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Tytuł:
Neural network models for combinatorial optimization : a survey of deterministic, stochastic and chaotic approaches
Autorzy:
Smith, K.
Potvin, J.
Kwok, T.
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/205943.pdf
Data publikacji:
2002
Wydawca:
Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Badań Systemowych PAN
Tematy:
chaos
odwzorowanie samoporządkujące
optymalizacja kombinatoryczna
sieć Hopfielda
sieć neuronowa
combinatorial optimization
deformable templates
Hopfield networks
neural networks
self-organizing maps
Opis:
This paper serves as a tutorial on the use of neural networks for solving combinatorial optimization problems. It reviews the two main classes of neural network models : the gradient-based neural networks such as the Hopfield network, and the deformable template approaches such as the elastic net method and self organizing maps. In each class, the original model is presented, its limitations discussed, and subsequent developments and extensions are reviewed. Particular emphasis is placed on stochastic and chaotic variations on the neural network models designed to improve the optimization performance. Finally, the performance of these neural network models is compared and discussed relative to other heuristic approaches.
Źródło:
Control and Cybernetics; 2002, 31, 2; 183-216
0324-8569
Pojawia się w:
Control and Cybernetics
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
Tytuł:
Middle Miocene carnivorans from the Monarch Mill Formation, Nevada
Autorzy:
Smith, K.
Czaplewski, N.
Cifelli, R.L.
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/21605.pdf
Data publikacji:
2016
Wydawca:
Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
Tematy:
Middle Miocene
Miocene
carnivore
Mammalia
Mustelidae
Canidae
Ailuridae
Felidae
Monarch Mill Formation
Nevada
Opis:
The lowest part of the Monarch Mill Formation in the Middlegate basin, west-central Nevada, has yielded a middle Miocene (Barstovian Land Mammal Age) vertebrate assemblage, the Eastgate local fauna. Paleobotanical evidence from nearby, nearly contemporaneous fossil leaf assemblages indicates that the Middle Miocene vegetation in the area was mixed coniferous and hardwood forest and chaparral-sclerophyllous shrubland, and suggests that the area had been uplifted to 2700–2800 m paleoaltitude before dropping later to near its present elevation of 1600 m. Thus, the local fauna provides a rare glimpse at a medium- to high-altitude vertebrate community in the intermountain western interior of North America. The local fauna includes the remains of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and 25 families of mammals. Carnivorans, the focus of this study, include six taxa (three of which are new) belonging to four families. Canidae are represented by the borophagine Tomarctus brevirostris and the canine Leptocyon sp. indet. The earliest record and second North American occurrence of the simocyonine ailurid Actiocyon is represented by A. parverratis sp. nov. Two new mustelids, Brevimalictis chikasha gen. et sp. nov. and Negodiaetictis rugatrulleum gen. et sp. nov., may represent Galictinae but are of uncertain subfamilial and tribal affinity. The fourth family is represented by the felid Pseudaelurus sp. indet. Tomarctus brevirostris is limited biochronologically to the Barstovian land mammal age and thus is consistent with the age indicated by other members of the Eastgate local fauna as well as by indirect tephrochronological dates previously associated with the Monarch Mill Formation. Actiocyon parverratis sp. nov. extends the temporal range of the genus Actiocyon from late Clarendonian back to the Barstovian. The Eastgate local fauna improves our understanding of mammalian successions and evolution, during and subsequent to the Mid-Miocene Climatic Optimum (~14–17 Ma).
Źródło:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 2016, 61, 1
0567-7920
Pojawia się w:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
Tytuł:
A new genus of eomyid rodent from the Miocene of Nevada
Autorzy:
Smith, K S
Cifelli, R.L.
Czaplewski, N.J.
