozygotes have been found in remarkably uniform frequencies, about 3 to 6 per cent, in Caucasians from Europe and North America3,8–11, and also in Australian aborigines12 and Mexican Indians13, but are relatively rare among Negroes11 and Mongoloids10,11,14.
“This Racial Menace”?: Public Health, Venereal Disease and Maori in New Zealand, 1930–1947
2007
In 1939, Whakatane, on the remote east coast of the North Island of New Zealand, came to the attention of the New Zealand Department of Health as an area where syphilis was “suspected [to be] widespread”.1 This isolated part of the country was largely inhabited by Maori communities, and the revelation that venereal disease (VD) was so prevalent caught the Department by surprise, especially as a nationwide public health campaign against venereal disease had been in progress since 1917.2 In response, a comprehensive venereal disease campaign targeting Maori alone was developed––the earliest example of such a focus by the Department. This reaction highlighted what Dr Thomas Ritchie, Director o…
Étude comparative du futur simple dans un corpus littéraire finno-français
2008
Ant Societies Buffer Individual-Level Effects of Parasite Infections
2012
Parasites decrease host fitness and can induce changes in host behavior, morphology, and physiology. When parasites exploit social insects, they influence not only infected individuals but also the society as a whole. Workers of the ant Temnothorax nylanderi are an intermediate host for the cestode Anomotaenia brevis. We studied a heavily parasitized population and found that, although parasite infection had strong and diverse consequences for individual workers, colony fitness remained unchanged. At the individual level, we uncovered differences among the three worker types, infected and healthy workers from parasitized colonies and healthy workers from nonparasitized colonies. Infected wo…
Negociación, guerra y "asientos". Financiar el elército de Flandes en el último tercio del reinado de Felipe II (1577-1596)
2019
El periodo comprendido entre 1575 y 1596 fue enormemente complejo a nivel político en los Países Bajos y no lo fue menos a nivel financiero para el ejército de Flandes. Estos años estuvieron enmarcados entre dos suspensiones de pagos en los que las negociaciones financieras fueron determinantes para la guerra en los Países Bajos, donde se dirimió la hegemonía hispánica en la Europa del siglo xVI. Estas negociaciones, que se dieron tanto a nivel global como a nivel local, fueron esenciales pagar conseguir aprovisionar al ejército de Flandes y mantener, por extensión, el dominio político y militar en los Países Bajos. Monarquía, ?asientos? y hombres de negocios crearon un cuerpo indivisible q…
Ekspansja tradycyjnej muzyki podhalańskiej na północ
2020
Artykuł jest próbą przybliżenia zmian zachodzących w tradycyjnej muzyce Podhala w ciągu ostatnich stu pięćdziesięciu lat oraz jej wpływu na repertuar tradycyjny terenów położonych na północ od tego regionu. Wnioski zostały sformułowane na podstawie źródeł archiwalnych – pisanych i fonograficznych – oraz badań własnych przeprowadzonych w ciągu ostatniej dekady na terenie powiatów myślenickiego, suskiego i nowotarskiego (północna część). Wydaje się, że w XIX wieku istniała daleko idąca wspólnota repertuarowa Podhala i Beskidu, trudno więc prześledzić, czy podobne wątki tekstowe i melodyczne są dowodem na jedność repertuaru, czy może na ścisłą ekspansję muzyki z Podhala w kierunku północnym. W…