Search results for "Otus"
showing 10 items of 567 documents
Relation between climatic fluctuation and morphological variability in Microtus (Terricola) grafi (Arvicolinae, Rodentia) from Bacho Kiro (Bulgaria, …
2004
Morphological variability within the species Microtus (Terricola) grafi is investigated in relation to the parameters of time and climate. Microtus (Terricola) grafi has been described from the Upper Pleistocene cave of Bacho Kiro (Bulgaria), which has yielded numerous teeth from several levels reflecting climatic fluctuations. The first lower molars are analyzed by 23 biometric variables so as to quantify tooth shape and its variation with time and climate. This morphological analysis reveals a number of shape indexes reflecting whether an individual lived in warm or cold conditions. The most significant result is that individuals living in warm conditions exhibit the more primitive featur…
Phylogeny and biogeography of fossil and extant Microtus (Terricola) (Mammalia, Rodentia) of Sicily and the southern Italian peninsula based on curre…
2011
Abstract The fossil record of the Savi vole, Microtus ( Terricola ) savii , is analyzed in terms of morphological and morphometrical variability of the first lower molar, in order to reconstruct phylogenetic relationships between insular and mainland populations and the dispersal events. The present work gives a contribution to better understand the phylogenetic history of this taxon in Sicily and Southern Italy during the interval Middle Pleistocene – Holocene, in an attempt to reconstruct the relationships between insular and continental voles and to clarify some paleobiogeographical aspects. The morphometrical data have been acquired by traditional measurements of the first lower molar a…
Digitization of the communication and its implications for marketing
2014
Escaping scaling relationships for water dissociation at interfacial sites of zirconia-supported Rh and Pt clusters
2019
<p>Water dissociation is an important reaction involved in many industrial processes and a good model reaction for probing the activity of catalytic sites. In this computational study, the dissociation of water at interfacial sites of globally optimized ZrO2 sup- ported Pt and Rh clusters is investigated under the framework of density functional theory. Our findings demonstrate that the perimeter sites of these small clusters can activate water, but the dissociation behavior varies considerably between sites. It is shown that the studied clusters break scaling relationships for water dissociation, suggesting these catalysts may achieve activities beyond the maximum imposed by such rel…
Degradation of Antibiotic Vancomycin by UV Photolysis and Pulsed Corona Discharge Combined with Extrinsic Oxidants
2023
Antibiotics are the most frequently detected pharmaceuticals in the environment creating conditions for the development of resistant genes in bacteria. Degradation and mineralization of glycopeptide antibiotic vancomycin (VMN) were examined by UV photolysis, pulsed corona discharge (PCD), and their combinations with extrinsic oxidants, hydrogen peroxide (HP), peroxydisulfate (PDS), and peroxymonosulfate (PMS). Both combinations were effective in VMN degradation and faster at pH 11 than in acidic or neutral media. Combined with the UV photolysis, HP showed a higher oxidation rate than other oxidants, whereas PMS and PDS proved to be more efficient in combinations with PCD. In contrast to low…
Muutokset maksetuissa henkilöveroissa, kuluttajien omistajuudessa ja kulutuskäyttäytymisessä Suomessa
2020
Reproduktīvā izolācija starp divām Microtus hartingi pasugām un M. socialis stepes strupasti (Rodentia, Arvicolinae), un to hibrīdu izpētes uzvedība
2016
Šā darba mērķis bija apskatīt Hartinga strupastes Microtus hartingi diverģences pakāpi, izmantojot eksperimentālās hibridizācijas metodi un hibrīdu uzvedības raksturu atklātā lauka testā. Kaut gan divu pasugu hibridizācijas rezultātā tika iegūta dzīvotspējīga un auglīga F1 paaudze, nākamajā krustošanā, tai skaitā arī atgriezeniskajā, sāka izpausties tēviņu sterilitāte un pēcnācēju augsta mirstība. Hibrīdu sēkliniekiem un to piedēkļiem bija mazāka masa, samazināts spermatozoīdu saturs un neliels skaits kustīgu spermatozoīdu, kas liecina par samazinātu spermatoģenēzi. Līdz tuvākajam laikam M.h.lydius un M.h.strandzensis tika uzskatīti par pasugām. Tomēr viņi ir sasnieguši zināmu diverģences p…
Macrobiotus naginae sp. nov., a New Xerophilous Tardigrade Species from Rokua Sand Dunes (Finland)
2022
Animals that colonize soil show specific adaptations to soil. Compared to closely related species living on the surface, the limbs of soil-dwelling animals are often shortened, reduced, or absent to allow a less restricted passage through cavities between soil particles. This pattern of limb reduction has also been observed in tardigrades, where multiple lineages that colonized the below-ground habitat show independent reduction and/or loss of legs and claws. In the tardigrade superfamily Macrobiotoidea, leg and claw reductions are a common trait found in the Macrobiotus pseudohufelandi complex. This rarely found species complex currently contains four nominal taxa. Here we describe, with t…
Yrityksen sisäinen sosiaalinen media hiljaisen tiedon areenana : tapaustutkimus Tieto Oyj:n sosiaalisen median käytöstä
2014
Hiljaisen tiedon siirtäminen on erittäin ajankohtainen tutkimuksen aihe, sillä suurten ikäluokkien eläköityminen aiheuttaa ristiriidan alati kiristyvien tehokkuusvaatimusten kanssa. Monet tutkijat pitävät sosiaalista mediaa tehokkaana työkaluna hiljaisen tiedon jakamisessa ammattilaisten välillä. Tutkimusta näiden kahden aihealueen kohtaamisesta kuitenkaan ei ole paljoa. Tutkimus pyrkii tuomaan uutta näkemystä aiheeseen empiirisen aineiston avulla. Tutkimus käsittelee yrityksen sisäistä sosiaalista mediaa hiljaisen tiedon siirtämisen kanavana. Tutkimuksen fokus on teknologian kontribuution tutkiminen Sirour Panahin, Jason Watsonin ja Helen Partridgen luoman teoreettisen konseptimallin avull…