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/21894.pdf
Data publikacji:
2006
Wydawca:
Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
Tematy:
Megapeomys
Miocene
eomyid rodent
Apeomys
Rodentia
Nevada
Eomyidae
new genus
rodent
paleontology
Apeomyoides
Opis:
The description of a new genus (Apeomyoides) of eomyid rodent from the Miocene of Nevada increases the diversity of known taxa, enhances the geographic range, and extends the biochronology for the Apeomyinae (Eomyidae). Three groups of Eomyidae are known from the fossil record of North America. Of the three groups, Neogene taxa include four genera representing the Eomyinae and two genera representing the Apeomyinae; no genera of the subfamily Yoderimyinae are known from the Neogene of the continent. This diversity represents a significant reduction of eomyid taxa compared to the Paleogene, from which 17 genera of eomyines and three genera of yoderimyines are known. In Eurasia, 11 genera of eomyids occurred during the Neogene, with a few taxa that persisted until about 2 million years before present. At present, there are no known eomyids from the last 4.5 million years of the Neogene in North America. Apeomyoides savagei is referable to the subfamily Apeomyinae based on several key structures of the teeth and mandible. This new eomyid is part of the Eastgate local fauna, collected from volcanic ash deposits of the Monarch Mill Formation, Churchill County, Nevada. Apeomyoides has an occlusal pattern that shares characteristics of apeomyines from both North America (Megapeomys and Arikareeomys) and Eurasia (Apeomys and Megapeomys). The unique occlusal pattern and large size of Apeomyoides demonstrates that not all eomyids from North America were small or that their lineages decreased in size through time. Apeomyoides also may provide evidence, which challenges the hypothesis that eomyids within a single lineage from North America became more lophodont in geologically younger genera.
Źródło:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 2006, 51, 2
0567-7920
Pojawia się w:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
Tytuł:
The rapid identification of NORM discharges requiring regulatory control - a possible screening methodology
Szybka identyfikacja odpadów NORM wymaga nadzoru prawnego - propozycja metodyki kontroli
Autorzy:
Henrich, E.
Janssens, A.
Ryan, T.
Daroussin, J.
Smith, K.
Gerchikov, M.
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/340339.pdf
Data publikacji:
2004
Wydawca:
Główny Instytut Górnictwa
Tematy:
ochrona radiologiczna
Dyrektywa 96/29/Euratom
prawo ochrony radiologicznej
odpady radioaktywne
radiological protection
Directive 96/29/Euratom
radiological defense low
radioactive wastes
Źródło:
Prace Naukowe GIG. Górnictwo i Środowisko / Główny Instytut Górnictwa; 2004, 1; 69-71
1643-7608
Pojawia się w:
Prace Naukowe GIG. Górnictwo i Środowisko / Główny Instytut Górnictwa
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
Tytuł:
The endocranium of the theropod dinosaur Ceratosaurus studied with computer tomography
Autorzy:
Sanders, R K
Smith, D.K.
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/22430.pdf
Data publikacji:
2005
Wydawca:
Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
Tematy:
cranial pneumatic system
Ceratosaurus
virtual rendering
paleoneurology
Theropoda
theropod dinosaur
computer tomography
dinosaur
endocranium
paleontology
Opis:
A well preserved specimen of the theropod Ceratosaurusfrom the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of western Colorado was recently described and given the name C. magnicornis. The systematics of the genus is outside the scope of the present study but, as a generally accepted basal tetanuran, the braincase was CT scanned to provide a description of the endocranium, inner ear, pneumatic, and venous sinus systems in a primitive member of this clade. Five major subregions of the theropod endocranium are distinguished for the purpose of simplifying cranial computed tomographic interpretation and to provide a systematic means of comparison to other endocrania. The skull morphology of Ceratosaurus influences the overall braincase morphology and the number and distribution of the major foramina. The low pontine angle and relatively unflexed braincase is considered a more primitive character. The orientation of the horizontal semicircular canal confirms a rather horizontal and unerect posture of the head and neck. As in birds, the narrower skull morphology of Ceratosaurusis associated with fewer cranial nerve foramina. Additionally, the maxillary dominated dentigerous upper jaw of Ceratosaurusis felt to share with the alligator a large rostrally directed maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve and a small ophthalmic branch. The upper bill of birds, being dominated by the premaxillary and lacking teeth, is innervated predominantly by the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve. For this reason, avian−based cranial nerve reconstructions are felt to be inappropriate for basal theropods.Ceratosaurusskull pneumatization and possible evidence of olfactory conchal structures is on the other hand very avian in character. Based on computed tomography, Ceratosaurusis determined to have possessed a typical basal theropod endocranium and bipedal vestibular system similar to Allosaurus.
Źródło:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 2005, 50, 3
0567-7920
Pojawia się w:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
Tytuł:
The radiological impact of NORM industries in the UK
Narażenie radiacyjne od naturalnych substancji promieniotwórczych, powodowane przez przemysł w Wielkiej Brytanii
Autorzy:
Smith, K.
Warner Jones, S.
Oatway, W.
Jones, J.
Harvey, M.
Shaw, P.
Mobbs, S.
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/340686.pdf
Data publikacji:
2004
Wydawca:
Główny Instytut Górnictwa
Tematy:
ochrona radiologiczna w Wielkiej Brytanii
dopuszczalna dawka promieniowania
NORM
radiological protection in United Kingdom
permissible radiation dose
norm
Źródło:
Prace Naukowe GIG. Górnictwo i Środowisko / Główny Instytut Górnictwa; 2004, 1; 85-86
1643-7608
Pojawia się w:
Prace Naukowe GIG. Górnictwo i Środowisko / Główny Instytut Górnictwa
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
Tytuł:
Bivalve Characterization Using Synchrotron Micro X-Ray Fluorescence
Autorzy:
Jones, K.
Bronson, S.
Brink, P.
Gordon, C.
Mosher-Smith, K.
Brown, M.
Chaudhry, S.
Rizzo, A.
Sigismondi, R.
Whitehurst, M.
Lukaszewski, A.
Kranz, D.
Bland, K.
Gordan, D.
Lobel, J.
Sullivan, J.
Metzger, M.
O'Shea, C.
Harris, C.
Arezzo, R.
Kambhampati, M.
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/1808352.pdf
Data publikacji:
2009-02
Wydawca:
Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Fizyki PAN
Tematy:
01.40.-d
07.85.Qe
82.80.Ej
87.59.-e
Opis:
Bivalves, oysters, mussels, and clams are important constituents of riverine and estuarine ecosystems. Their shells and soft tissues provide information on the environments in which they live. Since they are filter feeders, they also are factors in improving water quality through removal of particulate matter from the water column. Finally, they are a valuable food source that has substantial economic value. Hence, characterization of shells and soft tissues is useful for improved understanding of these factors. Here, we used X-ray microprobes and computed microtomography facilities at the Brookhaven National Synchrotron Light Source to investigate elemental distributions in bivalves taken from locations around New York, Washington, DC, and New Orleans, LA. The results form the initial basis for compilation of a database of relevant parameters that can serve for tracking environmental changes and for assessing toxicity of particular metals. The work was enabled by active collaboration with students from the several regions, community groups, and research scientists. The collaboration was facilitated through use of web conferencing between Brookhaven National Laboratory and the varied locations.
Źródło:
Acta Physica Polonica A; 2009, 115, 2; 477-481
0587-4246
1898-794X
Pojawia się w:
Acta Physica Polonica A
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
Tytuł:
Canonical distributions and phase transitions
Autorzy:
Athreya, K
Smith, J
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/729916.pdf
Data publikacji:
2000
Wydawca:
Uniwersytet Zielonogórski. Wydział Matematyki, Informatyki i Ekonometrii
Tematy:
canonical distribution
canonical ensemble
Gibbs state
phase transition
entropy maximization
Rényi entropy
Opis:
Entropy maximization subject to known expected values is extended to the case where the random variables involved may take on positive infinite values. As a result, an arbitrary probability distribution on a finite set may be realized as a canonical distribution. The Rényi entropy of the distribution arises as a natural by-product of this realization. Starting with the uniform distributionon a proper subset of a set, the canonical distribution of equilibriumstatistical mechanics may be used to exhibit an elementary phase transition, characterized by discontinuity of the partition function.
Źródło:
Discussiones Mathematicae Probability and Statistics; 2000, 20, 2; 167-176
1509-9423
Pojawia się w:
Discussiones Mathematicae Probability and Statistics
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
Tytuł:
Moment inequalities for sums of certain independent symmetric random variables
Autorzy:
Hitczenko, P.
Montgomery-Smith, S.
Oleszkiewicz, K.
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/1220145.pdf
Data publikacji:
1997
Wydawca:
Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Matematyczny PAN
Opis:
This paper gives upper and lower bounds for moments of sums of independent random variables $(X_k)$ which satisfy the condition $P(|X|_k ≥ t) = exp(-N_k(t))$, where $N_k$ are concave functions. As a consequence we obtain precise information about the tail probabilities of linear combinations of independent random variables for which $N(t) = |t|^r$ for some fixed 0 < r ≤ 1. This complements work of Gluskin and Kwapień who have done the same for convex functions N.
Źródło:
Studia Mathematica; 1997, 123, 1; 15-42
0039-3223
Pojawia się w:
Studia Mathematica
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
Tytuł:
Self-reported methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in USA pork producers
Autorzy:
Leedom, Larson K R
Smith, T.C.
Donham, K.J.
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/51288.pdf
Data publikacji:
2010
Wydawca:
Instytut Medycyny Wsi
Tematy:
pork production
pork producer
USA
animal farm
pig
agricultural worker
human disease
infection
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus aureus
Źródło:
Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine; 2010, 17, 2; 331-334
1232-1966
Pojawia się w:
Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
Tytuł:
Percutaneous Exposure Incidents Among Australian Hospital Staff
Autorzy:
Smith, D. R.
Leggat, P. A.
Takahashi, K.
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/90789.pdf
Data publikacji:
2005
Wydawca:
Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy
Tematy:
Percutaneous Exposure Incident
needlestick
sharps
health care workers
Australia
hospital
universal precautions
nurse
doctor
Hepatitis B
pielęgniarka przemysłowa
szpitale
wypadki przy pracy
warunki pracy
czynniki ryzyka
personel pielęgniarski
Opis:
We investigated all reported percutaneous exposure incidents (PEI) among staff from a large Australian hospital in the 3-year period, 2001–2003. There were a total of 373 PEI, of which 38.9% were needlestick injuries, 32.7% were cutaneous exposures and 28.4% sharps-related injuries. Nurses were the most commonly affected staff members, accounting for 63.5% of the total, followed by doctors (18.8%) and other staff (17.7%). Needlestick injuries were responsible for the majority of nurses’ PEI (44.7%). Sharps injuries constituted the major category for doctors (44.3%). Most needlestick injuries (67.6%) were caused by hollow-bore needles, while the majority of cutaneous exposures involved blood or serum (55.8%). Most sharps injures were caused by unknown devices (35.9%) or suture needles (34.9%). Overall, our investigation suggests that PEI is a considerable burden for health care workers in Australia. Further research is now required to determine the relationships, if any, between workers who suffer PEI and those who do not.
Źródło:
International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics; 2005, 11, 3; 323-330
1080-3548
Pojawia się w:
International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
Tytuł:
First tillodont from India: Additional evidence for an early Eocene faunal connection between Europe and India?
Autorzy:
Rose, K D
Rana, R.S.
Sahni, A.
Kumar, K.
Singh, L.
Smith, T.
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/22886.pdf
Data publikacji:
2009
Wydawca:
Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
Tematy:
paleontology
tillodont
India
Europe
Eocene
Paleocene
faunal connection
Cenozoic
mammal
Ypresian
anthracobunid
lagomorph
fauna
Opis:
Vastan Lignite Mine in southeastern Gujarat, India, produces the oldest known Cenozoic land−mammals and the only early Eocene continental vertebrate fauna known from India (e.g., Bajpai et al. 2005; Rana et al. 2005, 2008; Rose et al. 2006, 2008, 2009; Smith et al. 2007; Rage et al. 2008). The fauna comes from the Cambay Shale Formation and has been dated as middle Ypresian (~52 Ma, early Cuisian) based on a common nummulitid foraminiferan from about 15 m above the vertebrate−producing layer (Sahni et al. 2006; Rana et al. 2008). However, a recent study of dinoflagellate cysts from the section suggests that the deposits may be as old as 54–55 Ma (Garg et al. 2008). Although some elements of the fauna, such as anthracobunids and lagomorphs, have Asian affinities, a surprising number of taxa among the snakes, bats, insectivores, primates, rodents, and artiodactyls appear to be most closely related to early Eocene European or North American taxa. This may simply reflect the poor state of knowledge of contemporary south Asian vertebrate faunas; alternatively, it might be evidence of previously unsuspected early Eocene faunal exchange between Europe and southwest Asia. We report here two teeth of a tillodont from Vastan Mine, which constitute the first record of the mammalian order Tillodontia known from India. Despite the much greater generic diversity of tillodonts in Asia than elsewhere, the Vastan tillodont shows clear affinities with Euramerican esthonychines.
Źródło:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 2009, 54, 2; 351-355
0567-7920
Pojawia się w:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
Tytuł:
Early Eocene frogs from Vastan Lignite Mine, Gujarat, India
Autorzy:
Folie, A.
Rana, R.S.
Rose, K.D.
Sahni, A.
Kumar, K.
Singh, L.
Smith, T.
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/20353.pdf
Data publikacji:
2013
Wydawca:
Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
Tematy:
Amphibia
Bombinatoridae
Ranidae
Pelobatidae
Rhacophoridae
Eocene
Early Eocene
frog
Vastan Lignite Mine
Gujarat
India
Opis:
The Ypresian Cambay Shale Formation of Vastan Lignite Mine in Gujarat, western India, has yielded a rich vertebrate fauna, including the earliest modern mammals of the Indian subcontinent. Here we describe its assemblage of four frogs, including two new genera and species, based on numerous, diverse and well−preserved ilia and vertebrae. An abundant frog, Eobarbourula delfinoi gen. and sp. nov., with a particular vertebral articulation similar to a zygosphene−zygantrum complex, represents the oldest record of the Bombinatoridae and might have been capable of displaying the Unken reflex. The large non−fossorial pelobatid Eopelobates, known from complete skeletons from the Eocene and Oligocene of Europe, is also identified at Vastan based on a single nearly complete ilium. An abundant “ranid” and a possible rhacophorid Indorana prasadi gen. and sp. nov. represent the earliest records of both families. The Vastan pelobatids and ranids confirm an early worldwide distribution of these families, and the bombinatorids and rhacophorids show possible origins of those clades on the Indian subcontinent.
Źródło:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 2013, 58, 3
0567-7920
Pojawia się w:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
Tytuł:
An ailuravine rodent from the lower Eocene Cambay Formation at Vastan, western India, and its palaeobiogeographic implications
Autorzy:
Rana, R S
Kumar, K.
Escarguel, G.
Sahni, A.
Rose, K.D.
Smith, T.
Singh, H.
Singh, L.
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/23190.pdf
Data publikacji:
2008
Wydawca:
Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
Tematy:
Ischyromyidae
Cambay Formation
paleontology
Euromys inexpectatus
Euromys cardosoi
Rodentia
Eocene
India
Ailuravinae
Meldimys musak
Mammalia
ailuravine rodent
new species
Ailuravus michauxi
rodent
paleobiogeography
Western India
Opis:
A new ailuravine rodent, Meldimys musak sp. nov. (Mammalia: Rodentia, Ischyromyidae), is recorded from the lower Eocene lignites of western India. It is the oldest record of Rodentia from India. M. musak is more derived than the earliest Eocene ailuravine Euromys cardosoi from Portugal and more generalized than late early Eocene E. inexpectatus and Ailuravus michauxi from France. Its dental morphology closely corresponds to the middle early Eocene species M. louisi, which lived about 52 Ma in Western Europe. Meldimys was previously known only from Europe, and ailuravines were previously reported only from Europe and North America. Its occurrence in India allows the first direct correlation between the early Eocene land mammal horizons of Europe and India, and raises the possibility of a terrestrial faunal exchange between India and Eurasia close to the Palaeocene–Eocene transition.
Źródło:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 2008, 53, 1
0567-7920
Pojawia się w:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
Tytuł:
Recent Trends in ILO Conventions Related to Occupational Safety and Health
Autorzy:
Wilson, D. J.
Takahashi, K.
Smith, D. R.
Yoshino, M.
Tanaka, C.
Takala, J.
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/90843.pdf
Data publikacji:
2006
Wydawca:
Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy
Tematy:
International Labour Organization
convention
ratification
occupational safety and health
prawo pracy
prawo
umowy międzynarodowe
bezpieczeństwo i higiena pracy
Międzynarodowa Organizacja Pracy
Międzynarodowe Biuro Pracy
konwencja
ratyfikacja
Opis:
The present study was conducted to analyze the ratification status of International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions related to occupational safety and health (OSH) by ILO member states in terms of national indicators (length of ILO membership and national income status) and regional affiliation. 17 conventions designated as OSH-related by the 2003 International Labour Conference were examined. In general, countries with longer ILO membership ratified higher numbers of conventions related to OSH. With some variation, long-membership countries had the largest number of ratifications, followed by middle- and shortmembership countries in all regions. There were also incremental increases in the number of ratifications for OSH-related conventions according to the national income status. Common regional characteristics that could not be explained by the factors studied also existed. Future efforts to increase ratification at an international level will need to consider the factors influencing ratification practice among the member states.
Źródło:
International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics; 2006, 12, 3; 255-266
1080-3548
Pojawia się w:
International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
Tytuł:
A diverse snake fauna from the early Eocene of Vastan Lignite Mine, Gujarat, India
Autorzy:
Rage, J -C
Folie, A.
Rana, R.S.
Singh, H.
Rose, K.D.
Smith, T.
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/22685.pdf
Data publikacji:
2008
Wydawca:
Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
Tematy:
Cambay Formation
Vastan Lignite Mine
Gujarat
fossil snake
Early Eocene
paleontology
Caenophidia
India
Serpentes
snake fauna
Opis:
The early Eocene (Ypresian) Cambay Formation of Vastan Lignite Mine in Gujarat, western India, has produced a diverse assemblage of snakes including at least ten species that belong to the Madtsoiidae, Palaeophiidae (Palaeophis and Pterosphenus), Boidae, and several Caenophidia. Within the latter taxon, the Colubroidea are represented by Russellophis crassus sp. nov. (Russellophiidae) and by Procerophis sahnii gen. et sp. nov. Thaumastophis missiaeni gen. et sp. nov. is a caenophidian of uncertain family assignment. At least two other forms probably represent new genera and species, but they are not named; both appear to be related to the Caenophidia. The number of taxa that represent the Colubroidea or at least the Caenophidia, i.e., advanced snakes, is astonishing for the Eocene. This is consistent with the view that Asia played an important part in the early history of these taxa. The fossils come from marine and continental levels; however, no significant difference is evident between faunas from these levels. The fauna from Vastan Mine includes highly aquatic, amphibious, and terrestrial snakes. All are found in the continental levels, including the aquatic palaeophiids, whereas the marine beds yielded only two taxa. Vastan Mine is only the second locality in which the palaeophiids Palaeophis and Pterosphenus co−occur. The composition of the fauna from Vastan is on the whole similar to that of the early Eocene of Europe; however, comparisons with early Eocene faunas of other continents are not possible because they are poorly known or unknown.
Źródło:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 2008, 53, 3
0567-7920
Pojawia się w:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
Tytuł:
Searching for a trace of Artemisia campestris pollen in the air
Poszukiwanie śladów ziaren pyłku Artemisia campestris w powietrzu
Autorzy:
Grewling, L.
Kasprzyk, I.
Borycka, K.
Chlopek, K.
Kostecki, L.
Majkowska-Wojciechowska, B.
Malkiewicz, M.
Myszkowska, D.
Nowak, M.
Piotrowska-Weryszko, K.
Puc, M.
Stawinska, M.
Balwierz, Z.
Szymanska, A.
Smith, M.
Sulborska, A.
Weryszko-Chmielewska, E.
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/27159.pdf
Data publikacji:
2015
Wydawca:
Polskie Towarzystwo Botaniczne
Tematy:
aerobiology
mugwort
phenology
biogeography
land use
allergy
human disease
Artemisia campestris
pollen
distribution
air
Opis:
The aim of the study was to determinate whether Artemisia campestris was present in the vicinity of 8 pollen monitoring stations in Poland by examining temporal variations in daily average airborne Artemisia pollen data recorded by Hirst type volumetric traps. Three day moving averages of airborne Artemisia pollen were examined by Spearman’s rank correlation test. Results show that Artemisia pollen seasons in Poland generally display similar unimodal patterns (correlation coefficients r > 0.900; P < 0.05). The only exception was the Artemisia pollen concentration noted in the outskirts of Poznań (Morasko), where the bimodal pattern was revealed. Correlations between Artemisia pollen data recorded at Poznań-Morasko and the other Polish sites were the lowest in the investigated dataset; this was particularly noticeable in the second part of pollen season (r ~0.730). We show that the typical bimodal pattern in Artemisia pollen seasons, which is characteristic of the presence of both A. vulgaris (first peak) and A. campestris (second peak), does not occur at the majority of sites in Poland and is restricted to the outskirts of Poznań. In fact, it was noted that the pollen monitoring site in Poznań-Centre, just 8 km from Morasko, only exhibited one peak (attributed to A. vulgaris). This shows that the influence of A. campestris on airborne pollen season curves is limited and can be largely disregarded. In addition, this study supports previous records showing that the spatial distribution of airborne Artemisia pollen within a city (urban-rural gradient) can vary markedly, depending on the species composition.
Celem pracy było stwierdzenie, czy bylica polna (Artemisia campestris) występuje w pobliżu 8 stacji monitoringu aerobiologicznego w Polsce, poprzez prześledzenie czasowej zmienności dobowych wartości stężenia ziaren pyłku Artemisia zarejestrowanych za pomocą aparatów wolumetrycznych typu Hirst. Trzydniowe średnie ruchome średnich wartości stężenia ziaren pyłku bylicy w poszczególnych miastach zostały porównane ze sobą za pomocą testu korelacji rang Spearmana. Wyniki wykazały, że sezony pyłkowe bylicy w Polsce mają generalnie podobny jednomodalny przebieg (współczynnik korelacji > r = 0.900; P < 0.05). Jedynym wyjątkiem była stacja monitoringu aerobiologicznego zlokalizowana na przedmieściach Poznania (Morasko), gdzie sezon pyłkowy Artemisia miał dwumodalny przebieg. Współczynniki korelacji pomiędzy stężeniem ziaren pyłku bylicy odnotowanym na Morasku a innymi miastami w Polsce były najniższe w analizowanej bazie; było to szczególnie widoczne w drugiej części sezonu pyłkowego (r ~0.730). Wykazaliśmy, że typowy dwumodalny przebieg sezonu pyłkowego bylicy, który związany jest z obecnością ziaren pyłku bylicy pospolitej, A. vulgaris (pierwszy szczyt pylenia) i bylicy polnej, A. campestris (drugi szczyt pylenia), nie występuje w większości badanych stanowisk miejskich i jest ograniczony jedynie do terenów podmiejskich Poznania. Co ciekawe, sezon pyłkowy bylicy w centrum Poznania, oddalonego jedynie 8 km od stacji pomiarowej Morasko, charakteryzuje się tylko jednym szczytem pylenia (przypisanym A. vulgaris). Wyniki te pokazują, że wpływ ziaren pyłku bylicy polnej na przebieg sezonu pyłkowego rodzaju Artemisia na obszarach miejskich jest bardzo ograniczony. Badania te, wspierają wcześniejsze prace, wykazujące, że przestrzenny rozkład stężenia ziaren pyłku bylicy w mieście (na osi centrum miasta – tereny podmiejskie) waha się znacząco w zależności od występujących tam gatunków z rodzaju Artemisia.
Źródło:
Acta Agrobotanica; 2015, 68, 4
0065-0951
2300-357X
Pojawia się w:
Acta Agrobotanica
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
Tytuł:
Ocena możliwości włączenia Lasów Sobiborskich do sieci obszarów Important Birds Areas oraz obszarów specjalnej ochrony ptaków
Possibility of inclusion of the Sobibór Forests into Importand Birds Areas and Special Protection Areas networks
Autorzy:
Kanclerska, K.
Karpińska, O.
Woźniak, B.
Grzębkowski, M.
Aftyka, S.
Belcik, M.
Bożycki, L.
Celej, M.
Chodkiewicz, T.
Kuszner, M.
Litwiniak, K.
Pawelec, M.
Pietrasz, K.
Rożycki, A.L.
Sikora, D.
Smith, L.
Stasiak, K.
Szewczuk, W.
Sliwiński, S.
Tylkowski, S.
Woźniak, M.
Woźniak, P.
Wójciak, J.
Żołądek, K.
Keller, M.
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/985820.pdf
Data publikacji:
2018
Wydawca:
Polskie Towarzystwo Leśne
Tematy:
lesnictwo
ochrona przyrody
Lasy Sobiborskie
walory przyrodnicze
fauna
ptaki
ochrona zwierzat
Europejska Siec Ekologiczna Natura 2000
obszary specjalnej ochrony ptakow
bird protection areas
nature 2000 network
Opis:
One of the greatest challenges of nature conservation is to identify and locate networks of protected areas, which will preserve the biodiversity. The paper aims to show the ornithological value of the Sobibór Forests (E Poland) and to emphasize the fact that the network of Important Bird Areas (IBA) and Special Protection Areas within Natura 2000 (SPA) may require additions. The study was conducted in the period of 2008−2016, mainly on forested areas occupying 256 km2. The Sobibór Forests are characterized by a large diversity of habitats, but are mainly covered by Scots pine Pinus sylvestris. High diversity of wetlands and marshlands make the Sobibór Forest unique within the country. Three methodologies were used to estimate population size of chosen species: sampling, census and random observations. 31 species from Annex I of the Birds Directive plus 25 species of SPEC or non−SPECE category were observed which allows to consider this area as one of the most valuable for avifauna in Poland. Six breeding species classify the Sobibór Forests as the IBA and SPA. These species include Black Stork Ciconia nigra (8−13 breeding pairs), Common Crane Grus grus (80−120 breeding pairs), Grey Great Owl Strix nebulosa (0−7 breeding pairs i.e. 50−100% of Polish breeding population), Eagle Owl Bubo bubo (6 breeding pairs), White−backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos (40−70 breeding pairs) and Grey−headed Woodpecker Picus canus (20−40 breeding pairs). Six other species show potential for qualification, but not enough data has been collected yet. The list of this specie includes: Short−toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus, Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago, Stock Dove Columba oenas, European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus, Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis and Bluethroat Luscinia svecica. The Sobibór Forests occupy a small area compared to other IBA forests. However, the number of breeding species classifies the surveyed area as 7th among other IBAs. Moreover all eligible species may be considered as a bioindicators of the natural state of the forest. This is proof of the high natural value of this area.
Źródło:
Sylwan; 2018, 162, 02; 146-154
0039-7660
Pojawia się w:
Sylwan
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
Tytuł:
Hemifacial asymmetries in age perception: the left cheek looks older for females, but not males
Autorzy:
Lindell, Annukka K
Cianchetta, Rhiannon O
Azim, Sana M
Freeman, Cody G
de Oliveira, Nicole C
Saban, Sakire
Messina, Julia L
Wilson, Kira Elise
Egan, Alanna
Caspar, Megan D
Grey, Emma J
McDonald, Bryce A
Croxford, Kylie N
Bui, Thu Trang
Aiello, Ashley A
Heywood-Smith, Victoria M
Kidd, Andrew J
Stanley, Shenae C
Wakeling, Alarna
Hoggan, Stephanie A.L
Morriss, Ashleigh S
Trinh, Thi Phuong Mai
Thai-Nguyen, Hong
Fonte, Melissa
Agolli, Franceska
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/2106020.pdf
Data publikacji:
2019-12-18
Wydawca:
Fundacja Edukacji Medycznej, Promocji Zdrowia, Sztuki i Kultury Ars Medica
Tematy:
emotion
asymmetry
hemisphere
laterality
age
Opis:
The left hemiface expresses emotion more intensely than the right. Because emotional expressions contract the facial muscles and wrinkle the skin, theoretically the left hemiface’s greater expressivity should prompt more pronounced expression lines and wrinkles on the left than right side of the face. As wrinkles are the most salient age cue, we investigated whether the left hemiface consequently appears older than the right. Two hundred and sixty participants (F=148; M=112) viewed booklets containing pairs of left-left and right-right chimeric faces of eight models (M=F). For each trial participants were asked to make a two alternative forced choice response indicating which image looked older. Results confirmed a left cheek bias, with participants more likely to select left-left than right-right chimeras. Whilst participant gender did not influence perceptions, model gender predicted cheek selections: responses to female models drive the overall left cheek bias. The left cheek (56.8%) appeared older than the right cheek (43.2%) for female models, whereas there was little difference in perceived age between male models' left (50.8%) and right (49.2%) cheeks. Given that youth influences perceptions of female beauty, these findings complement previous research and offer a potential explanation for why the left side of females’ faces are judged less attractive: the right cheek appears younger.
Źródło:
Acta Neuropsychologica; 2019, 17(4); 417-426
1730-7503
2084-4298
Pojawia się w:
Acta Neuropsychologica
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
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